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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-09

CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL Lee
CaNaghan's, Alleghany county, September
3, lSGS.-This morning | had for COM
paqnonS du voyag, no less distinguished
personages than General Robert E. Lee
and Mr.. c. NJ. Conrad, of Louisiana, and
others. General Lee, besides evincing q
thorough knowledge Of the country, was the
principal authority upon all the different
species of trees, their nature, &c. He spoke
of the great agricultural resources of the
State, dwelling particularly upon its capa-
cities for grape culture. The intimacy h
displayed with the various varieties o.
grape, their qualities, the classes Of wines
and the quantities that could be distilled
from them, would do credit to the great
French manufacturers. ..-
AS to politics, General Lee said that iii
the Democratic or correcting himself) the
Conservative element did not triumph III
November the country would be ruined
Candidates, the General seemed to think
made bat little difference principles wcrt
the issues III the campaign, and he had al
ardent wish for the success of those thai
were based upon the Constitution. H'
poke of the bond holders, and illustrated IL
his calm, quiet way how easy it was to spe'
culate upon the public through this bond
system, which he thought iniquitous. AZ
if he had forgotten himself, or the suhJec'
was distasteful to him, he quickly intro
duced other and perhaps TO him more int
resting matters. - Correspondence OF tn
Nep York. Herald.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, September S.-Andrew j..
King has been appointed inspector Of to-
bacco. snuff, and cigars for the fourth dis
trict of North Carolina, vice Lugg, sus-
pended. sx,.,,.
Tho Acknowledgement and Secretary Oh the
Interior, to-day. 49,
the revenue receipts to-day were only
1854, 900. m,
Manufacturers from Richmond, Baiti,
more, Phila delphia, and New York are stu
here urging the establishment OF bonded
warehouses in those cities. The warehouses
will be established, and the delay 10 occa-
stoned by the selection Of suitable buildings
and fixing the number Of warehouses IN
each city.
One million two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars in bonds was issued to the
Union Pacific railroad to-day, making a
total to date of sl2,O00,000. The Govern
ment is paying at the rate Of $4,000 per
mile as the road progresses.
Rear Admirals Stringham and Bell, and
General Simpson, of the Engineer Corps,
COMPOSE the board authorized by Congress
to examine the feasibility of bridging Bos-
ton harbor.
BENJAMIN A. Pritchard has been appoint
ed revenue assessor at Richmond, Va, vice
Jebb, resigned.
The Bureau functionary of Arkansas has
forbidden the use, for political or religious
meetings of any kind, of the negro school
houses erected by it.
Secretary McCulloch held another fruit
less conference with Commissioner Rollins
to-day.
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SINGULAR ISLANDER SUIT-A You've
WOMAN SUES HER FATHER, AND RECEIVERS
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARs.-On Saturday,
in the Union County New Jersey Circuit
Court, at Elizabeth, Judge Depue presiding,
young woman named Mary E. Alderman
obtained damages to the amount of $4,000
she claimed SIS, 000-against her father, a
well-to-do Union County farmer, named
james Alderman, the result of its having
been proved that the latter " uttered false
and malicious SANDERS against the charac-
ter and chastity of the plaintiff" 1t seems
Miss Alderman is about twenty-five years
of age, and had been receiving the atten-
tions of young man to whom her father
and step-mother strongly objected. So great
was their opposition to the match, and SO
deep the young lady's attachment, that she
finally deemed it best to leave home, and
went to live with neighhor. Her clothes
she could only procure by the Intervention,
after considerable time, of the sheriff.
1t was then, as well az at other times, that
the alleged SANDERS were uttered. The
case was given to the jury on Friday morn
ing, but it was not until Saturday that
verdict was agreed upon, and then the re-
suit is as above stated. Truly" the course
of true love never did run smooth. "-Jer-
sen Sentinel ."
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NEGRO OUTRAGEs.-Memphis, Tenn, Sep
TENDER Cat o'clock this morning q
band of negroes went to the house Of L. A
Alexander, on the fernando road, and
called him to get up. While striking q
light, he was fired on through window,
and severely wounded. He struggled to
fasten the door, but they forced it open, and
fred at him again, MORALLY wounding him,
and then set fire to the house. His wife,
who had escaped through the back door,
returned with some neighbors, and sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames. Alex
ander is still alive, but there is no hope OF
his recovery. A negro named Moses Cock
Vile has been arrested as one of the party.
md the detectives are on the track Of the
others.
