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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16
MALAKOF BITTERS.
PATE,NTE En- 1866.
Premieres Primes Remportses aux Ex-
position de Ia Louisiana
sS ES 1868, 1870 ct 1871. "a
ALR &c. wAL9 9z,

"
Seul Proprietaire ct Fabricant,
No. 26 Rue C0ilti No. 26.
&c Cordial, agreeable ct tres sayoureux
est lie stiinnlant lie plus -ain, que l'on ait
encore pruduif jjlsqn'ici; il est compose
d'ingredients aronati nes ct aniers. aui.
lorsqu'on en- iait age modelement, est
un excita aussi bien qu'nn fortiiant
pour 10 systeme digestif-c'est aiissi un
depuratif excellent.
u mn pas de superieur p rini tD,ltcs les
preparations de netfe epoqne- Isc pro-.
pri. taire possede a papptti de soIl efiica
cite les eertifcats de Ia Firulte MefiicaIe
de Ia Louisiaue. Ilguerit on pr Went les
iievres en- general, ct autres desorsies In
tefieurs; u combat aussi Ia Il spctisie. In
nevfalgie, ainsi que la constipation ecea-
sionalee par l'abus DIES medic.meAts cit l.s
affections din cteur. ii est eff nee slaus
les lIialadies dc la ycssie ct les Ili.ux de
reips. C'est un TONGUE tres-puissa1lt d..l,s
lc cas- depuisemems du sy -teina
C'est M breuvage iiipfFeslsif pour les
fenlnies ct les enfanfs ct un excellent anti
biliaire. Ce Bitter est superintendent des-
tine a fusage des families
aB- II. Charles Dupaty est fagent du
IN AIAkOF BITTERS'' dams liz paroisse
Assumption. On PaeIafe chez lui au
meme prix que chez lie fabricant.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16
Fayoris4s mar oueloues SO

Favorises par quelques Sc
mains de beau temps, les PLAN
teurs ont presque tons fni de
planter. On estime quill y a eu
environ % p. olo de perte sur lie
plant. Cette semaine lie temps
ma pas etc tres favorable aux
retardataires; il a plu mardi,
mercredi ct jeudi. Depais lors
lie temps s'est remis an beau.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

Nous copions textuelleimnt
rannonee suivante dams la Ea-
tioaat Zeitang:
Quinze tllalers a qui appren.lra
a l'lonorable LIP. Sprieger e.
quest devenue sa femme ct 81
ellie est ancore gen vie.
Trente thalers a qli affirmera
sur l'honnenr, en- Justice, gu.il
salt que Nine LIP. Sprieger a
rentlu Fame.
Toujours pratiques, ces bons
Allemands.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

LIE Times dc Philadelphia don
ne les details dune rencontre qui
a Ell lieu il y a quelque temps
entire deux courtiers d'Augasta
(Georgiel, MN. @. Tilley ct
George Radcliffe. LIE duel a EN-
lien an revolver. a dix pas de dis
tance, en- presence dune tren-
taine de spectatenrs. LES com
battants ont deploye un sang
froid extraorainaire. Radcliffe
a arrach6 soigneusement une
touffe tl'herbe. qui Sc tronvait 4
la place qui lul await etc desi.
gnee, ct Tilley a roul6 ct aIlume
nne cigarette. Au commando
ment de fen lis ont tire stimuli
tanement, ct la fum6e dissipee
on Il WI les aaversaireS debont,
ilnmobiles 4 leurs places respect
tives, attendant un secoDd com
manlement. Personne ne sup
posait que Pun on l';lntre e6t etc
mails les temOins, con
naissant lenr bravoure, ont cru
devolr s'ilssrrer du fait avant de
tlonrer suite au combat. An
moment OH le temoln de Tilley
d lai. il a snbitpment
renche Ii tete sur l'epauIe, son
bras droit etendu est rpiombe
inerte d son cote, ct il s'est affais
Sc morn sur lie sol. Au meme in
st;int Radcliffe tombait brusune-
ment d la renversr. Ii est mort
le sarlenleinaiil.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

~ Le Ferry Store a recu d'ex-
ceIlents saucissons, du fromage
de Gsuyere ct de Limbourg,
premiere qualite, quill vend a
dies prix tres moder6s.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

n Nous publions dams um
autre page les procedures du Ju-
ry de Police dn 6 decembre der.
nier, qui contiannant des change
ments sur les licenses de rannee
courante qni interessenS les mar
chands de notre narnisse.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16
IMMIGR ALTON.
v ].

