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large satinet factory at Norfolk, Conn
known as the Norfolk Wooden Factory u
was burnt Tuesday night, with ali its con-
@ @1shts; Unemployed about seventy i've hands
ne loss Is estlnited at SO, 900 insured for
So, 900. 0
respectable citizen of Orleans, Ind named
Ahotnas W. Busick, was murdered in the
streets OF that town a few nights since by Il
him.
droyer named L. ID. Stevens was mur.
dered 1T Pembroke Gennessee county N y,
lie W days since. He had between 81 900 and
Se,eoO with him, which was supposed to have
been the cause of the murder.
On Thursday Mr. Samuel France a highly
respectable citizen OF Baltimore Md com
miited suicide by shooting himself with a
gun.
IL is probable that the Confederate Cougre.s
VIII aJourn within the next ten days To meet
again In July, at such place as circurnsrapces
may render necessary.
q report mas reached Keokuk that a party
OF Missourians had gone over into Tavlor
county, Iowa, and burned the town of Ami
ty.
Teeentty elected, were to have assembled in
frankfort Tuesday for preliminary consuIta-
tion.
1t has been decided by the United States to
protect the upper Mississippi river with
armed steamers and batteries of heavy ord
nance.
Dr. Charles Hughes, of Davenport, Iowa.
having refused TO take the oath Of allegiance
10 the United States, was driven from the
city
The New York Courier and Euouirer in
sists that IL Is the intenti OF the Confed.r-
ate States 10 Invade Pennsylvania and pllIags
Philadelphia.
Hon. Howell Cobb. In a letter to the Athens
Banner, announces his unalterable detsrmi-
nation TO retire TO private life on the expira-
tion OF his present term of office.
John r. Kennedy, U. S. Senator from
MARY land, has issued u long appeal against se-
cession.
Harriet Beecher Stowe terms the present
War"
The Wheeling traitors propose to divide ths
State, and call The western portion New vir
ginia."
It Is stated that 1t was tloO, instead Of
20 900, which ex-President buchanan gave 10
the Pennsylvania volunteers
Captain Franklin Gardner, Of the 10th rexi-
ment u >. infantry, resigned on the 9th of
April last.
A. +. Sanders, and NJ. r.. r. Garnett. Of
Virginia, clerks In the Treasury Department
at Washington, have been removed.
Coi. Robert Anderson left New York on
Tuesday, tor Louisville. etf = 9asI,
Tho Pirst Connecticut Regiment has ar.
rived In Washington.
The county Court of Shenandoah. Va has
appropriated $4,000 for war purposes.
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LOCAL MATTER9

Ha'tiags Conrt-May l5th-R. D. Sanxay,
Senior Alderman, presiding.
hichard, slave, the property of John
washington, for stealing four gilt picture
frames and pictures, Of the value of $.s, the
property of Chas. K. Rees, was found guilty.
and sentenced to transportation beyond the
limits OF the United States. He would only
have been whipped for the above crime. but il
appeared that he had been convicted of grand
larceny in stealing 1925 gold watch, on the
llth of September last, and ordered 80 fo-
that offence.
Charles Smith was examined for forrinc
the name of Warwick Il Barksdale and p. I.
Moore Co. to two checks for the payment Of
Lyons. He is committed on six cases,
the above included
Ordinary licenses were granted Thos. NJ.
Granger. Peter Chick, Wm. Z. scherborn and
James Kirk. A large number of Ordinary
keepers have not renewed their licenses, and
the Court sits to-day for the purpose VI re-
newing them.l
The case of Elijah, slave Of Stephen Hunter,
for burglary, in breaking open JAS. II. Bea-
gleston's store-house, and stealing $500 worth
of groceries, was continued until the next
term.
h. Beatty was tried for misdemeanor. The
jury failed to agree and were discharged. The
defendant was then let off on payment of costs
Richard Morris, alias Richard johnson, was
tried for stealing a lot of chickens. of the
value of S.. of Ro. E. johnson, of King vii
liam county. He plead guilty, and was SEN
fenced to one days imprisonment He had
been in Jail four months
The Grand jury found true bill against
David W. Hughes for permitting an unlawful
assembly of slaves and Illegal gaming in his
house, and against Fleming Morgan and JAS
Howard, for an affray in a public street The
Grand Jury were then discharged for the
term.
