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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-13
PULITIC4L AFFiIRS IN THE
UNITED STA TIES

In about twenty days the presidential
election in the United States takes place.
This brief period will doubtless be we'll
used by both divisions of the Yankee
nation In view of the proximity Of the
election, We give some of the political
paragraphs from their papers
POLITICAL RIOTS IN MISSOURI
The St Louis Republican, in noticing
the political outrages committed through
out the State of Missouri, says:
If Mr.. Lincoln or his friends have
really the slightest regard for the freedom
of elections, it is about time they should
show it in Missouri So far, at this early
stage of the canvass, their supporters, in
tho shape of mobs, have interfercd with
the demonstrations, meetings and speak
ers of the party opposed to them. In
st. Louis procession was assailed and
partially broken up one night, and club
room demolished, and meeting dis
persed with damage to limb, if not
life, in another. On two succeeding eve
nings the office of the Republican was
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A Row IN ATLANTA There arrived
at Atlanta last week some Of the Yankee
prisoners, exchanged by us, who were
sent up from AndeTs0nyllle and many oi
them carried with them samples ut the
corn bread with which they had been IL
toned 1t was Of bad quality, Ou own
men were forced to admit, aud the length
OF time since II had been prepared made
it appear still worse The exchanged
men used these samples to arouse the IN
dignation Of the large number Of sol
diers III the city and they were 50 iar
successful, that one evening large crowd
collected III front of the Trout House
and began To consider the question OF
holding our prisoners then IN then hands
Responsible As the matter was talked
over by The crowd, and iniiammatoiy
speeches made, things began to wear ii
threatening aspect, when one OF our sur
geonS, DIR. Alternately, OF Giles county,
Tennessee, II prisoner on parole III the
city, asked permission to make a state
mcnt, which was granted He then
showed them the fact that the Contcde
raCy had been cut oil troin outside sup
plies by the United States, and that the
farming utensils Inside had been burnt
by the same power, and the Coniederacy
had been compelled 10 feed her prisoners,
like her soldiers, very roughly The mob
heard him patiently, and then quietly
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\ GREAT MUSICAL Festival. On the
3lst ultimo great musical festival was
held in the Crystal Palace, in London
which is thus described by the Times
Yesterday the yearly choral meeting
of the Tonic Sofia ASsOciation-nowo ono
ot the great autumnal events at Syden-
ham-attracted upward of twenty-four
thou sand visitors to the Crystal Palace.
The spectacle presented to the Handel
orchestra was most animated and inte-
resting The choir consisted of five
thousand voices, principally Of young
persons and children, but including ono
thousand tenors and basses The first
part, devoted to sacred music, contained
the Gioria IN Ercetsis,' from Mozart's
Twelfth Mass; Dr. Croft's Cry Aloud
| and Shout, Sec, the CoDquering Hero
| Comes from Judas MacabGus;' > and
various hymns and anthems. The secu-
lar pieces included, among others, Mr..
lickson's Bells Ringing, to the tune of
Caller Herring;' the Escape from tho
City, (Flotow;) Hail to the Chief
(Bishop;) the Blue Bells Of Scotland
all diiGtu bS NCltntutt NC tIIlC y
Which is the Proporest Day to Sing
and the 'skyIark's Song canon by
Mendelssohn.
. 1t was delightful to hear so many
fresh, pure, sweet and young voices, (ac-
companed by Instrumental music, and
10 observe the precision with which they
/ followed every indication of the conduc-
tors 6at0n Not the least pleasing fea.
ture Of the concert was the evident de
light which the young singers took in
their music. The enthusiasm OF the au-
dience was manifested by loud plaudit5
and repeated encores. The Tonic Sol-fa
method has made 50 much way by reason
of its cheapness, truth and simplicity,
that bout two hundred thousand pupils.
young and old, are said to be under its
instruction at the present moment. The
singers yesterday were, for the greater
part, brought from the various Sunday
and day schools in and near the metro
polls. The majority Were, perhaps. tho
children OF the humber classes, and those
who believe music in schools and falni
lies may be made powerful moral ayent
IN developing and eicvatipg the feelings
ard sentiments OF children, could not but
be gratitied to hear them sing the devo-
tionai strains of Mozart's services, the
fine old cathedral anthems of English
composers, and the part-songs OF Men,
delssohn, Callcott, Abt, Bishop, Arne,
&c"
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LOCAL H1 TIERS.

