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~" Going Into Business

The old Commonwealth is going into
business. The present year she will make 9
beginning, aud there is every probability
that she will shape her affairs with very
great rapidity until she puts them into good
order-unti! she gets her debt under bel
control; brings her revenues within the
range of her debt. and reestabltshes heI
public credit, upon which will rest durably
her private credit
sHThat will be going into business to some
purpose, and we cannot dream for mo
ment that this prosperous course Of things
can be banked or confused by the contri.
yanees and party tricks OF small politicians
No possible good could come to anybody
from anything OF the kind. To raise eX.
citement and foment war Of words that
can do no earthly good to man would be q
swain work and a veXation. Who amongst
the people Of yirginiaare going into alabol
like this2 Have we not been suffering badly
and long enough.s .Can-..we. endure-i
ionger7 Surely tits now time fo1 all oul
good people 10 get relief and rest from bao
passions aud Misrepresentation. 10
1' And as for obstructing our why to peace
whe:i for that? ,Shoulda uaan who is poor
want TO make the country worse? VIII
making The country worse make him bet
terri Will driving the State madly towards
sliiscord and confusion in her laws and bel
administration help to relieve the ,peoplei
And add TO that convention and reyolu.
fion OF the judiciary, the upturning OF the
Court OF Appeals, aud general suspension
OF both revenue and laws, will all these
bring peace and contehtment to The peo-
pie? Do you, people Of Virginia, see
The remotest hope for good, or gain, OF
virtue. or happiness TO mortal man
from these? One would think that there
!. are plenty OF soreheads who ought to be
tired of increasing poverty and general
cassedness without going further in that
line. 1t is time ali had shut Oft steam upon
the !" facihs descensus Auerni." We have
had enough Of that. The entire community
ought to unite tremendously, and by .sys-
tenn, energy and public devotion reestab-
fish peace in the land and elevate the honor
and dignity OF the Common wealth.
I Settle the debt aud all will be quiet, and
Virginia will be an honored State again.
Let loose the storm Of the vicious po,iti-
clans asaln-those political gamesters that
have kept the State in apprehension and
torment for ycars-and there will be no
rest yet for The sole OF The foot. But peace.
is coming. The marplots viii labor in vain.
They are waning and vanishing, and there.
will soon be peace, for there will not be
enough Of evil force to modest 1t or OF rage
to make an impression ON 1t. 81
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The SNow-HILL SALT.-This is a salt
which is manufactured at the KanaWha Salt
Wells, three miles above Charleston, IA
nawha. We visited the wells once and
found the salt remarkably beautiful and
unusually palatable. That it was salt was
sublimely salt we su-
premely know. That salt we appreciated as
In boyhood, and never since have forgotten
the freshness of that salt. DR.. HALE, OF
the Hale House. in Charleston, honored us
with lot Of this admirable salt-this pure
and pristine salt-.nnd we, are once more
well preserved. We consider it most smack
ing salt; indeed, "above the salt, which.
so TO speak, is g among the superior guests"
Wek know this salt has been sometimes quail
flied with the remark that Snow-Hill salt
will upon the table become rather humid;
but for our guest OF the, salt it is ALWAYS to
our liking. ii e'er a, friend wants a lump
be shall have it.
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THE WONDERS or NATURE. Cincinnati,
May IA SPECIAL from Cave City, X y, re.
ports 4 wonderful outbnrst OF petroleum
gas and salt water ON the Rowe farm, ,on
Croeus creek. In /. Cumberland county.
Rocks were npheayed and streams OF oil
and salt water spur tied four hundred, yards,
.deii,ging several tobacco -barns. BY the
lig biting OF pipe By a iooker;on the gas
was set ION fire, and the ggas and petroleum
5barued aiI ight, i,inminatin the nesght0Y
hood for around, bns ssfntiliy died
down The SeS pi0sion At itlrst WINS IKE heavy
artillery. z'1s. % e d
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TRANSFER COMPANIES.

