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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-05
July 7, TF3s.-Jy To
COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE

u V 4 TIKI W. teOIf'I 1NV1 IOL.-V W. u.
~ JOHNSON, who has breD with me for the last
ten years having been admitted To an interest in
my business. the business will hereafter be con-
Quoted under the name of
ALEX'R HILL 4 co.
Thankful for the very liberal patronage heretofore
bestowed upon the house. we hope, by a strict at
tention TO business. TO merit continuance of the
same, assuring our friends and the pubic generally
that no pains will be spared by either OF u.s. an-
one in cur emplorm 10 give entire satisfaction
T. all who may favor us with call.
ALEX'R HILL,
W II JOHNSON
Importers, Manufacturers and Dealers in
Roots Shoes. Trucks, &c,
~ Main street, Richmond. Va
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A NTHRACITE C0AL.

= The subscriber - now receiving by schoon
Buens Vista and Nelly .. q superior article a 4
flRAClTk CUAL. which he will furnish 70 b 10
friends and customers upon good terms - it cen
long ton, and when cold By the ton sach ton 70 b
Weighed and screened. being prepared With {. ct
sent 20 tbs Anc.ion Store OF Lsrus Shine ~ Main
street. or at Office on Dock. will be promptly attssd
cd 70. ie2Z q LARrJa
A NTHRACITE COAL am receiving
IA orders for the best quality Red ASH ANTHRA-
at 81 20. cash, per ton Of 22f0 pounds Am also
prepared to deliver CL0yEA HILL COAL st the
lowest market price. WRIT ROBERTS,
Dealer In Ants racite and Clover Hill Coal.
ONCE. corner 18th and Dock sts., Richmond. We.
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DIssoLUT1oNe. 10.
O-PARTNERSIIIP Of DABNEI

f'fNH"VNVs A., Isg July, ftsEo.
The subscriber has taken the rev and commodi-
GUS store on Broad street, near 7th, ad dining the
ATE store OF Dabney Cooke and the rtderlck =
burg Depot, and opposite the Richmond Theatre
where be will continue the GROCERY AND COM.
MISSION BUSINESS on his own account He re-
nrns his thanks to his friends ard the public for
the liberal patronage bestowed upcn the late con.
Germ Of oabney Geek, (of which he was mem
per- ana resp etfuliy socits continuance of their
count His store will be opened on TUESDAY, the
9Th inst. ISAAC N Cock r.
" DIR W
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CERGEANi'S SALE.--ln obedience to
~ an order of the Hastings Court pronounced in
the case of VIM. Ill McFarland and Others again st
JOHN Jeter; will sell, on THURSDAY, IRE sth
tel, ali the Honsehold ans kitcsen furniture be-
longing 10 the said Je'er, consisting OF Mshogan.
SOFAS, Chairs, Tables. ard obes. Washstands Blu
reaus, Bedsteads Beds and Bedding. Gold Watch
aui Chain. Ca pets Oi. Cloths. Cooking stove.
China, Glass and Earthenware, Looking Glass
es, &c, &c, with many other articles too
said deter the United States Hotel from the da,
of sale to LIST November next.
THOMAS e. DUDLEY,
le 29-tds City Sergeant
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fyO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.-WIL-
~ LIAM ii. BELTS having associated himself
with us for the purpose of conducting an AUCTION
after will be carried on in the Lame aud STYLE of
PULLIAM BETS Thankful for the encourage
ment heretofore received, they mutually sniicit the
patronage So literally extended the I'D firm, and
especially ask the attention of their respective
friends to the new partnership.
~ 4 pITIIIAM G.
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HOW Ell 4 MESSLER.
70 r PHILADELPHIA

~ EyEny TTvE ,Sni,,, 4 No !,
ysSwSsk he'leY. IS now ready 10 receis q
. Ii. -. IeiSh. received on Monday aud Will
". (rtis III N passage. having superior acconmo-
s.,l.!.s apply 10 II y IUTfLE, Agent,
Rockets.
Frt5ehf thrauSb 80 Boston, via Philadelphia by
st.sa g. mod rate rates. and with dispatch--eav
,r. Et5hmcul as above. and arriving in Roston on
N.ltav ~ 2--St
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10 PARTNERSHIP -Quin M Word
" and Oscar + Weisiger will continue the whole
sale trade in Readv-Made Clothing and Furpisbing
Goods under the style and firm of ", ri Wei,igar,
QUIN VI WORD
OSCAR WEiSIGER
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LITER FROM NEW MEXIC0-F0RT DEF
ANCE ATTACKED By THE INDIANS
rFron lhs s.. Josephis rally Gszelie, Nov ~.


