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THE DAILY DISPATCH. tar Ttt At> V * KTI« K it*—The cl reu It is Hwiwfore greatly superior to any other as a RICHMOND, VA "! | Tli are Jay Msgja;, Ayrll lg, 18S2. THE ENTERPRISE OP JOUINALISM. Within a few years there baa been a great re volution in journalism, producing aa marked a change as has been wrought in acience, in phi loaopby or in government. Formerly the newspaper was a luxury confined to the few. Now, it has become a necessary for the many. Then it was sought for merely to supply suc|t intelligence as pertained to the weightier af faire of life, to present the phase* of party and the latest movements in the matters of State. — Now, the morning paper is laid upon the break- Cut table "At the accmtomed hour of cgg» and toast" to furnish the subscriber with the entire his tory of human progress during the four and twenty hours that havejust elapsed. Once up on a time, too, the gazette was not altogether a trifle as regards the cost of subscription. Now, the very best chronicles of news may be obtain ed for a mere bagatelle; 2 or 3centain the larger cities of this country being the outside charge percopy. In Eugland, it is somewhat differ ent. It must be remarked, however, that in London for every reader who purchases a pa per at first cost, there are ten who have it sup plied at second cost. Thus the Times, which every body knows is the most remarkable jour nal of th« age, is sold to the first purchaser at five pence (equal to about ten cents) but pass ing from bis hands it is read by others at three pence, two pence, and at last a penny, dimin ishing in price with the time of day, as the af ternoon approaches. We hsve been led to make these remarks by a recent article in the New York Tribune, de veloping the resources and prospects of that extraordinary paper at this time. It has just reached its eleventh birth-day, and appears in a new and elegant hoilday dress, appropriate to such an anniversary. A single glance at the statistics given will show us how immense has been its success, and how large is the in fluence it exerts. The daily oirculation of the Tribune is stated to be 19,680 —the semi-week ly 3,360, and the weekly 52,800, besides 1,350 printed expressly for transmission to Califor nia. For the quarter ending with the first of April of this year its receipts for advertising alone were $20,732, while the total receipts for the same time amounted to the enormous aum of $75,657. How, the astonished reader will be apt to ask, has this tremendous degree of prosperity been attained ? The question is certainly a pertinent one. Th* principal owner and direct or of the whole concern is Horace Greeley—a name associated forever with all that is false in philosophy, dangerous in doctrine, and bad in morals. He is the most furious of abolition ists. He is the most levelling of socialists.— He ia the most noisy of agitators. Surely, one would think, there are not enough of mal contents in the metropolitan city of America to keep up a journal under the editorial super vision of such a man as this. But let those who think so, be informed that the doctrines taught by the Tribune have nothing whatever to do with its prosperity. There are probably 2000 men in New York, and these among the very best citizens, who would continue to take the Tribune,if Greeley should advocate openly the abolition of marriage or the introduction among us cf the Car of Juggernaut. The pa per has become just as indispensable to these 2000 men, by reason of its commercial articles, as their ledgers or their day-books. And this suggests the true secret of the vast success of the Tribune. It haa become so great, because Greeley has made it,to all intents andpurposes, a newspaper, in the truest sense of that term, in whieh the reader will be sure to find a relia ble compendium of the latest intelligence on all possible subjects, and has fixed its price at a sum so low that it is within the reach of all classes. By division of labor, he is enabled to accomplish what would be absolutely impos sible without it. And, he has, als, oin this man ner, acquired a vast deal of credit for ability which properly belongs to his associate editors. There is one man for the heavy line of political editorial, another does the money market, a third directs the scissors,a fourth presides over the department of the muses, &c., &c. It is, in all things,but the vile character of its teach iogs, a perfect gazette. Now. we have to say, after giving thia sum mary of the Tribune's capabilities, that such as the Tribune is in New York, to the exteut of ' its energy and circulation, so the Dispatch is in Richmond. Nor is it self-glorification in us to ■ay so. We do not profess to be so learned or ■o various as that paper,or to evince any supe rior ability to our city contemporaries. But we do claim to be sounder in doctrine than Mr. Greeloy,and to serve up more news than any of our friends of the Richmond press. And, be ing determined to maintain the orthodoxy of our editoial sentiments,we shall go ahead in the line of newspaper success, supplying our budget of intelligence at a merely nominal price, and affording the business men of the community an advertising medium that cannot be aurpassed. Cock-a-doodle-do! Presidential Speculations.