The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-20

a London convent. The child was brought
no as his daughter, aud now that the VI
comle Is dead, his family have risen against
the innocent interioper, aud are trying to
break the will OF the deceased, who be-
uueathed 10 the adopted child nearly the
whole OF his large fortune.
Alexandra, the Princess Of wales, is des-
crIbed 10 be az thin as Mile. Dernhardi,
with neck SO long and thin that at the last
court drawing room she wore three dla'
mond necklaces, two strings OF beads. and
above these q velvet band with frllls oil
ruching on both edges. She has stiffness
of bearing which, though giving the I'M
preston OF great dignity, Is contrary 10 all
| The traditions OF feminine grace. She Is
charged with bleaching her hair so that
her nut.brown locks are assuming blond
ish tint.
The Rev. Congressman j. Hyatt Smith
preached in his old church In Brooklyn on
Sunday for the last time until fall. The
church having been sold by the sheriff, was
rented Cor week In order that he should
take his farewell for a time. A letter was
read from the trustees OF tSe All Souls Uni
versalist church Offering the use OF their
building for services through the summer,
which was written before II was known that
J services would be suspended during sum
mer. The congregation intimated tbeir
/ thsnkfuIness for the offer by rising In tneir
seats, at the request Of the pastor.
The fellow Caesar Elso Moreno, who tried
10 induce King Kalakaua TO turn over bis
domInions TO China, is a pestilent LOBBYIST,
VINO il well known 10 Washington In con"
nection with various Utopian schemes re-
curing the assistance Of Congress. AS a
! lobbyist, however, be has never been sue
cess.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle frankly says I:
"The rich men Of the United States nave
donated TO the universities in the past year
80. OOO. 900. We sneer at northern greed,
but most OF the donating comes from that
source. The South has very few rich per-
sons. but they are not much on the 'do-
nate.'"
The Mcpherson statue at Clyde, Ohio,
will be unveiled next Friday by General
Grant. A number OF distinguished sol
diers Of the Army OF the Cumberland Will
also deliver addresses.
OF the present condition OF the IRON
manufacturing interest OF Philadelphia the
Times of that city says: "The present
activity In our factories is legitimate ana
wholesome. Production is increased, Dut
only TO keep pace with consumption. Prices
are not high, but are fairly remuneratlye,
and payments are promptly made"
MAYOR King, Of Philadelphia, has ill.,
structed the police to arrest and prosecute
all persons found carrying concealed
deadly weapons, and to apprehend all those
whom they may have reason to believe are
violating the law in this particular.
An exchange suggests that the Presi-
dents sick-room jokes be preserved, since
they are much better than the alleged Jokes
Of the professional funny men.
Republicans and Democrats who believe
| in an honest payment OF the State debt are
sdll working together to put down the Re-
pudiationsts in Tennessee.
The Washington Post says: "Amos G.
Curry, nine years Of age, died at the resi-
dence Of bis paronts, No. 1909 CoFcQran
street, last Sunday from lockilw, resulting
from a wound received by tOy-pistol.
This is the seventh case of the kind that has
occurred here this summer"
Near Brownsville, Mimi, there is well
twenty feet deep that has ice In it all the
year round. 1t was supposed that the ice
was formed by cold air proceeding from a
cave in the vicinity, but shaft was made
close by to a depth OF one hundred feet
without striking any cave. stream OF
cold air is emitted from the excavation like
that proceeding from the well.
The Signal Service authorities in Wash
ington are perlecting system Of signals by
which it is proposed TO acquaint the farm
ers with predicted changes IN the weather.
CoIOred rockets are to be sent up at 3 O'Clock
in the morning from stations In the farming
regions, and the probabilities for the COM
ing day are to be indicated by the color of
the rockets and their arrangement.
Mr.. Cover, London millner, was lately
fined S94 80 for employing work-people
after on Saturday, which is against the
law there. Three of the workers pleaded
that they were on piecewOrk, and thought
they were entitled to 60 on. The justice
said, mo" The act was passed to obyia;e
"work, work, work, from weary chime to
chime; work, work, work, as prisoners
work for crime" &c.
A curious story OF an engagement ring
was recently developed in suit before a
Justice OF the peace at Trenton, n. j. The
defendant, who was charged with larceny,
borrowed ring from young lady to whom
be was engaged, which former lover had
given her. Her engagement TO the de-
PENDANT was afterwards broken, and he fell
10 love with another girl, was engaged to
her, and sealed the compact with the ring
that he had borrowed. Girl No. imme.
diately got out warrant, and her dishonest
lover was arrested.
The silly story that Lord Colin Campbell,
younger son OF the Duke OF Argyll, was
to be married to daughter Of Mrs. Veto
ria G, Woodruff, OF American notorety,
turns out to be wholly untrue. The young
lady who is to marry the Dukes son is an
Irish heiress Of good family, living in the
County Clare.
Rival tribes of Savages In Australia, pre-
pairing for battle, poison their spears thus;
Killing a number OF their men least fit for
war, they pile their bodies and let them
mortify. Thea every warrior thrusts his
spear into the decaying flesh, which dries
on the blade. All wounds then are certain
death.
Los Angeles orangeman says his orange
grove is so Improbable that ne is minded to
turn bis wh0le crop into wine. His expert.
ments by hand are thus detailed; ga don't
wash nor pare. but simply cut the large
ones in two and the small ones the end off,
The juice expressed Is left for thirty days to
fermeut. Then treat il as other VINE. BY
hand make fifty bottles day witk0at help
When two years old il is delicious, aud 1t
sells readily for fifty cents bottle. 1t is
the only way to make our orange crop pay"
He "'KnOwed lt Was Coming.
fFrom the Raleigh News aud Obseryer1