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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-07
Louisiana Affairs.

lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE DISPATCH.J -esvt@
New ORLEANS, December 6.-In obedience
to an order from Judge Durell, the soldiers
took possession of the capitol and the Gov
ernor's Office at half-past 10 o'clock this MORN
ing. Every available place in the Circuit
Courtroom was occupied, mostly by coIored
people. Good humor prevailed. Y
Governor Warmoth appeared at II o'clock,
followed by Colonel McEnry, and soon after
Judge Durell made his appearance and COM
menced to read his decision. After review
ing the argument, the Judge says the statutes
are constitutional the court has iurisdic-
ton, and the legal board is Warmoth, Her
ron, Lynch, Hawkins, and Longstreet. The
order of the court, divested of technicalities
and argument, follows. 1t enjoins Governor
Warmoth from any action regarding the last
election, unless the persons above named are
present. 1t orders Warmoth to deposit with
the clerk of the court all returns or docu-
ments relating to the election.
The rule for contempt was then continued
till Monday, and the court then adjourned.
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DEATH IN DIVING SuIT.-1 esterday apou!
one O'Clock n diver by the name OF Collins
met Iii. death by suffocation while engaged
in diving. The circumstances are as iol-
lows: sometime ago one OF the steam
Lunches belonging 10 the Navy-Iard lost
her propeller willie plying between the
wharf of Baird & Roper and the Nary-fard.
/; was supposed that it was lost near the
l.lrv dock, or in close proximity to the
wharf OF the Richmond steamer, and yes
t.rdav Mr. Collins in company with Mr..
West and one or two Others made arrange
mcnts to search for it. For this purpose
slep started in boat to the supposed spot,
and Mr.. Collins dressed in his diving suit
vls lowered. After remaining under the
water for sometime it was thought he gave
The signal to be raised, and on being brought
to the surface it was found, on removing the
cap, that he was dead. There are different
reasons given as to the cause OF MS deatn,
some supposing that the pipe was foni ana
c,uld not work, thus preventing sllinclch'
supply OF air, and others that when the Sls-
nal was given it was not understood by the
Icufics attending the pump and lifeline. IN
either case instant death would he the result.
The deceased was resident Of Portsmouth,
and was formerly IL member OF the Ninety
ninth regiment Of New York Volunteers
Sp,fDlk Piruiniun.
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THE OLD DOMINION Coal CoMpANY.-The
record of a charter granted to the Old Do.
minion Coal Company by Judge Beverly r.
Wexford, of the Circuit Court of the City Of
Richmond, has been received at the office OF
the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The
principal office is to be in Richmond, and the
operations of the company carried on in the
county of Powhatan. The capital stock OF
The company is to be $4,000, divided into
seven hundred shares of S100 each, and the
company is to own seven acres of land in the
county of PowhataD. The following are the
officers for the first year: President, w. S
Knox, of Lawrence, Mass. Secretary, George
w. Waterman, of Lawrence, Mass. T'rea-
surer, II. NJ. Whitney, of Lawrence, Mass.
General superintendent, James Edgar, OF
Powllatan. Directors Seven, to consist OF
president, treasurer, and superintendent
and Messrs. Charles A. Brown, Edward Nc
Kcne, William r. Pedrick. and W. S. Knox,
of Lawrence, Mass.
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THE RELIGIOUS HERALD Of this week announces
that 1t intends to avail itself Of the telegraph In
curing religious news and that In this issue alone
are kilograms for which 1t paid $sO This paper has
recently agreed to pay ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
fora single article Its policy of paying for the
best is drawing into Its columns the ablest contribu-
tions Of the best minds in the country. The Herald
has reached circulation Of very nearly FIFTEEN
THOUSAND, aud Is of the most universally read
religious papers In the land Advertisers can reach
more persons through the Herald than by using
half a dozen weeklies with the ordinary circua-
ton, and yet the charges of advertising in the He
raid are very moderate. Address Religious Herald,
Ills Main street. Richmond, Va.
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POLICE CouRT, aFRIpAY--Jasticet j. ii.
White presiding g.-The following cases were
disposed Of: D. .,.~.,.. 3
John p Matthews atf6s John Duke,
charged with stealing enc watch, q pair of
pants and other articles, aH of thesralus of
$40. Continued to 9th. 80
James Allen, charged with being lunatic,
was sent to Jail. 1sa4s pp.s-s 70 s:a zesi.
Michael Conway, charged with being tenn
perarilyI Of unsound mind. Sent to jail for
ten days. assrSs7fa .'fas,s 5,s'ssze u @ s7s y
George Freeman, charged with being a
common thief and yagrant. Security re-
quired in the sum of $50 in default sent
to jail for thirty days. '4 !. ~ 1850 Y
James Hardgrovc, charged with being a
fugitive. from justice from the. city Of Nor
folk. Continued to 10TH F. "2-.a =. : :: :
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Another Survivor OF the steamer
Missouri.

