The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-04
LATE NORTHERN NEWS.
B ;'iaoFs la " ashiDgEon - ContisC alton
Oh a sirsihian's Property ~ The nat.
t@Vnon a.state--Ihe Late Affair i'm
sS0mney--A Affairs in Missouri. &c.

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on a SIrSinian's Property - The Mt.
eFnon Estate-Ihe Late Affair i'm
s,0mney--Aliairs III Missouri. sc.
through the kindness Of Il friend we have.
oeen placed in possession Of Northern dates
rs late rs the 18th plt. The news obtained
from them is of quite an interesting cha.
rscleT, a general summary Of which win be
round below.
Washington RunIors and News.
We extract from the New York ZINES. of the
2o.h clt., the following synopsis OF telegrams
sent from the Federal metropolis under date
Of the 9Th. The character of The raper to
which They were trausini ted being OF the
most mira lincoln hue, il is but reasonable
10 suppose that the dispatches re Of the same
character:
AFARikfX O. RF&oRs- CAPTURE OF NORFOLK By
TIE FEDs.
The cisy has been iull OF rurnors again to-
DAY. Among them stories that General Me-
ilelifn hds resigned, ana that his resignation
NIH De accepted, that = court of inquiry is 10
Ce CFueftG en- the late movement toward
GetS boFE, 10 ascertain upOu whose authority
- vas ordered, ana who WAS responsible for
us result Then again, it is stated that the
AtTt coz Sregatto At Fortress MonToe has tried
AS hapo On norfolk, and has captured THAI
great Reservoir Of artillery. Few place any
reliance on the first OF these reports, aud al
mes; every BODY credited The latter.
7se sCCCEss IN WESTERN vIsGtXlA.
The success Of Gen. Kelly II Western Yir-
GINA - reported 1T the White House to-day.
ana gives us the hopss ana encourga cement
VIZ lost after The disaster AZ Leesburg.
tEB. &'CIELIAN ovgk TEE RIVER
Gen. Mcclellan remained over the river
last night, not returning to WASHINGTON
until about noon to-day. No movements
nave tiLen place OF any moment, though
great expectations are enIe- tained
TAK ooEFIscArIos LAW 10 BE ENFORCED.
Tie Government is rapidly preparing for
enforcing the Couiscalion law pa ssea bY the
last Congress. Yesterday attachIntntg were
served against . lot Of furniture belonging 10
4 man named Shields, who is = captain in
| Abe rebel army, aud " lie owns q mum DER of
nouses and los IN Washington. This is 10 he
q SPECIAL case and If the Law i sustained, The
government VIII at once proceed 10 contis-
cate the property Of every known re Del
fast &c Il mag cone WithIn the jurisdiction OF
our rrns.
TIE REBEL BATTBaIEs on THK POTOMAC.
ihe Herald : story, that the rebal batteries
extend tEeht? miles along the Potomac, II j
"'Ie We'll told" rhe fact is, thai the bate
ries extend only five miles, anu are not SO for
MD tie that they cannot be silenced.
I1e r9eri steamer Page has been obliged 10
titt refuge III DcCoqUan Greek. and from ;he
n piIi y with which orr lines are TeaC hing
tnat point, there seems far probability of
her inland communications being soon cut eff
Sen. Hentzelman's pickles a.ready extended
oei"| PohlcA church, and gianCe at the
map viii show his proximity 10 the 0ccoouan.
L am sure that the 7. bells will not have long
70 boost of their temporary blockade OF the
Potomac, and that We shall have our biyalye,
as frrsh as ever. The friends OF good oysters.
are, however, i'm patient tof the welcome days
rHB EsrATg or JOHN A. wAsHfsGTox
An application was N AIDE 10 Provost Judge
frfze, Of alexandria, Yesterday. to have the
Goyernment take possession Of the estate of
the lat John A. Washington, 81 Mount Yer
h''o, tel The purpose OF g, curing the claims OF
Union men. When John A. Washington
lett for the rebel army, he placed The
care Of The estate ia the hands Of one Turner.
Turner, however, soon caught the Secession
FEVER. 2"p went down 10 occoquan creek to
JOIN the rebels there. Nearly all the slaves
were e'tner taken away or ran away. The
army captured all the horses ana COWS ana
only one able bodied man, a slave, named Ga
orlei Johnson, was LEFT on The place, wi III IL
iew suprrannuated contrabanGs. Gabriel
was, hoVeVtr I, True 10 his trus', and worked
the iii M as best he coold hiring help, sell
ing grain, paying claims s, and acting as gem
erat agent, There is now standing on the
farm one hundred and fourteen acres ofcorn,
Of which Gabriel h6s sold one hundred acres
~ ten dollars Per acre, 10 be cut, measured,
h0SAed and carrie" eff at the expense OF the
purchaser. Judge f'TeiZe c0mplimented GA
oriei Tor his aitnfulnese, ana promised to see
him taken care Of.
tbe Government VII. DnUOu DJSGly take
possession OF su.h estates rs this aud OF all
property whatsoever belonging to men who
nave joined the rebel army, and audit and
nay the claims CT Union men against them.
The house OF the rebel Col. Perry. III Alex
andTl2, now occupied by Provost Marshal
Griffith, and which is just as the family left
II III all haste, incIuding their slave servants,
II but one OF many similar mansions that
have 40 claimants but the Government 1t
is i Ious fact that ia this house are three
portrai ta of nlr buchanan
DISPATCHES FRoa CAIIroRsIA
Since Friday, when the Pacific and Allan .
tic Telegraph was opened, the President has
received number of dispatches over that
line. These en- brace, first, the announcement
from tie President OF the Overland Tele-
graph Company that the line is completed,
and expressing the hope that II may be
hoad of pernetnity between the States Of the
Atlantic and those 'of the Pacific. Gov.
bowney, of California, expresses, in the
name OF the people of that State, their con-
Srafuiations At the completion Of the noble
enterprise that places them IN immediate
communication with the capital and with
their fellow citizens in the East MAY tho
golden links of the Constitution ever unite
US happy and free people
The President and Secretary OF the Caiifcr-
MIA Pioneers, the oldest organization on the
Paeific coast, send greetings to the President
o.! The United States. As a Society loyal and
as u State loyal, they pray God 10 save one
aud indiyisiDie our glorious Union.
LeIitn0 SaIIOTu teuGS from Sacramento
tn following.
Z" To day California Ia but n seconds dis
lance Trom The National Capital Her pa.
triotism with electric current throbs respon-
ave 10 that Of her sister States, and holds
civil liberty and union above all price,
The Grand Division of the Sons Of TEN.
perante send the following:
To he President of the United Stdtes
Greeting --Liberty, union, temperance. one
and ,msefarable, forever. BY order
lSignedl JoGs Ware, +. u. W. +.
The Mayor of Stockton transmits as follows
stockton sends greeting to your Excel
irney. with the assurance that she Is true to
the Consultation and the Unior, and for the
th0FoHgh crushing out of rebellion. -
Gov. Nye, IN behalf Of tho Territory of
Nevada, dated Carson City, says
Mountain bound Nevada asaiis hsrsAlf of
the earliest opportunity TO send upon tho
wings Of lightning TO her national home as
eurnsce OF her Iltal nttae hment to the Union
IS framed BY oar fathers. aid her earness
sympa TOT les are III those who are stri siug
IL ufRintaia it..
This following Il dated ~ the GArttoi, Car.
con Guy. Ssvaaa Territory, tagoayh hsr frat
ksxistAMyr AVeGbsyl
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