The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ATEST FROM THE NORTH.

We have received Northern dates of Saturday,
he 4th instant Gold has started up again 1t
went up On Friday TO 2ssA, and closed AT 2sCf
The is chiefly about the Presidential election,
which takes place to-day. 1t would seem that, in
New York, some trouba is expected aud, in an
ticipation, General Butler has arrived there with
orders " to report to General Dix" The Ponnsyi-
vania brigade, Colonel Bassett had been sent from
Sheridan's army to Philadelphia to be used. it is
supposed, in New York city. Butler according 10
the Washington Chroaiels, twill he stationed in
New Yok for the present thus rendaIing assursaee
doubly sure that the traitors OF that great empo-
rum, now so infected with the enernieai of the
Union, will be 4kmated and treated Just as they
deserve TO be. The New York Metropolitan Record
calls on Governor Seymour "to bring out the whole
militia Of the State, armed and as fully prepared 8
if they were election day, called TO do battle for
the freedom of their fellow citizens Of tho great
State of New York. Our advice TO the Democracy
is TO arm and organize. The Governor may soon
require their services. We the eve Of re-
volution" &c, &C. Everything points to a riot. if
the Demoorats only have pluck A telegram mon,
Washington, dated the 4th. gives the following
about election matters there:
's6overnor Dannison, Postmaster General has
gone TO ONO u vote; Secretary welles and Chief
tielk faxon lett tonight for Connecticut and Sec
retary Seward and Assistant Saerstary R,.i.rict
seward LEFT for New York. Not less than thirty
thousand soldiers, clerks and employees Of difsrent
KINDS have gone home TO vote and there s not l.fr
enough clerical force to run any bureau or deTast-
inent here. Colonel Thomas K Scott VI the Fenn-
syivania railroad. led on In arrangements to carry
home voters at quarter 0f cent per mile gaming
Mr. Lincoln twenty thousand votes, thus es,ablins
every one 10 go any distance az nearly no,n,-
hal cost. Two extra trains len her. TODAY with
votes, and last night nearly fifteen hundred were
Left for want OF cars.
Captain Camp, assistant auartermss,.r h.re
VINO has had charge u renting buildings for Ooy-
eTIiuienI use since The war broke out was sunrns-
ry s~ht 10 the Held for reising his Gle, Is proper
a9iiiies 10 60 homo 70 vote, he declaring that he
Would not have politics mixed up with his office
A"ehty-one clerks OF Colonel Tompkins. another
9nartermaster, were sammarily dismissed by the
seoEetaiy OF War for being Copperheads; and IL il
fumored that he too will be sent 10 the front.
1T Is said that large proportion VI regular of-
GERS on duty here are for Mcclellan and profess 10
De neutral, and at the same time 10 all ~ lg power
10 keep Mr.. Lineoln's friends from goln2 home To
vote. 1t Is known, however, that there gill Is u
general shaking up Of the dry bones among the de-
partfnents here affer the election"
- Democratic meeting was held, or rath,
going to be held. in Baltimore or Friday night,
when the Abolidonists rushed in, and dspersad il,
with cheers for Lincoln and Johnson, turning the
audience out OF doors. Rather bad opening for
"fres" Maryland.
- perfect avalanche Of new Confederate 'spi-
rates" has descended on the Yankee shippns
The New York Post contains the following;
Another rebsl privataor, the new steamer
Chiekamauya, escaped frvm Wilmington on ths
2'th Of October, and II now oil sar eeass capturing