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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-19

\ PUBLIC oDEoLAMAT1oN.-The first of the pub
Lie exercises of the commencement of Rich
mond College took place on Friday night In
the Mu Sigma Rho Hall. Quite brilliant as
sembage met 70 witness the competitive
declamations for the Woods medal-a gold
badge annually given to the most successful
declaimer. The young gentlemen acquitted
themselves most handsomely. Several gave
promise Of distinction as public speakers.
AS usual on such occasions, there is much
diversity of opinion as to the most merito-
rious. The committee. consisting of Col.
j. &. Connolly, A. E. Dickinson, D. D.,
and Prof. Lewis Gwathmey, awarded the
medal to W. T. Hundley, Of King and
Queen. From the cheers for "Hundey''
which we heard as we left the College
grounds, we infer that the committee per.
formed their delicate task to the satisfaction
of the students. The committee, however,
as we learn, saw so much merit in W. S.
Briggs, Of Orange, that they are thinking
OF presenting him second medal. We
suppose that the public presentation of the
medal will be made at commencement, by
the eloquent chairman of the committee.
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THE WRIGHT AssAULTING CAsE.-The
case OF William Wright, who, it will be re.
membered, struck young Hulchcr on the
head with shovel while at work in Tai
BOTS foundry, on the I'd of June, was call.
ed for hearing before Justice White on
Saturday. Mr.. Hulcher, who has but re-
Gently gotten out, made his appearance in
court and testified rs to the nature of the
difficulty, the circumstances attending it,
&C., &c.
Alter the examination of number OF
other witnesses and the patient hearing OF
the argument of the counsel for Wright,
Justice White decided to send the accused
on to the grand jury of the Hastings Court,
which meets on the 2Sth instant.
The court, however, in consideration oil
the pcnitence of Wright and the desire OF
Mr.. Hulcher that he should not be prose
cuted, admitted the accused to bail in the
sum of 81, 900, the Misses McFall becoming
his SuretieS.
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SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN.-Thc Journal
of Commerce replies to the question of Il
correspondent: "What proportion OF those
who succeed in acquiring competency IN
business pursuits Ultimately retain it:'
The editor says that Of those who engage
in business on their own account only three
out of hundred escape failure, and only
five out of hundred succeed III avoiding
an entire collapse Of their first effort. OF
those who ut some time or other have III
hand a reasonable competence, and may be
said to have succeeded in business, ninety
per cent. are still the subjects of after re-
verses of some sort, so that only ten percent.
of the successful ones keep their fortune
mistaken. No two things, the Journal
thinks, should be more strongly impressed
upon the young men Of our country than
the insecurity of riches, even when acquired,
and their unsatisiying character. There IS
no fallacy SO universally cherished is the
notion that wealth is surely 4 means of
haDpness. The care of large property IS
one of the most burdensome of earthly
trusts. The only material good when
comes of any estate, the writer remarks, Is
to be made out of 4 moderate income far
more easily than from a large one, and
with fewer attendant disadvantages. The
endowment in the dispensation Of bounty is
sadly marred by the judicious care required
i'm the selection of the recipients. The man
who is earning a good living, with some
thing to spare annually for the sweet uses
of charity, is far less tried i'll this respect
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Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-

