davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-11
POWDER, SHOT, &c.

n UNPOWDER.
QT ORANGE, RIFLE, and SPORTING.
THE PRIZE POWDER OF THE WORLD.
full supply Of the above celebrated, and now
FAVORITE GUNPOWDER, constantly on haDn
and for sale by us. who are the authorized agents
Where heavy work IS to be done requiring pow.
AND MINING POWDER manufactured by this
company is IN the highest repute. Every package
of this powder sold by us will be guaranteed H.
represented. ). =. IAhD1 " w.
au 2s-d3m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-11

DOUDRETTE.-Ths Unprecedented ,r.
i cess attending the u1e Of this celebrated -.
tllizer justices tine manufacturer In reeommend,n-
II TO farmers generally. II Is manufac;n,ad si
the night-so OF Richmond thoroughly deosori,,oos
Packed In strong new barrels and sold As Sny,a.sa
Concentrated Poudrette, TWENTY MI Ytg w. /:
PER TON: Refined Poudrette Especial nr.nsfEs3
tion for wheat, TWENTY-FIVE DOLLtRSsfs
VINCENT BARGAMIN, Mannfactn,so'
ONCE, Tenth street and Basin b.n,
"CHEsTERFIELp COUNTY, August IS, Ia,
ave are IN receipt Of your letter askiny 10y 10y.
perience with your Poudrette, and In repiv xa e.
say that we used one ton wheat In h. IN caa
1857 on the same chararter OF land with p pau
puano and the result was shout the sar.. Ags
wheat on which we applied the Poudrstts Ihe
rather more luxuriant than that on rhich ". va va
the Pacific guano. ~sd
ave applied 100 pounds Of poudret,. An. =.
pounds OF Pacific guano, and we would piva -, ~
preference 20 the pOnhretie. ''e 'ae
Every respectfully, &C.,
"BENIAM1N II. NASH
ses-lm "SAnCEL ID. ATKISa6y.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-11

weekly
al advertisements under three months, tran
silent.
FURMAN % NEWBY, Proprietors,
saQMS Henderson,. N. g.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-11
ROCKS AND STATIONERY.

GOOD READING FOR LITTLE MO-
VI NEY.-J. WALL TURNER, Newsletter
llII Main street. has great quantities OF BACK num-
hers of all the MAGAZINES Scwspapet 3. &c. &C 4,
which he offers at low prices. Also, PAPER NJ!
Wis Il little damaged. at half price A iul
line of Books. NOVELS. STATIuNERl. &C
PHOTOGRAPHS, ALBUMS. and Fanny AR
TiCIES i. WALL TURNER,
Bookseller and Newsdealer,
SEQ TIA Main street. Richmond, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-11

MILLS & RYANT, TOBACCO Elk,
IVA CHANGE. RICHMOND, VA, BROhEho
md COMMIssIoN MERCHANTS r y2r c 1Ef Psfn,
TOBACCOS. Orders collected Liberal advances
made on consignments. Refer to A. 7. HARvkI
President OF National Bank OF Virgins JANIS
THOMAS Jr., ESQ.,, Richmond, Va; hessrs. n.
MESSENGER d Co., New York: hessrs JohNs9s
e THOMPSON. Boston aass W.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
ARrEMus WARD MONUMENTAL FUND.

At a meeting of the National Typographical
Union held in Memphis, Tenn. June g. 1867, the FOL
lowing suggestion of the Special Committee on PRESIDENT
Address was unanimously adopted:
That this Committee asks the Union 20 request the
printers under it, jurisdiction the first annN ersary oi
Inc death of Aremus ward Ia set 1000 the amount
of said contributions 10 be devoted 10 the erection OF
monument the deceased and that editors local editors
reporter Be- be requested 20 contribute 20 the tuud
d moneys 20 be forwarded the Secretary and Treas
uer OF the National Union at the next session OF that
body"
Charles r. BROWNIE rtemus ward died on March 6iso7
The Committee appointed by Typographical Union NO g.
for the collection OF the fund trust that the members OF
the craft In this city will this OCCASION as has inya
rably hcen their custom take the advance when their
generosity philanthropy is appealed to- The Commit
tee will expect returns from the various offices AZ meet
ing TO he held for that purpose Saturday evening
March ii 1865 at O'Clock. at No Ice Wiliamst
ALEX TROUP. Chairman, citizen Office.
gro. r. JACoTT. Treasurer, Appleton Co.'S.
T. W. FERGUSON. Herald Office.
VIZ J. C,RfER !. =. Cooperative Association.
DAVID KELLs. HaOH Office
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
4 DRAMATIC COLLEGE.
LETTER FROM MIR. JAMES L. mrRpocI

