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DtoposaIs

PROPOSALS for INDIAN SUPPLIES and
= TION.-DeDertment Of the Interior Office
81 s infaS AaaT Ny "a Sopo
directed % the Commioaer o. Indian zaSir. 8o az
IL a. ~. OF TUESDAY, June Is 1878 for nTnishue IA
the Indian service about 67b000 pounds baron
baking powder 2O0O 900 corn 900 pounfs cofee oo
600 pounds our $4,000 pounds feed 100000 pounds hard
barrels pork $4,000 pounds rice 1000 hounds ~,
10000 pounds tobacco 200 900 pounds salt 100 01 noos
soap 5000 pounds Soda 10000 pounds sugar 5e00o
Also BLANKETS wOOen cotton goods Cconssne IN mar,
Ss 3D. yards duck 2issS s ysf S SOSc as
yars gham 81 300 yards; Kentucky jeans 400 vards
satinet 1000 yaras ob brown shsssing. 2s0ooO YARDS
yards calico stirring 300 YARDS Winsey 75OS
groceries notions hardware medical supplies. a msce
laneons articles such a. wagons harness. pOegh rakos
Also transportation for such Of the supples good. AID
articles that may not be contracted for 10 be delivered the
Bids must be made ont on Government blanks
Schedules showing kinds quantities 81 subsonce
supplies required for each Agency and the kinds and
titles gross az all other goods and articles. together
TO be observed by bdders time place of delivery
contract and payment transportation routes and all other
Inc milan Once in washington or Nas 81 gn5 81 Hose,
Neao York Il. NJ. KiEeee0 No 20 Clinton place.
he Commissaries OF Subsistence o. ) a. az CHICAGO ssf
Louis Sioux CITY, saint Pau, LeaYenyorh, Omea. and
BIDS viii be opened the DAY above stated and
bidders are invited 10 be present at the opening.
Certified checks only receivable on the following banks &c
following banks Government DepOsufes
least per cent OF the amount o. TIE proposal yz Chemical
polItan National New-Y0sk Ninth National. Se|Yofk
Philadelphia NaiOUal Phiaeelphiai First Naiona Bal
more; Thlfd National Cncnn1ili Union NatOnal ferDs
FgIrfh National ST fouls and Citizens National. WASH.
ton d. C., and United states Assistant
IL. A It. 1ufr.
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STEAMBOATS, ano RallroaoS

