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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-09
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
BUSINESS FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL
i SUMMER RECESs-COslMlTTEE AN
i. NoUNCED-NEW BUsINEsS-PETITIONs y

4 The Board of Aldermen met yesterday af-
ternoor- President Meredith in the chair.
Present at rolI-calI: Messrs. Bass, Beall,
Cabell, Cannon, Dickerson, Gray, Kelly,
Scott. Smith, Todd, Wagner, Williams.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council joint resolution to run
four.inch. water-pipe into the colored
almshouse was taken up and concurred in.
Common Council joint resolution grant
ing building petitions was concurred in.
Board joint resolutions to pay claim Of
Anton Griffin, &C., and to invest Finance
Committee with authority to accept the
bonds Of city officials were taken up and
concurred in.
SUMNER RECESS.
Dir. Bass presented the following:
ReSolued the Common Council concur
ring), That when the Board of Aldermen
adiourns on Monday, July 10Th, it will ad-
journ to meet on the second Monday in Oc-
tober next, and that when the Common
Council adjourns on Thursday, July 18th,
it will adjourn to meet on the first Monday
in October next. Agreed to unanimously.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Meredith announced the fol-
lowing joint standing committees on the
part OF the Board:
On Streets: Messrs. Charles L. Todd,
Lipscomb, Cabell, Bass, Beall, and Gasser.
Relief Of the Poor: Messrs. L. Wagner,
Pickrell, Williams, and Barksdale.
Finance: Messrs. Cannon. Scott, and
Todd.
Light: Messrs. Scott, Wagner, and Barks
dale.
Water: NIessrs. Lipseomh, Smith, and
Scott.
Fire Department: Messrs. Smith, Beall,
and Kelly.
Schools: Messrs. L. L. Bass, Dickerson,
and Cabell.
Elections: Messrs. Cabell and Forester.
Police Messrs. Gasser and Crump.
Claims and Salaries: Messrs. Dickcrson
and Forester.
Grounds and Buildings: Messrs. Will
liams and Crump.
Accounts and Printing: Messrs. Gray
and Kelly.
Health: Messrs. Gray and Gasser.
Cemeteries: Messrs. Lipscomb and Kelly.
Ordinances: Messrs. Bass and Gray.
First Market: Messrs. Dickerson and
Crump.
Second Market: Messrs. Todd and For
rester.
Retrenchment and Reform: Messrs. Gray
and Beal.
Fire-Alarm and Police Telegraph: Messrs.
W. Fl. Williams and Cannon.
LunatIcs: Messrs. Scott and Wagner.
Improvement OF James River: Messrs.
Cannon, Beall, and Wagner.
Board Of Public Interests: Messrs. Gray
and Barksdae.
JEsSAMINE STREET.
Mr.. Todd, from the Committee on Streets,
presented the following:
Resolued Qhe Common Council concur
ring), That Jessamine street between Plea
SAINT and Venable streets be opened at
present uniform width of forty-tiye feet,
the city not relinquishing any right to the
full width OF said street (sixty-six feeD.
Agreed-to.
CLAIMS, &C.
Mr.. Williams presented claim Of T.. C..
Peasants for water-rent, as per contract
with the city. Referred to Committee on
Claims.
Mr. Beall presented petition OF j. Oscar
Goode in reference to position OF engineer
of Company A, Fire Department. Referred
to Committee on Fire Department.
On motion OF Mr.. Bass, the Board ad-
journed until Monday next at 6 P. NJ.
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AuIllnold lils''p.l;altlrlll.

So THE CALCULATIONS Or THE ntsra TCH
IS LARGER THAN THE COMBINED ClacU-
LATIoN OF. ALL. THE OTHER DAILY NEWS.
..# - 4l-lE-N -.' - -
pArERs OF THE CITY. St. ! Sf3s ( I ss,, :
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IcE-CREAMs AND ICES made fresh daily by PIz-
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COHEN BROTHERS,.

ADDITIONAL BARGAINS FOR THE COMING
WEEK.
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STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL
OB.iNK OF VIRGINIA, AT RICHMOND, VA,
AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS UN SATURDAY,
JUNE 29TH, 1878:
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ID. W. Lockwood cashier Of the National Bank
Of Virginia, affirm that the above statement 10
true to the best or my knowledge and belief.
j. w. LOCKWOOD, Cashier.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF HENRiCo:
Subscribed and affirmed to before me this 9Th day
of July 1873. j. NJ. MURRAY,
Notary Public.
COrrect-Attcst:
f. o. NOTING,
H. X. ELLYSON, I Directors.
WILLIAM II. PALMER,)
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Forty-inch VICTORIA LAWN at 1oc. worth
sATiN-STRIPE VICTORIA LAWN at 1Oc.
worth 15c.:
10 pieces STRIPED and CHECKED FRENCH
ORGANDIES at zoe. worth 35c.
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SPECHAY. NOTICES.
NJ THE GREAT SAVINGS.
INSTITUTION
LEVY BROTHERS.

