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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-09

There ore over three thousand music
teachers in New York.
A New York bride recently had New
York hotel given her as wedding gift.
Mrs. Lincoln is said to be engaged in
writing memoirs of her times.
New York has seventy banks, with $780,
100000 capital, held by 10000 sharehold-
ers. o..
The winter Of 1869 is said to have
been at sea the most tempestuous on re-
cord.
The Chestertown (Md.) papers record the
death of DR.. John Edward Hall, who was o
surgeon in the late Confederate army.
A schoolmate of John and Charles Wes-
lev, aged one hundred and four years, is
living in Brooklyn. J.
Labor in Florida is scarce, and planters
are sending to Georgia and Carolina for
hands.
Immense quantities Of wheat are still
held by Minnesota farmers. They refuse
to sell at present prices.
A farmer in Washington Territory brags
of having eaten bread from -four made of
wheat sown only four months before.
The annual earnings of the washerwo-
men of the United States are said to amount
to forty millions of dollars.
Carlotta Patti will sing in this country
next winter under the management Of
Max Strakosch.
A Paris physician recommends seven
vapor baths as remedy for hydropho-
bia. a
An American ex-brigadier general of
volunteers is giving drawing lessons in
Heidelberg.
The New York Post heads the senatorial
confirmation Of batch of Mr.. Johnson's
appointments on Monday GA Wanton In
suit to Grant"
The sale of horsefesh as food increases
in France, but by no means so rapid as the
more earnest advocates of the movement
could wish. .,..-~.
In Otsego, New York, an estate Of $4,000
has just been settled. The heirs get three
dollars apiece. The balance went to costs
and the lawyers.
Fifteen hundred women in Centre county,
Pc, have appended their signs manual to
a petition praying the courts to grant no
more liquor licenses.
a colored man from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has
startled the citizens Of Washington, Pa, by
laying claim to the major portion Of that
borough, basing his claims on will alleged
to have been made to his grandmother by
one of the Hodges, original owners Of land
on which the town is built.
Tie last war between the Atlantic trunk
lines for the trade for and from common
points in the West lasted only ten days,
terminating on the 9th day Of February.
The New York Tribune says Vanderbilt
won the belt, and makes the Commodore's
performance in the premises the next " big
thing" to his eighty per cent. dividend on
New York Central capital shares. :
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KISSING HIS WIFE wHILE DYING OF HY-
DRoPHoBIA.-Mr. Eckerson, who died Of
hydrophobia at Saddle river, hsd to be held
by FIVE OF six men, and during his lucid
intervals begged to kiss his wife, who was
very i'll in another part Of the house. just
before his last dreadful fit he pleaded SO
piteously to kiss her once more before he
died that, risking the consequences, they
took her to his bed. The dying man care
fully wiped the froth from his face, and,
COMPRISING his teeth tightly to prevent
any Of the poisonous saliva exuding from
his mouth, kissed the lips which he had 80
often pressed in love and affection, and
then resolutely turning away, after bidding
her adieu forever, relapsed into dreadful
psroxysm and died. The man who kept
the dog which bit Mr.. Eckerson, after
knowing that it had been bitten by another
mad dog, week before Dir. Eckerson's
death gave him fifty dollars as compensa.
ton for injuries sustained, and persuaded
Mr. Eckerson to sign paper Of release
from further claims. The neighbors are
very indignant, and talk about clubbing
together to carry on suit against the owner
Of the dog on behalf Of the widow and or
phans.-1renton True American.
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80 ! ~ s.en
S1.e2H from wharf, and GLIB 70 St.So from
store. oats, from wharf, in bulk, 90 TO &c.;
from store, 81 TO s1.os for feed black SEED
oats, el.10. II ..,,....,..,...-,...s 4. 60
baltimore, Md.