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Basiness.-When Il certain leading class of
merchants in any town are not doing much in
the money making line, it is customary to say
that times are dull. Even the pending con
hict. however, cannot ward off all approach
OF the busy season in Richmond The mer-
chants, or at least large proportion of them,
are doing something. This we are at liberty
to say from the lively rattle of vehicles and
the throngs passing over the streets and
sidewalks on yesterday. We never saw
the accessories to "business" more ener-
getic in demonstrations than on the oc-
cason referred to. One mercantile firm
in this city sold on Tuesday, we are informed,
$4,000 worth of goods. Now, if Richmond
can stand up under the pressure of existing
circumstances, what cannot she do when peace
Is restored and We are cut off from the dis
eaSed part of our late common country? She
will be the Manchester Of the Southern Con-
federacy. Her natural advantages will, with
the addition of acquired auxilaries, make her
IN few years great. city. 1t is so written
and no earthly thing can hinder it. Away
with melancholy,
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Singular Coincidence.-The regular "lesson
for the day." in the Episcopal Church on Sun
day last was the I'd chap. of Joel. The goth
verse is in these words, curious, if not oasino,..
of what the Baboon aud his dirty cohorts are
to expect from the chivalry of the South
But l Will remove far off from you the
Northern army, and will drive them into a
land barren and desolate, with his face toward
the east sea, aud his hinder part tC wards the
utmost sea; and his nix shall come up, and
his i'll SAVIOUR shall come up, because he hath
done great things"
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CHAIN Gang Neutrality-suspicious. Acquila
was carried before Recorder Caskie yesterday
for using incendiary language, and failing tc
give $500 security for his good behavior, was
sent to Jail and ordered to the Chain-Gang 70,
90 days. The same order was entered in re-
lation to JAS. 7. Leathers, arrested for a SINH.
lar offence. Leathers is an old man, pretends
to hail from Orange, is proprietor OF an un-
promising family who have once Of twice been
before the Mayor; has a cousin in the Navy
named Turner, n Lieutenant who was enea ged
in burning the Gosport Navy Yard, and i.
himself most unsavory specimen of hu.
manity.
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Ex-PREsIDENT PIERCE ON THE WAR-The
Boston Post publishes letter from Ex-
President Pierce, which concludes as fol.
lows: .
The very idea Of the dismemberment of the
tnlon has always been to me one of terrible
Significance. Sul, if it holds place in the
inevitable march of time-if the noble fabric
must totter TO its falI-there is / humbIv
hope, no inexorable necessity that its ruins be
stained with gore. If our fathers were mis-
taken, and time has developed in our system.
or IL the madness OF their sons has planted
there the germ OF an "irrepressibIe conflict
which forbds us longer to live together in
peace, then in peace ard on Just terms let us
separate. Fearful will be the responsibility
OF those who would cast the last element of hu
man woe-that of arms for fratricidal slaugh
ter-into the general chaos The wisdom of
man fails-may God in mercy guide us.
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Military >hatters.-The commanding officer:
OF Peyton's Artillery Corps have received or
ders to remove their men, now Ito the number
Of 75) stationed at the Baptist College, to West
Point. on the York river, whittier they will
proceed this morning by railroad at o'clock
and report for orders to Capt. Whittle at thai
place. They will be assigned to one of the
batteries IN that region, and when the shock
OF actual conflict comes, we predict they will
give good account of themselves. The field
battery to be used in future by the company !,
fastening towards completion.
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The SuNKEN VgssELs.-Col. Haupt, the en-
gineer and contractor for building the Hoosac
Tunnel, has made proposals to the Washing
ton war Department for raising the sunken
vessels at the Gosport Navy Yard He pro-
poses to furnish competent men to perform the
TASK ~ reasonable compensation. and to su-
perintend and give direction TO the engineering
department in person, free OF charge Ali
beyond this that he stipuiates is, that the Gov
ernment shall furnish a sufficient force to pro-
tect the men In their operations. He says that
the werk can be done in sixty days.
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Cntoanded Caarge.-Two men named
Amerieus Crutchfeld and Henry Ward, were
arraigned before Recorder Caskie. charged by
Jesse o. Newton, with stealing silver time
piece worth $50. An examination of the
premises led the Recorder to the conclusion
that it did not take two men to steal one
watch, and that the parties accused were not
guilty. They were let off,
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GUSPowDER FOR THE SoUTH.-Apprehens sion
has been frequently expressed lest the supply
OF powder at the South might prove made
quate TO the demands of protracIed war.
