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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

THE HoLLYwooD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
OF THE LADIES OF RICHMOND, VA.-A meet
ing of the ladies of Richmond was held in
the lecture-room at st. Paul'S Church yes
tcrday evening. The meeting was called to
order by Rev. Charles Minnigcrode, D. D.,
who explained the objects of the meeting
and opened the proceedings by offering an
eloquent prayer.
On motion, Mrs. James X. Caskic was
then elected president pro tem., and Cap
tain +. w. Dawson secretary pro TEN.
The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted:
By Mrs. Bell:
Resolved i: That Society be formed
in this city to be entitled the " Holly
wood Memorial Association of the Ladies
of Richmond, Va.
By Mrs. DR.. Barney:
2. ReSolued That the objects Of the said
Society shall be to collect funds to be ap.
Piled i'm enclosing, arranging, returning
and otherwise placing in order, the grave,
of the Confederate dead inferred at Holly.
wood Cemetery, so that the names of oui
fallen soldiers may be permanently pre-.
served from oblivion, and their last resting
places saved from the slightest appearance
of neglect or want of care.
BY Mrs. Benjamin Smith:
3. ReSolced, That all persons who may
make donations for the purpose of carry.
ing out the objects of the said Society
shall be considered members of the Socie.
ty, and that their names be recorded in {
book to be kept by the Secretary for that
purpose.
By Mrs. Lewis Webb:
4. Resolved, That the said Society be 60
verned and controlled by President, Vice.
Presidents, Board Of General Managers
and such other subordinate officers as may
be associated with them.
BY Mrs. Lewis Webb:
S. RESOLVED, That the President, Vice
Presidents, and Board of Managers be au
thorized to adopt such measures for raising
the required funds as they may consider
most expedient.
BY Mrs. j. O. Walker:
6. Resolved, That il shall be the duty o
the President, Vice Presidents, and Boarc
of Managers to call public meeting OF the
members of the Society whenever II shall
appear TO them necessary or advisable.
BY Mrs. G. Barksdalc:
z. Resolved, That when the objects fol
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which the Society is formed shall i'm the
opinion of the President, Vice-Presidents,
and Board of Managers, be fulfilled, they
shall make full report of their proceedings
to general meeting of the Society to be
called by them for that purpose ; and that
they may at their discretion then make ar
rangements for q public commemoration
at Hollywood Cemetery in honor OF the
Confederate dead.
The following officers Of the Society
were then unanimously elected:
LARD.-Prime, ls@2oc. in kegs, and lSGllec. In
tierces leaf, lower; family, in kegs, le0lsc.
LIxE.-s2@s2. .25 q barrel
LUNBER-Yellow pine boards, siiGss; joist,
sls@s2o-s2s long lengths shingles, ssGsA y
thousand lsths, 81 q thousand.
LONDON PoRTER.-S2.75 n dozen.
LRATHRR.-Sole leather, oak, 3oG4oc.; sole lea
Their, hemlock, 17I32c. upper, ao4soc.; kip, u
dozen, $5Ol$sO; harness, so935c.; calf skins,
French S4oGss5; domestic, $ao4s4o; morocco,
S3s4Si2; rough skirting, 2292sc.
MotAssEs.-Common syrup, which sInot so
good as its name would imply, soGssc. genuine
golden syrup, si.lo@sl.?O q gallon; Cuba and Mus
covado molasses, CSC.
NAILs.-oId Dominion, s7.25 from store.
0SIoYs.-S3 u barrel.
! OILs.-Linseed. 81 .45@sl. so machine, *lG$28;
SPERM So soGs3; tanners, $l.55@Sl.5o; sweet,
&c. G5olSs. so ~ dozen castor, - 4oQ$3 80 II gallon
Virginia lubricatng, s5c.@sl
| poraTnRs -Iriph 1"SH. -" 4,
| The following communication WAS thel
