davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31
PHILADELPHIA, RICH i'm
MoND-AND NORFOLK
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Steamers of this line will sail every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY az IL NJ, and every SUNDAY at b
4. NJ.
Freight for Tuesdays and Fridays steamers re
ccived till 1870 \. NJ: for sundays steamer I'll
) L. VI. Saturday. Freight received daily Till
L. VI.
Fare. -.
Steamers connect at Philadelphia for Fall river
and tho East.
For further information. apply TO
j, W. MEG ARRlCK,
General southern Agent.
". l.. CLYDE 4 CO.,
no an General Mnnnrerg.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31
ROOTS. SHOES. &c.


TIIE LEADERS 80
OF 98
FINE SLIPPERS.
SHOES. TRUNKS,
and SATClIELS
for Christmas trade.
SPENCE. BIBB & CO.,
deli slj Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

XyTONDERFUL.-A fortune can be made
w by The outlay Of few hundred dollars in
vc.ted In "A MOST WONDERFUL DOMESTIC
ANIMAL. a great freak Of nature. Apply al
Mcssrs. hin, Skinker Watkins Warehouse Gary
street "O
GOOD SECONDHAND SINGLE
n HORSE COVERED WAGON EoR sAiE.
n DO ecen at STROID'S. on Hull street between
Fourteenth aud Fifteenth, Manchester.
fdc 81 -3tE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

BALTIMORE. December 3O.-Yrginia 6's. de-
fcrred, l74; consos, 10; second series, 3s'.
new lO-4O's. ~. Bid to-day
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

vVHE MOST SENSIBLE, 11
THE MOST AGREEABLE,
TIE MOST APPROPRIATE,
CHRISTMAS PRESENT
for lady or gentleman Is pair Of
NICE ZINE SLIPPERS.
The largest assortment ever shown Ia the city, at
prices that win astonish you.
BOOTS AND SHOES
In endless variety for everybody at
c. l.. slEGEL's,
C.L. sIEGEL's,
c. l.. sIEGEL's,
deg All Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31
GONE BEFORE THEY ARE -
ALL PICKED OVER AND SELECT
YOUR PRESENTS FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.

The largest and finest line Of GENTLEMENS
MAROON, GOAT, sEALsKIN, ALG.IGA-
TOR, VELVET, and CLOTIl-EMBROiDEK-
DsLIPPERs, and LADIES' KID, GOAT, and
BEAVER-CLOTu SLIPPERS IN the city;
sAPCHELs, HANDBAGS, GRlP-SACks, and
RAILROAD-BAGS, in Grain Leather, Tur-
key Morocco, andRussett Leather
JUST TIE THINGS FOR A PRESENT.
j. 4. GRfGG,
de 10 Tenth and Main streets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

NEW YORK, December 30.-Cotton-Net re-
cents Gao halc4: gross. 6.44i bales. Futures
closed easy: sales, l2s.JOO hales; January, ) l.Ol
msll.02: February. Sl2.I6Gsl2.l7i March
sIz.3s9S12.39; ApIn, sl352@ i2.91; May
sI2.94msI2 g5: August, $4,000 sl3.O6; sep
tcfnIer. FI2.3Gm Sl2.3S; october Sll .Gi; Ne
vnlubnr : "A .6ipr : I .GO.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31
RALTlNInRE.
LOUISVILLE.

louisville. December 3O-Flour quiet an'
firm: extra, S5mSJ.5O; choice 10 fancy, SLOT
mSs. Wheat higher at sl.37. Corn firm Mt re
Oats firm ~ Jlc. Pork aud lard nominal. Bur
sugar-curcd hams, l2Ac. Whiskey steady sl.lJ
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

Lemons: s5.5Q@s4.00 ebox'
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
Railroad Accident.

PANA, ILL.,, Feb. 8. A terrible and fatal
accident occurred ten miles northwest of this
city at Owenco. The construction train
on the Ohio & Missouri River railway was
backing toward Owenco at about II miles
per hour in order to give the passenger train
free passage northwest. The workmen on
the train had been laying new rails aud TAX
ing up old ones, and had flat car full OF
iron just in front of the caboose, and 25 or
80 workmen were crowded in the caboose.
rhe passenger train was running at an un-
usual speed in order to make up lost time,
when the two trains collided with a fearful
shock, the engine of the passenger train tear
ing through the caboose and pushing the
occupants among the mass OF iron ON the flat
car, killing outright Allen Jones, W. W.
Sattlerk and H. McPhlterson, and wounding
the following: Louis Selhy, conductor o
the passenger train, seriously Jacob Had
try, Thomas Virden, Charles McGowen
Frank Green, Owen Gleeson, Charles Koills
Dan Donahue, John Hendman and Charles
Watcher. Lockhart, the conductor OF the
construction train, is responsible for the &C
cident.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
New Rules for an Old Body.

