ffflß DISPATCH. BY CO WARPIW j^t^TßON.^ Is delivered to sntecrl h#rs st tte. pet week, payable to tbe sorrier weakly. Mailed at t« per annum; Bt.W for six months; tte. ««r month for a shorter period. The BKMI-WBKKLV DISPATCH at #4 per an »um Ot •*'•*• **** "* BUBU-t. The WEKKLY DISPATCH at ft per annum. I^_i__l_i___; FRIDAY DECEMBER 22, 18«fi. 4.ENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA. SENATE. Tbi rsdat. December 21, 186 A. The Senate met at the usual hour; Lieu tenant-Governor CowrEE in the chair. Prayer ! by I>r. Duncan. (isehiotion of Mr. Grat, House bill entitled .in*t-b< to incorporate the St. James Improve- ' A «cr Compauy was taken up, read a second ! ABTMbd referred to Committee on General Jed a. tah'»"*«v«dion of Mr. Gbat, House bill entitled : ~ md to invori>orato tho Chesterfield Gas COal Mining Company was read a third time and passed. By Mr. Coi bean: •• Resolved, That the Committee of Courts of Jus- i tire bo instructed to report a bill for tbe purpose of ' legislating and enforcing all contracts with the ' fr.'eilmcn by parlies wishing to employ tb>m by the year, or for a le>s period, and providing for the rtif.'rcement of such contracts, as may be doenied MCeBBBTf and proper." Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Lbmosey, the Senate took tip a bill to amend the fourth section of chap ter one hundred ami forty-one of the Code, and vi repeal the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. I ninth, teuth and eleventh sections of said i liapter: " 1. Be it enacted l>y the General Assembly. That the 4th section of chapter 141 of the Code of Vir ginia beaniended ana re-enacted so as to read as :o!lows: i "SscTIOEt, Legal interest shall continue to be' st the rate of six dollars upon one hundred dollars ' for a year, and proporlionably for a greater or less • vt:iu, or ft»r a longer or shorter time, and no per- i ■on, anless upon a contract in writing, shall take for the loan or forbearance of money or other tiling above the value of such rate." *' a. Be. it further enacted. That the sth, 6th, 7th Mh, fib, loth and llth sertious of said chapter 141 be, and the same are hereby, repealed, eEcept as to all debts and obligations for the loan of money contracted previous to the passage of this act ! "t. This act shall be in force from its' pas- i sage." After a brief discussion, it was laid on the lablefor future action. Senate bill amending the stay law was re- I timed from the House with an' amendment. On motion to lay it on the table, the bill was discussed at some length. Mr. Kkf.x, of Pittsylvania, urged the passage , of the bill, and thought that if the stay law wis not adopted that the question would grow into the question of repudiation. He thought that he could go before his county and carry it upon that issue, and that there was a strong feeling throughout the State. Mr. McKac, of Chesterfield, denied indig nantly that the people of Virginia would ever consent to repudiation. The bill was referred to the Committee on Courts of Justice. On motion of Mr. Robinson, the Senate then < adjourned until January 3d, lNiti. . | HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The House met at the usual hour. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Burrows. ' Manchester corroE company. House bill extending Manchester Cotton and Wool Manufacturing Company's charter, with sxeendsaent from the Senate, which was con- : cur red in, and the bill passed. KINABCB. Mr. Gbattax. from the Committee on Fi nance, reported the following bills, which were read the first and second times and ordered to be printed: Bill to authorize the conversion of registered j boada into coupon bonds. Bill to amend fourth section, one hundred and forty-first chapter Code ISo'o, regulating rotes of interest. Bill to amend certain sections of Code of ISM, regulating the payment of salaries and mileage of members. ■STAY LAW. A bill amending the stay law. passed Decern berteth, reported by Mr. Jotebs, was read the third time and passed. [This amendment is substantially the same as the Senate bill passed yesterday.] FBBBBBICBBBOBe AM» UOBDOXSVILLK BAIL ROAD. House bill releasing State interest in the FrederichUturg and Gordonsville railroad in i'artels instances was brought up. After soum discussion, under a suspension of the rules, the bill was reconsidered and recom raitted. • state debts. Mr. Robertson offered the following resolu ttea : " Resolved, That the Committee on Finance in- j quire into the expediency of funding the interest debt of the State.*' " I On motion of Mr. Ellis, a'resolution was j adopted inquiring into the expediency of pro- I tiding that, until the question of the re-union of the States shall have been decided by a vote or some other legal method, it is not advisable j for the Legislature to make any provision for the payment of public debts, or any portion thereof, or for the funding of the interest I thereon. Referred to the Committee on Fi nance. INCORPORATED COMPANIES. On motion of Mr. Robertson, the iCkE__ait tee on Finance was directed tainquire into the expediency of requiring incorporated com panies of the State to pay into the Treasury a deposit of security, and to pay a bonus for in corporation. AN AFFECTIONATE APPEAL TO Ofß WESTERS BRETHREN. On motion of Mr. lIABSBOBocun, it was '- Resolved, That the Committee on Ihe Union ef Eastern and Western Virginia he respectfully re •iiiented to examine into the propriety of adopting the following