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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

ATTACK ON A MEXICAN SPECIE TRAIN
THE ROBBERS REFUSED AND THEIR CHEF
TAIN KILLED.-From reliable parties we
learned yesterday that the conducta, con-
tanning some 100000, on its way down
from Monterey, was attacked on Monday
night when within three miles Of Matamo-
ras. This smacks of the "good old time %
again, when people could not move out of
the Heroica without being waylaid and
robbed.
1t appeared that the conducta had been
encamped for the night previous to entering
our neighboring city, and while all the wa
goners and guards were asleep party of
six bandits attacked them, and knocking
some of them on the head, they took pos
session of the treasure.
Among the guards was one man, Gus
tom officer, who refused to surrender, and
using his arms, he killed the leader Of the
band, a certain Miguel Ramirez, well
known to our community. BY this time
the wagoners had rcgained their presence
of mind, and charging in their turn, they
drove the bandits off, taking three or four
prisoners, among whom is the noted indi-
vidual we'll known on this frontier as " Ca
balla Blanco."
We understand that the prisoners were
brought into town yesterday, and that the
dead body of Miguel Ramirez was ycster-
day exposed to the people of Matamoras as
warning to all who feel inclined to follow
the footsteps of this once desperate and bad
man.
Miguel Ramirez was the son Of Don Ma
nuel Ramirez, wealthy stock-raiser IN
Nueces county. From his infancy upward
he showed a disposition to stray from the
path of morality, and when youth he
desecrated the gray hairs Of his father BY
beating him over the head with a saddle
and in later years he was charged with az
attempt to poison his parent to death, that
he might enjoy his great estate Of wealth
Entering upon the world with such record
it was not strange that in few years hi
stood indicted on our county records as
cold-blooded murderer. The law, which
throws its protection and broad mantle over
all, stood by Miguel in his trial before ou'
district court. He was not tried, because
there was not evidence sufficient to convlc
him; but no doubt remained in the mind;
of our people Of his guilt in the killing o
Cristobal Rosas and others.
Regarding "Caballo Blanco," we have
but to say that within the last ten years W.
have heard his non, de plume connected
with everything that is criminal and out
rageous, and we have time and time agail
denounced him as such. The only reason
why he has not been placed horS de conabd
long ago is because he had too many friends
on the left bank of the Rio Grande.-
Brownsville Ranchero, august 18TH.
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A CARPET-BAGGER MAKES a CoNsEEVA-
TIVE SPEECH.-In New Orleans, recently, a
white Radical, hitherto regarded as the
pcrsonifcation of all that is most objection
able 10 the southern whites, and recently a
delegate from dissatisfied Republicans TO
Washington, was invited to address them,
and his speech was IN substance as follows !;
"Ny 1riends,-I am a carpet-bagger.
admit it. have been among you for some
time, and have never ceased TO advocate
your cause in the press of the North-in
the three leading Republican newspapers
Of New York, Washington, and Philadel-
phia. But ! am going to leave you. we
are all going TO leave you, and you will soon
be alone. My advice TO you is TO unite
yourselves TO those whose favor 1t IS your
Interest 10 secure. Be guided by those who
alone can furnish you with work and food
and clothing. Join yourself TO the people
Of the South. We are going; we cannot
find you work to support you. Your iDte-
rest lies with those VINO can"
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The half-breeds of the Red River settle

The half-breeds of the Red River settle
ment are reported to be in great restitution
in consequence of the disappearance of buff
falo from their vicinity and the destruction
of their crops by grasshoppers. Their hunt
ing parties have recently returned from the
Plains empty-handed, and report that the
buffalo had all crossed the Missouri river;
As they have depended heretofore on dried
buffalo meat and "pemican - for their win
ter supplies, it is thought there will be great
suffering among them this winter. Many
of them have already been forced to sell
their hunting ponies, or " buffalo runners, "
to obtain the necessaries Of life.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

