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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

TIE SaaLLINa OF cHARLEsroy.-A A father writes
his In Richmond one Of the incidents OF
what has become evey day life Ia Charleston. 1t
would have sounded strangely enough three years
ago:
enclose part If butterfly and some earth.
Both are memorials Of the remarkable escape from
one Of the encny's shells which were thrown into
our part of the ely on Saturday at l O'Clock p. NJ
1t fell within three feet oily your old mamma, just
she was going TO get some peppers out of our We
getahie garden. It came right up and down, being
nearly spent In force, dropped perPendicuiarly ny
the gate, and did not explode, or do any image
Whatever, beyond just lifting the gate by the com
prt ssiOn OF the air of the hinges and dropped IL
fiat on the ground. The butterfly IL the only vic
tim of its anger, and picked II out of the large
crevice made In the earth by Its immense weight.
The earth Is from the f1OOr 0f our piazza, which
was covered from the steps near our kitrhentiO0r
up to the street door. was much moved In feeling
and with unspeakabis tiahks to the Almighty DE
iivereT for his gracious protection of us all.
The poultry generally rushed t0wards me In GO
ing out into the yard after it struck the EARTH, poor
dumb creatures, conscious instinctively OF their
danger, and looking up 10 me as it could save
theai. The earth II rent from the gate up 10 the
pavement near the kitchen as IL an earthquake
had rent j, around and about. The shell Hes I'm
bedied now In the ground; hut Major BIandins Is
to seni one Of his men to morrow and dig II out,
remove the fuse, andPrevent Its explosion. There
were ri xteen shells thrown on Saturday into the
city, most Of which were In our portion OF it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

MARTLANpEns AND LOCAL DEFENcE.-R. s. Fin
icy, 4 MaryIander, 36 years of age, who had gone
10 North Carolina to stay until "ihis cruel war is
ever," was ordered out recently 10 do service in
the Home Guard at Asheville, N. C. tie refused
was arresied sued out writ of aa,was eorras, and
the following was the result:
The Chief Justice decides that Finley Is not sim
ply foreigner, who Is resident here like an Eng,
lishman or Frenchmal, but he IL an "aen enemy .
here by permission Of Government, and not liza
bic to military SERVICE According 10 his coustruc-
tion of the act establishing the Home Guard, he
thinks that an Englishmaa or n Frenehman who
had resided here for thirty days would be bound 10
serve; but citizens like Finley, who are allen enc
mics, "residing among us by permission OF 0ur
Government, cannot by any but direct and une
q,iivoca; words be forced into armies repel
invasion; and II is to be presumed that whenever
their pres. nee Ia supposed 10 endanger the public
safety, the permission reside here will be with
drawn, and the Government will reqa;ie them As
alien enemies to depart''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

ReruRNED FROM fBa NoRrH.-Mr. j. u. Bagget
the Healing Clerk Of the South Carolina House o'
Delegates, who was captured in the Ella and An
nie, has been released, and has returned to his post
The Columbia Guardian says:
He was imprisoned for a short time In New
York, but managed to escape the fate OF being
sent to Fort Lafayelle for the wlnter His nara
tive Of tic Dsodns operdndi IL very entertaining-
Ry bi skiii and art In dealing with Yankee Off
cials and their subOrdinates he has succeeded In
making a short TIP from New York, he having teft
that city just week ago tI,isUornins, and WASH
iugton city the, ,26ih0
MI Daesett repre- sents New York % crowded /;
hotels, theatres, and cars, all crammcd business
never more active. and the people running, az
usual after every novelty, and giddy in the pursuit.
Of wealth and pleasure. An immense class OF
ss,,oddyU aristoesacy has been brought into being
BY the events Of the war consisting Of ,ctoIs
rickss import largely Of Silks rich furniture, Wines
diamonds, &c; In line, Of every luxury that money
! can buy and caprice desire Estmvaganee nnd
dissipation are more prevalent than they were ever
. hefose known to be.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

