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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-12
TAX NOTICE.


NOTICE.-TO THE TAXPAYERS OF
~ THE TOWNSHIPS OF TuCKAHOE AND
BROOKLAHD, HENRICo COUNTY, Viz
G1NIA.-Notlce Is hereby given that the STATE
TAX and COUNTY LEVY for 1871 is now due,
and, in pursuance OF law, that shall be, or one
ofmy deputies, at Short Pump. In Tuckatoe. and at
Walkerton, In Br' okland, ON The llth day ofJULY,
1871 and remain five successive days at each place
for the purpose OF collecting iii taxes and leves
his de ,uty said taxes and ieyes before the LIST dav
of September will have five per cent added to their
bills, the law Directs and be turned over to the
Township collectors for collection.
Persons finding 1t more convenient, can pay at
the Treasurers office, in the County Court house,
between now and the lst OF September, where
may generally be found.
WILLIAM NJ. McGRUDER,
County Treasurer.
July 8, 1871. jy8-eoG4t
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OFFICE OF THE ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA
RAILROAD COMPANY. (
NEW ROUTE FROM THE NORTH
AND EAST TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST.
The ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA
RAILROAD extending from Chattanooga. Ten
nessee, 10 Meridian Mississippi, is completed, and
forms with its connections the
SLIGHTEST ALL-RAIL LINE
from Portland, Boston, lew FORK, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, LynchbErg,
and Chattanooga. to Meridian, Mobile, New Or
leans, Jackson, Vicksburg, and all southwestern
cities.
The road-bed is In splendid condition and the
equipment perfect.
fullman's Palace Day and Sleeping-Cars are to
De run via this route from Lynchburg TO Mobile
a1d New Orleans without change.
purchase tickets via the Alabama and Chatta.
nooKa railroad, and secure the quickest time and
The attention Of freight. shippers is called to
tnls route as Offering the advantages OF speedy
sr ,t between the North and South, with Rates
aiways rs low rs by any other route.
Msrk snip frei ght and procure bills OF lading
VIE ue 6laoama and Chattanooga railroad.
VIVA kEARY,
GENERAL Freight and Ticket Agent,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
j. G.. STANTON,
ieosr General Superintendent,
- --S--! ChuEtSnoORu. Tenn,
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RICHMOND AND DANyILIE p.TI
Az hoAD-on and after JUNE nra. ISL ST. L.

RlGSaatMOND AND DANVILLE Rail.
~ hoAO-on and after JUNE ura Is1i
Tr.,, ~ GOING WEST: wa
r,a oralh 40: Through Passenger, ,eac es p,o.
Gauy s1cept Sundays) at S:Ss A. lnae..
i:sa p. a. h:o' a. H.; arrives ut Greensboro, az
,, Train no. Iynchburg Passenger, leave, R,o,-
sP Maaly a. 9ls A. ID; arrives 1t Lynchburr AZ
!, Train No. 10 Through Mail and Expre.,, Law
h hEEnnond daily at 2:ao p. NJ; leaves TIan%tIIss
"a AT lo;s2 L. NJ. arrives at Greensboro; ss,IS
GOING East:
LrSm NO. II Through Mail and Express, 10. ,a.
Ttsensooro, daily at 1850 P. M; leaves DanSiIjs
e eaIJ az io:l2 T. M; arrives at Richmond dav ae
Train No. Through Passenger, leaves e-ee,.-
Snn Ia1iy except Sundays) ut IL :o5 A. M jeave.
p. NJ. 49, Arrives az Richmond at s:22
Train No; 9 UynchburR asss,rsr, ,o,u.,
LtynGGnourg DAILY at Sac A. NJ: lenvas pnrtotS
NJ E. ~: arrives at Richmond at p. " Ae'hie
n LIamp NOs. 2andl0 connect ~ Greenshoro, ,,.,
Sa,1h on North Carolina Railroad for ali noipta
Train No. connects at Burkeyil,e with r,.,.
on atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Raiiroad Sn
al points southwest and South. i"i
Iah6UGH TICKETS to all points soutb ana
Richmond. ~ VAC 'i'Aes ounce In
Papers that have arrangements to advertise .ho
above. J5,HN 7, AZ tt.S 10 prtus "a
le:ls General Freight and Ticket Agent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-12

NORTH CAROLINA GROSS HER
- RIEGS.-No. l NORTH CAROI.IN
GhOSS HERRInGS, just arrived, for sale by
1eT ROB CRIT +. WILLIAMS a. 20
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

