The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-21

The schooner Martha T. Cause, of VIII
boat stationed at the Narrows on Saturday
morning, and was brought to by shot from
Fort Lafayette.
AFFAIRS IN PHILADELPHIA
Below will be found Philadelphia intelli-
gence to the 14th October;
The main connection of the Pennsylvania
Central railroad, the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne,
and Chicago line, AGO miles in length, from
PIttsbnrg to Chicago, will be sold on the 24th
ofOctober. A pecial enac tment was passeu
last winter by the Legislature of Pennsy Iva.
MIA authorizing the sale. This was also sane
toned by the various States through which
the road passes, and j Edgar Thomson,
Samuel j. Tilden, j. i. ID. Lanier, Samuel
Hanna, and L. u. Meyers, of the Pennsylva.
MIA Central, will become the purchasers, the
lowest price for which the property can be
bought being 100000.
Professor Lowe is constructing in this city
four new balloons for Government use. These
new ones vary from thirty one to thirty five
feet In diameter at the widest part, and in
cluding the cords and basket, are about
hundred feet from top 10 bottom. Their ma
terlal is OF strong brown Pongee silk doub
and vanished four times. Professor Lowe
is now forming n balloon corps for the work
ing and transportation of his various bal
looms, who will probably rank as iieutenants,
and will receive SIS a day till their rank and
pay shall be definitely established.
Mr.. John IL. Willets, an old1nd respected
citizen Of Philadelphia. died at his residence,
in Franklin street, on Friday. He was fer a
long period Librarian for the society of which
he was a member, including the Spruce,
Green, and Race street meetings, the library
being located in the meeting house on
Race and Cherry streets
The Y. :. steam sioop-of war Brooklyn has
been stripped, preparatory to commencing the
necessary repairs. thorough inspection OF
the vessel, made by Master Carpenter Davis,
has shown that it is necessary to thoroughly
overhaul her. Considerable OF her upper
works are rotten, and some of her planking
is in the same condition.
The crew of the United States steamer Mys-
tic We're paid oil at the Navy ON Satur-
day.
The schooner San Juan, which was cap
tured off Hatteras Inlet on tho gsth OF Sep.
tenn ber, by the -. S. frigate Susqnehanna, ar
rived on Friday night, in charge of prize mas
ter " m. U. SroZier. The schooner is about
1870 tons burthen .and is loaded chiefly with
silt. She was from one Of the West India
Islands, and was bound 10 Eliza beth, y. G..
Her owner is of that state.
ADDITIONAL PROM CALIFORNIA
PAoIF1c SPRINGS, Oct. l2--The pony express,
gong east, passed here this morning.
Gen Sumner has issued his proclamation,
ordering the manning of The forts in the de-
partmenJ Of California, by volunteers, and
concentrating the regulars at convenient
points for their embarkation for Panama.
Lieutenant Colonel Merchant will detail
four companies, of twenty men each, from
his regiment, TO garrison Forts Churchill,
Hum boidt, Bragg, Crook, Gaston, Umpqua
and Scranton.
Capt. McMshon, recently appointed on Gen.
McClelIan's staff started for Washington,
overland, on the 6th ipst.
The firm of Burton Il McGarty, liquor and
provision dealers at Sacramento, was closed
by attachment on Thursday. Their iiabjN-
ties are said to be between $4,000 and SSo, 900.
John Z. Fails Co of Marysville, have
failed for large amount.
A very fine regiment of hOrsemen is now
being formed in this State hV NJ RNSSn q
oyal Texas Ranger, and is nearly full,
although, for the purpose of procuring
picked men, the organization is kept from the
public. They style themselves Cossacks, and
are in tended to perform similar service for the
American army that the Russian Cossacks do
for the Russian army. They good horse
men, using the rifle going at fall speed, and
are also expert in throwing the lasso. The
men are represented us wonderfully proficient
Their services have been rendered to the Gov
ernment.
