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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-17

THE Coon FAITH OF CONGRESS- Senator
Frelinghuysen, Of New Jersey, adds his
voice to that of Senator Wilson and others
who declare that the reconstruction act OF
the last Congress will be finality if IT Is
accepted by the South. He says the faith
Of the nation is pledged tothe readmlssion
of the southern States to the Union, and
of their representatives to Congress, upon
their compliance with the terms of this
law. The voice Of the people on this sub
ect is nearly unanimous. The attempts
of Mr.. Stevens and others to throw doubt
upon il, and to insist upon other and more
stringent terms, meet with very little sue
cess at the North. The only mischief they
are doing is in the southern States, where
extreme men are trying to prevent practi-
cal reconstruction by holding up this bug
bear to the southern people. In some
localities they are quoting the declarations
of Mr.. Stevens with some effect, but we
do not believe they will seriously check
the work of Reorganization which is now
going on with gratifying prospects OF COM
plete success. Senator Frelinghuysen has
also declared himself in favor of an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States declaring that no State shall have
power to deprive any citizen Of the right
of suffrage on account of color or race.
lie thinks that in this way universal suf-
trage may be secured to the colored race
in the North, as it has been in the South
Neu York Times.
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AN AMUsIN SCENE AT CHARLOTTE
CoURTHoUsE.-The Danville Times gives
some further particulars of the meeting at
Charlotte Courthouse at the May term OF
the County Court. Several white men
were applicants for the office of commits
sioner of the revenue, which was bestowed, =,
as we have heretofore stated in the Dis
patch, upon Mr.. Harvey. DR.. Brown called
upon the negroes to appeal to General
Schofield in his behalf, claiming to have
been loyal throughout the war, while Mr..
Harvey had been rebel. A colored man
thereupon made a speech, in which, inter
ala, he said
1t seemed to us of the colored race
during the war that all the white folks in
these parts were of one way Of thinking,
all those who could fight the Government
having been seen to fight it as hard as they
could, and those who could not, all help
ing the former as much as they could. We
should be very glad now to find so sud-
denly that so many more white gentlemen
than we expected, from various parts of
the county, were opposed to the war. But
while / believe white man instantly who
comes out flat-footed and says he was for
the war, when there is no profit nor advan-
tage in his saying so; when | hear another
say that he was against the. war, when the
advantages are all on the other side, | can
not help suspecting him instantly. Laugh
teri We heard the County Court cate
chise Mr.. Harvey and DR.. Brown to-
day as to their loyalty. Mr.. Harvey
was said to have volunteered during
the war forced to do SO, l suppose !;
and as for DR.. Brown, to save his
life he could not recollect whether he
voted for secession or not [Renewed
laughter.l Now, as for the petty office
which you have heard so much about,
with its small salary of few hundred dol
lars, aoould not haze ii if 1t ,oere giUen to
me. Much laughter.l My position is
this desire to see the Offices of the
country bestowed upon the most upright,
sensible, and well-informed men of the
country. Many of our best and most ca
pable citizens have been recently disqual-
flied for holding office. Iregret this erceed-
iaqly, b,t it aoas their ol7n fault. | have no
wish to see you interfere with the action
of the County Court. 1t is not for us to
say that they failed to make the best selec-
tion which they were allowed to make.
Neither of the speakers ,cho haze addressed
you are at all qualified for the office aoh'ch
they are seeking. Great laughter
1t was somewhat after this fashion that
Ned fired away at the successful as well
as the unsuccessful competitor, and at
those whom he was disposed to consider
as newly discovered Union" men, to the
great amusement of the crowd.
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|. MAYORS COURT-MAYOR MAYO PREsI-
MoRNING.-William
Yoing, mulatto, charged with stealing
forty. three dollars from Carter Robinson
bv means of the "strap game" was sent
on.
The continued case of Hamlet Robinson,
alias Sam Johnson, colored, charged with
stealing clothing from Sarah Palmer, CO.
lored, was discharged, an alJi being
proved.
Herman Schwartz, charged with assault
ing and beating John Riordan, was called
up. Both parties, being found in fault,
were required to give security.
Andrew Jackson, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct on the street and re-
sisting policeman, was committed in de-
fault of surety and fine of five dollars.
Martha Bradley, colored, charged with
breach of the peace, was sent home, in
the absence of any witnesses against her.
