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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-27

STARTLING DISCLOSURES OF PHILADELPHIA
CRlME.-Hugh Mara, or Morrow, who was
sentenced on Saturday by Judge PaXson,
of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadel-
piiia, for Wounding, with intent to kill, AL
delman McMulin, land who was before con-
victed Of the murder Of Brooks, u revenue
officer, in that city, and pardoned,) to pay
fine of 81 900 and the cost of the prosecution,
and to Imprisonment in the pcnitentiary for
six years and nine months, it is stated by the
Philadelphia Ledger, has made most start
ling revelation Of crime. The Ledger says:
These confessions embrace attempted MUIR
der, perjury, subornation Of perjury, two
arsons, one of them involving terrible sacri-
iice of human life, murder, and a burglary
involving stupendous robbery. These
confessions have been made to the Mayor
since the sentence was pronounced against
him, and they include the names of his
employers, and have reference not only to
the attempt to murder Mr.. Brooks but TO
catalogue of other hideous crimes alleged by
Morrow to have been committed or insti-
gated by the same combination of men whom
he accuses with having employed him to
murder Brooks. Beginning with the Brooks
conspiracy, Morrow's aihdavits profess to tell
bv whom he was Immediately instisatcd to
do the work OF assassination in that instance,
giving names and places and particulars;
how the murderous gang logged the foot
steps of that faithful officer by day and
by night to kill him, for no other
reason than that he was faithful TO
his duty how, when Morrow's assassin
heart failed him, he was bullied until
the attempted murder was accomplished;
and how, when he had done the work, he
was secreted for days and weeks, and carried
from place to place, and paid " five dollars !"
for the iiendish job. Then follow particu-
lars rs TO the abb, which he says was fabrl-
Gated for his defence, thus adding perjury
and subornation of perjury to the attempted
murder. Fourth in this startling catalogue
of imputed crime is the charge by Morrow
that the terrible coal-oil fire" at Ninth and
Wharton streets was instigated by some of
the same gang. This is of character to
chill the blood of every one who recalls the
terrible consequences of that calamlty-men,
women, and children startled from their BEDS
on winter night with flames all around
them-the very streets surging with liquid
fire. so that every avenue of escape was cut
off, and forced to fly from their burning
homes only to be engufed in the rivers Oh
flame sweeping through the streets. $50,
,. The names of the parties who employed
Marlare not given in the newspapers, Tn ough
they are embraced, it is stated, in the aihda-
Wits.
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BISn0p GIBBONS AT FREDERICKSBURG
There was quite Il good attendance ut the
Catholic church Yesterday morning, most Of
the Protestant congregations being repre-
scented. Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons received
into the church by the sacrament of confirm
alton some eight or nine young misses and
iiyc Of The youth Of the church. The ser
vices were of very impressive order, whilst
the address OF the Bishop. in the main, was
q most admirable eXhortation TO meet the re-
quircmcntS of tins life by duty to self and
I'D" world, and the exercise OF faith in order
to attain to those higher, undving pleasures
10 he found alone at Gods right hand.
The Bishop is much younger in appear
ancc than we anticipated, but made il most
favorable impression.
In the afternoon Bishop Gibbons delivered
a lecture OF the Ecumcncal Council held in
Rome a year or more ago, and which he Al
tended. being the youngest bishop in the
Council. which was composed Of nearly eight
hundred dignitarics Of the Church. Bishop
Gibbons explained the faith of the Church,
and Tie subjects that were before the Coun-
oil and the results Of their deliberations
Fredericksburg Heraid, 2jM.
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SlLyKRwARE FouSD.-A. X. Phillips, Esq.
