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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26
The Congressional Elections.

Preparations are active for spirited Con-
gressonal campaign. CABELL in the Pitt
sylvania district and DOUGLASS in the Fred
ericksburg district are men to make great
fight. The Conservatives must triumph with
such advocates as they are. At last accounts
BEv. DOUGLASS was arousiug the spirits of
the people with irresistible ce-surpass-
ing himself with his able and convincing
speeches. The example of North Carolina
is infusing amongst our people spirit of
emulation which is worth thousands Of votes.
When North Carolina takes the lead shall!
not Virginia rush to her side and with gen.
erous spirit show that she cannot be left be-
hindu From the mountains to the sea the
voice Of the people will be heard as Que
united Aye!" Such will be the response
on the day of election, and between the day
of nopiration and the day of election We
expect the grass to grow under no Conser-
TatIve candidates foot.
To-day we shall have the candidates named
for several additional districts. Soon all
vii! be in the canvass, and then for work!
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BEEcHER's REPLY TO THROWS CHARGES

BEEcHER's REPLY TO THROWS CHARGES
Concord, ". H., August 24.-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher left the Twin Mountain
House on the morning train to-day. Arri-
wing at Littleton at 1880 O'Clock, he pro-
ceeded directly to the law Office of Harry
Bigham, where be signed and swore to a
paper which had been drawn up by his coun-
sci, Thomas G. Sherman, Of New York,
and which was an explicit denial Of all the
charges made in the allegations Of the com.
plant brought against him by Theodore Til.
ton except the specification that he (Tilton)
had been married to Elizabeth NJ. Richards,
now Elizabeth R. Tilton. The paper was
very brief, making not more than ten lines Of
manuscript. The paper passed through the
hands OF Secretary of State Hon. William
Butterfeld this evening, and be made the ne
cessary certificate upon it, after which it was
sent by mail to New York. Mr.. Beecher re-
turned to the Twin Mountain House after
concluding his business.
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We have neglected the Euening Journal. we
beg its psr don. viii 1t come out unrquiyocally
against running Grant for II third tern3
AND whilst our hand is in, we would ask hiT.
Rush Burgess prospective candidate Tor Congie ss.
If he dares 10 back up the Evening JouTn1t III us
opposition 10 Grants re-elcction.--DiSpQtch.
l, Not much. "We don't like to suck
stump water" We know you too well, Mr..
Dispatch. You will run bin yourself (pro-
vided the Republicans DO not. if he Will ac.
ccpt your nomination. In that case "we VIII
come out unequivocally against running him
for u third term." We are masters Of the
situation yet. and you fear we are wise
enough to hold our advantage. +
2. Mr.. Burgess is one who ddreS TO do
even more than what you ask. He dares to
oppose even the Journal if it does not agree
with him-and in like manner the journal
dares to oppose him if in its judgment it il
right. Each stand independent of the other.
Remember that. But DIr. Burgess does
agree with the Journal lin opposition to
Grants reelection by the Dispatch and its
party.-Stdte Journal.
So many words and no answer. We ask
the State Journal if Mr.. BURGESS will dare
to declare himself opposed TO GRANTS re.
nomination by the Republicans? or GRANTS
reelection by the people? Now, let us see
how much this brave BURGESS will dare to
do. Our question is easily answered. We
want no evasion, Dir. Journal.
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So much for the cracked nut!

