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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-04
LOCAL MATTERS.
Tobacco statistics.

The large extra edition of the Daily D1s-
patch, containing the tobacco-crop report,
which we worked off on yesterday, being
exhausted, we have reproduced it in the
Weekly Dispatch, which may be had at our
counter; price, in wrappers, five cents per
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EVERY ARTICLE must be sold at WINsTOCK'S.

A GENUINE uowarG-movcmcnt, In heavy cigh-
teen -karet gold cases. veey cheap at WINsToCK's.
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TIE BEST PEOPLE WHEN VISITING STAUSToE
stop aI the Virginia Hotel.
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Go TO S. A. wiSsTocK's and you win get double
the worth Of your money.
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Committee Meetings--T The Committees on
Finance and Streets of the City Council
held q meeting last night
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A FINE GOLD tgentleman's sze) em-windlng,
chronometer balance watch, s65, at WINsTocK's.
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AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

LOTS OF RINGS AND BUTTONS for sale We
cheap at WiSsTOcKfS.
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THE VIRGINIA IS TIE rIRsT-cLAss HOTEL IN
s
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SLIPPERS, TIES, AND BUsKINs In great variety
at BoscHES's, 500 and GIL Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-04

A FINE GOLD oPERA-CHA1N for $25 at WIN
cTocEtS
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ROOTS. SHOES. &c.

TOR GOOD AND CHI E z 8
Il SHOES go to b. +. TINSLEY & CO., ,c4ss -
431 Broad street, for have examined their entire
stock and know t to be one that has been well Sc
lccted; and tEcir prices low that guarantee
that they cannot be beaten. They keep nearly all
STYLES and grades, and also fine assortment Of
TRUNKS. hope one and all will give them call,
for know 1t will be to their interest to do so.
They do REPAIRING In the ncatest and best man
nor au3
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AGENTS 0fStsE.
RICHMOND, Va, August >, 1875
NTOTICE 70 MERCHANTS.

Acting under orders from the receiver, and on ncr
eopf al fhe crowded itton nf oHr
the following rule win be enfezceds corr nnsactns
xiIar.fcies Of freight arriving at the p.ce Of des-
dfISaiiOa must he taken away tnHsf1tsielf. ahS ik
NOT reluayed Within fwenty-four hours the
exercise the rfgt OF 3t07aDg enc tSlG - kn 14
and expense OF the owner. -. - sa,s,t. q
ans
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ROARDING.

DOARD IN PHILADELPHIA.-V
ID itors to Philadelphia during the Centennial Ex-
hlbiton will find 1rst-class BOARD with MRS. A. ID.
KEhRFOTTS, NJ. 31S south Broad street, one
block from the Grand Opera House, and one OF the
most charming and airy localities In the city.
BOARD and LODGING, $3.50 per day.
Special arrangements made with parties making
heightened stay. Cars for Centennial grounds pass
every three minutes; fare, 81 cents; time, about
forty minutes.
Richmond, Va. je 12-M,W,&F2m
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NO. 81.

mond since the wai The excursionists
were all well dressed g.. well behaved, and
seemed to enjoy themselves while In the
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IF YOU WANT GOOD, CHEAP, 8
i AND RELIABLE SHOES, &C.,
for Ladies, Misses, Children Men, aud Boys: go 10
w. II. CARDOZO's,
1926 Main street,
second door from the corner OF Fourteenth.
SARATOGA AND OTHER TRUNKS very cheap
iy ( : q
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CANT GEORGE HOTEL,
BROAD AND WALNUT STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Location the best-appointments and cuisine first
class. JOHN IL. WAkD,
jy 4-1m Proprietor.
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,...,fr>r>, rNJEN OF BLACK FRipAf-EAB-
,,,k.> EUAL-ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
,.,,-r,rDwu.SnN AGAIN ON TIE STAND
ip,H he vACKEp uf Ills PRIVATE IA
r.:>. MD HON GRANT SEIZED THEM
.-rl,.r MYSTERIOUS WoMAN-RAScALlTf
..r WIlTELG-AN OLD MiSTERf-AN-
.,.iD-r I\>TAIMENT OF INTERESTING
tLL>INL:N.
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r OOK AT THIS! ESsp
IL BARGAINS At PAGES. HMS
LADIES' SERGE BUTTON ROOTS at W " ~ .
LADIES, FOXED BUTTON BOOTS at -
81 rs :BOYSeGOOD SCHOOL SfIOESat 81 30 and
$3.50; GENTLEMEN'S CONGRESS GATHERS at
from SO 10 $3.50. These are al large rfllictlons
from regular prices. For all kinds OF goods In my
line st low down prices call on
900 Main street, between Ninth and Tenth.
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GO SO GENTLEMEN'S So
sSC.CO.' CENTENNIAL BUCKLESs
LOW-QUARTERS reduced to $3.50; Ladies,
Misses, and Children's, Mems, Youths, and Boys
SHOES. Also TRUNKS aud SATCHELS ut extra--a
ordinary low prices. In consequence OF the ateness
au2 GOT Broad street.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01


