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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-07

The DANGER OF RELYING ON CIRCUM-
sTANTIAL EvID ENCE.-Y esterday noon,
when the New York express train for this
city was between North Haven and Wal
lingford stations the engineer saw bare
footed man, in his shirt-sleeves, dart out Of
the woods near the road and place some
thing wrapped in newspaper on the track.
1t was too late to stop the train, and the
pilot struck the obstacle, which proved to
be heavy railroad iron bar, with great
force, knocking it fifty feet and breaking
the pilot. On arriving here, word was given
to the police, and Chief Chamberlin sent
down officer Cosgrove to investigate having
full description of the man, color of pan
falcons, hair, etc. He found man whose
dress in every particular correspondent
with the description, and whose bare feet
exactly fitted the tracks left by the would
be destroyer. He was brought to this city
and committed for examination. To-day,
as the same train came along again, the
same man who placed the bar on the track
yesterday again darted out of the same
place, and throwing his arms above his
head, stood and let the engine strike him.
He was badly hurt, but not killed. He
proves to be crazy man. He says the
Lord told him to put the bar across the rail
and the train would stop; and again, that
if he stood in front of the engine it would
stop for him. He was left in charge of Off
Ger Cosgrove, and will be properly taken
care of by his friends. But the evidence
against that man who was kept last night
in the station-house here was enough to have
sent him to the State prison for life.-Hart-
ford Times, October 3.
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STATUS OF THE SPANISH LEGATION
QUEEN IsABELLA's INvEsTMENT.-Ith has be-
come necessary at the State Department to
take into consideration the proper status of
the Spanish Legation, says the Washington
Star. The sovereign by whom they were
originally accredited to the United States
having been expelled from her throne, they
now represent nothing, and it has been 80
decided by Mr.. Seward. This decision is
understood to take effect from the date on
which official notification of the facts was
received from the American Minister at
Madrid. No official communication will be
had with the late Legation, nor with Spain,
until representatives from that country
shall appear accredited by power compe-
tent to issue diplomatic warrants. 1t is
understood that the present Legation will
remain here, and they may possibly tender
their services to the Provisional Junta, upon
whose personal preferences the choice of
representatives now depends. Since lsa-
bellas reinforcement it has been currently
reported that she has had the foresight to
follow the example of some other European
potentates, and make Investments of some
of her spare cash in this country, and that
some time since, by one of her agents, she
purchased the whole stock Of the German
town water works in the city Of Philadel-
phia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-07

A New PLAN OF CONTRACTS WITH FREED
MEN.-Among the various styles of contracts
with the freedmen none seem to work bet
ter than the following, which has been
largely adopted in south Carolina The
farmer furnishes plow animals and farm
implements, and keeps all under his own
care and control. He gives to each laborer
house and as much land as he can cult
yate on his own account, and frewood-all
free. The employe works for the planter
the first half of the week, and works for
himself the balance Of the time. The Ia
borer meets his own expenses, and while
working his own crop has the free use of
the plow animals and all the required plan
tation tools. The laborers have no claim on
the planters crop, but have absolute con-
troll of their own. By this arrangement the
negroes obtain house, land, frewood, and
the use for three days every week of all the
plantation animals and tools for three days
labor every week in cultivating the en-
ployer's crop. And the employer has all
the expense of feeding the stock and keep
inc up the establishment. Those who have
tried this plan say it works to the satisfac-
ton Of both parties, and gives to the laborer
who behaves himself permanent home
and an interest in the place he cultivates,
and avoids the dissatisfaction often attend
ing 8 division Of the crop.
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A BRurAL MuRpER RY rHE KuKLux.-

