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Share speculation opened irregular, hut prices
in the main A0l4 above yesterdays closing quo
ia'ions. the latter Memphis and Charleston. IN
The early trnde there WAS a further advance OF
;sdk. ledby Pacific Mail There was then par
tai reaction, followed shortly before moan 10y an
advance ranging from 3 % ! Z. In which Pullman
Palace-C Car. oregon and TrinscoIlttncntal, North
vest. aud Delaware, Lackawannt aud western
were most con,picuous The list subsequently re-
coded H@li. the latter Northwcs', after which The
market became strong on an incrcas.d volume oi
business. AMI about O'vPpck recorded m advance
OF IL In Omaha preferred. Ii III Louisville and
Nashville II In Delaware, i.acklwanra and
Western, ~ In Minneapolis and ~. Louis prefer
red. aud L Z ln Denver and Rio trsDde- aud VA l
ia the remainder of the list During The last hour
there n reaction OF % IL. lesl by Delaware,
Lackawanna and Wcstera and Denver and Rio
Grsndc. The market closed weak, tnL With closing
prices l613 above thOaa Of Yesterday. the latter
Louisville and New Albany. Western Union.
however, T. 4 and Northwest common = bower tiar
at Yesterdays close Transactions aggregated
$4,000 shares.
BALTlAORE.
BALTrIoRE, January 5.-Vrginla s. CONSOLE
dated 81 second series, 80: past-tl,le Coupons
Oh: new lu-iDs-42i. new 3's- 46ii. Bid TO- day.
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Forty seventh tongress- second SEES.
sion.
WASHINGTON. Jaunary'5, 1858.
SENATE.

SENATE.
A large number OF petitions were pre-
sented, asking for increase OF pensions to
one-armed and one-legged soldiers, and
asking for the passage OF bill for the nd
mission OF Dakota rs state.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Kellogg: To establish floating
hospital In the port Of New Orleans; also.
10 provide for the completion OF the inn
provement OF the Bayou La Fourcl,e, LOU
isiana; also, 10 authorize the Board OF
Health OF Louisiana TO establish quarantine,
etc.
On motion OF Mr.. Malone, resolution
was adopted directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 send to the Senate statement
show ing-first, the number and size OF
farms or plantations IN Virginia sold under
the act OF 1862 for the collection OF direct
taxes in the insurreciionary States: second,
the amount for which each OF them was as
sessed and taxed. the amount OF tax col
lectcd from each, and the amounts for
which they were bid of and by whom;
third, what amount OF money was covered
into the Treasury over and above the
amount Of direct taxes. and how much Of
such money i now in the Treasury.
The presidential succession bill came up
as unfinished business, and was discussed
by Messrs. Hoar, Garland, Morgan, Ed
munds, Jones Of Florida, Blair, and others.
Several amendments were offered, but none
were acted upon.
Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The private business having Leen dis
pcnsed with, the House ut l1:3j went into
Committee OF the Whole orr. Houk. OF
Tennessee, in the CHAIR on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill.
The bill appropriates S3,443,S41, being
SSf, 6ie less than the estimates, and S27.99l
less than the amount appropriated for the
current year.
After being amended in committee in
minor particulars the committee rose. re-
ported the bill to the House, and it was
passed.
Adjourned.
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TIMOTHY sEED.--10 BAGS CHOICE
1 3rFta tss srfsAt< tta

DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
OExkCCTEO ~ The DISPATCH PRINTING.
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OFFICE VIRGINIA FIRE AND NARiSEl
tt INSURANCE COMPANY Z
prctfNaxD IA necember 4. sS1. y