100000. The two greatest personal for
tunes known to the English court of pro-
bate do not appear. They were those of
Mr.. Morrison of the firm of Morrison Il
Dillon, dry goods merchants, and Mr..
Brassey, railroad contractor, Mr. Morrison's
will was sworn under 94,0O0,O00, and he
was said to have estates in fifteen counties,
which there is no doubt were worth at the
very least a million more. He entered
Parliament for a short time, but otherwise
never came forward in public life.
Although of humble origin he married his
employers daughter ana this was the foun-
dation of his fortunes. He had genuine
love of art and spent great sums upon it.
Sir Charles Eastlake and other eminent
academicians were his frequent and favored
guests, and his very tables and chairs were
modelled after their designs. His beautiful
seat, Basildon, near Reading, Berks, was
full to overfowing with exquisite works,
but there was an utter absence of vulgar
ostentation. Mr.. Brassey carried this
retiring and unostentatious disposition even
further. One very moderate-sized mansion
in Lowndes square sufficed for him-while
Mr.. Morrison had three residences-and
an old friend of his used to declare that he
never saw him thoroughly wretched but
once, when Mrs. Brassey had set her heart
upon a rather conspicuous mansion near
Cambridge House (then occupied by Lord
Palmerston) in PicadilIy. But presently,
! she, the best and most amiable of wives, as
he was of husbands, gave way, and Mr..
Brassey's brow was smooth again. He
seemed to care nothing for money for him
self; all his thought was for his sons.
Mr.. Brassey divided his property equally
between his three sons. Mr.. Morrison left
more to his eldest son than to the rest. In
his will he says: " l leave to my eldest son
legacy of el,000,000." This was, up to
that time, the only legacy of that amount
on record. in England. In addition he be-
queathed to him vast estates. His second
son, Alfred, whose house on Carlton House
| Terrace is one of the sights of London, re-
ceived about 100000 year the younger
has between el2OOO and 100000 a year
the daughters $4,000, his widow 10000 a
\ year and two superb residences. But foi
his benefactions while living, George Pea
body must have been included in the list
of those who died worth over 9l,000,OO0
His will was sworn in London as under
100000, and the total of his gifts amount
ed to over 100000.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

had paid my respects to Mrs. Grant my
eyes were feasted by the gorgeous display
of flowers which had been ordered for
these aristocratic dinners. "a dinner"
said Charles Sumner, ais the climax of
civilization; = and his judgment was sound.
What more could the fastidious desire than
the odor of flowers, the taste of savory
viands, the sight of lovely women, the in
toXication of music? 1t was as good as
reading q Ledger story about the naughty
Sir Roland and the lovely Lady Gwendoline
to sit at my window and see the Russian
Minister'S D'Orsay rattle up, with its panels
decorated with a coat of arms as big as dim
ner plate, and to behold its cha8Seur, with
his Claude Melnotte hat and feathers and
his terrific, Gathering sword, jump off the
box and bundle $500 or $400worth of posies
on the satin seats inside. 1t drought visions
of the lovely princess who has come from
far-off Petersburg to the wilds Of Washin-
ton, standing in her bewitching Partisan
toilet Ia prOdigious amount of standing do
these society ladies'! to receive her guests
as they come, hungering and thirsting just
like common folk, to oherrose-deckedd dinner
All, well, strange are the differences in for.
tune among the dwellers on this sublunary
sphere! can't squander s. day out oi
my pay from the Graphic for boquet ot
tea-roses set in a violet rim, yet the Russian
Princess buys up the whole conservatory tc
trim her dining-room withal.- Graphic.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

Some faint idea of the magnitude of the
Centennial may be CLEANED from the follow
ing facts: One man has offered $4,000 for
the privilege of sweeping the floors of the
buildings, and for keeping whatever money
and valuables he may find. Another has
paid from $4,000 to $4,000 for the priv-
lege of hiring out Rolling chairs at so cents
an hour. Another has paid $4,000 for the
privilege of selling Ice Cold Soda" The
Centennial Cologne Company has paid
100000 for the exclusive right of printing
and selling the same. For FIVE cigar stands
$4,000; Public comfort department $2O,.
600; Globe hotel $l0,500; six restaurants
$4,000 each; Photographers $4,000; Guide
book Company $4,000; Milk Dairy Associa-
ton $4,000; Vienna Bakery $4,000; Glass
making $4,000; Confectionery $4,000; Gen.
tennial National Bank $1,000; Cafes $40,-
600 to $4,000; Popcorn and peanuts
81 900.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
Poor Tommy.
BY UNA LOCKE.

