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TUESDAY . . . FfcBRU AKY IS, 1&?9. ?V " ~ Let Us Settle. Yeaterday being Ibe beginning of tie bmln?M?*k that lSWR?ltbtheh?o' Virginia and of Richmond, we rose e*ri) and tnduleed tte ra^niw obluUons -m o pure waters trosn the DM>ant?l?? ??? ? ?* *? typical of purity, and so remindful of nienaot land, Its health and salubrity. W e then looked about il.cciiy andcontcmp aU-d iu superb natural advantages, and deplored luSuion. brought. upon ,t by the bad uolicv, discordant IcElsiatiou, and unpaired pabHe credit of the State. Such a. pkj of unimproved blessings is not -Horded anywhere else that we know of; and this capital city ot the Statc-thc city which pays an eighth ot the entire revenue of the Commonwealth? is a representative of vhc State tt^e f. Providence has bestowed upon Virginia which occupies the most favored of latitudes, the cboiccst blessings. She should have the most fruitful industry, the roost successful enterprises, the most ener getic and prolific processes of development, whereas there is little to bo seen that, doe? cot indicate want of energy and want ol SUThere arc many causes for all this. The public discredit is one o! them. Let the debt question be eliminated from the poll tics of Virginia, and there will soon follow results which cannot be otherwise than grati fying to the people, not only of this once honored old Commonwealth, but of all 1 the Union. And why should this question allowed longer to disturb the peace o! the people of Virginia ? Surely they are anx ious for its settlement. Surely they wish to close it up now, once for all. We have never known the papers of the State to be more nearly unanimous upon any similar subject than they arc upon this, "ft e tme given letters also from various sections and ? counties and from gentlemen of influence, which speak the same language as the press, perhaps it will be as well for us to repro duce in this column a few more of the utter ances of the journals in different parts of the Commonwealth. We quote first the Highland Xccorder, published in the ex treme west : The representatives of the bondholders bave consented to amend the proposition they submitted at the conference 0} ex tending the term of 3 per cent, bonds from ^Tbis w?H, we suppose, insure its adoption bv the Legislature. To fail to settle tbn> question now would be to entail " woes un numbered-"' upon this State. Next from the Clinch I alley iVctcs, neat the Kentucky line: Although the/e were nfany who opposed the present session 0/ the CJcpera1 ^Vssem biv as either unnecessary or illegal, yet it i<? likely that it? deliberations will result 111 more substantial good to the State than any Son since the war. Already much has been accomplished lor the wer.lof the State. The Allcgbanv Railroad bill, which super sedes the effete and useless canal by a much-needed line of freight and trade, is probably fraught with as much real interest to the people as any one other enterprise ever projected. Yet the golden opportunity of the Legislature is to be found m the possible alleviation of the ills of the State debt. The opportunity so long pou"ht by readjustees has been opened to them by the complaisance and generos ity of her creditors, who have substan tially proposed to relieve us of one tho debt, and make the payment of the in terest and sinking ol the principal prac ticable without the increase of taxation, in our extremity a way has been suddenly and unexpectedly opened this Legislature Is reserved the high priyi lege and honor of being ? the saviours of the S'ate. We assure members from the South west that if this golden opportunity be lost thpv neea never again attempt to ride the ho^by of readjustment. The people are too intelligent to be deceived by professions that they know to be false; and hayingonce proved recreant to duty, they will "c^r Lain entrust their destinies to such keep iu<r ^Now is the time for rckdjusters to prove their faith by their works. Next frorj the Leesburg \Y ashinglonian, Bear the Maryland line : "Readjusters' Meeting. There was None? Not aSingle Attempt atOne, Lveri Tbc Call Was Made-No Response- Well Done for Loudoun. She wants to sec the debt question taken forever from the politi cal arena, and will favor, by a large majori ty, the settlement of the whole thing upon the basis of the late proposition of the bond- j holders, and close up the chapter ot r(> tul J listing demagogism on the debt liobbj in this State." Next fiom the Petersburg Fost: We cannot sec how any Virginian who honors his State and who really wants to pay anv portion of tiic debt can stand up in t the face of public opinion and ask the bond holders to accept less than three per cent, interest for the next ten years, .tow toi t e succeeding tweuty years, and five lot the next ten years. li wev cannot pay -uc*j moderate interest as that, then the State had better repudiate at once. These will suffice for this column. I* we lind room for them, more articles oi the same kind will appear elsewhere in our columns. In the mean time we say oucc more, as we said the day the first proposition of the bondholders was made known? 