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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-27

WEBsTER's DIcTIoNARY.-It is alleged
that the new editions Of Webster'S Una
bridged Dictionary are greatly mutilated
by definitions furnished to suit radical
ideas. In commenting on this fact, q coz
respondent Of the Louisville Courier pro-
poses few more definitions, to conform
70 modern ideas: go -
7 Skedaddle-Battle Of Bull Run.
Economy-It is easier to pay large
sum than larger, and easier to pay any
sum of money when you have 1t than when
you have not got it. ,ezs
Strategy (military)-Pope's telegram to
the President that he had Stonewail Jack
SON cut off in 1862 at Manassas, and
hemmed in. Il
A-drznd Strategic Move-Joe Hooker's,
when he reported he had Lee where he
would compel him to fight, at Fredericks-
burg, Va, 1868. Also, Butler'sraid on banks,
stores, and silver plate. il rsg .es.yY
Pharisee-A Puritan. who makes long
prayers, sounds thousand trumpets over
all his acts Of religion (so called; and be-
lieyes he'll be heard for his much speak
ing. 49,, s,ss-.,.ts s,
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THE SIGNIFIeATION.-The figures on
playing cards are symbolical of the four
great French orders. Clubs mean the tire.
foil, or the three-leaved clover. and desig.
nate the husbandman. Diamonds designate
the merchants and traders-carreaux, OF
square tiles, having been formerly used In
calculations. Spades, the military order
being intended for the heads of lances 1.-THE
Spaniards of the present day use spada
or sword) and hearts represent the eccle.
siastic, les hoames des chaurS, or the choir.
men, the last word having been corrupted
into cears, or hearts. The colors are fol
the seasons-red for summer and autumn
black for winter and spring. The number
of cards in each suit-thirteen-is equiva-
lent with the number Of weeks in each
quarter, and the total number Of pips, OF
dots, counting court cards at ten each,
comes, We believe, to the number Of days
in a year. The four queens arc Esther,
Judith, Psllas, and Argine ian anagram OF
regina, or queen), and the four kings re.
present the founders Of the four great
onarchies-David, Alexander, Cesar, and
Charles or Charlemagne.
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Rrecktnridee at Baton Rouge.


The Baton Rouge Ga.) Advocate o.
the 9Th contains an anecdote of General
Breckenridge which We have never before
heard:
When General Breckenridge was march.
ing on Baton Rouge he one day, unattend.
ed by his aids, rode up to Q solitary pine.
woods vidette, who had just come In from
st. Tammany and was new to the Ell.
quette of army life. The General had moi
the password, and the vidette had no ad'
vantage of him In that respect.
81 wish to pass" said the General.
"Well, dod durn you, pass on, who
cares cuss amt stoppin' this here road
are IS'
aYou don't know who am" said the
General, smiling.
"No, l don't; that's pooty boss you
are on, anyhow"
81 am General Breckenridge, the com.
manding officer" continued the General
much amused at the picket's idea of the
duty required of him.
"You ar, ar you; well, Pm Bob CHG.
gers, an l am glad to see you, old feller
how are you 7" replied the picket, extend.
ing a hand as large as frying-pan.
The General shook hands and galloped
on to avoid some lengthy inquiries about
the health of Mrs. Breckenridge and the
family.
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JosR sBYLtixas a. sHB nuto-Ine
mule 10 half bo1s, Cd Aalf jAckaesy 80
then Gums 10 full stcp !! natpr dif3oyesed
her mistake. Tha weigh more skcsdln q
their heft than emmy ether nsetess excsps
. crowbar. ThA kant heaf emmy quicker
nor further than the boz, yet tnen 81
are biz enuR. SH spow,lhoss. You ksn
trust them with emmy one whose HE AIM
emmy more than tho mules. The oniywa.
tn keep them into msdder fencing, ana
let them Jump out. Ths are ready fof 1so
inst "a soon g tha viii du ID abuse. Tna
haint got emmy friends, and win Hve On
huckeiberry brush, with m OCCASIONAL
chsuse &C Kanada thisttes. This are mo
dern iuyenshpn; don't think the bids
deludes tn them ut tail. Ths eel Tor more
money than emmy other domestic animne.
