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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-26


An4"s, York co =. v. Sept. sd. (
Everything Is remarkably quiet mere, and
but for the "ccdSiOLal tramp 81 detachment u
vi III itntry, tAe heavy rumbling sound Of bag
gage wagons, together with gallant yIdettrs
aud cOuriers, mounted on noble stccds in full
military array, one would scarcely suppose
such Il thiug existed here War The pick
cts of the enemy sometimes lire upon our
viaetlcs, but they commence soamEeln% be
fore discharging their pieces consequently
no one is ever hurt.
" hilo large scout consisting OF cavalry
aud three hundre infantry, commanded by
Gen. I'M, the hero of Bethel, were IL tie
vicinity of Newport News, Il few DAYS
since. an effort was rnate to shell tjia1r
from tEG enemy 5 shipping, bat il proved an
entire failure. Consequently, OR scout Te-
turned without having accomplished any
thing.
4 sad casualty occurred here some three
days ago, which came very near result
inG: III the death OF Mr. John w. Harmon, :.
member Of the DinWiOdie DragOO4s. H:r.
Harmon had gone to the Grove W ilarf III i
wagon, for the purpose OF meeting some 81
his friends, who were recurring from their
homes. Soon after their leaving tie wharf
Tor Camp Adams. Il most terrific storm over
took them. a male 1ttHc5. ed to the wagon
was instantly killed by I. 4 lightning, and
Mr.. Harmon was 50 severely shocked that be
was Tor several hours completely paralyzea.
Two ether gentlemen, III the wagon IT the
lime, were partially STUNNED. Mr.. II. has
not recovered the use o + his limbs, but, we arr
happy To state, is improving slowly.
The health of the peniIIs ula is not very
GOOD. This is the trying season on sur army
here Must Of the diseases are Of bilious
type, some few of which have proved fatal
With all due Difference to the medical pro
trsSion, and others in authority, in our hum
bic judgment they perpetrdte 4 great error il
not allowing more Of The sick to 20 to n eli
homes, where they can receive more atten
ton to paliiate their sufieriugs than liz tht
hospitals, which are old buildings, erected
for other purposes, Reconstruct ted, ana gene.
rally badly ventilated.
Dr.. .iunius Roare, of Charles City, fo1
some time connected with this hospital, has
within the last day or two, received APP
pointment rs Surgeon in thu Confrderatt
Army. This he riChly merite9, not only fol
his experience and superior skill as a phYsi
clan, but for his civil and gent lemanly Gep0rt
mcnt. Two or three killing trOsts would i'm
prove the health of the peninsula wonder
fully, and the season is rapidly approaching
when we shall have these TO drive of tn,
countless nalades that flesh is heir to. w
long to iuhale some bracing and inyigCratju&
air. DYKE.
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COS TO 2IcHMoSp. Although this favor
lie war-cry has been silonoed in the newspa-
pers the thing itself is still the great object of
the Invasion. An Intelligent gentleman from
New York Informs Us that few people there
anticipate march to Richmond By ,he Ma
nassa route, but that rome other avenue of
approach is in contemplation. AZ Nh SAMUEL
WELLER, Sr., when sorely prosecuted by the
widows, observed, "Vot thing it is to be SO
sought AFTER"
Richmond is undoubtedly worth seeking af-
ter" for lis the head and body ofthe Southern
detenees. Here are the brains, the arteries,
the bones, muscles, and sinews Of this war
Tie demonstrative Northern press seems 10
have acquired certain amount of retlcence
aud discretion under the tuition of McCLEL-
Ian, for il talks in an oracuisr and mysteri-
ons style about the large naval expedition and
the twenty or twenty-five thousand nen now
preparing to sail from New York, limiting
darby that it is intended for the Southern
coast, ana will strike into the very heart Of
the Southern rebelion.'
We We're not aware before iba, the heart
| was to be found at the surface or api,;j tlie
| exlremities, and therefore deem it just lossi
| Die thai striking at the heart of the Southern
rebellion Is simply another phraseology fol
On to Richmond" 1t has been already sug
gested that the impending blow may be struck
upon the waters Of the James, or even tl,s
York or Rappahanaoek, though we take it fol
| granted that or Government will be- fonne
prepared for any contingency. Gen. Wool
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From Louisa Comfy,
TnryILLIAx, I.nrrsA 60 :. Se,t. n. ISL

IREVtLLIAE' I-oUfSA 60. Sept. n, lS6i
| have been SolOulning some days in this
region, and have Dven delighted TO see that in
80 many families sick or wounded soldiers
are cared for. One gentleman has had on
hand not less than -four for some months As
soon as any Gre well enough 10 leave he goes
10 Gordonsvili" and procurcs others 10 l. k.
their places. II seems 10 me that the Guth0ri-
lies would DO we'll IL permit the country PEG
pie, especially those living along the rail-
roads, to ala in taking care OF the wounded
and sick. You have u large EtIInbCr of OK
soldiers in Richmond, at an expense 10 the
Government, who would be rs well Cart;! for
il distributed among the kind people III the
country.
