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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-16
REAL Estate At PRIVATE SALE
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,5 BY w. Goddin,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioncer,
III 49, Eleventh aud Bank Streets

TNHE BEAUTIFUL FARM CALLED
Il !LABURNUM, CONTAINING ONE HUN.
DRIED AND SIXTY-oNE AND A HALE ACRES
OF LAND. ON THE BROOK TURNPIKE AND
HERMITAGE ROADS, ONE AND A QUARTER
MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND, FOR SALE
ON ACCOMMODATING TERMS.-Thls beauI.
fnl country seat, located as above, near the Fab
Grounds. is for sale, because the business pur.
suits Of its present owner in the city Of Riea.
mond prevent him from giving attention n A., Q
slXTY-ONE AND A HALF ACRES, and his
fronts on the turnpike. the Hermitage rad,
and cross.road The buildings are ample for The
use Of large family, ana have all modern eonve
nienees, &c There Is on II good orchard, and tte
entrance from the turnpike to the dwelling Is shad
by handsome trees.
Ihe place viii be sold as whole, or 50 dlvidedE
to sell with the dwelling 60to1 90 acres extending
from the turnpike to the Hermitage road.
Possession given Immediately. improved clty real
estate will be taken IN exchange.
& The auctioneer will take pleasure In showing as
nremises. ". G0DDIS,
sgiB3t Real Estate Auctiouter.
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A BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN REstG
N DENCE FOR SALE-'Two miles fromA
the city and one from the Agricultural th,-
Grounds, on the Hermitage road, the most attrs ~
i've avenue leading to the city Is situated BEAe
TIFUL SUBURBAN Residence, c0nsseH
with fine orchard, many varieties " kms
grapes, &C.. and large and well-arra42
dwelling in fine repair, built with ms -
s cor N nries a hea AnniT t to
' 'i '"is RICHARDSON co.
sa1a-at lll3 Main street
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A NEW BRICK DWELLING, NEE
n DIUM siZE, with all the modern ~, -.
movements and coDveniences, centrally ana p''
sanity located, for sale privately; Apply %
so1a..t ll13 Main stret.
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DRY GOODS.

) A LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS,
IN CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, FUR.
-e''" = l.. LICHTESSTEIN,
co 1n.sm Nos 17Q6 and I 7u7 franklin street.
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!, A NTHRACITE COAL-al grades; 81
~ TITMINOUS COAL-Clover Hill and Splint--
nil grades COX E-hail and lump. best; WOOD
UaE and Pine-long, sawed ana split:
49, - - Is. COTTRELL.
sea.1m corner Mir tn and Basin.
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AUCTION sALEs-This Day.

At RICHMOND REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
BY W. Goddin,
Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent,
corner Of Eleventh and Bank streets.
TRUSTEES SALE OF THAT VALU-
l. ABLE AND FERTILE ISLAND IN JAMES
RIVER, IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY, NEAR
DOVER MILLS, CALLED "PLEASANTS,''
CONTAINING -FIFTY-SIX ACRES;-By yirlue
of deed of trust bearing date 21st March, 1877 :,
duly recorded in Gooel!and County Court on the
18Th April, 1871, / shall, as the trustee therein
named proceed to sell at public auction, at the Real
Estate Exchange in the city Of Ries s4a on
o'clock NJ. that VALUABLE ISLAND called
"PLEASANTS,,' located as above, Containing by
recent survey FIFTY-SIX ACRES. This Island Is
opposite the lands Of DR.. Trent and 5: r. Guy II
Is admirably adapted for corn and grass. being the
finest quality Of low grounds, and WILL 1t Is said,
yield from 1000 1000 bushels of corn annually.
For grass fruit and vegetables II IS also especially
adapted. Good corn-houses and cabins on the island
with convenient access 10 canal boats. fine crop
of grass and some corn Is now growing the land.
TERMS Liberal, and made known at the hour OF
sale. JOHN I. GODDlN,
sc 15-2t Trustee.
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mo TFACHERS AND OTHERS.

