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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS
Eestcr from ssetarsburg.
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Correspondence OF tl,n Richmond dispatch


Correspondence OF tie Richmond Dispateh. j.
PETERSBURG, August 10, 1872.
Yesterday afternoon celored boy named
Henry Richardson, aged ten years, was
drowned in the Appomattox river while
bathing. The statements concerning the
affair are of such Il contradictory nature as
to battle all attempts to procure Il correct ac-
count. II seems, however, that the deceased
and another colorcd boy. named Richard
Alexander Harrison, about eight years of
ace. were engaged in ducking each other.
when the former got beyond his depth, and
drowned before sllcCor could reach him.
Harrison was arrested and lodged in the ST.
ti"n-ho,ISe. but declared that nc had no part in
the affair whatever, but that the accident was
the result of R'chardson'S own cs.rrlcsSncsS.
The iohy WIS recovered to-day and an in
quest held, which resulted in Il verdict ot
accidental drowning and the acquttal of
HARRISON.
The body of David Suitor. who was re-
Gently killed lay his father in GrceDsville
county. has been diSinterred and an inquest
held over it. The Jury returned the fact
that the deceased came to his death by Il
blow from hoe in the hands Of his father.
The Commonwealth Attorney has notified
t!lc Governor of the escape of the muir
drrcr>
Rev. G.. Fl. HAIL. the able pastor Of the
WaShiugtnu->trcct ii. +. church, is danger
o,l>ly i'll and is supposed to be beyond re.
rn,rrV, The services tomorrow morning III
his church will be specially for prayer in his
behalf.
4 negro impcStor. calling himself DR..
>kidcmorr. w:is arrested to-day for quilting
the negroes into the belief that he has been
commissioned hy Scrip'ural inspiration to
relieve all nanncr of disease and even TO re-
store lite. Ills plIacra. unon analysis, prove
IL consist simply OF swcctcnrd dogwood
Dark tea.
~ III offset ~ tine effect of the Radical de-
mun>ir,ti"n next Monday, the Conservatives
prcpo.c to have grand turnout either on
Inc >lrccc,lln" night or the night thereafter.
| They claim IN equal or superior right 10 re-
ini,.,. over North Carolina in view Of the fact
that the Legislature and delegates TO Cor
..rcS> are Conservative. and that Caidwcll>
election is due Ia fraud.
The receipts of tobacco for the past week
amount 10 three hundred Hnd thirty-iour
ho~,hradS only five bales of cotton have
been received during the present week.
The Finance Committee appointed to
rai>r funds Ia aid in entertaining delegates
~ the Farmers Convention have obtained 80
| far about - 600. The railroad companies
and hotel pruprclor> have promised To re-
! dllrc the fare ~ unc-iali the regular rates.
! \ dinner will hr given the delegates at Jal:
rats Hotel "Wednesday evening.
The shiloh Baptist Association concluded
| is session his evening. RoBlN ApAlE.
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llurGLA>S A>bTuE PHESIpENr--TuE ALLEGED
N>rrBiNG Af!AlE.-lhjWty. August 9.-An-
drew ". " bite. member OF the san Domingo
: commission. on the Sd Instant addressed Il
"a Ter ~ Rev. i. W. Lu@1lcn. bishop OF thu
A0"n Methodist Episcopal Church, ~
""i"h t!r replies ~ the statements III the lAl"
"''.G ~ -c!a": CtuHHrr concerning II! trr;t! .
Ar&; II Frederick Douglass ~ int commits.
-nM lie says, "Whrn tie Presihcn. NJ
W'Hrd iva secretaries 10 the commissions,
-,rrt,ng General Sigel az one and Frederick
Douglass aS the other. orders were given
which were known to proceed from the
PRESIDENT that Douglass should lie treated as
Aanorahle and be provided for as comfort
'.'iy Il the most favored person in the eNpc-
N!"h. hou"'a-> WAS given Il room in the
'lnnlaE> cabin, adjoining those OF The conf
"'-'"n, aud was assigned 4 position 1T table
III iIr adn,lrai> dininm-ruoln with the conf
''},>lnIi. AMI WAS treated in al respects Is
"rH - the best. During the stay of the COM
mission at the san Domingo capital Douglass
iN'i at their house. #nd SIT ut their table.
