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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-25
SIMON BJNAVITA,
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fENHE YUUNG FULh- are telu.udeI u
Il the fact that at l2l MaIu street, they Viii uud
tle largest assortment OF cheap Books s4l;ao.5 tx
preseGts besides the following, all OF winch are n
Ornamental binding with gilt edges aad sumo have
beautiful Illustrations:
Juvenile Keepsake, Star of Bethlehem, Fairy
Ring, Evenings at Home, Fairy Tales AMI Ballads
Life Of Putnam, FidU, Franz, Falrtsd, Ia- FioFe-
ret, Christmas Roses, Ine Pretty Plates. Box u
JbWe.s. Messenger Birds Fa.ia Explained, Cni.d5
Keepsake, Dream Fulfilled, Co!porteur, CJopers
: n, Eastern Arts, Chronicles and History sermon
on the Mount, Robinson CrusUe, Hans Anter.on,
Life of Geaecal Brown, Tns Gem, Great Truths,
Boy and Bids, Lives OF the Saviour, Mathew, Pc
ter and stephen, Favorite Ballads FsVOTIe FAIRY
Tales, Oraces Tor Youtn, Peb9.es from jordan,
Punchlneu, Playmate. Arabian Nights ADoy q
lnnesmoil, fsop's Fables, Apples vi Gold, dys-
cyuth, Hiss Tor d Blow, Lie OF Jackson. juvenile
Scrap Book, Wheat Sheat, the Jewel, Joe hIns
The Lily, Kings CT France, KISS kg!nse, Forget
me-NOi, Christmas aud the Grange fJutns D!a'
dem, Self Deception, Tales Of the Revolution:
Tales OF Sea and Land, hight is Might Truth fIh1'
er, Wnbeiorce Richmond, Tales from CaI'aLd
Stories on the Catechisn, Wreatus OF trlencsn.P,
&c ANIMALS for 1898 aud books OF gaue N me
binding also be rad OF
de 20 w RANDOLPH.
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"Oh, TO give thanks that it was no worse"

The Parkersburg Gazette Of Saturday says
Benoni Lazler and son were arrested ant
placed in Jail on Friday evening of last weel
on the charge of firing into the h ouse of hos
Devaughn on Walkers Creek, and shooting
child of MIR. DIS. The child has since died
The accused will have a trial before an exam
ming Court on Monday.
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DRUHE.-Harry Manuel, slave to Huliah
Dejarnett, was arrested by watchman Vase
man on Thursday evening las, while yelling
drunken song lo g Merry Christmas" and was
speedily caged for his free public performances.
Yesterday ne received 10 !a.neg.
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IEsoLEET.-A negro named Geo. Richards,
recently treated Dir. Edward Bloomer, TO whom
he owed a sum Of money, very insultngly re-
fused TO pay him, and threatening personal vio-
lence. With that intent, Richards procured
a stick and proceeded past Mr.. BIS store, act
ing in menncing manner. Yesterday the
Mayor taught Richards better manners, by or
dering him 90 lashes, and committing him to
jail IN default Of 800 security.
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ii. EATk :, S41'. Streets.
Oaice If Supt Streets, q d Dec 81 nj

