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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01

The WORKS OF 4 WATCH IN MANS
BREAST REMiRHABIE CASE In thai val
uab Periodical the Medical and Surgical a;a; ;.1l
The April numbsr of which has just bee n p,it;I,'e, a
by MeHrs. Hytes 4 Wad., fad the following
most reiiraEkah!n ease OF !, recovery f:nul q eut,
.h0t W ounI in the lung
Mr.. K. -. Il 9. yraf- old OF scFs,: ,i,,,- f4nnpYa
m|ht, IN January, Was luaa!as. on his en. the
nidEEic in contact with his is:t side hen il rx
pi1d"u tearing hole IL lii" ciles OF three or ioul
inches III diameter, caTfyiu Tith The !t of sa;
a,inciits of the tDlrd, fourth and il, RIBS. and
''~ wliol" of very iafEc, hruvy English snib pn
tent FEVER watch, except Tie rHg 10 Which IN,
tiitiu WIS attached, which singular 80 ~sy Na-
iuitnd III The lining of his yaistCoai en- tI!. tnl,t
side. IN. Sc!den found the paiici, apaafentiy
ahnn 70 expire. and, ftnm The impending s!,ii.,ca
:ioa uT" li" ngrtS7 ol air within 50 fif-p a u,".
'HE, II" "u!4 niih+ no eH:"fHi'i 0i tfC E0ii.:,t
Closing the wound wIlh large compress aat
taadagr, 0Pi"E a'.i s,mgants we're freely ad n,,n-
iritf-h -iiaaCli"h took place, and in i0tfuiahi
icicnt Idastons WCTe established 20 u,.tu,,; *
p"sufr O.; ihc cavity %! tie wound ang Ia recognize
and remove the metal face of The watch from some
>ix Inches III The bottom ol ihe wound Far So
efal weeks fragments oi the watch continued to
present thenseive. and were extracted; some from
upon the diaphragm, Others below the clavicie -
the 'iiht cniiapsng, Wts not l"rn - pieces though
W"unied IN several points Bod, tic heart GOV
cred by the pesicaidiurn. AID the i.ur.a werc cx
posed II yfew and 40 iouCh. suuul.ret,on vas
enormous; hGm"ifhages frequent. The col
lapsed iGHE h""afie h0Jad dowa iv adhe-
-,"''s. !ae Whole sid2 ~ the thufas s.uk. Su-
tanned hy every article "i nutritious fupd caieu
Hated !" sGgE!g an iit",d!natc appetite itr p.icui ;
recovery Was si1yy- nnii she wound, progressively
reduced, coUl5 Only admit cajhct-f. The su,et
Vc"t.rn ~ tie 'icFtet. Gie,aH:Iao +n,in" The r-o
g'c-s oi eh" caan utirIed tbs cHvirit opportunity
al viewing tue rd~e OF its Production brs. Al.
dfeH5 ,iIjd Higgins, (a.iJsc patent mir. D. Was)
were perfectly assured tiia! the bur ting Of :c hiB
bic on asiiia lace o the PITS tic rationale of
The sound. Fragments G watch ant bone together
Win shot and ottirr cKtan"ous matters, continued
iGi some tiaH 10 be tjeticd by eypectosai ion with
>putA. III. u pusSesses uUW every pa.t OF the
watch except the hands, couside!,bic portion OF
the small works having been expcci1raipd Ihe
openings into the iu.s were OF sunci2ni Size tu
allow current Oi air 10 escape, aud ii directed
against The taine oi candle to sytngush it, sr.
D's health continues feeble, hu: l. robust as i;
fsti bfen dufiBg the past i've ysars.
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soyR GaapEs A Yankee Ia Fio,iia writes ,i6s

