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NEW ORLEANS, January H. Cotton-de-
mand moderate; sales $3.50; good ordinary.
lls@llssc; low middling, 12@l2lac: mid
ding, l2h@l2Ssc; good middling, i2JsdliSc.
middllng fair, iSls@l3i1c: fair, lSlESfSisc''
Receipts, net $780, gross $500; exports 10 Liver
pool 1868
NEW YORK, January l2-Cotton firm; sales
iC9 bales ut l3 l-lBc Receipts for the week
net 1905; gross ~, 1885, exports to Great Britain
H,i0S; Continent 1856; sales S0?S; stock 236,67S,
CottpD-net receipts 82S bales; gross 1877
at IL 3-l8@l3 7-S2c; February Is l-S2alalsc;
March ID y.l8@lS 9.32c; April 10 25.32@l3 is-i8c:
May 10 IL. S2@l4c; June 1894 6-S2c; July Ia,
OLA 0-9c; August IA 5-l8c; September lS56@iS
lo,lec;. October Is 9-l0@l399sc; November ii S.i6
@gl3 7-l6c.
LIVERPOOL, January 1880 PIN, - Cotton,
sales to-day 600 bales, American. Futures
quoted: Uplauds, low middling clause, for
March and April delivery, l-32d; April ard
May delivery, led; March and April de-
ST. LOUIS, January l2.-Flour firm and
unchanged. Wheat excited and higher, No
red fall 81 ig@l i9IS; No 8sI IS0al Az, Corn
firm; No. mixed 400. Oats quiet and firm:
No. 3SHe. Rye 72972l&c. Barley steady and
firm; choice Wisconsin o5c. Whisky ouiet
at 81 07. Pork dull, sl7 c5 bid, Lard auIl.
llhc. bip Bulk meats dull and nominal nj
ga, ga. Sa, SO, Sjs0gOc. for shoulders. cIear
rib and clear Sides Bacon Inactive nj ~.
9A@l0c. for shoulders, clear rib and elaar
Sides. Hogs dull, packing Is 759e.
sT. LOUIS, January l2-Cattle slow and
unchanged.
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LOCAL BREVITiES.

Bind your books and pamphlets,rulc
your paper, boxes made at THE HEX
AID oilice.--tf.
Pork and lard barrels for sale al
Kinders' coOper.shop, corner Houston
and Elm streets.-tf.
Buy your deeds, leases, bonds, ETC.,
at THE HERALD Office, and write out
your contracts. 1T.
IF you have anything to sell or
wish to buy anything, call on William
A. Jones, no Elm street.--Ad
For fine Caddo lake perch, red
fish, salt water trout, etc, go to the
Merchants Restaurant, SOB Main street.
They are always supplied.-Ad
William A. Jones will pay the
highest price for secondhand turni-
ture or anything else you may have to
sell. Call at 7l0 Elm street.-Ad
Morton, Of Indiana, has made q
bad break, and no have all lovers Of
good oysters. They break straight foI
the Merchants Restaurant, 5O3 Main
street.-Ad
Fine wines and Kentucky whisky,
for medical purposes, at Raney d
Crowdus'.-tL
Choice Goshen butter at Raney d
Crowdus'. IT.
Pocket stoves, the very thing for
travellers, campers or nurseries, at City
Drug Store, Il. Beaumont a. CO.--tf
"A large and well selected stock OF
fireworks, of every description at
De Stefano Bro s.-Ad.
French John has fresh water cres.
ses, the only ones in town, which he
supplies to the trade M we'll as his
guests.-tf
For choice oranges, Malaga grapes
or anything in the line of fruits, nuts,
fancy candies, etc. Call at De Steinno
BrO.'s.---4d.
Don't buy any watches or jewelry
until you have examined the new
stock md prices at AusIln's, 5O4 Main
street.--tf
--Vane, Calvert u Co.'s mixed
paints, ready for use, at manufacturers
prices. Il. Beaumont & Co., agents,
Dallas, TeXas.-tf
Beat, freshest and cheapest gro
oeries in the city at Raney " Crow
dus'. --tf.
Tho only genuine old Dun, Mon
arch sour-mash whisky in Dallas can
he found at Craddock's, opposite Les
Grand Hotel. 1T.
--For large, fat bivalves, call on
French John.-tf
---Buchan 4 Co.'S, cresylic ointment
or screw worms, cure for foot rot in
sheep, at City Drug store, lllS elm
street, Dallas, Texas.-tf
Choice miince meats at Raney u
Crowdus', 7OS Elm strect.--tf.
The tables of French John, the
prince of caterers, whose restaurant is
in the old Odd Fellows building, are
always supplied with the freshest deli.
cacies Of the season.--tf
--Austin's is the place for bargains
in fine watches and jewelry.--tf
The original French john has the
finest display of large shell oysters,
game of all kinds, the choicest cuts of
beef, mutton, veal pork, etc, also salt
and fresh water fish, shrimp, poultry,
milk shoats, and In fact the very best
Of everything the markets Of Dallas,
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A Drawback to the Drama.

