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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

county. when at the last presidential cleo
ton the Mahoneites were equal TO the Dem
ocrats IN the white vote. So, you see. it
was n barren victory for Malone, seeing
that all the appliances OF night meetings,
church influences, bulldoziDg, and money
from headquarters, have been Brought TO
bear upon the negroes, who have really
done the business and produced the result.
We have had a distressing drought for
nearly a month until last Saturday night.
Very little, il any. tobacco has been plant
ed ;.the corn II very backward. having
been I'm the ground u%nsprouted during the
dry weather. aud now badly come up: the
oats are ruined, and the wheat crop cannot
be an average one. We have, however,
excellent roads, for which the industrious.
home-staying farmer, hard ut work. with
nothing TO carry to market, has but little
Use.
Mr.. James B. Harvie has sold his fine
estate in Powhatan county, on James river
opposite Cedar Point, to Mr.. G.. Palmer
Norwood. It contains about 200 acres,
and from the Westinghouse, upon a COM
handing height, there Is one OF the finest
views of the river. the valley, and the rail-
road, from Richmond to. Lynchburg. Mr..
Norwood, an Englishman Of wealth. up
wards Of a year ago bought Beaumont, the
former residence Of Mr.. William W. Mi
ehauX, who owned the land sold by Mr..
Haryie, which he gave TO his daughter,
Mrs. Ilaryie. Beaumont. where Mr.. More
wood now lives, is one Of the finest estates
on the river, and he only bought Mr.. Har-
vie's place rs an investment. Y. Y.
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Baby Bacbman's Empty Cradle.

A f~UNBLTNG-RUN FARMER NOTIFIED BY HIS
DOG THAT HIS CHILD wAs STOLEN.
4 Pottsville telegram says: John Bach
man, a farmer residing in the Tumbling-
Run Valley. several miles from this city,
although almost eighty years OF age, would
readily pass for fifty. He has been married
twice. BY his first wife he has several
sons. who are married. BY the second
wife. who j. not thirty, he Is the father OF
three children, the youngest being onl!
four months old. Yesterday evening,
accompanied by his wife n the
two older children, he left the house
and went 10 a favorite shady resort,
a quarter Of a mile distant, leaving the
baby sleeping in the cradle. The doors OF
the bouse were LETT unlocked. 4 watch
dog, however, remained IN the YARD. Mt
Baehman and his wife were scarcely seated
i'm the woods when the dog appeared, ana
kent M a continual bowling, which Bach
man took as a warning that all was not
ripht at home. The family Immediately
returned. and were Mortified to lind that
the babe was missing. The parents insti-
tuted A search. which was only terminated
nv darkness. No trace Of the child could
be found. Although there was money and
yaIuables I'm the house. nothing was dis
turbed. Mr.. Bachman, who came 10 Potts
Vile to-day 10 invoke the aid OF the ponce
and the newspapers, cannot see what mo-
tive apy one could have had for stealing bis
child. Its mysterious disappearance has
caused much excitement In the Tumbling-
Run Valley.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

Mr.. Henry Harrisse, the well-known
bibliophile, has recently read memoir and
exhibited before the Institute OF France
an original Portuguese chart and documents
of the wear 1902. showing that the entire
coast line of the United States, from the
Gulf Of Mexico 10 the Hudson, was discov-
cred. explored, and named in twenty-five
places by Spanish or Portuguese naSigators,
as vet unknown, between the years 1900
and 1902. eleven years previous 10 any
known expedition 10 the mainland, and
that the regions visited by Gaspar Corte.
Real are the east coast Of Newfoundland
and Greenland.
A movement Is on foot in Mobile Als;'
10 raise funds 10 erect a monument hu-
mIral Raphael Semmes. and MI. Jalhes
Smith, a wealthy ship-owner OF GLASGOW,
scotland. who was. AS the Mobile heqlsIer
says, an ardent sympathizer OF me son.n-
ern cause, aas given one hundred dollars
for the purpose. Mr.. Smiths brother was
killed at Green river, and recently mr.;
s,pitl, purchased the site OF that batiie-neid
and presented 1t TO the Southern Historian
Society.
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POWHATAN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES QrALUYING-cRoPs,
y FINE SALT.

