The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-10

hility Of such oficers As appear incapable Of
performing military service, with a view 70
their retiracy from the army and marine
corps. A Geographic dispatch says:
Those who may be retired are to receive The
pay proper of the highest rank held hy them
on the time Of their retirement, ana four ra-
lions per day without any other pay emolu
| ments or allowance; but an exception is made
in favor of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott
| Should he be retired under this act, it shall b.
| without reduction in his current pay sub
sistsnce or allowances.
| FEDERAL coyaRRss.
The Federal Senate, August b, refused to
take up the resolutions OF Mr. Salisbury pro
posing adjustment OF present ANTIQUITIES by
IL to "a. The House amendment to the Con.
| fiscation bill was agreed to-yeas %, nays IL
| A petition was presented from ak hundred
citizens OF Niagara county, N Y, deprec@ting
civil war as leading TO dsunion, aud askiu Z
| Congress to provide for amending the Oons,i
tuton, or call Immediately National Con
| vention. A memorial from the Chamber OF
| Commerce of New York upon the tariff was
! tabled. A bill was passed in relation to the
army and volunteers of the United States,
| and approving the unconsttu tional acts OF.
| the President.
| In the Federal House, a resolution of Mr.
! Nailandigham, referring to : Convention OF
| the States, to amend the Constitution, was
| referred to the COMMITTEE of the Whole Mr.
| Calvert introduced g. resolu ton, providing
| for the appointment Of nine members OF the
| House and four of the Senate, TO consider ana
| report amendments TO the Constitu ton which
was tabled. Mr.. May offered resolutions de-
| caring the Republi party responsible for
| our national mIsfortunes, that II is impossi-
Die to subjuSate the South by arms, and that
| 1t is the duty of Congress to provide for the
appointment OF Commissioners, TO procure an
| armlstice, to preserve peace a all events aud
| the Union, II pose BILE and If this cannot BE-
| done, TO provide fer peaceabe separation. A
war resolution was offered by Mr.. Diven,
h,,h
for It's reception. a number of petitions tor
4 peaceful adjustment of our rational diff
culties were offered, and q bill was passed
! liking the number OF the members Q. the House
| after March 5, 1861, ri 239.
The Federal Senate, on the 9th instant, re.
| fused to consider a resolution offered by Mr.
Powell, denouncing the arrest OF the Belti-
more Police Commissioners, and demanding
! their release. The JOINT resolution APPROX
ing the acts Of the President WAS passed over,
and the Senate adjourned sire die.
In the Federal House, but little of interest
TRANSFERRED. Mr.. Wicklffe announced that
4" Kentucky was for the Union-the first com
! Ing into 1t and The last to go out Of it." which
| was TecelVediWltn uproarious applause. Ir.
! Aldrich. Of Minnesota. was making a speech,
| when the Speaker announced that the huu.
~ 10Y aqloufnnent had arrived, and de-
| ciared the House adjourned inc d,e-infolln :
| ing Mr. Aldrich that his remarks wouid
coma up next session as unfinished business.
BU1LER ARRESTED.
| M'Jor General b. tier, commander Of Fort
rsss Monroe, was arrss ted by one of the Pso-
vost Marshal's guard in Washington, On Syn
day evening, and detained autil ne was salts
| factorily identified.
| FAEATICIaM.
The New York Daily News saws:
1T was once remarked by the celebrated
John Randolph OF Roanoke, that ..fanaticjsr,-
whether political or religious has no ston.
! ping place short Ha4yaD hoiI Al
party now In power seem emulous OF yindi-
eating the rectituda of his Proposition Il
has rushed mad'y and wickedly into a war
poiicy which cannot possibly eyentuate in
goco either TO individuals or TO the patton
MT will inevitably send hundreds, and per.
haps thousands, of men to their gra les, ana
wreck the nation in all lis material in .erests.
FIyAscIAL.
Sales OF stocks in New York, August 5th
| First Board $40 nG0 Virginia State s's @ 81.