A LBANY and TROY by DAY BOATS.-C.
~ VIBBARD and DANIEL DREW
leave ESs,r '5IcSt 1er at 80 ard I'm slrL lf e az .
kcepsio RhnebccK. Saugoftes Catskl and Hudson. To
E E [Ss a S % BY "SE u S bo
lyn a. a. M, connecting at Albany VITA Trains NORTH
BRIDGEPORT. and all points on Housatonic
- aud Naugauck Railroads Fare 81 steamer bridgeport
aud bridgeport at II D. m
DOR RONDOUT and KINGSTON.-Farc -
L cents NLwBuEGH and below. 80 CENTS Land At III
ton. r0U Esopus connecting with Ulster and
North Inyer. foot Of Iiarfison.st
EOR NEW-HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRING
termeaie points steamers leave Pier -. f. H., daily lSun
ta1 Trims ~ NsvI wen en- tr uayir Sprogded 1cE
cts sold and bagage checked at %! Broadway NewYork
turn 81 go '''''A''"
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD - GREAT
bor TKuS NIX a., LINE AMP TSIL s3 SITES Mall
YolE via Desbrosses ami Courtandt streets Ferries fol-
Express for Harrisburg ritts6grg. the West and South
with Pullman Palace Cars attached, m aud 80 y. w.,
For %p@'Pqg Lex pysg Cory Ed and E1s at S3oP
the OH Regions. willamlport and Lock Haven, a. IN.
nEGR Spices. q Pullman raTlO. Cars daily except sun
a m G.SO and a IA m Sna,iav G.gn aud n n n, ~ " V
Express for Phlialeipha i3O7sO 500 g. $3.50 Imitedl
and am. B. d $780, 1880 $50 p ETlgrSat
Boats OF rookyn Annex" connect with all through trains
az Jersey CITY, anordug speedy and direct transfer for
For tians Newark Elizabeth Railway Princeton Tren.
see local schedules at all Ticket onlces.
Trains arrive From psburg $50, lOiO a. m, 1920
m, daily; lO:l0 M ESQ daily except Monday. From
Washington and Baltimore G51. $40 M, 4;l0, 6:l5 1910
liO go f65O, loo a M 2IO, 40 SI5' $50 $40
1910 1920 p. Sunday, J01 ESQ., $40, 1000, lit5O
T:Esi o9aes, 52e and oH broadway, 10 Asor House
pd BT9oyp AnqeS Depot foot Of fqtoqs Br9oyn S9s
IinieranI Ticket 6nice 10. battery place '
FRANK THOMSON, T. P. FARMER.
General Manager. Genl Passenger Agent
SPECIAL NOTICE to TOURISTS.
The Lake Superior Transit Company Is running Ten Spleen
did Passenger Steamboats, between Buffalo ana Duluth and
FIVE sAuINGs WEEKLY
E T. EVASs, General Manager Buffalo. N. Y.
THE MARY POWELL, fare 20 cents, for West
P SSr Mo6 Tae PSP SSd o
Spring by ferry leaves daily from Vestryst Pier 80. N.
WEST POINT or NEWBURGH.-Daily Eek
main at WEsT PoiNT hoursi NEwBURGH nearly 2
hours due at New.York on return at $50.
ISO MILES for 10 CENTS.
lou Citizens Line-Troy boats-stae.rooms only 81;
ber % cents lt class faro % cents New palace steam
Sturdy S sunday ah az D. FROM Per 49, ~ R foot u
Leroys sure connection with express trains for all points
DODDs EXPRESS, ga broadway n. ", aud Courtst,
BROOKLYN.
ST 50 TO BoSroN-FiFst-class,
VIA
TIRE OLD RELIABLE"
sToNINGToN LINE.
ELEGANT STEAMERS LEAVE DAILY
Sundays exceptedl from
Pier 80 N. r., foot Jay-st., at p. IN.
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foet an0 fonno.

DANK BOOK LOST. Bank book No. AL 1913
I'D Bowtry savings Bank Is missing Ihe 1naeI =
m ay OF july 1878 application Will be made TO The BANK
for new book
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Bankrupt Not ces.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
~ STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW.YORK-In the matter Of JOHN TAYLOR, bankrupt
In bankruptcy warrant NJ bankruptcy has been issued By
said Court against the estate Of JOHN TAYLOR Of e CITY
al OF the County OF NewNOrk, Of the slate Of
NewYork IN said District adjudged bankrupt the pe
ton Of his creditors the payment Of debts and the de-
livery Of property belonging % said bankrupt 70 nm 0f
his and the transfer 81 any property by Inn arc ior
law meeting % the creditors O said bankrupt 10
prove their debts assgnees Of hrs
tote will Court OF Bankruptcy 10 be holden al No
the City Of New-YOTk. In said District
the 2sh day Of June A. b. 1873 At O'Clock at The ONCE
ofJAMES r. DWIGHT, esquire one Of TIE Registers In
Rausruptcvo of said Court LOUIS 4. PAYN,
MaTsh1l-MesgFu0or.
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49, OFFICE No ~ WATEHsT.
BROOKLYN, y. Y, June 10 1873.
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
- the trustees the New York and Brooklyn bridge AZ
their office ~ waiers, Brooklyn uni; " the 27th
DAY june 1873 for the manufacture and delivery about
hundred and three COB tons Of gyanzee eharcoslIoa
wire
indOrsed "PTOD0s8l5 for Wrapping Wire"
W. A. ROEBLING, ChietFnginoer
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fnrnlIure.
miscellaneous.

CAD last seasons patron OF our office, yes
f,rfav Your pr,cess g. perfect Gol.seud 10 honse.
keepers" We equally successful with clothing NAPH'
TUt RFNONATTNG works. Of1cc 80 East iithst.
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TIHTS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on The
10th day Of June a. D. 1873. warrant In ia kfuney
issued against the estate Of SAMUEL HUkLByI q
the New IN the County 81 NeHfOrk aud Sie
York. who has been aJudged bankrupt on hs oEn
petitions that The OF debts ana delivery OF aBy
property belonging such bankrupt TO him or i0 Dis use AID
the transfer properly by him. forbidden ~ law
that meeting OF The creditors bankrupt - prove
their debts asgnees 81 hs estate,
will held Court Of bankruptcy, 10 be holden az No
WaIren-st. IN the city OF New-fOriy before
John W. LITTLE, esquire, Register the 18th day ~
JUne A. d. ISIS al iO o'clock q. m. LOUIS r. PAYN.
: al District f YORK
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THE GREAT PROVIDENCE LINE.