Nouc dNOuS uiJ Qu6 les i1iIHl
grants d capitaux n'etaient que
des exceptions, ct qn'il n'etait
gueres possible de compter SUI
Ieux pour regen6rer un pays, ct,
en- particulier, la Louisiana. Nous
malntenOns ce que nous avons
|avance, en- depit dies deuegations
Gle certaines gems qui pretendent
eux, que &c sont les gems a CAPT
taux quill nous faut.
Nous avons entendu mieux
que celia encore. On ose dire
que ce don't nous avions besoin,
avant tout, ce n'etait pas de
bras, mails de capitaux. En- veri,
re, on ma jamais pouss6 plus
loin Federation de resprit eft
l'ignoranee de toute nation DE
conomie politique.
Nous voudrions bien sayoir
ce que sont les capitaux sans le
travail ct les produits du travail;
rien, absolnment rien. Grace d
leur rarete qui les a rendus pre-
cieux, on en- a pu faire la repre-
sentation du travail ct de la pro
duction, rien de plus, rien de
moins. La oh le travail ct la
production n'existent pas, le capi-
tai disparait.
Vous aurez beau faire appel
aux capitalistes; ills NY repen-
dront pas, 81 vous n'ayez nj bras
nj prodnits pour les retribuer. A
ceux qni dissent: Sc &c sont dies
ct non des bras quill
nous fault" nous repondons juste
ment lie contraire: .Ce sont des
bras, non des capitanx." Ayez
les premiers. vous n'aurez pas
besoin de faire appel aux Sc
conds; lis yiendront d'eux- nemes;
l'inter6t les attirera vers nous.
UD mot encore a ce sujet.
Voyez vos terres, vos plantations,
elles avaient une grande yaleur
ayant la guerre; anjourd'hui elles
Sc vendent a vii prix, ct encore
ayec diffienlte. Pourquoi cette
effroyable depreciation on en-
va chercher la raison bien loin;
dams la politique. Ellie est bien
plus pres que celia; ellie est toute
economique, ct ressort de la ma
ture meme des chooses.
La main sur la conscience,
qu'est.ce qui, avant tout, don
matt tant de valear aux grandes
proprietes, il y a de celia yingt
ans Etait-ce la terre ? Non.
cerres, car la terre ne vaut que
par les protluits que Ton en- tire.
Etait ce les ameIiora tions, im
proUemeaets, qui y etaient con
struts, batisses de toute sorte.
sucreries, etc, que Ton : avaient.
elevesg Non, encore, maIgre
tout lie capital qai y await etc
car tout celia u await de
valeur que grace aux bras qui|
les mettaient Ell activit6 ct Ell
usage.
Ce qni donnait aux proprietes
Ioute leur valeur, c'etait lenormeI
outillage humain qui y etait at
5ache; c'etaient les bras des es-
;laves qni en faisaient partie
ntegrants ct en- assuraient le
prodnit.
Ces esclaves qui faisaient par
lie de la propriete ellie meme,
lont le travail etait assure par
a loi ct par la force, ct don't la
production 6tait pen eoftense;;
eilsaa ellie ne neeessitait al 'uae
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

