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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09
The Auditors Statements.

We publish this morning several valuable
statements made by the Auditor of Vir-
ginia-somc of them in reply to letter
from Senator SMITH, and others in reply to
q resolution adopted by the Senate In April
last. They VII be found to be interesting
reading. ..- ..- ....
1t appears, first, that S1,217,949 have been
paid into the Treasury in coupons in the
last ten months. Under the MCCULLOCH
bill the coupons maturing in year will be
only 100000, and in ten months only
1926, 900; so that the State would in the last
ten months have saved about 100000 Of
Interest il the MCCULLoCH bill had been in
operation.
1t appears, secondly, that there is nothing
due to the banks by the State; that $1OS,-
1868 has been paid to the institutions OF
the State since April; that $50, 900 has been
paid on account OF interest under the NC
CuLLoCH settlement; that $4,000 has been
paid to school uperintendents; and $l25,-
900 to the public schools. ..r.
Surely there is life in the old land yet.
But, furthermore, another statement OF
the Auditor estimates the expenses Of the
State government for the next year ut
S69O,5Ss, with balance Of only $ll4,220. 0S
due 10 State institutions.
All Of which official documents 60 to show
that the State will be able to pay all her en-
penses hereafter, as well as all the interest
upon her public debt.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09

TIE GREAT INVENTOR PATENTS AN ELECTRICAL
lCNING-FORK.

TIE GREAT INVENTOR PATENTS AN ELECTRICAL
lCNING-FORK.
While Tom Edison is taking short and
hard-earned recreation at Long Branch his
busy and fertile brain keeps pegging away
at the great electric problem, whose sou,
ton, in his hands, is only question OF
time. On Tuesday he took out patent LOT
what may he called - Edison's tunlns-fork.
He claims the combination with vibrating
BODY, similar to tunins-fork, OF mccha,
nism for maintaining the vibrations ana
magnets. cores and pelices, whereby Sc
condary current is set up so as 10 COLI
vert mechanical motion into electric force,
or the reverse. It has long been known
that il two electromagnetic, or an elec-
tro.magnet and 4 permanent magnet
be drawn apart, or caused to pass by each
other, electric currents will be set up IN the
helix OF the electromagnetic. 1t has also
been known that vibratory bodies-a tuning
fork or a reed-can be kept in vibration by
the exercise of but little power. lie there,
fore ayails himself of these two forces. ana
combines in such manner as TO obtain a
powerful electric current by the cXpenul,,
ture of small mechanical force. \ second
patent was obtained Tor an improvement III
appar atus for electric light, which consists
substantially in storing up the ciectrlc cur,
rent to refct after the original curle"'
ceases Washington Post.
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RIDDLEBERGER, PAUL, MASSEY, MALONE
& Co., will no longer be able to call them
selves Conservatives. They are Mozarters
or boilers. The State Central Com,nittee oil
the Conservative party declares that the
MCCULLoCH settlement was made in ODE
dience to the orders OF the Conservative
State Convention Of 1877, which nominated
Governor HOLIDAY.
Governor HOLIDAY; United States Sem
ators WITHERs and JOHNSTON; Representa-
tives BEALE, G0oDE, JOHNSTON, CABELL,
TUCKER, HuSToS, RICHMOND, and HARRIS,
and every good Conservative in Virginia,
will now fight with US for the fnality Of that
settlement.
Pray finish your boiling, Messrs. MAS
sEY, MALONE, PAUL & Co. Your room is
better than your company. We are glad to
be rid of such men.
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The Action Of the COMMITTEES,

II Il Il
b We published yesterday morning Q re
nort OF what was done on Thursday py .ne
sta,e Central Committee. We publish; I'd, tbis
,nnrn;nc what they have said to the people
q, virginia in their longs earnest able anu
complete address. t.'2
The address contains exactly the soft o. .
Information which the people OF n irslalla
need, and il. eloquent with Just suea w
meals as always fad a lodgmens ~ ~
breasts OF true yirginians.
The committee has not attemptesd "a. 3 leh.
,,,tiz,nc no,icy, but has laid down the IA"
- mo Conservative party. Whoever comes
nnaer their description Of a. Consel'aei's
.ssa conservative. Whoever bo'ts the or
sanitation and rules OF the party is an;ouI'
s;dar The line is clearly drawn;. ana shose
who arc faithful to Virginia will not nes''
tate to keep step to the music OF the party
which has made its own name almost as
famous as that OF this grand old Common lllIN1 :
wealth. -.a IL.
We cannot add any more TINS <morn'ns.
Ony columns are crowded with lnteres'ins
,e,+ers and other matters. Let every inao
road the address for himself, and choose ,p's
a,v whether he will serve Virginia OF net
nver.ambitious aspirants for place ana
mower who make the public interest ana
the public honor subordinate to tnef per-
sonal qualifications and personal schemes.
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Orra.nisatios,I.,s

