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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-29

A CORRESPONDENT COwHIpED. The serene
calm which has perVaded our city for several
DAYS past was yesterday broken by one Of
those little incidents in which public curiosity
is worked up 10 its highest pitch. The parties
20 the little affair which "e are about torecord
arennknoyYu 10 MS, and We viii simply give
the particulars rs related by parties who were
present aud Witnessed the scene. Al about ~
o'clock Yesterday morning, Mr.. BenJamln Ii.
kuapu correspondent of the 81 Louis Pres,
so called was met by Mr.. George II Dunn
ford, in from OF the Battle House, and, without
any prelimnares, Dumf0rd collared knapp
by the nape OF The neck, ~ me same ilne
drawing 4 heavy horse whip, which he admi-
nistered freely on the person II the -cal!edt
Bohemian. Knapp carried heavy cane IN ms
hand and Il pair Of speCtacles arustlcaliy
arranged on his nose, but offered no resistance
He meekly followed the injunction of holy
writ: of thine enemy smite thee on one
cheek turn 10 him the other
4 large C0ncOurse OF citizens Were attracted
10 the scene Of the difficulty, but SO far rs we
can learn no inter yenlion was offered, and the
whip rose and fell unmolcstcd until the ends
Of Justice lin the opinion Of Dumtord) were
satisfied. The conclusion broke the 6pectacles
but no other damage was sustained by Knapp
outside Of his wounded pride. At Tho Conclu'
sion Of the affair, Knapp quietly took the arm
Of Z friend, and retired from the gaze OF the
spectators. Nj Dumford II once repaired 10
The Office Of Justice Starr, and surrendered
himself 10 the arms OF the law. After stating
all the facts, he was held in bond OF 500 10
answer II the City Court. Subsequently, MT
Knapp caused the arrest OF Mr. Dumtord, and
he was placed under bond 10 appear before The
MayOr this morning.
The cause of this unpleasant affair, It seems,
grew out Of some little difficulty which occur
red on "Wednesday night between the parties.
Knapp has been "sayin' things against the
fair fame and reputation OF MI Dmnford,
which led him 10 redress the wrong III the
.bo ye.dcscrlbcd manner Mobile Register, cote
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-29

FoHr MONROE, January 2G.-The female emf
grant steamer Continental, from New York
for the Pacific coast, has not been here rs
neither has she boen heard from.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY. &c.


BEAUTIFUL VOLUMES. OF. CHOICE
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Capitol of Kentucky.

L0vIsvfiLK, January 25.-The city councils
have passed n resolution Offering the State
three hundred thousand dollars for the cree
ton of public buildings, in case the capitol is
removed to Louisville.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-29

New YoRK DIsTRrCr ATToRSEv.-The noml-
nation of Hon. Daniel =. Dickinson has been
sent 10 the Senate for confirmation as United
States District Attorney for the Southern DIS
trict of New York.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-29

General s. X. Anderson, General Bushrod
II Johuson and Colonel q. i. Smith have
formed partnership for the transaction OF
real estate and commercial brokerage business
in Nashville,
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CORNER OF BYRD AND SIXTH STREETS.
We are prepared TO furnish, at short notice, Bolts,
Nuts and Washers, all sizes; Grating and Iron
Work for houses Wrought and Cast Iron Fences,
all patterns; Tobacco Presses and Fixtures COM
ylete and Machinery and Blacksmiths' Work gen.
orally. Steam Engines and Machinery Of all kinds
r.rairei on the most reasonable terms.
ARCHER & GOODWIN,
do osis Post-0H box No 9?7.
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SeriouS Fire,

