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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-21

OATH OF AN OLD NEGRo.-Several weeks
ago an old negro man, named Peter Mott,
formerly n slave Of r. Milton, late of this
county, died at the advanced age of 104
gears. He was a good servant. and when
the right of franchise was given him he
showed his appreciation OF his masters
kindness, and Of the confidence he reposed
in the Judgment of those among whom he
was raised, by always voting the Conserva-
tive ticket Clarke Courier.
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COMMIssIOS MERCHANTS.

nro, wAsu1NcroS. J. C. COMMON. P. MALLETT.s
WASHINGTON & CO., GENERAL
w CONMISsION MERCHANTS. rs Gre.n-
w,ch street, corner Courtlandi, New YORK: Con-
stgnments OF PRODUCE for SAFE or enlpI ssn,-
and ORDERS FOR PURCHASES re'iT 'ait
solicited. ,. s,oamsh,, and p,ctet
Ca nsra,S ~. wv jai3 b
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COMM ERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
kICuMQGD, VA, Jan. 20, 1871,

Z,
kICIMQtD, VA, Jan. 20, 1871.
Waeat.-White 4O2 bushels. BED. $50 bushels.
C0r1,.-Whlte, I6d bushels Straw. colored, s.
bushels. Mixed, %! bushels.
lts.-40O bushels.
Rye = 2U4 bushels.
4heal.- 50 bushels.
terms; lac bushels good at $l.75; Is bushels dam
good On private terms-,otal, 372 bushels.
When.-Ecd, % bushels badly cleaned at 81 40
50 bushels fair ct III .55 60 bushels weevlleaen al
very good 1T $t.7O-t0tal $50 bushels.
COrn.--W hlte, SIS bushels very good at sOc.: Il
bushels good at 7sc; 72 bushels very good at roc.
colored so bushels NJ soc. Mixed, 80 bushels very
good at 80c.
OATS O4 bushels good at slc.: $50 bushels very
good ut 5!ci 10 bushels very good ut 55ctotal, loO
Rye-ls bushels very good at 72ac.; 81 bu hcls
very good At 72c.--Total, eo4 bushels.
Meal.-C.untry unbolted, white, 80 bushels Al
$50.
The offerings OF wheat on Change to-day wer'
very light. Very nearly all that WAS offered wa
sold. frices very firm. The corn market showe'
no further advance, and the same was the cas-
with OATS 1t will be observed that In the repor
Of tc days transactions some livery good" oat
sold at 52c., and some livery good" at Csc. Thi
difference In price for the same grade would leaI
to the belief that the market was irregular, bu
the tru Is the sale at s5c. was exceptional, an
Is not Il true index of the market In o.her words
55c. would be too high as general quotation 70
"yery goodn oats to-day.
The corn market was active, but 1t has not re
oyered from the check Il received in prices fe
days ago. Rye Is steady and in good demand.
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ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERIcKsBuRG RAE
hoAD.-The Alexandria and fredericksburg
kaiiroad Company have lurge force Of La
horers at work, and active operations are
IN progress on about fifteen miles of the
Nne, running both ways from Colchester.
rive miles are reported to be ready for ties
I@w.~AleIandrfa Gazstte.
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American pianos are said to find great
favor In England.
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Cotton Markets-GBY TELEGRAPH

