The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-21

came endorsed to mo 'om P6lsdslphla a. ] never
turned to therish, Or the LETT The fesuIs you see
TO day. knew that had the most prof able
idea Of this generatlon, ana little BY little
could disarm prejudice little by little an acorn
makes an oak sand BY sand the insect makes the
coratmountain-dLop b, drop the ocean 10 created
stone bs stone the Cheops was built, so atsn
ment on argument, word hv word; h1 1C worked
street RAILWAYS into Elrkenhead lCheers
how rough and dull the diamond before YOU p"Ieh
1t! The Australian shepherds were masInE Pr
lows OF the Australian nuggets, IGNORANT Of their
value, when uargrca ges saw that 1t was hoid, YET
a. stow the mlnd, so suspicious the peopei ~ WIS
market vame for nearly two wears 1t was only
the other day they discovered that drum Just
Wars Since McIenry invented the nose the ink
bottle, and Appaid the step tn the carriaEe. since
Ncah's lnebrlAton, eaeh impivWoSEemen. m shIp
so wise IL is folly to he bisstul-street railways
we're howled down vi &c a|s' proposed in America
sfrucied. as bope yours Will be next year, to al
low carts and horses to drive on. liiosr, hear J.
walked on as well bred horses al do and TOOK
their proper place on the b0at-then, shortly after
della, ed some minutes tefote taey were forced on
board. and when embarked they ~ere smelling AID
snosung, until they backed hard up against the
stern rail, under The belief thai thev had still car
red iheIr pc NJ. but Il so happened there was
sangu'ne llitie party in the hold an enthusiast. a
fanatic mean the steam engine for there IS a
certain madness IN honest energy, rapidly propeI
Ting the boat over the rlver and duly landed horses
and mules on the BROOKLYN side the aforesaid
conservative an mas walking away. with the con
vlctlon that they had succeeded IN retatdlng the
progress of the boat. lCheers and lighter. -
| am glad the smile does not Apply IN tins coun-
try, although there are still many here who be
ieve that bricks cannot he made without straw
Some people always strike when the iron is cold !;
always DONG the wrong thing IN the wrong place
too late for alte, too early for victory: in youth
are bold, radical liberal and in old age tlInId.
cautious, conservative the same appies 10 c'uh-
tries Ripe fruit falls without sinking the tree -
street TailwHls were Just ready Tor mpoI tatoh
waen nrst went 70 America. Not wishing TO lofset
the seed time and have DO harvest. To neglect the
tide and lose the voyage determined h. carry my
point, have done so; nut II has been IN hli WoTk
those who had ears would near NOT, eve would
see not Some talked large but did notane. SNm
patty Ike subscriptions TO charities usually COM
mences with pour DIS and ends with EhllinSs, Tears
over the pail sometimes end with laughter over
he wake Asa rule, never contribute to chair
res without an express tandlug thai II shall
he reported in the newtpspers Lausher hen
.or 4re IN Rome, do as the Romans do; bat Mr'
hIttN Will tell you, do not apps to the IRISH Rig
4de ltireat laughter There are more slaves oi
fashion than OF passion Man mel CRY is so delec-
tive II Is almost Imposs bic to remember hRdness
|u MS idea about seeing ourselves as others see
us is simply absurd. Others ia this case thought
me mad member of Parliament cautioned me
against talkin' so strong ufSlpG mat ne ul0 not
dare 20 introduce me t. his lends. When the
Irlsh committee, some dozen NJ. P.'s, headed ~
Tr Cardwed came to my models. | tod them
how had heeD cFammed for the InteJvew that
dignity. begged them To- let me talk naturally
frat. aud then would assume the dignity II they
desired IT. innovation IS nav creed son eihne
wanted: All were welded 10 old inns, /
obtained opinions from intelligent men. and when
they all concluded thai The whole hing should
I've arranged one way. was sure 10 order y just
the reverse. Here are some OF the mnovatolS:
Ihe rail, the sleeper, the carriage open ng at each
end. The rules printed for drivers and conduct
OTs uniforms tor the drivers and conductors; lars e
horses; bells the harness. but no binders to the
brides: new styl OF banquet card; order of toas
INTRODUCING the Prince OF Waves, and placing the
press where they ought tn he-up among the soye-
relgns tChesrsl New fashions come Ill hard
Mr. TRAIN then quotes from HOLMES an il
ustration of removing old notions and i'm
planting new, which he likens to lifting, with
great exertion, stone that had long lain upon
the grass plat "when, 10 and behold! look at
The colony Of frightened lizards
running here-spiders and insects on thi.
