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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-20

WA>H!NGroN AND OHIO RAILRoAp.-We
have the pleasure Of announcing, on what
appears To be satisfactory authority, that
'hi, work. 80 important to the Lower VAL
ley. and especially to Winchester. will at
once 20 On. Arrangements were made ut
the meeting Of directors in Philadelphia
last week Tor the commencement of work
by The first OF May, the track to be COM
pi"t"d to Winchester by May 1st. 1872. The
route SELECTED west of the shenandoah
TONES 10 Peter McPicrce's, crossing the
Bcrrvyillc and Wildwood turnpike ut Pigeon
III! and the occoquen near Helms mill
Winchester (I'G.) Ne,rS.
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FOB EEW YORK. SGAa
OMlNIOH STEAMSHIP $500

!, OLD DOA1NIos STEAMSHIP asS
COMPANY. -
The stde-wheel sseananips WYhNCkE, ZHAAO
BELL, SARATOGA, NIAGARA, ALBE
HARLE. and HATTERAS, leave New York foy
6xY TH Tx and skTpIgpY ME-
2, n Leave Richmond every TUESDAY. FRI.
DAY, and SUNDAY, 81 high tide. .S,..s . 3
These chips are entirely new. They have elegant
saloons and stateyooms. The fare, aee0nmodAa
tons, and attention, are unsurpassed sg$ =
& Close connections made With steamers fo2 I'll
southern and European ports. /.
Insurance effected, when ordered, AT A QUA2
TER or ONE PER CENT, 1t the or1ces Of this
For further information apply TO
-,....-.. JOHN ". WYATT, Agent ii
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States bonds, OLD.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. IS -Afernoon.-Cotton
closed steadier: uplands nd: Orleans, fiMQ7id.:
sales 10000 bales, including 1000 bales for export
and speculation
|U PEARL BLocK,)
l4rg STREET, BET. MAIN AND CARY,
Offer for sale
REFINEn, sWEED Ed and GoT {s0,E IRON
BAND, HOOP. and SHEET !R,N,
OVAL and HaLF-RoUND IRON,
HORSE ana IgLE7sH3E IRON, vors
B 81 f LEA1 SHEET HAf zfsc. BLOCK ZINC.
IRON AxLEs, all sizes
A general assortment o Of fG3pk;ocER1Es. fes
LINE AND CEMENT.
IT lME-1, 200 bbls. just received per schr.
~ Francis Hatch-for sals by ,vr
fe Is a. s. LEE.
BALTIMORE WOOD-BURNT LIME.
100 bbls just received for sale low from depot, by
ia 81 a. ,. LEE
% OsENDALE CEMENT.-6OO barrels in
IL store. for safe nv A. S. LIE
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
TARMs, HOUSES, AND LOTS,
sold, leased, or rented.
LOANS NEGOTIATED ON REAL ESTATE
In and around Richmond
by RICHARDSON CO.,
-. Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
Conveyancers and Notaries Public,
IN 2o-sm lib Main street.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
GEO. WASHINGTON. JESSE C. COMMON.
wAsH1NGToN M & CO., GENERAL
w COMMISSION MERcHAiNTs i5s GF rem
aud a1Sit pRDGRs FOB PURCHASES respectfully
Agents for the Virginia Steamship and Packet
Company. ..... !@ -
STOCK BROKERS. -.
DAVENPORT G. CO.,
DsToCK BRoKfRs AND AUCTIoNEERs,
WILL BUY AND SELL
BONDS and STOCKS ON COMMISSION
-.0..... AND .''
NEGOTIATE LOANS on favorable terms. 500
Office over First National Bank. ia FIN
MONEY TO LOAN.
$4,000 TO LOAN ~ ~
in sums from 81, COO to Is, Ooe on city real es-
tate, at twelve per cent. Per aunum.
RICHARDSON s CO.,,
o11-as 11l3 Main street.
|GuMs-eUns'
Wehsye always on hand full stocks OF all grades.
Our prices are always low.
-. d1 HARVEYS WILLIAMS.
fec Importers Agents.
CICK sPITTOONS
- .e@s.s fielding CUPS,
For SAi' MEADE & BAKERS Drug Store
fell o19 M,fn street.
VREsH VENIsoN.
+ shSpE XEN VEafsos,
from ''s '''''' " ". q, .DANDRIDaE & CO.,
JAZZ s27 Broad street.
VIRGINIA CoUNTRY.CURED
BACON FOR SALE BY g
W. II. TATUM,
fell si4 Broad street.
NORTHERN Haydn store and for
| IN sale, 100 bales TIMOTHY Hay.
| 80, s. p. LATHROP,
de "a 49, nth street. at Draw bridge.
U,EAS, TEAS, TEAS.-The great U. S.
| i Tea OompanY,s TEAS are sold by
-- JOHR ~. RISOS, Druggist,
fe5 Corner Main and I'd streets,
| rLOVER SEED.-A full supply OF
~ prime new crop CLQTER SEED DIS, IN store,
for sale By = --,t ~ AIL1StN q ADDISON.
JAZZ -,,ezesz. .t1aaes
ID YOU WISH your BUSINESS
KNOWN BY THOUSANDS s.
toE THE BEST PEorLE IN VIRGINIA. AND
| -, -. ABLE TO PATRoNIzE YoU9
-, II SO, ADVERTISE In the
RICHMOND CHRISTI NsADvooATE.
-. -. & -. TERMS LIBERAL.
OFFICE, 1ol6 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA.
de,2s. ~ 3.i3nisE W.Ws BENNETT, Editor.
I APPLES, APPLES.-Just rec eiVed. pc,
/ "A schr. e. MeLain, 80 bills. prime APPLIES.
II te Al ~ Nfy Il WORTAAM q COs
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COMMERCIAL.