THO TEACHERS AND OTHERS.
RANDOLPH 4 ENGLISH,
1918 Main street,
have ready for free distribution priced catalogue
of al the
SCHOOL BOOKS.
A discount made to teachers, merchants. and
4 large stock of SCHOOL STATIONERY always
on hand. sc 9.d&w
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EOR SALE PRIVATELY, a SPLENDID
II FARM. of very productive land, OF sbo..
THREE HUNDRED ACRES, six miles nor;hss:
OF Richmond by the Brook turnpike. The IN
proyemepts are good, consisting or u frame hogs.
or four rooms, Kitchen, barn, stable. &c The lini
Is well watered and wooded and admirably adopted
to grass. Splendid low grounds.
h We are authorized TO sell this farm very lew Ai
on easy terms. Apply 70
PERKINS & BATES,
E- Real Estate Agents,
CO 16-wGSit cnrnpr Tenth and Rank street,
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BY Burton & Carter, Auctioneers.
20 Mt, .+roat eocood donr ahoyp Eight n

BY Burton & Carter, Auctioneers.
72S Main street, second door above Eighth.
A DMINISTRATOR'SS SALE OF HOUSE,
n HOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE 81
AUCTIO Mas administrator of Mrs. May
Wayne deceased will sell at auction, on w ED
NESDGY the 10th. at IL o'clock, at her late resi-
dencc on Brook turnpike. all the HOUSEHOLD
AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, PIANO. &c, pa
generally found i'll genteel family
#Ess.s*-. Administrator.
BURTON &'CARTER, Auctioneers.
G. Z. HkEES, Salesman. sc 14-MSWAI
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TOR SALE OR RENT, A BRlCKG
II HOUSE on Twenty-ninth street betweea ~
Main and Franklin (Libby's HID. containing lNl
rooms: kitchen with two rooms; Gas In the hoass'
and well Of good water In tile yard: AppiTr,p
HUGH SMITH,
sa1S2tx No. oS0l Marshall street
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A NTHRACITE COAL all sizes, at lowest
n prices for best Goals. rarupop
4 4 tsstts.- D. LA
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GOAL AND WOOD.-Save money by
u buying FIRsTCLASs COAX from rom, the he R nan
T TIT RhTITE OF all sizes: best West Virginia
sPLTNT in the city at $3.50 per load; CL0H Ls;
HILL, s4.75 to So per load; QUiNNEMOGI ioas,
YAK and Pine WOOD from "a SO to $3.50 per
cord. we'll seasoned, aud satisfaction guaranteed.
ootN' va CHARLES II. PAGE,
cas p: Nineteenth and Cary streets.
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EOR SALE PRIVATELY.-At request
II of the owner, we offer for sale FORTY-THREl
ACRES, situated In line Of west franklin sirest.
about two miles from the city limits. This lsEc.
lies In the direction the city Is fast growing. aat
must In short time come Into market is los Tor
residences.
The most OF this land Is In original growth q
large timber. This is good opportunity FOR m
yestment, and IL is seldom such property Is Offered
70 PERKINS & BATES,
keal Estate Agents,
60 11.S&W4t corner Bank and Tenth str,ets
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POSTPONE3IRNT.
The above sale was postponed on account OF the
min until SATURDAY, 10th september, at
O'CLOCK r Al GRUBBS & WILLIAMS,
Sale Auciioneers.
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III WHO ONCE TRY continue to buy
ArCANNELTON SEMI-CANNEL CoAL,' the
pesIigsS Io atT nj Sole Agent for Richmond,
se1l Seventeenth street near Dr2wDrlGge:-
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BOOTS, SHOES, &c.

lpOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, ETC.-a
RAILS at S2.25-thls Is the prettiest andA
cheapest shoe in the city; Ladies SERGE Bal.
FOX BALMORALS, Philadelphia make. at $2.50 I;
Gentlemen's. Ladies', Misses, Chidren's, Boys,
aud Youths SHOES, all styles and qualities: Heavy
BOOTS and BROGANS at very low figures;
| TRUNKS, SATCHELS, &c. Repairing neatly and
promptly done at w. P. w. TAYLOR'S,
| sea Fourth and Broad street.
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DINE WOOD AT $3.50 AND S. PER
cord, seasoned. full length, and free OF knoes !
sn length and free of knots. Huy 1t long and nave
il sawed and split at. your home, and save % per
c' Flower HILL LUMP and HAIL COAL, fresh
rom The mines free Of slate, and full loads guaran,
eed soFr the best eoek Vgsp ins
of The hest quality at lowest rates for full
quantity Ifnot 10 go down town call
at King Todds grocery. corner First anu bFoa aa
nromntlv attended 10. ANDERSON 6 KING,
p Basin bank, between Eighth and Ninth streets.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
Just Taken His Bjtters.

