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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

The delegates from Mobile, In the Alabama
Convention, have published their protest
against the adoption OF the Confederate Con.
stitntion, without submitting it TO the people.
Both Houses of the Legislature OF Michigan
beer and cider clause 10 the prohibitory liquor
law.
The elec ton In Connecticut for members Of
Congress and State officers, will come OF ON
Monday, the LIST Of April, and will probably
bring out very full vote.
The Louisiana Convention has resolution
before il, declaring in favor Of "entire free
trade with the Western States, slave and
free, by the Confederated States.
The JAN at Vienna, Dooly county, Ga. and
q negro confined therein, were burnt on Sat.
urday morning last.
Mrs I.ieat. Siemmer Is on a visit to Bur
Hngton, n. j., and has. as usual, been ''sere.
naded.
A patent has been issued to q. A. McEvoy
Of Richmond, for an Improvement In tie
mode Of loading fire- arms.
Lindsay M. Shumaker has been appointe ted
route agent ON tbs Richmond and Danvilis
Railroad.
The Savannah (Cia.l Republican learns Of
Sax extensive New York meTehants who are
about removing to that city
DIR. +. J. Hill, y venerable physician of
Wilmington, N. o.. died on the 20th last.
Capt Rynders. the U. .. Marshal for New
York, hss sent In his resignation. "a
W. II. Tonlinson has been slected Mayer ~
Point Pleasant, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29
LOCAL MATTERS.

The Washington Rffe-This is a new
oreech- loading rifle, inven ted in this city, by
,. Herries DE Bow, practical mining and me-
chahicai engineer, well known to our people
from ms efforts in the development Of the
mineral wealth of the State. is made at the
"Wasnington Bnrge foundry" of VIM 1. Hub
ara Esq, IN the suburb of Sidney, and from
this circumstance. has been named in honor of
him who was the first in ,car, as we'll as the
FIRST in peace.
There are many claims to novelty and orisi.
naity In this invention. and apparent advan-
tages not combined in any of the numerous
firearms Of the kind now before the public
chief among them are its extreme simplicity v
and cheapness of obstruction. While it can
be loaded and discharged as rapidly rs the best
of our breech- loading arms-and under pro-
tracted use, perhaps faster-and while its
force OF fire and accuracy of range cannot be
excelled, 1t can also be constructed as cheap
as the common rifle or musket
Another i'm Portant advantage, not presented
by any other arms using common paper car
tridSes, is its reliability in any emergency,
since 1t cannot be affected by water The
charge cannot be damaged by rain or any in
clemency OF weather: while the rifle can be
loaded in any position-advancingo or retreat
ing, lying fiat on the ground, or during the
s"iftest movements on horseback, or in day
light or dark. The cartridge itself con tains
the lSni ting principle, and all the elements of
the explosive material-powder and percus-
sion-all exerted effectively on the proiec tile.
and from the mode in which the powder is
PACKED anu ignited, no recOll Is produced, and
the bursting OF the rife is impossible in this
TACT scientific principle is developed long
sought after in firearms. Several OF these
riiies have been subjected to severe trials at
long ranges, and under sevsre tests, and have
invariably proved eqnal to any emergency.
We notice this invention with much salts
factlon, as Richmond production, and would
call the attention of our military authorities
10 an investigation of its claims, particularly
for the cavalry service. Though our expe.
rienced military men decide in favor of the
muzlie-l loader, for the rank and file, we sub.
mt that 1t is only necessary to produce a per-
rect and retidbte breech- loader to supercede
them entirely.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29
Evening Session.

