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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-18

This is the way French paper chroni-
Giles an accident: son Saturday an acct
dent which might have been attended with
sad results took place in this city (Parisl
A bricklayer, having lost his balance, feil
from the sixth story of q house to the street.
Fortunately, two women who were chatter
ing on the sidewalk received the falling
man on their heads, and broke his fall. The
bricklayer was taken up safe and sound.
The bystanders shuddered to think that
but for a lucky chance the accident would
have cost him his life. The two women
were instantly killed"
Hon. Fernando Wood has purchase Cor
$4,000 cash q handsome house recently
erected on the corner Of Fifteenth and
streets, Washington city.
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The BALTIMORE AND PoToMAC RAILWAY.
by advertisement it will be seen that our
baltimore and Potomac Railroad advertise
'or cross ties. Everything points to the
certain completion of this work. We learn
rom good authority that the company last
week accepted three sections of the road
Two on the main stem, south Of the juno
"on, and one on the branch), on which the
grading has been completed, and have paid
up the fifteen per cent. reserved from all
monthly payments until the job is done.
0'Aer sections are rapidly approaching
completion. Marlboro Gazette.
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VANDERBILT WANTS To LEASE THE GREAT
WESTERN RA1LRoAD.-Toronto, c. w., De-
cemtcr l6.---lt is rumored here that Van
derbilt has made an offer to the Great
Western Railroad Company of Canada to
lease that road for ten years, with the right
70 purchase at the end of the lease. Should
ms offer be accepted, the Great Western
railroad will, TO all iutents and purposes,
become part of the New York Central
railroad, and all the mechanical depart
nents Of the latter will be removed to Ha-
milnn-
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DAMAGES FOR TIE Loss OF 4 WIFE,
Some three years ago a lady named Mrs.
Elizabeth Erickson lost her life in conse-
quence of boiler explosion on board the
steamer Arrow while on the way down the
Hudson from Yonkers. Suit was brought
by her husband for damages, and the jury
at the time gave him verdict for $4,000.
The owners Of the boat then appealed the
CAGE to the New York Supreme Court, gene
raj term, and that body on Tuesday affirmed
the decision of the court below so that the
money will have to be paid.
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The House Committee on Public Expen-
ditures were engaged yesterday in taking
testimony in regard to the Alaska appro-
priation bill. General F. E. Spinner testi-
fed that the whole amount was drawn out
in two drafts-one for seven million, the
other for two hundred thousand dollars-in
favor of George W. Riggs. Mr.. Riggs tes-
tiled that he received the above amount
and paid it over to Baron Stocked, the Rus
sian Minister, with the exception of twenty
six thousand dollars, which was paid to
Hon. Robert J. Walker for services rem
lerel. Mr.. Walker will testify before the
committee to-day.-NQti0nal Intel!igencer,
I-h
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COMMERCIAL.


At the Corn Exchange yesterday offerings
of new corn exceeded 5000 bushels. No old.
Market rather lower, with over 300 bushels
remaining unsoId. Of 1924 bushels of white
sold $40 bushels were damp. Offerings CT
wheat smali-about equally divided between
red and white, and principally consisting Of
inferior grades. Market for both kinds steady
in price but inactive, purchasers taking white
more freely than red. Oats slow of sale, with
about half remaining over, and no change
In price. Offerings of rye very small; sales
indicate no change in price. The offerings on
Change yesterday as compared with the COR
responding day of last year were:
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soutb Carolina legislature.

COLUMBIA, S. c., December IA reso-
luton was introduced in the Legislature
to-day authorizing the Governor to arm
and equip one hundred men as reserve
force to send to any county where acts of
lawlessness are committed, the expense to
be paid by special tax on such county.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES IN THE WEST
,mcmnati, December l6.-The daughter of
me Hon. Il. L. Bundy, of Hamden county,
MAS killed yesterday by being thrown from
horse.
!, The bodies of the Reno brothers, hung at
HeW Albany, have been delivered to their
.''ends, and taken to Seymour for inter
Ielt The remains of Anderson were
0Gried by the county authorities.
Three bodies were recovered from the
wreck Of the United States at Florence,
in1l;. yesterday. One is supposed to be l..
H. Vance, of Madison, Ind.
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Alabama Legislature - Railroad
EunnfsDy,