RETURNED FEDERAL DEsERTERs I'm
wards Of two hundred Yankee deserters
who were sent to Salisbury, North Ca.
rolina, from Castle Thunder, have re
turned to this city, and were again com.
mitted to that institution yesterday
These prisoners, together with several
hundred others, have for some time pas,
been imprisoned in certain buildings in
Salisbury, which are surrounded by q
high enclosure. Within this enclosure
there We're a number o; Yankee prisoners
Of war, and until recently everything
worked quietly together. On Saturday
last. however, an emeHte occurred be-
tween the outside and inside prisoners,
instigated, it is believed. by Brigadier-
General Hayes, as the leader OF the
former class, which for time bid fair to
be OF serious consequences but it was
finally quelled, after two or three of the
deserters received bruised faces and one
of them had an arm broken. The indig-
nation had become so great, however,
between these two sections of prisoners,
that other difficulties were apprehended,
and it was to prevent such that the de-
serters have been brought back here,
leaving nothing but prisoners of war at
Salisbury.
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MISCELLANEOUS

The Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana
elections were to take place on Tuesday
last. The New York Times (RepublicanJ
is certain of Ohio, but rather doubtful
about Pennsylvania and Indiana, in the
latter of which States there are organi
cations Openly arrayed" against the
Government.
The price of gold in New York, Satur
day, fell three per cent, closing at one
hundred and ninety seven and a half.
Two hundred Confederates captured a
steamer on the 9Th, at Yellow creek, and
crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky.
Adyices from Tennessee show that
General Thomas is taking the most ener-
getlc measures to secure the capture Of
Forrest and his command The Tennes-
see river has been rising for some days,
and now has twelve feet of water. SO that
it is thought the marauders viii be hived
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BURBRIDGE's REFUSE AT SALTvHLB.


The Yankees have at last heard from
Burblidge 1t is about the mildest de
scription of bloody Iepulsc we have
ever seen. The telegram is dated at Gin
cinnati on the 9th instant
General Burbridge, with two thousand
five hundred mounted infantry, attacked
Saltville, in Southwestern Virginia, where
some extensive salt works are located,
and carried two redoubts, capturing one
hundred and fifty prisoners, besides a
large number of horses, mules, cattle,
&c. Our loss was sma,i. Colonel Ma
son, of the Eleventh Michigan, was killed,
and Colonel Hanson, acting brigadier-
general, was wounded
Finding the place strongly fortified
and defended by a large force under
Breckinridgc and Echols, General Bur
bridge Withdrew during the night, leav-
ing his wounded. The rebels pursued
about eight miles General Burbrdge
passed through Covington this afternoon,
on the way to Lexington.
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EI.EIl.AN SnEIKS

In speech at Portland, Maine, TT.
Gently, the Hon. John \ Peters brought
down the house with the remark "Ii
Mcclellan couldn't take Richmond, max
ing Washington his base, you may safely
swear he will never take Washington,
making Richmond his base -
From the diaries Of officers on board
the gunboat Galena, during the retreat
from Richmond, it seems to be cOnclu-
siyely proven that General Mcclellan was
pnt of the crew, instead OF the army,
dnIng the battle OF Malvern. 10 which.
then, does General Mcclellan belong, the
army or the navy: We presume that he
Is ali anphjblous general
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very hazardous. 1t was by these that
lieutenant Meigs, son Of the Quarter
master General, was killed on Tuesday
last; and all persons coming through
from headquarters require strong cs-
corts. Our army communications are
thus somewhat delayed, but no inter
ference of consequence with the cam
paign is effected. One of the principal
chiefs Of these marauders, McNeal, was
shot on Sunday last during skirmish
with our cavalry, between Mount Jack
son and New Market, and was not ex-
pected to recover from the effects of his
wound.
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RESISTANCE To TIE DRAFT.
TO W. 5. BIDDLE, Esq

