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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-02

GRAPES IN Los Angeles COUNTY, CAL
It is stated on good authority that the
vintage Of Los Angeles county will this
year produce one million and ahalf gallons
of wine, to make no account Of the value
Of table grapes shipped from there to San
Francisco and other markets. This wine
will average at least half dollar per gal
lon. Los Angeles will therefore realize
$75O,OOO from her wine product. Half Of
this is said to be from the Anaheim vine
yards. Probably the entire area of land
from which this wine has been made does
not exceed 5000 acres. The county of San
joaquin, from 100000 acres of the best
average wheat land in the State, will aggre-
gate 2, 100000 bushels Of wheat, worth, at
$l.67 per GENITAL (the, average, price this
year,, just about 81 per bushel, or an agg-
gregate of $4,000, 900. From these figures
it appears that about q, 900 acres in grapes
will yield as much in value. in wine alone
at fifty cents per gallon, making no account
of table grapes or brandy, as 100000 acres
of the best wheat land cultivated in wheat.
Acre for acre, the advantage is nearly FIVE
to one in favor of grape culture.--SGcra-
n.cnto Union, December IA.
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CURIOUS CASE OF ABsENT-M -MINDEDNEss.-
a few days ago youth sitting in Camp
street car in close proximity to an elderly
gentleman of respectable appearance, to
guard against the unpleasant consequences
of an incipient catarrh, put his hand las
he supposedly into side pocket of his over
coat, drew out handkerchief, and wiped
his nose, and then replaced it in the pocket
from which it was taken. /" Young gentle
man," remarked the elderly party at his
side to the youth, in voice unpleasantly
distinct to everybody in the car, "that is
the most Internally impudent trick that I
ever saw perpetrated!" +" "What sew Z"
exclaimed the astonished youth. :" ] coy,
sir" said the old gentleman with increasing
irateness, "that taking another persons
handkerchief from his pocket and wipipg
your nose with it, and then putting it back
without SO much as saying by ycur leave,
is the d-dest piece of impudencA 9ycr
experienced !" Light Immediately med
upon the mind of the astoundcd suth.
who, in view of the increasing tsfaHsstu-
BUSINESS of his neighbor, incontinsRly left
his seat, and retreated from the caa in the
midst Of q shout of merriment from the
remaining passengers.-Ne,o Orleans Gre
scent. ssrr4
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a SWINDLER AND BIGAMIST.-George w.
Reynolds has been well-known resident
of Morrisville, Madison county, N. Y, for
some years past. He afforded his family
a precarious support by his trade az shoe
maker when not an inmate Of the jail for
abusing his wife-under the influence of
liquors. frequent occurrence. Latterly.
he lived at West Eaton. About year since
he exhibited letter setting forth that q
deceased relative in Pennsylvania had left
him some $4,000 or $4,000, and he soon
after left home to secure the money. On
his return he exhibited several large pro-
missory notes, purporting to be given by
the representatives of the estate, and on the
| strength of these he commenced business,
and obtained considerable property on
credit. A few months ago he left West
Eaton for parts unknown, and his credi-
tors found out that the legacy after was all
sham, and they were out of pocket to the
amount of his Indebtedness. His wife and
children in the mean time returned to that
village. After leaving there, Reynolds
went to Pulaski, in Oswego county, where
he married young lady of sixteen years,
| representing that he had been divorced
from his wife. The girls friends, how
ever, were not satisfied with his story, and
wrote to West Eaton for information. His
victims there took immediate steps for his
arrest, and officer Stone, of Morrisville,
was dispatched to Pulaski to bring him
back, which he did last week-the Oswego
authorities placing warrant in his hands
to arrest Reynolds for bigamy, if he was
not held for swindling. On an examination
before Esquire Cramphin, it was deemed
advisable to discharge him on the COM
plant for swindling, owing to the trouble.
and expense of obtaining the requisite tes-
timony against him. he was then arrested
for bigamy, and last Monday taken back to
Oswego, where he will be tried on that
charge.--Ne,o York Commercial.
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ELECTRIC CLoCKs.--Electric clocks are
now made. They are driven by the current
of an earth battery, and require no winding
up or attention for long periods, varying
with circumstances. The pendulum rods
are made of rosewood saturated with ,psrae-
fine, and do not affect the regularity Of the
clock by contraction or expansion. The
battery is composed Of zinc and gas carbon,
which are buried in the earth, and generate
the electric current regularly and steadily
for long time, the moisture Of the earth
being sufficient to produce the action needed
without the use Of acids. The wheelwork
is of the simplest construction, and when
once adjusted, needs no more attention ex-
cept occasional oiling. The ewhole appsra-
tus is enclosed to prevent injury from dust,
and is elegant and reliable.
