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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
MINIATURE ALMANAC-Ar"rsr


sun sets. High tide, v. 10 10
PORT OF RICHMOND. Arorsr tseS.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Albamarle. Bourne, New York. mer-
chandise and passengers, ). Ayres 20.
Steamer Saratoga, King, New YORK, m'rehah
disc and passengers, &. \. Watson -. ..
Steamer John sylvester, Post. SorioIH' merehah'
disc and passengers, A. X. iatan. ,..,. yaw
Schooner Amelia q. Ireland, io"hseha' 'e"
Schooner Extra, Taylor, Philadelphia, merehan'
scho"psr Enterprise, Welburn, Williamsburg.
grain w. X. Martin go
SAILED.
Steamer washington, Chichss,sr; New York,
steamer Francls, Ha!nes, Philad-iphia, mer-
cha ndise and passengers. A. Mlllspaugh 60. ~
steamer Alexandra, Allen, Philadel phia, mer =.
chandise and PASSENGER, w. p. Porter.
steamer Albemarle, Bourne, New York, mer.
ehandise and passengers, ). Ayres i Co.
Steamer Thomas Morgan, HILL Norfolk, nsr.
ehaudiss and passengers, J. II. Freeman.
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WHEr1ER~ ASnoRE.-Thc order Of Co
lionel Loomis lorbidding wrccking in the
waters of Virginia and North Carolina has
thrown quite Il large number Of negroes
who were engaged in til, business out OF
cmpovmcnt. Rockets is full OF them,
and the river below is full of their boats.
Ii is probable that most of them belong TO
the band OF pirates that has infected the
river for some time past, and ii 50, their
being sout Of employment will stimulate
their thievish propcnsitics, and we shall
not he surprised to hear of raids on the
farmers below the city.
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RICHMOND CLUE.

Mr. Cohen was taken sick Shortly alter
the game commenced, and was relieved by
Thomas Rinford, who made Runs, 2; II.
L., 3. Total for tho club: Runs, 81; IL.
L., "A.
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STARVED TO DEATH.-A case came be-
fore the Mayor yesterday in which the
right to the possession Of negro child vas
involved, A negro woman who had the
child IN possession said that !ts mother
came to the city some month or SIX weeks
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.tuctiO1t ,SUIeS This Day.

REGNArLT ( CO. will sell st their store, Main,
between Eighth and Ninth streets, commencing
- /, o clock, 4. VI. variety of splendid furn!-
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IMpOKTANT NOTICE.-Our MIR.

