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a TERRIBLE DsTAa.
CHARLES L. SMITH, OF CARTHAGE, EATEN
By HIS STARVING COMPANIONS. a
Carthage, N. r, Republican.


ln 1858 Charles Z. Smith left Carthage,
having received the appointment of Ameri.
can Consul to Russia, with residence in a
city on the Amoor River In Siberia. He
left in the summer, accompanied by his
wife, whom he left with relatives in Chica-
go. Arriving in San Francisco he learned
that the last of the trading boats had left
for the season. Being anxious to reach his
destination as he intended engaging in the
fur business. he took passage ON ship
bound for Hong Kong, China, where he
hoped % engage passage and reach his ties-
tination quicker than by waiting for the
return of the traders.
Arriving at Hong Kong, he became &C.
quainted with q member of New York
firm, who offered him chance to engage
in business. He would not engage then,
but pushed on as fast as possible to his des-
tination, where he arrived in the spring of
1870. He remained several months. and,
not being suited with the business of the
country, he returned to Hong Kong and
accepted the offer before made MIN.
Five men, including Smith, went on a
trading expedition into the interior of the
southern part of China, where they were
successful, amassing fortunes.
They returned to the coast On their home
ward journey and engaged q Chinese junk
to take them to Hong Kong. When far
out from the mainland the crew of the junk
mutinied, robbed their passengers and
placed them on desert island with nsither
food nor drink. It was not long before
starvation stared the unfortunate men
in the face. For several days they
had subsisted on few berries they found
on the island. Those were gone, and no
ship bad come to the rescue. When at
last they could stand hunger and thirst no
longer, they cast lots to see who should
die. The lot fell on Smith, who, before
being put to death, requested that his COM
panions should never let his vile know of
the manner of b is death if they were fortu-
nate enough to return to America. He
was then put to death and eaten by his
companions. A short time thereafter the
men we're rescued by q passing ship and
came to America, to New York, whore they
reported Smith dead, none at the time but
the members of the firm knowing the man.
ner of his death. Two years ago a gentle
man who had been in correspondence with
Smith during his lifetime, called on the
New York firm and demanded the particu-
lars. At first they refused, but afterward
decided to tell him providing he would keep
it from Mrs. Smith. The promise has been
kept. Mrs. Smith died in Chicago about
two weeks ago, ignorant of the manner of
her husbands death. The story comes to
us direct, and from such good authority
that we are forced to believe it.
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A case of more than usual interest was
concluded in the United States Circuit
Court at Albany on Saturday afternoon
no less than an action for damages for
breach of promise IN which a Michigan
lady obtained verdict against her nephew,
q resident of Mobile, Ala, for $4,000.
The plaintiff, young and prepossessing.
was Nancy V. Campbell. The defendant,
Orson L. CHAMPION, was his auut's senior
by several years, and as she alleged, first
promised to marry her in 1873, renewed
his pledges of fidelity in Batavia, N. Y,
in 1875, and finally deserted her for lady
he met at Wheeling Springs, Va, in 1878.
A number of the defendants letters were
read in court, all of which brearhed intense
passion and endless fidelity. The lady was
deeply affected during the presentation of
her testimony, and it was evident her affec-
tion for her wayward nephew was sincere.
The verdict was a complete surprise to the
defendant, who, although he admitted hav-
ing promised to marry the lady in Alabama,
contended that according to the laws of
that State such marriage was forbidden
by the degree of kinship existing between
them, and that having made no promise to
marry her in New York State, he was
thereeo entitled to verdict.
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The Value Of /" ESD"

A young man whose money didn't hold
out as long as the state Fair dropped into
the telegraph Office yesterday and sent a
dispatch to his father In the interior to
forward him cash to reach home with.
When the receiving clerk saw the dispatch
read "To John Blank Esq" he suggested
that saving could be effected by erasing
the "esq." -
"Well, mebbe yeu think SO, bat don't, y
replied the sender. " When am at home
can call him dad all day long, but when
it comes down to black and white you've
got to esquire him right up to the mines
or walk home by the dirt road. Don't you
dare to leave that off-not with the roads
as muddy as they are now"
In about an hour the following answer
was received: @
To:
John Blank, esq.,, forwards you $40 and
you can have more if you want it. &
! JOHN BLANK. ESQ. !
"Didn't I tell ye," chuckled the young
man as he read it. +" Dads common
enough when we're all home and rushed to
get fall wheat in, but the minute his back
gets rested and a stranger comes along he
weighs more to the ton than any 81 esq. on
slsgs.'' tell ye. you don't know man
till ye have hoed corn with him =
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A MICHIGAN LADY OBTAINS $4,000 DAM
AGES FROM HER NEPHEW FOR BREACH
OF PROMISE.
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OUR BALL. y
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a FULL LINE OF STATIONERY,
Largest and Best In the Market,
91b. Just Received BY. STANLEY y CO
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-05

