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crowded. When the turmalities OF the law
hal been gone through, and the iiluSirlous
egatee of Mrs Dorsey walked away, every
hat was lifted and every head was bowed IN
token Of sileut respect. -Nc'7 Orleans De"'o-
crei.
The most inexcusa5le folly is TO endure Dys-
pcpsia with an its miscres, whea % cent
bottle Of Dr. Bulls Baltimore Pills will cure
the malady
lIr. Thomas j. Cowie, who returned on
the United States Steamer Despatch, and to
whom we are indebted during ms cruises 10
the Mediterranean for naval news and foreign
papers. leaves the city Tomorrow 10 join As
sistant Paymaster Henry L Smith, Of the
Navy. in Bangor, Me- Mr.. Cowc, VINO is
son If ca George ,wie, chief OF the Diplo-
matte and Consular Bureau, Is well known 10
this city. and is a candidate Ter the position OF
assistant payuastCr Of tie Navy, aud, having
recently passed very cTei.iable examination,
IL is believed hy hs many friends VIII be-
appointed 20 "A, one ~ the cN'silns vacancies.
-ilcsbipy'oa Sunday HTald
judge Robert Ould, q prominentlaWyer
of Richmond, aud well-kuown as tHe ConIet-
crate comm >siouer for the exchange of PRISON.
ers during tie war, and DR.. y. SpeeIs George,
also of Richmond. were arrested on Monday
evening charged with being about TO engage 10
duel Tie TROUBLE between the parties grew
ont of q e lawsuit Known rs the George
case" which Was recently settled by coGl-
premise between the Philadelphia claimants
icaMrcN % the estate of the late Wm. q.
George and the Richmond Georges. Judge
OILS was counsel for Tue Philadelphia claim
ants. and Mr. George was one Of the Richmond
lcI,st the estate. Both were baiod 10 $1,000
eacn TO appear bciore the Police Court on
Tuesday.
When Gen Getty, commander OF the
garrison ~ Fortress Monroe received Capt
Vie and tie Richmond Blues at OH Point
re other day. the sudden burst Of music
scared raral team, consisting It an old bull
hitcacd o. stick cart rud the iuIhtcned
beas ran toto and dem1raliz,d the entire COM
maad When or, er was restored Capt Wise
remarked 10 Getty another Bull Run, gen.
aral Yes Was the reply, "A regular route
but promise You when you got inside the
fortr yen slal fare better at Getty s-bGrs -
And they lii, too.
On the Sih of December, 1878, pc
de,tiau match was arranged bct~een Leon
Peter FeJlyimcycr aod L Lyman Potter, of
San Francisco. 20 walk from that city "a New
York. each rolling a whcelnarrow ci 1913
pounds w,i-ht tie stakes being $1,000
Side. They started on that da'e. and Thurs
dey morning Fsdtermc~er arrived iu Ne"
York. while Potter IS some J ,lOJ miles behind.
retLerucycr mad, an affidavit that BIZ walked
tie whole distance, taking seven m 'uths and
sixteen days iu accomplishing tie undertake
Ing
The voting daughters OF the Prince OF
Wa,es, Louise, Victoria and Maude. rarely ap-
pear I'm pubjc any the simplest OF dresses
'fIev are sometimes seen with their mother ~
tletheatre iu plain wtue linen or cotton sailor
dresses with iiti,c rel trimming. and they
are often met riding aud driving IN ueat sailor
dresses Of dark blue woolea. They went with
their father and mother % the recent French
fair IN gowns Of plain pink cAmhrlck, with
sashes of crimson harmouizng with the pink
Forest fires lave d.>olated iar-e see
tons in DuwiId.e and other counties 90 Viz
ginia.
VIM. II. Mead. Of California, aiormcr
Bahimorcan hung himself last week 10 tie
suburbs Of Washington.
The Io1doun County Agricultural
Fair will lie held at Leesburs September l5th
i7th auc 18Th
Three large Touring mills at Oswcso,
\. Y.-the Empire, Reciprocity and Lake Ca
tario-are burned. Loss $50 600
Ben Butler has accepted the gubernato-
rial candidacy On the workiugmeu 5 ticket IN
Massachusetts, md viii run against Gov i'l-
bot who IS again = candidate
Rob. Guuncll, w,Il-to-do colored far
NOR # airtx county. Virginia. was seriously
ininreI in Georgetown. D C last week by
falling % feet through an elevator.
Mr.. Tbos. Wright, of Bristol Virgin
IA. cat from his breast with pocket knife the
o.her day q large lead5n bali with which he
had been shot ct the battle Of Chlckamausa 10
1864
Gen. Francis A. Walker, -uperInterd-
emf ~ the census. thinks the ncxt count VIII
show an increase Of 10 600 600 people 10 'hn
United States during the decade ending neSt
year
Robt Peel Brooks, a colorod lawyer.
appeared last week 10 a Richmond court rs
cuosel for white man CHARGED WITH assanif
This was the FIRST case ever known 10 'he
5 nth
John r. Lynch, prominent coiored
n.au of Mississippi, las been appointed super
in,enlent of the census for that state. and TIE .
Vicksburg HlraN democratic paper says
.he +. entirely capable Of filing the position
sal we doubt not will give s''is'a iinn.
Rhodv Lowcry, the widow Of the ever
famous chief of the swamp angels or Lowery
outlaws has been arrested In North Carolina
for lra,lins a nov gang of revenue yiolators
Bboly Is If mixel breed. fali aud straight rs
an arrow aud possessed Of iLc daring bravery
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