The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-30
IMoND. VA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1859.
Cashmere Goats.

'Cashmere Costs.
An impor tation Of these valuable animals
aiter tedious voyage has arrived safai = at
MS Piace mp the river, having been acconspa-
nied py dreek, who Is still with them AS An
nh..pnaant sha s al the way from Smyrna. This Is
me second Importation Of the pure breed Of
Oasnmere ~ gofs ever made into this country:
the hrst having been made by Mr. Davis vvR1,
solo them to Mr.. Richard Peters. Of Atlanta
ha,1 hr wien importation all The crosses and
raa, radI breeds IN this country have sprung Mr.
Suies mas eight of them, and they are no l4ss
curious than valuable, something of the size
ama shape OF our native breed-they differ
ousIy y AZ - sneIL nair which grows SO luxuri-
ousIy as TO give them the appearance of a
sheep with an immense fleece on ii. The ex
peTinent ~ having been thoroughly tried as tn
.nsiI nsauc tnrlving In our climate and resulting
SATISFACTORILY, there can be NO douht of the
value they will be to our country. The nsas
10 winch the hair Is put are numerous Gam.
let ana worsted goods and ladies, fabrics as
snaisles, mouslain delaines, gentIemen's cloth
aig Ior summer wear, hosiery &c, PROMISING
q beauty, strength, durability. lnstre. and ners
manency Of color, far superior to the wool IF
the sheep or the alpaca -
dnese goats are found in the Himalaya
mountains, and have to be brought abouf a
thousand miles before they reach n shiuninr
port. They are not sheared like the sheen hnf
.ne neece is pulled of twice every year. An
u.minaIy ,.oay neece weighs between three and four
pounds. The New York price rs 40 per nonnd
.nnaklng at least s. year for each goat. while
mere Is no cost in feeding them for they are
as Ifugai and hearty as the common goat
nf W., mucn better would it be for a company
OF our citizens, letting cotton alone. as mncb
less profitable, to introduce the Cashmere
goat Ihe cost at first would be considerahla
.ne goats selling at about $1,000; but each one
the incraasa ne a return OF i've per cent, while
soon De hundred per cent The cross with
tne common goat, even the second cross. Yields
a nne and beautiful fleece, though not SO long
ana nne AS the pure blood
Ihelr great value in this country is tho
splendid cross with our common goat. the half
breed being nearly as valuable every way as
the 1uii breed, ana their remarkable fecuudity
soon Iepays very heavy interest on the in
vestment, while the expense of keeping them
is mere trif1e, as they live on briars and fo
liage not touched by other animals. There is
great demand for them, and the prices thew
bring are fabulous; one buck sold as nigh as
81, 500, and one of Mr. Peters stock was sent
to the Illinois State Fair for exhibition, and so
pleased the President that he offered the
weight of the animal in silver, in exchange for
him. Mr.. Stiles has had several applications
for his already. They are noble specimens
and will doubtless command the highest price
should he wish to dispose of them.-Sarannah
Republican.
We copy the foregoing more as a matter of
information than on any other account We
cannot agree with the suggestion to "let cotton
alone" Stick to cotton, for it is one of the
great dependencies of the South.
MILITARY CoUHTEsIEs.-The Baltimore CITY
Guard had Christmas celebration on Mon
day. The Sun says:
"While this festiyity was going on at home a
mysterious lookiEe box arrived in Boston, ad-
dressed TO the City Guard, of that city, and
bearing the motto-'Union, now and forever
one and inseparable' The box was opened
and found to contain Santa Claus, dressed as
quartermaster. The figure was loaded with
trlnkets. each of which was marked with the
name of member of the company to which it
was sent. Among the collection was a pike
taken at Harper's Ferry, and a broken table
knife, said to have belonged TO old Brown
For each officer there was bottle of wine and
there were several bottles of old Bourbon"
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AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW VETOED IN
INSTRUMENTATION. Banks, of Massachu-
sets, on Wednesday returned the revised
code to the Legislature with his veto. object
ing to the militia chapter, and laying before
the Legislature the opinion of the States At.
torney and Supreme Court Judges, who decide
that the striking out of the words ''white citi-
ZenS" in the old statutes is unconstitutional
As itconflicted with the federal laws and gov
ernment, who alone have power to decide
what persons are competent to enrolment in
the militia. The veto was an able document
of some length, and was sustained by the Le-
gislature by large vote.