Of this place, we learn. found 400 worth
Of >ilvcrware which had been buried over
ten Years 1t appears that at the approach
Of the Federal army it was thought best to
put the valuables out OF sight in order to
in>ure their safety, and the siverware was
entrusted TO an old, faithful servant named
John Hayden. After the war, or per-
hGI,> during the war, John took notion TO
20 North. and settled in New Bedford, Mass.
The ware was almost given up for gone, as
no one but John Hayden knew where ii was
buried, and none of the family knew where
John was. The other day John sent dia-
gram of the spot and its surroundings, and,
following the directions given, the treasure
vas found without the slightest trouble,
much to the qualification OF its owner. 1t
had been buried just in rear of Mr.. Phil
lips, store, where it never would have been
found, except by accident, if the directions
had not been given. The colored man says
he could have found it in the night as we'll as
in the day if he had been here. This incl
dent speaks we'll for the honesty OF John,
and has no doubt raised him i'll the estima-
ton Of his former er.-FFederacksburg
I,dgsT,
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ORDERED AwAY.-Mr. EcclcS Cuthbert. for
many years stationed in this city us the Rich
mond correspondent Of the New York Her
aid, has been ordered to Augusta, Ga,
where he will permanently, or, at least, for
some time, represent the Herald. One Of
the Herald's Washington staff will be sent
here to take care of the Richmond CORE
spondence. Mr.. Cuthbert is an excellent
and experienced journalist, and very good
fellow into the bargain, and ! regret his de-
parture, though I trust that he will revisit us
occasionally. Mr.. Cuthbert was formerly
news editor of the Richmond Examiner
under II. Rives Pollard.-R'chmond Corre-
spondence Norfolk Journal.
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SALMON FOR SOUTHERN RIvERs.-The Au-
grlsta Chronicle and Sentinel says: The
United States Commissioner Of Fish and
Fisheries, Professor Baird, had q conSulta-
ton with the Commissioners of MaSSachu
sets and New Hampshire upon the subject
of introducing salmon eggs into the streams
Of the United States, in which it was decided
that the salmon egg Of the Sacramento river
should be placed in southern waters, as the
water of that river is warm, and the South
more adapted to this character Of fish. 1t is
known that the salmon Of the Sacramento
river in flavor and texture is the most supe-
rior fish of the species. Its average weight is
about fifteen pounds, and its color the same
is the gold of the mines. 1t may be called
the staple dinner fish in California, and such
is its popularity that it sllpcrsedes the gene
raj use of meats. Its introduction into the
waters Of Georgia would complete the deli
cate varieties of fish that we now have.
What is most to be dreaded in the future,
however, is the close netting" OF fish that
"run," which promises to reduce greatly, if
not to extirpate, some of our most valuable
SDecies.
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IS 8 4
took pIace ,fr4i,ia city that Glled with horror
sl,s ssoslsess fltsift. The Democratic fag-
staff near The City Hotel being discovered 70.
sbe leaning from lis base, It asas c5njectnred
that it was on tie point of FILLING, and the
city trustees aet about having It taken
down. To this end they employed Nich0lo
BlaeoYich, of this city. to unship the top
mast. He assembled by tope TO distance
OF ninety feet4-.the length Of the mafnrnast-
when the pole fell with tremendous crash,
tearing away a corner of the hotel porch and
si,nde-trees In front. Eiehoio was killed in
stantfs. The disaster took place in the pres.
ence of host of citizens linen, women, and
children of whom turned away their
faces from the awful scene. Deceased was
single man, aud has a father living. The
flagstaff was rotten at the base and eaten
away by grubs.- Iuolnmne (Cai.) Lndepe1-
dent saJ
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ALLEGED WILL FoRGERY.-The Baltimore
american learns from the 5Shepherdstown
Reoister that serious charge has been pre-
ferred against several prominent citizens Of
Jefferson county, West Virginia. Mes>rs.
r. G, johnson, James Il. 7. Leslie, w. A.
Reed, and G. w. Rhineman were arrested
last Wednesday night and brought before a
magistrate at Charleslown, the county town.
They are charged with having forged the
will of Mr.. n. Q. Roper, lately deceased. The
sole lcgatee under this will is Charles Goens,
a coIored man, who was not arrested, ana It
is r,,morcd that he will appear as witness
ON bchalfo of the prosecution. The State was
represented by Mr.. George NJ. BcltzhooVer,
Thomas b. Green, and Andrew Kennedy;
MIR. Charles Davis, of Harper's Ferry. ap-
bearing on behalf of the defendants. After
hearing some testimony the magistrate held
the prisoners to bail for the grand jury
johnson $4,000, Leslie and Rhincman - 900
each. and Reed $500; which being given,
they were discharged. Mr.. johnson had
been for several years constable of Osbotirn
township, and all the parties have been con-
sidered reputable citizens OF the community
in which they lived. It il reported tiilt
there is considerable excitement about the
matter. The fact of the legatee turning
States evidence has an ugly appearance
about it, but che manner of the prisoner IS
such as to afford hopes that there may DC
perhaps come explanation of the atiair., -
o. .z~ss. ttrn
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letter tcom Marsiusburx, w. Wa.