SeIlt l1u Sc COUCeDtcf QeS nom
mes libres; ces esclaves faisaient,
en- r6alite, les trois quarts de la
valeur lie la propri6t6. Et la
preuve, c'est que. lie jour n6faste
OF ills furent brutalement, in.
justement enleves a la propriete,
cette propriete fut ruinee; ct, a
Pheure quill est, ellie ne s'est pas
encore relevee de cette RUNE.
Calcnlez la valenr v6nale de
tous ces bras d'esclaves, alors
Iqn'ils etaient cotes sur lie mar
che; ajoutez-y lie vii prix auquel
sont reduites depuis les proprie-
ties, ct vons arriyerez, a peu de
chooses pres, a Pancienne valeur
des habitations. Vous voyez
bien que ,c'etaient les bras qui
faisaient la valeur des anciennes
proprietes. Ce sont encore les
bras qui lenr donneront I'M prix
serieux. Ayez DIES bras, des bras
vigoureux. DIES bras de bonne vo-
ionte; ayez Ell en- quantite suffi
sante pour tirer de vos terres ce
qn'elles peuvent donner, ct vous
verrez 81 les capitalists n'afflne-
ront pas chez vous a l'envie.
All! 81 lie jour on, par suite
dune revolution detestable, ct
que nous decisions plus que qui
one ce soft au monde, toutes les
conditions economiques du pays
ont etc changees, on s'etait dit
ceci: Pnisqne l'oN nous a enleve
nos anciennes resources, cher
chons en- d'autres; puisqu'on nous
prive de nos outils de travail.
tach0us den trouver ailleurs d'au
tres qui vaillent autant, simon
advantage; pnisque noas ne pou
vons plus supporter les frais de
nos grandes plantations ct de
notre grande culture, divisions
nos proprietes ct livrons nous a
la petite culture.
81 on s'etait dit celia, il ny eut.
encore eu que demi NAL. Mais on
s'est raidi contre les cons6quen-
ces de cette funeste revolution;
on s'est obstine a Sc servir uni
qnement des anciens out:ls de
travail, dies bras dies anciens es
cllyes, sans Sc demander 81 ces
affranchis qui ponyaient 6tre pro
fitables, alors qu'ils ne cohtaient
qu'un manvais logement ct uneI
.aussi grossiere que lei
vehement, ne deviendraient pas
nne charge, quand on serait obli-
ge de les payer anssi cher que les
ouvriers blancs, don't lis mont nj
la vigneur nj la constance au ira
vail. On a voulu garder ceS gran
tles plantations don't OIL ne pouvai.
qu'une partie, tout en-
payant des taxes fort lourdes sur
la totalite; ct continuer la gri.nde
culture don't les tr;lis absorbaient
tous les gains. De Ia Ia RUNE. On
Sen apereoit ahjonrd'hui, un peu
tard; mais on Sen apereoit, ct
c'est deja quelqne chose.
Convenons en, nous ne sommes
plus les seigneurs d'autlefois, les
riches planteurs d'avant la guer
re. Nous p'ayons plus les moyens
lie faire de la fantaisie ct de nous
ivrer aux movements dune
'ausse glorlole. Malheur a nous
ii nous continuous les funestes
du passe. Bien desI
,roprietes ont deia etc alienees;
elles qni restent encore entire les
nains aes aueiens possesseprs se-I
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

raient bient6t yendnes par |,
sheriff, sans que la vente meme
put couviir la dette.
On vantait a juste tire, der
Increment, a la Convention dim
migration, les resources incroya.
bles de la France, SEES richesses
incalculables. D'on celia vient-iI
Du morcellement des propri6t6s
lors de la revolution de SO. Car
I'll ne faut pas s'imaginer que nous
avons Gu la premiere revolution
de ce genre; l'histoire ne fait que
Sc repeter. La revolution fl-ancai-
Sc fnt meme bien plus crueile
que la n0tre; ellie coupail le cou
aux membres du clerg6 ct de la
noblesse, seuls possesseurs des
terres ct vendait leurs biens.
C'etait encore plus, on lie volt,
que d'enleyer des esclaves.
IL y await partout IN desordre,
une misere bien plus epouvaIta.
bles que chez nous en- 1862 ct 63.
C'etait Pepoque du maximum ct
des assignats bien autrelnent de-
precies encore que nos shiRplds
ters. On faisait la queue a la por-
te dies boulangers pour, avoir un
moroccan lie pain noir. Nous avons
eu en- petit quelque chose de sem
blable, vers la rentree des yam
KEGS q la Nouvelle- Orleans. Pour
un sac de farine, on pouvait ache
ter une propriete d'emigre. Un
j0ur,-ceci est a notre connaiS
sance personnelle,-un gros pay
san ignorant, une veritable brute,
acheta, pour TN stperDe cochoh
quill posselait, nn waste domaine,
une grande plantation, CONNIE
nous dirions lei, de plus dun mil
lier d'arpents, ct appartenant d
un emigre. ii n'avait que deux
talents: c'etait IN piochenr infa-
tigable, ct il sayait faire des en-
fants. Deyenu vieux, il partagea
son domaine entire ses huit en-.
fants gui 6tablirent hut bellies
fermes. Une seconde generation
subdivisa encore la propriete,e etc,
tonjours la faisant decupler de
valeur, a mesure que Sc decu.
plaient les bras qni Fentrete-
llaient. Et ce domaine qui lie.
rapportait presque rien sous Fan
Glen regime, qui etait administre
avec l'insouciance du grand sci
gnenr, qui, franchenlent, n'avait,
aux yeux de ce dernier, de valeur
9n';.u point de vue de la chasse.
re waste domaine 6tait devenu,
il y a % ans. I'm snperbe village
lie 5 a 600 ames. on tout le mon
lie etait dams PaiSance, eft quel-
lues uns riches, prcsqn'slussi ri
ches que lie seigneur l'avant la
revolution. II y a, en- France, des
pxsmplps de ce genre par eentai
nes de mile. Qu'en est ilresnIte !?
C'est que sur une population de-
81 a So millions DANES, il j. al
lujourd'hui dams CO pays pres lie
millions de proprietaires. Tn
proprietaire sur cinq ames. Mule
mr5 vons ne trouvez pareille pro
PORTION. La France est une mer-
veille sous le rapport de la pro-
luetion. Une veritabIe fourmil
iere an double point de we duI
,ravail ct de l'economie. La re
'olntion semblait devoir rainer|
a France. La France lni doit une
'ichesse ct nne prosperit6 sans
.xelnple; cause reelIe, division dc
a propriete.
Tout derni6rement, lie Loaiaia-
.Gis, de st Jacques, citait un ex-
.mple de &c genre, dams sa pro +
n
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

