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PErROLEUM MARKET.

CoAL 0IL-Prime white, wholesale
lots, lie per gallon.
CLEVELAND o., March 30.--Petr0-
leum quiet; s. W., ll0O, 73c.
PIrTsBURe, Pa, March 30.--Petro-
leum dull, weak and lower; Ma.
tional Transit certificates opened at
79lc, and closed at 7lsc; highest price,
73sc; lowest, 7l2c. w
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WHISKY, WINGs, LIQUORs, ETC.

WHIsKY-Straight Kentucky Bour-
hon, 81 6O96; rye, 81 1906; domestic,
90c9$l so.
CHICAGO, March Whisky steady
at 81 IA.
ST. Louis, March Whisky
firm at 81 10.
CINCINNATI, March 30.-Whisky
quiet at ~ 10. Sales of go barrels
finished goods ON this basis.
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KOUntZe Bros,
BANKERS,
100 Broadway, New York,

nEPOSIT accounts secslved from bSnk-
II ers, merchants and others, and lnter-
est allowed on balances.
Advances made 20 correspo dents on ap-
proved business paper or other good collateral
Letters Of credit issued. Collections msde,
Government bonds and other securities
oUsht aud cold on commiasion'
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Canada Sou, sgx. CAN. W., lr6s<.
S Ss1s.a axe 20 e VT T. n Central iGs.
g. 4 o., LIST pfd. 1919. Ohio Central Ia
g. ~ "a Sfd. IL. Ohio x Miss. sS q On
c. x A., 1889. Q. miss; ptd' W.
c. . A.. pfd. 155. Ontario A West I19S.
G., st. l. L n. O.. = Oregon Trans, 2ess.
c., st. u. &P., 10. Oregon Imp, q.
C.,St.L. &P;s p.,I. Pacific MAIL oV4'
G. e C.. a ~ I ~ PEORIA. b. AZ, IN.
Del. 4 Hud,, l0l1<. Pittsburg, l5lh.
Del, /. & W., i$. Pullman P. G., 1907.
Den. { Rio g., IS. reading SzS; ,os
Erie, pfd. 5sl4 St I. as. F., Is. ,o,>
East East Tenn pid 571. st. IT, 5. lst p s.
Hannibal &st' %, o N. 4 ST; p; p, lie.
Harlem, 2I3, st. P. 4 Omaha, 3I9z.
Houston 4 To. st. P. 4 o., pfd, 99%.
Ind. B. < ", sSk. UUiOn Pacific. ~.
Kansas 4 T., 2s1S. U. s. Express, 6S:
Lake Shore, SiH M.,st; L; 4 P. p, l7h.
GU. 4 Nash, 9sk. W. +: Ex. Us.
NJ. i c., ist pfd, = Colorado Coal: 2S1s.
NJ. x c., % pfd, - HOmestake, IL.
Mem. A Char, so. Iron Silver, 240.
Mich. Central, 20. Ontario, ~.
Min. & ST. L., l7H. Quicksilver, ~.
M & st. L., pfd, 42H. Quicks liver pfd, q.
Miss. Pac, 10516. South. Pacific, =
Mobile 4 o., llH. Sutro, IL.
Morris Il E., old. 1888.
LONDON, March so. - Consols,
100 9-l6 for money and 1901 for the
account. Atlantic and Great Western
firsts, 404; do. seconds, 114; Canadian
Pacific, 81; Erie, 26f; do. seconds,
90I; Illinois Central, 1923; Mexican
ordinary, 26s; st. Paul common, 9la !,
New York Central, l049; Penusyl' "a
MIA, So; Reading, 12l. The amour 4 o
bullion gone into the Bank of Hs1g
land on balance to-day is $1,000. 9
PARIS, March 3O.-Three p ~ cent
rentes, S0f. 25c. for the accouJ Il.
BANK CLEARINGs.
New ORLEANS, March So.-Banl
clerings, 81, 254,S55.
New York, March 3CL-Exchanges
S94 ,650,947; balances, 1850, Jig.
BALTIMORE, ND. 'Aarch 3O.-Banl
clearances, 81, e66,37 Q; balances, $246,
675.
CHICAGO, ILL, March S0.-To-day'
associated bank clearings were s6,0S2,
coo, ~. s.t
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 3d.
Bank nix, clleara'aces, $500, So6; balances
81, 1885, 1893.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, March 30.-Banl
clearings, 50, 143,3 1854; balances, 1921
60S. Exchange on New York stead
at par.
BosToN, Mass, March so. - Ez
changes, 1l,516,644; balances, ST
575,5l7. Money 4l@5 per cent; ez
change ON New York, l7@20c pre-
MUM.
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EurHRn lEALs.


