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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-23
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Cattle, receipts,
$4,000; active, 10@15 higher; good to
prime, 5.60@5.75; poor to medium, 800
@5.25; stockers, 2.00@4.5O; COWS, 1.25
@4.50; Texans, 3.75@475.
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; higher; mixed
butchers, 5.95@6.35; good to choice
heavy, 6.35@6.55; rough heavy, 5000
6.25; light, 5.6O@6.05; bulk sales, 500
@6.30.
Sheep, receipts. 10000; steady;
3.75@4.4O; lambs, 4.O0@5.5O.
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chicaao Produce Market.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Wheat, No. 2 red
7e1a; No. 3 red, 71@75; No. 2 hard,
IA; No. 8 hard, 6S@7O; December,
74S; May opened, 77A OTIS; high
est, 77as@771a; lowest, 711s; closing,
Corn, No. 2, No. 2 white, 45@45A;
No. 8, 1904; No. yellow, 451a q
46K,; No. 3 yellow, 441a @45; Decem.
Der, 45A; May opened, 1895 @43A /;
highest, 431a@43Hs; lowest, 43A /;
closing, 43ka.
Oats, No. 2. 31@s11a; No. 3, 3o1k q
81; No. 2 white, 35@37; No. white
S2@33; No. white, 30@S2; standard
1906; December, 2; May opened
331k@339s; highest, 1875 lowest, SO u ;
closing, S2M @33%.
Pork, January, 1855; May, 1918.
Lard. January, $50; May, 9.37.
Ribs, January, SAT; May, S.55@S.57
Rye, cash. 451a.
Barley, 3S@58.
Flax, 1.15@1.23.
Glover. 1885.
Timothy, January, 4.25.
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A GOOD RESIDENCE LOT FREE.

We have lot on Benton street that we
will give to any person paying us for the
Improvements thereon. Do you want it?
One of the prettest homes in the Janney
addition for less than cost.
House and lot near Packing House, on
monthly payments.
Five room house West Main street, 1900
part cash balance on time.
Small house ana one-half acre near Pack.
ing House. $3.50, installments.
Lot in Rivcrview. S125, instalments.
S1.5o0 first mortgage, farm property. for
sale Belongs to an estate.
Lot in Janney addition for less than cost.
SO acre farm to trade. Take part city
property.
LOWE NBERG G. CO.
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1853

Osceola won the game by 232
points. The game was hard fought
from start to finish, but the competing
team came out ahead. The Osceola
team was composed of the following
gentlemen: Messrs. F. F. Campbell,
E. e. Rarnick, L. p Cooley, j. j. Tay-
lor and Fl. R. Leech. The home team
was represented by Messrs. Fred Up
dixie, Peter Patton, l.. H. Russell, Clint
Gibson and Seth West. Anoeher game
is TO be arranged for in the near future.
Gus Throckmorton is expected home
today from Ames, where he is attend
ing school.
Miss Jennie Law arrived home Sat
urday from Buffalo Center to spend
the holidays with her mother, Mrs. N.
Law, in North Charlton.
Mrs. p. A. Mcdowell of Belinda was
in the city Saturday for visit with
relatives.
Miss Elva White came down from In
dianola Saturday to spend a couple of
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George White, north of town.
Grove Squires of Melrose was bus
fness visitor in the city Saturday.
Ed Goldsberry departed Saturday
for Jefferson City. Mo-, where he will
make his future home.
Miss ElVesa .Newsome of Derby Wis
tied in the city Saturday with rela-
tives.
Floyd Matthews, who is attending
school in Des Moines, came home Sat
urday to spend the holiday vacation
with his mother in Warren township.
Clay Teeter CT Freedman was among
3 7>Ya OF in
city Saturday
Mis- sra Hvavn'ck came in from Chi
cago G2tu' dey to spend couple Of
woela t tne home of her mother, Mrs.
e nj V=ay;ticls on North Grand street.
Miss Mo'lic Wright of Corydon came
Saturday for q visit at the home of d.
d. c'2&Tso.
Z Chas. S'>it', enc OF the military
81 CO.'S ~ Knoxville. H., came Sat
uraev fora visit with his mother, Mrs.
Jeefie Pe9lse. and his many friends.
Arthur Curtis, one of the faculty in
the Tec .arn'a. college, is spending a
fer W. With relatives and friends.
M SIS Ethel S,nyth is home from
FeirScid.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: There
nre ncre ways than one Of redeeming
i ieAi.AN ASl ultul al DAli pOoSo. "A lC"
days ago mass meeting was held in
Salisbury, Mo, to discuss a PROPOSE
tion TO straighten the Charlton river,
which wiggles it's way in wonderful
fashion from the Iowa line until it
reaches the Missouri river in the cen
trail part of the state In the one
county of Charlton the river is win
.Gled and Topped in a channel 800
miles long. though it could be straigh-
tened to thirty miles. The plan pro-
posed is to restrict the channel in
Charlton county TO fifty-seven miles,
at an expense of from SO to SIS an
acre. A great deal of land now sub
ject to overflow can be drained and
increased in value tenfold. The move
ment is in the hands of committee
which will report to another mass
meeting next month.
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No. l, went to Ottumwa Saturday eve
ming, returning on No. 16 Sunday
morning.
The Batavia Society club met Fri
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Loren
Copeland
Mrs. Birdie Hillhouse and son Ed
gar haze returned from their visit
in Ringgold county and will spend the
winter with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
B. F.. Gabbart.
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ToDAY,s MARKETS.
Visible Grain

