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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

Total schools. .........................1l9
Average Monthly Enrolment of SchoI-
ars-Whte schools, 3,iGG; colored schools,
2,032-total, 5,501.
Average Daily Attendance - White
schools, 3,3H; colored schools, 1,9S3-to-
tai, 1924.
Per Cent. of Attendance-White schools,
800; coiored schools, 95.5-total, 96.
Number Of Schools-White schools, "A;
colored schools, 45-total, 119.
Number OF Teachers-White teachers
and principals, us; colored teachers, IL
total, 1875.
The High School has not only maintained
its previous high standing, but its efficiest
management. The excellent discipline to
which the pupils are subject, and the thor
ough instruction which they receive, have
greatly increased its popularity with the
public. 1t is a most necessary auxiliary TO
the efficiency of the lower schools. The
pupils in those schools are constantly re-
minded that patient industry and faithful
study will be finally rewarded with the
privilege OF tuition in the High School.
Twenty pupiIs-nineteen girls and one
boy graduated from this school at the close
OF the last session; making in all, fifty
nine-forty.siX girls and thirteen boys
of the girls that graduated applied for and
were elected 10 the position OF teacher in
the schools. They will be assigned to duty
as soon as their services are needed. Eigh-
teen young ladies who graduated previous
to this session have been teaching success
fully in the schools-some for three yea: S,
some for two years. and some for shorter
period.
HALLIDAY SCHOOLS.
The success OF the experiment with the
t,po halliday schools the previous session
Justified the organization OF similar schools
i'm connection with NIL the groups OF schools
at the beginning of the past session. Ac-
cordingly, Twenty-Five halliday schools, with
eleven teachers, were opened. Under the
plan. each teacher taught 100 pupils-50 in
The morning school, from 8 TO II O'Clock;
aud so in the afternoon school, from II TO 3
O'Clock. The same amount of work has
been done as was formerly done, aud $50
tupls that could rot have bean accommo-
dated without this plan have been taken
through the first years work The addi-
tional COS. has not exceeded 25 per cent. Of
the expenses necessary for conducting a
school Of 30 pupils.
INCREASED ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED.
,The superintendent Of Schools says:
s.For the past two years we have not
been able to accommodate all that have APP
plied for admission into the schools; IN
fact, quite large number have been re-
fused for want of seats. / have assigned
each teacher as many pupils as she could pos
sioly teach with the hope Of success. Some
teachers Of primary grades have taught SO
pupils. and some In the grammar grades
hnse had 45 or SO pupils, which Is very.
heavy work fer any teacher, however in
dHstfiens and faithful she may be. Last
session there were 500 app icants that could
not be received. and / feel quite certain that
the number viii be at least ], 00o 1T the open
5Hg OF the next session ttsais present session,
and II has reached l,2G0) ~
= w need at least two more buildings
ssitiIa capacity u five hundred seats each,
one IN the eastern and the other in the
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~. 20. Total. sso. The following are the

file. 30. Total. 20. ne IoIIO''10Ils'
officers: aa,t.;n !.
Atfucks Guard-Josiah Crump, captain ;
Thomas w. Walker, first lieutenant.
Carney Guard-John Booker, captain )
w. Nicholas, first lieutenant; n. ffice'
second lieutenant. ..a,,,n,
Union Guard James Fl. Cunningham
captain j. B. johnson and w. N. Bailey'
Iieutepants.
Virginia Grays-Beniamin Scott, captain )
w. Fl. Bannister, first lieutenant.
Field and Staff Officers-R. II. Jonnsol'
mpior: J, 3. Johnson. adiutant; Il. M.
Leonard, guartermaster; John Graves, ser
geant-maior; DR.. John c. Ferguson sur
geon.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
virginia Poultry Association.

This Association was formed three years
ago for the purpose OF stimulating the
breeding OF fine poultry in the State Of Vir~
ginia and aiding annually OF poultry exit.
billions. The following persons constitute
It's officers; a. u. Bowman, of Augusta
county, president; L. w. Chiles, OF Louisa
county, first yice-president; DR., s. r. Dicks
lnson, second yice'presldent; Il, Theodore
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
RICHMOND INSTITUTE.

