The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Three table-waiters at the American House.
in Boston, were recently drafted, and iMme-
tiiately absconded to Wolfboro', n III. They
were found by the Provost Marshal. On
hearing that they were about to ne taken
back to Boston tile Copperheads of the place
got up meeting in opposition, which was
inaugurated by an eX-naval officer belonging
in the Tenth Ward of Boston, and bearing
the name of a celebrated Mormon prophet,
who held forth on the e"uncOnstitutionality"
of the Conscription law, &c The proceed
ings were cut short by one of tn , officers an
nouncing that they had nothing to do about
the law except to enforce it, and that they
should take the prisoners by the boat about
TO leave, at the same time exhibiting loaded
revolver The opposition at once subsided,
and the dcserters We're brought away with
out further trouble.
A strong, ablebodied man attempted to
get an exemption on the ground that he was
under height, in one Of the Rhode Isl'nd
districts. But the doctor united q peculiar
twist in his back. and he at once grew tw"
inches.
One of the singular incidents of thc con
scIiption at Middiehoro', \. H., was the
drawing of two blind brothers, John and
Joseph Haiton, of East Wareham
4 substitute in the list Rhode. Island dis
trict gave his name as Samuel Hnnl-. On
examination the letters b. G. were hand
if his plu.e was Samuel Burns what was the
meaning Of the above letters, with 4 twinkle
of the eye he exclaimed, That's for Bridget
Connelly, my sweetheart"
Gen Hunter is at the Fillmore House.
Newport, and Gen. Don Carlos Buell. is at
the Ocean House. Gen. Sherman attended
Church lasi Sunday week, but the excessis {
heat caused this gallant son OF Mars to faint.
lie was speedily taken 10 the open air and
recovered. Brig Gen. Butterfeid, wounded
at Gettysburg, passed through Boston on
Tuesday en route from the White Hills 10
New York Col C. g. Dooiittle, 18th Michi-
gan volunteers, was. Il few days since, pre-
sented with a silver tea-sct hy the subordi-
nate officers of the regiment at Nashville,
Tenn.
Gen. Mcclellan, of the Yankee army, if.,d
4 Il narrow escape from drowning a, sag llar-
bOr the other day. James Talmadge, a
nephew Of Rev. s. L. Mershon, of Easthalnp-
ton, was drowned while bathing in the surf,
and Major-Gen. George B. Mcclellan and sew
eral Others, bathing at the same time, were
| in imminent peril from the heavy undertow.
Hurlburt's latest order is that the penalty
Of tanishment from Memphis will not be
| enforced upon widows and orphans, persons
of either sex above so years of age, or per
sons dependent for their livelihood upon
| their actual daily labor.
Last Saturday twelve guerilias from Bloom
| field, Mo-, attacked Il Government train ol
| thirty wagons from Cape Girarilean, killed
nine and wounded six drivers, destroying tht
| entire train capturing supply OF arms, TAX
| ing off the horses, and escaping. The lead
crs of the band had recently had their houses
burned by Union soldiers.
In Kansas the Sioux Indians are desperate
| and no white person is safe They have de
stroyed several steamers
The burning of the steamer Ruth, at lslano
No. |, is attributed to "rebel' incendiarism
Thirty lives were lost, including several pay
masters, with S2,600,OO0 TO pay off Grants
army, 12O mules, 900 tons cf commissary
stores, and 100 tons of private freight. The
boat, valued at 500, 600, is total loss.
The cavalry division sent by Roseerans tc
Huntsville found nothing Of valae. Turchin
has been removed.
An effort was made by rebel emissaries tt
fire the naval depot at Cairo on the 5th.
A Colonel and Captain, sent by Gov. Har
| ris, with Roddy's command, 10 protect fhl
| elections in West Tennessee, were captured
| by Dodge, near COrinth, and their purpose
| defeated.
| Port Hudson is garrisoned mostly by ne
| gro troops.
| Gen Payne, who lost q leg al Port Hud
son, had arrived at Memphis.