LETTER FROM MIR. JAMES L. MCRDOCH.
To me Edisor Of IN, Tribune
SIR In q recent number Of your paper ! OBJ
You speak OF regarding college Tor the
education OF actors, he conducted under my super
vision after my retirement from the stage.
Permit 10 correct error which, nave no douDt'
arose frOHia before hc-cfrtain speech maze IN tnc
natl and more recently Philadelphia, IN which an
uouncCd my intended retirement from the stage ana my
determination 10 devote liberal portion OF my time, IN
the future nt my residence in Warren County OhlOl 10
the services of rOcdi culture and the training or young
persons for the oral pmt OF rhetoric portion OF my
life having spent in cCurng on ana teaclnS the
nae of the voice and it, relations public speaking this
circumstance connected with AN actor, as
suppose. given shape TO the erroneous impression dt
my object IN est lbshing an institute Wouu hece,,a
ry be to prepare young people for the profession OF the
stage
Ny intended Plan as it exists in my own mind ire
specve Of whatever Interpretation may nave been auc
OF my statement regarding H. Il tO create normal sem
mary for instruction IN the principles OF Dr James
Rush's Philosophy Of the Human Voice "a system
which contains the only true natural, underlying ele-
ments in the study Of spoken Language, whether as pur
sued I'm these days Of progressive knowledge OF III the
more refined era OF DemOsthenes or cicero
The disciplined development OF this truly American
system Of vocal culture will secure 20 the student OF eo
cutOn all the powers Of the voice In their fullest lnteg
uty and lay the foundation upon which capacity ana
taste could not fail TO rear the various styles of pubic
speaking as required n the relative forms ot popular
eloquence including that OF the bar, the pulpit and the
stage .
Ihaye not considered myself "a being regularly con
nectcd with the stage for OF least the past six years ana
with formally announced farewell engagements" eX-
pcct bid adcu to shOud my life and health nc con-
tiuucd-in the course 81 another year .
| trust may be excused for Whatever or eg0t'm may
apppar i'm this statement from the fact that my cOc0h.
arr Dions ia the future have been somewhat mixed II
uublic life JAMES T.. MURDOCH
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05

costume. who were anxous to polong the Seminole
which The nation had endured Tor years for the
M of those who made money by caclsng the negroes
"s Iing one of Mr. Foote's neighbors was grinding cane
I visited him TO learn the yield HIS Il Reed.
OF an Old resident at Mandarin who has devoted at
entioD TO cuttiug and selling wood than to cuvatng
the soil His little canehed appears no better than
all the land around. ana; venture to say
has not been OvCr-manured. Yet Mr.. X. thinks
that IL win Yield in sugar, or its equivalent III
mOlasses crop OF 5000 70 Of sugar per acre.
have tasted corn juce upon most OF the sugar panta
tions OF Louisiana and am sure that found any
sweet as this from Florida IL because 1t fully
matured before the time necessary TO cut IT, 10 keep clear
OF frost Mr. Reed says that six gallons OF juice will make
gallon Of sirup IN the condition ready Tor granulaOn
He also SAYS that 1t no more work TO grow crop Oh
faoture greater His sugar mill not an extensive nor
expensive establishment pair Of iron rollers perhaps
foot long and foot diameter, set upright In rough
frame like cider mill, with crooked pole SWEEP, 10
which is hched small mule. The cane Is hauled rom
then fed in one or at time, the juice falling back
into trough that leads it to tub; that 49, all that does
kettles set in arch undera broad shed adjoining which
is small storeroon; and this constitutes the sugar
do not suppose more than hreefourths Of the sac
charum Of the cane is saved yet crude as the wloe @9IE
sont tne npcessity of connc9e sugar making upon a
large scale 10 make il profitable am now Wen sased
that small farmers grow cane upon any soo1 pine
Yankee farmers make cider either for home use or sale
Undoubtedly would be moro IeinuneratNe lhueeu OK
trcmey profitable upon large scale. ,,,
one more item of Information about the value OF iand
and WIKI close this letter.
While was at Mandarin Mr. S. s. ShirS OF Greensburg,
Indiana offered Mr. Pickering 5000 cash for his place
OF 81 acres including the little steam mill have men
toned The house and other buildings are worth about
as much as those described upon Mrs Stoves place The
orange grove is not worth quarter as much, tb0ugh
young trees coming and few large ones are
productive. Mr.. p. asked $3.50, and suppose VIII be
able to sell for $500 before long am sure ne can se
at SEQ per without the orange trees $40 an acre
would be considered fair price. Yet his lana is pre-
cisely like that OF Mr.. Reed Who was making sugar
Does the reader ask: Then why does not the owner
OF tins and similar land plant it with cane and make
sugar r.
cannot tell Perhaps you can. Perhaps yOu can also
tell why you do not grow Strawberries backberies rap
berries, curTauts grapes, pears, even plant mulberry
and make silk your land well adapted To
all these things, and their growth would be more
profitable than any OF your present crops. VIII leave
YOU reflect U is because sugar ana oranges cannot
be protaby produced in Florida that they not pro
duCcd. :. L.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
NEPoTIsM Al wAsHINGToS.

