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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-17

The President said to some friends to-
day that his mind was fully made up as to
what no should do in ordering different
clauses of the several southern constitu-
tons voted on separately, but that it would
be courtesy to await reports from the differ
ent commanders before issuing his order.
Washington letter-Baltimore Gazette, 18th.
Monsieur Richotte, of Marseilles, passed
through here yesterday, with six laborers,
on the way to Louisiana, where he proposes
to establish q large olive grove. He has
with him the seed and also large number
of cuttings Theoretically sealed in metallic
cans. The experiment was tried once be-
fore in Alabama, under the patronage of
Congress, but without success Washing
ton Republican.
A party Of civilians and soldiers, while
crossing the prairie in Minnesota recently,
became blinded and separated in snow
storm. One Of them finally reached Fort
Ransom, and sent o party to the relief of
the others. The bodies Of Sergeant T. Bit
mer and John Shank were found frozen
upon the prairie, and others were found in
o log shanty, badly frozen. Sergeant H.
0. Boyer is missing, and it is probable that
he persisted in the storm.
The Right Reverend James Duggen,
Catholic Bishop of Chicago, is afflicted with
mental arrangement, or, in other words,
has become insane. He labors under the
delusion that everything he does is wrong.
On ordinary subjects he is entirely ra-
tional, but the moment that any church
matter is mentioned to him he is taken
with a nervous tremor which sometimes
clings to him through days and nights.
He also believes he has been tried and con-
victed Of some grave offence, and the OH
GERS of the law lie in waiting about the
premises to effect his arrest the moment he
can be seduced across his threshold.
X, of Paris, despairing of finding boot
to fit his foot, goes to new shop every
month. Lately, with a fresh recommends
ton, he hunted up a new cordWainer, where
he inquired the price and had his measure
taken. "You know NJ. Paul FGval, sup
pose," said X, as he prepared to go out.
Know him l should think did" replied
the shoemaker with spirit, / gave him his
first corn"
One of the Paris papers tells a funny
story Of the manner in which gentleman
outEitted social club. He wished TO get
his SON admitted to the club, but the danger
Of black balls is VIGOROUSLY great. Accord
ingly, on meeting member of the club he
would say, in tone of assumed indif-
ference, 81 am provoked that Gastan ia
proposed for your club. He is almost sure
to be black balled." "Why So 81 am
sure l don't know, but l have PRESENT.
ment that il will be so. I'll bet louis that
he will be-" /" Done" This scene, re-
peated with each member Of the club, made
each member interested to the amount of q
louis that Gaetan should not be black
balled, and he was not, but it cost the father
dear.
What's the difference between an over
coat and baby? An overcoat Is what
you wear Wers), and baby is what you
was,
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LII. s.-The popular belief is that these
letters ore the initials Of the three Latin
words Iesus Hominum Saluator-Jesus
Saviour Of men. --.----.-
That such is their application now is
true enough. The meaning of the comb
nation was, however, very different origi-
nally from what it is ct present. These
letters were simply part of the name Of
the Saviour, being the first three found in
the Greek name Jesus. The second of them
is the Greek Eta, which is of the same
shape as the letter Fl, but is in reality a
long E.
In ancient manuscripts well-known pro-
per names were hardly ever written out in
full, but were merely indicated by the fret
portion. In the case Of the name Of our
Lord, the syllable his. is all thst is gene
rally found in the most ancient copies We
have Of the books Of the New Testament.
Norfolk Journal.
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An Act to Amend the Judicial
SyStsus of tho limited SfafcR