THURSDAY. December 4. 1879.
1 SALEss-1. 600 Virginia consols sold a, 52k:
LOCO Virginia consols sold az 52k; 90 shares oil
Rlchmond and DanyiEe Railroad stock SOLD al
295; 20 shares Richmond and Danyflle Railroad
stock sold at 2s's, and 1000 10-4O's sold at 40.
! Government Sscnrffies.-U United States 4ts's.
lOo4 bid; United States Is, 102S bid.
STATE virginia I0-4 o's. aak bid. 4ox
asked: Virginia consoFs, 52x bid 52x asked Viz.
gin!a csnso's, new, 24H bid. 25S ASKED: Virginia
cafes, 10 bid: virginia tss-receyubie COUPONS. 81
biz North Carolina per cents, 81 bid, s62
CITY secnrftfss.-.Richnond city s's. j. and T.,
l23 bid Richmond city ca. j. and j., 1O7 bid,
ie7T asked: Petersburg city 6:s, T. and A., 1Ol
asEed; Lynshb s city ss = and ID bid;
Raiiroda Bonds..Virg1nia Central Railroad
third mortgage 6's, J. and j.. 10lk bid: Virginia
Central Railroad fourth mortgage S's, j. and j..
loa bid: Virginia and Tennessee Railroad second
road first mortgage 6's, j. and j. 100 bid: Peters,
0urg KaiIroSd second ncrtgagc SIS. j. and D.. 474
asked; Richmond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac
Railroad mortgage S's, j. and D., l15 bid; Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad mort
gage 7's, j: and j., los bid: Orange and Alex
andria Railroad frat mortgage SIS. 81. and NJ,
mortgage 6's, j. and j. 95 bid Orange, Alexandria
ana Manassas Railroad frs. mortgage rs J. and
J., 6sa bid, 7s asked: Richmond and DaDvtlle
Pledmont Railroad first mortgage IS, 4. and o..
lug DC. ~ asked: C C. and A. Railroad first
ana Potomac Railroad per cent. guaranteed. leo
par 81 Did Richmond and DaEville Railroad. 100
par, 70 pa, 29E asked: Richmond, York River and
chesapeake Railroad, 5 bid. 25 asked.
Bdnk Htocks.-Natlonal Bank OF Virginia, 100
par, SO bid, 95 asked.
fragrance Companies.-virginia Fire and Ma
" BID, 100 asked: Merchants and Mechanics, 100
par, 90 bid, 100 asked; Cily, 100 par, 81 bid
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THURSDAY. December 4, 1879.
The number or braass To-day comprised 20 hogs
nenas. The offerings at auction on Change wers
"a packages: OF which number ID we're sold al
prices ranging from - 20 10 s1H.
The following are the quotations:
DARK GOODS, FOB EXPORT.
40 Lsngs-Commo2, s2.S0@s3; medium, SAG
Leak-C Common, s1 @ss.5 D: medium, ss0as.5o;
s s9ecs sassSSsSo; fne' slossl2.oo; extra fine,
Itemmtng.-Common. s2.5eea4 medium,
S4.50Gs6: good, a6aS7 so; fine, s7@ss.
DARK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Lwg Ffiters:-Conmon, 1904; medium. $3.50
ass: e0nd, s5@S6.
Lear Pt!iers.-Csmmon. a5@s6.50: medium. 81
assoc; good, $9@SlO.5O; fine. Sfl@s1250
extra fine sun-cured, sl2@s17.
Wrappers--t,emmon, s7slS8. 90; medium, SO
@a9.59; good: slo@sl05o: fine. s13@sl4; ex
Ira 81 l.JDtuSl2: extra suH.cured, 81 SGS2G.
BRIGHT GooDs-gASUFAcTUEISG