Last night four negroes entered the house
of Mrs Lavinia Jones, on Presideuts
island, just below the city, and commenced
pillaging. A negro named Caesar Simpsons
attempted to outrage her, but she seized u
knife and stabbed him in the groin and
chest. Her screams brought the neighbors
20 the spot, who succeeded in arresting the
entire party and bringing them to the city
simpson is not expected to live.
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A mechanician Of Springfield, Mass, has
produced velocipede which he claims to
he far superior to the French. In ordinary
hands it will average twelve miles the hour,
and Or: {. smooth way like Boston Common
can be propelled at the rate of twenty miles
the hour. 1t can be manufactured at a
much less price than the French velocipedes.
A writer in the London Times says that
"a pious and eloquent American clergy
man" took him to see Adah Menken play
Mazeppa, in London. After the first act the
pious clergyman sent in his card, and they
were soon invited to take glass of cham
payne in Mazeppa's drcssing-room. The
pious clergyman's name is not given.
Horatio Seymour is leading layman in
the Episcopal Church, and has been mem
Der of its Trienniul General Conventions as
a delegate from the diocese of Western New
York ever since the latter was created. lie
has just been again elected a delegate. The
Convention meets on the first Monday IN DC
tober next in the city of New York.
There was a general jail delivery on Sum
day night from our county Jail. One white
man, committed some days ago on the charge
of rape, and four negroes escaped. They
made their way out through the roof
Charlottesville Chronicle.
The extensive woollen and Touring mills
of the Shaker settlement near South Union,
KY, were destroyed by al incendiary fire
on the % instant. Loss, $50, 900; no lnsu-
rance.
The proprietor of New York lager beer
saloon admonishes his customers by pa-
card "No money lent in sums less than
one million dollars, under any circum-
stances"
Mr.. Jarvis Raymond, the father of Hon.
H. J. Raymond, died in Detroit, Mich, on
Friday last. His remains were taken to Ro-
chester for interment.
The Second Adventists lat least those OF
Wisconsin, declare that the end OF all sub
lunary things will be co1ncident with the
end Of the present autumn.
French agents are reported to be buying
large quantities of grain throughout Italy
for account of the French Government.
The Pope, according to report, was advised
uUl W Nl5ll lllC lCSSht
soldiers, for fear of the brlgands.
A leather belt 163 feet long, 80 inches
wide, and weighing 500 pounds, has just
been made for g new elevator IN Buffalo.
De Conta, editor of Spanish paper IN
New York, has been committed for assault
ing the Nicaraguan Minister.
Pollard's Political Pamphlet is said to be be
very successful. OF the first No., loo,ooO
copies were circulated.
The venerable Benjamin Hallowel ad-
dressed the Friends +" il Alexandra last
Sunday.
Southern Kentucky expects to gather
twice as large tobacco crop this season at
in 1867.
Everybody in Milwaukee is oil for the
hop-felds, where the pickers get TOUR dol
lars a day.
Forty clerks and inspectors have been
discharged from the New YORK custom
house.
The Mayor of Nashville is on trial for
the bribery of o voter.
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SALES OF Town PRoPERTY-On Saturday
last, at public sale, the drug store on New
street, now occupied by Young & Kinney,
the property of G. G. Yeakle, for the sum
Of 81, 9OO-equivalent to cash-R. NJ. Guy,
of this place, the purchaser. On the same
day, Henry Peck sold his residence, on Main
street near the post-office, to Charles A.
Heller-equivalent to cash. One day last
week John B. Hoge bought the storcroom
which he now occupies, from r. G. Bickle,
for the sum of $500. Armentrout & Co.
have purchased the corner room, which they
now occupy, and the room adjoining, occ'l-
pied by B. F. MarEwood, from R. G. Bickle,
FOR s., 500-equiyalent to cash. Professor
Jed. Hotchkiss sold quarter of an acre on
the northeast corner of his lot. to S. j.
Smith, for $300.-Staunton Spect ator.
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The Louisville Journal says: "tWhat sort
of Republicanism is that which would honor
Generals Thomas, Sheridan, and Meade, and
degrade Generals Forrest and Hampton ?