UUEA ULp FOX SAUNA tE8t=.-Ud
~ Santa Claus mas promised to ye.tJ IL T.. q
a. the subscribers store, No los Main s..
opposite tne Virginia BauA wlsre h ~. b. Y.aa.-
cd ~ see az MS patrons. lie : prepared ID e<l~
bit the Abandonment stock Of treIcG ana ether ian.
cy Goods ii has usen his pleasure 20 Offer .
tn9 - dear peOp.e" large aaG I.esL sIJc. Vt
French Fancy H0Xes; Sosded aud oile- Z Il q ass
Toilet Bottles, Perfume Gas s. 4 tlL.. Drua-
Partisan Tea sells, aud q Largo qagnt,y 81 ot-s:
Fancy Articles, too numerous u meltJI.
Candies CODfts, &c.
4 large and wei. selected sIJcn OF FRENCH Crys-
ta!ized and Fancy Candies, Couhts, Bon-oJ4s &.
Ornaments ter Cakes Of the most beag...u! au1
claste oesig ns. Call and see them.
For Juveniles.
Old Santa C.aus keeps r.Le o. the Bass D-Au,
while lnnumeEable quaatity ii supple aud Moa.
key JACKS " face the music" furnished by A;cg..
deJus, Harnonicas, ICunFets, riddles, sc &e.-
Rare fun anticipated Cal early. Doors open
every oay Sunday exceptea) Al dag lsut, 4Aa
close a. no particular nour
SIMON L JNAVITA,
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DIsMIssED.-The continued case OF Dir. + i.
Stegal, reported by Captain Jnkins, for leav
ing q truck out in franklin street all night, on
the Dist inst, came up before his honor yester
day, and Stcgal proving that the truck was
placed there without his knowledge, the war
rant was dismissed
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"Trath stranger IEan rIct..n.''-
See the wonderful effects Of Carriers Spanish Mix.
tare, in another co,uina Facts cannol ue abted.
de lT-2w
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a NNUAL> FOX IS53.-At : ". hnN-
IA DOLPHS Bookstore aLd biLd--y may ~
found al low prices, al. the cheap AMI nue. AnH1t.s
tor 1888, and also English and american Pt's7 aEi
Pucticai Works OF value, Illustrated and oo~nd ID
beautiful style .,
Albums. Hymns and Prayer Books, AMI "io.es'
from The II lrsI 10 tne lowest quaiSg a. -
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Mr.. George Law, Of New York, having Of
late caused some noise in the world, the Bos-
ton Herald gives the following facts in relation
to his present position, his appearance and his
antecedents:
MIR. Law was originally q journeyman
stone mason, and in the opinion of his then as
sociaes, his ambition ran NJ higher than 10 do
"A fair days work for q fair days wages They
were deceived. Those Bostonians who have
visited New York cannot fail 10 remember that
triumph Of American mechanics, the High
Bridge over the Harlem River The bridge
was the keystone upon which Law built his
fame and fortune. In 1888 he contrac ed TO
build a section of IT, and cleared $4,000 by
the operation. Since that time his course has
been onward. stern, unwaverlng, end at times
morOse, he never fails 10 meet is engagements,
and can command capital to the amount of
$5000,000.
lie is President Of the Dry Dock Bank
his name il good in W all street for almost any
amount, and although personally unpopular
tom his harsh manner, vet there is no capital!
isl in whom the New York merchants have
more confidence. Besides the Havana steam
ers, Mr. Law is largely interested in those ply
ing to Chagres, and from Panama 20 San Fran
cisco.
" His personal appearance is not proposes
sing. lie ia six feet in height, with shaggy
black hair, lyiag in all directions, tremen-
dous pair OF whskers, and face which can
be seen as in & mirror, the prominent element
in his INSTRUMENTATION, perseverance,,
fxedness of purpose-we might almost say
obstinacy. This was shown III the action he
took relative to the Crescent City affair"
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Change OF Hours.-Increa..s

-6 Rate OF Speed.-see what Ads~s q
20. are oolng Tor their patrons The Exgres. :,
leaves Baltimore at O'Clock P ~ in 80 nov
perienced snd trusty agents and arrives in ~; *
mond at on NJ. Goods ordered BY ,als r, IS
ings mail, will be delivered to-nnorro1 rnar..h
without fail. turning
closes at 81 r M-arrives in gsj,innre ~ ~ h9F
hour next morning. ~ 'Af7
Banks and Brokers will please take nga,s >.
oy t5s change they viii BE- greatly 4ccornr9ds'11
Drafts on Eugland, Ireland ana Scotland 80,
d uis once. ADAMS IL co
no G l4th street. Richmond u
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No PAPERs.-SeIiua Ann Jackson, worth
less free negress, was yesterday committed in
defeuIt of i register. She v IS also taken from
the den Of the lion George.
Martha Ann Watkins, arrested in default of
papers Thursday evening, yesterday produced
them, and was discharged from custody.
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New PuBLcArIoNs.-"A Story, or Life on
the Istnmus.' This very readable work con.
slitu,es No. % OF Putnam 5 Semi-M onlhly Lii
brarv.
"Punam's New Monthly-No, This new
periodical exhibits typogra phy and matter of
very superior character. Both of the above
for sale by TIL. II. Gresham, No. l09z Broad
street.
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LfOIt CHRISTMAS syEEh

L OF the Presbyterian Church N H.yova- 81
oe happy to see their friends sad the publ. a.s.
rally, al 'nesr Fair and Feast, T. b. nafd a. r.
need 0. tn@ hechanlcsTi..e Turnpike, de mis-
from Richmond. 1'
There will be display Of useful a2d fancy a..
hc.es, and every kiad OF Refreshments tlra.2so5
Ts open on Tuesday the 2sIn i4s.., 1t !. # m
continue til Wednesday night. '1@
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The LEGIsLATURE-YEsTE Sc
ia MT IN stoa

