The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-31
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W.
yard at o'clocg fhis evening. When of Cape
Hatteras on Monday she encountered severe
gale lasting NATL Tnesday, during which
the Keystone State separated from her prize
In charge of Iiaat. Donaldson. The prize
drifted 10 the westward ard tho steamer to
the eastward, separating them l8T miles be-
fore the steamer could 20 In search Of her.
When found she was steertnK ON the direct
course
The keystone state left Philadelphia on the
18TH Of July, and has since travelled fifteen
Thousand miles I'm search of the priyateer
sumter. She arrived at Port-au- Prince five
days after the Sumter left the last place She
heard OF the Sumter at ..urinam, where she
was from the 10th Of August to the 1st of Sep
TENDER. The Keystone state arrived at Surf
nam on the iash of September.
she spoke the United States steamer Flag
off Charles ton ON last Saturday-ali well
IMPORTANT rgLRaaAPnfc AcEIEvEMES - con-
PLETIos OF THE TELEGRAPH TO THE PAcIFiG
COAST -FIRsT FLASH FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The following con-
gratulatory dispatch, SIGNALLING the com
pietion OF telegraphic communication be-
tween the shores Of the Atlantic and Pacific
coast, was received this afternoon:
SAN FEAScIsuo, California, Oct. Is, 81.
To tie Magor Of Nt,e York
San Francisco 10 New Yori. sends greetings,
aud congratniates her ou the completion OF
the enterprise which connects the Pacific
with the Atlantic: May tbs prCspsrity OF
both cities be increased thereby, ana the pro
)ectors OF this important work meet with
honor and reward.
tSignedl X. +. TgscHEaagER,
Mayor ST San Francisco
LATEST FROM FORT rrcKEss.
NEW YORK, Oct. Is MIR. Paekha rd a ma
tive Of Maine, and a fugitive from Florida
who arrived here BY the steamer McCIsiian ,
communicates The fact that Col. Brown had
made all tTSpEPIaanEs The hat tia
RES OF Fort Pickens upon Pensacola on the
18th, bur was prevented by the affair at ,he
mouth OF the mississippi, which rendered ii
necessary that two ships which We're to A.tv
taken part III the action Should 90 TO the aid
Of the fleet there.
PROBABLE RRLgASR OF 1AREE MORE PRISONERS
FROM F0tT LAFAYETTE.
The New YORK Trl5uas, Oct. Is, has the fol.
lowing paragraph
One Of the Deputy IT, =. Marsha!s went
down 10 Fort Lafayette yesterday afternoon
with the necessary documents cfF4rirr thc
opening OF the prison doors to three Of the
gentlemen therein c0nilned subject Of course.
10 their taking the oath of allegiance The
names did not transpire last night as the of!i-
eer ha.i not returned.
AN INCIDENT OF THE FULTON sTRFET (N.Y.l PRAYER
NETTING.
i Northern paper ontains the following
incident which occurred in one of their PRAYER
meetings lately oGI tcfuefh AHftE. fFrEHTa,
feel highly gratiflsd at the honor done Rich
rnoud by the distinguished disciple OF "or-
Vile tAwful) Gardiner in determining faa
he did al tho battle Of Buli Rum 20 take no
his abods in cur midst:
one day recently the Fulton Stueet oraye,
meeting was nea~ closing, VI hen 4 man in the
uniform OF al officer of the army arose and
said Il cannot let this meeting close wi H.
cut saying word came home from the
l., 4 ,,F ft.1It
from instant death as almost hy n miracle -
l was in the battle OF the 2lst Of July, aud
in the thickest Of the fight, and such were
the circumstances OF my escape that 1 was
led to think on nay ways. / have been A
wicked man. " hen there was any wicked
ness going on / was sure TO be foremost in il.