The crops are very fine aIl there viii be a
vast deal of corn aud wheat Tor sale from this
legion. People are Ccouom2ug in almost
every par!icular aud thas adapting Them
selves To The extraordinary times in which
We live. Large mum ers uf hogs are belt =
raised, and | hear Of some who haze been
clliIod 10 cents per pound for pork, bat Ge-
ciued. egpet ing mere.
There has lately been q very interesting re-
yivsl OF religion ~ church in F!uyanna,
not far from here. Rev. &. X. Dickinson The
pastor, has baptized sersHt@ea, and the interest
contii,uts to spread. There Is much solemn
religious feeling among mapy churches. not r.
outstanding the times are SO unfayorahie
for attending 10 tie things which relate TO
the soul and ett ruity.
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CommonGraiA rs. DarM T. kuh-rhis
case came up before the Mayor yesterday
Keith was charged with the killing of john
G.ifiina fact which he admitted, and plead
ing in justification Of the homicide that it WIS
committed by him while aiding civil officer
to arrest the deceased, and not until after the
deceased had fred Al him Keith four times
with "a pistol His Honor examined only the
Witnesses whose testimony was supposed 20
he material to lie issue. The ehooting ap-
pcared to have been done in self-dctence, and
Keith was accordingly discharged from Gus
to4y. The accused has as long "a head as had
Sir Walter Scot, and presents rather u re
marhablc appearance. lie evidently thought
he had done nothing more than his duty in
killing Griffin.
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Small N9'f>-'These hs,ye been the subject
Of much remark Of late. We regard th EN- as
AZ cyi! AT some times. and nader some circunJ-
stances. but as Of benefit 10 the public lust
now. In ordinary times, when the various
banks redeem their issues in specie thcy are :.
nuisance. Now, when TO ban pays ont gold
and silver; when bank notes are a mere nomi-
nal representative of coin; when Confederate
notes, having not even a nominal place Of re
Gcmption, and based only upon the credit Of
the Governments. ATE received by everybody
as money; when coin is worth fifteen per cent
more Cham tie best of bank notes, ii is inpos-
sihlo 10 make people give gold or silver in
exchange Tor notes jnqucstioaHblv there s
specie enough III The community to answer The
purposes Of change But the difficulty i1 that ten
Gollarr ia coin tire equal 10 eleven and a half
dollars IN paper Ii, then, Il customer prr-
glasses one doidra worth OF goods and the
merchant giyos bim f0nr specie dollars ia
change, the latter receives only forty cents for
a dollars worth OF goods, and of course loses
money by the operation. No merchant Is
foolish enough to make such trades How,
then, are small purchases 10 be nglde ! The
practical sense OF the business men, which is
often superior to the theories Of political
economists, has suggested and employed d
remedy Business men know that all money
is bat the representative Of values. Coin and
notes are OF equal vaae when tie latter are
tina, redeenahle at this time; and so, some
other representative OF values, which is OF
equal, and only equal worth-doilar for dol
iaI--Si5h bank notes Of large denominations
must be used and naturally notes of small de
nominations are brought into reqnieltion ii
bank notes were convertible at wi! into spe-
cie, these sinpiasters would be an intolerable
evil; but as such is not the case, they are
merely a necessary one. There is no remedy
for thls evil under present circumstances Per
haps it would he possible to do without small
notes If people wonid allow those who give
change u add the premium on the com to the
debt TO be paid, But will the public consent
to this We answer, not one in ten. Hence
we infer that small notes absolutely ne
ccesary They Indicate a disease IN the body
polite, but they not the disease itself; they
are only tie plaster which hides the sore, and
% remove them would merely expose the Of
tensiye spot without at all aiding 10 heal it.
