The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-02

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[NGy MAY 2, 1854.
actitions and sos in any ssase teal. Bat how loei
| nnepen that these statemeuts Of the high pstce
0t sd are m41e2 An 9Aswes 70 this Q.estion
EnONs mat she nsWspapen tau*t necessarily cos
nive nive = tne deception. They nnst Piss The spcra
tions IN gold on the street, =, whatever prices,
| though the operations are mere tciian5 Every
operation IN gold IN which the cs;cnibla price Is
= cents higher than gold can be Bought fos OBJ
vossly has not the purchase OF gold for ifs object;
and sueh Operations Of gold are OF exactly the
same nature - the bets made between the thiIa-
eeE ana his accoMplice 10 inveisle the green
which gold goes 10 la0- operations between gold
sanhlefs t0scatch third parties, and such opsra-
lions are made 70 any extent without q dollar
changing haBds or being ever seen by either parry
All this would do Comparatively small harm, II IL
stayed In Wall street; hut the news goes abroad
that gOld has gone up TO these high figures and the
retail dealer Ia the Hecessases Of life, even Il he
knows such rise TO be unreal, makes It the pre-
text for adding Ave or per cent 10 the price Of
the articles he deals IN. aud thus the people are
cheated Thels only remedy IL to know the nntn, ,
and not be Imposed upoa wtah such a reason for .
On the Goth, however, The Herald gives the mat.
ter mp, and says:
These recent harries in Wan street are quite
natural, and must only be regarded the pren,on-
it0ry symptoms Of the grand, inai inancial freak
down which win come, sooner or later, as the for
tunes Of war vary, but which must inevitably end
the brief, eventiai history Of this new era of spec
aiatioa. The experience OF the past fifty years
shows NJ that such 6uniss happen at Intervals Of
two ot three month: dsring periods Of sTest npsa-
the fnal fsny-whar thssUhasen run ne dexth
f1urry-is beyond all comparison the worst of all
We advise those iutcrested to look out for that
Hnr frRt Rxyfll hA
gnasning of teeth in Wall street then, ard failures
will be az plentiful as paving stones In that famous
thoroughfarc.
Chase has stopped the sale of his gold cerllf
Gates. He couldn't humbug the public with them.
In letter to Cisco he explains the reasons for dis
continuing the issue of gold certificates:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April -, 1854.
:, sR-Much complaint ls made by number Of
the leading merchants Of New York, and by many
of Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, about tho
instructions Of the Department for the temporary
Issue OF coin certificates from your Office, receiva-
ble for duties In lieu of gold.
This instruction was given partly, indeed. with
reference to general public interest, but mainly 6Dr
the purpose Of relieving, far as possible under
tnc law, tle Importing merchants from the hard
ships OccasiORed by the necessary accumulation of
coin In the Treasury. AZ the complaints referred
to sufficiently show that the main object Of the
instruction 10 not accomplished the issue Of such
certificates will he discontinued after the curvent
week, and duties will be collected uniformly In
coin, as heretofore.
Very respectfully, yours,
Secretary of the Treasury.
York.
TIE NEW YORK sANITARy FAIR CLOSE OF THE YAM
KEK DEvIcR-INCIDENTs IN THE FAIR.
The Sanitary Commission Fair has closed in New
YORK, and the two swords have gone to Grant and
Rowan, two new mon, who defeated Mcclellan and
Farragut, two of the used up heroes The New
York. Times In sketch of one days proceedings,
says:
The interest In the sword contest Is steadily in
creasing. TIE total number OF votes cast at both
the Fourteenth street and Union SQUARE buildings
at the close of the fair last evening, t56 Of
which
Mcclellan received. ............8,a ,a09
Uraht ,s94
OCOtteIlu8 III
lcClellan's maj. j.......... ..3o5
The highest number of votes cast by one person
was by Mrs James Gordon Bennett, who gave three
hundred for Gen Mcclellan.