Coming home WDunde1. ] had time To p *
myself why had been spared / was strrck
down Dy q squad OF tn~ Black Horse cavalry
! never expected to get away alive " After
the meeting had closed. some one asked tbe
officer. "Do you NO" Jim Irving OF y.ur re2i-
ment:'' "Wha the old cornrade of ire worst
fighters OF the city? he and Orvliie l9ardner al
their neads ! guess l know him" what
sort Of 4 man is he IN the camp" sHis is the
most beautiful Christian character I ever
saw. | never SAW ANYTHING like If - ssUoas
ne drink RUM" Not drop" docs he At.
teud prayer meetings? Always will have
oae going" 'tWhere ia h. nogl9i -ssIn r,rison
at Richmond, because he considered il his
duty to stand 10 the last, and he was taken ;"
ADO you know he was accustomed 70 attend
these Ineeuugs?" ~ have often heard him
speak OF these meetings with the profound. 81
delight. Ii Jim Irving is not ehHneei man
| do not know who Is N0tt 1aan in the regi-
ln.nt could be found who does not know him,
and does not believe HIM TO be 2 Christian
CHARACTERISTIC YANKEE ROMANCE.
Tae Lowell Ci!jaeg ana Nsses publishes the
following incident:
The circumstances detailed below CONS
from Il quarter which leaves 10 donbt Of their
being quite reliable, a man who has carried
on business in this city for some ten vears
pas, hcGUinulanl4s considerable property
ana living apparently in Us much connubiai
felicity as is youchs fed 10 folks on the AVE-
rage in the married state, has lately been
smoked out Iii the following WAY: Within a
year or two his wife suspected TOO mach IA
riliagity between him and a certtin other
woman, contrary to the law in such cases
made and provided, and set ii police detective
on the scent III order to the es tablishiup OF
proofs Sufficient 10 secure for her :. divorce
provided ner surmises should be found cor
rect. HIS INV legations discovered too II nch,
for he found the ulau had a wife in New
EAm rsnire, whom he Inarrjed before coming
10 this city, and deserted IN three weeks At.
terwar'i. She, however had married a sec
end time, like himself. The second wife,
finding .htt she wa not lawfully married
and therefore not likely TO be divorced pre-
terred II compromise: the man gave her half
the property, dividing some SIS 900 Ietwae Il
them, and they separated Taken altogether
H. : Il curious Gage TalISE GOin uEiGatRG. I'm
yet one Of the too common proofs that this is
a wicked world.
SUSPECTED INDIVIDUAL RE-ARREsrED
The following is another charming illustia-
tration of the perfect freedom of sleech and
action enloye at the North
Mr.. Cyrus Z. Sargent, Of Yarmouth, Me,
who was recently arrested by order OF the Sex.
Rotary OF War, ana discharged By order OF
Secretary Seward, was Oh Monday re- ARE Ted
by Deputy Marshal Head, while in thecars
on his way South, and was taken in charge
by Mr.. Head, to be conveyed to Fort Lufay-
cite. While on the route between Portland
and Portsmouth, Mr.. Sargent drew "A revolt
yer upon Heald and aefied hin 10 detain him
This movement was observed by Col John
Goddard who was in the car, ard he drew
another revolver upon Sargent, which quiet
Ell him, and he gave mp his revolver
INCIDENT AT ELL Run.
correspondent Of one of the Lincoln
journals communicates the following i'm.
probable incident as having occurred under
his observation
When the Ohio regiments, lst and I'd, were
across the Potomac, a member of one of the
Cincinnati companies, spying Il little daraey
By the roadside, bougnt him of his mother Tor
fifty cents. The mig went with them to
the battle OF Bull Run, and every time "A can
non ball whizzed past he would roll him sell
up in a knot, and faIi on the grouud, holler-
Ing so as 10 be heard above the Gin OF battle
Little ddrkey was terribly sc tred, SO much
that the soluiers took compassion on him
and placed HIM i'll an ambulance. Here in
proba bly, HIS dangerous a place could be
found, the darAey thought he was perfectly
safe, and commenced singing himself to sleep
Like the bird that hides is head and thinks
1T cannot be sean, the darkey thought there
was no dang axmpnder a thin covering OF
canvas.
APPLYING THE BOD.
The Medina Tribune cites the following hos
tile engagement between two individuals OF
opposite sexes IS having come of In that
place few days ago