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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-31

Two SHORT EXTRACTS FROM Mr.. TOOMBs's s
LAST SPEgCH.-Hou. Robert Toombs, whom
the people OF Georgia idolize, and who is the
most conspicuous man next to jeff. Davis
under the ban Of political disabilities, said ii
q recent speech in Atlanta L" We got them
referring to Democrats in the HouSe) there
by carrying the black vote by intimidation
and bribery Laughter And helped to
do it. [Applause.l l would have scorned
The people If they had not done it! And l
will buy them as long rs they put beasts
to 90 10 the ballot-boX! [Cheers.] No
man should be given the elective franchise
who has rot the intelligence to use it pro-
perly. The rogue should not have it, for
Government is made TO punish him; the fool
should not have it, for Government is made
to take care of him Now these miserable
wretches-thc Iankees-have injected five
millions Of savages into the stomach of our
body polite, and the man who says he &C.
cepts negro suffrage, say accursed be he !!
[Cneers.] 1 will accept everythiDg-I will
accept Grant and Empire-before will ac-
oept such Democrat at!' [Applause.l
my enemies have thought my services to
my country so great that they have done me
the bonor to exclude ME from again serving
my people. l contest that honor with oul
chief, Mr. Davis. | am just as good rs hs
IL, and be is no better than [ am. l demand
that they shall place me beside him. Ithanl
them for it! [Laughter.] 1t Is very few
things l have TO thank them for, but l dt
thank them for that. am entitled to thu
honor they thus dispense, and / shall ash
| our representatives to demand it for me, fo
fought for 1t and to bring 1t about"
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ABSENT But NOT FORGOTTEN. Barney John.
son is still absent, and his whereabouts un.
known, much to the regret of the sureties
who are on bis bail bond for 50 900. On Sat.
urday Captain James NJ. Tyler, of the First
police district, who is managing the case,
sent out to the police authorities of variou;
cities photograph OF the rascal. From the
very day Barney received the stolen coffee Of
Lee, Seddon & Co. to this time he has man
aged his affairs with wonderful shrewdness
and it is not likely be will now be easily cap
tured. II is said that he was detective ir
the Federal service for q number of years
and that he has money with him and rea
estate in Amelia county.
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TRUSTEES ArPolNTED.-The following
school trustees have been appointed:
Botetourt County: Fincaste district, j.
Nj. Carper Buchanan, Fl. G. Sny der; Am
s'erdam, John AmmeR.
Charles City County.-Chickahomny dis
trIct, John Z. Gravel.
Caroline County.-Bowling Green dis.
trict, B. B. Wright; Madison. George Tyler
Port Royal, w. J. Jones; Reedy Church,
A. G. Goodwin.
Elizabeth city County.-Chesapeake dis.
trict. II. c. Whiting and o. ?. Fernald !;
Wythe, Samuel B. Wood and Christopher
Nettler Smitbfeld, James S. Darling and
l.. n. Sclater.
Giles County. Pearisburg district. DR..
James O'keefe; Walkers Creek, c. T. Kirk:
Pembroke, E. B. Angel.
Lancaster County.-Mantua district, Wal
ter r. Gresham.
A1ddleser County.-Pine.Top district, Yes
pasian Vaughan.
Washington County.-Goodson district,
Professor j. Fl. Winston; Abingdon, Samuel
n. Honaker; Glade Spring, DR.. G. Alder.
SON; Satville, L. P. Porterfield; North
Fork, j. G. r. Davis; Kiuderhook, DR.. E.
r, Lancaster.
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TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The follow.
