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THE 1'isPATCH.
CO WAR DIN ft: ELLYSON.
i h(> DAlI'l PlM'ATt Hi * dellTerod lo unbucrt
K>r-!?' v:' I^rwcok.p'iyiihliiioth^rftrrl^r weekly.
*? ** r*1 H'inum < for *lx month*: TRc
i! r month for a ?hort.?r period.
Th<> SKM1-WKKK1.\ MSl'ATCH At f 4 per *n -
' 0i *? 50 for *ix month*.
pj;<* WKEKLY DISPATCH M f 2 per Annnm.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
B 1
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^ UEWXAIXT* CO.?
AUCTIONEERS, 4c.
\ ?55 4*P vV1 **** ^TUKKT, BKTWKKX ElMHTH
AXD NlXTH.
rvv PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO
>aI.ES at private residences,
THE CLOSING OUT OF STOCKS,
CARGOES, 4o.
rr . u v * ? Mo?IorHf<*.
JOHN R REGNAPLT,
. v_lm WILLIAM L. MAPLE
hi IM. OOD A It I I.EV,
wholesale and retail
K S K L L K R S A N D STATIONERS,
121 Main strkkt,
: ivNsiantly on hand a complete "lock of
a N I> COLLEGE TEXT BOOKS,
CAP. I ETTER, AND NOTE PAPERS.
y \ \ K! > 'PES.
BLANK HOOKS, SLATES,
PENS AND INK, I
ami other
srifoOL AND OFFICE STATIONERY ;
.?!! < f which are offered at the
I. nW EST MARKET RATES,
i . v M rchants invited to examine our stock
i j ;:n Ordt-r- promptly attended to.
h .1 B. 4 R.
,N . n H . ? S K W I I.I I AM H. I??SA M'fi 4 Co.,)
2uth March, 1<6C. J
NOI H P.-Wt' are prepared to i-?m> VIR
\ \ ?;K<;1STEREI> BONDS ill sums of ONE
-\ l?UKI? I'OLLARS and its multijfle for the
, \ l ..i>HiNED NOTES of the
H \:.'K OF SCOTTSV1LLE,
BAN K <'K OLD DOMINION,
BANK OF PI1ILLIPPI,
B A \ K ?'K HOWAHDSVILLE,
MONT1CELLO BANK.
V- 1 in WM. B. ISAACS 4 CO.
T A. I ANOASTER, p. J. WKMiHT.
J. I . WII.MAMS.
^ I. \M \sTKK A < ?.,
BANKERS AND STOCK
AND EXCHANGE BROKERS,
Kit HMoM>, \"A.,
I'uv and sell on commission
>1'aTE, ( 1TV," RAILROAD,
and other
BONDS AND STOCKS,
Dealers in
i .! j>Ti?" :?? d foreign exchange.
GOLD AND SILVER,
.NEGOTIATE LOANS,
RECEIVE DEPOSITS,
M \KE Ci 'ELECTIONS on all principal cities,
-iiu L. W. ROSE, Teller.
JOHN L\ DOllL'UTY.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Main *tkkkt. between Eniiini ani> Ninth,
has received his SPRING STOC K of
(LOTUS.
CASS1 M EKES,
VEST1NGS,
v': ? 5 j ho calls attention. The stock is large,
< si.tius i Ik* various WEAVES, COLORS, and
?. aLJTIES pi ? "1 twt'ti for the season by the most
CELEBRATED MAKERS.
* ? ? th of i'.. lor and durability of fabric has been
it in selection, and confident that hisjudg
v\ . : i l.e approved. he asks an examination ; at
? -am- time, pledges the
STVI.ES OF GARMENTS
-hall be satisfactory to all who order.
W. S. Tl'PM AN,
? h'ii^ time in the clothing trade, ran be found
Mi Doiikriy's store, where he will be pleased
? ?;< .v ih- >to< k, which he can recommend as per
? i ; i e very particular. Mm also makes
SHIRTS T?> ORDER,
t in '|iiality, low in price hs pos-sible, and a lit
. ..tranteed.
MAIN STREET, BETWEEN EIGHTH AND
lah :.'2-lin NINTH.