side, bugs and insects on that, and all uncleau
things scattering to their holes, Shiny, da; k
and cold. A year later the traveller passes,
and, 10 and behold, the change! NiOle:s and
delicate grasses, and lovely flowers, have
sprung up on all sides, happy in the sun
shine.''
We cannot f0rbear making another extract.
After stating that, in the beginning OF his en-
terprise, wishing TO make sure that he alone
had faith in what he was doing, he spoke
about raising some money, and, like DAVID
CoPPERFIELD trying to sleep with one eye
open. found it could not be done. Mr. TRAIN
thus proceeds
My timber merchant stood with sleeper in
one hand and the llu IN the other. lfhe RS and
all saId-y gu smOneJ or your life, Ny highly cou-
servatIve solicitors looked on, IT seemed To
more n sorrow than IN anger, ar what appeared
10 them a reckless speculation. The only live man
in the who'e part? seems to pc the car maker, Mr..
their assistance, for had thirty thousand pour ds
as nest egg TO hesln Elth. | only Wished to try
you raahze-seN cut: Pray, what sho4il d"
With the moneJ Place II II the tank Not =
ante OF It! My idea Of bunker IS. that lie sh' u d
tRoars OF ushter.l The modern banker Il. wa5s
assumes the air OF doing you great serviHe by al
LOWING you to draw cut the money you have de
po.Ited with MN. The public gives tbs &C
commoi atIon oftsner than the banker, and
when he gives you loan, the question whe-
ther il is his own money or his customers, de
ponds entirely upon the number Of years he has
tTe pence viii take care OF Themselves. Re,
vease the problem -why not say as rich as Job -
tie was wealthy before the ial! N hides. Lang II,
Tor hdvlnE a street railway car To take nina home
from London bridge, after the ardnous duties of
appause.l Street railways not & perIshabe
article; and YOU viii oplge me, gentlemen. by
( Laughter \ on should have heard the deep leel-
lng or Tegret-the real lamentations on Change
track; that the curves would not answer. aud thar
the whole thing Was dead failure. Talk about
eolng oil the TRACK! Why, thought tnat was one
at the great al sments IN their favor, that they
could get off and on without trouble. hle Liz
erpoOi was reporting. went to BlrHnghan,
where met some i've men. Two days were enoue II
Tor them to eve me the grant. Then To Man
chester, WheTo the men were llVeT stall Two hours
did IL. Then to London, where the MARY labone
committee settled tbe question Tor Oxford streeC
IN sixty minutes by the clock Under these CIT
cumstances proper To state that have changed
my pUliucs-radical at first, ain nov conserVa-
tlve-Tadical before dinner. conservative after
radical before success, conservative alter gaming
the case'
The speech ended amidst tempest of ap-
plause, and Birkenhead has the honor of lead
ing off in The Introduction of street railroads
in the Old World
We invoke our Richmond friends to put
their shoulders to the wheel and stir up the
IN believers with some sparks from the TRAIN.
II isl name which admits of an indefinite
number OF puns, all of them sugges tive and
appropriate, and which Will afford an excel
lent opportunity for firing up and going ahead
on one Of the most important improvements
ever contemplated in Richmond.
PATENTS were issued last week to II. r.
Burger, of Richmond, Va, for improved ma
chine for grinding saws; W. w. Justis, of
Genito, Va, for an improved machine for
Strengthening and pressing tobacco; and VIM.
Rankin, of Richmond, Va, for an improved
machine for planning mouldings. ,J
J. D. Goodrum, OF Tennessee, was killed on
the l7ih inst, at Montgomery, Ala, by leapiIs
from he window Of tie Madison House.
Ex-Gov. Wise. ii is announced, is shortly &c
speak in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Petersburg
and Richmond, for Breckenridge.