The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-20

will resign his present position ct an early
day, probably just before the reasaembline
of Congress"
INTERNAL REVENUE DEMONSTRATING
Commissioner of Internal. Revenue j. IL.
DOUGLASS has decided that when manufac,
turer purchases secondhand articles ana
renoirs the same and sells them he should
be renuired to include the sales OF such mr.
.icles in his quarterly return, and pay the
tax thereon ms on the sales of new articles.
TIE PRINTERS TRnuBLE.-At a meeting
Of the Typographical Union OF TINS CITY
iast evening it was resolved that the CON
stitution of the Union be amended so that
the number of apprentices Mt the Govern
ment Printing Office can be increased TO
twenty, in accordance with the desire OF
the congressional printer. The turtheI
consideration of the case OF the colored
cornpositor Douglass was almost unanl-
mouslv postponed until the next meeting, IN
January. ls7O.-Udshington telegram
Baltimore Sun.
TERRIFIC STORM ON THE POTOMAC
INJURY TO THE STEAMER kEYPoRT-a
terrific hail-storm occurred about . O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon on the Potomac river
few miles below this city, which extended
for quite q distance down the river. Per
SONS who we're out at the time state, with
ont exarreration, the hail-stones were IN
some instances as large as hens eggs.
The steamer Keyport, of the Aqua Greek
and Richmond line, was on her trip uT
during the storm, and when rounding SANDY
Point she was struck by the gale, the guys
of her smokestack snapped like threads,
and the stack and whistle OF the steamer
carried away. Her outer sheatinS was also
torn away, and she sustained other severe
injuries. With great difficulty she waf
brought to her wharf in this city, where she
lies in badly damaged condition.-WaSh'
inqton Republican, 18th.
Az ELOpEMENT-MARRI UNDER DIFF
IFrcULTtEs-CRUEL PARENTS OUTGEN,
ERALLED.-On Friday evening the clerk Of
one of our principal hotels was little sur
prised to sec enter by the main entrance
gentleman with q carpet-bag in one hand
and q lady on the other arm. Walking
boldly I'D to the office, the gentleman IN
CURED if there was the place to register
their names. The clerk replied IN the al.
frmatiye, but suggested that the lady should
first be escorted to the parlor. Upon this
hint. the gentleman started with the lady
for the barber-shop, but was stopped and
shown the way to the pallor, from which he
returned and registered his name MIR
- and LADY, charlottesville, Va, re-
marking, as he laid down his pen, We
amt married yet. but we are going to be
before we 90 to bed.'
He then sought and obtained the neces,
sarv information, and with his bride started
for the residence Of Mr.. Meigs, clerk Of the
court. where. for the consideration OF one
dollar. he procured the necessary license,
and afterward sought out clergyman, who,
upon the exhibition of this legal paper, COM
pictcd the work and pronounced them man
and wife. Armed with the certificate from
the clergyman, they returned to the hotei'
when the happy groom exhibited 1t to SHOW
that the pledge made on his arrival had
been faithfully fulfilled. The bride retired
TO her chamber, and the groom to the bar
room, where he spent the remainder OF the
evening up 10 II O'Clock. While there, ne
rave a general history of the elopement,
and said they had intended to have been
married in Baltimore, but having learned
that kilograms had been sent to that city tc
prevent the marriage, they had concluded
to stop in Washington and make sure OF the
object of their trip.
The pair left for Baltimore on Saturday
happy in the thought that they had out
fiankcd those who would have opposed the
union of two such loving hearts, UdSh-
ingion Republican, 1911.