Miller Dabney and Albert Tinsley, color
ed, charged with breaking into John Fry's
house and stealing money and jewelry, was
arraigned. In the absence OF witnesses,
the case was continued until to-day.
The case of Alice Bedford, mulatto,
charged with perjury and attempting to
bribe witness to perjury, was sent on and
bailed in the sum OF $3.50.
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THE NEW YORK TINES ON THE RICHMOND
RIoT.-The Richmond correspondent OF
the New York Times gave very fair ac-
count of the riot here last week where
upon the editor of that paper, leading
Republican journal, makes the following
welltimed comments:
"Nor are we at liberty to consider the
question of responsibility for the altered
state of things an Open question. 1t is not
the effect of the mere possession OF free
dom. 1t is, distinctly and unequivocally,
the consequence of the teaching of ultra
Radical emisSaries, who, under the pre-
tence of instructing the negro as to his
rights, are filling him with an over-eSti-
mate of his Importance, and wild ideas of
enrichment and supremacy. Left to him
self, perhaps Sambo might be lazy until
experience taught him the necessity OF
Industry as the alternative of starvation.
But his disposition, without prompting
and guidance, is not prone to assert
mastery over white men or the right to
live out of white mems accumulated
property. For these manifestations, as
now occurring in Virginia, we must seek
an explanation in the appeals OF dema-
gogues and incendiaries, who preach the
disfranchisement of the whites as pun
ishment for rebellion, and the distribution
of their lands as recompense for the sut-
fering loyalty of the blacks. We do not
apply the remark indiscriminately to north
ern politicians addressing southern colored
audiences. We know that Senator Wilson,
for example, demands neither wholesale
disfranchisement nor "a mild measure OF
confiscation." That gentleman is not the
type of the class of whom we speak. Hun
nicutt, Of Virginia, is much nearer the
mark. lie and such as he are unceasng
in their endeavors to organize the blacks
as a party that shall hereafter control
southern affairs, and with this view they
teach the superiority of the negroes as a
race, with all their ignorance and semi
savage vices, over the whites among whom
they dwell. The first fruits of these en-
deavors may be seen in the claim of the
New Orleans negroes to the offices, and in
the turbulent insolence of their brethren
in Virginia."
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RICHMOND. May 10. lsGI.

RICHMOND, May lc, 1S6I.
To the Physicians oJ RjchmoRd:
By the liDeralty OF many friends In the North
a supply of fresh and reliable medicine has been
collected for our honest and Industrious poor. In
this class at this time is ncuded soma of the most
refined people OF the city. Respectable colored
people will also bs allowed to avail themselves OF
this charity.
All physicians in good standng In the profession
may send prescriptions to the apothecaries here
after mentioned provided they endorse their own
name and that OF the apothecary OF the district
upon each prescription. The physician will do
this without the suggestion Of tue patient or his
friends If he thina the family in need of assist
ance.
The six physicians appointed by the city to at
tend the poor will only send such prescriptions to
these dispeusaries as cannot be filled at the Medi-
cal College certifying 10 this fact upon the recipe
In prescribing medicine for the first time
which may not possibly agree with the patient the
medical attendant will please direct a small guam
thy. This is especially necessary in prescribing
cod liver oil the different forms Of opium, qui-
nine, bismuth, SC. In the place of sulphste of
quinine they will, as often may be, sulphste
Of cinchona, as have a large quantity OF this
ticle on hand. In prescribing cod-Hver oil, II Is
desirable that bottles be sent by the patient. Pill
boxes and vals will also be sent in every case II
they can be had.
Ifthe physicians will but wisely use these me-
dicines, land beg them To do so,l ii is hoped the
supply will last twelve months or more, thus sa.
wing thousands OF dollars to our impoverished
people.
The apoth ecaris ss selected to dispense these me-
dicines are too well known to need commenda.
ton. To pay them in part for their time and la
Dor, Q nominal fee OF ten cents will be charged
the patient for every prescription, whether II be
box Of pills, u mixture, bottle OF cod-liyer
oil. 1t might be vel! for physicians to examine
the list of medicines to be dispensed.
The following the apothecaries and their
districts
First district embracing the first ward and the
whole OF Rockets and Fulton, Mr.. Charles John
ston, Main between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets.
Second district, including second ward and the
suburbs Herewith connected, Me,srs. Blunt u
Moseley, Main between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
Third district, embracing third ward, Oregon,
Sidney, and Bacons Quarter Branch, Mr. l.. b
Thomas, Broad between Second and Third streets.
