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RICHMOND MARKETS.
THuRsDAY, December 0, 1850
Country Yreduce.

THURsDAY, Decen Der o, 1856.
Cenntry produce.
ApDles Green from $3.50 70 ~ re, barrel
H,sstor e 20c. a 10.
S SSttsr: Prime TO choice yellow, 25o.; fair 70
SV Corn Meal $4,000. y bushe,for country; Go'.
w DT,sd Fruit: Apples, 2a4c. b.ackberries, &c.
cherrles lgGlnc.: raspberries. 2hGI2c.
Dressed Poultry = Turkeys, l0Ql2c.; ducks, 10
@I2c.; chickens, ia &c., geese, 6@s'
fsgS dS frime nve-soose, 4oAs5c. couaaon.
2Jc.
Eay: Virginia timothy, sl.l5@tl20; cloSer'
tl6$i.o5.
PotaioeS. irish, SO Rbarrel; oOc. q Dg.heI.
Roots: Ginseng, sl.iOGsl.3o . N. Seneca free
Of tops, Acc. "a 10.
hard: Counpy. 81.
Rys. 90495c. y busheL
S,.mae: PRIME. I3c.
Shucks 70de0c.
Bsfed btr0w. 60M70c.
t VOL: washed. 4o942c.; unwssned; 2s e90e
BURY wool viii bring IRON " &C. ID ie'' 'i@A
above rates.
Cement. Lime. Plaster. nc.
r.,nsat. Rose date. sl.406tl.50 2 hsrrei
James River, 81 .s0egsl,4o.
Liss: Asricaltursi, SO DC. = basnel; Eoeasna
sl.l5@si.2o, aeconrains, 70 ,us s9snrus' '''h~'
PLaSter: LuInp. "a 20; grocnc, "; caicme'
plaster, sl.6OGtl.75,
Tar. LsTge sac, s4.tO.
DRY Gsads.
pyfafs. Merrirnack. Gx' herrimaek ShirIne
5kc. Richmond &C.; South bridge. c:e. Pac'tc
7c; sprague. ESQ.,: sprague shirnng, e5e'
Uunnel's, &c; Aliens. dsc. Mane .,,, g..
ME &c: sim psOn Mourning. &c.; SIMPSON Grey
fc.; simpson Black, 6jse.; Harmony, o1e.; nsn
AR 6Iowa co;tons Manchester x A., D4c.; Nan
c. IA A. A., 6sc.; Roesbrirge ~
r. 6hc.; james River Q. o.. 5ss: ssnss NV,
Rw r standard A ID. d., Tfc.i iraniis, iils y II
r g.c. sirAnitesille A Il. T.. 7,tc. pocaeeo's
| ane, C0nestoga d., 7cs: UoneslosA w. 7sf
BTosea Sheetfags: Peppereil lo-A, 2o'se. Ap
| ,roscoggn lO.4. csc.
Bisaessd Sairtssos and ss<sst.ss: New yor
Mills. l2c.; msaita. i2Sc;; paSe' hye'. f Co.
a. Il , sss rs s q PEI Psha S
bang, 7He Hop~ A.. Sc; EslInse "A, ehes; se
CURLY ys.sSS,a Sas ioe. Wilt sanus
ing, Zoe; KeuIlworth.7sc.; Ca sss:asd, .';s. :
| Tick Concstoga A. A., l2e.' ConestneS ". =
A., lac; Conestoga G: T. tse;; cones'ogs 're
Shirtipa Stripss; sheridan "a" &c.: sher'
srosn Dyfiis. 3ran,tsvills, 7,sc. stark, 6Sc.
| Peppere le, o.; Woodbridge A.. ec.
| Dsatms: Jewett City, i lie. Boston, De.
Cotton Pla!ds: Ottawa, esa; Tckdo, ssc
DID Virginia, DC.
Sss:ss s:er III. F Esia ss f ss.s
Drsss, Dyssssss. Oilss 6s.
11i isss; sssa;.so ~u,.oa.
uonssssrcisd Lys; es,as@sA , case % 81
doLeu.
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I.YNCHBURG.

