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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-30

GALE OF VALUABLE LAND NEAR
- GAINESVILLE, VA, on ROANOKE RIVER.
By virtue of dScree Of tue Circuit Court Tor Meek
lenburg county rendered at the May term, 1881. In
the chsucery suit OF w TOwnes's executor rs. w.
A. Jamerson, &C., shall, on lhe
9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1881,
in front or The Brick Hotel IN Clarksvie. Va, sell
10 the highest BIDDER thzt truly valuable TRACT
OF LAND. lying near Clarksviile ihaif mie). on
Roanoke river, known a. OCCONtECHEt, being
the homestead or the late Hon. William Tcwnes,
containing 1.o05X ACRES (more or less). This is
one Of the most valuable farms on the Roanoke.
The Improvements arc she, consisting of spien
did na2nsiou-hOsse OF some fourteen rooms, With
all necessary out-buildlpRs. Ibis tract has very
arge Dody or 6ns river low grounds. as we'll as a
large body Of forest aud uplandS IL is not Omen
Lhz. such property comes into market. The farm
Is well adapted 10 the growth OF all OF the croDs OF
mis- sec lon, Including hae tobacco aud cotton. 10
should be remembered that the X. aud N. railroad
is soon 10 be completed 10 ClsrksVle.
Persons wishing 10 secure valuable and desira-
bic home or make good Investment should exaSn-
Inc This properly.
TERMS OF sELH: t2,500 10 cash on day OF sale,
az 500 sreoiT OF one year. and the residue on
credit or two years amer date The purchaser 20 ex
ecue his bonds for Me deferred payments. carry
inIerest from date, ana the title 70 be retained I'LL
the whole OF tbe purchase money Is paid.
". T.. HOMES, Commissioner.
MASON PURIRAR, AuctiORsers.
au l6-eodSt
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AUCTEONEERs, &c.
GENERAL AUTONOMOUS,
VI NO. 1924 MAIN sTBRKT.

GENERAL hUCTlON-HOUSE,
VI NO. 1924 MAIN sTBREr.
The subscriber respectfully calls attention that he
may be und at The once OF the Richmond Bazaar,
No. 1924 Main street. Between Thirteenth snd
Fourteenth. where he proposes 10 have regular sales
every 7 u E6DAY and FRIDAY.
Parties having MERCHANDISE Of every descrlD-
ton, FURNITURE, &C., will promote their In
eress by cOns ing to hi, care, a. he feels justified
(by long experienced in So ling that he will give
entire satisfaction. -
STOCKS OF GOODS and SALES AT RESI-
DFNCFS htet dfd 10 uDOn reasonable terms.
PROMPT returns a I'd liberal advances made.
sales OF HORSES, VEHICLES Of every descrip-
ton, &C.. at the RICHMOND BAZAAR, Nos 1893
and l44O Franklin street. every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY At 10 O'Clock.
au 80 g. E.B. COOK, AneHoneer.
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All trains daily except sunday.
Passenger train connects at West Psint on TUES
DAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATURDAYS with
steamers % and from Bal more.
Freight trains will baye passer ger coach attached
Train No. a. connects ~ BGrkegIlie with NnT.
folk ard Western railroad for Farmylle, Lynch.
burg, and all sDuthwesteT- points
Train No. so fast msiD stops only az JetersY'ie,
BurksVille Drast's Branch, Bark sdae's. Daur..ie.
Greensboro Salisbury, Charlotte. Spsrtantrrg,
GreenyiIle, Seneca T0ccoa, Lula, AID Gainesville,
connecting Atlan,a for all points South and Seutl
west.
Train No. as pbrOugh passenger stops at al "a.
lions, connecting at eutheriin's with Milton aud
Sutheriu Narrow-Gange railroad fer AtOn; Al
Salisbury With Western North Carolina railroad Tor
all points in Western North Carolina; a. Atlanta
for all points South aud Southwest.
Train NO AZ (thrOu2h passenger and mall st0p
at all stations connecting al SutheriuS Win htpg
and Sulherlin Narrow-Gauge railroad for Milton;
at Atlanta for all points South and SouthWefi. A
Charlotte With Charlotte, Columbia and August
railroad for Colum0s, Augusta, Savannah anc
Trains from the South arrive at Richmond a, f41
L. NJ. SAP T.. M.I7:I3 4. NJ, aud l2ls 7. ". agd
from West Point ~ Ip:l5 A. VI. tPasseugerh 1855
p. NJ. asd s:25 2. If. tFreighi.j
PULLMAN-CAR SERVICE;
On Train No. 5O-Richmond 10 Atlanta
ON Train No. 46-New York and Atlanta "a
Richmope, and Greensboro 20 Henry's station,
Western North Carolina railroad.
ON Train No. 42-MashingtOn. ard RichHOnd,
and Danyile, aud Danville and Augusta.
Bon-Air passenger trains leave Richmond al t35
A. N. and 6:35 p. NJ; arrive az Bon Air Al d.54 A.
n. aud $50 i. " arrive Al Coilneld a. az A.
74 inS a and 7as Hs'sfnp esy ,eI BON GTs
Al. ana TAO +. NJ; arrive at Richmond al SIS A.
NJ. and T.. N. All passenger trails except the fas
Tickets sold 10 all points SOUTH southeast and
southwest, and baggage checked through.
No lsY-oyar checks given on locsl tickets.
General PASSENGER and Ticket Agen,
I. N. X, TALCoTT. General Manager. an
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BY Furusn Upper,
Real Estate AGENT ana Auctioneer,
lOl6 Main s,reet.

