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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-11
Foreign News.
ENGLAND.


LONDON, August lO.-Mr. Gladstone is
again quite i'll.
The Royal assent has been given to the
bill purchasing all the telegraph lines for
the Government.
spAIN-CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF CAR
LISTS.
MADRID, August l0.-The newspaper I'M
partial says 20, 900 men will be sent to Cuba
in September.
Several Carlist agents we're arrested last
night. The Carlist Chieftain Balanzetegna
has been captured after desperate resist
ance, court-martialed, and shot.
The bishops have taken no notice of the
ministerial manifesto about the priests.
Several priests led the Carlist bands which
have been defeated. Death promptly fol-
lows capture.
PARIS, August 1O.-La Patrie says large
bands of the clerical party have assembled
in the northern districts Of Spain well arm
ed. A great Carlist demonstration is fixed
for the 18th instant.
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ARREST OF CONFIDENCE OPERATORS.-Re-
Gently three swindlers have been operating
with success among various New York mer-
chants, procuring wines, liquors, and cigars,
and giving worthless checks in payment.
The Tribune says:
"Their plan was to visit a merchant, Sc
lect articles varying from 500 to $500 in
value, and agree to pay cash for the same
when delivered at designated place, usu-
ally store or warehouse temporarily hired
for the purpose. When the goods were de-
livcrcd the operators would declare that
they had paid out all their cash, but that
they would give what was just as good-a
certified check on some city bank. This was
almost invariably accepted by the carman.
Before he could return to the city it would
be after banking hours, and consequently
the check could not be presented at the
bank until the following morning, when, Of
course, it would be pronounced worthless.
In the mean time the property had been
removed by the shrewd operators to some
point in the city and afterwards sold.
The entire amount Of the property OBJ
tanned in this manner foots up several thou
sand dollars. One of the places used by
the operators was warehouse on one of the
streets in Greenpoint. a cartman who de-
livered them some goods states that the
main floor was almost filled with barrels,
boxes, and packages, and during that same
night all this property was removed to some
point in this city. Officers who were de-
tailed to work up the case ultimately sue
ccedcd in arresting two Of the swindlers,
named Joseph Robinson alas John john
son, and Patrick Weir. They also reco-
vered four barrels of whiskey sold by Weir
10 q man named Sullivan. The prisoners
were locked up in the New-Street police
station -
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INCIDENTS AND MORAL OF BANK
FA1LuRE.-Of the swindling banker at
Penn Yam, New York State, it is now said
that the loss will reach $133,OO0, of which
500, 900 belong to depositors. One OF the
worst features in the case is that the banker
held O. large amount of Federal bonds as
collaterals and for safe-keeping. These he
converted in New York from time to time,
paving the owners their interest when due,
and SO avoided suspicion. When he disap-
peared there was about 1000 IN the vault.
The Watkins Express gives the following
incidents connected with the failure:
GA lady presented check drawn by q
distinguished attorney of Canandaigua Tor
the sum of 81 400 or 81 500 only the day be-
fore the catastrophe, and was induced to
forego payment as matter Of temporary
accommodation to the bank for only day
or two; but having been advised by friend
subsequently that the bank would not be
holden without the check had been 'certl-
fed she returned and had it certified, thus
unwittingly releasing the attorney, and lost
all.'' INIoral.-Dcn't receive and hold GER
tilted checks instead of the money, merely
to oblige bank officers.l ga farmer called
at the bank on Saturday morning to pur-
chase draft of $500, and as the clerk-Who
was entirely innocent of what was going on
could not reach the blanks till MIR. Raplee
came with the safe keys, the man left his
money to do little business elsewhere.
During his absence several checks from
other parties were sent in, and as the key
had not arrived, the clerk paid the
checks out of the farmers cash in
the utmost good faith, using it all up, or
nearly so. When the farmer returned Tor
his draft the news of the bankers dlsap-
pearance had Just been communicated to the
clerk. but too late. The money was gone'
no draft could be given, and there Is no
remedy" Moral second-Don't leave your
money without procuring the draft, which
always endeavor to obtain of solvent sell
er.l " Another painful incident is that OF
man who had deposited $14, 900 worth OF
national coupon bonds for safe keeping, a
norton of which belonged to children Tor
whom he was acting as guardian. On hear
;nn his and their irreparable loss, he went
into commissions, and ut the last adylces ne
was q raving maniac" Moral third
Guardians should remember to hold trust
funds in registered bonds.l 1t is hoped that
the record of these crimes may not be with
ont their influence in putting the unwary on
tI,e;r ruard Oh to the practice OF the vicious.