—The New Orleans Delta figures op the chances of Gen. Scott's nomination, by a Whig National Con vention, as follows : States probable and al ready declared for Scott give a total of 152 ▼otea in convention ; certain and probable for Fillmore, 111; for Webster, 17. This includes Miaaiseippi and Arkansas for Fillmore, tbouj-h tbe Helta doubts whether they will be repre- Mated in the convention. It also otnita South Carolina aad California from its calculation.— Turning to the Democratic party, the Delta aa/S that it finds the ciphering much more dif ficult. It thinks that Mr. Buchanan, howev er, "cannot count upon the vote of old Virgin ia," and will find it rather alow work to aweep tbe votes of the Southern delegations ; while such arc the relatione between Case and Dou f laa as to becloud tbe prospects of the De mocracy "In doubt, uncertainty, tnrmoil and perplexity"—those of tbe Whig# being "much clearer, mora distinct, and leu complicated." Tbe Delta adds—"Under such circumstances, we an (breed to take refuge in Father Ritch ie's ominous and significant see* wtrront." The Skammi—Slow but Bom.—lt is gen erally admitted, we believe, that the return of Spring hat been delayed ten or twelve da/a tha present aeaaon. The fannera. both North and South, are complaining of ita back ward - noaa, by which their operation* have been greatly retarded. As late aa laat Friday, the enow covered the atone feneaa is Hampshire county, Mate., and the farmers were improving the weather which wae peculiarly favorable for the manufacture of maple-tugar. The fishermen on some of the rivers in this vicinity —particularly on the Potomac—are complain* ing of a poor aeaaon, we see. The probabili ty ia that the shad and herring, not liking the late cheerless weather, have postponed their annual trip up-stream a week or two, and that they will be forthcoming, in their usual num bers, in the present modified state of the weath er. In this vicinity, the fruit trees are in fine blossom, and the numeroua beautiful gardens and pleasure grounds are beginning to be clothed with verdure. More "Material Aid" needed.—The Vi enna correspondent of the London Times writes as follows concerning the mother and sisters of Kossuth: " The family is in great distress, and a small sum—l believe about £121 —having been for warded by some philanthropist for their relief, the Imperial authorities, alter satisfying them selves th it it was really intended for their sup port, with great readiuess consented to its be ing paid into the hand of the aged mother,who bus a third daughter, and thirteen children of the two daughters who are in prison, depend ent on her for their daily bread." The New York Times copies the above, and calls for additional contributions. It ac knowledges the receipt of $50 from the wife of a New York member of Congress. The prospect of effecting a sale of saddles and ru»ty muskets, for the benefit of Kossuth's relatives in Austria, seems to be rather poor, just now, particularly in the present stringency of the New York money market. "Self-Generating Gas."—The good folks of Washington have recently obtained "new light"—not from the gas daily evolved in the halls of Congress, but from an invention just patented by a Mr. Ephraim Howe, of N. York. The Intelligencer describes it as being, when ready for use. a fluid, which becomes convert ed, by the action of the lamp in which it is used, into an inflammable gas, affording a strong yet clear and soft light, and not subject to explosions like camphene and other burn ing fluids. It can be sold at about sixty cents per gallon, a price about one third the cost of the ordinary coal gas, and far below that of the usual oils and burning fluids. A single jet of light from this gas is said to equal three orfourjetsof the coal gas of the manufacto ries. Such are some of the alleged merits of this new article, all of which, of course, we shall be ready to believe after we have seen it thoroughly tested. In the mean time, our Richmond grocers have our full permission to continue the sale of candles ; and the offi cers of the gas works, to whom the readers o' : the Dispatch are indirectly much indebted for j their daily enlightenment, are requested not to | cut off our supply until further notice. Quick Progress or the "Maguire."— Kossuth left Montgomery, Ala., last Wednes day morning, passed through Augusta, Ga., and arrived at Charleston, S. C., on Friday, where he remained till Saturday evening, and then departed for Wilmington. He stopped only hatfan hour in this city; and at no place on the route does there appear to have been any public reception or demonstration of any kind. His rapid return from his Southern tour would seem to indicate that, notwithstanding his ie pugnance to parade, he is not particularly pleased at its absence. Fire in Ai.exanpria.—A frame house, be longing to Hugh Smith and E.B.Powell, near the corner of King and Alfred streets, was entirely consumed on Friday night last, together with the furniture and cabinet tools belonging to Samuel Barnes. The adjoining brick buildings of Messrs. Swain and J. F. M. Lowe and Henry Cooke had the roofs burned off, and were otherwise materially damaged. No insurance. This, as well as several other fires which have recently occurred at Alexan dria, the Gazette says, is well ascertained to have been the work of an incendiary. Great Flood.