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, VA, FEB. IL, 1871.
OFFERINGS.
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T MPORTANT TO wEsTERNs,SSs.
INSURANCE. COMPANIES.

LBEMARLE INSURANCE COMPA-
"A NY.-Iam Issuing policies for PRoTECT1eN
AGAINST FIkE IN the above very reliable c3su.
psuy. as usual. JOHN Il. mONTAGoE.s
f. lt--lm AgeHl% <
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-20

The immense resources Of this old-established
com pany distinguished as II IL for It's Liberal ana
prom pJ adjustment Of Losses, affords the HIGH.
EST GUARANTEE OF SECURITY TO THE
ASSURED. ts
papements Of the company. ALL DIRECTORS 2
AXE SHAREHOLDERS.
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eTlrAMissss.

10 HIfsADELP HTA, RIgH N4f
a M2An ASD 4 shgAAa-iSf93
WENK.- STEAMERS N0RE FOLK, esLy0h, a y,s,, g
l,ye Tiiaa ls MaTp XIV
and Kieb M ond eyesy MoNi51Y andTHUEsDAYT
alternately. Freight received daily texcept Sun;
dsys), cheaper than by any 0shsr fouse, ,oI ~ ~
partsf Pennsylvania and New JefEs7 alsQ .nr
New Orleans 1ta sou,hern MxJL Steamship Line
rom Pn1iadefpbis. Freight tsken for norfolk ~
Passage g Phil.delphiss including meals end J
''' 49, ". p. POINTER Agent
+ + ,,.s,2 No. z4a6 Dock street. Richmond f
~ WM.,P. CLYDE ~ CJ., gentS, 3
,Fss No, II North Wharve2, sud 81. 80
2.fe IS 10. 10 South Wharves. Pnl.sAelpnlA8
sTOHN w. WYATT, Z. -. go.
~ 49, s..-tl-e,.s. 81 u GENERAL SHIPEIH6
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, 60
~ 5, ;. 80 No. GoyEHEoB sTEEsT, 80 q.
FOR LIVERPOOL. AID -, -, ,c$Re&
+, '',.7.a,.,.ss,.I QUEESST0WN.Sl&& e
lNMKNLTHE OF NAm gCE4AERs y1fI1NH
= SROM NEW YORK EVERY SATURDAY.,
E AND ALTEBNATE TUESDAYH t
= BATES OF PASSAGE -.
Pdya5ls IN God. Payable tH Currency. &
Eirsf cabin. Steerase.
TO London. -. 1855. 50 To London.
Tickets sold 70 and rom England, Ireland and
For further Information apply 1t sha CompantJ
omoes. JOHN g. DALE, AGENT
Is Brosdwxy, New YORK; ors0
JOHN W. WYATT, Agent, Richauon6, Va
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30

