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Of Delegates, next appeared, ana gave ar "a :
short Coalition speech, ending win an ng au
monition 10 the colored race 70 tnc ened,
that II. after ali the "Libcrals, :, $50 cale ~
Ind done for them, they failed TO STICK 10
,he v martv 20 and its candidates, they de-
served ser 70 be returned into slavery avery;
Here some wag said Dir. Wale ougns
not N have said that, ior me,ol,
Ma war he CMr. walc) slightly traIlicn ,es,
, ,ho i'm After Mr.. Vale, Mr.. Alden Ben
rnso and introduced Coleman Taylor,
c colo man, a Rezdiuster, and SO "a, am n, IL
Whereupon Taylor proceeded 70 euiog, ~
,ne nartv. tell the colored folk what IL mad
d 10. c'f Tor them, give Mr.. Massey some
broadsides, and regularly pitched aod INTO TO
Rrcther Dawson, whom he denounced IN
strong language; endorsed and heid up
Mr. John s. Wise and Mr.. Farr. present, as
wnrtnv all support and confidence, and
hoped call" OF the party ana hepuDh,
cans c would push on and elect them Tor the
q coodv OF all. But little interest was
manifested by the crowd in these D." things;
and NOT one real hearty cheer assembled
Our post-office difficulty has at length
heen settled. and Mr.. Krous, editor OF the
Times. has given security, and we pre-
eume will at once enter upon his duties.
This appointment created quite STIR
among the faithful here. H.
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Tho Fossil Footprints I'm Nevada.

From the san Francisco Alta, August 29.I
Last evening the California Academy Of
Sciences held special meeting to hear 4
carefully-prepared paper on the "Carson
Footprints" read by Joseph lie COnte, VI.
ID. Phi. d., professor in the University OF
California. lie described the locality as Il
remnant OF a sandstone elevation, which
had been cut into by erosion. An opening
about one hundred yards square has been
qlIarried into the ledge, which is surround
ed on three side by vertical cliffs from ten
to thirty-two feet high, on the floor OF
which the nearly level strata appear well
exposed. The strata consist OF heavy,
bedded, grayish, and creamy sandstone,
separated by thin layers OF shale. The
sandstones In many places, especially in
the eastern cliff, are strongly affected with
cross Nominations, indicating deposit by
rapid shifting, overloaded currents-in
other words, river flood deposits. We
have, therefore, the mouth Of an ancient
stream. There appear to have been
two shale floors, about two feet
apart, on which layers tracks are found.
The whole area uncovered is literally
strewn with these tracks. Parts OF the
area cleared have been trampled over by
out attracting scientific attention. Besides
the tracks considerable number OF fossils
have been found, which may assist in de-
fragments OF tusks and molars OF an ele-
plant, and molars and fragments OF jaws
containing molar teeth OF two species OF
horse. These were but imperfectly petri-
fed. Two species OF fresh-water shells
have been found. both AnddOntd, also one
PhySd. Vegetable remains are also alum
dant-occuring mostly as matted masses Of
siIicified herbaceous plants. The tracks
supposed to be human naturally excite the
greatest interest, being several hundred in
number. No one who studies them can
fail to observe their remarkable general re-
semblance to human tracks, both in their
form and in the apparent singleness Of
each impression. Their size calls for ex-
planation; although well defined as rights
and lefts, their straddle Is unusually wide.
He thought they might have been made by
human foot Inclosed in raw-hide sandal
much larger externally than the foot. This
would at first make fiat track until soaked
through, after which 1t would leave round
impression, but no toe-marks. The bear
and MylodOn or gigantic ground sloth
could alone make track at all resembling
these in size and form, and as they are not
the tracks OF either OF these, they are those
OF biped, more likely man or the anthro-
poid ape, familiary known as the missing
linkin the chain Of human evolution. The
track Is too much curvedfor any bear. He
knew OF no animal but biped that could
make such tracks, and this was possible
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HON JOHN s. BARBOUR AND COLONEL THOMAS
SMITH OF FAUQUIER ADDRESS A LARGE AND
ENTHUSIASTIC CROwD-FARR'S POW-WOW
AND WHO HELPED HIM, sc.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcb.l
CULPEPER COUNTY, September IS, 1882.
Our County-Court day opened this morn
ing with clouds and rain, but clearing off
about III O'Clock, we had a fair attendance
at court. Our district congressional can
didates were with us to-day: but as IL
seems no arrangement for discussion or
division OF time was made, Hon. John &.
Barbour was announced to speak in Green's
Hall, which was speedily filed. Mr.. Bar.
bour spoke for about half an hour to an en-
ceedingly attentive audience, amid frequent
cheers, and was followed by Colonel Thomas
Smith, OF Fauquier, who made short and
pointed speech, which was much enjo, ed
and cheered by the large audience pre-
sent. High hopes and expectation for
the future seemed to animate the
crowd, which retired in fine spirits.
Meanwhile Mr.. Farr had assembled a plat
form on the south side OF Davis street. and
was using his most telling oratory to keen
together small crowd, consisting OF blacks
and whites In proportion Of fully four TO
one. lie, too, spoke about thirty min.
utes, but failed to "enthuse' to any ex-
tent. Nor did Mr.. w. II. Eggbone, OF our
county, who in short speech tried to i'm.
press upon the crowd, as did Mr.. Farr.
hat the "Liberals had done much. would
rave done more If they had been allowed.
md still would do" II they got the chance.
or the colored people; and their first and
lrm duty was due John s. Wise and Mr..
'arr, but the colored voters didn't seem as
they thought so. Jackson Wale, Esq, |
'rmeriy Of our county, late Of the House
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Living Chcssncn.

