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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

I BRIEF LOCAL TrEHs.-The Norwegian
bark Wenkila, Lysche master, Is expected
to sail to-day for Brazil with o cargo OF
-four, shipped BY the ua1lego Manufacturing
Company. $. XII, ). 49, st.. ss,s.s5 U,
revenue yesterday amounted to =, ,9S9.S5. I
d The river was reported rs falling last
night. No damage done by the recent rise.
The highest reported price paid yester-
II gold continues to fail, the prospects
are that it- will soon,bet at a discount, and
greenbacks at a premium. t|:i
There will be trottinE match at the Fair
Grounds to-day at o'clock 2. NJ. between
Curtis's b. I'd. Kate Sands and >. h. Will
liams,s b. e.. Altitnonte. {!
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company will be held In this city December
1lth. ea.s
The coastwise receipts yesterday con.
sisted OF two cargoes of coat per steamers
from Philadelphia. One cargo OF granite
shipped to Washington. s g4s
The German bark Weland, from Rich:
mond for Bremen, put into Falmouth, Eng
land, Monday, in distress.
Yesterday in the Cbancery Court q suit
for divorce was entered by William ii.
Cousins us. Mary Jane Cousins. -,
The Chief OF Police has received infor-
nation asking the arrest in his district OF
Frederick Cartier, Of Philadelphia, charged
with diamond and jewelry robbery.
The canal commerce has been active this
week-the receipts being principally grain,
tobacco, forest products, and country pro-
duce. l. . .'qr. ssstt, ~GTs;l l.a- ,,;f-..,s 'E
at one time yesterday over one hundred
wagons laden with loose tobacco were
standing in the vicinity Of Shockoe ware
house awaiting their turns to be unloaded.
Among the latest patents issued from
Washington is one to Adolphus .Gipperich
for sash-fasteners. :, s.F,.3, sT-.;4
A marriage.license was issued in wash va 81
fington yesterday to Il. r. Adams, Of Rich
mond. and Miss Mary E. Lynn, Of Moor
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

i LauIrs,AND aEN1LnAzH's BOOTS and sHoEs-
hand-made-to order-best quality guaranteed 70
as-ss q BoscHEN,s. zoe and GIL Brosd street,
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IscrPIEaT TARTAR AND scuRF removed by.
MEADE d. BAKERs SAPosINE DENTIFRIcE.
Fifty cents bog,
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THE WAR OF 1912, &c.

To-day In thesenate, Senator Withers IN
troduced bill repeating the joint resoiu-
tion OF 1897, which required tnat Ye'eians a,aaS,
Of the war OF 1872, and their WIDOWS, sisa.a .l
prove n tina, they were loyal during the late
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

THE LAaUAYaA cosTEE We sell at 1sc. per
pound " q, eue as we eYes saN, W. ID. RLAIR u CO.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

FINE LOT STEEL ENGRAyINGs at
ss,-.. .-., ..., WEST, JOHNSTON &c Co.'s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

WORKS of all the standard authors st
WEST, sJoHNsToa & Co.'S. :
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

DEPARTMENTAL REPoRTs-Accompan
ing the Governors Message the usual &C.
part@ental reports with the exception Of
DR.. Ruffner's and Auditor Tarlors) We're
sent to the General Assembly yesterday.
The Board Of Directors OF the Peniten-
tiary call attention to. the recommendation
of the Superintendent infavor OF leasing out
the shops. The mortality among conyicts
employed on the James River and Kanawha
canal has been very large. The Board re-
commend the abolition Of the office Of Gene
raj Agent, and that the duties be performed
by the Superintendent, with the aid OF an
additional clerk at So per month. There
Is no sort OF complaint against the present
incumbent. The Board ask that Sl6, 500 be
appropriated for restoring the shops recent
y destroyed by fire. z The cooper-shop has
already been temporarily resstabllshed. and
Tor the present the shoe-shop will be put in
1he mess-hail and the prisoners fed, as OF old,
under The arch. The Board desire the new
cooper. and carpenter-shops erected outside
oi the prison walls, or rather as an annex,
70 lessen the danger from fires.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
LEVY BROTHERS
offer to-day q large lot OF
r1 g.. CLOAKS, ...t q