FRIDAY, Jan. 2O.-Ne,o Orleans: Cotton steady,
with fair demand at l4i@I5c.; receipts, SSH
hale'; exports to Great Britain; 4,aal bales
Queenstown 337 bales; sales, ,4ao bales stock,
receipts. 2,ssl bales exports to Great Britain,
., $50 bales coastwise. l,Ie2 bales: sales, 500
for tie week, 7is bales. Saudnnah: Quiet, but
arm at Ma@l4ic.; receipts, 4.sss bales exports
coastwise. 1855 bales; sales, 2, 600 bales; stock,
50 sci bales. Mobile: Quiet and steady al l4tg
ia, receipts 4745 bales exports 10 foreign
ports, 36l bales: eoastwise, o. bales sales, Loo
bales; stock, IS, 45s bales. Norfotk; Quiet low
coastwse, so2 bales sales, $50 bales; stock, s,ss
hale;.
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New Orleans raised $4,000 by tax on
dogs last year,
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UNITED STATES SENAToR.--The term foi
which the Hon. John w. Johnston was
elected to the United States Senate expires
on the 4th Of March next, and It devolves
on the present Legislature to elect his sue,
cessor. Several gentlemen have been men.
toned In connection with the position
Hon. w. T. Sutherlin, of Danville. Hon.
A. RI, Stuart, of Staunton, Gov. Walker.
.Jndge Cochran. Of Staunton, and several
othcrs-hut we believe 1t is the wish of q
majority of the people of the State that Sem
ator Johnston he reelected. He has been
an able and efficient representative, and
his course has given entire and gen.
cral satisfaction The principal object
urged against him that we have seen
is that he Is from the Southwest, and
this is no objection at all-or at least 1t
should not be with sensible people; for
Senator Johnston's course since he has been
in Office shows that he has the interests OF
the eastern section of the State as much at
heart as he has those Of the Southwest. A
mere sectional prejudice should never he
brought to hear to deprive the State OF the
services Of one who has proven 80 faithful
in the discharge Of the duties incumbent
upon him, nor do we think that senator
.JohnSon's reelection will be strongly OPP
posed on this ground. We do not know
WITH P0I11DIUatlUH uc iHCA
him in the Legislature, but we see no pos
sible reason that he should not he reelected,
and we are quite sure that his reelection
will give general satisfaction to the people
Of the State. 1t is ALWAYS a safe rule to let
well enough alone.--Murion Herald.
AS THE TIME approaches for the election
Of q United States Senator to fill the place
now occupied by Mr.. Johnston, Of Virginia,
n host Of names are paraded in the newspa-
pers for the coveted honor. While we do
not regard the present incumbent the most
brilliant representative that could be found,
and while we know that there are others
whose superior abilities and profounder
craftsmanship might reflect honor upon the
Commonwealth and give higher tone to the
voice OF Virginia in the national council,
we are nevertheless satisfied. under all the
circumstances, that the Legislature would
doa good and proper thing by continuing
Mr.. Johnston in the place he now occu-
pies. if not with as much ability as some
others might do, at least with good deal
more honor and honesty than some others
have done. During his Senatorial career he
has been faithful and true to the interests
of the State and the constituency that
clothed him with power and he for that, If
nothing else, is entitled to the gratitude of
the people. -Leesbasrg Mirror.
"
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TINS gabble about "joning the Demo-
cratic part! J" is getting tiresome. Much
Of II is simply childish and unworthy OF
bearded men, Tho have brains also. The
Dsp0tch truly says:
The facts are, first, that the Conserva-
lives Of Virginia were represented In the
National Democratic Convention OF 1868 as
tonSerr0ttceS; secondly, that the Demo
Washington addresses its circulars to the
Democrats and the Conservatives of the
country; and, thirdly, that the Conserva-
lives OF Virginia dO defeat the Radicals
Let well enough aione.-Fred. Neqrs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-21

