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

The Markets. s.--Both markets were yesterday
well supplied with vegetables of all kinds,
hut there was no percepiible abatement in
the figures asked. Can there he any reason
able excuse for these eXortftaut prices?-
Surely il costs no niorc To raise vegetables
now than formerly, and the fact that sugar,
coffee, and clothing are so high cannot be
considered 6s sufficient 10 Justify The heavy
rise in market stuifs. Instances have conc
10 the knowledge oI the writer where honest
farmers have brought poultry and vegetables
to the eli y with the intention Of tispOsin@ of
them upon reasonable terg,s, bat before the
hour for commencing opcfntiorrs hey have
been waited on by the professional market
swindlcrs aud by threats and otherwise made
TO elevate their prices TO the standard of the
regular market extortioner. Some steps
siiUuid be taken to rid these necessary mafts
Of many of the reckless yagabonds who are
permitted to occupy stands in them, and let
none be perr itted to trade there who are
not worthy and respectable citizens of the
state and Gonfederacy. La i,a~atnt, We
would again remind Our readers that no mar
ket will be held tomorrow, as il il the day
set aside by the President OF the Conleder
acy for fasting and prayer. 1t il day which
should generally be observed.
Ordered 10 be Ersentsd.-The reign of dog
dom in this city, We should think, is destined
10 be Of short duration. What with the ma
| faudings OF the ''netmen" and the decisions
of His Honor the Mayor, they are being
! greatly circumscribed in their privileges, and
| are having hard time of it generally. Yes
| tefday the continued case against Alexander
| Mckeever, for shooting at Margaret Muller's
dog, was again brought before the Mayor
DIR. Thomas gave il as his opinion that the
child alleged to have been bitten by Mrs. NJ. s
dog did not receive its Injuries in that man.
ner. but that they must have been caused by
=. " TOD chill I,R l.,l Tfara for,
while it appeared that the dog in question
had committed several breaches OF the peace
in the ueighborhood in which It's owner re.
! sided, YET in the case cited above entire in
| noccnce was proven, and Mex. was decided
| to have been guilty OF violation of the
peace, and to have forfeited the recogpizantt
! entered into by him some six months ago in
the sum OF 81 600 for engaging in disturb
ance with some II ighbors. The dog, for past
, dclinaasncies, was ordered to be shot.
/ Disturbing an Aad0ace.-Coi. VIM Jones
| alias J. NJ. Williams, apd Lieut.. Alexander
/ w. Hamilton, We're before the Mayor yester-
| day TO answer the charge Of drunkenness aiic
! d;sostcriy conduct at metropolitan Hail on
! Tuesday night last. 1t was proven in evi
| dcnce that these parties were having mgr
/ Old tirae" al the aforementioned place ol
/ amusement, when, on being spoken 10 by
| Mr.. james H. Mun,lay, one OF the doorkeep
p! ers, Col Jones drew pistol on hlni, which
| he snapped twice without its discimrging
| Jones and Hamilton were further charged
/ with resistin.. the police, who attempted tt
! arrest them The first named was bount
| over in the sum of $500 to answer an indict
/ II ent before the next Hastings Court Crane
Jury, and the latter in like amount to Keel
| The peace Mr.. George Wait entered int
bonds for Jones, and the Mayor aeeeptes
! Jones as security for Hamilton.
Prison Record. ~ esterday First Lienten
ants Is. Cole and VIM. Nyce, OF the I'd New
, York cavalry and some twelve orjifteen prl
Yates. we're received ut the Libby from Cul
peper. In the afternoon the Petersburg
train brought i'm a 1ot Of Yankees capture'
i'm the fights around Charleston. Amon
them were twelve men, and an Acting MAJ
ter, belonging 10 the crew OF entter Of tn
frigate Wabash
4 a. Castle Thunder, G. l. Clark, of the Q
i La regiment, was committed Tor forgery.
Examinatsom.--A board of army surgeon
was Yesterday convened at Castle Thunoe
4 20 examine into the sanity OF Sergeant Ma
| staples, Of the 32d Va battalion, who Is no'
confined in the Castle on the charge o. q
sertion. weisarn tina. Staples's movements
bosirhefore and since his coinmiftai to Ia
Castle, have been such as to raise qucsaio
j | as To his sanity. The decision Of the boar
J has not been made known.
Il RrrtlouSd. Edwra J. Hinton, now col
{ 1 fined In Castle Thunder and sentenced TO !
Il executed tu-morrov, Tor substitution atiti q
. .ertion, was yesterday paFdoned by the Pre-
|. ident, under the provisaOn Of hjs late procl
nation. Hinton, we understand, win
4 sent to his regiment
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81 The Gage jackson, clare of HubhAfa
Gardner. was yesterday arresfcd sby ono
: |, Dayis, charged with rsceiving saddle. q
property Of VIM. Ira 6unith, yalupa at u
7 knowing the same to HAZE been stQlen J
was placed - the lookup.