Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-14
RICHMOND WHIG.
WEDNESDAY MoRNING.JU JUNE14, 1865.
MISCELLANY.

Mexican emigration has Suddenly cooled of,
and it is said that nobody has gone TO Mexico.
camel harnessed to a buggy wagon is one OF
the sights in the streets of Benicia, California.
wel.executed counterfeit one hundred dollar
grsenback has made its appearance.
Pierre soule, it is currently reported, has open.
ed law Office in Mexico.
Matilda Heron, the actress, has fallen heir TO
s15,OCO, by the death OF brother.
Talleyrand's memoirs which he ordered to be
published thirty years after his DEATH will proba-
bly, appear this year In Paris.
Thomas II. od the son of the famous humor.
ist has become the editor Of the Fun, the weekly
paper published In London as rival of Punch.
Tie health of NJ. Victor Cousin, the eminent
French philosophical writer IL SO poor as TO give
the greatest concern TO his nosrest friends.
About iftI new buildings are in process of
erection in Atlanta from tae ruins OF burned
houses. The authorities Of the city have had the
streets cleared Of the debris left by Sherman's
army.
The remaining steamers Neptune Savannah
and Detroit, Of the expeditioHary Texan feet, un.
der the command OF Ma. Gen. Weitzel sai.ed
from Fortress Monroe on Thursday Gen. Welt.
zel took his departure in the steamer Crescent
about noon.
One day last week man named Luther Dunn
Wub WORKING ue.l III EoL. fTdnclS
Arkansas, when neighDoT named David Wills
came and called on him to halt, and before he
could make any response, sh05 him dead. Thirty
Ct the IeighbUrs met at once, ani going 10
Wilds' house, they seized him. They then asked
him If he wanted TO pray. He said that he did,
and kneeed down. In few minutes they fired
simultaneously, and Wilds' bOdj was bl Jwn in
pieces.
There has been a pleasant Enoch Arden 70.
Il oh II
alter mourning for year her first husband az
dead in the war, married q few weeks ago, a se.
cond, Mr.. Brown, and now Mr. Badger has
provokngly turned up." Unlike Iennyson's
Enoch, he doesn't propose so pine away but has
sent word TO Brown, that he shall prove pro.
perty and take her away" Mrs. Badger.BrOwn
is in somewhat OF dilemma, but thinks she
will cleave unto Brown.
An order has just been issued Great ng live
military divisions-iirst that Of the Atl. mite TO
be commanded by General Meade, embracing
New England and the Middle States and Virginia
and TIE Carolinas. Second, that OF the hissis.
sippi TO be commanded by Gen. Sherman, and 20
embrace Ohio Mi souri,, Arkansas and the North
west Third that of the tennessee to be commando
| by Gen. Thomas, and including Kentucky Ten.
nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, florida and Geor-
Qia. Fourth. tnat Of tie Southwest General
| Sheridan commander, comprising louisiana,
Texas, New Mexico aud Arizona. Fifth, the Pa
| cifc, General LAileck commander, made up OF
| the Pacific states and the adjoining Territories
These divisions are 10 be subdividtd but the
commanders Of these subdivisions have not all
been selected.
The Boston Advertiser contains a report OF the
trial OF Hon. r. U. j. smith, for subOrnajion and
| perjury, whose convict on has been announced
| by telegraph. The prosecution giew Out OF the
| le.jury OF one NOrtnrUp, ia suit brought by d.
| ii. Craig, for libel Mr.. smith has been widely
| known for years as connected with the indepen-
| dent Telegraph line, AID Mr.. Craig was agsnt of
| the Associated Press. Smith charged Craig with
cutting the wires OF the Boston and New York
| lire on the arrival of Il foreign steamer and for
better cOncealment used woman as an accom-.
plce heAce the LIBEL sui:. Smith admitted the
cna,ge and urged the tr4th in defence, but the
| Jury gave Crag $3.50 damages. In this suit
the dep, stion Of NoItbTop was used in behalf
of Smith, and this testimony being ia!se
| IL was alleged 10 have been procured by Smith,
who wrote several letters To Northrops wife
giving the answers which lie should make to
certain inquiries. These answers Northrop
swors in the prosecution OF Smith, Lo have
| been false, and tnat he had prejured himself in
| the eXpectatiOn that Smith would make him
manager OF the Independant line and Mrs.
Northrop eXpe led Smith to give her house in
New YORK for her efforts 10 induce her husband
TO testify according ~ his (5mith 81 dictation.
IL was shown that Mrs. Norhrop had been
Smiths mistress, by whom lie had had two chill
dren before Nortnrop married her. The jury
rendered verdict OF guilty, though the {. .uasel
were allowed a month in which 10 hle eScep'
tions.