HAVANA, December 5-mG Key VEST
Richard Smith, fireman, another survivor of
the Inflated steamer Missouri, has arrived at
Nassau. Smith was the man WHO aban-
doned Conway's boat and swan to the cap
sized boat for the purpose Of righting her.
Conway cut the painter connecting the two
boats and they drifted out OF sight Of each
other. Smith and Alfred Stewart drifted
with the boat bottom upwards for three days
at the mercy Of the waves. On the fourth
day they managed to right the boat, and ma
king sail from life-prescrvers they escaped
and landed on the most western key Of
Abaco on the seventh day.
After landing Stewart died from fever pro-
duced by exhaustion. Smith caught little
rain water on the ninth day, and that, with
prickly pears and soft-shell crabs, sustained
him until the seventeenth day, when be was
taken OF, the island and brought to Nassau.
He goes to New York on the steamer Column
hia =
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SUPPRESSION OF LIQUoR TRAFFIC IN THE
DISTRICT or CoLUMBIA--- Washington, Decen!-
Ter 5.-The bill introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Pomeroy to-day, III response to move
lnent for the suppression Of the liquor tratiic
IN the District OF Columbia and the Terrific
rie,, inauguratcd by the National Temper
aYce Society. of which Hon. William L.
Dodge, of New York. is president, and in.
dor>cd by other temperance organizations in
various parts OF the country, proYides-brSt,
that no person shall he allowed TO manulac-
rurc. import, sell, exchange, barter, give, or
dispose Of any Intoxicating liquors, TO be
u>cd as a beverage, in the Territories OF the
United States or in the District nf Columbia !;
>rrond, that regularly y-licenscd druggists may
81, for medicinal and scientific purposes
and the mechanic arts only, provided
,H"y label and mark distinctly rs other
Iy,i-ons and medicines, and keeping book
q: registry showing the name o1 the person
~ whom delivered, the quantity, date OF
sale, and on whose order or prescription the
,ir was made, and such registry to bc sui
ni,,cd as REQUIRED to the inspection Of the
hoard Of police in the district, or before any
corr, in p trial at law and third, that any
licensed druggist violating the provisions o.
,nr act shall be subjected to a fine Of not less
,nan five hundred dollars ana to imprlson'
lnrnt for three months, and i'll default OF
paymcnt of the fine to three months addt
iional imprisonment, and be also liable fol
al damages accruing from the sale or other
Illegal disposition of Intoxicating liquor us
beverage.
This bill, less stringent, is partly the coun
r"r,mrt Of the law of 1884, now in force, II
rrla,ion to Intoxicating liquors i'll the Terri
tories, but applicable only to the traffic witt
Indians
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LECTURE AND LITERARY ENTERTA1NMENT.--
The Rev. A. N. Gilbert, of Baltimore, will
lecture OH Monday evening next before the
Young Mems Missionary Society of the
Seventh-Street Christian church, in the lee
ture-room of that church. Subject: "Walks
about Jerusalem"
On Tuesday evening, at the same place, he
will give Il literary entertainment. Subject :
" An evening with American Authors" 4"
Rev. Mr.. Gilbert has travelled extensively in
the Old World, having visited the ancient
capital of Palestine, and is therefore
thoroughly acquainted with his subject. He
is a gentleman of polish and refinement,
fluent and graceful in bis delivery, and q
speaker Of no ordinary attainments.
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Pure French candles at ANToSI's.

MEssRs. GEORGE P. RowELL & Co., the cele-
brated and popular New York Advertising Agency,
engage to advertise In gross and detail for large Gus
toners in better and cheaper mode than they can
dot themselves This we sincerely believe they can
do, because 1t Is their sole businesstheir specially
because they get space at lowest wholesale rates,
and because Of their In innate and confidential rea-
tions with publishers. If we wish to spend ten
thousand dollars in general advertising over the
country, notwithstanding our own experience and
knowledge Of advertising styles and of rates, We
would employ them under certain directions. We
wouldsave money, trouble, worry, and the business
would be done at least WE'LL if not better, than We
could do 1t ourselvcs.-America1 Manufacturers
Rerie,c and Pittsburgh Price Current.
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Cocoanut cream candy at P1zz1SI's
ANToS1 keeps the best dIning.roons in the city

