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complying with an Invitation to all currency
ana labor reIormers to unite in calling con-
ventton to nominate candidates for President
and Nice-President, formulate platform and
elect national committee; and to determine
the basis of representation In it, and to appoint
the time and place of its meeting; extended by
the chairman Of the national committee OF tie
national party and of the Congressional CON-
mittee OF the national greenback labor party.
We, Representatives OF the grangers and farm
ers open clubs labor organizations, the work.
ingmen's party OF California, the clubs and
other organizations OF the national and green
back labor parties, union greenback labor party,
and OF suffrage reforms, met in the city of WASH
ington, D. c.. on January S, 1850; and united
with the committee of the National party and
the Congressional committee of the Greenback
Labor party, In the following preamble and call:
We have reached dread crisis in our countly's
history, and an epoch In human affairs. Our
government, which is burdened with the politi-
Cal veal OF mankind, has passed under the con-
and pr feSsional politicians to the exclusion OF
those hose labor produces its wealth and pays
its taxes. The constitutional rights Of the
power The fruits OF productive enterprise are
grasL ed by corporate monopolies. The
are concentrated in the hands Of small class
and all property interest in the stability OF our
institutions on the part OF large majority of
forced fdleness have filled the land with pau
perism. misery and crime, and the air with
ominous murinurs OIL discomfort. The very
toned and assaIled ani the Republic fse e 9n IS IN
imminet peril. The people OF the District OF
Columbia, containing q population of 100, 900
souls. have been by act OF Congress wholly dis
franchised, and laws have been enacted in va
rious states TO curtail this sacred right of suf-
rage; the very cornerstone OF our republic.
deeply impressed by the gravity OF this
crisis, We cheeffully sacrifice all minor
dinefences, and unite for tie purpose OF
restoring the control of the government
10 the whole people through represents
tlves CHOSEN by them. unintuenced by bribery,
Intimidation, and sectional hate and recovering
TIER complete sovereignty over the elections
currency, ahts Of Interval COMMUNICATIONS ana
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"A 81 GLASSES. II. 81. HEMPLER, OPP. -
ician. z58 Pennsylvenjs ave-, cor. ~ street.. <
Once hours 10 am. 10 2 y. N. and to pm. nov6
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Reconciliation vs.. I'm Migration.

When the Virginia Immigration Society
invites settlers with money 10 the attractive
farming and mining regions OF the Old Do
minion the. Society puts its strongest in
ducement at the head Of IFS appeals. 1t
declares that the particular mission OF the
Society is to develop the resources OF Vir-
ginia in order 10 pay her debts. This is a
recognition Of a point we have often made
in addressing Virginians OH their duty not
less to themselves than to their creditors.
Immigrants will steer clear OF Virginia
when it is once understood that her credit.
ors are 10 be cheated and all their libe-
raj offers of compromise and rearrange-
ment rejected. There will be little or
no immigration to such a State. The news
OF Virginia's resolve would be borne all
over the world wherever kilograms or let
tiers 60, and brighten off foreigners who had
thought OF trying their fortunes in that
really promising and half-deyeloped field.
FOrewarned OF the public spirit OF Vir-
GINA, shown In an act OF partial repudia-
tion, they would he forearmed against the
preparation OF similar dishonesty at their
expense in turn. They would sagaciously
refuse TO trust themselves and their pos
sessions in q country where public virtue
and honor were such scarce commodities.
Foreigners would reason justly that the
standard OF private integrity and good
faith cOusd not be much II any higher In
Virginia than the public standard which
she had act up. They would therefore
look with doubt and suspicion on all
esSers made 60 them by Virginia as State
or by any society or citizen within her bor-
ders. tempting them TO invest their labor or
money In any Of her industrial enterprises.
These natural sentiments OF the wary
foreigners are shared by all Americans.
Few northerners will ever be Induced to
buy farms or mines. err aid 10 building rail-
roads or planting capt. al in any way In Vir-
GINA, until she purges herself from all ten
denotes to reputation. When she has done
tbis-by accepting the liberal terms OF the
bondholders- can then throw open her
hospitable doors TO the world and expect
favorable responses TO her In viiations. Re-
pudiation repels immigration. We add that
maxim 10 the stock Of truths Ia sociology.
