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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

The GROUND IN PENNsYLvANIA-It ap-
pears that our troops occupy points in three
counties of Pennsylvania-Fulton, Franklin
and Adams Falton, tho westernuost of the
three, is bu. thinly settled, having a popula-
ton, by the census of 1850, of 567 on an area
of $50 sqnare miles 1t is mostly mountainous,
but has some fertile land in the valleys.
Adams county has an area Of $50 square
miles, and a population of about $4,000. Get
tysburg, the chief town, is thriving place,
the population having increased between 1850
and 1858 from 2,l50 to 5000. It is the seat
of Lutheran Theological Seminary and OF
Pennsylvania College. The former, in 1859,
had IS students and library Of 10000 VOL
umes; tie la:tor 81 students and library OF
5000 volumes. Its principal business is car
riage building. besidds which copper mines
have been worked in its vicinity for twelve
years past.
Franklin, the central county of the three,
has an area of 740 square miles, and popula
ton exceeding 10000. Lippincotss Gazette
1.-THE greater part of the county consists of
q broad limestone valley, watersd with copi-
ous and unfalling mountain springs, and hav.
ing q coil OF unsurpassed fertility. In lS5O
this county yielded 837 ,062 bushels of wheat
the greatest quantity produced by any county
of the State except Lancaster Limestone,
marble and slate are abundant; the mines Of
iron ore are rich, and extensively worked"
Tho county is traversed by the Cumberlsnd
valley and it's continuation, the Franklin rail
road, extending from Harrisburg to Hagers-
town and passing through Chsmbersbnrg, the
seat Of justice, which IL 50 miles from Harris
burg. 1t has about S, 200 inhabitants, and man
ufactures of cotton, wool, flour, paper, and
iron.
The Cumberland Valley railroad, which
forms the direct railway connection between
Chambsrsburg and Harrisburg, is ffty-two
miles in length. The distances from Cham.
bersburg are as follows: To Scotland 5 miles,
to Sbippensburg III miles, Oakvils 18, New
vile %, Alterton 81, Carlisle "a, Kingston Al,
Mschanicsburg A, Bridgeport 81, Harrisburg
So
Gettysburg is about twenty five miles east
of Chambersburg, in Adams county. There
is railroad connection between Hagerstown,
Nd, to Chambersburg. Hsgarstown ia about
eight mill northeast Of Willlameport.
Connellsville and Unioutown are In the
southwestern part Of Pennsylvanis In the di.
rection of PittsEurg General Imbodsn is, or
has been, operating over there. Uniontown
Ia more than hundred miles from Williams.
port, in . direct line.
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McClellan

will be observed that Lincoln again has
eyes on Mcclellan. With all our hearts
We. A more complete failure than he
ned out to be on former occasions was never
libised to the contempt of mankind. We
bt whether he has much improved, even in
art Of lying, the only art in which he ex.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

The Militia Drills are promptly attended
now, by all ages who are able to march, and
compose an army in Themselves sufficiently
brave and powerful to meet such q brsggaft
as the Yankee Hooker and defeat him on any
field Besides the second class, who are ready
70 do duty wasp required, there are hundreds Of
old men, too infrm TO march or drill, bus who
are ready at a moments notice to take posi-
ton In the batteries and give tho Abolition
hofdes such dosss Of blue pills a. will soon
convince them of the impregnsbiiity Of Rich.
mond aud the determination Of her peopls.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

VIM w Jones appeared before the Mayor to
answer the charge Of censing the death Of
John L Curry. butcher In the Fret Market.
Ths f.sts connected with this sad affair, as far
as We can gather them, are these. On the af.
ternoon of the 2lst ult Wn. w. Jones, Gran.
vile Montslle, John L.7emry, and William
Peaslay, met at Peasley Rduse, on 18th street.
and had game Of cards. liter several hours
play ths game closed, n ntells having won
81 600 of jones, and Peass y having won $500
of Curry Jones pgcpstI estt!ed with Mon
telle, ard psas.sE aeAe srsymsnt ef Cur,
~. oes MensSss.s Fefusec 20 IL Currs have the
money. AID was about to mouus his horse and
tide eff whom Paisley seized him by the col
lar, ,slirg him he could not leave till The debt
dne him wss paid Curry beipg somewhat
intoxicated, snd seeing Peasiey have Mon
telle by the collar. Immediately se'z.d Peasley
At thia moment Jones joined the party, and,
taking hold Of Curry, pulled him away, tell.
ing HIM to let Peasley snd Montslls settle their
own difficulties. Curry at once threatened to
cut Jones cpen for touching him, and thrust
his hand nnder his coat as If to draw q knife
At that instant JONES struck him q severe
blow in his facs with his fiat, causing him to
faH heavily across the cdrbstone. jones
struck him once more with his fist, when Peas
ley inter fored, separated the parties, and took
Curry into his house, where he washed his
face and hsrds, partook of two or three drinks,
and then mounted tis horse and rode home, on
Bacon's Quarter Branch, distance of two
ing bis illness, was attended by two or three
physicians, who did all in their power to re-
liese hiu, but without avail. He fingered in
pain till Monday last, when death relieved his
sufssings.
The Mayor, on being informed that ustics
King, Of HenIico county, was about to hold
an inquest over the dead body, adjourned the
examination till Friday next, and committed
before the Mayor snstains the facts already
given BY us, the charge against Jones will be
nanslauehter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

