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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

Mr.. AKERMAN.-It seems hard to tell
whether the new Acknowledgement (who,
by the way, taught school in Richmond
from 1915 to 1881 is more knave or fool.
The New York Times gives him credit for
the following sage opinions. He testified
before congressional committee rs FOL
lows:
"Q.--Would there not be q difficulty In
Congress passing under that amendment
fourteenth, for particular state, ieg1sia'
ton which did not bear upon all Answer
by Mr. Akerman.-Wtfh all que oeierence,
think not.
"Q-Do you think Congress could pass
law to assemble convention in the State
of Massachusetts,, and correct any wrong
existing there! A.-Undoubtedly think
Congress Inns fixed up the very machinery
in that amendment to enable you to do that.
In my judgment, Congress, under
the right to remodel the Government OF
any State which fails to do justice as re.
quired under that article of the Constitu.
TOM
He 10 fine lawyer, TO be sure. His
opinions as Attorney General will be almost
as weighty as II they came from General
GRANT himself, that superior lawyer, who
appointed A. 7. STEwART Secretary of the
Treasury in violation Of an act of Con-
gress,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

NJ JUNE 13, 1870. - .
MORE NEW SUMMER GOODS.
. THOMAS K. PRICE & co.
are adding to their stock by constant arrivals
COL oRED GRENADINES, - q dress to $Ls per
yard;
and 2oc.;
pOPLINS and ORGANDIES-eyery price;
IRISH LINENS and SHEETINGS-ante-bell
prices; ..
BLACK SILKS. JAPANESE SILKS, NOLAN
BIQUES, etc.;
MOURNING GOODS (specialtyh great variety;
BLACK IRON GRENADINES at prices OF
early stage OF the season, although they have adj
yanced ia New York nfsy per cent. HOSIERY,
COLLARS, GLOVES, SKIRTS, etc, etc.
Main street corner Eleventh,
jels nearly opposite post-onace.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.
HSassachusetts-A Little Spice in
CONGRESS-.

In the House Of Representatives Wednes-
day
Mr.. HOAR did not ask the gentleman
what history he had read, but whether he
did not know that General Scott and Presi-
dent Monroe both certified to the gallantry
and loyalty Of the Massachusetts, troops lin
the war Of 1921.
Mr.. WOODWARD: know this, that
the Hartford Convention was conspiracy
against the Constitution of the United
States. And know that the State OF Mas
sachusetts has been in conspiracy against
the Constitution Of the United States ever
since.
Mr. MORGAN Ii my friend from Penn
sylyania MIR. WooDwARD] will allow me, /
viii read for the benefit OF the gentleman
from Massachusetts [Mr. HoAR] line or
two from IngersolPs History of the War
Of 1872. The historian says:
"The constituted authorities OF Massa-
Observation-Disclosures Governor, and judi
iary-unanimously resolved that their mi
litia were not liable to be called out when
the President OF the United States thought
necessary, and that when called out he
could not depute his authority to command
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

THE CRors.-Evesy month the Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture at washington pub
fishes what purports 20 be arelable account ON
Of the condition and prospects Of the varl-
Gus crops OF the country. We believe m
the Commissioner, but not In his reports.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24


ssEgaAL HezIgEs.
M HAY Nc oBTA1NED TH1
-. ENTIRE INTEREST OF
JAMES E. ,BURREss AND JOSEPH G
WILLIAMS
= In the late concern Of
BURREss, WILLIAMS & CO.. j
beg leave to call the attention of my friend
LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK
DRY GOODS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
In order to supply the demands OF my i'm.
mense retail trade I am compelled to buy in
very large quantities, and consequently can give
merchants
CHOICE SELECTIONS, -
WITH
LIBERAL MARGIN FOR PROFITS.
Ny stock is replenished by
TRI-WEEKLY ARRIVALS OF
FRESH GOODS,
is kept at all times
FULL AND COMPLETE,
FULLY ADEQUATE TO THE WANTS OF
THE TRADE.
THE QUALITY OF MY GOODS Is
sUPER IoR,
PRICES AS LOW AS SIMILAR GOODS CAN
BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE.
I invite an examination by all in want Of
FIRST. CLASS GOODS
THE LOWEST I POSSIBLE PRICES
JOHN N. wOoDFIN, iii Main street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth.
The following gentlemen can be found with
me, who will be pleased To SEQ their friends:
JOSEPH G. WILLIAMS,
THOMAS d. QUARLES,
EDWIN A. VIM,
WI. JENNINGS,
". SUTTON, Jn,
c. r. MORTON,
A. NJ. WOODEN,
iees WILLIAM r. MCCAW.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24
@ TO THE MERCHAN rs OF vIR-