ing is list Of the conyeyances of real estate
for the week ending January 20. 1876: Lots
fronting-33 feet on ID street between Msdi-
sou and Belyidere for So; 33feet on C street,
corner of Jefferson, for -; - feet on F
street between Henry and Smith for 81, 800 !;
so feet on F street between Henry and Smith
for 81 800 80 feet on K street between Mon
roe and Heary for $500; % feet on Moo re
street for S120; 200 feet on F street between
Smith and Henry for SlS,0O0; 2Os feet on
Twenty-sixth street for S4O0; - feet on G
street, corner of Fifth, for 1000; 2S3 feet
on Jackson street for Sl70; 324 feet on K
street between Ninth and Tenth for s2,503
80 feet on Sixth street near Baker for 1900
% feet ON Twelfth street between Il and L
for s4,100; 16} feet on street between
Fourth and Fifth for $500; 1872 feet on n
street, corner Thrtieth, for S3,445; 144 feet
on Williamsburg avenue near Nicholson
street for 5000; 90 feet on Pine street fol
1920; 80 feet on Pine street for S420; 2s
feet on Moore street for S120; 30 feet or
| Thirty-frst street between N and o for $3.50
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INQUIRY ABOUT EAsTER.-Mr. Editor !:
May ask how it is that Easter day comes on
the sirteenth of April this year: "Easter is
al ways the first Sunday after the full moon
which happens upon or next after the 2lst
day of March; it the full moon happens
upon 4 Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday
after." But the moon is not full on the 2lst
of March, and the "neXt after" happens on
the ei7hth of April, which is not Sunday !;
therefore, ought not Easter to be on the
ninth. instead Of the sixteenth! Is it mis-
takes If so the movable teasts aud holy
days which depend on Easter are also at the
wrong time. BY answering the above you
will ob!ige MORE THAN ONE.
Fai,mo,mt, West Va, January 20, 1876.
1t is q common mistake to suppose the
Easter full moon is the full moon OF the al
manacs. II it were so, then Easter would
be observed on different days in different
Darts of the world. Owing to the rapidtty
of the moons changes, the moon, after
March q, becomes full in Washington on
Saturday, AMl s, at hak.past in the
afternoon. 1871 in London it is full at half
past I. So thft, by the dlmGndcs, our Easter
would be celebrated on Sunday, April 9, and
the London Easter would be on Sunday,
April 16-fOr the sun would have gone
dowa before the moon fillea-and, conse-
quently, the ecclesiastical day would
have then begun, which would make it Sun.
day; and by the rule for finding Easter, II
the sroon fulls on Sunday, the:Sunday after
is Easter, which in that case would be Sun
day tie 10th. But the moon that regulates
the tine Tor finding Easter is not the aetus.
moon in the heavens, nor even the meaE
moon of the astronomers, but it is an imagl-
nary moon, whose periods are So continued
that this new moon aisaags follows the real
new moon by two or even three days. This
being the rule, our correspondent will see
chat the s,naginary moon Of this year is two
days later than April S,-say the bo.h-apd
hence Easter is the Sunday after-yiI., April
lC-S0u6sern Churchmdn.
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THE WEATHER PAST AND PREsgNT.-There
is no subject about which people are SO apt
to be forgetful as the weather of previous
years. As an instance of this, 1t has been
said by thousands that they "never expe.
rienced such weather as this" forgetting
that just six years ago vegetation had so
much advanced that peach.trees were in full
bloom in January, while the weather in
March and April fully compensated for 1t by
its coldness. In the latter month there was
a fall Of snow six inches deep, and con.
siderable ice formed. Still the weather
is remarkable. No doubt of that. AS we
stated Saturday, peach-trees are about
blooming; buds of all kinds are swelling
and bursting; many of the early spring flow.
ers are In bloom; the rose, willow. and other
early :leafng plants are assuming the hue Pc
culiar to the latter part Of March /; the singing
Of birds "is herd in the land" and nature
seems just ready to put on its garment OF
green.
The most remarkable fact connected with
the winter is that the fall Of snow has been
very slight indeed, and the seasons of freez-
Ing scarcely worth speaking Of. In this
vicinity little or no ice bas been gathered,
and what mas been housed is very thin and
Of inferior quality.
We present synopsis of the readings of
the thermometer (Fabrenheit) so far this
winter, and q com parison with. the CORE
spending time for last winter, the readings
being taken at sunrise: In November, 1874,
there were nine days in which the readings
were below 80 degrees-the freezing peint /;
In November, 1875, only four days: in De-
cember, 1874, there were twelve days. with
az average for the month of 1928; in De.
ce.nber, 1875, there were ten days, with an
average for the month of 1903 in January,
1875, there we're twenty-three out Of the
thrty-one days in the month in which the
readings were below 50 degrees, and the
average for the month was p degrees.
In January, 1876, there have been only ten
days of the tweDty.nine in which the mer-
curry has been below 80 degrees. and the
average so far is 403.
A gentleman connected with the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad Company furnishes
US the following table. 1t does not exactly
agree with ours, which may be accounted
for by the thermometer being in place OF
less exposure. The highest and lowest tenn
perature during December for years past
uas &c fOlloHS.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
CAPITOL Notes.