DISCOVERY or AN UNKNOWN Planet
Utica, n. Y, Monday, August PA COM
munication appears in the Utica Morning
Herald from DR.. C. IL. F. Peters, of the
Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College,
Clinton, N. Y, dated August "a, in which
he says that new planet Of the group OF
the Asteroids was discovered by him on
Saturday night, and its position and motion
verified by him this Monday morning. II
is in the constellation of Pisces, and had
at 3 o'clock this morning Is degrees Sc
minutes of right ascension, and - degrees
81 minutes declination, moving slowly to
the cast. 1t is now equalt to a star of about
the eleventh magnitude.
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, August 26.-Noon.-Consols,
9416994I. United States bonds, ~.
Sugar declined to 35s.
FRANKFORT, August 26.-United States
bonds, 745a.
LrvERPooL, August 26.-Noon.-Cotton
buoyant at an advance uplands, 1o1sd ;
Orleans, ll1sd.; estimated sales, $4,000
bales. Others unchanged. AJtternoon.-Cot-
ton continues buoyant. Red wheat, los. lid.
Lard flat. Turpentine declined to 26s.
LIVERPOOL, August Electromagnetic
ton buoyant and prices advanced uplands,
Id; Orleans, 1l4d.; sales, 10000 bales.
Corn advanced to 35s.
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WILM1sGros, n. g., August 26-spirite
turpcntine declining at 40c. Resins quiet /;
No. /, 1904. Tar weaker at 50.
CHARLESTON, August. ,26.-Cotton firm
sales. 60 bales receipts, Is bales exports,
coastwise, 22O bales. Middlings, 2802S1ac.
One bale of new cotton sold ut 30c.
AUGUSTA, Augusta Cotton quiet; sales,
80 bales; middlings, 271a@2sc.
SAVANNAH, August 26.--Cotton firm but
nothing done; receipts, 81 bales; exportt
coastwise, III bales.
MOBILE, August 26.-Cotton-Sales, q
bales receipts, 55 bales; exports, 70 bales
middlings, Csc.
NEW ORLEANS, August 26.-Cotton noml
nal no sales receipts, lO9 bales. Sugar
and molasses dull and nominal.
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Domestic Markets.

New YORK, August 26.-Noon.-FlouI
strongly faYors buyers. Wheat o shade
firmer. Corn unchanged. Pork shade
firmer. Lard quiet. Cotton firm ct SOC
3Obc. Turpentine active at 443@45c
Rosin steady.
Money easy. Sterling, 1O94. Gold
14455. 5-2O's, '62, coupons, 1873. Nortt
Carolina 6's, old, II; new, 7OI2. Virginia
6's, ex-coupons, SO new, 52A. Tennessee
6's, 63la ; new, 63.
Eveniuq.-Cotton firmer; sales of l,SOC
bales at 3O1a. Flour dull and favors buy
ers. Wheat l@2c. better. Corn dull. Mess
pork, S2S.9 Lard quiet. Groceries and
naval stores dull. Freights dull.
Governments closed strong; 5-20's, '62
49,. Tennessee 6's, 633s; new, 627s
North Carolina 6's, II; new, 10. Virginia
&c, 72H. Money still easier; call loans
3@5 per cent; discounts, 6h@7. Gold
l4456. Sterling weak at 1917. Stock:
steady.
BALTIMORE, August 26.-Cotton nomina,
at SOC. Flour weak but nominally I'M
changed. Wheat steady; good, s2.25G
s2.46; prime, s2.5O@S2. 90; choice, $40
Corn steady at Sl.25. Oats, 65@75c. Rye
$40. Provisions firm. Mess pork, $1,000
Shoulders, 1870.
Virginia 6's, old inscribed, 40 = ga =
North Carolina 6's, ex-coupons, II bid, !!
asked.
CINCINNATI, August 26.-Flour dull
Corn declining. Whiskey quiet at 65c
Mess pork, S29. Lard neglected at ls1s@
1896. Shoulders, 1885,; clear sides
l74c.
ST.. LOUIS, August 26.-Flour fiat ant
declining; superfne, S5@$G.15. Corr
tirmer white, 93@95c. Mess pork dull a
S29.250$29. 80. Bacon easier; shoulders
l3l@l3%c.; clear sides, l74@l71ac
Lard, lS11@l834c.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

A curious discovery has recently been
made at Breuil-le-Sec, near Clermont,
France. During several years the turf
cutters of that district have continually
found faggots tied in q peculiar manner,
and the attention of some scientific gentle
men having been called to the circum-
stance, it is now proved that o Roman
bridge formerly existed there, which was
thrown across the marsh to the foot of the
hill now called LIE Chattelier, opposite
Breuil-le-Vert, where the legions of Julius
Caesar were encamped. Its length was
about four thousand feet, and the breadth
about thirteen feet : the beams were still
undisturbed amid fascincs laid down in re-
gular strata. On referring to the four
teenth chapter of " Caesars Commentaries u
it is easily recognized as the site where he
was preparing to surprise the Belloyaci (pd-
Mde pOntibuS cOnStr0td). 1t would appear
that this bridge was thrown across in one
night, without the enemy's knowledge.
The Romans had first driven piles into the
marshy soil, over which were laid planks
Of birch and oak, without mailing, in order
not to attract the attention Of the enemy by
the noise of the hammers. This bridge
enabled the Romans to surprise the Bello-
yaci, who were commanded by Correus'
Several other articles of Roman manutac-
ture were found among the excavations, and
deposited in the local museum.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