Yu kant tell their age by lookin intti their
mouth emmy more than you could Me0.
can cannon. Tha never hav no diseas that
. good club wont heal. II thu ever ole
tina must cum rite tn life again, LOT never
heard nobody 80 "ded mule" ina are
like sum men, very korupt st harte: I've
known them tn be good mules ior "a
months Jus tn gift chanse tn KICK sum
body. never owned one, and never mean
tn. unless there Is . United States Jaw
passed recurring Il. The only reason why
tha are pashunt Is bekause tina are ashamed
If themseIfs. have seen eddikated mules
IN 4 drkus. .Tha kould kick and bite
tremeniis. would not 50 what am forced
ca 81 agin the mule If his birth want an
outrage. and man want tn blame for It
Emmy NAH who is willing tn drive . mule
ought to be exempt BY law from running
for the Legislature. Tha are the strongest
kreeturs on earth, and heaviest akordin tu
their size. ] herd tell ov one who fell opt
frum the tow-path on the Erie kanawl and
sunk as soon as he touched bottum, but he
ken rite on towing the bote tn the mex
stashun, breathin thru his ears, which stuck
out ov the water two feet six inchis;
didn't sea this did, but an aucshuneer told
me nv it, and ! never knew an aucshuneel
to lie unless it was absolutely convenient
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-27

A VIRGINIA LADY AT DIEPPE.-A Cos
slipping correspondent Of the New York
World, processing to give some account OF
French watering-places, writes as follows
concerning Virginia lady whom he saw at
Dieppe:
Gone of the best-dressed ladies Of the
brilliant circle of visitors here this year is
one of our conference.-the. Isl,
formerly of Virginia, but for many years
resident of Paris. Her morning dresses are
extremely simple. A gray material, looped
over petticoats of the same, white and
black flannel or cloth sack, leghorn round
hat, with low crown and rather wide brim.
For afternoon, q brown costume composed
Of two skirts the under one laid in folds,
around the edge, of plain silk; the upper
one, of brown silk, with narrow black line
in it.. A close-ftting basque Of the same
silk as the upper skirt, the sleeves being
of plain silk, like the plated under-skirt.
Black hat with white plume. Another
costume worn by Mrs. l. is still much
admired red (ponceau) silk skirt, with
q narrow black founce black silk tunic,
looped at intervals, with the silk cut in
leaves and trimmed with red silk cord |;
basque to match. Mrs. L-s-r is the lady
of whom former consul in Paris used to
say whenever he heard her toilette ad-
mired: Don't talk to me Of Mrs. LIS
dress; that is not what see. She is one
of those rare people from whom you can
get great chunks Of good sense, no matter
how you find her,"
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- "a. Yu sie Rishnell pis4aeh.
AneNe1 ~. = 041y J. x13ymqe. ~
Why not 81 olAcer ako1eh NJ ~ drt5.e& s.
\ be noe ofssn with bruv6fy bt6se
| A. Stuart, and Aahhy, and Jacobson ~ Isl,
His trust In GOD Often - bold.
why not an ofioer no marched and sfoushs.
4 H suffered and starved ne day long !,
10 crush out the Truth Of the cause that hs
or lend himself INTO the wrong.
| An oficer yes-witu ribbons, ,tis true.
Not etlded with faleehood ana shame,
INT Iustrous and bright ~ hIs sonl wsa true,
For bis country everything willing TO 90;
And thus he made glory ana fame.