The apprehension, we think, is groundless
for, independent OF whatever supply OF the
manufactured article OF the raw material
may now be on hand, the eleinentary substan.
ces OF which gunpowder is made can De ex-
tracted in eXhaust!eSs amounts from our own
soil and forests. 1t is we'll known by our older
citizens, that in early times the settlers made
their own powder from materials easily obtain
ed. The numerous caves of this region abound
In nitrous earth, and in many OF them niIre
has been made in large Quantities. If crude
sulphate cannot be Q btaned in ufiicient @ uan-
tily in our cities, the suLphursts of copper and
iron in East Tennessee can furnish an unli,ni-
ted supply. Our willow, hnwood and other
trees can furnish the best charcoal.
In this conneetio we will state that an en- i.
terprise has already been set on foot. having
in view the prod uction of gunpowder mate
rial. MessIs. Il. w. Rice, John r. A Anderson
and John ID. Borin, have leased the celebrated
Sauta Cave in Jackson county, Alabama, and
are making extensive prepara tions for the pro.
ductio OF nitre on q large scale 1t is also
the intention of these gentlemen 10 extend
their operations 10 include the manufacture
of powder. This enterprise regard as In
dicious, patriotic, and we doubt not will pro v q
highly remunerative.
The powder mill near Nashville is in yivo,.
Gus opera zion, and we expect To hear of MANY
similar establishments springing up mayi
cally throughout the South, SO that, in s teai
Of experiencing want OF this necessary ala
ment of warfare, we will in fact have enough
and to spare.-CAatfdnoogd Adrertiser
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Harroh for DanrtHe.-Tbe Danville Artil
lery, corps, judging from appearance, NUN
bering $50 men, arrived in Richmond yester.
day, via Dsnyille Railroad. Their uniform
consists of neat gray jacket and pants, trim
med with red. They had no battery with
them when marching up from the depot. The
company is composed of most excellent mate
rial, majority of them being farmers, who
have risen before the sun since they were
three Years old. They looked capable of en-
during any remarkable amount of fatigue.
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a REVOLUTIONARY SWORp.-The Scots Vile
tFa.,) Register says that Lieut.. Lewellyn OF
the Scottsville Guard, has been presented
with n sword used i'll the Revolu tionary War.
by Mr. Coles, the grandfather of Mr. Thos.
>. Coles, on Green Mountain 1t contains
seven stars on one side, represen ting the first
seven States formed, and ON the other, the
old thirteen.
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OFfER OF SgKvIcE.-The notorious E. Z. O.
Judson (Ned Buntline) had an in nterview with
oecIe taIy cameron on Monday morning, and
rendered TO the Government a regiment com
posed of fifteen hundred practical hunters
and sharp shooters from the western part OF
New I ork State. The same fellow strayed
over TO AieAandria on Monday, and was ar
rested by the Virginia pickets but Col Ter.
rett ordered his release
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-, ,,DKIsAFFEcTIoS. rs Harrisburg letter to the
N Y. Herald says: ''Great disatfection ex
ists throughout this State relative to the threr
years enils tment Our men are anxious and
eager 10 go for The entire period of the war, be
tnHt twenty years. but object very seriously
TO the new requisiton. Many soldiers who
nave arrived here recently, returned very
much dissatisfied -
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STEAM GUSBoArs. The Federal Govern
hent mas, according to reliable accounts, sen t
oroers 10 Europe Tor the purchase OF steam
gunboats and other steam vessels of war
suitable for navigating shallow waters. and
great activity prevails at the navy-yards in
nttng OUT vessels for the blockade OF ports of
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SKETCH OF GEN REAUKgaARp.-Gen. p q.
Toutant Beauregard, the Commander in :
Chief at Charleston, was born on his father s
plan tation, near New Orleans He is 4 de-
sceHdant of the most aristocratic Southern
families. His father was wealthy and in
fiuential Louisiana planter. His mother was
of Italian origin, and descended from the du-
cal Reggie family of Italy. Gen. Beauregard
entered the United States Military Academy
ut West Point, Al an early age, where he grad
uated In 1888, taking the second honors in q
class of forty five graduates, and was APP
pointed TO the corps Of engineers. He was
promoted 70 First Lieutenancy in June,
ls4o. and In that capacity served with great
dis tine tion during the Mexican war. He was
twice breyetted 'for gallant and merit0rious
conduct in the Held. the first time as Gap
tain for the battles OF Contreras and Churn-
busco, 10 date from August 20, 1s47; and again
as Major for the battle of Chepuitspec, TO
date from the 18th Of Septempter or that year.