The Committee was called to order by Mr.
SOrTHALL, ut O'Clock.
MIR. FIsaER, of N or hampton, said the Com
mittee had passed upon the two amendments
offered and he supposed the first resolution
was now open ior amendment.
The tHAIRNAN.-- es, sir.
Mr.. FIsHER.--Then | propose to amend by
striking out in the Gfth line, after the word
instrument" )" the words - the people Of each
State agreed 10 associate with the people of
the other States, upon footing OF exact
equality" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words leach State acceded as Il State, and is
Al in tegral party, and its eo-States forming,
as to itself, the other party"
Mr.. FISHER said his object in offering tho
amendment was to vindicate the truth OF his
tory 1t was an undoubted fact that the Con
sfitution was not submitted for ratification to
the people of the United States AS an aggregate
mass but each State acted Tor ltsetf, III Its
seuara te character, i'll the highest attribute OF
its sovereignty. Secession, ne maintained,
was not a right derived from the Constitution,
but a right over and above the Constitution,
which each State reserved for Itself. virginia,
in ratifyiug the Constitution, never snrreh-
dered her right TO secede. oae ought never 10
exercise il for light and trivial causes, but IL
was right that was essentially necessary ior
the main tenanee of her sovereignty. Mr
Fisher briefly advocated his amendment,
which, he said. would not impair the unity
of the report.
Mr. ScorT, of Fauquier had been impressed
with the idea that the resolution, as reported,
would prove acceptable to every one, Will
out amendment. The object OF an amend
nert ought TO be to remove an ambiguity
The gentleman from Northampton proposes
to substitute for the word 'people, y the word
estates" Mr.. Madison defined the word
States TO mean the people OF the States. Bat
10 come TO higher authority than Mr. Mad
son. lei us, said Mr.. Scott, appeal To the re-
cord The act of Virginia. ratiiying the Con-
stitu tion ex pressly makes the ratification by
aud on behalf Of the people of the State. The
gentleman from Northampton was obleeting
% the very term in which the Constitution
was III tified The amendment was like the
,thers, hyper critical, and he hoped no modi-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

IL 's dtreody kno1cn that the General Gov
efnment has called for certain cannon con-
tracted to be made for it by DR.. J. L. Archer
OF the Bellona Arsenal. The fact that he had
announced his readiness to deliver them. and
MS intention TO do so, are also well known
Rumors have somehow become current on the
streets OF Richmond, that the people designed
to obstruct the delivery of the guns, by stop-
Pihs theIl at this point. Whether they really
mean 10 do so remains to be seen, as the guns
nave not been brought far as this city, as
yet The rumors referred to were made the
basis of sundry resolutions which were offered
i'll the House of Delegates yesterday, the de-
pate Incidental thereto consuming the entire
dty Madame rumor has ascribed to the
Governor the intention of ordering out the
Public Guard or First Regiment, to protect
the guns while in transitu through this city,
put IL is due to the Governor to DENY the or
thodoxy of his alleged intention. He saws he
mas neither formed a desire, nor expressed the
lnten ton, of ordering out any soldiers to "pro.
tect the guns" To the extent that the rumor
does injustice to Gov. Letcher it is right to
correct it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

"NoBILITY'' IN THB CALAs0osE.-LordA Adolf
phus Vane Tempest, M. p, was arrested a
couple of weeks ago in London, for getting
drunk and standing in the middle of Coyen-
try street, stopping all vehicles passing by
catching the horses heads. In the courtroom
he amused himself by splitting in the face of
the police, stamped his feet on q table, sang
popular airs from the opera, whistled, and in
various ways exhibited refined and cult.
waited taste and bearing. In consequence his
lordship was sent to the House of Detention,
and in default of finding two sure ties in $500
each, was 10 be there detained for week, 1T
the expiration of which tune he was to be re-
examined.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

TIE DUEL NEAR PESsACoLA.-The fact of 4
duel at Fort McRae, Fla, between St. Clair
Morgan, of Charleston, S c., and a young
Alabamian, named Storrs, late midshipman
in the U. 5. Navy, has been noticed. The
Mobile Tribune says
1t seems that on the night of the duel the
young men, with number of comrades, were
off in a boat on a reConnoitering party near
Fort Pickens. Morgan, full of reckless dar-
ing, proposed that they should land Just nm
der the walls of Pickens TO make what diScoy-
cries they could; but Storrs objected, saying
that it would expose them to almost certain
capture, and the majority of the party sided
with him. But Morgan, hot tempered and
impatient, reproached Storrs with timidity -
A few words passed between them and the
boat put back to the main land. When they
had disembarked Storrs said to Morgan that
he had intimated a doubt of his courage and AS
they bad rifles, and the moon was shining
brightly, he could prove it. Morgan respond
ed to this proposition with alacrity. Twenty
steps were paced off, and at the first fire Nor
gan fell dangerously wounded, the heavy ball
of the Sharpe's rife having entered his right
groin and ranged through and out of the back
part Of the thigh. An unfortunate affair, in :
deed, between two brave young men.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

