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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23
MEETINGS.

A MEETING OF THE STOCK r.
n HOLDERS IN THE MASONIC TEN XXX
PIE ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE 0T 49,, ~
VIRGINIA will be held at ST. Alban s Hall (Ihrd
and Main streets), in the city of Richmond, on
WEDNESDAY the 23d Of February, 1851
O'Clock p. III. BY order OF the Board Of Trustees.
Ia l9.3uw3wGdtd JOHN DOVE. Secretary.
OFFICE RICHMOND RAILWAY CoMPASY,l
RICHMOND. January Fl, 1876.
T1HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
l. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE RICHMOND
RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at their office:
on Leigh street, on MONDAY the goth day OF
February, 1876 at IL O'Clock NJ.
IA 2l-td c. WALDORF, Secretary.
The above meeting is postponed. by direction Of
the President, 10 MUNDAT the 2Sth of February,
fe S.td {. WALDROP, Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23
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MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS, PAINTS,
Drawing. Tracing Paper and Linen, Tacks, Mag
nets, Compass, sun-Dial, Tape-Lines, Levels
Rubber, Pens, Stationery, and Fancy Articles In
endless variety, az
Bookstore and Bindery, 1913 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23

THE PENNSYLVANIA
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
ORGANIZED IN 1925.
CASH cAPrTAL.........* 400o0o.00
ASSETs................. 1863, So3.76
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23

The author of the following article is
distinguished Conservative, whose counsel
we think the people are entitled to have
whether We agree with him or not:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23

ANDREW MULLER Is Franco-German:
about five feet seven and half inches high; forty
five or FIFTY years of age; dark complexion; black
eyes, hair, and beard; SPEAKS German, French. and
Euglish,-the latter slightly brokeu-and has been
for years past q professional gambler; but
does not present the appearance OF one, being quiet
plain In his dress. He broke Jail on Friday morn
Ing. February b, 1873. about 6x o'clock. fe 1886
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23
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Bargains In silks
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
The Bagdad Plague.

The news from the city of the caliphs is not reassuring the plague is increas- ing there, and at latest reports thirty new cases and ten deaths were reported daily. This figure is already large in it. self for city of hardly one hundred thousand inhabitants, for such is now the population of Bagdad, which count ed in the ninth century two million in- habitants. But the worst feature of the plague resides in the facility with which it may be liable to spread in the neigh boring districts, and even in southern Europe. This is to be feared, especially now, for this is the season of the relig- ious pilgrimages made by Moslems to their shrines, and by Roman Catholics and orthodox Greeks to Jerusalem. Moreover, the sultan is strengthening his army in Herzegovina with recruits from his Asiatic provinces, around Bag lad and along the Persian gulf, as we'll ps the eastern Mediterranean shore. The city of the caliphs was often devastated, and notably in 1881, by plague brought by handful of Indian pilgrims, just as, in 172O, single infected ship caused the appalling plague which almost de- stroyed Marseilles.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
SALISBURY, CONN.,, FRIDAY, 5, 1876.

and thickened. I remember that the wind, which had been all day western zephyr, changed to the east, and blew up cold, white columns of mist from the river; and the blue translucent heavens were clothed in the vestments of purple gray.
 We both went down and leaned on the gate that opened upon the highway. Not doubt crossed her mind; she looked for his coming with the tender faith with which child waits it's mothers good night kiss. The numbering old coach came slowly up the hill.
 But the coachman's cheery "Good even, girls" fell on ears that heard not, for as the vacant stage rattled by cold trembling seized upon Helen, and it re- quired all my strength to support her into the house.
 From that hour hope was dead in her heart. She gave up all But contrary to the expectations of every one, just a ear from the day she had expected to be welded, she rallied, and in time she was once more able to move about the house.
 Two years afterward, Helen, by the death of her parents, was left alone. Mrs. Richardson had died some months previously. There was no tie to bind Helen to Milville, so she disposed of the old homestead. Arthur Richardson never came back the vessel in which he sailed was never heard from after she left Singapore, and in all probability his grave was made in the ocean depths.
 Though many wealthy and gifted men bowed before Helen Marchmont, she remained faithful to her first love. And every Sabbath, in memory of this lost love, she wore his parting gift-the brown satin dress.
 Two years ago, while I was visitor at Mrs. Greene's house, remembered tened to inquire of my hostess concern frightened up the lady's face as I men, toned the name.
 Miss Marchmont no longer exists, " she said.
 "Deadl !" exclaimed, shocked by her reply.
 "Not dead, but marriedi and more than that-she is the wife of her first and only love!"
 "But he was lost"-
 "So we all supposed. But it turned out QU1G0 uHoTonGly. d0 roGurnou aDOuG twelve months ago. The ship in which he expected to sail to New York was captured by piratical craft, and Arthur Richardson was thrown into Spanish dungeon, from which he did not make his escape for ten years; and then he was taken to Australia by the captain of an immigrant ship. There he labored necessarily to retrieve his shattered for tune, writing often to Helen letters full of love and trust, which, of course, ow ing to her change of residence, she never received. After three years he found himself rich man, and without delay he set out for the States. He visited Milville, to find only his mothers grave, and to hear the tidings that Helen had welded gentleman in the city, whither she had gone at the death of her parents. Heartsick and reck- less of himself, the wanderer took refuge in the far West, and engaged in trade. Coming about year ago to the city to purchase supply of goods, he met her in the street. A recognition ensued- explanations and revelations and a happy wedding was the result"
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
Grandma and JO.