There was only one thing that mar
red the enjoyment of the capital per
formances OF the Furbish Fifth Avenue
Combination, and that was the point
ed absence of peanuts and ginger
cakes from the baskets of apples and
oranges offered the audiences at alarm.
ing sacrifices to close business. A first
class dramatic performance, without
the comfort and solace between the
acts Of peanuts and ginger cakes, can
not be aesthetically enjoyed. The
mind Graves the distraction and oc-
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To-day, Mt IL o'clock, Judge Il. c.
Mcclure, assignee OF Miors Il Co., will
sell, at their old stand opposite the
Lamar Hotel, the remainder of .heil
fine stock OF cigars and liquors, also
the shelving, counters, and one Halps
safe. This will be fine opportunity
for excellent bargains, and THE HER.
AID suggests that all lovers of the
weed DO on hand. Joe Booth will be
the auctioneer.
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cupatlon Of munchlng these favorite
refreshments Of the gallery, and 1t "
cruel disappointment to deprive u
whole audience OF the silent bliss IN
separnblo from them. In view OF the
pnluuI probability ofa shoriness In
the peanut crop, nothing Is left to the
next audience but to hold hands and
chew gun.
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A Car Load Of Tramps,

Yesterday evening when the freight
train from the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas arrived, and box car was
opened, five well dressed tramps were
found concealed in it, Two of them
had gold watches, aud they were all
nearly dead with cold. We learn that
this sort of thing is getting to be a
common occurrence, hardly a week
passes that some tramp don't step out
of freight box car. They beat their
way to Texas and then beat Texas.
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lightning. Enterprise.

Manager Burton, Of the telegraph
office, is making some very desirable
and comfortable changes in his office.
He is now butleting with the great
question whether to put down n raw
hide carpet or Il five thousand dollar
piece of that Gobelln tapestry he
bought at the Centennial
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No,ice 60 say Payers,

The State and county Tux rolls for
1876 will close on the 18th Of February,
1877. After the latter date there viii
he additional cost. Don't delay pay
ing until February begins, ~ u viii
take every day from now until the
close of that month to close the rolls,
II sixty.Gve persons pay each day: II
any considerable number wait I'LL the
last, 1t will be impossible for me to re,
ceive and receipt for the amounts, and
this will add costs to the tax payer.
W. II, PRATHER,
Janl3.Mnrl, Tax Collector, Dallas co.
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Notice IL again given that ] am
ready to receive taxes on the delin-
quent Dallas und Wichita railway,
and Texas and Pacific railroad as
sessment for 1874 and 1875, as also
for 1876. On the first Monday in
March the dellquent taxes for 1871 and
1875 will DO advertised and sold with
the city ad valorem taxes, unless sooner
paid. a j. N. OGDEN,
January Il, 1877. --lw
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Social,

One of the most delightful affairs OF
the season so far was the elegant party
given last night in the Cedars, by one
OF our leading bankers and his wife,
in honor of a fair young daughter of
the Old Dominion, whose culture,
beauty, refinement and rare intellec-
tual brilliancy make her a charming
representative of Virginia and u well
come visiting acquisition to our. SO.
ciety. The hOnors of the evening were
done with unaffected cordially and
hOspitnlitY.
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DALLAS, Texas, January 10, 1877.

