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PETERSBURG.

r,,rs or CITY AND COUNTRY PRoPERrT"-THE
np1ces--1.osT PAPERS RECovERED--DEATH
-, WORTHY MANTLE HUSTiNGS COURT
coIoREp TOURNAMENT At wAvERLY.
,cnr-ssnanaence of the Richmond Dispatch.j
APRIL 90. 1873.
rno following sales OF property in and
.rarnd the city were made at auction to-
S Sar. Large brick warehouse on the wharf,
, We! for many years as the Burton lum-
rnn,hn,,sn. ia Mrs. S. d. Burton, for 81 200;
sar,,, ~ 32t acres in Prince George county,
-, miles from, town, belonging to DR.. John
nc cmrIev, bankrupt, containing frame
s,..,l;ng Of nine rooms, TO Mr.. John 7.
p"rban, for 30. 100; the "Oak-Grove tract
=; land in Sussex county, near Disputanta,
9TH two-story dwelling and farm-houses
and as acres OF land, TO George j. Roland,
S ;, 81 a25: Is shares Of Southside Railroad
s.orE. guaranteed by the city OF Peters
h,Irc. 70 F.. ). Stitb, for $1,000 per share;
the :. Rawlings" farm OF seven acres, adj
inininc the city, in Dinwiddie county. with
cottage dwelling. to Mrs. Margaret Hamtl-
ION, for $1,000; n tract OF 80 acres. adJoiu-
ing the above, TO Mrs. Hamilton, for sl.2o0.
The fact has been established that the
store OF Messrs. Armstrong. Stein q Co.,
On Rol);urbrook street. which was recently
hnrned several adjacent buildings, was first
rnhbcd and then set on fire. A bundle OF
no,es and papers stolen at the time from a
drawer in the Office was found last night on
Old street.
Rev. DR.. Richard McIIwaine has qualified
"a executor on the estate Of his father, the
late A. G. Mcllwaine.
Information has been received: OF the
death OF Mr.. Robert Kirkland, mayor OF
I,awrenccyille. Va, which event occurred
several DAYS ago, after a brief illness OF
,vnhoid pneumonia. Mr.. Kirkland was
nearly seventy years of age, and was one OF
the most respected citizens OF Brunswick
cnnnty. During his lifetime he held many
offices OF honor and trust, conferred upon
him bv the people OF his county.
The criminal docket OF the Hastings
Court was finished to-day, but there were
no further convictions. The civil docket,
which is 4 heavy one, will be called next
week.
The colored people are having big time
a. Wayerlv to-day in the way OF tourna-
ment and feast. given for the benefit OF
their church in that vicinity. This is the
second tournament they have had there
within the past three or four weeks. The
knights were well mounted, and did some
Good riding on the first occasion.
ROBIN ADAIR.
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New York.
VARI GUS ITE VI S.

5 # VS..
NEW YORK, April 20.-The bark Azor,
with Liberian emigrants, bas not sailed
from Charleston, having been obliged to
discharge lat people who were illegally
taken as passengers.
Letters from General Mallo state that the
new Cuban Provisional Government has
been formed, and hostllties against the
Spaniards renewed.
Myenburs's silk operatives at Paterson
were paid in gold yesterday. being the first
time in seventeen years.
Six steamers sailed for Europe to-day,
taking good lists Of passengers and full
freight, including $4,000 bushels Of grain,
200, 900 American cigars, large quantities OF
dry goods, beef, and all kinds OF provisions
and produce, canned meats. three hundred
head Of cattle, tiity-four horses, etc.
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FINANCIAL.
RIczMoND STOCK EXCHANGE.

