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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21
local MATTHRa.

Fails, P,et,nee,-t. (. nfnfisse, Of Philadei.
phia, was arraigned before the Mayor, yesser.
| cay. to answer the charge Of obtaining $sGn
sS. Sf anG, a from . Foster Poster Co.
| tences. The circumstances. rs related to the
Mayor, are rs follows. MI. Murfee, whilst
| IN this city rs the agent OF William Elliott &
Co, OF Philadelphia, ascertained that Messfs.
roster 4 Co. had on hand a lot Of apple BRAN
oy and proposed to purchase it on his own
account. stating that he sometimes made out
side operations when travelling about. Be-
lieving that he was really the agent Of the
above firm, Messrr. Foster & 20. were willing
to sell to him at Is cents per gallon, he stating
tnat he cohid make speculation on 1t by ship
ping It to & The 'suaker City. Mr.. Murfce then
Rraphed for sample Of the liquor, which wa.
sent him, he bargaining to pay one-half the
purchase money in cash, aud the remainder in
ninety days. The brandy was shipped as per
direction, ana sdraft drawn on Murlee, which
ne accepted, but failed to pay On Inquiry,
Messrs Foster Go. ascertaineI that Mnrfee
mad deposited the liquor with house in Phil.
adeIphia and received an advance on 1t of $3.50.
Some few days since Murfce returned to Rich
mond and promised to seizure the debt when
ne came from Lynchburg; but failing 10 do so.
nf was followed to Nansemond by one OF the
partners, MIR: John r. Steger, where he con-
fessed judgment; on the eth inst. Mr.. s then
returned to this CITY, and obtaining "A warrant
from Alderman Ballard. charging Murfee with
obtaining goods under false pratsacea. sent it
10 Norfolk and had him arrested and brought
back. Murfee says that he bought the liquor
on speculation, and expected TO make $50 by
1t; bat instead Of doing so, exhibited letter
from his commission merchant, who pro-
nounces the liquor NJ thing more than favored
whiskey, and declares that it will not bring
more than is cents in that market-thus show
ing loss to M. of 90 cents per gallon.
Inc Mayor, after hearing such evidence As
was before him, decided that the charge of
"obtalnlng goods under false pretences'' was
not sustained, and heleuron discharged the
accused Messrs. Foster 4 Co. will therefore
nave to rely upon civil process for their debt.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

fa'|y Union Prayer Msettng. Yesterday-The
leader, In opening the meeting, urged the i'm
portnce OF making all the PRAYERS and exhor.
ta1chs brIet-within five minutps-according
TO the rules posted around the room.
gentleman asked the prayers of the meet.
ing Ior an acQuain tance-a public man. far
from ms home-now lying sick in the CITY, and
under religious concern. The next speaker
asked the prayers of the meeting for 4 class
VIZ: The dissipa'ed young men of the city, of
whom there are many. Prophecy encourages
us to look for wonderful changes in human
character under the influence of the Gospel
He had lately seen this illustrated and fu III lied
In prayer meeting ut which he was present.
The son OF Il minist"r-a lawyer Of abilitv-
after many years of a prodigal's life, rose to
testify his faith and hope. Another person
present. who had been an infldel and scoffer.
told that he was now preaching the Gospel,
which he once labored to destroy, and re-
marked that he saw before him in that meet
ing young man, now Christian, whom he
had not before met since he saw Kim preach
ing a mock sermon in Il bar-room. Such in
stances should encourage us to look for SINH
lar results among the profigate Of our ac-
quaintance. The next speaker asked that the
Sd chapter OF St James EpistIe might be read,
which being done, he made some remarks
npon the use OF the tongue, recommending 4
peaceful course to his bearers, and urging
them TO avoid all strif.. aud contention, in obe-
dience to the precept, Speak evil Of no man."
Another speaker remarked that, speaking evil
OF our felloW-men often prevented our pray
ers being heard on High.
The requests Of various persons for an in
terest In the prayers of the meeting, for them
selves or their friends, We're presen ted-re-
quests which indicated various degrees Of
sinful excess, and multiform conditions Of
bodily and mental distress.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

