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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10

A resolution was passed by the New York
aldermen Tuesday asking the opinion OF
the corporation counsel II there was any
way OF stopping waIkipg-matches at Madi.
son-Square Garden. They were denounced
as frauds, got up TO cheat the public, and
not as honest tests OF strength ana endu-
rance.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
senator Ktrkwood's Successor.

DIES MONIES Iowa, March s.-Judge j.
w. McDill, OF Union county. one OF the
three State railway commissioners, has been
appointed by Governor Geary to bill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF Sena'
tor Kirkweod. Judge McDilI was MEM
Der Of the Forty-thlrd aud Forty'fourth
(,OrDrpsSeS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
DEATHS.

tard,y afternoon a. half past O'Clock Of cOnsump-
lion, Lorenzo b.. ONLY son Of William aud VI n.
WhitvOrIh: aged thirty one years.
The funeral will lake rlace from ile Manchcsber
PresbyIerian church TOMORROW tFndaVb Af-
TFRNOON. at half-past 2 O'Clock. Friends aud
acasaintances are respectfully Invited To attend.
Paterson "a. j papers please copy. ~
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no,rfEl
AT \ GREAT ~ACGlfl'F.
2 G->a. -u&Th
NJ JOHN c. SHAFER,

III JOHN c. SHAFER.
MERCHANT TAI nE.
40. 1904 MAIN STREET, toR>tt 'lI'.
POS r.Offttf,
will receive ea March sih large 'ni nl'
ment of SPRING and SIMMER GOODS.
ing Of CLOTHS, DlAGONAL>. >IlilN">.i .'
and FANCY CAS>INERES FOR PANTAifN'
imported especial, or mn. viii b will Zoo
order In the LATEST >rYLEs and st priv
ent with Gr.i Size. workmanship. cal. i,r..
fuy solicited
SHIRTS. COLLARS, and CUFF,'f hH.
made u order. I-i
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10

The Lynchburg Ne~s argues that Mr..
GtRPIELD ought not to have kissed his wife
IN public on the occasion Of his Inaugural
tion. II must be that the Ne0s is edited by
q bachelor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
SEED. &c.

ELIABLE EDS.-PlIILADEL-
IL PHIA EXTRA EARLY PEAS. 80 per bushel
Zine slOckD: CANADA EXTRA EARLY PEAS,
s. 80 per bu>he: SPRING kALE. eight pounds
tor 81: CLONER-SEED, ORCHARD.GRASS,
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS. Mixed LAWN
GRASS, &c. Send for price-li>t.
7. W. WOOD, Seed Merchant.
fe lS-lm 4lq sixth street, Richmond, Va
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
MEETINGS..

AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
N CHAMBER on COMMERCE will - heA ON
The EVENING OF THURSDAY, Marel tWs, AZ o
oclock at thsir rooms No ols Main street. sos the
purpose OF considering proposed sients - the
Constitution In reference 10 iae organization OF HE
Roar,i OF Directors. T.. q. NOTHING,
NH 5-e ysl3t lTt.ldtnt.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10

DOVER, DELL, MN
ton passed by the House Friday last declaT.
ing that Mr.. Tilden was elected four wears
ago, reprObating the inauguration OF Presi-
dent HAYES, and regretting the inauguration
OF President Garfield. was called up in the
Senate to-day and indefinitely postponed:
The resolution has been roundly condemned
by the press and public Of Delaware, and
the Democratic leaders declare its adoption
by the House was very foolish.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. Sc.
I ACES. LACES!

ALI.lINFN TORCHON a -. ger '.fI.
cc,ui,ful SuFLI.PATrEEN TpH,UlN
per yard;
4 new a-.orinen, 81 VtRNCEIlL'"tN ~
BRABANT, ODESSA. RUSSIAN. 4
FASHlDNABl. g. LAtt~.
AZ 10 see oar u,W AlL->llh iA...
LACE FlCNU- 90 doc. auie. '.
sew GOODS arriving daily fI'm
is now North. HUlILtE bH'li
mh 90 i.
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WE ASK THE PUBLIC

WE ASK THE PUBLIC
TO CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK.
WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL
FIND TT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO
PURCHASE LARGELY OF OUR WET GOODS.
LEVY BROTHERS,
NH 10 1Ol7 aud 1919 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10

We return thanks to the Superintendent
Of The Census for documents.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
MACHINERY.

