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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-16

TCREPAUGH'S MAMMOTH
MENAGERIE AND CIRCUS
WILL EXHIBIT AT RICHMOND,
ON CORNER FOURTH AND CLAY STREETS
THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS,
MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY,
November 18th, 10Th, and GOTH,
THE CARAVAN OF BEASTS AND BIRDS
constitutes the largest Geological Exhibition ever
brought South, and comprises moro
RARE AED CURIOUS SPECIMENS
than have ever been shown in any menagerie in
the world.
TIE CIRCUS TROUPE
has been recently re-organizsd, many of the
srtistes being nsw to tho people OF Richmond.
MAD'LLE CODONA,
MADAME AMELIA,
MADAME VIRGINIA.,
Fl. CoDCNA,
WILLIAM MORGAN,
THOMAS KING,
SAM. LATHROP,
JAMES WARD,
JOHN RIVERS.
JOHN BACHELOR,
r. TOURNIAIRE,
MEssas. SANFORD and BROWN,
are now associated with the
MONSTER ESTABLISHMENT.
LOOK OUT FOR THE PROCESSION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER ID, at 10 A. N.
THE GOLDEN CHARIOT,
THE BEAUTIFUL DENs,
TIE CALF FLEPHANT'"B BABY ANNIE"
THE DROMEDARIES and CAhELs,
and superb stock Of
FLOODED HORSES, PONIES, and MULES.
LIBERAL SCALE OF PRICES.
omission so cents
Children ten years of age................25 cents
Performances at p and P. N. Doors open at
aad J P. NJ. I'm KELsH, Manager.
RICHARD p. JONES. Agent mol 3-4t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-16

TIE Thrifty AND THE ECONOMICAL.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

SCRAPS FROM LlrE.-"P apa's come!"
And eyes grow brighter, and feet 60
lighter, and all the home seems filled
with fairies. AS the merry shout goes
out from heart and soul, so full of mirth
and music, SO full of life and love, the
birds sing softly, and the zephrys stop
to listen, and the life forgets to be
weary.
"Papa's comel" Day after day tits
the Same joyous ~pulsation, never feeling
less, never weary of loving, never grow
ing cold. Though the stern realities of
life come upon US, and seize our time,
and thoughts, and strength, and though
cares and troubles absorb US entirely,
the merry shout of "papa's comingI"
makes everything light and easy, and
makes the sunshine brighter than before.
"Papa's coming!" and willing hands
will take off half your burden, and a
willing heart will take your care, and
just appreciation will make you happier
and more beautiful than before.
"Paps's comei" A strange and cur
ious thing, this impress of a stronger
life upon q homo. Children fly to it,
expand in II, love it. Woman would be
dssolate without it; she would sadly
miss its gaiety and mirthfulness.
"Papa's comel" And night has
come, and quiet and appreciation, and
earnestnsss, and confidence and rest.
The homo Is still, and true hearts beat
in unison. Happy home! happy father,
happy mother, joyous childrenl Sing
your songs of peace, angels hear them;
raise your voices in prayers of thank
fitness, God will hear them. Sing
softly In your heart of hearts, "Papa's
come, may God protect him."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

A FAIR HIr.-Senator "Zack" Chan
dler, who is not always in the best Of
taste, perpetrated a really capital joke
not long ago, by the introduction Of the
following joint resolution:
wHEREAs, We are at peace with all
Sovereign Powers and States;
And rAereas, Hostilities have unhap-
PLY commenced between the Govern
ment of Great Britain and the King Of
Abyssinia;
And chereGs, We being at peace with
the Government Of Great Britain and
with the King Of Abyssinia therefore,
Resolved, That we do now declare our
determination to maintain q strict and
impartial neutrality in the contest be-
tween the said contending parties,
granting to the flag of each belligeront
the same rights, privileges and immuni-
ties, both upon land and water.
Tho above is q per6atm copy Of a
proclamation issued on the l4th of May,
1861, simply changing the name Of the
"United States" to "Great Britain"
and the Confederate States' to "Abys-
sinia." Mr.. Chandler thinks it only
just and right that we should observe
the same courtesy toward Great Britain
that she did toward us. The resolution
went over under the rule.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

