davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07
PLAN OF DRAWING.

-
Duplicate numbers from to 500 900 are placed In
swhosl :; the first number when drawn QUIT draws
the highest or fret gift the second number when
drawn outl the next highest, or second gift, &C.,
until The whole number Is drawn.
The distribution will take place after the con-
GER, where oooe persons can Wines II. a som ,Ta
charge OF the same
All agents and purchasers will be supplied with
correct list Of the awards rs soon as published.
HOW TO OBTAIN TICKETS.
Tickets will be supplied to all booksellers,
druggists, music dealers, &c, where they can be
obtained at ONE DOLLAR each, or in quantities at
club rates.
Circulars, containing full instructions and terms
70 agents, win be mailed upon the receipt OF stamp
orders may be sent to us enclosing the money,
from 81 10 S25, In registered letter STAMP en-
order, draft, or express, at the following club
rates:
Five tickets TO ons address. ess...............84 SO
Ten tiekets TO one address. 90
Twenty tickets to one address. IS 90
Fifty tickets to one address...........,....A ~ 90
The names Of the agents will be published from
the central Office.
Under and in pursuance Of the provisions Of the
Internal revenue law. his Honor & ons Oomms- nInns
granted permit 10 the South ern Orphans Associa;
ton TO hold Us GIN Concert see.ay yrom .,, az
re.pect 10 such Gift Concert
THE Ia = protection 10 all Agents, and sxempts
thtn from any ana all Ilaoiilty Ior license, 6A, VI
otherwise.
This exemption Is made upon the ground that
the proceeds OF the sale Of tickets for this Concert
are 10 be devoted 10 charitable object, and is but
another evidence Of the favor and consideration
which our efforts baye been constantly met In
nearly every direction.
REYEREycEs:
General @. T. BEAURE6ARD, New Orleans.
Sngsdier-General JEFF. THOMPSON, New Or.
leans
9stor. General s. B. BUcKSER, New Orleans.
). BEAN, NJ. D., Baltimore.
BLpEhsros, M D., Baltimore.
. o. MORROW, Pubiisher, Baltimore formerly
OF j. ,. Morrow x Coz
NIsso, Baltimore late OF Richmond, Va.
y. kTIEFF, Baltimore
u AcKEEygg & Co.. Baltimore.
All orders aud communications should be ad-
dressed 10 the CEsrkAL 0FFIcE. 4"
1T PALMER q Co.,
No. IL Holiday street Baltimore,
Managing Directors.
Tickets can be had at the Musical Exchange OF
JOIN w. DAVIES soss, Main street, Richmond,
"a; OF w. d. wArgKBukY, General Agent for
ths Counties ef Henreo, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie,
Sha Prince George, Va.
address communications TO box sis Richmond,
J" fsn-ts
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
MINIATURE ALxAHAc-MAacg =. us7.s
sun rises............ sie Noon rises..,....... 1N
Bun sen............ s.A4l High tide, p. u. =. sW
J 10 PORT OF RICHMOND. MARCH q, isN. He,
No arrivals to-day. ssgr - t....,.i
~ SAILED.
stesmer John sylvester, 0lhord. NoFfolk. nsf.
chandias and passengers. y. b. Tatum. srt .frs.
. BBLow.
Steamer ylrginis, smitheu. Philsdelphia for
/ ~ nBNoRknDk.
CHARLESTON, 8. O., March l.-Arrived. schooner
e. Arcularus, Jackson, from Richmond 80 n p \
PHILADELPHIA, March 3-Cleared, schooner
Mary Ann, Adams, for Richmond .lsgu
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

7 OOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THIS
IL THE CHEAPEST GOODS YET!
At EzEKIEL'S, No. al MAIN STREET.
s. 900 yards BLEACHED TWILLBD COTTON
'SHlRTINGS, or for other family purposes,
only leac. per yard, worth 25c.
1900 yards heavy BLEACHED (wfde) SHEET.
INGs, nearly one and half yards wide,
1000 yards SUpERFINE s-4 PILLOW CASE COT.
5000 yards ali styles of DRESS GOODS, now SELL
ing off without regard to cost
/ 900 wards s-A and l6-4 BLEACHED and UN.
BLEACHED sHEETlNGs at greatly reduced
.. 900 Yards all styles OF GOODS for MEMS and
BOYS WEAR at extraordinarily low prices,
koO Just e fu, we eGaRnasyTwILED FLANNEL
all WOO, admirable for ladies' skirts and
mems shirts. only two shillings the yard
muse be sold of. y
No. IL Main street,
fe2 nearly opposite St. Charles Hotel.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07
BUSINESS CARDS.