MT 'IInVsVH
noticed In The HERALD of u late
date an extract from a Waxahachie
paper boasting of the number of mar.
riage licenses issued in Ellis county,
which does very well for such coun.
ties as Ellis, but they cannot contend
with Dallas county, as there were is.
sued from my office during the month
of December last siXty-four (6i) mar
riage licenses, and still the good work
goes on in the same proportion.
A. HARDWOOD, County Clerk.
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Removal.

Mr.. Alfred Freeman, the leading
photographer here, finding that the
increase in his business demands more
room than his present quarters will
give, has handsomely fitted up a
studio over Reed n Lathrop's, on Main
street, where he will be ready for BUSH
ness on the 10th. lw
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err the receipts Of cotton are small
We quote: Ordinary, 0!ci good ordi'
nary, 1910; | W middliug, lO3c; MD
ding, He.
The week Of prayer continues
The Rev, A. =. Smith will ollieiale at
the Lamar.atroet Methodist Church to-
night. Work out your own salvation,
sinners.
The fund raised by tho charity
ball, given on the Sth, by the Indies OF
Dallas, Is to he turned over to the
Mayor, to be applied to the relief OF the
destitute poor. .
The creation of the Office Of City
Recorder will enable the mayor to give
more OF his attention TO tho material
progress and improvement OF tho city.
Give us Recorder.
Who is the peoples choice for Re
corder? Let US hope and pray he won't
bea professional politician or broken
down old fashioned demagogue but a
man who can and will do his duty.
Remember the lecture OF Doctor
Browne, the learned and elegant
Hebrew scholar on the "Crucilixtion
of Christi mt theree o'clock on Sun
day ut the Synagogue.
The proposition OF Mr. }. W..
Thompson, to give performance for
tho benefit OF the poor, Is alike credit
oble to hand and heart, and n subatan-
tial proof of the right sort of chart
ty.
AT meeting of the directors Of
the First National Bank, held yester-
day, the following officers were elect
ed. John Kerr, President; w. G..
Conner, Vice President and II, p.
Aunspaugh, Cashier.
On Wednesday the 18th, the Sell
den Irwin troupe, will by special res
quest, appear In the "Big Bonanza"
for the benefit Of the poor, upon the
occasion of the performance given by
Manager Elkin, of the Opera'house.
Mr.. II. NJ. Donald, the general
agent for Mark Twain and Bret
Harte's works, gives notice that il
will be impossible for him TO deliver
"Tom Sawyer" before the early part
Of next week.
Prof. Parher, leader of the Germa-
nia band, generously rendered S9I
of the pay of himself and orchestra to
the committee of arrangements Of the
charity bali. The committee would
accept only ten dollars, however,
These "hddlers" have shown more OF
Christian charity than many n pious
fraud, who, like the Pharisee, thanks
God no is Tot like them.
No more swallowing medicine
into the stomach to go mp to cure the
lungs. Az Doctor J. IL. McLean's
cough and lung healing globuIes dis
solve in the mouth II gas il generated,
is inhaled and stops coughing, bron-
chitis and c0DsuptiCn. Trial boxes
twenty-five ceAts by mail. Doctor j.
IL. Mclean, ga Chestnut street, st.
Louis.
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NEW Advertisements.
DALLAS COLLEGE
MALE AND FEMALE.