Tt is said that Oliver Dalrymple, who Is
the largest farmer in the State of Minnie
sofa, having ZOO acres devoted to wheat,
will have cleared 100000 from the last
two harvests, which includes the one now
being secured.
Flesh-colored CATERS, with the toes
stitched with black, to look as If the foot
was bare, are now the newest mode. They
are said to have shockingly natural
effect.
Sixteen kinds of fossil horses have been
discovered in North America, and yet there
were no horses here when the white men
came.
Two steamers are in course of construc-
ton on the Clyde for the Savannah and
Liverpool line, and will take their place IN
November.
A wealthy gentleman in New York in
tends to get up banquet of horse-Hesh
during the coming fall.
Brigham Young DEGREES that telegraph
operators and hotel walters shall be female
in his dominions.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

70 SEMITE.-Sdn Francisco, July 90
Dear Editor,-Well, we are back again ;
back from the most magnificent piece OF
scenery on the round globe. We have been
to 70 Semitic and returned. | have looked
upon the principal mountain scenery OF
Europe, and dipt into Asia and Africa,
and | never saw anything, on the whole,
equal to this exhibition up in our snowy
sierras.
Other bits of landscape may surpass it in
single points Of comparison, but none con-
tains in combination so many SURPRISING
and peerless attributes.
Your life will hardly he complete till you
have taken in this little sketch OF travel ;
and | am impatient to have you come and
do it. You come upon the valley on the
TOD of the walls Of it, some eight thousand
feet above the sea level. The valley itself
is four thousand feet above the same level.
From this crest Of rock you look virtually
down into the mighty chasm, rifted at some
old time and by some great CONFUSION III
the heart Of the mountain. You see 1t IN
its whole length, some eight miles, and halt
to one and half miles wide. Far below
you rise the tall pines, and under their
shade, and under the shadow of the giant
walls winds the river (the Merced).
OF from the brow of this wall of noun
tains leap numerous waterfalls, kept full
by the melting SHOWS from the loftier sum-
nits.
These loftier SUBMITS are from 10000 to
$4,000 feet high. One named the South
Dome rises perpendicularly from the level
of the valley 5000 feet, You remember
Mount Carmel, perhaps. That's 500 feet
high. Take about eight such mountains,
let the material be bald and bare granite
rock, pile them up with perpendicular
face and over-hanging brow, and stand at
their base and gaze up. That's the style OF
the thing. -,
And this is only one height in that double
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DRUGs. MEDICINES, &c.

~ ETTYsBURG KATALYsINE WATER
VI ITS WONDERFUL CURES AND CURA-
TIyE POW ERSl 1.-The GETTYSBURG sPRiNG
COMPANY announce that they have completed
arrangements for supplying tho Gettysburg Nedi-
cinal Water on scale Commensurate with the de-
mand. Physicians and inyalids desiring Informs
ton 20 the therapeutic value and virtue OF this
water will, application the Office Of the com.
pany, any OF the druggists stores, be furnished
with printed copies of statements OF InyalIds and
reports OF eminent medical men as TO its curative
effects, the only nnerriDg test of the yaIue of any
water or medicine.
they are also referred TO The thousands of Inys.
lids and their medical advisers In every mart of the
OF this water among the people some six months
ago, been cured by Its use OF distressing or fatal
This combined testimony establishes beyond all
reasonable doubt the superiority Of this water as o
remedy for rheumatism govt, gravel, dyspepsia,
kidney. urinary, bronchial liver, and bowel dis.
eases fbiliouSness, etc. j. catarrh Denralgiu, and
nervous disorders over all others known TO materia
medica, found In the mineral springs OF mo-
dern times.
IL has been demonstrated In number Of in
stances to possess the power Of solving calculus or
Stone In the bladder, and the urate deposits or
chalk stones formed By rheumatism, govt, and
gravel and Of permanently curing these diseases,
mineral waters have hitherto only provided palia-
tiyes.
ly cu-IDg, Albumcnuria or Bright's Disease.
mineral-spring water with which great and re-
markable cures have been effected away from Its
source.
Price per quart bottle. fifty cents; per case Of
two dozen, $ll. Depot No. IS Liberty street New
York. Post-offce box No. 6lss. For sale by drug
s'''' PURCELL, LADD CO.. Druggists,
an A-eod1m Richmond. Va.
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The Moon AND THE WEATHER.-Pro-
fessor Elias LOOMS read a paper upon the
"Inhuence of the Moon upon the Weather y
before the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science, at Chicago, and at
its close exhibited table of results which
he had deduced from seven years observa-
ton. He drew the conclusion that the
moon did affect the weather, and maintained,
in direct opposition to Professor Herschel,
that the moon, just before its full, intlu-
ences the weather toward cloudiness rather
than clearness, and followed the same law
as the sun.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