Saturday morning the House Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances heart
statements from Messrs. Thomas Branct
and Thomas Potts in favor OF repeal
ing the charter of "The Southern As
sociation for the Benefit Of the
Widows and Orphans OF the Confede
rate States" They think the Associa
ton is doing great deal to ruin the morals
of many people In this community. Gene
raj Henry A. Wise warmly replied to them
The committee will hear further talk on the
same subject before acting.
The committee of the House, of which Rev
MIR. Massey, of Albermare, is chairman will
commence investigating the Stevens. Fowle
trouble this evening at T:30 O'Clock. The
committee is specially charged with the in
vestigation of the conduct not of Messrs
Fowle and Stevens, but Of the latter.
The House of Delegates on Saturday, ir
effect, resolved that its members must re-
dress their own personal wrongs, and thai
the House will take care Of the House.
1t Is confidently predicted that the report
Of the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions In the Knight.Johnson case will be pre-
sented to-day. There is, however, no abso
lutte certainty about it.
A number Of the officers and members OF
the Senate on Saturday visited Petersburg
and saw the sights and for several hour:
dwell il the delights of that renowned city
This Is the siXty-second day of the session
Of the General Assembly. The expenses sc
far have been about $4,000.
Most of the heads of departments and OH
GERS Of the State Government have made re
ports to Governor Letcber's committee, Civ
ing comparative statements Of expenses in
1860 and at the present time.
The Finance Committees, sitting in join
session, have made considerable progress in
the preparation of the tax bill. Judg'
Crump has revised many of the sections, ant
the effort TO Increase the subjects of taxation
has been made in all the changes agreed upon
Various plans for taxing lquor.conSumer!
have been suggested in and out OF the com
mittee. One is to require all parties to ge
out licenses to drink, and to pay at the rat'
of about cent drink!
1t is claimed that the Senate is far ahead
of the House in the transaction OF business
and that if the House can catch up the Gen
eral Assembly will be able to adjourn at th
end Of ninety days. No doubt of it.
A bill proposing to put chloroform, auda
mum, morphine, and croton oil in the list o
poisonous articles of which druggists mus
keep record, was killed in the House OF
Saturday through the efforts of Mr.. Hoen
niger.
The Committee on Cities and Countie
have adopted Mr.. Hoenniger's amendment IL
relation TO the construction OF bridges b.
counties over streams partly ia one count.
and partly in another, so that the cost sbal
be assessed on the counties equitably, in
stead of ratably, as heretofore.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-3Iaar Us.
Haskins ct ais. Fully argued by Hill Carter,
ESQ.,, for the appellant, and William A.
Maury for the appellee, and submitted.
Washington Us. Slaughter, trustees. Mo-
ton continued to the 9Th OF February.
Dudley's administrator Us. Pullen. Motion
continued till the 18th of February.
Bowman Us. Barksdale. Motion continued
to the I'd of February.
stoops, &C., us. Clendening's executor,
sc. Motion continued till the 18th Of Febru.
larry.
Muse Us. Farmers Bank of Virginia. Mo-
ton continued till the Sd of February.
The court then adjourned. to hear no more
arguments before Thursday the Sd instant,
in order to work up the many matters in
hand.
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PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Ann Sands, aged eighty
years, reict of the late William Sands, for
many years editor and proprietor of the Re.
ligious Herald of this city, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in law, near Orange Court
house, on Thursday last.
General st. John has been appointed by
Receiver Wickham consulting engineer of
the Chesapeake and Ohio road, to "bave
charge Of the development Of the mineral
resources of the line, giving special attention
to iron and COAL"
Judge Hughes was in the city OIL satur.
day.
The London Graphic of late date has q
picture of Valentines recumbent figure Of
Lee, the model of which is still to be seen in
Valentines studio here.
Rev. DR.. Rutfner, Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.. has been elected vice-presi.
dent of the American Social Science Asso-
citation.
Commodore McCready, of the Old Do.
minion Steamship Line, was in the city Satur.
day.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
GERMANY.

AGITATION IN PosEN-ARcHB1sHoP LEDoeHow-
sKY's LlBERATIoN-TaE PENAL CoDE-voS
ARNIM.
LONDON, January ga Berlin dispatch
to the Post says there is great agitation in
Posen over the proposed law to make the use
of the German language compulsory In pub
| lie offices and courts Of law. Indignation
meetings are organizing, and petitions are
being sent to the Emperor against the
measure.