Forrest is as good man as Sheridan, and a
better cavalryman. No Radical will pre-
tend to say that Hampton is inferior in
talent, virtue, or accomplishments, to
Thomas. Hampton, Forrest, and Lee are
accessions to the Democratic party. We are
proud of them, and we present them with
confidence to the people Of the North, and
we say, Here are our trophies They are
worth all the bureaus and carpet-bags, and
negro militia, and tax-collectors, and petty
military tyrants, and greasy contractors,
and fat bond-holders, that corrupt Congress
can manufacture between this and dooms-
day."
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LOUISVILLE, HARRopsBURa. AND VIR-
GINA RAILRoAD.-This contemplated rail-
road is beginning to attract the attention it
merits. Proposing, as it does, to unite Lou
isville by On airline route to the system of
Virginia roads leading to Norfolk, Rich
mond, and Washington City, it offers advan-
tages to our city second to none offered by
any other connection.
It will be perceived by the proceedings
published in another column that the execu-
tive committee appointed by the commits
sioners of the road at their last meeting,
and of which General S. B. Buckner is
chairman, have taken steps to open books
for receiving subscriptions to the stock, and
to confer with committee of the City Coun-
Gil on the subject. We hope that the pub
lie will earnestly second q movement so i'm
portant to every interest in the city as well
as on the contemplated route of the rail-
road louisville Courier.
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sctiye, but lower; sales, 100 bales; r..
ceipts, IL bales; exports, coassHdise' -
bales !; middlings, &c. 49,
AUGUSTA, September Cotton duii
small lots Of new offered at 1870; sales,
bales; receipts, IL bales.
SAVANNAH, September s.-Cotton dull
and nominal sales, q bales receipts, 425
bales exports coastwise, 3l2 bales; mid
dlings, 26hc.
MOBILE, September s.-Cotton closed dull
and weak middlings, 25hc.; receipts, II
bales exports, none; sales, 80 bales.
New ORLEANS, September s.-Cotton in
good demand at lower prices; middlings,
&c.; sales, ISL bales; receipts, 1863 bales.
Sugar and molasses nominal.
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4 LITERARY TaIcK.-The book-publish-
ers in Paris sometimes resort to very pecu-
liar tricks in order TO "push" their publ
cations. One of these gentlemen had made
q contract with Merry to publish all OF the
works of that poet and novelist at certain
sum per volume. Now, Mery's books would
not sell any more, and the publisher was
at loss to know what to do in order to ind
purchasers for them. In his perplexity he
applied to q quickwitted Bohemian for q
piece of good advice. The Bohemian said
he would think about it, and came back
after while with the following plan. He
said he had written to an old gentleman
the following letter: "Dear Sir,-l hereby
notify YOU not to modest that lady any
longer. 1t is we'll known that you have
kept up illicit relations with her for some
time past, and her friends are now deter
mined to put stop to it. You know the
lady | mean; she plays leading part,
under the name of Nerosine, in Mery's new
novel IIberine. Icaution you once more to
heed my words. n.
"But what is the object of that letter ?"
asked the publisher. You gee" said the
Bohemian, eve copy it three thousand
times, address ii to all the old bachelors
whose names We are able TO ascertain, and
may be sure that most OF them will pun,
chase Mory's novel" The three Thousand
letters were written end mailed, and IN
two days nearly every one of the old gen,
tlemen to whom the letters were addressed
had purchased copy of the novel. The
bookseller made 10 900 francs, and the DO
hemian received thousand-franc note.
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EARTHeUAKE At CALLAo.-ColIdo, Au-
gust l3.-This evening, just as was about
mailing this letter for the steamer Of to-mor-
row morning, at about S o'clock, the three
most terrible and alarming shocks of al
earthquake which has visited Callao in
seven years were made manifest. For full five
minutes the heavy, rolling, rumbling shock
continued, rocking the furniture, and even
the houses themselves, with such violence
that persons could hardly keep their feet,
and an instantaneous rush was made for
the street. Here the sight beggared de-
scription. All the afrighted people, kneel-
ing and praying in the open street, crossing
themselves and falling in deep swoons full
length on the pavement; old women kneel-
ing with both arms appraised, screaming
and crying the great bell of Santa Rosa
church tolling and tolling, while the terri
fed people fled in crowds within the sacred
enclosure, and the great steeple swayed and
upon and crush the atfrighted masses.