—The recent flood in the Mo nongahela seems to have been one of the high est and most devastating which has ever oc curred on that river, the water being thirty Jive feet above the ordinary low water mark. Sev eral houses, stables, mills, &c., were carried away near Morgantown, in this State, together with a vast quantity oflumber. Great distress prevailed among the inhabitants along the riv er; and the total amount ofloss, the Mirror says, will be very large. Emigration to Liberia.—lt is said that the number of emigrants who will sail for Li beria the present season will be unprecedent edly large. Twenty, from Pennsylvania, have recently applied for a passage to the N. Y. Slute Society, and as many more from New Jersey. About seventy will sail in May from New York,and quite a number more from Bal timore and Washington. Gen. Scott and the Compromise.—The Republic of Monday contains a letter from the Hon. Edward Stanley, in reply to the Wash ington Correspondent of the New York Ex press. He denies the statement that General Scott was only in favor of the four first Com promise measyiis.and asserts that he supports them all. J How to get rid or Roaches.—Take the green peel of cucumbers, cut it up in thin strips and strew near the fissures of the floor from whence the vermin issue. Repeat this remedy for three or four nights, using fresh cu cumber peel, not very thin, every night, and the pest will be completely eradicated. Commerce of Georgetown, D. C—Dur *V" 1 WeC 1 k ' r re th " ,eB thou " nd bar rels of flour and three thousand tons of coal, besides large cargoes of wood, grain, hav &.«• reached Georgetown through the canaT. Several 0 f th. New York papers are continually at loggerheada aa to their reapec tive circulations— each claiming a larger num ber of readers than iu neighbor. If vou are all correct on this point, the Dispatch k too courteoua to doabt your vera city—what'« tbe use of qnamlliag t Virginia Legislature. W*D«taDAT, April 14. - nimali A motion to reconaider the vote by which the tea bill waa rejected on Friday last, still keeps the rejection of the bill from being re ported to the House. No action was taket on it to-day. The resolution from the House, in relation to procuring a plan for a statue house on the Public Square, for Houdon's statue of Wash ington, was indefinitely postponed. The bill from the House, for the election of County Officers, (Magistrates, Sheriffs. Clerks, etc. etc.,) was passed. House of Delefiatea. Mr. Robinson, of R. City, from the Commit tee for Courts of Justice, reported with a sub stitute "a bill concerning the terms of the Cir cuit Courts." Mr. Yerby reported a bill to transfer the funds of the Hampton Academy to the free school fund of Elizabeth City county. A communication was received from the Senate, informing the House of the pussage by that body of the House bill "prescribing the times of the commereement of the official terms of the Judges under the amended consti tution," with amendments, which were agreed to by the House. Bills were reported incorporating the Mount Carbon, the Trinal, the Vernon, the South west, and the Cabell Mining Companies. Mr. Downing,from a Special Committee, re ported a bill providing for the purchase of a clock for the Hall of the House of Delegates. A bill was reported by Mr. Robinson, of R. City, from the Committee for Courts of Jus tice, concerning the compensation of jurors and their qualification and manner of selection in certain cases. Mr. Dunlap offered a resolution, requiring the First Auditor to repoit to the House the names of those persons who were members of both the late Convention to amend the Consti ution and the General Assembly at the session of 1850-51, who received mileage and per diem pay as members of both bodies, and the amount so received by each of them. On motion of Mr. West, the resolution was indefinitely postponed. BILLS PABSED. A bill extending the time for the completion of the Morgantown Wire Suspension Bridge, with an amendment thereto by the Senate— and Bills for the relief of Peyton L. Richards, John T.Arnall, Allen T. Overby and James Thomas. The Capitol Extension.—The joint resolution for the continuance of the capitol enlargement has been finally passed. The workmen get no pay while "waiting orders," but they will get immediate employment.— The appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars it is thought, will be absorbed by the demands on account of contracts for materials. If so, the work will stop, though there is a plenty ofstone and sand. The Turkish linrae of America is Yen kee Doonea—not Yunkee-Doodledom, but the Turkish for "New World." This discovery has been made by Bayard Taylor, who is wri ting letters from Constantinople to a New York paper. A New and Certain Wat to catch a Beau.—lt is stated, upon good authority, that when a Dutch servant-maid wishes to go to a dancc, and has no swain of her own, she hires a cavalier for the occasion. A beau who owns an umbrella receives double pay. Singular Pruphect.