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF SMALL
Il FRAMED HOUSE AND LOT ON ST. JAmrs
STREET, BETWEEN FEDERAL AND COUTIs
sTREETS.-By virtue OF certain Deed OF trust
executed by Benjamin Yancey and vile 70 the I'M
0ersigned trustee, bearing date on ihe "a Gay on
Nav 1878 and recorded in the clerks Office Of
Richmond ChaDeery Court, Deed Book ~ A, page
500, default being IN the pay msnl OF me nole
secured therein and being REQUIRED so 10 90 Dy the
holder OF the same shall sell ny auction, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1881,
on the premises, at O'Clock y. NJ, "all or that
LOT OF LAND, with the Improvements thereon,
lying and being In the city OF kichmond, state
OF virginia, in that part Of sald city known as
Duvalrs addition. fronting thirty feet on the west.
ern side OF St James street, bet Teen Federal ana
Couits stress aud running back between parable
lines one hundred and twenty feet TO an alley niue
feet WIDE"
TERMS: Cash as to expenses OF tAle and note OF
5000. with interest from july rs. ls6l balance
IL any. announced at sale. N. BATES, Trustee.
FURMAN TuPPBR, kuctiOneer. au ~
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WOOD AND GOAL.

GOAL AND W0OD-FIRSr CLASS
" FUEL.-A1 kinds ofANTBRACITE, sPLINT,
CLOVER-HILL, WEST VIRGINIA, ENGINE,
CUMBERLAND, and all other COAL constantly ON
hand. Also, OAK and PINE WOOD. All offered
at redneed prices. II will pay YOU 10 call and ex-
anime prices before purchasing. Opposition TO CON.
bination my motto. Offices, 1908 Cary and 7lO
Broad street, opposite Theatre.
Jy2 @. ". PAGE.
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LOST. sTRAYED. AND STOLEN.

