The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-25

mercantile business, and was highly esteemed
BY our whole community for his many excel
lent Qualities His loss will be severely felt
by the officers and men Of his regiment. lCoi.
DeSaussnres, OF which he was Lieutenant
Colonel.
PATRIOTIC SxAspLg TO rorSa nxs.
The following Istter from veteran over 20
years Of age, addressed TO Col Allen. br-;.Ihes
lofty spirit Of ehlsa!ry and devotion to
country rarely excssted
WoIF RIVER, Miss, Oct, T, 1881.
Iiont.- Coi. n ". 4hea-Sts / sec in the
f,tnpcrai ycur notice to the people of Harri-
son county. calling us 20 be prepared in
case of an iayasion OF OR eosst Although |
am now over seventy years old. am and
have been urging this course for the last
month upon the citizens living in this neigh
borhoOd. and / think they are about 10 be
stirred up. As to myself I am ready at
moments warning with my musket ,smmuni-
tion AMI revolver l lack good butcher
knife Although old ms | am, think il the
Lord should spare me could do or be of some
service in case OF the eneIny's making a land-
Ing on orr coast. [ will further say that in
ease the enemy does rot land on the coast
and makes the attempt 10 take New orleans.
! will go if l can get there if l have to go by
myself. do think it high time for us to be
gin 70 look ont snd prepare for the coming
confhct. Respectfully yours, &c,
.ioHS UCpBLEsTOE.
WEATHER AND FLYER AT LITTLE ROCK.
| The Little Roc, ARK; state Gazette, of the
| 18th inst, says:
The river is still falling slowly with tween.
| ty-two inches water below, and fourteen
| inches seant above. The Fort Smith pa pers
! OF Friday and Saturday state that heavy rains
| had fallen there, and We may possibly have =
| rise in the river.
| The weather Is clear and cool, and a heavy
| frost having fallen yesterday morning. fires
| look cheerful, and woolca clothing is in de
maEd.
| CONTRADICTIONS TO THE ARMIES OF GEMS. aARDEE
AND THOMPSON.
| The Natchez CoVri.r, OF Saturday, says:
| We learn that the amount OF goods which
! Will be shipped from this place in charge ct
! Mr.. .. kibble, for The forces under Jefferson
! Thorn pson and HarCee, Will nor fall far sl1or,
! of $1,000. Among the items we notice ZOO
| pair OF socks; 100 pair of fine blankets, WORTH
| on an average s. per pair.
! As an item for ur good Abolition friends,
| III connection with these things, we will state
| that the old negro man JEFF who has been
| driving dray in Natchez for many years,
| volunteered his services, and hauled the box -
| containing these goods TO the landing free Of
| charge.
DEATH OF JUDGE DICK.
! The Raleigh On. - Standard, Of the 23..
contains the following announcement:
We are paiae2 II record the death of this
| excellent man, whlc1 took place on the l5ta
instant, i'll Gates county. lie rali sick we mn
| to hold court, and was removed to \ pol.
| some twelve miles from BiAckWater depot,
| where he died.
Judge Dick was il the "a, year Of his age
| He had been on the superior Court ben ch up
wards of thirty years, having been elected
we believe, while Il mem 5Hr OF the Common
from Guilford county. He was Il good man
| and an honest, impartial, and upright Judge.
APP sIyTED.
Spier Whjtaker, rs4 Of Halifax. has bean
appointed Abide Camp to his ETceiipncy
! Gov, Clark, with Tie rank of Lieut.. Colonel
| to take rank from the 10Th Of October. inst --
! Col. W. was tormerlE Attorney General @
| the State, and ranks high us 81 gentleman ;
| Iurist, and a patriot. Ills appoip tintnt wal
be hailed with general sali5factiGn.-Ra5eigi
~. c. STATE Journal, Sd.
ACCIDENT.
A soldier attached to the regiment of Col
Dgnnoyant, fell overheard from the steamer
John y. Moore, says the thaTl"atou IS. & d.
C0erjer, while passing through Dawhd river
some days ago, ana was unfortGnate
drowned.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The name Of the Protestant Epscopa
Church in the South has been settled rpon b
| the Convention now in session ut Colrrr ti;t
>. =. It is the protestant Episcopal Chufc'
III the Confederate states - This was pro
posed by Bishop Elliott Of Georgia.
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WOMAN : 1NTtITT0S.-Count a Orsenne on,
day accom- panied the first Emperor on an ex
! cursiop. The mpercr com piained Of thirst
| and some one seeing Ii woman 1T Il little Csis
lance, called to her. The wciH.:n did no
know Napoleon nor any OF the escort. s-h
gave the Emperor glass of water mixes
| with little brandy, and then C0urtesCd 10
! payment. "theTC, my good w0ma2,h sait
| Napoleon, pointing to Count d Orsenre, Their
! IS the Emperor; ask him for money; he pay
! for us All. The woman blushed and locke,
| eIu b arrassed; then turning 10 the Count sa
| scanned his splendid uniform with the eye O
! q cOnDOiSsenr. and said 'He pooh nonsense
DO you think l believe that The Emperor i
| not such coNcOmh. You, sir, look more lii
him yourself The Emperor was nucl
amused 1T the remark, and gave the woman
doub bic louis.
| james G. DHrr has b..eR chosen Cashier O
the Bank OF Cape Fear, 10 ilil the yacanc
occasirned by the death OF Henry L. Savage
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