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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-19

GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPrER-ELEc-
TroN OF OFFICERs.-The grand annusl
convocation of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter closed its sessions last night. The
following officers were elected for the ensu-;
ing twelve months: EAt'f3'
M. E. Edward H Lane, G.. II. P; NJ. E.
John p Little, G. King; NJ. E. r. E. Withers,
G Scribe E. Thomas u. Dudley, g. Trea-
surer; E. John Dove, G.. Secretary; w. y.
lsaacs, Deputy G.. Secretary; E. b. M.
Harris, Grand Captain Of the Host; Z. W. II.
Lambert, Principal Sojourner E: Samuel
s. Lee. Master Third Veil; J. H. St: Clair,
Second Veil !, A. p. Abel, First Veil Thomas
Angel, Steward James NJ. Taylor, Janitor.
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The New ECLECTIC" for January is
to hand from Turner, the Richmond agent.
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TJEARTH AND HOME is handsome
| / Weekly OF SiNTEEE PAGES, abund4ntly
Illustrated by the best Artists.
First 20. win be ready MONDAY, December 81.
FOX SALE By ALL NEWSDEhLERS.
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UEaRTH AND HOME will have in each
No. original articles by the REST
WRITER'S, for all members Of the family, In
VII First so. will be ready MONDAY, December H.
FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEhLst.
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TEARTH AND HOME will have in
l / each No original articles by the BEST
mKlIERS for ali members of the family, In
town and country. -
first 40. win be ready MONDAY, December 81.
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TO TAx-PAYERss.
rICE THE TAY-PAYERS OF


NOTICE.-TO THE TAXPAYERS OF
In HENRICO COUNTY.-Haying earnestly
and respectfully called on the citizens OF the
county on several occasions through The public
press to come forward and pay their taxes, that
might meet my engagements with the State Audi
tor and as little or no attention has been paid TO
that call this is to give notice or the asst tiel
that shall give Instructions to my deputies to
whose bills remain unpaid after the 7sh say q shis
December IL 1858. iel7-t
NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS.-In COM
In piiaIce with an ordinance Of the city or
Richmond we viii attend NJ the oface or the City
Collector, at the City Halt from A. NJ. 70 y. u.
from the 18th 10 the sist OF December tncinsye, 70
receive the remaining half OF the CITY ,TAxEs,
deducttng ten per cent. thereon from thoee who
paid 0ne-half in June.
EDMUND WINNIE, o. o.. r..
by JULIUS A. HoBsoN, ID. Q, O. b
n. B.-Those persons who have not paid any
portion OF their bills will please eau during the
same time and pay the amount OF their t&xes, as
we viii have NO opportunity OF calling on them
before advertising their property tSr sale which
have not psid their personal tax By that time must
expect TO have their goods levied on IS soon as We
get out or the Office as we are required 70 settle our
entire account In February.
We would call particular attention Of the tax.
payers OF the territory, the
property Is so tmperfectly described that Il Is I'M
possible that the Collector can find &c.
EDMUND WINNIE, Collector,
de a-1m by JULIUS A. HoDsoN. ID. @.
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HEARTH AND HOME will give every
L / week al ORIGINAL CARTOON by one Of
the best Artists. -
First No. will he ready MONDA !, Decsm9er II.
FDRSAI.E BY ALL NEWSDEALERS. (
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uEARTH AND HOME will be very
1 / valuable 20 the FRUlT-GR0WER.
First No. will be ready MONDAY. Decen,beral.
FOX SALE Ky ALL NEWSDEALErS.
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TTEARTH AND HOAlE.-The first N,

i contains the beginning OF a powerful story.
written expressly for IL by -.
j. S. TROWBRIDGE, =
entitled ..#
I'm The ICE.'
First No. VIII be ready MONDAY, December 81
FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSD SALGRS.3 .--t
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MARINE HNVELhTGENCE.