g SUTHERLAND, I'M POR RT E R
-. AND MANUFACTURER OF
GUNS, RIFLES, and PISTOLS, -
begs leave to inform his city and .N1,
country friends that he has opened AX
at his store, No. lsn6 Main street. q $xHX gafs
few doors below Fourteenth, one <NW\
Of the most splendid Assortments OF y - 81 -
RIFLES SHOT, GUNS, and PISTOLS aver offered
for sale IN Richmond. His stock OF GUN MafB.
RAILS. HuNTsMANs GOODS AMMUnITIOn,
FISHING TACKLE, and POCKET CUTLERY Is
complete BASEBALL CLUBS furnished with
every article necessary for their sport and always
on hand GUNS, PISTOLS, &c., REP AIRED. TIE
public are respectfully invited TO call and exam
Inc his assortment Of goods. El 1rl (
N. Agent for the celebrated REMINGTON
FIREARMS. The trade furnished. NH 1-iw&
THE UNDERsIG HAVE
Il formed co-partnership for the purpoae Of
carrying on a STEAM Box FACTORY for fur
nishing tobacco and other boxes, and dealing In
LUMBER, LIME, etc., at the corner OF Eighteenth
and Cary streets, under the arm and style Of X. n.
WHlTLoCk Co. - r-1' No.
ROBERT r. wHITLOCK,
NH l-lot w. W. WELLS. at !. y
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

SPRING IMPORTATION, 1867.
RIBBONS, MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS.
ARMSTRONG, GATOR l. CO.,
IMPORTERS AND JoBBERs OF
RIBBONS, BONNET SILKS AND sATINs,
BLoEDs, NETS, GRAPES, vELvETs, RUCHEs
FLOWERS, FEATHERS,
STRAW BoNNETS AND LADIES' HATS,
trimmed and untrimmed;
SHAKER HOODS, &C.,
237 AND 23s BALTIMORE STREET,
BALTIMORE, Md,
offer the largest stock to be found In this country
and unequalled in choice variety and cheapness.
Orders solicited and prompt attention given.
fe 23--6w*
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

eT EZEKIEL'S
VIRGINIA HAIR REsTORER.
AThing OF Beauty is Joy Forever"
Humors and diseases Of the scalp produce bald
ness. The VIRGINIA HAIR RESTORER is war
ranted to restore the scalp to healthy condition
and thicken the hair. Dandruf is thoroughly
eradicated by its use. Itching and burning OF the
scalp is cured by two applications. ltisa
RICHLY PERFUMED HAIR DREsS1NGl
IT'S NOT DYE.
It does not color the skin. 1t does not stain tn
nnest linen vegetable compound, 1t does not
act njuriousy upon the hair or health, as DO Nj
trate Of Silver Dyes, or those made OF other nox.
ious drugs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

TAMES RIVER STEAM BREW.
d ERY-ALR, PORT7R, AND LAGER BBkk.-
prices and Of as good quality - any. whether 40
nestle or imported -
are authorized agents for the sale OF oss gooes
~ .ssMm Si9n%'na. ~. BErz. YuBrsLrNd 3 BHYyR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

Mss. Z. A. +. MEARS, Baltimore, Nd.
MRs J. II. SCHlERS, Baltimore, Md.
MRS. J l.. HAMMOND, Baltimore, Md.
MRS. A. HAWKINS, Baltimore, Md.
INKS. DIR. A. q. KIMBERLY, Baltimore, Md.
Mas, CHARLES MCCUBBIN, Baltimore, Md.
Ma. HoN. JAS. LYONS, Richmond, Va.
MRS. JAMES THOMAS, Richmond, Va.
MRs THOMAS BRANCH Richmond Va
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

A LIB EMARLE INSURANCE.
COMPANY,
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
FxBRuARY q, 1857.
VIII WftkrsS rMSGGqp = E3aistSS. SS.fPIs,ais President.
RIoHnoSD oYYIcE.
J.H. MONTAGUE, Aessr,

This company having for thirteen years pas,
maintained the highest reputation for punctuality
and fair dealing. and having largely increased its
capital, now offers the public the Benefit OF Its
GUARANTEE AGAINST Loss BY FIRE,
ASSETS EXCEEDING $500, 900.
The Directors Of this Company pledge themselves
to conduct its affairs upon the same liberal and
correct principles a. heretofore, and ask 3 fair
share Of public patronage. 70 22-2aw3w
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07
SMITH q TRIBBETT.

