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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-31
BY Paine 4 Co., Auctioneers.

; ------- BY Paine & CO., AuCtlOnters.
r ARGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE.
IL On WEDNESDAY,. April 5th, commencing
at 10 o'clock, we viii sell at our warehouse very
large and attra ctiye assortment Of entirely
FRESH DRY GOODS,
now receiving, comprising great variety or new
and desirable goods adapted 10 spring sales.
200 cases BOOTS, SHOtS, and BAL MORALS,
for Men, Women. Misses, Boys, and Children
MEMS and BOYS HATS, Ill great variety.
= 0f.t m' 1919 ALSO,
MERCHANT TAiLOR'S STOCK.
By order OF the administrator we Will sell the
entire stock of the late John Tietjen, deceased,
comprising large lot OF
CLUTHS, CASSIMERES,
VESTINGS, TRIMMINGS, &C., &C.; all
OF very superior quality.
ALSO,
Two LARGE MIRRORS.
Sale positive and without reserve.
mh2T- Nj, w, &Ftds PAINE & CO., Aucts.
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TOHN W. WYATT, ,u,
NO. > CONVERSION sTRhsT,
FOB LIVERPOOL ANR .ssas
IMAM LINE OF MAIL sTkhhKkS, S4Ial"d
AND ALTERNATE TUESDAYS
Payable &, Gold. Payable IN Currency.
First cabin. .........s7s Storage.
TO London .....-..... 80 TO London-.....-... 5;
T9 Pars sos e. and from tG apsfand i.esIo .i
the Continent, at moderate ratss.
For further Information apply al the CompanY'
o1scss. JOHN 6. DALE, Agent.
JOHN W. WYATT, Agent, Richmons, Va
a FOE NEW YoRK. <sN&
OLD DohINN1H2.sMp sT TE MI s3
HE s4pdr s and AaArrERns1, lesYs New Yo:k isi
NorfoIt city Point and Rlchn1nd, efsfy 1, y
DAY. THuRsDAY, and sATURDAaYYnst,;x9'GssFII..
DAY = and SUNDAY. At high tide. :. !. ,,,,
THESE ships aye entirely new. They have essts y,
saloons aud sIaterooms. The fare, accomuoS"
ions and attention, arc xilS siesms,, for q,
sonthern and European ports, ou,R
1nsnrsnca etYected, when ordered AT QylAiH,.
rER or ONE PEI CENT, at the oEees Of ""
COMPANY ,u,o
JOHN w. WYATT, AgsnL,
mvss No. . Governor streek
LANES RIVER sTEAMBOATe,fIysIl
III COMPANY.-FO r NORFOLK. Esss.s.4..Tf \.
PORTSMOUTH,, AND ALL REGULAk LAM
HiN6S ON THE JAMES RIVER. -Pes fssl 'a4
elegant United States mail steamer
- JOHN SYL ES u,
Captain q. q. CLIFFORD, -, ~.
leaves cempany's wharf at RocKaIr ios -
above-named places on MONDAYS, NJ Eph e r.
DAYS, and FRIDAYS, n SIX o'CLoth a. a.,nr.
and returns on Tuesdays, Thursdays, ana ''''
days. l.. ,,n,a "a scp.
meet with steamers for baltimore aHa p0"''
North, ., a..
rival OF steamer. A. g.
E1eursiom tietes: To Norioii aad return. 49,
freight received Tuesdays, THURSDAYS, an IAN.
turdAys, for Norfolk, Portsmouth Bostoa, pa "a
more, and principal landings on Cnessps,Asp gI
and ailregui&r landings on James river s ~ A.
SONABLE RATES. Freight rscei'eo iio''
II. till eP- III.
- H.. Il, TATUM. General 3ke5r
90, G4iep Ccmpany's wSsiL
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LYNCHBr ADyERTI,, EMENTs.

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF CITY OF
In LYNCHBURG FUNDED INTEREST
BONIS.-The city is now ready to redeem the
funded interest bonds as proposed o short time
since. Parties holding them can bring or send
them In. - PETER j. OTEY,
NH 2l-2w Chairman Finance Committee
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r EHIGH, LORBERRY, and LOCUST
III MOUNT. RED and WHITE ASE,. first quail
lily. ANTHRACITE CoAh1Fonnd4y, Egg,
Stove. and (Hestnnt sizes. CUMBERLhHD and
CI, OVER HII,L GOAL. Purchasers are invited
" a Sai " i''ii ''iee - S. p. LATHROP.
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TOHN W. WYATT,
III GENERAL SHIPPING
AND COMMISSION MERCHAGr,
NO. 3 GOVERNOR sTRkST,
RICHMOND, VA. PoSr-ORsICx Box u.
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BvLee u Goddin.
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
No, lll3 Main street.

