The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-12

Dom PeQr0 was in the senate cHamOef
yesterday during the delivery OF Judge
Blacks argument, and appears to have been
very much impressed by this remarkable
man. "Nevaire peiore," he said, "vas
mine eyes to see mans who coot use so
mooch fine worts and so mooch fine chew
ing-tobacco Mt re same times. "-Brooktyn
Argus.
The following is the text OF the letter sent
by Mr.. Sturgeon to the Boston Lecture
Bureau in response to an invitation to lee
ture in this country ~ am placed where
am by highest orders, and dare not leave.
When permitted a furlough l must seek
rest, not fresh work. thank you for your
courteous invitation, but am unable to
accept it,
During the Mexican war one Of the gene
rails came up to Captain Bragg and said,
/" Captain, the crisis has arrived! Fire!"
Whereupon Captain Bragg said to his lieu
tenant, "You hear what the general says
| fire!" The lieutenant said, "But, Captain,
/ don't see anything to fire at" "Fire at
the crisis" said Captain Bragg.
The final vote for senator in the Texas
Legislature was: Coke, GS; Ireland, 40;
Tracy, 3; Hancock, .. When the result
was announced loud cheers were given,
above which was heard the voice Of q mem
Der, who said that it was great pity that
Coke had not been born twins, that he might
be both senator and Governor.
William Cullen Bryant, though past his
eighty-second year, has been for considera-
BILE time engaged upon 4 history OF the
| United States. The first volume will be
issued in few days, and three other
volumes are to follow at intervals Of six
months each. ......-.
Captain II. C. Derrick, formerly engineer
OF the Narrow-Gauge railroad, whose APP
pointment as Colonel Of Engineers in the
Egyptian army was noticed several months
ago, has recently been further promoted.
| He is now Chief of Engineers Of the Egyp-
tian army.-Harrison6urg Commonwealth.
The outrage on General Custer continues
to excite attention OF newspapers every
where. At least three fourths Of them Bit
terly dcnounce the President for his cruel
and autocratic action against the Indian
fighter.
The experiment OF raising silk in the Old
| North State is to be tried on large scale.
NJ. Bonhomme has selected Fayetteville rs
the place where his business is to be con-
Quoted. He is gentleman "who has made
silk culture the occupation OF his lfe."
Notwithstanding the disastrous fire at
Jordan's Springs last winter, a limited num-
Der of guests will be accommodated there
during the coming season. Arrangements
are being made for rebuilding.
Belknap has been duly indicted by q
Washington grand jury, and if District At
torney Wells were different kind OF man
would be tried, convicted, and punished
according to law.-Philadelphia Times.
The vote for United States senator at
Hartford Wednesday night, in the Demo-
cratic legislative caucus, stood: Banum,
100; English, u; and Ingersoll, l. Bar
mum was then nominated by reclamation.
Paruly Jones, colored lady one hundred
and six years old, was buried from her resi-
dence, No. 15S west Twenty-third street,
Tuesday. She was once a slave in Vir-
ginia.-Ne1o York Tribune.
To Virginia was assigned 31,774 shares Of
Centennial Exhibition stock. OF that num-
Der forty-iye were taken, on which 1854
have been paid. Several other States have
done worse.
The Winchester Times thinks it discred-
| table to Virginia that Hon. Il. NJ. T. Hunter
| should be permitted to eXpend his vast ca
pacity upon the small details Of a ministe-
rial Office. .a
| A colored brothers opinion: "De wo-
men oughter work; dat's so; for ef it hadn't
| been for Eve we wouldn't none OF us ha'
| been 'bleeged to work tall"
Miss Ida Vernon is at the Brooklyn Thea
tire, and receives many compliments from
the Press for her good acting.
A correspondent writes us that ducks
turned into potato-patch will soon clear 1t
of notato-bugS. Al