davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-07
SHIPPING.
rI'HE CANAL M4el1MHNs,

The pAY PACKET DOVER viii resume its
running. between CEDAR POINT and RICH
MOND, on MONDAY, the eth inst.
AS aclual experimen nt has proven The ola cched-
ule (preyious to the food TO be more condnclyet 10
the wants Of the public this boat Will leave Cedar
Point uvery MONDAY and THURSDAY at 5
O'Clock 4. ~; and returning. Leave kichmona
every WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY at
O'Clock A. NJ, carrying o limited amount of
freight Asthe days fengthen, O'Clock for 4 start
from Richmond will be. chosen. s4!~I ,, -
m sssd ahout the uoual hours 't"' ja 7-eode.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-07

EOR NEW YORK.-The f0ldS1s,
E Dominion Steamship Company,s
elegant eide-wheel steamship RiA6AkA, Cap.
an sATURDAY, January 7th,, at . O'Clock r.
N. F1eish; received until o'ctoekP. NJ. Fare,
81: steerage. Se; e;ffound-trtp tteksts, go. For
'-'''1'.''l - 80 JOHN W.WYATT, Agent,
{a4A No. , Governor street.
EOR BOSTON-CURRIE &CO'S 1t
II LINE.-The regular packet schooner SfsE
SARDINIA II. .ELweLLTraasters hay-.assn;
haSe nnick dist,atch. For balance or freight ape
ply 10 F'- lr-..zt, II ~. CURktE CO.,
de a4-ts corner Of 18th and Cary streets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-07

r,tr CIRCULATION OF THE pIaPATch
,rorp THAN THE CoMBINED CiR-
ALTON OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
.-,r4r,ryKa OF THE CITY.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
The Elections.

New York State has gone Radical by
a decided majority. IN New York city,
Tweed, the chicf of the lammany
swindicrs, has been elected to the State
Senate.
New jersey has elected a Democratic
Governor BY an increased majority,
Adams. Democrat, has been defeated
for Governor By m Increased majority
in Massachusetts.
In Maryland tie Democrats have
81 ccted their Governor and Congress-
men by an Increased vote.
Virginia has gone Democratic, elect
IN Il Conservative Legislature.
lIlinois-Tho Radical Congressman
at large is elected by about 10000 ma.
an increase.
The Democrats have also lost O n
their former vote in Wisconsin, the
Radicals electing a Governor and Leg.
stature.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Fire at Chattanooga.


The Chattanooga Times of the I3tl
instant gives details of an extensive
conllagratiOn which destroyed a con.
siderable portion of that thriving city
The loss is estimated at over 500, 900
Most ofthe sufferers were insured. The
fire was the work Of in%cendiaries, and
the Mayor of the city has offered $1,000
reward for their arrest.
We have never known so many fires
throughout the country, and no won
der we read of hundreds of insurance
companies breaking. But the Hltna,
Pbmnix and Georgia Home have paid
all their losses, dollar for dollar. The
Etna has already paid 400 claimants
under Chicago losses, and is still pay
ing as fast as claims can be made out.
1t is q pleasure to be insured in such
as We have named, and we
would remind our people that j. T. &
Slater represent those companies
in Winchester.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
The Melted Coin.

