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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
Personal

Ia LADIES.
Miss ANNE SHAW will be At home, at Mrs.
FERGUSON, corner of Franklin ana Ilhrd streets,
| mon, APRII. 2-Tu 10 MAYED, between the hours
| Of 10 A. VI. and l.. NJ, to see young ladies' de-
~ y ~ -, I'm her narttes ap 2S-FSSif2f
RICHMOND, VA, April "a, 1854.
NTOTICE.-CIIAR Z. SALES Il no
! ~ longer I'm our employment, and We HEREBY
warn ali parties from paying him money or nav
! ing other business transactions with him on our
| account, rs We shall not be responsible Tor any
'. an25.St ELLETT, DREwRY co.
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OElvE-OIL.

TOIJRMET'S OLIVE-OIL.
We have just received from steamfra
FRESH LOT OF THIS CELEBRATED OLIVE
OIL.
We have sold this OIL for many years past, ana
IA uniform and superior quality has recommended
Il 10 all who have used II.
Ask for
GOURMET'S OLIvE-OiL.
For saieby druggists and grocerss
PURCELL, LADp Co.
mhI2 Wholesale Druggists
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nARINE GaTELLIGxaCh.

VIA ~ = -
MINIATURE ALSIANAC-ArRm p, 1854.
sun rlses..."..... 5.23 niGnTDS. -.,e
sun sets ........'. 63I Slornins ''''''''''' S:20
MINIATURE ALMANAC FOR APRIL %.
sun rises. go. 5:23 vo-o,d HIGH Ii's' Gas
Moon sets.........lO:3l Eyeolng ..,........ 7:l3
PORTOE RICHMOND. APRIL 20, 1854.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Roanoke, Couch, New York, me'-
chaudisc and passengers, G w. Allen Il co.
agents ,,,, -
steamer Nellie White, Clifford, Norfolk, l nited
states mliL merchandise, aId yaS3tA%ers' L. b.
TattHn. superintendent.
SAILED.
Schooner william and James. Williams, Eastern
Branch. truck barrels, Curtis Parker.
schooner Hate y. Cove, Chase Boston, canhel
coal, Curtis & Parker. 49,. -.
schooner Eastern Belle, Pratt, New York, pig
iron John y. Gordon, ~ ent; vessel, Currie & 60
schooner John Beatty, Marshall, Norfolk, fcrti-
Her; vessel, Currie X Co -
PORT OF NEWPORTSNEWs' APRIL 20' 1884
10y Telegraph
ARRIVED.
arc,vnsr Luray. Schermerh0rn, Norfolk, rer
clandise and passengers, Chesapeake ana OhtS
Railway COMPANY land sailed or rcturnl.
steamer AccOmdc, Delh' hi'iN alu 80
| sengers, Smithheld, Chesapeake ana ONO RAILWAY
| Company land sailed on rciurnl. $500.
| Stesfper Northampton, McC1rrick, korlolk
| merchandise and passengers Chesapeake ana Oh'
| Railway COMPANY land sailed on returnl'
Steamer William Kennedy, Parker West Point
| ard sailed for Providence:
| schooner Mabel l.. Phillips. Gardner, Boston.
! Schooner r. Nerwin, Stiles, New YORK
| SAILED.
! steamer blackstone, Kent, West Point.
| steamer Manhattan, stevens, Ne" YORK. 49,,
| Schooner r. A. Soribner, smith, Boston coal
| Chesaneake snd Ohio Railway Company.
! schooner T.. p. Bridal, Burton, Boston, Goa
| ChesaneaEe and ohio Railway Company.
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MISCELLANEOUS

ELECTRIC-LIGIT SOAP IS THE
BEST
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

MINIATURE ALSIANAC-ArRm u, 1854.
sun rlses 5.25t HIGH TIDE.
>ma sets........... 6:5l Morning ........... 800
Moon sets.......... g:27 kyeniug............ 6:32
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
HUTTRES DE LEST

SERVICE CIikUD.
Hultrcs i Ia Poulette NieprOisc,
Tctrarin n Ia Maryland.
koulihiac Il In MensikcG.
COnsOmmc HOyal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Belyin arrived in Rich
mond on Friday, and will remain about
a week. They will visit the principal cast
crn cities. and some time I'm June sail for
Europe. The present from the brides mo-
tner is an elegant home, which will be fur
nished and ready for the reception Of the
couple on their return to san Francisco.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

CTTICTRA. the great skin Cure. instantly al
laws Itching and Inflammation. clears tie skin
and scalp, heals Ulcers and Sores and restores the
Hair.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