ScUR GR&pLs A Yankee In Fi05iia writes , i,ns
by Way of c0asoag himself for The terrible thrash
ing tfcir army has just receive: AZ Ocean Pond
Generally Speaking the pceai" III. 0Ush the
nPatsry populated section through which tnr
army moved had ~" ptcnniI:y Interest III tiic re
b2fpG. yet all The attt hodic1 man were off III
the Cuntede, ate ....es- Possibly the entire rc3.
army tiiat confronted aiii triist Il, Ciuago were
Uniun M,ci, but failed ~ appreciate their 10y
atty. Ii is my private opinion that Florida Is Ia tIie
t0uic caefaFy; that there IL i:ttc Or sentiment
Ot UnioniSEi there, and that ine STATE Is worth
fighting FOR. Poverty, ignofance .ih, fieas, all
gators. ard rebellion, tHcorit.sa ;he State from
Key iVesi TO Georgia. aud itoif, the bar on the 81
Johns 10 Apfaiachve Bay.
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SALE OF s,fooKs AND aossY.--A sale u stocks,
gold, aud baik notes was advertised to lake place
IA This t3wn on Saturday last 1t tbs appointed
hour . large crowd ulbitj, and one : trt9
Moth Caruiha bond, oid per cent was knock.i
Gown at So 90; ole per cent 500 n & bond,
$1,000 $500 in gold brought -i1 10 premium; $500
in silver Sii pTeiniac:; S1l1 iG South Carolina
bank noiss, 81 30 premium; $s5e1in Nogla Carolina
bank mons SI2o premium; $500 In North Cato
lima treasury aates. iauiahie, 81 30 iremium This
shows decline, .7!no ugh The person VII" owned
Il bid ,r Il himself 10 Tun j. npa practice Whict,
ought To be ssiscounleuancei by all iaif dGaiets.
The sale was stopped wiit.oct offering all iha
Was advertised, Ia fat ii Is doubtful whether a;r1
lting was aci,;.iy sold except The North Ca,oiina
treasury no,asA--CaAt,.tte a. c. Democrat.
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CaAgyei 30ah Garrotiag Wednesday
night a9OUt O'clock Mr. Bryant Bass was
wayiaii by two iaen ne,r the corner OF Cary
aud l.,.h streets, and robbed CT eight hun
,!red dollars III gold aud silver coin. Officer
Davis early yesterday morning arrested
Samuel q. Ryan III a house OF iil-tame in
5olilndc on the charge OF being one ot the
parties who committed the robbery. Ryan
WAS before the Mayor yesterday morning,
but tno witnesses not being il Attendance
the case was continued till to day.
Nhout two O'Clock yesterday evening OIL
GERS Seal and Chalkley succeeded III arresiing
" man named Charles Johnson, who is
charged with being the other party Concern
cd iu the robbery If Mr.. Bass. johnson is =
member OF the Public Guard.
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T2aAsCaY DEFAGfnEsf US A,

i-hHt.sfi-G, frp tH'tt J
FENRGh2URY NOTICE IS 20 Fgudlng uuaor act
( oF January lTtn, loGi.-Noticc ia tereby s..,u
T. aii holders Of Treasury notes NOT bearing t.Tos:
TIA; They may exchange tie .IIlied alcy at the
ulec of the TreRgurer, Assistant Irei.surcr, or OF
rny Dcrurary, ior certificates which VIII yI.itic
hru t. four per cent bonds; aud that the e2id pligi
will continue until the ist April ensuing after
eh all notes over the denomination OF 10 c.li
H. unicd onIv at t6es cents 10 iio dollar except
"a. hundred dollar notes, which after that date are
longer receivable for public dues ant can only he
iuuiet AT additional reduction ii pcr ceNt Per
onni.
Fhc er,il atea ieenei. together i.h ihe bonds iOs
-1iCh they may be exchanged, are rcc2i.aEle for
5es oi the year i3J: ri the iu amount expressed
se the face without interest: and not suSiG1. t.
,s tax .rnp0scd io1 that year On 0tGcr boEis aai
!. edits.
.he gaof. tao allowed Shout! athCEish all hold
promptly 70 present the ho.es, hDd Sat risk the
ance 81 exclusion bJ the pressure Wb,o. VIII occur
= dho end OF the inuI.tt OF s:eGCii.
tslgnci,1 g q AFHHiHt!-'.,
e. 2l-thpi Secretary of ffaGcUry.
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GooD THING FOR EDitpbs.-Iae ''pie>s Asao
cia'ion' is advertised 60 hold Il meeting al Angus.
Ia, Ca, the 6;h inst Ia view of iliis fact liz.
Mayor OF that city has addressed the Agent OF the
Association letter, III which he says:
avail myself OF the oppo,t tunliy aIIgr,ed by
your presence In Augusta, 10 tender through yoH
for the use OF the Press Association, the L0'iIt
Room IN the tiiy Hall. am also glad to add that
the laopfic,ors OF the Planter Augusta, s0ulhc,a d
states and Globe Hotels, wiii receive, ~ guests,
the editors of the different Journals represented in
the Association.
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f'i.UK TIE SOUTHWEST

