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, 1876-11-11

As EyGlisHYAN who insulated MS
bedstead by placing underneath post
a broken off bottle, SAYS he had not
been free from ThegmatIe gout tor
fifteen years, and that he began to I'M
prove Immediately after the applica-
ton of tie insula;ors 4 paper quot
ing this, wisely rays: "There's many
a fellow who could cure his gout, If
he would break of the bottom Of his
glass bottles IN time"
, 1876-11-11

LADY Sidney MoRGAy, who was very
proud of her sister, Olivia, was in the
habit Of addressing every newcomer
with Il must make you acquainted
with nv Liyy." She once used this
formula TO a gentleman who had just
been wersled in an encounter Of wits
with the sparkling Olivia Yes ma'am
he answered, Il happen to know your
Livy, and | only wish your Livy was
Tacitus.
, 1876-11-11

THE IEIUsITI OF ENGINEERINa Saul
From a Chicago paper W. learn ,ha, the r.is-
Ing to The grad ot the Cathedral OF s..
Peter and Paul, commenced some time az.
is nearly completed This massive structure,
whose foundation was laid "a years ago, has
for years been several Zee, below grade. 1t
was an old joke, started by one Of the o1tho-
doX religious sheets, that thought Bishop
Whitehouse entertained high-church predi-
lec.i0ns, the cathedral was decidedly 4" low
church" This woTn-out wit;icisJa wo,. Z
apply any longer, as the cathedral Is now
lit,le above the level Of the street, The con-
tract was let 10 the firm Of Holliug-wor,h s
COUghlin, Uho, 4 short time ago, put 900
jackscrewS under the ediioe. Sixty ncn have
been employed in the work. The course
pursued was 70 turn sixty jackscrews All equal
distance at a given signal, and then lake
number were turned the same distance, and
so on until the entire 500 hundred had been
turned, when the process was repeated,
Hundreds Of ;imbars and blocks have bcen
used to support the building Although the
structure Is OF massive stone, and weighs
hundreds ot tons, not crack his been open
ed in the plas'erius or masonry. The cun-
tractors say that Oh account Of the large num-
b,r Of pIlsStCrs il the building and - uu-
merous coriers. II was much more delicate
and difficult undertaking to rai-e this -t-uc-
ture than any large rectangular business
block Ihe work has cost ahuut 5000.
, 1876-11-11

AYoTHER DoEY l. reported to have been
sn.ksn in the middle Of the Atlantic bound
fur England. Il tins boat were tao persons
a man and a woman. The man came on
board the ship and examined The chart to see
where his course would lie, and reported that
his name vas Charles AaibssCn, and that ne
and the LADY hzd run away from Ne| YORK
and we.s or their way TO England to con-
spns,e marriage which the lady pareH's
ob,ected 10. This Is undCub'ly the mosi 70
mautie eIoprraent on record, although the m
nlan Is one that Will hardly ee senefally
sjyu,ed by eoupl,s bent On n marriage
, 1876-11-11

SoUru CARoLINA-GeueFal Hamp-
tea advises the people of this unfor-
tunate State :G submit to everything.
His advice is wise. We cannot I'M
agiue anything more hamiiiating to
brave soldier than 20 be turned into
political tool. Special dispatches from
Columbia indicate that the democrats
are resolved 10 prove the Presidents
proclamation uufc unded To send
troops to the South witlou, cause IS to
make votes for the democracy in the
North.
, 1876-11-11

CHARLES FRANCS ADAMS i in his seven
tielh year, but he seems 10 be much younger.
He Is said to be as persistent in work as was
ever his father OF grandfather Though he
has carriage, lie seldom rides, and always
walks five miles or more every Day, winter
aud summer. A correspondent of the Wash
iugton Star, writing iron the Gleu House, in
the White Mountains where be l. staying,
speaks Ct HIN and his ways AZ follows: "He
Is quiet and uaassuming, but reserved and
rsricent 70 a degree The bosIders heTs de-
clare that he has not uttered an audible word
since he has been in the house There Is a
Bos,onian here by the name Of GarlueF ~h"
Is also pretsruaturally solemn ana silent, and
the story goes that well known and rather
las, New Yorker called for ms bill in hurry
the other day, and declared his PurPo-s t1
leave by the next conveyance SAID lie to
the landlord Nllik-n, I ike You and your
bgn.a. hut can't stand the internal HOise
that Charles Francis Adams and that man
Gardner keep up any longer
, 1876-11-11