PosrrIoN OF THE HrAp.-A writer in
q late number Of q medical journal says :
"It is oftsn q question among people
who arc unacquainted with the anatomy
and physiology of men, whether lying
with the head elevated or level with the
body 10 the most wholesome. Most,
consulting their own ease on this point,
argue In favor Of that which they prefer.
Now, although many delight in bolster
ing up their heads at night, and sleep
soundly without injury, yet we declare
II to be a dangerous habit. The vessels
in which the blood passes from the heart
to the head are always lessened in their
cavities when the head is resting in bed
higher than the body ; therefore, in all
diseases attended with fever, the head
should be pretty nearly on a level with
the body, and people ought to accustom
themselves to sleep thus, and avoid
DANGER From which we infer that a
"level head" is a good thing, asleep
we'll rs awake.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH SNARLEYow.n

The Eastern Slope man came down on
US in his last Saturdays issue, in an ag-
grieved manner, because VIC happened
to mention something about "odorous
feet and 'sdirty Shirts" evidently re-
ferring to our little editorial of q week
ago, on "elean men," Why bless your
soul, Lewis, we didn't mean you, at
all. Nothing in the least personalto you
was intended. You shouldn'tbe so SEN
sitivs. But then that long-winded ar
ticls you wrote about Mrs. Foye, trying
to explain and account for the 'spirit-
ual rappings" produced through her,
was too much for you. You have never
been right since. George the Third, was
bewildered in wondering how
the apple got into the dumping, when
there was no seam in the dough.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
Tho Dickens Mania In Now York.

Now York has fairly out-Bostoned
Boston in the Dickens excitement. Tho
sale of tickets for the Dickens readings
commenced ut Steinway Hall OF nine
o'clock this morning, and long before
the hour o dense throng besieged the
doors, crowded tho side walks, fixed up
Fourteenth street, and flowed over Irving
Place. At nine o'clock the doors were
opened and the grand rush commenced.
By ten o'clock the crowd had not dimin-
ished in tho least although hundreds
had purchased tickets. A squad Of po-
licemen was found necessary to preserve
order, and long lines Of men were form
cd, which stretched down Fourteenth
street to the Academy of Music, and up
Irving Place toIrving Hall. Along line
of carriages, filled with fashionably
dressed ladies, was stationed in front of
Steinway Hall, their occupant patiently
waiting for their footmcn to purchase
tickets. The crowd was composed of
oil sorts of people, young, old, white
headed, dapper dressed, Grench, Ger
man, English and American. Some had
taken their lunch baskets with them,
others were propped up against the iron
fence of O brown-stone front, at least a
quarter of a mile from Stcinway Hall,
quietly putting their cigars, and n
man (poor fellow y was seen worrying
his way through James P%arton's puff of
a famous silver-ware house in the norm
ing Times. 'sIs dish q concerto" asked
a Dutchman, drawing a meerschaum
from his mouth, and opening his eyes
with astonishment at the unprecedented
sight.
"No, it is the Dickens salc," re-
piled q Yankee.
"The Dickens I Vat is dat I"
"Mr. Pickwick," cried one. "David
Oopperfeld," said another. "Paul
Dombey, Bob Sawyer, and Nicholas
Nickleby," etc., ETC., ETC., shouted the
crowd.
The Dutchman shook his head and
took a Whit from his pipe.
81 suppose it is good" he said, and
fell into the limo for an opportunity to
purchase his ticket.
It Is very evident that Mr.. Dickens
will have to prolong his reading in this
city, or thousands who wish to SEQ him
will be disappointed.-New York Nail.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

MIGHT AccrPr.-We were up in yir-
ginia city this morning, and in circula-
ting around q little among the politi-
clans, we were informed that there are
some rather " heavy weight" candidates
for Congress coming out for a nomina-
ton on the Union side of politics. D..
o. Addison, Esq, and e~1-Speaker
Ferguson are announced. Clever gen.
tlemen, in their way-but Red Mountain
has claims against the Great East
in the next Congressional choice. The
Red Mountaineers are bristling up for
the fray-and we learn that George
Smith and his friends are on the war
path. d. o., and R. D., had better get
out of the way for Rod Mountain. Their
strength is not in Slippery Gulch.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