MARINE ENVELAIGENCE.
MINIATURE EiALMANAC DBoRSBER 10, 1858
Sun rises ..........71S Moon sets... %. 10 O6
Sun sets..........4.42 High tide, A. NJ. $50
PORT OF RICHMOND, DECEMBER is.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Albemarle, Couch, New York, mer-
chandise and passengers, w. @. nunham Co.
Schooner Memento, Todd, Albany, lumber,
G. e. Whitlock. ...t
Steamer John Sylvester, Clifford. Norfolk,
merchandise and passengers, L. B. Tatum.
Schoonerst CLARA Bell, Applegarth, Melton,
Corsey s. Lizzie, Framble. light. irfI0 Hs
MEMORANDA. = ff,ssl,,-f sI
Schooner Hattie Coombs, hence, at Boston
on 10th! 1le 2l - ftst
Brig (Br.) Alice, Lored, cleared from New
York for Richmond on the 10th.
Most Of the cargo of schooner Mystic Circle,
from New York for Richmond and Peters
burg, before reported ashore on Cape Henry,
has been saved, and the prospects are favor
able for saving, the vessel. 'm-II4I
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uEARTH AND HOME viii contain valu-
1 l. able articles on FAKMIN q every week.
Ylrst No. win be ready MONDAY, December 21
FIR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALEaS
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TEARTH AND HOME is,. n handsome
III Weekly OF SIXTEEN PAGES, abGndantl>
1'HIslrated by the best Artists. 80 I-,l..z ~.t
''First No. " ili be ready MONDAY, December 81
F1R SALE BY ALL NEWSUEALkns.
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uEARTH AND HOME viii give every
| / week an ORIGINAL CARTOON by one o,
The best Artists. -. lNt
First No. Will be ready MONDAY, December q.
FOR SAI4E BY ALL NEWSDESLErS
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TITO SHTPPERS.- -STATON.SHe-ur;r

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all points en- the canal between Richmond. LeIing-
tom and Buchanan-boats leaving three times par
week. Office on Basin bank and Eleventh street.
We solicit the patronage Of our friends and the
public generally. Goods will be received ut all
fines at our office.
no2 WILLIAM M. STATION, Agent.
NOTICE TO SHIpPERS.-Ths JAMES
IN RIVER TOWING AND TRANSPORTA-
TION COMPANY are now prepared TO lighter To-
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wood to and from City Point, Norfolk, and Pc
tersburg and all landings on James river, on our
new and elegant BARGES Just built. For freight,
apply TO .55Is CROWELLs& s& CURRF,
corner Eighteenth and Cary streets,
i. or to JOHN D. HARVEY, President
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UEARTH AND HOME. '@
/ 1 See next paper for Table OF Contents OF
First No
SINGLE COPIES TEN CENTS. -
First No. will be ready MO HDAG, December 81.
FOR SALE By ALL iNEWSDEaLl9tts.
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George Laws, schooner David B. Streeker; l..
&. Lynch, schooner Annie W. Collier; John /.
Ellis schooner Francis Batch W Wtpiam c. Me-
ner Roxanna !; Samuel p. Wilson, schooner j B
Myers (3): Lorenzo Green, schooner A. Hays
Wesley Egbert, schooner William. n. Gesner
Captain Henry Fisher, Jr., schooner Mary j
Fisher Frank Yangllder, schooner D. V Streecker
ALEXANDER SHARP, 2. NJ
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MEETINGS.

FIRST NATIONAL BAHK,)
RICHMOND, VA, December II 1893.
TT7HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
L STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS BANK for the
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS will be held on
TUESDAY the 18th OF January next, at their
bank house, at ~ M.
de l2 3, B. SMITH. Cashier,
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SHIPPING.

TOR MORE. SfEaR
steamer STATE OF MARYLAND 5000
Captain CHARLES TBAvERs. will leave her wharf
on SATURDAY, December 10th, at o'clockP p, d..
Freight received up to 81 O'Clock Z. III. For
freight Or passage apply 70
de l8--2t IARVEYS & WILLIAMS.
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Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

"LET US HAVE PEAoE."-A leading
New York Journal that has supported
General Grant for the presidency, refers
on Wednesday to this motto Of his, and
says "We look now to see these words
converted into acts-to see the olive branch
substituted for the sword in the Southern
States, negro supremacy quietly superse-
ded, and such measures adopted as will
create harmony out Of discord in that ge-
nial and fruitful portion of our country
comprised in the States now suffering from
a mistaken and vindictive policy. We
look also, and hopefully, to this, that after
the 4th of March next there will be check
put upon the monstrous corTuptions which
prevail in all the departments of the gov
ernment, that economy shall succeed ex-
travagance in the disbursements of tire
public funds, that the public debt shall be
reduced as rapidly as possible, and that
the taxes which press upon the people
shall be made more easy to bear"
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
The London Journals of Thursday con