On and after date my charge for
TRANSFERRING PASSENGERS
TO and from railroad depots aud steamboat landing
and from ore portion OF the city to the other will
be 23c. cents for each grown person. and &c. for
children between six and twelve years OF age Chill
dren under six. free.
TRUNKS TRANSFERRED to and from any
railroad depot or steamboat landings, from
one portion of the, city TO the other, for 25c.
each vases and small packages, 15c. each. Spe-
cia rates for four or more pieces.
BAGGAGE CHECKED from hotels and private
residences To destination.
NO CHARGE for taking baggage up or down
stairs. -. - ~ = f.. 10. I <. -
PLEASURE-CARRIAGES. 81 per hour
WEDDINGS. HOPS. THEATRE, and FUNE-
RAILS attended AT reasonable rates.
RAILROAD and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nj
parts of America aud Europe at same rates Us Al
depots.
This Is the only Office In the city whore you can
leave orders and have your baggage checked 1T your
house. thus avoiding trouble and confusion at the
depot. - 4,
Agents on all incoming trains to receive checks
and furnish carriages. .a.
All orders through the telephone and otherwls c
promptly attended to.
Office hours, A. n TO Q z. ST. ~.
Remember the piace-s26 Main street.
ap 1S-eod1m A. W. CARRIER, Proprietor.
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os-CENT STORE.
DECEIVED AT THE .
-.a sec. STORE:

DECEIVED AT THE
99c. STORE:
100 SETS EIGHT.BALL CROQUET-the best in
IL town-at 99c.; p. g.. HE..
A full assortment OF GLASSWARE, including
GOBLETS, plain and engraved. both fine and
common GLASS SETS. BUFFERS, PLATES,
SALTS, BERRY. DISHES, PITCHERS, CoY-
Erred BOWLS, CASIPORTS, &C., &C.;
More of those elegant ENGRAVED and WALNUT
FRAMES at Soc; ... -. .... ....,
Handsome CUsPADORES at SOC. pair;
WATER COOLERS, ICE TONGs, 1CE-PICKs,
BREAD-BOXEs. TEh-TRAYs, &C.;
WILLOW HAMPERS at 99c.;
Complete assortment of GLASS-SHADES;
All sizes CANS cheap;
SO dozen FEATHER-DUSTERS at 10c.;
100 DOZEN ONE-HALF PALS at l0c.;
The best HAMMOCK ever offered at 99c. and 90.
Catalogues mailed free to any address,
W. A. STEVENS,
myl5 sos Broad street.
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mg NEW GOODS! NEW STYLES

NE NEW GOODS! NEW STYLES!-
just received u very large assortment of .
SPRING GOODS,
IMPORTED ESPECIALLY FOR My TRADE.
The goods of SUPERIOR QUALITY, being
from the very best English and French manufacto-
RIGS, and the PATTERNS ARE VERY HAND
SOME. beg 10 Inform my friends and the public
generally that shall offer these goods, made up In
the latest styles and by the best workmen, at PRICES
TO SUIT THE TINES. '.s
SHIRTS. COLLARS and CUFFS made to order
1T short notice. Satisfaction guaranteed.
:. JOHN c. SHAFER, Merchant Tailor,
NH 13-3m No. lOO4 Main street.
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MEADE d BAKERS
DRUGS ORE,
919 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA,
NAY DE FOUND THE FOLLOWING:
AIR CUSHIONS FOR INVALIDS.
AIR-PILLOWS FOR TRAVELLERS,
HOT-WATER BAGS,
ICE-BAGS FOR THE HEAD,
RUBBER-CLUTU FOR INFANTS,
SOFT-RUBBER BED-PANS,
TRAVELLING FLAskS,
SPONGE-BAGS,
PUCkET-STUVES,
HURSE-HAIR FLESH-GLOyES,
FLESIl-BRUSHES,
CUTTERS POCKET INHALERS
STEAM INIALERS,
THROAT ATOMIZERS,
NASAL DOUCHES,
ABDOMINAL SUPPORTERS,
HARD-RUBBER TRUSSES,
FEVER THERMOMETERS,
GALVANIC BATTERIES,
GARRATT'S ELECTRIC DISKS.
D CHLORhTE POTASH TABLETS,
SEA-SALT FOR BATHING.
MEDICINE GLASSES FOR THE SICK,
SPITTO0SS FOR THE SICK, .'. e. .'..
FINEST SELF-SYRINGES,
SHOULDER-BRACESf for adults and youths,
and all surgical and medical appliances, for sole by
MEADE i BAKER, Pharmac ists. o..
up 24-3m 910. Main street, Richmond, Va.
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G 2 RING GOODS.