Corner Main and Nineteenth streets.
Charles Fl. Corey, president; Rev. }. e.
Jones, A. B., and Mr.. ID. n. Fassar, A.
B., professors. ,
During the year 1913 have been in attend
ance, 70 OF whom are preparing for Inc
ministry. More than forty or these nave
received aid as benefciaries OF the American
Baptist Home Mission Society. eeVelal
yolInn men arc preparing for missionary
service in Africa. Two OF It's graduates are
laboripe as missionaries in that country.
Persons Of oil denominations are admitted
to this institution.
The library contains 1900 volumes.
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monthly, the FIRST issue being four thousand
copies, and subscription price 81 per an
pum. The prospectus, already distributed.
indicates the character and objects OF the
Journal. We call attention to it rs evil
dence Of the renewed energy OF the Society
to advance the objects for which it was or
ranized as of those OF the societies which
preceded It.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY.

This Institution has now Wltnln us prison.
walls or on public works one thousand ana
siyty-tWo coDvicts, that number DciDS one
hundred and one less than were on hand
rhis fine last year. For the first SIX 'nonthS
81 the wear the number received was thirty
six IN excess OF that discharged. But it Is
Gratifying to report that since the lst OF July
last. when the new criminal law went INTO
effect. that the number discharged greatly
exceed the number received 1t is also @rat-
living to report that the condition C1 TIE
conyicts. as we'll as OF the prison, Is far SUI
nerior to what it was for the corresponds
inc time OF last year. The prison IS not
now overcrowded, as IL has been loI
several years; in fact. 1t IS not
crowded at all. rs quite humber OF the
cells are vacant. The great danger from
enidemics or contagious disease has been
materially les>ened by the thinning out OF
the conycts, there being considerably over
half of the male conyicts now employed on
nublic works. Those so employed are di,-
nosed OF az follows: AT Old DOMINION
Granite, 1l9; on James River and hanaWha
canal. 3S3-total, SOP.
There are also twenty men, who are IN
charge of the Board OF Supervisors OF Hen.
rico county, at work on the roads In sald
county. There are hired under contract
within the prison walls forty to fifty con-
yicts. to McCoull, Sullivan Co., tobacco
nists.
During the past year iorty-four deaths
have occurred among the conTtcts-twehty-
nine on public works and fifteen within Inc
prison walls. Five women made their cs-
cane from the female department on the
10th OF August, but all OF them were recap
t1red and returned within three days. Two
men belonging within the prison made gooG
their escape from the Capitol Square. Iherc
were also numerous attempts made III es-
cape, but with the exception OF those men
toned above none were successful, whilst
thirty-live made good their escape from pub
lie works.
The conduct OF the prisoners in general
has been good.
During the year seven pardons have been
granted, five to white and two TO colore0
cunvicts.
There are quite number OF long-scn-
fenced men, and in some instances thGha-
tlre OF the crime hardly warrants the length
Of the sentence.
Tn the female department OF the prison
there are now lightweight convicts--a de-
crease OF twelve since this time last year. Or
this number about thirty-tye are employed
in the weave department OF the prison; the
remainder are employed as sewers, Wasl:-
crs. &c.
On the 18th OF November, 1873, dlsas-
trouS fire occurred at this institution, which
entirely destroyed the large building ustd
as the shoe. cooper, carpenter, anu broom
shops. But ythe untiring energy ana per-
severance OF the officials having the business
in charge the cooper and carpentcr-shorS
are now in full operation, and by the lSt OF
February the present year the shoc'mahu-
factory will be doing rs much II not more
work than it did previous to the ire.
LIST OF CoNvICTS IN OR BELONGING 70 THE
VIRGINIA PENITESTIARY, AND HOW OCCC-
DIED.
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o2O Main street. Membership. q. Presi, !,
dent, Thomits II. Starke; Secretary ana Q
Treasurer, w. w. Gosden; Lender anu 111
first d fat cornef, w. j. Smith; ". W
Gosdep. second E fiat cornet: u. +. ; De.
witt, first Il fiat cornet; j. B. Baseler, hr Is
alfo: Charles w. VIM, second alto L. IL.
starke. baritone; Samuel Steinlein. TUBA
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Meets daily, except legal holidays, at 1904
east Main street. Membership, 81. Officers:
r. Ii. Maury. president; John &. Williams,
yice-president; g. \. Davenport, secretary
and treasurer. Organized in April, 1878.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

