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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10
The Fisheries.

We have before us the annual report OF
professor MARSHALL MCDONALD, the Com
missioner of Fisheries OF Virginia. 1t
would not be saying too much to aver that
the results Of his labors, rs already seen
and as they are yet to appear, will prove
sttlat he Is the most valuable official in Vir-
egipia. (Yet he receives no pay.) We COM
mend this report to public attention. We
give one specimen Of his figures:
The alewife Ter Menhaden) fishery is one
Of our most important industries. It is
prosecuted chiefly in the bay itself, by
means OF purse nets. In 1869 it gave en-
ISoyment to twenty-one men and four YES
sels, The number Of fish taken was 3,000,-
zoe; the number OF gallons OF oil made was
:8;a,00; the number OF tons of guano nude
was-300. This was the beginning OF the
enterprise. .@N,.sgtt.. =. 's..,..s. -
The following tabular statement for 1878
shows the rapid Development this industry
amsreceived In nine years; ,.I,;
arspisxIcs OF THE NENuApEN FISHERY FOR
,s-~sa---s .-a.~-- Isis
Meh Gmpioyeu ..,...-.-... 4S1
GeSselscemploScd hshng.. ..s.:...... aS
Number Of 1sh taken .lle.3O9.Zyu
GSSeRoci OH fnnde. -..,.......' <S4'60S
2Sons0f guano made. .--...!... 1O,SS2
80
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

Mr.. John s. Cuttings, one Of the wealth.
siess cliizensot Baltimore, and man whose
name was iamilia az lnl every Rusine sss circle,
bss died after .ai gs..F hgIesi iilpess, shaYipg
passed iourscore years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10
OFFICE OF SCHOOL, BOARD
No. sos MARSHALL STREET. (
RICHMOND VA Dectm ~, 1873
GITY SCHOOL-BOARD
W CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATES

i All the CERTIFICATES Issued by GREER Of the
City School Board IN The mouths Of November and
December S7S. tn teachers for salarirs ouistand.
ing and unpaid will be paid IN FULL at this Office
beIween n lie hours of L A, III. and 2 z. III. Oh and
after this date. ALFRED MOSES, s.
s de 1f1-3S Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10
ne BARGAINS FOR EVERYBODY
GRAND OPENING OF NEW GOODS,
ALL GOODS TO BE SOLD At PRICES TO
AsTONIsH EVERYONE.

DRESS GOODS from SIC. to the finest imported !;
BLACK and COLOEED CASuMERES al l5c.
worth 25c.:
ALL-wOOL BLACK and COLoRED CASH
MERES at 40, 45, so 55, go, 65, 70, and 75c.
for The 1nest
Our Black CASHMERE, As inches wide, at soc.
can't be beat.
CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS! from auction.
Another new stock just received, which we
will sell at the old prices.
HEMP CARPETS at l6S. Is. 90. aud 22c.:
WOOL CARPETS at 22. 30. 80, 50, 40, Is, so
80, 70, 75c., and 81 for the best three ply:
CLOAkS! CLOAKSl CLOAKS !-345 CLOAKS
just received from the largest manufacturer I'm
New York: which we arc authorized TO sell at
prices from 50 10 s45. All IN want of Cloaks
give us a call.
DOLLS DOLLS; SHELL-BOXEs, FANCY AR
TICLES, for the Holidays:
SILK HANDKERCHTEFS, LACE HANDk r.
CHIEFS. SILK TIES;
GLOVES of all kinds;
HOSIERY, very large stock:
PRINCES, BUTTONS, COLLARS, and CUFFS;
BRACELETS, JEWELRY. all kinds:
WoRSTED HOOPS. SAEQUES. SHAWLS, COM
H in o BA IoA Don't fail TO look At
UNDERWEAR for ladies. children, and gentle
meE-the largest Stock In the city;
so dozen more LADIES. VESTS just rcceived-.o
OS sOlo II DUO. worm 81 =:
45 dozen more INDICATED RED-FLANNEL
SHIRTS and DRAWERS for gentlemen at
MEDlGATED RED-FL sNSEL VESTS for ladies
ats so apiece, regular price So. so apiece;
cAssMEkE FIX sSsf 8. w APPEafEssi
BLEAC HEp and BROWN coTToSs;
CANTON FLANNELS. CORSETS, &C, &c.
We guarantee prices and qualities of all goods.
d. K f. MITTFT.D1RFFP
de f-S.aSW 527 Broad street.
.N BEFORE THE ADVANCE IN
GOODS WE PURCHASED LARGELY, and now
offer our customers the benefit Of those purchases.
WE MENTION No PRICES AND GIVE no
BATS,
hut we do assure every one who trades with us their
FULL MONEYS WORTH.
OUR STOCK OF DRESS GOODS IS COMPLETE.
We can't be beat in ALL-WOOL BLACK and
COLORED CASHMEKE>:
A splendid line of PLAIN, STRIPED, and BRO
CADED SILKS. SATINS. and VELVETS;
All the new shades Of LIGHT CLOAKlN'S;
Also, tie PLAIN and FIG UREn BLACK CLOAK
lNGS;
Every coor Of BASKET and STRIPED FLAN-
MEL:
The best assortment Of CASSIMERES and WA
TER-PRUOFS;
TABLE.LINENS, NAPKINS, QUILTS, and
TOWELS:
BLANKETS imported from California by our Mr.
GUS. THALHIMkR
$50 CLOAKS. manufactured 10 our order, aud
warranfcd In quality. lit. aud price;
The BEST UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS in this city:
A grand variety of RIBBONS. TIES, HANDkEE-
CHIEFS. FtCuUS, COLLARS, GLOVES, No.
SlERT. CUR>ETS, BUTTONS, BLACK SILK
and BEADED FKTNGES, &C.. &C.:
LADIES, GENTLEMEN'S, and CHU.DREN'S
USDERWEAR-very cheap;
SKIRTS, SHAWLS, sACQUES. HOODS, SCARFS;
TABLE and PIANO-COVERS.
And lots OF o,uer DESIRABLE ARTICLES 1T the
very lowest rates
We sell the DOMESTIC PAPER PATTERNS.
Catalogues Tree. ~
THALH.MER BROTHERS,
corner OF sixth and Broad streets
TO OUR MANCHESTER PATRONS.
We will furnish street-clr tickets from the post
Office 10 establishment and return ; also, stage
tickets OH application.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