The following is the record of the
bids and offers at the Call Board Of
the Merchants Exchange yesterday:
CORN.
No. 2, white, spot, 40c asked I;
March, Acc asked; April, SOC o. t. bid,
40c asked; May, Acc o. t. bid, 42c
asked; No. 2, spot, 372c o. t. bid;
March, 374c o t. bid; April, 379c o. t..
bid; May, SOC bid, Acc asked.
OATS.
No. 2, spot, S3lc o. t. bid; March,
331c o. t. bid; April, 334c bid, sac
asked; May, 33lc bid.
BRAN.
May, $13 IS bid, Sl4 so asked.
CoRNMEAL.
Spot, ST 80 bid; April, 81 So bid,
81 95 asked; May, ST 80 bid, 50 05
asked.
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u0RsEs AND MULES.

HORSES Good driving, Sl50@225;
good saddle, tl40S 800 plugs, S35@S0;
good mares, Ss5(9l40.
MULES -l4l TO 10, sllOt9lS5; 10 10
l5I, sl259l40; l5A to 10, 3l40@l75.
Good demand; supply fair.
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+ OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. 3
TO EILROPEln

Cooks Excursions Parties leave il
April, May, june and July. Send for Pro-
IndiViduaI Tourist Tickets for travel
In Europe and all parts Of the globe. Pas.
sage Tickets by all lines Of steamers.
GO0k's EXGuraiOntst. with mars, pub
lished monthly, by mail for rFN CENTs
IHOS. COOK A 9WN,
26i Broadway, New Yotk.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened
dull, and closed steady middling, 8 H.
16c. Sales, 100 bales, of which $50
were to exporters and $50 to spinners.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
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low. 26I927e; off-summer yellow. 25l
@26lc; miners, c: choice cooking
summer yellow, 2S(930c.
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NEW YORK may GOODs.

New YoRK, March 30.-The demand
has been moderate in oil departments
with preferences in clothing woolens,
many buyers having been attracted
here by the auction sale Of corkscrew
worsteds, which passed off very salts
factory
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Notice d HerebI Given.

THAT the ANNUAL meeting Of the stock
and Southwestern Rsilroad Company
for the election Of Directors and
such other business Rsmay come before the
meeting, will be held at the Office Of the
Company, In the city Of Memphis tcalled the
on the 9th uay Of April. 1850, at "
O'Clock noon Of thBt day, and that the lease
from that COmpanyto the Newport News and
Mississippi Valley Company will be sub
mitted 10 the stockhOlde: for their consen,
thereto and approval thereof Transfer
books will be closed from March 18th "
By order Of the President and Board
Directors. lSAACR. GATES. SecreRry.
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FINANCE.

Money in good demand at per cent.
The Clearing House report is as fol-
lows:
o. CLlRARINGs.
Tuesday, March Both, S2sS, 1905;
thus far this week, $4s5, 436 %; same
time last week. S5S4,7l9 06; same
time in 1886, $491, 1893 S6; same time in
1884, 492,4l6 43.
II BALANCES.
Tuesday, March 30th, $S7, 381 AZ;
thus far this week, Sl44,594 "a; same
time last week, $S5, 948 H.; same tims
In 1885, 1884, 100 80; same time in
1884, Sos, 100 So.
EXCHANGE.
New York sight on all points, par
buying, + premium selling; New
England demand, ! discount buying;
New England sight, | discount; New
Oflesns, ! discount buying, par selling.
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PROVIsIONs.

slsc Nav. Corn unchanged.
firmer; Sic Nav.
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TOHN Il. NORTON
8 Madison st., Memphis, Tenn,
DEALEa IN
STOCKS SAND BONDS

" Correspondence solicited. InfOr'
nation cheeFfally Furnished. wa
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:NATURE'SREMEDY
DISEASE CURED WITHOUT MEDICINE.

