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BAYARD TAYLOR AS LISGUlsr.- di-
rect reference of this speaker to the Amer:-
cans present caused Il call to be made for a
response, and Mr.. Bayard Taylor was intro
duced as the Skald Poet from america. He
quite surprised the people by addressing
them in Danish, briefly but tluently, ex-
pressing sentiments of respect and congratu-
lation. When he had concluded, the King,
who was standing in the thick of the crowd,
led the cheering, giving the Skald the full
and regular three times three. at the Gey-
serS, a few days afterward, the King told Dir.
Taylor he was exceedingly surprised to hear
him speak in Danish, and compllmented him
upon his command of the language. It may
be remarked that there are half dozen lam
guages which Mr.. Taylor speaks with more
ease and greater accuracy than the Danish,
while there are many others that he speaks
as well.-Aurat Halstead's letters from Ice
ldnd
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At about twenty miles from Berlin is stu

At about twenty miles from Berlin is stu
ated the village OF Sperenburg, noted for the
deepest well that has ever been sunk.
Owing to the presence of gypsum in the To-
calty, which is at moderate distance from
the capital, it occurred to the Government
authorities in charge of the mines to obtain
supply of rock salt. With this end in view,
the sinking of shaft or well sixteen feet in
diameter, was commenced some five years
ago, and at a depth of $50 feet the salt was
reached. The boring was continued to a
further depth of 900 feet, the diameter Of
the bore being reduced to about thirteen
inches. The operations were subsequently,
prosecuted by the aid Of steam until depth
of 4194 feet was attained. At this point
the boring was discontinued, the borer being
still in the salt deposit, which thus exhibits
the enormous thickness of 1907 feet.
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CHARLIE Ross IN NEvADA.-[Territerial
Ente1prisel Last evening a stalwart, mid
dle-aged woman, with arms bare and red, ne
though just out Of the washtub, and calico
sunbonnet set awry upon her head, was seen
passing hurriediy up Union street, leading
by the left ear q squint-eyed, snub.nosed,
freckIe-iaced, carroty -headed youth of eleven
summers. Fierce determination was seen
in the eyes Of the woman, and wild fear Of
the wrath to come was depicted in the face
of the boy. AS the pair passed a crowded
portion OF the sidewalk bright idea seemed
suddenly to strike the BOBBY who was being
thus roughly led away. Suddenly pulling
back, be shrieked in piteous, despalring
tone, Pm little Charlie Ross !! Pm little
Charlie Ross, what was stole! Won't some-
body save me? Thar's big reward offered
for mel" "Too thin, Ike !" cried young
hoodlum in the crowd, Everybody knows
you and yer old nam !"
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EXTRAORDINARY IRON MrNEs.-The Moore
field (West Va.) Advertiser states that an ex-
traordinary deposit Of iron has been diScov-
cred at the point where Ketterman's road
crosses Middle Mountain. Several veins
have been opened, all of them of extraordi.
nary thickness and richness. The ore is
taken out in immense blocks, some weigh.
ing three hundred pounds, which lie wedged
compactly together, but are easily separated
with the crow.bar. On the surface these
blocks lie horizontal and cover an area of
one hundred yards in width and miles in
length. Beneath the surface the blocks stand
perpendicular and in veins of INFESTED thick.
ness, though known to be more than thirty
inches,
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Professor TYNDALL is said to Lave come
over to the ranks of the materialists in utter
ing these words:
"Abandouing all disguise, tie confession
that feel bound to make before you is that
prolong the vision backward across the
boundary of the experimental evidence. and
discern in that matter which we in our igno-
rance, and notwithstanding our protested re-
verence for its Creator, have hitherto cover
ed with opprobrum, the promise and po-
tency Of every form and quality Of life"
But see how be qualities them:
"The materialism here enunciated may
be different from what you suppose, and l
therefore crave your gracious patience to the
end. In fact, the whole process of evolution
is the manifestation of power absolutely
inscrutable TO the intellect of man. As little
in our day as in the days Of Job can man by
searching find this power out. Considered
fundamentally, it is by the operation of an
insoluble mystery that life is evolved, species
differentiated, and mind unfolded from their
prepotent elements in theimmeasUrable past
There is, you will observe, no very rank ma.
terialism here"
But Notwithstanding this disclaimer, TYN-
DALI is at once set down as materialist.
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Seeing Is Believing.
lFor the Dispatch.l
RICHMOND, August 81, 1874


