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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

l. An INsUBonDINATE MAeDALEN-HER ,REA.
SONS FOB LEAVING "THE HOME. E."--Police-
man Shields, mentioned as having been
charged by DR.. Parker with misconduct IN
adrisingla certain Auna Rice MOTTO return
atoj the Spring. g.Street 4 Home, - yesterday
brought the following affidavit to the Dis
patch and requested its publication as refu-
tation Of the charge: ",..,.s s.
State Of VWginia, City Of Richmond : to
This day personally appeared before me.
A. Noise, Jr., q notary public for the city OF
Richmond and State Aforesaid: Anna Rice,
who, after being first daily sworn tceordiDg
TO law, made oath that about two weeks ago
She was persuade led by parties In Eyaehburg g
to come to this city and enter the. aMagde le
Homen; that not liking the discipline OF that
institution she voluntarily left, and was sub
sediently arrested and confined in the First
police station.h0use; that among the other
gentlemen of the police who interrogafed her
in regard to her situation eaDai her reasons
for leaving the HomeH was gentleman
whom she had never seen or heard OF be-
fore, but whose name she has seen in the
newspapers is named Shields that. said
Shields advised her3t0 return to "the Home;
that she told him that she was determined
never to return to that place, and that II
forced to do so she would break every VIM
dow in the house in order to make her
escspe. Afiant further said chat said Shields
then advised her IL she was determines mot
| to return to sthe Home y to get situation
Lin some respectable private family as help.
Afisnt further said that she vas never ad'
yised by said Shields or any other person,
or influenced In any way. to leave "the
Home I, or to get employment at the Theatre
.Coniuue, and possesses no accomplish ents
THAT would enable her to get employ msnt q az
such place; and that she Is entirely unac'
fonai,ted with the mansger or with any per.
son connected with said company.
Given under ny hand, In mi; city afore'
said. this 22d day Of November, 1870.
a. Moiss, JR., Notary Pubic.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

!" The Legislature passed an act making 1t
the duty of the public-school officers in each
county to take during the months Of June or
July census of all the deaf.mute and blind
persons between the ages of five and twenty
one gears, and to report the same to the
principal Of the institution. So far the su'
perinteudents of forty-two counties and one
city have responded, reporting the names
and ages OF sixty.dYe deaf. .mutes and thir'
teen blind children. Of these, twenty-five
deaf. mutes and seven blind have been, or
are now, in the institution but my register
Of applications for admission shows the
names Of nineteen deaf:mutes and tYe blind
bet Reen FIVE and. tHenty-0ne years or age,
from these forty.two counties and one city,
whose names are not found in the'reports
from athe county superintendents 9 n sls
therefore evident that the duty imposed by
the Legislature on the public-school officers
was but poorly performed, in some or the
districts at least. ..Ese 80 K ~
.tiaThe trades enumerated and described in
former reports have been continued, aud the
effort made tosgige them greater efficiency
In the carpenter. and cabinet-shop fifteen
boys have been under instruction; !; 10 The
tallor.shop, twelve;. shoe-sbop, ten; book
bindery, three; printing. office, five; broom
and eaDe-shop, thirteen s mattress-shop, ff-
teen. The very young boys are not assigned
to any trade for their first year. = The, girls
are instructed in knitting, edle-work,
Sc Sc Y x it>I &4s'sSs 49, q ~ = f.
1SThe receipts for the year (including q bal
arce or S579.I9 on hand at the commence.
ment of the year, were S49, ,949, H.. OF these,
$40, 600 'cime from the State.
University OF Virginia.
rso poard nfs yisifnrs sap - Ea' {
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

AN Apy CURSED, MEE1Iss Gg the committee
10 solicit conIrIbu.iens OF money end books
for the Young Me6ss Christian Association
Will take place at Association Hall OF .
O'Clock this afternoon.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