IS 0Go do sl5, 80; IL 900 10 .}. 509; $40 900 Ten
nessee o's 90, 43t; $40 900 do 500 10: IL 600 do
t34' 81 ooo 40 43:; So 800 North Carolina State
So c. g. $4,000 do. o2;. Second Board-vir-
ginia 6s 500, 81. and -, 900 sis, ST 80 The
New ok Daily News, OF the On saws:
! Inc impression il relation TO the Govern :
ment finances is far from satisfactory The
tax laws are not regarded as even likely 10 go
INTO operation. Next February the 5 ;ates are
10 DECIDE what they will do about it. and after
that the levy may take place. Meantime, the
congressman go home TO face their taxed con-
! 'hc ~ SiFo all account o. the
Iobhery ana corruption that have sought
10 DE hid HndeT he war cry. They will feel
| the pressure OF ne changing CpininEs at the
North, already alive 10 the fact from re1iahIa
letters tn u the arEny il At this moment more
disco araged and disOrgan zad Jnan at apv
moment since Bull Ran; and when Congress
Ineets again II Is mere tRan likely thorough
change OF policy VIII take place
| Ii one word, il is felt tha! the Congress has
done nothing and settled nothing. II has
gwen permission, but has not enabled the
Government to borrow. The future is full o!
| uncertainty. The onfederate stocks Rd
vanced ia4 per cent. esch, aud the railroad.
| generally declined fraction.
| Ihe New York papers comment freely upon
the failare OF Claflin, Mullen Il Co, one 0;
The heaviest produce houses in that city
One Of them says, "Oaly a few days since thf
firm was heavy buyer OF lis own Iall pa PEI
~ : and per cent. month" To an orii-
nary business man It would seem strange to
fail on ma:ured paper while buying that du 9
months hence. Failures are constantly takins
place in New York-among others, Booth 5
| futile, and Ruehnore b Sen.
| DISCOVERY.
The Northern papers report that la Noun
| tain, the balloon man at Fortress Monroe ha,
| discovered that the rebels ara mounting two
very large guns on Sewells Point, probably
with an idea Of annoying the shipping 1T Old
Point, IL not the For Itself.
| Al ADMISSION.
The Albany Evening Journal, edited h,
Thuriow Weed, and the organ of Secretary
| Seward, says
We shall not be surprised 10 learn, in less
| than sixty days, that both France and EDg.
land have pronounced oar blockade ine1f
| Client"
| CAxsKOS AND THB CoAHT.
| Secretary Cameron was absorbed looking AZ
the comet, whsn a friend tapped him on th 9
| shOp iiar and asked bDr ; "a Pr don
! III ass3ge appeared 10 ne iikedf He exclaimed
On, splendid nucleus; 1 admire the tail
100 O00, zoo long, and 4yu 900 broad"
BULL Run INCIDENT.
| The Baltimore respondent Of the New
York Day Book relates the following
A lady OF this city, of strong Southern feel
| ings, was IN Washington ct the time of the
| Ball Run battle. Seeing citizens and soldiers
| rushing TO and fro, she went out in the stree,
| TO learn the particulars OF the fight. Seeing q
Soldier leaning against posi-, tired and suffer
Ing, her warm heart was affected ny the sigh l.
and she approached him and inquired abouI
the battle. The poor fellow, hne-looking
young man, said 10 her, an adame, we have
had a terrible time we have been bacly bsat.
en- ; my two brothers were shot down along
side OF ma--and now shall l Tell my poor
mother The poor fellow here burst In to
tears ana was ABOUT to wipe his face on his
Old rattered and rusty jacket, when the lady
gave him her handkerchief and told him "a
keep it as a toaen from q SoQtherner. The
untortnn2te fellow was deeply affec ted, and
as shs was about 70 leave he said. "Gnd bless
you, madam you are the first one who ms
spoken kind word to ire since lett home
| FALTIBcRE sRCEssIosIsTs.
The New York Herald's Washington cor.
respondent writes:
For several days past this city has been
swarm'ng with Baltimore Secessionists. 4
baltimore detective policeman, who came
here on saturday, reports that he "as saen
dodgrg about our streets more than huu-