OF course the State Executive Committee.
which meets this evening, will provide Tor
a thorough organization OF the Conserva-
tive party. We take II thatsthe adherents
OF the Mozart-Hal organization will make
no claim to recognition as CONSERVATIVES.
line gentlemen now known as read1uslers
have voluntarily cut loose from the grand
party OF YirgiDfanS which saved the STATE
In the hour OF her. direst peril, and "nich
Is now the custodian OF her honor ana iu-
.ture well-being. These, gentlemen nave
elected to,make war outside OF the Conser-
vative party; they have invited ana re.
ceived recruits from the Datural enemies OF
Virginia; they admitted to their convention
Radical negroes and Radical WIRES tuey
can no longer be considered Conservatives
Those charged with the veal OF the Con
seryatiye party should arrange Tor MOT
ough canvass OF the State: The opstruc-
tionists invite and challenge discussion.
BY all means let them have it. :Mees tnetn
at every crossroads in the. Commonwealth
The people are tired Of hearing farson
Massey cnunciate his wel!-knoWn views
without word Of reply. virginia mas re.
adjusted her debt. The creditors nave
accepted a proposition when az one
time was advocated by the most n'a'
tant readjusters-one which common de-
cency should compel every Vrglnlan
to accept as liberal on the part OF tnose
whom we honestly owe. Massey ana as
sociates desire to elect Legislature tna[
will repeal the McCulloch bill, elect one
OF their clan to the United States Senate,
open the flood-cates, and deluge Virginia
for another decade With agitation and de-
strucrion OF all business prosperity. Now
II the people, after ample discussion, desire
this calamity to come upon them; desire te
run another muck with the courts, we viii
submit, but by all means let them be IN
formed before they voluntarily assent to
their own degradation and Destruction
Scofte,,jlIp (n7LTipr
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The Boston Herald Democratic speaks
words OF wisdom when it says: "The
South is .sold' to-day because OF the real
or fancicd pressure Of the National Gov
ernment, pressure which the stafWart Re-
publicans ayow, and for which they clamor.
Remove that pressure and the South will
divide into its natura! political elements
the progressive and tie reHctionary. On
the progressive side will be the negroes,
because to them progress means political
life. In this way the South must advance,
or not at all If it is not capable OF learn
ing that good government IS the only safe
government, that human freedom Is the
only possible basis OF republican lnStl,u-
tons, it will be deserted, and, as Judge
Morris says. given over to the dominion OF
alligatorS, moccasins, and owls"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09

The Virginia State-debt question Is up
,oain ond therc is Il lively time between
- ronndiotionists and the honest men.
H. diviSiou seems not to be on any old
nartv lines: but just now it Is the great
pa, "as,; in The State. The presumption is
49, Tho honest party will triumph in the
o o'a The honest payment Of the debt Will
Ia worth hundreds Of millions to the State
~ Virginia and her people. That old State
hos GREAT advantages rs TO location and vast
hodies OF the finest land in America. In
some parts of the State, at least, there
is disposition on the part OF large
landowners to sub-divIde the farms and
thus give small proprietary farmers a
chance. When this becomes general.
and when her mines and manufac-
turing facilities are developed, Virginia
will rise again to the position OF a frst.class
State in the Union. She is capable of sus-
tanning greater population than New York
or Pennsylvania. but before she can rival
| those States she must encourage the impor-
Station Of New Y ork and Pennsylvania ideas
and institutions, modified, OF course, by the
| conservatism OF the native sons Of the Old
| Dominion. AS to the matter OF the debt, we
| do not think that our brethren OF West Vir-
ginia are disposed to do the just thing.
Their claim that they ought not to pay any
OF the debt OF Virginia, contracted before
| the division OF the State, is untenable. They
may not have received their full proportion
OF the benefits OF the old loans, but they did
receive a part; and in equity, good faith,
and honesty, they should assume and pay
that part Columbus Ohio State Journal. q.
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rae ar,nrr.Ion snootang affair.