Especial dispatch to The Baltimore Bun.
CUSTOMS, COMMERCIAL PEEs, AND REGULA-
TIoNs-REPoRTED CoUHTERPEITs.
WASHINGTON, June T.--The collector of
customs Mt Baltimore, Hon. John L..
Thomas, has recently written letter to the
Secretary of the Treasury asking whether
the Joint resolution of February 10, 1871, is
to be interpreted as eXempting all vessels
departing from or arriving ut port in
one collection district to or from a port
in another collection district from pay
ment of regular clearance and entrance
fees. or as eXempting only such YES
sels as may touch at an intermediate
foreign port from foreign clearance or
nntrInce fee, and whether enrOIlments
and licenses can be issued to such vessels
40 ore now trading from one collection
district to another, and touching at in
termediate foreign ports, In place OF the
repisters which said vessels are now smiling
undcr2 TO which the Secretary repiles
First, that the department. construes the
resolution to exempt enrolled ana icensea
vessels engaged in the coasting trade, ana
landing ut intermediate foreign poTts. from
the payment of the entrance ana ciearahce
fee REQUIRED from foreign-golng Vessel,
h,1t that the resolution is not interpreted 10
exempt vessels engaged in the coastlns
trade. whether landing at lntermedlate
foreign ports or not, from the payment ol
the ices for receiving and certifying mani
tests. authorized to be collected by the itn
section of the act of July 1, 1870, anu
second, that enrollments ana Licenses may
he issued to vessels landing at foreign
ports, provided that said vessels naylgaIe s,,
exclusively tho waters on the northern,
northeastern, and no. thWestern frontiers
of the United States. The resolution does
not modify in any manner the regulations
previously existing in regard to the docu'
menting of vessels, and it includes in its
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How A FIvE-DoLLAR NOTE 1s SAID TO
HAVE BEEN LOST AND FoUND.-On Saturday
morning, about 6 O'Clock, colored woman
named Mary L. Anderson, lost fve-dol-
lar note in the western part of the city, and
having received some information which
led her to believe that Coleman Seaman
had found it, she sWore out warrant and
had him arrested for unlawfully OBTAINING
it from her. 1t was ascertained that Seaman
had made some purchases at a neighboring
store, but the proprietor could not remem-
Der whether he had received in payment q
tive-dollarnote or not; carried fifteen dollars
in bills of that denomination to the Third
Station-house in order that theWoman might
identify the note which she had lost, as she
said she could do. Seaman was carried to
the "lock-up," where he said that he had
only five cents on his person. Search was
made, however, and between the lining OF
his coat and the cloth a dollar and ter
cents was discovered. The woman asserts
that she can tell the note, as she know;
" how it was marked" Justice White
will look into the case this morning.
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COLORADO FOsSILs-T From the Boulder

COLORADO FossILs-[From the Boulder
Ne,rs. s.l-Abundan evidence, in the shape OF
fossil remains, is ITO be found in that portion
of Colorado lying east Of, and contiguous
TO, the base of the mountains, extending
from north to south, through the entire
length of the Sierra Madras, that this re.
zion has once had q tropical climate. Fos'
sil lions, tigers, lcOparGs, and other tropl-
cal animals, have been found in Nebraska,
several degrees north of US. We have Sec
tions of an elephants tusk, picked upon the
range between Fairplay and Breckenridge
of Vegetable remains, the tropical fern, the
palm leaf, the lemon, and the cocoanut are
found in abundance. In the clay lorna
tions everything our coal measures, the
perfect impression Of immense palm
leaves are found on all hands
In sinking shaft near Erie, the
Rev. Van Valkcnburg found the impress
sion of palm leaves four foot long at almost
every foot. In lime hedge near Boulder
are petritied cocoanuts in large numbers.
Besides, our remarkable coal measures,
tfty-two feet in thickness, all evidently o
vegetable origin, poiut Enthusiastically TO the
fact that these things were produced by the
same influences now found in the tropical
regions. Now the question arises, aud to
which the attention OF scientific men is dt.
rected, when and how were they produced
Did we once have the equator where we
now are? If not, then how have we these
formations heref and if so, then what
produced the change, and placed the poles
where they arep Was the change sudden
or gradual? Could the upheaving of our
mountain range running from pole to pole,
have SO disturbed the balance as to cause
the earth to swing round? These are Sc
rIous questions that science may throw
lipht upon some time in the future.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-19

SALE OF BEAUTIFUL PICTURES To-Day
The second floor of Messrs. Cook IL Laugh
toms auction-house, corner of Governor
and Franklin streets, has been crowded for
several days past by our citizens, attracted
thither by the large collection OF beautiful
American and foreign chromos on exh1bi-
t;ou there. Not fewer than 800 ladies have
heen among the visitors. The collection
embraces about 25O copies of some of the
hast n;nces of the masters, executed In the
biobest style of the chromatic art-many OF
them e worthy place in any gallery, and all
rStlc,ass nictires, The sale commences
this morning at 1OX o'clock, and VIII
doubtless be largely attended by the LADIES
and gentlemen of the city.
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D. ID. WHITEHEAD will sell at 10 A NJ r-o
ceries, wines, liquors, &c. hto'
hEE &C GODDIN will sell at p. M ,mn-orot
real estate on ths south side OF Broad stree,,
GRUBBs & WILLIAMS will sol, A. e, " -,
residence at the northwest corntr of Crans
and lssh streets. Va 'i"'e
E. B. NEWBURN will sol, q, E, =,
framed dwellings on Compromise street.
COOK & LAUGHTON will sell nj N, o,o,oo
American chromos. AVG" "uo
IiioS w. KKESEE will sell NJ 10 a n ,,
furniture, dress goods, &c. ''''''
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JOB PRINTING.-We C all the attention or mer-
chants, clerks OF courts sherifs, lawyers, rail-
road, steamship and canal officers and agents, and
sl others having orders for printing, TO the facili-
ties offered 1T the DISPATCH PRINTING EsTAB-
LISIIMENT for the prompt and faithful execution
OF all kinds Of Job Printing. We can furnish at
short notice Cards. BIll-Heads, Letter-Heads,
Programmes, Ball Tickets, Blanks, Pamphlets,
Tags, Hand-Bills, Catalogues Bills OF Fare, Show
Bills, Checks, Drafts &C., &C., &c. Satisfaction
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Tho f,olorado river and the portions of