Fourth district, including the whole Of Church
and Union Hills, whether within or without the
corporation, Messrs. Berrian Hudnutt corner
Broad and Twenty. fifth streets.
WILLIAM W. PARKER.
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How TO GET COOP SERVANTS. Miss Rye,
the female philanthropist, says: "On all
sides hear the cry of the scarcity of SER
wants; but do your readers know that in a
certain not over-large town in the north
west of England one lady alone has within
the last four years manufactured over a
thousand servants, upon every one of
whom she can lay her hand this day and
say "This girl is respectable member
of society,"" and that, too, by the very
simple process which am trying to carry
out myself-viz. by catching the young
before they fall into bad hands, and giving
them an outfit and a fair start in life.
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INTERESTING LEGAL QUESTION BEFORE
JUDGE LYoNs-THE CASE or THE IMPRI-
sONED WITNESsEs.-A case of some in
terest has recently been argued before
Judge Lyons. Several witnesses were
subpenaed before the grand jury, and
asked whether they had witnessed any un-
lawful gaming since the 14th Of January
last. On that day the Legislature passed
an act requiring persons to testify in such
cases, and providing that in the event Of
their refusal they should be fined and i'm
prisoned. One day Of this week, several
parties were brought before tie grand jury
and asked the question mentioned above.
They refused to answer on the ground that
they would criminate themselves. The
court awarded fine and Imprisonment. A
hdbeas corpus was issued, and the matter
was on yesterday very fully and elaborately
argued by the counsel of the prisoners,
Judge Ould and Mr.. Guigon.
Judge Lyons, in substance, decided that
the question must be answered by the
witnesses, as it did not tend to criminate
them, intimating at the same time that if
the answer to the question would crimi-
nate them, or even tend to criminate them,
they could not be legally punished for re-
fusing to answer, the act Of the Legislature
to the contrary notwithstanding. He also
expressed some doubt whether hdbeds cor
pus was the appropriate remedy. He,
however, expressed himself very decidedly
that if he was satisfied that the matter of
imprisonment could be inquired into under
the petition, and if he was further satisfied
that the question was one which, if an
swered, might criminate the witness, he
would have no hesitation in discharging
the parties. He declined, however, in the
present case to interfere, as he did not
think the answer to the question would
criminate.
The witnesses subsequently went before
the Hastings Court and requested the pri-
vilege of purging themselves from the
contempt. The application was granted,
and the parties went before the grand jury,
and were subsequently discharged.
The counsel for the prisoners contend
ed, amongst other points, that the act of
the Legislature created a new misde-
meanor, and authorized the court, without
the Intervention of a grand and petit jury,
to fine and imprison, and in that respect
was in violation of the Constitution and
Bill of Rights.
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~ETELLE's RESTAURANT.

-
-. n, to feed well
y you wa on zstsisi
pe's got much D.
For cooking game;
Just call for what you w,sd,
He's got every kind OF dish:
Also, champagne and sherry,
To make you merry.
In short, OF liquor every sort
That In the country can be bought
In his line none can excel,
That generous, whois-souf'd man. Zstsils.
GHrfae" in the book Of fare by a grateful 0usst.
ZErELLE informs his old friends and customers
and the Kind public generally that his new house,
No. l2ot. near the corner Of Main and Twelfth
streets, =. now In complete order. .
Ths ORDINARY, on the principal foor, IL upon
1ns snd meals are served In the most sa'
DISNE2s served for PARTIgs or aEsrLIMsH
In convenient and spacious rooms In the upper
part OF the house. For these entertainments me
choicest Injuries, both local and imported. are
THELADiEs' DINIgo. ROOM and the LADIES'
REtktsHMRHT SALOON are located ana iuf-
nishsd with reference to order and comfort; AeAis
may be taken In the dining room 9Th all the cont
fort ard retirement OF home; aud In tnS stsao a,,o
saloon, Ice cream, straw wbsrrisA and All gc,as gsrss
will ba served In season. The proprietor psrhsssa
larry invites the l.diss 70 these apartmsnS wSS,S
ss'sa the Ssst % of refyssnsn,s and iasaiss win %
pfMSs SaSpsred to order and ssns to any part Of
tnT sisy on =, ,hs yss,sar.at ON the main aoor. is
supplied with the ysy beet liquors and ne noss
compsten, arss my friends 10 esn ssd see
haw : eompiss.iy my cuisine |. msip,.i9. ia al
~, 10 s.asricrity. aud ! particularly soiiel fhe pa
,,onsys or he Eina and noble lAdies Of R Oh.
mond. Who shall 10 most harry 'S ss,ys;v ssg,yssv,,p
N.Y. sSs~
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LOCAL MATTERS.