TUsr RECEIVED Al THE EAhI -
~ MORE AUCTION HOUSE, Ho. Is al h.,a 49,
stree l. between Fr>r aud Brook ny"r@" " ' yl
LADIES IOESEr>. IN wnI - au! cgIr.": ~
LADIES COATS III 7Jc.: !.AfIr-, t,',s
DREN'S. aud M.SSF>' SHOES - % YER ',''.''-,
than ever before: MlS-i-' iirc PC" -;
&C.: LADIES ana nrNIlEhINH '.
WEAR very low. .-rur<,. -. m 4
just received. = large ~ o. Go! HiN"- !. ....,"
bankrupt sale, at ynur own prize ''.'sa 49,,
large lot OF other good, too num- T"'' 80 "''
Call early and s.rurt y'h!r hhr.1.",'' ,,.,..r
THE HALTIMui:t. At ROSIE. ST.,
no 22-S MANI 40. 10 t'1>t I"''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10
M SYCLE BROTHERS
WILL OFFER ON MONDAY
ONE CT TIE LARGEST STOCKS OF
DRY GOODS
EVER SHOWN IN THIS CITY.

ALL-WOOL CASHMERE at Ace. tn 65c.;
Handsome DRESS GOODS a. I2Isc. worth 2Oc.;
Fine DRESS GOODS at 16. 20, 20, 30, 40, ana
Soc:
4 full line of BLACK SILKS-Slk 1T soc. never
sold fore for less Than 1925; our $50 SILK
reduced TO 81; our 81 Silk reduced to 1925;
4 large stock of GUINET'S BLACK SILK on
hand, and vii! be sold much lower than they
have ever been before;
4 full line Of BLACK and COLORED SILK VEL
VETS. suitable for cloaks and mantlllas, such as
Garnet, Wine, Brown, Cardinal, Canary, Green.
Bordeaux, Old Gold, New Gold, Marine, Pink,
Prune, Claret, Gendarme, TilIeul, Mcxjquc, and
Sapphire;
Fine CAMEL's-HAlR DRESS GOODS much
lower than their value.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

What blessing it is that the sessions OF
the Legislature are hereafter to be biennial.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

ME- COHEN BROTHERS WILL OFFER
- THIS WEEK
Upwards Of 500 dozen COItSETs, In many various
styles. which they have purchased below the mar
ket value:
Also, a large stock of CARPETS, besides hun
dredS Of other goods. no ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

