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GENERAL MARKETS.

t-E NE" GOhA DIX suOOU5 ukAkkhEt.
; MARCH 12.-With the dry-good5 iobbers there
has been very fair business for the di.agreeable
weather that has been present, which has been su-
cently bad to have restricting influence upon pur-
chasers. matter how active the trade might have
been. There Is u good number Of buyers In town,
and the selections OF staple goods they have been
fairly active; yet in colored or fancy goods where
designs and coiors arc OF value In selections, the
weather has been considerable or adrawback.
In the assorted selections Of cottons there has
been fair aggregate OF business reached: yet In no
line do we lind any special activity, although IN
come makes and styles there is more doing than IN
Others
Printing cloths, with light sales continue quiet,
quotations being nominal ut 3isGl3 7-l6c. for 64x
81 extra and standard goods. and SIC. for 56XG0.
Prints OF special styles arc III demand, but with
the business light, 1t Is not much IN favor OF the
plenlifuness OF special styles. With tobbers we
ud fair business, yet the general trade Is anyhing
but satisfactory.
Beached coItons are specially active. although
OF some makes Their. Is q fair amount OF sales
reached through wide distribution.
mand, vet we lind that while most hoases complain
OF qliet trade the business has beer OF fair pro-
portions for the weather.
Dress goods have been In moderate request for
the better qualities, while of some of the low grades
we ind the movement very good. yet tbs last men-
ton must be allowed as the exception and aot inc
rule. lfst IL .si. 4
Ginghams continue very quick both for dress
STYLES aud staples. anh receipts lnd rapid and
ny deliyery.--JoerRdle Of Commerce..
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Federal Securities.


DEMAND FOR GOVERNMENT
BoSDS-AN UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL
MOVEMENT.
NEW York, March lit is stated that
the demand for Government bonds from
leading cities is steadily increasing. Since
Monday orders have been received from
Cincinnati amounting to S250,000, and
equally large sales have been made to 1inan-
ciaI institutions in Cleveland, Chicago, and
st. Louis. Orders from the West are gene
rally divided into small amounts, and are
believed to be chiefly for investments by
persons who have formerly deposited in
savings banks.
A heavy dealer in Government securities
states that within the last two or three days
over 81, 100000 in bonds have been sent to
Boston, and that correspondents write that
the drafts upon savings banks in that city
during the last week for reinfestment in
Government bonds are heavy. Some say
ines banks in this city are disposing OF part
of their mortgages to secure more available
assets. Two of these institutions invested
Yesterday $250,000 each in Governments Sc
curities at single bank. This dealer stated
that over S10,000,000 in Government bonds
changed hands last week in this city alone,
an amount unprecedented in any single
week since the time of the placing OF the
45-per.cents.
A letter received yesterday from promi-
nent St. Louis banker stated that there was
growing distrust OF savings banks and OF
real estate security in the West. The un-
usally low price OF United States bonds had
stimulated the demand, principally among
small depositors. &
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three preiates to examine fntu the affairs Of
the Church Id PoInfld and propose a solt;.
ton OF the pending question.
s. Russia, Turkey. ENGLAND.
LONDON, March IA. "A special from Ber-
lin TO the Times says the Ang1o-A Austrian
demand That the whole Russo-T Turkish
agreement should be submitted to the Con-
.gress arises from the fact that special and
secret arrangements have been entered into
independentsof the special treaty. ItWould
be clearly useless to examine the latter un-
less Russia guarantees that it contains all
that has been done. i ID 81.
a ST. Petersburg paper fntimates that
Russia will refuse to submit all the points
Of the treaty to the congress, and its state
ment that If the mission OF the congress IS
10 result in peace, subjects not OF a Eu-
ropean character, aud which might lead to
excited and resultless discussions, must be
set aside. has strengthened the current be-
lief in the secret treaty.
LONDON, March 14.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent OF the Times says that the
accounts OF warlike preparations in Eng
land and Austria cause but little excite
ment. The conviction that peace will be
maintained is general.
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TOBACCO MARKETS.
RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE.