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ITEMS IN BR1EF.-Three thousand three
hundred persons in Judge Bonds district
availed the mselves Of the bankrupt act.
The Virginia State and Virginia Fire and
Marine Insurance Companies have each de-
clared dividend Of four per cent.
Hon. James A. Seddon, ex-Secretary Of
War, has gone into mercantile life in Rich
mond. , Ta-.a svs
Colonel Stanton, paymaster of this de-
partmcnt, has disbursed during the past
year ST 100000 to the troops at Richmond,
Fredericksburg, Farmville, and Petersburg.
Hunnicutt has taken the stump to beat
Porter for Congress in this district.
Two thousand and eleven dollars and
eighty cents of the fines imposed by the
Mayor were collected by Captain Chalkley
last year.
The Christian Observer says Rev. P. B.
Price will accept the call of the High
Bridge Presbyterian church, Rockbridge
county.
Three thousand one hundred and eighty
eight registered letters were received st
the Richmond postoffice in 1868 l,245 were
mailed here, and $500 were received for
distribution.
Rev. Mr.. Gardner will take charge of the
Methodist church, Manchester, tomorrow.
The Third Presbyterian church will elect
a pastor on Monday night.
It is said that Mrs. Schurman, who was
badly beaten by midnight robbers, will be
a cripple for life.
After. paying the interest on the foreign
bonds there will be s52O,O00 in the State
Treasury. ..
The National Bank of Virginia has de-
clared dividend Of five per cent.
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! New YEAR's DAY, ls69.-The IN
coming year was not hailed with any pecu-
liar demonstrations Of JOY by the citizens
Of Richmond. The first day was gloomy
and disagreeable enough, the misty rain
wetting the bodies and depressing the
spirits Of those who made their appearance
on the streets. Few Of the gentier sex
ventured out, being engaged, re suppose,
in receiving New-Year's calla-the custom
being observed more this year than It has
been for many years. Before the residence
of fashionable and wealthy family up
town we noticed no less than ten carriages
at one time, while within all was getty and
wine and cake were displayed In abuna-
ance. It was Observable, however, that
few Of the young men sported che dress
coats and white k;ds-at the North con-
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POLICE REPORT YEsTERDAY.-Judging
from the police record of yesterday, good
many persons felt their Christmas egg
nogg. There was no Mayors court. The
following arrests were made:
First Ward.-W. B. Dickinson and John
Kay, drunk and disorderly John Hen
ming, drunk and unable to take care Of
himself; Mary Jane Loving and Jane
Rely, stealing meat from William Culling-
worth; Thomas Gibson, drunk and lying
on the sidewalk Richard Vance, drunk
and disorderly; Nelson and James Bur-
well (negroes), feleniously breaking into
and taking forcible possession Of the house
of Robert Jefferson; Amanda Page (negro), ,
drunk and disorderly !; John Rowin, drunk !;
Moses Baker and Mary Brooks (negro),
assaulting, beating, and threatening the
life Of Maria King. g
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4itl,mo,td 4ispatth.
SATURDAY. AY..........JANUARY 2, 1869.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE "DIs-
PATCH" is LARGER THAN THE COM
BrNED CIRCULATION OF A,.la THE
OTHER DAILY NEWSPAPERS OF THIS
CITY.
A bridegroom Takes Poison Because
His Bride ScoIds Him.

Newark was very near having genuine
sensation on Saturday night, through the
excessively, silly actions Of one of the sill
liest of young men, whose name we with
hold lest its divulgence might injure his
future prospects in life; that is to say, if
he will be kind enough to permit himself to
live. To dish up the story at once, then,
let us begin. On Saturday evening about
6 o'clock, the young man in question, who
has turned his twenty first birthday, hur-
riedly entered the drug store of Mr.. Will
liam NJ. Littell, on the corner Of Market and
Mulberry streets, and in an excited manner
demanded two ounces Of laudanum. "What
for ?" asked Mr.. Littell. To cure the
toothache," hesitatingly plied the Gus
toner. The man of drug with percep-
tive caution that would do honor to q me-
tropolitan apothecary clerk, suspected some
thing was wrong, and offered something else
that he suggested would effect better cure.
his customer sharply repeated that if he
couldn't have what he wanted he would
take nothing, and then left. At another
| drug store, however, his. want was unhesi-
| tatiDgly supplied, and on his way home to
the boarding house of Mrs. E. Middleton,
| No. 1872 Mulberry street, he drank off about
an ounce and half. With. this deadly
enemy to life insinuating its way into his
veins and arteries he arrived ct home, and
Immediately proceeded to his room, where
was waiting anxiously for his arrival q very
pretty girl, o bride Of about three months
his wife. After coolly greeting her he asked
for pen, ink, and paper, to write some
thing" Scarcely was he seated at the ta-
BILE, however, than deep drowsiness came
over him, and he undressed and retired.
