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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-14

III So much praise has been bestowed upon, ,
the article which appeared In the Dispatch
.of FRIDAY, advocating q James-riyer rail-
road, that we deem 1t but an act OF justice
to the author to state that II: was written by
DR.. w. q. WAIKER, Of Gooeh iand.
81 p. s. he is q native Of old Prince Edward.
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Al.sssyrsGsss "

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
e. AZ ELEGANTLAGE CURTAINS AT
xfraordinary baraains only $50 for set for two
NOTTINGHAM L1GE cuRTArEs q. $3.50, 50,
So. 90, ~. 90. IS. Sg, $40, S12, S15, and $50
q set for twD win Gowa; these curtains are from
- S1,to SO below regular prices;
CURTAIN MI SLIM ~ yards wide, CSC. per yard.
worth 35c.;
LACE LAMBREQ UINs, TERRY and DAMAskS,
for curtains: & Sls
Lh8fBREQUINS and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tsa--.sgst-s T3EyYBRUTHERS,.
A larze assortment of SILK HANDKERCHlEFS.
~ 49,, s-sssS fla IA sr $gSs
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e- COHEN BROTHERS, in order. to

-
reduce their extensive stock Of FALL and WIN
TER GOODS yeb OIL hand, will commence MON
DAY, Decen,ber 1st, to offer 1t ut great reduction.
To prevent their being carried over they have re-
duced many fabrics to less than wholesale value.
The many great advantages they possess in the
purchase of their goods place them before the pub
ic at Il lower price than ever known before.
They are also Offering line Of BLACK SILKS
that has never been equnlcd in quality or price.
BLACK SILK at SO, &c, and &c.; at 75c. cheap
mt 81; s. u.
Pure SILK (Gros Gra1nl at 81, equal to anything
ever offered at $l.4O; at $l.25 superior 10 The
general $3.50 goods;
Guinets No. Q at $1.40, usual value being Sl.92 !;
No. ! at S2, value being SO: q
Liyus,s CASHMERE SUBLIME at $1.65;
Bonnet's No. q at Sc Mol tthe finest quality man
ufactured) ut 1922, the usual value being
$4.75;
Also, very extensive stock of COLORED SILKS,
comprising all colors shades, and qualities, ut a
reduced price.
Their BLACK and COLORED SILK-VELvET
will be sold AT considerable reduction to close for
this season. de 20
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lH JANUARY, 1878.
GRAND ANNUAL CLOSING-OUT SALE OF
WINTER GOODS AT
THALHIMEE BROTHERS,
sol RRn An STREET

AS we do not believe IN carrying stock over from
one sea son TO another. we will offer entire stock
of desirable DRESS GOODS CACIiEMIRES. AL
PACAS, WHITE and COLORED FLANSELS,
CASSIMERES, SIIAWLS, SKIRTS, BLANKETS,
QUILTS, KNIT GOODS, &C., nj greatly reduced
prices In order to reduce stock. Call and ste our
line of goods and prices before purchasing else
where.
Our entire stock of DRESS GOODS, composed OF
Plain, Figured, Plaid, and Striped POPLINS.
KNICKERBOCkEE and mattel SSE
CLOTHS. ENGLISH and FRENCH CACHE
AIIRES, and Other styles, 1T greatly reduced
prices:
100 pieces GALLOONS--a colors and styles--ot
12Ec. yard-orlsnal value being 25c n yard.
This is great cIosipg-ouL SALE. of the season.
so pieces SILK BALLOONS at 25c. - yard. These
goods really worth double the money.
All shades BALL FRINGE at 1875. yard;
BLACK CACIIEMIRIsS and BLACK ALPACAS-
the greatest bargains of the season. Call and see
them before buying
A full linc of HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. such
as TOWELS, NAPKINS, TAhl.E-LINESS,
SHEETINGS, BED-TICks, 81 NIKE is
QUILTS, CURTAIN-LACES, &C., ut the very
lowest prices;
In CAsslMEREs, WATERPROOF and BEAVER
CLOTHS, FLANNELS, SKIRTS, SHAWLS,
&C., we have an excellent as ortment, ami offer
Them al extraordinary low prices;
Our line of WOOLLEN KNIT GOODS, HOSIERY,
GLOVES. Ladies', Misses, and Mems ME"lNO
UNDERSIIIRTS is complete, and offer them at
prices that cannot fail to suit;
We have one Of the largest assortmcnis of Ladies,
Misses, and Gcntlcmen's HOSE, GLOVES.
~ HANDKERCHIEFS, SCARFS, BOWS, SILK
MUFFLERS. &C., ut very low prices; L.
Our KID-GLOVE DEPARTMENT Is complete,
and offer The best Tw0-iiutton Light aud Dark
Shades KID GLOVES In The city ut SOC. pair,
and large line, all co!ors IT 75c II, and Sl.2o !;
40 dozen GCntlemens Light and Dark Shades
KID GLOVES at IL worth $3.50.
Our stocsof CARPETS we will offer at cost To close
them out for the season.
TTIALHGMER BROTHERS.
F. Ia COL Broad street.
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MT TO THE TRADE.