1 Il
nate was not in session.
The House had a slim attendance Of mem
bers, and very brief session. On the division
of a question, there appeared only Us mem
bers present. But one bill was passed: A
bill Incorporating the town Of Cassville. And
! this was all the business of final character
! transacted.
| After considering several bills on their first
and second readings the House adjourned, To
| NEE, again ON Tuesday next.
- The House OF Representatives. OF the
United States on Wednesday voted in favor oil
the first branch of the resolution authorizing
the clerk 10 pay Mr.. TaIiaterro his pay and
mileage during the first session Of the twelfth
Congress, to tie 1st OF December, 1911. The
second branch Of The resolution, granting the
same during the thirteenth Congress, was neg
atived.
- Count Rossi and his lady MADAME
Sontagl dined with the President Of The United
States on Thursday. They were to leave
Washington yesterday for New York.
IL The Empire City, with Havana dates
OF tha Eth, arrived at New Orleans on the 22d.
We have not yet received her news. The
Daniel Webster and Philadelphia sailed the
same day for Aspinwall, with 600 passengers.
~ The schooner Virginia Hodges, from
Plymouth, n. c., for Barbados, which sprung
aleak and put back for Norfolk, went ashore
on Back river.
L. The Odd Fellows of Parkcrsburg
", have purchased five acres of ground for
cemetery.
Malay Cotton has been sentenced to
the penitentary for Il years, in Mercer coun-
~. Pa, for killing John Maitland.
- Cinci matt is now tobacco market
having an inspector, appointed by the city
council.
Its proposed to establish chain gang,
for the moral improvement Of delinquents, at
Parkersburg, in this State.
The Portsmouth, n. H., Gaze te com
mences its 99,h volume on the lst of January
This is probably the Oldest paper in the u. S.
~ The story that the masters mate of
the sloop of war 81. Mary's was robbed of
$50 ,O00 in Baltimore, is doubted.
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y See Fourth Page for Lis, of Letters
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Observation-Disclosures Crump, slave to J. r.
Kerr, and Francis Alien, slave, on Saturday
evening last were passing up 17ih street, when
they were hailed to stop hy wa,chman Scale
and his partner. This they refused to do
starting off on run imme daiely. Scale, " no
is one Of the mos, active and daring of the
night police. soon ovefhauled Francis Allen,
who was punished last Monday for the Of
fence, handed him to his partner, and then put
ont after Crump. He caught him, when
Crump, who is a tall, powerful negro, large
enough TO eat-up two Seals, caught s., left
arm in his mouth, biting severely, and compel
ling Seal to let go his hold, made his escape.
He YVES seen, recognised and arrested Thurs
day evening, and on yesterday the Mayor or
dered him 80 lashes, well laid on
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NJOTICE TO CONTRXCT0R..-

Esa!s viii be received az This o53ceu Morr..
The 3rd day Of January, lS5", a. y o1..cE NJ. = :
the following WORKS;
The extension 0: tae Culv5rt on Gin st-aa.
around hragg'a mill 70 the race in rear Vi te. ~
This cu!Tsrt wil, De 2 u feet wId-,--as l,--. 10.
hgn- Gear, SIDE walls aycra-e feel tu.cs ialt..
thorough days, ana have strong c.gess al .sl -
test cement II Jrter.
ALSO, culyert on Dock street, f-on S-o-zl..
creek to l5ia street. and up !J.a stree. :, ..,-5
street This cui7ert viii noT be less t.a, % .a.r
deep; its capacity viii be ) ieet wild. al ! .aa-
high, clear, the side walls laid Oh thorough. has.
and 10 be =: feet hicE &. bottom, aud q ne a-a-
haIi feet thick at top, covered W.lu sing sr..,
slabs, ana al LAID IN the best c .msnt m0r.t-.
Also, tor hi!ing and grading d new street from
the south end OF 6tn street. aryuGd urac-'s Il. /.
AMI throueh-thc Armory grounds.
III estimate on the nr4I menti3Lai s.f-prt )
placed at S@.JU per !Ouj, with proper deduction
Tor stones on the ggoupGl that "a DOCK aad 5.a
streets al . 10 per toO., Hni lAe grtd.lg o. tis
Few street, through the uJgy grouLis d, = cts
per yard tyr filing.
No BIDS which extends the cost teyo41 The es.
Inmates will be considered.
Payments VIII be n .de on nIn.hg e. inl.es
Win reservation OF ~ ger cent uu... the con.
p!etleE Of the WORK Contracts must b. signed
w.Inin ten days after the award Or they NJ. De
considered as abandoned.
II. BATES, Su.,. Streets
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LOCAL MATTERS.

