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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-12
sETY ORDINANCES.

d. : ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE
a. ~, 49,; E:T'. CUNCEfNISa TtG coz
LIGIII.i f .giIG A>sIss&D lAXEa.
ti'aSsat May |. lNll
Be- (. o-fg;ttd BY ;he Council Of the city Of
i.iara.,E III sections III: and five OF ch. pter
iul-..I. gntne tue colet o: lhe assessed
t.l.s re Al.cuGct and Ieorda!ned Sc sS 10 re@o ss
T;cco,tec:oc or the city taxes shar aunaaly
sy~ :.lt!cc II :. .:Ast t!';se OF ne o;:y news
t,.f ia vs JGIc. IAt o viii 2ttaEd II Ills Nee
C-s.y tttftvu III, !Crrs , ,ck = NJ auC
u julr. l...Is!1t. ;@r Ike purGose Of tece.V-
IN ir.u any person c:I.ced with clty
t.Ne= titt VIII i, or cnc-i.If 0: the amount Of tax
ch,r-rc. ana nat IN per cea5. VIII De added 10
ia- mou!.. nI ,-X iii Red In every csse where
lie part ~ rsscj 81 al faii 10 pay The whole or
onr.hiIi wltAa The time So limited. he Coisc-
d.:s ll!or To The fifteenth Of december that ne
', III .i.s.a al BIZ office Gaiy between The above
f.qtlgatd hltirS from The fifteenth 10 the thirty
Lrsi .! iCs ,lnbr7, Inclusive, 70: the purpose q;
Ircrivirg from any p.,Scn who hss ALREADY paid
~. -hsii OaF o: itc ely tsxe9 charged tG h;m he
remaining Eah, aud ;nrt te:. per CEN. VIII be ad-
TX C:r.cI! IN every case where the party assess-
t>l%il fai!to pay said rt,naEi * half within the
% 70 ite m m s5 q; t IN G"Se If ue s erS6I 6l! of he
c.:y aXes cue from such person shau 1al 10 pay
tho Woe III -uu: the. ccf or scfore the thirty
I.5lHty, Of December ,hcre :hall be added twenty
l.r 81. upon the amount o: the tax Dill SO re-
.!4!gl.. q C.
|Ic Ccliector shall make out lists Of the taxes
r. iy q uy hu froln the 18Th - the S0th OF June,
ian.as,v. lsi from .h= 18Th {? the 5lst CT ilecen-
i.., t.r.u..vc. sncwirg ths date Of receipt. the
!.iacs \ rlc yer charged With tax The amount
CHARGED auG the a;uou4t AID the Collector: IN"
iq oIl.c;o- shall ss soon Il practicable after the
,xpirat on oftne -niioued ieriods of pay
nteat. prepare An toeilcHl arrangement o1 the
lists for mJte Convenient reference tnereDos
nv 1V;.. SIS: <. c. HOWARD, City Cle:k.
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The following rather decided utterances
are those Of the workingmen Of the coun-

The following rather decided utterances
are those Of the workingmen Of the coun-
try:
What Is the great national Republican
party doing in this matter? We are told
that we ought. to be exceedingly grateful
to that party. Good heavens What have
they done, in the creation OF the national
banks, their profligate squandering of the
full! They are creating great feudal sys-
TENS by creating the Pacific railroad, and
other like great corporations. They are
doing all they can to make proletaireS of
the working classes Of the United States.
These things should damn the Kepub-
lican party to everlasting infamy Zap
plausel, and will do so. When be-
fore was there ever period IN The
history Of the American Government
when peculation and embeZZlement and
fraud were actually the rule, and not the
exception? One o1lice-holder now dare not
trust another out Of his sight; and all this
has come from the Gebauchery resulting
from favoritism and the granting of enor-
nous privileges by legislation. Even the
President of the United States to-day is SO
approachable that he will take all the
houses and horses that you give him. [hp-
plause.] I tell you, that between the cree.
tion of the national bank system, the land
monopolies, and other iniquities which the
Republican party has perpetrased, with its
dealing in Arctic frozen regions and tropi.
cal earthquakes, the American people find
themselves between Polar ice on one hand
and tropic fire on the other; and if they
continue to follow the dictates of the Re-
publican party they will soon find them
selves near the hcll-tre beneath them.
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Manchester Items.

