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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-17

RAZOR STROPS.-Joseph Rodgers &
~ Sons Sanders, Emerson's Pomeroye,s and
Rough and Ready Razor Strops, Of the best quality
for sale by Tau III ZIMMERMAN
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TEN DOLLARS REWARD.-WilI be
Il paid for the apprehension and delivery, or CON
finement in Jail, of my man TOM, who calls himself
Tom Fendley. l expect he is lurking about Rich
mond, as he is we'll acquainted there He is of light
gingerbread COLOR about medium height rather
sour, grum countenance, and about Is years old If
taken out of this county and Richmond will nav ali
necessary expenses of delivering him to me at Apt
hill, Chesterfield. Post Office, Richmond.
au 14-ts JOHN WATKINS
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NJ Office TO THE BOARDERS AND
IN TRANSIENT CUSTOMERS OF THE UNI
TED STATES HOTEL For the accom- oodatiou
of the Boarders aud transient customers of this Ho-
tel from this date will place two coaches Main
street. starting from 18th and Main, to bring these
to the Hotel, who may desire it. previous to each
meal hour in the following order, free of charge
LIST coach at 81 A. NJ, r. M, and 81 r. Nj; second
coach at g. A. NJ, Il P. NJ, and 6} P NJ.
The coaches are marked UNITED STATES HO-
TEL"
]. E. NORRIS, Proprietor
au 14-2w United States Hotel.
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STOLEN-From my residence, Wednes-
~ day last, SILVER MEDAL, with the epera.
wing of "a C. Brodfordn 1t is an old family niece
and it is valued highly on that account
reward of TWO DOLLARS will be paid for liz
delivery to me- or at this office.
THOS. BRADFORD.
au 15-St* 18th st., opposite Old MARKET
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-17

900 PACKAGES LOAF, Crushed
wv Powdered, Granuated, Coffee and Clair
lied Sugars, in store and for sale by
euI7 WINSTON L. POWERS
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DE CAREFUL WHAT FOOD THE
ID MINDS OF YOUR CHILDREN FEED UP

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SUPERIOR FAMILY FLOUR-Salem
~ and Roanoke Mills, for sale by
au II IL FRY
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M ASLIN PRESERVING KETTLES.
kN1 Patent Enamelled Picking and Preserving
Kettles; Bell Metal do; Preserving Spoons; Enamel
ed Sauce Pans; Timed Iron Kettles &C., all of the
hest En- gsh goods and warranted to stand ted heat.
For sale by r. Nj. ZIMMERMAN,
au IL corner Msin and 18th
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The above sale is postponed nrt;I CAT
ukDAY next 18th inst vher a Ill ...... "a
piace g the Horse Lot, % 10 O'Clock. s.Ae
an A. MOTT A..
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s.s'y, Comm'n. Streets aaa 6upt- Streeta
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doRpoNsvILLE, Orange CO.. Va,
July III, 1854. / " @-1m
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-03
Practical Experience.

