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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-07

REMARKABLE PHENOMENON Correspond
ence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]-Buckldnd,
Prince William county, Va., August g.
Yesterday Sunday afternoon about sunset
the ladies at the residence of well.known
citizen, ne II this place, witnessed remark.
able phenomenon, the like Of which has
never occurred here before, and doubtless
will never happen again. 1t will be remem-
bered that we are situated about forty miles
west from Washington, and that the highest
elevations near US will MOI afford a view, be-
yond the heights Of Centreville. While
strolling in the fields one Of the ladies, IN
admiring the glorious sunset, allowed her
eye to sweep around the grand picture
presented in the skies, when suddenly
her attention was arrested by nothing more
or less than perfect panorama OF the
capitol at Washington. with the river flow
ing at its base, painted with most startling
faithfulness and SURPRISING beauty On the
clouds in the direction Of the city. She i'm.
medately called the attention Of her COM
panion, young lady of thirteen or fourteen
years, to the singular sight presented, when
she Immediately exclaimed, why, Auntle,
that looks like the pictures Eve seen OF the
capitoln' So faithful was the representation
that walls and trees could be distinguished
| The enchanting scene lasted but few mo-
| ments, when the capitol gradually sank into
| the river and both disappeared. The lady
would doubtless have been terribly fright
ened had she not remembered the stories
told of "phantom ships" often seen in th'
clouds by sailors at sea, the philosophy o
which is no more or less than reflection ant
easily accounted for scientifically.
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StrIbIins Springs.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatc

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.]
I STR1BL1NG SPRINGS, August 4.
This watering-place is rapidly filling up,
and appears to be q fayorite with the Rich
mond people. Among the visitors from your
city are Judge A. B. Guigon and family,
FIT. Glasgow and family, Mrs. DR.. Wood
bridge, Miss Mary Woodbridge, Miss M.
Woodbridge. Mrs. r. c. Morton, Miss Mary
Nicholas. Miss Roberta Edmonds, NJ. Ayres,
Mrs. j. T.. Taylor, j. R. Taylor, Eddie Tay-
lor, and William Pfeiffer. Besides these,
there are visitors from New York to New
Orleans, including Miss Mary Bradshaw aud
Mrs. DR.. Eccert, Of Indianapolis; W. r.
Lyman and family, of New Orleans Gus.
tave A. Johns and family, of New York ;
Judge w. O.. Reynolds, of Cumberland |;
Rev. j. r. Waggoner, of Cumberland; w.
d. Stevens, of Memphis, and others. MIR.
P. II. Starke and family, of Richmond, left
for home yesterday.
This place is thirteen miles from Staun-
ton, and you come by stage through beau
+tiful country. There are three springs here
sulphur, alum, and chaly beate-all of great
strength. For people in health there is deer.
hunting and rout.fshing. Deer range the
mountains in eight hundred yards Of the
hotel, and a party never goes out without
starting one. The fare and accommo dations
are excellent and the company most agree
able. For the young people there is fine
music for dancing, and for the old good Gu
schre and whist players. d.
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Great IONS Or ieer. !
toSorresDesnaenee Q ths Riel,saao,nd Dispa,eh.1

CuLpgPER, ~ f., July 8. 1871 4.
Mr.. 81. q. Scott, of W Washington county,
Va, consigned to Peter g. Smith q Son, By
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad
aud Orange road, 220 head Of sheep in one
cattle car with two decks, putting ITO on each
deck. Tt appears they came safely over the
road to Lynchburg. There they were trans.
ferred to the Orange and Alexandria raii-
road. 1t is thought that the deck, or tim
bers OF which IL was composed, were the
same that were used on the Atlantic, Missis-
sippi and Ohio railroad. At Lovingsfon, in
Nelson county, II was ascertained, at ~
O'Clock at night, that the upper deck had
fallen down with its 10 sheep upon the Ito
below, and by the time the train reached
this place yesterday afternoon ftty-tEo OF
the sheep had been killed and some twenty
five or thirty were SO severely injured that
many of them will probably die. 1t is
thought that at least half of the wounded
will die or be worthless.
The timbers used for the decks were
knotty poplar scantlipg, and the only wonder
seems to be that it kept up as long as it did.
1t is not YET. known who will sustain the loss.
Parties are telegraphing for Information
now. Messrs. Smith & Son are stockholders
and butchers, residing near Culpeper Court:
house. The loss involved is estimated al
over $500. EN-.
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Shiloh IIapfisB Association,
First Days Session.

