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PERSONAL.

Har- Fred Douglass has returned 10
ths'-v.
N, Register D. K. Brace has nor
ett'-e city as vet
oar genial little friend. Miss :. l.
Is--a. left for Philadelphia. Pa. last
week.
Ms Wm. y. Tippette is spending
ne summer at Pomonkey. Nj. with
fTieuds.
Mr. Florence NJ. and Alice William.
VII leave for Annapolis, Md. to-day
to ee gone one or two mcnths.
NessrS. d. II. and Augusta Stewart
VISITED HarPer's Ferry last SUNDAY.
Mr. y. II. Stewart viii remain one
week.
Nj IL. :. Smith and wife left the
c.ty tor Boston Via New York Satur-
cav evening. They viii he gone se7-
eral weeks,
Mr, W. A. Stewart reformed from
HarpeT's Ferry TUESDAY evening. and
gives quite fiattering account Of the
attra tive Young ladies Who are rusti
eating there.
The following ladies are recuperat-
lnC At Harper's Ferry. ". Va: Misses
L"D Bowing. F. NJ. CaStin. A. Y. Nc
,al'e. Ethe B. Moses. +. A. Chase and
J. Letz. Quite number of other la
dir> left this week. There viii be an
excursion from Baltimore 10 Harper's
Ferry August 8.
our esteemed friend. Mr.. Alexandria
Powell. left the CITY last week for the
Yellow Stone VALLEY: he viii also visit
me Exposition at Louisville. XIV. and
'ape Nay. thence 10 Chicago, where he
VIII remain until the Sd Of August
neioTe starting for the Yellowstone.
Mt Powell has many warm friends
mere who wish him a pleasant trip.
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4 FortY.FOnr.Ton Statue.

Probably the most colossal statue
vet ordered for the States has just
been finished in the plaster form by an
American sculptor at Florence. Mr..
, Larkin &. Mead. There are but two
in America that can ever be compared
with it. Greenough'S Wa hington :"
AMI his group of Civilization"
which adorn the capitol in Washing
ton. Some idea of it may be obtained
by a short description. The subject is
the Mississippi River" a large re-
cumbent statue. not unlike the treat
ment to the Nile" group in Rome.
The figure is represented leaning
against cluster of rocks whence
springs the source of the father of
waters, while as a support to the other
arm is broken paddlewheel caHght
in snag, not uncommon sight on
that mighty river. At the base are
represented in bas-rtlief the various
ob ectS characteristic of the stream
during its long course, stern-wheeler
and side wheeler. sugar-cane and
crocodile and its mineral wealth in the
representation Of lead mine. while
negroes are seen loading and unloading
bales of cotton and tobacco and the
sugar cane; crystals, too. are not for
gotten, while the giant right foot
rests on a Ieige Of limestone, and in
the right hand stalks of that great prof.
uct of the Mississippi valley, Indian
corn. are held, one mature, the other
in the shock. \ wreath composed of
tobacco and cotton crowns the head of
the colossus. while a fishing net is
carelessly thrown across the base. The
pinth or PEDESTAL is twelve feet in
length and the weight of the marble
no less than forty-four tons. This is
to be presented to the city of New
York by Mr.. Elliott F. Shepard, a New
York lawyer. a son-in-law of W. II.
Vanderbilt Roman Ners.
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TEE VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
TPE TRCUK LINE TO TIE WEST AM
SOUTHWEST.