so: good, s12tG$15-50: fine. s20GS30.
Fiiers.-CoInmon- t5.aS6: medium, S7959
good, sl0asI2: fine, s1398l5:
soaG ssoSsao ans sGs5jo ?fs nsg &c &c
Mahogany Trappers-Common, s15@s1s.
medium. S20@S25; good, S3CGS40; fine, s&5g
$50; extra. s6o@S75.
WESTERN GOODS.
lug Filkers.-Old dark, S3M4.5O.
Leaf FitierS.-COmmon TO medium, S4Ma6; good
10 tine. S7@lO.
Lu5s, Workiny-New dark. s25o@s3.
Leaf. SemnsinJ.-New dark. siGa$7.
MGson County.-New common to good filters. 81
REMARKS.
The above quotations entirely FOR old tobaccos
The quotations for new tobaccos will be made in
December.
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changed. Southern wheat ssesdy; wesseyn b1oIser
a aaa sf % ;esse s ss
gas q 81 pssssser. ii 1 ssaaa sss
saasfs wsiis sd ssssEissy
sisady: southern, westerns WHITE and PennsylYsnia
aSg4 ai, Provisions strong and unchanged CT
Freights unchanged. s1s NV r. >.
CINCINNATI.
10 SIITSs 5ss 81 December frmer: family
@ G, 81 S2.a Ia god demand .. 4Ias4c oats
s srd II II s aosd posk a srs ~
meas aaie.: shoIlaers. az: RIO. 7ae. Bacon
aSer az" shonde, sae &C.
steady hards, izc.: New Orleans ;ss ssa.
sh, ssso9saso5n ' p ssmsn sSssga1s
s S"teners S470gs4.so; reeeips, 1855 bead
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. December 4.-Flour stesdr and nm
changed Whea: 6rm Al sl.2sasi so. Corn ana Sr 1
new white. 44c:: mixed. 41c. Oats Gaiss and
cited Pork nomnaliy 81 Lard exei.es 'o aies sx
SHaa &C.: key. 94c. Observation-Disclosures 44c>.
nonlaai 8amsasar , io ss G9s T MS
key firm at $1.10.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, December 4.-Flour stronger. Wheat
sl.35E Decepb~r: No. red fail. sI.2E. Corn
higher at 31x9374c. Oats higher 3s@3sHc: Whls-
Ney HiSHeI fl.lt. PorR h1gner II 4.
Lard held higher; 1910 asked Bulk. meats strong
and higher. with goou demand; loose shoulders =
s4.40@sE50; rib, $S.65@s6.75: Sizes. $6.s5M
SO. 50. Bacon higher; shoulders, Axe; RIBS, TIC.
sides, SC. -.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December 4.-Flour tirmer but not quo
tabiy higher. Wheat strong and higher: No. q red
winter. 81 -2EEG$l.29: M. 2 Chicago spring,
81 .25HGsl. 25b: No. 8 Chicago spring, SILK
rejected. aG;sc. Corn strong and higher; 4OIc.
cash. 4lIc. January: rejected, sec. oats strong
and higher at a12.5O@S13.50. Lard excited and
higher ut S7.s5. Esulk.meats strong and higher:
shoulders. 81 20; short ribs, 1910; short clear,
S7.S5. Whiskey steady and unchanged
1t Close Wheat unsettled and generally lower:
81 .25H December. Sl.26z January. Corn in good
demand and shade higher Ale. December. 4Ik9
Ike. January. Oats strong and higher at SAKE.
PORK higher II slA.O5. Lard excited aud higher
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LOUISVILLE SMOKING TOBACCO.
LOUISVILLE LEAE.rnRACCn MARKET.
NEW YORK TOBACCO MARKET.