appeal." JSonietimes, in the course of human events, trivial circumstances separate good friends. and, as in the case of Abram and Lot, one goes to the right hand and the other departs to the left. But when passion subsides and rea "oii is enthroned, the remembrance of ancient friendship prompts kindly feelings of our na ture to reconciliation and mutual esteem. It rJ* t« us that there has been a separation bete*_Sß> us and our western brethren. Bound j K>gcs.vr by common blood, a common language, and the iron hooks of interest, what shall sepa rate us» And bound together by natural limits, who shall separate what God* has joined to tether I Shall poverty, shall tribulation, shall j the sword, tear us asunder from our brethren ? And how shaU we divide the glory of the Old Dominion ? You are too brave and generous to require us, iv bondsman's key, to say, *• Pray master, forgive us." And we ask no submission, no humiliation from you, but with outstretched arms wo invite you to our affectionate and i tender embrace. And behold how good and I pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity ! It is like the precious ointment upon I the head that ran down to the beard, even j Aaron's beard ; as the dew .of Heaven, as the 1 dew that descendeth upon the mountain of Zion, for the Lord commanded the blessing, even life forevermore. On motion of Mr. Jotnes, the House ad journed until Wednesday, January S, 13G<". The List Confederate Prisoner.—The last I 'oufederate prisoner of war has been released, on condition that he would leave the country. The Baton Rouge Gazette of the oth says : A letter received by Mr- G. Gusman, of this j * ity, from his son, Captain A. L. Gusman, of j the Confederate army, conveys the intelligence j that the brave young captain has been re- j leased from Fort Delaware on parole, and on condition further that he Is to leave the t'nited States within fifteen days from the date of the release. Captain fl usmau was for a long while con fined as a prisoner on Johnson's Island, and was one of the two who persisted in refusing «o take the oath of allegiance to the Govern ment. He was subsequently transferred to 'ort lie la ware, where he was confined for " PV ,'* r *'-l months previous to his release. int> Advocate says that Captain Gtisman left >ew York for *t era Crus on the steamship Moro Castle, to join aBJIcu and Magruder. * i."!_ P" ~tt" thtrcy died in Portsmouth on the insiup-.. He was the City Attorney for roruinoutli--a man of warm freliugs and at aebmeut* in his social relations, and kind and . *uevoient in bis disposition. Hi» health had tin. _, lin l M * for T** l **- He died of consnmp* in « _ 2F r ' D » n «hirey represented his district "* the Senate wme years ago. The re - w |MJW b||t wg| |, |t n tmp io y#< j ■■'»»_ been lately discharged.
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DAILY DISPATCH. VOL. 29-NO. 90. RICHMOND, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1865. PRICE TWO CENTS.
LOCAL MATTERS. MANCHESTER. We are profoundly grateful to our friends In , Manchester for the large lists of subscribers the> have sent as, and shall strive to deserve their pa ■ ironsge by promptly delivering to them, early ; ev.»ry morning, the best and cheapest daily papei i sent from this city. Mr. Jacks A. Gextbt, so long and favorably | known tothe public as an enterprising news dealer. j is our agent for Manchester, and will receive sub ! script ions and advertisements for the Dispatch. | Mr. Benjamin Mahoxk, our active and successful | canvasser, will continue to call upbn the people. j and we commend him and his work to their favo ( ruble consideration. | Remember that the Dispatch, always the favo ! rite or the citlxeus or Manchester, is oxr.r TWe j CHXTS PKU COPT, or TWELVE < ENTS FEU WERE. PRICE OF THE dTsIpaTCH. The Dispatch Is published at two texts per j copy and twelve cam per week. Irregular car \ rlers are selling tbe paper to transient customers at higher prices. These we cannot control. But the regular carriers only charge the prices short stated. Any citizen who wishes to take the paper : can have it delivered at the rates established at the office either by obtaining from the regular car rier or leaving his name at the Dispatch counting room. TO SUBSCRIBERS. We have encountered the usual difficulties ot • starting a new paper in reviving the Dispatch.— J ; The arrangement of routes for carriers, the finding , i out the residences of subscribers, and, above all. j \ the securing of faithful carriers to deliver the j ' paper to them, involve a great deal of difficulty . and trouble. It takes a little tinio and a great deal of patience and perseverance to smooth over these troubles and systematize the distribution ol ; the paper. We are rapidly doing all this. Clerks > are industriously arranging the growing lists, ami j we arc putting carriers on the routes, who will soon become acquainted with them, and, we trust, I faithfully deliver the paper. Subscribers, when , neglected, will please make tbe fact known at the office. ADVERTISEMENTS. Oat advertising columns show that our old friends - have not forgotten through what channel they can most certainly reach the largest number of readers. j They shall not be disappointed in their estimate oi ! the übiquitous power of the Dispatch. Wherever the mail, the express company, our special messen gers, the city carriers, and our agents in all the ! tewnsand villages of Virginia, North Caroliua and ; Tennessee can reach a family, there we are resolved j that tbe Dispatch shall be found, cost what it may j of capital, energy and labor. • Christmas and Christmas Presents. j This pleasant anniversary, the festival of I ■ Santa Cluus and the juveniles, the period ! ,of egg-nogg drinking and of universal hi- I | larity, Is once more at hand. Never before . have more ample preparations been made for , its appropriate celebration. Notwithstanding [ the desolating interlude of four years of war, we hear of ladies from the country making j ! purchases of large quantities of raisins anil other ingredients for fruit cake and plumb j pudding, while many a housekeeper in Rich- I ■ raond has given an order to tho butcher for a j ; "spiced round," or to the poultry mnjv for a J turkey of ihe largest dimensions. fThc shop- I keepers nnd merchants vie with each other in I ! spreading before their customers goods of the j i most tempting and elegant descriptions. Jew- ; : elry, new dresses, work-boxes, and all the mis- i cellaneous paraphernalia required by ladies: '■ ' pop-crackers, rockets anil confectionery, with games and toys of every kind for the .juveniles: i and magnificently-bound books for all who j : have a literary taste, may be found every where, and in order to discover, without any ' • trouble, where they are for sale, we advise a \ i perusal of tbe advertising columns of this pa- j j per. Notwithstanding the stringency in the i , money market, we expect that Sania.Claus and j : Kriss Kingle will have a merry anniversary on ! j Monday next. Our merchants have provided themselves . 1 with ample stocks of articles that are beauti- S • ful and seasonable. Notwithstanding the ] troubles and the hardness of the times, there ; | never was a more extensive or recherche stock • of Christmas goods in the city. , As a sort of guide to the reader for things I appropriate and seasonable to the occasion, we | present below a brief directory of the cstab i lishments whose notices appear in the columns ' of the Disjxdch : 1). Sodiui A Co., Main street, under the j Spotswood Hotel, display a large and well-se ■ lected stock of cakes, fruits, candies, cordials, . wines, fire-works, etc. For abundance and va riety, this establishment is very attractive. G. H. Stacy A Son, 110 Main street, have children's carriages and baby-jumpers, as well as a fine assortment of furniture. Hall A Hutchison, No. 7 Fourteenth street, between Main and Cary, have a large assort ment of collars, Ac, at wholesale. Styll A Davis, Franklin street, three doors below Fifteenth, have choice wines and li quors. They import their liquors, though they keep a Styll themselves. At No. 43 Main street, Julius Kracker has some cracking fine pants, and overcoats, and full suits. Robert Held, Sixth street, near Clay, former- I ly Verandah Hotel, has oysters, game of all ! kinds. And what is Christmas without these ? ; j W. R. Polk, 173 Broad street, corner of Sixth, I ! has the finest silks and dress patterns In the city, and at a low price. Jesse J. Underbill, Seventh street, between Mate and Franklin, agent for Boston paper- j j collar and cuff" manufactory, j rjohn Blair, No. AS Maiu street, has fine j family groceries, brandies, wines and whisky. The latter, mixed with eggs and sugar, pro- ] duce a well-known Christmas beverage. B. Catogni, No. 51 Main street, has figs, i raisins, citron, Christmas toys and fire-works. | I This is the place for Santa Clans to get the | worth of his money. | Darby A Gentry, north side Main, between : I Ninth and Tenth streets, has ladies' and! misses' boots nnd shoes of the latest styles.— j Ladies, go pat your.feet in them. J. B. Wood, Marshall and Fifth streets, ' hns perfumery, and hair ionics that will ' make the hair grow on an old hair trunk. Charles L. Todd, corner Sixth and Clay, has , wine, rum, brandy and whiskies. Good things to have about the house Christmas times. Zimmer A Co., No. 17 Main street, have all \ j kinds of confectionery, foreign and domestic ' j fruits. These are the things to top ofl'a Christ- ' I mas dinner with. Wood ho use A Parham, Governor street, op posite Dispatch office, have photographic al bums, bibles, prayer and hymn books, and ele gant editions of the poets. All new, and an elegant assortmeut. A. 11. Christian A Co. have a lieautiful col lection of Christmas books and presents, juve- | idle books, dressing cases, port-folios, Ac. A. Samuels, over Pixzini's, on Broad street, has a handsome and well-selected assortment of lathes' cloaks and furs. Any article among which will be acceptable as a Christmas gift. Frederick T. Andrews, on Sixth street, near Clay, otters for sale house-furnishing goods for the old imople, and a large stock of dolls -for girls, and toys for the boys. • John Dooley, one of the oldest and best- j known dealers iv the city, ha* opened v, .store j at No. 239 Main street, under the Spotewood 1 Hotel. lie has a splendid stock of ladies' furs, j end hate and cape of the iuo-»t fashionable J styles for ladies and gentlemen. I
