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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-02

WANTED, A GUOD BUSINESSMAN
w with $500 to take hold Of one Of the best
paying business enterprises. Apply to G. GEL
HARDT, 1920 Main street fAIorchants Uotel).
IN 1-OfH
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WANTS..

WANTED, A GOOD WHITE COOK.
w To one that can come well recommended
good wages will be given. Apply at ZOE Main
Street, il 1-2t*
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use IOE Gu6 SSIcatci pVttlOu VI Guc tlmc Ou
account Of the city pump being out OF
order. sl,Fs5 10:
The total, estimated revenue is about
S37, 360.75. Ejp- .l9,a, 81:
.rt, i, The Assessments.
The real estate in the city is assessed by
the city at 81; 256, 265, and by the State at
81, l68, 759. This last includes all property
owned by the city, which the former does
not. The city capitatiOn tax is about 81, 760.
The yalueaof the real property is about
$50, COO for the city and $35, 600 for the State.
The city,scho ol-tax is q, 55L56. a5Sa.z
The MoHett Registers. j i.
There are In operation at this time nine
teen alcoholic and seven malt registers.
These are averaging about 81 per day each.
~ - The Churches. 81 $500 80
s,: WINCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH,
Corner Eleventh and cambridge streets.
Pastor. Rev. d. b. Winiree. Residence,
Porter street near Twelfth. Present MEM
bership, $50 add itions during the year by
baptism and letter, 25; diminutions, 10 OF
which were by death-all OF these were
females S. ia So 81. 81 s rs II
Theohurch,, contributed to tLe poor during
the year. $3.50. Sunday school collections,
Dr. q. i. Matthews is recording clerk,
and John W. Hall financial clerk Of the
church i n 4, 81 "a, ,s.,. Isl II 81.
Samuel q. Woodan Is superintendent of
the Sunday school W ich has membership
OF about S00s 81
MgADE-MEMoR1AL CHURCH.. ss
Corner OF Twelfth and Decatur streets.
Rector, Rev. >. Julius Sans. Residence,
Twelfth and cambridge streets. Yestry.
G. Al PepIe, DR.. y 81. u. Ingram,
Moore, I'VE. y. NeWcomb, Ne s. Rlanken-
~. 3. Diank enship and r. NsRcomb.
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When man has his own property adver-
tised for sale for taxes he should not 60
around his congressional district and tell
the people that they can stand more taxes to
pay the State debt. He ought to pay his
own debts before he talks of the;dishonesty
Of others. What say you to this. Brother
Heermans ?-Salens Register.
That Mr. Heermans never failed to pay
all his taxes; that his Newbern town and
water tax is four times the amount Of his
State tax; that we all pay it, thus proving
our ability to stand an increase OF taxation ;
that he had been printing for the corpora
tion every year, and that he expected
to pay his corporation tax in that way !;
that the corporation had no printing
this spring, and that when the SER
geant had to settle his tax had not
yet been paid. and that his name, with
others, was posted in his absence; that he
rallied out among his good deht-paying
patrons, collected the money, lifted bis
tickets, slept soundly, ate his little crust in
peace, went to work happy and contented.
set good example to all repudiators, and
was thus furnished big answer to very
little question: Virginia People.
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the circuit, and the whole thing was COM
plete. All that was necessary to do was to
talk to the tube, even at respectful dis
tanee from 1t, and the telephone repeated
the sound, at any distance yet tried, with q
loudness dependent only on the pressure in
the tube.
This disposes at once OF the fear that the
telephone was nearing the end of IFS useful
ness as an instrument for conveying speech.
1t is only at the beginning. With such
means there will be no obstacle to report
ing public speaker or singer-no difficult
ty, in fact, in hearing whispers inaudibIe to
unassisted ears. All that has ever been i'm
agined as among the possibilities of the
phonograph or the telephone seems now
certain to be outGone: Since the falling OF
a pin can now be heard at the distance OF q
hundred miles, little will be needed to real
ize Hoods metaphor that Silence herself
may be making row. s
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THE GREAT ToRNADo-THE TRACK OF IT'S

