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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
RICHMOND, FREp'G K POTOMAC r. r. COL
OFFICE GENERAL TICKET AGENT. }
..a.0 RICHMOND. May 80, 1859
OF TRAINS, .

2:35 p. n, DA1 MAIL leaves Byrd-Street str.
ton daily, CONNECTING WITH
..r THE STEAMER KEYPORT 1t
Quantico, with trains of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at their wharf
opposite Aexaudria-due In Balu-
more at $50 Il. NJ; and at Washing.
tsE-with the Ba ltmore and Potomac
railroad for Baltimore and the North
aud West.
9.2O P. NJ, NIGHT MAIL leaves Byrd-Street
station fSundays exec Btedl, connecting
at Washington with the baltimore
and Potomac and Baltimore and Ohio
sos P. n. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN fox
Hanover junction. leaves Broad: Street
station (SundayS eycepted).
AN, NIGHT NAIL arrives ut Byrd-Stre<9
1870 p. b., DAY NAIL arrives at Byrd-street sta
tion daily.
s:37 A. n, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives
at Broad-Street station Sundays e1-
cepted).
Parlor-cars on day trains.
Pullman seepirg.cars on night trains.
FREIGHT TRAINS leave and arrive at Broad
Street station on TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and
SATURDAY NIGHTS for all points North and
West
Through bills OF lading and rates given to all
principal points North and West.
by order Of General SUpe rnicndent.
c. A. TAYLOR.
nv 81 Genera, Freight and Ticket Agent
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M 5-eOdlm
Nm SMITH ACADEMY. LIKING

A nm SMITH ACADEMY. LFNlNG-
II TON, VA.-The exercises Of this well-known
school for young ladies will la resumed on WE'D
the usua period of nine months. Ample arrange
rnents will be made for thorough instruction In the
several Gepartme ts The principal Will be assist
ed las hereofOrel In the academlcA course by Miss
nv H. RUFFSER, daughter Of Hon. william n.
Ruffner, Superintendent. of Public instruction. For
Information concerning terms of tuition, board,
&C, amply 10 REV. JAMES A. WADDELL.
an 2-im* Principal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
pICHMOND COLLEGE,
RICHMOND, VA.

The next session opens September 22d and CLOSES
June 22d.
The College comprises eight independent schools,
each with It's separate Professor.
Expenses per ion of nine months, embracing
matriculation and tuition fees, fuel, lights, and
washing, Sis.
Good board I'm messing-cu1s, about 40 per
month; at the College boarding houses, s13.
For catalogues contaiaiug full Information, adj
dress b. IUh EAh,
tx z eodtScp22 Chairman OF the Faculty.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
Turkey.
FINANCIAL cR1srs IN MONTREAL

MONTREAL, August o. During the past
week twelve commercial firms, perfectly
sound as far as their assets and liabilities are
concerned, have been Obliged to make special
arrangements with their creditors for extern
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CCHOOL ON CHURCH HILL.

MRS. ELIZA J. PLEASANTS
will resume the duties Of her school at NO. FOL
Broad street (cOlner Of TweniysxthI, on
MONDAY, 10Th OF SEPTEMBER NEXT,
aud soicits continuance of the patronage r reto-
fore extended 10 her. y2S 2w*
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10

r. N0t oi The failure Of Duncan, Sherman &
:, some ole started The story that the
i'o''u"Lcc Institution for SIyings was 10
''"='i "i SUSPENSION, and a run was made
" IL Il by "nica $50, 900 was drawn out in
~" uf!s, before the officers could convince
me o"p0>i.o!s that their fears were ground.
les.
ire JHry Ia the Mountain Meadow mas.::a.
-, ~e u!a' On Saturday reported 10 the court
~ 1sF Ihabl''!y 10 agree. aud ser. diHchayp.d
: u !'f' i, s'ld 10 haze ,i,nd uire f., an.
IA ''.-- Gvn,!.e tGd lHv N0f.
T.. ,9.i....y.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
PHILADELPHIA LIVESTOCK MARKET.

PHILADELPHIA. August 9.-The cattle market
was dull this week and prices were lower $500
State and western steers; &c. tor n few choice
PENNSYLVANIA e for fsir 70 g%od 4haeoHe: gross
6ac. gross, as to condition. Hogs firmly held;
5000 head sold Ut 119l2c. net
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
ROUGHs ROUGHLY HANDLED.

