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Editors of Dispatch :


Gentlemen In your issue Of this morn
ing read communication under the cap
ton of " The City Scho0E-houses," which
pleased me much. s. s>
Perhaps my pleasure arising from the
perusal of this communication was eX-
cited by the fact that this communication
evinces that the taxpayers and citizens of
Richmond can be aroused to IN interest in
the manner in which the $100, 900 appropri-
ated by the City Council for the purpose of
erecting o1.houses shall be expended.
This is heavy amount to be appropriated
for that purpose by the city authorities in
our present impoverished condition, and
was doubtless considered ample to meet all
the demands of school purposes ofthe city
not by erecting houses to cost 80, 900 each,
but houses in each ward OF the city suited
to the wants Of the. people, rather than in
an architectural display of ornament. -
agree with yonr correspondent of date
that 'four days allowed to hand in their
plans, specifications, &C.," is not "sutfi-
Gent time" hope the Building Commit
tee do not really mean four days, and do
not challenge the competitors to work mir
acles, and nave not already decided on the
plan which they intended to adopt.
In conclusion, Ilwould unite with many
other tax. payers Of the city and inform this
committee that as Taxpayers we aequiesce
in this heavy appropriation to build PLAIN
houses TINT will meet the wants OF tha pub
lie, and not In prodieal expenditures on
useless decorations and ornaments
Richmond, Va, March Il, 1871. sA
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with courtroom 40xA7 feet, 20 feet pisseb.
end two clerks offices Tx17 feet, ID feet
pitch. separated by hall 10x17 feet, which
hall is entered by porch 8kxf7 Feet In
the rear OF the main building there are to
be two jury-roomS 12x15 feet, ten feet pitch.
The building Is to be Of BRICKS the front
faced with stock bricks, and covered VIII
slate. IL Is to be completed by the SCtn
day of August, 1871. - IS
+ County CougT OF CHEsTERr11D.-This
court Is still In session, Hon. Jas. III. Cox
.preading. The grand jury found true 'bahs
against Banks, White, and Whitehead, for
house.breaking :; Gilbert and Rynnd
Branch, and Scott Peasants, for disturbing
public worship; Geo. Ellis, house-break.
ing |; j. e. Brooks, unlawful shooting;
Barnett Green, John Withers, VIM. Nor
Iriss, and John w likes, larceny; and others
for various, offences. The first cases tried
were those Of Commonwealth AGAINST JAS.
Banks, Glenn. White and Cesar Whitehead,
for mouse. breaking in Matoaca Township.
fhei jury found them guilty, and assessed
their punishment az follows jos. Banks,
penitentiary five years; Glenn. White, three
years and Cesar Whitehead, two years and
gix months. The court did not adjourn 5
Monday night until II o'clock. Us st.g &
On Yesterday the court was occupied With
the trial of Gilbert and Ryland Branch ana =
Scott Peasants, indicted Jointly for dfs- z
|turbing public worship at the coiore6 Bap.
list Church in Glover Hill township. They
Helactad 20 ba tried separately, ard "a mo Z
close this report their cases have not been
decided. The jury in this case is a negro
one, embracing nearly all the big guns
among the Africans Of our town. <.
BY order of Judge Cox, the prisoners
lately confined Ill the Richmond Jail have
been removed to Manchester.
The cases Of Wilkes and Morriss, who en-
tered and robbed the house of Il. 81. Con. /,
ner, will probably be reached. ~afsa
BRIEFs.-Operations will be resumed in
the mills to-day. -
The Odd Fellows Of Manchester are pre-
pairing to take part in the proposed cele-
bration when the Grand Lodge meets.
Services at the Methodist Church to-
night, and at the Episcopal Church every
Friday night. .,s,z
On Bell Isle avenue r2th street) Mr..
Eastman is having a residence built, and a
number of buildings are going up near the
Petersburg crossing. r.
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such connecting work and destined for any
point on its own line. and destined for the
line of any such connecting work than is
made by the said company. or the like class
OF freights and passengers for transporta-
ton on its own line for the same distance:
irouded, such connecting work shall OBJ
serve the same rule in its charges for the
transportation Of such frcights and passen-
gers. And prorided further, That if either
company shall so arrange its frcieht-cars as
ID run upon the track of the other, they
shall be received and transported to any
point of destination on the line of such
other roads upon just principles as to the
charges for moving, transporting, and de.
liverins such freight-cars as may be agreed
on by said companies. And provided fur
Their, That the freight-cars of such connect
ing road shall be of the same size. pattern,
and plan as those of the road with which it
connects.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
OF THE
AND MINO RITY
PR OsITIONS
"4. OF THE e- z-.s. .... :.
a.~. .sl ...s--.r ..e .-
COMMITTEE ON ROADS.
