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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-16

IT would hardly do for any ons-to have
tbs temeIity nowadays to question tbs excellence
pared by DR.. G M JACKSON. In cassa of Dy.pers.a.
Liver Complaint, and Derausement of the Digestive
made plainly apparent. They purge from the avs.
tenn the morbid humors which retard the natural
functions, and bring pesness to the cheek and suf
happiness and restore the system 10 high health
Agents for this city, Messrs PURCELL. Lam r.
Co., and BENNETT BEERS, Druggists.
e.
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REyIvAL.-The revival Of religion at
Asberry Chapel. on Union Hill, under the preach
ing of the Rev. Mr. BogeA Pastor at that station,
we are pleased to learn has not abated, and that
large number Of persons, both ladies and gentle.
men, have proiessed conversion within the past six
weeks
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uUvv erucrAr. NOTICE.

4EKTINeor the BoARD % MAEAsKRs or
the Board q Msssssrs 81 The virsisis Neshssiss
EVENING. g halt past J o,slosk. Psnet1sl sttsn-
dance Z dss!rabls the osessioD y bussess Of Inn
'ss. T ''n. :, q &. f s.. !; !. s.s,
MEcHAHfos' BUlLplno FusD AssociA-
TON "A sufficient number Of sharss havine hssn
taken e ensure the Cowpsnys nation, the rst
TTo1thlJ msetins VIII tsls place & sAuhDERs'
e ,trssts on THIS tMondaJI EVENING. Oct 10th, Il
This Company Il orssnised on IL. ,ous.t.rm min.
cipls which presents many sdvsntsses to DO rovers
s sssss; VIZ q. " = Te,IsI TO:
oe is-is rETss ". aR i1sis' Ps..Id.n.
PARTICULAR NoTIcE-PARRow's GREAr
30. ne TsoUrE s1siysd il Richmond Saturday
lows Hail. in oss Of the bss. ODD e.
serted By any COMPANY. r''-
Every body should 90 and see Mons. HrRx.nnrx
person who can perform the great INDIA RusBEk
FEATS. Little GEO EDWARDS the Virrinis Stsr
VIII appear. ocl6-lt JNO. ?. SMITH, Ast.
A Coop CoxrARlsos.-The Rev. WIN.
kouiatt. q well known Methodist clergyman. resid.
comparison between DR.. McLANE's cslebrat.a Vrpp ~
NfFUGE and Q feirst:
"A ferret. when placed at the entranc. of . rat
hoe enters the appe turs travels along the
ssizes upon the rat ex.ernira e his .xistene. "a
avs the animals defunct CARCASS to the lisht Ana
Il Ike mannsrhave found DR.. McLANE's AnEKI-
CAN yERsIFuGE to operate upon worms, those
dreadful aud dangerous tormen fors of ebiidrap =
THIS remedy, ike the ferret enters the aperture ef
the mouth, travels down the gullet, hunts round
the stomach. lay hold of the worms shakes the life
out OF the reptiles, sweeps clean iher den, ard CAR
ries their carcAes c.ar out of tbs system This At
least mas oeen the effect OF tie Vermfuss upon m,
chilsrep."
neightor OF Mr.. Rculstt, Mr.. Jno Briggs ase,t.
the smile OF the reverend ceftifie, thus 30 rfyiur
their most uIequivoca approval of this great
c, after having Witnessed Its operation upon their
own children Let others try 1t, and BE- satisfied
Liver Pl.s can now be had at all respectable Drue
Stores in this city.
a Purchasers viii please be careful to ask for
and take none but DIR M LANES VERMIEUGEr
All others. In comparison. are worthless
oc 16-d&clw
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OLD BILL PARROw. and his band of Sa--
Bile Minstrels. will give rich and varied perform
snce at Odd Fellows Hall tonight The public
will need no invitation from " to visit Them
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SPECIAL NoTICE.--Country Merchants
and others respectfully Invited to attend nv suc-
ton sales Of Watches Jewelry and Fancy Goods, at
my store, No. 10S Main st., THIS EVENING, at z
O'Clock. See advertisement.
ELIAS HALE,
tt Auction and Com. Merchant, log Main ct.
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MARRTEn

On the 18th inst, by the Rev. DR.. Howell, at the
Second Baptist Church, JOHN y. ENROUGHTY,
of Smitbfeld, to Miss BETTE E. ROGANNI, OF
Richmond.