The Rev. c. c. Chevaller, the vicar OF
Heighington. in England, in order to raise
fund to provide bells for the parish
church, arranged, says the PdU-jfdH ia
zette, for a game OF chess TO be played in
Redworth Park by players who were
dressed to represent the different pieces on
the chessboard. The day was fine, and q
large and fashionable company was attract
ed from Darlington, Bishop Auckland, and
other parts OF the district. There was 4
considerable space OF green sward rOped
off in the park, which was laid out in
squares. The band escorted the opposing
forces on to the ground, who marched
IN procession and presented most
picturesque appearance in their fifteenth
century costume. The prevailing color OF
the costume of the players on one side was
green, and on the other red. The pawns
were dressed as pages OF the fifteenth GEN.
tury, with long-pointed shoes and tights.
The castles were limitations OF the castles
known in chess, consisting OF canvas, in
which four young ladies were cnveloped.
The bishops appeared in bishops costumes,
those in red being the cardinals. The two
gentlemen who directed the players were
the Rev. G. G. ChevalIer and Mr.. johnson,
OF the Heghington School. The moves
were faultlessly made, showing that the
players had been we'll drilled.
A Richmond military company have pro-
posed getting up something Of the same
| kind at a fair for the benefit OF their or
! ganiZatiOn1
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Electric Lighting.

We lately had occasion to allude to the
merits OF the Edison electric lamp, as tested
during a three-months' cruise on a steam
vessel. The rapidity Of the movement by
which the electric system Is supplanting
gas may be marked by the fact that a ship
or building which on the 1st Of June last
was fitted with the most improved system
then in vogue will now have to be refitted
with still later improvements to keep step
with the times. Instead Of generating the
current by putting the electric engine in mo-
ton whenever lights are required, the cleo
tricity may now be generated at conye-
nience and stored in boxes until required
for use, thus doing away with the annoying
noise OF the electric engine at night. This
system is now in operation upon two OF
the passenger steamers running across the
English channel between New Haven and
Dieppe. The Edison lamp is used In con.
nection with what Is known as the
Faure accumulation for storing the cleo
ulclty. Having once pumped the acctlmu-
ators fllll, the running OF the generating
engine for an hour day Is all that Is re-
quired to keep fifty lamps of sixteen-candle
power each in full operation for the six
hours passage from harbor to harbor. The
Normandy and Brittany, the two new and
nne steamers OF that line upon which it has
been In operation. present marked con-
trast to the darkness and discomfort of
the old-fashioned boats which have so long
made the passage between Calais and Do
yer such a purgatory to travellers. -Ne,o
York Herald.
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Blaine VS.. Arthur.

