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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

MoLAssEs IMPORTATION.-The British
brig Emily Raymond, Roberts master, and
the American schooner Fred. Jackson,
Snow master, were entered yesterday at
the custom-houSe from Matanzas, Cuba.
with molasses for Messrs. Davenport q
Morris. The two cargoes consist Of 929
hogsheads and 9S tierces Of molasses, valued
at $50, ,4Oj, upon which the estimated duties
amount 10 nearly $4,000.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
bol NORTH FREMONT sTREEr,l
BALTIMORE.

nr-,ns NE war was Injured In the stomach by
, niece Of a she'll. and have suffered from II ever
s,nee. About fOur years ago It brought on paraiy-
sis. which kept me in bed six months, and the best
doetors IN the city said could not I've lsuhered
fe,rfuIy from indigestion, and for over two years
cop,1 not eat sosa food and for large portion OF
the lime was unable 10 retain even liquid nourish-
mcnt. Itred BROWNS IRON mTTEEs' and now'
after taking two bottles. am able to get up ana
20 around. and am rapidly improving.
q. DHCKEE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
BUFFALO LIlHIA WATER.
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER
foR THE
GOUTY DiATIIEsis,
BRIGuTs DISEASE OF TIE KIDNByS.
STONE OF TIE BLADDER, SO.
RHEUMATIC GOVT.
CASE or De. J. a. HANDY, OF PATRICK Court
HOUSE, VA. STATED ny IiIMSELr.

HOUSE, Va, STATED ny IIiMSELF.
"For four years was afflicted with RHEU-
MATIC GOUT 10 an extent which incapzcitater
me entirely for the discharge OF the dulles Of my
profession, and was finally reduced % such con-
dillon ~ to subject ne for the most part ~ con-
fuCment to my bed. BY the advice OF one OF my
medical attendants, and emphatically as dernfes
resort, | determined 10 make Use OF the BUf-
FALO LITHlA WATER, spring No. Z, am
frank 10 say without faith In Its virtues, having
but little confidence I'm mineral waters. The Use,
however. of u few cases of the water was attended
by beneficial results, remarkable that was SOON
able to be out of bed and upon my feet. and iny
improvement has continued until AIN now ac-
lively engaged In the practice OF my profession.
meeting, without any unusual Inconvenience all
the exposure and hardship incident to the life OF
a physician Ia "A mourtsin country. cannot In
candor do otherwise than ascrbe my recovery
solely to this water the value or which rcgarf
as beyond estimation"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
BROWNS IRON BlTrERs

COMPLETE AND SURE REMEDY
FOR
INDIGESTION,
DYSPEPSIA,
MALARIA,
WEAKNESS,
AND ALL DISEASES REQUIRING 4 TRUE
RELIABLE, NON-ALCoHoLIC TONIC.
ITFSRICHEs THE BLOOD, GIVES NEW LIFE
TO THE MUSCLES, AND TONE
TOTHE NERVES.
[fe 3-eodlwl
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

ASH suWEDYEsDAY.-Yesterday was Ash
Wednesday and the commencement OF the
season OF Lent. At the Catholic and
Episcopal churches the usual deeply-inter-
esting services incidental TO the occasion
were observed. The congregations in each
case were large when the inclement nature
OF the weather IL considered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

THE WEATHER YESTERDAY was cloudy
and partly clear.
THERMOMETER YESTERDAY 6 A. NJ, ~ !;
o A. NJ, 81; noon. So; L. VI. SO; 6 T..
NJ, 81; midnight. 43.
Mean temperature, 81 1-6.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
STONE IN THE BLADDER iCRIC Acid
SYMPTOMS OF BRIGUT's DISEASE.

CASE OF MRS. -, STATED By DIR. DAVID ".
SMITH, OF BRoNXyILLE. WEsrCuESTER, NEW
YORK.
Mrs. was subject t. severe attacks of
GOUT. q consequence Of an Inherited GOUT1
DIATHEsIS, followed after some time by STONE
IN THE BLADDER. The limbs were very
lEdcmdiOUs, 50 much 80 rs TO pit readily on pres
sure with the finger leaving an indeniation long
after its removal The urine was loaded with
urates and 20 per cent. albuinen, and the micro
scope revealed Casts, showing uDmlstakably, ~ !
NEls. 1 prescribed the BUFFALO LITHIA
WATER, Spring No. ., which afforded prompt
relief in the gouty affection. and resulted In few
weeks In the passage OF stone L OF an Inch long
ny 4 Of an inch I'm diameter. Under the continued
use of the water the urine has been relieved OF
albuminous imprcgnailOn and restored ~ a nor
nal condition, no Casts can be discovered, the
CEdemdiOus condition of the limbs has been re-
lieved aud the general heath Of the e'tlent 10 a
great extent. restored" fe 3-eod3t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROCHEs will relieve
bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, consGmptiye and
throat diseases. They are used always with good
succpSS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
Notice.