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Political CoRRUPTIoN IN New YORK
The New York Express says that the prima-
ry elections in the city of New York, shave
become, within two or three years, not only
corrupt and rotten, but disgusting and de-
moralizing." Offices, says the Express, are
bought and sold like beef in Fulton market,
but not from respectable butchers. There is
class of DULLES and black-legs who control
the primary elections of New York, and who
make more or less at all the nominations.
The Express adds, that the names of these
men are well known; that they openly sell
the tickets they creSte in the primary eleca
tions, to the best bidders for them, and that
for so much ''stuff," as the phrase is, you
can have such and such delegation, and
the delegation is sold, with shamelessness
that would disgust negro trader in Havana
These men live through the year upon the
money they get in elections, and of the ten
millions of spoils they receive large share.
Tothis cause, the Express ascribes the in
crease of taxes in New York, the inefficien-
cy of the police, the frequency of murders
the insecurity of property. In its indigna-
ton, the Express declares that it is "rife for
any sort of Revolution 1t knows not how
to "confine these Huns and these Cloths who
are growing up within the very bosom of re-
finement and civilization" This is pro-
blem which the despised and hated South
has alone successfully solved.
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The ELEcTIoSs.-The political victories
in Pennsylvania and Ohio are claimed by
the Northern Wing journals as anti Nebraska
victories 1t is therefore not strange that
their shout of triumph awakens no respon
sive echoes south of Mason & Dixon. It is
fhehurrah of the Cossacks advancing upon
Constantinople, But there are Balkans vet
to be crossed more formidable than those
which intercept the progress of Nicholas and
people to be encountered who are at least
as capable as Turks offghting against heavy
odds, and successfully defending their rights
and honor.
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NEW PUBLIcATIoN.-"D ona Blanca of
Navarro. An Historical Romance, by Don
Francisco Navarro Villosleda" We have
never heard Of this worthy gentleman be-
fore, but presume that he must be "some
pumpkins" from the statement of the pre-
face. that 'the high order of excellence
which characterizes this romance, and which
has secured for it brilliant success in Spain,
has induced the publishers to give the fol-
lowing TRANSLATION to the American public,
to whom they trust it will prove welcome
novelty" For sale by j. w. Randolph.
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The WOMAN AND barry QUEsr1oN.-The
New York Express and the New York Mir
ror are at issue on the baby exhibition. The
Mirror thinks there should be as much ef-
fort made to improve the breed of babies as
there is to improve the breed of sheep and
Cattle" The Express agrees with this, but
thinks the motive for the duty should be a
higher and nobler one than gold or silver
medal from a rough and tumble assemblage
of strong minded men and women.
The Mirror has an account of another kind
of exhibition: Broadway" it says, "was
astonished at late hour last evening, by the
actual appearance of this fem ale military
company, which has heretofore been consi-
dered mythical. Twenty well dressed young
women marched through the street, two
abreast, in military order. preceded by male
drummer, who beat time vigorously. They
giggled like SO many girls just let loose from
school, and were followed by large crowd,
Their object seemed merely to attract atten
ton, which of course they succeeded in do
ing, to their hearts content. We presume
the drill rooms are in Mercer street,
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FARM IN JAMES CITY COUNTY,

EARM IN JAMES CITY COUNTY,
Il VA, FOR SALE II offer for sale the Farm
situated In James City County, Virginia, about IS
miles distant from Richmond, on the main Stage
Road leading to the city of Williamsburg and know
by the name Of Parkers Tavsrn.n Ii contains by
old survey s65 acres about 100 cleared balance hes
yy tmbered with pine, oak, ash, maple. poplar and
hickory-principaily the former The Dwelling
House 10 tn good condition, having undergone tho
reush repair; the location beautiful and healthy
A. no objection be raised at this day 20 the use
OF marie and it, value will add that moro can be
found on this estate and Of best quality than can be
fosad on any other body of land Of same extent.
10 coo TO $4,000 cords Of wood may be cut "a The snd
and delivered either in York or the Chickahominy
rivers Or shipped from thence 70 the Northern citics
where wood u selling for e7 50 cash par cord BY the
cargo. and must continue to command advancing
rates.
A. the owners Of this propsry resides nearly ilty
miles from Ii IL Will b. cold fer about half lie real
value.
