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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-04

Rev. Absalom Jones was The first colored
sDan ordained i'm the Protestant Episcopal
Church. zHei received holy orders ln 1876
at the h4nds Of Bishop ~ hite. 81. Thomas's
church, Hnyti, has founded scholarship to
his memory in the, Divinity cf1ooi Of HRytl,
over which presiaes the frst eQ1Sped man
who received ordersi from cthe Protestant
Episcopal Church I'd I the United States,
Bishop Theodore Holly. D. ir1q W So, IL
nAIye men OF Sandy Barr did not cap
tiyate the New York critics Monday night,
whose common opinion seems to be that 1t
is not good play but tit might have
BEEN" It draws, nevertheless p l i and 'i5fet
Harte is lHpi,valf . ~ III ~ S&rf1a't vi
twill require eight volumes oE,the Cor
gressioaui Record to- embrace the proceed
lngs Of the first session of the Forty-fourth
Congress,
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INTELLIGENCE.g

MINIATURE ALMA EgrEaBER q. 1879.
Sun rises. ..;..;.. S:37 Htdn TIDE
800 aLt G;;g!i ARRIyED; SATURDAY.
saHsdp Isaac Bell. Lawrence, New York, nier.
A3andsseaad sseugcrs, G. w. Alien.& %, agents.
!. t,t a Y,sAILED SATURDAY IN I'd ~,
,sSeapier Jehn Sylvester Clifford, Norfolk. 1ner.
ENG essessrs T. Taa; agent
an@pasengegss lA9R Tatum, agent y fg1ss
q ~ tIsl.ss. ARRIVED sCNDAI.af ~ ~ it
.diss and passspgdss 4 ITF 4 agent
I'd HSs sss 81 agass
LIZ I'll 81 i,GiRisss ciE knEpst9 ~ tTo'G
sBsig,A rion, Jongepload Hoo Arande Ito sai aour,
llssynlan af.AcCance' IL - JtIfa oB bib ~ 80
Us SFi .5Jf,;IgE A,n AIRED ron THls sra.1T.si
aH ds hnas saRa Eds az F Fsass s'sfs " a
- ,sld.ff III I'll wsMo. Ma i4a I'D aGff
Arrived 4 sftteste snsas. ss.a, Bao .. 8. Bush
HITvs% Ssssn August as' bark F'la
t XfrIysd 1t Bremen August ss.h bark Galveston
e selsoner FrankIn Beii, Ca!s, from James river
for New York, which put Into Norfolk August 2s.h'
coliided with nh unknown vessel In Hampton Roads,
aud put into Norfolk August, 29th for repairs
Is soa e sks under sss o
Ps,sss p,sa ae d
n. Patterson 8 Soma philadelphia on S1st:
+ 2BALrIMoKE, August 31..Thc keeper OF Thomas
Point Lighthouse sp rs int ssSSo r ra
into II Oh Monday night The captain OF the schoo-
nsr had gone below, leaving for tho man
THE iIa1i obeyed his orders literally, and made sure
shot ut the lighthouse. The schooner broke her
bowSprit but was not seriously damaged. tE,iF8
,,yf DISASTERS IN AUGUST +.talf
The number Of vessels lelongins to- bound to
lost and missing during the past month IS 1907
sunk by collision, capsized foandcred, md is
missing. The list comprises steamer, ships,
| barss, briggs and schooners, anu Their totai
value, exclusive Of carsocs' Is estimated at sa2o'
Below Is the list giving names ports whence hail.
wrecked, q abandoned, b burned, sc sunk by COLI
| sion, e capsIzed, I foundered, and m missina
Steamer c. F.:Funch tb,; Of Antwerp, from New
ship trafalgar wv, of Germany. from Darlen for
Ship Ship N. " Blcthen fc) OF Yarmouth, N. s., from
Ship st. Mark wi, OF New York, from Huanitlos
ship Garnet ts), OF Boston, from Shields for San
BaTk 4. J. Pope tw,. of Germany, from bordeaux
Bark Ellen Dyer ~, OF New York, from New
York for FredeTcia. 81 49,,
Brig juliet c, Clark tml, Of New 70, k, from Phil
| adelphia for Havana.
Brig Sussex Ia, of Windsor N. 81 from Whining
'o Schooner i JOB johnson (sc Of Gloucester fisher
' Schooner English lw),of Providence from Bslti-
Schooner Mary Cnrk (b, Of Rockland from Rock
! land for Wilmington. ...:.i ~,
| Il Schooner KITE Ranger tw),, offNe" forkt'r"'n
| MIA 1ggss 40 sEEF W
Schooner Golden Eagle tsc.), Of Proytncetown
: Schooner Phoenix tsc) Of Porand+ Me-, lin Penob-
e schooncr Brilliant W., Of San Francisco for Cape
ByronI.:ys!r - .)2mnE. y
rd sssSHnsr Colonel Ellsworth W. .'oaes..sf
lr sehooaes Eclectic ia, or Philadelphia, from VII
kmington Tor Pioneered .aps5t>Ssi 81 st29ssss
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TnDEN's MENDOZA gentleman from
Alabama was in the city yesterday, and he
stated it was well-founded report that
Governor Tilden was soon to be married to
a wealthy Alabama, widow MIS- Todd,
who is now visiting Boston. 1t is said that
this information has been in the possession
of a small circle OF the lady's friends in
Alabama for some time, but has never been
limited to the public. The lady OF the Gov
errors choice is represented !asa woman
fully worthy OF. his companjouship, She
is descended from a family that has been
one of the proudest in her native State since
its formation. Their great estate, though
much diminished by the abolition OF slaYerys
is still so large that the former elegant style
OF life is yet maintained. Beautiful, bril-
liant, and accomplished, we can imagine
that this daughter OF Alabama is the reali-
cation of an ideal WHICH seems to have
wasted sixty, years ip, eoping--.A slFalato
(Gd.) Times. - :.
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Sudden Death.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SUFFOLK, Va, September 2, 1876.