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ROADS.

The substitute Of the minority of the
committee is better than that of the ma
jority, for the following reasons s,,, e:
1st. IL gives the State 1921, "a more for
the stock than it is proposed to give for it
in the majority substitute. Thus the mi
nority substitute requires the whole to be
paid in six months, the other in six equal
annual jnstaIments.
During the first year the State will pay
on S57S,400 Of bonds as interest, 1874 ,504.
If the first instaiment should be paid, as it
probably would be, in order to get control
of the road, the State will duling the second
year pay one-sixth less interest, that is to
say, S2S,720. So each succeeding year the
interest will be one-sixth less. And the
aggregate for the six years will be exactly
1921, 4si, which Is the amount that General
Malone. without authority from his COM
pany, modestly asks the General Assembly
to give him out Of the pockets of the tax
bul Shened people of Virginia. a
Cd. The majority repolt is q mere OFFER
TO SELL, which the Atlantic, Mississippi
"Hu Onio COMPANY may aCcept Ut TtJecI III
pleasure. The minority report is the ac-
ceptance of solvent offer to buy, and
thereby closes a contract and makes an ac-
tual sale.
3D.. The minority proposition is backed
by security Of 100000, deposited With the
Treasurer, and the names Of nine VIR-
GINIANS OF unquestioned solvency and
character. The majority report issupport-
ed by no guaranty or security whatever,
and is not even sanctioned by the stock
holders of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Company.
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The DANGERS OF CIRCUMsTANTIAL Ev1-
DENCE.-[ From the Rochester Union, March
H. -YeStcrday Il man called ut the job
room of this Office for the purpose of hay
ing IL small amount of printing done. The
person to whom he applied had just finish
ed reading Il description of Forester, the
alleged murderer Of Nathan, in New York,
and he was 1T once struck with the appear
ance Of his customer. 4 careful survey
satisfied him that the IMAM answered in
every particular the description he had
read of Forester. The size, height, COM
pleXion, the absent tooth, all were there.
Sending the man to Il certain place to OBJ
tain /. sample Of the Work he wished exc
cuted, he followed him, and, meeting Chief
of Police sherman, told him OF his sllspi-
cions, when the Chief detained The man,
and after Il careful Choking over" was
quite satisfied that he had the right man,
particularly when he found on his arm near
the wrist the picture of a ship marked in
India ink. The man protested his inno-
cence and referred to persons who knew
him. TO such persons he was taken, when
he was found to be call right" He made
an explanation, and after reading the de-
scription of Forester was astonished TO see
how perfectly he answered it.
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MoRTuARY REpoRT.-The following Is the
mortuary report for the week ending Sat-
urday, March 18th, 1871, compiled from
sections returns received ut the Office of
the Board Of Health
Whole number of deaths in the city, % !:
in addition, l stilborn was reported (cOpd).
Sex: Males, 80; females, 8. Color: White
males, =; white females, 3; colored males,
6; colorcd females, 6. Condition Single,
Ii; married, S; widowers, l; widows, 3;
unknown, 9. Nativity: United States, 10 ;
England, l; Scotland, 1; Germany, l. Lo-
cality City at large, /; Jefferson Ward, IL;
Monroe Ward, 5; Clay Ward, 2; Aims
House, 2; Towards Grove Hospital, 1.
Age: One day to thirty, 8; one month to
six, !; one year to three, l three years to
five, 4; ten years to twenty, L; twenty
years to thirty, 2; forty years to fifty, 4 ;
fifty years to sixty, sixty years to seven
ty, 8; seventy years to eighty, 2; I'm.
known, l. BY whom certified Regular
practitioners, 16; Coroner, 2; Board Of
Health, 4. Causes of death: Apoplexy, l;
brain disease, =; consumption 3 (colored);
commissions, l /; congestive fever, cancer
of womb, l; debility, l; dislocation Of
cerircal vertebra, /; diarrhGa (chronic), l;
heart disease, l; infanticide, L; infantile
lockjaw, l; pneumonia, 8; premature
birth, 1 typhoid fever, unknown, 2.
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The Troubles I'm South CarOIfDa-The
COl0red Dem0nst ration iE Chester.

Correspondents of he New York Herald.
CHESTER, March 0.-For a number of
weeks past most unsettled and laWle7s
state Of affairs has existed in the western
portion of Chester county, which was in
pnrt the result Of fragrant outrases by the
huki,IN Khan, consisting in mainly whip
ping and scouroing, though il is strongly
srrmiscd by many Republicans here that
number of ~ - IS.
j. NEGROES :" HAVE BEEN LOST .
