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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-03
SUMNER RESORTS.
JORDAN ALUM SPRINGS,
goCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VA.

hOCADk4ho1 -
M IoR C.. B. LUCK. ....-..............a AHa'hh
formerly of spotswood Hotel, Richmond Va
Dr. J. EDGAR CHANCELLOR, resident physician
THIS SUMNER RESORT WILL BE OPEN
FOR TILE ... sH
RECEPTION OF GUESTS
JUNE Is, 1873.
1t Is situated in
RuCKSRIDGE COUNTY, VA
on the line Of the
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
eight miles from Goshen and i've from Millboro' !;
from both Of which stations
LINE OF COACHES WILL RUN DIRECT TO
THE SPRINGS,
connecting with all passenger traius OIL said
railroad.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-03

SPRING AND SUMNER CLOTHlNG.-,
- ber TO inform my friends and me gnhIic IL, III
general that have just received ,he iHi,"",Ie
goods, which l am Offering al. relila'A"piS io'
prices: .
WluTE DUCK SUITS,
LINEN SUITS, all kinds;
DIAGONAL ALPACA SACKS,
RACK aud FANCY ALPACA SACKS,
a large variety OF LIGHT CASHMERE SUITS
and one of the largest stocks OF
"h" ' ErSTLEMES's FURSI.ulSG GOODS
In the city: r,,
,,,u md ryamiue, NJ. W. ROSE,
H. "a 1909 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-03
DHssOAUTIONs & PARTNERSHIPS.

| NOTICE.-The firm Of VALENTINE Il
| ~ FRANKLIN having dissolved hy mutual con-
sent. us per card In o-day's issue, ] Will resume
nisl ness in time for the fall trade. of which due
ticc will he given.
MY office for The present Is with afessrs. Wcigcr
| & Co., 1915 Main street.
| " l-lw T. A. FRANKLIN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-03

WORDS SPRIN GS.-TheSe
~ SPRINGS, situated eighteen miles west OF
Stanton and one mile from Pond Gap depot,
Chcsapcakc and Ohio railroad are now open. Com
Portable rooms good fare; fine sulphur. chalrleatc,
and freestone water. Board: 81 per day. 80 per
week, $40 per month. Address the subscriber ut
Pond Gap, Augusta county. Virginia
~ l-lot& WILLIAM II. WADDFLL.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-03

A FTON HOUSE.-ThiS pleasant summer
N resort, which caunot bc cXcccd ny any place
in the mountains for beautiful views. dry, pure
mountain air, and e;uy access will be opened June
list. Terms: S4u per month; children ana servants
'"''' :. II. GUODLOE & CO. Alton, Va"
lIy l-d"mN Chesapeake ana 'hlo raliIo"'.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-03
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

business RESUMED.-GEORG J.
y HERRING WHOLESALE GROCER AND
LIQUOR DEALER, having resumed business NJ
his old stand No. II tiF"fEFSTH STREE, bt-
tween Main and Cary, VIII be pleased 10 serve ms
r,lly. Orders filled promptly from good and re-
II,ilc customers at lowest market rates.
" l-ru, Th&Slm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
Dismal Prophecy.

DR.. r. r. Trail, In the Philadelphia
Star. Is a very cheerful prophet. He
says that We are approaching the
climax Of a pe%stilential period. From
1880 to 1885 the planets Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will ap-
proaeh the earth nearer than they have
been tor eighteen hundred years.
Whenever any one Of tho four have
come near enough for US to feel its in
~fluence, pestilencs, famine, and ex-
tremes of heat and cold have been the
result. Now we are to have the
iufluerce Of the four combined, and he
predicts that In seven years from now
all monner Of evil which grows out Of
the atmospheric changes will be upon
us. 10 lessen the calamity, the world
Is urged to use the strictest sanitary
measures, and by health and cleanli-
ness counterfeit the effects Of u I'LL.
welcome nsighbors. The world Is so
much better able to care for itself than
1t was two or three hundred years ago,
and by care we may avert much OF the
danger. 10 tho following classes he
gives very cold comfort: 1.-The dis
sipated. the glutton. tho debauchee
may calculate on being among the first
victims. Young men who deritallze
themselves by tobacco-using, young
Indies who destroy one-half of their
breathing capacity by fashionable dress
and tight lacing, will never survive
the p~erlhelion OF all the large planets
of the solar system ; and perpaps 1t
will be best that they should not"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
Divorces for Limited Periods.