SATURDAY, April 20. 1878.
SALEs-1 800 YirSfnfa SIS at I OF. s4sT aE 2.
vns soa.ss as@ s 81 g 1s
Virginia fundatae. 20 bid; yirginsa deferred, AZ
na ssfaa aasss @ s virginia
City Observation-Disclosures city Sts, 1l7lz bid |;
Richmond city SIS, 1921 bid; Petersburg city 80,
city ss S5 a;sed sais ~ at ios
ASKED; Manchester ss ssax-receiyable), S5S bid 81
Railroad Bonds.- Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
G's,. gold, N. and N, 2sS bid; Virginia Central
Railroad first mortgage u.s.. j. anu j., 100 bid !;
and j. n BID, SO asked Virginia Central Railroad
fourth mortgage SIS. j. and j., 90 bid; Virginia
S Central Railroad non.morigase s's, .. and j. 80
see Railroad third mortgage SIS. ). and j.. GAY bid;
ana j., loo bid: southside RaiEopd secoDa mort.
gage preferred 6's, j. and j., az bid; Southside
81 Did; Petersburg Railroad first mortgage s's.J.
and j., Sc bid, 90 asked; Richr cod and Petersburg
Railroad first mortgage rs, J.. and D., 100 bid;
mortgage S's, D. and j., 103 bid; Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad mortgage rs,
mor gage 6, J. and j., 70 bid Riebnaond and Dam
Vile Railroad consolidated 6's, VI and N, Tx bids
Piedmont Railroad first mortgage S7s, A. and o.,
Raiiroad Socss...RIchmond ana Petcrsburr
Railroad. 100 mar, 80 bid; Richmond, Freds,
par, rs asked; Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad six per cent guaranteed, 90 par,
so bid: Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad seven per cent. guaranteed, LOO par, %
bio; Richmond and Danvile Railroad, 100 par, 2
bid.
Bank Stocks.-Sta.e Bank of Virginia. 100 par,
rs bid, so asked; Bank of Commerce. 25 par, 41A
bid, AZ asked; Union Bank Of Richmond, SO par,
1S4 bid.
Insurance Compnnies.-virginia Fire and Ma
rine, 20 par, 39s bid; Virginia State, 25 par. %
bid; Virginia Home, 100 par. l0I asked; Mer-
City, 100 par, 20 bid; Granite insurance Com
pany. 100 par, 70 bid, S5 asked.
NisceIaaeous.-Old Dominion Steamship Com.
pany, 100 par, rs bid.
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SIMMER RESORT.

rsNHE HYGEIA HOTEL, OLD POINT
L COMFORT, VA.-Situated within 100 wards
of Fort Monroe. Open all the year. with ample ca
pacity for 600 guests. Has all modern improve
mcats, elevator, gas and electric bells in every
room: wafer, bathrooms, and closets on each floor.
Six daily mails and telegraph office. Fifteen to
twenty irst-cass steamers land daily Except sun
dav) $50 wards from the door. Rooms and halls
comfortably heated, and every comfort provided
for tourists and heatL-seekerS during the winter.
Fire-escapes only fifty feet apart onevery floor. SUI.
perior beach tor bathing at doof-sleps, and good
from May until November. Boating, fishing, and
driving especially attractive Send for circular de-
scribing hygienic advantages.
TERMS So to $3.50 per day, according to loca-
tion of and number in room. length Of stay, &c.
HARRISON pHOEBUS,
ap 15-tAu31 Proprietor.
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/ the candidates. All xpressed themselves
as on the whole satisfied with The pro.
| ficiencs OF all The young men; and IT syas
ordered that they be licensed after the
preaching Tonight.
AT So'clock DR.. Stoddert preached, and
then John q. Anderson, James E.. Booker.
A. B. Colt, Benjamin Goodc, Thornton r.
Sampson, and John G. Senger were formally
licensed as probationers for the gospel min
isfrv
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GEORGIA..
ROBBERY AND MURDER.

COLUMBUS, GA. Apri! 2o.-Henry Love,
OF Lexington, KY, aged thirty-fve years,
was murdered and thrown from bridge
window, thirty feet high, into the Chatta-
hoochee river. The body was brought by
the murderer twenty-seven miles. Dowell
Adams, the murderer, has been arrested
and confessed the crime. Love is claimed
to represent the house OF Hewitt & Co., OF
Philadelphia. Robbery was the cause OF
the murder.
THROUGH TRAVEL FROM NEW YORK TO NEW
ORLEANS.
ATLANTA, April 20.-Pullman cars on and
after tomorrow run between New Orleans
and New York without change by the Ken
nesaW route.
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, April 20.-Gold opened ut 100's
Noon.-Stocks opened declining, but have since
b. come about steady. Money'on ca ], & per cent.
G on l0O7sGl09R Exchanse-Long, 1864; short,
4S9. State bonds quiet. Governments firm.
EUentng.-Money easy at per cent Sterling
firm at 4S6H. Gold, 1909. Governments strong.
States steady.
BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK. April Bottle bank statement pub
lished today Is the most important Issued from
the clearinghouse for some time past. The banks
gain 3d. 1000 in legal tenders and S446.000 in
specie, which increases the surplus reserve So 937
200 and raises the excess held by banks above the
legal requirements to 81 $50. The following
Is the bank statement In fun: Lolns decreased
&3.905,O00; specie increased S449000; legal
tenders increased S3,5l9.900: deposits increased
S126,S00: circulation increased 3237 900: re-
serves increased 50 1877 200.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. April 20.-EirginIa 6's, old, 25
deferred Al: CONSOLIDATED, 62ia: second series 30.
North Carolina 6's old, 10 new, 8. Ed to-day.
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. sea.captafn CHARGED with Murder.

PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Upon the AZ
rival OF the bark Chilli from Havre, Captain
Oliver reported that the first mate, y. G.
Kruise, had FALLEN on rng-bolt and died.
To-day one of the Seamen made affidavit ut
the British consulate that kruise was killed
by the captain, who struck bin on the head
with an iron brace. The vessel being Eng
lish and the captain British subject, no ar
rest was made, the United States commits
sioner awaiting request for such action
from the British consul.
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Missouri.
EDITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

ST. LOUIS, April 30.-The following vol
untary petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Yesterday and to-day: William Fl. Mac
queen, pork-packer; liabilities, $4,000;
the heaviest creditor is the Connecticut Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, $4,000;
Davidson L. Massengale. commission mer-
chants. liabilities S12,6S3; Ferd. F. Roster,
commission merchant, liabilities $330,000;
William G. Downing, OF the Memphis
Scotland Company, Missouri, liabilities
81, ZOO,
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DELINQUENT TAX LIST.

OFFICE OF CITY CoLLECTOR,l
RICHMOND, VA, April 16, 1878.
DY AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
ID IL is required that notice shall be given In all
the daily newspapers, under the direction OF the
Commit tee on Finance, that the
LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXES ON
REAL ESTATE
for the preceding year will be published I'm one Or
more Of the daily newspapers, and also the timea
place of sale OF said delinquency.
In accordance with the above. the list viii be pub
lished In the Richmond Dispatch on
THURSDAY THE 25TH DAY OF, APRIL,
AND ON
MONDAY THE 9Th DAY OF MAI.
The sale will take place in front Of the City Hall.
on Broad between Ninth and Tenth streets, between
the hours Of IL O'Clock NJ. and o'clock p. d., OIL
MONDAY THE 9Th DAY OF MAY,
and MI property published will be subjected to an
penalty of ten per cent. for charges.
zap 1856 A. r. WOODSON, Collector.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
SATURDAY, April 20, 1878.
The breaks to-day comprised 129 hoxsheads, 4
tierces, and boxes. The offerings ut auction on
'Change were so packages; of which number 10
were taken In, and the remainder sold at prices
ranging from 81 10 S12.
we continue to quote:
NEW DARK.
Lugs.-Common to medium, $1:o0@S2; medium
to goOr 50 "a $3.50.
LsnE.-COnmon, S46s5; medium, S3G6; good,
S6.50GS7.50; line, SS(GS10.
BRIGHT.
Lugs.-Common colory, $3Gs4
FiEterS.-C0mmou. S4MSJ; medium, S5@s7;
good, s7m$1O: fine, SlQ@Sl3.
Sm0kers.-Common, S7tgSS.50: medium. 500
s11; good, S10GG5l3; fine, $l5@5lS; fancy, 81
Wrdppe Common, s1O@$14: medium. SIS
mS20; good, S25GS40; fine, S30@S55; fancy.
SG0MSGI.
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Pennsylvania.
AT CHESTER.

TARIFF DEMONSTRATION AT CHESTER.
CHESTER, April 2O.--The tariff demonstra-
tion at this place to-day was attended with
much enthusiasm, and was witnessed by the
entire population and thousands from the
sourrounding cities. The parade was led
by Senator Blaine and Mayor FenWood.
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Maryland.
or A CATHOLIC DIGSITARY.

DEATH OF A CATHOLIC DIGSITARY.
BALTIMORE, April 2O.-Very Reverend
Joseph Paul Dubreul, D. D., Ficar-General
OF the Archdiocese Of Baltimore and Direc-
tor OF St. Mary's Theological Seminary, in
this city, died to-day Of pneumonia.
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WHOLESALE GROCERY. GRAIN. MILL
STUFFS, AND HAY TRADE.
MILF. FEED. &c.
MILL FEED, &c.