..- GREATLY-RRDUcED PRICES. T.:
Having bought out q large stock, direct from the
manufacturer, at a great sacrifice, they are eua-
bled to offer .,,. .ta. ... ~ .,... q. .'..
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS.
... ....s .-r' ,'- They also offer i.n" -
..a SILKS. SATINs, AND VELvETs,
at unprecedentedly low prices. Much can be gained
by calling at LEVY BROTHERS and making your
purchases. 'sc .... 3. ...'r .-... - = .-..t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-The follow
ing officers of the Southside Social Club
were elected at the last meeting for the en-
suing year: President, r. e. Napier !;
vice-President, James NJ. Cullen; Secre-
tary, James Fl. Melvin; Treasurer, G. W.
Lohmann; ySergeant-at. Arms, T. j. Sulh-
vim.
The second annual calico, ball OF this cl''S
will come off on The 26th instant.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

FOR BLEEDING GUMS, use MEADE '& BAKERS
JARBoLIC MOUTH-WAsH. Fifty cents q bottle.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

JupEsIIE AND TOY BooKs at
"a 5.33l..sk WEST, JoHHsTox q Co.'s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
SUGAR LEGISLATION THIS SESSION.

A resolution offered by General Gibson,
of Louisiana. 10 refer the whole sugar ques-
ton to a subcommittee, is, pending il the
Committee of Ways and Means. 1t is OPP
posed by Mr.. Wood. 1t is claimed that if
it passes it will take the subject from the
control OF the New York refners. The
President has this session again recommend
ed legislation in regard to sugar. and the
opinion prevails that Congress will follow
&c ,I1
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RUSSIA and SHELL GooDSat ws - :
WEST. JOHNSTON 6 CO.'S!
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:. .LAsuAYRA CoYFEE,. very finest, at 1sc. per
pound ". D. BLAA 6Vo'
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Governor Walker says he is in favor OF
retiring the notes OF the national banks and
substituting for them Treasury legal-tender
notes. He favors simply tax on the capltai
OF the banks, and, thinks that should be i'm
posed by the States and not by the General
Government, He regards tax on deposits
and circulation wrong and tmpolitic. de
wants the silver bill SO amended as to allow
parties to deposit silver. bullion with the
Assistant Treasurer and receive for 1t
silver certificate Just as you get
gold certificate now for gold bullion.
He thinks that resum ption should have
fair trial, and that the present Congress
should take no further action on the sub
iect. III IL succeeds it will not be on ac-
count OF the resumption act, but in spite OF
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

The GEORGE TRTAL.-Judge 0nld, OF
counsel for the Philadelphia claimants,
spoke all day yesterday, and only concluded
~ IL O'clock last night, when the case Was
sisen into the hands of the jury, and the
court adjourned until this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
. rEy-THoUsAND-DoLLAR JOB.

S.; William Lawrence; OF Illinois, one Of the
Presidents Louisiana commission, was to-
day given aten-thousand-dollar job. .'
The committee which sat during the re-
cess to consider the Reorganization OF, the
army will report next week. There will be
but one reDOrt.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

On The Streets. The work OF cleaning
the gutter on the east side Of Hull street
between Second and Third has been COM
pleted. and the west side is receiving need
ed attention. The worst place in the city
at the present time ts, without doubt,
around the north and southwest corners OF
Hull and Eighth streets. ''
Nothing has been done on the Hull-street
pavement this week. The reason OF the
suspension OF the work has not been made
public. a tsw
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.

At the close of last session the House, by
a two:thirds vote, adopted a joint resolution
amending the Constitution so as to prohlblt
the payment Of the claims Of disloyal per-
sons for property injured or DESTROYED du-
ring the late war. To-day it reached the
Senate for the action Of that body.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

8. Powers & Son, faiied today. Liabilities
estimated at $4,000; assets, a5large stock
Of goods. The creditors are principally in
Nashville, New York, Phiiadelphia, and
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
Nashville. rFeup.