a Washington correspondent writes: That
venerable public functlonary Gideon Welles noshes in
the GranJohnson correspondence as one OF the Pres-
dents indorers and no Is known 20 be one OF Grants
principal reviers He has for his zeal
In the first place Gideon draws 5000 per aDum FOR sign
his aud being called Secretary OF the Navy.
Then his hopeful draws nearly 5000 more as cher
Clerk tO his ancient papa, While another hopeful son
draws his thousands Secretary To Admiral faragut
aud travels at the public expense The naval service -
goose that lays several golden eggs for this happy family
inquiry about 10 bo ordered into various suspicious
contracts made by the Navy Department here with a
Jew from Morocco who the agent OF notorious Rebels
abroad by which the most shameful Partially has been
practced IN favor OF this Rebel emlssary, although
the department had been fully warned. We pay
officers high salaries 10 look after tho interests OF our
fleets in foreign ports, and yet contracts are made
Washington that very service, by which large sums
cled from the Treasury and divided among gang
OF plundeTers. All the nepotism however - not con
fined to the navy Other departments divide the hOnOrs
propose 10 make out full list for the edfication 0f a
concerned aud others Al hand, however there ~
Minister to Switzerland which is represented by
Consul here and could be by there quite well M II
is for t 800 per annum. But Mr.. Harrington who lux
uratos In a very considerable private fortune IS honored
with $500 year, and fortunate enough 70 pension
two young the nations eSchequer before going
abroad lie put In the Regular Army and he put tho
other the marine corps. So that all the Hafrngt0ns
father and sons, serving their country with eN
Ceent pay and the latter young gentlemen with lie ap
pOntments which they pronounce comfortable and even
comforting IN these hard tunes. OBSERVER.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
THE COURTS.
TIE GREAT ERIE CASE.

IHE bhEAJ ElJls JADE.
a new suit has been commenced in the name
Of the People OF the State OF NewYork agt Mr. Drew
In this suit Erie Railroad Company and eleven OF its
Directors including Daniel Drew are made defendants
The complaint in the suit follows substantially the
complaint in Mr. Works original suit aud the petition OF
the Attorney In lis statement OF tho origin OF the
Erie Railway Company and tho laws under which 1t
formed and under which its various Issues OF stock were
made IL gives nearly the same statement as TO tho
transaction Of May l5G6 by which Mr Drew obtained the
control OF 5000 shares OF the stock FOR two years IL adds
to this sha Robert H. Berde the then President OF the
company was interested in that operation and made pc
cuniary profits from IT, that the Directors have never in
cluded this Issue OF stock in their reports that Drews
speculaons In this stock have fully reimbursed him his
advances 20 the company and that these profits having
been made by him while trustee with stock OF tho COM
pany, belong 70 the company and are complete seton
TO any claim he has against the company for such ad
yances and that Mr. Drew has the power TO purchase 10
an equivalent amount OF stock and deliver II 70 the com
pany for cancellation, as 70 reduce the volume
Of the stock within its legal bounds: that the
Directors claim the right to further increase
the stock by the issue OF convertible bonds, and
there Is to apprehend that they Will do So
And the paints further aege that the said Company
has recently under pretense OF capitazlng certain STOCK
or securities OF the Bufaio, Bradford and Pittsburgh
Railroad Company, issued and delivered TO Daniel Drew
additional capital stock Of tho Erie Hallway Company TO
the amount OF 81 00OO in further excess OF the amount
OF capital stock which the Erie Railway Company Il by
law authorized to Issue and that the astmentoned ad
troll Of Daniel Drew, and that unless restrained he viii
dispose OF the same aud viii get into the hands OF bona
dde holders aud lie scattered and mingled with The other
stock of tho Erie Railway Company 40 tbat ~ wu be l
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
ALASKA IN WINTER.

