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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25
1~COHEN BROTHERS,
COHEN BROT Ii L r S.

The senior partner of this firm having boon IL
New York for the last fifteen days, they are recei''
ing daily large shipments of goods suitable Tor 'hf
season and for early fall wear.
25 cases NEW FALL PRINTS;
Is cases NEW STYLES MADRAS G1NGHAMs
and BoURETTEs;
10 eases CANTON FLANNELS;
$50 pieces ALL-wOOL FLANNEL in white;
100 pieces ALL-WOOL FLANNEL IN coiofs;
500 pairs ELEGANT BED-BLANKETS:
200 pieces sHEHTINGs in Sd, Ga, IA, s.4, "a
1914, ia, and l2.4.
The attention Of purchasers Of dry goods Is re-
will guarantee a saving Of twenty per cent Gil for.
mer prices. aal6
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25
FIANOS, ORGANS, &c,

UALF-PRICE.- all sHEEi-
- muSECi wIe Fnf nu6Hsners' prices.
ELEGANT NEW T1-OCTAVE fANoo on''
spfsF f29ii ORGANS ONLY $685.:
All other MUSICAL INSTRUM ESTS at less than
All oinei y vtS nricrs c. +. JOHNSTON,
NGm III m "a 9lS bIain street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25
FOR CHARTER.

NOTICE.-The schooner MlNNl-A-
IN VIA MILES will be ready to take oiii Ss. 100.
any club or party on reasonable terms 10 Cooo
Island or other points desired by parties clar'ernS
for q summers fishing cruise. Vessel VIII be ready
to sail on The 23D DAY OF AUGUST; lSrg.. Apply
to saGtain, on board. A. I. NEh'o->'
OH 22.3f
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25

MAY A CLERGYMAN. PLAY BASEBALL "A
Row IN THE AFRICAN CHURcH.-Quite an
ill-teeling has arisen with some of the mem
bers Of the. African Methodist church, in
this place. and their pastor, occasioned, we
learn, from the. minister having played q
game or two Of baseball. The church was
closed on him, but, undaunted, be and bis
followers entered by the window, aud SER
vices went on. The Bishop was ;tele.
Egraphed to in regard to the fuss" who
dispatched back to the minister to "go
ahead'' with his ministry as usual. The
church has elected new set OF officers.
The old set were left out. .EEi
Last night the two rival factions OF wor.
shippers by some unknown means. got into
| the church simultaneously, and after q little
skirmish o pitched battle OF DETERMINATION
was engaged in. Not less than one third oil
the negro population was engaged in. the
row, and doubtless will visit the Mayor. to.
day. - W ytheuille Dispatch, 2lss. ii
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25
WYTHp GETS THE FISH. HATCHERY.

WYTHE GETS THE FISH. HATCHERY. -Colo-
onel Marshall Mcdonald, Fish Commits.
sioner for this State, was in Wytheyille last
week, and after considerable careful obseI :
Yation concluded to erect the tSh-hatchery,
ordered by the last General Assembly, in
this county. He selected spring on Mr..
S. P. Browning's farm, about three miles
and hall from Wytheyille, as the most
suitable place; and Mr.. Browning mag
unanimously gives free use Of the spring and
as many acres OF land as may be necessary
for the work for an indefinite period OF
time. Mr.. w. F. Page, Of Lynch
burg. who is now at Mr.. Browning's,
will have full control OF this hatch
cry, and he is preparing Tor It's I'M m,
mediate construction. Preparations VIII
be made for Matching annually one million
speckled trout, besides black bass, land
locked salmon, carp, and other varieties OF
such fish as may be successfully propagated
in Southwest Virginia streams. 1t will be
understood that through this hatchery all
the streams OF this section will be supplied
with these fish, which are as eminently
suited for food as sport. Too high an esti.
mate of the value OF this great addition to
our county cannot be made by our people.
We hope that all upon whom Mr.. Page
may call for assistance will meet HIM with
the same generous spirit that Mr.. Brown
ing has exhibited. Wytheui!te Dispatch.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25
an 25-eod

For genuine bargains, don't fall to call at
SYCLE BROTHERS.,
au25-eod 81 Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-25

DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY Axs
~ IsUTn attnA DISPArCR WiNTiN9'.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02

record, viz; 222 cut Of possible 225 at long
range. III England. too, records have been
com pletaly upset by Mr.. CT. q. Gibbs, OF the
Bristol Long Range Club, scoring tn q match
the highest score yet attained over the Elch0
Shield ranges. 10. a. 7l-2lG. out Of q possible
225 points. =6z..
In the three hour walking contest for tho
championship of Great Britain. I'LL tho short
distance champions but Perkins started, viz
Henry Thatcher, VIM, IIowce, I. HILBERT. a.
Johnston, T.. Smith ana II 1Iemminga. and
John White sent them of hy pistol shot.
When thoy had Rettled down JENNINGS took
the lpad followed Ivy Smith. Johnson
Thatcher. Hilbert aud lIowss in the order
named, hut Mt the conclusion Of the first milo
Thatcher had assumed the command. q posi-
tion from which he was never subsequently
puated. Huwea gave up after covering ~
miles III | hour. HILBERT stopped after walk
ing 1874 miles In hour M minutes. Hen
messy. n boy, gave NJ after walking IL miles
III hours 40 minutes and 9s seconds Only
Smith, johnson and Thatcher were then left
IN tho race Smith followed Thatcher, who
was leading, while johnson was following In
their wake. going as strong almost as Mt tho
very fast. Sttl hg Was too fur behind ~
quite catch Smith. whose time fnr tho 81
miles was hours ~ minutes Is seconds.
while johnson occupied just 10 seconds
longer In completing that distance. Thus
each Of the three receives tho extra do'cen
Or l5 FOR covering Tho 81 niles IN the specified
time. johnson now went into the pavilion.
but Thatcher and Smith walked on until the
pistol fired, when the first named had 2l
miles and 1874 yards tn his credit, and Smith
81 miles aud a05 yards.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
Two Valuable Inventions
Virginia fNev.l Chronicle.

The following new inventions by residents
Of Nevada have been caveated at the Wash
inIton Patent Office.
a Bartv's Mus,lr-This Is very ser
viceahle contrivance. which can ID fastened
padded inside. and can be fastened securely
40 MS to cover the whole mouth. IL Is fur
nshed with clamps and screws. which are
fixed at the back OF the head. Price, So 80.
Those furnished with a lever attachment for
the purpose IF breaking the barher's jaw
come to s.. The plates which tit on the cheek
arc OF the best chilled steel
The Bonnet Grappte This little machine
Is destined to be OF great service to theatre
goers. 1t 10 an ordinary graphing hook with
a rope attached. The grapple is thrown over
any ladys bonnet which may happen to OBJ
struct the view, and the crowd behind can
always be depended upon to pull the rope. It
sometimes distigures the lady's face perma-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
j ATHLETIC SPORTS. j

J, Powers, or Boston, recentlyran five miles
In rs .35rs.
The fastest mile over made walking IL 6 ~.
by VIM. Perkins, the English champion.
Seaman. tile English bicycle rider, IL on his
way to this country.
At Leicester. Eng, recently. Andrew q. Pal
mer drove bicycle mile IN 100
Blower Brown has returned To England. HI
did not win a race LII this country, hut rumor
says he returned with about $4,000.
Hail. Of Fredonia, NJ T., offers to allow any
man Iii America three inches Iii a single
standing jumping match for 5000 on $1,000 o
side.
Jim Mace, the noted pugist, and Larry
Foley were tx have sailed from Australia for
san Francisco on October n, en route TO
New York.
The six days race lii san Francisco between
men and horses resulted I'm favor of the quad
rupeds, and as the horse Finafore covered $50
mics 1t must bc accepted that horses can out
last men.
MoMahon's (the champion wrrstler) chal-
lenge, In which he claims that neither Bauer.
Miller, Muldoon nor Mclaughlin dare wrestle
him la IL bona Tide match, has created quite u
stir among tho champions
Rowell sailed for England last week. He
returned with $4,000 more gold than he
brought over. In two trips to this country.
by his exhibitions and Victories, ne has nutted
$4S,o00. all inside Of six months.
James Kelly has posted n forfeit and offered
to match Edwin Bibby the English champion
wrestler. against any man in America. one
fall Grmeo Roman, one fall catch catch
can, and one fall Lancashire style, for $1,000 d
side
The conclusion unanimously adopted BY
Capt. FerguSon's Troy Base Ball Club for
1880 will have telling effect III base bah cir
Giles. viz: MOT to join any association whose
rules will compel this club TO charge fifty
cents admission fee
In the recent shooting ut Crcedmoor the
All Corners Glass Match Of tho Empire
Rife Club developed the remarkable score Of
~ out OF a possible 50. which was made by
Mr. w. Nj. Farruw. The match was ten shots
Off hand. al 200 yards. and Mr.. Farrows is the
first ciean score that has ever been made
under these conditions.
In a twenty-mie running race at Madison
Garden. Charles Price. the English champion,
Won He covered the first tau miles In Bonn.
55s., and the twenty miles III n, Sm. IS.
Prices time was the fastest ever made In a
twenty-mle race in this country, and al
though the ten miles has been runln 55m. A.,
Prices record Is by far the most authentic,
ana may be considered the fastest in America.
In the rifle match for the Hardness gold
medal, over the range Of the Columbia Rliie
Association, at Washington, ID. ", on the
eighteenth instant, MIR. p. j. Lauritzen Is
credited with the highest match score On
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
Why Boys BECOME Pirates,
=tNorriStoWn Herald,

