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---mmmmmm-mmmam--yw-ga COLUMBI^.. I Wednesday Morning, August. 1,1866. j Tile Convention or Del?gate*. The people of South. Carolina, for the first time in many yews, assemble I in Convention to-day for the purposo of initiating measures by which tho i State is to bo represented in a politi? cal assemblage to be convened in a j Northern State. The occasion is much more important than ' would appear at first sight, for although tho Convention wliich meets to-day is not one called by the authority of law, but a voluntary meeting of dele? gates of the people, yet its voice and its action will bo regarded-and will be so in fact-as the voice and action of the people of South Carolina. This journal has approved of the objects and p -posos of the originat? ors of tho Convention which is to meet in Philadelphia, and, as we oonsider it a natural sequence, it has also approved of the proposition that South Carolina should be represented in that body. It is, in our opinion, only discharging half our duty -when we express our warm approval of the objects of this meeting, and then sul? lenly say wo will take no part in it, or aid in any way in carrying out its objects. Sympathy is a very good thing in its way, but when it stops iu the mere utterance of friendly words, it is a worthless commodity, and ono which the most heartless can cheaply trade in. When, therefore, wo ap? prove of a measure and its objects, whoro our people aro interested, that approval, to bo worth anything, must bo accompanied by action. And in this light wo have regarded the call for this National Convention of conservative men, as distinguished from the radical faction from all sec? tions of tho country. Tho objects for which it has been called are-first, the restoration of tho Southern States to their rightful participation in the affairs of the Government under which they live; the overthrow of the destructives who, for eight months past, have, under tho appa? rent sanction of tho law, set the Con? stitution and laws at defiance; and, thirdly, it is to give tho President, who is seeking to restore peace and unity lo tho country, our most car nest support, as against tho faction which would, had its members tho complete control of tho Government, fasten upon the people a Government of despotism. These are, at least, the professed objects of tho origin? ators and callers of that Convention, in which the delegates who assemble to-day are to take the necessary steps to havo their constituents repre? sented. We belove our people concur in these objects, and in the necessity for their speedy accomplishment, and re? gard the proposed convention as an effectual instrumentality to secure tho desired end. Pur this, they have sent their delegates to Columbia, to? day, and look forward with interest to their proceedings and tho definite line of action they may choose to adopt. A'.d herc comes in the importance of the meeting to be held to-da; While the'pcoplo of South Carolina cheerfully accept the invitation of those they regard, in tho present juncture of public affairs, as politi? cally affiliated with thom, and as honest in thoir contemplated efforts to restore tho country to its national entirety, and to rescue the Constitu? tion from the hands of its destroyers, tliey accept it with tho clear and dis? tinct understanding that they must meet those who invited them as per? fect equals; they must sit at the table on tho same footing as tho most honored guests who have boen bid? den; for, if any different course should be adopted towards "them, the hollowness of tho professions of those who invited them would be instantly made manifest, and self-respect and tho instil ?*? of State and personal pride would il .otate a prompt with? drawal from any participation in the doings of such a convocation. Taking these things into consi? deration, in our humblo opinion it would be eminently proper that tho delegates should define distinctly, and without leaving any room for_doubt or future difference of ?pfaic^gt.thc position of the people they represent, and that they should impose upon those who may go to Philadelphia, the duty of defining in an equally distinct manner that position to those they may meet there. Tn no sense must our representatives in that body bc regarded as inferior to tho repre? sentatives from any other State in the Union; not one inch must be taken from their political status, and while they may not and will not arrogate any dictation, they ruusl bo hailed aa brethren and co-workers in the same good cause. The people our Philadelphia dele? gates will represent are as "loyal" (as wo