The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-09

l.orrcspoI dencA NFf n2F" .'phlmet'!a o. -, 80,
y,Ks,srA. August h.-' Y.hoia hcI" VINO
.rer he ,s. whctiu, he hc Lord Gordon Tue
v;chhnrne claimant. 81 Stanley. the JUS
raycrer 9. Livingstone. be ! pefp'sN'h.
s,,biect. Every body wants I" kno" WEE
he i. I,,,n,
possess mn tsX,ri:c:ati,V hi;&laG>. WHICH tarS
,ycyn,J,iy }ciicyc viii he Elic opr ana lst''
vcrs,I nngliaT. spoken Whe!i W. reach We"
mjI,ennin,n. II Is not comforting I" the
,oc!.->.Nou nina - ref'""t on IN" 'pi'''f">
If learning Welsh az the necessary plepara-
lion for a state Of future Happiness but the
Cnmbrians are positively informed thlt1t Is
ali rorc6rlained. Horace Greeley had better
get a Welsh grammar, or il Will 90 hara Win
him.
The greatest men Of thc age arc " eli -
men. Albert Edward was saved 10 Eratc-
full people because he was Prince % Wales.
WiIlam-ap-G IadStone lives At ho"ardcn CAS-
lie. ,Iohn-ap-Bright has a hor-c at flandu-
duo. The real original pure and lnadulte-
rated Jones is at the head o; the New York
Times, Ellis Roberts will be President OF
the United States before Greeley, and Owen
Glcndowcr is more rcyercniialiv rerollectea
i'm Utica. n. Y, than even George Washing
ton. OF course our African brother Sianie!
l. Weshman, and (which his name V was
Thomas. The citizens OF Tatty are certainly
entitled to their Thomas, although they may
dolelully recall the old cptaph:
Here lies Friend Thomas.
Alas tus he was taken nom Us.
Jane. Gordon Bennett took Thomas from
Wales, turned him into Stanley, and dis"
matched him to Africa with fond farewell:
t.,,llp
We're the last words Of james tiordoh.'
There have been many illustriou. Stan
leys, but not even Lord stanley, OF Alderlel,
or Lord Derby. "thc Rupert OF Debate,
vou such fame az Stanley Of the New l orh
Hcroid haS achieved. II Is therefore inter
cSting To inquire, "Who is he!
An English settler tells me that
He KNOWS STANLEY,
who was a commercial traveller in London,
when he "discovercd that he could sue
,4.-.tully read Dickens, and for some time l'c-
came distinguished As public reader under
the name of Albert Montgomery. Perhaps
rmbol,lcned by the trimphS OF that other
MONTGOMERY Walter he al'crWard
for a time ran one OF the minor theatres il
London, and subsequently came to America,
where his versatile genius found speedy eli-
rolrarcncnt from the Ucr0M. | nope, now
ever that Stanley is really NclsllnGIn, lor |
love the dear old principally. Manga good
time" have had in Cambria.
Ncstrvman Blogg has just returned from Il
northern tour. We were all glad to see MN
back. though he did ;l>tonlsh IL rather. Al
the Young Dominion Club we were blowing
our evening clouds when page presented
card whcrrllpon appeared the maine 81
"CoLoNEL BLGGG.'
/" # mist be some relative of the TcS!fi-
mm,'S," said Bofns. But il wasn't, for IN
marched the yeritabe himself. He was got
M REGARDLESS of expense. He had his " mar
Iill cloak around him" Before u~ stood the
Dukc of Napolcon. Bonapaitc-
Observation-Disclosures. 1t was II
fine sinbt. He said he had been to Saratoga,
and had goi made il colonel 1T the hotels anu
in pancrS. He had consulted Charley Spencer,
and rot :" full uniform precisely like thai
of the Colonel OF the Ninth. At this so.clnh
moment said:
go where glory walls thee"
"Exacty," said the vc>tryman. Lea ;
have Il dozen Of Wine" And 50 we drank
the Colonies health. Blogg said that was
the WAY glory waited for Charley Spencer
and the gallant Seventh at Saratoga.
our beloved vcslrynln reported 1lE'' III
Pennsylvania. New Jersey. New ORR, ana
the New England states hr had found The
citizens animated by Il common desire 10 "rt
away from the winter polar regions anu
summer torrid zone OF the northern climate.
TIT made Us feel comfortable in Virginia TO
hear OF the sllilerin4> OF You DOrthcilicfS.
WHY don't Won clear out and come TO more
respectable climate:
OF course Blngg called round 10 scr
HORACE GREELEY.
He found the phiIo$ophir Wn"d-'hoppi>'
amiahlr.
Sir" said Doctor Greeley. " let Us take Il
walk down broadway"
The words were .]ohnstonEm, sublime, and
prc-prcSidcntial. They walked into I'll, N"'@-
poltan Hotel. Presently Lord Gordon joined
| them and they lllnchrd. Blogg said they
had sdgr and onions, with Il trilic more sage
than onions. Horace promised big things
for Virginia, Mrs. Woodruff WAS TO have
| the Richmond Post-oilicc, Gilbert {. Walker
WAS TO be [ n!tcd States Minister to the tlu
Islands. ana the Marine Patriot lSuycttc Me-
Mulin was to be Governor Of Alaska, pro-
vidrd Faycltc would guarantee to give two
| hfths Of his official salary to Il National los
pital Tor Dccaycd Snokists, which Mr.. Gree
| lev proposed to establish. Lord Gordon
told the vcstryman of his immense wealth,
aud Biogg modcstly asked for II loan Of fifty
dollars.
"Ccnainly, my dear friend, with the great
est pleasure" said the Niscount. "llcrcis a
check. for $50 on Il bank in Idaho. Glsrmc
800 and you can keep the other $50 ~ Il
small token of my respect for your public
character and private virtues
| Blogg offered to fork over 500 IN Con-
fedelute notes, but they didn't make trade.
The Vestl1inan senentlously remarked TO Us
that he thought the noble lord "smclt rat"
Smelling rat is Il curious process. Sir
| Bowie korhc told the irish Parliament, ten
| tlrnlcn, | smell IL r:u--i sec him floating in
the air-but mark me. shall nip him in the
bud Perhaps it was "thlsly" with the