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LECTURES.
FAIR AND FEAST.

THE JUNIOR WORKERS SOCIETY
4 OF II. Marks CHURCH have undertaken 10
repair he c.urch for iis cousccraIOn. aud viii have
sale OF CHIIDRfN>' DRF-sE> 3nd other | 81
FUL and FANCY ARTICLES at No. 2l5 cast
Broad street..
ICE.CRFAliS and other relre ,hments.
non LUNCH dlly from II 4. VI. Ia 10 i. ".
sale begins TUESDAY lOn ami continues
HREE DAYS. my 3 -
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hoou lH'io-Iaph'' w" bi'N'N' ''--'' ~ -
BEAUTIFULLY WHITE TEETH ENSURED BY
the use Of MEADE x BAKERS sAPONfNE DENTl-
FRICE, which will speedily remove incpent tartar
nd scurf. Price, fifty cents a box.
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HEADQUARTERS CoMMASpERY ST. AyDREw,J
- No. IS. I
CIR kNIGHTS.-Attend a called 80
~ assembly THIS (MondayI EVENING "
at 8 O'Clock. in fuil dress OF Ten. ~
Richmond Commandery, No. 2, and all/
STR KNIGHTS IN good siaUding. are coufteously in-
vited TO meet with rs. By order r.. &.
J. j WRIGHT, Captain General.
A:tes;: WILLIAM u. fsAACs, Recorder.
my s-Ilt
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SMOKE "PIc.NIc" CIGARs-the best Sc. cigar
on the market.
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~ Shower during the night.
(2) snow.
(3j Thunder. storm and heavy rain at night.
AZ ShoweTv all day.
l5) Thunder and lightning, with light wind at
night.
RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH. TAKEN At noon
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after smOkng-no artificial hhNor-W WHiILoCkh
"PIC-NICn CIGARS.
Children beautifully taken at LEE GALLERY.
An OLD STANDARD SC. CIGAR-none better to
be had al the price. Smoke them and you will be
convinced.
Have your Photographs done at LIE GALLERY.
Now IN SEASON, and for sale eyerywhere-call
for rhem-WmILocK's "PIc-NIc" CIGARS.
Only Sc.
Good Photographs, low prices. LEE GALLERY.
BEAUTIFULLY WHITE TEETH ENSURED BY
the use Of MEADE K BAKERS sAPONINE DENTI-
FRIcE, which will speedily remove incipient tartar
nd scurf Price, fifty cents a box.
Lee Gallery, 92O Main It. Photographs delight all.
TERRIBLE Loss or LIFE.
Millions of rats, mice. eats, bed-bugs. reaches
lose their lives by collision with ROsgh On Rats
Sold by druggists. l5c.
New Crop Teas. W. ID BLAIR & co.
CHRISTIAN & WmTE's
Imported tlarcf, bottled Dy Us anu Oh SuPeii"i
auality al very low figures. ". ID. BLAIR co.
KENTUCKY WHIsKEY tour years oldj s25O PEI
GALLoN-qualty unsurpassed for The money-at
CHRISTIAN & WHITES.
New invoice Key West Cigars. W. ID. BLAIR co.
A FRAGRANT BREATH IS always pleasure, and
Won can have IL by using MEADE BAKERS de-
iicious CARBOLIC MOUTH.WAsH II destroys the
offensive odor caused by diseased gums aud de-
cay,d teeth and speedily restores them TO healthy
condition. Price, hfty cents u bottle.
We have just received a large lot Of fresh Apo-
1lnaris Water W. ID BLAIR & co.
VIRGINIA CLARETs VERY superior) at
CHRISTIAN q WHITES.
FINEST DOMESTIC PICKLES AND PRESERVES
.t CHRISTIAN 4 WHITES
PROFESSIONAL.
WILLIAM L. ROYALL,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Nos. SO AND 81 LIBERTY STREET,
no 7.em NEW YORK CITY.
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Good Photographs, low prices. LEE CALLER
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CO-PARINERSHlP.-HENRY WAL
" ItR>TElN, ct the late firm Of n. WALLER.
