The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-22

whom MIR. Ellis charged. last week, with be-
Ing Implicated in the iynshing affair Itwas
reported to him defendant had refused 70
haul down the old United States nag on his
establishment, remarking he had not Sc
ceded Jet, and the stars and stripes were the
banner for him. On another occasion Mr..
Harrison was in formed Mr.. Ellis had given a
race, the proceeds of which were 70 be applied
Tor the benefit Of the volunteers; but only SIS
were handed to the proper committee though
more than that sum was realized from the
race, as n net profit.
Mr.. Philip Liner alluded In his testimony
to a long conversation he had once with de-
PENDANT, who had then likened the actual po-
Htical movement TO the revolutionary at
tempt in Rhode Island, and President Davis
70 Governor Dorr. All Of the Southern lead
srs, said Mr.. Ellis, are demagogues. They
ought 10 be hanged, said he, according to Mr.
Milbur's testimony, in order to restore peace.
With this latter Witness it appears defendant
had a very grave discussion on the subject of
trotting rules. The proprietor of the Peoples
Race Course was in favor OF the n Northern or
Long Island rules, for they were adopted by
the SPIRIT NJ he Times, which are authorities
on that matter but Mr.. Wilbur, out Of pa
triotism, pleaded jealousy in favor of the
Southern trotting rules.
hr. IL. II. Heron, another witness, was
Eliis's bar keeper at the time Of the Presi-
dents proclamation against aliens, and heard
his boss say scornfully: Here's pretty
deuced fool, who would drive the natural
born citizens Of the United States out Of the
United States territory. The name Of the
coffee house kept by Mr.. Ellis was "The
Union" and when the owner was reques ted
to change that name he refused, remark
ing that the Union Bank had not altered its
name.
Mr. Burnett was fret unwilling to testify
out OF delicacy, on acct ant OF the charge made
oy Ellis against him but the Mayor in
sisted, he confessed he WAS once called Il liar
BY Ellis, and he had knocked him down. He
also heard defendant say the negroes would
rise one day and take the town.
At the time OF the IL tteras affair, Mr.
LOOMS heard Ellis say: ave have them
now; we have Hatteras, and il is not impro-
bable they will be here thirty days before
next spring sets in" This same witness re-
fused 10 answer any questions about the tar
and feather transaction, or at least about his
doings and soings on that eyentiul night, III
ORDER not 10 criminate himself.
MIR. James Garvin, late bar keeper to Mr.
Ellis, eaid that the day of Col Dreux's
funeral, defendant Objected to hoist the Con-
federsLte flag on his establish mens.
The case WIS continued until next Tuesday
morning.
RxTokfIog.
The Selma (Ala.) Repubisc, publishes the
following just and timely remarks upon the
eItortlons which are being prac ticed by per-
sons infesting every community in the couu-
try:
Its undeniabie that there are men " no have
taken advantage OF these war times to enrich
themselves at the expense of the people. The
darling object with these sort of men is 10
get rich. This is the acme of their ambition
and the sum total Of all their endeavors-
1ney have no regard for man Or devil, only 50
Tar rs they may be made tributary to these
ends. They are the horse -leeches OF the body
politic-the vampires ofsociety-in whose pre-
sence widows Weep and the wall of Wretched
orphanaSe Is heard IN vain. Their iron boxes
are gorged with gold and silver, and this is
the Ark of their Covenant with He'll, ana the
depository nf "A - tear I
The laughing fend keeps guard over these box
es ana bags OF gold, and grins horribly AT the
presence OF hollow eyed penury. The beg gar
Is dismissed empty, with K, IMAGE of which
the hend caTesses the 9old-Hke coiied
snakes in the darkness or his infamous
den. Such an one is ripe for the flames OF the
pit, and should have the badge OF his damna-
bic doom nailed upon his forehead by the
kissing popu1ace. 1t is with shuddering feel
ing We think OF such men our souls revolt
and we spurn them back rs the refuse and
onscourings OF creation.
rHs LATE FIGHr szAn HAMPERS FBRHY,
A correspondent OF the Lynchbprg P.pn5lf-
can, writing under date Of Front ROYAL. Oct.