The EARL Of Ai5emarIe describes
the Queen Of England when a bright,
pretty girl, seven years old, as she
day after day watered the plants un
der the palace window, wLere he
watched her. Il was amusing 10 see
bow impar,iaIIy she divided the con-
tents Of the watering POT between the
flowers and her own litile feet. Her
simple but becoming dress cyntraSted
favCrably with the gorgeous apparel
now worn by the little damsels Of the
rising generaliou-a large straw hat
and a suit of whi;e cotton; co.ored
fcl.il was the ohly ornament she wore
, 1876-11-11

4 NET USE FOR IEoE-One Of
the most incomprensible discoveries
if it be tue, which is Questionable
that we have ever encountered is an
nounced in 2 recent French Journal by
N. Massie. He says that the mere
introduction of an iron bar, in the
box III which barley, rice, bran, bis
cult and lie iayInaceOus materials are
stored, Is sufficient 10 prevent either
the rayages Of decay or the attacks
Of insects. Full details Of tie expert
mental investigation are given. An
iron bar three pounds IN weight IS re-
puted TO have protected forty gallons
Of grain, and certain biscuits IN ex-
cellent condition, while others, under
ike circumstances, but without the
iron, were totally destroyed by weevils.
, 1876-11-11

Man had uudressed himself in =
bathing house at Woodbridge, Eng
land. when be heard a cry for assls-
lance He ran out, jumped IN the
snrf. and swan to log That had been
mistaken for a drowning person a
yroman who had seen him nude had
him arrested. and 4 magistrate impo--
ed y fine he refused to pay and Is
no. likely TO suffer the alternative 50
s,roug IS the q bile sentiment in hl=
favor.
, 1876-11-11

Ma. L,ycoLy heard a dispute be-
,uaan Robert. MS Oldest son, and
..,Tad ." a small boy, very self-wl!ied,
r,te Nj. Ke.lC. "What Is the matter"
"a The father. "TaI j. worrying be-
cause | want ny knife . said Robert
con let him have the knife to keep
him quite said the good Ar =. L,n'2ln' 21
Bat the practical Robert replied : y O.
SIR. is nv knife, and | need Il to
keep me quite
, 1876-11-11

THE POWER OF THE LpRDS.-The power
of the House Of Lords Is strikingiy Illus rated
by the DomeslaY Book. When we SEE tie
extent Of their possessions we canno. wonder
especially when their territorial irHpencc l.
coupled with the sedaoions OF a title hat
they should WELD so much power even in
these days Of the ballot and OF household -uf-
irage. The list Of heir possessions begins
with estates Of l9l GOO acres. l3S, 600 acres,
and l0S, 600 acres, followed BY $500 acres,
rs, SEQ acres, 10000 acres, GS.0OO acres,
&C, coo acres, 81, 900 acres. There are nine
peers having property betv cen $4,000 and
G0.000 acres, holding together 400, 800 acres /;
five between 10000 and $1,000, holding
GIG, 600 acres; Iweu.y-three between 80, 600
and 40. 600, owning go, ,0GO acres; forty-five
peers having estates q, 900 AID 80, 900 acres,
making an aggregate of 1,GS7,00 acres
From %. 600 to Is, coo acres there aae thirty
four peers, aud their estates amount TO
5G4, 600 acres; from 1900 to 10000 acres
there are ffty FIVE Pesra, and they own
ca 600 acres, seysn,y-two peers own between
10. 600 and 5000 acre, IN AZ 52;, 900 acre- /;
and eighty-une peers own from 5000 TO 1000
acres Hpisce, aud to together ~, 900 serss-
Thus 333 peers or PeereE~es OVID 5,i-2, ,VtV
acres, or one-six'h Of the land of Euglani.
, 1876-11-11

LEr i be rscorlgd iOF lie comfort Of dis
consulate virgins whenever they do anguish
4 maiden lady vas married in Havervil.e'
Ma-s.. a short time ago. after turning her
4S,h bir'hday The bridegroom was her
iuui5r by Two years
, 1876-11-11
DISCIPLINE AT SEA.
How Commodore An,men Suppressed n
Mutiuy.

