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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

GERMAN ORGANIZATION IN THE FRENCH
WAR.-Thc causes which led to the success
Of Germany in the late war with France
have been extensively studied since 10y both
military and political economists. 1t has
been held by many that the defeat Of the
French was due in the main to oVerWhclm-
ing numbers. which theory, however, does
not hold good in the case OF the important
victory OF MarS-la-Tour, when the Germans
| were far inferior in force; nor in that OF
Forbach. when the two armies were about
| equal. Colonel {. c. Chc>nev. Of the royal
engineers, in lecture Ut AldcrShott, Eng
| tanti. finds, after close study Of the subject,
| that mere numbers afforded but Il secondary
| basis Of success, and that Germany cXhih-
| tied in the French war a marvellous organi-
| cation and unsurpassed strategy and tactics.
Upon the subject Of German organization be
| dwclt with especial force, is the very ground
work Of superb military system. and illus
trated it by narrating the incidents Of IL visit
10 Prussian chief Of staff in French terri.
tory. soon after the war, Of whom lie said
"IIe was responsible to his chic! for all
the daily working OF the great machine, an
army corps in full strength; and this, too
Quartcrcd in Il land politically hostile. and
yet not governed 10y martial lava position
perhaps the most trying which soldier OF
fine qualities eau be placed in. His duties
would oDli%e him TO communicate officially
not only with heads Of departments in The
corps itself. but with the numerous civil innc-
tionaIieS, some Of French origin, others i'm
ported from Germany. And yet lie could
tiud time 10 converse lci3urcly with Il strait
ger dc>irous Of picking up AL possible inol:
nation, to answer specific questions
clearly aud i'll detail, and to avoid tho
least show of hurrying his inquiSitivc guest
away. The secret Of this case Of manncI
and hospitahl" bearing was revealed III
that which struck the visitor so forcib!y -tEC
moderate nature of his ordinary days work
| Three letters on his table to answer, and bu,
| two registers to look over, formed what may
| be called the whole mornings stock in trade
| Of fuDciionary whose first duly it was &c
think for $4,000 men, instead OF going over
other peoples work who could lie trusted &c
do it for themselves, or taking their duty
altogether out Of the hands Of his sllbordi
mates TO perform it himself in the hurried
manner Of III able man overwhelmed witt
the multitude of scIf-imposed details"
| He adds:
"How the Germans have reached this quiet
| confidence of working lies not in the ind.
vidual superiority Of their officials, but III
the system OF their employment, under what
it is the fashion to call decentralization, bat
which really consists in throwing the proper
responsibility upon the proper men,"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

THE STOKES AppEAL.--It is stated tint the
legal profession of New York are very much
exercised over the bill of exceptions pro-
posed to be filed by the counsel Of Stokes to
the rulings Of Judge Boardman, the main
point Of which seems 10 be contained in the
Judges charge to the jury, the language OF
which, it is alleged, was calculated to dis,
credit The testimony of Stokes to the extent
that if his testimony came in conflict with
other testimony it was not, on account OF
his being interested, to be believed. 1t is
contendcd that, under the statute, the crcdl-
bility of witness is not to be doubted on
account of his implication in the matter at
issue. Another fact favorable to Stokes is
that there are thirty-two judges in the State,
all of equal power, and any ono OF whom can
interfere to stop the execution.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

ALLEGED FRAUDS ON THE REvENUE.-A rtt'
NOR was current in New York on Wednes-
day that Phelps, Dodge d co. have been
sued by the Government TO recover 81 $780,
900 due on fraudulent invoices, and that the
firm offered TO compromise Tor S260,00O.
That firm have published Il card stating that
they have been and are prepared to settle
any just Government claim against them,
and that the whole matter involved in the
alleged irregularities will be cleared up at
the prOper time.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

The Montgomery Messenger says: GA
son. son-in-law, and daughter of Dir. James
stone, Of Pulaski, were drowned in New
river, at Owens ferry, in that county, last
Saturday. They were crossing the river in
q canoe when 4 mass of floating ice came
down upon them, swamping the boat and
drowning the occupants"
The playing of Polish pianist, Madame
Olga Janlna, Il pupil of DR.. List, is creating
great sensation in Paris. She has confined
her displays TO pieces by her teacher and by
Chonin. Her mechanism is marvellous, but
as regards her touch md style the critics dif'
fer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

UNITED BRETHREN CoNFERESCE.--The Eir-
ginia Annual Conference OF the United
Brethren in Christ will hold its next session
in Iagcr>town, commencing February -,
1873, bishop J. Weaver, Of Baltimore, will
preside over the Conference. The territory
occupied 10y this Conference Is not large,
| embracing Frederick, Washington. and Ale
glany counties, in Maryland, and the Valley
of Virginia as far south as Staunton. Fifty
or sixty ministers belong to it, who repre-
sent membership of six or seven thousand.
Clarke Courier.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11
HEAyy SHIPMENTS OF GAME FROM TIE VAL.

HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF GAME FROM THE VAL
I.EY.-La>t week there were shipped from
Winchester, Va, 1000 rabbits. The
wagons arriving there daily are laden down
with them. One wagon Saturday had 300.
Phcasants, partridge>, and wild turkeys, are
shipped i'll proportion TO Baltimore and
Washington. The rabbits sell at IS per hun
drcd, skin aid ali. The heavy SNOW in tie
Valley has greatly increased the trade in all
kinds OF gamc. There were several wagons
in S;aunton yesterday filled with deer and
winged game from Pocahontas county. Ven
i>on was quoted at eight cents tauntn,
1{HiicQtGr.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

POSTAL AFFAlRs.-A new post-office is
established at Curtis Wharf, ienrco county
Va. on the route from Norfolk to Rich.
mond, with j. Il. Brightwell postmaster. \
new post office is established at Allegheny
Station, Allegheny county, Va, Il removed
office from Bonsacli's, with Robert Hobby as
postmaster William +. Wise is appointed
postmaster at Churchland, Norfolk county
Va, rice john }. Wright, resigned. Svral
K. FclIcrS is appointed poStmi>tress at Ole
Hickory. Botctourt county, Va, Uice Bcuja
min RAIDER, resigned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

SUIT AGAINST TIE New YORK TRIBUNE
Henry G. Bowen, Of the Brooklyn Union,
has begun libel suits against the New York
Irtb,ute Association, and Whitelaw Reid,
II. n. Rocker. George Ripley, Patrick
O'Rourke, and John Hay, individually, for
reprinting from the Brooklyn Eagle an arti-
Gle charging him (Bowen) with being the
author of Ihe Woodruff scandal against
Beecher and others. All were served with
summons on Wednesday except Hay, who is
absent
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

'" !"E TIL: POSSESSION or 4 METHODIST
,... - H. io >nt now pending in the Cir.
'HFi ri Augusta, brought by Rev. A.
A. "',r and l;.v. ". Ii. Folsytle and
v. g. Brown and William L. Morris,
t.'...,., "2''h% toe "Me.hodist Episcopal
.','," Il Tie United >tatcS, against L. n
~. '''".' A. y. Tro..er, and others. trustees
'',S '."u.1d',t Episeop1i Church here, for
p,'.t.'I|n Of The church building, will
-, .SC.4c1 III Tie ncxt term. II is the Ne,ho-
~, 49,, t"Ctth North against the Methodist
-""IFA south. which Guilt and own the pro.
F"'|."- A!onntGn Wndtcator.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11
CHRISTMAS IS COMING !

CHRISTMAS IS COMING
Everybody who wishes to buy CONFECTIoN-
cry FRUIT and POUND-CAkE made OF the
best material. SUGAR TOYS and Trimmings
for Christmas-trces; NUTS. RAlSINS, FIGS, &c.
M the lowest prices, should not fail to call at
PlZZISIS well-stocked establishment before pur-
chasing rlscwlere-No. SCI Broad street de 10
TN LINNEMANN'S DIEING ESTAB-
4 LISIIMENT-TUYS,C CHOICE TOYS. AT NO.
AGO BROAD STREET.-The finest and largest as
sortmcnt OF TOYS in this city. Drums and Irum-
refs Flies Dolls In great variety. Fine Crockery-
In fact. all kinds of TOYS you may think Of. Come
ANo 'o0A - L. LINNEMANN,
No. 400 Broad street.
KID GLOVES and FEATHERS CLEANED, and
DYED In any color. ueio
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

The Saunton Vindicat0r says Mr.. Thomas
ID. Ransom, OF that city, has been appointed
law Inspector Of tue Chesapeake ana ONO
Railroad Company, being assistant to the gene.
raj counsel OF that company. The duties OF
the Office are to prepare the legal business OF
the company.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

MORTALITY AMONG THE JAcKs.-Wc are in
formed by prominent stock traders anu farm
crs that the epizootic disease, which recently
Frustrated the draught stock Of the country,
proved particularly fatal to the jacks. three
lourths of those in this State having, it is
said, died from its attacks. Although the
jcnnics suffered less than the jacks, the NOR
tally among them WAS also greater than
among the horses. Louisville Conrler-Joar-
1l1I Gin
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11
q, tho Wharton Trfai-An
rrosre ,s;,i Witness Absent.