MONTGOMERY, ALA, December 1.-THE
House has passed bill applying the two
and three per cent funds of the State to
the railroad from Decatur to Montgomery,
and the Senate will likely pass it.
The stockholders Of the railroad to run
from Chattanooga, Tenn, to Meridian,
Miss, to-day elected N. D. Stanton, of Bos-
ton, President, and Ex-Governor Patton
Vice President. This road includes the
one mentioned above.
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VIRGINIA PosroFFICEs.-AtM Mount Lau-
rel, Halifax county, Va, Miss NJ. II. Ad-
Aisson is appointed postmistress uice r. A.
Gayle, resigned. AT Rye Cove, Scott
county, Patrick Riley is appointed postmas-
Ter rice +. flaming, deceased.
Miscellaneous routes in almost every
ether State and Territory will be let for the
period of one year. OF the latter, Mary
land, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
and West Virginia, have share.
Theodore +. Clifton is transferred from
the route between Washington and New
York TO tho line from Washington city to
Weldon, and promoted from "assistant to
clerk, with the pay Of $1,000 per aunum
from December u, 1865. On the railroad
route from Washington, D. c., to Strasburg,
Va, Winfield s. Walters is appointed route
agent, at the rate of 81 ,0S0 per annum, Uice
lIazlctt. At Abingdon, Va, compensation
Of ". II. Atkins, messenger, is increased to
;3,j per annum for additional services now
rendered.
Virginia route Covington to Lewisburg is
ordered to transfer from U. n. Warren to
a. D. Trotter on usual terms.
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Richmond Cattle Market.

UHSUA1, DtCcIHUo IT
The receipts for the past week were 3il cat
tie, $50 sheep, and 80 hogs. Hogs have ao'
vanced, with a brisk demand at our quota
tons. IT.,
Bs.f.-Common, 4c. % h, gross good to fair,
566Gc. ~ h. No really prime on the market.
Sheep.-From so. so to 81 80 u head. Fun sup
ply of low grades. No superior muttons oner'
ed.
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in value at from $4,000 to

estimated in value at from 100000 to
$4,000, was seized yesterday evening,
and guards placed over number Of the
most respectable tobacco firms in the city
to prevent the removal of tobacco.
The tobacco seized amounted to 300
boxes, marked "tax paid" and was in the
possession of number of the most respon-
sible firms. The seizure was made ct the
instance of Mr.. Creecy, the new internal
revenue assessor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-18

DISTINGUISHED MISUNDERSTANDING the
arrivals at the Orange House yesterday
were twenty-eight Spanish officers, direct
from Spain. Having gone under with the
fallen and unhappy fortunes of the deposed
Isabella, these gentlemen seemed to have
determined to work out their destiny in the
western world. They were en- route for
New Orleans and Havana.-Lynchbmg Re
DabliCdn. l7M.
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The Florida Middle Continued.

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, December H.
In the Supreme Court yesterday Lieuten-
ant Governor Gleason filed writ of error,
but the Chief Justice refused to sign the
citation. Gleason left for Washington last
evening, it is supposed to bring his case be-
fore the United States Supreme Court BY
getting the signature of an associate JUS
tice Of that court to his citation.
The Supreme Court of the State ad-
journed to-day to its next regular session
next month.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-18

NATIONAL BANKs.-We learn from Wash
ington that the national banking act will
rrobably te so amended or modified during
The present session of Congress as to give to
the Comptroller of the Currency full power
10 call on the national banks of the coun-
Try for statement of their business at any
date which he may see fit TO name, retro
spectiye or otherwise. Such an amendment
would guard against the manipulation of
the assets and liabilities Of the banks at
the approach of quarter-day, as under the
prevailing policy .-Ne,o York. Times.
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The Co1ored Congressman.