T.R. PRICE & CO.
would announce that after January !, 1878, they
will close cut af:. = j j..
PLAIN AND MATELASsE CLoAKs
at less than cost. This offers rare chance to pur
.'H.s chasers. ,g# 80 IN
FRENCH and DOMESTIC DRESS FABRICS at
! any fair price. Many Of those goods can be
bought SO per cent. less than at first Of winter
season; ,,,ss-.,...t a~.esl,;s.g
LADIES and GENTLEMES'S UNDERWEAR,
g. in GAuZE, GOssAMER, MERINo, aud ALL
WOOL;
For RHEUMATICs q lIne Of SCARLET UNDER
: WEAR; g2s 80,
GENTLEMEN's FURNISHINGS in CLOTHS,
CAsSiMERES, HOSIERY, GLOVES, COL
LARS, CUFFS, SCARFS, sc.
BLACK GOODS specially CASHMERES,B OM-
BAZINEs, ALPA CAS-. HENRIETTAS,
KNICKERBoGKERs, &C.; ne "E
CRETONNES, LINENS, Il
DAAASKs, sHEETINGs, e; @
SHIRTINGs, CAMBRtCS-
We offer unusual attractions for SPRING FUR
NlsHINGS; ~
( Look ut our CLOAKs; "a. s &.
Cheap line OF HONEY.COMB and MARsEILLES
e4 QUILTS. Now Ia the time for bargains. s
fss T.R. PRICE, q Co
b M5 81 1I01 Main street,
- I t. s.
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MARRIAGES.

Married, nc the residence of the brides father,
New Jersey, January 9, 1878, by DIR. Talmage.
RICHARD VAN HOUTEN to IDA, daughter OF
j. B. Wortendyke, of Midland Park, New jersey. 2
Married, in this city, on the 18th December,
1877 at Pine-Street Baptist church, by the Rev. j.
B. Hutson, Mr.. ROBERT A. SIMS to Miss MARY
q. BURTON; both Of Richmond. No cards
Petersburg and Baltimore papers please copy.
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w COHEN BROTHERS have on han

me- COHEN BROTHERS have on hand
oYei loo pieces Of WHITE FLANNEL, which
they are Offering at great reduction;
Their stock Of CARPETS will be sold regardless Of
cost to close;
large stock of NOTTINGHAM LACE CUR
:. TAINS In new designs; also, APPLIQUE and
|. BRUSSELS LACE CURTAINS. LAMBRE-
- QUIZ and VESTLBUBE LAGEs;' LINEN,
OILED, and APPLIQUE LACE SHADES;
A large lot of KID GLOVES ut 75c. and 81 also,
the LEROY" SEAMLESS KID GLOVE at
$l63. superior to any glove offered in this
country at 81. dc 20
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m vELyETs! VELVETs!-A large
stock in BLACK and CoLoRED, which We
offer at a5tOnIshIn2ly low prices:
BLACK SILK yELVETS at Sl.25, 81 so, S1.75,
So. and $3.50, worth Sc, $3.50, So, $3.50, and
81:
Wide BLACK SILK MANTlLLA VELVET at
81 worth 49,
Also, a full assortment Of yELvBTEENS In black
and colors. LEVY BROTHERS.
CLARK'S and COATS'S SPOOL COTTON at
60c. per dozen. j. IL
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ME- REMNANTS OF DRESS GOODS in
pieces of from two to twelve vards-prces fixed
. very low: ...t
1NSERTINGS-somc slightly soilcd will be sold
Very cheap; E
REMNANTS OF NOTTINGHAM LACES at great
bargains;
REMNANTS OF CALICOEs, at
: -. 800 LEVY BROTHERS.
CLARK'S and COATS'S SPOOL-COTT0N re-
ducedio sc. 4 spool. il Il
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MAJ WATERPROOF CLOAKs.