HOISTING-MACHlNES, DUMB-WAiT-
Ii KRIS, &C., for stores. factories, and priva
J. ". CARNIVAL & co.
fell.3m 1911 Cary STREET, kichmoad, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
FANCY GOODS, &c.
STEVENS
OPENS TODAY

An immense assortment of LADIES and GEN
TLEMEN'S SATCHELS, BAGS, aud VA
LlSEs, from 81 to So in Black. Red, Brown
all leather. See tli, ock before buying.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
NJ MORE DAMAGED GOODS
FROM THE
GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK.

SLIGHTLY DAMAGED By WATER ONLY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.
M NO SUCH SALE

WI NJ SUCH Bale
WET OR DRY GOODS
AsTHE ONE NOW BEING HELD Ar
LEVY BROTHERS.
HAS EVER BEFORE TAKEN PLACE IN THIS
CITY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
An Official Paper which Was Never
Sent.

GSouthern Historical Society Paper'.I
The following letter explains Itself. We
should be Glad to learn something more
concerning the lieutenanls who wrote the
document quoted:
Council BLUFFS, I0wA,l
February IL, 1881.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
LYNCHBURG.

TUE APPROACHING TERM OF THE FEDERAL Dis
TRICr COURT-THE GRAND JURY-FUNERAL
SERVICES HOOK AND.LADDER LIBRARY AS.
OCTATION-PERsONAL MURDER TRIAL !;
A MIXED JURY: CONVICTION OF M'RICHAED.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
Two Brave little Girls.

A long time ago, III the Indian coun-
try, two little girls slipped away from
the fort and went into hollow to pick
berries. It was Emmy, girl of seven
years, with Bessie, her sister, not yet
six.
All at once, the sun flashed on some-
thing bright, and Emmy knew that the
pretty painted things she had seen
crawling among the bushes must be
hostile indians, with cleaning weapons
in their hands. She did not cry out,
nor in any way let them know that she
had seen them. But she looked all
about, saw that some of the creeping
Indians already were between her and
the fort, and-went on picking berries
as before.
Soon, she called aloud to Bessie, with
a steady voice "Don't you think its
going to rain ?" So they both turned
and walked toward the fort. They
reached the tall grass, and suddenl,
Emmy dropped to the ground, pulling
down Bessie, too.
''What are you looking for?' asked
the little sister, in surprise.
Then Emmy whispered to Bessie, anC
both of them stole silently and quiclll.
on hands and knees through the lonl
grass, until they came to the road
when they started up, ran swiftly to tn
fort, dashed through the entrance, an,
had the gate safely closed behind them
Those girls are quite old now, bu
they remember very well the day the
saved themselves, the fort which thei
father commanded, and the soldiers an
other people in it, besides.-St. Nichc
lac
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
A Man for the Occasion.

Yesterday forenoon a Woo dward ave
nue. ear was rolling along with fourteen
passengers holding down the hard seats,
when a woman suddenly called out
that her pocket had been picked. The
only person who did not seem stunned
by the announcement was a lathy indi-
vidual with a blind eve and legs which
showed clear across the aisle and under
the opposite seat. He rose up like
cloekwork, pulled the door shut and
said:
"Ive been right here before, and
there's only one way to do this business.
Every man must empty his pockets
I'll lead off. Here's wallet with moth
ing in it, comb, three buttons, knife
and bottle of cough medicine. The
finger of suspicion pints at all of us.
Anybody who refuses to shell out Will
be looked upon as the guilty party
Now, then"
Two or three men began hauling
/ knives and keys out of their pockets
| but Just then the tall man discovered
/ the. lost portemonnaie on the floor.
,or Ladies and gentlemen, let m
congratulate you on your honesty, an
also warn you against trusting TO al
pearances. I was dead sure that the ia
man over there was the pickpocket, bu
you see how -
Sir you are a villain p roared th
/ passenger.
"Yes, l thought he had it in his boot
leg, but his looks ---."
"And I'll knock your head off, sir
Some one hold this dozen of eggs 70
mel"
"But his looks belle him. He Nigh
take chickens, but he would never III
/ All / get of here; goodbye all mic
weather forpicnics." - Detroit Free Pres
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
The Curse of Scotland.

