The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-11

It Is darby reported that there Is new
and potent influence In Wall street which
brings to naught the cleverest combina-
tions of the astutest operators, and strikes
terror to the souls of the Vanderbilts and
Drews. The man who Yields this porten.
tous power Is said to be freshly arrived
Westerner, and 1t is said that he has ma
nipulated some Of the late mysterious
movements which have puzzled knowing
ones and unknowing ones alike. Who will
name namesi
Henry Breene and John Casey got into a
quarrel at Waterbury, Conn.,, on Tuesday,
over the collection of rent money due the
latter for the occupation by the former OF
dwelling house. From high words the
parties came to blows, which resulted In
Breene's Selling an axe and striking Casey
upon the head and crushing his skull and
inflcting other horrible wounds, from which
he died. Breene then made his escape.
Boyd, who was not allowed to register
in Washington because he had been con-
victed Of running off negroes, has appeal
ed to the courts to compel the registers to
record his name, averring that the crime
was not an "infamous one" within the
meaning Of the act of Congress, and if it
was, that the pardon of the President had
removed the stain.
A colored Conservative addressed the
freedmen at Augusta, Ca, on Friday, and
abused the Loyal Georgian newspaper in
such terms that his audience became in
dignant, and it was necessary to give him
an escort to save him from violence at their
hands Nh 01oriouo country
The Springfield Republican remarks that
"the Independent newspaper grows more
and more disgrace to journalism"-a state
ment to which we demur, inasmuch as it
implies that there was time when the In
dependent was not as bad as it could be-
World.
J. Randolph Tucker, ESQ.,, one of the
counsel for Mr.. Davis, has been summoned
from his home in Middleburg, Loudoun
county, Va, by the associate counsel, to
be present in Richmond on Monday the
18th instant.-Alerandria Gazette.
William A. Little met with quite a
severe accident in going to Spotsylvania
Courthouse on Monday, by being thrown
from his buggy. He is, however, recover
ing.-Fredericksb,ug Ledger.
The New York Times reports an organi-
cation in that city which is prepared for
riots in order to prevent the execution of
the excise laws-that is, the laws taxing
and regulating the sale of liquor.
"BLoCK-A square mass or continuous
row of houses" - W0rceSter'S Dictionary.
Not "square on which there is here
and there house.
Garrison, the abolitionist, has gone to
Europe, and his friends have presented
him with thirty thousand dollars which
sum will possibly be increased to fifty thou
sand.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided
that a temporary closing of the polls on
election day for dinner or any other pur-
pose is violation of law, and vitiates the
election.
The Board of Education of Troy, n. Y.
on Tuesday evening, by a vote of to g.
refused to rescind the rule denying to CO.
lored children the right to admission to the
High School.
A man once standing in desert picked
up jewel and threw it away, saying
"Pshaw, tits only diamond. / thought
and hoped it was grain Of corn"
Ex-Confederate Postmaster Genera
Reaganis practicing law in little town ir
Texas.
The hotels at Niagara Falls are making
preparations to take people in.
General T. G. Hindman has returned
from Mexico to his former residence al
Helena, Ark.
Major Russell, late Of the Confederate
service, and relative of John Slidell
died in Toronto on Sunday.
Armies of caterpillars are desolating the
forests in some parts of Tennessee.