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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Why BROWN RAS.-At recent war meet
tup. held in Cincinnati, Parson Brownlow was
present, and made the following statement respect
ing his recent greyhound performance:
understood that this is a war meeting, and that
you are assembled here for The purpose OF beating
10 volunteers. In this matter am In somewhat
awkward position, having recently taken to
nav heels like greyhound, and made three hun
dr,d miles In short time. In the last two years,
a. you v ell know, have done some brave talking,
witch the rebels remember. Were l out sure
that l should be treated as our soldiers taken by
them are--ncareerated in their lousy prisiens--
taefr Libbys and Castle Thunder, l should have
staid for could endure the lice. did not run
Gut of cowardics, bus well knew tnat II lhey
took me / would have 70 pull hemp without foot
hOA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Continued "A soldier na,aed John Carlton,
charged @ith stealing a horse some time
since from Mr.. George Miles, of Lancaster,
was yes' arday arraigned before the Mayor
for examination. Robert Craddock deposed
that on Thursday last he was informed by
Mr.. Miles that his horse had been stolen
from him, and suspicion rested upon man
named Carlton as the thief. He went in
pursuit Of the accused, and arrested him lii
King and Queen county. The Mayor ad.
journed further examination antil this morn
ing, when other witnesses will be present.
The case against Lucy, a negro woman
claiming to be free, but who was arrested
with an improper pass on Sunday night, has
been continued till the Goth inst
The Mayor again continued the examina-
tion of the charge against Robert, slave of
d.. w. y. Peasants, of enticing Ellen, re-
gro woman belonging to Judge John Wright,
of Tennessee, to abscond from the city some
time since.
Watchman. .RoXe arrested on Saturday
night last a negro man named Thomas Hall,
with lot of bacon and sugar in his posses.
sion, supposed to have been stolen. In Or
der to allow the accused time to find the
man from whom he purchased the articles,
the Mayor continued the case till tomorrow
morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Whipped Henry, slave of Peter Thorn.
ton, was yesterday ordered twenty lashes for
stealing one pair of shoes, valued at SIS,
from James Walsh.
Officer Moore arrested on SUNDAY last
negro girl belonging to Capt. 7. C. Cone, on
the charge OF stealing hundred dollar note
from her master few days since. The evil
dence proving the guilt OF the accused, the
Mayor ordered her to receive twenty-five
lAshoe.
The same officer arrested . negro boy
named Henry, belonging to H. A. Claiborne,
charged with purchasing . very fne carpet
for 500, belonging to James G. Brooke,
knowing the same to have been stolen--
Moore having learned from Minor, the ne
gro who stole the carpet, that he had sold It
to Henry, went to his masters Kitchen and
searched his room, In which he found several
pieces corresponding With the carpet which
had been lost. The Mayor, at the conclu-
sion Of the evidence, ordered Henry thirty
nine lashes. Miner, the negro who stole tho
carpet, was ordered to Jail TO undergo an
examination upon the charge Of larceny.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Appeal Taken.--The Mayor yesterday rem.
dercd as his decision in the case of Ann
Dean, a negro cyprian, charged with inter
rupting Miss Anne Thompson, q white wo.
man of loose reputation, few days since,
that she should receive fire lashes. He had
held the matter under advisement for few
days, in order that he might examine into
legal authority, and, having done so, he could
not do otherwise than order her to be pun
ished. The question with him was not as to
the relative good character of the two wo-
men, (for he was tree to confess that for or,
Dean stood much higher than her white accu.
ser,) but whether the charge had been proved
in fact. He (the Mayor thought it had been,
and he therefore felt bound to deaf with
her az he would with any other negro ar.
raigned before him on o similar accusation.
If the counsel for the accused desired ia
take an appeal to the Hastings Court, he
would cheerfully grant it. An appeal was
therefore taken, and Ann Dean was recog
uized in the sum of Slo0 to appear for trial.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

GEN. MCCLELLAN a ACANDIpATs.--The s'Conser-
vative Union National Convention" met In Fhila
dciphia on the 18th ult. 1t met in Independence
Hail The committee proposed series Of reso!u-
tions, from which we select the following:
Resoired, That this committee recommp nd to the
people oi the United States General George B.
Mcclellan as candidate for the presidency, ana
Governor VIM. P. tampheii OF Tenn, is a cabdt-
date for the vice presidency.
ReSofred, That as basis of Union This committee
recommend The Kentucky platform, cmb diving the
two fold IDEA of support TO the Government in il
contest with the rebellion and OF opposition to all
efforts t. substitute the do .nias of radcaiisG for
the principles of the Constitution.
Resoirat, That the chairman ot this committee is
authorized to convene the members thereof at the
same time and place with other naiiO al commit
tees, with the view Of taking such further steps to-
ward carrying this action into final effect as may
be deemed fit and advisable.
Re,0lcai, That IL is the permanent and single b.
1ect Of this committee to obtain perfect unity and
concert of action of every conservative element of
the people OF the United States and to bring bac
the Government tn the great principles of liberty
upon which Washington and his associates laid
the Con stitution.
Amos Kendall presided. The The following Is a
part of his speech on taking the chair
He alluded to the present rebellion and to the
efforts made To crush it He for one would do all
in his power to put down Administration which
he believed was Infringing upon the rights guara-
teed by the Constitution. Loud applause The
speaker was no peace Democrat, and he deemed
those men Of the Democratic party who believed
the difficulty with the South could be settled with
out taking power from the leaders Of the rebellion
were in error; for he thought he perceived in
the action Il the conspratOrs not a desire to
redress their grievances but to destroy the Union.
While heaitiiy in favor OF a prosecution OF the
war, for the suppression of the rebellion he would
do all in his power to defeat an administration
which was subversive of the fundamental prnci-
pies of the government.
Among the delegates was Gen. A. b. Norton
who represented Texas. Preparations were made
for organizing all over the country; and the MEM
bers finally adjourned with three cheers for their
candidate and three cheers for Independence Hall.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Fls fnF aoVEtsVe W viElls h A s'rs cia.
10 maiiOn.-Hh1rsa as, ay reason OF ta' presence
n fRa nuhlto enemy In the county of hAnsesnchs,
the regular terms Of the County Coqr Annot b ned
a4 the Court House, therefore, by virtue OF authority
vested Ia toe Executive by law, i, WILLIAM SMITH,
hereby reauire the jus tices composing the County
Court Of Nsnsemond county 10 hold the sessions Of
said Court South Quay Church. in the said county,
r long a the reason for the change hereby euthor-
ised shall continue.
-, Given under my hand ~ Governor, aad
II under tho lesser seal of the Commonwealth,
49, q Richmond. ths l3th day OF January. A
D lsoa, and Ia the s8th year Of the C0mmonwesth.
WN SMITH.
Dy tho Governor:
0DoaaR " MuHE0RD,
Secretary Of tbs Commooweslth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

PROPOSED REMOVAL or THs WAsHiNaroN CAPI-
TAL.-We find the following proceedings of the
Yankee Congress last week:
Mf. Morrill,. of Vermont, (Union,) asked leave
to introduce resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds to examine
and report bill setting apart the old Hall of Rep
resentatves for q gallery of statuary.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Maine, (Unfon,) objected
saying that he intended TO Introduce bill 4: the
earliest moment for removing the seat Of Govern
ment frQR This barren and isolated county
Laughter
The House was called. NOquorum--ony eighty
six members being present--the House adjourned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

7ria! Of Forde.-In Judge Lyons's Cour.
yesterday the preliminary steps to the ex
animation of r Der. s. Forde, for the mur-
der Of Mr. Dixon, Clerk of the House OF Re-,
resentativos, in April last, occupied the
whole day. The counsel for the prisoner
moved to quash the Indictment upon the
ground that the prisoner had not been
properly examined in the first place. MIR.
Sanxay, who acted as Coroner at the inquest,
having been one Of the justices of The Exam
ing Cour1 which seEt Fnrde on for trial, said
oxamiGa,ion was therefore invalid, in.ssmuch
as he (Sanxay) had no right to act as com
snittins magistrate aad as Coroner Also
The Comm On q ealtb's Attorney contended
that Sanxay merely acted as Coroner, ana not
as Justice Of the Peace, and that, therefore,
he did not make the commitment, but that
said commitment was made by the Mayor
When acting as Coroner, SanXay had no more
right to commit than any otter Coroner
At the conclusion of the argument on both
sides, the Judge desired to take time to con
siier the matter, and the Court thereupon
adjourned till this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

kussgAs TALK or GIvIss ur PoLAND.-The lNsd-
tide Raae Of st. Petersburg, has remarkable arti-
Gle demsading whether Il IL really al advantage
can only be held by the constant exerion Of force.
The article comvs 70 the conclusion ihat Russia
w0ald oh: ain both happiness and liberty u actina
by siving up PoisnA altogether, when this can y 2
done hoaofably ana without the sppeavance Of
c0mpslsjon, and thas every ealightened Rneslanl
VII ois really the fend OF be country, w0Ald eaai
win toy tAe astainmen6 of eneb result.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19
BY TRLE GRAPE.
FROM EAST TENNEsssx.

