The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-09-20

The President has stated that he will
soon begin to give for publication the prl-
vate and confidential letters that have
been written to him within the last year
from prominent Republicans, compliment
ary and endorsing him, and asking for ap-
pointments to office for their friends. He
will wait until these gentlemen get on the
stump and commence to denOunce him,
when he will put forth their private views
as expressed to him.-Tribaule telegram.
All is uncertainty in regard to the
Abvssinian expedition, no confirmation
having been received of the reported re-
lease of the prisoners. The preparations
of the Government were still in progress,
with but little if any relaxation. The
commitments of the Government, accord
ing to some calculations, already amount
ed to nearly 100000.
An exchange says that at Alexandria on
Monday evening, while couple OF colored
men were digging near the canal basin,
they exhumed tin box containing SCI, 600
in Alexandria corporation notes, together
with a will of the testator, who, upon In
uuiry, was ascertained to have fallen in
battle at Seven Pines. The heirs are now
looking after the funds.
Governor O. P. Morton, of Indiana, ex-
presses his opinion on the public finances
by contending that the debt ought not to
be paid in greenbacks, but should be paid
when better times prevail, the rate of tax
alton being for the present reduced to
what is necessary for actual expenses ana
interest on the securities.
The Memphis Avalanche tells Of a Ger
man who settled in West Tennessee in
1868 upon capital of 5000 and good
health, hired farm at 5000 rent, cleared
s., 600 the first year, bought the farm at
$40 900, and has now become wealthy
landed proprietor.
A train on the Northwestern railroad, in
the western part of lowe: ":-as, few days
since, delayed one hour and quarter by
crasshoppers, which covered the track SO
thick that the engine-drivers slipped On
the rails.
The Lexington Gazette has heard him,
and calls Rev. Mr.. Munsey "a remarkable
and wonderful man." which remarkable
nse of adiectives merely shows that the
first one did not express all the eoltor &C.
sired to say.
It is remarkable fact that every living
member of the old Wing State Committee
in Connecticut is now in the ranks OF the
Democratic party, upholdiDg the "Constl-
tuition and the Union.''
Renublican mass meeting will be held
in the courthouse in Alexandria on Mon.
day next to appoint delegates TO the con,
yention at Richmond for the purpose OF
revising the State laws.
A fire in Montreal, Canada, September
1G DESTROYED distillery at loss OF SlOO,-
600. One in Portland, Me-, glassworks, al
loss of 100000.
An illicit distillery was seized IN ONO
on Saturday which had been running 10,
e;pht months in a coal mine two hundred
feet under ground.
II is said that Mr.. Washburne, OF ILL
nois, has been called to Washington by the
Radical committee to prevail on GRANT 70
say something radical.
Charles Wallace, negro gambler O
Washington, killed b. Bell, another ne
gro, on Wednesday.
There are sixteen Radicals in the Ken.
tucky Legislature-siX in the Senate and
ten in the other House.
A mule owned by Hon. Sherrard Gle
mems of Wheeling, kicked man named
Foley to death the other day.
Charles Dickens is well-not SICK as re
ported. ).
Arnold now takes the part of Alessio, il
La Sonnam1ula, for Miss Richings's troupe
The case of General Fitz john Porter I
| has been referred to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS