The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-25
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tne oest bacon, tAt y0ur hoes early ana - 49,,
!. E u. ny nttening easiy yon niaks grsas savise
as the westher viii alic u and salf g econ - ss.
animal heat il gone, with plenty a ~ nr,ass
saif and about half an ounce Of saitpetre e go
hundred pounds Of pork sF749l - " :. 80 - Z
IA A. soon a. the meat is sated 10 your TASTE. which
y maA senefahy oe about Eve weeks. take Il out ara
any OF = has been covered with brine, lei i
urAh hfue Then take black pepper finely
ground and dust on the hook end as m.,eh AZ viii
,,sa snen hang up In good, caean, dry, airy
p'.co u an TINS ts done as q should be- fie ought
20 DC done now. you win have no further trouble
WIN Il for by fly time in the spring your bacon &
80 Wen cured on the outside that dies or bugs will
not disturb Il. y -
Curing bacon s like the Irishman-s mode of max.
ing punch HS xaid "Put In the s,,ear then s;sI :,
up With whisky. and every drop of water ven put
M after fhas spoils the punch just 40 with cur-
ing bacon; after following the directions eiyen
above every drop Of smoke you put about i
LUcIFERs.-The following is oniy the ,naser;.l
used in one factory: ~ raft of pine timber. con.
,,.ning over 6oo logs was recently converted into
Dcoioco matches by manufacturer in New York
city," How much timber is used for thst purnoss
IN all the cities of the Union. . ~ : I
IMMIGRATIoS AT QuEBEc.-Thc Toronto Lead.
eI OF ednesday gives the statistics of inmiera.
ton at Quebec during the last year. The total
number OF arrivals was q PA, against 53.le3 in
tue prev lous year. There were 6, 154 from Eng
iand. 4eJ9 from Scotland LOG from Ireland; from
the continent of Europe T. SOL aad from the lower
ports, 69l. The entire number Of vessels which
landed at Quebec during the year 1855 was 2yo-
of these 76 were from England. 40 from ireland AZ
from scotland, 70 from the Continent of Europe
ana ~ ifoia the lower ports. s Sc ,5.i,If -
Tobacco growing in California is likely to become
one OF the most successful operations among the
s,ea productions Of that State: The yield per acre
on i quahty equal to the best Havanx is twelve to
Giieen hundred pounds. The seed used is from Gu.
"a, OF ihe kind known as fine river leaf used ex.
eiusiveiy for cigars The soil suitable to the pro
aucrloh OF tobacco very abundant, and according
come staple production.
SHOCKING CRUELTY.-We have to record one of
the most violent manifestations of iial inpratit,de
that ever Game under notice. Mr. Longfelow.
fresh from the indian country, says that warrior
having got very angry" -
Seized his grandmother and threw her
Up into the sky at midnight,
Right against the moon he threw her:
lis Aerbody that you see therew s4
GTinjibbewawanasealoo loola, the deputy sheriff Of
the tribe. was the track of the william at the last
accounts from Hiawatha. s+l 4a. /. = It5ssf
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REJoiCI AT ST LouIs.--The passage OF the
railroad bill In the Missouri Legislature granting
additional aid to the railroads in progress in thai
State, over the veto Of the Governor caused quite
an Oufburst of enthusiasm in st. Louis The Iner
chants on change, ON the receipt Of the news
spontaneously gave three cheers, and Immediately
took steps to offer an entertainment to the Legs
ture and the Governor also, notwithstanding his
views, it being rightly conceded that he was en-
titled to respect for fearlessy doing what he con
eeived to be his duty.
CAUSE OF THE FAsHIoy.-A Paris letter. noti
cling the revival of the old fashion of hoops for the
ladies' dresses, says caused solely by the pre-
sent interesting condition Of the Empress Eugene
| MORALS OF New. ORLEANs.-Th semi annual
| report of the New Orleans Chief of Police shows
that in six months nearly one Twelfth of the entire
population of the city has been placed under ar
rest ,n3 - f7 .-i3s1f - fe.H &C.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION resolution has
passed both branches of the General Assembly o
Florida authorizing the inhabitants Of West Fisri
ga TO vote upon the proposition of seeding from
that State and uniting themselves with the State
OF Alabams, also. bill apportioning, under til.
.a .as1 census ,he representaton in each branch
yet approved either Of the foregoing bills. ~
LAND IN ILLINoIs--4At a recent sale of STATE
lands lying in Iroquois county, they brought the
average price of SO per acre. A few years ago
the same lands were refused at II cents State
| scrip sal +. 20 .a + r. 8 ,t9sF
| AGooD SPEcuLATIoS--Of the 2, 100 zoo acres
granted by Illinois to the Illinois Central Railroad
TO aid in its construction, over 600 900 yet remain
unsold The fund realized from the sale Of the
whole viii be $4,000 900. leaving the Company,
after they complete their road, clear profit Of
$40 000000 This is probably the most successful
speculation of the age. f..s sss-s,A.og
RAILROAD CoLLIsioN.-The passenger train
for Columbia, S. c., the Greensyille Columbia
road ran into freight train on Friday. The en-
gines were smashed up and Oh. Wells, mail agent
and one or two cOl0red hands on the passenger
train were badly hurt. 8 az aslaz.if
DEATHS FROM CONSUMPTION IN MAssACHU
sErTs.-According to the official abstract, 4,6l0
deaths, of consumption, occurred in Massachusetts
during the year 1854, of whom 1903 were males
and 2 707 females, preponderance on the part OF
the latter of 794 sssf-.ls ..ss.,ss-s
Thomas Francis Meagher delivered an oration
in N. York, Wednesday evening, for the benefit OF
the children of Michael Cream, an Irish confederate
Of lS46 ri s75esrf ses.ea ~ a. fafy Z
Ninety inferior negroes were sold In Pike county,
Ala, on the 10th for $65,00O. s4
There are now laid up in winter quarters at
Chicago tco hundred and eighteen steamers and san
craft. representing carrying room for sixty thous,
Mr. and Mrs W. j. Florence are ut Barnnm's, s, en-
route to Cincinnati ~
r--p.. a FOX N or FOL X AND
E>-N PORTSMOUTH.-The steamboa.
1ke:Rl1i1x- AUGUSTA, Capt. w. c. SMITH.
will hereafter, instead of stopping at Hampton. pro-
ceed directiyto Norfolk and Porfsmoutb, where the
boat will reman short time and then return 70
Hampton, to remain over night. On the mornings
with the