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70. the Richmond Ebostch ]
TIE Numerical Combin0tier
RICHMOND. LII

RICHMOND, June 2, 1863.
In your Issue Of this date you Say, I'VE
make the following extract from the Paris
Nord: ;" "An Ingenious arithmetician has made
the following calculations, in virtue of which
he proposes to call the year 1863 the year of
s'aes," and concludes with the announcement
that this year il essentially one of revolu-
tons" Italics my own Why did this ",n-
genious arithmetician" wait for the year 1863
FOR example, if he had gone back to the year
972, he would have found that, subjected to
similar tests, (which any of your readers can
do,) it would give like rseults. The truth is
that any number, such as ''l863," '972," sc u,
whose d,gits, taken two and Two from % the S
right, is divisibls by naae, will develop nearly
all (if not alI) of the peculiarities ascribed SO
ominously to 1868.
As have often seen similar articles going
the rounds Of the press, by giving this au in-
sertion in your paper you will promote the in
terests of true science. A SUBSCRIBER.
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Captain Harris

To the Editors Of tie Dispatch:
regret that the identity of names between
tho uncle and nephew should have led to any
misrepresentation of Major Harrie; but it il
certainly not necessary to the defence Of Maj
H. that there should be an attempt to uphold
Capt. Harris under the overwhelming testi
mony On our side (coinciding with the North.
ern statements) against him as a Yankee spy
and emiseary. Besides the affidavit of the
mate Of the Mercury, my brother (still 10 Fort
l. sfayette) has furnished the same evidence by
his late fello " prisoner, Capt. Bremoad.
1t il to be SUP posed that Major Harris'e
sources Of information as to the reward oil
Capt. Fl. are At least not superior to those OF
,he New York Tribune
Very respectfully,
GEORGE N. SANDERS. JR.
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Richmond Circuit Court, yesterday.-Irs
Parker, Taos. Wilson, John Wsatertield alias
John Earrer, Jas. w Wood, William Tracy.
dicted by the Grand Jury for a conspiracy to
escape from the penitsntiary, on tns oh of
May, we're set to the bar, L. w. Tazsweil,
Esq, Conmonwsalsh's Attorney, Jno b.
Young, Esq, for the defence. In consequence
OF the witnesses being the Fame Ia all tho
were all uied tcgsiher. After hearing the ar
sumsnts Of counsel, the jury retired, found u
vsi dict of guilty against Ira Parker. Thos.
Wilson, John Wes erisid, VIM. Tracy, and
Jas. Lawrence, fxing their term of additional
coninsme Mt at one year, and solitary conffbe-
ment one-.welfth OF the whole time. Jas. w.
Woed was found not gully. A motion was
mads bY defence for an arrest Of judgment,
which will be arsIsd 4 this morning.
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FREDERICKSBURG.

There is very little change in the position Of
atfairs at Fredericksburg. Yesterday the On
emy's pickets, which have been occupying
pests midway between the river and the road
leading tc Hamilson's Crossing, advanced =
abort distance and our pickets fell back BE-
voud this there is no change in the position OF
the troops on either side.
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ARnINo IN MISSISSIPPI I've learn from
the Southern Motipe that ChOctaw county,
Miss, has organized eight new companies, and
ssvsral more are in progress Hon. James
Drane. the President I've believe) OF the SEN
ate, all Of whose sons and s0ns.in-law ere In
the army, has organized y company Of cavalry
and 70 no with them to the scene Of action
Choctaw county, with . voting population OF
2 IOO had already sent twenty companies to
the field besides cOnscripts.
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YANKEE ORDERS FOR MISSISSIPPI AND TIA
HEssxE.-An order from the Federal Depart
ment directs that within the States of cennes
ace ANA Mississippi, wherever tho Fsderall
have the rule, all ciUssns shall be rsgi4tsred
In three clasess, Lot. avowed enemies "a
neutral foreigners; 81, loyal ciiixsns. Tn
iirst class are all to leave their hnes by or 10
fore the 10th Of June and their property con
fisoated; tbs second are 70 take IN oath o.
neutrality the third are 10 bear certificates o.
loyalty. No goods ofany kind are allowed 4
IS sold except BY special permit, except i
those showing svfaanes Of loyalty.