MONTREAL, August o. Five young rou9bs
attempted TO enter the house Of q respectable
woman named Downs, who fired into the
crowd, killing one.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, AUGUST 0, 1875.

ALMANAC, AUGUST 10, 1878.
IN rises II Moon sets. "a
IN sais ....... 649l High tioe. ..,....... i .O6
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10

>TAU>Tox. August 8. 1879.

i..~r,-} .a"r"'c "f 'i,r Eic'iiN'n' "Si"'e'.l
HA.i.-v4h> SILL Is NrB!BrS-A AAfrl kE
T<IOS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10

ILD DOMINION BUSINESS COLLEGE,
" 40, 1917 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA.
The ninth annual session will begin October LIST
aud continue till June LIST following. Actual
IIuntng.hsuse Practice. Book keeping in all tts
branches, Penmanship tboth plain and ornamentalh
COMMERCIAL Law, Comne1clal Arithmetic, Bush
English. &C. For particulars address o,
ie 10 ocohoG "' NANoA-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10

THE B1NBARDaENT AT LsoD URGEL.
LoSpoN, August "a letter to The PaA
Mall Gazette says the bombsrdment OF the
clLauel az Leoa urgel u DOT fully progressing
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10

SKELETON COATS FOR IA
SUMMER WEAR N
made to order In excellent style from
ENGLISH WQRSTED,
CASHMERE CLOTH,
DRAP DETE,
LINEN CUUh,
giving good form, and genteei even Tor dresS puf-
poses during the hot season.
Also. the best stock of TROUSERINGs In the
market. JOHN LAlooChE'
iesI 317 Lain street.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
COglimsvil1e.

COllinsville.
 The month of January just passed has bet n the coldest and dryest of any on re- cord. The average cold has been greater, nnd no day when we could catch rain Wa ter. or when the snow melted on the roofs. except tor an hour CT two one day......The greatest and most destructive flood ever known in this section occurred January 26, 1899, thirty-six years ago, when the ice in the river was two feet thick, and every bridge on the Pennington river above Unionville was carried away. Some are predicting great floods after this prolonged and terrible drouth......Lewis Williams, a colored man in the employ of the Collins Company, had his house broken open few nights ago and watch and other articles, including some moLey, amounting in all to one hundred dollars worth. was taken, and no clue to the thicf......On the night of January 20 some rogue broke iLto the house of George Richardson, in Canton Centre, and stole his gold watch and chain. valued ui $l35, without awakening the family...... J. NJ. Benjamin of North Canton had two horses stolen from his stables in or,h Can ton, on the night of January 2O... ..Chas c. Chapman, over D W. Bidwelrs store' on u rec. nt cold night filled beer bottle with boiling water and then set 1t on tue stove for moment On taking 1t oil the cork flew out with great force. and the i'm provised steam escaping, badly scalded bis right hand and arm to the elbow.
 -@...ta .-tn ID R. H.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
SheKfiold.

She41A0h0s
 [An aged and venerable lady friend sends us the following batch of items from Shef- field.-ED. Union meetings will continue to be held here this week. under the minis trations of Mir. Leonard. as the interest seems to be increasing. Last "Wednesday a 'praying band" came from Monterey and spent the day and evening, and Saturday . delegation from Sheffield returned the visit, and this week [Wednrsday) another dele gation is expected here. The revival inter- est commenced some weeks ago, when Messrs. Littl.ficld and Montague were here for two days, and Mir. Grover. with some the funeral of Helen Mccarthy took place at her home in Sheffield, and the procession extended more than mile, containing a hundred and forty sleighs......The Friendly Union closes for the season very soon. l. nas been more than usually prosperous, th, lectures drawing crowded houses. Mir. Dewey's lectures on "The "Reminiscences of the Past" have been very interesting :" ......An editor writes that the poems of Mrs. c. A. Phillips, of this town. have for some time been very popular in Boston for public readings and recitations, and pull lished letter dated Leeds, England, states that they are looked for with interest over the water for that purpose. The tran. P nuisance continues unabated. A constant stream is flowing through the town, avail ing themselves of our comfortable lock-u which has been lately furnished for their benefit. ="
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
M AR RE D.