rposrrEITY or TIE TowN--i&MESSE RAILROAD
ssors-usAvS TRknE AND TRArEL--rUpLIc
s,uooLs--CH URcH ES--MEEr1SG OF A MIS-
s,oS,py Bo.RD--LiBERAL CONTRIBUTION TO
THE MEMORIAL FUND.
J,orrcSrcntcucc OF the Richmond Disnatchl
MAR7ISsRuRa, W. VA.,3
November -, 1872.
Nortinshury is one of the oldest towns in
The state. but is by no means FINISHED J"
,nwn Il has a population Of about 5000;
which j. rapidly increasing Ii ia located III
he midst OF some of the richest lands of the
(qr.fnrlcd and unSur1asSingly beautiful VAL
,rv Of Virginia. and has land Of plenty
from which to draw its supplies.
Rnt il derives its chief prosperity from
enc fac. tina. the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
have here their immense machine-Shops.
which employ about four hundred hands, TO
whom they pay $4,000 per month.
These shops arc on large scale; arc sup
rHcd with all of the most improved
machinery: arc admiralty managed and con-
Quoted. and turn out very superior work.
The extensive business Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad may he inferred from the
t,ct that AZ average OF sixty trainS-many OF
thrm very ong--pa>> MarlInSburS every day.
Tho new railroad from thu Cumberland
Valley, which will tap the Baltimore and
Ohio nj this point, is being rapidly pushed by
that immense corporation the PcnnSyi-
y3nia Central" aud will help TO add to the
growing prosperity Of the town.
Nartiu<hurS has very extensive pottery,
ana tii<tlcry which consumes six hundred
bushels OF grain per day.
The public schools Of Berkeley county.
under The management of the County super"
inirndcrf Rev. W. :. Fcnick, arc said TO be
N 4 prosperous condition. and the graded
school, OF Maitinsburg to be OF a high order.
The city authorities have Just ordered an
expenditure Of $4,000 for water works
Witch will AFFORD supply of pure water.
There are in The city eight Protestant and
one Roman Catholic churches. with houses
o! worship which afford ample religious
privileges 20 the people.
The Acting Board" of the Potomac
Baptist Association has been in session here
for several days discussing various matters
pertaining TO the interests committed TO their
charge.
Rev. c. II. nylapd, Of Alexandria; Rev.
!. h. Carroll. Of Warrcnton; Rev. I. b.
>hcphcld, of Clark; Rev. L. J. Willis, of
Winchester; Rev. \. f. Rogers, of Berkc-
ley; Rev. MIR. Harley. Of Maryland; Rev. w.
:. prnjck. Of MartinShurg; and some earn
c>t luNmen We're in attendance.
On sunday morning Rev. j. L. Carroll
and J. William Jones presented the claims
Of the " Memorial enterprise y 10 the Mount
Zion church, five miles out from Martins
burg. and secured three hundred dollars for
the object.
~ night the subject was presented 10 the
congregation III Mart!nSburS, and two hun.
drrd dollars secured. This was considered
very liberal for these weak churches
NlATOR.
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THE DANGERS ATTENDING TIE TEACHING OF

THE DANGERS ATTENDING TIE TEACHING OF
You've IDEAS IN GEoRGIA.--Mr. John Sims,
school-tcacher. near Ball Ground, Cherokee
county, one day last week, while hearing
recitation, differed with young lady as to
the correctness of spelling word. Each
pcrSistcntly insisted that the other was in
error. The young lady's brother, Mr.. David
Darby, learned Of the difference OF OPINION,
and visited the school-teacher, and in an en-
counter put him to flight. At corn-shuck-
ing that night, at Mrs. Carpenters. large
crowd assembled, and among them MIR. Dar-
by, who was seated in the house telling e,1 how
inc Mr.. Sims about this time stepped In
and overheard the remark, and said: Yes,
I did run. but I'll not do it again." MIR.
Darby arb then started toward him, and s as he b
did so Mr.. Sims drew pistol and i1 iirea Ia az
him. shooting him through the right arm,
indieling a painful wound. This terminated
the diiiicuIty.-Augasta (Ga.) co'sstststt'or-
alist, November 10TH.
