The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-23

Chicago revels in the possession of 627 at
torneys.
The cottage" is the Saratoga trunks
successor. 1t is larger.
A man with very large feet cannot be said
to "stand on trifes."
A milkman In Detroit has been ut the pump
thirty-eight years.
After enduring life for 1903 years William
George, Of Rochester, Ill.,, thought there was
40 use in living forever, and SO hung himself
Some one in speaking against suicide says,
as clincher, that it is the height of mpollte'
ness to 60 anywhere unless you are sent for
A Pittsburgh policeman has been removed
for snoring SO loud rs to disturb people on
his beat.
An Albany butcher is ninety-four years
old, but wiclds the cleaver with the grace Of
youth.
Lillian Edgarton is at work on lecture
ON female dress-From Fig Leaves to "Dolly
Vardens." 1t is good subject, and has the
merit of a striking title, certainly.
The proprietor of Lamutine's former resi-,
dence at Macon has sold in the last two years
to travellers over 1000 quilts with which
Lamartine wrote his "JOcelyn."
A man sitting next to an intoxicated per.
son in q horsc-car the other morning va.
Gated his seat, rclnarkng that SECONDHAND
Nhiskey was too much for him.
The Golden Aqe says: "The air is hot
poultice. The breezes blow from mn oven
Icebergs are myths, and 'Greenland's ic,
mountains the vision of a ltlnatlc.'
They don't raise boys right in Mime
sofa. The other day little Jimmy Potts pll
nearly pint of buckshot into his father, ant
then ran away from the funeral.
a Detroit gentleman, one hundred ant
five years old, has lately been troubled will
O falling in his cye-sight, and his doctor
thinks it's the result Of smoking to excess
for the last ninety years or so.
sArthur," said good-natured father to
his young hopeful, 81 didn't know until to.
day that you had been whipped last week
ssDidn't you, pa" replied hopeful; 81
knew it at the time"
The Rochester Democrat says: " 1t costs
$500 per day at Saratoga to live like gentle
man." We have no doubt that there arc
hundreds there who couldn't live like Il gen
tleman on three times the amount Courier
Journal.
'sThat man," said wag. "came to thi.
city forty years ago, purchased basket. "nd
commenced gathering rags. How much dc
you suppose lie is worth now!' We gave
it up. "Nothing," he continued after Il
pause, "and he owes for the basket
The San Francisco Bulletin says: "Ari
IONA diamonds of three pounds weight,
and about the size Of a mules head, are the
latest specimens received and exhibited i'll 4
window on Montgomery street. They are
of the grade adapted for sleeve-buttons."
Scranton policemen have a neat way OF
breaking up ball-playing OH Sunday. They
surround the ball.tosSerS, then suddenly "so
for them and if they can catch no one,
secure all the COATS ETC., lying about the field.
This compels the losers of the coats to visit
the station if they want their property re-
turned.
Maine husbands come cruel dodge OH
their faithful. if too talkatiye, wives. One
tells bis wife he is going to Ausanauquatan-
sogowmongotongo fishing, and in his alb
sence has his friends call at the house and
inquire his whereabouts. When he returns
the poor woman is exhausted, and doesn't
speak again for month