TAKEN FROM THE AMERI- ~,
4 CAN STABLES yesterday ONE BAT HfG
MARE twelve years old and TOP BUGGY. The
mare has sore on each slce or her back, with
scars on both front ltRs, between the knee joints
abe fetlocks; Also rope cut one OF her legs be-
tween The fetlOck and h00f. The buggy has leather
top, lined with blue, the left shan badly bent. A
liberal re ward will be paid for the apprehension OF
the fhIef and The recovery OF the stolen property.
e0.lfE
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BY Hobert B. Lyme,
Real Estate AuciIOneer,
1912 Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VERY DESIRA.
Il BY LOCATED AND PHYSICIANS STA;
TE nA I AND F9GRTEENTH STREETS. AT
PUBLIC AUCTION.-At the request OF the owner
who is non reident, will oer for sale upon the
premises, on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1881.
at O'Clock y. NJ. the very desirable STABLE
PROPERTY above mentioned, which Is now occa-
pied by goot tenants at fair rents. Inc buildings
are brick. hire stories high, with easements ana
substantially constrnctsd. The lots each nave
mont Of "a fee: Franklin street and run back TO
This property being situated ~ very near the
centre Of business, and being so near all the nri Z
class hotels, Exchange and Ballard. St James, &C.,
railroad depo,s. &c, makes II especially desirable,
and should command The attention OF those Wishing
20 make good and wtll-paJing investments. The
property will certainly be cold.
TERMS: VIII be liberal and announced At sale
au27 ROBERT Is. LYME, Auctloneer.
GALE OF THE YELLOW SULPHUR
- SPRINGS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA
BY virtue or decree OF The CiIcut Court Of Mont
gamery county, Va, the undersigned commissioners
will sell at public suction, on The premises, on
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER L. 1881,
commencing ut IL ~. this CELEBRATED
WATERING PLACE. together with all The i'm
prsyemenn and FARM OF soout $40 ACRES OF
LAND. -
The YELLOW SULPHUR SPRINGS are distant
three and a bali miles from ChrsiiansbuTR depaS,
on the Norfolk snd Western railroad three miles
from the MONTGOMERY White sulphur Springs. three
and a hair miles from Blacksburg, the seat OF the
Virginia Agricultural aud Mechanical College, aud
ten miles from the Alleahsny Springs. The water
the finest touic in the mountains, and the eeVa-
ton Is 2.200 feet above sea level. The improve
ments consist OF large and commo1ious HOTEL,
wish blocks Of COTTAGES capsule Of accommo-
dating 200 guests bowling alley, bath rooms, &c.
Post telegraph. aud express Offices the premises.
This PROPERTY presents UNUSUAL attractions on
account OF lts high elevation, bracing atmosphere,
and the valuable mineral properties OF us waters.
TERMS: $1,000 cash. and the residue upon a
credit of Que, lVo, and three years. the purchase
giving bonds for the deferred payments with APP
proved security, bearing Interest from day OF sale.
JAMES A. WALKER,
WILLIAM A. WADE,
ly 81 Commissioning
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DOR NEW YORK.-Tbe Old 1<fFf%
IT Dominion Steamship Compsny's sSxkesxsz
steamers will sail as follows: Steamer OLD Do
NINION, Captain WALKER. every TUESDAY at
2 O'Clock p. NJ: steamer WHANOkE, Captain
COUCH, every FRIDAY at 2 O'Clock Il. NJ; steamer
MANHATTAN. Captain KELLY, every SUNDAY
at O'Clock A. N.
Freight received no to l O'Clock r. N. for the
Tuesdays and fridays steamer, aud to Q O'Clock
Saturday evening for Sundays ship.
Through bills OF lading signed and goods for
warded With dispatch 20 all points north, south, east,
and west; also. to foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed
After-cahin fare To New York, 5000; refund
trip. k1S: steerzRe. So anc ~.
For freight OF passage apply 10
G.. W. ALLEN 4 CO., Agents,
my 6-ts Company's Whsrf, Rockets.
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1 &X<K ~ u IE--X 1ik---Xt$ fI[st5E
IDICHMOND AND PETERsBrPn
nRAtLR0AD cOMPANY.-tonm.sel'.
SUNDAY. A,uust rs, 1881, trains on uh, fsad
LEAVE ErcHNoSD-s orTn.
$40 p. NJ, FAST MAIL, daily. Make. ,br,,...
connections for Ssvannah. sion oss.o
| at Peasourg. Pullman Palae. s,.aaIIp
ing Cars between Milford, Va, "a
1880 A. NJ THROUGH MAIL. daily, coun.e,,,.
for Raleigh, Charleston Au0nls..s
Aiken, Savannah, and JacksosvIs..
Stops ~ shops, Chester, Cenfy,t.'
Drewry's HUI. on signal Ppli,nl
slreper oet '' cen New YORK 1ad
600 r. NJ, ERhIGHT, daily exc pt Sund,y
100 A. M, FREIGHT. daily except s1ndsy
LEAVE PETERsBOKe-SORxH.
4:15 A. H., FAST NAIL. daily. 85ps onl, .
Cbes,fr Pullman sleepers bsiyy
Chzrsgon and Milford Va si
7:30 4. NJ, WRIGHT daily exceDt SUNDAY.
$50 Il. d.. IhfnrSH MAIL. daily. eonnecf,,.
with Richin0nd. Frysierieksbnre y.
Potomac railroad for all POM, F snl
ana West; also making coun.c,dst
with chesapeake and Ohio railrose ~, -.
the virginia springs and All 1917
North and West. This train no., so.i y.
Manchester, Chester, and T.n,rsl,.s
ruNm,n sieepers on this Train b.
tween Charleston and New Yo1s 70
500 p. ~, FREIGHT, daily except suod,T
A direct four.hours connection Is made ,..-.
Richmond and Norfolk by trains leaving RlSb,assen
at 1850 A. NJ, aud Norfolk al 1928 p AZ "'SSna
special advertisement iiiU.tratng the atfractIons
this service '"' y
All trans leaving Petersburg will star, from H..
SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAINS Lac. NJ.
mond at A. N. and 8: r. NJ. Leave Ps,.r nisl-
al Q A. II. and 5:l5 p. NJ. every sunday. '''''Oufg
ID. KLINE, Superin,epee,,
A. POPE General Passenger and Ticset ATesi
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FREIGRT.
Freight received daily FOR Norfolk, Portsmouth
SmlthEed, and Hampton; Washington, D. c.,
Eewb-rne. Washington, sno Tarboro', N. c.. an
all points in Eastern NORTH Carolina; also, for East
ern Shore or Virginia, old Point, and all regular
landings on James river, At LOWEST RATES,
and through bills Issued. l.. B. TArUh,
ie 10 Superintendent.
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COO REV D.-LOST, ON TIE
p[O CHURCH PORCH corner Main s1e foa-
shee streets. FiFTY-ONE DULLARs-one twenty,
three tens aud one one-dollsr notes. The money
wrapped "a white handkerchief. Twenty dollars
reward will be pal6 for the return Of the MONEY 10
Adams streets. an 30sits
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T osT, LAST NIGHT, NEAR THE
IL once Of the Old Dominion Steamship Ccus-
pany ffocketisJ. a LEATHER VAL Is 10, coatainlng
wear. liberal reward viii be paid for iis return
TO the AMLRlCAN STABLES, 70. IS Tenth
street. an SO-1ts
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WANTED, TO ENGAGE FOR THE
w ENSUING SESSION, A THOROUGHLY
COMPETENT GOVhRNEs2 TO TEACH SIX
PUPILS. Branches Lain. Wrench. English, and
Music. References required. Address \. j. A., care
Of Carrier No. i | . Richmond. Va. au 30-ltA
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DICHMOND AND LEGHANY
III RAILROAD.
TRAINS TO AND FROM RICHMOND AND
WILLIAMsON's.

