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An Extraordinary Invention....A
Steam Man Eight Feet High.

Mr. Zadock Deddrick, Q newark
machinist, has invented man |; ono
that, moved by steam, will perform
some Of the most important functions
Of humanity that will, standing up
right, walk or run, Is he Is bid, in
any direction and at almost any rate
Of speed, drawing after him load
whose weight woald tax the strength
Of three stout draA horses. Thehis-
tory Of this curious invention Is as
follows: Six years ago pr. Ded-
drick, the inventor, who l. 1t present
but twenty-five years Of age. conceiv-
ed the novel idea Of constructing
man that should receive its vitality
from a perpetual motion machine.
The idea was based on the well-known
mechanical principle that II 4 heavy
weight be placed at the top Of an
upright slightly inclined from = YER
teal, gravitation will tend toproduce
a horizontal % we'll as vertical mo-
ton. The project was not successful.
However, by observing carefully the
cause Of the failure, preserving and
perfecting the man-iorm, and by sub
stituting steam in place Of the per-
petual motion machine the present
success was attained.
The man stands seven tcet and
nine inches high, the other dimcn-
tions Of the body being correctly pro-
portioned, making him . second
Daniel Lambert BY which name hs
Is factiously spoken Of among the
workmen. He weighs ave hundred
pounds. Steam is generated In The
body or trunk, which is nothing bui
4 three horse power engine, like thoss
used 10 our steam FIRE engines. Tk
legs which support Il are complicated
and wonderful. The steps are taken
very naturally, and quite easily. Al
the body is thrown forward upon the
advanced foot, the other Il liiisd iron
the groand BY spring aud thrown
forward by the Steam. Each step o'
pace advances the body about two
feet, and every revolution Of the en-.
CINE produces iour PAGES. Az ths
engine is opabls Of making NOR
than . thousasd rsvolutioasa . minute
Il would get over the srouud, on shi'
calculation, at the rate oi . little NOR
than q mile . minute. A sthb would
BE- working the legs faster than would
BE- ssfe o. uneven ground Or o.
Brsad strsst eobbls stones, Il h pro
pred 70 ruu the engine q the nss o
avs hundred rsvelutioas per miaute
whish would walk the nan Il "a,
/ -~1-.x - ~ k.lf . all. . ,.s.,,s.
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Compiled from the Daily Clarion reports.l
WEDxrsDAy. Ian. %. 1863.

Compiled from the Daily Clarion repor,s.1
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %, 1868.
The Convention met pursuant to
adjournment. lg El
The.rules were suspended for the
purpose Of receiving the reports Of
special and standing committees.
! Mr.. Barry, chairman, presented the
report Of the committee appointed to
memorialize Congress 10 give the
convention power to vacatc Offices
and appoint new officers
The majority report commences
with pitiful whine about the "suf-
ferings and persecutionsD Of the
"loyal" Unionist by the people Of
this State, and charges the present
officials with disloyalty, and asks
Congress to give the convention pow
err to yacate all civil Offices and gil
them at once with men who will
,assist Congressional reconstruction.
Alcorn offered q minority report OPP
posing the memorial, on the ground
tL.t "a .~.GJ.I IN. Stat.,s afFairo IN n
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sWhul \ shs di6>s.nee besween >
girl spd : nieht-opf One Is born
20 we'd, tie ether is vorS to bed.
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fbe fImznee eraIHsnts N ihs Ten.
ttntIsn.

eonrefn n taskwni
Two dollars snd any cents I~r
thousand apon the gross sales ~
1857 by dry goods, grocery, drug.
or provision stores. and commission
horses hny dollars on each auction
store, brewery, bar room Or drinking
saloon twenty-five dollars upon eael
livery stable, aw mill, dealer In coal,
carriage depository, nine or ten.pIn
alleys and whsrf.bosti ten dollars
upon each bounty agent, public iav-
eu, Inn, eatlng-house o. restaurant,
Eunsmlih, meat stall, or place where
fresh meats are kept for salej two
hundred dollars upon each and every
distillcry where grain or fruits are
distilled into spiriiuous liquors one
hundred dollars upon each bank,
banking establishment, broker, or
dealer In money, exchange, bonds, or
notes; fhy dollars upon each gas
manuhctory for public usej fifty
dollars on daily newspapers; twenty
dollars on tri-weekly newspapers,
and twenty dollars on each weekly
newspaper, IL published In separate
Offices; twenty-five dollars on job
printing Offices, when they are sepa--
rate from newspaper Offices; twenty
FIVE dollars upon each Office oragency
of each express company; and that Il
may. be understood what Is intended
by each Office or agency, any point
or place where express matter is sent
; ; or received.