The London Journals of Thursday COM
ment variously on the election of Grant.
The Telegraph thinks the Democrats rich
ly deserved defeat, and says they should
have nominated Chase instead of Seymour
The Daily News says the Americans are
weary of their last two years experience,
and demand strong government. The
Standard charges the Republican party
with the suppression of the freedom of vo-
ting in several States, the enfranchisement
ofhundreds ofthousands of ignorant blacks,
and the disfranchisement of nearly ali the
Southern people. This state of things, to-
gether with its control ofpublic patronage,
its possession of the polls and its notorious
abuse of the power, made the Democrats
fight at terrible disadvantage. The
Standard thinks if the Democrats had NOM
mated General Mcclellan they might have
succeeded. The Times says that although
the Democrats are beaten they are yet
powerful, and must greatly influence the
Government.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

THE Two-THIRDs RuLE.-Henceforth
we raise our voice against this political in
iquity. Its operations have been evil,
and only evil, from the time it was first
adopted by the National Convention of the
Democratic party down to the assembling
of the last convention, which met in New
York on the 4th of July. 1t has served
only to engender confusion and strife in
our organizations, and to kill off all the pop
ular favorites who have successfully arisen
in the party, from the time of its adoption
until now. To it, more than to all other
causes combined, may be attributed our
present defeat, and it will continue its
baleful influence in the party as long as it
is recognized as a rule of our National
Conventions. DOWN WITH THE
TWO-THIRDS RULE, then, say we
and let every Democratic journal in the
land, desirous of seeing the party enamel
pated from the sway of demagogues and
political tricksters, take up the cry. We
will rccur to the subject again,
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

The statue of Washington in Richmond, Va.
is very shaky, and the people foar it will tumble
down.
This crumbling statue of the Father of
his country is a fit emblem of the crumb-
ling condition of that political superstruc-
ture which he and his glorious compatriots,
amid the fires of the Revolution, endeav-
ored to rear upon foundations as firm as
the earth itself. But, alas ! for the best
and brightest works of human wisdom, a
century has not yet passed, and this beau
tiful edifce, the foundation of which was
laid in blood and tears, exhibits indubita-
BILE signs of decay. Its corner stone
the consent of the governed, has been
Pryed ont by Federal bayonets. Its key
stone,-the sacred rights Of person and
property, have been knocked loose by
the shocks and conclusions of revolution
and the anhallowed spirit of faction lis
likely to topple the whole ediice to the
ground. When this occurs, let no me.
mortal of his name remain to burn into
the memory of the survivors of bis coun
try's liberties, the recollection OF his vir
tues and his patriotism. Let such re
crcants forget that such grand and glo
Sious exemplar of our race as Washing
ton ever lived.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

Secretary Seward made speech at Au-
burn, on Saturday last, reviewing the po-
litical situation. He defended the recon-
struction policy of President johnson,
which he said, was that of President Lin
coin, and denounced the Radical plan of
Congress, but condemned the position ta-
ken by the Democratic party, closing by
giving in his adherence to Grant, who
supports Congressional reconstruction
Could inconsistency further go? Seward is
miserable demagogue, incapable of at
tanning to wise craftsmanship, and un-
fit for exalted position. His mental and
moral powers are alike defective.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
1he PrNsidentlal Eisrt,on.