STATISTICS OF TIE POSTAL sERvICF-AN-
OTHER FgEEZG OF BnIEF DURATlON-A
DREAM TBAT CAME TRUE-AN AUDACl"US
ALIAS TUE REVENGE OF A soN'lN-LAw-
TIE SICK CHURCH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FxcHANGE-sBIPNENT or BARYTEs.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispaich.l
DECEMBER 8, 1880.
From statistics kept at the city post
Office during the first week OF the current
month, by direction Of the Post-Offce DE-
pariment, it appears that during The period
in question II ll2 letters were sent from tne
Lyuchburg Office. or these SlS were maiied
by officers aud employes Of the Govern
ment. Tie number Of posta-cards Tor the
week was 4.73f; that Of pieces OF second
class mail matter was 14.2S1; OF printed
matier-bOoks, circulars, &C.. HOW; OF
packages II n,erchsndise (amounuDg III
weight TO 1855 3 16 pounds), 335. foial OF
pieces of mail matter OF all kinds, AZ 300.
The weather l. sliIl quite wintry, and du'
ring the Night the mercury sinks below tue
freezing point by several degrees. During
the day, however, the temperature Is mode
rated by the rays II the sun, and Whatever
ice forms is quickly melted.
A Young cIIzen dreamed night or TWO
ago that valuable gold ornament attacheu
TO his watch guard was lost. lie ionnu IL
all right In The morning when be awoke'
but duiing the day it really disappeared,
though he watched u wi'h more than ordi-
nary care. He has no idea how u went, anu
has found 10 clue 10 us recovery.
a negro wbo vas whipped the DINER gay
for petit larceny hit uDoo shrewd way oil
conceaiieg MS own identity aud castlng
discredil ON an euemy. lie gave the police
"A # ia ga
OF his father-Iaw, with whom be bad been
living on III terms. The old man comes TO
the front IN the newspapers this morning
with grea' indignation 20 remove the re-
prOsch uniustly cas- upon bim.
Several 81 our leadiDg citizens are quite
seriously sick. Among them are Il. n. Da-
Wis, Esq, a leading member OF the City
Council, aud Mr.. u, ck Taylor, promieenl
merchant. who ale b IN. however. reported
better. Mr. A. McDoHald, editor oil the
Neus, is e,n0ned 10 Dis Ted by sickness.
The pr0irac'ed meetings at the oecebo
Presbyterian eburcb, eoncucted by Kew,
DIR. Armstrong, are lirgelg atteDoed, aSo
have beea The means 81 great spiritual oene
iii. IL l. believed that a deep impfessi'd
for good bss been made by these Interesting
meetings.
The ,ffpr,s 10 establish telephone ex'
change mere appear TO have been hnsuc'
eessful. several greetings were held with
cut setIon; ana AZ meeting bed last Digo'
stthe AIllngtoe House II was determined
10 ieaye u discretionary with every memoel
toe'n,iuue bis subscription or NOT, rs M
might prefer.
Three hundred barrels OF barytes, we'gn
Inc 22s. $50 pounds. were shipped Yesterday
10 a Paiis1eiDbis house ria Norfolk by Mr
John > Morris. whose aili ~ Just oeio"
The city--iif largest sbiument OF this NINE
raj ever made hence 10 one consignment.
TELEPHONE.
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provided on land Tor all others who artend.r

l.
BSiEr NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate adjourned this evening until
Monday. II Is waiting on the House. and
the House is talking politics.
Senator Johnston will introduce resolu.
ton calling on the Public Printer TO know
why he has not printed the agricultural re-
| port.
All OF the members OF the House Com.
mittee on Appropriations are here and al
work.
Messrs. j. c. johnson, l.. NJ. Davis. s. &.
Welch, J. A. CIouse, }. NJ. Summers, aud
w. II. Hoffman were to-day appointed
storekeepers and gaugers for North Caro-
| lima.
Senator Bailey, OF Tennessee, said TO-DAY :
"we have Democratic majority in our
Legislature, and will elect a Democratic
senator" So says Secretary Burch.
Surgeon j. X. Gardner
has been ordered TO the Norfolk nayy-yard,
and Acknowledgment D. Diebl has been
ordered to the Franklin, az Norfolk.
Senator Blaine has prepared a bill 10 re-
duce letter postage to two cents.
Senator Coke says the peop'e OF Texas are
opposed to any division OF their great State.
Mr. Elliott, the correspondent q the New
Yerk Erening Post, gave dinner to some
| journalistic friends at Wizards tonight. It
was an elegant affair.
II is stated that General Garfield will soon
request the Vice-Pres ident to return his
credentials as senator from Ohio, and then,
through Governor Foster. write to the
Legislature OF bis State that he declines the
Office. OF course.
President Hayes and Secretary Sherman
have gone 10 Philadelphia.
Governor Holiday IL at the Metropolitan.
The weather continues very cold.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
patch.I
SENATOR VOORHEES, COMING TO RICHMOND.
| WASHINGTON, December9 Senator VOor-
bees is to deliver in Richmond his lecture
on Thomas j flerson for the benefit Of the
! Yorktown fund OF the Governors Guard,
Of Richmond.
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The GreensyiIle County Murder Trial.