SALADES.
haladc &c Volatile. Saladc &c Homard.
Salade de Crcveticss.
Salddc Russo.
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Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, Si6l, 247; customs, S4l9,432.
The following Virginia mail messengers
have been appointed: John SLOW, Berry
willie. Clarke county, to Shenandoah Valley
Railroad station; Robert l.. Dulaney, The
Plains, Fauquier county, to Virginia Mid
land Railroad station.
Robert ID. Graham, Of Charlotte, \. G.,
entered to-day on the duties OF his position
rs Secretary Of the Civil Service Commits
sion.
Doctors Garnett and Lincoln, who are
attending Judge Reagan, Of Texas, thought
him better to-day.
The River and HarbOr Committee are tC
consider the improvement Of the Potomac
flats before closing their bill.
Hannah NJ. Grant has been commissioner
postmaster at Irish Creek, Rochbrldg'
county, Va.
The President will probably open th'
New Orleans Exposition.
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CUTIClRA.

SALT-RUET-M or Eczema, Psoriasis, Scald-
Head. lnfanfilc- or Brth-Humors and every form
Of Itching. Scaly, Pimpy. >crofulous, Inherited,
Contagious. and COpper-COlored diseases OF the
Blood, SKIN, aud scalp, with Loss Of Hair are
positively cured by the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27

CUTICTRA RESOLVENT, the new blood-puri-
fer. clcanscs the blood and persprdtiOn of imDu-
rites and poisonous elements, and thus removes
TIM, cgUSf.
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Louisville, April 26--W heat strong: No. 9
red. Sl.OS. Corn strong; No. > mixed, SOC. Oat
strong; mixed, 3Sc. Provisions firm. Mes pork
.sI75t Bulk-meats Shoulders, $685.; clear
rib, Ss62S; clear sides. -. BacOn-Shoulders
81 %: clear rib, S9.l2P; clear 1902 sugar
cured hams, l2i5c. Lard-Stcam leaf, loo.
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APP 27-eodly
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CUTICURA SOAP, an exquisite Skn-Bcauti-
fer and Toilet Requisite, prepared from CUTl-
CURA, is INDISPENSABLE In treating skin Diseases
BABY Ilmnors. Skin Blemishcs, Rough, Chapped,
or OllV SKIN.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
The Siege Of SaragOss

every convent, every house holds
out like citadel, and every one has to
be besieged by itself. The whole is dis
puted foot by foot, from the cellar to the
loft, and it is not until everyone is kill
ed with bayonet thrusts or thrown out
of the window, that we call ourselves
masters of house. AS soon as we have
conquered one there come upon us
from the next house, through holes
made for the purpose, grenades, shells,
and rain of musketry. 1t is necessary
to raise barricades and cover ourselves
very speedily till measures are taken for
attacking this fresh fort, and that can
only be done ;y piercing the walls, for
traversing the streets is impossible; the
whole army would perish in them in a
couple of hours. 1t was not enough to
make war in the houses, it is carried on
beneath the earth. An art no doubt in
vented by devils leads the miners be.
meath the building held by the enemy.
A large quantity of powder is laid
there, fired at a given signal, and the
Yretches fly into the air or are buried
beneath the ruins. The explosion makes
the enemy evacuate the neighboring
houses in fear of the same fate. We
a,e posted very near and rush into then
rs quick as we can. This is how We
make our way in this wretched city
Memoirs of Marshal Bngeaud, Coun
II. a. Herltie.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
The Road Question.

During one of the celebrated mud
olockades," some years ago, a man, in
order to call a doctor, went six miles to
town by means of rail-fence. Not
only in Illinois, but in manv other
Western States. the roads are practi-
cally impossible for three months in
nearly every year. The period of non
communication has often extended to
half year The effect of stopping
commerce in this way has been lament
able. There can be no settled or fair
condition of things so long as trans
portation on the country roads is q
question of chance. Not only the i'm
mediate Inconvenience of mud embar
goes, but the reacting effect of high
rates and over-crowded routes during
the season of good roads, should
prompt the States to some definite plan
of action. A practicable scheme would
be to go to France and England and
get the record of their road building.
The Legislature should build expert
of market would be colossal under
taking with good highways leading from
every eranary in the Western States.
The gilt edge would come off tho price
of batter, and IT, farmer would be
none the poorer, were the products of
dairy always within reach. The roads
of Fran did not grow. They were
bought and paid for. What we need to
know is how many the people were able
to build at first, and in what manner
those first roads were apportioned. =
CHICAGO Current.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
FACTS AND FIGURES.

