davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
From NerLh Carolina.

Raleigh, May 25.-The Progress's Kinston
correspondent, under date Of yeslei day, says !;
5000 Yankees attacked our pickots, consisting
Of three regiments, ut Gum Spring, Friday,
surprised aud routed them. We had several
wounded, aud iiity to one hundred taken pris-
onsrs. We took eight prisoners. Gen Hll
forced the enemy back and drove them to
wi.hia eight miles Of Newben. The Colonel
commanding the Yankees is reported killed.
The enemy burnt the Court House and other
buildings at Trenton, Jones county, Friday,
and plundered the citizens a. they went
GoLDsgoRo', May rs "A number Of Aboli
tion prisoners arrived here this evening from
kinston, seven being tho captain and crew Of
the schooner Seab;rd, esptuFed lass Thursday,
twenty miles below Wiikiuson's Point, on the
Nsuss. and forty miles below Newbsru, BY
six mem Of Capt. Rarrington's company, of
Whitford's battalion. The schooner End car
20 Of 0ovssnmsut steres was burnt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE IN ANIMAL LIFi

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE IN ANIMAL LIFE
One of the most singular occurrences in ami
NAL life of which we have ever heard. lately
bsfel a favofite co " belonging to we'll known
gentleman residing ia the western extremity
Of the city Yesterday two weeks ago this
cow gave birth to calf, which, after nursing
carefully for two or three days, she had the
misfortune to lose. Oae week after the birth
of this calf tho same cow gave lifs to another
of much larger size and more healthy appear
ance. The second calf is doing remarkably
well, aud the grief of the mother for the loss
Of her Ii sst born is entirely assuaged by the
gift of the second. This is the first inst ,nce
Of the kind we have ever read or heard Of
Petersburg Express.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
POWhat0n

The county Of Powha,an has acted nobly in
the matter of sustaining the Government by
taxation and supplies. At meeting recently
held there of her people, at which Z. Selden
prssiiei and Josiah Smith acted as Secretary
the following patriotic resolution was unani-
mously adopted
"Rtsolctd, Tha. although our taxes are much
heavier than those We have been accustomed
10 pay, we accept them with cheerful resigna-
ton, and teuder 10 Congress the assurance ol
our readiness 10 submit to any amount Of Pc
eun'ary sacrifice, to the extent even OF paying
o1r last dollar, if need be, for sustaining the
credit and vigor of our Government, believ-
ing, as We do, that it is the duty as we'll as the
lnanie.t interest of every individual within
the bounds Of the Confederacy to strengthen
and support it with every energy OF his IA
t1Ee
Nessrs b. w. Finney, VIM. E. Royal, Dan
Hatcher, and Dr. j. B Harvie, were appointed
d committee to Tx the prices of provisions that
can be furnished for the army. They reported
The following rates as those for POwhatan:
For corn $40 per bbl., -four, $25 per bbl;
first class hay, 81 per hundred; bacon, 81 per
pound; straw, 81 81 per hundred.
Complying with the suggestion of the Sec
rstary Of War, committees were appointed for
the different districts, to ascertain how much
OF provisions and forage the people can spare
b the Government.
The epirit tbus far displayed by the counties
that have taken up the subject is the most
gratifying No man can read the results of
the popular meetings without exclaimiDg: Can
such people be conquered
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Made a Soldier oc-Wm. Norris, citizen of
Loudoun CO., Va, recently returned here on a
flag of truce bat, wac yesterday arrested by
the enrolling officer and carried to Camp Lee
had excited the suspicion, Of his fellow cap.
tivss by having left the boat when at Fortress
Monroe in company with Yankees and gons to
Hampton They said he aou!d not have re
turned mad not the Yankee soldiers brought
him aboard, they being unwilling to let slip an
opportunity to exchange another man tor him.
The presumption against Norris is hat he
via Washington. When arrested by the de-
tectives yesterday near the Ameris an he broke
and ran very fast, but was finally overhauied
near the general z. q.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Coming and Going.-Yesterday twenty six
Abolition soldiers, captured at various tines
in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri, were
received at ths Libby prison. They were ro-
bust fellows, but dirty. Yesterday morning
thirty six Abolition officers aud one Yankee
surgeon were sent to City Point by flag OF
Richardson, correspondents of the New York
Tribune, captured while endeavoriug to pass
viekaburg IN boat. Coturn, New York
World correspondent, has bee rsent home. 1t
has not yet been determined what course to
take by way Of retaliation fer the shooting of
three Confederate recruiting officers ia Ken
.ucky by Burnsldss ordsr. Tue murder ia
held as legal by the Government he repres nts,
and would seem to demand some action Of the
same sort on our part
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Held as Hostage.-Dr. VIM. W. Myers, an
Assistant Surgeon In the United Safes Navy
is now confined in the Libby prison as q host
vile, Va, seized by the Yankees and held a,
Fort Norfolk as pledge for the safety Of DR.
VIM p. Rucker, now on trial i'll B)tetourt for
numerous offences aeains. the laws of this
State. Dr. Singer, Navy Surgeon, had been
Leid by our Government up to within 8 few
days AS a h ,stsgs for Dr.. Green, but getting in
very low state of health he was permitted
to return home, AID Dr.. Myers was substi
tutsd in his place.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
PROM VigK.DUR0

