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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-05

Destructive FIRE.-About o'clock SATURDAY,
morning u FIRE broke out in the old framed building
known as Myerss negro quarters, which sets back
in the wand on Seventh street, between Cary al d
Canal. Ii was occupied by number Of females,
both white and black and before they were aware OF
it, the fire had gained such headway as to compel
many of them to leap from the second-stoTy WIN
dowe with Just what clothes they had on; one OF
whom, Mrs. Wallace Hettiln, sustained severe IN
juIies about the body and legs From this building
the flames extended to four other tenements, occu-
pied respectively by Miss Josephine Douglas, Ed
ward Pagan, - Swami, and couple Of old negro
women, employed i'll cooking and washing FOL Cap
tain Lock.
Tho destruction, financially speaking, done to
Douglass's property was greater than all the rest
combined. Her house, which is a three-story brick,
was completely Quilted, besides which the most OF
her valuable furniture burnt up, including SUI
peIior wearing apparel, full assortment vi pIOV-
sions, and large trunk containing me collection
of silver tableware and several thousand dollars IN
gold and silver CON- which melted into one CON-
mon mass and afterwards spirited away, where she
has since heard from them Her loss WILL amount
TO about sixty thousand dollars The other houses
considerably damaged IN the rear, ana e4cn OF
the occupants lost portion of their furniture; but
the tenementS being small, old and dllapdated, the
aggregate damage done to them cannot exceed SIX
eight thousand dollars. The back and 'front.' ten
ements which first took fire, including the lots, be-
long to Mr.. William IL. Poindexter; the house 0e-
cuped by Swami is owned by John W. Bremer, ana
that in the possession of Pagan Is owned by Mrs
Catherine burns Myers AeG!O qo"A 'ol'
with all the furniture therein, was entirely de-
strOyed.
About the origin Of the fire there are two reports,
both OF which give without expressing any opin-
ion One is that it originated from tire used Uy an
old woman named Jane, who was engaged ut that
hour in baking pies for sale 1T the early Petersburg
train, had been her practice for some tune back
and the other comes from old negro woman hvlnS
| III the front shanty, who says that Few minutes
! before it broke out she saw pile up some
shavings under the house and then set fire to them
Before she had time to give the alarm she says the
house was all ablaze.
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KENTUCKY.
TnR TALLAHASSEE AT HALIFAX-BRlIlSh
"NEUTRALITY."

,,ir,,e 1attcr received through the blockade,
.5r. ~, account Of tho treatment of the Conede-
rate c,1,isar Tallahassee at Halifax, somewhat di-
frent from anv which has heretofore been published.
rs furnishing an illustration Of the "neutrahty
Of Great Britain in the present war; the suDJo'ie"
extracts will be perused with interest The writer
says.
TIE British Admiral, Sir James Hope, was very
cool from tho first Sir Richard Mcdonald 'he
L.utcnant- Governor, wished 10 be friendly out Or
der. from Lord Lyons--or rather from MI SeWaru-
DESTROYED his good intentions. Tho whole colonial
admin, -tyGtjOn is completely under the thumb OF
the Yankee minister, through Lord Lyons. Before
tie order WIS received from Washington, Judge
Jackson. the United States Consul, made demand
ijr the weasel and the men and officers ia CHAINS =
l wonder writ Of de iu,atico inq"'rendo was not
issued against him. The worst OF the whole AFFAIR
Is, party Of armed men were sent down IN ooats
ana launches to surround the ship, and naval onl-
was put upon her, who remained TO hurry her
u sea, and did not leave the deck until she was
,teamlng down the bay. She was allowed only one
hundred tons Of coal enough 1t said to take her
u the nearest Confederate port The presence Of this
oiHoer, walking up and down the deck, and Of the
the pride Of her gallant crew And such is BRUSH
neutrality! While there, the Queens counsel gave
ms opinion upon the law to the effect that the war
vessels Of begerent power had the right TO remain
IN neutral port long enough 10 make necessary re-
pairs, take in COAL and tioenty-fo" hours afte'-
yards. The Tallahassee needed repairs sadly; but
seeing the strong feeling against him. Captain Wood
Very properly, refused to beg permission to remain
long enough for the purpose. Had he done 80, 1t
would have been refused, undoubtedly. captain
woods word was not noticed, but engineers were
sent on board 70 see how much coal-or rather now
Aule-woud take her TO sea and other officers sent
under the guise Of visitors 10 inspect her condition
II Is understood that Lord Lyons was very peremp-
tory in his orders TO send that ship to sea at once
Truly, British neutrality, as represented by the
conduct Of high officials, is queer commodity
fosslbly no man claiming TO be man, and 10 oc-
eapy high position, was ever 80 much the tool Of
another as Lord Lyons, the British minister al
Washington, is Of William II. Seward. This Is
'uiiy illustrated in his proceedings in the case OF tho
Tallahassee
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FROM PETERSBURG.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