His loving little bride bent over to kiss
him, when she was startled by a curious
perfume, whereat her fears and suspicious
were quickly aroused. In answer to her en-
treaties as to what he had been drinking, he
hesitatingly replied: You're soolding me
oil the time, and / have taken laudanum." !"
The distractea girl st once sent for q meii-
cal man, and Or. Piper was readily pro-
cured. After q little time the Doctor lenrn-
erl what had occurred, and found his patieat
in 8 deep sleep. By the sid Of powerful
emetios and walking him up and down all
over the city, DR.. Piper succeeded in bring
ing back to life this rash sen of Massachu-
sets. The Doctor says that had it not been
for the fact that his patient, previous to
taking the poison, had been indulging free
ly in hot-whiskey punches, he would have
been beyond recovery ere the Doctor ar
rived. This is good puff for whiskey, at
all events. This morning the young fellow
is all right. The immediate cause of his
rash act is that his wife severely chided
him for staying away from home Christmas
night. rfar =
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WOOD D1sTRIBUT1oN.-By reference to
advertisement in another column it will be
seen that, under on appropriation of the
City Council, wood will be distributed to
the poor Of the city during the present
winter. It will be necessary for those who
wish to get this wood to present the certif-
cate of the visitor of the district in which
he or she may reside. Visitors who may
not be able to attend to the duties are re-
quested to notify Mr.. G. K. Crutchfeld at
once, go that some one else may be named
in their places. They are requested to
visit their districts Immediately, 80 as to
see into the condition of all INDECENT per-
SONS therein.
Visitors will be supplied with tickets by
calling at this Office on Monday next. 1t is
hoped that no gentleman who has been
named as visitor will decline to serve, but
that he will act promptly, in order to al
leviate the suffering which is already ex-
listing amongst the poor of the city. The
wood will be ready for delivery during the
coming week. Due notice will be given OF
the day.
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William C. Derr, Of Lewisburg, Penn,
met with terrible death on the morning
of the 10th instant, at the lumber establish
ment of Messrs. Billmyer, Nsgei y Gs. In
adjusting belt at the end of lins sAaft,
for the purpose Of giving motion to grind
stone, his clothing became entangled
around the shaft, which drew him up to it
in such manner as to preclude all posi-
bility of releasing himself. Grasplng the
shaft with his arms, ne preserved his head; !;
but his feet struck the ground so violently
at each revolution that they were literally
torn off his side was also crushed, rib
being forced through his lungs. He lived
some six or eight hours after the occur
renee in great agony. He leaves young
wife and an interesting child to mourn
their great loss.
The Surratt case is again to be hr uslits
up by District Attorney Darlington.
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STILL ANOTHER LODGE OF <. OF P.-The
officers of the Grand Lodge Of Virginia
Knights of Pythiss instituted on Thursday
night Damon Lodge, No. Z, composed Of
citizens of the East End. The following
temporary officers were elected: -.s-.1
Il. A. Atkinson, Jr., V. p; e. 7. Sneed,
W. c.; W. Hall Crew, v. c.; s. Creek
more, RS; j. II. Hickman, F. S.; James
Farrar, b.; W. J. Mays, g. I; W. b. Gull
lingsworth, I.s. s. r. Gates, o. 8.
It is probable that Damon Lodge will
meet at Odd Fellows Hall, on Tweniy-ffth
street. '-izas ts4stE -
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= EEfE - - - ,
REMARKABLE SToaY oF4 BosToN Rob-
December 30.-During the
night Of July 10. 1866, George Fl. Good
ing's brokerage office, at No. is State street,
was robbed Of $40, 900, and ever since that
time the robbery has been mystery until
this evening, when the following gfacts were
developed In the beginning Of July, 1866,
Mr.. Gooding let ell Of his store to book
firm except one window. Aug. Penny was
the man who represented the book firm.
Cn the afternoon Of the 9th Of July Mr..