A. Claverack. Jan. 97th, Frank Pettee of Lake, ville and Miss Mary J. Boucher of Claverack. N. Y.
 At Cornwall Hollow. Conn.,. Wednesday even. ing, Jan 27th, at the residence Heman Harri- son, EsQ.. by Rev. c. N. Fi oh. MT Walter B. Johnson and Mise Mary ]. Harrison, all of Corn wall Mellow.
 wood Of Martindale. N. Y. Milee ostrandsr of schoduck. N. r., and Miss Hannah Miller of Ia
 At Collinpvil'e. Jan. 9d, by D. R. Hale, Edwin II. Linason of Plainville and Hattie K. Grant of Collinsville.
 By the same, Jan. 2Sth, Eugene D. Hughes and Florence A. Davis of Unionville.
 At the came time and by the same justice. Be- nsparte Morgan and Helen R. Myers, both of
 At Canton Centrc. Jan asth. by Rev. D. B. Hubbard. Benjamin F. Gibson and Caroline M. Huntey.
 At Coliinsvie, Jan 18th. by Rev. R. OR. shsr- idan. Michael Lyons and Mary A. O'Longhlin.
 At Millerton, N T., Jan 2 d, by the Rev. M R. Lent. MT. George Hazzard and Miss Nettie Cra- smer. both of Winrted.
 At New Hartford, by the Rev. Father sheridan. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Jan. 24th, James Judge and Miss Riddle Mccabe all of Pine Meadow.
 At Millsrion. N. Y.. by the Rev. Geo. R, FerRu- con, Leroy E. French to Miss Jennie M. Kerwood, both of Thomaston,
 At Melville Jan. 90th, Wallace c. Ward and Ellen Thompson, both of Waterbury.
 At Washington, Jan. 18th. Mir George Pierpont of Plymouth aud Mrs. Nellie Hagen of Washing ton.
 At Bethlehem, Jan 17th, by Rev T. N Laine, John E. Wells or Collinsville and Miss Emeline A. Bunne of Bethlehem.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
Dl E D..

At Lakeville. Jan. a7th, Cora, daughter of Henry and Maria Whiteman. aged ears, monthS and days.
 At West Cornwall, Conn.,. Jan. 29th, Mrs. Eliza beth Hout, late of Sheffield, England. aged s5 yeara.
 At onoro near Nationwide, Florida, Jan. aSth. of brain fever. Harriet Dexter Lyman, daughter of Moses Lyman, dr., of Waverly, N. Y., aged years and months
 At Morris, Jan 18th, Mrs. Almra Gaylord, aged 8l years and months.
 At Woodbury, Jan. sad, Mrs. Timothy Tsrrel
 At Litehaeld, Jan astA, Miss Electa Stone, aged 66 year..
 At East Plymouth, Jan, 18th, Emma Blake wife of Charles Smith. -.-- .is aged l6 years.
 At Te:ryville, Jan. 17:h, Ciarissa, relict of Ne hemiah Griffin, aged 76 years.
 At Guilford Centr, ChenanGo county, N. Y., Jan. 7th. William Baldwin, formerly of Goshen. Conn . aged 77 years.
 At Warren Jan. aIrt, Heman Kibourn Shove, aged 75 years.
 At Gaylordsville, Jan. llth, Mary, wife of Wm ' At CSiiinsviile, Jan. asd. Mrs. Mary Tanner. aged "A years.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

BATTLE FOR YouNe LADY.-Two young men of tue tender age of l6 years, or that vicinity, nurtured similar attachment rr- gently for young lady employed in th. shoe manufactory on Fairfield avenue. Bridgeport, says the Farmer. Nri,hc, could brook rivalry or opposition wher, the magnet of their affections was COD. cerned, and each sighed to think that th. prospects seemed 80 onc-slded In favor of the other. As @ result of all this compe. ti.ion, one of the pair sent formal chal. lenge to bis rival to meet him at certain time and place 10 then and there decide hy literal force of arms and endurance which should strive exclusively for the favor oI the subject of their quarrel. The challenge was accepted, tho young men met lasI Monday, and each for few minutes en tered into the work of defacing tke coun tenance of the other with all the ardor thai might be expected from the nature of the meeting. At length tho battle was con cluded. and one of it's first apparent result, was that both parties were notified of theil discharge. How It affected their interests in the main quarter the Farmer was unabls to state.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