B-iTlfcUELL \ DAVIS,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND AUCTIONEERS,
Corner Eiuheh and Main streets,
WILL RENT Ol'T HOUSES,
SELL REAL ESTATE,
both at auction and privately;
NEGOTIATE LOANS, &c.
mh 24? 1 in
K-;"< O-IMKTMJKSHIP.
The undresigned having formed a co-partner
- j>. lor the purpose of conducting
A WHOLESALE GROCERY, PROVISION, AND
GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS,
under the name of
STONE, WILSON & FOSTER,
I bavin# taken the commodious warehouse on
? ay street, second door below Pearl, are now
i ? teiviiij,' a general supply of
GOODS IN THEIR LINE,
^ lii? h will be made complete in a few days, and to
^ ' <h they respectfully call the attention of the
trad*. " HAMILTON J. STONE,
of Petersburg ;
JOHN B. WILSON,
of Petersburg ;
mh 13 ? is R.T.FOSTER.
MSST FOR GARDENERS AND FARMERS.
FRESH AND RELIABLE GARDEN SEED,
just received ami for Kale by
WILLIAM H. SCOTT, Druggist,
r rm r of Franklin and Seventeenth streets.
fe 3~ts
( f < O- P A IC T \ K H S*I I P.
TI'h undersigned, of the firm of Kent, Paine &
' , have formed a co-partnership for the purpose
?>f conducting a general
A 1'CTlON AND COMMISSION BUSINESS,
under the tirin of
PAINE & CO.,
" -! have taken the wtore No. 106 Main street, next
h.-b.w Mitchell & Tyler, and will be pleaded to re
vive consignment* from their friends and the
public. W. G. PAINE.
Ja 19 ? ts R. A. PAINE.
*8 r FARMERS, SAVE YOUR SHUCKS.
BALE YOUR SHUCKS.
SEND YOUR SHUCKS TO MARKET.
G. B. STACY & SON,
DEALER* IN
FURNITURE. CARPETS AND BEDDING,
No. 110 Main street, Richmond,
v;!l pay one dollar per one hundred pounds for all
the s'HUCKS you deliver tothem at their MAT
ll:K.s>S MANUFACTORY, on Cary and Sixteenth
?T'-et*. Richmond. de 29 ? ts
J > i:\TOVAL.? I would roHpectfullv i?
1 t form iii v friends and the public generally thai
J have removed from my old stand, No. 'Mail
Mud now occupy the atore (No. ??) ON THE
;>knkk ok main Street and locust al
J M , lately in the occupancy of W. H. Aldeidice.
'-"M 'thankful for the liberal encouragement
>'iven i ue jn the pa?t, I hope, by diligence and
prouibtnet*, to merit it* continuance for the future.
?-t* L. II . LUCK, Auctioneer.
fJKNUINE HAVANA CUiAHS
Ji? ?t received, a large lot of GENUINE HA
A a A ClliAKS. For sale low in quantities to suit
purchasers.
, ? WOODROOP BROTHERS, Druggist*,
Ui,i torner Fourth and Franklin.
TYPK FOUNDRyT? The DISPATCH
J"! .K'nted on TYPE MADE AT THE RICH
Mom> XVI E FOUNDRY. Every article i?qui*ite
tor a Printing OSce at Northern price*.
? , H. L. PELOUZE'A CO..
Richmond. *? _
MO N TOOMB It Y'H MOUNTAIN
CABINET WHISK V. -Twenty- Ave barrel- of
!"e *?'"** celebrated WHlhKV Dealer* are
v1!*1 1 }l CE',uot ?be ??wpjwee4 by any
" MifcK \ iu thU market. For aale by
i-* WILLI All TAYLOE k ION,
?l"*-* tol* if.ni*,
DAILY DISPATCH.
VOL. 29? NO. 186. RICHMOND, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 18 66. PRICE, TWO CENTS.
ihe Miro'Glyrerino I'\plo*ion at Sail Fran
cisco.
Iu addition to the information already pub
lished in this paper in relation to the nitro- i
glycerine explosion af San Francisco on the j
Kith April, we learn by l iter advices that fif- !
teen or twenty persons were killed instantly, |
while many others were dreadfully injured, i
and that the value of the buildings destroyed '
by the explosion is at least two hundred
thousand dollars.