For the latest novelties In
Skis, SATINs, VELVETS, AND CLOAKISGs
call at
SYCLE BROTHERS..
In PLAIN aud FANCY SATINS YOU will find The
following coors Meda>, Rose, Havy, Cardinal
Maroon, Til.euI, Garnet, Myrtle Old Gold, and
New Gold:
In NET UNDERWEAR for Ladies, Gentlemen
aud Children SYCLE BROTHERS is head
quarters;
800 pairs BLANKETS TO be sold at wholesale
prices;
The largest variety Of LADIES', MISSES, ant
CHLDREN'S CLOAKs In the city:
CARPETS, MATTINGS, OIL-CLOTuS, RUGS
and LACE CURTAINS, in the greatest Failet!
and STYLES. at very low figures;
l 900 dozen REAL ALEXANDRA KID GLOVES
reduced from 81 TO soc.
At SYCLE BROTHERS, YOU can find thousand:
Of goods suitable FOR Christmas presents.
SYCLE BROTHERS,
de 3-eod 81 Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

NJ TRY TIL E CEL E B r A TIE D
PEARL SHIRT. 1t is the best and best.wearins IL
Shirt mace. For sale by Julius MEIER.
dn 6O3 Broad street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

TO OUR MANCHESTER PATRONS.
We will furnish street-clr tickets from the post
Office 10 establishment and return also, stage
tickets OH application.
de 6-S.M&W THALHGMEP BROTHERS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

WE MENTION No PRICES AND GIVE no
BATS,
hut we do assure every who trades with us thei
FULL MONEYS WORTH.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10

I BEFORE THE ADVANCE IN
GOODS WE PURCHASED LARGELY, and now
offer our customers the benefit Of those purchae s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-10
PETERSBURG.

DEATH OF AN AGED MAN FIRST NEW TO-
MISREPRESENTATION OF AN ARTILLERY OF.
FICER-A OTHER RACE-THE PUBLIC
y SCHOOLS-PERSOEAL.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24
HITS AVID MISSES.

western woman has lost two husbands by
lightning. She ought to marry n conductor.
why should We celebrate Washington S
birthday more than mine Z" asked teacher.
Because lie never told a lie :" shouted lit
tie boy.
An Illinois man writing to the clerk Of the
supreme court of the State for a license to
practice law, said If you have two sizes
send me the largest one
Extract from romance-"With one hand
he held her beautiful golden head above the
chilling waves and with the other called loud
ly for assistance"
"We never saw n man" says an exchange,
who thought it sin to steal an umbrella. "
Then you never saw "A man whose umbrella
had just been stolen.
fearful suggestion Fred to chum)-
dreamt about you last night Bob Bob
hope it was pleasant? Fred-O, yes very
pleasant while it lasted. I dreamt that you
paid the ten dollars you owe me.
A German telling the story of his cam
paigns, gives the following interesting item
In this battle We lost the brave Captain
schultz A cannon bali took oil his head.
His last words were Bury me on the spot
where | fell. -"
Don't you love her still 2" asked the judge
ul u man VINO wanted "a ulNOTtt. ttllullly
| do" said he Il love her better still than
any other way; but the trouble is she will
never be still" The judge, who is married
man himself, takes the case under advise
ment
And old gentleman of 81 and his bride,
aged 50, entered n railway car the other day
and took seat 10y the stove. youth occu-
pying the seat behind says he overheard the
following; Old gentleman to his bride
who's little lamb ?" Bride-"Bofe of us. ."
lady who is no longer in the first blush
Of youth is summoned rs witness in some
suit. The Judge: How old are you. mad
anne ?" She (hesitatngly); Thirty y-nine. "
The Judge (in the most benevolent tone, af-
ter having contemplated her an instant) :
"Thirty-nine? Come madame, have cour-
age! Go on aud finish it,
Biddy 60 old gent): please to help a
poor woman with siyen small children, all
too" Good-natured old gent (who knows
herr Yes but l say, don't you think your
family increases rather too rapidly Last
week it was only FIVE" Biddy mot bit
abashed): sure aud isn't it all the more
reason why yer honor should help me agn ?"
1t was a very honest old Dutch Judge in
Schoharie county. n Y, who listened for
several hours to the arguments OF counsel
and then said "Dis case has been ferry ably
argued on both sides, aud dare have peen
some ferry nice points of law brought up. l
shall dake dree days to consider these points,
but l shall eventually decide for de blaintif, J"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24
Hot and Cold Baths.