.,, rms college begins Its spring term, under
sun o,m more favorable auspices, with faculty
vi thorough and experienced teachers, Mon.
WY, January 20, 1877. Every facility afforded
s sn na, iadies and gentlemen for acquiring a
ma" and refined education. Dlpio.
,h nus awarded to those who have mastered
s sno prescribed course OF study. Music taught
my NY skiilfnl and distinguished gentleman.
rug primary department, under The
parental control OF an experienced teacher
WA, DO the best place parents can ana for
az s,'or small chndr Tuition from 81 50 10
=" per month, payable monthly In advance
JOHN II, ALLEN, President
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PREFERRED SPECIALS.
Notice 20 the Lad,es ,

Mrs Bath wishes respectfully to no.
thy her old and new customers and ladv
friends in general, that she has resnm.
ed her dress-making business in the
Howe Machine Office, S0S Main street
where cheapness as well as elegance ia
an object. Ladies would do well TO cali
on Mrs; y. before purchasing elsewhere.
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A. "A. Pearson's wholesale and retail
Millinery, Cloak and Suit House, sos
Main street, is constantly receiving
cloaks and ready.made dresses, from
81 to $40 each. Headquarters for ladies'
outfits. Bargains in every department.
Terms cash.
A A PEARSON hnn Mnln "
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A Card.

owing to the removal OF Mr.. j. s.
Jackson, some of the public are under
the impression that am moving also.
herewith state that | shall remain at
my old stand, 7O4 Elm street and wish
all my old patrons and the public in
general to call on
HERMAN LANCE,
matchmaker and Jeweler, 70i Elm street.
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That you do not know what to present
to your friend or sweetheart for II
Christmas gift, but go to J. M. Dram,
2o7 Main street, and buy for the pur-
pose fine gold watch and chain, n
sparkling diamond, Il choice locket
and necklace.-tf
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Remember that pipes are sold in re-
tail Mt Wholesale prices Mt Theodore
Reinecke's. 300 Main street; also du-
plicate of his we'll known stock of
cigars one door east of Thompson's
Theatre.
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Masquerade IsnII.

Don't fail to get your costume ready
for the grand masquerade ball, which
will 10 held at San Jacinto park, Sun
day, January IA, 1877, commence
ing at 8 p. M. No improper
characters admitted. lw
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The Commissioner, Court

Or Dallas county will meet on Mon.
day.. January 10th, to complete the
purchase OF a poor farm and to attend
to such other business as may come
upon it. BY order of
II. II. WEST, County Judge.
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A pocket-book containing money
and valuable papers. The owner can
have the same by proving property,
and paying for this notice.
J.J. PARKER,
Soy 9ne.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Financial.


NEW YORK, January l2.-Money dull Mt
per cent. Sterling steady at 81. Gold frmer
~ lO6%9lVtss. Governments active and
strong. ~
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Solid Rilyer

BE sure and see those beautiful cases
OF sterling silver goods, choice presents
Tor your wife, sister or mother.in.law
az J. nj. Grams, 800 Main street.-tf
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Married.

In thin city, by Justice w. w. Peak,
Thursday, January II, 1877, Mr.. John
NJ. Butham and Miss H. Nj. Langford,
both of this county.
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IN euriII,,I

The instantaneous and infallihle
remedy for Neuralgia-at Hoskins &
HowelPs drug store, I'D.
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Ready-made dresses 81 50 10 $40 each:
Cloaks "a to $40; Hats to match suits,
at A. A. Pearsons, 500 Main street. n
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Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders OF the Exchange Bank will be
heid at the office of said bank at 2
o'clock p M, on Tuesday, the 30th day
OF January 1877, for the purpose Of
eieStlng officers for the ensuing year,
ana the transaction of any other bust.
ness that should properly come before
said meeting. O. NJ swIYK
nu ~ Cashier.
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 80, 1876. dec3l.lm
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Diamonds.

