The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-22

The Acknowledgement on wednesday 1or-
warded to Long Branch Recommendation
that the sentence OF Boss Hesing, OF Chi.
caeo. be commuted to three months and
that his fine be reduced from five to one
thousand dollars. Hesing is now serving
out o sentence in the county jail OF two
wears. The Attorney Generals action
based entirely upon the Recommendation
made by United States District Attorney
Bangs, who insisted that Hessing, under
the agreement of counsel, was entitled 70
ne light q sentence as that received by dls.
tillers and gaugers, who were sentenced
with him at the same time under similar
nleas. This case is one which has close
relation to politics in the Northwest. t
| il Among several ancient coins found lately
near Jerusalem were shekels and half shekeis
Of ,Judea. which are considered by many to
he the emost: interesting Of all ancient coins.
Tbey are Of silver, and belong to the time OF
the Great High Priest Simon Maccabeus.f On
the diverse side they have the cup OF mamma,
and on the other the budding rod, with
legends in Hebrew. The date is the Hebrew
wear 1, being the first of the Pontifcate Of
Prince Serrion, or - years before the birth
of Christ. In spite Of their great age, the
coins are. said to be in fine preservation,
both. sides being perfectly legible. 3>''st
Nobody's pig.tal is safe in China. On
July 23d, two men at Wuchang myste-
rioussy lost their appendages, and on the day
following, in Hankow, priest was caught
in the act of cutting of queue, and taken
before the magistrate, who, upon eXamlna-
tion, found. quite parcel OF pig-tails Sc
creted upon his person. When questioned
as to the manner in which the queue is cut,
| he stated that it was done with O pair OF
naper-scissors used by person possessing
supernatural power, but upon closer scru.
| tiny it was proved that the gentleman did
the work with small blade set in ring.
The answer to the suit by the Mayor US
| William M. Tweed for twelve million dol.
| lars was served Wednesday. 1t is substan.
tally that the people got judgment in plain.
.tif,s name against the defendant for nearly
sew millions, and against the estate of James
Watson, deceased, which plaintiffs alleged
To- be Jointly liable, for nearly $4,000
which should be deducted from the claim
and that the people compromised with Wat
sons executrix, and abandoned all claims
against bis estate,swhich bars complaint.
An Alabama paper describes a remarka
BILE underground lake near Montgomery
upon which there is q fine field of corr
growing. The lake is covered with a layer
of earth, the layer being 30 thin, however
that horse weight is too great rit to bear
and the land has to be cultivated by hand
The farm laborers amuse themselves at moor
time by making holes through the CRUST oa
earth and, fishing. The fish caught have nj
eyes and no scales. 80
The Executive Committee OF the Amerf
can Bankers, Association announce that {
mass convention OF bankers viii be held or
the Centennial grounds at noon on October
3d. and continue for three days, Tor the pur
nose of discussing matters OF interest tc
| hanking and commercial business, with
view, TO establishing uniform laws and Gus
toms for. commerce and banking IN stne
United States. t3ias
(: The yeiocityof the wind during the re
cent stofms was renlark rkabfy high. The sig
nnl service reports that &c attained sixty-hy
niles Der hourat gnpe May, with o. apressurs
offoyer twenty -one pounds. 10 the squars
| ioot. At Cape Henry it reached the fright
snfyelocityof seYetaty ght miles. per hour
with pfessurs.o OF oyer Thirty pounds 70 fhs
square foot. y
.Tbs expert .1o sent tos baltimore by the New
York World pronounces the fever tilef'
genuine yelloW.ieyer. The Baltimore au
ffhorities eall Ii typho snialarial fever 81 ails
have taken precautions 20 prevent its spFesasasl
:sgsAt the Centennial "wednesday thecasi
ladnissions were; as follows TO main exai
thifi0n. nj k1 cent?, 100, ,H01 at % cents, III
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