At recent Democratic convention in
Cass county, Illinois, the following reso
lutions We're adopted:
Resoloed, That we, the Democracy OF
Cass county, will resist the draft at all
hazards.
Resolaod, That committee be ap-
pointed to visit the other counties in the
State, learn the organized strength, and
report to the Springfield meeting, and
there appoint delegates to visit the iu-
dianapols and Columbus (Ohio) meet
ings."
One of the speakers declared every
thing in readiness iii Illinois, and when
the time came, the first movement would
be the capture of Springfield, seizure of
State officers, and relegation of the State
government into the hands Of the revolu-
tionists.
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lie Wood. Both parties are considered
lewd characters. They are each about
twenty two or three years old, very good
looking, and made their appearance be
fore his Honor ar.ircd in the most fash
ionable style. On kissing the book,
Miss Wood gave a history Of the perse-
cutions she had sustained ut the hands
OF the accused, and concluded by cx-
pressing her belief that unless some re-
sniciions were placed upon Miss Cum
mings's actions, she would do her some
bodily harm. The Mayor required secu-
rity OF Cummings in the sum of fifty dol
lars to be Qs good behavior and keep
the peace for twelve months.
A charge was preferred against Mary
Rowe of usiug abusive and insulting
language towards Margaret Carroll, but
the complainant failing to appear, the
case was dismissed.
Jane Devlin was fined for refusing to
remove her stand from the Second Mar
ket when ordered by the clerk to do so.
Mary Lazaroni was charged with al
lowing vicious dog, belonging to her, to
go at large. The savage character of the
dog was fully proven; whereupon the
Mayor sent word to Mrs Lazaroni, by
one Of his officers, that if the animal was
not removed beyond the limits of the
corporation in twenty four hours he
should be killed
Bella Mccarthy and Ellen Whalen,
charged with stealing pocket book. con
tanning one hundred and sixty dollars,
from Michael NJ Hernsworth, were com
mitted for hearing this morning.
The charge of cutting and stabbing
Henry, a slave, which has been pending
for some days against Calvin Henry, was
further continued till this morning.
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REASONS FOR A CHANGE OF ADNtSIsTRA-
TON

REASONS FOR A CHANGE OF ADNISISTRA-
Ti0N.
IIou Cornelius Noyes, the leading Re
publican member Of the Vermont LegiS-
lature, in declining reorganization this
year, gives his reasons as follows
Permit me to say, gentlemen, that |
have never cultivated the art Of conceal
ing my opinions and while do not re
gard the expression of them as impor-
tant, desire to state, in order to remove
any misapprehensions, that | honestly
believe that corruption III office and the
love of plunder in office are doing more
to destroy the Administration and the
Government than the rebels can do by
force Of arms and that that class of ac
tive patriots who love the Government
so we'll that they want to eat it up is
quite too large. If thereis no other way
to stay and check this shameful corrup-
ton in office and contracts, it is easy TO
foresec that many loyal men will be ready,
as a last resort, to welcome "a change in
the Administration.
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TRADING WITH A SOLDIER Peter Epps,
of Petersburg, Virginia, was brought to
this city yesterday, and carried before
Confederate States Commissioner Wat
son, to answer the charge of trading for
pair of shoes with F. w Welden,
member Of an Alabama regiment. The
statement made by Welden, who was the
only witness summoned in the case,
proved conclusively that there was no
ground for the accusation, and the Com
missioner. therefore, very promptly dis
charged the prisoner 1t appears that, a
short time since, Welden stopped day
Of two at Epps's house, they being
friendly towards each other. When he
started back to his regiment he left be
hind pair of shoes, which were to bo
called tor soon, and it was in consequence
Of these shoes being discovered in Epps'S
house that the arrest took place.
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SENT On FOR Arson. -AmericuS and
Jane, the two slaves charged with at
tempting to burn the residence of Mr.
X. a. Tompkins, in Sidney, on Saturday
night, had an examination before Justice
James +. Riddick, of Henrico county,
yesterday. 1t was proven that on the
night of the fire the confused statements
and voluntary acknowledgements of the
negroes were Of such a suspicious char
actcr as to point directly to them as the
guilty parties. and they were therefore
remanded by the justice for further eX-
animation before the county court. The
punishment for the crime, if made out to
the satisfaction of a jury, is death.
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WAk lloRsE FOR GENERAL SHERMAN.
The Lancaster (OhioD Na@ette states that
the citizens OF Lancaster design present
ing their distinguished townsman, Gen
eral Sherman, the celebrated hors
" Bronze" now owned by Messrs. Reber
" k"ntz, OF that place, AS an appropriate
Testimonial Of their appreciation and re
gard OF the Generals services. These
citizens will have hard time getting the
steed to General SherEaan just nowl
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DEAD Information has been received
from Bremen of the death, on the 30th
of June last, during the voyage from
Honolulu to Bremen, on board of the
Hawaiian brig k. II. Hood, of Mr.. Thomas
Miller, of Essex county, Virginia, for
merly United States Consul at liilo ii. /,
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TIE GOODNESS BETWEEN TIE PENNSYLVANIA
GOVERNOR AND LINCOLN
The Washington Mteiiigencel say