corRT.p,y-OFFICERs QrALIfYING-cRoPs,
y FINE sALE.
fCorrespondence OF The Richmond pispaich.l
June IL, 1883.
Our monthly County Court l. over, hay
inc occupied two days in session. during
witch time all the newly-clected county
officers qualified and four criminal eases
were tried. of which II was Tor felony,
one for injury TO stock, ana i"o Ior pett
larceny. and the verdict oil the !urles was
i'm all Of the cases guilty..
An the county and district officers elected
were the nominees OF the toaltion Con-
yention. The former treasurer, Iilman;
the former sherins, Jordan ana fetnti The
sS,mer ,t,orney for the Commonwealth,
Flanagan: sud the former pres'den' OF tle
Board of Supervisors, henlns' ai' holnl-
nees OF the party, were reelee'e1,
Grea, regret is expressed that MI. r.. w.
Rass who has been commissioner OF the
revenue before. during, and since the war
~lsycent in reconstruction tines, and who
has allied tbe duties acceptably 10 all, and
il now. in his old age, dependent upon the
Office. was defeated because he couid not
how 10 Malone. While this IL irue, II Is
real,y a victory for the ConscrNaiises The
,,l,its men of the lower end OF The county,
wbere the white race is most numerous,
snd who have hitherto nearly all been Re-
aasaa,ars ,sye voted against the Coalition
ticket. and the whole No'e y, ue whites
for the nominees was not o'e' oo IN the
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Nirginin News.

At Falmouth Tuesday a shepherd-dog
bit the arm Of a three-year-old child Of
William Bowler, and broke il.
The Alexandria Gazette says: The tesli-
monv I'm relation TO the death OF Professor
Benjamin III. Benton, whose death near
ROsslyn, in this county. was reported yes
terday, shows that it was by suicide from
laudanum.
Martin KOiner. Esq. died at his farm. in
South River. Augusta County, a few nights
ago, in his seventy-ninth wear. He was the
last but n Of nine brothers, the sons Of
Caspar Koiner, who emigrated to Virginia
from Pennsylvania.
:. A. Mitchell, OF the Fork. says the
Warren Sentinel, while loading tanbark on
Monday morning, was bitten upon the
hand by a copperhead snake. but was
thoughtful enough TO Immediately extract
the poison with his mouth, and fortunately
no III effects were produced other than
slight swelling Of the hand and wrist.
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lady pupils from Suffolk, arrived tbis
morning, and, under the guidance Of Can
tain Robert A.. Bright, were shown the
places Of interest about town.
Moses Sykes, colored, was tried before a
magistrate to-day for stealing a COW. He
was engaged in the act Of selling il At
the market when arrested. Several other
cows which have disappeared lately are
thought to have been similarly disposed Of
by him. He was sentenced 10 Jail for three
months, a very light punishment consider
ing the %tonSbness Of the stolen article he
was selling TO the public.
Mr.. George Fitchett, Democratic candi-
date for COMMISSIONS Of the revenue in
Warwick county, will contest the election
with Major Wright (colored).
MIR. j. X. Norment. for many years a
most popular resident Of Williamsburg,
now OF Richmond, agreeably surprised his
friends by a visit this week. W.
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A few days since an aged negro couple
from Mississippi were robbed Of all of their
belongings in the ante-bellum grand GEN.
trail depot Of the underground railroad
PhiIadelphia-and had to walk as far a.
Virginia on their return home. Truly
the philadelphia loveth the man and the
brother-when he can make anything out
- linn
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

The ohio state journal says "there Is a
wide difference between Ohio Republicans
and kentucky Democrats, or any other
Democrats" Yes, heaven be praised, there
is: but we did not expect such an honest
confession from the State Journal.
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The Tribune wants to know, Who is the
coming Democrat? Well, the truth Is so
many Of them are coming that we cannot
undertake TO answer the question. Be
sides, ii will not be a matter of the slight
est moment to the Tribune after the next
presidential election.
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At UniontOwn, Pa. the other evening, a
brass band appeared on the streets and
PLAYED several tunes Just opposite where
LYMAN DUKES was shot. Our Radical
friends. who are continuously depIoring
the :. semi-barbarous" condition Of south
ern society. viii please make a note OF the
that UniontOwn is north Of Mason q
niynnis line
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

The Philadelphia Times, which was op-
posed to the extra session Of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature. says: "GOyernor PAT
TYSON picked up the extra-sessiOn stick by
the dirty end" This renders it certain
that he got hold Of the Republican end.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

