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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02
The Funding Act.

Tho cnnstitutIonality Of the funding act Is
Questioned hv some persons under the fol-
lowing provision Of the State Constitution:
40 debt shall be contracted by this State
oxcnn. 70 meet casual deficits in the revenue,
70 redeem a previous liability Of the State, to
suppress inslirrcction, repel invasion, or dc
ferd the state in time Of war;"
Il is contended by these persons that the
funding act created new debt not author
lied by either clause Of this section. If that
act was not intended to "redccm previous
liability Of the State" we do not know what
it was intended for. If the new bonds had
been sold and the money obtained for them
been used to redeem the old bonds, no one
would have questioned the constitutionailfy
Of the act. We do not see that It Is an!
the less redemption Of them because they
were redeemed with new bonds. 20 as
TO the interest. This interest was rs m'lch
ga previous liability Of the State" as were
the bonds. The Legislature might have
issued new bonds to DC sold for the purpose
Of getting money with which to pay this in
tcrcst which had been due for years. II not,
why note Surely coupons that maturco
one, two, three, and four years ago, must DC
such liability" as the General Assembly
may create new debt to redeem. And thI'
is all that the funding act did. 1t d'd not
authorize new bonds to BIO sold to new par
ties to redeem this liability for accumulated
interest, but it did authorize them to DC Solo
to the holders of the coupons themselves.
The holders of the coupons, which rs against
the State Of Virginia ought to be as good
for rs many dollars as these call for, paid
these coupons to the Treasurer of Virginia
for new bonds.
The provision of the Constitution under
consideration means, in commercial phrase,
tia. the State shall not contract now deot
unless she does it for the purpose OF taxing
up an old note" This is just what the
funding act caused to be done.
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COMPARATIVE VALUE OF LONDON AND New
YoRK REAL EsTATE.--A plot Of land in Lon
don, opposite the Mansion House, the public
residence Of the Lord Mayor, 4 locality well
known to all who have visited England, is
said to have been recently let at q ground
rent almost equal to 81 per square foot per
annum, which represents capitalized value
Of about q million and half sterling per
acre, or S7,500,000. If here in New York, on
our leading avenue Of business, Broadway,
we give 100000 for city lot % feet by 100
for the fec simple we think that we lave paid
amply for our right, and yet twelve times the
area mentioned will be nearly an acre, and
twelve times the purchase instanccd will be
but 2,40o, 900, less than a third of the value
of the Mansion House plot.
II New York is to become another Lon
don, as is predicted, in magnitude, in COM
merce, and in population, there is ample
room for appreciation in our city real estate !;
for judging from analogy, we have yet TO
run two-thirds the distance of the goal
before us. Capitalists therefore need not
shrink from making purchases at current
prices, for although this generation may not
see our city lots 1925, 900 each, we are en-
couraged to believe that they will reach that
figure in the future, and thus our children
will reap the product Of their fathers SOW.
ing.-Insurance and Real Estate Journal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02