CHURCH BELLs.-There is something
beautiful about church bells. We can
hear the tintinabulum of their music in
the rythm of these lines:
"There is something beautiful in the
church bells-bsautiful and hopeful
They talk to the high and the low-rich
and poor-in the same voice. There is
a sound in them that should scare pride,
envy and meanness of all sorts from the
heart of man; that should mako him
look with kind loving eyes on the world;
that should make the earth seem TO him,
at least, a holy place. Yes, there is a
whole sermon in the very sound of
church bells, if we have only the ears
to understand it. There is q preacher
in every bslfry that cries: poor, weary,
struggling creatures poor. human
things, take rest; be quiet-forget your
vanities, your %follies, your week day
craft, your heart-burning ! And you,
ye human vessels, gilded and painted,
believe the iron tongue that tells ye that
for all your gildings, all your colors, ye
are the same Adams earth with the
beggars at your gates. Como away,
come away, cries the church bell, and
learn to be humble-that, however,
daubed and stained, and stuck about
with jewels, you are but grave clay |
Come, Dives, como and BIO taught that
all your glory, as you wear 1t, is not
so beautiful in tho eyes of Heaven, as
the sores of the accomplishing Lag
arus. And ye, poor creatures, lirid and
faint-stained and crushed by the hard
ness Of the world-come, come, cries
the bell, with the voice Of au angel,
come and learn what Is laid up for us,
and learning take heart, and walk
amongst the w~ickedness, the cruelties
of the world, calmly as Daniel walked
among the lions"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
Horrible Child Murder.

+ Tho Dubuque Herald gives the follow
ing account Of the frightful murder of a
little girl, the child of a dead soldier:
"Mr. Sickle promised to keep the
little girl, Ellie Field, while the mother
was away earning a livelihood. Sickle
has a daughter, about fifteen or sixteen
a of age said to be the unfortunate
possessor ola bad temper. On Sunday
Mr.. Sickle was away from homo. About
twelve o'clock Of that day, the daugh-
ter, Lizzie Sickle, for some cause un.
known as yet, fell upon the little girl
and beat her in a most brutal manner.
When the child became unconscious,
and was apparently dying, she became
alarmed at her brutality and called in a
neighboring woman. She said that the
child had fallen from q chair by acci-
dent and hurt its head. But it required
only q glance at the mutilated body to
show the falsity of this story. On the
head was q frightful wound, giving every
indication of a broken skull, and n Of
the hands was crushed so badly that, it
is said, not a bone in it remained I'M
broken A physician was sent for i'm
mediately, and everything possible was
done for the little sufferer, but to no
avail, the child dying at two o'clock on
Monday.
can examination of the body Of the
murdered child shows that it was first
beaten until the flesh became black and
then the elimination Of the barbarity
was reached in throwing it upon the
floor and stamping upon its head. The
The skull was broken, the forehead be-
ing smashed in evidently by stamping
It with q heeled shoe. The hand may
have been broken by pounding. The
child had also been violently kicked in
the stomach, and received injuries there
which alone would have caused death.
An officer was sent for Immediately to
arrest Lizzie Sickle, md she will be
placed upon trial for murder. The case
justly creates great excitement in tho
neighborhood."
Such outrages are a legitimate out
growth Of the laws which sanction the
beating of children. If any person who
should strike o child so as to leave q
mark were liable to fine and imprison-
ment, these monsters would learn to
govern their tempers ; but in communi-
ties where discretionary power is given
to every man and woman having charge
Of on infant to torture it, under the pre-
tense of discipline, such results may
reasonably be expected.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

NEW YnAR's.-As the weather is
beautiful and clear since Christmas, and
the prospect (moon guess) being that
il will remain clear for some time, the
New Years holiday is likely to be more
generally observed in Gold Hill and
Virginia city than it ever has been.
Christmas wasn't any more o holiday
than any ordinary Sunday, on account
of the terrible storm which ragged. New
Years presents, New Years dinners,
New Years calls and parties are evil
IDENTIFY coming to the surface-and o
grand time is expected.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
TIE 3