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RosEcRANs FALLING BAcK.-It was ru-
mored in Shelby willie, ON the 9th uls that
Rosecrans had fallen back behind Murfrees'
boro', and that q majority Of his troops have
been sent to Mississippi to reinforce Grant
The correspondent Of the Columbus Enquirer
thinks this very probable, and firmly believes
that the great battle that the public have 80
long been anxiously looking for to occur 10
Tennessee will shortly be fought on the soil
Of Mississippi
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WILLOW Favsa AT ukw1 ORLEAna-Ton ns
of the lately arrived exiles at Mobile say that
the yellow fever has male its appearance in
New Orleans. This 10 quite probable. II has
oftsn appeared sooner il the year than this
Hspoily it can have no effect except ON the
YankAAa.
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HsLxsA-Hslsns 10 in Phillips coanty, Ar.
ksnaas. on the west bank Of the 2issiaeippa
riyer. and nearly opposite the famous xasoo
PAss i y, perhaps, 79 niue: below Hs%P.i,, n. Ps,,
800 nilse above Vieksbuzg-thsss distances
I'll by way Of the .ivsR.
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LOCAL MATTEERA.

Called Meeting Of lAe Cospeix-A nssGasg
OF the City Council was held yssGsraay alsor.
noon. Presents Msssrs. Saunders, WaI6os.
Hill. Richardson, DsnooD, Clopsen, 1eps,
and Barr.
The President anuouucsd the death Of n.
late First Auditor.
Mr. SANDER. offered the following tDsaa.
BILE and resolutions:
Where's, II has pleased God. IN His all-wiss
providence, TO remove from ~ BY death oar
late estims6ls and efficient Auditor, Moses L.
S;ratson, whose long services In the eneley.
msnt Of the city, first - Register Of he Cry
Water Works, elected 70 that once for . uaaI-
Der OF years BY the almost unsni0ous voice Of
the citixene, and for the past Ave years -
Auditor, elected by the uuanim0us vote OF
the Council, whose fidelity in the discharge Of
the duties OF his Office, ani ulassuming man
neis and accommodating spirit in which thSse
duties have been discharged, have endeared
HIM TO every member Of the Council: There
fore,
l,t. Resolved, That in the dsa.h of on,
Late Auditor, Noses l.. SsrAstou, the city
has bssn deprived Of the services Of An 81.
cient and faithful officer, Knd the community
Of u worthy and estimxbls citizen.
2t Resolved, That the members of the COun-
Gil deeply sympathix, with the afflicted widow
and Children Of the deceased In their sad b.
Eeavemens
81. Resolved. That tho Council will in q
kody attend the funeral Of the deceased 70.
morrow Ut 10 O'Clock.
4th. Resolved. That the Offices Of the Au-
dtor and Chamberlain be closed from l0i
o clock A. II. till l o'clock p. II. TO morrow.
5.h. Resolved That the clerk Of the Coun
Gil furnish the family Of the deceased with .
copy OF the above preamble and resolutions.
Ihe resolutions were adopted.
Mr. Thos b. Harrison, LIST clerk Of the Au-
diior, was authorized to act in his Stead till the
election of his successor.
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CcunrsRv EIrs FaOM \ NEW QUARTER .
The Charleston Mercury states that some new
couu,erfsits Of Coufsdsrats notes, OF the DE-
nomination Of S, lO, ~ and 50 dollars, recent
" put i'm circulation there. have been traced TO
some OF the steamers which have lately reach
Cd that port from Naseau. Two individuals
who were found to have quantity Of the spu
Ti0us bills on their persons, nave been arrested
The counterfsits are tolerably well executed
and people viii do we'll 70 b On their guard
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The Health Of the CITY is an object Of too
much Importance jast pow TO bs overlooked,
and yet The condition Of some Of the cutters
Oh Saockoo Hill indicate q iisregar4 Of clean
line.s that seems truly astonishin9. Bad grades
Osu.s tho water to stagnats. and Of course will
used. Let the authorities look 70 tbs matter
At
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CAiekea Catchers-Two yoangstsrs-Jo-
ssph August aud Carter McCannOn--wsrs BIO.
fore the Mayor Yesterday, charged with STEAL
ing \ chicken from Thomas 0amble. The
boys, il seems, tolled tho little bipsd into =
trap by few grains Of corn, and thsaAagying
him were making of when cauehk They
were cent to tie uustings Court 70 answer the
otfonco
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From 1us CLERK CT TnE WEATHgR : Seven
and one tenth inches of rain fell in Macon,
Ga on Thursdsy last, according TO the hydro.
meter q the Ras house. This is the heaviest
nm Of rain in one day known Of late years, OF
indsoA siuce the wet times Of Noah.
