The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-20

ARRIVAL AND DgPARTURR or TEooP4 -Ano-
ther Arkansas regiment aTri edat LynchbuTg,
in detachments, Friday. The "a and nth
Mississippi regiments left for another dies tina.
tion.
LAND SLIDE-A land slide occurred last
Wednesday at Burlington, Vt, on the YER
mont and Canada Railroad, aud eleven W ork.
men were buried in the mass.
X. j. Wood, Esq, OF Wedowee, Ala, has
been adjudged the extensive contract for
making the mail bags required by the Post.
Office Depar tment of the Confederate te States.
warsteamer and a 5 steamboat in the service
of Iincoln's Government, paid visit to tie
waters OF the Rlppahannoek in the vicinity
OF trbanna, 4 few days ago.
The weekly expense of the steamers thus
far chartered as transports by the Washington
Government is sl3, coo, exclusive OF Keeping
them IN commission. ~
The presence of Ross Winans at the Relay,
on Thursday, created a deep IN preston. The
troops uncovered as he passed between the
lines.
| Col. Il. a. Pryor has superseded Colonel
Hodges In the command Of the Third Regiment
at Portsmouth. Col. Hodges is raising t.
howitzer corps.
There are two full nephews of Gen Scott
| the commander Of the Northern army, in the
ID Mississippi Regiment, stationed rear
| Lynehburg.
| The Charleston Courier says that rice is be-
| ing shipped by railroad to Richmond, the Di-
reetors Of the road taking IL At half the usual
rates.
Upwards of five hundred women have ap.
| piled nj the State House. Ia boston, for per
mission TO serve as nurses 60 at the seat OF
war. A
The Canadian steamers New York and
| Northerner, Of the American Express Line,
have been purchased by the American Govern
meRt.
"Browniow and Others" opposed to the sc.
| cession OF Tennessee, have called a Con ven
! tion To meet at Knoxville, on the 30th Of May
Brgadier General Thomas I4awson, Surgeon
| General II. :. Army, died IN Norfolk las.
"Wednesday night, aged s3 years. s
The New York Tribune denies the state.
| ment that Senator Douglas has received an
| appoint tment as Brigadier General
| Commodore Tatnali has been assigned TO
| the command or the Confederate naval forces
| at Charleston, =. a.
Farmers should pay - mach attsn tlon as
possible 70 the making OF butter Irwin COM
inand good price. - Net&
| The steamer George Pe1body has been char
tered by the Federal Government tor The pnr-
pose Of conveying troops.
| Two new companies-the Arlington Greys
and Mary Voiaatssrs-are organising in
| Ale xandIia-
swivel near Savannah, Is improving, ANA will
probably recover.
spy, named Anthony, eaught az Pensa.
cola, has been shot BY orasr Of the command
ing GeaeraI.
John Seddon. Esq. of Stafford, has received
= Captains commission In tho. Cenfsder raj.
Army.
The Wilmington IN. C1 Herald. an excel
lent Newspaper, has suspended publication
Ross Winans was nomina Nd for Congress
by his friends ". BALTIMORE GU the 18th inst.
The Baltimogss chTistiAn Advocate has sus
pended publication 1ntii the close II the war
The Corwin constitns sional amendment ha,
passed both Houses Of the oAio leetaiA tnre
Robert ball. senior, died q his ssAideace IL
Hon. Andrew H. Reedsr. of Pa. has bee,
made hrixAdteg 0eueral. - ~. 4
The nast MiehisaA Rsgimsas hss sa1rivss, q
Washington. - !"