NJ TO THE MERCHANTS OF yIR-
GINA AND NORTH CARoLINA.-The CASH
buyers Of Virginia and North Carolina VIII and
in cur Placement thrst aoorl duplicates Of our hne
line PRINTS and elegant assortment OF FANNY
DRESS GOODS which we will cut 10 quantities
to suit them at mere commission upon the cost,
thus giving them an advantage which tney 90 mos
get in northern tobbins houses. a eau rom al
such Is invited
jel3 THOMAS II. FhASr q w.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

,s..The internal revenue tax bill assumes
every day new shape. We shall note the
changes whenever they shalt have been
made by both Houses.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.
LETTER FROM LEXINGTON.

WASHIN GTON COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT-THE SOCIETIES CELEBRATION
A BRILLIANT SUCCEss-GUOD SENSE
GOOD TASTE-sHORT sPEECHES-NOTH-
ING TO MAR THE OCCASION--CONDI-
TON OF YOUNG CROCKEN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

them. ITO these heresies was added the
other Extremely mfschlesous blow to The
war, thutmilitia cannot belawfully marched
beyond the frontiers Of their own country"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

The PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
EXTENSION THROUGH THE VALLEY OF lIE-
G1N1A.-Big Lick, June q, 1SO.oThe
corps of engineers sent out by the Penn
sylvania Central railroad in April last to
make preliminary survey from Harpers
Ferry up the Valley of Virginia arrived at
this place on Saturday evening last.
They report an easy grade the greater
part of the distance, and say they will COM
mence locating the road at both ends about
the first of September, Captain Price, the
chief engineer, says the ultimate object of
the PENNSYLVANIA Central is to build an air
line from New Orleans to Philadelphia-in
which event very fine farming and min
eral country. through the counties of Frank
lin and Henry will be opened, which has
heretofore been shut out from the markets
of the country.-Co1respondence OF the
Lynchburg Republican.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

JAPANESE CORN FILE. Price,
CSC. Safe simple, snd efficient. Sold at
MEADE BAKERS
-- 70 171ot 8ls Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

~ ROACH EfTERMINATOR. War
.anted to act. Price, CSC. Sold at
MEADE & BAKERS
te 17-1ct OLE Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

LASD-BUYERs.-Quite number of land
BUYERS, principally from the northern
States. are now in the Valley prospecting
for lands,-ShenandOd Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

WHITE SULPHUR SPINGs.-Some eighty
visitors have arrived at this delightful and
pleasant summer notwithstanding Jour-
nal
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

: STRANGE TRAGEDY-A CHAPTER OF MISE
BY AND MOST PROBABLY CRIAE.--Mrs. Mary
Stokes, widow Of John Stokes, deceased,
who has been residing on Dry river, In
Rockingham county, was committed to Jail
in this place few days since, after exami-
nation before Justices James McDorman
and G. HI. Rogers, a commission appointed
to inquire into certain facts indicating
either that she had been guilty Of murder,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

The probability still is that Mr.. Aker-
man aciH not be confirmed. Ex-Governor
Wells. of Virginia, is now talked of-so is Is
Pierrepont, Of New York-but if he shall
be appointed, Mr.. Fish must go OUT:
Vnshiaqton Ietter-Baltimore Gazette.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