LIGIiTNISG conductor. say The
,Scicat!fc -1mericoh, frequently have
n;.t su good accommodation @iih n,c
earth rs they should have, A light
ming conductor having il garth OK
ircimily partly. insalatedy s9Yu be-
oolncs charged it, a storm cloud pass
es over il and Their i" lateral dis
charge takes place, hence accidents
" hich have frequently takuR place in
buildings supposctlto be- adequately
protected. Sand and eIavrl, brick
work and stone, arc bad conductors
of electricity, and if the rod has such
a base, and the surrounding earth be
likewise dry, it is particularly insula-
ted. The difficulty Of getting what
telegraph operators call a good Garth
is onn that should weigI, with those
putting up lightning conductors.
They should not rest satisfied that all
is secure, unless they, can, reach a
running stream of water, or else sink
considerable surface Of copper plate
till permanently damp earth is
reached. s.. .-...s ....f.-.f -g. t.y.-.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
Tie reckless handling of baggag

TIE reckless handling of baggage
10y railroad employees has been fire.
quently but in vain complained of 10y
travellers in this country. 1t is with
great satisfaction, therefore, that they
will read of the swift retribution which
has i'm two instances recently over!a-
ken these miscreants i'm England. A
fortnight or SO ago, a parcel was
handed i'm TO a station of the ManclleS-
ter and Yorkshire Railway. The clerk,
with his customary carelessness, TOOK
it up and threw it violently upon the
floor. 1t happened to contain a lot OF
explosive matter which the shock ig-
nited. The result was general break
age of windows and some severe cuts
aud bruises to the clerk and his com
panions A similar occurrence took
place the same afternoon at another
office of the same railway. We pub
lish this piece of news, not without ap-
prehension that it may furnish a hint
to some maddened proprietor of a
trunk which has been ruined by ruff
anly treatment, to prepare docoy
loaded with nitro-glyccrine or some
similar substance, which, on Icing
knocked about i'm the usual way, will
summarily ayenge his wrongs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

Feast EUTLER is in danger Of an,
oil,ci boiling" hich this linrr may
prove more effective than WAS gyaRt
ed him Mt Fort FISHER. Ills nomina-
tiou az himself for Governor OF Mas
slchu,cits, docs not seem 10 have
pl"a'cdaIn body or any party So well
asst pleased himself. As Il thrcst TO
ru,ns,lh'rs of Boston, he promised a
Tvuir, rance Alliance, u few days
since. that il Boston east her vote
against him nc "would make the
city rs Ioi for rumscllcrs rs he male
New Orleans for rebels" Pro-
hihi,iuHi-ts were afraid TO trust him
without writteh pledge They had
better keep close watch on him or
he viii so his cock eye on ihc mon
stcr, for The Gcast hasn't yet lost his
weakness fer an essential part Of bar
room fixtures" spoons" s' Il''t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

HHH HH#H \. .H
GENERAL. G1LMORE, in his address
at the late reunion of -"the army OF
the James,' made some valuable sug-
gnstions concerning our warlike re-
sources as a nation. He expressed the
belief that in case of war we could
enlist, arm and equip half a million
men in one month. We could furnish
them, moreover, with Sharp, Reming-
ton and Springfield rifles, which are
confessedly the best in the world.
But he thought that the largest army
witt, the best arms would he Of little
value in case of foreign war, for
the enemy would sail up with IRON
clads and lombard any city on the
coast. Hence the military problem
for us is to find aud organize a sys-
tenn of efficient coast and harbor de-
fence. In respect TO heavy ordinance
We are behind all the leading Europe
an nations in consequence of the fact
that we have adhered to smoOth-bore
guns. This Should lie corrected by the
Substitution Of cannon which, RETAIN
ing the immense dimensions already
realized, shall give to their prUectiles
the increased velocity and effective.
ness which belong fortified bore.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11


WE. are rejoiecdi to learn that
Charleston as a commercial city is
gradually rising to its old place among
exporters. I. has for many years becD
the great rice market of this country.
In 1S697O its crops amounted to Al, :
l72 tierces, and this year IT shown an
increase of 5000 Gerces over last year.
The last crop gathered before the war
was l6l, Sis tierces. Previous.tod The
late war, the finest quality Of Carolina
rice was exported to Hayre for manu-
facture into rice stones, tcautiful
imitation of 'Parian marble, t,st,I for
statucttcs and other ornaments. Co
peuhagen, Bremen, and Amsterdam
and otherports OF Continental Europe,
imported largely of our, american
rice. Now our home demand would
absorb full 100, 900 tierces. Endeavors
arc being made to INTRODUCES Chinese
labor into the rice, swamps, but the
best judges say that only negro labor
can be employed there profitably.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