In letter from a friend of mine in Chi.
cago he speaks of an extraordinary discovery
made in that city by Mr.. E. Gray, who has
succeeded by bis indefatigable zeal in per.
fecting An instrument which is reported to
convey sound by the agency of that subtle,
inponderabie fluid electricity, over an I'm.
broken circuit of unlimited extent without
the interposition of any automatic repeaters,
which In the ordinary transmission of mes
sages occurs about every $50 miles to renew
the current Of electricity.
1t is said that Mr.. Gray has transmitted
sounds distinctly audible at point over an
unbroken circuit of 2,400 miles, reproducing
on violin attached to the receiving wires
tunes played on piano keyboard at that
enormous distance with the greatest degree
of accuracy, which has led many celebrated
electricians to predict, from the great success
of Mr.. Gray's experiment, that time will
come to pass when the ordinary, trouble.
some, manipulating instruments will I'M.
doubtedly be abandoned for the more un.
way OF transmitting the sounds
of the human voice along the conducting
wires, so that we may laugh and chat to.
gether with ease and comfort without the
worry Of telegraphlng.
Your obedient servant, End.
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III After all, the old advice not to giyeehil-
dren sugar and sweets was rot as wise'as 1t
is generally considered. There Is no doubt
from recent researches Of the healthiness Of
sugar at least. Excess is, OF course, hErt-
full. So is excess in anything else. In the
case of children in whom the requirements
Of growth call for a rapid and efficient trans
formation of food into tissue, there is ne'
doubt that natures demand for sweets Is
very imperious, and parents should, there.
fore, understand that they increase the
amount Of nutrition extracted from beef
and mutton. BY both sugar and honey the
digestive juices are increased, and meat
more nearly assimilated. In regard to the
teeth all our old theories are over
turned. In regard to the effect of sugar on
the teeth the correctness Of the popular be-
lief is met and reiuted by the fact that the
teeth of the West Indian negroes-a com.
munity remarkable for the amount Of sugar
consumed among them-are of bright
white. The reasoning of medical science is
that phosphate of lime being the chief con-
stituent of the bones and teeth, but not be-
fore adult age, an increase of the phosphate
of lime is the essential characteristic of the
development of the bones in children, and
as Tactic acid diss0lves the phosphate of lime
of the food, sugar indirectly supports this
solution and facilitates the conveyance Of
lime to the baltimore Gazette.
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deficit which 4 produced bs alarm md The

deficit which Is produced by alarn md tae
hiding Of money II causes.
1t is oil bosh to talk about y gold ssandard.
ii never has been discovered. we want
good currency in amosan. sufficient for com.
neTeial purposes. AS long az confidence
amongst men that highest ornament 70
civilized society--iasts all will go well.
when confidence is disturbed The gold stand:
lard, whatever it be, cannot maintain specie
payments. So, when the conceited hnaDciers
ut,er their dogmas they are talking at ran
dom. They pretend to knowledge Of science
in money. and they attempt 10 apply theories
to what Is as perfectly unstable and uncon'
trolable as the air itself. Let the people take
care of their own interests, and let the finan'
ciers 90 their ways. They are artiui doas'
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The Icelanders all know that America was
discovered by their lcelanders some centu.
ries before Columbus struck the West In.
dies, and was called Vinland. This is tho
roughly authenticated historical fact, the
only question being the extent to which the
Icelandic adventures explored our shores.
The weight Of evidence seems to be that they
entered the waters of Rhode Island. 1t is a
curious point, in this connection, that CO.
lumbus was ct Rejkiayik fourteen years be.
fore his American discovery. Washington
Irving states this TACT, and in the appendix
Of his /" Life Of Columbus adds some par
ticulars. = h4rat Hal stead's letters from Zee
land,
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There Is no outright quarrel between
President Grant and the Republican party,
but there is an arrangement. The two are
drifting apart. Five Republican State Con.
yentons have been held recently, and not
one Of them has extended to the President
the cheap nominal courtesy of an endorse
ment. This silence on the part of the Re-
publicans of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan,
and these direct rebukes from those of Kan.
sas and Pennsylvania, indicate not only a
determined opposition Of the northern peo-
pie to third term, but an ominous GOODNESS
of the northern Republicans towards their
President. At present the relation between
them is one Of estrangement, but it may
ripen at the next session Of Congress into an
overt quarrel.-St. Louis Republican.
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How strongly interviewer are the genera.
tons Of men, and how oddly protracted are
certain lineages! There is now living in the
city OF Philadelphia an eminent professional
man, in the full possession Of intellectual
yigor, who was nineteen years of age when
General Washington and thirteen years old
when Lord Mansfield died-and Lord Mans.
field, we are told, had talked with one who
had seen Charles ]. beheaded. Thus 1t is
that it takes but few links to make the chain
which binds US even to the remote past
Baltimore Gazette,
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A resolution expressing disapproyal Of
some of the teachings of Professor Swing
was recently offered IN the Chicago Presby-
terry with the protested design Of clearing
the Assembly from the supposition that It
may have approved any Of his peculiar doc.
trines by acquitting him on his recent trial.
1t was declared out Of order, and was not re-
ceived, because it was regarded as aYirtual
re6pening OF so adjudieated case.
Mr.. Carl Rosa has determined to resume
the active business of his profession, and Is
now organizing 40 English opera company
for season of performances ID various part
oil England. HIS many friends in The Unj.et
States will be glad 10 learn that he purpose
returning 10 America in January.
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Party and Personal.

