The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-21

Samuel Webb, New York printer, who
died few. days ago, for twenty-five years
preceding his last Illness worked OF one
place without missing day, was never on o
| fcrry-boaf in bis life, never saw Central Park,
and had not been further up town than
Blocker street in thirty years.
The New York Herald in the same article
calls the poultry epidemic henhewenza pui.
| liuo-febro sinciretal -anasarchai puiposly
| psnathli-nosos-de inosqrnic-ephhlitis gaena-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fand daswelchedlehu-
hneermordert-ap linen says ii is not very
fatal. "
Tho venerable DIR. Lang, founder OF the
Presbyterian Church In AustfalE' kho ,,H.: III
the literary world as historian OF uls,itics
ton. has Just retired from the pastol;'te VI
the Scots church at Sidney AFTER lhihis'e-
rial career of exactly fifty years.
man at Augusta, Me-, who recently taa
tbc check TO write to Queen Victoria for her
autograph received reply from her private
secretnry. Sir Thomas Bidduph, saying that
according to an established rule the queen
declined to give her autograph to anyone
Chicago policemen want to know "ls our
American independence q sham?" ana us
said that three-fourths Of them Will tehder
their designations if the order concerning
black neckties and clean boots Is strictly en-
forced. -
Boston architects estimate that substantial
buildings for business purposes can De eIecteu
for S15 q square foot. AT this estimate Tue
burned district could be covered iof
S19,342,0O0. -.... .... ... e..- ...1.
A little girl at Walpole, n. H., fell, while
playiuc the other -dey, and dlslocateo hel
elbow. A surgeon was sent for, but just
before bis arrival she had another and luckleF
fall. which set the dislocated joint.
The fire compelled the Boston Conn,erc1o!
BulLeti, to omit its usual column of "Spce,"
for which it makes this apology: Every:
thing is hot enough this week without
spice" ~.
The two Kaisers-William and Francis
:Toseph-are to meet again toward the END
of thjs month, but this time the Car is not
invited.
The Chicago Times asks "How can we
escape FREQ The New York Commercial
answers "The Gospel offers you every en-
courugement."
Mr.. Thurlow Weed is said to be still in
critical state of health, but somewhat better
than year ago.
In the dearth of horses the mails are car
ricd on foot from Calais to Machlas, Me-, q
distance of forty-four miles.
MANY Boston landlords in the burnt dis
trict have determined not to ask their ten
ants for the next quarters rent.
1t is now said that odorous flowers act as
| powerful disinfectants in SICK rooms py rea-
son of the ozone which they emit.
| The Pixies Peak weather observers have
an Office $4,000 feet above the sea.
Beavers are worrying the people of Kan
sas by damming the mill-streams.
Pittsburgh has $40, OoO, OO0invested in coal
mines and the various transportation lines
therefrom.
There is seighing in many parts of New
| York and New England.
Detroit has SOC, 900 tons of shipping on the
lakes.
Dummy engines are running on all the
street railways in Chicago.
The lake tunnel to give supply OF water
to Cleveland Is nearly finished.
People who live in Raleigh call themselves
Raleighteins.
The Grand Duke Alexis is at Canton.