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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20
A Close Calculation.

The Democrats and the Republicans are
alike trying 10 make every edge cut. The
Republicans are not so confident Of success
IN The presidential election as many Of them
proiess 10 be, and the Democrats are not so
respondent az they were last week. a
new spirit is being infused into the party,
and hone has taken the place Of apprehen-
sion.
There Is one view OF the case which gives
the Republicans some trouble. fthe Dem
ocrats carry New York. New Jersey, and
the solid South. as they confidently expect
to do, they will lack only three electoral
votes OF having enough TO elect HANCOCK
without vote from Connecticut Indiana,
Oregon. California, Nevada, or New Hamp-
shire, all OF which States they stand a
chance TO carry. New York, New Jer-
sey, and the South east 1S2 votes. III
the Republicans carry all the rest OF the
States except Maine, lin which State PLAI'
srEp, GreeDbacker, was elected last month";
they will have 1870 votes TO our 1S2. Then
the vote OF Maine will decide whether HAN
COCK or GARFIELD shall be elected. What
is the prospect in Mainey Many Democrats
deem IL not at all bright, being under the
impression that the chance OF the Fusionists
for success in Maine was lost when the
straght-out Greenbackers nominated an
electoral ticket OF their own to run 10 tbat
State against the Fusion ticket. But the
fact is, as we now learn, that the four Green
hackers who are on the Fusion ticket are
also on the GreeDback ticket. Consequently
these four electors ought to receive the same
vote that PLATsTED received in September,
aud be elected. II they do, and the other
three Greenbackers are defeated, the Re
publicans will get only three votes IN Maine,
and the result in the Union will be 1873 Tor
GARFIELD, 1872 for HANCOCK, and for WEA-
vsgl That would be a stranger outcome
than the result in 1876. But these four
Green hackers would vote for HANCOCK
rather than see GARFIELD elected, as is
abundantly shown by the conduct oil their
party and themselves last month and since.
The most that they could do would be to
throw the election into the House OF Rep
resentatiyes, which would OF course choose
General HANCOCK.
This is "a close calculation indeed.
But stranger things have happened than
would be the election OF HANCOCK under
the circumstances we have mentioned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

The coroner's jury which held an inquest
on the recent railroad disaster at Pittsburgh
Monday rendered verdict censuring the
Pennsylvana railroad for allowing its trains
TO be overloaded, and for not providing
suitable rules for preventing a catastrophe
Of this kind. An engineer, fagtnan, ana
conductor are also pronounced crilninaiiy
negligent.
Cleveland, Ohio, railway circles have been
startled at the news OF the incorporation OF
the Buffalo. Cleveland and Chicago Railway
Company in the interest OF Jay Gould. The
new road will run just south OF the Lake
Shore. The entire road from Buffalo TO
Chicago can be built for twenty-five MIL
lions.
A dam 40 feet high has been created IN
the Thompson river, Victoria, by land
slide, aud the surrounding property IS IN
great danger, as the dam is expected to give
way as the river rises.
The American people will never condone
the rebellion! Never, never, eyer!-Ne~
York Tribune.
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We fear that the Wing is in bad humor,
not 90 much because we have misunderstood
and misstated its position 10 regard to the
extra session OF the Legislature or anything
else, as because 1t has at last become con.
WINGED that its cause is hopeless, and is
doomed to defeat In Virginia. We have
surely been most unfortunate il, in attempt
log, as we certainly did, TO state correctly
how the Wing was affected towards an ex.
ira session, we failed to accomplish our pur-
pose. We therefore let 1t state its case in
it's own words:
"Declining to place ms right with its
readers, II proclaims to them that our atti-
tude 10 that OF favoring the session, and
gives no hint OF our real pOsiti0n-that we
simply deny that the Resdjusters have had
any hand in any alleged movement for an
extra session, and that they leave the re-
sponsib!lity for the whole matter where il
belongs, upon the shoulders of the Funder
Governor"
We trust that is satisfactory. We could
not possibly have desired to misrepresent
the Wing, seeing that we are not in any
way pledged to favor an extra session nor to
oppose it. As to the Whig's talk about us
and other breed.bates," we have not been
able to see that we have done that journal
any Injustice. Surely we shall have done
our duty In this case il we give the Wigs
own words:
"When the Dispatch ventures TO charge
us with alleging southern enmity against
the North for any purpose, ii does so In full
consciousness that we have declared our
conviction that there Is no such ennity in
either section against the other, and that
whatever Of suspicion and mistrust may
exist between the two peoples is due to the
folly and crime OF breedba like the Dis
patch"
"Wickedly quoting the malignant
wretches Of the North whom we included
with the southern In a common denuncia-
ton, the Dispatch would make its readers
believe that we excuse or defend outrage In
word or deed from any quarter, when our
high purpose was 10 condemn and lash the
miserable creatures who eDgender strife be-
tween the grand divisions Of our country,
no matter where they live, nor whether they
be Bourbon Are-eaters or Radical bloody.
sbirters." ft
We like that phrase " malignant wretches
OF the North" But, alas. the words " ma.
lignant wretcbes Of the South F" are also i'm.
piled In the Wigs language. When a
man 10 fer iorgets himself as to class south.
erners acting on the defensive with north
erners acting on the offensive, he does the
kressest injustice to the South. This has
been the whole burden Of our complaint
against the Wing on this subject, aud for
the life Of US we cannot see that we have
done II any Injustice. The extract last above
quoted places the Dispatch and General
SHsRHAS (see bis letter in yesterdays issue
Of this paper 10 the same category. We
submit 70 candid world that IL is we who
have . right 10 complain Of inexcusable in
Justice, not the Wing.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