TIVE
LIVESTOCK SCALES.
The following is Il statement OF the i've
stock weighed on the State scales, near
Richmond. Va, from January 1St to Deccm-
Der 81, 1878. inciu>ivt-to VT:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
FURNITURE.
ERANkLIN-STREET n
FURSITURE-HOUSE M
EROM TWELFTH TO THIRTEENTII STREETS.

UPHOLSTERED, CANE, AND WO0D-SEAT
CHAIRS:
WALNUT. OAK, AND COTTAGE FURNITURE.
La,ses styles snd lowest prices.
ARTHUR ROONEY,
Steam Surnlture Man aiacturrr,
de l9.3m Whoiesais and nesal'.
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S76,9S9 90
ECEIPTS.

.4u1mst |. 1877, to august l, 1878.
Amount drawn from city o: Richmond
Council appropriation fund. ........:. So7,i24 "a
State appointments Nos. !, 2, ana ),
received aud deposited In city treasu- = 600 IN
I-r,nu H.nk rcsorvcd fund ..... 1850 9
Balance deposited Ia city trcasnry...... 3TZ 9o
s76,9s9 80
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

STATE AssAYER AND CngatSr's NrstSs,l
RtGtiNoSp, NoNrssaeF r. lSfS,
the LAGER REEts manufactured by AR. IS "
Robinson at the Eass MpacrS, In Sah e.tN, -
been chemically examined by NC, tee satapt'~ t-.,
cd having bacp cutieasoa IN nSscak and ssl,d 'N ~
used ~ medicine nF hsSsfsse tn nm sstsE~SrS ?"
~ purity, StLlfaa Ii, SaStshS, y W,
no i0-SM MAJ Nr'rffsh
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
LAGER BEER

EAGLE BREWERY.
T. GEORGE ". ROBINSON, PRorRiEIHE.
CORNER HARRISON AND CLAY STREETS,
RICHMOND, VA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

This Brewery las been reeen1sY lifted m wah al
the latest improvements. and - pow offering the
best BEER made III the United States.
The Beer has been thoroughly tested and H. hEtls
recommended by prtsaiuent physicians for FANNY
The GOLD MEDAL WAS awarded io tie fAGtS
and PORTER Mt the last fsir OF tho Nt,Etats As:t-
ealturat society.
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Composed Of young businessmen. and
was formed last fall after the return OF
party Of gentlemen from cruise in salt
water, Virginia. Meets quarterly at West
ern Union telegraph Office. Officers: John
f. Meyer, president; s. MEG. Fisher, trea-
surer; Edward Fl. Fisher, secretary. Next
annual cruise will be about 18th August.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

In the following list of deaths that have
occurred during the year appear only the
names OF those whose age or prominence
entitle them to place in this recold:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-24

Pretty Jennie came % me.
Earnest. seek information
Cousin. darling. would you know
What H. meant By CsculationF'
WHAT could mortal man a.
Do in such a situatiOu2
Father. mother. no one nigh,
Liberal view. a great temptation2
Jennie f. my cousin. too;
SO % please my young relation
sHr.-,,,, t,.,,--fI tbfurr theref n0y,rf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-24
" Driving Home the Cows. "
KATE p. ossOOD.