The Shiloh Baptist Association of Virginia
commenced its ninth annual session on We'd
nesday pursuant to aojournment), with the
EbeneZer Baptist church, Of this city, the
moderator, +. G. Corprew, in the chair.
After appropriate religious exercises FL der
G. l.. Dixon was introduced by the chair to
preach the introductory sermon--teNt 10th
chapter, 30th verse Of the Acls. After al
interesting discourse prayer was offered by
kew. Charles Bowe.
Elders W. B. Derrick, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; Rev. n. T. Lindsey,
Rev. a. Lam, of the Christian Church, and
M. Marshall, OF the Acknowledgements
Church, being present, were invited to seats
in the Association.
Elders J. H. Holmes, Barnett Cox, and
T. Coplane were appointed on finance.
Letters from the several churches were
read up to the hour Of adjournment. Ad-
iourned, with prayer by z. 4. Cross, to
meet at O'Clock 2. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association met at O'Clock. Devo.
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
Robert Baskins. Reading of the church let
tiers was resumed and continued until ad.
lournment, to meet again at O'Clock z. NJ,
TO hear sermon by Elder John Jasper.
Subject: "Who are tit subjects for INNER
siont"
EVENING SESSION.
Elder E. G. Corprew in the chair. The
devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. Jesse Herndon.
Elder John Jasper was then introduced
and preached. Subject: Who are tit sub.
jects for Immersion" Text: 10th chapter
of St. Mark, 9th and 10th verses.
A collection was taken up, and after sing.
ing by the choir, the Association adjourned
to meet at 8 O'Clock A. NJ. yesterday.
Second Days Proceedings.
The Association met at 0 O'Clock yester.
day, the moderator in the chair.
L, A. Black moved that the collections
raised during the evening sessions of the
Association be for the benefit of the Ebe.
nezer church. Adopted.
Rev. j. W. Barnett then moved that all
such collections in the future be thus
treated.
On motion of Rev. R. Wells. the treasurer
was ordered to pay the expenses of Rev
Miles Walker-delegate to the Valley Asso
ciation.
Elder II. Wells offered resolutions of cou
dolence with Rev. John Jasper, pastor Of
the Mount Zion church Baptist church)
Richmond, who recently lost his wife anC
sister, and providing that the Association BY
standing will express its deep sympathy fol
the pastor who has sustained such heavy los!
in his family.
RESOLVED, That after the opening of TIT
morning session FRIDAY, 7th), the Associa
ton Will continue its work until O'Clock
then adjourn for dinner, and meet at Noun
Zion Baptist church at O'Clock to attent
the funeral of Mrs. Jasper, and accompan.
I,her remains to the grave, with the moderate
at the head of the company. Adopted.
The funeral will be preached by Rev. r
| Wells.
After some discussion, the Association ad
| journed to meet at 3 O'Clock.
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The FREEDMAN's SAVINGS BANK CoMpLIcA.
TroNs.-The Commissioners of the Freed.
mans Bank are not having as smooth a time
as they anticipated. Notmany days ago they
directed the sub-agencies i'll all the States to
transmit what funds they had on hand to the
parent bank here, with view to accumulate
the assets and declare pro rata dividend.
The responses came in slowly. In many in
stances the Commissioners have been in
formed that the depositors in the cities where
thesub.agencies are locate reunWilling that
the funds should be sent to Washington.
THIS new trouble only adds to the complica.
tions of the suspended bank, and may delay
not only dividends, but an actual knowledge
OF the condition Of the institution for many
weeks to come Washington telegram
Nea1 York Tribune. s2
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10 relation to Grant and the third term as we
think OF any special interest. 1t is all to be
taken for what it is worth, with many grains
of allowance. That the president has aspi.
ratioDs for the third term we have no doubt,
and that there are many chances Of his re.
ceiying such nomination in certain contin,
gencies is equally manifest to the careful 90.
server of events. But wonderful political
changes are very apt to take place in the
next two years, and any calculations based
upoE the present situation of things are not
entirely reliable. PETERSBURG Ee,cS.
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Laffer from aDetersDrfrR. &;
OF the Richmond Dfspatcb.l