THE GREAT TORNADo-TuE TRACK OF IT'S
FURy-kILLED AND INJURED-HoMELEss
SURVIVORS. Cincinnati. o., May 2S.-
A special dispatch to the Commercial
from Madison, Wisconsin, says: GA
large number OF citizens are visiting
the scene Of the recent tornado. The roads
are literally iammed with teams from all
parts of the country, viewing the deyasta-
tions of the storm. None Of the accounts have
been exaggerated, nor has hardly half been
told Of its destructiyeness. The eastern
towns did not suffer as much as Primrose,
Boutwell,, and Perry. Thirty lives were
lost in this county alone, and nearly hun
dred persons were seriously injured, while
the destruction OF property will reach: into
millions. From the first appearance Of the
cyclone at Mineral Point, through its. whole
course across the State, the destruction was
great. 1t is estimated that fifty people have
been killed, and from two hundred to two
hundred and fifty injured seriously. while
scores are left homeless, many OF them not
knowing where their next meal is coming
from. The accounts of survivors are har-
rowing in the extreme, and the woe and
desolation everywhere visible are extremely
painful"
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BRIEF LOCAL ITEMs.-The highest report
ed price paid on 'Change for tobacco yes
terday was SCI, by Salmon Il Hancock.
The vacant lot on the northeast corner OF
Cary and Thirteenth streets is voted nui'
sance by the people OF the vicinity.
The British bark Traveller, Penfield
house to load flour for Brazil.
The State Library was closed yesterday
to enable the room to undergo a needed re-
noyation.
The collections OF United States internal
revenue yesterday amounted to 26,9S2.47.
The police will be inspected by the Mayor
and police commissioners at the Old Market
next Saturday.
The new track Of the street railway or
Broad street is nearly completed.
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RICHMOND, Va, Nav %, IS

RICHMOND, Va, May %, 1878.
TO the Editors Of the Dispatch:
Sirs,-In justice to the membership OF
the Independent Order OF Good Tempars
in Virginia, working under the jurisdiction
of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the
World, desire to say that there is only one
Grand Lodge OF the above Order in this
State. which has had no Grand-Lodge meet
ing since the 18th Of November, at which
time was elected secretary OF the same.
Any other individual furnishing you in
formation concerning the said organization
and representing himself as its grand
worthy secretary is an impostor, and will
be dealt with rs such in the courts OF the
State. Respectfully, r. A. GREEN,
Grand Worthy Secretary,
independent Order OF Good Templars.
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Truth About Bald Mountain.
TIE MOUNTAIN RENT IN TWAIN, BUT NO SIGN
OF An ERUPTION.
rt.harleston News and Courier.l

