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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

The editor Of the New York Express is, We
believe. the oldest editor whose name has
steadily appeared in the imprint Of any news.
paper in that city. The first day OF it's publ.
cation was 18th February. 1917. AT that time
J"HS Lone and JOHN Turner, OF the New
York Gazette, We're the oldest editors (: the mex
In order was ZAcHARIAH LEWIS, editor Of the
c"mme'ciM -idrefiser; AMOS BUTLER, of the
Mercantile AelretiseT: CoLEMA0 and BrRxHAM,
OF the Ereni"y Post; ALDoN SpooSER, of the
Columbian, and HENRY WHEATON, of the Nation
al Adr"cafe. These We're the only daily PIT
pers then printed in New York. Most of these
editors are dead and their papers discontinued
The Express Is 4 continuation Of the LMily III
re'ftstf. The Post, which was established by
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, RrFrs KING, OLIVER
WoLc"rr and others. as 4 high-tOned Federal
journal. is now ably conducted as 4 Democra lie
paper by Mr.. BRYANT. In nothing is the amaz-
ing growth of New York more evident than
i'll the typographical improvement and
increased circulation Of its press. I'VE do not
know that there has been much progress in
editorial ability and dignity, for half a centu
~ ago the newspapers of New York were
conducted by men fully rs able to enliShten the
public as any who have succeeded them, and
who had q high standard Of iecorum and good
taste.
What vast changes have since taken place
in New York. The city, which now numbers
tbout eight hundred thousand, had then a
of less than 4 hundred and sixty
thousand, and Brooklyn. now numbering two
hundred thousand and more inhabitants. was
hen village. The great canal which has
made New York the Empire State was then
My talked Of, and often derisively talked of
IS the big ditch Not Il railroad of any i'm.
ortance threaded the land. And vet the
cal greatness Of the city was in those men. !
ow dead and almost forgotten, whose far
ghted wisdom and inexhaustible energy. |!
'hil" New York was second rate town. dis |
overed her capabilities Of grander fortune.
nj adopted the means for it's accomplishment
he vast river of life that rolls unheetlinglv by
leir graves is only sounding with its mur
turing tide the requiem OF the mighty spirits
no eAcavated the channels for its tri,mph,l
rogress, and whose magic genius convertedo
'rren island into The golden highway of the
OrldS commerce.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

ADJOURNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA I.ra1s
LArrkE.-The two Houses of the General As
sembiy have, by joint resolution, agreed to
again in February, 1866 ~ ''''''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

Confessed ELEcTION.-.Tohn w. Kennedy
mas notified r. Il. Hall of his intention to con-
test ms right 10 be commissioned and hold the
West Virginia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

FsASnLlS STREET, December II ,,,.
~ The Court Or fleseinss hsvimr nj. -.
clared the ollce Of ATTORNEY or Tup ~
MONwEALT3f FOR TIKI CIRCUIT COrRr y.
THE CITY OF RICHMOND vacant. and a.. :"
that an election to III the vacancy be held rmrssa
DAY, 2lst instant, / hereby announce nv.s,s
candidate for tho place, and ask the vote. -,
fellow. citizens. ~
de- 12-3t Ma gTrpuv
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~ COOP SigS.-A house and lot at Culpeper
courthouse, Va, was recently sold ut auction
LOT Ten thousand and sixty dOllars--a property
war, nave sold for half that sum-
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In 1oOo he was chairman OF = committee upon
memorial from Indiana TO dispense, tempo
rarity, with the ordinance Of 1877 20 far ~ II
was applicable to that State, and made re
port, OF which The followtne y an extract:
..That the rapid population Of the State Of Ohio
ausssciently evnccs, IN the opinion OF your com
I" promote the growth and settlement Of colonies
in that region That this labor. dcnlonstrably the
n Tire 81 Of products valuable
Sss% SsSz
10 promote the Happiness and prosperity Of the
NORTHWESTERN country. and to give strength ana y,
straint, il is believed ha, the Inhabitants Of lndi
nera.ion for. temporary privation Of labor M"
emigration"
These are the views Of great Statesman
and 1--WE are almost tempted to say prophet.
When this report was written. Indiana was
comparatively a wilderness. In stxty-t"o
years il has become one OF the most popular
States in the Union. far excelling Virginia, .
part Of whose territory she originally was, and
by one Of whose sons it was won from the
Cr0Dn Of Great Britain. At his death, Mr.
RANDOLPH emancipated all his negroes by will,
and provided for their future support. The
apparent inconsistency of holding slaves and
being opposed to slavery was, in his case, as it
was in that Of many other Virginians, appa-
rent only. Mr.. RASDoLpH knew not what 10
40 with his slaves If he should emancipate
them, and all his contemporaries We're In SIM
lar Quandary.
1t cannot be denied that a great change took
place in the mind of Virginia during the last
years of slavery. This arose, in 4 great mea-
sure from the resentment engendered by party /
strife and sectional recrimnation. Yet, that
Virginia, as a community, wits much less we'd
led to the institution than either the majority !
Of Virginians or the people of the North |
is apparent from the alacrity with
which her people submitted to the i'm
,osed necessity and the small desire they have
o see it restored.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

