The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-04
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Hbry clerk Oh thirty years standing vas dis
ions being made To the collector ina, he w., !.
Secessionist. The charge is believed 10 be
.,nalicious one.
In some of our wards the number of unoe
enpied stores and dwellings wouId hardly
fail to attract atten tion even from n superiii
rial observer, and landlords very commonly
,ontent themselves with nominal rent ar
nothing ut all, rather than lose an occupant
who is likely to pay whenever business re-
sumes
The Rev. DIR. Beihuae it appears. Ia NOT
,bont to retire from the ministry altogether,
out Is simply to go to Europe for n short time
70 restore his health
The Hamburg mail staamer Hammonio
r,It to-day for Southampton, Havre, and
Ham burg. She takes out a66 passengers The
nTitish steamer City of Manchester, Captain
Halcrow, left for Liverpool with 36 cabin
passengers, ana others ia the stnerace
Yesterday was the hottest 10th of Seutem-
ber We have had in this city for ten wears III o
thermometer marking ~ degrees at II O'Clock,
which is two cgrees higher than on amy nre
yioUs 10Th since ISL.
"A letter has been addressed to the Secretary
Of the Navy, by II number OF our most inilii.
ent'ai merchants and bankers, asking thai
Capt. Shuteldt, at present Consul at Havana
be reinstated to the rank he held some tim..
ago in the United States Navy
Judge Belts 10 day rendered decisions con :
demning eleven vessels and cargoes, seized for
attempting 20 run the blockade, &c Their
Falue is supposed to be about u qRarter OF
million Of dollars.
AFFAIRS IN PHILADELPHIA.
The SIMS Philadelphia correspondent fur
nishes the following items from that CITY.
The Preachers Association of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia have
ISSUED an ADDRESS to the various congreg;,-
tons under their charge calling uDon them
TO assemble in their respective uiaces of vor
snip on thursday next, the day set apart by
the President OF the United States for uubl,,.
nulnliihtioi and prayer and fasting for all
the people OF the nation.
The Catholic Bishop Of this diocese has re-
commend bed to the pastors under his charge
the observance Of the National Fast Day and
'he rtclLttuM, at the respective masses of The
usual Prayer for the authorities - or s,leh
other GeFotions rs may be deemed appropriate
AS The autumn advances, oysters begin 10
noufisIi Ihere Is how considerable activity
III the business ut the foot OF Spruce ST rart =
All the oysters brought here are caught ia the
DtiaWare bay, none OF our oys;errneu having
yet Ventured in the ChCsapeake To try their
luck. 80 much trouble has attended oysteriny
there by Pennsylyanians that few are dis
posed TO risk it.
Glf;trd avenue, was bitten bv Il mad dog Y. 8
terday afternoon, while rndeayorinc 10 mo
t"ct ms little son, boy OF about four wear. of
age, VINO Was attacked by the dog and hi ten
In the face. The Wounds OF both ather and
son are serious, and fears are entertained
from their appearance, that the amin Al WIS
IN raDld condition At the time The dog
was shot Immediately.
The funeral 6 Miss Ruth Gale. one of the
victims OF The Continental Theatre caismitv,
took place yesterday afternoon from ths. resi-
dence of Mr. Wheatiey. The remains were
laid out in the parlor, and were viewed by a
large numbe of persons. The form of the
dead girl was attired in soft white cashmere
trimmed with pale blue. Immorte!lcs iessa-
mines and white camelias were strewn u,,on
the body by the kindly hands of Mrs. Wheat
h.l IAnn III
sisters; her age was about II years. The
ceremonies upon the occasion were conducted
by the Rev. Mr. Shrigley, formerly of BaIfi-
more, who delivered II feeling and impressive
address.
The anthracite coal brought down by the
Reading Railroad this week amounted to 23 :
2l3 tons: same week last year 1850 ions
The biiuminous coal. not Vel reporte will
brought down H,24s tons: same time last
year, i6,oS2.