In Baltimore on the 9Th instant receipts OF
Wheat only 1884 bushels red; sales OF primo
white at SEQ, prime Pennsylvania RED q
sl.ss, good Pennsylvania red ut el.76, prime
Virginia Valley red ut 1870. Offerings Of oorn,
10000 bushels white and 1900 bushels yellow;
market 1c. higher; sales 1900 bushels primo
white at So to ssc. ftsts 70 Richmond price to:
dayl; 500 bushels fair to good at 50 to s4c.; 300
bushels western white at ssc., in store 5000
bushels yellow at 90 to &c.; 100 bushels
western mixed at ssc., In store. 0ats-No sales
reported. Rys-western, $l.s5. Clover firm;
sales $50 bushels in one lot at slo.s7; jobbing
lots, slo.2s to 5000. Timothy, $3.50 70 1915.
Flar, 90. 50 to 1895.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAs1s.
VARIOUS ITEMS.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The Accounts
Committee have finally sanctioned the
amount ordered by the House, and Colonel
Hunt and Menard (colored), the contestants
from Louisiana, have received $4,000 each
for expenses.
The senatorial caucus took no action in
the case of A. 7. Stewart. 1t is understood
that his resignation is in the hands Of the
President, and that another name-Bout-
we'll, it is said-will be sent in. .-.
The revenue receipts to-day were $685.
900.
General Sheridan comes here immedi-
ately on Geographic order.
Colonel william G.. Moore, late secretary
of President johnson, is ordered to duty
under Paymaster Brice. Captain Wright
Reaves, also o secretary of Mr.. Johnson,
has year leave of absence to go to Europe.
There was no action taken by either the
President or Congress to-day regarding the
case of Secretary Stewart. Mr.. Stewart
proposes, unless Congress removes the diff
Guilty, to make an absolute transfer and
disposition of all the profits and interests
Of his business while he remains in the
office to three prominent gentlemen as trus-
tees, to have the absolute use Of the profits
and revenues for the public charities OF
New York city, the trustees to select the
charities and be vested with absolute con-
troll, Mr.. Stewart thereby divesting himself
Of any interest whatever in his business.
The applications for Office are over
whelming, but none are considered by the
President unless made to the Cabinet officer
in charge of the department where the
office solicited is located.
The President receives official visitors
daily between the hours Of 10 and IL o'clock
after that time there is no admittance except
of Cabinet officers or by appointment. The
Cabinet meets Tuesdays and Fridays, and
on those days only general visitors will be
received from 10 o'clock till noon.
General Sherman formally assumes the
command of the army tomorrow.
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FEARFUL SCENE.-A few days ago ter
rible tragedy occurred at R. J. McKenney's
mill, about twelve miles below Vincinnes,
Indiana, between Jonathan O'Haver and
Milton Bergestresser, resulting in the al
most instant death of one of the parties,
and the probable mortal wounding of the
other. The quarrel originated overa game
of cards, in which Bergestresser struck
O'Hayer with brass knuckles. The latter
then retired, armed himself with a huge
hunting knife, and encountering Berges-
tresser, plunged it into him, the blade pene-
trating the right breast, inficting ter
rible wound. The injured man, in spite
of his dreadful wounds, made his way into
the house, procured a double-barrelled shot
gun, and discharged the contents into the
back Of his adversary, who was retreating,
killing him almost instantly. Both men
had borne good names among their friends
and associates, and were regarded as
among the most prominent and reliable
workmen at the mill. g MSS :.
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Domestic markets-fBr TrIroHArHl.

New YORK, March s.-Eoon.-Stocks firm.
Money easy at per cent. Exchange, l0S4.
Gold, 1917. 5.20s, '62, llSh. North Carolina
6's, OK new, IS. Virginia 6's, ex.coupons,
81; new, 80. Tennessee 6's, ex.coupons, 81;
new s5H.
Flour dull without decided change. Wheat
quiet and rather more steady. Corn shade
firmer. Pork quiet; new mess, S3l 70. Steam
lard quiet; barrels, l9%c. Cotton firm at 2sAc.