ST. NICHOLAS -Dr.. K. Shelton Macken zle, the literary edit"r of the Philadelphia Press, says: "St. Nicholas, l tell you in private, as I have told my readers in public, Is the very best magazine for young reopl that have ever seen. 1t is far more diff, cult, 1 think, to edit a periodical of this class than one intended for adults, and Mrs. Dodge deserves unlimited praise for the judicious manner in which she has executed her task. have found heaps of things iu s. Nicholas which had forgotten. had impeifectly known. or had been wholly Ig norant of. So l, too, sit at the feet Of GAmaliel"
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

A REMEDY FOR SCARLET FEVER AND SMALL POx. - A correspondent of the stockton (Cal.) Herald writes as follows: ::
 herewith append arccipe which has been used to my knowledgein hundreds of cases. 1t will prevent or cure small pox though the pittings are filling. When Jenner dis covered COW pox in England, the world of science hurled an avalanche upon his head, nut when the most scientific school of med cine in the world-that of Paris-puh- ished this recipe as a panacea for small pox, 1t passed unheedcd. It is as unfailing 's fate, and couquers in every instance. It is harmless when taken by a we'll person. It will also cure scarlet fever. Here is the rrcipe as 1 have used 1t, and cured my chil, dren of scarlet fever; here 1t is as have used 1t to cure small pox. When learned physiclans said the patient must die il cured :-Sulphate of zinc, one grain; fox glove (digitalis), one grain; half table <poonful sugar: mix with two table spoon fuls of water. Take spoonful every hour. Either disease will disappear in 'wrlve hours. For a child smaller doses
 according to age. If countries would com pei their physicians to use this, there would I nc no need of pest houses"
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

A NOVEL RAoE.-On the 2sth ult., John Keen, the champion velocipede rider of England, rode eight miles against Mir Finch's Black Bess trotting the same dis tance for ElO0. The race created consd = cradle interest and large sums of money were wagered on the result, the trotter be- ing the favorite at 10 to z. About ten thousand persons assembled to witness the contest. A cord divided the course all the way round, and the articles stipulated that the bicycle rider should take the inside track and the cob the outer circle, which in eight miles made a difference of 42S yards feet, so that the animal was started that distance in front of the machine.
 At the start the trotter took the lead, be- ing quicker Tn getting off, but Keen was soon in full swing, and Black B.ss lost by breaking directly after the start. As nearly as we could estimate, K.en's first mile was accomplished in g minutes l9 seconds, and shortly afterwards he had the misfortune to lose the wood of his right treadle, so that the remainder of the journey was per formed with his foot on the iron only, a circumstance which raised the hopes of those who had backed the trotter.
 On several occasions the mare broke, but Allen promptly steadied her, and the cham pion bicylist gradually stole nearer and nearer, till jus, before passing the winning post for the twentieth time Keen. amidst loud cheers, went by. and the owner of the cob, seeing there was nu earthly chance, signaled he jock y to pull up Her lime fur the distance she ran Was 20 minutes 30 seconds. Keen krp, OH steadily and com pleted his task in 2S minutes l2 l ? 2secouds, finishing apparently as fresh as when he started.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
Connecticut Western News.

SWbscri ptiOm AccOunt.-The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriptiOm Is pnfd :; thus. R. B. smith 5Jul14, indicates that MT. Smith has paid for his paper to July 9th, 1874. It is hoped that subscribers will
 see to 1t that their account, indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for a renewal of their subscription will observe whether their date Ia changed to indicate the proper credit and in the event of an error to inform ua for correction at once. No claims fol errors in these accounts will hereafter be consid cred unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made, as the regular receipt oi tho paper with the date to which the subscription ia paid plainly printed thereon, Is prima facie evidence of it's ceptance as correct J. L. PEAsE.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

How THEY TREAT GRAssHoPPERs IN THE EAST. General Chanzy, this past season. issued circular to the generals of division and prefects in Algeria, directing them, ih dealing with these pubic pests. to adcp' the method which has been successfully employed in Cyprus. This comprises sys temaiic seeking and destroying of grass hoppers' eggs. and also attacking the crick- cts on the march. It seems that befor' becoming full-biown grasshoppers, th' crickets, about month after they ar' patched, begin to march, and this they d' In large, compact masses for period aver- aging some twenty seven days, during which they never swerve from the line O route once adopted. The people of Cyprus take band of silk, from sixty-five to sev enty ceniimetres high. and 100 centimetrrs long. and this they tie vertically to poles firmly fixed in the ground. the upper par being waxed or bordered with oil silk to , width of about ten centimstres, and the earth SO heaped up under 1t as to leave nt creyice between the silk and the ground A second band is then set up so as to form . sort of gallery of gradually diminishin! width, being at the mouth somewhat wide than the column of crickets, but only fiv, metres wide at the ether end, where IS trench five metres long, one and hal wide and one deep. This forms trap, 0 system" several of which, 100 metre long. can be placed end to end and trans ported to any point threatened by the in vaders. All that has to be done is to wal till the column of crickets has reached th trench. Then 1t is covered in with earth and nothing more is seen of the crickets.- Journal of Chemistry.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
LanRY R0OEaA

