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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
EIill-Ifeed,
BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, February 3.-Cotton firm at ~ l 81 8
ais Lice: consolidated net receipts, 27,471
bales exports-to Great Britain, 1868 bales
mel. 1870 bales. Flour without decided change
very moderate business, mainly In City Mills extra
81. 05GS8.75. Wheat dull and 1@2c. lower; spec,l::
lators out of the market: very limited export ana
milling demand. Corn-old steadyEmore doing for y,
heavy rTy and lower at ss@52sc for mixed western
and State Pork frmer; short lots more active Tor
export futures gniet at 1882 aard ,e ope sSaar
scarce and strong. Rice quiet and urn. Moiasses-
New Orleans, more demand Turpentine steady.
Rosin unchanged. Freights to Liverpool dull and
'N| >''0'~ BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, February 3-Flour quiet aud TN
r Mhsat E@ MaPyana re
S1.56@s1.5s amber, $1.60; white, 81. oo@$l: 30.
Southern corn fairly active and firm western
Yellow, 55@56c. Oats and rye steady. Provisions
dull and Unchanged. Coffee quiet and nominal.
Whiskey ) LOO. Sugar strong at ] 14c.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, February 3.-Elour duh and nm
changed. Wheat In fair demand; red, sl.45; am am
Der, 81 so; white, Sl.50@$l.55. Corn nomtnaly
Rye sos
sides, sh@9c Bacon unsettled. shoulders, Ike !;
f fss5Es ga seas sess III sss nis
Whiskey firm at S1.05.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, February 3IFlonr quiet and 1n,
changed Wheat scarce and firm (; red, 8l.4Ot9
SI.4S. Corn quiet ut .40@42c. Oats quiet and
steady at s5@4oc Rye duh Nat at se@saasr Barley
steady; steam-renderod, IOSc. kettle, ll@1lhc.
Bulk-meats quiet shoulders, &C.; short ribs 87S@
sHc. on spot Ss.90@ss.95 to seller April, s9 ;a
and firm; shoulders, 7ac; clear ribs, shc:; clear
al ,O5. Butter dull and unchanged. Hogs quiet !;
packing, s.; 90@$6.l6; receipts, $40 head; ship
meuts, 600 head.
ST. LOUIS, February 3.-Flour firm and un-
changed Wheat dull for best grades; No red fan,
Sl,44 bid; No. 8 red fall, $1.3711$1.38. Corn
unsettled: No. Q mixed, 36h@3SAc. Oats firm !:
No. Q, 34A@35c. Rye steady and In good demand
steady at 81 .O6. Pork 1rmer at $16.2a, Lard duh
and nominal. Bulk meats frmer Gales over million
pounds at 6H66, Sk@SX, and SS@6Ac- for shout
ders, clear rib, and clear sides. Bacon, 2, 9H@9x
and 9X(a9Ac. for shoulders, clear RIB, and clear
sides. Hogs nominaily unchanged; nothing doing.
Cattle quiet aud unchanged; little doiug.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
COMMERCIAL.
oRN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, February g. 1877.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT White, $40 bushels. Red, 2.27G bush
els.
CoRN-TVhite, 97S bushels Mired, los bushels.
MEAL.-1O bushels.
PEAS.-16 bushels.
. BEANS.-l2 bushels.
SALES.
WIEAT.-White, bushels ut $40; 1874 BUSH
els ut 81. 55 40 bushels private terms; Sd BUSH
els good at S1.50-total, 296 bushels. Red. 1872
bushels prime ut 81 go; IA bushels good at 80
100 bushels ut $780, so bushels ut Sl.45; 30
bushels common at $l.4O; 258 bushels good at
1852; 1856 bushels very good at 81 60; bush
els very good at $ so /; 81 bushels at SloS-tota
2,174 bushels. -
CoRN.-IFhit so bushels good on private terms
2OS bushels good at Soc; ~ bushels prime at !c.-
total, $50 bushels Mired. 103 bushels good at soc
hIEAL.-10 bushels ut Coo.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE


The breaks to-day comprised rs hoSsheads, IL
tierces, and boxes. The offerings 1T auction on
Change were 80 packages; Of which number 70
were taken In, and the remainder sold at prices
ranging from $4,000 500.
The following is a comparative statement Of the
inspections and deliveries Of tobacco together with
tile stock on hand at the different warehouses In the
city from the LIST of October to the LIST of February
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
Flour.

Fine. So; supertine. S6.25@$6.5O; extra super.
fine, 1928; common family, $3.50: fancy family,
S7.75@S9. Market steady.
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WOOD AND COAs..