The New York papers state that the super
intendent of a New \ ork miuiugcompany sent,
some weeks ago, to San Francisco, by the Paci
fic Mail Steamship Company, several boxes of
nitro-glycerine, weighing about two hundred
pottnds, imported from the factory of Mr. !
A i. frcd Noisei., of Hamburg, Germany, the I
inventor nnd patentee ; end this was, in all '
probability, the destructive agent which
caused the terrible loss of life which we have
now recorded.
In I when attention was first called to
the new explosive agent, it was argued that its
use could only result in great and imminent
danger; and it was shown that, in case of
shipment, "one pound exploding by some un
foreseen accident 011 board of a two-hundred
ton vessel, would tear the vessel to pieces";
and we rellect with terror, that the explosion
on board of the Pacific mail steamer of the
two hundred pounds of nitro-glycerine ? an
explosion which took plaeo without apparent
cause at San Francisco ? could but have torn
the vessel to pieces and caused the death of her
seven hundred or eight hundred passengers.
The inventor and advocates of the nitro
glycerine contended that it might be used with
perfect safety, that it was without danger of
self-ignition, and, requiring a special igniter,
would not even take lire if placed in contact i
with a burningmatch. Hut it must be remem
bered that it may be decomposed by contact
with the vessels in which it is carried? that it
may be affected by other chemicals or chemi
cal vapors of goods stored near it, and that
even its manufacture is subject to accidents
altogether beyond the control of the manufac- j
turer.
An explosion of this liquid took place in the '
Wyoming Hotel, Greenwich str^t t. New York,
on the ;'?th of November (Grv Fawkks's gun
powder day) last. The small quantity ex
ploded caused no great damage.
Two other instances will stillice to show the
peril that all incur who ileal in any way with
nitro-glycerine :
"In the small city of Bochum, in Westpha
lia, Germany, a storekeeper kept some stock of
Nobel's nitro-glycerine. One morning a miner
came to buy two pounds, and brought with
him a tin can to carry it, the glass bottles in
which it was sold being inconvenient for him.
The clerk opened the bottles, and noured the
oil iu the tin can; but in the same moment
it explored, tearing to pieces the poor clerk,
killing the miner and destroying the store.
The Prussian Government appointed a com
mission to investigate the matter, and it was
found that the tin can had contained turpen
tine oil. and that turpentine oil in contact
with nitro-glycerine pos>ibly would occasion
a sudden explosion.
"Near Glatz. in Silesia, a laborer who was I
occupied in blasting away some rocks on the
1 railroad track came very early in the morning
(January 1mJG,i to his work. He was to pour
oil in his drill-hole, but found it hard l'ro/en
over night? the oil having the peculiar quality
of freezing six degrees above the water freez
ing point. The oil was iu a gu t ta-pcrcha Ilask,
and little being left, the unfortunate workman
I cut open the flask, and took a hatchet to cut
! oft a piece of the frozen oil. The moment the
hatchet touched the frozen lump it exploded,
killing instantly the poor man, whose limbs
| were scattered in fragments, and found two
miles distant from the- place where theaccident
happened.
It is not necessary to multiply such ex
amples as these, and enough has already been
said to prove the necessity of imposing legal
restrictions upon the transportation of nitro
glycerine by public carriers. This must be
done for the safety and well-being of the pub
lic, to secure which should be considered far
more important than the profitable use oi a
new blasting oil. Yet science and experience
may make it a* safe as gunpowder when ban
died under similar safeguards.