And just here we beg to hint to the Re-
publican National CampaigL Committee
that q little OF the money wrung from the
ofice.hoiders for the political ex,cencies OF
the present season might be judici orsly ex-
pended In Virginia. The repudi ators OF
that State are almost exclusively In .'be Re-
publican ranks, and the Republican PARTY
in that State Is directly engaged 10 del. Eat.
ing oil honest attempts TO adjust the deb
OF the Commonwealth. II Reputation OF
public debts Is not Ia the Republican creed
their brethren In other States ought TO cou-
tribute something to enlighten the Virginia
repudiAfoys, and induce them 10 unite with
the Democracy 10 sustaining the honor
now sadly i'm perilled. -NeH Fork Journal
Of Commerce,
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It Is stated in the London Echo that the
wrting.table which the Queen commanded
TO be made out OF the tlmbers OF the Reso-
lutte has been finished, and will shortly be
presented TO the President OF the United
States "as a memorial OF the cSurtesy and
loving kindness which dictated the offer OF
the Resolute." The table, it is said, will
form a part OF the permanent furniture OF
the White House. The kesolute was an
Arctic exploring ship abandoned in The
Polar seas, but subsequently found adrlft
and restored to the British Government by
the United States.
New post. offices have been established in
Virginia as follows: Haywood. near Madi'
son Courthouse, with Benjamin j. Hall as
postmaster; Marmora, Dlnwiddie county,
near Church Roads, with Falconer David
son as postmaster; Cuscavilla, Mecklenburg
county, near Boydton. with Henry +. JeteT
as postmaster; Cold Harbor. Hanover cOun-
ty, near Richmond. with Benjamin H.
Tucker as postmaster; Ivy Hill. Campbell
county, near Rustburg, with &. +. Petty as
postmaster Cody, Halifax county, neal
Mead' lille, with l.. NJ. Thacker as postmas
TER.
The Democratic Congressiona! Conyen
ton for the Third district Of West Virginia
which met at Hinton Wednesday, was or
ganized by the election OF Hon. j. J. ;
Hassler as chairman, and b. +. Harlow, edI'
tor OF the Greenbrier independent, as"secre'
tary. Hon. John L. Kenna, OF Kanawha,
was renominated for Congress by acclama'
ton, and Hon. Eustace Gibson for district
plpctOr.
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DEATHS.

Died. August 3, 1850, at $40 o'clock A. NJ
CHARLES I. VASiON, sou OF George :. Nashon
aged twenty seven years.
The funeral VIII take place from seventies reel
Curis,ian church THIS ttriday) MORN Nc at / |
O'Clock. Friends and acquaintance OF the lainly
are invited TO attend.
Died. on the 9th instant, at his residence, No. 700
north Twenty fifth street. WILLIAM >HANkN, a
native of Glasgow, Scotland, In the hfIy-ninth year
or his age. -
His funeral viii take place THIS (Frlday) AZ
.TERNOON ut O'Clock from the Third Pres yle-
rlan CHURCH. Friends and acquaintanceS OK me
family ar requested so attend.
Died Of scarlett- fever and diphtheria, at O'Clock
Z. NJ, August 5. 1870, ELSIE WARREN, infant
daughter of W. NJ. and George = Justis; aged nine
months and seven days.
"Suffer little children to come unto me."-Amen.
Her burial will take place from her parents resi-
dence. corner Twenty.ihlrd ana Broad streets,
THIS (Fridavl AFTERNOON at ~ o'clock.
Friends are Invited 10 attend her funeral service
at the grave.
Died. on the 9Th Instant, MINNIE FORREST,
daughter of W. r. and Mary A. Walton aged four
teen months and twe-ty days.
Weep not for me, my parents. dear
am AT rest. YOU need not fear;
Ny stay was short, AS YOU may see,
Therefore prepare 10 follow me.
