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wiegxnd to b totally incompetent. The
main object OF Douglas. witness thought.
was to make the once pay the max
imum compensation allowed by law
rather than to faithfully administer the
duties OF the position. wiegand cited
numerous instances Of oyerchargcs and
false accounts made for guards and trans
portation, and said the reports OF four or
five Investigations Of Douglass Office were
against the Incumbent. In explaining the
charges against the deputies for making
Ease accounts, the marshal defended them
by saying that the law allowed them to
make such charges. The majority OF ar
for illicit distilling.
Mr.. Joel w. Bowman, AN examiner OF the
Department OF Justice, was the next wit
ness. He testified that he had made in
yestirasion Of the offices OF Mr.. Douglas,
ex- marshal OF the Western district of North
Carolina, aud General Lopgstreet, marshal
of the Northern district OF Georgia. He
said the officers were derelct In their duty
and were guilty OF negligence and inatten-
tive 10 the affairs OF their Offices while some
OF their deputies were dishonest. In each
district he had arrested two deputies for
ltUueEluS lhict uuu hVuttVus uVcOuutcs
Two OF them had already been tried, the
result in one case being the convection and
sentence OF the deputy to the pcnitentiary,
and in the other the result was acquittal.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATISTICS.
WASHINGTON, February 9.--The House
Committee on Labor to-day ordered q
favorable report on Representative Hop
kins's bill for the establishment OF de-
partment Of labor statistics. The measure
provides for the appointment Of a commits
sioner, who shall acquire all useful in
formation upon the subject OF labor, Its re-
lati0ns to capital, and the means OF pro-
noting the material, social, religious. aud
intellectual prosperity of laboring men and
women. The question OF contract convict
labor was discussed without reaching a
conclusion. Next Friday the committee
viii hear arguments Of employers favorlng
foreign contract labor.
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Terrible Arkansas Tragedy.
FOUR MEN KILLED OR FATALLY WOUNDED AND
OTHERS HURT.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.

lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.I
IIor SPRINGS, ARK, February "A ter
rible tragedy was enacted on the main
street OF this city this morning at about IL
o'clock. Three brothers-name Frank.
Jack, and William Flynn-were proceed
ing home in hack when party OF seven
men. armed with double.barrelled shot
guns and Winchester rifles, stepped out
from the door of saloon and opened fire.
The Flynns were armed, but the attack
was totally unexpected. Jack Flynn was
shot through the forehead by ball
from a Winchester rifle, and died
in few minutes. William was shot
through the breast, and the wound will
probably prove fatol. Frank received q
shot through the hand. intlicting slight
wound. Frank Hall, the driver OF the
hack, was shot through the back OF the
neck. and died an hour aiterward. Robert
Hargreave, a bystander, was shot through
the breast, and viii probably die. j. ".
Craig, prominent lumberman, received
charge OF buckshot through the back, and
his condition is considered precarious.
The difficulty originated some weeks ago
in an effort Of Frank Flynn to prevent
one Doran from opening q gambling
house. II eliminated at the time In
Dorar making a cowardly attempt to
assassinate Frank, failing in which he
fled the city. He returned few nights
ago, but Flynn was unaware OF bis pres
ence in the city until the fata! yolley
opened on him. The seven men who did
the shooting were arrested and are now in
Jail. They are s. A. Doran, two Pruitt
brothers. q man named Howell, and
three others. The most intense eX-
citement prevails, and strong threats
OF lynching the prisoners are
made. Citizens are loud in their con-
domination OF the murderous and cowardly
act. Judge Wood has been telegrnphed to
by leading citizens requesting him to adj
journ his court at Malvern and return here
and hold special session to try the MUIR
derers. II he consents, the law will proba-
bly, be allowed to take its course; If not,
the citizens boldly threaten to burn the
jail and hang the prisoners.
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