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c. s. CIRCUIT Ccayk-Judgs Hslyburton
held t.,u.t YESTERDAY fer tho transaction of
sue h business AZ came bsfore him An orJor
w.ts entered directing the Marshal to Summons
tn, Geand Jury fer Monday next Several
ertsi.s were made looking 10 the sequsstra-
ton Of property OF suudry alien enemies. The
court then adjourned
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vicicisy Of Richmond, and may t6us puG sn
end 10 the hocd Of speeulsscys swareiag In
every By path between here and The YankAo
lines. 1hs vast amount Of trash now Sunni1g
the blockade u Of no sort Of valps 10 or 49,
pie, aud only tends - create sxtravaGonsSanA
deprec;slo the curyo0oy.
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shsy are held 10 the North. Why 10 nothing
Md OF the rstrsating Yaukees? Were the

they are held 10 the North. Why IL nothing
Ald OF The rstrsating Yankees Were the
Germans the only soldiers whom the resissless
charge OF onr gallant troops drove from the
Held 80 far from this IL the fact, that in that
battle, 40 we'll ss every other Yankee defeat,
from Aansssas down, the Yankees have run
not only faster than the 0srmans. but than
any other people under the sun. The German
ana Irish troops have been the very best In
shs,r service, and II these were once out of
the way, the YANKEES would never bs able 10
make another fair aud square seand.up fight
with the Southern Confedsracy.
The 0ermans Of New York are quite hight
In aatEibuting the attack upon their soldisry to
the feeling Of Know Nothingiem In the North;
but they do not know what they are talking
about when they cay tba. il prevails to great
extent In the South as well as the North. 1t
was tho South which gave Know Nothingism
its quistus, and. which saved the Germans and
Irish from political and religious sui jugation.
That they should permit themselves to be
made tie instrumsnts Of subjugatipg their de-
iissssrs was both crime and q biundsr, aud
ws trust their eyes will, ere long, be awaken
cd 70 tie fact The South, which they are In
vsdine. has never prescribed my man on &c
coant Of his creed or race; it has never rode
priests ON rails, or sacked churches or con-
vsnts; nor does 1t intend to permit itself to be
visited with impunity with ou,rages and
wrongs from which it has protected others.
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Bnrstary.-On Tuesday night last the store
of Messrs. Alvey g. L'pscomb, on 18Th, be-
ween Main and Cary streets, was entered by
burglars, who forced open sids door front
ing on an alley, aud carried Oft 500 pounds Of
Ions Of mOlasses. 1t 10 thought that the bur.
glars must have used cart to carry OF their
| weighty plunder.
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Falling Back.-Ths residents In the sebprbS
Of the city are now very much aDaxsA By The
scores Of ruiilAns who are svaeuAaiag the city
az the advance of tho Vigilance ConmitAoes,
now organized and ready 10 ac1 Our counkRy
readers must get up similar organisations, ana
securing the aid Of the gallant sold3esy inlheis
naighhorhoods thus ensure the1x pEotee1aon.
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The Prisons AT the Libby prison yesssr-
day 93 Yankees, csptused at Jackson, Miss, /,
Oh the l6.h ulk, end 20 more, capt1ssd lass
weak %. Be,r5viifs, Clarke cdnnty, Va, were
received.
Three very respectable looking men wore
committed to Castle Thunder yesterday,
charged with being spies. Their nsues are
John A. Hannah, Presley A. Howard, aud L.
Dudley Mason, and they hail from Mount
Sterling, Ky, from which they claim 70 b.
exiies, and bear passes from the Provost Mar
shal there sending them beyond the Federal
lines, They had been stopping at the Spots
wood Hotel, and visiting the Tredegar Iron
Works, Navy Yard, &c.
l. st evenir g the prisoners captured 800 In
number, arrived at the Libby Prison last night.
There were eleven etIioers and two Sure cons
among the number. luc,uded in the ofdcASs
were Lieut.. Col. VIM Irwin, 10th N. Y. CAV.
airy; Maj. Robs. Morris, 9th Penn; Capts. K.
A Fobes, ID. Getman, 10th N. Y. cavalry; Lis.
l.. Il. Coilsday, I. Looming, 9th Penn; John
A. Garsi, II os. g. Goode, Let Nd; Jos. ksr-
rir, 9Th u. 8. cavalry, and II. Cracker, lss N.
j. Accompanying the party was 8. 7. Bulk.
ley, o correspondent of the New York Herald.
