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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-01
RICHMOND. Va


We n,derstand that one of the ears OF the NOT.
sae,, ,rain was thrown off the track between suls
si,y and Fredericksburg. yesterday morning, TOT
,,,na.eiv mo- one was injured RteA|ona MAJ "
vs. 4 s snake.heads If so, that danger VII soon
-, nver we learn that the Company have aireaoy
bceun to Law the Rail. The President, we sis
s,,re will permit no unnecessary rlsk upon ,oao
Of which he has the management 'e"e' ''"e"'e
Meas.
\ We are really delighted to see by the above
paragraph from the News, that the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad is to
te re.laid with heavy U rail. We heard as
much some time since; but did not know
that the work was begun. We suppose not
MANY months will elapse before the whole
track will be re-laid, and also the track of
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad so
that the complaints of the traveller against
the slow speed of the Virginia Railroads will
be put to rest.
"Was il a snake-head!" asks the News.
There is nothing more terrible TO people who
travel upon Railroads than 'snake-heads'
Compared with them, we believe that even
draw bridges are second-rate alarmsfs' ie'
how many people been killed by snake
heads % In this State we know OF OUT one
life lost by a snake head and that indireetiy'
The cars were thrown off the track ny this
draaded enemy of Railroad travellers, and
servant girl was killed, we oeheVe the
,,ro,hor of deaths from this cause is exceed
;nclv small in the whole country-and we
revar heard of a life being lost in that most
dreaded mode of death from the snake-head,
viz the being impaled upon At as 1t shoots
onward through the bottom OF the car Ev-
ery body thinks OF that fate when the snake
head is mentioned, and every body shudders
at the idea. Yet in this way it has been but
little more to be dreaded than those demons
with which nurses are wont to brighten chill
dren. 1t never impales any body we think
II lint due to this much abused object of
alarm to say this much, as tbs likely to be
heard of no more in this State after few
months.
The age of the fat bar rail and the snake
head win pass away together, and nothing but
fhe heavy rail will be tolerated. Public ex-
recitation must be gratiied. The spirit of the
age must prevail IN Virginia as elsewhere
Yet We cannot help remembering, in parting
with the old fiat bar, that it has been in Vir-
ginia eminently successful in transporting
passengers with unprecedented safety. The
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail
road has been in operation near twenty years
and has been the chief thoroughfare of travel
through thu State, 'cithout tie loss Of a single
passenger! The Richmond and Petersburg
road has, in fifteen years, lost one. Whether
such good luck will attend upon good man
agement when the heavy rail is laid-whe-
ther, as in other States, the increased speed
secured by the heavy rail will be followed by
an increase of accidents and loss of life, re
main to be seen. But come what may, the
change is to be made-it being absolutely re-
CURED Speed must be had, no matter what
the cost
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF RICHMOND. SEPT. 80.
ARRIVED.


Schr John E. Adams, Jarrstt, Petersburg wheat
to Warwick Barksdale.
Schr Sarah Vaughan, Millspripg wheat, to War
wick 4 Barksdale.
Schr John Randolph, Parker, Havre de Grace, coal
to Z. Farrar
Schr John Larkin, Dennis, Petersburg, corn, to
Stearns L Brummell.
Schr Baltic, Bunker, Passport plaster to Shields
{ Somerville.
Schr Leave, Marable, Chickahominy, wheat, to
Warwick Barksdale.
schr Olivia, Curtis City Point, wheat, to Warwick
4 Bafksdale.
Barque May Queen, King, Baltimore, ballast
Steamer Pochahoutas Jones, Baltimore, mdze
Steamer Virginia, Teal. Philadelphia, Indze and
passengers.
SAILED,
Schr New York, Adkins, New York, mdze, D Cur
RE.
Schr Liberty, Godfrey, Port Walthall, to load with
coal.
Schr Harbinger, Forrest, York River.
New YoRK, Sept. 28.-Arrived schr Sarah C. En-
gle, Fredericksburg.
Cleared schr. Peerless Richmond
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-Arived, schr. Thomas
2. Cooper, Richmond.
Cleared, steamship Virginia, Richmond
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MAGNIFICENT EAeLE.-O