WASHINGTON, December IL Menare,
the colored congressman from Louisiana,
has received his credentials from Governor
Yarmouth, of Louisiana, with the date Of
November 25th, under the broad seal Of the
State. He will present them to the House
tomorrow. Hunt, the white contestant for
the seat, is also here.
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John W. Menard, the colored congress
ulsA elect from Louisiana, in recent con-
rTefSation denounced the carpet-baggers IN
.'lgress, who had snubbed him since his
nttIl IVA, although they were warmly devoted
Aimbelore the election.
II is said that in one Of the late actions
nesr Neegata japanese Tommy" who at
""eted go much attention from the Amerl-
S;1 ladies' in the days Of the Embassy, was
A"ied. He was shot through the breast
q, eA1 leg, but died fighting for his chief, true
"'ae TokugaWa clan.
a young lady in St. Louis has been ad-
~!l'ed into the law school.
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Collision between the Militia and
Citizens In Arkansas-F0ur Militia
men Killed.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December ia fight
occurred between o body of thirty militia
and the citizens of Augusta, Ark, yester-
day, in which four militiamen were killed.
Governor Clayton's message about the af-
fair says the militia will be withdrawn and
their places taken by Federal troops.
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The Rev. Henry Freelaud, John Carter,
and Laura Claiborne, were sentenced by
the Hastings Court of Petersburg on yes
terday to the penitentiary for FIVE years for
felony.
Pork is selling on the streets of Leesburg
at from $l0.50 to $l1 per hundred.
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DECISION IN THE ERIE CAsES.-Nelo
Imb, December l6.-Judge Nelson, of the
United States court, has rendered deci
sion in the Erie cases. After discussing
the points involved, the Judge decides that
Belmont and Lucke will be permitted to
join as parties 10 the Mcintosh suit that
the injunction be dissolved, and that the
order appointing q receiver be vacated and
set aside. This decision leaves the control
Q! the road for the present in the hands of
the directors.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-18

For CoNGREss.-It is stated that the
Hon. Robert Ridgway, of Amherst, in re-
spouse to the request of numerous citizens,
will be a candidate for Congress from this
district on the Conservative tickct.-Lynch-
burq Ne,nS.
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Domestic Markets.

New YoRK, December IT, Nooa.-Stocks
very strong. Money active at 7 per cent Ex-
change, 1927. Gold, 13iA. sos, so, llots.
North Carolina 6's, e5h; new, e2a. Virginia
IS, ex coupons, 65,a; new, 81. Tennessee SIS,
ex- coupons, 6S new, $50.
Flour unchanged. Wheat a shade flrmer
and more active. Corn dull and declining
Mess pork firmer at $27 for February delivery.
LardrSteam firmer Mt l6A@l7&c. in barrels.
Cotton steady al 25Ac. Turpentine firm At
44HGO45 Rosln quiet and firm at $2351s2.45
for strained common and good strained.
Freights quiet. IG
ct 25Ac. Flour less active; State aud west
ern, $G4Sl0. Southern quiet common TO fair
extra, 81. 2o0$S. %. Wheat dull. Corn drcop.
ing. Mess pork, $26.s7h@1$27. 20 for new, ana
$3.50 for old. Lard frmer. Whiskey quiet
st 81 O2@$l o3. Rice frmer; Carolina, s9ac
Sugar dull and heavy; New Orleans, loc.;
Havana, llHc. Coffee firm. Molasses duh.
Turpentine, 44h@45c. Rosin, s2.so0s7.to.
Freights frmer.
Money underwent sudden and sharp
gold interest; prime short paper, 7a9l0 per
cent. Sterling weaker at l09h. G2ld, l34A.
Governments steady. Tennessee Bs, new,
ssA. North Carolina 8's, IS. Virginia o's,
55is new, 81.
BALTIMORE, December l7.-Cotton quiet and
steady. Flour active; family, $40 2tgSlo.75.
Wheat very dull, and accurate quotations
cannot be given. Corn firm prime white.
9OQ95c. yellow, 9569Sc. Oats dull at 7o573c.
Rye firm at 81 .i00Sl. 80. Mess pork, s27. Ba-
con firm with prices unchanged. Virginia
6's, coupons, old, So; new SO. North Carolina
SIS, old, 65h new, GA.
CINCINNATI, December 17.-F!our steady.
Corn frmer, and higher 1T 72GD73c. Whiskey
firm at CSC, holders asking 81. Mess pork,
S27 80. Lard. l7hc. Bulk shoulders, lohc.
Clear sides, l4h9l5c.
. WILMINGTON, N. O., December l7.-Spirits
.urpen,ne steady and advanced Nc. quoted
II 42c Rosin steady at 81 6o@*l. 10 for strained
and No. 2. Tar, S26$205 Cotton dull at CSC.
Weather clear and mild. Thermometer %
degrees.
AUGUSTA, December H.-Cottcnopenedw With
a fair demand at &c, bat closed ut 22ac. for
middlings sales, $40 bales; receipts 2s6 bales.
SAvAsSAH, December H.-Cotton opened
firm with q good demand, but closed easier;
middlings, 23Ac.; sales, 500 bales; receipts,
2, 100 exports, coastwise, 1854 bales.
New ORLEANS, December l7.--Cotton sitter /;
mlddlings, 23Ac. sales, 8 $50 bales; receipts,
5, 1872 bales; exports, 1892 bales. Gold, 1855.
New York sight, H@h discount. Sugar
active and tending upwards; common, 3ASp
9Ac.; prime, l2hc.: yellew clarified, lS9
l3Ac. Molasses active and advanced; COM
mon, 5s06oc.; prime, 6i065c.; choice, e8sgo7c.
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Murder Trial.

PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-THE trial
of Twitchell and his wife for the murder of
Mrs. Hill, his mother-in-law, commenced
to-day,
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A bill is in preparation to prohibit banks
from paying interest on their deposits. 1t
is held that large amount of money is
kept. ont of circulation, and IN many sec
tions Of the country stringency is pro-
duced, by the banks keeping control Of all
the surplus currency. To prevent this is
the object of the bill.-Ne,o York Tribune.
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE DEBT.-HGrTiS-
5y"g, Pa, December lG.-Governor Geary
j, issued proclamation announcing that
lae state debt has been reduced 81, 0O0,4l4
Turing the past year.
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, December l7.-Isoon. - Securities
unchanged. TalIow quiet.
LIVERPOOL, December l7.-Sooa. Cotton
quiet; estimated sales, 10000 bales. Bread
stuffs unchanged.
Afternoon. quiet. Wheat ffmer.
Flour. 2ss. Sd. Bacon, 54s. Pork, SIS.
HAvsg, December i7.-Cotton dull.
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The MAGNOLIA Races.

MOBILE, ALA, December 17.-First day.
Weather fine, track good, and a small at
tendance. First race, mile dash, $500.
Cottrell's chestnut FLY, by Daniel Boone,
beat John Kilgore. Time-l.50.
Second race, three-year olds' stake, mile
heats, $500.
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Tlme-l. J6 3, /,

Third race, Alabama-raised horses, all
ages, mile heats, $3.50. Alollie Ingersoll
beat Smiths bay colt by sherrod. Time
~ 157N
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AGRICULTURAL.
HAY PRESSES.
Al HAY PRES Z S =,
BALING WIRE, &c.

bhLlNI w LIE, &C.
We are now prepared 10 furnish the OLD DO
MINION HAY PRESS, which is the best horse
power press, and the INGERS0LL, which is the
best hand hay-press, in use. The first we make
and the latter We sell at manufacturers prices.
ANEEALED WIRE, suitable for baling shucks
hay, or straw for sale at New York prices.
The advantages OF baling hay are so well under
stood rs to need no assertion. We therefore only
say that we can furnish PRESSES and WIRE on
the most favorable terms. Our stock Of STRAW
CUTTERS and CORE-SHELLERS cannot be
excelled. FL. n. SMITH K CO.,
no lS-d&wtl5Ja Manufacturers.
CTRAW CUTTERS,
~ COkN SHELTERS.
WELL FIXTURES, &C.
large and well-selected stock Of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
SEED, &C.
moss PALMER & TURPIN.
MORN SHELTERS, CUTTING BOXES,
" CHURNS WELL FIXTURES-the best
patterns southern manufacture-for sale by
ALLISON & ADDISON,
MOI 1870 Gary street.
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CoumIsstON mERCHANTs.

d D. JAMES & CO.,
he GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
No. 1918 CARY STREET, 49,
nav particular attention to the sale OF all kinds OF
COUNTRY PRODUCE, and make prompt re-
Liberal cash advances made on consignments in
hand ~ de4
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PALMER Il TURPI
WINES AND LIQUORS.