have placed q Business Directory, to which
we invite the attention Of our readers. 1t is
made up from glance at our advertising CO.
lumns at the present time, aided by our own
personal inspection Of many OF the stores and
establishments to which we have referred. To
all purchasers, as vel! as many others, it will
be found convenient bill of reference at tn il
particular season. The list embraces for the
most part, only our regular and constant pa
irons, and such only as happen, at present, TO
be the patrons OF our columns. To have
adopted any other rule IN making up our list,
to have attempted n notice OF the thousands OF
other KIND patrons we have mai during the
year, would have extended tue list beyond all
powers 10 give it. Indeed, want OF space has
now obliged us to omit many OF our yearly
and transient advertisers, ana for which omis-
sion We crave their Indulgence.
WILL YCU?-WiIi you seek this morning
to commence the day wi,h happy thankful
hears-drvng away all selfish thoughts, all
unnecessary cares and troubles Come ont
from thy she'll for once man OF the worlG-1ut
&
py and merry, and you viii soon iInbibe and
manifest the same feelings. Look at the won.
derfui inercies Of a Kind Providence during the
past year! See how thy Heavenly father has
watched over and kept thee in health and
prospered thee in business. WIN you not
bring then TO HIM, this day, TIE Offering of
thankful heart, If q con;en,ed mind, off loving,
generous soul Look around at your poor
neighbors-give them helping hand some
wood, Or coal, or turkey, or meat, or even mo-
ney, viii not come amIss to-day. You will thus
cause others to spend merry Christmas, and
spend one yourselves. Come, then, insatiate
seekers 70. wealth aud fame-come out of
those dark chilling cares Of seifishncss into
the warm broad sunlight f social love and
happiness We live but oGce-iaw of Us can
even expect 10 see again 4 score Of Christ
mases-le. lis make this one, then, what ii was
designed to BET daY Of thauhfuIness for the
gifts OF the past year; OF congratulaton and
hope Tor the blessings OF the future, aud as we
mingle in the social circle among kind friends,
warm hearted, loving relations, let the long
pent up feelings Of affection and Of nature
freely gush out in loving words, and loving
deedS-in the loving bright and joyous words
taiflled in reality, A merry Christmas"
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Fox HUNT AT MlLFORD.-We are author
ised to state that Il red fox in superior cendi
lon, will be turned out at Milford on Tuesday
next and at tue proper time pursued by a
we'll trained puck. TO the lovers of such
sport-and their name is legion--a better OPP
ponunity is rarely offered for day of enjoy
ment, as, in addition, tley may expect a dinner
on the occasion, worthy Of the jolly. hunts
man, Capt. 3. F. Darracott, VINO gets up The
frolic twill be seen thar All extra train will
be run &, 9 o'clock, A. NJ, and return al i, P.
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RETAILING ARDENT SPIRITs.-Francis An
derson, free coIored man keeping store OPP
poaite the Exchange, was on yesterday fined
So &c, tJr retailing ardent spirits without Il
Cense.
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Lg;Ss,@.EFnHT-sg, q.

SF@sss. FOR BALTIMORE. AID ruI. a.
- - - DELI ia, - I4e 'BElE,f,-+.r
hSaRssSsss@z-szs Captain GHJCj, vii a. u.gal -
ceiVe fretgnt Monday a, - o'clock " and WI.
tuue 10 receive It up to Ia hour Of = ,.c..rL d
NJ iu'sd@y 2sth inst Shippers VII g.,ss,- 49,
Il Ealn OF cOa8gnees Lo1Jre the boat .asv4, -.''
de 2t-2t LHDLAH & yyAv-gs,
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DCTNAlG~ mAt.ALtNE EOh JANt.-'
y M Is03--NUl NJ /.
THOS Il GRESHAM, Ri augal,
Az at, Uyyi-:go ElUal r.re'- foe.
Contents.


