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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-21
NOR SALE. one of the best MERCAN.

VIOR SALE. one of the best MERCAA-
II TILE STANDS In Southwestern E!rga!a;
On account Of failure In heilth. the unceroigEs!
would sell their property in the t9"n 81 N.cE..:-
UUifSF, DWELLING, &C., on reasonable Il rms.
The business of our house Is heavy. aud In iITl'.
ing condition. The situation Is MI that cohir ~
desired for business. Persons destrin: ni9rm5:'''
will APPLY by letter or In person to
G. B. MARLBOROUGH CO.
IN aJdo,eSwlaw2t S!ckcsyillc W..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-21

a 8 TRUSTEE IN A DEED OF TRUST
Ia executed on the 20th day OF January, S73,
By james William Breckenridge and Jessie Mabel,
his wife, of record In the clerks office or Prince
Edward County Court, to secure to THOMAS Duh Jun
Interest, / shall, on sTHUkSDAY,hes Goth day OF
this month expose to SALE to the highest bidder, at
public auction, the pantaiion In Prince Edwarsi
county two miles from Hampden Sidl.ey Coliege),
known as "HARDTIMES,"t the following personal
fEroperty-yiZ, q large and handsome iot 3L
HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE,
= r.. FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
< HORSES,
49, 80 MULES,
---,- .---. CONS, .--. --.-..,.,--l
,Egaa0XEN, es8Z ..f srtsz 4 E,
es.Esss =, SSHEEp, II StEst n "a
WAGONS, ss[s
q - CARTS, s3sa&sz Es&ss
s'st-s HARNESS, &c.
TERMS Cash.
fe e-tds Trustee.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-21
BY Jaaies N. Taylor & Son,
Real Estate Agents and Aucaoneers'
office corner or Eleventh and Bank streets.

DUILDINGlLOTs FOR SALE AT AUG
Is TJON.-WfN be sold on WEDNESDAY the
o5th day OF February, 1874, on the premises at
tx O'Clock p. NJ, EIGHT PRETTY BUILDING
T1yTS fronting on the east side or Buchanan street
25 feet each, and running buck the usual distance
TERMS At sale. !
JAMES II. TAYLOR & SON.
fe21 Auctfoneers.
, 1874-04-21
THE LATE MRS. COLLIER.

DAvEsronT Iowa, April II, 1874,
q" the Editor of The Chicago Tribune:
SIN, Your editorial of yesterday, in relation
10 "Prof. Patton and the Lato Mrs. Collier"
rites count Of tho Indictment against Prof.
Swing thnt justities Romo comment from this
locality. 1n Davenport, AIRS. Collior spont tho
yoarS3 OF her childhood and lor wonanhood.
Under tho parental roof in this city, Acr life be-
calno united to that which Lns provoked tho
criticism OF tho indictment in question: Within
the shades Of our Oak Dale Cometery,-tlo
Goda acre" Of Davenport ,--hor honorea re-
mains were lad to rest, and there still "tllo
honrt molders in that low1y bod" More. 1t wus
in this city that Atarv Price Collier tlrAt mado
public profession Of hor religious faith by unit
ing with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
" Of lfe and forvent pioty, the momo-
ry Of which ,yot fingers na q sweet porfun,o.
Mrs. Collier long gave evidence hero OF tho
reality OF her trust in Jesus Christ as the Divine
Savior. Hcre,. most ullquestionably, sho waB
known, honorcd, and loved, aa devoted Chris-
tian. Aud 1t wns IN tho city, while the bereayed
husband md children, aud weoping friends,
gathered around her bier, TINT q Unitarian min
!ater, Iobert Coliyer, boro Emphatic testimony
hud lived in tho old fath.-llle faith of her
mother, tho faith Of her childhood, OF lor girl
hood and hor carly womanllool." Had frof.
Patton heard thnt testimony, rs did tho writer
hereof, with SCORES Of others, lie, too, would adj
mit-ana confess with true sorrow, let us hopo.-
that, IN denying tho Cllristan character Of MARY
prico Collier, Le lad boen guilty, as TnE Tn1n-
sir,r" upon puro and noble woman, whouo
only trurt for salvation Was In Christ jesus
ouf Lord. Yours truly,
A pnEsDYTEnrAN,
, 1874-04-21

.--..--. Inuuffrnsson.
TVANTEp-AF FIRST. GLASS WASHER AT t311Tn41.
~ insnn's Laundry. qdl WabaBhay. Eirpt-qtnss wausr
aud steady employment. ""ss1
WANTED-A WASHER FOR LAUNDRY YYOFR
at Hurkss Hotsl lt0 and 142 MAdisonst. Inquire il
, 1874-04-21
BUILDING MATERTaI,-