In TROUBLE AGAIS.-The Hon. Brick Pom
eroy is again before the public i'll an unplca-
SAINT way. 1t is not long since General But
Ter made him feel very uncomfortable by
coming to his wifc's assistance in the little
domestic difficulty she had with the illus
trious "rcd-hot" editor, and secured for her
$4,000, or Whereabouts, and the custody Of
their child. Now that Pomcroy is hardly out
of that difficulty, certain Miss Sadie Ni(hin-
son sues him in the United States Court in
New York for an alleged breach of promise
of marriage. The PLAINTIFFS bill sets forth
that the illustrious apostle of temperance
solicited her hand in marriage on the Both
of MAY, 1866; that she was then unmarried,
and accepted his offer, but that since that
time. in violation of his promise, he has mar
ried another person, which Injuries plaintil's
feelings to the extent OF $50, 900. The injured
woman further states, as an aggravated cir
c,lnstance, that at the time Pomeroy made
this promise he had q wife-the same, we
presume, from whom he has since been di-
yorced-but that he held himself out TO be Il
single man, and capable Of contracting mar
riagc; which the plaintiff, indeed, believed
him to be. For these reasons, she states, she
las been hurt in her good name and reputl-
ton, and prevented from receiving the atten-
tons of other men in view Of marriage, hay
ing remained single up to the present time.
She thus accuses him of two distinct mean
transactions. We have yet to hear Mr.. Pom
croy's story, as his answer has not yet been
served
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spectacle Us the Spaniards are to a bull-ilghtsi
And rs the accomplished matddor ntmbI Z.
Jumps out of the way of the ball when he
cannot take the beast at 4 disadvantage, so
FAYETTE never engages in fight OF ms Ia
vorite kind unless it be among the hills ana
wales Of "Little Tennessee" While playing
ont in that region the part OF "Buil III Tue
Woods he bellows us loud as he OF Bashan;
hut when he gets TO Richmond or HashinS'
| ton he supprcsscs all conscientious scruples
| and pockets the largest per diem or sait's 'l''
the law allows.
| But we have "othcr fish to fry We can
not afford to honor FAYErTE with 100 'l'ilt.
irst-class notices, "Let the learned BLACK
smith retire; the world wants new nun
bu~ We now make this proposition: II
FayErrE viii promise the people in his paper
and in his speeches that neither as Governor
| nor as A member Of Congress (hc is wiling 70
take either place. and may be considered a
! standing candidate for botii,) VIII ne accept
more than fifteen hundred dollars per anntin,
but will pay the oyerpius of his salary oacA
| into the Federal or State treasury, ana VIII
| ulcdoc his honor that whether other men
swindle the dear people or not he viii not
swindlc them, but will positively refuse to ac-
ccpt more than what he says Is iair COM
pensation for men much ADLER than himself,
| then and in that case, and when he Shall have
redeemed his pledge. we will acknowledge
that VIC have slandcrcd him and that ne Is no
| 1eTna rorIc.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The Legislature Of Maryland has under
consideration bill which is intended to OBJ
yi.tc the objections to the law Of that State
concerning sample-merchants which were
,,i>r;! hy tic Supreme Court Of the United
s,,cs in its recent decision in the case OF
!In!t Is. Tic State Of Maryland. One sec
tt3n rro, idcs that no person who is licensed
under certain sections shall sell by sample
unless q. the time Of selling or Offering to
sell the principal stock of goods, wares, or
merchandise, which or from which 1t Is pro-
posed Ia sell is within the limits OF that
STATE. 1t seems to us that this provision
crazc> AnconStitutionality. 1t certainly makes
4 distinction between residents and non-rcsi-
dents. The idea of the Trainer Of the bill is
TIA, n0n-rcsidpnts as well as residents have it
within their power to comply with the re-
olrcncnt Chat the principal stock shall be III
MARYLAND. This seems to us to be IN error
Of Judgment on his part. The requirement
is equivalent to a requirement that non-rcSl-
dcn.s ila!rbccomc residents. The Supreme
Court would hardly let such feature escape
condemnation.
The next section Of the bill provides that
persons desiring to sell by sample must pro-
cure license if the principal stock is no! IL
MARYLAND. This seems to be intended to
meet the objection which we have just men
toned and perhaps it may be sufficient for
that rurposc. The next section provides
that the person receiving this license shall
,r.v 500, and it shall he good for only twelve
months. This license may evidently be pro-
cure, Oh the same terms by both residents
and non-residcntE. But it is question with
lis whether this section also does not come
under the rule laid down by the Supreme
Court, rs it discrininatcs against persons
whose principal stock is outside of that State.
However, we leave this question to the Mary
land lawyers. We only wish to let our Lcgls-
laurc know what it is proposed to do in our
sister State.
In speaking of this bill the Baltimore Ga
zeIte says:
an this respect the General Assembly
alopls a different line Of action from that
which it is proposed to take in Virginia. In
the latter State the law in respect to noll-rcSl-
dent traders differs slightly from that which
hts heretofore been in force in Maryland;
although it is open, nevertheless, to similar
objections. But the Nirginians nj present
decline to change their law because Of the
decision of the Supreme Court, preferTing,
as we understand, to test each case as 1t
arises on its merits"
The Gazette is mistaken. There is room
for doubt US to the constitutionality Of our
law, and therefore our Legislature will
doubtless change it so as to leave no room
for cavilling-without, however, taking the
tax off sample-merchants. We do not know
how this end will be accomplished, but We
have confidence that the lawyers in the Gen
crtl Assembly are equal to the task. The
Gazette was misled by Acknowledgement
TAYLog's letter, which states that the law rs
it now stands will be enforced until altered
not that the law will not be altered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02
A Mysterious Skeleton, Clock.
From the st. Louis Republican.