Gooding, when he went away, left carpen-
ters employed by the book firm hard at
work on shelves, &c. AT s o'clock the
carpenters went home, but their places were
at onoe supplied by rogues disguised as
carpenters, members of the said book firm,
and the work went on. Mr.. Gooding's safe
was' in the back centre Of the store. Au-
gustus Penny mounted high platform
which crossed the door, SO that it could be
opened only few inches. He was osten-
Bibly engaged in whitewashing, and
when 8 stranger tried the door he
was told that no one could come
in; that Mr.. 'Gooding had, gone home,
ar they were busy. Another /" carpen-
teri was Il busy on q screen which
shielded the left side Of the store and safe
from view. A third carpenter"sd sawed
wood violently in the middle of the store
to hide the creaking of the drills, and the
other carpenters" !" were exercising the
drills on Mr.. Gooding's safe. In the safe
was $4,000 in gold. When, Mr.. Gooding
came to his store the next morning he found
his safe-door open and his money gone.
The broker put his case into the hands Of
detective officers, and he himself went into
the haunts of thieves, but he was told that
the rogues had gone to Canada. He soon
learned that five persons were implicated.
These were the persons arrested, and two
other men, PANIED Barton and Wilson, Eng
lish thieves, fed to New York, and had
their share Of the gold exchanged there By
"fcnce." " Learning afterward that soms
one had noised the robbery abroad,
they decided that the fence" had
ssblowed." They followed him to Phila-
delphia and found him in bar-room. One
put his knee in the middle of the back Of
the suspected traitor, and the other held
down the head and cut his throst. The
"fence," however, recovered, and his
would-be murderers are in q Pennsylvania
jail. The victim Of this outrage gave valu-
able information. Mr.. dGooding went to
Canada, where he found and renewed the
acquaintance Of Penny, who revealed som e
things concerning the robbery. Last Fri
Cay, many months after the renewal Of that
acquaintance, Penny went from Montreal
with the tools of q burglar to commit bur
glary in 0gdensburg, N. Y, on the Canada
line. The detectiye officer was on his track,
and when. on Sunday morning, he crossed
over to Ogdensburg he was arrested.
Charles Steedman, notorious pickpocket,
and Harry Jennings were arrested in this
city this morning as accomplices.
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BUSINESS CHANGES OF THE NEW YEAR
The New Year always brings something
new in every sphere in life. With the
closing of the old many things are wound
up, and among them business transactions.
Our business community, like every other,
has its changes, and accordingly we notice
the following: ar-r.s.
The well-known commission firm. of
Sampson Jones, Jr., s. Co., is dissolved by
the withdrawal of Messrs. Allan and White
head. tMr. ,Pegram withdraws from Stevens
j. Pegram, and the concern. will hereafter
be known as Stevens s. Moore. Greaner s.
Whine, tobacconists, is dissolved by mu-
tusT consent. Armistead & Cary becomes
Armistead & Peek. r. A. Mills succeeds
Mills & Ryant in the tobacco business. Mr..
W. II. P. Morris is admitted to an interest
in the business of P. J. Archer & Son, COM
mission merchants. N. M. Wilson and
Thomas 81. Gum form co-partnership
under the style Of N. M. Wilson s. Co. Hon.
James A.. Seddon commences business with
George Lee & Co. as Lee, Seddon & Co.
Henry Sheriff. of Pennsylvania, Edward
Flash of New Jersey, and W. 8. Reed OF
Virginia, form co-partnership for the
manufacture Of quercitron bark on James
river. Truman A. Parker and William j.
Scott resume the lumber business assTru-
man A. Parker & Co. and A. s. Storrs and
Gervas Storrs the teaming business as
Sterrs s. Son. a. - .-1 7ra-
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Sons OF Observation-Disclosures Hill Di-
vision, No. 81, at the last meeting elected
the following officers for the current term :
G. a. T. Finley, W. p; Robert F. Hotze,
w. A.; DR.. P. Trent, r. g.; W. W. Childs,
A. R. s.. C. W. Fellows, F.. g.; William
J. Glenn, Treasurer George G.. Matthews,
c.; r. S. Walthal, A. c.; William 7.
Curl, I. S.; E. S. White, O. s.. ;J. B. Cosby,
Chaplain.
These officers will be publicly installed
at Marshall Hall, corner Tenth and Bank
streets, on Monday night.