Our grandmother, dear, has snow white hair, And she loves to sit in her easy chair And Jo loves to climb on grandma's lap, To play with the strings of her snow white
 cap.
 Aud srandmother's voice is broken and slow And sweet are the words she says to Jo. If grandmother ever had any care She has laid it down out of sight somewhere And now all she does is to say her prayer And sit where the sunshine gilds her hair, And play and whisper to little Jo As the shadows of evening come and go. Being so near to the heavenly shore, Grandmother never weeps any more. At twilight she fancies lost loved ones call Sweet voiced from chamber, parlor or hall. Perhaps the last strain of some heavenly
 choir Falls on grandmother's ear as she sits by the
 fire. But she only kisses dear little Jo, And whispers: "Soon, little sweet, we shall
 know; " But Charlie, Willie, Grandpa and Jack, am almost sure, child, are coming back"
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
A Riot in Ireland.

A desperate fight took place in the streets of Limerick recently. Messrs. Butt and O'Shaughnessy, members of Parliament for the city, had announced their intention of addressing the people from the base of O'Connell's monument. A procession numbering some thousands consequently marched to the place. A body of Nationalists, armed with sticks, who had previously taken possession of the monument, attacked the procession. The Nationalists were overpowered, after fight in which many persons were badly injured. The police and military were under arms, but abstained from in- terference.,
 The London ISt01aClord's correspond ent at Limerick says the Home Rule procession numbered 4, 900, and consist ed of the trade guilds with bands and banners. Messrs. Butt, O'Shaughnessy and O'Sullivan occupied a carriage in the l4ne.
 The Nationalists were only few hun dred in number, but they were we'll armed with stones, bludgeons and knives, and had evidently drilled for the set succeeded in smashing the musical uSbEuuouGS auA u0SGIOymS buo Dhuu0Is of the Home Rulers, but they were at last driven into public house, which was completely wrecked. The cause of the riot was the discontent of the Ma tionalists, who form remnant of the Fenian party, at what they declare to be the utter neglect of the Home Rule question by the so-called Home Rule leaders during the present session oi Parliament.
 Over one ehundred persons were wound. ed in the riot, of whom forty were seri ously, and six, it is feared, fatally in. jured.
 At the meeting MT. Butt spoke hope fully of the prospects of the cause. He pointed to the efforts of the party during the session to obtain reforms in connec tion with parliamentary and municipal franchise. He declared if Ireland had g native Parliament to foster Irish indus try Galway and Limerick would each have transatlantic packet stations.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
Centennial Notes.

The British commissioners have re- ceived telegram from their secretary abroad announcing that four crews of four will visit Philadelphia to compete at the Centennial regatta.
 There are two enormous Jumps of zinc ore, one weighing 5000 and the other 5000 pounds, onexhibition on the Centennial grounds. They were mined near Bethlehem, Pa., and are exhibited by the Lehigh z.nc company.
 A Pittsburgh firm has structure of elaborately wrought sheet iron, within it being specimens of almost everything that has ever been constructed of that article. This feature is confined princi- pally to the exhibits of marble, pottery, iron and cabinetware.
 Two derricks, each seventy-two feet in height, have been erected on Elm avenue, opposite the main building, by parties who will, during the exhibition, use one of them for exhibiting the pro- cess for boring an artesian oil well, being determined to keep on boring while the great show lasts, even though they must penetrate to the depth of 5000 feet; and the other, that of pump ing from flowing well.
 Sweden and Queensland will each give 8 complete illustration of it's latest geo. logical survey. The interior of the sec tional structure of the latter is lined with paintings representing picturesque scenery and the nature and structure of strata. The Egyptians have begun ar ranging plaster casts from the monu- ments erected to their monarchs who died prior to 1900 B. c. The furniture of their pavilion will hardly be excelled, or even equaled, by any at the exhibi- tion. Much of it is of sycamore wood, carved in the ancient Arabic style, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ebony, ivory and silver, the whole of the work being done by hand. There are also large brazen trays, engraved with sentences expressing Arabic religious sentiments, the work being so fine that the labor oi many months was required for the com pletion of one tray.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
Rest in the Grave.