We beg leave TO call special attention to
the sale Of Captain George A. Ainslie's resi-
dence to take place this afternoon at 4
O'Clock. See advertisement.
WILLIAM ii. LYME d Co.,
Auctioneers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

PEOlLE WITH GRAY HAIR may conceal from
the world the fact that they are becoming aged
and passing on to decay by the use Of HALLS
IIAIR-RENEwER. IL is fact that this article re-
news, cleanse5, brightens, ilvigorates, and re-
stores faded gray hair 90 ts youthful color and
lnstre. cheaply. aGlckly. and surely.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

Cheap Gas.

A member OF the Council well known
for the interest he takes In the gas question,
aud strongly opposed to the city having
gas made by contract. asks that 1t be stated
in this paper that at the Joint session OF
thc Committees on Light and Finance held
Tuesday evening the Granger bid was
adopted oniy as matter Of form. Messrs.
Glasgow, Todd, Cohen, Barksdale, and
Uargroye (5) voted "Aye," and Messrs.
Higgins, Bowie, Phillips, Taylor, and
Frischkorn % voted "No" on the adop-
tion of this plan. The committee being
evenly divided, Mr.. Todd appealed to Mr..
Bowie TO change his vote so that a report
might be made. and with that understand
ing Mr.. Bowie did so. so OF those pres
ent 3 were for and were against the
Granger plan. .,
Now, gentleman on the other side
thinks il but right that we should say that
Messrs. Crenshaw. Pizzini, and Gilnn were
absent, and that the probability Is Qrom
their record IN this controversy that the
two first would have voted "Aye" and
the last-named "No." II so, the commit
tee, in IFS entirety would have stood seven
for the Oranges plan and six against II,
But. Ia! The people care little ABOUT
tnpSe IIllltS. lHtf kuoN uoiuho "b'"e
coal-gas and less about water-gas. But
they know good gas. They know cheap
gas. They are experts on both OF these
subjects. The photometer may record
seventeen or eighteen candle-power, but
consumers can tell when gas gives light.
Now, il Is probable that before this mat
ter is finally disposed OF by the City Coun-
ell the city will have an offer better than
that Of Granger & Co. But let that be as it
may, the city can certainly get
Cts.
Gas in the holder %
Cost of distribution. condensation, and all 9th
ercxpenses, Including taking state OF metel) ~
Total cost TO city from first 10 last..... 10
Now, If the city cares TO exact the enor-
nous profit OF 100 per cent, she can yet
furnish gas at S1.50 per thousand; but ac-
cording to the figures OF Messrs. Glasgow
and Todd. she has for six years past been
doing quite well for herself by making
sixty-fve cents profit on thousand feet.
If so--and giving her without account the
advantage OF the increased consumption
the lowering OF the price will cause-she
can sell gas at Sl.40 (7j and 65) and do as
well as ever.
Shall we have gas at S1.4O or not:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

II YOU will call at the new aud elegant
saloon and sample-room No. S26 east Main
YOU will get the genuine Montrose whiskey
and some OF the best beer ever offered for
sale i'm Richmond.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

THE FINEST ASSORTMENT OF VALENTINES.
and ~ 20 per cent. reduction from regular prices,
at l.. LEwIs's, 9l2 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
3itImond 1ispatth.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1883.
ssTHSTRcULATIoN or THE DISPATCH
Is LARGER THAN THE CONFINED ciRcu-
LArIoN or ALL THE OTHER DAILY NEWS
PAPERs OF THE CITY.
Entered at the Posi-ofice at Richmond Na'~
second-class matiefl
WEATHER REPORT.

IMPLICATIONS FOR To-DAY.-For the Mid
die Atlantic states, colder northwest TO
southwest winds, occasional ram, Win
partly cloudy weather and higher barome-
ter
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

ALDERMAN COLE AND SUPERINTENDENT
DAvIs.-The eases OF the Commonwealth
Us. Aldermen w. A. o. Cole and James l..
Davis, Superintendent OF Water Works,
were called in the Circuit Court yesterday,
and, after argument by Mr.. Kelley and Mr..
Blair. were dismissed. These were the
eases in which it was considered that SUI
perintendent Davis had no right to make
contracts with Aldermen Cole for hauling.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
uRowx,s IRON RIrrERs.
@ T R f N @ T II

