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The Catollius Gaze oeZt.Iusd-.A 4.g
Plain DIunks, etc

AAN IaNSIAAho S|fS NSAbs.H : i -
Plain pIunks, etc,
tBeforc 4 c9ring;, j. Pl
There was considerable lite abou. jus.
tice Comlng'a police court yesterday.
The night previous seems to have been q
good one for DRINKS, fights, etc., and the
police were singularly fortunate in
"talsing ll'' the unruly parties,
THE Box FACTORY ROBBERY,
OF the cases brought TO the attention
Of the court the most Important was that
OF VIM. Catolliua who Is charged
with stealing $4,000 from Dir,
Frank Field, superintendent OF the Cairo
hos and basket factory. As our readers
already know, the money was taken
from HE safe in the office at the factory
Oh Tuesday or Wednesday last. The
prisoner was in charge o. Chief of Police
After and Constable John Ho.an, and
was brought into court about one o clock,
Hon, ID. +. Lnegar and W.Q NcGee ap>
pearcd for the defpLse. The case was set
for trial ut two o'clock, and after VA. ing
some time after that hour, NJ. + Gilbert,
Esq, who was present stated to the court
that he had been employed to assist the
county attorney in the prosecution Of the
case, but since catering the court he Ina !
| learned that the county attorney was
sick and unable to be present, and further
he found that all the witnesses Tor the
pro ecutiUn were not present, and IL was
by no means certain that they could
be found In time TO appear before
the conrt during the afternoon. Under
these circumstances he did not feel that
he would be justified in
proceeding with the Case, and
and asked a continuance until Monday
morning al S O'Clock. Mr.. Linegar said
that he could not possibly be resent on
Monday morning. He was c. PEELED to
appear before the Pulaski cot circuit
court on Monday morning whef, .e had
several motions for new trials pending,
and they were set tor argument On that
day. lie asked that the case be Contin.
ued until Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The request was acceded to and thu case
went over.
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Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher

rscomme nds It TO all housekeepers, says;
They will rejoice both for economy's sake
sld the saitey OF their clothing, and that IT
IAN 40 more iniure clothingor hands than
rommcn warm water"
sEABUVY & JOHNSON,
81 Plstt Street, New York.
aT'gsrelay Bros. will supply trade in
Cairo.
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4'so-Adiosfnfnent. - i IV
sArvspAr rvEyrss, AT 1ysA 40 soxrs
7'O0-Praise, Prayer ami Promise Ser
vice.
7;30-Short Addressess Mlsosllaneous:
Words OF Cheer and Encourage.
ment; Lords Prayer In Concert;
Benedictlon; Goodbye.
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RIVER NEWS.
SIGNAL SERVICE RrpoRT.
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SECRET SOCIETIES

ALEXANDER LODGE, NO. 224.
Independent Order Of Odd-Fel-
a lows, meets every Thursday night
lW 81 half past seven, In their hall on
Iomnercial avenue, between sixth and Seventh
.rssts =. ID. Rk1FOED, ". q.
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s-sAIRO ENCAMPMENT, !. o. 0. r., meets
{. jim Odd Fellows Hall on the inst and third
tuesday Ia every month, at hslf-pGs, seven
A CnnIEQg. &
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DIRECTORY
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.IRO BUSINESS. HOUSES.