The Mayors Court was crowded to over
flowing last Saturday, with criminals, wit
uesses, officers, lawyers and idlers, but moth
ing transpired worthy of public interest
The new arrangement of the courtroom
adds materially to the comfort of those who
are compelled to be there, and gives His Hon
or better opportunity for the transaction
Of business. We note the cases heard:
Philip Bayers and John O'Dounell, fight
ing In the street. Held to bail.
Henry, slave to John Rowe, punished fol
stealing bread from John Morrip
John, slave to Edward Owens, punished
for stealing candles from o. B. Walton, and
Lewis, slave, also punished for receiving
the same knowing them to have been stolen.
Edwin Turner, charged with participating
in tue Rockets row, and breaking the win
dows Of Ellen Welch, was sent on
Archer, O slave, for stealing demijohn OF
brandy, was ordered the LASH,
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i, The 9th Va. regiment lost about 80 men by q
surprise In Lee county, Va, last week. II was In
ambush fbre bme Yankees, but the latter turned
the tables.
The Eutaw (Gseen co., A!a.,) WAi0 says that
corn Is now selling there at one 10 one dollar and
half, delivered o. the crih.
The Alabama Legislature hae posed joint res
Oiuiinn 10 cut uP the carpets In the Suite House
10 make blankets tbr the soldiers.
Wm. Wilson was convicted last week at Mobile,
and sentenced the peni:enisiy f0rs liff for the
murder of Martin Eutirr In 1860.
Apple brandy sold In Raleigh, N. G., on the 3D.
at S6l per gallon. The higher the poison goes the
beiIer t II t0F The people.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Judge Uo'ybntom was engaged on Satur-
day in hearing ha5eas cospus case OF one O!
Captain Wrsn'a Old command, who voiun-
teered tor local service, being then exempt
frnm military duty, but who has since then
been put into general service, and sent to Giou
cestcr cOunty to perform duty. If local ser
vice ROW means anywhere in the Coniederacy,
then all of the members of Captain Wren's
old command are liable to be sent to the
Rocky Mountains, or anywhere else. If it
means around and within ten miles Of Rich
mond, as stated by the Government officer,
when he mustered the menin, then tire Judge
will relieve them from e. neral service. The
ease has been contiaued till the 2lst inst.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Euspicioas and Disofder'y.-Fredcrick JET
urday, charged with being drunk, disorderly
and claiming as his shsve ne gro named Mel
SOD, the property Of Arthur Hubbard. Jef-
fries admits that the negro belongs to Col
Hubbard, but claims that he had lawful pos.
session Of him, as he can prove by Col H.
He refers to number of gentlemen TO prove
his character
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

WHAT TIE FEDERALs INTEND TO Do.-SOme ol
the citizens OF Warren county, Miss, soon ate,
the fa!! OF Vfckshnrg, wrote Gen. Sherman, the
Federal commander, a letter upon the condition o.
matters In that section. Ills reply shows what
course thc-xandais intend 10 pursue In those por
tons Ofthe Confedsracy they &c, into their clutcl-s
Here are some extracts from 1t:
Your preamble, however, starts out with a mis-
take. do mt think any nation ever undertook 10
feed, supply and provide for the future Of the in
habitants OF an ins,lsgcnt district.
| contend that AFTER the firing IN our steamboats,
navigating our own rivers, after the long and Ges
pPfate fesistanee TO our armies at Eicksburg. on
the Yazoo, and in Mississippi generally. we are
justified in treating al; the Inhabitants as combat
ants, and would be perfectly jusli6aale In Trans
porting you all beyond the seas ii the United States
deemed 1t to her interest.
In due season the nPgroes ia this district will be
Flired, employed by the Government, Or removed
To camps where they can be conveniently fed /; but
In the meantime no one must modest them or inter
fere with the agents OF the United States entrusted
with this difficult and delicate task. Ii aDV OF
them are armed II Is for selfdefencc.
We cannot hire servants for the people who
nave lost tber slaves, nor can we detail negroes
For such purpose von NUS. do as we do-h're
your servants and pay them. II they do nut earn
their hire, discharge them and employ others.
advise all citizens TO stay at home, gradually
put their houses and contiguous ground In order,
aud cast abOmt for som. employment, or make pre-
former business and employment. cannot ad
wise any one TO think of planting on large scaIp,
for II Il manifest 10 one can far enough IN the
future to say who win reap wha, you sow.
Those who die by the bullet are lucky compared
to the poor fathers. and wives, and children, whn
see their all taken from them, and themselves left
IN perish Or iiaser oui sieir few years in ruined
pDvefty.
Here is programme laid down by one Of the
leading Ftderai Generals. Il is a plain one. All
who read can understand II. ff it means anything
itmaans thJ: "VA Fedefais intend 10 do aii i'm our
Power tOssuin and devas;ate the 'Hniry we are
trying TO subjugate.'' This fact now stares our
people more plainly in the face than tver, III d
ought to stimulate them to renewed exerto,s. Ii
they submit they will be stripped OF lheir all. If
they defeated they only be stripped of their
all II, by renewed exerions, they gain the day-as
gain 1t they surely will il they only Alright they
will secure to themselves the peaceable enjoyment
of their liberties and the undisturbed possession OF
their DfOOeuy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Rather Ca,flsSs-On Saturday night, about
12 o'clock, u train arrived at the Central de-
pot with some two hundred Yankee Prison
ers The guard accompanying at them started
off, with What they supposed to be all the
prisoners, for the Libby. Some two hours
after their departure one ot the watchmen
at the depot heard noise in one of the cars
attached TO the t;ai; which arrested his at
tention, fnd, going into the car, he fonnd il
i:lci with. Yankee soldiers. Without fur
ther ceremony he commanded them 10 fol.
low Lin, and about = O'clock he delivered
them safely to the authorities at The Libby.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