TIE New Orleans Republican, the
Radical organ of Louisiana, Is con-
strained by the truth and public duty
to declare that The present manage
nent of the Custom House i'll New
Orleans by one of Gen. GRANTS NUM-
erous brothers-in-law, CASEY, IS too
monstreus and outrageous to be en-
dured. The Rep,iblicda says: a-d r
THEY are filling the Custom House
with all the political vagabond5 of
the State. They are giving large sala-
ries on, Of the public moneys to men
who are untitled for any public en-
p,oynient, and who are only expected
10 attend club II ceilings, They are
adding hundreds of men to rolls where
none are needed and paying them for
work never done.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

The enlightened EMrERoR of Ira
I'll, DoN PEDRO, now on ''s'' TO
England, is remarkable man. and
las shown that nature made no mis-
take when he was bern TO the purple.
He astopisIie.l tie Ioudoners 10y rising
and being cut every morning at SIN
o'clock. He travels in strict mcogf'td,
and insists Oh paying bis way where
ever be goes. 70 hi- clc'ilt 1t Is reiat-
cd that when le could not procure adj
mission 10 military review al
gushcy Park, without a ticket, lie
drove back to town rather than make
himself known. We hope he VIII
visit cur Government al LonG l'rarch
ics,re hi. return, ard give "ur gilt
loving President The henept oil Ills en-
ample.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
The Ballot i'm Great Britain.

The British Parliament has been
considerably exercised during lis pres
ent session over Ii, considers Jon q
bill to amend tlnlaw relat bg -
municipal and p5fliamentar cleo
tons. Indeed il has been tlie clllsf
measure discussed, and Is very natu-
rally exciting no small degree Of in
terest among all classes of British
subjects. Mr.. GLADSTONE and his
Ministers supported by Sttc Liberal
party, are pledged TO- carry the meas
ure through, and there seems to lie no
doubt of its final passage. The law
as introduced is exceedingly elaborate,
and We see itstated that over two hun
dred amendments have already been
proposed, but from all the tests that
have been made, it appears.the. friends
Of the measure have the power to pass
II in a form acceptable to themselves.
The chief object of the bill is to give
to the qualified electors the privilege
of secret voting. The regulations pro-
pose tosecure secrecy as to the name
of the candidates voted for form the
most interesting clauses of The bill,
but establish system which appears
highly complicated when compared
with the simple plan in general use in
the United States. These regulations
provide that the ballot papers cores
ponding to our voting tickets, shall
contain q list of the candidates in
alphabetical order, andopposite each
name the figure of q square. These
papers are all to he stamped exactly
alike. with a device known before
hand, only to the returning officer,
and no device can DO used twice with
In the period of seven years. The bal
lot paper thus stamped is handed to
tile voter, who retires to a corapart-
ment Of the election booth, and con-
cealed from curious eyes puts his
mark In the square against the name
Of the candidate for whom lie votes.
The ballot paper is next to be folded
up SO as only to show the official de-
vice, and then placed in the ballot
box in the presence of. the election
officers. The boxes. are to be scaled
up, when the election is over. In
counting the votes, papers without
the official stamp or which have any
thing written Or marked upon them
except the cross against. the name,
are to he rejected. The votes are to
be counted in the presence of the
agents Of, the candidates, and the re-
suit is to- be announced by the public
advertisement. at duu,1,ii r2,l..,l F..
MIR. DISRAELI vigorously opposes
the bill, and asserts that it is only one
ola series Of revolutionary measures
which, within a few years, will be adj
vocated by the Liberal party. The
next progressive measure, it is argued
will he universal manhood suffrage,
then the redistribution of seats in Par
Lament, then the separation of Church
and State, ana finally female suffrage
Mr.. DIsRAELI expresses great distress
at this, prospect. am, 10 ,r.......rs
!. Foreign advices received since the
above was in type, inform us of the
passage of the bill. 1''f jH.'-i.'i'.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
Narrow Gauge Railroads.