The ArLANrA-A letter from one Of those
captured ON board the Atlanta says that the
ship ran aground and tho guns could not be
brought to bear on any object, and that Gin Is
minutes the - rotten thing would not have
had living being aboard" The letter says
"every man stood nobly at his post from firht
TO last"
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Confed rate Victories in Lsuisiana-gautafO
Of 900 Priseners. kA.

JACKSON. June 29sh.-Oficisl dispatches
from Gen. Dick Taylor, dated Aiexaudiia, La,
26sh, say hs stormed and carried at tho poins
of the bayonst, with unloaded guns, the ens-
my . p0sition at Berwick's Bay, capturing over
1000 prisoners, 10 heavy guns, and q large
amount Of stores Their loss In killed aud
wounded is not known The same dispatch
says their position at Tbibodsanx VA also car.
risd, by whom it 10 not stated, but Il u SUD-
posed by Gen. Walker.
This gives IA command Of the Mississippf
liver above New Orleans, and enables us 70
Cut off Banks's supplies. L. Wilson, with
volunteer company, captured Capt Manners
and his entire party Of So msn, sftsr killing
four who burned the train Of cars vt Brook.
haven few days sines.
lssCosD DRPATeal
SUMMIT, Jane 90 The New Orleans True
Delta, Of tie 24ih, contains a report Of fight
a. Ltfouchis Crossing, La, on the 23j. The
Federal force engaged was six reginaente---
Ths Confederate force IL not stated.
The Consederates charged ard captured q
Federal battery, but Ars reported a. loslng In
| the charge hty three killed, inclnding Colonel
Walker, of the % Texas, and sixteen prison.
| ers Col. w. was buried under Aag OF truce.
| The Confsdsrates retired, the Rsderais want.
| ing cavalry for pursuit.
A gentleman from Psscagoula reports the
l9.h Connscticat regiment auA two battsriss
| from New Orisans captured Our pickles aes
near Algiers, which ID aeEoss the river, oppc.
site New Orleans.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01
FROM THE PENINSULA.

The news from the Peninsula IL not very
definite Our scouts report correctly that
there is no enemy at Diascund Bridge or New
Kent Court House. The train on the York
River Railroad yesterday morning brought up
a prisoner who was captured by our scouts
struggling from the Yankee army He reports
that the Yankees at Disscund fell back to.
wards Yorktown, where they are to get rein
forcements and come on to Richmond. There
are, he asserts, a plenty of troops at York
town. These are the stat tements Of strag-
gler, who, of course, knows nothing about the
intended movements of the General command.
ing The assertion that there are plenty of troops
at Yorktown is transparently false, for it is
we'll known that the United States strained
every point to get up the Is 600 which are
making this diversion under Ksyes and Cor
don. The deserter adds that q party of l, 200
crossed the Pamunkey into King William On
Monday to complete the devastation of that
county, commenced last week
The train last evening brought intelligence
of no change in the position of the Yankees
at the White House or Tunstalps. Their cav.
airy are encamped on hill near TnnstalPs.
Col. Shingler's men are picketing as far
down as Diascund, and to within short dis.
tance of Tunstalls.
The general impression seems to be that
Keyes will attempt d march around Richmond
to Aqua Creek or to Gordonsville, destroying
the roads and crops on his way. A soldier
who has been scouting within their lines re-
ports that he saw thirty two regiments, eighty
eight wagons, and sixteen pieces Of artillery.
This, in the present depleted state of the Yam.
kee regiments, would give about 10000 or
IA, 600 man. The deserter mentioned above
says that they only had IL. coo men.
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Later f,ssa Texas.


