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, 1864-09-29
UNPUBLISHED LEFTEES
FROM zen. JACKSON.


lFrum the n. T. Evening Post Sept. aL]
The following letters OF President Andrew
Jackson, which tave never before been pub.
lshed, hare been handed us by the gentle
man to WHOM they were written. They con-
tain sentiments ard advice which We recon-
mend to all who love the Union now:
WAsuNoros, Novembera, 1872.
MT DEAR SM:-1 have Just received Yo1r letter
q tbs slss ulsno, With the enclosure, for whlc2
lam well ad,lped Of the Views and proceedings
Of the great leading nullidess Of the SOUTH In ny
native state "a. and seep for its late, and over
abon and io9 Of % aqe
Ihave no doubt OF tbs intention Of thsir leaders
f.st 10 alarm The other States 70 submit to their
views rather than dissolution Of the Union should
take place. II they iail In this, to co!er their own
disgrace and wickeduess, to nalhfy the t1rIf, and
eeetde from the Union
preserved rest assured ct this Thtret has been
loo nuth blood and trrseurc shed to obtain It, to
let It be surrendered without = struggle. Oar
- vel az the peace, prosperity and happiness Of
these United States. 1t must be perpetnated.
iave no tlpe ne io T. fsy more My health u good,
kind salutasioLs to you and Jout amiAble family,
an sincerely Jour friend,
Col. ]. /. Hamilton.
AT Dean S1h: Yours Of the I'd instant IL just
ii lie people eisiDs iu}y ana ftee1y theiT t sent.
men.s ard opinions On Modification, atd the
eourec pursued b south c4roitna in her late pro-
tecotngS
The ordnance passed, when taken into copnec-
tion with 'he Governors message, IL rebellion
and anr a9sintt the Union; the rzlstng Of troops
under them, to resist the la"s Of the United
Statee, ie absolute treason. The crisis must be,
and ts.fat as ny eonst1tutlonal and legal powers
70, will be met With energy and asmntsa. There
lore The prop1iety Of the public voice being heard
snd i enght now to Be spoken in vEoice q than-
tre1nhle and will cause the good cttze1s OF South
Carolina 10 resace their etsps and adhere to that
to support. This treasonable procedure agaluat
the Union II blow against not only our Iberttes,
but the liberties OF the world
This nulIitslng movement tn the South has dono
rs gte.t Injury abroad, and must not only b
rublic opEion. Il is, Therefore. highly proper for
The people TO speak III ever the Union
IN p.epssiuR procisnation to the people Of
.he sonth; and as soon IS otaeislly aa'ised Of
these rebelltcus proceedings. will make CON.
znunication to Cougrtss can Say no more, ~ l
am su11ounded Al present, and bid y9u for tho
preEEnt acitu- ANDREW JAoEsoM.
ColoLel ]. A. Usml1ton.
, 1864-09-29

@ The peace breach is healed ovct, the
"Democ1acy" is harmonious, the new plank
In the platform Is a. follows:
"GESERL McC1.E1.LAx, II ELECTED, WILL
RE TIE CREATURE OF QUE vo1cE."-FHnando
Wood,
, 1864-09-29
Qribnnc.

Mhr<@r III A~H{S%444n
S4)tlu8p SA~A1t4s
-n -.--
1doAsoA3s sEflEMbEh@ -. toe4-
&txvr vOu90 ,;
~ .ha ~, 49,. .t's. malignant onanr
~ tne 11n,tsd stat,s + @ 1ne London TIM, -
ouot,nr t,,c C,,caeo Convention Ia nrnvn
f1,et t,e TIn,on ,e ,rrrkasably diy1dod and A
strorrd. Among the fortisu ftcma hror,rbt
by the laFt steamer, is the following.
The London 7smes cor ttnues saneu,nr a. to the
,n ~ s', - lsao.ag 70 peace beteeen the
sWe trust toe pubic viii admit th., tbcy navc
rot beer 1nlssn n'or1 oy our comneats on This %;
Enm The a1st is nos biaced bcyouo the reach OF
constoyerss. "e *aif he North coald never SAB.
,he Tus ean,e eau ec 1o,.ciasiops.s ~" p'A'eo
The tsgreat fact'' which the organ Of British
1o,y lem asserted trcn th' first was that stthe
great republic II deso. ana II now quotes
.ne oeinoIa1 o4ueo o1t
trouo4es c''on'eoeeo' 'e noo ao osuef
enemy, III aps quarter ol tne World,
so s"l't 10 "align anu so eager to
mis1cpftsent Us, as the London
TINS. Even In Tue above extract from It's
columns we 1nd The same braztn untruthfnl-
MES Which has marked lts course toward Ms
from the beginning It calls the 'disloyRl
and Wretchcd corclaye, which assembled
hcre one mt nth ego to nominate Mcclellan,
@'the Ne1th = ''1As North has now pro-
claimed thc sanc cnDclusions.' We grant
that the Chicago Convention proclaimed the
Enne conclu6ioua:. We grant that the Demo.
, 1864-09-29
A Copperkead Attempt to Destroy 500
soldiers.
fTtou, the Paris Q5l,l B.ade.1