WILLIAMS the Attorney General Is uou'
bIed about southern outrages, and, 1t Is
stated, has gone to Long Branch to consult
the President.
But the President is away from bis salt
water headquarters making reconnaissance
of the Bay State, where be is received with
extraordinary ecldt. In Harwich they had
carpet spread before him for his reception
and standing upon which be shook the
hands of many people, while above him was
the motto, 'Harwich for GRANT in 1868
1872, and 1876" This place Is near Cape
Cod, and strong locaIity-tbat is, BUTLER
is thereabouts, and he is "mighty smart"
The spreading Of the carpet on the Hsr'
wich platform FOR the President to stand
upon had somewhat royal appearance.
RALEIGH threw his cloak in the mud for ELI.
zaBErH to walk upon; and we have no dou OF
40 office.hunter would do the same thing for
General GRANT in a similar fxigency. For
serviiity would be quite equal to gallantry in
that case. Judging from the demonstrations
in Massachusetts, We very strongly suspect
a great many Of her citizens are getting ready
to hail the third term with feryor, notwith-
standing the severe denunciations heaped
on it By the leaders with literary titles in
the American Athens, with the Advertiser
at their head. What will the shoemaker OF
Natick think Of this fuss over GRANT and the
,b;rd form, en- moor his hnmn9
When the President comes back he will
be quite refreshed by The salt breezes Of the
Massachusetts shore and ready for confer.
ence with the Attorney. General. We do
not suppose he will be inclined to hearken
to the bloody stories that will be spread be.
fore him, or disposed to put in force the
plans for interference which, if the letter
writer's speak the truth, the Attorney. Gene.
raj may urge upon him. There is no thirc
term in those plans, and General GRANT
knows it too well. He will hardly cut loose
from his own non-intcrferencep policy to please
Mr.. WILLIAMS, and he will hardly follow the
lead of that bitter partisan back into the vim.
diclive arena of ultra RadicaliSm-that arena
into which the sordid Radicals are ever
pressing the southern whites and negroes,
where they may fight for the qualification
and benefit of the Radical party.
The "great silent man has other fish to
fry, as the country will probably fird out.
He is for non-interference.
The civil-rights bill is dead with the Pre-
sident. DIR. SEARs-good authority-s
that the civil.rights bill will never be en-
forced. We understand what that means.
DR.. SEARS, we suspect, believes that the civil,
rights bill never will be signed by the Presi-
dent.
Looking at things generally, especially in
Guiding the political discords that prevail in
parties, we may feel that something new is
about to manifest itself to the American na.
ton. Certain it is that the present cannot
last. Unquestionably the great silent man -
has contemplated these things, and has
wound up the national organ for new
tune.
p. S. 1t may be wsll to add that the above
was in type before we saw the news from
Washington which is reported elsewhere in
this issue Of the Dispatch.
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pIcHMoND COLLEGE,
RICHMOND, VA.