A father never thinks his en-ynar-old son
stronger than n horse until he employs him
to turn the grindstone to sharpen an old ax
That ~ about rs sharp at one end as ut the
other The old man bears on until the lad's
eyes hang out and his trousers buckle flies
Off, and just before he bursts blood vessel
hia father encourages him with the remnrk,
Does it-turn -hard2" Thousands Of boys
have run away from home and become pirates
and Greenhackers in order to escape second
Siege at the gfindstOne
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02

The report thnt ia Marble had left lIottas
company was untonuted. 50 MIR. George
Grahtree llotta's btotheri says ANA hn ought
A.Sfr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
RnKns certificates.

II Is no vile drugged stuff, pretending to be
made Of wonderful foreign roots barks, etc,
and pulled up by long bogus certificates OF
pretended miraculous cures, but a simple,
pure, effective medicine. made of well known
valuable remedies, that furnishes its own Ger
tifieates by its cures. We refer to Hop Bit
ters, the purest and best of medicines. See
Truths" and proverbs" In another ,lumn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02

a college student, In rendering to his father
an account OF his term expenses, inserted ::
TO charity, thirty dollars" His father wrote
back; I fear charity covers a multitude OF
sins."-[YaI Record
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02

nently, Ia which case she never returns to
DbBtftict the view.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
THE SCENE or LABOR.


Tho hill, some thirty feet In height and 1oA
ncres In area. has been purchased 10y tho rail-
road company, Its soil Is tough clay, which
requires so much blasting before 1t can he OK
cavated that tons OF g,lnpowder have been al
ready consumed. Tho work Of breaking, dig
ging ana loading the cars ls prosecuted by
eight white men and some two hundred Chi
nose. Three of tho Caucaslans oversee tho
Cinnamon, tho rest being kept busy operating
d huge steam-shovel, which was formerly
used on tho Southern Pacific Railroad. Tho
hill Is about half II mile lin length, and 100
feet have already be n taken off Its width. The
steam shovel loads twenty cars Of u train
whle The Chinese load the rest. Commencing
at ono end OF tho hii the work of IevelIng
proceedsina space Of twenty feet until the
tcrmination Of the half mile is reaehed The
track is then moved close to the bank, and
another strip of twenty-five feet Is cut off
The rails have been shifted four times since
the beginning Of the work, and will have 10 be
moved many more times before Its compile
ton The estimates made MS to the length Of
time which will elapse before the railroad
company finished the immense task 1t has un-
dertaken are numerous. two years being the
lowest and four the highest.
, 1879-11-29
j. w SFEAGUE. Geu1. Supt.

COLLISIONS Vt SEA-rhe New York Uey-
ah OF a recent date acquaints the world
with an account of "a collision, in fine
weather and smooth water, of the steamship
Arizona, on the banks OF Newfoundland
with an iceberg, described as being five hun
dred feet Ill length, and rising lii three tall
pinancles to hei :5ht of fully one hundred feet
above the sea level, which can only be attri-
Duted to the most culpable negligence on the
part of the lookout aud lamentable lack of
discipline on the part Of her commander and
officers which imperilled the lives Of the
three hundred souls on board. and which to-
gether with the fact that considerable diff
Guilty was experienced in getting oae boat
into tEG watcs, demands the fullest inyesti
CATION into the discipline. or the want of it.
maintained OH board these ocean going steam
ships. In spite Of the popular impressions
carefully fostered by eonic operas, there is
heap Of human nature about tie average
practical seaman, and if there is 4 chance TO
shirk disagreeable duties he will do it the
chief Of his faihngs when on the high seas is
to go to sleep while on the lookout, but as
the collision now under consideration oc-
CURED at two bells in the first night watch
from P. NJ. til midnight-or about the
time when the watch on deck 90 around
hunting Tor soft plank to sleep on; We
presume, either that no lookout was kept at
all, or that he had gone beIow to light his
pipe and had dropped to. sleep while dong
1t. We Incline to the hypothesis that the
/ negligence originated on the qaarter deck :;
. the o.Ace- Of the watch has a full view OF
the entire surroundings except at a point
dead ahea'1 aud he, too, must have been
asleep or absent from his post to have neg
/ iec'ea noting the manifestations which are
1 as numerous and unmistaSable ant indicate
( me near presence of ice to the experienced
/ mariner as do the surface indications IL the
eqnaiiy hardy prospectors for quartz; the
chief OF these are peculiar eoliueSs in the
atmosphere. y reelected luminous light
emitted partly by TIE ice an,l by the action
oi the phosPhurescent waters beating upon
.he n'atins berg which is Visible, more par
ueuiariy az night for speat distances, and
there Is also short, chopp:ng sea caused by
the presence OF the huge obstruction, to say
ho'hing OF the temperature OF the water and
o,her details which couid hardly escape the
observation of the merest dabb!er In science.
Inc steamer lost full fifteen feet off her bows.
and was only saved by the strength OF the
iron bulkheads which divides the ship into
":,eT ilg'lr Compartments. In view OF her
miraculous escaps. another ti,e.ry can be
advanced to account for the painful mystery
which enshrouds the Ill fated City Of Bosoa.
, 1879-11-29

