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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-10

THE PROBLEM OF THE B0UR-CHAMBERLAIN
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO HAMP.
TONS AUTHORITY TIE REPUBLICANS
SAY ABOUT TT.
Especial dispatch TO the Baltimore SUM-
COLUMBIA, S. c., April S.-Tbe problem
OF the hour here is tue course to be taken
by Chamberlain after the soldiers leave the
State House. The statement he gave to
the Associated Press last night is not
considered final, for Chamberlain has de-
veloped wonderful facility for changing
his mind and battling public anticipa-
lions. q His present object seems to be to
sustain the spirits OF his discouraged parti.
sans. Most of these are now insisting with
great earnestness upon their extremely
moderate repubicanism in times past, and
il they cannot be said to talk Hampton out
right, they certainly squint strongly in that
direction. They express great satisfaction
with Governor lIampton's address,: and
equal confidence in his intentions and abill-
ty to carry out his repeated promises and
pledges. They say that il he means all he
says he is as much Republican as Democrat,
or ut least Republican enough for all prac-
tical purposes and for them. -.
Republicans. however, no less than the
Democrats, are waiting to see what Mr..
Chambcrlain's next move Will be, and much
of his following and influence among his
late constituents will depend upon that
move. II they suspect that he is working
for his own immediate or future interest he
will lose control at once, and that suspicion
he tries to aIlay by repeated declarations
that what he does and will do is solely for
the sake of the party. 1t is pretty well
settled that he does not propose to va
cate his place until forced to do so,
md in this determination he will certain
ly' be supported by all OF bis secretaries
and the members OF The Returning Board
who elected him, and who are morally
bound to sec him through the difficulty in
which they SO largely.eontributed to involve
hlin. Their position iBin brief that there
moyal OF troops simpiy,cleayes matters
where their interference found them, and
that the thread OF the fight in this State
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Antc.sseIlum Claims for Transporting
--.~-~- Mails, &C.
WASHINGTON, April 7, 1877.
II the Editors of the UiSnGtCh. Richmond,

To the Editors of the Dispatch, Richmond,
Sirs,-At the suggestion of Ex-Governor
Smith / send copy OF the Post Office Ga
zette, containing the correspondence be-
tween three prominent officials in relation
to the settlement Of the Gnte-beitum claims
$50 called) as. the United States for the
transportation OF the mails. &c. j.
Inquiries from Virginia and other States
are coming to me by every mail for infor-
nation az to when said claims will be paid,
&c. 1t has occurred to inc that by trans
| ferring the correspondence referred to to
the columns Of your paper it would confer
q special favor on interested parties. It
might be well to suggest to claimants to
wait for further instructions from the de-
partment before assigning or otherwise dis
posing of their claims. =
| am yours, very respectfully,
WILLIAM BELL.
The correspondence is long, and uninter-
esting except as to the conclusion reached,
which we will. state. At its last session
Congress passed the following law:
"That the sum of S375, 900, or 50 much
thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated
to pay the amount due to mail contractors
for mail service performed in the States Of
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas,
Tennessee, Virginia, aud West Virginia, in
the years 1850, 1860, and 1861, and before
said States respectively engaged in war
against the United States; and the provi-
sions OF $3.50 OF the Revised Statutes Of the
United States shall not be applicable to the
payments therein authorized: Provided,
That any such claims which have been paid
by the Confederate States Government shall
not be again paid"
The question naturally arose, ''When did
those States respectively engage in war
against the United States The Solicitor
for the Treasury answers:
"The date of the act Of secession is the
date to which payment can be made under
the provisions Of this statute" ~ 5
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packursr,. war,ttse attitude.