BE it enacted ty the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States of
america in Congress assembled, That the
Supreme Court Of the United States shall
hereafter consist of the Chief Justice Of the
United States snd eight associate Justices.
any six of whom shall constitute quorum :
and for the purposes Of this act there shall
be appointed On additional associate justice
Of said court.
SECTION 2. -4nd be It further enacted, That
for each Of the nine existing Judicial cir
cults there shall be appointed a circuit
Judge, who shall reside in his circuit, and
shall possess the same power and iurisdic-
ton therein as the justice of the Supreme
Court allotted 10 the circuit. The circuit
courts in each circuit shall be held by the
Justice Of the Supreme Court allotted to the
circuit, or by the circuit judge Of the cir
cult, or by the district judge OF the district
sitting alone, or by the justice of the Su-
preme Court and circuit judge sitting to-
gether, in which case the Justice of the
Supreme Court shall preside, or in the
absence of either Of them, by the other (who
shall preside) and the district judge. And
such courts may be held at the same time
in the different districts of the same cir
cult, and cases may be heard and tried by
each of the judges holding any such court
sitting apart by direction of the presiding
justice OF judge, who shall designate the
business to be done by each. The circuit
OF FIVE thousand dollars.
SECTION 8. lind be 1t further enacted,
That nothing in this act shall affect the
powers of the Justices of the Supreme Court
as judges Of the circuit courts, except in
the appointment Of clerks of the circuit
courts, who, in each circuit, shall be ap-
pointed by the circuit judge of that cir
cult, and the clerks Of the district courts
shall be appointed by the judges thereof
respectively: Provided, That the present
clerks Of said courts shall continue in Office
till other appointments be made in their
place or they be otherwise removed.
SECTION 4. and be ii further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the Chief JUS
tice, and Of each justice Of the Supreme
Court, to attend at least one term of the
circuit court in each district of his circuit
during every period Of two years.
SECTION 5. And be it further enacted,
That any judge of any court of the United
States who, having heiu his commission Sc
such at least ten years, shall, after having
attained to the age of seventy years, resign
his Office, shall thereafter, during the resi-
due of his natural life, receive the same
salary which vas by law payable to him at
the time of his resignation.
SECTION 6. A1sd be it farther enacted,
That this act shall take effect on the first
Monday Of December, eighteen hundred
and sixty-nine.
Approved April 10, 1869.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST EEws FRom TEE CAPITAL
SPECIAL TELEGRAMs TO TEE DISPATCH.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMs TO TIE DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1869.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS-INSTRUC-
TIONS TO MINISTER MOTLEY.
The State Department is busily engaged
in preparing the instructions for Minister
Motley, and it is thought will have them
ready for him in few days. They will
be in accordance with the views of Presi-
dent Grant respecting the liability Of the
English Government for property destroyed
by the privateer Alabama, and altogether
different from the instructions Of Secretary
Seward, under which Ministers Adams and
Reverdy Johnson carried on their negotia-
tons for the settlement Of these claims.
Mr.. Motley has had several interviews with
Mr.. Evarts, who is thoroughly posting him
respecting new points in international Law.
EXECUTIVE SESSION-CONFIRMA
TIONS-REJECTIONS
The executive session was wholly occu-
pied to-day in making combinations, and
did not reach any of the treaties. There
was q considerable contest over two or three
appointments of minor importance in Kan
sas and Tennessee, two Of which were
rejected-one at the instance of Brownlow,
and the other of Pomeroy. Senator Came
ron made fierce attack when Governor
Curtin's name was brought up for confrma-
ton. Senator Scott defended him, and he
was finally confirmed.
THE DIPLOMATIC NOMINATIONS.
No further action was taken to-day by
the Committee on Foreign Relations on the
diplomatic nominations recently sent to
the Senate. They are waiting to see what
action President Grant intends to take re-
specting the withdrawal of some Of the
names before they make any report to the
Senate.
a DENIAL.
MIR. John D. Defrees denies that he Is an
applicant for Second Auditor or any other
position under the Government.
THE ELECTION IN VIRGINIA.
General Grant will issue proclamation
in few days, it is thought, ordering the
submission of the constitution of Virginia
to the people Of that State on the 9th of
May, and dividing it for separate votes.
THE LIBERIAN MISSION.
John NJ. Langston (colored), Of Howard
University, is spoken Of as minister to
Liberia in place Of j. R. Clay, declined.
RECEIPTS OF CUSTOMS.
The receipts of customs for the fourteen
days of the present month are very flatter-
ing, and ahead of the estimates of the
Treasury officials and if they continue at
the present rate, will reach fully fifteen
millions for the month. WALLACE.
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AN NDIA-RUBBER CARgIAGE.-Thel latest
invention is en- 1ndia-rubber carriage. The
patent has been obtained, company has
been organized, and the first vehicle has
been turned out, and Is now on exhibition
at an uptown manufactory in New York.
This use Of vulcanized rubber promises to
work complete revolution in the manu-