A GREAT AND VALUABLE INVENTION. The Weekly Mercury of San Jose, Cal, publishes the following regarding an in- vention of Mf. W. c. Bennett, native of New Preston and son of the late Joseph Bennett of that place:
 William C. Bennett, Esq. native of New Preston, Litchfield county, Conn. who is now, and has been for several years past resident of the city of Gilroy, Gal, has, at an expense of several thousand dollars and three years labor, succeeded ill producing machine for grading rail- road tracka, turnpikes, and other embark ments, and also canal digging, which bids fair to revolutionize this class of work by redusing its cost at least fifty per cent. Upon the invitation of Mir. Bennett, the writer of this article visited Gilroy on Saturday last, for the purpose of witness ing the operation of the machine. Itcon- sists of common plow, with somewhat extended mold board, which may be raised or lowered at pleasure. A circular table or wheel twelve feet in diameter, inclines at an angle of about twenty degrees, to- ward the blow. Within the outer edge of this wheel is arranged series of scraper- shaped buckets, with adjustable bottoms. To avoid friction, this wheel or table is geared to centre shaft, at the top of which is a cam attachment with rods lead ing to each bucket for the purpose of discharging the same. This circular table derives it's motion by means of driving wheel, similar to that used in the reaping machine. There is steering apparatus at the rear. To, do through work it takes sixteen horses, four abveaat-or what would be better, it should be propelled by steam
 On the above occasion there were but twelve horses attached; notwithstandinQ. the work performed was very satisfactory. The blow turns the earth upon the buck cts, itis carried around to the opposite side and dumped in continuous stream. q distance of fully thirteen feet from the point of excavation. As the embodiment rises, the inclination of the table increases. It is claimed for this machine that it will do the work of 12O..men with shovels. or of 25 common earthscrapers drawn hY 90 horses, and requiring two men to each scraper. One man can handle this ma chine, and two men are all that are re- qulred to manage the team.
 Mr. Bennett obtained patent for his embanker about two year ago, since when, he has made several improvements in the machine, enhancing it's practical working I He has made no effort hitherto to bring 1t before the public, being determined first to overcome all obstacles to the complete performance of it's work. He thinks he has now reached that point with it. The model calls for plow moving backward and forward, but as the machine may be turned around easily, it is. simplifed by
 arranging it to move only in one direction
 It is said to be admirably adapted to aid,
 hill work. The cost of the machine ia onl
 thousand dollars. It ia made very stron,
 in all its parts, and seems but little hahl
 to get out of repair. The principle upol
 which it works, is the correct one for tn
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30
sTATE TEAae.