— J'he visit of a cele brated person to the Latin school, and the fuss made about it, is a remarkable fulfilment of the linesin Horace—''L>e arte poetica."—]39.— "Parturiunt Montes, neaceturridicUlus muss." —Boston Post. The Post can go up to the head of the class, and the boys may take a recess. Senator Soule.—A Spanish lady, writing from Washington, pronounces this gentleman, whom she met at a large party, to be "the idol of the Washington ladies." So says the South ern Press. Mahriagk in High Life.—Among thelast mar riages recorded in the Vienna Zcitung, we stumble over Ilerr Liebesel Kaiserlich Koniglicherdriter Oberbofetaatsgerichtsranthscanzleiunterinspection sstiiut and Sandy Lachemnayer Kaiserlich Renigh liche Tabackstratiksanwartschaftfciahaber Tochter. The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin is accountable for damages sustained by those who attempt to read this announcement. ty Major Reynolds is to command the battalion of (J. S. Marines which is to go to Japan. Hardest Case Vet.—A lew nights since, says the Boston Bee, a journeyman printer in that city had made preparations to be mairi ed ; but strange to say, the poor fellow was 011 a morning paper, and could not get a "sub."— Business was crowding at the office, and he must attend to work ; so the parson was sent for, the rites performed, and the poor jour had to leave his wife, go to the office, and work "all night, till broad day-light, and go home to his wife in the morniug." A judge and a joking lawyer was conven ing about llie doctrine of transmigration of the souls of meu into animals. "Now," said the judge, "suppose you and I were turned into a horse and ail ass, which would you prefer to be?" "The ass, to be sure," replied the luw yer. "Why ?" rejoined the judge. "Because," was the reply, "1 have heurd of an ass beiDg a judge, but of a horse—never." The Grave of Napoleon.—Rev. J. M. Bertram, clergy man of the Baptist denomina tion, has been preaching for some years past, on Ihe It land of St. Helena. He is now in New York, endeavoring to raise funds (or the erection of two Chapels on that Rock, one of which will be very uear the tomb of Napoleon. The great Indian diamond, Koh-i-noor, be ing, from its present clumsy cutting, useless aa an ornament, it is proposed to re-cut it in a symmetrical foim, probably an oval, such as would involve the least diminution of size, consistent with the proper development of the colored spectrum. The anniversary of the birth of Hekry Clay, who was seventy-five years old, was celebrated by the Whigs of N. York on Mon day, with a grand banquet. The screw steamship South Carolina, the pioneer of the line between Charleston and Li verpool, which sailed from the former city on the 7th insi., is said to be the first steamer which ever left a Southern port for Europe. A land slide occurred on the Troy and Rut land Railroad, near Granville, Washington county, on Thursday last, inatantly killing three men, and carrying away a large portion of the track, and with it a locomotive and a train oi dirt cars. The receipts of the American Tract Society Sift™ o h . ? f *ere— Si' » 1 » P"M®ations sold. #13,002,96.— Ihe Boston branch received #4,42165 durinc the same period. i 1° CiiKiaMtti the broad flag (tones usually Uiddownlb' foot passengers at th« crossing. pUt ' T# bee ° ,u » > ® r#^d *>y >raa LOCAL MATTEHB. Whio Stats CcM»vMmo».-A«*rding to ap pointment, the Wbiff Stale CoßVeMioa assembled yesterday, el 4 o'clock, P. M., at tha Unitarian Cturch, en Mayo street. An «nu«slly Ur« e num ber of delegates were In attendance. The Church waa densely crowded, large numbers bring unable to procure seats. The galleries were also filled with delegates and spectators, and moch interest mani fested by all In the proceeding*. The Convention proceeded to a preliminary or ganisation. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Fauquier, the Conven tion waa called to order, and on bit motion, Mr John F. WalT, of Frederick, was appointed Chair man. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Fauquier, J W. Spal ding, of the Richmond Whig, and Mr. ▼. £. Snep herd, of the Charlottesville Advocate, were ap pointed Secretariea. On motion of Mr. William T. Early, of Albemarle, the Chairman waa authorised to appoint a commit tee of fifteen to recommend permanent officers to the Convention. Whereupon, the Chair appointed the following gentlemen as ssid committee : Messrs. Early, of Albemarle; Scott, of Fauquier; Boiling, of Petersburg; Speed, of Campbell; Staples, of Patrick; Yerby, of Northampton; McCue, of An fusta: Prejton. of Smythe; Stanard, of Richmond; Kennedy, of Jefferson; Price, of Greenbrier; Pat rick, ol Kanawha; Hermans, of Preston; Watts, of Norfolk; and Stapletoo Crutchfield, of Spottaylva nia. On motion of Sherwin Mcßae, the 1 lies of the House of Delegatea we re adopted, so far aa they were applicable to govern the proceed'ngs of the Convention. Mr. Semple, of Fredericksburg, stated that it waa apparent that the Church had not sufficient capacity to accommodate all the delegate* present; he thei6_ fore moved, that when the Convention adjourned, it adjourn to meet at the African Church. The motion waa agreed to. Mr. Yerby moved that if any Whigs be present from countics not represented, they be admitted to seats as delegatea. Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Fauquier, the Sec re taues were requested to call over a list of the coun ties of the State, in order to ascertain the counties which were represented. The call was proceeded with, and the members responded as the Clerk oame to tkeir respective counties. On motion of Mr. Senseney, of Frederick, the Convention adjourned to meet at the African Church, at 8 o'clock the same evening, to receive the report of the Committee on Organisation: Night Skssiok. Mr. R. E. Scott, from the committee to recom mend permanent officers for the Convention, re ported that the committee had discharged tbe duty assigned them, and unanimously recommended for said officers the following gen'lemen : For President-JAMES F. STROTHER, of Rap pahannock. For Vice President*—Vincent Witcher, of Pitt sylvania; J. VV. Syrne, oi Petersburg; J. M. Butts, of Richmond; Alexander Rives, of Albemarle; H. W. Shefiey, of Augusta; J.H. Vawter, of Monroe; B. H, Shackleford, of fauquier; Thomas L.Preston, of Smythe; James H. Lacy, of SpoLaylvania; John McCulloch, of Mason; Hill Carter, of Charles Cily; Thomas Sweeney, of Wheeling; Richard J. Cocke, of Fluvanna; W. E. Cunningham, of Norfolk; Alex ander R. Boteler, of Jefferson. For Secretaries.—John Scott, O. P. Baldwin, J. W.Spalding, of Richmond ; V. E. Shepherd, of Al bemarle ; Tyree Maapin, of Rockingham ; H. N. Gallaher, of Jeffeison. The report was unanimously adopted by the Con ventioi\, when Mr. Strother wag conducted to the Chair. He returned thanks for the honor, and proceeded to address the Convention in relation to the objects for which it had assembled. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Fauquier, the Presi dent was authorised to appoint a committee to re port peimsnent rules for the Convention; and the delegates from the several Congressional districts were authorised to appoint one of their number to form a committee ot fifteen to report resolutions for the adoption of the Convention, expressive of the opinions of the Whig party in relation to the Com promise and other prominent principles and mea eures of the Whig party. The said Committee was also instucted to recommend Electors. Mr. S. also offered a resolution in favor of the appointment of two delegates from each Congres sional district to attend the National Convention.— As there appeared a diversity of opinien as to the number which should be selected to attend said Convention, the resolution was, for the present,laid on the table. The Convention was briefly addressed in re sponse to calls, by Messrs. Raleigh, T. Daniel, and Alexander Kives. At 10 o'clock the Convention adjourned to meet at the same place (the African Church,) at eleven o'clock to-day. The Case of Davis.—The case of Gideon B. Davis, charged wiih stealing a check from Mr. Saunders, on Tuesday the 6th inst., came up pursu autto order of continuance, on yesterday. Young Davis was not present, and Madam Rumor says, has left for parts unknown. A warrant was issued for his apprehension. The boy's father was in Washington on business. The testimony ot Messrs Saunders, Bigger, and Allen, was taken in regard to the matter, and was of similar import to the par ticulars which were presented to our readers last week. One new feature alone was presented in Mr. Saunders' evidence, and that was, that after the denial of Davis in regard to having tbe money, and while awaiting the return of Mr. Allen in Mr Nciting's store, Davis went to the rear of the store and commenced fumbling about a small closet, then came back, and afterwards, before be went out to procure the money, proceeded to the tack part of the store where Mr. a. had seen him go a short time previous, and then left the store, returning in a short time with the $500. Mr. NolUog did not rec ognize the handwriting on the back ot the draft, as Davis' writing. We would here state that this was but a preliminary hearing of the evidence; the fi nal, examination, of course, cannot take plaoe until young Davis is himself present. J. Cadwalladxb Evans.—This notorious cotifi denee man who figured for a while quite conspicu ously in Richmond, and who was arrested here, was convicted, on Monday last, in the Philadelphia Court of Sessions, of forgery. His sentence has not yet been pronounced. He was found guilty of forging a check on the Broadway Bank, New York, purporting to have been drawn by a Mr. Twitchill' of Philadelphia. There are, we believe, other sim ilar charges pending against this self-important rogue. Dinkkb of thk Odd Fallows.—ln our report of the Odd Fellowa' celebration in yesterday's pa per, we omitted to state that the very elegant and sumptuous banquet partaken of by the several Lodges, was prepared by Mr. Paul Kimbrough, in his usual superior style. Mr. K. s taste in these matters is unexceptionable, and the necessary ctm plex arrangements attendant upon serving up a dinner fqr several hundred men, were carried out by him to the entire satisfaction of all present. ArtKu. —At appeal far aid to the .ufferere, by * to in ChlWcothe, Ohio, bu been received by the Mayor of the oily. The tp penl u tigned by the different mlnirtert of Chilli eerer*!oflta not*raapeotaUaeitUcaa. ujnrloflTATKa*oSrajicrcouaT. * iircu namaifTwAntmraK. o*mdStrnt*M.Mf •**• ****<&** —ForW prosecution, W. T. Joynea, Puuiet Altor .