facture and cost of carriages. The body.
dash, and seat are all made Of rubber, at
perhaps one-ffth of the cost of the long
seasoned, expensive wood usually employed.
The rubber for the body Of the carriage on
exhibition costs only $40. It requires no
painting, and is so polished as to shine like
mirror. Three months time of a compe-
tent workman, which is now frequently
given for the polishing end finishing Of a
simple carriage, is here superseded by the
work of two or three hours, in which q
beautiful surface is produced, which does
rot soil by any amount Of handling. The
inventor is Jerseyman, who has sold his
patent to company organized under the
laws Of New York, with capital of $4,000.
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MARRIAGE ExTRAoRDINARY.-In conse-
quence of the unreconstructed state of
things in this part of Virginia last week,
license to marry could not be obtained, and
q very respectable couple who wished to
have the knot matrimonial tied had to re-
sort to reconstructed Tennessee for that pur-
pose. Accordingly, on Thursday of last
week Mr.. James Graham and Miss Sallie
Hickok, accompanied by large party of
young friends, paraded on horseback and
moved down to Tennessee in military style.
They were met near the line by the Rev.
J. K. King and his staff, and immediately
formed solid column, the bride and groom
and their attendants in front, when the
happy couple were made one. When the
ceremony was over they countermarched to
the rear and returned to Virginia without
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VTginian.
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CARPET-BAGGERs At A D1sCoUNT-WHAT
A RADICAL EDITOR sATs OF THEM.-Jo-
seph Medell, the editor Of the Chicago
Tribune, who is now in Louisiana, writes
back that the people have coed reason to
losthe those spurious emigrents dubbed
carpet-baggers. He Gays:
"In regard to negro of6ce-holding, the
ex-rebel5 are more sensitive than about ne
gro voting; still, they declare that they
prefer negro creoles to hold Office rather
than carpet-baggers. They entertain en-
irrevocable luminosity toward carpet-bag
ofiee-seekers, and really cannot blame
them, for it is a deplorable fact that very
large majority Of these gentry are scamps
and thieves-rotten driftwood, who have
been hoated down the Mississippi, and
squatted on the Offices. They bring disgrace
on the party to which they profess to be-
long. They possess as keen q scent and as
ravenous an appetite for piunder as the
vultures who fiji the air have for putrid
carcasses. The difference between these
birds Of prey is that the former feast on
the substance Of living men, while the lat
ter content themselves with the carcasscs
OF dead animals. 1t would be safe to enter
the Louisiana carpet-baggers for pilfering,
REGULATING, and scoundrelism, in competi-
ton with any of the tribe in any other part
of the South"
They cen hardly come up to Wells's
crowd. "E
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The Abingdon Virginian says the alter
native is Walker or Wells.
The farm belonging to the estate Of
Thomas Walker, deceased, near Mount Sid
new, has been sold to Mr.. John FL. Craw-
foyd for $27, 242.5O, being sS5 per acre.
Staunton Vindicat0r.
A hack-driver in Buffalo who purposely
drove slowly and thus prevented the two
gentlemen in his vehicle from reaching
their train, hoping thus to make more
money out of them, has been arrested and
tried, and was obliged to pay the hotel bills
OF his victims and the costs Of the court.
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AURORA BoREALIs.-Philadelphia, April
15.-Remarkable displays of the aurora
borealis occurred tonight, being the great
est since the electric storm in 1859. Broad
bands of red and green light, reaching from
the east to the western horizon, as far south
as the eye colud reach, we're visible, sud
denly changing into knots, which sent forth
broad rays in every direction. During its
continuance the Western Union Telegraph
Company worked lines from this city to the
western portion of the State without the use
of the batteries at either end.
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WHEAT PRosPEcTs.-We are in receipt Of
reports relative to crop prospects from reli-
able correspondents over On extent of coun-
try from Minnesota to Delaware and from
Virginia to Texas. They are pretty unani-
nous in assuring us that the winter wheat
is not only safe, but in good, thrifty con-
dition, and at this late day we may consider
it safe beyond any ordinary danger. 1t is
noteworthy that the usual ordinary omi-
nous reports Of extensive winter killing do
not, as usual, reach us this season, and
from this fact alone We might be led to an
ticipate prosperous and healthy condition
of the growing wheat rop.-Ohicago Jour
mol, April S..
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The FIRE NEAR PITTsBURG .--PhtSJurg,
April ia fire at Forsythe Brothers oil
refinery has continued to burn all day.
Oil is still burning this evening. Total
loss of oil: fifteen hundred barrels of re-
fined, ten thousand distilled, and twenty
five thousand barrels of crude; together
with all the refinery buildings, two dwell
ings, and the office of the Clara Works.
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REUNION OF PREsBYTERIANs.-On
Thursday, in the Baltimore Presbytery, in
session in Baltimore, the following, sub
mitted by Rev. DR.. Dickson, was adopted :
" RESOLVED, That this Presbytery over
ture the next General Assembly to invite
correspondence with the Presbyterian
Church South looking to the retnion of the
two hod;es -
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OBITUARIES,

