The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-29

Died, ON the 81 OF August, at the residence
Of Jas. Isefry1 IN this county, James Strange
q Ecle jimmy aged seventy six wears lie
was native OF South Carolina. served seven
year, in Inc United States army; aud uartirI
pated in the batJie II New Orleans, January
), loiJ Was q soldier IL tae Texas reyolution
ana regretted fzs Vas not sGgug enough 70
tAHe ptrt III the present struggle. Observing :.
- Had the South acted when s4ie ought I
would have been"
MEAT PACKING Is NTNPHts
The Memphis AlYe0l OF tAe I'D, says
The lirih OF Gcye!, Morton 4 TO- have nur-
chased iyy0 hundred head 1T Ttxas cttfIe
~hich they viii Immediately kIl and pack.
Inns IL the commencement OF ali imIu Ell se.
ihe,.t packing business that Wi ne do ne in
Memphis thls fall Tae delivery OF hogs viii
commence when the advent OF cold Wea Their
allows The requisite t&c1lities.
aITa En- THE SLIP.
The ~. o. Delta, OF the sd says;
The priyateer schooner Francis \. Bzr+ovv
which has been bloCkaded tor the past mon n
in Crooked river by the steamer t'ry!er. has
given Tie enemy the slip, and arrived at Il pa
IachicOia safely Oh the the Glh
DESERVES EMULATION.
A free market has been opened in Mobile 70
those who are not able 10 purchase their own
provisions. Tickets are issued by thu mem
bcrs OF The ward ccInmittees to such persons
Us apply to them Tor assistance. About tou.
hundred persons are uai!y Supplied with pro-
visions.
PATRIOTIC YOUNG LADT.
The JACKSON Hississipica notices the arGi-
VA at that city of TIE " Helen Johnston
q uards," splendid company OF volunteers
from Madison, Leahe, ana Alfalfa counties.
The company WIS uniformed at the expense
Of Miss Beien fohrson, Whose name they
bear,) a wealthy young LADY Of Madison
county, Distinguished alike for her generosity
and her devotion to the cause Of the Confede-
| rate states LesEhis GOOD example be fol
lowed by all whom Providence has blessed
with the means, and NE shall have no lack OF
soldiers to defend our cause.
PRISONERS EXCHANGED
The Memphis Agpeaj, Of the 25th instant, his
| the following:
W. learn by passcn gers from Colu n bus
| that IN exchange of prisoners took place al
| that point On "Wednesday last 4 Federal
| boat, uncer a flag CT Exuee, came down from
Cairo and after anChorng in the middle 81
| the river, was visited by the Confederate Off.
| GERS, when an exchange was proposed bv the
| tederalists. which WAS acceded to by Gene
| rails Polk and PILLOW, upon he apparently
unequal terms II permitting ti,e UnGoEditicp-
| al release Of sixteen Federal prisoners fer hit
| extension CT Il like favor to three Confederate
! soldiers, who had bSeu so unfortunate as tc
| tall tntO the hands Of the enemy. The il, ter.
| view is said 10 have heeu an agreeable ON
| the FEDERAL boat having been courteous!y 4,
! escorted N1thout oar liaes by one our own
! vessel.
HAPfY REILLY.
From The Memphis dpy'eoi, OF the 25th, We
| copy the following:
IN incident is related as having occurred
| between the Officials engaged in the eXchang.
| OF prisoners at Columbus the other day-
| Alter The prelslninaIies We're arranged, IL re.
| past was ptrtaken OF, during which one O.
| The Federal officers, rising, proposed sTh,
| memory Of George Washington =" The com
| pany instantly rose, When Gen Polk respopd
- f
| Frs rc5cj-" The toast our informant says
| was drank IN omihous silence Ivy the Fedora
| officers who we're present. The story is too
! good not 10 be true, Or 70 be lost.
AZ ATRoCIoUs OUTRAGE.
We copy the following from the MeInphi
| (Tenn.) APyeG}, Of The 2dth
We have announced that an attempt WA
| made 10 burn the railroad bridge, Il short dis
| jGnca tA.s side Of Car asyliIe, last week Tn.
JtB -TS0ajgH gives information of another out
! rage, by which, on Saturday night last
| train OF twenty i've cars containing soldier
| was thrown OFT the track near Budd's Creek
| and short time since large log was PLACED
on the track. The villains who commit sucI
| outrages rs this should be ierretted cut ant
brought 10 summary punishment.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Tho ClarlIsrille TENN .Ie6trsoaiaa. saw
| that IN accident occurred in that place a few
days since, at the funeral OF Capt beaumont
| which for a short time produced some confu
sion and no little alarm. a mHsket, in III,
| hands Of Mr.. Joshua Rice bursted ana with
cut doing any serious ipi1ry inflicted sem.
| quite painful wounds about the head and eel
of DR.. AGREE. Mr.. Rices hands were ais
| somewhat injured.
| HON. ". A LAKE..
This gentleman, lately billed in due
q few days ago, had for more than TWEEN /
hvc years been member of Christ Church
Episcopallan, in Ficksburg. The vestr'
passed resolu tons expressive of regret at hi
loss One Of them reads as follows. "Tha
deBlofi"g me death OF Mr.. Lake, and regard
ing IL rs a personal calamity That has befal
len euen one OF us, we deem the occasion Al
| appropriate one to express our solemn con
domination OF that code of honor TO who's
false teachings our l4men sd friend fell sac
riuce."
| coMMhHDABLB PURPCsE oosFEpEsAwE GENE
RAJ.
woman residing in VI phis, whose hus
| band Is a volunteer III Gen. Pillows com
mand, recently wrote him tha, she had nc
received any assistance from tie city au II. aTi
lies, and ad1ed that she did rot know how
herself ana children could get along Tn
| cont=n Is of the letter having reached Gen
Pillow, he addressed Il letter to the Menphi
| press, III which he states that uni eSs the fam
| HES of The volunteers under b N are pronerI
| taken care OF, he will release all such as hay
tanllIes dependent upon them
COTTON LEAVING THE COAST
The Montgomery Meiiis informed that fcu
| steamers ara running from Columbus Ga
10 Aptltchicola, brip ging all the cotton from
| that point TO the interior LANDINGS Tner
are about 5000 bales NJ Apaiaehicoia
| HON. {. ]. FAELKyER.
The Berryvtlle aEa.) Coaserro;or says:
We learn that ION. A. r. BoteIer has bee,
endeayoring to secure the relestse of Hon G
j. Faulhuer from his incarceration Al For
| Lafayette, and that negotiations are nov
being made that are likely to result in his r.,
| storation TO his family aad friends