DECEMBER 2.-Export demand runs light. but
the home trade Is fair and prices unchanged. Sales
Or 800 hogsheads Kentucky leaf at 2t9@l24c.;
SGD syn cases s1S tennsylVania at 9;4M20c; 80 cases
Connecticut al zoe. 80 cases S7S OHIO on private
terms; 400 bales Havana nj S2c.MS1.l0. The fol-
lowing are IN" quotations tor Virginia leaf Bright
wrappers. common 10 medium, l5@22c.; good 10
fine, 25645c.: line to extra fine, 5OM75r.: smok-
crs, l5@2jc.: daprle Wrappers, 100000; Tugs,
common 10 good. 2 .@3Ac.; good 10 fine, 3m
&c: leaf. common 10 good, 560Sc.; good to tine,
SMlOc.: fine extra. loo &c.: and black wrap
perS, 12I15c.-JOurIdt Of Commerce..
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COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.

rslChAOSD- december 4. 1879.
OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT White, 10 bushels. Red. 81 BUSH
CORN White, 1,454 bushels. Ntred, 6O2 BUSH
els.
OATS -9S bushels.
MEAL-S0 bushels.
BUCKwHEAT.-16 bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT White. % bushels at 81 So: AZ bushels
good 1T 81 As; bushels private termS-total so
bushels. Red. II bushels common Lancaster ut
at S1.45: 4 bushels fair Lancaster 1T $l52: so
bushels mixed at 1852: 37i bushels very good
FultZ at S1.45; AZ bushels common FutZ ut
81 So; 27O bushels very good FultZ at Sl.4S
81 bushels common Fu!tZ at S1.25 29S bushels
FuliZ al $40: 100 bushels good fuItZ ut SLAB ::
ITO bushels prime Fuz at $50; "a bushels fair
Fuliz at + 40; 90 bushels very good Futz ut
SI49 IS bushels Ful!z at :1.45; 80 bushels FultZ
at 81 AZ; $50 bushels prime Futz al S1.5U-total,
1892 bushels.
CoRN-IV 236 bushels very good at h5c :;
so bushels good at 55c.; 1916 bushels on private
terms; l72 bushels very good at 56c.: 70 bushels
common al SEC: II bushels at 55c. ga bushels
els very good al SEC; 62 bushels on private terms
40 bushes prime at 56c.--total. 1,O24 bushels.
MiEed, 46 bushels very good III sac 420 bushels
tuir at SO; 80 bushels at 53c.; 122 bushels very
good at 55c.; 80 bushels at SAC. total, 64S
bushels.
OATs.-2S bushels very good winter ut 4Sc.; 10
bushels prime al 4Sc.-total, 80 bushels.
BUCKwHEAT.-S bushels at SOC.
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Ey Telegraph.
NEW YORK..

NEW YORK, December 4.-Cotton iirm; sales,
40 bales: uplands. 1870; orea.i -, l3ac. south
extra, S6@S6 80; good to cnoiee, s6.4O@s7. 97A,
Wheat }sa4c. better and quiet! closing heavy; ur,-
sar rod SI,4nas1 AZ: No. 2 winter red, 5i.Jox
sst Isl mixed winter sI.47@sl47a. Corn
about Gkc better With fair trade Closing
nishrr Will fair TRADE: No. 3, 1894 No. 3
White 4ss4649c. Hops unehanged and d a.. Coa Ice
49, "ui.t and unchanged. Molassea quiet and
Stesdya Rice unchanged, with mqGera.e trade:
Poain unchanged. Turpentne quiet and nrin al
d5657Er !; pulled. 25@55c.; rnwashed; 1s@36c
Texas, l7@5se. Pork tair,T active ana AGAIN cam
higher Middies again hfSnet c tens
Tsc, Esrd higher and stfqng with active tsade "
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Lease OF IL Railroad.

MEMPHIS, December AT the annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Memphis
and Charleston railroad, held on Tuesday
at Huntsville, Ala, the road was leased for
twenty years to the East Tennessee and
Virginia road, which road has been con-
trolling it under temporary arrangement.
The lessees guarantee the payment OF per
cent. interest on S4,225,00O OF the bonds of
the road.
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET.

DECEMBER 2.-Beeues.-Receips, Is car. loads,
or 27O head. No buyers In the market place Tone
of the market nominally unchanged. Dressed beef
rather dun nj 5fG6c. q ID for Texas and Colorado
sides, and GGn7c. for native sides.
.Ytich C0l1S.-Arrivals this morning. ITO head.
Market weaker. and dealers were accepting lower
figures and quote common TO choice IT S35HS50.
CuLres.-Rcceipts, 100 head. Market very quiet
ut about fermer figures, 2@L2Ac. q ID. for grass
ers. and Id7c. for veals
Sheen and Ldm6s.--Rcccipts, 0 carloads. or
$50 head. Demand moderate and trade limited.
bus prices remain the same, and closing figures are
54G64c per b. tor lambs and iGD8c. for ordinary
to pr ME shut D. with carload of Kentucky ewes,
IA TBS. average. sold mt S5.l5 rer 100 n.
Stpine Receipts this morning. 1920 hogs.
Demand fair for live hogs al S3 37amSi373 per
100 lbs. for poorest;o beot.-Jour1at n Comm rce
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EDUCATIONAL.