Y WATERPROOF CLOAKS.
A big reduction in prices. The stock must he sold ;
prices Exed below cost. We have also nice as
sortment of BLUE WATERPROOF CLOAkS
fall sizesJ for children.
Reductions in the prices of BL ACK-CLOTH
CLOAKS, which Is causing rapid sale. Don't
delayi you wanta good CLOAK ut Il low price.
We win sell real ASTRACHAN CLOAKS at S25-
the regular price is $35. We mean to close out
every article appertaining to winter wear, and
our low prices must Insure speedy sales. e..
.r. LEVY BROTHERS.
COATS'Si and CLARK'S SPOOL-C0TTON re-
duccd to sc. 1 spool. il ID
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nr DRESS GOODS! DRESS GooDs!-

Our low prices are causing rapid sales. Our
DOUBLE-TWILLED .COLORED CASH
SlERES are marvel of cheapness.
Our BLACK ALL-W0OL CASHMERES are ac-
knowledged cheap by everybody; ana Us for
SILKS they are being solo SO low that our prices
astonish tfn closest buyers.
GOODS OF every description NJ very low prices.
q -, LEVY BROTH Frs.
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ny COHEN BROTHERS are offering
very extensive lot Of FRENCH CASHMERES
which have been purchased recently 10 great adj
vantage, aud which will be offered at considerably
less than market value. de 20
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MET SPECIAL BARGAINS.

MT SPECIAL BARGAINS. .
LOW PRICES for first-class DRY GOODS will tell.
Large size VELVET RUGS at $4-regular price SO !;
MARSEIL LES QUILTS ut S3 worth SO, at ~ worth
Sc, at So worth So:
Extra heavy DUTCH QUILTS at $3.50 worth
$3.50:
WHITE QUILTS at Soc, 75c., $3.50. and $3.50
all % per cent. below regular prices;
Genuine X RUSSIA CRASH ut 10, 12k, Is, and 1G2c.
per yard, which Is from 10 Sc. per yard below
regular prices
HUCkABACK TOWELS al S0c.. 81, 1925. 81 80,
S1.75, 81, and up TO S12 per dozen. We show
the largest, best assorted, and cheapest TOWELS
In this city; ...s.e
FURS ut greatly reduced prices:
TABLE, -CLOTHS, NAPKlnS, and DOlLIES. Ex-
traordinary BARGAINS III this line at
CLARK'S and COATS'S SPOOL-COTTON re.
duccd TO sc. spool. ja Il
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~ CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS

Ny CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS
We are determined TO close out our stock of
CARPETS, and have fixed the prices very low
In me instances less than they can be pur-
chased for ut wholesale: but we intend closing
ont the stock. and expect to lose money In order
to acc Implish our object.
We also sfier great bargains in RUGS, MATS, and
HASSOCkS. LEVY BROTHERS.
Our BLANKETS are the cheapest ever offered.
3 IL Id .ft..aa. .9@.
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aT CoDLIVER OIL.
MEADE & BAKERS
INCIDENTALLY PURE.
IMPORTED DIRECT