A gentleman who had charge of a Re |
form School was in the habit of going up
every night after the boys were in bed to
see that all was right and safe.
One evening he was passing as usual
along the long hall on each side of which
were the sleeping-rooms. All was still
except the large clock ticking the seconds
or he thought so at first. But as he
passed one Of the doors he heard low sobs
1t was then between ten and eleven o'clock.
Can't you get to sleep, Tommy?" said
he, going to the bed.
"No, sir" said Tommy.
"What is the matter, my boy p
40 DEAR" sobbed Tommy, ~ was think
ing of my mother. l made her feel so
badly, and want to ask her to forgive me,
but 1 can't-she is dead. never can see
her again."
Tommy sobbed harder than ever.
Poor Tommy. Itwas very sad. Perhaps
he broke his kind mothers heart by his
willfulness. But though his case was very
sad, it was not a hopeless one. Jesus
Christ, who is faithful and ready to forgive
our sins if we repent of them, could take
away the sting from Tommy's breast, and
make him happy. in the hope that when he
died he might see his mother, and find
how fully she had forgiven him.
But how much better it would have been
if Tommy had always done every thing he
could to make his poor mother happy
woman all the time she was on earth.
Though it is too late for Tommy to dc
this, it may not be too late for some Of you
dear lads, to make your mother happy.
Never speak in disrespectful or surly
tone to your mother. Speak politly anC
, kindly to her. Make her proud of you
Don't be headstrong or willful. Even i
your mother has weak, womanish fears, d
, not look at he with contempt. 1t is onl,
! manly to treat woman with great tender
| ness and kindness, and if poor care.wor
, mother is nervous lest you come to som
: harm, even though she is causelessly Sc
: should you not, so much the more, be kin
t and gentle to her?
J, There is a great blessing in store for boy
, who treat their mothers with considerable
J and love. God will labundantly bless then
Y To feel that you have never said one wor
to cause unhappiness to father or mcth'
rs must be a source Of great comfort to you
n you live to be man. know one ms
r. who has this consolation. He is man b
y loved of the Lord, like the Apostle job
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
POetrV.
A LOST HOUR.

golden hour on summer morn'
When half the world was still,
The dew was fresh in the new mown hay,
And the bridal veil of the fair young day
Hung Ger the purple hill.
The sheep-bells tinkled across the slopes,
Sweet as an elfn chime;
Butterflies fitted athwart the down,
Bees went murmuring, busy and brown,
Over the fragrant thyme.
A larguid calm and duh content,
Silence instead of speech;
The wind sighed low, and the lark sang high,
But the golden hours of our lives went by,
And drifted out of reach,
We both went back to an eager life;
But in its pause to-day
The dream in that golden hour returns,
Andmy jaded spirit frets and yearns
For one chance swept away.
The years creep on, and the heart grows tired
Even of hopes fulfilled,
And turns away from the worlds strong wine
With fevered lips, that must ever pine
For that pure draught we spilled.
And yet, perchanee. when our long day wanes
(Age hath its joys late born)
We shan meet again on the green hill side'
And find, in the solemn eventide,
The hour we lost at morn.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
Difficulties of New Testament ReVi-
sion.