Failure in Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE. December 4.-B. L. Powers,
elothIer, doing business under the name OF
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Chesterfield Court and Other County Nat
ters.-Sheriff Clarence Fl. Flournoy and his
deputies are engaged in summoninga uenare
OF thirty-two men from Clover Hill, Ber-
muda, and Matoaca districts for the term oil
the court commencing next Monday.
Chester society is Just at this time agitated d
over two important matters, and in which
all the lovely ladies Of that charming viii
lage are taking much interest. One is the
concert and tableaux to take place at the
hotel on New-Year's night, and the other Is
the building of an Episcopal church at or
near the village. It's hoped both projects
vii, be eminently successful. -" - ,
Captain D. NJ. Goode, of Clover ELL; j.
N. G. Fitzpatrick, OF Chester; A. E. Moore,
of Midlothian; NJ. A. Cogbil', OF Dale ;
John NJ. Lundie, OF Matoaca; w. B. Wool.
bridge, of Manchester; and Deputy-Sherif1
W. G. Flournoy, just from Bermuda, re-
port afEairs as being very encouraging all
over the county. The barns ore we'll stored
with grain; many hogs have been killed
and many others await in blissful ignorance
!" the inevitable fate"; the supply OF chick
ems, turkeys, &C., is large; the woods are
full of hares, squirrels. partridges, &C.; the
persimmon crop promises TO be unusually
large; good crop OF winter oats has been
seeded, and from all along the Chesterfield
lines come cheering the words OF reason
able prosperity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

.. !. EDUCATIONAL. -4r
THE, HEBREW LANGUAGE.--The.
Rev. M. j. MICBELBACHER VIM OPEN A,
SI!H0Oi. FOR JEWISH, THu.DREN-not TO In
ierfare with the day school-to TEACH. HEBREW,
and Also GERMAN if desired.
He win also give Lessons in the HEBREW. L. Ian ~.
GTGGE, 10 students preparing themselves lor the
ministry, or to others. ,,x1curn.crIFp
de 4-1w* NO. oof hortn ihifo s.iees.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05

, JOHN NANAMAkERs
Tenta and Main STREETS,
The New York herald., 1878-11-18
THE KEY TO ANOTHER BANK.

As Detectives Cornish and Wilson. of the Twenty
eighth precinct were walking down Third avenue
from Fifty-ninth street, early yesterday morning.
they man entering the Grand Central Bank
through the window corner OF Fifty seventh street
and Third avenue. The officers halloocd TO him.
but he did not stop. They went to the other
side Of the street and could the stranger moving
about in the building. and. as they thought, acting
suspiciousy. Detective Cornish then determined to
enter the bank by the window in the same manner
as the man had done, while Detective Wilson was 10
look about for the mans confederates. In u moment
he was inside and had the man in custody
On the way to the Fifty-ninth street
police station the prisoner said his name was Morris
Langcncen. aud that he the janitor Of the bank
building He said woman came there to scrub the
ONCE and that he had given her the key. Sergeant
Smith, duty at the station, sent for the president
OF the bank, Mr.. Frederick Loew. He identified the
man az the janitor.
The New York herald., 1878-11-18
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

At Jefferson Market yesterday George Livingstone,
alias William West of Washington, was held for
stealing thirty dollar gold chain from the jcwelry
store Of II. b. MELVILLE No 432 Sixth avenue.
The steamship Ludwig sailed from this, port six
weeks ago for Antwerp. and has not yet been heard
from. although her usual time IL only ten days. This
vessel does not belong to the Rotterdam line has
been stated. but to the Antwerp line.
William Machn twentysix years old. OF No. 336
East Twenty sixth street, while playing with a re-
volver last night at his residence accidentally shot
himself in the mouth, inhicting q severe. but not
fatal wound
lecture the work Of Stanley and Livingstone in
their great Central African explorations will he given
this evening in Dr. Crosby's Church. Fourth avenue
and Twenty second street. by DIR. Prnney, president
Of Liberia College who has but recently returned from
Africa.
The obscquies of Frederick G. Schmidt the ship
broker. took place yesterday ut St. AIMS Church, in
Eighteenth street. Fifth After the usual
impressive Offices had been performed the Rev. DIR.
Gallaudet, rector. delivered brief discourse. The
remains were accompanied by large number of car
riages to Greenwood cemetery for sepulture.
young who gave his name as Francis Mur-
ray. Of No. 198 Mulberry street. held in 81 600
bail at the Tombs yesterday, charge of burglary
Murray barefooted when arrested. and was found
in the ncighborhood of John OBriens liquor store
at No ~ Oliver street. He had with him So H. which
Olsrien identified AZ his money and which had been
obtained from the store by forcble entrance through
the side door.
The New York herald., 1878-11-18
DEFILED BY COMEDIANS.