Twenty minutes at lIow4rdsville for supper ano
ORE akfast.
ClOse connection made AZ Richmond 10 at poiui.
north and soulh VfG Richmond, FrgdeTicksOurg Ani
POtOHac, Richmond and DAnyille aud kic1m0il
aud Petersburg railroads and At LynehOGrg Win
Norfolk and Western and virginia Midland ran.
roads, ana az WiihamsOn'S with Iheszpeakt ara
Ohio railroad for al points east and west.
For other information apply al Nos. llO3 OF
1lO7 Bank street. b. =. BARBECUE,
General FreiRhl aud Ticket AReU..
DECATUR AXTELL, General Manager. ~ II
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CHENANDOAH-YALLEY RAILROAD.
FOR BALTIaoRE, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
YORK.
SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT JUNE Is, ISL
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NoRTHwkRD

No. 2 DAILY except Saturday. Nos. aud
DAILY except sunday.
Pullman paror cars through 10 Baltimore on 80
train. 1870.
Inimsn sleeping ears through 10 PbiladeiphA
aud New York on No. 2 train.
CHARLES T.. HATCH
General Passenger Agtnt,
JOSEPH III. SANDS, Superintendent. " !
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CLOSE OF MOST INTERESTING AND SUCCESS.
Pull SESSION OF THE NORMAL INSTITUTE
TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY VIRGINIA EDUCA.
TORS RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THE
URgg-REsOLUTIONs OF ACKNOWLEDGE
uHNT AND THANKS, &C.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-30

w AN TED, A SITUATION BY A
w YOUNG MAN from the country as CLERK
or SALESMAN In dry-RoOds or grocery store.
Can give best references. Apply 10
j. 2. JUSTIS,
Employment Agent. No. o Fifteenth street.
an 26-Gtf
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i
The undersigned wishes tn BUY GOOD FARM
Parties having such for sale will please address, Civ
G. HOUGHTON,
an 27-dlw Kingston. Pa.
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WANTS.

WANTED, BOARD FOR THREE
w PERSONS AND A SUIT OF ROOMS on the
second n or. I'm some private family or boarding.
house, Ia = good neiehoo rhoOd west OF Thirteenth
an SO SIS lG7 EAsT CARY STREET.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-26
THE FISH EXHIBITION or NEXT YEAR.