The Philadelphia Times, the New York
World, and the Pittsburgh Dispatch do
not see any reason why negroes should not
he trustees Of white schools. Nor do We
for Philadelphia, New York, and Pitts
burgh.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

The National Republican has a disQulsi-
ton OF over a column on the "Hottentot
Trade" The Republican should be care
ful. IT. party in Virginia recently went
largely into the H%ottentot trade and got
badly left.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

The Atlanta Constitution, in an editorial
on the fall elections, says the Republicans
may carry Virginia. Well, the sky may
fall: but there Is about rs much likelihood
Of one Of these events happening as Of the
other.
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\ western telegram says give barrels
of bats were recently taken of the roof of
a house in Kentucky" Who will now
contend that Kentucky base-ballists do not
occupy AN elevated placer
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

President ARTHUR is said to have sixty
pair of boots" which account for the
large number Of bOOt-licks he finds neces-
Sary TO his happiness.
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INSURANCE.
CTEAM-BoILER INSPECTION.

The HARTFORD STEAM-BOILFR INSPEC-
TON AND INSURANCE COMPANY. OF Hart
ford. Conn, have established an Agency and IN
spectorship In this city at No. IL NORTH TENTH
STREET.
Parties vino use steam Boilers will find II much
10 their advantage IN many ways 20 have their
boilers thoroughly inspected aud themsclyes pro-
yided for against loss by accident OF explosion or
rupture OF boiler, for anything that might be- dain-
aged or destroyed by such sn explosion - provided
for by this Company.
This Company l. an old and reliable one. They
have upwards Of 1900 Boiler under uheir care
and management In the United STATE alone. The
Inspector Of this Company viii call uPonuhe sieam-
users Of the state Of Virginia aud explain faiiy The
plan Of business of the COMPANY. and viii b. glad
10 snswer any and all questions concerning the
business. All inquiries by letter will be- promptly
answered, and all interested Ia the working Of tbs
Company will be received with pleasure At the Of
fee. No. IL north Tenth street.
GEORGE ". ROGERS.
Agent anu Inspector,
Ne f5-T&Su2ts n. :. Il. l. and l. 4.
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The Baltimore american says Chicago
tea-chest." Boston got a patent-right on
that sort OF thing over a hundred years
AGO.
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Friday afternoon Mrs. John Ford, OF
Mount carmel. Pa, while in a state Of in
toxicatjop. demolished everything In her
house. set fire 10 the building, ana Tried 10
burn her nine-months-oid chiiu on the sto'e'
but was prevented by eiiizens ana oineers'
She was arrested and locked up.
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oscar WILDE says he is now a dra-
matte author" Faith rather than works
will probably convince the public Of the
fact. il 1t ever is convinced.
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After the verdict Of the Jury in the star
route cases, it is proper that REARDELL
should write a card and explain that his
plea OF guilty wa a Typographical error
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1t is said that the secret of the mutinous
conduct OF the naval cadets at Annapolis is
that they prefer not to be drowned like
rats i'm one Of CHANDELIERS old tubs.
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\ student having been suspended from
4 colored school in Kentucky" we may eX-
pect another series Of northern editorials
upon lynch-law in the South.
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The difference between this section and
Martins Ferry is that at Martins Ferry the
people bore natural gas wells, and here
natural gas wells bore the people.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

An exchange says the MALONE idea is
very elastic" We should Judge so from
the way it took the grand bounce re-
oeptlv
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17

The Washington Critic says "ARTHUE
takes the straight old stuff" His friends
In Virginia. however, tried ii mixed. and
were made very sick.
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Bon lNGERs0LL favors cremation"
Well, il Bob don't know all about it now
he probably will some Of these days.
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The Philadelphia Times says "HENRY
WARD DEHCMER takes no stock in REVEALS"
No. nor in anything else religious.
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No, the Richmond school trustees are not
Ohio men, but they will not resign not
w~ithstanding.
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II would bc a good idea to send General
CROOK after Virginia Coalition.
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DRN GOODS.
CEAsoN ALMOST ENDED.
Full STOCK AND Low PRICES.
O EAST BROAD STREET.
npElnpN TatIry q Co
BREkDEN. TALLY & co.