To BOSTON via Providence direct
FULL NIGHTS REST ONLY A. NILES OF RAIL.
The iayonte Palace steamers
MASSACHU SETS, Captain Ray Allen,
RHODE ISLAND. Captain Jesse Mott,
Leave daily Sundays excepted nom Pier 20 North River
foot Narrenst D. Passengers m Boston at
an. No intermediate landings between New-Hork aud
Providence
THE OLD RELIABLE STONINGTON LINE.
FOR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST,
at D. NJ. from Pier 80. North River, loot Of Jayst
Fare by this lre ro hOs on ~ 20, nrst class.
StaterOOms ami tickets FOk EITHER III NJ secured AZ
No 3B3 Broadway and nc all offices OF WescOts Express
Company Also tickets sold at al hotel ticket offices.
Freight via either inc taken az lowest rates
ID. \ BABCOCK President
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NETWORK and PHILADELPHIA NEW
FALL RIVER LINE
BOSTON
- IL -.L.-.- ~ IA NaMnnrt .

IL FOR
BOSTON
And all points East VIA Newport and Fall River
Monmouth Palace steamers BRISTOL aud PROVIDENCE
leave new YORK daily from foot OF MurTay-st
EPM SUNDAY TRIPS ; From g y r.
. x ~ June 3 TO september >, Inc. ; Pier
Leave Brooklyn, via Annex boat at $50 p. M
Tckets and secured AZ all principal hotels and
ticket Offices NJ the pier and on steamers, ,,,,.,,
GEO L. CoNSoR General Passenger Agent
EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
4 4 ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAIL Ja1. l.
1877 eaye depots foo; OF COErtandt aud DesDross t
Al $50 m Night Express, daily Tor Easlon, Bstshe
Allentown Msuch Chunk WilKosbarre Piston aafto ~
mira Ithica Auburn Rochester Buiato Niagara s and
the West pullman sleeping coaches attached. ...-
INV "''s i"" RoETf IA. SAYRE, supt and t.lgE
Geneal Eastern once corner Church aud Courtandt sA
CHAS II. CUMMINGS. Agent.
I ONG BRANCH and PHILADELPHIA, via
N NcwJersey southern Railroad. Crmmencing NAY 3,
1873 Will leave NewYOrk. Pier 8. North River
QoOt RocOrst connecting sandy Hook with trains for
Long Branch $3.50 a m. l. 4 ana D m.
Red Bank aud Toms River $50 a. ~. l and p IN.
BarDcRat aud TuckerlUn ?. m.
Niucnnd. BEidgetou and atlantic tlty p IN
Philadelphia and Pen btrtOn ana y M.
Sundays for Ions liradrh $3.50 o. ~.
II. >. SNEDEN.
Mana
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TFIHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on tn

Tk'HIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the
4 sih day OF June A. d. 1873. warrant IN bankruptcy
issued against the estate Of ARNOLD Flesh DANiD
FLESH and U-IUS MUELLER Of The city Of NfN-
York, In the COuuty II New orr ana staie ol Nov
York beea adIudgcd baukrupis on their Own p
0n tat Tue pavmeut debts aud delivery Of any pr
cry belonging 10 such bankrupt 70 them OF %
and the transfer u property Dy them ar
forbidden by law that meeting on the creditors o. tAe
said banknpts to prove their debts and 70 ca9osr one OF
assgnees their estate will held az Court Of BANK
rptcy to holden No l30 Fultonst IN the CITY q New
YORK before Edgar keichum esquire Register on tne Sl
"'' VI '"'' " - LOUIS T. PAWN.
L. 5 Sfarsi as Messenger southern District OF NewYork
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Fourteen Through Trains way daily three Depots in
Philadelphia, two IN Now-io rE.
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Coruornllon Notices.

