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BEANs-luportsd navy Oeans sac; Bayou
fRe' English dried Sc; pinks sac; Lima 60
LAc; black eyes SIC. Texas black eyes 294c
IUTTER-Blue Star 2l@22c; dairy 17c Red
star 23c: Elgn creamery 22Q25o. oleomar-
garine dairy prices lSc Lincoln solids he,
prints l2ae. Special Blue star l'I2c. Crystal
Gem and Country Rolls l6e, spccial dairy lie.
fancy dairy dc. Texas country butter 799c:
Texas bricks 14dlsc
CARRIAGES Louis. i'll sacks, &c per ID;
crates $2.5a
CHEEsE-W Wisconsin fun cream rolls t4is@
loo: " sconsiu fun cream daisies l4t5c.
iced.
kkAuT-New in b-lb barrels. 50 30.
ONlONS--i-w per Id. 12i 6T2c
IEPPER-Chile l4gl5e per lb black sinsa.
pore lac
POTATOES Texas Triumphs. s5@75c
POULTRY-Hens s2 0odS2 rs; cocks. large,
old. 8 25@l 80; mixed lots, $l.7ju2 90; flyers,
81 I5qZ %. hroers 81 0Nal % Turkeys. hens
81 5Cge 90; gob6lers So OOIS 90 per dozen ac.
eording TO size and qualify. Ducks large.
8 2pM3. 20 Geese, full feathered. So 00G4 90
Gri' ems 81 50d2 co.
ToMAToEs-Pe cratic of four boxes asa
Soc
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SUGAR.

New Orleans July o. --sugar--strronss s.co.ii
Kettle ~ centrifugal yellows bd5S
5n4 BIS. Mola Nominal ,,onf;
New York. July Sugar--kaw 4
fair refining 1882; centrifugal 70 nss
Molasses sugar 1852 Reined--fiFm'
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WIRE AND NAILS.

WlRE.-Galvanized Glidden $50; waube.
gan $S.S5
NAILs-s9 5000 base. Advances for com.
mon over base Cd zoe; Sd, 45c; 4d and sd zoe:
I'd zoe Sd. lOc: lOd and 16d sc. Quotations.
are Tor less than car ots.
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New York. July 27--spot Rio steady ;ss1
invoice sis Mild--ouiet Cordoss Il b
futures closed steady with prices 20. n,
20 points higher Total sales i2,0oo MI VI
Guiding December at S259sa5; Aarcs
$50; May $50.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York. July 27.-clearlngs siil's'"'''
balances ss412.0si ~. W.
Paris, July 27-Three per cent ren i, AK,
s5c for account; exchange on LONDON 10b
for checks.
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DRIED rRu1rs AND NUTS.

APPLES-Fancy evaporated. 5O-lb boxes.
INC lib cartons shc choice evaporated 7hc.
AFklCOTS-Per ib. loose. i21sc
ClTRON--In l0-lh boxes. 13c.
CURRANTS-lu bbls, &c. 2j-b boxes, clean
ed, hulk PC; lib cartons SqHac.
DATES-l-lb packages l0c, 6O-lb boxes &C..
FIGS California Pic, imported l5QlSc.
PEACHES-Chol new stock Sc.
California, 3-crown, l.. l.. boxes,
s2.25; 4 box l.. L. raisns 65g75c; 2-crown
l.. NJ. Taisins. 50-lb boxes 7i9c: 3-crown
l. M. raisins, 50-lb boxes Sc.
PRU Mes California 50 COS 715c; 60-70s 7c.
'0.S0e &c S0-90s Size; 90-l00s &c
MUTE Brazil Toe per III; 1lbcrts, Sicily he;
Naples lei5c' walnuts l4Gllc; peanuts, fancy
hand picked 5hG5lac; No. lAcj almonds,
TaraGona t6c ID in sacks Italian chestnuts
1Oc' Dccans selected loo.
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London consoIs.