*y; for the prisoners, W. W. Davis, of *#rfo!k. The** perwM wore indicted for fa'ony on the high mm. B. B. tJrimet it a native of Italy; George Daniel* and John Martin are native* of Scotland; B. Detaining,a boy, to a Pruaaton ; Andrew Irving, a Nora Scotian, and Joe«ph A. Hathaway, an Bng liihman. Captain Hubbard and Mr. Peterson, officers, and 1. W. Kent and O. Horton, seaman of the ship Cor* sair, were the witnesses for the United State*.— Their testimony in substance wss as follow*: Some days before the ship arrived at Valparaiso, threats had been made in the fore-castle, by a poi tion of these men, that they intended to kill the cap tain and mate, and weapons were prepare d—one had a pistol with which he said he ietended blow ing cut the cs plain's brain*, and another had a knifa with which he intended running the mate through. One of these also stated that he had serv ed the captain and mate of another ship which he had been in before, in this way. Other con versation of similar character had been frequently used. It waa agreed that after the (hip was brought to anchor, they would feign sickness, and when an attempt was made to furce tbem to duty, they would make the attack This bad been communi cated to the chief mate, by one of tbe boys, on the morning of the 25th August, 1851, which was tbe dsy after they arrived. The mate, Mr. Peteraon> went forward on that morning, between five and six o'clock, and ordered them to do duty, which order they refused to obey— stating that they were sick. This was reported to ths captain, who, there upon, came on deck and ordered them aft one by one. This order they also refused to obey. They then rushed aft in a body, when the captain told them not to come aft the mainmast This order they obeyed. The captain asked them what was the matter, when some said they were sick, and others that they would not work any more. Tha captain then asked them what they wanted, when they said they desired mure pay and better treat, ment; they had previously spoken among them selves with great bitterness of alleged partiality on the part of the captain, towards the sailors who tes tified in court, and said that they would get rid of the ship, or leave it by some means. The captain then ordered the seizure of Grime*, whom he took to be the leader, from what he heard and saw, for the purpose of putting him in irons> whe> he resisted, cutting the mate and captain se* verely with a razor. The other fire then rushed forward, armed with belaying pins, and Daniels struck the steward over the head. The captain then applied to the commander of the United States storeship Supply, ljing a short distance off, who readily sent assistance, and had them all arrested' and taken on shore to the Consul, when they were examined and sent to prison, and afterwards puj on board the Falmouth and brought to Norfolk and from there to Richm jnd. No witnesses fcr the prisoners were present, and the District Attorney, summed up for the United States. After stat.ng the law upon which the in dictment was founded, Mr. J. proceed ed to remark that, from the testimony it was clear that the pris oners were guilty of mutiny in refusing to obey those orders which the captain had a right to make; that they had resisted the master of the ves sel by force; that they were all involved in the re. sistauce, whether arms were in their hands or not. He did not chargc that they designed killio g the captain, but that a desire to leave the ship for the purpose of securing higher wages, had led them to violate the ship's articles, and to resi.t the captain's orders by torce. Mr. Davis, counsel for the p. Isoners, then ad dressed the jury. He argued that the prisoners had been inhumanly treated by the captain—in be ing placed ia wet births and drenched in castor oil for every specie* of sickness caused by exposure and the leaky condition of the vessel—that they had had inefficient medical attendance, and that par tiality had been shown towards the sailors who were witnesses for the captain, and that this ill-treatment had induced them to resolve to leave the ship on the first opportunity. Hs said tbat they had patiently waited until the arrival of the ship at the port of Valparaiso, when they expressed a wish to go •shore and leave the settlement of their case to the (J. S. Consul, but the Captain would not consent — The row ia which the captain aid mate were hurt, was brought on, he contended, by the captain. No previous preparation for a fight had been made by thecrew, and they were surrounded by men-of-war who could have immediately suppressed any com bined pre-determined revolt. The collision, he said, grewfout of the attempt to put Grimes in irons," just as he and the other seamen were expecting to go ashore, as comp'ainants against the captain and not as mutineers. A dull razor was not a prepai ed weapon, and Grimes had a knife in his belt at the lime of the difficulty, which he did not