| IMPORTANT NOTICE Our Mr..
L WIkrFSEAEER having determined to resume
i4'ars. a. Charlottesville this fall. We will pro
1 H. "tud ~ our business III this city ~ earl A.
..a' cable. W. therefore offer onr stock Of FINE
"|nb> TRUNKS, &c., &c, embracing II variety
"a. tfa-u and fashionable Goods, purchased under
CASH
4. person. indebted to Us will please call aud
'.''.r their accounts, and II any one has claim
u.#u u. we shall be Obliged by all early prcsentt-
l.. I It, WHITEWATER WILLIAMS.
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Sp0TsYLvANIA MEMORIAL. ASSOCIATION.
The Ladies' Memorial Association of Spot
sylvania had their cemetery grounds sur
veyed and laid of on Monday. They con-
tain fifteen acres, and are situated few
hundred yards from the court house, op-
poste the residence of Robert c. Dabncy,
Esq. The grounds were donated by Jo-
seph Sanford, Esq. They were laid OIL
under the superintendent of the Execu-
tive Committcc-Messrs. DR.. William 5.
Alsop, James l.. Frazer, Robert c. Dab
ney, j. 4. English, J. l.. Andrews, DR.. F.
J. Hancock, Ira d. Lipscomb, and Joseph
Sanford.
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CfR,rIr CorEr-JrDGE MEREDITH PRE-
SIpINc.-In the Circuit Court yesterday
the >uit Of james ii. Gardner, executor "t
Alexander Hill. deceased, -. Joseph
Blunnncl K Co., was decided in favor Of
the plaintiN, and 4 verdict rendered for
one thousand and eighty dollars, the sum
sued Tor. This case is similar 10 the one
of Mc>>rs. Finders, Sutton X Co. against
the same party, which Was decided icw
DAYS ago. Mc>>r>. Brummcll y Co. issued
note. in l>GO which were bought by par
ties and discounted al rate "i over six
per cent. The parties now sue for the pay
mcnt Of these notes, and Nc>,g>. Brummcll
X Co. plead usury.
The suit OF John Tyler rS. James Black
was entered into and the evidence partly
heard. The plaintiff in this case sues for
five hundred dollars, in payment for ~ adj
dress written hy him 80 the people of Eng
land, Scotland, and Wales, to induce in-
migration to Virginia. Mr.. Black was u
member Of the Board of Immigration APP
pointed by the Legislature, and wishing to
get some one TO write an address TO the
people of England, Scotland, and Wales,
asked Colonel Shields to get Il suitable
person. Colonel Shields got Mr.. Tyler to
write the address. After it was written il
was forwarded to Mr.. Black, by whom it
was kept few days, and returned as not
suited to the purpose. An address was
subsequently written and issued by Mr..
Black, which Mr.. Tyler claims to have con-
tanned the substance of his address under
another form. Mr.. Tyler presented 4 bill
for five hundred dollars as compensation tor
him, which Mr.. Black refused to pay, and
the suit was then entered. McSsrs. Henry
\. Wise and John Howard appeared as
counsel for the plaintiff, and MIR. Robert
Ould for the defendant. The case was
continued until to-day.
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THANKS FOR PAPERs.-To the National
Express Company to James Trent and
William Powers, Southern Express.
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THE ROBBERY on THE DARBYTowN ROAD.
Mr.. Rodcrick Mackenzie, the gentleman at
whose house an attempt was made to COM
nit robbery few nights since, has re-
ccivcd information which leads him to be-
lieve that the attempt was made by per-
sons living in his immediate neighborhood,
but it is difficult for him 10 get proper evil
dcncc on which to convict them. He is
still suffering from the wounds he received
in the melee. His head is badly cut on
both sides, and his right arm is supposed
to be broken. We hope the thieves may
be arrested and brought TO justice.
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Nero Boy DRowNED.-A little negro
boy named Robert Stewart, son Of Rachel
Stewart, at Chimborazo, fell into the dock
yesterday, just above the ship lock, and
was drowned. He was playing with
miniature sail-boat when he fell in. His
BODY was recovered in about half an hour
and taken 10 shanty near by, where he
was left to await the action OF the coroner.
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TAPPAuANNoCK MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
The ladies of Tappahannock have formed
Memorial Association for the purpose of
raising monument to the memory ot
the Confederate soldiers from the county
of Essex who died in defence of the
South in the late war. There were
nearly two hundred from that county. The
monument, it is estimated, will cost from
two thousand five hundred dollars to three
thousand dollars. Mrs. John F. Mcclure
is President Mrs. Branan, Mrs. Micou,
Mrs. Croxton, and Mrs. Rowland, Vice
Presidents; Mrs. Farland, Treasurer; Mrs.
Joseph Chinn, Corresponding Secretary.
The monument will be placed in the viii
lage of Tappahannock.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-04