DRttDfN. TALLY 4 CO..
A. the season cor selling woRSTED DRESS
GOODS Is nearly over. We arc prepared &, onor
some inducements tn that department. In CASsI-
MFRtS f0r mems and boys wear We show a nice
our NiT-W0oI' CHSSIMEREs al S5c. aud 81
: pr yard. which are usually nice for the prices
AEhaNc made considerable a0diilens IL our stock
fcp&ENTlEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, and
'sRs CTfFS. HkNpkERcmIfFs soCKs,
NSfInrfS SCARfS. LAWN TIES. DRAWERS,
dc. IN good Siyies and Al attractive prices
GAuZE UNDERWEAR for ladies, children.
ana gentlemen. at 25c. aud upwards CItECkkD
NAiNsook Cor ladies' aprons, dresses, SACKS and
uighi-caps, and Tor men,s shirts and drawers, Al
60 Our siiRfk WiiTF LAWNS a, Ga, TX. and
$40. pcr yard. Ga NAVY BLUE FLANNEL. In
plain and lwiled a. S2.5O.a nrsi-ciaSs article for
rcntlemcn's and youih's summer wear.
We have four or rye patterns l20 yards eschl
NARROW CHECKED SUMNER SILK LETT
when We viii scl AZ 80. CIV, and 90c. per yard.
Tle-t Src not The soc. tissue paper" silks, hut
ar pare goods and bargains.
Nov We come % orr lour grand specialities;
HOSIERY,
~PARASoLS.
In theSe GOODS we carry large assoriments and
.hnw some beautiful goods.
About TOWELS We must speak a word. having
thcm ia gSzi variety. TOWELS at sc. TOW
fI.S 81 luc. YOU viii he surprised 10 see how nice
the~e arcl: TOWELS ~ l2kc. ~iall-iinen aud dam
- psfiernsl: TOWELS a iGSc.; TOWELS n
poe: TOWkLS al 25c. -four klndsl, and TOW
EIS up 70 SIP per dozen.
WHITE HFD-SPREADS, small size. NJ 45c.:
nicer eoods at Zoe. and 81 then all grades up 60
NAR~ELIF> QUILT az -.
About our NOTIONS DEESS-TRIMMINGS.
MpE>TFDS. Sc, we viii SAY that VIC carry as
larse q line IS We did when ~ our old stand. and
fhaf. succeeding 90 the business ~ long INDICTED
~ Breeder 4 Fox and A.. l.. Fox & Son, we arr
determined % put forth cur best c~Ncrtions 10 sup
ply our friends aud The public with the BEsT
GOODS in
r GOODS.
NOTIONS. and
DRESS-TRiMMlNGS,
|. ~ Tire lowest prices
POWHATAN BREEDEN,
4 ALE JK-
,. II. CHfNkRN.
.. S-We will close al Z z. NJ; on and amer
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Ca THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
IS LARGER THAN THE CONFINED cIBCU-
LATloN OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY NEWS
PAPERS OF THE CITY.
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Entered at the Pos,-onice al Richmond, Va, az
sccond-class matter.l
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BLACK SILkSJERSEYS. BELTS.
ISATClIfLS.
40 ercsily-re- SILK GLOVES.
NMiIIS.
duced prices. .iANDkERCHIEFs,
HAttS.
FMBROIDERIES,
GpIoRsDSlIkS NfRINo UNpkkMEAR.
iGENTLEMEN'S FURNISH
90 Freaiiy-re- NE FOODS,
duced price. 4 full and complete line 81
NUNS YELLING aud Nj
BER CLOTHSin all The lead
ELAGk-AND- inE shades.
WHITE CHICK EMBROIDERED MUSLIN
DRESSES just received.
and STEPPED
GRAPE DE CHEINE In plain
SILKS no 90 and oriental figure.
and 55c. FRENCH BATTlS1F SUIT
iNGr in new design.
Ifvoua are in wantIOur HOUSEKEEPING DE-
PAtTMFNT you will find
Of SILKS. DON'T stocked with a fun and COM
plcle line Of LINEN and DO
f,u u look at ME~TIC<. Prices in keeping
with qualify Of goods.
OR stock before
LOOK At our TOWELS az prizes
sou p~nrchase. from sl.2Ot to SO per dozen.
mv2 Q CARDOZO. ALSOP. MOSBN & 60.
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ROOTS SHOES, Ac.