In lecture delivered in Accrington by
DR.. Angus, one of the committee appointed
for the revision of the Bible, some curious
incidents were mentioned showing the
difficulties which the revisers found in fix
ing upon suitable English word or ex-
preston to literally interpret the Hebrew
and Greek. He believed that no transla-
ton could do perfect justice to the Greek
or Hebrew. For instance, there was the
word "publicans." The New Testament
Revision Company spent more than two
hours over it. 1t was said on one side it
was dishonering a respectable class of peo-
pie to class them with sinners, and that it
was extremely desirous to strike them out.
Laughter. What should they put in its
place? A farmer of taxes, said one there
upon bishop arose and said, Il must
implore my brethren not to insert that or
we country clergymen will never hear the
last of it," Laughter. But it is farmer
of revenues, ," said the suggestor. "Ah, but
the farmer is there" said the bishop, "he
will never mind the revenues laughter
but will say you have put us among the
sinners" Laughter. The fact was they
had not word in English that would rep
resent it. The Romans used to let out
their taxes to be gathered the same as we
did our toll bars, and they had to get what
they could. These revenue gathers were
| like what our toll-bar keepers would be
without a table Of tolls, and many not pay
what was legal, and these tax gatherers
became very unpopular. lie thought pub
lican was the nearest word Then the
word bishop created a difficulty. The
word meant one who took an oversight.
No doubt oversight and overseer would be
a good word if they could venture to use it.
The Bishop of Gloucester said that what
ever satisfied his dissenting brethren would
satisfy him. lie said, "If DR.. Angus likes
to be called Overseer Angus l have nc
objection" Laughter. Now in this dis
trict an overseer meant one who looked
after the poor and collected the poor-rate
and they rather objected. Laughter.
They had never been able to translate the
word penny. The Roman word was dendri
When we read "Agreed with them for {
penny a day." we are apt to think it wa'
) very little, whereas it represented some s
J or los of our money. Twopence was a
much as good man could earn by tw,
) days work. 1t was said they should pu
| halEa-crown, but that would be inaccurate
r as there were no half.crowns in those days
1t was suggested they should do as thei
: Anglo American brethren had done, trans
t late it "Agreed with them for a denari
!, day." and the Dean of Westminster sale
;. after talking it over for a week, it Nigh
be read agreed with them fora deanery
r day, and they would think that was nc
a very bad pay" Laughter.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

A Troy man has been trying to kill rats
with bread covered with arsenic. The
bread disappeared, but the rats didn't di-
minish, and finally he caught his lS-year
old daughter eating it. 1t appears that
the girl had fits year ago, when she kept
begging for arsenic, and the doctor, think.
ing she was going to die anyway, gave her
some, whoreupon she got well. Since then
she has been given the deadly poison
several times, with beneficial effect. The
case has been laid before scientific men, all
of whom pronounce it one of the most re-
markable phenomena of the age.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

Somebody has written book entitled,
What Shall Ny Son Be?" Upon which
some one else frankly replies: "If the boy
is as bad as the book, the chances are that
he will be hanged"
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

The Hon. Potiphar Peagreen, of the
Georgia Legislature, rose in his seat the
other day and asked member the mean.
ing of the word geology. The member
told him it was a species of vaccination.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

"Call that kind man ?" said an actor,
speaking of an acquaintance; "a man who
is away from his family and never sends
them farthing?" Call that kindness y
"Yes, unremitting Kindness" Jerfold
renlied
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

Briggs set hen on thirteen eggs, and
she came off with one chicken, and as he
took stick and knocked il on the head he
was heard to exclaim "It's Of no use for
me to try to be a farmer. That chick -
here he gave it another rap-"cost me
three dollars, not counting the hens time
anything"
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

The pen with which President Grant
signed the Centennial bill was made from
the quill Of an American eagle shot in the
vicinity of Mount Hope, Oregon. The pen
and the eagle will be exhibited at the Cen.
tennial.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

"How one thing brings up another"
said lady, absorbed in pleasing retrospec.
ton. eyes" replied the practical Dibbs.
"an emetic for instance
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

A Kentucky judge has decided that it is
not legal for farmer to hitch his wife up
with mule, no matter how anxious he is
to pillow.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

.sHow sweet, but how bald for one so
youngr' was what romantic maiden said
beside an infants cradle.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01

A Milwaukee girl, in order to keep her
lover up to his promise, always introduces
him as tmy intended husband
Smyrna times., 1876-03-01
A CITY OF FLOWERS.

My abode in Washington resembles the
White House in this respect--it is next
door to conservatory; and on strolling
into the odorous little glass house after
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-21
sTAuNToN, VIRGINIA.
The Situation.