,.-.,, the Baltimore Americana
.,i,1 of the Wharton poisoning case
mi" Yesterday. the CaunSc! for Mrs.
t''t ,.,,.,.r asked il they were ready TO
"'''..',, -, .,;ol stated that they would be so
-.''' ,a.;,'au ono Of their material Wit
dr. .... ,,r,..,.,t. hut If she could moi I've
80 ...',.l not. in Justice 10 Mrs Nhar-
' ~, +, irilI. II was. they SAD reported
~. chiffon was AT Judge MasoiS ana
.t...-,i ~ court. At their suggestion
..~v.~ seal - Judge MasonS mouse
-, ...,,;gv in relation 10 Mis-. thhton,
...N .,,r,ri with the information that
..' e., Richmond, Va. The c"nnSct Tor
., ten then fled the following alll-
..,..,.. --. Wharton. On this 9th day OF
ia rrt~hnallv appeared III open
>, q Wharton. the defendant, and
..;h .ra, She cannot safely 80 10 triai
..... - this tim" because OF the alb
ir. laura Chiffon. competent
,..., witness. 10y whom she expects
.r...,s, The said Laura has known
,......Hau,' intimately from the year
...... lie. rY,,-rH, time, ana that She Inc
u, 'l4. ,rc,. IN the habit ever since
..,..., nr-u her II Using tartar-cmctIc
.r, nron mi,Siard.p!tstcrS 10 allie
~ and N,2hnc>S Of her chest, and
's.r.r.a,rr and rraSonahl" cndc'vorS
...r,. ,i,r attendance Of the said witness.
,... >lr ia> . reasonable expectation and
INIT fb:...t:Jrtiaucc OF the sid witness
.E.. rro.rG: h~rcalIcr i'll n reasonable
,'Sif - L. 50, nj The next session OF
.>,. ~nto before SrrIcG HAEwoop, Clerk,
~ 1921 COUNT.
- r. ra- stated that 10 summons had
o.. -,..I a, The former term for Mrs.
..,... fe his case. H. il was not tlicN OK
...,r.arr tn" state or the Ietcnccthat
-.3 +. .Ytyl Al that term. There had
>.mn.u> promptly issued and due
..,... .....i ~ hay" Mrs. Chiitun here at
. ....,.. and M.>. Wbatlon's counsel were
,,.e.... ;,a, he could not safely go TO
.i.r.. - TIM witness was present.
,,r. Ewyrli III, In. sal" could not admit
. t..,> II; ;arth in The affidavit. lie did not
u..lrg the .i.r-ati,N, proper ground for
.nrWmnr,, nl III, case. Mrs Chiffon was
.....,,...,. >..'., ami process could not issue
,..gl:... h,r4,t"nianc".
H.r ghrM.- stated that they had used due
"n.r. nd believed that Mrs. Chiffon
hi certainly hr in attendance q III" next
.f. =. had >I!A she would h".
The ruurt granted The continuance. aud
rev M,d il lccu entered on the docket
3. I'D rho excellent but impUi,iye Judge
y Ion lu-...i iatu corr, and going up tc
! i,a HAYDEN informed hu that Mrs. Chill
, g was ri Richmond. She had telcgrapheC
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11
WOOD AND COAL

TREE-BURNING ANTHRACITE for
Il crates: CHAMBERLAIN AVERAGE. for same.
THESE Goals are fine substitute for Virginia Biluml-
nous. now so scarce; Also, CL0EER Hi ILl
LIMP and every Kind and size ANTHRACITE
GOAL md KfNDLING and COOKING WOOD
prepared by machinery, ut lowest rates promptly
delivered. D. Is. MAlh!No.
I'LL Main and Ninth and Cary streets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