RICHMOND s."-After the
awful couhagratiou Of the Sd Of April,
1865, our people sat amidst the ruins OF ou,
beautiful and beloved city, downcast and
depressed. Many thought that we were
irretricvably ruined. They speculated
upon the length OF time that would pro.
baby clapsc before the burnt district
wonid be rebuilt. Some said twenty
vcars. some fifteen. The most saDguine
said ten years would elapse before start
could be made towards rebuilding-that if
il were ever doue, the capital to do it would
have to come from abroad. We were
ruined-we could never get over 1t. We
had lost too much besides the houses ever
TO dream Of rebuilding the burnt district
with our own capital. This feeling oi
dependency MAS natural, We bad lost, In
addition to our property, whst We valued
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Thr Language Of nature and experience demon
s,r4,cs that whoever would enjoy the pleasures "i
tood-the beauties Of landscapes-tho Joys Of coIa-
parIiuuship-the richness OF ltcraturc-or the
houurs oi station and reuown-,n"St pTtSerrs
! H.iT A,nih.
The stomach IS tho receptacle of all nouri-h-
mcut, and the fountain from which all parts Of the
| body derive sustenauce. The effect Of FOUL in
uIiou, food entering the stomach is to derauGa the
digestive organs and produce h'"t'"l', ty's ~
utpttitt, rur,frtSh'i st,p, G,ici hy.Fh, ioo
SPIRITS. trr.rtat t,rniHgS, constipation, iac"-
ptcHyt" perf1rm any ms"tai ar pay$ical dnty,
d., and are the symptoms Of that horrid disease,
DYSPEPSIA,
which assumes a thousand shapes, and points to-
wards Il miS'rnbis iitr 6mi pr.mnfure d,c0y. The
Medical Faculty has lahored for generation, 10
discover rrlIah!" appeti7ers and the proper means
Of overcoming s'omachic arrangements. Cetain in
sr.d.ul, have been long known as partially el.
leci.vc. Among these were
CALI>AYA BARK AND ST. CRolN RUN.
An niuvaIid physician, sujournns in III" ,rop!c
island # II. Crux, observing, tn" habits Of the na'
lives. gathered the recipe Tor the final accomplish
mcIt II this most important end. Til" "rlIci" WAS
fr>, used A. private medicine, whom its salutary
effects becoming known, il was brought "ut under
:io Hnn" OF
BRAKES PLANTATION BlTTER>.
They act with Gu"rrlnE power, and are taken
with til" pleasure oi beverage. They perform
mot wonderful cures ~ stubborn ca~"s ot hvslrp-
IN. Liver Complaint, Ncrvou, Affections, Loss o!
APPETITE" Intermittent F"rcr,, D.arrhga, S"ur Sio-
mach, Headache, Fever and Asnr, Weakness,
Merill lh~pnudcncv, Sr. is - .d"ral"g "Pi"h'tF
atrI ,,n,..-d5pa.r t"nir. h.g ShD"id b. IN .ctry
EuuiIp. Th.g1f." d>iiyIyui, ,di'or,dt"g Stt.
mohttt, ,rHi,oW a"y Satseq"s~ sf'pityi"J rs'r-
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IMPORTANT CERTIFICATE.

"KorHE-rLE, Decemb"r?S, ISL.
"NE-sE-. y. II. DHAKE: G"ntlem"n.-l have
suffered Terribly With Dyspepsia Tor thr." CT ionI
rpars and tried many remedies without effect ]
had 70 abandon my prof, sion, and suffered .r"atiy
FROM everything a.r. | hay" now trl"i the Pan
tttiou E.tt.r--lhry helped m"--l continued th,ir
u,r. and am u"w n"yrlE well man. Know Il
s,.rt Al si!i, lar r.,t>.
" kc.p-'ffullv v"urs,
\ L
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UBRICATING OIL.-THE VIR-
IIGiSiA NATURAL PETROLEUM OIL. For
all kinds Of machinery. Will not gum or heat,
IN. public. IL has beer extensively and severely
tested Ia ns city ard 10 conn IDENTITY rec commended
PURCELL LApD CO, DIgsgls.s.
iy 2l Sole Agents.
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GREAT REDUCTION IN THE
" PRICE OF CARD pHoT0GRAPHS.-LUMP-
KIN Co. are making Cartes do visite for TWO
DOLLARS PER DOZEN. Call and examine speci-
mems at No. 7a7 Main street. TWO doors above spots
wood Hotel. tny Yz-sadts
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