On Wedpeseas Dight, "a nc are informed,
tho tiubers Of { bridge on the rerre Haate,
Altan and st Louis railroad, q fuw miles
west Of SbeIbyv,llc, were sawed nearly
through, vita the expectation that the next
train, which co1tatned about 500 soldisrs
= y vbolesale slaughter be the consequence
Some If the boys 60 several men about the
hridge oe they were passing, but supposed
tbeY were there merely to 81 .tify their curl
ntitv. TIE troln contatning the soldiers,
however, passed over safely, but the next,
tbe engineer aud badly scslding Frank Percy,
lie fiJetppp. The gallows is too mild pnu-
1sb,uent Tor the miscie eants that were guilty
of such an outrage
A Asoutbern straw.
An expression Of preference tor President,
Mt Hospital No. ., Chattanooga, Tenn, on
"Wednesday last, resulted as follows:
L1rcn1n. ....-...--...-....-..-. 70
Fremor ......-.......... .-...-....... 10
III robel ward attached to the Hospital:
Lincoln .......'.....-...'.'..-
Mcclellan 81
pty,jampers. used for policing hospi-
tals az penalty for their conduct, voted as
follows:
LDcoln. ~
MeClnfan ~
ftemoLt. :
San the newspapers speak OF the pi-
rstes who seized the two steamers On Lake
Erie as If they were Confcderntes.- Chicago
1tmfs.
And t1ey were" except six" And these
were six Mcclellan Copperheads Of sandus-
ky. See telegraph dispatches.
,Jta IT,
opposed to peace "--Fcrnaado Wood.
~ HE, IF ELECTED, WILL De TIE cREA-
TUhE OF QUE vo1cE"-Fe7naado Wood,
, 1864-09-29
An Immense Liar,
Especial Dtkpatch to the Chtca1o Tfmee.1

DIXON, H., Sept, 2z.
Notwithstanding the rnln last night, End cold
misty, drearf morning and forenoon, ores 10,00a
Of Hon. James G. Robinson, Democratic caudldate
for Governor. There would havs beeu It least
twice that many present but for the very uapropi-
This il Rus.-y old lie, Seeing that the
entire Copperhead vote Of Lee County Is
barely 900, 1t Is hardly probable that more
than half Of the party were present At the
meeting. "But for the unpropltIons wealth
cr there would have been twice as many
preaent''-that Is 10000. Lee County con-
tainR but 17,651 Inhabitants, men, women,
and children, and nearly three-fourths Of the
population are Republicans. This fellow Is
trying to make up By dfnt Of brazcn false-
hood for the paucity Of the numbers at Cop
perhead meetings, in order to 1nfuse Nttle
hope and animation into the rank and file
elsewhere. He lies to order and gets his
bread and butter By it.
in the State Of Sew jersey may be now re.
garded as being complete. It is expected
TINT nearly every vote OF this party At the
Presidential election wIu be cast for Lin
coin. The recent Republican Stats Conven-
ton at Trenton exprteeed their qualification
with this reeult By electing the President Of
the Fremont Club Of Hobokeu, DR.. E. Loe-
wenthal, the District Elector for the Fifth
District Of New JERSEY. The Fremont men
Of New Jersey expect that their brethren in
other States will follow their example and
come out for Lincoln, as every vote cast for
third candidate, OF not cast at all, would,
though adding little to the chance Of SUCCESS
, 1864-09-29

"WEDNESDAY EymBa, Sept %, 1854.
The following were the receipts and shipments
during the plft "a heurs:
XECx1FT1 And sHNx2ATa EAa1 Il dQQHs.
, 1864-09-29