Tbs New YORK HERALD SAID TO BIB Pon
SALE.-The Herald is for sale at $4,000, O0C
to Belmont aud other capitalists who have
Just taken the American loan, and to no.
body else. There will be new organ. The
Herald is the one, and Drexel, Childs, A. NJ,
sJones of Nevada, and other GRANTEES, will
be the proprietors before the next presiden.
tial election. The Herald, by its negative
course, has started the ball in favor Of Grants
reelection.- Cincinnati Enquirer.
This is tirst-class item. 1t Involves a
greal deal. 1t may or may not be true. We
express no opinion aboutit. Yet we are not
surprised that such large item grows out
Of such big question as that of the third
term. We are still firmly determined that
when the really "good man " is presented to
us We shall go for him for three or four or
any number of terms, no matter what the
time-honored usages say on the subject.
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Under the head Of San Ungracious Fling
the Wing complains of our manner of crack
ing the nut which Chat paper challenged us
to crack-viz that the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio Railroad Company had paid their
taxes. We cracked it by saying that, if the
property had been assessed according to
valuation, the tax should have been Sl0O, 200,
whereas the Wing stated it at fraction over
$4,000, which. as we said, was $4,000 less
than the salary paid the president Of the
Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio!
The Wing intimates that we were not
asked to crack the nut in that manner; but
in reference to the fact it alleges that the
tax was paid in money, not in coupons
upon the funded bonds, which the Wing pro.
nouuced unconstitutional. So we now al.
nounce the fact is alleged by the Wing. The
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio did not buy
coupons to pay its taxes with, which was a
wonderful liberality when we remember
that the Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio Com
pany has six millions Of State stock, COM
muted at $1,000. 900, on achich 1t pays no in
terest for ten gears. .....
Furthermore, our sensitive ne!ghbors
point rebuke at our estimated tax on q
true valuation of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio By saying that the tax paid was
the amount assessed, and we reply that
the assessment was upon the sworn testi-
mony of the cfli.er of the railroad. 1t runs
a hot iron over its crimped indignation by
asking us if we 'are in the habit of paying
'more taxes than are demanded by the law
send claimed by the tax collector" Most
certainly not; but we would like to COM
promise with the State upon the valuation
| of our property in the proportion of $4,000
to 100000.
So much for the cracked nut!
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A BosToS HERMIT-A MAN PASSES TWEEN
Ty SEVEN YEARS SECLUDED IN THE SUBURBAN
WooDs.-The Boston Adrertiser says that
in Crews woods. near Hyde Park, there
lives q strange person, who has long been
known as "The Hermit" But little is
known of the man, as he is very retirent on
the subject of his life. His name is James
Galley. and he was born in Cheshire county,
England. in 1906. He is well educated, is
ACCOMPLISHED in the arts Of drawing and
painting, and was probably sent to school
at. Eaton. Twenty-six or twenty-seyen
years ago he left England. 1t has
been ascertained, however, that he was
not to return for twenty-five years. This is
a mysterious point in his life which no one
can explain. 1t is said that he fell in love
with the daughter Of some titled person, was
rejected, and that his present secuson is
from that cause; but this may have arisen
from his refusal TO speak to ladies for seve-
ral years after he voluntarily shut himself
out from society. On arriving at Boston,
"the hermit" plunged into the forest and
built himself hut under an oYerhauging
ledge in the Pine Garden woods. Here be
supported himself on game, which was
then abundant. and devoted much time
TO the study of ORTHODOXY. Finally the
advances of civilization led him to seek q
more secluded spot, and he purchaseda little
tract Of land, his present position, and built
u ten.by-twelve hut, which has been some
what enlarged since. Here this old man has
lived all alone with his dogs and pets, OF
which be has had many; and although
his time of exile has now expired
he seems to have no disposition to
return to his native land. He has
seen the town grow up like magic, and
houses penetrate his very woods, but still be
remains. He has fine collection Of birds
and animals, and his fame in the vicinity has
been such that he reaps harvest from theil
exhibition to the many which seek bis door
This strange man evidently has some pro
perry in England, for he has several times
received remittances Of money through thu
| British consul, with presents Of valuable
| dogs from the same source. Many ornithol
ogists have visited MIR. Galley, and it is af
frmed that In various works upon the sub
ject bis views have been frequently enter
tainp6
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A LETTER OF PRINCE BISMARCK.-It is re-
ported in the Courier de Caserte that GER
tain Captain Salvatore Panicali gave his son,
in 1867, the name of Bismarck, and that this
youth, now seven years old, recently sent
the following telegram to kisseugen to in
uuire after the health of the Prince:
"Honored to bear your glorious name, /
hasten to obtain news Of your health, since
the hand Of the assassin has made an attempt
on your life, so dear to Italy and to Prussia,
and to the history of modern civilization.
"BIsMARCK PANlCALI."
To this message Count Bismarck, the
Princes SOD, replied: Prince Bismarck
thanks you for your sympathy. His wound
is recovering" In reference to this exchange
Of courtesies, the Journal de Paris publishes
as genuine the subjoined letter, which it
states has been written by the German
Chancellor to a friend of his in Naples:
''Dear Friend: Among the compliments
generally paid to people in power, hardly
expected to see my name given to children
at their baptism. 1t is only in Italy that
have had that honor. am neither pleased
nor amused with it. Tam ou!y sorry for It..
| recoect thst in 1S47 the name Of Plus *.
was given to children, and among the queens
of Europe there is one called Pia. Then
came the power Of Napoleon I'LL, and how
many little Napoleons were born forthwith
among the Italians! To-day it is my turn,
and little Bismarcks are beginning to appear.
! regard that as bad augury, and begin to
be afraid II you can prevent the example
OF Cascrte being followed you will do me =
service. Yours, attectonately,
"B1sMARCK."
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.ICHMoND COLLEGE,
RICHMOND, VA.