PETERSBURG, VA, December The ar
gnments in the case Of w. A. Trotter. In.
diced for the murder of Claiborne john
son last August. which has been on trial in
Greensyille County Court for several DAYS,
were concluded last evening and the case
given to the Jury. A verdict OF guilty OF
voluntary manSlaughter was rendered, and
the prisoners punishment fixed at eighteen
months in the peDleniary. The counsel
for the defence moved TO set aside the yer-
dict. which the Court consented TO do. and
the case will come up for trial at another
term of the court. A motion for bail will
be made to-day.
Lafef.-The grand jury Of Groonsviilo
County Court to-day refused to admit w.
A. Trotter to bail. Trotter will be lodged
in i1il here tomorrow for safekeepiDg I'M
III The next term Of the court.
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SUCCESSFULLY WARDS OFF ALL DANCE
PARALYSIS, APOPLEXY.

And there Is no wonder that thousands of people
avail themselves Of such valuable remedy while
II may be found these days of nervous diseases
The simplicity and purity of these pills are at once
I'm their favor, as they do not physlc.
We have known paraIytics that have not walked
for two years fully restored by these pills, and thou
sands of cases Of Nervous Weakness perfectly
cured, while the cases of Sick and Nervous Head
ache and Neurai gla that they have cured are in-
BILE. Each year adds TO their popularity TOO
much cannot be said in their favor for while they
cure these terrible Nervous Diseases, they also i'm
nroye the general health, and especially the ON
pex!on and skin, and invariably improve the dlges-
ton.
Price, soc. box, or six boxes for $3.50 postage
paid.
Sold by all druggists and at the depot, LOG north
Futaw street, Baltimore, Nd, and at Richmond,
Va. 'o AV'i'
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Meeting Of Stockholders OF the Knox.
willie and Ohio Railroad.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, December 9.-At a
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Knox
willie and Ohio railroad yesterday reso'u'
lions were adopted authorizing the direct.
ors to let contract for the completion Of
the road to the point OF Junction with the
Jouisvilla add Nashville road as soon as the
latter company j. obligated TO complete the
Knoyyille branch TO The Tennessee State
line resolution was also adoDted All
thnrzing the issuance OF Sl,300,00 in
bonds TO take u1 the present indebtedness
and prosecute the work, and setting forth the
advantage OF new outlet for the cOa-banks
OF East Tennessee.
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK MARKET

DECEMBER s.-Prices this week ranged as fO'-
lows:
BeeJ Cdttie.-Yery best, 4Ac.; good, 3f@3Ac.;
medium good fair quality, 2AN3zc.; bulls, ~
@3Se.: rough oxen, thin steers, OLD COWS, &C., BIG
Hogs.-ver, best, 5,sa6c. common grades. &C.,
SSeep.9yery best, 4s@A&c.; medium to good,
32a4c. p ID, gross.
Vedts-42@s6 q head.
Mich CoWS.-Sl5@t35 q head.
About 304 head Of beef cattle, 1,4lO b0as ~.
Guiding those left over from last wees) ard ll9
sheep oDtbe market. Cattle narkei rathef ini and
OF her grades about last week; some few solo -
| tes der. Hogs have declined from last quotations
and are dun; some LEFT over dnsoid shshb uhch
| of extra sheep sold az 4Ac.
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Cotton.Miii Burned .

LONDON, December 9.-The brookheld
Cotton Mill, at Stockport. has been burned.
The damage Is estimated al E3O,O00. by
this disaster 400 persons Dove been thrown
out OF employment.
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r,,ou League of America.

PHILADELPHIA, December 9.-The Ma.
tionaI Couocl OF the Union League OF
America held It's annual session 10 ta's Guy
to-day. General n. S. Negley, OF Pitts.
burg. was elected president for The next
year. The other officers were rectected.
The report on the Indian policy OF the Gov.
ernment was adopted. and also resolutions
congratuiating the covntry on the election
of Garfield and Arthnr..
The subject OF the Reorganization OF the
Renublican party in the South by inviting
the cooperation Of all progressive men,
without regard to their past political afh;ia'
tious, was warmly discussed, and speecnes
made 10 favor thereof by Colonel J. r.
Bryant, Of Georgia; Hon. James T. Beacs'
OF Missouri; and Hon. J. ID. Bray, OF vn-
The Council adjourned to meet In Wash
tneton IN March for the purpose oil attend,
ing the Inauguration Of President Gar1eld
In body. e,
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CRENCH AND AMERICAN CLAIMS
= COMMISSION.