THE NORFOLK CONTESTED ELECTIONS
The Radicals are contcsting the elections in
Norfolk on the following grounds
General MilIson claimed that an irregu-
larity existed in the returns from tho Fourth
Ward, whereby tho parties voted for as ma
gistrates on the Radical ticket were re-
turned us councimcn. Th? fact was shown
by the ballot-box from that ward being
opened, and some half dozen tickets taken
out and examined by the judge and coun-
sci on either side.
This point being settled, Mr.. Foster
again rose, and read from the city charter,
the Code of Virginia, the late election law,
and amendments thereto, to show that the
justices of the peace were recognized by
the existing charter, that the election law
stated that they should be elected, and pre-
scribed the manner, and argued that the
Radical magistrates were duly and legally
elected, inasmuch as no such officer was re-
cognized by the Conservative ticket:
John Parker Jordan followed, claiming
that the whole Conservative Council should
be thrown out, and giving as authority the
clause in the election law which provides
That if more names are voted for than there
are offices to be filled, such votes shall not
be counted.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-24

In order to supply the demands OF my Inn.
mense retail trade I am compelled to buy In
very large quantities, and consequently can give
merchants
CHOICE SELECTIONS, -
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
A FARMERS IDEA OF A LAWYER

As an illustration of the nature and
! character of an attorney, we give the
following genuine anecdote which oc-
Cured not long since in Dubuque One
of our oldest members OF the bar receiv
ed call late one afternoon from farm
er friend whom he bad know for twenty
five years, and who had travelled all day
to reach his old friend with view to
make some arrangements for the benefit
of son, whom he believed to be fitted
naturally, for no vocation but that of q
lawyer. After taking long breath he
said
Judge, l have come to see you on
some very serious business
Indeed! What has happend You
don't want a divorce? Have you a claim
on some estate =
oh no, nothing of that kind; but
have got a boy
We'll, I congratulate you. When was
be born?'
oh, he is sixteen years old, and can t
do any thing with him, and / want you
to take him.
why, if you can't manage him, what
could l do with him?'
You can make lawyer of him; he is
good for nothing else; and l will tell
you why; he won't work and he won't
60 to school, but will steal everything
he can lay his hands on; he. is the
meauest boy l ever saw, and the great
est liar you ever heard. and 50 / thought
l would get rid of him and lie, you make
lawyer OF him..
well, from your description of him l
don't really think he would make good
lawyer
Good, did you say Wny, a man need
not be good to be a lawyer. You know,
judge, how dishonest the lawyers are,
aud h,w they make money aud go to
the Legislature and sometlm.s to Con-
gress, but they make money ali this
line Won't You take my b.yy
No, l ,ather think l cannot do any
tElng Tor him. You are sn Old friend,
TO he sure, and have attended to Your
cases, anu you have always raia me
alIu-'
Yes, l kaow, and ou always got the
la'eest share
And l was gong 10 say that l hope
10 atteni To all your law business as
long as you live, hut | am sorry TO sa,
tbat have & partnec and clerk, 50
Can o. i.oIning Tor your son
w eli, you are the frs lawyer that l
ever saw or heard OF that would iot do
aby,hIng th.-t any Tod, wanted him 81
10. SO good evening"
And The old man departed muttering
dehunciationso on way ward boys general
~, and unapprecialive lawyers particu-
latly. Duouque Times.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Blind Tom.

We call Blind Tom a freak of nature
but who can estimate the hight and
depth OF the economy which permitted
such a creation? Here is an illiterate
negro. just above. if he be above. the
grade Of an idiot, without culture, with
no ca, acity to acquire general lntorma l.
ton, unable to read or write. or to com
prehend the force of language except
by sound. a silly, aibber!ng, grimocins :
dnlt- anc. vet endow wed with the divip,
gif of mnsic to degree never attained
save by long years of patient. loborious
inte ligent application. Sound. harm onv.
melody-thesr appear to be the elem mis-
of hi organization. and from his minus
tored touca springs a concord o. vol. es
unu.terab;y sweet. Helpless 10 other
re ects, shrouded in eternal night, inca
lable o. lf-maintenance-this wonder
tuI natural power of musical creation.
Interpretation and imitation supplies the
void, and independence and opulence
attest the amazed delight of two hemis-
pheres.
This man. justly called marvellous; but
is It any more SO than the numberless
other eccentricities of nature, which fin
ite intelligence can no more fathom
than it can count the stars? While we
boast OF the progress of enlightenment.
and the triumphs Of art and science, over
material forces, each ad dvance but opens
up new wonders Of the Infinite, before
which, human comprehension bows its
head
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17