Mr.. DOHERTY
calls attention to some beautiful FABRICS For
GENTS WINTER WEAR, received in tho last few
days, which will be made up in good style. ua
names:
SIMONTS WAvED.FACED and TRICOT Co,r
INGS,
ENGLISH WHITNEYS and BEAVERS, var;o,.
cOlors;
ENGLISH MELONS, OXFORD and BRowr
MIXTURES,
JOHANNES and SIMONFS CLOTHS and nor
SKINS,
CLARET, BROWN and BLACK BEAVERS 70,
suits. "
This stock Is excellent. and the prices shall suit
the times.
de Its J.: E. DOHERTY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

george W R0thrcck, On old citizen of Fred
died suddenly on Friday night.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-13

Inc naieigh Progress says that = party of
capitalists from the North have gone to vii.
Iands. IT is understood that the coms,anv ne !.
a large capital with which to purchase lands
provided proper Inducements are offered them
Inc Confederate General Ewel and lady
ana General John G. Brown, also of the I"is
week. A'o Isst
Two youths, under writs Of AnAa,s .o..,...
enlarged from the military servic. ~
ted states by the Bultimorr t,ircnit
tasD0ft on Monday last. e''"''
The receipts from internal revenue ON Mon.
Jay ..a mst amounted to eight hundred and
nine dollars and eighty ceats
GEoRaE N. SANDERS IN Loxpox.-A letter
received ~ Washington, from London, speaks
u the arrival there Of George N. Sanders.
Brigham Young IL indeed pillar Of salt
LAKE. HiSdea Of y wife is-LOts3
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"a John E. Doherty,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
MAIN STREET, BETWEEN EraHrH AND Nuxrp
d1agonalIy opposite the Spotswood Hotel
MR. nOHERTY

NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS,
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agreed to, that the Committee on Courts. of
Justice be instructed to inquire into the pro
priety OF giving to persons with whom con
tracts Tor the performance of agricultural Ia
bor are made, Il remedy for their enforcement
similar to the specific performance OF contracts
In equity annexing penalties also, for their
eases to single justices Of the peace by a sum
mary proceeding, and to report by bill or
otherwise "
On motion of Mr.. GIBBoxEY, of Wythe, the
House, at o'clock p. NJ, adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06
Tho City Railroad Disaster.
THE INQUEST TO TAKE PLACE T0-DAY-NAnss o
THE JURORS.

Coroner Collin empanelled the following jury yester
day. hold inquest upon the remains Of the unforu
nate boy killed Monday night In the collision between
car No So, of the Third Avenue Railroad Company, and
Adams Express iron freight car on the Harlem Railroad
at the Cooper Institute:-
james NJ Taylor No. ss3 Broadway; IA Van Bus
kirk, No 10 varck place; James Chichester Pages Ho
tel; John T. Morris, No Is Fifth avenue; VIM. Fersu-
son. No IS West Fourteenth street; VIM. yelling, No.
l42 East Twenty eighth street John A. Miller corner Of
East Thrtieth street and w. s. King, No 20 Wcs Wash
ington place. These gentlemen taken To the place
where the mangled body lying on stretcher and
sworn in. The investigation will commence to-day q
o'clock p. NJ, and Coroner Collin earnestly requests
all persons who witnessed the disaster who were ON
number witnesses have already been subpocnaed and
a st searching investigation will be made, that tho
aud blame Of the Disaster may be laid the proper
shoulders. 80
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News from the Paeisc Coast. -,