- s03 MAIN STREET, sPoTswOOD BLOCK,
have received per steamer to-day Q large LOT OF
choice Oranges, Lemons, Cocoanuts, Raisins, Figs,
Dates, Citron Syrian Dates Nuts, assorted kinds
Tamarinds, Canned Tomatoes, .0ystsrs, Green
Corn, &c We would respectfully inform our Gus
toners and the public generally that factory
now in complete order, and We are manufacturing
Double Refined steam Candy from crushed sugar
counters will be filed daily with fresh Cocoanut,
Fruit, and other Candies. Give us call.
10 ?6-ts SMITH & TRIBBRTT.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

ID EMOV L. = HABLISTON q
III BROTHER having bought the large stock Of
Crepshaw, and leased the sore recently occupied
by them, are now prepared, with LAEak ADDl-
want FURHITDRE OF any kind. they viii al.
ways keep on hand the nnsst assortment In the
market, and invite their friends TO give them
call at No. sos Main street. corner Of Ninth, mp
stairs. en
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07
VOL. Xxx.


BOOKS. STATIONERY. ETC.
|WAysEdiRsah1x1y sdisa11y,a MASA5INE' .NsA15Is.
EkW Skw ToRk ToRk diHIspSk hkPSfk,
eesITSsSR9tsgANSs ehISSRR9 tcokNss, s.coRp' '
:. IssIiGs and HxRPRRs wKEKLY
New Eoti, PHI; b 4 Sss&lRhis, I & Baltimore and Wssh'
'nsies mSs DAiAi FAIhA" " TuRNIRs.
A RGOSY,
"A BUbdHT OF FUN,
P6TiS rHgSSx MosTsiT RHTRLLTow'
sgr ready y Ssss hp:RS :Ts:
DIAMoND CROSS, o new novel, now
~ 10 be had Of TURNER,
News Dealer, &C.,
NH No. 70 Thirteenth street.
RING TRADE.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS and others visiting the
city will find my stock equal to any in the city,
amongst which will be found every variety OF
COLLEGE and SCHOOL BOOKS published.
CAP, LETTER, and NOTE PAPERS.
BLANK BOOKS OF all sizes.
ENGLISH, FRENCH, and AMERICAN INKS
and FLUIDS,
STATES Of all sizes, from by to IL by Is;
r. WRAPPING PAPERS and TWINE,
FAMILY, PUPIL, and POCKET BIBLES,
EVERY VARIETY OF STATIONERY;
all of which pledge myself 10 sell as low as they
can be bought In any Of the northern cities.
B.. TOWNSEND,
Bookseller and stationer,
fe 1-sm 1918 Main street, Richmond, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

d DEMOVAL.-The undersigned beg
IL to inform their friends that they hsvs removed
| to their NEW WAREHOUSE, In Pearl Block,
Fourteenth street between Main and Cary, whore
they will be pleased to soc their customers and the
public. A large and weii-selected s:ock Of 0kO.
CERIES, PROVISIONS, and LIQUORS always on
hand TO which they respectfully ask the attention
| OF the trade. JOHNSON q HUNTT,
Fourteenth street
ID It's between Main and Cary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

II nav seem unnecessary TO add a single word to
the above address, but the calls upon the institu-
ton have been so numerous and pressing, and the
struggle through which IL is now passing TO widen
the circle Of It's charities, Is Of such an arduous
nature that the management cannot too strongly
urge upon the humane and sympathetic every
where an active particpa In this additional
attempt 10 alleviate the sad condition Of great
numbers of helpless children, rendered thus by
the terrible war through which we have passed
And assuredly, whatever may have been the rela-
i've political views Of ladies and gentlemen here
0for, all must agree thst the children referred to
could not, by any possibility, have had an agency
in bringing about their present deplorable and
destt ate condition, and suitable obiec for the
charity of all persons Of whatever shade of politi
tal opinion. The " Home and School" which
hey now more particularly seek 10 establish and
suipD will be OF incalculable benefit by provi-
ding not only food and raiment for these helpless
ones, but likewise solid and thorough education,
ikus qualifying them for future usefulness 10 So
ci-ty al large. IN order that this appeal may be
sEsctuRl In enlisting the active inter st and CO.
operation Of all classes Of persons everywhere,
We have concluded to issue for the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

