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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

The Circuit, Court Judge Weisfger ad-
iourned his court Wednesday night after q
laborious session Of nine days. Only qne
criminal case was considered (that Of Hordl..
A large amount of civil business was trans
acted. No less than sixty-three DEGREES in
chancery were entered, a number OF COM
non-law orders made, aud q number OF
Judgments granted. Il g4.7s .+.ss:g.
z Captain T.. Fl. Flournoy, clerk, and M.
IA. CosbiIi, clerk OF the County Court, who
has been assisting him, returned TO the city
Yesterday, . -.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

THE CONDITION OF THE POPE london,
November ga special to the Times,
dated Rome, 21st, says that the Pope re-
ceiyed some French pilgrims yesterday.
He spol;e o few words with great diff
Guilty: the feebleness OF his voice and his
suffering, which was apparent, made q
melancholy impression. He was carried py
four chairmen. ,,-,: .s.fy/g
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

Go TO COHEN BROTHERS and get = pair Of the
Leroy seamless kid gloves at $l63 for two-but-
ton. They are the best and most perfect. fitting
gloves now sold III the United States or Europe.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

FESTIVAL OF Music On the 18th and 10Th
OF next month our community will enjoy
one OF those rare musical feasts with which
they are regaled about once in two years
by combination OF all Of our best singers
in rendering those colossal choruses by the
old masters culled from the choicest ora
tories, operas, &c. - - -. -.
The entertainment will be given in Mo-
zart Hall, and the proceeds will be de-
voted to the erection Of a library and mu-
scum hail, which is greatly needed here for
the reception of the many valuable curiosi-
Ties and works OF literature and Of artnow
in the hands Of projectors of the enterprise,
as well as for those which will be gladly
contributed as soon rs a suitable place is
provided for their exhibition.
There will be perhaps $50 singers in the
choruses, accompanied by mammoth or
chestra, and the concert will be varied by
solos and concerted pieces by our best vo-
calists, probably supplemented with some
distinguished foreign talent. The rehears.
ais for the choruses will begin tonight. -.
AS the whole affair is in charge OF our
leading citizens, aided by some Of our most
energetic and intelligent ladies, it will oi
course be success mnsically and fnan-
cially. 2! 4. .',tgaf 80 ..,3gss. r'i ( -.. -.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

Serious Illness of q Venerable Minister,
A correspondent writes to the Dispatch
as follows from Midlothian; "'From the
numerous inquiries made, perhaps 1t may
be well for you to state In your column Of
Manchester news In the Dispatch that the
condition Of Elder James Gregory, n Primi-
tive Baptist minister Of Chesterfield, grows
more and more, critical and that his
attending physician entertains but slight
hope OF his recovery" Elder Gregory
is one Of the oldest and most beloved
residents OF the county, and his serious i'll
ness is greatly regretted. ,,:tta,.t u ISIS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

SAVE MONEY by having your printing done atthe
DISPATCH PRINTING-HoUsE. Good work, low
prices, and satisfaction guaranteed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

Dedication of Odd Fello,os' HaN.-Hen-
derson Lodge will publicly dedicate the
new Odd-F Fellows'. Hall in the Heider build
ing next Tuesday night. The most exten-
siye preparations are being made. The ball
has been beautifully decorated, and the
event promises to be one Of the most inter-
esting In the history OF the city.
!, All 1.-THE lodges OF this city and Richmond
will be invited to participate. Among the
distinguished Odd-Fellows who will proba-
bly, be present on the occasion are Past
Grand Masters Fitzhugb, Evans, Courtney,
Colbert, Blanks, Branch, and others; Grand
Master G.. p. Benson, Deputy Grand Mas
ter Thomas J. Talbot, Grand Secretary
T. Wiley Davis, Grand Treasurer John
w. Ferguson, Grand Chaplain ]. Ii. Wa
ters, and other grand officers d} rts.ai.l
Ample accommodation will be made to
seat all who attend, and supper to num-
ber OF invited guests will be given at the
close Of the beautiful and impressive ceremo-
nies Of dedication. - < s.la, .sn,tstt,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

SAMPLE MERcRANT.--H. d. Hamilton was
arrested yesterday evening for selling goods
by sample without license.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

: NJ. ELLYsoN 3 Co.. advertising agents, .nsert nd
vertisements In all Of the newspapers OF the Upited
States at publishers rates Orders left Mt the Dfs
patch counting room will receive prompt atten-'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