PHOTOGRAPHS OF BABIEs.-It Is amusing to 10
dee the disagrecabe faces photographers generally
make when baby enters their gallery. No wonder
our children look so grum in their pictures. We
admit it Is difficult job to take chld's picture,
and more difficult to get that childish, innocent,
happy expression 1t should have, but 1t can never
be accomplished by the operator looking so. This
is the reason why REEs Co. so successful when
4 child is brought there; 1t is met with smiling
faces The operator (sir. r.. has young ones OF his
own, and knows exactly how to win their smiles
and give the mother picture ever 10 be admired
and appreciated. Take your babies there. You
win find the association between yourself, the oper
a.or, and bis assistants pleasant. .e-,
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lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE DISPATcI.]
C1NcINNAT1, December 8.-The report Of
the trade and commerce of Cincinnati for
the past commercial year shows tho aggre-
gate value of open ports to be three hundred
and seventeen million dollars-an increase
over the preceding year Of thirty-four mill
lion dollars. The total value of exports IS
two hundred million dollars-an increase Of
twenty.one millions. The greatest increase
has been in iron; the increase of imports OF
pig iron over the preceding year being ninety.
ei@ht per cent. in tons, and the increase in
exports Of pig iron eighty-fve per cent. III
tons. The increase in imports OF pig iron
during the last decade has been three hum
dred and scyenty-tive per cent, and in eS-
ports during the same period seven hundred
and ninety.four per cent. ~
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PowHAr4S COURTHOUSE, VA, !
nncemher I'd. 1872, I