Her funeral will be preached at Laurel-Sireet
Methods; church THIS (r1iday) EVENING AZ 3
O'Clock. Friends and acquslnances are respect
fully invited To attend without further notice. =
Died. at the residence Of her son. J. Walter Car.
roll. in JOne, borO'. y. c., Mrs. 81. A. CARROi l.,
formerly of-this city; aged rty-three year.
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M A CHANCE TO GET BARGAINS.
DRY GOODS AT VERY LOW PRICES.



being determined to reduce their stock ofStNNER
GOODS. have marked down their entire ,to,A, ant
offer many barsan. not 10 be hal elsewhere.
They are selling
GOOD WOOL BuNNTINGS in al cpior> a. 2 ~.
EXTRA QUALITY ALL-WOOL BuNTING> As
20c.;
lALL-wOOL LACE BUNTING, % acc. reduced
from 6Oc.:
Entire stock of DRESS GOODS a. prime cost:
BLACK and COLORED tA>nNERk> al greatly
reduced prices;
BLACK and COLORtD SILKS very low;
SUMNER SILKS al cost;
BLACK BROCADE GRENADfNE AZ cot;
BEST PACIFIC LAWNS AZ Toe:
WHITE LINEN Lawns. INDIA lINtN~. aHa
VICTORIA Lawns AT greatly r'iuced priee.
FIGURED LINEN LAWNS AZ cost;
DRESS and ULSTER-LINENs 10 specnl'..l~
prices
LADIES and GENTLEMEN'> GAt/r UNDER
WEAR at r,ouced price;
LADIES MOHAiE ULsTfRS az 1928:
LINEN ULSTERs at sl75 reduced from $3.50.
at 81 reduced from $3.50;
LADIES and CIllLDREN'S FANCY Host
marked way down;
LACE.TOP GLOVES and LACE NlTIS reduced,
and lots of Other good, @hich tase been Gatke.
down to eNtromely-low heute~.
JULIUS MEYER & >ON,
COG Broad ,ne.'.
Try the celebrated PEARL SHIRT. Price. 81.
ljy 23.cojl
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dreamed OF the nomination OF HANCOCK on
The s,rst ballot Of Thursday. On the con.
trary, Il Is in thchlghcss degree improbable
that they would have thrown their votes
away on RaxnAIL rather than give them 10
the successful asprant, had they known
who was "a figure In this character. we
take IL tor granted. therefore, that they
knew beforehand nothing OF toe arrange
meuts fer the nomination cfsHAScocK.
Well HANCOCK was hardly nominated De-
fore n was whispered all about the haa
thst ESaLisH Of Indiana was to be nomi'
mated for vice-President. JOHN 1. BAR.
mss. Of Virginia, said to u, 81 predicted
,ss, night who would be nominated TOT
president: now want 10 predict the NOM
suee for vice.President." "No, sir" was
|nbe rep,y. Everybody knows 1t Is to De
lEScLrsH OF Indiana" And ENGLISH II
was. Now, 1t looks as II the men VINO ar
ranged for HAxcocK's nomination are the
mon who arranged for ENGLIsB's nomina-
tiop and as the Tu.DEN men did not ar
range for HsNcoCx's nomination. we don't
think they arranged for that OF ENGLISH.
However much or however little founda-
ton there may be for Mr. HALsTsAWs
shrewd guesses. he will hardly succeed IN
causing a GOODNESS In Indiana between the
friends of McDoNALD aud those OF HEN
pR,cKs. Indiana is reasonably sure for the
Democratic ticket-just rs sure as Virginia.
we are iscl;ned to think. We agree with
much that HAIsrEAD says as to HENoRIcKs's
dog.in.tbe manger spirit; but we don't con-
cur In the opnion that the MCDONALD men
will desert ENGLISH on that account, nor
the opinion that the HENDRICKS men have
any idea of being guilty OF second act OF
iniustioe-this time to WILLIAM Ii. ENG
LIsH.
p. S. Since the above was penned, we
have come across report OF an interview
with Senator MCDONALD on the subject OF
Mfr. HALsTEAD's letter. 1t reads as 10 one
point as follows:
Repoyter: 1t Is charged that the defeat OF
Mr.. Hendricks was due TO a Tilden conibi-
nation against him in retaliation for his al
leQed plotting against Mr.. Tildeny
Senator Nc Donatd. That Is foolish; there
were no Tilden men in Indiana. We en-
tered the Convention like other men ana
took our chances. and we are very well
satisfied with the result.