49, NJ al hereby announce myself can
Gdslp Tor re election To the Office oi CoNSIA
bLtat the aIove district. and respectfully solicit
!olr votes IN May next.
mat-}wF GEO. w. THOMAS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT IN ALBANY-Mary
f. Scott, whose fAther attempted to shoot her.
in Albany, last week, having persisted in cling.
ing to the faith into which she has recently
been baptized. has been made the victim Of
much persecution. She attended the church
on Friday evening last A number of her for
mer friends, and others who opposed her ac.
tion. assembled in the vicinity, and, although
they offered no personal violence, they assaiied
her with the vilest epithets. The police were
called to escort her home
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

y; 4. Terrell, Joseph Bernard,
~. CTeashaw. Benjamin Walton,
R@npes '. 1ordon, MAJOR Ford,
D. Jones. o. c. Bridsewater,
II, T. Wade, Thos. NJ. Montague,
pntiis'etn, $. A. Moles,
i0sef vLtSson, Simon Z. Fod,
:: D; linsiey, Hudson b. Ford,
a. Lancaster, Abner Hiliiard,
~" a barnett, Thomas NJ. Ladd,
Ips.heh pa.h tiiaa, Charles u. Palekke,
Roa R'tsi > Hughes, Henry Ntroush.
WET w. Walton. Geo. Timberlake,
is,oS. ". ,alsleiro, X. r. Eliyson,
iF'".es n Maiony, Richard Thomas,
FssS.f;,S a, f;,SnaSagere, Daniel N. NJ Melton,
p'IuislI H. otihin, John Perkins.
Waa aac,tgfi. cp9fi. Sherwin McRae,
J. 3 rruu...hs"orth, Sr., 4. G. Crump.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

4 Prize Fight, OF no ordinary magnitude,
occurred last Monday night, between Law.
renee Miller and John Barleycorn. in which
the former bad the hest Of il for at least doz-
en- rounds; but growing faint from the fre-
quent and ponderOus pelts III the bread b:ts.
act, John fell a length from weaknes and was
bOrn ne from the battle field to the cage BY two
Of the watchmen, who interposed their author-
ity just in time 10 save him from night in
the street. Yesterday morning when called
before the Mayor, John was extremely sorry
for his bad conduct and promising better re.
cord in the future, was discharged.
The Inauguration OF the Clay statue in this
city, will take place on the 12th Of next mon III,
and the ceremonies promise to be very impos-
ing. The first regiment Of Virginia FOlun-
teers, Col. August, have been invited 70 pa
rade, and will accept the invitation. Distin-
guished persons throughout the tnion have
also been invited to be present, and number
Of them have already accepted. The con.
tractors for the stone work arc preparing the
pedestal for the statue, and the platform OF
the pavilion will Be completed by the day for
the inauguration.
The Ladies Of DR.. Reads Church have the
most Inviting exhibition Of fancy needle.
work In thstr fair room in Mechanics Insti.
tute Hall, that We remember ever u have eesu
at any place Of the sort. They are seekius
to raise means for domestic Missions. and NJ.
vtte the puhltc TO aid them by purchastne thei,
kocsis, The iasties, a. we'll as the s.@rurr ~
VIII aad mnch 70 rlsase ,hem By railins, AND
elt cap coasTl9ats somethlAQ 10 \ vprh Wklel
! u 1srshv u !lsssA cANSIIlA "''''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

COMMANDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS.
AS the present condition Of affairs on the Rio
Grande renders the charac ter and standing of
the officer in command, and who succeeds
MAYOR Gen. Twiges in the command of the
Department of Texas, of vital importance to
the welfare of the country, his military record
cannot prove uninteresting:
Col Robert f. Lee, recently appointed to
,Mnis ms position, Is son of Gen. Henry Lee, of
Virginia, the distinguished rartiza. officer of
the Revolution. He was appointed a cadet on
theapplicatlon of Gen. Jackson in ISIS In
the Mexican campaign cf 1si6. transferred to
Ihe lower line and personal staff of Major
smith, Chief engineer, but was the confiGen-
lai and consulting engineer at headquarters
and ordered the attack at Contreras; Sreyet
mayor, April Il, lsi7, "for gallant and merito-
rIous conduct IN the battle of Cerro Gordo :"
brevet lieutenant colonel August 20. lsi7 sior
gallant and meritorious conduct In the battles
OF Contreras and Chern rnbnsco," in the la tier Of
which he was wounded brevet colonel. Sept
l3 1917, "for gallant and meritorious conduct
IN the battle of Chapultepec - member Board
OF Engineers in ISIS; lieutenant colonel, ID
Cavalry March 3, 1855; and now Commander
In the exercise OF his brevet rank, Of the De.
pan tment of Texas.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
CITY OF RICHMOND.
GRAIN MEANuR Err. -
- TO ruE vOrERSOF THEClTy

e, Y
< ~ sern,fuils announce mvselt = c.ndidat'
- 80 to the as!ice of GRAIN MEaSt'
O. e '''' oh so-tde'i HENRY DAVIS.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-01-06
no. -.