GOODS MARKED DOWN TO THE LOWEST
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BANK srA9HMESTs.

DEPOT OF THE CONDITION OF
NOND, IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS 18TH JffYE. 1878.
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90 pieces LINENS and GRASS-CLOTHS for La
dies busters, Suits, &c, at very low prices
rs pieces LINEN TRIMMINGS from Sc. TO 25c. Il
ward. This Is one Of the largest assortments
In the city.
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40 pieces BLACK GRENADINES and LACE
/ - HUNTING at cost In order to close Them out.
For bargains in GRENADINES give US a
call.
BLACK CACHEMIRES, ALPACAs, TAMISE,
.. BUNTINGS. and other Black Goods ut very
low prices. Call and see them.
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CAss,nEREs LINENS! CASSlMERES!.
Our extensive stock of these goods we nave
msrred down twenty per cent. less than they have
been sold at this season. we wish to reduce our
stock of thee goods. We guarantee bargains Ill
them.
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- TIE GREAT SLAUGHTER

- TIE UFEAI SIAUUHIEN
OF
DRY GOODS
At
COHEN BROTHERS..
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Tbc Conrressio onaI Cnnvass.

MEETING AT BESRIC0 COURTHOUSE YEsTER-
DAY-sPEECHEss ny FIVE OF THE AsPI-
RANTs-THE ISSUES OF THE DAY DISCUSSED,
3c.,...:' - i: 'S .s.s 4.
"A meeting OF the people OF Henrico coun-
ty, TO the number OF about seventy-fve, was
held at Henrico courthouse yesterday to
hear addresses from the candidates for Con-
gress. It was arranged that each one should
have half an hour in which to explain his
position and to deliver honeyed phrases to
ihe ears Of his hearers, and that Colonel
John B. Young should lead of, beginning
at 1890.
Mr.. A. L. Holiday, county superinten-
dent, presided. The sovereigns got seats
near the doors and windows to catch the
breeze. A few OF them pulled off their
coats. All of them made themselves as COM
Portable and easy as possible and listened
with great attention.
II took
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sPARSOLS! PARASOLS!
our entire line of SILK and SERGE PARASOLS
al prime cost 10 close them out Call and sec them,
as we shall make great sacllhce.
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WANTS.

WANTED BY A GEN
H TLEMAS of long experience, who Is well
known In the city-has been res ident for many
years. Would bc glad tOg get something TO do to sup
port his family. Is willing to do anything that he
can. Any communication left ut the Dispatch Of
tended to- jy est"
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yITANTED, BY A YOUNG LADY OF
w nice family, SITUATION as HOUSE
KEEPER or TO assist In sewing. No objection TO
the country, It Is a respectable family. Ai-
dress 1876 west Canal street. " 9-3tE
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Ophir and Vicinity.
May 90, 1873.

May 90 1878.
Messrs. Porter {; Cox, our gentlemanly Tri
umph butchers, are dong a good business.
Mr. John Wenner, of Dimmck, paid our
burg visit last week; also Mr.. & Mrs. Thos
Farling, of Mendoza.
We had horse race one day last week, be
tween the Homer and Triumph butchers. Tri
umph had the lead and kept it as far as eye
could see Do it some more, boys.
The strawberry festival last week in the
Waltham charch was good. Great credit is
due the young ladies f'r their pluck and encr
gy and hard Labor The net proceeds were
$54. Pretty good .nr these hard times.
The Waltham Literary Society last week
was we'll attended and some of the exercises
good; though former meetings had been
better.
Mr. John Hill has the best patch of potatoc.
that we have seen 40 these parts.
Mr. Will Warny,; is busy blowing corn
William was the first to plant and first to pillow
in these parts.
The severe storm that passed over some Of
the county west of us last Thursday did NJ
great damage in this vicinity, the only case re
ported being that it turned the new house o.
Mr.. Levi Carr on its foundation. All were in
the house at the time but no one was hurt
Some of our Dimmick friends are rcplantns
corn.
Any one wishing TO see good horses should
visit the barn of Mr.. John Furstine, il
Homer.
Mr.. Jackson preached very good sermon
TO a large congregation last Sunday IN Homer
PEDRo-HERCULEs.
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next.

