The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-29
LOCAI 1ATTERS.

Departure Of a Flag Of Traee.-Two hundred
aud forty five Abolition prisoners Of war, and
ninet 7eight citizen prisoners Of ths North will be
sent to City Pon. this morning at O'Clock, under
flag OF truce, in charge of Lieut.. Jas 7. Vaughan
of the City Battalion. Included In this number of
prisoners of war are eleven Abolition officers viz
J Elite, Captain Company B, 54th Pennsylvania; Y
r Newhard, Captain Company K, same regiment
John Cole, First Lieutenant in same company; Fl
C Wagner, First Lieutenant, and Il G Bear, Second
Lieutenan: Company B, same regiment; Brat
son. Second Lieutenant, 18th Maine Hudson,
First Lieutenant Company b. 9th Connecticut;
Pron,y, Captain Company y, 9th Come ectcut;
w II Masch, Acting Master gunbOst Cambridge;
II w Wells, Masters Mate, same boat
The one hundred and sixty odd men, Of the 54th
Pennsylvania Regiment, captured by Col Imboder
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, some time ago,
and who have since been held as hostages for our
been released and included In the lot to be sent
OF our men having been returned for exchange -
Included, Also In the number who go 70 day, is
Col. Thos. J. Jordan, OF the 9ta Pennsyivaaia hs-
giment for sometime past confined In Castle Thun-
der on charges seriously affecting him. both ~ an
officer and gentleman, He was captured by Col.
Forres', In Tennessee. Citizsps Of that State,
hearing Of ii, represented taal while In command OF
q Federal regiment in their State be had authorized
his men to rob, murder, and steal, and commit
ether species OF diabolism not necessary TO men.
tioa. he was examined yesterday by the Secre-
,ary of War and paroed, and returns homo to-day.
appointments Jor RicAmoad.-The appointments
for the ensuing year of the Methodist Episcopal
Conference convened at Petersburg, were made
yesterday. The following are for Richmond: Dr..
Doggett returned to the Brosd Street Church !;
Rev. Geo w. Larghorne to Centenary Church !;
Rev John E. Edwards to Trinity Church Rev.
W. H. Christian to Union Hill; Rev. 9. n. Pier.
son to Clay Street Church aud Rev.-J. Duncan
appointed editor of the Richmond Chyistian Adce-
cate
Prison hems--The following persons wefs re-
oeived at Castle Thunder yesterday. viz Ten de-
se,ters ffori Camp Holmes, N. c.; VIM. H,ns0n, Of
the s4.h Ga regiment, for dessrtion and horse
stealing, James Norris q conscript, from Freder.
icksburg; John w. MCGOWAN, OF Aliens battery,
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and i've
others for the same offence; five men belonging to
the Caroline ght Artillery. subject to the order Of
their captain, Thornton
Sealing c. S Treasury Notss.-The examination
of Dick, slave Of President Davis, and Oliver, slave
Of DR.. Wake. charged with entering q room In the
Custom HouEs and stealing several thousand dol
lars worth Of blank Confederate twenty dollar
Treasury notssAwll take place before Commits
sioner Watson to-day, At IL o'clock Detective
Washington Goodrich has hsen for some time On.
gagged in hunting up the aceomPiiees OF the &C.
cussd who. from their familiarity With the Custom.
House, were enabled to perpetrate their thefts
withou. suspicion for long time.
Gaze Cases The civil police arrested yesterday
John McNally, for eucumberirg the -sidewalk OF
Main street; Bridget Holt, for committing an as.
ssult on Catherine Byrnes with isrse paving
stone and using obscene language In the stseet; two
runaways and white man too drunk to give his
name.
To be Rallied IN Tho open space each sids Of
the bridge crossing the cana, at the foot o.
9Th street. IL to be rallied N % - TO
prevent any more people from Walking Into The
canal ct the spot Indicated. Lest Sunday, It Will
be remembered. the bodies Of two unfortunaas
men were Ashed out Of the canal at this placs The
railing. which. II q hoped VIII prevent the rse9s-
renee OF any more such accldeutss WIN b put np ~
oede1 Of the Canal company.
Arrtsl sf PrJses~s-Yosty Avs Abolition Dris-
onsrs as-iysd st the Libby Prison ysstssday morn
Ing from Tsones9ss. and yesterday evening eour