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New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
READING NATTER ASKED FOR.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The enlisted men Of
the Signal Service who have charge Of remote and Isolated
stations os observation at such point. the Arctic
regions Of Alaska there undergo great dead Of hardship
Their arluous work the intorcs Of science and for the
benefit of commerce should be relieved by break
the InonOtOuy of existence In such drcary sohndos.
Nothing If 80 effective oT this purpose good supply
Of reading matter; and books, mag Anc~, illustrated
papers ETC. would be read with uNdity, no matter how
old Ile Cbef signal officer las offered 10 take charge
Of and forward these any contributions 0f books,
cc which any one may give Tor such ~ object, ana II
addressed TO at Mash gon tAey viii DO sent ~ their
intended destuL
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GIFTS TO RICHMOND COLLEGE.-Rey. 4.
Z. Dickinson, d. D., has returned from
his late tour North, in which he has been
dealing ont "The Truth About the South ="
and receiving in return what his auditors
were disposed to contribute to Richmond
College. The following are some Of the
larger subscriptions recently made:
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A LETTER OF 4 PERSONAL NATURE FROM II
LATE PRESIDENTS son.

A LETTER OF 4 PERSONAL NATURE FROM THE
LATE PRESIDENTS son.
To the Editor Of the National Republican
My attention has been called TO n para
graph that appeared last week in yorr col
umns, republished from northern journal,
and purportIng to be troln the pen OF some
Washington city correspondent, rejecting,
under the cowardly disguise Of a cOmpli-
ment, upon ga son Of eX-President Tyler
In regard to which YOU will. doubtless,
permit me in an equally public manner 10
reply, as the clear inference j. that the
allusions were intended for myself. As
TO the author OF this disguised para
graph, | leave him under the cloak OF
an evil mind and malignant heart. lie
has no escape from this aspersion, for nm
holding no official position whatever. Gpd
am not public character in any sense, Rr
have | ever manifested nor do i possess
any personal political ambition. Although
the license Of the press often runs into ex-
tremes, the time has not yet arrived when
the private life Of private citizens may be
exposed at will to the public. UniOrtu-
nately. perhaps. | bear name prominent
I in the history OF the country from the fell
| ing Of the first trees at jamestown. But
/ so do thousands Of Others. In the yariOu,
departments Of the Government In thi,
/ city the Blue Book shows some fifty OF the
name in Office. Three times heretofore my
death has been widely reported in conse-
quence OF the death OF other John Tylers.
/ Often the delinquenccs and venial offences
OF Others Of the name have been attributed
/ TO me "as a son OF eX-President Tyler."
/ on numerous occasions have had cause tC
exclaim that / verify believed that all the
| sins Of commission, as well as those oi
omission, OF every John Tyler in tho
United States We're by many persons attri-
buted to me "as son Of eX-President Ty'
/ ler." But let all this be a. it may be. In
respect to the imputation against he i'm
piled under the cowardly disguise Of the
paragraph in question, l wish to say thai
whatever my courteous demeanor may
be, or the "gracefulness" OF my mannel
in taking drink may have been. am now
Of the order OF the Sons OF Jonadab, and o.
the organization Of the Dashaways.
JOHN TYLER, Jr.
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I'resbytery OF Abingdon.
fReported for the DispAtch.]


This body met at Wytheville, Va, at 1C
O'Clock A. NJ. July 18th. 1t was an ad.
iourned meeting, held for the special pur.
pose Of examining young colored man
with view to his licensure. This young
man, J. X. Harris, has been under the care
OF the Presbytery for nine years; SIX Of
these have been spent at Lincoln Uniyer-
sity in the collegiate and theological de-
partments. His examination was on the
whole course required by our Form Of
Government, and WAS very creditable in
deed. His sermon, preached at night, was
an unusually good one; the matter was
clear and strong, and the delivery very
good. Efforts will be made to keep this
young man in Wythe county.
Rev. VI. McCluer was received from the
Presbytery Of Chesapeake. Mr.. McCluel
takes charge Of large and flourishing
school five miles south Of Glade Spring
and will preach to a neighbOring church,
Bethel, in Washington county.
Rev. J. W. Rogan resigned his pastoral
charge Of Bristol on the I'd, and the Pres
bytery adjourned to meet in Abingdon
Va, August Sth, at A p. NJ, to consider
this subject Is.
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MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