The Government Is apprehensive Of dis
turbances on the occasion of Archbishop
Ledochowsky's liberation next week, and
| is taking precautions against them.
The Reicbstag has rejected additions to
the penal code further restricting the clergy
By prohibiting the posting of Objectionable
communications on the church doors.
The representatives of the Arnim family
are petitioniDg the Emperor to plrdon Count
| Henry Won Arnin.
Spain.
THE NEW coRTEs.
| MADRID, January 29.-It now seems that
but one Republican (Castellar) has been re-
turned to the new Cortes, ehd but one Radi.
| cal (Angadal The Marquis OF Sardoai lex
trcme MonarchisD will lead a group of six
| or seven deputies. The ConstitutioDalisls, or
| SagostistS, will number thirty-six. Very few
Moderados or partisaus Of religious unity
| have beer returned. The elections to ihe
Senate will PROBABLY be favorable to the
| Government.
| Turkey.
VIENNA, January 29.-It is stated that in
structions have gone from the British Gov.
ernment to its ambassador at. Constantinople
to urge the Porte to accept Androssay's i
| note.
VIENNA, January 29.-The Free Press has
information from Constaptinople that the
Grand Vizier has intimated to the ambassa-
Tdors of the European Powers that the Sui
| tsn is willing to accept Count Androssay's
| recommendations, but that he is determined
to permit no foreign interference OF control
| IN the execution Of reforms.
Hungary.
Lospos, January 29.-M. Deak, the Hun
gariaGsHs atesman, Is dead.
BUDSs sPEsru, January 29.-The Hunga.
rian Diet has resolved that NJ. Deak's fune-
raj shall be at the expense OF the Govern.
ment. Great preparations are being made
for that event, which takes place on the Sd
of February. zzs
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CAToGSI's CAsE-United States Commits
sioner Atkins spent large portion OF the past
week hearing testimony in the bankruptcy
case of B. Catogni. 1t is charged by credit
ors that Catogni made over bis real estate to
his wife, then bought largely for bis con.
fectionery on credit, and sold for cash, and
went into bankruptcy, and did not turn over
the proceeds to the assignee. A proposition
| for compromise is pending.
Catogni has to answer at the next session
of the grand jury for fraudulently conceal
ing his assets.
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A Batch OF Failures,

Boston, January 29.-The following fail
u1es are reported: R. & G. r. lBerne, tai.
lors, liabilities, $4,000; Jacob Book. cloth.
ing, liabilities, $4,000; Charles E. Myer &
Co., picture frames, liabilities, $50, 900;
Ames Foster. furnishing goods, liabilities,
S25 900; Patrick Donahoe, bookseller and
publisher of the Boston Pilot, liabilities
about S30S,00O, including 10000 or 1000
of mutual endorsement with A. w. Lever
ing. Donahoe's assets aggregate S216,OOO.
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The LUCKY GIRL WILL GET HIM.-lFrom
the Jefferson City Tribune. .s-During leap
year the girl who counts all the gray horses
She sees until she has got up to hundred
will be married within year to the first
gentleman with whom she shakes hands after
counting the one hundredth horse. Every
girl in the city carries memorandum.book
that she may be sure to keep correct record.
One has already twenty-six, another eleven,
and another, who only began yesterday, has
seven. II somebody would bring drove Of
@ hundred gray horses to town to-day what
a shaking OF hands would take place to'mor.
row.
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Declines the Honor.

PHILADELPHIA, January 29.-Speaker Kerr
bas written letter, dated 25th instant, to J
Fl. Real, saying that it Is not bis desire that
his name shall be used in connection with
the national ticket this year.
MIR. Kerr adds: "The Indiana Democracy
will present to our next national conven.
ton another of her sons as candidate for
the Presidency-Goyernor Hendricks-in
whose advocacy for that high place I will
stand with them in hearty cooperation. My
judgment is that our friends this year cannot
do better, If so well, than to nominate Gov
ernor Hendricks,''
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CHAscERY CoURr OF RICHMOND, SATURDAY.
The following cases were disposed Of
Creme us. Davis, &c. Decree dssolving
Injunction in part, and in part perpetuating
the same, adjusting the rights of the parties,
distributing the fund, and making a final
disposition of the cause.
Kings admin istrator vs. Niars executor,
&c. Decree directing deed of release to be
executed and delivered as therein set forth
Parrish Is. Booth, sc. Decree referring
cause to a commissioner for inquiry and re-
port.