TurpenIine quiet ut 54hc. Rosin quiet at ". %
0$2.65. Freights dull.
Evening. -Cotton firm sales Of 1900 bales
at 29Ac. Flour dull and fayors buyers, with
unchanged prices. Wheat closed shade
frmer. Corn very scarce and q shade better;
new mixed western, 95096c. Mess pork quiet
and unsettled at $3l.l2H0$3l.25 for new and
$50 .25Q$3l for old. Lard quiet at l90l9Hc.
Whiskey quiet ut 95hc. Rice more active
but weak; Rangoon, SA0sssc Sugar steady
and quiet. Turpentine, 64054hc. Rosin, $40
9s24S. Freights declining; cotton per steam,
Governments steady; 6-2o,s, 'ss, llsa.
Southern securities firm. North Carolina SIS,
&c. Virginia 6's new, 60; old, 81. Money, 8
| az per cent Sterling steady at 1857. Gold
closed firm ut 1917. Stocks closed strong and
| active.
BALTIMORE, March Section frmer but not
higher quoted at 29c. Flour quiet and
@S2 20. Corn firm; white, s50s7c. yellow :,
| SS@92c. Oats dull at TIC. Mess pork quiet at
$S2 80 Bacon in good demand; shoulders, l6c.
Virginia 6s, coupons, old, 81; new, 81.
| North Carolina 6's, old, 62a new, 6SA.
CINCINNATI, March s.-Whiskey In good de-
| mand at Ole. Provisions dull with no demand {;
mess pork, So. so offered. Lard active at $50
| lShc. Bulk meats frmer and INC. refused
| for shoulders. Bacon firm and more doing;
clear sides, l7c.; shoulders held at l3Ac.
| Sugar.cured hams, ls0lShc.
| LOUISVILLE, March s.-Mess pork, &3l
| Lard, lsAc. Bacon-Shoulders, l4c.; clear
sides, l7Ac. Flour, S5.600$6. Corn, 62G63c.
Whiskey, 92c. .M ts
New ORLEANS, March Section in fair de-
mand middlings, 2Sac.; sales, 5000 bales |;
| receipts since Saturday, 1878 bales. Sugar
| dull common, l2Sc.; prime, 144c.; yellow
clarified l6Hc. Molasses-Prime, 6o972hc.
Gold, 1925. New York sight, &c. premium.
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THE ISDIANs-WAR ENDED-SUBJUGA-
T1oN OF ALL REFRACTORY TRlBEs.-Neao
York, March IA special dispatch re-
ceived here from Fort Hays, March 9th,
says the Indian war has ended.
Affairs at Medicine Bluff creek are in q
highly satisfactory condition. The Indians
are convinced that they can find protec-
ton at no season Of the year, and the cam
paign has already proved salutary lesson.
There is not o hostile Indian within the
limits of the Missouri department. All the
refractory tribes have been entirely sub
dued. The few that have not come in but
have made promises have been driven far
out of the department.. The troops are In
fine health. -r.. -r.e
The weather is cold. Camp Supply, at the
forks of the North Canadian, will be kept
for the present.
st. Louis, March IA dispatch received
this evening from Omaha says trains on
the Union Pacific railroad which have
been go long blocked up by snow in the
Black Hills passed throug h to the terminus
yesterday. The eastward bound throug b
train reached Laramie this afternoon.
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AMERICAN CLAIMANTS TO ENGLISH Es-
TATEs.-Hon. J. P. Benjamin, formerly Of
Louisiana, but now residing in London, and
a member of the English bar, has written
q letter to the New Orleans Times with q
view to exposing scheme of swindling now
extensively practiced in this country, by
which persons are induced to advance mo-
ney for the prosecution of claims against
English estates represented as unclaimed
and awaiting the appearance of heirs re-
siding in America. Mr.. Benjamin states
that in every instance which has come to
his knowledge "the statements are false,
and evidently made for the purpose of
defrauding parties out Of sums Qarge OF
small) under pretexts of paying the costs
of records, copies, etc., said to be necessary
for the prosecution of the pretended
Claims'' ---
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ell his private business and interests to
the control Of three trustees, who shall have
exclusive management of it and distribute
the; profits to orphans Of soldiers and sail
ora. He is willing but not anxious to accept
the Secretaryship.