DRrRo!r, January 26.-The greater portion
Of the town OF Parma, Michisan, was burned
yes terday. Loss, forty thousand dollars. lnsu-
rance only eighteen thousand dollars.
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LATE PROM THE PLAIxs. -Advices from the
.tPlalns," received nj the Bureau OF Indian
Affairs on the 18th instant, state that three
scouting parties, sent out on the republican
fork OF the Pawuce river, on the 18Th instant,
lad returned 10 Fort Laramie. One was
attacked ut the crossing OF the Blackwater by
two hundred Indians. None OF the scouting
marty were killed or wounded, and our loss
was only three hundred head OF cattle Inc
p,yynne comnany of scouts ran into another
band of Indians, and captured stock, robes,
sc. The weather is described as intensely cold
and the snow deep. Colonel Brown reports
the Indians 10 be gathered In considerable
numbers in that country HdSAmgtoh e!"''
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had gone TO suppress difficulty between
party of soldiers on south Summer street, and
Of which we make ntion elsewhere:
we are since Informed that Mr.. Wray was
robbed Immediately under gas lamp, and
that there was no light burning As the whole
hing had evidently been planned beforehand,
he light was probably eztinsulshed oy tne
vicinity i regarded rs particularly dangerous
10 solitary passengers, We " respectfully sng-
rpst't that the streets and alleys cannot be
kept TOO we'll lighted .-NdstttUe Bl""er, 2!'t'
The Charleston C1rA Cuoliniun thinks 1t
IS All nonsense to appeal TO the Southern pnblic
in behalf Of Southern periodicals unless South
nrn periodicals first make themselves worthy
of patronage. Patriotism will not read n dull
book merely because 1t happens 10 be written
bv 4 native author, or is issued by native
NuublisheT"
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NEW CABINET ESTABLISHMENT.
~ We most respectfully call the attention of our
friends and the public 10 our estabi shment On
Broad street. third door from Trinity Church. We
are old Cabiuet-maker. Of Richmond, and have
been engaged At the business tor the liSt twenty
years in all its branches, aud can assure our ~,
irons that all work done hv Us cannot be surpassed
in workmanship and style. No pains shall be
spared 10 give entire satisfaction. Give Us trial
and You viii sanction what w say. ~
FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER. FURNITURE
REPAIRED strongly and neatly. BOXING care,
fully done. UNDERTAKING promptly attended
10. Do not forget the placc-Broad street. mira
door from Trinity Church ,,,r,
d. .a-3tawts H. w. K w. \. blLIliSr
~ \ y ID l. l. ). 80.
I go boxes TALLOW and ApAMANTINE CAN
loo boxes BROWN and PALE SOAP for sale
ne-ts FRENCH & CRENsHAw.
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IUOODHOUSE q PARHAM.

l.
BENJAMIN BATES.
4. H. Gil RIS n & co.,
BOOKSELLERS AND STATi0yERS,
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE SP0TSWoUD HOTEL,
keep constantly on hand well-seIected stock oi
MEDICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS,
SCHOOL BOOKS, embracing al the best text
books III English, French, Latin, Greek snd Ger
man Our STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Will be
found full and unsurpassed.
Medium, Dami- Crown and Cap Blank Books, IN
every style Memorandum, Bank and Pass Books
in great variety. Copying Presses, BOOKS and Ink
OH and Blotting Paper, Notariai Seal Waters, &c.
Photographic Albums, Work Boxes, Writing
Desks, Gold Pens, together with great variety
Of Fancy Goods, Prayer Books, Bibles and Hy!Gn
Books.
\ liberal discount made 10 teachers. Country or
ders will receive prompt attention. ia --ts
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-29

TALL q HUTCHINSON,
IL IMPORTERS AND JoBBERs or
NOTIONS AND WHITE GOODS,
AT the old stand Of
Thomas, HUGHEs 4 CALDwELL,. !,
No ] Fourteenth street, between MsaA, xhaCary,
RICHMOND, VA. 1rs
The subscribers have formed a co-pernershfp, az
above, and now prepared 10 'hfbh
A wELL-SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS,
purchased from
FIRST HANDS, FOR CASH,
and Wi. DO pleased to serve their old friends and
the trade generally.
JOHN w. HALL,
formerly OF Thomas, Hughes * Caldwell.
EDGAR s. HUTCHINSON,
formerly Of NcVeigh, Howard & Co,
de Its Lynchburg, Va.
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IRON AND BRASS FOIJNDREs.