4 most significant phrase in this section,
which means 3" HANGED" or "shot." or
otherwise summarily disposed of. Then,
in addition to these, and which all parties
cOncede TO be the origin of the recent dis
turbances, there have been numerous ag-
gressiOns on the property of the whites and
also attacks upon themselves by the armed
negro militia. In the present excited state
of the community it is hard to get at the
actual facts which led to the threatened
conflict; but from the conflicting state
ments and rumors that prevail it is evident
that the whipping and maltreatment OF ne
groes by the KukluX was in this instance
provoked by the y
BURNING OF COTTON d1g-HoUsEs
blythe negroes generally and firing on IN
armed people bv the colored militia from
ambuscades with the Winchester rifles with
which they have been armed by the State.
Few people felt themselves safe irom attacks
passing along the highways, particularly at
night. and frequently the darkae7s was lit
up by the lurid glare of some burning barn,
with its valuable contents of cotton, prov
cndcr, and agricultural implements. Add
ed 10 this, too, for some reason there has
existed recently s .. III
SULLEN INDISPoSITIoN
on the palt of the blacks to perfo1 m their
duties as laborers. They persistently re-
fused employment, though the spring work
created a demand for their eel lice9; they
broke off all contracts which had previously
been made, and, armed with llfles, mus
kets, Or pistols, they began rowing in bands
over the county, committing depredations,
shooting cattle, and frequently perpetra-
ting daring acts of highway robbery. was
negro race is on So"
PERFECT WAR FOOTING, .
as far as arms are concerned, and some peo-
pie intimate that they are by no means
wanting in the matter of discipline. They
are often drilled by reg Ilarly commissioned
officers of the State, hold their specified
meetings for that purpose, and have been
seen ut nights in large bodies patro)ling the
neighbOrboods in which they reside. No
negro cabin is to be found without It's Win
chester rifle, its musket, pistol, bowie
knife, bayonet, or scythe-the latter
formidable weapon being one of the most
popular among them. An almost natural
Consequence of this bclliscrent aspect of
the blacks, coupled with their marauding
thcfts and other outrages, wnich
e: silly melted the fiery spirit Of the cbivalry,
was a
8 GENERAL UPRISING OF THE WHITES,
having for its alleged object the suppress
sion of violence, and by speedy and SUM-
mary means, if possible, to put al end to
so lamentable Il state of affairs.
1t was the above place that Gen. Grant
sent troops Yesterday ...
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A JACK SHEPPARD.-St. Crispin never
had a more ingenious follower than james
A. Hamilton, whose recent escape from
Pennsylvania prison is the most marvellous
roguc'S work on record. Hamilton was an
ola prison bird, and one of the most dam
gcrouS conyicts in the Lancaster prison.
Assigned to solitary " iron-clad" cell. he
was set 10 work ut shoemaEing. Some time
ago he complained that his bench was too
low, and asked for couple of short pine
plankS to put under tie legs to raise 1t
few inches. For weeks he worked under
these boardsat night, cutting Il hole through
tracks with the boards. Having cut
through the flooring, he reached solid
masonry, and worked upon that with
such success that eventually enough was
removed to admit the passage Of his body.
Having cleared the maSon-work Of space
foot thick and about three feet broad, he
attacked the solid prison wall from his mar
row crevice under the floor, and although
it was three feet thick he made q breach
and passed safely through, and let himself
down two stories by very thin but eX.
ceedingly stout shoe.thread. Breaking into
the wash-housc and carpenter shop, he pro-
cured 4 change of clothes and lumber to
construct Il ladder with which to pass over
the jail-yard wall. This ladder is a model
OF ingenuity. None of the lumber was
stout enough TO make the sides, so he
lashed several slender pieces together with
BEDFORD, and lied broken barrel slaves
across for rounds. With this the prisoner
found his way to FRI cdom. Early Sunday
morning his flight was discovered. In bis
cell fully Il cartiold Of debris was found
carefully stored under his bed, the Stats of
which were cut in hair and bored at rcgu-
lar distances to make Il ladder, which, how
ever, he had been unable to get through
the peculiarly shaped hole by which he had
escaped.-N. ?. Tribune.
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ARKANSAS POLITICAL APPAIRs-The Sc,

ARKANSAS POLITICAL AFFA1Rs-The Sen
atorshap, &c.-Memphis, March 13.-An
Aoalanche Little Rock special says: TO
night the political affairs of Arkansas have
undergone q change again, and the situation
assumes a new aspect. In the Legislature
to-day message was received from Gov.
