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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
MoRTUARY REPORT for the week ending
February Z 1880.

MoRTUARY REPORT for the week ending
February 7, 1880:
Cause Of Death Brigbt's disease,
while; congestion OF bowels, | white con-
gestion OF brain, white collie. cOlOred /;
consumption, white, cOlOred; conyul-
sions (infantle), l co0red; diarrbGl, l COL
orcd; drowning, | cOlOred; erySlpelas, |
white; fever (chid-beG), | white; fever
(typhoid), white; heart.disease, cOlored;
infanticide, colored; marasmus, | white,
colored; meningitis, colored; old age .
colored; paralysis, | white; pneumonia.
white; soitening OF brain, white, l col
ored; unknown, l colored. Whole number
OF deaths in the city. exclusive OF still
births, 80. Age: One day to thirty, col
ored; one month TO six, l colored; one
year 10 throo, wnlte, coi0red-total,
6; five years to ten, cOlored; ten years
to twenty, l white; twenty years to thirty,
white, colored-totai, 8, thirty years to
forty, cOlored; forty wears to fifty, white.
4 colored-tOtal, 81 fifty years to sixty, 3
white, l colored-total, &; sixty years 10
seventy, | colOred; seventy years to eighty,
white, colered-total, @; one hundred
years and upwards, l eolored; unknown, ]
white. Condition: Single, 6 white, 10
colored-total, 1G; married, white, :
colored-tOtaj, I; widowers. 2 white, col
ored-total, 4; widows. cOlored ; IN.
known, l white. Ndtirity: Richmond
IL; other parts OF the United States, 10
England, l. Locality: City at large,
white; ylarshall Ward, white; Jefferson
Ward, 2 white, colored total, 6; Madi'
son w ard, white, 3 coIOred-total, 4;
MonrfJ Je Ward, . white, 5 colOrcd-total
7; Clay Ward, white, 1 colored-total
3; jackson Ward, l white, colored-total
~, almshouse, white, colored-total, I
penitentiary, l colored.
COMPARATIVE WEEKLY MORTALITY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

HusrINos COURT, YEsrERDAY.-Edwara
Peatross was convicted Yesterday OF uniaw,
fully shooting Henry Newton, ana nned
S25 and sent TO jail for ten days.
Alexander McGruder (colored), cnarged
with subornation Of perjury, was nned soo
and sentenced to twelve months ID lall,
with labor. A noIle proseqM was entered
in the case against him for perjury
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

LADIES, uNpERwEAR.-LEyY BROTHERS arc
the largest manufacturers a. this article in this
State. 1aey have had all OF their hands bis em-
plOyed.ir tho past four weeks, and can Cow show
the la aest stock Of LADIEs tSDERwEAs IN taiS
clty. Asthc material used IA the Manufacture OF
the "a 9ieniS was purchased before the advance in
price, they enabled -, oiier this sock at old
prices Ladies Will find q 10 their ad santsge To
pustBase al once. thereJy saving % pqr ceIa.
GAtssJiSrs MADE TO ORDER AT sHoG1 NOTICE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

ARGUMENT TO BE HEARD.-The CITY CIR
emit Conrt will bear argument to-day IN the
suit OF Lewis and others Us. The Wssn,ng' !.
ton and Ohio Railroad. Hon: Thomas r;
Bayard, Of Delaware, Is one OF the ecuhse, u 81
IN This case. The argument Is expect 70
he coI.tinued during the week A"''A'
Al .OOO. 600 is involved 10 this suit
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

OLD DOMINION RYE WInsKEY eight years OLD !:
~ SELECT" RYE WHISKEY;
~ toNTROsE RYE WHISKY:
~JLLEGHANYH RYE WHIsKEY:
- MIKE HAI.tAN" RYE WuIsKEY;
" EMPIRE" ja0URBoS WHIsKEY:
- ~INGLEsIDE BOURBON WHsKEY;
- WILSON" " BOURBON WHIsSEY:
HENNEsST and MARTbLL BRANDY;
DUFF COZ p0N and Other SHERRTEs
The aboge brands are for saie by ". ID. BLAZE C
Co. at Moderate prices
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

TUFTS FILLS
.,.,.rrovs OF A TORPID LivEE.