Zen. Beanregard Is about forty three years Of
age, Ia prime OF life aud vigorous health,
erect as q soldier, well made and rena rkabiy
uetive There Is great spirit and determtna-
tion IN MS look, and he evidently possesses
great muscular power. The greai character
istie OF the General 10 perfect method In all
nis plans. lie Is regarded one Of the sblsst
officers that ever was Ia the American army.
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Safe Of Bramdy.-There was sale yes
terday at the Custom House, by the Sheriff of
the city of Richmond, OF imported brandy Of
good quality, seized in execution at the suit of
WELLER and Ellis VS.. Cottez h Co. Several
pipes were sold at $5.45 and si.75 per gallon,
the whole netting an average of $5.3I. The
liquor had been bonded since 1856.
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DIABoLIcAL MIsCHIEF.-Some unknown mis-
creant displaced the rails on the Southwest
ern Railroad, near Americus, Ga, Thursday
last, by reason of which the passenger train
from Macon was thro wn from the track and
the engine and 4 portion of the cars precipi.
tated down twenty five feet embankment-
Several par ties We're in lured. but not fatally
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MEDICAL. HOSPITALS
HOSPITAL THE MFnICai ,I,,,,',''",I,, "a

TIUNFITAL O Fl Z NEDICAL COZ
1 LkGh or VIRGINIA. This Hospital eject.
than ~, ,Uvt, is now completed. and open for IA
reception of patients. H. IL admirably adapted ~
its plan Tor the accommodation OF the sick and il
furnished with every convenience requisite for
their comfort and successful treatment. IT. slt-
atel = adjacent to the Medical College. while re.
ured aud airy, is at the same time central, aaI
convenient of access from ali parts of the city
The patients are uuder the Immediate charge Of
the Professors of the College, (who make daily
visits,1 assisted by a competent Resident Physi-
clan.
All persons requiring Medical or Surgical treat
ment are admitted. except the INSANE, aud tt0sa
laboriug under SMALLPOX AND oTHBR INFECTIOUS
DisORDERs.
LYIha-Ih WoNRy, both white and colored re.
ceive special care and attention.
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MARYLAND LEGIsLATU Senate &C.
cupied Saturday on the subject of adjourn.
ment. The committee of conference report.
ed an amendment to Mr. Wallis resolution
that the Legislature adjourn on Thursday al
IL O'Clock, until June 4th; also TO appoint a
committee of four from each House TO Law
said resolutions before President Lincoln and
jeff. Davis, and ask n cessation of hostilities
until after the assembling OF Congress.
The Senate adopted Mr.. Wallis resolu ton
With the above amendments, but the House
at the evening session refused to adopt the
conference committees report--yeas Is, nays
Is Subseq uen tly the vote was reconsiderec
aud the report was recommitted when the
House adjourned till half-past s o'clock TO-
morrow, at which time the committee viii
again report.
The two Houses are thus at variance. The
Senate refuses TO adopt Mr.. Wallis resolu ton
or Tx day for the adjournment, unless the
House adopt the Senate resoluti tion and ap-
point eight commissioners, as above men
toned.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Wallis re-
ported bill calling Sovereign Convention
which was laid on the table The Joint reso.
luton from the Senate appointing a commit
tee OF four from each House to visit President
Lincoln and Jefferson Davis and the Cover
nofs OF PennsyiVania and Virginia was re-
ported upon unfavorably by Mr.. Willis. chair.
man of the Committee on Federal Relations
giving certain reasons therefor. The report
was adopted
They also report that the III nvasion of Mary
land, and the capture of produce by the Vir-
glnia troops, has been disapproved of by Gov
ernor Letcher in letter to Governor Hicks
who has issued orders forbidding the recur.
renee OF such acts. The report was adoptad
and the papers ordered 10 be forwarded TO Mr.
Harvey, Commissioner TO Virginia.
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Not Rsady.-Clinton Kennedy, who was
arrested at the Fair Grounds ~ dangerous
and suspicious person, WAS committed till to-
day by the Recorder yesterday. The name
order was entered in relation 10 Vim. Chris
uan, taken in custody as suspicious person.
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Let OT.-Archer Saxton was carried before
Recorder Caskie yesterday, for abusing snd
threatening Bridget Ney. The proof did NOT
show that Bridget had any thing tc fear, and the
Recorder said may to the demand for security
of the peace.
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MosTGoMRKY Ala, Nav 7. 1851,

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nav Z, 1861.