Messrs. Bldgood A Riley, at the Iron-front j building, on Thirteenth, between Main and ! Franklin streets, offer to the boys and girls ! ! most beautiful assortment of plain and i colored toy books. Illustrated juvenile produc tions, and elegantly-bound works of the stand ird poets and authors for grown-up people. Sizer A Briggs, on Broad street, near the Cen i ral depot, propose to furnish their customers with the essential elements of a Christmas dinner. With this object in view, they have laid in a stock of dressed fowls, butter, eggs, ipph-s, Ac. to which we Invite the attention of our readers. Mr. Briggs lost a leg in the Confederate service, and Mr. Slser has been for a long time connected with the Central' railroad. E. P. Townsend, at No. 102 Main street, has | i large and well-selected assortment of chess- ! boards and men, handsome bibles and prayer ! books, photographic albums, writing desks ' and work boxes, suitable for both ladles and j gentlemen. J. W. Davie* A Sons are the proprietors of the Musical Exchange, on Main, near Tenth I street. They have, beyond a doubt, the finest stock of printed music in the South, with a large number of fine-toned pianos and cabinet and parlor organs. Their store is decorated j with paintings by the most distinguished ar j tists, and we recommend a call upon them by every person of literary, musical or artistic i taste. ! This notice will be continued to-morrow I morning of such advertisements as are brought in to-day for the Dispatch. The Election.—An election took place hi this city yesterday for a member of the House of Delegates and for Commonwealth's Attor ney of the Circuit Conrt, to fill vacancies occa sioned by the death of Littleton Tazewell, Esq. The contest passed off very quietly, no disturbance having occurred in either ward; and Colonel Thomas J. Evans was elected to the House of Delegates and Major N. A* Sturdi vant to the position of Commonwealth's At- j torney by the following vote: •" I Si. | I _ 1 A »• ! \£ : < f j CANDIDATE!?. *1 * s* _ I 5 38 as ' g 5 1 « i a ' ; v ■"■ i _ *» i § 2 | ! __i_i_____!__L!____. i I Commonwealth's Attorney |B. A. Sttirdivant 247. 23» 109 ! 704 X.D.Ward 16 |15 .4 j55 \ MajorityforSturdivant..! ; i 619 ! II • i House, of Delegates. \ J Thomas J. Evans ! 122 j Vjl I I*o ; 4»d i Thomas 11. Wynne 13fl ! 84 j 52 j 272 ' Majority for Evans I j j ( 224 j Taking the vote for member of the House of j Delegates at a guide, the total vote cast in the l city was seven hundred and sixty-eight. jAx Oi-tr.vue in a Bar-room.—On Thursday i night last, a man, who is said to be a citizen of ; Hiohmond, entered the saloon of Mr. O. Mil ! ler, 011 Marshall, between Fifth nnd Sixth streets, said he was just out of jail, and asked 1 for a drink. Mr. Miller told him that he gave jno liquor to drunken men, when the intruder applied to Miller a variety of profane and vul ' gar epithets, whereupon he was put out of the house. A short time afterwards he returned, j and rushing to the stove, seized a kettle of hot j water and threw the contents in the face of j Mr. Domler, who was in the saloon at the 1 time, scalding him badly, and inflicting very serious injuries. Mr. Miller then knocked him ■ down, and others in the house punished him i quite badly. As soon as he was released the j man left, and as he was going made great j threats of revenge. On Sunday last he came I to the saloon, knocked at the door, and called upon the propsietor to come out, saying that Ihe was accompanied by fifteen men. Mr. Mil ler refused to open the door, and thus the mat- I ter has ended for the present. Miller is a na- I tive of Prussia, served in the military service jof that country, and during the war cast his j fortunes in favor of the Confederate States, performing his duty faithfully from the com mencement to the close. The Case of Dice Rivers.—The notorious rough, Dick Rivers, hailing from the Sixth Ward of New York city, who has given the police no little trouble since his arrival in Richmond, was again before the Mayor yes terday. This time he was charged with steal ing a bottle of pickles from the store of Mr. Rooke, at the corner of Twenty-third and Main streets. He presented the appearance of a man who had been on a protracted spree. Mr. Rooke stated that he did not witness the theft. Rivers had been in the store two ;or three times on Wednesday. He first offered ! a quantity of tobacco for sale, and afterwards ! came in and created a disturbance. He was ' informed by Mr. Mull that a man was plun ! dering his store : ascertained that the accused ■ was the party, and had him arrested. Rivers i was much intoxicated at the time, and Mr. { Rooke merely wanted him locked up to give him jan opportunity to get sober. The amount of j the theft was very small. Tho Mayor asked j Rivers if he did not promise, when he was up jon Saturday last, to leave the city iminedi , ately. He replied that he did, but was wait -1 ing to receive some money ; he never stole i anything In his life, he said ; and if he were to j make an experiment in that line, he would I certainly take something of more value than i two or three pickles. In consideration of \ Dick's antecedents, the Mayor sent him to : jail for the period of six months. ReBBEBT AND OfTRAUEOIS ASSAULT t'POX '. Ladies.—On Wednesday evening, about six ' o'clock, three men, dressed in blue uniform, and supposed to be United States soldiers, went In to the store of Mrs. Fauldhauber, on Sixth, 1 between Marshall and Clay streets, nnd pre tended that they wanted to purchase some I goods. There was no one in the store at the ; time but the proprietress and a young lady, ' and the conduct of the men being such as to 1 excite suspicion, Mrs. Fauldhauber slosed the door, intending to send for a policeman and have them arrested. The men then snatched up a quantity of dry goods, nnd Mrs. Fauld hauber screamed, when one of them seised her by the throat, choked and threw her upon the 1 floor: and at the same time his two companions made a similar demonstration upon the young I lady- They then made their escape, going up Clay street, and taking their plunder with them. One of the men left a cap behind, marked with the letter "F." New Passbeoeb Coaches.—We have hereto fore noticed tbe arrival of four new passenger coaches from Philadelphia, for the Richmond and Danville railroad. They have been placed on the line, and are represented as be ing unsurpassed for elegance, comfort and general finish. Some new box para have also been lately placed upon the road. Nearly all of the strap or fiat raH baa boon removed, and substituted by heavy iron, nnd the trains are now making much better time than formerly