-
When completed, the great continent
tai railroad, measuring between San
Francisco, California, aud Omaha, Ne
braska, will be n thousand eight hun
dred and thirty miles in length. About
one hundred and twenty miles of the
road from Sacramento across the Sierra
Nevada is completed, or nearly so. The
distance from Sacramento to San Fran
cisco is one hundred and twenty-five
miles; but this portion Of the distance
is not clearly defined, for the reason
that the point where the road shall cross
San Francisco Bay is not yet settled
upon.
From Omaha, the road is completed
and the cars running to the Rocky
mountains, nearly six hundred miles
west from Omaha, and o gap Of about
one thousand miles now remains to be
filed, in order to connect the Eastern
and Western sections Of the great rail-
road. About half Of the gap will be
6lled during the coming year, and the
balance the year following, so that in
1870 the connection will be complete,
and the cars running uninterruptedly
over the entire length of the road.
Nearly one half of tho work is accom-
plished, and, as o. as the wintry i'm
pediments existing at present shall have
passed away, the great enterprise will
be pushed forward at an energetic rate
hitherto u~nequaled. Nearly fifty mil
lions of dollars have been expended up
on the two ends Of the road as far as
completed. The Eastern portion Of the
road is already a paying institution, and
next season when the Western portion
shall be complete and open for business
through to the Valley Of the Truckee,
it, too, will become a remuucratire in
vestment.
Next Fall, the staging will bel o short
between the two ends of the road, and
the time made, consequently so much
improved between the Pacific and Allan
tic States, that much of tho travel now
preferring the steamer routes by way Of
the Isthmus, will be diverted to the
railroad. Just in proportion as the two
ends near each other, so will both travel
and business increase, and when COM
plete, with towns, villages, farms, and
new mining regions developed along the
route over the broad expause, and with
the commerce Of the world passing over
it, few of US may have at the present
time an adequate conception of the
prosperity of the great continental
railroad, the greatest, most useful, and
most costly internal improvement, not
only of the nineteenth century, but of
the whole past, in a national point Of
view, as well as in the eyes Of the world.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

No MAILS The latest California
newspapers received on this side Of the
mountains were last Fridays, a week
ago to-day ; but mails and Express mat
ter are likely to arrive by tomorrow.
Even the telegraph wires over the noun
tains have beeu down for almost q week.
But the lightning is now talking, and
oil will be right again in stock market
communication in a day or two. Stocks
iooksd well at the San Francisco Board
this morning. q
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

IN Iowa, in Fayette county, a forest
VI young trees, about fifteen feet high,
mas been discovered, buried with heavy
clay, some twelve or fifteen fee. deep.
Ine trees are standing in a position
showing that the earth by which thew
were submerged had been gently and
gradually deposited them or thew
could not have maintained IN erect
position.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

GREEsBAoK.-The first issue of Con-
tinental money was made in l775. The
depreciation began in three years after
wards, and went on as follows: March.
1878, 81 in coin was worth 81 Is in
paper. September, 1878, 81 in coin
was worth 81 in paper. September,
1879, ST in coin was worth $40 in pa.
per. March, 1880, 81 in coin was worth
800 in paper. May, 1871, 81 in coin
was worth $500 in paper. Not long
after these days, the holder Of Govern
ment money paid twenty thousand dol
lars for q ham, and ten thousand dollars
for A Mound of tea.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

THoxAs HOOP used to say, 81 oiten
wish / was two or three children-but I
isuppose I can't be-and wouldn't I put
of my three pairs of shoes and socks,
and 20 padding in the sea up to my six
knees"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

"CAprAM, me jewell" said a son Of
Erin, as n ship was coming on the coast
In Indictment weather, "have ye an
almanick on board7" "No,I havn't."
"Thsn, be jabers, we shall have to take
the weather as il comes"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27

Ills reported that Thurlow Weed has
been offered ST, 900, 900 to secure q pat
emit for Howe's needle. sewing machine
for another ten years, the old n ex-
piring next autumn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
TERPSICHOREAN !

THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT.
/ fully Inform the citizens Of Gold Hill, N
and vicinity. who arc favorable TO the ~
beautiful and graceful accomplishments offtE
dancing. that he will open a school at~~~1
Haup's Hall Lower Gold HID.
Lessons TO DO given twice each w'ek-hon
days and Thursday, Terms made reasonable.
Ladies' instructed free Tho public are cordially
invited 10 attend. JOHN CAVANAUGH.
Gold Hill, Dec. 5, 1867. dr3tL
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
The Late Robbery In New York.

NEW YORK, December 26.-The three
millions in checks, ETC., stolen from the
bank messenger OF the 18th, have been
returned to Superintendent Kennedy,
as q Christmas present. Only eighty
six dollars in currency were the solo
fruits of this daring robbery.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
Pfper's Opera House

Proprietor. /. hessrs. JOHN and HENRY PIPER
Musical Director. 49,. ........."".E Zimm.r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-03
TRGLNIA NEWS.

