The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-05
KGcrmqn.nhar is in New Orleans.

Ir. Nathaniel Hail, Of Halifax county,
AGED ci-ity-thrcc years, was found dead IL
his bed OF the morning OF the 1st instant.
\ now and dangerous counterfeit ten-dol-
lar 9leenback has just appeared i'll C!ncln-
natl.
John Hughes, aged forty Years, was found
dead il the streets of Philadelphia sunday
morning, stabbed 10 the heart.
The shop Of l.. 4 =. /. Emerson. at Paw
;ncl;ct, K. l.. WAS burned OH Saturday
night. The boiler OF the engine exploded,
inJuring several persons.
Partial returns Of the primary election in
Marion indicate the nomination Of Governor
prirpoiul u one OF the Republican candi-
dates for House Of Delegates.
The New York Independent states that
two-lhirdS Of the students IL the general
Episcopal Theological Seminary in that city
have lust gone over 10 the Roman Catho-
lies. The Institution is said to be under de-
cidcd High Church control.
The telegraph moncy-ordcr system, in
Use III Belgium and Switzerland, is about
10 be established in Great Britain by the
Government, and the idea is received favor
ABLY by the people. The plan proposed re-
scmblcs The poSt-otiicc moncy-ordcr system.
Two similar forms, showing the amount OF
money to be sent, are filed up in the same
WAY bv the rcmittcr. The postmaster re-
cciYcS these cards and the money. he
stamps one of them and gives it back to the
sender, to send anything he may wish by
! way of telegram. 1t is then sent to the tele-
graph Office, and the receiver, by applying
with the telegram 1t the district pOst-otlcc,
obtains the money.
MARK TWAIN on THE RADICAL NOMINEES
IN NEW York Under the proper head vii!
be found the telegram from the state Con-
ycntion announcing the nominations As
the political editor Of this paper, Dir. Larncd,
is absent. attending that Convention, and rs
do not know much about politics, and am
not sitting up nights to learn and rs | am
new 10 The Atlantic Scabord and It's polltl-
cal leaders, and, consequently, am not able
10 make oath that | am perfectly posted con-
corning The history, services, morals, poll
ties. and virtues Of any OF these nominees eN-
ccpt George William Curtis, / shall dis
crcctly hold my peace.
| u am satisfied that these nominations
are All right and sound, ana that they are
tic only ones that can bring peace to our
distracted country (thc only political phrase
| / am perfectly familiar with and competent
10 hurl 1T the public with fearless coniI-
deucc-thc other editor is full of them). But
| beng merely satisfied isn't safe enough. L
| always like TO knO,r before | shout. But L 90
| for Mr.. Curtis with all my strength Being
certain Of him, hereby shout all | know
| how. But the others may be split ticket.
or Il scratched ticket, or whatever you call
| il.
q viii let it alone for the present. 1t
will keep. The other young man will be
| back tomorrow, and he will shout for 1t,
| split or no splt-rcst assured OF that. He
will prancc into this political ring with his
| tomahaWk and his war-whOOp, and then you
Will hear 4 crash and see the scalps fly. He
| has none Of my diliiGcnce. lie knows all
| about these GominecS-and il he don't, he
will let on TO in such natural way as to de-
| ceye the most critical. lie knows every
thng-he knows more than Wcbstcr's Una
bridgcd and the American encyclopaedia
| but whether he knows anything about 4
subject or not he is perfectly willing to dis
cliss il. When he gets back he will tell you
all about these candidates as screnely rs il
la had been acquainted with them hun
| drcd ycar&-though, speaking contidentialv
| I doubt If he ever heard OF any Of them till
to-day. right well satisfied it is good,
| sound. sensible ticket, aud ticket to win
| but wait till he comes,