Texas papers of the Goth ult. contain some
interesting intelligence. A Monterey letter
to the Galveston News, dated May 81, says
Major Harness, from California, Is hers on
his way to Texas, whittier he GOES to join the
Confederate army. Both the M .jor aud Col.
Jack Hays, well known In Texas as one of
the leaders Of our Rangers during the Mexi-
can war, were arrested on the Oath Of March
last, at the port Of San Francisco, where they
had embarked for Mazatlan, in the State of
Sinaloa. They were brought before General
Wright, in command of the California De-
partment, and released after having been in
terrogated about the object of the trip, their
intentions, ETC. Gen. Wright threatened to
coniscase Jack Hayse property, which / be-.
lieve to have since been sold bJ Hays, as he
is now in Mazatlan.
There are nearly FIVE hundred Southern
families in Mszatlan, who have fl ed from Cali
fornia to escape their being insulted and per-
secuted by the cowardly Yankee caravan who
have overrun that State.
Many of these families intended to settle on
certain lands in Lower California; but as no
water can be obtained in that dry region, " here
it sometimes does not rain for three and even
four years, and there are no houses built to
protect them from the burning sun, they have
decided TO make their present abode in Sina-
loa. The Mexicans in that State are kind
hearted ard hospitabie. The climate is healthy.
The wealth of the country consists in agricuI.
ture, grazing, and minerals.
II is stated that ten thousand hands could
find employment in harvesting the wheat crop
of Texas and that they would be paid two
bushels of wheat per day.
On the morning of the 23d Colonel Tom
Green who was camped at Mermentean, with
his command, was ordered by Gen. Morton to
pursue the ensmy's trains by forced marches.
The trains were then between Grand Cauteau
and 0 Opelousas-trains six miles long, accom-.
panied by two thousand cavalry sed fifteen
hundred negroes. A soldier from Niblett's
Bluff reports that Col Tom Green succeeded
10 capturing sixty wagons on tbs Oath, and five
hundred negroes.
The Brownsville Flag, of the 18Th ult., pub
fishes q report that French man-of-war had
made her appearance off the bar at the mouth
Of the Rio Grande, and that che was examin-
ing vessels arriving to ascertain if they car
ried articles contraband of war. If this be 30,
the Rio Grands is doubly blockaded, but while
Lincoln excludes everything, Except, yer
haps, munitions and supplies for the MexcaDs
under Adams's paas,) the French only shut out
articles contraband.
There was surplus of merchandise at
Brownsville, ION the Texas side OF the Rio
Grande,) snd goods could be had at very low
rates, especially by the cargo, and even by the
package. Cotton was declining ON account
Of the scarcity of specie to pay the export
duty and other charges. But it was arriving
fresly, and could be bartered to advantage for
pOOds.
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facts and experience II 10 . madnan who
applies the torch 70 his own habitation and
chuckles over the glare Of the 6rs and the
brillianey Of the illumination. A lnnatic asy'
lom IL the only proper abode for Black Re.
publican philosophers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

PErERsBuRe, June 30.-Northsru dates Of
the 9Th are received here BY Oar Of tsues.
The New York Herald says the snsny BRO.
grsss slowly, but with large force in Penn.
sylvania.
Affairs at Haryisbrg bear most quist n.
pecs, though the country people, with drovss
Of horses and cattle, are marching iato the
city In large numbers. Preparations for d.
fence are going on rapidly.
Gen. Koipe had evacusted Carlisle, bot q
last accounts the rebels had not occopied the
town. Much psrplexity exists - 70 The exact
route the rebels have taken.
I Earl,s division 10 st Gettysburg, and Rodsss
division is at Chambsrsburg.
Gen. hilroy has BEEN superseded BY Col.
Peirce.
The Herald publishes very interesting news
from Port Hodson. A second assault wa naAa
on Port Hadson on The l4:h Inst by the Uniou
troops, and they were agrin disastrously -.
pulsed. The loss of field officers was vsry
large in killed and wounded, amounting TO mo-
less than ii ive Colonels. The Fsdsrals, though
repulsed, fought bsavely. Cen. Banks has not
force enough to accomplish what he 10 dariag.
ly attempts, and wants reinfOrcemsnts. Il was
expected that another assault would b made
on the 10Th. =
The latest from Vicksburg 10 to the 22nd.
Everything was going on favorably, and nav.
fgatson acos closed up to Memphis.
The destructive operations of the rebel pyt.
vateers in Northern waters continued una.
based The Herald says the ocean is IL IN by
the rebel sea devils. Four more vessels have
been destroyed within the past day or two,
one of which was q large size sids. wheel
steamer. Three rebel piratss-a large steam.
er, bark, and athree- mastsd schooner-were
chants Of Boston offer reward Of tl0, 900 for
the capture of the bark Tacopy. The Ala
bama and Georgia were still as Bahia on the
18th. The rebel steamer HsAis was captured
Oft Wilmington on Saturday wssk BY she gun.
boat Florida
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