44 Let us settle." The Argument in a Nutshell. Senator Blaise, in supporting the bill putting a check upon Chinese immigration, fluid : * " The Senator from California (Mr. Booth) Las said that there was not, as we under stand it, in all the one hundred and twenty thousand Chinese, more or less (whether 1 state the number aright or not does not mat ter), there did not exist among the whole of them the relation of family. There is not a peasant's cottagc inhabited by a Chinaman; there Is not a hearthstone, in the sense we understand it, of an American home, or an English home, or a German home, or a French home. There is not a domestic tire siile In that sense ; and yet you say it is en tirely safe to sit down here and permit that to grow up in this country." No matter who says it is safe, he makes a great mistake. We honor Senator Blaine for voting for and supporting the Chinese bill. He thus gives one proof that he is not a bigot, and not disposed to sacrifice his own superior race to a foolish and vindictive fanaticism. Now, Conklixo Is not a bigot, and is not mad from fanaticism. He is only calcula ting bis chances for the presidency,. and taking the side of the inferior races under the belief that be will thus cast the net in which be will get a great many votes. This ehows him all the greater fool. He is only strutting about in turkey-cock style to ex cite the admiration of beings that will never b? able to do anything lor him. Coxklino is after all, a born fool, and will, with all his talents, never achieve anything above a sen atorial position. The Heathen Chinee will never make him President. The "facotbat U childlike and bland" will never smile ca President Conxlino. ? ? ? _ ^ , -| | _ Ti" 7" r- ? ???"? The plaelajr of Bruce (colored) in the ?bnir of Vice-President ej the United Stat|& is tbp o^asron for the rejoicing of a great many fools who aeenr to hate neen cultivating some vihtofvo hostility to thi hi tfhest type of man? the Caucasian, They are self-disgraced tbem^l^jind feel glad ?that a tfelng nearer t bo plarie they itend upon l m s been honored, he t them make the rrfost of It. We never bad much respect for Vte^PresWent of the United States, and rathor think that the presidential chair of the United- States Senate was made more respectable T>y~ Bkuce thalii wben'Osi ocea-f pied by the very raedSocre and impracticable and unlmprcasiblc Vice-President of the United States. Readju3t8rs* Convention. We feel sure that (he mass of the people who attended the meetings for the appoint ment of delegates are heartily in favor of the acceptance of the bondholders' propo sition for flie settlement of the State debt. Almost everybody in'Vii^rnTa' wants it set tled, and we do not believe public meetings of any considerable dignity can be gotten up in Virginia without including majorities of citizens who want the public debt settled now upon the terms offered. Wecannot believe it possible that our people can be so wanting in wisdom as to decline peace and 1 rc?t from the most troublesome of agitations ! when they are offered upon most practical and favorable" terms. | . . I Kcllbt of Pennsylvania is one of those vain and foolisb public men who are of ( opinion that they know more than anybody else, and that if their views of policy and j public measures are uot carried out the country will go to the devil. There are al ways such men notwithstanding that every day Is iHustrating their folly. The Hon. Mr. Kellkt was a leader amongst the j Greenback lunatic*, and he has covered up time itself with prophecies which will not be realized. Now be is damning resumption and swearing it cannot last, and that the country is on the way to eternal smash Poor man. We wish for his sake, if he de sires it, that he may live until another sus pension. Colonel Withers lias proved himself to be wise in counsel. No man could have done more than he has in favor of the re duction of the tobacco tax. Kead his re marks yesterday. Senator Johnston's health is not good ; yet he, too, has been diligently engaged in the same good work. Valentines.? We feel a kind of obliga tion to the public to dispense a sort of annual anathema upon such valentines as the miserable New York printers of such things and the more miserable authors of the same are sending over the country. They are the most abominable daubs that ever colors were employed lu making. We should think it a just punishment that all engaged in making them should be impris oned and doomed to live on bread and water. The abominable daubs are mon strous drawings, and vapid and course in wit. It is a pity that the dear, sweet little children should have their impressible minds perverted by such pictures. They cannot fail to affect their tastes and men tal dispositions in a mauner that will be detrimental in later stages of their lives. Nov/, Paris always sends forth pic tures that arc creditable works of art. They caunot. pervert the tastes of the young, and such as may be hurtful morally may be withheld from the young. But these horrible American daubs haw nothing to commend but everything to con- ( demn them. We do hopejbat if the manu facturing of valentines is to go on those en gaged in the business, will take care to em ploy better artists and make pictures that will assist to improve the taste of the young while affording them innocent amusement. But we apprehend that before they do this they will have to elevate their own minds above their present condition. If they could have genius enough to throw into their rough pictures some wit and commendable humor that would be good. Now, CnuiKSBANK made some rough pictures and some silhouettes , but they never were without pith and point, and sel-. dom without the very best humor. There fore, it is not essential that a picture should be commendable for its beauty and Oneness that it may be approved ; far from it. But it should be required that the valentines should have some merit, some humor, and some pretension to drawing to give them a passport to the society of those dear little creatures whose bright and happy minds | are imbibing impressions just as tlie dry j sponge absorbs water. The Trapiszii;.? Among the most graceful ! performances we '"have ever seen are those of the trapeze. They are beautiful, and worthy of the critical study of the anatomi cal student; but it is the custom to carry them to a silly extreme. We are always content to see the exercises stop short of the "grand climax," wherein the slightest blunder or accident would terminate the life of the performed. Now, we should like it if there were a prohibition of this "grand climax," which frightens everybody and pleases nobody. A wo mau performer recently fell in this act, and was despaired