use, and the other five simply ,aid hold of belaying pins. Mr. Dsvis further affirmed that Grimes had a right to resist the assault of the captsin, and that if the previous disagreement had been transferred immediately upon the arrival of the ship at Valpa raiso, to the arbitrament of the captain, everything would have gpne right. In conclusion, hesbegged tne jury to remember that the prisoners bad alrea dy been confined in jail for months—bad lost all their wages—and tbat the very witnesses upon whose testimony they rested their defence had been left in South America and other places. The jury then retired, and after • short absence returned with a verdict of ''guilty.'' The court at 5 o'clock, adjourned ever until this morning, when the prisoners will probably be sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying at the discretion of the court from one to ten years. Attempted Bubglaby. —Claiborne, slave to Richard Alvey,on Tuesday night, after leaping, fence, hoisted the window of Mr. Anderson s tobac. co faetory, and while in the act of entering—it is supposed, for the purpose of stealing—was caught by Mr. Early, • gentleman who occupied a room near the window. The case was continued until to day, owing te the abscnce of Mr. Early, who was suffering from a sudden attack of sickness. Suspicious. —Everitt, a negro lad, slave to Jo seph Mosby, was arre ted on Main street gby tie watch, Tueadsy evening, upon suspicion of steal ing a pair of ladies' slippers and a pair of white stockings found in his possession. Everitt said that he found them near the connty courthouse. There being no proof of a commission of theft, the boy was discharged on yeaterday by the Mayor. Stkaxino—The case of Ellick and Andrew, slaves to N. H. Thornton, charged with stealing an umbrella, cane and book, of the value of *2, from B. Gildersleeve, on the 12th April, was taken up for examination on yesterday by the Mayor, but officer Yarrington having only succeeded in arresting one negro named Andrew, the case was continued until to-day. Soibkbs Masiqu*.—This evening Maeallister will give another of Us attractive exhibitions.— Ttte popularity and svoeessfal character of his en tertainment. are evidenced from the large and brU CojUT-l-hu court w» occupied ytmrjgwltk the U«,«,Uoa of dnl otherwise wtfe, a««M Adeline Qaary, In • Moll manger. Be »M committed to i*il r~iT* month*. Ik * s " FIMB,-i. M. Green tree wu duly fin»d „ Mayor yeaterd.y, for piecing obstruction, pavement la front of hi* .tore, la the ,h boxer Reported by Lt J'.hnson Oflcera of Shackoe Hill Oirl«!o» v 94) Pi if T., for the pretest quarter jjJul April sth. 185 a, by L D T Mifflin go.t, Jr. C: John J King, WP; R acC w Thomas M Montague, RS; A b ll t »teLAR 9 A i H Ma#on, P8; Wm J Glenn, T; p H James Gray, A C s M Howell, I 8 ; B M Mo?*, A 8; D M Miller, PWP ; D A Brown, ° Meet* Monday evening, at Pi o'clock. MABKIEO, On theSfh inst, by the Rev. Mr. Cumntnr, „ CHARLES A. HUNDLEY, of Cbarlott™S T Mi*» FANNIE, daughter of Edwin Edmt£d?'£ Prince Edward. '. ot T *"f Votew of Henrico Ca,». ty.—fellow citizen.:—At the solirjtT tion of many friends in various parte of the countS" 1 hereby announce myself, at 1 oid through the n»L' dium ot other papers some weeks ago, a candid for the office ot Commonwealth'* Attorn*, for Henrico founty, with the a*aurance th»t if Elected, its important duties will be discharsal with promptness and fidtlijv. ge * Respectfully, your fellow citizens C*pli-4i* JOHN N! DAVIS AUCTION NOTICB.—GRCmpi •OST^ RIEB, See., at 10 o'clock, GLASBWAHK at 11 o'clock This Morning, by ap 15—It Da VKhPOKT, ALLEN lc CO BP* A Dangerous Affair—The man who forges a weapon to furnish further assistsnce to tha powerful artillery of woman, directed against the hearts of unarmed men, must be a terror to bach elorhood. The aid which Bogle's Hyperion Fluid for the liair, and Htbeaiona lor the cornplex'or renders it, when used by the fair sex, the roo«t now' erful ally of Cupid that is known. Sold by the in! renter, at 277 Washington street For sale in Richmond by StABROOK & REEVE a P 14—-6t 175 Broad street. " would hardly do tor any one to bare the temerity nowadays to question the excellence of Dr. 1100 Hand's German Bitters, which are prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson. In cases of dyspepsia, liver complaint, and derangement of the digestive or gans, their many vir; tea hare long since Been made plainly apparent. They purge from tfte systtm the morbid humors which retard the natural functions aDd bring paleness to the cheek, and suffering to the brow. 1f ey banish those clogs upon happincca, aid restore the system to high health, ap n—fit E/* Who that nan »udtred with that mosttor. men ung of all things, coras, but will hail with joy the great Arabian Liniment 1 If persevered in it never fails to cure, and is just as good for almost all diseaies which require an external application and for animals, no medicine ever discovered hr.l proved so efficacious as H. G. Farrell's Arabian Lin iment. See advertisement For sale by PURCELL, LADD «fc CO., corner of Main and 14th streets, Richmond, Va. ap 14—6t DR. IS. V. Vl»HEft tenders his services io the public in the virion* branches of his profession. Office in the basement of bis dwelling, on 4th street, between Broad and Mai shall streets, Snd door irom the corner., no 27—6 m DR. P Alt K.K K. having removed to Franklin street, a iew doors below the Exchange, and opposite io Tiinity Church, hi* former office (corner of Main and 15th streets) is for rent. It has been occupied as a physician's of fice for ten or twelve years pa taps lm HAVViiS it. sCTTON, NOTAUY PUBLlC—Particular attention paid to writing DEEDS and other legal instruments, «H COLLECTING CLAIMS of all kinds. Office in the Law Building, Richmond, Va I will pay the market pnce for Bounty LaiJ Warrants. fe 27 0 the Citizens of Richmond, and St.