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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09
OATS.-1.l5 bushels.
MEAL.-4U bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.

WHEAT Waite. % bushels common az 55c.; 10
bushels good al S105: 80 bushels PRICE at : 0S-
total: 6thnShes. Rel, i bushels coHlron amber ut
81 2O2. bushels very good atnber ut Sl.OS: 80
bpshelS very good Lancaster at Sl,01; 10 bushels
common Lancaster at 95c.; 10 Bushels common
Lanc;ste III 81: 600 bushels Lancaster on private
iCrinS 72 bushels Iaucastea at $l.02 10 bushels
good Lancaster at 81 %: "T6. bushels prime Lam
caster on private terms: 29S b:rshcls very COOK
Lancaster at Sl.uS: 81 Bushels mixed ut 81 $50
bushels mixed IT l.OJ bushels mixed 1t 95c.:
90 bushels mixed ut 9Sc.: 1870 bushels mixed IA
private terms; $50 bushels. very vooG Fultz 1T
AsG; La 1b bushels prrle Full z.I 81 O bushe
very gooi Fuliz III 9jc.: $50 bushels very good
eiliZ At NC. 81 bushels FUltZ 93c.: 32 bushels
common FuiiZ ut Sc: 81 bushels common EMliz
al Sc; bushels common tuz nj 75c.; "a BASH
els tuliz 1T 81 1876 nashclS FuAz on private ems :
Ks bushels common IuiZ private terms: 1876
bushels common FlatA 1T a0c.: 40 bushels very
good Fnltz n 96c.: II bushels fair fultz 1T 91c
G6 bushels FuiZ at !i2c.--lott!. S.GGS bushels.
. ttN.- WAITE. 600 bushels prime NJ 5Sc.; 400
bushels on private Icrms-loLal, 900 bushels.
UATS.-62 bushels prime spring 1T 49c.: lao
bushels prime winter nc 4Gc. SO bushels very good
spring ut BIC; - bushels good winter III BE
total, 3JS bushels.
MEAL.-50 bushels very GOOD 1T Gle: 10 bushels
good 1T 63c.-tcial> 90 bushels.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09
COMMERCIAL.

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, August s. 1879.
OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT.-Whife. 81 bushels. Rc4ls Il 5Si BUSH
rs; OF which 336 bushels were re-eNhbif.d d
CORN White, 300 bushels. -:ireL 90 BUSH
els.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09
SALT RIIEIM,

COVERING THE BODY FOR TEN YEARS, PER-
MANENTLY CURED.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09

LAW OFFICE or CHARLES HouGHToN.)
II CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, 7
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
Rendering Wood Uninflammable.

The late fire at the Pantechnicon gives in
terest to any invention having for its object
the prevention Of similar disasters Exper-
iments were recently made at WOowich to
test a process discovered by DR.. Thomas
Jones for rendering wood uninhammable.
The experiment was with some shavings,
which, after being soaked in the preparation,
were thrown on bright fire. Instead of
blazing, they were merely charred, without
emitting flame. On match being applied
to heap of prepared shavings they refused
to ignite. A large pile of prepared wood,
being saturated with parafine, remained
unburnt, although the oil on its surface gave
forth fierce flames. When similar test
was applied to heap of unprepared wood
the greater part was consumed in a quarter
of an hour. But the most crucial expert
ment was the last. A quantity of gunpow-
der, packed in wrapper Of prepared brown
paper, was inserted in a cask previously
saturated with Dr. Jones solution. This
barrel being turned on its end, paraf6ne
was lighted at the top, with no effect either
on the wood or inclosed powder. The barre
being reversed, lighted sharings were
dropped upon the packet of powder, but
they burnt out without causing any explo.
sion. In fact, the powder, on being taker
out and submitted to experiment, retained all
its strength. Dr. Jones does not claim fol
his invention that it renders substances in
combustible. All he maintains is, that by
employing his process the progress of fire
would be greatly delayed, since substance,
saturated would give off no flame. The late
Woolwich experiments prove that, under
certain conditions, this very desirable result
can be attained. Until more extensive tra
it is impossible to decide upon the exact
merits of this invention, and we are there
fore glad to see that the experiments will BE-
repeated on larger scale Should thes,
prove equally successful with the last, on,
influence leading to the rapid spread Of fir,
will disappear. At one time the flames o
the Pantechnicon threatened to seize Bel
gravia, although the building was completed,
detached. No one who saw the fiery tongue
leaping over Lowndes Square will doubt tn
importance Of any invention claiming t.
prevent their emission.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
NOT A VICTIM.