The Colorado river and the portions oil
Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, ana Nevada,
witch if trayerses, are as yet unknown wllds
to the general public. Major Powell, who
eynIored the Grand Colorado canon year
or two since, is about starting out upon
another expedition, provided for by the last
Congress, in which be proposes to follow
the river from its fountain.head to It's
mouth and unlock the mysterious secret OF
its course.
The post. offices at Halfway House, York
county, and at Drewryyille. soulnamPson P1
county, Va, are discontinued, and at Bap.
tist Valley, Tazeweli county, Va, Jacob
White Is appointed postmaster, vice Geo
Barley, declined.
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a CRED1TABLE Position IN HIS CLASS
Among the list of the names of the naval
CADETS who passed the examination at An
hapolis recently appears that of MIR. Wins
low Aiderdice, son of Mr.. W. LII. Alder
olce, City Auditor. Mir. Alderdice stood
nunner nine in 4 class of more than one
nuhdred. This class, of which he is 4 men,
cer, VIII soon take their first cruise in the
,nriSaIes II Macedonian and Constellation to
NOVA Scotia, New Brunswick, and the
mouth OF the St. Lawrence,
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SUEDEN DEATH AT SUPPER TABLH.-One
of the most sudden deaths that has occurred
for some time past was reported to us on
Saturday. A colored woman by the name
of Catherine Drew, residing on Maddox
Hill, came to her death Friday night about
s O'Clock, while sitting at her supper table
She had been apparently perfectly well be-
fore, and had made no complaint of being
at all indsposed. A physician was sum
moned to her relief. but she was dead some
time before he arrived. 1t is said that hel
death was occasioned by disease of the
heart.
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LUMBER FROM THE FAR WEsr,-A car.
load $1,000 feet) of white pine reached this
city on Saturday from Chicago, consigned
to Joseph Allard, Jr. This timber was
brought all the way through on the same
car and without having to break bulk.
1t may not be uninteresting to mention
the route by which this lumber came.
Leaving Chicago, it came by way of Colum-
bus, Cincinnati, Marietta, Parkersburg,
uarper's Ferry, Winchester, Strasburg,
Manassas, and Gordonsvllle. O
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-19

NOTICE TO CoNsUMERs.-The increasing pop
ularity OF DooLEY's YEAST POWDER las Induced
q ceit ,in firm who manufacture Baking Powder
to copy verbatim our advertisements, simply SUBJ
stitu Ing their name in place Of ours. While this
proves the standard excellence and worth OF our
Yeast Powder, 1t is calculated 10 deceive the con-
suiners and reflects the character Of the parties,
as well as the goods which they are endeavoring
TO force upon the unwary. Be sure that you call
for Dooley's Yeast Powder, and take no other.
DooLEY & BROTHER, proprlotors, 90 New street.
New York.
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DEATH oP KNIGHT OF PYrmAs.-Mr
Julian Il. Cardozo, of this city, died at Pow.
hatan Courthouse on Saturday mornino
He was connected with the millinery estaf.
llshment of &. W. Thorn, and was 4 youno
man of fine character and promise. ewaS
member. of Old Dominion Lodge, No. 4
Il. r., and was knight of good and true.
standing.
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A WOMAN FALLS THROUGH A HArog.
wAY.-On Friday evening Mrs. Circle, an
employe of MeSsrs. Smith, Potter g. Co..
while standing near the hatchway on the
upper floor OF their building, was suddenly
attacked with violent vertigo, and loosinc
her balance, fell through to the lower floor,
breaking her collar-bone and otherwise in.
juring herself. At last accounts she was
doing well.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-19