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NSeAt Owls-The garrotsrs about Richmond
are now called might OWLS" from the fhct
that they keep their nests most Of the day,
oaly leaving them long enough to take their
stands at the street corners to mark their vio-
Tins for darker hours. These creatures have
their regular 'Cpies and scouts about the hotels
and pubic places, and know the movements oa
the police with wonderful accuracy. To got
rid Of then, they must be ha.nessed ~ persoDs
of bad character; and if they Can show NO
visible means of support, they ought to be
dealt with in tho rlost summary manner. IL
the law officers cannoS get nd Of suoh csafec-
tors, then the Vigilance COpmittees Will ta1s
them In hand and soon dispose OF them. Hicn-
mopd cannot afford to lose hsr good name ~
foreign thieves aud robbers. Let her caa.sns
see to it in time, or they may be eompsnee 70
enact the scenes of San Francisco.
HeaUy ROb6ery-Carter Tadlcck and Willie
Elicit were yesterday arrested by officers Sea-
aud Perrin, charged with r0bhing Mary STE.
phens Of 81 900 in bank notes, $365 in Confsde.
rate notos. $500 in gold, two gold watches,
worth $20O each, and a silver watch, worth
$50. They were lodged in the lower station
mouse, and will be examined before the Mayor
this morning. They were very we'll dressed,
and their passage down the strest in custody
excited some interest ie the case
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New MusIc.-Ws have received from Mr.
p. FL. Taylors musis store, "Violetta, ; u song
aud the 'Beauregard Grand March, both
very pretty pieces Of music.
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TA. Mayor had NO husinsss OF importanes
before him yesterday. A fsw diessea.selp
women, one or two fellows for bsing n.y.
and supdsy "dEam sslless' for kesvae0 go
amer hours and for violating the SanAny ~,
ms1o up The morning's docket
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1 ho French onl Mex;cans

No r eIe0C0 00l MeXsC00S
The Washington authorities would like te
discrsdis the reported fall of Paebla, and one
Of their press dispatches announces that the
natural defences of Paebla were 90 strong tha,
ten thousand men could defend It against fou,
times their number. That depends, we sup
pose, on who the men are Ten thousand
Aelicans could not hold Paebla against fortv
thousand Erenchmen. At least We may con
clude 90 from the fact that it was taken withou,
difficulty by the Americans, aad the army OF
Gen. Scot: was not superior In numbers or
prowess to the army of France.
The United States look with great alarm
upon the progress Of the Fsench arms in Mex
leo. We hope they have some grounds for
their spprehsnsions. They say that the Mexi-
cane are their natural allies They have a
happy faculty Of making allies of ali inferior
races. With mixed or black blood they readily
assimilate. All that IL base and degraded
finds natural fusion with Yanksedom -
Success to the Frensh We hope between
France and the Confederate States the i" natu-
raj allies will both be brought TO their pr per
level
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UeatA Of :. Old Ciiises Mr. =. l. onae
tor, the City AAdisos, snd for 1Asy yea.e ~
scsidescs On Tuesday nisAs ~, aaAes lsae
and nninfnl illness.
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"
- Richardson, deposed: On the morning
Of the shooting was sitting iii ons of the rooma
Of the Treasury Department; owing to deiec-
tive hearing did not hear aav firing; reached
the window ia time to sac Dixon fal! heard
Goodrich tell Fiqast "ihat it WAS impossible
to tell who fired first" Witness then asked
Goodrich wLa. was his impression with refer
Dixans pistol frat, aud as = matter Of course
l thiak he tired the first shot, but cannot say
positively"
I.k Chase, deposel: Heard Goodrich say,
in q crowd ia front of tho Treasury bufhI-
ing, that he could not tell who fired the ktst
shot Goodrich repeated it twice; hts state
menl was substantially that detailed by Nj.
Fiquet in his testimony.
Is +. F,cklin, deposed: Was passing Treas
ury building after the shooting, and saw d
Gro wd standing ON the steps saw u man in
the crowd whom he since recognized az Good
rich in reply to a question as to who fired
frat. Goodrich eaid he could not tell who fled
first; that Dixon aimed fret, but his pistol
snapped; that he thought Fordes pistol was
the fret to go of.
J. g. Moss, deposed: Saw Forde nj the
House Of Representatives on the day Dixon
was shot; he came to the House and asked
| for Gen. Reed; witness looked for Cen K-
but Q WAS not in the hall as the tinas Forde
went OF, aud about an hour after hs learned
tina. Dixen was shot; the day previous s0fde
came to the door Of the halt and handed him
q lstter addressed TO Dixon, which witness
handed TO him; heard Forde found Gen.
| kesd in the building, bus knew nothing oi
| what paaeed between shem knew nothing 0i
| the oonteuts Of the letter handed hin; could
not reeollses at what hour the Latter VA
- Warrisetou dspossd, Was passing
m Hank atsoee towards the WAY DspaEe1aosi
~ raa1heA tho Tfooousy huijding; hoaf0 IN
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Tae Wsshingtonians are getting very shaky
in the knees. Fornsy, in contra iic'ibg num-
ber Of false rumors, eays:
Another Iumor il that our p'ckets have
been driven in ut Falmouth. Ridiculous! H.
drive in our pickets there Lee must recEoss the
kappahannock and give Hooker u general
battie with his whole army. No such thing has
occurred.