A BRUTAL MURDER BY THE KUKLUx.-
A letter was received in this city yesterday
from the clerk Of the Superior Court Of
Robson county, N. c., in which he gives
the details of most brutal murder commit
ted in that State on the 9th of September,
at Ashpole, about twenty miles from Lam
berton, the county-seat Of Robson county.
A daughter of Roderick Hill, a Republic
can, residing at Ashpole, was being mar
ried, at her fathers house, to young man,
also Republican, and whilst the ceremony
was in progress, large company being
assembled, shots were fired through the
window from without, the bridegroom being
instantly killed and the bride dangerously
wounded. 1t was subsequently ascertained
that party Of men, disguised, had sur
rounded the house and thus committed the
murder. The sheriff of the county is in
vestigating the affair, and endeavoring to
ascertain who the murderers were, but
with little hope of success.-Forney.
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Buffers TRIALs-HE IS TO EXPOSE
THE CoRRUPTIoNs AND CoNsPIRACIEs OF
NORTHERN REBELs.--BoSton, October o.
General Butler, in letter to the Boston
editors, published here this morning, says,
in answer to the Hon. Edward Atkinson's
letter of Friday, that the telegram copy
which Atkinson states General Butler OBJ
tanned through bribery was not obtained
by him in any such manner. The General
states that the dispatch Of Mr.. Ward reach
ed him in an anonymous letter, post-mark-
ed Washington, September 26. In answer
10 Mr.. Atkinson's question as to what ex-
cuse the General has for printing the tele-
gram, he says:
None whatever. It needs none, save an
apology to my constituents for taking any
notice of either the telegram or its billings
gate sender or receiver. l supposed the
Republicans of the district might be curious
to know how the gold spectators of Wash
!ngton and the brokers and the corporation
treasurers of State street proposed to man
age their politics for them, and 80 pub
ished the evidence of the conspiracy, ana
should do it again. l am now lnvest!-
eating the fact OF how prominent canol-
date Of the boilers has been making over
lures to the Democracy of the district moi
to make any nomination, so that the Demo
cratic vote might be concentrated on him
self, and should be ready to publish them
save my duty to the Republican party car
neS NE to Pennsylvania and Ohio to take
part in the campaign there, feeling quite
sefe to have uy case in the hands OF the
True and staunch Republicans of the dls-
Gic'. propose on nay return to expose all
me secret meetings, all the arrangements
and agreements, bargains, subscriptions
corFqptions, and conspiracies, by which the
rebels and their sympathizers propose TO
Ore efeak down the Republican party In the
Nth congressional district, SO far as they
may come to my knowledge; end hereby
oaeG reward &c $500 for any competent
evidence, ri,fS.1sor oral, which will prove
LIE guilt Or completely Of any persons en-
gagged IN the enterprise of defraudlns the
people Of the free exercise Of the elective
.ranHchise, or by corrupt means Of con-
Trolling the election"
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BLooDED Stock FOR VIRGINIA.-At the
sale the other day of blooded STOCK at 'es
rome Park, New York, I. W. boswell OF
Virginia, for $500 secured the bay brood
mare Mill Creek, nine years old, by I'M
ported Sovereign, dam wildwood by I'M
ported Monarch. A promising Looking pay
yearling FLY by imported Harrington out OF
Columbia came next, and after some oppo'
sition on the part of Mr.. Cameron (who i'm,
norted the sirc), Mr.. Thomas boswell, Of
virginia. became the purchaser. The wean-
linss. three in number, were the last offered
A bay flly by Kentucky, dam Mill Creek
well shaped and very promising wa
knocked down to Mr.. boswell Tor S'oo.
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A German named Bogart walked in
front of cannon Ito which the match had
been applied) at Democratic fag-raising
in Matamoras, Penn, on Saturday, and was
blown some distance down an embankment
by the discharge. He was picked up alive,
but is not expected to survive his wounds.
General Mcclellan proposes to remain in
this country and devote himself to his pro-
fession as an engineer. Indeed, we believe
that he has been engaged as such in Swift
zerland during considerable part OF his
residence abroad.-Ne,o' York Sun.
The "Grecian Bend Songster" and
"Grecian Bend Polka" have made their
appearance. Now, who will introduce the
"Grecian Bend Cigars" %?
Already the Union Pacific railroad is
dispatching snow-plows to several points on
the line to fight the storms in the noun
tains.
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Mr.. PEABoDY's INTENDED RESIDENCE
IN Notwithstanding to the Vienna cor
respondent of the Post, Mr.. George Pea
body, the philanthropist, is about to reside,
part of next year, in the Hungarian CAPT
tai, and has commissioned an agent to pur-
chase an estate for him at price not ex-
ceeding 100000 forms. On this estate he
will build large steam mill, in which only
grain for export is to be converted into
flour. 1t is said that Mr.. Peabody felt so
attracted by the famous Hungarian patriot
Francis Deak that he entered into CORE
spondence with him, and did not take the
resolution to become landed proprietor of
Hungary until he had asked NJ. Deak's ad-
vice on the subject.
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To DIsTILLERs.-The Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue has just given con-
struction to that portion of the eighth sec
ton of the recent tax law which provides
for the recording of lease or other evil
dence of title to distillery created prior
to the passage of the act. In answer to a
letter submitting the question whether the
filing of the original lease and a copy thereof
in the office of the assessor and collector OF
the district prior to the passage of the act
will be sufficient compliance with the act
he replies in the negative.
The lease must be recorded in "the
Office or place of keeping public records re-
lating to real estate"
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GENERAL SCH0FIEL TO GENERAL
GRANT-THE UNION CAN BE FULLY Re-
STORED ONLY BY THE MEN WHO Put Down
THE Observation-Disclosures FIRST Mill
tary District, Richmond, Va., May 25,
lS6S.--General U. S. Grant, Washington,
D. c.: Dear General,-I hope you will not
my most hearty congratulations upon the
action of the Chicago Convention. The per-
feet unanimity and great enthusiasm of your
nomination were certainly highly gratifying
as being formal ratification of the popular
endorsements of your public record which
have heretofore been made throug bout the
| country. But your unanimous nomination
was long predetermined, and was but the
fulflment of universal expectation. On the
other hand, when the Convention met, there
was ground for apprehension that its action
in other respects might not be so wise /; but
that apprehension has, at least in great
degree, been dispelled. The judicious selec-
ton of Mr.. Colfax as second on the ticket,
and the general practical wisdom displayed
in framing the platform-that is, in laying
down practical rules of action, based upon
the necessities of the country, instead of
abstract political theories-haye greatly in
creased the probabilities Of success, and at
the same time made that success the more
to be desired. have always believed that
the Union could be fully restored only by
the men who put down the rebellion, while
I have not been without serious apprehen-
sions that by forcing upon the country ex-
treme Radical theories the stability of the
Government might be endangered. Great
reforms require time for their full develop
ment-time in which theories may be ana
lyzed, and that which is sound and of prac-
teal utility separated from the unsound
and chimerical. Wisdom and moderation
in Congress will now give the country re-
storation and peace. Your election to the
Presidency will be the end Of our political
troubles, as your accession to the command
in-chief of the army was the end of the
southern rebellion.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. NJ. ScHoFIELD,
Brevet Major General.
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Adjournment of the Georgia LegisIa.
ture-Address of the Speaker-An-
other Negro Member Declared IN