undorstaud that term) to the Go? vernment and tho Constitution as any that will bo found in that Convention, and hence, any application of test oaths, or invidious distinctions on account of past issues, must be ig? nored in relation to our delegates, and, indeed, as regards all tho repre? sentatives from tho South, or they cannot participate in its deliberations, without dishonoring the people who sont them there to speak and act for them. Aud, further, we should think that it would not be amiss for thc dolo gatos to Philadelphia from tho South to ask from thc Convention, in their declaration of principles, or "pint form," or whatever else they maj' choose to cull their manifesto, a dis? tinct repudiation of any degrading marks or emblems of political infe? riority. Snell a declaration is due to themselves, and to the people they will represent. With those remarks, we welcome tho delegates among us, and pray that their deliberations may result in measures conducive to the welfare of the people and to the maintenance of the honor of tho State. ltc-opeiiing tile Slave Tracie. It will be remembered that a short time ngor we quoted from an Atlanta paper, that many of the freed people, especially young men, were being de? coyed from that neighborhood, undei the promise of high wages and good treatment. The Philadelphia Prest (Forney's paper) publishes the fol? lowing despatch from Mobile, dated 17th inst, : "A sloop was overhauled in thc lower buy, early this morning, hy t United States cutter, having on hoare 150 negroes, whom the parties wert about to carry to Cuba and sell into slavery. They had been promisee $30 per month to work on a planta tion, and otherwise deluded. Thc captain and crew of the sloop have been heavily ironed and placed or board the sloop-of-war Augustine foi safe-keeping, and will be forwardet to Washington." This appears confirmatory of tin statements made at the timo refcrrei to. Tl ms it will bc secu that thosi professing friends of the negro hav< gone hack to their old trade. It ii scarcely necessary to say that no na tive-horn Southerner could be a par ticipant ia this cruelty to the poo freed people; aud wo repeat nov what wo said then-that it was ver; rarely that any Southern-born mai ever engaged in tho negro trade. \Vi will look forward with interest to tin developments in this ease; and \v< venture to predict that the chief act ors in this hopeful branch of tram will bo found not to be Southerners that is, of Southern birth or education So ii tin in Pension cm. We have been inquired of on on or two occasions, if we knew whothe or not tho pensioners in tho Souther] States would be restored to the peu sion list. For the information c those interested, wo extract the fol lowing from a recent report of th Commissioner of Pensions: "The annual nmount "of pension in tho insurrectionary States, was, o tin; 30th .Tuuij^jWIftsay S 152,1 '>'>, an with the *XC?pti?)jt.'-of il few -in more thau-ton, perhaps, who wer refugees, (A*^itf?*mc<I some m.-ri torions sorvii3t^?3P*tlBr> anny -non were trnnsfernid or.j^pptrid until af ti? the enclosed instructions had been i? sued and their requirements fulfilled. In these instructions, it is state that tho names of all pensioners, wh have resided within the insnrrectioi ary States during the rebellion, sha bo dropped from tho pension roll: and require those who still claim th benefit ol* Ike pension laws, to ma? application for restoration to the roll with tho requisite evidence of loyalt] according to certain prescribed form: which we suppose will be sent to a] plicants. *-# ? ? -. LATE NEWS. -It will he soon froi our telegraphic'colnmns that we hav tho Liverpool market reports of S: turday evening lust, and Londo dates to tho same hour. Arning mont? are in progress nt this end < tho cabio to insure still greater eel rity in forwarding despatches. A doubts of thc success of the ruble ai now removed. --------- Tho Neutrality Lawii Gen. Banks, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, made a report, hist Wednesday, on tho neutrality laws existing betweon this country and Great Britain. Tho report favors the repeal of the present laws and the enactment of others more in con? formity with thc laws of nations and better adapted to tho circumstances of tho present time. The report is not very tender in its remarks towards Great Britain. It claims payment from that Govern? ment for property destroyed by pri? vateers fitted out from British ports, and says, while we prefer peaco to war, it is no longer frota necessity. If wo aro compelled to choose be? tween tho sacrifice of our rights and an appeal to arms, there eau be no doubt about tho