Ni"r landing 1T Charleston the treatment
was continued. When they were embarked
-" Tie Potomac steamer the Commissioners,
!'N'h% seated themselves 1T the public table,
!,"hd that Douglass was not seated with
5''E. ON inquiry they learned that he had
teen refused abundance to the dining-room
III account OF his color. Having rcmon-
>Hl'"d against his i'll vain, the Commission
go ana all immediately connected with them
"i lHc liable. ON arriving in Washington,
.'5h >i@el and Douglass left for their homes,
,"T dntics having ended. il was then that
INC I"lnhission were invited to dine with
~" President, and had Si%el aud Douglass
'tn Ill The city White has no doubt they
would have been included in the invitation.
w. tIt'c expresses great surprise that Mr..
"'iiier should have perverted facts in the
'''r 81 grossly
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FROM " ASHINGTON.
,.,,,,e ,f the Richmond Dispatch

,-,,rrsnom!gEce of the Richmond DiSHstcH.
WAsH,,GroS, August 9th.
,.,.,., ! no, so much enthusiasm in Radi-
,,;,ns hrrrohnut over the North Care
-, ~, ,l.,.t,nn ~ there was. This is IN part
",', T., The ,mipt iu!l which succeeded the
y ,-..;lrn,uf but il i also accounted 'oi
=. t,r r,.j that there l. q very sensitive ler''
y, :, Tn. Radical ranks that the VICTOR!
th.,,vrcndcL their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES @"''-
~ COR A. Without sufficient rcmuuef'-
g., =, the Nav Of substantial TRIUMPH. 'h'
ssSx.',, feel that they have IiSt Sa\"s' ,..'''i-
,d that J. all. \ victor. vi hticrt
:, r,i,r,,y for the Radical party
MI l,,r hrrn n campaign document
,;rt, i,,,. GIVEN the Conservatives
'','. .,,',.l;,,.- The truth OF the matter
.,,j tnr Radical politicians Know II. 'h"'
I.,,,,r,t. have Gained great deal more
,..,, many 81 thrIr most SsnGulh' ao,'c'c"'>
'.,,,,., ,,...illr. There i no compitccnry
6 L.. ,h,. Radical camp growing on "l Tue IT,
Il r - North Carolina, though ihri" ~,
~ ,, considerable h"a>tln| ct WHAT """'"
r., irtAr WAY " tr'nnphN for inc parry
81 FIN. r,,ljpu> Iad {" Nj. Hr'clr, III MS
$780,, ,lf.,,i,.I,,ut uttt, 81 \rN England arc II
Il ,ufr,. M yrrs great comment i'I'' '"'
,.,,,,,,,l>pu> ulucn people arcl"rcca i"il''ht
81 III. Gr,,l,,'> trip with that of ''rnrral
..,,,, .,,.nrI ,,l,a>iu~ 20 The Administration
#,.,r,,.. h,i ill attempts I" ridruIc ana I'M
4 f,,.,..tin,.l,. The significance ot the Ne"
szt.r..lnt oHtpourHG I" Greet the l1Ici'l
8 rI,itr. ON hi~ WAY "tallcn Hat Tor 'lhI.'S
&, ,...,.o. not auru- The beast OF Nhirh l. W,
.Sfa,f tina, il,. Grant party i iI"t ANXIOUS ~
sa ,,n ,-.,I.,, .lIi>nt> ut conduct instituted.
& R,rs,.r~ from H." w,.-i ~" very enc"lla&'
Il a.! fh. tuu~rrNaiiN" AMI i.'h"lt'l li'Ph"'
&, ian ,..iI>r. \ .in@lc instance, t'ir%fa!i''l
It, IA. ipsyu',H Tonight for The reason '''a, II
&C. r~,It,d uv \ gentleman vii" l. more "'>
i r.r.,ri T. The present Administration than 10
4 v.,1. = chance, is irci.shtcd with some M
3 rururr. Tho Radicals are Frightened ever
q ,i. ,!n. -truugh"jd>: bat The tol>"rNatiNc'
4 ,r.. ,oi ,!llw,i intu iudiflcrcn"" hv the Kan
a. Eeiyi,i>. Accounts from many sections
n ,}.4.sll nuM ihyv ar few OWING I" The g"ir
r.; summer duilu,>> that prevails every
s ua,.r,. IA Slow i live spirit among The OF
.,rn,.ni> ul rt,iiCii-m. There VIII hr hN'tI
1 ;!rr~ hp,Nyrn nnw aud Ii" 1t 81 >"ptcmhr'
n s,, onr or Two States, but appearances inNi
!, ,'r j,l' GEN ji!y the campaign VIII h"' ~
: .,rs omen untiI aI,ouf the iHth "i TN
MONTH.