The Washington Intelligence, says:
At the solicitation of the President,
Governor Curtin had protracted inter
view with him on Wednesday. The con,
ference Was asked il friendly spirit to
remove the cooluess that has 50 long ex
listed between the Adninisti alton and the
Executive of the old keystone State, \.
X. Mcclure and others Of the Governor s
immediate advisers are here to consult
with him"
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NARROW ESCAPE. csterday morning,
as Mrs. White was passing through the
Second Market, her dress caught N the
butt end OF pistol worn in the belt OF
a youth, and 1t lerkcd loose, when it fell to
the pavement, causing an explosion and
sending the ball between the sole of the
lady's shoe, nea, the heel, and the ground
The bali grazed the sole and clipped
piece from the heel
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\ Lesson. Charles Lamb (who has
not heard of the gentle Charles - was
much addicted to the wine-cup Hear his
solemn warning

Tn waters have gone over tue but out of the
blat L depths could be heard, would cay oat 20
All th,san whu have mol yet embarked the peIIvus
tInnl Could the youth to whom the favour OF has
rst vine is delicious as the opening liie or
ths entering upon some newly d severed paradise,
LA iuto my deSolatio. and he made 10 understand
what drear thing 1t IL when shall t,~i hiua-
self golae down pt"clpIce With open eyes and pas
sive will 10 his destruction and have power
stop It, and yet feel IL ali the way emansting foIa
himself; 10 all goodness epied cut of him, anu
yet not he able to forget time when II vas other
wise to bear about the pitecas spectacle " h
ruin; could he set Ily teYervI eve, foySrtsh With
last night drinking and ieyerishy looking the
nights repetition Of the folly cUai he but teel tho
body Of the death out of which hoarly cry 70 be de-
hvered enough ~ make him dash the spark
ling beverage to the earth IN all the prits u It9
mantlng temptation"
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General Cass sent the following letter
to Mcclellan meeting held in Detroit
on Wednesday last
"DETRoIr, FIRST WARD, !
September 2S, 1861.
Dear Sir The state OF nay health has
confined me to the house for some
months, and prevents me from accepting
your invitation to attend the meeting this
evening at the Mcclellan Club of the
First Ward But avail myself OF this
opportunity to say that approve the
nomination Of General Mcclellan, and
shall vote for him at the next presiden-
tial election, if able to attend the polls
Wishing that success may reward your
exeltions, | am, dear sir,
Respectfully yours,
LEWIS CAss.
TO ". 5. BIDDLB, ESQ"
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The MARSETs--W With the exception
of good butter, which is very scarce and
high, the markets yesterday morning
presented lively and well stocked ap-
pcarance Sweet potatoes and cabbages
were in profusion-the former going OFT
at reasonable figures, the latter unrea.
sonahly high tits hoped that market
Stuita generally will come down i'll price.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-13

FORGERY AND DEsERTIoN.--W illiam F.
lievin, member of company ID, Ninth
Georgia battalion, was committed to
Castle Thunder yesterday on the charge
Of forgery and attempting to desert.
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X. WEISIGER,
Auction and Commission Merchant

