Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-22
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up 70 the IL inst:
The amount Of To taxable property Of the State has
just been determined by the board Of equalization. The
bord has advarced the aggregate valuation nom 81
4l9 297 500 the figure for the last year Of to 81
AL 1857 $50 In the present year Of waran augmentation
of very nearly 22 900. The city OF New ork gains
by ~ much larger ratio; the valuation 10 1850 beng
$50 07s 7Ss, and in 1861 rising TO so7l gam
Of Sal .OOO Ia fact the additional valuation may
be SAID to fall bodily upon the city Toe tax for 1850
was mills, amounting in the aggregate to $500
$40 40.
The CITY Hremsn are making preparations for grand
tournament on Thanksgiving Day. The whole depart.
ment will take part and the spectacle, IL Is expected wiz
be one Of the most exciting witnessed In this CITY,
Instead Of having tie Union ticket before the people
at the coming election, there prospect OF having ons
from each Of the following organizations: Straight
Republican party; 9 Union Republican pirty Tam
many Hall party; Mozart Hall organ. ,ion Cooper To-
stute orgsniz ition; Fifth Avenue Hotel organization
Tar.payers organic ltion Medical College organisation
The resi- of the Conf prisoners on Governors
Island on Saturday transferred to Bedloes Island
by the steamer BEDFORD portion OF them having Deen
removed on Friday.
The ship J. Morton, Just arrived from Liverpool, was
seized OIL Surdsy -Four sIteenths of her Is owned In
New Orleans.
st. mped the guard boat satontd at the Narrows
on Saturday, morning, and brought TO By shot from
Fort Lafayette.
| AFFAIRS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Below viii be found Phiadelphia intelligence TO the
| l4th October
The main connection Of the Pennsylvania Central rail-
road the Pittsburg Fort Wayne, and Chicago ne 400
miles in length from Pttsburg to Chicago, will be sold
| on the 24th October.
Prof ssor Lowe is constructing in this city four new
1 balloons for Government use. These ones vary
from tbirty-oUe to thirty FIVE feet in diameter at the
widest part and including the cords and basket are
about hundred feet from tcp TO bottom. Their ma
iersl Is of strong brown Poge silk, doubled and var
nshed four times. Professor Lowe Is now forming q
balloon corps for tho working and transportation OF bis
various balloons who Will probably rank as heuensnts
and will receive IS day till their rank and pay shall be
| definitely established.
The u s. steam sloop ofwar Brooklyn has been strip.
p,d preparatory to commencing the necessary repairs
thorough inspection of the vesst made by Master Car
penter Davis has shown that s necessary TO thoroughly
overhaul her. Considerable Of her upper works are rot
ton and some Of her pAnkng Is In the condition.
The schooner San Juan, which was captured OF Hat
ieras Toilet on the 2Sth September, by the g. irgate
Su Q1ehauna arrived on Friday night 10 charge Of przs
mas VIM o. Gee zier The schooner Ia about $50
burtben and ia loaded chiefly with salt She from
one Of the West IDda Islands and bound to Eliza
beth, n. O. Her owner s OF that State.
| ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA.
PIcrpic sPRIsGs, Oct. l2 The pony express, going
| east passed here this morning.
Cen Sumner has Issued his proclamation, ordering the
manning Of the forts 10 the department OF California BY
oneers and concentrating the regulars at convenient
points for their embsrkation for Panama Lieutenant
Colonel Merchant will detail four companies, OF twenty
men EACH from bis regiment to garrison Forts Churchill
humboldt, Bragg, Crook, Gaston Umpqua, and Scran.
| ton.
Cap. Mcmahon, recently appointed on Gen. hcCle
ans staff started for Washington, overland on the 10th
| inst.
A very fae regiment Of horsemen Is now beirg form
ed In th Stse by W. Roase loyal Texas Ranger, and
g nearly full although for the purpose OF procuring
Il bed tha MINT ia kent he
They style themselves Cossacks and intended 10 per-
form similar service for the American army that the
Russian Coeslcks do for the Russian army. They ara
good horsemen, using the rd, going at full speed and
are also expert In throwing the asso The men are rep
resented wond riuy proficient Their services have
been rendered to the Government
The Synod Of the Pacific representation OF the Old
School Presbyterian Church met at Sapa on Tuesday
Resolutions we're passed complimentary to the Rev. DR.
Scott and amenting the demonstrations OF personal vio
ercs at San Francisco The Rev. DE-. Anderson and
one other member voted against The resolutions Reso
aions Of loyalty 10 tie Government also adopted
\ REMOVAL TIE coLoRED POPULATION OF rHE usITro
| sTATIs TO AFRICA.
Toe annual report Of the Pennsylvania Colonization
Society considers the prsccabiy Of the removal Of the
ooored race from America Africa. We make the fol-
loving extract
The census OF 1850 gives the number of free colored
persons at 400 09, and slaves at s7s2,3iS making
50
the State Department at Washington IL appears that
from ST. ember ST. ls43 to December 81, 1850, there
arrived a; the ports OF the Uned States, By sea. from
foregn linds, $50 AL passengers Toe greater num
tbat arrived 10 single year was 400 49, ftom ths
IL evident that the free coored population OF this cous'
try might emigrae to Africa or elsewhere, within lit.
tie more than single year. and that the entire body If
the people Of color with the increase might remove in
less than twenty years. Twohths, or S2oOOOO,OCo Of
the amount recendv voted BY Congress for war par
posee would be sufficient to cover the expenses of the
passage Of these emgAnts to Liberia and clso to pay
for six months Of their support after arriving in that
country.
| FAILURES AND sUsPENsItxs
The Boston Commercial Bulletins LIST Of business
changes in the United States gives seven failures and
suspensions in Boston, five In New York Tour In Phia-
phia aud % in other pacssa total OF IL for the past
| week.
| sPEcuLATIoss o. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
Washington correspondents of the Baltimore SEn, Of
the l4h thus eIpstiae upon the which is now being
waged upon the South, and its general results
Warrants for the payment Of Government dues to the
amount of millions Of dollars lie upon the table OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury but takes time to sign them
even with very cursory examination on his part Again
on account Of the hcapng up of accounts against the
Government in one form or another, time must be hal
for the proper adjustment 10 turn at the counting Offices
Government creditors who think OF this they
csn get their money In moment should bear the above
| points in mind.
The doubts tbrownoutss to the verify ofthe statements
Of the London Times to the effect that Government
has given lis consent the object fhe Anglo French
Spanish expedition against Mexico, well founded
Both the Federal and the Conftd srae authorities must
ook with alarm what will probably turn out 10 be
violation Of the Monroe doctrine and Mr.. Lncolns adj
ministraton in particular cannot occupy the position at
tributsd to il, If Il be true that MeIco has auhorzd
The passage Of Oops her territory for war pur
| poses. .r-
A gentleman of this city, who has Just returned from
an extended visit 10 the heart Of Continental Europs,
saws that our Government and people suffer 10 the pub.
lie Judgment becuse they get their about our affairs
| almost entirely from the Loudon Tunes. Though the
extraordinary statements Of Mr. Ru ses first letter
crr Ine the battle OF Bull Run subsequently softn
cd dowa still they went wte's eorec ioas never reach,
ard on the whole, litary, ss well as onr nsiitu-
tons are much Of laughing ock The ed las oil tbs
Times contribute to the end and unless the press