STEIN n co has this d,v formed a partner shin
with his son. BYRON WALLERSTEIN, under style
of II. WfLLtRSItlN 4 SpN. to conduct GEN
ERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS At No. 1904
east Cary ,treei, Richmond Va.
Thankful for past iavOrs whilst with the old firm,
hope 10 merit a continuance for the new firm.
HENRY WALLtRSTEIN.
WOOL WANTED.-iligbe,t cash price paid for
the same.
my S-eOG3t II. WAfLFRSTFtN son.
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Lee Gallery Photographs give satisfaction 10 all
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RIcnMoNp, VA, April 80, 1881

RICHMOND, VA" April 80, 1881.
DISSOLU FlON.-r The limited co-partner-
~ ship OF GEIt FfrH x SPRATLEi is this day
dissolved Dy ma ual consent.
A. b1.h parties Hil continue the bu,int ss, mere
will be ho successor % the firm oi Grlilth e spra'-
By agreement between as, all shipments that may
come addressed 10 IN" Old hrm aiter TINS date VIII
be ,oid by j. II. GRIFFITH & 90, and returns
All uar.or,s oUiug the above firm viii please call
and settle n. there WA be- no indulgence; ana AL
uersous having bills against ihc above hrm Will
y ease present them for settlement 10 j. II. GkIF
FIFTH CO.. = theJ via settle up the business oi
the 0'+ f,irneaJ nlie IN. GRIFFITH.
nv / Nv ". ". >PtATLEY.
NOPARTNERSIlP.-W. W. sPRAT-
y LEY. OF the late drm OF Griffith SDr'iley. and
THOMAS =. HOW ARD. late >..relary and Tree.
surcr % the Richmond Railway Company, have this
dty formed 60 partnership under the ,tyle oi
sPRNTLtY HOWARD 10 conduc, n Gf NERAL
PRODUCE COMMl>SloN BUSINESS al N0' 1919
cars street, Richmond, Va
We respectfully solicit the patronage Of our
NJ. tPRArLEY viii BE- pleased TO see ard hear
'''''' '''' ". W. SPRATLEY.
myI THOMAS p. HOWARD
(,O.PARTNERSHIP.-J. II. q Ri f.
~ FIFTH. Of the arm Of Grit,b spratlcy, and
W r. ~EI Mo- T., wnO has been book keeper fOt
the frm of Grnitn Il >prItley, wll continue the
.GFNkRAL COMMt-SpIN 2Nsi ESs IN all iis
branches iu the uatne OF y. IL. tRttfliH u x 'i NJ
the old stand. 1917 Cary street. Richmond, Va
ThanKing The pubhc Tor its past favOrs 10 IN old
firm we mOH respectfully solicit the continuance OF
ISlgn-dl J II GRIFFITH,
nv Nv w. +. SEYMOUR.
rNHE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
l heretofore exlsting between ANDREW J. MIL
LER aud ROBERT NELSON as general partners,
and Gro SGh w. CHlLDs as special partner, aud
conducted In the city OF Rlchmoud uader the name
Of MILLER n NELSON. has this day been dis
solved by the consent OF AL of 10" partners.
Witness our signatures and seals this ION dS OF
Apfll, 1881. A. j. MILLER, lsEALl
ROBERT NELSON. tSEALl
GEORGE ". CHILDS, lsEAL.l
state ot Virginia, city Of Ricamond-to ~h:
LTAXEwELL FLLETr notary public for the
civ OF Richmond, IA the state Aforesaid. certify
that ANDREW J. MILLER and ROBERT NEIL
son whose names are 'igned 10 the foregoing wri-
ting bearing date the 1911 gay VI April, 1881, ac.
knOwIedged the same before me IN my city atore-
said. .
1881. TALC"ELL rLLEI Il N'f'
State Of Pennsylvania, city or Phttodefphtd-
10 tctt.
LLEwIS CASSIDY, the subscriber, a notary pub
ic for the city Ot Philadelphia, IN the state
Penusylyania. certify thai GEORGE W. CHlLDS
whose name IS siRned 10 the foregoing wiring, bear.
lug date the l. 3tn day Of April 1881, ACKNOWLEDGED
the same before me Il 10Y clly Aforesaid.