MAGNIFICENT EAGLE.-Our city has no
such Noble bird that which hovers with oufstetched
wings over the weIl-known establishment OF Messrs
mortimer Mowbray. This Eagle is worthy COM
amid the glorious Stars and Stripes which glitter up
On our national flag. While our national Eagle spreads
tsJoroad pinions our widely extended country,
ana screams defiance TO all foes-this city Eagle
iitafing its brother proposes to destroy all the foes
OF our social peace and offers beneath his protecting
wings the healing, renoveting Tincture which
comes our foes and gives TO the invalid renewed
health and strength. Mr.. Lanning the celebrated
carver has called this splendid Bird into being and
10 Is a noble specimen Of his artistic skill In his
strong talons he has grasped two huge and
serpents who struggling to free themselves from
ms power. One has been seized by his powerful
oeak aud 10 wrthing out his life in the overpowerng
strife fit emblem, this, of the mighty power OF
HampfoH's Tisctuye, which takes hold of the worst
disease and expels it from the human body Go look
worthy of your attention-Bait Rep. L Arg
oc LII
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Originality.

Many of the weekly papers OF the Gay are
laden with two or three columns per week OF
what they choose to style wit and Humor..
Stale Jokes, centuries old, appear with new
canton and characters and invite attention
as beine new and fresh from the mint. The
trntb ;s that but a small quantity of gen
u;na wit is afoat in print, and Of that
small quantity, at least nlne-tenths must be
credited to the ancients. There is hardly
rv;t+;c;sm TO be found, "going the rounds of
the newspapers, whose paternity cannot be
+raced hack to obscure ages before the Chris
4;on ara The smart things which are father
ed mon "Pat'' or "Cuffee' or Yankee"
or Mrs. Darlington, all have their prototypes
in the sayings of "Skolastikos,' the butfoon
of Creek Literature. The mine Of wit was
we'll nigh exhausted at an early day.
It is equally true that few new ideas are
found in modern writers. There is scarcely
a thought now current in the world whose
Germ may not be found either in the Bible or
in Shakespeare. And if we look closely
we shall find that the great dramatist himself
ters older than himself. The most beautiful
of modern poems are but new combinations
of ideas world-old, decked in Il new Ian
guage, and suited to modern ears. We have
Just now in our mind a poem which has
stamped one of our countrymen irrevocably
as man of genius,-a poem, too, of no
small merit, and yet there is not in the whole
of it a thought, or form of expression, to
which the antecedent cannot be found in Ho-
mer, Horace, or Shakespeare.
Originality, then, is almost out of the CUES
ton. We have dived into the sea to drag NJ
metaphors we have scaled mountains t.
- plnck down SMILES, and having exhausted thu
whole realm of nature seem to have nothing
left US, but the choice of authors from whom
TO steal. The very phrases of literature have
become stereotyped, SO that Ounce can pro
duce work nearly as excellent as the mar
of genius. The Printing Press has reduced
men, Intellectually, to dead level, just al
fashion makes US all wear coats Of the same
cut and color.
Thus might student reason, who hat
spent his days in poringover the musty tome.
of library; and SO far as his experience
goes, he is right But there is, nevertheless
a constant bubbling up of original thought
both in country and city, not 1.-THE of which
ever gets itself uttered in print Let on.
cast off his dignity and ningle with the pro
miscuous crowd upon the forward deck of /
steamer, or with the laborers on some line o
raiiread, and he win find in FIVE minutes tina
there is wit, and humor, and pathos and poet
~, that he had never conceived Of, Ian
gaags taere walks without stills, in blesse
independence OF grammar and dictionary
and nnlette9sd men and women win teac
the sehassr that he Is, after ALL nothing br
the ialitator OF imisatora. If he can bat mu
tex eourags 70 break thssugh the tralnrne
Of Eabit, custom and authority. and thin
and vrite freely, he viii, perhaps. after MOI
rraetise acquiI4 style at ozce vigorous az
original But If be continues to pore CIV,
books, till his very thoughts move to fhyihl
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FUEL FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE town
of Charlottesville is hard pressed for fuel in
winter. Wood is very high, the Whole eoun-
try about there being nearly barren of fire.
wood and the little that there is selling so
enormously high that the people cannot af-
ford to burn it. They therefore have to rely
mon coal The Charlottesville Jefersonian
states that coal costs in Richmond 81 per tom
but that by the time it reaches Charlottes-
Vile it sells by retail at II so. Of course
this is the best anthracite coal, although the
,Jeffersonian does not say what kind it is
The bituminous coal can be had for much
less. Still we doubt not the Cumberland coal
of Alexandria can be bought lower 1t is a
semi bituminous coal, not as good as the an
thracite ON the one hand, or the bituminous
on the other. But for all this, the freight and
charges on coal from Richmond till sold in
Charlottesville seem very high They ought
TO be less.
But while considering the subject, we won.
der the citizens of Charlottesville don't turn
to the Rivanna canal as the very best for
supplying them with fuel With that canal
they can take coal directly from the mines in
Goochland, and convey it in canal boats to
the landing near Charlottesville whence with
short plank road, it could be taken to the
tewn with the greatest ease and at very tri-
fling cost. This Improvement while the very
best for them in this view, is of great impor-
lance to Charlottesville for all heavy trans
portation, which is so costly upon railroads.
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The RICHEST MINE-The manure applied to
the soil OF England amounts to three hundred mil
lions of dollars; being more than the value of its
whole foreign commerce, and yet the grateful soil
yields back with interest all that is thus avshed
upon it. And so it would be here, if we would
only trust the soil with any portion of our
capital. But this we rarely do. farmer who
has made any money spends it not in his business,
butin some other occupation. He buys more land
when he ought TO buy more manure, or he puts
Out ms money IN some joint stock company, to con-
vert sunshine in moonshine Rely upon it, our
richest mine is the barn yard, and Whatever temp
taton stock or shares may offer the best investment
tor farmer is live stock and plough shares
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STEALING CLoTHEs.-Af tree fellow named