Adjournment Of the Georgia Legfsla.
ture-Address of the Speaker-An-
other Negro Member Declared In
eligible.
ATLANTA, GA, October 6.-In the House
to-day the committee to examine into the
eligibility of Beard, Belcher, and Davis,
reported that after full investigation they
find that Beard has in his veins more than
one-eighth Of negro blood. The report was
adopted, and resolution was then passed
declaring Beard ineligible to his seat.
A resolution to adjourn, to reassemble at
Milledgeville, was defeated, and after pass
ing q land and immigration bill and some
bills of local interest, the Legislature adj
journed sine die.
In adiourning the House, the Speaker
said:
{" We met as strangers personally and
politically, and with our feelings fully en-
Uttered by the extraordinary teachings Of
those who should have known better. We
separate to-day almost as one people in SEN
timent and common interest. Listen not to
the teachings of political strangers. This
is our Government. Let us correct evils
that may exist by appealing to the intelli-
gence and wisdom Of the nation-not to the
passions of the mob. Let our motto be
wisdom, justice, and moderation, and all
will be WELL"
The Legislature reassembles in January
under the law. The members separate
with fraternal feelings towards each other,
General Meade reviewed the garrison Of
this city to-day, consisting of eleven com.
panies Of infantry, several of cavalry, and
two Of artillery.
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THE s1cK1Es aRoa1sAT1oy DRaMAr1zED