AS far as the eye could see down
the long, narrow street, the very street
itself rose and fell in long, billowy undu-
lations, while out in the bay the ships tossed
up and down under the violence Of the ire
mendous internal jar. While write, thou
sands Of the poor, ignorant natives, Cholos,
&c., are on foot, and walking with all speed
up to Lima, and the cars are so packed with
human beings that o special train has been
put on to accommodate those fleeing TO Lima.
The reason of this is the absurd rumor that
the sea is coming in, and hundreds of people
stand upon the mole, watching the ebb aud
flow of the tide, and insisting in their fear
that the sea is rising and coming in. AS
Callao of old was destroyed, not by the
ground opening, but by the sea uprising
like a mis- hty mountain and overwhelming
the place and people, SO the horror and
fright among the people is the second en-
gulphing of the sea. Had the shock been
as severe as it was protracted and incessant,
every building in Callao must have been
toppled down. The weather has been very
cloudy the past few days, and the earth
quake that has just shaken the solid earth
land the nerves as welD of Callao is the
most terrible one that has visited the place
in seven years, and neuer one of such long
continuance.-Co Correspondence Of the Nec
YGTh Times.
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FUNERAL OF Ex-Governor THOMAS II.
SEYNouE.-Harttord, September The
funeral of ex. Governor Thomas II. Sey-
mour took place to-day. Despite the cloudy
skies, the streets were thronged with people,
who came on the early trains from every
neighboring town. Flags were displayed
at half-mast on the public and many pri
vate buildings, and many stores and resi-
dences were draped il mourn. g. Ser
vices were held at the late residence of the
deceased at l l o'clock A. NJ. by the Knights
Templar; after which, the body was con
veyed by them to Christ church, where it
lay in state until o'clock, and was visited
by thousands Of people.
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, September 8.-Noon.--Consols,
ga. United States bonds, NJ.
LIVERPOOL, September s.-Noon.-Cotton
steady; estimated sales, 10000 bales:
Breadstutfs generally firm. No. RED
western wheat declined to lis. I'd. Other
articles unchanged.
LIVERPOOL, September s.-Atternoon'-
Cotton dull; uplands, l0Sd.; Orleans
l0zd.; sales won't exceed 5000 bales.
Provisions quiet. Naval stores heavys
Manchester advices less favorable. Corn,
36s. Breadstuffs heavy. Flour declining.
No. red western wheat nominal at lis.
Evening. Cotton closed dull and un-
changed. Lard active and advanced Is. !;
quoted at los.
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Foreign News.

LONDON, September 8.-The race between
the American yacht Sappho and the Eng
lish yacht Oline is off.
The scientific expeditions report very sa-
tisfactory observations and some good pho
tographs of the recent solar eclipse.
The Times, in an article on Indian af-
fairs, commends the American policy as one
of forbearance and consideration between
contending races, but SO costly as not to be
much longer pursued.
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ALARM AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE IN
WAsH1NGToN.-W Washington, September /.
While the play of the Black Crook was il
progress at the National Theatre tonight,
and while the stage was being prepared for
the final tableau, a portion Of the scenery
took fire, causing q scream behind the cur
tain. At the same time one of the per-
formers rushed wildly across the stage, in
front Of the curtain, when a cry Of fire wa:
raised in the galleries, and rush wa
made for the doors, and fearful panic en-
sued. The fire was quickly extinguished
and after the excitement subsidized til,
audience returned to the building, and the
performance was concluded. No one was
seriously hurt, but all were severely crushed
and very badly frightened.-Special Dis,
patch to the Baltimore Sun.
,t ne Lnr0nicle says there was no iire.I
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OLD HUNDRED-This tune was not de-
rived from ballad music, but appears to
have been compiled from the Gregorian
chants. There arc four of these old chants
in existence, from which the whole of Old
Hundred may be made up. Its compiler
was not Luther, but most probably William
Franc, who furnished the music to the &C.
neva Psalms, published in 1864. In that
publication the tune in question was con-
tanned. 1t was originally known as the
One Hundredth Psalm. Thence its present
title.-Nelc York Sun.
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ARREST OF KIRBT.-Our policemen have
arrived with their prisoner. The Kirby "
Of Macon travelled to Forsyth by the name
of Granniss," but now represents his
name as Kohlhunsen," from Winchester,
Va. He was found at Mr.. Proctor's hotel
at l o'clock at night, and arrested. He had
offered the horse and buggy for sale, but
had loaned it to Mr.. Proctor to 90 ten miles
into the country to see his sick father. He
is represented by all who have seen him as
a rare specimen of rascality, and his last
operation is an 4" insurance policy" for the
penitentiary, at very low rate. He had
no money with him when captured.-Ma-
con (Gd.) Journal.