A FIGHTING MIYIsTER.-The Milwaukee
Sentinel relates that the pastor of one or the
churc hes in that city recently became aware
that a young man iii his congregation was
forming bad habits. Meeting the stray lamb
one night in the streets with some dissolute
companions, the Reverend gentleman at
tempted to dissuade him from going further,
but he rowdies III company objected, and one
OF them struck the parson. The fellow had
reckoned without his host. In moment the
clergym man had thrown off his coal and sailed
in" very brief space of time sufiiced for
him to q wax blaZes - out of the crowd; and
having accomplished the feat he quietly re-
sumed his coat, and with it his eq uanimitY
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

NEW TYPE-SETTER-Wiilis, in his last
letter to the Home Journal says the machine
"to insert pig at one end and grind out sau-
saSes a the other is really 'slow'' in COM
parison with the new invention for setting
types-a visit to which was the object of one
of his recent walks in New Y orl
"Alden's type-setter not only can set types
Ss fast as eight men, but distributes, or re-
stores TO their places, the same amount by
the same process-an GntO-rectDeratioa Of
outlay, which it is wondrous TO believe (for
an editor, at least,j may be Il possible princi-
pie Of Nature!
"The type-setter is worked like a piano.
by playing on keys-ihe mere touch on the
key tor the letter a, for ms tance being ins tead
OF the old fashion OF taking up that letter
with the fingers, turning 1t right end up and
right side front, and putting it into the line,
10 be adjusted with spaces. 1t isa revolving
table OF brass-the machine-worked by the
smallest steam m-power, and the cost is about
fifteen hundred dollars. 1t would clear it
sell, OF course, by the saving OF labor, ito say
nothing OF the acceleration of work 10 which
speed is so necessary in very short time
Without going into Il particular description
OF the machinery, may say, one who has
been a we'll taught type-setter himself, that
il seemed TO me rs the locomotive seems TO the
stage driver, or rs the steamboat TO the pad
dler of the canoe-an impossible dcs iderutunl
brought miraculously to pass.
'Perhaps the most curiously ingenious
part of the invention is that which gives the
compost tor chance 10 scratch his head or in
dulge i'll a reyerie, speak to his friend or light
his cigar, mend the grammar or eriticise the
'copy-Obviating, that is TO say, the necessi-
ty of rigidly keeping up with the unyarying
steam propulsion OF the machine This is
done by regis ter wheel. which makes sig
nails for the letters before they taken. and
which will allow as many IT'S sixty to accu-
mulate before they ara disposed OF, with no
hindrance TO the action of the machinery
Could anything be more like brain turned
ip to brass
The inventor of this wonderful affair."
Timothy Alden, was practical printer; and
to it he evoted twenty years, dying when he
had at last perfected this brain aud nerves
giving way to the diseases of over-concentra-
lion Of thought and will"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29
Duty ON IcE.-The Mobile Register, in an

Duty ON IcE.-The Mobile Regis ter, in an
article on the new tariff, says:
$50 much has been said about the duty on ice
that we cannot conclude this article without
some passing alusion to it. The 81 per ton
on imported ice amounts to about one Quar-
ter cent i pound on consumption, two thirds
OF ali ice being lost i'll wasLage. This amount
Is so small, and the average price of ice is so
low, that few will feel the tax at all, and none
sufficiently TO make it II hardship. To the
Confederate Government, on the other hand
this tax Will bring, according to tompeten t
authorities, a revenue not less than quarter
million dollars, as al least 125 200 tons are an
nually imported into the Confederate States
quite important item TO a new Govern
ment under the necessity OF making war pre-
para tions.''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

Blo,cn A,cay.-A few days since, one Of Mr..
VIM. Sears Woods employees, while thinning
house at West Point, on the line of the York
River Railroad, had a large roll of the metal
blown around him by the force of the wind,
and thus enveloped, was hurled to the ground
(some twenty eight feet,) sustaining a disloea-
tion of the shoulder, besides receiving consid-
erable bruises about the head and other parts
of the body, which will disquaiify him for
work for some time.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

