The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-11

III pOlut vi disputCu ls bculuu Tic age. Du
the Presidents right is box :; two reporters
occupy it at the same time. One is called
the rfriSeur, and takes down for fifteen
minutes the other is called rOaleur, and
reports for ten minutes, about thirty five
lines of an ordinary newspaper; both gen
tlemen retiring to write out their notes,
being succeeded in the interim by some OF
the staff Of twelve. The 7(riSe,r acts ae
n reyiser of the roule'r, so that q dupli-
cate report is made. Whether it be
the fault of the gallery, or hint from the
authorities, hardly sitting takes place but
aome member rises to complain Of his words
being either omitted or misrepresented.
Each deputy can always revise the proofs
of his speech. Some do not condescend 10
do so, as Jules Favre; but Theirs sits up
the whole night to correct. 1t is not so diff
fcult to report French as English. French
men "warm up" very soon, and have O
good many momentary pauses there is not
the steady, uniform stream of words with
out break as generally characterizes Eng
lish eloquence. The law rs it at present
exists compels, or in default q heavy pen
atty, the journals to publish either the de-
bates in ertenso or the summary; both sup
piled by the Journal 0ficiel. There must
be no garbling. A great deal of chaf il
thus mixed up with "sound corn" and the
concession to the journalists appears to be
nothing more than calling in fresh hands
to winnow the proceedings into more in
teresting shape for the public.
SELLING oUT AT COST.
There is no city where shops display
more alarming sacrifices than in Paris
Damaged goods and bankrupts' stock abound
every where. An article is tickesed in the
window at fabulously low price, but on
entering the shop to purchase it you are
met with sort Of "don't you wish you
may get it" look. The shopmen are pro.
fuse in their regrets that they have no more
Of that pattern left, but plenty of another
material-infnitely better. If the pur-
chaser be lady, and "shows fight" she
is threatened with the police for creating a
disturbance. This week q lady entered a
shop and desired to pay for piece of silk
as placed in the window at the "pri1
fire." The usual dodg was resorted to
She insisted, was refused, and summoned
the proprictors, and the Tribunal of Com.
merce decided that she must receive il
within six days, or the proprietors pay the
lady fifty francs damages. More, they were
mulctcd in costs.
4 FREEZE.
Paris is now in the enjoyment of first
rate black frost The skating club Mt thu
Bois de Boulogne is in full vigor, and ladies
are made up in all varieties of fur, ant
mounted on silver-bound skates. As ever
the Russian, American, and English ladies
carry the day. Sleighs have appeared to
day, and torch-light professions and amuse
ment. ere on the cards. In the basin O
the Tuiierie gardens the Empress and the
Prince Imperial are practicing for th(
"lake." Isabella will not allow the Prince
of Asturias TO try-possibly he has got {
sufficient fall " already. The Emperor
is not a good skater; nevertheless, he vii
put in an appearance. All outdoor EN-
ployment is ut q 1tand-still, except keeping
the street channels free of ice no water il
allowed to run i'll them, and apartment
keepers must get rid OF their dirty water "a
best they may, under n heavy penalty
The soup-kitchens are working over time
and charitable associations of every kin,
doing their duty.
PHYSICIANS.
There is Il doctor Tor every 900 inhabi
| tants in Paris, and the number OF apothc
carries, n very wcllto-do class, 54I. Their
are also 29j officers Of health.
CoNScRIrrS.
The annual ballot for conscripts has com
menced over 100, 900 recruits are wanted
Everything promiscs that plenty Of worl
will soon be cut OUT for them. The pros
pcct of :" glory" never was brighter.
TIE ANCIENT YuRKs.
Poiticrs is IL town Of 80 900 inhabitants
and contains Il good many Free MasOnS
The brethren have for some time vainly
| cndeavorcd 10 lease q site OH which to erec
Hall of Harmony; but just az natter
were on the point Of being successful,
| closed, some occult power interviewed am
broke the negotiation. 1t could not hav
| been his Holiness, for the craft claim hin
| as q brother. However, q Parisian MaEo
granted the site, and largely contributed I
build the temple. The building of Unite
Friends" was opened last week, an
| brought together several hundred brothers
| who, among other good things, have agree
to establish library, schools, &c. ihe.
finished up with sumptuous dinner-no
| by any means an unobjcctionable featur
Of Free Masonry.
BURNING or THE DEAD.
1t is a singular coincidence that with th'
severe frost should return the question o
| the " "incueration of the dead. medl
cal journa! presents us with quite chap
ter of horrors, Of how We turn out aite
| five years. residence in grave. lnstca'
of returning to dust "c become change
into "sos "--at least, this is the way mat
ters 90 OIL N Partisan cemeteries. Nothin
is more decent than to burn ones rela
tives with odoriferou5 wood. 1t looks as
the law proposed in the Convention by Dau
brcmesnil has n chance of being carried
"that each citizen be free to burn his re
mains"
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
On ALL PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALES OF REA
ESTATE MADE EETwEES THE FIRST DAY o