Much interest is manifested among American
manufacturers and dealers connected with the
dshe.ies Industry in the coming lnterna .iUna Fish
cries Exhibition to BE held in Edinburgh. Scotland.
in April 1882, under the patronage OF the Duke of
Einburgh the Merchants Company oil Edin-
burgh the Highland Agricultural Society Of Scot
aud and the scottish Fisheries Association.
The Duke OF Edinburgh S president OF the EXhIbi-
ton and many dukes, eaTls, barOns and OarOnets
of the realm are associated WIN Giin' as arc lne
fisheries officials of England and Wales and OF Ire
land. Thomas Bonar o. Brooklyn H. D. has re-
,aIvpd circulars and letters from members OF the
Exhibition ASSociai on asking his assistance IN pub
fishing the facts. and haS obtained promise oi
cooperation from Commissioners Blacktord, OF the
New York state Fisheries Commission, a. ii. Pettl-
hone OF the House of Representatives., and from
Hugh McGovern and other engaged IN the fishery
business. The United states Fisheries ComHiSslon S
has distributed copies OF circulars received from
Edinburgh. and several m lnufsctureTs III Gloucester
have promised exhibits III all departments OF the
busln 80. -,
The Exhibition Is open to all countries. and will
incndr objects ilustrstlve of, or connected with,
the fisheries of the world. rance. Belgium; Ger
many and Norwa, have thus far promised eX
hiblts Medals and money prizes viii ho AWARDED
by con- petent jurors To be named later for exhibits
and essay~ The exhibits are to he divided INTO
twelve c.sScs. and a Wide ueld u onered ipr Inc
dispIat of the numerous industries connected dI
rectly or Indirectly with this industry lhe
various classes cmhrace examples oi nodels OF OF
fishing boat harbOrs and hSnerInenS = houses nets
lines rods artificial bait, tackle, pisciculturdl ap,
paratus fish ova ana young iTY, aquarla' stuucd
fish AMI aquatic birds. paintings photographs ana
casts of t,h models of ah passes and ladders life
boats fshertneu'1 dress and eQuipment specimens
of fresh cured and tinucd fish preparations for
preserying fish. and specimens OF results: models
and other means of illustrating the social condition
OF the fishermen the history literature aud stats
ties OF fishing; ancient fishing implements urea
tses on the pollution of rivers its effects on fish,
and means Of preventing or Temedylng the evil
Arplicat ons for space are 70 be made to the Hon
oiary Secretary Of the International FISHERIES TX
hihtion No 3 George ". Bridge. Edinburgh, Scot
land A loan collection will he included, the asSo-
cIation paying all charges of transportation.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-26
DIED.

RAYrIs-In Rrooklvn Friday morning. December 49,
I o @ bcr late residence NoGG Joralemon Brook.
IyI, ON Tuesday afternoon, December ~ at O'Clock
Friends OF the family are invited TO attend without urthef
notice.
BIAKE-Al Alfred s. Barnes, OF Fred D. and Fanny
barnes Blake Of Inflammation Of the brain. agod years
Cinton-ave., Brooklyn Friends invited
CARPENTFR-In Peekskil, on saturday December "a,
sn MITE ITISpds are fospcctfay Invited to attend
funeral the residence OF her brother Hiram D. rug
slsy on TUESDAY morning. December ~ nj II O'CLOCK
DUTCHER-At White Plains. N. Y" December 22. Charles
~ md yend are rs,peotfuly invited 10 attend
funeral his late residence on MondaV December 20
will be In waiting on AEI'A oi trsih loa'hB uIu
Central Depot NJ lO:3O
LEAIRD-On saturday morning December a. AZ the resi-
Of brother William AlsOp, No West olstst,
Eliza OF the late Alexander Leaird and daughter OF
the late Thomas Alsop. ,,.-,..
attend the funeral services ST. Thomass Church. 63d
St. and 5haye. Tuesday morning, the 27th n1L al Il
Intencnt the family burylng ground Newtown Creek
l.. I.
Low-At Mddctown. n. Y December %, OF pneumonia
Mary c.. wife OF Henry Il Low
LOWERRE-On saturday December q. 1881 Florence
Gertrude only child Of Frederick H. and LENA g. Lo"ere
The uuca will place from tho residence ot her parents
81 East 24thst, Monday, December ~, l p m
OWEN-On sunday December 20, Elizabeth Fash rehct OF
Edmund owen. IN the seth year Of her age. . - 49,. ,
The relatives and friends ara respectfully invited 10 attend
the funeral, from the residence OF her Da' ~
Mkeu 40. lG3 MadisoG-aSe, ON Tuesday -'lA hS'' al
Friends ore kindly requested not to send flowers.
WALTON-on sixth day (Friday) morning, the 2id inst
Prudence, wife Of Isaac Walton. -, ,..,
10 attend her funeral late Residence, 26 East 39th
second day donday the 10Th msI' at ~ O'CLOCK
Internent Woodlawn Cemetery.
Philadelphia papers please cupy'
wFSTBROOK-At Kingston " Y, on Saturday, December
2i, Alice, wife Of 7 Beekman Westbrook. -, ,..,.o.
Relatives friends invited 20 attend the funeral ser
vices at second Reformed Church, Kingston, N " on
Tuesday, the 21th INST at p H.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-26
A PENNSYLVANIA OPINION.