THO Misfortune seems to be that those bent
IN froud. and engaged in fraudulent prac-
tices. learn faster than the credulous pup
lie, and always keep lesson or TWO III ao-
vance,"
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TuE C0XFEnERATE DEAD AT POINT LOOK
orr.-Whcn the war closed there were
nearly three thousand deceased Confederate
snla;rrs inferred near the Point Lookout
military prison. The bodies of many of these
have since been removed by relatives and
friends, hut nearly all remain in the shall
1ow graves where they were first hastily
and carclcssiy buried by hostile hands. i,
j. important that they should all be disin-
tered, for reasons apparent to any visitor
% the cemetery. To further this end the
ladies' Of MARYLAND have caused n full list
Of the deceased to be prepared by com
pctcnt persons, and they are now pre-
r9rcd 10 render material assistance to
The friends Of those who are known
or supposed to have been buried there.
The list referred to is in the possession Of
Nh J. Wesley Smith, or the firm Of J g..
Wesley Smith & Brother. booksellers, I57
West Baltimore street, Baltimore. Nd, who
will hc pleased to answer all letters Of in
ouirv relative to the disintcrmcnt, re-box-
Ing, or removal, of the bodies. and will see
tnn work carefully attended TO ut the least
los>ihlc cost. Mr.. Smith has list also of the
toufcio?atCS who died in the prison hospitals
4 Baltimore and were buried at London
Park. At this cemetery n fine monument
70 the southern dead will be erected. and
the crave Of every soldier is as tenderlv
cared for as are those in our own Hollywood
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A BURGLAR EsrERs THREE Houses AND

n DuhbLah EN- EMS 1hREE l1UusGS AND
STEALS CH1LD.-We have seldom been
called upon to chronicle the operations of a
more daring and determined burglar than
Clifton was visited by recently. His first
performance was to enter the house of Mr..
James Smith, at about 10 o'clock, but after
rummaging about the premises he could
find nothing to his taste but a carving-knhe,
and with this in his possession he made his
exit. Next he visited the house of Mr..
Holmes, Main street paper merchant. The
first room he entered was the servants, and
his first attempt was to intimidate the
affrighted domestic by furnishing Mr.
Smiths earvingknife at her. Notwith-
standing all his threats, however, like
faithful chambermaid and true wo-
man, she screamed, whereat it became the
burglars turn to get frightened. He started
off at brisk pace down little street called
Glenway. Then he met two servant girls
on their way home, and despite their efforts
to keep out Of his way, he assaulted them,
and threw them both into on adjacent
ditch. More screaming by the girls, and
more running by the burglar. The latter
gentleman ran to point near the toll-gate,
where, finding no pursuers behind him, he
halted, and concluded to make another
essay before giving his nights work for
nothing. He speedily entered the house
of Mr.. Mat. Nurney, obtaining egress
by the second story window. In the first
room he entered he found little girl
about five years old fast asleep, and i'm
mediatcly determined to seize upon her
'as the most valuable piece of property he
could get hold of. The child, finding her
self in such strange hands, screamed so
loudly that she soon woke her father, who
rose and followed the burglar in hot haste.
The burglar had the start, however, and
managed to make considerable Roadway to-
wards Groesbeck's Woods, with the little
girl under his arms, and the father and an
other man in hot pursuit. After chase of
about half an hour, finding his pursuers
gaining upon him, he dropped his precious
load, and devoted few minutes to vigor-
GUS effort to save himself from capture.
The child was picked up, and he was chased
as far as Camp Washington, when he man
aged to escape through the stock-yards.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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NEW YORK,
Domestic Markets-IBY TELEGRAPH.


NEW YORK, August lo.-NoOn.-Stocks steady
Money, car per cent. Sterling, 10. Gold, 1853.
5-2o's, 90, 12i. North Carolina 6s, 50; new 5l1.
Virginia G's ex-cOupons, 81: new, 6os. Tennes-
see G's, cx-Coupons, ~: new, 50.
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat dull and
scarcely SO firm. Corn quiet and firm. Mess pork
steady at 33ic. Turpentnc, 4e30'4Gc Rosin steady;
common, s2.2j; strained, $2aoG 1926. Freights
irmcr.
