The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-02
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In the most becoming style, with her hair
thrown loosely over her graceful shoulders.
Her dancing was perfect. Any city may
envy Now Orleans to he able to claim such
n belle. "Don't speak of her." ~ It
There are go many southern bellies here I
connnt undertake to describe their dress /;
but. altogether, T think we have a very
pretty and graceful, as we'll as accomplish
cd. company Of young ladies'.
There are now about 500 persons here.
among them somc of the most distinguished
southern soldiers and civilians. Some of
them | can call to mind arc Gen. Early.
Gen. Toombs. Gen. Gilmore. Gen. Hardce.
Gov. Hehcrt, and many Others too numer-
Gus to mention. Richmond il we'll repro
scented :: among them / see Dir. p. TT.
Strake, chairman Of the City Council. All
the southern States are well REPRESENTED,
and the cry Is "still they come NJ.
BLOW FOR HEssl-Wc don't exactly know
the locality, but notwithstanding. ncverthe-
less, we intend to elbow for I~iessl' Hess
is Il high, low, jack in the game of Il local
ity. 1t is a place to keep cool In hot
weather, and the place to keep hot In cool
weather. 1t is n siX.horse, and little dog
undcr the wagon beside. Of n place. We
intend to 90 for LESS, introduce the tree
that rows Peruvian bark, and 20 into the
manufacture of q%uinine. Hess will be great
in shakes. and shakes will he greatin Hess !
The Richmond Dispatch has caved,
knocked under, capitulated, been run out
of it's neither garment already BY Hess!
We go for Hess to save our clothes, if not
our bones whole.
We are glad the Dispatch has found its
equal at last. 1t has been hcctoring around
toploftically, cavortino generally. and ask
ing somebody to please knock the chip off
its hat. The chip has conc, and pat of the
head too = fredericksburg Herald.
CHILD BADLY BURNED.-On last Sunday
evening, about 6 O'Clock, the infant child
Robert, aged nineteen mouths, son Of Mr..
William Wakehaln, of this place, was so
badly burned ON the breast. shoulders, one
arm, and one side Of the head, that it is
barely possible that the little sufferer can
survive. 1t seems that the servant had just
kindled the fire in the stove, and that she
lett some Of the sharingS or kindling stick
ing out OF the dampcr, and In her absence
the child entered the room. and pulling
some Of the kindling from the stove, its
clothes caught fire. The first knowledge of
the accident was made known by a little
brother exclaiming, "Come and see brother
burning" The parents and servant, hear
ing this exclamation, hurried to the room.
and found the child walking over the floor
enveloped in fumes. The hands of the SER
want were badly burned in endeayoring to
e%Xtinguish the characterization Spectator.
CoLoRED CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Near Rapp's Mill, in the upper part OF
Rockbridge county, Il house was burned,
/ with a little girl four or five years of age,
under the following circumstances The
mother went to help a family in the neigh
borhoud where an old lady was i'll, leaving
this little glrl with two brothers older than
herself. 1t seems that The boys left the
house, leaving the Little girl alone. When
they returned they found the house burrt
to the ground, with the little girl in it. The
flesh was burnt of the bones of the little
girl. 1t is not known how the fire origin
ated.-Stdunton Spectator.
SPORT AT MANAssAs.-AG Manassas on
Saturday last Il race Of two hundred yards
was run between Mr.. Oakey's dun mare
and Mr. Woodyard's Flying Childers, for
5000. The rider Of the latter WAS thrown
and the race Won by the former. a second
race Of one thousand yards WAS run be.
tween Cannon's bay colt Wildiicr, run by
VIM. Goodin@, anu Jas. Hurclfs BAY colt
Crazy Joe, for 500. The former won by
six inches. \ pigeon shooting match be-
tween Dir. Rhoda Fcwell and Mr.. Thorn,
ton, of Kentucky, was won by the former.
4 large crowd was in attendance, among
them several from this city, ana NJ seemed
to enjoy Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Corn CRoP.-We are sorry to learn from
our farmers such uutavorable accounts re-
>pecting the corn crop. We were greatly
in hopes that our farmers would be blessed
nit a. 1n,l - ,-n,N ,. ,ti4t,1.,1 ne fhn
wheat and 0at crops were so deficient in
quantity. We understand that the corn
is locking badly, particularly on the up
lands. and that there is no longer & hope Of
having even an eTerage crop. The cuil.
on the low grounds ard river bottoms is
tolcTably goOd-that on the upiandS is short.
and seems to be diseased from some cause,
as the blades arc spotted.- Stanton Spec
tdt0r.
posT-oFE1CE tRASGE5.-The following
postal changes in Virginia We're ordered
Monday: Beverly Henry, colorcl, j.
quicr county, vice Thomas NJ. C,>sr!l,
resigned. New post-o1lices are establish
ed at The following sites: Dry Fork,
Wise county, w. D. Clrrico. postmaster,
and the futloTing III Richmond county /:
ok Row, James Il. saunders, p0stm t'ter !;
Farmers Fork, ThDmts II. Umohundro,
postmaster; JOnes's Wood, l.. y. Jones,
postmaster.
A BEAR NEAR o~ccooUAS.-It is reported
that IL large bear Eas mace its appearance
near Occoquan. Five sheep have been
killed on the Lundy farm about three miles
from the village, and two dogs that struck
a trail have not been seen since. Bear
tracks have been discovered in the neigh
borhood, and it is said 4 lady saw the ami
NAL going through a corntield.-AleIandrid
Gazette.
Mr.. WILLIAMS has n calf eight months
old that gives a gallon of milk per dHr. lie
purchased it at the sale OF the late Andrew
Croy, when it was very young, and Kept l.
as a kind of pet for his children. who, by
by constant "mllking," is they called IL,
have made a good cow, and yet only Il
calf.-PeariS6nrg Gazette.
PERsoSAL.-The Hon. Jacob Thompson,
of Mississippi, was in the city Sunday, ell
route to the White Sulphur Springs
Lynch6urg Neaos.
MAEIsE ENFEAEEGEECE.
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PORT OF RICHMGNp, August l, 1871.
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Steamer John Sylvester, Clifford. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers, 1. /. TalUm S 20.
Schooner Maggie -. Chadwick, -, BoSloa.