HINTS FROM WtgRISGToy
The Suns Washington correspondent saws /:
The absurdity of usury laws is shown tv
the tact tnat tiie Government is paying seven
and three ten tbs per cent interest for money
While the legal rate in most of the Nor thern
States Is SIX or seven per cent. The usury
laws, II they have any effect are "A ure eiudic,.
TO the borrower. Some of the State LegisIa-
lures, At their next session, will it is sun
posed, revise their legislation on this subiect
The irst OF October is at hand, when the
banks that have the option of the Govern
ment loan TO the extent OF Il hundred millions
more, will, according to their agreement Wi tn
the Treasury, either take or decline the tifty
millions waning on the 10th of October The
prOba bility is that the individual subscrip-
lions will be so large as to ENCOURAGE tho
Banks to sustain the Government until Con
gress shall meet. A mum Der of rich CORPORA
lions also Iutend to take portions of the loan
and part may also be taken on foreign ac-
count.
The Government iS sondirc Iaroa Sn,x,s l.,
demand Treasury notes TO the West for the
supply and movement OF bodies of trooDs -
The chief theatre of action soon is likely TO
be i'll the West, on the Mississippi and on the
sea-coast, while the armies of the Potomac
may remain passive. Recent movements OF
the Con1ederates show that they are perfectly
we'll aware that the military policy of this
Government must be 10 occupy the line from
great strategic line, whereby the Con fetlerata
States will be separa ted, and rendered una ble
IL aid each other.
CAPT. HAYES ARCrIC EXPEDITION
Nothing has been heard OF the Arctic expe-
dition which sailed about year ago, under
Captain Hayes, since last fall The New
York Commercial says that at that time the
captain was on the coast of Greenland at Il
point about sixty miles north OF Upper Nava-
wick. From that place he sailed northwar rd
in the route pursued by DR.. Kane The ex
petition may be looked for during the next
month, and probably the first inte lligence
from them will be brought by DIR. Hayes
himself, unless the expedition of Hall which
started at nearly the same time brings bacI,
some intelligence on their return If Cant
Hayes does not return before the end of Octo
ber it is more than probable that he will
have gone into winter quarters in some nor.
ton Of the Upper Arctic regions He has
plenty OF provisions, as he was Obliged &c
land n large quantity on the Greenland coa,,
before starting Oh the more periious portlou
of his voyage
FIVE Nfw REVENUE CUTTERS To BE BrILr
The treasury Department has determin ed
to increase the for:e of the revenue service
and accordingly has contracted for five ne "
steamers, and the old vessels VIII be sold q,
otherwise disposed OF. The new steamers
Will be OF different size. three oi . 70 tons ant
two of 100. They Will t,e schooner ri.sgeti An,
Of ligbt draught. The armament of III,
larger vessels will consist OF one rifleo pivot
gun, two 81 FOUNDERS and one I-pound how
itzer, mounted on the topgailant foreeastla
that of the smaller vessels is almost the sam.
the only difference being in the weight o
some of the guns 1t * stated that Com
nander Faunce will have charge OF one o
the new vessels.
CONTRADICTION.
The Lancaster Pa Express publishes M
authoritative contradiction of Bayard r.y
lors statement in the New York Ty;bnn, in re
lation to eX-President buchanan sending
POI trait Of Miss Lane to the "Almapach d
dotha. There are reasons for beiieyin,
that the publisher of the Almanach has bee
hoaNed by German artist recently tr.vei
ing through this country. There Is no othe
foundation for the story whatever
OVERLAND EMIGRATION.
The civil war is giving unexpected, s,imu
lus TO the overland emigration t. l.thfarn /:
aDd Oregon. The plains are said TO te swar.n
ing with caravans OF emigrants from Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, and Kentucky. ali sestinc,
for tae Paoific coast. This language sou nd
| extravagant in expressions, but there il ~,
doubt emigration Westward is unite large
Some are removing to Canada.
FEMALES TAKING THE OATH or ALLEGIANCE.
At 81 Louis, on the l4th instant, the GA b
OF aiiegtance was administered to thirteen