decision. It says we could no longer stand bail for thc peace of the world; we have stood good for other nations long enough. This is mere bravado. Tho late Fenian movement occu? pies a prominent position in the re? port, and while it (very wrongfully, however,) accuses Great Britain of countenancing the (so-called) rebel? lion, it speaks of the suppression o? i tho Fenian invasion of Canada as better treatment than England had a right to expect. It throws the fol? lowing crumb of comfort to the Trish in this country, which puts us in mind of Gen. Scott's "rich brogue." It is doubtful whether it will catch many Irish votes: "And when, in adherenco to our own policy, by reluctant, question? able and even violent execution of our laws, we preserved to her posses? sions, the loss of which would be the precursor of other calamities, and reduce lier to Hie rank of a subordi? nate power, against a race to which our country is deeply indebted, aud which has suffered for centuries inex? cusable and ineffable wrongs, out oombiet is approved as better than they had a right to expect." The chief object of the report if evidently to bring this Government into a position of strict and literal neutrality, by expunging from oui future international laws all obliga? tions on our part to interfere by our own laws in preventing friendly aid from being given to any people strug? gling against what they may considei an oppressive rule. Tho New York Herald pronounces thisreportas "pro baldy, without an exception, ono ol the ablest State papers that has ema? nated from any committee in eithei brandi of Congress, during the pre? sent session." It may well bo enti? tled to this faint praise, for there has not been a report made during tin session that could begin to approacli the character "of a "State paper." Siuce the. above was written, om last Richmond exchanges bring u; the information that Congress hai passed an amendment to the nen trality laws, which so modifies the ole law as to make it similar to the Bri tish foreign enlistment law, excep* that it allows citizens of the Unitec States to sell vessels and munitions o: war to Governments not at war wit! the United States. What a splendid market does thi: open for tho Northern ship-builder: and manufacturers of said munition; of war. South America aud Juare; in Mexico will, doubtloss, soon avai themselves of this opportunity to pur chase all the vessels, rams and equip ments they may need, and, of course foreign revolutionists every where wil now look to this country to arin an? equip their forces to the extent o their requirements. -< ? ? > TKAVELINO FACILITIES. Arrange ments an; being made between tin Central Executive Committee, a Washington, and the railroad com panics of the United States, lo trans port all the delegates to and from tin Philadelphia Convention at half tin current rates of faro. This will lu agreeable news to the Southern dele gates, who tire mostly in rather poo circumstances. -.-??.?. ls Boom DEAD?-In the Senate on Saturday, pending the bili (livid ing the awards for the capture of Mr Davis and of tin; assassins of Presi dent Lincoln, Mi'. Davis, of Ken tucky, said: "Ile would like to have satisfactor; evidence that Booth was killed, ll had never seen any. ile had hear? nothing but rumor. Il?; would mud prefer if Booth had been capturei alive. Perhaps ho was dead, bu there was to his (l)avis') mind an in explicable mystery about it. Ile di? not think Baker had any rigid to an award. Ile (flaker) was a worse mai than any ho was pursuing, and i would be just like him t?? base goto a false Booth. The body ought. < have been identified." Public Meeting. Pursuant to notice, a respectable number of tho citizens of Lexington District met at the Court House on Monday, July 30, 18GG, for tho par? p?se of nominating delegates to rep? resent that District in tho proposed Convention, to assemble ia Coluuibiu on Wednesday, August 1. On motion of Dr. E. S. J. Hayes, Hon. L. Boozer was called to tbt Chair, and Rev. A. Efl rd was ap pc inled Secretary. The Chairman briefly explainer.' the object of tho meeting, when Dr. E. S. J. Hayes submitted the follow? ing preamble and resolutions, whicl were unanimously adopted: Whereas his Excellency Hie (lover nor bas issued his proclamation, call ing on the people of each judicia District, in the State to appoint dele gates to a Convention to assemble ii thc city of Columbia, on Wednesday August 1, 18GG; and, whereas sait Convention is intended to bc preli minary to a grand National Unioi Convention, called to meet in Phila delphia on the 14th day of August 18GG, the avowed purpose of whicl latter Convention is to unite with