The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-10

The fallibiity of human testimony was
shown in the evidence given before Judge
Kilpatrick in the Pearson case. One VIII,
ness testified that the General was IN 1ul
uniform; another that he was only partially
in uniform while others allege that he wore
blouse, and was not in uniform at all.
These were all itnesses.-PutSoafgH
Commercial Gazette.
If Webster's Unabridged only sanctioned
such a word as honkling, how easy lC "oulu
be to find rhyme for Conkling. Ihe next
Observation-Disclosures should remember tnis,
and put in words that will rhyme WIN lhe
names of all our coming prominent men.-
Norristo,en Herald. ~ ..
Richard Grant White would not attempt
to teach English grammar until the cnlid
has learned to speak good English. Ii klcn-
ard ever learned to swim it was probably
before he was allowed to go near the water.
Lo,oey Courier.
General Moves, our new Minister to
France, is becoming rapidly acclmated,
and dated his last letter at "Hotel dalby,
corner Roo Shalo and Zhong' Eelysay."-
Ha1keye.
One great inducement for a lady to buy
eight brass rings and wear them outside OF
her white kid gloves is the fact that she can
swallow them and commit suicide any time
she wants to.-Detroit Free Press.
A temperance society in the District OF
Columbia wants the whiskey-punch adopted
there. 1t must be contemplating the pay
ment Of the national debt.-NeW 1orE
Herald.
We have no report this morning OF the
failure of Savings Bank in Chicago. Evl-
IDENTITY the telegraph lines running into that
city have been Frustrated by storm.-Nor-
riSto,on Herald.
Our consul at Liverpool sends word that
American poultry, alive or dead, Will ina a
market there. Our poultry-dealers, unless
they are geese, will draw their own dead
ductions.- Commercial Advertiser.
AS to 1880 the Democrats will, Of course,
nominate Hayes and Hampton, il the Re-
publicans don't get the start Of them by
nominating Hampton and Hay es.- Chicago
Times. a.
Brumide, the artist, has been engaged for
the last twenty years in frescoing the CAPT.
toll at Washington, and he estimates that he
can put in about forty years more at it,
Free Press. ..-...
"Menny man." remarks Josh Billings,
&C has reached the summit ov fame and then
lookt down into the humble valley he cum
from and longed to be back agin."'
Snow on Mount Washington, and yellow
fever at Fernandina. Vot country; vot
beepes !-Neu York Commercial Aduer-
tiSer.
A Sandwich Islander claims to have
buried the real Sir Roger Tichborne on
Sydney Island, in the South PACING ocean.
We understand that Joaquin Miller is on
his way to Juashington.-P. l. Man.. Juaell,
juat of it?-Bulletin.
Missouri papers report that figs and al
monds mature in the open air In the south
western portion of their State. .....
The Oil City Call ventures forth the state
ment that can express-train is faster than
day laborer, but it can't stop as sudden"
Instead of writing plead when you mean
pleaded, il would be better to make 1t pied !!
but don't if you don't want to.
nyou do not want to be robbed OF your
good name do not have it painted on your
umbrella Turner's Falls Reporter.
A man who goes to the sea-shore now for
rheumatism stands good chance Of getting
it.-New Orleans Picayune.
The best thing to fall over now is a fall
overcoat. Boston Commercial Bulletin. &
The Graphic man says that "the blarney
stone is the same as the sham rock.