EICHMoND AND DASvILLE RAILROAD Coat
RICHMOND, August 10, lS72
pICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL.
LII ROAD.-On andafter SUNDAY, August 18th,
1879:
Train No. 3 itnrougn passengcrJ leaves Richmond
daily Except Sundlys) at $40 ~ d.: leaves Dan
vile a. 1856 p a.; arrives ut Greensboro at $40
Train No. G.ynchhurg pas=onger) leaves Rich
mont daily ut s:6 a. d.; aTrlTes at LynchDufS al 0
Train No. 10 Through mail and expressl leaves
Richmond daily at $50 r u leaves Danyle daily
At s. r. A arrives at Greensboro DAILY a i'''
GOING EAST.
Train No. Through mail and exnressl leaves
Greensboro daily at Ii A. ~ leaves DanylJe daily
=: a:sO A. NJ; arrives at Richmond daily at I2A6
Train No. Through passcnger) leaves Green's
boro' daily Except Sundays) ut ll:o y, NJ; leaves
Danyils Ut 1852 z. NJ; arrives ut Richmond at ESQ
Train No. Lynchburg passcnger) leaves Lynch.
burg caily at a. NJ; Leaves Burhev!lle NJ 1855 T.
| NJ: arrives at Richmond at 3a5 r M.
Tralns Nos: and 10 connect ~ Greelisnro, WIN
trains the North Carolina railroad for al points
Train No. 10 connects at Greensboro with train
eavns Ralsgh at ss eo1ec, at
wi til train No. = for Richmond.
the AtIant f Ississippi and Ohio railroad Tor Nil
| Lynchburg Accommodation Train leavea Rich
at LynchbIrg in time to connes. With the MornnS
| Passenger train on the Atlantic, MiSsissippi and
Ohio railroad for the southwest.
Passcncers coming cast leave LynchburR after The
arrival OF the Atlantic, Mississippi and ohio pas.
scnger train from Bristol, and arrive at Richmond
| ut 8:4s A. NJ
| THROUGH Tickets TO all points south ana
southwest can be procured at the ticket office In
| Richmond. and Of X. f.: WALKER, Agent OF the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad. No. Lo2S
Main street, Richmond.
Papers that have arrangements TO advertise us
schedule Of this company will please print as a5oTo
! JOHN r. MACMURDO,
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
T. NJ. K. TALcoTT, Engineer and supeFinteana
ent 81. .fyG.ag u" 10
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

The endowment OF Chair Of Journa' BID
at Cornell University has been suggested
to be called the Greeley Professorship,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

To INVESTORS.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD
FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER CENT. GOLD
BONDS,
interest payable May and November, ln New York,
FREE OF ALL TAXES.
MORTGAGE, $4,000, 900.
VALUE OF ROAD UPWARDS OF S35, 200, 900.
Priee for the present,
SO AND ACCRUED INTEREST
COUPON OR REGISTERED BONDS
IN DENOMINATIONS OF 500, 800, OR $1,000
WILL BE
FURNISHED ON APPLICATION,
WITH PAMPHLETS AND SUCH OTHER
INFORMATION AS MAY BE DESIRED.
THE ROAD IS ABOUT COMPLETED, AND IN
Anew DAYS
TRAINS WILL BE RUNNING
FROM RICHMOND TO HUNTINGTON,
ON TIE OHIO RIVER.
| Its immediate promise of business Is very large.
Its earnings on the disconnected portions will reach
this year nearly al,oco,ooo, without mineral or
through business. from which Its revenues as COM
Melted road will be largely derived. Coal-mlnipg,
iron furnaces rolling mills, and manufactures Of
all kinds will soon crowd Its whole unc while the
producing West and manufacturing East are eagerly
awaiting the opening Of this new trunk line, which
is destined to have so important an influence upon
| the transportation of their products.
The CITY OF CINCINNATI having Just subscribed
/ a. $50. 600 to the CINCINNATI AND CHEsA-
PEAKE RAILROAD" insares at an early day a
| most valuable western connection, and thus adds
greatly to the value OF the BONDS.
VIII buy and sell other BONDS and STOCKS on
| COMMISSION; md when bonds are to be ex-
changed for CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL-
RoADr SKIES will soil them WITHOUT coNMls-
sox. DAVENPORT & CO.,
s,ock Brokers. First National Bank Bull ding,
,a ,Im 1lol Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11
ROOTS. SHOES. &c.

MARCUS HARRIS g. BROTHERS
Ifl have rcopcned ut their old stand, corr -
ner Fifth and Broad streets, with good stock
adapted for the season. We viii cell our winter
Generally may rely on getting choice BOOTS.
SHOES, TRUNKS, &C, at cxtreulely low prices.
MARCUS HARRIS x BROTHER,
corner Fifth and Broad and 1923 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11

