The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-26
T III E DISPATCH.
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| SATURDAY hoRNIE9...........~...... UNE &c 1873
Tas APPROACHING FUNERAL CEeEnosrrs.-The
Richmond Committee on the removal Of the re-
| mains OF Ex-president Monroe, have notified tie
New York Committee that they will be IN that
city on the 18th inst fer consultation with refer
| ehce 10 the Programme. Another meeting of yir.
ginisns, was held in New York, Wednesday even
ing.
The committee of fifteen appointed to report
pan oi procedure, reported that they had corres
| ponded with the Richmond com mitee and had re
| ceNeu from them an acknowledgment, EXPRESSING
pressure at the steps already taken and hoping
that the Now YORK firginians would be accorded
the honor OF forming the immediate escort of tho
| body. The committee had attended the mee,i.gs
OF the Common Council committee and renorted
,hat thoy had been accorded the privilege of nam.
| ing from the number. eight cf the thirteen pali
| peart D. They had adopted badge 10 be worn
on the OCCASION, to consist of the State arms of
| Virginia, which would be ready In due time Tbev
were unaDie 10 report exactly the order of cere-
monies but thought that the body would be dis
intered on the I'd proxmo, lie in state at the Citx
nan nhtil the morning Of the Sd, and then be EN-.
barked t1r Richmond
| Inc report was adopted, with the execution of q
| laid over. "Hi'n Was
The Chairman read the following letter from
| zen, ocott, accepting the position Of one of the
| pail bearers, which had been rendered by the com
| mittee: - ~ '
| WASHINGTON, June I'D, 1858
DEAR SIR 1t Is my hope and expectation to be
| m IA ne" York on the forenoon of the I'd proximo,
tue day appointed by the proper authorities for
| exhumation of President Monroe's remains AZ 7
| feel that there will be special propriety in INV
presence on the interesting OCCASION as / was one
.. tne personal friends OF the Ex.President, who
attended him throughout his last illness and cosed
| his eyes. therefore readily accept the position
| TO which have bad the bouor to be assigned bv
| truly. WINFfED Sf,fTr
Major II. HuL
On motion of Mr.. Patterson, it was decided TO
eoplet upon the committee OF fifteen the power to
appoint The delegation TO proceed to Virginia and
On Lhoton OF MT Sullivan, 1t was decided that the
| committee should wait upon and cop,ult with the
delegation from Virginia. The meeting then ad.
| jlurned
! AN INUNDATED CIY--TAKING 1T EAsY-Napoleon,
| ARK must be getting used to foods A correspon-
Gent OF the Cincinnati Times puts poetical face
on the matter quite coolly. He ronanticalIy re-
marks:
| Ever since the overflow, Napoleon has presented
| very magnificent scene TO the eve of the travel
| ier' 40 see city in water, in America is NOT an
/ every day occurrence; therefore a. vu ,,..s -
'he great mississippi. and see the citizens of citv
srius 10 anu ITO IN skIfis and dugOnts. it is truly
an ttnto!es.ihs scene; and should you wish to tarry
! s"hile III tins we'll watered city TO ouench vnur
thirst AS soon as you step on the wharf Won will
| hhu SKIN or might say SIX IFS, ready l., carr,
| sou 10 'he hoteis or to any part of the CITY Won
| may wish To go. Aud should you wish tn tarrv
hiSh' UT 30 WIN u.s. and should it chance IN ha a
ciear beautiful night, with the gIjmmeriny rsys
| tue moon and twinkliDg light OF the brIgb s-,r,
ulm'y Illuminating our city, you most assuredIy
womb be we'll entertained, sfor scarcelv vyor,,
the mantle of darkness be swuny over onr vrina
| before you would hear the sweet musical voices
OF our young and beautiful bellies ringing across
tne waters as they would serenade the entire
ciy' aus would certainly be in terestIup and
pleasing to the musical ear p.batratiny 60 Ga
Keen Keen Wiz OF the poeticai Northern highlander
mus you see We bear with it very we'll
our gentlemaniy, Intelligent and accon,pIishad
euiloi couu not Issue his ever welcomed paper for
t"o OF ehiee weeks. but the water conttpno6
h'su' ahu no prospect of falling soon, his upceas-
| IbS energy found room sufficiently commodiops
aya I nence We hnd him moving there, aud
"ser since issuing his valuable paper regularly
mus you will perceive that we have not discop
'inued business in the American Venice.