LIE jainbon ne So vend que 10
cents la livre au Ferry Store de
NapoIeonvilIe.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

Le Pane Pie TX est mort la
semaine derniere an palais do
Vatican, d Rome, d I'age dc So
81 aaelques mos
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

Achetez lie mafs au Ferry Store
de NapoleonviIlr; il ne co1te que
$1.25 cents lie sac.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-02-16

Sonseriyez ~ Pionaier
s. tn paf .,a
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
4 The FisE John Porter Case.

NEW YORK, October 30.-In the Porter
case to-day the counsel for the petitioner
offered a number OF papers written by Gen
eral Pope during the interval since the
court-martiaI Of '63, and on tile in the War
Department, among them being protests
against granting a rehearing OF Porter's
case. The Judge advocate objected to their
reception, but the Board, after consultation,
permitted the petitioner to submit, all let
tcrs and publications OF Pope bearing on
the questions. The Board, the president
said, in it's capacity OF advisers OF the Pres
ident, would receive ANYTHING that the Pres
ident would himself receive, II he were ex-
tamining the case with view to the propri-
ETY. OF an exercise Of the pardoning power.
General Scho6eld added that public utter
ances OF an officer OF the army, whether
written, published, or spoken, were just as
binding on him as his sworn statement, and
the penalty OF falsehood in any class Of these
utterances should be the same. Whatever
General Pope had written or published
would be received as OF some weight, as
part OF his testimony at the court-martiai,
since the Board were unable to get him to
appear for examination.
After this there was long discussion as
TO the order Of the final arguments, with
the decision that Porter's counsel should
speak first; the Judge advocate in reply.
and the conclusion by one of the counsel.
To allow time for the printing OF the records
and arguments, the Board adjourned to
meet at West Point December 8.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE

WEDNESDAY, october 80, 1878.
American Gotd.-lO04 bid.
State Observation-Disclosures consos, 524 bid, 52ai
asked Virginia cOnsols. new, 20 bid, 3U3i asked !;
Virginia fundable. 22i5 bid, 20 asked; virginia de-
ferred. 5H bid; Virginia raN-rcceivaoe coupons ooS
Iiiiv Observation-Disclosures city s's, j.. and j.,
II az bid Richmond city 6's. j. and j. IoIa bid
Petersburg city IS, l04 bid. lO5H asked refers.
burg city 9's. special lax }, ana %. i9' asked :
Railroad Bonds.-Firgnia Central Railroah
third morteags 6s, j. and J s5T BID S9Ai asked
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad second mortTaSe
nessec Railroad third mortgage S's >. ana J.: lu9
asked; South eidc Railroad third mortgage preferred
6's. j. and J SO asked; Norfolk ana Petrrshu il
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad first mortgage
S., A. and o., los asked: kichmond and Peters,
burg Railroad second mortgage Is NJ. ana T., Il
mortgage S;. NJ. and n, 40 asked; Orangc, AleNan.
dria and Manassas Railroad first mortgage rs, anu
D., 40 bid Richmond and Danvillc ltairoad con.
Ioda,ed and NJ q BID 79 aseea anked
Canal BondS.-lames River ana haliaWna Sanal
first mortgage G's. NJ. and N, 46 bid James River
and Kanawha Canal second mortgage 6's, 81. ana Me-
R,firoad Saskatchewan and Petersburg
Railroad, 100 par. 81 bid, 80 asked; Rlchm9n1G,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad common, iuo
bar, 45 asked; Richmond, Fredericksburg ana 70,
fouac Railroad. per cent. guaranteed lOs par, ~
bid. 95 asked; Richmond and Danville Railroad.
iy Bad p1 tacEsMFrst National 100 par ia bid
National Bank OF Virginia, loo par. ~ askc1 !,
Planters National, 100 par l05 bid; loIE asked
Merchants National, 90 par, 80 asked: state ba,ik
Of Virginia. 100 par, 10 bid Citizens Gahk' 20 par
Insurance Virginia Fire and Ma
rine. 25 par, SO bid, 81 asked Virginia state; 70
Sr ~ es a RFFe 100 Pa 81 3D. 80
asked; City, 100 par, SO bid, S2% asked.
The Board adjourned until Friday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
WASHINGTON Items.