Nots - Any 10 'lDcss nrm caniiavc three lines
ace, w ifis column Under appropviatc htadinE
rho nie NJ slA per month cr tis per Year
syrhlc ppRlcrlY N advance.
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REV. A. L. Morrison, the minister
assigned to the charge of the Methodist
church In this city by the late conference
for the coming year, arrived yesterday
afternoon. He Is said to be an able
minister and pleasant gentleman, and
we hope his stay In our city will be
pleasant to him and profitable TO the
community. His family will not arrive
for Il week or so, as they are visiting
relatives.
ID. A. Norris, Esq, OF Norwich,
Conn, Is in the city visiting the family
of his cousin, Mr. f. A. Burnett. Mr..
Norris is in the steel spring, skeins and
| axle manufacturing business. and is trav
| cling Ia the west In the interest OF his
firm. A few years ago he gained consid.
cradle celebrity In the muslcaf line as
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ID. HARTMAS-- Dealer In Queensware, Toys,
amps and all kinds OF fancy artisl's CONNER
'ill avenue, corner 9Th street.
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before the House, but has not yet been
debated. The pay will be reduced I'M
I'll no one think, unless he be an
unemployed old bachelor, need want
to come to the Legislature.
Yesterday we had dash Of sunshine
that was inspiring. For forty days
the sun has scarcely been seen at all.
Noah in his monarchical days had no
greater monopoly Of gloom than Vir-
ginians have had this winter. When
the sunlight burstupon the world yes
terday, the trees were literally loaded
with ice to the very tops Of their bran.
ches, aud these flashed in the sun like
millions OF diamonds. A more beau
tiful sight can scarcely be imagined.
Beeeher had rather poor house on
Tuesday evening" divinss and ladies
there were none to hear him, or at
least of the latter not half dozen, il
any. The lecture was very highly eu-
logized yesterday by those who heard
it, but the lecturer was about as gen
orally damned. He was paid $500 for
the lecture, but guess the managers
lost at the trade.
Mr.. G. F. Strother, Superintendent
Of the Penitentiary rendered yester-
day his resignation, to take effect Feb
ruary first. The caucus to nominate
his successor will meet next Wednes-
day afternoon. The leading candidates
are Messrs. Jno. X. Dunlap, of Pulas-
XII, Gen. LINDSAY Walker, of Rich
mond and Hon. Sam'l Swan, of House
of Delegates. The election lies between
these gentlemen. The Southwest will
go for Dunlap and the East and Val
ley will divide between Walker aud
Swan. The two former can control If
their friends so choose.
There 10 mnch joy here over the
seemingly sure defeat of Gen. Logan,
of I'll for the U. S. Senate, aud it is
the hope that Judge Davis may win.
L SEE.
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Gold in New York,-$1.6-4.
ICOMMUNICATED.
The Road Bill.
To the Editor of the Bristol NetO8:

To the Editor of the Bristol Ne,OS:
notice some writer in the Courier
under the non de plume of Tobacco
Plann essays TO criticise a bill intro
duced in the Virginia Legislature by
Mr.. Fowler to regulate the working of
the roads in Washington and other
counties.
This Tobacco Plant Is evidently
green, and fit subject to be ehd,Oed
up by a tobacco worm.
The draft of the bill, as published in
the Ne,Os, is in the rough, just as it
came from the pen of the craftsmen,
and was introduced In the Legislature
by Mr.. Fowler to bring the subject of
our present worthless road system
prominently before that body and the
people, with tho veiw of obtaining If
possible such change in the present
system of road laws as will make it
at least tOlerable.
This bill has not undergone the scru-
tiny of either branch of the Legisla.
ture aud Mr.. Fowler, before ventur-
ing to have the bill passed into u law,
took the precaution 10 have it publish
ed in two papers in the county for the
express purpose Of informing his con-
stituents of the proposed change in
the road law Of inviting their criti-
cism of the bill, and to get the benefit
OF their objections and suggestions.
BY this act Mr.. Fowler has shown,
that he has great respect for the wish
es and views of his constituents and
for which all just and sensible men
will commend him.
Tobacco Plants" ideas of a proper
road system had about as much force
IA, NbaEA M road laxE 70
lamentations in behalf of the masses
would indicate that he is q politician
I'm embryo. 1t would be we'll for him
to study human nature a little, or
abandon the idea of ever becoming a
successful politician.
1t may be the system indicated by
the bill of Mr. Fowler, is cumbersome
aud Objectionable on other grounds,
but as il Is not law, and is subject TO
amendments, there is no use OF
discussing its merits here. Crude and
imperfect as IL may be, it is infinitely
more Just and equal in the burdens II
would impose than the plan proposed
by the Courier man. His plan is Ito
compel the tithables 10 work (the
roads) as often as called on" What
would the poor non-property and
small property holders of the country
think OF such plan 4? and what would
they do with its author had he power
TO put IL In force? Consider, for one
moment, the outrageous injustice and
Inequality Of such measure.
A. is a poor, laboring man, who
owns no property. and supports his
family by his daily labor. Personally
he is benefited by the roads in his
neighborhood $40 a year, and has to
work the roads two days, or pay $l.60
fine.
b. is a wealthy man, owning a farm
worth $1,000. He is personally bene-
fitted $40 by the roads, and his 1000
farm Is benefited 800 year, aud he
has to work the roads two days, or
pay 81 go.
Tobacco Plant" in his zeal to re-
lieve B. from taxes on his $1,000
worth Of land, would compel A., who
receives but $40 beu eft from the roads,
to contribute as much to keep up the
roads as he would b., who receives
Sll0 benefit. Could law be framed
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effort to turn loose lot Of thieves In
the county. / have not one particle
of doubt that the name RUSSELL"
and the expression that county like
our own are used to conceal his true
whereabouts, which is in the lower
end of Washington county. This
writer has never been noted so much
for the amount of good done by him
while in the legislature as for his
great disappointment at not being
now in a higher position. If am
not much mistaken he is the very
man who in divers conversations with
me has abused the legislature for not
furnishing convicts to the counties for
this very purpose. He is soar
stOmached sore head, who is an adept
at doing the wrong thing at the wrong
time, and am too busy now trying to
render him a substantial service to
spend further time on him at present.
Ct.I
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BRIDGERs.
NOTICE.