GRUBBs & WILLIAMS. kuci'rs. ~ : mi
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
NUMBER 13.
FEARFUL CASE OF MYDROPHOBlA.

Among the prisoners in the Pennsylvanfs
Western Penitentiary there is young Ger
man suffering from that dreadful disease,
hydrophobia. His age is about twenty-cight,
and be was a member Of the Virginia cav-
airy. In the Spring of 1865, when near
Lynchburg, his company was ordered to sack
railway freight depot where large amount
Of provisions were stored. The prisoner was
the first TO enter the depot, when large
dog jumped upon him and bit him ilrthe back
of the neck. A comradc of the prisoner
killed the dog, and the man was taken to
the hospital where the wound was dressed.
Nine days after this occurrence the man was
seized with convulsons, and so violent did he
become that he soon after was discharged
from the army and returned to his home.
lie had been with his parents but a short
TINT when his died, leaving him IS goo
with which to visit Europe and be treated
for the awful disease from which he was
suffering. This he did, and under advice
of several English doctors, to whom, i'll Lon
don, be stated his case, he proceeded to
Berlin where he was treated FOR about six
months. At the end of this time, having
gone through nearly all bis funds, he returned
to America, and about one year ago made
bis appearance in Pittsburg. He had not
been long in this city until he was arrested
on charge Of larceny, tried, found guilty,
and sentenced to the Western Penitentiary.
Shortly after his incarceration he was
seized with convulsions and consigned to thcr
hospital. A few days ago, while sitting on
the edge of bath tub in the hospital de-
parlment, dog which had found its way
into the chapel adjoining suddenly began to
bark, which caused the man to fall into the
bath tub in a terrible fit. On getting out Of
the fit he dropped upon his hands and knees
and began to bark at his keepers; his eyes
glaring and of that brilliant appearance which
the organs of vision present in cases Of in
sanity. Foaming at the mouth he crept over
a pan containing water, and, STOPPING down.,
tapped it up exactly after the manner of a
dog In this condition he remained for some
hours, presenting most frghtful appear
ancc. Several physicians have seen him,
and all admit that nothing SO terrible ever
came under their notice before. The only
wonder is how the man survives at all. The
physician of the institution entertains hopes
Of saving the mans life, but they are very
slight. He has adopted a new remedy
known as choral hydrate, which he is of the
opinion has slightly improved the condition
Of the sufferer.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

The LIQUoR WE DRINK-rhe sales of
liquors in the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth, 1871, it has been
calculated by Edward Young, the Chief Of
the Bureau of Statistics, amounted to six
hundred millions of dollars. This total is
made up as follows: Sixty million gallons of
whisky, at six dollars gallon, retail, $780,
900 900. Two and half million gallons
imported spirits, at ten dollars gallon, $685.
600, 900. Ten million seven hundred thou
sand gallons Of imported wine, at five dol
lars a gallon, $53 800, ,00O Sixty-five mil
lion barrels of ale, beer and porter, at twenty
dollars barrel $3.50 900, 900. Native BRAN
dies, wines and cordials, in unknown guam
titles, it is estimated, have been consumed,
involving an expenditure of S31 500, 900.
These figures, although not so large as some
that have been published, yeti give total
that should astonish the consumers of ardent
spirits. This sum of six hundred millions of
dollors year would, in less than four years,
pay off the national debt-or, if invested in
works of internal improvement, would COM
pete all the unfinished and projected works
in the United States.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
w IL Y Is IT2
ia il that the friends we love