From the Philadelphia inquirer, Oct. 20.
On Wednesday the counting Of the
melted coin from the Assistant United
States Treasurer, at Chicago, was be
gun at the mint, in this city. The coin
was taken from the large iron chests
in which it arrived, and spread upon
tables whore it was examined. By in
struction5 received from Secretary
Boutwell,, an accurate account of this
money must be made. TO perform
this duty Messrs. VIM. NJ. Runkcl,
VIM. S. Steel, and Levi G. Cowpcrwait,
were detailed, and q little after 8 O'Clock
in thcmorning the work commenced.
The coin had cyidcntly been sllovclcd
up from the ruins Of the vaults, and as
it was poured forth from the bags was
found to he mixed with particles Of
stone, mortar, and burned rags. In
many cases the silver and nickel coins,
which melted much easier than gold,
were found to have been run down by
the heat, and in their melted condition
had 50 fused with the gold as to rem
der hundreds Of dollars into one solid
mass, which could not be separated
except by the action Of chemicals.
Considerable Of the gold and all the.
silver will have TO be rcmcltcd and re-
coined before it can be again used by
the government Most OF the gold
has been badly oxydized by the action
OF heat and water, but from a test made
Wednesday by the assavers, it is
thought that 4 great mass Of the whole
issue can be cleared and re issued with.
ont going through the process Of melt
ing and re-coining. This will be &C.
complished by the action of CHI meals
and washing, and will be considerably
more economical for the government
than the process of melting would be.
The coin, so far as has been exam.
ined. consists of S20s, $40, S., $25s,
in gold, and all denominations of silver
pieces, from the half dollar down to the
three cents. A few nickies and copper
pieces have also been found.
The duty Of separating these coins
from each other, c~lassii, ing and count
Ing them was performed by the gentle.
men above named, Wednesday, and
from the time ut which.thc chests were
till half-past nine o'clock on
W cdncsday night, about S250,000 were
handled and put away to the credit of
the Chicago Treasures.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday, the 30th Of this month, is
the day set apart by our great gift
receiving President, as n day Of thanks
giving and praise 'for the many bles-
sings with which the past pear has
been crowned WI agree with the
New Orleans Times, that Providence
has indeed been kind TO us. While we
have been favored with the early and
the latter rain, other sections of the
country have. been parched with
drought and overrun by devastating
conilagrations while disease has car.
ried sorrow and tribulation to other
communities, we have been blessed
with health, the highest of all physical
blessings. These, however, are the
good gifts Of the AL -Bountiful, foi
which true christians render thanks
every seventh day. OF political bles
sings, our share has been extremely
small. The policy Of Gen, Grant, and
the party he so faithfully represents
has left us little to be grateful for. Il
has brought us tribulation instead O
blessing ruin instead of prosperity
From all such, Good Lord deliver
usr!'
The truth is, we can see very little tt
rejoice over in the administration o
our public affairs. They have beer
going downward ever since the clos
of the ''rebellion,' and no silver lining
visihln
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Grants DcspOtism in South Caro-

INA.
The New York journal of Commerce
and World both dwell in terms of fit.
ting Indignation upon Grants South
Carolina martial law proclamation and
the outrages which arc being pcrpetra.
ted under it. The latter says:
The spectacle is presented OF q once
proud commonwealth ruled by rude
and ignorant barbarians, her former
slaves, obedient pcrforce to their fan
tastic legislation, and tributary perforce
to their savage cxactions. Il 4
And yet upon this community it is that
MIR. Grant hurls all the engines of OPP
preston at his command. Taxed and
misgoverned almost to madness as
South Carolina is by her present scoun-
drel State government; afflicted, too
by the pestilencc which daily sweeps
OIL from three to a dozen people in her
chief city, she is now called on to EN-.
dure q mcrciless ~dragonnade such as a
bourbon King once organized against
the lluguenots who fed two hundred
years since from France to America,
thinking that here they and their de
scendants might have exempt in socula
%Socutorum from the hand of arbitrary
power.
The journal says:
Martial law is hardly tolerable in
time Of war in days Of peace like the
present it is most dangerous foe OF
liberty and works incalculablc cruelty
and injustice. The raid on South Car
DINA is a menace to the whole nation
md those who praise it now out of
partisan sympathy NAV some dav la
nent bitterly over the precedent.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16


Tho p~rosilont,,, o,octior IA to take
nIoco ,o,,, ,,o, ond Iooling mon ,lc
a~on,oi,, ,r7o7o o, Grant has Lo,rp
70 e., G,r,h C.roli,o i, must result
uino,. =, r,o r~os.orotioo of popular
o,,on,r,or, with thc SUCCESS of the
0omoc,otir marty, or the Establishment
Ior . dc4potism. with the re. election of
Grant J,uIy SAYS the Edaciold IS.
~ Advertiser, If ever the Democracy
orthe nation had stimulus and incite,
men, TO Gaht brayeIv and in a solid
body. that time is now. Tho woeI
rorcshadowcd by the suspension Of the
Writ Of Habeas Corpus in nine coun-
ties Of South Carolina, is simply the
reducing Of the Southern States to the
lowest condition of political vassalagc.
All these troubles in our country are
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

Uncle Billy Seward has lately beer
interviewed with regard to the Chinese
wall He says it reminds him of tn,
protective larlT-a huge swindlc, that
cost China more to build than the
United States has spent on railroads
without any compcnsating benefit.
No doctrine ever entertained by
mankind since the earliest ages was
ever so fal'aciou9 as that orprOtcction.
1t is simply an attempt TO make Other
people pay your own expenses, M in
possibility and abgurdity never accom-
pIishcd. Directly or indirectly no
man or people eve escaped this obi,
CATION. The tariff is therefore Just
about rs sensible n thing rs thc Chi
Dcsc wall, and if Uncle Billy did not
draw the comparison alleged, he at
least might have done so-which
amounts to the same thing New Or,
Times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Medical Card.