TEMPERATURE IN JANUARY-RUsSIAN PECU-
LIARITIES - IMPROVEMENTS - INDIAN DIS
QUIETUDE.
From Our Special Coutsponl.l.
SITKA, A. r., Jan. q, 1863.
For sixty days after our arrival at this remote
locality, the weather damp and dubious withou,
mitigation But the 9th Of December the sky became
clear and since then (I6 days. We have had very few
storms The Winter has been far pleasant than any
Of us anticipated Meteorologcay December footed up
thus Mean temperature 800 26 coolest above zero;
fair days ~ cloudy or stormy H. prevailing WINDS north
and northeast.
cloudy and snowy q temperature aoa l3; coolest.
Ito above zero. This the lowest point TO which the
mercury has fallen within IL years Tho iee was 10
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
From Tie Mobile Tabur-
SOMETHING FOR SOUTHERN WHITE EDITORS TO
LAUGH OXEK.

To lidicule q newly -emancipated slave for
his ignorance, TO scoG al the grammar OF man to whom
they had denied even the rudmons Of education to pick
apart the logic OF one who had until within tho past
three years been forbidden TO read book on pain OF
death-these and kindred labors at present tax the
sharp pens Of Southern editors As specimen Of the
speeches which afford them such fund OF enjoyment We
copy their own yeTson this one
Hodges negro took the 1Oor aad spoke In favor OF
i'm favor of taking all political disabilities of OF men ~
the South 1870 jeff Davis and Robert Ice not excepted
Dew toIe ms in we did not vote wild em dey had several
hundred blood hounds behind the curtain and would run
in the Gulf OF Mexico, or some udder place Dui we
didn't do IT, dey hest de curtain, and what did
Sc de ole def dog ole blind dog, dc ded dog De def
dog de Seceshun party, who would not near DO cries
OF de North the blind dog de Conservative party,
and dc ded dog dc COnfcderacy. and he tell you
dat dey want ftad Of either dog; we never can
trust a man who he'd dem in slavery. Dcy may forgive
DEM but dey would watch dem. and would never forget
dem. You win never git de colored man out OF virginia
while de sun shines lie warnt gwne DyWhar clse dis
heben enough for him, until Justs comes out OF dc
abundance OF de heart de tongue speaks Oar was white
men portions Of de State who ncber did see the
Constitution and nebcr will t all dey want to
see bottle OF whisky and chance 20 drink IT, You tel
you friend; why, dc devil might as well tell
God he was his friend. He said once dar was q man
who was named Moses, and his wife was named
and one day Mary got Moses down and she
picked up brick and Moses followed, oh Mary, don't
mo or not" "Mary, won't do so again" SO Mary got
up but just az Mary Ma got IN I6 oTt @ M9se PICKED % up
hit her she did not hit him. but Moses said II got
brick ana dat was dc way VIA ue CONSERVATIVE
party We got de whip nOw and you ash not 20 whip
you but amt going to trust you Wild IT, either Great
iaughterl Hodges made q famous speech He went
through the whole Bible history Of the negro race from
the days Of Ham. He announced that The Queen OF
sbeha was black the Of spades, but that not
whstanding that Solomon delighted IN her, and said he
had never seen woman that pleased him 50 well lie
Republican party had dug deep and going 10 build
its house de rock, while de other party built on
de sand and great fall comm day. He felt
that God had put In his heart tO make speech; he had
done it, lie give Him the glory forit, aud concluded.
on this the Southern Journals indulge In no end OF
laughter but look upon it, with all It's fauts OF gram
mar and STYLE as whole speech fun Of hope and faith
and courage When the Great Master opened the eyes
Of the blind man. the poor fellow did not all at once SEQ
with perfect cearncsshe men as trees walking"
But his sight was there and In duo tmo he could gaze
upon the sun By-andbye the down-trodden Niger
viii handle language apty in the forem as he did the
musket 10 the field
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
inches thick upon the iehwater lake back Of the town

