The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-25

tom 10 the fourth saosy Il The Lrildsr hn1 snes6.
81 Y sivs.tins hisA+ OF certain koes waicA spcir-
cied hath Ne wrissa aaa askls& md eluisG ~ ~
i.metea so ssl,cw. I'd "a. low.s,ns ,e.f ~ ss. g
lhe window, when ~ was hsusA aad toia SeIo
ssnt & ball through hisies sun psxsistira ansther
ssnt.y took crack" also. and The pafty M sn
ahed below. bnt was caneht before Niilag ~ q n.
The last wornd being through tho body, kLlsA him.
The dsspersdo who escaped hnd alreudy In nuuuo
ARMY been branded for dssseilon, and II ksatsnans
bsoksr could have sncceoded In refa1nnG hin, would
have undergone the unpleasant opjrafion second
time.
RaAscd Of he Aosss.-An Orderly 6sreeant, b.
longing % company stationed below this city.
came 20 town on Monday armed with Authority 10
arrest Ill deserteru he could And, and eueceo61od
during tho day In sathsring quite . rsspcetals
pile" Qn the night Of the above day be repaired
to Mulberry Grove" we'll knownrss on Carey
street. but faing no fugacous soldiers retired 10
the porch CT the building at the "Grovs" with sev-
cral other ncn. Being fssgucd he soon lost an In.
tsrcst Ia the conysrsatjon and fell aslesp. He
~akee up q dsysnsak 10 haA net osly Als iase
gone, bar seven hundred doiiars q
money, contained In hb pocket. and Navy Colts
pistol, which the Lteutenant Of his eempCny he'd
entrusted him 10 help enforce his authority The
Sergeant did not know any of the parties BY usms
who sat with him in the poFch. but on yesterday
allowance OF hairand he was accordingly taken In
custody by one OF the Detectives employed in the
Eastern District and lodged in Castle 0odwin.-
Moral Of the above.-Always select your company
and never sleep In miscellaneous crowd, least the
Riches that you have take wings and Ay away.
TIE Rieals--x.s Adeline Parks young man
with two beaus-John Morrow, a iourneymnn
tailor and Theodore Barkman. a Crispinits Bark.
man keeps Blue Monday" (according TO an an
Gent custom among .hoemakers? and deyotes that
day to the offices and affairs Of love- Morrow the
tailor, s inclined to be jealous-having some reason
to complain OF the preference which Miss Adelina
shows for his rival, who il q man of whiskers and
has a magnificent pair Of legs. enclosed In boots
made by himself with all the refnements Of art, to
show off his lower extremities to the best advan.
tage. Morrow, on the contrary, Is q mcagre little
fellow, with u whey face and q pair of pegs not
much stouter than broom-stcks His only personal
advantage Il a fine set OF teeth, which (is shall
see presently he knows how to use as occasion may
require. Monday (as said above) being the day on
whsnh Barkman offers his obligations the shrine
OF beaufy. Mr. Morrow, impelled by the green-eyed
entered Miss Adeline's parlor at en-
early honr on that afternoon, and concealed himself
under lounge, in order to be an invisible witness
OF the expected interview. Soon after. Miss Adcne
entered and took her seat ON the lounge and in
due time, MIR. Barkman arrived and installed him.
self by the side Of the adorable object. We would
report, r15a.im the versaion that followed bat
~ love scenes in description seldom come mp to the
to let each OF our female readers imagine for herself
what Barkman said and what Miss Adehne answer
od. 1t may be observed, however, that during the
eonfabulation the unhappy Morrow lay III his hid
lug place 18th his face almost touching the heels Of
his rival, and glarng with diabolical scowl Of In
tense hatred at the stupend0us and xqusitely model
ed boots of the beatfed Barklnan At last the
jealous tailor hears his own name Introduced In the
colloquy which was carried on above him. "Sack
that dirty little snip, says Bark kman TO Miss Parks
give him his walking papers, and am yours for
ever. He's y sncaking scoundrel and a snake in the
grass. Hearing himself called q snake, Morrow
thought II becoming to act In character, and set
ting his sharp teeth in Barkmans heel just ut that
part where the bid joins to tho tarsus, he bit quite
through the boot and 90 touched the sensibties Of
the ama.ory bootlnaker that he roared like bull
calf under the hands Of the butcher.