Solitaire and cluster ear rings, pins,
rings, and q general assortment of fine
diamond goods, just received by J.
hnepfy " Son, GA Main street. II
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Christmas Presents

more appropriate for Father. Son and Broker
a an "",nt "seful rs well asOrnamental? In these
days Of Returning Boards
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Clark, Bryan & Bros

are determined that the Housewife shall mt he
counted out. Our line Of CARPETS emhranos -" ",.ry
inr H., anu description, and prices recommend
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Holiday Presents
Clark, Bryan & Bros

"rchased nj the factories with cash i'm hand Our
stock ofCLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES and HATS
''" "o' De undersold i'm the Southwest. As
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New Years Presents

ow w. n country merchants are invited to examine
u Usr WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT. Rememner the
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Found

A. A, PEARSON, 500 Main ".
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nv III Z y = 7 Y u N ' Y.
w FOk Ql LtNSIONN AND LiNENrOOL
RAlrIC ....'. ........ .... . Nov "a NJ
AbuArlG. ........ .... .............. Dec o T. Vi
BlIfANNlC ... ....... ........ Dec \ 80 4 NJ
From White star Dock ricl - Norih River
Cabins AL amidships Saloon. go $40 ana 500, golf
Return ticket, ou favorable terms Storage 80
H. j. CORrlS, Agent, 81 Broadway. Now York.
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sttlmboals INV lllly0i03.

ALBANY rvTNING BoAI-. lfa'- l.ar.
n leave Pier o.. D.. 1T J. VI
Albany stat, room. Comfortably N lmri f'fr. ~ 3d.
Ir.t ftr y n ht EfnIhiyH
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COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. ia gang Of five
uamps boarded Western bound Pan Handle train ON
the Indianapolis division on SATURDAY night last, and re-
fused tu rHV thpir The tonductor with the assist
Ancr 90 other railroad employee. while putting them
10 lirari station wAs shot Ht but without eject The
ruup- 900 arrested ANA Oh tlcm Was found large
lot % hufglf- tools
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'Co PHILADELPHIA.
rLNNsYLyANIA RAILROAD,

PENNSYLVANIA RAlLRO VI.
THE O1DEsTABLISllED ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
between
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA.
FOURTEEN THROUGH TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY
THREE DErOrS ~ PHILADELPHIA,
TWO IN NEW lOKk
Double TMck. the most Improved Equipment ami the
Fastest Time consistent with absolute safety,
on and after Nov -. 1871
Express Trains leave New York, De shrosscs aud
iuriMnit sts. Ferries A. follows
49, 20 . % 80 hmitedl. II VI IL 2, q. G ~ 10
+ VI
Boats of BROOKLYN Annex" connect with all through
trains AT Jersey city, unorlius speedy and direct
transfer Tor BROOKLYN travel
e.n amt y 4 NJ limited eNpre,, 80 ". >. T.
h'pl, Z. and 81, l. NJ, and ~ midnight on SUNDAY
-, ajl 7 X. s,mA NJ 4 80 T. and T. milnieht
Ticket offices 52d AMI ga Broadway, No Asor House
ana loot u nr.hrussrs and CurtlHndt sts Court st.
BROOKLYN, IA l6, md lls hudson st. lubokcn depot
FRANK THOMSON, l. T. FARMER
General Manager 0enl PAAsou4sr Agent
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AND uSl'iE1 stNlEs M1ii' ROUTE