We have been permitted to zee a letter written Ia
gentleman in this city dated Santa Fe October slst m
which the writer states that received In thai
city the evening previous OF attack upon Fort De6
anee by the Navajoe Indians. The Indians were re-
pulsed with loss OF about ninety killed the troon.
sustaining lost Of four men. The Indians also dtoys
of large number of horses belonging to the govern
ment.
The emgnnts who attacked at IL crossing Of tia
Colorado by the MOhave Indians arrived at Albuquerque
IN destitute condition, having lost about eight hun.
drel head OF cattle horses and mules together with ali
their provision and equippage Their wagons were lett
the Colorado and they had to return to Albuquerque
on foota distance OF 600 miles nearly naked and
with nothing to eat but beef
The war ia New Mexico will probably be Of long
Duration and il will require troops than nov ia
that country TO bring the Indians To subsection At the
present time the Navajoes Mohayes and Digges all
hostile to the whites and will not miss opportunity Of
cutting off any small party that may attempt to pas
through their country
The California mail under contract of Barrow Porter
Co left Santa Fe for Stockton the 25th utmo In
charge of Mr.. William G. Smith and fourteen men, who
determined to go through ii possible. Fears en-
tertaned at Santa te that the returning mail party fom
California upon that route may be cut OF by the Indians
Of tAe Colorado. In all probability they have received
int nce at the other end Of the route OF the attack
made upon the emgmnt party and will be well prepared
tur any emergency
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CONDITION or THE SOUTHERN PfclF7o RAIL
ROiD
From he 4. Ioal. RspaDlleaa, DC. u