 A rubber factory is being built in Fair field.
 Elias Browning fell dead in Uncasvills on the 16th. 4slsz e1tf
 Hartford's loss in the Chicago fire is placed at g., ,OOO. GOO.
 A New Haven firm advertise gilt edge October made butter.
 Norwich is gaining National reputa- tion for low-priced steaks.
 Mrs. Henry Iish of New Haven, has disappeared, and foul play is feared.
 John Golfer of Derby, fell down stairs last week and broke his neck.
 New London has no police force and needs one badly. Burglaries are almost weekly occurrences.
 Hartford,s police within the past two months, have returned to school four hundred and fifty truants
 A ANewtown wording named Hennessey recently lobbyed eight shirts from one clothes-ine. rs slaa
 John Billiard of Meriden, picked a nee- dle from his thigh recently which was forced into his foot fourteen years ago
 The $1. 25,anit between two dry goods dealers in Norwich, has been appealed to the Superior Court
 : The Bristol Y. M. o. A., invite ladies to participate in their debates.
 The brakeman hurt in Bristol on. the 9th, died of his wounds -A.--.-.-..----- more than an average crop of potatoes, and is exceeded in this hne by but one State.
 A second track is being laid on the Ston- ington and Providence road, to accommo- date the rapidly increasing business of the road. .f4sF
 The man who died on the cars on the New York and New Haven road the other day, proves to have been Mir. aimn0na of Waverly, N. Y. a-a .isl.-
 Captain Thomas Wilbur caught thou sand pounds of perch in Trading cove, which were shipped to New York. 7 a-l
 Branford people are trying to have a light house established on their harbor, which they claim to be the best on the north shore of the sound except New London.
 Duncan Mcintyre, of Hartford. had 8 two weeks sitting with rum jug, and it laid out Mac entire, for be was found dead on sofa in his house last week rst
 The house of John Davidson, in the northern part of WallingfOrd, was unroof- ed in the gale the other night leaving the family out doors and exposed to the storm
 William Moore. a boy of fourteen. living in Rainbow, shot pistol into a crowd of boys, maliciously, the ball striking one in the back of the neck, sefiously wounding him. ~
 ByEon Futile, of Plymouth, left for Chi cago on the 9th to see about rebuilding the buildings owned by Shelton < Futile and used by them for many years as a Carriage depository.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30
steamer Burned tn the Thames
THIRTEEN LIvRs LOST.

The steamer City of New London had reached the Thames on it's return from New York and was about five miles from its destination at the Norwich landing, when it was discovered to be on fire. The boat was stopped and it was supposed the fire was extinguished; but after proceed ing about two miles the cotton on deck burst out in flames and almost instantly the whole forward part of the boat was in blaze. The boats were burned before they could be launched and passengers and crew were obliged to leap into the wa ter and trust to blanks &c.,, to float them ashore.
 There were seven passengers, three of whom were drowned. The engineer, M. W. Baker, gave his ife-preserver to the only lady on board; she was saved and he was drowned. The captain saved his life by letting himself down from the paddle box and clinging to the. paddles till res cued. Of the crew as far as ascertained eleven were saved and ten lost.
 The boat was worth about $175, 900; in sured for $100, coo; cargo, total loss.
 asT Our readers will recollect an inter- esting communication we published some who removed half century since to Che mango Co.,, N Y., which, by the way, was largely settled from this State and coun- ty, We are in receipt of another com munication in which he tells the following anecdote which seems peculiarly applica- ble to politicians of the Litchfeld Sen tinel stripe:-
 Down in one of the rural towns in old Litchfeld County, Conn, there lived Baptist Minister who was supported by subscriptions in produce, Each Parish oner would subscribe so many bushels of corn, or wheat, or rye, as the Lord had prospered him it is well known fact that at that day rye bread was universally used in Connecticut, and in the war of 1912 it was scarce and high in price. I will recollsct while living with my father in Goshen that in 1914 he paid g. per bushel for rye.-But to the anecdote). The old minister had observed that for several Sabbaths past, one of the brethren had absented himself from church and was wondering for what cause, So one Sabbath morning after services, coming down from hia desk, he tapped one of his deacons gently on the shoulder, beekoned him little one side, and asked him if he knew why that brother did not attend meeting as usual The deacon said he did not; but that he had obseMed his de- linquency. The minister then requested him to talk with the brother and find out hia difficulty. The deacon was true to his trust, and next Sabbath the minister asked him if he had seen the brother. He replied that he had. Well, what is his difficulty? The deacon hcsitated. with downcast eyes. Finally, said he, 'To be plain in the matter, he says he don't exactly like your doctrine, and has some scruples as to your orthodoxy 'Wal,' said the old minister, 'as to the doctrine, I can suit him on that, for the rye must h0pe.'
 ''Now, MT. Editor, it is to be feared that some of our renegade politicians are not particular about the doctrine if they get the spells.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30