PASTOR CRAWFORD REDEDICATES THE METHos.
DIST CHURCH OF ARLINGTON on ACCOUNT OF
A VARIETY PERFORMANCE.
The Episcopalians Of the village Of Arlington. J.,
have been giving. numberof lectures and concerts.
for the purpose OF raising money to build house of
worship In tire latter part Of October they arranged
for concert and secured the Methodist Church from
the trustees for that purpose. The concert
cess financially. and everybody seemed satisfied
except the Rev. Mr.. Crawford. who created
sensation last Sunday by declaring that the church
had been desecrated by the performance and IL
necessary to the edce before religious
services could be held He thereupon called the
trustees to forward and assist him in the IRE
dcdicatory services. but they needed him not andi
Mr.. Crawford performed the act alone. AZ
ter the Amen Squire Pickett, OK
tho trustees arose in meeting TO explain.
He had been Methodist he said, before
many in the church born; he saw nothing in the
concert that could be objected to by any reasonable
man. and inasmuch the action Of Pastor Crawford
reelected upon him. he would resign trustee.
There WIS quite commotion throughout the church.
During the week the trustees held meeting. and not
wishing to spread the scandal. decided to let
the matter drop. The Methodist Church is.
the only place Of Worship in Arlington.
The people Of all denominations contributed
toward its erection. and the general opinion
among the villagers is that the Mehodists should in
Pastor Crawford savors of narrow mindeiness Mr..
Crawford that portions of the entertainment
sisted of dialect performances of the variety order by
negro Dutch and Irish comedians. highly escr-
cate the church before it could be again used .
ho,isc u worship,
The New York herald., 1878-11-18

together with hook and ladder companies 10, I, 8
and q. Fire Commissioners King and German were
Engineer On Bate. sna his ~s ssaisans csl Mr
Shea. Chiefs Rowe, Bonner, King and Miller
were in command of their respective battalions. The
police boat Seneca, in command of Captain Schultz.
poured two effective streams into the fire from the
river. The freboat w. +. Havemeyer, known En-
gne 49, the of the tire promptly at threa
o'clock. and three heavy streams were poured from
her bow
ANOTHER THEORY As TO THE FIRES ORIGIN.
The Sunday watchman. William Cuddy, was busily
engaged when Krauek across the street to in
form him of the fire. Both went to the upper story
bnt smoke. They poured a few pailfuls of water.
but a wild cry from Fisher informed them that the
hre had broken out on the roof different
theory from that advanced by Mr.. Lamphear.
treasurer of the association, was advanced by a
man first at the fire. He thought that one of tho
fish runners. while intoxicated, had gone up to the
upper loft to sleep. He had lighted cigar in his
mouth, and dropping it set fire to the hsh barrels
piled about. This man said he saw the young man
running mp Beekman street shortly after the fire.
But Mr. Lamphear does not believe in this There ara
no barrels about in the upper loft There might bs
some papers he thought. but nothing else.
INCIDENTS THE FIRE.
When the fremen were pouring streams upon the
hra from the fsh ears in the river in front OF the
market hve men stepped upon the cars at once with
hose pipe and were submerged. They lost their fire
hats but all We're rescued The hose pipe. however.
kept playing water upon the scrambling fremen.
The water was pally shut OIL and they recovered tho
pipe.
the money drawer in his Office while the iremen
playing upon the fire in the loft above.
There $3.50 in the safe of Moon Lamphear,
but they decided to leave il there till after the fire.
The Bleecker street. South street. and Canal street
and Broadway cars were prevented from approaching
their stands at the ferry.
Mr. Lamphcar said there was but $4,000 worth Of
fish in the market. They generally run out of fsh
Saturday. As TO the continuance of business. he
thought they would remain at the old stand 1t would
only inconvenience them to having cover for the
fish, Many of the POO fish in the river were filed
with iah.
BY nine O'Clock P. NJ. the fire completely ex.
tnguished
The New York herald., 1878-11-18
A VALE OF TRAGEDIES.
From the London Globe.l