The next session begins October z, aud eoH''''''
ni Tse College corsetses the following indeF'f-
Scholastic wit:
". ENGL lsH; " MsT4E EMsarfBy;
We. PHYSICS. xI;sSn h
In addition % the foreaSinI, u s.H ,nry ,oi
aw tlntieo shs, charge OF Professors SN!
Seesou, is connected With he College
THE ExesNSE OF A STUDENT, inesndHs. ~. full
In messing Gibbs. tuition, and othst 40, ios !ss
iishIs, andwashiug. need not exereut ,lggs bod
or in nrsv:ste boarding houses, these eSiS"
For catalogues cSatslaing fai! lbni'fErsYsaR,
dress 10 - IN. sseu!iI'
jy a3-eodtocl Chairman VI - -. 70 ST ,rsE
a RYLsNp. DIS aaiu street, or 70 J, =
1ll2 Main street..
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CooL.-The sudden GOODNESS Of the wea-
ther needed explanation. Wehave it in yes.
aerday's Enquirer. 1t says to the Dispatch !:
:" Sit constantly at our feet, neighbor, and
draw in wisdom. Or, in the language of
scripture, follow us and we will do thee
good. ~
That is, teach Us railroad policy. Before
the young people at the Enquirer were born
ere advocated the policy. The Enquirer rec
minds Us Of the boy of FIVE years (the En-
qairer under its present @'orsepices" is about
i've months) who quite Indignantly charged
that his boots had been worn by his father.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

A rw1s BsoTaEs or fsls CIVIL RIG ats Bill ,Ll
There Is very little doEbt. we suppose, that
| the Republican candidates for Congress II
Virginia all the districts save those rep
resented by st0Bell and platt--wili escheT
| the ciyiI-rights bill on the stump, and ssv'
ersl of them will undoubtedly point TO the
fact that they voted against taxing up The
bill.
We may go farther and say that this bill
is probably 20 obnoxious that some would
vote against it honestly and squarely, even
If ordinary political sagacity did not dictate
such vote as sound policy, in view Of the
fact that they live in clearly .defncd Conse1-
vatiye districts.
But there is another bill that doubtless
will soon follow The civil-rights bfsf should
that measure pass Co1gress-one which we
place on the calendar Of outrageous sggges-
tive legislation as scarcely second to- She in
famous soeial-rights bill itself.
It will be remembered that about TWO
years ago Dir. Hosr, Of Massachusetts,, m
tyoduced in Congress a bill providing thzt
the Federul Government should be empoW-
cred to take charge OF the educational lr-
terests Of all States which should fail to-
maintain an efficient system of public I'M
struction. The bill likewise provided that
under the operation Of the proposed law
taxes should be collected in the dereict
States and applied to the support Of schools
which should be entirely under the control
and supervision Of agents appointed in
Washington. The bill did not pass, nor was
1t pressed very strongly at the time; but
is thought that if the public schools in the
South should be discontinued because Of the
passage of the ciyilrights bill it would at
once be revived, passed, and put into execu-
ton, perhaps with new features added Of
still more oppressive character.
To give an inscriptions Administration
the appointment Of all the public school
teachers and officials in all the southern
States, the direction and management Of all
the public schools, the power TO tax the
whites for the support of schools which
would benefit the blacks only, and the con-
troll of all the funds raised for that purpose.
would be to put an engine of enormous po-
litical power into the hands Of the authori-
ties in Washington.
Let the Conservative speakers attack Re-
publican candidates on this twin brother.
Let them make every Radical candidate in
the State distinctly show his hand. If we
are to have mixed schools by the strong arm
of Federal authority, better accept it under
the odous civil-rights bill than under one
which strips the State Of all control over her
department. = Fredericksburg
Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

