The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-01

INTERESTING ORDERs.-The following adj
ditional duties and powers of military COM
mlssionerS and supcrintcndcnts of election
have been made public
l. The military commissioners are in
vested with all the powers of justices of the
peace Of counties AMI police magistrates of
cities, and will be governed in the eXecu-
ton Of their duties by the laws of Virginia
except so far as those laws may not conflict
with the laws of the United States or with
the orders issued from these headquarters /;
and i'll addition 10 any troops that may be
placed ut their disposal they are given the
control Of the police force OF the cities and
the power of counties; and I'LL police oili-
GERS, shcriilS, constablcs. and other peace
officers, are required to obey and execute
the orders of the military commissioners in
all cases.
9. The military commissioners will
promptly report to these headquarters all
cases in which they assume jurisdiction. and
the disposition made Of each case. When
parties are held for trial, either in conine-
ment or under bail, the eases will be so fully
reported aS to enable the Commanding Gene
raj to decide whether they shall be tried by
Il military commission or brought before Il
civil court.
). The powers herein conferred upon
military commissioners will not nc con-
strucd as extending to the inhabitants in
their ordinary personal relations; they are
conferred upon them to the end that the
laws of the United States may be duly exc
cuted, and that full protection shall be
given to all persons in their rights of per-
son and property, and will not be cNcr-
ciscd except in eases where the civil autho-
rites refuse or fail to act, OF there be salts
factory evidence that exact and impartial adj
ministration of Justice cannot be secured
through the civil courts. All persons,
whether in authority or not, are required
to obey. and execute all lawful orders of the
military commissioners TO the same extent
and in the same manner that they are re-
quired by law to obey and execute the writs
OF civil magistrates.
4. This order will not he construed to
relieve civil officers in any degree from the
faithful discharge Of their duties. 1t is in-
tended to aid and not to supcrsede them,
except in cases of necessity.
5. Any person who shall diSohcy or resist
the lawful orders of military commissioner
or superintendent shall, upon conviction,
be punished by fine and Imprisonment, ac-
cording to the nature and degree Of the
offence.
III. The superintendents of registration
and election districts arc invested with the
same powers as are conferred upon military
commissioners, to be exercised in subnrdi-
nation to the military commissioners, to
whom or through whom their action shall
in all cases be reported.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNISG-M1s-
TAKE CoRRECTED.-Allusion was made yes
tcrday in one of the daily papers to the fact
that Mr.. S. J. Norton, student of Rich
mond College, while bathing in the river on
Saturday last, was saved from u watery
grave by the efforts Of one OF the young
men present. A mistake was made. how
ever, in giving credit to the wrong party for
this noble act. Mr.. Charles boswell, of
Hanover county, i fellows student and friend
of Mr.. Norton, when all others had de-
SPARED of saving Mr.. Norton, boldly
plunged in, and, ut, the risk of his own life,
brought him safely to land.
When the facts had been known at the
college the students spared no pains to as.
sure Mr.. boswell of their appreciation of
the generous deed, and he was the recipient
of Il very suitable testimonial from Mr.. Nor
ton expressive of his gratitude. Young
Norton preached Sunday at Sidney.