,, Ten dollars upou each telegram
Office where dispatches are received
and sent--this shall not apply to
Offices used exclusively by railroads
; or banking establishments. Two
: hundred dollars be and the same is
hereby levied upou the New Orleans
.Jacksou and Great Northern Rail-
road, the vicksburp and Meridian
, Railroad. TO be collected at Jackson.
,, Mississippi; and upon the Mississip-
pi Central Railroad, to be collected
at Canton, Mississippi; and fifty dol
lars upon the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, to be collected at
Corinth, Mississippij two hundred
dollars upon the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, to be collected at Colum-
bus, Mississippi; fifty dollars upon
the Meridian and Selma Railroad, te
be collected at Meridian, Mississippi
twenty-five dollars upon the Bayou
Sara and woodville Railroad, to b
ccllected at wocdville, Mississippi
: ten dollars upon the Grand Gulf and
Port Gibson Railroad, 10 be collected
at Port Gibson, Mississippi; upor
the Mississipni and Tennessee Rail
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L 81 II
Charles H. Csrman, Truman on
locomotive On the New York and
Erie railpsd, WAS aocidensally knock
ed "a Ms 'sneiue, l1.s week, while
aying u ligh.siug speed- He sho,
throssh the opea timbeuof . bridge,
fell thirty feet, broke through shsies,
scrambled ous, took . diagnosis ei
hinsslf, and found saly . assrsssh On
be neck and bic watch stopped.
He ought to be Transferred 70 The
Lake Shore rad. aa ak
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) 2. csossa 30 Jons @. HAsHIsos.
Cooper 4 Harrison. F
iTTORNEYS At AW
Pamela. Miss.

sYTH"fVIEFtH y f'9E3 wv
1ill attend 10 all business entrusted TO their
~ N the Probate Court Of Panola county,
bstil the Federal Court At Oxford. Special
bs6asion given to cases In Bankruptcy. Major
cssper viii give special attention to business
b he Circuit and County Courts as heretofore.
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fotmsilon shove referred to- VS.
handed 10 me Ia,s YESTERDAY svsainr
by The assistant ssrgsass.ss-afms n
ths convention.
] presume you DO not expect me
70 admit that The convention now In
session 10 this city, Iy vir,ue u ihe
military bills' passed Iy Congress,
has any constitutional right 10 re.
qulro me 10 account 10 u for my ad-
mlnIstratIon Of The civil government
Of the State Of Mississippi. sc-
knowledge, however, the constiiu-
ilonal right Of all or any portion Of
the citizens Of the State "in q peace
able manner 10 assemble together for
their common good, and TO apply TO
those vested with the powers Of gov
ernment for redress Of grievances, or
other proper purposes, by petition,
address or remonstrance'-- e'---and the
correlativc duty Of oil civil officers to
furnish them all the information In
their possession, that pertains TO their
welfare and happiness, when respect
fully requested 50 to do. / have no
secrets ! desire TO withhold from any
class Of our people, white or black.
My proclamation Of the 9th Of De-
cember, 1867, was issued at the ur-
gent request Of Gen. Ord, command
er Of the Fourth Military District,
and all the information | have on
the subject you desire to investigate,
was received from and through him,
except a few letters received from
prominent citizens, which ! referred
to him as soon rs received, aud
which, / presume, are now in his
possession. For obvious reasons,
then, / must refer the committee to
him, and If in bis judgment, q rev.
elation Of the sources of information
| will not be an act Of bad faith to the
informers, white and black, or pre-
judicial to the public service, and
will authorize a publication Of all
the communications, public and pri-
vate, / will cheerfnlly comply with
his instructions on that subject.
Very respectfully,
b. G. HUxPHREYs,
Governor Mississippi. .
To A. Anderson, chairmanof COM
mittee. af %
On motion the report Of the com.
mittee was recommitted-yeas, 40
nays a. HsigRgHG q "A
The unfinished business, being th'
Finance Ordinance, was taken up
and the remaining sections adopted
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10 ihe ffpni ~ The eanisge, aaa sfs
curved - as 10 t's jolasd 10 4 slvu.
laf sustaining bar, whhh ms=ss
around the walsi. IIhs q airh, and In
whlch lhs man moves - as 10 face In
any direction, Ilc.ites these moiiou.
machinery has I'een afranged by whicb
The figure sn I've thrown baehwsr or
forward from vertical nearly fory.
hya degrees, This IA done In order
10 enable II 10 ascend or descend all
grades. To the solm Of the feet
spikes or cofks are Gscl, which effect
oally prevent slipping. The whole
affair i 80 firmly sustained by the
shafts and has 40 excellent q icothold
that two men are unable to push Il
over or iu any way throw II down.