The synod of the Pacific representa- ton Of
the OLD School Presbyterian Church met at
Napa Tuesday Resolutions We're passed
nnplimentary to the Rev. DIR. Scott, and
lalnenting the demonstration of personal
violence at San Francisco. The Rev. DIR.
Anderson and one other member voted
against the resolutions. Resolutions of 10y
atty to the Government were also adopted.
REMOVAL OF THE ooLoREp PoPULATIoN OF THE
UNITED STATES TO AFRICA.
The annual report OF the Pennsylvania
Colonization Society considers the pract
biity of the removal of the coloTed race from
America to Africa. We make the following
extract:
The census of 1850 gives the nun her Of free
colored persons 81 49a. .709 and slaves at 3 972,
3l3, making total OF 1, iio, ,052. BY the official
returns obtained from the State department t
At Washing ton, 1t appears that from Sept 81,
l543 to Decent Der 81, 1860, there arrived at the
ports of the United States, by sea, from for
eign lands, Asst, AL passengers.y The great ter
number that arrived in Il single year was ioo,
All. From this it is evident that the free col
Cred population of this country might emf
CRATE TO Africa or elsewhere, within a little
more than single year. and that the entire
body of people of color, with the increase,
Inigat remove in less than twenty years
Two lifthS, or $500, ,000, 600, of the amount re-
Gently voted by Congress for war purposes,
would be sufficient TO cover the expenses of
the passage of these emigrantS to Liberia,
and also 10 pay for six months of their support
after arriving III that country.
MARSHAL KANE. .
One of the New York papers con tains this
item
at is underst stood that Marshal Kane was re-
moved from Fort Lafayette to Governor S
Island for the benefit of his health. Six of
the Bal itinore prisoners remain III connne-
meEt at Fort Columbus
FEMALE OCCUPANTS OF THE WHITE House.
Inc WhSHluEt ION correspondent Vi llie
Springfield Republican writes as follows:
hrs. Lincoln is a very active woman
Nothing escapes her eye. She manages the
affairs of the White House II do not mean
State affairs with ability, and will see TO it
tbs the ''old man. does not return to Spring
field penniless. In foreign countries her turn
for politics would not subject her to adverse
criticism bat the American people are SO nm
used to these things, taat it is not easy for
them to like it. MIS-. Douglas was good
deal OF politician, bat rather improved it
by her social alliances Miss Lane never al
luded to politics, and Mrs. Pierce knew moth
ing about them. She was probably the most
simple hearted woman that ever presided at
is not used in depreciatiye sense. She was a
pnre-minded unselfsh, Christian woman,
and knew nothing at all of the world.
A CONCERT AT GEN. BASKs's HEADQUARTERS.
A correspondent of the Worcester SPY,
writing from Darnestown, Maryland, thus
narrates an evenings experience at the head
quarters of General Banks:
'.It was DARK when we reached General
Banlcs's quarters. We found him at his tents,
where the time was passed very agreeably
until half-past nine o clock. For an hour or
more, during the time, a choir from his body
guard sang patriotic and other songs, and
they sang magniiicently. This guard con-
sists OF a company OF cavalry and compan y
OF infantry carefully picked in Philadeiphia.
A large proportion OF them are Frenchmsn,
Germans, and Itailans, and from these chiefly
the choir was formed. They sung the Mar
seillaise as never heard it before and they
sung other admirable pieces, among them the
Italian National Hymn, the Zou- Zou's, and
the Star Spangled Banner. such concert
would creaIe a sensation and hold AN audience
anywhere.
CoNsULs APPOINTED.
Jahazal Sherman, Prince Edwards Island;
Alex. V. Lyons, of Virginia, Cyprus: Amasa
Mason of NJ r.. Guayauuil: James H. COul-
ter. of Ohio, Montevideo; w. e. Buchanan,
Of Pennsylvania, Guatemala; Thomas q. MIL
Ter, Of Michigan, st. Marc, Hayti-salary
u 800, with privilege of trade. The Consn-