The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-26

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IN payment of notes due them, and also by the pub
lie aud 1t is said that its stock win not be depre-
ciated.
sTUnYiSo HUMAN NaTURE-The Buffalo Republic
tells story that is worth repeating:
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher dressed in very com.
moh clothes, was studying human nature as exhjb.
ited in the highways and bye-ways of New York.
In the course OF his philosophic perigrinatons he
went into a mock auction shop. lie stood awhile
on entering. and reflected doubtless, how any one
could be lost to all sense of truth and honesty rs
the auctioneer in question, endeavoring to palm
oil his worthless trash to the nex perenced in the
city ways, as good and valuable, and finally the
auctioneer called out: 'Mr Beecher, why don't
you bidE lie was greatly astonished, as we can
well imagine, at finding himself known in this
place, and. as he had supposed in his purposely
careless dress lie Immediately left, and started
Tor the residence of one of the members of the
church in the neighborhood, and requested him as
an act of Kindness, To go down and ingnre of that
person who had sold himself to Satan for the love
OF gain, how 1t was that he knew him in his dis.
gnlse The neighbor kindly consented, and on en-
tering the Peter Funk" shop lie addressed the
aucti0ncer:
How is it that you know Henry Ward Bcechcr
so well as to be able to recognize him in his dis
guisel"
How do ] know him? Why, Thars been a prpp,-
inent member Of has congregation for the last fire
years, and o'cn The Gfth pcrc from The front!
farmers were congratulatiug themselves that at
length they would be enabled to harvest good
crop of potatoes. Never since the first appearance
of the disease had the plants looked 40 we'll Those
that had been dug up were in excellent condition.
There was an unusually large breadth of land
sown, aud everything promised we'll Tho price OF
potatoes at the waterside was not more than from
-. to 81. per ton. Within the last few weeks. how
ever, the disease has manifested itself in the most
cxtraordiI sry manner.
Hundreds of acres will not pay for the digging.
the potatoes. although looking very well when
first taken ont of the ground in a hours are unfit
for use. Unfortunately This sudden manifestation
of the disease is not confined to any particular
district. but seems very general. This is very sad
intelligence fer the poor, it will practically put
this valuable esculeut beyond their reach. Fortu
nately. however, we have had a plentiful harvest
-LoHot2R STIR, 9Th
Coop ENAMPLg-LEr OTHERS FoLLOw-The SUI
perintendent OF the South Western Railroad, has
ordered his supply of negro clothes 10 be made OF
the cotton from the Houston County Factory.
(Tooke's Mill Georgia cotton, Georgia wool and
Georgia mills They are to be cut by q Georg
ia l1r, and given out to be made up by seamstresses
in Macon; thus distributing more than thousand
dollars at home. instead of going TO the North.
This is the true way to achieve Southern indepeT-
dcnce, and particularly in these hard times. Let
all our Southern people follow this wise and libe-
raj poliey.-Ntcoa (Ga) Telegraph.
New PRcJECT.-The friends of a new idea cal.
led the Commercial and Industrial Exchan ges =
made another effort To get up meeting at the Ex-
change Thursday afternoon, with slim success
Mr.. Hawkins cxpounded the mysteries of the con
Germ, which Is to be joint stock association, and
based on two principles list, the payment of cash
in advance, instead of after purchase and I'd.
the making of all sorts of merchandise avail
able AS cash, so that the owner may. without
any sacrifice of its real value procure with ii what
over other property he desires. The association
uses its capital in buying up any convertible thing
flour for instance-and swapping it over and over
again with tTadesmen and mechanics of all kinds
getting snail per centage of profit out of each
transaction, and thus making goods answer the
purpose of money. A similar company has been
IN operation some years i'll NarseilIes, France.-S
!. J2iG-aUi Of Cm.
rANKs AT TIL! WE5r.-rha western folks watch
over ;heir banks with tender assiluity and forci-
bly, resist any attempts to embarrasS them In
Je1lersonville (Iud special committee of watch.
FOL ones one day last week pJuaced upon a su.-
picou. looking individual with box under his
arm, aud chased him far beyond the limits of the
town, when it was discovered that his visit there
solely professional one, and that his only oh
jeC. was ts extract corns. Last week two gritle
men went from Cincinnati to Frankfort upon pri-
vate business where rumor getting out that tho,
were "bluk runners" they were mobbed and dri
ven from tho town. In numerous places persons
attempting TO procure specie from tho banks have
been obliged to leave town with uncomr Portable
speed.
DEATH oP A VETERAN.-John Hagan, sr of New
Orleans, died near Paris, France, on the lst uIt
at the age of 73 years. The Picayune says: liz
catne to New Orleans in the year, 1903, and was
one of the gallant defenders of our city. un der
| q Il. Jackson, in 1915. For forty years Mr.. IL wa.
one of the largest cotton commission merchant;
here, mis- cotton yard being the spot where now
stands the st. Charles Hotel. He presented tn,
old st. Charles with the marble statue of Washing
ton that ornamentad the main entrance and which
was destroyed by the fire that consumed the edi
| ice IN January, 1851.
A DARING FEAT.--As the Hope Hook and Laide,
Company No. 3, We're returning from the Milne
burg fire, yesterday, ladder, decorated with flow
ers, in an open car, was placed perpendicular il
the air, some thirty feet high, and merely support
ed by some hooks in the hands OF the bows beneath
one of the company climbed up to the top Will,
| the cars were in motion, and stood there wayius
. bouquet of roses, until the train reached tn,
city. rather reckless teat, considering the sigh
support of the hooks beueath.-N. o. Dtt.a, Eth.
STEAMBOAT BURST.-The fine passenger steamer
Southern Star consumed by fire at Point Clear
| Mobile bay, on the 18th inst. The hre occurred
| in the wood pile in the forward hatch while the
| hands were st breakfast, supposed to have caught
from spark from the furnace. Some of the few
persons on board had barely time TO e;cape. Tn,
boat was soon bnrnt 20 the waters edge aud sunl
in abcut six feet water with the machinery stand
ing upright. The cost OF the Star WAS Sis ,00O
| upon which there was ~ insurance of $4,000.
A NORTH CAROLINA MaRRIAGg.--A singular mar
riage lately took place in Wilkes county, N. c.
A IHer rrmed Holloway married his stcp-mother
the second wife, the widow of his own father! Sht
had six Children three of them by his father, anC
three by himself and hrvinr nine children Of hi
own, tho couple get ur housekeeping with Is chill
dren.
ATTEMrr AT "I.TNCHING. '---On the night Of tn,
10th inst, Robert Werdcn, who was in Clearielt
pa JAIL on charge OF horse stealing, effected hi
escape from his prison. but arrested next da,
with stolen horse in his possession. A mob toOf
him. fcrcibly, out Of the officers hands and were
about TO hang him, when better counses prevailed
and Re was restored to the custody of the officers
and securely lodged in Jail.
ELECTRICITY AMP MuITcN--Durng the storm or
the afternoon Of Friday last eleven sheep the prop
erty of Mr.. Vim. Cooper Of Long Hill, Morris CO.
n. j., were killed by lightning, under lefty elm
on his farm. German laborer, who was near tn,
tree escaped with slight shock.
GARRorISG.--ln Brooklyn, NJ Y, about one O'Clock
Friday morning, party Of ruffians attacked Rus
sian, named John Franehwarth, while on hi
way home, knocked him down. and gsrrotel him