DALTON, March 3O.-Our latest adyices
from The front represent the enemy inactive.
No reiniorccmcnts arc arriving there Two
regiments OF Illinois troops were mustered
out oi service at Ohtawaha yesteriay--they
were relieved by two others
The weather still remains unsettled, and
indications are that we shall yet have some
rough weather, which will interrupt military
operations, antEprobably prevent the CAM
paigu from opening before the middle Of
April
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MoRE facrHLE THF NFH oaiEAEs SCR1oL~-
i:saTl is another apeek of trouble Ii the New Or
leans public schools ii seems that some OF tie
parents refused TO permit their daughters 10 take
J. II IN the public ccrrn0nies which inHu.urated
Michael Hahn as ''GDycraor of louisiana" This
ihetnsed one Of the "ioyal' teachers, and hc ex
p"iiei the pupils of the intructabie parents. IN
ufn, .iic teacher was discharged by The gene<al
relinrndent The II. q. Times very decidedly
cantcf.ns lha act Of the sup.rIn;e ndcut, for the
reason That The iHteiencC may be drawn from 1t
tt al the pui'iis who took part In the show
were ;GTCtd to do So, under the threat o expulsion.
The Yankee schoo!iaasie,s have Jealous atvo
cate in the organ OF Michael Hahn.
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General Seymour presided al the fist great meet
Ing In Fionde for the reconstruction N the STATE.
IL must be confessed that the adjournment was IA
ther preeipirate and not very osle,iy. Louisville
Journal.
The obituary Of Hon. David NJ. CurriY, repre-
sentng the 1lth district ot Tennessee In the con-
federate Congress- Is published. His death Is said
TO have occ urred In Ftuvanna county, Va.
We see Il stated In article upon the Capts and
Picts, that the Ficis have four more teeth than
other people. They must surely bo tooth Picts.
young woman named Virginia White, saii 10
have been very beautiful, eunlniited suicide In
Mobile few nights since. No cause given.
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The Oldest Comnang IN v::sinia.
CAMP 9TH SisGiEIA F0Ls /