Iii Excellency Andrew Johnson, Presi dent of the United States, in his pa triotic efforts to reconstruct thi Union upon the basis of equal rights civil and political, to every State and, whereas it is the duty of al good citizens, ignoring all past part,' issues and devoted alone to the resto ration of peace and prosperity to on common country, to co-operate witl the Chief Executive of the Union ii his laudable undertaking; therefore I).' it 1. Unsolved, That wo, the peopl of Lexington District, do cordial! concur with his Excellency Gov. Or j as to t he propriety and importance c being represented in the Philade] phia Convention. Resolved, That thc Chairman o this meeting be, ?iud he is hereby requi sled to appoint a Committee c Seven to nominate suitable person to represent Lexington District i the Convention which is to assembl in Columbia on Wednesday next. In pursuance ol' the. second resoh tion, the Chair appointed the follo\ ing committee, viz: Dr. E. S. . Haves, Col. G. A. Lewie, Levi So< Capt. S. Al. Hoof, Maj. J. H. Kool ! Capt. C. S. Swvgert and J. S. Lea] I heart, j After consultation, the Committee I through their Chairman, Or. E. S. . Hayes, submitted the following r port, which was unanimous! adopted : The Committee appointed to noni nate suitable persons to represei Lexington"Dis'riet in the Conventii to meet in Columbia- on Wednesda, August 1, 18GG, respect fully ask lea' to report that they have discharge the duty assigned thom, and recoi mend the, following nomination, wit: Hon. i?. Boozer, Dr. F. Lewie, Dr. E. S. J. Hayes, Maj. H. Koon, Capt. (1. S. S wy gert ai Maj. Edward Kinsler. On motion of Kev. A. EFml, t meeting adjourned. Ii. BOOZER, Chairman. A. EFTUD, Secretary. LEXINGTON, S. C., August :?0, 18C Stute Items. EixiEFiEiiD. -The Advertiser, of 1: Wednesday, (received yesterda says that no movement hail be taken to appoint delegates from tl District to thc Convention. Thc J j rerliser .speaks of Hu: weather a I crops: We hear of ref resiling show, j around us in many directions, but I of the Court House get not a dr< : Weare now six weeks gone in drong j We believe, however, there are parts of the District which have i I suffered severely for want of ra Th?! intense heat and dry wil which ?lave characterized the Inst, t weeeks, are still prevailing. The fe of our farmers generally are nu excited with respect to their i-ro Their reports and prognostications this regard are for the most p decidedly gloomy. L'rcKENx.-This District sends following delegates: W. K. Eas! Col. NV. S. Grisham, Maj. .1. Whituer, J E. Hagood, Esq., and W. Cobb. CilAKiiESTON. Tin- Courier s thal cu Monday afternoon. Mr. .] Amati, a worthy and esteemed c zen and mechanic, in thc employ Mr. C. C. Tm nibo, on the buildi erecting in Elayne strei t, fell fr the top of one of tin- new edifices thc pavement below, a distauct about sixty fief, and was so badly jnred that he expired a short ti after the dreadful occurrence. KERSHAW.- Tho following gen men wen-appointed delegates to Convention: Maj. .1. M. DeSaussi Cu. J. W. Kershaw, Col. L. W. Blair, (?en. .1. 1>. Kennedv, Capt. /,. Leitncr ami Capt W. !.. Dd' : < I tn. Kershaw iud being able to tend, Col. A. 1?. Goodwyn was i pointed in his place. - GOOOSAIIAIUEK A PTACIIED. 1 lo Greeley say.?: "The new till?. s ? ' [erred on Grant, F rragutSfe S niau, convey no real prorrrotioi their weavers, but it is creditable ; tin- nation that, tin y have them, i good salaries attached. Gem \ j cock is*ptoio ted to tho Major-Co ralship made vacant l>\ tho noAv Li I ( len. Sherman. CoUOTERF ETTING.-Tilia crime is fearfully prevalent just now through? out the country. Janies A. Ilincheart was followed from Cincinnati by detectives, and arrested in Wheeling* on Thursday? on tho charge of passing counterfeit greenbacks. $'2,500 in counterfeit money was found on him. He is said to have been a wholesale dealer. A man was recently in Iuka, Ten? nessee, with $100,000 in counterfeit Treasury notes upon his person. He bought oft* the sheriff for $5,000, but was subsequently ro-arrested by tho sheriff of Bourbon County, Ken? tucky, ou a charge of murder. TUE TENNESSEE REPRESENTATIVES. The question arose in tho House of Representatives as to the time to which the compensation of the Ten? nessee members should dato br ck. It was finally determined from the 4th of March, 1805, thc beginning of tho present Congress. Mr. Stevens, during the debate, said lie "did not think there was any difficulty about it. These gentlemen were members fruin the day of their election, as it finally turned otitf It seems Mr. (Stevens and his ad? herents were a long time in ascertain? ing this fact. HORRIBLE OCTRAGE.