RIO nUlIpEHS AND HNlOk.MAKERB- nd II
aose. hteS ms,tcr9ni producing aneat quality Mii-
CaeaHn q MoIhEest9rn to exchange tDr inslie pro.
/ CO.. II MkdisoaBt, " " S'' o~A 3''
, 1874-04-21
AGENTS WANTED.

a GENTS sWAhrHn-hUhi ETHING NEW-FtlOM AZ
ragtlon!a1s. address T. p, ALLEN { co., IL D. Iio1 ~
A GENTS WANTED-0ENTLEAiliN oil I1OIFS
- at hsAtIuaEtera for la Creme do Ids; 1OV nor ucn
pI9ht 1nl sample FREQ l0s Wost Madlann- at.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11
Plucky Fight OF Two Women with a
Bear.

A correspondent of the Middletown On.
W Mercury says: While fishing up in
the southern part of Delaware county this
spring ] made my quarters az Mr.. Jacob
Beardsley's, a woodsman who lives i'm OF
ter's Hole on clearing of sufficient size
TO afford himself and family living. added
TO the contributions he levies on the sur
rounding forests and streams in hunting
and fishing seasons. Mr.. Beardsley boasts
of many daring exploits in the woods. but
he takes back seat when his wife lights
her pipe and begins TO tell the adventure
she and her daughter. now bouncing
damsel of Is. had with a huge bear two
years ago. II was about shutdown on a
November day. and the "old man" was
out In the woods as usual. Mrs. Boards
ley and her daughter were alone I'm the
house. Presently they heard an uproar
in the pig-pen at the back of the house.
She thought the dog was worrying the
pigs, and went out to call him in. What
was her astonishmcnt when she saw
large bear clambcring out of the pen. He
wasn't getting out alone, but had one OF
the pigs in his possession. The latter was
squealing and kicking frantically in the
not very gentle embrace of Bruin. As
the winter supply Of bacon for the family
depended In a measure on that hog. Mrs.
Bcardsley didn't intend to let the bear
= tote" IL Off If she could help IT, Before
the bear got out OF the pen dog that had
remained nj home took in the situation
and pitched I'm TO aid the pig. Mrs.
Beardsley seized small crowbar that stood
near. and telling her daughter TO come on,
took hand in the fight. The daughter
followed with an AK. Seeing that he
had reinforcements the dog jumped
in the pen and closed with the
bear. The latter released the pig. and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11

AT a recent convention OF Western
manufacturers of merchant iron held in
Pittsburg. the prices Of all grades OF bar.
sheet and plate iron were advanced about
six dollars per ton above recently prevail
Ing prices.
AT distance Of thirty miles south OF
the Mon Pacific Railroad. and 900 miles
west Of Omaha. a great hill OF almost
pure sulphur was discovered about two
year ago. This j. one of the most re-
markAble deposits OF native sulphur in the
world. Ii contains only Is per cent. OF
impurities. In the sulphur deposits of
Sicily. says the Scientific AmeY1can, the
pure sulphur is only % per cent, and
hence our Western sulphur is much the
most valuable. and promises TO become
ere long one OF great importance TO the
country.
The latest and most plausible plan
brought forward for running street cars
In cities without the aid of horses j. a for
eign device. in which the motive power
used j. an arrangement of powerful
springs. encased in cylinders like watch
springs. Of course on a very large scale,
and the application Of which 10 the cars
now employed is said To be extremely
simple and easy. These springs are
woand up by small stationary = I'M en-
gincs al each terminus of the ,n,. and
when 80 wound up will propel the cars.
even with stoppages, for longer distance
than any existing line of this kind ex-
tends. The action l. reversible. the APP
plicaticn Of the brake power i'm every
respect satisfactory, and the working of
the whole thing Is pronounced a sue
cess.
The power Of chemical agency has
singular illustration in its modifying effect
upon the properties of Gotten. When ex-
amined by lens. the fibre Of cotton is
found ~ consist Of flattened or ribbon
shaped tube. but when treated by chemi-
cal process. with cold strong solution Of
cau~tic sofia. IL appears 10 shrink. and as
sume- the form Of simple cylinder: thus.
three important and very remarkable al
terations occur AT the same time-that j..
the fibre becomes stronger. il acquires in
creased attraction for coloring matter, and
Il becomes smaller. In most eases where
chemical agency j. employed in the prep
aration of vegetable fibres. either 10 re-
move impurities. to destroy color. or in-
deed for any other purpose. the object in
view j. generally attained at the sacrifice
Of little strength. but In this case there j.
Increased tenacity impaired.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11
The Playful Peculiarities Of the San
Francisco Wife.