London, July 2T.--Consols for money y, n
the account 97si bar silver rs, The I@s
discount In the open market for sn9l. !. ~
per cent
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New York, July 27.-No particular change
in the dry goods character OF the market
Bloached goods demand continues fair end
stocks are being cleaned up; prices steady.
Brown sheetings and drills slow and ir-
regular Wide sheetings easier. Coarse col
ored cottons inactive and easy. Print cloths
duh and steady. Prints move indiffere,,tiy
throughout. Linens are dull aud prices barely
steady. Burlaps quiet but firm
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HOUSTON wnoLnsALn PRICES.
Current Quotations on Round Lots
of staple Commodities

These quotations are revised daily ana thai,
ecFeotness can BIO relied upon The prices
are those ruling in Houston wholesale mar
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The following are the rec .ipts OF cotton
by the various railroads entering the city:
Bales. |
Houston and Texas Central ......... 3Sl
International and Grea Northern ..... 4,
Galveston Harrisburg and san Antonio .
SAT Antonio and Arkansas Pass .......,
Wagons Observation-Disclosures. ~
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IN THE STOCK MARKET.
Room Traders Succeeded in Putting Up
Prices for Time,
BUT THEY WENT DOWN TOWARD CLOSE
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Led In the
Speculation, Making an Extreme
Rise of over Four Points.
BUT THEY WENT DOWN TOWARD clio!
Especial to The Post.)

New York, July 27,--S. Mum, Son Co.
say of stocks: Firm; sales 176,OSa shares.
Bonds strong, sales 81 ,o65, 500 Money 1Aq
IA per cent, closing Ia. Exchange dull and
easier Foreign markets frmer on better
Chinese news. Eonsols advanced l-l6. Ion
don selling of Baltimore and Ohio ceased
and there was more disposition to buy; a
dividend Of per cent fiat will be declared
on the common August 2. Shorts covered In
the general list. The steel stocks were
bought on expectations OF favorable develop
ments at the conference at Chicago. Srtong
interests bought Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy in spite OF adverse forecasts OF the
forthcoming statement, Some think the road
has earned 0 per cent. There was good
buying of Northern Pacific common for West
ern account; local longs sold. Pool CON
tinued to buy sugar; Boston sold. Southern
roads were bought on further good rains IN
the cotton belt. President Gary says steel
would have plenty of orders and that smut
down Is unlikely. Il is said that Baltimore
and Ohio Will give $3.50 for Pttsburg and
Western shares. further advance in sugar
prices Is expected. Bank statement to-
morrow expected to show increase of $1,000
COO or S900O,OUo in surplus reserves Chesa-
peake and Ohio was bought on its statement
for third week of July, showing an Increase
of $22 l13.
Thirty seven roads for third week of July
show average increase Of 50 per cent. Chi
cago bought ST. Paul. There was good buy
ing of the Vand9rb,lts.
Berlin discounts u lower Insiders bought
Pacific Mail London bought 5000, mainly
Baltimore and Ohio.
Buy good railroad stocks on reactions; also
buy bonds
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Houston DniIy statement.


Cross receipts thus far this week ~ al
cross receipts $50 days this year. ,TlG, 2C5
Gross receipts 329 days in ls9S-a9. q, i63 iiS
Gross receipts $40 DAYS In 1897 -gg 49, 1 91n giS
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CHICAGO.

Chicago July 2T.-Cattle-- RECEIPTS $500 best
steady to strong others slow 10 weak BUTCH
CT stock stronger natives, oest on sale to.
day one carload at so, good TO prime steers
q ljd5 " pocr to medium i60G5.0'. se est
ed feeders steady i.QO4i 6e mixed stoekers
3 00dS 30; COWS 3 00n4 so, be fers 0d3l5 10 ,
Gamers 2. l5Gl2 10. bulls 3 00Q4 So calves 3 30
as so. Texans---Receip,s 300 best on sale
today two carloads at 6.15. Texas fed steers
shade lower 4 2045 Is Texas grass steers
3 2ou4 25 Texas bulls steady at 50a3 40
Hoss-Recepts 10000 strong to &c h CHER;
ton 5.22is; mixed and butchers 5.OiGi5 22ls !;
good to choice heavy 3 .05d5 32h bull o.
sales .. 20G5. rs, Sheep--Receiuts $500; sheep
strong lambs 5d1Oc higher good 70 choice
uethers 4.l5d4 so, fair 10 choic mixed 25d
20 Texas sheep 3. 00G4 90 Western 00T
70 native lambs 4od6.OO Western lambs
S.c0dS %.
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smaIIest Of Recent Time..