Robert Wright alias Trent, charged with entering
the office adjoining the bake house of Mr.. William
n. Tnsley, on Clay street, between LIST street and
Brooke Avenue, Thursday morning, and stealing
theretrom sundry pieces of clothing the property of
John S. Blanton, was arraigned before the Mayor
yesterday and examined on the charge Mr.. Tinsley,
and started in pursuit of him. Failing to find him at
the factory in which he is usually employed he re-
paired TO the race course, and discovered the
prisoner, having pair of pantaloons and shoes
that had been stolen from Banton. Mr.. 7. then pro-
cured the services of Constable Lewellen, who ar
rested Bob and took him TO the cage. The prisoner
frankly confessed the robbery but said that he had
been persuaded to commit it by of Mr. Tinsley's
negroes
John S. Blanton identified carpet bag white sack,
black frock coat black dress coat pants, cloth cloak
four vests, four shirts two neck ties and pair of
shoes, which found in a trunk, at the house OF
John Nolte where the prisoner had left it, promising
to call that evening and take it away. The clothes
taken early in the morning, the prisoner effect
ing an entrance by Enclosed window.
Captain Wilkinson found the trunk of clothing at
Mr. Notes house, the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad depot, where the prisoner had left it
between and O'Clock that morning.
Daniel Mr. Tinsley's servant, had not seen Bob
about the bakery since Sunday. He knew nothing
of the theft.
The Mayor recognised the witnesses to appear at
the next of the Hastings Court, TO give evidence
against the accused who will then be tried for felony
and remanded him to await his trial. Bob has been
in the Pententiary once and the prospects are,
that he will become more moral before he again gets
clear of il.
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REMOVING THE DEPosITs.-The negro
fellow, Tucker, charged with stealing box of goods
from canal boat, Thursday morning, was examined
before the Mayor yesterday and acquitted, the ev-
deuce showing very conclusivey that the real thief,
who had undergone punishment, was endeavoring to
implicate others in his bad conduct
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DIED.

On the 24th Sept. of lingering Illness MARY
SAMUELLA, aged Is months, ghter OF Robert
II. and Sarah E. Crump
Louisville papers requested TO copy
On the 29th Sept. at 10 o'clock, P. NJ, ROBERTA
LEE, only child of Robert B. and Julia L. Craddock
The friends and acquantances of the family are re-
quested to attend her funeral this morning Oct st
at 10 O'Clock, at the residence of her father on 28t
street, between Broad and Grace s.s, Church Hill.
Baltimore papers please copy.
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SAD PIcTuRE.-Two small white BOYS,

SAD PICTURE-Two small white BOYS,
Daniel Williams and John VIM Dougherty, aged
seven years, brought before the Mayor yester-
day-the watehmen having discovered them asleep
in the first market at late hour the light before
Williams appeared to be quite intelligent and says
has been living for the last years with Mary Ed
wards, negro woman, on the basin. Dougherty
has father, but his mother resides on Cary street
They have rambled about the city for several ghts
sleeping in empty boxes and feeding from the cold
hand OF charity What pity is that the Overseers
of the Poor do not appoint to seek out or
phan and unprotected children and have them prop
erly cared for Hundreds of these little children now
being reared in vice and iniquy if placed in suitable
positions might become ornaments to society in time
come.
The Mayor very properly directed that they should
be first fed and then handed over TO the of the
Overseers of the Poor
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ruE NIAGARA nETAlNEp.

