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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-21
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, january 20, 1873.
The House Of Representatives Passes
Resolution to Repeal the Bank
rupt Law.
The passage of a resolution by the House
this afternoon just before its adjournment
repeating the bankrupt law took everybody
by surprise. An amendment to that law
being under consideration, Mr.. Hazelton, of
New Jersey, offered a resolution repeating it
altogether. The resolution was seconded
and the question promptly put, against the
earnest expostulations of numerous men,
bers, especially those from the South, led by
Colonel Scott, of Virginia.
The repeal of law SO important as this
should certainly have been well considered
and deliberated. The indecent haste with
which this measure was pushed through,
when the House was about to adjourn, is
not at all creditable to Congress and looks
as il it was q prearranged plan. The south.
ern States are vitality interested in this mat
ter. They have been struggling to get out
of their depressed and disabled condition
without going into bankruptcy; but they
have seen their property declining, and the
last hope has failed. The bankrupt law is
the only chance of the financial reconstruc-
ton of the South. It is to be hoped that the
Senate will refuse to pass bill thus hastily
rushed through, and most cruel and injuri-
Gus to Il large class Of unfortunate citizens.
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WATCHES AND CLOCKS.

CLOCKS, CLOCKS, CLOCKS.
On hand and for sale ONE HUNDRED (lcoI
CLOCKS, from the best manufacturers In the Uaited
States, which offer cheap for cash. by payments
In weekly or monthly instalments.
WILLIAM DAFFRON,
IA l4-im 1893 Main street.
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!. PHILADELPHIA LIVESTOCK MARKET,
PHILADELPHIA, January 29.-Beeyes In fair de-
mani this week at full prices extra pennsylvania
s1.sJ; common, Sl.5nqss8 q cwt. Sheep In faif
demand ut s317tc. a D. Hogs lrmsr as eAso n
cw Sales, 2.3U3 bceyes, 10 600 3hcep, 5000 hogs.
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Des Moires, Iowa, Is completely under
mined by coal dryers.
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG Aspf e
Pnr0M RNIfrr llccs,TnfiPf. L.. ~ e }.

RICHMOND, FakDERlcRsBUR9A sspl
Potomac ROUTE, December re, H72..ES
nN AND AFTER DE CEMBER l6, 1872,
~ mail trains on this road VIII run as follows:
UP DAY MAIL, rid Pull aud steamer, leaves
Byrd-Strect station Z. NJ. s., Ss y
UP MIGHT MAIL rfa rail- alone. leaves Byrd.
= Uf.- RECOMMENDATIONS leaves Bsoad-ssrees
5@WS BAY &aiI q sa sda1i and steamer,
hives nc Byrd-Strect station ut r. "a.
DOWN NIGHT MAIL, rid rail- alore, arrives q
Byrd,street station, i4o A. u. te1ssps ON Mon
DoWS ACCOMMODATION TRAIN asriyesas
Broad-Street stauoa ISL A. ii. Except On Bun 8
days.j Il: 7. u, aSfElSs.
de IL General SaDerfnfdpdant.
rHESApEAKE< AND. Oh 10 RAIL
oRDaD.-0n ant utter September 10th PAS-
sENaER TRAINS Will leave Richmond ns fol-
lows. Il $ssa..os
lle White sulphur Springs. connecting &C G0rdorss
Vile with the Grange, Alexandria ADD Man2Ssas
tain for Washington AND North, AID Lyneh6sfx
an. s:s sY r. "M.--AccoMMohATIoNT RaIy1exesp,
Sunday FOR 6or,tonsyille, arriving az sas r.. y.
This train connects at Gordossyilie With the Eight
trains on the Grange. Alextudrfa and Manassas fiil.
road for YNCHBUisG and WASHINGTON
Through tickets, 81 low rates, s0ld u III ks3pSe
Northwest and Southwest. :, s,
Steeraee tickets FROM Ltserpaol Qnsensl9Mos
BERGEN Eo,,sI,ia3el, aud G0tsabarS, TO NJ, points
ON Gls road, rssl be beuRilt of the GensrM l1ekef
AGENT af Rfellfnosa or eau be ordered tnxouShAn y
station agent on the road. :. Z. !. -.
Further information may be oesaiaed " the Com.
pah' 'o 4. Il. PERRY, General Superintendent
JAMES r. NETHERLAND, Gcnerai Ticket ASsus B
& sty1
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The Alabama Muddle. .