,t no,t;Dr oc The bar. officers Of the
,,nrt and citizens Of the county, held in
Vow Of the announcement by Judge John
! Iov cf his purpose to resign his iudg.
,h;n William Pore Dabncy, Esq, was
,i.Icd chairman. and William Flannegan
Tsc srcrc,arv. Major Willis j. Dance.
,,rr some appropriate and feeling remarks,
aa,rr3 thc following resolutions, which We're
,.ranimou>lv adopted in reply to tho follow
il, address Of Judge Lay:
" IN ns Members q the Bar and officers O
pmcl.ian County Court:
"Gcnticmcu.-ThiS is my last court TO be
held tv me US The Judge of your county. A
rrrC>>Itv which controls bids me most rciuc-
,snflv tn.c!oSe with this mon:A my connec-
tan with YOU in this honorable capacity, by
9 removal from your county. NecQ say
-,mr il SaddCuS me 30 make this FaruhS,
While vour uDvarying courtesy, kindncss
srl friendship viii lngcr with me as plea'
s.nr memory of the past. have StrlVcn lnl'
,.lr,ulir TO all classes and color to do my
te,y. and l entertain the fond belief that
N.,r your commenGation. in leaving The
r,uu.y Of my carly choice. in which nearly
,y,uly-,hrcc years ago fairly embarked in
.nr practice Of my profession, with support
Af.tt encouragement lipLi tht S"ihu'NhSS'
,..nr. ever generous and kind, i invoke toi
each snd every one of YOU. officially and
,.r,onaily, and for each and every citizen OF
=, county. the choicest blessings OF rich
Providence. May you he worthi'y repre-
>,n'rd in my successor, and may he meet
with and better merit that generous support
- which owe any success l may nave al
IA ned IN the Office"
HCs9lcPd, That we have heard with mucf
y..rvt the resignation Of Hon. John +. Lay
- Judge Of this county that we cordially
and cheerfully bear testimony to the dignity
ABILITY, and impartaity which he has alway:
manifested while Oh the bench, and in hi
Uniform courtesy to the bar and officers o
he court. and we tender to him our sincere
md heartfelt wishes for his success and pros
rerlfv ii the new business in which he ha
.1.aged, and for his future welfare and hap
IaAc,>: that we request that the remarks o
Judge Lay and these resolutions he spreat
upon the records and published in the Rich
mond papers.
These resolutions were seconded by Mr.
Miller. the Commonweaith's attorney, who
on behalf Of the officers Of the court, Offered
yudyc Lay their thanks for the courtes
w!ch he had ever shown them while judg
If Powhatan county. and rendering hin
their sincere wishes for his future welfar
Had prosperity.
The meeting, on motion, adjourned.
WILLIAM PorE DABNEY, Chairman.
William Ffanncgdn, Secretary.
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The PETERSBURG Ice CoMPANY.-The re
cord of a charter granted by the Judge o.
the Circuit Court of Petersburg to the Pc
tersburg Ice Company, has been received al
the office of the Secretary of the Common
wealth. The object of the company is the
manufacture of ice by artificial power. Iht
capit. stock of the company is not to be les:
than $4,000 nor more than $4,000, divided
into shares of 500 each. The officers of the
company for the first year are: President
John C. BARN; Vice-President, John Her
bert Claiborne; Joseph V. 81. Nash, secre
tary and Treasurer. Directors Thomas K
Dunn, j. II. Y. Nash, John ". Goodwin
D'Vurg a. Hinton, Geo. S. Bernard, w. Il
Mallory and Henry Wratlen.
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ALMOST A F1RE.-About O'Clock yester-
noon colored man who was moving his
effects from the basement OF the metropolitan
Hall. on Franklin near Fourteenth street,
needed light, and undertook to build fire
on the floor in q place. where he thought
there was ne danger. The fire, however,
soon caught the floor, and the smoke poured
out into the street i'll volumes. Mr. Samuel
T. Preston, member Of the Fire Depart
ment, happened to be passing, and without
turning in an alarm, went in and with n few
buckets of water extinguished the flames.
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Century Club by their president came of
Thusd8y light, and YES an elegant affair.
The first soiree of the Southern Star So
eciais, on the sdme night, was numerously
attended.
DEATH OF a FORMER CITTzEN.-I InforTna-
ton has recently been received Of the death
at Newark, New Jersey, Of a D. Fowler,
formerly most estimable citizen of this
place, and at one time q member of the
Board of Trustees. The deceased was also
at one time connected with the press, and
was an excellent writer. 80 sSSi sss
SUPERINTENDENT County, PooR.-A petition
'nurnerously signed is in circulation prayiag
the appointment of George w. Cox, late
oyerseer Of poor for this township, as super
intendent of the county poor-honse csce C.
IL. Hendley, resigned. The latter is said to
have received an appointment from the Gov
ernment. -
MEETING The next meeting of the Mid
lothian Agricultural Club will take place at
Tonahawk church on Saturday, December
14th. y.
MINOR ToPIcs.-Some bad places on Hull
street sidewalk are being filled up, and upper
Hull street pavement will be finished to-day.
Messrs. Grattan & Morris, contractors for
opening 7th street, have pushed their work
as far as Perry street.
A large number Of hogs have thus far been
killed In town, and many yet remain to be
slaughtered. The average weight is about
$50 pounds.
The epizootic having vanished. Manchester
is overrun with small loads of old-feld pine.
Major Worthington, assessor for this dis
trict, has been summoned to Washington.
Is.John Amber Smith, my Joe John, troub-
ling the waters?
Sales of land in and around Manchester ut
increased rates are reported by Messrs. Moody
d Royal. :
The Danyille Railroad Company have
taken the telegraph wires out of the bridge
and are running them over the top thereof.
Mr.. John Fl. Matthews has just returned
home after an extended visit to South Caro-
lima. @ss-
AneXperiment is being made in Manches-
fer with new style Of street lamp, which it
is claimed will give better light at less ex-
pense than those now used.
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IMPoR TANT ARGuMEST.-The Chancery
Court, Judge Fitzhugh presiding, has been
engaged for several days in hearing the argu
ment in the case Of Winston & Powers vs
The Midlothian Coal Mining Company. The
plaintiffs object is to get the court to SCI
aside the sale Of the Midlothian coal mine:
made by Lancaster, Darlington, and Mills
trustees, about two years ago. to Z. S. Bur
rows, of New York, for one hundred ant
fourteen thousand dollars. Plaintiffs coun
sci, John Howard, James Alfred Jones, Ro
bert Howard, and james Lyons; defendants
counsel, Oud & Darlington, James Neeson
John o. Steger, James Pleasants, and Judge
NereGith
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Bank Suit Decided.
nv TELEGRAPH TO THE DISPATCH,

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE DI5PATcHJ II
BosToN, December 6.-The case OF the
Merchants National Bank OF Memphis,
Tenn, Us. The Bank of Commerce OF Bos-
ton. which occupied the United States Court
for several DAYS, resulted in verdict for the
nlaintifr for S34,594.23 The suit was
brought to recover damages for negligence
ON t6e part of the defendants in giving up
TO the consignees bills of lading of lot OF
cotton upon the acceptance by the con-
signees of thirty. days draft against ,he
shipment, and attached to the blils OF ladlng
and sent on to the defendants bank Tor col
lection .....
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DIscHARoED.-WilIiam Ira Chisholm, 8
citizen Of Hanover, who was arrested few
days since by Deputy Marshal E. D. Pitts
upon charge of buying and selling liquor
upon which the tax had not been paid, ap-
peared before Commissioner Peasants yes
terday, and was discharged.
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NO. !ls7.
yYeasrrer pro,ss+abiiaei,cs.