To the sick and debilitnted who cannot hnd re
lief in the old way Ia swallowing nauteous ar ~
ter and pieasantAr remedy. EIJ3oIRII0tITY apps
which does the work sILEN1LYbut So kkIhsf .Ihe
Belt, aud a vast improvement on anythinE in me
way Of belt now made IL is u ia9t uia S 1911
Soon ~ Belt is charged the current s instantH
felt by wearer. This Electric Belt ~ apphsd IN
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of all the nerves OF the entire system ana WIN en-
pole on the abdomen or other weak part o. 9oql,s
and muscle in q skSPonina the appssi.e ,as,istine
SaiStion, In fact, relnvigorating ne entire systsPF
TO healthy, normal condition physically mental
Ss in h BUCK 0hl Rs ~ @s To%Bao hs
matlsm, Neural gia sciatica Kidney Liver or BIad-
Sc. FsetfiS aspen SsssS fef @s free with svs1
Belt, Price ordinary Belt, $10i Double Power ~ ~
warranted. Note a few late cures -
o. 8. Porter, st. Louis, MO-, Raysio
IT suffered number Of years with partial Palaly.
sis, General Degulty A.. and could hardly dEss
tive AGENT 10 he world 81 D. BoRTER 40 PinsS6
Nervous Debility cUred!TG ~
Fer years have been troubled with Nervous De
ot tou TH bs p sss ss S SS ns a now
about as strong and healthy - eVar.and cheerfulfy
JAMES sTHNB6RY, 80 Morgan ST.. St. LouiA
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"Your Belt not only restored health 70 my kid
neys, but greatly benefited my health geneIalIy."
II. 4, PLUMMER. Carriage Manufacturer.
'. P. Strong, Brighton, III. saysi
Money would not buy my Belt"
y. W. Ieftry, Cashier ~. Iudlngton 90.
240 3. Water street, Chicago sayet
IT was DELIGHTFULLY."- surprised with the perform
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IL should be remembered that tho cures ON
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1'rustee's Sale.

PURSUANT to a trust dgyd executed 20
mo as trustee, byJ. X, Elippin ana M
A. Flippin, Of date August 10, 1883 and re-
corded in the ReEiste office Of shelby
county. Tennessee, In book no. 800 PAGE
SO3, will, on %.
during legal hours, sell, in trent Of me-
court house door Of said county, AZ publo
cutlery, for cash 4, the property thereby con-
Of The property sold 10 r. LaYigne IN the
case Of the Tennessee Marine and Fire In
surance Company VS., Chas. Potter OF 81.
Ch ,ncery Court Of Shelby County, Tennes.
see. sal lot fronting p feet inches on WIS
OF 40 feet, reference being here made fora
more particular description TO decree vest
ing title in Y. Layigne, recorded IN sHia
Res ister's office, book 81, page 6l9, etc.
Redemption dover and homestead waived.
Title believed good. ., ,,,,,.n,, -
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The New0rleansfuture marketo open
ed steady aud closed very quief.
Sales, IL 200 bales. The closing quota
tons were as follows:
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New York futures opened steady,
closed dull aud steady. Sales, 40, 200
bales. The closing quotations were as
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nEAFNEsS It's CAUSES and q! aB,sl
tr,sted hv most OF the noted specialistsOl
the d 3 With 10 benefit CURED RMsRLgia
three months. and since then hundreds q
Others by ZANE process plain, simple ana
successful home treatment. ddrsss I. ~
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islhMrEn AsENTs ,MsP snd n, M2 Z J "a

WAN ~ 70 ssii THE OHfLDh
BIBLE introduction By Rev. j. ii. Win
cent. DID. One agent has aold IS In tow
OF ga people; ono % in village Of 7Sf; ont
nsN lageut in " days;. one ~ IN success,
-iVe Woke; one ~ In days at two different
timeB, Experience not necessary address
CASsRLL a 60. fL'tdl,
~ DesEbOrn street, lnicsso.
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N8w York, March 30.-Money on
call easy at 2@3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4ta5. Sterling ex-
change dull but steady; 1862 for 60
days, and 4SS2 for demand.
Bonds Government bonds were
active and strong, State bonds were
very duh and steady, Railroad bonds
are generally lower.
Stocks - Stocks opened decidedly
weak and from ! to over l per cent
lower, owing to the failure in the rail-
road strike negotiations and of the
attempt to harmonic the coal inter
ests. The declines, however, from
opening figures were generally only
fractional, and the days business may
be described by the statement that
the market was extremely dull after
i, the first thirty minutes, and closed
dull and strong at or near the best
figures of the day for most of the
active list The extreme fluctuations,
as a rule, did not exceed | per cent,
and in many cases were much less
than that amount. The only active
stock was Lackawanna, which con-
tributed 1850 shares. 1t huctuated
between 127t and 1888, and closed
with loss of II. Delaware and Hud-
son and'New Jersey Central are down
I. The. CHANGERS and Northern Pacific
preferred showed considerable firm
NESS at the, opening, and were strong
all day, st Paul making a net gain OF
1, and Northwestern and Northern
Pacific preferred /. Union Pacific is
up ] and Peoria, Decatur and Evans
vile developed remarkable strength
late in the day, and closed q higher.
The advance was due TO rumors of a
settlement of working arrangements
of some kind between the Peoria, De-
catur and Evansville and the Evans
vile and Terre Eaute company.
y The total sales OF stocks to-day were
257,312 SHARES, including Delaware,
LaGkawanna and Western, HOO;
Delaware and Hudson, 500; Erie,
1926; Kansas and Texas, 1850; Lake
Shore, 24,5S0; Northwestern, $3.50 !.
New York Central, I1,ll5; Reading,
1900; st. Paul, $3.50; Union Pa
.cifc, l9,0S0; Western Union, 1900;
Northern Pacific, preferred, 1927 /;
Oregon Transeontinental, 52l5. Clos
ing quotations:
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1856. 1885. 1884.
GENERALTRADE.