Mr.. Paul Stroback, sheriff Of Montgom-
cry, Ala, had an interview with the Presi-
dent to-day relative to the Legislative middle
In Alabamn. Mr. Strobaek represents the
case as about the same as when the two fac
tons first met under the'plan suggested by
the Attorney General, and that the differ
ences dividing them are no nearer solution
now than at that time; that the people at large
are becoming very anxious on the subject
and that the business of the State Is seriously
embarrassed in consequence Of the failure Of
the Legislature to harmonize.
The President replied that while he was
anxious for proper and speedy settlement
Of the legislative trouble in Alabama u vas
d matter which they must settle among
themselves. The enly thing the Govern.
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AaDl
Potomac RAILROAD COMPANY,

RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AaDl
. POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT,
RICHMOND, VA.- January I,lsT J
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.-Freight
IN for Alexundra, Washington, Baltimore. md
intermediate points win be received ~ fhls c6ni.
pany ut their Iiroad-Street depot on MONDAYS agd
THURSDAYS. -,
Freight trains leave Richmond on TUESDAYS
and FRIDAYS a. 81, connecting ut Quantico with
the Alexandria and fredericksburg railway.
Joint tariff-sheets may be had on appiicaG9n 70
j. Is. GESTFf,
IN Lin General Freight Agent.
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Dick Rustectl,s Successor.

WAsHINGToS. January 20.--The statement
that the Senate bad confirmed the nomination
of Judge Humphreys as United States Dis
trct Judge of Alabama, in place of Busted,
resigned, is not true. The Senate has taken
10 action in the matter, and will possibly
take none until informed whether the rcsig.
nations of Judges Humphrey and Busted
arc unconditional
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CoyFECTIDNERaEs.

nRANGEs.-Receir this day 80 cases
W aud boxes Messina and Valencia ORANGES,
aud for sale at low prices.
in-l sol Broad street.
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noOFISG, PLUMBING. and GAS
II rITTING.-J:L. W EITTAKER bus removed
n, siiIlay % Goa Southern sag- WORKS, Nc. t41o
Cary street. where lie win be pIssaed 10 receive Or
ders for GRAVEL, TIN and SLATE kooElSGs
also, PLUMBING and 1AS-FlITISsa. oTdsIs
will be attended tos ~ SWAN !
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HAVING QUALIFIED AS ADMINS
TRATRIylof T. II. Kellogg, deceased. all per-
sons having claims against him Will present Them 20
JAMES W. GIBSON. 1907 Main street, properly
ee ' 4 N1us io' 81 Ems. n. ". KELLOGG.
=. a,,w Administrative.
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E,IGs. RAISINS, CITR0N, PRUNEs,
II LEMONS, wholesale aud retail. at
"a u PIZZfNI'S, eO7 Broad street.
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FRESH ARRIVALS.-50 boxes best
Il CITRoN; 10 barrels new Zante CURkANTS:
Zoo boxes new RAISlNS; 500 dozen BRANDY
PEACHES: cask 10 gross) CT LATlEE tcoxe'st;
2s boxes Mcsstna LEMONS; IS boxes Mefsins
ORANGES; 20 trails SEEDLESS RAlslNs.
LOUIS j. BOSSIEUX,
deli l4l2 Main STREET.
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( WASHINGTON, January 20.-The bill for
the refunding of the cotton-tax as agreed
upon by the members of the House from the
cotton-growing States In their meeting on
Saturday last amends the bill now pending
before the Committee OF Ways and Means
by declaring in the first section that restitu-
ton of the tax shall be made to the party
who actually paid the tax, whether paid by
himself, his agent, attorney, factor, and
adding to the fourth section proriso that
all entries, receipts, or other efficient testi-
mony, shalt enure solely 10 the benefit of the
producer, unless it shall atiirmatively appear
that some other party paid said tax and has
not ben repaid the same.
The hearing before the Ways and Means
Committee of the House Of the cotton-taX
LII hnc Loon, rnctnnnnd
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The Games River and Kanavha Canal