OFFERINGS.
WITHDRAWING, Is bushels. Mixed, 202 BUSH
els. Red 1874 bushels.
CoRS.-White, $50 bushels
OATS.-l.730 bushels.
MEAL.-90 bushels.
CLovER-SEED.-2S bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT white, IL bushels good Mt $1.13. Red.
654 bushels prime Longberry private terms !;
100 bushels fair 10 good Longbcrry ut SLIP 10
s1.15: 2O2 bushels mixed on private terms; I24
bushels very good shortbcrry at 81 ID.
CoRN.-White, 400 bushels very good at "a TO
65c.
OATs.-SO0 bushels prime mixed at 43c.; 500
bushels prime mixed OH private terms: $50 BUSH
els fair winter 1T 5Sc.
MEAL. 40 bushels on private terms.
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DE88OLUTfON8 q PARTNER8HEP8
RICHMOND, Va February 1, 1884.
MIR. e. II. SIMPSON, LATE INSPEC-
WI TOR OF TOBACCO at the Public Ware.
house IN this city, Is this day admitted into our
COMMISSION HOUSE rs a fulI partner, co-part-
nership dating from January J., 1884: and the
business will hereafter be conducted under the
At our old stand, No. 102 shockoe Slip.
II. j. GREGORY & co
Referring to The above, we would respectfully
solicit the patronage OF eur friends and the public
generally. assuring them Of our strict personal
attention 70 all business entrusted 10 rs.
GREGORY & SIMPSON,
successors TO T.. j. Gregory Co.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE

SATURDAY, February 0, 1884.
sALEs.-FrRsr BoAnp.-6,O00 Western North
Carolina Railroad first rs 107h; 10 shares Pc
tersburg Railroad ut ok, 20 do. at 21H.
: sEcoSp DoARD.-l,000 Georgia Pacific first 6's
at So, 1000 do. at SAX.
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You can ask any sampie-room merchant
in Richmond II the Montrose Is not the
best bar whiskey to be bad: Also esk any
tobacco-manufacturer II w. ID. Blair &
Co.'s "sun- Curedv Tobacco Is not the
best chew on the market.
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Tappan Exonerated.

Nv telegraph to The Dispatch.I
LONG ISLAND CITY, n. Y, February o.
Rugg confessed to detective to-day that
be alone assaulted and robbed Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend at Oyster Bay. This en-
onerates Tappan, and the latter will be
bailed,
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Flour We quote: ZINE. s2.502ss; supernne,
43.259s3.75; extra, S4.75@S4.90: 'aw'iv. Ana
1875: Patent family, s6ta*6.25. Market yerf
dull.
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A Ksntucky Failure.

LExIsGToN, KY, February 9.--James A.
Grinstead, OF the late private banking
firm OF Grinstead & Bradley, and for fifty
years considered one OF the most solvent
men in Kentucky, made an assignment
Yesterday. Assets, from $4,000 to $50, 900;
liabilities unknown, but supposed 10 ex-
coed flnQ nnenfe
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RICHMOND. vA- January 90, 1884.
V,HE FIRMS OF II. ID. BARKSDALE
l & CO, Of Richmond, Va, and &. II. BAgKS-
DALE & CO.. OF Ashevillc. N. c., were dissolved
on the 9Th instant by the death OF e. HUSTEg
BARKSDALE. II. ID. DARKSDALE,
Surviving Partner.
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NOTICE OF Co-PARTNERsuJP.

NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE.
II. ID. BARKsDALE n Co, Richmond Va.
BARKsDALE q JOHNSON, Asheville. N. G.
RICHMOND, VA, January 22. 1884.
We have this day formed copartnership for the
purpose Of buying leaf tobacco on commission, In
The name OF y. ID. BARKSDALE & co. In this city
and BARksDALE 4 JOHNSON In Asheville, N.
9. We respectfully solicit The orders OF those wish
Ing leaf tobacco In either market.
T.. ID. BARkSDALE,
hate ofc. n. 4 Y. -. Barkstlaic.
vIRGINTUS JOHNSON.
OF Petersburg. Va.
Refer 10 the tobacco trade of Richmond and
Petersburg. Va. IL 23,27,3O-fe 3,1O,l7
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HORSES. MULES. &c.