,s. Of Appetite, Bowels cesiIe; ram ., !" ps,n s"e
- w,,h dall sensation In the oask par, ,,. ~"
i,,r The shOuderBlade; fS',"c' - noIv " or mind
win - r,mper: Low Spirits. With feeling
iffiau"' .,,,cc,ed some duty: wesriness' Dzzi-
Of ha's ,eT,nr At the Heart, Dots Before the hyee
res s,,n Headache. generally over the right
it'oT o,,,cssnr>s. S,~ with atfal dreams: Highly
Colored Urine. ,.>,upvnrD CT.
" Riors DISEASES WILL SOON
Br DEVELOPED.
rrrrs PILLS are especially adapted to such such
-, .o.e ,sec,s such change of feeling as
,o.aonlsh he sGeeFcr'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
WEATHER REPORT.

INDICATIONS FOR To.DAY.-For the Middle
States, slightly warmer southerly to wester-
~ winds, falling barometer, clear or partly
cloudy weather, except light snow in the
extreme northern portion.
For the South Atlantic States, clear or fair
weather, southeast 10 southwest winds, and
in the northern portions falling barometer
and rising temperature.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

TaE WEATHER YESTERDAY was clear and
cool.
THERMOMETER YESTERDAY: 6 A. NJ, "a;
A. NJ, SO; noon, AZ; 8 Z. M., 80; 2.
M., AZ; pidnight. 40.
Mean temperature. 42t.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

THE CAPITOL, FIGHT Messrs. W, w.
Archer, Carter n. Harrison and james A.
Frazier were sefoFe the Police Cour1fester' r.
day morning, charged on wariaat WIN
fighting in the rotundo OF the Ca9eob ana
probably intending to corsmlt eresch oi
the peace 5y engaging in a duel.
The courtroom was arowdee, and the
examination was prolonged several hours
Mr.. Archer was fined 30 NJ. HARRISON
was discharged, ard Justice CEtstehheid re-
qured Messrs. Frazier and Archer 10 ehtei
into bonds in the sum Of 81 ,0fs5 each to keer
the Deace for twelve months. number OF
tho members OF the General Assembly wer'
nresent at the examination. Dir. Frazier
was represented by Captain John ;. Wise
Nessrs. Archer and Harrison by Messfs
Thomas y. Page and NJ. l.. sopttswood,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

The other sun.lay bright little girl OF
three years astv AIDED service at an Episcopal
church, whv the rector was one OF her
partieslar friends. She objected to her
mother MAKING the responses, saying
Don't speak, mamma; don't say anything
Uncle John isn't talking to you."- Boston
1ra,.script.
Blaine men 10 Pennsylvania: "Hold on
Let's submit this TO the Supreme Court"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

~ o. all salss Of Real Bstats maze Astwt4
t,s lst Of Jasuary dsd tsa ef Jans the sAgsstS
~ III saIss made bsasssnt tAs let Of yuIy and 80
SSfhs vsar IA taxss Aavs 10 BE- paid ~ Ne sett0l
"fThIs custom was adopted about nftssn year. -
nv All the real estate agents In kiehissao, sno ~
niiss 10 Rishmoad and vieinityJ
PAINE a SOWLIN, 10Y A. NJ, syy goods, eo,,s
AMI SHOES sioihing, hats, shirss fsacy soo"s, Se'
,onr young mules, buggies, and farm. wagons.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
r WEEKLY MORTALITY.
Feb. 8, Feb. s, Jan. 81, Feb, Z
1873. 1879. 1880. 1880.
W. C.. W. G.. W. q. ". &
IA II l6 20 IL II lS II