A matchmaker in IN Illinois town has con-
structed peculiar time-piecc, and the local
journal describes it as follows:
1T is simply dial-plate with two hands,
an hour hand and minute hand. The dial
is twcnty-four inches in diameter, with 4
large opening in the centre. The minute
hand is twelve inches in length, and the hour
hand ninc-and-a-half inches, fastened in the
centre Of the dial upon L small pivot. That
i, all that can he seen by looking at it. by
looking closely on the large ends Of the
hands, or ends toward the centre Of the dial,
and Oh the reverse side, you will see what
appear to be weights, intended to balance
the hands, but which in reality contain the
secret of the movements of the hands.
Within these small weights are miniature
works like those Of 4 small watch, strong
enough to control the large hands. A per-
son NAV whirl the hands until they spin
around like top, but each will inyaria-
bly return to its proper place, and indicate
the time of day correctly. The hands may
be taken of and laid away for an hour, OF
two hours, or ten, or any length of time,
and upon being replaced upon the pivot they
will instantly point the precise hour and
minute. There is no electricity or anything
of that sort. Tbs dial hangs by tiny hook
from nail. 1t may be suspended by
string or held in the hand, and the move
ments Of the hands are all the same. The
hands do not move with the regularity and
precision of those of 4 regulator, but the cor
rect time of day is always Indicated, and
when the hands of the regulator or any pro-
perly-reculated clock are upon the figures or
minute marks, those Of this strange time
piece will agree exactly. 1t is really a re-
narkablc piece Of workmanship, and eXcitcs
much comment. Nothing is seen by looking
at it or examining it save the rim of the dial
and the hands. That is all; and when they
move so correctly and mark the time of. day
il seems us though some unseen spirit must
rcprcscnt and impel their movements
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02
City scsyage---GTow it may Enrich q
f Country.

City NJ {INdJ x1lsAAS'AAA -
Country.
7o5the Eattorso Of The Daily Advertiser
You published recently AN article Second
Of series) under the titieof mThe Patn o,
Pestilence." The article is largely devoted
to sewage, one of the most important suDJecs
in all cities. To forward anything that may
lead to Improvement and reform has led the
writer to give his ideas, which, so far as ne
has knowledge, are new, and If carried OUT,
as they can be, will improve the country,
which is really the life of cities. All who
read believe that if something is not done to
improve the country New England Will be-
come in time worthless to the farmer. I'm
der the present system OF sewage our har-
bors viii fthey cannot helpit) fill up and gen.
eral ruin eventually be the result. My plan
is this: at the mouth Of every sewer have
n cessnooI large enough for all waste offered,
the nool TO be divided so that it can be
cleaned without stopping the flow; obhge
all towns and cities that empty their waste
info rivers and estturics TO build them, allow
farmers to tlke the contents for a nominal
price, OF for nothing to start the thinS--they
will soon be willing to pay literally; where
an opportunity offers, let railroads build
them near their tracks to catch the precious
deDosits; have made some Water-tight casks
about the same as the otai-carts of cities and
adjustable the Same as brick-wagon bodies
on most railways; fill them from the pools
BY clevating or pumping, and carry them to
turner's or and near their routes. What will
be the result? Our harbors will be clean and
consequently healthy. Our flats will again
be good bathing places ; healthy sea-weed
will take the place Of the green scum. your
correspondent speaks of; pestilence will not
be invited Us now by the filth Of cities drain
are would cease to be bugbear; the coun-
try would grow rich again; farmers many
miles away would be able to raise vegetables
for our use; their lands would soon rise in
value approximating in worth to lands near
cities; railroads would have large return
freights. because they have taken back
Just what the soil needed to grow
crops; farms that have formerly been
heavy producers will be more productive
than ever, because they have had re-
turned to them in n condensed form what
some farm (pcrhaps in MinnesotO has parted
with in another form; citl0S can AFFORD
to build the carts and load them, and rail
roads can afford to transport free oil this Of
fcring; the former will set their vegetables
and produce enough cheaper, and the latter
will have it to bring'to market. They cam
not have it unless this bane of cities Is car
ried back, instead Of being pushed or at
tempted to be pushed to the sea. Whoever
lives ten years will sec what is considered
curse one of the greatest blessings known.
Boston, January, 1872. IL.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02