- EX-PRES1DENT JOHNSON.
Ex-President johnson proposes to 60 to
Baltimore on Thursday, return here on
Friday, and Immediately proceed to his
home in Tennessee.
ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEDE-
RAJ PATRONAGE.
A delegation of Tennesseeans called on
President Grant this morning to pay their
respects and talk over the distribution Of
Federal patronage in Tennessee.
The Arkansas and Louisiana senators
have agreed upon united action as to Fede-
raj patronage in those States. They have
determined that another Supervisor shall
be appointed in place Of Creepy, but his
successor is not named, and that a. Hutch
inson shall be appointed in place Of Wolfey,
assessor of the first district.
Numerous candidates for succession to
the Federal Offices in Cincinnati, Chicago,
St. Louis, Pittsburg, New York, Philadel-
phia, and Boston, are awaiting the settle
ment Of the Cabinet question in order to
make regular sieges upon the Administra-
ton for the fat Offices within its gift.
DELANO-DOOLITTL
Delano, Commissioner Of Internal Reye-
nue., is to take the Office next Thursday !;
mean time the bureau is to be removed to
the north wing of the Treasury building.
Senator Doolittle leaves here next week
to resume his residence and Law practice
in Wisconsin.
MR.. BORIE EN- ROUTE TO WASH
INGTON.
Senator Cattell received this afternoon 8
dispatch from Mr.. Borie stating that he
would be in Washington tonight, but pro-
missing nothing as to his acceptance Of the
office Of Secretary Of the Navy.
MR.. GEO. H. STEWART SENT FOR.
Mr.. George H. Stewart has been sent for,
and will arrive with MI. Borie, and if the
latter declines it is reported that Mr.. Stew
art will be nominated in his place.
... WALLACE.
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THE WINTER IN Misunderstanding
in Vermont has been marked by some no.
vel incidents this winter. A Montpelier
gentleman, en- route with horse and sleigh
and hired man for a place twenty miles
distant, was near his destination, when the
horse stepped out Of the path and was in
stantly buried in the snow. The hired man,
jumping out to rescue the horse, found him
self in the same fix as the horse, except his
head and shoulders. His employer, with
establishment, shouted, EDO you touch bot
tom ?" After short struggle and some
excitement, his reply was, "No; 1 am
standing on the top rail of fence-at least
FIVE feet from the bottom" They had the
good luck to escape from the unpleasant
predioament, and returned home.
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Georgia Observation-Disclosures.

ATLANTA, GA, March s.-The Senate
to-day passed the general education bill.
The Republican State Convention re-
Gently in session here adopted resolution
to the effect that the government Of Georgia
is as completely under the control of those
who spurn the Government of the United
States and the policy Of Congress as it was
during the rebellion, and cannot, therefore,
be recognized as legally or actually recon-
structed. Congress is therefore urgently
asked to provide for the rigid enforcement
of the reconstruction laws by reassembling
the persons elected to the Legislature in
April last, and the exclusion therefrom Of
persons ineligible under the laws. This
resolution was adopted instead Of one pro.
posing the recalling Of the State Conven-
ton
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70 CoLoRED FREE MAsoNs.--The 81. !so-as
Free Mason has declared against negro
lodges. That paper says the fanste'.s-n Of
the hour has raised tho question, and freed
it upon the attention Of Mascnss Ths st.
Louis Free Mason takes the ground thst
negroes should; /" be left just whore, they
are" OF such white Mascns as LOOK with
favor upon negro lodges, the Free Easor.