4 'HESAPEAKE AND OH 10 RAIL-
~ ROAD.-On and after September 30th PAS
SENGER TRAINS will leave Richmond as tol.
lows:
$3.50 A. M.-MAIL TRAIN Except Sunday for
the White Sulphur Springs, connecting at GordoDs-
Vile with the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas
and South. ...rs.. II rs.
4:35 r. M.-ACCO3ISIODATI TRAIN Except
Sunday for Gordonsyillc, arriving ut Sis z. d.
Ehis train connects at Gorionsvile with the night
trains on the Orange, Alexandria and NanassaS rail-
road for LYNCHBURG and WASHINGTON.
Through tickets, nj low ra.es, sold to all points
Northwest and Southwest. =
Stcerage tickets from Liverpool, Queenstown,
Amsterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Havre, Rotterdam,
Bergen, Copenhagen, and Gotlenburg, to all points
on this road, can be bought Of the General Ticket
Agent at Richmond, or can be ordered through any
station agent on the road.
Further Information may be obtained at the Com
pany's offices.
A. II. PERRY, General Superintendent
JAMES +. NETHERLAND, General Ticket Agent.
tyl
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-27

t,mt fiIuf nj ni0 iWIIts iifut.
Ne via onlon me M against old
hnldts, whether In theory ~ itn@lct,
undertakes nm Hmost llwuilcnn in'k,
'lho history NJ nll he ngc' nhounds In
lroof on this point lycry great r..
Formations, In religion, government,
arts, aud scicnccs, had 10 struggle
nmlnst Inyctcrnlc habits and deep
seated prciudiccs.
~ II will he, In ut lcast n small tie
gree, In the present ease; Int ] Invoke
candid hearing from every reader oI
this paper. The only natural barrier
to the early development of our
courtyard the still more rapid growth
Of our city can he removed by gen
oral stock law, without prejudice to amy
one. In support Of this view ] beg to
present some facts and arguments.
And first, 1t is just and honest. No
rule of sound ethics can require one
man to buy and pay taxes on land to
furnish pasturagc for another mans
stock; no one will dcmur TO this.
Again, raising stock on the natural
range does not pay. Venture the as
sertion that there is not man In Dali
las county realizing eight per cent net
on the money he has invested in stock.
Your correspondent has conversed
with number of intelligent old Tex
ans, and they uniformly testify that
they are losing money by the stock
business. One reason of this is. that
stock unfcd, unsheltered and uncared
for is 80 inferior that it is hardly sale
able, even mt ruinously low flgures-ii
we will diminish the number of stock,
and keep none but the best, it will pay
us Il much larger profit. In many parts
of Kentucky and Tennessee, where
there is natural range, and where
stock is kept enclosed from year to
year, they absolutely make $40 to our
one, and we are sending Off to the old
States thousands of dollars for draft
and farm stoclI-doubtless it will get
worse until we adopt wiser policy.
Another reason why stock does not
pay here is, that so many hundreds
stray off, so many are stolen, and such
numbers die annually. In addition to
this Il great amount of precious time is
wasted hunting, branding, &c. Often
ncighborhood feuds, vexatious law
suits, result from the stock business;
in many respects it is demoralizing to
the youth of the land, but more anon.
NJ. w. C..
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-27
From ShreyenOrt,

From the East Texas Bulletin.l
SHREVEPORT, September 24.-The
tone of feeling in the community is
to-day is decidedly better; the fever in
town has mcasurably abated but con-
tinues TO spread in the suburbs, and
some tiflhk tile abateniepI Is due only
to deficiency of susceptible subjects,
but the fact that many cases in town
look more favorable to-day, and that
the new ones are mild forms, the con-
clusions are that there is "A meteorolog-
ical change for the better. II. A.
Phelps, q well-knOwn citizen, died this
morning. John Dillon, and Mr.. Page,
of Sutherland u Page, will probably
die tonight The wife of DIR. Clark is
very low. The fever is now taking
the negro population. Drs. Chopin,
Burns and Davidson, of New Orleans,
arrived this evening, and will meet the
Shreveport physicians Tonight in con-
ference. The Times will resume the
press dispatches in few days, ~ the
telegraph office has been completely
Ire0rganized. DIR. Richardson, of JEFF
ferson, who came down to aid us, died
to day. HEARSEY 4 LEWIS.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-27
Important Decision of the Supreme
Court.

The following is the action Of the
Supreme Court, and II short epitomc of
its opinion in a case from this county
in which much interest has been
evinced by the legal profession, and
which affects the business community
of our State to large extent. Messrs.
Good & Bowers were the attorneys for
n. c. Jordan, and Major II. Barksdale
for Major Peak and wife, The case on
both sides WAS conducted with marked
ability,
"No. 1546-T. G. Jordan ct. al. VS..
w. w. Peak and wife. Appeal from
Dallas. Husband and wife by deed of
trust, duly executed and acknowledged
in the manner prescribed by law, cali
legally cucumber the homestead to
secure the payment of debt
A mortgage or deed of trust to secure
debt is Conveyance" in the sense
in which that word is used in Paschaps
Digest, article 1908. Reversed, and
Injunction dissolved and dismissed"