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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

THE MEMBER FROM FAUQUIER says he was
not at the capitol on Monday on any such
business as our reporter stated. Nor did
anybody believe he was. 1t was not sup
posed the article would be regarded as Sc
rious statement of fact.
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PxyrrESr1ARY OF VIRGINIA, /,

BICHMDND, W., DeCEmDtr 8 Iao5s
Received from The sheriff Of the county OF War
wick the following ng-named conyicts-yiz.. Abel
Williams (colored) and Richard Kemp icolored)-
sentence commuted from death TO imprisonment
for life In the penitentiary-(said men have been
confined In the Jail two years and two months,
we're well clothed, and covered with vermin) SEN
fenced by the county court Of said Warwick 70 con-
fnement in this institution.
BUBNnAM WARDwELL,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

A WoMAy PICKPOCKET.-Susan Morton
(negro) was arrested and lodged in the
cage for hearing this morning on the
charge of picking the pocket Of Marcus
Bowles of seventy-two dollars in United
States currency.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

AcCIDENT.-As Mr.. Bentley, one of the
pall-bearers of Mr.. Prices remains, was
coming out of the house with the corpse, he
dislocated his right arm, and had to be
taken back into the house.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
| AI PRESSES.-HAY PRESSE S.
BALING WIRE, &C.

~ are now prepare 10 furnish the OLD Dc
'NNloN hay PRES9, which is the best horse
power press, and the INGERSOLL, which Is the
| o~E' AAhd hay.press, In use. The first we make
"Na the latter we sell at manufacturers prices.
hNHRALED WIRE, suitable for baling shackS,
IH!, or straw, for sale at New York prices.
nc advantages OF baling hay a:e SO well nnder-
''4 a. 10 need no assertion. We therefore only
%! That We can furnish PRESSES and WIRE on
~, ,He most favorable terms. Our stock OF STRAW
SoffEEts and GORN-sRELLEas cannot be
'@celIed. ii. M. SMITH IL CO.,
10 R-d&wtlsJa Manufacturers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

THE THEATRE.-There was another fash
ionable audience at the Theatre last night
to witness the second rendition of the Lit
tie Treasure" and the laughable serio-comic
drama entitled "Margot the Poultry
dealer" Tonight she will perform "Little
Barefoot" which is one Of Maggie's fave
rite nieces
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM the Weekly Dis
patch is unsurpassed by any other paper In the
State. 1t Is sent 70 nearly every post-oftcc In
al sections Of the State. Merchants and others
wishing TO insert advertisements In this weeks ed-
ton win please send them in to-day. IWtsl
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

COMMISSIONER APPOINTED. - Governor
Wells appointed yesterday Mr.. John G..
Eustis, of New Orleans, commissioner Of
deeds, etc., for Virginia in the State of
T,ouisiana
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
Renort of Commissioner Of Customs

The Commissioner of Customs, in his an =
nual report, uses the following language !:
"Thc great decadence of our shipping in
terest, especially of our vessels engaged in
foreign trade, within four or five years, is a
subject which, it appears to me, deserves the
immediate attention of Congress-. The time
was when much the largest portion of the
carrying trade of the world was confined to
American bottoms, and the proportion of
foreign vessels seen in our ports was small.
Now, much the larger portion of merchan-
disc imported into the United States, at
least from England and France, comes in
foreign bottoms. With the proyerbial en-
ergy and enterprise of American merchants
this ought not to be, and would not be unless
there was some cause for it. This cause
should be removed by Congress"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS, Diamond and
Pearl Bridal Sets, Diamond and Enamelled Watch
es. rich silver for bridal presents. New patterns
opening to-day at NowLAN 4 Co.'s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

RoBBERY.-A thief entered the house of
Mrs. Williams, between Duyal and Baker
streets, during her absence yesterday, and
carried off two single-barrel guns.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

The NEGRO SHOOTING SCRAPE.-William
Wallace, the negro who shot Isaiah Miller in
the face and put out his right eye, was
again before the Mayor yesterday. His
witnesses were examined but failed to
prove an abb; so Wallace was committed to
await an indictment for misdemeanor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