V7TIc7DHIucNct @. Inc KlchinOnu DlSIlltch.J :
SUFFOLK, Va, September 2, 1876.
Wilson NOrilcct, q leading merchant an d
head Of the wel-known house Of Norfiect
Brothers, died suddenly last night of heart
disease, He had attended a meeting OF the
Town Council in usual health, and upon
MS return home sat down, complained Of o
pam ~ his chest, and expired without q
word, "a less than five minutes. The de-
ceased was about fifty wears OF age, promi-
ncnt member OF the Methodist church, and
lor many years treasurer OF the town. He
was beloved by all, and his death casts Il
gloom over the entire community. TT.
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:. The conservation OF the Jewish syna-
gogue "Gates OF Prayer" Oh Sunday next
(or, in Jewish reckoning, Ellul IA, 5656), in
this city, is likely to prove an occasion OF
unusual interest. The order Of service is
thus given: The minister will knock at the
door and utter the customary exclamation,
which will be responded to by the choir.
The. doors will then be opened, and the
choir will chant. When the bearers OF the
law approach the ark the perpetual lamp
will be lighted and the ark will be opened.
The chasan and choir will again chant.
Three circuits Of the synagogue win then
be made, during which certain. psalms will
be chanted by the chasan and choir The
scrolls Of the,law will then be deposited in
the ark, and the. Twenty-ninth psalm will
be chanted. A discourse will then be de-
livered and prayer for, the Government
offered, to be followed by the 150th psalm.
The scroll Of the law, written in Wilma,
Russia, by order Of Sir Moses Montefore,
baronet, F. r. g., will then be dedicated,
and the services will conclude with an:ode:.
The. scroll of the law to be dedicated on
this. OCCASION is said to be one OF the most
elaborately beautiful and valuable ever pro-
duced.- Boston ADVERTISER. ,,., -,
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: Smith ;& West, independent detectives,
Eridav naf;f;ad Tho RaItimore hanks 10 he.
ware Of heek-raisers, who have been sue.
cessfully Operating recently in Philadelphia
P and Washington, It is stated that ash.
gton bank on Thursday received check
which had been raised nom geo to $780,
Baltimore Sui1.#,> Vi ~! :i.llriH ~
Here's hint for hotel clerks &; I, One OF
their number III Delaware went out of his
way to be CIVIL to AMI old. country codger
who stopped ut. the house, andnow he finds
.his tnameI< In Che aforesaid q: As: viii for
:s2Geqo.aii aiii, 9oI4 j: :1,iE{t.s.s, re
10 Edward Joseph a prominent young Dusl-
ness-man OF Abba, Iowa, has died from the
bite Of ~ and + is posed that the
cause ofIhis death was poison from decayed
flesh ss thaat the ty had 9een teedd3lIng on
- We Believe that the election OF Samuel j..
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'fgWAsaiSsiuqoN, September 1t y IS posi-
lively asserted here today that q duel Ii
about to be fought between, Mr.. James ".
Chiffon, OF Warrentonn,' Va, and Mr. N. IL
Trout, OF Staunton. T.. Humphrey Brooke,
of CAROL said to be- acting rs friend
Efor Mi. Trout, and asy6ung gent eman ol
.Warrefiton Si6r Mr.. Z GHlton. I w sleanhol
learn Che cause Of the dificnlty. petida
tsie3rdB to; Tie tirgiaiid Ssaatiiset. ziaatx
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Correspondence of The Richmond Dispatch.
-NrrLE GROVE, August 50, 1876