= WASHINGTON, April s.-But few private
dispatches have been received by members
Of the Administration from New Orleans
since the arrival Of the commission, and
these are not OF character. to give much
encouragement for the SUCCESS OF the plan
TO bring Nichols and Packard together by
some kind Of compromise agreement. The
attitude assumed by Packard and the AFRO
gance displayed leads some OF the Presi-
dents advisers. to believe that he Q'ackard)
must have been in correspondence with
northern Republicans OF the extreme type,
and Is simply following out theirsus gestions.
1t is known here that not few OF The Rad
ical leaders are becoming alarmed ut the
prospect that Packard will have to succumb
to the Conservative party, and that two out
and-out Democratic senators will be elected
when the Legislature settles down to BUSH
ness. ..,... ~.
These politicians do not care so much for
Packard as they do to retain their control
OF the Senate, and it is therefore Important
| to them that Republican andnot Democratic
senators shall be admitted from Louisiana.
| They admit that il Packard Is dirested OF
his alleged claim to the goYernorship the
election OF Democratic senator's viii be The
inevitable result. It is to prevent this that
some of the Radicals are using all their III
luence to keep Packard in power. II they
could secure the two senators the over
throw OF Packard would not trouble them
much. and he would be left to fight his own
battle without words OF encouragement
from the North. Notwithstanding the Pre-
sldcnt and his administration want to see
the trouble in Louisiana ended, the outlook
for such m ending without some disturb;
ance on the part OF Packard is not looked
for unless at the last moment he concludes
that it is not best to follow the advice OF
the politicians in his own party who stay
North out OF harms way and direct bis
| movements
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The Tobacco Laws.

If the idea Of our correspondent I" Shoe
koe Ship" be the true one as to the opera
ton of the act OF Assembly published by
lis last Saturday, which act repeats all laws
on the subie Of the sale and inspection Of
tobacco that were in force on the LIST day Of
January last, then the Governor cannot too
soon consider the question Of converting the
Legislature in extra session.. The theory OF
biennial sessions appears ludicrous in this
connection. 1t would be so wise to wait
two years before righting such wrong as
seems to have been done by the Legislature
at its late session. II the act had repealed
only such laws as are inconsistent with
itself, there would be no trouble; and we
must think that such was the intention of
the General Assembly; but intentions go
for nothing in the presence of the IMAM
biguous language Of the act. We quote it.:
/. Be it enacted by the General assembly,
That chapter S. Of the Code Of Virginia,
EDITION Of 1878; chapter al OF the Acts OF
esmbly Of 1SGG-'67; chapters Is and 37j
ne Acts OF Assembly OF 1S72-'73; chap
tiers 156, 1SG, and 22S OF the Acts Of Assem-
bly, Of 1874; and all other acts and parts OF
acts relating to the inspection OF tobacco
and warehouse charges, in force on the first
day OF January, 1877 be and the same are
hereby repealed. Z"&-
,. And be 1t further, enacted, That the
subject OF the sampling and sale OF tobacco
and warehouse charges shall be hereafter
subject to the provisions OF this act
- There is no mistaking this language, and
no way of constituting it so rs to make il
mean what we have said the Legislature
doubtless intended it to mean. AL laws
which were in force on the 1st Of January
last on the subject OF the inspection OF to-
bacco are repealed, and 50 the sampling and
sale OF tobacco and warehouse charges shall
be hereafter THAT is to say, from this day,
or from the day the act was passed" sub
iect to the provisions OF this act" There
seems to be no escape from the conclusion
that careless Legislature has done very
foolish thing.
But no impracticablc law can be executed
in a community in which public opinion does
not approve the law, nor wish it to be eX-
ccuted That is to say, such law In such
a community becomes dead letter. This
affords US good illustration-and we will
avail ourselves OF it, though not writing on
the subiect-of the difference between
home-rule, such as we have in Virginia,
and rule from Washington, such as they
have in Louisiana. The law before us, II a
Federal law, would be executed in the
most rigid manner possible by the Federal
officials. The pickings would be equal to
what they used to be under the internal
revenue laws. But as a Virginia law, to be
executed by Virginia officials and enforced
upon men who have no wish to violate any
law, but who could not comply with the
terms Of this one, it could. not be SO execu-
ted as 10 Cypress our citizens. 1t would,
we repeat, become a dead letter. 1t will be
for the Governor to decide whether it would
be better to allow the State to do without
any law until next water or to convene the;
General Assembly In extra session, q. j
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II Mr.. Randolph Tucker is correctly re-
ported, he is even more hopeless donkey
than the average Bourbon has any right to
be. Mr.. Tucker gives no credit, he says, to
HAYES for his southern policy, because " he
is doing just what the Democratic party
forced him to do' II he were required to
substitute statements Of fact for incontl-
ncnt assertion, Mr.. Tucker would probably
be severely puzzled to show wherein the
Democratic party has 'forced" Hayes to
do anything Chicago Times.
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VnufsfanG,

