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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
Latest News from Washington.
Brsstow's Chanees-EaDcoek's Friends
HopefuI-Ab0ut Selling Whiskey
ON Ste m b ats and Railroad
Trains-Tne Texas PactGc-The Pre-.
sident Signs the Centennial Bill.

Trains-Tne Texas Pacific-The Pre-.
sident Signs the Centennial Bill.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.J
WASHINGTON, February 16.-Bristow's
stock is assuredly better, and his friends are
almost sapguine that he will receive the Re-
publican nomination for the presidency.
The policy OF mastery inactivity in that par
ticular direction is relied upon as more
certain to secure his nomination than al the
arts that Blaine and Morton can provoke on
the other hand.
AS intimated in these dispatches only re-.
Gently, many leading D emocrats regard with
great favor the nomination Of Supreme
Judge Davis by their convention, but up to
this time there have been no consultations
here of party leaders even which would have
ordinary significance or furnish an intima.
ton OF the prospects of any one who has
been prominently mentioned as the Demo
cratic candidate.
The friends of General Babcock here do
not hesitate to express their opinion tonight
that he will be acquitted, and declare that
the Government has not made out case
against him.
Major Bluford Wilson, the Solicitor Of the
Treasury, had an Interview with the Pre- 81.
dent to-day with reference to further prose.
cution of offenders against the revenue laws.
The Internal Revenue Commissioner de.
cides that pedding wbiskey, either in wa
gons or steamboats, Chat is, on steamboat
barsl is illegal, and that the same rule will
apply to the peddling of cigars and tobacco
through railroad care; and hereafter no ad.
dtional licenses can be issued for that class
of business.
The Pacific Railroad Committee of the
House this morning added several amend
ments to the Texas Pacific airosd bill which
are calculated to better protect the interest
of the people. A final vote on the bill as {
whole will be taken on Friday next.
The Centennial bill was signed by tht
President to-day With great flourish o
quill-pen used on the occasion, having beer
made from the wing of an American eagle
TINON,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-17
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

The Committee on Dispensations and
Charters, P. C. R. T. Briggs, chairman, pre-.
sented report, recommending that charters
be granted to the efollowing-named lodges now
working under dispensantions granted By
the Grand Chancellor during the recess of
the Grand Lodge: Osceola, No. II, at Big
Lick Lee, No. 4S, at Berkeley Dan7ille,
No 40 at Danyilla
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-17

The Grand Lodge met yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock. Present: L. l.. Bass, z. G..
c.; George l.. Simpson, G. c.; j. E. Rock
we'll. V. G. c.; Hugh Latham, G. P; FL.
C. G. Hartman. G.. b.; L. S. Edwards. G..
X. r: and S.; w. Ii. Hall, G. Nj. a.; K. FL.
Mclean, G. l. g.; W. P. Gretter, G. 0. G..
The roll of lodges being called a quorum
uaS found Dresent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-17

WAsHIsGToN, February 6.-For the Md.
die States. rising barometer, northerly 70
westerly winds, Diminishing IN force ana
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-17
,,raTHER REPOR |

" ,T,Ar< At 7.35 A y. FEBRUARY
,s#yN..S'>. r. ErNTI>GT"S' 1tNTuS, AND
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
INGENIOUS Rats,

From the Lancaster Examiner
A lady residing in Easl King street
has had a remarkable illustration OF that
wonderful intelligence in the rat family
which We often read about but seldom
witness. She had several dozen eggs
stored away in the cellar in large
earthen vessel. They were covered with
lime-water to preserve them. For some
time past she was puzzled to know in
what manner lhe lime-water leaked out of
the vessel as she could find no traces of
leak, and yet to keep the eggs covered she
had 10 ill 1t more frequently than it could
possibly evaporote. The other day the
servant called the lady's attention to the
fact that there must be rats in the cellar al
she had found egg-shells in the cork
shavings bin on the opposite side of the
room from where the eggs were stored
An examination revealed the fact that
one dozen and half Of the eggs had been
carried OF and the presumptive proof is that
the rats did it, as no other creature had
access to the cell into whose charge the theft
could be justly laid To get at the egg in
the vessel they would have to rid it of a
portion Of the Iimewater, which they evi-
IDENTIFY drank. This shows that the rat is
capital judge Of good medicine as well
as square meal. DR.. Wood in the United
states Dispensatory, says that mixed with
an equal measure OF milk, which completely
covers It's offensive taste, it is an excellent
tonic and one of the best remedies for irri-
liability Of the stomach that he has found
diet exclusively Of limewater and milk
10 be more effective than any plan of treat
ment in dyspepsia accompanied with the
vomiting of food. No doubt DR.. Rodent
has discovered that the albumen, margarine
and oleine of the egg, combined with lime
water is quite as wholesome and palatable
as the milk, and that the stomach of hun
cry pyspeptic rat is just as good place to
mix them mp in as the nurses medicine
glass in the sick chamber up stairs.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
WHAT is party spirit? In one