KATE P osGOOD-
Out Of the clover aud blue-eyed grass
He turned them into the river-lsne;
One after another he let them pass.
Then fastened the meadow bars again
Under the willows and over the hill.
He patiently followed their sober pace;
The merry whistle for once still.
And something shadOved the sunny face.
Only a boy and his father had said
He never could let his youngest go;
Two already were lying dead.
Under the feet Of the trampling foe.
But after the evening work was done.
And the frogs loud in the meadOw-swamp.
over his shoulder he sIung his gun
And ssealthily followed the foot-psth damp
Across the clover and through the wheat,
With resoIute heart and purpose grim.
Though cold was the dew his hurrying feet
And the blind bats fitting startled him.
Thrice since then had ihe lanes been white
And the orchards sweet With appIs-bloom:
And now when the cows came back at night,
The feeble father drove them home.
For news hal come 10 theIoneIy farm
That three were lying where two had lain.
And the old mans tremulous palsied
Could never lean on sons again.
The summer day grew cool and late.
He went for the cows when the work was done;
Bat down the lane. a. he opened the gate.
lie saw them coming one by one
Brindie. Ebony. speekle and Bess.
shaking their horns Ia the evening wind
Cropping the buttercups out o. the grass-
But who u following close behind
Loosely swung In the idle air
The empty sleeve of army blue
And worn and pale. from the erisping hair.
Looked out face that the father knew.
For closed prisons oft times yawn.
And yield their dead unto life again:
And the day that comes with cloudy dawn
In golden glory at last may wEne-
The great tears sprans 10 their meeting eyes:
Fer the heart must speak when the lips are dump,
And under the silent evening skies
Together they followed the cattle home
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-24

U Advertisers residing In the Eastern Unted satss
pay for their cards BY enclosing Greenbscks United
Postage stamps for snch hey vish th1f
cards viii be inserted above tshe Tor the time paid M
u Business Cards, when a yKAn,
allowed discount these rates. which
advertisements when paid or charged quarterly.
Single copies Of the ADvKzyskR. when
Rfteen Gents; by the doEen, One Dollar.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
Sunday Riot.

CHICAGO, June 22.-One of the armed
companies, which under recent act of the
Legislature. must shortly cease to exist, be-
came involved in a difficulty with some un-
armed people, this afternoon, which resulted
in the death of several of the latter. The
Bohemian Sharpshooters' Association, COM
posed of some twenty individuals, had pic
mic to-day at Silver Leaf Grove, corner of
Ogden avenue and Western avenue. During
a dance one of the sharpshooters engaged in
quarrel with Volney Clark, a visitor, and
after using him up pretty badly, had him
elected from the ground. He stated his griev-
ance to the crowd outside the gates, and
gaining some sympathy there, inaugurated an
indiscriminate throwing of sticks and stones
into the enclosure where the picnic was being
held. The Lieutenant Of the company,
Frank Ladweic, ordered the long roll sound
ed, and the bayoDets fixed. A charge was
Immediately made toward the gate, and the
crowd were bayoneted and sabred until they
fell back. The company reformed outside
the gate, in single line, facing the street, and
loading their guns, fired volley into the
crowd. They Immediately reloaded and
again fired, each sharpshooter picking man.
1t is stated three or four volleys were fired
in all. The weapons used were muzzle
loading Springfield muskets, the cartridges
being composed Of nine buckshot each.
About a dozen men were wounded and three
are said to have since died. As soon as the
affair became known, TWO squads of police re-
paired to the scene and arrested the whole
company. They formed in marching order,
under the American flag, and proceeded to
the West Madison street station, where they
are now incarcerated, charged with murder,
and guarded by heavy detachment of po-
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
DEER LODGE ITEMS.
New North West, 9th.

Miss Grace G.. Pike and Miss Annie n.
King, assistant teachers of the Institute dur
ing its recent term, leave in few days for
the East going ria Helena and the river
route.
Sam Scott, Of Deer Lodge, and S. Cameron,
of Cable, have arranged tor a trotting race to
take place on the Deer Lodge race course
July 24th for 500 a side. Scott names
" Black Joe and Cameron " Cable john"
The money is up and the race will take
place as announced.
Mr.. Thomas II. O'Connor was brought to
the Hospital on Monday. His condition has
not changed materially. The lower portion
of the body and the right arm are paralyzed.
The attending physician has been unable a.
yet to find the bullet which entered the hack.
Upno the course of the bullet OH entering the
body will depend the patients recovery.
There IS but slight show for the old man.
E.NIr. John Lannan, of Bear Mouth, arrived
in Deer Lodge Wednesday evening, bringing
to the Hospital Mr.. Fred Eg9ers, miner on
one of the tributaries of Bear gulch, who was
caught by a cave and had his leg broken.
J. f. Kelly, while Oh the way from Butte
TO Blackfoot, lost his horse in attempting to
ford the Deer Lodge river, below Meade S
station. .u-... 49,. fl ia
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01