7,,r PACKARD CROWD MAKING A DEAD SET FOR
rue Observation-Disclosures APPEAL TO
MS CoL0RED C0LLEAGUEs-HE ADVISES
srppESpER-THE sTATE-H0UsE GUARDED
WORK OF TIE COMMISSION.
rspecla, dispatch to the Baltimore SUM- Il
NEW ORLEANS, April S.-Packard's croWo
have made dead set on the commission.
All of his supporters who are able TO taik
have been arguing with the commission gay
and night. They lay all stress upon tue
legal points OF their case. Packard mas also
been talking very hard to make some sno"
Of authority for the benefit OF the commls-
sion, but he has not yet succeeded lhF'an-
ducing any Of bis officials to do much more
than poke their noses out OF the windows
of the State-House.
Tn the secret session Of the Packard LeglS-
lature Yesterday Warmoth made q speech
TO thc colorcd members and told them tne
liz was I'D, that there was nothing lei! loi
them but to succllmbi and. make the pest
terms they could. 4 member OF Packard
Legislature told me to-day that they haa no;
received a single dollar OF pay, ana coulo
rct nothing for their warrants.
Packard has managed to gather togetncr
in tho Statc-uouse about hundred white
men. They were yesterday sworn into his
service under the high-soundlns title 'ol ihe
Louisiana Nationcl Guards. witnessed
them being put through the manual, and
can safely affirm that there is no danger OF
their iniuring any one but themselves.
The members OF the commission are
giving their time entirely to the business be,
fore them, and are accepting very little OF
the social attentions which are shoWerel
upon them. In all the interviews whlcf
they have had with the representatives o.
the Nichols government they stick with
great pertiuacity to the principal object Of
their misson-the consolidation OF the two
Legislatures-and although not meeting
with the least encouragement, they are moi
yet disposed to abandon the scheme.
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GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN INCLINED TO
HOLD on TO HIS OFFICE. = Washington,
April SIT appears thai new complications
have arisen in South Carolina affairs. Gov
ernor Chamberlain and his friends, it is said,
have determined to make an effort to have
him'continue to assert his claim! to be Gov
ernor,l on the ground that'if neither he nor
Governor Hampton are properly inau-
gurntcG, then Chamberlain holds on under
clause inyt1le Constitution OF South Caro-
lima which provides that all officers shall
Continue to discharge the duties of their
Office uhtiEtheir successors are elected and
qualified. Wright, the third Judge Of the
Supreme Court, holds this doctrine. Cham
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nus. b taken u, ius.5there and followed ed
n,' d' on II the tangled endless line ia.gnrated
=; sse s"nserne Court last fall. 1t Is need-
i ~ sI re ANY sav that the Hampton programme
t .yss " al which arc kept very close:
's does not coincide with the expectations OF
Shanberiain's supporters: The pleages
given To- the, President, however, VIII DC
I,ont IN fine letter. - : s..
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At the neutrality-suspicious. meeting held IN
New York on Friday night, Hon. WILLIAM
NJ. EvAsTs made short speech, in which he
alluded to Governor Tn.DEN's action IN re-
commencing the appointment OF commits
sion. and spoke in very catering terms OF
the views OF the Governor on the sup!ect'
and said II amendments were adopted 10
Governor TIr.psN alone belonged all ereuis
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press-room, IS; stereotypers'-rooni, s cor
respondents, 300; comp ,sition-room,s 1903
total, 4Sl. e.
The Times has pneumatic tubes connect
ing its Office with the teiegraphfc office.
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l.berlains who arriyeda at Columbia yesterday,
insists that the Legislature must meet, II at
lnll, under Chamberlain's call, and either or
der new election, recanvassthe vote. or do
whatever is to be done, as the case may be.
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DEATHS.