AND UNITED STATES Nll ROUTE.
ON AMI after NuN H. 1877.
Trains leave New York, DrshfUs%cs ana tortlauit
SIS Ferries follows
EAprcss Iiarr,uls. Pittsburgh the West anil South
with Pullman Palace Cars attached q A VI q aud 80
r. VI daily.
For Niham.port Lock Haven. CORY, and Erlc at 30
T. cuuu,t ung at Cory iur IltlsNtir. Petroleum
Centre, and the on Regions For NniAmslou amt
Look Haven't
For baltimore Washington. and The South, " Limited
NH,iu-t TON ENrr's, 81 Pullman ftrllI Cats daily, cN
cent SUNDAY. g 80 A NJ ; anne Ma-uultnn lur NJ
Rcsoar ~ : ~ A. NJ, /, $50, and or NJ SUNDAY $50
AMI - T. NJ.
Exlre-s Ion Philadelphia. 80 $50 . m 80 IAmitedl II
NJ, /. !. %. a. Obl 7. = 80, aud - T. NJ sunday. - \
NJ ,a.N. 80 = $50. aud o T. NJ Emlsrant ANA second
class, 7 T.
Boats OF Brooklyn Annex" connect with an through
train, atJers, city anorns speedy ami drcc trans
Ter Tor BruuklA % travel
For tram, 10 Ncwark. Elizabeth. Railway Princeton
Trenton Forth AmhuN, Termination. h. iNidorr, and
other points. lor al sch dulles 700 a fir.rt offices
Trains arrive. From rttslur-h 600 and ~ 4l and
~ + VI daily, ~ ~ \. VI nnl 900 T. daily. cN.
ccpt Monday From Washington ami Baltimore. q -
and ~ y. 10. 30 and ~ 10 J. SUNDAY.
1uand % iuA NJ From lhiladelphln. 40, q so - il.
10 ~ 10 ~ .oA - 49,. 100 A.. 49, 80. - no.
amt 20 @nl' VI SUNDAY, ''H, go, go 10 ~, II 30
600 and ~ "a 4 VI
1rhei Oniccs, a26 AMI ga Broadwav. Astor House.
aud loot o Dr.lru,.os ant tnrtnudt ste tOuIt II
bruukAn, IA ll6 ant ms Hudson st. luhok,u -, pot,
FRANK THOMSON l. T. lAkNlR
fl.-tf A..
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Double Track, the most Improved Equipments and
lA,lesl Ilme eon4sionl WIN nh.lIno snlel..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-22

The earthquake has caused more damage
at Iquique than was formerly reported, con-
siderable property, including stores, quays,
and ren thousand tons OF nitrate OF soda
ready for shipment in the harbor having
been destroyed. The railway communities
tons were 80 much damaged that it will re-
quire month to repair them. The earth
quake extended along the Peruvian coast at
the foot OF the Andes, that favorite region
for such commissions OF nature. The disas-
ter will be SO much more felt since Iquiqne
is almost the only port Of embarkation for
the products OF the Incas Republic.
The average cost or running the new
steam streetscars in philadelphia is $7 day,
and for horse-cars it is $3.50, both items In
Guiding interest and wear and tear. The
stean-cars run 30 much faster than the
horses that four are equal TO five horse-car
Other cities arc trying the new invention.
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VIRGINIA APPOINTMENTS. - Washington,
May 2O.-On Friday night last Colone!
Mosby had an interview at the White House
with the President on the subject OF some
OF the Federal appointments for the State
of Virginia. Colonel Mosby had another
interview with the President on the same
subject Yesterday morning, and urged the
appointment of Colonel w. w. Forbes as
postmaster at Richmond, and Of James ID.
Brady as collector OF internal revenue ut
Petersburg. The President then promised
Colonel Mosby that lie would direct COM
missions to he made out for both OF the
gentlemen named. Subsequently to his in
tcryiew with the President Colonel Mosby
stated in conversation with the correspond
emit OF the Sun that in the case Of the
internal-reycnue collector at Petersburg
he had made it tcst-case as between
native southern applicants and carpet
bacgers. Richards, the present collector, is
a Maine carpet-bagger. His disappointment
was pressed very strongly by Dir. Blaine,
and also by Mr.. Jorgensen, the Republican
member OF the House from the Petersburg
district, and the only Republican elected to
the House OF Representatives from fir-
ginia. Colonel Mosby was III bne spirits
over his success. He said that the rumors
that he had made personal application for
office under the Administration were err
roneous; that he had never in any OF the
interviews held by him with the President
and members of the Cabinet SAID one word
in reference to himself Washington Spe-
Baltimore Sun.
rive guess that Mostly is claiming credit
for an appointment which he had little in
flucnce in making.l