ScheiuIs IN eject Nay Il iSs7:
z 10 q. m.-Ssw Orleans Mail, daily, MAKING
close eOnnscuOns % ali pCinss south and
SOuthEsst With Pallmsn Sleeping Cars
from Washington VA DanYiIle 50 Atlanta.
and Atlantis 70 New Orleans. also WAsh
Eg-On % New OTlsAns VIA Lynchbarg and
Bristol
s-10 a m.-Louisville FSst Line, daily, va
Charlottesville, Huntington and Lexink-
ION 20 Cincinnati, Louisville and al
southwestern points, making direct con-
RacEons, kDd with solid tram ana Pail
man Sleeping Cars, Washington 20 L0zis-
vile.
A-O p. m.-NArrent0n Accommodation. daily,
exeePs Sunday, FOR WSrrenson and inter
Mediate stations. Returning, arrives N
Washington as 1880 =. N.
t0.S5p. m.-Southsrn Nal Ani Exprsss.
daily, 10 sH POINTS South, Southeast and
So1thsesS VIA Dslyills and Charlotte.
With Pullman Sleeping Car, Washington
% Charleston, and Wsshl0zson 20 Ehipe
sulphur springs. Marks Sleeping Char
Cars between Washington Snd DA1yiIls.
fcr al points on MNnassss Division take 7 10
IL train daily. eIcsPs Sunday. Foe
Ntrrenton take 7.i0 q. n. rain daily,
and 40 p. m train daily, excsps Suniay.
For nckets and Sll information, in1uire At
COMPANY ofice, 60l Pennsylvania avenas, o.
81 Union Depot. 0fics Sol PsnnsylvAniS ave-
nus, is connected with telsphone syssem-
=. I. HAWKS. Assistant Tsckss AGENT
NJ SL.ACGH TER, General Passenger Agent
SOL HASS, TF&1c Manager.
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Awr~ Vas given at Rick's rark
tn,>"A-N
Br,l,- ne corner of 5tb and 4
streets N.,-'a West, Is the place to O.
:, q hang raur old stoves for new
rne>
Ga NJ. /. Chase. lln9 l Streat
anl ~. r ourselves hy eating Fus-
sells lle r-e2m.
Mr. = 4 smith vii speak At Mr.
P-rrr II tsrsoRs picnic next Mondav
w may leek for something rich and
ray.
All rummunIcau1ns and matter for
publication must II addressed 70 tn.
BrE Publishing Company.
4 fun report IF the sparta excursion
NIL appear in this paper next week.
NJ. Albert Bredie and Capt. Fleet
wood celebrated their birthday At Ben
rrng> last week. While pDioyinr
Themselves. Mr.. Bradie cut his finger
iron which he was taken with the lork-
an
T5- Benevolent Club. Of Richmond.
. u arrived here ON the excursion
'-.a With large number of persons
rr nat city. Monday.
TIE Sabbath Union will meet Ar ths
A,+rry ChETrh 70 morrow afternoon
r. clock. Delegates u the Union
ri tse different schools are requested
2" "e IN attendance. bv order of the
resident. Columbus Freeman. secre-
ts-v.
Nj Francis Hall. ar 92S II S,rsat
\ w in conjunction with several
"1er Of our citizens. will tender Nr
thompson. recent member Of the
Police force, a benefit. 1t viii I.e r.
membeued that Afr. Thomson went
ollnd While on the police force in the
execution Of his executive dutias and
Vas removed from the force Mr.
Han and his associates deserves rreat
fr-ilt. and should he enepurar4-i frv
rha people
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"A distinguished meteorcIogist saws
that it is the little end of cyclone
that is destructive. Western people
should make a note of this, and when
in the hereafter they have occasion to
pick up cyclone they should always
take it by the big end"
MAY leave a few tracts ?" asked a
travelling quack doctor Of a lHly who
responded To his knock. leave some
tracts: Certainly YOU may" said she.
locking at him mvst~benignly over her
specs; "leave them with the heel to-
ward the house, if you please"
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SCRAPS AND NOTES
GLEANiHcs GOSSIP Ere. ETC.