One-seventh of the population of Ken
tucky is colored.
The coming corn crop is estimated
at ,297, 100000 bushels, against 852,-
$4,000 last year and Si2,771, 900 in
1882.
Most of the more than 1000 women
employed in the Government service at
Washington are from the Middle and
New England States.
If all the locomotives in the United
States were placed in line they would
make train more than 200 miles long,
worth $50, 0oO, 900. Chicago Herald.
The supply of postal-cards this year
will cost the Government 1922. 600, and
it will require $1,000 to pay for their
distribution and the expense of the
agency.
The sugar consumption of. the
United States averages forty five pounds
year to each inhabitant. One-fourth
of all the sugar produced in the world
is consumed in the United States, where
the sweet tooth seems to be in every
body's mouth. N. Y. Sun.
If the engines, passenger and freight
cars of the United States were placed
in line they would reach 5,400 miles,
or form one solid train from New York
to San Francisco, with lateral trains
reaching from Chicago to St. Paul, to
New Orleans and Washington, D. c.
Chicago Herald.
I'm 1871 there were 800, 900 deaths
from cholera in Russia; in 1873 there
were Is. 900 deaths in Poland; in 1872
70 there were lac, 900 deaths in Hun
gary; in 1928 there were nearly
1900 deaths in Prussia; in 1S65-67
there were 1880 deaths in Italy. In
Paris the mortality from cholera has
in 1849, 1874; in 1853-54, 8,096; in
1866, 12,082; in 1873, 885. In Eng
land in 1849 the deaths from cholera
were 10000. In 1877 the army of the
Marquis of Hastings lost in India 5000
men in twelve days from Asiatic
cholera.
Officers of the United States army on
the active list: One Lieutenant-Genera
| three Ma .or-Generals, fifteen Brigadier-
Generals, twenty-three Aids-de-Camp,
one Military Secretary, sixty-six Colo
nels, eighty-five Lieu. enant- Colonels,
241 Majors, 81 Captains (mounted),
301 CAPTAINS (not mounted), thirty four
Chaplains, fourteen Store-keepers, forty
Adiutants, forty Regimental Quarter
masters, Adjutant and Quarte:master
o. Engineer Battalion, 218 First Lieu
tenants (mounted), $50 First Lieuten.
ants mot mounted), 145 Second Lieu.
tenants (mounted). 800 Second Lieuten.
ants not mounted), 180 Acting Com
missaries of Subsistence. N. 7. Herald
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Domestic and Industrial Life in Cuba.


It was one sunny afternoon in Feb
ruary when we started, three of us, for
a little tour of discovery up one of the
small rivers which drain the beautiful
island of Cuba.
We left the vessel in our dory, the
only small boat we had, and rowed PAS
a Spanish gu ul-boat and through a
swarm of .ruit-lighters to the wharf, by
the side of which ihs river enters the
harbor. As We went up by the wharf,
the two guards who are always on
watch ere, came to the side and looked
nto our boat to see that we smuggled
nothing asho e, but being sa isticd of
our peaceabie inte ton they So inferred
back to crowd of loungers. while we
passed on.
We first pass the fra t-houses of the
different shipping i.rms. where we see
coacoanus piled up, as we here are ac-
customed to see coal in the eds, and
then past battery of back doors which
open right on to the river. Here we
have grand chance to study the do
mestic life OF the Cubans, and in some
Instances the sights that we saw were
very amusing. ,ne thing that we no.
ticed which struck us as being rather pc
cul. ar, was that all the ladies smoked,
not the dainty little cigarettes which
some of our American girls have been
known to in !ulge in, but real long,
strong cigars, s.casadoras" as they call
them. 1t was like listening tomusic to
hear them talk, for such a melodious
language never before heard.
ha nhro0f IF inf that
pass is the cocoanut mill where all
broken or bad nuts, and in fact every
thing that would otherwise be wasted
are ground up to make cocoa or
palm oil. This is on the outskirts OF
the town. and soon after leaving it we
pass a narrow, deep hannel in the
river, with a ban ina grove on one side
and TAM led mass of wild grape on
the other. Here the sea breeze is
broken and the stream is still as pond.
There is no sound exc pit the plash OF
our oars or the occasional whist of a
bird, ard as we float lazily onward il
seems hard TO believe that it is not all
dream. Still more unnatural does it
seem as we come to an open ng and see
ahead of us a grove OF tall, stately
palm trees, and it is no wonder that to
our unaccustomed eyes the scene is one
of delight and surprise.
just beyond the palm-grove is ford
in the liver where we expected to be
OF liged to drag our boat, but we pass
it all right, and here a novel sight pre-
sents itself to our view. All along both
sides of the river, standing in the water
are women and children, mostly black,
washing clothes. Their manner oil
washing IS very different from what we
had seen anywhere else. and is certain
ly one of the most peculiar features OF
the people. They stand in t. g river
and rinse their clothes, and then pound
them n the smooth, fiat rocks which
line the edge of the water, and hang
them to dry on the bushes all around
We kept on through the files of wash
ers who pa no part cular attent;on to
US, SO that we had a good chance te
watch their operations. We noticed
that almost all of them after washing
their clothes took ducking them
selves, which is quite an advantage
they have over the Amerit an washer
woman Cor. Portland Transcript.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
But SAID TO MY HEART.