1914 southern securities dull. Cotton unchanged {;
sales, 1850 bales at 334c. Flour less active and Z
shade easier; State and western superhne, goo
$3.50; southern common TO fair extra, S7@1S7.5o.
Wheat 2T3c lower; white Michigan, Sl.S5. Corn
less active but unchanged Pork rmer At ss' Is
active: Porto Rico, I262l3c;; Mnscovado, mo
l2tc: Havana. l2!ml3c. Naval stores firm.
F'r'ciE;hts very firm hour per steam IS Cd,
Money quiet and easy at 5Gl7 per cent. Discounts
dull, the best paper being offered at without buy
crS. Sterling dull AMI steady 1T ITO. 6old, weak
at 1853. Stocks Irregular.
BALTIMORE, August lO.-Cotton quiet. Flour
activc-Ni ddling and lower grades advanced CSC
IIoward-Sfrcet supcriEe sd.5OMS6. 10. Wheat hrm;
red Sl6oSl. Corn s.eady %hitei Sl W. oa,S
active shoulders, lGtc; hams, 2ic. Lard la1a2o.
Whskey sl:l5. Virginia c's, old ~; l866s, 5ds
lsG7's. 81. North Carolina G's, old, IS bid.
CrScISNATI, August lO.-Whiskcy firm: new,
Bacon firm; shoulders, I!c; clear sides, l9tc.
Lard lSic.
LOUISVILLE, August lo.-Flour advancing; SUI
pcrtlnc, S'.75. Provisions firm mess pork o ga
Shoulders, i6c; clear sides, losc.; fancy HAMS 233c
Lard, lSic. Whiskcy, $loS.
ST. LOUIS, August lO.-Whiskcy Sl.o7@$l.os
Pork quiet ut S3iGi S34l? Bacon steady; Shout
ders l53G l5ic.; clear sides, 19tc.
NEW ORLEANS, August lO.-Cotton dull ant
norninally unchanged; receipts, 1874 bales; sales
gar quiet and nrm-prlmc, Ntc. common, ll3c
Alolasses, rcboilcd, Csc.
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RIOT IL INSTRUMENTATION on CIR
ry~-SEvERAL PERSONS INJURED.-A seri-
Gus riot occurred in East Birmingham last
evening, resulting in the shooting of one
Young man and the serious injury Of a
number Of persons from sticks and stones.
Nuycs's Circus gave two exhibitions In East
Birmingham yesterday. During the after
noon some of the roughs, quite number
f whom reside in the borough, made an
attempt to force into the tent without pay
ing. They were rcpulsed, but shortly after
ward succeeded in cutting Il huge hole III
the canvas of the drcssingroom. The per-
formances we're concluded without further
molcstation, but threats were made that the
canvas would be demolished in the evening.
As there was good reason to apprehcnd that
um attempt would be made to carry the
threats into execution, Mr.. Noycs applied
70 Mayor Bush for a squad of police.
Accordingly five or six officers, under
thicf Hague, were sent over, and their SER
vices were soon needed. Shortly after the
.toors were opened a strong force of rowdics
made a rush upon the doorkeeper, with the
hope Of ovcrpowering him. This movement
vas not successful, as the police rallied and
drove back the assailants. An attack with
stones and other missiles was then made
uuon the ticket Office, the rowdics establish
iur themselves on the outside Of the crowd.
4 pcrfcct shower Of bricks struck the office,
ana one of the dttucLfS WAS struck in the
Jaw with a stone with such force as to knock
out several teeth and fracture the bone. Ii
was found necessary to close the Office,
which was done by advice OF Chief Hague.
one Of the officers went out into the crowd
FIR the purpose of ''spotting" the assall-
ANTS, and succeeded in arresting one Of them.
The roughs rallied to rescue their com
RAMON, and for time missiles were hurled
vigorously and pistol shots were fired One
Young man Zone Of the riOtcrs) received a
pistol ball IN his arm, and was removed
from the field by some Of his friends. The
attack was so determined that the prisoner
escaped, when the attack upon the circus
was renewed more tierccly than ever. a
number Of persons were struck with stones,
including Chief Hague and other members
Of the police force. The officers then drew
their revolvcrs, and, making a charge on
the rioters, caused Il general stampede
among them. Rcyolvers were discharged
in the direction Of the fleeing roughs, but
no one was injured, as far as we can ascer-
tain. The performance proceeded without
further interruption, but when the work Of
removing the canvas commenced another
attack was made, but the police protected
the attaches from injury until all the pro-
pcrtv Was removed in safety. -PlHS6uTg
Cir0niclc, august It'll.