Tha Chronicle pub .ishes rebel dispatches
from Richmond journals Of The l4th ami says
"Accounts of the operations of Grants army
to the 18th do not differ materially from the
rebel reports already publiahed. Ths impress
sion is gaining ground that Grant is perfect
master of bis situation Warreuton is in our
possession, and traius are hauling stores from
that Point. 1t is reported at Helena that Price
and Marmaduke have q force of 10000 strong
at Wiasburx. Gresnsvilie, Miss, town Of
some 400 inhahsfaIi.s, is entiresy destroyed"
2 Chants r.oss il II splendid s.osd Of during
which will place his name above that Of sill
others in this war. 1t will be won by his
daring, or all will be- lost in irretrievable de-
feat. He landed sixty miles below Vicksburg.
The Object was Hainess B uff, the key Of
Vicksbutg-as good as All open door, and thus
will save life aud consummate cur wishes
lie goes no nearer Vicksburg than Jackson,
destroys all cOmmissary stores and the rail way
bridge. The enemy have sent an army to cut
oil his retreat Instead Of advance. So much
III our hand. Hs fought his way in two ter
rifle battles to Jackson and cut the railroad -
AT jackson fought another battle and was VIC
torious. JohnstCn reinforced Penharton with
three b.iSades. Loring escaped South. and
will probably join Bragg. Grant will proaa
bly, captrrs or disperse the whole rebel army
There is no chaEcs for them to escape. They
cannot prevent hi, junction with the forco
awaiting him a. Hainess B.nif to march into
Vicksburg. Another great battle may be
foux hit, but we think V,eksburg is won, and
the Mississippi river is clear.
AtCharlestOn, Monitors will attempt the re-
duction of the outer forts along the bsach be-
fore again attacking Fort Sumter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

AsoTEER Pass DEsrRoYEb.-On the 2lst
inst the Monttor, a Democratic paper printsd
ut Huntiugto Penn, was destroyed by the
mob. Free speech and free press have a rough
road to travel in Yankeedom. Tie Monitor,
of Hunting on, was 4 ssdi,ious sheet, NJ
doubt, and not TO be tolerated by the savcry
and discriminating mob! The mob, taking
upon itself the defence of the Constitution
and public liberty at the Nor,h, must have de-
stroy ed come dozen new spapers siuce the war
began. Very properly, rs they were serving
the government none of them have for this
been annoyed by frivolous arrests and prose
cutions!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
THE Two PIcruREs.-TheNa New York World
ta. ALa fallo,uinn ninuant narauranh.

has the following plquant paragraph:
Wv . most unhappy coincidence the con
gratulatory orders Of Generals Hooker and
fse appeared together in yesterdays news.
papers. The publication Of these two docu.
ments simultaneously will do the North al.
most as much discredit aud the South as
much credit in Europe as the result Of the
battles of the Rappahannock. II Is the fate
Of many bravs aud capable nation and army
70 be defeated; but to Le unh truthful, boastfuI
and f.lss. when the oocasion demands hon
estv. s resienation, and loyal hopsfulness in ad
vefsitv. viii turn against u every civilized
nation on earth. No honest aud fsir-minded
man can have read these two orders yesterday
without grief, and pain, and shame Il can no
Longer b denisd-it u patent 10 the whole
wofid-that The superior men. morally and
mentsily. are q the head o. ofsehe WRONG
0Oysx1mous md the wrong Amy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
A PAROLED TALE.