Lost and Found JOAN McCauisy and Jas.
Tierney, two small laas, appeared before the
Mayor yesterday to answsr the charge Of
stealing a mu!s, worth $500, Of Mary Phillips
The witness, Mrs. Pailhps, never saw the pris-
Onsrs have her mule, but heard a boy cay that
home on Monday night. To procure other wit.
nesaee the examination WAS continued
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

Prison Record-At the Libby yesterday,
liz Yankee privatss and SIX officers were 70.
ceiyed from Northern Virginia The 0Sh Con.
nscticut regiment and ~ many Of the wounded
to-day, by Capt. Turner.
Ten negroes. who were captured at Ashby's
Gap, In company with the Yankee cavalry,
were received at Castle Thunder yesterday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

Seeking Skeiter-Ata late heus on Monday
q lad about sight years old, named George
Griffin, who was found wandering about the
streets, having no homs. This child states that
his parents are desd-thst he caras from Mem
piis, Tenn, WITH party Of eoldiers-that he
has no hon and no friends. To enquire his fu.
ture comfort, the Mayor directed him to be put
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

A Military Gsard wsre intsrfefed with
BY Bernard Does on Monday night last, for
which watchmau Hall and his partner took
Does in custody and locked him up. Rsr.
nafd's excuss yesterday morning vas bad
liquor, bat that not being . valid one. the e.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

House IVarming-Jeremiah Donahoe, an
athletic man, with British protection papers in
his pocket, was arraigned before the Mayor
yesterday to answer the charge of assauitipg
and beating Patrick Coll. Tne complainant
testified that on Sunday morning last he called
at Jerry's house, near Mayo's bridge, and
found him and four or five other men engaged
In playing cards and drinking. He took one
or two drinks, BY invitation, but did not par
ticipats in the game. In the course of the
morning Jerry's watch was stolen, and Coll
having had an opportunity of lifting it, and
failing to deliver it to the owner when de-.
manded, was struck two or three blows Coll
ga y drinks paid for, one of the party paying $S.
Other witnesses testified that the party met
at the invitation of Jerry, who gave house
warming, and that the liquors were not paid
for. The Mayor held the accused to bail to
answer an Indictment by the Grand Jury for
keeping q disorderly house. He also held
Coll to bail to appear before him 10 answer the
charge Of stealing the watch.
Gri6in's Island, between Richmond and
Manchester, Ia winning new laurels for the
depravity of it's inhabitants and the increase
of its vices. At the Mayors Court, yes
terday, during the investigation Of charge
against James McGee. of keeping bar.
room on the Islaud without a license, an
invitation ticket, sigae Hiss Celia Smith, for
a mask bah, on the 26th, was shown; and
some of the officers, who had lately visited
the Isla nd, gave such description of the in.
iquity hourly perpetrated there as to shock the
eensibi!ities Of any Southern community
Tais Island is on the great highway between
Richmond and Manchester, and is as public
as almost any part of Mayo's bridge
That lewd women and wicked men will
be allowed TO assemble on it at pleasure, to
the disgust Of all moral and religious passers.
by, we cannot bslieve. If such creatures
must be tolerated, let them ind their abodes
and places of amusement In such localities a.
not to offsnd the decent and virtuous; and if
they will thrust themselves before the public,
they ought to be punished to the very extent
of the law
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATER FA0n THE n0bTN.

Our Trss1s In PsnnsylvaDls-1a 1anhsA DsEsas
~ Pert uudssn AdDisasd Nayigaslsn ef re
Mississi11i Clssed Absve viehseuss -TAe
Ravsses Or IL Rsbsl Pisasss, Etc.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-01