" Bessie dear child" my father said,
Pred has Just thousand year:
And rents are to pay and markets to make
And how will you dress my dearr
And said IL, my heart: '1That's true;
But love and thousand will do"
Ny mother sighed in her stately way:
4" His family are poor and plain;
No friends, no wealthy connections;
You have nothing at all to GAIN
But said TO my heart: "It's Fred,
And nobody else, wed"
My friend Cecile was dreadfully shocked,
"Why, Bessie! what, marry Fred Greyl
The man isn't in society;
You are throwing yourself away.
But said to my heart: Hell do; =
He is loyigg and tender and true"
And even my kindly brother Jack
Thought Fred, at desk, very we'll;
But dreadfully slow. without any go,
Fit only to buy and to sell"
But said to my heart: "Neyer mind,
He is clever and honest and kind"
And my heart said: Marry the man you love
A thousand year Will do;
And he isn't slow and he's plenty of CO.
And he's stylish enough for you.
You know very we'll when all is told
True love is better than style or gold"
] married my love and thousand year,
And we're happy and rich to-day;
To his highest aim the man | love
Has gallantly fought his way.
If hearts have love, and are brave nd true
They'll md Il thousand year will do.
Lille b. Barr, in N. Y. Ledger.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
California's Apples.

A visitor to the fruit markets of Cal
ifornia is usually astonished beyond ex-
preston by the beauty and variety of
the apples there displayed. 1t is liter
ally ''apples till apples come again.
Barrels are never used for packing,
but boxes holding about fifty pounds.
The lids are removed, the top layers of
apples are nicely polished, and there
they stand in long rows, a finer dis
play, so far as 81 g, color AID sbapeli-
ness 90, than any other Amer lean mar
ket can oa'er There are few Russetts,
but Greetings, Baldwins. Pippins,
Kings, Ben Davises, Nickajacks, home
Beauties, and dozens of other varities,
in fact, near all known to Western,
Eastern and Southern growers. can be
found in the San Francisco markets
in se.son. The range of climate over
which they are grown l. very great.
Apples from " ashington Territory,
grown near the Britt b Columbia bor-
der, may be seen side by side with ap-
pies whose blossoms mingled with
those of San Die,o orange trees. APP
Piles come from so far up smong the
mounta ms that the summer is as brief
and warm as that of Maine, and the
fruit as crisp and well favored Ap-
pies come also from the lowlands that
slope fairly to the sands and rocks of
the Pacific. Cne district is sending
he'd Astrakhan and early apples, while
another district is gathering Craven
stems and her autumn varieties.
But when the visitor from the East be-
gins to sample all this fruit he expert
ences reaction tf feeling. The size
and color have misled him; the expect
ed flavor is not the e, and he th nks of
apples much smaller in appearance,
but infinitely better to eat; apples from
the orchards of New England and New
York, the valleys of Pennsylvania and
the riverside slopes of Maryland. The
old Californian. however, protests that
this is not fair decision; that the fruit
growers of the Pacific States know their
| market, and their market demands size
and color chiefly, favor being second
| ary matter.
Some of the apples that are prime
Easte n favorites fail to retain their
| flavor on the Pacific coast others that
hold no rank whatever in New Yo~k
ma kets are the pride of many private
| California ga dens That wonder ul
apple the yellow Newton ipp;n, is.
however at the mead of the list in all
parts of Ca ifornia and Oregon. skin
ner's Seedl ng, an autumn apple origi-
mated in San Je Sc, has taken high rank.
The small red Romantic apple is of the
highest quality. Esopus sp tzenbe gs
and Northe spys suit the mountains,
but fail in most of the lowland region.
There is no reason to doubt that in a
few years the accusation of lack OF
flavor brought against California ap-
Piles VII cease TO have any point. For
eight or ten years la~ge shipments OF
apples have gone to Australia from San
| franc SEQ, immense quantities are dried
and canned, and the apple crop o the
Pacific coast is becoming one OF the
la gest items in its horticultural roduc.
tion.-N. Y. Sun.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
WIT AND WISDOM.