of at last dates. Some may say that it matters not if such foolish people get killed? "it serves ihem right." If such judgment be a fair retri bution, we are afraid the number of deaths would be rapidly multiplied. The fool on the trapeze would not be alone in reaping the reward of his folly. There are many fools who do silly things, and ought to perish as well us the iutrepid wretcli of the trapeze. Annotated Poems of English Author $. Edited by the Rev. Edward T. Stevens, M. A., Oxford, and Rev. David Morris, B. A., London. Voicper's Task. Phila delphia : J. B. Liitincott & Co. Cowper's Task, that familiar old poem, fs here presented in fine style. For sale by Wkst, Johnston & Co. The New York Times says: Death from trichinosis? the disease gene rated by eating raw ham? two other per sous dangerously ill. ' That is a heading, but it tells all. [ The only difficulty about readjusting and settling the debt question at this time con sists in the fact tbat many of those who have most loudly professed to be reSdjuy ers are in reality opposed to a settlement upon any terms, 03 they wish to keep that question open for the purpose of securing office through its continued agitation. The leaders of this faction are seeking self-ag grandizement, and not the goodof the State. Highland Recorder. A majority of the people of Virginia have become convinced that the State cannot pay !>ix per cent, interest on her debt without being . excessively burdened, and conse quently they fayored an adjustmer ??; and now, when so fair an offer of adjustment is declined (should it be finally declined) as. that made by the creditors, the people will bold these representatives to an. account for coastiltlng theit^wji instead of the welfare of * ? BnmHH HHHH through their Leg is i at u re, fail to accept the lately otTe t '^4 t^ey *hftrbetter I or |l|Bft;ine debt so as to have done with the agitation.? H 'iiufasttr A'eto?, i*r the First Bairttetcfturch. ' :"!' A number oPSoule TilTB were readaaff referred. . Mr. Lee, /from tbe Committee on Roads, submitted a report in response to a resolu tion as to whether tbe Richmond I and AUe jrhanv railroad propose to build the road, &c. They say they v? ill build Jhe road if; the necessary legislation 'is had, and they can settle wftb tbe canal company^ credit-, ors; do not propose to sell their franchise, I and that the gauge will be the^standard ~*j? number of bili3 were lejiprted and placed on the calendar. , / PRESENTED AND REFERRED; > i > * j By Mr. Lee: Petition of citizens of Loudoun county asking a repeal of chapter 231 of Acts or 1877-'78. .? ' J By Mr. Hurt ol Halifax: A bill to amend the lavyjn reference to damages for trespass by animals h-:; 'M By Mr.'3lABSHALL: A resolution as to whether countv courts have jurisdiction to grant injunctions to judgments rendered by justices of the poacej Bv Mr. Hurt of Pittsylvania A bill lor. thc'relicf of James Mason, of Grayson. LEAVE OF. ABSENCE. < ' , ' On motion of Mr. GrtmsLEY, Mr. Mur ray was granted one day's leave of absence on account of sickness. _ On motion of Mr. Hatrston, Mr. Griffin was granted three days' Jeave of absence. On motion of Mr. Marshall, Mr. Av al- j ston was" granted leave of absence foi four diivs. '''? * On motion of Mr.' Norton, Mr. Bltss was granted leave of absence for one day, ? SCHOOL FUNDS. Mr. Grimsley, from the Finance Commit tee, submitted a report oT the committee, in response to a resolution, concerning the alleged diversion of school funds, which was" ordered to be printed. PASSED. House bill to incorporate the Alexandria and Fairfax Agricultural and Industrial Association. ? . House bill to provide for the creetion or suitable schutes by tbe owners of mill-dams across the north branch of 'the Shenandoah river for the free passage of tisb. SPECIAL ORDER. The Senate next took up Senate bill No. 161.- in reference to county organizations, &e., which was discussed until 3 P.M., when tbe body took a recess until 8 P. M. Xiffht Session. Senator Quesenberry in the chair. Mr. Sinclair presented the following : Resolved, That the Committee on Print ing inquire into and report without delay the expense of reporting and publishing tbe debates of the Senate; and further, that they be requested to report who is the of ficial reporter of the Senate; wbat duty he discharges; what is his salary and what benefits accrue from the employment of such officer, and under what law or resolution he derives bis salary. . . Mr. Sinclair spoke at length in advocacy of his resolution. On motion of Mr. Bland the resolution was laid on the table? ayes, 20; noes, 2. THE railroad bill. House bill No. 76, to authorize the James River and Kanawha Company to make sale :uid transfer of all its works, property, and franchises and to define the powers and du ties of the Board of I'ublic Works in re >V?"ct thereto, was then taken up, on motion of Mr. Daniel. Mr. Hurt of Pittsylvania moved to amend the first section so as to require tbe Board of Public Works instead of tbe proxies of tbe canal company to make tbe contract with the Richmond aud Alleghany Railroad Com pany. * ? _ Mr. Massey, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Pulegar, and Mr. Mar shall opposed the amendment. Mr. Fulkerson and Mr. Hurt favored the amendment. 3Ir. Fulkerson spoke at considerable length in favor of the amendment. After a long discussion Mr. Brooke de manded the pending question, which was ordered, and Mr. Hurt's amendment was rejected by the following vote : Ayes.? Messrs. Hart of Pittsylvania, Towell. and ^Noks?? Messrs. Bett-a, Bland. Brooke. Daniel. F.l Itott. Gavle, Johnson. Lee, Murstull, Phlo >rar. Quesenbeiry, Sherrard. Slewp, 8uillli> eplclcr, Tauucr, Tvler, and Ward? 19. ,Mr. Fulkerson stated that he had paired with Mr. Wortham, who would have voted a No." Mr. Fulkerson would have voted, | " Aye.'',,. - .. Mr. Fulkerson moved to amend so as to provide tliat the contract of sale. Arc., shall be approved by the Atlorney-General o! the Slate. 