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Said a bachelor philosopher: my
friend conducted his future wife to the
altar-and here his leadership came
to an end
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We are now offering them at the ex.
tremely low price OF Ter Dollafs each.
Sent postpaid to an address upon receipt
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When ordering, state size around chest,
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goods. can send for u Trade Journal,
giving descriptisn of our leading articles.
BE sure AID get the Original Goodyears
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ssMr. Smith, Ia your cnstome,
Brown . man to be trusted2" 81
know Of no one more 50. He is to be
trusted forever; be never pays.
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.

The genuine DE-. c. MeLANE's
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every tox has a red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression, DR..
McLANE's LIVER Pills.
The genuine M:LANF's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of c.
McLANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrappers.
sg- Insist On ycur druggist Or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DR.. C.. MeLANE's LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by fleming Eros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold byoll respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing 70 give De. c. McLArE's
Z Ills atsiat, we Will mail post paid % any
~. t.tted States, one box oil Fills for
-~e r...t p.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-29

We know a man whose memory
only reaches to his knees, at least he
never pays for his boots.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-29

Ills,
r@s OF

t1s - EE=1N2++ -Hr-FF@E
S1n s D1seased Liver.
IlAIN .4 sc side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure sometimes the paint in the lett
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the, left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder-blade, and
it frequently extends to the top OF
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-
taken for a rheumatism in the arm.
The stomach is affected with loss OF
appetite and sickness the bowels in
general are costive, sometimes alter
native with lax the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with a dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There isgeperally aconsiderableloss
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With pain
full sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
complains OF weariness ard debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, ard he complains of a
prickly sensation of the skin ; his
spirits are low; ard although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene-
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon UP fortitude enough to try
it. In fact, he distruats every rem
cdy. Several of the above symp-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AND FEVER.
DR.. c. MeLANE's LIVER PILLS,
IN CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quininc, are productive
of the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quinine. We
would advise all who are afflicted
with this disease to give them A
FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and
as a simple purgative, they are un-
equaIed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-29
TOUGH WITNESS.

Prosecuting attorney-tsMr. Higgs
state If you please, whether you have
ever known the defendant to follow
any profession"
"He's been a professor ever since
I knew him."
"a professor of what?"
"Ofreligion."
You don't understand me, Mr..
Higgs. What does he do?"
Gentlemen of the jury, the de-
PENDANT follows the crowd when they
go in TO drink"
"Higgs, this kind of prevarication
will not do here. Now state how the
defendant supports himself"
ST saw him last night supporting
himself against a lamp-post."
May it please your honor, this wit
ness has shown a disposition to triie
| with the court.
Judge-"Witness, 10 you know
anything about it-what the defend
ants occupation is?"
Occupation did you say?" e
Counsel-ssYes, what is his occu-
pation?"
ssIf / amt mistaken, he occupies q
garnet somewhere in town." 81.
Cross examined-"Higgs, / under
stand you to say that the defendant
is a professor of religion. Does his
practice correspond with his profess
lon?"
81 never heard of any correspond
ence between Them"
t:You said something abouthis pro-
pensity for drinking. Does he drink
hard?"
"No, 1 think he drinks as easy as
any man I ever saw"
some more question, Higgs.-You
have known the defendant fol
q long time. What are his habits,
loose or otherwise 2"
"The one he has on now, / think.
is rather tight under the arms, ane
too short WASTED for the fashion,"
"You can take your seat, Mr.
Higgs."
WHAT STRONG DRINK DOES
!. 1t costs 81, 600. ooo, 900 in none,
every year.
1t makes so per cent. Of all our in
sane.
1t makes SIS per cent. ofall u pan
pers.
1t causes directly IS per cent. o
our murders.
1t makes 80 per cent. of our othe
criminals.
1t sends forth 95 per cent. of on
: vicious youths.
: 1t sends one human being every 81
minutes into a drunkard's grave.
2 Who of US will, by giving his ex
ample to the drinking usages of mod
r ern society, become a partner to thi
frightful havoc? 1t is hardly sayin
: too much if we affirm that of all til
r enemies religion has to encounter
alcohol leads the var.
What begets more vice and crime
engenders worse lusts, blasts moi
characters, blights more homes, keeI
more sinners from Christ and ruiz
y more souls than this one gigant
cause? And what moral reform
more than temperance linked hand
hand with Christianity! It aims
the restoration of the fallen, inculc
ton of sound morals among Il
,young, the preservation of hapl
homes-alI its ends are ennobling.
it expedint for protesting Christina
to stand aloof from such a reform
The grandest triumphs Of the Gro
are those over the power of alchol.
:" is proved that there is in religion no
- for the drunkard-even though !
appetite be hereditary. God i
power to savel He who is ''bo
again is a new creature in Chr
Jesus. In answer to prayer the lo
of strong drink a be changed il
hatred. There is but one Gospel
all. >,a II
n NOVEL MODE OF SLAUGHIT
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garments a speciality. Oil cloth Surface
Coat combines two articles i'm one. For
stormy weather it is a perfect waterproof,
and in dry weather, q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-29


