The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-02

i Iof this important position. Years, &c, II.
The EXCITEMENT IN BsLrIMoRE--n Military Dis5ond
fng.-The Baltimore Sun of Saturday denies or
authority, the report that Governor Lyon hat
called on President Buchanan for u. S. troops -
] The American learns that most of the volunteer
companies composing the First Light Division have
decline to obey the order of the Governor and
some of them have temporarily di.banded The
work of enrolling men for the militia regiments is
Progressing slowly, and the officers have not vet
been procured. Some acts of lawlessness are no
tced by the press-one of them being the breaking
into of the Mt Vernon Guards Arnery. and carry
ing of of fifteen rifles. On Friday evening some
Old military accoutrements, route in boxes from
pennsylvania to New York were seen at the depot.
when
A fearful report was instantly circulated bv the
idiers In the neighborheod. to the effect that n
grand armament had been furnished by the gov.
ernment at Washington for the use of the citizen
military on Wednesday. Quite an excitement was
created anda crowd collected Threats were made
looking to the seizure of the alleged arms by a
mob. The keeper of the warehouse fearing per
sona violence, the officers deemed it necessary to
ASK the protecisn of the authorities and the mayor
was waited upon, His Honor directed the chief
marshal to place posse of police in charge of the
warehouse, and no further difficulty is apprehend-
ed.
The Baltimore American of Saturday has an mr.
gent appeal for peace, and says:
Can we not appeal to the tried and respected cii-
Zens OF both partes-those to whom each may l,ol
mp. and in whom both can confie-to ioin their
efforts to-day to avert the final consumn1aton Of
the evils threatening us. May not the ministers
e Shfist, appropriately carrying out the purposes
OF love that give glory and dignity to their uinia
try unite their efforts IN bringing us hack To neaca
surely we are not bent on carving the contest
out t. the bitter end. There must be some ercupd
OF iair agreement and honest concession upon
which we can meet and secure for ourselves order
quietness and repo2.
Mayor Swami on. Saturday published his protest
against mass meeting, wkich was called for this
afternoon. to consider the Governors action
with regard to the reported application of Gov.
Ligon to the President, dispatch from Washing.
ton to the Patriot says the application for United
states troops, to be be used in sustaining the State
authorities IN maintaining the peace in Baltimore
ut the coming election was made f5rn,aTy tirouq,
committee, but, before stated it is highly prob
able the President will not authorize their employ.
ment"
BEAU HICKMAN IN NEW YoRK CoURr-The New
York correspondent of the Philadelphia Mercury
has the following in regard to that distinguished
ilnshcier, Bean Hickman, Esq, who visited New
YORK lately to regulate monetary affairs in that
quarter:
A rich scene came off the other day in the Ma
rine Court. Your readers will all remember the
celebrated Beau Hickman. Bean has been stayipg
here for some weeks past. at the Florence Hotel.
where his bills paid by his friends in the gam.
bling and sporting lines. On Thursday Beau was
subp9naes as witness in the above court. The
attorney on the opposite side was a regular tartar
lie prides himself upon his skill in examining wit
nesses. and claims that be caa confuse n witness
more successfully than any other member of the
bar One OF his methods of doing this is, when the
witness hesitHteS, to snap at him like angry ter
er, worry aud abuse him for his hesitation and
then seek 10 confound and embarrass him.
Before this man Beau was brought up for cross
examination. Beau took the stand, and, after gi.
Wig his testimony i'll q very mild and timid man.
ner. was handed over for crossquestioning to this
keen set lawyer. He had, in his direct testimony
affirmed that the sharp lawyers client had no
money whatever The counsellor with look at
Bean such a hungry dog gives at q bone AZ k;d
'H0w do you know. Mr.. Hickman that my eli
ent had money? Are you the keeper of his pocket
bookf'
lie told me so, SIR
''When did he tell you s0,'
This morning"
''Where. sir!"
''In this very ROOM
''what did he say. sir? Come, give us his very
words-none of your inierences. SIR
II don't like to answer that question"
"IIo. ho! So you'll re afraid to answer that aues
ton, are your 1 knew i should drive you into
close corner Come, out with it, and none of you
shrkiBg here"
q should rather be excused"
Then shall appeal to the court to commit yor
fer contempt"
We'll, sir, if must answer, he told me thi
morning that he had no money"
well, sir. what language did he user
"Nh' asked him to loan Uie half dollar, and
he told me he couldn't for you had robbed him o.
| every cent of his money, aud if he didnt get out
of your clutches very soon, his children would
starye"
The lawyer had no further questions to ask. A
roar of laughter arose in the court which required
some trouble to check, and by the time the lawyer
had collected his thoughts again, the case was de
cded against him.