DEsERTERS FROM THE North GERMAN
UNION STATES.-The President and Cabinet
have decided that the treaty of 1928 be-
tween the United States and Prussia covers
all of the States of the North German
Union lately annexed, so far as it applies to
the arrest of deserters in United States
ports from merchantmen and war vessels
sailing from ports in the North German
Union. This reverses the opinion of the
United States Commissioner in New York
who decided that twelve desertcrs from the
ship Niobe could not be arrested under that
treaty because the vessel sailed from port
in the German Union. World.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

ExcrTrNG SCENE fN c ouRT.--A remarka-
BILE case of crime md detection occurred at
st. Paul on the 18th instant. J. B. Schlich
ter. successor to the mercantile firm of Put
nam & Paar, was arrested on the complaint
of II. D. McGregor, q messenger of the
Merchants Union Express Company, for
forging the name Of Putnam & Paar in the
delivery book Of the Express Company.
The high character of Mr.. schlichter at
once aroused doubts Of his guilt. The sig
nature was the only evidence presented of
the alleged forgery, and bore no resem-
blance to Mr.. Schlichter's handwriting.
After much testimony upon this point (says
the PresS), the defence requested McGre-
gor himself to write the name of Putnam &
Paar. In reply to this unexpected demand
he wrote what proved almost a fac simile of
the forged signature, not only reproducing
the characteristic features of the chirogra-
ply, but the peculiar misspelling also of
the name Paar, which, as in the forged sig
nature, he wrote Parr. Nothing else was
needed to demonstrate that he was the real
foreer, and before the echoes died away of
the Joyous cheers which greeted Mr..
Schlichter's triumphant acquittal, the accu-
ser was himself under arrest for the crime,
his own counsel furnishing the affidavit
upon which the warrant was issued.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

New GOLD DISCoyERIEs.-The discove-
rics of gold on the Cimarron river, near the
corners of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico,
and Texas, are creating great excitement,
and miners are rushing into the new dig
gings. The mineral belt is the same that
has already been opened and worked from
Montana to Mexico. There can be no doubt
of the existence of valuable mines on the
Cimarron as well as Of the Canadian and
other forks of the Arkansas heading in the
Rocky mountains. The new diggings are
on the line of the proposed extension of the
Eastern division Of the Union Pacific rail-
road to Santa Fe.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

We are gratifed to learn that the paste
rate of the First Baptist church, made va
cant by the resignation of Rev. E. I. Wink
Ter. will be filled by the Rev. William II.
Williams, of Richmond, Va, who assumes
its duties in October. We welcome him TO
our community, and hope his ministerial
labors may be crowned with rich success
Charleston Mercury.
The Burlington Times says the dreaded
cattle disease has made its appearance in
Vermont. Mr.. Richardson, a well-known
butcher at Brattleboro', who supplies the
hotels of that village, some weeks since
purchased at Albany lot of western cattle.
Recently nine of them have died, and he
has been obliged to kill two more.
The cattle plague continues to spread
among the dairies which supply Cincinnati
with milk. Forty-four COWS have died
since Saturday, and thirteen others were
reported in dying condition on Monday
morning.
A telegram from Pittsfield, Mass, re-
ports that Jerry Murray, of Lowell, at
tempted to kill his wife in the train on the
Pittsfeld and North Adams railroad by
shooting her through the head. The ball
entered near the right car and passed out
at the eve; but the wound is not fatal. In
default of $4,000 bail, Murray was sent to
jail to await trial.
A private letter from Captain II. c. Wise,
formerly chief Of the Bureau of Ordnance
at the Navy Department, dated at Carlsbad,
August l, says that his health has been i'm
proved by the use of the waters at that
place.
Thomas Reynolds, an old citizen of juno
ton City, Kansas, was hung by mob on
Saturday. A placard was pinned on his
breast bearing the words Horse-thieves,
beware. We know you"
J.B. Bingham, of Memphis, formerly of
Richmond. who has been Radical ever
since the close of the war, has come out for
Seymour and Blair.
We are informed or reliable authority
that Secretary Seward will address Grant
and Colfax meeting at Cooper Institute next
week .-Nepark Journal.
Samuel Kimberley, of the firm of Kim
berly Brothers, denies that he is Republi-
can,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