DIvIDEND NOTICE.-Thc Board Of
IL Directors OF this company have this day Do
snrsS cs e rs gTodbi yi II "a ~ SIv
PER CENa. tffee OF tsxl. ant passed the hei-
anse or said profits ltls.4si.73l - the Surplus
''''' I" '" vi. II. MCCARTHY,
de lo.9w Secretary.
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PORT OF RICHMOND, JANUARY o, 1858.
ARRIVED.
Schooner Star-Spangled Banner, Mullen. Ner-
folk. salt. Davenport Morris.
Schooner Gotham. NeWtcrne, ~. C-~
cypress logs, Richmond Ccdar-Works.
Steamer Old Dominion. Walker, New YORK.
merchandise and passengers, q. W. Allen Co..
agents.
Steamer Fanita, -, Philadelpilia, yuerchan-
disc. j. W. McCurrick, agent.
steamer ARIEL, clifford, NORFOLK, United states
mail, merchandise, and passengers, l.. Il. Tsfuns
superintendent. .
: schooner Bengal, Lewis. Norfolk, fertilizer.
schooner loon, Primrose. Baltimore cid James
river, lumber, Curtis & Parker.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. JAS'y 3,ls63.
10y Telegraph.I
ARRIVED.
Steamer Luray, schermcrhorn, Norfolk. mer-
chan,iise and passengers. Chesapeake and OHIO
Railway Company land sailed on returnl
steamer Northampton, McCarrtck, Noffou .
merchandise and passengers, Chesapeake anfOnlo
Railway Company land sailed on return.
steamer Accomac. Deik. merstlsndise and pas
sengcrs, SmItbhed, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company land ssieo Oh reiurnj.
SAILED.
steamship Bessarabia, Croskey Liverpool from
Galveston, with cotton, having taken ON fue! coal
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ctfy HANK OF RICHMOND. yA-.l
January z, 1883.
TIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
Il THIS BANK have declared 4 DlVtDENDOC
ruREE PFR CENT. on the capital stock out OF
the profits Of the past SIX months payable 90 the
stoclAhoiders free of taxesl ON aud aiter JAMS
AIRY 5, 1888. Waikiki HILL,
"A 3-iw Cashier.
NATIONAL BANK or vIRCiSlA,t
RICHMOND, VA, December ~. 1852
THE DIRECTORS or THIS BANH
j HAVE THIS DAY DECLAEED A DIVE
DDND OF THREE YEk CENT. free % all
taxesl, payable 70 the .ioekholdsrs on and aner
the 81 day Of ydnusry, 1883.
de2e J. W. LOCKWOOD. Cashier.
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Washington.

he COMMENT on THE cIyIL.sERyIcE BILL
THE VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL AND TOBACCO
THE TARIFF on QUfSINE-vIRGIsIA PER-
s0NALs--0TBER PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS
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qHta mozslaG,s gsws.


In View York Government bonds are quoted at
lsa ior IS OF 1907; lI2a t5r AS; 1ol for SIS
sterling, 81 s4s4 SIT; los FOR IS; 1ol for IS
silver bars. 11es
silver IN London. 5osi; oonsols, 90 9I6d; {
per cent. Uaited States bonds, extended. los Is.
I2ll; SIS. 1I5.
In San Francisco Meaican dollars are quoted at
ss@ss5 cents.
Mining stocks continue duh and weak in San
Francisco Nearly sll of the Comstocgs showed a
still further decline yesterday.
a boy 10 years cid was shot and MORALLY wounded
in Chicago Tuesday night by private Waterman.
A reunion of John Morgan's Confederate com
nsnd is 10 progress at Lexington. Ky.
By the upsatting Of boa. 1T Claremont, Ya.r
Tuesday light, eight Persans, all colored, were
drowned.
The Sea Bird has been lost on Lake Michigan, and
her crew of six men drowned.
A prize fight near Eianticote. Pa was broken W
by women.
The annual sun dance Of the Sioux Indians ia in
progress near the Rosebud Agency, Dakota.
Miss Nellie Fortescue, the actress, is to be mar
ried to Lord Arthur William Garmoyle.
Cholera has made its appearances in Naples.
The ironclad constructed at stettin is to be al
lowed to proceed to China.
Seven persons were drowned in Lake Lazans
Switzerland, by the upsetting of pleasure boat
The Chicago health authorities are waking up il
reference to the filthy condition of that city.
Washington Market, one OF the Oldest landmarks
Of New York City, is being demolished.
herd of cattle has been sold in Montana fol
100000.
During the first week in July twenty-five miles Of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad were completed.
In railroad accident near lawson, No.. Tuesday
night. one passenger was killed and several others
badly Aurt.
The gap on the main line OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad is now ninetysix miles.
The great multieharge gun has been completed
at Reading, Pa. and will be shipped to Sandy Hook
to be tested
Three men we're shockingly burned by an explo-
sion at Allentown, Pc, yesterday.
The case of ex-Treasurer Polk, at Nashyille5 Tenn
has been given to the jury
a compromise has beer effected between the Tel
egraphers' Brotherhood and the Canada and AmeIi
can Rapid Telegraph Company, and the strikers Of
that company will resume work TODAY
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sau pnAncrsco IrEHs.