Rations.—lt certainly ought to be well known to ihe needy persons of this city that the issue of rations by the United States au thorities has been discontinued, and that no arrangement has been made for its resump tion. Notwithstanding this fact, the Mayor of the city is constantly applied to by Indi gent females for supplies of food, which be has no authority to give. As many as twenty have called npon him at one time, and he is so much annoyed by these continual applica tions as to seriously interfere with his public duties. The Council has made an appropria tion to snpply the poor with fuel, but even this Has not yet been purchased. Rcnaway and Seasbixo of a Wixuow.—On Wednesday evening, a horse, attached to a buggy owned by a German named McGim my, ran away Oh Broad street, and on reach ing the corner of Fourth, turned upon the sidewalk and ran into the window of Rose's store, smasking np things generally. Mc- Gimmy very promptly told the proprietor of the store that he would settle all damages. The Scout's Peize.— This is the title of a ' painting, just completed by Mr. Elder, now on.public exhibition iUDavies's music store. ; It is truly a noble work, aud stamps the ' artist as a man of rare genius. i The whole story is told by a glance at the j picture: a lonely bit of forest road, a furious snow storm, and a scout spurring on through it with a fury that shows he is pursued, but j who seems cool and self-poised, holding a car bine in the firm clutch of his right hand, nnd leading the captured horse by the rein with his left. That horse, a noble animal, bears the trappings of a Federal soldier: he has I tried to outrun the slower horse of the scout, but a jerk of the rein has set him fretting and leaping, and a toss of his bend has broken the martingale. This is historical painting in its truest sense, and half a century hence will tell a story of the great war more truly than history ever will. This is a thing that living men have seen, and not mere imaginary scenes from past history. The accessories are painted in a masterly manner. Snow scenes are the easiest to paint badly, and the hardest to paint well. Here the snow already fallen on the ground and piles of brush, the veil of falling snow half ob scuring a perspective of dreary forest, and the drift of snow driving along the surface, are all beautifully rendered. There are a fallen trunk and a white oak near the foreground, both of which are as fine pieces of tree-drawing as one would wish to see of a winter's day. But the •charm is the motion of the picture. One almost expects to hear, at the next moment, the hoofs thunder on the little bridge ahead, or to see the wild black horse come leaping out of the i canvass. This Is Mr. Ei.deb's masterpiece. Commencing Christmas in Advance.—A white wom_h, named Frances Smith, who ! i was brought into the lower statiou-hoifse on . Wednesday evening in a perfectly helpless i condition, was arraigned before Mayor Satin • dera yesterday for drunkenness. She admit- ! \ ted that she had taken a dram, but was not in- ; j toxicated. She made a piteous appeal for a i release, stating that she would never be . | brought before him again if excused this time. j The Mayor admonished and dismissed her. J. B. Vaughan, a small man with grey hair | and a moustache dyed jet black, was charged : with having been drunk in the street. It ap I peared that he was found by Major Claiborne . leaning against a, lamp post, and was subse ! quently arrested. In consideration of the fact j that this was his first appearance, the Mayor : discharged him, with a warning against a re | petition of his offence. \ R. W. Starke was also charged with getting j drunk and laying down to take a nap in the i [ streets. He is a man apparently of about forty years; genteelly dressed, but very mud- I dy. The Mayor admonished and discharged ! him. 1 . , j The New Opera Hocsb.—Mr. George Kun- ' j kel, the former well-known manager of the j Richmond Theatre, has been in the city for two days past on business connected with his Opera House, which he proposes to erect on the site occupied by the Mechanics' Institute, on Ninth street, between Main and Franklin. He has endeavored to lease the Richmond The atre without success, the owner holding it at a price altogether beyoiid the means of mana gers in these modern times. The stock of the new establishment has been liberally sub scribed for, and Mr. Kunkel expects to have it ready and open for the amusement of the pub lic in fifty or sixty days. We bespeak for him | the liberal encouragement of our citizens. Rt'NAWAY OF TWO HOERES—A MAN'S LEO Bboeen.