gan FRANCnCO, Doc. ., 1906.
Trade Is very dull Greenbacks nominal at o. Ophor
&345 Gould Curry $780, Savage S7Ss, Chollar Potosi
S2l5.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 8, 1896 {,
The Legislature organised 70 day, esctng the follow
ing Union ofncers-In the Senate r. Weight, Prssi-
dent pro teS and John White, Secretary. In the As
sembly, J. W. wilcox, Speaker pro tsMA, and y. d.
Bornek, Chief Clerk.
In the senate JOINT resolution was offered adopting
the constitutIonal amendment 10 abolish slavery.
OLYMPIA, washington Territory, Dec 8, 1888.
Continuous eales have prevailed throughout the Tern
tory for three weeks doing much damage and causing
elite suspension Of business. Several small vessels
are reported missing The roads everywhsre blocked
and the telegraph lines have been utterly demolished
nv the fallen trees
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06

The December number Of the Catholic world has been
ssued in New York Il fully sustans the high repu-
ton Of the SERIES both in original matter ana It's vsu
bile compilations from the Catholic literature Of the Old
wos,d.
The "spinsters Story" is the title OF . American
novel just issued
The widow Of Sir George Cornwall Lewis who has died
40 soon after her husband herself the Of two
novels and recently edited the memoirs OF Miss Berry
she was sister to the Earl Of Clarendon, and always
sroken or a. lady Of talent and great accomplishments
she had been previously married to gentleman named
Lister the author Of ''Grsnby"
The Emperor Napoleon undertook considerable share
Of the editing the description Of tho Traan column,
which has been Issued by the authorities Of tho Louvre
Paris 1876
Professor MAJ Muller has been appointed sub librarian
OF tho Bodlosn Library. Oxford. Enssnd.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06

Two MEN STABBED William Pickett, q man twenty
seven years OF age was arrested by ocer Harris Of the
Twenty seventh precinct the charge Of feoniously
assaultng Martin Cahi Of Is Washington street. and
stabbing him twice in the face with sharp knife in
nicilng severe wounds Pickett also stands charged
with siabbing Thomas cahill aso living at 70 Washing
street. In the face with sharp knfc The accused
was taken before Justice Bowling who required him 10
give bail in 81 900 TO answer each complaint Pickett
lives at No Morris street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06
Brooklyn city News.

DssTsucrvx FIRE. Last night about half.pas eight
O'Clock, fire broke out in the packing box factory or
Henry solms foot Of Rush street, y. D., and was
subdued up TO late hour The fire originated the
boiler in frame building In Of the main factory,
flames spread to the latter In less than
hour both buildings heap VI ruins Tho FIRE then
spread n large quantity OF dry lumber in the yard.
most likely escape with small damage Tho two build
ings destroyed not Of much value, but the los
IN machinery, tools and stock will be very heavy Par
tiailv insured.
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commend il 70 the people and 10 Congress. /"
shows that the Department has been admins
tered with view to protect the public inter-
ests rather than for the special benefit OF bank
aUaculaknra
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TRIPLE SHEET.
DEFERRED ADVERTISEMENTS.