Why is it that the friends we love
On deaths dark pinions fly,
And hopes we cherished in our youth
Do wither, droop, and die?
Why is it that each joy OF life
Is but passing breath,
A bubble that hut yanishes
Unto the sea of death?
Why is it that the lovely rose
That blooms in fragrance sweet,
Is scattered by adverse winds
And crushed beneath our feet?
And its perfume we once cxhaled
From midst its crimson leaves,
Has disappeared, and on Its stalk
His web the spider weaves.
Why melts the winters driven snow,
Before summers sun,
Why are the dew drops quaffed away
Ere mornir has begun?
Why burst life's bubbles, which so bright
Sail through the vapory air?
Why do the summer flowers die,
However bright and fair?
Why is it thus?-the blooming rose,
And all hfe's magic spells,
The dew drops bright, the bubbles frail,
The reason to US tells
For all on earth-man, woman, child,
Rose, dew drops, snow fakes-all
Were framed for Time, and at his beck
So each must droop and fall.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18


"HE1p Me 10 LET o."-Sam Shedd is
never tired of telling story at the expense
of his father, an unwieldly old gent, who Is
given to making excursions about the farm.
Unknown to the senior Shedd, Sam had
purchased large black ram, which was as
vicious as he was valuable, and had him put
into the meadow with the sheep.
Upon the morning in question, the old
gentleman climbed over the high wall into
the meadow, and was instantly charged upon
by the ram.
Barely escaping this onset, before he could
prepare for the second, he was struck in the
rear and sent sprawling "to grass" with ire
sstible force.
The bewidered old man rose to his knees,
only to behold his tormenter rampant again,
and making turiously for him.
Evadng the worst of the shock, be grasp
ed the ram ly his curly horns, and held his
head down between his feet, shouting Justify
all the time for Sam.
His little strength could not have prevail
ed long against that Of his buclSish enemy,
and he was desperately meditating making
run and double, when his eyes were re-
oced by the sight of his son leaping the
fence and Mastering to his suceor.
The ludcrous spectacle before him was too
much for the sons gravity, and he burst out
into loud laugh.
"Why, father, what's all this ?" be con-
trived to ask.
"Sam Sam!" the old man exclaimed, his
utterance broken by the struggles of the ram,
"can you stand there, al such a time, and
make fun of your poor father?"
81 don't mean to, sir" Sam replied; "but
what shall | do?"
"Sam- Sam-if you love me, help me to
let 20 of this black devil! "
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18


WHY LACE is COSTLY. = Many people
wonder why what is termed real lace-as
made by hand is called to distinguish that
made by machine, which is called imitation
is so costly. The following paragraph
from foreign exchange explains the reason
The manufacture Of lace is carried to its
highest perfection in Belgium. The speci-
mems of Brussels lace is SO complicated as to
require the labor of several persons on one
piece, and each operative is employed at dis
tinct features of the work. The thread used
is of exquisite fneness, which is spun in dark
underground rooms, where it is sufficiently
moist to prevent the thread from separating.
1t is so delicate as scarcely to be seen, and
the room is so arranged that all the light ad-
mtted shall fall upon the work. 1t is such
material that renders the genuine Brussels
ground so costly. On piece of Valencien-
nes, not two inches wide, from two to three
hundred bobbins are sometimes used, and
for the larger widths as many as eight hun
dred on the same pillow. The most valua-
BILE Valenciennes is determined by the num-
Der of times the bobbns have been twisted in
making the ground; the more frequent the
twists the clearer and more beautiful will be
the lace. Belgium annually sells Of this lace
alone to the value of over 81 900, ,000.-
Chantilly lace is always black; it is used
chiefly on wells and founces. 1t is very iine
and extensively worn. Mechlin lace is made
at MecLln, Antwerp, and other localities.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

EXTRA ORDINARY LONGEVITY About two
months ago the Chilean papers stated case
of woman having died in one Of the south
ern provinces of Chile at the age of $50
years. Such cases are by no means rare in
a country having not quite 3,OOO,O 900 III
population. We now hear Of a woman in
Puebla (Mexico), by tho name of Francisco
Luna, searching for a situation as seamstress
at the advanced age of 161 years. Her
sight is as strong as ever, and she goes about
perfectly upright, without the necessity of a
staff. Her teeth are all intact, and not Il
single gray hair adogns her head--her hair is
let black.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
VANITY OF REGRET.

