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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
Rich Wedding Present.

The most magnificent and costly set of iewery
ever produced in America is now on exhibition in
New York, at the Parlor Jcwelry Establishment
of Mr.. John A. Reed, No. 573 Broadway. II has
been made to the order of whealthy South Ameri-
can mere hant and is intended as gift to his bride
Spanish lady of noble blood it is said. The aTti.
cles which are of artistic design and elaborate
workmanship, are thus described by the Home Jour
nal :
The set of Jewels under mention, in the opinion
of Paris jewelers. is the most perfect collection of
emeralds in the world. They are formed into 4 neck
lace and pair ofear-rings The necklace is composed
of fourteen perfect emeralds, each weighing five
karats aud each surrounded with thirty-two dia-
monds, all festooned and set in silver in similar
fashion to the court Jewels. The necklace is adjusted
in two parts, in such manner that they may be
detached and each form q bracelet. The earrings.
also made brilliant with diamonds set in polished
silver are OF the pendant style, two and half inch
es in length and consist of three emeralds EACH
The stone at the top of the earring weighs two
and a half karats that in the centre, one karat
while the lower stone-a pear-shaped drOp-weighs
seven and half karats.
Our readers will have some idea of the scarcity
of such a set of gems, when we say that they are
the result of twenty-five years search, in the cell
ebrated mines of New Granada being the choice
of the productions of those mines during that peri
cd. Their worth will be better understood when
we say that they are valued at $4,000 in gold.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
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The Baltimore Gazette, of yesterday, has the FOL
lowing:
a. The Southern Relief Fair will be re-opened to-day
at 10 o'clock at the Ladies' Club Rooms next door
TO st. Paui's Church, on Charles street. and will
continue open daily from II NJ until 10 O'clock P.
NJ, for the sale of articles remaining on hand. In
addition to these. several valuable contributions
have been received from England, and Others are
expected from France-al of which will be disposed
OF for the benefit Of the fund.-"
The Gasette also publishes handsomely written
card from the lady managers, returning thanks to
all who have aided them or contributed to the re.
ceipts 1.-THE fair. They state that their receipts
largely exceed one hundred thousand dollars.
From the Sun, of yesterday, we take the follow
| ing:
"The mammoth steer Charity" the first dOna-
ton of Mr.. ]. j. Bankard 10 the late Southern Re.
lief Fair the career of which ANIMAL although des.
tined to be brief, will probably become n matter OF
history has again become the property of the lady
managers A number Of gentleman, headed by Mr..
Bankard. have purchased him from Mr.. Robert J.
Slater who bought him from the winner at the late
RATTLE and have TedOnated him to the lady mana
gers Mr.. Slater himself donating two hundred dol
lats for the purpose and at the same time ordering
roast at the very price of one hundred dollars
" Charity" and his companion Hope" the second
donation of Mr. Bankard, are to he slaughtered by
Mr. Lewis Turner, Jr., at his establishment on Penn
sylvania avenue, and exposed for sale at Mr.. Tur-
ner's stall, No. 40 Lexington Market, on Tuesday,
May lst the entire proceeds arising from the sale Of
the two steers to he handed over to the lady mana
gers of the late fair The sale of the beef is to he
snperintended by Mr. Turner assisted by Mr.. Bank.
ard, who, for the purpose of aiding the cause fol
which he has already done much, goes back ia
his old vocation 81 for this occasion only" Mr.
James Fryer of the Art Emporium. Baltimore street
who has labored increasingly during the fair has
engaged a cut of the famous beef for one hundred
dollars It is understood that several other gentle
men have done likewise Mr.. Bankard appears de-
termned to make his donation to the fair produce il
possible ten thousand dollars"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
The "IrrespOnsible Central Directory,