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 20.-The
House of Representatives have just passed.
by more than two-thirds vote, General
Negley's motion to fix Thursday, 18th Of
February, at o'clock p. ~, to allow the
Committee on Commerce to report on the
water-lincs, to the exclusion Of all other spe-
ciNl orders. The bill of the james River and
kanawha canal will be reported and consid-
cred that day.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28

a. n. Wexford, of Richmond coun-
ty.
Colonel E. B. Montague, Middlesex
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
z J. w. Hinton of Norfolk.
Thomas Tabb, of Elizabeth City.
j. w. Lawson, of Isle of Wight.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Judge John 4. Meredith, of Rich
mond city.
Judge w. 1. CloptOn, of Chesterfield.
DR.. w. D. Quesenberry, of Carolina
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Gen. VIM. Malone of Petersburg.
j. p. Fitzgerald, of Prince Edward
+. *. Harris, of Mecklenburg
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
John f. Penn, of Patrick.
John'R Riley. of Halifax.
A w. Z. NOwlin, of Carroll.
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
f. N. Stratton, of Campbell
w. II. Poague of ROckbridge.
j. B. Ficklih, of buckingham.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Col. r. J. Randolph, of Albermarle
Col. J. B. Baldwin, of Staunton.
Maj. p e. BOrst, of Page.
EIGHT CONGEFSSIONAI DISTRICT,
Col. S. w. Thomas, of Warren.
+. SnOwden. Jr. Of Alexandria.
Col. J. V. Brooke, OF Fanquier.
NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Judge E. f. Tiller, of Scott.
Gen. !. \. Walker, OF Pulaski.
Col. J. a. McCaull, Of Roanoke
or TIE EXECUTIVE CONS
MITTEE-
Of the Conservative Party of Virginia
under the plan of OrganiZa-
ton addopted by the COnservativ-
Convention
Nath'l B. Meade, Chairman,
Alexander r. Holladay,
Lewis II. Frazier.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28
MY TWO LOVES,
%
BY MARIE.

BY MARIE.
There are two graves far, far apart,
And the deep sea rolls between;
Ger one they've piled the marble high,
Ger one the grass grows green.
In the one within gorgeous fame,
Lies she whom | called my bride,
Before whose feet knelt of old,
In her fathers hall of pride.
In the other behind the village church,
Where wild-fowers nod in prayer,
Is resting the shade of the purest dream,
That frightened my life of care!
But one had waves of raven hair,
Bound round with diamonds bright.
Like cIrclet Of the evening stars
Upon the brow of night.
The other had curls like threads of gold,
And a smile as faint and mild
As those which the olden artist paint,
In their dreams Of the young Christ-child.
l welded the one with stately pomp
In grand cathedral aisle,
And bells were ringing, in high church towers
i sounding chime, tho while.
l welded the other as Quakers wed,
In the forest still and deep,
When hushed were the sounds of noisy life,
And the flowers had gone to sleep.
0, blithe was my dark-haired love ween,
With the light in her bright black eye:
But dearer far was my cottage girl,
In her angel purity.
The demon wandering over earth
For the one spun out n shrOud,
And they laid her low, where wax lights glow,
IN the old cathedral proud.
The other, when holy stars shone down,
Was hearing the angels sing,
And truant seraph folded her
In the clasp of his viewless wing.
The one lies still in her far-of tomb
Where the tall wax-tapers CLEAN,
And their soft rays shine on the marble
shrine
With a fixed and ruddy beam.
But over the other the night stars swing.
When the light Of day has fed,
And the wild winds sigh her gentle name
TIL l wish that l were dead.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28
The Platform OF the COnserya-
tive Party.