MILL FEED, &c.
10000 bushels BROWNSTGFF,
5000 bushels BRAN,
5000 bushels SilIPSTCFF,
500 bales HAY.
1000 bushels CORN OIL the cob:
together with large $iorS of LUMBER OF alt
kinds. SHINGLES, LArfiS. LINE, CALGlSEn
RIiNnS-rheaurr Than ever known before. Fer
sale Inv TRUMAN \. PARKER & CO..
Luniber-D Dealers corn,r Fifth and Canal streets.
ap 10-eod3m
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A FEan Convicted of KILLING his Sweet
haarf.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.]
PORTSMOUTH, Va, April 20.-The young
man Benjamin Godfrey, who shot and killed
his sweetheart, Miss Molie Winingder, in
December last, because she discarded him,
was convicted in the County Court OF
Norfolk county tonight OF murder in the
second degree, and sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for eighteen years.
The trial lasted four days.
Godfrey is nineteen years Of age.
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BOOKS. STATIONERY. &c.
THE "STANDARD"
LETTER COPYING BOOK.

Complaints have been made Of the tnferlority OF
some of the Letter. Copying Books made-the paper
The subscribers have a superior book, called the
"STANDARD," which receives perfect copy,
and the binding neither breaks nor gives way By
Also for sale CONTROVERSIES. COPYING.
INK, BLANK-BOOKS, aud STATIONERY OF oil
kinds, wholesale and retail.
ap II WOODHUUsE s. PARHAM.
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HuNYADK JANOS WATER.
THE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY
uUNYADI JANOS,
THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT.

THE LANCET" Hunyadi Janos.-6aron Lieblg
afirms that its richness in apercnt salts sur
passes that of all other known watcrs.'
THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.-"H Hun
yadl Janos.-The most agreeable, safest, and
most eflcacious aparient water.'
PROFESSOR YIRCHOW, BERLIN. "Invariably
good and prompt success; most valuable
PROFESSOR BAMBERGER, VIENNA. 81 have
prescribed these waters with remarkable sue
cess"
PROFESSOR sCANzONI, WuRzBURG. II pre-
scribe none but this"
PROFESSOR LAUDER BRUNTON, n. D., F. r..
s., LONDON. More pleasant than It's rivals,
and SURPRISES them in efficacy
PROFESSOR AITKEN, NJ. D., F. r. S., ROYAL
MILITARY HOSPITAL, NETLEY. Preferred TO
Puna and Frcdrichshall.'
A WINEGLAsSFUL A DOSE.
INDISPENSABLE TO THE TRAVELLING
PUBLIC. s.
Every genuine bottle bears the name OF THE
ApoLLISARIs COMPANY Uimitcd1, London.
FREDERICK DE barry & CO.,
4land 43 Warren street, New York,
Sole Agents for United States and Canadas.
FOR SALE BY
DEALERS. GRoCERS. AND DRUGGISTS.
PURCELL, LADD CO., Richmond,
General Agents for Virginia.
The label oil every bottle is printed on BLUE
naper MISUNDERSTANDING
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DARTIEs WHO ARE ABOUT TO
BUILD viii find 1t to their advantage to call ut
the office of the BALTIMORE BRICK COMPANY,
No. 1441 Main street, ana get an estimate for their
BRICK WORK.
We are now prepared better than ever to furnish
BRICKS or CONTRACT, as We have about 100000
on hand, of all kinds. ~.
for parties TO select, TO suit their
own Yancies.i is5'
ap 15-tMy1* JAMES 8. FORBES & co.
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ALneysx Mnn..

Especial telegram to the Dfspateh.1
NORFOLK, Va, April 0.-Mr. George r.
Gornto, OF London Bridge, Princess Anne
county, forwarded through the Exchange
National Bank of our city yesterday for
collection the ticket which recently drew
$40, 600 IN the Louisiana State lottery.
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GENERAL TICKET OFFICE.