The following story is an item of interest so
far as the Richmond disaster is concerned, ard
shows that the speeches of at least one Con-
gresham have been productive of some good.
On Wednesday morning, the date of the caam
ity, Mr.. Lincoln, the ex-member. Of Congress
from New York, was in Richmond, and about
10A o'clock in the morning called on one Of the
State Senators of Virginia il reference to bi.
before the Legislature. The Senator prop ,sed
that they should go to the Capitol to hear the
decision in reference to the Mayoralty. As
they were starting to go. Mr. Lincoln gave the
Senator half = dozen copies Of Gen. Farms
worth's speeches on the Virginia question in
the House Of Representatives,, whereon the
Senator remarked: Wait until address these
to some of my friends He sat down at . ia.
BILE for few minutes, and then they proceeded
to the Capitol and arrived at the door of the
room just as the floor fell. The short delay of
addressing the speeches. saved in all proba-
bility two lives.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Josh Billings Litany.

From tn many friends and from things
at luce ends, good Lord deliver us
From a wife who don't luv us, and.
from children who don't look like US,
good Lord deliver us
From snaix in the grass. from snaix
in our boots, from torchlight proceshuns
and from new rum, good Lord deliver
us
From pack pedlars. from young folks
in luv. from Old aunts without money.
and from kclera morbus, good Lord de
liver US
From wealth without charity, from
praise without sense, from pedigree
worh out. and f ON all poor rela ions,
good Lp d d liver us
From naseplper sells. an from pills
thal ain fislck. from females that int
ant FROM men who fl.tter, good Lord
q yer u
From us who chsw gum an ware
PCT icoats, and from III VIII 4 Dn't luy
banits good Lori deliver us
From V rtew wi hout fragrance. from
outt'r 'hit nelis. from Niger cimJ
mte et.n2s. ana from cats th are court.
In COOS Lord denver us.
From oaher toiks seiSrets and from
our own. from Mormons an m.jtums
and wimmen com nittees, good Lord
deliver u
From politis huns who pra, and from
saints WHO ,pple from rye coffee, red
herrlng, and all grass widders. good
Lord deliver us!
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Late Hours,

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preach
ed recently on Late Hours'an the I'm
fruitful Works of Darkness and in the
course of his sermon said:
If you want to make the ruin OF a
child sure, give him liberty after dark.
You can not do anything nearer to in
sure his damnation than to leave him at
liberty to go where he will without re-
straint. After dark he will be sure to
get into communication with people that
will undermine all his good qualities.
/ do not like to speak to parents about
their children: but there are thousands
who think their child can not do wrong.
Their child will not lie, when his tongue
is like bow; he will not drink. when
there is not q saloon within mile of his
fathers house, where he is not as well
known as one Of it's own decanters; he
never does iniquilous things. when he is
reeking with filth Nineteen out of every
twenty allowed perfect freedom at MIG ht
will be wounded by it. There is moth
ing more important than for child to
be at home at night; or, if he is abroad.
you should be with him. II he is to see
any sights or take any pleasure, there is
nothing that he should see that you
should not see with him It is not
merely that the child should be broken
down. but there are thoughts that never
ought to find passage into man
brain Az an eel, if he wriggle across
a carpet, will leave ..is 81 nae, wnich no
brushing can ever efface, SO there are
thoughts that never can be got rid CT,
once permitted to enter; and there are
individuals going round with obscene
books ani pictures under the lappels OF
their coats, that will leave ideas In the
mind of Your child that will never be eff
faced. There are men here who have
heard salacious song, and the. never
will forget it They will regret having
heard it to the end of their lives. I do
not Relieve in a chlld's seeing life. rs 1T
is called, with its damnable lust and
wickeiness, to have all his ina nation
set ON fire with the flames of hell. No
body goes through this fire, but they are
burned, burned, burned; aud can never
get rid OF the scars.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Years and Leap Years,