EyHI deny that General Mcclellan ID
opposed to peace "-Fcrnando Wood.
, 1864-09-29

ht.e :he market opened steady At 100, advanced
to e03, declined to 100 in panic, advanced again
to 1G8, and closed tererfsh and unsettled ut 1876.
Silver WAS d:za at $50 at the opening, bat fell
back to ITO, and closed weak with downward
teIdtDcy. Flve!Twenties we're firm at 100.
Metsze. Prestor. Willard d Kean quote Govern
m:nt securities - follows:
Buying. Selling.
u. 8, sos. loo 11O
q, s. 1S81B..............,..106 .106A 9106K 1C75&
u s. : $40 Treas, Notes.. 109l10103 flnt. ,...
q. s. Year Certltcatee.. OK ~.
. Qua1fermaster's Cheers on
Washington. 95 q 25H ...+
Mespse. Preston, Willard & Eean are allowing
liberal conmie.ions for subscriptions to the new
T.e0 and 10 4o1oanB.
NEW YoRK STocK AARKEr.- TIE following at
the quotations for Sept. g. rees ed by F. G. Sal
tnnstall Il Cn, commission, sto + and bond bro
ken p Cla1k street. Chic4Eo:
, 1864-09-29

sHrEP-rhere has been better supply of5hsep o.
f.1r 10 ccd qualities. Tia EaEftt Il mooefatep
aciiye buk prices have dosined CSC 1'' ns VI 'A'
q4otstsozs Of Saturday iast.
suExr sALTs TO-DAY.
, 1864-09-29

fY"All the newspapers speak OF the pi-
rstes who seized the two steamers On Lake
Erle "a II they Nera Observation-Disclosures
, 1864-09-29

16%t K9tb s9FtnsH4t4-ap.
AT THE ELECTRO ID AG.
"A FErlC AND ETn21c 1N3T-TETE. ~ eGntA
Clark III 60. Ca saa .. In y. KhannsteE T. ~ -
foEn, aad ie,y !. sDesdit1 ersed ".tionf - re.
D1a. 1.pep.la Sore s2Is Tasoas' 5a.n h:s:
STtiIt.I, AID c SEts D!s-natx fe;sons 9niese0
rMi DO we.ifo Try sys.au ~ oncs nAtacA' 1ktee
r.r1 7tiir,i. seltt11ut SkiR
, 1864-09-29

And t1ey were" except six" And these
were six Mcclellan Copperheads Of sandus-
XIV, See telegraph dispatches.
, 1864-09-29

.GHEkN BnUICs-ArP1Es q moderate .nn-
4l3, with ncrc sct1ye demand. Market drmar with
) sight up~3id teneency. GRAPES in guod supply,
ana setlvo ~ p'eytous quo1suons. PA Mzs-Tbefe
has been no !TeSn EscslpI r0-cay. Stocks On hand
IL 1t. Prices usch75ced. PEARS In fall supniy kua
hrm at rresens 1uosAtilns. LEhoas dull and with =
dorrvsru tend rcy. WsQnote:
green AppIep bti n wnole;Ale........$ 15ea 4.o
Hfrep Apples = MI tstAll, cat nS -... 3.sca 81
lYetn Apples, brs, At rskA, ecak1aK.... tCs Isl
GiRr D. fsApels = n...................... 13a43 Is
G-sp4s Cas.wts Fr.,,..,,,,,.,,..,,...,.. 10 d 10
Pexchen = b&3ket t.,.,..-,,..,..,,,.,,, a.ea@ i.D7
F|tJ1 lD.n337 ca
FeRrs 4 hlakef-....,, .,....,,,,,,,,,,, 33.g %
Iem.r9 FIR ueh. q bQy...,.......,..,. I9 t1a2H.00
Iemous Sicily u hpr..,.,,. ,,,,. 1l,Qca Il. Gu
Bslt toc-y; ls9 b:ls Grcsn App.f, 4. espne, st
2 bErsel
, 1864-09-29

NAVAL 6FOHE3-la1ke quiet and urch &rKot,
WeQucse:
P1tsh.,.,... Z. .Rl&Ho,rsi "a !" Manila 29c
Hcl1r = 135 @a-...-2sse9 Manila Hcpe::... 29&SAe
Turpentine.....-..-1a 4.55 Manila Hay 2o7e- SIC
igal, rIaI pscknR.....A'c Aarlias .-asas2c
An. HEnp sup ........s3: 0aEuc1....... a3ets9.A
g5NtDSs-In fatf suoniy With 9 good damaoa.
Marker steaey u pte7ions quotations. To quote:.
OElons, tn bu1k, 9u. ...'....... "....-.* z
o2t:Ei aGG s:o,e, no; o;:.::.;,;.:;;: s9@s q
ard unchanged LAKD ont s1uoat Nominal supply.
As1ktt VERY firm nj rr:etat quotations O:hsr a3-
, 1864-09-29