1t is a wise young man who early
makes up his mind that gamblers know
more about gambling than he does
Dial.
"A little school girls definition Of
scandal: Nobody does nothing, and
everybody goes en- telling of it every
where. Troy Times.
True wealth consists in health,
vigor and courage, domestic quiet. con-
cord, public liberty, plenty of all that
is necessary and contempt of all that is
superfluous. -F'enelon.
-'.Do cats reason?n asks a writer in
natural history. We don't know whether
they reason or not, but for pure, unad
liberated augmentation they take the
cake. harrington Free Press.
Justice is blind according to the old
tradition, but it looks little of ]ate as
though it was only blind in one eye and
that the big rascals succeeded in getting
on the blind side every time. Pbilader
phia Times.
-He-If | were to live my life over
again, madam, l would do very differ
emily. She-Indeed and what would
you dop He-I should marry nobody,
madam nobody at all. She You
would make great mistake if you did
that. He-I don think so. She--Yes,
you would. married nobody when l
married you.--N Y Graphic.
"A writer in the Providence Journal
says we 'must wait until 1892 for Jupi-
ter's next perihelion.' Well, if we
must we must, though it seems pretty
rough. We don't suppose the writer
could induce Jupe to perihele mex: year?
There may be two or three persons
right here in this town who wouldn t
murmur greatly if Jupiter were to de-
| fer the exhibition until 1890. They
would be willing to NorristoDn
| Herald.
Say, Pat" said a gentleman to
| his hired man, who had many domestic
quarrels, with whom would you sooner
fight, the English or your wife. Biddy?"
'fOch, bedad," was the reply, "whin
the English declare war a mon foinds il
out in advance, an he gifts chance ter
run, but whin Biddy declares war,
niver bit do foind it out until l have
recovered. D'yez underestimate" The
gentleman comprehended the peculiar
position of his domestic.
| What in the world brought you
down here to-day, Charlie?" exclaimed
the surprised Miss Fussanfeather tc
young Crimsonbeak, who had quite un-
expectedly presented himself at the re.
sort where she was stopping. II was
drawn toward you, DEAR" replied the
blood, in dulcet tones. "How, Charlie:
What drew you toward mep' THE
cars. dear. ''Oh. no, you provoking
| fellow; mean what was the motive
that brought you here?" "Oh; the
locomotive, DEAR and they went out
| to perform the hammock act alone and
unobserved. - Yonkers Statesman.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
The Execration and the Eulogy.

An Execration, lying in the shade
reading newspaper, was approached
by a Enlogy.
"Anvth NJ new, Execration?'
.'Yes. I've lost job
"How's that? Panic knock you out?"
mo but you know Mr. Pom nent
Man,
"What, that generous gentleman, so
kind yet SO firm, so proud yet so hum
BILE, so profound yet SO simples''
.'Yes, that old skintiint so f II of taffy
yet so pig headed, SO vain yet so obse-
quious, so bombastic yet SO uerile;
that's the fellow
"W hat of him?"
.Why, he's dead, AMI that throws
me oEt of II lob,
II m sorry for you, Execration, but
your loss is my gain; his death gives
me plenty of work. "-C Chicago News.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

New York City wants Cover
nor's Island for park. ~ r. eun
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

In America there are annually
printed about $500, 900, 900 copies Of
daily. weekly and monthly journals,
while in Eu: ope the annual issue
amounts to 1890, 100000 copies.
America does pretty well for a new
country not yet wholly settled, and
which is not broken up into groups of
small nations-each with peculiar in
terests. Current.
John King, Jr., win get $50, 600 a
year salary as President of the Erie
Railroad.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

Another '.fresh-air" story, this one
from Litchffeld, Conn: A woman had
agreed to take 'Aoy and his sister for
their second visit - the place. The boy
came alone, however, and, being asked
about his sister, replied: 'sMother
wouldn't let her come to Litchfield this
year. She says she got the malaria
coming out with the fresh-air fellows
last year. The children live on Bax-
ter street, New York.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

Wendell Phillips was once waiting
for train at Essex junction, Vt. where
passengers exercised at times great pa
tience. He saw graveyard away from
the village, near the depot, and very
full. He inquired the reason, and a
Green Mountaineer calmly informed
him that it was used to bury passengers
who died waiting for the train. Boston
Herald.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

Governor Waller, of Connecticut.
was once printers apprentice in New
York City.