In distracted state of the country
during the reign of Mary a man named
George Campbell attempted to steal the
crown out of Edinburg castle. He did
not succeed in getting away with the
crown itself, but did manage to abstract
nine valuable diamonds and to get off
with them out of the country. To re-
place these a heavy tax was laid upon
the people, which, being found burden
some and oppressive, was by them termed
the Course of Scotland :" the crown
itself was called George Campbell" :"
Another explanation relates to the
massacre of Glencoe, which is well re-
membered. The order for this cruel
deed was signed by the eldest son of the
Earl of Stair, who was at that time sec
rotary of state for Scotland. The coat
of arms of this family bears nine dia-
monds on it's shield and the indignant
ico,ire1 81 : s..3st daring to stigmatize the
applied the term to his slnoE.Scotland,
Still another solution-and cqn.
good-relates to the battle of Cuiio-~
den, the result of which extinguished
| the hopes of the Stuarts, and was at
4 that time regarded as a national curse.
/ The Duke of Cumberland, who was
known to be very fond of cards, and
who always carried pack in his pocket,
when he had made his victory of Cullo-
den complete, took card from his
pocket and wrote thereon dispatch
announcing his victory; and that care
proved TO be the nine of diamonds
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
True Love Paws.

But spurious love does not. We all
know a couple who began life together
in a transport of delight, but who now
ffuriously tug at the chains which bind
the ss,, n, From the first friends saw that
incapable, he wsssss q q. mistake She was
two ends, which she could not make
meet by clever management, he still
further drew apart by waste. She was
light and loving; he was seri-
GUS. home-staying, too grave for her
frothy youth, too blaSe for her keen en-
iovment. One or the other must give
way, which will it be? To either the
sacrifice will be great, and one which
time will only render more intolerable.
To her, society is her charm, because
she scores her triumph to him, home
/ is his delight, because here he conquers
his difficulties and advances in his
chosen career. To force her to share
the solitude of his life, is to cage sky
lark and chain a squirrel to make him
give up all his studies, his precious
time, his grand aims and high endeav.
ors, is to degrade the highest qualities
of the human mind, and to be faithless
to the noblest trust that can be giver
unto man. But they loved each other
and were blinded to these results bl
mere personal passion. And they fine
that this sort of love does not pay.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
gloves in the MiddIe Ages.

Gloves were greatly regarded in the
middle ages. They were so costly that
none but persons of rank and substance
were able to wear them. A few centu-
RES back shopkeeper, artisan, or yeo-
man wearing gloves, would have been
as much ridiculed and sneered at by
persons Of his own station as at the
present time Partisan grisette wearing
a bonnet would be. The high dignitaries
of the church and sovereign princes
wore gloves ornamented with precious
stones and rich embroidery on occa-
sions of high state ceremony DID {,
lady desire to give her suitor special
token of her preference or regard, she
presented him with her glove, which ne
at once attached to his helmet.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
Pronunciation.

Weneed pronunciation manual. Most
people believe that there is standard
pronunciation, and that word given
can be pronounced correctly in but one
5ffi,,33sss fSst5isle all other ways are wrong.
AAt7 Deii@i is not sessi1 r..ss1eIsssI for his
torleal truth rs a growth and an aPProx-
imation. English pronunciation has
not been investigated in all respects,
and after philology has done its duty
much that is recommended by Webster,
Worcester, Smart and Walker will have
ato be bandoned. Or are these author.
tiles infallible? Is it final authority tC
say that a word must be pronounced II
certain manner because Worceste
says SO?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15

The report on color blindness recently
presented to the English Ophthalmol-
ogical Society on more than eighteen
thousand persons suffering from it, who
have been examined, contains many
curious and suggestive facts. For in
stance, color-bIind men are nearly five
per cent. of the male population, while
the percentage among women is hardly
one-half per cent. Another result OF
the investigation is that there is an un-
usually large proportion of color.blind
persons among the Society of Friends.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15