Il. = Il
POISONED BY CONCENTRATED LYE.-DaVid
Sullivan, recently discharged from the aims
house, was picked up on the street Sunday
night drunk and incapable of taking care OF
himself. Yesterday morning be was mar.
shalled with the other prisoners to be taken
from the Second station down to the First
station-house. AS he was passing out ne
seized cup, which he probably supposed
contain ed whiskey, and took pretty good
swallow before he ascertained from the
painful sensations in the abdominal
region. that the liquid was concentra.
ted lye. His suf1erings were very great
by the time he reached the First station.
house, and the city ambulance Tas called, and
he was taken to the almshouse for treat
ment. The doctors gave him some. anti
dotes, and his condition was speedily i'm.
proved, though he is far from being well yet.
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--n,y NOVEMBER IS, 1875.
nr vs.rHEK To-DAr.--7 The probabilities
i"h a., !, ,siA be cloudy, ,cih ram or s'soso'

r,rHrs YESTERDAY was clear and
col during the day; A. ssS n,ga. = nv Was shey ay
snu r.s raw, rainy, and disagreeaole.
.er.ge Of Tasrmem.te1o 1 a. ias n'spaeoa eSs's 1879
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

iFan oraEH LacAs. -
YTIsITING CARgs ssCs e sg !; " !, as SO sss =
the DISpA ATcH ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

meeting OF the Board of Aldermen was
,s;J Yesterday afternoon in the CouDcil
.ssrber, I President John A. Meredith 10 the
.Sa;r PRESENT at roli-eall: Messrs. Bass,
Tnrrsster. tIr, Kellam, Manly. Scott, Smith. Tan
nSr T Todd, Wagner, Williams, and zimmer-
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uoR lakrspYs sAIGaD 30 YO1s.

Grifin Brlsby lcolorsdl said hs did noI
undersfand about tue senat0fs, D1S y sI,ls 0naa
ielI whom be aimed to Vose LOT ssaaos
knight. and saits,. couid aot req. 0e,s ~ y
anal his ballot. BE ssid be Was ccufadens
shat he did ros Yote Tor D. y. johnson = ,'rs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

Deaf, Dumb, and Blind.
The Board of Visitors of the Deaf, Dumb,
and Blind Asylum transmit the report of the
superintendent to the Governor with only
few remarks Of their own. The Superin.
tendent gives the following statement:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

George e. Bowden, clerk OF eiecton BILE iaa = =
First precinct Of Jefferson Waia, cesinsu uIa.n ~
The fact and correctness Of MS nains nslhs sp-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

.sI have no doubt you will beat them In,
the contest, and il am wanted send me
word. =. 0.shi.l ~. ~ ~ 80
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

- 1HE UUU41k a = Z. -
i s.. The II first witness called mp ON Monday
morning was E. j. Walden, the Independent
;ndca ] AZ election. at the First pfeclnct OF
e. sfFsrson Ward. Bis evidence was the same
III snbs,ance as given 10 behalf OF Colonet
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23

less that good gentleman SfI,c III M, ~
ticket went back on hsaseIf 9iltS Il sisolsssma rs
sof bricks filling down NJ m xSSsivS
hts name mas U .eAsaft gyas n cN SasS5s1 is
;kins did not kneH EhscA III q ssss M
find him, Charge Il on hSlrs p q
5 When cross examined Sc fo what III Fnfs
.said when he gave Elm The tekatt wisnsex
said ~ You got the eart bssscSE ta8 HS756
thar. q had the ticket before he got tUh hisn.s
Heit0ok the ticket, and tod him iE vsss me
right ticket; EFF it wasn't she fooled him
but be sdidn't like oeall hita q Iis 81 COM
Four hundred and sixsy-ore pages ii de-l
positions had been takena the 0iiacs nf Nr.1ss
James Neeson3 up TO half EDass soscloc& tastss
night at which time they adjourned 70 naees
.e,eaeras Josnsos,sss Cass.
On the theory Of bis eoungal Gsneral
johnson has proved r. =
j Il. Colonel Knights easa 10 tisa pdAlic.o1
August S0ttsh, conserting y hea osrdaaasaas
the primary elections u
2. Els card 5of September 15sh, dscslning
To be candidate at the setlaf elect fion for the.
senate Captain Bohonon s dep6sitfoA taken
ON Colonel Knighs's side, on cross essaainas
ton, proves Colonel Knighsss alessor ef sEmS.
date 10 Judge Morton, inswhict he substar.
tally bids Tor the Radical yosel. NJ
B. His letter dccnp sshS scanin inAstos cE
| the Independents party. Of date October ISs,
1875.
4,sTherepo OF the Navy Hlll meeting, Is.
8. Proof 0f the compact or underftand-
Ing between the Repub bltcan aud Indepsnd.
ent parties, en- bracfng the general under.
standing as TO- mutual support OF eandidatess
money pafd bVs The ornnaittea and treasurer
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-13
THE JUVENILES.