read and received
If the Ladies' Association is to care fol
the graves of all the privates, may not
the little children form Society to visit
the graves of 'the officers" buried at Hol.
lywood?
az wish could carry flowers to the grave o.
''''' '"''' "A LIrTLB GIRL"
The following communication from Miss
Mary Bridges, who has been collecting for
a purpose similar to that proposed to the
meeting, was then read and received:
We have in hand S264.63, and some has
not yet been brought in. The streets gone
over have been: Main, from Seventh up tc
the end Franklin, from Eighth up to the
extreme end the whole of Grace, Broad
and Marshall Twelfth and Capitol streets
Some collectors went on Clay, but we
know not how far.
There being no further business, the DoX-
ology was sung, and the meeting then
separated.
About two hundred ladies were present,
and the whole proceedings were character
| lied by great unanimity and warmth oil
feeling. :,
The President, Vice Presidents, and all
other officers of the Society, are requested
| to meet in the lecture-roOm of st. PauFs
! Church on Monday next at 2. NJ. for the
| transaction of business.
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THE CONCERT Observation-Disclosures
Ruhrs Concert, which will take place to-
night at the Virginia Hall, on Ninth street,
will be highly interesting to every lover Of
music in this city. The instrumental Sc
lections are excellent, and the names OF
their performers are q sufficient guarantee
that they will be well and tsstefully
played, while the vocal solos are
such as every one must wish to hear.
Madame RuhFs talent as singer is 50 well
known in this community that II 10 unns-
cessary to say word in her praise but
she has of late chastened and subdued her
style, and given tenderness and sweet
ness to her intonation which cannot fall to
make her singing more attractive than ever.
The Virginia Hall is well adapted to
concert purposes, and it will be remem-
bered that the entrance to 1t is entirely
distinct and separate from the bar-room
and reading-roo to which It Is attached.
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Masonic EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
This important Educational Convention
meets tonight at 8 O'Clock in the room
adjoining the Council Chamber, City Hall.
The following is full list Of the delegates
Lodge No. lo.-G. A. Myers, J. i.
Dupuy, J. F. Regnault.
Lodge No. ll.-H. A. Wise, J. S. Cal
vert, J. B. Stanard.
Lodge No. Al. E. Seaward, J. II.
Hatcher, ". Ambers.
Lodge No. 19.-Dr. John Dove, J. E..
Page, Jr., W. B. Isaacs.
Lodge No. 36.-W. II. Macfarland, -
+. Drinkard, James Lyons.
Lodge No. 5l.-T. p. August, Z. e.
Tompkins, J. Hall.
Lodge No. 53.-J. Evans, Rev. 7. G.
Dashiell, DR.. P. W. Brown.
Lodge No. l30.-A. s. Lee, Rev. A.. j
Boggs, J. NJ. Winfree.
Chapter No. 81. A. Scott, Rev. l.
Burrows, T. U. Dudley.
Chapter No. 43.-George Jacobs, B. X
Wexford, Jr., DR.. ]. P. Little.
Chapter No. 4S.-Dr. w. r. Weisiger
W. w. " eisiger, w. Bradley.
Commandery No. 2.-E. Il. Gill, w. L.
Maule, J. II. Claiborne.
1t is hoped that every delegate will be il
attendance. The subjects which will be
brought under consideration are of great
interest, not only to the Masonic fraternity
but to all who desire the intellectual ant
moral Improvement of the youth of oul
city. Among the members of the Con
vention we notice the names of some Of
the most distinguished sons Of Virginia
and all of the delegates have been selected
for their peculiar fitness for the duties they
are expected to discharge.
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NEW RICHMOND THEArRE-BESErrr or