SO much for the shinplasters Themselves
| Bat I'LL this is 10 reason why irrespon-
| sihe individuals, or firms, or corporations,
| should be allowed to issue them This
/ city il evidently in good credit; its notes
| are good aud use1nI. ~ of our banks, in
! Guiding savings banks. so Also Of s1mt firms
who have put oct shinplastere These, then,
| are IGotifable in accommodating the public
| Bu lct the community take care that it he not
defragded by other parties of less character and
| responsibility, and before it is 100 late let our
citizens hold Il public meeting aud agree to
| take certain aofts Of shiupiasters and 10 retus,.
| 10 receive all others.
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TarR CoURA6E--An old number of the
New York Times, July 9Th. which has acct
dentally fallen into our hands, contains soue
very refreshing reading. One ot the articles
III devoted 20 the "invincible Conteder.cy. -
The ''little villain" sneerngly speaksof these
terrible sons efthunder retreating everywhere
before their long aespised aud viiliGed enc
mics, aud crying pitifully before the world
that all they want is 'peace-sn they want is
To be let alone
For the man that made such tlaie among
the elbows of the Mincio, this Is cool, and
for the date, thirteen days before Bull Ran,
It is moderate. Having annihilated the rebels
R.Yaogp proeeeds 10 iaoralize, and Informs
the world that 'such is generally the ignoble
end Of the braggart's career. True courage
UT the Quadrilaseral stamp y is never loud
nsouthed aud osteniatious. 1t Is modest gen
t,e, aud silent Amidst the blood aud thun
der menaces of the Northern press, the pro
slalnat!on OF shi. seif.evident truth was ali IN
conscious, but bitter sarcasm upon his owr
section
Al, ~sd soins power the giftie gle MS
10 See ouTsels az others see us" Se
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q. Al " I'D soins power the giftie gle rs,
20 see oursels a. othe RS see us" &c

NE" MAaAziSE--We have received
freq srAhKE s. CARDozA, the Virginia
agents, the first number of sHastoa a. FIR
Ashs Southern Monthly" published at Mem.
phis, Tennessee This new candidate for pt b.
lie favor is in all respects worthy the support
of Inc Southern public. II makes capital
beginning, and is full Of talent, interest, va.
riety, and spirit. The first number il adorned
with /. likeness Of the glorious BgArREGAaD,
and q loap Of tue immortal battle. field OF Ma
naasa We invoke for this admirable maya
kline the universal support Of the Southern
community. Now is the time for the South TO
break it's intellectual as well as ils political
letters Ii the North continues to fnrnish our
literature, it will matter little who makes our
laws
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From SorrHG&S MnsorRI.-Col0nei u. 9.
Gross reached Memphis on Friday, direct
nom the camp II General fdrdee, at Pit
mans Ferry, near the Missouri line, and
about hundred and seventy five miles
that General ii. is in command Of u large
force OF well harmed and appointed men,
whose military proficiency under tie strict
discipline that has been main tanned. is sape-
rior- They are abundantly supplied with
ma uitions and provisions, are eager Tor the
fray and have the most uubounGsj conf
dence in their gallant commander and OH
GERS. When this column strikes the blow viii
be an effective one,
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-. ~ daesiiy &c ruii1a, NH iaSt ~ f,iserty
Bet al CO., ar. JOHN W JANIS. lac ii
Msit,s wsG G.. II.
las igi'DdE. AS wei. hose Of A. Morris are re-.
= s'.nty ia' It'd to e4ltpd his fupernj fr11n N
Js.' O. cheseh, this CihursGay) afternoon. al
e-cioef.
n !,nessaiy, the 24sh inst, WYFHE MIN.
fci'D, inatnt son o. w Writ and Lgi!ly 4. liar
f.son, need Ave months
me TRENDS OF the family are requested 70 at
tend his funeral from the residence OF ,gra' =,
Taylor, on Ffaub'iu street, this afternoon. Ut !!
o'clock.
~ Culpep"r c. r.. after 6 brl 4 Illness, CARRIE
tfiEN. only daughter Of John Il. and Marcia +.
ntaaafd aged 5 veHrs aBd I months.
az Fredericksburg paPefs will please cry.
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4 company 81 soldiers from Texas arrived
~ Ehia city on the Danville train Yesterday
Texas II contributing, in proportion to hei
population, d iarse ..amher Of troops to thu
army in Virginia. She hsls aso a.. ;.y,rlense
coast to protect from the Yainkee nsivr, aus
TIA extensive western border 10 guard api.ins,
jncmsions by the Indians and Mexie,.ns.
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w & %G'R.