GENERAL TICKET OFFICE.
EUROPEAN TICKETS.
Persons contemplating visiting The
PARIS EXPOSITION.
or other points Of Interest in
EUROPE,
would DO we'll TO purchase their t!cketsat.
A. W. CAREERS
GENERAL RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT
TICKET OFFICE,
SEQ EAST MAIN STREET,
AGENT FOR THE
CUNARD, WHITE.STAR. NATIONAL, HAM
BURG-AMERICAN, NoRTH-G ERMAN
LLOYD, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND ALLAN OCEAN STEAMSHIP
LINES.
EXCURSION TICKETS AT REDUCED RATES.
sTATEnoosfs SECURED IN ADVANCE,
sTEERAGE TICKETS TO AND FROM ALL
PARTS OF EUROPE AT LOWEST RATES.
RATES THE SAME AS AT THE NEW YORK
AND DALTIM0REoEFlcEs.
TICKETS SOLD TO ALL POINTS NORTH,
SOUTH, EAST. AND WEST. IN THE UNITED
STATES at same rates ~ at depots.
Information cheerfuliy given BY letter Or ether
wise. >,.,,, a. 81. w f, ! NJ n Va
NH 2a-eod2m
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EREsH COWS FOR SALE.-I[EsH
Il have on hand, and will constantly have. .kEl1-
supply OF COWS and CALVES, which will sell
cheap, or exchange for dry cows. Apply at Ampt-
hill. on Petersburg turnpike, six miles below Rich
1nond, or address w. o. WATKINS, Manchester.
DO-kf0tf
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GROCERIES,. &c.

TAMES IL JOHN n. GORDON,
~ WHOLESALE GROCERS AND DEALERS
IN METALS, Nos. and Fourteenth street. near
the Exchange Hotel, offer for sale Re1ne Sugars or
all grades Rio. L4aguaYra, and Java Coffee. Green
and Black Teas, MOasses and Syrups, Soap, Can
dies, Iii Carb. SOFA, Pearl Starch. Concentrated
Lye. Axle Grease &c. Aso Iron. Steel. and all the
metals usually sold in this market. Nova Scotia
GrndstoneS. al! sizes. apis
DAVENPORT & MORRIS, Seventeenth
- and Dock streets, offer Tor sale
COFFEES-Rlo, Laguayra, and Java;
SUGARS-Rcfned. OF all grades
MOLASSES-New Orleans and Porto Rico
SYRUP-Ex1ra ana common;
BACON, LARD, CHEESE, SODA,
MANUFACTURED TUBACCO,
FLOUR. FISH. POWDER. oc D
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Fine. 81: superfne, S4.5O@S4.75: extra SUPER
fine. 1915: common family. S6.25@S6.b0 /: fancy
family and City Mills, $7@$7.5n. Market dull.
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SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.

SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WEEAT.-W White, 12S bushels prime ut S1.3S
Red, 262 bushels good FtIltz ut 81 "a Is BUSH
prime Lancaster at Sl.3s: "A bushels very good
Lancaster at Sl.37: i o. bushels very good Lancas
ter at $1.37; 10S bushels mixed on private terms:
40 bushels very good Fultz ut S126: 100 bushels
very good Fnlz at Sl.26 IL bushels choice Fultz at
$3.50; "a bushels mixed At 81 50: 20 bushels at
LOS; "a bushels choice Fultz at Sl.15; "a BUSH
els mixed ut Sl.33; 2 bushels very good Lancaster
ut S1.35; bushels Lancaster ut 1928 Id bushels
very good Lancaster nj 1856: l42 bushels very
good Fi,ltZ at 81 81; Is bushels very good Lancas
ter at $l35; &C bushels at 70c.-tota, ,220 BUSH
els.
CoRN.-IVhite, so bushels on private terms 112
bushe prime ut 56c.: 2l0 bushels very good OH
private terms-tolal, 372 bushels. -Nired, So BUSH
els at Soc,
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COMMERCIAL.

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, April 90, 1878.
OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT White, 12S bushels. Red, 1924 BUSH
is.
CoRN.-IVhitc. 3S4 bushels. Mtzed, 50 bushels.
nATS.-H2 bushels.
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RTSgNESS CHANCES.