-~---, btyer uuder my hanc thlS l3u
\ NorARY's day OF I,pru: 1881. .,..
t--' Notary Public.
an l7-6w
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WANTS.

r,o<rpcr rosr.orrIoE, Prince EDWARD
,.NfNTN. IA. ----------------- s..s c-N< "
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4 CARD TO TIE PUBLIC.

~
beg leave most respectfully 10 inform my
friends and pafrons that owing 10 the state of my
health am cOnuclled 10 retire from The ice hnsi
ness. and nave sold out 10 Messrs. JOAN VAN RlS-
WICK, j. HARRISON JOHNSON, ana NJ. W.
JOHNSOE. of Washington, ID. G., constituting ihe
RICHMOND ICE COMPANY. The hst-naIed
gentleman will permanently remain IN the cily to
conduct the busi siucss. recommend the comnAny 10
AN nv patrons aud friends, and guarantee to
them through the new company an endless supply Of
pure northern tee.
All open accounts made on and since the lst Of
Anil have been transferred to the new company
\. e.. BABCOCk.
The uuder' igred. having purchased from Mr. \.
g. BahcOcA ms ice business, respectfully solicit Inc
patronage heretofore libeTaly bestowed uDon
him. They have In their ice-hOuses over 100000
ton, of the best NORTHERN itE cut from the
keuncbec river. and controlling unsurpassed facii
lies for the supply ana shipment OF lee, We shall
keep our depot in Richmond fsll al all seasons Of
the year Of ice of Eht Drs; quality. Weguaranite an
unfaing supply At fair prizes.
All Ol Mr. Babtock's old drivers and employees
viii be kept in our service.
JOHN VAN RTSWlCk,
J HARRISON JOHNSON,
NJ. w. JOHNSON,
cOmpg> ing he Richmond Ice Company;
ap3-6t VI, ". JOHNSON. Superintendent.
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q PARTNsxsHIpS

RICHMOND, VA May 7. 1881.
ITHE CO-PARFNERSHlP HERE TO-
L FORE EXISTING hewesn us, under the style
OF u. WALLtRSTElS \ CO., ~ this day dissolved
Dy mutual consent.
An persons indebted to win please call ard SET
tie, and all psrsOus having claims against us will
present same for settlement to H. WALLtRSTEiN
CO, who viii settle uD the business OF the Old
concern. HENRY WALLERSrFlN.
nv S-rOC - HERMAN MAILtRSTFIE.
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Az OLD STANDARD &c. CICAR-none better to
be had al the price. smoke them, and you viii be
convinced
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Now N SEASON, and for sale eyerywhere-ca
for them -WH1LOCK's "PIc-NIc' CIGAR
Only Sc.
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After twelve yeare absence return 10 this post of
duty. Ii Us hardly necessary dilate the south
cru pubic upon the virtues and value of this mine
raj water. IL has IN he last half century nzde a
record OF cures I'm chronic diseases which for VA
RlETN and AGGBANATION Of the cases brought
under Its iHhUenCe - nuapprOached by auV known
mineral water m this country. The professiona !
testimony 10 this effect Is distinguished and unim-
pcschabie.
But IL l. Of the preparations new being made hy
The new prOprlcors for The proper entertainment OF
The public would SAY few wOrds.
great WORK of tN,urgaI0n and renovation Is
now gong ON at the old Alum spring, including a
thorough system Of drainage, a new and abundant
water supply OF pure free-t0De from the mountain
repaintlug and new roofing. very large intfoduc
ton OF new furniture, Snd in general TUOROCGH
OVERLAPPING or 1HE ENTIRE PREMISES.
Iht elegance of The new "JOkDAN ALUM" its
snaci0us aud commoGiotis "GRAND HOTEL" and
COTTAGES. and The ktACtI OF IT> GROUNDS
are widely known 10 The spring>' going public
My aim aud earnest EFFORT shall hr 10 keep this
saiisiiC ION 10 all rea: onab'c guests.