Whole number OF deaths for month,
114-white. ~ colored, 70.
Mean temyJerature for the week ending
January 81. 1912; mean temperature Tor
the week Ending February I, 39.42.
Amour L of rainfall for the week ending
January 81, 0.09 inches; for the week end
Ing Fe bruary 7, 3 inches OF snow.
Po' Julation OF city estimated at $1,000
viii e. 10000; colored, $4,000. Rate Of
mc rtality OF whole population was 2O:SO pei
| 900 per annum rate OF mortality OF whltf
population was 14.69 per 1000 per annum
rate of mortality OF colored population wal
70. .05 per 1000 per annum.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

rrITT'S HAIR DYE.-GBAY HAIR or
WusKERs changed 10 GLOSSY BLAck ny
.ng'e application Of this DYE. IL lulPatIs "a d
N.'gr,l Color. acts IustanIaneously, ana IS a.
,ie-1iess As srring-water. Sold by druggists or
-l-,t ly sxpres, on receipt OF 81. .,,. x.o,,,,
'GFTiCF,Sj MI'RRAI STREET, NEW 1Okh'
fan 5-codtFel9l
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Constipation.

~, With regularity Of the bowels can perfect
-, >. cnt,yei. II the constipation Is of recent
-. -. ,n.,e dose Of TUFTS PILLS will Suffice
-. - g has become hSbiiual one pill should be
taken every AAsa'. gradually le''enlns the IRE
- -. oftne ao.c until regular daily movement
..o,s,,red. which vii soon follow
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
MAxcuEsrER. P.hrnary 4. Issn.

NANCHEsTER, 7 FsDfuafy 4, 1SSD.
1S. Th6wrs Potts, 1reaSster Irish Relief
Society. EfcAmond:
iNay Siy,-f beg 10 hanf you $3.50,
being the proceeds OF consert given for
the Lenefit g the suffering poor Of Ireland.
fOtrs, very respectfully,
II. FITZGERALD.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

II. ELLYsoS q co.. advertising agents, insert "a :.
1er;lssments IA all OF the newspapers ef the Uots4
5uAsa st publishers Ts.ss. Orders et al ths De.
patch countins-room win receive premst sttsn
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

! For Cough Colds, and Consumption, use PUR-
CELL. LADI & cos Emus ion of COd-Iyer OH
| with HypOpl losphites of Lime aud Soda. Price,
&C. For 50 le by an dIsRgists.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

PERSONALS AND BRIEFs.--Andrew wash
burne, ESQ.,, of Boston, former Superin-
tendent OF schools of Richmond. is in the
city, at Ford's Hotel. - :,
The contribution OF "Sympathizer,,
News Ferry, Va, to the Irish Famine Fund
ho : been received, and will be forwarded.
rev. A. p. Bird, King and Queen county,
also sends 50. o,,
Frank E. Anderson, Of Richmond, quail
fed TO practice law in the Hastings Cour,
Yesterday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

When you wi n to take Cod-Liyer Oh use the
E,takiOn made by PURCELL. LADD 90. with
HyDspbosphlte of Lime and soda. Psiee, SOc.
Fof SAD: by all druggists.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

SUPREME Court, YESTERDAY Edmund
Burke, Esq, was allowed to practice as
counsel in this court.
Broaddus Us. Jones, sheriff; Walsh U.s.
same. Writs OF habeds corpus awarded,
returnable forthwith, and further hearing
Of causes deferred until Monday the l6th
instant. .,.
Payne and ais. Us. Pleasants and ats
Argued by +. NJ. Conner, ESQ.,, for appel,
lants and A. r. Courtney for appellees, ano
submitted.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

%ot0M0 HIMSELF WOULD NOT BE 2UzZLED n
csiled GH N 10 decide which is the more exquisite
The stols ,West-End Bouquet, or siophanous II J.
e aE-Af INsON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

SAVE MONEY by having your prinfiHs s"ac atth3
l7SPATca PRISTISG-dcUsE. Good work, los
priees. and satisfaction guaranteed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