DON, Feb. 1O.-The rules presented by
!, tha baker in the house of commons to gov
conduct of urgent business, provide
NC hen in the opinion of the speaker it is
eneral sense of the house that any de-
lould close, he is authorized to inform
ouse of his opinion, whereupon, If
be made that the question be now
! w [lch motion shall be Immediately put,
carried by vote of three to one, then
,S vision OF the main question shall be
alately taken.
er rules are to the effect that speeches
tions for adjournment of debate shall
aly confined to the subject of adjourn
dsS that the speaker may decline to put
ost s for adjournment if he consider they
opposed for the purpose of obstruction;
member can move to support mo-
n adjournment mere than once in one
the speaker may direct member to
tnue his speech ii prevalent and con-
Of tedious repetitions; that no discus
shall be taken on motions that the
er do leave the chair, ,and that the house
n proceed to consider the bill; that the
may order division by rising and
III so as to avoid the delay of the present
The same rules will be applicable
the house is in committee Of the whole,
be exception of the one providing for
a debate.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
Nipped.

|cAGo, Feb. 1O.-The Times saws:
|days ago government detectives dis
h that thefts of mail matter were being
|lted on mail cars between Rochester
|arsn, on the Lake Shore and Michigan
ffn trains, and several arrests were
Last night the police made what
Pnsider the most important arrest for
Fars in the person of John P. Leist, a
man Of good appearance, who has been
Paant weigher at the post-office. On
Fson was found money and documents
L amounts, and under his lead the
discovered in house of ill-fame on
Fst a large additional amount of valua-
Eanents, some of them being in heir
envelopes. The amount recovered is
ied at $4,000. His method was to
Ut In the mail pouch and abstract the
His arrest was not maue until about
eht. and the officials both of the city
Psl-ofice obstinately refused for some
sn reason, to give any information
MN. These facts were obtained from
sources, but are reliable. When
fd, Leist attempted to bluff the Off
at was taken to the station, and when
latlon revealed his guilt, he made a
llession. He Is recognized as an old
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
Whitaker s Case.

NEW York. Feb. 1O.-In the Whitaker
court martial to-day Lieut.. Walter M. Dick
enson, who was on duty when Whitaker was
found tied, gave in detail the action taken py
the officers of the post. The witness said If
he had taken scissors he could have cut his
own hair in the same manner in which Whit.
takers lair had been clipped. He believed
Whitaker did the act himself. The judge
advocate desired to offer the evidence given
before the court of inquiry by Whitaker, but
Gov. Chamberlain objected on the ground
that the admission of such evidence would
be detrimental to his client and contrary to
army regulations. Pending argument, the
court adjourned.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
Fire.

y YORK, Feb. "a fire broke out this
fg in the flve-story iron building 62 to
y Church street, originating IN guam
waste in the cellar of the building,
was occupied by the Western Electric
|acturing Company as a mandatory.
Fe rapidly gained headway and spread
first aud second floors. About 100
|nd boys and over 80 women were en-
in the building, and it is the greatest
frthat none were injured, as the smoke
fnsely thick and suffocating. Some Of
en were slightly singed in dashing down
|ly flight Of stairs. The girls, panic
Fn, were all employed on the top floor,
Pc smoke was too dense to permit of
fxit by the stairway, but young man
Herbert, who ran through the build
Elng the alarm to his fellow-workmen,
% their rescue and guided them to the
cape, and they were all saved. The
confined to the block in which 1t
eted and extinguished, with loss of
w. Covered by insurance. ss:gs.ssas.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
English Troops Oorralled.