The Binghampton, N. Y, RepuJlican
recalls to mind instances OF divorces
for limited periods In that State, the
statute reading: "a separation from
bed and board forever or for a limited
time may be decreed by the Supreme
Court on the complaint Of a married
woman" The Repablican says: "a
few years ago Judge Baicom, acting
under this statute, at n special term OF
the Supreme Court, In Tioga county,
made a decree In n divorce suit, that
the husband and wife, should live sep
arate for two years. and wife to have
the custody of their only child In the
meantime. He advised them to con-
slider the matter rs husband and wife.
He thought separation during two
years would satisfy the husband. and
the best thing he could do would be to
treat his wife kindly and properly, and
not cruelty and %inhumanly. The re-
port Ia that before the end Of two years
the old love between this couple was
revived and they forgave each other,
and are now living together happily
and as loving as they did during their
honeymoon. Judge Balloon informs
us that while p~ractlcing law he OBJ
tanned an absolute divorce for a wife
from her husband ; but that they re-
married each other within ninety days
from the time the wife obtained her
divorce, and thereafter lived happily
rs husband and wife many years, until
the wife died. Also, that the husband
became his personal friend, aud SO re-
MAINS"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
Riding a Porpoise.

'FRONT.' III Bddgston IN. J3 chronicle.l
In September, 1924, DR.. Benjamin.
Bisler, Jr., was out In a boat on Maui
flee river, killing birds among the
reeds, opposite Bricksborough. Our
hero, Mi. Samuel Penn, now OF this
town, had charge Of the boat. A por-
poiss happened to be in the river at
the time, and was sporting around in
the usual style. The Doctor fred his
small shot at 1t several times without
much apparent effect. After darting
about to and fro, It finally came so
near the boat that Mr.. Penn struck 1t
with an oar. It then occurred to:Mr.
Penn that with a pitchfork he might
dispatch the gay creature. He accord:
ingly landed and went to n %neighoor-
ing house to procure the weapon. Hav-
ing succeeded in this. on his return he
found the huge fish near the wharf.
Raising the fork, he struck at the finny
animal so eagerly that he made a miss
Of 1t, but forked himself forward so
Violently toward the porpoise that he
alighted astraddle Of its back, front Of.
the dorsal fin. Now began a scene
for a painter. The fish. unused to-
serving as a beast Of burden. darted
OF In a rapid swim across the river. all
the time keeping on the surface, while
Mr.. Penn, In true equestrian style,
kept all the time on his back /; held In
his seat by the pressure Of the water
holding fast against the big dorsal fin.
The fish after going two-thirds Of the
a across the river-about $50 to 200
yards-tnrned suddenly around and
threw him of loose upon the water.
Mr.. Penn swan for the boat, into
which he climbed. and, nothing daunt-
ed, made again for the fish. which he
then succeeded In pitchforking. By
this time things had become interest
ing to the people on shore. many had
collected together. Mr.. Billy Heisler
and his son Daniel rowed out to help.
and with another pitchfork fastened 1t
On the other side, aud thus pinned
tight the two boats towed 1t ashore.
John Cornish (colored) then got a rope,
tied 1t around its head, dragged 1t up
on the mud, aud put 1t to a tragical
end by knocking It In the head. At
terward Joshua Brick, Jr., carted the
fish around the town that 1t might be
c by all who wished.
Mr.. Penn says 1t Is probable that the
fish swan to the wharf because Its
eyes were shot out by the small shot,
as they found 1t blind. He fried out
the fat and got seven or eight gallons
Of oil, but It proved to be so strong
that 1t was used only for wagon grease.
The old gentleman, tho main actor
In this story, Is still very active, Is
now nearly eighty.fonr years Of age,
and tells the tale Of his tish-back ride
with a lively zest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
ABsINTHE.

A French medical commission !; en-
ployed to examine into the nature,
manufacture, general use and evil Of.
fects of absinthe, have reported REQ
%ommending that 1t be included In the
list OF poisons, and that Its sale be in
terdicted under heavy penalties. ex-
cspt OH the prescription Of a physi.
clan. They do not consider It so dan
gerous on account Of Its poisonous
properties, but by reason Of the inor-
dinate appetite developed for 1t among
all classes, inducing extensive and in-
temperate use Of it, some of Its devo-
tees taking as high as thirty glasses Of
it per day on an average, the greater
part Of which Is absolute alcohol. This
latter seems to be the destructive prin-
ciple contained In 1t. Thirty glasses
OF alcohol per day would ruin or de-
stroy almost anybody. Absinthe Is
used to a considerable extent in this
country. 1t has a pleasant, attractive
taste to most people, and many con-
tract = perfect passion for 1t. One
Freuchman at Virginia City, a few
years ago, is said to have become in-
sane, by Its excessive use, and finally
died from les effects. He only used
about a quart per day, regularly. The
same quantity Of ordinary whisky
would doubtless have had the same
effect. In fact, It might have proved
moro sudden than abslnthe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28

The Diamond SWlndle.