WOOD AND COAL.
DEDUCTION So PER CORD
II REDUCTION for OAK WOOD.
REDUCTION
REDUCTION
REDUCTION
for PINE WOOD.
a. A TON for CLOVER HILL HAIL-COAL
FOR CRATES. w. s. PITCHER,
IL 5-lw Main near Ninth street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
REMOVALS..

DEMoYAL. - Having removed -
IL our retail department to No: LOCO - q.
corner Main and naa fs sss
wa will kean Constantly on hand complete assort
ment OF Ladies', Misses, Chldren's, Boys, Yoa.hs
aud Gentiemeats Boots and Shoes; also, THINKS
Shawl. Straps, &c. A call solicited.
Messrs. j. p. HEATH Gate with Putney q Wss.s
and ". 8. CARLTON arc with Us and Wili DO ptesse'
v W SS6 departuuent. loo Main street.
in 12-3ni WINGsts ~ ~ aftsf g sCts Jazz
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
WHITE TEETH! WHITE TEETH!

To wl,itcn and preserve the teeth, aud eradicate
tartar without injury, use MEADE BAkERs
sApONINE DENTIFRICE, Sold at SOC. n box oy
druggists generally. a1
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
0MMIssTON MERCHANTS.
DURE SPANISH MASS L1CoRICE.

FIFTY CASES "a. G. Co." brand just received
from Spain. For sale by
d ia s0-2w DAVENPORT DIRT g =: MORRIS RI
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05

EOR DISEASED GUMS,
DECAYED TEETH,
and alterations of the mouth, and Us delightful
wash for offensive breath. use MEADE s. BAKERS
| CiRBOLIC MOUTIi-WASII. Sold ut 5Oc bottle
| by druggists generally. la
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05

HoWe's Louisiana committee continued
Littlefeld's cross-examination. Nothing
was elected beyond the Celebrations.
The Powers and Privileges Committee
have three unwilling witnesses, who, it has
transpired, must substantiate Littletield and
Maddox. 1t is very cloudy weather with
the Louisiana Returning Board.
Before the Privileges and Powers Com
mittee Madison Wells submitted to the COM
mittee the following letter: "The testi.
mony OF j. Fl. Maddox having been taken
conversations between him and myself, and
certain letters having been produced, / most
respectfully insist that my testimony in re-
lation to these matters should be taken
without delay. feel that it is due to me
that what may desire to say on that sub
ject should be known to the committee i'm
mediately, and that the facts should 60 to
the country with those letters. There
is nothing in connection with my
conduct as member OF the Return
ing Board, or as an Individual, touch
ing the subject under consideration, which
I desire to withhold. On the contrary, /
am anxious that the whole Of these facts
shall be known. also desire to be interro-
gated as to the matter testified by the wit
ness Littlefeld affecting me, and most re-
specially protest against further delay in
the matter OF my examination"
The committee decided to examine Mr..
Wells on Monday next.
Governor Wells will tell his story Mon
day. ~
Colonel Henry j. Hunt has been ordered
to join his regiment at Charleston, s. G.
It is alleged that Jacob Don Herder (Re-
publican elector of Michigan) is not citi.
zen Of the United States. BE has been
summoned by the Powers. and Privileges
Committee.
Nothing of interest transpired to-day.
Most Of the day in the House was consumed
in Committee OF the Whole on the legisla-
tive, judicial, and executive appropriation
bill which was passed. 80. .ss...5s....z
The Presidents financial message was re.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14
Mysterious Grasshopper.

Grasshopper wonders will never cease.
Yesterday. about o'clock. a hopper.
one Of the green and yellow-striped
species, flew through awindow into the
laundry Of Philip Smith. l0O2 Washing
ton Avenue, and alighted on the window
sill. On examination the insect was
discovered to have in its claws silver
half dollar. which il continued 20 hold
firmly while seated on the ill The
hopper was speedily captured BY the
daughter Of Mr.. Smith and the coin
taken away The latter bore the date Of
1876, and was so bright and new in APP
pearance A. TO indicate that II had mot
been in active circulation. Where the
hopper got the half dollar, or for what
purpose il was Transporting il around
was. Of course. only = matter Of specu-
lafion. The circumstance j. curious
one. and is truth j. duly atfested BY Mr.
Smith and daughter. and Mrs. Dough
erfy. Mrs. Calvert and Kittie Mnlligan.
laundry women. The hopper i 4
monster specimen II his voracivuS tribc.
being nearly three inches in length and
evidently possessed Of unusual muscu-
lar strength. He i safely Gagged IN q
glass Jar At the laundry. ST Loitis
Giotc- Democrat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