New RICHMOND THEATRE-BENEHrr or
Miss HELEN WEsrERN.-The performance
at the Theatre tonight will be for the
benefit of the accomplished actress Miss
Helen Western, who win play " Media !"
also appear in nine characters In An
Hour in .Sepille." Mr.. Duffield will sing
Wearing of the Green, and Mr.. Herne will
read lSha1aus O'Brien. Miss Western is
such general favorite that she Is sure to
command crowded house, and as her en-.
gagement is expected to terminate, this viii
be nearly the last opportunity Of seeing
our most highly appreciated actress. Ill
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LOCAL MATTERS.

THE DISPATCH on THE RAILROADS.-Mes
Cole & Turner deliver the Dispatch every morning
on all the railroad cars leaving Richmond and as
they are also authorized agents to receive sub
scriptions to the SENT Weekly and Weekly Dis
patch, our friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves of the messengers of these enter
prisug news dealers in forwarding their orders.
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LHgs YoR QUE NCYrLATSD GoLDmU
We insert with pleasure the foliOpiag not
from DIR. Byrd: . 81

A]DuD ESS wv AGEILAEWD OVkDkD1Be
We insert with pleasure the follcSiag noes
from DIR. Byrd: ~ =, 20
Messrs. Editors,-A friend has lust haaA
cd me q copy Of your valuable paper D
the I'd instant, In which appears . CON.
nunication from q " 0ne.legged ex-Co0.
federatc soldier" addressed 70 the Ia
dies Of Richmond" !" on the subject of fur
nishjhg the mutilsted soldiers Of the late
Confederate army with artificial limbs. /
am happy to be able to say 70 the noble
and patriotic ladies' Of Richmond and vif.
ginia that have invented IN artificial
leg. which has received within the psst
few months the unqualified approval and
endorsement of some Of the most dis-
tinguished physicians and surgeons Of the
South, and, indeed, Of this continent,
which thew can be permitted 70 use for the
manned soldiers Of Virginia upon such
terms as cannot be otherwise than &c
ceptable to them. am Southern man,
and for several generations my ancestors
have lived and been buried within thc
limits Of the Confederate States--from the
blood -c0nsecrated soil Of noble Old Virgins
to that Of Mississippi-and il Is my earnest
desire that my countrymen Of the South
and late fellow-soldiers shall receive tho
benefits Of my invention.
Any communications addressed to NJ,
at the Spotswood Hotel, until the 9Th In
slant, will receive attention.
HI. BYRD, n. D.,
Surgeon In the late Confederate Army.
RICHMOND, May 8, 1863. VIE.
This gentleman is native Of South o.
rolina, was formerly professor In the
Medical College of Savannah, and ct tho
commencement of the war filed chair In
the Medical College of Oglethorpe, Geor-
gia. He now resides in Augusta, Georgia.
OF course we cannot speak Of the value Of
his invention, but can only say that sur
geons Of the highest standing in the coun-
try commend it in the warmest terms. We
regret that the Legislature Of Virginia did
not follow the example Of North Carolina
and Georgia in making appropriations TO
supply our crippled soldiers with artificial
limbs. The old North State appropriated
sixty thousand dollars and Georgiatventy
thousand dollars for this purpose. We
have no organization In this Stste to aid IN
this good work, and unless the ladies o.
Virginia take hold Of It, our poor boys Will
have to 90 on crutches for long time yet.
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PORT 0P RICHMOND. NAYs.


