The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-01
THE Progress of Crime,


The New York papers continue to discuss this
subject Some of them, who have filled their col
umns with proyocatives to crime, and who speak
editoriay in the most fippant and often irreverent
terms of the most sacred things affect great sur
prise at the result of their labors and assume the
gravest tone of apprehension. This is certainly
cool.
THE 1oBACCo CROP IN FI2GINIA-A letter from q
gentleman who has travelled through most of the
tobacco growing counties in Virginia, says that
crop will be less than that of last year. great
deal which is ripening has been attacked by the
rot and the only remedy being the knife, the
yield will be considerably decreased. The western
crop was planted too late to clear the frost, and
much of it will be destroyed.
DRAD-Gen. Moses Green, of Culpeper CO.. Va
formerly Adiutant General of Va, aud for many
years a member of the Legislature, died on the
9th inst at the Fauquicr White Sulphur Springs,
in the SSth year of his age. In the of 1872 lie
commanded an Independent advanced corps. He
person of extraordinary physical proportions.
being six feet four inches in height, and weighing
nearly $50 pounds.
THE HARD TINES do not yet affect much the places
of amusement. Fifteen places of public amuse-
Ilcnt III Ne" 1Ofh, open on SATURDAY Night mad
receipts estimated at $4,000 and this is said to be
| fair average of the nightly expenditures. In
Philadelphia there are now more theatres open
than any former year.
! INTERNATIONAL CoURTEsr.-The Navy Department
has given orders to repair the Norwegian bark
| Ellen, whose commander Capt. johnson. saved the
lives of 10 American citizens, and supply her with
| two months provisions for her return to Europe
The Ellen is now at the GospOrt Navy Yard under-
going repairs
ELECTIONS IN 0CTOBER.-Eections for State officers
will take place on the second Tuesday in October
| in Pennsylvania, Ohio. and Iowa. In the same
month elections take place in Mississippi and Min
nesota. The Congressional elections close in No
vember, with Maryland and Louisiana. The cleo
ton in Kansas, for territorial officers, takes place
next Monday.
OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MIyr-Accord-
ing to a Mt act of Congress- the annual returns
of the Mint made to conform to the fiscal
year of the Treasury and consequently the returns
OF the present year only cover the six months end
ing OH the Both Of June. The operations of the
Mint and branches for the last six months have
been as follows:
Gold coins executed.....-...".........Sl s2l,563
457O00
Totsl........................sl ,27s,56s
Gold 9,5Ii,3
Silver 1904
Total gold and sver......s26. 794,7s2
This exhibit. says the Philadelphia American
shows some falling off as compared with the pre-
yious year. Recently, however, the coinage has
increased. and to contribute relief i'll the present
stringent currency the director has wisely en-
pioyed the whole force of the mint, night and day
to provide the smaller denominations of silver
coin especially. About three hundred thousand
dollars of gold and silver stamped daily As
the Secretary of the Treasury has manifested
commendable disposition in this crisis, to adopt
any useful and practical proposition within his
discretion, we would suggest the expediency of
increasing the coinage of gold dollars. and reduc
ing the number of $50 and $40 pieces. The latter
more readily handled and counted at the sub
treasury but the additional labor ought not to be
regarded in comparison with the public conve
nence. All the small denominations of gold and
silver will be in requistion over the country and
cannot be too abundsntly supplied.
GRAIN IN NEW YoRK.-A letter dated New York,
Sept. 2S, says
which elected better inquiry, mainly from the
home trade. Wheat fell 10 cents per bushel 1t
was freely offered and purchased at the reduced
currency. The Hudson river boats brought down
Il ,o00 barrels ofhour, and $500 bushels of wheat
since noon of Saturday. There is an extensive
movement reported in wheat from the West to-
wards the seaboard. The quantity on the way from
the Upper Lakes for Osweqo N Y is nearly n
quarter Of million ofbushels; Pork declined SO So
cents and beef 80 IS cents per barrel.
FEVER IN HAVANA letter in the New Orleans
Delta, OF the 23d, from Havana, says
Capt. Stevenson. of the Favorita, of New York
died OF yellow fever, after three four days ILL
ness, the morning of the 18th inst. Scarce an
American vessel in this port but what has some of
It's officers and crew i'll of this disease.
HEAVY FRAUD.-The American Sunday School
Union, ia Philadelphia, has recently discovered
That notes aud acceptanees Of the Board amounting
70 nearly $4,000 have been circulated without au-
thority. card has been prepared disowning them
ana asserting that the Board is not responsible for
| QUEER CAsE-.n the United States District
.ourt OF Philadelphia, the case of Quarternaster
| Reynolds, charged with defaulting the Goverment
to the amounted $4,000, thejury Tuesday return
ed verdict that the Government, on the contrary
was indebted 70 the defendant 500 and iude-
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