One of the psrolsd Yankees from tho Libby
prison, upon his return homo, commune afed
fresly with the New York Tribune, and among
other statements made the following: Jim
Harrison, the actor, told ons Of our ofissn
thaa Htonsmsn could easily have come into
Richmond With three hundred men, done much
damage, snd carried Of many spoils, bssids
liheratipg the psisonssn He said u WIS the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Mayors Court. Monday, May 25th-J. j.
Mack.in was arrsigned tvr being drunk and
disordery in the street. IL appsared that the
watchulen came On Mackiin while he was
piercing the 'inky veil of night ith cries
which denoted that other "spirite'' than those
from the Vastly deep had been called to his
aid. AS consarvators Of the peace they took
possession of the corpus of the jubilant baccha-
naian, and weIe attempting to convey him 10
the cage, when Thos. w. HirInan, who hap
peued to be with lin, fled plea in :.bate-
irient' i'll the shape of Violent parson&i resist
ance 10 the proposed Abduction. Private en-
aerprse yielded to th3 maj)rity of the law, and
beth We're carried to the lcck up. The Mayor
waa about committing the m to jail for want OF
security for their good behavior, when it ap.
peared that they were soldiers of the 9th Ga.
Reg't, bOund South. The Mayor said he would
offer no impeachment to their going. They were
let Oft.
John G. Scott and John Davis were exam
ined for assauiting james OVERLY, II soldier,
of the City Battalion, Friday night, at Rock
cts, and robbing him Of a gold watch, pocket
knife, and $27 in money. They were remand
ed to the Adermen's Hastings Court and as
the proof against them was positive they will
90 doubt in due time get to the peIitentiary.
The case Of Jesse Sheppersop, for striking
NJ w. Swain a violent blow on the head with
4 s'i,k of wood, was continued, Swain being
hors de combat by reason of his wounds.
Richardson N. Binns was renanded to the
Hastings Court for stealing l.. A. Adams' 9
horse, an operation performed by him on Sat-
urday evening last
MARY Purcell was committed to jail in de-
fault of $3.50 to keep the peace, having been
arrested for drunkenness aud disOrdeFly cOa-
duct in the streets Sunday morning. The Mayor
intimated to Mrs. p. that she could get outside
Of glass Of whiskey with about IS much ia
cility az anybody he had ever seen. Tao most
confirmed topper, ''or any other man." could
not excel her in tho practice of the art of ab-
eorption.
William Allen, white, was arraigned for
violently assaulting VIM. Palmer, a free ne
gro. The cage was continued till the 29th
instant.
Fuller, slave of Christian & Lea, was or
dered twenty laehes for stealing lot Of meat
| aud bread from the Arlington House.
Henry NJ. Dock was arraign gned for walking
arm -in-arm" with Mary, slave of MIR. Shep-
, pard. Aa undue absorption of spiritaOus IL
quor had produced the eccentric conduc. COM
planned Of Both parties were discharged by
tho Mayor.
The case of Charles MITCHELL for robbing
Hugh Il. Arnold, near the Central Depot, was
called and continued for another hearing.
Dick, slave Of Robert Wilson, was ordered
to he punished for making a raid on a lot of
leather machine betting, and appropriatiug the
same to his own use. The owner Of the pI O.
perty eau reclaim it, in minute pieces, by call
lug II the Mayors Office.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Hastings Comrt, Monday, May 25th, JMdge
IIm H. Lyons, P,esiding.-Tne Grand Jury
oi thia Court reasssmblei TO- day, to take cog
nizance Ct the cases not heretofore acted on,
John Purcell, E,Q., acting ar foreman. After
examining number Of Witnesses, the following
parties We're Indicted: james Williams, steal
Ing pair of blankets and coat from Ann
Turney, and number Of articles of wearing
apparel from Thomas Kelley, On the 18Th OF
January; Mary C5nneIs, receiving ON the 7th
Of March & LOT Of goods stolen from Chiies &
Chenery: Caroline aacs, receiving on the
27ih Of February a largo quantity Of dry goods
etolen nom ths sams firm; Avn Murphy,
stealing on the 10Th of March $50 in G. s.
notes Of John White; Too nas Samanni, "a
free white person, in CONJUNCTION with othsfs)
on tie 81 OF April, felorionsiy dos, 0, ing the
propsity of Minpa S,hwei,zsr, Taouas Sa
manDi, robbiny S:hwe zar's store of 500
in dry goods Oh the ID day of April
Sarah Champion, for stealing, on tue 2i dav
IF April, a lot of shoes, Sc, from The store uf
James Knott; Taamas Alex1naor, for steal
ing, on ,hs 23d November n $50 Shawl from
Chas. DaKohe; James Merriss, for staaiina
snndry watches from lismmet a. pearce,
March 18Th John W. Sartin, f,r ,aalcipusly
stabbing Trenton Kennedy viii, intent to kill,
ON the 9TH Of Dsce ute:, 1862; James IL Gil
man and Archer L. Walton ior stealing a s,r-
rel mare from Clement c. Tinsley, on the 9th
OF March.
James Organ was nut on trial for garroting
and robbing Wm. ii. H4rdgove of gold
watch, In conjunction with one Pat Martin.
He was found guilty and sent to the State
pflson f,r three years. Martin will rs Il, led
on "Wednesday
James Ii. Gilman and Archer r. Walton
were next put upon trial for stealing four
horses from Joseph L. Ledbetter. Meaers
Gilmer and Nance appeared for the accused.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Forgery E1amimatson.-A portion of the
evidence against Thomas V. Carr for forging
powers of attorney and other papers connect
ed with claims OF asei soldiers for pay
passing through the e. $ ComptroleE's oflias,
where he Was clerk, was heard yesterday at
Commissioner Watson'a office. when The case
waa laid over until to-day. The evidence in
troducej yesterday went TO show c0usidei able
cairabiiiiy Oh the part Of Carr, If net positive
puiit
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
VA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1863.