DoN'r FRtaurEN IouR CHILDREN
We know that it is habit with many pa
rents to frighten their chillrcn into obc-
dience, by threats of Imprisonment in
dark rooms, or by picturing somo great
bugaboo that is ready to carry them oil.
Little do those who resort to this mode of
reasoning (?) with innocent little ones.
think Of the fearful consequences that may
result from such acts A few days sins e
n bright little lal in Evansville, Indiana,
when playing on thc steps, was threaten
cd to be shut up in dark room if he dill
not go in and stay in tho house. Tho
child, frightened, ran in an fell in parox-
yisms on the foor. He begged his mother
cot to let the man shut him up, and he
would never 90 on the steps again. He
sickencd from this fright aud never reco"-
cred. When conscious he begged his
mother to keep man away and he never
would 60 on the steps again. And when
the little fellow was dying he said, Papa.
don't let me die | will never 60 on the
steps again" We hope this instance may
serve as warning to pareats to be care
ful how they attempt to frightcn their liz
tie ones.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

''SMG v AXrED DE Man NOT De MONEY "A
few weeks ago, t'To colored girls, from Key West,
Florida, one Of them quite dark and The Other
coppcr-colorcd, visited Allentown for the purpose
of hunting up II couple Of young men of the 47ta
Pennsylvania regiment, whose acquaintance they
had formed while the regiment lay NJ Key West
in the early part Of the late war. 1t appears
that the young soldiers in question had won .he
affections o. the 'lus.5y betutics" and ihcn de-
serted them. But the girls were not TO bt
shaken off quite 50 easily a. was expected They
were i'll earnest in their courtsiip, SO they con-
cludcd TO pursue their pale-fIced beaux TO the
North and compel them to make good the prom
ises they had made. On the arrival of the cir
at Allentown one Of the young men got wind Of
th,ir visit and left town suddenly. The other
was not 50 fortunate. lie was caught. Dinali
presented herself and demanded of him 10 make
good his promise The father Of the soldier hear
ing Of The affair offered her $l00 if sue would
leave and say nothing about the matter. Dinah,
in high dudscon, refused 10 accept. at is not
dc money I'm after, massa, but dc man," replied
tie girl. Aner much persuasion, however, Dinal
agreed to settle and depart for her home in III,
"sunny South" " leaving behind tho choice of hcl
heart and great of course was the joy of fathci
and son. Thl should be u warning TO young
men not 10 tr!ne with the affections of ladies %
color
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

The following is Voltaircs descrip-
ton of the Pu.itans: These Puritans,
who were kind of Calviaist, about the
year 1920, soughts shelter 10 part of
America; which has since been called
New England. If the E2iseopals had
prosecuted them in their former native
country, it was no m>re than tigers MI
king war on bears. They carried iato
A.crica their saturniue AMI turbulent
disposition, and in every possible way mo-
Tested the pcaceable Pennsylvanians Oh
the FIRST appearance Of their prosperity"
So they did the Dutch settlement of New
York; AMI they have continued. to this
day, to be envyers of other peoples pros
pcrity, and disturbers Of the public peace.
The late terrible war is their work. The
present anarchy an uncivilizAtion is their
work. The hate and violence that de-
pravc pu5lic anl private life is their work.
puritanism is the disease and anguish Of
our unhappy C,antry. pugitanism in the
pulpit, in the Statc-houso, in the Court
house, anl everywhere else. Puritanisin
which hung witches, drowned the Bap-
lists, burned the Q takers, and scours.d
humanity whenever aud wherever it got
the power. That is what ais us Puritan
ism.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Ermo IL: Ia Crosse Dem,erH.
Freeanaa,s 2Ireau Incident.