—Yesterday morning about 9 o'clock. aan two-horse wagon, belonging to Mr. Wil- j Ham Johnson, which had been sent to the city ! laden with wood, was standing in front of j Mountcastle's stove and tin store, on Broad street, the horses took fright nt a passing lo comotive and dashed np the street at a furious rate. On reaching the corner of Fourth, a wheel was detached from the wagon by some obstruction, and the driver, a negro, thrown out, and one of his legs broken. The requi site surgical aid was rendered by a physician In the vicinity. Faib.—The ladies connected with the Union Station Methodist Church, ou Union Hill, are at present holding a fair for the benefit of their church. The articles offered for sale are both attractive and valuable, and the fair is presided over by numerous fair ladies, who really constitute the chief attraction of tin occasion. Mr. Robert J. Christian has con tributed some beautiful life-size pictures of Generals Lee and Jackson, which will proba bly be raffled some timo during the present week. A special entertainment was given by the ladles last night to the members of the press, nnd everything passed off to the satis faction of all in attendance. Lecture To-Niobt.—Mr. Ernest Lagarde, who come here as a refugee from New Orleans during the war, and soon established his repu tation as a contributor for the city press, will to-night repeat, at the Richmond Theatre, the address which he delivered recently on the theme of "The Atomic Phenomena of Na ture." We did not hear the address which was delivered for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum, but have been informed by good judges that it was a chaste and highly enter taining production. Mr. Lagarde has been invited to repeat his address by a large num ber of citizens, and we hope he will have a numerous audience. Stbalieu Jbwelby .—A youth, named George Sullivan, who said that he had no relatives living, nor any friends upon whom he con id call in a case of emergency, was before Mayor Saunders yesterday on the charge of stealing a breastpin from the store of Mitchell A Tyler, on Main street. No witnesses being iv at tendance, the investigation of the case was postponed until to-day. Tub City Jail.—Mr. F. W. HaU, the former efficient jailor of this city, will today resume charge of the Jail.
Fbbsobbb's Cotbt—lmbobtaxt Case.—The uninteresting monotony In the proceedings of this tribunal was broken yesterday by the ap pearance of a case of general interest and of an Important character. j The style of the case w%s Christian (color- j ed) vs. R. H. Maury * Co. and R. W. ] Hughes. It seems, from the records of the Court, that a box, containing bonds and other securities to tbe amount of some Bio.ow, was I deposited with Maury A Co. for Christian, (as claimed by the plaintiff,) end that R. W. Hughes, acting ns administrator, removed the bonds without competent authority. The argument yesterday arose on amotion j made by the defendant to postpone the trial till depositions could be taken in Wisconsin. Judge Cramp opened the cose by making the j motion, and holding that the deposition was necessary. Mr. J. Hermer Gilmer, Jr., followed for I the petitioner, lie argued that the motion arose simply from a spirit of delay; that the deposition was not necessary, and that if it I was, the witness should be made to come in person. He said that the second day of Jann- j ary, proximo, had already been set for the final trial of the case upon its merits; and therefore if the Wisconsin witness bad any thing to say he conld get here as well by that time as in six months. Mr. J. H. Gilmer followed for petitioner, con tending that in this case time was the essence of justice, and protesting against delay. Judge Crump closed the case by holding that I the ordinary courts would grant his motion, J and requesting that this tribunal would do the J same*, j The Court decided to take up the case on tho 2d of January unless further cause for delay could be shown. Pbovosi Covet—Bbevet-Colonel McEntee I PBKsiDiNu.—But few cases were disposed of in this Court yesterday. The following is a sum- I mary: • I C. S. Pleasants, charged with selling liquor J to enlisted men, was fined twenty-five dollars. William Burton, negro, charged with steal- j ing a load of coal and offering it for sale, j pleaded guilty, and was sent to Castle Thunder for sixty days. Joseph Williams alias Davy Jones, negro, j was convicted of being drunk and lying down I in the street, and was sent to the Castle for J ten days. James Ferguson, ol* the Twenty-fourth Mas- I sachusetts volunteers, arrested for drunken-1 ness, was sent to the C astle for ten days. Arses rs.— The following arrests were made I by the police yesterday : Thomas Field, (negro,) for stealing iron from I the rnins of the old Columbian Hotel, on Cary I street. George W. Duncan, for fighting Jn the j market with James Wilkinson, and James 1 Wilkinson for retaliating upon George W. 1 Duncan. James Carshin, for assaulting and j knocking down a citizen ; Colin Lee, (negro,) for throwing a piece of iron and striking a little I girl. Mary Jane Coleman and Mary Sykes, I (negroes.) for disorderly conduct and making a I disturbance in the streets ; and R. Thompson. I of Hanover, for uproarious conduct in public while under the influence of liquor. The following arrests were registered at the upper station-house: James Washington, (negro.) for stealing iron from J. A. Belvin, and Anderson Edwards, ; for fighting on Broad street, near the Frede , ricksbnrg depot, with a negro named D. Green.