PsrnRss BURG, August o, 1874.
The residence OF Mrs.. w. Il. Bur CESS, 81
sc. Mathew street, Has entered last night %
burglars, who distracted q large amount 9
-four, lard. meat, and other edibIes. le-ls
curious aud significant fact that the robberi
took nothing but something to eat, th ongf
II would have been easy to remove silver
dish and a number of silver forks aud Tea.
spoons The lard spoken of was carefully
removed from the vessel which contained 1t
It is not likely that the stolen goods will be
recovered.
There is general complaint Of the irregu.
larity of the mails between Richmond and
this city. Il is an exceptional case for all OF
the morning papers OF Richmond to reach
US on time. Sometimes one or two fail 10
APPEAR till the evening; sometimes they af.
rive the next day, and not infrequentiy one
or two fail to arrive at all: There Is great
Inconvenience in consequence, and The occa-
sions for these delays and delinquencies are
not understood.
There have been frequent copious rains in
and around the city within the past several
days, and the farmers represent the crop
prospects to have been greatly improved
thereby.
Mr.. Robert Birchett, whose. young son
was fatally injured By accident in Baltimore
Wednesday, was the brother OF Mrs. j. NJ.
Peasants, late Of the Neus, and one OF our
most highiy-respecte citizens. The family
is also closely connected with Captain r. G..
Pegram, leading lawyer Of this city.
The District Conference (M. E. church,
convened its session to-day at Dinwiddie
Courthouse. The ministers of the Metho.
dist churches generally left this morning to
attend, along with the lay delegates. DR..
Leroy NJ. Lee, the presiding elder of the dis
trict, will preside.
The Petersburg Guards-tbe senior COL
ored company-will leave for Norfolk on the
10th instant on grand military excursion.
Personal paragraphs: Major Rice, father
in.law Of Rev. W. w. Duncan, and distin-
guished Conservative member Of the South
Carolina Legislature, is on a visit to the
city; DR.. Burgell5frStthher,ia la Y Captain
n. tstaln, is on visit to that gentleman
Mf. F. G. Addison, of the Enquirer, was in
the city to-day.
1t appears to be sadly conceded that the
agricultural fair next autumn will probably
not be held.
The infant daughter of Mr.. n. T. Patter-
son, Jr.. late proprietor of the Inder- appeal,
died last night. ROBIN ADAIR.
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EoILINs INSTITUTE. 'yipe;s,-,