SPICES: ,,r,vres
MACS,
PsPrfR,
ALLSPICE,
WHITE GINGER,
RACE DO.
COLEMAN'S MUSTARD,
Just received per steamer Geo. b. Upton. For
sale AT new l.. riff rates by
PURCELL, LADD Il CO.,
jail l2le NAN street..
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Having unsurpassed facilities In our business,
we iatter ourselves we can please our customers.
To getters-up or clubs special Inducements viii
he offered. ELLYSON u TAYLOR,
Next 10 Dispatch building,
ia -d,sw&wlm kchInond, Va.
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phiRjNE STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS in
CITY and country; TOBACCO WORK Of all
kinds made and repaired; TOBACCO FIAT nsis
HhNCOCK'S SUPERIOR MANNER; PLAT
FORM and all other kinds OF SCALES REPAIR.
hD and ADJ listed. AGENTS for the IS SAFE ,9 o.
JUDSON,S PATENT STEAM-EEGIEE aOs
VEgEOR. SELDEN's PATENT STEAM,EAs
CINE FACING, Utica Company,s ;sTEA u.
GAUGES. These gauges ara warranted 4y " sa i0s
VII ait Kinds OF BRASS WORK OF SUPERIOR
MAKE for STEAM-EN6INEA such az gauge
SHAFTING. SELF-FEEDERS, STEAM-WH4S-
TIES, WATER-GAUGES GLOBE-VAj.EGSs
ROILER-FLUE CLEANERS, and general AS
sortment OF such articles as are used by su run
ming team-engine3 and 6aw-mills.
n SLOAT 4 ADDIHGT0h, 3
zig ls?a ana 1924 Cary street.
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gentlemen most frequently mentioned as
competing, OF likely 10 compete with Mr..
Johnston Tor the honor. are Major Suther-
I'm. of nanYille, Cot. Pendlcton, of the
state Senate, and Judge Cochran, Of the
House OF Delegates. OF course this does
hot exhaust the list Of eligible names, and
others may be brought forward before the
entries are closed. some curious commu-
Hirations have lately been printed in Nor
iolk paper purportlng 10 give sketch of
Mr. CoChran's absolute Influence over u
majority Of the House of Delegates. which
enables him 10 dictate legislation and carry
any measure rs he wishes in that body, and
tie conclusion is drawn that this magic
pON&r, or Fo,ne other power that both
wtclG- HIM ana Gircct5 hiS influence, may
prove potential Ill cie;ating him to the
nltcd states SenatOr>hip; but these COM
!luuiculions are by most members regarded
a. nothing more than lively speculatons. 1t
may be only Il hint thrown out that south.
eide consolidation (oi which Cochran has
hrcn 4 Jealous advocate may put its finger
INTO this pte, and help 10 fashion the coming
senator. 1t /, sometimes suggested that an
cllort will be made to prevent Il nomination
II caucus, so a TO bring the question up in
open house, ard thus give the Radicals the
balance OF power in the election but the
probability 81 such result is very remote.
There are not ten Conservatives in the
whole Assembly who would consent to sell
out in such manner. There is hardly any
danger OF getting another Lewis.-Riich.
m0tsd Letter IN UanUilIe Register.
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FIRE At BERMUDA UVSpREDs.-A de-
structiye tire occurred on Wednesday night
A>t hy which Mr. VIM. Turnbull and Or.
Hirhara EppeS are heavy losers. The
ire was evidently The work Of IN incen-
ditry. and DESTROYED the large and newly-
improved barn and splendid stables on the
premises, together with nine valuable
mules, four oxen, two thousand bushels of
corn. nearly AL of the agricultural imple-
meats, end 81 large quantity OF provender.
About onc-tlair Of The corn consumed was
insured in the company represented by
Capt. Archer Dunn, of this city.-Peters-
ktig Courier.
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DAILIEs

The FOLLOWING sent By mail to any part of the /
country at The following rates. f " 80
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10
Pennington Savings Bank.

-M HIS old and well established Bank has Sur plus Fund of more than
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. which serves as guarantee to Depositors from oss Interest at the rate of Six per cent, free of all taxes, has been paid on Deposits for the last seventeen years. New deposits are put upon in- terest the first day of every month All loans are made under the supervision of an efficient Board of Directors. Amount of Funds, March 1, 1871, Sl,2o7.17S. Business hours, from to 12, a. m., and from to p. m.
 SAMUEL s. COWLEs, Treasurer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10

BY CORA EDaERToN.
 Why l zoue this old spot best of aH. When winter has mantled the hills with it's snow, And whistles the winds from the north as they
 blow, The moon from the cap of the mountain half
 peeps, The twilight thus blending more leisurely peeps. While lazily shoulders the coal on the flag, dream all alone as the weary hours lag; I feel the warm welcome that greets at the door That rap-it speaks softy-Tve heard it before. The apples are roasting, the cider mug sings, The fickering blaze the same mellow light fings, The shadows are dancing on window and wall, On silent sweet faces love best of all. love the shorn hillside meath sunshine and
 shade, The distant old peak meath the mountain cloud
 laid, The messy gray rock, the fallen old tree, Whereon have swayed like bird of the free. Far down is the dell and the echo's nest there, I've questioned at night-fall with answer of
 where? An, where are the boys with their shout and their
 song, That tripped OCT the meadow so gaily along? Go ask of the daisies that bloom OCT that mound; Go ask of the graves that have clustered around; The vacant old chairs and the shadows that fall, Then guess why love this old spot best of all. Goshen, July 29, 1871.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10