From the ST. Republican,, Doc ~
AT a meeting of the New Orleans subscribers 10
the stock of the southern Pacific railroad Colonel Mills
made some interesting and encouraging statements con-
corning the condition aud prospects Of this road From
his statement learn that the parties who had forced
the sale OF the road in Texas had been constrained by
public opinion in Harrison county. and the country gen
orally TO agree compromise, the basis Of which had
been proposed by Dr. Fowkes. The terms that
a committee of five gentlemen should be appointed 10
lay down the conditions OF the compromise, and both
parties entered into bonds OF 5000 900 to abide by tia de-
cision of the committee The five gentlemen select
cd account Of their wellknown intelligence and
integrity, aud there could be question that they
would do their duty ia good faith To all parties Their
award had already been published It's most important
feature that the stockholders should provide for the
payment of the amounts due 20 the company, which had
forced the sale, in three five, and seven months The
amount Of claims made by the selling company 1921,
600 but he had doubt the committee would reduce
the total amount of their claims 10 $500, 600 There
debts due by the company not included, but
they did not amount 10 much. He thought that the
meeting examining the state OF The Affairs OF tho un-
dertaxing would he satisfied that they in very
wholesome condition, notwithstanding the manner in
which they had been nisnianaged.
The company has twenty five miles of Odd eted
and in running order cost OF S22 600 per NC,
WORTH therefore, $3.50 coo of land accrung they have
1850 000 acres which, at the low estimate of IS per
will produce 81 $50 900 making total of 81 $50 0OO
Deductng $500 900 for the Indebtedness of the company
far above the mark, as well could be ascertaned,
would leave 81 230 900 of unincumbored assets On the
completion of fifty miles Mt corresponding cost making
the amount of its value ST. 100 600 there will be 5l2,
900 of land accruDg which. at the same rate, will
be worth So 500, 600, and the State loan of $500 900
making the total Of the assets then 50 900 This
would be ample basis which TO build the next
fifty miles at a cost of 81 900 600 and, in n like,
or rather in much greater, ratio, the means OF
the company will be augmented the work progresses.
On the completion of the road to the Rio Grande
distance of 700 miles, at cost of $4,000 per mile. it
would represent assets to the value OF 900 600 the
land 7 al he very Nv
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will anticipate something that is TO come. These
active and astute members Of society have busted
themselves Of late very much about the affairs of the
Uition Establishment, and have indicated so many
changes in its organism that If a messenger should
happen TO be called away from his duties for day
or two they could certainly point TO paragraph
foreteing it all. Theyhave, Also about twice week.
rearranged Mr. Buchanan cabinet and as for the
contents of the message and the reports of the depart
nents, they exposed with all of Judge Edmonds'
accuracy in spiritual manifestations concerning the
Atlantic cable The latter gentleman is informed
by some Geographic operator who has gone to "the
spirit land that the difficulty in the cable is some
where the Irish coast No doubt his informant
given the point Of obstruction and the pre-
else means required TO remove it. We not
prepared, of course, to question the accuracy of
Judge Edmonds medium but, whoever he may be-
he is long way in advance of the seers who dis
close much about this paper
II is great good fortune that have in the Uni
ted States a free press and the fullest liberty of
speech. These are blessings of incalculabe value
sure means of producing conflict between mind
community. If in this way progress can be Sc
cured to the extent Of opening mems minds to a
knowledge of the past, present, and future, inso-
much that no secrets shall be hid we shall OBJ
viate the necessity of maintaining schools, col
leges, and even newspapers. II, however, one is
to judge Of the radical failures of late of the
news-mongers to foretell the truth or to keep the
world advised of what has actually taken place,
greatly fear the day is distant when we can
dispense with the press organ of sensible
discussion if not of prophecy and fortune-telling
This latter department Of journalism we respect
fully suggest to our great contemporaries in New
village which happens to be blessed with half a
dozen busy bodies, who run from house to house
picking UP news, and contrive, after little time to
get the whole community by the ears. Some genius in
New York, who has an axe to grind, employs a
Washington agent to send express by telegraph a
telling initatory message. 1t is thus stamped AS
an important affair and is read by thousands who
regard it wonderful evidence of the sagacity aud
prophetic powers of the nqusitorial correspondent
1t is perfectly fair say that tenths of all the
| matter sent from this city the wires is either
mere idle speculation absolutely unimpor tant Sc
far has this work progressed that it becomes very
doubtful whether the home readers Of the journals
referred to do not demand such stuff species OF
recreation for the body rather than as an employ
ment of the mind
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Hon. VIM Barksdale, of Mississippi, invited by
resolution Of the house of representatives of that tate
ON the 26th ult to deliver address the politics Of
the Union Mr. Barksdale In reply, stated that he
would cheerully have accepted the invitation but for the
pressure Of indispensable engagements requiring his inn
mediate departure the OF his duties at Washing
tom
The marine losses of the year 1885, thus far less
,Len half tho amount of last year The value OF the
property totally lost at this year. exclusive of damage
vessels not accounting to total loss and OF partial
losses Of cargo IL estimated ut So 045 39l Last year in
the same time the amount WAS SIC $50 800 The losses
of the month OF November 1903 800 and included
seven ships large ships, and five Of medium ton-
mage Both tho large shps and one of the smaller class
were destroyed by fire,
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LAND WARRANTS.
GENERAL LAND osrlcr,