kBAN, Feb. 9.-Gen. Colley moved
ts Newcastle Yesterday with five com
| of the 10Th rifles and a mounted force,
ore communication between his camp
|ewcastle. The Beers made a general
upon the British forces and the British
|epulsed with heavy loss, the fight last
hours. Colley's position is becoming
|, the Beers having taken up command
sitions on all sides.
eys object was to escort the mails over
ago river and meet convoy from
lstle, but the Boer opposition was 50
that he had to send for three more
nies to reinforce his original strength.
bus left only 800 men in camp. The
got in the rear of Colley's forces and
ed the mule train, alnbulances and
FOODS. He was for time unable to
&c or retreat, being assailed on every
The Beers, though they were repulsed,
Il threatening.
tary critics fail to see what has been
by such costly operations. A cores
BIT sums up the situation as follows:
P. Colley has suffered another de-
aud bis position is critical. Officer
egor, reported among the killed, was
5 private secretary. Reinforcements
haiiy needed,n
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
New York Ahoat.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-It has been raining
heavily and the water famine is averted.
The streets are in disgraceful and lamenta-
BILE condition. The sidewalks are flooded
their whole width, the water backing from
the accumulated snow in thei roadways, and
all the crossings are ponds of " ater The back
water down town has flooded most OF the
cellars and Easements. Manv of the leaden
pipes are bursting OH the rosfs, rendering it
very uncomfortable for pedestrians. The
pilots were unable to see half boats length
ahead, and the streets near the ferries were
hopelessly blockaded by vehicles awaiting to
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
EL.EGRAMS
From the Orient

FRANCISCO, Feb. 0.-Dispatches per
/ Toxic, from Hong Kong, Jan. %,
It is rumored that LII Hung Chung
bortly visit Foochow officially for the
Ee of inspecting the arsenal there.
1 master plate-layers have been sent for
Europe to join the staff of the arsenal,
work on the iron vessels Of war will
be commenced.
| forts near the mouth of the Min and
|the river are being garrisoned.
yiceroys of the provinces on the east
last are still engaged in warlike prepar-
as a Russian descent IN the spring Is
! upon as inevitable.
niral Lessofisky is conYalescent from
Inlts of an accident in which his leg
Token, and he resumes the command of
bidable Russian squadron in Chinese
kpansse waters.
re will soon be a general rendezvous in
bama. vet overland advices from Pekin
anpbai state that all is quiet on the
western frontier.
|ways will almost certainly be intro
into the 'shome" provinces. Ii Hung
has memorialized the government
|mending their introduction.
American merchants do not think fav-
of the Iumored purport of the new
between the United States and China.
Ihlnk America gives too much and gets
le. Foreign newspapers in China and
regard it with satisfaction and char
e It as farce.
okohama, Jan. %, dispatch says: The
aal Agricultural and Industrial exhibi-
IN be opened in Toxic, March /. Six
of medals will be awarded, and all
Is will be solely of the manufactures OF
native papers state that in the event Of
between Russia and China, Japan will
e a strict neutrality.
hr currency is still at heavy discount
price of government bonds is increas.
vanderpot, of Yokohama, has beer
kted minister for Holland, in place Of
tegen. recalled.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
THE WEEKLY MINER.
Chalmers made reply,which was derisive-
ly received by the republicans.
Adifmrnad

Cnalmers made reply, which was derisivc-
ly received by the republicans.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-All the regular
appropriation bills have now been reported
to the house and passed by that body, except
the sundry, civil and deficiency bills, which
are In course of preparation by the commit
tee on appropriations, and the river and har-
Dor bills, now under discussion in the com
mttee of the whole. 1t is the intention of
the friends of the latter bill to endeavor to
hold the house in session tomorrow
until the direct vote upon its passage is
reached. But to accompli h this without per-
mtting the measure to be overweighted with
amendments will be extremely difficult.
The refusal Of the house to take up the ap-
portionment bill to- day is believed by many
observers to indicate quite certainly that no
apportionment bill will get through the pres
ent congress, but the representatives who
have 1t in charge are confident that it will be
passed by the house next week, and No con-
siderable opposition is apprehended in the
senate.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15

Bedroom
recherchd
rs, CEN
b, WOOL 4
VMATI
|TLYAFI
st in be
!. d 4
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15

CAPE Town, Feb. l0.-The BasutoS were
defeated at Mazurn with heavy loss.s
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
MORE OF THEM.