narrowest escape the rebels have had during
the war" Mr.. James Harrison, il properly
quoted was certainly very communicative to
the parolsd. The story is one that would DO
all the more improper to tell Yankee prisoner
for being believed Three hundred man could
not have done all this; but people who would
tell Libby prisoners that they could, are not
the proper persons to admit there.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

Commendabie COnduct.--DaGing ten or iit-
tsen days after the battle of the Widernees,"
when our wounded were being transported TO
the rear, Mr.. Il. w. Bu1ress, at "Chestesheid
S.a,iou,'' furnished the several trains with an
ample supply Of iee-a dona;ion more accept
aae than any other that could have befn
offered at that tins. His exer.iona on behalf
OF our wounded, and his Ebsrali.y in supply
nv their immediate wants, deserve aeknow-
iedgmont.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
THE VERY LATEST.

Tho Washlngt0n CHT0Htc7e, OF May 231
has been received, aud we make the follow
ing summary:
ygoM NORTH CAROLINA.
BY arrival from Newberu we lsara how
communication with the North, by way of the
Altemarie and Chesapeake Canal, has been
cat off by the capture of ths two dispatch
boats, Emily aud Arrow, by the gusriilaa, on tina
banks of the canal, on the l4th and 18th insts
The connection bet ween Roanoke and N orfclk
is thus severed, as it is evidently no longer
cafe to trust our boats on the route Tha
rebels first captured the Arrow, and, putting a
crew on board proceeded down the canal un
ill she met the Emily, and made her an easy
prey.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

TGE TN CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.-The
tederalists are endeavOring to set up man OF
straw for this district in the Federal House of
representatives. Mr. John s. Gallaher, once
we'll known in this city, was nominated by a
number Of PERSONS in and around Harper
Ferry most Of them late operatives in the Ar
nOry there, and others employed on the b. Il
U. railroad. He very promptly accepted the
domination, and we have before us a handbill
III which he Indignantly denies an imputation
upon his loyalty to the Lincoln Government,
made in the Baltimore american, and which
hs attributes to some aspirant to the place He
makes ont clear Gaze Of loyalty on hispart to
Lincoln, and declares that he considers the
Union az paramount to every thing else.' 1t
is needless to refer to his career in this city.
Ills present position disappoints many who
thought better of him. He was during the
Van Barren Administration S.ates- Rig hts
Wing, aud for several years represented Jef
ierson county in the Legislature. lis took
Once at Washington under General Taylor,
and sincs then the Union" ia with him ''para
mount u everything ssei" He will give a
Striking proof Of his devotion to Lincoln by
drawing - 900 per anuum out Of his treasury
lle evidence of loyalty in this case will not,
h1s The quality Of mercy, blsss both him that
gVes and him that receives. We wisn there
were segaIs and Fosters and Gallahers for
e'ery Congressional district the South draw
'hs sj,ooO each out Of Lincoln's treasury, and
~as proving their devotion 10 the Union!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

osFAIR.-The New York Herald complains
'aas while Valiandigham has been tried and
sentenced for making speech against the Ad-
Inislration, Wendell Phillips, who had made
worse speech against the Government, in
suiiag to Lincoln and his Cabinet, was still ut
,A'ss, and none dispatched to arrest him. This
" indeed unfair, but the humorous tyTaat will
s"snd 70 them all In good time He nicks them
~ - order II he carries the day with vallau-
~euam hs may try Seymour and Hunt next,
~ua 70 On down to Phillips, unless he chooses 70
ApRs him for bis smusement.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

