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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-23

CHURCH HILL LITERARY SocIETY.-At q
meeting of this Society on Friday night
last at Springfield Hall the following Off
GERS were elected President, j. ]. White
e.president, John Nettles; secretary,
John A. Meanley; treasurer, II. A. At
kinson, Sr. On Friday night next the
newly elected president will deliver his
inaugural, and Mr.. Royal W. Figg will
deliver the monthly grafton. Mr.. Figg,
though young man, possesses consider
able ability as speaker, and will no doubt
profitably employ the time allotted to him.
The public are invited to attend this meet
ing, and We think we may congratulate
our neighbors Of Church and Union Hills
upon the possession of q society Of SO much
promise. Success attend our young friends
in their efforts at intellectual improvement.
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The THEATRs.-This establishment has
been closed-report says, for week; how
much longer, the future will determine. The
actors and actresses, the men with ban
ners, the scene-shiiters, supes, and a,
after q brief attempt to gain foothold
here, have vanished ike the baseless fabric
of vision. The people of Richmond, Il
seems, have not got money enough to sup
port 9 theatre; yet, strange to say, when
the circus comes, everybody and family
can find seyenty-fve cents TO 60 and see
tho equestrian wonders. We submit that
there is some little Inconsistency in this.
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A match game of seven innings was
played between these two clubs on Sat,ir-
day evening, which resulted in the success
of the Richmond Juniors BY ffty-three
runs, to twenty-five for the Confederates.
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RUYGwAY.-A horse attached to .
wagon, and without driver, took fright
Yesterday and ran down Dock street at Q
rate Of speed, which would bother crack
race-horse to beat. In passing Colonel
Haskins's store the animal undertook to
turn corner, but came in contact with 9
stone post, oyerturning the vehicle and
smashing up things generally. The owner,
on arriving at the spot, found his horse oil
right, but his wagon wreck.
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Ar IS1TD1 Nt6ni6sy ~ t6AoD61U t09s;'
rooH 3 negro fWena>v ~ hlacho4 68o11ll!p : d
and dressed T. The hsisbt Of I1aqciA1 ~ !,
ion. .wss sen % spasEEs biaIl 1Skg = =
on Maii street uesf Soy eitk, ~ t1l0PA
nm nc s|deHs1kss sESs6sine 10y 49,,
While utsesisgandthsnas 80 ~ aO3ist,h
vhite foIks 10 general and ths .seaehafn (,
rebelsn IN particular, = gegtlln,ap ytte
happened e wisnss, nee sSR a,, S2SsSss ;.s.Ssss [
wv he matter. ~ why, nd ~ seeee.
ssthat negro woman Fcse's 20 80 -
tiesh-coIoredI IstockingsYsnd hAndea - ? u
pair Of bl0ck ones. .syn.a 4. ai,s,,a ,i s,,if.o
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! Saturday afternoon last :

Umpire.-Mr. Tyler, Of the -, -gsssasr
Scorers.-Messrs. 1saacs and Abrams.
Fly-catches. .-Confederats, Anderson, u Cren-
shaw total, 9. Arlington: Hagan, Rays: J.r
l Collins, Lively, 2; total, o.. - 7uttrs .4I
Time OF game, i've hours. n
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CousTr CouArHousE.-Ths work of -.
building this ediace, destroyed BY drsl y
the great condsgstion Of the 81 - April
1865, has besn commenced and = pro.
gressine ssti3faet0rily. Accordlng - ~
terms &C tho ccAtsact, tho buiIdin9 y - -
completed ID time 10 be occupied ~ ~
court = 81 next March term. h:Ss
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GoxE 70 EUROPE. n. Psai,i ~ 0soSai'
Of France resident 10 the city; Q 6atusso
day last started fos Europe % . ssx neatAE /
leave of absence. During his ~ pbseed
the duties of the consulate VIII - IN
charged BY v. L'H6te, Acting French Cor
- l|8G' tt ta It1Jy!gsEae sfea ~ " "wf
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CLEANING THE SrREIrs.-The proper
measures are being taken for cleaning the
streets. A detachment Of police u On duty
seeing that the CUTTERS arc cleared Of the
falling leaves, which sre now % fhlckly
covering the pavements and streetxtn those
quarters Of the city whore rslidsaoes are
chiefly located.