MILE GROVE, August 50, 1876.
y the Rev. /. J. Haley was returning
from meeting at south Anna church to the
house OF Il friend the evening OF the 18th
instant, on what i called the cold Noun
tain road. Il short distance west OF Thomp-
sons crossroads. lie heard a screaming and
shouting behind him. but took no notice Of
il for the moment. The cries and shouts.
however. continuing and increasing, in
duccd him TO observe more particularly what
might be the cail>c. and Immediately it was
apparent that q team OF two horses, attached
toawa-0G with three young ladies in it (the
daughters and perhaps 4 visitor OF Colonel
William WINSTON. were running away at
the top OF their speed down hill. Seeing
The situation, Mr. Haley instantly, with the
impulse to try 10 save the young ladies,
turned his horse about into the middle Of
The road in front OF the frightened and I'M
manageable horses, and rode forward to
lav"t them, shouting them to stop, and with
lis ridiny-switch trying to whip them back !;
hut they came right on, making no stop,
and, running into him, knocked his horse
and himself both down, and ran over them.
Providentially, the collision broke the
tongue OF the wagon, and thus detached the
horses from it, which, Of course, arrested
any further danger to the young ladies, who,
seeing Mr.. Haey's situation, ran immedi-
atciy u his assistance. and wished to know
il he WAS hurt. They doubtless expected
10 lind him killed. but to their great relief
he replied that he did not think he was;
and. strange to say. with the exception OF a
lew slight bruises, he nor the ladies received
any injury. s. .4,,ri.;
This is all act OF heroism and manhood
which i rarely cqualled, and is worthy OF
the bt>t days OF chiyaIry." Mr.. Haley's
many friends and the friends of the young
iadc. will no doubt congratulate him and
thcla on what seems to have been in re-
markabic degree their providential preserve
ton from serious injury, or perhaps an un-
timely death. ....
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-04

The SOUTHERN RAILROAD LEAGUE.-The
journal! of Commerce is opposed to this
combination, and in its editorial remarks
says: ..... ... -.....i "...'
The southern railroad companies now
propose to try an experiment which has,
fortunately, always failed when made at the
North. The managers OF the principal
southern lines have met at Saratoga, and
taken steps toward forming combination
of the pattern with which we are SO familiar
in this part OF the country. The object Of
the organization is to screw higher rates out
of the southern through travel and traffic by
some equitable partition OF business. =
At this meeting, as at every one OF the
kind ever held, there was no attempt at tho
reform of abuses Of which the people are
the victims. Nothing, was said about the
evil Of determinations in freights, OF which
so nnanyserious complaints have been made,
and which promises, yet to provoke the in
reference OF Congress il the companies
themselves do not break it up. \ spirit Of
reform worthy the name would abolish this
- The present is their first effort to create a
grand southern league of railroad interests.
They will soon, find itreachery' at work
among those who most solemnly pledge
themselves to stand by the new arrange
ments. Compacts "a strong as any they can
make have been broken by the bad faith OF
the slgnerS. And so we. may reasonably eX-
pect that the Southern Railroad: Asso clation
will fall apart at no distant day. :. Nothlng
of the kind can last very long while human
nature remains unchanged! - -, -
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,us That oysters are holesomei on the 31st
OF August and whole soane on: Che Istof sets
tsmbeg, Isn't 80 strange when you rememrs
bar how mndh the gDndf ti0n oaNthe FIR :"
has to do with the freshness OF the biYalye.
Irlde1-AppeQl.
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= a .SoMNAMBUL1sT IN THE PULPIT.--ReV
DR.. Sher,ner, pastor Of the Methodist Pro,
testant church, Broadway end Monument
street, was in the midst Of his sermon last
Sunday night when a rather strange inter
ruption occurred. little girl about ten
wears old arose from her seat in a pew, be,
side her mother and walked UP ?theaislea and
into the pulpit; passing behind the preacher.
From the pulpit platform she stepped on o
chair the back of;Whiol was placed against
the pulpit platform, and from the chair chat on
to tle;top Of the communion table, q marble ! g
.ohong slab several feet long, in front OF the
pulpit. walked the length OF the table
and seemed just about to step or fall to the
tlooy when shs was caught: bygS member o.
the church who came forward. He lifted
her down, whensshe Sank on the foor:3 ,,She
was Immediately surrounded by the pastor,
her mother, and other friends, who feund
that she was sound asleep. She did not
awake until after her mother had .renaioYed
her to the pew from which she had staTted
on rher,lzpe regrinations.o She'h'said q she
dreamed she was in the pulpit atatfto'e
San.
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LOUISA COUNTY.