The conference that occurred in thi.
city few DAYS since between some
/ representative gentleman regarding
/ the contemplated reunion Of colored
! sCllleTs AMI the officers who were in
/ command Of cclored troops during the
4 war. resulted in an agreement that a
4 general meeting IL held this winter
1 while Congress j. in session and that
I vigorous steps he taken to have the
monument. 10 oclaTed soldiers. erected
al an early daT.
/ We are glad to learn that the brave
white men. that had the courage to
take command OF Ccl0red troops du-
ring the war. are not ashamed of the
record they and their men made then
and are anxious % see something. in
marble or bronze commemorative of
the negro in the rebellion. erected as a
standing monument to the loyal. brave
afrI-patriotic.
\ col0red man and a white woman
We're united in holy wedlock last Fri
day night, at Catlettsburg. Ky. and
the good { u citizens Of the place are
raising a row about the matter We
think white persons in this country
have some rights that should be res
pected. If the fair bride wishes a
duSky husband. we think she should
not have her life made blank 10y hav-
ing her wishes thwaTted. What God
has Joined let no man put a sunder. If
the parties to a marriage contract are
willing TO be tied together other peo-
PIE should not Interfere TO mar their
happiness Bulletin.
We know of al least a hundred
white men in Virginia with colored
wives, SO does the law and the general
public know Of il that Is iH tie imHe-
diats rieiatfg ia rbirh fhfy reside. 1t
is all right when this lcay. but just
let a colored man get white wife then
YOU viii hear 1t thunder. Well of all
things that are very strange American
race color prejudiceS takes the cake.
Some of these days we will publish a
partial list Of well known men Of hon
or. fame and wealth in Virginia that
have colored wives then the reading
public outside the State will open their
ewes in amazement and wonder. YES
wonder. astonishment to think. t.
know. that distinguished juristS. law
vers. doctors. men of letters. eX-gener-
erals in the confederacy, Legislators.
leading men in the democratic party,
presidents Of colleges, etc, etc. have
colored wives. This may sound strange
vet. nevertheless. It's true.
The law is aware of this, and while
if Is not within the law but against
the statute. still there is always way
TO protect a white man when he vio-
lates the Law.
Pulic opinion in the South sustains
and allows white men 10 have colored
wives but that same public opinion
will rise up as one man and lynch to
the first tree or railroad bridge the col
cred man who would dare To live
with a white wife. Yes and many of
the white men with their cclcred wives
would he of the masked party TO hang
the c0lored man who dared 10 do what
they have done. intermarry. Some ol
these davs we will be forced 10 talk |
out in open meeting and call big names
ON this question. and when we do, We'll, /
Just wait if YOU want TO hear 1t tfoh-
der.
Virginians, do not fail to attend the
The bee., 1883-07-28