4 runner prevails that Wizards agents
have just purchased property at Post, Mar
ket and Montgomery streets for the erec-
tion OF handsome building for their Ore
gon business.
It is stated or good authority that the
Central and Southern Pacific Railroad man.
agement viii very shortly open an uptown
office for both passenger and freight bus'.
ness. The report is apparently well
founded.
In Department u Of the Superior Court
Tuesday afternoon, Charles A. Booth, the
bicyclist, who some time last May came to
this city with Joseph Gardner and Miss
Annie Mckay, from st. Louis, went to the
Occidental Hotel, and the next morning
left for the East with $1,000 of Gardeners
money, was convicted of grand larceny, the
jury being cut just seventeen minutes.
Tuesday afternoon, while George Baby
lon and two other boiler.shop helpers we're
at work at the Fulton Iron Works placing
rollers under large cast iron sheers
weighing about seven tons, the cheers fell
to one side, striking Babylon on the left
shoulder, causing such injuries that he died
almost instantly. Deceased was in the act
of placing block under the sheers, aud
was on his knees. lie was native OF
Germany, about 80 yeara Of age, was mar.
ried, and resided at 5l7 Folsom street
VIM. Thompson and F. B. Pickerel,
members of the United States Railroad
Commission, are in town. They have conf
menced an examination of the books of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company TO effect
settlement with the company for the Gov:
eminent at % per cent. OF the earnings Of
the company for the last year. Railroad
Commissioner Armstrong made an exsmin-
alton Of the Southern Pacific Railroad hiHl-
self, and has gone to Oregon to inspect the
I Northern Pacific road. The Commission
err, after leaving here, will proceed to Ore
gon to examine the books of the Oregon
Company.
The shad, although until seven years ago
stranger on this coast, has multiplied
since it's introduction to an extent truly
remarkable. They are now to be found all
along the coast Of this State, and north
ward are rapidly making their way. As
yet they have not found that favor in the
markets of this city which they long ago
obtained in the East partly owing to the
presence Of the salmon and partly from
other causes, the. chief of which is. no
doubt, the fact that there has never been
such a quantity offered for sale at any one
time as 20 put the price of the article down
80 low that every one would be tempted to
buy through motives of economy, and
thereby acquire taste for such fish rs q
staple article of diet.
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TEE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

The collection Of opinions OF people com.
petent to judge at 344 prominent points in
the United States, published in the New
York Times, showing the popular choice
for President, does not possess much value.
journalistic enterprise it was, and credit
able but all these forecasts have proven
valueless in the past, and there is no new
reason for placing reliance upon them. The
talk OF men on the street and in the
business mart relative to preferences fol
President does not disclose the real polit.
zeal sentiment of the people. However,
the information has the interest of curios
ity. The figures indicate that Mr.. Blaine
is the choice among Republicans, he having
$50 to Ga for Arthur, and others thus
Edmunds, 575 Grant, 10; John Sher.
man, II Logan, IA +; Lincoln, l2ll Har
rison, II Z; W. 7. Sherman, 6; Gresham,
4 i; Fairchild. 4 /; Hawley, Cornell, Allison
and S. T. Miller, , each. The table o.
Democratic preferences is as follows Til
den, 100; Mcdonald, 72l; Bayard, 81
Hancock, 25; Butler, 209 Thurman, III
Cleveland, IL; Randall, 5; Hosdly, 4
and few scattering. There is no question
but that the Times has given the returns
precisely as received, for the popular choice
they indicate is not in accordance with tht
predictions, preferences or Judgment o
that Journal.
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TIE RIVER IMPROVEMENT QUESTION