1 ; Mr. Bland offered the following as a sub stitute for Mr. Fdlkebson's amendment : Provided that before any control shall be assented to by the State proxies, it shall be submitted to the Attorney-General of tbe State for his advice as to whether tbe terms of the contract have been complied with. Adopted. . ? . Mr. Hurt of Pittsylvania moved to amend j the seventeenth line., after " described," to read as follows: " Which shall.be a first ! class railroad with steel rails, four feet eight I aud a half inches gange, and equipped with [ample accommodations for all passenger travel and freight transportation." Mr. Lee moved to amend, so as to insert the words : " The same gauge as that of. tbe ! Chesapeake and Ohio railway. Mr. Lee's amendment was adopted, and tbe amendment, as .amended, adopted. Mr. Hurt of Pittsylvania mov.ed, to amend in the twenty-fifth line,, after the word company, by adding these words : "Aud the payment of a fair valuation of all boats upon said canal." Passed by. Mr. Daniel moved to amend by adding in the 132d line, after the word tide-water, these words: "And along the Lynchburg level between tbe water-works dam (which shall be preserved) above Lynchburg and the first lock below Lynchburg." Adopted. Mr. Daniel also moved to amend by in setting in the 134th line, aftor the word tide water, "or between the water-works dam above LyncUbuig and the first lock below Lynchburg." Adopted. Adjourued. HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Mr. Hanger iu the chair. STATE DEPOSITORIES. House bill authorizing State depositories to substitute new bonds for tbose executed under existing laws, reported from the Com mittee on Finance, was read a first: time. fourth circuit. ; " On motion of Mr. "Wilkinson, House bill 2C3. for holding circuit courts lathe fourth judicial circuit, &c.; was passed. 'presented under suspension op rules. By. Mr. Johnson, of A'ccomac: Bill to au thorize E. A. Jeff reys to erect a wharf upon }iis land on Chlncoteague, in the county of ^.ccomac. .? ? By Mr. Finney: Bill to furnish commu tation to one-.legged soldiers on certain con ditions. . LEAVE OF ABSENCE was granted Messrs. Curlett fifteen days, Taylor of Fluvanna six days, AsuTONfive I days, Young three days, and Healy andi Edwards two days each. - r /. HOUSE BILLS PASSED. To amend and reenact section 10 of chap ter. 126 of the Code, In reference to personal, representatives. ' For (the relief of James K. Lqwix J&te cpUector'oI.Goodson townshlj), in the coun ty of Washington. ' Providing commutation for. D. Vest, of Bookbridge countyt.;and Jesse Couch, of Bedford county* aud others, one-legged sol diers, who. are unable to wear the legs fur nished them.; x< ; ?, , , ?Allowing, further time to A, J. Farrisb, treasurer oil Alb^pja-le. county, to make his return- of # delinquent* and insolvents for 18%!*.; i . i'/i / -lit. ? }?.?! .ij ;,ii -It :: .--14 { >v<To incorporate. abd 'jDalabtiah the Crnig A&ridukuhil and . Mechanical Association, witlijsta ainehdcoeol* lo vlu jrun ? To amend and reenact an act entitfed an c<& w regulate the working of the public lp the CG$ntiercf Prrboe William, aifcery, Chesterfield, undLan caster, mead the dhartdrdf the Masonic Mu p-Assuraricc Association^ Norfolk, uu u:? amendment. comnvnosAi lie mSSSnir- ? ? | The, resolutions proposing' the : amejid 'Cjp,pi.taa?on wjrg^&yu^1 Ixycfock-as tee special order: the* pending: question being tile motion ofi'Mr; Robzssqih to reconsider the vote by which tb6 House. adopted the amendment of Mr. :Tauafebro j of Gloucester making viva-voca voting a provision of the Constitution. ?? I ty?- ; . Tbe motion was again passed by. Mr. T?tlob of Fluvanna offered as a sub stitute ftn* the resolutions a proposition to call a convention. - ??? .< r ? The Speaker (Mr. Johnston ? of. -Giles) ruled tbat the amendment (substitute) was not german; \ ; ?-.? ? * > ?? ? ? h Mr. Henry moved to amend tbe rcsolu-i tions so* as to leave tbe provision as to ap peals to the Supreme Court as at present, $/>00 as tbe minimum where a mere ques tion rf money Is iovolved. The committee reported in favor of $200 as tbe mi nimum. Mr. Lacy spoke in favor of tbe 8200. pro position and against- Mr. Henry's motion to strike out.? He thought that as a matteri of principle a man "was entitled -to an ap-' peal where n wrong is done bim no matter how small the amount involved, but fori public convenience he would consent to tbe ?200 minimum. ? Mr. Walker of Northumberland favored Mr. Henry's amendment in tbe interest, of. tbe public generally, and stated' tbat under the ?500 limitation a case cannot be reached in the Supreme Court in ordinary Course in less thr.n two'- or three years. ;If $200 is mado the limitation tbe docket- of the Su~ preme Court will' be much more crowded" than it now is. .r.f-A'-- ?! Mr. JIohanan in the cbaitf, Mr. Fauntler'oy spbke in favor of tbe $200minumum/as reported by tbo commit tee. ? Mr. Green followed in favor of the pres ent law? Mr. Henry's amendment. At 2$ o'clock tbe chair was vacated until 8 P. M. Nlgbt Session. Tbe House met at 8 o'clock. The fralle ries were empty and the House "tbin." SENATE BILLS PASSED. To incorporate the Bank of Dublin. To amend the charter of tbe city of Ports mouth. For the relief of Emma A. Hodges, of the city of Portsmouth. ADVANCED. Mr. Pulliam's bill to allow the use of con vict-labor on the public grounds of .Rich mond was advanced to engrossment. Tbe convicts are to Co work that would otherwise not be done at all. A great number of other bills were read tbe second time and ordered to engross ment. Adjourned. PETERSBURG. SERMONS OX THE APOSTLES ? SUNDAY NOTES ? METHODIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION? THIS PROPOSED LIBRARY? TWO OLD CITI ZENS DEAD? ELECTION OF OFFICERS ? DIN WIDDIE COURT? NEW TOBACCO-FACTORIES TO BE STARTED, &C. [Corru-pondencc of the Itichmond Dispatch.] ? February. 17, 1S70. R?