Richmond Academy of Medicine.—Another I meeting of this society was held last evening | at the Medical College, Professor Joynes presi ding. The organization of the Academy was completed by the adoption of a constitution and by-laws, reported by Dr. Houston, chairman of the committee appointed at a previous meet ing to draft them. One of the provisions of the constitution, as reported, forbid the mem bers of the Academy to patronize druggists who deal in patent medicines, but this provi sion was stricken out. The next meeting of the Academy will be held on the first Thursday in January. Abridging the Liberties op the Pbess.—On Wednesday night, as two attaches ot the Rich mond press were quietly proceeding to their home, on Church Hill, they were set upon at the corner of an alley near the corner of Twen tieth and Broad streets by four misguided men. and an equally misguided youth, who garroted them in the most scientific style, and then pro ceeded to search their pockets. It is almost un necessary to say that they found nothing bnt a ten-cent note, and a few books, a pocket-knife, and some engravings, which had been kindly presented to them a short time previously. Some ladies and gentlemen coining down the street frightened the rascals away. We add to this notice that the aforesaid reporters will henceforth go well armed and prepared for any demons trot ion of the kind. Personal.—Hon. James A. Seddon, the last Secretary of War for the late Confederate | States, arrived in Richmond yesterday from I Fort Pulaski, near Savannah. He has been I released on parole. His health seems to be I good. We reti'rn thanks to Mr. J. M. Dnesberry, :of the National Express, for late Petersburg papers. Also, to Mr. B. Merchant for late : Norfolk papers. \ _ MARnqE INTELLIGENCR MINIATURE ALMANAC-Dk(.-embkb »,YstV." ; Sun rises 7 181 Moon sets t 4t ; Sun 5et5....... l_L_*J High woter^....„„. 754 PORT OF RICHMOND, DECEMBER tl.lStt. ABBIVBD. i Steamer City of Richmond, Stranahan, Norfolk, I United State* mail, merchandise aud passenger*. 1 Haskins A Hridgford. • Steamer 8. O. Pearce, Bennett, City Point, Go vernment olllcers. SAILED. Steamer M. Martin, Livingston, Norfolk, United state* mail, merchandise and passengers, Haskins A Hridgford. Steamer Lady Lang, Blanchard, Washington,' i Government horses. Steamer S. O. Peaice, Bennett, City Point, Go i vernnient offlcers: Steamer E. Ludlow, Nelson, City Point, schoon ers in tow, F. W. Lewis. MEUOEAEDA. i .Bark bound up off Point Shoals, schooner! ! \icksburg off Hog Island.— Reportal by Pilot I Decker, of the Steamer City of Richmond. FOR NEW YORK.-The new and ele- Kant side-wheel steamship SA- RATOOA. Captain Kino, will leav*x_*aS-BW-L • her berth at Rocketts on HATl'K'lgE V \ DAY MORNING st ■ o'clock. _■ Wk j Passengers sre requested to be on board before t that hour. i Freight received TO-DAY and FRI -j DAY. No trans-shipment by this line,'at by others, 1 which Is so very injurious to cargo. Rates moderate. V F. WATSON. I de 11—it | vi aOAlffllTlKK CAS |
THE DISPATCH, -**'^* m,^^^*+m *+**mm,mm* ~**--». (^^^>tjrf^^^^^.^%)^p»^r jn^ > >aa;»aos»s«»e mAmmm Traits oar ADvurrMma: One tqeate, one insertion.. „«§ c 1* One square, two Insertloae... ./law One square, three taoMtteas ....... 118 One square, sis Insertions $ my One square, twelve InssrtiuM. « g» One square, one month is to Ouesqssra, twoEMEstas. it at One sqeare, three Baonths tete J. i ■''.■■■■ __g SPECIAL Niri.CJtCH. tbe eollcltatton ef ssany Mends, the LBCTUBS OB THB *• ATOMIC PHENOMENA OF NATURE. ' bitherte delivered for the benefit of the Ftmale Humane Asylum, wIU be repeated at the Bkh aMmd Theatre en FBIBAT, December te, all P. BT. TICKETS can be purchased at the box-oßet of the Theatre snd at Bldgood k Blley's, B. P. Townsend's, Mitchell k Tyler's, J. W. Bevies * Sons', snd at the various drag stores. PBICB PIFTYCBNTfi. (de 1W») ~ - ■ a ~~~- JAMBS WOODBorsS. B. a. rABBAH. WW Jnnsen Weedhoaat te Co. ore glad to be able to announce to their friends and the public that they have resumed thsir old bat!* ness under the Arm and style of WOODHOUSEA PARHAM, and have taken a bouse on QoVBBBOB (TBIBTBBNTB) STBBBT, riBST 8008 BBOU Maim. They return their grateful thanks for the liberal patronage extended to their bouse for more than twenty years, and hops to merit and receive a con. tinuance of it. They will keep always in store a good assort ment of BOOKS, STATIONERY, PIANO-FORTES AND MUSIC, to which they Invite the attention of all persona la want of such articles. In connection with the above business they have established a BOOK BINDERY AND BLANK-BOOK MANUFAC TORY, I and having secured the services of aooo wobbMBE, [ are prepared to do all work entrusted to them ; promptly and at reasonable rates. Terms : Cash. WOODHOUSE A PARHAM, de l»—«t. Governor street, nesr Main. a_rJohn E. Deberty, MERCHANT TAILOR, Main stbeet, between Eiubt'h anb Nintb, diagonally opposite the Spotswood Hotel. NEW GOOD 8! NEW GOODS! Mb. DOHEKTT calls sttentlon to some beautiful FABBICB FOR QENT'S WINTER WEAR, received In tbe last few dsys, which will be made up In good style. Ho names: SIMONI'S WAVED-FACED and TRICOT COAT. INGB, ENGLISH WHITNETS snd BEAVERS, various colors; ENGLISH MELTON'S, OXFORD and BROWN MIXTURES, JOHANNT'S and SIMONI'S CLOTHS and DOE. SKINS, CLARET, BBOWN and BLACK BEAVERS, for suits. This stock Is excellent, and the prices shall salt the times, de 11—ts J. E. DOHERTT.