1t is announced that Rev. j. A. Cham
bliss and A. F. Crutchfeld will deliver ad-
dresses on the OCCASION ro@ 1915 Z
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TRIAL OF A New BREsCH-LoADER-A
party of gentlemen interested in firearms,
among them United States Inspector Sin
clair and Major McGinnis of the Armory,
tested at the water-shops yesterday after
Morganstern, a New York mechanic, at
tached, to, the, manufacturing firm Of Her
man, Boch s. Co., which introduces q new
principle in weapons of this kind, and is
said by experts to comprise their excellen-
cies and to overcome many Of their disad-
yantages. The essential festure of the new
gun is in the mechanism Of the lock, which
entirely does away with the old-fashioned
lock or hammer, and substitutes in its place
an ingenious yet simple contrivance, which
fires the cartridge and discharges the shell
from its chamber with great rapidity and
absolute certainty. This "unit lock-" as
it is called, is in one piece, and has no COM
plicated screws or machinery liable TO get
out of order or embarrass the operator.
There are, besides, other important features,
such as q graded raised sight fitted upon
brackets, which would seem to increase the
general efficiency Of the arm. This inven-
ton was perfected the present year, but it
has already been tested by the Prussian,
Belgian, and Austrian Governments, and
the official reports Of these trials speak in
high terms of the new breach-loader, as
do also those at the armory here who have
seen and examined it. The trial yester-
day was generally satisfactory. With the
Remington cartridge, accurate shots were
made at targets two hundred, five hundred,
and seven hundred yards distant, and in
quick firing ten shots were discharged in
twenty seconds and twenty shots in fifty
two seconds. The inventor claims that
twenty-five shots can be fred in minute
with more than ordinary accuracy. 1t is
unsafe always to predict from experimental
trials the absolute success of an invention
like this, but the judgment of the military
men and skilled mechanics who have seen
its working is that it has advantages and
excellencies which make it in many re-
spects superior to any breach-loader yet
invented .-Sprinafeld Republican, Deces-
her 90
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Rev. Mr.. Addison, of Santa Clara, CAL,
has been expelled from the Baptist church
Of that place for administering and parti-
cipating in the sacrament at the Presbyte-
rian church.
Portland, Maine, has citizen who has
predicted q second deluge and to get ready
for it, is spending all he is worth in build-
ing q ss Eoah's Ark Z
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LOCAL MATTERS.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES To-MoRRow.-We
have been notified of the following special
appointments: ffEI72 To.'
First Presbyterian.-Rev. DR.. Baird at
II. o'clock A. NJ, and ~ PM. a'
Second Baptist.-Rev. w. D. Thomas, Of
South Carolina, at II A. M. Rev. j. A.
Ghambliss will preach to the young at 31a
Pm. No services at night.
Bour-lfile Creek Baptist.-Rev.J. L. NJ.
Curry at IL A. NJ. 800
English Lutheran.-There will be SER
vices at IL o'clock in the English Lutheran
church on Mayo street below Broad. The
pastor, Rev. j. G.. Neiffer, will offciate.
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ARE AGAIN LAID UNDER OBLIGATIONS
to our courteous postmaster, DR.. Sharp, and
his efficient and courteous corps of clerks
and assistants, for giving us the mails on
Yesterday. He feels the necessity which
compels the newspapers to have the latest
news, and although yesterday was holi-
day we received our mails in the usual
rood time. ST. -
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ANOTHER NEGRO OUTRAGE IN HENRICo.-l
A negro named Jim Hickman was lodged
in the county Jail yesterday by Justice
Austin to await an examination on the
charge, of committing an outrage upon q
mostrespectables young lady between twelve
and sixteen years of age, It is alleged that
the, young lady, whose fathers is in the
upper part of Henrico county, was on her
way to spring near by when she was as
saulted by Hickman. The young lady re-
sisted with all the power which desperation
gave her, and cried loudly for help. The
scamp, fearing being caught, ran off before
accomplishing his purpose. The young lady
recognizing Hickman, lodged the complaint,
and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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The PARDON BUsIxEss.-The Governor
on yesterday pardoned William ]. Disha-
room, of PittsylYania, convicted Of murder
in the second degree, and Burwel Belcher,
of Petersburg, convicted of grand larceny.
Pardon was refused Nick Dicks, Of Peters
burg, convicted of murder in the second
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RoBBERY At Dr.. JETER's.-A thief en-
tesed the kitchen Of Rev. DR.. Jeter early
yesterday. morning and stole the clothes OF
o weeks washing Of the family.
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FUEL FOR THE PooR.-Mr. Perry, corner
THenty-third and Venable streets, sells
coal in large or small quantities to the poor.
1t is part Of the charity obtained through
DR.. Parker. ~