Gays il the brain Of such 'bigots is dissected
there will be found two bumps" self
esteem !" and obstinacy." It says our
ancient craft legislated alone for men Of
their own color, and we deny that any but
the Caucasian race were ancient Masons."
And then the Free Mason goes on to argue
from mechanics that negroes ought not to
be recognized as Masons. 1t says the
woolly-head race Of Africa never pro-
duosd single architect or builder" and
adds that " any man who will pretend to
say that the negro is the same in his ply
steal construction as any other race simply
proves himself too ignorant to be argued
with" 7a:E
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Rev. Mr.. Newman was declared elected.
During the contest Mr.. Yates, Of Illinois,
said he conceded the merits Of Rev. Mr..
Newman as a political preacher were I'M
surpassed, but he thought it was time to
have little less politics and little more
religion in the prayers. They had politics
enough in the Senate without putting them
into the prayers. ----.-.
The standing committees were announced,
with the following chairmen: Finance,
Sherman; Foreign Affairs, Sumner; APP
preparations, Fessenden; Commerce, Chan
Ter; Manufacturing, Morton; Agriculture,
Cameron Military, Wilson; Naval, Grimes;
Judiciary, Trumbull !; Postal, Ramsey /;
Lands, Pomeroy Private Lands, Williams !;
Pensions, Edmunds Revolutionary Claims,
Yates; Claims, Howe; District of Column
bia, Hamlin; Patents, Wiley; Territories,
Nye; Pacific Railroads, Howard; Mines,
Stewart Education, Drake; Revision Of
Laws, Conkling. ..r --...-ra
Adjourned. 1.
Ho.tse.-The House is not in session.
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Tobaeco markets.

MARCH Sat the Richmond Tobacco Ex-
change to-day offerings at auction were So
packages; Of which Is were taken in, and tho
balance sold from 81 % to $3.50. Breaks
during the week were 9l4 hogsheads, 2ls
tierces, and 80 boxes. Quotations for new are:
Luos.-Shipping green or unripel, common
TO medium, "a. 500s5.50 ripe, in good order,
s5 7c9$7; ripe In soft order, %. 20; work
ing, common to medium, S4.75f4s6. 80; working,
good, sc. 6o@s7 bright smoking or working,
common TO medium, IS 60NS16; bright smoking
or working, good to fine, S130S25
af-Shipping-Short, dark, In good order,
81. 5O0&S. 80; short, dark, In soft order, &60
81. 80; long. dark. In good order, IS 6o@elo;M
short and long, $7.6o9sl2. 30; bright wrap.
pers, medium to good, slS@t3o; bright wrap
pers, fine to extra, $3oQ96l. s
Market rather weaker for all sorts Of ship.
ping which have not decided quality and good
order. For bright tobacco, whether smokers,
workers, or wrappers, the market IL very
lively, and prices arc fully kept up. The
French Government want 5000 hogsheads
Virginia tobacco. This Is l,cO0 hogsheads
more than last year. The contract will be
awarded on the 18th April.
st. Louis, Mo.
In st. Louis on the Sd instant breaks were
SIuuU duu IuoStly VI pool 4uoAsJs "SS>SAAA
manufacturers were the principal buyers.
Shippers out Of the market except ut prices
below the views of sellers, who, on the
strength Of the small supply, were unwil'
ling to make concessions.
Cincinnati, 0.
In Cincinnati on the Sd instant there was
fair demand for Leaf and market steady at
full prices.
Louisville, Ky.
In Louisville, KY, on the Sd instant the
market was active and prices firmer; receipts
liberal; sales, l73 hogsheads with Is rejec-
tions; prices ranged from $500 to 1925.
Quotations were: Trash, 1926 to "a; Jugs,
common to good, IS to 81; leaf, common, u to
80 good to fine, $40 to $ls. Cutting LeaC-Lugs,
Sc to IS; common leaf, % to Sl2; good to
choice, sl4 to 1875. Manufacturing LeGf-Com-
mon filters, So to IS; good filters, IS to slo;
common wrappers, 81 to $l2; mahogany wrap.
pers, $40 to SIS; common bright wrappers, $ls
| to s25; good bright wrappers, $25 to $50; fine
bright wrappers, $40 to geo.
