The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-06

General Lee deprecates the acerbity Of
political feeling now so rife in the land, and
Jig disposed to believe that more moderation
and prudence in the expression of opinion,
and less bitterness in the denunciation of
political opponents, would conduce more to
the speedy settlement of the yexed cues
tons which now agitate the country. He,
however, studiously avoids political discus
sions, and, with rare discretion, affords no
room for cayil to the enemies of the South.
Colonel Withe1s IN q Richmond Letter TO the
Lynci.burg Nens.
The proprietor of the celebrated Clos
Vougeot wine called for bottle at re-
stauraht, and was assured it was genuine.
Taking cork from his pocket, he Informed
the landlord that all the real wine was
stamped like the one he held in his hand.
" How much a thousand do you ask for
those corks p was the cool reioinder of the
landlord.
Weread that Hiss Edith Abel, an anna
teur singer of Springfield, Mass, has
joined the Richings English Opera Troupe,
and will make her debit as Airline in the
Bohemian Girl.' The troupe has Sc
cured Behrens as conductor. We believe
Miss Mischka expects to join the troupe
next season.
Brick" Pomeroy is much disguised by
the movementin favor of General Hancock,
and says What nice thing it would be
for the Democrats to nominate and elect a
man for President who is liable to be in.
dicted, tried, convicted, and executed for
L, % ~ Il al J
Mr.: A. G.. Pendleton last Wednesday
made q telling speech to large assemblage
of our citizens. His denunciation Of the
new Constitution shortly to be ratified or re-
jected by the people was unsparing, and
contained not lump of sugar or drop of
oil in it.-CHnch Valley Ne'os.
The directors of the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad have determined to change the
guage of the road from a broad to narrow
guage, in order to bring it. into close con-
nection with majority of the eastern roads.
The change will be completed by November
next.
The body Of Anthony Freyvogel, we'll
known merchant tailor, who mysteriously
disappeared from Pittsburg last January
was found on Friday last in the Ohio river
near. Sewickley, with a bullet hole in his
temple, leaving no doubt that. he was muir
dered.
They draw nice social distinctions in Eng:
land. Robert Browning, the poet, has writ
ten letter to the papers correcting an error
concerning the parentage of his late wife,
still more distinguished as poet than him
self. Elizabeth Barrett Browning" he
says, was not the daughter of a London
merchant, but of q private gentleman"
Thad Stevens was asked on Friday morn
ing what he had to say in reply to Evarts's
allusion to him the day previous. His re-
ply was prompt: L think, as did in Feb
ruary, that nearly all the articles are
worthless"
New York is to have the sensation of q
live prince this month--the Prince Of Sake
Coburg, who will stop there on his way to
Brazil.
There is one establishment in the country
that's always making money-the Phila-
delphia mint. 1t made over 100000 last
month in "good moral dollars"
Vcsuvius is said to have reformed. II
seems to have abandoned its violent courses
and has very nearly quit smoking.-Neu
Y0rE Times.
There will be eleven negro delegates al
the National Republican Convention al
from the South.
The Managers ought to file their speeches
That is the only way they can give them
point .-BoSton Post.
DR.. Alexander X. Whiting, formerly
health officer of the port of New York, died
last week.