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LAND SALEs.-The farm belonging to
Rev. T. M. Bryant, in Stafford county, close
to Falmouth, containing 96 acres, and with
improvements which cost $4,000, to Mr..
John Tayloe, Jr., for s2,500-s9O0 cash !;
400 acres in Greene county for about
81 900 to P. H. Armentrout, of Rocking
ham; 10 acres to James R. Graves, Of
Rockingham, for s2,lOO.-Frederichsburg
Herald.
The farm of TIA acres belonging to the
estate of Paul Tillman, deceased, was sold
for s2OO5 per acre to John D. Carr, Esq,
a few days ago.-Char1ottesville Chronicle.
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Louisiana Legislature, DC.

New ORLEANS, September 6.--The House
Yesterday unseated member from Orleans
parish on the ground of ineligibility, and
put Radical in his place, Notwithstanding
he was defeated by a majority OF over 3oo.
To-day the House reconsidered Its action so
far as to return the election to the people.
This is the first retrograde action OF tie
Legislature noted thus far.
The Radical demonstration for Tomorrow
il POSTPONED until the 18th instant.
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PRIMARY ELECTION IN BALTIMoRE.-Bdl-
t;more, September AT the primary cleo
ton this evening for delegates to the Con-
vention to nominate candidate for Con-
gress from the third district, composed OF
thirteen wards Of the city, from the eighth
to the twenty first inclusive, the Swami
ticket carried every ward.
In the second district, to which seven
wards are attached, Archer carried enough
to insure his denomination.
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South Carolina Observation-Disclosures
Nominating Convention.

COLUMBIA, S. c., September 8.-Wll-
liams, one of the recently elected circuit
Judges. sent communication to the Legis,
iature to-day declining the office. :.
The bill empowering the Chatham Rail.
road Company, of North Carolina, to extend
its road to Columbia was passed by the Sc
nate to-day. :.
The Republican Nominating Convention
met to-day, Elliott (negro) presiding, and
nominated B. F. Whittemore for Congress
from the first district.
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WONDERFUL FEAT or 4 DOG.-A few
nights ago Mr.. Williams, who resides west
of Springfield, let neighbor, Mr.. Petit,
have the use of his dog to assist and protect
him from the chicken-thieves. On the same
night burglar entered the stable OF Mr..
Williams and stole therefrom young bay
mare, and was riding along the road past
Pettit's house, when the dog commenced
barking, and, breaking his chain, bounded
over the fence and dashed after the horse
man ct full speed. The chase continued for
four hours, when the horseman stumbled
and fell. The dog rushed up, and imme-
diately attacked, it is supposed, the daring
thief. who fired two shots at the animal, but
missed him, as no marks were found upon
him. Whether the dog closed IL upon the
thief, or whether the thief took to his heeiS
across the country, has not been definitely
ascertained, but the dog caught hoid OF the
bride lines in his mau.-, III" IL" 'h0 h0i''
back three miles, where he WAS met by Mr..
Petit and his man, who were aroused by
the furious sounds, and were following Ill
the direction whittier they went. Mr.. Petit
Immediately recognized the horse and dog,
and ut once surmised what had happened.
The whole four-the two men, dog, and
horse-returneu to Mr.. Willialns's, whom
they found fast asleep, altogether ignorant
Of what had taken place.-AaShulHe Ban
ner, I'd.
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United States Property Captured Du'
ring the War.

TORONTO, CANADA, September s..The
Chancery Court, in deciding the case OF the
post-office stamps captured by the Florida
during the war-sold in Europe, sent to
Canada for sale, and ultimately seized by
the United States-declares that all United
States property captured by the Confede-
rates during the war, no matter where
found, or by whom held, is the property OF
the United States.
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g1orrfhae fair In philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, September 8.-In the
northern part of the city yesterday a
stranger inquired the way to certain
street, and Mrs. Moran sent her little
daughter, aged six years, to guide him.
The rirl was found to-day in brick-pond,
violated, her arm dislocated, and several
cuts on her person. The murderer is at
LARGE