Mr.. BLAINE is the shrewdest, or, as his
friends would word it, the wisest politi-
clan OF the day. He knows when and
where to strike an enemy, and when and
how TO aid his friends. The fact that he
has boldly declared in an interview with q
newspaper reporter his sympathy with the
Straightout Republicans of Virginia is
evidence enough that the Straightouts are
not to be cleft" by the Stalwarts
in 1884. Mr.. BLAINE is thoroughly fami-
liar with the sentiments and wishes OF the
best Republicans of the North. II any one
man can speak for them as il by authority,
BLAINE is that man. The leaders among
the Republicans who are Republicans from
pripciple as distinguished from the Repub-
Hcans who stand by the Administration,
right or wrong, these latter having always
an eve TO the offices, are in constant COM
munication with Mr.. BLAINE. He has
even come out for civil-seryice re-
form, and thus thoroughly identi-
fed himself with the best class Of
Republicans of his own and every ether
section-the Republicans who desire to
see the Government administered for the
benefit of the people instead OF, as now adj
ministered by ARTHUR, the benefit OF the
office-holders. In word, BLAINE has be-
come such a power in the Republican
party that it is already safe to say in the
language OF the Stanton VindicdtCr that the
next President Of the United States will be
either BLAINE or q Democrat.
The Richmond correspondent OF the
Norfolk Ledger wrote to that paper several
days agoas follows:
"The fact that Blaine is at the head OF
the Virginia Straightout movement daily
grows more and more apparent. L have
very direct and emphatic information that
the ex-Secretary is doing all he can to en-
courage the anti-Mahone Republicans III
this State. His motive for rendering this
aid is because he expects TO get the support
OF the Straigbtouts for the hepuOllcai
nomination in 1884. Not only is Blaine
giving the Straigbtouts the moral influence
OF his support. but / have reason to believ
that he is furnishing his friends in thi
State with some means. This Is nOthin!
new. Blaine has always opposed MahOn
and reimbursement. In 1881 some of hi
warm personal friends and advisers fur
nished the means to start an anti-Mahon
organ here, which was kept up until afte
the election last year. Mr.. Blaine is be
lieved to be in constant communicate
with his Virginia friends and kept thol
oughly informed Of all that is going o
here"
The Straightouts of Virginia have, there
fore, every reason for standing up faitl
fully to the support Of their candidates &c
Congress. Should BLAINE become Pres
dent, they will be able to say, "We are fC
BLAINE because BLAINE is for U.s." An'
vice uersa, BLAINE will be for them b
cause they were for him when he needle
friends.
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Death Of Mrs. MOffctt,

On August ~, 1882. at her residence, near thls
place. after long, lingering Illness Mrs; An
DERSON MOFEETT. nee Maraarct +. H. Davis,
formerly of Richmond Va, departed tins HE
aged siXty-eight years four months ana twenty
seven days. ,,..
Her funeral services were rendered by the writer
of this notice on August 13h, at her residence In
the midst Of an attentive, sympathetic audience
After which her earthly remains were Inferred III
the family graveyard.
Mrs. MOFFETT was fayorably and extensively
known As Il lady Of most commendable bearing
and demeanOr in the various relations OF HE
kind, amiable. meek, and cOurtcOuS-cnioylng q
liberal degree OF culture and accomplishment
with a high sense Of honor and prOpricty. Inc
loss of such an one to the family and community
+ irrcparablc. ,,,
and numerous other relatives and friends TO IL
ment their sad bereavement.
The Arbiter Of Life and Death babe her come IN
higher and all must bow with resignation 10 Ills
will. Knowing that He dOeth all things well. clio
is gone. but rcmember
That the beautiful, whose record
/, the verse that cannot die,
They. too. are gone, with their glorious bloom,
From the love of human eyes.
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New Rock,