TIE MOUNTAIN RENT IN TWAIN, BUT NO SIGNS
OF AN ERUPTION.
rCharleston News and Courier.J
SPARTANBURG, May 26.-In accordance
with your instructions 10 visit Bald Noun
tain and report the facts in regard to the
alleged rupture of that famous peak, / left
Spartanburg last Thursday morning, and
after fatigning ride OF forty miles through
the mountains reached Bald Mountain next
day. Finding it impossible to reconcile
conflicting rumors, or 10 ascertain the truth
by inquiry, procured guides and assembled
the peak the same afternoon. But one man
had ever seen the fissure, and him I could
not find. After a long and painful search,
however, we finally chanced upon the OBJ
ject OF our quest, and found it to be a crack
about one hundred yards in length, about
four feet in width and of unknown depth.
The creyice, which runs nearly due east
and west, is parallel with and but short
distance from the brow Of the precipice
which marks the southern boundary of the
mountain. That it is of recent origin was
plainly to be seen, and is further proved by
the freshly-torn roots Of the trees growing
near it. Careful investigation leads me to
the conclusion that the crevice merely
marks the separation Of a very large section
of the cliff from the body of the mountain,
and that the break will result sooner or
later in Landslide, differing only in point
of extent from others like it and Of frequent
occurrence in this locality. There has been
no appearance OF smoke nor smell of sui
phur, and the mountain eXpeI Iienced its last
ague at least a year before the crack appear
ed. Whether or not the latter was caused
by the former is thing no fellow can find
out. &. NICK.
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A MATHEMATICAL PHENoMENON.-There is
young negro man in this county who can
give correct answer to any mathematical
problem put to him. He is perfect curl
osity IN this way, and gives his answers in
stantly-without thought, apparently. He
has no education. Upon being questioned,
he will tell the name OF the day IN any week,
month, or year, whether II I, past or flu
ture, and has been ossod oa twenty years
in the future. Tell him the number of the
day Of the month and the year in which you
were born, and he will tel! you the name OF
the day instantly, even if he never saw OF
heard of you before. His name is Butler
Denham.- somerset (Ky.) Reporter.
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COURT ORDERS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF +HANO-
I YER COUNTY:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Ot rHANO-
L YER COUNTY:
d. L. Jones. Sheriff of Hanover county. and as such
administrator de b. n. Of Adeline W. Hackett. de-
ceased. and as administrator of Martin L. Hack
eli, deceased. tlaintln,
against
Albert L. King ct aLs......... .Defendants'
BY a decree rendered in the above-entitled cause
on the 7th OF May, 1878. 1t was ordered that one OF
following inquiries and state the following accounts
10 wit:
/. Au account Of the transactions OF the said d.
L. Jones sheriff OF Hanover. and as such adminfs-
traitor de b0niS non of Adeline W. Hackett. de-
ceased and us late administrator of Martin p Hack
etr, deceased.
tin Hackett, deceased, and their respective prort-
ties.
8. That he viii ascertain and report who sre the
distributes OF said Aceine w Hacketr, deceased,
and who entitled TO the funds In the hands of The
plaintiff.
fice Of she time and place fixed by the Commission
er for executing The same be published once week
for four successive weeks in some newspaper pub
lished In the city of Richmond, which notice, so
published, shall be equivalent TO personal service on
all the parties Interested s-s
The parties TO and all persons interested In this
suit viii take notice that have Fixed upon my oice
No.11O3 Main street. in the city of Richmond, as
the place. and TUESDAY, July the 9th next, be-
for executing the requirements OF said Decree when
and where they are required to attend.
Given under my handfas Commissioner in Chan
cery for the Circuit Court OF HANOVER county; May
29th, A. ID. 1878. Il. II. CARDWELL,
my 3O-Th4w Commissioner.
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SALE OF VIRGINIA BoNDs.-Messrs. Will
liams Il Gibson, stock and real estate bro
kers and auctioneers, yesterday sold at auc-
ton, by virtue Of a decree Of the Circuit
Court of this city, in the suit Of Sands and
others Us. The Guardian Life-Insurance
Company, the following Virginia cunsols,
&C.: $4,000 Virginia consols sold at 595 !;
$4,000 Virginia consols sold at 592; $4,000
Virginia peeler consols, interest from Jan
uary 1. 1878, at 244; $4,000 Of the same at
24s $4,000 of the same at 24t ; $4,000 West
Virginia certificates at A.; $4,000 Of the
same at FIG; $5,4O0 order for past-due
interest on consols at 11d !; S5.400 order for
past-due interest on peelers at 15a.
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THE MOZART THIS EvENING.-The pro-
gramme for this evening will be instru-
mental, and will possess many pleasing fea-
lures. The orchestra will perform three
pieccs-the overture EZRA DiavoIo," by
Auber; the Autograph" waItzes, by
Strauss; and Pot Pourri, by Zikoff. DR..
Bartkowski will render solo for violin,
s. Pastorale," by RobDerechst, and Mr..
John Reinhardt Il solo for violin, the "SiXth
Air." by De Beriot. Mr.. Jacob Reinhardt
will play a solo for piano, with orchestral
accompaniment, .Andante and Presto"
by Mendelssohn; and Messrs. Kessnich,
Thilow, Baseler, and Reinhardt Il string
quartette, by Haydn.
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The EalIin. of n PIN Heard Il Hundred
Miles.
rEew York Tribune, 2s,h. I