John A. Woodward, aged thirty, for nf.
teen wears in the service Of the Boston city
treasury, for the past five Of which ,, be has q.
been cashier, has disappeared, and bis books sss
show a deialcatiou OF $4,000. His first
derelictIon was on june 10, 1876, when ne
drew a check on the sinking fund Tor
$4,000. which, however, he restored week
later. January 5, 1877, be drew a check
for s25. 900, and covered bis tracks ny means
of transfers OF one account to another Az
various times thereafter be covered oen a
ciencies OF $4,000, $4,000, ana s.o,VVV,
until the total reached SS2,0O0' Woouwaio
stood well socially, and was net known to
mo a spsculator or extravagant IN bis ex'
nenditures. He was supposed TO be bache-
Tor, but since the discovery OF bis crime
Miss Amy Knowlton, Of New York or Phila.
deIphis, has told bis mother that she mas
been married TO him for two years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

M.px,.ox Ixp DEATH.-f Highland re.
corder ION Thursday Of last week Mr.:
Va,an,in. Folks. 81 this county, EXTENDED
,he hosn,t.i,,Ies 81 his house TO number OF
bis friends TO witness tue moI,Ias1 ~ VI
daughter, aud on Sunday morning ,on nu,,a
Ing, ere the gsrIsnds ana Ine pa1'pncnu n,,.
Of Joy and gIadness had faded on .se ~a eni
many o. these ,ss, rr ,e deaths lev embrace.
Thus In few short hours mas HOUSE o'
joy been turned INTO house OF nousn,ns J;
Mr.. Folks was about sixty years OF age. ano
win be sadly missed in the community id
which he lived.
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NJ SYCLE BROTHERS,
31l BROAD STREET.

BIZ BROAD STREET.
SYCLE BRoTHERs-B OCADED DRESS
GOODS at l2Ae.;
sYCLE BROTHERS-MOMIE CLOTH at 1910:
SYCLE BROTHERS-TWILLED CASHMERES at
12xc.;
SYCLE BROTHERS-ALPACAs, all shades, at
1870;
sYCLE BROTHERS-ALL-W0O MOURNING
at 62Hc.;
sYCLE BROTHERS-CREPE CLOTH, all shades,
at20c.;
SYCLE BROTHERS-WOOLM MONTE CLOTH, all
shades, at 20c.;
SYCLE BROTHERs-WOOL PLAIDS, all styles,
from 16kc. to 81 yard;
SYCLE BROTHERs-HEAVY BLACK GROs-
GRAIN SILKS from 62Hc.
1888;
sYCLE BROTHERs-New and complete line Of
sATINS from soc. to ~ a
yard:
SYCLE BROTHERS-BLACK VELVET at soc.
worth 1925;
SYCLE BR0THERs-CHECK AND STRIPED
Stacking from 25c. to 50
per yard;
sYCLE BROIHERs-Fun line OF BROCADE
SILKS from 75c. TO So;
sYGLE BROTHERS-WOOL BLANKETS, 10.4,
from So up:
SYCLE ROTHERs-DUCHEss, SPANISH, LAM
fiom SC.
uptoSl:
SYCLE BRoTHERS-Plain and fancy LINEN
HANDKERCHIEFS from
5to25c.;
SYCLE BROTHERS, HANDMADE CORsETs,
closing at 45c.
SYCLE BROrHERS-T w .BUTTON KID
GLOVES at 44c.
SYCLE BTOTHERS-WOoL FLANNEL at l2Hc.,
seyen-eighth wide;
SYCLE BR0THERs-HEAVY CANTON FLAN-
MEL at l0c;
SYCLE BROTHERS-GOODP PRINTS at Sc;
SYCLE WOOL SKIRTS at44c.;
SYCLE BROTHERS-CARPETS aud RUGS from
auction;
forming complete line OF DRY GOODS at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
SYCLE BROTHERS,
81 Broad street.
SYCLE BROTHERS, SYCLE BROTHERS.
foe 17-eod1
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