TRUMAN 4. PARKER.
oc l6-1m Nchmond, Va
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GuAxo.-A pamphlet. for which we are in.
debted 30 Mr.. J. w. Randolph, has some
most vlvable views and facts upon the fol-
lowing subject: Agriculture its Essentials
and Non Essentials, including an examination
Of the properties of Guano and other Ma
nnres.' BY H. N. Fryette. of Belleyille, New
Jerssy.s
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FEATHER Pillows THE BEST LIFE PRE-.
sERvERs.-The following communication,
with which we have been favored by retired
sea captain, contains some most valuable
suggestions. Readers cannot but have been
struck with the utter uselessness of the life
preservers on board the Arctic:
A ,oord on saving Lives at Sea.-The great sac.
rifce OF lite attendant upon the loss of the ilfat
ed Arctic, brings to mind a circumstance that oc
Cured many years since, and that may be of ben.
eft to all "who go down to the sea 10 ships" Il
was as follows: A friend of mine being about to
embark on sea voyage OF great hazard, request
ed me to give him letter OF advice, to be follow
ed in case of disaster. l gave him a letter and
therein stated that the only real and unavoidable
accidents attending lite upon the ocean. were the
running afoul of vessels at sea in dark nights and
during dense fogs To obvate the former the use of
lights may, to certain extent, diminish the danger
and as safe guard In fogs, resort must be had to
the tolling of the ships bell the continuous fir
Ing of gums but after all hese precautions there is
still great danger from collisions Hence 1t IL neces
sary that every individual, and most especially pas
sengers, should be informed of the best means of
saving themselves in those trying times when each
person Is thrown upon his own resources
1t was to put my friend on his guard that direc.
ted him 10 bear in mind the all important fact that
feather pillow has buoyant power fully equal to
half dozen of the best lfe-preservers ever invent
ed, and that a common mattrass would make raft
amply sufficient to float himself and trunk char.
ged him, in case of being wrecked upon leeshore
to ley his blanket down upon the deck, place his
attrass upon it, then tie up his trunk in the same,
throw thsm overheard, and with his pillow secured
| around his body, jump after them.
1t 30 turned out that in the course of his voyage
| he was wrecked upon leeshore, and following nv
directions, by the force of the wind and waves he
was driven safe on shore, where he landed and
saved all of his Clothes together with several thou.
| sand dollars In specie, which was In his trunk He
was the only one on board that got safe to land
with any thing more than the scanty clothing in
which they stood
In conclusion, have only to say. that if persons
on chip board would recolect that the pillows and
beds upon which they sleep are the best and mos,
reliable kind of life-preservers, there would be q
great saving of human lives in cases of collisions
| ana otner easuallties at sea. NAUTICUS,
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ROARDING-Persons desiring BOARD
- can be accommodated with pleasant rooms, on
South side of Grace street, I'd door above 9Th.
Several dag Boarden can also be accommodated.
oc l6-St*
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TEA ADDIE 8 -Eleeant Malacca,
u Rosewood .sn1 Japannsl Tea end Coaes Cad
dies Tor aisty Ioelsl zlMMEAMAN.
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LIQUOR CASES, &to.-Elegsnt I and 6
II Bottle Liquor Cess. With WIae-0Iaesa Tnn-
hisrs, ~. for sale ~ zInnEnMAN.
% l6
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JOHN A. ROCHE, one Of the most useful citizens
Of Baltimore, died few days ago.
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q According to the accounts of the off.
GERS of the Arctic, that vessel, at the time of
the collision, was running at the rate of thir.
teen miles an hour, whilst the propeller. in
addition probably TO the full power of her
steam, had all sail set, with astrong, fair wind.
All this in a fog so thick that the stem of the
boat could not be seen from the stern This
is the way human life is trifed with by the
mad impatience of this age.
A New York journal, condemning sucb
speed off the fog banks, says that Capt. West
OF the Atlantic has remarked that twelve
days is as short time as any the ships now
built can safely make the passage in, in ordi.
nary weather; and that, except in uncommon
cases, every hour less than that is gained bv
a serious risk. We quote:
Until this awful calamity of the Arctic. but two
OF three comparatively Insignificant vessels have
been run down In this manner, while there In
scarcely one of the great steamsbps bnt has No =.
rowiy escaped destruction by other means durinp
the dense logs which prevail on the Babks of New.
ioundiand and about that region Only last spriop
tne steamer Asia barely sheered out Of the wau 81
an enormous Iceberg, thus avoiding bv the breedth
OF a few feet the headlong ruin upon which In ~
instant more, she would have been dashed w.
all recollecf, too the thrilling account by Mr Thu
low Weed, published a year or more apo of - :.
narrow escape OF the Pacific, whose paddles sIpos,
graxed the rock OF Cope Race as she eluded RI =
disaster they menaced" e1 '"e
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n The next steamer win probably bring
rs the news of decisive battle in the Cri,
mea. There is little doubt that the Russian
troops, If they have hazarded battle. have
been entirely routed by their more efficient
and thoroughly disciplined enemies.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.
n0RNINo. ooTosER is. isss.