The great quadrenaial contest for the
Presidency is ended, and Gen Grant is
the victor. The soldier candidate has
beaten the statesman; the representative
of a centralized despotism has defeated the
representative of civil liberty the man of
lifelong experience in civil affairs, with
broad and comprehensive views of states
manship, is set aside for one who is but a
child in intellect, in all that relates to
grave and weighty matters of State. Be
1T so. As in duty bound, we bow to the
mandate of the people. But we have long
since learned to scout the adage, Voc pop
ali, Uoc Dei," as the very quintessence of
demagoguery. We shall not, howev-
or, despair of the Republic, because we
are steadfast believer in that divinity
which shapes our destinies, rough hew
them how we will" Dark and lowering
as are the clouds which gather upon our
political horizon-cheerless and unprom-
Using as is the prospect before the country,
we are not unmindful of the fact that it is
possible for the All-wise Dispenser of hu-
man events to evolve good from evil
Four years ago, the prospect was equally
dark and forbidding. Andrew johnson,
who had gone down to Tennessee, as Saul
went to Damascus, breathing out threat
enings and slaughter, was suddenly eleva-
ted to power, and good men trembed with
apprehension lest this fierce fre-brand
should spread wider the flames of vindic-
tive persecution and death But, strange
ly enough, his eyes were opened, and he
has stood firm ever since, like rock in
mid-ocean, breaking the force of the waves
of radical aggression. May not General
Grant do the same? True, we have but
little cause to expect such result. We
have supposed that General Grant would
deem it his duty to do no more than to ex-
ecute the behests of vindictive radical
revolutionary Congress. But, now that
he has reached the goal of his ambition,
he may not be the plastic servant of that
body which his former conduct has led us
to believe. The National Int,Uigence,
says:
1t is possible that General Grant may,
>on taking the Presidential chair, remem-
Der that he is the President of whole
people; the solemn oath which he will be
called on to take on that day may be tc
him real and deep responsibility the
names and characters of Washington, o.
Madison, Monroe, and the other great pa.
triots who have filled this high office, may
crowd thick upon his memory, and he may
feel an honorable ambition to quit thai
chair with the love, the respect, and tn,
veneration of all his countrymen. Sucl
thoughts may come with the position, anc
if they shall guide his conduct they ma,
bear nobler harvest than the bitter fruit
of an hour of passionate, frenzied, politi
cal struggle. We should be among th
first to hail such spirit, and shall onl,
be too happy to admit, along with tn
American people, in such an event, tina
what now seems to us a great public ca
lamity has been transmitted into blessing
If liberty, the Constitution, the Just right
of the white race, and peace be restored
we shall be only too profoundly rejoice
to take note whether the hands by whic
this has been accomplished are of our ow
or an adverse party.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

PoLITIcAL TREAcHERY-Th National
InteNfgeneer promises such an expose of
the betrayal of trust in the management of
the late campaign, "As will enable the
party Represented at the New York Con-
vention to profit by the experience SO
dearly bought" We hope the Lnte1igen-
Ger will also thoroughly ventilate the orr
gin aud objects Of the recent attempt to
withdraw Seymour and Blair from the
ticket, and to substitute other names in
their places. The rank and file of the
Democracy win be glad to know all about
it. Let us know where the treachery is,
and who is responsible for this last most
extraordinary movement. Give us light.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
THE TERMS or SALE ARE:
A Desirable Farm at Public Sale.

TINE undersigned as agent and Attorney for
l. Thomas A. Meredith, will sell at Public Sale
to the highest bidder, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, oath, 1868,
at half past Eleven O'Clock, AN.
at the Voshell House in Chestertown, a FARM
lying on the Chester River, containing
1s6 Acres, 2 ROOds, g. N Perches,
adjoining the lands of W. 7. Spry and ]. r. New
nam, Esq. There are Five Fields, under fair or
dinaFy fencing. The soil is good and produces
grain we'll; small portion is adapted to the
raising OF vegetables &c. Glover grows finely.
The DWELLING is good 0ne-Story Frame,
in good condition, with two rooms below and
two above good Kitchen is attached. :
There is a Stable, Corn House, and Granary
also, sufficiency of wood for the farm, which
lies near Chesterville, and is convenient to
Schools, Churches and daily Mail :
Mr.. Thomas A. Meredith, who resides on the
farm, will show it to whoever may call.
The Terms are one-fourth Cash two-fifths ofthe
balance on the lst day of January, l87o-One-'
half of the residue or the LIST of January, 1871
and the balance on the LIST of January, 1872.
GEORGE VICKERS,
Agent h Atty for Thos. A. Meredith.
Chestertown, Nov. Z, l66S-ts.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

A PREDICTION CoNoERNING GEN. GRANT.
In aspeech made last week at Crestline,
Ohio, MIR. Vallandigham said
Now, my republican friends, | have
not said anything against General Grant
in this campaign. have not done it for
"a purpose. If he is fit to be president,
long before his term expires l viii be found
supporting him, honestly and cordial
ly, against the leaders of the party which
expects to elect him in November. Loud
cheers. And you will have no right to
cry out g traitor against him; you will
have no right to talk about his Tylerizing,
or his Fillmoreizing, or his Johnsonizing
you. You nominated him in Chicago !;
you put PLATFORM something called a
platform into his hand you asked him
for an acceptance of it, and he accepted,
and 1 dare say he would have accepted the
democratic nomination too. Laughter. ]
But he took care in his letter of acceptance
to say that he would proclaim no policy.
He did not consider it advisable to do so
in advance of the election-to say what he
would do when he was elected Now, /
pray you to remember that told you on
this 26th of October, that Gen. Grant will
reject the mad, fanatical, revolutionary
radical leaders of the organization which
put him forward, if he proves true to the
Constitution and the Union of our fathers
Loud cheers. If he will restore to this
government its harmony, and give back to
the people their rights, North and South,
l will be found among Lis cordial support
ers. because ] will be found in opposition
to the radical party"
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