Doctor Clopton having re,urnea ~ and
to resume the practice OF Mea lha npblic.
Surgery. offers his services TO uo sil cases
He proposes to treat successi9l! c.. All
of Piles, Fistulas. Tumors, &e. o. call
pei n indebted to him VIII Plei tIe fl.
and settle up. For all practice IN ,ir al.
ture fees must be paid or satlSlac' services.
ranged upon the rendition oi S]scec,,Ipied
Residence at the house formerly occu Eol-
by Mrs. Embry, near the Mary sharg gep7
lege.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

some women arranging for funer
al IN Virginia City, Nevada, recently.
were refused any money for expenses
by the dead woman's husband, and
knowing his weakness, at once piled
him with laudanum until he was as
sense!css as the corpse. Then they
took the money from his pocket, and
pushed him out of the way until the
services were over.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

. H.#N Il f|Ht f.HHLN.'F 10 NU4F-I . Hl ~ tYl "a
- r,rriogo ond ,ofr dr"wo nv "",
anI r.F,,, u,IinL OIP
,glics and n arntInm"n No Icss n"toJ
,,~r,,roa,. ,,-,ra ,Laen ,,,a Wna W.,
RI, w enIh,lI w." r,"a',, ~ ~, Sto,
Mr., Dnni,'s = 70. 0Ia1',
p,,,ro,, rnuL ,,a f0.n,' T,S, o""7G
,l q, n!11S .,,i ",,,' ,"r.'
r,l,.. 'r,, n,, Nv -,
,".' W r, ,r,' t"I,' -. w.
1,,'' ' " Wv C"''''' '."'s
"'.' ~ 5'''.' 'a,'..,t .!,',
",'' w.. va ,''.5 I',,, az ""ao'' , u"''
'', Wv yp2'S'.''" ''' ,"LI' ',,.
''""','' g''','' "'''c,' ",',, j oa,
~ ','''''1 ~ ''' '.,'' " 49,, I,oy ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
William Estill VS. John A.. Gilbert

William Estill VS. John A. Gilbert,
BY virtue of an order of safe ,g.
from the Circuit Court of Franklin ron.
tv. and to NE directed, in thcaboyc rrn.
| will sell to the highest bidder, for cn
before the Courthouse door in WinrIm,,
on Monday, the 9th day of Noyqmh.
1871, a tract OF land lying in the nth civ
district of Franklin county, Tenn, Con
tanning 81 acres, and bounded as follow,
On the east by the lands of S. L. Jones o.
the south by the lands of Robert Major
on the west by the lands of Miller a.
others, and on the north by the lands d
Miller. Sold to satisfy the debt and Cos,
in the above cause. This the 9th day
November, 1871
d.. MARTIN, Sheriff
nov0-tds
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
\. G.. Black VS. William Yates.

y. u. Black vs. William atCS,
BY virtue of an order 0 fsalc issued from
the circuit court of Franklin county, a'
tome directed. in the above cause, | vi.
sell to the highest bidder, for cash, bci1
the Courthouse door in Winchester Or
Monday, the 9th day of November N,
1871, a tract of land lying in civil di,r'
No. 10, Franklin county, Tenn. contain
ing 30 acres, more or less, and BOUNDED
follows: On the South by the lands OtG
W. Byron, on the East by the lands of I
W. Graves, and North by The lanGsd1
G. Black. and West--. Levied on am
condemned AS the property ofthe dCcn.
ant, William Cater. and will be soId forth
satisfaction of the debt and cost in "a.
cause. This 9Th day of November ISL,
ID. j. MARTIN, Sheriff,
nov9-tds
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Valuable Town Residence for
Sale

Two thousand dollars will purchase a
beautiful lot lying in the town of Win
chester. There is one aero in the lot, and
it is well-imprOved. The building on it
is a two-story frame. with four rooms SxlS
and n twelve foot hall between. A good
cistern that holds 300 barrels. n tolerably
good stable. and as good fruit trees, both
late and early. as can be found in the State.
Apply at the Home Journal office.
nOy9-lm
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Tss Come Fonrnal.
" .hArrLn. ELL.uN.
ladies Trying 30 woe.


