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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
DICHMOND THEATRE.

THREE NIGHTs-ONE MATINEE.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 4rIi, 5Tu, AND 9TH, AND
WEDNESDAY MATINEE,
BARLEY Campbell's (an:hor OF "My Partner. "
"Galley slave" Siberia" &C. grcit success,
TIE WHITE SLAVE.
SEVEN BEAUTIFUL TABLEAUX.
]. The Old Keninck Home.
2. The Quadroon's Oath.
g.. "she Is My slave"
4. On the Belle Creoe.r
D. The Floating Wreck.
9. Red DEVILS Island.
2. She IL a Frec-Born White Woman.
See the most realistic scene ever produced ON any
sfuge--thc wonderful
RAIN-ST0RM OF REAL WATER.
New ana Picturesque Scenery and Startling Me-
chanieal Effects.
box-shect opens FRIDAY at A. NJ. 2-2ts
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Eo0X.. STATIONERY, Sc


cECOND EDITIONS OF "NO. 30. 4
y ROMANCE OF FORTRESS MONROE AND
THE HIGEIA.r and ,,,,, ~, >.o,.c,,
Sol DER. LIFE IN THE ARMY OF NORTH
ERIN VIRGINIA.
are now I'm preparation, and we hope soon 70 D"
able 10 lil all orders. ,,,,rr,ry r cn
,oG sos Main street.
V,UF GREATEST IMPROVEMENT IN
THE STATIONERY LINE or TIE AGE.
RICHMOND. VA, January IL. 1884,.
Mr. EcereH Widddey:
De1r sir.-Ihave used the IMPROVED PER
COPiING-ROOh for thr
mast weeS and consdc IL ole Of the greatest H.
proycments In the stationery line OF Tie age u
WILLIAM Il. ISAACS. Jr..
loo Virginia street.
Always ready. No brush. No water. PerletuallY
moist. Cali and examine hem.
EVERETT WADpEY.
Stat!oner Printer, and Binder.
iale lll3 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02

lTTFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (cOr-
ner Twelfth and Broad streetsl.-Rev. j. Il. HAw-
THoRNE, ID. d., pastor. will preach at IL A. VI.
and at ~ i. VI. on SUNDAY Morning subject,
The Young Man, ills Liberty and His Acconnta-
bility." All welcome. 2t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
NJ UNION-sTATION METHODIST

CHURCH corner Twcnty-fourth and streetsl-
Rev. II. c. CHEATuAM pastor.-PreachtnR at ii
4. VI. and ~ =. NJ. Morning services close with
the Holy Communion.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. &c.

DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. &c.
II AND BELOW COST
CARDOZO, ALsOP, MOsBY & CO.'S.
Owing to the dissolution of cur firm, TO take
effect on the Isl day of February, we will have
A GREAT CLOSING AND CLEARING-UP
SALE OF
DRY GOODS.
Having during the past two weeks,
by the great slaughter Of our stock, made room on
our first floor, we will, on
MONDAY, 21sT INSTANT,
place on our counters the balance of our
LAST SUMMER STOCK
DRESS GOODS
AND
LINEN AND COTTON LAWNS
A SACRIFICE.
No one should lose the opportunity 10 secure
some of our EVENING and SUMMER SILKS,
which at the price now marked viii soon 60, us
they are far below the cost OF production. Our
stock Of
BLACK SILKS
is yet good, having some Of our best grades left
which, at the price now being offered, are cheaper
than the same goods have ever been sold In thi:
market,
LACEs, LACE-CURTAINS.
LADIES' and GENTLEMEN's UNDERWEAR
at great reduction.
Call before IL is too late 10 secure the BAR
GAINS. CARDOZ0, ALsOP, MOsBY & co.
CONTINUED SALE.
The above sale will continne until further notice
22-tFe5I
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
NJ CLAY-STREET NET.

fi{' CLA1-STREET METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH corner of Adams and
CLAY streetsl.-Preaching on SUNDAY MORNING
at IL o'clock and half-past O'Clock p. NJ. by the
pastor. Rev. JOSEPH II. RTDDICK. All are cor
daily invited. Seats free.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02

Nj FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH Seventh street between Rro1d and
Grace). Rev. W. G. SCHAFFFER pastor-Pi each
ing at IL A. VI. and at 1880 p. NJ All welcome
Seats free.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02