POPLAR RIVER, Feb. 10.-Major llges
sent companies A. and c., 9Th infantry, over
to camp of the Yanktons, and picked up
nearly 100 hostile Sioux, who were subslstlng
ON agency rations, making total captured
and surrendered of 900. Ilges expects to
reach Fort Buford on Monday evening.
The weekly miner., 1881-02-15
Corralling Indians.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 1O.-A Poplar
River special to the Pioneer Press says:
detachment from Major Ilges' command COM
posed of two companies of the 9TH infantry,
went to the camp of Black Catfish, Yank-
tonian Sioux chief, near the post, to demand
the surrender of the hostile Uncapapas.
Black Catfish attempted to parley with the
troops, and they took possession OF the camp
and arrested the chief and forty-nine Yank-
tonians, and took them to the post. About
80 Uncapapas were captured at the same
time. They are now under guard at Poplar
River with rhe other captured and surren-
dered hostiles. There are now 100 OF these
Sioux captives at Poplar River and Fort
Buford to be disposed of as the government
NAV decide. Black Horn, noted hostile
chief, is among the captured Uncapapas. He
will be taken to Buford in irons. - ..
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
Protecting the SOvereigns.

In Russia and Germany, says the New York Herald, the authorities seem to view hopefully the prospects of the proposition that all the States of Flu rope shall come to some common un- derstanding in regard to the endeavor to put few little difficulties in the way of the gentry who go gunning for kings. It would, perhaps, not be very difficult to cripple this pursuit in some degree if It was generally acknowl- edged in all the countries that it was wise to do this. There needs only to be added to the law or usage of extra dition theory that king is as good as another man and is entitled to equal rights with his own subjects. As the case stands now man is subject to ex- tradition for any murder that is not political, and it is assumed that the murder of king is always political. If you kill hack driver in any country in Europe they are very likely to cut off your head, if they have to carry you half around the world to do it; but if you kill monarch that is political act, and for politics thsre is no extra dition. These are the prejudices of the law as it exists in France and in England, and we doubt if anything short of another Holy Alliance can eradicate these preiudices.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
The First Shad of the Season.

He made his appearance yesterday, just off Hoboken. Where he has been since he left the home of his childhood he did not state, but as when discovered he was on his way to revisit the scenes among which his infant days were spent, it is certain that in spite of his roamings his heart is still in the right place. It is true that he is only fish, and being a fish, he is cold-blooded; i; but very few human beings would have gone through all that he did and still kept on their way. Many man has waded through muddy roads while making pilgrimage to his family's homestead, but that shad came right through the bay into which the Police Department had just dumped hundreds of tons of the vilest street dirt in the world. And still he travelled on /; the reward of homely affection seemed al- most within reach, when suddenly something caught him between the throat and the waist, and then he found himself in boat that was not going his way, and the subsequent proceedings interested him no more. Like many another simple and honest being, he had to die in ordel to become famous. Two days ago he was mere aquatic nobody, but yesterday he was dignitied above all his fellows by being longed for by thousands as the first shad of | the season,-N. '. Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
CANAAN CONN.,, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 1881.

tion. He does not look forward to that sort of thing. No decent youth would regard the prospect otherwise than with disgust.
 In fine, the business of detective is either repulsive throughout, or it is a commonplace occupation, requiring abilities of very ordinary kind, but experience of 8 very disagreeable sort, wherein mans natural sense of right and wrong, of truth and falsehood, ot square dealing and craft, is apt to be blunted and altogether sacrificed. StiI1, there are honest detectives, and many of them. And they are the best detectives. The preternaturally siarr ones, however, are apt to lack this first requisite of good detective-that is, honesty.
 Let our young friend study with an other end tIan that of becoming a de tective.-N. y. Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
The Case of Young RoytOn.

The friends of young Boyton, the American citizen who was recently ar- rested in Ireland for alleged connection
 with the Land League agitators, have made representation to the StateDepart- ment at Washington that he was born in the State of New York, IS an Ameri- can citizen entitled to all the rights,
 privileges and protection according to American citizenship, and urge the in- tercession of the department in hls be- half and for his release from the En- glish prison in which he is now con- fined. The State Department has not yet received statement of his case from the American Minister, but will investigate the case thoroughly and take such action in the premises as may appear necessary or fitting. Until the contrary is shown, however, the natural presumption in the matter, as declared by the State Department is, that Boy ton has rendered himself amenable to British laws. If this proves to be the case the government can interfere only to the extent of securing fair treat. ment for the prisoner.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13