KussELLvnLE, Jan. IA reeopnoitssine
party Of the enemy drove in our esyslry
piekets yesterday, and were In turn drivsn
back again. Both Pickets occupy their rorisi.
nal position. Brisk artillery Aring W. heara
yesterday In the direction Of Jonesvills. lt
is supposed the enemy were attacking 0sa.
w. E. Jones.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

AeeMen'.-In stating an accident on the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Yesterday.
which occurred on Saturday, tie facts given
US were much exaggerated. No cars were
driven through each other, nor was any en-
gine smashed The collision was Occasioned
by coal train being improperly on the track,
was slight one, ano the cars and engines
were again running on the road yesterday,
not materially injured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

A British war steamer, has been off Mobile spv
crai days, aud one Of her officers II now in that
city looking for "8riti>h Consul" There is no
such article there since Mr.. Magee's recall.
Col. Horace l.. Rooards, owner of the North
Carolina White Sulphur Springs, died few days
since.
Snow fell In Selma, Ala, on the 9th inst. II
was the first thai latitude for many years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Col. NJ. Potts, Of Meckienburg county, ~: e,
which was issk pounds each. The heaviest
weighed ~ pounds, and the lishtesi $50
Larse quantities Of fresh pbrk we're sold 10 Au-
susts, Ga, ON THURSDAY, q prices varying non
b IS 70 et % per pound
Over sl0,ooO have bees subscribed In Atlantis,
Ga, 10 al1 II moaseag Gen. AoTgany cen
Uo1ds
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

,ss.,n. ae Obituary of Archbishop Huyhe.
III ~ !' Dispatch, should have been ctedu,
W. 'a's ''ReseS>r," not Iateiiiyeacey. -
Our 'p"osize to Mr.. ssme, whose name tn
Old ' rs a''n"'t saseperabiy connected with IN
have i"eeigehcer, a paper Of which we
aud lp,,,ae p'asa"t recollection AS mos, genial
instructive journal. @'A'@'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

GEN. FORREsF.- The Huntsville a.{el learns di.
rectiy from Mississippi, that Gen Forrest, after
varic us gallant exploits aud three severe engage
mems. with superior forces Uf the enemy, had ar
rived safely in North Mississippi with about 5000
men, Of whom 5000 armed. There were
plenty Of arms nj Oklahoma, and his whole force IL
probably by this time fully equipped. The
mand was in high spirits and will soon be actively
engaged.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

IRELAND AND THE WAR.-ITm. S!nth O'Brien.
John Martin, and other prominent Irish patriots OF
the revolution of 4S, have written strong and able
letters on the American war, avowing themselves
in favor of the south, and taking ssue with Brig.
Gen. Thomas Francis Measher, OF the Yankee
army, as to the right of coercion.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

q. s. District Co,ov.-In the case of NJ.
Kraeker, indicted for FEBRUARY, tn. counsel
Tor the accused demurred to thu Indictment
which demurrer was partly argued by +. L.
Smith, who repres nts tho Govcrnman in
tn. absence Of the Attorney
GeSrge ". tohnson, claiming an exemp-
ton rom the Confederate service upcn the
ground that he Is 4 regularly Commissioned
Lieuten enant In the 74th regiment Of Virgin
ia Militia, was ordered to be discharged
from the custody of Sergeant James B. Nc
Cav.
The case of Josiah Blackburn, wherein
the validity of the act placing in the ser
vice person who has furnished substitute
Will be tested, was set for hearing for to-
morrow
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

CCTTISa TELEGRAPH LiNEs.-Tnree successive
nights the telegraph lines from Augusta, Gil. weFe
cut On the fourth night the Telegraph employees
with the aid OF dogs. set out aud hunted down the
offender, vino proved TO he Calvin Lewis, a burg
lar. He caught in swamp aooui SIX miles
from the city. lie is supposed TO be connected
with other parties.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19
ZEAL ESTATE FOH SAL1.