A party IL Sacramentans returned
home last evening from trip a. the
mountains, bringing with them two deer
skins. one wildcat skin, aud few other
trophies. including two tarantulas
dead ones. They had little incident
attending the transportation Of these
specimens which occasioned considera-
bic alarm. II occurred In Cache Greek
Canyon. on Wednesday, rs they were
returning home. The tarantulas. for
lack Of better receptacle, We're In
closed in cigar-box when caught. about
10 days ago. and this box. carefully tied
up, was deposited beneath the seat Of
the vehicle. While they were jolting
through the canyon the seat slipped.
and the two men occupying il found
themselves dropped suddenly into the
bottom Of the wagon. One II them
struck the cigar-box. crushed il. and i'm
mediately felt that something had hurt
him. A glance showed him that he
was resting on the tarantulas, and with
yell of I'm stungi I'm sfungi- he
jumped from the wagon, and. da~h;ng
his hands behind him, a though de.ir-
Gus Of lifting himself out ~
his boots. he bounced wildly along the
road, then turned and made for
the wagon, shouting to his amazed and
greatly alarmed companions. .Nhis-
Ky? Quick, I'm dying, Why On,
you hurry,- The other three men
there were four in the reached
simultaneously for tine demijohn. broke
of the cork in their haste to pull il out,
ard in an effort 10 knock of the neck II
the demijohn. to save time. broke the
entire concern and nearly all the con-
tents were lost. About a pint 90 the
liquid was saved, however, and without
saying a much as " Here's luck the
party that Was bitten swallowed IL. Soon
he began Ia feel better, and eventually
felt SO remarkably well that II was evil
dent the poison had been forced 10 sue
cumb. Then the work Of Strengthening
up the contents Of the wagon was COM
menced. and the tarantula box was
carefully lifted out and examined. when
behold, the bugs" were found per
fectly lifeless, and 50 dry and stiff tha, X
was evident that they had been dead
more than "a hours. while couple u
tacks in the broken cover Of the box
conveyed very good hint as ~ tie ma
ture ofthe injury which the bold hunter
had declared to be tarantnla bites
Sacramento (Cai-) Record Union
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14
A weman's Feat Where Men Dared
Not.

Some few DAYS ago. a. the FreepOrt
ferry was taking load II passengers
across the river, and when about half
way over, the rope which j. attached 10
the bank, and BY means Of which the
boat j. towed, broke. CONSERVATION
reigned among the passengers: none ~
the men could swim; the boat was drift
ing down; there was nothing on board
By which il could be paddled or it, move
ment directed For few seconds
silence and inactivity reigned: then a
strong and healthy looking Canadian
woman, seeing that the men could DO
nothing. proceeded calmly 20 take of
her shoes and stockings. Modesty for
babe the removal Of much more, and.
arrayed as weighty as Horatius Coolies
was when the bridge fell and he jumped
into the yellow Tiber with his harness
on his back. she caught rope in her
teeth, plunged into the current and
swan for shore. There were no exult-
ant Romans on the banks 10 greet her
with loud plaudits, but the suddenly
cheerful faces Of the " lords Of creation"
on the boat were beaming upon her with
eyes Of admiration. She reached the
bank, tied the rope to . strong tree, and
the men hauled the boat ashore. -S0cro-
mento (CaI.) Bee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

Ex-President Grant was rendered the
freedom Of the City ~ Edinburgh, scotland.
on fhepth, by the Lord Provost, sir james
FaIShaw, in the Free Assembly Hail. Gen.
Grant made brief reply 70 the address,
The boiler Of a steam thrcsher explodedin
wesfminser Township, near London, Cana
da, on the 1-f- Five mcn Were scalded and
mutilated; three fatally.
Ten thousand cotton operatives NJ Bolton,
England, struck on the 3lst-
Ex-Pre.ident Theirs died in Paris. on the
"a, Of spoplexy. His sudden taking on ere
aied the greatest excitement throughout
France, on account Of the present critical
political complication, NJ. Theirs being the
acknowledged leader Of the Republic
cans President MacMahon ordered
IL Cabinet Council 70 arrange
for solemnizing his funeral with the great
est pomp. Among the people the news Of
his death was received with the utmost grief
and CONSERVATION. the general sentiment be-
ing that France had suffered great cslami-
". Louis Adolphe Theirs was born NJ Mar
seille-. April Is. 1877; his father being .
workingman. lie received 8 liberal educa-
ton. was admitted 20 thu bar, and coon affer
took up his residence in Paris, where he
driffed into journalism and politics
He was the most prominent leader
in the revolution Of ls3D which placed Louis
Philippe upon the throne, and under the
Orleans dynasty he filled several important
Cabinet positions. Although taking no inn
por-ant part in the revolution Of Isss, h.
gave i'm his adhesion 20 the Republic and
voted for the Presidency Of Louis Napoleon
but when the coup d'etaf Of the I'd 81 De-
cember. IS51. strangled the young Republic
in il cradle, Napoleon repaid
bis previous support with arrest.
In ISL, after the downfall ~ Louis Napc-
leon. NJ. Thiers was chosen President of the
Republic. He resigned in 1873, on account
Of vote Of want ~ confidence in hi admin
isfrafion. His successor was Marshal Mac
Mahcn. the present incumbent. VI. Thier-
was no less distinguished for his literary
than hi- political achievements Ills History
o. the French Revolution, ia 10 volumes, l.
hi most popular work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

