The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-11
Miscellaneous News Items.

One day recently a reporter OF the Bruns.
wick Georgia. appeal found in Camden
county 4 negro Guild Of seven years, one
side OF whose face was black and the other
white. II occurred TO toe reporter that the
little boys face had been partly white
washed, bnt 4 pinch OF the skin showed
that The right cheek was pure Caucasian.
! The dividing line Stsr,s about midway the
forehead. runs down between the eyes,
along the bridge " the nose. and thus 10
the point Of the chin. The child has been
marked since bis birth.
The reverend gentleman who assists Mr..
Beccler n The management OF the religion
OF Plymouth cburch the other day married
Ella C.. Miles, niece Of Victoria Woodruff.
20 Charles :. Wells. WHO i stated 10 be an
author The bride Is the divorced vile OF
Captain Frank ELLINGTON. OF the British
army. She was once before married 20 Mr..
Wells, but the marriage proved 10 De Illegal
because the decree Il divorce she bad OBJ
tsined from Ellington was set aside. There
are few women who are twice married 10
he same man.
The Baltimore american says: The boot
ard shOe-munuf8ctuTers Of this city are
contemplating with considerable satisfaction
the fact that after the 18TH instant they will
be released. by the expiration Of the pat
enis. from The necessity OF paving a royalty
upon every pair OF boots or shoes made by
the Mckly sole SewiDg-m1chine-an instru-
ment which q late years has become ue-
ce>slty in every m3nufIc'0Ty throughout
The country.
THE" Alien, the VIGOROUSLY wicked man
Of New York, who was formerly the husband
Of F0repaugh's 80 900 beauty, has married
again. The girls name is Ella Abbie
Glover. aud she is said 10 have fortune Of
$40. 600. Rev. Mr.. runisOn, OF the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church, Jersey
CITY, tied the knot on Sunday evening.
Allen SAYS be IS going out Of business now
and intends 10 settle down.
The eolored people Of Oglethorpe county,
Ga. cannot be induced 10 touch the revised
New Testament with 4 ten-foOt pole. Ac-
cording 10 local paper "they tbink it
scheme coucccted By the Democrats TO get
all the darkies TO bell. so that they won't
have TO associate with them in Heaven on
terms Of equality
An oil well On the Little BingamOn creek
fourteen miles from Marion, W. Va. Is now
pumping at the rate Of twenty gallons per
DAY. Phe OIL was found at depth Of go
feet. The we'll is located only i've miles
from the Baltimore aud OHIO railroad.
Nevada papers are sad TO see 6ve-ceut
pieces in circulation on The COmstock. They
say that no surer sign Of the decay Of the
locality could be presented" They hold
that bit" dime, il small enough for
any couHtry that isn't going down hill.
The Governors Of soulhern States are
clamoring FOR a day Of Thanksgiving fortbe
recovery Of President Garfield. Their
pielv snd patriotism are above par, but the
general sentiment Is that they are also
little too prevlOus.- BROOKLYN Eagle.
A meeting OF citizens OF Irish nationality
mas been held In Norfolk Tor the purpose OF
raising the First VireinIa regiment Of Irish
FusIlieTs, 10 participate in the Yorktown
Centennial. Field and company officers
were elected.
The Lyuchburg Virgiaiqn says it Is the
unanimous opinion amang Democrats that
the ticket Just nominated az Richmond Is
IN al respects the very best and strongest
that could have been put 10 the field
The telegram prepared for the wing to
announce a MahOuelte victory 10 our cor
poration last week wasn't sent HARRISON
burg Old Commonwealth.
The young bellies OF Newport are being
vaceinaied, aud there are plenty OF young
doctors there 20 do the work.
A girl opened a barber shop at Homer,
H.. and closed II Ia month, having already
married one OF the men whom she shaved.