Owing to the pressure upon columns this morning
we have obliged to leave large number OF ad-
vert.semonts which will be promptly attended to to
morrow.
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Burnin8 OF tho Seeamshtp WeybOssets
At about half.psst four o'clock on Tuesday morning
the night Waterman, Stephen d. Smith, on board the
steamship weybossct lying at pier Is North river dis
covered smoke issuing from the forward hold At once
an alarm given, and the Fire Department quickly
responded. copious stream Of water was applied
from steam FIRE engines and the ship was flooded 80
that the fire prevented from spreading beyond the
forward hold, where IL seems to have originated
The facts, as elected by the Fire Marshal show that
Captain H. W. Parish arrived here, from Savannah on
Saturday iast-that vessel being regular packet DO.
tween New York and Savannah Her cargo consisted OF
four hundred and nnetytwo bales OF cotton with an
assorted cargo OF fruits Three hundred and forty bales
Of cotton had been in the forward
hatch hundred and sixty bales Those matches were
closed aud were to have been opened Tuesday and
the cotton discharged The vessel TO sail on Wed.
nesday VI this week-that being her regular day.
Quite large freight OF dry goods had been
already taken board and stored in the after hodthe
freight belonging to different shippers, who doubt
well managed by Commissioner Brown and Chief Engi.
neer Kngsland thus saving very large amount Of pro-
perry. Ninesixteenths OF the vessel owned by J.
Nightingale. He has insurance Of $40 600 70
his interest. The balance OF the ship s owned by
George Grnman, Of Mystic, Conn HIS interest Is not
injured
cts, Of which Messrs. Waterman, Gookin h Dickinson
are the agents, No. IL Broadway.
A large quantity Of the ships furniture removed
from the ship 10 the dock at the time of the fire. Cap
tain Parish il Of the opinion the fire did not extend
abaft the ma nmast, that the damage will not exceed
$4,000 on which hr. Nightingale has ample insurance
In reference 10 the cause Of the fire. CAPTAIN Parish
informed the Fire Marshal that the forward hatch had
not been opened and that he Of the opinion that the
hre Was caused by combustion among the cotton but
from what he IL unable TO say Il may have been
smoulderng there since she left Savannah The vessel
Is pretty well Tiled with water and in few days the
owners will pump her out, and the repairs will imme-
datcy 80 on and the ship will then be put the line
again.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06

BURLINGTON, W., Dec ., 1865
H. g. Hubbell the missing cashier Of the Mssisqu0l
Bank at sheldon VT has been traced a. far ~ Chicago,
where he was seen by acquaintance November 16 He
left there ostensbly for Detroit He 10 supposed 70 Do
hornr "a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06

The North Carolina senatorship.
RALEcH, N G., Dec. 8, 1895.
John Pool Of Bertha county Union man, was elected
United Ststes Senator to day for the short term.
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sioner suggests several amendments In relation
10 stamp duties, the duties of the Tax Commits
sioners, and other changes in the law, whereby
doubtful points can be definitely settled.
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The Legislature to-day passed the bill repeating the act
allowing the transfer Of the counties OF Berkeley and JEFF
ferson TO West Virginia
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06

mail bar that left New York sunday night fos
Cleveland was stolen In the depot here last night.
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The Legislature organised yesterday by cAeciins ar
risen Taylor Speaker Of The House asd Z Thomas
Clerk.
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BRYANTs MINSTRELs, Mechanics Hail. 472 Broad
Uly-DAr BRYAsr's NEW STUMP srkkcH-NEGRo CoAicALI-
Hup
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SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs, 5s5 Broadway, opposite
Netropol tan Ifoel-ErHiopAs SINGING, DANCING kc-
ITALIAN AIRS BY NATIVE ARTISTS
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway. SAN.
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and |. will no douS. B. generally recognised BY the peo

and will doubt be generally recognised oy the peo
Pile OF thu whole country.
The Surrogate rejected the paper offered a. the VIII
Joseph Hail. deceased not being properly executed
the signatures being at the end Of the viii AZ re-
CURED by law.
The Senate, General Legislative Directory OF Amer
lean Fenansm, have again come TO New York TO re-
the conduct OF affairs here by the occupants OF the
central Offices The commenced yesterday at ten
o'clock, at $50 Broadway. There appears TO be general
opinion that the Senate will thoroughly examine
into the matter of economy and fathfulness in the
executive departments and the organization, demand
ing unusual proby and promptness this time,
to be anxiousy watching for tho report OF these general
representative stewards Unusual interest attaches to
the meeting WILL Is supposed, continue for several
days.
fire, the origin OF which is unknown, broke out be-
tween four and five o'clock yesterday morning among
some cotton board the steamship Weybosset lying at
pier Is North river doing considerable damage to the
vessel and her cargo.
The stock market firm yesterday. Governments
steady. Gold closed at 14sIS.
Business emphatcally duh yesterday, the dis
turbng influences Of the election together with the
anxiety about the tariff and currency questions acting
hindrance to commercial transactions Groceries
were dull Cotton quiet. Petroleum was steady
On Change -four decidedly lower. Wheat was also
lower Corn was in good demand and quite steady
Pork was Irregular, closing lower. Beef was steady
Lard dull, nominal and shade lower. Whiskey was
entirely nominal, with scarcely any demand
The market for beef cattle armer this week for
prime steers and of the choicest offerings brought
as high 100 per pound Other kinds varied from 10c
to 17c generally 13c. TIC. Mich steady at
$40 500 $780, the latter rate for fine thorough
bred cows with calves their SIDE Veals steady at
loc a l4c Sheep and lambs dull and lower, vary
ing from So rs to So So Hogs sold at from l0c. to
I0Xc The total receipts were 6l33 beevcs, 80 cows,
COS veas $40 sheep and lambs and about 900 hogs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-06

TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. POI Rowerv-siSs.
ING DANCING BURLRsauks &c.-THE fKSiASs DRkAh, on,
Lag Ann FRkF
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TEMPLE or MUSIC, corner of Grand and Crosby
streets OvERIS's MIssrREis ALL NATIONS
KErRBUrios; or, The DOWNFALL or HUSsuG
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S219 ,SS3 were returned 1t nve per cent upon
incomes above ten thousand dollars, $l72,770
at three per cent upon incomes Of less than ten
thousand dollars, and $3,637 upon incomes
from United States securities. OF that collected
in 1864 $s,9l3,s34 were returned at i've per
cent, 81 ,070 at three per cent, and $75,373
at one and one-half per cent OF that col
lected in 1865 $80l,941 were returned at ten
per cent, $9,9s4,74s at five per cent 81, 697, 246
at three per cent, and $l33,402 at one and one
half per cent. The receipts from iron and
steel, in the various forms specifically named
were ss,2ls,713, or nearly six millions more
than the previous year; from refined petroleum
and coal oil, s3047 ,2l2, being an increase OF
about 100000 over 1864; cigars, s3,O6s, 44s
tobacco, ss,0l6,ll9; fermented liquors, $685.
O91; distilled spirits, Sl5,9S5,6 $685. or nearly
thirteen millions less than the previous year.
The Commissioner devotes . considerable por-
ton Of his report to explaining why the re-
ceipts from distilled spirits, with tax Of two
dollars per gallon, are so much less than they
were when the tax was but sixty cents per
gallon. The receipts for the current fiscal year
are estimated to reach s272, 900, 900, or about
sixty millions more than last year. The Com
missioner suggests an alteration in the mode
Of appointing assistant assessors, urges an
increase In their compensation, a. well as in
that Of the clerks employed In the Internal
Revenue Bureau. An additional allowance for
ooace rent ID also recommended, Tho 0ommis-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-10-06
POSITION OF THE DEMOCRACY.

In 8 9 the Cincinnati Enquirer, tn,
leading Democratic paper of the State
laid down the following planks for thu
Democratic party to stand on
list. That the Democracy can never
come into power as a war party.
I'D. That the war is utterly opposed
tions.
I'D. That the Republicans are emit
tied to all the glory and all the discredit
of the war.
"4th That the Democracy believe in
Mr.. Vallandigham's views respecting the
war"
We advise the soldiers when the sneaku
o. that party come purring around, pro-
Tossing to be the soldiers friends. 10 re-
mind them that they have not any of the
glory of the war, and that they adopted
and acted upon Vallandigham's views.
winch were, never to vote a man nor n
dollar to carry on the war, always to dis
courage enlistments and to the
rebels, and on all occasions to denounce
The measures and efforts of the Govern
nent to maintain the Union.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-10-06

E
THE LAST CALLt-But q few days re-
main till the election, and our next issue
will announce the result. The contest is
4 of vast iaportance, and we trust the
Union men 81 the county fully realize the
responaibnityresdng upon them as cleo
tors The rebellion has been crushed.
but the principles which led to it still
animate our ~opponentA, andthey are striv-
ing to establish By the ballot what their
Southern compesTs failed to accomplish
by . resort 10 arms To reap the full
benefits Of the victory achieved in the
field. we must endorse that victory by an
eqeaIly decisive triumph at the polls
Our only source Of danger is apathy and
indifference growing out of a feeling of
Over-cOnfdenee. This must be guarded
against. In times of great excitement but
little effort 10 required to get out voters
sndheneetheimperatiYe duty of increased
effort in that direction at a time like the
present when but little excitement pre-
wallis Remember the Importance Of a
yote-7remember especially the eff
Of individual effort, and act accord
ingly. We have the voters, and if we do
opf duty in railying them to the polls. our
win be decisive and glorious
men. to the rescue.