L. WHIT .oCK. l44j Main street, manufacturer
Greghteef different brands of fine Cigars send
2 ! rriarn-I -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

,.,p = Osgood. New York. says:
III. hi bsve had Dyspepsia, Weak stomach ana Ner-
,,,,ness never had any medicine 10 90 me e, 20
rnth good a. TUFTS FILLS in'I "ie "s s'''
a so'rTTIcT. T1.nfTis s5 MURRAY STREET. NEW YORK.
IAN ls-eodlFel9l
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

WHlTLOoK's Sc. KEY WEST CIGAR has no "a.
1cri )r. Beware Of limitations.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
SEED POrAvOES.

SEED POTAT0ES.--0ne thousand par
y rsls EARLY ROSE POTATOES, selected ssss- ..ss-
cisy for seedbarrtls averaging nssiD '"t.e n ysnt
els each. Persons wsnting choice s'oSA ''' ''
Ing win do well 10 examine inem; .nn,soS.
ns.Im iS32 Casy &gssss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

At'aAyD PIc-'SIc smoke Tor the holidays. sor
safe everywhere. Only Sc.
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M. .cLANE'S LIVER PILLS.

- YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
THE GENUINE
DIR. c. MCLANE'
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
ron THE CURE OF
1ypATITl cR LIVER COMPLAINT, DYS-
PEpsiA, AND SICK HEADACHE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
,lIs ENT wIL,,ER BRlSroS. NJ. d..

FoR ! coon, RELIABLE SMOKE try Tie PIC.
Sle CF 3AR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

Fcr a real GOD lDc. CIGAR take wRIrLocK's
NGDNr- II h y no eanal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

-. 7 cpv Lewis. Fulton. Ark, saws: ,.,o,,.oo
Ut 20 nrat ic,.ot twenty five years pronounce
,AHfs Pills the best anti-bilous medicine ever
made
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

r1e seeds Of sickness aud Of cath
la a di.Ordered mouth are sown;
When bad the teeth - iosl the breath,
Both soul au d body lose sh.tr tone,
ril Soz0DON rs braEglt into play,
And sweeps those lire defects away.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

worthy secretary; Mary Tsylor, worthy
treasurer; Mary Thornton, w. c.; John
Yenable, lodge deputy. This lodge starts
to work with forfy cbarer-members.
Eyer-True Lodge, No. 13, viii be instI-
tinted Thursday Dight, with twenty.thrce
charter members.
The Grand Lodge win he duly organized
Moufay at 10 A. VI. by J. N. stubbs and
othefas shiloh church, Seventeenth street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

BALTIMORE, WRITES
hhi' e used tolden's LIEBiG's LIQUID hXTRACr
% 80 EFF in my practice. As a tonic In eOnsump.
ton, lebility, Weakness ancmla, chloross, Sc, IL
iGna BE- Surpdssed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
READJUSTER Caucus.

The Readjusters had a slim caucus last
night. 1t was understood that the confer
ence was for the purpose OF reconsidering
Mr.. Riddleberger's bill-in fact. Mr.. Turner
moved to reconsider the vote by which it
had been adopted, with a view Of present.
ing competing proposition. The motion
was not put, however, and the caucus adj
iourned without transacting any business.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
8ithmonk 1ispatth.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY II, 1880.

sF THE CIRCULATION or THE BIsPATCH
rs LARGER THAN THE CONFINED CIRCu-
LATIoN or ALL THE OTHER DAILY NEws-
PAPERS OF THE CITY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

llr. Meredith moved tAat committee on
seven be appointed fronGtbe bondholders 10
CONFER with the Manc'sest committee IN
regard to financial matters, and seport al
some future time.
The meeting then adiournec1 withouc
agreeing upon Proposition, TO meet at III
carly dase.
The following eoatlemen compose che
committee: T.. =. Meredith (chairman), IN
drew Wasbburne, William l.. 9owardis. 4.
W. Pickrell, J.. L. Schoolcraft,. w. M
woodward. and 4. p. Rchar jsen.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
IRON BIrTERS.