we have the testimony Of physicians WHO pre-
scribe IT, and Of patients who la We taken It, tlat 1T
IS MORE ACCEPTABLE TO TIE STOMACH AND
MORE EASILY ASSIMILATED THAN ANY OrHBl!
OIL MEADE C BAKER,
importing and Dispensing Pharmacists,
nol5 gI9 srain street, Richmond, Va
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II n~KID GLOVES !! KID GLOVES ~
TWO-BUTTON DARK and MEDIUM COLOR ED
; KID GLOVES at 80, 7oc, 81, and sl:25 per
LIcsHT and WHITE KID GLOVES, two, three,
four, and six buttons, at the lowest prlct
GLOVES nj 25c. worth SOFA pair; -,
A large assortment of GLOVES OF all kinds for
men, women, boys, and girls: 49,, " i,
STOCKINGS in great variety for boys girls, and
women. Mt u. LEV BROTHERS.
3 CLARk'S and COATS'S SPOOL-COTTON at SC.
per spool. ss"' n14
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Ny BON-TON CORSETS. = We offer
the aboyc-named C0RSETS for sale, and can re-
commend them as being the best-Gtting; bcst-wear-
ing, and CHI, apes Corsets ever brought 10 this city
Special styles sizes can be furnished 1T few days
notice. We continue to keep the FRENCH-WOFE
CORSETS, and give very low prices on them.
= go ~ LEVY BROTHERS.
Don't forget our CHEAP BLANKETS. il Ia
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MEETINGS.

49,, RICHMOND, January il, 1878.
MASONIC NOT[CE.-The mem * +.
I'VE bers of LOGE FRANCHISE, No. So, Xxx
| are requested to attend stated communica-
ton OF their lodge THIS EVENING at O'Clock.
Members of sister lodges and transient brethren are
fraernally invited TO attend.
By order OF the w. NJ.
4, 1d-1tk Secretary.
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IN THE YEAR 1877.
On account of public free sch ools. INSECTICIDES 5!
The annuities to the University and the
Virginia Military Institute are paid by the
Auditor of Public Accounts.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ASA ROGERS, Second Auditor.
Ordered to be printed.
ADVANCED.
A number OF House bills were ordered to
be engrossed.
at 2 O'Clock ION motion Of Mr.. WHITE
OF Hanover) the House adjourned. -;
Personal.
ar. FAUNTLERoY requests that it should
be stated that the allusion Of Mr.. HENRY on
Friday to the gentleman cracking his whip,
&C., was intended for another delegate who
had participated in the debate on that side,
and not for him.
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- - OFFICE OF THE MERcnANTsAND
~. +, 4sss rs. PLANTERS SAVINGS BANK,
RICHMOND, January /, 1873.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of this bank will be held at their
Office ON TUESDAY EVENING. January 10, 1878,
at 8 o'clecS. WILLIAM A. disNkISS,5 ga
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THE NORTHWESTERN
MUTUAL I.IFE-INsURANCE COMPANY,
~ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
S1S,40s,&3 95

Admitted assets July ], S,40s,523 80
Surplus by Massachusetts, standard ,.. - -
a per cent? July l, fS77........S 2'Se7,Zss 81
Surplus by New York standard AZ -,
per cent? July l, 1S77...........$ 3-9s7ZeD o2
Excess OF interest receipts over go, ~,
death losses 10 january l. lS77.S l,6oo,sZo OIL
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Tt is deemed proper to add that the first
clerk in the Second Auditors Office, in adj
dition to his regular duties as such, has for
the last three or four years discharged the
duties Of secretary OF the Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund without additional com.
pensation, for which the State paid in 1860,
and for some years previously, $500 per an
mum. 3t 90.
Amount paid from. Second Auditors
Office on account OF education
IN THE YEAR 1860.
On account Of public free schools. .$2l7,02S 81
Annuity to University of
Virginia .S1O,uUu rs-..".....
Annuity to Virginia Military
i'Sli'ue - 16.5oo 90
Total. .s233,52S 81
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IS + u 4 81 syl
ii 1911 a.
, 1878-01-12
CENTRAL AMERICA.