New York paper gives the following ex-
perience of a now wealthy merchant Of that
city
" came to this city years ago, determined
to have mercantile employ, and in fact, such
business as suited me. | had not money
enough after heing there two weeks, to take
a letter out of the post Office frem my family
and friends. looked into every newspaper
read every advertising column-went to every
part of the city, nobody wanted me after
some conversation. | could not find any par
ticular place, or particular salary that suited
me. | thought could not work, | had not
been brought up to that, And again, work.
was it not disgraceful' Nevertheless, there
was something within that whispered me, if
] could only once make a lodgmcnt in any
body's business could make myself SO useful
and 50 Indispensable, that my employer could
not do without me. Under these reflections
picked out my particular branch Of business
and determined to be employed at it. | en-
tered the store and asked if clerk wa, not
wanted. NO. IN rough tone, was the
reply-al being too busy to be bothered with
me-when reflected that if they did not
want a clerk they might want q laborcr, but
] was dressed too fine for that | went to my
lodgings, put on a roughcr garb and the next
day went into the same store, and demanded
if they did not want porter, and again No
was the rcsponse-when | exclaimed in des-
pair, almost, "nor laborert Sir, will
work at any wages. Wages is not my object.
/ must have employ, and want to be useful
in the business These last remarks at
tractcd their attention, and in the end was
employed as laborer in the basement and
sub-celar, and at very low pay, scarcely
enough to keep body and soul together. In
| that basement and sub-cellar, soon attracted
| the attention of the countng-room and the
| higher clerk. | saved enough for my employ
ers IN little things wasted, to pay my wages
| ten times over, and they soon found it out. |
did not let any body about commit any petty
larcenies without renionstrances and threats
Of exposure, and real exposure, if remon-
STRANGE would not do did not ask for any
ten hour system. If was wanted at PM.
was there, and chccrfully there; or if kept
till two "A. NJ, | never growlcd, but told
everybody, go home, and will see every
thing right loaded off at aybreak pack
| ages for the morning boats, or carried them
myself In short, | soon became indispensa-
BILE to my employers, and | rosc-and rose
and rose-until | became the head of the
house with money enough, as you sea, to give
any luxury,or any position a mercantile man
may desire for himself or his children, in this
great city"
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From the the Philadelphia Ledger. ]