The Solution Of the Pyramid Problem; Dr.,
Pyramid Discoveries. With Il New The
ory rs TO their Ancient Use. BY ROBERT
BALLARD. NJ. Inst. C. E., England; VI.
Amer. Soc. c. E.; &C., &c. New York !:
JOIN WILEY & Sons. 1892.
PIAzzI SMITH, DR.. GEORGE ID. ARM
STRONG, OF Norfolk, and several we'll
known gentlemen in Richmond, are among
the thousands in the world who bother
their brains over questions concerning the
origin and design of the pyramids of Egypt.
The book before us will interest all such.
A different class will be interested in the
following paragraphs:
"The ancient method of describing the
meridian bv means OF the shadow OF a ball
placed on the summit OF an Obelisk points
TO reasonable Interpretation for the pccu-
liar construction OF the two pillars joachim
and BoaZ, which are said to have been situ-
ated in front Of the Hebrew Temple at Je'
rusalem, and about which so much mystic
rious speculation has occurred.
"They were no doubt used a sun-dials
for the morning and afternoon sun by the
shadow OF the balls or 'chapters thrown
upon the pavement"
The Rev. GEORGE JACOBS, now OF Phila
delphia, made this suggestion in a CONVEX
sation with us several years ago; but die
not, we think, claim ii as original will
himself.
Mr.. BALLARD's theory is that "the pyra
mids were the theodolites OF the Egyp
tians."
Much Of the book we should have to cal
upon Professor f. b. SMITH to interpret TO
us if we had to tell what it means; but W
cannot err in saying that it will find man.
readers, or rather students.
For sale by the publishers
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Several OF our exchanges tell OF a man
who went into store; told the clerk he
had come to buy present for his wife ;
looked at this and at that; nothing pleased
him until some cotton cloth was shown,
which was the very thing. OF this he
bought enough to make set OF shirts for
himself and presented it to his wife, that
she might have the privilege OF making
them for him.
This must remind Mr.. JOHN F. LEWIS,
Judge HUGHES, YosT, DEzENDORF, JoRGEN-
sen, BRADY, and all other original Repub-
licans III Virginia OF what they received
for their aid in Mahoneizing the Republican
party OF this State. They are allowed the
privilege OF working for MALONE
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Paw Up.

II is not an unimportant matter, this
capitation-tax. That tax must be paid for
last year, or you cannot vote this year.
MALONE has the run OF the departments at
washington, and will "work them y thor
oughly. He has also large number OF
officials in Virginia upon whom he can
make requests " which they will not dare
TO refuse for "voluntary contributions y
to the MALONE campaign fund. But
the Democrats must pay their capitation'
taxes without the aid Of forced contribu'
tons. The well-to-do must be liberal
They must aid their poorer brethren
There is no way for a voter to avoid the
payment Of the capitation-tax. If he pays
it, he is voter. II not, he is no voter.
See to it, therefore, that this matter is
attended to. Do not postpone it.
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UIihIn boundarlcs. This is not the age for

within boundaries. This Is not the age Tor
such folly.
France, can be realized best and perhaps
alone by an alliance OF the three, who
should agree on defending one another
against the world in their several seizures
of what they want. Russia wants the
Bosporus, England wants Egypt, France
wants all northern Africa. 1t matters
very little what the rest OF Europe would
think OF Il II this alliance were formed. 1t
would be sufficiently powerful to have no
fear Of the other States. Nor is II impossi-
bic that Austria at least, II not Italy, might
be made content with the partition OF the
Turks possessions by receiving share OF
the spoiIs.
We do not prophesy this alliance. But
there are visible signs that the Eastern
question Is soon to cease to be a question
in European politics. II will soon DC
definitely settled, and when settled tne
Turk will not rule az now in the old Chr,s-
tan city Of Constantine, supported W
British Christianity, at vast expense Vi
war and bloodshed from year TO year.
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FANCY GOODS.