SCHOoL OF MODERN LANGUAGES,
y PROFESSOR L. NJ EkSSELEFF. Principal
fIate professor at Augusta Female seminary; Miss
3D. j. BALDWIN, Prlpcipal) 3o4 east erase street s
1870 Youth OF noth sexes receiI ed Special cl2sses
for children from six 70 ten years Of age. Hours
,rranged tesuit pupils attending schools o. English:
Eyeuinc classes for young men ia French and
,ier-aan. Languages theoretically aid practically
tught Send for circulars to a94 east Grace street,
no 11-W,F&Mlm
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'
ter day teleoraphcd to the Emperor OF Rus
STA congratulating him on his escape from
assassination.
ILL-REQUITTED LENIENCY.
LONDON, December 4.-The TimeS'S Ber-
lin correspondent, discussing the recent at.
tempt to assassinate the Gear, says 'EThe
outrage OF Monday night, committed only
day or two after the Car in his mercy
had committed the sentence OF death passed
on the NihiliSt MurSky, cannot fail to make
the Government regret its ill-requitted
lenency and intensity its determination to
have no further pity on those who are them
selves incapable Of compassion"
THE CARS RETURN TO ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 1.-The Car
arrived here safely at 2:45 O'Clock this al
ternoon, and proceeded to the winter pal
ace in an open sleigh. Great crowds of
troops lining the streets cheered him en-
Enthusiastically.
AFORTUSATE CHANGE OF TRAINS.
LONDON, December 4.-The Illness Ber-
lin correspondent explains that the Cars
railway Journeys are generally made with
two irains-one for himself and suite and
the other for servants and baggage. Hith-
erto it has been customary to allow the lat
ter train to act as a kind of celia iralr, but on
the present Journey this order somehow
became reversed, and the Imperial train
took the front position. Unaware or this
change, the assassins calculated on the Car
being on the second train, and explode
their mine accordingly.
a CHILEAN Victory.
LONDON, December A dispatch from
Valparaiso to the Reuters Telegram Com
panr, says: "Tarapoca has been captured
by the Chilans. The losses were heavy on
both sides"
A Buenos Ayrcs dispatch dated Deem
her Sd saws: "Intelligence has been re-
ceived here that the allied Peruyians and
Boliyians had been completely defeated at
TarapOca, Peru, by Chilians, who have
taken DO: session Of the town. 4 Chlian
squadron is biockading the port Of africa"
n,sasfer to the Chilinns Confirmed.
VALPARAISO. November IA telegram
has been received here which confirms the
previous report Of disaster to the CHILEAN
forces near Loa, at the mouth OF the river
OF the same name, on the boundary between
Peru and Bolivia. After q stubborn fight
l.5OO ChIians surrendered to the allies
with all their cannon and ammunition. The
Chilian commander was killed. The Boil
Wan commander afterwards occupied Con
shas Blancas.
Insurrection in the RhOdOpe Noun
tRinS.
PBu.LIPoPoLls, December 4.-Twenty
villages in the kirdsichaG district OF tht
Rhodope mountains have risen in arms, ant
500 OF the insurgents have seized the loca
fund and made prisoners OF the genddTmes
Mr. Parnell coming 10 America.
LONDON, December 4.-Messrs. Parnel
and Flanagan expect to start for New
York on the 17th. Mr. Parnell will be pre-
sent at the trial Of the prisoners at Carrlck
on-ShaDnon, which, it is expected, Will ter
inmate by the 10th,
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NEW YORK IRON MARKET.