18TH" says:
Col. Ashby attacked the Federal troops
about a mile and = half south OF Harper's
Ferry yesterday, and drove them back to
Bolivar, where the fight continued for rec
hours and q half. Ashby had 4 portion OF
four companies Of the Mcdonald cavalry. and
about three hupdred and fifty militia
making force OF five hundred and fifty men
The Yankees were forced to retire bey0nd the
river. Col Ashby Loot one man imilitial
killed, and eight or nine Sigh ,ly wounded
A "A pound cannon, after it had been sniked
aud the carnage broken, fell into the hands
OF the enemy. The Federal force was est
mated at fifteen hundred men, aided bv a
por ton OF Doubieday's battery. They lost
two hundred in killed and wounded and
twelve taken prisoners: The victory was
complete, notwithstanding the FederaIs
forced women and children to come in front
OF our lines TO protect themselves from our
fire.
The result OF yesterdays battle has doubt
less saved Jefferson county from being pill
LACED BY the Yankees.
ruB woUEDISa OF 1T. sAYRE
correspondent Of one OF our Southern
exchanges details~the following conversation
which he had between Capt. Hull, of Geor.
gia, and q relative of Lieut.. Sayre, in reia.
ton to the wounding OF 1t. S. at Santa Rose
Lient. Sayre is in the Marine corps. but
volunteered without a conlmand) for the ex
petition In the third or fourth charge OF
the Confederate troops, while in the front
ranks. Lieut. Sayre fell within Ave feet OF
Captain Hall, the latter thinking that the
former had fallen for the purpose of reloadinp
his firearms. In a moment Lieut.. Sayre
called TO Capt. Hull, " For Gods sake don y
Captain Hull with two of his men. imme
diately fell back TO Lieut.. Sayre, made a lit.
ter by tying two coats together for the pur
pose of placing him upon it. at this nornen
some person representing himself to be n sur
geon, arrived, and rendered his services
Lieut.. Sayre took OF his sword and HANDED
il to Captain Hull. The surgeon took tn,
sash ana bound up Sayre's wound, who wa,
then carried upon thehtter near the beach,
His comrades then left him, (as they couid
not at that time do him further good
and rejoined the charging Confederates -
Lieut.. Sayre was soon after taken prisoner
As would have been his comrades if they haC
remained longer Wi tn him.
Captain Hull felt certain that his friend
was wounded only near the right knee
When asked il it was known that Lit. S
had killed any one of the enemy, the reply
was thesxpression of the belief that he ad
killed at least three Of the enemy.
wos'Y SELL THEIR corrox.
The planters of Washington county. Texas
held a Meeting on the pa ult., and resolved
not to sell a single bale OF cotton to the
agents for the Mexican market They took
this course 10 consequence OF their having
unGers TODD that these agents were covertly
buying for Yankee cotton mills.
BACK oxcB NOM.
Among the prisoners that passed through
Mobile, on Saturday last were some four OF
five who had previously lived in that CITY
Two of them had been clerks in dry goods
stores, one drove a hack for some time. amd
two others had been walters in one of tn.
hotels.
PROM PEssiCeLa
A correspondent OF the Columbus (Ga.
San, writing from Pensacola, under date O
Oct. Is, says:
Another incident, TO arouse our citizens yes
terday, WAS the three masted schooner "'76, u
which has been running IS a lighter between
this place and Milton, was discovered at an :
Choir, near the shore of the mainland, opposit e
the city. Her captain, a man named Butler,
having been suspected heretofore of being on
posed TO Us, Information was given Gen
Bragg If the fact. The General last nigh hi
dispatched the Neafiie across. The schooner
was found anchored with two anchors and not
a soul aboard; nor was there a small boat or