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IxrRovIxo-We are gratiAed % learn
that DR.. Peter Lyons, whose serious MI
ness. Of cholers, was, reported In our pre-
vious issue, was much better yestcrd9X
and that the prospect vas favcrabis 0Ass'
ea r;v rAcOyery. 6T3iI1.T 81 leygHJs gefi -
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA.--Since
our notice of this institution appeared on
Saturday, we find that We understated the
number of students. We are informed by
the Dean that there were then fifty-three
in attendance, and that additions are being
daily made to the number. The entrance
of students is expected. to continue to q
later period than usual-partly because the
present session commenced month earlier
than those of the last four years, and
partly because the exaggerated rumors
circulated at distance in regard to the
prevalence of the cholera in the city have
had the effect of keeping some students
back until its disappearance or decided
decline should be announced. The latter
is already fact, and the former may be
expected to follow very soon.
The number Of professors In the Medi-
cal College should have been stated at
seven instead of six.
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RELIG1ous.-The religious interest which
has recently been awakened in several OF
our city churches continues without abatc-
ment. The ministers are labOrlng yea
lousy and faithfully, and with very graft
flying success.
AT the Clay-street Methodist Church
fRev. Mr.. Peterson's) there were fifteen
conversions last week, completing total
of seventy-two up to Sunday night. So
great an interest is manifested in the meet
ings that it has been determined to contl-
nue. them throughout the present week.
At the Grace-street Baptist Church
twenty-five new converts were baptized on
Sunday by the Rev. Harvey Hatcher, as
sistant pastor, and at the communion in
the afternoon forty-six received the right
hand of fellowship. At night fifteen per-
sons went forward to be pray ed for. Meet
ings are held in this church every night,
and will be so long as the present religious
interest continues. ),
A similar successful result has attended
the protracted meeting at the Second Bap-
tist Church. Last week there were eleven
conversions, making with those previously
reportcd total of twcnty-fo On Sun
day night eleven were baptized, making
twenty-one who have received this solemn
ordinance since the revival commenced.
At Leigh-street Baptist Church (Rev.
A. e. Dickinson's) three persons were
baptized on Sunday morning, and at night
eight more penitents were at the altar SEEK
ING the way to salvation. A deep religious
feeling is manifested among the inhabitants
of Church and Union Hills, and the reyi-
val at Leigh-street Church bids fair to pro-
duce excellent results.
As we announced yesterday, the Rev.
". w. n. Williams, of Baltimore, will
preach every night this week in the First
baptist Church. The meetings here have
been auspicously commenced, and will
doubtless bring forth good fruit.
An eloquent discourse was delivered In
the Broad street Methodist Church on Sun
dsy night by the Rev. DR.. Murchison, Of
Columbia. S. C. In concluding bic re-
marks. the reverend gentleman gave the
congregation "a account Of the sad and
destitute condition Of the people Of bic
city, resulting frop the outrsges commit
tad there BY the Federal troops, Of whom
he spoke 10 no very complimentary terms.
The congregation were SO touched by the
picture presented to their view that very
iiberal donation of money was made on the
not for the relief Of the sufferers.
A revival Of religion has boon In success.
full progress for week or two past at
Union Station Methodist Church, corner ol
TWcuty-fbuYth and N streets, under the
ureachipe Of the Rev. Mr.. Proctor, assisted
by the Rev. Jacob Manning. Quite large
number Of persons have been converted
"a On Sunday night Scme slx . sever
pSnitents were at tho altar.
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REFUGE FOR NEGRO CHILDREN.-The
orphanagc which opened for colored chill
dren last winter under the care Of the
Frcedmen's Bureau, and closed in the
spring, has been re1pened, and will have
from twenty to fifty refugees" taking the
average which prevailed during last winter.
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REV. F. G. WILLIAMS, Of Mobile, VII
preach IN the Second Baptist Church 70.
night at halfpast Z O'Clock. i'snt af{ffa ~
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
,~-o-<1>>o.o~--o<~
MINIATURE ALNAAAC-OofoSss -.