MR-EpIroR:-I sm practising paysi-
elan in one of the Southern towns: one OF
those who tried to 90 out Of the Union 10
preserve the Constitution OF the .Unitei
States. and hope you viii succeed better
than did. Having an Office near that Of
the Freedmau's Bareau, am often nista-
ken for the functonary in charge of that
institution. This makes me sometimes, If
in the humo;, acquain ted with complaints
other than human ailments. For Instance,
to-day, enters colored individuai-
Captain. | want to let YOU know how
lie Robs. is "A gwine on. Dcy says as bow
[ Stole dar chickcns-dat boy said So"
"Vho said you stole their chickcn2, and
who is that boy?'
DE ole mans son; ole man Jones, what
I works wild; and ne5ber stole mar single
chicken"
"Who do you mean by the Rob? 'he
Southern pcoplc?"
Yes, sab, yes sab; n course Dies.
"Who did you fprmerly belong te?'
cole Squire VII iams, of Bland coun-
ty."
Did Squire Williams ever treat y'u
badly p
mo sir; ole massa always acted de gen
tlcman wild me. l nebbcr hab no fault to
iac viii him."
"Who ere you working with now?"
"Ole Mister Wise, bout twelve miles
from here"
Does Mr.. Wise treat you badlyf'
"Wcll, | cant say czzlctly AS he does;
but his son, dat white boy, cnsrd me OH
stealth dc chickens, an lowed Id tell you
about it,"
You triling scamp. Do you dare to
speak of your old master and your present
employer as Rebs., who, you say, have
both treated you kindly. and you can't com
plain of either Of them? How much did
your Yankee friends ever give you? pii
any one of them ever give you as much as
ten ccnts?"
"No sir, I can't say as dey ,cbbcr did,
"Wcll, whenever You fiod one who will
give you that much, you come to me AMI
will give you a dollar. They gave you
what they call your freedom; not bseauoa
they loved you-but because they hated
your former masters-becausc it was some
thing that dill not belong to them, anl
only cost few bunlrcd THOUSAND lives -
If it had cost them anything out ofpoeket,
you would never have got your freedom.
3, ashamed of yourself, and never again
speak of your only frien Is as Rehs."
We'll, boss, | thought you WAS dc
Frcelin ms Bureau; but | alters has sail
I'd ruthcr work fur Snuvern man Can
Yankee, any time, cause dey am more lib
raj wild me an dey'-
THAT will do. Now you know you
stole those chickens, aud do you go back
and give them up"
"Boss, DIS niger is gwipc to do jiss as
you say; cause you talks right, and rse
gwine to go right back and glib up cbbery
single one of dem chickcns--cept de ole
rooster--au / dane cat him"
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

A SHARP DErHCrtvE. An American
gentleman having seated himself in an ON
nibus, while on visit to Lon lon, a short
time since, SAW AMI heard wlit LITTLE
amused him. A man, bearing no peculiar
marks ofauthority, looked in at the door
took profossio AL view of the passengers,
all called out to the driver, without any
prcScncc at modest conccalm1at of hi.
thoughts "You can't go, there's two Of
the swell NIB in here" Tae CO ,ch waited
till at length rarsy, well boxing oil man
rose aal sterpel out, saying as he di | So
I've to, mash m)ney to rilc with pick.
pockets" In amom9n< more spruce young
person said, as he dccampol, IN follow
the ol | gen lcmau's lead" "Go on nsw,
said the detective policeman, " the swell,
have got out, AM all's right"
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

A FIRST CoUsTN's IIoraL.-A farmer
living in Western part of Massachusetts,
applied to the proper authorities for Ii
cense to keep hotel 1t was replied that
he livei on by-road, little travelled, and
where entertainment, was seldom openly
asked for.
Il know it," he answered, "anj YET
there is considerable demand for horse
fee ding and single meals of victuals
The result was that lis application was
granted. lie raised his sign, entertain,
ment for IN and beast" ana from thai
hour hiss traffic fell of. In two year:
time he disappeared from the list of land
lords of the county, and the sign was re-
moved ...
"Our informant asked him:--"What in
the name of common sense induced thu
man TO ask for liccnsc:"
"I had most excelleu reasons for tn
application. Before | raised my sign
had lots of cousins, more than l had dei
of to visit me, to feed their horses, them
selves, and to stop over night. AS soor
us hung out my sign, my cousins bega,
to fall of and in year or more not on
came to see me. Keeping hotel ha.
killed that business"
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Artcmus Wards Account OfIIis Court
shin