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR MousrACgEs On Tuesd.v O.,
! eAlied fIrglulau, and member of the Ricbmond
! anu New York bar, went TO the Stonio4ton bo.t f.,
pay ms adieu to an old fiieDd from the Old Doanion
Que OF the hni2hts Tempiar. After the Usual fare
wells the New York T. F. V. proceeded up town To
dine, but met en- route another I. f. v who re
| sides at the Stevens House. +. F. v No accent
ed an invitation to dine with No 2 at the Stevens
me twain had not taken their first spoonful of
| soup Then there arrived two policemen who ar
Rested the f. r. VS. ON the charge of picking the
pocket OF Jerseyman Of SIS. The quartette pro
POCKET was not approached by either Of the arrest
ed parties, who returned to their diuner The ar
Ies' was made at the suggestion of the captain Of
tne steamboat; who said that he had spotted
pIekpt sSet with cur ed moastaches As the frat
named iirginian INDUCED in the hirsute ornament
described by tie captain he was duly arrested
rms ls another proof OF the extreme vigilance of
| the police, and warning to Young New York to
avoid pommade Hongroise, but is not 30 regarded by
the Nirglnlans, who are. to say the least slipbtl
| indignantly l. Herald.
! DAMAGES FOR THE BRITISH OUTRaGEs-A number
OF captains whose vessels have been boarded by
the British cruisers in the Gulf have been n Wash
| ihgtoh, asElpg advice Of our government as tc
their best means OF redress. Among these was
captain Bartlett, of the ship Clarendon which
with her cargo, was totally lost on Salt Kew Bank
| oil hey West, on the Sth of May after being
boai ded and detained off Sagua la Grande Nav 2
Oy her brl;anlc MsJestys gunboat Buzzard. II is
said that the Secretary of the Navy has expressed
| To capt. Bartlett in the most positive terms his
opinion that the owners of the Clarendon have
| vald claim on the British government for $780,
OOo-the value of the ship and cargo-and Messrs
Dale Co, the owners OF the Clarendon, are de-
termined to prosecute the claim vigorously.
WAR ENDED BY DIVIDING THE SrArE-A Yetter
! mas been received in New York, from Governor
Gafcia, dated May 26, fron which it appears that
| the ci'ii war which has been long raging in
| Northern fueatan, has finally been terminated ty
peaceful partition of the be niusu Ia in 10 twn ssn
Hrate Independent States. The northern STATE
naVinS Merida Tor its capital, retains the name OF
1ueatan: Its Governor is Martiu Francisco Pc
raza. The southern portion adopts the name OF
ahpeachy, from its capital, the city of Cam.
peachy. Pablo Garcia is to be the Governor of
this State The treaties of partition are dated res
pectiTeiy the 18th and the 18th of May.
TANNING AN ELEPHANFs HlDE--They are tanning
an elephants hide at Cincinnati. 1t was purchased
oya furrier in Wisconsin, where the animal " hich
belonged to a menagerie died The freight 10 Gin,
II al i'd I,,tr.
that the tanners handle it with great difficulty 1t
Is nearly two inches thick, and full a year aud
han viii be required to tan it thoroughly 1t will
be curiosity when thoroughly tanned aud sea
soned.
HORRIBLE AcCIDEsT-A few nights ago, work
| man, named Gardner, employed in the ashery of
Charles Lane, at Augusta, G. W., accidentally fell
head foremost into kettle of boiling ley, and
scramb!ing ut, either fell or jumped into kettle
| of cold ley. The poor fellow, subsea ueutIy made
bis way TO Mr.. Lanes house, and awakened the
family. Medical aid was procured, but the fiesh
fell from his bones, and he died the following nay
| The FRENCH Press ON THE SEARCH QUESTION
latest French ministerial papers declare In favor
| OF the American view the question of the right
search, and characterize the African bot kading
| squadron as ali utter failure The Paris Patrie
| says
| France does not now keep her ships on the
| African coast to catch slavers, but TO rIevei
| British ships OF war meddliug with French vessels
| such an attempt as watching the coast OF Cuba Is
| frivolous and vexaii0Gs."
FIRE IN ROCHESTER. n. Y-on Sunday night
| large barn. in Rochester, n. Y, rented by the
| Rochester TransI ortaton Company. was set on
! fire and speedily consumed. with large quantity
of bay. Ihere fifteen horses 10 it, three only
| of which we're rescued, the other twelve peri l..
ing in the flames Total loss about $780, all Of which
| was Insured.
"BLACKLEG" Is LiBELLuUs--1he BaroDs OF the
| British Exchequer we're asked to decide whether il
| was iibelious to accuse q man OF being "black-
| leg" The learned judges equally divided on
the point, after very funny and elaborate argu-
| uenf, that no judgment was given. A Jur,
| had decided that the term was libell0us.