A THIRD SUPPLY OF STEAM-gdp
"A ER. TRANs-cosrISENTAL, andlV
CANVAS TRUNKS Just received;
All the new things la TRUNKS, yALisEs,
sATCHELs. ~GRIP-sACKs, cLUB-sAcKs,
sHoPPISG-BAGs. &C.; .
Pull asd complete lines Of all the styles in'l.oW
and LIGHT BOOTS, SHOES. TIES, and
SLIPPERS for gentlemen, ladies, boys, misses,
children. aud ~infsnts;
A speciality Of FLEXIBLE-SoLE, LoW-HEEL,
aud BgOAD-BOTTOM GOODS for ODD ladies
aud gentlemen aud = tender fcots.'
d. A. GRfGG,
eoraer Main and Eighth streets,
el0 pace Rinckb
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CIRCUMSTANCE

EIRE-INSURANCE.
VIRGINIA STATE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Office: 1000 Main street, Richmond.
INCORPORATED IN 1888.
CAS- CAPITAL--.-.......... ....r2Oo,OOo.
Insurance effected On stocks Of merchandi~e,
stores, dwellings, and other property In town and
country.
DIRECTORS:
j. l.. BACON, President;
THOs. W. McCANtf. Nice-Prcadvnt
WILLIAM n. HANALL.
JAMES ALFRED JO>kS,
4. u. WILLIAMS,
A. o>IEkLoh.
RO. n. RICHARDSON, secretary;
BAIL GORDON, JR~ assistant ~ctc'afS.
Ohm Il. GRANT, solicitor. Fi"-'"''"
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with yawning f~ssures; but all these we
encountered as we made II way up the
main tboroughfare OF Antanansriyo. Rnt
the appearance OF a substantial stone
church, with its bell changing and a clock
in the steeple indicating the hour. with
handbills on the opposite walls Announcing
sales by auction, reassured us that we had
indeed reached the centre Of Nalagasy
civilization"
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TO TIL LADIES.

GREATER BARGAINS THAN EVER
AT
CARpOZO. ALsOP. MOsBY 4 CO.'S.
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~ Tire lowest prices
POWHATAN BREEDEN,
VAT TALLEi. JR-
,. III. CHkNkRl.
y. S-We will close al I T. VI. on ana afto
IL NJ 15TH. lc l7-Su. Iu&Ih
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on 10 say that at one village ut which a bait
was made a convoy OF Government gun
pOwder was being passed, for better secu-
.riiy, from the coast 10 the capital, and the
kegs were changed from n set OF men
10 the other amid much palaver, and two
bullocks were slaughtered and eaten 10 eel
citrate the event; after which the entire
village got drunk.
OF the plateu OF Imerina. the home Of
the Hoyas. the ruling race OF Madagascar,
the correspondent says: "Ar0und Us were
numerous villages clustering on the hill
slopes. There were no trees, only rolling
yeldt. like that peculiar 10 South Africa.
Butthe villages Weren0t mere eollecilons OF
bambO0-built huts, such a. those TO which
we had hitherto been accustomed IN NADIA
gascar. Strongand substantially built houses
nj br1ck they were. not lacking in preten-
lions Ia architectural design, and superior
I'm comfort and appearance To those which
many a village In Britain and Ireland can
boast Of. And here, too, the townships
had each it, detached building, trim and
neat. whose style OF architecture al once in
dlcafed the other chapel. There were,
moreover. indications Of missionary work
in the land. As we passed through the
streets we could hear the hum Of chill
dren busy at their lessons, and singing
sometimes the ntrning hymn so well
known in many an English school.
There could be no question that, so far A.
outward appearance went, the people OF
lmerina had reached q high level Of ciyili-
cation, and seemed in little need OF protec-
ton from any European State The party
arrived at the capital on "A sunday "The
people were clustering along the foot-paths
on their way 10 church, or sitting In the
grass outside waiting for the service TO be-
Gin. as they do in villages at home. The
women, who appeared TO be IN the MAORI
tv. wore white cotton gowns, often neatly
embroidered, and white, or black and white
sfriped Iambas thrown gracefully over their
shonlders. The men were clad also IN
~eotton-white cotton pantaloons, cotton
lamhas. and straw hats. with broad black
silk band. I'm the morning sun the play
of color over the landscape was peculiarly
lovely. IL was difficult 10 imagine
that this peaceful country, with It's pretty
cottages. it, innumerable chapek, whose
bells were then calling the people 10 wor-
shin. and its troops Of white-robed men
and women answering the summons, was
the blrbarous Madagascar OF twenty
wears ago. These reflections were some
what rudely disturbed as our bearers en-
tered the city. We had considered We had
done with bad roads, with boulders, aud