COURTNEY & POWELL
have now in store Il complete assortment OF
SPRING GOODS,
10 which they invite the attention of the public.
CASSIMERES for men and boys from CSC 10 Sc;
BLACK CASiIMERES from soc. to Sl.25 pei
yard:
BLACK TASlISE from GOc 10 81 per yard;
BLACK HENRIETTA from 81 10 $3.50 per yard
BLACK MOUSLlE:
BUNTINt;S. all shades and qualities;
LINENS Of all kinds;
A bargain ~ BLEACHED TABLE-DAMASK q:
Soc;
Largest stock or HOSIERY in the city;
UNDERNEATH for Edcs men, and children;
PARASOLS, KID GLOVES;
SILK and LACE TIES;
Beautiful SHETLAND SHAWLS;
Full stock Of DOMESTiCS,
aud mapy other d' siraGlc goods.
We guarantee our prices to be rs low n any In III,
market. 429 BROAD STREET,
Nth 26-3m between Fourth and Filtb.
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NJ AT COHEN BROTHERS.

NJ AT COHEN BROTHERS.
so pieces RICHARDSON'S FAMILY LINEN a,
&c.:
| pieces FRENCH WELT at 3nc.. valued at SOC;
% pieces WHITE LINEN LAWNS NJ the
finer qualities greutly reduced:
FRENCH NS0OK. LINEN DE INDIA.
FREN CHI NULL, aud all ether WHITE
GOODS, from ,he lowest to the finest qualities
ALL-LlNEN IIEMMED HANDkERCHlEFS ar
&c.; Hems'itched very fine quality, in white or
colored designs, at 80 i dozen. valued at from
S. TO Sc i dDzcn; r.. -.
100 dozen LACE TIDES at from 35 tn 75c., full V
so per cent; under value real ANTIQUE LACE
TfDTES and BkD-SHAM SETS;
$50 dozen CORsETS, some few very slightly
. smoked, n one half tSeir value; ...-
NOTTINGHAM LACE ut 10. l2E, 6. 20, 25. So,
40. so. 90. and 75c.: large LOT CT LACE CUR
!. TAISS. III real aud Imitation; ;t...
Fall regular made HOSE at Ike; at Csc. valued
at Acc: the largest and finest collection Of Hose
Ladies sTLk-CLOCKED HOSE at 25c.; also, q
large lot IL 1896:
NEG RUCHE In LACE EDGE and IMITATION
. GRAPE LlSSE ut 5 and &C. per yard; also, all
the noveltir- in fine goods;
LONG COLORED LACE MITTS 1T 75c. a pair,
valued at from 81 to i i %.
THOUSANDS OF OTHER BARGAINS. my 10
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ng BUTTONS. PRINCES, GIMPS
and other DIR ESS-TRIMMINGS: also. n full assor;-
ment OF TAILORS@rRIMMiNGS and thousands OF
otirr articles can be had at -.t
MY LEVY BROTHERS..
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4 "A New PEN.--!r1nat is, not exactly Du1
sufficiently so to make any man ieet that u
great change bias come about since Wild u
he nnsy write straight on aud never STOP
He may remember making and abiding the
eray-goose Quill, and washing the ink-stand.
aud nibbing and nfbbing again and again.
lie can shen remember. the first declaration
OF independence upon the adoption Of the
81 black lead-pencil." Then we thought
we were free iedeed. Only we had TO
8: sharpen y the pencil: But now comes
second udeclaration of independence Z
through the ssMCKiNSoN PEN" THIS pen
is one which needs only a little filling,
which lasts from iveto twenty-four hours,
and during all that time there's no occasion
to stop writing for the want OF steady
and easy-fowing pen. This is really great
Improvement; manbegins to think ne IS
never to stop writing, but to be kept agoins
like the "cork-leg." That the pen makes
an easy. flowing mark most leg;ble and dis
tir ct must give to every writer entire salts
faction. For fine and ornamental writing
no man can expect it to do that. But a
man who has great deal OF writing to Go
will never give up the McKINNoN pen after
he gets hold Of one.
An old fogy as we are, we presented the
suuarest of cold shoulders TO- the very civil
commcndation given by Mr.. Brown, the
agent Of MCKINNoN, and-wc were cap
tured. We bid adIeu to pens and pencils :
aye, and we wipe away tear TO the gray
goose quill, and, as a tribute to the long
past. hang. our secretary in the black OF
<. WALKDEN's Ink Powders" We now
sweep decks, wipe out. and begin again.
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n.sr.r.,
tery, & st,e scea there, Ind coming ffese..
lie hands Of our own i:sl I, so.sen,
w,i, understand at once y hat tfis means
En- the direction Of an interest that may
grow 10 great importance here In the f'l'
lure. virginia does not lack Tor DC posi ts
81 fine porcelain clay, and there y no rea-
son why these deposits should not DC made
available within her own borders, and By
her own people. Richmond, to be city o.
moment, must have diversified industries
and We have the talent 10 carry then
through with any sort of encouragement
This art school is no sraall matter In tte
right direction. Give It, then, the hell
needed to put it on a footing OF perfect use
fulness.
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ROCKS. STATIONERY. &c.