The profits Of this concert will be given to the
SOUTHERN ORPHANS ASSOCIATION,
ethe subjoined address from the officers OF which
we call the attention Of the public:
We, the officers Of the Southern Orphans Asso-
cation for tfre maintenance and education Of the
sesiiiute orphans OF deceased southern soldiers
srd sailors, earnestly solicit, the sympathy and CO.
cgsraaon In our Grand Presentation Concert Of all
Who desire 10 see the home and school" enabled
70 oreeeive and care for all needy who seek It's
shelter and protection.
Thanking onr friends for their past contributions
and assistance, we again appeal to them to help
us IN a more extensive enterprise. IL Is the de-
SIGN Of the Association 10 erect q " Home and
school for the orphans Of the South, both male
and female. on an extensive scale, in the city Of
Richmond, Va. As an inducement TO have the
t,ildinc located there, the Common Council OF
that city have guaranteed sufficient lot Of land,
IN an elevated and heslthful location, and win in
,rssse the quantity Of land II needed.
II j. with conf dent hope In favorable re-
,ponse to this appeal TO public which has never
", failed to sustain a charitable institution that
ve have entered into arrangement with Messrs.
T PALMER & Co, No.-l3 Holiday street,
Baltimore, TO organize a Grand Musical Presents
,a Concert for its benefit, and earnestly solicit
the kindly sid and patronage Of the public to en-
sure It's success.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

Tickets can be had at the Musical Exchange oi
3ShS w. DAyIEs' soss, Main street, Richmond,
"a; OF W. B. wArEkBukY, General Agent for
tht Counties CT Henrieo, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie,
and Prince George, Va
address communications to boz sls Richmond.
t 10 H-n
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07
~ j. BOWLES & CO.,
LUMBER DEALERS,

corner Eleventh and Canal streets south side basin
(Gsry & Aliens old stand).
Having entered into the RETAIL LUMBER
BUSINESS under the firm aud style Of T. J.
BOWLBS s Co., most respectfully solicit tbs pa
and also would be pleased to serve the friends OF my
broth er- In law, Mr. Charles q. Elistt, to whom
refer. [fe 2o-lmJ THOMAS j. BOWLRS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

Mas. J. NJ. HAMMOND, President,
Mas Mas e gS A. F. ? MssRs ss sSsrrsslaeh' TfsaiuEsl
MAS. DR. A. g. KIMBERLY, Cor. Sec'y.
MR. J. H. SCElERS, Recording Sec'y.
nS, g; KiMBESRLYt Financial see'y.
BALTINoRg, February Is, 1867.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07
GRANp PRESENTATION MUSICAL CONCERT

single ticket emitting the purchaser TO a gift
there being one gift to every ticket The gifts are
a. follows,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

uABLISTON q BROTHER,
n ID ~ - n ~ FURNIrURD 'DlkL1xes
would respectfully inform thsiI ftsnds and OF
NEW STORE on Cary street, between ninsb en4
Tenth, whore they wfll be hsppy 70 see then, ~
VIII faYnish anything In thsh line o rsaseoeeSo
pi'''a aABLIsroA . BRo7HER. Gary stwssa
mvS between ninth and Tenth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-07

All orders aud communications should be ad-
dressed 10 the CEgrkAL 0YFIcE.
l.. II. PALMER Co.,
No. ~ Holiday street Baltimore,
Md1.a0tng Directors.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11
Senator Jim Lane.