-v. Dr. Witherspoon Ia?t night delivered the llrst of a series of twelve sermons on the Apostles, which w us heard by a vnrv large congregation. His subject was 44 Peter, the Impulsive Apostle," and his discourse next Sunday night will be on '? Andrew, the Mis sionary Apostle." Rev. Dr. W. W. Bennett, of Richmond, preached yesterday morning at the Wash ington-Street and last ni?bt at the High Street Methodist Episcopal church. The regular monthlvmceting of the Sun day-School Association of the Methodist Church in this city was held yesterday after noon at Wesley chapel, a large assemblage being present to witness the exercises, which consisted of singing, recitations, &c. Au Interesting and instructive address was delivered by Mr. R. T. Wilson on the sub ject of Sunday-school work. Of the seven Sabbath schools composing t he Association two were absent or not represented. Re ports from the other five for the four Sun days, including February 9th, show that the organization is CG3, and "the average attend ance 517. The amount of money reported collected for school purposes was $31.S1. The efforts being made towards the establishment of a circulating library in this city are meeting with gratifying success. A number oi citizens have subscribed to the scheme, and gentlemen feeling an inter est in the matter will make a canvass of the city to get other subscriptions. There seems to be no doubt that the requisite amount to purchase the books and start the library will be obtained. We have had a little of all kinds of weather, except sunshine, to-day. For an hour or two early this morning hail fell ra pidly, followed by snow, which whitened the streets and house-tops. Then rain set in, which has been steadily falling all day. Two old citizens who departed this life on Saturday >vere buried yesterday after noon. The funeral of* Mr. S. J. Pourch, aged sixty-six years, for many years a resi dent of Chesterlield county, took place from Grace church. Sirs. Sarah Wbitlington, a venerable Christian lady of over four-score years, was buried from the First Baptist jjhureh. A large assemblage gathered at each of the churches to show respect to the memory of the dead. It is reported that two citizens ? one of this city and one of Prince George? met Sunday afternoon just beyond our corpo rate limits and settled a difficulty pending between them by a regular li.-ticuff battle. They were accompanied by friends to sec fair play. At the meeting of the Missionary Aid Society of the Byrne-Street Baptist church held yesterday afternoon Mr. James Ramkcy was elected president, W. W. Payne secre tary, and George E. Weber treasurer. A boaid of directors was also elected, and steps taken for the more effective prosecu tion of the mission work of the church. Diuwiddie Ceunty Court is in session to day (Judge Jones presiding), but it is un derstood that the. trial of Dr. E. C. Powell for cultiug Mr. R. C. Shell will be con tinued. Tbe three Lodges of Kniglits of Pythias of this city will be represented in the Grand Lodge, which meets to-morrow in Rich mond. It is oot positively known whether the uniformed corps of our city will partici pate in the parade of Thursday. Several new tohucco factories are soon to be started here? arrangements for which are already in progress. If the tax is reduced by Congress the number of manufacturers in Petersburg will be considerably increased. - Robin Adair. DANVILLE. [CorreepondcDCfe df tlie Richmond Dispatch.] February 17, 1S79. Miss Bettie B. Patillo, of Yanceyville, N. C., di,ed on Saturday at the house of her brother-in-law, Mr. J. H. Paylor, ol this city, after the illnevs of a few hours. The remains were'- taken to Yanceyville' yester day for interment. Miss Patillo was tbe daughter of the late A. A. Patillo, of Yan ?eeyvflle. Mr. J. B. Pace, of Richmond; while here last week gave $50 to each of -the two tire eompanfes 1n recognition of - their services during. the recent tire. During this visit, in which his claims upon the Insurance companies were adjusted, he rented one of the large brick tobacco houses on Craghcad street, and it is understood that hh> agents will proceed at once to business. - . Vice-President John R. Hutchlngs pre sided at the session of tbe Macedonian Mis sionary Society on yesterday. . Professor S. W. Averett presented an instructive paper on 44 Christianity in India and Burmab," which received marked attention from a large audience;' and an essay was read from one of the lady member?, which was well drawn and very interesting. u- - ' *:? Mr. Ji P. Harrison, of thh city,' was mar ried oh the 14th- instant, at the University o! Virginia, to Mia* Mary J. Davis, daughter dProftwor JU3, Davis.; .The programme of the party; to iPfofeswor Ed mund Harrison* jjrcujier of Mx,<L rison, and to some friends in Richmond; and thence to Professor Harrison, o I AmC' Jia, father Mr: J. P. Harrison, an<f to friends in tbaf county. Snow fell |b& morning to= ?be depttt, of four inches. y> ; Alpha. NBW KENT COUNTY. arne la^t murderers up for trial? rwq op ' THE- XX(fROE& CONVICTED AND SESTENCED -? txtb 8- rrvxa ~<nr rms 25th op starch? th?j TRIAL OS TILE OTHER# POSTPONED UNTIL TO i DAY, kO^ ? ' ' [Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] New Kent Courthouse; Va., ? February 15, 1879. > The .brutal- murder or John -C? -Xacy, which occurred on the 17th of last montn, has created a profound sensation and in terest in this and surrounding counties At the time of the perpetration of the outrage, as your readers were informed, threats were made and- fears were entertained that the alleged murderers would be handled ac cording to the code of Judge Lynch ; but tetter coun'sbls prevailed, and the persons charged! with the crime? to wit: Julius Christian, Patrick and Claiborne Smith, and Andrew Whiting? were taken to the llen rieo-county jail to await trial ut the Febru ary term of our County Court. Accordingly, on Thursday last Sheriff Royaler arrived from