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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-23

- SETTING FIRE TO His Own FACTORY
Boston, July 21.--Tbe factory of Samuel
w. Brown, OF Boston, who was arrested
Sunday on q charge Of conspiracy to set it
on fire, is a large. fve-story building. While
intoxicated on Saturday Brown met per-
son in restaurant, whom he asked il he
wanted work. The stranger answering in
the affirmative, he was taken into the iurni-
ture-factory and the plans for a large confla-
grafton were shown to him. The third and
fifth floors were arranged with oil, gunny-
bags, and other combustihles for immediate
firing and the man who accompanied
Brown was told that he should receive, $40
as soon as he set fire to the premises and
$3.50 in addition when Brown saw the flames
coming out Of the windows. This person,
however, gave information TO the police,
who, watching the building Sunday after
noon, saw Brown, in company with an
other man, leaving the building. Both
were arrested, and upon entering the place
it was found in the condition already de-
scribed, ... .........s. .'.. ..,...
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The hands in the machine-shops of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at all the prin-
cipals stations have been put on full time
ten hours day. ~ ,.E
It, Is the intention of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to replace nearly
all the wooden bridges west OF Wheeling
with iron this summer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-23

AN OLD LADY WHO TRAMPED FROM MAINE.
An old lady, who said her age was seventy
four years, walked into the Central station
on Saturday. She related that over three
weeks ago she left her home, 1873 miles from
Bangor, Maine, near the New. Brunswick
border, to come to her children, who live in
Chester. She walked all the way. Her
children had sent her sos, but she pre-
ferred to pay debts incurred while She was
i'll. She accomplished her long journey
without accident, and was kindly treated
by the people living along the road. They
supplied her with food and lodging, and
cbeered her on her way. A collection was
taken up from those who heard the old
lady's tale. and she was furnished with
Transportation to Chester. BY this time she
isWith her PHILADELPHIA Record.
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Water-Famine Threatened at Read
Ing, Pa.

READING, PA, July 2e.-This city Is
threatened with water-famine, owing TO
the drying-up OF the sources which feed the
recefving-dams at Mineral Springs and OH
myers creek. Some manufacturers have
already been compelled to stop work for
water, and the Reading railroad is bringing
water In tank-cars from the Schuylkill
river for It's own use, II the drought con-
linues the prospect will soon be very So
riotIs
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LIVERPOOL, July GA statement OF the
affairs Of David Stuart & Co.. who failed at
Liverpool last March, have been published.
The net liabilities are estimated at S154,529 !;
assets only Gl7,2G2.
PASSAGE OF THE ARAY-DISCIPLINE BILL.
LONDON, July 22.-The House OF Lords
has finally passed the army discipline bill.
France
THE AIRED HEAD OF THE BONA
PARTE FAMILY NOT IN GREAT FAVOR.
LONDON, July pa Paris dispatch to
the Times says "The Bonapartist caucus
OF Saturday last, which adopted a resolu.
ton declaring Prince Jerome Napoleon the
head of the Bonaparte family, settled no.
thing. Only 81 Bonapartist senators and
deputies out Of 115 were present, and,
though the resolution was finally adopted
with only two dissenteIts, % OF those pres
eut had previously supported an amend
ment (which was voted DOWN declining to
pronounce on questions beyond the !uris-
diction OF the meeting, and affirming their
sentiment OF fidelity to the Empire and
the principles OF order which have always
inspired its policy. AS this conveyed an
IMPLIED censure on the antecedents OF
Prince jerome, the feelings with which he
is regarded by large section OF the Bona
partist party are apparent. Many OF the
sixty-one absentees, moreover, kept away
from the meeting to avoid committing them
selves to a recognition OF Prince jerome.
NJ. Paul de Cassagnac, in his journal, the
Paus, reproaches Prince Jerome with en-
teriaining the fear OF exile, which deters
him from Issuing manifesto"
A DUEL BETWEEN JOURNALISTS.
PARIS, July ga duel with swords took
Mace to-day between n. Batain, editor OF
the Euenment, and II. Menard, editor OF
the Lanterne. The former was wounded
in the abdomen.
THE CENSORSHIP OF TIE PRESS.
LONDON, July ga St. Petersburg dis
patch to the Globe says: A commission
has been appointed to examine the question
whether the censorship of the press cannot
be replaced by some system Of supervision
which shall allow greater latitude 10 the
press while preserving the Governments
CONTROL"
ABDIcATIoN OF PRESIDENT. BoIsEROND cAUAL.
NEW YORK, July 22.-Stephen Preston,
Hayden Minister to the United States, has
information BIZ cable from Portau-Prince,
July Goth, uid Jamaica, 22d, that President
Boiserond Caual had abdicated, and gone
by the Royal mail steamer to Kingston, Ja-
maica. Public order had been restored at
Port-an-Prince and preparations made for
the election OF new President.
The Zulus.
THE KINGS PROSPECTS GLookY-THE ZuLUs
POWER CRuMBLIEG.
LONDON, July 22.-The correspondent OF
the Times with General Crealock's COM
mand telegraphs that eight chiefs, with their
followers, have sent In an intimation that
thew would surrender. John Dunn's scouts
report that one OF the kraals recently burn
ed by Lord Chelmsford was the Zulu base
or operations. Il il anticipated that the
x Ing will retire into inaccessible bush. 1t
is certain bis army will refuse to follow him
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Residence Burned near Chester.