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ACCIDENTAL SHooTNG.-In the neighbor-
hood of Lowry's, in Bedford county, on Sat
urday evening, a youth named Thomas Wal
ker, son of General Lindsay Walker, and
nephew of our townsnlan DR.. I. l.. Walker,
together with youth named Wilkinson and
others, were out hunting. Walker, seeing a
hare, attempted to iiG,s it, but The hammer me-
mature discharge, the load taking effect in
the face and body Of young Wilkinson, who
was about forty yards of. The youth was
badly wounded, and il is feared he will lose
onc ofhis eyes. DrS. Hooper and Lowry are
attending him. The shooting was purely
accidental, and is source of great regret to
Young Walker. --Lytchbtvg Republican, 10Th
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CAsBoL1c ACID IN SMALL-Pox.-The Lon
don Lancet publishes an account by DIR.
Watson Of several cases of smallpox and
scarlet fever, in which the external app'ica-
ton Of carbolic acid met with marked sue
cess. III the case of one patient with small
pox, whom he saw at the period when papula
appeared, be ordered an enema, and then
had the patient-a girl Of eleven years
sporged all over with carbolje-acid soap
suds. f'he next day severe at:ae ok Of con-
fluent smallpox was threatened. but the
child was sponged as before, and then her
whole body was painted with the carbohc-
acid gycerine Of the British pharmacopaia.
Five grains of Doyer's powders were given
to allay irritability, and the patient slept
quietly for several hours, when she was
sponged again. No vesicles formed, and the
patient was conyaescent in few days.
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Charles Sumner, it is said, lost property
worth $4,000 in the Boston hire.
A son of King Victor Emanuel is banker
in Naples.
Mrs. james A. Oates, the actress, has mar
ried Tracy Titus, the manager OF her troupe.
In the Essex County Court (Judge Gar
netN last week Watson 4. Wentworth,
member of the House Of Delegates, was lined
$50 for carving concealed weapons.
Colonel Krzyzanowski (he must have
lively time signing his name) has been ap-
pointed special agent o! the treasury De-
partment for New Orleans.
1t has been said of the Rev. FL. ". Beecher
that he has "wasted voice enough TO make
two thunder-storms," by talking so loud.
Mr.. Eisenbeck, late of the Fabbri Opera
Troupe, has been appointed reader IN SYM,
gogue at San Francisco at salary OF So,ooO
year.
Professor Carl Vogt, the great Swiss natu-
ralist, will soon visit the United States. The
people who are bothered by Tyndall Will be
driven utterly mad BY Vogt.
Tie name of Theirs has been given to q
new kind of French biscuit-an exceedingly
hard cracker-stampedw with portrait Of the
French President. -..... .......
Judge Underwood. of Alexandria, and
Colonel Edward Daniels, editor Of the Rich.
mond State Journal, have been elected vice
presidents of the National Womanis Suffrage
Association. 81 .ff..s-.r t-us.
Barnum owns 10000 acres in Colorado, we
read, and 5000 head OF cattle, anti has gone
into the business of raising horses. This
ought to prove sort of antidote to the cpl
zooty.
Mrs. Elkins, aged seyenty-nine, lately drove
her own team, with Il load Of apples. from
Jackson, n. H., through the Pinklam Notch
OF the White Mountains to GuidhalI, Vt.
:. Age cannot tire"
Three millions four hundred and fifty
thousand bales is our southern cotton crop
for this year, as estimated by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. which Is Is per cent.
increase upon the crop Of last year.
Dir. John T. Ford, of Baltimore, OWNS a
portrait of Shakespeare painted by the late
| Thomas Sully, and originally intended Tor
| the top of the proscenium OF the old Chest
nut-Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
Wesley, ut the age of seventeen, wrote !:
81 do not remember to have felt lowness
of spirits for one-quartcr OF an hour since
I was born.n An exchange remarks that
his marriage occurred later.
A number of the ladies' of Lexington have
been initiated into the mysteries of the
, . Eastern Star, an adaptive rite Of Masonry,
and sre SO much pleased with it that they
Ehaye tsf,ien preliminary steps to the ioriml-
ton in that place of u permanent chapter.
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Az lNFIDEL SUNDAY SCH0oL.-The Balti-
more american publishes IN account of an
intidri sunday school from which is careful.
iy excluded all acknowledgement of Christ
A. the saviour Of men, and all recognition OF
the remission Of sins through hi, death on
the cross. The american remarks that
there are several such Sunday schools in
this city, and their growth illustrates the re-
mark OF the Rev. DR.. Hogc in his eloquent
address on saturday night that the htera,
ture OF the world is thoroughly peryaded
now with in6delity, and the religious Gle
meul is being moreand more eliminated from
institutions OF learning"
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TIE THREE HUNDRED DESTITUTE ITALIANS.