'.Peter," said a mother TO her son,
''are you into them sweetmeats
again ?" mo ma'am; them sweet
meats is into me-"
A Buffalo small BOY did it with
his base ball club. A little girl an
annoyed him, and he struck her in
the abdomen and she died.
Who wants to bet that the first
sentence Minnie Sherman Pitches
baby speaks will not be: "Mama,
gampa didn't say un word 'bOnt me
in he memoirs
The boy that was too feeble q
month ago to drag himself to school
and home again, goes around now
letting other boys ''feel of his mus
cle," and has the appetite of shark,
and plays first base in ball game
five hours a day without in the least
impairing his energy.
Harry, a little boy, who had had
some trouble with Lizzie, the do
mestic, at night, offered his usual
prayer, "GOd bless, Papa and man.
ma and Lizzie, for Christ's sake
amen" He rose and soon fell on
his knees again and said, go Lord
lever mind Lizzie, amen"
The following reasonable lines
were written the other day by a lit
tie Brooklyn girl seven years Gf age
In hot weather flies
Begin To bite,
And make poor children
Thrash and fight.
In cold weather they
Stay on the wall,
And do not bother
| Us at all,
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..nId aronsI.les.,,

Speaking of the proposed demOIi-
ton of ''Old IrOnsides," the frig-
ate Constitution, the Washington
ChrOnical says:
"fhe Constitution was launched
in October, 1897, at Boston. The fol-
lowing July she went to sea, COM
manded by Capt. James Nicholson.
When TrIpoli was bombarded, in
1904, she was the flagship of Com
mOdOre Preble. In 1872, Capt. Isaac
Hull commanding, she captured the
British trigaIe Guerrero, of equal
tonnage and weight of metal, in q
desperate conflict of an hour, and
carried the news of triumph to BOs-
ton. Under Commodore cambridge,
later the same year, after an action
of three hours, she caused the Java,
another British frigate, TO surrender.
In 1914, with Capt. Charles Stewart
iii command, she captured the Cyane
and the LeYant, both heavily armed,
and together making a most unequal
match for our gallant ship. After
the conclusion of the war of 1872
she was used as scholarship at An.
apOlis, and subsequently used in the
same capacity at Newport. 1t APP
pears that the gifted Oliver Wendall
Holmes once saVed the Constitution
from q fate similar to the one now
proposed, by the publication. of 8
few staUzas of his nervous and point.
ed poetry, expressive of indignation
at such vandalism. May some aqnaI.
ly gifted genius avert any impend-
ing stroke directed at "Old Iron.
Sides"
Later intelligence says that the
old ship is to be fully repaired, fol
exhibition at the Centennial.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-13
FEMININE.

Sparkling has got Mrs. Tilton into
trouble again. She is confined TO
her room with painful eye, made
so by 9 spark fiyiig into it from a
Fireplace.
There's $500 of hard-earned mo-
ney In that dress," said Smith, as he
watched Mrs. S. mincing along be-
fore him. (Which explains" re-
marked Jones. "why money is so
tight" Smith wept.
A lucrative opening for Young la
dies has been made by the decision
of an Indiana court, that the fact of
. girl being engaged to several gem
tlemen at once IL lIo bar to her suing
each of them for breach of promise.
At Viucennes, France, recently,
during the marriage ceremony, tine
brides teeth fell out, which so
frightened the bridegroom, wor-
thy tailor, that he made the sign of
the cross, rushed off like an arrow,
aud has not since been heard of.
just before marrying an old man
for his money q Louisville girl call
ed her father aside, and throwing
herself upon his neck, exclaimed,
amid smiles and tears: 20, father
your poor miserable daughter will
have a new bonnet every week"
The ladies of Savannah have form
ed a society which prohibits any
member purchasing wearing appar-
ell which shall exceed twenty-five
cents a yard. But il would make
your pOckst-book tremble to see the
gorgeous trimmings OH those TWEEN
ty-fiye-c dresses.
A young lady at Long Branch had
retired. She heard q man stumble
along the corridor, and became ter
ribly frightened. The next day came
the great storm. The shock unset
tied her reason, and she that was a
belle is now a jabbering maniac.
Poor girl! So much for weak
nerves.
Poor women! When they wear
loose, simple skirts, everybody con-
dennis their extravaganza. Now
that the pretty and graceful tie back
skirt comes in the newspapers call
it indecent. Why, it's the prettiest
thing in the way of dress since Eve
left Eden, and what's the use OF
bowling about 1t
j When we look around and see the
large number of able bodied men
who spend their time at the beer sa-
loon, while their wives are stitching
at home, or go out washing, to earn
money to keep themselves and child
rem from starving, we naturally
wonder why more young men done
get married-and msrvel more why
so many young ladies do.
A wife often yearns for sympathy
and affection, need which, her hus
band absorbed in business matters
does not appreciate. Many a poo
woman has been made miserable il
consequence of the GOODNESS ant
neglect of her thoughrless aud un
/ demOnstrative partner. Husband
see to it that your wife is kissed ant
petted, and caressed-eyen if vol
i. have to do it yourself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-13
NUB BINS.