The appointments made 10y the President are
not 40 ndcn rewards of merit as rewards ior Isthu
eeryce In TIC Stawart In eHoIs tnat were VI
countenanced hy great body OF the Repu6hcn par
rake the last appointment that OF ex-senator llnotu
n Have of Mlscoasi THE NEW-SOKk TRIBUNE e1-
resses the almost universal sentiment when IL says
sav that this change the interest OF the service
Io S'{ IN I1,nE tooIs5nessD We believe with The
SRfBUSE that Mr. James, by the general consent OF
fhose omaihed 10 Judge, the best equipped fost-
Ynaster.General we have had for generation No man
can look at the list OF recent appointments ana aect
inorance OF the fact that only Stalwsrts are 10 nave
ooe that all that has been said concerning ClN S-r
vice reform was denAve. The practice shows tnat
clearly IL ia averred by those entirely competent 10
sndge that Mr. Howe not tted for the place by tram
ing nor Indeed in any way, while Mr. James was Ad
,rhJv onahed 10 discharge the dutles of The once
Sahody ouestons Howes honesty or desire 10 90 te
6s that lies his power but 1t Is asserted that IA tns
Snstance weIlmeaning but narrow minded man is SUD
xtisted for "a broad gauge man
New-York tribune., 1881-12-26
BEGINNING TO WALK SIX DAYS.

Another six-days' go-as-you-please walk
ing match under the management OF John Eng -
was begun just at midnight last night at rAe
American Institute Building The rules governing TIN 8
race are the same used In the former six day
rontests held this city Five cash prizes are to be
xtyen aggregating $4,000, and silver trophy valued
nj $500 Tho winner Is To receive $l'5oO
and the trophy II he surpasses Vmrs
record Of 57s miles, made in Madison Square Garden
last sorng The second third fourth and NTH winners
will receive respectively, $500, s4oO, $500 and SlOo
To win money prize however, competitor must ao-
,orplish 500 miles An entrance fee OF 500 is re-
ouired from each walker. W. b. Curtis viii act as
referee , -, t...,o.f.,
The entries are Hart the colored boy, Frederick
Krohne, Henry Howard, Patrick F1tzgeTald BehJAhih
Cnrran, John Cox, John Ennis, H. LaeOnce, A.
Elson, ID. j. narty, 2. Edwards. A + Curtis
JOhn Normac, NJ Waldo and H. Getthgs, niteeh IN an
Al the time Referee Curtis gave the word TO CO. ABOUT
1000 persons were ia the building. Inc start was
made at l2 O'Clock, aA the competitors
appearing the track The moment the
word "gO" gwen, the applause ana
eonfusion drowned by the Of music from the
band At 1925 Ia. In., Cox was leading, having made
khree and three-fuarter miles.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-26

tered into business with his father railroad con
tractor In North Carolina when he WAS fourteen or
fifteen years old He remained in the South until just
before the breaking outo the when he removed 10
Washington, D. c., and engaged in buying and seIing
real estate He erected fine block OF buildings In
Washington, called the Evans Building. About year
and half conceived the Idea Of building telegraph
lines iJr the purpose Ot leasing them to firms aud ind-
yiduals, hut after building and leasing number Dis
company decided to extend Its operations. The eXen
sion OF the lines to the principal cities was begun last
May. nd the formal opening OF the company was an
nouncod last Tuesday Mr. Evans had ed to 20 10
his native town Saturday TO spend Christmas with
bis father who is eightyTO years old. The body VIII
be taken to Fayetteville this evening