Az ACT "F HEEUI>&--A PREACHER RISKS HIS
LIFE CllvALEUU>LY TO SAVE THE LIVES
az THREE LAu!ES-A FORTUNATE ESCAPE
For ALL.
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s7 To- 40 per rEaUi et inc
] DNPAIGH PRlNT tIssk E rs
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-
SO. hasl,sls nsime IF Sl:2hS 81
bsSss Il 1faia IA saSef' F s. Sse H.
ryg0edas a1l24; 100 bnheB aery good htS3.2
,39 bushels at S1-totaLs 6341 bushels: sRsa. ASe
bushels yet good at sIs3 iSs 9gShels "
good at sl.23s 81 bushels at bushels
vt al-12 ;572 bushels ;prtnie assl So 5ushels
poo. so bushels at' 81; 160 bushels good at
;s1ls; ESQ bushels at sl1 o. btslfsls nt sf.a7-
'V,i - S 100 Bushels vt sr gsS at 5oc
274 bushels common at &c., so ebnssss IeoOd at
4sSse1a aM bt ssnss prime winter aRs
bushels Sb6d spriiig at 37cAtotai. 204 bushclss
Z MEAE.z-40 bashelsy very good at37c.t TsssSa .
III ,aohSe. 'ItaRE.ENMIBITED. .HQ 'fsszs "a
. wnnArsERea so.nusdeIs. ia; NJ ;llG.ai. ].
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/, xCgMMERe1IAlIA: 30, e.
CORN AAND. LobR, Exc rtE;t. NOE tt F.
ri. o&yat oRIcH'Alaas,Jp, September 2 .1s7s

VII tie; 75s bnshsiS Red. 2,6ls6ush
ette;56Ras .1WA2te, ali ballhelss ei,anlli. at9l:
y ;MEAIS-a0 fbnsheisSSs ysSyYs yySrysnf, s-a77
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/: RICHMOND ( HssRA a 10 ,ExCHANG

:. .3ifi" t1aGrir7' 59 SssiSEPrRABER2; 1876. Il
Z, The breaks to-day cdmprised 90 logsheads and z
terces; the Offerings rat auction on Change con-
btdstcdo Al packages, of wch were taken in,a and
the renninder sold at prices $3.50 to
s34. go, a. ,,t5:,=s ...t..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-22
OUR OPINION.

1t is our opinion, our matured and
deliberate opinion, that Phil. Sherl-
dan and the troops rushed to New
Orleans, are not there for the pur-
pose of maintaining the peace ana
protecting the Returning Board in a
fair and legal count, but are there
for the purpose, the sole purpose, of
unfolding, aiding and assisting the
Returning Board to cheat, count
falsely and defraud the people of our
State, and the United States of their
lust, fair and legitimate rights.
They are there, were ordered there
for this cheating purpose and for no
other. This, we repeat it, is our
opinion, and we won't bulge from it
till we are convinced otherwise by
honest facts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-22
THE LATEST.

The latest about the Presidential
situation, within the bounds Of the
three disputed States having that del
ectable institution called a::Returning
Board, or a Board of Canvassers,
seems to have taken sudden and
good change in our favor and that OF
the voting rights of the people OF
South Carolina. We are now in
formed that the Supreme Court OF
that State has decided that the Board
of Canvassers cannot exercise judi
cial or ministerial powers. Hence it
will be the duty of the Board of Can
vassers to count and verify the cleo
ton returns as they have received
them, and report the result. Con
fine them down to this duty, and
they cannot alter or change the vote
af single precinct or throw out q
single ballot.
But in our State, Mat. Wells will
have it his own way, intends to count
secretly, with closed doors, and as We
have so often believed, he will be
certain to count and cheat US out from
the word 60. So we look for moth
ing good from that source.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-22
MR.. TILDEN HAS no FEARS.