WASHINGTON, October 30.-Thc President
officially promuIgates the convention which
has been ratified between the United States
and all the European nations, except Great
Britain, together with most Of the South
American Republics, providing for the es-
tablishment at Paris OF an international
Bureau of Weights and Measures"
Additional advices have been received at
the State Department, accompanied by fur
Their subscriptions, OF the munlticence OF the
French people in their sympathy for the
yelloW-fever sufferers. l.
A number of cigar-manufacturers will
appeal to the Supreme Court Of the United
States from the decision Of Judge Bond,
recently delivered in Baltimore, prohibiting
the sale and manufacture OF cigars at retail
in the same apartment. ... -.... "
Senior Zamacona says the exhibition for
American and Mexican productions, to be
given in the city Of Mexico, will take place
in the latter part OF next year. II.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
Foreign Items.

LONDON, October 30.-The Pali-1fdlt Ga
zette's Rome dispatch says it is reported
that Cardinal Edward Howard, native OF
England, nominated in 1877, has been Of
fered and has declined the archbisbopric OF
Dublin, as successor to Cardinal Cullen, de-
ceased. Cardinal Nina, the Pontitcal Sec
rotary OF State, will9consnlt with Great
Britain before filling the vacancy, and will
also ask. permission to send a Nuncio to
London without demanding British repre-
sentative at the Vatican.
a dispatch from Glasgow to the Standard
says :'"The directors and other officials OF
the City OF Glasgow Bank have been COM
mitted for trial on charges OF fraud and
theft. They must now be tried within one
hundred and twenty days. The friends OF
the prisoners are making every exertion to
secure their liberation. The relatives OF John
Stewart, one Of the directors, have offered
100000 as his bail. Notes.-The accept
ance OF bail is not obligatory in cases OF
tbeit.] Several gentlemen prominently con-
nected with the City of Glasgow Bank have
disappeared" -,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, October 30.-The Porte,
at the instance Of France and Italy, eX-
presses willingness to make slight rectih-
cation OF the frontier in favor Of Greece,
but 1t Is thought mere mat greece VIII re-
fuse any boundary other than that indicated
in the conferences at Berlin. Meanwhile
Turkey and Greece continue hostile prepa.
ratinns. -
PEsTH, October 30.-In the lower House
of the Hungarian Diet to-day a resolution,
offered by the Extreme Left, proposing the
impeachment OF the Ministry, was read, and
the debate fixed for the 9Th November.
VIENNA. October 30.-In the lower house
of the Reichsrath to-day tie reporter OF the
Budget committee moved that the discus.
sion OF the Government bill for the issue OF
the %, 900, 900 fiorins gold rente to cover the
expenses of the Bosnian occupation be post
poncd for the present, and the Government
meanwhile will be requested to lay the
treaty Of Berlin before the House immedl-
atelv for discussion. .a......
PARIS, October 30-According to the cal.
culations made by the groups Of the Left
the Republicans are confident Of gaining
twenty-eight seats in the approaching sen
atorial elections.
ATHENS, October 30.-The Chambers have
refused to pass bill for calling out OF GER
tain classes Of reserves to replace others who
were disbanded. In consequence OF this
refusal the Ministry have resigned, and tht
King has accepted the resignation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
sBrJRG.