Reporter: Were you surprised at the
nomination OF Mr.. English?
Senator Mcdonald: II was an AFTER
thought; there was no conspiracy about It,.
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The Harr:sonburg Convention to nom'-
male a aexdjusier candidate for congress
met yesterday, and no doubt nominated
John PAUL. That is what the Convention
was called 20 do, and we take 1t for granted
that Il has done It's appointed work. our
telegraphic columns ought to Tell whe'ner
II has or not.
TONI STovALL's Convention also' winch
meets on the nth, has nothing to 10 excep'
to ratify his nomination.
So we may set It down that two at 'eas'
Of the Resdluster candidates for Congress
are already 10 the field.
AstoJ. A. FRAZIER, he might as well d
nominated as anybody else; for Ran
TUCKER will surely demolish him or any
other man that runs In his district on I'M
Readjuster ticket.
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,,7,p1sT1ANsBURG.

,v : rvr RATTLE or WILLIAMSBURG
hA y, ..scacrr RELATED By AN OLD SOLDIER
." 49,, .r,vr or GENERAL HANCOCK = CoN-
s,ns.. T,ox ron THE FEELINGS OF coNfEph-
"a'n aa,,cs of the Richmond Dispatch.I
lcorre'po"'e"se AUGUST 3, 1880.
Anyopss Of General Haucoek's nom q,
o,ieyre. r.. The superb won az tue oa..,e
Of Williamsburg. Is a story re,ateu 70 ne &c,
Gently by Presbyterian minister w.o maa
n gallant private soldier In virginia iesa'
ment NJ that battle. This gentleman say
that his regiment together Win TWO o.seIs,
T think. was ordered to charge tue Fenera
lines ri poiut where they held sina'i re-
donbt which II was very important Tor US 70
canture. The undertaking was desperate
one. but the gallant Confederates cna'seu
NJ The word across an open nesu ~
the face Of acknowledgements nre OF
artillery and musketry. When the sur
yiyors had gotten within very snort a's'
lance of the enemy's guns they were SO Jew
| in number that, being unsupported, IL wa
| folly 10 90 on, and the general comhianoIns
reluctantly ordered retreat. IDere was
nearer way back TO our lines through sneI
terjne skirt OF woods, which many OF onl
men took In preference to the field through
which they had advanced, which wa'
swept by The enemy's guns. They were
not aware that this little piece OF WOODS
was occupied by the enemy, ana Sc
manv who went that way were captured
INV informant among them. The prisoner
were at once hurried to the rear OF the re
doubt. General Hancock's troops were
massed behind the redoubt, and he wa
himself there dismounted, standing by tb'
side of his horse. AS soon as the prison
ers appeared some Of his men begun TO leel
and abuse them, and he instantly called on
in commanding tones, "Siop that sto,
that! Those fellows have Just Immortal
lied themselves, and they must be treate.
kindly" lie then gave orders to the OF
ficer who was to take them 10 the rear Il
see that they were treated kindly and wei
cared for. II was no wonder that Han
cock was always popular with that regl
men. after this exhibition OF soldleIly gen
erosity. Ny ministerial friend carries upoi
his person honorable scars received IN We
another unsuccessful assault made upoi
HancOck's lines at Gettysburg in the cele
brated charge Of Picketts division, e
which he then belonged; but he Is fuli.
persuaded that generous foe is ever TO ID
| trusted, and so he is an enthusiastic Han
cock man. AN OLD SOLDIER.