-angers Visiting the City. If you wish to have your hair cut »nd dressed in the most fashionable and tasiy man ler, aia your whiskers changed to a beautiful black or brown, then call at the American Hair Dressing, Sharing and Shampooing Saloon, under the American Ho tel. N. B.—Hot, cold and showe' BATHS at aU hours. Price 35 cents, or five tickets for $1. ap 12 MORIS TtsTMiONY.-We have jus; learned from a lady in ihia city, who has been afflicted wita Dyspep Ja for several years, that by the advice of a friend she was induced to try Baker's Celebrated Premium Bitters, af ter having used a number of other preacrijjuuns without any effect and that four bottles of it has per fectly cured her of the disease, and she is now as healthy as she ever was in her life. This is but an addtion to the thousands of testimonials in the hands of the proprietor, showing conclusively that it is the best anti-dyspeptic tonic now in use. For cholics, loss of appetite, weak and disordered stomach, and snch ot'ier diseases as arise from in digestion, the»e Bitters have no equal, while for ague and fever and biliousness, if t-.ken according to directions, they are a sure cure. As a spring medicine for children, these Bitters are unrivalled, and every housekeeper should keep them on hand and use them freely during the spring months. A lew bottles, judiciously administered, will ward off many distressing spells of fever. Give them a trial Price only 50 cents per bottle. To be had in Richmond at the Drug Stores of A. BODEJvEK, ADIE & GRAY, BENNETT * BEtRS, PURCELL, LADD Sl CO., and GAYNOR & WOOD, Main street; 11. BLAIR, WM. P. LADD and HEABRoOK Sl REEVE, Snockoe HtlL ap I—<s . Bp*Only la I-* ana ZA cents far BIU louii Habits and the Lirer, the brat Par* gatire Fill known.—Da. KOiivS RAILROAD oil AN'll-BILIOUS PILLS are the beat Pills, M thousands who have u«ed them declare, for purify iog the blood, carrying ofl all bile, and producing a healthy 'one to the liver They are called "Rail road Pill*," because they go ahead ot all other Pilia in their good ettect. Dr. Rosa's celebrated Family PilU for Indiges tion, Dyspepsia and Sour Stomach, are also ia great demand—price 25 cents, and tor sale by Par cel), Ladd It Co, Adie It Gray, Gaynor It Wood, A Hodeker, Bennett tt Beers, R. K. Duval, O. A Strecker and J. Blair. ja 21 ts SKAViiUs' VUL.E BSATED LIVKR PlLLrf—Vrcoartd from tkt Mat* obtained at tut Rockbridge (Va ) Alum Spring*.— lheie Pills are conndeuily leconunendod 10 having all the virtues of the watrr, and te many cases they are preferable. In derange ment ot the stomach and bowels, or want of action in the liver, their immediate ettect upon the liver and kidneys especially, entitle them to public consideration. If the patient be bilious they search out the bile and expel it from the system— unlike all other Pills, they may be Uken with impunity, (irrespective of weather,) a* there ia nothing » thcaj calculated to injure any one. la cutaneous diseases aad eruptious ot the skin, of whatever sort, they are a sure remedy, and particularly effica cious in diseases such as females are subject to, Uropsi»"», flatulency, &c.,4tc. These Pills msy just ly be styled aa universal remedy, as they are de cided]* the best ia use lor the cure of all disoMM resulting from irregular habits. After their uae ha* been con inued for a Line, the whole system bt cornea invigorated, and the patient ia restored la perfect health. They are care.ully prepared aad put up in via)* of lUU each. A liberal discount will be made to Druggists. For sate by JOHN a. S£AYRE3, Columbian Ha tel. Purcell, Ladd It Co., Main street, 3. M.Zachria son It Co., Druggists, Broad »tr»et,o. A. Strecker, Druggists, Market Bridge, Richmond; James Cooke It Co., Frederick.burg; Kushua, Clarke * Co* New York; Dyott It Son, Philadelphia; E. L. l troecher It Co., Macon, Q« ; F.J. Sampson, Pow hatan Ot House; N. T. Wat-ins, Halifax Court House; G. H. Jones <fc Co., Petersburg W. H. GiLaan, Washington, D. C.; Walter H. lidlM Famv.Ue, Va.; H. G. Archer, DaaviUe; CotosMa It Rogt r«, Druggists, Market street, Mortimer* Mowbray, Baltimore; aad Druggists geaeraUjf, wholesale aad retail. Ik 3 ■Herre*type i.lke*e»»e».—i'«nnu wiu m« iUvd »4i opportunity to obtain to* auo boauunu and aru«tic«l picture* gt Uttur \.kC<ir*a. ncriber't raputauou ia thi» important *ad ditSenft bran ah oi iho art, bong lutiy e»iabii»bed, bo bop* to merit • continuance of tbe pttMw patnrtMf*— For Family Oram, ud copying d*ju«i NMjpa* mktT Ivttllteitn+ JJV ft. % i t »»'. . .« it s ?" * I s **,