The annual preliminary meeting of the Old
Settlers Association was held at the court house
in this city on last Saturday afternoon at2 o'clock
There was small attendance and the meeting
was called to order 10y sec. Ebersol, and in conse-
quence Of the absence Of the PRESIDENT Mr. 5. L.
Lewis was called to the chair The first business
transacted was the reading OF the report of the
secretary, which showed the following state OF
the finances: Total amount received during the
year, $780, total amount paid out during the year,
$3.50, leaving deficiency Of $3.50. The report,
upon vote Of the members present, was accepted
A committee was then appointed by the chair to
attend to the collection of money with which to
make up the deficiency appearing in the secre.
tary's report, and also funds to defray the eX.
penscs of the next picnic, consisting of Col. Hit
Capt. j. Z. skinner and Mr.. Green. The meet
ing next proceeded to the election Of officers for
the ensuing term, which resulted in the election
of S. r. Lewis, president; A. VI. Ebcrsol, secre
tary VIM. l.. Dunavan, JnO. {. Nicolls, John
Miller John Shulcr, ST., and o. O. Wakefield
vice presidents; Jas. Pickens, general superin.
tendent, and S. f. Parr assistant superintendent
The place of holding the next annual picnic was
then discussed at some length, Starved Rock
and Hoes Grove were both mentioned and upon
vote the latter place was decided upon, and Thurs.
day, the 18th of August next, was fixed as the
day. committee consisting of f. Baldwin,
Frank Ford, Sampson and Lancaster were next
Appointed to arrange for genuine sold folks
concert" the music to be really olden time tunes
and hymns and the singers to be old people. AZ
ter few encouraging remarks on the condition
and prospects Of the society from the new presi-
dent and others, the meeting adjourned. The
prospects for an unusually pleasant and success
full picnic this year is very favorable and certain
ly every effort will be made by the association to
make it so. 1t is unnecessary for us to attempt
to comment upon the great pleasure and benefit
derived from these annual gatherings, but suffice
it to say that if there any who have never at
tended they should do so next August, and they
will 90 to their homes at night feeling that they
have enjoyed that day as they never did another.
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From Seneca.
ONE OF THE GUESTS

SENECA, May 30, 1878.
1t was announced that Mr. Benedict, a tenn
perance speaker, would address the people on
Wednesday evening, but owing to the storm
which stayed Mr.. Woodfords homeward pro-
gress by carriage, we had the pleasure of hear
ing both speakers the same evening. The first,
Mr. Benedict, is young man of much culture
and rhetorical ability. We think, however,
that there are subjects, such as mythology, an
cient countries and customs, &c, which would
better suit him than the theme OF last evening.
When Mr.. Woodford,--wh is so well known
that comment upon him is unnecessary-took
the stand we imagined that Ire had bottled
some Of the thunder and lightning which filled
the air yesterday, and suddenly withdrawing
the stoppers was emptying out the walls. But
Mr. w knows what he is saying alndys, and
says nothing aimlessly. From his remarks
concerning disagreements in society, we are
encouraged to believe that our club is in IA
thriving condition. Not that it is an insttu-
ton whose members cannot agree, but the in
tcresI is deep and two parties-card and anti
card--each think they are right. Did the
course of true love ever run smooth? Docs not
ship in crossing the ocean encounter gales,
but at last anchor in the harbOr:" Need our
club 40 down" because a few wish to amuse
themselves in a way best suited to their capac-
tiles? Or because there is outside pressure
brought to bear against US a? No, indeed. There
( is great deal of good reading matter now in
our club room,-thanks to the efforts of some
| lady canvassers, and some generous publishers
and will be more for all who may choose the
society of books-which is preferable TO many
other kinds. As the winds which bond our
trees almost to the earth but extend and strength
en- the roots, so let opposition, in whatever
/ form, from whatever source, serve TO unite the
efforts and interests Of club members, and har
mOny will be the result.
r.. L. Potter, the "wheel-blrrow man, passed
through Seneca, and rested last night at Better
mans. He must have Hstded rest, after being
expdsed To such a storm. He left Albany on
the 10Th of April, and is en- route for San Fran
cisco. where he Is due on the 18th Of Deem
Der next. If he is spared to accomplish the
}. feat of walking such distance, he will have
earned the purse of 81 900 which awaits him
Mr. Potter is9lark, with long beard, tall anC
slender, and has the appearance OF Texan
ranger. He seems strong and hopeful, ant
says he is now eight days ahead of time:
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From MarseilIes.
MARsEuLEs, May q