An oaassr ye.-as /. dead Or =, me q. a as,1a,
While prayers are ascending TO Heaven 70
The brave: gallant spirit that never would
In defence Of justice and truth. l ~
An officer yes-he IL resting at last;
No more In the charge will he lead. ),
The privstss who followed hip loved % 'ne
Recalling in sadness the scenes Of the past.
Will weep DER the grave Of the dead,
OnicersI martyrs alike In the fight
With the men for whom tears are not dry.
Their honors were spotless, their RECORDS were
bright,
Their fame IL surrounded with halQs OF light,
Their monuments up In the sky.
RIoHxoSD, October rs, 1858.
Mr. Editor,-T above II written In reply
70 piece headed "Only Private, which
appeared In your paper Of 10th instant. Ine
owner does not claim for IL any merit, and naa
too much sense to solicit comparison pc.
tween 1t and the piece mentioned. II 10 only
given as feeble tribute TO those OF the Oon.
federate army who were 20 unfortunate ID u
hold commissions Of rank,
5 Respectfully yours, T. d. ".
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Nony. PnG1utnt W1t0of0N % n1&0Wn apoD3ss
nsat, carrying with him The sass and II
DarinS three dayshs did, "a rsxppsas
In Tho drawing. room; Nlcetts Informed Che
ccmp4ny that he worked rom morning tiIl
night With carpenters tools. In fact, The
musician, whose haudstwefe wp0drously
jextsrous In other things besides Violin
playing, had fashioned . perfect and sono.
rous instrument ont Of the clumsy wooden
shoe. Having enriched It with ono silver
string, his work Was complete. Next day .
public notice appeared that, on New.
Years Eve, PagAnini would give concert
IN the large hall Of the villa Lutetiana.
The great master announced that he would
play ten pieces, five on . violin and Ave on
: wooden shoe. The price Of tickets was
fixed ct twenty francs each. or these,
only one hundred were issued, and u Is
needless TO add that they were immediately
purchased by the elite Of the. beau monde,
who during the several months had missed
the pleasure Of hearing Paganini. The
appointed evening arrived the ball, fur
nished with comfortable chairs, es pre-
pared and lighted for the occasion; ele-
rant eauipages were stationed along the
faubourg Poissonniere, and expectation
was on tip toe to know what the announce
ment respecting the wooden shoe could
possibly mean.
At length Psganini appeared, smiling,
with every appearance Of renewed health,
and on his fayorite violin played some OF
those marvellous strains which never failed
to transport his auditors to the seventh
heaven of delight. Then he seized the
shoe, which, in its new guise Of violin,
still preserved somewhat Of its pristine
form, and his whole being lighted up with
enthusiasm, he commenced one Of those
wondrous improvisations which captivated
the souls of bis hearers. This one repre-
sented first the departure of q c0nscript,
the tears, the wailing of his betrothed, then
his stormy life In the camp and on the field
of battle, and finally his return, accompa-
MED by triumph and rejoicing. A merry
peal of wedding bells completed the must
cal drama. Long and loud were the
thunders Of applause; even the old ladies
who disliked Paganini could not refrain
from clapping, and bouquets, thrown by
fair and jewelled hands, fell at the feet OF
the musician. In corner of the hall, next
10 Inc uOOT, NICotto WOO WcSPiu6 y
the symphony of the conscript had gone
straight to her heart. At the'end OF the
concert the receipts were counted; they
amounted to two thousand francs.
"Here, Nicette," said Paganini, "you
have five hundred francs over the sum re-
ouired to purchase a substitute: They
will pay your bridegroom's travelling ex-
penses." M.
Then, after pause, he continued: "But
Won will want something wherewith to
begin housekeeping. Take this shoe,
violin, or this wonderful violin-shoe, and
sell it for your dowry."
Nicette did so, and received from q
rich amateur six thousand francs for Pa
eaninis wooden shoe.
It is now, we believe, in the possession
of an English nobleman who was formerly
British Ambassador at Paris.