Died, mt Long Branch. Halifax county, Va, his
residence, April I'd, ADDISON L. WEST; aged
thirty-two years,
Died. at her residence, Pennington. near Char
lot,esvilc, Va. on Sunday, April 9Th, Mrs. MARY
ANN HARPER.
Her remains will arrive ut 1870 o'clock THIS
AFTERNOON, aud will be taken to Hollywood for
lutcrment.
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MARRIAGES.

Married, on the 4th Instant, At st. James church,
bv The Rev. Or. j. reterkin. Miss SALLlE W. MON
TAGIyE. daughter OF j. III. Montague Esq. OF this
CITY, and MIR. j. ARTHUR LEROY, Of County
Down, Ireland.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
NJ SILKS | SILKS | sILKsl

NE SILKS SILKS SILKS
COLORED STRIPED SILKS ut 75c. worth 81;
coLoRED STRIPED HbEs at 81 worth $3.50;
BACKGROUND wH1TE-sTRIPED SILKS at
s5c. worth 1926;
BACKGROUND, 'wffITE-sTRIPED SILKS at
9Oc. worth s1.30: -
BACKGROUND WHITE-sTRIpED SILKS at
81 worth $3.50;
FANCY PLAID SILKS at Is and s5e. worth 81 i;
BLACK-AND- WHITE PLAID SILKS at 81 worth
- $3.50; ,......... .......
GRAY-AND-BLACK-sTR SILKS at Soc.
worth 1926;
GRAY-AND-BLACK-sTR SILKS at IL
worth $780,
COLoRED SILKS at a1.23 worth $3.50:
COLORED SILKS at 1896 worth s1.75:
COLORED SILKS at $3.50 worth So;
COLoHED SILKS at So worth $3.50;
BLACK SILKS at SIS and 9oc., sl.25, $50,
s1.6o, s1.65, g, $3.50, 50, and $3.5o-a very
cheap.
If you want to save money In the purchasing of
your SILKS call a, LEVY BROTHERS.
Look at the new style BIBS and COLLARS.
- NH 81
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-10

The sale Of awhole village is something
worth mentioning. See the letter from
Gloucester Courthouse in another column
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II it had happened on the 10th Of March
Instead Of the 9th Of April, what a fine
equinoetial stormsWe could boast OF. &
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onthe Chicago Times there are employed,
in the edttoriald department, Is; renorterisl,
Is; countiag-room, O.; nailing-room, 10;
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n1yGREAT SHOWN GENTLE11EN'S
GOODs.-T. r. PRICE & co. have In stock splen-
did line SUITINGS for gentlemen and boys.
6-4 FRENCH CLOTHS-all colors;
Cd PLAlD ana PLAIN SUITINGS;
ENGLISH, FRENCH, and AMERICAN ChSSl-
ls MERES;
GLOVES, SHIRTS, COLLARS, &C. -i apo
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MEETINGS..

MASONIC NOTICE.-The men, &
IYl beers of ST. JOHNS LODGE, No. Sc, Xxx
4. +. and 4. NJ, requested TO attend Il " '
stated meeting at st. Adams Hall, corner of Third
and Main streets, THIS Tuesday EVENING at
O'Clock. All Master MasoNs in good standing are
frdernay invited
BY order of the ". u.
: APRIL 10, A. J.. 5S77, A. D. 1877. APP lO-lt"
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DRY GOODS.