DURSUANT to the provisions of 4 deed
of trust, executed on the sth day Of
May, 1870 by J. Taylor Williams TO the
undersigned trustee, TO secure debt mems
toned in the said deed Of trust ta J. NJ.
w. Barker, together with the interest on
the same and the costs of this proceeding,
the undersigned trustee will, on the 18th
day Of February, 1871, in front of the
Mayors Olico in the town Of Goodson,
Washington coanty, Va, sell at public out
cry, to the highest bidder, for cash in hand
tract Of forty-fVe acres of land, lying in
the county Of Washington aud State Of
Virginia. adjoining the lands of Jordan
Leonard, Jacob Hobbs and others, being
the lands embraced in said deed Of trust
~. t... ]. II. WOOD, Trustee,
- Jan. 10, ls1T-4t.
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RICHMOND LETTER.
RICHMOND Jan. %, 1877.

RICHMOND Jan. %, 1877.
hardly think our legislature is do
ing the fair thing in refusing to take
any action at all concerning the strange
and anomalous measure now before
Congress- for deciding the Presidential
question. Our representatives are left
to act for themselves and without any
official support. If 1t should work
out the Inauguration of Tilden they
will receive their share of glory, but
II Il should seat Hayes their condem-
nation will be unstinted. There Is no
sort of doubt in my mind that if this
bill should fail of adoption the people
Of Virginia will feel much disappoln-
ted. We onght TO take our position
now and afterward the consequences.
II the measure be lnjudicious let us
instruct our representatives to vote
against 1t. otherwise let us instruct
them 20 vote for it. If we fail we
shall fall like Virginians have fallen
before-aH together, The caucus OF
the members of the Legislature refused
to act at all, and when the committee
on Federal Relations reported bill
to the House " was practically buried
by the refusal TO suspend the rules for
Its prompt advancement and passage.
This looks rather cowardly for Virgin
la. Tn the caucus Gen. Ronald moved
that it was inexpedient 10 take any
action, and Major Daniel charged that
the northern Democracy should be
comtmarshalled for cowardice. be-
lieve Congress willpass the bill never
theless, and am very hopeful that it
will seat Tldeu, and therefore work
well. IL nlden should be seated there
will be no lack of persons to say he
was wise and sagacious from the first
10 the last, and he will have his glory
aud plenty OF it. Such is man,
The debate on the question of reap
portionment drags out Messrs. Cog
hill, Gray and Dooley have spoken in
favor of the right to reappor,ion now
and to carry it into effect next fall -
They are likely TO carry their point in
tile House, but do not think they
have made their case clear Messrs.
Clark, of Surry, Taliaferro of Glou-
cesteh Slarke, of Norfolk and Ex-Gov.
Smith have spoken in behalf OF the
view that this Legislature has the
right TO Rpportion, but that IL cannot
take effect until 1879. The arguments
of tho latter seem 10 me strong, but
the common sense reading of the
amendments render, to my mind,
their meaning SO clear that arguments
are not needed. / should be glad to
pnt the apportionment In force az once
" II can be done without violation
Of the Constitution.
There seems TO bee no doubt whRtev-
Ell but that We will make the appor-
tionmsIt now, but " hhiher II will 20
into effect next fall, or in the fall Of
1870 is somewhat uncertain.
The question OF pay and mileagv is
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EVENT and COMMENT.