A Paris correspondent tells this story: A boy of thirteen, found fighting, was talk do let me take this first to friend acrOsa the street; borrowed #, 70. you
 you--you want to run oli. 'slEy word of
 honor, I will come back again, T hhid the boy. and the captain, seeing it was child, was only too glad to be rid of him. In ten minutes the boy came back and took his stand with his face to thewall. sHere | am firel" The captain boxed the httla hero's ears and ordered him never to show his face there again. They could not nra | on him.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30

local importance The facts are essential ly the same everywhere. In view of the facts as they are, what copclusions may we form as to the possibility of maintain ing the sovereignty of the people over the railway corporations, and of compelling them to be the servitors and not the lords of the commonwealth.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30
Farm For Sale.

5 A VALUABLE Farm containing 119 Acres, sit-
 A uated miles south. Least of Litehheld, with IA or l6 acres of large timber apple orchards and other fruit, farm house and necessary farm build- lngs, two never failing wells of good water, and ipe brook running through the farm. This farm lies Tn pleasant valley the land is naturally warm and dry and admir2bly adapted for raising fruit and farm and garden crops. | desirable location. For further particulars inqnire of
 SS-tf s R. C0NKIIN, LitchfAld, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30
NO. a4a6-

purpose intended. If it accompHshes ali that is claimed for it--and we see no req son why it will not-it will work Q great saving in the construction of railroads, and turnpikes, and for other similar uses to which it may be applied.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30

Political matters in Texas are badly mixed up. What with the Ku-Klux on the one side and thieving carpet baggers on the other, the State could not be in much worse hands. Thereckless manage ment of the later enable the patrons of the former, viz, the Democracy, to cary the recent election. Fearing, as they say, the inauguration of reign of Kn-Klux terrorism, these recFeant officials now want martial law declared It is hakd to determine which will prove the worst for the people of Texas, a continuation of the present eifete Government or its superse- dence by the Ku-Klux Democracy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30

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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30
CLIPPINGS.

Autumn hues-Cutting wood orvinter.
 The latest thing indresses Night dress eS.
 Saturn is the celestial 'sBnssp of tha ring
 Fee simple Money given to quack doctor.
 Is duelist paradox because his first consideration is for his second? -
 It's strange that neat spirits should lead any one into untidy habits.
 In too many lamentable instances. the '1ast scene of all this strange, eventful history" is-keTOsene. ri tl,.
 Mummies do not look as though they were in a hurry, yet it is certain that at first they must have been pressed for time.
 A sick man was told that bis. wife would probably marry again. "All right" said he, ''for there will be one man to lament my death. 4f9.r 6-
 An agricultural but orthodox cOntribu- tor thinks Boaz married for fear hislabor- CTS should think him ruthless rnaster.
 Several exchanges say that Hartford lllAn ndS SLIpHIGn bO Ibub8lb IOtJy 0l6lQ06 adapted to reindeers:" Oh, no ;adapfed to snow, dears. M arfad .'a.
 Alexis was so young when his father de- clared emancipation that there is talk of taking him down to Long Branch for the sake of showing him surf. k
 Horace Greeley has peremptorily declin- ed the presidency of the department of public parks in New York. He knowstoo much about farming. .a,
 "My dear" said Q young lady to her country cousin. ''when you've been little longer in London you won't be SO green:'' Better green than witheredi" was the retort
 The home of the Cardiff giant. Ononda,- ga county, has vast and bottomless cave just discovered. Achaologists are at work to see whether it isa a sell or a cellar.
 Oregon has an oflce-holder named Vir- tue. LOucus c non tuceEdpl a...-r
 Avoid slanGb my son; don't say . ''swell'' when it's as well to say something else.
 A lady boarding-house keeper, who was afflicted with boarders with very exteasiye capacities, seasoned their hash with snuff. because she had heard the article recom- mended as certain 'scure for consump- tion."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-09
A speiirngTest.

