The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-10

Extensive Mail Robbery.

Chicago post-ofhce, and they have been on the
lockout, though pnzzled at the outset by the
blindness OF the scent. A discovery Just made
let's much light on the mystery, in the singu-
Tar and unsuspeeted direction of train news
boy aud water-carrier, who hes written his
name high on the list of mail depredators by
the actual larceny of letters and valuable mail
matter in value exceeding the sum of sisr.n
thousand dollars. The Chicago Times says
On the night eSpress train on the Chicago
Burlington and 4 Qoincy Railroad. due here yes
terday morning, when twenty-five miles dis
tant from this city, the baggage master, Mr.
Sadd, passed through his ear where the mails
were piled, and en- which the TAIN boy, Hud-
son, as was his ustom, was making his bed,
he saw some letters scattered on the floor
Suspecting all was not right, MIR. Sadd went
into forward car, Ggh led his lamp, nd men,
toned his discovery 10 the brakesman; both re-
tarned 20 the baggage car, but the letters were
gone as we'll as the boy.
Hudson was found in the saloon OF the fore
most passenger car, and was taken into custo-
dy and examined by The conductor and bag.
gage-master. On his person were found three
Washington,p, @, one to Henry Kellogg, Hart
fIrd, Conn, Ooh unopeued,l and one 10
Samuel Fl. PeaTce, (opened,) destination uu-
kown, the envelope having been destroyed.
During partial exaIniEation of Hudson be.
fore U. S. Commissioners IIoyne. he made
confession as TO 4 portion OF the offence charged
against him. lie is now in Jail. He gives his
name and has passed as William IL. Hudson,
about eighteen years old. He has filed the
position as train boy on this train in the capa-
cities familiar to the travelling public in the
sale of newspapers fruit, etc, and supplying
passengers with water, and it seems has thus
enjoyed facilities which he has Literally i'm
proved for robbiug the mails. On the night of
September 10th the mailbag sent from Chica-
go 10 u uincy arrived at its destination in due
time, but with its en- tire contents abstract ted.
Il off Fort no saI vhn hANo
discover the ma" ner in which the robbery had
been effect ted, but without success. Until this
arrest of young Hudson it had been enyeiopsd
in mystery. Among the letters now fonnd is
a portion of that lost mail.
Upon Opening Hudson's trunks q large
amount of mail matter was found, including
letters containing valuable property, drafts.
notes ard land warrants, all OF which had
been opened and carefully enveloped in a cot
ton pocket The total amount in
drafts ard notes amounts TO Ell ,32L73, not in
cludins the value OF the land warrants.
THE JOHN THOMAS UhaE.-The ease of Ii e
negro, John Thomas, who was brought to
Richmond from New York, has been hauled
up by the Black Republicans. The Now Y ork
correspondent OF tho Philadelphia Ledger
says
III th5 Court OF Oyer and Terminer, this
morning Judge Mullen addressed the grand
jury on the subject of the h0Jsgy roJput Of the
fugitive slave, Johu ThoCnas. Some men, said
the Judge, had seized this person in the street,
and taken him, by force, before one of the u.
>. Courts, and from there ne was conveyed 10
Virginia.
His Honor went on to say that it was due
to the law Of The land that this case be not
passed by as 4 trifle If a colored man be so
carried oil, While man could be served in
the same manner; and although, IN the pres
ent disturbed state Of the country, he did not
like TO allCde 10 such tcple, still Il was ne-
cessary 10 preserve the dignity of The law and
the rights Of individuals. Ills Honor would
not state whether the United States Marshal
OF this District was or was not party to the
transaction /; bu il was certain that the legal
forms had been complied with, and he hoped
that the grand Jurors would take such action
in the premises es they deemed proper to pun,
ish the authors OF such az outrage.