Albert y. Richardson's Beyond
the Mississippi contains this sketch
oi a famous character:
"Ihere was Lauo, uncOuth and un-
scrupulous, Jealous without convic.
tt0nS, pungont, fiery magnetic, his
keen, eager eye StcadiaStly fixed on
the Senate Of the United States
comforting his thin, Wiry form and
uttcring bittorcst dcnunciations in
deep, husky guttnrals. He was once
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.
Atterward, while representative in
Congress from the same State, he
voted for the Kansas and Nebraska
bill. A dead politician at home, he
came to Kansas L 'clp make it a
slave State. But his bread never
fell on the buttered side he was
soon an Antislayery leader, and
major general of Free State forces
in the field. II common report was
not n common liar, his domestic life
was shameless. The Border Ruf.
[ fans declared that he was heartily
IN sympathy with them until the
first "bogus' Legislature refused tc
grant him a divorce. lie finally OBJ
tanned the decree in court but was
afterwards re e.marrlcd to his divOrC
cd wife, and lived with her until his
death. In pccuniary matters hi'
unscrupulousness was prOverblal
Again and again | heard tales lik,
this:
"One day Lane said to n Law
renee merchant: 81 want five hun
drcd dollars this morning. | have
money on deposit in the Ohio Life
and Trust Company Bank but II
will consume two weeks to write
and get remittance. VIII you
cash my sight dlaitl
"Therc was no telegraph III those
days, aud eastern exchange was az
ways in demand, The trader cash
ed the draft and IN due time IL
came back from the Cincinnat'i
bank, cpdorscd-"Don't know tle
man he never had any funds WIN
us.v Lane declared it mistake,
but wears after he had never repaid
the merchant
"I,nue was an anomaly Of our civ.
ilizatiop. No other country could
have produced him our own never
saw bis parallel. With but narrow
education, very littlc reading, and
utterly uncouth manners, he was rs
truly u born orator IA Clay or Prem.
tiss, or Wendell Phillips. No other
American has lived IN our genera
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11

to the relative outgo and income.
ana, finally. when failure and ruin
come, to blame her for not being
more economical T. The marine
never lived that could steer ship
at night with neither compass or
rudder. Your wife is in no way re.
/ SpOnsible for your commercial disas-
/ teTS.
What right have you you.n g
man to walk straight from gamb-
ling den and drinking saloon into
the parlorS Of pure girls and lily
soulcd women, and expect Il welcome
there Can you touch pitch and
not be deil.d? Have YOU no re
spect for the atmosphere of their
noble womauhOod ?
What right right have you to
Squander yOur money on .ampagnc
breakfasts, fast horses, billiards..
and yacht-racing, and then declare,
incidentally, ''you are sorry little
Mary lntcrpretS your attentions so
ScilOuSIY-it costs so mnch to live
that YoUrealiy can't afford tomarryr
W hat tight have You TO swear at
thI I'" 10 "'"'e ana rhrrINii some
ii'll'r'N '''I''u'' aiIo tlel IeaNc
'iol ''''''T an" Nol''"'\ 'HIou gu ioil@
""A ) ANA longer evenings because
''It Is SO STUPID to be tied down at
home the whole time y
N"'' II3!l' nave You io IroWh
"oN every innovation ana improve
nciil ''l3' can III amy way eloN''e or
'e''cf 'he 90" l-1'oi''h race Oh
) o'.I "oi,'S'lc ', . ~. S'''E'' No"'d"
A'' WHY Ia! -, l's| 1T nv ." 70 say ,
- poo! S'',Il ''NG - Iy''9'r' 3'' Win no
n'Gll}iiae az "I'-""'hiIlS ne''tn
couiu IidNt pceil tA le'tt'' Hohl iItf.
"heh ahothrr "i 'hehl' 100 weak ana
7l''fitieSN TO contend against the III
coming llue oi calamity, loIdS her
poor i'ahdS ana Succumba reSlStiesS-
; TO her doom
Don / tell Us tlat these are ''eX
tIche cases They are notcXtreme
eases. Ihey are cases that look
Ion bidnhly ~ the face morning,
noon. ana night, whenever YOU open
your eyes upon the Workings Of the
great outside world. ASK yourself
honestly and conscicntiously tohow
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11

pleasant subject; but for so long
have needed an assurance, NV
sweet child, how many times have I
wished that you loved me, my life
has been so bitter and barren, |
had dreams sometimes. but | would
not yield to them; why should you
love me, gloomy, middle-agcd
man Yet you were such com
fort. Then this offer of Lamiug-
toms came. [ made the decision
that if you did not iOvc him. and
withstood the advantages Of his of
fer, | should know your heart to be
more true than any heart | ever
before found in my life. Then |
would win you If | could. All, my
darling, your frank eyes betrayed
You tonight when You made your
voice so cold. You love me as
love you, my eift Of Cod
The crisis OF life was passed and
she was at rest.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11

Gen Hancock was Scranaded the
other evening at Washington. and
made a speech that was not salts.
factory tothc conservatives who got
up the oc, sion. He said he should
execute tno reconstruction act III its
spirit and even President johnson
Admits that the spirit ofthat law is
the spirit ofradicalism. Radicals in
the crowd checrcd the General,
while conservatives were cool. one
of the reporters says that Hancock
was so disgusted with the rebel Gle.
mcnt present, that he said to Gen.
Cobb who introduced him, ~ have
asked you to face the rebels in the
field, aud do not hesitate to ask you
to face them now"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11
Truth Stranger than Fiction.
" EST BLOOMFIELD. y. \.
August 20. 1867.

august ~, loDi,
Editors Rochester Democrat -
We have an 'lnStitution' in our town
which, were it in Italy or Switzer-
land, parties making the grand tour'
would 90 miles to see, and think
themselves we'll paid for their troub.
lc, and as | have not seen any no
ticc OF it in the papers / viii give
You a short account of it.
Fifty years ago some Of the early
settlers living near what is now
called 'Bcebe's Brook, (three miles
south Of our village conceived that
there vas coal or SCmc other valua-
hIe mineral in a locality near the
BROOK, and accordngly sunk a shaft
to tes- the matter After getting
down some thirty feet they percciy.
ed indications OF toul air. and fired
a bundle of straw and threw it down
the shaft. ltJnstantiy ignited and
burned high above the surface. caus-
ing them TO retreat on the double
quick (sadlY sccrchcd) with the en-
tire loss of baggage. 1t burned a
short time and went out. but the cx
pertinent induced them to abandon
any far her investigations. In In.
ter years parties fishing in the brook
by t9rchIi4ht could by touching the
surface (Whcrc the water was stilD
ignite it at pleasure. when it would
. 1,,-... .'!'"'e tfn,r ana CNpitc.
Those f,ats Lgi,,, IN
when the oil fever was atits height
some three years since, parties here
decided to bore for OIL A connauy
was formed, an engine and the nee
csSary tools procured. and boring
commenced. After boring abour
one hund.ed feet they struck a GREY.
lee which emitted a strong volume
OF gas. This gave them renewed
courage, and they bored away for
months until they reached a depth
of five hundred feet. when their
courage and capital being alike OK
hauStcd they concluded to abandon
it and pocket the loss as many seek
ers after oil has done before and
since.
Since then the we'll has remained
in StajU qH0 (the volume of cas- ncy-
er tagging for momcnD until
about the first of July one of our
citizens visited it. to show II To. n
visiting friend, and concluded To ty
an experiment with it. According.
iy he attached lead pipe to the
curbing tube to conduct il outside
OF the building, and applied light.
ed match toit, when presto change
quicker than you could say Jack
R0blnSon,' hepipc melted. the flame
following 1t up. They used every
effort to eXtinguiSh il, but in vain.
II would not ont mt Their bidding
any more than the spot OF blood
from The hand Of Lady Macbeth.
1t reached the building in les,
time than could write it, ana in a
short time the structure was i mass
OF smoking ruins, the heat damag-
ing the engine past repair, leaving
damages of ) 900 or SO for some one
to pay. Since then it has bur..J
constantly. The iron tube r,sino
fifteen feeet above the surface. and
a roaring, sGreing, lear,ng column
OF five or six inches In diameter ris
IS thirty feet al. .vc that. mnl,iu,
me vicinity hent as day in the dark
est i'sn" 'fhe reflection on the SIX,
can te seen for miles away.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11
Probate Courts,
bradford District

phyii,N - SOUkIS WILL BE GOl libEN
fs Tl'nih IN" To- the District of bradford
A., N.H .wuiug,1s follows. viz
n ~ Ao lrottcl House, In bradford, un the
TENN, nays III January, &a,, july. aud Sep.
VIA uS lle Probate Olice, In Wce Fnirloo, o.,
ES'ohH iutsday Ia December end t1s I'd
Ain tssnn ~ foTuary, april and Oototrr.
day, y, lottl ~ East C0mnth on H.. ri Tuea
"'" March, June, August. ana N,ve,ahrr
rnitlee. n,r.I. tNf. '"E'N''''