York. july 2I,--Today's cotton mai
'as the smallest Of recent times. ana
longs nor shorts could have claimed
advantage al any time during the
session. Tbs opening was barely
,th Prices point higher 10 points
nTore and .be South sold the August
nall iines OF October and january.
caoee Of the hrst hour orlees
re 81 . to points on Z sud.
AnsSh which originated In
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New York, July 27.--The room traders sue
ceeded in putting prices up for time to-
day. but they drfted down again toward
the close of the day and left only small net
gains. except in Brooklyn Transit. This
stock was decidedly the leader OF the specu-
lation and was largely dealt in on the
strength of nsnuating rumors that the
carly statement, which yet is to see print,
will show larger earnings than has been
anticipated The stock made an extreme
rise of over points under this stimulating
influence and helped the ashole market. 1t
relapsed point in the late reaction when
the traders were taking profits on the days
rise. Sugar, which came next in point of
activity, did not fare so WELL 1t got up at
one time as much as as on the expectation
that the frmness of the raw sugar market
foreshadowed another advance IN refined
sugar, But the late reaction entirely wiped
out the rise. The railroad list was extremely
dull and narrow The sharp, gains by
handful Of stocks had little influence on the
rest of the list. which hung sluggishly back.
Gains Of over a point were established n
half a dozen stocks by the midday nigh
level. But none of these were fully NAM
tanned and nothing more than fractions re-
manned at the close of the day. The strength
OF Baltimore and Ohio was apparently duo
to covering by shorts Burlington was
of June earnings would show better net
results than has been foretold. ST. Paul,
Louisville Union Pacific and Missouri Pa
oitic were the only other railroad stocks
showing any notable strength. The steel
stocks moved uncertainty and irregularly,
pending announcement OF the agreement ar
rived at by the Chicago conference. The
local traction stocks were strong in sym
pgthy with Brooklyn Transit ana Consolid
ated Gas and more than recovered yester-
days decline, So far as general conditions
were concerned the market was helped by
the less respondent news regarding the fate
Of the envoys n Pekln held by spectators
This was largely sentimental influence. as
dealings here for foreign account were in
significant. No gold was engaged for OK
port tomorrow, and in fact demand sterling
fell off fraction. But t recovered trac-
ton in Paris and the trade for call loans
declined IN London. London discounts were
firm and the belief remains general that
vorabe bank statement seems probable to-
morrow owing TO the continued inflow OF
currency from the interior Estimates of
gains by the banks on this account ran up
to nearly 100000. The gain on sub
treasury operations Is reduced 70 trivial pro-
portions in spite OF the anticipation by the
government OF the August interest pay
ments. The receipt at San Francisco OF
s2,500,0 0O In gold coin can be available TO
the New York banks by the system of trans
fer allowed by the trade. But it will not
is thought probable that loans may have
been further reduced by repayment of Ger
man Obligations to this market.
The bond market continued dull, but the
tone was rather frmer. Total sales. par
value, 100000.
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stock Of American afoat for Great
Britain ......., .................... 400. 900
same time last year ............... $1,000
Galveston Cotton Statements.
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Tho following are tho live stock quotations
for this market as furnished by the Box Bell
saunders Commission company:
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NEW ORLEANS.
Especial to The Pos,,)

Especial to The Post)
New Orleans July 1.-THE New Orleans
live stock exchange reports;
Receipts-cattle 81. caves and yearlings
e2I. hogs 80, sheep 100.
sales--Catte 267. calves and yearllngs 7i2.
hogs 90, sheep l7s.
Left oyer-Cattlo 1885, calves and yearlings
22l sheep los.
Receipts Of all classes for past two days
moderate; choice in good demand; prices
firm; Inferior PLENTIFUL demand limit ed
pr.ces uncertain Choice heavy bsaves cows.
heiiers and fa- calves wanted. Better grad 5
hogs Arm, choice scarce. demand linn ed,
but prices firm Sheep-Butchers s.ocke1
only choice wanted no change In quotations,
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The following are the closing quotations
for cotton en- the spot today AT the Leading
markets. together with the closing of mid
dllmg Nuslerlnv. with LnhaY's ralns:
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The LIVE STOCK MARKETS
THE SALES MADE ny TEXANS Ar
EAST sT. LOUIS.
Best Were Stendy to Strong;
Others Slow to Weak.