AN tN(tLLtNT LIVERY 1, engaged. under a
contract imposing reasonable tanh of charges.
All the customary diversions provided for, such
a. BAND and BALLROOM USIC. BOWLING
and BILLIARDS, and oil that; hut DO not
q" bank much on these lhings. Nv main efforts
shan b. directed, with he AID of an efficient staff 10
make The patrons OF the placc COMFORTABLE
and " AT HOME" and I, gam. II possible. for this
attractive summer resort It's old popularity and
prestige.
dcrsisucd for dcscrlpilvr pamphlet. with rates Of
board, f0u,CS and mcdic % testimony.
WILLIAM FEAZIER.
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N EtTDNssS.

THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS
Il MEETING OF THE VIRGINIA MUTUAL.
| PRoTECTION ASSOCIATION. OF Richmond Va
VIII DC heif az the ONCE of the Ascension, No. 2G
north Ninth street, on TUESDAY the 17tb instant
AZ O'Clock =. H r. q. NASH,
my StOhd Secretzry,
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VIRGINIA CLARErs (yery superior)a at
CHRISTIAN & WHITES.
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PROPORTIONAL.

FINEST DOMESTIC PICKLES AND PRESERVES
nj, CHRISTIAN 4 WHITES
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try. The employment of the colored
race for this specific purpose, which
must necessarily follow, will always
thwart our purposes of development
Notwithstanding the unexcelled condi-
tons of our soil and climate. We will
have to invite the study German
gardener, or the French wine-grower,
or the hardy Irish who seek a palla-
dunn in our midst, or the English
dairyman to assist us in the grand
work of prosperity. We will have to
quit the old methods which prevailed
before the war, we will have to open
up industries in which the colored race
| will play q less conspicuous part than
| they do now. With such a regime
instituted, the asperities of the past
would be swallowed up in the din of
business political prejudices would
die out under the general prosperity
which would resuch there would be
no use of demanding guarantees for
life and property for all, busy all, ac-
tivity-this would etlectually disprove
the proverb can idle head is the devils
workshop"
! CHARLT CHRISTOPHER.
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I FORMER p. NJ. OF NEW ORLEANS
IN TROUBLE.
[From the New Orleans Times


ar. w. Taliafero," called Crier John
Roux, in Section A. of the Criminal
District Court, on Tuesday morning,
and up to the bar walked a tall, hoosier
looking man, with long, grayish hair,
and q long gray beard, n SLOUGH hat in
his hand.
He pleaded guilty to having carried
concealed a revolver.
Judge Roman, addressing the stran-
! ger in his usual courteous way, inquir-
ed if he wanted his sentence now, or
would avail himself Of the three days
grace granted by law. The aged Gull
prit answered that he desired it now
"Have you anything to say why the
sentenced of the court should not be
imposed upon you ?'' sske ed the court.
"Now, Judge" said the stranger.
81 am no bad man my father was
judge of the Supreme Court, and 1, N.Y.
self, was postmaster here some years
ago. ! went to see the sights, after the
theatre was over, With my boy, 1
knew them, but wanted to show them
to the boy.
Here the accused roared, "Come
here, Johnny, come here" to the as
| constituent of the court and those pre-
sent, and a tall seventeen year old boy
came to his side. "Judgc, that's my
boy; look at him." said the old man.
"Well, we went around to Royal street,
and while stepping into one of the She
bangs the shooting-iron, which 1 for
got to leave at the boarding house, was
found on me. Look at them hands,"
and the stranger held up pair of
hands which showed hard work. 81
have come here with two tlatboat loads
of cotton, all the way from Ouachita
river.''
"Well," said the court, az have a
duty to perform, just as your father
had when on the Supreme Bench, and
l shall have to fine you.'
"Go ahead,' answered the man
from Ouachita river. "IIow much
you going to fine me?'
Ten dollars, including costs, was the
sentence.