New YORK, June 2O.-The Times says
there Is prospect, if the police do not inter
fere, that the people Of New York will be
treated to a series of &" Sand-lot eEtertain-
ments, after the manner OF Dennis Kearney.
1t is announced by means Of postal cards,
handbills and otherwise, that commencing on
the evening of June 2Sth. and to be continued
every Saturday evening during the summer,
the /" Citizens Committee" will preside over
public meetings Of" labor reformerns," to be
held in Union Square. According to an
nouncement, a new constitution for New
York on the California plan, without the
Chinese or coin clauses, will be discussed by
the local and national speakers. There are
to be "no leaders but the people, no patty
but voters, Greenback and Workinmen's
platform will be advocated, and all citizens
are invited"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
Germany On the silver Question.

BERLIN, June 20.-In the Rsichstag Herr
Delburch presented an Interpolation in re-
gard to the Government discontinuing the
coinage of silver. He said it was necessary
to clearly define the situation, especially as
in the debates ofthe British Parliament the
question whether Germany intended to mod
ify the law fixing upon gold standard. had
been treated as an open one. 4a
Bismarck replied that he did not know the
views of the Federal Governments, but he
himself did not think it texpedient to unneces-
sarily commit himself to an expression of
opinion upon aq nestiOn of such moment.
He thought the Interpolation had not been
we'll considered, but treating the motion frem
a business point of view, he could assure the
House that neither the Federal Council nor
the Prussian ministry had mooted the ques-
ton of the modification of the gold standard
law. The suspension of silver sales was
measure OF expediency adopted pending the
increase of value. Any doubt respecting the
stability of the German coinage legislation
was wholly unwarranted. He had never dis
cussed the question with the Minister of Fin
ance. The gentleman from whom Lord Odo
Russell, The British Ambassador, had derived
his information that the German Government
is preparing to introduce end adopt the doub-
le standard as in France, must have been bet
ter informed than the Imperial government.
The president of the Imperial Bank, ad-
dressing the House, said the government had
already lost by its sales of silver 82,5O0, 600
marks. '.~ I'D. s.-
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
Tribune, 14th.

Tribune 18th.
There are one hundred and fifty head Of
Merino rams in town, booked for Montana
. The palace steamer, Carrier, will leave
here soon for Fort Benton. She 10 coming
up from Sioux City with Benton line freight.
The business of the Northern Pacific for
May was S194, 900, fifty thousand dollars
more than for any previous month in the
roads history.
The steamer Montana got off for Fort Ben
ton Tuesday morning ON her second trip
with 575 tons Of freight and 1872 head Of sheep,
two horses and thirty passengers.
The steamer Far West from Fort Benton,
arrived this morning and is busily reloading
for Fort Benton and Coal Banks and will
depart Monday on arrival of train.
St. Louis Times: 4" The transfer steamer
Northern Pacific, built by Caps. Bill Hamb-
Teton, at Mound City, to be used in transfer
ring cars at Bismarck, was mo0red Friday,
and towed to St! Louis by the e. N. Morton.
She now lies above the bridgc.'
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
FOREIGN.

OTTAWA, June 20.-The government has
decided to rescind all permission to Ameri-
can troops to visit Canada under arms, alleg-
ing as the reason therefor that such visits
might lead to future complications.
LONDON, June 13.-.The Post proposes a
national subscription to raise monument to
the memsry of the Prince Imperial, and q
brouze statue representing the Prince in the
uniform in which he died, is suggested.
VIENNA, June 52.-The Court will go in
to mourning for ten days en- account of the
death of the Prince Imperial of France.
LONDON, June pa dispatch from Paris
repotrs that Prince Jerome Napoleon will not
allow either himself or bis two sons to be-
come pretendefs to the Imperial throne.
LONDON, June 23.--A telegram from Cal
lao says the Peruvian iron-clad turret ship
Huascar, bombarded Antofogasta, and cap
tured two Chilian transports. The Chilian
man-ofwar Cavadanga, wooden, stranded.
There has been an indecisive engagement
between the Huascar and a Chilian iron-clad