The Platform OF the COnScrya-
tive Party.
We, the representatives ofthe ConSer-
vative people of Virginia, III COnven-
ton assembled do declare
First That Il contrast of the con-
dition of Virginia under Conservative
government with the condition of
those Southern States which have been
under I,adical rule, illustrates the
wisdom of the people of Virginia in
the adoption of their plan of State
policy, and demonstrates the necessity
of continuing the powers Of the State
in the control OF the Conservative peO-
pie of this Commonwealth.
Second That the chief purpose of
the Conservative party of Virginia is to
secure to every citizen of this Com
mOnwealth, whether native or adopted;
of the white or colored race, exact ami
impartial justice, and to promote by
wise and beneficient legislation, the
prosperity of our whole people.
Third. That the Conservative party
of Virginia. disclaiming all purposes OF
captious hostility to General Grant,
will judge him impartially by his
official action, and will cordially CO.
operate in every measure of his admin
istratiOn which may be beneticent in
its design, and calculated to promote
the welfare of the people and to culti-
vate sentiments of good will between
the Union.
Fourth, That the interests OF large
section of this Union, no less than
those of Virginia, demand the speedy
enlargement and completion OF the
great james River and Kauawha wa
ter line that should connect the wa
ters of the Ohio with those of the Ches-
apeake, affording to She teeming pops
ulation of the West cheap traEsporta-
ton of their products to the point OF
of shipment and marts of trade in the
East. The completion by the govern
ment OF this great design of George
Washington would be an additional
bond of union between the commu-
mites whose products and commo-
dities would pass over the line OF the
great national work.
Fifth. We recognize as funda-
mental political truth, that upon the
intelligence and virtues of its people
must rest the prosperity, and powers
with pride to the successful establish
ment and. d.progTess of the free school
system of Virginia. inaugurated and
conducted under circumstances of pc
culiar difficulty. for which we are
indebted TO the wisdom and zeal of a
Conservative State government. Lib
eral provision ought to be continued
for the support and retention of the
free schools for the white and cOlored
races respectively.
The resolutions were considered
seriatim.
General Early objected to the reso-
luton relative to James River and
Kanawha Canal, as ne thought it a
matter in the interest of the Great
West and entirely beyond the control
of the United States Government.
The report and resolutions OF the
committee ere carried almost unani-
mously, only one vote being cast in the
negative.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28

CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE .-Digby,
the other day, found some money in
the street. "Ahr said he. with a
knowing look, ''papers have been
saying that moneys tight, but
%ouldn't have believed it if [ hadn't
iouad it in the gutter.
The proprietor of a young ladies'
academy in IIlionis has utterly ruined
his business by causing to be inserted
in large number of papers a picture
of the building. with two girls stand
ing on the balcony with last wears
hats on their heads.
1t is the Bowling Green Democrat
which tells this: During an address
by Mr.-in Allen county. 4 few days
ago, gentleman in the audience
arose partly to his feet. and with
pathetic tenderness remarked. Ouch p
He had been sitting on wasp, and
the wasp had just noticed it.
A veteran observer says that little
baby is an easy thing to love, but
big baby is hard thing to love.
especially if you have married her-or
him.
An Essex street man bought pig
Saturday, says the Daubnry Ne,os.
"What do you feed your pig?" asked
neighbor. Corn" he said, DO
you feed it in the carp asked the
friend. DO you taink | am fool?"
said the Essex street man, sarcastical-
ly.
CATCHING A TARTAR.-''So YOU
don care about donkey-ridinS. missy.
And why? 20 Tre got pony, and
one doesn't care about donkeys after
that, you know Has a pony got
more legs than a donkey, then =
Missy (who dosen't like to be chafed)
Yes: exactly t1cjce as many as
some donkeys that [ know Of
A lady on North Main Street saw
something on her carpet on Saturday
morning, and hunting up an old paper
placed it over the object, carefully
lifted it, went to the back stoop and
dropped in tie slDp-pail-a pair OF
gloves. She says she doesn't see
anything very amusing about this,
but it seems as if her husband won d
split himself over it -D.u,Juy
NelcS.
It was in western hotel that the
following dialogue occurred: See
here, landlord, | belong to the-De6,-
ocrat. Now, d good notice of your
house in our paper wouid do you a
vast deal Of good. I have aeen here
a day. 81. pose | give YOU a notice
and call it square, %. [ don I
believe in advertising; that never
does any good. No, [ g ess not.
But, see here. landlord, that's all
mistake; you cant 1--we without ad-,
vertisine, and my little bill Wei.
it don't matter. anyhow; the sheriII
is to sell me out tn morrow. and put
can't save me. l guess III take the
cash
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28
HUMOROUS
"A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wises. men,"