II RASS SDRY.-I would
II INFORM my old customers and tho public gene.
rsiIy va, my BRASS FOUNDRY Il again in opera.
non, am lhat am prepared 70 FIJI all orders In nv
line promptly and on favorable .erms The Ponndry
Is On Cary street, between Fourteenth and FIJI
.eenth streets. "u Nn
IA 22-ts w JryKrys
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-23

A lady at the Louisville and Nash
vile depot the other day startled
everybody by crying out, GIVE got
the choleraP' A fine boy soon made
his advent into the world, and proved
to be only new kind of cholera
infantum
One hundred and sixty persons ar
rived in Baltimore last Wednesday,
from North Carolina, on their way to
the new lands of Indiana. Six hun
dred more are to follow them. This
IS sad, sad commentary on the
future of the South.
The Emperor of Austria sent his
300 horses and $50 carriages to Oten
for safety. He could open a first
class livery stable if things go much
harder with him.
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COPY. |


=, CoLCMBIA, >. e., August 2, 1866.
DEAR SIR: We would like You to Irv " and
see the following companies which are
represented here by Gibbcs Il Hugeins
VIZ: North American, Hartford; Continen-
tai, New York; Baltic. New York; Metropol-
tan, New York; also, the .Etna, of New
York, which is represented by Scott & Nc
Master; the Harmony and Lorillard. of
New York, represented by S. Olin Talley.
We are told that they offer to insure cotton
at haif our regular rates, and yesterday we
lost one of our best customers and TODAY
ano'her. Ihey offer to insure cotton at /
per cent Tor one month"; per T. Mt for two
m"hths and per cent. for three months,
ana merchandise and other PROPERTY com
raratlvelv low. We could meet any COM
petition, It we chose, but these are not
paying rates, and We are willing for awhile
90 s!toSSIc on, hoping the respectable com
Pahica they represent will forbid their TAX
ing cotton at any such rates; but we have
waited 1or this for some months and we
are determined to write these comnanics-
all OF them-nnless You will do us the
laV"r TO 80 them ON the subject. We
"""l,I t' most happy to join the other
agents and establish Il uniform rate on cot
t"il anu anything else, but we find that
thry are opposed to anything Of the kind.
H!'he$ lluSSins yesterday and today
offered $50 one of cur best customers told
-us) to insure at the rates name in FIN,
i'' .'i'' nave Virginia and
one New Orleans Company, which will
write to Hlvoeli. Yours. Very trulv
ISiShed,) II. L. NICHOLS.
We are not aware that Mr. Nichols or his
"Cndcrwritcrs Agency" has anv censor
ship over us or the companies We repro
sent.
We deny having insured u,.y cotton with
IN the Tast month.
We deny that any proposition has been
made as by Mr.. Nichols, or any one for
h!n. to establish uniiorn4 rates.
oar desire and determination is to o.,
such rates as viii be remunerative to the
rolnpanlc5 we represent, and at the same
time to do justice to those. WHO il.sur. their
property with us.
We leave the community to Judge of the
writer's motives. If he wished to manifest
hlS lively interest in the welfare of the com
panies We represent, or to retain a long
enjoyed monopoly, or t" reprove US for
supposed interference. the mode adopted
i"f the accomplishment of his object is GER
tainly liable to many grave objections
without having one single. fcatur, To- IL.
commend it,
GlBBES * HUGGlNS, Agents.
SCOTT & McMASTER, Agents.
5. OLIN TALLEY, Agent.
Aug %
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United States prohibiting slavery
within the limits and Jurisdiction of
the United States; and
Whereas, all the reasons and con-
clusions set forth in regard to the
several States therein specially named
now apply equally and in all respects
to the State of Texas, as we'll as the
other States which have been in
volved in insurrection;
Whereas, adequate provision has
been made by military orders to en-
force the execution of the acts of
Congress, aid the civil authorities,
and secure obedience to the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States
within the State of Texas, if a resort
to military force for said purpose
should at any time become necessary
Now, therefore, l, Andrew John
son, President Of the Uuited States,
do hereby proclaim and declare that
the Insurrection which heretofore ex-
listed IN the State of Texas is at an
end, and is henceforth so regarded in
that State, as in the other States be-
fore named, in which the said insur-
rectlon has been proclaimed to be
at an end by the aforesaid. proclama-
ton of the I'd day of April, 1865.
And I do further proclaim that the
said lnsurrection is at an end, and
that peace, order, tranquility and
civil authority now exist in and
throughout the whole Of the United
States of America.
In testimony whereof I have'hcre-
unto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States
to be affixed. Done at the city
of Washington this twentieth
lis. day of August, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six, and of
theindepcndence of the United
States of America the ninety
first.
BY the Presidents:
ANDREW JOHNSON.
w. Il. SEWARD, Sec'v of State.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, August 22.-There
are rumors that Judge-Advocate-Gen.
Holt is to be removed
Queen Emma left to-day for Nj
agara Falls.
Col. Thomas, Collector of the Port
of Philadelphia, who at first refused
to surrender the Office, has abandon
ed the purpose of contesting the
right OF w. A. Johnson, appointed
by the President
Gen. Dick Taylor and Charles NJ.
Conrad, of Louisiana, were among
the Presidents visitors to-day. Con-
rad has been pardoned.
Gen. A. M. Stout, of Kentucky,
has been appointed chief clerk of the
Patent Office
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A terrific explosion occurred at the
mouth of Dog River, near Mobile, on
Friday last, which startled the deni-
zens of that neighborhood. Upon
Investigation it was discovered that
O. fat-boat had broke loose and drifted
on torpedo, which exploded and
sent the barge 'higher than kite. :"
The old torpedoes have sustained no
damage from their long immersion.
The name Of the camp West of
Richmond. long known as Camp
Jackson, has been changed to Camp
Grant" by the military authorities in
charge. This was the jackson Hos
pital of Confederate times, and MANY
a poor fellow, all over the South.
has "reminiscences connected with
the said camp" the very reverse of
pleasant.
The Columbus (Ga.) Sun saws:
'We are glad to learn that the com
1nlttee have very nearly completed
the subscription of $4,000 to build
the superstructure of the Mobile and
Girard Railroad, twenty-seven miles
below Union Springs, S43, 900 having
been raised.
Governor Marshall, of Mississippi,
has called the Legislature of Missis-
sippi to meet in special session on
the 10Th of October to revise the
legislation of the late regular session.
Philadelphia spectators, in antici-
patton Of cholera, bought up all the
chloride of lime in the city, which
they are now anxious to sell at dis
count.
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Hair Work.
Acacia Lodge No. "a, A. +. NJ
600 Acres of Land for Sale!