Alfred Dickens, citizen of highly re-
spectacle and intelligent. though some
what mutilated, appearance. was called
before the Police Court to-day to answer
to the disgraceful charge OF beating his
wife. The complainant, Mrs. Dickens, re-
lated a pitiful story of the manner In which
she had been kicked. and cufied, and chas-
ed out OF the house, for no apparent pro-
vocation whatever so far as her statements
disclosed. When Mr.. Dickens was per-
mitted 10 take the witness-stand IN his own
behalf, il was with tears in his eyes and
the aspect of one who had suffered "A great
moral or mechanical wrong, particularly
noticeable about the head. The gentle
man informed the Judge that he was not
the same man that he appeared three days
ago. AT that time his head was ornate
with hyperion curls that dropped upon
his shoulders. while majestic beard flow-
ed from the lower periphery of his coun-
tenance. The Judge gazed upon Mr..
Dickens and observed that the present APP
pearance of his head resembled cocoanut
in the husk. This metamorphosis, the
gentleman further explained. was brought
about by the pure deviltry of his wife. He
returned home the other evening from
social entertainment with few friends,
and lay down on sofa for a short nap be-
fore reposing himself finally for the night.
While thus wrapped in slumber, his wife
procured dull pair OF scissors and
wrought the abominable havoc which the
Court was now permitted TO inspect. The
wretched man pointed out several places
where the scalp had been abraded in the
operation, and sort of crest which had
been left on the summit of his Uranium
rendered his aspect exceedingly grotesque.
The purpose of this outrage was not ex-
planned. From the circumstance of hav-
ing left long tuft on the top OF his
head. convenient for attaching a pig-tail,
il was probable that Mrs. Dickens design
ed converting her husband into a China
man. Notwithstanding this extreme az
gravation, the Court held that the de-
PENDANT was not justified in taking the
law into his own hands. Ii is this tend
ency To act hastily and on the impulse of
sudden passion that so frequently disturbs
the harmony of families. Dickens will
come up for sentence tomorrow morning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11

Boston -chool-houses will hereafter he
so constructed that the easements will be
utilized cor the purpose Of play grounds.
hint for other cities.
-Cne-sixth Of Americas population Of
about JO.Wo.ONO cannot read or write; D.
UOpn out Of total school population OF
aimo., l3,OOO.OOO receive instruction.
"A Presbyterian. writing from Round
Lake, says the Prcsbyterians will have 10
adopt The Methodist camp-meeting ~ stem.
or Everybody will turn Methodists in the
summer time.
More than one-fourth of all the people
81 Upper Canada. az the last census, re-
ported themselves a. Mcthodists. More
Than half OF all the church buildings are
Methodist.
The Congregationaists of England
have RI sc,l und Of $4,000 for retired
pastors. and are now engaged in raising a
iund tor the widows OF deceased ministers.
II already amounts to over $4,000.
The aggregate Of Presbyterians in
canada j. $4,000. which is considerably
~ advance OF the Church Of England. or
o. the Mcthodist- OF Baptists. This great
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body has been formed out OF a number of
disunited ones.
The people Of Louisville, KY, note
as AN extraordinary event the fact that
Bishop Miles, the senior Bishop of the
Colored NJ. T.. Church of America, re-
Gently preached the first sermon ever de-
liyered in that city by a colored minister
In white church. He occupied the pull
pit of the Rev. Mr.. Titles church, on the
corner of Fifth and Walnut streets. The
Bishop Is said to be man of much ability.
AT the late meeting of the Kentucky
Teachers Association, Prof, j. r. Hodges
said: We must teach only that which
the pupil can understand. All the facul-
ties Of the mind should be relatively de
veloped, so as 10 produce an equilibrium.
To teach thoroughly, we must give but
one idea at a time. We must teach chill
dren according to their ability to learn a
particular branch of study" DIR. Hen
derson was reelected President of the as
ISOLATION. A resolution was passed con-
demning the educational clause in the
Civil-rights bill.
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taking the dog In his arms, crushed him TO
death. The two women now had the bat
tie To themselves. The girl, enragcd at
the death of the dog, which was a favorite
OF hers, jumped In the pen, and COM
menced fearful attack on the bear with
her AK. The bear, with distended laws.
and giving vent To his rage I'm fearful
bowls, rose upon his launches, and keep
ing the blows of his head with his fore
paws, forced the girl into corner, and
clasped her, AK and all, In his embrace.
The mother now jumped into the pen, and
commenced showering terrible blows on
the head of the bear with the iron bar.
The huge animal now found the battle
growing warm. The pen is only ten feet
by twelve i'm size. and part of il is cover
the girl, who. although her clothes were
almost torn OFF her person, and she was
bleeding badly from severe scratches re-
ceived from the bears short claws, COM
menced again the onset with her AK,
which she had retained. The two women
dealing the bear blows thick and fast.
rather took him back. and he commenced
TO beat a retreat. He leIped from the pen,
and Mrs. Beardsley after him. She press
ed him closely, and again brought him at
bay. The girl was so badly injured that
she could not get out of the pen. Not
withstanding the hard fight of Mrs.
Bearsdley, the bear closed in with her
again, and would doubtless have killed
her, had not two men who Were hunting
near by heard the noise OF the fight and
fastened TO the scene. A rifle ball, Judi
ciously aimed, brought the huge brute 0
the ground, and he was soon despatched.
The mother and daughter were both very
i'll for a long time after their plucky fight.
The bear weighed DAP pounds, and if you
ever go up that way and stop at Boards
ley's they'll let you sleep on the skin If
you want to.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal ana Literary.