The London Lancet, in a recent number
points out the difference between the effects
of hot and cold baths. The effects of the
cold bath, it says, being mainly due to i'm
pressions made upon the cutaneous nerves.
the notifications of the cold bath largely de-
pend on their power of increasing its stimu-
lating action. The colder the water the more
violent the impression. The frequent change
of water, such as is found in the sea or in
running streams, increases the stimulating
effect. Great force of impact, as when wa
ter falls from a height or comes forcibly
through hose upon the body; the division
of the stream, as seen in shower baths and
needle baths and the addition of acids or
salt to the water, all act, it would seem, by
increasing the stimulating power which the
water eXerts upon the cutaneous nerves.
Warm baths produce an effect upon the skin
directly contrary to that brought about by
cold water. The cutaneous vessels dilate i'm
mediately under the influence of the heat,
and although this dilation is followed by a
contraction of the vessels, this contraction is
seldom excessive and the ultimate result of
a warm bath is to increase the cutaneous cir
culation. The pulse and respiration are both
quickened as in the cold bath. The warm
bath increases the temperature of the body,
and by lesseuing the necessity for the inter
nal production of heat, decreases the call
made upon certain vital processes. and ena-
bles life TO be sustained with less expendi-
ture of force. While cold bath causes GER
tain stiffness of the muscles, if continued for
too long a time, warm bath relieves stiff
ness and fatigue. The ultimate results of hot
and cold baths, if their temperature be mod
crate, are about the same, the difference be-
ing to use the words of Braun, that ''cold re-
freshes by stimulating the functions, heat by
physically facilitating them and in this lies
the important practical difference between
the cold water and hot water systems.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24

SELF CRUELTIEs IN A NUNNEBY. A subject
of conversation here is the leaking out of GER
tain facts connected with the establishment
of Carmelite nuns at Hochelaga. There has
been a little Carmeite colony in our ancient
suburb for several years, but no one has ever
heard much of them. These nuns are sub
jected to the seyerest discipline OF all the or
dors. They wear but one garment summer
and winter, n coarse serge gown reaching TO
the feet, with hood almost completely COW
ering the face. Their feet are shod with san
dals, and they are not permitted to wear ho-
siery. As a special favor, they have been al
lowed, in our severe winters, to wrap pieces
of serge around their feet and ankles They
never touch meat, poultry, fish, butter or
eggs, and eat only one meal day of bread
and boiled vegetables. Their couches are
bare plauks with a square block of wood for
Il pillow, and they sleep without other cover
ing than their daily dress Their doors are
jealously closed even to women, the priest or
the doctor. They pass their lives in silence,
even their prayers being said under their
breath. Their singing of the church service
is conducted in whispered monotone. Such
acceptance of the VOWS of poverty chastity
aud obedience has proved regimen too severe
for the constitution of the ladies, and several
of them have died. Others are at the point
Of death yet the lady superior and the nuns
themselves steadily refuse to make any change
in their method of living, declaring that all is
in Gods hands Montreal Letter to Detroit
(Nich. Nel6S.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24
A winter sermon.

Thou dwellest in a warm and cheerful home;
Thy roof in vain the winter tempest lashes;
while homeless wretches round thy mansion roam,
On whose unshsltered heads the torrent splashes.
Thy board is loaded with the richest meats,
Der which thine eyes in sated langulr wander;
Many might live on what thy mastih eats
Or feast on fragments which thy servants squander
Thy limbs are mufied from the piercing blast,
When from thy freside corner thou dJst sally;
Many have scarce a rag about them cast,
With which the frosty breeEes toy aud daily.
Thou hast soft sm' les to greet the kiss Of love,
when thy light step resOunds within the portal;
Some have no friends save Him who dwells above
No sweet communion with fellow mortal.
Thou seepest soundy on thy costly bed,
Luled by the power Of Injuries unuumbered;
Some pillow stone an aching head
Never again to wake when they have slumbered.
Then think Of those who formed Of kindred clay,
Depend upon the doles thy bounty scatters;
Aud God will hear them for thy welfare pray
They His children, though in rags aud tatters.
Household Words.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24