Each head of clover contains about
sixty distinct flower tubes, each of
which contains portion of sugar not
exceeding the fve-hundredth part of a
grain. The proboeis of the bee there
fore must be inserted into 500 clover
tubes before one grain of sugar can be
obtained. There are 1000 grains in a
pound, and as honey contains three
fourths its weight of dry sugar. each
pound of honey represents 2,500.000
clover tubes sucked by bees.
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advantage Of the occasion and n,
/ greater enjoyment could have been So
lectei.
Besides ten ordained ministers the
/ programme was fully carried ont
! Ordination AZ the Fir<i Rsntist
Church 9Th street, between q and Fl
commenced on THURSDAY the 18th.
a. } o clock F. N. for the purpose Of
examining bro. B. L. Philips for the
Work OF the gospel ministry.
The council was organized hy the
! choice of Rev. ]. R. Holmes ss moder-
ator and Rev. c. II Champ rs clerk
After the call Of the roll of the del
e2atus the following churrhcs werc
present represented by thei- pastors
and two delegates: the First Church.
the Fifth. the Zion. the Fnon
and Salem WeStmoreand county. Va
and the Mt. Bethel.
The following clergyraeh formed the
council II ordination: Revs. J. F.
HolmeS. J. Robins n. Peter Lewis. VIM
Eii'h5DS, Peter HAYES. C.H. Champ.
= Miller, Nm. II. Lee andR. :. Laws.
Lach. equally shared the rlories of
the o,c3slVn: lnt tbs otiinatian ser
mon wa~ ftl,lhly preached lv r. ;
L6NS, from II, Tim. ;.
\ week of sadness as well as good
tie Is deal, The great jov in heaven
crCa>iunei through the final sanctifi-
cation II the Rev. Iaroh Percy Ha-
mer. who died on Sunday night .tulv
l+th, brought great grief home 10 eyerv
family altar If cur city. He was one
CT the exceptionally faithful Christian
ministers n hose presence in heaven
shows a great want in the world. and
yet. We must bow in willing obedience
70 the choice Of G,-i's great selection.
lie VAS 90 years of age. As of which
were given in the service of the Lord
in connection with the A. VI. E
Church.
Ha died in Edenton. y. C. after four
days illness. and was brought home hr
his dear wife. Mrs. Jennie Hamer. who
reached here On Monday the 18th after
his death. with the gratest grief. The
trouble and expense. she alone per
formed the duties IF the faithful and
the brave. We may Cheerfully pies
eTE-e IN nemcrv the kindness of the
MATTERS N the Jane MoSely and the
Excelsior steamers. who gave Mrs.
HameT every assistance under the cir
cum2tances possible including liberal
collections to whom Mrs. Hamer dSired
that her profound thanks lee rendered.
The! were married 3 years ago in
Philadelphia and have lived happily
together up the moment Of his death, |
leaving her loving wife and nine
children and with but one exception
all are grown and most of them are
members 81 the Christian church, One
of whom Mss Annie I Hamer. is a |
public school teacher and organist in |
the Westly Zion \. NJ. Z. Church.
The funeral was solemn. imposing |
ari Communicable, having been at /
tended by p OF the city clercvmen. |
both Methodist and Baptist. On Thurs:
DAY. july 18th, and conveyed to the |
-Cinbs iy the masonic order.
Our new drug store. DR.. Samuel \.
SUNNY. one Of our foremost physicians
Of South Washington. and the only
1ulored one We have. has opened a
lrst-clasS apothecary hear the corner
at Virginia avenue and Ed street :. W.
" here he serves ali orders of every
medical prescription II any kind /
through his very proficient druggist.
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And in that faith. in the exposition
of the rights of j man. before tie law
We 90 with the &HR. We shall never
have safe government until Judges
on the bench will blind their ewes TO
the color of the skin of supplicants.
Justice should know no race or nation
ality. If the press will open their bat
teries on the conduct of unjust and
Prejudieed judges, we can do our people
a vast deal af good.
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FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Investigation has developed that the
game OF draw poker was invented
somewhere about 1916 or 1Sl7. by Mr..
kirkman, Of Tennessee, turfmal Of
some note.
\ Chinese encyclopedia. begun more
than 100 years ago, and still unfinished.
has already filed nearly I0a000 vo,-
umes. and viii not be completed INT
oQ,OuO more are written.
Visitors ind in some of the oil
houses OF Nentueket tail Dutch clocks.
with holes in the Ca-e vhe-e screws
had been taken out. This wa; done
IN order to banish Ticks,i ornaments of
brass or steel.
The biggest of the big trees IF Cali
toTnIa must doff its plumes To a mon
arch or the Aus raIlan woods. il the
report IS true that a symmetrical
specimen OF the Eucalyptus amygda-
Ina $50 feet high was Iately diSe5v-
cred in Vi toria.
The tallest princess in the weFll Is
the crown princess Of D.lmagk. Size
Is siS feet two in hes high. She is
very fond Of dancing. but Ia often tn
iorego the pleasure. because. being
keenly sensible OF rid cule. she does
not wish 10 have an inadequate
partner
Whenever a member Of the Elglish
rova' apily is buried Zee fer break
ing the ground of $50 IS demanded .
by the dean and chaplain f W.n.IsCr. (
although not an inch Of groUnl ! dis
turbed. \ stone IS removed from st
Georges chapel. This stone closes the
passage OF the r3yaI vault. which Is
really a spacious rom.
y traveller. while walking amonc
the ruins Of Caracalla's baths n Rome.
came near being killeI by stone
dropped from a ems dsrable height bE
crow. He had ven1ure,I top near
their nests, and they picked up stones
IN their tal0RS. Sodr-,i 10 Il height of
nearly loo fee and let them droT.
Some OF the stoleS weighed q pound
Mrs. Augusta Smith. Of =. Louis.
Mo, IS one lftae E-hteSt sIeepers IN the
State. sheiS awake tweDt:-twO hours
out OF every day On he average. and
when she does s,umjer It i scarcely
more I Al d5ce, during which she IS
partially c-nsci. rs Of al that IS g1ingon
ar und II. >hciS strong and hsalthr.
WITT a good apP-tite. and not Particu-
larly nervous.
Ii i very cay t. distinguish 4 but
,erliy tr0D q uutl when the insect is
at rest. y butterfly always has its
win upright The little skipper
butter lies are the only exception t.
his rule and even these elevate the
But the no b VII n {
Il gifts always puts its wings IN ! hor-
zoatal position. 70. o.jing the fore pair
backward 81 that the hni wings are
almost concealed.
Jane W. Earl. f Rea ling. Tenn.
; tie owner of a curious plant known
Is The irgltTea. lie received il from
Au tTalIa several wears ago. 1t IS now
lbout three f, Ct in he ght. The flower.
when fully open. resembles a bottle
rush IN form. and has rich red color.
y hen the sun SET its le IVES fell an-i
he ends Il e tNiCS oil up. dDpIr-
ntly Cyiu- slee The younger or
more t. ldtG leaves alWdy, 90 10 sleep
rst. Nhei removed from the pit in ! =
Shi h It II atares tie lelres begin u
tand IN all directions. and in a short =.
ire the plant IS in a qui ct. 1t gives
ut a sick. II nT perfume
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A curious advertisement appeared