7 YING within two miles OF Walhalla; IS
IL acres Of good bottom on the tract
upon which is Eow growing 4 FINE CROP,
uninjured by the great drought. 100 acres
open land and good fence, pretty well
improved and easy OF accession the pub
lie road To Tennessee Valley, &c.
| will sell with said land 800 bushels of
CORN and 80 head of tiue CATTLE, if
wanted.
Persons who want Il desirable Tract Of
Land, near railroad and in good settle
ment, with stock and corn to feed. will do
well to call soon, as | am determined to
sell. W S. GRESHAM
Aug % Walhalla. :. G..
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Market Reports.

New YORK, August 22-Noon.
Gold, 14S1. Exchange, 1881. Cot
ton quiet for midding upIands.
P.%M.-Cotton duli-sales /, 200
bales; middling 341a@351a. Gold
49I. Flour heavy for Southern
sales 600 barrels, at S10916. Wheat
dull. Corn frmer and scarce. Lard
heavy, at 1e1a@211. Turpentine
6S@7O.
MOBILE, August 22-The sales of
cotton to-day amount to 800 bales
middling 30931. Factors hold
above views of buyers.
New ORLEANS, August 22.-Cotton
unchanged, with sales of $50 bales.
Gold 4534. Bank sterling 55057.
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State of South Carolina,
PROCLAMATION

by ms Erceue,.cy JAMES l.. ORR, 90
r@"or and Comnannder-in-t tHief IN and
orer the State aforesaid:
WHEREAS RE-: it is necessary that the laws
w OF this State with reference 10 per
sons OF color should be materially u:odi
fed, and that the Courts for their enforce
mcnt should he re-organzed, so that
jurisdiction in all cases, civil and criminal
may be exercised by the Courts and under
the Statutes of this State and the satse
cannot be elected otherwise than through
the General Assembly; and
whereas other grave and important mat
ters, growing out Of the long continued
drought IN many parts OF the State, threat
enlnG great prlvatlon, If not starvation for
the want OF food, renders it necessary that
the General Assembly of this State should
be convened:
Now. know ye, that 1, JAMES l.. ORR,
Governor and COMMANDMENTS Chief in and
over the State aforesaid, deeminc If
duty imposed on the Executive bv the
Constitution in such case to convene
the General Assembly of the State of
south Carolina, do hereby convene the
General Assembly, and summons the
members OF the Senate and House of
Representatives to meet in their re-
spective halls, at Columbia, on TUESDAY.
the FOURTH DAY of SEPTEMBER, at
3 O'CLOCK p. NJ, to consider such mat
ters as may then and there He submitted,
and pass such laws as in their wisdom may
De conSlderGd TO the interest and welfare
OF the State.
In testimony whereofI have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great
| H.. 81 seal of the State to be affixed, at
Columbia, the twenty-second day
OF August, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and slXtv-siX,
and in the niutty-6rst year of tho
independence of the United States
of America.
JAMES l.. ORR, Governor.
WM. Il. HUNT, Secretary of State.
Aug % 3
8B- Columbia and Charleston papers
publish three times: all other papers in the
State once.
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BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Sec'y State.