RISES AND VI L / L 5 On
III 10y
FOR SALE.
so head OF HORSES and MULES: s EXTRA
LARGE MULES, at TURNER & CO.'S,
fe b-lw franklin street.
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DLAZIN CRATE COAL AT
ID s45O.-For the price this extra Vir-t inia
Lump Coal excels all. as tested by many pa
az city price. NATURAL COKE. prime for
cooking. PURE sPLINT COAL. the perfection
Of crate fuel. BRIGHTHOPE CRATE COAL,
lowest prices. ANTHRACITE COAL, stove and
crate, all Sizes c"eap. RICH FOREST PINE
and DRY OAK WOOD, Long, Sawed. and split.
Coal weighed. For economy write, speak, or tel
ephone (No. 3l2) 1872 east Main street:
de 30 thlh6 j. b. WATKINS.
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WOOD AND COAL.

GOAL AND WOOD.-BEST ANTHRA-
" CITE STOYE-COAL, So and 1925: EGG
ANTHRACITE, 1913 to 50; sPLlST COAL,
HILL, and all kinds of ENGINE COAL. OAK
and PINE WOOD-long, sawed. or split. Small
Iot of PINE will sell for few days at Sl.7 per
half cord. 1905 Cary street, or 7US Broad street.
Telephone No., 165.
20 Z. III. fAGE.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX-
iSTING BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED, un-
der the firm name Of GRESHAM. BROWN & Co., Is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
JOHN II. GRESHAM having purchased the In
terest OF VALENTINE BROWN, takes all the assets
and assumes all the liabilities OF the late firm, and
Is alone au horizcd to settle IN Its business and to
sign the lrn-name In liquidation only.
JOHN ". GRESHAM.
VALENTINE BROWN.
Having pun chased the interest of Mr.. Valentine
Brown. take pleasure In saying that VIII con-
tnue tire business nj the old stand, and the patron
age of the friends and customers of the late con-
Germ Is respectfully solicited.
FEBRUARY ], 1884.
cordially recommend the new firm TO my
friends aud patrons.
f. 1-eodl0t VALENTINE BROWN.
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DISSOLUTION OF COP PARTNER
~ SHIP.

hlSSOLUTlON OF CO-P ARI y II IL
IL SHIP.
The partnership heretofore existing be ween
the undersigned under the 1rm-namc and style OF
GATES, BROWN & GATES Is this day dissolved
by mutual consent. Il. W. Gates and Charles l..
Brown have purchased the Interest Of William j.
Gates In the said concern. and have assumed all
the liabilities of The old rm and are alone author
lied 10 settle up It's business and to sign the hrm
name In liquidation only,
CHARLES l.. BROWN,
WILLIAM j. GATES.
FEBRUARY l, 1884.
NEW COMPREHENSIVE.
The undersigned have this day formed part
nership, under the irm-name and style of
GATES & BROWN,
and under that style will conduct In the city OF
Richmond. at the old stand on Fourteenth street
between Main and Gary streets, n wholesale gro
Gerry business and respectfully solicit for The new
firm continuance Of The patronage sc literally
be stowed on the late firm of Gates, Brown Gates.
T.. W. GATES,
CHARLES L. BROWN.
FEBRUARY |, 1854.
cordially recommend the new firm 10 nv
friends and patrons. WILLIAM }. GATES.
FEBRUARY l. 1854. fe S'eodlOt
WE HAVE THIS DAY ADMITTED
w Mr.. j. HARvlE BLAIR TO an interest In
our business.
FOURQUREAN, PRICE, TEMPLE 4 co.
FEBRUARY 1, 1884. fe l-lot
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CITY COMMISSIONING Otvrcy.t
BAr35ncun, Fsbsssry y 1854.
CEALED PROpOHALS WILL BE RE.
- CEIvED ATTHis OFFICE UNTIL MON
ksxxS FfiEEa 81 m ctE =
Inc following d1meusions:
LARGE sfzE.-Not less than eight (ej nor more
than twelve tl2j inches IN length; NOT lsss Than
half t4Xj Inches Ii width. and not les than aMei
nor more than seven ~ inches IN depth. ~ y Is
detcru tined 10 use the Issge blocks, absut 00UOO0
SNAIL sizE.-Not more than eight ie) nor les
than six 49, inches Ia length not more than ave
f5l nor less than three t3l Inches ID Width, an4
not more than six t6I nor less than I'VE snd hall
5kl inches In depth. fit ~ determined 70 u>e
the small blocks, about 10000 Of uient VIII Be
required.
Proposals win only he received for furnishing
lots Of not less than $4,000 blocks.
The right Is reserved, after the propOsais are
opened. 10 elect which sine OF blocks viii te used,
and to reject any or al proposals offered.
Proposals mnst state the price both Dy the iIiOa-
sand and by the square yard
Bond, With approved security. will be required
for the faithful performance Of the contract.
AL bids must be accompanied by specimen
blocks OF the sIxcs and character given ah0ve la
beed with the name Of the bidder and The iocali-
Printed speciicssious viii be furnished on APP
piicali0n TO rnis ONCE JOHN u. ToOLt,
Re lost Clerk to City Conn tssi0ner.
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The Sultan's Days Work~

