The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-15
AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE HERALD.

Hunsicutt ConsuItlnG ON the Policy OF Adj
uniting Rebels TO the Radical Rauks-The
Drinker Farm Murder se-RemarkabIc
Auction Sale Of Tobacco.
RcHnosD. Va, July TO- 1857
Registration In Richmond up TO this evening gives the
blacks . majority Of ono thousand seven hundred.
when completed the preponderence Of negro votes may
be put down In round numbers at two Thousand.
This evening J. W. Hunnicutt. the radical dsmagogue
and sole leader Of the Virginia negroes LEFT for WASH
ington hold conference with Congressman and Sen
ators ON the subject Of the Absmars resolutions passed
q meeting Of whites recently, ana proposing CO.
alition between certain quondam conservatives and
the party controlled By Hunnicutt The latter
on the first appearance Of The resolutions,
ers, 'Bsware Of conservative ntrguss" u the same
time laughing 70 scorn any aliaton with ex.rebsls
He has changed his opinion and goes to Washington
10 receive instructions to the proper way
wards those who apply for admission into the radical
ranks. Before leaving he addressed large colored
audience In Capitol square, ON the duties Of regstra
tion urging with vehemencs importance of record
ing every available name
Evidence for the prosecution in the Drinker Farm
murder concluded to-day and the defence put
forward portion OF its testimony pivotal point
SHOW that the accused had not been the company of
The prevailing impression that the prisoner cannot
possibly escape being araigned for murder
some time sissr the Evacuation n,. o. Richmond the
and sxtysix hosshcads OF tobacco stored Myers and
Andorson's warehouses; and bought By the late John
Jones. Of this city, for the Rothschds, In 1850
During the war II was sequcstraied BY the Confederate
government but that government subsequently gave up
its claim After the evacuation the tobacco was taken
possession OF by Colonel LOOMS, Treasury agent,
captured and abandoned property" Thereupon the
Rothschilds through their agent Belmont entered suit
against the United States Government with view TO the
recovery Of the properly and employ cd leading counsel
their behalf The suit brought before Judge Lyons
court and judgment reserved BY that gentleman
Thus the matter stood until finally ii agreed
BY counsel both sides that the tobacco should be sold
with the condition that the proceeds should BE- invested
in bonds Of the United States the TO be deposited
In the First National Bank OF Warrington. d.
G., and four Law suits Instituted by the
Rchschilds dismissed An order accordingly issusd
on the LIST Of July directing the tobacco 70 be sold At
public auction Wednesday the 1oth The sale took
place day. and the result that three hundred and
nineteen hogshcAds we're sold ~ prices ranging from
% 50 70 "a The aggregate weight Of the three hum
dred and nineteen hogsheads was about four hundred
and fty thousand pounds and the value Of the same
making ths average 1t SIS per hundred weight e5s 00
The bidding was very animated the universal opinion
Of the trade being that the best and most rsask
able sale Of tobacco since the close Of the war.