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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-21

THESAPEAKE AND OHIO Rail-
" ROAD.-nn and after MARCH s,l67A, IL
PASSENGER trains will run follows: -
80, FROM RICHMOND. .
MAIL TRAM;.For Gordonsyiile, Chariottes-
Vile. StaunIon, White Sulphur, Hinton, and al in
termediate stations daily Except Sundsyj as $50
4. 81. This train connects at Gordonsytle, Tor
Orange, Cupeper, Warrenton, Manassas, Afex1ne
dria, Washington, and the North and at Charlottco
Vile for Lynchbarg, Bristol, Knoxville, Chatts-
nooga and the South: - - - ~
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gordonsvilie and an
intermediate station daily Except Sunday lat A&6
r. M. This train connects &C 6er&0n6viIle foe
Lynchburg. 49, t...,.4sgt .stfT
EXPRESS.-For junction, Gordonsville, Char
lottesville, Staunt0b Goshen, Covngton, White Sui
phur, Huntingdon, and all the stations betweenWhise
sulphur and Illumination daily texcep. Saturday.
at 9:30 p. III, This train connects al HuntinKto9
with steamers Bostona and Fleetwood for Cincdnp
natl and the West and Southwest. sl5s.k -. xtlI.a
, For through ttckets,. correct information. aN6
rates, apply at A. w. CARRIERS, S26 Main street,
at office Ballard and Exchange Hotel, aud ut theoes
pot On Broad street near Seventeenth.
80, EDGAR VLIET,
,,.h General Passenger and Ticket Agent
A. a. PERRY, General Superintendent t610
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PLAYING CARDS.
THE BEST-THE CHEAPEST.

STEAAsHIPS-Cheapesr kind made REGArrhs-
1 A cheap common card ;BRoADwAYS-Au nice com
mon card: vInGESfAs-Fine calico backs; GENE
aAt and popular tpattsrn backs,
deck1 extra quatcyi GOLDEN GATEs-Oue of the
best cards made; MOUNT VERNoNs-Extra fine.
tWoIcolOr patterns; GREAT sMOGULS--lmpor;ed
NO OTHERS. El-s-s.sry 80 a. - - -.
TO GUARD AG ATNsT SPURIOUS CARDS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS should see that ~
black Unite1 States internal revenue stamp, BSe20
with monogram V. y. IL on centre Of spade, &[lI3&
ison every pack. This stamp, In conncc. SJk4SY
ton with the GOODALL CARDS, is "
NoTICETo DEALERS.-Every pack OF the Good
all Cards sold wilt hont this United States revenue
IT: mp properly affixed subjects the seller to a;
heavy penalty. NH elm
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OFFICE RICHMOND AND PETERssUsGl

-. OFFICE RICHMOND AND PETERsBUsGl
!, ..,.s..-...-s7. ~ RAILROAD COMPANY. !
ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1sr. 1874
" trains on this road will run aa follows :.ilg
The MAIL TRAINS leave Richmond at sos 4.
4; and M; returning iease Petersburg -
The sos A. n. MAIL TRAIN does not leays
Richmond on Mondays. and the 1850 p. n. MAIL
TRAIN does not leave Petersburg on Sundayaa
NORFOLK ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leAye8
Richmond at 1880 F. ID. and Petersburg at 1083
A. NJ. .t.,..,s..a. ...---a-..-, ...... 81
FREIGHT TRAINS, with . passenger coach 6.
tached, leave Richmond for Petersburg st 3 A. II
aud p. nj. daily, except sundays: returning Ieayo
Petersburg at ESQ A. IL. and $50 p. II. daily
except Sundays. .....sE:-
The MAIL TRAINS will not stop between Rich..
mond and Petersburg except ut Manchester ana
Chester.
Passengers from Glover Hill will leave % 4 A.
NJ, and returning leave Richmond at p. II. daily.
Except Sundaysl.
/, ALL RAINS leaving Petersburg viii start froSR
the Washington-Strest depot
PULLMAN'S PALACE SLEKPING.CARS AZ
~s ~ >''.. CORBiN WARWICK, JB.,.
ja22 General Ticket and Freight A gent
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communicated
Govlt st yE;s-Thc Printing Question,

i" SsrS. Ei',o1s: The communications that
La'" recently appeared in your columns in
tr-tTd TO this subject have induced me to
tAa'HiEe Tor myself into this matter, and
Aud the following astounding facts:
i1.a! cost Of az letter press 1,ri.ti,,a
exclusive Of DaperI done under con-
i:trts made D! the superintendent =
Q! ruhc Printing for ihe year end
- IL. September. S73 ..SlO4a5 go
f1i.priuung records during same period
mt ""dsr contract. $3.50 os
~. az nulLIc nrintiup oyer records
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CLOTHING.

CLOEA1N6a .#N
A SPECIALITY. - = ..-.------.
just opened at the old stand Of T. j. Irving C Co.,
913 Main street.
A GENTS FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
SHIRTS MADE To ORDER A SPECIALITY.
The celebrated 8. STAR SBlKTr sold for twenty
five years in this city by the late THOMAS ). BALD
WIN, ready made or made 10 order; HIGH CUT
SHIRTS, MEDIUM CUT SRtRTs, and Low CET
SHIRTS, at ali prices. -
fine PERCALE SHIRT, with two collars for
1925: 49,
NEW YORK MILLS SHIRTS. with three pseats,
for $3.50;
UNDERWEAR at all prices;
ENGLISH ana FRENCH HALF-uOSE;
BALBRlGGAN HALF-HOSE;
RASDkERCHIEFS, GLOVES, SUSPEEDERS,
SCARFS, TIES, BOWS. COLLARS,
CUFFS, SHIRT JEWELRY. --a.-- -
And every article pertaining to first class gen.
ttemens furnishing establishment. We most re-
| specially ask a share of your patronage
II. Il. MILLER & CO., a.
913 Mafn street,
NH 20-1m opposite GeroIS European Hotel.
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posrAh = n l Una Say aprpirfrt
postnlaste rat Fnfk u,t.cn. taInsarus county.
va, asce James ~. Denton, removed. Charie,'
q, Barnett is aepointed pcs snaster at Ale.
gnaoy Springs, Montgomery county, Va.
vsee Coar'es 81. W oitz, resigned A:sJsLn..
ton 10 appointed postmaster at stickIey VIA
Lee Lea. county, Yas pee W. B.. Nichols, not
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DlCKENS's .WORKs-15 VOLUMES
II. Scott, "a "; BuIwer, i w.; Atnswortb. q =:
Keade. 10 v; mayns. Reade 10 y; Shakespeare. IL
Byron, ! v: Thackeray, IL "; Addison. 8 ":
Lord Chancellor,s r0'y; Srrickiand's Queens y
v, Soethe, 8 "; British Poets 8 ": Schiller, ":
~. nIentnam, Nv; and many offler fine editions OF
tne pest works Also, for sale the largest stock In
virgnis OF new md old books In NIL tile DEPART
RANDOLPH & ENGLISH, -
Lnn I-u&w - 1913 Main street.
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The Rev. T. w. Hooper, of Lynehburg,
has declined the call to the Presby tetian
church In Memphis, Tenn, ss;sf " .'.2t g
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-.
htS Band OF t3SJ Rs M IL Does
YIe eHi "a a E ss ss gp Es.g4S ~ TIasT
a3is Sfn IN, a aao, -, !.
pe1sc notice 1t deserves sheir ma ,,ss,. O.
nsp,s s nness baud uniform IN the State, iid 10.
MsA recalys prompt attention addressed Id ~ MnS
r ~ asscCANS, leader, Of Baud. 1920 Main street
tsf4,:s- . ,nIs Isa,ssts s
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I Resolution passed IN the T.ynchhn,o r =, i.

mon Council: = - 20 sss. =
= Resoiced, That Major Kirkpatrick, our re-
preventative IN tho Senate OF Vtrginin, be-
ana Is hereby instructed to withdraw the
amendment proposed to be made ia the char.
ter OF the city, relative to the police force. If.
IN his Judgment, it endangers the favorable
consideration by the Legislature of the
other amendments asked for.
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pOYAL FIRE NSLNANCE COMPANY
AS OF LIVERPOOL AND LONDON. - =
AoSEIS VYEn ............. 2.000, 600.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
LONDON. = o. y - =
aSOc1 WE
Deposited with Treasurer Of Virginia, $4,000.
Shareholders personally responsible Tor the obi.
cations Of the above companies, - .s,...sst +
Representing the above staunch olo English com,
laues we solicit the patronage of the public upon
their unquestionab!e security. prompt and nbcraj
settlement nS Of al claims, anS assyy income:
- No. 1106 Main street.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW YORK. - - 81. -
CASH ASSETS OVER $3.50, 00O, GOO.
Cash dividends, ssrpdS8fng all others, at FIRST an
ere,y anniversary of policies.
Premiums payable annually, semi-annuAlly, ant
quarterly. Er'9. #5@ - 49, -
The OLDEST, LARGEST, and CHEAPEST company
In the United States. -, -
- JOHN q. CLAIBORNE, Agent.
ser No. HOS Main street
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p ICHMOND THEATRE. e.,
,.-z~., ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY
SIX MIG HTS ANDONE.M
Previous to the departure for Europe OF the world
~. renowned artist
Mr.. +. A. .SOTHERN,
supported by Mics MINNIE WALTON, yry1yc
BOWERS, LINTON SoTHERN, r. u. OGDEN, and
the entire company of the Theatre.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY,
MARCH %, "a, 25,
OUR.tAMER1CAN COUSIN.
LORD Dundreary. ................:..F.A A. SoTHERy.
THURSDAY-SAM.
FRIDAY and SATURDaY-DAVID GARRICK.
MATINEE SATURDAY at Q O'Clock.
SCALE OF PRICES-Admission 81 secured seats,
$3.50. Seats now on sale at AMHoLD'S, 92o Main
street. No free list. mh: 2l-li*
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GARBER,s GENERAL RAILRoAt1'
T1cKEr-oFFIcE I. .sf.s

40 $50 7it 1 a
80 BAGGAGE EXPRESS
THROUGH TICKETS 70 all pstneipsa PER-
NoRTH, SOUTH, EAST. and WEST pte 2zk
RAILROAD and STEAMSHIP LINES. ss.,s i
BAGGAGE CHECKED from hotels aud psiyaia
residences TO DESTINATION on an tis1sn asse
By me. Rates same as at depots.
PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE CALLED FoR
IN ANY PART OF THE CITY.
stateroons en- steamers OF Old Dominion steana-
ship Line to New York and sieeping-ca a.l betths
secured. Tickets sold at our Offices. Informatioa
cheerfully given as to all routes. Maps and time
tables for distribution. ~
Principal Office, s2s Main street. and branch Of
fee atExchange Hotel. A. W. CARRIER.
NH 2-1ms y
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= - - = : 49, - - - EEHTtLNKEHS
(tHESAPEAKE GUANC. "

OF Baltimore, prepared 20 ofKer this -.
STANDARD FERTILfzERs -
10 the planters OF VirginfK and North Carolina for
TOBACCO AND:OTHEK SPRING CROPS.
We have consented to accept thiR RRency .belieys-
cost. The senior nenbes 0S onr drn.i having nsef
is in his own agricultural operations ahe TO Ie-
Price in Kichmond. 852 per for. Il: .s.,a
= - JAMES b. FlCKLIG ~ COsszl
Commission Merchxntss ~
Cary street between Twelfth and Thtrteenth.
\. mh S-d.sw&wlm 5sssssf atAsasssfs 49,
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BY j. L. Apperson,
Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent,
corner OF Eleventh and Main streets.

corner OF Eleventh and Main streets. r..
TOR SALE PRlVATELY.-BY request
IL of the executor Of the late Roscoe B. Heath
ESQ, offer for sale the tIRSI-CLASS MAN
SION, No. o west Franklin street. between Foushee
and Adams streets, now In the occupancy Of W. w
Henry rsu, containing about twelve rooms, be-
sides closets, &C.: furnished with marble mantes
throughout, and in every other respect finished
and built in the very best manner-Mr. Heath spar
ing neither cost or care In its construction, Ample
accommodations tor servants, &c.
Lot 34h By 1913 feet to wide alley: The terms
viii he made remarkably accomT odatlng.
This Is Justly REGARDED the most desirable pro-
nurty of the kind In the city, now on the market
and it is rare that SO choice piece Is offered APP
nlvto j. l.. APPEiNbN, J.
NH le-14t Real Estate Agent and i-uctloueer.
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fam SfnuIltOn.

49,, v; the Richmond hiSpa'ch.l
My, av<uN- SINGULAR RoBBEKf-CoA-
...., ,,r;,says <ERvICgS-THE PROPOSED
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RICHMOND, Xo1K RIyER AND CHEsArKAKnl
- RAuHOAD COMPANY,
d, 1855. s RICHMOND, March 2, 1874 ,
ON AND AFTER THIS DATE9PAE-
" sENGER and FREIGHT TRAINS o. nag
road viii run IS follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN for West Point leaves
Richmond at 8 P. M, and train from West Point
viii arrive at Richmond a 1850 A. n. Oily (Dr1'
DAYS excepted). .
NIcKLE, has been placed on the route between Wet
Point and Baltimore to run In connection with To-
road and will makethree trips week. leaving Wet
Pon, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS. and SATUHv
DAYS on the arrival Of the train, which leaves Reh
mond at P. M, arriving at Baltimore next morning.
In ample time to connect with trains Tor the hor1
and West and leave Baltimore MONDAYS WE'D
NESDAYS, and FRIDAYS az Up. Nh connecting
at West Point with the train due at Rtchmono IS
1880 next morning. - 49, .s@s
Fare to Baltimore, 81. 3. :G.,.ts,.-S
| FREIGHT TEAM, for through freight onlys
| leaves Richmond Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturS
days at 4 a. N. Through freight received daily
FREIG HT TRAIN, with passenger car Attacno4p
| for freight between Richmond and west Eoduta
| leaves Richmond on Mondays, Wednesdays. AAa
Fridays at $3.50 A. n. Local freight received Tass
days. Anolsoays' 'n ''N - EbW. r. EOLGER,g
! .ta Superintendent
W.N BRAGG, Master TRANSPORTATION. 1ao1
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n N. WALKER q CO., GENERAL m
- SURANCE AGENTS, 1914 NAM ayn rrr
hItCiHisioNDs Va. representing the ,'"'>'.'i
AihAION SURANGE COMPANY. or Csne,r.
hael, Oh.o-lssets over 81, 5000 e. S''Se1s
syM StA y d ATIAN FIRE INSURANCE CeMpA.
r 81 E Nsp xorkIasSets over x6 co. 900; -
ComPANP' Of Aff Snc s,,IS ~ AND BANKING
1919 aTt51ASTTc 1NsgRANcE COMPANY, of
brooklyn, n. Y.--assets over 50 0O, Oi](S: -
UNION FIRE ms HRANCE GOSiPAgy ~,
bqn5a oIi,, Ad, d: oyer 500, 900. "
odn ep0siteo with the Treasurer of Virginia Al on
IVY. Losses equitably adjusted and promptly pai6
az this agency. Applications solicited, ana imn,e
Qlfte attoDtion given thereto. 80 &c ~ ,
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T ANDS.-I have for sale large number
IL of first-class ESTATES with splendid improve
ments and large and small FARhlS with ana WITH
out buildings in almost every section Of the State
Many Of the large estates ale situated on the james
and other rivers, and many of the small farms lie
near the city. GEORGE NJ Dk Wig.
NH 16-1m lU14 Malu Street.
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ASA SNYDER, President:
E. b. MEADE, Secretary:
j. b. GRANT. Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS: .s.-tf 4
hsa onyoer, Frank D. HUI.
James Dunlop, ~ S. III, Hawes.
Peter w. Grebts, f. William pamhar.or
Clement Il. Barksdale T. r. Watkins
John K. Chldrey, ID. 8. Wooidridoa
William NJ. Archer, Lewis n CrnnaSaw T.
William II. Palmer, +. r. Glasrow ''r''
l.. B. 1atnm, Geopoe w "a,
Isaac Fl. Darlington, Samuel Erae,iay'
w. X. Gfiarles, r. T. n WnIsolj
Anthony Barsamin, John Tyler
w. Il .Lucke, William u p,,yo. :
Bailey Davis, fnI1am
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A SSEMBLY HALL.
GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
CONCERT --.-.---
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF :
THE RICHMOND RELIEF COMMITTEE"
BENEFIT OF THE POOR,
WILL BE GIVEN on
ioEsDAf EVENING, MARCH GATH, 1874,
By MR.. L. P. WHEAT,
ASSISTED By
MIR. s. G. YOUNG, OF WASHINGTON CITY.
KEssNICH's ORCHESTRA,
FULL CHORUS OF MALE AND FEMALE
(Members Richmond and Manchester Church
Choirs), and
MEMBERS RICHMOND PHILHARMONIC
ASSOCIATION. IT,
PROGRAMME.
- PART /.
l. Overture to "Merry Wives OF Windsor"
EICoLAI
- Piano and Orchestra. -
@. Sextetta, "Ihe Chapel. ..........KREUTZER
The Mendelssohn Sextette.
8. Duo, Love and War;. COOKE
Tenor and Bass
4. Piano Solo, "Concertstuck. ".........W WEBER
5. Baritone Solo, 1.-The Two Grenadiers."
Mr. S. G. Young.
6. Chorus, " The Heavens are Telling" Creation
Full Chorus and Orchestra. q.
PART H.
7.'Oyerture to lie Chcval de Bronze
Piano and orchestra.
8. Quartette, 80, Thou God who nearest Prayer.
BARNEY
Monumental Church Choir.
9, Plano Solo, "Potpourri ".............. WHEAT
AIR. WHEAT.
10 Octette, "The Blue danube Waltz. STRAUSS
The Kreuizer Uctette.
1, Baritone Solo, "Simon the Cellarer."
Mr.. s. G.. YOUNG.
l2. Finale, "Gloria from 9th Mass. MOZART
Full Chorus and orchestra.
TICKETS. ...SEyENTY-FIVE CENTS
EATS.............ONE DOLLAh.
To be had at WEST, JOHNSTON j. Co.'s. Saturday
Monday, and Tuesday. mn ~ FL
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pHILAD ELPHIA, RICF. .%EFA
SHIP LINE.-FOR PHILADELPHIA TWICE
WEEK.-Until further notice the steamers Of th;
line will leave Philadelphia every "WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY, and Riehmond every MONDAY
and THURSDAY at ~ O'Clock M...-,Sisl-S Il q !!
Freight taken for alf parts Of Penn sylvania, New
Jersey, and Delaware, for Providence and Boston
Also, for Antwerp and Liverpool pta Red Star anG
American steamship lines, and bills OF adlng signed
Sire 10 at low rates. 2' = - 81 Z :!
Passage 70 Philadelphia, including meals anf
5tateroom, 90. w. =. PORTER, Agent,
No. 2425 Dock street, Richmond.
WILLIAM P. CLYDE q CO., Agents.
fe12 No. ID South Wharyes, Phifadephia.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-08
Items OF Interest.