Henry Ward Beacher found none Of
the Richmond Preachers present to
introduce him to the audience and his
bill-poster had TO perform the duty.
When he addressed the audience as
gentlemen and ladies, he added" If
the latter can he considered in the
plural numberp. Preachers there
were none and ladies nearly nome
The house was so slim it did not pay
expenses. But then the lecture was
fine Of course. The devil lectures
well.
New Jersey has elected Democratic
Senator in the person of Jno r. Nc
Pherson, but 1t was tight squeeze,
only one majority. But then that
one was a good thing to find just then
and there.
The radical conspirators want
Grant to remove Gen. Au0ur from the
command of the Gulf. Why? Because
Augur has been there 50 long he
knows all their rascality. The next
officer to be removed is Grant, and he
has been there so long we have found
him out. Exit Useless:
Davis, Faulkner, Price, and Here
ford, are the strong nays on the track
for the Senate from w. Va. Two to
be elected.
Ben Hill has been halted on his way
to the ~. b, Senate. Though en- ante
duelist he seems ready to fight. This
time he has Judge Schley of n. Y. af-
ter him. Bob Toomb's is down on
him and Ben has a rough road to the
Senate. We have Schley wish that
thatgentlemen will step back and let
the antagonists have their fight.
That cOwhiding Bennett received
froD May was good thing. He has
now gone to Europe to reform, and
has leased the Herald at SO 600 year.
On the Sth of February Mr.. VIM.
Smith, of Lynchburg, is to marry Miss.
Kate, daughter of Senator X. E. With
ers. of Alexandria. The weduing is to
be on a grand scale.
Mr.. Davis. of Petersburg, and DR.
Powell, Of Dinwiddie county. members
of the House of Delegtes, and rooming
together at the Exchange Hotel, were
robbed ola Gold Watch and small
sum of money last Tuesday night
DIR. Powell, is an elegant gentleman,
but he fares worse as to jewelry than
the sable Rutfin whom he succeeds,
for he loses a watch while Ruffin gains
chain. g.
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more unjust aud uhequel and bppres.
sive to the great ihass ~ people than
such law as this wpuld be D?
If the person and the property are
both benefited by good roads should
not both be taxed to keep them in re-
pairs Shall the poor men of the
county, whose every energy is put to
the severest test to make scanty liv-
ing for their families, be made to
keep the roads in order for the rich to
use, or shall the property of the coun-
ty be taxed to pay its just proportion
of this burden?
Make the poor men of the country
keep up the roads, and compel them
to work as often as called on. ~ 4, 9. 10,
% or 30 days in the year it makes no
difference, so you don't tax property.
Such is the plan this friend of the
masses would substitute for the plan
proposed.
PROPERTY HOLDER.
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boston. January II. 1874.