HENRICo COUNTY CoURT.-In the County
Court Of Henrico yesterday the following
business was transacted:
Samuel Thomas (colored), charged with
stabbing with intent to kill William Gray
(colored), was convicted and fined S. and
sent to Jail for one month. 81, :, .s,.. -
Edward Reid and Lewis Emanuel (co-
lored), charged with an attempt to Kill
Thomas Jones with an axe, were dis
charged. =....., =
The court yesterday adjourned for the
term. ..t., ss-- --"1. .'.'.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

The :. Leroy seamless kid gloves take tho lead
wherever they have been introduced. You can get
them ut COHEN BROTHERS,. t..s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

POLICE COURT.-A few trifiing cases were
disposed of by Acting Poliee-Justice Crutch-
field yesterday. ,ia
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

Mayor's Court The iong-continued case
OF Bette Horton Us. FraHk Horton was dis
missed by Mayor Clarke yesterday on the
ground that wife could not sue her hus-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

Accidental Deah.-Mention was made a
few days ago OF the death (at Montgomery.
Ala, ) OF Zachariah Pae, brother Of James
Pae, an engineer on the Richmond and
Danville railroad, and himself at one time a
resident OF this city. aa G, 4.
Later advices are to the effect that Mr..
Pae, who was an engineer on the Montgom-
cry and Mobile railroad, was sealded BY o
run-of OF his engine, caused by misplaced
switch. The injuries received were such
that Mr.. Pae died in few days. .-s.s,ts- u
The deceased was good engineer, q
promising young man, and 10 kindly re-
membered by many who knew him in bis
youthful days. ,,r.-.f.a. .sy ~,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

BUY your blarkels at COHEN BROTHERS,. They
have just received large lot greatly below market
value. 'r,.4, is.,',fnjy-g JJE1 1"H - .&i -s'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

A.w. CARRIER. s26 Main street, has several
GOOD uoRSES for sale nt q sacrifice.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

THE NEW Cry HALL.-An adjourned
meeting Of the joint Committee on Grounds
and Buildings of the City Council (Alder-
man d. W. Pickrcll presiding) was held in
the City Engineers Office yesterday after
noon. After discussion OF the ordinance
on the subject of a new City Hall, intro
duced in the Common Council by Mr..
Charles F. Taylor, and the, resolution ,ac-
company ing it presented by Mr., George T..
Christian, the committee decided to recon-
City Hall be built. Aioint meeting OF the
Finance Committee and the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings will. be held at the
City Engineers Office next Thursday after
noon ct 8 O'Clock to. consider the matter. :.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

THERE Is one place in Richmond where you can
get these advantages: ...t r .s4 .',s
/: THE LARGEST STOCK, ... a -. a.-t.s
TIE NEWEST STYLES,
ONLY ONE PRICE, =
r CASH TO EVERYBODY.
. Although established but one year, our goods and
prices have made us the leaders Of the trade. 49,
I A.SAKs & Co., 0He-Pricc &C. o. d. Clothiers and
Tailors, 1913 Main street. ia.#"' f'sa 's''i' .'''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

,s-rl1t CIRCULATION OF THE D!sPATCH
,rGrE THAN THE CONFINED CIRCU-
.,r,n> ur NIL THE OTHER DAILY NEWS
,I,,E> GF TIE CITY
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23

band. The parties have separated, and the
action .Wasato recover sewing-machine
from the husband claimed. by the wife. ;.,,.r
Allen Robinson and George Washington,
two small colored boys, convicted Of petit
larceny. were ordered eight lashes and dis
charged. ~ "a ~ t... ~ ..t-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23
,iFT3
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY,.,

= H5- On, oil sales OF Real Estate naads DeeSsen
The 1st Of January and last Of June the tdres fer
the present gear hare TO be paid 6ythe purchdser
On all saksa made b6,0een the 1st 0f July and last
of the year the farss haze to paid 1y The seller.
This custom was ndoptea about fifteen years ago
plicsto Richmond ana yicinftyl
.tflGf q. !sEs Ut ----..7 ~ f'i>ytsE 9 4'.t3
JAS. MACDOUGAtL, 1oh 4. II. and 7H r. II,
closing sale Of oil-pdinttngs.
JAS. As.MACDOUtALL. f0iA. MI heusehoid fhrni-
- ture cooking and heattng-stoyes,&.; ;f ..,g!g,
E. W. POWELL, 10 A. H., at 1906 Main street
fancy GOODS notions, &C., 70 sHTb b't'i+
FRANK d. Hell, r. H., trustees sale OF fivslua-s
bic water-power adjoining the Tredegari Conn
FRANK !. SAMPSON, trustees sale OF farm, with
~ good brick dwelling and grst-min thereon,
s near Midlothian Goa. Mines, In Chesterfield
county. m, -t t ,y.r:tas,f.tl
ment on Duval street. 81 &, ,Ea'sfstyr '.t;'f ~
E. 2. GooK, 10 a. M, continued sale Of blank.
r books fancy goods, &c, az store OF Slelght n
= Howard, Tenth and Main. y q. i.tst;.tsH2F ~
JSo. 7. LAUGHTOS, Jas lo An. geneFaL as
X ters, carpets &C.. .i'ts sstf# ktettgt2 g -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23
REMOVAL.

