The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-05

asn a5s q 'ofnaMixed and Yell a3s os5s 81: whise
Btef-Wi'h heavy arrivals at this late rer;oa of,,.
fnd aounfke .ne market has become very dun and prices
waaL spt rus, Ssw Irish will lie arriving uext
"~'A WHICH, "ii aoa 10 the depression of Amer lean
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iHE NOTES oP THE INDEPENDENT B.yKs-Tha 81,
lowing letter from Auditor Bennett ia wr;,,a,,
'he enquirer In explanation Of his recent letter 70
the Sheriff Of spottsylvania published Friday.
AuDIroR's OrYIcE)
Richmond. Oct. 2 1857 I
Gentlemen My letter to T. b French. ESQ mn.
asr GATE OF 18th ult, published in your paper Of
this morning, is liable 10 the miscnpstructinn ,ba,
the dovernor contemplated issuing a aprocIan,atior
oprohibit the notes of the non-specip payin ba,t
oi ,ne state rom being received in payment of the
puble dues. To obviate such nliscopstr,ct;os
feel at liberty to say that the toyernor drep,s s,
prohibitory proclamation unnecessary In the MI.
senee ~ such prohibition the Sberiffs and nthar
I"iiectors nt the pnblic taxes, are authorized by
law 10 receive the notes of any bank of the State
and pay them here, in discharge of apv deb, dus
the State. ~
am, very respectfully, &C.,
J. VI. BENNETT
1t will be seen. therefore. that there is no cause
Tor refusing the notes Of the Independent banks. or
attempting to iat discount on them.
REPORTED DUELs AT WEST poIvT The editor of
the Ro,he-ter \. Y Democrat has seen state
mcnt from Pretty reliable SOURCE to the effect
tt' a VHtl WAS recently fOng1f between two off
c'rs ~ West Point, in which one was rather Sc
Ynrely wounded. The other one. who had done
gallant service in Mexico was at once ordered off
TO 1 itI aud the affair not made pubIic The
same &u horify is given for the statement that re-
ccui!y, while corps OF cadets were ordered on
some special duty. the young men took offence at
te orders OF the person III -oulnlaud Of the sauad.
and one Of them rushed at the officer with his
sword drawn. and at once commenced Il furions at
tack. The officer stood upOr his defence. and final
I ~ SUccG 9tiet III tlSIFuluv hlS onupURut Xbu
all the while becoming more hot and rash In
dlspossesslpg him of his weapon the cadet sword
arm WIS wounded lie retired to have his wound
bound up, and while absent one of his comrades
| assumed bis lace III the CouIbat. The wounded
man returned and again took his sword and with
increased violence attacked the officer. who found
1t necessary TO all his skill and vigor in parry
Ing the blows of his antagonist. When the AFT ,ir
| ha1 become apparently of life and death be-
| tween the combatants senior officer came upon
| the ground and put an end to it. The cadets " no
| participated in the combat. arrested. aud it
| Is supposed would be dismissed. One of them, il
| is stated, IS son of Gen. ,Jesup.
THE GREAT LENNON CAsE-!Fhe Lennon case be.
tween the State of Virginia and the State Uf New
lork mas at length come up in court a1aln on ap.
peal from the decision by which some wears ago
| the slaves of a Mr.. Lennon, of Virginia arriving
IN This city with their master IN raa3situ on their
way To Texas, were declared free As the question
at issue involves the constitutional right of the
| citizen of slave State to pass with his slaves
through free State readers will perceive that
this Is second Dred Scott case in its national inn
| portance. In this view. whatever may be the de
| cfslon or the present court, we may expect the
case to be carried TO eur Court of Appeals. and
| thence TO the supreme Court of the United States
as the court of last resort.-N. ]. Herald.
| DISCOVERY OF LIBRARY IN THE ToMBs OF MEMPHIS
Nj. de Sauley, member of the French Institute
who has passed some time in Egypt, and is very
cohVersant with It's arc&ology, states in the Cour
rer de Parls that an important discovery has beer
made In one of the tombs of Memphis of a whole
library of papyruses, which fortunately was savet
| from destruction by the agent of the British Mu
scum. who bought tile whole lot. MIR Bird of the
Museum, has as vet only deciphered ono of these
curious manuscripts which turns out TO be a com
plete history of the Royal dynasties registered un
uder the numbers Is and l9 in Manetho's Chro
nological Canon. The celebrated Seostris belonged
to one of these dynastes and the same p.riod com
prIses the history of the occupation OF Egypt by the
| Hyksos or shepherds. who kept Egypt under their
sway for ages.-Lo'4don Rpsr, Sept. II.
RACES AT FASHION Course L. "Wednesday
"estchestsr sake Sl50, subscription Sl0U forfeit
second best to receive Sl0U; entries +. L. Morris
Margaret Morris. j. B. Monots Mary Thorne, c. T.
| Howell Ida Clarion; won by Margaret Morris in
Two heats distancing both competitors. Second
race, Proprietor's purse S400, two mile heats en-
trance money per cent to go tn the second horse
entries, James Taleys ch. h. Shocco. L. q. Bush's
| ch. l. Parachute. W. IL. Gibbons ch. m. Mamie
lewis, Aii'ultS IufyeaT Gu. II. Charley EaiI.
| won by Shocco; time 3.47, BIS 3.47 ~, $50.
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FAMINE N TExAS.-A gentleman in Caldw ell
| county, Texas, writes follows to the Memphis
Appeal:
There will be in Western Texas the slimest crop
! ever raised There are numerous families thai
| viii not make bushel of corn | will make
three hundred bushels of corn and sixtv.siy bush
| els OF wheat We have had no Rain on The ground
since last April year ago ! have between forty
hve and nifty res of cotton planted. | will not
make more than one or two bales"
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The Marshall TEX
as hepit3ic0" says that chairs, pixies and another
| locomotive have arrived for the southern Pacific
halfpal, the contractors have commenced iayins
track, and it is confidently expected that twenty
hye miles will be built by the list of January.
DEATH OF AN AUTu0REsS.-Mrs. Johnstone a lady
whose name has occupied place in modern Scot
tlsh literature. recently died in tIinburg. She
was for many years editor of TJifS MtyaziPe and
was the author Of Clan Allyn" Elizabeth d,
Bruce aud other novels fashionable twenty years
ago. and more lately Of Violent Hamilton.
| Knights Of the Round Table" and the yarou.
stories published as the 'hdnburg Tales"
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| FATAL MlsT AXE Il baker ia Cincinnati o. named
| Neil Nctlardy last Monday. died from the effect,
ot dose of liquid ammonia. which IA druggist oI
that city is alleged to have sent instead Of
OF cinnamon. 4 c"roners jGsy found a verdict in
accordance with the above statement.
| C,TIzES whose entire cash capital was in bills
Of Providence banks, was in rather str,itrned cir
| cUmStances when the bank, suspended. He lnade
cut to buy his breakfast before the Of the sus-
pension got round-but he diucd confidence "
and went out to tea.
MOVEMENT OF TR0oPs-Col Winders company OF
Artillery that left tic garrison Of Key West Oh the
| 18th arrived the next day at India Key, where
Temporary quarters are provided for them The