A LADY DROWNED IN WELL on
OREGON HILL.-The family of Mr.. James
w. Green, stonemasOn, residing on
Church street, Oregon Hill, was yesterday
thrown into great distress by the loss Of a
good wife and tender mother under cir
cumstances peculiarly painful. Mrs. Green
had been in i'll health for several months,
and about two weeks ago became the mo-
ther of fine twins, since which time she
has been almost constantly delirious, and
DR.. Fairfax, the family physician, has seve-
raj times cautioned her attendants to
keep strict watch upon her movements.
On Wednesday night at about o'clock
her husband, who sat by her side holding
her hand in bis own, being overcome by
fatigue, fell asleep, and the delirious wife
managed to escape from the house without
his knowledge and without awakening the
daughter who slept by her side. The
family were few moments after aroused
by screams, and rushing in the direction
indicated by the sound, discovered that
the unfortunate lady had lifted trap door
and thrown herself into the well. Police
man Cullen and other neighbors imme-
diately came to the assistance of the af-
ficted husband, but nearly two hours Of
anxious suspense elapsed before the body
was recovered, and of course life was ex-
tinct. The well is sixty feet deep, and
contains about twenty feet of water. Be-
ing securely covered, Mrs. Green could
not have fallen in.
The deceased was native of Hanover
county, and leaves husband and nine
children to mourn her untimely departure.
Mr.. Green is engaged as foreman in the
employ of Kellogg s. Green, and is de-
scribed as an honest, hard-working me-
chanic.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-17

HENRICo COUNTY CoURr-JoHN NETTLEs
PREsIDING-MAY l6, l867.-The attention
of the court was engaged by the civil
docket. Sixteen witnesses were examined
in the interminable mule case of Scott Us.
Shurm, which will probably be decided
to-day.
Unless prevented by the illness OF the
Commonwealth Attorney, who was lndis-
posed on yesterday, the trial of Thomas
Norton for the murder Of Patrick Mooney
will be commenced this morning.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
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AuctiOn Sales This DGy.

PAINE & co. will sell at No. 1905 Main street, At
10 o'clock, the entire stock Of 9 country store,
consisting Of dry goods, shoes, hats. &c.
GRUBBS & WILLIAMS will sell at l2 o'clock a
small farm on the Brook turnpike six milss
from the city.
HARRISON, GoDDIE & APPERsoN will sell at S
o'clock brick and framed tenement on the
west side Of Brook avenue, opposite the St.
Francis de Sales Hospital, and framed tene-
ment in of same. They will also sell at
the same hour the valuable tannery adjoining
|. N. COOKE will cell at 10 o. clock stock Of
pawnbrokers' goods, consisting of ladies', gem
tlemen's, and children's wearing apparel, cut
lery, hosiery, shoes, sc.
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FREE MEDICINE.-Many poor sufferers,
whose bodies are racked with pain and
disease, but lack the necessary money to
procure means for the alleviation of their
complaints, will read with pleasure the an
nouncement of DR.. Parker which we pub
lish in another column. The thanks of our
whole community are due for the donations
of these northern friends Of the southern
people who have generously contributed
to supply the honest poor with medicine,
which otherwise they could only procure
by denying themselves some OF the me-
CesSaries Of life.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-17

HUsTINGs COURT OF MAGIsTRATEs.-Car-
los W. Ellis, convicted of keeping and ex-
hibiting faro, and who was sentenced to
the city jail until he should pay fine of
500, was released by the court on making
an oath of insolvency.
The following presentments were made
by the. grand Jury Michael Ward, for
petit larceny; "Doctor Banks and Aaron
Short, for resisting policeman in dis
charge of his duty; John f. Moody, for
assault and battery; Park Taylor, +. III.
l.. Allen, Jesse White, Lewellyn Thomp-
son, Amelius Claiborn, and Thomas Hiliz-
heimer, for keeping and exhibiting faro.
Henry Exall was presented for permitting
an excavation amounting to nuisance to
remain on the corner of Main and Eleventh
streets.