Clayton announcing the resignation Of Lieu
tenant Governor johnson, and that he had
appointed him to the position of Secretary
of State, vice While, resigned. ,.. ..
! The Senate went into Executive session,
and confirmed the appointment of johnson,
who was sworn in, and entered upon the
discharge of his duties as Secretary of State.
AS soon as this was done the Senate bal
loted for President, which resulted in the
election of Wadley, of this city, one of
{Clayton's right bowers. A short time after
this it was known that Clayton had entered
the arena as candidate for United States
Senator. 70 .as,.E ts-t H..f
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IT WILL be gratifying to large number of
his friends in the, South to learn that the
Hon. Francis I4awley, the special CORES
pondent Of the London Times in the Con-
federacy during the war, has arrived in this
country Tin connection with the joint COM
mission, and will soon visit virginia. Few,
faces were more familiar and welcome at
Lees. Longstreet's, and Stuart's headquar-
tiers than his, and the South had not within
her wide borders sincerer friend or truer
annalist of her great struggles than he. i. -
During the siege Of Paris he was the
ss gpecialO of the London Telegraph, and
enobellished its columns with thrilling and
vivid pictures OF that great episode Of the
Franco German war.
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MEETING ON THE FREE-BRIDGE QUESTION.
Pursuant to call large and enthusiastic
meeting of the citizens Of Manchester OPP
posed to the location of the free bridge as
adopted by the Commissioners and en-
dorsed by the Trustees was held last night
ut the market-house.
Charles S. Maurice called the meeting to
order and nominated w. 7. Lithgow as
chairman and James A. Gentry as secre-
tary.
The chairman briefly explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting.
On motion, MesSrs. Hogan, Jones, Howle,
w. L. Moody, and Morrisett were appoint
ed to draft resolutions.
A preamble and resolutions setting forth
the disadvantages of and protesting against
the 9th-street site, declaring in favor OF
free communication with Richmond and u
bridge between the Danville and Mayo's
bridges, and pledging the cooperation of
the meeting to such a bridge was adopted
with but few dissenting voices.
There was no speaking, the meeting be-
ing composed of working, not talking men.
a resolution declaring the opinion OF the
meeting that large majority OF the people
of Manchester are opposed to the 9th-street
site and in favor of submitting the question
to the people, was adopted.
CoRNER-SToSE LAYING OF THE New
CHESTERFIELD CoURT-HoUsE.-The corner
stone of the courthouse Of Chesterfield
county was laid at Az o'clock yesterday
afternoon with the usual imposing Masonic
ceremonies. We cannot better give the
history of the house, its dimensions, &C.,
than by giving the subjoined paper, q
transcript Of which, written on parchment,
was deposited in the cornerstone. In ad-
(lition to this paper, Confederate notes of
various denominations, coins, United States
Treasury notes, papers of the day, &c,
were deposited in the stone
I'm MANCHESTER, VA, March IA, 1871.
! at an election held on the 9Th day of No
yember, A. D. 1870, 1t was decided by a
majority of the legal voters Of the county
of Chesterfield, Virginia, to remove the
to the town Of Manchester,
and the following commissioners were APP
pointed by Judge James 81. Cox TO super
intend the erection of new building-yE:
w. g. TAYLOR, Jas. M. Moody, w. l. Clop-
ton. and p, H. Gary; and having adopted
a DESIGN prepared In accordance with their
instructions by Albert Il. West, architect.
Peter ID. Mckenney and others, trustees s. Q.
Che town Of Manchester, did, on inc sssu
day OF February. 1871, enter INFO p Don
land ,fhrieklsverl, for the erection OF
IAN sssarssaid ~ house, In the town OF
Ma Chester at the price Of q, esS; 2s and
y, aceordance with the usages OF the most
a m sI Order OF Free and Accepted Ma
sons Manchester lodge, No. IA, OF the
town of Manchester, has this day laid the.
Cornerstone OF this building with Masonic
ceremonies. u. !. 81 g.
ture, The main building Will 100 esaxe1 teesi
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u p II
JOSEPH w. BRoNAUGH, Collector of Taxes OF
Manchester, will. sell in front Of the market
house, In Manchester, ut u NJ. to-day, all rial
estate in said tom upon which taxes are due
ard unpaid,or SO much there Of as may be neces.
sa.Y to pay said taxes. ~" ,.-.. s:.'
& WILLIAMS will sell at45 O'Clock,
building lots on south side OF Main. between
lst and I'd street. .-..