Well, 1 don't have the money
with me, but think there is man in
court who would pay it for me-
And that man was there and paid
the fine. When Taliafcro got the
| order for the return of his revolver he
said: al was ready for q twenty-five
dollar fine. Well, l got of fifteen dol
lars better than I cNpectcd,' and went
his ways rejoicing.
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The President hats not forgotten the
officers Of his old regiment. Sheldon,
who became Colonel after Garfield, is
made Governor of New Mexico :
Swain Lieutenant Colonel, is made
Judge Advocated Don Pardee,
who was Major, is nominated for
United States Circuit Judge, to succeed
Mr.. Justice Woods, after having been
heretofore rejected for United States
District Judge under Grants dynasty.
And now Capt. Henry is about to sue
coed Fred. Douglass as United States
Marshal at Washington.
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Last evening Mr.. Maurice j. Hart
departed for Washington to apply to
the United States Supreme Court for a
writ of certiorari in the matter of the
RENTED State interest coupons of jan
uary, 1850, Charles S. Rice, Esq, hav-
ing prepared the necessary papers. 1t
will be borne in mind that the State
Supreme Court decided that no State
court had jurisdiction to enforce pay
ment OF the funds originally collected
to meet these coupons, as the State
itself being necessary party could
not be sued. y writ of error to the
United States Supreme Court was yes
terday refused; hence the application
for the writ of certiorari. Should this
be refused, the interest money referred
to will be transferred TO the general ex-
pense account of the State. There are
now on hand some $500, 200 of it.
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(SONG).

(soNG).
Do win is shifted fun de Norf,
De winters gone a-kitin';
De ribber's gittin' mighty ci'ar
AM de fish ill soon be bitiu'
Oh! don't you see dem white-oak buds
An don't you see dem blossoms
You'll hab' to stop your shootin' now
AM quit your huntin' 'poss,!ns
De wukin' days is come for all
Ills time to break de groun';
SO hang de banjer on de wall
AM block de 'possum houn'!
De peach orchud is bloomin' out
De apples close benin;
De black-jack tree is waSin' up
An dressin' mighty fine;
De birds is hoppin' bout de limhs
An singin' mighty free
De butterfly is knockin' 'rOunl
Beside de humble bee
De mornin' ar is sittin' warm
De busy seasons near;
fou better curry down de team
An git up all de gear.
Eoh! go to iiNin' s'ngle-trees,
An push up libely now,
For yonder lays de new croun' trac'
Jos waitin' for de plough!
N. O. Times.
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amount Of legislative tinkering can
make It q success. 1t operates to the
injury of the blacks, in unfolding
them In a course of conduct and ways
az thinking ruinous to their de-
velopement, and 1t leaves the white
people to accept any offer of teaching,
or teachers, made, and forces them, as
we'll as the teachers, to depend on the
uncertainties and evils incident to all
public undertakings, where individual
enterprise and effort would effect inf
nitely more.
There is not an instructor in the
State, we dare say, who will not agree
with us that the Public School system
Of this State is humbug, and in that
dollhouse Of false teaching the troubles
existing all have their fruitful source.
Practically, we have in Louisiana nc
schools, and good teachers shun the
State as If 1t were afflicted with the
leprosy. People from other States read
OF our public schools, but avoid State
where education is mere matter ol
politics-a relic Of Republican barbar.
ism. The laws, and the notions upon
which the laws are predicated, should
be removed.
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In the advertisement of the tax col.
lector's sales of Morehouse parish, we
observe the name of John Slidell, a
name which once overshadowed that
of all others in Louisiana politics and
was later more widely known in con-
nectfon with the Charleston ~Conven-
tfon, the Inauguration, with Mr..
Yancey and Others, of Secession, and
later with the fortunes and misfortunes
of the Southern Confederacy. Mr..
Slidell owned large quantity of land
In Morehouse, his estate being still
assessed for 15,76O acres.
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Under the heading, stAn Interesting
Relic" we find the following para.
graph in the Picayune, copied from
the Philadelphia Bulletin:
A miniature anchor, perfect in shape.
that has rather an interesting history
connected with it, was shown us late
~. 1t was manufactured in 1873 on
board the United States snagboat O.
