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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

AN HONEST AUDITOR IN TROUBLE.-The pre-.
sent State Auditor OF Indiana, by his too honest
and contiding nature, bas lost much money by
recent transaction with some OF the Free Banks.
He was induced by the over persuasion Of the
Grammercy Bank Of Lafayette, Indiana. to sur
render $50 000 in bonds of the security Of said
bank for which they proposed (at future time)lto
deposit specie " ith the Auditor, according to law.
with which he SHOULD redeem the circulation OF
Grammercy Bank. They then sold their bonds At
Louisville, and decamped with the speculation of
$50 COO. The auditor made clean breast of it
Saturday to the Indiana Legislature, Offering his
property. far it would 90, to the State,
which is not, however. sufficient. He also has
the individual bands of certain wealthy gentle
men as security Chicago Tribune, 18th.
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WARNING TO BoYs.-The Lyons (New York;
Republican says q lad in that village wished to
ascertain how tight bis wet tongue would stick to
an axe that had been lying in the wood shed all
night The experiment was successful, and the
illustration of the tenacity Of frosty axe to . wet
tongue far more forcble than pleasing. The little
fellows cries. or attempts to cry. brought his fs-
ther to his assistance, aud the boy, with the axe
sticking to the unruly member, was carried into
the house, and it was some time before they could
be made to part company
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ItIMS a. PLEAsAaTS,
- COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND
GENERAL AGENTS,

18th Street, near Carr, Richmond, Va.
Offer their services for the sale Of all kinds OF
COUNTRY PRODUCE, RENTING HOUSES,
HIRING NEGROES, sD1 all matters pertaining 70
q General Agency.
COLLECTIONS in IA City and Country attended
TO- and remittancss profapty made
THOMAS Z. SIMS. JosEfh B. FLEAsANIS
Ia Inn
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

THE MoEsTER-Afser the following a.rocion,
attack upon hooped skirt, jokes and sneers and
poking fun at this whimsical but innocent feminine
institution should cease altogether The matter Ia
becoming serious The author Of it wisely remains
IN obscurity. and We only give IL the benefit of our
circulation in the hope that he may be ferreed out
and brought to punishment:
When l survey this new fasbion rotunda in ALL
its parts cannot but think of the old phil sopher
who after having entered into an Egyptian tenn.
pie, and lacked for the idol of the place At lepath
discovered a little monkey enshrined In the midst
OF It, upon which he could not help crying out. to
the great scandal Of the worshippers-"what .
magnificent palace Is here for such ridiculous ns
habitaEt3n
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

THE BARoUE CASPIAN Rescue Of Several p.r-
on, one oyo De1.-The barque Caspian was Is,.lv
soss near Bahia Honda, mot Bararoa) vhiIs -
CT passage from New Orleans to Boston ana
s.. ..p.lin Iroufatan drowned. When the vessel
..sueA tns captain was washed overheard ma
s,o nound tne next morning entanelad IN the man
1,,,,'. oosnes and died from exhaustion . few
. hore. o'e'ea " mo peoPie on
"nen tne vessel struck Il wasf,und Impossible
~. eost TO reach the shore, and on board were
Srsn oi sns captain. her sister and two chill
Ts, besides crew ef tvyenfv-one persons
.Sefe was the shore in view and persops stand.
ing. At length . small dog ON board vas mt
e'. everooard With the end Of ball Of iwine made
iAss round bis neck. He ereaehed the sbore IN ,hs
JOY OF all. thin line was then made fsst - ,he
VINE ana hauled on shore, and sgain by its means
: STOUT nawser was got on shore, which beinc
oose Aut oy windlass on board, the two iadies
ana the eniidren were successfully plaeea IN =
chair, which was suspended from the hawser ana
hurled through the surf and the wayes on sbore
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

L. MUkTAGUE, SIGN AND UHSA.
IL. MENTAL PAINTER, Bank Street, corner Of
18th Richmond, Virginia, continues to execute all
kinds of work in his line In the best manner and
highest style of bis ART and the lowest possible
terms All who are ia want of SIGNS, will fnd IL
to their interest to cali on him.
Country Merchants who wish TO procure Signs, can
have them done this establishment, and seeurey
packed and forwarded Co any part Of Virginia or
North Carolina, at short notice. call solicited.
l.On
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

| DEMAND FOR SILVER Coin 1t is not only In
| dia and China that want silver to 30 large an ex-
| tent, but the demand from Russia and Austria for
/ this medal is of serious inconvenience.
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d. .. BRIDGvoRD, H. fIksLsf fAfss
FRANKLIN MAffHEws.
uRIDGFORD IL Co., General Cemnasss
ID mission and Forwarding Merchants, on tns Doeh,
Richmond, Va.
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ID ELL e. gibson,
ID HOUSE BUILDERS,