CTREN II
10 vigorously push business strength 10 ''"oS
=, ,rofOAsion, strength to regulate household
strength 70 do days labor without physical
,,.,o-a,, This represent. what Is wanted IN he
..c...ne,rd expression, "oh' wish bad the
,.,a I, Won are broken down, have not
0,-srs or feei as if life was hardly worth living
-. .,, 10 relieved aud restored 10 robust health
and strength by taking
BROWNS IRON BITTERs,
which Is true tonio-a medicine universally re-
commended for all wasting diseases.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
EDUCATIONAL.
-.------, 49,
CCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AM
- LITTLE GIRLS,

~
- LITTLE GIRLS,
No. TO EAST GRACE STREET.
PRINCIPALS: Mrs. Il. Cokton and Miss 4. T.
Daniel.
ASSISTANTS:
Monsieur Chopard, French;
Mr. Thomas Carter, Latin,
Mrs. j. A. siayton, lialiani
Miss Emma Grsbe, German;
Mrs. Slayton, Vocal and lnstrumenlAl Music
The second half-session OF this school begins
FEBRUARY 18TH. Persons desifous Of enteffnx
their daughters will obliye the prineipai. ny ap-
plying early IN February. fe eo-Tu&Ihxt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

Ihaye prescribed kidney-Wort ioim rery great
success In a score or more obstinate cases of kid
ney and liver troubles. also for female weakness
es.-Philip G. Ballou, NJ. d., MOnkton, Vt.
My wife has been much benefited from the
use Of Kidney-Wort. She had kidney and other
complaints" writes Rev. ABB. Coleman, Fayette-
VILE, Tenn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

CHAMBER OF CoMmERcR.-The regular
monthly meeting Of the Board OF Directors
OF the Chamber OF Commerce VIII be held
this evening at o'clock.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

SAVE MONEY by having your printing done Al
fhe DISPATCH PRINTING-IIoUsE. Good work
low prices. aud satisfaction guaranteed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

RE- On all sales of Real Estate made betweent tho
lst OF January and last of jane the taxes for the
present year have 10 be paid by the purchaser. OF
All sales made between the lst OF July and last
the year the taxes have 10 be paid by the seller.
This custOm was adopted about fifteen ycarsag
by all the real estate agents in Richmond, and APP
plies TO Richmond and yicnity.I
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
rTAMMERING CURED BY PROBES

~ SOR STUBBS, WHO s. now stopping ut the -.
Charles Hotel. He can be seen there from 8 \. VI.
tod p. NJ He viii be pleased to zee all persons af-
nicted with impe1lment In speech. Re has certii-
Gates from q number Of persons from different
sections whom he has relieved Of that sad anic-
tiOn. His charges are moderate. References given.
e1-Su TuErh3fN
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
Supreme Court.

Powell, who sues. rs. Tarry's admins
traitor. Argued by Robert stiles. Esq, for
plaintiff in error, and Judge William j.
Robertson for defendant in error.
Eppa Hunton, ,Jr.. allowed to practice as
counsel in this court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

LOT OF FINE ENGRAvIsGs TO be sold IT spe-
cial prices ut l.. LEwIs's, 0l2 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

HECKER's BAKfSC-POwDER IL perfect in every
respect, heathful, thoroughly reliable, uniform IN
strength, and Its baking qualities caAnot be sur
passed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
BANANAS AND ORANGES.

BANANAS AND ORANGES Receiv-
ID ing by every steamer from New York, direct
from the Importers CHOICE BANANAS and
JAMAICA ORANGES. For sale 20 the trade al
the lowest figures. -
WILLIAM JENKINS 4 90,
fe S-Th&Sa2t l432 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

REDUCED PRICES OF FRAMES AND PICTURES
at l.. L.LEwIs's, 9l2 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
FEBRUARY 7.lS93.
NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE.

The undersigned, A. ID. WILLIAMS. Of the late
firm of GrubOs & Williams, and n. ". BOWE,
who has long been engaged with said 1rm, will
continue the business OF REAL. ESTATE
name and style Of WILLIAMS 4 BOWE, and So
liclt the business of the patrons OF the old nrin
and of the public generally With our long eN-
periencc aud ample facilities, We nink we can
give satisfaction % ali who may cntrnst their in-
terests To Us.
The negotiation Of loans ana placing OF invest
ments viii be carefully attended To-
A. ID. WILLIAMS.
fe 7-6t N. W. BOWIE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
KIDN Ely W o II L
HAS BEEN PROVED
the siTcst cure for
kIDN EI ID ; r a : r :.