It turns out that the three hundred Italians
who arrived at New York last week, and
who have excited such general sympathy,
were not swindlcd after all. The Italian
vice-consul at New York, Signor Bagnatti, is
authority for saying that they were simply
told at Havre, France, that they would have
better opportunities for obtaining employ
ment in the United States than in Buen0s
Ayres. They are certainly destitute, but the
swindling part of the operation had its birth
in the prolific brain of some New York SEN
sational Bohemian.
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NOT FAsHIoNABLE.-It is gratifying to see
it stated that it is not to be fashionable this
season to offer your guests wine when they
call on Ncw-Year's day. If this rule can be
successfully and continually applied it will
abate two greatnuisances---fashionable drunk
cnncss on New-Ycar's day, and New-fcar'S
calls in the manner they arc now made in
many cities.
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COAL AT CosT.--On account OF the ut
tempted extortion of the coal dealers (who
advanced the price to double the old rates,
assigning us reasons the horse epidemic and
additional cost ut the ,nines,) the City Coun-
Gil Of Wheeling have appointed special
committee TO procure large quantities OF coal
10 be sold TO tue citizens at cost.
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snoRr-FrLLED Can GooDs.-The american

snoRT-FILLED CAN GooDs.--The american
Grocer says: Fl,si
"shortsweight" packing is being carried
to extremes this year. IF aretail grocer"
VIII buy these goods knowingly, there will
always be those who will selb them but there
are those Who will work these of, If posi-
BILE, as straight goods. We have before us
now two pound cati of Baltimore packed
fresh pears, that really Is not much larger
than the standard one-pound can, and will
easily set inside the regular ,two-pound can.
It weighs, can and all, but twenty ounces.
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j. j. Hubbard is appointed postmaster at
Mount Airy, Pittsylvania county, va, r'ce
T.. ID. Lane, declined. James W. uarfis Is
appointed at Whites Mills, Lunenburs
county, rice John w. Stokes, resigned. A
new post-oliicc is established at Chimes Greek,
Wayne county, Vest Virginia, on the route
from Wayne Courthouse 10 Warfield, with
Jesse Paisley as postmaster. The post-ottice
II Peters Creek, Nicholas county, West Va,
is discontinued. 44f
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MIR. Samuel NJ. Somers, lawyer of Fair
mont, w. Va, was Instantly killed by falling
down stairs at Parkersburg last week He
was n native of New Market, Shenandoah
county, Va, and son-in-law of ex-Judge
Camden, of Clarksburg, and an attorney in
respectable standing. He held the rank OF
major in the Confederate army during the late
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Professor TYSDALL's PEAyER-TEsT.-
Netr York. November 25.-At the Methodist
preachers meeting to-day the proposed
praycr-teSt of Professor Tyndal was dis.
cu>sed and decision arrived at-that the
test was impiolls and atheistical.
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Queen Victoria has given $3.50 to the asso-
calon for Gaelie-speaking students from the
northern synods in connection with the
Church Of Scotland.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.

is
DOYAL FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY,
~ OF LIVERPOOL AND LONDON.
III ''-lo,ooosOoo'
deposited with Treasurer Of Virginia. sS0.9Q0.
IdPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, oF
LONDON.
',SSSoob$oSos
Deposited with Treasurer of Virginia, $4,000:
~ Shareholders personally responsible for the oDll-
rJtions Of the above companies.
Representing the above staunch old English COM
panies we solicit the patronage OF the public upon
their unquestionable security, prompt and liberal
settlement of all claims, and heavy income.
JOHN II. CLAIBORNE i CO.. Agents,
No. HOS Main street
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW YORK.
CASH ASSETS OVER S5O,0oO,0O
Cash dividends declared IN January OF each year
Premiums payable annually, semi-annuail!' ano
quarterly. f
The OLDEST, LARGEST, and CHEAPEST company
- s.'' : n''r' JOHN IL. CLAIBORNE, Agent,
seoI No. II0s Main street. 4
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Mrs. Grant, of Oregon, wife OF Mr. JOCK
Grant, late representative from Polk county
i'm the Oregon Legislature, shot and Trapped
35S squirrels last year, b Z. q