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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-04

Advices from Alaska to July goth, re-
ceived at San Francisco, say the troops are
we'll. Business is dull. Coal mines have
been discovered near Sitka, on the main
land, which are considered Of unequalled
quality and extent. A seam over twenty
feet wide is traceable for some distance.
The United States steamer Sagamon has
tried the coal, and pronounced it excellent.
1t has the appearance of pure anthracite,
and is superior to Lehigh coal. 81.
Charles Pickering, formerly banker in
Buffalo, N. Y, was arrested in that city on
Saturday, and confined in Jail on requisi-
ton of the Governor of Michigan, charged
with grand larceny in relation to the sale of
cattle taken from ON island in the upper
lakes. He will be removed to Michigan for
trial.
Robert Beckley, living in Wyandotte,
Kansas, took his stepson, two years Old, out
to the suburbsof the town, last Sunday, and
deliberately killed him. Beckley was ar
rested, and it was feared that the people IN
that vicinity would take the law In their
own hands and lynch him.
AT Princeton, N. j., on Tuesday, a car
rage containing Rev. Alfred Baker and his
wife, Rev. Lewis Baker, and Rev. DR..
Stubs, was precipitated down steep en-
bankment. Rev. Lewis Baker had his arm
fractured in two places, and the party were
all more or less injured.
After seven days. delay jury has been
secured at st. Paul, Minnesota, for the trial
of George L. Van Solen on the charge of
numbering DR.. Harcourt. The talesmen
summoned altogether for the trial numbered
322-3O2 of them being called for examl-
nation as to their fitness to 60. on the jury.
It is said that Mark Grayson, the pedes-
trian, is humbug. We hear OF him a short
distance west of this riding on wagon, and
on the Kanawha river travelling on foot on
q MISUNDERSTANDING Independent.
At Gordonsville, Va, on Friday last, a
Miss Patterson (F. F. W shot at ayoung
man named Falconer, who retreated in
GOOD order, uninjured. Falconer's offence
is not mentioned.-Ne,o York Times.
Retail business of all kinds is duller
than usual in Boston this summer. Another
year of Radical rule will make it still
duller.
Germany consumes three hundred and
nineteen pounds Of tobacco per inhabitant
per year.
Chief Justice Chase has gone to Parkers-
,burp. Va, to hold brief session Of the
United States Circuit Court.
The wife Of Senator Trnmbull has been
very i'll for several days, in Washington,
with scarcely any hope of her recovery.
Il The whole number Of immigrants that
we'd in this country for the eight years
andinp June. 1867, was l,4S7 1868.
A young lady lost as3oo-ring while bath
ing at Atlantic City the other day.
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FATAL AFrRAY WITH NEGRoEs.-Colune-
biQ, S. C., August An attray, at mid
night, between ten or twelve negro members
Of the Legislature and five whites resulted
in the mortally wounding Of one of the
whites by a shot through the head. The
whites entered by mistake boarding
house in a disreputable portion OF the
town, supposing it to be q brothel. One OF
the negroes used stick, which was
wrencIed from his hand, when the negroes
ran to the front of the house and COM
nenced firing. Twenty or thirty shots were
discharged. The whites retreated, except
the wounded man, who was too drunk. He
remained on the sidewalk, and was shot
aOTl. The author of the crime is unknown.
There is much excitement among citizens.
No arrests have been made. The whites
are said to have been unarmed. No weapons
were found on the body Of the wounded
Ian, @.E #.t... .s@.
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KILLED By A Et1nirG, n.
Y, August miss Mathews, of Carpen-
ter'S Crossing, Pa, last night, while stand
Ing on the track for the eastern train on the
Erie railroad, waiting for freight train TO
get out of her way, which was passing on
the western track, was struck by the east
crn express train, and instantly killed.
= A short distance further on, two men,
named johnson and Morey, were standing
on the track for the same purpose, and were
struck by the express train. johnson chung
to the cow-catcher until the train was stop
ped, having one leg broken and the other
Slightly injured. Mr.. Morey was thrown
to ono side, receiving severe injuries, OF
which he died this morning.
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Fifteen citizens of De Soto county, Miss,