Sun rises. $50 Noon Ii:es :..:;..''.

PORT OF RICHMOND. Ocropss =.
z ~, ssegy - n ARRIvBe.t ~ = Y&ssyG =
Steamer State OF Maryland, Trayers, Bslulposp,
merchandise and passengers, ID. w, Cuyns,
Steamer Hatterxs, Alexander. New tork, nee'
Steamer Niagara, Couch, New York. nsschea'
disc and passengers, G.f.Wstson. @'."a
~ .'i : - sATlnb. .8i ;s&I .Flesa
Steamer Hstterss, Alexander, Hev. York, nss.
ehandise and passengers, q. Ayrss 70.
nRx0RAEpA. fhf GFsseIy}.
The schooner Rsbseca Sscoe, NsuhAu d(essv-
nsously reported below In our Issue OF SstuIeayb.
which clssred from Wilmington, N: o., lps tlehs
heavy weather, has retsPned 70 ths 1emse teetiA
. leaky condition. With captain and crew stek
schooners f0aming Sea, losth. ana goius
Brown, Stubbs, from Richm0Dd3 sutveA ~ beSu'
more on the 3lst instant.
N rsIlasArs. .if''sAsGTs2r.
NEW YolK. October et.--Ths stssusbtps A|be'
mar O. from Richmond, has arrived.
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Ts4sr. yoa PxrssE 5s,a
aeNe N16als e Z - 6 Z y ite e nj
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Total .........,.s0 n | Total .......,...N "
Home Runs.-Union: Randall, I. -
Fly catches. Union. |; spotswood.i .sa.Ha
Scorcrs.--Jalscs n. Meade, Of Union Club G
c. Cabell, OF Olympic Club
ARLINGTON, JR., AND coSPEDERATE. .
The following is the result of match
game between the two clubs above named,
PLAYED on Saturday afternoon last -
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u b. SPENCE, AGENT,
Ia. MERCHANT TAILOR AND CLOTHlER,
OLD STAND,
No. 1900 Main street, corner Of Thirteenth,
RICHMOND, VA.
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, and vESTlNGS
always on hand, and made to order In the best
style.
Has also on hand stock Of
READY MADE CLOTHlNd
.. Of his own manufacture.
0ENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS
-. in endless variety.
SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE.
call solicited before pure hasing elsewhere.
[se 7-tsl
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RiTioxsIsUYp ~ Dtsff4u11 fssse.s.-
There ars very is1 ,nG)c1G oeske.gk
the United States now. eghey - ~ y
issued TO white, or colossd Hhsp -, - i
ing is recommended by Assistant M a, Ssfgso1 ~! ],
Alexander Young. 'h's o"s"'" =
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NOSl
JOHN ". DAVIES SONS.
RIOHNOHD MUSICAL IXOHAM01 j.
Mo. Ns MAIN srRIlTs
sole agents for
RTIxYTg PRINIUM PIAN0-YoRTD.

bIlkkkb fhkAlU4 rlAQo'EV1aAs'
Those instruments have been before the pubhs
FOR TIE LAST THIRTY YEARS, In competition
With the best makers Of the country, and are nov
pronounced BY ALL TIE LEADING PROFkSSoks
AHD AMATEURS the
BEST PIANOS M1NUFACTUREDi
These instruments have ALL TIE LATSsT IL.
PRovRMENTS. and are
SILK WARRANTED Y0R FIVE YEARS,
With the privilege Of sxehsngs within tvsivs
months II not entirely satiAfAstoSy
10 The purshassS.
We refer 10 the following persons, VINO hsSs
ofIIYy'o PIANOS nov In use:
General Z. =. LlB. Wsshinstos College, Lsuns'
ton; sssr,5ssrs.s
D. .. PAYss 3 Slo., Lynshbury;
Isv. Z. Z. p1iILf1s. Virginia 1snsls lnsttufei
Niss NAlY DALpwu. Female School. and J. O.
CAvxI. Deaf, Dsnb and Blind lpstatsts. stsantou
PsoSsssoe \. 4. AnDoIp, Richmond.