From all the accounts the captain Of a
man-cf-war must be very unhappy being.
He is grand, you know, but he is lonesome.
He has his separate cabin, dimes alone, reads
alone. and when be ascenis the deck, all Of
the officers at once cross to the other side TO
leave him one side unobstruc;ed He could
not be more let alone If lie had the small pox.
Officers claim that this unbending rigidity
Of behavior Is alone one Of the Iaost potent
elements Of discipline with a grew. The
crew Of a man-cf-war is largly made % Of
reckless, dangerous men. In numbers they
would always be able to si, za upon the small
arms of the ship and overpower the officers
and turn the vessel into Piratieal cruiser.
To keep down gang Of reckless men of this
class the slightest infraciion of a rigid dis
cipline cannot be passed over unno,icesble.
4 story told of Commodore Ammen, Of she
navy, the inventor OF the steam ram, Illus
tra.es how important Is unhesi;aiing action
in case of mutiny. So severe are the penal
ties for mutiny, and 50 closely are the men
held in check that mutinies of late have b.
come very rare At the close of the war
Ammen was the captain Of a Pacific Mai!
steamer. He had shipped as a part Of bis
crew lot Of soldiers, men who had been
sailors before the war, but had served since
that time in the army. They were a Teck
less, bad lot. Almost before the steamer had
left New York II was evident there WAS CO.
ing to be trouble. These sailors Haunted at
the grub furnished them and said they must
have as good as the cabin passengers. One
day the affair eliminated by this gang form
ing and coming aft, when they entered the
saloon. They were headed by two dsspera-
does who had inci'el the muriny. 1t their
appearance several army officers on board
volunteered their services 10 Ammen- He
thanked them mildly, but sIii he would not
need their help. He walked forward Ian
guidly toward the mutin6ers. and without
giving them time to say word he took out
his watch and said &: Now, men, want
You to 20 right back 10 the fokessl. I will
give you one minute to 60"
Ammen has the appearance Of a benevo-
lent old deacon who would weep with pain
at the necessity of killing q fly. His voice
was a. soft a. if his mouth was lined vi h
plush ve!ve:, and as sweet as fnaitgn's
whisper when Aigllhus first 5uc!rc,es her
tinia waist.
When he said simply 10 the men, Nlw.
| want You TO 20 right back to he ioEeseI, -
the leaders grIuued. This mutiny was TO
succeed tno easily. So during the minute
hey S.oiF.d a. rhe old man y precisely
sixty minutes after the expiration If I'm
mems remarks be raised pistol and sho; one
Of the ringleai-rs dead. =. VIII you 90 back
10 the fokcsrl?" said Ammen 20 the second
ringleader pleasantly. The nan hcsi,a,ed
a ii IN n report, and be TOO, f=l! dead.
The deadly P.r,i,-ent blau1nrss Of Am
mems comPasrre drove terror thrrugh the
ranks of the murders. They went forward.
and there was never any more trouble. This
prompt action aloue saved verv rich ship
and large number of passengers from plum
der, outrage and murder.
, 1876-11-11

4 lawyer at the bar was held to
be in contempt for making a motion
il court. Il w2s ascertalned, how
ever. that he made a motion to thro"
an inkstand at the head of the Court.
, 1876-11-11

SEALING WAY Is not WAX a, all; nos does
II contain single particle of wax 1t Is
made Of shellae, Venice turPen'ine and Gin
nabar. Clunabur gives it the deep red color,
aud turpen'ine renders the shcllac soft and
less brittle
, 1876-11-11

The papers relate an aneodOts OF q oe-a'i-
IN, voups LADY, who hai become blind, hay
ing recovered sight after msrri-ge- Il Is ID
une,rumos thing fox peoples eyes TO De open
ID bY raatrimonY.
, 1876-11-11