T9HN A. COKE HAS REMOVED BIS
ygAw-orr1cE E. 10 the STATE BANK Bull DING
main aoor-ars, doos on the right In tho naia en-
trance. 4.,,,. 81 4, no 1A-st&teodst
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
David Gray's Estate.

Over his forge bent David GRAY.
And thought OF the rich man across the wav
" Hammer and anvil for me, he said,
" And weary toll for the children's bread
For him soft carpets and pictured walls,
A life Of ease in his spacious halls"
The clang OF bells on his dreaming broke;
A flicker Of flame, whirl Of smoke.
Ok in travis, forge grown white hot,
Coat and hat were alike forgot,
As up the highway the blacksmith ran,
In face and mien like a crazy man.
"school house afre" Mems hearts stood still,
And women prayed, as women will,
While DER the tumult the wailing cry
OF frightened children rose shrill and high.
Night in its shadows hid sun and earth;
The rich man sat by his costly hearth,
Lord of wide acres and untold gold,
But wifeless, childless, forlern and old.
He thought of the family cross the way;
g would, he sighed, al were David Gray.
The blacksmith knelt at his childrens' bed
To look once more at each smiling head.
"My darlings all safe Oh, God " he cried,
&C My sin in Thy boundless mercy hide!
"0nly to-day have learned how great
Hath been Thy bounty and my estate"
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
Items Of Interest.

New York street cars carry 165, 900, 600
passengers year.
The work of rebuilding in Pittsburgh
goes on very rapidly.
Shipka means wild rose-and wild
rose the yells of the terrible Turks.
The Rochester Democrat thinks Char
ley Ross was deposited in a Chicago
savings bank.
"There isn't a vegetable" says the
Worcester Press " that can ketchup up
with the tomato"
If the agile Turk would only go to
sleep and dream some more of the hour
and, consequently, not be so wide awake,
it would please the Russians nightly.
A Kentucky girl was given the pre-
MUM for horsemanship at a town fair.
An admirer threw her a bouquet, where
upon her horse SHE'D, and the prize horse
woman sat down on the ground.
A husband, who only opposed his
wife's ill-humor by silence, was told by
a friend that he "was afraid of his wife.
at is not she that am afraid of, re-
piled the husband; "it's the noise" p"
No endearing tones, no help of loving
hands, no ministration however gentle,
no aid however kindly intentioned, is of
the slightest benefit to man when he
is engaged in getting into tight-ftting
shirt.
A pair of boot lasts lave been made
for Leonard Wilcox, of Rome, N. Y,
who is seven feet in height and weighs
600 pounds. The lasts are twenty-five
inches in length, seven in height, and
eighteen around the instep.
There is a report that Brigham Young's
mother, now ninety-eight years old, is
living at Martinsville, Ind. Her facul-
ties are yet bright. She is in very hum
BILE circumstances, and dwells with some
bitterness upon the fact that k1r son,
who so greatly prospered ip this worlds
gear, should have forgotten her, leaving
her to m old age of penury and want.
While the wife of Mr.. G. J. Langdon,
brother-in-law of Mark Twain, was
riding near Elmira, N. Y, with her
child and nurse, the horses ran away,
and were stopped by colored man
named John F. Lewis, who was reward
ed by present of $1,000 from Mr..
Langdon, $50 and set of books from
Mark, and 1876 from another person, be-
side a quit claim for a mortgage of $4OO
on his farm, due to a gentleman who
thought the deed worthy of a further
reward.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
Ida Lewis,