a salary OF SIC, 1000 q day vould an.
pear to those who have but few wants a
nice competency. That Is the dailv
wages of Abdul Hamid, and NO soyer-
eign alive earns his money harder. Ont
OF that sum he has, moreover. to nav
for his own beard, fire, and candles. his
lodgings alone are free; SO that consid-
ering the footing on which his estab-
lishment is placed, he must be q man Of
order and economy to make both ends
meet with so small an income at his
command. There is, indeed, no more
dlligent or active man in his empire
than the sultan, and it is literally true
OF him to say that he eats his bread in
the sweat Of his brow He gives per
sonal audience to everyone who applies
for it, whenever it is. possible; when not.
his first adjutant gives audience for
him. The 600 wives of Abdul-Aziz have
vanished and Abdul Hamid finds it as
much AS lie can do to meet the milliner,s
bills of poor three dozen spouses
This scanty harem leaves him a good
deal more time for devotion and state
business. He leaves his apartment
betimes. and bathes the prison of hia
soul in tepid water. after which he
stretches himself full length upon
carpet and breathes q silent morning
prayer. He then drinks cup of choco-
late and proceeds Immediately after to
the affairs of the state. Dispatches
are received and sent, reports examined
and approved of. expenses consented
to. decorations granted, ministers and
ambassadors received, and that goes on
for several hours. Toward noon a
second carpet is spread at the feet OF
the ruler of the faithful, whereon he
prays again, and then takes his second
breakfast. After that he goes out for q
drive, and when he returns he is at the
disposal of his family and the inhabi-
tants Of the palace. He gives audience
to his brothers and sisters, listens to the
report of the household officers, confers
with the chief of the eunuchs on all
sorts Of delicate subjects aud gives him
his orders. The imaum. or chaplain Of
the palace, also comes in the evening,
and the sultan prsys or reads some pious
book with him. Three times in the
week the sultan takes lessons on the
piano from q French teacher-that is.
he listens to his teacher playing q few
morceaux, but never plays . single scale
himself. Later in the evening he dis
patches more state business, and then
IN hour before midnight he, accom-
panied only BY the chief pf the eunuchs,
retires to the mysterions recesses Of
the eharem.-E1changes
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* The 0nly Flower.o