As there are, at present, no elections at hand
to be Influenced by testimony favorable to the
South, the irresponsible central directory" at
Washington has made it convenient to publish
some testimony of that character. Prominent
among the witnesses were Mr.. STEPHENS, of
Georgia, and Governor SHARKEY. The state
ments of the latter, on several points, are very
important and full of significance. Says he
90 But there is no Disgusting the fact that the
'' Freedmen'S Bureau and the colOred troops
&c hare done more harm than good"
There are men IN charge Of the FrsedTnen'S
&c Bureau IN Mississippi lchO are disposed to
speculate on lCbite and black" As in Missis-
these men who are making fortunes out of their
Offices, are the willing and swift witnesses
against the South. Again, says Governor
SHARKEY, on another point 90 There are now
60 in the State very little over one half as many
81 freedmen as there were formerly slaves. = =
6, There iSno telling the mortality that has pre-
GO vailed among them. They have died in i'm
sc mense numbers" "My expecta-
{" ton concerning them is thatthey are destined
80 to extinction beyond a doubt. We must
" Judge of the future by the past, and conld
" tell You a great many circumstances to that
" effect"
By the last census there were slightly more
than 1876, 600 slaves in Mississippi, half ofwhom,
to wit PTS, 600, according to Governor SHAR-
KEYS statement, have persisted. In view of
this statement a New York contemporary calls
eagerly for a census of the Southern States to
enable US to learn the precise population, white
and black, left after the great war.
1t is not alone in Mississippi that the negro
population has greatly diminished. Observing
persons have noted the same result everywhere
in the South. 1t is said that the counties of
Virginia do not contain more than half of the
negroes that dwelt in them before the war;
Where are they
word as to the testimony taken before the
Committee Of Fifteen. We attach but little
Importance to it. For one credible and dis
interested witness examined by it, there are
fifty false and interested witnesses. That COM
mittee can and does get any number of wit
ueSSeS il wants to prove anything it desires to
establish. Its whole aim has been to "cruSh"
truth to earth" 1t would not believe the
truth, though one were to rise from the dead"
and bear witness to it. When will this farce
cease The public is growing weary of it.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

men, women and children to the number of six
or eight were killed. We tell the authorities
that such atrocities will not be submitted to by
our people There is power somewhere to
stop these celebrations and professions of ex-
cited half drunken, half savage negroes. They
are uncomfortable nuisances, and most damna-
HE ipiouities. Il is as criminal to turn these
turbulent negroes loose, armed, drunk, and in
great numbers, as it would be to liberate
wolves, tigers and hyenas from their cages and
turn them into the streets.
This is the practical Interpretation OF the
phrase, " equality before the law" Neither
Northern nor Southern whites can or will sub
init to such outrages. The very paper IN Eng
land that complained most loudly Of the mas
Sacre of the Jamaica blacks, now comes out
with the declaration that the Anglo-Saxon in
stinct of superiority and domination will not
hermit itself to be insulted by resistance. How
nncb less can it bring itself to submit to as
IL and outrage on the part Of natural infe-
riOrsl
There are not a few who believe that negro
characterization is encouraged by radical Off
GERS at the South, in the hope that the whites
will resent it, the object being to get pretext
for shooting them down. If this opinion is err
roneous it is an easy matter for these officers
TO prove it to be erroneous by stopping all
these dangerous and senseless negro-celebra-
tons. If persisted in, our sincere wish is that
they may all pass off peacefully, as did the one
in this city. But if negroes, who engage in
these displays, and they are generally the idle
and least respectable negroes, shall dare to at
tempt insult and outrage, they will bring upon
themselves such lesson in Anglo-Saxon ven
geanee as will make those who escape it stand
aghast. Our people, Individually, will not sub
nit to insult and outrage from whites or blacks.
They would die before they would do 1t. They
would rather die like men than live like dogs.
when the negro, no matter by whom en-
couraged and protected, proyokes the white
mans wrath and awakens his vengeance,
whether at the North or at the South, the day
of his determination is at hand. The whites
wish to live in peace with the negroes, and will
not wantonly encroach upon them, but they
will not be encrOached upon by them. We
have seen from the extractYtaken from The
Spectator" the fate of the inferior race when
the superior race is let loose upon it. The re-
suit will be the same when the inferior race is
let loose upon the superior. Come when the
contest may, the inferior race will be ground
to dust. The same energy and courage that
enabled a few thousand half-organized English
men in Jamaica and in India not only to defeat
adyersaries who outnumbered them as forty to
one, but to move among hostile multitudes
like the knights of the middle ages among
peasants, slaughtering till they were weary,
would inspire the whites in a contest with the
blacks, and they would have, too, the advan-
tage of numbers.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
Destructive Fire in Alexandria.