The statute of Lafayette, given by the
French government as an expression Of It's
friendship for this country, was unveiled
not long ago in Union Square, New York,
where already stands the statues Of Wash
ington and Lincoln The presentation speech
was made by the ronsal-geueral of France,
and mayor Wickham replied. I. y Con-
dert Il Distinguished French lawyer, delivered
the oratiOn. As the statue Vas unveiled, a
battery stationed near by freG a salute For;
Columbus, and the ship Of WAY, Ilymo'rl,
at anchor IN the bay. being informed by
telegraph Of the uaveiling, also fired a salute.
Previous to the CEREMONY il Union Square,
there was 4 grand procession of military, fire.
men and civic societies, including Masonic
eneampmen's and French associations from
Canada IN Immense concourse of people
witnessed the cgrrmoai-s The ffgs of Frarcs
end the Uui'ei States Hpated together every
where. \ battalion OF German Iih- men
took part n the military procession.
, 1876-11-11

Tell THE TRyrH.-In all things,
everywhere, and all times, tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth. Let children know you
To be true, 10 he untrue exists only III
your own cowardice. The fewer the
lies the less trouble you vii! have to
conceal them, tor lies must now and
then be MD no man IS proud OF them
What is truth ? Ask vcur own soul.
y ou know what it Is; ii Is the opposite
to a lie. No one Is SC stupid as not
TO know it. If you are miserable
enough to believe in potency Of lies
and lies have had power in this world
begin by telling small truths, just
for the comfort Of the thing. Men
DO not miss truth through intellectual
dulIness, but through their own pre-
versity. lie who :ries 10 follow 1t
will have a divine clue given him by
which be viii surely find it.
, 1876-11-11

Iii. singular how early IN lie q emu
peins the reputation Of rsssrnolins ii' Iien1'-
and bes- looking relations
, 1876-11-11

SCIENCE il a great thing. It has been Of
im5u4E-e benefit e. ,he human r-co, a-d TO
the brute creation, go far as We s-e able TO
learn but fails to explain why the man who
stubs his toe in going over the gutter inya-
riabiy looks down rrP-olchfuIly At bis loot,
a. though It had Id him a>'ray.
, 1876-11-11

CowsRDs die many times betore then
Death the valiant taste Of death but once
, 1876-11-11

y QCgsK LiwsuT.-I. has been
our fortune to read the reports of 4
good many law cases; some comical;
bu, We do no, recol'ect any csse like
the one reported in the Michigan Lar
ger. The plaintiff, il Is Is said, "raised
berries for the market. and had liz.
tie b. that industriorsly drove away
the birds from the crops The deten.
dant owned biz doc. and one day
the little dog, chasing birds into the
defendants premises, was bitten by the
biz dog, ana morlally wounded. The
plaintiff proved the uncommon value
of his. dog and demanded damages.
The defendant justified the conduc; Of
his dog under statute which says IT
is the duty of every police officer or
constable To kill unlicensed dogs. The
plaintiffs dog Was not licensed The
Judge, IN his charge to the jury, said :
" 1t does not appear from the record,
and the court will not presume, that
defendants dog was either, de jure
or de tdcto, a poliece officer or con-
stable and that If he held neither of
these positions at the time, then clear.
" 1t was not his duty to act IN so
summary and severe a manner. 1t
does not satisfactorily appear that de-
feulart's dog had sufficient inielli-
gcnce or discretion to act in an official
capacity in such cases. As an officer,
If he claimed 10 act in that capacity,
he only had the right to kill plaintiffs
dog in case he found him going at
large not licensed and whether de-
ieniaut's dog had examined the re-
cords, and ascer,ainod thereby that
plaintiffs dog was not licensed, does
not appear. Even if the plaintiffs
dog had no collar on, aud the deten.
dant's dog killed him, not because in
not wearing a collar he was violating
the law, but because Of some malice
entertained toward HIM, then it is
clear that he coald not aiterward
come in and Justify under this statue
, 1876-11-11

Do voa wish men TO =Pszk well OF You
Then never speak aell of yourself
, 1876-11-11