A curious advertisement appeared
in late issue of the Liverpool Herc,r-
ri. 1t read: lost my purse contain
ing two guineas and sixpence. The
finder can keep the gold if he will re-
turn the sixperce. as it was the
amount of damages l received from
the Midland railway for breaking my
leg. The bit of silver cost me e2I0.
George Amesbury"
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JOURNALISM.

We have read with great interest
the report of the proceedings of the
colored journalists at IT. Louis. They
have been holding a convention there,
and their discussions are worthy of
attention.
The president of this convention.
Mr.. ". \. Pledger, cf Georgia. read
an essay On Thursday last entitled,
How to Make an Editorial Page
Most Efficient" We have not vet had
the advantage of perusing the essay
of Mr.. Pledger. but meanwhile we
take the liberty of suggesting some
thing upon the subject.
There are various elements in the
problem of making an editorial page
efficient. and the first of these is good
sense, for without this all ether gifts
are unavailing. The next requisite
is sincere faith in democratic princi-
pies and in that great exposition of
the rights of man. the Constitution of
the United States. After these comes
the ability TO express ideas clearly.
unequivocally. without ambiguity. SO
that everybody can understand them.
with entire inability to express any
idea which the editor or writer does
not believe, or any facts which he does
not think are ready facts.
With these qualities, and with a
liberal supply of good humOr and fun,
an editorial page can hardly fail to be
efficiently. I. Sun.
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The dredging of South Carolina
rivers for ph9sphates is new industry
of considerable Importance to the ter
ritory surrounding Charleston. Some
of the crude roek is shipped to Europe,
but most OF it is ground at home be-
fore it goes tomarket. At the present
time the deman1 Is great and ali the
companies are working on full time.
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THE BEE.