man Suffrage has drawn 81 rs support
mary alir advocate. among the sloga.
cr sex: and reflect that issues Of all
kinds and absurd uot,5a3 o. equality
prevail throughout the whole Of tat5
onc,-noble Government, one need not
be accounted ~ca;ucli2al or crcdulous
believing that ere lone 81. 81. !! have
another ridlcuIous amendment CD the
constitution TO the effect that women
may vote. ANY way, the champigu,
Of the woman suTya4o question nerd
not dcspaiv because the suLioiucl nc
coua, chronicles 4 failure Of The no..
torious Mrs. Victoria c. WoJlhuII To
Get her assumed RIGHTS at n.e late cl,c.
ton in New York city. We caa but
admire ,'o ylock with which Mrs., W.
cnlaor. IN 4 cau,y which she believes
is 10 save her srS rrom the "l0miater.
iuy power Of man, but since sac can
never attain her rights, 50 called, until
d~omin,.Jiue moa ~rclcnCs, She must
courts The Gl5oue33 Of the charge if
sine aoouId ever get her nights, for il
We grant that lAc charge is iusrdah.c,
We cannot zee any room 70 hope that
the men will ever vote for the ladies to
vote. IF there wa oulysome &uy o.,
col}'ocing the women s,riokcrs that
we men don't care il thew could vote,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

Some me has a shovel, tongs, poker and
holder belonging to me, and l will be glad
to get them. w. j. SLATER.
noy-l5
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
Insolvency Notice.,

The undersigned having srn
Insolvency OF the estate of r. '7c>lSl n
decd, all persons hayinr cioih lIonc
SAID estate are required to dlr n', III, a!N,
authenticated, with Glen Aricd,n,ovnG , Dbl
the County Court Of FranLYyS IitL.
Tenn, within three month" H.m,u C.oN.
o rthey viii be forever barred, wa Il'a IA
TENDER 9TH 1871. p c,-iah S
octl2-3m hIaJohllS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

Startling announcements will be in
next weeks Home Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16
In Chapcery at Winchester.

John L. Slater VS. Valentine Deln ct al.
John 7. Slater having filed an amended
Bill against Valentine Dehn ct al. in
which he alledees that said Valentine
Dehn is Il nonresident of the State of
Tennessee. This is to notify him to ap-
pear before the .Chancery Court in Win
chester. Tenn on the ltI Monday in Jan
nary next. and make defense to said Bill,
or the same will be heard ex parte. Wit
ness my hand, at office, Nov Sth. 1871.
II. II. FINCH, G. q NJ.
nOy1G-4t 4 30
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-10

We can't possibly conceive how one can DO
better in purchasing their dry goods than by
making the same Of LEVY BROTHERS. Our idea
OF shopping is to 90 where we can get every arti-
Gle down on our memoranda at the lowest price
that the article can be sold at and yet get good
article at the price. We also appreciate deal
ing at q store Uhere there is but one price dsked,
for then we are satisfied that II we purchase as
soon as we find the article to suit, we are doing as
well If not better, than II we purchased ut place
where price was asked for an article with the
expectation Of your asking them to take less,
sufficient tariff having been asked to allow for fs
IN the price, Eesides having the one-pricc system
in full operation, the Messts. Levy Brothers have
commenced regular closirg-ous sale OF all tneir
stock and have marked down their prices, IL
many instances far below cost. To get the full
advantage of the reduction In dry goods ut Levy
Brothers call there without delay, and call early,
In order that you may haye full time to make your
purchases.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-10
An Old. Fashioned Failure.