/ Does a lame back or dls0rdcred urine indl-
cate that YOU are victim THEN DO NOT |
HESITATE: 6sc hfDNEI-WORTa AT once |
druggists recommend ~, and II viii rpecc- |
ily overcome the disease and restore healthy |
action.
LADIEs.-FOr complaints peculiar 70 4
yourrcX. sch as pain and weaknesses, Md 4
NEY- WORT Is unsurpassed, as II viii act \
promptly and safely.
EITHER SEX.-IncOn'ineuce. retention !
Of urine, brick dust or rODy deposits, ana I
dull. dragging pains, all speedily yield to It's |
curative power.
SOLD Bl ALL DRUGGISTS. Price -.
KIDN Wv o Il T.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

VALENTINES at 20 per cent. reduction at
l.. LEwIs's, 912 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

WILLIAM H. LYME & CO, 4 +. NJ. brick
dwelling az the southwest corner of Grace aud
Twcnty-siXth streets.
JNO. f. LAUGHTON, JR., 10. a. NJ, furniture,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
neIieious Green Tea

can be bought at Il moderate price OF Je-
seph NJ. Blair, grocer, SO3 Main street
pace Block.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

TUESDAY EVENING, February 6, 1888.
EROM OBSERVATION, | AN CON
Il WINGED OF Professor Stubbs's ability To re-
ieve those who are AFFLICTED WITH ANY
IN TIIFIR SPEECH.
fe site ALEXANDER CAMERON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

NEW FARM CATALOGUE BENT
~ FREE 10 any address. Five hundred Farms
described. Maps of Virginia, Doe
h. l.. STAPLES q CO.
ia lo-dsw&wlm Richmond. Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

II could find no remedy for my kidney CON-
pIaint and rheumatism" writes Mr.. A. u. Burr
Of Temples MIL, Florida, until pds cured by
hidney-wort-" Exposure, incident 20 numbering,
caused Mr.. BuSr's disorders.
oc 10-Sa Tu, ,Th&wtMh3
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

RICHMOND, VA, February Z, 1883.
IN FEW DAYS WILL ANNOUNCE
L through the daily papers my BUSINESS AR
aud In the mean time can be-
found nj the old Office OF Grubbs & Williams.
fe s-5t =. W. GRuBDS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
MISFIT STORE.
WHAT ARE MlSFITSl
w WHAT ARE MlsFITsr
MleFlTsg

busFtTS2
by the tern mistit the trade dcnomnate5 All
clothing left In the merchant tailor's hands. This
occurs In dozen or more ways. Frequently gen
tlempn after ordering suits. find that tnev need the
cash worse than they do The clothing. The conse-
quence Is that they forfeit their deposit and the
tailor hnds himself stuck with the suit. At times.
too, the tailor fails TO satisfy in t nnh. Tall
ors hate to iose good customers, and, rather than
let them go away dissatisfied, the offending gar
ment goes among the nishts,while new garment,
that will satisfy are made to replace them. These
misfiIs the tailor Is unable to sell for several rca-
sons. lie hasn't the assortment 10 attract attcn-
ton, and 10 attempt to convert those who some at
ter ordered suits into buyers OF ready-nade cloth
ing would ruin the trade OF le merchant tailor IL
Is then we come IN with the cash aud the garmeuts
change hands. MlSFIT STORE.
fe SGT 9l2 Main stI,pt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

L" / am living advocate Of the virtues Of Kid
ney-Wort. l suffered untold agony from liver
disorder. II cured me"-John ID. Neyans, SPRING
field, Ohio.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
I r. CHRISTIAN.

+. CHRISTIAN. ferup.s
IL. FURNISHING UNDERTAKER.> .>sal<azs>~
NO. 1915 EAST BROAD STREET,
RICHMOND. VA,
las iarse ssortnent II MOOD and METALLlC
gAkEs., CAtSETs, sHROUDs. CLOTH CAS-
kETs. &c., NJ lev prices.
:, cSsassy snd tslessaph orders pzcsaptly attended
~asy % aixht dee-eoo
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
DIssOLIrTtOys & pARTNERsHIPs.