PANAMA, Dec. 25.-The Star and Her.
aid has letter from Lima giving par
iculars of the loss of the steamer Atac
anna, which went to pieces on the rocks
known as Quiebr lolas. q short distance
south of Caldera, ON the Chilian coast.
on the night of Nov. 30th. Captain
Hill. officers. and many of the crew and
passengers were lost. In all 101 per-
sons were drowned and 80 saved. The
ship was on trip from Valparaiso to
Ca!lao. She struck at S p. NJ. when a
majority OF the passengers were below,
and SO instaDtar eous was the breaking
up of the ship that no time was given
to gain the deck. The cargo lost was
not of great value. and the. passengers
were mostly Chilians journeSing be-.
tween the ports, Mr.. Kennedy, agent
for the Pacific Navigation Company at
Charnaral, was returning from Valpa~
raiso on his wedding trip. He and his
wife plunged into the water. but before
they coald extricate themselves from
the floating debris. spar felis strik-
ing the lady on the neck, causing in
stans death. The husband afterwards
reached the shore, aud the body of the
bride was washed OIL the beach. The
bodies of Capt. Lambert and of the
purser were recovered.
Later information says the passen>
gers numbered FIVE and the crew sew
enty. 1t appears the shock burst cer-
tain pipes connected with the boiler
and the escape of steam mixed with
cinders prevented anybody getting on
deck to lower boats, with the aid Of
which and life buoys all on board might
have been saved. The total number
saved is thirty.
, 1878-01-12
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.--Several iE-
dictments found by the grand jury were
not men toned i'll their report to-day.
Parties against whom they were found
being At liberty. 1t was ascertained.
however, during IKE evening that t*To
OF them were against Kearney. one
against Wellock and one against O'Den-
nell. A. 3:45 P. NJ Wellock called at
the police station and inquired if there
was warrant out for him. He said he
had seen a report that he was wanted
on the bulletin board. and thought he
would call round and see what the bail
was. He was told there were two in
dictments aud the bail was Sc 900. IHe
quiring the name of the officer who had
the warrant. he and bis friend went out
in search of him. Shortly afterwards
they were served On him and the other
two The charge against Kearney is
.incendiarism and conspiracy. Wellock
and O'Donnel! are charged with cons
spiracv. All succeeded in furnishing
bail and we're released from custody.
, 1878-01-12
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

VICTORIA, Jan. s. The first flour
mill on the island is now at work It
Ssanich and turning out An excellent
article.
Councillor Finlayson has been asked
to stand for mayor.
The news from Caribco is more ex>
citing than ever. The big bonanza lode
hes been traced for many miles. and a
telegram to the Colonist to>night states
that the largest gold bearing quartz
field in the world is about to be devel-
oped. New strikes are made daily, aud
the rock from each lode is singularly
uniform in its character assaying from
$25 to $S5 to the ton.
The Freemasons are building brick
aud stone hall on Douglas street. A
new Odd Fellows hall of ar expensive
and beautiful design is announced.
, 1878-01-12
the EASTERN WAR.

LONDON, Jan. 3.--The Times, in a
leading editorial article says: "Once
more in the midst of disgusting ru.
mors we have the satisfaction to report
a reassuripg statement made by one of
the ministers. At the present moment
it ought to be regarded as finally de-
Gliding the position assumed by this
country. We may interpret his words
as meaning at least as much as they
say, and as an unmistakabls expression
of the present view of the ministry.
What, then, is the upshot of the Earl
of Carnarvon's speech. 1t is an ems
phatic, "a peculiarly emphatic, reiter-
stion of the neutral policy which the
ministers on all responsible occasions
have again and again asserted. This
decisive declaration has been made,
not at all too soon, but ought to TERMS
nate finally the alarm and excitement
by which the public have recently been
disturbed. For this purpose it should
be only necessary to add single con
sidera:ion to the Earl of Carnarvon's
statement. If this is the deliberate
judgment of the members of the cabi-
net, il is inconceivable that any less de-
cisiye opinion can be entertained by the
nation as a whole. If there be any dis
position anywhere to enter this war. if
insanity of such kind anywhere pre-
walls. it is to be found beyond question
in the conservative rather than the lib
erai ranks, and if the Esrl of Carna :
Won cannot conceive OF a repetition of
the policy of the Crimean war by his
own party, is it for g moment to be
supposed that the other half of the na>
ton would entertain it2 Let it be we'll
understood once for all that the most
responsible leaders in both parties deem
the policy of the CriHean war SO obso~
lete that it would be insanity to revive
IL and there will be an end of the pres.
ent unjustifiable war.
, 1878-01-12