A dead silence followed, broken only
by the fearful murmurs Of the stu rising
waters, and the splash Of the rats az thcv
cell from the wretohed captive's head and
shoulders, only to return again, in their
fierce ~ ugglcs for perch Of safety from
the advancing tide, which had now nanr-
" reached our hero's shoulders.
The above is all OF this story thar will
be published In cur columns. We give
this as a sample. The continuation of Il
from whore Il leaves OF here can be found
only in che Now Yoak Ledger, tie rrsat
family paper, to which the moot popular
writer's in the country contribute and
which is for sale at all the stores through
out the city and country, where papers
vre sold. Rememlor and nak Tor tho Now
York Ledger Of January Z, and in Il yon
will hnd the continuation Of tha story
FROM whcro i leaves OF horo. Dc you
caunot get a copy az any book store, lho
publisher Of Tho Lahger viii mail you a
eopy II YOU viii send him dvn oonts in
letter
The Ledger is mailed TO subscribers At
s. a year, or two copios forS3. Address
your letters 70 Robert Bonner. publisher,
IS Ann street, New York. Il is tho
handsomest aud best family paper 10 the
country, elegantly illustrated, and charac-
tgrizcd by high moral tone. IL present
circulation Is over four hundred Thousand
copies, which iu tha bcat evidence we can
give Of is merits.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-01-06

bows that made every soul start with hor-
ror:
"BREAKERs BREAEERs ~
Captain Lester lcapcd forward, and in
very icw moments he was satisfied that
the warning had not been false one
for he could not only hear the awful roar
of thc breaking seas, but he faneicd that
he could see the cleaning Of the white
foam as u few high in the air. As quick
" as possible the topsail was taken on,
and the anchors cut loose. Tho ponder
Gus grapphngs plunged into the Kissing
sea, and the IRON cables were spun through
Che hiwsc-holcs like lightning. Snap
went the sturboOrd chain; and in a mo-
mont moro shock was folt as the lar
board anchor found bottom; but il could
not hold Tho cable parted as though il
had been hempcn string, and on swept
the devoted ship.
"ln heavens numo I" uaspcd Griffin.
"what does this meant Soc The uvht
| is still burning a. brightly aa cvcr-st
least a league awey--and yet hcrp are the
rocks directly under our bows Whai
can il mean p
Maurice Lester did not answer; but an
old, weather hoaton sOHpr, who stood Al
the wheel, and who had looked a thousant
dangers In the face, answered for himi
Ir's A WREcGER's BEAooSi I've seer
such things nfuro. That light was pu
up there to lead poor Jack TO his dealt
that the coast-sharks mi yht pick hi'
| boncsp
"BREAEERsi RooKsl- On ho star
board JO,o!-Nol-O he iarboardl--
| pORr!"
But Il was too late for mortal holp.-
The ship hal met her doom. She won
upon the rocks with crash that soundo,
/ high above the roar of the elements.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02

The Paducah Herald, which has been awfully
bitter upon Mr.. Douglas, has evidently got
scared and is preparing the way to support
him. Let some OF the other Democratic organs
Of the State, that have denounced HIM as a viler
Abolitionist than Seward, become convinced
that there is anything like probability Of his
nomination at Charleston, and they will follow
the path blazed for them by the Herald.-Lou-
isriNe Journal. atI| t-t-i ST
Just previous to Mr.. BUCHANAN's nomi-
nation, several of the radical journals of the
South THAT supported him after be was
nominated) published his Wilmot proviso
speeches and denounced him as an abolition
list 1t would be insulting to the intelli-
gence ard patriotism OF the South, to supS
pose that the clamor of few radicals
could deprive Mr. DOUGLAS OF that conf
dence and regard which have been inspired
by many years of faithful and matchless SER
vice in behalf of her constitutional rights.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
Greeley's Presidential Opinion.

HORACE GREELEY, in late article on the
Presidency, gives his opinion as to the future
of the Republican party. The first question
that will suggest itself to the Chicago Con-
vention will be, "Can we elect an out-and-
out Republican % If yes, then Which
shall we take, SEWARD or CHASE ?" Ii the
Convention shall decide that there is doubt,
then--what? GREELEY says: t''
IF, then, our Convention shall decide that
it cannot safely nominate Seward or Chase,
we hold with due submission, that the man
for the hour is Edward Bates, of Missouri.
If the Chicago Convention shall see fit
to nominate one of our most pronounced
Republicans, we shall receive this as authen-
tic evidence that the Republican party is
stronger than we had supposed it, and shall
go to work with will to justify that conf
dence in its strength. II, on the other hand,
it shall present the name of Edward Bates,
we shall feel a double assurance that the
domination of the slave powers in our Ma
tional Councils will finally cease and deter
mine on the 4th OF March, 1861. y
Now, with Mr.. BATES as the candidate Of
the Republican party without platform,
can our Southern fre-eaters of the YANCEY
school tell us what figure the Democracy Of
the free States would cut with their slave
code for a platform? as-fa taa e,7si -.,....s
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
Telegraphic Items.