A telegram in Yesterday " ispafcA gave
an aceountofa street eight BET cen fendihI
Harris and George w. Ward, growing ouI Z
., nm article written blythe former rejecting
upon the latter editor The followiag's
the principal portlonoi the S'qndara's AZ
ficle: '...-a.-se's
.Aa61s.-It is with regret we are com,
pefled to notice again THE nnPrUyokea ana
tIpcentletnanly attacks OF the V1T9'nadn.
'T1e silent contempt with which, we have
treated The greater part Of those attacks
seems to have awakened not spark OF sell
resi,ect in the cankerous breast OF its editor,
Int ratber licensed him to extend his lnso-
lence TO d niggardly degree. 1t has always
been with great reluctance that we have
condescended to handy epitbets with him
OF that low and disreputable order Whlcn
seems to be his only thought and creed, but
it has become necessary on seVeral OCCASIONS
to do so in order to reiute the baseness OF
bis charges.
Nothing said in this paper to which be
dissents but he does it in the coarest, Vul-
gare<t manner, and particularly When any
alusion is made to William Mahone, OF
whom he seems to be hireling. Last year,
after an article in this paper renumeratlng
well-cstablished charges against General
Malone had been copied throughout the
State, be undertook, or was so ordered, the
role OF champion for his master, and, in
doing so, said the charges were tissue CT
lies" In reply we proved them to be true,
and published him personally and directly
liar, to which he only retorted by saying
he had denounced the editor OF this paper,
which was lie. Since then, and more re-
Gently, continuous stream OF dirty inslnu-
atoms and false charges have flowed through
his columns, until it is beyond further en-
durance.
More than once he has charged that this
paper is controlled by what he terms a
g courthouse ring" 1t is lie. He has
asserted that this paper is edited by others
than whose name appears at the head OF its
columns. That is lie. He has intimated
that other than the editor Of this paper
"wrote, suggested, or revised" an edito-
rial which appeared in the Standard on the
18th OF May. Any such statement or insin-
uation is lie. Any assertion by Mr.. Ward
or any one else that this paper is owned,
controlled, or edited BIS any one else than
he who is so announced as its editor is lie.
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Lexington Gazctte.I
Our COnSresSmen to the Front.

In the good old days the representatives
OF the parties who were honored with
places Of trust and emolument were always
found in the front when the battle was
raging. To-day the enemies OF the Conser-
vatlve party and State are marshalinS their
followers. Headed by brokcn-down rail
road president and renegade Baptist
preacher, they hope, by system OF Chi
nese warfare, Of throwing stink-pots and
beating gongs, to prevent decent, respect,
not be the case. They will be met at every
courthouse and every cross-road in the
State. We expect to hear good account
OF our congressman after the State Commit
tee has acted. Let them come 10 the front
OF the battle and sound the buglc-notts
along the whole line. They will be ably
sustained by patriotic private citizens In all
the counties.
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Colonel Withers on the Stump.

