The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-10

SHOOTING ArrAfR.

SHOOTING AFFAIR. assn .
This morning a number Of the parties, re-
turned from the prize fight Mt White House,
assembled in a bar.roon on Tenth street,
when some discussion ensued as to the
merits of the two contestants. John Cum
ningham, alias John Charles, drew o re-
volver and commenced firing around the
room aud at the proprietor, when the latter
also drew a pistol. Cunningham then got
| into fight with Frank O'Toole and Frank
Drew, and Barney Donnelly ran in with
others TO stop the disturbance but inst as
he entered, shot struck him, entering the
right side of the neck, and passed down ne
hind the right shoulder, where It iodged.
The wound is serious, if not fatal, ana the
sufferer bled profuscly.
I ALMOST A RIOT. f
On Saturday morning, Gray Carter, no
bert Richardson, and Samuel Stokes, DIS
charged colored soldiers, went into the
clothing store Of NJ. Ncwmycr, near the
dcpot. and after stopping some time, they
| were ordered out and on attempting to
nut them out, Cartcr's pistol exploded, as
| he asserts, by accident; and as the others
assert, p,irposely. Quite crowd gathered
around, and many white persons supposing
/ that he had fired to kill one of the store
keepers, raised a cry to mob them. offlccr
O'Callaghan, however, took the men IN
custody, and succeeded in.taking them to
the station, where Justice Walter nncu
them twenty-five dollars for carrying pis-
tolls, and committed the first named to the
work -housc.-Sfdr.
| HOW TO GET YOUR OLD SMALL NOTES OFF.
| The Treasury Department gives notice
that all sums of fractional currency oil
three dollars and upwards will be redeem
| cd ON presentation.
| FAYETTE TURNED Up.
| Among the persons on the floor OF the
House today was Fayette McMullen, OF
Virginia. a member of the rebel Congress,
and at one time member of the United
States Congress. This is the first instance
in which any rebel official has presented
himself in either hall of Congress during
the scsSion.-Stdr.
MAURY co. WILL RESUME.
1t is reported that the banking house of
Maury & Co. will immediately resume. l
have ascertained to-day that the conf
| dence of the business community In the
Y
that whenever they resume this conf
dence will be manifested in an unmistaka-
BILE manner. This confidence seems to be
based upon the high personal character of
the members of the firm, and also upon
the offers of assistance that have been
made to them. No other failures have
taken place.
ANOTHER RADICAL wAKED Up.
Senator Grimes, in the course of his
pertinent remarks against some PROPOSE
ton, expressed his desire to see the Gene
raj Government again restrict itself To its
legitimate sphere.
THE TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
We learn that it has been decided to try
jeff. Davis in civil court in the State OF
Virgima-moSt probably in the judicial
district of Norfolk. Since the Govern
mcnt has decided to bring him at once to
trial on the charge Of treason, preparations
to that end have been in progress. 1t is
understood that Chief Justice Chase will
preside over the court, and that Attorney
General Speed will prosecute. The lead
ing counsel for Davis is Charles OComcr
and Mr.. Shea, of New York.-Stdr, stu.
THE NEW TAX BILL.
The Congressional Committee of Ways
and Means have added the following
articles to the free list of the amendatory
tax bill, namely: Candle wicks, deer skins,
dressed and smoked; havoring extracts,
. solely for cooking purposes; paintings and
Statuary, productions of electrOtyperS,
manganese, cobalt, horse-rakes, yarn and
/ warps used for braiding and manufactu-
ring purposes, paper-stainer'S colorS, cauS-
tic and crude soda, and illuminated soda,
yeast powders, railroad iron. The CON-
mittce have restored the tax on watches
and gold and silver plate, and leave the tax
on express companies at three per cent.
/ Brokers' sales and contracts for mcrchan-
, disc and produce are exempted from tax.
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
| 1t is stated on what is deemed reliable
authority that President Johnson is con-
sidering the propricty of discontinuing the
military divisions, departments, and posts,
and of discharging all volunteer organiza-
| tions, white and colorcd.-ChrOnicle.
MILITARY DISTRICTS.
! In compliance with special Instructions
from Lieutcnant-Gcncral u. S. Grant,
1 commanding officers of military depart
mcnts in the northern and southern States
have discontinued districts in their COM
mands, and have substituted military posts.
In consequence of such consolidation the
Government has been compelled to homo
rably discharge nearly forty thousand vol
untcers, besides over one hundred major
and brigadcr- generals whose services were
found of no further benefit to the United
States.
GENERAL OFFICERS.
1t is rumored in military circles that an
order discharging all volunteer general Off
GERS will emanate from the War Depart
ment in few days. Most of these officers
hold commissions in the regular army, and
in consequence of the expected order they
will only be "reduced " to subordinate
positions, and will not be entirely mustered
out. IS. .."-
THE QUESTION OF TAXING BONDS.
1t is understood that the Senate Finance
Committee have not yet decided to report
Senator Sherman's bill providing for fund
ing the national debt. Some members of
the committee object to the exemption Of
the proposed five per cent. stock from taxa
tion.-Ndtional hteHigencer.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and
tho Tax npp land