NEW BOOKS
LIFE LESSONS FROM TIE BOOK OF PRO
VERBS. by Bishop Perry, of Iowa. $3.50.
| A LIFE WORTH LIVING. MEMORIALS Oh
EMILY BLISS GOULD. BY l.. W. Bacon
| S1.5O.
THE VICAR OF MORWENsTOW. A LIFE OF
ROBERT STEPHEN HAWkER, NJ. A. BY $
| Baring-Gouhi. &l.75.
! THE CHURCHMAN'S HANDBOOK. a PRAC
| TICAL GUIDE ON THE RIGHTS AND DU-
TIES OF RECTORS. WARDENS, FESTRf-
MEN, &C. BY Thomas Richey. ID. D. 81.
SERMONS. by William Bacon Stevens, ID. d.,
Bishop Of PennsS Irania. 1913.
THE AGES BEFORE MOSES: SERIES OF
LECTURES ON THE BOOK OF GENESIS. by
JIM. Gibson, D. u. 1925.
LETTERS OF JOHN KEATS 70 FANNY
BROWNE. Price. $3.50.
SPIRITUAL SONGS, WITH MUSIC FOR THE
CHURCH AND CHOIR. by Rev. Charles 3.
Robertson, -. ID. $50
A YEAR AT BRlEKCLlFFE. A PRETTY JU-
VENILE. 9Oc.
my IL wOODHOuSE & PARIIAM.
ELEGANT STATIONERY.
LATEST STYLEs-some entirely new;
NOTE-PAPER:
MENU CARDS;
VISITING CARDS, &C.
Call and sec the large assortment ut
my IO-d&w bookstore and Bindcry.
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HECTUR ES.
ICE.
ICE !! ICE :! i!
TO THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND.

