The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-25
Maggie Mitchell is o mother.

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General Gustav has been heard from.
A Methodist sisterhood has been formed
in Cincinnati.
The ship-buildiug interests Of Maine are
said to be looking up.
General Schofeld and staff left St. Louis
for Kansas on Tuesday.
Lamartine's life was insured for 100000
francs, in favor Of his niece.
Senator Grimes has given $1,000 to found
two scholarships in Dartmouth College.
twenty-five cargoes of sugar have ar
rived in New York from Cuba this month.
Portland, Me-, has dog that drags a
sled up a hill, gets on it, and then slides
down.
Gas is not permitted in the Russian
churches because not mentioned by the
fathers.
The Chicago Tribune says "George H.
Pendleton, Of Ohio, has gone into the hotel
building business in Eldora, Iowa."
Hundreds of United States soldiers sta-
toned in Dacetah are said to be married to
Indian women, who make faithful and in
dustrious wives.
Mr.. Thornton, the British Minister at
Washington, saysrwe in this country are in
dreadful condition because the new Pre-
sident is not gentleman. So Rumor says.
The total value of church property in
this city belonging to the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South is 100000, and the
number of enrolled communicates 1900
st. Louis Dispatch.
Twenty Of Brigham Young's wives ar
rived at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Tuesday,
to visit their friends in that city and at
Omaha. They will continue their journey
to Washington.
A swindler went into an extensive jew
elry establishment in Baltimore few days
ago, pretending to have several bags of gold
dust or filings. He exhibited genuine
bag as sample, and the jeweller bought
all by it, paying $4,000. The remaining
bags proved spurious. The swindler
escaped.
A new way Of manufacturing plug to-
bacco has been invented by Shelburne
(Mass.) genius, who has applied for pa
tent. Bore green maple log full Of inch
and half augur holes, stem the weed and
lamp it tightly into the hole. The sap cea-
sons it in superior style, and in few
days the log is split open, and the hard,
round plugs taken out.
A negro woman murdered little white
girl near Macon, Ca, on last Tuesday, chop
ping her head TO pieces with an axe. The
child, Nancy Wright, went into the woods
to gather sticks, the negro accompanying
her, and carrying the axe. This was the
last seen of them until the unfortunate vic
tim was discovered lying on the ground
and mutilated in the manner described
The negro woman had fed. The murder is
supposed to have been instigated by the de-
sire of the negro to possess herself Of the
paltrv sum Of $50, which the little girl
had - her pocket.
A dispatch from Concord, New Hamp-
shire, to the Boston Journal, dated the 2lst,
says: SIT came to light yesterday that q
movement is on foot for the formation Of o
new political organization in New Hamp-
shire, TO include IS many as possible of the
Conservative IL Nmbers of the two existing
parties. The matter is now in the hands
of twenty prominent men, ten Of them
being Republicans and ten Democrats.
Private meetings of those having the thing
in charge have been held, but nothing can
be obtained as to the prospects Of the move
ment. 1t is said that the whole scheme
will be made public in June next"