Briefs.-The decision Of the Ericsson
suit in the United states District Court at
Richmond for s4,950 in favor OF the plain
nfr on Saturday was an event so totally nn-
looked for here that everybody was taken
Nv surprise. OF course the money VIII
have TO he paid. but the people, 1t Is need
less to say, had hoped otherwise.
The July term Of the City Court, when
commences Monday, will probably be OF
short duration. The ease Of Jones rs. The
Cotton Mills will be up for rehearing
sbould II not be settled out OF court by ar
bItration. Members Of the grand jury
have been ordered to be- in attendance on
.he opening Of the court.
Coalition Ieadiusters here say that their
convention which assemblies in Richmond
ON August 10th 10 name candidate foI
Congress, will not be put TO much turmoil
or trouble on that account, as Malone VIII
promptly cut any Gordian knot which may
present itself by naming the candidate hini'
self. -.
CITY happenings continue on the dead
level Of common mediocrity. The Mayor
has not been called on for week to pu
himself in opposition to any law'breakml
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In New York some months ago Major
Harold was awarded verdict OF $4,000
damages for injuries received in collision
on the New York Elevated railroad. The
injuries, it was claimed, resulted in spi-
nal trouble, which placed Harold in dan
ger Of death at any moment, and rendered
him incapable OF leaving his bed without
assistance. Several eminent physicians tes-
tilted to the serious and permanent injuries
Major Harold received. Counsel for the
railroad company have applied for new
trial, and the principal testimony relied on
is that OF a domestic employed in Harrold's
family, who claims that he used TO saw
wood aud do all sorts Of work around the
house. He had an enormous appetite and
was in perfect health. Whenever any visit.
ors came he hurriedly went to bed, and
had bandages tied round his head. When,
ever ne wanted to drive out for exercise he
would tell his sister TO go on the roof tC
see II any one was coming. Ii no person
was in sight he would Jump nimbly into
the wagon and drive away.
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An Incident OF Cold Harbor
bf CAPTAIN L. JAcKxAN, OF THE NEW HANP-
SHIRE SIXTH.

SHIRE SIXTH.
On the 9th we were ordered from the
'front.' line and went to the rear or second
iine OF works, where we had little rest.
we were in an open field, skirted by woods
on the north and west. As we Law here i'm
the shade on the afternoon Of the 7tb
the enemy came round TO the right OF our
front line In strong force with several
batteries, and all OF sudden opened on US
at furious rate. The shots came from
both the front and right. The men
fell into line without orders, ready to
move to the front at the word. Here one
OF the most laughable incidents Of the war
occurred, which many OF the vets will re-
member. As Lieutenant-C Colonel Bixby and
myself were standing side by side, a few
feet in the rear OF the regiment, talking
about the fusilade, he turned suddenly to
the right and moved back his right foot
(our backs being TO the enemy on our
rlght. just at that moment twelve
pound shot struck the ground where his
loot was a moment before, throwing the
dirt all over us. 1t passed on and struck
the ground again few rods further on,
and ricochetted again. At the same
time one OF the colored cooks OF our
brigade was runziDg in the same direction
the shot was going, and in bee-line with
1t, with two complexities in his hands. He
was running for dear life, as the shots were
coming from all directions. After the ball
had struck the ground the third time and
bounded into the air ii struck the darky
plumb in the back OF the head. knocking
him over, and sending the camp-kettles fly
ing several feet ahead OF him. The boys
shouted "There's a dead Niger :" for it
was all in sight Of our brigade. But to the
surprise Of all lookers-On he jumped up as
quickly rs he went down, and ran like deer
across the field toward house where Gene
raj Potter had his headquarters. Such
shout rs went up from the boys was never
heard before on that line. Ii. Pool remark
ed: Who says a darky's head cannot
stop a solid shot!" would not have dared
to tell this story for fear some OF my readers
would say was "fibbing" II this incident
had not been seen by several hundred men.
1t was the most singular accident | ever
witnessed in the army. The only reason why
the shot did not kill the darky outright
was the fact he was running so fast I'm
the same direction. and the shot had lost the
greater part OF it, force by striking the
ground three or four times, so when il hit
him in the head he was going almost aS fast
as the shot was. But | have no doubt he
had the headache the rest Of the day, and
no doubt 1t would have killed a white man
on the spot. When was in Libby prison
| heard soldier Of New Hampshire reg
iment tell OF the same incident, but the
boys shook their heads and said they could
not take in such big dose as that but
when several others came forward and said
they saw it all they had to give in and ac-
cent II as posDcl truth
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PETERSBURG.