This is the time for sentimental
girls to gather autumn leaves and
hornets nests.
Fuss works hard all day, and don't
do emmy thing. goes to bed tired at
night, then gets up next morning and
begins agains WHARF she left oph.-
Billings.
A contemporary says that STRAY
leaves from soon coming orange
blossoms futter around in prophecy
of weddings to be-" Let 'em dut.
A little girl was asked what was
the meaning of the word happy, She
gave a pretty aswer, saying, 1T is 10
feel as if you wanted to give all your
things to your little sister,
A Mel raska man, on his dying bed,
remembered that his wife was smok-
ING some hams, and he said, Now,
Marietta, don't 90 to snuffiing around
and forget them hams.
A Young man at Evansville coughed
up twenty-fve-cent currency note
the other day, and he has gone right
back to the boarding house whose
hash he formely complained of.
A consequential young fop asked an
aged country sexton if the ringing of
a bell did not put him in mind Of his
later end. "No, sir" replied the
grim old gravedigger; "but the rope
puts me in mind Of yours.
Die you ever hear the noise of a
cuartz-crushng machine when in full
9peration? Well. that is nothing com
pared to the clatter that wdlld fill
The world if good resolutions were
made of glass or crockery ware
A lady il rapid pursuit of health at
Saratoga boasted to her physician,
WHOM She met as she was leaving the
Spring. , | have Just drank five glass
IS of Congress, "'Then don't let me
{ otain you," vas the quiet reply.
At juvenile party one little TEL
low, rejoicing in the splendor OF his
new cloth es. went up to another WITH
the umph mt remark: y ou am
dressed as uell as | am > We'll,
rctor,ed he other, Il can lick you,
anyhow
Mrs. Buesby has got nice place
on the Sugar Hollow Road.some three
miles from Danbury. But the family
don't like it, because il prevents them
from getting to church. They were
in to v,it the circus to-day, and
tod rs about it.-Dm5uuy NelcS.
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IL Can Never be a DrunItard.' :

81 Can Never be a Drunkard.'
In our youth we had very dear
friend who often used this expression.
He was proud Toy and a prouder
man. He was fond Of what the world
calls pleasure. and finally rushed into
the vortex that leads to ruin. Social
in his nature, ne was often
tempted at parties to take wine, and
,berated his friends who refused when
he accepted. And when, in his calm
moments, these very friends would
warn him of his danger, he would re-
ply, IL can never be a drunkard."
The habit grew upon him, and after
awhile he commenced taking his dram
regularly. Ashamed of his habit. and
fearful that his family and friends
would discover it, he used cloves and
other articles to destroy the smell of
his breath. Often demonstrated with
by watchful friends, he would deny
that he had gone to any excess.
The writer removed 10 Texas, and
returned To his old home where his
friend lived, about seventeen years af-
forwards, and the first time he saw
Lin he was down on'the sidewalk
drunk, and year afterwards he was
one morning found dead in the same
street.
Young men beware! There is not
yne in ten thousand that can always
he moderate in drinkiG. II you touch
10 all, YOU are in danger The deviiish
ingenuity of man has truly given yOu
;he means of destroying the smell OF
liquor upon the breath, but not of saw
ing you from a drunkard's fate.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28
RICHMOND. August 8, 1873.

The a pointment of the COnserva-
tive canvasSerS of the State having
been entrusted in part to myself, and
in part To the State of Executive Com
mittee of the Conservative party OF
Virginia, | have determined to with
hold the anqouncement of the canvas
sers in the grand divisions aud Con-
gressional Districts until the entire
list shall be made out.
THOS. :. BOCOCK
President
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28
Conservative State Organization

The following are the members of
the State Committee of the Conserva-
tive party of Virginia.appointed under
the plan of organization adopted by
the late Conservative Convention
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Jne w. Gillet, Accomac.