The vhAiioss OF THg EsEAy IN SHfsaspo An
~ Iaessssers ssers who made raid ~ the Valley 10
Lss,a =. litiss Eare than q fortnight ago, be-
sus. a. ss thieves on their reIurn thros,eh WOOD
Ir, vlo.s had succeedeQ In r0bbiHg Mrs. 6ehef-
8trssSse husband was afseat, of scverkt barrels
se..i i,s, quo ansx getting drunk were, of cOusse,
fasy ,o. Ssai ms amer than ihey were when sOber.-
aey eos,S lhe stores Ia Woodstock af whatever
ssdsias =, .hsif hands on, casrylss OF and de-
ss,.,. %! sacks Of sslt ana slseve1 II on the
aas. sssss sse eommitteA other mean ana wAaaOa
~ sea1,ns. "os'S disgraee cay oihee bat Abojt-
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fsEC0Np DIsrATCH |

CHARLESTON, Dec. i.--No change Of im-
portonce. Ashot from Mapltrie demolished
Yankee calcium light last night Onlys slx
shots we're fired Oh Sumter to-day. The for.
ls now considered safe against all assaults.
THIRD DI5PATCH
CHARLESTON, Dec. q. All qniet this
morning.
FOURTH DISPATCH
CHARLxsTON, Dec. G-No material change
to notice. The enemy's fire to-day was prin
cipally directed at Moultrie and the James
Island batteries very little filing on Sum
ter; no casualties reported. Three Yankee
prisoners, Of the Sd Rhode Island artillery
captured on Friday, with their horses, arms
and aecoutremenis, on Kiawah Islat,d, b,
our scouts, were brought in this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

1he lsecasd C1axs sya:Ns have for several
Jays past performed the services Of regulars,
and .tith as much zeal and fidelity as could
te asked Of any body of troopa AS guards
At the prisons, they have been energetic ana
faithful, and in all other dntics imposed hey
have proved entirely efficient. When called
upon by the authorities they were promp,
to answer and ready TO perform the duties
assigned.
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end Of Henrico county are invited to meet
at their Court House, to-day to arrange some
plan for supplying the necessities Of col
diers' families and other needy poor. All
who can attend SHOULD do 80, and those who
cannot should aend liberal contributions for
distribution. The winter promises to be .
long and severe one, and the poor must be
cared for or Orperish.
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FROM TIE EsPyO.aN.

ORANGE c. IT,, Dec. Give prison ers
were brought here to-day, captured by our
scouts in Culpeper. Six hundred prisoners
have been registered by the Army Provost
Marshal since Meade. crossed over. Two
hundred more have been sent forward who
were not registered here. No military ope-
rationa to report. Weather clear and cold.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Robbing Residences Many Of the robberies
Of private residences are perpetraied by ser
wants, to whom tie keys are entrusted, and
who know where each valuable is depoaited.
We learn from oflietr Moore, OEc of the
city police, that one Of Mr.. WIN. AlIau's ser
wants has confessed the robbery of his mas
tel's house on several occasions OF late, and
has given the names Of some Of his accom-
DliceS,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Long Run.-On Thursday last officer Bibb
arrested a negro fellow calling himself John
Wesley Williams, who claims to be the slave
of Benjamin Hicks, q member of company
A, 2lst Mississippi regiment This negro
says that his master came from Warren
county, Miss, and that he accompanied him
as cook, but runaway In June, 1862, when
the armies were around Richmond He has
been lodged In jail for safe keeping.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