"Twas corm i'll night iu JOon. All natur
was husht and nary zeftr disturbed the screen
silens. sot with Betsy Jane on the fence of her
fathers pastur. We'd been rompng threw the
woods, kullin fours and driving the wooichuck
from his native lair so to spcak) with long sticks
Wall, we sot thar on the fence, swinging our
feet two and fro, blushin' MS red as the Badins-
vile skool house when it was first painted and
lookin very simple make no dowt. Ny left arm
WAS ockepcd in ballnsin on the fense, while my
ri was woundid luvinly round her waste. !
cleared my throat and trembingly sed: "Cetsey,
you re gazellc." | thought that air was pu itv
fine. waited to Sc what effect it would hay up
on her. evidently didn't fetch her, for she up
and sed. "You're IL shecp!' Sez I, ''Betsy, ]
think, very muchly ef YOU" ''I don't believe a
word you say-so there, now, cum!" with which
obsavashum she hitched away from me. ~ wish
thar was winders to my SOLE" sed 30 that you
could see some of my eelins. There's fire enuiT
in here, sed I, str king my buzzam with my
fist, ''to bile all the corn beef AMI turnips in the
naberhood. She bowed her he'd down and com
menst chawin the strings to her sun bonnet -
"a could you know the sleepls mites | worr y
threw on your account, how vittlcs has seized to
be attractin TO me, and how my limbs has shrunll
up, you wouldn't 6owt me. Case on this was
tin form and these ere sunken checks" /
should have contnnered on in this strane probly
for some time, but unfortinitly lost my bal
unse and fell over into the pastur ker smash,
tearin my close and scveerly damagin myself
in double quick time and dragged me 4th Then
drawin herself up to her full hite, she scd-'I
won't listen to your noncents no longer. Jfyou
mean gettin hitched, I'm in!" considered that
air enuff for all practical purposes, and we pro-
ceeded immejitely to the parsons and was made
that very Mite"
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

1t was reported in Washington on
Friday that a Georgian who is there seek
ing pardon was So anxious to have an in-
terview with tho President that he offered
Eve hundred dollars to sec him for ten mir-
utcs, ga leading lobbyman at once offered
to so arrans" it that Mr.. johnson could be
seen, but 2scortained that tina. tho Gcor-
gian WAS blind.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
AN ExvIABLu PRyyILwGE.-It is an

AN ENvIABLE PRJyILWGE.-It is an
nounced iu letter from Japan, that upon
the death of the late Tycoon ',ten high
liguitaries domrul1l the unsp,aklblc
favor of being allowing to rip themselves
up in honor of the deceased rulers. Five
only were deemed worthy, the others not
being sufficiently noble to receive it.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

In New York two old women ran for
Congress and were badly beaten. One
was Mrs. Stanton, president of a woman's
rights society, the other was Horace
Greeley. Tho two niggers elected to the
Legislature of Massa chusctts, it seems,
were more popular than the two old
women of New York.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

II have not loved lightly, rs the man said
when he;marred widow weighing three hum
drcd pounds. ...... ..
Fresh AlR.-Give your children plenty of fresh
air. Let them snuff it MP until it sends the rosy
current Of life dancing joyfully to their temples
Air is so cheap aud good, aud SO necessary with
al, tina, every caill should have free access to it.
To put children on short allowance of fresh
air is as foolish as it would have been for Noah,
during the deluge, to have put his family on u
short allowance of water ..