Mr. Editor At this time, when the complaint is so general, I wish to say few words to your readers who have or may have leaky roofs during the season of snow' and particularly ut this time. when there is such Q body of It on all roofs, and the steady freezing weather we have had causes many roofs to leak that have never leaked before.
 think there is @ prevailing misunder- standing as to the cause. The complaint seems to be general, and we daily hear peo- pie asking for an explanation. In fact, l once knew man to take off a good roof from his house in mid-winter and reshingle it, thinking that would obviate the diff culty.
 The explanation and the remedy are sim pie: As most of our dwellings are warmed with coal fires, which are kept constantly burning from fall until spring, much of the warmth necessarily escapes to the cham bers and attics, which warns the roof and causes the snow tU melt over the warmed apartments. and the water from the melted snow running down until it reaches that part that projects beyond the side of the building, commonly called the cornice, which is not warmed, the water there con- goals ss fast as it comes down. The conse quence is an ice ridge is formed just at the to dam the water back until 1t rises abcve the tops of the shingle courses, and escapes to the rooms below, to the great damage of walls, paper, carpets. &c.
 To apply the remedy: As soon as you perceive the ice forming on the caves, the first indication of which will be icicles hanging from tho joints of the cornice or starting from beneath the upper courses of water is already running through, you have simply to get up there with the aid of an ordinary ladder and cut the ice ridge away and let the water drip from the caves, which can be done along an ordinary roof in a short time. No tools but an axe or hatchet will be required, and any farm laborer can do it.
 The operation will need repeating if you leave the snow where 1t Is and the freezing weather continues. Another sure remedy is to remove the snow from your roofs i'm mediately after each storm, you will threby prevent your gutters and conductors from freezing up and bursting, which frequently ruins them. They will also be clean and in condition to catch the rain water and conduct 1t to your reservoir. M Y.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05
West Cornwall.

West Cornwall.
 The cold wave continues to drag its weary length along. This is the fifth COL secut,ve week of fine sleighing. railroad company has placed stoves In the tank and gate houses to prevent the water from fretzing......About fourteen inches 0t snow fell last Sunday, making now sbou, two feet on the ground. Witherill, tn. mail carrier, reports huge drifts In Goshen. ......The D. Y. w. Y K Society and tn, North Cornwall Ecclesiastical Society hay, entered into an agreement in relation to the erection of a building for chapel aud hall ny which each society is to own and con ,rol one-hslf of said building The chapel is to be open for all evangelical denomins. tions and the hall for all political, amuse- ment and business purposes......Mrs. Eliza beth Hoult, whose death is reported in Sheffield. Enpland, about iehteen months ago, bringing with her four young dsugh- ters, one of whom died last fall. During ter sojourn here she has won the esteem oi all who knew her by her christian deport- ment and quiet, peaceful habits. She was remarkably kind and faithful mother, seeming always to have her children's well fare in mind, and by her death we lose a peaceahle, kind neighbar, and the orphans loving friend and mother. The heartfel, sympathy of the entire community seems to be extended to the three remaining chil- dren, and although they have lost their best friend, yet they are not friendless, We as sure them. The wedding at Heman Har- rlson's, on tue evening of January 27th, was very pleasant affair, and WAS wit messed by a host of relatives and friends The bridal pair are off on an extensive bridal tour, NUF CED.
Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

E@ George Hawley, the negro who was in $500. to answer the charge of commit ting rape on Eliza Getty of Waterbury, was taken from iail in New Haven Tuesday, t" Southbury. It appears that Hawley called at the house of Mrs. Newton Warner, ir Snnthbury. few nights before he assaulted Miss Getty and asked for something to eat Because Mrs. Warner refused to give food io him he fired at her witt, revolver three times, one shot grazing one of her l. g. He has been tried by a southl'ury justice, hound over in $l 500 and again remanded to iail.