If an inhabitant OF the moon, or a traveller
from another system, could visit the earth,
he would find some difficulty in believing
that the people whom he met in different
continents were beings of a common race He
would see, in one country, the men wearing
tails in another the women wearing trowscrs,
in one, the men sporting turbans, and in
another, the women figuring in caps lie
would see the beard cut off by one nation and
rcligiously preserved by another, the hair
cropped close in Northern Europe. but suf-
fercd to grow long IN Southern. He would
see the North American Indian, sunk in
savagery, daubing himself with ochre, and
the civilized duchess, proud of her hereditary
refinement, painting herself with rouge. He
would see an Empress wearing yard or two
of useless gilt at the tail of her gown grave
Judges hurying their heads in horse-hai
wigs, till they look like puppies solemn
ly carcatured soldiers with bear-skIn
caps big enough to hold their provender for
fortnight and a thousand other ridicu-
lous varieties OF costume, travestying the hu-
man animal, and making it look like a
cross between n monkey and parrot, or, at
east, like anything but what it was.
! In China he would see mothers bandaging
/ the feet of their female children, to make
them little. In New Iceland he would observe
men tattooing their faces In the Orient he
would discover ladies dying their nails black
He would see the Esquimaux with bits OF
bone stuffed through hole in each cheek
the Flat Head Indian, with his forehead com
pressed till it looked like that of an idiot
and the African negro with his bushy hail
full of butter, and stuck out on every side, a,
that it resembled huge mop. lie woulc
find the ladies in Constantinople mufiled NJ
to the eyes, and in Paris wearing dresse
- beginning too late, as Talleyrand wittil,
said, - and ending too early" la one coun
try he would learn that iatness was considere'
a female charm and in another, an unnatu
rally pinched waist, here beauty would con
sist in fragilty, there in it's opposite in on
latitude dark hair would carry the day, an
in another fdxen tresses. On the promenad
of Madrid he would see the ankles coquetish
ly displayed in Chestnut street they woul
he shut from sight by the amplitude of Skin
that swept the muddy pavement. In Persl
he would meet the mdgnifcently dresse
Mahometan in London he would s,c IA thin
in round hat aud tight trowsers calling itse
a man.
> He would find the customs Of various nj
tions as diverse as their dress-and we ma
, add as much opposed to the standard OF nj
ture and common ssnse. In the cOuntri'
pretending to he the most cultivated, amor
the very classes enjoying the highest degr'
= of education, he would discover the mn jorit
d of the people going to bed at day break, !
y sing at noon, taking what they call morniI
U rides towards evening, and dining after su
h sst Hs wbu,d leatn shss " sHs ~-s'.h's
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society of Ncw-York, weddings were te,ebra-
ted by gas lights, on bright sunshiny morn
ing. He would see some Americans making
themselves temporarily crazy with drink,
the taste of which they professcd to dislike,
and others, quite as refined, chewing contin-
ually on dirty weed, which, they would tell
him, had made them sick the first time they
used it, lie would meet a lady, one evening,
and he privileged to take her in his arms, and
spin around with her, before a room full of
people, till she fairly sank on his bosom but
if he attempted to press even her own hand
too warmly, the morning after he would be
struck from the list of her acquaintance, for
having, as she would say, insultcd her.
1t is instructive, occasionally, to think of
these anomalies. The absurdity of fashion,
whether in dress OF in social customs, never
seems so plain as when we thus contrast one
vagary with another, and all such with com
mon sense. We then realize what fools too
many of us are. For we sacrifice peace, mo-
ney and hcelth--it then convincingly appears
for what is of no more worth than child's 8
bauble.
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can be no other than Backs Great Fish River
(named by the Esquimaux, Out-koo-hi-ca -lik)
as it's description, and that of the low shore
in the neghborhood of Point Ogle and Mon
treal Island agree exactly with that of Sir
George Back. Some of the bodies had been
buried, (probably those of the first victims of
famine, some were in tent or tents, others
under boat that had been turned over to
form shelter and several lay scattered about
in different directions. or those found on the
island, one was supposed to have been an off,
Ger as he had telescope strapped over his
shoulder, and his double-barrelled gun lay
underneath him.
From the mutilated state of many of the
corpses and the contents of the kettles, it is
evident that our miserable countrymen
had been driven to the last resource--canni-
balism-as a means of prolonging life.
There appears to have been an abundant
stock of ammunition, as the powder was
emptied In heap on the ground by the ma
tivcs, out of the kegs containing it, and a
quantity of ball and shot was found below
high water mark having been left on the ice
close to the beach, There must have been
number of watches, telescopes, compasses, sew
eral double -barrelled guns,) &C., all of which
appear to have been broken up, as saw pie
ces Of those different articles with the Esqui-
mauX, ana together with some silver spoons
and forks. lpurchased as many as | could
obtain
list of the most important of these en-
close, with rough pen-and-ink sketch of the
events and initials on the forks and spoons.
The articles themselves shall be handed over
to the Secretary of the Hon. II. B. q Co., on
my arrival in London.
None of the Esquimaux with whom | con-
versed had seen the whites, nor had they
ever been at the place where the dead were
found, but had their information from those
who had been there, and those who had seen
the party when alive
Among the articles which were purchased
ny DR.. Rae from the Esquimau1, and said by
them to have been found at the place where
the party of men starved to death in the
spring of 1850, were four or FIVE crests, ten
silver forks, five silver spoons, and a small
silver plate. Upon four of the silver forks
were the initials /" II. d. S. -" A. McD. -
&C. A. NJ" and j. F."
A desert spoon was marked J. F. b., or J.
$. b., and upon the plate was engraved " Sir
John Franklin X. {. b." A number of other
article, of minor Importance, and having no
particular marks upon them, by which they
could be recognized, were purchased with
these from the Indians
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-03

The BABY CosvEsrIoS.-The following
Characteristic letter from Fanny Fern. was
read at the recent Baby Convention in Ohio
Mr.. Isaac Paist, Sir. In thanking you for
the compliment you pay me, by constituting
me one Of Committee to award the premi-
ums at the convention, would also express
my deep regret that my present engagements
will not admit of my leaving New York
Nothing would delight me more than to visit
your beautiful city, which have 80 long
wished to see, and the added temptation
which you hold out in the shape Of babies, is
almost irresistible. God bless their little
sweetnessess, but how could choose I who
love everything in the shsps Of child, who
believe that they are all that is left US of Eden
who never come into their presence without
feeling such as a devout Catholic must have
when he crosses himself before the image of
the Virgin Msry---how could ohoose'
should turn from black eyes to blue, from
blue to gray, from gray to hazel. would
be led captive by q dimple, fascinated by
ringled, enchanted by rosy cheek or . snowy
shoulder. Ny dear sir, would be as be.
wildered ~ a bee in ten acre lot Of full
blown roses Please accept my best wishes
for the success of your novel, beautiful and
! admirable enterprise. May the snathema Of
no disappointed mother haunt the sleeping or
the waking hours Of the Awarding Commit
tee. Yours, truly.
FANNY FERN.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-03
I From the Knickerbocker for October ]