THE PEACH TrADE.-While the peach trade is not yet at it's height the market is we'll supplied amp the business is daily in. creasing. The supply, so far. is almost exclusively from Delaware, and amounts to about l25, ,OOO baskets daily. Special trains are run from Wilmington to Jersey City, arriving generally in the night. From midnight until daylight the railroad-yard near the Jersey City ferry is crowded with dealers, awaiting the arrivals of consign. ments. Each consignee is notified in d. vance as to the number of cars sent him, and these, as they pour into the yard, are checked and immediately raken possession of, and the fruit hastily transferred Co teams and dispatched actoss the river, or sold on the spot to anxious dealers. The scene, with hundred men, more or less. bustling to and fro, each with a lantern, giving orders. making sales, or supbrin. tending the removal of the precious freight with teamsters shouting and lurking thieves lodging about in search of oppor- tunities to ply their trade, is of course ct once animated and novel. Fork Mail
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10

THESE LINES ARE INSCRIBED TO MRS. ..r.s MYRON NORTON. ts1 ap.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10
PRINDLE'S PATENT MaIleable Iron Lifting or Wagon Jack.

The attention of Farmers and others using to this Jack. It is simple in construction, easily adjusted is light (83 b) strong, and being made soeolly of iron is Cery durable, will sustain any weight and cannot get out of repair. About 500 of them have already been sold in three towns. Price $2.50 each
 Town, County and State rightsfor sale.
 Address l.. B. PRINDLE, Bantam Falls, Conn
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10

Archbishop Trench of Dublin has greatly scandalized his pious parishiohers by at tending the "Passion Play" at 0beram- q morgan. 9d1 2a ssaasaa 2 p e4-... .. e.., 4 While the warrior Fisk is recovering from the fatigue and wounds of the late campaign, his venerable sire is peddling dry goods in Massachusetts,. T m .7,s { Ayoung fellow, the son of an eminanE s' dancing master, applying to fEiand as ntoae what trade or professionsit would Dc besl < for him to pursue. was answered: s.T think 2. you cannot do better than follow the steps of your father"
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10

APrussian cavalry officer, who was badly wounded at the battle of Gravelotte, was greatly annoyed by the cries of some wounded soldiers lying near him. Re stood the annoyance as long as he could, and then testify called out: sStOp your bowling over there! do you think you are the only persons killed in this fght?" fe
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-08-10

A snowman in Maine wanted to exhibit an Egyptian mummy, and attended at the court. house to obtain permission. ''What is it you wantto show?" inquired the Judge. y"'An Egyptian mummy more than three thousand years old," said the snowman. ''Three thousand years oldr' exclaimed the Judge, jumping to his feet, "and is the critter alive?" s4 a5 ..etssoe I1s va-saE 4.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS.

I If there ever was d time when any man
would be justified in uttering the above
exclamation, that time is just now, and
the man. who, above all others, has cause
to utter it, is President Grant. The small
squad of men holding office under him in
this city-the chief of whom are James
F. Casey, Collector of Customs, and his
first lieutenant P. F. Herwig; S. B. Pack
ard, United States Marshal;C. W. Lowell,
Postmaster; B. F. Joubert, United States
Assessor Of Internal Revenue, and S. A..
Stockdale, United States Collector of In
ternal Revenue-have done more to iniure
the prospects of General Grant as the next
| Republican nominee for the Presidency,
than they could do good, if each one of
| them lived to be as old as /Methusalah.
They have set themselves up as the friends
par excellence of General Grant, and have
the arrogance to pretend that his success
in Louisiana depends upon their influence
and herculean efforts, when the fact
is that not one of them could be elected
constable in the ward in which he lives.
The way in which they have acted in
regard to the State Convention furnishes
abundant proof that these federal Office
holders are no longer worthy of the conf
dence of the Republican party, nor fit to
be trusted as its leaders. The attempt to
overawe and override the Republicans of
the State and their wishes, by calling the
convention in the United States Custom
house, under the false pretense that no
other room could be had; then filing it
with hundreds of armed deputy mar
shals, and the bringing of the United
States troops and guns to intimidate the
people, and SO be enabled to carry out
their traitorous designs; and upon the
fimsy pretext that the Republicans who
opposed them were disturbers of the
peace, and that there was not sufficient
civil force that would or could keep the
peace; the unprecedented closing up of
the Customhouse, barricading its doors,
interrupting the public business, and the
using of the public servants, taking them
from the duties for which they are paid;
the refusal to- admit the public to the
public offices, interrogating them as to
their business, is without example in the
history of the United States; and when all
these are laid before the President and
proved beyond shadow of doubt that
they have been done in his name-s.with
the approval of the highest authority"
we feel sure-we have that faith in the
Presidents sense of right and justice-that
he will remove Mr.. Packard and his CO.
conspirators from the offices which they |
have prostituted and degraded for their |
own selfish purposes. /
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11