have been arrested on the charge of belong
ing to gang Of horse-thieves. 1t has been
known for many months that some kind OF
a horse-thief organization has been work
ing in North Mississippi, West Tennessee,
and Southern Illinois, with regular posts
and patrols from Cairo to Grenada; but
their vigilance and skill have heretofore
shielded them FROM detection and exposure.
The arrested parties, however, have been
among the most reputable citizens of the
county, and their arrest on suspicion has
greatly surprised and excited their neigh
bors.
No less than fifteen Japanese youths,
sons of princes and men Of high position,
have for some time past been working hard
for Massachusetts, education, niue OF them
being under private tuition in Boston, i've
at Monson Academy, and one at Amherst
College, under the patronage of Alpheus
Hardy, ESQ. Two leave for home this week,
in consequence of the war in their own coun-
try. They could speak but few words OF
English six months ago, but can now read
and converse intelligibly, and they nave
made rapid progress in their knowledge OF
our institutions and the Christian religion.
Berryer's soy is q scamp, who forged his
father's name to numberless notes, and dis
posed Of them to INSCRIPTIONS brokers at o
fearful discount. Berger has turned the
tables upon the note-shavers by promptly
paving the forged notes AZ soon as pre-
sented, and then prosecuting them for
nsurv score of them have gone to prl-
BON, and the senator. is no longer troubled
with his sons paper.
Velocipedes have made their appearance
in Central Park, New York.
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THE EUROPEAN DRoUGHT.-Englan has
recently been relieved from q protracted
drought Of probably from one hundred and
twelve to one hundred and fourteen days,
embracing April, May, June, and the larger
part of July-a season Of great Importance
to the spring crops. This is said to have
been the most extraordinary drought which
has prevailed in England since 1898. Pas
lures in England and Wales are unusually
dried up. Everything planted or sowed in
the spring, but especially the root crops, re-
ceived almost irreparable in uries. From
Ireland and Scotland we have similar ac-
counts, and reports of drought, although of
Germany and parts of Spain and of France.
The New York Times says:
Uncommon exertion is made in England
by the three-tenths of the population which
constitute the agriculturists to supply the
remainder with as much of breadstutfs as
the soil will permit, the theory being that
if the wheat crop is large, and all other
crops are injured, no great suffering can
ensue; but this theory is practicable only
of season in which the alterations OF
wet and dry weather are slightly varied
from what is required, and cannot be
affirmed of one in which there is SO COM
plete failure as now in nearly everything
but wheat, which being well rooted, owing
to fall planting, came to maturity in some
soils without much disadvantage from the
drought. The unusual advantage of gather
ing their wheat in dry season is enjoyed
this year, which furnishes, in the larger
quantity unchanged, an equivalent for
what was lost on poor soil by shrinkage.
Wheat and -four from the United States are
ordinarily mixed with English wheat and
flour, because ours are dry and great alb
sorbents of water, and theirs are the
reverse; consequently what wheat they
receive this season will be more to make up
their deficiencies resulting from the drought
than for mixing with their productions.
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DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-On the eve
ling Of Thursday, 23d ultimo, a large stone,
weighing about ten tons, broke loose from
near the top of the mountain on the north
sue Of the Kanawha river little. below
hilton, and rushing down the declivity at
tremendous speed for about four hundred
i,aF{G', struck the dwelling-house of Mr..
A'aISOn Peters and tore it into frag-
ASA'F. There were six persons in the
sUuSe at the time-viz., Mrs. Peters and
I'VE children. The children, one of whom
was an Infant, in the arms of its mother at
~e Nme, escaped unhurt, but Mrs. Peters
r sa' seriously injured internally, and it Is
,eSteo She will not recover. A complete
S "'eFA was made of everything within the
-'uSe'-deertbrieT Independent.
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!, DAMP WHEAT.-Earmers cannot be too