There has been nothing that has occurred
s,,re our last issue to change the political
situation. The Committees appointed by
,hc r.. S: Senate and the House OF Repre-
sentstiyes to investigate the election returns
in the States OF South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida. are at work. Contradictory
evidence has been taken. and great De- :,
crooked swearing done. We DOR :. 'avr
much whether anything will be- ,evelonsd r.
rive different phase to affairs. and we
think the reports tli'.t NAV be made will
have very little ieiluencc upon the popular
mind The Republicans maintain tia,
Hayes has been fairly elected, and will be
inausurated. The Democrats dispute both
propositions.
In South Carolina they have two Govern.
ors, and there does not seem 10 be any i'm.
mediate prospect Of reconciling the Difficult
ties. Hampton has made formal demand
upon Chamberayne fer possession OF the
State House, &C.. which the latter very Ia
conically declines to comply with, not Ieeeg.
,izing the authority.
The feeling throughout the country seems
to favor peaceable solution of the contest
The leading journals OF both parties in the
North, counsel pacific measures, and expires:
the belief that no serious troubles will arise
A few democrats are splitting blood, ant
snafing war in the distance; but they are o
the 'inyincible in peace and invisible in war
kind. The Richmond papers, with the ex
ception of the State, are very bellicose, ant
TO read and believe them. the conclusion
would be reached.tliat the last yestise of lib
eity had gone glmmering.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-21
Temperance PRAYER Meeting

T. The prayer meeting OF Mizpah Lodge, l. o. G T.
was lead last Sunday by Bro. McIlhany, who read
the 18th chap. OF. st. Luke. Deep and earnest
prayers were offered by A. NJ. Simpson and Heber
ker The large hall was full. and avery decided
influence for good was manifested. Marked atten-
ton was given to earnest addresses by Bros. J "A.
Woodson, r. Q; Hsines and Lewis Peace. The ad-
dresses were chiefly to the large number of yonng
people. present. Tho appeals, were deeply
fervent and heartfelt. and we trust by the bless
yet stranger to the love OF Christ 81
The Temperance people feel deeply grateful to
the members OF the Y. M. G. A.. who have given
their assistance to this good work
sincere congratulation to the Y. M. C. A. that it
has been enabled by its work to bring ont Chris
tlan laymen to work for Christ In this field of labor
and in taking charge of and conducting meetings
In and around our city. This is good work ac-
complished which must in the near future bear
abundant fruit to the glory of God Let US not
groWweary in our we'll doing, our progress may
be slow, but God is our helper, and in His own
good time we shall surely reap rich reward.
we need the aid and sympathy OF all who love
Christ, our meetings are distfnctively for the
cause of religion of Jesus, and we would teach
TEMPERANCE in all things; we would not do any
Meeting next Sunday three o'clock Leader,
I'D. Ladd. The public are cordially invited.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-21
Retrenchment.

We publish to-day a message from Govern
or Kcmper to the General Assembly OF Fir-
ginia, which will meet the approval OF every
true Virsinian. and every honest reiormer
It is severe blow at the professional polltl-
clans and secdr remnants of the old Bourbon
Democrats who have been fastened upon the
Commonwealth at the expense of The people
since the war, but il lis just. We notice in one
or TWO of the Richmond papers. an evident
,lisposition to antagonizc tie rscommenda-
lions of the Governor. This is because the
effect of the policy suggested will be to COM
Del some who are feeding at the public crib
to work. and seek i'll some other direction
an honest living, or live Oh the charity of
more partial friends. There is rot q recon-
mepdation contained in the message that
should not be promptly adopted. The ap-
pointment of committees to examine into
the condition of the basement offices, etc.,
20 test the accuracy OF the Governors con-
illusions. isa mere pretense, and will res'lk IN
a report adverse to. the purnnses 6f lie mes
sage. Nc uopS li'' tA0uipSio Atoi" ei'S 'i"'
districts. viii stand by the Governor in his
endeayor to reduce the expenses of the State
government, relieve the people, and MAIN
tain the credit OF the Common wealth. The
message is clear, iorcible and honest, and is
conceived in the highest sense of public poll
CIV. There is nothing seftish or partial in it. 1t
is for the relief Of the people, and its recon-
tuendations will meet the earnest approval
Of all good citizens. The people will stand
to the back of Governor Kemper in this COM
mendable movement, let the politicians say
what they please. They will stand to the
members of the Legislature. regardless of
party, who will strengthen the hands Of the
Governor, and give practical form to his sug-
sestions. Democrats and Republicans are
deeply intestes.edin all measures of economy
and retrenchment, and when they come in
such practical shape as the recomm cdations
OF the Governor, without distinction of par
Cy they will sanction them. There should be
no delay In this matter. The committees APP
pointed to investigate and report upon the
expedieney of tile recommendations, are
nothing but clogs. The case is too plain te
require any more light. Let the Valley
members take hold OF the question at once
and give it significance by a bill to carry il
snto effect. The member or members who vii
slo 30. win gain the gratitude Of the people