Governor Tilden said, resuminr
the conversation, in earnest accents
II do not think, considering that 5
have received such considerable
popular vote, that the Repnblicaa
party will attempt to perpetrate
fraud"
II am not apprehensive Of the re.
suit" continued Governor Tiiden ID
his talk with the Herald reporter.
"The popular majority must have its
effect in the way of counteracting any
attempt at upsetting the honest 70.
suits of the election. Be satisfied
with the reflection that the people
are too patriotic, too intelligent, too
self. poised to allow anything perilous
to be done-anything that may dis.
turb or destroy our peculiar form Of
government. Don't be alarmed"
Later the Herald reporter called at
the Governors residence in Gramer.
cy Park. There was no crowd in
front of the dwelling as on the night
|of the election and the one subse.
quent thereto. The Governor sat ia
the back parlor, and Clarkson N.
Potter, Abram S. Hewitt and other
prominent and active men in the
Democratic ranks called upon him.
He was in excellent spirits and con-
fident that the upshot would make
the Democratic party victorious.
The night previous the Governor
was up till midnight. Then he went
to bed, aud II slept like top" said
he. His appearance indicates that,
unlike the rest of the politicians who
had called to see him, his mind Was
easy. Tonight" said he, Il shall
retire at twelve, and no returns shall
come between me and Sleep" and a.
he spoke these words he smiled.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-22
OUR NICKLE PLATED SPOONS
" and FORKS WE WARRANT for
FIVE YEARS. jig.
FERGUSON g. sCHNACK
-THRouGH the combined courtes

-THRouGH the combined courtesy
of the clerks of the La Belle and the
Col. A. P. Kouns, We are favored
with New Orleans papers. The Col.
Konns runs in connection with the
La Belle, and expects to keep up
weekly communication with Alexan-
dria and the Headquarters Of the Re-
turning Board. This evidently
shows a determination on the part of
the Pool Line to keep things going,
but then--they should not charge
three dollars on cotton.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-22
OUR NICKLE PLATED SPOONS
~ and FORKS WE WARRANT for
FIVE YEARS.
FERGUSON e. SCHNACK

TALKING of a fair count, we are
painfully aware of the fact, that
there is in Rapides one official, a
good, lenient one, who has not had
accorded him fair count, and who
in fact is waiting with gentlemanly
and christian patience for many a
taxpayer to count him the dues of
the State of Louisiana and of the Pa
rish of Rapides. That official is II.
T. Burgess, the State Collector, and
we again regret that he has been SO
shamefully treated by those owing
the taxes mentioned above. Now we
demand fair count, in that line, for
the benefit of Louisiana and Rap
lies, and urge every one behind
count, and there are hundreds of
them, to tote fair, and go at once to
the Court House and get Mr.. Bur
CESS quietus.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-22
Grants Order.

The New York World, whose edi-
torials are generally very sensible
and always clear headed, has this to
say about Grants Louisiana Order:
"Amazing as General Grants Lou
isiana commission is, and amazing as
is his order to the troops to count
the votes in Florida, we are rather
inclined to think that he honestly
means to "see fair in this business.
Nobody asked him to see fair, and it
was none of his business to see fair,
but it is very possible he means to
do it. The whole performance is so
amazingly chuckle-headed that it
should be honest. Clearly he took
no counsel about his order, or some
body would have pointed out to him
that be was committing an act of
usurpation and an impeaceable Of
tense. As clearly, nobody advised
him about his commission. 1t bears
the exact impress of Gen. Grants
mind. Nobody could have helped
him to do it. He may have been re-
minded Of Kellogg by running across
him casually in Philadelphia; but
when man has got himself into that
condition of mind that he thinks the
report of Logan on contested cleo
ton will have any weight with any
body, he is capable of anything
This is one of those wonderful bursts
of political energy which we have
been used to having from General
Grant ever since he has been in the
"political arena" 1t occurred to US
that it would be q good thing to send
some troops down to Florida to run
the election, and that while he was
about it he would send somebody to
New Orleans to satisfy the public
mind about Kellogg's count. What
very possibly did not occur to him
was, that thereby he was turning the
Government of the United States in.
to an absolute monarchy; but that
trifling circumstance will shortly be
brought to his notice"