Several of the most intelligent and ex-
perienced officers of the Royal Engineers of
the English army have been commissioned to
60 to Epehsus to examine the excavations now
in progress there under the direction of Mr..
Wood, in the name of the administrators of
the British Museum. The intention is to
uncover, and to bring into modern daylight,
the celebrated Temple of Diana, Of which u
certain portion has already been unearthed.
The Sultan has given special permission
for the continuation of these explorations.
The engineers are the same who Were EN-
pioyed in uncovering the statue Of King
Mansolus, at Halicarnassus, and in unearth-
ing the famous sculptures Of Cyrene.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02
SPECIAL NOTICES
T THE GREAT CLOSING SALE OF
WINTER GOODS WILL BE CONTINUED.
A FURTHER REDUCTION IN PRICEs-ALL
GOODS TO BE SOLD BEFORE OUR RE-
MovAL TO THE NEW STORE.

WHITE EDGE BLACK SILK at si.:s worth $3.50
per yard;
BLACK SILK at sl.5o, S1.7s g, and s2.se-aIl very
cheap;
SILK and WOOL YELoURs at 81 worth sl.so;
PURE SILK and Wool PoPLINs a. sl.as end
sl.so per yard worth $l.7s and 81;
DOUBLE-WIDTH ALPACAs at acc. worth asc.:
REPS for ladies' and gen.lemen's dressing gowns
the best goods, at csc. worth Ssc.;
DE LANES for dressing-gowns, handsome pat
terms, at zoe. would be cheap at &C.;
HANDSOME dag 0NAL TWILLED PLAIDS at
2sc. worth &c.; r...
WIDE DIAGONAL TWILLED PLAIDS, war
ranted all pnrc wool, at CSC. worth Sl25 Per yard
PLUM-COLOR PoPLIN POISTELLE at scc.
worth sl.25 per yard;
EMPRESS CLOTHS, warranted all wool, at 60, O.,
and 65c.
PURE WOOL sATTEENs at zoe. worth ., per
yard;
BLACK AND WHITE ALL-wooL PLAIDs a.
25c. worth 4oc. per yard;
SHEPHERD PLAIDS at acc. worth 75c.;
BLACK CREPE DE PARIS, full yard wldo, at SOC.
worth 7sc.; .,..
BLACKtALPACAs at Is, 20, Is, Soc, and up 70 SI.so
per yard;
BOAIBAZINEs, Of the best manufacture, at sl.2s,
$I.5o, $I.75, and g. per yard, all exceedingly
cheap and much below regular prices;
TAMISE, BLACK ALL-WO0L DE LANES,
BLACK FRENCH MERINO, POPL1Ns AND
EMPRESS CLOTHS;
HANDSOME EMPRESS CLOTH ROBE DE
CHANfBRES at $40 worth sl5
FRENCH MERINOS at great bargains;
REMNANTS OF DRESS GOODS of every descrip-
ton at very low prices.
Now is the time to purchase your DRESS GOODS.
You Will find the largest, best assorted stock and the
CHEAPEST GOODS, at
jaso LEVY BROTHERS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02

A few days since the Omaha city physician
ordered red flag to be put on house on
Sixteenth street to indicate that one Of the
inmates had the smallpox. Immediately
thereafter q large crowd collected in front OF
the house and was being rapidly augmented,
when gentleman passing had his curiosity
excited sufficiently to inquire what the
gathering was for. The reply was that they
were waiting for the auction to commence.
When tlie real significance OF the flag was
understood the crowd dispersed much more
quickly tiu.n il Ind asseulbied.
Josh Billings says: 81 don't reckolect
new Of uVer hearing NV two dogs fighting
uAless there was q man or two around"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02