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6sreat Excitement In Petersburg
What the Radicals are Doing.

SPECIAL TELEaRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
PETERSBURG, March 8, 1869.
Arriving trains this evening brought
large numbera of delegates to the Republic
can Convention to be held here tomorrow.
Over one hundred and ten are estimated to
be present, and probably half that number
Of outsiders. From all indications the
Convention will be stormy one. The
Wells forces seem to be in the minority,
while the disafected portion Of the party,
who have chosen Clements for the Governor
ship, appear largely in the majority. Not
withstanding this, however, Judge Bond
and others who are here in the Wells inte-
rest claim that they can poll ninety votes
out Of all that will be present. ~
It is expected that the State Executive
Committee, who are working for Wells, will
SO gerrymander the delegates as they pre-
sent themselves for admission that they
will secure majority of the votes. -
The opposition are determined not be
cheated, and they will marshal their forces
in the Convention peaceably If they can.
forcibly if any resistance is offered them.
Among these latter, sentiment seems to be
divided as to the names of Clements,
Chandler, and E. Y. Thomas, for the Gov
ernorship, but the former is decidedly the
more popular. The respective tickets, as
at present, stand as follows: On the one
hand, Fl. Fl. Wells, of Alexandria, for
Governor; James C. Taylor, Of Mont
gomery, for Lieutenant Governor Robert
Boiling, of Petersburg, for Attorney Gene
raj and Watkins James, of Shenandoah,
for Congressman at Large. The other ticket
is: J. Il. Clements, of Portsmouth, for
Governor John F. Lewis, of Rockingham,
for Lieutenant Governor Thomas R. Bow
den (present incumbent), for Attorney
General; and a. M. Crane, of Winchester,
| for Congressman at Large.
On the Wells side the name Of W. q.
Platt, of this city, will be presented for the
presidency of the Convention, and that Of
George Tucker, formerly Of Alexandria, by
the opposition.
The greatest excitement exists, and
crowds of negroes could be seen at every
corner this evening talking and gesticuls-
ting in On extraordinary manner.
Private caucussing, in hotel rooms, Of the
Wells faction is now going on, but their
regular caucus has been postponed until
tomorrow morning at o'clock. The op.
posing faction hold their caucus tonight
It is stated authoritatively that charges
Of an extraordinary nature will be pre-
ferred tomorrow, in the Convention, o.
corruption against certain high officials o.
the State which will involve large mum
Der of others.
All the working men Of the party seem
to be here in the interest of Clements, and
if that ticket is not successful his support.
ers will bolt and form an alliance with the
new movement. A new nominating con-
yention in that event would be called.
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INTERESTING SUIT.-A suit wss brought
by Whitehall New York; lumber-dealer,
Mr.. Cooke, against Mr.. E. E. Davis, of the
same place, 10 recover $40 900. The plain
tiff alleged that the defendant had agreed
during the war to furnish him $4,000 in
greenbacks at specified time for fifteen
cents on the dollar. Plaintiff brought suit
to compel the performance of the alleged
contract, but was non-suited on the ground
that it was in the nature of wager, and
hence immoral, tended to degrade the ma
tional currency, and was without an ade-
quate consideration.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Senate.-Bills
were introduced to prevent private sales Of
gold and securities by the Treasury to re-
quire autographs to applications for the re-
moval of political disabilities and to
amend the judicial system.
The resolution for joint committee on
disabilities was tabled.
A bill to enforce the fourteenth amend
ment and secure republican form Of 60
vernment in Georgia was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The bill erasing the word "white " from
the charter and ordinances of the District
of Columbia was passed.
Balloting for chaplain was had, and
resulted