Odd Fellows Hall. Richmond, Va,
VIII make sales of Real Estate or Personal Pro-
perty III town country. Also, Merchandise,
Provisions, Flour, Grain &e, in store, and sohcits
consignmants nom his friends aud the public gener.
ally aa l0--i0ttws&wl0t
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MAYORS CoURT-W notice the fol
lowing cases which were disposed OF by
the Mayor yesterday
Morris Kaufman was charged with
teloniously receiving a lot of leather, va
ued at five hundred dollars the property
OF George w Blutord, knowing the same
to have been stolen. Having missed IA
large lot Of leather, Mr. Blulotd exerted
himself 90 find out where it had gone to.
Passing the store of Gideon CARRIER, a
few days siuce, he discovered there roll
Of that which had been stolen from him,
and on inquiIing where it came from, was
told that it had been lett there for sale by
the prisoner, Kaufman. Nj BlGford did
not believe that the accused was guilty,
but thought he was the tool of another
party. Some time ago, just Is Mr.. Blu
ford began To suspect that his leather was
disappearing, he set watch upon his ne,
gr0es, when one day he discovered one of
them coming cut of his cellar with a
bundle of it on his shoulders. The ne
gro, on finding himself detected, acknow-
lodged that he had been stealing tor some
time, and told Mr. Bluiord where he had
been carrying it The name Of the store
keeper who had purchased this stolen
leather, Mr. Blutord was unwilling TO give
on account of there being nothing but
negro testimony upon which to found
prosecution; but as to his guilt, there was
not particle of doubt on the witness's
mind. For the defence, several witnesses
We're introduced, who testified that the
leather had been left in Kauiiman's pos
session by stranger, who hailed from
Staunton, with instructions to have it sold
for him, and that he had carried it to
CARRIERS commission house to be disposed
Of The Mayor deemed the evidence IN
sufficient to send the accused on for inr-
thcr examination, and therefore dis.
charged him. The leather was restored
to Bluford.
Emma Cummings was charged with
threatening personal violence upon Mol
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FROM HLioW EI,HMuNp

Everything - painfully quiet below
tol the deeper the sleep the more stnt
ling the awakening " shalt doubtless.
hear something shortly.
FROM TIE NAILIY
Latest accounts from thr Valley leave
Sheridan beyond Woodstock, and at i
stand still Cur cavalry had been d..
wing that Of thc cncmy toI several day
but on Sunday last We had a fight with
their di,,mounted cavalry, who were, un
known To IL, SUPPORTED by infantry
Aittl 4 hard ii2ht, IN which We inflicted
severe loss on the enemy, our torcea
Withdrew IN good order; but Our artil
lciy horses being nearly all killed, We
were compelled to l,,syc several pieces ia
the hands of the enemy. Oar loss wa,
it appears, very slight
Late dates from the North say that
klchmond papers of Friday last admit
that Sheridan has gained succession Of
victories in the Valley, whereas the As
soltion ana the facts were directly to the
contrary
FROM PE1EH1HUEG
There was a trial Of artillery ye,tcr
day, on the part of the enemy III front Of
Petersburg, but We did not learn the rc-
Ciit
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',NI,l /. BROOKE, ATTORNEY
:! \. ~" AND kECEivER FoH DIS
n., -, - i.a removed hia office s. tbs fourth
.tr., .t,.. ''2i Ihtis@t conner ot Franklin ana
=, o. lU--lW
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THE CONFEDERATES IN FRONT OF JEFFER-
eON CITY.
The following dispatch contains the
latest from the war in Missouri:
5r. Looms, October The enemy ap
peared before Jefferson tIty t"-i.y, i.nt
in what number, or whether battle has
been fought, cannot be heard at head
quarters tonight
The damage done to the Pacific rail
road is not known. 1t is estimated at
$40o, 900, exclusive of the loss of busi-
ness of the road until it is repaired
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ARRIVALS At THE LIRHRr Since our
last issue, ninety odd Yankee prisoners
have arrived at the Libby, including the
following officers:
Surgeons l. c WooJman, Eleventh Michsan ,
and William II Gardner, Ghlrtiuth K.utucky A.
tant Surgeons A II. Hunt, Twelfth OHIO y.,y airy
! Harper, Thlftecuth Kentucky Civalry ,ul
William !. Grange, Eleventh Michigan Captain
K. lurow, Eighth ohio cavalry; and First Lieu
tenant u King, Twenty NTH Kentucky clvllty
These prisoners were all captured at
Saltvile; the surgeons being lett behind
by Burbridge to attend to the Yankee
wounded in the fight which took place
there a short time since.
One hundred and three have also been
received from DanvIlle.
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/ ....ii l|I.NS, REFUGEES AND SO
- "a i.'iia- IN HENhIc0 CurETY Tbc
....'.lt t+'+ At~" COTTON GOODS i3y tI..
sta ,-''.' Af. received "a tuitlaI nuf;,iy 81
..,.,t d 'iH bv A.ui At the County COMM yl,,..
/. ~. "'.'i7 u and : o'ciock each day.