4 saii frou sli In want Of SUPERIOR PIANOS
is sotisttsA. Terms hhsSAl- A9-0
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MpgT appArior Engllssh,, s!,, NUS. !.
u 5Afp 3s1s.sss'sa; ,.4.r 1,ols.d.s = eSyt, asss,.
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QurEI.--Not . sinsle srrsst WAS reepl9eA Vi
at police headquiytstsl yesterday. ssi ,
glers, thieves, yagabondi, and Myich NE
may possibly be lurking IN the pdrile6s g
Richmond, but they keep rcmsfkse!y
quiet, and avoid tho polies 81 thtyMonA
the neafilancA .-.-L IL. st.t..r - 1...s. -
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INSTITUTE RE0PENED.-The Baptist Fe-
male Institute, formerly used for head
quarters for United States troops, and since
turned over to the owners, promises to do
we'll. There are already fifty scholars
there, and after the idle fears Of cholera
which now pervade the country are dissi-
pated, the number will be much larger.
There need be no fear among our country
friends about cholera, as it has almost en-
tirely disappeared. The following is list
of officers and teachers of the institution
Chas. II. Winston, NJ. A., president, Eng
lish literature, natural sciences, and mathe-
matics; Rev. Robert Ryland, d. D., Qate
president of Richmond College,) moral
science, Latin, and history; Miss Lydia A
Donne, higher English; Mrs. A. II. Bart.
ley, French, and assistant in English and
music; Miss Mary c. Lathrop, preparatory
department; Miss Jennie II. Wigglesworth,
preparatory department; Mr.. G. G. Mcra
and -, music; ". B. Cox, drawing
! Daintiup &c
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z
aud receive wholesome advice where to buy your
CLOTHING FOR MEN. YOUTHS. AND BOYS,
and
GEyTLEMEN's FURNISHING GOODS,
cheaper than any other house In the city.
The only thing necessary to convince you will be
to call at
GREEN TREES,
Sill BROAD STREET (oLD No. ID,
BETWEEN EIGHTH AND Ninth sTREErs,
whore he is selling goods at the following prices
PANTS.
Good Cas:net Pants at $l.75,
Extra Casinet Pants trom*2 to -,
Good Cassimere Pants at Sa.ss to ~,
Prime Cassi mere Pants from ~ to ",
Good Black Pants at 1918,
Fine Black Pants at &l.75,
Fine Black Doeskin Pants at $3.50 to SO.
VESTS.
Casinet Vests atS2,
Cashmere Vests from $3.50 to ~, .......
Black Cloth Vests at -, :,
Black Silk Vests at $3.50,
Fancy Silk Vests at 1915,
Black Cotton velvet Vests at %,
Fancy velvet Vests from $3.50 to&7.
COATS.
Casinet Goats at *4.50
Black Casinet Goats at $3.50, ..h
Black Cashmere Goats ate
Fine Black Cloth Sacks from - to $s,
Cashmere Coats from &c to %,
Fine Cashmere Goats from IS to SIS,
Black Frock Coats at 81 and %,
Fine Black Cloth Coats from Gle to 425.
YOUTHS AND BOYS CLOTHING.
full assortment, and at all prices.
CASHMERE SUITS.
All. wool Suits al $l3,
Casnet Suits idark color at sll,
All. wool Cashmere Suits at SIS,
SILK mixed Cashmere Suits at $l9,
Pine silk mixed Cashmere Suits from el9 to e2s,
Light Cashmere tHarrisonI attl0.
Brown Cashmere Suits at go,
Fine French Cashmere Suits from $22 to ess.
Black Suits at all prices.
SHIRTS.
Vnierh!rts at 90 cents,
Gray Unlerslirts at ~,
White Undershrts at from el tOs2
Fine Al-wool Undershirts At $'.2s to -,
Red Flannel Shirts at *l.S,
Red Flannel Drawers at el.7s.
White Shirts ats
Pine Shifts at from $l so TO $3.50,
Jeans Drawers At rs cents,
Pine Jeans Drawers st from u TO- Sl.b,
Calico Shirts at Sl.ss,
Ruled bosom Shirts st e1.D,
Cashmere Shirts, . full stock, from u to Is.
HANDKERcHIEFs.