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Halstead,s susuiccions,

MURAT HAISTEAD is out in long letter in
the New York Herald, in watch he iustifes
himself, or attempts to do so, for certain
statements which he made some tine ago IN
an interview with reporter of that famous
journal. Mr.. HsLsTEAD has no right TO
claim to know apght OF the inside workings
OF the Cincinnati Convention. He is too
well known as higsfed Republican to have
been entitled to any special courtesies at the
hands OF the Democrats. And, by the way,
we suspect that he feels himself to be as
big man as old HANCOCK" or any other
man, for he has bis 0lkce on the ground
hoor OF the buIding at the corner Of Fourth
aud Vine streets, whore anybody can APP
proach him at aug time, and where this
writer found him. sitting he MATTHEW at
the receipt Of customs-ouly he was sitting
ut the receipt Of komsge. Anyhow, he
publishes irst-class paper, and we forgive
him bis vanity II be has any, as he might
very naturally be expected to have some.
But wi,exe were we before We ran away
from our sHbjecti Oh, HALsrEAs probably
had no specially good opportunities for
learning what was going 90 In the confer
ences Of The various delegstioas 10 the Gin
cinnati Convention and between individual
members OF the various delegations; yet he
does not miss the mark far Ia what he says
abowt HsxDRIcKs and McDoSALD. But be
does shoot vide Of the mark, we suppose,
when be charges ExoLlsH to the TILDEx
men. On lhs very morning Of the day
when EE0LlsH was nominated the TILDES
men voted for RANDALL for President, and
seemed 70 have no idea that HANCOCK waa
e. good - nominated. We heard thai
Merninx, Of course, that EE0LisH was to bs
nemjnaied for vies.Presidcnt. but never
fht ihe TStOEN men had had any more
anstsu~ssfsIlfy In bringing his nolni.
Asiess stout THAI the HAxcock sben
o. ely otbsf eS6dIdate's men. II &
/ ~ n al likely that the TILpgs men
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We 1.-The White People,

The tailors of Tooley street have been
eutdone. A Rcadiuster meeting held in
Charlotte county on the Sd instant, and COM
posed Of whites and blacks, passed the fol-
lowing remarkable resolutions:
80. That while we deeply regret that our
political enemies in State politics persist In
the support of the Funder ticket OF May
18th, which will result practically In their
support of Garfield and Arthur, zee, ma
jor;tv of the phite uoterS Of Virginia, claim
that TO the majority belongs the right to
rule"
Here's richness A few whites and
blacks get together, and resolve that " we,
a majority of the ,chite voters Of Virginia."
20 and so. This mixed assemblage either
claim that their meeting contained ma.
iori,y of the white voters OF Virginia OF
else they committed the folly Of passing a
resolution in the name OF all the white Re-
adjusters in the State. But If they did only
this latter, as Of course they meant to do,
what then? Why, they as good ms resolved
in a meeting composed partly OF negroes
that the negroes were of so little coDse-
ouence as voters that it was not necessary
to make any declaration in regard to them
Did the negroes vote upon that resolution
II so. they classed themselves as white PEG.
pie.
To let the reader know what the com
plexion of this CharlOtte.county meeting
was we quote the following from the
Whig's report OF its proceedings:
The Chair appointed the following com
mittee Captain John II. Bailey, Captain
H.G. Franke, A. b. Crawford, Esq, and
CdtUin Hammer (cotored).
The committee recommended the follow
ing delegates, who were unanimously
elected
Roanoke District-C. j. Gaines, delegate
&. G.. Paris, alternate.
Walton District CdiUin Hammer Eco
tored), delegate; George Cunningham
(coi0reoD, alternate.
Madison District-Captain II. G. FRANKIE
delegate; j. Il. Davis, alternate.
Bacon Distrct-JObn W. Parkinson, del
eeate: III. s. Daniel, alternate.
DELEGATES at Large -SidnOr MoSetey (c0
lored), Henry Smith (cotored), and Franz
Jennings.
Two negroes and one white man ap
pointed delegates at large by this meetin;
OF the white voters OF Virginia!