sydney Dobell, the well-known En-
glish writer, Is dead.
VIII ;. Hays, the poet and composer,
has been made an honorary member of a
prominent musical society In Paris.
The ~. Louis Commercial Gazette.
lately published by Sheffield Il Stone, Is
now owned and published by Messrs.
Kicker 4 Thomas.
The Louisville C5l17er-.J0l, nal learns
that Gen. John Z. Breckinridge's health
has not been improved by his trip North.
and his physicians entertain grave appre-
tensions a 10 his condition.
Rev. Robert Laird Collyer. of Chica-
go. has been compelled 10 90 10 Europe for
his health, and IL is said that he is not like
" 10 return to this country. as the physi-
clans declare that the climate will be fatal
to him.
e. G.. Squier, the well-kown archaol-
ogist. has become insane. and will be re-
moved TO an asylum. He was a talented
writer on the aboriginal languages of
America. and was formerly United States
Minister TO Nicaragua.
1t having been asserted that General
Robert f.. Lee advised the removal OF
General Joseph T.. Johnston from the
command of the Southern Army OF the
Tennessee in 1864. General Johnston has
sent 10 General a. III. Colquitt. President
of the Georgia branch of the Southern
Historical Society, a letter from Wade
Hampton 70 correct the error. General
Hampton positively asserts that General
Lee was earnest in expressing not only
his regret at General Johnston's removal.
but his entire confidence in him IL is
also stated he had urged the Secretary of
War not 10 remove him. as no better Off
Ger could be found TO take his place.
The Louisville Courier-Jouy7ial Of the
22d ulr. has the following: Uncle John
Harper. the famous Bluegrass turfman,
and owner Of I.ongfellow, died at his
home in W0odford county. Wednesday.
He has been ia for a long time, confined
to the room and occupying the very bed
In which his sister. Betsy Harper, was
murdered two years ago. He was an old
mar. markell by MANY peculiar traits of
character. and popular among stock
raisers and sportsmen everywhere. The
Harper homestead. near Midway, is one OF
the finest demesnes in the world. IL came
to the family with the early settlement
OF kentucky, and has never been out
OF il. \ more old-fashiOned place and q
more old-fashioned master could not be-
conceived
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11
Foreign Notes.

The first lot of Testaments printed by
the Protestants in Rome-l0.OOO i'm num-
ber-were paid for by the children of the
Sabbath-schools in this country. They
were printed in Nero's garden. where the
early Christian martyrs were burned to
death i'm their shirts of TAR. right near to
the Vatican and ~. Peters.
Baron Rothschild. just dead at Wen
ma. leaves no part of his fortune to his
daughters. though each was already rich.
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild. the eldest
son, fares far better than his brothers /; but
the greater part of the fortune is left fixed
as the capital of the bank in which Ma
thaniel, Ferdinand and Albert are part
ners.
Queen Isabella has been summoned
by her Partisan butcher and other trades.
men for non-payment of bills. Her
Maiesty's defense is that she contracted
with her cook to supply the royal table at
twelve francs day per head. exclusive of
wines. The Court has taken week to
consider whether the ex-Queen Of spain
shall be nut on oath to answer the evi-
dcncc given on these domestic particulars.
Dean Stanley is the only priest or dean
IN England who Is not amenable 10 any
bishop. Westminster Abbey is his king
dom. and he can do there just what he
pleases. In ancient times the Deanery of
Westminster was an episcopal dignity,
aud II is even now the opinion OF some
ecclesiastical lawyers that II Dean Stanley
were some day 10 take a seat in the House
of Lords, his right TO do 10 could not be
gainsaid.
"A Panama paper gives striking Illus
tration of the vigor and rapidity of vege-
tation in the tropics, by referring to the
bushes and trees growing in the ruins of
the burnt Aspinwall Hotel. at Panama.
IL Is scarcely more than two years since
this conflagration occurred, and yet there
are now growing within the walls trees at
least 30 feet in height. They belong =
what are called trumpet trees (CecroPia),
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11