Richmond in charge of the prisoners. Most of the day wa* taken up In examination of witnesses by the grand jury, who found true bills against all the parties accused; and it was not until late in theafternoon that a jury was empanelled for the trial of Julius Christian, whom it was determined first to try, the accused having elected to sever in their trial. The jury was adjourned over until 10 o'clock* Friday, when, upon assembling, the Commonwealth proceeded to examine her witnesses. The principal and most import ant evidence was that of Mr. James W. Stamper, of Richmond, to whom ibe prison ers bad made a confession while in Henrico jail. Mr. Stamper gave in his testimony in a very lucid manner, detailing all the 'cir cumstances connected with the murder as confessed by the accused, making up a case of the most shocking and diabolical brutal ity. The Commonwealth was represented by R. T. Lacy, Esq.. and the prisoner, at the request of the court, was represented by William E. Ifart and George A. Jones, E?q?. The case was submitted without argu ment about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and after an absence of ten minutes the jury returned with a verdict of "guilty of mur der in the first degree.-'' Judge Christian, amid profound silence on the part of the large crowd assembled, then proceeded, in a most touching and impressive manner, to pass sentence upon the condemned man, ?who received the same with the stolid in difference of an iceburg, and seemed less moved by the pathetic remarks of the Judge than anyone else present. At this writing Patrick Smith is on trial. Yours, N. K. February 1G, 1S79. Since I last, wrote you another of the Lacy murderers? Patrick Smith? has been condemned to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. The accused \\:\.s defended by Messrs. Hart and Jones, who made the most of the facts in the case for the benefit of their client, while R. T. Lacy. Esq , represented the Commonwealth. Alter an elaborate ar gument of the case, the jury retired for a few minutes, when they brought in a verdict as above stated. If possible, the prisoner manifested more dare-devil in difference to his f;itc tjian the one pre viously convicted, and remained perfectly unmoved during the delivery of the affect ing sentence of the Court. The interest in the trials remains unabated, and a dense crowd throngs the court-house each day. Owing to the uecessary absence of counsel on to-morrow, the Court last night ad journed over to Tuesday the IStb instant, when the remaining two prisoners will be arraigned for trial. I will endeavor to keep you pftstcd as to the result, notwith standing the tardiness of our mails. The prisoners arc kept under guard, our jail having been burned more than a year ago. Yours hastily, X. Iv. I For the Dispatch. | IVlio l?-iys iJie 'i'obueoo Tax. Wattsbouo', Luxenburg county. Va., ) February 14, 1879. j Those who advocate the tobacco tax assert tLat.it comes out of the consumer and not the producer, and tbat tobacco is a luxury and ought to be taxed. Every one knows that the consumer pays more for the tobacco he uses than bo would pay but for tlic tax; but on account of the tax and the conse quent high price of manufactured tobacco the poorer classes of the people of the coun try are more or less excluded from its use, and the manufacturer, consequently finding but poor sale for his tot>aeco, can pay the producer but a very poor price for leaf to bacco ? not enough in most instances to pay the- cost of production. This is true at least with regard to the tobacco-growing sections of Virginia. And right here is where the tax comes out of the producer. Every one ought to "know that if the same amount of tobacco were used with as without the tax that the producer could not pos>ibly lose anything by the tax ; but U is not used, and therefore tiie producer alone must, sutler in a pecuniary point of view. I know that taxing tobacco is a very pretty way to raise revenue, but that don't make it right and just to do so. Tobacco may be a luxury, but I do not tbink that any one who has ever made a crop of it with his own hands will pronounce it a luxury to make it. Taxing manufactured tDbacco is a mere whipping the devil around the stump. It is precisely the same thing jis if the farmer's tobacco were taxed before it left his barn, and I defy any one to prove the contrary. Some may a*k why it is that we do not abandon the cultivation of tobacco entirely in Virginia and turn our attention to other crops. I answer that in the sections of Vir ginia where tobacco is cultivated for market to any extent the soil is peculiarly adapted to that crop, and it is ulter folly to attempt to raise any other crop for sale without using fertilizers to such an extent as to render re muneration from the crops upon which tbey are u*ed an utter impossibility. This thing has been repeatedly tried by individuals, but always with the most signal failure. J. L. <33. The Halifax JSeetin;;. Halifax Courthouse, Va., } February 15. 1879. j> Messrs. Editors,? Quid Nunc," in his communication from this place, under date of January 30th, told you of a ??trap" lie would spring on this lot n day of February, and of what a powerful delee-ation would be sent from Halifax to the rtJtdj listers' con vention to be held in your city on the '25th instant. To-dav was assembled in our court-house a crowd of about thirty white and lifty or sixty colored voters of the county, when Mr. G. K. C. Phillips called the meeting to order, and, on motion, Captain E. B. Jef freys was elected chairman, and E. if. Hundley. Jr., appointed secretary. Captain Jetfress,* on taking the chair, thauked his fellow-citizens for the honor conferred on him. and said that none but reSdjusters on the 3Barbonr-b:ll plan jWould be allowed to take part in the proceedings. On motion of Mf. (5. R. C. Phillips a committee of tive on resolutions were appointed, when Mr. Silas Lawson (colored) asked if the colored people were expected to take any < part in the meeting; if so, he wanted representation on the committee* Mr. Phillips assured Mr. Law, son and the colored people present that all who were sound on the Batbour bill, whether white, black, blue, or brown, were expected to participate. The Chair appointed G, It. C. Phillips, S, S. Kent, John C. Balwin, Alexander Owen^ and Silas Lawson, the two hist colored. Mr. Lawson objected to Mr. Oweu, and aske<J that JRobert Dugger (colored) be put in bu place, which was done. Alter the committee retired Dr. G. R Gray, the worst scafcvyng Radicui in tin State, was called upon to addveaathe meet; iog, Which he did in a speech, oi, about tbir,tj -minutes, lilted with .abuse and inisreprcse.i ?j tattons of. the Conservative party such, a !' tbls : " Tbat oyt ona proposition had cyq ?i be*# made V>y the landholders Jor agettU ?