What statute is that?" asked q
stranger, as he gazed upon tile mar
bic pile Ut tile west end Of the capitol
ground, Che other day.
"I1hat isif,'' saida bystander, sis
the monument to Peace"
Peace exclaimed the stranger.
"Are not those two women at the
topT'
"Yes History and America" was
the reply.
.Well, who ever heard Of peace
where there were two womanle said
the stranger; his thoughts, doubtless,
wandering of to his mother-in-law.
The question was q poser, and no
one mind in the crowd attempted to
answer it.
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Rubber Goods! !!
Vulcanized Rubber in every conceivable
Form, adapted to universal use.
WIND AND WATER PR0er

Any article under four pounds weight can
be sent by mail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-29

In the town of Auburn, Oregon,
gold diggings have been found under
peculiar circumstances. A boy had
been fitted out by his father with the
implements of mining, and set to
work near the roadside, merely for
amusement and to give the youngster
something to keep him out of mischief.
The ground was staked out formally
in mining style, and some waste wat
er was turned into sluices, so as to
wash the dirt. The boy worked for
a few days faithfully, ahd, to every
body's surprise, he at last panned
out a small quantity of gold dust
Laborers were then employed, and
the work was deepened and extended,
gold continuing to be found, at last
accounts, in profitable quantities.
.Thirty-fve tons of milk were re-
Gently put into a single cheese at In
gersoll, Ont. 1t will be a mitey big
cheese some time, if it isn't already.
DIR. Pierce, the medicine man OF
Buffalo, n. Y. was. ele cted senator
by a large majority, running ahead o
his ticket. That's what comes o
generous and judicious advertising
> One of the streets of Hanover, Pa.
3 is named Centennial avenue" Tha
! is a very old name when it shoul,
t avenue one . isa 3A. 4o ..a.5
1t may not, be sail of death b
0 die" as the old hymn puts it; but
T is the only thing about it, that give
the undertakerany satisfaction. y
Wayne county, NewIlYork, hs
over 100 peppermint stills, and the
were kept running night and ola
h through the watermelon season. pa
n "Who is your warmastg friend?
n asked the teacher. SHY mother,
d yelled one Of the boys, s:Your mott
er?' 'Yes, she warns me ever
day., The teacher has given up b,
d missionary work.
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NEAT AND TIDY ovERCOAT.

NEAT AND TIDY OVERCOAT. .
BY a peculiar process, the rubber is put
between the two cloth surfaces, which
prevents smelling and sticking, even in the
hottest climates They are made in three
colors, Blue, Black and Brown.
Are Light, Portable, Strong and Dur.
-hb g; e. able.
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WHAT THEY SAY.

We asked a girl what she wanted
most, and she replied "a lover
We asked q boy what he wanted
and he said a sweetheart and q hap
Ply homel'
We asked q miser what he wanted
and he replied, gold, more gold.'
We asked a gadding woman what
she wanted most, and she replied,
dress and more news to tell my neigh
borsi'
We asked q mother what she want
cd, and she replied, ..ny darling to
love me-"
We asked an afiianced what she
wanted, and she replied, my chosen
one to be true to met
We asked An old man what he wan.
ted, and he said, REST and O decent
burial
We asked a working man what hi
wanted, and he replied, light taxa.
ton and a chance to make a comfort
able home for my loved ones.'
We asked a New England manu-
facturer what he wanted, and he re
piled, Legislation and tariffs to max.
me rich at the expense Of the Yves
and South
W. asked a coward, who dared no
fight, but who speculated during tn,
war, what he wanted, and he said
gold interest on my bonds-suppor
at the expense Of working men,
We asked a soldier what he want
ed, and he said, peace now, the wa
10 over
We asked q pulpit preacher whs
he wanted most to make him happy
and he said, political influence
We asked God what he wanted, an,
he said, Peace on earth and goo,
will towards all men,
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lu6t AN VI ~ &~A
Be-Or-Not-To-Be Be- That Is The Dues
ton jackson.
ssShoi that amt the ne. That's
the one that eat up an entire box OF
Seidlitz powders, and then hadn't any
more judgement than to 60 and take
a drink. He was considered to be a
great loss. but I never could seo it.
Well, no matter about the names,
Mrs. Brown wanted to be reasonable,
but Mrs. Jones wouldn't let her. She
put her up to going to law for DANA
res. So to the law che went, and
bad the face to claim seven shillings
and sixpence. It made a great stir.
All the neighbors went to court. Eve
rybody took sides. It got hotter and
hotter, and broke up all the friend
ships for three hundred yards around
friendships that had lasted for gen.
erations and generations"
swell, / proved by eleven witness
"a that the cat was Of q low character
and very onery, and warn't worth q
cancelled postage-stamp, any way,
taking the average Of cats here, but
lost tile case. What could ! ex-
pcct? The system il all wrong here,
and Is bound to make revolution and
b,oodshed some day. Yon see, they
Give the magistrate : poor little star
vation salary, and then turn him
loose on the puhlic TO gouge for fees
.ndscoeta 10 live a. What 4 the
natural result7 Why, be never looks
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24
sr,zrRE OF A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.