Ex-Prcsident Fillmore goes for Seymour
and Blair. We we're sure Of this before
hand, in view Of the fact that last summer
toa HeraM correspondent, over meeting
with the Widow Cliquot," Mr.. Fillmore
declared that, in his opinion, Francis r
Blair, ST., is "the greatest man that ever
hved."-Neto iUrE E"rc,d.
Darwin Philips has been nominated for
Congress in the Twcnty-third district oil
Pennsylvania, in place Of Hon. Thomas
Williams, one Of the managers Of the i'm
peachmcut Of President Johnson; so tina.
Mr. Williams has been iInpeached by his
Radical constituents.
There was another grand ratification
meeting IN Norfolk on Tuesday night.
Speeches were made by Hon. r. S. Flour
noy, Hon. John Goode, Jr., Baker P. Lee,
and j. ". Hinton, Esqs.
The productive labor Of the State of Mas
sachusctts is over 81 ,OGG, 900 daily.
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The Use Of Troops in the Southern
States.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 26.-General
Grant instructs Generals Meade, Thomas,
and Buchanan, relative to the use of troops
to aid civil authorities, that the obligations
of Federal military officers and soldiers,
like citizens, to obey the summons of a
marshal or sheriff, must be held subordi-
nate to their paramount duty as members
of O permanent military body. Hence
troops can act only in their proper organ,
lied capacity under their own officers and
in obedience to the orders of those officers.
The officer commanding troops, when sum-
moned to aid q marshal or sheriff, must also
Judge for himself, and upon his own official
responsibility, whether the service re-
ouired of him is lawful and necessary, and
compatible with the proper discharge of his
military duties, and must limit his action
absolutely to the proper aid in execution OF
the lawful precept, which must be exhibited
to him by the civil officer asking for aid.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, August 26.-ceneral Ros-
seau and Perry Fuller collector of the
port of New Orleans) are preparing to go
to their respective posts.
Judge Cadwallader, of Philadelphia, re-
fuses to administer the oath of office to
O'Neil, appointed by the President district
attorney, on the ground that the President,
under the tenure-of-office bill, could not
appoint.
Persons visiting Cuba hereafter must
have their passports vised by a Spanish
Consul.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

THE "AFFAIRE CAvAIGNAC." -hsPari
letter in the New York Times says: a
son of Godefroy Cavaignac, the Dictator of
lS4S, refused to accept from the hand of
the son of Napoleon III. the premium
awarded to him for standing at the head of
his class at the College st. Barbe. Why
should he s.? Did not Napoleon III. put in
prison and treat with rigor, almost with
insult, the man who had saved Paris in
June from second reign of terror Why
should Cavaignae II. accept anything from
the hand of Napoleon w.? When the boys
name was called the audience broke into a
loud cheer; and you may imagine the con-
sternation of NJ. Duruy, Minister of Public
instruction, and of the Prince Imperial,
the first calling for the little Cavaignac
with a nice speech of congratulation
all ready, and the other with the crown
of laurels in his extended hand, and
the little Cavaignac II. clinging to his
bench and refusing to accept the offered
crown! A new god arose at once IN the
armament of the Latin quarter, and Henry
Rochefort is threatened with an eclipse.
Cayaignac II. has shown himself a chip OF
the old block: he has placed himself BY
that one act in the position of chief OF a
party, and hereafter, when the day of revo-
luton comes, the Party Cavaignac " must
be counted in with the contending factions
"Your father smothered my father out in
1918; l can accept nothing from your
hand - Who knows what an amount OF
history may yet turn upon this first act Of
opposition of the youthful inheritor of one
of the glorious names of the last revolu-
ton? we may certainly predict that that
boy will be heard from"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27

THE EpIsCoPALIANs AND METHoDISTs.-
The Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Conven-
ton of Western New York, at It's recent SEES
sion in Buffalo, adopted resolution avow-
ing satisfaction at the appointment by the
last Methodist General Conference Of COM
mission to confer with similar commission
on behalf of the Protestant Episcopal Con-
vention with q view to the union OF the
two bodies, and expressing a hope that the
General Convention will respond.