an ANTED-A N0USEKHEPER AND DIN
w INC-KOOM SERVANT, Tor 8 Restaurant
for which liberal wages WI! be PAID. Ap. ~ to
MORRIS DENNIS,
Restaurant opposite the Vegetable Market,
V here Will be found the best of every; hi in ,he
way Of Eating AND DRiNKlNG. Fresh
OYSTERS every day. The finest WINES. Ii
M ANTED "A PRACTICAL UISTIL.
w LLk. who understands III business, aid
can give satisfactory references, VIII rud a good
situation by addressing GEO. :. Grow. Norfolk, or
BENZ. :. DIZZY.
Sc G-3'* Dey- Mills. Cuffijuci1 co.. y. c.
VA ANTED An honest lnlusttiou, Youth,
w OF good manners and wh), t5r future :,d
va-ceneLt, would be content with small COM
prnsa0n. may hear OF good situation by address
ing, in his onn hand wiring -. IL { III Dis
pa;1h office, Richmond. IA. Sc 26--3J
M ANTED-tnr he Oh Louisiana Regiment
W three good DR. MINERS and FIFEI;S,
To enlisted men high wages viii be paif.
CAPT. u. r. BOYD,
Sc 26--st1 ENchaase Hotel.
~ ANTED-TWO III NDRED AND FIJI
" 1Y SEAMEN, for which two moat's' ad
Z. II. II. CRoPPER,
Montgomery House, i2th st, near Man,
Sc 26-3t Richmond.
xxTANTED--rO HIRED tie balance 81
~ the year, cclore,i Girl, 20 DO HOUSE
WORK tor small family, 6, A & r., 4t
Sc 2j-it* Main st. between 9Th and loth.
M BUGLEi}$. Apply to
w the GEORGIA Ht'SSARS, Camp Orle-
thorpe at the head OF Cary street, Jeff hAui side
near The Reservoir, SO 2G-2;+
ySTANTED-A nice G II A NIB Il r MAID
w either white or eoor,d, who is also good
WASHER. Apply to
MISS TAZEWELL,
Sc 26-}tF Grace ST, between al and 9Th.
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Il mag be meatios.ed, ~ indicating in some
respect the character of John Griffin, the man
who was shotthe other day by Sergeant Keith.
that the pistol found on his person bore the
number, and precisely filed The ,iescription, of
one which had been described to the police
previously as having been stolen from II sol
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POSITION or THE MISSISSIPPI hEGIAES.s ~
The 9th and 10th are III Pensacola: the l4th
and 10th are In East Tennessee, the ID, 18th
18th, 10th 18th, 18th, 10th, and lst Mississippi
1aita lions, are ut MlHassa Col. BonhaIn's in :
dependents regiment has been ordered to Mis-
souri,, and Col. ban Russeirs regiment Is al
Lynchburg en- route for Manassas,
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E.ramiH,f3oas.-Nessrs. Bingham, Wood
worth, Hurst, Lydicker, and Cornell, arrested
nj Fairfax Cour: House, and MIR Particle, or
BarhooW, arrested ii Manassa. where he
WAS, or elttnned 10 be, merely a veIder OF
newspapers, were taken before Commissioner
Lyons yesterday, and underwent cAaIniu;l-
ton on the charge Of being disloya to the
Confederate Government We learn hat the
Commissioner WAS satisfied as to the inno-
cel, Of most, if not all OF them, aud that
t6,~ = will probably be released; bnt AT sin
o clock last evening no order to that effect
had been issued b. the officer whose business
il il 70 sian such.
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II Rock Bgstie, a. such engagements are
day between the boys on the hill and these
living IN the valley. ifne boy was wounded
on each side-both of them quite seriously.
The scene Of The battle was near Victor :
mill on the side, and the Lil facing the
SHINE on the other
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standing his advanced years il a l,ian Of mn.
usual activity as well as experience, and he is
unquestonably ehang under the siubts Which
Gen scofT has managed 10 esst upon him IN
this war Ills friends boast that he ha, keen
eye for tte weak points OF at eucmy, and If
there are any such in oar arnor, we weula do
well to strengthen them at once. II ia always
bad policy 10 undertake an adversary and
from our knowledge of WooL's standing in
the old United States Army, we feel sare that
he requires watching.
IHs GREAT QUESTION OF CRossisG The
PoFoNAc.-The Marvlanders in Richmond.
were yesterday III a state of tine deepest de-
spondency from some information which they
received, aud believed to he authentic thai the
Government were not inclined to order n for
ward movement OF our army iut0 their State.
At no time since the commencement of the war
have the unfortunate people of that State. in
Richmond. been the victims Of such deep de-
spar as they were laboring under Yesterday.