MARsEILLEs, May so, 1873.
Rev. J. Straub's temperance lecture on Tues
day was considered fine.
A social club" very different from the one
of last winter, was recently organized in VIM
Hornickles saloon.
Born to Mr. and Mrs, Geo. l.. Clark, last eve
ming, daughter.
Fishermen are well rewarded at the present
time, and indeed the camp fires are exceeding
" abundant
Messrs Haynes & Harrison opened their
doors again yesterday.
Work on the mills is progressing slowly
but thoroughly.
The heavy rain of yesterday afternoon dam
aged the sidewalks, from the floods that came
dowr the ravine. In East Marseilles the stop
ping of the culvert under the canal threatened
to be dangerous, but it finally gave way.
RI. Potter the great walkist, who came
from Albany, n. Y, reached here this fore
noon. He started on at good round pace
He expects to be in San Francisco with hi.
wheelbarrow ere long.
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BASE BALL--oTTAWA VS.. UTICA.
IrIcA- MnY Doth. 1s1s


at was the intention of the base ball nine
of this city To- 90 to Utica today, to play The
Utica boys but the latter, We understand, could
not accommodate them or, in other words, are
not $50 fierce to play a. they were
The above is from the last FREE TRADER
and beg to say in reply that we made three
successive engagements with the Ottawa boys
every one of which they broke, and without
sufficient reason We showed our ferocity CaS
the TRADER calls NJ from beginning To end
but showed no inclination to trifle or To be
fooled by the Ottawa b. b. G.. When we made
engagements with the Ottawa boys to play We
supposed we were making engagements with
gentlemen, who had principle enough u fulnll
such a contract. But they did not show them
selves To he -uch peA n we are in the habit OF
plaviny: therefore we told them we had enough
! of Them and refused tO meet them last Satur-
l. av Besides, when we accepted their chal
| lenge we did not suppose We were To play
against all the good players in the county-w,
supposed We were to play Ottawa alone. But
! how different would il have been in reality
| Last saturday four young men came to Utica
| and told the captain Of our nine that they had
Idriven seventeen miles and come docordiHq q
engagement To play in the Ottawa nine. They
| said theyliid not live in Ottawa, and were an
/ gry "a think they had been so deceived.
& Ottawa will play us with her own citl
zens and act like men, according TO their en-
gagement we will play them any time, anc
treat them like gentlemen while they are with
ms JAC0BUs.
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HOME MATTERS.
Personal.


Hon. p. A. Armstrong, OF Morris, was in town
on Tuesday.
Rev. F. B. Nash, of this city, held Episcopal
services in the Baptist church in Pontiac last
Sunday and had reception at the Phoenix Hotel
in the evening.
Mr.. j. d. Hammond, the popular contributor
to the FREE TRADER, arrived in this city from an
extended tour through the western states and
territories to the Pacific coast and thence through
a part OF Mexico and Central America and home
by the way of New York. He is rather worn out
by the long trip and will take short rest in OF
tawa before starting on another tour.
Mr.. j. s. Porter returned from Jacksonville,
Florida, this week, and will remain in Ottawa
Il few days.
Mr.. Jos. Carter, of Normal, will be the princi
pal of the Peru schools next year.
Mr. Ed. Drew and Mr. Reed returned this week
from trip to Georgia, where they had been in
speeding some pine timber land.
-Nr. Chas. Skinner starts for Paris on -Nonday
next.
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From Garfield.
UNA

GARFIELD May %, 1875.
At about 10 minutes past O'Clock p. M,
there was drowned one mile south of this place
also at the same time, one mile north, one
third of all the corn planted in said district.
Wunder Brothers have moved up on the hill
in the western part of Garfield, and are improv
ing and ornamenting their new home there;
formerly owned by ]. H. Jennett
Mrs. J. q. Lucas has gone 10 Vermilliou
county, Ills. to visit her relatives and former
nelghbors.
From tO 10 trains are run on this division
Of the C. & ~ r. r daily this week.
ISooGSTTo.
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The Wheel BARROW Man.