THE WAY THE COMPROMISE BILL IS RE-
GARDED.-A canvass Of the Ohio delegation
was made yesterday morning with regard
to the compromise. All the Republicans
but Foster are opposed to the bill, and SO
are majority OF the Democrats. Foster
received fifty letters from Ohio yesterday
morning, every one being in opposition to
the bill.
The Iowa delegation is almost solid in
favor of the compromise. With the excep-
tion OF Banks the Massachusetts delegation
favor it. All the Maine delegation except
Bureigh oppose it. The Vermont delega-
ton are solid against it. The Pcnnsylva-
mia delegation is about evenly divided.
The Illinois delegation will all vote for the
bill with but three probable exceptions,
although nearly all the members say they
do it under protest. The Kansas delega-
tion will support the bin. The Republi-
cans from the South are almost unanimous
in opposition. a recent meeting Of Repub-
lcans Of the New York delegation in refer
ence to the compromise bill demonstrated
the fact that the delegation was pretty even
" divided on the BILL Washington Repat-
ECdR,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24
WEATHER REPORT.

ISprcArloSs FOR TO-DAY Washington,
January 23.-For the Atlantic States, rising
barometer, northerly winds, colder, cloudy
weather, and light rains will prevail, sue
ceeded in the Carolinas by falling barome-
ter, westerly winds, and warmer, partly
cloudy weather.
For the Gulf States, rising barometer,
nearly stationary temperature, north s,non 70
succeeded in Texas and the interior by fall-
inr barometer and rising temperature.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
stationary and falling followed by rising ba'
rometer, rising temperature, increasing
south to west winds veering to west ana
north, clearer, partly cloudy weather.
For the Middle States, falling barometer,
westerly winds backing to southwest and
southerly, warmer, partly cloudy weather.
and succeeded by rising barometer and
winds veering to northwesterly.
Cautionary signals continue along the
North Carolina coast.
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RICHMOND, VA, January 90, 1877.

hlSuhoANO1 <N'3 uAANNAs Ivy AS'''
Editors of the Dispatch: There seems to
be q great deal of unnecessary complaint
about the walks in the Capitol Square. 1t
is true they never have been in the condi-
ton they are now for many years, but it
must be bornein mind the weather has been
extra severe this winter, which has made
the ground generally rotten, and since the
thaw the extreme damp weather enhances
its rottenness. AS soon as practicable they
will no doubt be rolled down, when the
walks will be almost equal to pavement.
Look at the walks and roads in and out
of the city. When were they in more
deplorable condition ? Never in my
recollection. Taking things from fair
standing-point, there is too much said
against our old friends the Capitol-Square
walks. In my opinion brick pavement used
in the Square, except in grades, would spoil
the. looks Of the Square; and to use granite,
as around. Jackson's statue, would cause
more complaint than the mud. Your cor
respondent will refer to Monroe Park and
examine the granite walks there, and l
think he,will join me in saying, Deliver my
shoes from the granite. 1t does pretty well
around Stoncwall Jackson, because there is
very little traffic that way, but even there
is disagreeable to walk on in dry weather.
Respectfully yours, FAIR-PLAY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24