PETERSBURG, yIRoINIA, September 8, 1864
Heavy musketry, accompanied by occasional dis
charge. Of artillery, heard on our extreme
right Yesterday morning, and indicated, quite un-
mistakeably, active operations in that direction
The firing turned out TO have been encounter be-
tween Bearings cavalry and body Of the enemy's
cavalry estimated at fifteen hundred strong accom-
panied by four pieces of artillery, provided with ra-
tons and forage for three days. Their object was'
doubtless, a raid in the direction Of the Southslde
railroad. They found, however, our boys on the
oai rire and after driving in the pckets, came upon
a body of our reserves who engaged and drove them
back pell-mell towards their lines In their re-
treat they threw away canteens, side-arms, sa5res
and scattered "their oats" III every direction
Our loss was few horses we captured few prison
ers Our lines have been re-estabhshed, and al! IS
quiet to-day.
+ We hold the railroad at Reams's STILL but the
enemy still have the road on front just out OF
this place Grants next object (mark my predlc-
tom will be to cut the Southside railroad with his
raiders or if possible, to make a permanent iodg-
ment upon it az he has upon the Weldon road In
order TO accomplish this last result he will have to
swing his columns around full SIX miles. The next
fighting here will be for the Southsde road.
Last night the Yankee soldiers all along the lines
were cheering vociferousy Some say because Of
McClellan's nomination, whilst others alegs that
they have received news Of the fall OF Atlanta
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FUTURE DAY.



SALE.--By virtue Of two
deeds Of trust executed By Charles Narmurds
and wife to trustee The frst dated the AID u
August 1862 and Vie second the 10th Of November,
1852 being thereto requested by The parties, shau
sell on MONDAY, the 18th September, at y O'Clock
+. NJ, at public auction, on the premises, TO the
highest bidder for cash a. TO much viii satisfy
the henson the said property my due and the
penses Of sale. and ~ the readus ON such credit
will meet the hen on said property yet to become
due, the property thereby conveyed in trust, and
which Is described therein all the night. title, and
interest OF the said MacInurdo and wife In and to
the House and Lot situated At the corner OF Eghth
and Marshall streets, wheleon the late G. j. Mao.
musdo lately resided and all their right, title and
interest in the slaves Cornelius, Jane and Martha,
and her children, William, Jenny, Robert, George,
Martha, Bet, Lilly, and Jim, and all Of the personal
property that may come TO the hands Of George p.
Macmurdo from the estate Of the mother, father, or
grandfather of the said Charles Mscmu-do. The in
cuanbrsnees on the said property may be seen on
reference to the deed books in Richmond Hastings
Court Clerks office, beng for deeds OF trust nom
said Macmurdo and wife recorded in said Clerks
office. The title to the property Is believed to bs
good but selling as trustee the usual special war
Tanty will be given.
ALEXANDER II. SANDS,
Trustee in the two deeds above mentioned.
Sale conducted by 2. W. GRuBBs, Auctoneer, sue
cessor to Goddin & AppersDn. sci
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FXECUTOR'S SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE, IN THE
COUNTY OF HENRICO, ONE MILE AND A
HALF FROM THE CITY OF R1CHMOND.-We
shall, on THURSDAY, the eth day Of September,
1864 sell at public auction, on the premises, at II
o'clock NJ, that beautiful FARM called WOOD
VILE, the late residence of John Jacob, senior,
deceased, on the Mechsncsville turnpike, directly
opposite the tollgate. The house is large and COM
modious, and situated in a beautiful oak grove
There are also all the necessary out-houses The
Land is in high state of cultivation, and Will be
sold in two lots of ten each ana one lot, with
the house, Of twenty acres.
The purchaser Will have full possession Of the
whole property the LIST Of December next, and OF
a part of the dwelling Immediately, and Will have
an opportunity of putting in a crop ;or another
year.
plat of the property can De seen at the office OK
the auctioneer.
TERMS: One-third cash one-third at SIX, and
one-third at twelve months, negotiable notes with
interest added or the whole in cash, at the option
of the purchaser.
At the same time we will sell, for cash, Horse.
Rarouche, Buggy and Harness, two Carts, Farming
Utensils, ard Household and Kitchen Furniture
All persons having claims against the estate will
present them to the undersigned; those indebted
will make payment to us.
J. b. KEESEE, Executors Of John
c. JACOB, J Jacob, ST., decd
Sale to be conducted by JAMES NJ. taylor, Auc-
tioneer au 29-tds
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TNARM FOR sALE.-Being in a bad