The trouble with all the river improve
ment bills of the past has been that SO
soon as a meritorious measure was intro
duced in Congress, representatives from
Pin Hook, Squat Ham and Baggis Corners,
and all the other insignificant sections, pro-
posed amendments in the form of "riders
for the improvement of the navigation of
Beaver-Nose creek, Coon river and John
sons Tail Race, and all the thousand and
one rivulets in the land, and for the en-
largement, dredging or creation Of host
of "harbOrs," which the sails of shipping
never whiten and never will visit. OF
course, all these men with measures are
"trsders," and unless their riders are ac-
cepted they fight the original Dill.
"Now," says the st. Louis lobe Democrat,
lei the friends of real improvement take
determined stand against the improper
demands of the representatives of the in
significant streams and the needless, if not
impossible, harbOrs, aud they will find
themselves much stronger than they would
be otherwise. The sooner it ia understood
that they will do this the better. We be.
lieve with our contemporary that the
waste, extravsgsnca and robbery in these
riders " is largely what aroused popular
indignation against. the river and harbor
bill last year, and, as result, needed
work could not be done. If, therefore,
united effort is made TO repulse these
triaing amendments, it is probable it viii
be successful, and that jobbery and ex-
travagance win be prevented. The navi.
cation of the Sacramento river, the chief
waterway Of California, is of national
Importance, and should be divorced from
all the little schemes which have heretofore
choked it off in Congress The nation
should preserve the stream, prevent its
diversion, and save this heritage of the
people for the people. Unless the neces-
ssry work lie done by the Government to
this end, it is certain that in some food
season the river will divide, and the result
will be the destruction of It's navigability,
It should therefore be kept in its channel,
and without Government aid to correct its
course and confne it to its banks, this is
not likely to be done.
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be she least equitable of methods, even il
azy distribution would be constitutional,
for there is nothing in the Constitution to
warrant the support, in whole or part, OF
State Governments at Federal cost. The
Inter. Ooean, however, claims that there
are judicious ways Of using the surplus by
the Federal Government; IS, preventing
the annual overfows Of the Mississippi,
and the securing of the lands along the
river from injury. So far as work is
needed to correct the channel Of the river,
conine it's waters therein, and improve its
navigation. money nay well be expended
upon IT; but az we long since demon.
atrated, DO more serious mistake
can be made by the Federal
Government than to appropriate
money to reclaim private lands.
Such policy is opposed to the
central principles on which the Republic
rests. Once open the door for such ex-
peuditures, and there viii ensue scramble
of sections for the plumber that viii wreck
Us. The great water ways, the highway
heritages of all the people, should be cared
for by the nation, with a view OF improY-
ing and preserving their navigation, and
California in that matter can present strong
claims for an adequate share of the sur
plus. But when it is proposed, as is done
by the Inter Ocean, that Federal revenues
be expended to build aqueduct works
along the Mississippi to enable the
owners of ga half million square
miles of land by irrigation to utilize
the overflow SO as to encourage a safe
system of farming, it is time to protest.
There is no need to enter again upon de.
tailed exposition of the vice of such q
scheme under Federal patronage. Let the
Government correct and confne its rivers,
but by no means undertake to distribute
their waters for private advantage. The
further propositions are not Objectionable,
i. e., the construction of a navy, and the
expenditure of adequate sums to protect
and encourage timber growth upon public
landa. There is one phase of this matter
rot pleasant to reflect upon, and that is the
exciting cause for political plundering that
this surplus will prove TO be for the next
seven years.
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ALARM VERSUS PREcAUrIoN.