MERCHANTS ON THE PLAN.-St. Louis,
January 22.-The following preamble and
resolution, introduced by ex-Lieutenant-
Governor Stanard, have been adopted by
the Merchants Exchange with but one dis
Senting voice:
Whereas the Merchants Exchange OF st.
Louis, an organization for strictly CONNER
cial purposes, embracing membership Of
nearly two thousand, engaged in nearly all
the commercial and financial pnrposes of
trade centre, have reviewed with solcitude
and alarm the recent political complications
of the country, and felt their disastrous
effects On her commerce and on that Of our
own city; and whereas we rejoice at the
results OF the deliberations of the joint
committee of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentstives, and believe the plan reported
bv them to be the best available one for the
solution of our presidential complications;
therefore be it
Rssolued, That we approve of the Prov
sions OF the bill reported to Congress tgg
said Joint committee, and urge upon our
senators and members of the House Of Rep
rssentatiyes hearty support OF the same.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24

Hastings Court.-The verdict Of the jury
which sent Jordan Epps to the penitentiary
for eight years was set aside and new trial
granted. On the new trial Epps pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for three years.
The Stuart-NIcPherso case is continued
until the next term.
A nolle proSequi was entered in the case
of Alice Wilborne for murder, and she was
baied in the misdemeanor case to appear at
the next term of the court. Seaman's case
and Waymack's case were also continued
until the next term. The court will proba-
bly, close up the civil docket to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

CAPITOL ITEMs.-The Governor has re-
lieved George W. Wood, OF Norfolk, OF
labor in the chain-gang, leaving him bis full
sentence in Jail to serve out. He refused
the PARDON asked for Jacob Harris (colored),
OF this city.
The Governor has reappointed the fol-
lowing notaries: A. D. Williams, H. T.
Evans, Thomas j. Evans, +, III. Conner,
John {. Grubbs, and N. ". Bowe.
A meeting Of the Board OF the Miller
Manual School Fund was held in the office
Of the Governor yesterday. 1t was decided
to request the Legislature, by special act,
TO define the powers Of the board and the
courts of AlbemarIe in relation to the fund.
The Auditors statement sof expenses
incurred in Transporting conVicts from the
jails Of the Commonwealth TO the peniten-
tiary during 1S75,7G shows that the heaviest
sums paid were: On account OF Wythe,
S71S.55; Lee, $637.96; and Pittsylvania,
S527.55. The least amounts paid were: ::
For New Kent, $4.25; Henrieo, $3.50. The
cities are put down as follows: Danville,
$500; Fredericksburg, S31.70; Lynch
burg, 1865: Manchester, $1S; Norfolk City,
s33f 81; Petersburg, s99.5O; Portsmouth,
S19s.5S; Richmond city, S136; Staunton,
$50; Winchester, $405.75. Total Tor the
State, S14,657.19.
No criminals were transferred to the peni-
tentiary from the iails Of Caroline, Charles
City, Clarke, Craig, FloyH; Fredef7ck'
Goochland, Grayson, Greene, Highland,
James City, King George, King and Queen,
Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warwick,
Westmoreland, and Williamsburg.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24

DEATH OF AN OLD CIrIzEN.-Mr. Corbin
Warwick, for more than fifty years closely
identified with the business interests OF
Richmond, died yesterday in the eighty
fifth year OF his age. He was born in the
county OF Amherst, and came here when
about nineteen years old. He married q
Miss Bradfute, and engaged in the tobacco
business, and was long leader in the trade,
and when the war came on was the pos,
SCISSOR of large fortune, nearly all OF
which was swept away by the results OF the
conflict. OF late years he was out OF bust
ness and in bad health, and was lost
to the sight of the hurrying crowds, but
always had warm place in the affections OF
our people, especially Of the elderly genera
ton. lie was a kind-hearted, generous,
and true old Virginia gentleman, the he very cry
man. His example will long survive him,
and in their great af1iction his family will
have the sympathy Of host OF M friends.
The funeral of deceased will take place to-
morrow Thursday from his late residence,
on Grace street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24
MANCEEEsTER NEWS.

II the present condition Of the weather
continues much longer the Manchester
streets will not be navigable except for mud
scows. II this disastrous state of affairs
should ensue the Dispatch reporter will be
enabled to visit every house and inquire
as to who was born and who has died since
the clerk Of the weather got upon his last
spree. What contrast between now and
last summer. Then the ground upon the
newfy-made streets was rs hard as the pyra-
mids of Egypt, and now it is as soft as the
mush that was prepared for George Wash
ington when he was three days old.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-24

PHILADELPHIA Board OF TRADE:-Phila-
delphia, January 22:-At a meeting Of the
Board of Trade ttlisevening the following
was unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That the Philadelphia Board OF
Trade heartily approves the planIproposed
by the joint committees of the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the United
States for the settlement of the presidential
difficulty