HEALTH, STRENGTH, HAPPINESS.
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VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.

House bill drought over by Mr.. Strayer)
TO spend S475 to ventlate the hail OF the
House of Delegates was passed. Moesrs.
Davis and Norton being the only senators
voting "NO."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
TRY IT.

Ro0K AND JOB WORN NEATLY Ex,
usMHTED At THE D1PATCH r4IGTNev
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11

Entered at The Post.Orice at Richmond, Va, as
sccond-cass matterl
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MIR. Atkinson's Yorktown Centennial
Commit tee met yesterday morning and
agree q to report the following bill:
.I5e II enacted by the General Assembly Of
/iroinia, That the joint Committee OF the
I General Assembly Of Virginia on the Cen.
tenuial Celebration Of tbe surrender Of EaIl
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-12-09
The Two villages.
BY ROSE TERRY.

Over the river, on the hill,
Lieth village white and still
All around il the forest trees
Shiver and whisper in the breeze;
Over 1t sailing shadows 60
OF soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses, low and sweet,
Grow in the middle of every street.
Over the river, under the hill;
Another village leth still;
There see see in the cloudy night
Twinkling stars Of household light,
Fires that CLEAN from the snithy's door,
Mists that curl on the river shore
And in the road no grasses grow,
For the wheels that hasten to and fro
In that village on the hill
Never is sound Of smithy or mill /;
The houses are matched with grasses
and flowers
Never clock to toll the hours;
The marble doors are always shut,
You cannot enter in hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep;
Never grain TO SOW or reap;
Never in dreams to moan or sigh
Silent, and idle, and low they lie.
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still,
Many weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And weeping and signing longs to go,
Up to that home from this below;
Longs to sleep in that forest wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth praying, this answer fall :
t.Patienc! that village shall hold ye all !"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-12-09
HOMES IN TEXAS.
How ACQUIRED.

HOW Acqulreus
Prepared under Supervision of Commits.
s,oler of tie General Land Ofi.e,
Persons desiring to secure homes
in Texas can do so either, Q) by
settlement under the homestead do
nation law, l2) by locating certif-
cate, or (3) by purchase from the
state or common school, university
or asylum lands.
Under the first mode, every head
of family who has no other home
stead, can acquire title to 16O acres,
and each single person of Is years of
age can secure 80 acres, by settling
on the same and occupying and i'm
proving it for three consecutive years.
Application must be made to the
surveyor of the county in which the
party desires to settle. The fees for
surveying and returning field notes
to the general land office are from
$40 to SIS. After three years oc-
cupancy, proof of which fact must
be made, patent will issue to settler
or his vendor. Patent fee &5.
Under the second mode, land GER
tifcates or warrants can be located
upon any vacant and mappropriated
public land. These certificates are
of two characters, viz: "Straights" and
"alternates. The "straights' are
those issued to early settlers sa
headlights or for service in the Texas
revolution, and to some railroad and
ditch companies, and are located
without any reservation for public
schools. These certificates are worth
from Is cents to 35- cents per acre,
according to quantity-the largest
bringing the lowest figure. "Aiter
mates are issued to railroads and
other works of internal improve
ments, and require the survey of
double the amount of land called for
by the certiicare. This is divided
in two equal parts, one-half of which
patents to the owner, and the re-
mainder is reserved for common
schools. These certificates can be
bought for about ten cents per acre.
BY the third mode, viz: purchase,
choice homes may be secured. With
in the settled and organized counties
of the state there are about 12,SOO,-
900 acres of common school lands,
PIG, 900 acres of university, and 4O7,
615 acres of asylum lands. These
are all for sale on ten years time; the
university and asylum lands to actual
settlers in tracts of 80 to l6O acres at
Il minimum price of $1.5O per acre.
the common school lands in tracts OF
16O acres to three sections, or 1920
acres, at q minimum of 81 per acre.
These lands are among the finest in
the state, and are to be found in al
most every organized county. Ap-
plication for purchase must be made
to the county surveyor, in whose
Office will be found a map and gener-
al description of the lands OF his
county
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-12-09