S 7 E V EMS
MAILS HIS CATALOGUE FREE TO ANY
ADDRESS.
SHOWS THIS WEEK LOTS OF NEW GOODS.
Handsome ENAMELLED FRAMES at so and
75c.;
A bargain in ENAMELLED FRAMES at 81 and
sl.25;
A beautiful line of BLACK WALNUT FRAMES
at Soc;
A choice assortment of VELVET, PLUSH, and
COMBINATION FRAMES at astonishingly
low prices;
sample line Of EBONY PEDESTALs and
WALNUT TABLES-bcauties;
large LOT Of WALNUT TABI rs al 81;
BLACK WALNUT TOWEL-RACKs at soc.
and sl
lot Of BANDED CHINA CHAMBER SETS as
low - the lowest;
Another lot Of lOw-prlcod TIN SETS;
All sizes CHlLDRkN's DRUMS from 25c. up;
Large invoice Of KNIVES and FORKS at 81 4 set /;
have marked the balance Of our MAJOLICA
PITCHERS very low to close them out;
More of Chose genuine IARD-RUBBER BRUSH
ESat $l-thc usual price Is $3.50 To- 81;
lot Of PLATE, HAND, and TOlLEThIR-
RORS atsl.
New goods constantly coming IN and bargains
constantly At STEVENS, sos Broad street.
See the BRUSH aud COMB SET ~. SELF
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Conquest of Egypt-What will Follow

Conquest of Egypt-What will Follow
Everybody wants to know what is likely
to follow the conquest Of Egypt by Eng
land; for though England used the Sultan
OF Turkey as an instrument, and professed
to regard him as sort Of Mikado, or ruler
having higher authority than the Khediye,
vet the Sultan will no longer occupy that
commanding position. He will be remand
ed into his previous insignificance, and
the world will thus be reminded that he is
still "the sick man of Europe"
The New York Journal of Commerce
takes the following practical view Of the
matter. We quote it as expressing views
which found favor years ago with the VEN
cradle editor OF the Dispatch-at least, in
SO far as it would give to Russia territory
reaching to the Bosporus. We quote from
the Journal Of Commerce
THE MAP OF EURoPE.--It is quite certain
that before many years great changes will
OF necessity be made in the map OF Eu.
rope. The positions held by the great
Powers toward one another will undoubt.
ediy be modified. Alliances now existing
VIII VIC piVheu, Wuiic new ones VIII Dt
formed.
1t may be taken for granted that England
has no present intention to relax her grasr
on Egypt. Whatever protestations Mr..
Gladstone may honestly make OF intent
only to rcestablish the old condition OF
things under the Khediye, the people Of
England undoubtedly now intend that
Egypt shall be held as British possession,
France has no objection to this. II is,
on the contrary, an object OF desire on the
part OF France that Christian European
Power should be interposed between the
Mohammedans OF Asia and the North AfrI.
can States, which she wishes and intends
TO subiugate. She would be well content
to allow Egypt to fall TO England il she
herself be allowed 10 pursue her designs
On the rest Of North Africa.
But IL England possesses Egypt, then
the whole ground OF her long-pursued
policy In regard to Constantinopie Is gone.
She has no object In defending the Turk
against Russia. Her route to India Is
wholly in her control, and 1t would be alb.
susd 70 apprebend danger from the estab.
Ignment OF Russia on the Bosporus. There
, mnuid remain still the fact that once In
ho o.session Of the Bosporus Russia would
and v an c,itiet to the ocean in all seasons.
pn De-. mou'd become at once a great maritime
err ~, buf II would be idle for the west.
with " paol 70 make this an excuse for war |
-''''a' or 10 attempt to conflne her |
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MARRIAGES.