!; TO THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND.
The undersigned, extensively engaged I'M the ICE
BUSINESS for The past t1centythree yedrS, and
the so the present lhaE IN amy prevlou: year,
solicitS continuance Of the p trona.e Of his for
mer customers; a. wrl as The public generally, upon
the ground, amongst others, Of economy to thcm-
low price for Northern Ice Is current JUS at The
pl esent time 1t Is fact. conceded by all that but
forthe efforts of m yself chiefly but Of other deal
ers also 10 some ex'ent, the public would not now
be enabled tn procure Northern Ice al haIf q cent
per p0und in small quIntl ies-a figure at which Il
was never before Sold In this city-but TWO CENTS
would be charged, az was the case only few years
age. WHEN, from Il mild winter. none was housed In
this vicinity Again, suppose that from rue pres enL
rninously how price for the northern arlicle-:he
consequence of a lively compe ition between TWO
,deaers-c0u7itry ice men should be driven oul Of
the market tan event not imp ss,ble by mtane),
how long, think You, citizens Of Richmond, would
you be enabled 10 procure Northern Ice at present
rates? Not week, venture 10 assert. and scarcely
rwenty-forr hours! The compe iIiou would he
speedily "adjuSe ed" and no more would you hear
Of - Northern Ics at half cent per pound IN any
quantity" Look. then. fellOw-citiZans, 10 your
true interest by encouraging home enterprise and
industry. Ally own supply. gathered from he we'll
known ponds Of Colonel Young, Staples, Thomas
mach the largest Ihdpe eper had. and guarantee
regular supply for the entire season.
Prices reduced to thirty fpe and FORTH cents
per hundred pounds. Give your orders to any vi
my drivers. or leave them Mt Office No g @ w.st
Broad street, and thep will receive prompt atcn.
ton. - ..se.. .l.-.,-.'
my 15-lt* WILLIAM p. FORD.
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FINANCE AZ
FENNSST W. -.-----I1I-,-
ITO HOLDERS OF
CITY OF RICHMOND BONDS
.,r,-p,sc ~ LILY AND AUGUST iS'''

Az meeting Of The Board q ,s7 ES' T%S ,
of the siukrg Fund held Msy L. idea. or B"aa
v, MeS n"sc notice 10y aiserI:rn a! sai Goe n
s,apdims tonts OF the city OF Ritn 1f Ja, lsl2.
1850, WIN Oh and af'r me I 20 In. orlee =! INC
be- redeemed ON presentation o. ' -,
Auditor OF the ely. ,... ,nrecrious ! s r'I1E:
Give no,ie~ ina, The SIX PER rmoMa,,i.osIo sS53;.
THE CITY. dse In july iS S ,nI"unlug 10 - :,
sSSsass-toia. r. r oS prts.,
pAR AND ACCRUED lNiE" nf ,he ely Oh ala
ton IL the Gfiice OF ths HHnas'y,s!9.
af,er the lsT DAY OF ymtFtS.RY q. cANN3Mn,a
Acting President Commissioner ''
my3 HENse Et.t4 y"
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.sp,EerAL .H;eTr .,E; ..