The man of many words weaves
q net for his own entrapmenL.
Maine honey dealers prophesy
that this will be an excellent year
for beesness.
In the march of life, do not heed
the order for "right about" when
you know you are about right.
Figaro's cynic observes that ''all
old men are not wise for to be
wise is not sufficient to have been a
fool little longer than other men"
A dyspeptic at Virginia springs
hung himself the other day, leaving
note behind which said "It's a
mighty good Joke on dyspepsia ~
And so it was.
To the man in debt, the race OF
life is q sack-race; any attempt at
striding as an untrammelled man
can, will cast him i'll the dust OF
bankruptcy.
Lewis, of the Detroit Free Press
offered the proOf-reader on that pa.
per $500 to go up in baliOn. The
scheme failed, however.
We have seen people so enterpris.
ing that they would Obstruct the
building of a railroad, unless bOtt
ends could terminate in their OWL
town.
A San Francisco rumseller wa
convinced of the degradation of hi
business when his daughter, clever
years old, got drunk and was ar
rested.
| Mr.. John Neal, aged eighty four
jerked cigar from the mouth of ;
loafer who was smoking in Boston
street car, and then sat down OIL
him. The old fellow had got nettlet
because the loafter asked him wha
he was going to do about it.
When a Duluth woman want
to know why in blazes her husband
: didn't bring in some wood, he look
a. her in chilling, dignified way
aud replies: 81 do not wish to go t
J the Black Hills, but do not pres
= me-dO not arouse the tiger"
"Be you the census man 2" aske,
q frontiersman of wandering tour
list, who passed along a trail with
sketch. book under his arm. ABE
cause if you be-" he added by wa
of explanation, give got big do
chained up behind the house jus
say the word, and I'll let her loose.
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Clippings.


"The patent right of a wind
plough is offered for sail by an Iowa
inventor"
In France the economists set
States as due to three causes an ex-
cess OfraiIToads (Over 100000 mIIes)
paper money, and protective tar
iff.
There is police justice in San
Francisco who never lets q drunk,
no matter how plain, OFF with q less
fine than $500. During the session
of the Democratic conventin that
court Melted about $4,000.
The Clipper charges that no re-
port has ever been made of the fund
raised for Dan Bryant's family, and
adds that some of the money obtain
ed at theatrical performances to aid
the sufferers by the Chicago fire is
still on depOsite in bank in New
York city.
AS five young men were sailing
on the river at Amesbury, Mass,
Saturday, sturgeon, about twelve
feet long aud estimated to weigh
five hundred pounds, jumped fairly
into the boat, where ittwisted about
until It overturned the craft, throw
ing the occupants into the water and
making its escape.
The habit of ridiculing woman's
dress is chronic with men. No mat
ter what the stvle may be, scOffers
will always be numerous. If Eve,
with the native female vanity, at
tempted any ornamentation of her
figleaf, it is probable that Adam got
mad and accused her of having de-
signs on some gorilla.
An elderly lady named Cannon,
of Massachusetts,, was standing by an
iron sink during q thunder storm,
when she was Frustrated by light
ming. She was entirely sensless, and
was so charged and battered by the
electric current that the gold beads
about her neck were melted, b ut
she lives and ascFibes her escape to
the silken cap she wore.
New England is infested with
tramps-such fellows as cat at the
free soup houses and sleep at the
police stations in the cities during
the winter. They will not work
when the chance is offered. In sew
eral places the authorities set them
at work sweeping the streets in pay
ment for food snd lodging, and the
result is a radiance of Migrants.
at Atlanta, Ga, last autumn, q
negro built coop six feet by seven
into which he put dozen partidges
the ground first being covered with
grass. During the winter they thriv.
ed, in the spring they mated, laid
eggs and Matched ont several broodi
of young, and the negro now hai
about sixty partridges, all doing
well. They are tame, healthy, and
! seem to be contented.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-13
Religious.