TIE Chaia Ha'9 is doing good service to
the city, by cleaning the sewers and cutters,
and repairing the crossings. The streets
are generally in bad condition for the winter,
but The scarcity of labor and the high price
OF provisions, will prevent much improve.
ment for the present.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Getting Sssppliet-Thc Humane Society oi
Church and Union Hills find great difficulty
Ia procuring supplies for the needy In theii
district The scarcity Of doHr, and the din
Guilty OF getting grain, are obstacles that
distribute supplies in suficleut qnsntiiie.
to relieve tho necessities Of the trni,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

The CITY Hall ought to he kefodn good cor
iitfon at all times, because Ut its being viz
tied at every hour Of the day by citizens ane
strangers. For years past the northern pCr
.ico has hecit too dirty for pig pen, and
will always continue 80 unless proper steIs
are taken to prevent the pigeons from roost
ing in it. Whose duty 1t Is TO get rid el
these nuisanccs we are not prepared to tay
but seme one ought to undertake it for ths
credit Of the city.
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CARDS,

~ Gotten Oayds.
1900 par .(No 1O) bal English cotton cards, In
leathsr Nperior srt!ci- fT sale, wholesale or re-
tail, ct NAL. adv 4ncs upon the rcst; also. wool
card.. 9hs above earda a:s the best xe have svsr
offered Tor sac aad invite tAs atssatioa Of those
~ want 1HJ3 BULKLfY 3 CO.
ds2-2ts lat Nain street.
NOHIcA -Ths ssbswibsrs . ths stock q the
IN vrgnh Volunteer Navy Company, who have
paid ia their eahseiptioae, can obtain thsir CeliA
rssss upon delivery c the recepts givea them, and
sose who have not paid their 0ub6csiplcne are 70.
quifed 70 d. ~ immsdtately.
M s0-Ss L APPxAo0lG, Treasures.
iLAUaafn1, WAfkINa 10,
- te-lA ~ Matn seleo4
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.ac slraE nR KNoxvlLLE.

..r. :, nothiag realty defsite or reliable
!, i'. s.f.rence 70 the operations cf General
VIZ v.,eet In East Tennessee. II was yes-
IO .r .,a,ed on the street thsf tnfnsmation
'es1 I'm received that Gen. McLAws d.
haa IA made an assaalt On the cneny's
V''s . and had been repalsed with severe
s" The time at which the reported as-
f u.. made was not given. The latest
' 'sI.ble intelligence received represents the
.;.,e "a still progressing
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Funerals The body Of Capt. IAac D.
Stamps, nephew Of President Davis, who Was
killed at the battle Of Gettysburg, was re
ccivcd by the las. tag OF truce boat, and the
funersl obsequies took place at Christ
Church on Saturday afternoon.
Yesterday morning the funeral sermon OF
Maj John Seddon, Of the Virginia Senate,
and brother of tue Secretary of War, was
preached in the First Presbyterian Church,
by Rev. d.. Moore.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

A GENERAL CoNscRfPTION In GsoRoIA.-Tbe
Senate 0f Georgia has unanimously passed IesotM-
tons providing that every able bodied citizen OF
the State fifteen years Of age shan be iDlme-
diateIy enrolled, ordered under arms, organized,
and ordered Into active serrlce, for he defence Of
The State, at such points aud for such length of
time As the Governor INA, direct. N"thlng IL said
about |" over sxiy, so every st,0ng man In Georgia
not ALREADY in the service may 30 10 work and
brush up his arms. The House has not passed the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07
,ns ,N N0RTnERN VIRGINIA.