We heard seedy Hooking individual
with an alarmingly red nose remark to
a brother soaker that he had "just
had his bitters, but he did not mind
taking another nip" His remark sug-
gested train of reflection. How was
1t, we asked ourselves, that the word
"bitters had grown to be synonym
for gin, whisky, rum, and other alco-
holic stimulants. to which it was ap-
piled indiscriminately. Bitters, we
reasoned, suggested the idea of a health
full tonic, not of a poisonous stimu-
liant; something invigorating to the
system, not an alcoholic irritant, full
of fusel oil, producing present intoxi-
cation and ultimate insanity, idiocy, or
premature death. Moreover, our idea
of bitters was totally irreconcilable with
"gin cocktails" "rum punches" and
"blandy smashes," which, we are in
formed, are sweetened with sugar, and
rendered doubly injurious with essences
colored by means of mineral poison.
This was bitter-sweet with a vengeance
We mentioned this problem to friend.
He solved it by exclaiming: "Why,
don't you know that most of these bit
ters advertised as remedies are only
drams in disguise Topers know it, il
you do not. I must make one excep-
ton, however," he added, "and that's
DIR. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VNEGAE
BITTERs there isn't particle of alco-
hol or fermented liquor in it, and it is
the best vegetable tonic and Alternative
Ia America. Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
4 Scotch Purchase.

Here is another Scotchman who did
not understand Joke: In the Sheriff s
Court, at Aberdeen, William Jameson,
a carter, sued William Walker, a fish.
dealer, for EGO, being the price of a
mare which the pursuer alleged the de-
fender had bought from him. 1t ap-
peared that the pursuer had accepted
an offer of "twenty notes" for the ami
NAL, but when the pursuer went to get,
as he supposed, his e2O, he was disa-
greeably surprised by the information
that it was twenty "knots" on piece
of twine that the defender meant, not
twenty bank-notes. The offer was, in
fact, as tie defender explained, simply
a joke on his part, the jest consisting
in the play on the word "notes, 7"
which, as every one knows, is in Scot
land pronounced "knots." The pur-
suer, however, instead of being con-
vulsed with laughter at the joke, took
the matter seriously to heart, and with
painful earnestness applied to the court
to compel the defender to pay him EGO.
Several witnesses were examined, among
others the funny fish-dealer himself,
who said he never intended to buy the
mare. He had, he added, no use for it,
and if left on his hands would not know
how to "put on its Clothes" The
Sheriff gave decree in favor of defender,
with expenses.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
Killed by. a RattIesnake.

A. S. Heep and some friends started
out with view to examine some land
to determine its adaptability for grazing
purposes. They had travelled some dis
tance, when their attention was aroused
by sharp, whirring noise. Not being
acquainted with the sound of a rattle
snakes warning, the party kept ad-
vancing, and only stopped when the
venomous reptile, which was coiled
and secreted in dense tuft of dry
grass and weeds, sprang forth and
buried it's poisoned, death bearing
fangs clear through the wooden clothes
Heep wore, into the main artery of his
left leg, just above the knee. Involun-
tarily, as he felt the pain of the bite OF
the snake, he leaned forward to ex-
anime the wound, and as he did so, the
reptile, which had again coiled up,
sprang forward and struck him on the
right cheek, about an inch below the
eye. By this time his friends came
forward and soon despatched the rep
tile. No remedies were at hand.
Rapidly the deadly poison diffused it.
self through his veins his limbs and
body began to swell the pupils of his
eyes to distend, and soon he was in the
throes of death. He died in twenty
minutes after being bitten.-FreSnC
(Cdl) EGpoSitor.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
Hanging a Boy.