The numbeE Of centennial awards VIII %
about Z, 600.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-25
Roanoke CoilcGe-ticeroRian Sociefy's
celebration.

f,g:..-pouderce of The Richmond Dispa,ch.l
SALEM. February IS, 1876.
Tie seventh annual celebration Of the
I.,a!ouiAn Literary Society was held on the
ncn, Of the 22f. Prayer was Offered by
Rev. ;. A. Repa,s. Of the Theological Semi
nary: after watch Mr. G.. s. Lightner, Of
Au.l,ts county, Va, the president OF the
SOCIETY,". delivered au eloquent address on
"GoYernmcut-lts Origin and Nature" His
elo.iug sentence Was sufficient to establish
bis reputation Is q fine writer, as in it he
repyc,cplyd the various nationalities, diStiu-
gu,ltd BY their peculiar characteristics, ap.
pt.r.rs IN the last day at the "grcat roll
e4l.
Mr.. c. V. Cavitt, of Bryan, Texas, the
orator Of the evening, then favored the large
audirn2" with speech bedeckcd with gems
OF poetry. The Religion OF the Seasons
WAS beautifully commented On by this youth
ri orator, who !, fiected great credit on bis
society by bis c!oquence, whilst be also, by
he carEc.tneSS OF his manner and the sweet
poetry Ct bis style, testified for Him who
clothes the seasons with their beauty.
The question for debate. (Which EXerts
tac Greater Influence, the Press or Reli-
@i3a: VS. then announced, aud MIR. j. w.
OHuty, Of Tcya-, introduced as champion
Of he Press, who, after an admirable de-
fence OF some icu.th, was followed by Mr..
/. +. smith, Of Tennessee. Both gentle
Ern h4ud!cd kecn blades, and fought long
and man'uiy. The exercises were thes
bTou-A, 10 4 e ,>e by well-dclivcrcd ora.
ton lrom The analyersariau, Mr.. +. Jarrett,
Of W">, Virgins. The virtues Of the illus.
C.ous one whose birth the Ciceronians were
svtbFalIug were set forth. The able orator
fingered especially upon that prominent
E4li 10 his character" truth"
The cecbrstionists were rewarded BY in.
cumeraoir bouquets Of sweet flowers, and
We venture 10 say that 80 long as the ladies
81 salem show such appreciation and pre-
cent >0cA incentives as they did on this occa.
s.oA Roanoke will maintain the reputa-
!i9h she now bears" The College OF
Ul4i0ys.' erie"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-25
GaneraI nabroek Acau.ttesl.

/ ST.. LOUIS, February a. General o. ..
Babeock, President Grants private sscre-
tary, on trial here for completely in the Whls:
key.ring frauds, was to-day acquitted By the
jury. ~
Judge Dillon In bis charge reminded the
jury that the Government owed duty to It's
citizens as we'll as to Its revenue, and IL lay
10 the province Of the jury to acquh as well
as to convict. sf.,l.s:
Attic opening OF the court this afternoon,
the motion for new trial In the case OF VIII
liam Mckee was taken up, and argument be-
gun. Attwenty. five minutes past the jury
in the Babcock case sent ia word that they
had found a verdict, and they were immedi-
ately ushered into court. On taking their
seats, the foreman handed the verdict to The
clerk, who read 1t as follows: "We, the
jury, find the defendant not guilty. Some
demonstration In favor Of the defendant was
made, but it was quickly suppressed.
There was general band-shaking, how.
ever, and General Babcock crossed over
to the jury and heartily and most feeliDgly
shook the hand OF each juryman, aud thank
ed him kindly for the verdict. The General
and his friends then lelt the court, and
started for their hotel. On reaching the
street.-the party were heartily cheered by
great crowd coDgregated 10 front OF the
custom.house, and almost every body seemed
well Pleased at the result - rtr,.r
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-25
CINCINNATI HOG AND PROVISIONS MAR
-s. s#.s KET,