DECEMBER 2.-Tr0n. For American p!g taere Is
no change in the situation OF the hiar"et, t. .ahi
continuing slow and price. . little unsettled. Scotch
plg steadily accumuales, with demand l:shi, and
prices In consequences are weak. Rats continue
freely sought after. Quotations as fOli0ns Eg.
lHtoi, at SZi.2J: t;lcuglrEock at !24.5O1
s25 80 (: I.angoan ut S26m:2j Coi!ne.s at - 7
Shntfs N $40 American pic At s26G32z lor No.
j. $3.50 $40 for No. =, and $2i9:25 for forge
Rails IL $40. SJ2 Tor iron 1t works, aHh Si"l al
f3S65 AZ works. Old "a Is quoted nomlnally al
$40 7SMS3I7J: wrought scrap 81 s32JO from
var,i Safc> 10000 tons old iron rails ~ E3laod
S3S, aud 5000 ions stct! rails on private TERMS
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The Indians.

PROGRESS Or THE UTE COMMISSIONERS
TH0RNBuRGH FIGHT.
DENVER, COL, December "A Los Pinos
special says that Chief Colorow appeared
before the Commission on Monday and tes-
tilted that he took part in the Tbornsburgh
fight, corroborat!Dg the statement that be
and Jack led the Indians in the fight. He
states the fight was an accident OF the troops
trying to avoid the Utcs by taking the trail
outside the regular road through Milk-River
canon, while the Utes were doing the same
to avoid the soldiers. They were surprised
when the commands came up and began to
tight. Colorow swore positively that the
Mormons promised to assist the Indians in
any war with the United States troops. He
voluntarily surrendered himself as n pris-
Oner
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. December 5.-Noen.-Stocks strouS.
Money on call, sac per cent. Excbanga1ISne.
aelS; Short, 4S3S. State bonds dull. Governments
guiet.
Erenfng.-Money. 567 per cent. Exchange,
4Sl4. Governments firm: new Sc, 1929: 4X pcr
cents, lo5h; yer cents, 1885. States neglected
and unchanged.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, December 4.-VIrsnia 6-s de-
ierred, 6: consols. 81: second SERIES "a; new
10-40's, 40. Bid to-day.
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A Drunken Fathers Deed of Death.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, December "A
man named Upton was arrested yesterday
in Ansonia for causing the death Of his in
FAINT. According to bis wife's story he came
home drunk few nights ago, and in quar-
relling with her, hurled a lighted lamp at
her, which fell into the cradle and set fire
to the clothing OF the child. In the en-
deavor to extinguisb the flames her own
clothing caught fire, and she will probably
die. The infant lived a few hours only.
Upton and wife have been married two
years, and have hitherto lived happily to-
gether.
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JAMES CITY COUNTY.
THE rInE-FIESD-THE DROUGHT.

Correspondence of the Richmond Dispach.]
DECEMBER |, 1879.
FL Bethel, Methodist church in the
lower part of Charles City, was destroyed
last week BIZ fire that was burning the adj
1aceut woods.
In the lower and central portions of York
the woods have been burning for week or
ten days. Some farmers have lost their
fences, and much damage is unprecedented.
The oldest inhabitant bas not known SUCH
drought at this season of the year. The
wheat and oats sown carly have not grown;
sown late, have not come up. The turnip
crop is failure, and cabbagcs have dried
~ like fodder and blown away.
PENINSULA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-05

A RECEPTION TO VISITING FIREMAN.
Yesterday members OF the fire department
discovered that Mr.. G. a. Ainslie, chief
OF the fire department in Richmond, Va,
WAS in the city on private business, and q
reception was given him at the hall Of the
Pioneer fire company last night. The boys
set up the beer very handsomely, and the
guest OF ths evening was toasted till late
hour. Quite a number OF citizens were
present and numerous speeches were made.
Mr. Ainslje will be rendered another re-
Geption Tonight at the hall OF the lndepen-
sent sent hooK-snd-ladder company Charlotte
IA. o. Observer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-05
GENERAL MARKETS.
ALEXANDRIA MARKETS.

DECEMBER g There IS but little -four coming
in ana prices remain firm ~ quotations. Wheat IL a
shade lower. and receipts have somewhat fallen on:
there were offerings OF 1000 bushels. ana sal:S Al
$l.40.$145, SAC, and 3i.i7 FOR iuliz. and Sl.o3
GISl 81 for LANCASTER. Corn Is q"ict. "lh liir re-
c,ipts ana sales OF .l42 bushels at 54c for new,
jic for yellow, and 56i2c. Tor White. No rye or
oats reported. Country prOcuce Is IN lair receipt
but The continued milt weather has depressing
eject Oh prices gazette.