ID ARE Chance 30 lavess Money %. I VI esu nv
county, Virginia. Sxd isfm con ans 10 aeses. =
Just proportion being wOd lana . god dwslrcs.
house, with seven roous c'cv.as ara eli xesse-
sary outhousss also, twv store h"asse, sns sr-ll
and three sprinGs Of sxssilaAA vssss, ~ia mNl .
sAb.esdancs, are on the place. echsG 9, ahaY, -,
=, q shops are Convenient, ard The post nv saA q
ms place mp to the evscus,,os o. tie Pssiasssa
~ our troop This ias N 10 - naslea ho:se E.eh
mond, on the stage road eadix 10 (Asa - 3 ~
aoove) Williamsburg 1t acCss-,b.e ~ %. IN.
o"ass on bati York and Chicha6. nny rivers Al
Tue luxu iss OF ,idewater vrgnia are lad tts-s.
This place supports tWo a. sc asa country seorns
With one Of which hsve couducsst . D, aa,ahle
business for twenty years. For . merrhaEl u. ~
sclan th' 70 II no place d..s.he Pr fur .hsp
particulars aud terms address ha. ~ eiehn~.nd, W
ja l9-9.t a<.U T. 81
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Dtsmissed.-Coleman Welsh, a white man,
complained of for threatening to assault his
wife, Sarah Welsh, appeared before the
Mayor yesterday for examination. Upon the
refusal of Mrs. w. to appear against the &C
cused, he was dischargedWith the payment
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Bound Over-Two hundred doIlars Sc
cnrity for good behavior was required OF
Francis McAdams, arraigned before the
Mayor yesterday on the charge of being
drunk and disOrderly, and breaking up q
stove In the house of A. j Berry.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

ntssloasI D,.,,,'' n'aee, N c., from the 7,h Ca
CO. san s 'n the 10Th prosin,o . 'a"o'as's i"f
himself fs"s a. Pickett, Of Kentucky. s.,.,n...
sssslo MAJ n.aalais for CoSgress In the s.s, Io.
B.eI. District Of that state. ,'' "" S"o-
~ no G,ssss' sss'xed aine vessels At the .,o.,. n
AA's' al under foreign ssss. H. '''s'' o.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

p an Omtrage.--A few days since, while a
most respectable your = lady, refugee from
Norfolk, was out on business. she discovered
two men following her wherever she would
20, which 80 alarmed her that she went into
store on Broad street in order to elude the
rutiians. In few minutes a carriage drove
up, and a woman, whose dress and demeanor
Indicated that OF alady, jumped out, and en-
teriny the store stated that, having noticed
the rude conduct Of the two men alluded to.
for some distance, and suppcsing that the
young lady who had been dogged by the I'm
had only gone into the store to evade further
pursuit, she had stopped to offer a seat in
her carriage to conduct her home in. Her
first impulse was to accept the proposition :;
but upon second reflection, the woman being
astranger, the offer was res pectfully declined,
whereupon the occupant of the carriage,
after repeatedly, but vainly, pressing herinvi-
tation, left and drove Off After remaining
behind a short time longer, .his young lady,
believing that the two men who had acted SO
strangely had passed on, started in hurried
walk for her home on Church Hill, which she
reached without further mOlestatiOn. Hard
ly had she got in her room, however, before
she noticed from her window the identical
carriage, with the two men who had follow
cd her and the woman who had apparently
been SO kind, inside. As might be supposed,
the realization of the escape from her terri
bic situation produced great shock upon
the nerves of this refined young lady, and
we learn that Immediately upon seeing the
carriage with its occupants pass by she faint
cd and subsequently was visited with a very
severe hemorrhage. We sincerely hope the
parties to this outrageous transaction may
be found out and made to suffer the conse
quences Of their diabolical conduct The
prudence OF the young lady in question, ip
refusing totrust herself under the protection
Of astraDge woman, was truly fortunate, and
should be a warning to all other ladies who
might be go unfortunate as to need assis
ltance from The insults Of unprincipled brutes,
never to accept it from the hasds Of those
whom they do not know.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

A NINETIETH BIRTH -BAY.-Eii Zabeth Stiliwell,
o! Henry county, Ga, celebrated her Goth birth
day, a few days since, By spinning eight cuts oi
thread and reeiing it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

tsa,sp rive, 'sfshEr-T q The recent freshet IN the
sete d,a s several years. nunhe@ Of "s s.,,. "c
wa,e, from, ,s The deers have been driven by The
adetasle eovetis IN the swamps, and a con.
NUMBER OF them slaughtered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