WHAT is party spirit? In one sense a
very csmmendable feeling, rising to the
dignity of political faith-cft'ner we are
sorry to say, a species Of mental vitrol,
which some men bottle up in their bosoms,
that they may squirt it at others; but in
the meantime it irritates and corrodes the
breast in which it is kept. Malignant
journalism, is bastard fungoid of party
spirit ; it ,urpasses the latter in personality
and inve ctve, always forgetful that polite.
ness, and kindness is perfectly compatible
with argument, and wit, while it disnifes
and enhances the triumph of both. 1t is
said, the sandal tree, perfumes the wood
mans axe which cuts it down. So if an
argument be courteous, it may even grace
the defeat of the disputant The acrimony
Of many newspapers, tends to lower the
tone of the press, and instead Of acting as
tonic upon the body polite, has the con-
trary effect, A soft word turneth away
wrath, grievous words stir up anger.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
HOW FRIENDS LIVED LONG AGO

In Gabriel Thomas description of the
settlement of Philadelphia, the following
superb tumble occurs.
''In the said city are several good schools
Of learning for youth, for the attainment of
arts and sciences, also reading and writing.
Here is to be had, on any day in the week
cakes, tarts, and pies we have also several
cook-shops, both roasting and boiling, as in
the city Of London happy blessings, for
which We owe the highest gratitude TO ouI
plentiful Provider, the great Creator Ct
heaven and earth,"
This is the first time, We ever heard it
hinted that the great Creator had anything
10 do in making tarts and pies.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
DlPTh ERlA.

''The origin of fdiptheria," lis mystery
1t isa germ disease, like smallpox ant
@ is communicable. 1t often seizes robus
children who, at the funerals Of playmates
or in school or church, are exposed to it
direct influence"
"The diptheritic poison, impregnatins
the air-passages Of the patient, affects the
entire system. The air.passage impregna.
ton speedily changes into inflammation,
accompanied by the formation of mem-
brane. Fever next follows. The poison
begins to act as soon as it falls upon the
tissues Of the air-passages, but it doesn't
sensibly affect the patient until two to
five days later. Then he feels great pros
tration, his throat is dry, and he has
pricking pains in swallowing. The
d throat reddens, white membrane appears
in patches, and the glands SWELL In
fatal cases the fever increases, the throat
Inflammation spreads, and general ex-
haustion follows"
The diptheritic poison clings lsng to
reoms and may occasion death months
afterward. Dipthsria prefers, seemingly
children between one and ten; the average
age of its victims now is about two years.
Neither heat nor colo, rain nor drought, |
affect it, cleanliness and pure air every
where in a dwelling tend to avert and
mitigate it."
''Where it exists no child should be per-
mitted to kiss strange children, particular
larly when they have sore threats, or even
to play with their toys. When any child
in family'has a sore throat, the other
children should be kept rigidly apart, in
dry, well ventilated rooms. Every throat
affection should be promptly treated. The
sick child should be watchfully nursed in
we'll ventilated, sunl, room.
Men who live in grand mansion, are
astonished that there children die. 1t is
not at all marvellous, ,One-half of their own.
ers have never been in their own cellars
They fill their drawing rooms with satin
and gliding, but have no heed to the drain
pipes.
Let every father and mother, look we'll
to the cellars Of their houses; but still
more minutely to their bath rooms, and
water closets, if the slightest evidence of
sewer gas is detected, send for a good
plumber, and have proper trap. at once
put in. Avoid cheap plumbing work, if
you cannot afford to have it done, do the
next best thing, have the water closet taken
away entirely .Dip.heria follows closely in
the wake Of cheap modern improvements.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
THERE - NOTHING MEw BNDE1
E THE SUN.