IUtroiUct0ry,-CC ay4ns or 7~m".'' --'
Warden OF tG- CengIe Ports, Auues" {. -'a n.y.
AttJIuaj at Law Homes % Am'r3sta A'.a''''
~uta. S-1fy Of the Cuu- -ssota.; N.--.-.' - d
novel tv-m; Uncle TouIlildrS, a. g.
Jus: "a. aaa set cJpy you VIII o. s-'1 80
Tx. ,..,
A .tyrg Of Life CT the Is.amus, betty n MA
Putuanl's semi monthly
Pictorial Brother Jonathan tor Christmas
Yankee Nouons IJr January, 1898 -,
GUdey, GfaEsm's, A:tuuTs aAd te.eFsJLs va
saZtnes or January.
Now IS the time to subscribe Ans '"o '.'
"A %
Bsrnum's illustrated News . cents s;n-ie ,'r'i
- 81 per volume, mailed or de.lverel. o"' 0-~
zee copy -
Load Il Illustrated News and London Pl2cA' y
the last steamer
B.eckwoods Magazine Tor December ....tJ
Vols ii, 2nd ana SID VI G.rssouo E'V'o-'~'
bound-S3 each, or % 50 for all three .
1xS~ BOOKS, Magazines or Newspapers Il t''-'
description. on hand IN che greatest Soand@heg'
g1 For any and everything 10 TIE aV"A a."
Pgiiu iicai Business, call or send to .,,
THOMAS Ii GRESHAM,
loo= BROAD street.
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The CARRIERS ADDREss.-The humble,
yet efficient and toilipg instruments throug h
which the sun of the newspaper press of Rich
m0nd, the Dispatch, is made to illuminate,
every morning, with It's benign, rel. eshing RAYS,
the minds and hearts OF almost every FAM
circle in Richmond, WILL on this the merry
Christmas day, wait npQu their patrons and
our admirers, for their yearly gifts. Friends and
readers c: the Dispatch, remember our toil.ng
carriers. They VIII present you an address
for the season in rhyme, and ask i'll return
small tokcn-eitIer silver or gold, as you pre-
ter-oi your appreciation Of their labors in
bringing you, so cheerlaIy and so pa nctually,
the paper, without which you could scarcely
elt your breakfasts Of morning. Such It
groaning, and signing, and CRYING, and grun.
bling as there would be If they should hap
pen to miss YOU one morning W by, we We
tily believe tina; if such q thing should hap
pen to all of our subscribers, on one day, that
we would be mauled ont and out. We should
certainly fear the wrath Of the Dispatch-loying
crowd, and flee to some other city-perhaps
hulSitStCI' " CIIJ hlJu ic0tCIs " " ISL bU
a merry Christmas, and ask you to embody
your remem5fances in some subs tan;iaI pre-
sent 10 our worthy carriers.
INCREASE OF PAY.-We noticed ia the pro-
ceedings Of the Common Council that peti
ton was resented from officer Clement White,
demonstrating against the reduction which
has recently been made in his pay, of $jG-
especially when the fact is take n into conside-
ration that his du les are equal with the other
officers Of the day and fully as responsibe.-
We trust that the Council will grant the prayer
of the petition and rescnd the $50 reduction.
Mr.. W. is one of the Oldest Of our day police,
and has, through winters snow and summer
heat, for 80 long years performed the arduous
duties of policeman. We can see no justice
in thus reducing his pay, after having served
the city so long and so faithfully, and that too
when his duties are the same US ever-ihe,
have not been reduced-and he has TO perform
a quota OF daily police labor equal TO that OF
any other one OF the day officers. We hope
the petition will be granted. 1t asks for his
former pay, which was recently reduced $50
by change in his grade as an off :er.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-03
Uaptessfc Nsfsceffauy.

Er W A. McEwcp wa. arrested in Cincinnati ON Ia.
2sth ultimo by U. s. Matshai b. Hayuan on CANA.
i'u,d by the Circuit Court O 'h URid states for tho
ditfct Of Ohio, to appear at Columbus on the thrS
Tuetdsy Of October next in snswer 10 an udictsnt Tor
'i,ation ofen act Of Congress in an attempt 10 revo
iutiopiEe he leland Of Cuba setting on foat su,A an
expedition. The defendant was released on bail OF
hoouo by Hon John Mclean, Of the JUDGES Of the
U. suIrtme Court.
The Fort Smith Herald says that the
es fots Wahita ard Arbuckle out pros1dons In
consequerce Of the contractor having failed 70 comply
with LiS contract.
Geueisl Blake, with Billy Bowiegs aud hs party Of
stnDos arrived at Savannah the 2St Inst voste
foT Florida
The fllovng item appears In f'as city AUDITORS
report a. Boston .--'Cost Of poiics erce aud othce
for snsfanrg The lave ia regard 10 tha arrest
Of iwo fugitive slaves, ~ $50 70
Patrick Ham. gsn found Prescott h Cha,in's
UIrtf R,stop on The An nq heid ON
M dy ami he jury retufsa verdict OF Died in at
wa about sixty yesrs Of rye, and foe the nash
,bir,y years beE Az ihe constant employ Of NJ Ho
Kingsley