III oLLINs INsTlJU YlRGisf, :
sS .. GEORGE r. TxYLoE, p,..,,.1 5.
GHAKLEg s. CocKF. Geseral s,n.,, - q
MIS- IDS. Associate Phi cfss,, htenaso,.
LITERARY sDEpAaTHEgTs 81
~ ~: !. A. TuHsEn, u. A., Engiiah. Pm.
s,i S,MIiAa 8. rrrAs4xrs, Lain, se,,,.s 10
= gHAaLEs T.. CocKE. A. NJ. Na.b.,,..
r, Siss . BEITIs u. foWLKEs, Menlsi and NJ
Mis- SALLY I. CocKE. Latin and Fro,.,
mss ROSA Z. COOKE French and Er.sa;,
Mss EVA w. GAHdETT, hizthcu,at,css hsh.
bliss SALLY Be- kYLAND, Preparatnrv O..
ORNAMENTAL DEPAETMEETss".
"a {. PAuLI, Director OF Music Debarn.
Guitar. go -''''''h, PiaDD. ana
: Miss JULIA PoRcBER. Plano and s,ov,,.
Y Miss d. ID: pLEAsASTs.P Piano.
Miss EVA w. GAANE1T, Piano and s;n,,
z Miss b. ID. FoWLKES. Painting and Drasthag
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT
'' ~. e1 aiss Lucrrp. pa ans r; =. McyE.cp
CHARLES VI. COOKE, Busfne.s hyen,
JOHN .. oHPKIys, d. d., Resident phvy,.,
The thirty-se cond annual session VIII oe.n
Esd OF September. and continue nine ron'st % The
For board and suttion, 1926: no extra e,'as..
other ornamental branches extra CHARGE .auslc Or
Payments In three equal iDstaDs.its Al jn," mace
ninety days, the first being due ON d,y or i,ssof
observation-disclosures springs, R0anots an.nc-
Va. DepOt-Sslem, on the Atlantic sSs'umy,
and Ohio ratlrnad. SssIp
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REV. MyRoN ST.. LAsURB AT HoxE.--[From
the New York Tribune IA wolfish sheep,
the Rev. Myron st. Lasure, is denounced by
the WATERFOWL Dispatch. He lately de.
camped from that place, carrying OFT his
young child. and leaving its mother 10 q
state bordering upon insanity. 1t is UNDER
stood that, like other sturdy beggars, the
Rev. Myron takes the child with him for the
purpose Of working upon the sympathy OF
charitable people, and thus procuring money.
He has been guilty of like abduction be-
fore, and has been tarred and feathered foE
it By his indignant neighbors.
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MORTON plays upon the Republican harp
that has not thousand strings. He is for
making the best use Of the few it has. The
Cincinnati Commercial suggests that the Re-
publican party will endeavor to pursue his
policy. That paper says:
1--WE presume there would be no danger
in saying that 'unyielding Republicans
may safely enjoy the assurance that when the
time comes for the Democracy 10 Eold ma
tion,l convention preparatory to a rational
campaign, they will take action OF some kind,
or get a passage Of some sort in their plat
form, which, in catering to the OLD spirit OF
their party, will induce Republicans 10 re-
new once more their determination never
TO succumb TO rebel demands, never 10 sur
render the results of the war, and never 10
weary in the defence of the blood-soaked
rights OF our colored population. There
need be no fear on the part CT the RepuDil'
cans chat The Democracy will fail to offer
them a favorable opportunity of sounding
the war-tocsin again in such way Us 10
alarm the country"
This was the way the old see-saw moved
but we suspect this OLD game is about played
out. MORTON will probably learn that The
harp strings are sadly out of tune, and even
the follies of Democracy will not stir up the
reactionary power of bitter Republicanisn
as formerly. Things are changed.
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a LOCAL ORION TRAGEDY - Cincinnati,
August 5.-At Falmouth, KY, on Monday
last Gus Lightfoot shot and killed g. l..
Abernethy, acting town marshal OF tnat
place. The people were excited at the loci
option election. Lighttoo. met the ReY, B
S. Robbins, q local option man, and duringi
aharreI between them lLightfoot drew 1
ulstol and fred at Robbins, Who knocked
aside the pistol with a cane, bnt the bal
struck Abernethy, who was approaching il
the tn a line ofduty 10 quell the disturbance
Iiightfoot was arrested. 55s.
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Wesley Grove Canp-Ncetins.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM-
C.yp.Gporyn Aurust < 49,

CAMP GROUND, August 5, 1874.
The third annual camp-meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will COM
meuce its session at Wesley Grove camp
ground on Friday The eth instant. The camp
is located half a mile from DorSe!'s station,
on the Washington branch of the Baltimore
ard Ohio railroad, in a beautiful grove,
owned by the association, containing eighty
acres.
The Rev. Ezra Busey, presiding elder of
the circuit, will lead and control the religious
exercises, assisted by the following minis
tiers: Rev. Dr. Duncan, president Of RAN
dolph Macon College, Virginia; Rev. DR..
Cox, president of Christiansburg Female
College, Virginia Rev. DR.. McFerrin, Sec
rotary of the Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church South, Nashville, Tenn. ;
Rev. DR.. Starr, president of the Wesleyan
Female College, North Carolina. Bishops
Kayanaugh, of Kentucky, and Doggett, of
Virginia, are also expected to be present.
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Personal.
THE "SPRIN G-sTREET HOME

