The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-29

Fourteen members VI tue Dostou Sohitnoh
Council pay no tax but poll-tax.
The punster's conclusion about the duel:
Bennett will never fight again, but Fred
May.
r. Waterhouse Hawkins, F. L. s., F. G.
S., S. D., is Iecttring on "Cats-Anclent
and Recent"
To be published CARLY" The Electoral
Count: SEQUEL to sThe American
Baron "-BoSton Globe.
The grass-'oppcra season has begun again
in Kansas. Many new scores have appear
ed-Graphic.
One of our exchanges remarks that the
butcher who is constantly giving short
weight is in favor Of the meat-trick system.
Washington was the best jumper, but we
never hear of him in connection with the
noble game of baseball Rochester Demo-
Graf.
Thurlow Weed has purchased an orange
orchard in Florida, and ten to one the trees
will turn over a new leaf and bear lemons.
Worcester Press.
The surgeon who tried to probe the
wound on May, made By Bennett, found by
microscopic aid that the wound was not
prODCHUie.-NoO OItoUfto CF"o''oo's'
Rome, Georgia, has successful pillow fac
tory, turning out hundred plows per week.
Wouldn't the proprietors like to work it on
shares 2-Exchange.
Not less than thirty-four young people in
every town now spend their evenings biting
pen-holders, gazing at the wall, and trying
to think of rhymns for "my Valentine. p
.Ne,o Yorle Graphic.
nThe Water We Drink" is denounced at
some length in the Baltimore Gazette. In
many cases it's the water we don't drink
that hurts us the most.-Neoo Horc COM
1aercial.
The Turkish question is still unsettled,
and no one knows how the game will terml-
nate, but there is general, and doubtless
Unsuitable, impression that the Car has a
card still up his slceSe.-St. Louis Rep'td-
lican.
The sneak thief who pretended to be gas
inspector directed to examine the pressure,
says he is not quite sure about the gas, but
the pressure Of the old mans cowhidc-boot
is about thousand pounds to the square
inch.
A little fellow, whose head hardly reached
the top OF the counter, inquired yesterday
at bookstore II they had the new 1njun
story called 81 Compromise Bill p" He de-
parted from the store with look of disap-
pointment upon his childish face.
The Japanese toilet-mirror allows wo-
man to see all sides OF her head at once, but
what is needed in this country is mirror
which will deceive her into thinking that q
last years bonnet Is one Of the latest STYLE
Oil Citu Derrick.
1t is now generally believed that MIR. Ben
nett went to Europe because, according to
the terms OF the duel, the principals were
to stand Oh different sides Of the Atlantic,
and shoot, and Mr.. May won the toss forthe
American shore.-Burtin9ton HaaoEeye.
After an aIl-night session of the Senate,
that body, at 40 A. NJ, passed the compro-
mise bill. Eaton was the only Democratic
Senator who voted against it, but when the
Senate adjourned every member felt like
Eatin'.
A boat containing human foot was pick
ed up ON the beach Of Scarboro'. Maine, on
Saturday, and the citizens Of the town con-
slider the man who left the boat without
taking his foot along the most remarkable
case of Observation-Disclosures on record.-Nor-
risto,cn.Rerold.
A young man who for the past several
years has been collecting newspaper Jokes
on Old Probabilities and his weather, with
the intention of getting out a volume OF
"Weather Bureau Bon-Mots," got disgust
ed with the job the other day and sold all
his clippings for two cents pound, there
by realizing four hundred and ninety-four
dollars No7Tistoaon Herald.
A few days ago man came to Quincy
1ll.) hotel and registered his name, in a
brusque, of.hand, business style, as Lemuel
Wemmerton; and the next day he was
amazed to see himself announced in the
papers as Lemuel Mammerton, Timuel We
verton, Lewnel Mewnerton, and Samuel
Wepnerden. And he left town in great
haste, fearing he would be arrested for
travelling under aliases.-Haaoeeye.