The ConscriptiOn bill divides citizens liable
to draft into two classes. One comprises all
able- bodied men between the ages OF 90 and
IS. married or unmarried, aud all unmarried
men between the ages of IS and As. The Sec
0nd class includes all married men between the
last named ages. 1t turns out. according to
the enrolment in New York city, tia. the pro.
portion of the first class to the second il nearly
as four to one.
It IN said that Admiral Dahlgren will re-
iieve Admiral Earragut, aud that Commander
III. A. Wiee vii take charge OF the y dnanca
Nureau. vice Admiral DAhlgren. Commando,
e. Il. r. Rogers, now Admiral Dupont's Flee,
Captain. will relieve Commodore Blake ~
Superintendent Of the Naval Academy.
It 10 stated tKat the cum Of 1855 298, the
proceeds Of prize vessel, Ia now ready to be
distributed 70 the officers, ,seameD, and mariner
entitled 10 receive it They are directed te
present their claims TO the pay master on whose
books their names are borne Tor payment.
A delegation of tho msmbers Of Aanhattsr
Engine Company, No. =, Of New York, ara
about TO proceed 70 London, 70 compete q
ths great tournausut Of stsam 6re-snginsa
which viii b held In that city on the Let o.
Jaly.
Hr. J. Dspsyaer OgdsD, we'll kncwl
| msTohans Of New York, was robbed on nat
urdAy evsaing Of sone etO, IVY z eresneaAss
whils sssssise Q aAgs. on ths seEnss .
Hiseekss slsest ~ Bssalway.
, 1863-09-29
Mnssachuaetts on the War

The character Of the Republicans Of Massa,
chusetts is not alone to be inferred from the
fact that they renomiuated every State office.
By acelamaticn, but from their resolutions,
which are the pillar Of fire by night, and the
cloud by day, to lead all loyal men to bene-
fcient peace. We extract from the list the
following:
.Eesolzed. That the Proclamation Of January 1,
1859, BY which the President Of the United States
slayes within the states and parts Of States then
tn revolt, and pledged the whole power Of tic
Gcre1al 0oSeI1ment to maintain their rights, has
NO as %eatpIe et q ts1v fhs c9
cestity 1t has been justified by It's fruits. m
which arc an almost uninterrupted series Of
measure OF security fof the future peace and tan
guilty Of the re united uation 1t was indispensi-
bic and must be maintained 1nyio1ate; and as a
guaranty to The world that our contest is for Ciri
lzation and Christianity it removes from us re-
pEoach under = hlch NC laboscd, ard as VIC reyer-
emily believe, 1t assures Us Of the favor Of AnIgh
Eefciced, Thst We Join issue with thosc who be-
lieve that permanent peace and bencfclcnt eet-
nemcnt Of our national difficulties can be obtain
Cd By negotiating with the couspi1atoss who have
purposes. and attempted to build up nation On
q despotie basic. with slavery for ~
se5e5 stenf Whsn the tine Arrives for
ditioIa1 Union men Of the South, who alone have
apy right to voice OF vote upon the conditions Of
reunion, and not with rebels. who have no rights
tend our cordial sympathy and support to all the
men Of the South who desire to reconstruct their
political and eocial fabric upon free basis, COM
patible with the new order of things established
BY the decree Of emancipation.
Resa}red, That the secession OF State, under
our political system, has no legality and no
legal meaning whatever. It Is but another
nj nrf{ ffnH
to The privileges Of Tie Union, whi1e they are
etll Liable to all Its obligations and duties.
AID inasr,uch as slavery was the sole cause
Of the revolt, and as while elaresy exists there
can be no permanent peace in the Union, 1t Is
the duty Of Congress and the Executive to insist
that the practical extineutshment Of slavery
throughout the rebel Confederacy shall follow as
iaet a. possible upon ils legal and official death.
Let the restored nation be made prosperous and
glorious By union Of Free Ststcs, under Repub-
llcan form Of Government which fs guaranteed to
them by the Constitution. and with which expe-
r3eDCe has proved the existence Of slavery is
wholly Incompatible.