Beecber is announced TO deliver
two lectures at Davenport, Iowa, in
September. That's right. "Give the
old man a chance"
81 am glad" wrote a Clergyman to
the Grand Rapids Democrat, and
the types got it "dsm glad" lie is
in cave of gloom.
The annual receipts of the Ameri-
can Baptist Missionary Union have
advanced, in % years, from SI04,-
837 in 1850 to $24l, $40 in 1875.
A practical clergyman was asked
to pray for rain. He said, "My
friends, l will do so; but it is not
going TO rain until the moon chang
es."
An English missionary deputstion
called on the Sultan of Zanzibar to
request some privileges in his do
mlnion. "Oh, certainly" he replied
through an interpreter; "your holy
men will be made welcome, and /
am quite sure ~ shall be able to
convert them.
Rev. Peter Green, a Methodist.
preached q sermon in ScottsVille,
ILL.,, aud invited any dissenter from
his doctrine to reply. Mr.. Gilbert,
a Baptist, accepted the invitation.
Brother Barr, an adherent of the
clergyman, commanded Brother Oh
bert to stop talking. A quarrel en-
sued, then a fight, and the meeting
ended in confusion. The factions
next met in court, where thay fought
with canes, stones, knives and pis-
tolls; but nobody was more than
slightly hurt.
Here is an anecdote which well IL
lustrates the excellence of simplicity
in preaching: DIR. Allen, of Phila-
delphia, was preaching one day to
the freedmen, when an old cOlored
brother came to him after the SER
mon, and said: 81 like to hear you
preach, for l understand your
preaching" 81 am very glad of it, y
replied the Doctor. E'But 1 under
stand every word you say" 81 hope
so; try to make myself under.
stood" Again the old African came
to the charge. "Ye s." he said, 81 un-
derstand yOu ies as well as if you
was a Niger"
A contributor to the Jewish Mes.
senger, in enumerating the advan.
tages enjoyed by his people in thu
United States, specifies the fact thai
hvae "Jews are elected to office
National, State, and municipal
without word being said agains
them on account of their race. II
this connection it is noteworthy Oh,
adds) that the Christian religious pa
pers, nearly ell of which are edited
by ministers, though they are con
tinually abusing each other, Ant
threatening dissenting branches o
the churches they represent with al
sorts of eternal Observation-Disclosures
seldom or never speak of the Jew
: in any terms other than those of re
spect and kindness"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-13
THE LADIES.

The school board of Benton, Me-,
is composed entirely of women.
When a woman has buried her
sixth husband it sounds sort of bad
to hear her walk out of the GEM
etery exclaiming 'neXt!"
A Carson. New, woman who was
in the habit of using opium smoked
a hundred pipes last Tuesday, ana
died from its effects next morning.
A Kansas girl says nothing makes
her so mad as to have a grasshOpper
crawl up and down her back Just as
her lover has come to the proposing
point.
A fashion report says that the old
girls have resumed the fashion of
changing" and "frizzing" their hair.
a little banging of their heads
would improve them.
The sultan has eight hundred
wives, aud devoted to his own and
their use f2,OO0,0O out of the IT,
| 100000 that constitutes the whole
income of the Turkish empire.
An Illinois girl refused to he en-
gagged until her lover first insured
his life in her favor, and then trav-
eled two years abroad to improve
his manners. off he survives" she
sighed, 81 shall keep my engage
ment."
On one of the bridges of Paris, a
baby sprang out of its mothers
arms and fell into the river, and the
mother jumped after it, but could
not swim. Another woman Jump
ed in who could swim, and brought
out both. The mother was half
drowned and the baby was dead.
Men are the salt of The earth, wo-
men are the sugar. Salt is q neces-
sity, sugar is luxury. Vicious men
are the salt-petre; hard, stern men,
the rock salt I; nice, family men the
table salt. Old maids are the brown
sugar; good natured matrons the
loaf sugar; pretty girls, the fine
pnlveriZed white sugar. Pass the
sugar, please.
j Several young ladies were sitting
together ON the balcony of the Cliff
ton, Niagara, the other night, when
the moon, although f'fnll," was moi
demonstrative. A natty little fellow
approached the group and softly
said, ''P1ssy, darling" whereupon
all the young ladies jumped up and
Icame toward him eagerly. He sc.
lected ORe and walked away with
her. The other brides sat down and
told their respective Romeos after.
wards that it was toe ridiculous fol
anything" and that they "neveI
were SO embarrassed In the whole
course of their Iives."