THE CIRCUIT CoUnT.-On the assembling
of the court on yesterday the case of che
Commonwealth VS.. Daniel Walker and Sa-
rah Scott, Jointly indicted for poisoning
Fleming Scott, in Bermuda township, in
December, 1862, was called. The counsel
for prisoners moved the quashiug of the
indictment, which was granted. They then
moved the discharge of the prisoners from
custody. on which motion the Judge took
until this morning to consider. No other
business was transacted.
REGIsTR RATIoN.-When registration closed
on yesterday the number registered stood:
Whites, 53l; negroes, 3S9. White ma
jority, 142.
The RIyER.-In consequence of the high
water the mills along the canal were not at
work on yesterday. This frequent stop
ping entails heavy loss on our laboring
classes, and we sincerely hope soon for some
settled weather.
RALLY, 'CoNsERyATIvEs.-We have been
requested to call meeting Of the Conserya-
tive party at the Town Hall on Saturday
night, as measures of the utmost import
ance viii be deliberated upon. A full at
tendance is desired. Let every man turn
ont
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SUNDAY LIBRARY QUESTION IN New
YoRK-DisHllerS and the Ne,1 Seal Locks
Arrest Of Noted characterized York,
May 10.-The annual meeting of the Mer-
camille Library Association last evening
was the scene of a stormy and disgraceful
contest between rival factions, and ended
in the total defeat of the reform party, who
tavor the repeal of the classification direc-
tors act, opening the library on Sundays,
and reduced taxation. The police several
times interfered to preserve the peace, and
cleared the hall by the light Of matches.
The reformers will hold public indigna-
tion meeting on Friday.
The distillers and bonded warehousemen
of this city and Brooklyn are organizing a
decided remonstrance to Secretary Bout
wells order directing the use of new glass
seal locks on and after June 1st. The eX-
pense of the locks, which the users must
buy, is over Sl5 each, and one of the promi-
nent speakers at n meeting yesterday said
there was over balf 4 million of dollars in
the job. The defenders of the locks con-
tend that it is objected to only because it
makes fraud impossible.
This morning Samuel Perris, alias Wor-
ccster Sam, leader of gang Of Eastern
bank. robbers and forgers, was captured,
after several months chase, at house in
Hoboken. Perris is under indictment for
bank robberies in Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, and also for counterfeiting. The
detectives followed him to England, whence
be fed, after escaping by jumping from a
train Of cars in full speed. The detectives
got on his track again yesterday and hunted
him down to the house in Hoboken, Where
his Wife has been living month. PerriS,
who is known to be desperate character. !.
declared that he would not be taken alive,
but the police surrounded the house all
night and surprised himin bed at daybreak.
He was very violent on the Way to the New
Haven train.
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EXTRAORDINARY CCCURRENCE-A Mother
and Daughter Die from Ercesslve Fright
A mother and her daughter died IN VIII
liamsburgh yesterday morning, within an
hour or two of each other, under the fol-
lowing melancholy and extraordinary cir
cumStances:
Between II and 12 o'clock on Thursday
night some I've or six rowdies visited the
saloon of Mr.. Henry Biegan, corner OF
Stasy street and Graham avenue. The
fellows coptrived to get out through Inc
house unobseryed by Mr.. Biegan, who was
busily engaged in bis saloon. In one ne Of Inc en1,
rooms Mrs. Biegan lay sick In PED and very
feeble. and into this room the1nen entered
with the view of concealing themselves i0r
the purpose of robbery, crawling on all
fours. Mrs. Biegan and her mother. VINO
was attending her, happening to see one
of them crawling along the floor so Us 10
get under the bed, screamed, and trlsaten-
ed of the robbers. The shock, however,
which the occurrence inflicted on her nerv-
Gus system was SO severe that, having hn-
scred in great agony till that time, sae e2'
Ifred q few minutes before 2 O'Clock yes.
terday morning. Her mother, who had
already been much exhausted by watching
over her daughter, was so terribly affected
by this additional strain upon human endur"
ance that she, too, died at about seven
minutes to O'clock yesterday morning.
.Nep York Standard
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A New KIND OF CoMPAss.-At late
sitting of the French Academy Of Science
(says GaLgnani) curious communication
was received from Nj. Zaliwski which, if it
were borne out, would be Invaluable to nav
igation. He states that if hollow cylinder
made of thin materials, open at the top,
and provided with a sharp-edged bot
tom, be properly ballasted and then
put into tub or other vessel filled
with water, will soon move in never
varying direction from West to East! The
round tin-boXes in which concentrated
milk is preserved will do perfectly for the
experiment, which will become more and
more perceprible the oftener the same cyl
inder is made to do duty in that way. If
this be true and practically applicable on
board ship, the advantage to be derived
from it will be immense, especially in the
cuse of iron built vessels, which, it is well
known, occasion very considerable devia-
tions of the needle. Indeed, tables Of cor
rectness have to be made for each craft of
the kind by experiment, and mistakes
which may cause shipwreck are often the
consequence OF miscalculation in this re-
spect. Now, if by NJ. Zaliwskps discovery
the direction from West to East can always
be ascertained, the bearings of the needle
NAV be corrected with much greater cer-
taintV, #..