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An old farmer by the name Of Basye,
who was in the nightly habit Of counting
his stock to see if any one had gone estray
said to his son one evening previous to re.
firing &.
"John, have you counted the hogsw
eyes"
And the turkeyss"
eyes"
"And the COWS 7"
eyes"
"And the ducks"
eyes" Htl E
aWell, John, now 60 and wake up the
old hen and count her, and then we'll 90
to bed" ig A
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-27

A ZEBRA AT LARGE.-We clip the fol-
lowing from the Richmond Dispatch:
"The man whose business it is to write
the notices of new advertisements for the
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Plant could make o
living writing circus advertisements"
Just 50. And if the man who wrote the
above don't look out, We will give him the
benefit of descriptive advertisement con-
corning the zebra or some kindred animal !!
Where is Dan Castellof Here's your
mule.-I0baccO Plant.
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VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
N CHANGE OF sCHEDULB.-0n aad after
MONDAY, October LIST, the mail train will be run
between Richmond and Stanton daily Sundays
sxceptedl, leaving Richmond at 7.so A. n, and
between Staunton and Jsekson's river ri-weekly,
east, 81 $50 r. II. on MONDAYS, WEDNEsDAYs,
and FRIDAYS, and leaving Jsekson's river r Al
DAYS. TIE accohmodati train win be run be-
tween Charlottesville and Richmond on MON.
DAYS, WEDNEsDAYs, and SATURDAYS, lesv.
s.nP. r.. Freight trains leave Richmond on
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATURDAYS u
THRoIoH TICKETS 70 Lexington. Harrison.
burg and other points In the valley, and to all
prominent points In the southws est. can be pur.
Oc3 General Superintendent.
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- UnRelneRe olunhooo-1no 0eoeFNl 0evveu.
,.e.t 3 A. - 0nM Apehesls1ss W1ea No
crssasy -sAnaaaA napsFa- ASDslntnsass-
ytssenU - Re6osol tseeeee Oausen8 AlasM'
IN sAalrCsnA -. Ii Is
s1egsl WAsuzsufos, October %.
Thar can no longcr be any doubt q 70
That Nm b - result should The various
Radical organizations who have patfioH
ically m rendered their armed or.
vices % tho police commls,ioners Of
Baitinaoes provoke violence In that
CITY .uhva 00sernof Swami, IN tho
exercise Of his lsgal authority, takes
sction n Their case. The f0recsof The Go
yernment Win b found sufficient to pre-
serve &hs,public pcace, and The President
will rospond 10 tho request Of either Go
vernon SwaAn Or the Executive Of any
other state ID the Union whenever CIR
cumstsuces or difacultics arise which cam
mot Do Snppremsd BY Stste authority.
Tho oxnnfnatisa II witnesses. Il b re-
ported ii th0 newspapers, Will commence
tomorrow n this Baltimore case and a
the c0nnmissioaefs, acting under the advice
Of prsmiutnt Radical headers, persistcntly
refuse 70 appear either By council or
otherwise, there b grcst anxiety TO know
the result, Il does not now appear thai
there WIN Do anything Ike popular out.
break, - The fighting organizations may
pause and consider before they fire upon
Federal soldiers.
The news market IN Washington has been
very dull to-day. The various depart
ments are making preparations towards
getting up the annual reports, which, to-
cethdf With the message Of the President
n the opening Of the next session Of Con-
rress. win be or more importance than any
ever before published. SO
The weather has become quite chilly,
and oyercoats, out doors, with large fires
within, arc indispensable to comfort.
Only two Executive appointments were
made to-day, both being Internal Revenue
The friends Of Mr. Spooner. Of Ohio,
who b candidate for the position Of Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, are still
vigorously pushing his claims TO that place.
Mr.. Rollins, the present incumbent, is per-
sonally one Of the most popular officials
under the Government, IS well as one Of
the most efficient. There is no doubt rs
TO his political views, and whether they
will have the effect to cause his removal OF
not cannot at present be known.