A Newport Or. I.) correspondent
writes: On my last day I had sail and
fish all alone in the bay, and 1 i'm.
proved the occasion to pay my respects
to Miss Ida Lewis, the heroine who has
saved over dozen lives at sea amid
storms before which the bravest quailed,
and where stout-hearted men did not
dare to venture. Miss Lewis is no long
er young, and she has an honest wealth
er-beaten face, but her manners are
graceful and those of o lady-quiet, na-
tural and unassuming. She converses
easily and only talks of herself when
questioned. was sorry to hear from
her that her health was failing her. I
heard from other sources that she had
married not long ago and been disap-
pointed in her choice. could not but
feel for her great pity united to the
greatest respect. The evening before I
had seen one of those silken, unnatural
rich women of fashion, such as they have
at Newport, sitting in her chariot array
ed in her laces, founces, ribbons and
diamonds, with puppy dog in her fair,
taper arms, the object evidently of her
tenderest solicitude, and, the day before
that, another woman in a railroad car,
travelling about with cat. And here
was this good, quiet, brave little woman,
living the livelong year off in the rocks,
shut off for most of the year from
any society except her mother, yet con
tented and happy in the practice of duty,
keeping brave watch for the suffering
and putting out in her boat Though the
raging storm, periling her own life to
save the lives of those who were utter
strangers to her, and all the while bear
ing her honors as meekly as if she had
been some simple village maiden.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
Reflections ON the Clam.

Ministers may learn lesson from the
clam. 1t only opens its mouth to dis
close richness.
The clam wears rough exterior, but
he is a merry and social entleman at
heart. So are many whom the world
considers harsh and uncongenial.
The wife may learn lesson from the
clam. 1t keeps its house in order, and
never strolls about to the neglect of
duty.
Gossips may learn lesson from the
clam. 1t never opens it's mouth at the
wrong time, and keeps its secret while
life lasts. Science says that it took mil
lions of years to evolve man from the
clam; observation shows that it takes
less than minute to transfer the clam
into the man..
Business men may learn lesson from
the clam. 1t mas no smile during busi-
ness hours, but when it feels the warmth
of society, it opens its very heart, and
gives itself up to increase the iollity Of
the hour.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
Curious Effects of TOrnadOes.

A man who saw the partial destruction
of the Omaha bridge by cyclone des-
cribes it as q dense black cloud coming
down stream, carrying forward a water
column standing on the river with its
head in the clouds. In front the air is
filled with hail, streams OF fire run along
the iron bars and columns of the bridge;
but the moment the whirling water
column strikes it the whole is Lit up by
binding electric glare, the bridge van
ishes, shoots up to great height above
the piers, and then is dashed with incon-
ceivable velocity back into the river.
Large stones are torn out of the rip-rap-
ping, and shoot up perpendicularly sixty
feet to the top of the railroad grade
This description is regarded by many as
fanciful; but Prof. Tice of st. Louis
says it is not, and adds: 81 was charged
with laboring under an illusion when,
in the summer of 1858, I asserted that the
steeple of the Baptist church first shot
up into the cloud. Not until the archi-
tect declared it must have been so, and
could not have been otherwise, was the
correctness of my statement admitted.
The architects opinion was based upon
the fact that the steeple, when construc-
ted, was let down by braces twelve feet
long into the tower, and this braced
frame was pulled up and out without
disturbing a stone in the tower. The
large stone cross in the Calvary ceme-
terry, weighing severel tons, that went
down in the North st. Louis tornado
last year, went up first, for there
was the upright iron dowell that had
been in the socket of the shaft. Houses
always go down when caught in the
vortex of tornado, but those caught in
the center invariably first go up. When,
in the East st. Louis tornado, the cloud
snatched up locomotive, carried it over
a pond, and dropped it down, right side
up, the wise by tradition pooh.poohed
at the assertion that it was carried, and
declared that it was blown into the pond,
notwithstanding not trace of such ac-
ton could be seen in the smooth and
level sand over which it must have roll
ed if such had been the fact. How did
it happen, then, that the tiny electric
cloud that was arrested over Langley
pond, South Carolina, on the twelfth of
August, 1874, formed waterspout,
which lasted for about ten minutes, in
which time it lifted to the clouds over
214, 900 tons of water, and the cloud,
immensely enlarged and distended, walk
ed off with it without spilling drop?''
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
A Problem Solved.