careful as to the condition in which they
send their tobacco and grain to market. We
have heretofore advised them to clean their
wheat we'll before sending it in; and we
now advise them not to send it to market in
damp state. This is as bad for their in
terest, if not worse, than sending it in I'M
clean. We're it not for the care which
commission merchants take Of the farmers
interest when they send wheat in o damp
state to market they tthe farmers) would
be to large extent losers.
Commission merchants receiving! damp
wheat, wherever it is practicable, store
it in their lofts, dry it, and then sell
it /; and in this way procure prices much
higher than would be obtainable if the ar
ticle were sold in the condition in which it
is received. For instance, we have heard
of a commission merchant who received q
large consignment Of wheat in damp state.
This he offered for sale, and the largest
price he could obtain was little over two
dollars per bushel. He put it in store, how
ever, had it thoroughly dried, and then sold
it at two dollars and forty cents per bushel.
1t must be remembered, however, that COM
mission merchants have not in all cases an
opportunity of drying the wheat; and this,
coupled with the urgency of some farmers
for speedy returns, entails loss on the
growers of the article. BY all means, then,
farmers, dry your wheat before sending it
to market. -, -.a-e.
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An English engineer has just laid before
the Emperor of France the plans for mon
ster raft, to be placed on three steamers,
each supplied with an engine of I,o0O-hors S
power. This raft would convey trains IN al
seasons from Calais to Dover in an incredl-
bly, short space Of time, and at fabulously
diminished fares. 49,. ~ Il.
France 80 monopolizes the tobacco trade
that it is IN offence bythelaws for citizen
to cure and smoke leaf of the weed
raised by himself until he has first sold 1T
to the Government and bought it back again.
Peter Yarnall, aged eighty-two, died in
Wetzel county, West Virginia, last week.
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ALLEGED HEAVY EMBEzzLEMENT.- "A
Jersey City paper tells Of respectfully
connected young gentleman, whose cbarac-
ter year ago was unblemished, while to-:
day the iron of remorse has entered his
soul, and he stands in the attitude of having
embezzled his employers funds to the
amount of $685. 00-all sacrificed at the
gaming A few months ago he mar
ried charming young lady moving in the
highest circles of Baltimore. He had a
lucrative position as q salesman from q
firm in his native town. His business
operations were quite successful, and his
employers placed every confidence in his in
tegrity. Although never q gambler, he had
played for small sums, and at last formed the
habit of going to a gaming-house in New
York in company with friend, where he
soon became proficient in the game of faro.
He had saved about $4,000 from his bust
ness. He played, and like all new players,
won stake after stake, visiting the gaming
house nearly every day for six months,
until he was the possessor Of $4,000. But
he became 30 infatuated that he played
until he had lost all that he had won. A
slave to the passion, he was easily tempted,
and from, q gambler he became thief.
Money embezzled from his employer was
now staked down more freely than he had
ventured his own, suspicion being avoided
by false entries in his books until he had
defrauded them of s35, 900. His own money
disappeared next, and even his young wife's
diamond ring was also sacrificed; after
which he had hardly penny left. His
evil doings we're at last discovered; but he,
although discharged, was not arrested, pro-
badly out of consideration for his young
wife and his connexions.-NeWark Aduer-
ESpr
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The FIRE AT OIL CITY.-OH City, July
3l.-This morning a fire destroyed many
dwelling-houses and stores. About two
thirds OF the west side is in ashes. All the
town between the post-office and the Grant
House was burned on both sides of the
street, and everything from the post-ottice
10 the National Hotel on both sides and to
the rivers edge, rendering 200 fami-
lies homeless. 1t is impossible to estimate
the losses correctly at this time, but they
are very heavy. About $50 buildings were
burnpd .s.....
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southerri Crops.