A beautiful person is the natural form Of n
beautiful soul. The mind builds its own
house. The soul takes precedence Of the
body, and shapes the body to its own like
ness. vacant mind takes all the meaning
out of the fairest face. sensual disposition
duforms the handsomest features. A cold,
selfish heart shrives and distorts the best
looks Amean, groveliug spirit takes all the
dignity out of the figure, and all the charac-
ter out of the countenance. A cherished
hatred transforms the most beautiful linea-
ments into an image Of uglness. 1t is as i'm
possible to preserve good looks with brood
of bad passions feeding on the blood, a set of
low loves tramping through the heart, and n
selfish, disdainful spirit enthroned in the will,
as to preserys the beauty of an elegant man
sion with litter of swine in the Basement, a
tribe Of gypsies in the parlOr, and owls and
vultures in the upper part. Badness and
beauty will no more keep company a great
while than poison will consort with health,
or an elegant carving survive the furnace
fire. The experiment of putting them tOgeth-
er has been tried for thousands of years, but
with one uuvarying result. There is no
sculptor like the mind. There is nothing
that so refnes, polishes and ennobles face
and micn as the constant presence of great
thoughts The man who lives in the region
of ideas, moonbeams though they be, becomes
idealized. There are no arts, no gymnastics,
no cosmetics which can contribute 1.-THE 30
much of the dignity, the strength. the emo
bling of mans looks, as IA great purpose,
high determination, a noble principle an I'M
quenchable enthusiasm. But more powerful
still than any of these a beautiher Of the
person is the oyermastering purpose and per
vading disposition Of kindness in the heart.
Affection is the organizing force in the hu-
&c han
because she has more affection than man.
LONELINESS is the outside of love. Kindness,
sweetness, goodwill, a prevailing desire and
determination to make others happy, make
the body fair temple of the Holy Ghost.
The soul that is full Of pure and generous af-
fectious fashions the features into its own an
gelc likeness, AS the rose which grows in
grace and blossoms into loveliness which art
cannot equal There is nothing ON earth
which 50 quickly transigures personality,
refncs exalts. irradatos with heavens own
impress of loveliness, as a peryading pre-
vailing kindness of the heart. Home Jour-
HdL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24

SHOWED INA letter from a lady at San
dy Creek, n Y, on the Rome. Watertown
aud Ogdensburg railroad, about 80 miles
north of Rome, written on Wednesday of this
week, acknowledges the receipt on that day
of box sent by express from Springfield,
December %, or more than three weeks be-
fore the usual time of making the transit be-
ing from eight to ten hours During all the
three weeks, with the exception of one or two
days, up to Sunday, January -. the town
WAS shut of from communication with the
outside world by the snow blockade of the
railroad, and she gives realistic picture of
the discomfort, if not positive distress, caus-
ed 10y the storm and the isolation. She says
The first storm continued all through Christ
mas week, and We had no mail for week
The next storm was equally severe, and for
twelve days again, preceding Sunday, we got
no mail. The air was full of snow and the
wind terrific for several days The men could
hardly get out to their usual employment
and business was practically stopped while
there were no schools, of course. We had
enough to eat, drink and wear, and fuel
enough to keep the fires going, though it
would be hardly true to say We kept warm all
the time. But fear many persons did suffer
Many families were out of wood and had to
borrow of their neighbors, and there was on
ly one place where kerosene oil could be got
for more than week, and the supply gave
out there Saturday night, All the stores ran
short of almost everything. Seriously, there
has been great deal of anxiety here, to know
what people would do if the cars did not be-
gin running soon When the storm ceased
the snow reached to the middle of the win
dows, and the children could not look out
except by standing upon a chair, ,"-SpiRg-
.feid Union, l7h inst.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-24

The WEDDING OF PRINCESS THYRA and the
Duke of Cumberland, which took place in
Copenhagen Dec. u, seems, according to the
reports OF the Danish papers, to have been a
magnificent pageant, spectacle never to
be forgotten by those who saw it The pro-
gramme is, at all events, a very remarkable
document 1t was elaborated by the Grand
Master of Ceremony, then laid before the
King for appreciation, and finally published
in the newspapers. 1t regulated the most
minute details of the proceedings; who
should walk first in the procession and who
second when these should be turned to the
right and when to the left; what there should
be done. Thus it told the young couple to
arise from their kneeling position before the
altar Immediately after the pronunciation Of
the benediction, and then, while the salute Of
one hundred guns was firing, TO turn first to
the right, rendering their humble submis-
sion and flial gratitude to his Majesty the
King and her Majesty the Queen, and then
to the left, receiving the heartfelt congratu-
latons and well-wishes of the other royal
persons present. Among the wedding pres
ents which Princess Thyra received the most
costly was complete garniture Of diamonds
from the Emperor of Russia the most beau
tiful jcwelry case from Danish ladies; the
most curious an enormous kTinge or we'd
ding cake from the baker apprentices Of Co
penhagen. The kriHgIe was brought to the
palace an hour before the wedding by dep
utatiou of five young bakers, who were most
cordially received by the Queen, and shown
the other wedding presents. Meanwhile the
young bride entered the room in her bridal
attire The subdued but nevertheless audi
Bile ordinations she answered with a quick
little lUugh. and promised the bakers that the
kEiH9ie should be served the next morning at
her breakfasttable, and, according to old
Danish custom, every one belonging to her
new household should have piece of it.