The Turkish wife is by no means the
unhappy creature we have been led to be-
lieve her. She has lofty sense of her
own dignity, and the free ways Of
Christian women shock her. She wells
her face with no more regret than West
ern lady unveils her shoulders. Turkish
women are not shut up. They 60 out
when they please, attended by their oda-
lisks if rich, or holding their children by
the hand; and their magpie voices fill the
bazaars, for they are noisy talke-s. WheE-
ever they pass men of all creeds stand
aside deferentiaily. If husband meets
his wife in the street he makes no sign Of
recognition. If he perceives her halting
before draper's stall and gazing. signiti-
cuntly at silks dearer than he can afford,
be must possess his soul in resignation,
muttering ''ATashaliah." This respect fer
women prevails also in the home circle,
aud it comes naturally to the Mussulman,
who has been taught from his boyhood to
behave courteously to the softer sex. TEe
Western conjugal expression about "wear'
ing the breeches" has it's Tu,k kish counter
part in the phrase 'to live under tks
slipper" and it is to be feared that not
few Turks know the taste of this impls
meut of uxorial persuasion. A hams
(street porter) once came before cadi tC
complain that his wife trounced him toe
frequently. "See what mine does" an,
swered the magistrate, opening his gowr
and showing some werls on his neck anc
shoulders. go thy way, my son, ant
thank Allah that though art luckie
than l."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
sEAA.S AND WHALES.

Orkney game includes seals, which have
their favorite haunts such as the Wire
Skerries and the Kilns of Brinnovan in
Rousay, and it requires rs much skill to
bag them as to stalk red deer on the cor.
ries of the Highlands. The seal is about
as amphibious as a beaver, and the rapidi-
ty with which it ''slidders" off rocks into
the water on The approach of danger is
highly creditable to the promptitude and
agility of this very queer fish Whale-
hunting as well as seal-shooting must also
be numbered among Orcadian sports. In
the autumn season great ''draves" of bot
tie nosed or ca'ing whales, often 800 or
400 strong, come down among the islands
in pursuit of the herring shoals; and the
visitor may consider himself highly fortu-
nate if he is enable to take part in the ex-
citing chase. Hundreds of the Island
bouts, some speeding under sail, some
propelled by oars follow in the wake Oh
the shoal the efforts of the boatmen be-
ing directed to drive the whales, if possible,
into shadows of sandy bays, where they
fall an easy prey to the destroyers, who
are armed with harpoons, ware-forks,
three pronged "graips," and any other
lethal weapons which come to a point
There is regular battue when some hum
dred or two of bottle noses are driven
ashore by the pursuing fleet of small boats
The tourist will find this sport decidedly
more entertaining, as well as novel, than
wandering over the abounding moors and
healthy hill-sides, gun over shoulder, In
search of snipe Or plover, rabbit or hare. -
| London Society.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
CAPTURE OF A WHALE.

A curious old tract in the British Mu.
scum bearing the date of 1858, gives at
account of wonderful capture of whale
in the Thames, not far from Greenwich, in
the month of June of that year. The
sailors in the river were, of course,
anxious to secure the huge monster who
had been so rash as to invade our shores;
but they found no slight difficulty in
despatching it. All sorts of swords, axes,
and hatchets, and even guns, were brought
into service; but nothing effectual could
be done till some ones ingenuity suggested
sticking couple Of anchors into the crea.
ture's body. By these it was held fast,
and very soon bled to death. Hundreds
Of people foeked to see the monstrnnl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