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.J
CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va,
July 22.-The residence OF Mr. John N.
Dillon, about two miles from this station,
together with kitchen and out. houses, was
totally destroyed by fire this evening, caused
By defective fiue. Nothing was saved but
one bed. Nobody was at bone but his wife
and two small children. The.tire got to the
woods, and is still raging. -
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,Inrdor. a.r,al ConlIneD ..etI .

Especial telegram 10 the Dispateh.i
FRONT ROYAL, Va, July 22.-The trial OF
Jonas Hickman for the murder OF James
w. Foster commenced here this afternoon.
The Jury wasempelclled. A large number
OF persons from the country are in attend
ance at the trial, and there is a good deal of
excitement. Public opinion is adverse to
the prisoner. The murder was horrible in
lis details. ..q ~. ~
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FLOUR.

hpEIrACLES. EYE-GLASSEs.x DC.
fTlO REGAIN YOUR SlGiil s@a9
FOR 25C. -
can 1T 1904 Main street and get piir Of 49, ~
Giles or EYEGLASSES. \ large ass"t 10 or" Dr.
superior quality always on and. ffc's ,'"'n ~~s~
w n. COW lRDfS,
p,,c.,c,l on,,c,.p Matchmaker anu JrSelrr,
NH 22-8D iS"4 ~a'" 49,
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Three Men Killed by Premature
RfaRf.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, July 22.-Three men
were instantly killed In quarry near this
place to-day BY the premature explosion OF
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BALTIMORE.
COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, July %, 1879.
OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT htte> 1,47s bushels. Red, 0,622
bushels.
CORN.-IThite, 1872 bushels.
OATs.-90 bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT White. SO bushels prime at Liz; 500
bushels choice at Sl.1S; 70 bushels very good ut
Sl.lG: 4S bushels very good al SLIT; 100 bushels
common ut $40; 100 bushels on private terms
total, 1892 bushels Red; 1910 bushels prime
German amber al Sl.1S; 100 bushels good German
amber at $l.15; $50 bushels choice German am
Der at s1.18: 1866 bushels prime German amber
on private terms; 5S4 bushels prime Lancaster at
81. 49, 90 bu hes very good Lancaster at SLIT
g. bushels common at sl.l3; $50 bushels mix az
81 10; 366 bushels mixed at SI.C6; l,7S0 bushels
very good Fu,tz ut $l.07; 4 IL bushels good Ealtz
at 81 .06; $40 bus h' Is very good and prime FIltz
at Sl.0s 692 bushels Fultz NJ 81 05: 35S bushels
prime Fultz 1t 800; 272 bushels Futz on private
terms: 20 bushels common Fultz at 90e.; 8
bushels common FuEz at 81 .0S-total, 0,208 BUSH
els.
CORN White, 148 bushels very good at &c.;
"a bushels good at 52c.-tcfal, 102 bus hcls.
OATs-00 bushels prime new Mt 40c.
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BY Telegraph.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Noon.-Stocks steady.
Money Oh call. 2ia@3 per cent ENchan8e-Long,
Arm. s '.i e..
Ev.ntng-Money easy at 4 per cent. Exchange
new SIS, I04I; AZ per cents, 1861; per csnis,
! OK. States dull.
BALTIMORE. ''.'.
BALTIMORE, July 22.-Virgina 6's, old, 2SX !;
deferred. 6k; consos, 57A; second series. 31h
new I0.40s, 504; past-due coupons, 79a. Bid To-
day
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SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
TlOur.
RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE

Fine, $3.50; superfne, $4.25@S4.50; extra,
$5.50d 1915: common family, s5.75@$6; fancy
brands. &6GAe7.3O.
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PRO- SAI