White Hsndkerchiefs at 20 cents.
Linen Handkerchief at 30 cents,
Pine Linen Handkerchief ct 70 cents.
Elk Hsndksrchiefs from el to n.s.
COLLARS.
Goldsmith's Glazed At rs cents,
AZ. Gray's at ~ cents,
Genuine Gray's At IS cents,
Gray's Standing Collars at Is cents,
Linen Collars from 10 TO IS cents.
sCARFs AND NECK. TIES.
A'uii supply, at all prices.
sUsPRNDERs. a....
saspsnders for rs CENTS to u pair.
line White suspsndeS at Is cents.
HATS.
Wool Hats at rs cents, S
fsT Hats from II SO 10 45.
ihsvs also all the late FASHIONABLE Hats Of
supuees. sg
full stock OF UMBRELLAS and yALIgEs. and
Al aPRicEs TO SUIT the TIMES. Don't forget
The 'ors of /. GKgIHTREY.
sii Broad strsst told No. III,
@a-im bstvssn Eighth and Ninth. b
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SUPREME CouRr OF APPEALs.-This
court was not in session yesterday. The
case Of Edmond, Davenport & Co. against
the Merchants Insurance Company will be
resumed this morning, when Mr.. Howard
will probably conclude his argument for
the appellants.
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T OOK! LOOKii LOOK!ii- Intend
siISiLls location on the ist OF November. ys win
from this day offer onr entire stock OF CHlnA,
CLASS, h., stA unan advance o. sose unai teat
Tsrchauts. fswjiiss, ,snA others wishisg y pr.
49, IargsI Ia CANA, GLl6s ana EARTHtA.
80 :. - -. y. d. kEEL6ON, xRent,
sesnss s,pssite Dsilss1 end 1xehanss Hotsh.
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4ithmond 1ispatth,
TUESDAY. ...'.. OCTOBER as, 1866.
/ LOCAL MATTERS

! r 5 y
REPoRT 0P rHE Board OF HEALrH.- The
Board make the following gratifying report
for yesterday -
OFFICE OF BOARD or HEALTH, }
RICHMOND, October ~, 1856, I
6o'clock P. M.
Sir,-No cases Of cholera have been
reported within the last twenty -four hours.
Respectfully, .-....,5t
J. G.. CABELL, M. D.,
Id3. W. Fl. TAYLOR, M. D.,
Members of Board of Health.
To Judge W. W. Cr,mp, Chairman Of the
Committee on Health.
We can assure our readers in the coun-
try that they can come to Richmond with
perfect safety. The cholera, at no time
very severe, has almost entirely disap-
peared, and that, too, Immediately after the
Board Of Health removed the embargo
placed upon fish and oysters. Reasoning
upon this standpoint, we may assume that
If they were to allow tho sale Of cabbage
without restriction we should hear no more
of Asiatic cholera. But, seriously, we re-
gard the sanitary condition Of Richmond at
present as highly favorable. For two days
no case Of cholera has been reported, and
from other diseases We are marvellously
exempt. We really hope that country
merchants will now renew their acquaint-
ance with our commercial men, who are
prepared to satisfy their wants in every
particular, while from contagion not the
slightest danger need be apprehendcd.
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MAYORS CouRT-JUsTIcE TIMBERLAKE
PREsIDISG.-Fourteen negroes, congregated
at the Martin-boX," gambling, cursing,
ETC., were arraigned. The house is situ-
ated in Exchange alley. Sergeant How
ard, who aided in making the arrest, stated
that the reputation Of the house was very
bad-whitc and black congregating there
for immoral practices.
One Of the proprietors Of the Exchange
Hotel testified that the guests in the hotel
were much annoyed by the profanity and
lewdness at the house. All held to bail in
the sum of $50, and, in default, twelve
were set back.
Edmund Curtis, negro, for using abusive
language to policeman No. 35 and resist
ing him in the discharge of his duty, was set
back in default Of security to appear before
the Hastings Court.
Lewis Long, noisy in the street in threat
ening to assault a negro, was discharged.
John Burns, assaulting Waymac in the
street twice, was required to give security.