Washington, u. e. Nov. IL, 1885,
GENTLEMEN In reply to the questions propoundod in
your letter of the 18th inst, have to state
l. That pre-emptor locate two warrants for 80
each quarter section of land containing leo
acres to which he has valid pre- emption claim but
the application for the location must in the OF each
warrant describe the prae halfquar section which
the warrant is TO be located
z. prc-emptor warrant for 80 and
500 in money in satisfaction for his presumption claim
to quarter section containing 100 but the war
rant must DO surrendered ia satisfaction for half
quarter section and the money must be applied tho
purchase of the other half-quarter section.
3. He can locate warrant for l20 acres three
remaining quarterquarter section embraced in his pre-
emption claim
A. He locate warrant for 100 acres three quar-
terquarter sections embraced in his claim and pay for
the remaining quarerqualter section with $50 in money
8. locator upon lands held at So so per acre (rai
road land) locate his warrant for 1870 three
4Oacrc tracts by paying the price of 81 % with
cash, and he can then locate his warrant for 40
the remaining tract in like manner
That is, each warrant location must distinctly describe
the tracts containing the number Of called for by
face and but the locator fluids il to be his in
teres to surrender his warrant for &c. 1870, 100
for tract tracts Of land containing fraction less than
the quantity called for by the face Of the warrant he can
do So but he must take the land in full satisfaction io
his warrant.
1t is believed that the foregoing contains full answer
to all questions presented in your latter above attended
to. Very respectfully,
THOS A. HENDRICKS
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Messrs THOMPSON BRornERs, New York
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IMPORTANT LIND SUIT IN WESTERLY PIR-
GINA


heavy land suit being tried in the circuit court of
Kanawha county Virginia, in which Messrs Emile and
Charles Dumas, Il. Lacouture and ID Hue dc Monsgnon
all suing each other for piece of land OF which the
Kanawha Star gives the following history:
IL appears that in the year 1881 Col James Swan
OF Boston, died in Paris France seized and possessed of
very large tracts OF land lying and situated in the
ties of Randolph, Harrison, Wood, Kanawha, Green
Briar Bath, Tyler Logan, Boone and other counties
west of the Allegheny mountains, in Virginia; that these
tracts in the aggregate contained upwards of two million
of land that after the death of Col Swan these
lands became forfeited 10 the Commonwealth, for non
payment of taxes, amounting to some $4,000 In the
year 1885, it made known to the general assembly
of Virginia that Col Swan had rendered service to the
United States in revolutionary struggles with Great
Britain and had become indebted in large of money
to officers in the French army his old companions-n
arms and has, in his last WILL directed that his large
landed estate in Virginia should be sold to pay his cred
itorS the money thus borrowed These facts being made
known the legislature of Virginia very generously and
magnanimously on the 18th of March, 1885, passed
act conveying all the lands forfeited to the State as be-
fore mentioned to John Peter Dumas, in trust for
the benefit Of the creditors of James Swan which credit
ors mostly Frenchmen residing in France"
The itgauts all claim TO have bought the claims of the
French creditors TO greater or less extent and
Ing each other and Josiah Randalthat gentleman hay
ng claim OF $4,000 against the land AS trustee APP
pointed by the Knawha court The suit win soon be de
tided. "
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THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES AND THE REptBLI
CAN PARTY