NOTICE hereby given that The Comm NIL
spposn ~ ~. rsca and the trepch Repubic Tor the
sssIement OF certain claims OF the eiz,ns OF elmer
sonntry against The other conciuoeo January io'
$780, have appointed a., ,aeo
WEDNESDAY, DEcEAbhh ~, iooo,
~ 'ne r.. tr,sfs n, oycep thai every claim shall oe
s.n,sS n The Commits oners within PERIOD Oh
s,x months from such r.s ,-..,v win nlease
orxard the memoria and Other psper' 70 the s,sns =
cs he respective govsre%sn, a. fSs p me pro.e.
street. =, ,ims assInst The French Re-
rub,ie = Non. GEnoHE BOUTWELL, lhs afs sSs
ss .Se Prosesaon q s, rfise ns sil%' ~ VIC
USifed states Is MI "WAaH'N n Paddock,
secretary on the par s ?, Y fIsS6sI
> tho mart OF Tue French Repub-
AGING secretary ON Inv dc l0.F4w
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Trains Delayed.

DANyILLE. VA, December 9.-This morn
ing the railroad bridge over the Bani,ter
river. in Halifax county. was discovered to
he unsafe by reason OF the breaking OF an
iron-rod support, and all trains on the
Richmond and Danyile railroad and Pied
mont Airline have been stopped. The
repairs will be completed by morning and
the running OF trains resumed.
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Theatre a om,que Burned.

ST. LOUIS, December 9.-Tbe Theatre
Comique, on Pine street between Third and
Fourth streets, was destroyed by fire this
noon. 1t was owned by A. G.. Baker and
leased by n. C. Mitchell, with William IL.
Smith as maHager.
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A Trio of Murderers Captured and
Hung.

CHARLESTON, S c.. December 9.-The
three ncgroes-one woman and two mem
who murdered Mrs. Kennedy 10 Clarendon
county last Sunday were captured yester-
day and hung on the nearest tree to the
mace OF the murder that would hold them.
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Eafnl Accident.

NEW ORLEANS, December 9.-Henry Ar
mand. foreman OF the gin-room in the Lou
isiana Oil Works, while attempting to sllp
band upon rapidly.reyolying pully to-day,
was caught by the arm. drawn into the ma
cbinery, and almost instantly killed.
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Ola COLLECTOR Of Customs

GALVESTON, TEXAS, December 9.-Ex'
Governor e. NJ. Pease has rendered his re-
signatIon as collector Of customs Tor the
port OF Galveston. Ex-Governor A. l.
Davis IL named as his probable successor.
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L,BeRrY, VA, December I, 1880.
Editors Dispqict The evrstfy u tpe
Episcopal cnufsh ct. JonTs) here pas le9,
dersd cali 10 Kew. John X. Mason, Of
Charlotte, N. g., 10 Decome rector.
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE

RICHMOND, December 0, 1850.
SALES.
WHEAT White, SO bushels st 8l.26 for very
goOd. Lancaster, HIP bushels AZ S1.iS, el.25.
and SIPS tor common, very good and priDe.
Wired. 3,2is bushels at sl19, 81. %, Si.25. aud
Sl.28 for fair, good, very good, aud prime. faul.
1882 bushels at fl.15. Sl.lS. 1920, and &i.X2
for common, good, very good, ana prime.
CORN Wh'te 1902 bushels at so and Ole. for
very good. NtTed 754 bushels at 40 and zoe. for
good and very gOOh.
MEAL.--74 bushels al 50 and SIC.
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Flour.

Flour not very brisk. Fine, s3@S3.5O; extra,
$500; ,uoerGne, S450@S4.75; common family,
S5.756S6; choice or patent family, 47.6OWsS
stanton Inspection, extra. 1919.
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ny Telexrapn.