We have recently observed in the
New York Vorld, several very valua-
bic. contributions on lie all 3bsorbin6
SUD ect OF Narrow Gauge Railroad
in hitch eze grs advantages the
Off as a leap Fans of cor munics
tionin codntries but thinIy ihhabite
or for opening up new territories,
have been clearly and lucidly pointed
out. The subject has of late years
occupied very largely the attention of
English engineers and capitalists,
but from the manner in which Eng.
land is provided with railways of a
broader gauge, q sufficiently large
field could not be found for fairly
testing the n merits Of the narrow
gauge system. Ia.
&, In Russia, Sweden and Norway,
where British capitalists furnish the
money and British rail mills supply
the iron necessary for the construc-
ton of their railways, the influence of
he narrow gauge system has made
itself felt. In Russia two railways
are built ON this system, and in Swe-
den where the construction of a rail-
way was almost entirely suspended in
consequence of the inability of the
promoters to obtain sufficient money
to enable them to complete the works
on the four feet eight and q half inch
gauge, the Government has decided
to finish the trunk lines upon that
stem-adopting, however, the mar
row gauge Of three feet six ifches for
all the branch lines. y.I. to -. / E.
This determination of the Swedish
government has been followed by a
complete revival of railway industry
in that region; while In Norway,
which has hitherto been without
railway communication Of any, kind,
the authorities have decided that all
the railways i'll the kingdom shall
have a gauge of threefe feet six inches,
and under the able direction Of engin-
GERS, several lines Of railway are be-
ing rapidly constructed on that sys-
tem.odF -n1iseiiEgtao3 10 qGSd il
1--WE hope these facts will not he
without a good result among our poo
pie, who are SO vitality interested in
this subject. ''' - - IL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11


CONSIDERABLE complaint is, very
justly being made that by a late de-
cisi"n of the Commissioner of Pen
siors, a most unjust distinction is
made i'll regard to claimants from the
North and The South. In the. case of
the former, an applicant has only to
make his OWE deposition in regard to
his services; but Southern claimants
must bring cloud of witnesses of an
official character in order TO give va
.lhIity To their claims. When it iScon.
sidcred that those applying for pen
sions for services i'm the war of 1Sl2
are generally men to old too have scrv-
cd rs electives on either side, the inn
rrorricty OF This decision will become
ap,aTcut, - en- r.....r ........-.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
GRAVE apprebensjons have recent

GRAVE apprchensions have recent
ly been expressed by some Of the most
painstaking observers of the phenom-
ena of nature, that this continent is
threatened with another visitation oil
Asiatic cholera. Recent official re.
ports give us the Information u.at the
pestiIence has made its appearance in
Poland, and this fact being taken in
connection with another, that the
first general Eruption of the cholera
in Europe in 1929 first developed itself
i'm southern Russia, is regarded as pos
sessipg peculiar significance. tits to
be hoped that the predictions of all
these prophesies of evil may come to
naught; yet, nevertheless, it Is the
duty of all having in charge the pre-
scrvation of the public health TO urge
upon the people the observance of
those well known and generally ac-
cepted rules regarding diet aud clean
illness, which are the only efiectual
weapons for combating the march of
the dread destroyer. r
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
"Lo! The Poor Indian.o

The facts are singular and interest
log conoeFning the vest and exceed
hg f&tile teri itory adjoining Arkansas
md Missouri known as the Indian
Nation. The struggk now lending
between spspllatora Congressional
1Obbyats and the lightful owners of
the soil, promises to be an animated
contest. Many years ago the govern
mentOfthe United States appropriat-
ed by sOlemn treaty to Gel tain Indian
tribes, in return for relihquishing dis
putctl claims tor hand I'm civilized parts
of the country, an immense and valu-
able domain. The most stringent pre-
cautions were taken to give the In
dams, some of whom had belonged to
very turbulent and unmanageable
tribes, complete titles, so that they
might have NO excuse for breaking
their treaties. /. ~ - ''irs' H'iH 4.
But an unfortunate and unlocked
for oversight occurred. It was not
supposed that civilization would reach
go far, and that the forest land, on
which these Indians with much
chuckling had been settled. would
in few years become of such Inn
mense value as to make the ,popula-
ton of savages established there one
Of the wealthiest communities, ia, the
world. However, this unexpected
event has taken place. The Indians
who were recently represented In the
Ocmulgee council. living in cabins
and exercising no enterprise I'm agri-
cultural or other improvements, are
to-day richer community than any
other comprising the same number
and spread over an equal territory on
the globe. Eve y Indian family to-
day can allot itselfa farm Of six hum
dred acres, which in n few years will
be worth on al average five thousand
dollars; while at the same time the
tribes viii have a surplus of land ,re-
manning In their possession, which it
lis estimated, would bring insi the
market to-day, not less than ten 2 MIL!
iioH uoilaIS's .IsL 10 s8sll gGugJfoD | ..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

- GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, of Georgia,
was EXAMINED by the Ku-Klux Com
mittee at Washington last week, upon
the condition of his State. In reply
to a question concerning the relation
of the whites to the blacks, he testif-
ed that the very kindest feeling exist
ed on the part of the former toward
the latter Immediately after. the war.
This was evinced in their I; sub
scriptions to churches and school
houses. This feeling continued until
the advent Of the capet- baggers, who
endeavored to array, the blacks
against the whites. The whites, how
ever, have not lost the kind feeling,
and continue to manifest it whenever
they have q chance. In an edlicalion-
al cOnven ton just held In Montgom-
cry, Ain, the speakers advocated the
education of the negroes by the white
people. The distinguished, witness
declared that he was In favor of it
himself as were the people OF Georgia.
There was no disposition in that State
to Cypress the negro. hrs c;.-r.,...l |
Tie question was asked, "Do YOU
not know that the negroes are essenti-
ally Republican; and that ifthey vot-
ed the Democratic ticket they would
be forced to do SD by intimidation?n
The witness answered that the negroes
are beginning to see that they have
been deceived by carpet-baggers, and
That their interests in labor and good
government in Georgia is identical
with that of the whites. The COM
modities pro luced by these laborers,
and on which they depend for good
wages, were taxed just as the laird-
owners portions of the crops were
taxed. If bad government existed in
Georgia, it affected the poor man or
laborer first, and more than it did
the rich man, because the latter are
less dependent. 1t was this argument
with the negro, Is well as the kindly
feeling, which had MT been entirely
destroyed, between the races, which
would induce LcgrOes TO vote with
their, old master, which they are new
doing I'm Georgia. sfrs. 81. eH9 g'tIt
90 =. a. al .-fHH .rrs i
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

3 FARMER GREELEY, according to The
GoldCn Agc, holds that, "if man
marries and his wife dies, there should
be no secord marriage, OH the ground
that such union would complicate
the material relations of the original
parties in the other world" The Tri-
6unc philosopher forgets that we are
told in Holy Writ, "there will he
neither marrying nor giving in mar
rage in that "other world" 49,.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

TIE distressing stories about famine
and cholera In Persia, II now turns out
were all pure inventions of unprinci-
pied SPECTATORS. The Persian AM
bassador at London explicitly denies
their truth, AMI expresses the belief
that these reports are ma,le up 10y
c0mmercial agents. The horrible i'll
gcnuity Of men who can deliberately
invent such monstrous lies FOR selfish
purposes, should he promptly fcreted
out and the scoGndrels duly punished.
At least they should bepillcried high
in the deep infamy they so justly
merit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

New Guinea, or Papua, the island
lately purchased Ivy England from
Holland, lies to the South of Austria,
lia, and is only separated thcrctrom
by the Torres Strait. 1t is two hum
drcd thousand miles in area, ar
about The size of France. The climatc
is pleasant and the soil fertile. The
reason advanced by England for its
acquisition is its close contiyuitv to
Australia, and The necessity it would
cngendoI, under any other govern
mcnt, of Australia's maintaining a
large military force fer defence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11


TIE RADICALS OF ILLINOIS have
sounded The slogan. Their State Cen
trail Committee, preparing for the fall
campaign, have boldly declared
against the denomination of GRANT
as their standard bearer in the great
contest of 1872. This is the heaviest
blow Gen. GRANT has received since
he has been dabbling in poiitic@; and
this Reputation, from his own State,
comes with peculiarly crushing effect,
and can but prove damaging 10 his
future political prospects. Especially
is this So when it is known the e. M
mitter who have thus spoken in open
condemnation of the President, reflect
the sentiments AMI the purposes of
Senators TRUMBUIL and LOGAN and
Gov. PALMER. The Committee have
evidently given the Sage Of Long
Branch, surf hath lie was nct ex-
pecting or prepared TO receive.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

The Montgomery -idccriiS,I ofSat-
u,,lay says: AIHEET FINK, I'd,
Superintendent # the Louisville ard
Nashville Railroad Company, aud
Vi,,, President ,S,uih and North Ala
hanna Ra;lrcah Company, arrived III
the city last evening. Mr.. FINK Is
here i'm the interest oi tlic south ana
North Alabama I;silioad, and is STOP
ring at the Exchange. The presence
Of Mr.. FINK in our city means bust
ness. and is an cmcu of good To our
CITY,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

TIE President and Board of Direc.
tors of the Selma, Marion and Menu
phis Railroad, have very wisely de-
cided to complete the road they repre-.
sent, with a narrow gauge, and when
completed it will lie owned by the
people of the section OF country
through which it passes. ....-. i.