The great diamond swindle case Of
William n Lent against Philip Ar
mold, which commenced In the United
States Courtsof Kentucky with q great
flourish of7trunpeh, hss been compro.
mtsed-by the payment o Lent Of $780,.
600, instead Of $780, 900 claimed by
him. 1t was expected that upon the
trial Of this cause some authentic, Off
cisiinfornation would be ELECTED con-
corning the parties who were guilty OF
attempting q great fraud. But the
spirit ofcomprotdise fas'overcome the
stern sense OF justice which possessed
Lent's broad breast when he left for
Kentucky, and $3.50. 900 possessed at
Ftractious enough 20 screen the perpe-
traitors Of the fraud from public scruti-
hy. IL Is reported that Mr.. A. Har-
pending has! been the medium through
which the compromise was effected.
and that 1t u mutually understood that
the Whole thing shall be dropped.
This division Of the spoils may be sat
isfactory to Lent, Harpending and Ar
mold, but, this community and the
world have a right to know who the
guilty parties were, 50 that they may
be spotted In future enterprises. There
Is still one avenue left open, through
which some facts may be learned-we
refer to the libel case of Lent vs.. Good
man. now pending In our Courts. Mr.
Goodman will possibly endeavor to
prove the truth of the alleged libel,
and in so doing the history OF the Dia-
nond Swindle may be exposed. 1t IL
to be hoped that the spirit Of compre-
mise will not prevail In this suit, but
that 1t will 20 to the jury.-S. r.
Chronicle. eh"ya
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28

CONVENTION OF ADVERTISING AGENTS.
A call has been issued, and very gen.
orally responded to By tho advertising
agents Of the country, for q general
Convention, to meet In New York. on
the 18th aud 10th days Of April, the
object being to consult together In re-
gard to mutual interests. The Conven-
ton will include only the responsible
and regularly established agencies OF
Of the United States. Among other
subjects to be discussed will DO the
adoption Of some plan whereby pub
fishers will Do protected from the
numerous irresponsible and swindling
agencies, 80 called, that arc continually
springing up In different sections.
Names Of the responsible advertising
firms will be made known. and pub
fishers, to escape imposition, will be
requested to authorize no new agents,
until reported upon favorably by those
already authorized to act.-Ameriem
Jomralist.
There are some points in the above
which We rather like. Having been
considerably victimlzed by 4 firm or
two Of those Aforesaid swindling agen-
cies, we propose showing at least one
Of them up shortly. We shall look
with interest for the list of "responsi-
Bile" advertising firms, to be promul-
gated by this Convention, and perhaps
have a few critical remarks to offer
relative to some Of the irresponsible
parties. We shall see.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
shad for Tahoe and the Truckss.

Recent experiments have demon
strated that the shad will thrive sue
cessfully In fresh water only. Young
shad were placed In the Genesee river
at Rochester two years ago, and they
have grown and developed as rapidly
as II they had been accustomed to both
fresh aud salt water combined-their
natural element. These fish placed In
the Genesee not 60 to the ocean
and return. Numbers OF them have
been caught by fishermen In various
places on Lake Ontario. and in = few
years 1t Is probable they will increase
In numbers and disperse themselves
throughout all the chain Of great lakes
aud their river tributaries, from Lake
Ontario to Lake Superior. As the shad
Is claimed to rank among the best fish
known for table use. fully equaling
the salmon In flavor, 1t would be we'll
for our State Fish Commissioners to
secure q few and "plant'' then In Lake
Tahoe. There they would have the
run Of the Truckee aud its tributaries
and could descend to Pyramid Lake,
the waters Of which are slightly saline
in their properties, and very likely
would be favorable for them. We
deem the experiment Of considerable
importance, and the people Of two
States would DO interested In IT,
T'ruekee Republican.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
THE SEA SERPENT.