GEALED proposals will be received by tn t
= re DEPARTMENT until the inst for Altering repair
iUq &C. buildings Nos l0l and 1913 FuonsL For u par
tculars see Tie City Record For sale at No cry HAN
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A DUMAHAUT, late S. X. BALL g. CO..
"A. No. rs EAST l4THsT. - -,
,lnafn lnnnnf
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DcntlsIru

DR. WAIT. 40 East 23d-st., the best dent
siry of every description, at the lowest living prices
Call and examine specimens Extracting under gas ono each
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nor NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRING

Il FIELD. WHITE MOUNTAINS. MONTREAL. and in.
temedate points steamers leave Pier -, f. H. daily (Sun.
days excepted az and II p connecting with spec
raj trains al Nowaycu for Hartford Sprin gheld &C. Tick.
sold and baggage checked az ga Broadway. NewIOrk
and COurtst Brooklyn Excursion Haven
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NEW YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON
~ RIVER RAILROAD.-Commencmg April %. 1873,
through trans Will leave Grand Central DEPOT:
500 a. m. Western and Northern Express, drawing room
cars Rochester and 81. A'baus
lO.3Oa me- Special Chicago and western ExproSs, with
drawing 10 Csnandagua, Rochester and Buuao
100 Express To Utica aud Rutland, drawing room
car O. SamtOgl - ,.
COO p M 81 Louis Express. daily with sleeping cars for
through dag In the week also, sleep
ing cars Tor ima0 Niagara Falls Toledo aud Detroit and 60
Montreal excepting sunday night. via saratoga.
78n Fast Express for Rochester, and corning via
Geneva, with through sleeping cars. .
$50 Pacific TX res=. daily, win sleepng cars LOT
Rochester Niagara Falls Buffalo, cleveland Toledo Detroit
also WATERFOWL excepting saturday night,
and Montreal ST. Adams excepting saturday and sun
day NIGHTS. ,., .,...,.. .... 49, =, ~, ~.
WAY raius per Local Time Tables Tickets Tor sale
No. 2Bl aud ALB Broadway and a WestcOtt Express
Co Offices Nos. rarh-place ls5 and Jl2 Broadway New
YORK, and SO MashlugtGu-st, Brooklyn
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70 PHILADELPHIA,
VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

THE OLD ESTABLISHED ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
between
NETWORK AND PHILADELPHIA
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HALIFAX COUNTY.