-To-day, in thc absence of her husband, who was iu tho city on business, a horrible outrage was committed upon a highly respectable lady, at her home, about twelve miles distant from the city. She was ravished by a negro, who succeeded in accomplishing his hell? ish purpose. Wc refrain from giving names. The Mayor and police aro on tho track of this fiend, with every pros? pect of capturing him. [Charlotte- Times, dist. ANOTHER FRIEND OP TUE FREED? MEN.--The Alexandria (Va.) Gazelle says that the negroes of Boalton Sta? tion, on tho Orange and Alexandria Railroad, have beeu recently swin? dled by a mau calling himself Win? ston, who stated that he had been sent there as a teacher by the Bureau, j and collected a considerable sum from tho negroes to build a suitable school: j house. He then borrowed a horse ! from one of tho negroes, rode off, and lias not been heard of since. HE VOTED "No!"-The New York Tribune's corrcpondeut of Friday says: Mr. Lcftwicb, one of the Tennes? see delegates, who was to-day sworn into office, had scarcely finished shak? ing hands witkllio speaker, when his name was called to vote on the bill to indemnify loyal citizens of Ten? nessee for property destroyed during the rebellion, and he voted "No." It I caused niuoh comment among Union members. MOVING NORTH.-The emigration I of freedmen to Boston, from Virginia, j still continues, and we trust will go i on and prosper until Massachusetts j can boast of as large a colored popu? lation as the Old Dominion. Thc j steamer Appold, from Norfolk, took j a large number last Saturday, all of j whom had engagements as domestics ! on Boston frontiers. j The radicals assert that Arkansas 1 will soon accept the terms of admis? sion. They expect at tho next session i to admit representatives from Ar . kansas. Then they will wait a year ; or two to see whether they ?an obtain j the assent of the requisite three ; ?fourths of thc number of States to ? the conditions now offered. They do j not yet claim North Carolina or Lou , isiaua. TUE CASE OF TEXAS.-It is an ? nouueed that the President will I shortly issue a proclamation announc I ing the full restoration of the "Lone : Stur" to all iLs privileges in the i Union. This will also secure the iu I stallation of tho recently olected \ State ofliceis, thc regular opening of ; the courts, etc. -1 ? ?? i The Nashville L'nion has the fol? lowing: "ls it possible," asked a country visitor, "that forty-three radicals can pass the constitutional amendment?" We can only reply, j with the lights before us, "that forty ! three radicals can pass anything-but I a grog-shop!" I Tn France, 350 political papers aro ? published, of which sixty-three are printed in Puris, and 267 in tho de j pertinents. 703 non-political papers i are daily printed in the metropolis, and 604 in the departments, besitles : tho political organs above enume? rated. Col. Ripley, ot' Emanuel County, Georgia, was called out of his house \ last Monday night, and was mnrder ! ed by a gang of li orso thieves, whose , arrest he had some time since secured, j but who had been very recently ? released from tho Savannah jail, i The citizens of Galveston, Texas, j gave a concert on the 5th instant for tin- benefit of the family of Alb?>rt Sidney Johnston, the object being to ; raise means to remove tho family to that State. The Rev. E. H. Gardiner, a Methodist missionary to tho freed? men ol Kentucky, was mobbed ami ?lucked by a party of men at George? town, Ky., on Tuesday last, for preaching to uegTOCS. A company of gentlemen have \ commenced tho culture of grapes, on I a large scale, in Dnplin, N. C. The j best variety ?if grapes aro indigenous to that State. Local Itero.?. MEETING OF THK CONVENTION'_We have Ben requested by Governor Orr to say j that tho Convention wiri meet thia morn? ing, at ll o'clock, in the Baptist Church. BLANKS FOB BALE AT THIS OFFICE.-Let? ter? of Administration, Declaration on Bond or Healed Note, Mortgage? and Con? veyances of Heal Estate. THE GOVERNOR.-His Excellency Gov. Orr arrived in thia city, Monday evening, and occupies bis usual quarter? at Nicker - son's. The Governor ia a delegate to the Convention from Anderson District. TUE BUBNINO OF COLUMBIA. -An inter? esting account ol -the "Sack and Destruc? tion of tho City of Columbia, 8. C.," has just been issued, in pamphlet form, from thc Pluenir power press. Orders tilled to any extent. Single copies 50 cents. The Commissioners of Free Schools for Richland District-Dr. C. H. Miot, Eli Killian, T. B. Clarkson, John Stack, J. P. Henry, Richard Parker and J. E. Reese arc requested to meet at tho office of the Clerk of the Court on Monday, August G, at 10 o'clock a. m. Business of importance will require a full attendance. MAIL ABBANOEMENTS_The Post Office is open during the week from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 54 p. m. to 7 p. m. On Sun? day, from 8 to 9 a. m. Northern mail opens 8 a. m.; closes 24 p. m. Southern " 54p.m.; " 9 p.m. Charleston " Sjp.m.; " 9 p.m. Greenville B. B, " 8 a.m.; ." SA p. m. Edgeficld ?? 