RADICAL CowAEpIcE- In response to a
universal democratic invitation from the
newspapers of Louisiana for the stalwarts of
the republican party to come down at the
Forthcoming election and make the same
speeches before the republicans of the south
that they did at the north during the recent
political campaigns, they each and all bes to
be excused. BY this action they make open
confession that the representations made by
them to the simple minded voters of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York are tissue of
hes from beginning To end. and part of
tho machine policy which is now their only
chance for the election of their candidate
next year. The lies told by these men re-
specting the south are but part and parcel
of the whole fabric on which republcanism
Is built.
, 1879-11-29

y BLATANT REREl- An enurrpriSinr news
paper man in Chicago recently invited the
governors and prominent men IN tie South.
err states to send to his care concra! ,!ations
on Gen. Grant, return. Although this is
cheeky thing to ca Yet several responded in
courteous and chiyalric manner. The only
eAfeptIon was General Robert Toomhs. Of
Co'sia, the wei known ire eater. who WAS
one q: The foremost to preeipitate the south
ern st3teS in the late war. and threatened r,
call the roll of his slaves on Bunker Hill
tie was orer an extremist. aild as such. had
no voice n the confederate councils. This
man ot bnacombe in response 70 the invita-.
ton rcphe,s that he had no congratulations
% send. AMI wound m his fro;hy epistle
w'th death tc the Union" There are
men like Tcor!hs N all parties, ami their
utterings. even with the men they are in
sympathy with, meet wi:h no consideration
Int with the radical press his tiual words
come even as a gentle dew from heaven. and
they now point to the rawlings % an old fool
as the sentiments Of the whole southern de.
mocracy.
, 1879-11-29

hEARSEY'S ARRESr-The recent arrest os
Denis kearney, in san Francisco for threat
enlng TO disturb the public peace by break
ing mp meeting in tina. city IS a move in TIE
right direction which should have been made
long ago, although it is a matter for rerret
that he vas Immediately bai!ed ont Of
course, every individual has prescriptive
right to indulge in the freeest and fnIIast
discussion OF any topic so lon. as he o.,
md an audience, but when this right is ner.
tistently degraded by blatant bla;bersk;t.S
and demagogues into scurriilous abuse and
treasonable threats against individual life
and the body polite. it is high time tb,.
the right should he cnF'ailetl in me instances
where Il Is abused. There are unJonb,e,j!v
grievances IN California, as elsewhere ,b;,b
require redress; all honest wnrhips.neu ar,
naturally democrats through conviction and
principle; they tried TO make the Ee,rnev
movement respectable, and naturally failed
under such leader who desires to eentralize
an the power IN himself they should now
reloin the regular democracy uudsr wboss
an'n'ces alone can reforms ever be accom-.
Phsaed. - A'''nh'
, 1879-11-29