HIGH HW1KES11Eece1Ve to-day, 20 6Fls ship
pea 10 day, IS, brls. Marker dull and 1c lower
ielsfto;ss5 Esre :; folIsEs -.s1 o..sss r s.a: =
l.RATHEK-Thera, i no lEprove,na.tin in ths pro
vious snd dnlne:s q tho mAreet: 9nyess
wh1lat Manufacturer Acd dealers wtthlight stocks
On hand. not ret cis2ose3 to make any c3uces
, 1864-09-29

DlfIEp FETTT2-AFPIE1-Nacel arc ya1J
1pa,iea, With = slnSll dcG1&1d. Market to9arab,J
drm at presens uo,At1ons. FcREIGN FRUITS ID
nominal ctnand. Aarksswesk, with 10 ehaEg IN
, 1864-09-29
ERIf7NG19 DAIRY NJ IARKE1

WEDNESDAY, KvE1I1a seet, ~: usz.
rrR1ct1r--GHAIx Fk7l0HIs-Qoless ~ NJ
-tr,srd lnc scCsKrmen:e t-oA1 WsF9: 20 auE.
%s1n Hatks Oeph2 BY, American ualou~ seae
Wn F;ate al With oats X &c. -,x 40 -h.1~s
I'll ~ - NJ, RAIL" Fx1laHTt-1hsfoA q" eaAa&s
, 1864-09-29

Bounty jumpers. used for policing hospi.
tails az pera1ty for their conduct, voted as
follows.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

tudc OF the cilort we are Row called upon
to make We see therein no ground Of dis
couragemont The power with which We
are contending is enormous almost in
caiCnlablc But great power naturally
bcgcts great abuses, and those when
sufficiently developed, destroy their Own
parent. Upon this great principle we
place our chief reliance. Great ~ is the
power Of the administration. the abuses
Of that power are more than commcn
surato herewith The prtponAcrancc is
in our favor, and will secure rs victory
lii the contest
But the vast political machinery which
must necessarily be employed in the ap-
preaching momcutOuS struggle cannot be
put in operation withou; The motive
power OF money Let the capitalist Of
the country bear in mind that the war, a.
ROW conducted, Is i'll fact one Of the his
toiical processes Tor transferring the aC-
cumulate,i wealth Of the country from It's
lrgltimute owners to some of the sup
| portcv, o! the present administration and
their satellites, who have iuauGuratcl
and wh0 n0W control it. w lat is con
tributed to cary OF the conservative
| lnovernent is bat the premIum paid 10
insure the possession and security Of TIE
| remainder.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10
rnRE.rESiNn DISTURBANCES IT rrREN.

IHEEA IbNiStf DlSIl Eb NtE~ IT II KIN.
On The evening Of the 2lst, a popular
demonstration took Place before the
royal palace shouts were raised of "Tu-
iii ion thc capital
\ groupoi voters cndeav6red to break
the line toTIned by the military and to
force then way nto the ministerial resi-
dence. The military were then obliged
to fire, killing and wounding several per
SUaS.
Twenty carbineerS were also wounded,
five Of them seriously.
A large body OF troops have arrived at
Turin, end they have been placed under
the command Of Colonel Della Rocca. -
The National Guard has also been called
out.
y Turin dispatch Of the 2&d says
" yesterday the city was tranquil during
the day, but i'll The evening the dis
turbances were renewed. Groups oi
people assembled and raised seditiouS
cries, throwing stones and firing shots
before the royal palace"
The police ANA troops stationed on the
piaz2i of Con Carlo fired upon the popu
lace, killing aud wounding twenty indi
yduals Several soldiers were severely
wounded, including the lieutenant-colo
mel. This morning the city has resumed
| It's ordinary aspect.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AT day
light on Friday morning last, as Mr.
Fleming Griffin was riding up Broad
street in the nei1hbothood Of Ii0rse
Swamp Hill, about one mile from the
corporate limits, h. was halted by ne
gro fellow, who seized Oh to the bride of
the horse, and drawing a bayonet, made
a thrust at him with it. Missing his aim,
Mr., Griffin cooked his gun, which he
happened to haze with him, whereupon
the negro let go The horse and ran off.
Both barrels were fired at him, but no
serious injury was inflicted, as the fellow
succeeded in making his escape. Several
attempts have been recently made upon
the lives of persons passing along that
locality in the night time, and every one
who is compelled 10 travel it at night
alone should 80 prepared fol such emer-
gonces.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