Boston, January II. ls74
This oertihes that have recommended the use Of
Or. Tutt's Expectorant for diseases OF the lungs
for the past two years, and to my knowledge many
bottles have been used BY my patients with the hap
piost resulta In two whore ttwaa thought oon
hrmed consumption had taken place tho Expootornnt
effected cure. n. II. sPRAGUE. ND.
ave can not speak too highly Of Or. Tutt's EX-
pectorant, and for the sake Of suffering humanity
hope it may become more generally known"-oHRls
TIAH ADVOcArE.
SD by DRUGGISTS. Price sl.OO
Jan, 23d, l577-tf
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The Republicans in the House
have selected Garfield. of Ohio,
and Hoar, of Massachusetts for the
Electoral Commission. The Dem
ocrats have not yet named their
three from the House.
In the Senate it is believed that
Edmunds, Howe and Morton, Re-
publicans, and Bayard and Thur
man, Democrats, will be chosen
Judge Davis declines to commit
himself yet as to his acceptance of
a seat in the Senate. This may be
for the double purpose of preserv-
ing his eligibility as the fifth man
on the Supreme Court portion of
the Commission, and to prevent
his successor being appointed by
Grant.
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From the Abingdon virEinian Of the 26th.
"WhO is Sheriff and who is
,Jailor.b
Love laughs at locks anu bars,
md 10 does crime in Wagbiupfon conutv

Love laughs at locks AMI bars,
And 90 does crime in Washington county,
RAPE OF THE Lock.
MIR. EDITOR: You asked very per-
tinent question last week, " who is
Sheriff and who ia Jailor?"
We did not know that any ono but
the people in the county had an eye OH
the looseness Of our county affairs, and
we are little surprised that the ques-
ton you PROFOUND should havesuggest-
ed itself to a resident of the town ia
which our county affairs are dome up
to order" in the most artistic style.
Why aok who is Sheriff? Does not
the record in the County Clerks
Office show? Does it not show that
some one was elected and gave bond,
the sureties on v hioh, swore they were
worth from 5000 TO $50 900 each?
1t may be, NEW bond not quite so
good, has been given, but the record
will show.
Why ask who is Jailol? Don t
everybody in the county know that
we have had no jailor for the last six
months. Send your local to one of
your town Justices and he will inform
him who swOre he was not jailor'
The truth is, the Board of Supervi-
sors ought to be impeached, if they
furnish every felon who is committed
to jail, with a cross-cut saw, a pick
and crow-bar.
There is plenty of talk through the
country of this kind, that the Jail won't
hold any man who is not too poor to
use cross-cut saw. Will you tell the
people how many deputy Sheriffs Tiers
are now, who they are, and in whaH
part of the county they reside?
Just before elections deputy SherifTs
are as thick as negro constables in S.
c., but after election is over, like the
mar tins, they depart hence in single
night, and their voices are heard no
more till the next season. CITIZEN.
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New Jersey has elected Democratic
Senator in the person of Jno r. Me-
Pherson, but 1t was tight squeeze,
only one majority. But then that
one was a good thing to find just then
aud there.
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THE ROAD BILL.

Our two delegates are in possess
sion of petition from so persons,
mostly citizens of Goodson, asking
that the road bill shall not be made
to apply to this county. They
would like to hear from as many
Of the people Of the county as pos
sible on the subject, as the wishes
OF the voters Of the county is what
they wish to know. Our delegates
are only trying to please the peo-
pie and benefit the county. They
request the people of the county
to speak ont quickly in the matter.
If it be Objectionable the bill will
not apply to this county.
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PETERSBURG MARKETS.
CORRECTED BY
S. S. BRIDGERS,
Commission Merchants,
PETERSBURG, VA.


PETERSBURG, Va. dec 10, 1876.
] hand below to-dAy's quotations OF our mar
oct. aud hope 10 be favored with your shipme pis
when shall have faithful and prompt attention.
Very respectfully,
&. s.. RRIDGERE
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Hon. Ben Hill, of Georgia, and
Hon. Frank Hereford, Of West
Virginia, have both been elected
U. S. Senators. Well done.
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The Bill for counting the electo~
raj vote has passed both housee of
Congress.
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won't 60 TO FLORIDA"

d r. TOTTs
Dear Sir when in Aiken. last winter. used your
ExpectorGnt for my cough and realized more benefit
from IL than anything ever took I am 30 wen that
will not 90 20 Florida next winter as intended
Send mo one dozen bottles, By express for some
friends. ALFRED CUSHING,
l23 West Thirty hrst Street