"Al up," all up," is echoed from one end of the room to the other. There will be no more copy from the editorial room tonight. One by one each man puts his last piece of copy and work on the bank, turns his gas down, pulls his coat on the hat slides on he little cares how, and with hardly "good-night" :" to those around him he goes out into the night just as it is closing. He hears the milkmen as they drive rumblingly along the deserted streets, he sees occasional dark figures gliding along, bent on the same errand as himself home; he passes now and then police man. Sometimes stops for word or two, no more.
 Meanwhile the great cylinders begin to move, and the heaps of papers with the last item, pushed in by the ''skin of its teeth," are being counted out for the troops of boys who now are waiting outside.
 Truly, our nights adventure was like dream.-Neaospape1 Reporter.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
The System of Checks,

Speaking of the strike of the Life Saving crew on the New Jersey coast,
 the New York Tribune says :-The Life Saving crews are made up of sailors and Aldermen, bold, skillful and faithful enough as regards their especial work,
 but as rule more at home with sea and storm than with routine or order of any sort. Most of them are utterly unused to systematic business dealings or the ordinary safeguards with which men in towns protect themselves against dishonesty in others. The doors of their houses stand unlocked night and day :; accounts between neighbors fre- quentiy run on for years without the exchange of the mark of pen on the matter. Money is loaned and paid without due-bills, security or receipts. To men accustomed to transact busi. ness in this lax. trustful way, we car understand how offensive this suspicious system of checks just imposed would be
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
INTO SPACE.

If the sad old world should jump cog Sometime, in its dizzy spinning, And go off the track with sudden jog, What an end would come to the shining. What rest from strife and the burdens of life For the millions of peeplei in it, What way out of care and worry and wear, All in a beautiful minute. % s- As round the sun with a curving sweep It hurries and runs and races, Should it lose it's balance, and go with leap. Into the vast sea-spaces, What blest relief it would be to the grief, And the trouble and toll about US. To be suddenly hurled from the solar world And let it go on without us. With not sigh or sad good-by
 For loved ones left behind us We would go with 8 lunge and a mighty plunge Where never grave should find us. What wild mad thrill our veins would fill AS the great earth, like 2 feather, Should float 'thro' the air, to God knows where, And carry us all together No dark, damp tomb and no mourners' gloom, No tolling bell in the steeple, .... But in one swift breath a painless death
 For million billion people. What greater bliss could we wish than this, To sweep with a birds free motion Thro' leagues of space to 8 resting place,
 In vast and vapory ocean %,--I- To pass away from this life for aye With never & dear tie sundered, And world on fire for a funeral pyre,
 While the stars looked on and wondered?
 ra ,,..-,s ...s- ELLA WHEELER.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13
How they Make Coke.
THE HAwKEYE MAN TELLS US ABOUT IT

"Scottdale, the brakeman said, "climb out and smell coke." Scottdale is young Pennsylvania town for this old country, but it has gone into the coke business as though it was a child of older centuries.
 Why, 1t is said that three-quarters of all the coke used in the United States is burned right here at Scottdale. The coke district here is about fifty miles long and three miles wide. All coal, you know, won't make good coke. Down into the mine the pilgrims went to see where this coal came from. Only short shaft, forty five feet down, and then they followed Superintendent Strickler around the mine. At the end of a long gallery they found miner at work, and took away his pick to let the Jester set himself up in the coke busi- ness. It is 8 good thing for Tommy that he didn't have to take the Jester as helper. The coal is picked down as fine as possible. If it were pulver- ized, it would suit the coke burners all the better. The miner will load car every hour, and then it goes into the ovens, which stretch away in long ave- nues close beside the railway track. When the coal is in the oven and lev eled off, and charging the oven is the most particular part of the work, the door is bricked up and sealed with clay, and in thirty minutes the coal is ig- nited merely by the heat of the oven from the previous burning. No touch of fire is required after the first charge. Forty-eight hours it burns and the oven is drawn. Most of the laborers about the ovens are Hungarian men and women. We saw barefooted women, on that March day, in their blue jackets and their short blue skirts-very pie turesque they would look in picture drawing the charges of coke from these ovens. We picked up one of the great iron pokers they use, twelve feet long, and just all that any man of the visit ing statesmen cared to pick up. But these women toss them around and work with them as easily as the average woman can toy with croquet mallet or wreathe the airy broomstick in fam tastic curves around the writhing figure of the intruding house dog. The daily product of these ovens is about 75O car loads.