.,p.,Rs IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
hiring Yesterday there was 20 news al
,mpot,ance received from the army OF
ne. ~ Lee Passengers by the Central train
e'. ''.s that nothing to disturb the mouotony
',A INN life has occurred since the enemy
..,sssa the Rapidan.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

A .&ab5ing <.6air.-Yesterday afternoon
between five and six o'clock, q case Of stab
bling occurred In front Of the house Of Isa
bella, or, IS abe Is more familiarly known
"PEss' kix, on Main street, between 23d
and gath. 1t seems that soldier named
Edward II Ehrroli, who Ia Q member of thu
military police at the Libby priaon, ven:
iuto the house of Rix in state of intoxica
tion. At the time there were several other
soldiers Ia the house, and difficulty sprung
mp between one of them and Carroll. c.
drew knife and attempted to cut the othe,
man; but fortunately the strength and ath
ietic proportions of Fix enabled her TO eject
him from the premises before he succeeded.
At the door he met with a young mar
NAMED George Taylor, member Of the 18th
Va. battalion, now stationed at Battery No.
q. With little ceremony and without the
slightest warning, as we are informed, Car
roll made u cut at Taylor, resulting in tue In
het!On of O very severe il not fatal wOnnl
in the shoulder. The wounded man was
carried to one Of the hospitals in the city
and Carroll made his way back to the Libby
where he was subsequently arrested by Capt
Peasants, of the night police. On his re
turn to the Libby Carroll brandished his
knife and boas;ed of having Slain several men
on Main street. lie was evidently crazed by
poisoned liquor, which he had been imtib
ing during the day.
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6tolsn C;otA--George, slave TO John Glen.
dening, has been arrested and committed to
prison to answer the charge ofreceiving four
Yards of broadcloth, worth 500, stolen Il ON
John G. Shafer, knowing the same to have
been stolen.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

See to Your Doors watchmcn offer
complain that store doors are not properly
fastened, and that when they iiod one Isii
open they have 10 guard It the remainder ei
ihe night, or run the risk OF being charges.
With neglect OF duty. Merchants and other
should sec to their iastenings, and Thus ,,ro-
tect their own interests.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Stealing a HateA-George Wise was ar
rested last Saturday and committed to prl-
son to answer the charge of stealing . gold
have hearing to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Rk Rsgsss --At the next uoeting cf The
City Councn two new policemen viii b.
elected to attend the station lhousee from
sunrtse till sunset, snd 10 ring the alarm belle
when-flros occur These ofitoerA shs,ssld be
required to assist the clerks al the mArkefe
tn en!orciug the ordinances and presssyipy
rood order, but Bever to leave the ,aaskes
places for any purpose. Non cnnecripts. and
nnne Others, shnnid bc chosen for ther,
places, and old citixeuS ought 10 have fks'
preference.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

Tbs Weather has been delightful for th.
pas; two days, but the prospects now are q
wet spell in very short time
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..-.-Arnas 4 ltse q "refired olecen !"
~, .s..ic.l Sissbj4y, pubiiShcd n the Northern
papsnmsSe potice me NAM q taat =; .som. i.
Yen. vho sjsot and kilisd 0a neess ~. ~. y.
1Is1aeira. The Yankse papsw seyIs S'e
werCke Avenssg.u
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French Totdceo-On inquiry we learn
that the French Government has stored in
this city 5,l6O hogshcads Of tobacco. which
cost $49O per hogshead, making the snng lit
tie sum OF 1212, $40.
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FRON CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, Dec. 5.-Hea7y firing last
night between the enemy and the James
Island batteries. No further shelling nf the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07

a RAioioss RsstgM b progressing 1t the
First Baptist C4urch, Dr.. Burrows. and large
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CoSfsBShAfz SrATK3Gy AMERICA.
Actirn1 puyveVnrss G6lrA

RI LWond, VA, Nov cise, 1S0 ]
AOTlCE.-ssaed Proposals. viii be rsceiysd %
" this office until the l0it.dny ef DccembeS, leds,
for tillng during the ensuing winter the Gov9nmssS
Ice house heated at tho Garner Of 2 ard CARY stS
Capacity. IS ,Ct6 tuahn5
Each bid must be accompanied y the nance a
two or more approved secIuitieA for The Aishfsl
performance Of sbs coptvact statirs the Addfeeo ct
tho same, and giving references 10 their ssopors
bi'ity.
The advertisement for proposals. FIR alilbg txo irs-
houses. pih.isLea yesterday h hereby wAhdrawn.
EW IOHND,
surgsonNad Medical PdTveyW, G p army.
6c.-ti
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TEL EGG RAPIIIC NEWS.

lsEPoRTs nF TIE PRESS AseoclAYh1Nl
Entered according to ACT Of Congress In the yea,
1861 BY }. 5. 1HRAsnER, in the Clerks Office OF
Ese Dlsttie& Court OF the Confederate States l0I
tic Nurthern District Of Georgia.