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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

press, OF Tie 18th inst, says
a gentleman OF Georgia, who let the Pc
hihsnia yesterday, Realized Petersburg last
evening. lie States that our troops are in
daiiy expectation or an enlightenment. Ths
!. aekees aavs occupied Little Betha. IN ferca
As !G hsl.eyad 10 h~ IN erearee q 80 with rsa:,
Nlass sssE's rFasFssa s..s. Is Is oasrsd 40 Yfs
sssaaees., tsP liiys ma ,sasist!sas "a saggsa
ahe isaiissR !. Il iaesasE lsa. fiisy vii tra
EiaH'saf Hss.'fR fa5s arg laHey Java lsl.ssf.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

Gysngine Stacks to Mtrket-i horse. at
tached TO wagon laden with shucks. stand
ing near the Dock, yesterday afternoon, sud
denly took it into his head TO run away, and
oil he started up Seventeenth street, crossing
Main, frightening the ladies and creating a
general excitement When he got to the
Vegetable Market, he went crash against a
lamp post, shiveilDg the glass lamp to atoms
and splitting the shuchs INTO the street, wheu
he concluded it was best to stop. 1t was,
altogether, a remarkable equine perform
auce.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

Gumjh% Gases IN CrurL-IberiaGnin De
groot Was yesterday tried before tie Court OF
Hastings on prCsentment tor exhibiting :,
gaming table commonly called faro bank. -
he prisoner pIeaHed not guilty, and con
aueied the defence himself, AFTER which the
case was submitted to Tie Jury without argtl-
lnent y verdict OF guilty was rendered. and
tie fine assessed at i've hundred dollars The
Court then ordered that he pay the fine and
costs. and be Imprisoned III The common ail
for the term af +! months,
john \. Worsh4lu, presented for permitting
q faro bank to lie kept and exhibited On has
premises, was next arralgned for trial and
plead III not guilty. The evidence was yartY
heard, and TIE case was adjourned over 10 this
morning, the defendant giving bail in the sum
OF - 600 Tor his appearance. Messls. Crump,
johnson, ;.Hd Ou,d are counsel for the de-
fence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

e. s. District Conrt-The important case
of the Confederate States rs. Eikers, which
has been pending in the District Court for
two or three days past, and was argued By Dir.
Aylett. for the Government, and by Messrs.
Myers aud Morson, for the defendants. waa
stated heretofore, involving all the questions
relative to domicil and citizenship, which are
likely to arise under the act of sequestration.
The argument WAS very full and eiaborate on
both -iles and the Judge will'render his deei.
sion hereafter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

TLe Zouas6s.-The pleasing exhibitions Of
the French Aouave Company, at FRANKLIN
i.sll, Gay be ranked al0ns the uast salsE
fa!Eisg ssinE3easllss III sAa ss4sosll iaaE .asg
sfs S;iuiassh aitisles ID / isaii With falasis
BIZ ..iisa.Iplrt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

a BRIDGE BuREER HuEa.-A. &. Ham, re-
Gently tried and convicted by court martial
OF burning the bridge across Lick Greek,
Tennessee, some time since, was hung at
Knoxville on the llh inst
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

srneEy pgArn, ~Oa "wednesday evening /,
4th. abou{ SIX o'clock, Mr. A. III Kay, tore
man o the printing oties IL ths Deaf, Dninp
and Blind AsyInm, uAton Rouge, whist ~
work in the 0ffIce, suddenly fsA 10 the h,S'
and died in "a 03ut Ave minutes. He had brtl
Tor some time safgsling frNfa disease 81 vac
heart Ne, kaY Was Veil knowh taEoas huo.
the State rs y :.nishrd printer, Sssre3 y fsi
and slsclroty per, oi New Urteans tss ie,1'S
3 laTF9 finally - mourn nts sadasa gsa'".
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
T..