The breaks to-day comprised 2l2 bogsheads, 16
iierces, and boxes. The offerings at auction on
Change were SIS packages; OF which number Ga
were taken In, and the remainder sold ut prices
ranging from $3.50 to $50.
The market Is tolerably brisk, offerings increasing
and very generally taken, mostly by rehanders and
stemmcrs. The manu- facturers are buying SPAR
ingly, and only as they need it to fill orders. which
will continue to be the until the tax question,
now pending in Congress, is settled. The offerings
are mostly common grades. good article sells
readily, when offered, ct fair prices. We quote:
Common TO medium leaf for rehandling, 94@S5.
Stcmmers are paying for Tugs $250@$3.50; COM
mon leaf, $4@s5: medium TO good leaf, $G@$8;
fine, $40.
There are Il few Colony shipping Tugs on Tie mar
ket ut from. S. 10 &c.
Black rehandled shipping Tugs are held at from So
to s. and $3.50. Bright wrappers-common TO me-
dunn, S15@S20; good to finc,.$25@$40; extra,
500. Colony filters, ss@S15. For smoklns-ro-
baeco-very common bright. $6t@$7; medium to
good, S10@Sl5; fine. 81 S@s20; extra, $25@S30.
Loose Tobncco.-Quotat;ons for loose are : Black
wrappers, G@0c.: good stemming wrappers, TIC
SNc.: black stemming (iiicrs, 5@6lEc.; stemmng
lugs, 4Ga5c.: French Tugs. 2Gg31c.; common work
ing Tugs, 2@4c.
Western T1bucco an the Richmond MurEet.-
The market has shown no marked activity during
the past week. Still there has been some demand
for old sound western filters from our manafac-
turerS, and some round lots changed hands at fair
prices. Very little new coming in. Our manufac-
turcrs are only taking the old, and ncgccting the
new we quote Lcaf-Common, 5MGc.; medium,
6%@e7c.; fair to good, SM9c.
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lard Prime. barrels and sierces, ssasl9c. 1 -
oroa soe syl ss
50I55c. d gallon: NeH Orleans, prime. ~ 06c.
Sat !: Liverpool, from store. St.3S. Ground
saoar Crushed. ali ic = powdsrci rranu.
lated, 10c.: A. 91@9Kc.: =. &c. =, exira z,
s s,s,y ye,oM cut loaf Porto Rico
sosp: Common. 5ta7c.: best wa.hins. s@sc.s
toilet. 15M2oc and lancT prices: e,Iiniry 4aeSc,
imperial. sl.10@s1.e0; gunpowder. el45@I.7c
Tor strictly choice. ~ .sts a.5 e IS y
Hides. Leather. &c.
Hides Green. 4G5c.; dry salted. 12@i13c.: drJ
f shl a195ssSi sst sailed wei saea Gag
Leather: Sole leather. oas. @4or,: cole ieatnr
hemiock. 1s@25c.: country upper. 3OG5nc.; c1ty
e ealai zs ssa5s ,S nsa = s s
SKINS, French. Sl.15@s2.25. p d.; rough ekir:inS
IRON. Steel. nails. ac.
+: Iron: American refined Old Doiptalon. z lilo
az 3-10c. q H.; English and American sheet, 80
&C.; Swedes. hammered, 5ac.; hoop. 4G6 Pig.
wSrm-bast Charcoal s2zSs2s; Penns ylyan,s an:
tnracite. s2o@s22: West VIRGINIA coke. .2 1Gs2s
R 1|,isssses g ssA5Sao Ss per ke
Nails: Old Dominion, s2.6o per key for starc.
ard-that is. teI-penny: other sizes extra,
plomgh- Castings: wholesale. afG4ks.; fetai
RoDe: Manilla best. 14a15c.: Ju,e. $685..
Rags: Mixed cotton, &c.; Write, &C.; wco!len
Liquors, Wines, ac.
Ale: Scotch, best brands, pin,s sahes..25
'o Brandies Domestic. s1.a5@sa: rrur. 81 900
Virginia peach. a2Ms2.h0.
@S4; Virginia mountain, new, :2MS2.!U. ID
s2.5O@S3.50 and upwards.
Gin: domestic, si.25as2: importeti, IS y ca-;
Nei1 England Rum: SLIGO.
RsctIEpE HUlSfSUS. Market Oulnt. a!Upf. ~
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what mn Atlanta Paper Says About
that Church.
frrem thc constitat!on, / can.