THE IS RI n G-STREET HOME
Il RICHMOND, VA, Is now open for The fec s'tn
really desire 10 support themselves by nonesa IL,
dustry. The large. grounds attached 10 lhe a'y,.
will furnish ample space for recreation s1e.., IL,
back 10 life of usefulness and respectsbliiIy r
he Kindness and affection. When fully reso',e4 y. "
leave the Home" they will he allowed 20 U? ,h D
n however they conform to the regulations OF l,s
Institutions and 20 out to situations win ,he ap-
prevail OF the managers, they Will be ever alti WEI
come to return, should sickness or mistortae
taxr them This :. Home Is sustained by pr'rsts
Contributions. ard aay aid from town or c2unm ~
will be thankfully received. Application p nl s
mission must be addressed 10 William ". fpnsert
Guild, Main between Eleventh snd Twetfh liz.
E q. Nolting, ESQ, corner Of Main anh r r's,.
streets; j. =. Wexford, III. D.. Grace between
and Fourth streets
Religious papers OF the State win DO ssa is'I,
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Our neighbor, the Dispatch, was yesterday
so mindful Of the comfort Of it's readers az to
allow them day oil comparative resi- from
the everlasting, world-without.end express
question. 1t had but one short article bear
ing on the subject, in which II attempted TO
demonstrate two facts-one, that u ~ an ex-
pert in the art Of fighting hies e; the other.
That II Is not descendant OF .Johnny Hook."
The wit OF its ARTICLES superb, It's satire very
cutting Whig II yesterday.
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During the city election yesterday much
feeling in favor ola despotism was deyel.
oped.- Courier-J Journal.
The same paper has the following, which
is perhaps the argument in favor of a des-
potism:
1t may be the right Of an American citizen
TO ride around in wagon and howl like a
wild beast, but quiet people wish that elee-
lions were further apart.
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Is.er " the Presidents organ is a
stronger intima,ion that the President IN
elines to third term than was the letter
thus repudiated.
The Republican's article, therefore, Will
create more uneasiness amongst the aSplranCs
20 the presidency than the Herdtd's le'ter.
Their fears on the subject will strengthen,
and the discussion will not subside; nor Will
tie press adopt the advice of the Boston Ad-
rcytiser that the best way to kill the third
term is to ignore it by devoting no attention
10 il.
The strategy upon the presidential chess
board is begun, although there are two years
before the presidential election. The pre-
tenders see that the first tbirs before them
is to beat the "third term" out OF General
GRANTS head. The Herald Is busiy en-
raped with that view in the interest OIL some
BODY, The Tribune is helping it BY an &C.
casional otjurgatory article, also In some
Dod,'s interest we suspect; because WHITE
LAW REID is not the man to keep his finger
out of the presidential pie. There are other
president. makers amongst the editorial
class. We have indicated our preference,
and we still cling to that. Now we suspect
that BENNETT, of the Herald, is look.
ior to CoNKLlSG as the coming man.
We are, we confess, in great doubt
about WHlrELAw REID; for it is ques-
lion whether be could be brought to
think any body superior to himself. and as be
is successor to GREELEY, who was candidate
for the Presidency, why not REID! The
World newspaper is a sort Of iconoclast, and
is DESTROYING successfully all the party gods.
It's latest teais were the throwing down oil
PENpLEToN, of Ohio, and HENDRICKS, and
VOORHEES, because they are not hard.money
men. The Times plays harlequin, leaving
the lookers.on in doubt what feat it will next
perform, and on whose head will settle the
flying down of its favor.
But all the prominent editors smile at
somebody with favor-even he Of the virtu-
Gus Boston Advertiser and most OF them
damn the third term" because it stands in
the way of their favorite, and for the same
reason they avow undying devotion to the
"aneent custom" OF limiting the presden-
,sl term. For that sacred" custom they
daily offer up their pious invocations. All
OF which is just what the Republican styles
the Herald'S letter." bosb."
The "third-term" discussion will "do a
great deal of good"
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To she Executive Committee.
JAMES CRY COUNTY, Va,
AnpllSt 4. 1874.

August 4, 1874.
Editors of Dispatch, -Through your
widely-read columns will suggest to the
Executive Committee the propriety Of
changing the time appointed for the Con.
gressional Convention Of this the Third
district. The County School Boards have
to meet between the LIST and Sth of Septem
Der. If the original appointment be adj
hered to it will be the next thing to an i'm
possibility for at least seventy.five gentlemen
to attend both conventions. 1t will be wei
to have an eye to this matter in arranging
for all important district conventions.
PENINSULA.
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Newspapers are complaining of the ab
sence OF the President from Washington.
The New York Eoening Post is the latest
rurmurer. We suspect that it is rather
that his absence is not indefinite that dis
pleases these people.
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WHITTIER MURAr HALsTEAD Has GONE
From a. London letter in the Cincinnati
Commercial. lit may interest the readers
of the Commercial 10 know that i leave
London tonight for Iceland, the objective
point of the g Long Journey, and that tits
my purpose to continue these notes in
that remote and strange land. - g s. 81
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There is no question in the political world
that has not been wotnto the bone; nothing
now in the range Of social, scientific, orslite.
rary topics that is new or startling. En-.
q4frer.
Alb, neighbor, you have not heard Of Gen
eral MAHosg's express.
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About tom of ice is used every night to
cool the air that is pumped into the House
lof Commons. The air is filtered and ren-
9derea absolutely pure, u 2N -,