By instructions of an Ameri-
can lady, Miss Thompson, who
has been resident in Edinburgh
for some time back, Marshall L.
Sons, jewelers., have manufac-
tured a set Of horse shoes of
solid gold, at the cost of two
hundred ponnds; and on Friday
a marc belonging to that lady
was shod in the precious metal
at the smithy Of Professor Baird,
veterinary surgeon, st. James
place. The shoes are of the or
dinary size and shape, and the
nails with which they were fixed
are also Of gold. The mare was
afterwards conveyed to Messrs.
Moir's horse repository, where
she has been at livery for the
past two months. and in the
course of the afternoon was
mounted and ridden about the
yard by Miss Thompson. The
animal was purchased for her
present owner at one of Messrs.
Moir's sales, about two years
ago, and since then has made q
voyage across the Atlantic. Miss
Thompson and her steed left Ed
inburgh for London, en- route, it
IS supposed, for America.
It is to be hoped that the
American woman who, in the
face Of the present suffering con-
dition Of the country, indulg-
ed in such reckless extrava-
gance, will not long have money
enough left to buy cowhide shoes
for herself.
, 1878-01-12

A sewing circle is a haven of
rest for certain restless femin-
inc souls. It is the only place
on this bleak earth where you
can hear everything about your
neighbor. 1t is q kind Of detec-
tive headquarters, where pro-
found secrets are told IN conf
dence to all the gossips in town,
the injunction Of strict secrecy
being only an added incentive
to tell everything you hear to
everybody you see, and to make
the stery as big and as bad as
possible.
, 1878-01-12
BY ATLANTIC CABLE

JAMAICA. Dec. GA number of
American citizens from Baltimore who
have taken forcible possession of Mo-
rant Keys. dependency of Jamaica,
and have established the Baltimore Gu-
ano Co., and have been shipping guano
despite warnings Of the United States
consul here and the government of Ja>
naica, have been driven off tho Keys
by II. N. steamer Blanche and brought
to Kingston. A Captain Jennet claims
to have discovered the Keys and to have
taken possession of them in the name
of the United States, and protests
against the conduct of the Jamaica au-
thorities.
HAVANA. Jan. 6.-Gen. Corana,
Mexican minister at Madrid. has signed
a treaty by which the naturalization of
Spanish subjects as Mexican citizens
since 1875 is declared void.
LONDON. Jan. 4.-The claim of Greece
to be represented in any European con-
ference really points to the acquisition
to Thessa'y and Epirius. and possibly
Crete. The Porte will strongly urge on
the powers the danger Of allowing the
question to be brought forward. as it is
calculated to create fresh complications
fatal to peace. ls
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. Give thousand
more troops have sailsd from Egypt for
Turkey. A further reinforcement IL
preparing.
RAGUsA. Jan, g. The prince Of Mon
tenegro has resumed command Of his
army in Albania.
, 1878-01-12

A little to the left of the main
aisle OF the House, and Just between
the first row of desks and the clerk,
writes the Chicago Tribune's Wash
lngton correspondent, is a little,
withered up,: nervous old man.
Mounted upon a complicated pedes-
tai built of wheels, platforms and
back, he bobs his head or mods it in
accord or discord with the gentle
man speaking. Rarely is his voice
heard. Whoever passes stops to
shake hands with him and speak a
few words to him, not that they have
anything special to say, but the
green members think it looks we'll
from the galleries to be seen in con-
versation with the Hon. Alexander
II. Stephens, of Georgia. The old
man is pitifully thin. His face is
livid and cadaverous. His head is
sunken between his shoulders. His
chest is depressed, and his arms and
lower limbs are fearfully and won
derfully thin. But weak and emaci-
ated as he looks, his muscles are al
ways in operation, and he jogs back
ward and forward in his wheeled
chair, or taps the floor nervously
with one foot continually. General
~ he wears hat soft black felt
and his many infirmities seem to
excuse this apparent breach of con-
gressional etiquette. and in fact al
most everything he does is referred
to the eccentricities of man brok-
en- down in health and rapidly ap-
preaching dissolution. Yet this
man. weak as he looks and worn as
he is, manifests miraculous vital
ity. He is seldom absent from his
pest; is always on the alert. watch
full. wary and ready. In this he is
a strange contrast with certain cox
combs in both branches who deem it
derogatory to their dignity to pay
any attention to the proceedings,
and who affect profound inaifer-
ence to all that goes on around them.
Stephens, on the contrary. listens
as attentively to the bill to pay John
Smith $40, IS Is to q measure regu-
lating the currency Of the country.
He appears to think that he was
sent to congress to know what il
going on, even if he does not par
ticipate. and it il painful to watch
the rapt attention the little shrivel-
ed-up old man pays to the proceed
ings.