Steamer Veteran, 6tsnard, New York, gsanos
Wardwsll, Rogers 4 CroWell.
Steamer M. Martin, Haines, Norfolk, vs1 CSy
Point, with United States mail, nsrsAen4se 80
passengers, TO Petersburg and kichnood,t hssEns
Steamer B. O. Cannon, .LAnfsir, sdsnscn, Y. c.
hsrrings, 3. O. James SEQ. ana Stone, wihes
Schooner Sarah A. j., Todd. Baltimore, oysess
shslls, Powhaian Steamboat Company.
Schooner Z. s. Clspron, Adams, Philsdsipsas'
coal, y. p. Hawes Sou:, S,..S NJ.
sehconsr lI assssuEsr; ;;!; Mol;den' koeS"as'
Schooner Jenny Lind, 0rsvss. New Yosk' ~
ehandise, West, essrdslsy GO: =
Sloop William Huls., Posi-, Aerio1' e'sss ~
sesoonss i@Ss I Anna ". co,l,as. Iooks,. .sy Yet:
hay 10 Gideon CARRIER, and nsrssaoeise " sssos
steamer John Sylvester, Poe& 1es1ons re eIty
pssssnssrs, @ from Riehnoad soA Psssnsfs. ~
% sssoon;S Heller. E, car,s, Ssrfolk, va cisy fssi'
seSosn.r :; cesas,iss. slevss. nziosA has Ssis.
coo iRw Y0RK. MAyessz. So
Schooner Pearl. 9ookin, 1iehnead, VI.
sssoons. ssns. knsis st ssssi'3e: 1isyssiA. pis1
sSSSonss ssSSonss sisss1s. 4 1ss VSalkss sas6 ia
~ 10 DALIInO1A nAy q 8t ,isla
k,s AnNvnD. .tc, o,.. -
schooner Alice, clstis, Rieh4asl.
bs!k Eni y Ar tedthhis - nsasao'
nond, anivsA q Ee Jsasiro 1sssA IN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

STrRGEoN.-Large numbers Of these hsh
were caught yesterday in the river between
Mayo's bridge and the wharves at Rockets.
This was rather an unusual circumstance,
but the muddy water and the tide caused
them to come higher up the river than %
their wont, and our fishermen were ready
to seize the opportunity Of making good
EnrI
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

AUCTION SALE To-DAY.-SAmpson Jones,
Jr., & Co., No. Fifteenth street, win sell
mt 10 o'clock an assortment Of groceries,
wines, liquors, etc.
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singing, had charming dance, which was
interrupted by the blowing of the whistle.
This was the signal, "All aboard" In q
short time all had obeyed it, and by half.
past o'clock the party had reached Rich:
mond, well pleased with themselves and
their trim to Ashland.
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THANEs.-We return thanks to Mr. A.
Welsh, Southern Express, for late papers.
Also, to Mr.. E. Wade, for late papers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

EXECUTION P0srPoyED.--By orders frore
Adjutant- General Townsend, Of the Wat
Department ut Washington, the order fbs
the execution Of the negro Isaac CLANCY,
sentenced to be hung to-day, Is suspended
instead Of the negro. The cause why :
condemned man Is hung Is generally given,
and II may be interesting 10 our readers u
know why this negro Is not hung. He Killed
q white man and bis wife, and then burned
their house down. Should any otharcausp
transpire. we win immsdistely iAipsss OUT
readers, + ~ sAsass ayy$s. x .s,l Il sse: /
The negro is understood IA, ksSp con.
fessed the crime 5bs whlch ~ 49, aellt
tenced 70 behungs SIR st.H''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

ONE OF OUR CARRIERS north Of Broad
street has been sick for two days, and
failed to deliver the Dispatch. He Is well
and on his route again.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

ATTEMPT To BREAK JAIL.-Night before
last, at about half-past 10 o'clock, an at
tempt to break the city Jail on the part Of
the prisoners was discovered by Mr.. VIII
liam NJ. Hall, the iailor. A party Of five
or six had succeeded in cutting a large
hole through cell No. II and in getting into
the Jail yard. AS soon as they We're dis
covered, they were fred upon by Mr.. John
f. Brooke, which made them scatter and
get into their cells in short time. They
were then secured, SO that there will be no
danger of their attempting the experiment
again shortly.
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= UNITED STATES TAxss.--The once OF
the United States revenue assessor is daily
crowded with taxpayers, who are render
inc an account Of their incomes for the
nast year and the monthly returns which
the Law REQUIRES all manufacturers TO make.
Our merchants should not forget that they
are required to renew their United States
licenses on Monday next, or as soon there.
after as they can press through the crowd
and get 20 the assessors and collector. =. /
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-04

