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

the Treasury. 1t was resolved TO confer with
the COMMITTEES from PhiladeI phia and Boston,
and also with the Secretary Of the Treasury,
on the subject, at an early day.
BY order of the surveyor of the port, the
schooner ID. +. Keeling was seized yesterday.
She has been lying some tiine IN port rnder
the surveillance OF the inspectors, and is
owned wholly in New Or'r-~S
The steamer Atlas, chartered by the Gov
eminent, left yesterday with three hundred
,aborers, who have been engaged to work In
the en- Entertainments in Maryland and Virginia
for 'nineiy cents a day ana found"
AFFAIRS Is PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia papers, OF Friday last. fur
nish us with the following:
The committee on the defence and safety n f
the city are pushing matters viqorousiy so
far preparing for the defence of the ritv is
concerned. They have so far purchased 900
Enfield rifles, with sword bayone 500 Prus
sian lilies, and $40 mnskets made in the same
country; also. 800 patent bTeeCh musketS,
with the Maynard primers POO sabres 3ou
pistols. and 5000 infantry ami artillery accou-
trements. They have Just received 2l0 sets OF
harness Tor artillery purposes, and carriages,
caisSons, forges, and everything complete for
The twelve pieces of cannon purchased some
time since by the committee.
The statement that Il large number of guns
from PRUSSIA had been received in New York
ior TINS city Is not true. The guns do not he
long 10 the city, nor hes Mayor Henry re
celved any information of any such present.
The Post-office Department has adopted Il
pun loI htttfing the two Government build
Tugs on Chesnut street, next 10 the Custom
House, so IS 10 adapt them to the purposes of
a post-ofiice. The whole cost OF the a.tera-
ton is TO be about 81, 900.
The exports for the week ending October =
amount in value to 1899 6,56 imports 49, go.
upwards OF fifty hales of cotton from New
7 ork now lie nj the foot of walnut street.
The assessed value of the propnrtv in the
city. rs Just returned by the assessors is $l52
| tot ,G5U.
SUDDEN Death OF EX-SENATOR BFrKuAx
| DR. J 7. Beeknan of Undertook, n ]
| expired quite suddenly in that village Il few
| days ago. lie was a fnau OF large fortune
| and was for many years engaged in tue bust
| ness of banking. lie has held the Office o.
| State senator, and has been quite prominent
| mem Der OF the Democratic party lie has
also been actively associated with the State
! Agricultural Society, of which he was 1T on
| time President.
! ANOTHER ARREST IN MARYLAND.
The Baltimore Sun, OF Saturday, says
! Mr.. ] T. Foster, late in the employ oil
| blessrs. MeTed tn Spencer, OF this city has
| been arrested near Frederick while making
| his way INTO the Confederate states il VIA.
! alleged, ana released cn his parole.
FIGHT IN CHICAGO.
| fight occurred IN Chicago on Friday, i'll 4
billiard saloon, which grew out of an attemp
| 70 coWhide j w iohe2han, editor OF the Past
| by Col. phillips. Of the Chicago brigade
| SheaEan had published u severe article anon
| Phi!Iin's election as f'cIouai ,-,{,iah ~ ,.et,s
81 70 t5at ~ ,,n 60, " ~, :, II i'e =! vs.
| The latter attacked S,fn1hao ~ - -.
with raw h de, when he was knocked dovr
| by "ne Of the Post employees This led to
! fight shortly after in Il billiard saIoou. in
| which twenty or thirty persons narticinyt led
| &Ad IN winch PniliIpS was seriously injured
BRAZIL AND THE CoNFEprRATEe
| A letter received in New yor, from Bra2i
| says it was rumoIud there tina, RoI,t &, Scot
had been minated is the commissioner O
| the Southern States to Citain their rpcco,i
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