AS tho nightingale's warbling transcends all
other music of the grove, 80 the new perfume,
Phalon's Bouquet, &" Love You,' excels all floral
perfumes. In refined society person using the
ordinary perfumes Of the day is at once set down
as devoid OF taste and sentiment. Tho only per-
fume now recognized In the fashionable world Is
the delicate and refreshing floral extrac. Pha-
Ions uILoye YOU" gold By all druggists.
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WHAT THE RICHMOND JURY DID IN ALEX
ANDR1A.-The gentlemen from Richmond
who composed the jury sent to Alexandria
few days since to try Boswell for the muir
der of little colored girl on the 4th OF July
last returned home on Saturday afternoon.
Boswell was found guilty of murder in the
second degree, and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment in the State penitentiary.
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A CURIOUS CALIFoRNIA SToRY.-WHY HE
KILLED HIM.-SOme time ago man named
Gregory Summerfield was murdered by be.
| ing pushed from the platform of Il car on
the Union Pacific railroad, at Cape Horn,
and falling down q thousand feet on the
rocks below. Summerfield was man OF
extraordinary literary and scientific attain
ments, and was always known before bis
death as "the man with secret" The
only person on the platform with him when
he was thrust down the precipice was Leon
ard Parker, q Sacramento lawyer of talent
and excellent reputation. lie was twice
! tried for the murder, and each time mys-
teriously acquitted. Recently he died, but
| left behind him an explanation Of the
whole transaction. A short time before
Summerfield'a death he came into Parker's
office, that being his first appearance in
Sacramento for u number of years, and
| told him that he had fathomed the mighty
secret of making water burn by means OF
| q preparation OF potassium, which would
separate the particles and ignite the liberia
| ted oxygen, thus creating and recrcating
; its own force, and proceeding until all
the particles were destroyed. Possessed OF
| this terrible power. he demanded 81 ,00O, 900
| to be raised in San Francisco, or he would
set the Pacific Ocean on fire, and let the
world take the consequences. Parker
, thought himself dealing with lunatic, and
, treated the matter diSdainfully, but offered
| to try one of his potassium pills in Il wash
bowl of water, which skipped and Kissed
around rs it always does, and seemed about
! to expire, when sharp explosion took
place. and to his isc the liquid blaZed
| in lurid flames to the ceiling, until every
| drop was consumed. DeCming this worth
considering, he impaired tho discovery,
with Srmmertield's condition, to Il leading
| banker, bishop, q chemist, two State
! university professors, physician, judge
and two Protestant divines, who with him
self witnessed the experiment on a grand
| scale i'll Il mountain lake ten miles from
| San Francisco. In fifteen minutes every
drop of water in q pool was consumed
! The committee became alarmed while SUM
| merield became importunate. Only 4 hall
million could be raised in San Francisco,
| and something must be done or the Pacific
ocean would roll pillows of flame instead
| of water. 1t was proposed to attempt sub
| scriptions in New York, when the bishop
rose, and said that all that was chiP5 play ,
| that nothing would satisfy the wretch, and
determination was, under the circum-
stances, justitiablc. All conceded, and
| Parker, who knew the Sorgcs and Windings
! of the Pacific road, was chosen as humani-
! tvs ayenging angel. In the conclusion OF
| his document, he says: l selected Cape
Horn as the best adapted to the purpose,
and = the public knows the rest.
| Having been fully acquitted by two tribu-
nals Of the law, make this final appeal to
my fellow-mcn throughout the State, ant!
ask them confidently not to reverse the
judgment already pronounced.
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PENSIONS TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE WAR
OF 1S12.-E. NJ. Garnett, ESQ.,, attorney fol
pensioners in this city, drew on Saturday
the first pension paid to one of these ole
veterans under the act of Congress of Feb
ruary, 1871. We regret to hear that many
of these old soldiers, now poor and OH Tho
verge Of the grave, are deprived of thu
benefits of the law by Congress having in
serted q test-oath in the bill.
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The ROCKETS SHOOTING CAsE.-The case
OF Fielding Brown, the negro man who
snoS York James on the evening of the I'd
OF June, was called in the Police Court
saturday, but owing to the absence of
James, whose condition Is represented to
be critical, the case was continued again
until next Saturday, at which time the wit
nesses were recognized to appear. The
prisoner was remanded back to Jail.
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TuE New GAS uoLDER.-The iron work |