1Hk kEdDIUsIEhc fihHi Aiih5fs ~ '"'"
oDUxrY--fnEY REFUSE TO DIVIDE TINE
REApJusTsR RooRBAcK DISPOSED oY-TuE
DROUGHT.
OCTOBER IS, 1850.
fCorrespoudeuce OF The Richmond Dispsich.I
The attendance at court yesterday was
quite large. attracted somewhat by the
speaking that was expected. Readlusters
are scsrce In Amherst among the white peo-
ole, and as this was The FIRST time they bad
had an opportunity Of hearing read1ust'
ment discussed by one Of It's champions
their curiosity made Them somewhat anx.
ious to hear Messrs. Riddleberger and Fra
zier. As there were other gentlemen TO
speak besides the Readiusters--viz..M essrs.
Griffin, williams, and Coghill-the chair
man OF the County Executive Committee
proposed an equitable division OF time,
which Mr.. RIddIeberger obsiinately refused
TO accept. Court adjourned at IL O'Clock,
and 1t was immediately stated what terms
had been proposed and how rejected.
Mr.. RiddIeberger arose and said be would
speak for himself. He claimed the day for
the Read1usters In virtue OF priority OF az
yertisement, and would accept no terms Tor
a Joint discussion which had been or might
be proposed. He then said he would sub
NIT his claims to the people, but after gen:
eral demonstration OF indignation and con-
tempt throughout the house he concluded
that he would act the martyr and take his
few odherents, mostly OF the colored per-
suasion, ont In the yard. This the Funders
would not allow him the pleasure OF doing.
Following Mr.. Coghil and others, they all
came out and left Mr. Riddleberger and his
coored friends and his few white com.
panions In possession OF the courtroom.
Messrs. Griffin, Coghill, and Williams de-
livered interesting and instructive speeches
10 the large and attentive crowd assembled
10 the yard. but do not know what trans
PRED In the house between the Readiusters
and their faithful allies.
There was a rumor afoat yesterday that
the Funders had been instructed by the Ma
tional Executive Committee TO withdraw
their electoral ticket IN Virginia and leave
the field TO the ReSdjusters and Republic
cans. Mr.. Williams said in his speech that
he had telegram from the chairman OF the
State Executive Committee saying II was
nothing more than Readiusler fabrication
and done for effect.
The weather has been quite cool for seye-
raj days past, and the drought has been un.
usually long for this season OF the year.
Farmers are very much troubled about SOW
Ing their wheat. The corn so far gathered
is making tremendous yield. Some tObac-
co was injured in this vicinity by the recent
frosts. TAN.
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Sherman and Hampton.

Was there ever more despicable specta.
Gle presented to human eyes than JOHN
SHERMAN presents in bis correspondence
with General WADE HAMPTON? SHERMAN
had been caught in lie. He knew that
he had lied, and that il he denied saying
what be had said thousand witnesses OF
bis own party would confront him with
the fact. So he concluded to face it out
with General HAMPTON and make little
party capital for GARFIELD at the same time.
He therefore drew up an indictment OF the
southern people which will no doubt be re-
ccived with shouts OF exultaiion by our So
called brethren in the North who we are
told have In their hearts no hatred OF the
South.
The following is what General HAMPTON
said in bis speech in Charleston:
"Mr. John Sherman, the Secretary OF the
Treasury, said some time ago that the peo-
pie were called upon to surrender all they
possessed to Wade Hampton and the ku-
klux and the small segment OF the Demo-
cratic party in the North. / wrote asking
him if he used this language. His answer
was somewhat equivocal, and he did not
deny associalng my name with The kuklux;
aud say now in public, as / wrote him IN
private, that when he made that statement
be said what was false. and what he knew
at the tine was false. 1t has come to a
pretty pass, my cOuntrymen. when man
elected 10 Congress and honestly striving to
do his duty under the Constitution can have
these base and groundless assaults made on
him. When man strikes at South Carolina
through me, l shall only say to him, as did
to Sherman, that he tells lie."
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re dsmonstrAtion In this city last night
d but one Of many straws which show now
tne wind hlows Just now. Next Tuesday
week the regular Democracy will elect their
docket IN Virginia 10 spite Of the utmost e''
iorss a the Republicans and the Malone.
ftes. Tho slgns Of the times are indeed
auspiclcus. A heading orator Of our party
: Who hes travelled over good many coun'
ties says that the MABoSg party Is disinte'
srating. II IL falling to pieces. The Re-
adjuster voters begin to understand that
they are being used as tools to assist 10
placing ambitious sspirauts in Office rather
than treated a. conscientious Democrats
sincerely DESTROYS OF securing the election
Of HANCOCK and ENGLISH. So much Tor
the electors. Now as to our congressional
candidates.
In the First district, Judge GARRISON VIII
beat both woLrz and CRrrcHER II both run,
and IL either withdraws will defeat the sur
vivcr. We hear no doubt expressed by
any Democrat as to the result IN the First
district.
In the Second district, Mr.. GooDE is gain
ing strength day by day. The Democrats
ace that the fight is between him and DE-
xxxpoRr, and are ralying to his support.
Il Is surmised that LACY will soon retire
from the field.
In the Third district, GEORGE ID. Wise is
certain OF election, and this whether he has
10 run against one or against two competi'
tors. We still estimate his majority by
thousands.
Ia the Fourth district, JoRdENsEN viii oil
course be elected. Colonel COLEMAN Is
making gallant fight, but we cannot learn
that bis prospects Of success are bright.
10 the Fifth district, Mr. CABELL has a
large negro vote to overcome, backed as 1t
IL by goodly number Of white ReSdiust-
ers who are attached to the fortunes OF
ToEY SrovALL. His prospects, however,
are a. bright as bright could well be. His
constituents know the value OF his services,
and will continue him In Congress. He is
too useful a member to be dismissed TO PR
vate life.
In the Sixth district, RAN. Tucker has 4
willy opponent who will leave no stone un.
turned 10 bis endeayors TO get to Congress.
His appeals to the workingmen on the tariff
question will secure him some white votes
in addition to those OF the white Readjust-
ers who are willing to desert their party for
his sake; and his black followers will be
numerous. Nevertheless, we feel confident
OF TUCKER's election. II is an unthinkable
proposition that such man as FRAZIER can
defeat such one as TUCKER. We shall
not believe such story as that until after
the election.
In the Seventh district, the contest be.
tween PAUL and ALLEN will be close. We
call upon all true Democrats to turn out and
work for the success Of ALLEN. II would
be 0 shame for them TO allow him 10 be
beaten by PAUL.
In the Eighth district, BARBOUR Is expected
BY bis friends to carry every county. We
don't know which one TO credit TO his OPP
ponent.
In the Ninth distr let, TRIGG is making
most gallant fight against FULKERsoN. He
deserves to succeed; and we learn that his
prospects become brighter daily. Let us
hope that bis zeal and ability may be re-
warded by glorious triumph.
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New Book.

Pictures and Portraits of Foreign 1rduet.
BY EMILY. Philadelphia Il. CLAYTON a.
Co. 1880.
Colonel John w. FORNEY writes us that
this book is "a work of rare attraction"
The real name OF the author is Mrs. A. S.
WOLF. The book consists Of series Of
letters from Europe which were originally
written for and published in The Progress,
OF Philadelphia.
For sale by the publishers, and also no
doubt by our Richmond booksellers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

Chow dare the" Wing so misrepresent
us as TO make its readers believe that we
have ever animated in any shape or form
that there was any danger whatever OF the
success OF the MALONE ticket in Virginia?
We are surprised that respectable journal
should indulge in such misrepresentation !;
and we call upon the Wing to tell its read
ers that we are perfectly confident OF the
success OF the regular ticket in this State.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

= tspers,ios, bit ! short time. and TIE tres
tlewosk which fell was new. That loo ieet
q, ,restIine should have given way at once
IL nrooi enough that there was something
wrong about the workmanship. People
will have 10 return 10 stagc-coaches " these
railroad accidents are to continue 10 become
more and more frequent.
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Malone Abroad.

tPhiiadelphia Press.I
A bold hand traced upon the register Of
the Continental Hotel yesterday morning
the words "Mahone, Virginia"
philadelphia special to Baltimore American, Rep.l
Senator Cameron was Monday night clos
eted with Malone, and has advised the Re-
publican National Committee not to utter
fere with the Malone ticket 10 Virginia, as
the State is not necessary TO the success Of
Garfield. BY the committees keeping its
hands of the Republicans will secure a gain
Of two members OF Congress, and IL Gar
field is elected the chances are that Malone
viii refuse TO 60 into the Democratic eau
Gus, and thus probably give the Senate TO
the Republicans.
ASSOCIATED Press.l
PHILADELPHIA, October l8.-It Is under
stood that at the Continental Hotel General
Malone, ex-presldent OF the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Railroad Company; Gen.
eral Groner, who represents the interest
held by Norfolk In that company and one
or two others connected with the corpora
ton, submitted proposition TO Colonel
Boyce, yice-president Of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company, with view TO
forming connection between the two COM
panies. The Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
road, which Is now In the hands of re-
ceiyer, runs from Norfolk, Va. west ana
southwest through Virginia 10 Tennessee,
and connects with Northern Alabama and
Northern Mississippi. aud is looked upon as
possible connection between The Shenan.
doab road aud tho Texas.PaciaQ. The re.
tuIt 81 The conference 10 not known,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20

Rev. DR.. Thomas, who has been requested
by the Methodist Episcopal Conference at
Rockland, H., to resign bis ministry on &C
count Of alleged heresy, has sent letter TO
that body setting forth his zeal for the past
twenty-five years, his unquestioning faith
In God, in the divinity OF Christ, the Inn
mortality ofthc soul, and, after death, OF re-
wards and punishmenis. he does not be-
lieye, he says, In hell Of material fire, and
many OF bis brethren neither believe nor
teach these things. lie could not see that
he was out Of accord With the Church, aud
weuId net lssssits
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-20
SEED WHEAT. CLOVER. HAY, Ac.
CEED WHEAT, CLOVER, TIMOTHY,
- AND ORCHARD-GRASS SEEDS.

We have full supply OF CHOICE GRASS SEED
and SEED WHEATS; also. about 100 bushels Of
that celebrated scott" WHEAT. which Is said
by some OF the best and most scientiec farmers 10
superior 10 any other Red Wheat.--see Couakrv
Gentleman qf I'd Instant. This Wheat Was raised
BY Mr; ". Caldwell, Of CssiS comfy. and =
Parties wanting Il had est'ss sEplS az g e29ss;
% 1.sedIot seat 70 0sllsoe NilL
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MEETINGS..

THE MEMBERS OF VIRGINIA COUN-
Gil, No. 2, ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS
ire reouested TO attend meeting AZ Harmony Han
BROAD between sixth and Seventh streets, THIS
Wednesday EVENING, 2Oth instant, NJ ~
O'Clock. Candidates will please attend promptly.
By order of the {. C. ,., ,,,.
&C colt ). H. JACOBS, htcorueI.
THE V. NJ. |. CLUB OF RICHMOND.
There will be regular meeting of the V. NJ. J.
Clnb, on MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, at 81 O'Clock
p NJ. al Company "Cs" Armory, corner or mir
teeutn and Main streets ALL EX-CADETS are par
ticuarly requested 10 attend. . -,
i'll. WAXING, Secretary. oc -Wf&M5t
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Old SIMON CAMERON says Of Mr.. CoSK.
LING:
I" The sbIest man In America--yes. not
only the ablest man, but, believe. the sbiest
man tbe country has produced. Roscoe
coukllnk ID mountain Of intelligence. !
bave keown all the pubic men 81 my time
Webster, Clay, Calhoun, aud all OF them
and, take bin for all.tn.ali, be Is the supc.
Nor q any Of tbem.v
IIe certsinly exsels them in Iurid rheto-
yie When ibs South Il bis subject.
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DEATHS.

"FeI asleep" on Tuesday, October I'm at C,l-
loved son of Louisa II. and william Perrin Kemp;
aged five yeas aud four months -,
Richmond, Norfolk. and Baltimore papers please
copy.
D,ed. October 10. 1880. at half. past 2 o'clock,
amer long and painful Illness. CLARRES, lnfsnl
child of Abner and Mary Brooks; aged Two years
The funeral will take place from the residence
1000 Twenty -6fth street. near NeDable. THIS Ar
TFRNOON at o'clock. Friends and acquaintance
invited TO attend.