The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-20
NEW YORK GOSSIP.

The New York correspondent Of the |
Philadelphia Inquirer, writing about |
matters in that city on Wednesday eve.
ming, says:
Some rascally wag posted on one of
the bulletin boards of down town news |
paper, this afternoon, report" that |
the two rebel rams from Bordeaux had
made their appearance off Sandy Hook,
and we're now coming up. The news was
credited to the Sandy Hook telegraph.
People gaped at it for awhile, and some
of them ran into the editorial rooms, up
stairs, to obtain further particulars, when
the fraud was discovered, and ordered off
the board with suitable explanation
I do not know whether there is any truth
in the story that Howard, of the Times,
is again about. AS for the rams, it is to
be hoped they will not stand upon the
order of coming, but come at once. We
are ready for them.
The rumor mongers were also busy
as bees in Wall street To-day, they
have sent the Hon. Mr.. Singleton back
to Richmond on another peace mission.
AS "the fools are not all dead yet" |
suppose there are some persons who be.
lieve that, especially as "gold is weak
There are other stories about Secretary
Stewards resignation, and "another inn
portant movement of the Army OF the
Potomac" but the foundation for them
is probably as airy as that OF the first
mentioned. If lying were State prison
or penitentiary offence, we should need
further additions to the present accom-
modations of Sing Sing and Blackwells
Island. That is certain.
Colonel Baker received deptutation
of large number of supervisors this
morning from several towns in this State,
who were anxious to ascertain ii the
Government would oblige them to refill
their quotas, owing to the frauds of tie
bounty-brokers whom they paid Tor re-
crui.s. The Colonel stated his belief
that the towns would have to furnish
"men in boots" and that they had bet
ter proceed vigorously with the work OF
raising substitutes if they desired to
escape the CONSUMPTION. The Colonel
leaves to-day for Washington on blsl~
ness connected with the recent arrcs..S.
That wonderful parsonage, George, The
Count Johannes, appeared again in the
Court of Common Pleas this morning as
plaintiff in an action Tor libel against
Horace Greeley, of the Tribune. The
complaint alleges that defendant had
libelled him by avcrring, on the 10Th Of
April last, that he (plaintilf) was impo-
! .ins upo, the public by announcing that
| Ayonia Jones and Edwin Booth would
appear at his benefit. The result of this
was to disgrace him in the estimation Of
the public, wherefore he prays the court
to award him damages to the amount OF
$4,000. Mr.. Greeley sets upin defence
that he was justified in his statement,
and denies all malice in the PREMISES
The "Count" appears as his own coun>
sci. and advocates his claims and pic
lures his grievances in style at once
striking and original, if not very con
vincing.
WHAT GRANT GAINED BY THE HATClIER's
i RUN DISASTER.
The disaster at Hatcher's run ha'
made it necessary for the Yankee pa
pers to "write up" some favorable re
suits of the movement. The New Yorl
Times correspondent with Grants arm.
!, gets out the following opium pill, afte
which the New Workers are to slee]
soundly:
We have, by this change of ground
not only got so much nearer to the South
side railroad-without which Petersburg
could not hold out a week-but got ava
from all those impenetrable little swamp
and creeks which so harassed us in GU
: old position, to where we can now swee
! with irresistible certainty Of success upo
this long coveted communication of tn
enemy. We have done more than this
we have so far kept Lee employed, il
looking after the safety of his own arm
!: here, as to prevent him from sending an
forces away to assist his people elsewher
d against the overwhelming tides whic
h are slowly, but surely, surging northwar
= to engulf them. If the bare possession
of Richmond and Petersburg formed til
U whole task which General Grant has mari
ed out for himself, he might, any time d,
!; ring the last three or four months, hav
u seized the glittering prizes by main force
= But imagine that results far more dee
and comprehensive are occupying tn
> mind of our commander, and that, whe
. his whole scheme is laid before the worl'
J and people realize how the most distan
y important, but seemingly incongruor
. movements have, by the mastery gu
a dance Of one single intellect been mac
a to converge to, and eliminate in, OF
. tremendous and irresistible climax, q
L. IL. L u