The S1cKLEs ABoaINAT1oS DRAMAT1zED'.
A letter to the New York World dated
home, September 8, 1868, says:
Passing day or two last week at Peru
gia with party Of American friends, our
attention was arrested by the announce
mept In large letters Of play-bill on the
wall of the dramatic entertainment for that
evening: "Sikles pAmericano, ouvero
colpa p,ln;sione." essickles the Ameri-
can, or Crime and Penalty!") we went,
naturally attracted by the title, and found
that the personages, represented by o really
clever corps dramatiQue, were Sir arturo
Skies, an American citizen a particular
friend of his, Sir Giorgio Lindhurst, q man
high in Office at Washington Eugenia. the
wife of Sir Arthur Mistress Maria Skies,
his sister-in-law; Barton Key, painter;
Basiko Baghoni, the aged parent of Euge-
MIA Skies; and JEFFERSON, mulatto SER
want. The scene laid at "Vasinton J"
epoch, the present century, "a notice ap-
pearine on the bill from the au-
thor, signor Ricardo Castel Vecchio,
to the purport that this play was
strictly founded on fact, which, to the
minutest particular, might be found in the
Paris Constitutional of the year 1850
Sir Arthur was represented IS On amiable
individual of certain age, possessed OF the
sweetest and most unsuspicious tempera-
ment, which was suddenly changed to the
bitterest misogeny or misanthrophy by the
tardy discovery Of the ways and the man
ners of his young wife and friend. The
actor who had this rule kept his hands
faithfully either in his trouser pockets or
beneath his coat-tails till the change occur
red in the spirit of his dream, when they
were chiefly in his hair or among his teeth.
The ladies were both very pretty-the one
all sentiment and remorse; the other all
satire and independence ; but in the course
of the play, a period of two whole hours,
they never once changed their toilette,
which was mistake in the concep-
ton Of their parts. The play culmi-
mated in the dismissal Of EugeniG to
Europe in the company of her aged parent
(kept carefully in ignorance of the catas-
trophe) which was instantly followed by the
shooting down of Barton Key by Sir Ar
thar Skies, upon which the curtain dropped
as well az the victim. A scene, in which
the friend, Sir George, took it upon him in
the friendliest manner to inform Sir arthur
of his wrongs and their publicity, became
extremely amusing to us from the illusions
made to the injured gentleman's possible
future career in diplomacy and chance of
the Presidency, and the very solemn oscu-
latory embrace which began and closed the
interview. On the whole, it was most
quaint entertainment, and as faithful as it
pretended to be, if not as to persons, at
least as to the leading facts of the "o'er true
tale -
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and droop;ue. Corn dull and lie. lower.
Ness pork dull at 82ss75. Lard dull
steam, 1slgI9sac. Cotton quiet % 270
271ac. Turpenfine quiet at 43o. Hosin
dull strained and common, % 600s2.6 $50.
Freights quiet.
Euening Cotton less actsYe snd shade
lower; sales, l,400 bales at 27c. Eloar
unchanged. wheat IG2c. lower. Corn
heavy and l@2c. lower; mixed Western,
s1.11GS1.l2. Mess pork, $3.50. Lard
shade frmer at unchanged prices. Groce-
ries quiet. Turpentine, 421z04sc. Resin,
s2.45@s7. so. Freights quiet, but scarcely
go firm.
Money easy at e07 per cent; discounts
dull at 70s. Gold firm at r403S. ster-
ling dull and heavy at 1887. Southern
bonds weaker on Tennessee and stronger
on South Carolinas. Stocks active. Govern
ments strong. 5-20's, '62, coupons, l13.
Tennessee SIS, new, 6414. North Carolina
6's, new, 66A.
BALr1xoRE, October Cotton firm.
Flour and wheat dull. Corn firm; white,
sI.25. Oats, 75@8oc. Rye. $l.5o. Pro-
visions firm. Lard, 201s@2lc.
Virginia 6's, old, inscribed, 461aGE;
1866, 4s@49; 1867, 4s asked coupons, old
and new, 531a054.
CrScrNNArI, October 6.-Flour and CORE
dull. Whiskey firm and in good demand az
Sl.25. Mess pork frmer at $30.50. ba-
con buoyant; shoulders, I21Sc.; clear rib,
1870. Lard quiet at 1870.
LOUISVILLE, October 6.-superfns -four,
s6.25G$6.75. Corn, 9sc.0$1. Mess pork,
$29.75G$30. Bacon-Shoulders 1885,. clear
sides, 1915. Packed lard, 100000.
Whiskey, nominally sl.25.
ST.. LOUIS, October 6.-Pork firm, and
higher at s29.75. Bacon firm; shoulders,
12LQ12Ac.; clear sides, 16L016Ac.
Lard quiet at lSA9l9c.
WILMINGTON, N. c., October 6.-Spirits
turpentine firm at $3.50. Resins steady;
strained, sl.7O; No. l, s2.50GS4; pale,
$4.25@$4.50. Tar, $3.50. go
CHARLESTON, October Cotton quiet
and weak; middIngs, 25c:; sales, 2S1
bales; receipts, 842 bales; exports, coast
wise, $50 bales.
AUGUSTA, October Cotton opened ct
251lc. for middlings, but closed dull at
2415c.; sales, 115 bales I; receipts, 242
bales. Weather clear and pleasant.
SAVANNAH, October Cotton quiet;
middlings, 1885,; sales, 1877 bales; re-
ceipts, l,722 bales; exports, coastwise, $50
bales.
MOBILE, October 6.-Cotton opened with
fair demand for middling at 256251a Co.,
but on the receipt Of unfavorable news from
Liverpool and New York became nominal,
with offerings at 1870; sales, 400 bales;
receipts, 43O bales; exports, 1903 bales
NEW ORLEANS, October Cotton quiet
and lower; middlings, 25Ig252c.; sales,
1,4OO bales receipts, 4,ll7 bales exports,
1000 bales. Sugar and molasses quiet and
UNCHANGED. IL
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TIVE CoAI TRADE-The market has been