T,ARM FOR SALE.-Being in bad
state Of health, so that cannot attend to my
AGRICULTURAL affairs causes me 20 offer my farm
for sale its location being about ton miles west OF
the city of Richmond. Henrico county, lying on
Deep Run Greek, containing four hundred and TWEEN
ty-six acres. The Improvements consist OF large
dwelling and all necessary buildings. ! deem it
unnecessary to say anything more respecting my
farm, AS those wishing TO purchase will come and
Judge for themselves For terms, apply to the sub
'' am ae -, WILLIAM W. MoRIEN.
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By A. D. williams, Auctioneer.

GALE OF BUILDING LOTS ON
TWENTY EIGHTH, THIRTY-FIRSF AND
Thirty SECOND STREETS, UNION HILL, AT
AUCTION.-On WEDNESDAY, the 1th Sep.em-
ber at o'clock P. NJ, will be sold, upon the prem.
ises one hundred and seventy five feet front Of
GROUND at the southwest corner Of Twenty-eight
and streets, adjoining the property Of Thomas
Wingrove and within his enclosure, running back
one hundred and forty feet.
Also three-quarters of tina. beautiful SQUARE
in Atams's plan bounded by Thirty-f first, Thirty
second o and streets. The portion 70 Be sold has
a frontage Of one hundred and axty-hve feet ON
Thiry-rst street and three hundred and thirty feet
on Thirty-second street.
The above property will be sub6iyided and sold
according to plats which will be shown at the sale
pie lots should attend the sale.
TxaAs: To suit purchasers.
sci A. u. WILLIAMS, Aucticnssx
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BvP w. Grubbs. Auetioneer.

TWO HANDSO ONE BRICK COT
TA0FS ON FIFTH, JUST BEYOND LEIGH
STREET, FOR SALE AT AUCTlOS.-Win be
sold at public auction, ON the premises, on MON
DAY, the 5th September, at o'clock T. M those
two valuable Cottage Residences located as above.
They front sixty-ye feet eight inches on the east
side of Fifth street. running back one hundred and
thirty-two feet On each lot there is substantial
brick cottage with four rooms besides closets ana
clothes-presses, and coal and wood-house They
are supplied with gas and water. They are plea
sanity situated, and are delightful residences.
This affords fine opportunity for investing IN the
most valuable description of real estate Its loca-
ton makes it very valuable
Terms: Cash Possession given in a few days.
P w. GRUBBS, Auctioneer,
sell Successor to Goddn & Apperson.
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The MARKETs-Both of the markets Saturday
were well supplied with meats, vegetables, poultry
eggs, butter, SC. The butchers were very reason
and three and a half dollars per pound but every
thing else ranged at figures a shade higher No ex-
cuse could DO given for this increase in price other
than disposition the part of holders to obtain
all they could get, and TO extort from those VINO
were compelled to buy the highest they could pos
sibly pay. For melons, enormous prices were asked,
but, as usual they sold readily among the negroes,
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By Williams & Norfeet, Auctioneers,
Corner Of Thirteenth and Main streets

By Williams & Norfeet, Auctioneers,
Corner of Thirteenth and Main streets.)
WE WILL SELL ON WEDNESDAY,
w the It'll instant, at our auction house, cor
ner Thirteenth and Main streets,
5 600 yards Sheeps-grey Full Cloth, Sd TO Oh,
10 pieces fine Black Alpaca,
10 bales AlaInance Stripes and Checks,
10 bales Pad Cotton Yarns,
dozen Soft Felt Hats,
dozen Cloth Caps,
10 dozen Horsesklns, beautifully dressed,
10 dozen Goatskins cork finish,
10 dozen do, enameled finish,
10 dozen Hogskins russell finish,
dozen Dogskins, soft finish,
800 pairs English Cotton Cards, with backs,
70O pairs English Cards, with and without
backs,
so sacks Salt,
IS bags superior Brown Sugar,
barrels do. do,
Is tierces Rice,
10 kegs Florida Syrup,
100 reams Sand Paper,
so reams Letter Paper,
1900 English Otacal Envelopes,
10000 Small Envelopes,
! lot of fine Cut-Glassware,
lot of fine Indian China,
10 cases Iicorioe,
500 packages Manufactured Tobacco,
100 barrels Smoking Tobacco.
Constituents solicited, and will be received up to
Tuesday evening.
ses Auctioneers.
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ARRESTED FOR DIsLoYALrY.-A

ARRESTED FOR DIsLoVALrY.--A man named
Oakley Fleming, resident of Charles City, was
brought to this city yesterday and lodged in Castle
Thunder ..on the charge OF harboring runaway ne
groes and communicating with the enemy. The
guard who brought him down stated that he had
become 50 bold in his operations as to order re-
spectacle citizen from his own house upon the pre-
tence that Yankee general had authorized him to
get it in readiness for his headquarters and that the
said Yankee general and his forces would take
possession of all the country leading to Richmond,
when he would expel every man who would not es-
mouse the Lincoln cause
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BY TELEG r A P II.