Especial to The Post Reported by the Evans
snyderBue Commission CompanyJ
National Stock Yards H.. July 21.--Fol-
lowing sales were made today by Texas and
indian Territory men;
Racial and Jones. summit / T., si5 pound
steers S.70 w. l.. ogan, Lometa Texas.
POI pound calves. 1915 each SOS pound cows,
$2,s5 j s. Todd, Checotah, a5S pound steers.
$500; 1850 pound steers, 81 &c. Moore Bros.
Checotah, GIG pound steers. $3.50. l., NJ.
Price. Checotah, 1. r.. S5l pound steers,
81. TO- Nine hundred Texans; firm market
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Galveston Spots closed 1uiet; prices nc
down
Low ordinary T-iB Middlng ..s%
ordinary ,......7 15-l6 Good middling az
GOOD ordinary. 8 7l6 Middnng fair 10
Low middlng. 5 i5-16 Sales .,......e 90
New iork-Spots closed dull, prices l-l6e
down.
Good ordinary Good niddiing i0N
Low mddling. .95s Middlng fair 10 i3-is
Middlins 10 Ito Sales .....,-. 526
New orlCans-spots closed easy at I'M
changed prices
LOW ordinary 7-16 MiddHng ...i0A
Ord nary ,...,,,S 1-t6 Good middline l0ih
Good Ordinary sA Ndtlinr fair. lo4
Low mlddllng .H% sal .-...... 1000
prices l-32d lower sales 1000 bales. OF which
Sl0Q were American mpors 2Ol0 bales
Ordinary. ...,,,,5 j-l6 Miduling .......5&t
Good ordinary .ola Good middling. s lois
Low middllng. as Middl ng fair g 1872
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Cargill G. Richardson Of Houston report tA
range Of prices for the leading stocks tod1

HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs.
Following arc clearances OF the Houst,
banks for the week thus far and for D,
corresponding time last year together via
the increase or decrease:
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. Decrease.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.

Reichsmarks. CONNER
cial 60 DAYS o.ss Oh
Bankers ...............4.s3 2-4,A 4.SAta
Commercial, 60 DAYS. a s3h-% i.Sna'H,.
Spinners 60 days Ass As2s-A"
Francs, commercial,
60 days ..5.1sA '5.lSS
Less lie.
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ROANOKE.
SCHOOL