A ATHEATHICAL DBMoNsrEArIoN.-f New
York Times says, Of representation of The
character OF Ejcheiieu by Mr. Booth, in tha,
city
L. was curious TO notice how every passag,
OF the play which bore upon the love Of conn
try, loyalty patriotism, told upon the feelings
OF tne audience Especially was this manites
iu that memorable passage, when, trying to
lift The huge tWO-haudled sword, with which
il his youth, he Glove "&h Englisher to Ihs
waist" the Cardinal found ne could not ever
raise ii now in his CID age, and causing it tC
be laid aside. tottersd TO lis chair, aud grasp
ing pen, exclaimed
- The Fen Is iniEhtler than the sword.
Take away the sword
States can be saved without IT.
For some minutes after the delivery of these
words the progress OF The play was stopped by
the cheers upon cheers, loud, long and repeated
which arose from all parts OF the house.
DIRECT TRADE WITH EURoPE.-The NorfolL
(Va.) Chamber of Commerce recently sen
John y Myrick as its agent to Europe to in
~, To1f E,r n;
trade The Argus, in announcing his return
says:
Several firms of the highest repute, In Liver
pool Havre and Antwerp, have been led 10 lool
| 10 Norfolk as point frcm which direct trade
may be insugurated and they are pledged tC
make cash advances on any shipments tina
| our enterprisiag merchants may make. /
| would not surprise US if one of the frencl
| lines which The Emperor has taken under hi
| liberal patronage, could be induced by effort
| in Virginia to make our port its Western tsr
rainaS Mr.. Myrick has obtained many valu
| bic assu RANGES on these points, and we hop,
! he will enable US to furnish 10 the business
| communities OF our State The data which h
has taken SO n uch pains TO secure.
| SHELL EXPLOSION ON BOARD SPANIsI
| VEssBL.-0n Thursday evening an explosion
| of two medium-sized shells took place Oh
| board the Spanish frigate Berengueia, at tn,
| Brooklyn tN.Y.) Navy Yard, which res sultes
| in fatal injuries TO two men, and in seriou
| ones to four others. The charges Of two guns
| had been temporarily removed and placed in
| corner OF the ship. Some sparks OF fire, emit
| ted from cigar having been communicated
| to them, they burst wi ith terrific force causin
| TWO sailors to jump off the deck into the DIR,
| dock, where they probably received fatal in
| juries. The ship was Immediately discovere,
| TO be on fire, which was speedily extinguishe
by the frenen Of the yard. The Berenguel
sustained little damage. Two eighty poun
| shells were lying near those that xploded, bu
L dan tIAl iD Al a lnf IGN ito
| A CONSTITUTIONAL MeNARoHY.-A CORES
| pondent Of ,he Columbus (Ga.) Times advc
Gates that the proposed Southern Oonfederac
| shall be organized as Constitutional Nc
| natchy." Republicanism, he thinks, has bee
| tried and found wanting, and the ouiy safet
| of the South is In a "strong government" i
| correspondent of the Enquirer, published q
| The same place, thinks that If the South want
| q King, it should get descendant OF Georg
the Third" Mr.. Barlow, secession leader /
| Georgia, advocates Il "strong, consolidate
| government" and the abolition OF all Stat
| governments in the SJulheTn Confederacy.-
"Thus bad begins, and worse remains be
| hind
| DISTRESSING OoCURRENCE.-A little son
| James McCrore, residing in Baltimore couL
~, nd, met with most untimely death a te'
days since. HIS mother administered whs
| she supposed to be dose of calomel. Immt
| diateiy afterwards the child was seized wit
the most violent spasms, and 10 the mother
heartfending astoDishmen1 she discovers
that she had given sirychnine to her child.
| The little sufferer only survived about tweI
~ minutes. The feelings of the distressed %
rents can be better imagined than described
A bright and intelligent child thus 10 be Gu
off, Is surely eartrending in the extreme.
| EaPREss EuGEsIK In EDINBURGH.-Th
| "Scotsman has an interesting account
the arrival Of the Empress Eugerie In Edir
burgh. At the railroad depot, several huI
| dred persons were congregated, and as n
Empress came out of the tram, aItired in dee
| mourning, she was loudly cheered, The na.
day she attended Church. L. says: The in
perial party walked to aud from the Chap,
| and the Empress Whose health hy-the-h h