THE KENT RAIL RoAD.-At a meeting
of the Board of Directors ON the Both ult
several propositions for the construction of
the road were laid before them. One from
Mr.. Sanford, for grading and bridging
said road, not taken up. One from Major
Sears, Stearns, and G. S. Rutter, of Will
mington, for constructing the whole line
of the Railroad from Deep Landing on the
Chesapeake Bay to Massey's, including
wharves, grading, bridges, ties, iron rail
of the best American manufacture, 45lbs.
to the yard warehouses, station-houses,
platforms, frogs and sidings, complete, for
$419, 440. Extra to finish wharf at Ches-
tertown, 81, $3.50; deducting for work al
ready done, S16, 900; leaving the sum of
$405, 900, to be paid as follows :-S162,- :
600 in cash ; Kent County Bonds at par
$81, 900; First Mortgage Bonds, $162,-
900. This proposition was not acted up
on. Next, was "a proposition from Hay
den q Co. of Baltimore, to construct the
road in Kent, 35 miles, for $3.50, 900,
with 45lb. iron, ware and station houses,
tank-houses, platforms, frogs, sidings, and
all to be completed in nine months from
beginning of work, which was to be with
in fifteen days from the time of signing the
contract, payments to be made as follows
Cash, $3.50, 900; County Bonds, at par,
$SS, 900 balance, first mortgage Bonds
$75 to $100, 1922 900, company retain
ing fifteen per cent. as the work is done
by sections, and approved by the engineer,
Mr.. Wiugate. This proposition being be-
fore the Board, resolution was offered by
Abel j, Rees that it be accepted, and
that the Secretary, G. T. Westcott, be au-
thorized to inform Hayden d Co. and re-
quest them to be at Chestertown on the 9th
of November to contract for the same, and
that the committee consist of the Presi-
dent, Isaac Parsons, Il. W. Eliason, VIM.
Stevens, and William Spry, and the report
of said committee to be laid before the
next meeting of the Board for confrma-
ton or rejection. The resolution was
adopted, by vote of seven to four, as fol.
lows: Ayes-AbelJ. Rees, Wm. Stevens
Robt. Nickerson, VIM Spry, Isaac Parsons,
VIM. Janvier, VIM. B. Wilmer. Nays
Samuel w. Spencer, T. w. Eliason, Thos
J. Shallcross, j. B. Fenimore. The
Board then adjourned to meet on Friday
the 9th of November, at 10 o'clock, A
| NJ.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

LARGE YIELD OF PoTAToEs. Es.-The ST.
Michaels Comet says:-Mr. Jeremiah Har-
rison raised this year, from one potato, 240
potatoes, 141 of which are as fine, market
able tubers as we ever saw. The variety
is new one in this section known as the
California Mercer"
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

A battle has taken place in Panama be-
tween the forces of General Correosor
President of the State, and the Conserva-
tives under Velarde, in which the latter
were defeated.
Mrs. Lincoln arrived in Paris Wednes-
day last.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

We invite the attention of those wanting
land, to the advertisements of Hon. George
Vickers, in this issue of the Transcript,
who offers for sale several valuable Kent
county farms. Hon. Hiram Mccullough,
of Cecil county, also offers for sale very
valuable estate situated in the 4th district
of Cecil county. See our advertising col
umns.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
10th Congress. At
mai. 10

Republican maj. ITO So
In the above recapitulation the following
States which have yet to elect Represent
tives in Congress, are excluded: New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut.
As, however, several seats in different
States, where the Democratic majorities
are small, are to be contested, the repub-
cans may finally exclude a sufficient num-
Der of opponents for their own purposes
Bait. ,Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07

The NEXT House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
That it is eminently desirable that there
should be two-thirds radical majority in
the next House of Representatives there
can be no doubt. 1t is as important for
General Grant that this should be so as it
would have been for Governor Seymour
had he been elected, The New York
World has figured up the result In all the
States for Congress which have so far held
elections, and as it is known that gains of
members by the democrats have been made
in severnl States, including one member
in Maryland, it undertakes to show that
the republicans are shorn of their two
thirds power It's reeapitulation and COM
parison of the House in the present and
next Congress is as follows: