The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-06

The following delegation from Frede'
ricksburg Commandery, No. 1. Knights
Templar, attended the funeral OF Templar
at washington on Sunday: Sir Robert >.
Chew. eminent commander; Sir charles
Fitchett. Junior warden; Sir ID. 4. Flem.
ing, treasurer Sir W. j. Moon, captain OF
the guard; Sir James X. MazeD, and Mr..
Ben. Pritcbard, assistant postmaster OF
Fredericksburg.
The correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Times. writing from Petersburg, says:
Americas SebastopOl, which / make bold
TO cali this place Of prolonged siege, seems
10 me TO be O sort Of Richmond on small
scale. The streets and stores OF this pretty
little city on the AppomattoX are much ike
those OF the proud beauty on the james.
The Ohio penIentiary has been converted
by certain enterprsing and skilful prison
els into a counterfeit-mOney factory. The
prisoners have been coQnterfeiting small
coins, and putting them into circulation
through one of the number who was
{" trusted" by the officers and allowed TO
drive a team outside.
Sunset Cox writes from Norway g We
see no beggary, no poor-bouses or taiis; we
hear OF no crimes or violence. No locks
are needed upon doors. Drunkenness IS
rare. They love music and flowers, and are
devoted TO their faith and their families.
They are never idle. Even the girls are
knitting while attending sheep and cows"
The Baltimore Sun says: "There is
every reason TO believe that the turnout Of
the Fifth Maryland regiment on the trip to
| Yorktown will be the largest the command
has even made. Probably The State never
displayed better or larger body OF militia
than will be shown by Maryland at this an
niyersary."
The Washington Capital says The
question Of water supply has become suti-
GENTLY serious 10 call for every effort on the
part Of those charged with its management
/ 10 equaIize aud distribute the resources that
the unexampled drought has left to Us.
The Catholic Bishop elect, Of Trenton,
preaching Sunday at Newark, said that
! the most dangerous men IN society are
those whose intellect alone has been cult
| waited, aud cited Guileau as an example.
The New York Express SAYS: Malone
thinks that there are $1,000 Republicans in
| Virginia who will vote for Reputation.
Perhaps he understands the amoant Of de-
prayity in that party better than men less
familiar with its interior department.
A correspondent OF the New York Mai
describes the present appearance Of Carl
bSldi: al never In all my life beheld Q
living being so deathtike. II had aot seen
hIs eyes and lips move l should haye be
ieyed him to be dead.
4 Senator Ben. Hin thinks II is high timetol
| Democrats to stop making concessions 10 {
party which has sssassnated the Constitu
ton, and now seems determined to sssassi
nate itself.
There Is SCANDAL in Canada relatfve Il
the quantity OF vet groceries that the Mar
Quis Of LOrne took with him Oh his recent
| Manitoba trip. The Toronto World Is talk
ing wildly about "cart-load OF grog-"
The New Yuk Democrats will begir
their campaign in earnest this week, tbeil
State Committee having beez called to meet
tomorrow.
| The annual fair OF the Southwest Vir
GINA Agricultural Society will be held al
the fairgrounds near WythegIle on tic 9th
6th, and 7th OF October.
DIR. Bkss says wbiskey has prolonged tbs
| lie OF the President. All right Doctor,
cure the President and the public VIII mol
| find fault with theEemedles used. tt
II Is said that there are $4,000 ministers,
counting those Of all denominations, In
Great Britala, anG THAT the Average sunday
attendance at public Worship Is 10000. geo.
The average attendance OF the Sunday
schools throughout the United States 10 said
TO be eighty.
James f. Wilson Is running ahead OF aA
competitors in the senatorial canvass Ia
Iowa. tst -
Delmonlc0 Is dead. He was worth
$4,000, 900. and smoked thirty large, strong
Havana cigars day.