The church was an exceedingly light.
slightly put-up building. There swere no
braces to the frame, and the timbers were
toe-nailed. not morticed. In the crash all
q; the underpinning fell. 1t was the first
time the church had been open for service
IN the morning for 4 whole year, with one
ryception. The building was upon high
Knoll and fair mark for the wind. 1t was
sct on rather high and slender supports, and
onnrehensorS OF its safety were quite nat
ural at such time. 1t was light wooden
structure about thirty feet high.
when the wind was at its highest some OF
the congregation grew anxious about the
safety of the building and were ready to
Dropose leaving it, Nobody took the lead,
however, and they remained. At length,
after the services had been in progress
about ten minutes. u sudden gust came, and
several persons felt the building shake and
ouiyer. They still remained. Another shake
was felt, and the floor moved in strange,
uneasy way. Just after DR.. Plnkerton had
pronounced the absolItion another gust
came. and there was a creaking sound. and
to their horror the congregation saw the
walls OF the house moving and the roof
shaking. Instinciively they all huddled
under the shelter afforded by the benches.
and in the next moment the whole structure
came tumbling down with
AFEARFUL CRASH.
and then settled with a dull, heavy sound.
There was then dead silence as of death,
which lasted fully five seconds.
The fall OF the church is described by
Miss Judson, who was approaching it when
i; gave way. She was hurrying towards it
4 H. no wind Che
saws that when about one hundred yards
from the church she was surprised to see it
shake, and. lifting her veil to see ii she had
been deceived, she saw the right-hand wall
reel and lean to one side. The next minute
the walls seemed to fly out and the roof fell
with crash. She supposed that all within
the church were instantly killed, as the
ruin fell with such a terrible sound.
At once she went TO q house near by and
cried for help, which was soon furnished
her BIZ Mr. }. y. Langston and others. They
went to the ruin. but approached with an
AWFUL PEAR
that they should behold scene OF horror
and death. TO their great Joy they found
that every person in the congregation was
safe and sound, though buried under the
ruins.
Mrs. Branham, who was at the organ when
the accident happened, says she had the
presence Of mind TO rush between the
benches and lay on her face before the roof
fell. She and other ladies say they will
never forget the awful sensation expert
enced when they looked up and saw the
timbers falling on them with such terrible
weight. They all expected at once to be
hurled into eternity. Their escape was in
deed nothing short of a miracle, for the
ruins were visited by hundreds Sunday al
tcrnoon, and there was general expression
OF surprise that every person in the house
was not crushed and killed. AS it was,
many Of those present were seriously in
jured.
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GEN TEIEtiRa HIC NEWS
EMBRACING NONE AND ROREFssN4
AFFAIRS


THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PASS 4
BILL EXTENDING THE TIME FOR PAY
sfENT OF TAXES MISUNDERSTANDING
COMMODORE ROBERT r. PiNKNEY-UN.
PREcEDENTED DEsiASD FOR FEDERAL
SECURITIES n r N.MfLLroN. DOLLAR
MOVEMENT IN NEW YoRK-THE PENN
sYLvANIA SENATE AND THE TARIFF sYs.
TEM--A F1vE-CENT SAVINGS BANK EN-
JofNED-A VICTIM OF THE FLAMES IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. gRAYToN ORGAN
TZEs FOR THE REcAPTURE OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA DIsTILERs-AN EX-coNFED-
ERATE DIES IN A BALTlSioRE POLICE
Observation-Disclosures POLICY IN REGARD
! TO THE CoNGREss-G GRIEVANCES OF THE
MINOR powERs-THE DIPLOMATIC RELA-
TONS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND MEXI-
Co-vIcToR HUGo's NEW NovEL-AsiERI-
CAN s:LEvAToRsIS RUSSIA, SC. &C.
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The probable future OF the Wood tariff
bill was forcibly predicted by Congressman
Walker, OF Virginia, a few days since. He
said to correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer: "There is not the slightest show
in the world for the bill to- pass the House.
Let me state thesituation mathemalicalty II
1t takes IL men four months to formulated
Dill in committee, how long will it take 29G.
men to pass 1t in open House?" The House
VIII probably give up the conundrum, il
the bill ever reaches it, and devote about
nye minutes to killing the absurd compl-
laton, - s
Paul Booker and Robert G.. Cunningham
mad business difficulty at ST.. Louis on
Wednesday. Cunningham stabbed Booker
In tbe;left side, and also cut his face and
neck. Booker shot Cunningham in the hip,
causing q serious wound. Booker's condi-
ton is considered dangerous.
Mr.. James Benton has been elected mayor
OF Utica simply as q workingman. Here
fused to receive also the Democratic nomi-
nation, which involved a promise to appoint
certain police commissioner. HIS idea is
to reduce municipal salaries SO hat they
shall rot be desirable plums for politicians.
The Senate Railroad Committee received
the report Of the subcommittee Of FIVE in
favor OF reporting the bill for the Texas
Pacific as agreed TO by the House. a vote
viii DC taken next Tuesday.
The Commerce Committee agreed unafli-
nousiy to report in favor Of the conirrna.
tion 81 Beard as collector Of customs at
Boston vfce simmons, Butler ! man.
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nents, Of Ex.Confederatc ties.