MONUMENTS AND HEAD-SToNEs FOR THE
CoyFEDERATE DEAD.-The poverty of our
people is serious obstacle in the way OF
doing Justice to the memory of our gal
liant dead by monumental memorials made
of granite and marble, the costly materials
which have been always heretofore used ;
and the inquiry has been anXiously and
repeatedly made as to the most economl-
cal and certain method of at once mark
ing the last resting-places of our fallen
heroes, until the time comes when we shall
be better able to erect more enduring evil
dences of our ailectiOnate remembrance ot
them. We are glad, therefore, to have it III
our power to state that a movement is now
on foot, under the direction Of o dis
tinguished gentleman well-known TO
the people of Virginia, to Introduce
the manufacture Of plain and ornamental
stone under Ransome's English patent,
by which head-stones and monuments
can be furnished at prices which will
place them within the means Of the
poorest,-a handsome maidstone costing
not more than two dollars, and monuments
from ten to thirty dollars. After series
of experiments, covering period OF more
than twenty years, Mr.. Ransome has been
enabled to produce stone rivalling III
every respect the best natural sandstones
now in use, and apparently superior to
nearly all in its great power to resist the
extremes of heat and cold. 1t combines
durability and cheapness; and in England
where it was first introduced, it is coming
into general use. Strong testimonials have
been given in favor of the " Ransome con.
crete stone" by DR.. Frankland, one OF the
committee Of the board of works, ap
pointed by Parliament; John Fowler, en-
gineer of the Westminster bridge ant
other eminent builders and civil engineers
of England, and many scientific gentlemen
of the United States. 1t is this artificia
stone which our Virginia friend propose
to manufacture, and we suggest that per
sons and corporations contemplating TIT
purchase of grave stones and monuments
delay for a short time until his arrange
ments are completed, of which he will Civ
due notice.
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,.,rortant Circmlar---fuli Instr"c'
,,.S a, regard to the Internal Re-

Tho following circular viii bc read With
interest: n.
, 1866-09-18

Some cold.bloodcd Frcn-h philosopher,
who never had love, nor u hatred, nos
probably a genuine sensation Of any kind,
declared that lying was i science, whsc1, in
the hands Of n fcxtcrous practitioner reached
even the eublimity Of art; and that the
great liar WIS really great artist, aud de-
served consideration as such. This nhiIuso-
pher would have been delighted will. the
recent performances Of Pres:Icu: Jonn5un
and his distinguished coadjuto5s Seward and
Dix, in this respect, on their rccent pilgrim.
ayr to the graves If tho departed Dangias
and Lincoln; and would not only isaTa
lu.gcd them to his bosom With delight,
but would have clee:fully awarded them
diplomas as having attained the very high
est honors.
The sc1c effort Of the grafton Of General
Dig, at the tomb of Douglas, was a studied
one TO depreciate both Lincoln ald Douglas
and elevate 4 johnson above them both
Ills declaration that Johnson had achieved,
"Ly his personal influence with The South.> y
to use his own words, what Lincoln had
failed to effect by his Emancipation Pro
clamntion, the freedom Of all the slaves, wa:
| triumph in this branch of the Fine Arts
! The idea Of emancipation being constitu
| tionally effected in the States uf hentucil,
sn.l Delaware by the cheerful seifsac-iiic,::
co-orcrrsive efforts nr the lnyalists in n
South Carolina and Mississippi conventions
is really sublime, Who c.u dnabt til
righteousness Of Cause which requires sue
| statements on 30 solemn an occaSinns
That stthc humble inilucncen Ut Mr. JohN
son With the Sontll, at any time prior
| Tre,s sur-rnfftf 4uEi since If t{;ry had the
, 1866-09-18
FALLING OFF. j.
i Conservative Convert Beginning to
80 R1rkaIfs1e. -"