II sAvANrAH, Ga }, August3 Reports from
the cotton crop In this section state that the
rains are IN! tirlng The cotton plant.
Reports from Florida say that the worm
IL Mt work on most of the plantations.
CHARLESTON, Sc, August 3.-Alarming
reports Of the reappearance Of the cotton
caterpillar ore received from several Of the
sea islands. =,
MoSreoNEnY, Ala, August 3.-The,
rains are doing immense damage, and the
worms are appearing in al this section. 1t
is estimated that the cotton crop is already
cut short one-half. - =. * ~
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ForE MORE CASES OF DROWNING AT
ATLANTIC CITY.-Atantic City, August q
Henry Through, q Mr.. Van Kirk, and son
of Rev. Hosea Ballew-all Of Philadel-
phia-were drowned here yesterday while
bathing. This makes six cases Of drown
ing within few days.
Philadelphia, August 2.-Another case OF
drow ming occurred at Atlantic City yester-
da.;-Louis Morwitz, a nephew of DR.. Nor
pitz, of the German Democrat, and an
1ttachf of that paper. He was young,
unmarried man, much respected here. His
immediate family are all in Germany.
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Corn and Flour Exchange.


OFFERINGS.
Vheat.-WhIte, s, lO2 bushels. Red, 1928 bush
els.
Cor4.-White. ., 1888 bushels. Yellow, 100 bushels.
Mixed, $50 bushels.
OdtS.-l, 40 bushels.
Rye.-l36 bushels
BdrLey.-56 bushels.
Flour Extra, IS barrels.
SALES.
Whedt.-White, 374 bushels prime on private
terms 1871 bushels very good at -. 523 2l6 bushels
good at $3.50; PA bushels good on private
terms 1893 bushels fair at $2.45; loo bush
els very fair at $2.47s; 1873 bushels at 81 40 !;
ll6 bushels at S. 40 IS bushels at 81 IS ~ bushels
ut $2.325; 800 bushels damp ut $3.50; lo2 bushels
medium at ~. 273 20 bushels at ~ 100 bushels at
So 20; 81 bushels very inferior at SlsO-total, $50
bushels. Red, 200 bushels very good at ga 49O
bushels good ut So 80 30 bushels at 81. 33 81 bush
els at S2323; 257 bushels at 81 20 80! bushels ut
$2.25; 70 bushels damp at So Is; % bushels me
dun ut 81. 223 1G4 bushels inferior at So. Is 40
bushels very Inferior Oh private terms-total, stl
bushels.
. Corn.-White, - bushels damaged at Sl.3o; $50
bushels on private terms; 80 bushels prime at St4O
I22 bushels good at il. 35-total, 3eI bushels.
OdtS.-l30 bushels damp new 1T 61tc.; ssV DusncIs
new at roc. l42 bushels new on private terms 2's
bushels new at 7lc.-total, !, 44e bushels.
Rye.-4 bushels prime on private terms w bush-
els prime ut Sl.50-total, 1876 bushels.
RE-EXuIBITED.
C0rn.-White 206 bushels.
..Wheat.-White, ~ bushels.
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The LIBBY GIVEN UP.-The Libby will
be abandoned as military prison to-day,
and the troops will 60 into quarters at Elba
Park, which has been secured for that pur-
pose.
The military prisoners, as we have be-
fore stated, have been sent to their various
camps to serve out their terms, and the
United States Marshal has been notified to
take charge of the civilians who were in
confinement there. ...
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1t is stated that the Treasury regulations
for the payment of the drawback ON ex-
ported spirits will be out to-day. The
Treasury officials will decide that the draw
back cannot be collected on spirits which
have been withdrawn from bond on pay
ment of the tifty-cant tax without the'use Of
the stamps provided for in the act to entitle
the owner of exported spirits to the draw
back. Every provision of Che. law regu-
lating TIE payment of the reduced rate of
tax Laust have been complied with. -
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Dreadful Accident at am English
Music HaH-Twenty.three Persons
Crushed TO Death.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, August "a
dreadful accident occurred here on Satur-
day night. During the regular perform
ance at large music hall an alarm Of fire
was raised, and the entire audience imme-s
diately rushed for the doors, completely
blocking up the passage. For time the
widest excitement prevailed, and order was
restored by the repeated announcement
that there was no FIRE. 1t was found that
no less than twenty-three persons, mostly
women and children, had been. crushed to
death in the stampede. A large number
had their limbs broken, and were otherwise
injured. 80
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LOUIS NAPoLEoN.-Jules Favre has un-
earthed rich document, which is sure to
produce great commotion in Bonapartist
circles. 1t is petition drawn up in ls46,
praying King Louis y, Philippe nap to- hdss
and shot as an enemy to the peace and tran
ouillity of France. Among the signers of
this interesting document are one OF the
Emperor's present ministers, one OF his ex-
ministers, half dozen ultra Bonapartist
members of the Corps Legislatif, and Lieu
tenant Colonel (now Marshal) Carobert.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