The Tribune is making strong effort to elevate
Mr.. Raymond of the Times, in the estimation of the
country by proving that he has abandoned the re-
publican party 1t is certainly very kind in Mr.
Greeley thus to bolster up and certify to the patriot
ism and good sense of Mr. Raymond but we beg
leave to suggest that too much stress should not be
laid on the fact that the Times editor was ever
member of the republican family. The people of
the United States proverbially charitable iuso-
much that it is extensively believed that " new
verts stand more than an even chance of promotion
over those who never offended. BE this as it may we
so dislike error that, when abandons its coun-
sells and puts aside its allurements, we feel very
much like putting rings his fingers and feasting
him with the good things in store for all such Mr.
Raymond has offended the republicans and the Tri-
bune; but we do not see that he has delighted the
democrats very much. Every one must respect him
all the because the republicans distrust and
abuse him but he is yet merely under convic-
ton, and prefer to wait little before inviting
him to democratic retreats where he may be shield
ed from the lather and razors of the Tribune shop.
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PERsoyAL.--Ion. Thomas Bocock and family OF Vr-
GINA Hon Thomas Rutn and Alfred Scales jr of North
Carolina, Hon. Benjamin Fitzpatrick and family, Hon.
George s. Houston Hon Eli S Shorter and family Hon.
Augustus II. Wright, Hon Sydenham Moore and Hon
Williamson X w. Cobb and lady Of Alabama Hon Jno.
d. c. Atkins, of TenDessee Hon Jno G. Mason of Ken
lucky Hon Ohio r. Singleton and family Of Mississippi
and Major stcem, United States army are at Browns
Hotel
Hon. Simon Cameron and Hon. G. A. Grow of Penn
sylvana, Hon. Justin Morrill, Of Vermont Hon VIM H.
Kelsey and Hon. r. Il. Fenton of New York. Hon j. w.
Stevenson of Kentucky and Hon Schuyler colfax and
lady Of Indiana, at the National.
Hon 4 A. Stallworth of Alabama, Hon. John NJ.
Sanddgc OF louisiana, Hon Paul Ledy of Pennsylvania
and Hon j b Thompson of Kentucky are at the Kirk
wood House
Hon. Lawrence W. Hall of Ohio, Hon II Maynard Of
tennessee, and Hon Edward A. Warren Of Arkansas are
at the United States Hotel
Hon. John CoclFape, Hon. Edward nodd, and Hon E.
h Morgan of New York, Hon. w. s. Groesheck of Ohio
Hon Ely Moore Of Kansas, aud Capt Farrsn U. s. A /,
are at Wizards Hotel.
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POLITICAL ROMANCE AND FORTUNE TEILERs.

POLITICAL ROMANCE AND FORTUNE TEILERS
The astrologers, fortune teers, seefs, and proph-
cts are not all engaged in the disclosure of love-
marriage long voyages and short troubles of letters
to come full of good news and of money and va
riety of other matters Every important if true" Our
blessed country is full of political prophets from
whom it is next to impossible to hide single event
of the futue-men who, it must be confessed, tell
great many truths and authenticate them by unques-
tionabe authority. They make the entire circuit Of
aiiairs--get on all sides of every question -circum
navigate the political globe, and describe ia topog-
raphy and geography with minuteness which is
certain to make them the best of prophets and
The public mind is sngularly alive 10 the rccolcc-
ton Of everything that is foretold and equally OBJ
ivous to the whole record Of false reports, that
stands in danger Of being convicted Of failure,
while the chances immensely on his side that he
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-04

Law AND ORDER.-The abolition journals are ter
ribly shocked at the failure of the grand jury of
Charleston South Carolina, to find bills of indict-
ment in the matter Of the Echo and the captured AT
ricans carried into that port. We know nothing of
the testimony brought before the jury but conce-
ding ito have been sufficient to establish the guilt of
the parties, it is perfectly clear that the authorities
referred to have grossly neglected to discharge their
duty in the premises. But it looks queer enough to
see the Tribune and its higher-law associates hold
ing up to public Reproduction the people of South
Carolina for not rigidy enforcing the law. The par
ties who set all law at defiance not in an accidental
s,rt of way, but deberatey-by resolutions of pub
lie meetings, by political platforms and creeds by
precept and example, in Kansas, in Cincinnati, De
rot, Chicago, everywhere in the free States--now
complain of the failure of grand jury in a southern
city to enforce the statutes Of Congress The Burns
rescuers-the directors of the underground rail
roads, the men who teach and preach that it is sin
against Heaven to hold political relations with slave
holders-are dissatisfied with the Charleston jury,
without knowing word of the testimony before
that tribunal in the Echo case. After all however,
it is rather good sign. Perhaps the abolitonists
are willing TO come to general understanding that
hereafter the laws shall he enforced, though the
heavens fall" Has the "hgher law" been re-
pealed
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-04

Hon, John G. Breckenridge of Kentucky, arrived
in this city yesterday evening, and has taken rooms
at the National Hotel He is IN excellent health.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-04

The ST. louis Republican OF December Ist states that
Flora Temple beat Reindeer in the great which came
OH near that city on the 30th ult second match was
Immediately made for Thursday last.
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And, whilst Liverpool sent 81, 500, 600, New fo'k
sent US scarcely $3.50 900.