MONDAX MOkNiN0. OVIO0kk IL, 1884.
SHAaEYuL CoSDucr or The ARcrIc's
CRxw.-The New York Herald says :. It il
time that the world should know, that while
the water was pouring through the ssama in
the bow Of tho Arctic, and death advanced
with fearful strides, the men composing the
crew Of that vessel, including seamen, engi-
neers and 6remen. we're. with one or two ex-
ceptions, engaged in providing for their own
safety, to the utter disregard Of that OF the
lives entrusted to their charge. They who
were strongest; who knew best how TO es-
cape the danger; who were most accustom
cd to front death in this shape; who were
most familiar with the boats and their tackle.
and who were best fitted to combat with the
perils now threatening men, women and chill
dren alike, were the first to yield to selfish
ness and cowardice, the first to save them
selves at the expense Of those they were
bound to rescue at allcosts. They have sue
ceeded: thirty-on more seamen have been
brought ashore, but not one passenger"
What contrast to this conduct was that
of British regiment mentioned by the He
raid, who, when the ship on which they were
embarked was going down, stood each man
At his post, like a pillar of stone, till the lady
passengers had departed, and then sank with
out murmur beneath the inevitable death
What a contrast to the crew of the q. s. brig
Somers, who. when their vessel was going
down, not only made no rush for the boats,
but calmly abode on the sinking wreck, and
in some cases gave up their own places in
the boats, after they had obtained them, TO
secure the safety of others. 1t is but justice,
however, to state that of the l41 crew and
officers of the Arctic, but twenty light were
seamen; the rest were engineers, stewards
dremen, stokers, walters, and other lands
men
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u The Charlottesville Jeffersonian re-
marks, That II, - Is probable, the 3oth of 10
vembefis fixed npon as the day for holding
the Dsla0cratic State Convention, it viii be
on the sanniversery Of the birthday of Mr..
EheltoDF. Leake, one Of the most prominent
and tainted Of the candidates for Governor,
who xeas born and raised in Albsmsrle
county,
Jossrh MAXWELL, tbs ssnior Of The hrm of Max.
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a Tnur HrRo. The New York Erpress
remsrks that, ..anaid an the terrible incidents
attendant upon the destruction Qfthe Arctic,
which we have been receiving these two days
past there is one that impresses us with =
feeling of awe and admiration, and shows eli
the world that the age Of heroes Is not yet al
together gone by. Werefer to the young
man, whose post Of duty throughout all that
trying scene. was the firing of signal gun,
ut intervals, in the hope Of attracting the at
tention Of vessels from distance to the scene
of the disaster. While all around him were
death and despair, in bold relief there he
stood, like Hope herself) with the calm de-
termination of true hero, discharging gun
after gun, until the gallant ship went down
beneath the waves. Here was courage and
manliness,-a defiance of death, and an ad-
hesion to duty. we might walk over the most
famous battle fields in history to look for and
not find With his lighted match he seemed
to stand, on the quarter of that devoted ship,
hurting defiance, as it were, in the very jaws
of death itself. Others were desperately strug-
Cling for life; he alone seemed to have resol-
we'd to demonstrate how man may die at his
post of duty, without dread or fear, in the
midst of horrors that would make most men
towards Awfully impressive, indeed-terrl-
bly, melo. dramatic-was the last scene OF all,
in which our young hero shone forth, wiring
ing exclamations of admiration even from lips
that were bufetting the hungering waters
then murmuring for their prey. Stuart Hol-
lin, flor that was his name,) could not be in
dueed to leave the ship; his post was at the
gun, from first to last, firing signals; Ike kept
firing that gun at intervals till the ship went
down. We saw him in the rery act q. firing
as the uessel disappeared 6elosc the scaters.'