It. Wagner, from a piece of iron OBJ
tanned from the steamer Star of the
West, and was presented to Miss, e
r. Wagner, of this city, by Capt. e.
+. White. The steamship Star of the
West was sent by the United States
Governmep With reinforcements and
stores tc 80, Anderson, then in
commaf "A, IT Sumter.> She was
afterWaA tered by the Confede.
rates ant 60 New Orleans when
they evacuated that city, the Star OF
the West was sent up the Yazoo Rive,
and sunk. In 1876 the United States
snagboat 0. q. Wagner, Capt. Straszer
under orders from Major w. II. Ben
yanrd, United States Engineer Corps
Memphis, Tenn, removed the wreck
| from the channel of the river, and q
blacksmith on board the boat fashion.
ed this. interesting souvenir of the
past which is probably all that re-
mains of the once staunch and fast sail.
Ing steamship, Star of the West.
Something else remains. We have
a spike, A inches in length, made Of
brass taken from the wreck of the
Star Of the West, which was made, as
was also the anchor, by Mr.. w. W.
Allen, of this city, who was at the
time blacksmith on the Wagner. I,
Is part of our little museum for
which we yet owe thanks.
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$s, PAID FOR A BIBLE.

AT the BrinIey book sale yesterday
afternoon a number of books printed in
the various Indian languages of North
America were sold. Soon aftel the
opening of the session Elio,'s Indian
Bible was reached. This book ,ssCon-
tanning the Old Testament and the
New translated into the Indian Ian
guage, and ordered to be printed by
the Commissioners of the United Colo
MES in New England, at the charge
and with the Consent of the corpora
ton in England, for the Propagation
of the Gospel amongst the Indians in
New England" printed by Samuel
Green and Marmaduke johnson at
Cambridge, in 1868, in the original
smooth dark blue morocco binding,
filled and panel-gilt, and with gilt
edges, the size of the leaf being q by
IS inches, has, according to the cata-
logue, sslong been known to collectors
as one of the largest, finest, and most
desirable of all known "Royal" or ded-
ication copies. Only twenty copies OF
this description were sent to England,
by order of the Corporation, for pre-
sentation to the universities and to
such persons as the Governor Of the
Corporation should think fit" Mr..
Brinley paid 1915 for the copy. 1t was
started yesterday at $500, and rose by
$40 bids 10 5000, at which price it was
secured by DIR. Ellsworth Eliot of this
city. Mr.. Brayton Ives was the un.
successful competitor. Applause fol-
lowed the falling of the hammer and
the announcement of the sale of the
book
The Gutenberg Bible, the first book
printed with types, was reached in the
aVapfR~ IT fS f,rfnfaI in Latin and
Gothic type, with illuminated capital
letters and decorations. There are two
volumes, in the original binding OF
thick oak boards covered with stamped
calf and ornamented with brass cor.
ners and centre pieces. The book was
printed by Joannes Gutenberg al
Mentz in l45O-55. Mr.. Bartlett made
the first bid of $1,000. This bid was
instantly raised by a bookseller of the
city, who offered 3d. 500. Mr.. Brayton
Ives offered $4,000; gentleman with
a smooth face in the back part of the
room, who held half smoked cigar in
his fingers, offered sc, 900. There was
a long pause. The auctioneer said that
Ives bid Sc, $50. The smooth-face gen
tleman offered s. 900. Mr.. Ives, afte,
another long pause, made bid OF
S7.250, which was instantly supple
mented by the smooth faced gentleman
with a bid of $500. Ten minutes
elapsed, the auctioneer pleading for a
larger figure. Atlength Mr.. Ives look
ed up, and Mr.. Sabin repeated his har.
dly audible bid of 1850, aud looked
with smile at the smooth-faced gen.
tleman. Everybody else also turned
around and looked at him. He smiled
and said IS, 900. That was the last bid
The hand of the auctioneer fell three
times deliberately upon the Gutenberg
Bible, and it passed into the posses
| sion of Mir. Hamilton Cole, "a lawyer, O
this city, at the price named.-N. Y
San.