ITEMS OF INTEREST


al Toledo has 4 slse@er factory wbic
made and sold 45,0OO,000 skewers las
,r year
r. IL was the opinion Of the astronomer
!. hepler that The celestial spaces were as
t run OF comets as the sea is of fishes.
t Tue meal hours at the White House
are breakfast at halfpast eight, dinner
at two and supper at seven.
1t is fashionable to photograph the
feet, but young ladies with large feet
prefer not to follow the fashion.
The Cleveland Herald saws that if Mis-
Dickinson had as much histrionie talent
as she has persistency, she would be q
| great actress.
According to Secretary Blaine, there
are more than 100000 applications for
oihce on file in the various departments
at Washington.
Don't cook chickens in brasa kattIa
unless you want to get poisoned. That's
what they did in Decatur. Ga. and
thlrty-hye people came near dying.
A subscriber wants to know "wbv ten
stores are painted red" 1t is because
proprietors of these stores employ
men to paint them that color.-Norris-
torn Herald.
we notice a great many of our North
ern exchanges are soft-soaping the Mex
leans. Most of them have been needing
soap of some kind for several centuries
-Teras SVtings.
When Queen Margherita drives or
walks out in Naples she goes unattended
'.Her virtues, her beauty, and the atIee-
t!on OF the peon1Ns12re n Efficient protec-
cal llis. .i.,. 81 az Il rfiaf fsScaAolo-
with great celebrity and secsst and fdnaii-
them confessed that he had been con-
cerned in the murder of 719 persons.
Postmaster General James believes in
the employment of young men in the
public service, as his experience shows
that all the successful reformers are
young men.
In 1868 the production of lager beer
in tie United States was ,7G5, coo bar
rels, or about one to every twenty people.
In 1850 the production was 13,3l7000
barrels, or barrel to less than four
people.
To wind watch turn the hole down
wand, and let the small end of the key
point upward. This will allow any
little particles of dirt, metal or dust to
drop out, and the watch will not need
so often.
After careful study of the number
of deaths occurring to railway travellers
a French statistician observes that if
person were to travel continually on the
rail he would probably live 800 years
before being killed by railway acci-
dent.
The builder of a church in London
suburb, on returning thanks for the
toast of his health, which had been pro-
posed remarked: 81 fancy / am
! iltso4-~ -, - |, - a,~Ia than for
The explorers at the North Pole have
found marine alge growing at a temper
ature far below zero, while at higher
temperatures the spores completely dis
appeared There are therefore, some
vegetables which can only live in intense
cold and continuous dryness, and to
these the cryptograms of red snow must
be allied.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
The Russian Pra1er Against NihiIists

A Russian paper of recent date says :
Yesterday, in all the st. Petersburg
churches, the clergy recitcd for the first
time the prayer against sedition, com
posed by the holy synod. Here is its
full text;
Let Us pray the Lord to forgive our
sins and lawlessness, and to save us
from the ferocious seditiOn of our enc
mics. Let us pray the Lord to estab-
lish in our country quietness, peace and
piety.
Oh. our great and gracious God, with
visitation OF thy anger, we resort Go thy
| mex pressibIe mercy. Look down on
1 the prayers of thy unworthy servants.
/ We have sinned before thee, but We
turn to thee and rely upon thee. Deal
not with us according to our sins.
Bring to nought the counsels of the
imnious and lost sons, who audaciously
rise to trampIe down the power estab
j lished by thee. Bring to their senses
those who have lost the right way. Pu
into their hearts thy divine fear, an(
direct them into the way of truth. Is
tabIsh peace and tranquility in ou
land, that we may enjoy q calm AM
quiet life in piety and purity. Omnlp
otent Lord, we humbly pray thee b
the protection of thy grace to save fror
: all evil our most pious sovereign an
: emperor, Alexander Alexandrovitcf
, Destroy all the snares of the enemy Sc
2 for him. Protect him on all his way
by thy holy angels, lest the enemit
succeed in their plots against him an
~, SONS of aJ,,lacSyYpss hurt him Graz
: him length u years and strength thu
r he may perform everything for tn
/ glory and for the good of his peopl
= Praising thy protection rendered to hi
every day and every hour, we will ble'
and glorify thy name, Father, Son an
Holy Ghost. Amen.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND I'M
The Brides Song.

Jingle, jingle, merry bclls,
For to-morrow's my wedding day
va~ ever maid a~ happy as
Was ever maid 80 gsva
Ny true love is brave,
My true love is fair
he comes from d iant town;
he will bring me wreath
Of flowers SO sweet.
10 circle my tresses brown.
We shall live by the side
OF beautiful stream
In the forest far away;
And whatever do,
And whatever say.
Shall be done in my true loves wav.
Our children shall ride
by his side in the chase.
And make the merry woods ring
While l viii listen
To hear their return.
When the fruits Of the hunt they bring
MY true love will cherish me
When am grown old.
When my locks have turned to gray
For will give him
The love Of my life
What more could he wish, 1 pray2
80 jingle, jingle, merry bells.
tor to-morrow's my wedding dav:
Was ever maid 50 happy asIq
Was ger a maid So CAV ,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
THE HOME DOCTOR.