The next session begins october |, and i0.h'a'''
The Goiiege comprises the following ssepsn'S''
Scholastic wit:
4. LATIN; III. GREEK:
iii. MODERN LANGUAG VS.: rrcs.
Nv. ENGLISH; v. MATASaaaAufVSSTTaY;
viii. PHIL0sUPHi,,oor OF
In addition 10 the foregoing SlhtVuS asd
LAW. under the charge Of Professors MANI!
Neesen, Il connected With the Gsilege.
TIE EXPENSE OF A STUDENT, ,netaaesn .ss fv.k
In messing clubs, tution, and othei Iai Tor tha
lighis aud washing, need mos eSceed s,i.y. .,oid
entire Sesslon RDoard he had at the Cotsrs sn
or In rgsYats boarding houses, these expe's's
amount 30 1885. .,o,,o .,,on 81.
,r rosS "a osu We sS.sA b. PUkTEak
Wy \, 90 .aot,,oeI Chairman OF Ue fseah'.
Catalogues cAu be attained by applytaS 70
q RYLkSp, 9iss tIain strset, Or 70 y. \. i'iA
lll2 Main stree t.s
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DEATHS.

Died, in Ashland, August sist, Or. GEORGE \.
SKIP WITH. In the sixteth year OF his age, Of ty-
phoid dysentcry.
Burial TO-DAY. I'd instant, Mt II A. NJ, al Graee
church, Powhatan county.
Died, at her fathers residence, September ].
1874, at 2 O'Clock =. NJ, EVA BROCK. infant
daughter OF George H. and Annie NJ. Matthew'S;
aged one month and i've days.
Died, at the residence OF her father, In Waverly,
Baltimore county, on the 30th of August, MARIA
HANSON, daughter Of Oliver p. and Ghzs l.. BALD
win.
Died, in New York. August 30th, DANIEL w.
sDkSLIN, only son Of John =. aud Flora W. Dew
lin, aged six years and eight months.
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TREASURY RECEIPTS.


COMING Our FROM AMONG THEM.-A dis
tinguished Republican Of Alabama, Judge
HARRISON, undoubtedly the ablest man of the
Republican party in North Alabama, has
written letter for publication, OF which
the following is an extract:
The clYil-rights bill is leading measure
of the Republican party-the party is
pledged for it's success-its party leaders
support it with but few exceptions. All oil
the Republican members in Congress from
Alabama, beaded by Spencer in the Senate,
supported if. 1t is urged by resolutions in
primary political meetings all over the South.
Tbeie are individual exceptions, [ Concede
but they are powerless against the over
whelming current which is pressing it on.
1t was passed in the Senate by party vote,
after due deliberation in party caucus, ana
party measure.
I therefore conclude that the Republican
party, as u party, supports this bill, and by
its support expects its final succesS-wil put
it upon the statutes Of the country if it can
enforce its execution. Icannot support that
measure in any political organization, or lend
myself to its support an any sense Of the
,cord. This is the issue. In it is involved
the ruin or prosperity Of both races in the
South. If the bill is finally passed it will re-
quire standing army to enforce it. Who
does not desire to avoid such calamity !?
What sane man will willingly vote for this
policy, knowing its consequences?
This bill gives to the Federal courts eX-
elusive jurisdiction over any and all viola
tions OF its provisions, thereby centraizing
the powers of the General Government.
Breaking down the jurisdiction of the State
courts-putting every man in the South in
the hands of the Federal judiciary power to
enforce heavy fines and imprisonment.
The Democratic and Conservative party
in Alabama is opposed to this bill in all OF
its features, and so am l its ticket Is good
one headed by General Houston, the embo-
diment of conservatism. He is honest and
capable. The platform is sound, and an.
nounces correct principles, such as commend
themselves to conservative men everywhere.
l will certainly support them.
Respectfully, W. j. HARRISON.
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OFFICE VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP ASpll
PACKET COMPANY,