L Conservative Convert Beginning to
-, Racks1ide.
) The Springfield D1aaz) Republican, which
claims to have been consistent throughousin
It's course, formally abaudons both Mr.. John
son and Mr.. Beecher, while expressing its
opinion that the theory Of q speedy ndmis-
sion Of the Southern stateais, In the abatracs,
right II says:. -. -
"The1e Is no longer 'aynn, theI efore, IN
pressing such views as those SO clearly stated
mud ably defended by Mr. Beeeher. The coll
duct Of the President has destroyed both his
party and his policy In the North The one
was promised, or as vas desirable, even as
balance In our political contests, and the
other cannot hope for success Both
are at present going down NIL very
rapidly; and by the bluuders and wick
cdpess Of the President and some Of the
Southern people, aroEsiug alarm and anxiety
throughout tie. North, the Repub1ican-union
rartT rise above the mistakes Of Its own lead
ershtp, and mounts to . greater compactness
and strength than ever before. This instinct
ofloyaltr and safety, taking refuge in the
organization that led the country through
the war. and upon whose Intelligent moral
elements the country rightly feels that 1t eau:
rest securely, is the significant and cheering
sign of the tinles=. The Preaident and the
South, By their violent measures aud man
neIs. force al 1oyallsts e.: the N9r.h, ,. with
publican banner, to accept the Constitution
ii Amendment proposed b. Congress ns the
Issue Of the present campaign, Ii net q final
necessity ,of Reconstruction, and to make
such a denomination Of armness IN demand
nE ih9t not Gn ssys md ssssss,Gn bns
surrendered, before real peace and restora-
ton can be granted, as shall command res
poet md Eorcc- -ucqufescence.: ).
, 1866-09-18

biy, bsaise Is es.t q handy>iags. Do Joe won.
!aitya!s oe9.s Pss busSsi On do railroad seventy.
nye n1ies west d Dubuque. =
r. eas e 5aaes e a' bsla. @
IN bulk 70 the Chicago Af,ar, and ottcu cleysted
= ones rom balge . gfoPeile5: NoE !. ihls a,
chh9aiso LOT return tzip: DJ this Arrangement It
whole ssa{n ttado oiihe states north Of Illinois,
that Tho Yonse would be too clrcnftous to compete
with railroads! We ansNer look at The route BY
The lakes 70 :Butzalo, which we hers compared
build another canal that shall connect The Mlaste
VIZ sss!s IS s. tse :. 3las 1sass 80 q !; esa.s s1s
xxlaIhtt1zT or TIE wonK-Lx1aTn AID LouKAoE
OF CANAL AND 1HxpfH.
The entire tctetollty OF The ronte hAs been
sousse notSine csn b dedniely teid II sho cost ii
Of construction mill the csfusies ahA1l have been
ST ss.l Hs 5 essqsa g ID. R9Hs f. y ny s s
@ seasr H 'Gai mes. Il Is mss % 9hs
g ns. e e. y Se1 %
70 construed t'as they cvcE inspoe.ed. There VIII
he very little rock excavation. and tho earth work
by s II AesS as. as s es "a e.
will bo nhout aiu fcot- From Tho summit the tnl
Oh lho pscsent canal Of Iol miles TIC oc!saEs Il
about 1fU focl Tho Eric Of New York lias a lock
nge of Csa fcct for 3t0 mites, whlc Tho 0cnoacc
Valley Cana 1oa miles. has 1ockase Of .67 lsct.
CONCLUSION.
IN coneluslon, let mo call attention 10 Tho facl
that energetic nlcn arc about building cteyatort a
grain 10 bulk from tho Upper MIsatas|ppl, and b;
rapid tranr't, having bouts ready 70 lnovo ~
casEoca ffou. New ORLEANS, thus prcycn:ing sht
hnaltng bcrttolore encountered In that hot and
humid ulmosphcss. Now alon.i !h!s. <pro1ce
prasu Auccess, N thore Il l1le doubt. Il nrcdl
no prophets v1ton 10 forotec tho influence upor
tcrs, and especially ut point at 10 many CONNER
cial advantages q Now UElcaus possesses. t!less
will center also the whole commerce Of the Mlssls
sippi.
Grafton Of tho people OF Illinois we'll ~ to th
citizens Of her commercial metropolis.
J. o. uupNuTT, Chief Engineer
illinois aud Michigan Canal Extension.