EToy ETIoCETTE.-The March number of
the Cornhlll Magazine opens with "a satirical
paper upon education at aris stocratic Eton-
One passage records what seems a very mean
transaction on the part of a head mas ter of a
great public school, whose legitimate emolu-
ments, from his pupils, are probably equal to
some s25, 600 year. 1t seems that when an
Eton boy is about to quit the school he us ual-
ly 'tnhes leave of his tutor and OF the head
master. He waits on the head master, who
expresses his sorrow at parting with him, his
wishes for his future welfare, and sends his
best com pliments to his parents; the two then
shake hands and the boy retires. As he leaves
the room, small table meets his ewes on
which is a plate with several bank notes dis
played upon it. On this plate the boy de-
posts note, varying from fI0 10 f25 Ii is
said that the sons OF dukes and railway kings
go Us high as f50.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

AnSic on ne SQuare.-The Armory Band, as
we learn, Will soon renew, and regularly keep
up, their last summers system of music upon
the Capltol Square, and with pledge of
Their best efforts to satisfy the citizens of
Rlehmond, they respectfully ask TO be remem-
bered in return. No doubt the First Regi-
ment Band, as before, will soon join IN this
arrangement, which assures our citizens a
succession OF the most delightful en- ntertain-
ments during the evenings of the present
summer. We Will not permit ourselves to
doubt that the people will fail to remember
those who thus minister TO their pleasure.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

O,oner Wanted The police captured the
other day "a suspicious looking darkey, who
had in his possession 4 fine blue pilot-cloth
overcoat, the sleeves lined with red silk and
the body with black serge In one of the
pockets pair of bucks kin gloves were found
The owner, whoever he is, had been riding
bay horse, as hairs from a horse OF that de-
scription were found in the skirt of the coat
which was also spattered with mud in some
places. The coat will be detained till the
O ogner calls for it,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

FROM TExAs.- .-(Iovernor Houston still
claims to be the Chief Executive Of Texas.
and has published an address to the people.
protesting against the action of the Conven-
uon. The Legislature had re-assembled and
confirmed the action of the Convention de-
posing Governor Houston. The steamers
General Rusk and Daniel Webster sailed from
the Brazos on the Goth nit, with the United
States troops on board. The Indians are de-
vastating the frontiers, killing and driving
back the settlers
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

1he Junior Volunteers. - This admirable
company drilled on the Capitol Square a few
evenings ago, and created quite a sensa ton by
the steady and skillful manner in which they
went through the manual of arms and various
company evolutions. They are as fine Il set of
young fellows as can be found anywhere. In
bearing and in gentlemanly appearance they
are unsurpassed, and like II young bud open
ing INTO bloom, they promise a brilliant
future. Their esprit dn corps is of the highest
order, and, like Old Virginia, they never tire
in efforts to attain honorable distinct tion.
To-day they will drill on the Square at 81
0 o'clock, and we guarantee that they will ex-
hibit military proficiency which some of the
adult companies cannot excel
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