| mental estate. dahfe , to take three per cent, on $3D,000,o0t) or si . pcc cent, on ?15,000,000, which were \,l sanfe/'and tbs people >yrqrc too poor to pa/ tbsfc* arid hcoed the ''Barbour bill was the oalytrite and feasible plan and must be ac cemcd,f\ This same Di. Gray was a cana'i -dafe-forefprk of ?mrfc Comity Court at the Im4? November election, sird? ritrbtar own precinct, that oI Bhck Walnut, received lour votes out of about 650 catfc 090' of which were colored, and out of about 4,SG0 votes'east In the county he got 14. "This win feho^you what is thought oS the man who wad called on to enlighten the rettdjuatcrs of Halifax. Mr. Phillips, the chairman of the Com mittee on Resolution.", reported that the two coiored gentlemen on the committee would not agree to the third resolution, and asked to be allowed to make bis report; which was done, and the resolutions adopted. Mr. Law/son objected to. them, but was told, by the Chair that any man who could not en dorse the section in qncitton was no re ad] uster, and could take no further part in the meeting. .Messrs. Lawson and Dugger and several or their colored friends then left the room. Mr. Daniel Carter (colored) moved that fhree eolored men be put on the committee in the place of Lawson and Dug ger; which was done. The Chair then ap pointed thirty-three delegates? seventeen white and sixteen colored? to represent the rcSdjusters of this county in the convention ol the 25th instant. The trap was de clared filing and the chair vacated. Now, Messrs. Editors, if thrs body of men re present Halifax county, or "anything but themselves, I am at a loss to know what a representative body is. Halifax is by a very large majority in favor of an honorable na tlemcrit of the State debt, and will never consent to anything else. Respectfully, H. B. M. JIARRIACES Married, at tlic University of Virprinla.on Thurs day, February 13:h. r>y Rev. J. S. HuocliH. MARY JANE.Thtujrhlcrof Dr. J. '?.Davis, to JAMES P. HARRISON, of OanrlHg. V?. * DEATHS. Dic<], at the residence of h?r win, 1102 north First sireet, Sunday night, Yebruarv 16th, at quarter to 7 o'clock. Mr*. CATHARINE MARJtlN, in :he ciphtv-sixth year of her age. The funeral will take place THIS (Tuesday) MORNING from St. Perer's Cathedral at OS o'clock. The friends and acquaintances uf the family arc rc sptctfully invited to attend. * Died, on the lGlh instant, of croup, HARRY LEWIS, Infant sou of Theopliilus and Elizabeth A. W.'Gibsou; aged one year, five months and nine davs. The funeral will fake place TO-DAY (Tuesday) at the residence or his parents. No. 213G Pleasant | street. The friends and acquaintances of the fam ily are Invited to attontf. * Died, at her residence. No. 115 south Second street, on Monday, February 17th. at 4:20 P. M , of consumption. Miss MAKY L. BRADLEY. Her remains will be taKOu to Charles City county for interment. SPKCTAli MOT 14.' KM 3ST THE great new YORK FIRE ! COHEN* BROTHERS HAVE HECOME HIE PUBC1IASERS OB' OVEIt TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS' WORTH OK DRY GOODS, DAMAGED KY WATEK ONLY AT T11K OB EAT FIHE IN* NEW YOnK. These poods wore purchased at a prreat sacrifice, and will be offered at a small advance. They con sist in part of WHITE and COLORED TABLE DAMASK : LINEN" and COTTON SHEETING and SHIRT ING; PRINTS, LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS; LINEN DIAPER ; DRESS LINENS, LINEN DRILLS; BLAZ LINENS; FURNITURE LINENS, in plain and fancy; TAIJL E-CO VERS, SHI RT I NG-L I N E NS, TOWELS, HAMBURGH EMBBOIDERTKS, TAIJLE NATK'NS, and many oilier goods. COHEN RJtOTHERS would also state that they are now receiving heavy shipments of GOODS FOR THE COMING SEASON. Their store has recently been refuted and very much enlarged, so that the heretofore inoonvenlenee experienced by being too dense will Le in creator part obviated. fe IS aarrwo hundred pieces brown COTTON, slightly dauajpd by water? each piece containing from 40 to 00 yard*? to be sold at $1.48 a piece at fe 18 COHEN RROTHETtS'. BOOTS. SHOES. A-e. j^OOK AT THIS ! I have placed on my counter SHOES to be sold re gard;.";- of co-t : IN* FA VI s' TIE?, all color*, at 50 r. : IN K A NTS1 IlALMOItALS.aH color?, at 60c. : HOYS' CONGRESS OAl FEUS. 1 to 3, at 41 LADIES* xF.RGE P.I TTON- ROOTS. 41 .50 ; LADIES' sBKGK 1JU I TON- ROOTS. Iiaii.1- made. at $2.50 worth $4 : GENTLEMEN"." DoERLE-POLE CALF CON GRESS GAITERS. *7 worth *9. The above arc all lirst-elass goods. Call at once il you wish bargains at No 333 RroaU street. J.a lb-.'Jin W. I*. W. TAYLOR. PROPOSALS. OPFICK Sl-'l'KKINTKNJiKNT ( IX V G.vs-WOHKS.J Richmond, Va., February 10, 1&70. 5 QEALED PROPOSALS WILL RE RE M CE1VED :it this ofllce untl! 12 o'clock M. TIH?RSDAY. February '20, 1S79. tor the REST QUALITY OF OAS-COAL, free from slatu and oilier impurities, lo be furnished the Works for the tiscal year cnrilutf February 1. 