|
MAIN BETWEEN STH AND 9TH sTRgETs,
Are now prepared to furnish DOOR-bAsE. Akehi-
tern; Door and Window Frames, Sash, Blinds and
Doors, ss promptly and on a. accommodating terms
q anKhouse In the city. ,
V6rders from the country will NEE. With sueh
attention win ensure the sntisfacton OF teose wao
may patronze rs.
WILLIAM y. BELL. WILLIAM H ossoS'
ia l6-dkslm"
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BUSINESS CARDS.

A. e. Il. A. PATThSUN,
y. COMMISSION MERCHANT6,
FOR TIE SALE OF
LEAF AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO
NO. I04 FRONT ST, NEW YORK.
JAMES A. PATrEsoN,t
THos. A. PATTEsoH. ja 5-Sm
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

1T NORTON JAS n. xRMIsTEAD,
Late Of fs.mvilie) Late OF CumseriAad so-I
JOSEPH BLANToN,
(Of Cumberland county
MORTON, ARAllSTEAD & CO., Coms
lNl MIssIoN MERcaAsrs. Opposite Snockoe Ware
house. Richmond Va, will give special attention to
The saie of ell kinds Of PRODUCE, and 20 any ether
tusiness entrusted to them
re LisERAL ApvAscRs msls On Produce, either
IN cs.b or 0uano Dc l9-dicsu
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nTiCE.--lDy wife inarthu A. Lewis
~ has left my bed and board, without just cause
or pToVocailon on my part; therefore, do forYarn
all psrsons against receiving her into their houses
giving ter credit for any thing on my account for any
suRl or amount whatsoever.
js IS-dts IOHN LEWIS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

Thar wsrs %sl deashs n New YoEk lsas week
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DACON q baskerville,
ID GENERAL COMMISSION 'AEACHANYES
Receive consisnmsnts Of Tobacco, Flour, Corn4
Wheat ks and give their personal attention 10 saes
of same and keep constantly on band large and ssns.
raj assortment Of 0rossrtss, sssd Peruvian oua.cs
ks. ex-AAvts
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

W. .. GskEN. =. ". DoasoH.
GREEN q HOBSON,
VI PRODUCE COMMISSION MEKCHANT8
RtchmoBd, Va.
JOHN BOOKER, sATEsnlN.
~ Once on Cary street, between 18th sna iGh
Is I2-dAw3ms
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

OF God, in the conversion of sinners Las
Saturday night, several ladies' of the place held
prayer meeting at private house, and were
instrumental in the hands of God in the con-
version OF one young man and two ladies. We
Will take the liberty to say to all Of the ladies'
In every town or every country church, go
and do likewise. There is no knowing the
amount of good that can be accomplished by the
ladies. They have more influence over man
than any minister of the Gospel. We will
name an Incident which illustrates the case -
man by the name of Mr.. ~, who attended
the Camden camp, was insisted, or urged to
seek religion. He was thought to be very near
" case-hardened," it not entirely sealed for de-
structIon. Every minister, suppose, upon the
ground urged him to seek religion, but he would
not. Finally, the meeting came to close, and
still he was unconverted. BY this time most
OF persons thought it was impossible for them
to do anything Tor him, in the way of pointing
iIim TO a once crpc,i-l, but now an arisen Sa-
WON. at this critical moment. an eyceIIen,
lady from the city, by the name of Mrs W..
commenced praying for and pradng with him.
lie coud hold ont no longer; but Welded to
to the entrealies of Gods SPIRIT, went to the
mercy seat, and there found redemption through
the atouing blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
That holy woman, have heard since. has been
instrumental in Gods hands in the conversion
"tanother man Of he same town. Q, that We had
more Mrs. VS. and We should not see SO
many oary-bcadcd sinners
spent two days upon the Spring Branch
ground. and saw much go1d growing out oil
their iabors think there were about one
hundred and thirty conversions.
Should we not rcjolcr, when we see so much
good being ACCOMPLISHED! Yc., thank God, |
we will rejoice, when We hear of the devil
meeting with such great losses, and God cam, |
ng precious souls. Let us 70 to work with ali |
'ur souls, and We shall do srnething toward |
luvinI back the pow"rs Of Hell, aud building
Up the kingdom Of God.
Yours, G W. B.
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
n Rich Production.
The Rich, the Poor, and the Churches.
A CHURCH FOR THE RICH.

