The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-13
With view to checkmate the Democrats Of

With 4 view to checkmate the Democrats OF
the OHIO Legislature, who, it is stated pro-
pose TO redistrict that State so as to secure in
future n majority of the Ohio delegation in
Congress, Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, is preparing
Il bill, to be presented 1T the next session OF
Congress. enactjng that no State shall he re-
distrcted except in the regular way and IT the
term ut present provided by statute, which IS
ut the end of every tell years. The Democrats
propose to gerrymander the State by comb-
ming the Republican and Democratic counties
so as TO elect majority of the nineteen Con-
gressmen.-Nelo York Tribune.
NJ Xavier Garenne asserts that the barren
lands in the south Of France can be easily re-
claimed by sowing nettles. He wonders that
the world is so blind 10 the treasures which it
possesses in the ncttle. Young nettle tops are
excellent eating for man. Cattle like them
and thrive on them They are the best medi-
cine which q broken down horse can take.
Besides, the plant has Il value in commerce.
A dispatch from Lawrence, Kansas, to the
Chicago Tribune. dated the Sth, says: " 1t is
doubtful whether Il single county in this
Stale has gone for female and negro suffrage.
The majority against the prop sition will
fully reach six thousand out OF u vote OF
twenty three thousand
Judge Kelley OF Pennsylvania, is ont in q
letter in which he says that General Grant
will not carry single State unless the plat
form he stands upon viii recognize manhood
suffrage, and that al of Grants acts prove
that he fuyors that doctrine.
George Francis Train knows 4 family OF
sisters " no cured their brothers from swearing
by saying damn every time their brothers did
AT the table Susie wonld say TO George,
pass me that damn butter y [laughterI, and
Minnie would ask Eiscy for - that damn
buckwheat cake" [Laughter.]
An ex.rebcl soldier of n South Carolina
regiment was arres ted 1T Knoxville on Satur
day while Offering for sale $4,000 worth OF
| watches and jcwelry marked with the name:
| OF Hampton " and I" Preston" The pri
soncr claims 10 have found the articles during
| The war, buried with other jeweiry.
Voorhees,, of Indiana, who was lately
prominent promoter OF the Pendlctoniar
| policy, has partially rccantcd SO AS to secure
| the appointment OF Il brother-in-law TO Il trca
| surv Office The Cincinnati Times calls him
| green backslider. ''-Ecchunge.
! On the morning after the election a gentle
| man accos ted another, whose birthday it was
| wishing him many happy returns, etc, whel
he received the discourteous reply, "Thanl
yoii, have had quite enough returns to maxi
me unhappy"
! tits stated that as Mr.. Bradley has beer
| dismembered from the bar, and therefore is NJ
| longer one of the counsel Tor J ohm II. Surratt
| that the eminent New York criminal lawyer
| James 7. Brady, is about TO volunteer Il
counsel for the defence .-SutiOndL Republican
Hon. Reverdv johnson is said to be in dan
ger OF losing the sight of his right eye b.
| means of 4 cataract. He lost the sight OF hl
left eye some time since.
| In the last number OF the SOu'hern Cpinio
the word havock is once spelled h-a-r-o-c
which shows that accidents Will sometime
happen even III the best regulated household
| Gregory.
An American engineer "a nephew Of Gene
raj j. q. Magruderl has found field for hi
skill in employment upon the Mont Gents rail
way III Europe.
The Washington RtpubLican thinks that
ANYTHING has been decreed by the people, ii i
that they do not believe in manhood suffrage