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Acknowledged Man kidnapped and
Carried into the Mountains.

We received yesterday the particulars of
an affair Of the most astounding character,
which, did our information not come from
reliable sources, we should certainly dis
credit.
Our readers are doubtless aware Of the
exploits of the notorious desperate named
Budd Carter, whom we have had occasion
to mention number of times during the
last few weeks.
Budd, it will be remembered, was can
tured and confined in Jail in Northern Ala
hama on the charge of horse-stealing,
having fled from Tennessee on account Of
his many outrages against law and order.
It seems that he was last engaged in nm IL
hcit distillcry scheme in Cumberland
county, whence he was run out by the Off
GERS of the Revenue Department, and then,
after plundering about in his travels south,
finally brought up in Northern Alabama,
where he stole horse, was followed, and
captured. As soon rs the United States
authorities of Cumberland county became
aware of the fact that Carter was in du-
rance, they procured q requisition from
Governor Senter, took Budd from Jail, and
brought him to Nashville for trial before
the Federal court.
Budd was called up before Judge Trigg,
and the trial on the charge of illicit dis
tilling commenced. As soon, however, as
the civil authorities of Cumberland county
heard that Carter was in the hands of the
United States officers they sent down and
had him taken on On old indictment for
murder there. He was accordingly carried
to Crossville, and lodged in jail for a future
hearing. This was about o month ago, and
Budd has lain in durance ever since till
last Tuesday night, when he broke Jail and
escaped. Immediately collecting gang of
his friends, the desperate went over into
White county, and On Wednesday the vii
lans rode up to the house of Mr.. William
Hill, a prominent citizen, who once arrested
Carter, and making him n prisoner, hurried
away toward the mountains. Word was at
once sent back by them to the friends Of
Hill that if they did not make up $4,000
Mt once as ransom Hill would be hung Or
shot. The money was to be left at the house
of Budd's mother. Hill himself sent word
to have his friends accede to the demand,
as he feared for his life, and thought that
even # the ransom money were paid he
might be foully dealt with.
Our readers can readily understand the
CONSERVATION which this affair produced.
Those interested in the welfare of Mr.. Hill
exerted themselves, and the money was
raised and sent to the point designated.
These particulars we learn from Mr.. George
Hill, who arrived in the city from McMinn-
Vile yesterday. No. news has yet arrived
as to the safety of the prisoner who was
thus ruthlessly carried away.-NashuiHe
State ,JOaErndl
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

WILD CATTLE.-Eight of drove of
Texas cattle, lately brought in by Mr.. F.
K. Windsor, escaped from their enclosure
at Hayfeld, short distance below this
city, last week, and are, from all accounts,
kicking up high jinks in that neighbor-
hood-so great an alarm have they created,
indeed, that some persons are afraid to
leave their houses. On Saturday last one
n little more mad perhaps than the rest in
vaded the premises of Mr.. John Colla1d
and chased his son Samuel into the house,
and was only prevented from following him
by the door, which, fortunately, was closed
before he reached it. The enraged AMI
NAL, however, finding another door in the
house open, rushed through it, occasioning,
as may we'll be imagined, the utmost con-
sternation among the occupants. After his
unsuccessful attack upon young Mr.. Col
lard the enraged beast seemed as wild as
the bulls to whose tails burning fagcots
were tied in classic times, and spying Mrs
Fenneghan, lady residing near there, at
distance, he made directly for her, and
she was only saved from instant death by
jumping behind large tree. AS it was,
his horns reached her dress and tore ii from
her back, and he threw jug that she was
carrying into an adjoining field. He then
visited Cameron Mills, drove everybody cut
of the watermelon-patch there, and had
commenced to destroy property, when he
was shot and disabled before he had COM
mittcd any further damage than the de-
molition of grinding-ston He was shot
by Mr.. George Bossart, to whom he had
been sold running by Mr.. Windsor for
forty dollars.-Ale1dndria Gazette.