A country editor advises Queen Isa-
bella to advertise If she wishes to find
the throne she lest some time ago.
An Ohio man hitched his wife and
stepdaughter to a shovel plow, and
plowed three and half acres of corn
with them.
Business men everywhere say that
their July bills are being paid this year
more promptly than usual-the most
encouraging sign yet for trim trade
in the fall.
A boy at Lancaster, Wis, was build
ing fence recently, when rattlesnake
bit him in the finger. He Immediately
caught up an ak and chopped the finger
off, thus saving his life.
A puzzled Congressional aspirant re-
marks: eff 1 go for the civil rights
bill / shall not be reelected if L go
against the civil rights bill I shall not
be reelected what am l to do, pray ??
It is an admitted fact in China and
Japan that the older the tree the better
the tea. The shrubs which supply the
mobiles of Japan with their favorlte
beverage are said to be in many in
stances 500 years old.
A fellow in Searsport, Me-, who re-
Gently gave whisky to little boy to
make him drunk, was soundly horse
whipped by the boys father, and the
citizens are ready to foot all bills, if
prosecution is attempted.
A sentimental editor says, "It is
comforting to know that one eye watches
for our coming, and. looks brighter
when we come" A contemporary is
grieved to learn that his brother of
the quill has wife with one eye."
"Why did you leave your last place"
inquired young housekeeper about to
engage a new servant. "Why, you
see, ma'am," replied the applicant, l
was too good looking, and when L
opened the door folks took me for the
missus.
Here is Japanese recipe for keeping
meat fresh in hot weather: "Place it
in clean porcelain bowl, and pour
very hot water over it so as to cover it.
Then pour oil upon the water. The air
is thus quite excluded and the meat
preserved"
Here we have story of $4,000 visi-
tors at Saratoga at s. per day, and an
other of q blind man found dying OF
starvation in cellar in New York city.
Contrast the pictures and then cease to
wonder why the world agrees with Shy
lock that thrift is blessing"
Andrew Mineter, of Dover, N. H.,
being laid up with big swelling in his
back, sent for a medicine man, who
extracted from the painful locality a
piece of jack-knife blade about two
inches in length. He believes this was
inserted into his person two years ago,
while trying to stop a melee on the
railroad. The broken blade had jour
neyed four inches into Andrews anato-
my. ........
Who can read without emotion the
stony of the two little girls in Green
Bay, Wis. The eldest was seven years
of age, the youngest only FIVE. A
drunken father left them alone in their
room for six days with only small
loaf of bread for food. When the
children were found the eldest sister
was nearly dead, having refused to eat
of the bread, so that her little sister
might not suffer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-08
A Bad Box.