BALTIMORE, March 14.-Commodore Ro-
bert T.. Pinkney died to-day of paralysis:
at the outbreak Of the civil war deceased
was a captain in the United States navy,
which he resigned and entered the Confed-
crate service. He was in several engage
ments, in which he distinguished himself.
Charles Samuel Hoffman was locked up
last night at the Middle police-station, and
when the turnkey made his rounds this
morning he found Hoffman dead in his cell.
Deceased was German, forty-tiye years OF
age, a harness-maker by trade, and is said
to have sojourned in nearly every part OF
the United States. He served in the Con-
federate army during the war, and was Sc
yerely wounded in one OF the battles in
Virginia.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
crc,.,,oND IyyE.SToCK MARKET.

March IA 1878, we're about 76 head OF cattle, sos
hogs, aud Ia5 sheep. A large proportion Of The
beef-catle received were of extra good Quality.
Market much weaker, prices having decli ned fully
&c for best and nGl4c. for medium and common
grades, quality considered. Some left oyer nnsold:
fhe demand for hogs IS percep,ibly diminishing as
have also declined Hac., and not over firm at that
Some left over unsold We quote:
Beef CattLe-Very best, 5@5kc.; good, 4G24ac.;
medium or good fair quality, 3aG93ac.; common,
thin steers, &C., 214tG3c. p To-, gross.
Hogs.-Vety best, 5@5Ec.; lighter grades, &c.'
4I95c. 2 TO-, net.
$Iecp.EVery best, 5@5&c.; fair to good, 4G4Ec
q h.. gross.
MiicI cosoS.-s2O@s35 1850 u head.
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NEW YORK TOBACCO MARKET.

MARCH 12.-For Kentucky leaf the very low
prica:-dccdedly under the rates for several sea-
grade stock GENERALLY are remarkably low, but trade
proceeds OF very cautious character. Most apathy
Is In the home demand, the requirements being
cred by small lots. Seedleaf has not much activity,
the chief business In filling home wants. Virginia
is very quiet; manufacturers indisposed to buy until
hogshcads Kentucky leaf at 4@14c.: $50 cases
1875 New England at 12@221c.; 800 cases 1875
Ohio ut Ike; 900 bales Havana at SOc.@Sl.lO.
The following are the quotations: Virginia leaf,
bright wrappers, common 10 medium, 15925c.;
good, 27m35c. fine 10 extra fine, 40@55c.;
Smokers. 16@25c.; dapple wrappers, 2o@30c.;
Tugs, common to good, 4@6c.,; very good to dne,6
very good 9Ml1c.; fine extra, 1901 So; and black
wrapncrs l3@l7.-Journal If Commerce.
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South Carolina.

COLLECTOR BRAYToN ORGANIZES HIS FORCE.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Collector Bray
ton telegraphs Commissioner Raum from
Greenville, S. g., that he has organized
there and at Spartansburg force OF thirty
brave and discreet men, who are now on
the way to Pickens county, and that the
revenue culprits will be captured or be-
come fugitiyes.
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Flro Record.

Fire Record. -
AN fscESprARY FIRE IN NORFOLK Burns
SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND a NEGRO wo.t
81 MAN. ~ ~ IF & "a
Especial telegram 10 The Dlspatci.I
NonFoLK, Va, March 14.-In the burn;
Ing Of several negro dwellings on Falkland
street earIyth morning negro woman
named Leah Curtis was too sound asleep to
escape, and was consumed In the conlagra-
tton. The CHASTITY remains was a shocking
sight 10 those engaged in overbauling the
debris this morning. She was about forty
years of age. The fire. was incendiary, and.
burned with such rapidity that the inmates
had barely time to save their lives, several
being caught by the flames and severely
injured.
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PETERSBURG ToBACCO MARKET.

MARCH 1.-THE receipts Of loose To-day
about on an average With those Of the past week,
and we have no permanent change TO note in prices.
The class of tobacco now placed on the market is
shade or TWO better than that which has been re-
ccived previously, and this may be the Of the
slight advance in prices which we have before no.
ticcd.
We continue our previous quotations, believing
them to be as nearly correct any could furnish
to-day: Lugs-Co2imon, S1Gl$15O; good to COM
mon, 81 8 OM$3.50. Leaf-r0mmon, So b 0@l$3.75;
common TO good s3.75@$S.25. Wrappcrs-Dark,
S1O-IDDedf.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. !