!. CIVIL APPOINTMENT. Louis Meyer has
been appointed by General Stoneman guano
inspector for Petersburg vice Oscar Fleish-
man, removed from the State.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCT.-John j..
Cheatwood, of Goochland, filed his petition
with Judge Bond yesterday and W. H.
Armstead et ais forced W. H. Peasants,
of Richmond, to file his petition in the same
court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

STRANGERS attending the Danyille Railroad
meeting would do well TO call on TRlBBErT, llls
Main street. and supply themselves with confec-
tioneries, foreign and domestic fruits toys ;o6ac-
co, Gig ars, &C., wholesale or retail. sH
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

REL1G1oUs.-An interesting series of
meetings is in progress at the Leigh-street
Baptist church. The pastor is aided by
Rev. W. F. Broaddus, D. D.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

DIsTILLERY RELEASED. The distillery
of Mr.. A. Smith, which was seized in Octo-
ber for an alleged violation Of the revenue
laws, was released yesterday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

STEALING A sHowCAsE.-Charles Jones
(uegro) was arrested yesterday on the
charge Of stealing showcase containing
bonnets, hats, and artificial flowers-the
whole valued at forty dollars. He will have
hearing this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
PROFESsIONAL CARDS.
TSHoMAs F. GOODE,

u e. ss ATTORNEY AT Law
BoYpToN, bIEcKLENBURG COUNTY, VA,
nractices In the courts OF Mecklenburg and adjon-
Inc counties, and In the United states Courts at
Richmond. no '-sM
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

HENRIco MlsDEMEANoR CAsE.--The mis-
demeanor case of Justices Yeatman and
Nettles, continued from the last term Of the
court on the motion of the Commonwealth,
will be called in the Henrico county court
this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

ARRIVAL OF THE NEGRO CHARGED WITH
THE MURDER OF BURToN.-Detectiye Will
liam F. Knox arrived yesterday from Staun-
ton, having in charge the negro, Nelson
Gilmore, who is charged with the murder
of Ii white man named William E. Burton,
brakeman on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. He was lodged in the First Ward
station-house, and will have hearing this
morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

CHARITABLE APPR0PRTATIoNs.-Th City
Council seems to have no we'll defined sys
TEN in making charitable appropriations.
A member moves to appropriate sum of
money to some charitable institution or OBJ
lect, and it is carried. This is several
times repeated esrly in the winter. Later,
when equally deserving societies or objects
are presented, aid is refused because the
city has already expended quite as much
us the condition of its treasury will permit.
Would it not be better at once to appoint a
committee on public charities, to whom all
applications shall be referred, and who
shall be required to report at an early day
the aggregate sum which should be thus
expended, and the amount to each charity.
The committee could collect and furnish to
the Council full information as to the wants
and merits of all applicants, thus securing
intelligent and .judicious action.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
Report Of tine Interior Department.

The Secretary of the Interior, in his an
nual report, says that thequantity of public
lands undisposed of is ], l,4o5, ,366;67s acres.
The amount disposed of during the last
year is 666,574,250 acres. The secretary
devotes good portion Of his report to the
Pacific railroads, and on the whole speaks
of them in excellent terms 4f.4e al
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
LIST OF UNMAILABLE LETTERS REMAIN

LIST OF UNMAILABLE LETTERS REMAIN
ING IN THE RICHMOND POsToFFICE De-
CEMBER 8, lSGS.-Box So, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. V. A. Hooker, Richmond, Va; Hon
G. H. Bramhall, Alexandria county, Va.
Mrs. John Milledge, Jr., Atlanta, Ca. A; Ir-
wing L. Beveridge, Augusta county, Va.
Susan Brown tcolored), Prince Edward
county, Va; Wade Carter, So. CASTOR, N
c.; John Jackson (colored), Baltimore,
Md. Henry j. Proffitt, Amherst county,
Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
E1ARaNE INTE1.LaaENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, DEcEMBxR Q, 1885.
spn rises.s..,.,.....LllI Noon rises.. 4 II
Sun sets. rs High tide A. II. LII IS
PORT OF RICHMOND, DxczMBxa 9, lsss.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Eliza Hancox, clifford Norfolk n,er.
ehandise and passengers, L. b. Tatum.
SAILED. H9sisst
Steamer Isaac Bell, Bourne, New York rner-
chandise and passengers, W. O. Dunham & co.
steamer Petersburg. Geoghe2sn, Baltimore, rner-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