SywY YORK December 9-Cotton quiet; salss. $50
bales npauds iTc 1rleso i2c; eons9 Hrns
81 e09 bales; France, I49 lakes; 10 the conii-
nent 12,1S0 bales SOu'efu d lu dull abd dtchn-
iog; common TO fair Extra, t5mf5.bO; good 10
choice extra, fj.55@S6 ~. Wheat heavy. ftverish,
and l02kc. lower with Hight exnOrs einand .nd
active so culsIive trade: uoerad red, si.Uoes
sii9. Corn heavy aud %@lc. lower mgrad.d' %
di3Ac. Ho, quiei and unchangd. Coner dul anu
wholly nomnsi. sugar aoont ste dy az, eo'ss,
ased nrn and ,a,rly active. Moasies unchanged.
RosIn, 81 s0@sl IS. Tnrpen,,oc Arm at 45kc.
fleece, 37652c.; pulled. 2Ia46c unwashed. Ia
d35c; T, xas, I4M33c Pork onll weak, ana an
seti led 1875. Modes quiet an1 bfm. long clear,
s7.374@s7.5o. Lard opei ed lower: e,,s, q.sny
recovered aud closed higher at ss.So@fe ~
Frcghts steady n.,rrvopr
BALTIMORE, December 0.-Fiour Jull, weak, and
without QuoIabe change wheat-soather easier
aud more scsve 1'T" rpe.@ls IsS
ter red, spot, and Dees1sr si.i7 sIl7si Jan.
Mach n ii sss S-y II hem s1t'Ss'
western s'eady; southern VIII, and ,.ilow; Doc.
western mixed, spot. aed Deeemorr. os@9 ess Tor
oats steady western White. 44@45c.; NIX 47c.
Provisions steady and unc angel Con dnl' RIO
"A' soft. 95.c. Whlskey steady AT Sl.l9msl20.
Freights unchanged.
CINCINEA,i
cINcIYYATI' Deremeer Flour quiet; family h.ax
No. 2 amber. 81 03. 5 cond winter. fl.O4 Corn
weaker; No 2 mixed 461c. NV do 4oW 46e-
Dai. qniet and unchanged. rOrg dull and nomina
az Abs. Lard weaker at ~ 20nfS.35. Bulk
meats qinet aud unchanged. Bacon None here.
WbiskrY quiel o. Sill sugar higmr hard, IOa
ana h. her: romnon. As a0asa rs IiGh., "a 5000
~ - packing. s46O@s4.sj; entchers' $4,000
$4.90. -
LOUISVILLE, December o :. FloDf quiet: extra
s325@s3 90; ezra fomily, 81 75@.4 25;"A-
No. /, s5as5 rs; choice iancy, 80 b@$655.
fIi oemsnd at 4Sc. ostf quiet n 37k'. "ork quiet
at *I3 = O. Lard STEADY at So. Buk-meais steady
shoulders. AZ; rib, 6tg &C.; sides, 7@7so
| Nhiskei seaIy At Sill
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December 9-Fio0r dun ard nom,ns
Wheat az. lower ard unsettled: No. red winter.
&IMsI .O2: No. 2 Chicago sDrine. " OZhdfl.0zb
cash. al .03l5 January, s1.04k February Corn ae-
| rye aud lower 395c cash, 39Ac J,nu.ry, 40c.
February. oats tosler; a2c calb, 36Ikc Nav. Pork
| steady. fair demand. and easier. n sil 10. Lard
| e,si.r at IS 374. Buk.me1is easier; sbou' ers,
| 81 20 short rib, 70 80. Wbiskey steady and oa-
changed.
| MILWAUKEE,. DECEMBER 9.-Fiour steady sDd In
/ fair demand. Wheat strong a, opening closed nn-
settled: No. Milwaukee, hard. f.l2 .oiI sIN3T.
uauH sl.0zk; February. VI 03s NO. Ab~au-
Ace, s6c.; 30. 4 Milwaukee. 76c r. jeeted nona~
ma O.. n lower; No. g 39,.c. Ga low r: No. q.
32c. Provisions lowtr. Meas ort-illd, tl2; new,
1870 cash aud January. Lard-Prime steam,
$40 cash, December, aud January. Hogs, $40
@s4 80.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

NEW YORK. December 9.--Colion-Net receipts,
263 bale. gross 1913 bales tgturs, ciossc irregn-
lar. hnr steady: sales, 1900 bale DECEMBER
Tie o; Marrn. s12 269 1927; hprih az $50
}i2 40: Nav. 4sMtlz.50; Jaoe, $4,000
Sl2 81 July. sl2 6S@slZ.7O.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

= THURSDAY. December y, ltoO.
sALEs.-3,200 Virgins deferred 7'satl7; ~
shares OF g., g. and A. n. r. stock at 40; 20 share,
OF X. ana ID. r. X. stock at 30, 10 ditto at son.
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oxy,.s. MEDICINES. &C.