1880. to be delivered at the'Lowcr Works as the necessity of the Superin tendent may require. The minimum yield of the coal must he 4.5(5 cubic feet per pound, with an Il luminating power of not Ie<s than 10 standard can dles. Any deficit will bededncteW monthly from the pi lce paid the contractor, who will be required lu idvo bond aud .?ecurltv for a faithful compliance with the contract, and If inferior coal be repeatedly sent to the Works after due notice from the ^ut>er lutendeut. It shall be deemed Mifllcient cau~? to abrogate the contract. The Committee on Lijiht reserve the rlsht to re lectauycr all bids. JOHN 11. KNOWLES, ie lO-lOt Superintendent. D] ?SSTISTS. ... W. H. PLEASANTS HAS RE MOVED HIS OFFICE TO 500 EAST FRANK LIN STREET, between Fifth anil Sixth streets. j:t 2635- 1 JH p W. JUXES, I JT. DENTIST, ^rF& with new and (decant otSoe. NKXT TOST. PAUL'S CHURCH. on NINTH STREET, with every con venience i'or com tort <>f putlenti. with t?< uty llvc year* experience, !s prepared to perforin ail opentfloris seWly and thoroughly for all such as de sire hl-j ^ervlec-s. ? ' ia I-8n? EXRY C. JONES, D. D. S., (formerly assistant to Dr. John Mauony.) Dextal Office : 91314 Max.? vstcbet (exit). RlSlDHXCE: 325 SOUTH ThIKD STKEKT. . oc 14-eod JUD. H. WOOD, D. I>. S., M. DENTAL OFFICE' ovlk Messrs. Meads & Baker's, 910 MAIN STREET. L. 3L COWAUDIX. P. D. S.. Assistant. ^ my 2ss-cod 0 -TORN MAHOJJY, DENTIST, (formerly Wayt Jfc Mahoisy.) Okpice : 025 Main street between Sixth and Sev enth, Richmond, Va. oc 1 -cod is CITY R % 11, WAY. office Richmond Railway oomtany. TO THE PUBLIC.? Any citizen signal H.njj a street-car And not jrulntiu attention a the driver will oblige the uudersigucd tiy taking No or CdruuU report!*, tM ?ure.R h WAI.KER,, nol9-3m Snperintendeot CUy Railway, COXrKCTiONEBlEF, >t(. CANDIES.? I ntn i&&nufndurini " .ugarOLAH hotter CAJj TyUHE CANDIES.? I nm inai ...... I daily mv inimitable dure crushed *ag*r WL AH irnCO KLliiT CANDIES.; I n?ke WS? count wrfdir* We <Knrt ate any icr.cos WJW ?K w??ua' "TJoiS ? BoSW CW^er. ^ w xjnaawartwt. | AST BUNTINGS, ' BUNTINGS, tel ? BDNT1S0S. j ! 1 ?*'? ' ' ' t-i ? BCNTIXOS. BLACK, I WHITE, . ? ? ' BLUE, GREEN. . , BROWN, CREAM. aad DRAB BUNTINGS, . at .. LEVY BROTIJfiRj* TORCHON LAC Kg In great variety. fr. j J 83T PERCALES AND CAMIiJiK*"" , ... ' ? '? .. .V ' 1 ' ' . ? .Just received, a nice assortment of PRINTED PERCALES AND CAMBRIA for children's w?ar ami SHIRTINGS, at fe ier__ l v: rv n irorn Kits-. |2T THREAD BOBBIN in? hand-made goods; a pice .,r o^Lr f;i yards for 20c. worth 5c. a yard; INVISIBLE HAIR-PINS, flfttylu *.box. for 3c.; 1NTMA-BUBBER DRESsJ^&fc'OMRS at C. 10, 13, and 23c., worth more than douliU: th?- mo ney : INDIA-RUBBER ROUND COM IN* at 5. 10. ami 15c., Jait lialf the pricc they were selling f>,r a Ehort time ago; A largo variety of HNiH-TOl' COMBS v?ry ch'.ap; TIDIES at lf?c. worth 30c? at LEVY BROTHERS', TORCHON EDOINGS and INSERT INC .S. f.- is ANOTHER ARRIVAL OF SILKS, CASHMERES, ALPACAS, MOHAIRS, and ..tlicr seasonable DRESS GO< 'I>S at fe 18 LEVY BROTHERS'* JQT NOTTINGHAM LAC E < ri:~ TAJNS, WINDOW-SHADES. CARPETS. Rf<,s, OIL-CLOTHS, MATS, and MATTINGS :u fe 18 LEVY BROTHERS'. (jar UMBRELLAS ! UM liRELI. AS ! UMBRELLASI-SILK, ALPACA. SERGE. ( AM BRIC, and GINGIIAJ1 UMBRELLAS r.,u <, | at Tfe 16J LEVY BK?>THKi:>\ ?3T WATERPROOF CLOAKS To Hi; sold at one half ol' regular prle< ?>: BHAVER-CLOT1I CLOAKS at *0 worth BEAVER-CLOI II CLOAKS at ?? worth ?1 1 : BEAVER-CLOTH CI.OAKS a: +?> w..rtii *15 : BEAVER-CLOTH CLOAKS a? *1?J w.?rth ?l-; BEAVER-CLOTH CLOAKS at ? ! 2 worth r-'i': BEAVER-CLOTII CLOAKS at *14 ny?.i tli !j:,: CHILDREN'S CLOAKS at ??:!. *.l .5o, j|, *4.00. and :3. at LEVY BROTHERS', ffe 18j S2TONE IIUNDRHD N E \V pat terns of HAMBURG EDGINGS and 1 SSERT 1NGS. EVERLASTING EMBROIDERS EDGINGS In great variety, very cheap, CASH'S COVENTRY RUFFL.1NGS at low. r prices than ever. WIRE and BRISTLE HAIR BRUSHES. CLOTHES-BRUSHES, COMBS of every description, POCKET-BOOKS, PURSES, MEMORANDA- BOOKS, RUFFLES, RU FFLINGS, LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS, at fe 16 LEVY BROTHERS'. Or the large fire recently IN NEW YORK, ON WORTH STREET. SYCLE BROTHERS have become purchasers of several thousand 'hi lars1 worth of goods slightly damaged hy water only. All these good* will be sold at a great nacrllk?'. 2 cas<h> PIQUES at Go. per yard ; 3 hales LINEN CRASH at o>i. per y.irl : 4 hales YARD-WIDE UNBLEACHED COT'H>N, ?ilic. : 3 bales YARD-WIDE UNBLEACHED CO'!T<>N, 8c. ; 3 casts PRINTS at 4JjC. ; 50 pieces BED-TICK at S. 10. 12^, a?'l This BED-TICK Is worth double the tin. in > ask for it. Good NECK-RUSC1IING at 0;;C.? aot hurt much ; 300 pair CHILDREN'S HOSE at Sc.; Lo' FRENCH-WOVEN CORsKTSat 23?\: REMNANTS OF BLEACHED COTTON at fe}/-.? dual to Wamsntta; 100 ddzOu RUSSIAN TOWELS at ?1 per d>-/>.ii; BLACK ALPACA. 16V 20, and CHECKED MUSLINS at 12,^0. worth 25e.; CAMBRIC EDGES at half price: REMNANTS OK IKJSIl LINEN at SOc.-rf '.I s.Utie Si; 1,000 GENTLEMEN'S LA UN DRIED and UN LAUNDRIED SIUKTS ut 50, 75, and 0?)r.; 100 dozen (iKNTLEMKN S HANDKERCHIEFS at *3 worth 50 per dozen ; 30 dozen HANDKERCHIEFS at $1.50 r?" r ?;<>/? !i worth ^2.5<i> per dozen ; 1.000 dozeu pairs HOSE at 12 jc. per palrw< ri!i 23c.;. BLACK and COLORED SILK and CASH MERC : great variety and at low prices : 300 pkccs Juote of tliavc 10c. TRIMMING-. For n.al genuine bargains yuu must call ?' bYCLL Bluyi'HER^. 1'e 4-eoil 311 l5ro.nl sint U S3T COD-LI VEK OIL. 5IKA1JE A BAKER'S MEDICINALLY PL' UK. fMFOr.TKD DIRECT We h:ive th<3 tcrftir&ouy of phyilclxns who ;.re ecrlfcelt.au'Jof patients who h.t re taken It. that it In MOUE ACCEPTAJVLZ TO TUK STOMACH AND itOKS KAV1LY ASSIMILATED THAN* ANY OTIIi.lt OIU MEADE .fc B.VKEB, Importing an<l Dispensing l1uu:ina?:l?U> no 15 910 Main street. Ittclunou4. V*. 90-CKKT KTOUE. QO TO THE 99- CENT STOKE FOB CUE A I* (JOODS. the feature is the sc. counter. YOUR CHOICE IN A VARIETY Oi' 200 ARTI CLES FOR 3 c. SEE THE BARGAINS OFFERED. Catalogue? uullcU to auY atWreas. 'TJ ? ?.? ; ? . C'.i' \V, .\. STfc'VK.VS, . ? ftua jgj : ? - V U 305 Broad mwt. u AX'n JOJJ WOJfcK NKATI'i KX miVATL'U r^iMLNUi