Married. August 8. 1882, At Leigh-Street Pap
,,st Church. by Rev John Pollard, Jr., Mr.; +; F..
laws. of Manchester, Va, to Miss ELIZA a.
PITT, OF Richmond, va
Married. on Monday. 18th Instant In Washing nr e
tom ID. c., by Rev. Thomas q. Adaisonj sTI ~
Trinity church, JOHN Il. LEWIS anu hhi
r. WADE; both Of this city.
Married. on the 14th instant. at Norfok Va u, IN
Christ church, by the Rev. Dr. Barten. hr f W. W
HOFF to Miss JENNIE daughter oil Judge "eorsc
Blow, of that city. No cards. ,.
baltimore and Washington papers please
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QUEENSTOWN, September 19.-The Guion
Line steamer Alaski, Captain hurry, from
New York, September 18th, for this port
and Liverpool, was signalled passing Fast.
net at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. She made
the trip in days 10 hours and 10 minutes.
She arrived in Queenstown at $50 o'clock.
me actual time Of the passage was 0 days
IL hours and 81 minutes.
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sprCTAL NOTICES.
mr. sEpTEMBER 20, 1882, Is THE
LAST DAY or
LEVY BRoTHERs
GREAT cLosING-oUT SALE!

They have yet on hand large stock Oh
SILKS, sATISs. CAsHMEREs, ALPAcAs' and
other DRESS GOODS;
CARPETS, OIL-CLOTHs, MATS, RUGS;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and wINDOw-sHADEs;
GOODS for BOYS and MEMS WEAR;
GENTLEMEN's FURNISHING GOODS in great
variety;
JET, RoLL-PLATE, CELLULoID, GILT and
SILVER JEwELRY;
UMBRELLAS, TRUNKS, sATCHELs, and BAs-
KETs;
QUILTS, COMFoRTABLEs. and BLANKETS;
GLOVES, STOCKINGS, SOCKS, and FALL and
WINTER UNDERWEAR for men, women,
and children;
FLANNELs, CANTON FLANNELs;
cINGUAMs, sHEETINGs and SHIRTINGs;
TABLE DAMAsK, NAPKINS, TOWELS, and
DoILHs;
HAMBURG EDGINGs and INSERTINGs;
LACE EDGINGS and INSERTINGS;
UANDKERCHIEFs, TIDES, COLLARS, RUIZ
FILES, and RUCHINGs;
large lot Of REMNANTS Of DRESS GOODS
COTTON DIAPER,
WHITE GOODS, &C.,
all to he sold before september 26th As our great
closing-out sale Will positively end on that day.
LEVY BROTHERS,
se17 lOl7 and 1919 Main street
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The Religious Herald is troubled because
the utterances OF the Coalition organs and
those Of the Democratic papers are so dis
cordant. We can sympathze with its edi-
tor. We have had like thoughts whilst
reading the discordant utterances OF the
ChWchmda and the Herald. Where shall
the unauthorized truth he found?
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George ID. Wise Mt Hanover Court
house.

HANOVER COURTHOUSE,
September 20, 1882.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
/ came here in answer to John Amber
Smiths invitation to meet him. While the
terms Of discussion were being arranged
Edgar Allan was called out, and the court
house was given to him by Judge New
man. then called meeting in the yard,
and spoke to the people. Smith failed to
meet me. will tell all in a card.
G.. ID. WISE.
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uattIo Girls Drowned.

WILMINGTON, DEL, September ls.L -:
Charles Banks, on the Brnndywine, about
,nnr miles from wilmington, two littlc
, airlsIRose Dougherty and Annie Beatty
aged respectively five and three years; w s',r.
drowned Yesterday afternoon. IL II sup
nosed that they were wading and got De-
ynnd their depth.