NE MONUMENTAL CHI U r c H.
Divine service in this church TOMORROW at IL
A. NJ. and I'm the chapel on Grace street at L. NJ
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Nj BROAD.sTREET METHODIST

fcorner Broad and Tenth streets) Rev. 4. c.
BLEDsoE. the pastor, Will preach a. l A. NJ. and
1870 =. NJ. subject at night Jacobs Dislo-
Gated Hip" Public cordially invited.
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MEETsNGS,

OFFICE OF THE NRw MEcuANIcsyuLE
TURNPIKE COMPANY,
l1O4 EAST MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, Va,
January 20, 1854. J
l. STOCKHOLDERS OE THIS COMPANY Will
bs held at Its Office l03 east Main street. at 2
o'clock NJ. on MONDAY. February A. lSSf.
CHARLES u. WILLIAMS, Secretary
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EOApD
the SAME DAY. IN o2-td
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
MILITARY NOTICES.
AMUSEsIENTS.
DICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

RICHMOND TIIEATRE-TO-DAY.
Engagement of the eminent Polish actress
M0DJESKA.
supported by MAURICE II. BARRYMO and an
EFFICIENT DRAMATIC COMPANY.
MATINEE, % Il. M.-MARY STUART.
Matinee admission, ST. family circle, Soc: re-
serve seats, si.5c.
lNTHE EVENING AT s-AS you LIKE 1T.
General admission, I'll; family circle, 50c.; re-
served seats, $3.50. Box-sheet at Theatre.
fe 2-1tk
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
wO0D AND coal.

GOAL AND WOOD.-BEST ANTHRA-
X CITE STOVE-COAI, IS and S6.25: tt.t
ANTHRACITE, 800 TO s6; sPLlNT OIL,
1925, $3.50, aud 1915. SOFT JOhE, CLOSER
HILL, ana AL kinds of ENGINE COAL. OAh
and PINE WOOlb--long. sawed. or split. Small
lot of PINE wi sell for few days at sl.1 Yrr
half cord. 1905 Cary street. or 7OS Broad street.
Telephone No., l6j.
IA 20 G. II. PAGE.
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DLAzING CRATE COAL \

ID s4.5o.-FOr the price this extra virginia
Lump Coal cXcels all, rs tested BY many ma
irons. BEST GAS COKE srnt duect from Office
at city price. NATtRhL COKE. prime for
cooking. PURE SPLiNI COAL The peristil.n
Of CRATE fuel. BEIGilTHOPF CRATE COAL,
lowest prices. ANTHRACITE COAL. stove aud
CRATE. all Sizcs-c cap. RICH FOREST PINE
and DRY OAh WOOD, Long, Sawed. and >p.r.
Coal weighed. For economy. write, speak, or tel
ephone No. 3l2l 722 east Main street.
de 30 tNh6 =. Il. WATKINS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
PAINTINGS. ENGRAvlNGs. &c.

PAINTINGS, ENGRAVlNGs. dc.
EREE EXHIBITION DAILY AT l..
LEwIs's ART-GALLERY.
PAINTINGS, WATER COLORS,
OLEOGRAPHS, STEEL EN6RAvlNGs,
AND CHROMOS FOR SALE.
MANTEL- and PiER-uIRRORS, BIsOUEs,
aud RoGERs's GROUPS constantly on hand.
6xl0 FRAMES, in Gold, Bronze, Plush, Ebony.
and Walnut, from 25c. upwards
CABINET FRAMES in every style--a large
assortment on hand and for sale at very low prices
FRAMES MADE TO ORDER aud PICTURES
FRAMED IL the latest and most artistic manner.
VALENTlNE-CARDSi IN every style.
EAsELS and CORNlCES made to order.
L. LEWIs's Art Gallery.
ml0 9l2 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-02
TOR 1884.

FoR 1884.
MEMOIRS ALMANCS, 20c.;
WARROC k-RICHARDsOA VIRGINIA AIM
MACS:
PNYSICTASs' vIsITING-LISTs Of TIE difereu.
kinds:
DIARIES for pocket and desk-usc. CALEA-
OARS. BLANK BOOKS. and all kinds of
WEST, JOHNSTON & co,
ia6 Book sellers and >talioner-.
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DANVLLE.

ANOTHER BANK-A CHURCH GOING TO MOVE
SHOT AND KILLED INsTANTLY-oNE QUAR-
TER's FREIGuTs ON THE NEw-EIyER RAIL-
ROAD CONSIDERED.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
Cal Was Too Previous.