Probably one of the greatest problems
of this age is the mule. Although
volumes have been written on the mule,
yet the accident statistics show that he
is as little understood as ever. How to
mix kindness and firmness in the proper
proportions and then apply the concoc-
tion successfully to an energetic mule is
one of "those things no fellow can find
out" The mule is deceitful and des-
perately wicked. 1t knows no north, no
south, no west, no east, in the rigid i'm
partiality with which it bestows its
favors. In trying to solve the mule
problem many very wise men have been
baffled, and likewise knocked into q de-
moralized heap in the opposite corner of
the stable from which the mule stood.
And yet how strange it is that after all
these years of Intellectual research the
true solution of this vexed question
should be discovered by a small boy.
This little fellow lives in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, and while playing near o mule
was, by means of that animals method
of rapid transit, suddenly landed in q
neighboring field. When he recovered
from the emotion caused by SO unex-
pected an event, he managed to insinuate
himself into the mules affections, taking
care, however, always to keep at the
correct end of the mule. Finally the
innocent and unsuspicious quadruped
was firmly tied to tree, under whose
shades we're several hives of bees. The
mule brought disaster upon himself by
kicking over hive just by way of rec
reation. The combat that ensued was
dreadful to behold. The boy is not
quite certain whether the bees or the
mule won the victory. He thinks it was
the mule, because when the owner came
after the body, there was not a vestige
of the hives to be seen, and the bees
had all disappeared, while the remains
of the mule still occupied the battle
field.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
A Terrible Fall.

A thousand feet above Lake Tahoe,
in Nevada, lies Shakespeare Peak, a
precipice with a ragged edge. One
Sunday, not long ago, six young people
set out from a hotel, on an excursion
to the crest of the rocky ledge. They
reached the summit in safety, and
had merry time, laughing, singing,
flirting. One of the young men chal-
lenged Carrie Rice to descend by a
narrow and very precipitous path. Being
girl of high courage, she made the ven
ture, in spite of the remonstrances Of
the rest of the party. The couple had
not gone far before the girls foot
slipped, and as she had hold of her COM
panion's arm, they rolled together down
the precipice about fifteen feet. Here
the gentleman struck on ledge, which
formed rude shelf, but the lady went
to the bottom of the abyss-a distance
OF seventy-fve feet. Her companions
found her upon heap of broken stones
at the base of the peak, unconscious,
dying.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-03
A Battalion OF Bats.

A Western paper says that the house
of Mr.. I. J. McAtee, of Dog Prairie,
st. Charles county, Missouri, has re
Gently become infested with bats. He
noticed large number of bats flying
in the direction of his house and con-
cealing themselves in the corners Of the
windows and under the weather board
ing. lie Immediately began an on
slaught on them, and in few minutes
he had killed seventy, this number be-
ing all that he could reach with such
weapons as he then had at hand. Next
morning none were to be seen, but at
twilight they returned in such vast num-
bers as to appall him. His attention
was first directed to the neighborhood
of his front gate, at which point he
heard innumerable fitting noises like a
storm in the distance. Looking thai
way he saw what at first he took to be
black cloud approaching, but as it got
nearer he realized that it was horde of
bats. As the swarm neared the house
it lowered and many of the bats entered
the open doors and windows. Mr.. McAtee
and his hired man at once set about to
kill the bats, and succeeded in making
away with two or three hundred. Hav-
ing rid the house of nearly all the bats,
Mr.. McAtee went out doors again to see
what the prospect was there. He was
surprised to find the air filed with
myriads of bats, flying and circling about
in all directions, and darting against
each other with audible force. A huge
and writhing mass had settled on the
window sill, and the entire frame, as
well as the wooden part of the sash, was
covered with them. The weather board
ing, for at least five feet on each side of
the window, and from the bottom to the
top of the house, was covered with the
black throng. Every clubhouse was
either invaded or surrounded. AS Nc
Atee walked through the yard the air
was black with bats, and he had to keep
up IL COhIlutlOuS LS ShblLB mlUu LID uttuItb
and arms to keep them from striking
him in the face. Overcome and con-
fused by the phenominal visitation Nc
Atee at first did not know what to do,
but finally conceived a plan which re-
suited in the capture and death of at
least very large number of them. The
result, by actual count, was 4,103 dead
bats, and their carcasses filled large
barrel which holds over five bushels.
Though this onslaught greatly dimin-
ished the number of invaders there were
still hundreds, and perhaps thousands,
of them left, though owing to the dark
ness, it was found impracticable to
make further war on them. Next
morning when McAtee awoke not bat
was to be seen, all the survivors having
disappeared as mysteriously as they
came. They have, however, since in
vNded the house, and all attempts to
keep them away are fruitless.