The ST. LoUls SOUTHERN REL1EF
FAIR. This great charity, which is
expected to surpass the fair at Balti
more, both in ecllH and cash result, is
going on smoothly Among the spc-
cialities which the managers have de
voted themselves to developing. are
an "Amateur Dramatic Club" a
Cotton Rattle" Grand Tourna-
ment, and q lottery mitigated
into u Grand Prize Distribution
Scheme. 100, 900 chances in this
last will be sold at 81 each, and half
the amount received will be returned
in prizes.
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Proc nation of the President RcI;,.
tive to Mexico.

WASHINGTON, August 17.-Thc fol-
lowing proclamation has been issued
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA-A PROCLAMA-
TION.
Whereas war is existing in the
Republic of Mexico, aggravated by
foreign military intervention: and
Whereas, the United States, in ac-
cordance with their settled habits and
policy, are II neutral power in regard
to the war which thus uiliicts the Re
public of MEXICO; and
Whereas it has become known that
one of the belligerents in the said
war, namely, the Prince Maximilian,
who asserts himself to be Emperor in
Mexico, has issued declaration in
regard to the port of Matamorils and
other Mexican ports which are in the
occupation and possession Of another
of the said belligerents, namely. the
Cni,ed States of Mexico, which de
cree is i'll the following words:
'The port Of NIatamorls, and all
those of the Northern frontier which
have withdrawn from their obedience
to the Government, are closed to
foreign and coasting traffic during
such time as the laws of the Empire
shall not be therein reinstated
"Article 2. Merchandise proceed
ing from the said ports, on arriving
at any other where the excise of the
Empire is collected, shall pay the du-
ties on importation introduced and
consumption, and in satisfactory
proof Of contravcntion. shall hc un-
rcmissibly contiscatcd.
Our Minister of the Treasury is
charged with the punctual execution
of this decree.
Given at Mexico, the 9th of July.
1866
And whereas the decree thus re-
cited, by declaring belligerent
blockade, unsupported by competent
military or naval force, is in violation
of the neutral rights of the United
States, rs defined by the law OF ma
tions, as we'll a, of the treaties exist
ing between the Cnitel States Of
America and the aforesaid United
States of Mexico;
Now, therefore, |, Andrew John
son, President Of the United States.
do hereby proclaim and declare that
the aforesaid decree is held and will
be held by the United States to be
absolutely null and void as against
the Government and citizens of the
United States, and that any attempt
which shall be made to enforce the
same against the Government or citi-
zens of the United States Will be dis
allowed
In witness whereof. | have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington.
the seventeenth day of August, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six, and of the in
dependence of the United States of
America the ninety-tirst.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the Presidents:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Sec'y State.
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SNIP NE SVS.
SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF CHARLESTON. AUGUST %.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Ship Ida Lilly, Minott, Liverpool.
WENT TO SEA YESTERDAY
Steamship Adele, Hall, Baltimore.
Schr. Zicavo, -, Portland, Maine.
To the Public.

MEssKs. EDITORS: You will oblige the
subscribers by publishing the following
letter, copy of which has been furnished
us. We feel that we have been misrepre.
scnted. The letter will explain itself:
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1T is said more buildings have
been struck and more persons killed
by lightning this year. than dnring
five ordinary years.
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News Items.

CNcNNAT1, August 22.-There
were fifty-three deaths from cholera
yesterday.
New ORLEANS, August 22.-There
were twenty-eight deaths from
cholera and one from yellow fever
yesterday.
BALTIMORE, August 22.-The La
Dor Convention, in session here, de-
clare it unwise to attempt to enforce
the eight hour labor rule until the
working men are thoroughly organ
lied throughout the country.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 22.-The
Democratic State Committee have
called a convention of all the sup
porters Of President johnson, to
nominate candidates for State offices
at the fall elections. The conserva-
tive Republican Committee unite in
the call.