New York Tribune, 2Sth.]
We appear to be only at the beginning OF
discoveries in the line Of the telephone and
the phonograph. An entirely new field OF
science has been opened; the limits cannot
even be guessed. An instrument has been
devised that bears relation to our capacity
for hearing, similar to that which the micro
scope or the telescope does for vision. The
new device magnities sound. 1t is appro-
priately called the microphone. BY its means
sounds so faint that they have never before
been heard by human ears may be made
of any degree of loudness. A feathers
edge brushed over the sounding-board
of this instrument has been made to crash
upon the ears Of the listeners. The touch
of the tip Of a camePs-hair brush was the
occasion OF "a cracking noise, OF which
the intensity was almost painful to the ear"
The fainteSt whisper OF the human voice
can besreproduced in the loudest tones.
"The maiden's sigh may roar like the cata-
ract OF Niagara"
Professor D. E. Hughes has given full
account Of the microphone to the Royal So
ciety of London, and described the steps
by which he was led to the invention. He
is most widely known in England as the
inventor of atype-printing telegraph lnstru-
ment which is in general use in that country.
Although he is an accomplished electrl-
clan, the apparatus which he has employed
for his new experiments is OF the simplest
character and the most trifing cost. With
it he has made the footsteps OF house.hy
distinctly audible; and oil these sounds,
after being intensified. are transmitted to
any needful distance by the ordinary te'e-
phone. At recent exhibition of these eX-
periments to afew scientific friends in Lon
don all the astonishing effects that have been
referred to were easily produced, except the
fly performance. a.
The philosophy OF the new invention is
more difficult to explain than is the tele-
phone itself. The discovery has been made
by Professor Hughes that the vibrations OF
sound are reproduced with the greatest
delicacy and increased force by certain ma
terials interposed in nm electric circuit.
The reproduced sounds gain their increase
OF power doubtless at the expense of the
current. After a large number OF expert
mentshe gives the preference to carbon for
this purpose; especially to pieces OF char
coal that have been heated to Whiteness
and then plunged into mercury. These
pieces, in one OF his experiments, he
placed In q glass tube, and brought o press
nre upon them that squeezed their ends to-
gether. This apparatus was made part OF 2
closed electric circnIt oi thres small cups.
al Bell telephone was then intro 6lced into
f1 NT,at fF
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ORGAN RECTTAL.-After the regular
weekly services in the lecture-room OF
Centenary church last night the doors lead
ing to the auditorium were thrown open,
and in few minutes q large and brilliant
audience assembled to listen to Mr.. Leo P.
Wheat's organ recital. The programme
consisted of overtures, hymns, and airs
from the operas, and was rich treat to the
lovers OF music. The entertainment lasted
about an hour q half.
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PERsoSAL.--J. Fl. Otey Cary. Esq. pro-
prietor OF the Calwell House, White Sui
phur Springs, and John B. Tinsley, Esq,
proprietor Of the Sweet .ChaIybeate Springs,
are in the city making arrangements for the
springs season.
Among the visitors to the Tobacco En-
change yesterday were Charles S. Holmes,
Cincinnati; r. 7. Richardson, Reedsville.
n. c.; George A. Endley, Chase City; w.
B. Johnson, Parkersburg, W. Va; c. W,
Spiccr, Petersburg; Commodore Burns,
New Orleans; William T. Fable, Cam.
bridge, Mass; J. E. Whitock, Louisa; and
B. j. Hughes, Goochland.
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ArEW hRRIVAI.S I.S-ERESH~A
INSURANCE COMPANIES,
THE NORTHWESTERN
L MUTUAL LIFE-IESCRANCE COMPANY
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.

NINETEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Assets January l. 1S7S..... ...SlS, 1926 W
Surplus massachusetts standdrdl... 2,IS9.23o %
Excess Of interest receipts over
death losses since organization. 2'34o.6Ss II
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARSt1 STf-73-'7G. and
'77) ITS INTEREST RECEIPTS HAVE EXCEEDED
IT'S DEATH LOSSES AND EXPENSES CoMBiSED-a
result without parallel In the history OF :i:t issr-
dividends than any life company In the world.
AS examples, state that Mr. Abraham Levy; Of
the well-known firm of Levy BRO hers, or this cifY
received last year cash dividend oil 73x per cent.
on an ordinary lifr-pocy issued In 1851. and If
alive at its next anniversary ne will receive ivi
deud Of 80 per cent and The Rev. DIR. Curry. pro-
fcssor in Richmond College, received 46 rer cent.
lhls tenth diytdendl on u ten-payment iiie-polcy
issued In 1867. Apply 10
JOHN r. CARY, State Agn'.
1918 Main street, Richmond. Va,
NH 1-eod3m
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SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May 29.-Rey. DR..
Seymour has withdrawn his declinatlon,
and will be consecrated Bishop OF this dio-
cese at Trinity church, New York, on st.
Barnabas day.
LONDON. May 29.-The Daily Telegraph,
in its leading article, says that to-day's Cabi-
net council will decide upon the instruc-
tions OF the British representative at the
congress. According to an understanding
with Count Schouvalof Bulgaria has been
reduced to less than half the size at first
proposed. Russia has already admitted
large limitation in Asia, and arrangements
are in view to get rid Of indemnity entirely.
PARIS, May 29.-The Government refuses
to sanction outdoor ceremonies on the one
hundredth anniversary Of the death OF Vol
taire. The celebration takes place in the
Gaiety Theatre next Thursday. A meeting
will be held. over which Victor Hugo will
preside.
Earl Russell, the veteran statesman, died
Tuesday evening at his residence, at Rich
mond, England, in the eighty-sixth year OF
his age. z
The Republicans to the nation: g You
must either hush UP about the present fraud
or take back Grant and all the old frauds.
Now choose, you blockheads. ."-C Courier
journal.
"Grant," says the Inter- Ocean, "occu-
pies place in the hearts OF his country
men," The Oceda, might have added, .t He
has long occupied a place in their pockets" !"
Courier Journal.
Dad has crawled under the hay again and
is writing war editorials for the Graphic.
The Ink be diffuses is OF a blood-IedE tint,
and every now aud then acurdiing howl
issues from the hay. cock. - Cs0airier-J Joarnat.
Penften.fssies should be- made easier Of
ACCESS for enlbeSzlers - fsicago Journal.
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MANCHESTER AND VICINITY,