THE MILITARY SPIRIT AT HARRISBURG.
The people of Harrisburg lave an idea, says
the Amerscan, that the place has received
force enough to make it feel secure against the
approach Of the rebels, but this must be mis.
take, for from what the Union Of Wednesday
says the proposition was under serious consid-
Grafton Of some Of her citizens, whether they
should 'fi isht the enemy Or surrender" That
journal, alluding to the report of q rebel force
from 1900 to $4,000, says:
"If this is go, and his intention 10 to come
this way, wemay expect visit from him in the
course Of the dsy-probably before noon
Under these circumstances,th the question is what
had We better do, fight him or surrender We
are in favor Of defending the city. If those in
authority think We have the means Of doing
it. With all the wariike appliances we have
at hand We think it would be . disgrace 70
surrender the capital of tho State without q
heroic struggle in it's defence. We trust, now
that there seems to be danger In reality, aud
very nsar. that no loyal citizen will either
trsmble or fly, but that all will stay to defend
their homes, their faui!ie: and their property,
If defence should be decided upon by. those
who properly have the matter In charge
If this, says the Americas, is . fair illuslra.
tion Of the military spirit at Harrisburg, it
would not take many rebels to sack the city.
sTATIMEHr OF REFUGEE FROM HANCOCK,
MARYLAND.
A rsfagss from Hancock, Nd, has arrived
In Baltimore. The Americ0s aysi
He len Hansosk on Monday norning, pass.
ing through Hageyst0Wn, on his way - THU
sire Hia aan0unt sf thu m0Vaun0HlE AZ -.
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We want peace and order here at the North.
In order to have it, we must have peace scitA
the South. II we have it not, we tell moneyed
men, even thoss who are making profit by the
war, that their gain will turn to loss Their
sweet things will become bitter. Their fan
cied security will vanish. The scourge is at
hand. When it comes-if it be not stayed BY
Wisdom and consideration-we will sse who
will howl loudest, the men who viii not be-
HeV0 ue now, or we,
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ISf.s HE 1853.

PtNNsILVANlA IENlk hAlbhOAo,
TIE suCRrFSr AND QUICKEST ROUTE
runs Nrv-AoRN TO rHx fRiNclrAL WksfkkS Tin
ssx,n tr.us uu dai from New YORK TO ih'asc PoA w
New or,ey aad Camden and Amoa,y l,ne a, ,,,ys
,,r Turpff,J TRAINS foR Tue WEST ~ -Pula
49, KDlfrE LEAVE NEW ORK kkOM THE y
FOOr or COURtLANDt ST.
by way Of phsdelphia the nine pascnse" cave 49,
S.Tk ct M time oihr 'ou'es eyrnnA ps'seose"
A. q o. Ia. o.. hour later thtu oihet hne'
ny WY of Anentown. evening passengers esre ~ -
40 nour. laei than the Northern lnes snd o. eoh ioa's
arrive at the time NoE,h,fn hn-' Ia INC 90
point. ~ the Norh.N sst, trrsH., ludsanalon r'u'Y
II Louis tl,Ne md Columbus. ttucisnau shn s "s'~
pouts Mesf with fewer changes II ears 10 nl,h,. q.
P.b1fsh 40 ss and New ORR Pittsburgh ~ i"1ssS
slaoklng an Saloon tsrs Ga al ush''
Fare q e sam. = other routes -.
Baseare on-, soi through iran'i'in ,,,r,r,h
seeule Eok.is, GOOD anti usci oY ~ t ,T,oS
~, Nfot S.,i COMPANY runs az EmiyrM0
Accommoda ION Line WI ch Siofi' ea CONT ~. Ill TstJ
trayol 70 patio, moving westward, al oHs'SA'A ''
oil fare. rprtoliTs
Nv In. rou d, helsh.s u all ieseiiftiSh. eau De
H. and tom ay 1t on the hal.oH1s o. on.t ~ RAfII
H. Ian, Illinois. Wisconsin. lows or M'soui " IA
al 70 any post tie naSisAo1e aEe'' Of '1f
NJ. nv .f,rplQ. fiom Pnishnf,h. A.. A. ~, ID
The rso. OF rri and ironi any po,n' va rysrsbld
IL psl,,t. G. ntl al Railroad are at oil tunes . -
VIC en-. 80 ot,er Railsoad C0mpanies Msf''asss,M
,iippera intre. Iva The transporAi'p .! 'heh sit
Company can rely with oonhdener On !" 'i'0'' 4
Farmer. a noaler. IN Live s'ocA wiz hna and suH
want tgeous route. IsPscicus YARDS ~eh Wa IN ,is and
llied with every Convenience lave pees rwanN
and n. coanect ne every atleGon paw ,nce fod
kfom Ham,bar, Where vi be found every coy AnsLa
feeding and p, iug a choice 10 eueted OF t.e
rliIAs NEN. YORK and RAJ rtMoRE MAXI s.uon,a
l. ELlIoTr, Passenger Agent No. AS ''"'"'I
NO A.or Hsuse. aud No SCUM " IMAM
MCDONALD & BischofF E"'REs No. sBss..rypI.sS
ENocH LEWIS General Superintendent A'tssAAS~
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COPARThERsHlP.-Tte Subscribers will continue no
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