Two fires occurred in the city of Alexandria oil
Tuesday night, by one of which the dwelling anC
grocery of Mrs. McGinnss was entirely consumed
The other was quite extensive, resulting in the de
struction of the following property, and leaving al
unsightly gap on King street:
Restaurant, and the store of Mr.. Glachett wer
owned by Mr.. Wm N. Brown who has an insurance
of 90, 900 on both houses.
Mr.. Huntington, who occupied the restaurant,
loses considerably, but it is partially insured.
Mr.. Glachett saved nearly all of his goods
Mr.. Berry had quantity of articles stolen from
his store, and loses otherwise heavily. He is insure,
on his store and goods for $1,000. Mr.. B. had, no
long since, greatly improved and enlarged his stor
and property.
The store belonging to the estate of r. Y. Cros
had Just been occupied by Charles Gladke, who ha,
moved in part of his stock but succeeded in SAVING
it. On the house there was an insurance of 500
Mr. Moran loses heavily Much of his furnitur
and stock was destroyed or greatly damaged H
was insured on his house and stock for $1,000
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
The Release Of Judge Clay.

On the back of the order releasing Judge Clay
from confinement are the following endorsements:
Lieutenant General Grant recommends the release
of Clay because he thinks he may be safely left at
large on parole, or by amnesty. The manner of
Clays surrender is sufficient guarantee for his oh
servance of any parole that might be taken by him
to appear when called for. Recommends his release
parole not to leave the limits of his State without
permission and to surrender himself to the civil
thorities for trial when called upon.
Hon. Henry Wilson, U. S. s, has no hesitation in
recommending the release of Clay upon parole, and
has no doubt that he will be forthcoming when
his presence is required by the Government"
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens says that he would treat
Clay as a belligerent unless he was in the cOnspi-
racy to assassinate Mr. Lincoln, which he does
not believe. Would contiscate his property and let
him go.
R. j. Walker has known Clay many years, and
pronounces him incapable of the crime of Mr. Lin
coins assassination and when his escape was GER
tain, he surrendered himself in hopes of securing a
trial. Among hundreds of loyal men who have
cOnversed with him, none believed Clay guilty
Of completely with the assass nation. There is a
general desire that if not pardoned, he may be pa.
rolled
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

The MISSISSIPPI FREEDMEN.-Judge Sharkey
formerly Provisional Governor of Mississippi,
in his recent testimony before the Reconstruc-
tion Committee, stated that there were now in
that State very little over one-half as many
freedmen as there formerly were slaves. He
said there was no way of estimating the NOR
tality that prevailed among them they died in
colored people of the South, especially along
the Mississippi river, during the past five years
is well known. In 1860 there were 100000 ne
groes in Mississippi and by Judge Sharkey's
statement, more than 100000 of them must
have died. This mortality shows a condition
of affairs in the Southern States of the most de-
plorable character.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
From Mexico.

NEW YORK, April 2O.-Passengers who left San
Francisco on the 30th ultmo give further particulars
of the collision between the Liberals and French at
Mazatlan The French troops marched out of the
city to give the Liberals battle. The fighting was
very severe no prisoners being taken either side.
The officer in command of the French was killed.
The last advices from the seat of war state that
reinforcements were en- route for the French at Ma
zatlan. The military situation at Acapulco was un.
changed. The United States gunboat Saranas was
living in the harbor on the 9th instant.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