ExsoRTs or TOBGcC0-INTERNAL-R L-REvESrT
CoLLEcT1oNs-A DOUBLE SET OF FIRE.
MEN.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
July Is. 1892.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith, the recentIy-ap-
pointed assistant OF Rev. DR.. Haines. OF
st. PauPs church, in this city, has arrived
here, and will preach tomorrow at st.
PauPs. Mr.. Clopton, the assistant of DR..
Gibson at Grace church, is a native OF Man.
chester.
The exports OF manufactured tobacco
from this port for the week ending July
l4th amount TO 64,944 pounds. The in
ternal-reyenue collections for the week
ending to-day are Sl7.64G.G3.
The Fire Commissioners elected July 1st
by the Readiusters have nearly completed
their list OF appointments. We shall soon
have double set Of fiIymen. and there
may be awkward complications arising out
OF this in case OF fire. The Park Com
missionerS made their appointments few
days ago, and elected keepers OF the two
parks our 0Iy is proud OF. \ demand VIII
be made upon the Democratic keepers TO
surrender the city property to the Read
iuster keepers, but il will probably go un-
needed. ROBIN ADAIR.
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A Detectives Discovery.

The Philadelphia Times, among some
anecdotes OF the late Detective Callahan, OF
that city, relates the following: "One day
there was great CONSERVATION in DrexePs
clearinghouse over the discovery that a
whole page Of checks, signed in blank, was
missing. These, in the hands OF expert
rogues, were worth million. Callahan
was sent for in a hurry. Every clerk bad
a theory. Callahan glanced around, climb
ed upon stool, critically examined the TOP
o. the screen on the counter, and stepped
down. Nobody ever reached over there.
The dust is undisturbed,' he said. lie
searched among the papers, checks, &C.,
but could not find the missing sheet.
Where do you throw your waste-paperi 7
The spot was shown in the ash-heap. Cal
lanan, after q minutes probing witha cane,
turned up greenish-looking paper, which
he examined and discovered TO be the
anxiously- -looked-for slip. Any waste-pa'
per gatherer could have picked 1t up in the
interval between Saturday and Monday,
when il had lain out Of doors. The elder
Drexel, when he was handed the sheet. re-
warded the detective with $50, which was
the quickest-earned money he had eyei
recpiyel.v
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rxporimeuting with Oystors.

HARTFORD, Conn, July 14.-Lieutenanl
Winslow, Of the navy, who is engaged i'll
experimenting in the artificial propagation
OF oysters, this afternoon planted 10000, OOc
young oysters in the New Haven harbor,
upon a new bed. The oysters were two
DAYS old, ard were contained in four
quart pail filed with water. The expert
ments are for the purpose OF ascertainine
NJ what time the Young oyster must be pul
into in the water to enable it to attach itseli
TO the shells or other substances on int
bottom. \ party from the Yale Scientihe
School witnessed the experiment.
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New PhOtNgraph Gallery.