DIssOLUTIONS & PARTNERSHIPS.
IL SHIP
The firm Of GRUBBs & WILLIAMS is this day
dissolved.
The affairs of the concern will be settled by MIR.
y. ". BOWIE, who will pay on demand all debtf,
aud TO whom all dues must be pad.
r. ". GRUBBS,
A. ID. WILLIAMS.
FEBRUARY 7. 1883.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

COO OYERCOATS ARE SELLING At
.DZO so at the
fe 81 MIsFIT STORE, 9I2 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

Constipation. all It's forms. yields to Kidney
Wort. In female diseases 1t Is UeTy SuccessfttlN-
Dr. Philip e. Ballou, Monkton, VT. April 20
1882.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

COO FANCY BACK ONERCOATS,
.DCO custom made. are selling At 81 4 at the
u S-3L MIsFIT STORE. el2 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
CSO SATIN-LINED OFERCOATS,
tpsJO custom made, are selling at f22 At the
fe s-3t MISFIT STORE. nl2 Main strrct-

ctS SILK-LINED OVERCOATS, Gus
.pHfC tom made. are selling at 800 at the
fe S-3t MIStII STORE. ol2 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
KIDNEY-W0RT.

tfe a-eodlwl
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08

c1O OVERCOATS ARE SELLING at
fe s-st MIsFIT STORE. 9l2 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-08
HE SCENE on TIE RIVER.

The shipping in the harbor presented a
gala appearance during the afternoon.
Nearly all the steamboats, plying to New
Orleans are in port. These, as well as hum
dreds of other vessels along the whole city
front. were gayly decorated. Foreign YES
sells also displayed theirnumerOus flags and
signals. Tonight many buildings along the
route of the procession are brilliantly illu-
minated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
Brought it On.

lTHllduelpnld Record.
1t is asserted that Jay Gould, so far
from regretting the telegraphers'
strike, rather enjoys it, having pur-
pOsely brought it on. He hopes, it is
said, TO create an agitation in favor of
Il purchase of all telegraph lines by
the government, following the exam
pie set by the English government.
Inasmuch as the whole plant through
out this country could be built for
about S25,O00,O00, or less, while the
stocks of the Western Union combi-
nation alone amount to about SS0000,-
600, it is easy to see why Mr.. Gould
would like to unload" upon the
government. But if the people who
desire the government to go into the
telegraph business should bein the ma
jority, and should insist upon the
adoption of their opinions in this
matter, there is way to go about it
without making a pre- sent to Mr..
Gould of about $60,000OO0 out of the
treasury. There is no reason why the
government should make more than
plant. If the offer is refused, let the
government build its own lines and
compete with the rest of the compa-
MES. 1t is easy to see that the gov
eminent can do business cheaper on
an investment of $25,OOO,0OO than Mr..
Gould can on stock list representing
$SO,OOO,0O0. on which dividends must
be paid. If the government must be
dragged into telegraphy, this is the
way to go to work,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

Wages in Germany are rapidly ad-
vancing. Thus the Krup coal mines
in Westphalia employ at present 1886
laborers, whose actual wages per
month are 1892 marks, or about
S155 year per head. A statistician
has calculated the wages paid in
thirty-nine Westphalia mining estab-
lishments, and finds from the COM
panies' books that in 1873 total of
1899 hands received. in actual
wages, 11,860,O0O marks, while in 1882
the same works employed 1886
hands, who received 100000 marks.
The annual wages thus increased
from about $204 per head to 1927.
Compared with the wages as reported
by the American census Of 1880, the
above numbers are quite high, es-
pecially if it be true that rents food
and clothing in Germany are much
cheaper than in this country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
The Colorado Bottom Grass, or ''Tex-
as Millet."

This grass is common In cultivated
lands in the vicinity of Austin and is
the most valuable of the native grass
of Texas for hay. 1t is very nutri-
tious and both cattle and horses are
very fond of it. 1t is an annual and
does not terminate in early spring,
but often not until May or June, when
it awakens to life, grows rapidly and
natures about the last of July or the
first of August. In favorable seasons
in good soil it acquires hight of
four or more feet and yields two tons
of hay to the acre. Owing to its late
ness, crops of it are often grown in
cornfields, the grass growing after the
corn is made. However, a better way
is to cultivate the ground in early
sp ing for the grass alone, by which
method two crops can be made in one
season and with more profit than is
often realized from corn or cotton.
The seeds of this grass drop from the
stem so freely after maturing as to
completely seed the ground and pro-
vide for the next years crop. 1t was
first described and a botanical name
given to it in my preliminary report
on the geological and agricultural
survey of Texas in 1866. 1t is also
described and figured in the annual
report of the department of agricul-
ture in 1878. In the spring of 1882
saw it growing in cornfeld at st.
Diego. in southwestern Texas. Late
" have seen a notice of it in the
agricultural department of the Week
" Sun. of New York, its editor hay
ing received specimens of it from
Mexico for a botanical name. Hence,
this grass has a wider range than is
generally supposed. There is no doubt
but that it can be grown in all the
cotton region, to which it is certainly
valuable acquisition.
S. B. BUCKLEY.