The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-18
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Things I'm Norfolk,
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH


NORFOLK, May 10th, 1858.
The receipts from the lecture of Hon. Edward
Everett, fell little short Of one thousand dollars
which amOuut-less the necessary expenses-wil
| ne added 10 the Mount Vernon Fund
Yesterday, was one of the warmest and mosi
pleasant days of the season, while to-day has beer
cloudy and cool, and now while we manipulate
he pen,we are shiyering, and wishing for gimr 9
If sunshine or fire in the empty CRATE before us
There is TO be another juvenile concert Tomorrow
night, and as there is to be kind of floral exhibi
lion attending it. We may expect to hear of more
| iepredations upon the many beautiful flower
gardens of our city.
There another discharge of twelve men in
| the oavy-yard, on Friday night. not from want q
work, bat from lack Of funds. Discharges in thi
yard must be frequent until the lst day Of July
wing to the fact that the appropriations for tn,
hrst six months for the operations in this depart
nent is running quite low. The most if not all oi
these men will be taken back as soon as the nexl
hall year shall have commenced.
The yacht Rebecca from New York, arrived here
! yesterday. She is owned and commanded by
Gordon Bennet, jr., son of Bennet of the Herald
and is beautiful little sloop. of seventy-seyep
tons, with the most superb accomm odations for
| small party. Mr.. Eenuet, whom we found attired
| ia splendid uniform, is accompanied by three OF
Our friends, and Contemplates a visit to the CITY
| of Washington while this crusie. welearn from
him. that 1t Is his intention to start for the Merop
lis. to morrow. where he will arrive about We'd
| nesday next. This must be an expensive amuse
ment as We see rom the regulations of the New
| Yo Yacht Club. that the Re cca is manned by
twenty-five men, all OF whom must be in uniform
The original coast of the Rebecca, was ten thous-
and dollars. PERCUSSION.
THE FLORIDA WAR.-The telegraph yesterday
announced the arrival of Billy Bowlegs and 1865
Indians at New Orleans, ready to emigrate. 1t
seems, however, that all have not left Florida VET,
The obstinate Sam Jones positively refuses to lea, e.,
assuring the U. s. authorities that he "would not
emigrate for two wagon loads of money! From a
report of Maj. Rector, We learn the following
facts:
The Indians left in the country are now in three
parties; let. the boatmen. numbering ~ warrior,
and one boy capable OF bearing arms. This party
Billy leaves with reluctance, and asserts positively
hat if they could have been fund they would have
smigrated willingly. He hopes that they will not
DC killed and Say they will notice whit flag
He says, further, sam JoneJ is ;ool and he does
DOT care What becomes of him. I'd. Sam Jones' par
ty numbering u men with their families including
Jones; oil these old nien and IL warriors
Sam JgneS' party originally numbered q warriors
II OF them are un board Sd the Tallahassees -
The strength of this party is not accurately known
but, from all the inf2rmaton received, numbers
warriors with their families Billy says he han moi
seen these Indians for five years
OF the lh3 Indians emigraiing, there are 3S men
and boys capable Of bearing arms. and claimed b,
Bly TO be Is years and over, besides these two
groes capable OF beaI ing arms. and probably more
Otlligerent than the hostile indisns. The remain
ier-E7-are women and children (boys and girls
AN OLD DIFFICULTY Up AGAIN.-A correspondent
of the Petersburg VA Democrat writing from
the Southern Methodist General Conference, saws:
The cloud is thickeniug about the unfortunate
North carolina and Virginia difficulty. | wrots
you that the paper from Danviile District had been
nnsbed by reference 10 a Committeeman l hoped
the danger over. tt day learn there is an.
other paper TO be presented, which can hardly es-
cape making a stir. il is memorial from MINOR
~ of the North Carolira Conf renee asserting that
Or. Deems ws5 not really treid at the Pitsborough
Conference in 1854. according to the law OF the
Church, as he averred and asks q decision of the
point by the General Conference, and a trial TO
be aesed if he not tried. 1t recounts the en-
tire history of the Deems g.
nr. Deems placed upon the desk of eich Delegate
ths morning card, in which he AYERS that he can
convict Rev DR.. Lee OF speaking iplurlOusly OF Bsh
% Early, as he stated in his Book.
RECEIPTS OF BENEVOLENT SocIETIEs.-The May an.
niYersaries concluded in New York Saturday.
and the Journal of Commerce gives the following
as the amount of receipts of these various institu
tons during the past year, compared with the pre-