WW Compound lodlnised Cod Liver OIL—FOU GERA'S COMPOUND lODIXISED COD LIVER OIL possesses not only all the nourishing proper ties of fresh and pure COD LIVER OIL, but also the tonic, stimulant and alterative powers of lodine, Bromine and Phosphorous combined, In sach proportions as to render it FIVE TIMES STRONGER than any other; saving, therefore, time, money, suffering, snd life. For sale by MEADE A BAKER, Pharmaceutists, de IS-lit corner Franklin and Ninth str >et*. J. B. BCBBBSS. J. L. PC ■STBurrees, Powers ie / WBOLESALE WHITB GOODS, HOSIERY, - . - NOTIONS, No. lit Main stbeet, (sp stain,) RICHMOND, VA-. * de 11—lm WW White Lend nnd Zinc, IN PATENT CANS, forssle by HARVEYS A WILLIAMS, de 19—lm sgents for the manufacturers. DRY QOOV& X SHOEa &c. .^ BOOTS ANDSHOES, nga Having secured a small store aud fll cheap rent, I am determined T m| NOT TO BE OUTDONE •*■ by any house in the city in tbe quality of my goods and the REASONABLENESS OF MY PRICES. I intend to keep at all times a good assortment of tfll kind* of BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS ; and the public can rely upon everything I say, as I DO NOT MISREPRESENT. I have also for sale LADIES' AND GENTS' PAPER COLLARS AND CUFFS, of the best manufacture, aud can sell them CHEAPER THAN AA'Y HOUSE IN THE CITY. I have a large stock and every style. JOHN POLLOCK, Seventh street, between Main and Franklin. del»—ts * TTALL A HUTCHISON, IMFOBTKBS AND JOBBBBS OB NOTIONS AND WHITE BOOBS, at the old stand of Tbobab, HroBBS A Caldwell, No. 7 Fourteenth street, between Main and Cary, RICHMOND, VA. The subscribers have formed a co-partnership, ss above, and are now prepared to exhibit A WELL-SBLECTED STOCK OF GOODS, purchased from ft FIRST HANDS, FOR CASH, snd will be plessed to serve their old friends sad tbe trade generally. jog/:,] "~r ****i|E.. formerly of Thomas, Hi .■-*■* . - f - KDGAR 8. i formsrly of McVeigh dell—ts :-*-_tuttv. ■'»-
i IKKAT JiPaCljlabK IN Till- I'tUCE U OF DRY GOODS AT LEVY BROTHERS. M MAIN STBEET.—They ore selling handsome De laines Ot tt cents; rich Printed Merinoes si Ot cents ; Grey Twilled Flannel at te cents ; Balmo ral Skirts at St so, worth ft M ; Cloth for Cloaks st k» te. worth Sate; Calicoes at St. te and te cents; Bleached Cottons at«, tt and » cents ; Un bleached Sheeting at W cents ; Worked Bands at •1 W for the doable strip. Also, at rotr tew Prices, Ladles' Cloaks, Shawls, Blankets, Dress Goods, Tsble Cloths, Napkins, Towels, Ac. If you went to mv. money, de 11—ts jit Main street. njUIK GREAT Rt»H" FOR THE I CHEAP GOODS CONTL*«yBS.-Tllß BMALL PBOFIIT BTOBB TAKBS THB BKOTHBBS hsve reduced the price ef their DBBSB GOODS, and are now selling them at twenty five per cent, below regular prices. Haekbaek Diapers, M seats, worth as,; Haudkeiehtete, wuc roaUMt all linen, at H per do-en: rich Bracked bauds, at from U cents to Ot, worth double the money; all-wool tunnel at te orate; bleached cot ton at**, stand M cents: calicoes tt te,»andte vents. Also, at very low prices. Clonks, Shawls, Blankets. Swtes Cambric and Checked MusUna. Embroidered hilars, sets of Collar- and.Cute, ■gg'*' ~ __i_-_sr TtARBY * GENTRY (of Ihe W» Ann «_sLasttiafflfe^JsK4 above TenthTnorm side,THehmond. M ._ JOHN \rPAOaV»*b &*>__; JP..i_a___ T H ?