NuTCu 10, 1910
Dear Dispatch: A bet has been made as
10 the population at the present day OF Vir-
ginia. Will you please inform us through
your columns what the population is now,
and what it was by the census Of 1870, ii
you have any means Of telling the increase
during the past eight years?
Very truly, count JoANSEs."
[Tbe population OF Virginia in 1870 was
l,225, 1853. 1t is now estimated TO be about
5000 mo:e.l
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,,,,,,,,ore conference Methodist Epis-
- copaI church, sonsh.

Nm "wednesday Bishop McTseire reSp-
pointed Rev e Msr Ias Il se s sasss
TN mr. ~. ". Bennett, president OF Ran
aoinb. Macon College, said that there was
debt debt Of s25,ooo on that institution which l,a
M M hssoneht tho delegates to interest them
selves a In behalf Of the college, for ne fels
s sssnrcd that the institution, II free from In.
ennelsnes, would I, move E.pid'y forward
~ p;Shop Docgett, who was at one time a
professor in Randolph Macon, spoke In high
terms Of the worth OF the institution, and
hoped some friend Of education would
iSaye il a handsome endowment.
Rishop McTyeire, who was q student at
the college while Bishop Doggett occupied
; s1 nroiessorial chair, said IL they could only
free the Institution from debt they would
rsrer be at loss for means, for, said be.
neonle like TO give to those that do not need
assistance.
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Ohio.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN THE INFERIOR.

.. Destructive SIUHM IN IHE INTEEIUK. -
x CINCINNATI, March IA storm has pre-
vailed for the past two days, which has
been very destructive in the interior, espe-
cialiy. to railroad property. A large portion
Of Mansfield, Ohio, is covered to the depth
OF three feet. The street-car stables at
GAINESVILLE, have been demolished.
THE STATE SENATE FOR FREE TRADE.
COLUMBUS, March 14-In the senate to-
day the joint resolution asking Congress to
make no change'in the tariff laws, which
protect American industries, was reported
back by: the Committee on Federal Rela-
tlons with SUBSTITUTE declaring for free
trade. The substitute was agreed to-yeas,
is; nays, IA.
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COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.

COtO1N ANIL L CASllIaINOI.
RICHMOND. March Il. 1878.
>rr:.i:INGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WuEAT.-IFhitc, $40 bushels. Red, 2,ssS BUSH
els.
CoRN.-IFhitc. 125 bushels.
OATS.-702 bushels
BLACKEYE PEAS.-3 bushels.
rOTAToES.-S bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WuEAT.-Irhite. 200 bushels good at 1925; 20
bushels at S1.22-tota. 220 bushels. Red, 60 BUSH
els common ut Sl.10; 80 bushels common ut s1.15 !:
25S bushels common FutZ on private terms: so
bushels Fultz at S1.20; 100 bushels mixed at
81. 13; 4s4 bushels very good FuHz at S1.20; SO
bushels FultZ at S1.15: SIS bushels 1T S1.12; so
bushels at si.05; 81 bushels very good Fultz at
$40: ~ bushels common at $1.15; 10 bushels
common at $1.10: so bushels good Fultz at 81. 10
SO bushels good Lancaster at S1.33: 76 bushels
very good Futz at s1.20: % bushels very good
Fultz at $l.20; ZIG bushels good at S1.20; So
bushels very good Fuiz ut S1.20; 90 bushels good
Ful!z at S1.l5; SO bushels common at s1.22; 40
bushels FultZ at S1.10; 100 bushels common FuliZ
ut Sl.12-toial. ,760 bushels.
CORN White, 90 bushels very good at 55c.: 81
bushels fair nj 52c.; 104 bushels prime at 55c.-
total, 25 bushels.
OATs.-30O bushels prime spring ut 40c.
BLAcKEYE PEAs.-6 bushels nj S1.35.
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ATLANTA AIR-LlNE-Nep York, March
1.-THE following were elected board OF
directors of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line railway for the ensuing year: Eugene
Kelly. George Warren Smith, Abram s.
Hewitt. William II. Fogg. Pomeroy P.
Dickinson, Hiram Sibley, Henry G. Hardy.
Bolton B. McAlpine, Herman w. Silby,
Frank p. Clark, and skipwith Wilmer.
There were cast 3S,422 votes on as many
shares.