The Chief Of the Russian staff visited
Schipka Pass on the 18th and reports the
troops are well supplied with provisions
and very determined The Turks are get
ting wcaried- several thousand unburied
dead cause m unbearable stencil around the
hill. Reinforcemenfs for both armies were
coming in
A hardly contested battle was fought on
the 18th along the line Of the river Lom. ex-
tending from Tclicbcr 10 SpahiIar and
KarahassonhIer. The Turks under Mehem-
q Ali Ps-ha were the asssilants. They sue
ceeded In driving the Russians from their
positions and capturing the three villages
named, together with considerable stores Of
ammunition and guns. The Turkish con-
mznder places hi own losses At 1000 and
those Of the Russians At 400 in killed and
wounded
An Official Russian dispatch Of the 18th an
nounced the capture Of Lovafx by the Rus
slams on the previous day. II was reported
that SuIIeman PAsha had withdrawn all HE
forces from Schipka Pass, leaving the Rus
slams In undisputed possession. The Rus
sian losses In the various fights for the pos
session Of the Pass, are Officially stated 70 be
i,5uO killed and 1000 wounded. The only
news Of Importance from Asia h that the
Russians have reoccupied sukem- Kaleh.
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1850 people attended the services n the
Tabernacle.
charirs and Walter Knapp. brothers. re-
siding near Fremont. Ohio, had an alterca-
sion about some wheat during which Charlie,
threatened "a shoot Walter. The latter, 10
show his contempt for his brothers, threat,
pulled open the bosom q his shirt. present
ing hi barred breast. and told Charles 70
shoot. The latter instantly drew revolver
and fired. killing Walter Instantly The
murderer l. under arrest.
In Cincinnati. ON the III. while seven
workman were engaged In e~cavsiing a Gel
lar on Iongworth Street, the building ada
cent suddenly fell into a heap 81 ruins,
bury Ing the workmen In the debris. A
number Of persons In the demolished house
were also prccipitated into the ruins susan
Kean. Hugh Quigiey and John Finnigan
were killed an, number OF others serious
" injured.
The Mayer OF Paris, Texas, has issued an
appeal for help for the destitute in that city,
sufferers ~ the recent sweeping confisgra-
ton. The losses foot up S.so.oo0 above in
surancc>. Money i mostly needed. and
CONTRIBUTORS sent 10 Utu- =. D. nANt!f
United States senator, Paris, Texas, will be
thankfully acknowledged.
A Memphis dispatch Of the ID says that
the army worm has appeared In large num-
bers in De Soto County, Miss, Fayette
County, Tenn, and Lee County, Ark. and
serious damage 20 the cotton crop l. feared.
Pour notorious outlaws and de<persdce-,
named James Simmons, Robert james, and
samuel and Joseph Goodrich, brothers, who
were confined in Jail At Newcastle, ky.,
charged with committing . number Of MUIR
ders in Owen and Henry Counties, were
taken from their cells on the night Of the ID
| by q mob Of 100 armed men and hanged to
the timbers Of bridge, two on each side.
| simeon Gambett. negro. who committed
4 rape upon the person Of Mrs. Perry Kin
grey. wife 81 farmer near Oxford, Ohio,
was taken out Of jail on the Sd and shot dead
by n mob.
IL having come 70 the knowledge Of the
Post office Department that the bond Of the
Postmaster 81 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, i
false, and the persons names affixed thereto
A. sureties fictitious, the Postmaster ard the
Commissioner before whom the bond was
drawn up have been arrested and new
Postmaster has been appointed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