FEBRUARY 23.-Hogs.-Receipts Tor tns week !,
q saS head. and shipments 328 head The de;
mosnd has been good for both light aud heavy, apo
the market continues active to the extent OF me
suppy Shippers and butchers are NOW tns Pr ans
cipal buyers. Most Of the packing hooses haye
closed for the season. and the demand from a
is limited he sales to-day we quo.e a. ga;Su sS
sa. for common to good light ana 9s.Io SS2 ~
Tor good n choice heavy. The gualtY OF oneriHss
consists largely Of common aDo mlxeo Sraees.
PROVISIONS The marke, is quiet Dnt nolcers COZ,
tluue firm, This being the 2sd OF Feoruafy, she
Thambero or Commerce did not hold meeting.
Hess Pork-The market Is quiet but strong: Guy
mess is held at 1872 so q barrel, ana country ~
$22 al good shipping points. ,,,.
B,tlk- Meats market IL quiet but nrm. we
quote shoulders, SIC; clear rib, 1l&c.; clear, i2c-
asked: sales clear rim at &c. .- .
Bncon,-The market is steady. The stock ont OF
smoke is light, and holders firm IN their views.
We quote shoulders, 9Sc.: clear rb-sides, Ike.
clear sides l3c.-al! packed.
Bored Me0ts-Are In demand, with sales OF 200
boxes cum oerlau dmiddles at NC, and LOO boxes
long -cut hams at 13c. ~
T1rd-Is shade easier, with sales OF 500 uerces
nrime steam at Sl292k, and 500 uerces az an iBte.
FLOR poII1t al 1890. Holders are generally asking
l3c. for city brands. Kettle Is jobbing 1t 1340
Smonr- Cured Hd,ns--Are steady with fair de.
manI at l3xzol4xs.. cauvased and packed Lfght
averages ar '14Aa15c. SO tlerces averaging Il
pou pds sold IT 144c. ae--------s--
Suanra Picked Hans.-The market 10 firm sale
of 7SO tIerces, LAX lbs. average, &C tSc, seller
Aprfi.-TimeS, S4.t' -. X fr.r z.g3ge..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-25
FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
..s.s.:. -, - THURSDAY, February a., 1875.

-s4.s.:. -, y THURSDAY, February 24, 1875.
american Gold.-113 bid. :sLrst
State Observation-Disclosures consols, SEX bid, 7Ox
asked; Virginia consois, new, as bio; Virginia
GINA interest certificates, 20 bid; Virginia tax
receivable coupons, S63 bid 81 asked.
City Observation-Disclosures city IS, l10H.bid;
Richmond city 6's, 93H BID, 50 asked: Petersburg
folk city SIS, III bid; Fredericksburg city 6's, AZ
bid, SO asker; Manchester s's, SO bid; MANCHESTER
bridge Ss, 81 bid.
Railroad Bonds.-vir2inia Central Railroad third
mortgage 6's, j. and j., ~ bid. 76k asked; South
j., SO bid, 40 asked Norfolk and Petersburg Rail-
road second mortxag Us. j. and IS asked; Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad mort
gage rs, D. and j., SO bid; Orange and Alexandra
Railroad first mortgage 6's, M. and n, IS bid !;
Orange and Alexandria Railroad second mortgage
6's. j. and j.. TN bid. -
Canal Bonds.-.James River aud Kanawha Canal
second mortgage 6s, NJ. and NJ, So asked; James
River and hanawha Canal second mortgage IS, NJ.
and n, 46 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Ri Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road, 100 par, 80 asked.
Bank Stocks-Merchants National, 100 par, 100
asked: State Bank Of Virginia. 100 par, IS bid, SO
asked; Bank Of Commerce, 25 par, 25 bio; Union
Bank of Richmond. 80 par, Say asked; Merchants
Savings, rs par, 2la BID, 5s asked.
Insurance Observation-Disclosures Fire and Ma
riue 25 par, 36 Did, 81 asked; Virginia State, 25
par, 26 bid; Virginia Home, 100 par, 100 asked
Merchants and Mechanics, 100 par, 80 bid: 90
par, Sc asked; Granite Insurance Company. 100
par, 90 asked: Commercial Fire Insurance Com
sociation, 20 pal, 8 bid, 22 asked; Piedmont and
Packet. l2E par, 81 BIZ, 9 asked; Old Dominion
Steamship Company, ITO par, 70 asked.