The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-04

Ex-Congressman (Judge) Oldham, Of
Texas, is In Cordova, Mexico, taking pho.
tographs for living. He is also writing q
history Of the war. Ex-Confederate Gene
raj Shelby Is running wagon trainssbom
Paso del Macha to the city Of Mexico.
The undertaking, it Is said, affords him q
good living. General Hindman is in Cor
dovo practicing law; but as no one regards
the law in that region, he Is not overrun
with clients. Ex-Governor Harris and
General Price are also living in Cordova,
and DR.. J. A. Robinson, Of Alabama,
keeps the only hotel in the place-the
"Dixie HOTEL"
The ship Anna Schmidt, which was de-
stroyed by the Alabama off the coast OF
South America, had on board a quantity
of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, for California.
DR.. Aver & Co. now appeal for redress d.
rect to the British Government as the re-
sponsible party in this wicked business,
and base their claim for payment and pro-
lection on the ground Of humanity, as
their commodities are wholly for the sick.
Their point is well taken, and will doubt
less be pressed with the pluck and persist
ency which characterize the operations OF
these celebrated chcmists.-Baltinore Ctip.
per.
The New York Herald of Tuesday has
an article slightly "sarcastical upon tho
Rev. Theodore Tilton, editor of the New
York Independent, who is now acting as
leading torch-bearer of the Radicals. The
article, which is singularly epithetical,
mentions Tilton as the Rev. Twaddling
Tilton," the "Rev. Toddling Tilton," the
Rev. Tattling Tilton," the "Rev. Twid-
ding Tilton," the "Rev. Throttling Til
ton" the "Rev. Trotting Tilton," the
"Rev. Thinking Tilton," the Rev. Tonso.
rial Tilton," the Rev. Tumbling Tilton,'
and the "Rev. Turpentine Tilton."
ALiverpool gentleman who has searched
the Scriptures diligently has discovered in
Ezekiel a prophecy to the effect that Eng.
land is to be invaded by the Emperor Ma.
poleon during the present year.
Old Andrea, Cicilian, is the chief
eccentric in Mobile. lie eats raw fish, has
a contempt for whole clothes, hangs out a
perpetual flag of truce, and goes stark mad
at the full of the moon.
James Brown, colored man, in San
Francisco, has recovered 4 verdict Of $500
against the Morning Cal for the publica-
ton of q local item headed "a Darkey in
Luck" The caption was prophetic.
Two hundred and eighty acres Of land
living In Goshen district, Ebert county,
Ga, were sold at public cutlery for twenty.
five dollars. A horse was also put up, and
brought nothing.
John IIarkins, of Boston, convicted oil
rape, was sentenced, at Taunton, Mass, on
Friday, to confinement in the State prison
for the term of his natural life.
According to the census recently taken
for the city of Paris, the population of the
capitol, exclusive OF foreigners travelling
through it, is 100000.
Mr.. Walter, the principal proprietor OF
the London Times, has left England for
tour in the United States, accompanied by
his son.
A war with Turkey is talked Of The
first grand battle will come of in Rhode
Island on next thanksgiving day.
Dan Rices big elephant went on raid
in Utica the other night, and consumed the
contents of three gardens.
There is much confusion in the ideas the
Radicals have of colors. The blacks arc
the lohites in their eyes.-Prentice.
Colonel Henry Fitzhugh, of Virginia
has arrived in London from Mexico.