THF. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE yIR.
Il GINA STEAMSHIP AND PACKET conf.
Pan Y are requested to leave their scrip with AIR.
Is. ca NOTHING, at the National Bank OF ttirgilia,
anu receive in di, ibniion of The assetsof he COM
Yany pro rata, e-ntneteenihs OF a share of
Old dominion Sleams hip Company stoes for each
Will be given for fractional parts OF shars. redeem
able when presented IN amounts equal 10 one or
more whole shares Please be pfdEspt In senaing In
your scrip, and present it before 10 O'clock,
se2-iet p,J, BG RR, PRECEDENT,
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President GRANT went to the Martha's
Vineyard camp-meetirg. 1t foretokens ex.
pected good things. Men generally have a
pious inclination about the time of and just
after success. Does this foreshadow the
third term2
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Our busy neighbors of the Enquirer may
take old CoGGIA's second comet-that with
only one of DARwIN's rudimentary tails.
The Enquirer may happily piece it out with
a note of interrogation. We made all desi-
rable experiments with the illustrious pre-.
decessor,
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VERMONT AND MA1Ng.-Yermont and Maine
both elect State officers. members of Con.
gress, Legislature. &C., in September. The
former led off yesterday, and Maine will fol.
low on Monday, September IA.
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Some of the press are clamorous for Presi.
dent Grant to announce whether he wishes
to be candidate for third term or not, and
abuse him because he is silent. Grant IS
right. The third term is simply question
tor outside parties to debate. Petersburg
Nears,
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How TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF GAs.-[From
the New York World, 31st.1 -At meeting
of the North British Association of Gas
Managers in Glasgow a short time ago a
paper was read by Mr.. Malam, of Dunn.
fries, which was the subject of much discus
sion. Itappears that Mr.. Malam has devised
a system of distilling gas.coal by which he
can avail himself Of very high temperatures,
and thereby convert what would otherwise
be liquid hydro.carbon compounds into per-
manent illuminating gas. Out of ton of coal,
by bis new system, Mr.. Malam is enabled to
EToduce more gas by from three to four
thousand cubic feet than can be extracted
by any other sytem of carboniZing coal. BE
| Is also enabled to get seYenteen.candle gas
from Newcastle coal and twenty.eigbt candle
gas from Scotch camel coal, While the actual
yield of the marketable commodity is brought
up to II 900 cubic feet per ton OF raw min.
eral in the former case, and to nearly $4,000
cubic feet per ton in the latter. The Dumfries
Gaslight Company have already began to get
the benefit Of this new system. 1t seems that
every winter, previous to getting their works
constructed according to the new system,
they had great difficulty in furnishing a sutti-
cient supply OF gas. Now they experience
none. During the year in which the new
system was worked there was q saving of
9s6 tons of coal, which was equal to 80 per
cent. as compared with the previous year
under the ordinary method of working.
This is the solution Of an important ques-
ton which has long been puZzling the minds
of inventors: How to reduce the price OF
gas. It's to be hoped that American gas
companies will not be slow in introducing
this method, as 1t will benefit the companies
using 1t as well as the public; the Dumfries
Gas Company having been aole to declare a
higher dividend than they could have done
under the ordinary method. Should it be
introduced in this country there is no doubt
but that great improvements can be maze
upon ir.
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r OCUST DALE ACADEMY.

pETHEL ACADEMY, the largest male
~ boardiug-school In Virginia, prepares YOUTH
for business or for the Virginia universities. By
Practical Surueying, bookkeeping. and 7tIs-
yrdpitY, and has AN Introductory course of Lrr.
Its students are offered Prize Scholarships In the
University OF Virginia, the Washington and lie.
University, and the Virginia Military Institute.
$3.50 for Board and Taiuon for half session Of
twenty weeks. No ectras. For Catalogue, &c,
address Principals. Bethel Academy post-otfce,
Eu,luuier COUNTY. Va, au Is
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" ENMoRE UNIVERSITY
AMHERST COURTHOUSE. VA.
Preparatory TO the University Of Virginia.

preparatory TO The University OF VirginiaJ
IT. A. STROBE f3Iath. Medallst U. Val prinei-
pal, and instructor In Mathematics, Engineering,
and Natural sciences.
Fl. O. BROCK, Is. Lit. u Va. (recentIy Assistant
Professor Of Latin, U. Val, instructor In Greek,
Latin. French, and German.
Session begins September Is, 1874.
Charges for session, $500. All appointments
frst-cluss.
Catalogues sent on application.
24-1Sw.kwt16S
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ILook out for ISL

PosTAL.-Charies A. Calhoun is appointed
postmaster at Montgomery Springs, Mont
gomery county, Va, uice j. w. Rumburg,
resigned.