RosTax sent. os.--Ihe Britsah mail steamer Ma
cara. CAM Iesteh, which was 10 hare saiad a. taea
has iecn detaiaea, in conseauoace oi ne noi'asaF
val Of The mails from Canada. Ansng the paSs -.
gers who VIII 90 oas, are the Miais'ef Ton - -
United States % the pegian Court gal =. ~
fSmpsea. OF pl iladelphis- ~ bearer % isss
Tie Niagara haa On board sie1.uOo "a saeeN.
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CHANGE IN NAVAL CoMBArs.-An Fncl;sh ,y,;,er
thinks that if Nelson had witnessed the late review
OF the English feet at Spithead 'he wsuld. no doubt
have felt pang when he saw those glorious towers
OF canvass riddled by Smokers he would have
seen at once that there could be no squadrons
at sea for twenty-five months at stretch. blocka.
ding the enemy's coasts; and that the next war
would be sharp and decisive conversation of eigh
ty fours and sixty Fights that might possibly last
halt an hour %
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The PICTURE I LEAsUhL I1oOh " - III ~ Il
HUNDRED ILLUsTRATioNs-if those dear youns
friends of the Dispatch the little children did but
know it, this is book that will please them might
ly full of the prettiest pictures and some OF the
Two Shoes The House that Jack Built, Who killed
Cock Robna are all set of with the snest pictures
These and a hundred of other things Will Keep
will be end to the fun they will have over IT, MT
WoopHousE has it for sale.
This 10 really very creditabie and hneiy executes
book, from the press of D. Appleton Co. N. York
1t is of the most elegant and appropriate chit'
dren's books we have for many day.
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rrRRInlE GALE,

grryAro. sept. a9--ghere was terrible seIs
ard gale On tie LIKES yesss lay Tvs ssAse's IS,
sank Al MICHIGAN city, ard does sa!siss s ~
With large qaaatity ii raiires'i lfoa = 60,
that serioaa disasters sasy hare eesAffsa ssszAss
less 81 life and properly.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-01

A WoRK-HoUsE FOR RIcHIosD.-At a
time of unexampled prosperity, when every pulse of
business is throbbng with enterprise, it would be
well for to look about and what things are
most needed by this community. Among the insttu-
lions which consider to be most inperiously de-
manded is Workhouse, for the Migrants who are
constantly pouring in upon the city, and for large
only be tax upon the city treasury while the result
to themselves will be moral pollution from contact
of economy need Workhouse, and still more. on
the score of humanity. Society has by means dis
charged its obligations, when it has mrnured some
unfortunate man, for mere technical breach of the
peace, in den of felons and outrageous ofenders.
There is yet higher duty to be discharged; TO pro-
vide such persons with employment sufficient to re-
their conmittal. Let us by ali means have Work
house. and the winter draws nigh, its usefulness
will fully appear, by the numbers who having
mitted no crime, forced in artificial state of
society, to threw themselves upon the public for
support.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-01

DEAD JEFFERSON the 22d, the General Post
Office transmitted to the post Office at Bremen, 69Ol
dead letters from the several German States. About
AS bushels of dead American letters have been
opened during the present quarter.
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NEIGHBoRLY.-Mrs. HAYS appeared be-

LfuHbO'I1f '-DIIs' Iidys dPPtdItu DC
fore the Mayor, yesterday morning, to answer to a
charge alleged against her of abusing Elizabeth
Face, and threatening throw Chrstiana Face into
the canal, the 18th ult. Three four witnesses
were examined and satisfied the court that the dis
turbance a ssrt of neig hborhood quarrel in which
the plaintiff we'll the defendant had participated
to some extent. AS he could not believe that the
accused really intended to throw the little girl into
the canal, and no breach of the peace had been
committed he should dismiss the warrant after adj
Tonshng both parties to be more guarded i'll the
of their in future.
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A Coon MoyE.-When the City Council