THE last overland mail from California,
with dates to January Both. brings news of
new gold discoveries 10 Ell Dorado county.
The Walhac silver mines were attracting
great attention. and sales of claims had been
made at San Francisco, within fortnight,
to the amount of $l30,00G The destruc-
tion of cattle in the Carson Valley had been
immense, on account of the scarcity of fod-
der; and in the vicinity of Warren Springs,
fifteen hundred carcases were in sight at
one time. A telegraph has been completed
to Fresno, twenty miles from San Francis
co. Efforts are again in progress to pro
hibit Chinese immigration by law. ..i
A New ORLEANS dispatch of the Both,
with dates from Tampico to the l4th. states
that Generals GAIA and URAGA were march
ing rapidly from Matahueld and lula, as
was also CARAvAJAL from Victoria, to in
tercept MrRAMoN's expedition against Vera
Cruz. The Picayuae's Vera Cruz CORES
pondent says that $500 men under MoREL1A,
and 1000 under ALVAREZ, were marching
on the capital. The Liberals were besieg.
ing Guadaljara. Gen. DEGoLADo had gone
to Puebla to direct the movements of the
Liberals, and was confident of defeating
MIRAMoN. M1RAMoN's wife accompanies
the expedition against Vera Cruz, and it
is supposed, in the event of defeat, it is
M1RAMoN's intention to quit the country.
The store Of w. III. HAWKINS, at Madi-
son, Wis, was forcibly entered on Saturday
night, the 18th, BY burglars, and be-
tween $500 and $500 worth of dry goods,
&C., stolen. No clue to the robbers. l'ai1o
Gro, AcKER, who was convicted in the
Morris county, New Jersey, Court, of the
murder of ISAAC GORDON, at Wintervilie,
last fall, was sentenced on the 10th, to be
hung on Thursday, March 20. s' sg%i - IL,
.AF1RR occurred at, Olney, Illinois, on the
2lst, which destroyed dry goods store and
a dwelling house. 81 Property Insured. for
So, 600. '''''5i' 4''''s '0'' d 81 7l''' '''
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
LIE gislative Topics.

The TAX BILL.--This important measure
was finally passed yesterday in the Senate,
with some amendments which we deem great
Improvements, and in which there is not
much doubt of concurrence on the part of
the House.
The most beneficial amer dment was of
fered by Mr.. MACKUBIN, of Ramsey, who
has been innefatigable in his efforts for a
wise retrenchment in all expenses, which
have hitherto been borne by the people.
We give the amendment below:
whenever at any sale hereafter to be made
of lands for delinquent taxes, any lot or tract
OF land shall be struck off to the county in
which said sale is made, no certificate of pur.
chase shall be made out in favor Of the county,
until the Board of County Commissioners ex-
pressly order the same; and when so ordered,
the fee for each certificate shall be ten cents.
So much of chapter 9. section 81 of the Public
Statutes as authorized the payment Of Is cents
for such certificate, is hereby repealed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT


There are some quiet, unobtrusive lives,
that without any assertion Of public promi~
hence, seem to weave themselves in with the
common social life of the community, and
we do not know how closely knit they are
in our social sympathies, and what a hold
they have upon the unconscious fellowships
of the heart, until Death takes them away
from us, and life seems unravelled of half its
harmony and beauty because they are gone.
THEODORE FRENCH was one of these; a
modest, genial, highhearted man, of choice
and delicate afinities for what is kind and
true and cordial in the world, and who,
from being loved by an inner circle Of ap-
preciative friends, attracted wide range
of secondary friendships, until from know
ing those that knew and praised him, he
grew into the universal esteem. He had a
marked and sterling character which, with
out ambition for public distinction, impaired
the favor of its sincere and kindly qualities
to the whole community in which be lived.
He died last Saturday, on the evening
preceding his twenty-ninth birthday, in the
confident hope of joyful resurrection. The
conscious chasm which his death has made
in the community, shows how large place
he filled in the general esteem, and how the
silent influence of his modest and sterling
worth had pervaded all classes of the COM
munity. He was born at Concord, New
Hampshire-an only and much loved son.
He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1852,
where he was universal favorite with stu
dents and professors. In 1854 he was a
student at the Cambridge Law School, and
in December, 1854, be came to St. Paul
with JOHN B. SANBoRN, ESQ.,, as partner
in the firm of Sanborn & French-now San.
born, French & Lund-well known through
out the State as one of the ablest and heav-
lest law firms in the city. But he died too
soon to be appreciated at his value as a
citizen or a lawyer, If he had had the
ambition, he had the energy and tact to
win, and the talent to adorn, any position to
which he might have aspired.
A ripe scholar, of rare literary taste, he
was never happier than in the society OF
a few chosen friends, whom he was fond of
gathering round the hearth where all that is
beautiful and graceful in the amenities of
home adorned and blessed his life. For this
chosen circle he reserved fund of brilliant
wit and of genial and kindly humor which
reminded one of HOOD or LAMB in its
spontaneity and its delicate, whimsical
sparkle-the outflow, as all such humor is,
of a profound native benevolence.
From the sacred private sorrow that his
death has made-from the beautiful desolate
love that sits in its ashes and weeps--let US
turn our eyes reverently, and, following afar
off, weep, too, that we cannot share the
burden of that fearful sorrow.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02

A CoRREcr1oN.-Mr. CRUrrENDEN, of
the Senate, has been appointed Register of
the Lend Office at St. Cloud, 10 place of
Col. CARUTHERs, resigned. We stated in
correctly yesterday, that it was to vacancy
in the Otter Tail Office he had been appoint
ed. Mr.. G. will make competent and
obliging officer and we record his appoint
mont with more that ordinary feelings of
qualification.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02

DOUGLAS AND MINNEsOTA.-Two Democratic
papers in Minnesota-the Winona Democrat
and the St. Anthony Eapress--say that Mr..
Douglas has nothing to hope from the Charles
the st. Paul Pioneer, the central Douglas organ
was candidate for Charleston, but was defea-
ted by decided majority.-.N. Y. Herald.
The above is fair sample of the means
employed by the Administration press at the
East and South, as well as in Minnesota
to misrepresent Democratic sentiments and
action. The first sentence contains as
much truth as the last, and both are known
here to be totally false
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
Doubtra, 1ll,no,. and wisconsin Banks.

The State Auditor of Illinois has notified
the following banks to deposit extra securi
ties to cover decline in the value of the
State bonds on which their circulation has
been issued American Exchange Bank
at Raleigh Bank of Aurora, Aurora !;
Bank Of the Commonwealth, Robinson !;
Bank of Napierville (ate Dupage County
Bank, Napierville Bank of Raleigh, Ra-
leigh; Corn Exchange Bank, Fairfield !;
GRANVILLE Bank, GRANVILLE; Morgan County
Bank, Jacksonville; Peoples Bank, Carmi;
Railroad Bank, Decatur /; Rushville Bank,
Rushville; Southern Bank of Illinois, Gray
vile; Stock Security Bank, Danville
1hompson's Reporter says it is thought these
banks will suffer the Auditor to wind them
up, rather than comply with his demand.
Their securities are mainly Missouri bonds.
The following banks in Wisconsin are
represented by the Comptroller ofthat State
as being irresponsible: Bank Of Montelo,
Frontier, Citizens, and Mechanics Banks,
having no Office and no business expect to
issue notes for circulation Bank Of North
America, purporting to hail from Grand
Rapids, but whose President and Cashier
live in Cook county, Ill. The Bank O.,
Oconto, Arctic Bank, Bank of Appleton
Chippewa Bank, Clark county Bank, Corn
Planters Bank, Farmers Bank OF Two
Rivers, Green Bay Stock Bank, st. Croix
Valley Bank, Oconto Bank, and Trades
mems Bank likewise evade or violate the
banking law by having no place Of business
or banking house. The banks thus men
toned have an aggregate circulation of
$l,332,15O. There is danger of loss to
holders of these bills should there be con-
siderable decline in the market value of the
stocks deposited as securities, the owners of
the banks having no capital invested in the
business and residing mostly out of the
State.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
WHILE l would make any sacrifice, per-

WHILE | would make any sacrifice, per-
sonal TO myself, to preserve the, unity and
harmony Of the Democratic party in its
time-honored principles, never, never would
yield one iota, one jot or title OF those
principles to gain the Presidency. The
Democratic party has a higher duty, a
nobler province and more honorable aim
than merely to carry an election and get
possession of the government. The mission
of the Democratic party is to maintain those
principles of State Equality and Popular
Sovereignty and Local Self Government, on
which our entire political system rests
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. .-..