In the shop windows we see all sorts o
names for men,, or as they are labelled OIL
boxes "gents collars" suggestive Of man.
things. We have the Gear" the "Cap.
tain," the "Derby," the ''Piccadilly," &c
A few night ago we were in an inquirins
mood, and by the aid of notes and queries
like curious and quaint volumes, got dowr
to some bottom facts, about collars. The
Derby, Gar, Albert, &C., indicate the per
sons who first made the collar sufficiently
stylish, to induce go ahead manufacturer
to make any one of them famous by adver-
iizing; out the "Piccsdilly" quoth a
seventeen year old lad, at our elbow, what
about it! We were under the impression
that it took its name from the
well known street in London.
no such thing however, the London street :,
took lis name from the Collar! So long ago
as the time of Queen Elizabeth, one Hig-
gins, an Irishman who left off the o. when
he settled in London, kept tailor shop in
the then outskirts of that city, and made
fortune by selling collars or cuffs, wired
and stiffened with Yellow starch they
were call "piccadillas," which according to
Mares Glossary meant stiff hem,"-and
as used in Hudilras "Pillory." The
tailor prospered and built "house after
house" giving the name OF Piccadilly
street, to the site of his Improvements,
which up to that time, had been an open
country, Some Of the already large collars,
we see worn by negro minstrels, and bur-
(esque maskers, are reproduced of a fashion
hat the sober puritan INDUCED in nearly
hree centuries ago. Queen Elizabeth by
'oyal order limited collars to two "nayles,"
,r four and one-half inches in breadth,
ames the l., A. D. 1915 caused the Vice
Jhancellor of Cambridge University, to
ssue an order prohibiting, "the fearful
normity and excess of apparel seen in
ii degrees, as, namely, strange picca
illoes, vast bands, huge cuffs, **** I'm
ecoming that modesty and carnage of
tudents, betitting so renowned, an Uni
ersity." When our mnmmers, 60 out on
he holiday nights, with huge collars &C.,
lsy but apparel themselves in the veri-
able fashions of the past.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
H, F. PICKLES.
MEDICAL.
EFF. Kunkel's Bitter Wine Of Iron.

It has never been known to fail in the
cure of weakness attended with symptoms
indispositiOn to exertiOn, loss OF memory,
difficulty Of breathing, weakness, horror Of
dimness Of vision, langnor, universal lassi.
tude of the muscular system, enormous ap.
petite with dyspeptic symptoms hot hands
flushing of the body, dryness of the skin.
pallid cOuntenance and eruptions on the
face, purifying the blood, pain in the back,
fly ing before the eyes, with suffuslOn and
loss OF sight. want of attention, etc. Sold
only in 81 bottles. Get the genuine. Depot
and office, 259 North Ninth street, Philadel-
phia. Advice free. Ask for Il. II. Kun
kel.s Bitter Wine of Iron and take no other
make. Genuine sold only in 81 bottles.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Debility, depressed irritable state of
mind, q weak, nervous, eXh hausted feeling,
no energy or animation, confused head,
weak me moIy, the consequences of eXces.
ses, mental OverWork. This nervous deLil-
ity tiLds a sovereign cure in y. +. kunkel's
Bitter Wine oi Iron. 1t tones the system,
and lejuv mates The entire system. Sold
only in 81 bottles. Get the genuine Sold
by all druggists. Ask for H. f.. kunkel's g
Bitter Wine OF Iron, and take no other.
Genuine sold only in II bottles. or six bot
ties for S5 All ask is a trial of this valua.
bic medicine. It will convince The most
skeptical of its merits.
NEVER FAILING WORM SYRUP:
4. f. Kunkcls Worm Syrup never fails
to destroy Pm, seat and stomach Worms.
DR.. Kunkel is the only successful physi
clan who removes Tape Worm in two hour-
Head and ali complete, alive, and no lee
till head passes. Common sense teaches il
Tape Worms can be removed, all other
Worms can be readily destroyed. Send for
circular to DIR. f. +. kunkel, 259 North
Ninth street, Philadelphia. Pa, or ask your
druggist for a bottle of Kunkle's Worm
Syrup. Price 81 per bottle. 1t never fails.
Used by children or grown persons with
perfect safety.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
Going to Press.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

A little grey cat, attached to the press
ROOM took notion the other day to jump
into the heart Of one Of the Hoe perfecting
presses, while in motion, Size hung on to
the cylinder bravely, and made number
of revolutions successfully before the press
could be stopped, when she was at once
taken out She seemed unsatisfed, how
ever, at being thus interrupted in her little
amusement, and, going to the engine,
jumped into the fly wheel, which carried
her round and round at the rate of seventy
revolutions minute. The engine was
then stopped, and the engineer turned the
gymanstical cat out Of doors. She re-
sented the insult by absenting herself alto
gether from the office.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
Wilni.gten, Decenber 81, 1879.