Increase OF receipts this vear...2Sl,S
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COFFEE Common. 8G82c; ordina.
~, 9991c; prime Rio, lie; choice
to fancy, ll3@l34c; old government,
23m25; Ceylon, zoe.
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Oats
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-14

Ths Democratic Convention To-Day
Charleston Atd--faII Of Meteor
On ysorfsmoufb. &c.

Tne Democratic Convention To-Day
Chsris~sos Asd-raII Of . Meteor
in Portsmouth,, dc.
Correspondents ofthe Richmond Dispstchl
NORFOLK, September ID. 1886.
The Democratic politicians are &C
lively at work here to-day 10 the inter-
est OF Hon. Marshall Parks, and in
Portsmouth for Captain Il. O. Mar
shall for Congress-. The Convention
meets in Hampton tomorrow, and no
time is TO be lost il the country dele
gates are to be reached and properly
managed. The Convention will be COM
posed Of one hundred aud forty dele
gates, and seventy-one secures the
prize. Norfolk people believe Parks
is largely ahead for the nomina-
ton. Colonel Thomas Tabb, Of Hamp-
ton, refuses to enter the race, and Col
onel L. d. Starke is regarded as dark
horse.
A number Of bicycle-riders belong
ing to the League Of American Wheel
men arrived here to-day, and visited
the navy.ysrd and other places OF in
terest, including spin out on the Shell
road to Kempsyille. After dinner at
the Atlantic the wheelmen left on the
Newport-News steamer for Richmond,
and to Stanton by rail, and then to
wheel up the Valley to Harper's Ferry.
The Sunday mass-meeiing 10 Ports
mouth yesterday in aid Of the Charles
ton sufferers resulted in the appoint
ment of committees to canvass each
ward for funds and report the result to
the Mayor TO forward TO Charleston.
The envelopes distributed in Norfolk
are being collected to-day. 1t is be.
lieved Norfolk's contribution from all
sources will be over $4,000. The enter
tainment for the sufferers at the Acade-
my of Music Saturday night was well
attended.
The scurvy-stricken seamen under
treatment at st. Vincent's Hospital are
much better, and no more deaths arc
expected.
The remains Of Captain O. L. Upshur
were buried with imposing solemnitios
from st. Luke's church yesterday after
noon. The flags on the city buildings
were halfmaSted.
A supposed meteoric stone, three
pounds in weight, fell in the streets Of
Portsmouth Saturday evening, and
broke into fragments when it struck the
earth. IL was very hot when picked up,
and has been preserved.
The blind-staggers, or something very
like it, continues to carry off the horses
of the surrounding counties. The ami
mails of the two cities seem so far ex-
empt from the disease.
Mr.. !. I. Van Patten, Of Ports
mouth, has been appointed naval pay
clerk at Key West, and leaves to-mor-
row to Join Psymaster James e. Cam,
on that station.
The telephOne-line erected between
Smithfeld and Norfolk ria Churchlsud
was completed and placed in working
order this morning. IT will be a great
convenience. q.
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In bis address at the dedication Of
The new Baptist church in LyDchburs
last Sunday Rev. DR.. A. f. Dickinson
said ain 1856, when DIR. II. II.
Wyer was pastor Of this church, l came
here to make collection for the Sun
day-School and Bible Board. The pas
ter and deacons charged me not to APP
ply TO Morris Moore, saying that be
had lost everything in the world few
days previous by fire. But the first
man who came forward after hearing
my appeal was this same Morris Moore
with q dollar in his hand, saying, This
is all l have in the world That same
Morris Moore has put twelve thousand
dollars into this magnificent new church.
To-day he lies at homo sick, but he
ought to be the happiest man in Lynch
burg
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CONTIGUOUS
DISEASES ARE PREVALENT ALL OVER
THE WORLD.

