The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-11


bered by q portion Of our inhabitants ~ thu
date Ut IN event which may not be inxptly
termed q financial crisis. II hxs been the for
tune, or misfortune, Of Richmond tn have q.
many banks N any town of lie size on THU
continent We might, If we were 80 disposed
enlarge upon the subject Though not boast.
inglyl Of discount banks, deposit banks
savings banks, Basin banks, sand banks, shin.
plaster banks, and faro banks; but 1t il not on,
purpose now to do 80 in u general way, though
it becomes our duty, "a All impartial chronicles
of events, to say few words concerning the
institutions last named, in regard to which )
learned writer has taid, "Ibe more Won pu,
down the lees you take PIP # may be neces.
sary to state that our entire personal
knowledge Of these banking houses il
derived from the developments of the
past forty-eight hours, and if we dom,
call things by their right names, the more
experienced reader will pardon US Al the
solemn hour of midnight, when it Is supposed
that every honest man has turned in, unlees
duty keeps him away from home, the polio.
Of the city, under orders from the Mayor
presented themselves suddenly at the pri.
vate entrances of two or three gambling
saloons, and without going through tn.
Usual ceremony of beil-ringing, imnledi-
ateiy penetrated their gorgeous interiors
These unexpected Visits, we need hardl,
say, occasionsd some little commotion; but, j..
that we are not called upon to record an,
Touchdown arguments or ediusion of life Z
parole current, we teel peculiar gratifica-
ton. The presiding spirits of the ee;abl sh
uieiits, on the contrary, surrendered at discre-
Lion, and the astonirhea customers, withvu,
waiting for an opportunity TO go anothe,
uupdred ON the queen" or TO copper on the
ace, got out of the way BY the luost praeti-
cable nethod-the rapid Use vi their .ega The
flh.aA Lot A -,
f'our;eenth street, Edward Mouteiro's, in d
building owned by James ii. Grant, adjoining
the fpotswood House, and Murphy u Mc-
Cam 5, rear of Exchange Hotel Tie parties
arrested were John a WVrsham, charged
With keeping and exhibiting the game OF tar
William Burnes, similar charge; James, slave
Of Edward Monteiro James MCCAIN. fol
accepting and exhibiting faro; BENZ Deyrout,
employed for that purpose by James McCaun
aud jesse Murphy and Matt. slave, who
seens 10 have been doorkeeper OF the bank
last named. The news spread rapidly to othsl
similar Institutions, and Lights were cxtin
5uished Iii such haste that 1t is doubtful il the
cash accounts were squared III every Instance
a large amount of movable property was
captlu cd, and the procession OF policemen Oh
tue way TO the station house Is said to have
been grand and lmposlng. 1t was indeed a
sight 10 see our sturdy officers, during the
GENTLY along under the weigh OF the massive
legs OF taro table, while their companions
ooted the other component parts; for The ap-
saiatus was knocked TO pieces to fAciiUa,e
transportation There Weie roulette t6bies
faro saoies and drawers, and silver deal
,ng boxes, all of the most approved style and
exquisite workmanship; then there Was souie.
tning Ike half IL busnel of ivory checks, Oh
chips which represent money III these popu
Inv Il
cents 10 SiUt beslues cues, playing cards, lay
outs, ana all the parapbernaila OF great and lit
tle gambling establishments. All tins plumber
WAS piled up Id the tiist station house, whose
5ouipie walls never before sheltered such 4
magnificent arrav. The arrested persons :,isc
remained there until yesterday morning, when
They We're admitted to bad tor their appearance.
before the Mayor to-day. With regard TO Tit
cause OF TINS sudden descent upon establish
Meii1s winch have been tolerated for years
which have been supported 10y the ricn as wei
as tne poor, and irepOrI says cOuntcnanced d,
many OF our best Citizens. II may not b.
proper to speak III advance OF an ilvestjga
Uiol. lhere are Sundry s,;iteInents III circuisl
tlon, out Tue truth OF the matter VIII prObabl,
DC made known III due TINE. Neither are We
PREPARED TO say that the war upon the sports
vii be carried on Until every tank is com
PEELED 10 suspend or close business entirely
u Saturday lught have produced d deep sensa
dou among Il class CT snrrwd tnanciers
The law requires that all the apparatus
found i'll gambling embellishments uiiuer cir
c'inssauoes ilAc the foregoing, shall be broken
up aiAd burnt. There IL d good deal of vaiu.,
pie material now in the bands OF the police
which might be worked up advantageously
and it seems almost like wickeduess to destroy
II in such times as these. Articles that have
served a bad purpose might be made to Sd rye
Il good one, though if the law commands
otherwise, it ia nobodys business. Still, we
don't exactly believe that those silver boxes
and the iiey that is said to have been cap
tured, will be thus disposed of
Small Notes-Tne Grand Jury of the Cir
cult Court made considerable p.Ogress on Sa
turday, III the business of indicting persons
engaged in violating the banking laws TIC
bring all the parties to "condign" will be q
work of no little magnitude, yet the vigorOu;
manner Of it's beginning gives promise of some
practical result. True bills of indictment fol
misdemesnor have been found against the fol
lowing, charged with issuing notes of smaller
denomination than five dollars:
Almetus Z. Brown. two cases: The Old Do
minion Savings Bank; David Baker, ir., -four
ca,ses; Thaddeus B. Starke. SIX cases; Viii
liam G.. cambridge, two cases; Benjamin NJ
cases; George I. Herring, four cases; The
Metropolitan Savings Banks, Ave cases; Fran
els 3. Hart, two Cases; Peachy r. Gra.tan
David j. Burr; Moses L. Stratton Thomas
Lawson; D. j. Saunders jr; David j Saun
iers; The City of Richmond, three Cases
John +. Regnault; james N. Taylor; Charlie,
w. PURCELL Stephen Mason. two cases; Thos
Mason, two cases. James L. Porter; Garintt
Barker The United Savings Bank of Henrice
yA-I 'alr r
Starke, William L. Maule; The Virginis
Savings Bank; five cases; The Peoples Saw
,ngs Bank, two cases: Thomas NJ. Alfriend
two cases; Richard e. Dibrell, two cases
Charles X Bricken, two cases; d. F. Booth
three cases; Isaac j. Mercer, four cases; JOIN
II. Digges, three cases; Richard S. Massie
John T. Sablett
Military Morements -The 18th Georges
regiment and the Sd Georgia battalion, which
lately went from this place to North Carolina
returned Gu Friday. The Yancey Greys, Cap
tain j. A Brown, 100 men. and the jackson
Avengers, Capt. W. w. Selman, 81 men, ar
lived on Saturday from South Alabama These
companies belong to the l4th Alabama regi
nent. Col. Judge The LIST North Carolini
Regiment, Col Lee, which has been doint
good service on the Peninsula for the past sil
months, reached this city yesterday. and now
occupies quarters on Hospital Hill. This regi
ment is one of the best that North Calolin.
has furnished, bnt their time of enlistmen
having expired, the men will go home for
brief period, and many of them will probabl,
join other regiments in service on the coast
Song Books" If man were permtte,
to make all the ballads" said an old writer
!" he need not care who should make the law
of nation" The South is not only maxim,
her own laws and law books, hut her owl
songs and song books. We have received on,
of the latter from West and Johnston, pub
lished by Il. c. Clarke, of Vicksburg, Miss
aud another from Whitaker, of Wilmington