Great Britain, with one voice, condemns
this aping the prescriptive customs OF
Buckingham Palace, and this attempt to
keep up a petty reflection of Imperial
ism on the republican side of the Allan
tic.
The Government employees at Ottawa
that is, those grades that are permitted
to call or leave their cards on drawing
room night-fnding that the increased
expense of dress is not met by any in
crease of salary, have made an applica-
ton to have two months pay advanced
to them for the relief OF their tailors.
Swallow-tails, embroidered waistcoats and
three-button kids twice month, with
the incidentals of female companionshlp
of wife or fiancee decoletee, load the
Young officials down to the point OF
despair. 1t is said that both Lorne and
Lady are possessed of a great deal oi
good common sense, but the foolish con
duct of some of their official attaches
have already plunged them into hot wa
ter. Altogether, there is nothing lost tt
the cause of republican simplicity, anc
tendency to ignore the divine rights o.
royal blood on American soil is decided!
manifest in loyal Canada.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
ROYAL FLUMMERY IN CANADA

Nations, like individuals, are liable to
their little annoyances that oftentimes
20 far to make life miserable and lead
them to wish they had never been born.
Such is good deal the case now with
our friends and near neighbors on the
North, especially the female section of
them. The advent of a new Governor
General of very favorable antecedents
and crowned with a halo of royalty, was
hailed as an event of signal Importance
in the history of the Dominion. But
now, in the language of the London
Times, the Canadians, who were so en-
thusiastic only few weeks ago, "seem
likely to get more than they bargained
for" 1t is case of King Stork over
again.
A solemn edict has been issued by
Lieutenant Colonel Littleton, Secretary
to his Vice Royalty and late Secretary to
Earl Dufferin, to the effect that no ladies
can appear at the drawing-rooms Of the
semi-imperial palace excepting in low,
necked dresses and short sleeves. There
vas one exception allowed, and that was
in favor of those who can come armed
with a medical certificate that their con
dition or status in quo was such
from some we'll defined cause
that the required exposure would b.
detrimental to the health of the subjec
or disagreeable to the spectators, and s.
carefully did the Lieutenant Colone
enter into details, these could only ar
pear in "square cut dresses" and on n
consideration, whatever, would higf
necked dresses be permitted!
Now, the Canadian ladies having littl
of the spirit of independence of the
sisters on this side of the line protested
or rather kicked at an order which pr
scribed that the conditions of basking
the glare of royalty should be "neck
nothing" Like Falstaff who declare
that were "reasons as plenty as blac
berries he would give no reason on cor
pulsion," these fair matrons and maidel
declared that no relocated son of MAJ
from the other side, should even dicta
to them just how much or how little
themselves they might protect from Il
inclemency of high northern latitude,
the rude gaze of cry miscellaneo
ydrawing-room. The radical press
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

A NATURAL MIsTAKE.-NOt long ago a
Milford man came TO this city bent upon
having good time. He had it. according
to his understanding of the term, and when
the shades OF night had fallen he started for
home, in condition which did not prom
Use a rapid trip He manifested desire to
become acquainted with all parts OF the
road, and over portions of it, here and
there, he fingered lovingly, but for wha.
reason other people could not see. Some OF
the night had passed when he reached the
vicinity of The rolling.mill in Fair Haven
IN an enjoyable siupor he stumbled IN,
and took lodgings on the ground. Soon
the workmen discovered him, and they
dragged him in, where the molten iron
glared at the walls and roof the brighl
sparks flung all around, the laborers
seemed in the al ernation of horrible shad
ows and lurid flame like inhabi ants of Il
little pandemonium. The scene might mai
urally remind one of s ories of the abode OF
the damned. They shook the man from
Milford until his eyelids rolled and re.
vealed to him the interior of the mill in all
its impressiveness. ''Who are you, and
where do you come fromY said the work
men. The frightened reveler stared aboul
him as lie replied, well, when | was on
earth | lived in Milford, "-[New Haven
Palladium.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
The Olive Harvest in Italy.