ANU TT S3'c--I u fHF - ,a-.- : .
tract of isnd lying - tbs k-sdy Cs. sh uaad
10 the equity ef Lrn-rbu,s z tw. =. Gi.er 4. r.
Nlscks and Whites, And vv1 east oS the Covr,.
House, ana near CHx's ro~d Th- trait cemtaass
40 acres "ne hu"or-' IN iginS, gro n the ha.
anee In pins - d open ia d. .nd ~ 4 .sAts Or
fooms, ard otb-- houses s.dhcSn a In y ssS5 svod
rcpar There Is " thi" o hu ds.d sssa~ e IL
dwelling. IL Of the I'm st -pri~g-i the c~uasS II
NJ sold privately r. fore ANAL Of. II Vt pseiis
sGctir AT Lu-epburg C.u- -, use on Q d. aSA
day If February next that bs Z court day. fsrMe
made known on the Day OF sss
address CY EARDH
M~efse aYd's 20
\,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Pleasant ia q dark mulattc about 80 years Of age,
fe / 10 inches high, ami heavy bui'f.
ia
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

Escape Of Conscripts from the Yankee
A'my.-The following persons, claiming to
be deserters from the Yankee army, arrived
In this city yesterday, and were quartered in
Castle Thunder for future disposition: John
Aausley, Thomas Bradshaw, John Donnelly,
John B. Nissner, John Sauyalt, John Ny.
ers, William Ford, William Davis, James
Iurnay, James Barry, VIM. Sihpley, Charles
Brown, Peter Walsh, and John Barnes
The four last are from Baltimore. Through
the pOliteness of Adjutaut Kerrigan, we
were permitted to converse with some of
them, and, judging from their appearance
and demeanor, are of the impression that
they are honest in their professions Of at
tachm ent to the South. They were drafted
in October last In Philadelphia, and placed
IN the 7th Pennsylvania regiment. AZ
ter brief experience in drilling, the
regiment was ordered to Fernandina
Fla, where they only remained seven days
before conceiving the plan of escape
Having perfected their arrangements, an in
element night afforded them an opportunity
of carrying their designs into executions;
and, after perilous journey, they had the
satisfaction of reaching our lines about ten
days since. These persons express their
determination to enter our service at once,
and have already sent in their petition to
the Secretary ot War to be assigned to du-
ty. We understand that their request has
been favorably considered by that function.
ary, and that they will in few day $ enter
the Confederate service.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

v MI a b. I't,'. ~t.. =. ep.tnp f.d rp
the uu Il s!dc H"if"sf 70 Esie l III. trov.yS
o' f3r Thah w taieV ". Ksr 's. hair Lis Va aao,e
tavern properly cAt.d .huve Tie b. uss bs4 &
9oon->, hesiits HE ssuai a. o6idgs Il G ui:nx an
:fce house Iel Gle, with c. aIi q ~. irs VI ruvr
water ~ The premises -tachvd l.. tGs u g. p Dr.
acres II land Thtre are Al tenr!n'A s.vNia. snf.s
besides a tanpery an sioe shop NJ" the tavern /.
said to be n excellent 10" f.s .e r,go1.v.n Th.
neigh on hcod rs o good Oae with Q u O o., e oos
aud Eiis oouvrT eut apls
IA 1t-3L HtliislI A Ff.st-tsI
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-19

A0n ,CRas "t v.'uao,s L-n,i, n 81. IN
l sNpUU WOO, iu Bu.;sit 0unty. W.shln
irlt . nile % sta'k wst7' ~ T sis~s P,sd ~
-af - At he a. st II D T., Csbei wo CD,
far Sa!e 0 . a"ra, of ~ cc.'sa ~ .a've u a.ly
IA W not of iad aCs ,ry 's., m u, cu. thIry
f"f s 10 tho ,crs ;ne s.ii Is ,1e ,'ss ind, hsx
wei, u aiai'te1 IL gsr.ss and wruia make nrS.-
Class gfa-n farm IN. re tue trsox tao hcw,..
og h"usts "re hn a h,s sLs les ,gh outrectsd ny
" Prcn; frame XII h-r and anl P.t.e 81
per acre Apply I" G'piaN 4 -PfkkSJS
il 'S-3t