From Omar Rhiam, one of the most distin-
guished Persian poets, who hourished in the year
1900. 1t is translated by the accomplished Miss
Costello.
Nothing in this world of ours
Flows as we would have it flow;
What avail then careful hours,
Thought and trouble, tears and woe
Through the shrouded veil of earth
Lifes rich colors beaming bright,
Though in truth of little worth,
Yet allures with meteor light.
Life is torture and suspense:
Thought is sorrow-drive IT hence.
With no will of mine came,
With no will depart the same.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

The New FASHION OF ADDRESSING LET
TERs.-Very few persons know how to sub
scribe an envelope. A large potion of the
letters that get into the Post Office are SO
badly directed that it is with great difficulty
that they reach their destination. The first
thing the clerk seeks TO know is what State
the letter is bound for; next, what town;
next, what person. So the fashion of ad
dressing is changing, and the style now COM
ing into vogue, for its simplicity and correct-
ness, is the folowing
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

THE editor of the Elmira, N. Y, Adcer-
tiser has poor luck buying medicine. He
says: 81 went to drug store early one
morning for a dose of morphine for sick
friend. The night clerk objected to giving
it to me without a prescription, evidently
thinking that ! might destroy myself
''Pshaw," said |, edo | look like man
who would kill myself?" Gazing at me
steadily for half minute, he replied: 81
don't know. Seems TO me if | looked like
you, l should be greatly tempted to kill my
self?"
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
Illinois,
Chicago,
John Peterson.

1t is not necessary in all cases to send the
letter to John Peterson, or even to Chicago;
the only imperative rule being to set tho
State, whatever it is, fast; the town next,
and the name or box last. Reader, this is
to be hencelorth the fashion of letter super
scriptions. Let us see that we all conform
to it.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

WHERE FLrAs STARTED FRoM.-Among
the Kurds tradition is preserved that when
Noal's Ark sprang a leak by striking against
a rock in the vicinity Of Mount Sindshar and
Noah despaired altogether of safety, the SER
pent promised to help him out of his mishap
if he would engage to feed him upon human
flesh after the deuge had subsided. Noah
pledged himself to do SO, and the serpent,
coiling himself up, drove his body into the
fracture and stopped the leak. When the
pluvious element was appcased and all
were making their way out of the ark, the
serpent insisted upon the fulfllment Of the
pledge be had received, but Noah, by Ga
briefs advice, committed the serpent TO the
flames, and scattering its ashes in The air
there arose heas, flies, lice, bugs, and all
such vermin as prey upon human blood =
and after this fashion was Noahs pledge re-
deemed.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

opening a small fruit stand in room on the
ground floor of a two-story wooden building,
and in little back room just over his store
be had discovered that little French artist
painting cigar sign on a strip of tin.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

STRANGE DEvEL LopMENT- Incredible Yield
Of Gold. The Calaveras Chronicle of No
vemRer 4th says:
Developments have recently been made
at the Gwin mine in Lower Rich Gulch, un-
paralleled in the history of quartz operations
in this State. A strata Of rock has been
discovered in the main shaft at the depth of
four hundred feet, that for richness eclipses
anything of which we ever heard or read.
The strangest feature in the development is,
however, that the rock recently discovered
SO closely resembles the slate of which the
walls of the lead are composed, that it has
heretofore been taken out and thrown away
with other debris from the mine. The strata
mentioned lies next to the foot wall and is
about a foot in width and thickness. In
color and formation it so clearly resembles
slate that it requires a close examination to
distinguish the two from each other. The
inclination of the "streak differs slightly
from that of the shaft. Commencing at a
point near the surface it crosses the latter,
diagonally, leaving the shaft at the 400-foot
level. BY drifting" short distance on the
lead, however, from the 500-foot level, the
strata will undoubtedly be struck again. BY
the merest accident in the world it was dis
covered that this singular deposit, instead of
being slate, was simply mass of sulphurets
carrying free gold in abundance. A portion
of the rock was brought to this town and
critically assayed by DR.. James Hepburn.
Two and one-half ounces yielded one hum
dred and sixty-six grains of gold! or, in
other words, at the rate of $53, ,140 per ton!
The rock assayed was not a selected ''speci-
men," 1t was broken from a chunk at least
a foot square, and is considered fair test of
the richness of the whole strata. The pro-
prietors of the mine are sanguine that they
will take 5000, ,000 out of the recently dis
covered "streak" between the 5O0-foot level
and the surface. In fact, should this strata
prove to be one of the permanent compo-
nent parts of the lead, as it undoubtedly will,
there is no calculating the amount of gold
that will be taken from it. If ore of equal
richness has ever before been found there is
no record of it. The Gwin mine must now
certainly be classed as the most valuable in
the State, and further than that, in less than
year it will boast more extensive machinery
than any other lead upon this coast We
shall await further developments, in refer
cnce to the newly discovered stratum, with
impatience.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