TIE NEW GAS sHoLDEB.-The iron work
on the new gas-hoIder is now so far COM
nleted as to allow the contractors to COM
mence upon its erection. Much delay has
been occasioned heretofore by the recent
heavy rains, which filled up the foundation,
rendering it impossible to commence build
ing until the water could be pumped out.
Mention has already been made in the Dis
PATCH of the fact that two Of the steam fire.
engines were kept busy for some days In
removing the water.
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The WEATHER Saturday was cloudy and
threatening all day, with the wind from the
south and west. About O'Clock 2. NJ /.
the rain came which had been anticipated,
q telegram having been received from
Greensboro, N. c., in the morning stating
that rain-storm had just passed that place
bound north. 1t reached here at the above
hour, showing that it came the "path the
crow flies" at the rate of Is or 20 miles per
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POLICE Court, SATURDAY-Justtce j. j.
White presidng.-The following cases were
disposed Of:
Daniel Cooley, charged with being drunk
and lying on the sidewalk. Failing to ap-
pear, the case was continued until Monday.
Martha Evans, charged with abusing E.
J. Fcatherstonc. Discharged. The COM
Dlainant paving the costs.
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THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
is LARGER THAN THE CONFINED CIR
CULATIoN OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
OF THE CITY.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Tho Government Exodns- Politics nt Dis
count mt the Whito House Reliance upon
tho 'Knklux Committee Progressive Democ-
racy Exciting Radical Uneasiness- Treasurer
Spi.. .ner I'm London Republican Indignation
The 18th Amendment Mt West Point, &c.
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND PICNIC:
The anniversary celebration and picnic OF
the Germania Mnnnerchor tsingins So
ciety), will take place to-day at Hattorf's
Garden. Arrangements haye been made
which win make the affair success. The
ner, Jas. W. Laube, Chris. Schneider, Gus
taye Strecker, and Geo. Bennington.
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Those members OF the Car-Bullders' Aasocia-
tIon who bought their clothes OF r. B. SPENCE q
SON certainly nude the best impression on the
public.
The SpENCEs have many more OF tho same sort
Of suits left. They are selling them low, and are
therefore selling them fast. Call early.
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AWELL DESERVED CoMPLIMENT.-On Sat
urday the teachers in the public schools
held their last meeting. While Superln-
tendent Binford was talking to them as Is
his custom, some one called him OIL ior
few moments. On his return TO the table
he found box with his initials ell
graved on it, which, upon examination,
proved to contain one dozen silver forks,
with the letter "B" engraved on each. A
simple slip of paper bearing the words
"From the Teachers" showed from
whence the present came. 1t was we'll
deserved compliment 10 faithful public
officer.
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INTERNAL Revenue CoLLEc1IoSs.-The
following internal revenue collections were
made by Collector Burgess for the month
Spirits, s6,56l.s5; tobacco, $3.50, 1e.3e !;
beer, S394.6S; banks, S694 15S; sPeclai
taxes, S4721o; incomes, Sl3,6429 lesa-
cies, $2S.73 J; SUGGESTIONS, ,Ssl0oo; watches ,eas
and plate, $3.50; gas, S44.Ss; penallles,
$50 .62. Total, $2S7 ,4l7.T,
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MILITARY MREr1Nes.-Guard Of the Com.
monwealth will meet this evening at Old
Market Hall.
A called meeting OF the Richmond How.
itzers will be held at the Law Building az
SH o'clock tonight.
A business meeting of the Walker Llgnt
Guard will be held at Monticello Hall at SK
O'Clock this evening. ''':s~
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DEATH AT TIE ALMsHoUsE.-Mary Jane
Purcell died very suddenly at the City
AlmshouSe on Friday. She was sent on,
to that institution in the morning, and
about 10 o'clock was taken suddenly il
and died almost instantly. Intemperancc
is said 10 have been the CAUSE.
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AUCTION MALES THsus pAy.

On all public or prfpnte snles Of Real Eo,ot
made bct'ceen the lst Of Januarv and IN. ,st y,
'uNv the pnrctnssrs pay the tares for TIE 1re
SEM redr; but on all sales bstsoecn ths fro
day NJ 1nty and the last day of Dsceaabsr IN,
seller pays them, ''''
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Agency for SteInway's celebrsSed pianos and
Smiths American Organs at SLEIGHr d HOW
ARDS, opposite tho post-oficc. Old pianos taken
In exchange. A rosewood-case piano In good con-
dltion for sale for Sle5-s great bargain.