The third-term movement is considered
" crow" by the southern papers, but some
OF them admit the possibility that circum-
stances might bring them to make o meal of
it. The Mobile Register has been discussing
the subject, and in one place compares the
action Of the Southtoa drowning man catch
log at a plank. Again, it compares him TO a
" Moses to lead them outof the wiiderr .ess
of travail and woe" q Inasmueh rs Gene
raj Grant was the main instrument o.. lead.
ing us into the desert, he ought to s'now the
way out" ssz'
Forty.seven thousand Gerns.ns lave gone
back to Paris to live,
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o,,r Dear Friends.

Tho 1vhfo's falIal about the Importance
&c the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio ral-
road to the city OF Richmond may be briefly
aud practically settled BY the simple s1a'e-
ment: Lii
The Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio rail-
road runs no: at sill to Richmond. II runs runs
from Bristol to Norfolk.
An honest president Of railroad-and OIL
the friends Of the president of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad claim that be
ia desires to increase lis business as much
as possible. The president OF the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad, therefore,
wants all its freights to continue upon that
road from one terminus to the opposite
one; for in that way the greatest revenue
will be derived from freights. NOBODY
would blame him for this desire on bis part
and for a policy that would crafty his de-
sire.
But on such practical grounds we could
not possibly consider that road IN any sense
friendly road to city fifty miles from It's
route-nay, it could not be considered as al
all favorable to any commerce which d.
verted freight from its line.
This is the whole story in nutshell. We
do not expect friendship from the Atlantic
Mississippi and Ohio railroad to its disad-
vantage, and we are not disappointed |! This
is the law and the prophets.
So the Wings attempts to show that the
Atlantic. Mississippi aud Ohio railroad is
our friend and is doing all it can for Us is
story that may do ''to tell the Marines
The Wing is in perfect fog in its talk
about the" people who projected" the line
which is the subject of its dreams and its
transcendental reflections. Originally the
consolidated line was not dreamed of. The
Lyncbburg and Tennessee road was to be
continued TO Richmond. We need no better
proof Of this truth than that Richmond paid
a hundred thousand dollars topdrds The con-
struction Of the Lymchburg and Tennessee
railroad, Norfolk and Petersburg not a cent.
The continuation uta Blacks and Whites 10
Petersburg and Norfolk-LEAvING RICHMOND
ENTIRELY oUT-was an afier.thougbt of men
as visionary as the Wing, and whose prophe-
cies have as completely failed AS any the
Whiq ever made, and that is saying great
deal. We speak the plain and undeniable
truth in this statement, and it exposes a
wrong done to Virginia and her principal
city which the Wing and those it sustains
cannot atone for if they live FIVE hundred
years.
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WHY IT WAS DoNE.-The action of the
Pennsylvania politicians in thrusting the
Presidential question into the State canvass
is attracting the attention and discussion Of
the papers of the State and Of the country.
The Pittsburgh Eoentng Telegraph explains
the real object of the resolution to be slap
at the President because of his refusal to
appoint Don Cameron Secretary OF the Trea.
sury when there was vacancy In that de-
partment few months ago. The Lancaster
county Express, one of the principal Repub.
lican papers in the county, declares
Sc 1t means just this, nothing more: Have
delegates elected to the National Convention
instructed for Hartranft; then trade them
off and receive the quid pro quo in the offices
under the new Administration. The man.
ayers huye no more idea that Hartranft can
stand chance for the nomination than that
they can fly, but they want to control the
nomination. They want to get the thing
up, and thus cry, State pride to catch
gudgeons.'"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

The latest and most plausible plan brought
forward for running street cars in cities
without the aid of horses is q foreign device,
in which the motive power used is an ar.
rangement of powerful springs, encased in
cylinders like watch springs, OF course on a
very large scale, and the application.of which
to the cars now employed is said to be ex.
tremely simple and easy. These springs are
wound up by small stationary steam-engines
at each terminus Of the line, and when so
wound up will pr0pel the cars, even with
stoppages, for a longer distance than any ex-
listing line of this kind extends, The action
is reversible, the application of the brake
power in every respect satisfactory, and the
working of the whole thing is pronounced q
success.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