Chicago, Dec. 22.-visible wheat to-
day shows 4S,S36,00O bushels as COM
pared with 5S,S05,00 bushels last
year; corn, 6,942,0OO as against H.
131 900 bushels last year; oats. 6,O1s,-
600 bushels and last year 5,657OO0
bushels.
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FOR SALE-RANCH OF ITO ACRES, $50
acres of first class river bottom all under
cultivation, 30 acres of second bottom in
cultivation. Balance good meadow pas.
ture; very latest improvements: good
feed lots: good water: one mile from good
town. Scott Holderman, Quincy, Kansas.
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Clinton authorities have notified the
gamblers OF that city to close their
resorts at once or suffer prosecu-
ton.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTIUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your acquaintance as chTonlcied
by Courier's Staff OF Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Dec. 22.-The bowling con-
test Friday night between the Chari-
ton and Osceola teams resulted in IA
vor of the Osceola boys. The game
played was ten pins, which took them
four hours to finish. Below are the
points made at each inning of the
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FOR SALE-ON THE EAST COAST OF
Florida, 20 acres of hammock land: or
anse grove and other fruits; house and
all other conveniences: best of fishing
and plenty of oysters: price, $4,000 W.
S. Sands, Oak Hill, Fla.
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FOR SALE-TWO FINE FARMS IN
Wayne county. Iowa. Nathaniel Little,
owner, Ames, Iowa, or ]. j.. Gallup, Cory
don, Iowa.
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CHOICEST IN OTTER TAIL
and surrounding counties. Wild and inn
proved. Call or address 4. w. Allen,
Henning, MINI.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-FARM o10 ACRES, 3 MILES
from Tullahoma, Tenn, 100 acres timber.
fair buildings. good water, perfect title,
northern neighbors. Price only $40 per
acre, part cash. Address ]. NJ. Fleming,
BOX 3. Tullahoma, Tenn.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
NoocCCoooOoooooCCcoooco

There is no change in the local mar
kets for today. The movement is firm
and the quotings are steady.
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North English.