TEEN-HORSE-POWE PORT A l. E
L ENGINE AND BOILER FOR SALE. made BY
Talbot & Son, and used since January. 1875. 1t
has been fully tested; therefore better than new.
Sold only account of being too small for our use.
Can be seen at work In our boX-iactory for thirty
DAYS. VIII sell on accommodating terms for neeo-
table paper. j. w. RANDOLPH Il ENGLISH,
Booksellers, StatUners. Dlauk-Book and Paper-BoX
Manufacturers, 1902 and 1904 Main street, Rich
mond APP 12-deodl Ot&w1Ot
NOR SALE, \ FIRST-CLASS DRUG
L STORE, situated in a growing and manufacture
ing city. Terms: Very moderate. Apply tQ
r. b. TAYLOR,
Real Estate Agen. and Auctioneer:
ap l2.eodlm Manchester, Va.
SAEAH OIL.
SALAD OIL
GOURMET'S.
Extra fine quality, in bottles of various sizes
quarts, pints, aud half pints.
We recommend this OIL to those wanting
SUPERIOR SALAD OIL.
PURCELL, LADD & CO.,
ap2 1915 Main street.
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CONGRESS--Second Session
WASHINGTON. ADril 20. 1873,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The post-otlice appropriation bill occu-
pied the day.
Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported bill
in regard to the tax on tobacco, imports,
and other internal taxation. Referred TO
Committee Of the Whole.
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lOnGed discussion at present Anticipated.
Senator Johnston Inns gone TO Alexafdrfa
to-day to see Senator Withers, who Is well
enough TO transact business. A southern
Democratic senator says that testimony has
been adduced In answer to the charges made
against Mcneil In executive session which
showed that he Is not near as bad as he has
been painted II this had not been, Sena-
tors Gordon and Butler would not have yo-
ted as they did fer his confirmation. Sena-
tor Johnston voted against it. Senator
Lewis will be confirmed as marshal OF the
Western district.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The wife of Captain p. B. Hooe, who was
q Miss Dangerfeld, died very suddenly last
night at Alexandria.
The weather is beautiful, and great pre-
partitions have been made for Easter. Eggs
have gone up considerably in price.
There are already $1,000 applications from
persons who were soldiers OF the war OF
1872 or widows OF soldiers Of that war.
=: The Electoral Committees of the House
and Senate expect to hold their second JOINT
conference next week.
Among the callers at the White House to-
day were Messrs. Tucker and Cabell.
Mr.. W. n. Davis, Of West Virginia, is
candidate for district commissioner, vice
General Dennison.
The coinage Of the pew silver dollar has
been commenced at Carson City, and now
all the minis are at work. One million
three hundred thousand dollars in this cur
rency has been coined at Philadelphia this
month.
George Baggott, an industrious printer OF
this city, sues for q divorce because his wife
has taken up with "queer people Of the
free-loye and spirituaIistic persuasion"
The House Commerce Committee will
make a most determined effort to pass the
river and harbor bill Monday, under sus-
pension OF the rules.
The House nearly finished the postaI-ap-
preparation bill to-day, and no change was
made in it to which the committee did not
agree.
Associated Pie reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch
THE TOBACCO TAX.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Committee
Of Ways and Means-siX members only
being prescnt-haye agreed to report the
amendatory internal-reYenue bill levying
a tax of 16 cents per pound on tobacco );
IS per thousand on cigars; S1.25 per thou
sand on cigarettes not weighing more than
81 pounds. The income tax is two per
centum on all sums over $4,000. While
the committee agreed that the bill should
be reported they reserved the right to sup
port it or not, as they deemed proper.
A DEPUTY MARSHAL KILLED IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Revenue Agent
Wagner telegrapbs from Greensboro, n.
c., that Deputy Marshal Springs, Of the
rading party, has been killed. The matter
has been referred to the Attorney General,
and it is supposed detachment OF the
regular army will be sent to the vicinity to
protect the revenue officers.
THE NEW MEXICAN MINISTER.
'WAsHINGToN, April 20.-Senor BANANA
coma received his credentials to-day as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenlpotentiary
OF Mexico at Washington.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-22

TIE 1NTERNAL-REVENUE BILL>-THE INCOME
TAx-TAX ON TOBACCO AND sNUFF-THE RE-
SUMPTION AND CURRENCY BILL-CoLONEL
TOM SCOTT AND THE TEXAs-PAClFIC-PER-
soSAL-PENsIoNs FOR 1S12-THE ELECTo-
RAJ coMMITTEE-THE NEW SILVER DOL
ApS-sENATnRII1 ITEMS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-22
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

For the better accommodation OF my 1argely-in-
creasing FLOUR and PRODUCE business have
rented The substantial tour-story ir0n!rout ware
house No. 1915 Cary street Commercial Blockl, aud
have connected with it the