/ THINK, said Mr.. A. Brownson Alcott
once in conversation that when man lives
on beef he becomes something like an OK; if
he eats mutton, begins to look sheepsh; and
if he eats pork, may he not grow swinish?
That may be, said DR.. Walker, but when a
man lives on nothing but vegetables, think
he S apt to be pretty small potatoes.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

A DETROIT woman with dog wrapped
up as baby, tried to get the animal passed
through on train rs an infant. Bat for the
dog barking just as the conductor passed,
she would have succeeded.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

IT is remarkable that the wealthiest citi-
zens of New York are all at an age when
most men are too nfirm for business affairs,
yet they are not only hale and vigorous, but
actively engaged in conducting their own
business. Wm B. Astor is nearly rs, AL
exander T. Stewart, 70; Cornelius Wander
bilt, IS; Daniel Drew, "a; Peter Cooper, 70;
George Law, 70.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

RED NosEs.-The French journals say
that the Parisians are jubilant over the late
discovery of DIR. Bernise for the relief of red
noses. BY means of electricity he has re-
stored lady of rank to happiness, and
changed her nose, blooming nose, to del
icate lily
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

IT is stated that rubber cushion placed
under the legs of work benches when ham
mering is going on and other deafehing noises
are made, will deaden the sound so that it
cannot be heard in an adjoining room.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

MANY who would not for the world utter
falsehood are yet continually scheming to
produce false impressions on the minds OF
others, respecting facts, characters, and
opinions.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

A coLoRED preacher at a Georgia camp
meeting is said to have told his hearers they
could never enter Heaven with whisky bot
ties in their pockets, and urged them to
''bring 'em right up to de pulpit" " and he
would " offer 'em sacrifice to de Lord" 1t
was done; but the preacher was found inca
pable when the evening service arrived.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
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FoR THE VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPHS.
go to BRADLEY & RULOFSON, 429
etgomery street, San Francisco.
y Closed on Sundays. d17-7O1y.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

COUNTER irritants-- Habitual shoppers.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-18

COUNTER attractions Handsome clerks.
New-York tribune., 1871-07-28
CROPS IN MAINE.

SACo, Me-, July 17.-The hay crop IN Name
this wear Is lighter than has been known Tor 80 years
Some of the reasons for tLis these No growth aor
the scythe last FALL unusually close feeding after uar
vest up 10 the commencement OF Winter; ana an open
and uniavorabe Winter and Spring II grass roots 90
not get good growth and well fixed. In the Fal we
look in vain good even average hay crop The io
lowing season. After such an Autumn as the last the
most favorable Spring possible cannot make far crop
That of last year was only mddng and this year it IS
little II any more than half Of that o last year Ihere
is mo doubt that good hay will be worth from Sl1 70 s'o
mer INN i'm almost any New gland town next WINTER
Pastures also killed outright by the severe uVuln
Of la. wear Cattle can scarcely live IN the best Ot mem
now and without rain mus, lie fed or stafve many
farmers reduced their stocks last year 10 accOhohts
them 10 their small amount Of forage sun dnoynci
reduction must he made this year ii Oider 10 H Aous
the coming Winter. ,,, .-., 49,. ,,o-,,.,
,is vail nj prices 10 suit purchasers aud how many ~
tbe moor creatures will have To suffer from want ana CON
newt Winter whose owners will attempt 10 eet Iuen
through with Oue-half OuequaiteF OF the ucec''"J
feed! -. .,,,,o ,,t- cr,os
Several light rains during the past lAoiih uN' u'Io
much for plowed lands that did grass dhd' HIc VI ~
perccptible good. fl, , 80. .,.oo,,,,, q, ,r,ipe,
yi he almost total failure The crop of at year was
abundant every tree, however old ana decayhF, u Ho
sIsnIutcly dead, being heavily loaded with nun o az
Giud The foliage OF the trees and indeed lhat 81 a.
trees is rich and luxurant, and tho WOOd' are 'A'ns
,.,t,t al,rr,,S Ia.