In Greek or Roman days, such a man, if he
had not awarded him the honors Of deification,
would have had Senates decreeing him sta
tues andmonuments everywhere to common
crate his deeos, that his example might not
be lost upon posterity. His conduct is given
a new lustre contrasted with that of the era
vens who, only anxious to save their own
lives, shut their ears to the shrieks of the
helpless women and children that were Crap
ping with horrors all around and about them
Honor, then, eternal honor, to him who went
down to death conqueror of death! That
noble ship had many noble spirits On board
but none nobler than he.
The brave man Is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
But he whose noble soul its fear subdues,
And bravely braves the danger nature shrinks
FROM"
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RESULT OF THE LATE ELEcrIoNs.-The
New York Herald, in an article on this snb.
ject expresses the opinion that the Know
Nothings were the controlling force in Penn
syivania, but that the Anti Nebraska inter-
rest and the Temperance question contribu.
ted much to the increased Gubernatorial,
Congressional and Legislative gains of the
coalition Wings 1t is also of opinion that
the Know Nothings, aided very materially
in the Ohio victory; but that the oyerruling
element was the anti.slavery furore, and
that in Indiana, too, the Anti Nebraska, An.
ti-Slsvery alliance was the predominating
influence.
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pHIIADELPHIA.l.s.sams ID B

VIDEhE
Freight received to-day. (Monda3,) at II O'Clock,
and up to the hour of O'Clock, p. 81, Tuesday the
nth inst.
Shippers by this line to Philadelphia are request.
ed to see us before sending down their freight
&C 1877 LUDLAM WATSON
Washington sentinel., 1854-05-24

An ELEPHANT ABOARD A hen
the elephant went up the lake on the steamer
Lady Elgin, a few days since, we remarked that
the huge traveller might be somewhat ugly
customer on board boat. 1t appears that, on
the passage, the wheelman suddenly found diff
fculty in changing the boats course for
tug, and pull, and bear on as much as he would,
the wheel would not bulge an inch.
Port helm!" cried the captain.
"Aye, aye, sir" responded the wheelman.
But still the helm was hard a-starboard,n =
and the boat was taking turn into the middle
Of the lake. The captain swore, and the mate
made for the wheelhouse. Pushing the man
aside, he took hold himself. 1t was of no use,
the mate was no more successful than the
wheelman.
Port helm Can't you see where the boat
is going 2" shouted out the captain.
The mate declared that something was the
matter with the wheel, as he could not stir it.
The thing was perfectly inexplcable. The en-
gine was stopped, and master, mate, and all
hands went below to see what could be the mat
ter. After search of some minutes, it was
discovered that Mr.. Siam, the elephant of
the menagerie, not liking the noisy rattling Of
chains overhead, had taken upon himself the
ofgiving new "turn to affairs.
With his trunk wound round the chain, he was
holding on with the grasp Of q vice, and it was
with some difficulty that the keeper persuaded
him that such liberties could not be allowed.
1t is said that he behaved quite well during the
rest Of the voyage. ge.--BuDFdto Commercial.
Washington sentinel., 1854-05-24
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Morton offered
some resolutions directing an investigation as
to the contract for the dock, basin and railway
at Pensacola, which were adopted. Mr.. Mason
from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
offered resolution calling for copies of all
correspondence bearing on the slave trade in
Cuba, which was agreed to-. Mr.. Douglas
offered a resolution directing an inquiry into
the expedency of recognising the indepen-
dence of the republic of Dominica, and estab-
fishing diplomatic intercourse Herewith, which
being objected to, was laid over. Mr.. Rusk
reported back House bill regulating the pay Of
deputy postmasters, and the same was con-
sidered and passed. Mr.. Gwin reported bill
authorizing the coinage of gold pieces of the
value respectively of ten eagles and five eagles
Mr.. Stuart reported bill extending the Colt pat
ent for fire arms The Nebraska bill was re-
ceived from the House, and read the first time;
Mr.. Sumner objecting to second reading, it
was laid over. The Indian appropriation bill
was then considered, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, the further
consideration of Mr. Benefits land bill was
further postponed for four weeks. The Senate's
amendments to the deficiency bill were taken
up in Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, and several Of them concurred in.
That appropriating $5OO,o0O for the continua-
ton of the water-works, occasioned a long de-
bate, which was not concluded when the commit
tee rose. A resolution was adopted to adjourn
over three days next week, for the purpose of
having the hall renovated and fitted for sum
mer use.