During the last three or four hum
dred years wonderful accounts have
from time to time been given by pro-
fessed eyewitness. of huge serpent
seen gamboliug about on some portion
of the high seas. Popularity 1t Is sup
posed to be a myth, a creature Of the
Imagination, having no exlstance In
fact, yet there are many who implicit-
ly believe 10 the reality OF the great
snake or several of them. Olaf Mag
nus, al ancient mariner OF two hmm
drsd and fifty years ago. declared that
be did SEQ one, and described It asa
black serpent over two hundred feet
long with a terrible, hairy name like =
horse. The account Of similar mon
sters 9 from the British ship Dado-
lus In ls4s, and from the Castilian In
1857, were strongly authenticated, and
have never been disproved. but simply
corroborited the accounts Of others.
The latest story In that line Is In the
Globe. one OF the oldest and most re-
Specially reliable Of the London daily
journals. which announces as follows
"a ~shlp-captain has arrived at New
York who declares that on his voyage
home from Hongkong, in south latl'
tuds % degrees 50 minutes, east longt'
tuds l79 degrees As minutes, the great
~sea-serpent passed before the eyes Of
himself and his crew. The creature,
which moved within six feet Of the
vessel and was plainly seen by all on
deck. was at least fifty feet long, Of q
dark brown color, and ornamented
with dark spots" 1t Is to be hoped
that some fearless and enterprising
navigators may some day come across
one OF these mammoth eels and sue
coed In capturing him, thus setting
the question forever at rest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28

Rich ORE.-A short time ago. says
the Reese River Reueile Of March %,
a vein Of orc was struck in the cross
cut running northeast from the South
American shaft on Lander Hill.
Seventeen tons Of ore were taken out
in running q drift seventeen feet on
the vein. The rock was not assorted,
but every pound taken out was worked,
averaging $l97 SO per ton. We nell
toned a few days ago q discovery
which had been made 10 the 30O-toot
level OF the North Star shaft. The
body OF ore Il undoubtedly . chimney
on the old Savage ledge. Five tons OF
ore taken out Of q 12.foot drift worked
to-day at the Manhattan mill $500 per
ton. There was no waste whatever,
all the rock In the vein Being worked
without asserting.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
THE GOLDEN o

Ever since the earliest days Of the
gold discovery In California the FAME
Of Gold Bluff and tho richness Of the
sands of the ocean beach Of klamath
county at that point has been firmly
established, and for years those sands
have been probably washed BY parties
with whatever appliances could be
brought to BEAR. Il was found that
the sands nearest to tho surf were
richer than any other part Of the beach,
and,S 10 fact, various experiments
proved that still farther cut beneath
the tossing waves the sands were still
richer. Various expedients were
adopted to rescue the golden treasure
from the briny ocean bed, but thus far
none have been successful. Only
a few months ago . company was
formed under the most favorable
auspices, and q schooner sailed from
San Francisco with a diving bell and
other approved apparatus, fully I'm
pressed with the idea that this was the
best, and, in fact, = surc method Of
getting at the golden treasure. But
this project did utterly fall, neverths-
less, for it was found that owing to the
roughness Of the sea, and the rolling
breakers, that the cumbrous, ~unwieldy
diving bell could not be used at all. A
quantity Of the sand was, however,
scraped from the bottom, at a depth Of
from ten to fifty feet, which, on being
assayed at the San Francisco Assaying
and Refining works, yielded at the
rate OF over $50, 900 to the ton. As the
aurifsrous sand was taken from various
points within half a mile, the deposit
was demonstrated to be an extensive
one.
According to the San Francisco
Chronicle, Mr.. Taylor, the leader In
the expedition aforesaid, having thus
demonstrated the most interesting
facts In the matter, had no difficulty in
getting the assistance of capital and
ingenuity for \ second expedition with
u similar object. This time the idea Of
pumping up the sands was suggested,
and finally adopted, and forthwith the
necessary apparatus was procured and
placed on board the steamer Coquille,
which was chartered for tho occasion.
This apparatus Is a very simple con-
~trivance, consisting merely Of an oval
shaped iron chamber about twelve
inches long and six In diameter.
To the side Of this a section OF ordi-
nary rubber hose Is attached, the other
end being lowered over the vessels
side to the bottom. At one end Of the
iron chamber a powerful jet of steam
enters, and passes out through an ex-
hausting pipe at tho other end. By
this means a vacuum Is created, and rs
a natural consequence the water, sand,
mud or anything small enough to pass
through the hose Is forced up. The
steamer sailed last Sunday. and If good
weather has prevailed a practical test
Of the matter has been made by this
time. The result Is awaited with
much interest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
An IMMENSE MrNE.-we learn, says