3 HE .lu /, very powerful her" in the di,
.a.. rhoG-h tho nights are pleasant.
Washington merchants say there are NOR
fs.pl,l, scent from tn" city now than tllcl'
awe !r,t! >!Arc The ,,l!mmcr opened.
TiNuN.
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PERHAPS 4 MrEnER-D DEATH or \ Ken
rlCKY tATTLL-DEoyEE ~ lNmANA Under SIS.
iIClUUs CrECrMSTANriS.--I'h died ycStcl-
day. ut Ru>Ilyiic, Il gentleman apparently
about lilty-livc Years of aye ly the name OF
Samuel iIolmbs. lIr. iloImis was from
Stanford, Ky. Il station on the knoxville
branch of the Louisville AMI Nashville raj
rolh. 1t seems from what could be gathered
thai lie was trader in cattle, and was iii tl:c
habit Of going West 10 buy up stock. On
Ms person WAS found = 900 in 500 hiil<.
and abc-tt SO in .Il#li bills. No facts could
lie gathered rom Tie old man. Is hr was
very rcticcmt. Memoranda We're found Oh
his person going to show that he had several
dollars on extra baggage from Champaign
Ill.,. with tho No. OF the baggage check, but
no check could lie found. II Wa% supposed
rom the memoranda that hc bad but ~
Gently several Thousand collars in his pos
.cS,i"n. anil that the calculations Of interest
al n"iC. found upon his person made him IL
lender IT mGilG; IL III Alolllt ri 1900. lie
was Il Mason. The Muson5 uf RusWille took
the mllicrin land and telc"raphcd lis friends
i'll Kentucky, who arrived iii ltu-lyiIie yc>ter-
d,y and took the body home. From them il
was learned that lie was very singular III his
in,hits. riSinga!wavS at > y. NJ. leaving home
sri"rlllrs without baggage and being gone
~ weeks, no Unc knew where. Ieturnln"
suddenly. Sometimes vitha drove oi muIc-,
~uiuc lines horses. sometimes CIltl". ii either
time, without; ANYTHING. If" never cplI!lnr-
;Ilc;lIrd Ia. bt-i!lr>S IL any one.
MI II"luibS left indianapolis. the Sentinel
SAYS. ON the train OIL Saturday last i!ly i.I% Il
ticket 10 CINCINNATI. He was unwcl when
i, got upon the train. and continued 10 crow
wni>r. \ nan on the train proposed to ;ct
"!l at Morri-town and take care Of him. but
She conductor. noticing the amount OF money
:iulnlS had. declined 10 let him stop there.
int took him on to RliSlIvfc. Here the man
who proposed Ia get OFT with him ut Morris
town disappeared. and could Hot he found.
After lIolmS'S ,lrath !, WAS no!ircd that OH
ili~ unShaycn beard appeared c!otS al blood.
and after he WAS shaved scrItcjl' :;nd III ltiSc
were found upon lis mouth ail lace. Ills
body showed heavy black lr'lh>. H. il! h"
ind been horribly kicked and stamped II !
thr impression ct those at Eu@hNiIlr who II"
cun> crsrn, with Inc l;.cls that Nj. ii"lin',S
had hccn lugiiy dealt with in Indianapolis,
and that robbery WIS II Ilc b"tlulH ri il.
The case has been given to the police. --Nct
iN,Gag LcdGPr, IN.
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\ Cooperative EXPERIMENTAL man has
inst died in Paris whose name should be hon
urcd in the land-M. Lrcairc. painter and
glalirr, who solved Il problem. with the inter
terence Of the Government, and carried on Il
large business on mixed cooperative svs-
ten, which it would he well to see cXtcn-
Sirey followed. NJ. Lccairc employed 10
fewer than 500 workmcn. and for thirty years
he employed with uninter rupted success
Il system Of salaries which he himself init
ated. tie desired 10 @socatu bis workncn
ia The gains CT his house; at The same timp
he was aware that hs men. posSoss,ll. no
capital. would IDOL he able TO support ihp
losses to which trade is ever exposed. lle
lclt that it was indispensable to assure their
existence rs well rs that Of their families ::
also, that their handiwork could not be SUBJ
ordimted to the risks of speculation. NJ. Le-
caire, therefore, considered it imperative that
each workman should receive fixed salary
for bis days work. In 1872 M. Lccslire be-
can to pay his men their days wages, and TO
give them Il certain share III the profits. At
the end OF etch year he assembled his work
men and laid before them the result OF bis
operations and divided the spoil.