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RAILROAD TUNNEL UNDER THE DETROIT
RrvEg.-The recent consolidation of the
Michigan Central and Canada Great West
ern railroads is to be immediately followed
by the construction Of the projected tunnel
under the Detroit river, to connect Detroit
with the Canada shore. The tunnel-or
tunnels, rather-for there will be two, each
with single track-will be eight thousand
of circular shape. The adoption of
two single.track tunnels, instead Of
one with a double track, has been
decided upon for several reasons. The
double tunnel will considerably reduce the
amount Of excavation, the liability to ac-
cidents will be greatly lessened, and there
is also the not unimportant reason that in
the event of any damage occurring to one,
the other would be available, and thus the.
stoppage OF trains be avoided. The two
are to run parallel, fifty feet apart,
the interior diameter Of each being
eighteen feet six inches. The mason
ry is to be two feet thick, in all those
portions under the bed of the river,
but at each bank will be but one foot six
inches. The tunnels will not be ut any
point less than twenty feet from the sur
face of the hard clay: The grade will be
with one thousand feet of level line under
the rivers bed. There Is also to be q small
tunnel of five feet diameter considerably
below the main lines, and midway be-
tween them, for the purpose of drain
age. 1t is estimated that the whole
work can he completed within two years,
and will cost $3.50, 900. The Canadian
Parliament has chartered corporation
called the "Detroit River Transit Com.
paDy," which will have charge OF the work,
aud necessary action in the way of incorpo-
ration has also been taken In Michigan by
the leading promoters of the undertaking.
The Canadian Company has capital Of
So, ,O00, 900, and is empowered to issue stock
and bonds. and consolidate with any Mich
igan organization.
This submerged road will not only be the
most important in this country, but the
greatest sub.aqueous tunnel in the world.
TO the Great Western road it must be Of
great value, as it will obviate the breaking
bulk at that point, and thus avoid the trou-
BILE and loss of time always attending ferry
transportation, and must materially. in-
crease the value OF one of the chief lines
connecting the Atlantic coast with the great
West.-N. Y. Comm naercidl.
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HAZEL RELEASED BY HIS CAproRs.-Inte

HAZEL RELEASED BY HIS CAPToRs.-Intel-
ligence was received here yesterday of the
release of Hazel, who escaped from the city
Jail in company with Beard, and was re-
captured in Halifax county. His captors
held him for week, guarding him with a
great deal Of trouble, and feeding him at
their own expense. Finally, being unable
to hear from North Carolina, where the
offences charged against him-safe-robbiug
and couuterteitins-are said to have been
committed, and aScertaining from the EX-
ecutive Department of the Virginia Gov
ernment that no requisition had been re-
ceived for his body, and that no reward had
been offered for his arrest, they became dis
gusted with the whole business, and let
him go.
Hazel and Watson were brought to Rich
mond on the charge Of robbing safe, and
no requisition being received from the Gov
ernor of North Carolina, they were, after
waiting a reasonable length OF time, dis
charged by Judge Guigon. Before leaving
the courtroom, however, they were ar
rested by an officer of the United States on
the charge of counterteiting, and it was on
this charge tnat they were held in the Rich
mond Jail. If the United States authorities
had use for them, why did they not send to
Halifax for HazelI
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/; LOCAL MATTERS.

TEE FRESH AT RICHMOND AND AT LYNCH
BURG-Detention of Trains and arrange
aaents for Transportation of Passengers and
Freight-The rise in the James river,
which was noticed in our special dispatches
yesterday as commencing ut Lynchburg on
Wednesday morning, was hardly percepti-
BILE here until late yesterday afternoon.
Last night, however, the water rose more
rapidly, and the flood will probably. be at
its height at about 12 O'Clock to-day.
Warned by the kilograms, persons having
perishable property within reach of the
water had generally removed or secured it
befofe this last fresh had got under way.