The year 1900 will not be leap year; 1896 and
1894 will be leap years. To explain this must
give a short account of the change of style in the
calender effected by Pope Gregory KILL He found
that the error of eleven minutes in the Julian calea
dar had amounted to ten days He therefore dsduc-
renee of the ordered that every ending
century should not be considered leap year except
the nultiples of the year 400. Thu, 1900 leap
year. bat ZOO was not, nor 1900, will 1900 be;
but 1000 will be a leap year, and every four hun
dredth year after it. In Englant and America the
Grero calendar not adopted until 1882;
seouently, with US, 100 not leap year, and we
are eleven days out. Tines, subtracted, AM at
the time the enacting the alteration caused
consider. BILE uoeaslness, and some few riots among
the poorer people, who could not comprehend the
matter and raised the cry of Give US back elev
en- daysv The Greeks and Russians still retain the
old yle, so that there is difference of twelve
days between their dates and necause they have
considered 1900 and 1900 as leap years
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Important Legal Decision.

Last week in our sister State, Little
Rhody; two childr entered an office TO
sell some sassafros bark whereupon an
energetic guardian Of the law questioned
them ve-v closely concerning their lice nse
The children were somewhat frightened
and no' exactly comprehending the sub
Ject, the boy answered-'I'v got dog,
and he's licensed The case was imme
diately decided by a gentleman present,
who relieved the minds Of the children
by saying: Go along; you're all right;
if you've got a dog. and he's licensed.
you have right to peddle as much bark
as you like.-[New Bedford Mass. }
Standard.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17
Girls, Don't Talk Slang.

Girls don't talk slang. If it is necessary
that any one in the family should do that, let
your big brother, though l would advise him
not to talk pigeon English when there is an
elegant systemized language that he can just
as we'll USE But don't you do it. You have
no idea how it sounds TO ears unused or averse
to it. to hear a young lady, when she is asked
to attend some place of amuse nent, answer:
Net much;' if requested to do something
she does not wish to-'tan't see it, Not
long ago heard young miss. who is educa-
ted and accomplish, say lin speaking af young
man, that she intended to go for him!' and
when her sister asked her assistance at some
work, she answered-sNot for Joel!
Now, young ladies of unexceptonable char
acter and really good education, fall into this
habit, thinking it shows smartness to answer
back in slang phrase; and they soon slip flip
PANTY from their tongues with a saucy pert
ness that is not ladylike or becoming. Young
men who talk in that way do not care to hear
it from the lips they love or admire. 1t sounds
much coarser then.
4 bet or you bet,' is vel | enough between
men who are trading horses or lands, but the
contrast is startling and positively shocking
when a young man is holding the hand of his
lady love, to hear those words issue from her
lips. They seem at once to surround her with
tho rougher associations of his daily life, and
bring her down from the PEDESTAL of purity
whereon he had placed her to his own coarse
level.
And really slang does not save slime in use
Of language, as an abbrev'atiye. No! is shorter
and more decided than mot much,' ard 4 am
sure is quite as easily said I'm bet!' More
than one promised wedding has been indetin-
itely postponed by such means; for, however
rsmiss young men may be themselves, they
look for better things in the girls OF their
choice, and it does rot help them to amend =
bad habit to adopt it too. Besides, two wrongs
never make a right. l know the bright eyed
girl who reads this will think the matter over
and say l am right.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-05-17

There is a remarkable community living in Iowa
who call themselves the christian Brothers,"
They have monastery upon one OF the highest
Mississippi bluffs, approached by rough and rocky
road They wear the garb, which is the identical
pattern of that worn by st. Bernard, In the sixth
century Not a cnange has been made during the
twelve centuries that have elapsed since the death of
the saint great deal of time is devoted to relig
ious exercises. From O'Clock in the morning
til daylight they repair to the chapel and devote the
balance of the time until daylight to prayer. They
are exceedingly abstemious in their food, and OBJ
serve all the rules of the society rgidly. Some of
them have been there twenty and few about thirty
years. Their religious belief is Roman Catholic, and
they ara never allowed to marry. Women are new
er allowed in their place OF worship under any cir
cumstances. After certain time they take upon
themselves a row never to speak aloud, and
Der have kept that for twenty years. Such is
the human seclusion of this community.