The use of olive oil in northern climates is
quite limited, and it scarcely enters into one
Of the necessaries of life; but in warmer
climates it is indispensable. 1t is used in
dressing vegetables, cooked and raw; in
cooking where we would use butter or lard,
and even in pastry. The lamps, in olden
times, burned with olive oil; the wrestler
and athlete made their limbs supple by its
use. The Scriptures, to describe Palestine
in a manner that would appeal most highly
to the children of Israel, termed it a land
flowing with oil and honey. The expression
does not convey to our minds any such an
idea as it did to them, from the limited use
among us of both articles; but in that day,
and that climate, it combined the promise
of what was most tempting and desirable.
The olive is branchy evergreen, seldom
exceeding thirty feet in height, belonging to
the same natural order as the ash and lilac.
1t grows wild in most of the countries
bordering on the Mediterranean, but has
been extensively cultivated from time inn
memorial, in some parts, as in Southern
Italy, to the exclusion Of all other trees.
Those still remaining in the Garden of
Olives are very ancient; one near Nice, 80
feet in circumference near the earth, was
regarded, in 1916, as one Of the Oldest trees
on the coast, and yet lived three centuries
more. A tree at Pescio claims the respect
able age of 700.
Many parts of the United States are
adapted to the cultivation of the olive, which
the Spaniards introduced into Florida and
California, the latter State being especially
favorable to its growth. 1t is propag gated
by seed, slips, and from little knobs on the
bark.
A native olive tree, known as devilwood, :,
with fragrant yellow flowers and purple
fruit, is found in Virginia, and might be
used to graft European varieties. The olive
branch, from the fact that Noah's dove
brought back a branch of that tree, is the
symbol of peace.
The Greeks and Romans crowned their
conquering heroes with wreaths Of olive
leaves. A wreath of olive leaves encircles
the name of the coin on the reverse of our
old copper cents, and branch of the same
tree droops on each side Of the shield on the
reverse of our base-metal five cent and cop
per two cent pieces.
The fruit of the olive is smooth, oval
plum, of green OF violet color. quite bitter
to the taste. 1t is not generally allowed to
ripen, but gathered just before maturity,
either to pickle or press for oil. The oil is
carefully extracted from the pulp before the
seed is pressed. The mill crushes the fruit,
which is then put into sacks and subjected
to gentle pressure, giving the finest oil
known as virgin salad oil, used entirely fol
culinary purposes. The pulp is then thrown
> into boiling water, and the oil that rises
skinned off. From the refuse an inferior
oil is pressed that is used for making soap
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06
MOTION AND THOUGHT.

Sir Arthur Helps said that sometimes, in
rapid ride on horseback, it seems as
though the impetus you had got from the
swiftly moving creature you bestrode
helped you through difficulty in which
you had been entangled and detained.
Physical movement may sometimes tell
upon sluggish mind. I have heard of q
very dull and dreary preacher, the kind OF
orator to whom no one would willingly
listen second time, who on several occ a.
sions had to daive in great haste from one
church to another to take duty, and who
at the second church, entering the pulpit
while still retaining something of the mo-
mentum of the open trap, astonished
everybody by preaching with no small de-
gree of liveliness, or what is sometimes
excessively called 60. The force of cir
cumstances constrained my friend. Smith,
at one period of his life, to be present a
good many times when that dismal orator
held forth. But Smith assures me that on
every such occasion the preacher had
plainly not arrived in any rapid vehicle;
and Smith likewise declares that not an
express train merely, but cannon-ball, or
even comet, would be needful to neutral,
ize tho awful inertia of the good mans
lethargic nature. No less a speed could
add to the preacher the needful impetus
| which nature bad denied him.-Fraser'
| Mn1nziae
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

THE ARABIAN KNIGHTS OUTDoNE.-A for
mer resident of Reno, New. now stopping
in this city, relates an incident that came
under his observation in the sagebrusii
) ate. that is worthy of mote. One day,
"Canty,' well known character in he EN-
ploy Of he railroad company, while ell-
gagged in coupling cars al the Reno yard,
had his left hand 50 severely crushed that
amputation was found necessary. DIR.
Bergman performed the operation success
fully, and enclosing the dsmembered por-
ton in box buried it underground just
back of his Office. The incident had al
most been forgotten, eX2ep ing when
''Canty," who had meantime become noted
as the one handed desperate, would call
to mind by anecdote the circumstance.
Some three or four years elapsed from the
time it occurred, when one day man OBJ
served a dog running past him i'll the
street carrying something in its mouth OF
unusual appearance. lie picked up stone
and hurled it at the canine The latter
dropped it's load and he picked il up. HiI
surprise was great al finding the article tt
he "a well-formed human hand, so pc riliec
that it retained its natural appearance. The
finger nails even remained. A little inquiry
| convinced him that il was "tanty's" hand
and he returned it to that individual, who
in turn, gave it to the doctor as memento
Nevada Transcript.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