MAY y, 1878.
Editors Dispatch: AS planter we thanb
you for your late editorial on "The Tobacco
Tax" Why do our representatives waste
their time upon such dead issues as the
Florida investigation No earthly practical
advantage can come from it.
The farming interests, certainly Of the
tobacco-growing section, are in deporable
condition. We have cried wolf so long that
now, when the wolf is really at our doors.
we arc not believed. Look at the price OF
cur great staple-averaging in Danvllle
little over Sc per hundred, and bear in mine
that Danyille is the fine tobacco market OF
the State. You published in your paper
the daily sales at the Richmond warehouses.
Lowest price paid, 81; highest from 50 to
IS per hundred for loose tobacco. DanVlllc
affords no criterion for the price OF tobacco
from the country at large, because only tne
finest grades are carried there. Let Lynch
burg, and Farmville, and South Boston puo'
lish their average sales, and they VIII DC
nearer three than six dollars.
We are told to make better tobacco. With
the seasons Of last year it was impossible.
The continuous rains OF September and DC.
tober made the tobacco poor in quality,
and, with full crop planted, necessltated
it's being cut and housed. The same cause
prevented the sun-curing, and the rains
continuing through November greatly i'll
jured the crop by "house-burning." These
causes, over which the planters had no con-
troll, made the crop poor and chaffy, though
every effort was made for q good crop. This
season about q third Of crop Will be plant
ed in Halifax, on account OF the poor price
and scarcity OF plants. There is great
scarcity of plants, and the cool, wet wea-
Their has kept them from growing. The
few already set out have been greatly in
iured by the heavy, beating rains.
The wheat crop is greatly damaged by
rust, and il the rainy weather continues
few days longer will be ruined. Three
weeks ago the prospect for a fine crop was
never more promising, to-day never worse.
Corn is backward, and wants work; in few
instances has it been touched since it was
planted, on account OF rain. So you will
see that even the most hopeful look gloomy.
Even in this condition Of affairs we find no
forcible readiusters. That party. il it ever
had an existence In this section, is dead.
= .s-g PLANTER,
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left very few ching ninred Oats and
grass ARE growing viii, rapidly, but early
spsnnted corn came up very badly, and
poor stand generally owing TO SO mitch
cold, damp. weather recently. There IS
great complaint of the ctt.Worms q pest
which has not given any trouble for many
years.; They are hrmef ous.s and deYour tn e
corn.plant yoraciousIy, and there seems
to he very little renedy =, except TO resort 70
the troublesome exped,eut OF aWorIning the
corn-hill. Their multi plicity seems to lie
in the fact that early ploughing could not
begin until Marcb, which was. TOO late for
those severe freezes to destroy the oya OF
the insect. q. + .:a..i yfs.f< .:t
The apple crop Is an unusually heavy one one.
but peaches, cherries, de-, may have been
much injured by the, frost. rfs,l5 $50
VIey little stock Is selling, and at extreme ,l
" low prices. There seems to be iuli or
stagnatlon in all departments OF trade. IT'S
bard for the producer TO. find a market
especially for cash-for any OF his. surplus
OF grains and bacon, and were it not for the
Ore Knob copper-mines, eighteen miles DIS
tant, in Ashe county, N. c., the farmer
would have greater difficulty in disposins
OF his surplus. These mines are owned
and worked by a wealthy Baltimore com.
pany. They have great many employees,
and are doing an extensive business IN the
production Of refined copper. More anon
~ ~s SGT a[.ts.'t f. Nj. Y.
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CONVENTION OF ISRAELTTEs.-Nelc I0rE,
May 2S.-The annual Convention OF the
American Board OF Israelites was held last
night. Isaac B. Hackenburg, Of Philadel-
phia, president, reported the condition Of
the Jews in and around the seat Of the Russo
Turkish war was such as to compel them
to fly to other and more hospitable places
in Bulgaria. Jews especially were subjected
to the grossest outrages. The comglittec
reported that the alliance "Israellte Uni
verselle'' had done noble work to alleviate
distress, and the Jews in America had con-
tributed over a million dollars towards the
work. After some discussion the following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee be request
cd to continue their efforts to secure the
ADHESION OF the Eastern congregations to
the union OF the Armenian Israelites, in
order to obtain the necessary number Of
members to consummate the plan OF union
between it and the Western, and also that
the delegation be sent to a conven ton Of
the Union to express the sentiments Of the
Board Of the plans OF the joint committee,
aud suggest such changes OF bylaws as
may be deemed necessary.
The following officers were then elected:
President, Meyer S. Isaacs; Vice-Presi-
dents, Samuel Wolf and W. B. Hacken-
burg; Treasurer, Ezekiel Cohen; Secre-
tary, A, l.. Sanger.
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R1sr THE LATEsT3oF THE SEASON
-, AT s, go 49,
SYCLE BROTHERS.. ~

All the newest shades OF SILKS at 81 per yard !;
Yenld he cheap at 81 60 per e, yard 5T nsr yard.
81 BLACK SILK reduced TO Soc; 80.
HhAfE nsa other snadss fa 5
pREss sSobs.sll the latest styles; d.
~ MERsA, BUNTiNGs, MODE ALPACA, and
a great many other styles ut 25 per cent. less
BI AK sI; cAsHaEREs from sec. to l.25 per yard
25 per cent less than ever. .s.
FIJI RSr y eENA
IRON GRENADINES reduced from SOC. to 25c;
Gentiemen's FANCY HOSE at 25c worth Soc;
BATISTtc at 64c.. real value &c.;
CohohEb III linens for boys wear at Csc. worth
FIVE ~ SIX. AND E1GHT-BUTToN Isle
Use. KID GLOVES reduced to Soc;
81 KID GLOVES reduced TO 75c.;
BAIH-TOWELS ut 25c., real value 3Oc.; .-..
NGsh ICES
LINEN 4 Sn SUITS from 50 to $40; ,,.
Good, TOWELS a, So per dozen; larger at s2.So
srR snP Is SWISS FRENCH MUSLIN at 1eHc.
Extra SIX. Ladies STRIPED HOSE at soc. worth
HOSIERY in great variely-1il cue !atesS s'Tipc3:
| Ladies BALBEiGGAN (USBLEACHEDlH HOSE at
in great variety and styles;
| LINEN HANDKERCHIEF at SIC. worth 1Uc.;
| DOTTED SWISS at Csc. worth 35c.
| -Four Ladies' MERlN0 VESTS for 81 worth Sl.oO
Four Genilemen's MERGNo SHIRTS for 81 worth
| $3.50; =.
LINEN LAWNS ut 1Oc. worth 25c.;
IA HEAVY LINEN. for gentleinen's wear at sue.
| would be cheap ut 75c.:
| All the latest styles of GUlPURE CoLLAKS ana
BLACK SILK VELVET for TRIMMINGS;
| All the newest styles BUTTONS;
| PARASOLS in great variety: $780,
! O0aSHIRT-FRONTS, all linen, at one shilling
STRIPED ViCTORlA LAWNSa at Oc worth Csc.
| COLORED CANIBRlCS from to &c..
WHITE LINEN for PANTS ut 40, 90, and Coo
| per yard worth 25 per cent. more;
FRENCH ORGANDiES at one shilling worth 4Oc.
| LONG CLOTH for APRONS n zoe. worth 40c.;
| SYCLE BROTHERS, 31l Broad street,
between Third and Fourth streets.
Persons wishing sam pies will please send postage
| INV 27
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The Tobacco. Tax.