NEW SPRING GOODS.-Just rereiyod
~ by Saturdays steamer and viii be offered a, ~,
figures Bleached and Brown Table DaIna,k Ut
Cloths and Napkins. Dress G0oda IN new stye, M,
forget our Sable Black Alpaca Another c,Se 80
nanls OF Jeans, Brown Cotton, &c. full line ~
domestic goods bought since the decline In price y"
ape j. g. WHITLOCK, 1909 Main street
T STERN g. CO., "ts....
IL. ,s. 523 BROAD STREET
take great pleasure to inform their customers and
the public In general that they have inst received
very large siock or 4a.t y--..
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
which they offer ut very low prices. Most OF tbes,
goods having been bought at the very latest Eau
York auctions, where goods sold regardless ~
value, enables thea 10 sell most Of their goods n,
reduction Of from 20 to % per cent OF their regular
value.
DRESS GOODS. CAMBRICS
PEKCALES, PRINTS.
EMBROlDERlES ut less than one-half OF irnn1r,
err prices:
KID GLUV Es-some great bargains:
large assortment Of SILK PARASOLs and I'M
BRFLLAS: "-H
WHITE PIQUE ct such low figures az to as,o,i.b
CAssIMERES for men and hoys' we,r--,ron, ~.
lowest up to III" very best imported Cashmere.
large lot Of HOSIERY for ladies, misses and
children; '
CORSETS q specially.
We invite every buyer Of DRY GOODS 10 call and
where, guaranteeing you can save from 20 10 -
per cent by doing so.
l.. STERN & Co, 523 Broad street,
ap2 between Fifth and sixth
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MY PURE COD-LIFER OIL.
OUR OWN DIRECT IMPORTATION.

We have the testimony Of physicians who pre-
scribe 1t, and OF patients who have taken II. that II
is more acceptable TO the stomach and more easily
assimlated than any other oil.
We guarantee 1t 10 be entirely pure and fresh.
free from rancidity, and fully possessing all OF the
wonderful remedial properties claimed for the best
cod-l!rer oil. MEADE Il BAKER,
Importing and Dispensing Pharmacists.
oc5 9l9 Main street, Richmond, Va
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my NEW MOURNING GOODS AMI

Met NEW MOURNING GOODS AND
c6I- 1RED DRESS GOODS.-T. r. PRICE & co.
have lust opaned more BLACK GOODS for mourn.
Ing. Also. on the way, FANCY {i DRESS GOODS
RACK HENRIETTA CLOTHS, 6Oc. to 81;
RACK CASHMERES, Toe. 10 $3.50;
BLACK TAMfSE-aIl gradcs
BLACK GRENADINES In basket patterns.
BROCADE GRENADINES and SILKS for polo
FANCY CoLoRED DRESS GOODS, 25c. TO 81,
&C, &C. . m apo
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SPECIAL ATT L \ CT 10 y.
SPRING OPENING.

We take pleasure in announcing 10 our customers
and the public generally that have uow IN store
the ..,.., ,,.... ,.,,,-
LARGEST AND HAEDSoAiESI STOCK
that we have ever displayed. With the dc"rnlna-
ton not to he undcrsoId, We have marked our whole
stock at figures 50 reasonable - 10 recommend hcH
10 everybody Please notice the following:
BLACK SILKS from S5c. 10 i3.5O per yard;
FANCY SILKS AT 90c Il. : % per ward:
COLDRED WORSTED GOODS III ever! G"scF'p-
ton: ,
MOURNING GOODS made a speciality:
DOLhtNS II all prizes
DOLMhNS al -,
DOLMAN 1t 80
DOLiAES at 80:
DONNA CLOTHS In new shades very cheap:
CilLDEEN'S FANCY HOSE Of all cpors and d.
BOYS CAssIMEREs, %, 50. 40, SO, 60. 75c''ana
GESirERIE:MaEESS;;s CLOTHS and CAssIMENEs In
FrRSIruRE GRETONNEs at 81 aud 5oc.;
LADIES SCARFS. HAIF-HASDhtE,lt ILL.,
FICIIUS, JAlipTS. BlHS. 'OLLAEEiIEH'
and EIILLlNGS IN prUftlsi6n; .. e
beautiful LACES, EDGlNGS. IN>EEIlNHS. &''
Please call and examine goods before you iUF-
chase. COT kiHtl ~" hi''''
,rb OK SlJ BROAD street.
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ME- GREAT RUSH FOR THE BAR
GAINS at r.. WILLIAM TlIAlIiINER'S,
t.. COL Broad street.
As have Just received very large and select
stock of DRESS GOODS. BLACk ALPACAS,
.CASSI31ERES, KID GLOVES, NOTIONS, &c,
and will offer the !.
MOST UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS
in ali kinds Of goods. Give me l. call and he con-
vinced.. np 5
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CROGUET.