Aayor's Court.-The cases brought to the
hotlce OF his Honor, on yesterday, involved no
serious consequences, either to the criminals
OF Ihe common wealth. Case OF Jack, slave
of ]. Nj. sheppard, for stealing an oyer-coat
Of }. IL. Wilde,sfrom Hobson's barber shop,
was continued until to-day. A young man,
giving his name as VIM. II. Hill, having been
arrested by order of the Mayor, on suspicion
of Purloining number of drafts. and other
valuable papers, in the State of Tennessee
was also sent to Jail till this morning for ex-
animation. Two or more bucolic individuals,
VINO mad fallen into the hands of the watch
because of the exhibition Of tendencies com
mon TO such parties, We're admonshed and
discharged.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29
Affairs at Fort Sumter-A Plan for Rein
forcements.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune gives the result of the visit to
Fort Sumter of Capt. Fox, who was sent by
the President. The agent has returned to
Washington, and the correspondent says:
1t is very well rstood that he had a
plan for introducing reinforcements, which
had been submitted to the members OF the
Cabinet, and was regarded as measurably
practicable but attended with the probabii-
ty, If not certainty, of collision, which con-
stituted the chief objection to its adoption
lie Is perfectly familiar with all the approach
rs to the harbor OF Charles ton, having been
long connected with the Coast Survey, and
had practical experience as the commander of
one OF Aspinwaifs steamers. his scheme did
not con tenn plate any serious danger in running
the gauntlet of the batteries the islands
which guard the channels, bnt only in landing
the men and provisions at Sumter, after it
had been reached. Ii 4 fire was opened upon
his transports from Fort MoultrIe or the other
batteries, it would be necessary for Sumter to
silence them in order to discharge the rein
iorcements. Any attempt, therefore, looking
to that object, would almost inevitably lead
10 bloodshed, and before resorting to it the
Administration would be cons trained TO ex-
pect that alternative. Even if successful
without great loss of lifo, nothing would be
gained but the retention of fortress which
mas only local value in protecting Charles
ton, and Is of no national moment whatever
Captain Fox is fully impressed with thu
courage, integrity and sincerity of Ma jor An
uci SON, Win whom, however, MS coHlnunI-
cation was necessarily limited, as Gov. Pick
ems sent Capt. Hartstein, late OF our Navy,
as an escort with him toxhe Fort, who kept
within earshot during most of the interview
or, at least, near enough to prevent any free
communication. He con nsoers that the Fort
can be reinforced either by a military opera
tion which, of course, would rec uire force
not ut the disposal of the President, or by the
strategy already referred to, with its attend
ant hazards OF IA desperate conflict.
The supply of provisions now in the earri-
son VIII probably enable Maj. Anderson to
sustain his command reasonably well until
the 10Th OF April. From all the facts dis
closed by this Investigation, It'll manifest that
Fort Sumter must be abandoned, or civil war
inaugurated Capt Fox is cautious, intelli-
gent, and weil-intorned, and was brought to
the notice OF the Government by Mr.. Aspn-
wall, and some of the principal ship-owners
of New York and Boston
Mr.. Ltmon, of Illinois. who also went to
Charleston TO make certain inquiries, viii re-
turn to morrow evening, or the next morn
ing. After all the information has been laid
before the President, and he has satisfied his
own mind conclusiveiy as to the absolute ne
cessity, the order withdra wing Major Ander-
son will be approved.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

A VALUABLE ADvERTIsgMENT.-Kink who
was arrested not long since at Oxford, Ind
for the murder of DIR. j. III. Rowe, who stop-
ped all 3ight at Kinks tavern, has been re.
leased, owing to the re-appearance of the sup
posed victim. kink extensively advertised
his arrest, and besought Rowe to "turn up''
ana prove his innocence, and Rowe seeing the
notice, confessed. Another proof of the eff
cacy of advertising.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

&. ". C0utdocks Beneft.-It is seldom that
our citizens have an occasion to recognize and
express their appreciation of such true genius
and artistic excellence as will be offered at
our Theatre tonight, when Mr.. Couldock.
pre-eminentiy an ornament to his profes sion
al artIst bringing to the stage not only most
admirabl delneations, bat those graces which
only the gentleman and scholar can impart to
his performances, will present his name as a
beneficiary. Mr.. &. appears in two of his
best presentations, and to those who admire
the pure and legitimate drama, in lifelike por-
trayal, We commend, particularly, the bill f
this evening, and the beneficiary OF the occa-
sion.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

Board Of C9aims.-Senate bill proposing to
establish the above Board, provides that it
shall consist of the First and Second Auditor.
and Registrar of the Land Office, who may pay
all claims allowed by them (which cannot
be paid by the Auditor OF Public Accounts
under existing laws" Persons can apply TO
the Board within five years of the time of
the origiDation of a claim, and have il audit
ell and paid in an amount, i'll case it does not
exceed 500. Claims exceeding that amount
may be recommended 10 the General Assem-
hIy
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

Hard Lick An aged man, named Solomon
Hecht, got into a dispute yesterday, at A.
Motifs auction house, with q person called
John Dilworth, which ended In the latter
slapping Hecht in the face Whether from
old age or fright, Hecht became insensibie,
and so remained for several hours, having oe :
casionally spasms. Dilworth was arres ted
and committed TO the cage. Afterwards
Hecht, who had been removed 70 the back OF
NOtrs store, recovered and walked away
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

INTERNATIONAL Doc FIaHr Under this
head the New York papers inform their read
ers that match between Rosie, of Brooklyn,
and Bess, of Liverpool, England-the sscham-
pion dogs OF the world was fought in
brooklyn on Tuesday evening, for $3.50 side
len thousand dollars, it is stated, changed
hands on the match. Bess won in thirty
minutes There were about one thousand
spectators present