At teachers meeting recently held in
Newburg, New York, list of fifty words
was given out, and Of the ninety-four
teachers present not one succeeded in
spelling every word in the list correctly.
The one nearest accuracy failed on but
two words, while the Ounce ofthe conyenr
ton Numbered at forty-6ve words out OF
the fifty. In the nihety-four papers ex-
amined there were 1868 mistakes The
word "cachination was. the sorest trial
of all, there being no less than fifty diff
ferent spellings. One erudite pedagogne
spelled apostasy thusT-e1posfeca.
The list we subjoin, and it may occasion
some amusement to test the young ones
from it. 1t is: intermittent, heresy,
bilious, coercion. ecstasy, clarionet, sur
cingle, paralyze, licorice, tratiicking, sus-
picion, ellipsis, apostasy, deleble, mort
gaging, smuggling, skilfully, subpoena,
allegable, ignitible, phosphorescence,
jeopardize, ebulition, eronautc, skyline
cachination, yacillation, bachanalian,
fascination, crystalize, catechise, trisyl-
liable, tyrannize, apologize, gauging,
saceharine, hemorrhage, rendezvous,
Fahrenheit, Galilean, Sadducee, erysi-
pelas, hieroglyphics, apocrypha, dagnerr-
reotype, idiosyncrasyi canaille, cannibal,
mignonette, kaleidoscope.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Influence of Temperance on Health.--ln
the fall the difference between the tempera-
ture of night and day is greater than at any
other time of the year. In the early autumn
the quicksilver sometimes rises as high dur
irg the day as in the most fervid summer
weather; while at night it often sinks to an
almost wintry point. The human body NOT
being made of steel or india rubber, sensibly
feels these tremendous changes. To fortify
the system against them, genuine tonic Ii
required !. and the public has long since dis
covered that among this description of medi-
cinss Hostettsr's Stomach Bitters is Infinitely
the best. It gently quickens the circulation,
regulates the bowels, tones the liver, braces
the nerves, and thus puts the whole physique
on its defense against the vicissitudes Of tenn
perature in our climate. Few. If any cases Of
epidemic fever are heard Of in localities where
it is in common use. As it becomes more and
more widely known, and the demand for il
increases, chills and fever. and the bilious re-
mittent seem to reccde before it. and II ever
it should come into universal use. these dis
eases would cease 70 be known rs the scOprges
of our loE-lying and marshy districts. That
homely bit Of proveTbial Philosophy, that
{" prevention is better than cure" should be
especially borne in mind In the autumn
months; and indeed in al seasons, together
with the fact that among all the preVentiyes
of malarious disease. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is the most safe and potent. Be GER
tain, however. to obtain the genuine article,
as countless limitations of pernicious char
acter are abroad. See that the externals are
all right. and remember that Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is sold in bottles alone.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-09

recently reported give the influence of
the heat of the sun upon buildings CON
structed of ordinary materials. Accord
ing to theory, the top of an isolated
symmetrical tower composed of homo
geneous materials, and placed at the
equator, would, by the action Of the
suns rays, and in consequence of
the unequal expansion on one side, have
a motion back and forth in a straight
line. If the tower was placed at the
north pole, since it leans away from the
sun, the top would describe a circle every
twenty-four hours. At any place be-
tween the equator and the poles, the
motion would be elliptical.