Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-19

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Ancient newspapers are rather scarce
in these modern times, bat when disclosed
their ouaintness and simplicity, In COM
harrison with the journalism Of the present
dav. at once shows the great gulf which
has been SPAWNED between the past and
present AS "a sample Of the old-tme
regime In printing affairs there IS before
nae 'The virginia Gazette and Petersburg
fntellieoncer," dated Tuesday. January q,
1924 The paper was published every Tues
day and Friday and was In it's 4iist num-
bcr IL viii be perceived boy this that it
was no chicken az this early date. The
subscription price was g per annum. II
was 11xll inches. and contained three
columns ~ old-f0shiOned type. The editor
was william Prentis. one can fancy the
o.d-tlmc pressm8n printing his cotton-ball
preparatory TO smearng the ink over "the
FORM" 10 be duly impressed by hand
power on a press capable Of turning out
about two hundred copies an hour. Never
thclesa. the impress OF this issue Is clear
and distinct. despite the lapse Of a cen
fury.
boningbrock street figures ms the centre
Of several stores. having every thing for
sale from groceries 10 buhr milestone
ON the same page q gentleman OF good
moral character and liberal education,
my" wants twenty scholars. lie 90 this
with the appreciation Che hatters himselO
of an who were interested i'm the tuition
~ the youth committed to bis care
John Mathes0n, OF 'Liudsay's Nils, near
Port Royal, Rappahann0ck river oilers
500 reward for the arrest Of James Down
ing. his miller who had ahsquatuated
with the funds Of the concern
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an account Of the "trial and execution Of
the Queen Of France" received 'hy an
arrival al New York from Liver
pool" dated Paris october 18th The
ncws was received about three months
after Marie Antoinette had had her head
cut off, Some Of the accusations against
this unfortunate female were the giving
of several millions Of francs 70 her nus
band 10 carry on a war against France
with having. in imitation Of others
m1meO called herself Queen Of France
with having sought 10 starVe Unc people
in 1883. with having excited murders, and
with having, i'm concert with Bailly and
la Fayette. caused the patriots TO be
butchered n the Champ De Mars ana
ordered the Swiss Guard to fire on the
people. etc.
Previous to the trial or the unhappy
woman. whose fate was decreed before
ass matter Of course, the following col
lOQuy took place:
President What IS your nomeY
queen: Marie Antoinette. OF Lorraine
ana Austria.
President. Your quality?
Queen / am the widow Of Louis Capot'
King of the French.
OF course, the trial had its expected
end. The account says: This morning
Uhe 18TH. this unhappy victim Cf demo-
,.tf.ffc ffrrty rf-ae founfufuf0uelV carried 10
the place Of execution in Il common cart.
ON the scaffOd "she preserved her nl tu-
raj dignity Of mind" The following
closes tine account: After the execution
three Young persons dipped their hand
kcrchiees i'm her blood They were I'M
mcd.atcly arrested
The account does not state whether
these smart Alecs were awarded chromos
or had their heads cut on IL seems IL
should have been the latter
The lawyers who defended Marie An
tolnnette-Fronson de C0udray and cha
van de Ia Garde-were put under arrest
but not required to lose their heads.
The account IS fun OF other revolution
AIRY dolngs. but Napoleon, who was then
fixing his triggers for his subsequent
grand pull. did not have his name men
toned.
Nm this issue news from Savannah, Ca
been nineteen days IN getting to FetaIs-
married on Sunday, Mr. Henry Russ,
TO Miss Sarah Dean. both Of tins town.
Richard Taylor, Of Prince George ad-
vcrtisos his absconding servant, Marcus
! lie adds: "The last time he ran away
| he was taken under the protection or an
infamous fellow residing I'm hailiaN
fq
perty. and was actually conveying MN
away. when he was accidentally discoF-
cred 10 Doe my property and bfotSl1
home" The pred 9cessor or FREQ.
Douglass was evidently too smart coon
| 90 be- caught a second time.
ACCOMPANIED by the picture of n rear
| lng steed is an advertisement to the ell
feet that "the imported h'gh-bred morse
Ii3niper" is for sale. His merits are
extolled at some length; nc had uohe
Some good running al New MaIheI aHu
other places. Juniper was uesC,i't1 !
from Flviug Chlders and other hOteu
| cost ones. The advertisement says. Ia
conclusion. 1.-THE horse may be viewed
al Rumlcy's stable, and the price ~
cash. tobacco or on a credit may De
llrcwn on application TO me.
civilian TAXAlL.
"Petersburg. January IA. 1891
The advertiser is one OF two prothets
who In 1884 leased from old MAJOR
Oyertou the Columbian NILS no"
known as the HaXan-Crenshaw MINIS ,,
and settled In Richmond. where he leI'
numerous descendants.
| IL a. clearly evident that I'm the year
| 1872 Blapdford was the most important
| mart OF Petersburg. The best dwellings,
| wore there. and most of the tobacco ware
| houses Some ten years or more beIore
This Colonel Tarleton and General Arnold
| of the British army. had passed throu6H
| Petersburg. leaving hardly anything pc
/ hind them but smoke and ashes 1he
! last announcement I'm this old paper
under review IS TO the following trend
| and effect. just published and now sell
| inc al the Office OF the printer hereof
"The Virginia Almanack for the neai
| 1884," q. g W.