~ w I1CII bIIC Guy OUUQCII
was last IN session, recommendation of the COM
hlssioners OF streets was approved instructng the
attorney for the City to apply to the Hastings Court
Tor the appointment of commissioners to ascertain
Just compensation for such lands may be needed
feet wide from 9Th street to 9th street, and also for
opening and extending jackson street westward to
Duval street. This improvement is one very much
needed in the vicinity in which it is to be made and
we are really pleased to find that the Council have
acted so promptly the recommendation before
the m High as property is now selling in the city, it
is much better to make all necessary condemnatons
at once, than to wait few years and pay double
price for the lands the city eventually have for
public use
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-01

"Broomers" is name which the New York Jour.
ngtct Commerce gives to the ladies' long dresses
. Wicn sweep the sidewalks of the city, W. the
"bioomers" Worn by those ladies who put on short
rocRs ana pantaloons. II is said that several fash
ionaoie ladies' havesundertaken to sweep the side
Waiks OF broadway with the trains of expensive
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WITHOUT REGIsTER.-A small negro boy,
calling himself VIM. Norris, was brought before the
Mayor, yesterday, for want of gister. As one
came forward to identify him, the court directed
that he should be locked up.
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CITY i1FE-Rev. Samuel Osgood, of New York,
eays OF lose u the rural districts who criticise city
li,Gpas sna NE, mat they judge the residents of
where the farmer is yine his winnowing machine.
he stands at a distance, blinded by the chat, and
sneezing at the tingling dust borneby the wind TO
his sensitive nostrs whilst he is not near enough
&c see the golden grain that falls quietly into the gar
ner,
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THE QUEEN OF LOVE AND BEAUTY at the
late Huguenot Tournament, Miss Emily Lee, OF
Alabama. We gave the ladys name correctly, yes
terday, but neglected to give the State from which
ahe
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During the three days of the Ohio State Agricul.
tural Fair it is said the receipts amounted about
49,, 600
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The summons against VIM

DIsMIssED.-The summons against VIM.
R. Drinkard for permitting waste water to flow frsm
his premises upon the sidewalk of Second street.
dismissed yesterday the Mayor having satisfied him
self by examination that blame could attach to
Mr.. D. for the offence complained of.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-01

The notorious Leahey, who was recently con-
Vlcted OF murder in Wisconsin, has been refused a
new trial by the Supreme Court of that State
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II is said that the blacks In Indiana es;u ta seel
tue pressure Of the new constitution of that State
ihose 10 becsfnr ana Franklin counties are selling
out AID going TO Canada and Michigan.
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me nutmeg tree grows on the south side Of the
Cosanlmes river in California and bears fruit
saperssr' II is said, to that which grows on the
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tew days ago sale OF Durham cattle and Cots.
" Old sheep took place in Bourbon county, Ky
One bull brought S6.00l, and ram 81 ,0l0.
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BEAUTIFUL PREsEsT.-We intend motto
ing, appropriately, beautiful present, in to-nor-
rows paper.
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An Italian pravegb ssys, the teacher Is like
me Candle "aieh lights others ia consuming it
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CO-PARTNERSHIP Eve
~ have this day formed a eo-partnerhip under the
style of DIBRELL & JOHNSON, for the purpose of
transacting Commission Business aud solicit cen-
signments of Tobacco Wheat, Corn, and Flour RON
our country friends We fatter ourselves, from the
long experience have had in the business that we
can obtain at all times the highest market prices for
all produce entrusted to our care.
ments r.. IL. DIBRELL,
ocI b j. JOHNSON
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and hrs dreams become grammatical, he will
infallibly remain at the dead level Of nedi-
ocrity--a thinker and writer. polished, but
pointless. The field is open for originality.
Nature is beckoning to her children to come
and interpret her mysteries. Who in this
age shall step forth from the rank of mere
common. place writers and show to the world
that originality of thought and style is yet
uossihle9
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lust RECEIVED, per Steamer, q full
u assortment of Ladies' aud GentlaAens
GLOVES.
Also, another supply Of Cashmere Prints.
T. u. QuARLES
oc 1-St No. 20 Brsad e.