tAHF 9Git VIRGINIA tOLs,
Near %ichnuad "&Tch 18th, 1884.
Z" fte ht.0r r He EisqItsh
In Pcfusins over one If yaUr c"I lea, published
ah"u, the lni,iie ei tis month, ii I'd, under III,
head 0i " Patriotic resolutions "t old hich,nond
cumpaaY,'' tl.c hiciaCE,! iisht ini,intry Blues
have fu chiistc f0r the y,ar hose u ViYsini,in-
haI2 followed tleir example. ion spoke of thci,
being the oldest military organization in Virginia.
Allow me Ia dIiic: with you ur taai pGia;. We.
cnui c. OF this F;simcut, claim 10 be III.
oldest military organization IN ':is SiIte, ani
have heard of none In ihe Confederate states Oi
an ti3Cf "tgaHizt alton i'hi- company was or2dn
iz.a on The 4Jih OcthCr. 1859, and The Richmond
Hues In Juao Jniy, 1893, am not able now tu
say We hava Ftcn.ds t. show the above, state
meat tt tie anks Ha'c not lUnn,. snd DESTROY td
thoo.,) III Portsmouth, Va. Tie company | refer
tn l. tiic Portsmouth i,iGe toUT1HY- At home we
Rave the maine ni 'uht aiii IS, ," 1f 'itii1Hca,'-
We have Tc enlisted inf ~ WdF a. q division uH
der Major Gen 'iCkeu HU b3V. b""n und-f M
eoinu'ini since November, lsj1, and he exactly
atit< as Il MEMBER.
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FuuR OR EiCE ~ HS - i,iii i.ty.s,t. thr two
i,ncrs 1. .Yl,e difference cAtrt~.t ta ,-bcs ont
numbered I'll ilrG 10 oHe.-t ttS. Gar, N J. TIN g.
iTJ some ii,i;vi.iua favor ~ w.,h "a .ccoumt
of II tailie ws:.Ch Ntfa dei, rt"i! '}ii the Tn
envy did rut nntuuG3hsI III ia +" 0:.y5 Sctwittl-
standing tn" drin0r,iiZ itiua oi ihr cnrlnY; not
WitiisiaEling that d'stt!iGN> gp 81 daily At the
all through tie mountains, hiiiHF ani waiting al
uppH.tanity t. come Nafih-s.o 9Ionaf j. thete
battle thar IEcy 0utauaher Is at least nvg ~
oua. Al Wilson's. Greek, Carthage. lexington
Belmont, Bail Run, SIiiivn, Sai'. Bun, ii.
Bethel, ,thancvii"' 'sve sianussaE. Frederick buI.,
En!cklhominy, tiickHr'aues, the g1rnl, iuvIsli-
bly, Outallilbefcd Al least in .ar ;.runuT.aH ut
q i've lu onc.' ihel: grsHttc-S %"rr I1Hs t5b
exhausted, they have 30 beat III IA r..ai..~t,
they are ready t" accept p lce ;sa'i .:y .cfn
On IL" C"atTIgy, IEr afr i,'slil ~'i.. -i.i, i.+
cotnn'issAg:a:, an ct:#tt:"U p...i'"2s,Tst'. t.
population. ma aiditi0H.ti .e."" 9'iXl'i.r5r-
ia The shape Dt 5D.0ij mrgrnt5~Gnt ..l, >ti,.-. .f
enough, WtH AL these t:H9Htis1S II uur Az .t-
almost Invariably When we meet ~ Gta, - t!t.}
0utHumher its ~ III" ,Eteut ai 1sii"c 10 one"
This steIr"typed phrase j. becoming -.,,:,a ai,l
ds9a,j."g, uoi uEy ii"rl .!S everlasting I,ttu
l:on, hut fium liz glazing aPr'',iiAtt. /, 5 ttj
auu,il"G It5tir tuf ttiiic L.. '-ctfi
for Cf.u..natity. II l. alike u..-d IA ndsa
side ut Frederick b,ng, Pop" II o. .,-,,- iiyut =.
1T ChancuiiursYi vile, aud u!d Abe III fipsd,t. Ia
no ease Is II true IN every cj>t II u.srIs attention
t:Im the CuWitd.8r, i-:GGgd.cf, o! uDrtness al
those iUI Whose btHet IL l. us"t.
IN the tit"St use III II, Il meaus really Hoiiilas
mnl" nor less tndn tlc i.ct that Lu'uin commit
ted cIiiudi hiundc III sGHs..ng troops tu tiuIiJL.
and Also that his Htg.p troops ii-25aor:u!ty Tin
away, anh thus lost the battle Ihi '.j9 i'o''>.
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tslgnci,I
+ al-thni