inches thick upon the fresh lake back OF the town.
but no zee has formed iu the harbOr.
society there has been much pleasant Intercourse
between the American and Russian officials. Surprise
parties and masquerade balls have been frequent
pecsy dnrng the Russian holidays We had parties of
i2 call every night, disguised with fur skins aud
lideous masks. Our Thanksgiving was the same day
the States although we knew IL not at the tine. On
New Years was surprised To see how many nice and
novel dishes American ladies prepared for the dinner
at the Club Room the largest hall in the town. On the
tables were baked yenis0n roast goose (~ild sewed
duck (wid fried grouse boiled salmon, stcwed cod, and
clam chowder--al dishes peculiar 10 this region:
There are intelligent Russian families mere who
are refined and moral hut the servants and private sol
ders are neither The latter in their habits are the NTH
vessel some days ago for the AmOor. To-day the late
Governor Prince MaksOutOn, leaves on the Resaca for
San Francisco with his family. About 100 Russlas nave
declared their intention 10 become American citizens.
Supplies Of vegetables and provisions OF al KINDS are
ample, one brg two Little schooneis ana Two steam
er haye reached here since New Years SNOW mas COW
cred the ground since the 22d Of December Improve
ments proceed slowly. On dwelling house TWO small
stores market house, two drinking saloons, and two
billiard shantles have been put up since the transfer
city government has also been organized anu ponce
court established Several Of tho lower class 0i Russians
have been fined for whipping their wives ana othef
Interconrse between the whites and Indians has not
been quite smooth desirable. Gen DAVIS, on tne
Of the sitkn indians accompanying st with appropriate
remarks. The reply Of the Chief was chafacteriSr
Goods and money would turn TO mist but words OF the
Great Chief would never change" He should hod inc
flag sacred, and would defend IT, -.
party OF Indians from the mainland came here early
I'm December aud have been troublesome The leader
goes BY the OF "StKa Jack" He has dOno All ht
coud to induce the Indians here to declare war. aei
sending away their families. lie argues that the Amer
cans will not furnish them with powder aud whisky any
longer, but tho Hudson Bay Company VIII 10 IT, bcl
Davis has dealt firmly with the natives, and frustrated
Jacks schemes He now IS inclined 10 De peaceaOe'
do not see the indications Of any rush 10 this region mex
Spring. Enough will doubtless come TO DegA ah eklofa
ton III search oi the resources OF thlS "ue9o'u '
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05
GEORGIA.
TIE RICE CEOP.


Prom The Savannah (Gs) News and Herald Feb. 20.
The closing up of the rice transactions this
year give a very favorable showing for many OF the
planters I'm comparison with those engaged in raising
other products We have heard OF very few failures 10
make fairly remuneratye crop, and have realized
large profits. Those who forced TO hypotheoate
their crops uncOndtOnaly 10 sell at the low prices
ruling in the OF tho season, probably SUI
fered somewhat Those who could hold on realizing,
should say 40 per cent advance the early prices,
for clean rice while there Is s larger advance In the
nominal prices OF rough rice The Boston houses to OBJ
yate I'm part their prospective losses by the failure OF the
India crop have entered the Southern market in strong
competition, and buy most OF tho crops in riccgr0w
ing regions largely In the rough often giving advances
OF 81 to 81 as bills OF lading madesacs sub
ec TO order 10 lye the producers opportunity
TO hold If they wish. We three vessels loading
with rough rice for Boston yesterday. With good
son tins year. anticipate larger crops than last
since we know OF instances where land not used for
erpl wears s being taken in.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05

TIE TRIBUNE has ordered from Mr. Carpenter,
the painter OF the celebrated picture, Reading the
Emancipation Proclamation" full length portrait OF
Horace Greeley, the founder and soul Of THE TRIlitN
newspaper Mr. Carpenter has already commenced tho
IN i.s embryo state. He has posed the subject In the
most natural position that position which large pro
portion OF tho friends and acquatances OF Mr. Greeley
win recognze II being OF from writing, which he
always falls into either when considering cOnversing.
The figure Ia freely drawn and together with the head
has all the striking characteristics OF that remarkable
man Mr.. Carpenter has been htly chosen to produce
ths work for Independent OF hs Acknowledged artistic
skill be has thorough knowledge and admiration Of his
subject, and goes 10 ms task as labor OF love.
WatsOn's Art Journal.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05

We can no moro cure this condition BY legislation
than we can turn day into night or control sunshine
and storm by legislation.
Itis in the light of these considerations that we
must labor TO restore the losses of the war. and to
reform our condition. and to cure the disorders and
depressions which affect the general prosperity and
marx the present transitional period J.s.P.
New-York tribune., 1868-03-05

whether such Military Board. acting "Msyor and
Aldermen" under such authority bind the corporation o.
Nashyilie by their acts.