It b easy to be seen that the violent re-
evolutionary schemes Of the Radical lead.
ers are beginning to occasion alarm in their
ranks, and there is disposition to render
the tone less belligerent. Wendell Phil.
lips and Colonel Forney must moderate
their sentiments. They begin to see that
the proposed impeachment Of the Presi-
dent is fraught with much more danger to
the cause than they at first imagined. The
hopes Of enlisting Grant and other gene
rails on their side in this issue are damp
ened. TIMoN.
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Two young fellows got to bantering each
other the other day. Finally, one of them
exclaimed, "Well, there's one thing, you
can't put your head into an empty barrel"
"Oh, nonsense" exclaimed the other,
"why can't Ir' Because" dryly re-
Joined the first, ait is an impossibility to
put a hogshead into barrelP
A lady in reply to some guests that
praised the mutton on her table, said, ooh I
YES, my husband always buys the best; he
Is great epicdc.n This reminds Us Of an
old lady, who, in describing the. sudden
death Of her husband, said, che died in an
afser-ciip it," =
aThe top Of the mornin to ye, Mr..
O,Flagherty." "The heel of the eyenin
to We, Mrs. Hughes. How is all wild 70
this mornin p "Och, bad enough, Mr..
O'Flagherty Patrick has bin lyin at the
pint Of sickness for sverals days expectin
every mint to be bis next" s5s
"Jim,n said one youngster TO another on
the Fourth" Jim, lend me two cents, will
yers got up 80 early that Ispent all my
money before breakfast. ] didn't think
the day was going TO be % long" 81
An old lady once complained 70 her doc.
tor that she could scarcely breathe. !" Don't
try. my good sonl, % replied the candid ply.
dcian nobody wants yon TO do It,"
elbow came such agreasy mess in the
oyenfs said . 6dgety spinster to her maid
Of all work. g Why, !" replied the girl, "the
candles fell into the xater, and u pnt them
In the oven TO Dry" ,-S
A wag being told by IN acquaintance
that Mss -- fwho Il rather broad-fea-
tured young lsdy) -had benign counte-
nance, he replied " Perhaps you mean 4
seven by nine"
The performances Of the needle-gun
throw sewing machines into the shado when
We consider how many AuStrians arc men.
dead by means Of Il,
! Nature Il more polite than the generality
Of mankind. If you Walk into the woods,
ths very trees Win gFtet Jon With sprcSu-
sion Of sbesgAs. s.s:as
70 ssccscmiss u 70 dtaw n ASmuch .
possibl6. The ladies' apply this art - their
psrsoah "a 10 result = : very small
1nst6. 49, s ~ 81
& Asdda ~ sditgr ~ - ~ ~ he
|e4a3sitSS6s our kNysss - Nlsp they
!
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TRIAL OF THE RoBBERs OF MISS WHITE.
The three young men arrested at Culpeper
Courthouse on Tuesday, charged with rob-
bling Miss White, of Amherst, on the day
previous, had an examination before JUS
tice John T. Edwards yesterday, which re-
suited in the full commitment of the priso-
ners for further trial by the County Court
of Amherst.-Lynchburg Ne,ns, 26h.
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LEVY BROTHERS.

IMPORTANT TO THE LADIES'
i A. HIRsH 4 co. have Just received beauti-
iai EMPREss CLOTH, HERINss, PoPLTRs. Al
PACAE, and other DRESS GOODS;
CL0AKg and sACQUES Of the latest designs.