; The free use of lemon Juice and sug
Y Will always relieve cough.
10 relieve aathma, soak blotting o
tissue paper IN strong saltpeter water
Dry and burn at night in the bedroom
10 remove proud flesh, pulverize loa
sugar very fine and apply it to the part
aheeeted. This is a new and easy remedy.
and Is said to remove it without pain ;
or buInt alum pulverized and applied is
an old and reliable remedy.
Summer weather entails small
plague Of flies and insects; and it is
therefore well to remember that the
prompt application of an alkali to the
bitten part allays the irritation and
commonly at once relieves the suffering
consequent on a class of injuries. which,
thougn small, are often exceedingly
annoying and even troublesome, espe-
clally IN the case of children and persons
with sensitive skins Soda and ammonia
Will answer the purpose.
Lars Qf Life gives the following ad-
wee to invalids: Good digestion de-
pends largely upon mental conditions
and influences. Hence it is of great |
Importance that pleasant, healthful |
topics Of conversat5e;l be chosen at the
table. The dig .,asion of diseases at
meals is especially harmful and annoy I
ing' it is very distasteful and altogether
inconsistent with simple good breeding.
Equally ia-timed ard injurious are fret
ting and grumbling about your food.
Study to keep free from mental or emo
Lional excitement before, during and
after meals, and do not take anv violent
exercise Immediately before or after
meats axe no focd wha evey. ffysit
'iieA' ,g7@1 -. sz.e. Lat
carr NgE.k, :. ...A-ZAA--ls1- 1-.<oods thor
,ughlE As S1tle drink sparingly at
he table, aud do not drink freely within
u hour before and after meals.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15
w. e. WADDY
ALEXANDRIA, VA.

NEW Spring Styles. Boots and shoes Tho
IN Largest Best Selected and Cheapest
Stock Of Boots and Shoes ever offered IN this
t1aalleet-s
oct the most value for his money. n penny
saved is A penny earned. All we ask our
friends and patrons is to favor us with eals
and convince themselves of the fact that we
can meet the demand of all.
We are resolved to sell our goods at so small
profit that the people Must Buy.
Thereby enabling us to keep our STOCK al
ways Seasonable.
4 failure to examine our Stock is an oppor-
tnnity lost.
We can make it to your interest to trade with
us.
Our goods are bought from First Hands
saving a double profit and giving our Custo-
mers the benefit
Country Merchants will find it to their adj
vantage to examine our Stock from winch
equally good selections can be made at prices
that Will compare fayorably with those OF the
Northern Cities.
Ladies' Pebble Goat But BITS 81 25 to SO 90
French Kid g % to 4 80
Last Foxed " 25 to 90
Polish 90 to 2 90
IS to l so
Slinre,a in o,rcot variety 25 to 2 90
! NanSs CaIf Boots / so to 90
/ :, Coarse shoes fsoliN 80 to / so
| +" Calf . All Prices
| Misses Boots w 10 ! 9O ~
/ Cbildren's Boots 10 to l So
W. B. WADDEY,
10 King Street, Alexandria, Va
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15

Toledo has 4 slSeSfer factory which
iade and sold 45,O0O.000 skewers last
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-17

however heartfelt it might b, can clear
the sky Of the widow and family OF my
old friend, but 1 could not remain 81
lent in the shadow of this, sorrow and
beside the grave Of Capt. Lawson. and
50 ] have taken the liberty Of penning
these lines.
May the all wise One, who is a father
to the fatherless and a husband to the
widow, be a stay and a refuge now,a and
when we, who may follow our friend, we
know not how soon, are called to join
him, may we also be, as he was, ready
to awake at the last grand reyille that
viii sound on the morning of the long
tomorrow.
Permit me TO subscribe myself the
friend of the late Capt. Lawson, and
Faithfully yours,
7. G. MACMILLAN.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-17

No.3 train, from the east) came in
over five hours late yesterday. The
delay was caused primarily by waiting
at Omaha three hours for the Rock Is
land and c., B. & @. trains; the North
western was wei five hours late and
the u. P.did not wait for her. Things
went on pretty smoothly until Sidney
was passed. Two engines were at
tached to her al that point to assist her
up the grade. But the postal car con.
tributed to cause additional loss of
time by getting up a first-class hot box.
An hour and a half was lost on nc.
count of the accident. The box was
finally cooled off and put into proper
shape, and No. 3 sped on her way, the
passengers rejoicing. She pulled in
shortly before Z O'Clock as gaily and
~conceitedly as if she were just on the dot
of time itstead of over five hours late.