L.gG@.voJ NARhtIa, SCI lt,ubel =, iN1t- Cotton.
tn tpiI3wIag - f,oIi the BfoS,y,' C,,"au cotton
ton;nu"s U;y rally lLiiu, ci by The position oi
til. money :aJket, art though III thl early part u
tne wccn tncre vi, in5gr disposition to buy, ,,n,t
cline II last week The market tioaul with great
at.vlu",5 and lrgululty, and generally at "a con-
sdel abie hnther drclin" l.. quotations. American
hJs tl:. IL fsir ..Inauj particularly + :. export,
but ,iJ-cd ala. byio" it,t week Sr5i Island Is
iul.l. about l:.,.2i. di,,He tie tlsI rottu,sht.-
Egy yntt II has been much pr,ss.. TX s'i', AMI IL
dcr:iUc :oI the we,k oi - iajl pr pound, uod
,,4I 1a:.3r uIt the lower .nei.i,-
Elyaa-taft, had ulsJ g.. liu,i ia the liyergool
i...I.ci, iiot,r Iouliuol and wheat 81 q lower
inc dci::.e wIs t rc-d; e" tightu.-s j.. tn. money
u-, El+
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

FnE.-Abont IL o'clock Oh the night
of Saturday framed stable on Council
Chamber Hill, belonging to John A.
Bclyin, was set Oh fire by an incend;ary
and entirely destroyed, together with six
or eight bales OF hay, which had been
slowed away in the Iolt short time
suce. Two old wooden buildings, situ-
ated on the brink of the hill adjoining
the stable, took livc from tie flames and
were also burnt up. They were in tho
occupancy Of several negro families
and belonged t. Mr. Moncure, of this
city The greater portion OF theslothing
and furniture in these houses was con-
Sumcd
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10
Malicious IHcESDIAMsM IN HANOVER

MALICIOUS i>cEEDIAREaM IN HANOVER.
At late honr on the night Of the Goth Of
SEPTEMBER tha Stehle Of DR. +. ! Shell
ton, containing three valuable horses,
top husEy, large quantity OF provender,
aud other things ot considerable value,
wa set iire to hy some malicious person
and entirely consumed. Dr.. Shelton is
Gentleman of high standing in the
county, aad dcsc!1edly popular, and this
severe lass is alone attributable to the
faithful aud impartial manner in which
he has discharged the duties imposed
upon him as chief Of the conscript guard
in the lower part Of the county.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

FuNERaL OF GENERAL GRECO. At
half past three o'clock yesterday after
noon, a large concoursc OF ladies and
gentlemen assembled in and around the
capitol for the purpose OF showing their
respect to the memory of the late Ia
mcntcd General John Gregg, of Texas,
who was killed on Friday morning last
III the fight which took place below Rich
mond. The body had previously been
brought here aud taken to the under
taking establishment Of John \. Belvin,
where it was cncascd in all opcn-ftce me
talllc coffin, and from thence removed on
Saturday to the Hall Of the House OF
Representatives II the capitol building,
TO await the hour appointed tor the func-
raj to take place \; the hour above
named his remains were placed in the
h2arse, which was drawn 10y four white
horses, and followed by the members OF
his cid brigade, the State Guard, a COM
pany Of artillery, several distinguished
civilians and military officers, together
with HuHbcr OF mourncrS and friends.
the c0:tege Proceeded to Hollywood
Cemetery, where appropriate services
were performed by Rev james 4. Dun,
can; after which, his body vas depo
sited in private vault to await removal
to his native State. Among those who
acted as pail bearers were Generals
Fields Bragg, Corse and pendletou,
Judge Reagan, Colonel Name and Dr.
Charles Megiil The processiom was a
very large one, and, taken all together,
ii was one 81 Tie most impressive ana
imposing displays which. has taken place
Ia this city on any similar occasion tor
many years past.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10
The Steamship Havana had arrived A
New York from Havana