Iron -lhieueS.-Mayor Clarke sentenced
William Hill to ten days in jail, with fifteen
lashes added, for stealing iron from the
Richmond and Danville railroad yards.
The case OF Lewis Washington and
other parties were continued until to-day.
These arrests were made by the company's
track-walker, James Hagan. The theft OF
old iron is Of such frequent occurrence that
it requires several private watchmen to pre-
vent it. and even then large quantity is
carried off ts.-s: .sfss
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TIE EXCURSION TO WASuGNGToN.-The
excursion to Washington to be given by
Marshall Lodge. KNIGHTS OF Pythias, on
Whit-Monday, June, 10th, promises to be
one Of the most pleasant and attractive Of
the season. Congress will be in session.
and persons going will have an opportunity
of witnessing the proceedings OF this MI
tional body as well as seeing the celebrated
statesmen OF the country.
The committee are making arrangements
by which line of stages will be run from
Church and Union Hills and other distant
points in the city, as we'll as from Manches-
ter, to convey passengers to the train.
The train will start from head OF Broad
street at 5:45 A. NJ, returning, leave Wash
ington ut =. NJ. same day
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LOCAL MATTERS.

THE EVENT OF THE SEAsoN.--Tne Rich.
moud Press Club, composed of the report.
ers and correspondents OF the city, will
have an excursion down the river Tues.
day, June 11th, on board OF the steamer
PamIico. They have made arrangements
which they believe will justify them in
promising that it will ;be the event of the
season in the excursion line. They will
sell only limited number OF tickets, and
pledge themselves to see that no improper
or disorderly character is allowed to enter
the boat.
They will carry with them brass and
string-band and q zquartette Of the best
singers OF the city. The deck Of the boat
is suitable for dancing, and every prepara-
tion will be made to ensure successful en-
ioyment of that pastime. While special
effort will be made to entertain and please
the ladies, members of the sterner sex will
not be neglected. At the landing-and a
beautiful spot thirty or forty miles from the
city will be selected-there will be glass-ball
shooting and such other amusements as will
be most likely to prove agreeable.
| In order to encourage native talent and
develop modest worth, prize chrome will
becawarded to the gentleman who, in the
course of the voyage, tells to committee OF
experts the best fish or snake-story. The
committee will beannounced n o few days,
and will embrace the names Of gentlemen
eminent in pisciculture and celebrated for
their exploits with hook and line.
To the end also that conversational pow
ers may be developed prize--"take my
hat will be awarded to the gentleman who
in the course OF the day displays most per-
tinacity and perspicacltv in talking to his
fellow-citizens. Speed and endurance oi
the talker and amount OF punishment in.
flicted upon the victim. will be considered
| in reaching the conclusion. The COM
mittee of judges to act in this case are
all celebrated 90 chinners," and their names,
when published, as they shortly will be,
will be an unassailablc guarantee Of theii
capacity. The judges will be allowed tc
take hand-or tongue, rather-in the con-
test.
In fact there will be lit is eXpected) iu'
Gicious blending Of rational amusement
fresh air, and river-scenery with con
siderable quantity OF nonsense, Irritation
and ice-cream. The prime object OF tht
movement is to benefit our fellow-creatures
The next is 10 clear the city Of all reporters
and correspondents for one day, and tc
leave the editors .alone in their glory" t
get out the papers. The last is to rais'
money to furnish club-room, where in
dustry, sobriety, and Veracity will be in
stiled into the minds of the rising genera
tion OF newspaper-men, and all possib
efforts made for the reclamation of the vete
rams.
1t will be grand day for the newspaper
man. We see him now
| .,~,a,o 80 ,ro
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CONCERT AT AsHLAND. D.-To-night the choir
Of Pine-Street Baptist church will give a
concert at the Baptist church in Ashland for
the benefit of both churches. Splendid vocal
and instrumental music will be furnished.
The train leaves the Broad-street depot at
a. O'Clock, returning after the concert. The
price Of the trip is remarkably low.