The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-01

There dWells at Cummlngton, MISS, an
illiterate quack named Bird, who spells
lungs "loungues," and calls himself doc
tor. His favorite mode of treatment for
chronic consumption is an entire abstinence
from animal food and stimulants, q meagre
diet of toast and porridge, and q continued
daily purging with Birds pills" in order
10 purify the system; thereafter the swell
ing of the legs and feet he pronounces the
best symptom possible, as being the disease
going out Of the toes.
Emerson, in his lecture on "Greatness,"
cited Count Gurowski for his sturdy indie
pendence of character. Where IS this
bog ?" asked he of somebody in Cambridge,
when ne was poor, and in a strait for
victuals and lod ging; 81 wish to dig in 1t !;
7. too. wish to earn some money" And on
being demonstrated with that such work
| would degrade him, he replied, " l can
not be degraded I am Gurowski."
A Mississippi editor having given notice
that he would inform, free Of charge, en-
terprising young men how to make for
tune without capital, replies to several
anxious inquirers every one fyou pull
off YOUR coats, leave off your army skies,
Quit Whislley, 90 to work, make crop of
corn, cotton, peas, and potatoes; house
them up, then marry an enterprislng
girl" ...
The Marietta (Ohio) Register says: We
frequently receive offers of correspondence
from Washington and New York, and some
times from other places i weekly letter, to
valuable Of great interest to our read
ers,' and all that. Gentlemen, we wouldn'
| u, e. nl1,,u
spondence outside Of our own county of
Washington; and here, items of interest in
any of our townships are always accept
able"
In recent lecture in Salem, George Will
liam Curtis said "There is no merchant
in Salem who would send ship to sea un-
der command of Captain Kidd, however
skillful sailor he might be-. Why, then,
should he vote to send Captain Kidd to the
Legislature J." This shot at Ben Butler
was Kissed by some Of the audience.
David Patullo, for many years the pro-
prietor of what is known as Cobweb Hall
in Duane street, New York, died on the
18th of September last, leaving something
over q million of dollars, and no heirs IL
this country.
Ayolume of over 1000 pages has been so
perfectly copied by a Boston photographer
that the picture is en- exact JGc smile OF
the original. ...... .s
The pitch of English orchestra is half
tone higher than ours, which caused Minnie
Hauck to break down in the final words Of
Somnambula."
The late DR.. Thomas Wells, Of Nashville,
leaves $4,000 to Rcderick Wells, q bright
intelligent mulatto, whom the Doctor reared;
and to Roderick's mother, $500. ....
A Mobile paper says of a guitarist in that
city that his playing would give any we'll
constructed saw-mill the toothache.
81 say, Digby," said Quilp to an &C
quaintance, you look sober this morn
ing" Sand for a very obvious reason"
said Digby; am SOBER
"No man in England thinks of backing
his own boots," said an Englishman to Mr..
Lincoln. "Whose boots does he black ?''
Mr., Lincoln asked.
Il don't know anything abous your Ty-
eocn," said an old Illineisian to man who
was discoursing on Japan, but when you
come to racco0n you'll find me at home"