In order 10 enable Il 10 stop quickly,
II is provided with two appliances,
one Of which will, as before stated,
throw II back from the vertical, while
the other bends the knees, In O dIrcc-
ton opposite 10 the natural position.
An upright post, which isarrangcd
In front Of the dashboard, and within
easy reach Of the front seats, sus-
tains two miniature pilot wheels, by
the turning Of which those various
motions and evolutions are directed.
II is expected that q sufficiently large
amount of coal can be slowed away
under the back scat Of the carriage 10
work the engine for day, and water
enough in a tank under the front
seat to last half day. H
In order to prevent the giant
J from frightening horses by its won
derfhl appearance, Mr.. Deddick in
! tends to clothe il and give II as nearly
: as possible q likeness to the rest ol
humanity. The boiler and such parts
as ara unnecessarily heated will bs
} encased in felt or woolcn undcrgar-
J ments. Pantaloons, coat and vest
. Of the latest styles, are provided
Whenever the fires need ooaling
which Is every two or three hours
the driver stops the machius, descend
from his seat, unbuttons ~Dsniel's'
vest, opens q door, shovsls In III,
fuel, buttons up the vest and drive,
on. On the back between the shoul.
der the steam cocks and gauges an
placed. As these would cause III,
. coat to set awkwardly knapsaok ha
! been provided that completely cover
], them. A blanket neatly rolled uI
and placed on top VI the knapsacl
!. pcrfects the delusiOn. The face
I moulded into cheerful couutenanc
4 Of white enamel, which contrasts vel
: with the dark hair and moutsehs
a smoke stack.
= The cost of this "fast man. |
!. $1,000, though the makers, Messr,
= Dvddsick & Grass, expect to mshy
y iacture succecding onez warranted !
= run ven without repaiu, for sao1
The same f,!nties expect 10 canstr1c,
!. on the same pciFe, horses whic
"a A =.
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THuRspAY,J Jan. %, 1868.

THURSDAY, Jan. u, 1858.
Convention met pursuant to ad-
journmeut. FsH3ii, .gi'i8t.
The report of the Committee on
Finance being in order, was taken up.
A synopsis Of the bill, As passed will
be found in another column. The
day was spent in the discussion Of
the bill.
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|c.N. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PROPRIETOR.
ssa ~ nh boa rls4i .49ia4at = -
~ Hsssl tss jups bssa sonplessa, aad b
AniaAst throughout 10 most hapdsome style.
|nsrvyiesor pledges bic utmost endesvors 70
|ey Is.fAeiios p Asss vho. ~ hvos him
N iAsir patronage
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Two women were having some
words together on The pavement,
when the daughter Of one Of them
popped her head out Of the door and
exclaimed, Harry up, mother, and
call her . thief before she calls you
one" cans M st
jerks says that cucumber may b
made pickles while growing, n you
get q cros old maid 70 look ovss The
fence u The vines three timess week.
What tune should man sing who
Is sitting on bis wifss new bonnet
"I'm sitting on the style, Mary"
aYey good, but TOO poinied,v a
the 6sh sAid when he swallowed ihs
bait.
The ladies ~ the new coeosnsl
wai<riill is just Me thing 10 weaI
viii . guard drsss. t
The boy who undertook 10 ride q
horse radish Is nov practising ou q
ssddls Of mutton. faH ~
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rhics or srnaonlrTlos.
20 sas fszf, II sfssses fff ssoe
.as'. I = go y 80 q ssfs / ilfil iseo
t,ns @ensh
slrsIs ssry lttfttrf 10
ADvrRrisfso RATES.
l,as sssafs sf IN iisss ..hst ins<sIIss. si.se.
Each additional insertion, "a,
All tssaslent Advertisements fsf Iss. thae
thfse mssihs, charged n ihs rate sf i've dyla
tafs ahd s.hsIf psf s4aae ~ ssth mtnIh.
lu,sfts % cstsss-4rhrs sonlh., tse.ee
T'.,., ~ ,nsn'h.. Wis.,. 700
Has rotrss-Thts months, 5000
9is months, 1900
Twelve menths W tioo,oo
etrss--Tbfes months, iee.oo
AIs months 1890
Twelve months, 8 1900
MafrIag. and obituary notices, N no, more
than tan lines --free, and over ten lines. charged
Al regular advertising rates.
Al advertisements " a strictly pessonai
character, viii he charged q, the rate Of twenty
cents per line.
Editorial notices Ia local column, twenty Ave
cents pet lIns.
JOB WORK Of every description done with
neainess aad dispatch.
Advertisements payable In advance and Job
Work, on delivery. a Afi
To OonnKsrospnsrs,--wr plain, with ink,
and on but one side Of The sheet Ten lines oi
ordinary manuscript, on letter paper, will make
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-29
THE PHILLIPS MURDER TRIAL.
sIx#H DAY.
TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION
CONTINUED.
The court was opened at half-past 9.

The court wss opened at half-past 9.
z Constable Cole was recalled for cross-ex-
animation in regard to the circumstances
Of the arrest Of the accused He related
the conversation between the officers and
the prisoner, and described the demeanor
Of the latter. No reward was offered for
the apprehension of the murderer, but the
Governor gave witness and Detective Knox
800 over expenses, which sum was divided
between them. When Miss Pitts and her
brother visited the accused in his cell, wit
ness stood at the door within few feet of
them, and saw Phillips rise and extend his
hand to the visitors. They drew back
without touching him, and Miss Pitts said,
"Where is our sister where is EN- ?" The
accused replied, "My counsel will answer
that question"
Detective Knox was recalled, and said he
was with Mr.. Cole when the arrest was
made. Accused was in field near Tur-
ner's house. When told he was arrested
for the murder of his wife, he said, 81
never. had wife," Told him he would
wish he had one before he was done with
this thing. Cole then came up with the
warrant. Went to his room and searched
his trunk. Under his clothing found a
'head-dress and other female apparel.
Asked how he came by such things if he
had no wife. He made no reply. Searched
the room, and found revolving pistol.
After accused was lodged in Jail went to
Mrs. Pitts's house, in Essex, to investigate
the matter. Found there and brought to
Richmond trunk marked "James Jeter
Phillips" At the time Of the arrest he
tried to get the prisoner to commit himself
by accusing him of the murder. Cannot
say that Mr.. Coles object was the same.
Had arranged with him before as to how
the arrest was to be made. Visited the ac-
cused the evening he was lodged in jail,
and told him that if he would give any in
formation about his wife he (witness)
would find her if she was in the county,
and would take as much interest in looking
for her as he had taken in arresting the
prisoner. He said 6" his lawyer would an
swer all such questions" or something to
Chat effect. .- o.. -.-L.# .'
George A. Barksdale was then examined,
and produced o diary Of the weather which
he had kept during a portion Of the year
1867. He presented the following table,
compiled from observations recorued ualiy
The degrees of temperature were recorded
at the hours indicated by one Of Fahren-
heit's thermometers, and was an accurate
and careful statement:
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LIST OF UNAVAILABLE LETTERS REMAIN
ING IN THE R1cHaoND Posi- OFFICE JUNE 70,
1860. West & Sons, Baltimore, Nd;
George g. Jenkins, Baltimore, Md; Rich
ard Brown, New York; Mrs. Methenia E..
Henley, Norfolk, Va; P. W. Mckinney,
FarmTille, Va; Lieutenant Samuel A..
West; Farmville, Va. ; ?. A. Forbes, Farm
Vile, Va; Robert J. .McKenney, Farm
Vile, Va; Robert L. Garrett, Farmville,
Charles w. Gillian, Cumberland
county. Va; Edward Gillian, Cumberland
county, Va; John C. Goode, King y
Queen county, Va. Robert W. Goode, King
s Queen county, Va; Sam'l S.. Gresham,
King s., Queen county, Va; Louis u
Jones, Buckingham Courthouse, Va. !; MISS
Hattie L. Irvine, Goochland Courthouse,
Va; VIM. B. Gillian, Buckingham Court
house, Va; Edwin sully, Gooehland Court
house, Va. Benjamin P. Smith, sucking
ham, Va; General Charles P. Stone, Buck-
ingham, Va; George D. Saunders, BUCK
ingham, Va; Willie P. Bocock, BuekingT
ham, Va; Captain T. ]. Davidson, Buck
iugham, Va. /; Drelhus E. Davidson, Buck
ineham, Va; John j. Gillian, !Bucklng-
ham, va; Captain Spence Gillian, Ap-
pomattox county, Va; Richard Il. Gillian,
Appomattox county, Va; Captain Z: =
Cbildrey, Richmond, Va; John William
Gillian, Manchester, vs.; WIN. beverley
Gates, Chesterfield county, Va; James =;
Gates, Buckingham county, Va; Richard
C. Gillian, Buckingham county, Va. John
b. Gillian, buckingham county, Va
Thomas E. Davidson, Buckingham county
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Mayors CouRT-MAYoR CHAAooS PRE-
s1DTNG--SATuRDAY.-The4 n following cases
were disposed: of: szfs7lR O; sgf2ef4~ aIg7s,f
James Dunn, arrested on the charge of
attempting to enter by force the. tobacco
warehouse Of W. W. Weisiger for the pur-
pose of robbery, was committed to jail in
default of security. zoir1t 7ttr @7sIsr2E
; Thomas Diggs and Mitchell George (ne-
groes), charged with drunkenness, disor-
derly conduct, and offering resistance to the
authorities, we're fined ten dollars each and
discharged Ea1 2toi "2E 3a' -
q; Ellen Taylor (negro) was fined two dol
lars and haR-for threatening to assault
and beat John G.. Clarke. see, vqrglry,y}
George Washington (negrol was arrested
for throwing stones at the colored children
Of William J. Fuller's school, on Cary
street, and dismissed, there being no proof
against him. Et r ~ y n .-a<i ~ Tal
Martha Lindsay (colored), for beating the
child of Mary Casey, and using threatening
and abusive language to its mother, was
fined one dollar. '5 -
Mary Casey (white) arrested for beating
the child of Martha Lindsay, was fined one
dollar and discharged. rg srj 30 sver, 5.