BETHLEHEM, Pa, April l6.-Colonel
Edwin Might, professor in the Lehigh uni
versity, is dead. He served through the
Mexican war IS lieutenant colonel Of the
Seventh Regular infsntry, and WIS subse-
quently superintendent of the Kentucky
Institute.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Msjor Charles
0. Rogers, principal proprietor Of the Bos-
ton Journal, is dead.
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R1rox, VIE, April IA disastrous
fire occurred here this morning. Fifteen
buildings were destroyed, involving total
loss Of about $4,000. Insurance about
s25, 900.
A fire in Norfolk, on Thursday night, de-
stroyed the houses occupied by John James
and by Thompson & Sanderson, and by y.
D. Simmons and S. G. futile, and one IN
occupied house.
General Butler is expected to be in balt!-
more next week to defend in person 9 suit
brought against him by Kimberley Brothers
TO recover money collected fos rent OF q
suffers store at Fortress Monroe built upon
Government property.
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REVOLUTION IN ST. DOMING0-FUR.
THEIR FROM CUBA.

HAVANA, April Ia bloody revolution
is raging in Caracas, st. Domingo.
The schooner Mary Powell has been de-
clared a legal prize by the Spanish courts.
Artillery detschments are being sent to
Nuevitas by steam.
The President Of the Revolutionary Junta
at Holquin was captured and executed at
Gillara Oh the 9Th instant.
Sales of sugar yesterday reached $4,000
boxes, with firm market; No. II quoted
ct reals.
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SERIOUS FIRE IN ALLENTowS, PAIL
lcntoon, Pa, april ia fire broke out
in Piper's livery stable ct eight o'clock,
and gained such Roadway as to battle the
efforts of the fremen. In o short time
seventeen houses and number Of stables
were destroyed. Loss about $4,000 !;
covered by small insurance.
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Weekly Cotton Statement.

New YORK, April l6-5H P. Met re-.
ceipts of the week at all United States ports
are 2s,oll bales. Exports during the week
from all United States ports were 80, 955 bales.
Exports during the week from all United
States ports to the continent were 10, 725 bales
The stock on hand and on shipboard, not yet
cleared at all United States ports, is 800, $40
hnIps
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The LATEST IN VELoCIpEDEs.-Ani in
genious individual has laid before Profess
sor Morse, the electrician, a plan for send
ing velocipedes over wires by electricity.
He proposes that the wheels shall run on
wires, one above and one below, the tires
being grooVed. He thinks that they con be
used for carrying the mail, and even goes
go far as to propose to send man from
New York to New Orleans in an hour and a
half
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LARGE Sun SPoTs.-We are approaching
the period Of greatest frequency of spots
upon the sums surface. Since the first Of
the year there has scarcely been day
when epots could not be detected with the
aid of good two-inch glass, and many Of
them have been Of considerable proper
tons. On the Sth instant q large spot in
the southern hemisphere reappeared for the
second time upon the disc, and is to-day
visible to the naked eye near the centre Of
the disc after three Or four minutes of in
tent gazing, the eye being shielded by dark
colored glass. 1t is barely possible that
this object is continuation of the great
spot Of August IA, 1868. The periods Of
return would read as follows-if wereckon
from the time of the spots reaching the
centre of the disc-viz., August II, Sep
TENDER 8, October I, November 8. Noyem-
Der 30. December q, January %, February
10, March Is, April Is. Large spots in the
southern hemisphere have been recognized
on dates corresponding to three Of the
above periods, the first and the last two.
The present spot will pass off the disc By
the SUMS revolution on the 2lst instant,
and may be expected to reappear on the
eastern limb about the 4th or 5th of May
NeU York Post.
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MORE INDICTMENTS AGAINST SECRE-
TARY WICkLIFFE-RE VENUE Sci