There is in some quarters disposition
manifest TO treat the cholera alarm as of
no moment, and the possibility OF its
reaching this country az go remote as not
to be worthy of any present consideration.
1t is well enough to prevent panic of
fear, but it is folly to be negligent of pre-
cautions that may narrow the limit of the
possibility until it is too late to ward off
the disease when it shall actually appear.
We think the probability of the cholera
reaching us more remote than our
brethren OF the Atlantic coast, because
their climate is more liable to receive and
foster the seeds of the disease than ours,
and because their lines of communication
with infected quarters are more numerous
to the Atlantic seaboard. But with the
appearance of yellow fever on the Gulf
coast, and of both the fever and cholera in
Mexico, and with daily communication by
rail and water with those localities, our
risks are increased, and common caution
directs that every timely precaution be
taken to resist the assaults of these plaques
should they appear upon our borders.
Those who advise procraatination take
upon themselves responsibility which it
is possible the people msy find cause to an
alternative them for. In short, as the time
of peace is the time Of preparation for war,
so the time of health is the time of prep.
aration for disease. Sanitary precautions
and regulations can By no possibility do us
harm on the contrary, whatever preoau-
tions are taken in the way of inspection Of
incoming steamers and trains must result
in coed, if it is nothing more than to in.
spire the people with confidence, while the
cleansing of the cities and towns will tend
to raise the standard of public health.
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50. fss K sTaEgT aIiyl.sptil.....sAoRA
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VIGOROUS discussion is going on ii local circles
relative to sanitary matters in Sacramento. 1t is
now admitted that the ceszpoos threaten US with
danger, and that enforced ventilation would greatly
lessen it. Let the order be passed at once requiring
it, and also enforcing THEN cleansing. Sacramento
cannot sford delay taking the necessary steps to
guard against the incoming of the plaques 1t i.
well enough to discuss the problem Of filing China
Slough but as it has been debated for fifteen years
aud little accomplished, We have but small faith in
the present effort to Secure the suppression of thzt
nuisance by filing the pond. Let the city enforce
the ordinances against maintaining foul premises
The premises water and land along the Chinese side
OF the slough can be shown to be foul To say that
we can neither fill the slough nor enforce the law
against nuisances, is confession we should never
make. The health ordinances can be enforced.
The premises being foul and inimica to the public
health the owners be punished until they cease
TO pollute the waters of the slough Stop depositng
filth in the water, and half the viIeness OF the
nuisance abated We assert that with tae arbitrary
power given by the city charter this can be done
Ii not, the sooner it is known that we are helpless
in the hands OF the Chinese Of that quar- CT, and
the landlords who rent to them, the better In the
meantime let Us not lose sight Of the danger to
which soil-poisoning in other sections exposes u.s.
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WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH TIE
MONEY

Professor Thompson and Wharton Baker,
in recent articles and pamphlets, urge the
theory that calls for the distribution of the
surplus Federal revenue among the
States according to population. They
make this case The surplus is now ap-
plicable to discharge Of the national
debt. To this end we applied in 1882
sl25. 5Sl, $50. There will be surplus
this year of 500. OO0. coo, and it wiz con.
tinue to increase as long as the present
tariff and revenue laws remain in force.
It is not probable that duties on imports
will be reduced, for the producers oppose
it, and nearly all people, except dealers
oppose reduction of tobacco and liquor I'M
posts. Between this date aud September,
1891, but 1886. 2S6, $50 of Government
bonds are payable. In less than four years
the surplus will pay them off. We will
then accumulate 500, 000, 900 annually for
five years. Now, say there political econo-
mists, we can erect public works, reduce
duties, or repeal the internal revenue laws.
But TIE people are not agreed SIS to any of
these measures, and they cannot be &C.
complished therefore we propose that
the surplus be given TO the States to
enable them to relieve the people
from taxation. This looks well on It's
face, but it appears to US to be bad
policy. While il must be admitted that
retention in the Treasury Of such sums is
ga terrible temptation TO Congress to
walk in exsravagsnt ways, we believe that
distribution among the States would work
no special benefit. Legislatures having
less responsibility. and bsiag accountable
to smaller constituencies, would be more
liable to squander the money. In very few
States would the money be applied to the
relief of taxpayers. Even if for few
years the tax rate should by this means Be
greatly reduced, its restoration would |
make it more severely felt Besides it is
very doubtful policy indeed to lesd the
States TO lean st all upon tbs Federal Gov 7
ernment in the matter CT revenue, or make
them subseryient to Federal influence in
that respect. States TO be independent
and well disciplined should be self-sup.
porting, no matter how great the cost.
Beyond and above ali these reasons are
two others-the grave doubt about the
constitutional power to Distribute Federal
moneys among the States, and the fact that
distribution according to population T9Eld
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a y, ToWNE ...............Ge General Manager
I. Il. GooDNAN-. Gea1 Pass'r snd Ticket agent
iae-4ptf
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One gentleman who had been confined to
his bed six weeks with Hercurial Rheuma-
tism has been cured entirely, and speaks in
the highest praise Of S. S. s.
cHILES & BERRY,
Chattanooga, Tenn.