80 t. - 49,
,oxorrssloS4I. CAMPAIGN - CHEERING
THE .nsprcTs--pR. EATON on POOR KIM
fn INV rrTr ow-rEvER FUND ARREST OF ONE
ln ,arcrSsEN's EaNISsARfES> &C. II.
". .n.nondence of the Richmond Disl,ateh.l
ie"'>S OCTOBER 80, ISIS.
.-.,.o;n william e. Hinton, Jr., Conser-
Sar'" a,ndidate for Congress In this dis.
fMM1 Mont part Of the day IN the city while
sf'c', sr .ay 10 an appointment in Lunch
on h's ,,mnty. Captain Hinton has made a
DUR Sn canvass Of the district, speaking
very tne court-bouses and at many other
al a., IN al the counties. Hebringsa very
p.ohIn and encouraging report OF the
la,U a;,;nn OF public feeling. which Is con-
c onu,sh y the observation Of correspondents
h'nIer ,nsrly every part Of the district. it
itV" ",iaved that nothing short OF an uneS-
i DnStnrn in events can prevent Con-
PEI. o,iyc victory on Tuesday Of q very solid
'ss.,S a.,er Four thousand is the figure at
, '.h;sh the majority for Hinton Is now set.
Va, This depends, OF course, on the party
doinr its duty by him:
" man named j. +. Weston, who mas peen
u,;nr- the rounds OF tho counties, paying OH
g. delipouent taxes Of the negroes, IN the
~. NJ Jorgensen, has been arrested al
t irns.int,e courthouse and held to bail for
t.,.Iat;nn NJ the statute OF Virginia. War
~ hsye also been issued for the arrest OF
80 ny dozen persons whose taxes have
. ~ mid by Weston. and the grand Jury
Vii deal with the whole party at the next
term OF court. ,.,.
Mnndav night. at the First Baptist church,
n ,o"tnre on the subject of .: Poor Kim" II
will be literary treat. The proceeds are
TO 'i be appropriated to the relief OF the poor Q,
" With . view Of ascertaining and publish
i,g eyactlv what amount has been contrl-
hn.rd 'by citizens and associations OF Pc
.srshurr TO the fund for the benefit OF the
ra,,ow.f,yer sufferers, the committee APP
1o;n,nd bv the citizens meeting held IN
,m~n,r have made call for information as
- every contribution, whether private OF
rornorate. The committee, consisting OF
P"v DR.. T. n. Witherspoou, Hon. w. E.
cameron. and Thomas Whyte, Esq, have
In;nntes. OF course, of all the funds that
nas>ed through their hands, but they want
70 know how much has been given here III
all, that Petersburg may get credit for hel
generosity in the cause.
A good many OF our people nave gone
over 10 attend the State Far, ana announcer
dr,acbment will arrive tomorrow.
ROBIN ADAIR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
The Polar Expcliti0n.

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, October 30.-'Fhe
schooner Florence, of the Arctic cXpedi-
ton, arrived here. to-day. She has 1900
pounds of bone and 20 barrels OF blubber,
the proceeds Of one whale taken on the voy-
age. Messrs. Sherman and Kumlein, the
meteorologist and the naturalist Of the ex-
petition, have large and valuable photo
graphs, specimens, &c.
Captain Tyson doubts the existence OF an
open Polar sea-. He says it is impossible for
list six months in the year, and where the
cold is so intense as in the vicinity Of the
Pole. Heibelieves there may be water there,
but believes it to he chaked with immense
quantities of floating ice.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
Geor-ia State Fair.

MACON, October 30.-The attendance at
the State Fair to-day was very large. The
stock display is one of the finest ever seen
in the South. The racing was better than
on previous days.
In the first race-two-and-a-h mile
dash for a $500 purse-tbe starters were
Bill Dillon, Glenmore, and Scarfaced
Charlie. Glenmore Won by a neck, with
Bill Dillon second, and Scarfaced Charlie
distanced. Time, 4:414. .&1
In the second race-trotting. best two in
tbree-the first heat was very close between
Electric and Lizzie, the former winning.
Time, 2:415. The second heat ended with
the same result. Time, 2:43.
The third was also a trotting race, best
three in five: starters, Beaumont and Jack
son. The latter won in three straight heats.
Time: 1854, 300, 2:52.