Alas for Hiram Ulysses! BE begins now
to feel that the way of the transgressor is
hard. He has seen bis time, he has had two
terms of picking and stealing, and now ne
must give place to Wilson, or Carpenter, or
Conkiing, or some other hungry Cassius. SO
say the Republican leaders, but Mr.. Grant Is
OF a different opinion, and tue question now
Is whether the captain shall discharge the
crew, or the crew the captain. Captain
Grant is an ardent admirer Of the lsmented
Lawrence, and WON'T" give up the ship " as
long as there's shot in the locker.--NoyJolk
landmark
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

This is from the French correspondent
Of the Arcadian concerning the Brooklyn
afaire. Pulcinello says: "The Beecher-
Titon scandal is enchanting, interesting,
and delighting Europe. The Journal de
MQrseilies calls it 'PAfaire Beechor, Slilton
ct Victoria Vodhull.' Beechor, Stilton ct
Victoria Vodhull are described as clergymen
of the Anglican denomination, and Won
derful account is given of their adventures.
It would seem that these three persons have
some how or other been led dstray by Ma
dam Breeches-tow, who is stated on good
authority to be : the mother of Uncle Tom.'
This remarkable connection, OF course, ex.
plains everything"
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A new postage stamp, to be issued to post.
masters for the purpose of afhxing them to
NEWSPAPERS under the new rates, which go
into effect the first of next year, will shortly
be forthcoming. 80.
cit is astonishing says the New York
l5l ,,t,ae, 9. how we she'd our learning as we
grow older.D 1t is astonishing, too, as we
grow older, how little Learning We find we
have to shed,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

They have boy to mind the "Grand
Union" dinng-room and hat-rack, to see
that no mistakes occur. In powers of MEN,
DRY and locality he beats Blind Tom" or
the "LightniDg Calculator" In the height
of the Saratoga season, with from nine hun.
dred to two thousand hats on bis mind, he
has never been known to make mistake.
White hats, brown hats, black bats, SLOUGH
hats, stove. pipe hats, straw bats; No. 5s, No.
IS. No. los; hats with black bands, magenta
bands, blue bands, or green bands, Ii Is ali
the same. he has never failed TO have In his
hand the right hat for the right individual
at the exact moment Of emergence from the
dining.room. When complimeDted upon bis
powers of memory he does not answer in
words, but smiles melancholy smile.-Sard-
toga letter. .st
Last March man in Detroit named Emory
Prattle, machinst, in the employ OF the
Michigan ear company, made bet with an.
Of her man as to which could longer hold at
the handles Of an electric battery when
travelling nuisance had on the Campus Nar-
titus. Prattle won the bet, but az neafy
cost. Hrs system received such shock ttat
up to tits time he has not been able to 90
days work. lie has fallen away irom
poWertui, neaYy HAD, W she'.son S'los M
aati his physicians cannot say that he VII
eyer be restored TO health.
Haisfead speaks of seeing " the hedges ane
cottages and telegraph poles waltzing mat
/ with the distant hills on his journey from
London TO Edinburgh. BE must have beer
out to dinner.
Junius Henri Browne calls the dead 6 tn
silent majority That isa very tine thought
aad now let Junins stop parting his name i
| the middle.--B rooklyn Argas.
] Brick Pomeroy is goirg 10 Elmira, e
| takssshls paper with him. " a5s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

A correspondent writes US that little
poem which We published as original few
weeks since, was written by GEORGE ARNOLD.
We don't know who sent it to us. We pub
lished it upon its merits. The words "For
the Dispatch were added by us. We are
rather pleased than otherwise tofind that it
AN boast so good paternity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

The Salem tMass.) Gazette says it is the
general impression in the Sixth Congress.
sional district in Massachusetts that General
Butler vii! be q candidate for reelection.
A stroke of lightning killed the horse on
which man was riding in Colorado, a few
days ago, without even so much as scorchiug
the pantaloons of the man.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

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