THURSDAY, Dec J., 1851.
| The Senate was called to order b. Mr.
/ CLAtBokSE, OF Peter burg
THE SALT MONOPOLY.
! communication was received from the
House of Delegates by their tlerk. transmit
/ ting the following l1int resolutions relative
! 10 eXtyavGgaut prices and the mode OF relief
| l. Rcsojrcd, That joint ccmmtttee tie ap-
| poin ted to cali upun the President Of the
Confederate States and Ia represent To him
/. the distressed condition OF the country tor
! want of salt, and ask him to release so much
| of the salt now held for the use OF the army
As can be done without injury 10 the public
| service, to be disposed of At Government cost
| TO meet the wants OF the people.
| 2. RfS0ired. That Joint committee he ap-
pointed 10 correspond with the iesseeS OF the
Washington ald Smyth salt works on the
| subject Of their making immediate arrange
| ments TO increase the product OF salt to the
utmost capacity of the property, and that
! they he instructed and authorized TO ter
into negotiations with the iPsSees tor tina rur.
| pose, subject to the approval of the General
| Assembly.
| The resolu tions were adopted.
PRESIDENT PRo TEN.
On motion OF Nh. DICkISsOS, of Prince Ed
ward, Dir. Johnson, OF Bedford was elected
to preside over the deli heratIous Of the Senate
| during the absence OF Lieut.. Gov. MoSTA-
| Mr.. Johnson, being conducted to the chair,
| briefly thanked the Senate tul The honor thus
conferred.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
| BY Mr.. NEESoN--Of reporting Senate bill
| 10. Il, of the last Session.
BY the same-Of ding the Is II section
of chapter - of the Code respecting sales OF
real estate under executions III favor of the
Commonwealth.
BY Mr., MAssIE-Of refunding taxes on ii
cerSts TO persons in The military service
by MIR. C0GH4LL-Of 80 amending the crdi-
nance OF the Convention reOrganizlng the
militia as TO au.h0riz' volunteers tor twelve
months who, at the exi iga'ion Of their term
OF service, shall rt-enliSt Yolun teer, TO re-
orgdnIZt themselves into companies and elect
tn cir company officers, with power 10 organ
iZe said companies iutO batta!iOns or Iegi-
mentS and elect tntir officers /. The MAJ ncr
prescribed by the fourth sect II OF an act
passed by the Congress of the Ontederate
Suites, which Is inapphcahle 10 The N0lun-
teers OF Virginia because 0t an exception there
IN contained.
ELECTION ORDERED.
Mi. SPirLER, Of Page. offered the follow
ing:
Kcsolrfa, That the President Of the Senate
De directed 10 issue a writ OF election 10 the
GQuulics composing the 81 Senatorial Dis
IrIct, To supply Il vacancy existing in the Sen
ate OF Virginia from SAID district, and that
by pE bilcation OF proper notice he fix Thurs
Gay, the 10Th OF the present month, As The
day for hoidlnE said elec lion.
The resolu lion was adopted.
After the consideration Of some private
bills
On motion Of Mr.. NrwNAS the Senate ad.
iourHri.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
THE TROUBLES IN EAST TgXSEssgE-Nor,h
Cay0ljua fayad-d.--TAe Asheviile IN. c. Ners,
of the 7th inst saws:

THE TROUBLES IN EAST TEXSEssgE-North
C5yoijpa IRraa-d.-The Asheyille IN. c. Neacs,
of the 9TH Inst, says:
A terrible state Of sdairs exists in the bor-
der counties Of Tennessee. 4 fight occurred
last week at Ptrrottsvilie, Cocke county ,
about titty niIes from this place, IN when
Captain tformau and two prfyates OF the
Confederate cavalry were killed y mt >sen-
ger reached Ihis place day before yesterday
frcn the commanding officer ut Greenviile,
Tenn, urgently requesting that p force he
Immediately dispatched TO the adjoining
county + Madison 10 intercept some two or
three hundred Tennessee auC North Carolina
tories who had Ned ceiJre the Southern
troops aud taken refuge in the mountains OF
Madison county
About one thousand tories, the messenger
informed Us, were ~ Newport, IL Ecc<e
county, armed and org uiTej Col. K y
}ance's regiment had h ga ordered 90 dis
yers9 them, and would, IL was supposed
reach Newport last Tuesday. kothing del
niEe has been heard since, bat IL is presumed
Il collision has taken place before now.
We learn that Il great many arrests have
been made, and no lutte Old fashioned hang
ing has been done ut GGe@ueViiie. Tie aU'
thori'ies having exhausted all mi d remedies
are determined TO crash the rebellion b
force, and teach the traitors that the South
ern Confederacy Is q Government with
| ample power 10 enforce obedience 10 Itt
I laws.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
FROM NORFOLK.
TIE EiGcnhy among he Fo'ish brigade -AsIifity
among the Foderais ia Hampton Roads The
Irice Of Fasi--fhs Markna-Heary Firing.
fspEcIAL coRRrsrosDFycF or ras DISPATCH