8 a. m.; " 8?p. m. AU mails close on Sunday at 2 p. m. MELVIN M. COHEN.-We would respect? fully invite the attention of our commu? nity, and strangers visiting the city daring tho sitting of thc Convention, to tho attrac? tive supplies advertised in to-day's issue, and always on band, at the establishment of thc above named gentleman. Being, we believe, tho first to embark in business after the destruction of Columbia, bis en? ergy and industry entitle him to a continu? ance of that patronage he bas so liberally received, and which we are satisfied be will always deserve. TUE NEWBEKB? MURDER CASE.-It bas already boon stated in the Pfuznix that two of tho supposed murderers ot Mr. Lane, of Newberry, reached Columbia on Sunday last, aud that in attempting to capture them, one of them had been killed. Tho circumstances attending the murder are briefly these: On Friday last, Mr. Lane bad retired, but had changed his usual resting-place to the open air, and was fouud where be bad lain down, next morn? ing, with his head split open with an axe. Mrs. Lane saved herself by flight. The freedmen who were suspected to have boen participants in the murder, and who arrived here on Sunday, were detected from tho information of a colored boy, who noticed that ono of them had a quantity of specie, who proffered him a quarter dollar for some trifling service. The little boy bad intelligence enough to communicate the fact of tire specie- in thc possession of tho negro to Messrs. Wesley Starling and W. S. Pope, who immediately started in pursuit, the result of which has boen given. ! $1,S00 in gold were found on tho body of I the man who was shot. The extent of tho ? complicity of thc other negro hi the orirao j we have not been informed of. Wo had hoped to give a full statement of tho facts ebcitcd by tho Coroner's investi? gation, bat have failed to obtain it. The above we believe embrases the main points. The verdict of the jnry was "that the freedman John Counts alias Dawkins came to bis death by a pistol shot from a pistol in the hands of Wesley Starling or W. S. Pope, in attempting to arrest him for sup? posed robbery." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.- Attention is call? ed to tho following advertisements, which are published this morning for the first time: Mrs. Reed-Millinery. C. H. Baldwin-Copartnership Notice. J. J. McCarter-Law Books, etc. F. W. Wing-Steam Planing Mill. Melvin M. Cohen-Direct Importation. Townsend &. North-New Books. J. L. Lumsden-Old Crow Bourbon. Regular Communication Richland Lodge. J. C. Janney- -List of Letters. Harmless as summer dew, yet in the highest degree disinfectant and preserva? tive, Sozodont keeps the teeth always healthy and spotless, and'the gums ruddy ami freo from canker. ?_ _ . .... - - . COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL. NEW WHEAT AND FLOUB PRICES.-In Bal? timore, 1,650 bushels of white and 6,800 bushels of red comprised the receipts on Friday. The demand was active for mill? ing, and good grades of rod were selling freely at $2.50@2.G0. Tho sales included 1,500 bushels of white, at $2.55@2.75 for fair to good, and at $2.95 for prime: and 5,000 bushels of red, at $2.45@2.65-the latter for prime. Flour-City Mills extra is selling at $13? 13.50 per barrel. In Alexandria, the reeeipts aro limitetf; gi ?.vi white is selling at $2.35<3>2.50; primo white at $2.50fo?2.80; good red at $2.35? 2.40; prime red at $2.40@2.50 per bushel. Flour-Family is selling at $14@16 per barrel. In Lvnchburg, choice white is selling at $2.50C'/!2.75; a small quantity, an extra ar? ticle, was sold at $2.90 per bushel. Flour-Family is selling at $16@17 per barrel. In Petersburg, prime white is selling at $2.75; medium at $2.25; prime red at $2.30; and medium at $2.25 per bushel. lu Frcdericksburg, cboico white is bring? ing $2.25 per bushol. In Norfolk, wheat is in demand, with light receipts; white, $2?3; red, $2@2.G0. In Richmond, quito a large quantity of wheat is offoring. The quotations aro, choice white, $2.S5?2.95; red. $2.70@2.80. Flour--Family is selling at $17; extra at $15r?16 per barrel. We would suggest to the farmers that they atteud strictly to the proper cleauiug of their grain, as tho difference in price wiUmoro than compensate for the extra labTir.