TARY WICkLiEFE-kE VENUE Sci
ZURE.
NEW ORLEANS, April 16.-The grand
jury yesterday found two more indictments
against Secretary of State Wickliffe, making
six or seven now pending against him. 1t
is stated he has drawn warrants against the
printing and legislative accounts largely in
excess of the appropriations.
The brig Ii. G. Colston was yesterday
seized by Collector Casey for an alleged vio-
lation of the revenue laws, and because it
was also alleged that she had arms on board
for Cuba. Investigation revealed an at
tempt to defraud the insurance companies,
the captain stating that he had been offered
$4,000 to take the vessel to sea and destroy
her.
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BALTIMORE, April 15.-The entire north
ern hemisphere, from east to west to tie
zenith, has been Illuminated by an unu-
sual display Of the northern light. For
several hours flashes Of pale white light
have been continuous. At this hour III
o'clock) it has almost entirely disap peared.
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VEGETABLES IN NEW YoRE.-Green
peas, shipped from Charleston. S. c., were
sold in New York last Saturday at from 81
to 1925 per bushel; and lettuce, from Sa-
vannah, sold for $3.50 per barrel.
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Of the people towards the sufferers is pro-
fuse. a theatrical performance at Virginia
City for their benefit netted 81, 900.
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COMMERCIAL,
Grain and FIour Markets,

OMMERClAl,
Grain and FI9ur Markets.
CoRy AND FLOUR ExcHkyGR,,
RIoHSoyp, Va, April ls, 1859. )
OFFERINGS.
Wheat.-White, none. Red, 60 bushels
Corn.-White, 10 bushels. Mixed, 90 bush
els.
OUS.-S14 bushels.
Rye.-64 bushels
Nea[-44 bushels.
SALES.
Whedt.-Red, so bushels common Mt 81. go.
Cora.-White, 10 bushels primo at SEC.
OhtS.-422 bushels prime 1T &c.; l3s bushels
very good Mt 6Sc.; 12S bushels fair at 6ic., IS
bushels at &C.; los bushels good at 62c.-total,
Sill bushels.
Rye.-5s bushels at 81 40
Aeal.-Country, unbolted, A bushels at s5c.
RE-EXHIBITED.
Odts.-2S0 bushels.
Misunderstanding of Corn to- day only loo
bushels-the lightest of the season but 10
bushels sold. oats very active all that was
offered sold. But little done In Rye
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pRUSHES, BRUSHEa.-A full and com.
KD pleie stock OF Paint, Whttewssh. and shoe
Brushes; also, Hair, Tooth and Nal, Brushes, in
great variety ; just received and for sale by
X. W. POWERS,
NH 10 No. 1905 Main street,
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nj 0 R 7 Il E N &c E.
SMYTH & MCGOWAN,
DEALERS IN
NORTHERN ICE,


Lbs TONS SPLENDID MAINE ICE,
and have made arrangements TO obtain an ample
supply during the summer.
Inland de Ilers would consult their Interests by
obtaining supply now, while the weather Is cool
and tue loss from transportion small.
Particular attention paid TO PACKING ICE on
canal-boats or railroad card by one or the Arm,
who has had more experience In that branch than
any other PEI son in the city.
Ciss customers and dealers supplied promptly
as usual. Es
Office and houses South side Dock and Seven.
teenth street Post-oftice box $50, Richmond, Va.
40 T--W&Sem f#
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JOIN 9. BRECKENRIDGE AND HIS Pros
PzcTs - NEGRO Observation-Disclosures,
Ky., April 9.-since his return TO Licking.
ton, John @. Breckenridge has visited
Frankfort and Louisville. he is jet unde-
cided as to what he will do or where he
will 60. There is good deal Of talk about
his returning to the practice Of the law
which he never practiced or understood
but among the knowing ones it is surnised
that he will 60 into the Kentucky Legisla-
ture at its next session in the place OF Pres
ton, who now holds the seat for Fayette
county, but who will give way for Breckin-
ridge.
It is oil o mistake that Breckenridge is
poor and broken. He is worth not less than
$50, 600, and his health was never so good
as it is at present.
The question of admitting negroes to
give evidence before the courts Of Kentucky
is being revived. It's principal opponents
are Jesse D. Bright, the Indiana carpet
Dagger. add Dick Stanton. Governor Ste
venson, who is a CIPHER es to influence, is
neither for nor against the proposition.
But the press of the State is for the mea-
sure, AID it is likely TO be finally carried.
.Neu York Times.
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THE WEATHER SOUTH.

SAVANNAH, GA, April 16.-The weather
has moderated-wird south southeast.