SHAWLS OF all kinds,
A splendid assortment Of BLACK CLOTHS,
CA6SlMERES, and other woolensi
A large and cheap lot Of Ladies' and Children's
WOOL HOSE. HOODS. SHAWLS, CAPBS,
MERINO VESTS, BALMORALS,
Our DoMEsTiC and NOTION departments are
complete-all Of which will be sold at low figures,
convince yourselves that We will sell - chesp -
- ~ 4. HIRSH 4 CO.,
677 Broad street.
Mr.. 3. A. SMITH, Of Chesterfield, would be
pleased to serve his friends 1t the aboye.namsd
hm, oe 1A-0
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Agentleman dining : day or two since
At Broadway NEW York; restaurant, or
dered . spring chicken, broiled. Improved
TO be laborious work to cut up the chicken,
and tough job to eat. Paying the bill,
the gentleman asked the waiter John,
vas that spring chicken r 9Yas," 70.
piled John, "a spring chicken, sure
q But what spring, John r. qaeried- ths
guest. |" Well" laughipgly replied The
waiter, Saratoga Spring, / believe"
81 aFifst chs IN mechanics, stand up.
How many kinds Of wheels are thers r
. Please, sir, Iknow-t three kinds.
HWbat arc they r.
9 Cssliage vhssi, cans wsals, and veal
cutlets.n 81 !. Is.s, ~ 81 s:
Smart bogi Got your 49, !; A. ~
81 ) !, y i g: =
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The following dialogue, supposed to take
place betweena customer and shopman
In reference to plaid hanging at the shop
door, will illustrate the abundant use OF
vowels by the Scotch:
Customer dnquiring the materially -Ooi
(Wool?)
Shopmsn-Ay, 90. Yes, Of WOOL
! Customer-A oof All woolf")
Shopman-Ay, q 90. (Yes, oil wool.)
Customer-Aae ooi All same wooli
Shopman-Ay, q as 90. (Yes, all same
wool. 81 GALAXY.
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81 So 81
RICnHoHD Axp PsfHnsBURe RAILROAD Co..
800 RlcnnoEp. Va, October Is, lsSs. 4

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.-On and
" AFTER FRIDAY the iOtA October the trains
on this road viii ran . follows:
Leave Richmond at AIS 4. u: sod i.4 P. H.,
Leave Petersburg at 4. n. and SIS p. r.,
and arrive q Richmond at is.H A. y. and 1I
On MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS
an ACCOMMODATION TRAIN Win leave kich.
mond q y, % 4: = and Petsnbarg st 1915 A. u.
The MORNING TRAIN going South and the
that viii run on SUNDAYS -
No train except the ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
viii stop st Manchester, Temples, Port wslthsll
Junction, and Lundi0's. 3. II. GILL,
oe is--ts Epgtnser and superIpisadspt.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-27

What riches are those that certainly
make themselves wings and fly away !
Ost-riches.
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WARS N 4 NAMs.--Didot's famous
biographical work introduces Brigham
Young under the name Of BRIGHAM Jsiras,
or junior, under the mislakes impression
that the second word II Drigham's name
intimates that ~. b 3 youDester, without
suppoeing for one moment that, ID the CO.
ienAas g ths Latter Day Saints, q Bsis-
han b On approved Ohfistlan name, and
Young" MOI lsa sacred than that Or Z
family or dynasty. ssis ~ 8 6
= aiil fnsaier nataks y just now eur.
icmtn France Eegardlag 0eaesai DIX. who
= called = Dixis,b II 6sine naiyely takou
LOT era.aed ~ or Calls Sssthren 90 ~
neso q ~ New York post-ofaca and 49,
ONCE ~ - - FhiisdeIrhia virw.m 1.
The 1esest 911is go 800 \ rosn !.
rsh1l Hleee Z. '
Bus : Jssas" nsssa ! ysu,r : !. g,
- junior. Bsddss - lssseS dsss.. = y
fathes - ~ = ~ 49, aane 81 ~.
voe6 De- ~, ~ pu1las. ~ 4
~ 3s 1Soa 4 III essis. =.
sivsd - ~ I = ~ Unissd
g !! ~ allissiaesd y = H.. y1h
20 xE5 8 q ~ 81 n 49, y