THREE MEN DRowNED-BoAT DRIVEN
OVER BosHER's DAM.-Yesterday about II
o'clock canal-boat loaded with coal be-
longing to Messrs. ,Brazeal & Cottrell, of
this city, was started from the landing of
the National Coal Mining Company, on the
south bank of James river about twelve
miles above Richmond, with the view of
crossing the river and entering the canal.
There were three negro boatmen aboard,
who were experienced river men, long
engaged in the coal trade. A very
high northwest wind was blowing at
the time, but no danger being appre-
hended, the boat was showed out into the
stream. Soon, however, it was found ut
terly impossible to control the boat, and
becoming wholly unmanageable, it drifted
RAPIDLY down the stream towards Bosher's
dam, where inevitable destruction awaited
the unfortunate men, who in vain struggled
to avert their fate. John Jones, the CO.
lored captain of the boat, was on the north
bank of the river, waiting for his men to
cross, and soon discovered the danger which
threatened them. Powerless to render them
any aid, he ran down the bank calling fran
tically for some one to come and help him
save his men. A number of persons at,
tracted by his cries ran to the spot, but
the doomed men were beyond the reach OF
human help. Swiftly and surely the boat
sped to the edge of the fearful falls. For q
while it was hoped it might meet some OBJ
stacle on the embankment Of the dam to
stay its progress until the men could be
rescued from their perilous position. The
boat did strike, it stopped, but in moment
it was hurled around by the swift current
and strong winds, and plunged bow foremost
over the dam into the falls, and was soon
lost to sight. 1t is believed that all three
of the men were instantly killed. Their
bodies had not been found at a late hour
last night. Rosher's dam is about three
miles below the landing from which the
boat started, and the river is more than q
mile wide. Such was the violence of the
wind and force of the current that if other
boats had been at hand they could not have
rescued the men from a watery grave.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

ioRN SHELTERS, CUTTING BOXES,
rST, rU LHCRNE, WELL FlXTUkES-the best
f"Frhs southern manufacture--for sale by,
ALLISON & ADDISON,
Lu7 1870 Cary street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-09

S-AI AL- -, ~%sFS
Wei invested and secured
Assets employed here 10. the general bsneft.
Desirable FIRE AED MAXINE BlSKS inv
I'D.
Qclcr No. 1914 kistl Gtceet.
y. j. HA..TS0Oh, President
DAVID l. BUM, HecrG.sTy.
T. Z, WrHRI.T, IR., Assistant Secretary.
des
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19

ESQUIRE. A singular case was
brought before the magistrate of Cam
terbury, England, in reference to the
right 10 bear this title. A Mr.. Canon,
who by the election Of the town council
had held the Office Of Sheriff for the
city Of Canterbury, claimed to be re-
turned on the list of jurymen as
"csquire," and not as gentleman"
The Court, however, decided that only
those Shcriffs who had held q commits
sion from the Queen were entitled to be
called "esquires," though Mr.. Canon
cited the case to the contrary Of the
Sheriff Of London, who is elected by the
freemen of tho city. The point Of the
dispute lies in the fact that "esquires'
are summoned MS grand jurors, while
gentlemen must serve rs 'petit jurors.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19
FROM RUROPR-BY CABLE.