wHgRR THE BEE CAN BE GOT.
--z-sssrv Restaurant
NJ L Chkse. Ilo9. street. Northwest
- PoIkiuborn. nexr 20 city Postnffice
sl-S Polketv's. " street, between - and
q Northwest
Peler. Druggist, corner lsih and u
,.-a-. Northwest
E.--, Fclspse corner Al and Pennsyl-
-, svenr~A Southwest.
- Ssy,re. Ieos Pennsylvania avenue y
rss.,.h Cs+7iCe ~ THK HEE
: TauS. n ~ street. s. II.
NJ Freeman. corner 18th and n
P-l.ss.r--s House, S4S Pa. avenue \. "
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LEI EVERYBODY ATTESD.-The
El1cdinnment Of the Washington Ca
ut' '"rps, it will be remembered. viii
!eh at the Van Ness Gardens on
= 'psaay next, and continue until
lnldH night following.
me daily Dress Parades at seven
Clock 7. NJ, viii afford enjoyment
!. M more settled as well as to the
,,lhgHr friends of the organization.
A'li"Hgh no one Of the colored militia
carnations Of this District has given
many entertainments for the pleas
it ~ the community as the Cadet
TIPS. not one of them has ever been
~ ,'ene Of any disturbance. nor are
a'i .i Tfsorted TO by disreputable par
u's This being the case. their friends
, a'.l The respectable people of the com
:. ,,..oh'y generally should give them
- u.e-I hearty support. We trust that
~ Pardens viii be crowded every one
Ne Tour evenings Of the camp.
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>oCTH WASHINGTON NEWS

lie grand excursion from the Kir-
s'Aa Avenue Baptist Church, men
1'iei IN our columns last week, was
e.dhd sure enough. The pleasure seek
W. lFqm among our best citizens, took
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{. N. Hewitt Z John c. Shea,
Attorneys at Law.

Practice IN al the Courts of the District
Collection Of claims before the departments
and debts of every description. Office. 81
Louisiana avenue, rooms l and .. second
hcor. fah3-ff
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Miss Nibee Slade has returned from
me Washington Harmonic tour.
Miss Luie Ford is studying the char
a"'er Of lmogene in AIonzo. the brave.
ana she viii make her debut next fall
IN dramatic art.
Ar. George W. Smith.Fof the Ira
Dramatic Company. is giving concerts
a Larlrook Point. Conn. The pro
Eamm # his last entertainment was
Well carried out.
Next tallthe Ira Aldridge Dramatic
,oa lany VIII be reorganized. There
III re some # the best musical and
uIallauc talent in the city. members
- IL. twill be remembered that this
was me first dramatic company that
P'' upon the stage five act tragedy.
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New Guinea is as large as the British
Islands and France together.
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&c. kETS KEMETHT.

ph1ioeTlYher. Il09 Pc ma. Aveune. Wash
in-;on, y c. FirSt-ciass cabinet photos
,ss." perd2zea. card photos. SZ.en per
dozen.
E'ii itE.---Io every dozen pictures one
extra : added finished II tue water cr,..r-
u half dozen one out OF the six f,,i-}r,l
in tine wate- Coiors- " Is t1e MY place III
the city whsre YOU can cot this Ienefit.
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- ~ - week made At home by the insfusf r-,-,
Rest business tsfora The ,rbf~
n ~ i1ptsI rot needed We -iu sfz-- -,
IL " Men, women, boys and girls wanted svsrv
- where 10 Ecrk for us Now Il the time
yDu work time, your Whole fiT.
10 the business. No business aiii Tsay T1 49,
well. So nal to make sucrraGs par bT >,
raging At once Costly outfit snd terms fr-.s NJ,
made fsSE sssiy, and hOu0IAbly. AddrsssTRUE k1,0
Augusta, Name. 49,
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Virginians, do not fail to attend the
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TuE COLOR LINE

Rtisss = BTss=s IA tRs Pa1irs "oyyt
T9-iay-JUdFs SUslrs Pertinent
Remarks.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-10
The Alleged Gold Discovery.

A special telegram to the Pioneer
Press, dated Fargo, October 21st, gives
the following information regarding
the alleged discovery of gold near Lis
bon, Ransom county, on section 1O--135
81 on the Sheyenne river, in this ter
1itory: There has been much inquiry
in regard to the alleged find of gold
near Lisbon, and inquiring kilograms
from this city bring back apparently
reliable answers that the discovery Of
gold in the quantities stated is a fixed
fact, and that operations for extracting
the precious metal will be vigorously
pushed. Many old miners in this city
express their intention to start for the
scene in the morning. Another special
from Lisbon corroborates the announce
ment and says that a quantity of rock
wa reduced Yesterday afternoon and
fully sustained the mosi sanguine eN-
p%ectations.