From the moment that NJ. Lecair" adopted
This system ali the PERSONS employed by him
worked better, his business increased in
prosperity, and neral and material amclio-
ration WAS noticed among those engaged III
his establishment. This system was applied
with the greatest success for twcnty-Seven
years, wien Nj. LecaiIe, feeling himself grow
inS old, desired to complete his work. and
established the following scale - per cent.
for the capital, % per cent. to be distributed
among the workmcn, and - per cent
for thc sick and for pensions. Nj.
Lecaire died fortnight ago, and the house
is now managed by NJ. Charles Robert. ey-
Councillor Of State and Secretary to the
Minister of Public Instruction. In spite of
recent events (Which must, however, have
furnished work 10 The glazicrsl the house
cleared last year 10000 francs, or 5000,
thrCc-iDurtIls Of which sum was handed to
the worknlen or paid into the mutual succor
society The man who carncd during the
year 1900 francs had for his share Isl
tistncS.--P dH Mall Gazette.
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\ NEW HE,tING AGENr.-A ruriotS cir-
crlnlSiancc IN connection with the collision ui
Monday last on til" Pittsburgh ami C"nnelIs-
vile railroad is related TO Us br Il gentlemen
of this city who was on the spot. il" says
that the two lncli who were injured in the
collision were badly scadcd and burned
aboHl their l:lrr$. ucyk>, and backs, and were
in most intense pain. At the SUGGESTION Of
one of the residents OF Bridgeport, Miss
kcyscr.a yo;iuy woman living near the scene
of the accident, WAS sent for TO heal their
wounds, or ut least Soollc their pain. She
came. and after examining their S,Tl!ds and
burns, did not touch them, but merely
hrcaiacd upon them. This VA. two hours
after the accident, and Observation-Disclosures
both men assured or informant that thtr
rcit absolutely no PAIN irhatecer. This GER
tainiy approaches tie marvellous, ana 80
thinks our informant. though he could oh
lain no explanation Of The lahy'S wonderful
powers except the statement that She "al-
WAYS did ii. - Camjer'dad (Nd.) NcrS.
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:, ,, ~, r,.
MfSIEhio.' DAM i''"D'" "r '''i
NAIioNiL DAM VI -, NIL ph'' 20 '''"","
rF T-o,"o' II nkoAp IA L''n i'-'"' W Inv
n"'"IS. NOS .'''''- anu III. '""s =;
,i r w. ,r,I,, r,,,,, ,,., .;t. ,,,,,n
'!ll> ,i'. va -'" 49,, g., ;',r., X,,,ir.,.i
|ut "a .. -, '''.' ~, ',,,m,,,
,'''.iN W WV, 5yn ana i,r, !, WA. 81 ,;,t,
l" .''o '''io'i r'' ~ ,i. i; 49,.
' ",a .'' r,,r,nr y, ,,o Inn,c,iJ .,rd
~. ,hn Observation-Disclosures in ui,.tinu and
In,rnnI ,LYt tie rrnort WAS ouiy f., lilp.-
,I,at 500 ,no in Iurr,.,,nv had leri, taken ION
.hn ,.,,,t. NJ ~. hunk IN onp,, ,l,yIir,,t while
rho ,.,.I,inr ua. IN lie room. n what Time
~ d',, ~ j., ,..,,., manner tie MONEY di.,,,.
!,' - , - y ',''' 49,, H.. .,l,,,.,.
'''''t'' !" N'''" - ~ '"' '''.,' .... -
In answer Ia our inquiries the offers I"
lire lialik lnlrr;lea US tiHA i!i'f h'P" NO
thing OF the robbery tliil.i uttt s",h-iE'st >
o'clock Monday evening. l liz cas- l!ler 81 lie
institution, Mr.. Farnsworth, Unlocked the
vaults at ~ o'clock in the morning. ut which
time the money was I'LL IN It's proper place,
in the back part OF the vault. AT TIC tlMc
of unlocking the receptacle in which the
mOner wis left Mr.. Earlisworth took ont Il
lin box containing loose bills 10 tie a!Eount
OF 81 900. and alter placing the bills Of the
different denominations in ihcir proper
apartments, put tii; box on The outer edge
OF the safe. where II "und ~ n',hicht "i
Il, fl,., Il
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TIE OLD MAN CANISTER,

Nanderbilts life at seventy eight, though
always essentially Il gambling lite. selfish and
single in his own Interests, is still what one
might expect OF such Il bulI, He is never
out OF spirits; he Is never above spirits; he
is Cornelius Vanderbilt tie bull.
a II Is CIGAR again above seventy" he SINS
to visitors. My life is eight years alrad.''