The following, which we find in The Euan-
geEiSt, a journal, we believe, attached to the
Baptiss. is so rich in its satire upon a sysem of
the profanest wOrldliness in religion. that we
cannot withhold it from our readers. Let US
hope that its perusal will have the effect, in
many quarters, Of opening the eyes OF those
who would really be in earnest in their reli.
gion, to the sacrIlegious system to which it re.
fers:
A CHURCRH FOR THE RICH-AdUeriiSemenl
EEtrdOrdinary.-Th trustees of the new and
elegant Church of st. Demas and st. Dives,
respectfully announce to the metropolitan aris.
tocracy, that they will have the pleasure OF
opening their edifce for Divine Service on the
frat Sunday of next September. In the mean.
time, the pews will be offered for sale at prices
which will place them entirely beyond the
reach Of the poor, or even Of those who are in
moderate circumstances for it is the determi"
ma lion Of the trustees TO have the church Occu.
pied exclusively by families Of wealth and fash.
lonable distinction.
A call, extended ssverpl months ago, to the
Rev. DR.. Goodasthebest, has been accepted by
that learned and accomplished gentleman, aud
a mere announcement of this gratifying fact is
deemed a sufficient guarantee that the pulp
OF ST. Demas and ST. Dives will be
all thai the most fastidious taste could require.
The distinguished doctor is as profound as hG
is considerale of the nerves Of bis hearers, and
of the nfrnIies Of human nature generally
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

ne DooA OF OUR "oRLD.-Whatihis change
We we 10 not even conjecture but we SEQ
IN the heavens themselves so,no ,,.oS VIC zee
StrnctIve elements, aud some lndics,io,,c y. ue-
"" g ne fragments OF broken plane,s-,he
wheeling comets Welding their Loose n'o,--;'''
At 'he solar furnace-the volcanic erun,io,a .
our own snteIllie-lhe appearance of new s,,r. "
ana th" disappearance of others-nre sII go
"nau""in2s OF that impending convuIsion -
winch the system of the world il doomnd "
- nus placed upon planet which is To be h.
eu up and nnder heavens which are to na".
away; thus treadIng as 1t were. on rho oa,~s
tFr''s' and dwelling on the mansolpms ~ g..
mer worldS-Iet Us learn the lesson of hnm,i,'.
aud wisdom. " "uihIIlty
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
miscellaneous 4rficEcs.

. Ei'"rEMkNT WITH $40 000, AND ARREST rov
Mh'-A young man, named RObprr / o.,
o''' was Drought to the cay nrghr bet,e Ias,
say ; the Detroit Press OF The 3nrh, bv Rra%Io" I
~ Cos police, oi Chicago, and lodorJ Gaty IN
on .ne ,,! Complaint of Thomas Lark. 81 Cba,Lr.'
~ W. who charged kun with tho c,;,,'"
"'S'"y' he having eIoped with and married ,I,.
''eP- -""ughtrr OF the Complainant. wh,Ie r.. L.i
'"o'"er "'ie Iiving. 1t appears that The yonm't
na"' VINO Is ag"d twenty-thr,e, is an agsnt -
me brush factory OF d. Bcrrlen g. Co po..i '"i
,''ee', We" York, and, having occasion IN 60,
'or a lew we Ks at Chatham, became ,cn,,a;,,P
"a wan ihe young lady III question. wbosr non,a
was Guar! H. Brown. Tier strp-falher Kent
'''eI IN Chatham, ard means were fund
'"'o"gh 'he InehIum Of Companions for c,rrr'
,'S On. ID correspondence That was forbiddan j.,
,"e parents of The young lady. The cash tbnt
SnC ,, was reported to possess in her own r;rLt
\@~"'""u) was strong ihducement IN tho 81
'en'ur"r and he found no dltfcultv in at,.iu Gu-
Ing interviews with the Young lady. and insiiv
persuaded her to cIope with HIM. Ianbsty,
was arrested and is now in Jail; the fact "FI Iis
former marriage is well ascertained -'
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
Correspondence Of tie Smyrna Time
A Glance at the nC0ursers."