Well said, for a Kamcai,.? We re;ul in the
Cincinnati '>'<?:> ft*, a 'vr// radical paper, Mie fol
lowing discriminating notice of some "first
class" Radical "statesmen!'' Heaven save
the mark '
"When we talk of Wendell Phillips, Emer
son, Whittier, <!fcc., in connection vvnh states
manship.it becomes most papable irony. Ii
is an idea to be conceived of only bv a sopho
more just out of Harvard College. There may
be 44 first- class " bootblacks, but then lie is
only a bootblack. We should be glad to know
one idea those live ltostou lights named
above have given to the world ? Emerson i.s
going about thecountry lecturing, and a good
many people actually believe lie is a great
man, because he lias nothing practical, logi
cal, or sensible, lie is great in luminous
nothings. Wendell Phillips? what country
ever produced a greater scold? But is a
"first-class" scold worth much ? Whittier,
we like, and beautifully and sensibly too has
the good (Quaker sung. We could afford better
to lose a greater man than he. lint Whittier
is not now a first-class poet, much less a first
class man of business. Sumner is a mere
scholar (and that is valuable), but he is not a
statesman, even of the second class. Events
have made more of Mr. Sumner than nature
intended to make of him. Of the whole list,
Stevens and Wade are the only practical men,
and these are lawyers, men of business. Mr.
Stevens has got his political weight by a long
life devoted to the study of the law, the busi
ness of the bar, familiarity with our political
history, and observation upon mankind. This
is the great school of statesmanship. Law
and history are the vantage ground of a
statesman." _
The First Cask U.ni>ek the Civil Rimers
Act. ? It has already been stated that tin* first
case under the civil rights law came up the
other day in Indiana, where a colored man,
denied the right to enforce a contract by a
State law, appealed to the Cnited States Court
for protection. The defendant pleaded that
under the constitution of Indiana a negro has
no right to enforce contracts in the State. The
black man pleaded the first section of the civil
rights act and the constitutional amendment.
The United States District Court (Judge Te?t)
subsequently decided that the amendment to
the Constitution abolishing slavery makes all
negroes citizens, virtually declaring void the
thirteenth article of the Indiana State consti
tution. In his opinion he says :
44 Without reference to the civil rights act, 1
shall sustain the demurrer to the defendant's
answer, fully satisfied that the plaintiff is a
citizen of the Cnited States? independent of
the act of Congress on that subject? with the
right to sustain his action for hi* work and
labor."
Of course the Judge so decided. A fine of
one thousand dollars instructed him. We
hope the case will be taken to the Circuit
Court, and from that to the Supreme Court of
the Cnited States. It is a good case.
The Ualtimokk S vas. Mao.? The anony
mous-letter affair remain* in ijuo. It|is
generally believed that a duel will grow out
of it. The friends of both parties still have
the matter under investigation. It forms the
entire fashionable gossip of the town. All
concerned stood at the top of 44 the quality."
It is supposed that unless Kernel makes a
satisfactory explanation he will be with
drawn from the llritlsh Consulate.
A man died iu Portland, Maine, of cholera,
Wednesday. *
lion. C. J. Faulkner oiid the Te?t Onth.
T>> the Editor * of the Ricfttnonrf Diftpatch :
An article taken from the Richmond Pi*
jutrh, aud extensively, copied, has most erro
neously and unjustly presented the conduct of
Mr. Faulkner before the public. That article
asserts that Mr. Faulkner, in taking the attor
ney's oath, had to swear that " he had never
aided and never sympathized with the rebel
lion." Will you not do Mr. Faulkner the jus
tice to correct this erroneous statement ? The
enclosed papers will give von some informa
tion as to the light in which the article of the
Spirit of Jefferson has been regarded here.
We take pleasure in publishing the above
correction, yet we must add that the West
Virginia attorney's oath is such a pill as but
few Virginians could swallow. We have not
j the oath before us at this moment; but we
know that Mr. Fai'LKHer refused for a long
time to take it, denying the right of the Cir
cuit Court to require it ; and when that court
decided against him, he appealed to the Court
of Appeals at Wheeling, which reversed the
decision. The Legislature, tln>n in session,
immediately passed an act requiring all attor
! neys to take the objectionable oath. Mr.
' Faci.kser complied with the law, and took
' the very oath which he had pronounced so
odious. His apology is that he was merely re
quired to swear that he had nothing in
aid of the rebellion since the first day of
June, 1SG3.
Trial of Messrs. Davis axd Clay. ? The
New York Tribune, which is- pretty good au
thority for Radical news, thinks that the Judi
ciary Committee have determined to report a
bill calling upon the President to convene a
i high military court for the immediate trial of
j Jefierson Davis, Clement C. Clay, and others
I implicated in the assassination conspiracy.