NROQUET FOR % CENTS, consisting OF
" 8 balls and mallets. 2 stakes and 10 arches.
Price only 9Jc. For sale by j. 7. EL.IISOS,
ap3-lmN 1112 Main sueet.
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nj COHEN BROTHERS are just in
receipt of large stock of BLACK BRILLIANT1SE
ALPACAS, which they are offering at special low
prices These goods have been consigned to thcm
nv 4 large New York house, and will be sold far be-
low market value. Their range in prize Is from %
to 65c.; also, the MOHAIT (douhlc-wldthl AL
PhCA nj 22e.
They are also offering large stock of SILKS
much below market value:
b. Ck SILKS at 70. 10, 90c., s1.l5 flor pure
SILK, GROs-GRAIN) 1925, s1.35, S1.45
$50, S1.65, s1.75, $2. s2.o5, 1926, $3.50,
S2.7O, and 80:
Also a considerable variety Of COLORED SILKS;
A full assortment of other DRESS GOODS.
FHENCH-WOVEN CORSETS at 37IS, so. 75c.,
81. $3.50, $3.50, and $3.50:
Also. THOMPSON'S GLOVE-FITTING COR
SETS
Every variety of WHITE GOODS, In some Of
which they offer special bargains:
See their imported VICTORIA LAWN at 15c.:
Their FRENCH PIQUES at 1sc.. and many other
goods.
A large stock of WHITE and FANCY HOSIERY
just received:
Every variety OF LACES, including the novelties;
Also, n large stock OF B1BS.
60 pieces CT WHITE and COLORED MATING
just received:
Also, FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS from 35c. up.
NH 80
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The Crisis i'm South Carolina.

TIE PROBLEM OF THE HoUR-CHAMBERLAIN' s
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO HAMP-
TONS AUTHORITY WHAT TIE REPUBLICANS
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-15
Nashville.
A correspondent at NashYille

A correspondent at Nashville
says: Gall mechanical pursuits
are very dull here. There is not
much building going on, and a
great many mechanics and labor
ing men are out of employment,
About onc-half of the carpenters
in the city have nothing to do.
Our machine shops and foun-
dries are doing very little. The
bli ding prospects for the sum-
mer are very gloomy at present,
though they may brighten as
spring advances. Wages range
some thing Ike this: blacksmiths,
per day, $500 to $3.50; machin-
lists, $40 to $500; carpenters,
$1.50 to $3.50; other trades at
about the same rate. Laboring
men receive from 70 cents to
$1.00 per day with two men 10
every job. Taking all things
Into consideration it would be
little less than criminal to advise
any person TO come to this city
to look for employment at pres
cnt."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-15

B The cororer's jury in
vcstigating the Ashtabula Rail
road murder, agreed upon a yer
dict last Thursday, that 1.-The
responsibility of this fearful
disaster and consequent loss
OF life rests upon the Railroad
Company"-which should be
held liable. Good! Now LET
the Company be sued for dam
ages. When companies which
operate lines Of travel become
20 penurious as TO cause loss of
life by refusing OF falling 10
keep routes in safe condition.
they ought 10 be prosecuted 10
the extent OF the law 4 few
examples would have Z sa.u12-
~ effect and jurie> would no;
he slow in bringing O5eB5e7.
TO justice.