~ PROPOSAL -
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC CHARIriEB,$
RICHMOND. VA .Juy IL lsio.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE hH-
~ CEiVED at this Office un u O'Clock T. M
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23D. 1879
for
ONE HUNDRED uon) TONS tMORE OK LESS
BEST QUALITY. RED ASH, SCREENED
ANTHRACITE COAL. EGG SIZE
70 DC delivered nc the Aimsh0ure at such line. 40
in such quantities ~ The Superiniend,p nj may
Pronos.s are also aske TO- the above co.. no' o.
PIot osaIs must DE- addrsssed 10 h- undrrsgneS.
eudnr ed " Proposals for Anthracite Goa, fof Ains-
Tn. Committee for the Relief Of ,hr Poor ressrsS
the sight to reject ANY or all bids offered ana =
awarding the contract for coal IN whole or ~ EaI(
CHASE. rs r.. BIGGER.
jy2l-3t Superintendent o Puoiic hsr,tlfss
CITY ENGiNEEH:s ofFIck(
RICHMOND VA. Juy -, s7a.
KTOTICE.-SEALED PROPOSALS WIZ
IN he received a. tbis once unit
THURSDAY NEXT, PATH INSTANT.
Ut 9 o'clock p. n. for furnishing
ONE HUNDRED AMI sEvENTi-FlVE TOMB
MORE OR LHSsl BE>I QUALITY RED-
ASH ANTHRACITE tOA,
vel, screened, egg aud stove size>; ako. Tor
SEVEN CORDS KINDLlSG-Woon
for use Ia cry baiittpss., .->
The Committee Oh GrAl,d. anil Buldinsss tsesse
rhs rieh no reject any or aii pre- 81. arsrS
80 i IOWA I'D RAI .e N
" l9.td Acuaz Wv t-ae
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TUESDAY, July 20, 1870.
The number Of breaks to-day comprised 33S hogs
heads and 62 tlerces. The offerings at auction on
Change were ITO packages; Of which number 50
were sold at prices ranging from $3.50 10 $3.50.
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TIE CENSORSHIP OF TIE PRESS.

LONDON, July GA St. Petersburg dis
patch to the Globe says: "A commission
has been appointed to examine the question
whether the censorship of the press cannot
be replaced by some system Of supervision
which shall allow greater latitude 10 the
press while preserving the Governments
CONTROL"
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overcome. and has not yet fully recovered,
All efforts to re>uScltate Mr. Ford were
unavaiing. DR.. Dennis, OF Princess Anne,
and other physicians did everything known
to science to revive him, but he must have
been quite dead when the body was brought
10 shore, for there were no evidences OF
lie during the time they were engaged in
attempts at resusctation.
Mrs. Emory. after few moments, was
wen enough to walk to the hotel, and was
TAKEN at once to her room. For hours
afterwards She was frequently in spasmf,
put no fatai effects are anticipated. During
Inc struggle OF Mir. Ford and Mrs. Emory
10 the water, the sister-iD-law OF the latter,
and tdncSe OF Mr.. Ford, Miss Alice Emory,
Eho is q daughter OF Colonel John |
Z. Emory ana niece OF General Emory, OF
the United states army, was on the beach, |
and became almost frantic when the sea APP |
peared to be certain OF Its prey. Her sgony |
was heartrendlng, and those who were near
her were affected to tears at the fulness OF
ner grief. When told that her sister at least |
was safe she sank upon her knees in the
saod with devout "Thank God, thank
ssd, for that" Mr.. Ford's body was taken
: ~ The hotel, where efforts to resuscitate
nla We're continued. hut without any favor
aoie result. The affair has cast gloom
recover. - " - -
Colonel Ford came here with party Of
pa pa 90 Saturday to spend some time. The
~; soene as ne WAS carried up the pIank.walk
IT, plapket was most affecting. Mrs.
to1 Ioly states that her husband had always
S Sa ner TO GO In with Colonel Ford, he
sonl such q large, strong man, and such a
S kses, swimmer. She says 1t was the nrst big
s1a saAel that overwhelmed him, and that
la has .fsilure TO recover himself she ISL
.aa,. " peneyo thst he must abtYe halLats at..
&C., to- =, ~ dssesae, being subject 10 sueh
s'' az mad been 10 bathing Ii the /,
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
LIVERPOOL, July GA statement OF the
affairs OF David Stuart & Co.. who failed at
Liverpool last March, have been published.
The net liabilities are estimated at s154 1929 !;
aScotS onIv CIT 0e0
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13
The Russian Patriotic Fleet.
Pail Mail Gazette.