Mr.. Thomas Hughes WIS excsed
ingly interested in observing the
fashion of coeducation as he saw it
at Swarthmore College the other day.
He closed his address with q few
sentences on the subject which many
perhaps seem unreasonable TO the
thoughtless boys in those colleges
which clamcr loudest against coed
ucation. Il cannot help feeling,
said Mr.. Hughes, "that in the future
the CHEZ education lies In this JOINT
education There has been one
small experiment in our country,
Misses LushingtOn, and upon young
men md boys the JOINT education
h4s had q most hulnanizing elect
The boys we're WONDERFULLY more
haman and gentle, than they were Al
the ordinary schools Of the country,
a3i / Eish that yOu may be able 70
prove u the future that the grea;
prlnapie yCa =re building upon may
be a complete sarces, and tnat you
raAy prove tAzt igint ejacataOn Il tbs
true el1csson Ct tas future n TIE
higher bEsnsA.ss-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-12-09
Theodore Parker ON Prayer.

In letter to a friend, written
short time before his death, Theodore
Parker said: 81 thank you heartily
for saying you think I shall get well
and shall do all in my power to &C
complish it. But ! don't pray for il
any more than youth the sense yor
nse the word. To me, prayer is o nat
ural and most delightful exercise. i
is this: 1 feel conscious of the pres
ence of that infinite power, mind, ant
love, which makes and governs the
universe; l feel that it is close to me
Then conscious OF that delrpresenct
I think over the blessings have and
and the use I make of them; l re
member the wrong things ! have
done, and think of the right things
I ought to do; I recollect my joyi
and my sorrows, my hopes and my
fears. So my prayer is an act OF graf
itude, of penitence GfI have done
wrongly of aspiration and of joy. But
it is not an act of petition. l don'l
ask God to do my work, to saw my
wood, to write my books, or to make
me good man. ag1 81 l,er
"Now, with this notion Of prayer, ]
should no moro ask God to restore my
health than I should to buy me car
90 of tea. I am amazed that men
should think their feeble words can
alter the mind of the Almighty God!
and still more That they should dare
to do 1t if they could. If l thought
it was Gods desire that I should die
to-day, but that my asking for life
would lead him to let me live thirty
years more, ] SHOULD not dare to put
my little mind against his infinite
wisdom and ask for life! The real
prayer you and ] agree in, apddetest
the sham"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-12-09
Conservatism and Innovation.

A young man was arrested the 9th.
er day in the Strand in London, for ap-
pearing in suit Of bed chintz of var
ious gay colors and o tall white hat
His eyebrows were painted black
The upper part of his face was daub-
ed with blue and the lower with
bright crimson paint He carried in
one hand an umbrella, in the other a
rifle, besides sword and brace oil
cavalry pistols in his belt. This &c
centric person was arrested and ar
raigned in the Bow Street Police
Court for disorderly conduct and
creating a disturbance, and was ord.
ed by the magistrate to find surety
in f2O for his good behavior Now
this young man might walk down
any one Of the fashionable or busy
thoroughfares of London at high
noon or appear at any aristocratic
croquet party, or even pay his re
spects to his sovereign. in something
IKE the following costume: A wool
en- cap with an eagles feather and Q
silver aigrette; a tight jacket with
brass or nickle buttons short pet
ticoat of different colors, b ire KIN, es
plud stockings. with "a knife and forA
IN one garter and aspoon in the 9th
er, a pouch with tasseis of black horss
hair, and n medeyal broadsword al
his side. This is the correct Highland
dress. which is worn by several regi
ments of the British army, and in
which King George the fourth wher
he was very fat and old, appeared OF
MS visit TO E1inburgh Nobody il
England woald laugh at this ndicu
iOus get up" which really is NOR
absurd tnNn the costume ofthe yOunl
IDIOT who was arrested IN the Strand