The trestle bridge over James river, six
miles above Lvnchburg. on the Southside
railroad, was swept off by the drift-wood
on Wednesday night about 10 o'clock. The
water was only about II feet above low
water mark, and Ia feet lower than the
great fresh of last October. We learn from
Capt. r. f. Walker, agent Of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad here, that
dispatch from Captain Goodwin, master of
transportation of the South-side division OF
that road, gives the pleasing information that
travel will not be interrupted by this accl.
dent, and that the bridge will be replaced
in dav or two. The bridge at the point
alluded to was washed away by the great
lIcSH VI lilSL iill, dutt Iut Olc INV eCSpA oySu
was temporary affair, which Gen. Malone
expected soon to supersede by subStan-
tial iron bridge. The loss, therefore. is not
great, and will not inconvenience shippers
Tor more thana couple of days, and travel.
lers not at all.
The Superintendent Of the Cleveland
Bridge and Car Works, now here putting
the finishing touches on Mayo's bridge, as
soon as he heard of the disaster on the
Southside railroad, rendered his services
and those Of his men, who are all practical
bridge-builders, to Gen. Malone, through
his agent here. But telegram from Major
Fink, superintendent of the road, was re-
ceived later in the day, thanking these gen.
|tlemen for their kindness, and stating that
he had ample force on the ground, and that
the bridge would be rebuilt without delay.
Passengers from Lynchburg reached Rich
mond last night by the Sis train on the i;
Richmond and Danville Sailroad. The mail
came by the same route. Passengers Tor
Lynchburg and the Southwest Will leave as
usual this morning by the DanVIlle tram
Of Oils,
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Luc1EN BEARD CAPTURED, AND. AGAIN
EscAPEs.-Lucien Beard, who has for some
time past been prowling about Halifax
county, in this State, was captured on
Tuesday morning by Il party Of farmers at
Hubbard's Ferry, near Republican Grove,
and taken to tue house of Mr.. Davis "tO
be kept Until chilled for" Several citizens
stood guard over the distinguished prls-
oner, but late Tuesday evening he succeed
ed in eluding their vi GLANCE. Asking per-
mission to go out, it was granted, and he
retired in charge of guard who was un-
armed. After getting short distance from
MIR. Davis's house, Beard turned to his
guard, and, making one of his most polite
bows, badc him respectful adieu. He has
net since been heard of, and is probably
now far away from Halifax.
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RICHMOND COLLEGE SOCIETY CELEBRA-
TIoNs.-Ihe final celebration of the Mu
Sigma Rho and Philologian Societies
Of Richmond College will take place
on the evening Of Wednesday, June
2S.h. Salutatorlan, c. Y. Meredith, presl-
dent of the -Mu Sigma Rho Society.
valedictorian, Charles S. Morris, presl-
dent of the Philologian Society; orators,
j. j: Whitley, Of Suffolk, Va, and 5. b.
Witt. of Prince Edward, Va. The Com
X. Bayne, Alexander Fleet, Jr., W. F.
Lahmeyer, r. r. Acree, W. o. Petty, l..
R. Steele, Thomas G.. Wood, Robert samp-
son. Charles G. Miller, W. Minnigerode, Il.
T.. Schmelz, and St. Geo. T. Abrabams.
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TIE TAx-PAYERs' CONTENTION IN SOUTH
CtRoI1sA.-O Charleston, May 10.-A com,
mittee waited upon Gov. Scott to-day. Tie
Governor received them most cordially, as
smrinc them of the assistance and co6pera'
tiou not only Of himself, but Of all the State
officials. in satisfying the public mind that
the reports of financial Irregularities were
without foundation. A long ana Tree dis-
cussion about taxation ensued, the cover.
nor promising to extend the time tor tne
collection OF next November tax unIil tne
following March in all cases where difficulty
was found In making earlier payments.
The committee, on behalf Of the conyen'
ton, pledged it's influence for the mainte-
nance of peace and good order, and the
Governor promised to appoint none but
rood men to office. The interview lasted
four hours, and was of u most pleasant and
satisfactory character on both sides,
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THE MECHANICS TRADEs-U UN1oEs AND THE
CRY CoUsorI.--A largely attended meeting
of the Mechanics Trades Union was held
at Schott's Monticello Hall last evening"
Rev. George r.. Harding, president, IN the
chair, and 7. T. Hurdle secretary.
The following preamble and resolution
were unanimously adopted by an almost
unanimous vote:
's Whereas the action of this Union at its
last meeting having been misinterpreted: /:
Therefore be it
Resolued, That 1t Is the sense of this
Union that the names put forward on FRI
day night last as candidates for the City
Council were only intended as an express
sion OF the preference of this Union, and
not In any manner intended as dictation
to our fellow citizens"
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.-Passen.