AN IMMENSE MINE.-We learn, says
the Eureka Sentinel Of March 20. that
the body of ore recently struck In the
old Richmond works, is,day after day,
as explorations are extended, assum-
larger proportions. 1t Is some
distance up the hill from, and south Of
the 'rip-Top incline, though not with
In the limits Of the territory now In
dispute between the Richmond and
Eureka Consolidated. The amount Of
high grade measurable ore Is said to
be perfectly astonishing-one surveyor
putting 1t at a million tons, and other
good judges at even higher figures.
When the title to this magnificent de-
post Is finally settled and work re-
sumed, our bullion product will be
larger than at any previous period.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
Sacramento items.

From the Sacramento Union OF yesterday
At Agricultural Park Tuesday morn.
Ing Governor Stanford drove Occident
around the track. making the last hall
mile in lila, with the lines hanging
loosely. This was deemed good time by
those present, as the buggy used
weighed $50 pounds, while the Cover
ner weighs $50.
The body of an unknown man was
found In the river ut Freeport yester-
day morning. Coroner Wilson held
an inquest on it, but no facts were de-
veloped AZ to who the deceased was.
The body had evidently been in the
water about two months, and was con-
siderably decomposed. Il was dressed
In dark pants, q wooden shirt, q good
pair Of boots and stockings. The per-
son was about thirty-ive or forty
years OF age aud wore a mustache.
The body OF \ woman. which some
boys thought they saw floating down
the Sacramento River last Sunday, has
never been heard from since. We
understand that OIL that day there was
thrown overheard from q barge lying
at the levee an old quilt, which, when
1t reached the water, assumed a shape
that considerably resembled the body
Of a woman, and it Is thought that this
was the origin Of the report by the
boys.
About s o'clock last evening. Edgar.
a little son of Sylvester Pearl, about
eight years old, was stabbed In the
back BY a Chinese boy, about ten
years Of age. and received a painful
though probably not dangerous wound.
Edgar and another boy smaller than
himself were playing on Tenth street
near X, in front of PEARLS place OF
business, when, as they say, the young
Chinaman came up to them aud tried
to pick a quarrel. Tho smaller boy
threw something at him and ran,
%whereupon tho Chinaman drew a long
knife and stabbed young Pearl between
the shoulders. The knife appears to
have struck a rib, else it would prob
ably have punctured one OF the lungs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28

A WESTERN traveller came UP to a
log cabin and asked for n drink, which
was supplied by a good-looking young
woman. As shs was the first woman
he had seen for several days, he offered
her q dollar for q kiss. 1t was duly
taken and paid for, and the young
hostess, who had never seen . dollar
before, looked at 1t a moment with
some curiosity, then asked what she
should do with 1t. He replied what
she chose. as 1t was hers. III that's
the case" said she, "you may take 1t
back, and give me another kiss"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28

LsalsLATIvE, ,PAssEs.-When Com
modorei Vanderbilt took hold Of the
the New York Central road. there
we're, as reported at the time, $4,000
deadheads travelling over the road:
He at once put a stop to all this, and
went so far as to limit the passes OF
the members OF the Legislature TO the
time at which the two bodies were In
session. The Erie corporation has now
entered upon q policy fully. a. rigor-
Gus, and Instead of travelling free the
year round. as heretofore, legislators
can only use their passes during the
three months when they hold their ses-
sions In Albany. This curtailment
has occasioned no little grumbling at
Albany, and Senator Lewis proposes
to push a bill compelling all the rail-
roads of the State to TRANSPORT the
members OF the Legislature free.-N.
Y. Corr. Chicago Journal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-28
The San Francisco Cat is publishing

The San Francisco Cat Is publishing
a story entitled "Rattlesnake Dick,
the Pirate Of the P%lacers." (Placeres
Is the correct plural.) This snaky
Richard Is described as a second Joa-
quin Murieta. and performed numer-
Gus piratical exploits In the northern
counties OF California. For the infor-
nation Of people hsreabout, we will
say that the hero mentioned was not
the same "Rattlesnake Dick" now
confined in the State Prison near Car
sou. Our Dick is q little or 1t In
that line, but never achieved quito that
degree Of notoriety.