VI. J. Powers has fitted up 4 firSt-clasS
gallery at 52j Broad street, between Fifth
and sixth streets. Wewere shown through
the rooms yesterday, and it afford, us plea
,ure to LAY that they are all that could be
desired. The skylight or Classroom i ar
ranged on the most improved plan. Special
attention has been paid TO this room TO
secure the best angle Of light and yentila-
ton. and we believe that il will prove cool
and pleasant I'm the warmeSt weather "a de-
lightiul thought indeed for the sitter. In
fact the whole place has every appearance
Of being the model gallery Of Richmond.
Mr.. Powers la, added all the latest and best
improvements. including the unriyalled
DalImeyer lenses, rustic and interior back
grounds, carved balustradeS. rustic floor
cloths, dc. lie will give his special atten-
ton TO the operating department, and
has ample and competent assistance, and,
If possible, supply the public with better
work than ever before.
Mr.. Powers will start on an extended
trip through the North the latter part OF
August for the purpose Of thoroughly post
ing himself on any and every new process
and novelty connected with his business
worthy Of note, as he is determed TO give
his patrons as good il not better work
than is done anywhere else in the United
States, and we trust that he may be as sue
cessful rs his great talents and devotion to
Virginia, his native State. entitle him to.
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IL Is now an assured fact that Richmond
in the near future win have once more the
benefit Of an opposition line Of telegraph.
Whether this opposition will amount to
more than It's predecessors, or whether Il
is spasmodical speculative affair, remains
to be seen. Sure II Is, however, that for
some purpose or other new telegraph line
- being brought into the city. Yester-
day Mr.. A. j. Baldwin, Of PhiladeIphia,
yice-president Of the new company, which
is known as the "Southern Telegraph
Company" and Mr.. c. A. Jackson, gene
raj superintendent OF construction Of the
same, were in the city looking after the in
terests OF the proposed line. II will be re-
membered that ut recent meeting OF the
Common Council permission was granted
the company 10 bring its lines into the
city, and the prompt action OF the Council
is no mean augury OF the goodwill that
the advent OF the company viii be hailed
with here.
The company wants TO enter the city
from the new Henrico turnpike, passing
near Tanners Locomotive Works in the
Valley, along Seventeenth street TO Cary
street, up Cary to Ninth, across the basin
to the Free bridge; then from Seventeenth
SlItSt uONH ttI ~, tilIOu-U IaOChctts Df tut
way Of Williamsburg avenue and Seventh
street TO the Chesapeake and Ohio wharves.
The line has been completed from Wash
ingtOn city TO four miles this side OF Ham
over Courthouse.
The company have not as yet secured an
office, but will at its earliest convenience
obtain one in the most eligible portion OF
the city. The Southern Telegraph Com
pany il organized under the laws OF the
State OF New York for the purpose Of
building double line Of poles from wash
ington TO New Orleans. one line Of poles
with four wires will extend from Washing
ton to Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk
Wilmington, Columbia, Charleston, Sayan-
nah, Macon, Columbus, Union Springs,
Montgomery, and Mobile. TO New Orleans,
The second line OF poles with four wires
will extend from Washington to Rich
mond, Lynchburg, Danyile, Greensboro, =,
Charlotte, Columbia, Augusta, Macon,
Atlanta, West Point, Opelika. Montgomery,
Selma, Meridian, Jackson, and New Or
leans, the two lines coming together at
Richmond, Columbia, Macon, Montgomery,
and New Orleans. IL is also said that the
capitalists who have put their money in
this enterprise think there is more money
in building a telegraph to work than TO
build it to sell, and il the line does not re-
ceiye the patronage expected they will con-
tinue to work it until the poles rot down.
The poles have been purchased for the line
as far - Norfolk, and the company is now
contracting for poles TO Wilmington, y. c.
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V'HE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE OF
THE NURSERY.

The following Is an extract from letter written
to the German Reformef Messenger, ~ Cham
bersburg. Penn:
\ BENEFACTRESS.
Just open the door FOR her, and Slrs. Wnslow
viii prove the American Florence Nightingale of
Tho Nursery OF th!, We are - sHre that We will
teach our Susy" to lay, ~ blessing On Mrs.
Winslow for helping her 20 survive and escape
the gripping. colickine. and tecthing siege MRS.
WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP relieves ;he
child from pain, and cures iy-entery and diar-
rhda. II ,often- the gums. reduces infammation'
cures wlnd-cOlic. and carries the infant safely
through the teethlng period IL performs precisely
what Il professcs to perform. every part Of tho
thing less. We have never seen Mrs. Ninslow-
know her only through the preparation or her
soothing syrup for Children Teething.r Ii We
had the power We would make her, as she Is, a
physical savior % the infant race. sold by all
druggists. twenty-five cents bottle.
~ l4eOdlw
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FANCY GOODS.