SHARON SPRINGS, August 6, 1879.
Editors of the Dispatch: We have no
ticed with great pleasure your constant ell
forts Of late to arouse the true Conserva-
tives to realizing sense Of their impend-
ing danger, and we are sure your perse-
yerance will stir up the public men OF this
portion OF the State. We are glad to know
that one of our senators will take the stump
at once. We refer to Colonel r. E. With.
ers, who is to meet the readiusters here on
the 14th instant, and at Tazeweil Court
house on the 18th and Giles Courthouse on
the 10th. Let all those who feel an interest
in the prosperity OF the grand old Com
monwealth do likewise, and make the
"welkin ring" with the cry that Honesty
is the best policy" FINDEx.
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We nudge of public sentiment concern
ing the debt-settlcmcnt ques.lG'' :" ,ho 70.
now being so violently agltateu 10y ~. an Il
ihc direct r. expressions we hear from tue
,"S themselves, and it is our candid con-
p pIai, that a large majority OF the people
~ oil sections OF The State are in favor OF
,hiJinr NV the settlement, or at least OF CIV
;nr,t . fair trial to see whether it will prove
70 TO- be what its friends claim that 1t VIII.
For the most part, We believe the people
everywhere to be tired and diSgusted with wit
his everlasting hobby Of disgruntlcd poll
,;cians. but there seems to be no escape
from them, and there Will be none till peo-
nle quietly elect these agitators to stay ut
home next fall and send men to the Legls-
lature who have other than selfish ends tc
Salem Conservative.
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Does Dir. Sherrard remember certain
Bocock- Fowler bill for the settlement. OF
the debt question? That bill exempted the
bonds from taxation, and Sherrard and
Lady both pOted for t.-Lesington Co.
zette. * i. .G = @s -
Don't Introduce side issues. The ques-
ton In this canvass is, Are you in favor Of
abiding by fine settlement? This issue has ,sl
been made by the Mozarters. Let them
abide the issue. Lexington Gazette. :. ,,I M
!, The. jim River Blizzard is a Dskotah ttEti
nmpf. In the way OF newspaper nomencia
ture. The editor must be Virginlaa,
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While a Just and final settlement OF the
State debt is indispensable TO the prosperity
OF the State and the repose OF the people.
the great question with the agitators and
djsorganiZers who follow the lead Of Ma
hone il, How not to settle? Let the peo-
Dle remember this, and when they select
gentlemen to represent them in the next
General Assembly they cannot be too
careful in their selection. To settle the
debt they must iirst settle the pretensions
of those who wish to keep up the agita-
ton, and whose objects are wholly selfish,
since they lose sight OF the public good in
their efforts to promote the interests OF in
diriduals. -
Malone is a great organizer; bat he is
not the State, and he and his followers must
be taught that they cannot direct the policy
of the State. II they claim to be Conscr-
natives they must abandon their separate
organization. and respect and obey the au-
thority OF the Conservative party as an
nounced by its regular conventions and en-
forced by its old and regular organization.
Those working under hostile organizations
cannot be recognized as Conservatives.
They may form new party and call if what
they please. This is a right which be-
longs to any body Of men, large or small,
IN lnlS Tree country. we see uO uCeQ loi
new party, and believe that all diff
ferences of opinion on the debt and other
questions among those who have hereto
fore acted with the Conservative party can
be hunoraby and amicably settled without
resorting to any new organization. All
who take part in the primary and other
meetings OF the Conservative party will be
| in honor bound to respect the decision OF
| the primary meetings and of a convention
fairly rejecting the will OF the people as in
dlcated in the primary meetings. Ii there
| are two organizations and two flags we be-
| Ieve that all true Conservatives will remain
in the old organization and follow the old
| flag. II there is to be division and the lines
are to be drawn, the sooner it is done the
better. In any event, we have no doubt
where the great mass OF substantial, reflect
ing, moral, and patriotic people OF Halifax
will be found when the time for action
comes. They will stand by the old Con-
servative flag. New dangers and new COM
binations will serve to arouse all their latent
energies. n place and no excuse VIII De
left for apathy and Indifference. They VIII
enter the contest with all the ardor OF FeIe'
ran and trained warriors. Clad IN me III
pie armor OF justice, champions OF the PEG,
pies rights. with the prestige OF VICTOR, 1,i
their side, thew will prove that they are sIi'i
invincible. -HatJar Record.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09

II is improbable that General William
Malone will ever be Governor Of Virginia;
il is more than improbable that Parson
John Z. Massey will be- United States
senator; and totally improbable that John
Paul, Esq, will become, without some Radi-
cal change, a member OF Congress.
ii p. S.. There is no room In this column for
Messrs. Barbour. Fulkerson, and others
Frederick s6urg Recorder. ~ ''&:5..- -.
IT is whispered that, the resdiuster plans
are to make Mahpne Governor, Parson Mas
sey OF James Barbour United STATES sen
ator, John Paul a member Of Cong and
the, lesser n ghts Of the party are 70 be
elected tlre and Senate pi Yir.
gipia. Ibills mighty pretty plapPs but The
people, gentlemen, are S asin It." ItWop'i
work.-Fredericksburg Recorder.
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That was sumner" that Major Daniel
propounded to Parson Massey at Rocking
ham. After the itinerant, rantlnS aSltator
had exhausted his stock of invectives
against the debt settlement and its defend
ers, Major Daniel said: .WeIl, what are
you going to do about it? ?" This was the he
most disastrous question That could possibly
have been put to the Parson, for neither ne
nor his followers have ever had the least
thought as to what they would do IN case
thew should succeed in repeating the NC
Culoch bill, being satisfied to ag'tate the
question without thought or care as to how
tbey could better the condition OF the State.
KeusuiIte Herald.
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DEATHS.