The doubt incidental to the election
of this year recalls to us a memory
of the past of local interest When it
was generally supposed that Tilden
was elected and would be so declared,
Colonel Cal Sayre now of Montgom-
cry, Alabama. but for years resident
of Washington, was husily engaged
In making out the decapitation list of
Governmental employees. Cal was
one Of the rabidest of democrats, and
took a grim delight in what to him
was labor of love. At the same time
he was good hearted fellJw and had
some sympathy with his political en-
emies.
In the abundance of his heart and
in the Importance of his designated
business, Cal decided to let up on some
officials, and with his tab book in his
hand consulted with democratic
friends, allotting to each one permits
sion to keep in Office so many repu9li
cans.
Among others he met was a we'll
known newspaper man, and demo-
crat who had many acquaintance in
office. Cal and he were warm friends,
and he told the journalist to give him
the names of any ten republicans he
desired continued in positions after
the 4th of March, 1877. The journal
lst named ten friends, and cordially
thanked Cal The Fourth of March
came and with it came Hayes
A few days after the Inauguration
the newspaper man met Cal, who was
wretchedly respondent. Calling him
aside he said:
Gal, old fellow, you are the squar-
est man in the world"
What do you mean?" inquired Col.
Sayres in surprise.
'Why, about keeping your word
Here" producing the list of his repub
Iican friends whom Cal had promised
to keep in office, ''are the friends of
mine you promised would not be dis
turbed after the fourth of March, and
they won't be; you have kept your
word. Come, let's have small bottle
on the head of it."
You go to -" calculated Cal
in intense disgust, and the two never
again spoke, either when they passed
by or rode in street cars together.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
The Oysters Enemy.
Philadelphia Times.

''Oysters are attacked by number
of different parasites" said a Della
ware oyster dealer recently. Great
care is needed, not only to keep their
enemies away, but to destroy their
eggs. Among the worst of these en-
emies is the drill, a small crustacean,
who Is supplied with a tiny rasp or
file, with which 1t bores into the young
oyster and sucks out the contents of
the shell. Its eggs are something like
apple or pear seeds and are found in
heaps or punches. Each egg contains
from twenty TO thirty embryos. AS
soon as these are Matched they attack
the shells of the baby oysters and kill
innumerable quantities.
THE oyster barnacle IS another
deadly foe. The little creature gets
inside the shell of the oyster and fast
ening on to the upper valve. breeds
there and feeds upon the oyster itself.
Then there are oyster tube worms,
which make their tubes of sand and
lime, lie upon the oyster until they
become firmly fixed to his outer shell
and then bore their way through and
feed upon him.
Are any of these creatures found
In oysters that are offered for saleg"
No. The only parasite we find is
the tiny crab. That Is harmless to
consumers, In fact Is considered del
icacy, and besides is really an assist
ance 10 the oyster in helping it to OBJ
tain food. But the burnacles aad
worms have spoken about absolutely
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
The Potomac Aqueduct.
Ben; Perley Poore in the Boston Budget

oCh' ASiIcf FOOEe IN the BOSTON kuuSet.
The Potomac aqueduct, which car
rles the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
across the Potomac river at George
town, was commenced In 1888. The
opinion OF the engineer as to the mode
II construction was overruled and an
attempt made by certain contractors
to build circular Golfer dams In which
to sink the piers. The failure of this
plan, having its effect on an intelli-
gent board of directors, placed the
engineer, Maj. William Turnbull,
OF the corps of Typographical en-
gineers, IN the position he afterward
held with such advantage to the work
and honor to himself. 1t was not till
the year 1884 that it was in his power
seriously to commence operations,
and he was then beset by every diff
Guilty growing out of the novelty of
the work, the restricted means of the
company, and the natural obstacles
to be encountered. This asueduct
springs over the Potomac river at
Georgetown. and conveys the water of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal into
the Alexandria canal. 1t consists of
two abutments and eight massive
stone piers, at the distance of one
hundred feet apart, supporting a
wooden trunk, which superstructure,
as was originally designed, also should
have been of stone. The foundation
OF the pier is on the rock at the bottom
of the river. Twenty feet of mud and
twenty feet of water were in some
places to be penetrated to reach this
rock. The task of boring the rock of
this superintendent mass and keeping
it dry called out the highest qualities
of the engineer. When everything
looked the fairest, and the bottom was
nearly reached, a sudden eruption OF
mud and water would take place from
some unseen cause, and the work
thrown back to its original condition.
But skill and perseverance triumphed
over ali, and the work now stands a
monument of the proficiency of the
present age in the art of engineering.
AS a hydraulic work it ranks number
one, and may he boldly pointed to in
comparison with anything at home OF
abroad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
An Arizona Ghost.
Tucson Citizen.