Ann ADDRESS TO TIE XAR.
QuEsTIoNIS' or MN.
Halc to thee Ear of Rushce How do you feel,
Now that tho Alleys have both got on top of you
A pummelin' your bread basket more'n you like,
expect Amt you goin' to cry "'nuf,"
As McDeth did to McDuf before they fit
Are you m Ostra in collision together
About the Moll Davy and the Wallack Provinces
Is MT it all gamun on both of your parts
Say, you ole haughtycrat of all the Ru.hees,
Do you expect to hold out long again the Alleys,
VIcToRIA and LEVY NAPOLEON Amt you afcard
That wrctched PAsHAw alone ill give you fits
Sposc ole SCANNED from the kawknsus
Comes down, what then! Ha! ha' He'd make you cry
Copeva in less than minnit, by my wealth
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amended by Deserving right of Vermont 10
serve legal process on said lands, and the
bill was ordered 10 Sd reading
BY select committee, bill laying tax Of
Of one per cent, on Chittenden county,
and it was ordered to Sd reading.
Resolution--By Mr.. Carpenter, Of Addi-
son, instructing general committee to inquire
into the expediency Of making an appropri-
alton for race courses in each county. Mr..
Spencer moved to dismiss, and after few
sarcastic remarks by Messrs. Field and Brig
ham, tho motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Bartlett called up the bill removing
the shire of Caledonia county, the bill was
referred to select committee Of Eve.
The bills annexing part of Chittenden to
Ira, and laying tax on Rutland county,
were referred to the members of that county
Mr.. Stoughton called up the resolution di-
recting bank com. to report whether it is eI-
pedient to charter any more banks, before
reporting any bill and on motion of Mr.
Page, it was dismissed. Adj.
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81 Ar TIE Session of the District Court
for Vermont, at Rutland, week before last, a
Judgment of over $1,000 was rendered against
Drs. Ira Davis Of Norwich, and VIM. Sweet,
of Thetford, for fraudulently obtaining PEN
sion money for . couple Of widows, by alter
ing the dates of the deaths Of their husbands.
SO as to bring the claims within The act of
Congress, passed IN 1886. The time of the
decease Of the husbands was before that year
and it was necessary by the act that it sho' Id
be after. The change WAS made frsuduleptly.
as it was proved that DR.. Sweet attended
one of the deceased. as physician, in his last
by statute, but q criminal action WAS barred
as the time had expired within which the Law
required the criminal prosecution to be com.
menced,
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So $ p. Relfed, Of Montpelier, was elect
ed. The following appointments wsre then
made: Frederick F, Hovey of Jericho, State
Librarian; Daniel Roberts Of Manchester,
Saxtons River, Adjutant and Inspector Gene
raj, receiving % yotcs-the other candidates
voted for being Alonlo Jackman and Hsmau
saith Gtstne " atAntt II vsivsr.es
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Quarter Master General, receiving 1875 votes,
the other candidates being Bella Howe and
Barnes Frisbie. Lyman P. White, of Whiting
Judge Advocate General. The Senate with
drew.
The House adjourned.
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POETRY Y.
ODE TO RUM.