A lady in this city recently received
photograph of baby from . friend in
. distant city. It was q beautiful pic
ture. The little fellow looked out of
that picture At you and smiled such
handsome smile, fanked ON either side
with the prettiest Of dimples, while his
little lips parted just enough to show
. couple Of little teeth. One would
want to kiss the picture If unable to
kiss the original On the hack of the
photograph was written in fine but
tremulous hand: ''The only flower the
angel Of death has Left ua.
E How much meaning there was in that
sentence. The only blossom LETT Tho
mother of that baby had buried three
little ones since last fall, and now her
heart trembles in fear that the last, her
baby boy, may be taken from her. How
our hearts go out to that mother and to
that baby! There is something about
. poor little helpless baby that draws
everybody to it. Even old bachelors
love them, except when they cry, and
then they do not dislike them. The cry
of baby has such distressing effect
on an old bachelors nerves that he don't
exactly know what he says and does at
the time, but you Gun bet he would run
his legs off to get doctor or the pare
goric If he thought they were wanted to
help the baby out of its trouble.
The most thoughtless girl will stop
in the street'to kiss pretty baby, and
who ever saw q homely baby? Moth
ing makes young "aun.ie" more hap
py than to be able to make something
pretty for baby to wear. Yes indeed
the baby is well spring Of. Joy" to the
whole human race regardless of sex or
condition of servitude. When the an
gel Of death steals in the family and
carries Oft the little baby, everyone
comes to condole with the parents.
Everybody feels q personal interest in
that family and sympathize with it that
its one bright light has gone out. So
when We looked upon the photograph
Of the baby boy whose mother has writ
ten on the back: "The only flower the
angel of death has left US" our hearts
went out to that mother in sympathy
and to hundreds of mothers all
over the country who have laid the
precious forms of their darling babies
away in the tomb. Yes indeed, the
baby is well spring Of life" and he
who would sneer at baby, who would
cast it aside when it wants to put its
fat chubby arms about his neck and hug
him ~ the only way to show baby love,
has not the heart of true man and is
one in whom the spirit of loving kind
ness and 1eelMg for his fellow men
dwells not.-Feck's SaIa.
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From behind the plain, broad writ.
mg-table brisk. active figure came for.
ward 70 greet me. with bright twinkle
Of the eye, . sunny smile and . hearty
grasp OF the haad. A remarkable
youthful figure. - Il first appeared to
me. and most jauntly srrayc.a. The ap-
parel WAS conspicuous and even foppish.
There seemed to be q prevailing effect
Of gold and jewelry rather too lavishly
displayed Coat, vest aud trousers
we're cut in tho top Of the days fashion.
The cravat was brilliant in color and
obtrusive in size. The general impress
sion was that OF n dainty and airily-
dressed man, to whom good looking
glass was q very necessary article of do
mestic furniture.
But was soon drawn from this rapid
contemplation of attire to observe the
features and manner of the msu himself.
Never. thought, had the art of pho
Biography more completely failed to
catch tho true lineaments and express
sions of its subject than in this instance
Here before me was q face aglow with
bright. healthy pink-and-white bloom !;
face which, while furrowed with heavy
lines when in reposc. was yet youthful
in its expressive and changeful vivcc-
ity; large mouth. about whose cor
ners there seemed always playing o
quizzical smile, and hair ard teard
slightly tinged, indeed, with streaks Of
gray, yet fine and tawny aud curly, aud
arranged with studious care about the
broad white forehead, the retreating
chin and the delicstoly tinted cheeks.
But of all the striking features the
great beauty of the eyes first attracted
and held the visitor. Eyesof the bluest
blue; eyes which danced and sparkled
with sunniest merrimant, and yet which
quickly softened into serious sympathy; /;
eyes which were brilliant and searching,
and seemed always to be kindly, though
keenly, reading the person to whom he
was talking. yet which never hardened
intosternness; eyes in which, especially,
you could discern all the humanity and
humor, the noble intellectual poesibili-
ties and the manly tenderness of their
possessor.- Lecture bv George II.
T0scle.
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s4urnel'' Smiths Hearty Welcoma

'XuFnel" Smiths Hearty We3comA
There Was . party of four of 10 out
nom Cheneyville, Louisiana, to look
over sugar plantation, and we had
dimounted by the roadside to drink at
aspiring and rest o bit under the shade
!hen along came q native on . mule.
1 he drew up and looked us over, we
Sw that he was armed with shotgun,
ievolver and knife. and the eyes under
als old hat had bad expression.
4 reckon you gents hain't bound over
Aurnel Smiths place!" he said as he
Nrveved us.
Reckon we just ar that" answered
spokesman.
"How soonw
Right away"
4yor?'
Il reckon"
Bot here fur about half an hour, and
"a don't hurry. The Kurnel and I
We had leetle furse, and l am going
gt the drop ON him. Reckon You
az care to mix in?"
Reckon not, and if these gents i
ped we'll give you time"
We didn't raise any particular objec-
and the wayfarer passed ON at .
liop. BY and by we followed at .
pace. but made no discovery until
reached Smiths place. The "Kur-
n was at the gate with q rifle leaning
s.mst the fence, and as he came out
9 shook hands our guide asked:
|Al?" ~
Nothin' to speak of, thank ye."
Didn't see fellow on . mewl como
y way?"
Vel, somebody did come along an
mat ere gate post full O buck-shot,
sent bullet through his ole hat
leach him not to be so keerless; but
.on yer hosses an come income
4 IN an make yerselves to hum
eHoit Free Press.