CHLORAL-THYMOL PROPHYLAC-
tic AND DisINFECTANT
should be used in all sick rooms to cleanse the apart
ment and prevent the spread OF contagious disease
Its odor Is pleasant, and It's power Ia destroying
noxious germs remarkable. sprinkled on mol
shovel, It reaches every spot In the room.
prenared by J. BLAIR. Druggist,
.no7 corner OF Broad and Ninth streets.
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Desth or . Prom nest Texas lawyer
GALVESTON, TEXAS. December 0.-Judge
j. {, C. Winch, q prominent lawyer, aled
Sudden at his resIdenee, In Houston,
Texas, yesterday.
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INV ORLEANS. December 9.--The Public
Health Association met ut 10 o'clock this
morning. Savannah, Ga, was selected rs
the next place Of meeting, In November,
1881. The Advisory Committee reported
the following ss officers Of the Health AS.
ISOLATION for the ensuing year: President,
DIR. Charles Il. White, OF New Orleans
First yice.President, DIR. II. Chedsie, oil
lansing, Mich; Second Vice-President,
DR.. Henry +. Campbell, OF Augusta, TIA.
Secretary, DIR. A. Ames, OF Boston; Trea.
surer, DIR. j. Berrien Lindsay, Of Nashville.
Executive .Committe: Drs. ID. G. Halliday,
of New Orleans; f. M. Hunt, Of New Jersey;
George NJ. Steinberg, United States army
4. s. Griffin, OF Wisconsin; j. Z. Thomas,
OF Savannah: Thomas +. Wood, OF North
Carolina. These officers were elected.
DIR. II. B. Baker, OF Lansing, Mich, read
paper on 1.-THE Relation Of Schools To
Diphtheria and Similar Diseases" DIR. o,
Wright, of Milwaukee, read paper on
"The Management OF Contagious and In'
fecrious Diseases in Milwaukee," DIR. g. s.
Scales, OF Mobile, presented paper on
Municipsl' Sanction, as Practiced in Bio.
bile. for Preventing the Spread Of Yellow
Fever DIR. o. Dewoli, OF Chicago, fol-
lowed with paper on "Tbe Results OF At
tempting 10 Check the Spread OF Smallpox
In Chicago"
DIR. Halliday, Of New Orleans, presented
the report OF the New Orleans Medical and
Surgery Association on the proposition sub
mitted by the Executive Committee rela-
tive TO the control Of contagious and infec-
tious diseases.
DIR. A. NJ. Bell, OF New York. read q
paper on "The Relations Of Certain Filth
Diseases TO Cold Weather"
A general discussion OF all papers on
communicable diseases ensued, remarks
being made by Drs. j. p. Dake OF Nash.
yile Baker of Michigan. George W. Footc
OF Illinois, aud A. j. Mills OF Ohio.
The Association then took recess until
3P. NJ at which hour, no particular bust
ne.s being on hand. and the members wish
ing TO attend the Quarantine Convention, Q
further recess was taken until 1880 Z. NJ.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-10
The Virginia and North Carolina Cot
ton Crop.

NORFOLK, VA, December 9.-The follow
ing is the report Of the cotton crop made by
the Cotton Exchange and based upon
eigbty.two replies from tblrty-twO counties
in Moth Carolina and Virginia: Thirty
seven replies show that the weather has
been favorable from the 18th TO the Both OF
November; foity-four show unfIyorable
weather, and one quite favorable. Sixty
eight replies show less favorable wPai her
than last year, four better weather, and ten
the same weather As last year. The average
OF the eighiy-two replies shows that 50 per
cent. OF the crop has been picked, and with
good weather the balance could have been
picked by the 18th to the 20ih OF De-
cember. Fify-three replies show an
average increase OF 10 per cent. !;
five, decrease OF "a per cent; twelve the
same WELD as last year, and two worse
weld than last year. Little or no damage
has been done by frost. The average Of
cighty-two replies shows that "a per cent.
Of the crop has been marketed. The re-
plies indcue that fine weather in SeDiem-
Der and October enabled planters 10 make
good progress gathering the crop. and tigt
that saved prior TO the 1st OF November is
OF good quality ana staple. Since Noyem-
| her 18Th there has been little or no picking
done in consequence OF wet and cold
weather. Should wet or cold weather con.
tinue much OF the cotton remaining I'M
gathered will be lost.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-10

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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-11

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