Wanted-reliablec correspondents in every
village in the State, to write the doings and
sayings Of the people and the business pros.
poets and attractions of their locality. The
schools. the churches, the farm operations,
the character OF the soil, and the advan-
tages possessed, to be the themes for their
communications,
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
TINE sun
ls77.
NEW YORK.
1877.

The different editions of the SUN during
the next year will be the same as during
Ice year that has just passed. lhe daily
edition willOn week days be sheet OF four
pages, and on Sundays sheet of eight pa
ges, or 81 broad columns; while the weekly
editlen WILL be a sheet of eight pages of the
same dimensions and character that are
already familiar to urreaders
The SUN will continue 10 be the strenuous
advocate OF reform and retrenchment and
OF the substitution OF craftsmanship, wis
dom and integrity for hollow prelence, i'm
becility and fraud in the adm stration of
public affairs 1t will contend for the gov
eminent OF the people by the people and for
The people. as opposed to government by
flauds In the ballot boz auu in tur count.
ing of votes enforced by military violence,
1t will ehdeavor TO supply its readers-a
body now not far from a million of souls
with the most careful, complete and trust
worthy accounts Of current events, and
carefully Sc ected staff of reporters and cor
| respondents. Its reports from Washinsto
especially, will be full, accurate and fear
less; and it Will doubtless continue TO de-
serve md enjoy. the hatred of those who
thrive by plundering the Treasury or by
| usurplng v hat the law does not give Them,
While it will endeavor 10 merit the conf.
dence ofthe public by defending the rights
| of the people against the entertainments of
unJustlfed power.
"a
cents y month or &c. a year, post paid,
| or with the Sunday edition S7.7O year.
The Sunday edition alone, eight pa. les,
Sl.2O year post paid.
The WEEKLY SUN eight pages of So broad
! columns will be furnished during the year
1877 at the rate of 81 year post paid,
The beneht OF this large reduction from
the previous rate for the WEsKJY can
be enjoyed by individual subscribers with
out the necessity of making up clubs. At
the same time. If any of 0ur friends choose
to aid in extending our circulation, we
shall be grateful TO them, and every such
person who shall send us ten or more sub
scribers from one place will be entitled to
one copy Of the paner for himself free of
charge. At one dollar a year, postage paid,
the expenses of paper and printing are
barely repaid: and. considering the size of
the sheetan the quality Of its contents, we
are confident the people will consider THE
WEEKLY SUN the cheapest newspaper pun-
lished in the world, and we trust also one
of the very best. Address,
decl5tf THE SUN, New York City. N, y.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
THE HERALD.

TIM MORNING HERALD Is published
very1 anorninG Qsunaays exceptedJ and
dsltvefea in the city Of Wilmington and
surrounding places for SIX cents per week
payable to the carriers. Mail subscriptions,
postage tree. three dollars pei annum in
CBYRNH Bros, Publishers,
No. 500 Shipley Street,
s'rr E's' Wilmington, Del.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21

A roof may be covered with very chea
single, and by application of this slate b
made TO last from 70 to 25 years. Old loOf
can be patched and coated, looking mucl
better, and lasting longer than new shin
gies without the slates for
One Third he Cost Of Rsshinalina
The expense of stating new shingles i
| only about the cost of simply laying them
the paint is EIRk-PRo0f against sparks o
dying embers, az may be easily tested b,
any one. -.
1T STOPS EVERY LEAK,
and for tin or iron has no equal, as it ex
pands by heat, contracts by cold and NEyRE
CRACKs nor scales. Roofs covered with Tai
Sheathing Felt can be made water-tight al
small expense, and preserved for many
years.
This slate paint is
EXTREMELY CHEAP.
Two gallons will cover a hundred square
feet of Shingle roof while on tin. iron. felt.
lnptched boards, or any smooth surface.
from two quarts to one gallon are required
to lO9 square feet of surface, and although
the PAINT has heavy body II is easily ap-
piled with brush.
No Tar is used in this Composition,
therefore it neither cracks in Winter, nor
runs in Summer.
On decayed shingles 1t fills up the holes
and pores, and gives new substantial root
that VIII last for years CURLED or WARPED
shingles it brings 10 heir places, and
keeps them there. 1t fills up all holes in
Felt roofs, stops the leaks-and although a
slow dryer, rain does not effect il few
hours after applying. AS nearly all paints
that are black contain TAR, be sure you OBJ
tain our GENUINE article, which (for shin
gle rOOiS) Is
CHOCOLATE COLOR,
when first applied. changing in about
n nonth TO uniform slate color, and is to all
ntents and purposes SLATE. On
TIN ROOFS
'ur red color is usually preferred, as one
oat Is equal to five of any OF binary paint.
Cor
BRICK WALLS
ur BRIGHT RED is the only reliable Slate
'aint ever introduced that will effectualiv
'revent dampness from penetrating and
iscolOring the plaster.
These paints are also largely used on out-
ouses and fences, or as a priming coat on
ne buildings. "
Our only colors are CHOCOLATE, RED.
'RIGHT RED, and ORANGE.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
BOOK NOTICE:

We have received the December number
Of the American Agriculturist, as usual it
contains many useful articles for the
farm, garden and h ,usehold. 1t is the
very book for farmer or gardener.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
IeXatlOn in Paris.

Paris is one Of the most heavily taxed
cities in the world. 1t is stated that the
average share per head Of the National tax
paid by the Partisan is SIS, and that in ad-
dition to this their municipal taxes amount
to $22 per head The interest on the debt
alone is SO, 100000.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21

nR. WALES, has returned to his resi-.
- dence4 Cor Eighth and King streets.
octl5tfa
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21

A NEW PROCESS for Preserving n
n Corpse without using ice or embalming
The corpse can be placed to suit the family
than ice. Personal attention night or day.
All kinds of furniture made to order. Here
can be found large and good class of Sec
ond hand furniture, which will be SOLD
S. W. cor. Fourth and Shipley sts. jy22-6m
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21

One thing is certain. There will not be
new election with Mr.. Hayes consent.
he couldn't carry State in the Union,
barring, perhaps, Iowa and Vermont, and
he knows it,
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21
NEW YORK CASH PRICE LIST

" keg on
20 half barrel. 1900
~ one barrel 5000
We nave in stock, of our own manufac-
TUE, roofing materials, ETC., at the follow
ing low prices:
1000 rolls extra Rubber Roofing at 3 cents
per square foot. Or we will furnish Rubber
Roofing, Nails, Caps. and Slate paint for
an entire new roof, at AZ cents per square
foot.
200 rolls 2-ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at ~
cents per square foot.
5000 rolls 3-ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at 21s
cents per square foot.
200 rolls Tarred Sheathing, at 4 cent per
square foot.
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint, mixed
ready Tor use, on inside or outside work. at
81 per gallon.
send for sample card of colors. All Or
ders must be accompanied with the money
or satisfactory city references. No goods
shipped G. O. D., unless express charges are
guaranteed
sample orders solicited.
a =
The Morning herald., 1876-12-21

A Paris actresss' foot il 80 small that you
can't see it only when she kicks up.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-24

thiana Fair yesterday. He took with
him three trotters that are billed tor
that track.
The Congressional Convention met In
this city at II O'Clock yesterday ana
nominated j. q. s. Blackburn Tor re-elec-
tion to Congress.
Prot. II. A. Sayton, sr., is instrueting
a singing school near this city. The
Professor is highly pleased with the
superior talent of his pupils.
4 HAMILTON.
fisher, the man injured by Andy
ID wire, is still alive.
Julius Hamann, the Basin-street to.
| bacconist, has gone to the Centennial.
The Baptist Social will be held this
evening at the residence Of Mrs. Wilson,
on Third street.
William Lacey, conductor on the Pan.
handle Railroad, with his wife, is vioit'
ing George McAdams.
| Elizabeth Callett was yesterday ap.
| pointed administ tratriX of the state OF
Joshua Callett, deceased.
Jacob Seybold was thrown from his
spring wagon yesterday morning at the
Dayten-street Crossing and slightly in
jured.
The Republican meeting this evening
at the [ ourt-hOuse Park will be ad
dressed by Hon. Miles Gardner and Gen
Geo. Sheridan.
Rev. Chas. Herman, of crusade noto
rieLy, and late pastor OF st. Johns
Church, is visiting hls old friends in
this city. He is located at Cleveland