The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-17

The members OF the American Book Trade
Association, whose convention IN Phlladel-
phia terminated on Thursday, Friday visit
ed Atlantic City, n. j., as the guests Of the
committee Of the Philadelphia Book Trade.
A number Of ladies accompanied the eXcur-
sion, and very enjoyable day was spent.
In the afternoon banquet was given them
at the United States Hotel, Atlantic City
after which the entire party returned to
Philadelphia. ....-...'--@ - ...--s
Better times ought to come to this section
with the fine crops OF wheat just reaped by
our farmers. Other crops promise well SO
far. The flour, corn, oats, hay, and tobacco
that Rockbridge VIII, in all probability,
have to send of another year should bring
about an influx Of money, which, together
with the election of Tilden and Hendricks,
must make our people as happy as III the
good old times Of honest rule.-Le1ington
Gazette. ..'..
The periodical exodus Of members OF the
House has been at last definitely ascertalned
to be the cloak-room OF the Senate, where
ice-cold tea and lemonade are furnised
gratis. The House having declined to pro-
vide these luxuries for members, the Sen
ate's "free bar" finds double patronage,
and the Senate bowls have to be replenished
far oftener to satiate the thirst OF the
House.-Ale1andriG Gazette.
Twenty wears ago the deepest mining
shafts in the world reached only about 2,0GO
feet below the surface. The very deepest,
we believe, was a lnetalliferous mine IN
Hanover which had been carried down to
the depth of 1920 feet. The deepest per-
pendicular shaft to-day is the Adalbert shaft
| in O. silver-lead mine in Prizibram, in Bohe-
mia, which has reached depth OF $3.50
| feet.
In these days of patriotism it sounds very
strange to hear OF Boston police court
fining q citizen for decorating his house
with American flags. Yet the Bostonlan
has been fined $40 for putting out flags pro-
iecting more than twelve inches over the
sidewalk "without having previously OBJ
tanned the permission OF the Board OF Alder
men,"
William Emerson Baker, the eccentric
millionaire of Massachusetts,, who enter
tanned the southern companies OF the Gen.
tennial Legion at his farm near Boston,
Friday gave to Ex-Governor CASTOR and four
other trustees, with which tofound college
Of cookery, a farm OF fifty acres and S50,0OO.
The Blue and the Gray have been having
good time in Boston. AT the Boston
Theatre on Wednesday night "the old Sebel
yell rang out" as the band played "Yankee
Doodle" and ssDixie,'' and the Globe says
there wasn't much bloody shirt about it.
The people OF St. John, Newfoundland,
are enjoying an unexpected pleasure this
season. An immense iceberg, some fifteen
hundred feet in height, has grounded just
outside the harbor, and the temperature OF
the town has been reduced thereby to de-
| lightiul state OF GOODNESS.
There is an on dit in very we'll informed
circles that Mr.. Manton Marble, late editor
! and proprietor OF the World, is to be mar
ried shortly to handsome and wealthy
widow, Mrs. Lombard, who has for long
time been the object of his attentions.
The tenth annual convention Of the Sum
dav-school Society OF the Baltimore Con-
ference. Methodist Episcopal Church South,
will be held this year at Lewisburg, West
VA. on the 18th to the 21st OF July IN
elusive.
The London Daily Neaos's Belgrade spe-
cisl saws it is stated that the Bashi Bazouks
in the Tabarhazardick district OF Bulgaria
boastfully paraded a cart-load OF heads OF
murdered women and children.
Charles Mouldson, Of Frederick county,
Va, fell from the rear OF o way-traln on tne
Valley division OF the Baltimore and ONO
railroad, near Harper's Ferry, few days
since, and was killed.
Bill Wilson (colered) eloped last week
with the daughter of Mr.. B. T. Summers,
respectable citizen of Iredell county, n. Z.
The girl is eighteen. Wilson Is twenty
three.
There is m. impression that the President
will veto the silver bill on the ground that
the new legislation is no improvement on
the present system. 4.,.t.
The vase presentedt to William Cullen Bry-
ant on his eightieth birthday is now on exhi-
bition at the musical pavilion OF the Centen-
NAL Exhibition.
Mrs. Washington was noted for her pretty
foot. She was not-a large person, and she
wore, as the way-bills from England are
alive at this day to testify, g the very small.
est tYss."