| Mn. EDIroR First one thing aud then
another. That's the way. Always changing
Always turning round. One thing to-day and
another Tomorrow. Round, round, round, VIC
30. Well, the world turns round, they saw
and the moon is always changing, and why not
men turn round and change too They havt
perfect right to fly about as much as lIry
please, and they do ii, too, with ourer-extra,
double refined, trip!e-nturIatcd vengeance, that
no man OF sober. common sense, can begin to
keep up with. Yes, pleasure follows pleasure
sport follows spot, excitement follows excite.
ment, till reasonable aud SENSIBLE people are
sick of it. Every week brings round some new
mania, to turn the heads aud addIe the brains
ot the smart old men and fast young men abopr
town, and the very last of these maluas is lh..
present run-nad turorc about fast horses. IT.
perfectly outrageous, scandal to the cOmuu-
nifty, and disgrace to humanity. / tell you.
rs lnlquIious And yc' IN despite Of all this,
It's amusing. Every evening you may see
Jockey or two start cut on the Dover road with
their fast horses and light buggics, long v hips
and fancy rggings, aud haul up about three
miles from town, near VanGesei's corner. Here
they blow awhile, then turn their "tcaus :"
short round III the road, crack their whips, and
"Slch Il gIIten over Jordan (not up stalrs) you
never did see" The sand flies thick ana tas
as March hail, the excited drivers yell anu
scream at their cattle worse than so many
frightened locomotives, their long coats stream
out behind them like comets talIs, aud their
aborlng ponies smoke and tume equal 10
rusty engine on hot day. Thus they pa
themselves through for about mic, then rest
few minutes, and ''gO it again MIth the fur,
ought to ride out some evening and see them
I'LL do you good to hav- hearty laugh. It's
positively udlcrous, and reminds one of the old
fashioned donkey races OF England, when the
slowest animal always took the medal. But,
then, these nays are larger than the donk,s
were, and can Out-travel them by "some con-
siderable" They cdn. They're .fast oneS.-
Remember that. Come aud see them. I'm
laughing at them now. Those long coat tails,
fiuItering and cracking in the wind like the
cOlors on liberty pole, and the sh rrp Comm
che-ike whooP OF the drivers, would provoke
"a laugh from the sourest phisiognomy in crca-
ton. And yet tell you the things disgrace
TO the community. Yours, SPY.
Smyrna, Sept. 4th, 1857.
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

tury, or as forming when perfected the most
comfortable ecclesiastical organization tine
world has known, the trustees feel assured that
they will ultimately be acknowledged as con.
stitutlng the true and only Royal Road to Ilea.
ven. All which is most respectful y submitted.
THEODORE FREEANDEAsY,
Pr"e'l OF the Boa urd uI Trustees
of the Churcn oi 81. Drmas and 81. DIVES.
p. Sit wlIl be- rmpos.ib}- to admit s'rln-
gers inside the Church Of s.. Dpfnas and st.
Dives, unless they can fully satisfy the sexton,
Mr. Brown Black, that they come from the most
elevated circles ot society.
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
ChOice Poe try.
What Makes a Man.

Not numerous years, not heightened life,
Not pretty children and wife;
Not pins, and chains, and fancy rings,
Nor any such like trumpery things
Not pipe, segar, or bottled wine,
Not coats, nor boots, nor yet hat.
A dandy vest, or trim cravat;
Not houses. land, or golden ore,
Not all the worlds wealth laid in store
Not Mr., Rev., Sir, nor Squire,
With titles that the memory tire;
Not ancestry, tracked back TO Will,
Who went with Normandy TO kill;
Not Latin. Greek, nor Hebrew lore;
Nor thousand volumes rumbled DER;
MOI judges robe, nor mayors mace;
Nor crowns tina deck the royal racs;-
These all united. never can
Avail to make a single man.
A truihfIl soul. loving mind,
Full OF Affection for his kind
A spirit firm. erect and free,
That never basely bends the knee;
That will not bear feathers weight
OF slavery's chains for small or great;
That truly speaks from God within,
And never makes a league with sin;
That snaps the leIlers despott nate,
Aud loves the truth for lis own sake
That wOrshIPS God and him alone.
And bows nov here but al His throne;
That trcinbles at no ,yrLui's nod,
u sor that fears no one but God;
And thus can smile at curse or ban -
That ls the soul that makes Il man.
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.