Lynching boy eighteen years of age
for any crime is barbarous business.
The st. Joseph, Mo-, Herald describes
the murder of the boy James Ross, who
had been arrested for making free with
the steeds of the farmers in that vicin-
ity. Ross, in the custody of an officer,
was on his way to Jail, when he was
seized, in spite of the constable's re-
monstrances, by mob of armed men.
Resistance was useless. Ross was
dragged from his horse and taken into
"the timber" Then, for the first time,
this boy seemed to comprehend the
awful fate which awaited him. He
shook with fear and cried for mercy.
With one end of the rope about his
neck, he burst into tears he admitted
that he had stolen horses but then be
added piteously that "he was a mere
boy, and wanted time to REFORM" The
only answer to this was the sterp warn.
ing that he chad but five minutes
left;" and four stout men Significantly
took hold OF the rope. The lad was sc
agitated that he would have fallen tc
the grouad if he had not been support
ed. Then he rallied again, and agair
DSoOuBub hcICJ. lS ullSut rs Wei
have spoken to the deaf. Then came
"silence for moment" broken only
by the tick of the watch in the spokes
mans hand. There was no pity il
their rigid faces. The shadows of nigh
were gathering, and only a minute re
mained to him, when the boy began t.
pray, although in tone so low that hi
words were indistinguishable. Thel
came from the executioner the cry o
Chimes up )" and after the single ex
clamation, 80, my God !" the body o
the young horse thief was dangling tel
feet from the ground. His hands wer'
thrown wildly up to catch the rope, bu
moment after they dropped lifeles
on each side, and the boy horse THE
was dead. The executioners mounted
their horses and rode rapidly away
leaving the corpse there alone with tn
| nioht
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
Tube.Drinking.

During these warm days the tempta-
tion always is to drink more liquid than
is best for us. A good way to obviate
this, and at the same time to slake the
thirst fully, is to take water, lemonade,
or iced tea through small glass tube
the smaller the better. By this method
the liquid seems to reach the palate
more directly, and certainly quenches
the thirst with half the quantity taken
after the ordinary manner. You may
test this to your satisfaction by using
and dispensing with tube on alternate
days. A number of persons of our ac-
quaintance who have been in the habit
of drinking so much water in summer
as to render themselves uncomfort table,
have tried the tube, and been surprised
at the reduced quantity needed, and at
the increased satisfaction gained. An
old-fashioned straw" will answer the
purpose well enough.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
ROping In the GrasshOppers.

The people in the counties which I
have visited, writes correspondent of
the Tribune, made little effort to drive
the grasshoppers away, but the farm
ers of Mobiles county gave them no rest
from the time they discovered them
upon their fields until they took their
flight, and the result is the prospect of
saving atleast four times as much grain
One of the most effectual means en-
ployed was to "rope" the felds-that
is, to hitch each end of a rope 200 feet
long to a horse and drag it over the
grain. This disturbed the choppers
aud brushed many of them eff of the
heads of the grain upon the ground,
where they would remain until the
swarm got ready to fly and doing little
damage. Others would return to their
work of destruction, but would be al
lowed to remain but few minutes be-
fore they were again disturbed. This
roping" was continued until the
locusts became disgusted and,hew away.
l saw to-day two fields of wheat with
only ten-foot road between them. Be.
fore the grasshoppers came, one prom
ised equally as we'll as the other. The
pests alighted on both fields at the
same time, and one was roped while the
other was not. The former will YET
yield from 10 to Is bushels to an acre
the latter is not worth harvesting.
Some farmers found smoking very effec
tual. When the grasshoppers were fly
ing, they placed damp prairie grass on
the windward side of their fields and
set fire to it. The grasshoppers either
did not alight, or if they did, did moi
stay long. But this was not always
successful. A farmer in county east
of here who tried it told me that at first
he thought the choppers about tc
leave; he went away for fresh load o.
grass, and when he came back ht
"found the rascals roosting on the fenc,
and warming their feet by his fires.
After that, the hotter he made the firei
and the denser the smoke the better
| they seemed to like it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
THE BOY-MURDERER.
Confession of iis Last Crime-A hccking
Tale of Thirst for Innocent Blood.