WHEAT.-Great activity now exists lin
the Richmond Corn and Flour Exchange.
By our report of the transactions of yester-
day it will be seen that very nearly 9. 900
bushels of wheat were offered on Change,
while, on the other hand, IN looking over
the Baltimore market report of Saturday
last, we find that 800 bushels of white and
2,768 bushels of red wheat were offered on
Change there. The highest price on that
day in Baltimore for white wheat was
$3.50, while yesterday, in our market, very
good white was sold at s2.5211as, which is
equal to 1855 for prime. |
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SIAMEsE WATERMELoN.-We have re-
ceived from Mr.. Thomas G. Baytop, of Cap
pahosic, Gloucester county, natural Curl
osity in the shape Of Siamese Twin water
melon, or two melons growing together on
one stem. 1t may be seen in the window Of
the DISPATCH counting
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MILITARY PERsoNALs.-Light battery
Of" said to be one Of the very best in the
United States service, Colonel Dupont COM
handing, are preparing to leave for Lincoln
depot, near Washington, where there is to
be located school of instruction for the
different arms Of the service.
{ Major Dickinson Woodruff, Twenty-frst
United States infantry, and inspector-gene-
raj of this district, received on yesterday
his commission as Northumberland in the
Ninth infantry, now on duty in California.
He will, however, remain here as inspector
general for the present.
Lieutenant J. G. Swift, of the Fifth
United States artillery, has been relieved
from duty here and ordered to report at
Washington to General Myers, the chief
signal officer of the United States army.
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Democratic Mass Meeting.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, August "a large
Democratic meeting and nominating con-
vention was held here on the lst instant,
and W. D. Bar les, of Jackson county, nomi-
mated for Congress. There was large
torchlight procession and fireworks took
place ut night. There was no disturbance.
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GENERAL SHERIDAN ARRESTED Lea
rs,nrorh, Kaesas, August 1.-General
Sheridan was arrested here to-day, on COM
plant Of Mr.. Dunn, for assault and battery.
Dunn is postmaster at Fort Leavenworth,
but WAS ordered off the reservation few
days ago for alleged misconduct, and for
refusing to obey the order was forcibly
elected; hence the action for assault.
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Exaggerated Report.

ST. LOUIS, August 3.-The recent fight ct
a political meeting in Saline county, Mis-.
souri,, was much exaggerated. Only one
man (who WAS drunk and disturbing the
meetingI was killed and three wounded.
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Corn.-White, 2O6 bushels.
Wheat. White, 81 bushels.

STEEL BoILERs.-Boiler plates made of
cast steel have recently been subjected to
series of practical experiments, in order to
test their value as compared with those
made of wrought iron. The trials were made
at Harkort's iron works, in Westphalia, and
the results are reported to have been de-
cidedly in favor of steel.
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Water-spout descended and burst in
we v o. The caLons near Cottonwood station,
,a' Ga the 18th ultino, killing three
'su ana number Of horses. The canon
,, "9 swept almost entirely free of timber,
raa me old elm tree which had been land
ria; ior years to the travellers on the
ISa ~, was uproopted and swept down into
tro 'ette river. So terrible and destruc-
occ,,.1 ~&ter-spout" visitation has not
,~ ssifea Gu the plains for number Of
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Trouble with the Atlantic Cable.

NEW YORK, August 3.-The following
telegram was received this afternoon by
the Superintendent of the New York, Lon
don, and Newfoundland Telegraph Com
pany: .a,.
"LoSDoN, Monday, August 3, P. NJ.
"The cable of 1866 ceased to work at
1885 this afternoon. Tests show fault to
be on Newfoundland side. The cable has
probably been damaged by an iceberg.
"CYRUs W. FIELD"
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Foreign Markets,

LONDON, August 3.-Noon.-Consols,
943S. American securities all declined.
United States bonds, 7l7s@72. After
noon.-United States bonds, 7l34@71T.
Sugar firm at 25s. Cd. @26s. Tallow, 44s. Cd.
LONDON, August 3.-Evening.-consols,
941l@943s. Illinois Centrals, 81. others
unchanged. ~,,~~~-e. --.-..---.,.. -..'
LIVERPOOL, August 3.-Noon.-Cotton
firm and unchanged; estimated sales, 49,
600 bales. Atternoon.-Cotton quiet. Lard
quiet and steady. Bacon firm.
LIVERPOOL, August 3.-Euening Cotton
easier but quotably unaltered. Turpentine
30s. Cd. 49,
FRANKFORT, August 3.-United States
bonds, 1874.
FRASKFoRT, August 3.-EUening.-Uniteo
States bonds firm at 1914.
PARIS, August 3.-Rentes, 7Of. lc. D.
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RAILROAD AccIDENT.-Boston, August /.
\ misplaced switch sent gravel train
through the engine-house at Beverly to-day,
dcmolishing the building and injuring ten
persons, one of whom, Richard Barrett, had
eight ribs broken.
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Sudden Death Of ..MiIes O'ReiiIy.'

New YORK, August 3.-Charles G. Hal
pine, editor of the Citizen, aud better known
by his non de plume of I" Miles O'Reilly,"
died this morning of an overdose of chloro-
form, taken to relieve neuralgia. He was
formerly city register.