SIR l submit TO you two letters that were
addressed by me 10 the Hon. VIM. H Sew
ard, Secretary Of Sta To Of the United States
that contain an explanation of the nature anu
result of an Intervention by me in the inter
course OF the Commissioners of the Confed :
crate States with that officer. / considered
that could perform no duty in which the
entire American people, whether Of the Fed
more interested than that of promoting the
counseis and the policy that had for their Oh
lect the preservation OF peace. This motive
dictated my interven ton. Besides the in ter
view referred To in these letters, l informed
the Assistant Secretary of State of the United
States mot being able to the Secretary }
on the 18th April, uit., of the existence of n
telegram of that date from Gen. Beauregard
to the Commissioners, in which he informed
the Com s. toner's that he had demanded the
evacuation of Sumter, and, if refused, he
would proceed to reduce it. On the same day
l had been told that President Lincoln had
said that none of the vessels sent TO Charles
ton were war vessels, and that force was not
to be used in the attempt to supply the fort
l had no means OF testing the accuracy of this
in formation, but offered that if the inforrna-
ton WAS accurate, would send telegram to
the authorities at Charleston, and that it
might prevent the disastrous conseq uences of
q collision at that fort between the opposing
forces 1t the last effort that l could
make to avert the calamties of war. The
Assis tant Secretary promised to give the mat
ter attention, but had no other intercourse
with him or any other person on the subject
nor have L had any reply to the letters sub
mi tied TO you. Very res pectfulty,
JOHN A. CAMPBELL
Gen. DaviS, Pres't of the Conf'rate States
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MATRIaoNIAL.-Mortime Thou, pson better
known as "Doesticks, was on Sunday mar
ried In New York by the Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, 10 Miss Grace Eldredge, eldest
daughter OF Fanny Fern" The ceremony
took place at the residence of James Parton.
the biographer.
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HoMK MANuFAcTrRE OF PERCUSSION CApx
Nothing more was needed TO develope the in !.
dustriai resources and energies Of the Son In
than the suspension OF trade with the North
have just occasioned. As soon as the fact ha !,
came known that more abundant supply al
percussion caps would be desirable for the
Southern troops, we find manufactures start.
ing III In each OF the Confederate States. w.
were gratified yesterday on being presented
with one OF the first percussion caps made in
South Carolina. We are Informed that thu
new caps ars found TO be in every respec /
equal to those made by the United States
Government, and MsSsrs. Cameron & ID
are now engaged making the machinery b.
which they can be produced in large auhnti,
ties. es.-ChdrEeston Mercury.
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LIFE AND FIRB IN s RA N G f..
7 IFE, FIRE AND DMARINE INSURANCE.

RICHMOND FIRE ASSOCIATION
OFFICE, No. iss MAIN IN. +. CoRssk OF llrHl 81. y,
RICHMOND, Va.
Chartered 2sth hayeh, 1887.
This old and reliable Institution, with ample
continues To Insure SLAVES. BUlLDIS9S, MEk.
CHANDIZE, of every description HOUSEHOLD
FURNiTURE and Family WEARlNG APPAREL,
sarrsnt rates
Loss ss adjusted and paid with all psssi BILE dis
patch. pIRscroks:
David Carrie, Robert n. Ber.on
Y. +. WORKMAN, frAaeis j. Barnes
John u. Claiborne. John T. sabistt
John j. Wilson, Thos i sRust
Alex. aArrett, Geo n Gwalhmav
Peter G. Warrick. NFf@2
DAVID CuKRiY. President.
J01g J. WILSON, Treasurer.
X. T. BEooKB, Secretary. de a7-ty
las. y. MACMURDO, Agent MANHATTAN
LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANY, Of New YORK
once az the Insurance Agency Of faoAAs N. AZ
rkiEhp. on Nsh strsst, nearly opposite 0odciu' .
Hall, where applications VIII be received.
&u bly,
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Hemorsd. --- The battalion Of Richmond
Howitssrs hare been removed from their late
camp ground, "HowArds Grove" to Chin
bora1o Heights, overlooking Griaan's Spring,
in the vicin ity Of Rockets.
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WHY THE TKoops were HuRRIEp UP.-A
Washington letter says:

Republican congressman say that the reason
OF the late hIrrying up of troops 10 this point
from the North was because Gen. Scott found
that troops were concentrating in Virginia
much faster than he had anticipated The
troops here are going rapidly into camp upon
city, but there are no Indications thAt field
works are 10 bs thrown up thereon. as has
been suggested in the New York administra-
tion papers. The command of the Potomac
precindes the necessity OF such steps at pres
ent.