SpEClAL. i.S ssl CEssS.
I DRY GOODS! DRY GOODS
ANOTHER LARGE ARRIVAL
LEVY BRoruERs'
fAsaMEREs. cAsHMEREs. CAsHMEREs.
TIE largest stock OF REAL Fa ESCH ALL-WooL
CAsHfERES In this city at the lowett prices.
.... = ALPACAs, ALPACAs. ALPACAs.
| BLACK: ALPACAS can now be had cheaper thaa
ever, and you will Hnd large stock 10 seiect ifo
| BUNTINGS. BUNTINGs, BUNTIsGs. as..
These popular goods can be had III ah eoiors aho
qualities at The lowest prices. s,.9.afrseJss.
TOWELS. TOWELS, TOWELS.
The assortment Of TOWELS we now show Is not
only tho largest but the cheapest ever offered IN s
city. IT,. -. r nt~.:@''5.>
rs'2, TADLF-CLoThs,. TABLE-CLOTHs.
In calling attention to this article We WIZ state mat
we show larger assortment tnan any mouse sou.'i
of Baltimore. We have many styles that cannot De
| found in any other house in this city. we SNOW
TABLE-CL OTFIS from The smallest sizes up TO FIVE
yards long by two. and -a-half yards willie. $50.
.e-:..,.,... LAWNS, LAWNS, LAWNS. ~
Supply yourselves whilst you have large STOCK 10
select FROM. ~ Il. .s..'ay..t 81 80
= TaRLETANs,- TARLETANs, TARLETANs.
Low.pr,ce rARLETAtSs, for covering picture
| frames, looking glasses, gas-hxtures' &C. "s,
CoRsETs. CoRsETs. CORsETs.
All kinds OF CORSETS. white ana coiored, In all
sizes. Corsets as low Us 19c.a pair.
MATING. MATING, MATING.
WHITE, RED CHECK, and FANCY MATING
ut very low prices.
| LISOLEUAI, LINULEUM, LINOLEuM.
| The best aoor-cOvering ever made. We have two
Dieccs which were made more than wear ago: IL
being well seasoned will Md much to the wear oil IT,
OIL-CLoTHS, OIL-CLOTHs, OIL-CLoTHs.
| Yard-wiGc OIL-CLOTH at 25c. yard; OIL
CLOTH NO yards wide, good quality, Ut sc. j YARD
worth $1.25.
| " HOSE, HOSE, HOSE.
! A large assortment Of HOSIERY for men, women,
ard chikyrcr-,le latest styles ut The lowest prices
| HAMhrOCKS. HAaIbtOGKs. lfAMMOCKS.
Large-size HAMMOCKS. Everybody will want
| one this summer. supply your wants whilst they
] can he had cheap.
| $50. DRESS GOODS, DRESS GOODS.
We do not enumerate styles, prices. or qualities.
but say that we show large and wcl-secctod stock:
NIL Of which will be sold at the lowest prices. my
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u ] a EEh! WAT z.
Two DTSPEPTICS.

The LUNENHCEG L!TiIIt N.,T.r
you as 4 rem 'iy OF unlu, siuu.t- vain. ~, d,
treatment Of Dyspepsia ia its rario,,, form. g.
have Il on dran-ht, for sale IN any Gulo,i,r %, ~
cents pr gallon. In recommending TIL, W.,..,
our pa rnns We speak not onl1 from our r.-.,..,
knowledge Of cures ciirct,u by is Use. In. ,,,,I
testimony Of hs>!cans Of E&h standing. K,ilr.
sutjoiuc,l certificates:
.HcSsrs. P0ik Hitter & Ga.
GenL ltmcn,-l lave u'ci tn" "IINFrrr.rr
LITHtt WATER" with f,riIsd Isg.g, IN -, -, 49,
cosvS OF Dyspepsia AMI lu'h rsti"u occurrirr bc,,
In adul's and children. In one csc nsu.r,.fr,
where Indigestion Wa acc-mpamrd Nv L,G,f,,,t.'
the result was something Iaarrc'inpx. p,unl,
when better Known 10 the faculty.. tin. Wafer sci
acquire hiEn rank among III" ne. iriuai .ur;i, .
NIrginil. Ep. T. EOE,NAoy " +,
Richmond, June II. 1878. -
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MEETINGS..

. 4 STATED 'CONyOCATJON OF SsSZSygg
II LAFAYETTE ROYAL ARCH CHtP-sZSSs
TER. No. 3:.will he held at 81. Alban,s s.asZsss
Hail, corner OF Third. and Main streets. ~,
Royal Arch masons In good standing are cordially
'{nvircf. BY order OF ire NJ. Z. H. Z. ..-
my I5-lf CHARLES LUNDlN. Secrtarv.
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r Q. o. F.-The members OF ,,sssssgze<
L. ROANELODGE, NO. 1901 O. o. S@gSs3T:
f., are hereby notified TO be prompt ID -ssSSssss-
nv: EVENING, l5rh Instant at o'clock. I'M
nor:aat amendments to The bylaws Will be acted
upon. Ry'order j. 4. MEANLEY, n G. LII
my l5.1lk T. WILEY LAWS, Secretary.
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Il GAsHMEREs, CAsHMEREs. CAsHMEREs.
Z TIE largest stock OF REAL Fa ESCHA
In this city at the lowest prices.
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|. Il, : 5ALPACAs, ALPACAs. ALPACAs.
/ BLACK ALPACAS can now be had cheaper thaa
eyer. and YOU viii and large stock 10 select from
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-02-19
Fashionable Poisoning.