Port Hudson was bOmbaried on the 8 b by
our mortar fleet, assisted by the ganboat Essex
and sloop ofwar Richmond Firing was rapid
on both sides. The Essex was struck but not
injured The Richmond with full broadside
siienced the eneny's guns.
All places of public resort in New O.leans,
except the churches, are ordered to display the
national flags, and ell places cf Amusement to
commenc. aud close their performances with
national airs.
Hambletons habeas corpus case has been
amicably disposed Of No dsrespect to the
Judge was intended, and the matter is to be
finally left to his decision.
Gold rose as high as $50. Exchange was
l6i.
Sixteen prisoners, mostly civilians, from
Fairfax county, were carried to Washington
on Thursday.
Maurice l.. Hcbson, of Virginia, bearer of
dispatches, was captured on blockade runner
from Mobile to Nassau by the U. S. steamer
Union.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
EXIT VALLANDIGHAM.

The Presiden. has changed Vallaudigham q
sentence to transportation through our lines -
Ga the 22d he was sent 10 Rosecrans to be
sent to Bragg
The Chronicle says he may be sent back to
ne, like the man turned out of church, but the
world refused to receive him.
The New York Herald, of the 221, says that
the moditi cation of the arrest and tri. of Val
landigham IA erievous crime) in this f,im ia
a still greater crime. The Government has
only aggravated its fault If it had right to
commuts punishment, it had right to lnfiict
it, which is the point in dispute. The tyranni-
cal privileges assumed by Burnside, reatiir ned
by d variation Of the sentence, which violates
just as elalingly the Constitutional rights OF
the citizen. This is an aggravaiion instead of q
palia.ion of the blunder already committed, and
will tend to multiply the difficulties by which
the Administration is already besst.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

1--WE are obliged to Major Norris, OF tn
Signal corps, fer late Northern papers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26

the present; but whether il will be any the less
bitter or revolutionary the rapid transpiriug of
events alone can determine. Let US with pa.
glorious country.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
LATEST NORTHERN NEWS.
HOOkER-S LOSS IN THE BATTLES
ON THE ERAPPAHANNOCk.
Vitksburx Afatrs--.Political Matters In the
Northern States, &c

Our correspondent at Fredericksburg fur
n;shes us with a synopsis of the latest and
mos. important news from the North, compiled
from the Herald Of the 22d, and the Washing
ton Chronicle of the 23d:
HoOKER's ARMY.
The New York Herald, Of the 22l, says:
Hooker retreated without delivering grand
battle and thinks Sscneman should have de-
strovsd Richmond, and that McClelian's route
to Richmond by James river is the best
Large numbers of troops have been sent to-
wards the Peninsula, aud the next movement
will probably be from that direction.
The army Of the Potomac is eager for de-
cisive trial of its strength.
Tue Philadelphia Press says Hooker has
picked his flint, and is about to try again.
The Herald correspondent, of the 18th, says
of HOOker's army:
1t is believed we cannot remain here long
Six regiments of nine months men have been
mustered out of service. The men are now
mustered out at Aqua Creek, to prevent mem
bers of other regiments getting away with
those leaving
Stoneman's report show he lost, of officers,
one wounded and fourteen missing; eight me Ii
killed, eight wounded. and l49 missing. He
captured 43 officers, C35 men, 202 mules, 23O
wagons, and CSC horses
Gen. Wadsworth reports HoOker's loss In
his late move 25 to 33 per cent. of his entire
army, which was at least 100 600 strong.
Admiral Porter has turned over Alexandra,
La, to Banks.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-26
yICKSBURG AFFAIRS.

MURFREEsBoRo', Tenn May 2l.-The reb
els admit that Grant has defeated Johnston
aud secured the railroad bridge across the BIG
Black, thus cutting off Vicksburg from sup
plies and reinforcemsnts. Tue bridge is the
largest in the South
JAcksos, May l5-To MAJ. Gen. Halleck ::
This place fell into our hands yesterday, after
a fight Of about three hours. Joe Johnston
was in command. The enemy retreated North,
evidently with the design of joining the Vicks-
burg forces. u. s. GRANT, Maj Gen.