Odessa has become Tor the past two
months the place of rendezvous for the
vessels belonging to the patriotic fleet,
so.called, which are to convey prisoners
to the island of Saghalien. Convicts
from prisons IN every part of Russia
are being sent to Odessa, and 700 Of
them, most of whom are nihillsts, have
already been embarked on board the
Nlini-Novgorod. The now mode of
transport will be much quicker and
less costly than the one hitherto adopted,
for the prisoners, instead Of being two
years on the road, will now be taken to
Saghalien in two months, the route be-
ing from Odessa through the Suez
Canal to Nladivostock and Saghalien.
The cargo of each vessel contains, in
addition to food and clothing for the
prisoners, iron for building purposes,
glass, plants and agricultural machin-
cry. The Goios, giving the reasons
which have induced the government to
select the island Of Stghaien as a place
of transportation, says that the eleven
prisons for the reception Of convicts
are so full that the one near lrkoutsk,
built to accommodate | 800 persons Mt
present contains 1000, and that the ten
others, at Tobol.k (which has two-oue
for males and the other for iemal,s,)
Viiua, Perm, Pskov, Simbrsk, lletskaia,
I4stchita, Novoborisso and kharkotl
are full TO OVERLOOKING, having five or
six hundred more prisoners than tn Y
are capable Of holding. The batch of
convcts sent to Saghalien in the Mini
Novgorod wore taken from the prisons
at Kharkotf, Vida, Pskow and Novi-
borlsso, and in the course OF the sum
mer drafts will be made to relieve the
other penitentiaries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13
Victoria nj Balmorai.
London Society.

One naturally cannot help making
inquiries about the Queen when staying
IN the neighb orhood. Ii is neigh
borhood in which she goes about in
more free and spontaneous way than
anywhere else. She could hardly go
about at Windsor and Osborne IS she
does at Balmoral. The Queen is al
ways dressed in very PLAIN and quiet
fashion, which is itself II rebuke to the
eXtravagant "dressiness" of the present
day. She will enter very humble shops
IN order to make very small purchases
These purchases are mainly intended
rs gifts To the poor, chiefly the poor in
her own service. She selects the
articles, but never asks the price. The
prices charged are exactly the same AS
TO any one else. Besides this, the Queen
regularly visits the houses of the cot
tagers. Some touching instances of
this are given in the Highland Journal.
REALLY" she natively remarks, "the
affection OF these good people, who are
SO very hearty and so happy to see you,
taking interest in everything, is SO very
touching and interesting" | heard of
n yer. pleasing aucedote of the Queen
one day on the coach-top, rs | went
from Braemer TO Blairgowre. We
passed n house which had belonged 10 II
deceased general officer, n Baronet, who
had seen good service in the Napoleonic
wars. He had built II house, an exact
representation of Longwood, where
Napoleon died. On mound close by
the gate he had erected n stand, where
waved flags commemorative Of all the
different battles in which he had been
engaged, and in the centre the flag of
Waterloo. The Queen passed by, and,
amd all the details of her triumphant
progress, she omitted to notice this
peculiar array of flags. The old general
was sorely hurt by this commission, and
bemoaned it greatly. He, however, had
friends in court, and one OF them ven
tured TO speak to her Majesty on the
subject. The Queen, III the most
prompt aud gracious way, was anxious
to crafty the old soldier and relieve
his mind. When she was next about
to pass that road she caused an intima-
ton to be given to him that the flags
sh ould be displayed as before, and that
then he should fall into her cavaloade
and riIe before her, rs one of her body
guard, To BalmOral
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13
A STEAM CATAMARAN.
A New Vessel Now Building at Pough-
keepsie Which is expected to Surprise
the Public or ITS Owner.
poaghkeepsie Telegram.


A steam catamaran IS building here.
the model being entirely different from
anything ever before designed. 1t is
the result of the theories of Mr.. Will
lam J. Merritt, the owner, and the prac-
teal experience OF George I. Polk, the
builder. In some respects 1t is similar
TO ali ordinary catamaran, the hull be-
ing in effect to an ordinary hull split in
two, the halves being placed about tif-
teen feet apart, and the boarded perpen-
dicular sides heing exactly parallel to
joined together by heavy beams. The
width of the deck is thirty feet and the
length seventy. The huls of Mr.. Mer-
ritt's cstamaran will be 81 feet on the
keel, with only feet beams and five
feet depth, SO that while the deck is
almost half as wide as it is long, the
hulls are very long and narrow, and will
dlsplace little water and oller no more
resistance than n single narrow hull. In
each hull will be placed a twenty-five
horsepower engine operating two
wheels, SO that the vessel Will have four
wheels, two between and two outside
the hulls. The wheels themselves are
of peculiar construction, being eight feet
in diameter and of the kind known as
the "feathering." The paddles are not
fixed, but are movable, and by Il
simple latching and unlatching process
are held at right angles to the water
while plunging into it, and while COM
ing out are edgewise. Thus all the
power is directly applied 10 forward
propulsions, and none whatever is
wasted in lifting or depressing the YES
sci. Other feathering wheels have been
contrived, but none have yet proved of
practical utility. The arrangement
here used is the invention of Mr.. Merritt
himself, and its simplicity is expected
to insure success. The VESSEL will be
launched in "A day or two. The name
has not yet been determined upon, bat
if she shows an astonishing speed the
marine wonder will be dub ed the
Surprise" 1t has been thought she
may make thirty miles an hour.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13

tngulsh two men, and heard one of
them say: Let us burn the damned
town." He went down stairs
and aroused the hotel people, but
nothing could be found of the
Williams who We're going to 90 this damn
able act. 1t is more than proba ole that
one of the guilty parties will be found.
The total loss will reach $4,000. The
insurance, as near as can be ascertain
ed, Is $4,000. There is such confu-
sion at this hour, it impossible to OBJ
tain full list of the insurance COM
panies having risks III this place. The
present outlook fcI rebuilding the
place is not very favorable, and the
leading citizens and business men have
as yet taken no action in this direc
ton, but are looking around and at
tending to what is left of their business
and property.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13
Volcano, w. Va, Destroyed.

4 Wheeling, w. Va, dispatch of
Aug. 4th thus describes the burning of
the town Of Valcano, place containing
about 1000 inhabitants, on that date
Every thing is total loss. The
tire originated in the stone building
of Thompson and Barnes. 1t was dis
covered about four o'clock. The flames
spread rapidly and reaching some oil
tanks, they caught fire and bursted, the
burning oil running through the streets,
setting fire to every thing on either side
OF the streets, through when it passed,
transforming the streets into lake of
ire. The following are some Of the
principal and heaviest losses: Volcano
Oil company, $4,000, no insurance; w.
{. Stiles, Jr. $4,000, insurance 5000;
Graham e. Smith $4,000, insurance
$4,000; Thompson q Barnes So 500, in
surance 81 900; Odd Fellows Hall 81 400,
Insurance $1,000; c. & II. Whitman
5000 no insurance. There were s.
600 barls of heavy oil burned
10 stores, the post Office, railroad depot
and telegraph office, nine dwelling
houses, hotel, the Walking Beam print
ing Office, the West Virginia Transport
tatlOn Office, Smiths boiler works, one
pumping station and several other
small buildings. Everything IS total
loss. Almost the entire contents of the
stores and dwellings were consumed, the
Hames spreading with such lightning
rapldity and all the buildings being of
wooden structures. Tne following are
some of the insurance companies
holding risks in the burned district: A.
Z. Stiles, insured in Pennsylvania Fire
Insurance Co., of Philadelphia, 81 900,
Jefferson Insurance Co., Of Steuben-
vile, O., $1,000, Aetna, of Wheeling,
West Virginia, 81 800, West Chester In
surance Co., of New York, $1,000, Nj
agara, OF New York, $4,000; Thompson
q Barnes, insured in Franklin, OF
wheeling, $1,000, German, OF Wheel
ing 1000; Graham & Smith, insured
n the Queen, of Liverpool, $1,000,
free Mason, of Cincinnati, 81 900,
70 the Union Insurance Company Of
London, 81 900; Niagara, Of New York
s9,OuUi Jefferson, of Steubenville, O.,
EI,VUU; Pennsylvania Insurance Co, of
ihIIadelphia, 81 600; and the Odd Eel
,lWs were insured in the Franklin, OF
" heeling, 800; German, of Wheeling,
S9OOO. The fire was undoubtedly the
NofS OF an incendiary, as there were
y"o attempts made short time ago to
Durn The town, and since the night
"a,chmen have been put on and had
Just gone of duty when the fire was dis
covered. Some few nights since trav-
e,ef at the hotel woke up about two
COCK IN the night, and hearing a
noise and voices of men talking, got up
Gnu Went to the window and could dis