5a WssMseTos, December 8.-F For the North.
west, and thence over the entire lake re.
glon and to the Aiieghanies and Tennessee
high barometers, generally clear weather,
and northeriy winds, veering in the north.
west to seatheasterly, tomorrow. In the
Guf and South Atlantic States, high pres
sure, northerly to easterly winds. and clouds
but clearing weather, with probably an oc
casionaI rain. In the Valley Of the st. Law
aence, New England, and the: Middle States
generally clear weather, northwesterly winds
and high pressure, without change of tenn
perature. -. - u -, e.E !.
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LATEST E,oREIsN NEWS.
ItaIy.

! yss3 si2sS sg Italy. ~ SES "a e.
fBr TEIssRARH TO rrE pIsrATcH.l
sxoEE isuSDaT1oxs AND CHEAT nEsTErcT1oxez
PR0pEBTY.
fTusrs, December g.-The watefs on the
river Arno as wen as or the Po have over
TOWN their banks. 8 Marry bridges crossing.
these two streams Lave been swept away
and destroyed, and the Iowiards are inun-
dated, causing great destruction OF pro-
perty. ...,. .5.t5s s. - =
&,'se 81 Fraace.
PARrs, December The COMMITTEES az
Thirty helG Its first meeting to-daY. ard
ganizedt with Baron De Ianey as presidents.
after which they adjourned to. meet again
next Monday, when the Committee win pro
ceed to business according To tile melton by
which it was created. It Is expected they
will repcrtsa bill declaring any minister who
shall be censured must resign and exeluds
ing the President from debate in the Assem-.
bly,, but giving him, by way Of compensa-
ton, q limited veto power. s.
/ 1t is inferred FROM the political compost
tion of the committee that any proposition
to dissolve the Assembly will be rejected,
and nothing more radical, than partial re-
ueWal of the Chamber once year, or oace
every two years, like the American Senate,
will be entertained. si s sa3a sYe
Thiers is resolved there shall be no change
In the Ministry until the report of the COM
mittee Of thirty is presented. Then, if the
report Is unfayorable to him, he viii oppose
it in the Assembly. ,saaa}{5aS
/ An official reception was given at tae ex-
ecutive residence last night, which was na-
merot,sly attended. Theirs freely conYersed
with his friends on the political crisis. He
regretted that the partial renewal of tho AS
semb'y seemed impossible, aud declared be
was determined to adhere to the policy an
noupced in his message. VI ,.;I g, 4
Petitions for the dissolution Of the Assem-
bly, are coming in from all parts OF the eoun-
try. <9tts q Il! '.s
rhe Assembly committee charged with
the consideration of the election law have
decided to recommend that franchise be
given to all males over twenty-five years OF
age who have lived one year in the district
in which they vote, and that the duty OF
voting shall be made compulsory
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THE THEATRE.-This afternoon the ladies
and children will have an opportunity OF
seeing Zoe in Mia. 1t is drama of intense
interest, and aUounds in thrilling incidents.
Tonight the ''Flying Dutchman."
Miss Ada Gray, beautiful and talented
Young actress, will appear On Monday night
in sArticle Az" one of the latest dramatic
sensations in London and New York.
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hTnhofss1 ATnira

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DIspATcH.]
MONTGOMERY, December 6.-There was
nothing done to-day by either of the legis-
ative bodies.
WASHINGTON, December 8.-Thc Court
house Legislature Committee from Mont
gomery interviewed the Attorney-G General
this afternoon, and will present additional
papers in flrtherance OF their views next
yyepk
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GRAND JURY OF TIE HUsrNGs CoURT.-
Witnesses who have been summoned to at
tend the grand jury of the Hastings Court,
ta-Sestify in the case of W. j. Annable, are
notified that they must be promptly on hand
on Monday morning.
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LIST OF UNAVAILABLE LETTERS REMAINING IN
THE RICHMOND PosT-OFF1CE DECEMBER T.
Henry Allen. New York; Miss A. '. Sim
mons, Richmond, Va; Miss Sarah Turpin,
-; G. H. Woltz, Richmond, Va; Captain
Emmett Dupriest, Richmond, Va; Ernest
Woitz, Richmond, Va. (; Colonel w. 5. Gil
man, ltichmond, Va; w. c. A. Mayo, Rich
mond Va. -.ra... J. sar-ss..a..r. ,..-. !.