The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-18

what Mr. Disraeli promised the farmers that a re-
| form bill of his should be-
CUBAN "MAss MEETING "A meeting of those ia.
vorab!e to the possession of Cuba by the u States
| was held in New York Monday night. A long
| list of Senators and Representatives we're an
nouuced as speakers, but of these only the Hon.
A. G. Brown, Senator from Mississippi, and the
Hon Juo Cochrane member of the House from N. Y,
were present. Capt. Isiah Ryuders, without whom
no meeting in Tammany would be complete, added
his oratory to the attractions of the OCCASION
Senator Brown made the speech of the occasion,
aud the following is an extract from it:
would repeal the laws and cry "Speed to the
flbusters. aud let slip the dogs of war;" Cheers
For one nv fellow citizens, have grown weary of
this thing. of having young. proud, glorious Anne.
rica knocking at tho door of Spain and asking for
admission. / would have no more dallance with
(Yoice-"Nor with any other coun.
tryr-Yes, or with any other country.-(Ap.
pJause0 1t may be asked what do we want, of
Cuba? FII tell you what we want of it. First
we want it for territorial expansion. We want
Cuba for the purpose of national defence. The
island lays right in the mouth of the Gulf of Mex
leo, and blocks up the Mississippi with all its
products We want Cuba for the purpose of ex-
tending our agricultural resources.
We are told if we take the island of Cuba, we
shall offend England and France. The devil We
will. CHEERS and iaugbter) Suppose those gov
them down. d-n me. (Renewed cheering and
laughter.) What is it to US whether they like it
or nots
TIE WANDERERS AFRICANS The Hawkinsville
(Georgis) Times of the 10th inst learns, through
a private letter addressed to one of the editors,
that on the % inst, thirty Africans were
rested in the vicinity OF Jacksonville, Georgia. sup
posed to be portion of the cargo Of the Wanderer
that has recently been the suhjsct ofso much no.
toriety. The negroes we're in charge of white
man, who was conveying them through the CONN.,
try in wagons. The object of the parties making
the arrest, as understand 1t, ia to have them
sold by the Governor, under the act of 1917 That
act provides that upon Information filed with the
Executive that any Africans or other negroes have
been illegally imported into the State he shall
appoint fit and proper person to investigate the
matter and if they found to have been illegally
imported, they are to be taken to the capitol and
advertised for sixty days, and then sold. The act,
however, provides that the Colonization Society
may by paying the expenses take them from the
Governor and carry them back to Africa.
CANINE LAURIE"-Mr. Chambers says the verses
of this song, which arc in style wonderfully
tender and chaste for their age, were written by
Mr. Douglas of Finland, upon Annie, one OF the
four daug ghters of Sir Robert Laurie first Baronet
of Maxwelton by his second wife, VINO was the
daughter of Riddle of Mimic. As Sir Robert was
created baronet in the year 1855, it is probable
that the verses were commenced about the end OF
the II tn or the beginning of the 18th century 1t
ia painful to record that. .notwfhsfanding the ar
dent aud chivarous affection displayed by Mr..
Douglas in his poem, he did not obtain the heroine
for a wife; she was married to MIR. Furguson, OF
CTaigdarrocb.
VIRGINIA posroFP1CEs.-To All vacancies created
by resignation, the following appointments are
made :-George W. Janney. postmaster at Hamii>
ton, London comfy. vice +. H. Jsnney. Mrs.
Wharton, postmaster at Wilderness. SPottsyiyania
county, vice Leonard Wharton. Erasmus Hop
kips, postmaster at Pembroke, Giles county, vice
s. Z. Lybrook. John D. Howard, postmaster at
Hatcreek, Campbell county, vice Robert b. Smith.
Peter J Hammond, postmaster at Catawba, Bote-
tourt county, vice VIM. w. Brand.
A FATHER KILLS HIS SoN-James H. Bates killed
his son. John Bates, near Fulton, Tenn, on Mon
day night, March 7th. A dispute arose between
father and son about some cards, which younger
brother was playing with, the father saying he
did not allow such in his house, when the young
man left the house, followed by the father, who
told him not to return be would stick his knife
in him. The son returned, having no idea his
father would use the knife, when his father
stabbed him through the left breast, causing in.
slant death.
The LATE POSTMASTER GENERAL Tho remains
sf the late Hon. Aaron V. Brown, accompanied by
his son, and in charge of Senators Nicholson and
job nson. reached. on the morning of the 14th
inst, Nashville, Tenn, whore they were met by
procession composed Of members of the State
Government, of the Masonic Fraternity, aud OF
the Military, the Cadets of the University. and
c.izeps generally. When tho body arrived the
bells of the city were rupg, tue stores and places
of business closed, and every proper demonstra-
ton Of respect was shown
TIE AFRICAN APPRENTICE BILL RECEIVES IT'S QUls
ErUs-On Saturday, 5th inst, the African Appren-
tice bill of the last session came up 10 the House
of Representatives of the Louisiana LegisiatuIe,
and received its quietus by being laid on the table
by vote of 81 ayes to II noes motion to re~
consider was also tabled, which puts fnal to the
scheme.
TESTIMONIAL TO AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN FROM THE
BRITISH GoyERNMENr-Capt Henry T. Lupt, OF tne
shin Amelia, of Charleston, has received from tne
British Government, splendid silver mountea te.
lescope, In testimony of his meritorious conduoi
in rescuipg the crew of the British brig 0rwoiI. 70
November last, and his subsequent kindDes: to the
rescued till they were landed in Liverpool. me
presentation was made through the British Consul
at Charleston, and accompanied BY fsttering
letter from Lord Napier.
DsowsED boys, named Plotner and Jour-
dap we're drowned last Sunday, near KtuneFs
Ferry, on the Potomac. Jacob Hose, who was
drummer In the war OF 1917. was drowned IN
Washington county, Nd, last week.
TIE LARGEST LAND SUR IN THE WoHLD-Suits are
about to be commenced by the Cherokees, who
we're driven from Texas mauy years ago, for the
lands granted to them By Mexico These iands
compose the richest and the most fertile portion Of
Eastern Texas. Tho Fort Smith (Ark.) Times. Of
the latest date says that the surviving Cnefokees
have employed able counsel to conduct the busi-
ness for them.
GAMING MATCH IN KAssAs.--Ex Gov. Rsbinson,
OF Kansas, was publicly csned 10 lawrence rev
days since, BY Martha y. Conway, fnrmerly Of ns.
tirnore another prominent Free-Statc man Tne
causs Of tho difnoulty b NOT sfatsd