A man named r. /. Potter arrived in this city
on Thursday about noon, who is cndcayorng TO
accomplish the feat of wheeling barrow from AL
bany, n Y, to San Francisco in 2l5 days. He
started on the 10th of April, and had been 80 days
on the road, and thought that he was about seven
days ahead of his time here. He is to receive
81 900 if he reaches his destination in the allotted
time, and If not he receives nothing and pays his
own expenses. He had a light whcel-barrow
with light box built on it in which he carried
his baggage, food and a register to receive the
names of few persons in the towns he passes
through. He is tall, gaunt person, and good
walker He took short rest here and started
on his Journey confident that he would success
ully accomplish his stupendous undertaking
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From Dayton.
DAYTON, Nav Il

DAYTON, May Goth, 1878.
Since our last the Fox River Horse Collar
Manufacturing Co. have made some very i'm
ortant changes The company has bought
he building which they have heretofore occu
lied and has also bought the old store build
pg of j. & ID. Green, which they have moveo
nd attached to the factory. They have paint
ID and remodcled their factory so that now i
presents neat appearance and is Il credit tc
heir business and energy. Notwithstanding
he hard times the company has been running
hp to their fullest capacity. They make {
|pecialty of the Pcnnypacker collar but make
bill other kinds and grades Of collars called tol
by the trade We noticed that Mr.. ID. l.
Grove is master mechanic, the position for
nerly occupied by Mr. J. G. Jones.
The c., b. IL @ r. r, Co. are now repairing
he depot and making the station house wealth
ertight and intend to paint it inside and out
side This will add very much to its appear
ancc and comfort and please Met" the agent
FISHING.
The young folks of Rutland had fishing
party last week on the opposite side Of tho
river A few of the party were so lucky as tc
catch three stray sun fish and one gar, though
lit may not be amss to state that the gar had be
come wedgcd in between two rocks and could
mot eXtricate himself Fishing has not beer
las good here for many years as this spring
| but we would not have your readers imagine
they can come here and pick up fish along the
shore, nor that they can bait them with ease
Fishing with a hook is a science and must bt
patiently learned. Very few fishermen catch
more than fifteen or twenty game fish here IL
la day, though some parties have caught as
high as hundred The latter had learned
the trade and everything besides was favora
BILE The best fisherman cannot catch no fish
today, owing to the late heavy rains. His
Honor, j. ID. Cation, was here fishing few
days ago and unfortunately fell into the water
and was slightly bruised
We had the heaviest rainfall on Wednesday
of this week that has been witnessed for more
than five years. The Fox river made rise OF
two and half feet IN one hour.
THE SCHOOL.
The school is progressing iavorably under
the supervision of Miss F. A. Mott, who has
begun her third years work at this place
Evidently the patrons are well pleased with
her work, and she enjoys an enviablc reputa
ton as a teacher FERN SLEEsEL.
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Buy your trunks at NJ. Stiefcl Il Co.'S.


\ meeting of the board of directors of the OF
tawa and Vermilion River Plank and Macada-
mixed Road Company was held on the 25th inst,
at which the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted
To all ,rloHl MAY cOnccrn:-
WHEREAS, \ desire has been expressed that
the gravel road should be made free, and
WHEREAS, The said road was projected and
constructed not as speculation, but in the spir
il of public enterprise, and
WHEREAS, There seems to have been manifest
ed disposition to msrepresent the action Of the
Gravel Road Company, or some Of It's members,
upon the matter Of freeing the road, therefore
RSSDiyd That we, Directors Of the Ottawa
and Ncrmillion River Plank and MacadamiZcd
Road Company and As individual stockholders,
stand ready (as We always have stood ready in
the spirit Of libcrality which has character
lied the company from its origin; or, To be more
explicit We rcailirm our former proposition To
sell our stock at fifty cents on the dollar We pay
the debts Of the company or, if that is not salts
factory, we will take what dsintercsted apprais-
ers will say the property Of the company is worth,
and we will also give one share Of our stock for
each eighty 800 acres we own ON the line OF the
road or which i strictly tributary To its revenue
not exceeding four shares To each person, and Ne
will exert ourselves to induce all other stock
holders to do the same. This being upon the
understanding that the road, If made free, shall
be kept up in about the same condition as under
the management Of the company.
Re~p'y7i, That this, our action, be spread upon
the record, copy be posted up in the Office Of
j. II. Dicken, Esq, and be offered TO the Ottawa
papers for publication, and that David Mill- be
appointed committee To deliver a copy TO the
Commissioners Of Highways Of the Town 81 South
Ottawa at their meeting this afternoon and Ia
explain further, If necessary, the attitude Of The
company.
hereby certify that the above IS a true copy Oi
the records THos. VI. Mason,
Assisiath .Se,7.'dry.
Dated South Ottawa MAY p, ISIS