Died, on FRIDAY morning. the Sih instant. at
1890 O'Clock. at his late residence, No. 10 Or
leans street Port Mayo. OF consumption. NJ lCHAEL
FTNFGAN. in the tweni y-eighth year of his age
lie leaves 4 wife and three interesting children 10
monrn their trreparaDle loss.
May his soul rest in peace.
His funeral will take place SUNDAY the Ioin ~
half past 9 O'Clock u. n. His friends aud relatives
are respect fully invited 10 attend.
Died at ll:45 A. N. on the 9Th instant. MARY
VIRGINIA COCCHl, daughter of David ard All
gllSa Cocchi. and adopted daughter OF William l..
and Susan j.. Knox; aged four months.
The funeral will take place from st. Peters Ca
ihedral TO-DAY, 9Th instant II 10 O'Clock.
Died. in this city. August s. 1870. Mrs. SOPHIA
COUTTS. In the seveuty.trs year or h.r age.
Her funeral VIII take place from st. > ohn': Epls-
cepal church ut 5 o'clock 2. NJ. TODAY (Satur-
da Vi. Orb instant. Friends OF the family are re-
sncctfIIIly invited 10 attend.
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MILLINERY.
CHANCE IN THE MANAGE. AZ
~ MENT OF THE e4SS4J

NHANGE IN THE MANAGE -.i77E5s
" MENT OFTHE ISs5J&
PARIS MILLINERY COMPANY. SMeNs
u,nhW +. H. ZONES and Miss ANNIE CUR
Ton have been placed in charge Of The csihniisG-
meut and will be pleased 10 their many !ricnG9
and customers They viii receipt Tor al oU'staio"
ings ant nay all bills 49, ~ ,;ro stood,
From this date on they will offer our entire st2cR
NJ COST and unuer. 10 make room Tor Inc eSrn, I've
rrc ,f Goods now selecting for fan trade III o.
fer The largest and finest line Of III, Win
BY SASIIES, FEATHERS. PLCMES.
BRIiDAL-WREATllES, and materials for trim
ming. We warrant every article 70 slFe sat'S'"c-
ton All orders promptly filled.
Old Bsnrets and Hats PRESSED, CLEANED
ard RErRlMMED like new. MT
or.i n,fr,,n,pe cxtcuded To us in the past we beg
for n continuance of the saline in failure.
THF. PARIS MILLINERY COMPANY,
au 9-lw lOu9 Maln street. Rlchihohc, va.
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1t will be observed that nothing is said In
this estimate OF the amount that VIII be que
the literary fund. This amount VIII lie
contingent upon the assessments OF the com
mis>ionerS OF the revenue. and can only DE
ascertained when their books are IN. Inc
calculations will then be made as PROVIDED
In the Hcnkel BILL" and reported TO Inc
Superintendent of Public Schools. 1t Is
confidently expected that the revenues VIII
be abundantly sufficient to pay the expenses
shown in the estimate, and pay as well
whatever may be found due to the Schools
WILLIAM F. TAYLOR,
Auditor OF Public Accounts.
Office OF the Auditor OF Public Accounts,
Richmond, Va, August l, 1879.
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'Fhis 10 the second adverse decision rem.
dered by the Court Of Appeals, we believe,
10 the claim OF the homestead exemption by
bachelor. We.agree Nth the Dispatch
aconyeatio ion should DO held and the copyt
OF Appeais be rsS instsd and fenqnssF ,Ictes.
or what viii become Of the poor bacAelorss
surely II any creature on earth needs q
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09

Not until July was well spent did the
debt-payers accept the challenge OF the Mo.
zarters to light them upon the inaltty Of the
McCuLLocH settlement. The latter have agi-
tated the question for months. Now let ps
s. settle ;, them. Il III ~ g,t
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What a glorious reflection it Is that tine
agitators are no longer to be recognized us
Conservatives. An open enemy Is mucn
more easily conquered than a pretended pretend
friend. Let the troub!ers OF the peoples
peace be turned over to q party OF their
own sss,- -, .-,-'"~e.f
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sUPREaE COURT OF APPEALS, WYTHE'
v1LLE.-D. A. Farinholt Us. II. A. LUX.
hard and others. Petition for appeal from
decree OF Circuit Court OF King William
county. I. n. Stubs for petitioner. Ap.
peal allowed, bond required in the penalty
OF 800, and papers sent to Richmond
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09

MY METHODIST SUNDAI-SCHOOL
sO(uETY.-Thc regular monthly meeting Of thls
Society will he held at Uhon-Sialoh Metno'is'
church SUNDAY AFTERNOON 1t + O'CLOCK lh'ei
e.tIng addresses and other exercises may W "a
pccted. a.. '"''
Charles p. RGdy, Secretary.