Br WILLIAM c. BROWN.
!, thv inv,rbi, spirit Of Vine i thou hast no M
je ktown BY let u, call -deui."-SHAKsrkA
Let thy devotce cItol thee,
And thy wondrous virtues sum
But the worst Of names I'll call thee,
o, thou hydra
Pimplc-maker, visagc-blostcr,
Health -corruptcr, idler's-matc
Mischief-breeder, vice-promotcr,
Crcdit-spoiler, devil's-bait,
Amshouse- builder, paupcr maker,
Trust-betrayer, sorrow 's-sourcc
Pockct-emptier, Sabbath-breakcr,
Consciencc-stifler, guilt's-resource.
Ncrve-enfeebler. systrm-shatterer,
Thir,t-increaser, vagrant- thief;
Cough producer, treachorous aatterer,
Mud-bcdaubcr, mock relief.
Business -hinderer, spleen-in.tillcr,
Wo-bcgetter, friendships bane
Angcr-eater, Bridcvcll-fller,
Dcbt-nvolver, toper's chain.
Memory drowner, honor wrecker,
Judgment -wsrper, blue-faced quack
Feud-beginner, rage-bedcckcr,
Strifc-enkindlcr, fortunes wreck.
Summers cooler, winter. warmer,
Blood-polluter, specious snare,
Mob-collector, transformer,
Bond-undoer, gamblers fare.
Speech -bcwrangcr, hcndlong -bringer,
Nitals-burner, dcadly-frc
Riot-mover, frcbrand finger,
Discord-kindler, misery y's-sire.
Sinews-robber, worth-depriver,
Strength-subduer, hideous-foo
Reason-thwarter, fraud-contrver,
Money -waster, nation.-woc.
Vile-seducer, joy -dispeller,
Peace -disturber, blackguard- guest
Sloth-implanter, livcr-swellcr,
Brain-distracter, hateful-pest.
Uttcrance -boggler, stench-emitter,
Strong man-sprawlcr, fatal drop,
Tumut-raiser, venom-spitter,
Wrath-inspircr, coward's-prup.
Pain-inaicter, eyes inhamcr,
llcart-corrupter, folly's nurse
crct-babbler, dy-maimcr.
Thrift-dcfeatcr, loathsome-cursc.
wit-destroyer, joy -impaircr,
Scandal-dcalcr, foul-mouthcd scourgc;
Scn'es-blunter youth-ensarcr,
Crime -inventcr, ruin s-vergc.
Virtue -blaster, basc-dcceivcr.
ite-displnycr, sot's delight
Noise EXETER, stomach-heaver,
Falschood-spreader,s scorpions bite.
Quarrcl-plottcr, ra gc-dischnrger,
Giant-conqueror, wastcful sway
Chin-carbuncler, tongue-enlargcr,
Malicc-ventcr, deaths broad way.
Tempcst-scattercr, window.-sna shcr.,
Death -forerunner, hell's dire brink;
Ravenous-murdcrer, windpipc-slash
Drunkard's lodging, meat, and drink
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MilyCELLA NY.
The Fate of the Arctic Explorers.


Nearly ten years since, in May, ls45, the
Erebus and Terror with one hundred and
thirty eight men, officers and crew, under the
command of Sir John Franklin, set sail from
England for the Arctic regions. The MOURN
full issue oftheir gallant enterprise, is at last
known. There seems to be no cause to ques-
tion the substantial correctness of the intel
ligence received indirectly from the Esqui-
maux through DR.. Rae, and given in full be-
low. There may be an error in the year, but
the circumstantial evidence of the melan-
choly fact that a portion at least of Sir
Johns company, parished on the main
land, on their way by foot to some Of the
settlements of the Hudsons Bay company,
seems too strong for doubt.
1t is nearly five years, if the Esquimaux
reckon rightly, since the explorers met their
horrible death; but We trust that furth-
er search will be made, in the region where
they perished, which is, it seems, but ten or
twelve days journey from where DR.. Rae has
been this season, and that fuller and more
satisfactory knowledge concerning them may
yet be acquired. Perhaps some record Of
their voyage and it, painful end, written up
to the close, by some last survivor, may yet
exist, or some letter from Sir John himself
to that loving, trustful, heroic heart, across
the Atlantic, which has hoped to the last
and for which the ending of the long sus-
pense will be bitter as death, if it be not
death lfhuman effort can bring anything
more to light we trust that a fuller
history Of Sir Johns last voyage may yet b
written.
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