AS corporal of the New Orleans po-
lice was recently making his rounds at
very early hour in the morning his
attention was attracted by suspicious
looking box which had been deposited
on doorstep. 1t bore curious ap.
pearance, suggestive of an internal
machine which might go off of itself
and scatter destruction around gener-
ally. So he thought it his duty to ex-
anime it closely. An investigation re-
vealed the fact that the box, though in
tended to do mischief, was not meant
to explode upon being opened, but that
its powers of supposed mischief lay in
various charms which had evidently
been prepared by some practitioner OF
Voudou mysteries. The box was GOV.
cred with white cloth, and the white
cloth was covered with leaves fastened
to it by innumerable brass pins. On
the top of tho box was minute white
coffin, yet it was large enough to afford
place for an inscription containing the
name of female inmate of the house
where the affair had been left, and like.
wise the day upon which the sender had
evidently hoped that she would die.
Within the coffin was figure made OF
dough intended to represent the body
of the person already mentioned, It's
head being transfxed through and
through with pins, the ends of which
bristled out IN every direction. The
whole arrangement was Voudou
charm, which it was supposed would
bring dire destruction to the person il
was intended to work against, and who.
being a firm believer in the efficacy OF
Voudou spells, went nearly frantic on
seeing the contrivance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-08
A Bullet in the Brain,

The Galveston (Texas) NeaVS says
"The case of Mr.. Lawes, the gentleman
who was shot in the head, is rather re-
markable one. Although the ball is i'm
bedded about two inches in the brain,
Mr.. Lawes walks about his home in the
usual enjoyment of his mental faculties.
The attending physician is of the opin-
ion that the ball is incased by this
time, and, with prudence during the
summer months, no further danger
need be apprehended. Gases similar
to the one alluded to are recorded, in
which persons have lived with balls
lodged in the brain, while in some in
stances persons have died from slight
wounds of the same character"
A most remarkable case of this kind
is reported in the surgeons reports
during the late war. A young Norwe-
gian belonging the Second Wisconsin
Regiment was shot in the head at Bull
Run. He was taken as o prisoner to
Richmond, when it was discovered that
the bullet had entered the side of the
temple in slanting direction and had
lodged in the brain. The surgeons
watched ..the case with much interest,
but the boy did not appear to be seri-
ously affected and after some months
was exchanged. He was discharged
and returned to his home in Wisconsin
and went to work on farm. Not sat-
is6ed with this labor he again offered
himself as q recruit, was accepted, and
again went into the army. In no way
did he appear inconvenienced by the
shot, save that on damp and rainy
i nights while ON guard duty he said that
his head felt. dull. This feeling was
not sufficient to interfere with his duty.
After the war he went back to his farm
and now does as hard days work as
any man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-08
The German Empire.

The German Empire has now pop
ulation of 41,06O, ,S46, of which 20, 15O,-
900 are males and 20, 900, 900 females,
probably the nearest to an equilibrium
of sexes in any country of an equally
large population. Sixty-three per cent.
of the inhabitants are over the age of
fifteen years, and these are also pretty
equally divided in regard to sex. Forty
per cent. of those over the age of fifteen
are unmarried /; about nine per cent.
widowed, and one-fifth per cent di-
vorced. OF the whole population, g.
10000 are Poles, 100, 900 Wends, 80, 900
Ozechains, $50, 900 Litthauers, 100, 900
Danes, and 270, 900 French. The Pro-
testants claim 25, $40, 781 of the inhabi-
tants, the Catholics IA, 851 .450, the Jews
512,069. Thirty-one per cent. live in
cities, sixty nine in the country. OF
the cities, thirty-one claim population
of over $4,000 each. The number of
dwelling-houses in the Empire amounts
to 5,263, 900, and these inhabited by
1866, 900 families.