COLLISION ON THE MACON AND WESTERN
RAILROA D--TRIRTT-SETEN FOUNDED
SOLDIERS KILLED AND FORTY DREAD
FULLY AANGLED
EVANSVILLE, September "A collision of tho up
and down trains on the Macon and Western rail-
road took place about forty miles from Macon to-day
BY which thirty-seven wounded soldiers weTs killed
and forty dreadfully mangled. The engines and SIX
cars completely wrecked
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LOCAL M A T T E r S.

FIRr-Last night about eleven O'Clock fire
broke out III an CID tobacco factory in the alley
ming from Thirteenth Fourteenth streets between
Main and Franklin, destroying that, brick build
lug occupied as an eatng-house next door, and the
stable occupied by Messrs. Murray G Roper. All
the buildings were old, and not OF much value The
fire ia supposed 10 have been the work Of all ncen
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VERY VALUABLE LOT OF FIFTY

VERY VALUABLE LOT OF FIFTY
Y SIX FEET FRONT, ON NORTH SIDE OF
LEIGH, BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
STREETS, WITH FRAME OF BCILDING
THEREON, FOX SALE Az AUCTION .-Impedl-
tlv after the sale of the cottages advertised above
I will sell at auction on the premises, the very
handsome property located as above. The lot has a
front of fifty-six feet Leigh, running back the
usual depth Of lots on that square There are tine
shade trees and q house, which, at small outlay,
might be made comfortable dweHng or the bulld-
ing material may be removed to another lot as the
builder when he erected it, designed removing 1t,
and converting it into dwelling. The property is
beautifully located, and valuable an investment
Possession given at once.
TERMS 0ne-third cash, the balance at six snd
twelve months, interest added or all cash, at the
option Of the purchaser.
P GRUBBS, Auctioneer,
se5 Successor to Goddn & Apperson.
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PoLIcE AsREsrs.-The following arrests were
made by the Mayors police on Saturday and yes
terday:
Thomas W. Bass and John Harrington, hospital
soldiers charged with swindling negroes in the First
Market by tho exhibition of a leather puzzle
These fellows have for some time been engaged In
their swindlng operations, and before detected by
the policemen Saturday had mulcted their I'M
suspooting dupsto the extent Of about twenty dol
lars. ~
William II. BEDFORD and Isaac Lichtenstein,
charged with fighting IN the street. These parties,
after thor encounter IN the street. had another set
to in Redfords house, whore they were making good
use Of chars tables and other articles of household
furniture when the limbs Of the law stepped in and
put end to the sport.
Sam, slave of the city OF Richmond, was arrested
the charge Of breaking into the house of Samuel
M Price on the night OF the Goth Of August, and
stealing three hundred dollars worth OF groceries
and repeating the exploit on Saturday night
last, at which time he stole five hundred dollars
worth Of shoes and clothing.
Wells slave of Turpin & Yarbrough, arrested on
Saturday night with one bag of in his posses
sion supposed to have been stolen
The above parties were locked up in the lower sta
tionhouse till this morning, when they Will have
| hearing before the Recorder.
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REAL. ESTATE FOR SALE.

VALUABLE FARMING, WOOD AND
COAL LAND, IN CHESTERFIELD COUN-
TY, FIFTEEN MILES FROM RICHMOND AND
THREE AND A HALE MILES FROM COAL
FIELD STATION, ON THE DANVILLE RAIL-
ROAD, FOR SALE pRTVATELY.-I offer for sale
the property located as above containing six hun
dred and twenty acres-three hundred cleared,
two hundred original and heavlly-wooded and TIM
bered, the balance second growth pine-a good deal
of it very large growth. The dwelling has been
burned and the farm neglected, but there Is much
good land. About seventy-fve acres OF Ie cleared
and good at all times which viii make the land val
uabie for its wood and TIMBER but its great value
consists in the almost certainty that II abounds in
coal, nov becoming scarce in this locality
In making sale of this property, one-sixth Of the
coal interest will be reserved. The improvements
vet remaining sufficient for overseer, servants,
and fan purposes.
For terms and further description apply to
7. W. GRUBBS, Auctioneer,
Sc 5-ts Successor to Goddin & AppeTson.
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THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS RE-

THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS RE-
WARD-Ran away from our farm, near Dan
vile, on Tuesday night, our two men, TODD and
ALEX.
TODD is black, rather large size, weighs perhaps
one hundred and seventy-fve pounds, well made,
about forty to forty-ye years old, and little bald
talks well and very plausbly; he is about FIVE feet
eight inches high. We bought him of Dr. Wiley
J0ness estate, near Milton, North Carolina. He
Milton. He is well acquainted on Dan river a. far
as Gainesville, and may be IN that neighborhood
ALEX is very black healthy looking, speaks
slow, and slow i'll his movements; height about hve
feet four inches, well made, and weighs about one
hundred and fifty pounds. We bought him III
Richmond, some eighteen months ago, nom gen.
tleman from Eastern South Carolina.
We will pay the above reward, or $3.50 for EACH II
they are delivered to in Danville, confined IN
Jail so that we get them.
THOMAS Q. WILLIAMS e. co.
Danyille, August IS, 1861 au A-eodSt'
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kerr Of the Confederate States navy again taken
up. For the defence no evidence was given. The
Commemorative testimony was the same as that
given on former occasion, and which has already
been published. Lieutenant Parker rode his horse
to Rockets tied him and went off 70 attend to some
business. When he returned his horse was gone,
and he subsequently learned that the accused rode
him away A witness, in whose possession the horse
was afterwards found, proved that he traded with
Isaacs for him. The Recorder sent him on before
the Hastings Court for examination.
Joseph, a negro in the employ of the Confederate
States Government, arrested with an improper pass
and having i'll his possession large revolving pis-
toll and burglars augur, was ordered to receive
thirty -Iline lashes.
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TIME MATTAPONI ESTATE OF

IL
II FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES, IN
CAROLINE COUNTY, WITHIN ONE MILE OF
MILFORD DEPOT, AND ONE AND HALL
MILES FROM BOWLING GREEN, CALLED
HOLLY HILL, FOR SALE AT AUCllON.--Niu
be sold at auction, ON the p.cmises, ON I'll
DAY, the 18th September, al IL O'Clock a. NJ, the
very valuable estate located above. 1t contains
five hundred and fifty acres OF which about three
fourths are open land, and one-fouIth in wood and
timber Tho open land is in a good state Of inn
provenent. The Improvements consist Of large
dwelling and every other outbuildng usually found
on such an estate-all in good repair. The location
is beautiful There is on the place very large or
chard of peaches and apples of the choicest kinds
This is a opportunity of securing valuaee and
most beautiful estate. Partial possession will be
given at once, and full possession 50 soon as the
growing crops can be secured The Richmond and
Fredericksburg railroad passes through the iaim
near the house, affording opportunity OF visiting
the place and returning the same day.
| TERMS: One-third cash; balance at ak and
twelve months or all cash. at the option u the pur-
! chaser. T. W. thUbbS, Aucuonesr,
se5 Successor to Goddin Apperson.
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II u n A Y.-FIVE HUNDRED
III DOLLARS REWARD.-Ran away nom the
subscriber about the LIST OF August my man KIN
CHIN-calls himself HERBERT. He is black;
good appearance; quick in action about five feet
nine inches high, and twenty-five 10 twenty-five
years old was purchased in Richmond in July last
of Mr. O. E. Morbin, who resides near Judc's Ferry,
i'll Powhatan county will pay the above reward
if he is delivered to Lee & bowman, Richmond,
Virginia, or confined in Jail 80 get him
G.. A. WHITE,
au A-l2t' Lexington, Virginia.
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ALU ABB L E GRANITE.FRONT

Y STORE AND DWELLING ON BYRD,
BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS,
FOR SALE AT AUCTION.-Will be sold at aue-
ton, on the premises, ON THURSDAY, the bth
September, at O'Clock p. NJ, the valuable property
located "a above The upper or dwelling portion
of the House contains five rooms the store and
cellar are large, well suited foT grocery or other
business, with another building the lot contain
ing four rooms The property Is now rented fer
$500 to monthly tenants, and could now be rented,
no doubt for much larger sum The property 10
valuable, being on the basin, and near the largo
manufacturing mills and Petersburg Railroad Dee
pot.
Terms: Cash or credit, at the option Of the pur-
chaser p. W. GRCBBS, Auctionecr,
se5 Successor to Goddin Apperson.