The New York Times publishes additional
figures about the city debt, and shows tina
ia the years from the thirty-frst of Decem.
Der, 1866 to the thirty first of December, 80
the total increase was 1870, l78--at the
rate of 1886, $50 per month. This was five
times as rapid as the debt increased during
the five years of the war from 1860 to 1865.
From the thirry-frst of December, 1870.
to April 81, 1871, the debt was in
creased $lO,2S5, 446. This was at the rate of
$2,746,46l month, or nine times greater
than during the war times.
The latest statement, however, is more
ruinous to the reputation of the city govern
ment than any official exhibit that preceded
it. From April 30 to July 81, the city and
county debt has been swelled 1925
260-at the perfectly Incredible rate of S.
427 ,753 per month";
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

and destroy the Republican party. Is
proof wanted? Do the weak still insist
upon sign? Is Thomas still doubter ?
Then behold the sign, observe the wound !
This is what the Bulletin said yesterday:
The REPUBLICAN seems Just beginning to
| realize the fact that the Bulletin has played
| a very prominent and effective part in disor-
/ ganizing and demoralizing the Republican
party of this State. The elimination of af-
| fairs yesterday rather startled eur c0ntem-
/ porary, who never believed that the opposi-
ton would assume such gigantic proper
! tons.
| Dismissing as a piece of sell. praise,
which is always considered half scandal,
the assumed Importance of the Bulletin,
we can safely deny that we were surprised,
since we have often affirmed that which
the Bulletin now confesses, that while it
was pretending to work with Dunn, Car
| ter, Casey & Co., it was in reality working
with the Democracy. If it can make
capital out of hypocrisy, it is welcome to
do SO, but its partners in the fraud must
now see their own position as others have
seen it these many days.
As if the above confession of its
treachery was not explicit enough, the
same paper goes on to applaud itself in
this way:
1t is only to those who are so blind that
they will not see that the status of the B,a-
letiR is obscure. We have labored to bring
about a schism in the Republican party.
hot hoe ls-h Va chall
tinue to widen the breach, if possible upon
the principle that'''when thieves fall out,
honest men will get their dues"
1t will hardly be believed by those who
have not read the Bulleti,. that only too
weeks ago it was loud in praise of Cover
nor Dunn as too-Lonest to be of-the same
party with Governor Warmofh. And yet
it said that very thing, and even solicited
the favor of publishing factious notices
which had been rejected at the counter of
the REPUBLICAN Office, because they con-
tanned matter calculated to set one body
of Republicans against another. What
must Governor Dunn think of his pane
gyrists to-day? How is the applause of
last week to be reconciled with the de-
nunciation of yesterday?
The animus of the Bulletin and its
Democratic allies is explained in very
short sentence. They had but one aim,
which was to divide; they had but one
hope, which was to win. Both the aim
and the hope are expressed in a sentence,
and that is short one:
1t (the REPUBLICAN, makes one predic
ton, ,chich ace fear is too good to be t,ue,
that the State will soon pass from its present |
Radical control.
The italics in the above extract are
ours. They tell the whole story. If the
organization at the Customhouse could |
have been foisted upon the people as the
genuine representative of the Republican
party by the beating down of Governor
Warmoth and his friends, then the fears
of the Bulletin would have been dispelled, |
and the Democracy would have exulted
Are the Republicans alive to these roofs
If they are, then all is well.