MAGNOLIA, Sept. I'd, 81.
Mr.. EDrroR In perusing your paper OF
August 26th, my eyes fell upon piece rela-
ting to the Camden Camp, in which expected
to see something relating to the good that was
done, as it respects mems souls on large scale
This is something which we ought to think
and say more about. BY conversing on the
subject of religion, it has a tendency to kindle
fire in our own bosoms, and cause us to think
more of, and about God and binds felIow-men
together by the ties of love. | spent all the
time at the above named camp, and can say that
my eyes never beheld such glorious meeting
before. There were men upon that ground
wrought upon that could not, it is thought, have
been reached by any other means of grace
About two hundred souls were washed and made
white in the blood OF the Lamb, at that camp
and there have been large number converted
since in the neighborhood.
At Magnolia, revival has been going on ever
since the Camp, which has done great amount
of good in this vicinity. / attended meeting
there last Sabbath, and heard the Rev. Daniel
Lamdin preach an excellent sermon from 1st
John 3, (which produced good effects; after
public services, Brother LamdIn dismissed the
congregation, except the members belonging
TO the classes, and those whs had any disposi-
ton to join them.--and upon the invitation be-
ing given, seventeen presented themselves for
membership Besides, some half dozen new
converts were absent from various causes.
Frederick is also blessed with the presence
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
Does he still drink .

! docs he still drink .
| Sometimes
when did you see hing
81 have not seen or heard from him for year
now
Did he drink before he was married !!
Yes, sir, believe he did sometimes, but not
much nor did he drink much until after he be-
gan to SELL (His father had large orchard
and used to carry on the dstillery)"
What a sermon this was. What lesson
was to be learned! What bitter heart burnings
had been experienced in this family! What
rendlng of the most tender feelings of our ma
ture there had been! What anguish--aye,
Gng guish-had Wrung their hearts Had the
iniquity of the father been visited upon the son
Truly it had. Let not the reader suppose the
imagination has been drawn upon. 1t is faith
tul record of the son against the father, unso-
liclted. Nor is this an isolated case. There
are many 70 this day pursuing the same kind of
course, and bringing the same results upon
themselves and their children They ,cW uot
heed admonlton; they ,cW not observe. They
WiH go headlong to destruction. SENIOR.
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09
$ e {cc{ed Poe go j..
From tic ln"apoii$ (Mj) Republican
LLW S

LINES
h ir-rrCTrrLLY I~SCRIBED TO TIE ACCOMPLISH
ArrmoEi~s, Miss Martha IEaines Butt, q
NORFOLK, Va. By FREDERICK J. WATTS.
naI! glnrd >'nEs!iess of the State
J he loved Virginia. loyal true
That boasts "i -enlus lare and great
That gave 10 birlh llyord few.
As winds br -aIhc forth IN dulcet strain,
cheerful song Of love and youth;
As waves dash the sclaggy main
murmured sotg OF constant Iruth,-
50 wa Il tunr my lIslIess lyre,
And sins 10 ihee IA humble LAYS;
81 won! /, II 60 nd. inspire
A magic pcn t. sing In; praise.
/ ~ mad OF gl:tei pen, and men
Surpassed by none in Lcauieous grace
Found nightly III the poets dream,
Whicn WaAinng morn Golh nee eiIacc,-
~annot Iuue my harp TO sing
song To thee tins sombre night,
| cannh trust myself to bring
Thy form aud features INTO sight,
They'd call 10 mind my sunny home,
More dear Ia I, than worldly gam;
o strike Try l,re and bud me come,
10 sing 10 Ihcc thy growing fame.
In all the mem fics ai the past.
In all my hope, Of what To he,
Eea here where now my lot is cast,
My thought, arc Ink d with home aud thee.
Van i'rer up the hill Of lile,
spt ed me onward aud alone,
And view ii busIng World of strife,
That Opes before me as ! roam.
see unrOIed the scroll of fame,
] read upon lis prOudeSl page,
Thy late. thy genius and thy name.
The CnvIed mistress of the age.
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

W a curious wager under way at Nsv
orIt"hS' COL Williams is TO eat one tbonsanI
Ggss ~ one thousand hours, ON bet of SI1oo
ne ;t mas yolSed himself TO difficult tosk !,
wlI' take ~ Days and l6 hours TO occomnlish
w sng 'e"'' lie has made brg lay on those eggs
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

:, W very prevalent report that Ca,o-.,
Sco,' was quite i'll at his residence in Nam
YORK. brought TO his door many persons 70 ~ in
quire as to It's truth. and among the visitors va
poor irIShInan. bysrander asked D.,
" ha' DO you care about Gen Scott" "AL =
S"'d 'ne lrshman, 1--WE can get presidan,.
enough any day, but we have only one GanS
erai' hnd we ought to take care of him c.
Scott ls we arr hlppy 10 learn in oood boo
Smyrna times., 1857-09-09

w One OF the toasts at Mormon celebra.
non non a. rnlladephla, was. Brigham Young
!" "e Lion OF The Lord. When he roars in the
mountains, all the whelps stick up their ears
Such getting up stairs never did sss." :"