The ease came up yesterday before one Of the
Assistant Provost Mammals, and Morrow gave bail
waited assault and battery" for ths the wisdom Of
the law, his offence il denominated.
Deserving a Mednl-The price Of eold for some
time past, our readers are aware has been quite
In keeping with that of provisions and that the
ter have been extensively elevated by the machine
tions OF speculatng extortioners, An indignant pub
lie win readily certify. The people have shown an
unreasonable desire TO get the 'color" as Caifor-
mans say, even II they had to dig pretty deep IN
their pockets to accomplish the undertaking. To
demonstrate the fact: Peter McCown was arrested
few DAYS since aud brought before one Of tho As.
sistsnt Marshais, charged with passing brass
medal to VIM. White for genuine sovereign. Be.
lieving his assertion White did not hesitate to dis.
burse y considerable per eentage above prime cost
to get possession OF the coveted coin. The article
in question bore more striking resemblance to a
warming pan than TO the Queens coin and The
transaction proved that White was moi Il judge ol
currency. lie should have visited some OF the Main
street br0kers, who could have given him some use
tul hints on the subject Gay says that gold is
"The bane of man seducinG cheat
but White proved eonclusivsly that brass was the
metal for the purpose, In his case Mt least. What
will be done with the offender, remains to be Seen
Doubtless nothing more serious than has happened
TO q number who have suecessfully put In circula
ton as true coin the brass of their own fsces.
Ba,ba,oas Inreasion.-Ws we're yesterday shown
several conical balls used by the enemy with theai
large Belgian rifles. and to our horror discovered
that the points were armed with cap, which strik
ing any bone win cause the explosion Of the ball
its contents being capable of shattering any limb
and causing almost immediate death. We have
heard Of such cOntrivaneea prepared by Yankees
for their Southern brethren. but credited tbs
runor until occuiarly demonstrated In addition u
this We have heard of poisoned balls" and arr
positively informed that shot have frequently beer
picked up which. npon examination, proved to hav,
been perforated and charged with poison TIVE
Floridians were slightly grszed by such shot, snt
died in consequence.
Not Casskt.-Cpt to yesterday the police civil an,
military had been unsuccessful in their exploration
for Henry AcGuire, who murdered Charles Cook, Q
the Caske Rangers, at the house Of Mrs. Hubbard
on Cary street. last Friday sisht II appears to
tie general Impression among the officers CT polio
that the murderer has been unsnecessful in bis 9,
forts to leave the city, strict watch having bee
kept for him He il doubtless enscnneed In som
place Of fancied security and. Il would seem to pei
sons OF ordinary comprehension, might be foun
by vigilant searching. From the evidence given 4
before the Coroner's jury, moro upjusti6able an
deliberate butchery was never effected than th
killing Of Cook by Mcguire.
COL Lamar--ws are extremely sorry to hss
| that Col Lamar Q2th Miss. voluntcers) u bu
slowly recovering from an attack Of paralysis .,
parienced of late In camps before the enemy ON th
Charles City road This h the second attack whic
| this gifted orator and scholar has experience
within q brief period depriving common countr
! Of his serviceA Yet we hops his recovery ma
prove certain. and that the Confederate Senate mn
4, be az highly adorned by his presence In times
come a. the old Legislative halls Of shs Unite
| States.
/ Arrival Of Psisonus-Bight priannsry OF wa'
brought to this city yesterday. man claiming
be British subject, who had been arrested at Al
land for acting sspielously, was also lodged In u
| c. 8. Prison. Cary street. Among the eight abol
! Peterboro, y. H., amsnber Of the 2nd regimss
| from that State. who was captured on the Chiek
hominy yesterday. after being % badly shot thaI
| leg had TO be cut OF on the field With the iud
cious nursing he VIII reesive hsrs he may fscovs
|. Nxv "Pyssid<at's Guard COL J. r Davis lai
commander Of the 10th Mississippi volunteers,
| Pensacola, y successfully engaged In organizing
sTss IL nssss
Of the legion b already rspresented by fnll RE-
ment-shs artillery brAneh y nearly eompleted. ~
i the cavalry viii shortly aEsive Colonel Davis
.i'rsstdsnt's Guard" do nse latsna % ps.fosm CIV
opernte always where tbs Aght 4 thiekeoe and ~