CA good story is told,'' says the Boston
Iraueller, "of two old merchants In Essex
county, Massachusetts, who once attempt
ed to fail. They were brothers, and by
honest industry had acquired handsome
independence and were spending the even
ing of their days in a quiet, comfortable
way, keeping store which they both dill
gently tended, rather for the comfort and
convenience of having o place Of daily and
regular resort than for any great profit
in their business. Well, being easy, good.
natured sort Of men, they had, /" Just
as matter of form," put their names to the
paper of son Of one of them, in business
in neighboring town. Matters went on as
usual for some time after the old gentlemen
had adopted this bad habit of endorsing the
young mans paper. But at length this son
and nephew discovered that he could not
pay his honest debts, and so informed his
father and uncle. The old gentlemen sat
down in their leather bottom chairs to look
over this matter and to decide on what they
should do. "Weu," says Capt. A., eff E.
has failed, l suppose we have. too; haven't
we, brother!" "Why, yes," replied Capt.
E., 81 don't see but we have; and if we
have failed, we must take down our sign,
ordinary way"
These points settled, the old gentlemen
proceeded to dismaItle their store of its
weather-stained old sign, and then sat them
selves down to wait for creditors to come
in and attach their goods and cbaltels. But
to their surprise nobody came near them,
and they went through the forenoon as
usual. At dinner time they made their way
with seriousness to their respective homes,
and as Capt. E. reached bis fine old mansion
on H street, he looked cautiously
around, expecting to see strange faces in
his apartments. But seeing none, he turns
to his eldest daughter, and in a solemn
voice inquiries els there nobody here hut
the family, my daughter?" "Nobody,
father" 'HaYe there not been any stran-
gers here this forenoon? "No one. Why,
did you expect any one, father?" "Why,
yes, have tailed, my daughter at least |
suppose I have ; for +. has !; and 1 expected
the sheriffs here and keepers"
But no sheriffs came, and no creditors
troubled the old men,. Everybody knew
that they would pay their honest debts and
meet all their engagements, if it was in
their power so to do and that it was use.
less and senseless to resort to the usual
methods Of collecting debts OF them. So,
in spite of all the brothers could do to fail
and have their property attached, nobody
seemed inclined to disturb them; and so
they utterly failed to fail, to the great
amusement of their younger neighbors in
trade, some Of whom, though now old
themselves, continue to laugh over Captain
E. q Co.'s attempt to fail"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-10

a WRITER in the Missouri Republican,
discussing the questions suggested by TIE
"relics Of a lost race" arrives at the fol-
torc eceupants auot of the Msssspp1 p RaIey;
/. The primitive tribes of America were
not exotic, but Indigenous. .. The race
known as mound-builders were red In
dians In every essential particular, similar
to those now inhabitirg the Territories. 8.
OF the ten thousand mounds in the west
ern, middle, and southern States, less than
five hundred are the product Of human
agency. 4. The highest point of art de-
velopment attained by the mound-builders
only exceeded the use of stone implements
by very limited manipulation of native
copper and apart from their extreme ad-
Yancement is marked by earthworks, ur.
glazed pottery, and the simplest aboriginal
soil ti1iage. S. They had ne system of
worship or any ideas of theology more ele-
waited than such as are entertained by the
hunter tribes Of the present day. - - /
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-10

DANCERS OF KERosEsE.-Of the eight
hundred and tifty-six fires in the city of
New York in 1870 The Fire Marshal reports
that one hundred and sixteen were caused
by kerosene and forty-one by liquid. gas and
gasoline illuminating fluids sold as I" not
dangerous" and extensively used, not only
by the poorer classes in their closely
packed, combustible tenements, but in
houses where stationary gaslights do not
always suffice. The vital statistics OF the
year. would show the loss OF life from the
same cause.-The explosion of these "non-
dangerous burning fluids. Not week
passes without bringing news Of several ac-
cidents Of this kind In various parts Of the
country It is high time that housekeepers
and all who have occasion to use kerosene
should be convinced that there is NO prepa-
ration of it which is not, exceedingly dan
eerous if used with any less caution than
that with which they would handle gum
powder.--Neo York World.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-10

: Loss OF LIFE WITHOUT LEGAL INQUIRY AS
TO THE CAUsE.-Inquiries having been
made as to why no inquest has been held
over the bodies of those who persisted in
the spotswood Hotel fire, Coroner, Trent
requests us to say, for the information Of
the public, that the law requires an in
quest to be held only when /" death .is sup
posed to have been caused by violence and
not by casualty" However this may be,
some sort of inquest ought to be required
by law when. death may have been oeea-
stoned in any way, by neglect or malice.
At the North, if a building falls, if train
of cars runs off the track, If a fire occurs,
or if an explosion takes place and persons
thus come to violent end, jury is always
sworn to investigate the circumstances and
show by their verdict where lies the blame.
The fall of the floor of room in the Capt.
tol, and the bridge on Mayo's Island, and
several railroad accidents in which there
has been loss of life, all these, no less than
the late fire, call for some such law in Vir-
pinia -''-'