Lewis Dunn, a small and fearful white
boy, was up for stealing watch from Peter
Washington. Case continued until to-
morrow.
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Balance on hand 3oth Sept, 1866 Isis, $40 46
HELD As FOLLOWS:
In bank and agents hands. .slS,9Gl IL
State stock. 1900 20
Unavailable drafts, notes,
&c, chiefly Confederate
States currency 3a,s5s "a
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-25
Sir Morton Poso's Book on N America.

A London publishing house has just
brought out Sir Morton PetO's book on
s. The Resources and Prospects of Amer
lea. -
The author, after making grateful ac-
acknowledgements for his cordial treatment
here, dWells upon the marvellous sus-
tenatiOn of credit in the North through
out the whole period of the Rebellion"
He even maintains, what has drawn ridi-
cUle from English writers when uttered
by Americans, that the tremendous and
unparalleled burdens of civil war have
been attended with " an increase of ma
tional prosperity" and if he is asked to
account for this he 4" can only do so by
attributing it to the wonderful elasticity
of the resources of the United States.
In fact ne says, he soon became as san
guine as most Americans that the nation
could bear all her liabilities, and was
quite equal to the payment Of them with
in reasonable period, it necessary.
This ought to close the mouths of our
English detractors, who have had so
much to say about our dilemma between
repudiation and iutolerable taxation.
The greater part of Sir MOrton's book
is taken up with clear and accurate sta
tlstics of our agriculture, manufactures
and mineral resources. Our commerce
and our railway SYSTEM are also the sub
these topics he expresses the most san
guine and enlarged expectations for the
future He thinks that even our war
" may be considered an advantageous Oc-
currence. - because it has cleared us of
our great incubus of slavery. Hence
forth our course is free. Says hewriter:
" All that is now needed to give reality
to so vast an empire IS that development
Of intercommunication which have rec
commended, when the South is effectually
united with the North, and when the
whole continent is trayersed by one great
trunk railway, worked as a united whole, /
from the Atlantic to San Francisco, we
shall be called upon to regard America as /
the greatest nation of the world. She
will be entitled to take that rank by rea
son other extent, her diversity of soil and /
climate. the character of her communica
tions, the variety of her resources, her /
vast mineral riches, and the abundant
field which she presents for labor and for
the employment of capital and enter
prise.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-25
- TEorrors of Jamaioa.

Messrs. RUSSELL Gurney and Maule, OF
the Royal Commission, sailed for England
in the Royal Mail Company S steamer Ia
mer, on the morning OF the 9Th inst
They were just eleven weeks in Jamaica,
during nine of which they were incesSanU-
ly engaged In the labors of the Commits
sion, examining the hundreds of witness
es whose evidence was taken relative to
the late disturbances and their suppress
sion. Messrs. Gorrie and Payne Of the
English bar, sent out by the jamaica
Committee to watch proceedings IN the
interest Of hrs. q. w. Gordon, DR.
UnderhiIl and others, and the special cor
respondents of the London journals left
in the same steamer with the Commission
ers on their return to England.
Matters were quiet IN Jamaica, al
though speculation was rife as to the
character of the report that the COmmis-
sioners were likely to make to the Home
Government Fears we're entertained by
Governor Eyre's apologists, that if for
nothing else, he would be made to an
swer for the execution OF Mr.. George
William Gordon. Private letters received
from England represented that, should
the Government fail to do its duty IN the
matter, the Anti-Slavery Society was de
termined to bring him to account for that
atrocious proceeding. In the mean time,
his friends in Jamaica were doing all in
their power to bolster him up, and it has
been proposed to raise 900 guineas by
subscription, for the purpose of present
ing him with testimonial. His depar
ture for England at an early date was ex-
pected-his friends say, on account of
impaired health"
One of the last witnesses examined by
the Commissioners was Gordon's widow.
Her evidence confirms the statement of
his illness at the time of the outbreak,
which accounts for his absence from the
Thomas Bay Vestry meeting on the day
of the riot, a circumstance of which it was
attempted to make so much as matter
of suspicion against him. Itwas rumored
that the British Government had ordered
the restoration to his widow all of Cor
don's property, confscated to the Grown
on account of his having suffered death
for alleged treason.