Harvey vS. Archer. &c. Decree making
certain notifications in the decree of sale OF
25th of April, 1874, and directing the execu.
tion thereof, subject to the charges therein
set forth.
Stokes, &C., Us. The Tredcgar Company
&c. Decree authorizing receiver 10 redeem
certain property hypothecated under the ac'
of April 16, 1874. generally kno wn as th'
warehouse act.
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Police Court. SATURDAY-Justice Joseph
J. White presidinG.-Robert Taylor color
ed). charged with being common thief and
vagrant, was sent to Jail for sixty days in
default Of surety.
Richard Carter (colored) was fined one
dollar for assaulting and beating Susan Car
ter.
Arthur Trent (colored), guilty of stealing
one lot of horse-feed from R. o. Gsry, was
sent to Jail for ten days.
Henry White (colored), charged with being
a suspicious character, was discharged and
ordered to leave the city.
Mary Early, having in ber possession one
gold watch supposed to have been stolen,
was discharged.
Charles Cox (colored), charged with steal
ing one gold watch and chain, was sent to
jail for three months in default Of surety.
Charles Henry (colored). charged with
being a fugitive from justice and the sup.
posed murderer Of John Bany on the Gin.
cinnati and Southern railroad, was dis
charged as to that, but held for surety.
Frank Williams (colored), charged with
stealing and carrying away one pair of shoes,
the property of G. F. Shelton, was dis.
CHARGED.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, January 20.-The receipt 8
for the fiscal year TO date are: Revenue,
$66.500,000; customs, $S6 500. 900.
- The Democratic caucus which was to have
been held this evening has been postponed
to Tuesday.
Postmaster General Jewell has gone to
Connecticut.
Colonel George c. Elyson has been ap.
pointed chief engineer of the House. He
was selected by the Chief of the Bureau Of
Steam Engineering after competitive ex
animation.
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The Western Rivers Rising,

WASHINGTON, January 29.-The Ohio river
has risen during the day at oil the stations
1t is above the " danger line" one foot and
nine inches at Cincinnati, seven feet at Louis
vile, and six feet at Evansville.
The Mississippi has risen twenty.one
inches at st. Louis; two feet at Cairo, where
1t is one foot ard seven inches above the
/" danger line." At stations below Cairo the
river has risen slowly.
LOUISVILLE, January 29.-Residences and
stores along the levee arc,apidy filling. The
rain is general, and still continues.
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Nayr Vnr7r UfnrsnS

New YORK, January 29.-The custom.
house officers have obtained no clue to the
S. 900 gold certificates which have been
missing for week.
Pforzheimer, Dreyfus & Keller, wholesale
jewellers, have suspended Liabilities, Sl14,.
600; assets, S150,000. Rhey hope to get an
extension.
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THE THEATRE To.NiGHT.-Furbish's Fifth.
Avenue Combination will commence an en-.
gagement Of three nights ut the Theatre this
evening, on which occasion the beautiful
realistic play, in seven acts, entitled The
Two Orphans will be presented. The same
play is announced for tomorrow night; but
on Wednesday Boucicault's emotional play
Led Astray will be presented.
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MANCHESTER NEWS.

Roll of Honor.-The following are on
the roll of honor at the Manchester Male
High.School for the week ending january
2Sth: John D. Mathews, Robert FL. Winfree,
George E. Chiles, Robert T. Owen, Thomas
G. Mathews, Paul T. Atkinson, Walter E..
Mathews, John. G. Rice, Walter L. Burgess,
and W. o. Sims. Percentage Of attendance,
"A
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REMEMBER THIS.-Now is the time of the yeal
for pneumonia and fatal results Of predisposttor
to consumption. BoscHEEs GERMAN SYRUP ba!
been used in this neighborhoed for the past two ol
three years without single failure 10 cure. Ii yoi
have not used this medicine yourself, 20 to youl
druggist and ask him OF It's wonderful success
among his customers. PURCELL, LADD Co.
wholesale agents.
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A SINGING BEE-There will be a singing
contest for a silver cup at the First African
church tonight between Mrs. Matilda Ro.
bertson and Mrs. Layinia Price, both for.
merly of Richmond. The contestants are
said to be the best articuators known among
the members of the colored singing associa.
tsons of this city, and this fact will 90 doubt
add to the interest of the occasion. The
eontest will be decided by five professionals,
ans the proceeds will be devoted to the fund
for The new church.