JOHx HEARxE, : farmer living near
Raleigh, N. c., gave : dinner TO re-
markably polite tramp, who said he had
been acquainted with : family Of the
same name In Quebec. This chance 10
mark led 70 the uuion u two brothcrs
who had been separated for Is yea1.
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The Governors Of several States met in
Philadelphia on the 2sth and we're rendered
public reception, after which they visited
the Exhibition.
AT Salem, Mass, on the evening OF the
roth, an unlighted train was run down up
on Penn Pier, which was crowded with
people, killing four, viz: Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Swayze, Miss Rachel Clifford IA
sister Of Mr.. swayze), and Wilbur Swayzc.
Several ladies in their fright jumped over
board from the pier, hut all were rescued.
The Sandwich Savings Bank Of Boston has
been declared insoIyent 1t has $lo.0o0,Oo0
In deposits. The failure Il accredited to
shrinkage In real estate securities
DIR. l.. NJ. Stein, an old gentleman residing
n New York City, committed suicide on the
1st by leaping from the new suspension
bridge at Niagara Falls, a distance Of 10 feet,
into the river below. The cause Of his sui
eide Il not known.
ri Another destructive and fatal connagra-
hon occurred in New York City on the I'd.
About q. m, fire broke out in Hale's
piano factory, a six-story building situated
on the block bounded by Thirty-ffth and
Thirty-sixth Streets and Tenth and Eleventh
Avenues. The fire originated In the fourth
story, from stove used In drying sounding
boards, and spread with such rapidity that
many Of the workmen were cut on from all
chance Of escape, except by jumping from
the windows. There were several hundred
hands employed In the factory, number Of
whom were burned 70 death, while many
were MANNED and otherwise injured. A
number Of small tenement houses In the VI
entity Of the piano factory were burned, TO-
esther with several larger buildings.
An undoubted ease Of yellow fever %
ourrsd Ia New York on the ID, the victim
being Robert Leitch, Scotchman, - years
g go, who came BY steamer from Fernan-
dlns, Florida.
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A Milwaukee editor says George
Sand may have died from strong coffee,
but there has been no mortality from
that cause = his boarding -housc.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-01-26
DAKOTA.
the Senate.

The Massacre Story Untrue.
Yankton, Jan. 25.-The report of the
massacre of Volin's train, telegraphed
recently, is unfounded, us the party has
arrived safely at Pierre.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The legislature has passed a strong
memorial, which has been approved by
the Governor, urging on Congress the
immediate ratification of the agree
ment of the Sioux commission for the
opening of the Black Hills, in order
that the legislature, being in session,
should pass necessary laws before ad-
iournment for courts and local organi-
cations, and this cannot be done until
the agreement is ratified by Congress.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-01-26
NEVADA.

A Devilish Plot Frustrated.
San Francisco, Jan. 25.-A Virginia
City despatch of to-day says a plot to
destroy the hoisting works in the G 2 G
shaft was discovered Monday morning.
Just as the engineers were changing
shifts, man who had just come on
tried the water-cocks, and was aston
ished to find no water in the lower one.
He turned on the pumps at once, but
was still unable to fill the boilers. 1t
was then discovered that the blow-off
cocks of the shaft boilers had all been
turned open, so that the water was
blown out as fast as the pumps forced
it. The steam and water from the
blow-off pipes are carried long dis
tance down hill from the works, so that
the engineers could not tell at first
what the trouble was. A few minutes
later there would have been terrible
explosion, resulting in the destruction
of the works and great loss of life.
Last Friday night an attempt was made
to fire the hoisting works in the Con-
solidated Virginia mine, which was dis
covered and frustrated by the watch
man; the incendiary escaped. The
force of watchmen around all the works
of the Bonanza mines has been in
creased, and all supplied with shot
guns. The belief here is that both
these attempts have been made by
scoundrels in the employ of the bear
operators in San Francisco.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-01-26
NEW YORK.
Opinions of the Press.


New York, Jan. 25.-The Express
and Post speak in laudatory terms of
the action of the Senate in passing the
electoral bill. The Express says: "The
country, which, since the election, un-
der the guidance of political wreckers
of the press and forum, has been drift
ing like helpless ship upon stormy
sea, is now turned into a safe channel,
and soon we trust to see the ship of
state anchored in prosperous harbor. "
The Post thinks the bill will be law
before week.
The Commercial Advertiser says !:
"The indecent haste in rushing through
measure of such grave Importance to
the country will be looked upon with
suspicion. More time is given to an
act to provide for the erection of a
penitentiary in the District of Colum-
bia than to a measure which every citi-
zen of the country has common in
terest in. The bill will now go to the
House, and will be rushed through as
hurriedly and as indecently as through
the Senate.