Oyerrun as Maryland has been by tie forces
of the North for six months, cajoled and
abused, courted and oppressed i'll turn, neither
force or Establishment has ever been able 10
extort from thDt Stale single regiment for
the service OF LINCOLN. On the contrary,
every day of her bondage has brIt served to i'll
crease tife intensity Of her loyalty TO The
South and IT is now confidently predicted that
the appearance Of Il Southern army on the lett
bank oI the Potomac would produce popular
uprising such as has rarely been seen iii the
history OF popular revolutions. When the
whole State was thus on the tiptoe o.. hope
aud expectation, the depression which the
news of determination on the ,art Of our
Government moi 10 cross the Potomac pro-
duces, is, of course, overwhelming.
The statement is, that a portion Of The Cab
met opposed to any demonstration upon
Maryland aptil the intentions of foreign pew
ers in regard 10 recognition become known.
Such a pos'ponement is equivalent to no move
men, upon Maryland at all; and the news
must Of course produce the s;,ddest despond-
ency, not only among The Marylan,iers here,
bat among the thousands Of MARYLAND soldiers
now doing service in the army.
Notwithstanding, however, the imposing
form in which this report of the policy OF lie
Government presents itself, and the anthem
tcity reluctantly a.eribed to it by those who
are =, deeply Interested in knowing its tri,th,
We I'VE v>ry 'nuch ucilued 20 discredt it
r.te:n l. .t !,st the authority of oue Cabinet
>..~,. n r,f.frsdc,,,sf. )f il ; and we believe
lhl ae events Of the next fortnight will to-
jai, overthrow it. Ne do not hesitate, now
ever, % express the opinion that Il belief in
lis correctness would stir the popular tee,in-,
III the souta 70 Il depth to which it has never
been moved before. cit might indeed prove
20 strong as to revoutionize tie Government
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Fire haadred Persoas, al least, We're on Sth
street the other day to see the locomotive " j
K, Anderson" push mp lis fret load over the
heavy grade between the canal and Broad
street. II performed the task in Eandsomo
a,yie, taking but few moments to run mp the
hill
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Oh far tic SOah--Iesterday afternoon,
two hundred and fifty more Federal prisoners
in charge OF eighty men OF the Eighteenth
Georgia regiment, commanded by Lieutenant
Gruyson, took the ears for New Orleans
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MURDER IN MgMP HIs The 4ppeaI, OF W ednes-
day, says that on Monday night last q dispute
took place in a drinking place Oh Madison St,
beyond the bayou, kept by Dominica R2tto,
named John Celia. Celia was very abusive,
and Ratio proceeded to turn him out of his
house. As he was doing so Celia took razor
from his pocket and with 1T cut him slightly
Oh the breast, and then cut dreadful cash at
the back of his neck, extending from ear to
ea. Medical attendance was immedia tely
procured, but NJ 10 O'clock yesterday morning
Ratio died
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Judge Ly0ass Coart sat yesterday n short
time, and Transacted sore routine business
Tie bill OF exceptions in the Nottowty srtii-
lefynsn's badcas c0rpGx ease viii probably
not he ready Cor filing before next Saturday
,he the court viii sit again
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A namber of Federal prisoners were on
Tuesday removed frem the General Hospital
to one of the military prisons in the lower
part Of the city. They were ali convaiescing
and considered out OF danger
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frciaeaf--h Ittle lsrsjier If ssr. join n.
Roval. iiYisg on anati street. besond Leigh,
iaii iiotn t!le poiyh 81 Der talisera residence,
yesterday afternoon, to thc brcs pavenis nj
below, 81 distance ~ Ak ar eight feet, which
severely br.lised aud chi her forehead
porchea without railing 10 tie Steps are very
dangerous, especially whe2e there are cbii
slrpt
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Jain De}aacy was yesterday arrested and
confined in prison on the charge of ''being IL
person OF evil fame, name, and reputation
We shall probably learn something more con
corning nina al the Mayor court this morning
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iee~erd--See the offer OF SIS reward for q
missing watch, in an advertisement elsewhere
in this paper
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s>aps ALL PERSONS WISHING. PACK
49, GEES or LETTERS saken to the First
Regiment Virginia Volunteers, aad especially "i
Company G., OF which 7 stIn member, viii bring
them TO the Central depot On Saturday morning,
when vii, take charge OF tie,u and deliver til.i
promptly. Sc 25-2tsl j. +. ALLPOORT.