The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-19
+ IMBROGLI0 in, THE EAST.
Prospects for "a General Europe an
asf@ War Increasing. q
FOREIGN { STOCKS j; DEPR + E d
Hcitementin the London tockiExchange
I, and Other Bourses. , ...,
HoUsE-BunsER SENTENCED TO THE PEsrrEN-

H0USE-BURSER SENTENCED TO THE PENTTEN-
I,5r,p Especial telegram to the Dispatch.IIi n
NORFOLK, Va, October 18.-For negroes
were tried at Southampton Court to-day for
burning the residence and kitchen Of Slade
Lewis, Esq, on the 18th. One Of the mum;
Der, Amos Joyner, was convicted and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for ten years.
The others were acquitted.
;'e@ BURNED TO DEATH.
Especial kilograms to the Dispatcb.l
PORTSMOUTH, VA, October 18.-John Dri-
yer, an old and well-known citizen Of Ports
mouth, fell in the fire at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, and died last night of his injuries.
He was suffering from paralysis.
The War of intimidation.
TROOPS ORDERED TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
FORT MONROE, October 18.-Generar Bar
ry received telegraphic instructions from
Washington this morning to send four COM
panies of artillery from this post ut once to
Columbia, S. c., to report to Major General
Kruger, commanding the department. Com
pany ], Fourth artillery, Captain r. Loder;
Company G, First artillery, Captain Samuel
s. Elder; Company A, Third artillery, Cap
tain L. Lorain; and Company G, Fifth ar
tillery, Captain Wallace +. Randolph, were
designated to leave for that place tomorrow
morning. This leaves only one company
for duty here. -.
PROVIDENCE, R. L, October 1S.-Battery
B, First United States artillery, and ten
men from Battery X, now at Fort Adams,
have received orders to proceed forthwith
to Columbia, 5. G..
SECRETARY CAMERoN's ORDER TO GENERAL
Il: SHERMAN.
WASHINGTON, October 1S.-Secretary
Cameron's order to General Sherman
reached him at the Theatre last night. he
Immediately repaired to the telegraph office
and gave the necessary orders to General
G. T. Hancock, commanding the Depart.
ment OF the Atlantic.
The order was complete surprise to
every one outside of the War-Office people
ALL QUIET At cAINHoY-G GRANTS PROCLAIM
TON CAUSES NO EXCITEMENT. -
CHARLESTON, October 1S.-All has been
quiet to-day at Cainhoy. A small force o.
armed citizens from Charleston remain II
the village. the residents fearing that il thi!
guard is Withdrawn their houses will bt
fired. News received tonight that 4 com
pany Of United States troops are on theil
way from Columbia to Cainhoy causes much
! satisfaction. IL st;E
The Presidents proclamation causes M
excitement and but little comment here.
| THE SOUTH CAROLINA RIFLE-CLUBS CHARTERED
| ORGANIZATIONS.
WASHINGTON, October 1S.-An examina
ton of the laws of South Carolina show:
| that the rifle-clubs which Governor Cham
| % i1lorn1 and Ctriofly FOR
hidden by the laws OF the State, are regu
| larry chartered by the Legislature under the
name of "Rifle-Clubs." There is large
number of colored companies chartered in
the same way. 4..
The Indians.
SITTING BULL WANTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ABOUT CUsTER's LAST FIGHT.
WASHINGTON, October 1S.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has received let
ter from. the Indian agent at Fort Peel
stating that Sitting Bull asks permission fol
his warriors at that agency to trade for am
munition.
Little Elk, Sitting BULBS messenger, say:
he was. in the Custer fight, and that there
were eleven different tribes engaged in it
There were so many Indians that they could
not all get in the fight"
The YelIoW-Fever.
Z: CAUTION TO CITIZENS OF SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, GA, October 1S.--The follow
| ing is published this morning: lx4-
Office Health Officer, Savannah, Ga, DC
toberc IS, 1876: Absent citizens are eau
timed and warned against rsturning to thu
city until official notice is given that 1t viii
I be safe to do so. The decrease in the mort
uary report is encouraging, and Indicate
an early termination OF the epidemic, but
desire to say that it is far from safe for alb
lsentees to return. z:4o. 90 -.hi
TIH,fI -. T.: MCFARLAND,M.D d.,
80 - Z @"'t i"A Health Officer.
| c.yIIN1u October 1a.-Total interment