North English, Dec. 22.-Misses
Anna Walker and Laura Post returned
home Friday night from Cedar Falls,
where they have been attending
school.
Mrs. Walter Wilson of Michigan is
here for a visit with her brother, J.
H. Gibbons, and other relatives.
Fred Romans and wife have gone
to Ames, after an extended visit here.
They will reside at Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Chapman have
returned home to Edison, Neb., after
an extended stay here with relatives.
Ethel Thomas came home from Keo-
TIA, Saturday to spend the holiday va
cation.
Locke Moore and family of Cedar
Falls, came in Saturday morning for
visit at the home of Lee Moore, at
South English.
Saturday morning for their homes at
Sigourney and Abba, to spend Christ
mas vacation.
T. M. Clevenger and wife of Media
polls are visiting at the Clark NOLAN
nah home.
The w. w. Burns sale Saturday was
well attended and everything sold WELL
The proceeds were over $1,100.
Miss Mary Brown is at home from
Hampton to spend the Xmas vacation.
EIdon.
Eldon, Dec. 22.-Miss Bess Enyart
was in Ottumwa today shopping.
Mrs. l. G. James and Mrs. G. H. Oh
Sam were Ottumwa visitors today.
Miss Ruth Roberts was in Ottumwa
on business today.
Mrs. W. N. Hendren of Kansas City
is visiting friends in the city.
w. A. Guild of Chicago is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. l. L. James of this city.
Miss Blanche Horton and brother
Dwight were Ottumwa visitors today.
Clarence Ritz returned today from
business trip to Drakeville.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibach of Des
Moines are visiting Mrs Dibach's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sleigh of this place.
M. Orville Black left today to spend
] the holidays with friends in Des
Moines
Claude Kennedy of Des Moines is WIS.,
iting friends in the city.
Mrs. j. C. Brooks returned from a
visit with Ottumwa friends.
Miss Mae Fisher and Teed Watson
have returned from pleasant visit
with Ottumwa friends.
Mrs. p Crimmons returned today
| from a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Fry Of Eddyville.
| P. X. Wade of Centerville visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Ray Waterson, who was called
here by the serious illness of her bro
Their, Engineer Ed Sawyer, received a
message today that her mother was
very low with heart trouble. Mrs
| Waterscn and Mr.. and Mrs E. Sawyer
leave this evening on No. 16.
The Rock Island check came yester-
day.
Mrs. Gertie Van Wrinkle and Miss
Wayne Dcoley were in Ottumwa on
business today.
The round house laborers wages
were raised from $1.25 to S1.50 today
Mrs. j. Schillinger and Mrs. Florence
Baker were Ottumwa visitors today
Mrs. E. S. Dillon left for visit with
friends in Douds.
Miss Rody Patterson returned to her
home in Selma today after a visit with
her aunt, Mrs. e. CASTOR of this city.
Miss May Isbell was an Ottumwa
visitor today.
Eddyville.
Eddyville, Dec. 22.-Miss Margaret
! of kprl,i ia
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-So SOUTHERN
Illinois improved farms; so 10 100 acres;
small payment. balance long time. ADJ
dress Geo. #. Mead, Pinckneyville, Ill.
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FOR SALE-KANSAS FARMS IN EAST
ern counties Send for list. J. c. Ruth,
Colony, Kansas.
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago. Dec. 22.-Poultrv. firm;
turkeys, 15@171s; chickens, 10@11R;.
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FOR SALE so ACRES; 10 FIT FOR
cultivation, house barn and cistern, and
pond; mile to town; y mile to school:
only S425 If bought soon Dan Twohig,
Norwood, Mo.
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FOR SAIE-A CHOICE FARM, 160 ACRES
over 100 in cultivation, half good fruit
land, the balance good grain land. with
in three miles of Koskonong, Oregon
county. Missouri growing wheat crop
meadow, good school, good churches, fair
improvements, good road to town. Price
and terms just right. j. H. Phillips,
Koshkonong, Mo.
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FOR SALE-o43-ACRE FARM NEAR
Wentzville, St. Charles county. 40 acres
cultivation, balance woods. pastures. fair
improvements: price only $50 per acre;
owner nonresident. Box "a, wentzville,,
Mo-
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st. Louis Produce Market.
ST. Louis, Dec. 22-Wheat, cash
May, 761a.
Corn, cash, 441s; May, 395s@39A.
Oats, cash, 80; May, 33A.
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WANTED.

WANTED--WILL ACCEPT HORSE AS
part payment on piano. w +. Solvent
kcr, 10 South Market street.
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g N,

This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrofnO-Q uinine Tablets
the remedy that cures cold IN ONO day
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New York Produce Market.
New York, Dec. 22.-Wheat, May,
Biz.
Corn, May, 4S5s.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, Dec. 22.-Butter, steady;
creameries, common to choice, 21@
%; extra, 20.
Eggs, irregular; poor to prime, 200
%; fancy, &c; refrigerated, 1SR@21.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, Dec 22-Butter, quiet;
creameries, 1S@2S12; diaries, 17@25.
Eggs, firm; %.
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New York Poultry Marker.
New York, Dec. 22.-Poultry, alive,
dressed easier; chickens,
13; fowls, ~; turkeys, 10.
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Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, Dec. 22.-Corn dull; new
No. 8, AZ.
Oats dull; No. 8 white, S1A@32
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FOR SALE-5O IMPROVED FARMS IS to
$50 per acre. Fine Investment and best
bargains ever offered. Come quick or
write for free list NJ. o. Motley, Bowl
ing Green, Mo.
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Eddyville.