A PPLE BRANDY,
N JAMAICA RUM,
SHERRY, PORT, and MADEIRA WINES
LONDON DOCK BRANDY,
PURE MOUNTAIN WHISkEY.
CHARLES L. TODD,
dels corner Sixth and Clay streets.
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All OF the best material, and warranted to CIV
satisfaction.
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GGHOOL CIRCULARS printed ct short
~ notice. in the best style OF the art, st the DIE.
TATCH ERINTlN6-alUHEs
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PEsTH, December l7.-Foreign emissa-
ries are tampering with the Romanian SOL
diers in Pennsylvania with money fur
nished from Russia.
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ENGLAND, 4
LONDON, December 1.-THE Telegraph
thinks that Reverdy Johnson would have
Jared better in the Alabama claims nego-
tiations had he been less Jealous for peace.
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BURNHAM WARDWELL,
I'm SuDerintendSnt.
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TWO THOUSAND FLOUR BARRELS now Oh
hand will be sold low.
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sEEDsngEN, FLORISTS, &c.

GOODRICH POTATOES.-Fifty barrels
genuine EARLY GOODRICH POTATOES
choice lot selected for seed for fall plantng-for
sale by mo u ALLISON 81 ADDISON. "
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MARKET CARTS and SpRING, WAGONS
MADE TO ORDER.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03

GENERAL MEADE AND TIKI COLUMBUS PRISON
ERs.-we understand that General Meade paid visit
to the barracks yesterday, and we are gratifed to
learn that he ordered the prison cells 20 he enlarged
immediately by the removal OF the subdividing par
titions. He also directed that immediate changes
be made looking TO the better ventilation of the
cells. We are also informed that the commission
sent here by the President to examine into and re-
port the condition OF the Columbus prisoners visited
the barracks observation-disclosures Constitution,
June o.
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Gazi-Kari Of a Military Officer ant
Death Scene in the Temple.
Foreign Diplomacy and Naval and
Trade Movements.
Murder Of the French SailOfs..Theif Burial
and Arrangement.
st. Patrick's Day Under
the American Flag.

+, By mail from Europe we have the following i'm
pbrtant and exhaustive special correspondence from
Dapan furnishing full details OF the remarkable
events. naval, military and commercial and social
kranspring In the new treaty ports of the empire TO
The 23d OF March,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-23

In an address, delivered by DR.. N. S.
Townshend, before the Ohio Dairymon's
Association, the propriety Of coupling butter
making with that Of cheese was urged. On
this point Mr. r. remarks ~
"lf factories make only cheese, some of
the valuable constituents Of the milk will not
be saved or utilized However much you
may desire TO retain an the butter in the
cheese, It's complete retention is not possible,
and IN spite of your efforts, much will run
off with the whey, which although not as good
as first rate butter made from cream, is yet
better than much Of the cream butter that
comes to market and il properly made it
win gladly be purchased at somewhat re-
duccd price by families with whom economy
is an object. Docs any one dispute the pos
sibility Of making fine butter from whey .?
Let me reply by saying that such have @
profitable lesson yet to learn OF course the
best of butter may be largely made in iacto.
ries whenever the price of butter is relatively
higher than that Of cheese, or whenever half
milk or skim-mik cheese is in good demand.
We do not see why factories cannot with
out injury to that reputation Of which they are
properly so careful, make halfmilk and skim
milk cheese Of different form or style from
wholo-milk cheese, and supply the market
with an article az @ somewhat lower price,
much to the comfort aud convenience of Gtmi-
lies that regard the highest priced cheese as
too expensive a luxury This would enable
factories to make fine article of butter, and
perhaps contribute to improve the butter
making of the whole region. The manuac-
turc Of butter whether in factories or private
daiiies, is not so purely mechanical opera
ton as some imagine and therefore the pur-
chase of the last patented churn ia not all
that is required. The time allowed for the
preparation Of the cream, the temperature for
churning, the making, working, aud sailing,
all require great skin and the perfection Of
that ncatuess that is so indispensable to the
manufacture Of good cheese"