And he says it in the rGul lnne OF y llan who
would take his own u&a even now, though
prolonged eight years beyond the DISPENSE
tioH of God to other men. aud GNel-issue
stock upon it, and bull it up to be II security.
1t is II security. The stocks Of his railways
will show it when Death, the great bear, gets
Vanderbilt down.
The motley and diSsimlar people whom,
by freaks and spells, he takes under his r:,-
PRECIOUS protection arc guarded while lii,
contract lasts but what man Of such riches
ever picked such friends: The best Of them
are successful mHtcrialists like himself. ;ll
kinder and more punderahle than himself.
and recommended TO him Ivy their masculine
qualities. heavy health, and gross sincerity.
They all admire HIM I; he knows it, and cit
joys the consciousness of it without thank
lulnc>s ur cgotiSm. john Morrisscy, who
kcopS the clubhouse around the corner. can
get money from him with the undcrstaut!in.
that ii is to be gambling capital, certain 10
win by the percentage in favor OF The player
capitalists. and to be repaid ut that rate of
profit, rs if Vanderbilt himself were Il pro-
pretor of the house.
lie has no scrup)cs about law or appear
ances; litigation. orcr-is>lIc, Injunction, Sez-
,lre, are human processes 10 lie awaited oil.
He does pay his stockholders. and makes bis
reads pay their interest. His son William
Vanderbilt, assisted by one Of the ahle~t
corps of actual railroad leaders in the coun-
try, make these dividends by handling the
RAILWAYS. while Vanderbilt watches people
who bother his stocks, and now and then
descending upon the street, like Il dog upon
the weasel, he bites the back i'll twain o: hun
dreds of little people who would get his Sc
clritics from the rooSt. Probably no living
man hasscnt deserved beggsgary to more game
slerS than this old chap.
He wears light breeclleS and black cont,
apda standing collar. lie is ;ail and straight,
and white-whiskcrcd. The tirmness o! the
mouth is giving way, and he.slceps 4 srest
deal. His wife is less than lGllt his age,
and she is agreeable and rs individual rs
himself.
Z. May Iask which Mrs. Vanderbilt / am
addressingsn said Il gentleman soon after
being introduced.
sold Mrs. Yandsrbilt,v she said, naiyely.
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Nac;ti!cy's New Zcaiandcr will have hard
',''c II When he comes he chances to get hold
= >"s'Ir Of Our current political terms. How
,'h ne DC expected to guess, for instance,
'ft Tie following is All announcement OF Il
i !, speech by Mr.. VOORHEES,: "Thc
'"'i Sycamore Of the Wabash will give II
,i"'iiiiell OF how crows IRE eaten ills cye-
GG',S III The Democratic stand in the court
N''tsc yard"
mink Of 81 100000 as the annual income
Is % ~ cheese factories IN Cattarugus county,
|,s.' = over i've million dollars capital in
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A DEsrERApo SHOT By LyScHEKs.- Mcna-
pins, Tenn. Augusta negro named John
Mitchell, confined in jail Cevinston, Tenn,
for attempting IN outrage on young lady,
and nearly killing her in the attempt, Was
taken from Jail last night by party OF citl-
zens, who overpowered the jaior after des-
.perate resistance, and shot. Mitchell was 4
desperate character, having. Killed two men
within the past yenr and succeeded in Guiding
the officers until the lust outrage.
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Vanderbilt al ,tHIStn....


George Alfred Townsend in Chicago Tribune.
londcr il Vanderbilt. with an income OF
$4,000 day. H. CITE ut his tamil: admitted
to ne. ur refuses I'LL telegraph dispatches !:
will so non" Of his subordinate: OH business.
IiA, l'yc-lmnhch cnrhrc twicra day. i'r two
dclar- and Il hall 1T r;i:l, stretch Lake, ol!y
,gtrl iigc ri.ic with lis wife and Mr.. CraW-
ford. his mpihri.iu-Iaw. Whu !, about yulIn~
enough to I've his granddaughter. and talk
with his crnuicS. He l.: srvr,tr-rimlt wears
old. and il nc Shoul! rndrav"r to realize
cash for his personal railway >lnrk> bonus.