VIRGINIA SUNDAY SCHOOL
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Roanoke. Va. March 1o.-Rev. ]. NJ.
Green. pastor of Grace Methodist
Church. presided at yesterdays session
of the Virginia State Sunday School
Convention. The following officers
were elected: President J. r. JoplIng,
OF Danville; vice-presidents, Capt. c.
70. Vawter. of Albemarle: Hon. Blair
Pegram.of Surry county; Col. J. r. MIL
Ter. of Pulaski: Prof. Geo. w. Walker
Of Blacksburg; ]. E. Long, of Orange:
Rev. j. A. Amber. of Rocl<bridge; Dr.
Samuel j. Robinson. OF Nelson: DR.. H.
ii. Jones. of Highland: Rev. w. S. A.
Hcavener. of. Fairfax: Rev. ]. NJ
Green. of Roanoke; j. r. Rice, of Win
chester: Rev. Mercer Logan. of Smyth;
T HeV; VIZ >. =. Lambeth, Of Norfolk: Rev
w. w. Stanley, d. D., of Nansemond:
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson, OF Richmond;
Dewitt Crane. of Warwick. and C. H
WALKER. of Charlottesville: treasurer
III. C. Marchant, of Charlottesville; in
ternatlonal committeeman. A. e.
knowles. OF Stanton: recording and
corresponding secretary, Alfred j. Garry
Of Richmond.
executive Committee-W. r. Jones, of
Richmond; Rev. p. II. Gwinn. of Wash
lngton county; DR.. r. NJ. Marstcller. of
Aloemarle; Capt. II. C. Land. of Surry
:, ~ y =. -. owen, or Sussex: Dr. r.
5. Griffith. Of Augusta; D. S. Sheets. of
augusta: William c. Smith, of Pulaski;
Hon. Thomas N. Jones, of Isle of
Wright, Prof. w. r. Fox. w. r. Miller
Eugene G. Marie. c. P. Walford. II. 3.
Greiner, Edwin Peasants, of Richmond
and DR.. Paul Richmond, OF Fairfax.
The next meeting of the convention
Will be held in Danville.
Inc committee on resolutions reported
faNorably on the suggestion that n
Worker be put in the field. with the un
outstanding that no debt be contracted
Also that the executive COMMITTEES he
composed OF one member from each
H Ion .t district. one at large and
tnat the president and five more mem
Ders be selected from one locally nc
adopted. WIS.,
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NEWS FROM SUFFOLK AND OTHER PARTS OF VIRGINIA

pending before Congress in which the
Fourth District, and especially the city
of Petersburg, are vitality interested.
The term of the vacant office does not
expire ut this session, as supposed by
some. but on the 4th Of March next.
Judge l.. D. Yarrell, OF Greensville
county. and Mr.. Robert Turnbull, of
Brunswick. have announced that they
will be candidates for the vacant seat.
Judge Yarrell writes that he will be
candidate not only for the unexpired
term. but for the next term.
AN ACCIDENT.
Mr.. b. George. while engaged this af-
tcrnoon painting the bridge OF the Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road Mt the head of Old street, lost his
balance and fell to the ground, a. dis
lance OF twenty-five feet. He was quite
painfully injured
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WILLIAMSBURG.
HAPPENINGS IN YE ANCIENT
CAPITAL,
Especial to Virginian-PIlot,

topSSidi 10 V1rSlnian- PilOt1
Williamsburg, Va, March 1O.-The
officers and directors for the knitting
mill are: President, L. w. Lane Jr..
Yice-President. Hugh S. Bird; and @
I: Armistcad, r. L. Spencer. III. NJ
Phiilips. j. p. Barney (Jamestown), G.
-: Andrews (New York;, directors
The president stated yesterday TINT
they hoped to have the plant in opera-
ton by August.
County Court meets Monday. and nm
immense outpouring of the soyereirns
Is expected. as no less than four. and
possibly five. criminal cases will be
brought TO the attention OF the grand
jury.
Mr.. A. Brooks will take the census of
our town. having been offered the DO
sition by Hon. Fenton Day.
Inc James City supervisors yesterday
elected Mr.. Arthur Denmead. the
jamestown district member, chairman.
most admira BILE selection and one that
VIII give universal satisfaction. Mr..
Denmead Is n large property owner.
both in the county and town, and is n
wide-a-wake. publc-spiritcd citizen.
He owns large ice plant here. The
supervisors at this meeting placed a
reward of twenty cents upon the head
of every hawk killed in the county.
Miss Lottie Lane, from Auburn. Ala.
viii NiSil Mr. anu MIS-. Ii. u. Cole next
week.
An $4,000 laundry will he erected
during the summer at the insane
asylum. and the College Board expect
TO lay out about $4,000 in electric
lights, water and hot-water heating ar
rangement for their building, besides n
handsome gymnasium building to cost.
complete. about $4,000.
Mr. Il. NJ. Garrett. n well-known cit
lien Of James City county, is dead;
aged 6S years.
Captain VIM. c. Marshall of Eau
quier county. is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John l.. Mercer
Mr. l.. Beverly States. member of
the bar OF Baltimore. will be here Mon
day to defend n suit against him in the
County Court.
Rev w. II. Roberts. rector of Bruton
Episcopal Church. is very sick with
grip. He has been confined to his bed
for nearly ten days Prof. Charles. of
Nicholson (public) school. Is also laid
up with the same complaint.
Miss Mary Waller Mercer expected to
leave to-day for Norfolk. thence to
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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HAMPTON.
THE BENJAMIN ASSAULT CASE
ADJOURNED TO MONDAY.
Especial TO VirCinIan-Pilot)