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Production OF THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL
MINES Philadelphia Ledger of Mon
day says
"The anthracite coal production-the
bituminous, too, for that matter-is very
heavy, and steadily on the increase. The
Reading railroad shows an entire ton
nare for the week of l29,014 tons.
and for the year 2,308,230 tons, against
l,949 ,203 tons to the same dates last year
an increase of 359,027 tons. The tonnage
by canal was 32,SlS tons for the week, and
3S5, 1886 for the year, against 4S2, 1918 tons
to the same time last year, decrease OF
81 ,03S tons. The entire tonnage of all the
coal-carrying companies for the week, up
70 Thursday last, was 359 ,544 tons, against
1852 tons in corresponding week last
year-an increase of 1870, 002 tons, and for
the year 7 ,155, 593 tons, against 1867 ,446
tons to same date last year-an increase OF
iSS,157 tons. The increase Of anthracite
production to date may be set down as at
least 200, 900 tons. The market continues
unsettled at high prices, and there Is much
newspaper advice to consumers Of coal to
hold out of the market q little while, and
prices will certainly be lower. We happen
to know, however, that some of these news
papers are not always the best Informed on
the subject. The demand for coal is very
slack, and many of the operators will have
to suspend their collieries for the want OF
orders, as consumers abroad refuse to pay
the advanced prices. This is likely to
create difficulty. Prices are entirely too
high. If the still outstanding companies
resume it is well known that the price OF
coal will fall, and if the companies do not
start, this holding back will only tend to
run up the prices still higher"
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4 CASE OF SwIHDLING.-A respectfully
dressed man, who said he was from har,
pers Ferry, on Wednesday last purchased
u Mr.. Charles S. Benteen a parlor organ
COR $l75; Of Mr.. Cary, agent, sewing
machine for Sos; and Of Mr.. Deacon, agent,
another sewing machine for Sl25. Hegave
in payment to tue respective parties checks
signed or endorsed Benjamin England, r.
NJ, and had the articles taken upon
Qray ostensibly for the depot. While on the
way he had the articles taken to Gay street,
where he deposited them as security ior the
loan Of $l45 The checks were soon dis
covered TO be forgcrics and the property re-
covered by a writ of replevin. Nothing
has since been heard of the swindler.- -BaI-
tuaIre Sum-
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A Cool pROcEEDING.-A married couple
in this county, says the Evansville (Ohio)
Courier, who had been living together for
something over year, separated recently
in very peculiar manner, and, to say the
least of it, under very unusual circum-
stances. We know nothing about their
married life, whether it had been happy or
otherwise, but suppose it to have been very
agreeable between the parties. The huS-
band came home to dinner one day, as
usual, and while eating his wife said to
him, " Stephen, you had better eat hearty
dinner, for it is the last that / will ever
cook for YOU" He inquired what she
meant, when she informed him that she
had Just received letter from young man
"a former beau) whom she loved better
than any one else in the world; that she
was going to leave her husband and 60 to
him; and that she never loved (otephen)
her husband. After dinner was over she
attired herself neatly, and soon after a
hack called, her trunk (already packed)
was placed on it, the woman got inside, the
driver cracked his whip, and away went the
wife from home and husband forever. Such
are the circumstances of the case as they
have been told to us.
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SINGULAR AND FATAL CASE OF Poison
ISG.-The Providence Press states that DR..
Francis L. Turner, physician of Newport,
died on Thursday last, as is supposed, from
the effects of poison. About year ago o
package of arsenic, which he was carrying
in the pocket of his coat, broke open and
spilled the contents. He removed most Of
the substance and thought no more of it.
Some time after he ate some cookies which
he had put in the same pocket, and soon
after was seized with illness, one of the fea-
lures of which was partial paralysis of
one of his legs, and from which he gradu-
ally sunk till his death, as above.
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Not content with mastering the Suez ca
nal, Napoleon has projected great ship
channel from the Bay of Biscay to the Medl,
terranean, the cost of which is estimated
at between seventeen and eighteen millions
of pounds, and the time necessary tor lis
completion six years. This would form
direct line Of communication with India by
the Isthmus of Suez, and save the whole
circuit of the Portuguese and Spanish coasts
in the case of ships from England or any OF
the northern ports of Europe: A straight
line drawn from Bordeaux to Toulouse Will
touch the coast of the Gulf of Lyons not far
from Perpignan. From Bordeaux to lou
louise the Garrone is navigable river, so
that for over two-thirds of the line, 1t is
said, it is only question of widening and
correcting waterway already in existence.
From Toulouse to the gulf there is already
a canal. All that is required to accomplish
the great object is to deepen and strengthen
q line of water that now exists. france
has entered the lists for commercial renoWn,
and will run a tilt with all opposing ma
tons. India is just now the prize for which
the contest is waged.