THOs. W. KEESsE will sell at log o'clock, an as
sortment Of household and kitchen furniture,
dental Inst uments, family horle Re-, at the
late residence OF Dr.J. Z. Chase, deceased
lsBELL & sON will sell at IL O'Clock NJ, engine,
lennon machine, &C., At the carpenter.shop Of
the late E. j, Crimp,
G. T. WORKMAN & co. will sell at II O'Clock, a
large assortment of wines, liquors, &c.
JAMES NJ. TAYLOR will sell at II O'Clock,
horses, mules. cows, hogs, carriage, buggy, &c.
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CHANoEaY COURT OF R1oHMoND-Judqe

CHANoEaY COURT OF RIoHMoND-Judge E..
Il. Ftzhugh presiding. -The following cases
were disposed of on yesterday: .....
r Smith, trustee, vs.. Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company. Decree setting aside
an order heretofore made, and continuing
motion for. a reargument until future day.
e.. l.. Christian and Royal for plaintiff,
Baldwin for defendant.
Hartken and wife VS.. Werter, &c. De-
cree confirming report Of sale, and direct
ing conveyance to purchaser upon payment
Of the purchase money. Robert Howard,
p.q.
Cookery & Millward VS.. Mcclure, &c.
Decree recommitting cause to commissioner
for further inquiry and report. Johns,
Spilman, Evans, and Lyons, counsel.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-Johnson
&C., vs.. Drummond, &C., decree OF the Cir
cult Court of Richmond city reversed.
Crockett, &c, vs. Thomas, judgment of
the Circuit Court of the city Of Richmond
reversed. "
Dickinson vs.. Wbitlock ct ais, appeal
allowed rom decree of the Circuit Court
OF Franklin.
Chieves, &C., vs.. Gary's administrator,
appeal allowed from the District Court
held in Petersburg.
GregoIs VS.. the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. Upon application for an appeal
from the Circuit Courc Of the city of Rich
mond, denied.
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THE BRIBERY INvEsT1G ATIoN.-Pur

THE BRIBERY TNvEsTIGATIoN.-Purs uant
to adjournment, the Bribery and Corrup-
tbn Committee reassembled yesterday afccHa
noon, when the subject of making report
at once to the House was again opened.
Mr.. Mahood presented q resolution which
sets forth that, inasmuch as there are so few
days remaining, and the committee having
no information fixing SILT upon any party,
and the witnesses now summoned knowing
no facts pei tnent to this inquiry (as stated
by the palty who asked that they be sum-
moned), that this committee do report upon
the evidence now before it ask ing in the
report permission of the House to act here
after in the matter, clothed with their
present power, if any new developments
come to the knowledge of any member Of
the committee. The resolution was re-
iected and after some discussion rs TO the
best means OF conducting the examination
so as TO reach the end for which it is in
tended, and in the absence Of witnesses,
the committee arose to meet again to-
morrow Thursday at O'Clock.
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[Signed]

A DOUBLE MURDER Chicago, March Ii,
About week since man named James
p. Watkins, living about ten miles south
of Jefferson, Iowa, whipped his wife in
such brutal manner that she died within
an hour. She was on the point Of confine.
ment, and the unborn child was killed at
the same time with the mother. The brute
was allowed to remain at large for some
time after the murder, but was finally ar
rested by the sheriff of the county. A re-
port OF q later date says Watkins was ex-
amined and discharged on the ground that
there was no evidenceto fix the crime upon
him. - - - =. - -.
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ALMOST A FlRE.-On Monday night the
windows of Werst's confectionery store,
corner of Broad and Sd streets, were bril-
iantly illuminated in honor Of the German
peace celebration. The candles burning
down, the frame Of the windows took fire,
and al one time a conflagration was feared.
The store was pretty we'll supplied with
torches and other material to be used in the
illumination and procession, and had the
flames gotten to this matter in all proba-
bility sure-cnough fire would have been
the result. AS it was, however, the burn
ing was discovered and promptly put out.
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ATTRACTIVE sAIE.-Special attention is

ATTRACTIVE SALE.-Special attention is
called to the auction sale of the effects of
L. Harvey & Co., bankrupts, by Charles I.
WORKMAN & Co., which will take place at
No. 1912 Main street, commencing this
morning at II O'Clock. The goods to be put
up consist of large lot of whiskeys, BRAN
dies, ehampagnes, essences, bitters, and
barrels, demljobns, buckets, Office furni-
ture, two watches, stocks, and other arti-
cles. The liquor trade will find 1t particu-
larly advantageous to attend this sale.