NORFOLK, Dec, llth, 1851.
I regret 10 state that All unfortunate diff
Guilty occurred yesterday among some of the
officers of the corps known as the Polish Brig
ade, stationed at Bowers's LII, about eight
miles from this city. Three of the officers
were wounded, one, it is feared, fatally
They were promptly removed 10 the General
Hospital near this city. and are as cOmfoTta-
bic as could be expected under the circum-
stances.
There is still much ctiyity among the veg
sells in the Roads. They are passing often
and rapidly between Fort Monroe and Ne "
port News. There seems to be active ar
engagements making for some special ana i'm
pOrtint movement.
Some weeks ago / mentioned in a letter for
the Dispatch that the fears en- tertaiued by
many persons here, tn at the price OF fire wood
would be exceedingly high this winter, We're
grouDdess; III 1T any great advance IN The ar
tce would cause large quantities to come
into market, and bring down the price. /,
seems that this prediction will fortuna tely
prove TO be some y !iitfcOrrect. Large guam
Titles are coming into market. Thousands OF
cords Of superior wood hard and dry. are
piled M along the canals aud water courses
of Virginia and the Jid North State, fespe-
eli lily the latter, all ready for this market,
and which will be shipped here as rapidly rs
means of tran portatiUn can be obt uutd.-
Good, hard wool, such has been seliiu =
at 81 and -, sold here Yesterday at - ana
= %, and l nope soon to quote tbls ina tsren .
sable article OF necessity AT $500 ard :3-falr
paying prices.
With regard to coal! 1t s+pms that Norfolk
and Portsmouth are % he deprived of Its
Persons here vino TeceJ Fly ordered the article
froG Il party 10 Petersburg, Were informed
in reply that Gea !eTs there were not allowed
to send any coal 10 Norfolk, or to sell any to
20 there-that none comes hlthfr, except
from the uliurs direct 10 coal dealers here -
This matter Is no. generally understood here,
and may he tx planned hereafter.
The sttnply of corn is sufficient for ali pre-
sent demands of dealers or consumers bld
and new arr selling at IL tj05. LuIn Der is UNI
changed. HE grocery market continues shout
rs recently relOIte
Yesterday rapid and heavy firing was heard
in Ia Is city and vicinity coming I ON the di-
recti III OF JAMES river, ana some very lCuJ
reports have been dis inct!y heard here this
morning. / cannot ascertain particulars.
War rumors are numerous rs usual.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY.

Tbs rpecniators- Fine Urathsr-~Cf5.s Psorimify
Of hs faa,Aees- tnerpLainSd Firm Cot "P6,te
Crdygn" .Sfrotttf.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
Latestfrcn, alisseu.: -Prite and s.cCu!lech