and mortgages Tomorrow there would lc u
financial panic. There is nothing suggestive
about Vanderbilt. except his wealth. which,
f. any hi"hthnking man. j. the surrihllo,I,
and vulg@r burden Of Il loug-c Intended life o
Money ccking Useless TO him. Useless to hi
lrllow-mcn, and Useless 10 his cilidr,u-cN-
ccpt that nc demonstrates IN his lie how I;lil!,
can grow richer than fear. He WAS born Il
bull in the stock sense: That i. one who bet
that whatever he bought would win. Every
Railway security liz ever touched seemed To
crow huoyant from contact with his grin,
Molanmrtlan Will aut; prrtlr~i ir,'in" cont
drncc. .Ail that l.r ever did with lh, nr,'-
perry represented hy such stocks was io rive
orders To- nalla@c il rs nIcauiy ~ possible. 81
that il should cost The least for the most re-
turn /; hut To the stocks Themselves he we:
the uplifting bull, tossing them alofI, and
representing i broader religious faith tllall
he ever knew in the surety OF bis country :
iudiciots enterprises. No bear in the his
tory of the world ever touched his mark Of
prosperity. and il would seem HAT the ma
trliaIi>l vino l,;@ :, scientifically thai all tIinm>
niuSt los" has II" better lic,, tian Tie ~k"ptic
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TOR NEW IORk.---OLp DO 6<f$FT
L MINioN STEAMSHIP COMIANi sss. 1872 =
The siic-rlith steamships OLD DOMINION
WYANnkE. ISAAC FELL. SARATOGA. NJ
AGARA. ALHEMAPI + AID HATTERAS, le"'.
Tcw York Tor Norfolk City Point. and Rirhmo d
=, rrr TUESDAY. Thu. SnAY and SATURDAY
Il 3 O'clock l. NJ
i.S,v. Hirhnrnrh every TUESDAY. FRIDAY
md SUNDAY. nj high tide.
ThrSc ship> are entiltIv ucws They have elcsani
.anoaS st,rtron2,-. and bathrooms.
Tie far. scco nnUitiUdS. ard attenti, ". ARE ni''
-mvIrlsa,rl r,
tosp ..G,rtinus made with steamers fer all south
sra and European ports
For further titt'ruir ton, apply 10
IDIIN ". WYATT, Agent,
n t,1Npr,lpr street.
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TUE Clock IL TIE MAYORS OFFICE AT NEW
HAvEN.-A large clock was purchased some
two years ago for the Mayors office, III The
City Hall. and il appears To answer all the
wants OF such an article. The upper disk or
face, which marks the hours, also tells The
DAYS OF the week Under this is Il disk with
p;,intcr that tells The month OF the year ana
the day Of the month with satisfactory GER
tlinty. Nothing is ever required to be done
to tue clock. except to wind it once week;
and no matter whether the mouths have
twenty-eight. thirty, Jr thirty-one days, at
lust four minutes before T. O'Clock 1T mid
night the indicator makes Il Jump to tie exact
figure. Leap year makes 10 difference with
the cIock.~thc pointer is always right. 1t
was somewhere near the year 1910 that The
first attempts were made to construr; this
kind Of clock in Connecticut, and they
we're then made by man named Curtiss, OF
Glastonbury. The earlier time-pieccs were
liable to require more or less attention from
their owners to start the pointers right at the
beginning of each month, and the clocks were
pretty expensive. The one i'll the Mayors
Office cost between thirty and forty dollars.
Ner Hdrcn PdiidltHn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-12

THE NARROW GAUGE.-P. b. Burst, Esq.
president of the Washington. Cincinnati and
Il. Louis narrow gauge railroad, VA: in town
on "Wednesday. making preparations for the
work on his road. llci> confident Of success.
We hope our people will assist him to the
best of their ability. We cannot have too
many railroads. and the benefits to I've derived
from this particular one are lmquc>tiolElc-
HdiY9SUlthuIy Enterprise.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-12
From The IIauvir lines.
Conservative Characterization "a.
VI. Davis Nom ma cd--StirriDS'
cccs,c.--IIari,0ui0uS Action.

me rum l',>''i., Nu'','.l''''E ''nN.n'
non hr' III i'"'ht -'"''n'' ri''N''' ,"''','. y
cdl',dlv ana 'h.iS,''t' ,'n I'LL" o,'' N"-
gust, iN'2, ana Nominate" ."'olc' A'eAa"-
der NJ. DAVIS. al Graysoli. Tor congress on
the second ballot. We gave Il summary OF
the first aud second ballots. taking the ave
rare t"ilS"rNailNC strength Between the
Walker vote amt ne lH,' congressional Not"'
making necessary !" 4 'n"l'" ~" votes.