LONDON (Midnight), September To-
There was q slight disturbance at Man.
chester to-day, but it was quieted by the
efforts of the police. No other serious
disturbance has been noted in any pant
of the country.
Dispatches from Paris state that
Baroehe, Minister of Justice, and Pc.
nard, Minister of the Interior, have is.
sued instructions to the Projects Of De.
partments, requiring them to suppress
all public manifestations in regard to
the coup d'etat of tho I'd Of December.
LONDON, November lS.-Thc morning
Herald of the 18th says the Ministry
may meet hereafter. The verdict was
not against them yesterday. On the
contrary, the party now in power has
been able to command the Government
for two years, though in the minority
more than before. The Conservatives
gain more than will counterbalance
Conservative loss. London City, which
is entitled to four members Of Parlia-
ment, has so far elected three Of the
Liberal candidates. Richard Baggarly,
Conservative, is defeated in Hereford.
Later returns show that Edward Bcals,
| Liberal candidate for the Lower Ham,
lets, has been defeated. Bull Run Rus
sell, Liberal-C Conservative, is defeated
10 Chelsea. Thomas McLuer Gibson,
Liberal, is defeated in A~shton-under-
Tyne. Lord Stanley, present Premier,
Is elected from Lynn Regis. John
Stuart Mill has been defeated, but 1t
is understood that if Gladstone is de-
clared elected from southwest Lam
cashire, the Liberals will rsn Mill in
Greenwich, where no is sure to be
elected.
NEW YORK, November 10. - The
Herald's Naples special says streams OF
lava, elected by the eruption Of Vesu-
yius, have overlooked the Fossa Veter-
ano, and are still flowing in the course
Of tho eruption Of 1855. Last night the
upper cone discharged volumes Of
ashes aud was occasionally illuminated
by flashes of fame. The spectacle Is
magnificent. Many persons are going
to Naples to witness it.
MADRID, November 1.-THE rspubli-
can party is gaining largely in influence
and numbers in the cities of Seville and
Cadiz.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 1.-THE
| river Neva is frozen over, and many YES
sells are detained.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19

Salt MARSH PRrcIScr. - Returns
from this precinct were received in this
place on Wednesday last. The returns
are dated at Butter6eld's Ranch, Salt
Marsh Precinct, while the polls were
opened and held at Howell's mill, . dis.
tance Of twenty miles from the point
designated by tho County Commission
ers for holding tho polls. The number
ofvotes cast was ten-eight Democratic
and Two Republican, on tho general
ticket. This vote, If received, would
change the result Of the election as it
now stands, with reference to several
candidates on the county ticket as we'll
as one member Of the Assembly. But the
whole affair has been conducted so in
formally and 20 palpably wrong that
we sec no reason why tho vote should
be considered by the Board Of Canvass
ers. The law plainly requires the Board
of County Commissioners to hx the
time and place for holding the election,
aud where their order has been 30 pur-
posely violated as in this case the vote
should certainly be thrown out.-Nye
County Champion, l4h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19

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The Alta las the ioiio"'ns !" fes"i"
to the danger from being destroyed by
an earthquake:
.,af,,lv consider.
AitSf i s"ooun;. Of sartb.
lug al tue n"Nn: sSS a,aa1vbors we
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see no reason " Nel auy .ha g.. ~
SUBJECT, moen less 20 ieH,e su "s I;v.
city. iiis were .no GUY sTo oannio
ing, ana IL oea,u ue,es s.o:In. ~. =
sl.sH We sao 4. no, oniy
ue Pc ns hr.,,r nr,... accom-.
s oou W n;,b mh;cb sinner
p' ouJoy a"s,w ;n,erfrre
n...n :, .ts Sss IN evary
ia. "a ,hn,a 100, sdm;rea who.
nus saI ,aiS,os Inv ha,,in'ssId Tho
nn... .i ~ ~. n.s..bonse> or tbs martyr
a, .,.t. can .t,rs him ont of conn
$500 - n.r.s;or renu;rss Who
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19

SUIcIDE.-The body Of man named
D. Young was taken to the Dead-house
between eight and nine o'clock last
evening, from the st. Francis Hotel, at
the corner Of Clay and Dupont streets.
He came down from the mountains sew
eral weeks ago and took lodgings at the
house in which he died. He was found
in his room dead between four and Ave
o'clock in the afternoon. A laudauum
bottle, nearly empty, was discovered in
his room, from which circumstance 1t
10 presumed he committed suicide. The
deceased is believed to be a native OF
England, and about twenty-seven years
Of age. He was on the street on Sun.
day in his usual health. When found
the arms were folded across the breast.
He was evidently in reduced circum.
stances and respondent. II is moi
known what part Of tho mountains the
deceased eame from.-S. +. Chronicle,
Mop. II.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19
CARD FROM HON. FIRED. HpTCHINs.