Charles Davis (negro), charged with
stealing a load Of coal valued, at 81 so, was
continued until to-day. 's'
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ANOTHER KIND OF !" SNATCH GAME."-
About IL NJ, on Saturday a young man was
attracted towards the suspicious actions of
a little negro urchin, who was prowling
around the doors of Watkins & Cottrell' 8
hardware store, on Main street, and deter
mined to keep an eye on him. In few
minutes he saw him snatch up large brass
kettle which was on exhibition at the door
as sample, and make off with it at all
speed. He Immediately gave, chase, com
pelling .ue yvGcs ~ &C. .,s chnnter to drop his
cumbrous burden, and a1ler -44p eys"iting
race caught him at the Danville depot and
turned him over to the proper authorities.
He gave his name as Erasmus" and will
be very likely to secure q position in the
chain-gang to-day.
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THE CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT-As We
ventured to predict, from the knowledge of
tho auspices under which it was gotten up,
tho concert at the First Baptist church was
q great success in every respect. Nothing
occurred to mar the success Of the enter-
itainment, and the spacious house was
crowded with an audience composed for the
most part of those who were competent to
appreciate the beauties Of the performance.
In the first part, Mrs. R., Mrs. L., Mrs. j.,
Mr.. Eye, and, Mr.; Redford, all acquitted
themselves handsomely, and Professor Thl-
low displayed che powers Of the organ with
q masters hand. But the great attraction
and the best part of the entertainment was
the "Creation," ;" which, as whole, was
rendered better than we have before heard
it BY, amateurs. The final chorus Sas
grand, and only the remembrance Of the
sanctity of the house restrained the audi
!ence from enthusiastic applause -r.o. .-,,
Il is earnestly hoped that the, managers
viii repeat the performance at an early
div. under the same auspices, but with an
increased chorus, which will remedy the
only perceptible defect in the entertain
rnant = sgsli5 3z7t.s 5IsisR htNssS sat@i.T t2g
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The CONSERVATIVE BARBEcUE.-Great
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to make the
Conservative barbecue at Goddin's old
tavern, Bacon's Quarter Branch, pass on
pleasantly. 1t will take place on Wedness-
day next, July lst. The following gentle
men constitute the committee of arrange
ments: John W. Beveridge (chairman),
William n. Lindsey, Henry Hierholzer, DR..
H. w. Davis, Peter Lawson, Thomas n.
Jones, Colonel E. Robertson, John 6. Mof-
fit, George V. Case, S. Schwartz, Charles
We'll, William e. Wade, William H. Beve-
ridge, William X. Sledd, Daniel s. Della
plane, Garland Haines, sr., George W.
Carter, DR.. A. J. Terril, Charles Hartwell,
Luther s. Irving, Charles Rohr, Joseph
Arnold, T. F. Hannegan, ]. F. Gushing,
Lewis Gimmi, and G. G. Alberger. #ot
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( PoL1T1cs IN RELIGION Radicalism must
be rampant in Indiana. We are allowed to
make the following extract from letter
written by a lady, who has removed from
Richmond to Wilmington in that State: -
"The people are SO prejudiced against US
that they refuse 10 receive our certificate as
members of the church. Some of the MEM
bers, as we'll as the preacher, wanted us to
make acknowledgements publicly of our
having been rebels, and our determination
for the future to support the Radical party
but Twill never do that. will send my
certificate back to Richmond first" ~.