lam native OF England, and while was
In that country ! contracted terrible
blood poison, and for two years was under
treatment rs an ut,door patent ~ MOI.
tineham Hospital. England, but was not
cured. ] suffered the most agonizlng pains
In my bones, and was covered with sores al
over my body and limbs. / had vertlgoand
deafness. with partial loss OF sight, severe
rains IN my head and eyes, etc, which
nearly ran me crazy. lost all hope In that
country and sailed for America, and was
freated at Roosevelt, in this city, rs well a3
by q prominent physician In New lork
having no connection with tire hospitals.
/ saw tire Advertisement Of Swifts Spe-
cific. and determined 10 give IL n trial ~
last resort. l had given mp all hope OF
being cured. as ] had gone through mo
hands OF the best medical men In Noting
ham and New York. / took six bottles OF
s. \. g., aud can say, with great JOY, that
they have cured me entirely. l an a.
sound and well as ever was In my NE,
j.. FRED. HAbFORD.
NEW YORK CITY, June IL, 1885.
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AUCrIex SALES -rhis nay.
nvRUSTEES' SALE BY AUCTION
MoeT DESIRABLE AND COMMODIOUs
THBEE-sTORY BRICK RESIDENCE
ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF 0RACEsTREEr(No 707),
PINE AND Laurel STREETS.

n, virtue OF certain deed OF trust. dated
February 2, 1884 and duly recorded In the
chapcery Court Of the city OF Richmond In
M Book 1875 Il, page AIS, we. the trustees
therein named, will. because OF default In
the payment OF one Of the notes thereby se-
cured, and Of the request OF the holder OF
said note, sell by public auction, on the
premises. on
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IA. 1883.
AZ 8 o'clock p. NJ, that LOT OF LAND
WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON
above referred to. The lot fronts 80 feet
and runs back within parallel lines 100 feet
10 n 20-foot paved alley. The dwelling
Is most substantially butt: Is in thorough
repair: contains about sixteen rooms. with
All modern improvements including FUR
mace OF the best make. and was designed
and built with special reference to conye-
nlence I'm house kee ping.
The property will be sold subject to a
eround.rent OF 1895 per amman, which eau
be liquldated by the payment OF $3.50 on
or after January 1. 1883
TERMS: ny consent. one third OF the pur'
chase money in cash, and the residue as
follows: So, 900 on the I'd day OF February,
1857, and the balance twelve months attef
date OF sale, with interest added and Sc
cured by deed Of trust-the property 10 be
kept insured until the purchaser money Is
fully paid. JOHN ~ NLgt ~, r,o
seq Trustees.
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NELSos NEWS.
very Coed Crops mass,o'a mins-A

Very Coed s-Masste'a MiIis-A
Mock Trial. &c.
fCcrrespopdence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
NELSON COUNTY, September IL.
The favorable weather for the past
three weeks has greatly improved the
crop prospects in this part Of the State.
Reliable farmers who three weeks ago
did not believe that more than half an
average crop Of corn and tobacco would
be raised in this section now conceds
\ that 1t least rs per cent. Of the average
crop will be gathered il the fall season
should be favorable to the late corn
and tobacco.
Among the thriving villages OF this
county may be mentioned Massie's
Mills, beautifully situated on the banks
Of Tye river at the eastern base of the
Blue Ridge. The growth Of this place
within the last few years has been very
marked. Besides number Of stores
and private dwellings,, 1t has large
manufacturing four, saw, and planning
mills, an Episcopal church nearing
compietion--the hsndsomest ediiice Of
is kind in the counsy-and an iron
foundry.
The Baptists have closed their pro-
trsctsd meeting at Roses Union, hag-
ing bad absut twenty-five converts, and
are now carrying on series Of success
full meetings at Jopesboro' church, near
Massis's Mills. Tomorrow tho Metho.
dists Will begin protracted meeting at
Bethlehem church, in the same neigh
borhood with Jonesboro' chunh.
Some days ego . remarkable trial
took place At Arlington Station 10 this
county. II seems that crowd OF fan-
loving citizens Of that vicinity came to-
esfher and determined to try Buck |
ChiIdress, . well-known character in
lhess parts for drunkenness. twill be
Iemenbered that Childress Is the same
nan who. 10 company with Constable
aobsst p. Camp, allowed one.srmed
nm 70 escape II Arlington not long
|Ipco. The trial was largely attended.
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