GERS by the down-train of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad on Wednesday report the
narrow escape from death of little boy in
the neighborhood CT Beaver Dam depot.
The freight train bound west was approach
ing the station at a speed of twelve or four
teen miles an hour, and this little fellow
was running along the track on his way to
school. It was raining fast at the time, and
the boy had thrown his overcoat.cape over
his head to keep off the rain. He was, OF
course, prevented from hearing the ap-
preaching train, and before he knew it was
coming he was struck by the cow-catcher
of the locomotive and thrown from the
track. He recovered himself. however,
shortly, and was found to be uninjured.
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I{T HlTE SULPHUR SPRINGS,

These Springs, fsrous FOR their Alternative wa
iers a.d iasiionable pa,ronaGe, wlii be onen on
lhs lsT OF JUNE. they at I'd accommodations
for O33 persons.
II heSe Springs are 2,ooo feet above tide-water
AID the climate IN which they are sltaatca is ai-
way tOf,L aud = WIG IRA TING. anordlng tH-
tire relief fro!a p-Os.rgLing summer heat. -
Professor Rosenbe. GER, excellent Dsno WIN oe
Masqners DE- aud fancy balls during The season,
as heretofore.
,Anex:euSiV livery viii be kept atvery moderate
charges
CHARGES 90 per day and $75 per month OF OF
th!tIs days; children under ten years OF age, ano
colnred kerVahls. half price; white serVantss nc
mvc ~,Gim GfO. l.. pEYToN u co.
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LICENSE TAx.-Parties who have not paid
their city license tax will find it to their in
terest to 60 and DO SO at once. The follow
ing merchants have been fined 800 by JUS
tice White, in addition to their taxes, for
not having settled with Mr. Resnault: a.
W. Crump, E. w. Lewis, Michael Murphy,
W. Booker, Garland L. James, and Rose
s. Meadow. a large number OF lawyers
were in attendance ut the Police Court yes
terday, they having been summoned to
show cause why they should not be tined
for not having paid their license tax. Their
cases will be heard on Monday next at II
O'Clock.
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A STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, with the usual
accompaniments, will be held at Virginia
Hall next week, commencing on Tuesday
night, the proceeds of which will be de-
voted to charitable object by the young
ladies having its management. A lunch
will also be served each day from to 2.
Nj. a band of music and plenty of
pretty girls will be in attendance, and
the charge for admission will be nothing!
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SNATCH-TuIEyING AGAIN.-Yesterday
morning a negro boy about thirteen or four
teen years OF age, snatched pocket. book
from Miss Fainin, who was walking i'll the
upper portion of the city, The pocket
book contained about twenty dollars in
currency. The thief is weli-known and
will no doubt be arrested, as the police are
on his track. -
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DRAMATIC ENTERrAINMENT.-T musical
and dramatic entertainment at Virginia
Hall on Tuesday night was well attended,
and passed off so pleasantly that it will be
repeated tonight. Harmony Division, Sons
Of Temperance, have the matter in charge,
and the performers are ladies and gentle
men Of talent. They ought to have fine
audience tonight.
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GROSS IMPosITIoS.-No imposition Ia more to
be condemn ed than that Of "short weight" So
common Is this that hardly an article Of commerce
is cffcred 10 the public which has the full weight
represented. Such is not the case with DooLEY's 8
YEAST POWDER, now universally used in this
country. Each package contains, with scrupu-
lous exGctness the full quantity of weight labeled
upon 1t. and Will produce better and greater re-
suits than any OTTER baking powder in market.
Try 1t, and satisfy yourselves Of the truth Of our
assertion. For sale by grocers.
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REGlsTER.-The registrars had little to do
yesterday in the way of adding fresh names
to their lists. A slight increase of the Con-
servativc vote is reported. There are still
many good Conservatives who have not yet
recorded their names on the books of the
registrars, and unless they avail themselves
ofthe opportunity afforded them to-day they
will lose the privilege of voting at any cleo
ton during the present year.
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A QUEEN OF MAY ON SKATEs.-The enter
prising managers OF the Skating Rink are
always getting up something new. The
season for masquerading on skates having
passed, they have now devised q novelty
W Oneen. of MAY on Skates" is we are not
nrsnared to say, but from hints in our
baorins a1less i TO be something very nice,
;nvoIyiDg display of skill in skating,
hsaI,fu and fashlon, which cannot fall TO
please the crowd whfchwill tonight throng
Assembly Hall.