ASO0G AW GUO U1AVCe Rest in the grave but rest is for the weary,
 And her slight limbs were hardly girt for toil; Rest is for lives worn out, deserted, dreary, Which have no brightness left for death to spoil. We yearn for rest, when power and passion Have left to memory nothing but regret; She sleeps, while ife's best pleasures all un- tasted,
 Had scarce approached her rosy lips as yet Her child-like eyes still lacked their crowning sweetness; Her form was ripening to more perfect grace.
 She died, with the pathetic incompleteness Of beauty's promise on her pallid face. What undeveloped gifts, what powers un- tested,
 Perchanoe with her have passed away from
 earth;
 What germs of thought in that young brain
 arrested
 May never grow and quicken and have birth /! She knew not love, who might have loved so truly,
 Though love dreams stirred her fancy, faint
 and fleet; Her souls ethereal wings were budding newly,
 Her woman's heart had scarce begun to
 beat. We drink the sweets of life, we drink the bitter,
 And death to us would almost seem boon |; But why, to her, for whom glad life were filter, Should darkness come ere day had reached it's noon? No answer, save the echo of our weeping, Which from the woodland and the moor is heard, Where, in the sprinatime, ruthless storm winds sweeping Have slain the unborn flower and new-hedged bird
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
A Great Moral Lesson.

A long chap, witEe a piping voice, en tered saloon and gaining the attention of the half dozen loafers therein congre- gated, he said:
 ;" Gentlemen, how many of you will driuk at my e3pens
 "I will, !" was repeated by the seven in chorus.
 "This proves to You, gentlemen. '' continued the vagrant, putting down. a nickel for his own beer, "how little can be depended on first impressions. You love me now, filled with anticipations of a square drink. Your anticipations will be blasted. and the,1 you will hate me. Let this be grtsas moral lessoL tc you"
 They put him out in hurry, but the great moral lesson was there just the same.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
Filling Up Space.

A young man who left the Alleghanies a few weeks ago to fill situation in New York, got an idea that some address society. He left his order with a prin- ter, and in due time received his cards After 8 little reflection he took them back to the office, and remarked : "Seems to me there's @ good deal of blank space on these cards. don't see why you can't put the picture of horse over the name, and you might have a ship or plough, or some such thing, ln each corner. It looks wicked to waste so much space l"
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
A New Food.

The Scandinavian mountains are cov- cred with what is known as the "rein- deer moss ''-a favorite food of tho rein deer. Recent experiments by Swedish professor of chemistry show that this substance is also valuable to man, and likely to prove 8 source of wealth. Eighteen hundred pounds of this moss, under proper treatment, produced near ly twelve hundred pounds of unrefned sugar and five gallons of pure alcohol were extracted from sixty-six pounds of the same kind of moss. At Stockholm the price of moss has risen to about a half-penny pound, and lack of capital and machinery alone retards the practi- cal results of this discovery.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05

A RADICAL CHANaE.-The Norwich Bulletin says: There have beer some radical changes in the last century. A hundred years ago they kissed lady's hand now you kiss her lips-that is, of course. if you happen to be behind woodpile and nobody is looking, and you don't want to. disappoint her. It may take ahundred years to get from her hand to her mouth, but we never felt that the time was misspert.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
Grasshoppers in Connecticut.

The Norwalk (Conn.) Hour says: Whi,e workman was blowing a field belonging to MT. Charles B. Comstock, in Wilton, the blow, throughout nearly its entire course, turned up myriads of grasshoppers. Our informant tells us they are shorter and stouter than the ordinary grasshopper that they were well developed and very active. Tue next day, when he revisited the field, they had disappeared, although but the afternoon previous the ground seemed alive with them.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05

Just about this season of the year good many '7omen imagine that they know how to whitewash ceiling as well any man who ever wore boots.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05

ST. ARMAND, P. O., Sept. 12, 1874. Messrs. LITTLEFIELD & CO.,:
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 HENRY SNYDER
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
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Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05
Lowest Prices,

And in quality, variety and completeness os stock, claim to offer superior inducements Strictly arstclass, and one price. lYfn4svoK
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-11
Coffee for Two.

A letter from Oshkosh, Wis, says
A distressing affair took place in the fam
lily OF farmer in the town of Utica,
this county. on yesterday morning.
While at the breakfast table brother
began to plague his sister about young
granger of the neighborhood, with whom
she had been going. He spoke of him
in not very complimentary terms, and so
aroused the ire of his sister that she
dumped cup of coffee down his shirt
collar. He, in return, secured the cof-
fee-pot, with large amount of boiling
hot coffee in it, and doused it over her
head. The result was the loss of her
hair, badly scalded face and neck, and
the probable loss of one eye. The girl
has suffered great agony, and as erysip-
elias has set in she may lose her life IN
consequence.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-11
POSSESSION.
BY VIM. H. BURLEIGH.