For some time the Stage drivers
who pass through the new cemetery
north of town have been disconnected
by visions which some of them are
willing to swear are spirits from the
other world. Ned Barry, who drives
on the Riverside Line from this city
to Willow Springs, passes through
the graveyard every night, and while
he does not believe in ghosts, he has
frequently felt the impulse to give the
silk to his team and not look back.
The other night he was coming in
with blackboard and no passengers
but a Mexican stage driver on the
Flagstaff Line. The Mexican had
heard of the strange apparitions GENE
terry, and was anxious about the mat
ter long before the cemetery was
reached. When they got the first
view of the cold and expressionless
monuments which mark the resting
place of the people of the silent city,
Ned gave his team a little buckskin
encourageme Mt, and at the same time
remarked TO his companion that he
always hurried through that place
In few minutes a strange figure ia
white appeared By the side of the buck
board, and the team began to snort
and otherwise conduct themselves in
a manner unbeceming to stage horses.
The Mexican didn't stand-nor sit
on ceremony, but with wild yell of
''El espantol ell espantol" dhe ghost!
the ghostD jumped out of the buck
baard, and kneellng upon the ground,
INDUCED 10 prayer that would make
any stage drivers hair stand on end.
He chung wildly to the body of the
vehicle and In piteous tones implered
the saints to save him 1t was some
tiRe before ne could be induced to get
into the blackboard, and he was so
excited that he could hardly speak
until he got into town. WHAT 1t Is
that appears to the drivers IS not defin-
i5ely known, but they insist that It IS
the spirit of a Frenchman who died
some months ago In the hospital. One
man even goes So far - to say that he
has recognized In the apparitlon tie
form and features of the Frenchman,
with whom he was well acquainted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21

destroy the oysters in the bed and if
we occasionally receive an empty
shell or two In our consignmeHts that
Is the way we account for it"
is there any way of getting rid Of
these parasites?n
;. oh, yes, by great care and clean
Illness. Oysters that have been sent
to Europe for relaying have been
known to introduce this pest, but by
flushing and carefully draining and
going over the beds they have been
eliminated almost entirely. The de-
struciion of the eggs is the surest way
and that method has been fairly sue .,
cessfully carried out. I hear that
Prof. Baird, of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition, is now at Cris6eld, Nd, max
ing series of investigate into the
cause of the great fatility among the
oysters of Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries. No doubt that if he has
discovered a new parasite he will soon
find the eggs. And when he has found
the eggs he will destroy Them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
A Wonderful Dog.
st. Paul Day.

Philip Baird, man about 40 years
of age, arrived in the city to-day on
his way East, and told a pitiable tale
of suffering in the western part of
Manitoba. In his own words he
says:
Il had only got my harvest done
when one night | awoke to find my
room brightly Illuminated. 1 under
stood its meaning at once, and made
all haste to dress and get my wallet of
money, nearly $4,000, and get out of
the cabin. 1t was as | suspected, the
dreaded prairie fire. Away in the
horizon | could notice it's rapid ad
vance, l knew that my only way of
escape was in hasty fight. MY horse
was roaming over the prairie, and |
could not afford to look for him, so
along with my faithful dog l plodded
my way as rapidly as possible toward
the Bow River. The distance was ten
miles, and whether could make it or
not l did not take time to consider,
but ran as never did before. How I
lasted the distance is a problem to me.
l reached the bank of the river as the
raging flames were within a hundred
yards, and as 1 was standing there
dazed my dog took hold Of me and
with sudden jerk pulled me head
foremost into the river. The cool
waters revived nae, and stayed there
until the flames leaped the river and
were licking up the dry grass on the
other side. Several buffalo were in
the river, having been driven by the
flames. L had no home any more,
and knew moi what to do. | wanted
to 60 back and look at the place where
my home was, but knew there was
nothing there Tor me any more. Then
the first thought dawned on me that
had no more means OF sustenance,
not even firearm to assist me in Sc
curing game. I started down the
river, intending to keep by its course
until | reached the Saskatchewan. thus
making sure of something to drink if
nothing to eat. The route was good
deal the longest, but the safest, and
plCdded on. That night | was tired
and hungry VIXEN laid down to rest.
Strange to say l slept sound and
awoke with prodigious appetite. To
appease it my dog had fine prairie
rabbit lying In front of me. He had
not touched it himself after killing it,
but by the wishful way he watched
the dead animal I knew he was as
hungry as myself. l shared with HIM
and continued on my way. I reached
Fort Walsh in five days after, my dog
always having something fresh every
morning that would last us the rest of
the day. l told young captain by
the name of Forbes of my misfor-
tunes, and he was so pleased With my
dog he would not allow me to take
him with me to the East, but kept it
himself. l have my money yet, and
intend to go to Elnlira. N. Y, where
T used tn live
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
culation is:

This immense sum of money is thus
divided: Paper, So, 943, TAG, COS; gold,
So. 1913, coo, S36; silver, full legal ten
der, SO, 800, $50, 712; silver, limited
legal tender, SAB. $50, 36S; which
makes the money of the world in the
relation of S. of specie to 81 Of paper.
India lacks but 500, 600, 600 of having
the entire full silver legal-tender cur
rency of the world. France comes
next to India in the possession of sill
yer curreacy, having 1857, 600, 600
that are fully legal tender and s5S,
600, 600 with a limited legal tender.
But while India has no gold currency,
France has $84S, 600, 900, larger sum
of gold than is possessed by any
other nation. Great Britain has only
S95, 00O,0 900 of silver, the legal-teader
quality or the entire amount being
limited, while her gold foots up over
$563, 100000 The United States has
of gold over $3.50, 900, 900, silver that
is full legal tender $1S7, 900, 600, and
silver limited legal tender, SIS, 000,-
600. Germany has of gold 1884, 900, :
600; legal-tender silver, S109, 900, 900,
and limited silver, $102, 900, 900 Aus
tria has s45, 600, 900 gold to SIS, OoO,-
600 of silver. The Netherlands has
s28, 900, 900 gold to s57, 900, 900 silver.
Belgium has s64, 900, 600 gold to $5S,
600, 600, Spain has $3.50, 900, 900 gold
to $44, 900, 900 silver.
The proportion of the entire volume
of specie and paper money in the
world per capita is thus distributed
among the leading commercial ma
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21
IN A PANTHER'S CLUTCHES.
A ROugh-and Tumble Fight with g
Wounded Panther.
From the Times of India

A Bombay shlkaree narrates how
he once actually fell into the claws OF
a panther, and lived to tell the tale
After describing the incidents of the
hunt up to the time when the beast
broke cover he says:
Il had to wait until the panther
was within few feet of me, and
then put my rifle down to his head,
expecting to roll him over like rab.
bit Gas l had succeeded in doing on
other oceasions,) and then place my
second bullet pretty much where |
pleased. To my horror, there was no
report when the hammer fell! The
next moment the panther, with an
angry roar, sprang ON me. Hanging
on with the claws of one fore paw
driven into my right shoulder and the
other round me, he tried to get at my
head and neck, but | fortunately pre-
vented this by raising my left arm,
which he Instantly seized in his huge
mouth. shall never forget his sharp,
angry roar, the wicked looks of the
greenish yellow eyes, within six
inches of mine, the turned back ears.
his foetld breath upon my cheek, and
the feeling OF his huge fangs closing
to the bone through my arm above
the elbow.
II endeavered, by giving him my
knee In the stomach, to make him let
go. Those who have ever kicked a
cat can imagine what little effect this
had. 1t was more like using ones
knee to football than anything else.
The panther, with roar, gave a ire
mendous wrench to my arm, hurled
me some five PAGES down the side of
the hill prone on my face, bringing
nay head in contact with a tree.
Stunned and insensible, / lay some
seconds on the ground, and the brute,
thinking me dead, fortunately did not
worry me, but, passing over nae, went
for the retreating police constable who
had brought me into the difficulty.
remember, when l came to, raising
my head from the ground, leaning my
forehead against the tree, and smiling
with a certain feeling of grim salts
faction, when my eye caught the re-
treating form of the constable and the
pursuing panther down the hill, and
[ thought the policeman turn had
come.
THE civil surgeon of the station
probed the teeth wounds in the arm.
and found that at the back of the arm
ran right to the bone, and was an inch
and half deep. The two wounds on
the lnner.side, in or close to the biceps,
were one inch and a quarter and the
other an inch deep. The claw-wounds
on the right shoulder We're not seri-
Gus, and had fortunately just missed
the large artery near the collar bone,
injury to which would have resulted
in my bleeding to death in very few
minutes"