CTEVENS, PREVIOUS TC PUTTING
- IN FALL STOCK. WILL CLOSE CERTAIN
LINES, AND OFFERS THE FOLLOWING IN
DUCEMENTS:
i is-PIECE CHAMBER SETS, with Jar, reduced
from $40 T. $50:
! lS-PIECE CHAMBER SET, with Jar, reduced
from sll.T5 n 50;
l lO-PiECE CHAMBER SET, with Jar, reduced
1ls-PiEcE FRENCH SET, with Jar, reduced
from fIO.5O u IS; -.
l l0-PIFCE QUEEN ANNE SET a. Celeste,
reduced from $3.50 10 az
/ lO-PIFCF ROME SIT, reduced from 3 70 50
/ lO-PIECE GAME SET. reduced from - to ~
lO-PIECE ETRCSCAN SET tBlackl, reduced
from S6.75 10 50;
lO-PfECE DAISY SIT. reduced from s625 IN
$3.50; lO-PIECE ENGLISH sET dam
aged. reducei from $3.50 20 $40; / To-
PIECF ETRUSCAN SIT (Blucl. reduced from
1918 10 rs: / lO-PlECE IVY SIT, reduced
from sg 20 $3.50: -
Z COMBINATION JAR TIN SETS, reduced from
1926 t. 50; ..,.,,-. 49,, -
duced from S3 20 1928;
COMBINATlOS JAR TlH SET tdanagedl, re-
duced from $3.50 to s3.25
8 6-GALLON WATER-COOLERS, reduced from
so MEXICAN HAMMOCKs, reduced from 81 70
as CRFTONNE FANS. reduced from = 10 75c.
poo JAPANESE PARASOLS, reduced from 10 T.
IOc.; $50 JAPANESE PARASoI:S, reduced
from 20. IS. 80 To l5c.: lot OF EBONY ana
SATIN FRAMES, reduced 10 one third theiI
value Catalogues mailed free TO any address
fyI6 STEVENS, sos Broad street.
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ALMOST FINIsHEp.-The work-the heavy
and almost insurmountable and extremely
costly work-oi digging the culyert along
Seventh street is rapidly approaching COM
pletion. Hundreds Of hands have been
employed in this work, and it has been
going on since last fall. The nature OF the
work was costly and dangerous, to say no.
thing Of lis disagreeable nature. At one
time about hundred men were engaged
almost all Of them Golored. These worked
night and day in making the eXcaya-
ton, and in the daytime, after the work
had advanced sufficiently, masons were
employed TO lay the brick-wOrk that form
ed the channel Of the culycrt. At some
points the culvert was nearly forty feet
deep, and at no point less than twenty-five.
During the construction Of the work only
two men received iniuries-one an Irish
man engaged in laying brick in the cul-
vert, and a manager Of the hands, who fell
into one OF the deep holes. The Irishman
was struck on the head by brick, which
fell twenty-five feet before striking him,
but he escaped fatal injury. Once or twice
during the work the sides OF the banks
pressed so heavily against the timbers that
had been placed inside OF the excavations
for protection against accident that they
gave way and allowed an immense quantity
OF dirt to be precipitated below. In all OF
those cases, fortunately, no one was in
jured-a fact that can only be accounted
for on Providential grounds. At all times
those who worked in the bottom OF the
culyert were hali-leg deep in water and
mud. but still the work has gone on with
ont Serious hindrlnce,
The pay Of common iaoorers Is SID,
that OF masons $50, and of the managers
az per day. II will not be many days now
before the work will nearly be finished,
but when this Is done the city VIII hnd IL
self out OF pocket many thousand dollars
in payment for the enterprise.
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MEETING OF TIE COALITION COMMITTEES.
The Republican and Resdiuster Coalition
Central Committees will meet at the wing
bnildino to-morrow night for the purpose
of holding A loye-feast, and counseIling as
70 the hest methods to adopt in bringing
into the field candidate TO represent them
IN T the coming campaign. A number OF
prominent Republicans and Administra-
hon men from this district, and beyond II
also. are expected TO be present and par.
sic;ns,e In the meeting. II Is understood
that there are a number Of aspirants In
thIs case even for the sure defeat which
vii, in November oyertake the candidate
OF this party.
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80" Magnificent promises sometimes ,,,ssan, emu
IN paltry performances a x,aney' h,as,N,y' Wort
exception to this is found IN hsumey" moye cures
which invariably performs even NOR ."e
than It promises. Here j. rn,e s,ng'e an illinois
:. Mother has recovered. wro'e !. an sbe ,S took
gipi to her eastern relatives. ;,sa, sns 'euX suX
Ei,,srs M for a long time, but wiIhou1 ANY any
es, D"od 60 when she heard OF the ';,'Sss !, %ss
Of Kidney-wort she got a box ,,a;rt shu
completely &c cured her liver complaint
M r. c. Croxton, Of Tappahannock; ~ nas !
,,ecr annointed by Judge Garrison :"
cadetshlp at West Point.
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Ericsson W. MANCHESTER.-The Jury in
this case yesterday, after brief retire
ment, brought in verdict in favor OF the
plaintiff, Mr.. Ericsson, and assessed the
damages at $50. This verdict precll.dcs
the possibility OF appeal, rs $4,000 is the
smallest amount that can be taken TO the
Court Of Appeals. The case has been a
long and q tedious one, and its settlement
Will be hailed with satisfaction. Ericsson
sued for damages resulting from a fall
from the Manchester embankment OF the
Free bridge.
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POLICE COURT.-The following cases
were disposed Of before this court yester-
day morning:
Fayewell Dudley (colorcd). aSsautlng and
beating julia Brown. was fined $3.50.
Henry Williams alias Phil. Hewlett (cOl-
ored) was fined s. for creating disturb
ance at the Danyille depot and resisting the
police.
John Page (colored) was fined $3.50 for
beating Henry Williams in the street.
". \. Turner (cOlored) was fined $50
for disorderly conduct in the street.
Edward Taylor (coloredl charged with
assaultipg and abusing his wife, was re-
quircd 10 give surety to he OF good be-
hayior for ninety days.
Ellen Bland (colored) was jailed for SIX
months for petit larceny.