A colored woman, one hundred and eleven
wears of age died in Norfolk county, Va, a
day or two ago She had been slave all her
life, up to the emancipation proclamation and
her former master continued to provide Tor her
to the day of her death.
Dr. Samuel Logan, who has filed the char
of anatomy in the Medical College Oh Rich
mond, Va, during the past session, has
resigned his chair to accept the chair of
surgery in the Medical College at New Orleans
Don T. G. Peters, Ct Lynchburg, who was
robbed OF ST, 1921 in notes Of tue Farmers
Bank of Fincastlc some tine since in Wash
ineton, has recovered the entire amount.
The Presbytery of Rappahannook will hold
ita next stated meeting III Warrenton Preaby-
terrain Church. commencing on Thursday next
June 9th. at y 2. M.
No u. S. troops have been sent to Danvllle.
Tue report that there had been soldiers sent
there is incorrect
Only one person was killed by The late fall OF
the tenement house in Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-03
NEWS OF THE DA 7.
10 sho,o tie uery age and body of the times.

The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes The
following special dispatch from Baltimore:
Preparations arc making by Z we'll known
lawyer Of this city to lay an injunction upon
the State Treasurer at Annapolis, the Gov
ernor, Comptroller and other officials, TO pre-
vent their paying any money out OF tue State
Treasury to detray expenses, in any shape OF
form, of the Constitutional Convention now in
session in Maryland; on The ground Of the con-
vention being unconstitutional and illegal.
A Convention Of delegates troul the prihci-
pal Jewish syhagogues Of the country has oeeh
in session in Philadel phia. II was resolved 10
cooperate 10 measures for removing the Jews
Of Servia, Moldavia, Wallachia, houmanla'
and the Barbary States, to Palestine ana COLO
nize them there. It was also decided 10
establish Jewish College at Phlladelphla.
The New York correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Ledger says: 1T is reported IN wal
street to- day, Saturday and on good author
ity, that Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm u 20,
agree to pay their creditors los, on the pound
promptly, and IS. Oh short time,
The terrible tragedy that occurred last
Thursday in Perry county, Ind., in which
man beat his wife and child to death with
stones and then shot himself, has seldom been
surpassed in dull horror.
The Canadians have again been deluded by
the report Of Fsnian invasion and have
seized several small American steamers OIL
suspicion.
A destructive fire occurred yesterday in the
town of Petroleum Centre, Pe0n, Forty
buildings were destroyed.
Brazil has declined the mediation of the
United States in its war with Paraguay.
Forty FIVE mariUe disasters occurred during
the month ct May.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-03

nation upon the dignity of Office and The comforts
of the accompanying emouments; and some,
to mourn over the condition of their once hap
Ply country, and to dread All omiuous future.
Among those who hailed from Alexandria
u. this meeting, were COL S. ?. Lee, Lewis
Mckenzie, W. d. Massey and George Tucker.
The affair passed off very quietly, not Il
si,lrle disturbance Occurring duriuE the who,
day. A man said TO be Il rebel, had brought
:, barrel Of whisl<cy on The ground early III the
morning, but had removed it at ouce upon
being requested 10 do 30 by some Of tho com
mttce Of arrangements.
Upon the return Ut tho speakers and the
gentlemen from this city, to Lee5biirg late in
The evening, they stopped at the Loudoun
Hotel, but upon being informed Ly the pro
rtietor that though he would chcellnlly
give the Speaker Langston, room. and
furnish him there with as many meals as lie
desired and of the best the house afforded,
yet he would not allow him to 60 TO the public
table, they left that Hotel, and walked around
to the Pickett House, whrle They eurped
together, III the dining room.
Some Of that party evidently were Dot peas5d
with Ieesburg, and cared not bow soon they
lett lis, to them. Irioynsenial pufcu Why i'@
people should have particularly Admired ihoi".
if they did So. is not apparent.
At foul O clock, p. H., Oh Saturday, another
train CT Cars: containing many OF the enplQyee,
| CT the ROAD, and others interested III it" "
opening, lett this city fcr Leesburg, where II
! arrived about seven clock, and Whefe al
Ll0yd's many Of it Passengers tried something
which canIlot be eycelled at home. Al hal
past eight, this train, having aboard oil il ha1
brought up, and those from this city who ha<
| gone NJ, in the morning, startled OH It's istuii
| from the depot had gatheieI laft'
numrol Of the ladies' aud g6nllon4cn OF tn
| town TO bid their friends good bye and cA
press the hopes Of future frequent meeting
| aid arrived here lew minutes alter eleven