A SHAM EXPosED-THE SHARP TRICK OF AN IN
PosToR.-We published few days since an exceed
ngly pathetic account of the death, by drowning al
sea, off the coast of Cuba of Colonel c. b. Brent
late of the Confederate army. From information
we have since received, we surmise that the indi'
vidual whose gallantry highly eXtolled was
the author of his own touching obituary.
So late as the last week in March, Colonel Brent
was at the Villa Vista plantation Carroll parish
Louisiana acting the role of Loveace, for which
he was somewhat famous during the war. While
attached to the command of General Morgan, he
was very devoted to an estimabe young lady Of
WytheviIe, Va. but in the midst of the cOurtshiI
it was discovered that Brent had a wife and two
children in Alexandria, Va. 1t was long and de
termined purpose with him TO disenthra himself
from the meshes of his original matrimonial estate
and doubtless the canard he has now set ahOat j:
with the intention of deceiving his unfortunate Vr
gna wife and the further object of entrappng
some unwary young lady.
We are sorry TO be obliged TO destroy so fine a
story that of the death of Brent. Doubtless, wert
it true it would be best for himself, for his family
the susceptible of the female race, and the whole
world. ....
Virginia and Yicksburg papers will do favor by
noticing the facts we have mentioned above.-Lou
iSviHe Courier, l4th.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

home at the Virginia Military Institute. How
dear to the State should this home be; and
how grateful will be the feelings which the an
nouncement will give that the Virginia Military
Institute is again to be restored to its useful
ness.
The following members of the Board of vi
sitors attended the meeting referred to above
WILLIAM H. MCFARLAND, General W. II.
RICHARDSON, W. L. OWEN, Esq, ZEPH TURNER,
Esq, R. H. CArLErT, Esq, Colonel NJ. G.
HARNAx and WALTER K. STAPLES, Esq.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
The FEy1AY HEAD CENTRE =" Head Cent?

TIE FENIAY " HEAD CENTRE y" Head Centre
Stephens is thus described by the Paris Opinion
Rationale:
He is of middle height and of distinguished
manners. He wears a long, fair beard, and will
long hair of a somewhat darker hue, and his fea
lures. though decately formed, indicate energy
His forehead shows uncommon intelligence, and q
firmness of WILL made remarkable by his prominent
eyebrows His eyes, though keen and sparkling
have something of the sOftness OF the North, and
testify to the sharpness of the intellect, rendered
thusastic at the idea of Irish emancipation. In a
word, everything in the physognomy and appear
ance of Mr.. Stephens proves the man who devote:
himself to generous ideas, and who does not shrink
from the responsibility of carrying them out
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
Great Fire at Titusville, Pa.---Loss Three Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.

TIrUsvILLE, Pa, April ls.-A fire broke ont here
at quarter past one o'clock this morning in a
small frame building on the corner Of Franklin and
Short streets, and thence extended in all directions
with great rapidity, from the railroad track.
THURSDAY, o'clock, A. M.-The fire has at last
been brought under subsection.
McMullen Bryans foundry, the Petroleum Ho-
tel, John Saoke & Sons machine shop, and the ba-
kerry next north of the foundry are the only build
ings left on Franklin street between the "Raceway
and the railroad.
Two parties have been arrested on suspicion OF
having caused the fire. The loss is three hundred
thousand dollars.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
Battle in MeXico-Defeat OF the French-The Cali
fornia EXPLOSION.

SAN Francisco, April 19.-Despatches dated
March %, have been received to-day from Mazatan.
The French army 100 strong reinforced from Tepis,
attacked General CarOno at Rnbi, three miles from
Mazatlan After a severe battle the Frenchmen
were entirely defeated, with loss Of 700 killed and
wounded, and $50 were scattered. and the rest re-
turned to Mazatlan. All the streets in Mazatlan
were barricaded and there was little doubt but what
the republicans will soon Occupy that place.
InjunctiOns have been issued to prevent the Chief
of Police from destroying nitro glycerine in persu-
ance of an order of the Board of Supervisors.
Saed--the steamer Sacramento for Panama, with
Sb62 900 for New York.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

Three hundred and forty Indians, of the Yellow
Medicine tribe of Sioux, the remnant OF Little Crow
band, who committed the massacre in Minnesota in
1862, and were taken prisoners by Governor Mar
shall, have been sent up the Missouri River, to be
settled in portion of Of the Territories, where
they will be watched and kept out of mischief
One of them boasts that he killed and scaped
dozen white women. Thirty-nine of the rngleaders
of the massacre were tried and hung, but Little
These Indians, of whom about one hundred and
fifty are squaws, have been held as hostages ever
since,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
RICHMOND WING.
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SATURDAY MORNING....APRIL 2l, 1866.
Advertising.