4 ACT authnrizing the rccaip: OF lae treasury
n notes OF the Confederate States in pay inent Cl
l. r. aud other plbo dues and reg cint en ard
how the saine sha'i be rcooiye1. F27set .:aTch J,
1864.
b il enacted ly tAe General .fsssnatlv, That the
interest b3aTns trcagQry n0:es o: ;he tcnfe,
ateStatc5 .ss ned atcr lie lat daT 81 a2rij 1854
shall be received in payment oI tlxcs AID other
public dues, aud The non interest besT.ng na;ts c!
.ha Confederate S.atcs i.sueJ prior 80 ihe Ifst day
APRIL 1864, except tie notes o: tho deaomiu q
OF one hundred dollars, shall In IiSa manner be
lived in payuaa! q: taycs and other public dues
.r the first day oI hpgl. ls6i, AMI until Tie l0.h
December, 1864, bat ouly ., Ina ratio c5 sixty ss
-ad twot third cents for doi,st cf such acts :
No 6aei1 Or other collecting Officer sha!i have
credit tof the notos issued prior to the irgt sy q,
Ii, 1904, collected by him uniess he Gi,a, pay
game into The Treasury 90 or before lte 2s.h
of lleccaoer, 1867. Notes ora less dcnomIuG.
than i've dolarg, issoet by said Confederate
90, shall be received without aha aiemcat 8, any
II shalI be lawful lor sheriGs and other collect.
ag Officers OF taxes and other public dues 10 t,-
aye, without abatcmcn until the frat dsy of
ri, 1864, The non Interest bearing Treasury noteg
the Confederate States issued prior 20 Tue frs,
y OF hprii, 1854, in Payment Of taxes and other
-bilc duca due l"ior TO iis first dev Of Apri 1894
But no sberiG or hcr collecting oliceT shalt receive
tseiit upleEs he slN pay the into the iraazu.y
GA OF before ihe 25sa ds; ol Jane 1864 Dur until
ae eha make oath thas the nDes offered in s2ynest
n ~ tim were severaiiy I'd actuaily received nv him
& la Payment Of taxes a. = pgL Llic du.s "a the
ataes and rates specified !. act.
.. The nan Interest bear -aasuTy notes Of The
UoDlederale 5tatos of the IL ta.tog Of ove aoI
afs, esued prior 10 tn1 .,siI 1876; IN. ~
De Received without abatement III aymeut of taxes
saa othcE publ.e ducs unit. the ;enih day OF june
.sei PForpfet, Tho game snail be paid into ,he
Hsasafy 10 or before the 25th day Of lune, iaei M
-, .he acl passed September l4th, 1858, entitled
~ ~ amending and re elaeting the l09th section
h &c. entitled an act imposing tRxes for the sup
hc,s,a uoveinmeas, passed March 18th, 1868, is
to ~ hni be the duty Of the Keeper OF the Rolls
IT, " ths act 70 be pubiishsdimme ediateIy after
Hieb,sage IN at least i've newspapers published In
gnond mon. 'or period OF four weeks.
Ar, shall be 10 force from Us passage.
copy from the ho!ls-Teste:
WM f. GORDON. in,
dG--IW es -ysss sa..s sSAn
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BRooKLYN AID EEw TGBK.--Rir. i0hn A. Roe
Ling, Ihc engineer Of the Niagara Suspension
Bridge, proposes - buiid 4 bridge between the
cities oi New York uai Etookiyn. The super
structure Of the bridge would iur;n an arch ab0nt
two miles long, clearing the water of the East
riyef in sweep ot COO 10 800 feet span, ANA
eXtelrftn9 over The houses o both cities in series
q, smaller spans whose length would be gradually
iimiAisbsd from the East river towards either ap-
pEcaeh say from 200 tu 500 feet.
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SwEDIHH AARRIAGg sERvIcE.--A portion OF the
Swedish marriage service reads thus:
give thee In marriage this damsel, 70 be thy
welded wife In all honor, to share lhe half Of thy
bed, ihy lock aad key, and every third peany thou
iahy possess OF inherit, all The rights which uh-
lands laws provide and the holy King gives"
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TIE Eaco,. There's. es.-The negroes Jim, An
drew and Adeline, arrested on Wednesday
for stealing thirty-two pieces of bacon from
Mr. James X Chires, were yesterday exam
lned by the Mayor and sent on TO the llust.
iuas Court. On the person Of Jim were
found valuable gold chain aud three very
handsome gold shirt studs. which are be-
iievcd To DO stolen property. They are now
la the safe keeping Of officer Griffin.
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Yang Edgfant-Johu Sul!ivan, better
known as Yankee Sullivan, white boy about
fourteen years old, was arrested by officer
Granger, and brought berure the Mayor
yesterday, Oh the charge OF being = person
Of evil fame, without visible means oi hup-
port. The ofhcer stated that the boy had
no honest employment, and spent his time
in the company of notorious thieves. The
Mayor committed him to Jail in default OF
security 10 keep the peace.
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Era0R3 FROM LouIsiANa,--Titc Mnhile~ .9drertisc