We fint the following interesting fac.s ia
regard - the movements OF Generals Bic
CullccA and Price in The Memphis .3raiar..,.
Of the 9TH inst:
We conNersed yesterday with a gentleman
formerly attached To EhurChHiu $ Arkansas
Eiu. lie Informs rs tina greet ifJ"sttga hes
been Goae TO Ger. McCuIl0ch ia certain pr
tial statements which have been made IN IN
publ press. H -AyS that Cen. NCCuilOCh' $
diiicui'IeS cOIamt3t ed with Interference G.:
the Commander Of the state forces ct Ar
kansas, who 20 rsnGtei tae State troops to
diShaAG, &Ui thai the day after tAe oak II
aflr every regiment and company in
the Arkansas service aad started home
lie says THAI Gen M2CaIjoch, being left with
4 force mum brTiEg at times less than 300
men, called for more troops md that Texas,
Louisiana, and Arkansas f5iled 10 furnish
them and that he was even left without the
means CT ,-rning the few companies which
clIGe TO his assistance. Nevertheless, -Ic-
IuiIOCh started with his force 10 Kansas nut
on a consultation with Price, it was agreed
that lie should cone back to Benton county.
Arkansas. 10 protect GoUtederat2 stores AZ
FayetttYjlle, aud 20 approch Springfield,
while Price should move from Cassyi!-e -
the same destination. THIS was Gen. 4JC.
CuliOCL first retreat.
TN a consultation held about the first Of
NOyem Der, 1t was agreed tia. MCCHllJCh
should iall back 10 BtutOuyille, ana Price 20
tu tasSSi!ie ICr winter quarters. There, sc.
all fremont retre1ted towards ~. i4oulS
when Price commenced moving toward she
Missouri river. According 10 our Informant,
il was not Prices intention To- 20 ward st
LOuls when he leIt IcCullo,h, though IL IS
probable iroIa his having issued = pr0ciaul4-
ton Tor $4,000 men, that he has since changed
his mind and resolved 10 20 forward.
Our Informant states that II McCuli0Ch had
had only ID 900 men after the battle ot Oak
Hill, there would not now be- one Federal
soldier in Missouri Inside Of st Louis He
says further that thee is not n Drawer m8u,
or a Gen eral who is more considerable % the
welfare Of hls troops, than Gen. McCutlo,A,
ald ne is satisfied that II he ever has 4
chance, lie VIII make MS MARX as one CT the
most successful Generals in the Confederate
service.
In this connection We E1ar state that y hiie
Gen. Price, alled by Cen Jackson, Is march
ing norGhwlrd ana gathering a. army As
they go-Cien. JcCuiloch's loTIe-cousistiuE
Of five skeleton regiments all told-haye gone
into winter quarters in the vicinity OF Fore
Smith, while iien. McCuIl~ch him self -
p-cted in this city this morning, Ell route IIr
Richmond.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

Dtsordeiy--The Recorder was yesterday
compelled to bind Charles De Blesenr over o
keep the peace, owing to ii riotcns demonstra-
ton of which he was guilty, at the Columbian
Hotel
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

Sadden Deafh-Mr s. M. Hite, of New
Orleans. who has been in this city for a week
or two past awaiting the arrival Of some ma.
chinery designed to he sent South, WAS found
dead in bis bed, in room No 81, Spotswood
nJ,el yesterday morning about = o'clock.
An inquest was held ny Acting Coroner
Sanxav, and it was ascer;ained that he was
ercn in bis room, lying down, the previous
afternoon, and when found yesterday morn
ing The door was partially open aud the gas
burning. \ gentleman who had known him
for thirty years past, stated that he was a
highly respectablA man. of temperate habits
Dr. John II! Boyle, who examined the body
g,rve it IA his opinion that he died in a tit OF
apoplexy and a verdict was rendered accord
ingIy. lie was about sixty yea of age, and
leaves wife aad four children in New Or
leans.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

iha;sfElysls Was generally tnssfFss IN
Ncgie tlsEal.ah, ~ Easa.E less5nt. sat1fIl,s
Il sAe, fsG1iiljasadaisaa u tlae tsafsgEigf us
thai Stsiai
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
EGOtI CESgEtKNILaE.

4 yjstt on Pjs5s Gomaatc.ra and FaiJa. c. II.
4 ForGgiag Expedition EegoHd FGiytdr c. u
Tie Ladjes, d., 81.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

i isarT FnITng -~aiga, s,sndaes, wis CT II;
ea.sa1 Il tia ffaaS.sp IN Z tsasat.f has Is,
.a,aei lie editorial aa@sss Il taat pap+s ss:isa
is '3estgsfaiiGB q! Ati Aasbaad III seFf liz
nssiiF,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

Ar IWUJFIVN0TT DNIre Nttatf.-t veteran
named Inomas Herring, VINO seems to be an
set so extensively upon the premises Of Gov.
Let, her, that IL became nece. sary to hand him
over to The municipal authorities lIeinformed
the Recorder yesterday that he had applied to
,'en. Nllider ANA to tie Governor Tor iucra,
tive and responsible place, bat found, to his
chagIin, that preference was given to those
who could i,y no claim to having served their
country IL the field. Republics, as ever, Were
unsra,etUi. lie had received an introduction
{" the Governor az Manassas, but he regretted
10 s;T hat thai gentleman now showed no dis
posiion to renew tie acquaintance. The Re
corder dismissed him wan a canton against
the Establishments q the Whi9bey bottle, " hat
eyer nj Int be the result of his efforts to propi
tia,e the dIlDitaries.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

