The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-09-21

The Washington correspondent of the
London lNorning Herald says that cit is
well known here that Mr.. Stewards friend
ship for Mr.. Stanton is founded upon fear.
Mr.. Stanton possesses some secrets that
Mr.. Seward would not for the world have
made known. If Mr.. Stanton would, he
might give to the public startling story
of INSIDE events in which Mr.. Seward
has played conspicuous and not very
creditable part. There is chapter of the
Mexican history with which Mr.. Stanton
is familiar, and if this were known to the
world it is probable that some people who
have heretofore defended Mr.. Seward
would be compelled to adopt another
course"
Mrs. Mumford, the widow Of the unfor-
tunate custom-house officer who was
cruelty murdered by Beast Butler at New
Orleans during the early part of the war,
is now living in great restitution in the
town of Wytheville. abingdon Firqinian.
A Mr.. Newcomer, making Radical
speech at Prince Edward Courthouse the
other day, and declaring that the negroes
were not paid enough, was exposed by
"old Uncle Daniel,' to whom and his two
sons Newcomer owed $5S out of $50 he
had agreed to pay for years labor.
Recent experiments prove, so Havana
paper says, that the leaf of the potato is
perfect substitute for tobacco. Then we
Shall soon have cigars Of "mercer filler .
and "pinkeye wrapper"
The number of immigrants arrived at
New York last week was 4,505, making
total of Isl ,999 from lst of January to
date, against 1924 for the corresponding
season last year.
Work is slack at the Springfield, Mass.
armory, the $4,000 Allen h-loader:
ordered by the War Department being
about completed.
The shoemakers Of Troy, New York
are on a strike for an advance of twenty.
s., five per cent. per case on all WORK turned
out by large manufacturing establishments
Buck Fuqua, colored, Of Farmville
asks us to say that his white flag is not
flag of truce, as our reporter said, Dut
sign OF his occupation.
Colonel Edward Wyatt died very sud
denly at his residence, in Prince George
county, on Wednesday night, aged about
thirty-two years.
The Annapolis Gazette of yesterday
charges that Governor Swami voted lille
cally in that city on Wednesday, he no
: being registered as voter there.
The census of 1860 shows that the tota
number of deaths from scarlatina in thu
United States in that year was 26,393.
The work of removing the rock from TIT
Rock Island rapids, in the MISSISSIPPI
river, has been commenced.
Mr.. Dolby had the good fortune to fin'
a man in this country who had never hear'
of Charles Dickens.
CAPTAIN Lott, of the Cunarder Persia
has crossed the Atlantic three hundred
and forty-ti times.
A forged draft for $3.50, signed R. {
Gordon, was paid by banking mouse i
Fredericksburg the other day.
The knitting mills about Wslthan
Mass, are gradually giving up the business
which they find improbable.
John Brown has left the Queens seryic
TO marry a Scotch girl. Her Majesty ia
given him cottage at Balmoral.
A Rev. Mr.. Cross is preaching sermon
against Masonry and Odd Fellowship
Washington.
naHon. Walter Preston is improving, an
Il is considered certain that ne VIII Sc
well.
B.H. Shackelford and James Keith ar
candidates for the Convention from Eau
quier county.
Hon. S. B. Colby, Register of the Tres
sury, is sinking rapidly. There IS no nop
of his recovery. -Nati0nal lntsatge7'ceT'