If any business man in Richmond doubts that the
WIG is the best medium through which to reach
the Virginia public we invite him to call at this
ONCE and we will take pleasure, matter Of
business, in exhibiting to him lists of bona 6ds
subscribers in every section OF the State.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
The EenianS.

TORONTO, April 2O.-The Fenian prisoners at
Cornwall were remanded until Wednesday next
awaiting important evidence. special despatc h
to the Globe, from Eastport, Maine, says that Gen.
Meade announces his determination to line the coast
with $4,000 men if necessary to prevent Fenian mis-
chief The meeting of Parliament was postponed
until the 9th of June.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

SUICIDE-Lieutenant Louis Ahrens, Y. R. c., one
Of General Towards staff, committed suicide in
Washington, Thursday morning by blowing out his
brains with pistol that he asked to examine in the
gun shop Of j. Kuehling
He had for some days threatened TO commit the
rash act and he had been closely watched by his
friends. He was a Hungarian, and leaves wife in
the State Of Michigan.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
AxorHER MrRpERER Huxe BY A MoB.-A little sor

of Mr. c. w. Nuckols, Of WOodford county, KY,
aged 10 years, was sent with horse to meet his
brother at Midway in that State, last week, but
killed on the way by being knocked on the head
with rail, by man named George Meeks who
beat out his brains The murderer was soon arrested
and confessed that he committed the deed in order
to obtain the horse. He was conveyed to jail, but
a mob soon gathered broke open the building
seized him, took him to the place where the murder
was committed, and hung him to a tree, as a ter
rible warning TO all other would be murderers
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
Virginia Military Institute.

It gives US great pleasure to announce that
the Board of Visitors of this important State
Institution, at a meeting which has just closed,
have taken effective steps for the restoration of
the Cadets Barracks. The east wing of the
main building was only partially destroyed
when this beautiful structure was burnt by
Gen. HUNTER, and it is confidently expected
that arrangements now made by the Board will
ensure the completion of so much of the work
of restoration as will accommodate large
corps of Cadets at the opening of the fall seS-
sion. In anticipation Of this the Superin-
tendent, Gen. F. d. SMITH, has advertised for
applications for appointment of pay and State
Cadets, to be made by the Board of Visitors
at their annual session, June p, 1866, which
takes place at the Institute.
We have been favored with an interesting
historic incident in the life of that great and
good man, Lieutenant General STONEwALL
JACKSON, who, for ten years, labored as Profess
sor Of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in
ahe Virginia Military Institute, and from
which ne marched at the head of the corps of
Cadets in April, 1861, as a simple Major in the
State service, and entered upon the brief but
dazzling career which closed at Chancelors-
Vile, May, 1868, and we are sure its publica-
ton will attract general interest. On the open
ing ofthe war all the Professors of the Insti-
tute entered the army, and the operations of the
school were temporarily suspended. In the
Fall Of 1861 the Board of Visitors determined
to order the resumption of the exercises of the
the members Of the Faculty, asking them TO
return to their regular PROFESSIONAL duties
The following is the striking reply of General
JACKSON:
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
PROCEEDINGS OF Congress

WASHINGTON, April 20.-SENATE.-The Senate
passed the bill amendatOry of the hGbeGs corpus
act This grants immunity to army officers for acts
committed in aid of the suppression of the rebellion,
and exempts them from liability to civil courts for
such acts. During the discussion Of the above bill
Mr.. Salisbury remarked that if he were Judge he
would pay no attention to it, believing it to be I'M.
constitutional, which led to some sharp personal
language between that Senator and Mr. Clark who
said in the course of his remarks that if the spirit
of the rebellion had crept into the Senate there
necessity forthe passage of the bill. The per-
sOnal discussion was of some length.
HoUsE.-The House was engaged in the further
consideration of the army peace establishment bill
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-21

THOMAS CARLYLE.-The latest received London
Times contains five column speech by Thomas
CARLYLE delivered on the occasion of his inaugura
ton as rector of the University of Edinburgh. A
GOOD deal of it is occupied with the praise of ST.
ience. Mr. Carlyle laments the fact that the fines
nations in the world-the English and the Amer
ican-are going all away into wind and tongue