and the branches are said 10 be crowding
out OF the highest doors and windows.
The French Prince Imperial stands
eleventh In class 81 thirty-two cadets at
Woolwich. In artillery he Is fourth: in
fertilization and geometrical arming he is
eighth in mathematics and mechanics,
tenth; in military drawing he stands
fourth in history, eleventh /; in lapdscape
drawing. twelfth; In chemistry and ply
sizes, twenty-iirst. He Is the Youngest In
the class except four, and has had to follow
the course of Instruction in foreign Ian
guage. Those best qualified to Judge are
completely satisfied with his progress in
every respect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11
How a Woman was Deceived by Her
Husband.

The Marysville (Cal.) appeal is respon-
sible for the following: We hear of a
case of cool-headed and systematic decep-
ton which j. reported TO have been per-
petrated IN this city a short time ago, and
which j. too good TO be lost. A saving
and prudent wife, after much urging, IN
duced her husband TO save part of his
wages by depositing $40 a month with
her. The arrangement promised TO be-
come grand financial success. Every
month the faithful husband handed over
$40 to his good wife. who carefully laid IL
away in safe place. Month after month
rolled on until ten $40 pieces, aggregating
500. had accumulated. when the wife
thought IL would be wise to deposit the
same in the savings bank. Accordingly,
one morning the lady unearthed her pile
of golden twenties and walked dow TO
the Marysville Savings Bank. On enter
ing the Institution she laid them upon the
counter with much satisfaction. congratu-
lating herself, no doubt. upon the fact
that the interest would In a few years
amount To quite a sum, and one worth
having in case of misfortune or bad luck
in lie. But then came the denouement.
The cashier readily discovered the peculi-
arity of the coin. The $40 pieces were
worthless limitations of the genuine coin.
The true facts in the case AT once flashed
across the mind Of the good woman. Her
husband had spent his wages, and In order
to fulfill his promise and keep up his
monthly deposits had purchased lot of
imitation $40 pieces known as spiel
markes." How the matter was settled in
the family. being of domestic and private
nature. we have not been inquisitive
enough to ascertain, and leave for Ill to
imagine.
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Why Her Plan Didn't Work.

The Pottsville PA Mrgers' Journal Is
responsible for the following story: "A
PhGnixville maid, quite old, becoming
anxious about her matrimonial chances,
recently concocted a plan to deceive a
young fellow as TO her age. This was the
way She tried il 7: The old family Bible
contained faithful record of all births,
marriages and deaths. This volume the
maiden took 10 her chamber. and, select
ing the birth-page, she managed, by dint
of scratching and writing, 10 change the
date of her birth to a period eleven years
later than what il had legitimately been
recorded. Then the Bible was placed on
the sitting-room table In conspicuous
manner. That evening came along the
lover. He soon began TO finger the Bible
pages. and finally reached the birth-record,
where and when he discovered, 10 his sur
prise, that his Angelina was just one year
younger than he. He thought IL strange,
as she appeared Older. He kept his mouth
shut and continued to tumble over the
pages. Next he began reading the death
list. and made the very astonishing dis
covery that the radiant maiden. according
to the Bible. had actually been born ten
years after the decease of her father. The
young man quietly arose and bid Angelina
good-by. and now swears that eternal
vigilance is indeed the price of liberty
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An eminent philologist, who has just
returned from China, met, just before he
left that country, an ole native gentleman
log years of age. who was just about 10
20 In for his last university examination.
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GOOD example OF muscular Christian
ity is recorded of Father Lynch. an Irish
priest, formerly attached to the Roman
Catholic College below Niagara Falls, and
who was afterward Bishop of Toronto.
Returning home one dark night on horse
back, Father Lynch was accosted by
footpad with bludgeon. who ordered MIN
To dhmount and surrender his horse and
purse. The reverend father did a he was
ordered. and in so doing sprang on his as
saiant and laid him flat on his back. Are
YOU an Irishman ~ 81 am sir" "A
Catholicgr "Sure that am" "Well, |
am Father Lynch, and shall take your
punishment out of the hands of the law,'
saying which he laid his riding whip upon
the back of the astonished offender with
such vigor that the latter probably regis
tered a vow that his next assault should be
on a layman.