Now, how did it happen that such a resolu
ton was passed by such meeting3 Their
can hardly be more than one explanation
and this is, that the resolutions were pre-
pared beforehand by somebody who did no
1 know, or failed to remember, that the Re
| adjusters OF Charlotte were many OF ther
4 negroes.
The white Readiusters know we'll enoue
that the negroes voted with them last fall
and they show their appreciation Of th
alliance by still dividing empty honors wit
\ them.
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Colored Reinforcements.

The colored HAXCOcK and ENGLISH Club
of Richmond have received the following
letter from a prominent colored man in
Shepherdstown, Jefferson county, West
Va. The New York Times and the Tribune,
and the Cincinnati Commercial must not
swear too hard over the Democratic ma
jerity in Alabama until they have read this
letter and the address which we published
Yesterday From the coIored HANCOCK and
ENGLISH Club OF Richmond:
JEFFERSON CO.. w. VA.,2
July IA, 1880. (
To 'Ms Cotorea Democratic Glab. Rich
moad, Va.f
Dear Brethren,--I am very glad to hear
that you have organized Hancock and
English Club in Richmond. the capital OF
Virginia. We have organized here, and
have been elected State lecturer for this
State, and will be glad 20 visit you when it
Is convenient aud address your Club and
the colored people generally. / tind, in
conversing with the Republicans, that they
don't intend that we shalt have a Demo-
cratic President IL we elect one. fear we
are going TO have some trouble next fall,
and think the negroes should take an ac-
tive pant In seeing justice done. intend
to U0te for Hancock aud English, and II
they are elected and steps are taken las IN
lS7C) to prevent their being President and
Vice. President, am willing to spend and
to be spent In the Democratic cause, let II
bring what It will. To continue to bold on
TO the Republican party, let them be right
or wrong. Is the height OF folly. Please
consider me member VI your Club and
true friend Of my race. II you make an
appointment and write me will come and
address the colpred citizens Of your city at
any time.
Very respectfully, your obedIent servant,
JAMES II. CAREY.
ITO the colored HANCOCK and ESoLIsH
Club. Richmond, Va, w. II. BRANCH,
president; J. B. T. CLARKg. secreiary.]
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SPITzER VERSUS MMLs.--[ Washington
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette. mo
thing has yet been done In the ease Of Col.
lec;or Mills, OF Richmond, nor will any
thing be done until the special Treasury
agent now investigating that case shall make
his report. Captain Splitter, deputy collec-
tor, who was removed by Mills for disre-
garding the civiI-service reform order pro-
hibiting active participation IN politics, Is
stills's prosecutor, charging him with the
vel y offence for which he was removed. As
the participation Ia politics OF which Mills
Il guilty consisted In working hard and
openly for Grant instead OF Sherman, u b
by no means unlikely that Collector Mills
viii have to walk the plank.
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More OueIawry I'm scott.
fErist0l Newsl

A travelling artist at Osborn's Ford, IN
Scott county, writes us that on Sunday eve
ming, the 25th uitimo, at bIackwefi's mill
two lads named Blevins and another young
fellow named Fancy, oil very dissipatet
characters, -mobbed Mr.. BIaekwelps miller
named Stapleton, inficting on him with
rocks and clubs number OF wounds. Mr.
Stapleton's daughter rushed to the assist
ance Of her father, and was struck with {
rock by one OF the party. breaking her col
lar.bone and shoulder.
The outlaws are mt large.
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A PROMISED ExP0sURg.-John Melon
aid, OF st. Louis. one Of the convicted men,
bers OF the whiskey ring, is soon TO publish
a book entitled Secrets OF the Great Wbis-
key Ring" which. he announces, will give
q " complete exposure OF the Illicit wbiskey
frauds eliminating 10 1875. and the connec-
ton OF Grant, Babcock, Douglas, Chester
II. Krum. and other administration Off
GERS, established by positive and unequiyo-
cal documentary proofs, comprising con-
idential letters and kilograms emanatng
from the White. House directing the man.
agemept OF the ring"