Among the visitors, i'll the forenoon, was Mrs
Genera! Grant. Before she leil the hail sha went
up to the 'sword" registry, paid her dollar, and
modesiIy put down her name for Gen Mcclellan,
who stood, 1T ) p NJ three hundred and eithty
ahead. General Grants friends, however, are .iaid
to have powerful reserve, which, Ii brought up
to night, may turn the scales.
Among In contributions recently arrived fro IN
Earope should be mentioned one that is OF the
highest interest. 1t Is original pen and INK
sketch, by Victor Hugo. Of the house occupied BY
FfahHi In Pdssy, near Paris, In IT'S. The sketch
Is accompanied by an autograph letter from the
donor, Oh which the following is literal trlnsja.
tiOn:
>"in the year le.iG happened to be at Passy, at
the house of aiE Raynonard, the author Of the ,au-
edy OF the knight rempiars' His white hair
was flowing on his shoulders, and said to him.
you wetr your hair as franklin used to do, and
You look IKE him.. He answered nc, smiling,
This may be On account OF ihe neghbo,hood,i
and he pointed out to Tie house which could be
from his garden. Sit is there' said he TO ne
that Franklin lived In l77a.' l sketcied .ila!
house, which Is now pulled down. This is this
drawing. think that this picture Of Franklin's.
house at Passy Ia the only one in ex stence. offer
1t to the United states Sanitary Commission.
81 am happy that the SANITARY Commission, IN
doing me the honor To call upon me- should have,
afforded HE the occasion 70 renew The expression
OF my deeply felt sympathies with the gallant men
who struggle SO glOriOusiy 10 rid the great Amefi
can republic from that sinful stain, slavery,
''VIcToa HrGo.
sHautecills House. March Is, ls6i.''
The sale of photographs aud engravings took
place last evening 10 the Art Gallery. There was
but little excitement, and the prices were compare
tiveiy small A proof of Washington Crossing the
Delaware bfought $50; portrait of Rev. Dr. Bel.
lows, sis; portrait OF Richard Grant White, Sl4;
portrait OF Thomas Acton, President of the Board
Of Police Commissioners, $40; portrait of Gen.
rather small. A bronze statue of Rembrandt
brought S35O
Tie admission TO- day and TO morrow will be Is
cents, In order to afford everybody, who has not
yet been, an opportunity Of vtsiti1g The fair IN
order TO accommodate the crowd that will be pres
ent It Is requested ana expected that season tick
cts shall not be used on these days.
CaARaEcF CORRESPONDENCE WITH TIE RKHErs-YAS-
KEs QuARrxRaasreRs REcoAMENDxD FoK The
REBEL SERVICE.
In the Yankee Congress, on Tuesday, MIR Gar
field, {Rep) Of Ohio. said In my response to my
colleague Ont Long) few days since, asserted
that many leaders of the DemOcntic party iii the
North were In correspondence with the rebel Lead
ers, and promised 10 produce the letters to which
/ then referred. We found that some of our regi-
ments In the Army of the Cumberland were being
CORFU Dted and induced to desert by pOlitici at
home, and sent secret service North 10 6nd out
who was doing It. One young man went 10 Indi-
rebels obtained these letters and brought them 10
me. did not know the writers, but called several
Indiana officers 10 examine them, and found out
frCm them, who knew the handwriting, the history
Of the writers. took tracings Of the letters and
sent the scout with the originals through the lHeS
Mr Garfield then read the following i"ircrs.
ROCKVILLE, ND, July IA, 1853.
Moi Gen John e Brecsiavidg.:
Dear Sir-i take great pleasure in recommend
ing TO your favorable acquaintance the bearer, Ar
-, OF Greenca astle, In this State lie wtshes to
visit the South, and not be subject to any danger
from such visit. Mr. - was connected with
the army for some months as quarteEmastsE OF
the -th Indiana volunteers but resigned lmmeji-
atey after the evacuation OF COrinih BY cur forces,
aud has had no sympathy or connection with the
army since. Any duty he may agree ~ perform
Won may rely upon II that 1t will be faithfully done.
ANY favor shown him will be recipr0cated BY ma
whenever any opportunity offers
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