BY the steamer China. at New York,
October 5th, dates to the 2lth Septem
Der, from Liverpool have been received.
HNlrISn JOURNALS on TIE WAX.
The English Journals have nothing
new to advance upon American affairs
The New York correspondent OF the
London Tsgsfs, writing on the Yth Of Sep
tember, says that the Republican party,
seeing the danger which menaCes 1t tror
divided councils. is rapidly closing up is
ranks and in contrasting the Republican
claims Of Lincoln and Mcclellan, he CON
tends that between them there is little tc
choose on public grounds
The Tunes correspondent at Richmond,
writing August 18th, say there never was
a moment when more confidence, as to
the result of the war, was entertained
throughout Secessla
The New York correspondent of the
Uuiy Ne1cs says that whoever may be
elected in November, you have nothing
to look for but war. There is no peace
party that will weigh in the contest, and
unless some great change comes over the
public mind, you will see no administra
ton that will dare to cease lighting a.
long rs the Confederacy is III existence.
Then lay OH Macduii
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

nkJTE BUTLER On TIE PRESIDENCY.
The tender hearted aud aii>ltionate
Butler, n letter To "U,ltr CGmeco",
tof PENNSYLVANIA. Iincolus former Sc
cletaiy of the Of War; in which he bids
adieu to hi, Democratic friends and takes
sldes with Lincoln, essays to satisfy his
thc way of their voting fol Lincoln. lie
say il they elect Mcclellan they remit
the country 10 the hands OF NaElandG
ham, Voorhees,, Wood, Seymour and
other. who, if even they carry on the
war will disband two hundred thousand
cOlVreL men now doing duty a5 soldiers
Butler is trump This argument viii
tell amongst Yankees. Two hundred
thousand oi them have no idea OF put
TIM themselves in the places of these
negIoes Butler rdlcale. all Idea oi
debating the negro question OF emancipa
ton 1t is AL idle one; for the armies
settle it r. they advance. Slavery ter
inmates wherever they appear.
lie objects with great earnestness to
McClellan's proposition to give the South
guarantees, and asks if 1t is possible
anybody at the North will agree to con
cessons TO the South, forced at the point
OF the bayonet2 For himself, he dc
clares he has but one article in his politi
cal creed and that is war Until the
authority of the Union is acknowledged
and its laws obeyed upon every foot Of
soil ever within the boundary Of the
United States" Most ainiahlc and con
ciliatory beast! May you have enough
Of war before you descend to your final
abode!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

"NoTlCE TO ABsENTEEs In another
column Of this paper will be found a no
tice from Colonel John McAnerney, Jr. i,
commanding the Third regiment, local
defence forces, which it would be AS we'll
for all abseutees 10 ref"r to. The prac-
tice of shirking duty is one too freely
INDUCED IN, and those who are guilty OF
it need not expect To escape the punish
inent provided therefor by military regu-
lauQns.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-10

MAYoR's CoU st. Nothing OF special
intcres. was done in the Mayors Court
on Saturday.
The case OF Morris Kaufman, charged
with receiving five hundred dollars worth
OF leather, which he knew to have been
stolen from George w Bluford, was
again continued till Wednesday.
Edmond, slave OF A.. A. Hutcheson,
was charged with breaking into the shoe
shop Of Joseph f. Dabney and stealing
one pair OF boots aud pair of shoes,
valued at one hundred and fifty dollars.
No testimony was given which could war
rant conviction, and the accused was
| therefore discharged
Prior TO vacating his seat, the Mayor
| rendered his decision in the eases of
James \. Moore and j. ". Philpots,
| gersus the wood mcasurcr of the city,
| they refusing to comply with an ordi-
| nance allowing certain fees for measur-
| ing wood and requiring all wood brought
| here to be measured. In the case OF Mr..
! Moore, it Will be recOliectcd that the
mea2uyer OF wood Mr.. John +. Glaze
| brook, testified that lie aScertained from
examining tbs carts used by him that he
had not been selling full cords and that,
| when ne accostcd him about it, that gen.
| teman informed him that he did not pre-
| tend to sell his wood 10y the cord, but by
| the load, and therefore he disputed the
| right TO have it measured. Mr.. Philpots
/. clximed exemption from the fee on the
| ground that he did not sell his wood to
| dealers, bot retailed 1t out to customers
at about nu-third less than was ASKED
iol it by others lie had been bringing
wood to the city, he said, for number
of years, and always disposed of it at
reasonable prices, which he thought was
doing good enough to eDtitle him to be
released from the tax for having it mesl-
suled The Mayors decision was ad
verse to the defendants, but he notified
his officers not to collect the fines which
they had subjected themselves to till
alter the meeting OF the Council today,
as that body might take some steps with
regard to the matter.