Only two or three miles from Mentone. in q valley
which the DsJas describes in eloquent and pathetic
terms II IL isolated wild. far removed from any
animated centre. Only few stunted pines grow
up from the clefts in the saty rock. The aridty
Of the place is complete A horrible silence rcigns
in 1t which is hardly interrupted by the cries
of ill-omcncd birds by the cracks OF the
mulcteers whips as they pass along tho
road Here nature is dead and the abrupt
gorges around justify the lugubrious purposes for
which the spot has been chosen For this is tho
valley called Mortola and here II is that the affairs of
honor Of the neighboring French heroes decided
with the aid Of sword or pistol. 'Can any reader"
asks the Dtbots guess what dramatic has lately
been enacted in this vsllcy7" Evidently not. and
then follows touching description Of the terrible
tragedy. Two young men. inhabitants of Nice. and
intimate friends but separated by tho ardent
passion which each Of them had for a lady" had
agreed to have hostile meeting with pistols in tho
lugubrious valley already described They met, and
had for some time been dscharging their firearms at
one another without any inconvcnent result when
they startled by the tolng of the ncighboring
and began ~ mediate upon the wickedness Of angry
passions. Then appeared upon the scene unex-
pected witness. II was the clergyman of the aforc-
said chapel. whose counsels promptly rcconced the
two quondan friends. and who. as IL appears, has
rcconcilcd many pairs OF duellsts in the way.
As soon as the report of firearms rings through the
valley Of death the good man always sets his bell
tolling and hurries to the One s tempted 20
think that this humane practice is pretty well known
at Nice aud some other places and that the pugnacious
young blades who repair to the Mortola Valley not
always SO nightly surprised to hear the sound Of the
chapel bell and 10 the unexpected witness ap-
pear on the scene. There must. however very often
be an anxious period of suspense while the first few
shots are being exchanged. lest too clumsy cham
pion should chance to hold his pistol straight aud
shoot his adversary incontncn,ly before the bcneht
Of clergy" Is obtained.
The New York herald., 1878-11-18

Twelve years ago Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Smith. Of
Newark, became man and wife. To them have been
born three children. Recently Mrs. Smith filed with
the New Jersey Chancellor application for de-
cree Of absolute divorce. In her petition Mrs
Smith describes her husband very
monster of inhumanity. She alleges that for
the first six years of her married life she
treated good wife ought TO bewith kindness,
consideration ami affection. Since 1872, however her
life with her husband has been, she avers perfect
hell upon earth She gives day and date for
cruel beatngs When Of her babies only eleven
days old Smith, she alleges beat and flung her and the
little one ont Of doors. subsequently he home
one day intoxicated and beat her shockngly kicking
her again out Of doors. Another time she alleges.
he brought home with him q lewd woman
and outraged decency in his wife's presence.
Still at another time when she enceinte and
knowing that she was greatly afraid of dogs, he
brought couple home. and, despite her protest and
pleadings. made the dogs jump upon her bed where
she lay. Her screams alarmed the neghbors, who
came in and drove the dogs out Upon the with
drawal Of the neighbors he rcvenged himself her
in most brutal manner. she alleges. Other indig-
mites and cruelties heaped her. and now she
appeals to the law to be dissolved from all association
with the man whom once she loved ardently but now
hates with all the energy at her command. She
claims provision for the children also charge Of
them.
The New York herald., 1878-11-18
FIRE IN MERCER STREET.

The six story brick building No. 1T Mercer street.
discovered to be fire shortly after four o'clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t broke out on the
fourth floor and quickly spread to the
upper portion of the building. On the arriva
of the iremen three alarms telegraphed, which
brought out unusually large force Of hremen.
They quickly set to work to combat the flames and
after hours hard fighting succeeded in extin-
gushing them. The fourth, fifth and sixth
floors were rented by dealer in silk
trimmings. whose the police
unable to ascertain The property stored on those
floors was damaged to the amount Of $1,000. John
Pashcr dealer hats and caps. who occupied the
third foor lost $500 stock The lower floors Of the
building were damaged by water bnt not to any con-
siderable amount. Mr. Durker, the owner Of the
building, estimates the damage done his property at
$4,000, which is fully covered by insurance.