The Coal TRADE.-The market has been
very unsettled during the past week, and
prices have not become fixed, very few sales
having been made. AS We predicted, coal
advanced largely at the Scranton sale, and
chiefly owing to the reasons which we then
stated. On the LIST instant drawbacks on
anthracite coal shipped from Port Rich
mond to points east of New Brunswick and
south of Cape Henry were decreased twen-
ty-fve cents per ton on each size, this being
equivalent to an increase in tolls of that
amount. The higher rates Of toll and
greater cost of coal at the mines will not
only cause still further advance at this
port, but will have the same tendency at
all other shipping points.-Philadelphia
North American, Sd.
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GRAND DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION IN
PlrTsBuRa =. Piitts5,ry, October THE De-
mocrats held an immense mass meeting here
to-day. Delegations from the country were
numerous and large, and the procession was
two hours and ten minutes in passing q
given point. Business houses and resi-
dences along various portions Of the route
were profusely decorated with flags and
Chinese lanterns.
Among the distinguished persons present
were Hons. George H. Pendleton, Hester
Clymer, Edgar Cowan, and others. There
was large torchlight procession tonight,
and many buildings were illuminated.
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The revenue receiptsto day were s24a, 900.
I The Connecticut Town Elections.


WASHINGTON, October 6.-The latest from
the Connecticut town elections indicate
Democratic majority in the State of 5000
o gain of 1000 over last year.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, October 5.-The town
elections took place to-day throughout the
State.
Hartford gives $50 Democratic majority,
being gain of 400 over last fall and OF lOo
over last spring. New Haven gives sl9
Democratic majority, which is more than
last fall and less than last spring.
The Hartford Times (Democratic) says
that in scattering returns from various
counties the Democrats gain largely, show
ing that had there been a general ticket
they would have given 5000 majority.
New LONDON, October 5.-The Republic
cans have elected town clerk by 30 ma
jority, and two other officers. The Demo-
Gratis carried the rest of the ticket by Is
majority.
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LoU1s1AsA.-Ne,o Orleans, October s..

LoU1s1ANA.-Ne,o Orleans, October s.
On the 9th ultimo personal difficulty
occurred between two white men-one a
prominent Radical politician-in conse-
quence of which armed negroes focked to
the town of Opelousas and fred into a
squad of whites, killing one and wounding
four others. 1t is reported that two negroes
were also killed. The local authorities
ordered the disarming of the negroes
which was done, and order was restored. A
report from responsible authority states
that the negroes were the aggressors in the
whole affair, except so far as it became ne
cessary to use force in disarming neighbor-
ing plantations.
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pENNsYLvAN1A.-Our Washington co

PENNsYLvAN1A.-Our Washington cor
respondent writes:
aGood reports continue to be received
from Pennsylvania. I saw and conyersed
with a prominent gentleman from that State
ON Monday whose judgment last year as to
the result in Pennsylvania was verified to
ths letter. and who now expresses himself
thoroughly sanguine that the Democrats
will carry the election on Tuesday next;
Democrats here are much more hopetnl ana
confident, and fully expect the industrious
and active campaigners in the keystone
State to accomplish perfect triumph"
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The Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, October 6.-The September
statement of the public debt is out, and
shows net decrease in the debt Of $780,
900. The coin in the treasury is S96,S91,-
900, and the currency, Sl3, 365,000. Secre-
tary McCulloch thinks the disbursements
for the current month will be lighter than
last, and that the October statement will
show q further decrease of the debt,
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There is steam engine in New York
that runs 1875 presses, prints fifty different
ne wspapers, makes hoop skirts, binds books,
and runs mile Of shafting.
Mr.. Edwin Forrest is about to commence
ON engagement at Niblo's Theatre, New
York. lie will probably appear IN several
new characters.