Eddyville, Dec. 22.-Miss Margaret
S. Besco, north of town, and Archie
d. Miller, of near Frederic, were mar.
ried at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon. December II, 1902, in Oskaloo
sa, the ceremony taking place at tbs
home of Rev. j. P. Mcknight, who
performed the ceremony. The bride
is the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs
J. H. Besco, who reside on the D. d
Miller farm, and the groom is a son OF
John Miller, near Frederic. These
young people have large circle OF
friends who wish them well in their
married life.
Eli Harshman of Fifth street, de
parted Thursday night for Bowen, ILL.,
and on Friday morning Mrs. Harsh,
man and their nephew, Emmett Hill
who lives with them, followed. They
go there to reside.
On Friday Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Mel
son removed to Oskaloosa. D. w
Thompson of Sidney and family, who
purchased Mr.. Nelson's farm, have
moved onto the same. The family
consists of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
and two children.
VIM. Smith of near Bussey, was
here Thursday on business.
G. N. Berry of Bluff Creek, was al
the bedside of IS father-in-law, j. P
McCrea, in Oskaloosa, Thursday and
Friday Mr.. McCrea, who had his hip
fractured by fall, is still in bad
condition owing to his advanced age
The Bridgeport and Grays Greek
schools, across the river, had Christ.
mas tree and an interesting program
of about thirty numbers at the Bridge
port school house Friday afternoon
rejecting much credit upon the teach.
ers, who are respectively Miss Ethel
Mintoyne of this place and Miss Lib
bic Williams of Hamilton
The ladies' of the Methodist Epis.
| copal church opened bazaar in the
opera house block Saturday night.
Rev. L.. P. Mitchell of Melrose has
closed a series of meetings lasting fol-
one week at the u. B. (Edwards)
Chapel, on Grays Creek, taking in one
| convert.
Arley Rainsbarger of Grays Greek
was in Oskaloosa recently
Miss Carrie Bell returned to hel
home in Keosauqua Thursday, after an
extended visit with her relatives, the
Iartmans.
Miss Minnie England of Bluff Greek
visited from Tuesday till Thursday
with Oskaloosa relatives.
| j. J. Roberts, formerly of this place
but now of Qttumwa, is visiting ex
tendedly with relatives here.
| T. B. Kale has peen visiting his
daugter, and other relatives at Daven
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Randall of Min
neapolis, Minnesota, returned home
Friday night, after weeks visit with
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BUY A FARM IN NORTHERN MIS-
souri,. in Monroe county whore corn
makes 30 bushels per acre. have two
quarter sections fine prairie for sale
cheap. close to railroad school and
church and is sure to double in value in
next year. Farms OF all sizes and prices.
and some TO exchange. Write me. F. p
Sullivan, Monroe City, Mo.
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THE NELSON LAND COMPANY-IN-
corporated. Owns 10000 acres of farm
lands in Aitldn and Carlton counties,
MINI. Save your money and invest in
good and profitable land. Price Sc to
$500 per acre Easy terms. Write for
maps and prices. Lanesboro, Minnesota
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FOR SAI.E-FARMS IN ILLINOIS.
Write for description, circular and price
list. Dick Burrus, vandalia, Illinois,
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FOR SALE-ENCLUSIvE ICE BUSINESS
in good Iowa town of 1000 Inhabitants:
all necessary tools, horses, wagons. etc;
owner has twenty-year leases on all wat
er rights: fine transfer business: both
bargains. The F. G. Wright Land Co.,
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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FOR SALE FINEST FARM IN NEBRAs-
ka, 100 acres; 125 acres alfalfa, 80 to
farm, adjoins city OF kearney, worth
$50 per acre, $3.50. A fine house with
furnace, closet, bath, telephone, electric
lights, city water, cost $4,000, good
barn, all necessary out buildings, four
acres of land, fifty rods from farm. all
for S11.250, no trade wanted. d. L. Phil
lips, Real Estate Agent. Kearney, Neb
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26

ings, will make such declaration as will
for many years put a ban upon unlawful
practices oppression Of non-union men.
unjustifiable demands. and other grew
ances that we have been suffering under
since 1900. when the union first took pos
session of our property. If, on the other
hand. this settlement be made now. when
not q single witness has been called on
our part OF on our behalf, it will be an
absolute and distinct surrender to the
miners union. and the trouble above re-
ferred to will not only be continued, but
so nagnified as to be absolutely unbear-
able
THE hearings before the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission present the first
opportunity that the coal operators have
ever had of presenting their case before
the general public, who are really az i'm
portant third party. since abstracts at
least of these proceedings are published
all over the United States. and it is a
duty that we owe to ourselves as well
as to them, to prove that the continued
and repeated charges of injustice. bar
barity and extortion are absolutely I'M
founded: all Of which the individual ope-
rators. at least. propose to do.
The case as presented also shows
such weakness that we believe they were
almost disheartened when these sugges-
tions for compromise were made. We
believe that any surrender on our part
which would be practically what this
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26
GOLD-BRICK SWINDLER
SENTENCED TO PRISON.
The Plausible Story He Told of Ex-
pericnce as Convict in the
siberian Mines.

BOSTON, MASS, November Gas
penalty for swindling Myer Cohen. OF
this city. out of $1,000, by means Of a gold
brick game more than a year ago, sam
uel Brotzski. IS years of age, who claims
a, residence in New York. was sentenced
to-day to State prison for not less than
four nor more than seven years. Brotzskl
told Cohen that he was at one time, q
Russian convict In the Siberian mines that
while there Russian captain OF the
guard fell in love with female convict
and was induced to leave the country
with her. Brotzski and fifteen companions
escaped, and together with the officer and
his sweetheart came to New York, the
officer having in his possession bag con-
tanning gold-dust which, according to
Brotzski, he was afraid to sell openly, as
it might lead to his arrest as deserter.
Brotzsk exhibited samples of the dust
which were sent to an assayer. and as
they proved to be pure gold. Cohen pur-
chased the entire amount for $4,000, only
to find later that the bag contained brass
filings. The officers told the court that
Brotzski haG been sentenced to serge
five years in Sing Sing for swindling a
New York man out of $4,000 by the same
trick, and had also served two years in
Pittsburg for a similar offence. Brotzski
is said to be wanted In Montreal and Bal
timOre.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.


Some OF the "ell-hnOyvn GArr1Tal3
ut the Various Hostelries.
Among the well-known arrivals in the
city yesterday was Hon.. r.. A. James,
Of Pittsylvania, former member Of the
member Of the House MIR. James came
in yesterday. and will remain over until
after the football game on Thursday:
He is an alu1nnus Of the University of
Virginia., but owing to his location so
near the borders Of North Carolina, 1t
is suspected that he would not much
regret a victory for the Carollnians. Mr..
James was greeted by many of his old
friends in the lobby at Murphy's last
night. and was kept busy shaking hands
and renewing old acquaintances. He has
voting. himself to his newspaper inter
ests, being proprietor of the Danville
Register. He is also interested in bank
ing and realty in the City on the Dan.
Another arrival at Niurphy'S last night
was Hon. L. c. Pitcher, OF Fauquier, for
many years member Of the Houes, and
one Of the striking figures of that body.
Mr.. Pitcher came In unexpectedly last
night, and was all the evening surround
entertained them with his quick and
caustie wit and his contagious humor.
At Murphy's last night were DR.. George
T.. Vande-slice, OF Phoebus: Messrs- E. Fl.
Miller. Jr., ana g. K. Pratt, Of the Uni
versity of Virginia: w. G. Painter, of
Norton, and e. r. Wood, of Portsmouth.
At the New Foro's last night were
Delegate 4. A. OVERLY, Of Lunenburg;
William II. Cralle. of Blackstone; W.
NJ. Powell, of Emporia; L. 3. E. Spencer
and w. w. Meredith and wife. OF vir-