The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-07

aud Wythe Turnpike Company to the Raleigh
| and Grayson Turnpike Company; author.
eiesvilie, in Pendieton, to Beverly, in Rar
| dolph: Incorporating the Murphy's Greek
Sandy Fork and Little Kanawha Turn.
pike Company; Incorporating the Skin Greek
and French Greek Turnpike Company
| providing for the completion of the Weston
| and Gauiey Bridge Turnpike Company; in
creasing the capital stock of the Wy,hevilie
| and Grayson Turnpike Company; incorporat.
| ing The Gienville Turnpike Company; incor-
| porating the Jeffersonyiile, Marion and Rye
/ Valley Turnpike Company; amending the ac
Incorporating the Bowers Hill Turnpike Com
| pany; for building road from Juliasyille 10
| the Abingdon and Russell old Conrt-House
| road, Incorporating the Littieton and New
| Martinsvilie Turnpike Company: incorporat =
| ing the Sandy and Arnoldsburg Turnpike
| Company; providing for the construction OF
| 4 bridge over Clinch River; authorizing the
| consolidation OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and the Northwes tern Virginia Rail-
road.
Bats Passed.-A bill appropriating s1OOo0o
| to the erec ion of a luratic asylum, west OF
the AiIeghanies; compromising II 4 ,ton Fulton,
o! Grayson county, for two horses drowned,
Whiie conveying convict TO the penilen tary
Tn motion, the House adjourned.
GARIBALDI'S BATTALION OF CHILpR en-
The special respondent in Italy OF the
London Daily News went to the Scandano to
see n battalion of 400 children, quartered in
the old castle. He saws:
The first idea of recruiting this legion Of
children, belongs to Gen. GaribaIdi. When
engaged in the South American wars and In
,he defence OF Rome in lSl9, this gallant
leader had noticed that boys betw cen the ages
OF Is and - years, had proved useful in the
daring military operations he was called to ac-
compiish AT the beginning of the late cam
paign, having found that the Lombard cities
through which he marched his triumphant
Iegions mad given their contingent Of young
soldiers, ne AT once made up his mind TO have
Dattaiion OF adoteScent, organized. An in
teiiiSeht young officer, whom he had known
during The Roman campaign of lSia, beng
near at hand. he intrus ,ed him with the for
nation OF the legion, which, at the beginning
diu not number more than $50. Austrian
prosecutions and patriotism soon increased
'he humoer OF the ddoteSeentt, So that the bat
tallon has now completed its numerIca
strength. These little soldiers are dressed Ia
dark green tunic, with red cuffs with a
white edge, and dark green trousers. On
my arrival here this morning, from Reggie.
happened 10 see them while manpuyrIng n
me parade ground, opposite to tpe castle
was really at The same time as tonished and
amused 10 see how perfect and orderly their
movements were. They went through ali
SORTS Oh military evolutions with such stead
mess and precision as could scarcely have
been surpassed by grown-up soldiers after
many months OF training and drilling
Their commanding officer, Count John Ar
ri'ahene. Is young nobieman of three-and-
twenty. He belongs TO an illustrious Mantuan
family, which, since 1921, has contribut ted Il
great many soldiers to the cause of national
independence. Although l really believe that
this battalion of boys Will do good service
should 1t be called 10 fight against the
mics OF Italian Independence, lis chief i'm
portance Is OF moral kind, and is such a.
VIII be easily understood by all sensible men
IN Europe. This gathering of the represen-
tatiNes of the rising generation around the
nag OF their country, should be taken as "A
warning 10 Europe that there cannot be any
compromise any temporary solution, OF q.
question which has faken such hold not only