About one hundred aud fifty licenses
to sell liquor were granted by the court,
and more will be granted this morning.
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CIRCUIT Court OF RICHMoND-JrDGE
MEREDITH PRESIDING.--The case of James
T. Butler Us. Ragland x Go. was on ycster-
dav argued and continued. MeSsrs. Lyons
and August appeared for the plaintiff, and
Crump, Nance, and Williams, for the de-
fendant.
Jonathan A. Roberts, late sheriff of Fair
fax county, having failed to make his re-
venue returns, several judgments were
entered against him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-17

A DIsoRDERLY SOLDIER.-Policeman
Bibb arrested yesterday evening drunken
soldier named Louis Wills, who was crea-
ting quite an excitement by disorderly
conduct in Exchange alley. Taking him
toward the lower station-house, the police
man ad carried his prisoner as far as
Fifteenth street, when the soldier turned
and began freely to resist, striking his
captor with such force as to knock out a
tooth. Finding it necessary to use his
billy, the officer did so, and finally sue
ceeded in getting his prisoner to the cage.
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A COMPLIMENT.-The students Of Bloom
ingdale Academy, prominent institution
of learning of the Old North State, situa-
ted at Hllsboro', N. c., have invited Mr..
J. Harmer Gilmer, Jr,, to deliver an ad-
dress before their literary societies at the
next commencement. This is high CON-
pliment to be paid to so young man as
Mr.. Gilmer.
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PANIcs.-The lecture of Rev. DR.. Ed
wards on this interesting topic was fully
equal to the expectations of his numerous
friends and devoted admirers in this city.
AS gentleman of extensive reading, and a
sneaker of unsurpassed fuency, the lee
turer sustained reputation which has
spread all over the State. In the humorous,
as in the pathetic, he is alike successful,
and whether he attempts the one or the
other, he is sure to win the admiration OF
all who hear him. Some Of the more
pathetic portions of this lecture are as
deeply touching as we have ever heard.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GIRL.
A young girl from the country, whose
name we were unable to learn, made an
attempt to drown herself on Wednesday
by jumping into the canal near the Tredegar
Works. She had nearly accomplished the
act when she was discovered by little
boy, who gave the alarm, which attracted
two of the workmen from the Tredegar
Works. They rescued her. The only rea-
son that could be drawn from her for wish
ing to destroy herself was that she was
unwilling to return to her mother after
having been in Richmond several weeks.
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San ..VoI 1A1k1 s.1e,
PORT OF RICHMOND. MAT 10. 1867.
ARRIvZD.
Steamer Ellie Knight, Travers, Baltimore, msr-
cnandise and passengers, d. D W. Currie:
stesmer John Sylvester, Clifford, Norfolk, mer.
chandise and passengers, L. b. Tatum.
Schooner Mary, Larkin, Norfolk, fsh, womble
d Jones.
scnoonsr Mary, woglon, Norfolk, fish, 9. G.
Tardy b Co.
Schooner John G. Calhoun, Cozisr, New York,
wood, Wise Brothers.
Schooner Rough and Ready, Turner, Eastern
Shore, merchandise, captain.
MEMORANDA.
Schooner James L. Bewley, Captain Loveland,
from Richm ond, via Chickahominy: with i2s cords
OF wood belonging to . citizen Of Charles City
north OF Rarnegat, and will probably be total
loss. This schooner was built at Vienna, Md, In
1884, and was ninety ght tons register.
Steamship Melita, Summers, sailed from Norfolk
for Liverpool on 18th instant.
rived at Fort Monroe on the lith instant. and pro-
cesded.
British steamer Della ware, Thompson, from Liv-
erpool for Norfolk, arrived at Philadephia on the
18th
Bremen barque Goethe. Dec 'jer, sailed from City
Point for Bremen, with tobacco, for Noting 4
Kohler, on the 18th instant.
BY TELEGRAPH.
New YORK, May ls.-Arrived, steamer Hatteras,
Norfolk.
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The CoNCERr.-The concert at Virginia
Hall last evening, for the benefit OF the
Clay-street Methodist church, was COM
plete success. The hall was well filled,
the performers did their parts to perfec-
tion, and everything went off to the entire
satisfaction Of every one present.
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BUCKEYE REAPER AND MowER.-The
buckeye reaper and mower for rattle at
the Bazaar is now at the office of the Ar
lington Life Insurance Company, where it
will remain until few chances left over
are taken, when it will be rafied..