Hampton Va. March 1o.-Thc case OF
Frank BENJAMIN, the negro who as
saultcd Miss Caine. the Norfolk trained
nurse ut the residence OF Mr.. Schmelz
Tuesday evening, occupied the Eliz-
abcth CITY County Court again to-day
The evidence is all in and is consd-
cred very strong against Benjamin. 1t
is difficult 10 find man who does not
believe that the jury will find him guilty
and inflict the death penalty.
The only hope for Benjamin dis
appeared this afternoon when DR.. Styll,
the insanity expert. went upon the wit
ness stand and swore that the negro
WAS not crazy.
The trial will be resumed at 10 o'clock
Monday morning. when the instructions
to the jury will be argued. The argu-
mcnt on tho law and the evidence will
be begun Monday afternoon. and will
possibly be concluded in time for the
jury 10 render n verdict in the even
ing. Il IS no! believed there will be
any delay in reaching a conclusion.
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FRANKLIN.
PERSONAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
NEWS NOTES.
Especial to VirginIan-Piiot.)

Especial to Virginian-P iiot.)
Franklin. Va, March 10.-Miss Mel
lie Bryant left this week to visit
friends in Richmond.
Mr. George Whitley and his force of
painters, who have been In Elizabeth
City painting the o. S. N. Company's
steamer Olive, have returned.
Miss Blanche Holland, of Windsor,
and Miss Minnie Saunders, OF Cledpas.
arc the guests OF Mrs. d. a. Holland
Mrs George Whitley, who has been
in Drewryville, Va, to visit her sister,
Miss Alice Bell. who has been quite
ice as much better.
Mr. r. e. l.. Watkins, n prominent
young attorney of this place. will, IL
reports are true, be the next Mayor.
Mr. James L. Camp is having n resi-
dence built on West High street to rent
Mr.. p. D. Camp, president of the
Camp Manufacturing Company, who has
been confined to his home from Il Sc
we're cold, is out again.
Miss Annie White, of Warrenton, N.
c.. who has been the guest OF her
aunt. Mrs. John Prctlow. returned TO
her home yesterday.
Mr. w. II. Faircss, of Portsmouth
gave an entertaining lecture on the
principles OF the Woodmcn OF the World
at Pytfian Hall TO n large and select
audience last Friday night.
Mrs. John Prctlow left this week TO
visit her daughter Miss Kate. who is
a student at the Episcopal Seminary at
StauDtOn.r As 49,
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PETERSBURG.
RAILROAD DIRECTORS MEET :
SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL
ELECTION.
Especial to virginian-Pilot

Especial to Virginian- Pilot.)
Petersburg. Va, March 10-A meet
ing of the Board OF Directors OF the
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
Railroad Company was held here to-
Gay. Those present were De Witt
Smith of New York. president: Charles
l.. Johnson. of Raleigh. N. c.; Arthur
c. I,ripp, of Baltimore: General !. S.
Negley, Of New York: r. b. Seymour,
chief engineer, and VIM. r. McKenney.
of Petersburg. general counsel for the
company.
Only routine business was transacted.
President Smith told the Virginian-
Pilot correspondent that it was cx-
pected to have ten miles OF the track of
the road north from Petersburg towards
Richmond completed next week. He
also said that sl00, 900 had been expcnd-
cd in the purchase of locomotives and
other equipments for the road. all OF
which were now in the possession of the
company.
SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELEC-
TION.
\ special meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce has been called for next
Monday afternoon to take proper steps
relative to requesting the Governor to
call a special election to elect n Con-
gresham from the Fourth Congress
sional District OF Virginia. IT is i'm
portant that such an election should be
held rs thore are several matters now