TE HEIR AppAREST-The Princes Of
Wales of the house of Brunswick have
usually been Gctestcd, and have never been
popIllar with more thun 2 section OF the pco-
ple. They have never, before this genera
ton, seemed able to accept their somewhat
painful position patiently, have usually gone
into opposition, and have always tried to OBJ
tain personal power as centres OF some party
to which they made promises which, when
once called to the throne, they perceived 1t was
impossible to keep. Tie last princes OF the
name, Frederick, WHO died, and George,
afterwards George ", were more desplsed
and disliked than any persons within the
realm. The present heir apparent has pur-
sued 4 wiser course. lie has been as conSti-
tutional as his mother. Not ten men Ill Eng
land could say definitely to which OF the
great parties he belongs, even il conviction,
and on no single occasion has he MADE MS
personal influence conspicuous TO Tie EN-
harlasSmcnt of public aiiairs. His anxiety lor
Denmark in 1861 was not paradcd, ana was
too natural to excite remark; and II, as was
rlmored, he dislikcd the diSestablislnent 0tthc
Irish Church, his opinion wasnot permitted
to impede the course Of the Queens Govern
ment. he has led, in fact, the political lie an
heir apparent in this country should lead, anu
has never led before, and he has his reward
in the eager sympathy Of the entire nation,
uncloudcd by party dislikes or political raj.
cors. The unity Of feeling throughout the
empire about bis illness, the intense desire
that he should win his gallant struggle with
death, has been manifested in the most uncx-
pected quarters and the most striking forms,
till we scarcely know which is the more
dramatic incident, the solemn service per-
formed on his behalf i'll all the tire-tcmples Of
Western India by a race to which his own is
modern, and under forms before which our
rituals me of Yesterday, or the address Of
sympathy and hope which all the Democratic
or Republican societies of Great Britain are
signing to their Queen-an address, we ven
ture to say, almost uncxampled in our his
tory, as evidence Of the strength Of the bond
which unites the people and the throne. Had
the Prince been the life Of party, had he
even paraded his political convictions, no ex-
plosion of national sentiment such as has so
impressed the continent would have been
even possible.-London Spectator.
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Orr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nc
MuLLlS writes letter from Richmond to his
naocr. il which, amongst other things, he
says:
The Richmond In!ispatch chsrgcs that we
got UP the instructions " members OF the
Legislature to vote to reduce their per diem
to 81 by eanyassing the Holston aSd Cllncn
valleys and the hills of New River, anu lfiat
we are not affected by the change as we arr
not in the Legislature, and that we arc look
ing to seat in Congress, where we expect to
feast on salary OF five thousand dollars a
year. The Dispatch has either overlooked
the fact or has Intentionally done us injustice
in this. We introduced bill, which was
pissed, in the Senate in 1914 to limit the ses-
sion to seveuty-fve days, and after that to re-
duce the pay to So a day; and it must have
known that we voted in Congress against the
bill to increase the pay from eight dollars {,
day to three thousand dollars per annum. "
ought to have known that in our canvass for
seat in Congress we took the ground In all
our speeches that we must have retrcnch-
ment and reform in both the State and
Federal Governments or we would become
doomed and ruined people; and we pledged
ourselves, if elected, to introduce bill to re-
utlCc INC pay tIOiu ufo W tA1SS tuostSNAho WV
lars per annum."
IL viii be seen that FAYETTE's various acts
of economy consist principally in "intro-
ducing BILL" He has never voted for one
that passed. He Is always defeated, but
always pockets as much money as his oppo-
nents. We should have been very much SUI
prised if he had told us that he had spoken
against all these foolish schemes. His con-
fession that be supported them all, when all
of them faiied, as he knew they would, fully
proves TINT he has always been dema-
goguc--a man with just enough information
10 hunbug people more ignorant than him
self, and inpudent enough to pass off bis
bs!h sans,s,aerG for real contests. BE has fought
shadows In the presence OF the honest yeo-
many Of the Southwest SO long that they
must be as thoroughly accustomed to the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02

: Stokes asks a suspension of public opinion.
Public opinion is more moderate-it only
asks suspension of Stohes.-Neao York Com
nercidl.
The farm of Colonel j. Harrison, near
Tazcwell Courthouse, containing 25S acres,
was recently sold at SIS per acre. And that
land is perhaps thirty miles from railroad.
Contracts for building the Valley railroad
have not yet been awarded, but we under
stand twill be put under contract from Har.
risonburg to Staunton by the latter part OF
this week.-Rockingham Register.
tn, largest stationary engine in the world
was pr,t into operation few days ago at the
Iehieh Zinc Works, at Freidensville, Lehish
county, Pa. Ii is of 3,000-horse power, its
weight ESQ tons.
An Enslishman has constructed q selfact-
ing knitting machine, three of which can be
tended by a little girl, and together will make
10000 loops in minute. This Will ABOLISH
old ladies entirely.
\ Fred. Douglass says he has got tired of
9. playing menagerie' for the public.
asuicide in the second degree" wns what
q Kansas jury called an unsuccessful! attempt
at hanging.