VI 4. ssss.sssg 80. /. ssgsssfe q 80 ~
SSIl.& n.tLsjsAsd.s 4 $4,000. W aAs llfEs@
ls;s 81 ts.tsssnsss1ses. ssssi III asessss.ss
Ala ~ siiH " U.s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

RobhcrY.--For short time past, various
articles have been missed from the store OF
Mcssrs. Richardson X Co, and suspicion Tell
upon two negroes, both named William; one
belonging to Mr. Robert Richardson and the
other TO Mrs. Dolly Smith. The stolen prop
ertv was iouud in the housc OF Elizabeth
Woodcock, who frankly stated that it was left
there by the two Williams. The case was
investigated Yesterday by Recorder Cask lie,
and the negroes were reInanded to be tried
for stealing several rugs and pieces of carpet
in2s, though large quantity of valuable ar
ticles, such as pictures, iewelry, shoes, fine
NAPKINS, AMI cotton cloth, were found IN the
house occupied by the wife of one OF the pfj-
souers, for which no claimant has yet ap-
peared lha, the p .soneTs have turned ont
10 he. bad Bile the e seems TO be no doubt at
present. Mrs. Noodcpck WAS re,naHded for
examination before = called court, on the 10Th
inst on charge O.: receiving stolen goods.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13

iShoofine n, tic - s'-Bctween - and |
o dock, yesterday, al attelnpt was made To
murder 3. negro hack driver named Henry
Cooper, belouo ing to John y. Belvin, by "a
solder named William Langdon, of Latrohe' 5
Artillery, now encamped near this city. 1t Is
corner Of Main and Fourteenth streets, and
ordered the driver to take him TO the Fair
grounds which he refused to do unless he re-
ceivcd the fare in advance. Langdon, who is
said to have been Intoxicated, then drew a
pistol and fred upon the negro, who is in
debted to the thickness of his garments and
The toaghuess OF his buttons for an escape
from instant death. Two slugs We're found III
his clothing, ANA the skin was grazed IN the
region Of his heart, but he was otherwise un-
injured. Shortly after the occurrence. Lang
don was taken into custody by officer Blaukln-
ship. ard the affair viii probably be investiga-
ted at the Mayors Court this morning.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15
WsaD is for HMM 2

The leaders of the Democracy here have
committed the party to a very foolish thing
They refused to unite with the Republicans
in Union ticket. After Union meeting
differentiated a'ticket half democrats. they
held convention, brought out full ticket
ana worked industriousIy all day to elect it
The masses of the party, to their credit be i,
said, had no sympathy with the movement
and good many voted the Union ticket
AT a time like this, when Democrats and
Republicans all over the country are conino
together under the old flag in the most COR
dial fraternity, laying all party feelings upon
the altar of their country, and swearing tc
saadstogesher shoulder to shoulder, through
the second war of Revolution at the mo-
ment when Republicans and Democrats
without sentiment of distinction, stand
side by side in the army of the Republic
ready to shed their blood together for the
preservation of the common heritage be-
queathed them, it remained for the small fry
leaders of the Democracy in Ot,umwa, tc
raise the cry of party. We rejoice that Re
publIcans acted and voted as they did. II
can readily be seen which the Union party is
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15
Col. Anderson In New York.

New YORK, May ia dispatch to Sim
con Draper, to-day, from Washington, says
all regiments enlisted for the war should be
Immediately forwarded. This dispatch will
be acted on promptly.
Col. Anderson visited the Board of Brok
ers this a. m. lie was introduced by j. r.
Garland, to which the Col replied in SUBJ
stance as follows lie said he was not in the
habit of making speeches, but his reception
was so hattering that he must say something.
The situation he had been placed in he would
willingly have shrunk from on account of
the responsibility, but Providence had placed
him in the situation and he had tried to do
his duty Since the fall Of Sumter he had
received very bitter letters from the South
on account of his refusal to join his destiny
with theirs. He had never written or said
anything to indicate that he would unite
with the South. At the outset of the slave.
ny troubles he did sympalhize with the South
ern friends thinking there was much North
ern interference with the subject; that il
slavery was an evil it attached to the South
alone. At tie present crisis neither slavery
or party politics had anything to do with the
subject. The question is. Government or
no Government and he felt satisfied that
when the present ordeal was passed we shall
be again happy and united people.
This address was received with the most
hearty cheers. He seemed very earnest
throughout and his words flowed as if they
came from the heart.