AN OLD PoLITIcIAN.-At the age of
eighty-one there died in Somerset County,
Pa, few days ago, Michael Zimmerman,
who in his best days had some experience
in public life, part of which is memoir
able. On October sth 1874, he was elected
a member of the State Legislature which
chose Simon Cameron United States Sena-
tor for his first term, and it was Mr.. Zim-
merman's vote that elected him. There
were three candidates for the office-Came-
rom Cooper, and Woodword-and thirty
one ballots for choice had been taken
without an election. For Cooper Mr.. Zim-
mermann voted at the first ballot, and so
continued to vote for thirty succeeding
times At the thirty-second he kept a tally
of the votes, and when his name-the last
on the list-was called, he changed his voice
from Cooper to Cameron.-[New York Trib
| une,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

Hardin Lodge, No. 322, Missouri, had a
candidate in waiting to be initiated the
other night, a particularly wild and stormy
one, and kept him waiting so long that
finally he concluded that he was not to be
received that evening, and went home
When all was prepared brother was
sent for him, but he had vanished,
and committee was dispatched to
his house for the victim. His wife
opened the door in her dressing-room and
informed the brethren ST that al present she
had grip on him, and the Lodge might DO
as it pleased, but, d. w., Mr.. ): was now
about to retire with Mrs j." The discom
ftcd committee plodded back through he
snow and reported, and Hardin Lodge. No.
322, adjourned until Mrs. ]. would allow
Mr.. ]. to take his obliga ions
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

STRANGER THAN FIcTIoN.-An affecting
and dramatic scene occurred at a wedding
among colored people in Pittsburg a few
days ago when two brothers whom slavery
had divided were suddenly brought to-
gelher after long separation. They had
been born in Maryland, and the planter
whose property they were, becoming en-
barrassed in business, was obliged to part
with some Of his slaves, and the two boys
were among those whom he sold. One of
them was taken to Texas, the other to Vir-
ginia They had grown to be men before
the war came, and never expected to see
each other again. After emancipation they
both went North and engaged in business
but hey never met. Each supposed the
other to be dead. To this wedding went
many coored people from the South anf
West, and among them the brothers. A:
thev appeared 10 be strangers some one in
reduced them. Before the day was owe
they discovered their relationship, ant
each had told the story of his life.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

THE first cargo of American wheat
reached Barcelona, Spain, in November,
and at about the same time the first car
70 of American coal reached Geneva,
Switzerland. These were both expert
mental ventures, but they both bid fair
TO be successful, and two new markets
will probably be opened to the farmers
and miners of the new world.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

stranger, and among others went Evelyn,
author of the DIARY" who has left us
curious account of it. 1t was no contempti-
BILE size, being ffty- eight feet lorg,
twelve feet high, fourteen feet broad,
md measured twelve feet between the
NNaa
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

SECRETARY SCHURz is whetting his
sword and expects to give General Sheri-
dan a return thrust to-day. In the mean
while, as this windy war of words goes
on, the poor Indians are starving at their
reservations and the soldiers are freezing
on their fruitless expeditions on the from
tier.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

AT the election of Sergeant-at-Arms
N the Massachusetts Legislature Lucy
Stone received one vote and male can
lidate all the rest.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

"a wealthy lady of New York, known
for her charities and benevolent works."
proposes to rive the city of New Orleans
several public fountains, to furnish pure
water to the poor during the hot season.
The city promises to give the plots of land
on which the fountains will stand, and the
co-opc.ation of the water department is all
tEs,t is needed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

THE French people, who regard cleo
tons in such a sacred light that they hold
them on Sunday, yesterday balloted for
their Senators. The general result shows
that there will be Republican majority
in the Senate of about fifty-seven.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

The Dean of Chichester was selec
preacher at Oxford the other day. "Y
men of SCIENCE" said he, 'ye mon
science, leave me my ancestors in Paradis'
and do not grudge you yours III the ~,
logical Gardens"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

DIR. LINDERMAN makes the gratifying
statement that the bowels of the earth
Lave yielded nearly one hundred mil
lion dollars in gold and silver through
he mines in the United States during the
Oast year.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-06

A ST. LOUIS mans ears were so severe
ly frozen that they dropped off in street
ear. A fellow-passengcr coolly pointed
to them and said: "Pardon me, friend,
but you've lost your mittens."