THEATRlCAL.-The Marsh Troupe is in
Wilmington, N. O., and goes thence to Charles
ton. Mrs Farren is playing at Cincinnati
Louisa Pyne and W. Harrison have taken
Coyent Garden Theatre, London, for an opera
house. Miss Jane Coombs was in Savannah
on the l7th Peter Richings and his daughter,
Caroline, are playing in Baltimore. Since the
retirement of Bourcicault and Agnes Robert
son from the Winter Garden, in New York,
Joe Jefferson has taken the place of the for.
mer and Mrs. J. HI. Allen is playing the parts
of the latter. Miss Charlotte Wyette is play
ing in Norfolk. Va.
To BE REPAIRED.-1n tow of the steam-tug
James Gray, of Richmond, Va, there arrived
at Baltimore Wednesday, the bark Octavia,
Capt. Thompson. belonging to Mr.. Currie, Of
Richmond. The Octavia went ashore on Cape
Henry during the early part of November,
1858, and has been on the beach nearly year.
The bark is badly damaged, as might be ex-
pected, but she will undergo repairs, and will
come out US good as new. The bark Winifred,
OF Richmond, is also being repaired in the
same city.
How TO PREVENT SORE SHOULDERS IN
WORKING HoRsEs.-The Boston Journal says:
"The plan we have tried, and never found it to
fail, is to get piece OF leather and cut it into
such shape as to lie snugly between the
shoulders of the horse and the collar This
lends oil all the friction, as the collar slips
and moves on the leather, and not on the
shoulders of the horse. Chatting is caused by
friction; hence this remedy is q ute a plausi.
bic one, and is much better than trying slips
OF leather, or pads of sheepskin under the COL
lar.'
THE HARPER's FERRY INvEsTIaATIoN-
The special committee of the Senate appointed
to inquire into all the facts connected with
John Browns foray have subpenRd Judge
Army of Kansas; Mr.. Conway, the Congress
man elect from Kansas; Augustus Wattles,
editor of the Kansas Herald of Freedom; Capt.
Montgomery, one Of the Kansas free State
border ruffian leaders; G. z. Lowrey at one
time AdJutant General of the tree State forces
of Kansas; DIR. Howe, of Boston; Mr.. Sanborn,
OF New Hampshire, and Gerrit Smith.
THE WHALING BUSINESS NOT so BAp.-The
New London Chronicle says the recent
voyage of the whale brig Georgiana, which ar
rived at that port on the 9th fnst after an alb
senee OF eighteen months, furnishes an instance
OF profitable success, such as should inspire
respect for the whaling business in the soul of
the most devoted lover of the almighty dollar
The voyage, even at the present low price for
OIL, Will yield profit OF Sl2, 600 on the invest
ment OF but $9, 600. This is return of 1873 per
cent. for the eighteen mon tbs, or about SO per
cent. per annum
FATAL FRE.--A dwelling. house in Goes
court, Newark, N. j., occupied by four fami-
lies, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. All
the inmates escaped save one, a Mrs Lyons,
who reached the front door, but becoming be-
Wlldered, could not open II. Her screams for
help were heard all over the reighborhood, but
before assistance could reach her the entire
building was in flames. Her body was found
amid the ruins two hours afterwards. The
unfortunate victim leaves four children.
USEFUL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fluid ex-
plosions are not generally caused by contact
OF the flames with the fluid itself but with
the gas that is al ways escaping from the fluid,
when open to the air. People not knowing
this fact, 'hink they may safely fill lighted
lamps il tssey do not allow the flame to touch