Tale of Thirst for Innocent Blood.
Jesse Pomeroy, the Boston boy-mur-
derer, has confessed that he murdered
little Horace Millen. He says that on
the morning of the 22d of April he
arose early and went to the store and
afterwards to the city, returning homo
about nine o'clock. He remained at
the store until half.past eleven O'clock,
going to the city. She gave her per-
mission and he went over to his
mothers house, where he renamed q
few mements and then started for the
city proper. He, however, went up
Dorchester avenue to Eight street, where
he saw the little Millen boy, and i'm
mediately his evil passion got posses
sion of him, and he determined to tor
ture him, if not kill him. He asked
the boy if he would like to see the
steamer and the boy said he would, and
both started off in the direction of the
marsh. When they arrived at the spot
where the body was subsequently,
found Jesse told Millen to lie down, and
the little fellow, not suspecting his
danger, did 80. The young fiend then
Immediately sprang upon him, pressed
his left hand over the little fellows
mouth to stop his outcries, and then,
with the same jack-knife that month
before he had used to murder Katie
Curran, the monster deliberately cut
the throat of the little boy that had so
implicitly trusted him. The child
struggled fearfully, and the murderer,
desperate at his failure in not killing
him at the first blow, stabbed him re-
peatedly in the bowels and chest. He
mutilated the body in frightful man.
ner, but does not know, as he says, to
what extent. He finally left his victim
in dying condition. He cleaned his
knife and person, and then took car
for Boston proper, going to the Com
mon, where he remained some time, ,and
then returned home.
The young murderer gives the same
reason for committing this deed that he
did for killing Katie Curran that he
couldn't help it. He had no intention
of killing any one up to the time OF
meeting the Millen boy, and then the
horrible plan entered his head on the
instant. He says conscience or some
thing would turn him back after he had
started, and he would leave the boy
where he had found him, but something
seemed to draw him on, and he had t6
go. The confession was told in the
same cool manner as the story of the
murder of Katie Curran. Jesse further
stated that he made the confession no,
because it gave him pleasure, but be
cause he feared bis mother, brother, OF
some one else might be suspected.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
Disaster by Flood.

The great destruction of life and
property by the storm at Pittsburgh is
alone sufficient to rank the event
among extraordinary occurrences In
tropical regions, and on vast plains
of a destructive hurricane in which
wind, rain and hail unite in inflicting
damage, can scarcely be called unusual.
Nor is it matter for the greatest sur
prise when city built beside river is
more or less involved in destruction by
that rivers sudden overflow. Least of
all is there any reason for surprise
when villages that nestle near the base
of an imperfectly constructed reservoir,
are swept away when the pent-up
waters burst their barriers. The force
of hurricane is accumulated over a
wide extent of sea or plain, usually
taking the form of a cyclone, and ac-
quiring intensity with the increasing
speed of its rotary motion. The food
that raises river above its banks or
bursts the bounds of a reservoir, is the
accumulated rain that has fallen over a
large district. But no such explana-
tion seems fully applicable in the case
of Pittsburgh and Allegheny City.
Situated in the midst of an amphi-
theater formed by half-encircling
mountains, these cities appear to have
been whelmed in the torrents from q
simple rain storm and the wonder is
that the volume of water thus suddenly
poured down their streets should have
been sufficient to sweep away SO many
buildings and infict such loss of life.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
The Famine in Bengal,

A correspondent of the London Daily
TGlegr0ph, writing about the famine in
Bengal from Mudhobani, says: "Truly
the ways of the people in this country
are hard to understand they seem to
set but little value on their lives, as the
following tale will show: Hard by the
hospitable house of a planter, near
Mudhobani, stands dilapidated native
hut; the planter himself assists the
local authorities in distributing charity
in the shape of grain or money to such
as seem in want. Daily in the COM
pound of his house rice cooked or
plain is served out at fixed hour to
the needy. The hut being, by its
propinquity to the house, somewhat of
an eyesore, the planter one evening
strolled over to it, with view to en-
deavorine to make some arrangements
for it's removal. No one appeared in
answer to his repeated calls, so he en-
tered the hut and found two women
and little child-gaunt, miserable
spectres-who had lain down to die
there. No atom of food was found in
the house, no cooking pots, and but
the scantiest rags for clothing. One
woman was SO reduced that she could
not even sit up, while the condition OF
the child was very terrible. These peo.
pie, in the midst OF plenty, with whole
some food at their very doors, so tc
speak, were actually, for no earthly
reason, dying of starvation. No caste
prejudices prevented them from &C.
cepting government charity, and YET
there they were, living skeletons, toe
careless even to walk one hundred
yards to get their daily food-rescued
from their self-imposed fate by the
merest chance. Had not the indian
government embarked on its errand OF
mercy in time, how many hundreds oi
thousands would have perished un.
complainingly and unconnted!"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13

The CHoLERA.-Dr. Mcclellan, of the
United States Army, has obtained
statistics showing that during the last
year the cholera made its appearance
and gained foothold in three hundred
places in the United States. He pur-
poses visiting every place visited by the
dreadful epidemic, which appears to
have its principal hold in Tennessee.
The special object of his journey is to
ascertain the causes which render the
disease epidemic, and when he shall
have gathered all the facts together, he
IS to make report upon the subject
with such sanitary suggestions as he
may deem proper.