Few people realizeto whatextent
fashionable poisoning is carried at
the present day in the use fthe var
ious stimnlantsfo the wretch.
suicides have acquired q fondness.
Liquor in It's various forms was for a
long time the great bane Of society.
But that's fast being supplanted by
potions, L not 50 stimulating and
exciting, far more deadly in theiref-
fects. Opium eating and laudanum
drinking is greatlyon the increase,
and more than halfofthe deaths that
are attributed to heart disease are
caused by these habits. Morphine
is only another form Of the drug,
and this is also being used 10
excess by thousands Of people in this
country. Chloral fast coming In
to favor, and is Turing its victims
down to death by the hundreds and
thousands. twas time this matter
was taken hold ofinearnest bysome
|ofthe jealous reformers of the day,
for there is hardly a day passes but
counts itsvictim 10 oneorsthe other
Of these pernicious drugs. 1t is the
gifted ofthe landtoo who are most
easily ledto destruction by means Of
these narcotic poisons. The habit
Eis formed ~ taking small doses to
rest the oyertaxed mind and brain,
and the dose increases from day TO
day, until mind and brain are stilled
andat, in thequiet sleep ofdeath.
The news reaches us of another vic
! D. Is Z. So j.
tim 10 the use of chloral In theper-
son Of ChaunceyK. Williams, ofRut-
land, Vermont, who was one Of the
first scholars ofhis native. State, and
q man Of unusual moral excellence
except in this one respect. Hesook
chloral to induce sleep and rest
The sleep came to his eyelids speedi-
|ly, but It was the sleep from which
there Is no awakening, Where is
the Francis Murphy who will organ
ize a crusade against the growing
habit Of fashionable poisoning?
I"I y b i. rs
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-02-19
An Interesting Historical Dis.
covery.

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A short time ago q discovery Of
several mounds, evidently artificial
ly constructed, and not the handi-
work Of nature, was made at what is
known as Sheridan's drive, on a
range Of hills Immediately to the
west Of Fort teayenworth. Within
these mounds we're traces Of stone
work as artistic and nearly perfectas
that Of the present day. Some days
ago a party went to the mounds, and
found q sort Of book records, written
Or translated rather, upon pieces Of
bark, and placed together Like the
leaves Of q book, and tied with small.
or pieces Of bark. Among the ex-
ploring party wasa gentleman from
Boston, who had made the language
Of Mexico o study, and who, upon
examination Of the records found in
the mounds a similarity between the
writings In the records and the an.
cient Language Of Mexico during the
time Of the Montezumas.
The record is a history, a chronicle
Of events no dates are given, but
from historical analogy, it istobs in
ferred that it must have been about
1920, during the reign Of the Monte
zumasin Mexico when the emperors
Of that name had it all their own
way, in not OILY their own section Of
the country, but up this way as well.
The records give the detailsof agreat
battle, probably on the very spot
where the metropolis Of Kansas now
stands, According TO the records,
1.-THE battle ragged for three days, and
the ground was strewn with slain,
and after the conflict was ovef, the
Eyictors, withthe prisoners they had
taken, reversed theirasteps, and went
back to Mexico, where the captiyes
were 70 be offered up uponSthe altars
Ias,a sacrifice 10 their god of war.
The records we're evidently written
blythe yictors, and phcsd BY them