HHANGING. comes TO us that two
Cinnamon were hung in Warrens on or about
the 9th instant by parties unknown. The
circumstances OF the case We're related to us
substantially rs follows: \ miners cabin
had been r2hted OF many articles of value
Awhile afterwards 4 Chinaman was found
wearing pair Of boots that belonged to the
stolen property. This man and another Chi
naman with hIin were arrested and brought
before Justice Sanderson upcn the charge of
committing the robbery \ hearing was had
on the 9TH, the Chinaman claiming that he
bought the boots OF another Chinag.au who
was absent. The case was adjourned; over
till the next day to give further time to pro-
cure testimony. Meantime the two prisoners
were lodged III the old jail under the charge
of John Skinner Skinner locked them up
safely for the night and went down town.
On returning to jail he found the Jail
door burst open and both of the prisoners
gone. The next morning their lifcleSs bodies
were found hanging near the old Pioneer
mill Oh Slaughter creek about mile above
town It Is reported that eight or ten men
were met between lnr town and ,iart of
hanging dGr:ag the night, and the Surpysi-
ton Is that these men had the C.ina:nen
with them. We learn that some OF these
men eau b. identified, though We know moth
ing Of the facts. The other Chinese in the
camp are very ,nuch excited ;l5cHt the mat
ter, ani shy they viii rl"i.lc. ;.. II, ,i alive
who did the robbery
, 1879-11-29

Is order to test the question once for all,
the ...w York JioErpM Of Comm,rce says
that congress at It's next session should trans
fer the Indian bureau to the war office a.
year or two would make good or refute the
pretensions of the army officers on this sub
Ject. The suggestion has been made before
and is always in ori.r There are obvious
faults in the loubic-healcd system unLer
which the government has bundered so long
and. recent events aimon;Sh us that the
sooner some decisive policy is adopted the
better 1t will he for the interests of Saxon
and savage alike.
, 1879-11-29
Cur Washington Letter.
WAsHIyGTos, D. c.. Noy. u, 1879

w NAstiSSicS, II. u. -NOs.
EDITOR STATEsNAN:-The Post, OF this
city, dominates Gov. Seymour for the presi-
dcncy. No democrat in The coyntry has a
word to say against the ex-governor More
than that he has nnmberless friends III the
republican party, and among those who have
no close party relations. Bat the same may
be said OF dozen other democrats. Per-
sonal honesty, political consistency and emf
nent pl.b sery:ceunite IN many eastern and
western democrats. Next year is the time,
and the regular convention the body to
select from available aad proper candidates,
the one uniting most elements Of popularity.
Meanwhile, t':e t0al friends OF each of them
may, kill their iavorIte by urging him as the
only one who can be elected.
This will be a great day in Chicago, IN
which place there seems to be likelihood that
the whole northwes, will meet to see Gen.
Grant. l: Is TO the credit of all concerned,
that, so far, no effort has been made to give
to the Chicago reception a political color
The democratic mayor delivers the adiress
of welcome. The generals position before
the world, whether his alleged greatness is a
delusion or reality, makes attentions to him
on his return from abroad eminently proper,
and it IS well that all the people saould unite
in them believe the reception soon to be
given to TIE general at Louisville, il united
in by al The people viii do more good TO the
countrs az large, and especially to the soa.h-
ern portion of it, than all the gush that was
ever uttered ab1qt reconciliation and broth
erhCaa. Senator Bayar,l's return from abroad
was finely celebrated ut Wilmington, Dele
ware, yesterday. This eminent and pure
statesman deserves all the holors the c0un-
try can give hin. The republicans VIII have
difficulty III supplying the place of Senator
Chandler Is chairman of their national COM
mIttee. The senator had experience, energy,
shreadness and money Ii is believed the
new ch1irman will he selected from the west,
though New York has two or more aspir-
ants. Tne presidential convention of the
party VII he held III Chicago, Philadelphia,
or this city. Ill OF the conventions ought
to meet here, as then the various candidates
would have no reason to complain, as Blaines
friends do about the convention OF 1876 OF
local influences. Here We have no politics.
Secretary Sherman in his forthcoming an
nual report. VIII probably reeo1aa,end the
repeal cf the act requir Gg the coinage OF
minimum of :, 900, 00J standard dollars per
month uDon the ground that these dollars
cannot be forced into circulation, and that
the coinage Is crowdiug the vaults of the
treasury, and unprohtably locking up so
much cf its resources as Is required for the
purchase of silver bull;Gn. DEa.
, 1879-11-29

THOSE of oar esteemed contemporaries
who are endeavoring 10 dispose cf the
presidency in 1881 on geographical q on
isotherl2al iials would DO Il! to take Il
glance at a reasonable correct map OF ,!,eir
country in order to see how mnch further
south Dcleware and PENNSYLVANIA, the
states Of Bayard and Hancock, are than
California, Nerarla, Colorado, Kansas,
Missouri and Illinois What the voters
of other states may think about the matter
OF course We cannot say, bat it is reason
ably certain that the voters of the st,gd
and sei:-reliaat State Of New York do not
propose 10 adapt their opinions respecting
the best man for president of these United
States in 1881 to the forticth parallel Of
latitude