we are glad that the Senator from New
Jersey, Mr.. MCPHERSON, proposes at once
to move that the reduction OF the tobacco
tax is inexpedient.9 1t is time that the peo-
pie should know what is to be done about
this tax, which is so interesting to the
trade. The suspension of business that is
caused by the uncertainty OF the action OF
Congress is doing world OF injury, espe-
cially to this city.
The LoRIELARps are GIr. MCPHERSoN'S
constituents, and they are the "bloated' y
monopolists who are opposed to reducing
the tobacco tax because reduction will
open the manufacturing business to larger
number Of competitors. We observe that
congressman in both branches are inclined
to /" grease the fat SOW" and monopolists
are sure to get strong support. Desiring
the defeat OF these gentlemen, the .LoRIL-
LARDs, for their hostility to young and
meritorious enterprise, we think, never
theless, they will do the trade service
by hurrying the settlement Of the
question. The injury that is daily being
done to the tobacco trade is little under
stood by the country. It is OF the last lnl-
portance that the question should be settled
at once. 1t has been put off and put of, and
talked almost to death, and now comes that
unfortunate party excitement about frauds
that disturbs the sincere disposition Of Con-
gress, and puts in greater doubt all pend
ing, practical questions.
The great curse to this country is the I'M
certainty and delay OF legislation. This
great evil is steadily diminishing public de-
yotion and unsettling the minds Of men
about our system of government. Men de-
sire to have the rewards OF their industry
undisMrbed by tickle legislation-undimin-
ished by public policy and the delay OF
legislative action. There is never session
that some branch Of industry is not greatly
exercised by legislative uncertainty. Mil
lions are being lost while legislative parti-
sans quarrel, or the disputes over the
schemes OF monopolists and the little
stratesies Of small rings and corrupt
trickstcrs obstruct. the course OF business.
It is through these things that corruption
steals into Congress and impairs the public
welfare all the time. We doubt whether
there is another civilized land where the
real interests OF the honest and solid PEG.
ple are so iostled by the tricks and contri-
yances OF mouopollsts and spectators.
We trust at least that Congress will end
anxiety by immediate action upon the to-
bacco tax, the bankrupt bill, and resump-
ton. This would end a world OF appre-
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l4RAYsON COUNTY.
fcorrcsp ondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l

Z = = = SEES ~
WILSON, Va, May "a, 1878.
j; The wheat crop, so far, is the most pro.
missing we ever saw, when the acreage and
quality Of lanG are considered. At this
writing there is no appearance OF rust,
which is now the Threatened and dreaded
blight our farmers mostfear to snatch from
Jheir gamers one OF the most promising
wheat crops ever known in this. county.
We hear OF rust In many parts OF Southwest
Virginia, and II, is even reasonable to pre-
sumo that the farmers OF this county viii
haye to share their part Of the anticipated
blight On the 10th instant I'VE had severe
frost, according to the coniectnreof some
almanae-ca cniator, which, had 1t not been
fora suadentc change Of teinp erature which
brought up fog. clouds, and rain, would
have been quite destructive tosmuch yege-
Mercury was down to 32e Fahren-
he.t. and many plants were iEozen, hut the
frost and ice being 50 radually thaWed out