EraoR3 FROM LoulsiANA.-Tiic MnFIIe~ .sltrertlseT
Of HE :45ih ait, says
Gentienen lately iioEi the vicinity Of New Or
leans s.a,e that re.vs had been received there oi
ii heavy defeat ot The Feier1ts AT Franklin, La
One ui them saw u copy oi tbs III. which admit
ted t;g ;eieat, ana noticed the arrival oi j large
number of wounded men He offered $a5 Tor the
paper, but could not obtain ii.
pretty Weil founded report from another source
has bceRTeceived, to the effect that Gen. roigna
had whipped Sherman at Trinity, In Louisiana
Also, that Gen Price had driven the enemy out OF
little Rock, Arkansas, and was In possession Vt
that place. From the sources from which these
reports Game, we are incIined u give some Gre
daHGe 10 them
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G.+..t FTc&tH IN tie Nj53r-IHe Steamer
'est Paint im Da,.gcr, Tile river, which had
becn rising during the preceding twenty
tour hours, attained 4 great height during
Wednesday night, and yesterday morning
wss within a few inches of the high water
mark Of May, l$j@, and within aboat three
lcet .! the highest point Of the great Hood
Of lSiI Mayo'5 Island was entirely sub
:-ief:tc,i, only the tops Of the houses being
visible above the water, as was also A con
siderable portion OF the low grounds ofethe
Falls plantation and three or tour hundred
yards Ci Main street in The ucighbo.ho0d Of
;,iii5'5 Creek. All the WharVGs at Rock sits
aud the new Navy Gatd were i.r under wa
ter, aud at The lltt9r' place great quantities
Of Yaitaoid lumber was in danger Of being
WISHED away. tie fiao steamer West Point,
belonging ~ the York River Railroad Com
.auy, winch Tor two months has been sunk
III the river off The foot OF the dock, was
turned pvaT by the force os the current, aud
yesterday morning - eleven o'cioci. lay Oh
her side, looking rs il every next wave of
the lJod that boiled aId sufoeI around her
would sweep her to destruction. Il compe-
tent expert, however, who Was i'll charge Of
her, I'VE 10 IS his opinion that she would
alai:d i.s. unless the W-.tef rose several feet
higher.
i tls~c lighter III which Yves stored tho
iurnju5. Of the West Point, and which was
2uIh1rrd II the stream nuar iII3 steamer,
swept by the stse;fgth Ci the current ot wa
t"ls, dragged her anchors and iaovod slowiy
J3Au 1lu llftr. Ab9u. aeon Yesterday she
had jihicd upwards OF a mile.
After two O'Clock yesterday the river
ceased to ii52, and Il Fix iast cv2u.ag it was
believed That the waters were eubsiding
Int the tall, il any there was, was SO
slight as scarcely TO be perceived. The
steamer West Point still maintained its po
ation Of the morning, aid WAS considered
s"calo y those having her in charge. IN
les there - more rain il the meantime, il i
k"p.l that the river VIII resume lbs Ordinary
r;aro in the course @. three 81 four days.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01

PEovEaDER IN EoBILs.--Corn and fodder have
recently 1'enme down by the run" in Mobile. --
The nfsi Is now but sc In sack, and but a little
whiie back u was near Si2. And fodder which
WAS ~so and upwards, Is now hui 50 10 IS So
hice Is 80 to ~ cents, sugar, Is IS, salt at 80
cents.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01

RAID IN NORTH CAROLYN. The rumot5 aIe
life that Burnside has ascavairy force Of several
thousand AZ W ishinstoa. II this be tlue, u,s,st
likely raid towards thisx place may be meditated
by the enemy There are many reasons FOR this
supposition unnecessary now 10 mention.-i isatetyA
IN. O. 'COnf.dcrd!e
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01

Stealiny Coso-Cornelius and Allen,
slaves OF Mrs. krcch, were yesterday before
the Mayor ON the charge of stesling a heller
from Mr.. Wellington Goddin. MIR. G0ddin
heing absent the negroes were committed to
Jail till this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01
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Tgs nsertvca s pabiishei daily, (snnaass ckce.''-
~ Price fog mating, s2i per year, or sta '"f s'N
kronshs. 3 fanaths. sc; noonth, S2~1n sav'nee
ks,~ All rcuaistances by mail, are ~ tae s'.A %
Ah,ee vho make them. Checks and drafts must he
4sna.9c payabie 20 order.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01

Fot1efies The box factory. OF Mr.. James
C0ghiil, on 20th ST., between Broad and
Grace sts., was entered by thieves on We'd
nesday night and two kegs of nails stolen.u
Mr.. VIM. Pages shoe store, on 18Th 81 .,
near Franklin, was broken iuto on the same
night aud robbed Of its entire stock OF shoes,
leather, nc.
In the notice of the robbery OF Mr W Woody's
storsroon Tuesday night, tie name should
have been printed I, G. Wooddy.