The sweetest word that ever was heard
From the sweetest lips the sweetest word
Has brimmed my heart to it's overflow
With bliss as pure the angels know;
And my soul, SO long bowed sadly down,
Assumes the scepter and the crown
And rises up with regal Will!
oh, Hateful world my life to fill
With larger life and more divine
For it makes me hers and 1t makes heE 1nlho'
And brings again to our unsealed eyes
The beauty and glory of Paradise
The eaEth so fair seems falrer lar,
And holier light have sun ana sCari
The blue OF the sky is more DIVINE,
And deeper music is in the pine
The wave that breaks on the pebbly shore
Hath rnurznur of love ne'er heard before,
And the brooks laugh out with merrler gee
n fhov fash through the valleys away to the sea-
For nature feels to the inmost core
OF her great warm heart the Joy that thrills
Through the life that love with 1ts new life fills,
Since she the lass of the golden tress,
Wearing the crown of her loneliness,
my bAautiful Bess, my ttg0od queen BeSs,
-HaCh spoken the word that makes her more
That makes her dearer than ever before,
That makes her mine to love and adore
Forever and ever and evermore!
What glow of light on the grasses lay,
What music stirred in the tasseled corn,
What fragrance breathed from the new-mown hay,
AS over the fields passed at morn!
The birds were as merry as birds could be,
AS they sung and few from tree to tree
Il am sure their songs were meant for me,
For they must have seen, with a glad surprise,
The soft Iove-light that brimmed mine eyes,
And the new born bliss within my SOUL
For it's depths were stirred by single word
From faltering lips half guessed, half heard,
And gush of JOY beyond control,
A keen, sharp joy that half seemed paan
With it's sudden light filed all my brain
II think twill never be dark AGAIN.
AS a hand dropt trembling, into mine,
And a sweet low voice murmured-" THIN"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-11
A WOman,s Management.

Jonathan, " said the wife of pros
porous farmer, who resides few miles
from Burlington, care you going to
town to-day?" John said she had been
thinking of it, seeing as butter was bring
ing a good price" "Well, then" con-
tinued his better half, "you may just
take these rubber coats to the tin-shop
and have some caves troughs put on
around the bottoms of them. You know
that on rainy days you and the boys are
of no earthly use, SO you might just as
well be out catching raiawater and help
ing me along with the washing as lying
around the house for me and the girls to
stumble over" John cast detected
glance toward his wife to see whether
she really meant business or not, and
having satisfied himself on that score,
meekly took the coats and drove off.
John always did say that he owed his
worldly success to the management OF
his wife, and we know of no reason why
his word should be doubted. Batr5i2eg-
ton HGaOkeye.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-11
How to Sleep Well.

IF "blessed is the man who invented
Sleep" then blessed is the man who helps
the wakeful to find it, especially if his
way is simple. This is very simple
way to throw the watch off his guard. I
have tried it also with success. The
heavy sleeper will call it whim, but ]
have found wakefulness full of such
whims. Mesmerism teaches sensitives
at least to lie with their heads to the
north. This is simply whimsical to those
who do not understand or believe in
Reichenbach's philosophy but I am
persuaded by experience, without any
hypothesis, that it is the way for me.
It agrees, as I conceive, with the grain
of the nerves, or the nap of the sensi-
bilities. Indeed, I would have every
bedroom arranged with reference to this
rule, believing it would tell on the tenn
per of the family but if you have a
wakeful habit your enemy will find you
out in any bed of routine, and for a
wakeful habit you will sometimes find a
magical effect in change-even whimsi-
cal change. Change your room, or move
your bed, or turn head to foot. If you
are lying on a high pillow fling it away,
and let your head down flat. IF lying
with your head low, raise it. IF you
have been trying to sleep without q
light, strike one if otherwise, put it
out. Finally, quit the bed and take to
chair. The bed may treat you better
after a little quarrel. Wakefulness may
be easily traced to physical causes in
many instances, but often it is of the
nature of a spell and when we say a
..wakeful SPELL" the phrase is capable
of double sense. For one thing, I
have convinced myself that sleep does
not depend on quiet l am not always
trying to find still place. I am sure
the wakeful can get above petty disturb
ances. For another thing, I do not
worry as I used to in view of not Sleep
ing, or because have not had my seven
or eight hours like other folks. I find
that half that time refreshes me If am
thankful fer it. It is the discomfort
that comes with sleeplessness that makes
us sick more than the loss of sleep
Then I find this g don't care" feeling a
great provocative of sleep. You save
your life by losing it in such case.
Sleep is wonderfully susceptible to CO.
quetry. Tell it you can get along very
well without it, and it isn't half so will
ing to part company with you as it
Sc sned.