GoLD HILL, NoVeWoer lotn, 1910.
EDIroR News II saw, a day or two
ago, a rery complimentary notice Of my
self in the very valuable journal pub
lishsd by that nondescript, "0ld Snsr-
leyow," at Reno, but I doubt very much
that She old boy wrote it. 1t starts out
with a Lrr-and "keeps up its lick"
I never have been q candidate for the
State Senate since my return to Hum
boldt County, but I was for the Assem-
bly, only thirty-siI hours. l carried my
W precinct, and then withdrew my
name, in order that I might use the six
votes I had I o bring about harmony in
the Union party. Am 40 way repre-
hensible for Mr.. Leonard's defeat. He
has no q to blame but his own friends.
So much for tho matter referred to in
tho Crsseent. Now for some other thlngs.
The writer says I Am o dirty dog"
no gentleman" "little brains," etc.
have no doubt I am all Of these things,
IL judged BY the writer's " standard;
and if he is the person take him to be,
/ would state that l have never ruined a
brother by driving fast horses" and
keeping the company Of faster women,
after that brother had set me up in BUSH
ness. I never have got drunk in a
house Of ill-fame and been put to bed
with one of the inmates. have never
told the friends Of q young lady that l
was worth ton thousand dollars, when l
could not pay ten cents on the dollar OF
my debts. I have never published, at
my own expense, a volume Of Goodwin
poems," that were laughed at BY every
body, and until I myself got ashamed Of
my own works. I never was "sore-
headed" because a poem Of mine did
not appear ia Bancroft's "Outcrop-
pings" I lev had a note of mine for
FIVE hundred and sixty dollars offered in
a public bar-rooni for the odd sixty. /
never had my note for one hundred and
ffty-four dollars showed under my nose
by an indignant creditor, as he said,
"Take this, and welcome, if you will
agree to never tell mo any more lies
about it." 1 never have shown q letter
from q brother in New York, saying
that there were twenty thousand dollars
in bank for me, and had those who saw
i, believe il q base forgery. I never
have courted o young widow lady under
the impression that she was rich, and
had the nice little poeticsl speeches /
made to her in the evening quoted at
the breakfast table for the entertainment
OF the boarders. I have never been en-
gagged 10 two young ladies at the same
time. never, while acting ~ District
Judge, have decided fifteen cases, and
had my decisions reversed in fourteen of
them. And, finally; l do not have INV
note shown around the streets Of Reno.
daily, and myself denounced as a "ly.
ing swindler," by an indignant creditor
of whom l had begged q loan. And not
having done any Of these things, I am
denounced as q "dirty dog and "no
gentleman" Does the writer in the
Reno, Cresesnt want any further rsply7
FRED. HUrcHISs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19
THE LATE ELECTION.

When we considssstxss condition Of
affairs when the RepotlieAh party took
possession Of the Government, under
Abraham Lincoln of blessed memory,
and note our present status as a nation,
we do not wonder at the rousing in
dorsement given that party at the polls.
The Republican party found the treas.
ury bankrupt, the army betrayed, de-
mOralized and led by rebels, the navy
scattered, loyalty abashed and naked
before its enemies-a t%reasopabls host,
armed completely, and Differed by the
men who had received their military
education from the Government they
were strangling. Albeit the bubbles
aud objections Of carpiug critics, it is a
glaring fact that cannot be %truthfully
gainsaid or denied, that the party has
brought the Republic to an elevation Of
power and glory which it never before
attained. Never before did our institu-
lions command the respect Of rulers
and people of other nations now ac-
corded them. When were our foreign
relations more satisfactory than now 2
No other Government could have
stood up under such a war as VIC hive
been through. We are in the full
sunshine Of peace, except that the
cloud Of debt still hangs over
US. For every dollar of national debt
the enemies of the Republican party are
responsible. Those enemies determined
to tear down the fouudation-stones Of
the Republic, because they were defeat
ed in . popular election. The Republic
was forced to put down those men or
die the death which every other Repub-
lie had met. To conquer on existence,
a large debt was created. Evil prophets
have never been wanting to foretell
ruin, disaster and bankruptcy as the
effect of Republican rule. The masses
have not believed these prophecies, nor
sustained the prophets. They have
stood by the party which has been
really the architect Of peace and pros
perity. Everybody knows that peace
itself is not perfect till reconstruction is
complete. The calm wisdom of General
Grant is relied upon by the people to
secure this. The man who saved the
country will guard well its best and
highest interests. Prophets of evil and
chronic grumblers are sent to the rear,
and men who believe in the Republic,
and believe that our national r~esources
are adequate to maintain unimpaired
our national honor, are called to the
front. This is as it should be-. For
such a result let the nation rejoice!