The evidence, it adds, is .^aid to be conclusive,
; and of an astounding character. No doubt ot
; it. Mr. Davis will be as much astounded as
I those who are "preparing" the evidence.
What thi: South Lost rv the War.? Cap
tain M. F. Macrv, now in Paris, has written
a letter to the London Morning Hero Id, in
! which he estimates that the South lost seven
billions of dollars by the war? three in negroes,
two expended in war, one in property destroy
ed, and the remaining one in taxes to be paid
to the Federal Government. The first item is
questionable. The value of the slaves was
merely the value of their labor, which can now
! be had cheaper than before.
Martial Law* at Norfolk. ? A telegram in
the Petersburg Index states that "martial
law" has been declared in the "Norfolk dis
trict." We have had martial law in Richmond
all the time. The military regularly supervise
I the proceedings of the Mayor's Court* We are
j quite sure that this supervision is inconsistent
with the avowed objects of the President's
proclamation ; yet there is no help for it.
Mk. SrKPHK.vs's Kv i pence. ? The New York
Timfft suys : 44 Wo are under the impression
that the facts and opinions communicated by
thedistin^uished Georgian are as favorable as
any reasonable man could desire them to be,
while they reflect credit upon the candor and
modest manlinessof the witness."
The Galaxy is the name of a new literary
periodical, to be published fortnightly, the
publication of which has just been commenced
in New York city. The first number isa good
one.
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.
JOHN J. FRENCH, PRACTICA L
?J II O II 8 K A$ i) SIGN !' A I X T K K , I'Al'KK
I HANGER, &c., under Buadkouii'* Horn., Fjunk
; LIS ST KKKT.
Any work executed l?y hiin h?! will engage to
I giv?* satisfaction.
I READY-MIXED PAINTS, &c., of all shades,
i alwavs on hand.
Orders for work will meet with prompt attention.
| ap
WILLIAM J. J5EYILL,
: HOUSE, SIGN AXl) ORNAMENTAL PAINTER. 1
WALLS AND CEILINGS WHITENED OR
COLORED.
GLAZING, Sic., done at short notice, in the bei-t
manner, and on the mo.-t reasonable terms.
ap 0 ? 1 in NINTH STREET, NEAR MAIN.
OUSE AND SIGN PAINTNG.? '
The undersigned are prepared to contract
Itn n ?id execute all order* for PAINTING en
trusted to their care, with neatness and dispatch, i
guaranteeing the best material and workmanship.
SIGNS neatly, promptly, and cheaply executed.
ISAAC SOU RIVER Jk CO.
Shop 25'i Main street, between. Seventh and Eighth 1
streets. mh 1$?? Jm j
OUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.
R E M OVAL.
L. L. MONTAGUE 4 SON
have removed to their new building, on TEXTH
STREET, between Main and Cary, where they will
be pleased to receive orders from their friends and
the public generally for HOUSE, SIGN and ORNA
MENTAL PAINTING in every atyie.
Good work guaranteed. Terms moderate.
J a VI? ts L. L. MONTAGUE & SON.
11'
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jifAKE YOUR OWN SOAP
BY SAVING AND USING, YOUR WASTE
GREASE.
f
BUY ONE BOX OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA SALT MANUFACTURING
COMPANY'S
SAPONIFIER, OR CONCENTRATED LYE.
IT WILL MAKE TEN POUNDS OF EXCELLENT
HARD SOAP, OR TWENTY-FIVE GALLONS
OF THE VERY BEST SOFT SOAP,
FOR ONLY ABOUT
THIRTY-FIVE CENTS.
1 Directions on each box.
For sale at all Drug and Grocery stores, and in
lots at wholesale by
WILLIAM M. ELLICOTT & SONS,
No. 3 Spkak's Wharf,
mh2? d3m BALTIMORE, MD.
J^EVV GOODS.
CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE.
We have just received large additions to our
stork of CHINA, GLASS and EARTHENWARE,
HOUSE-FURNISHING G.oopS, \-r. Great induce
ments offered at wholesale or retail by
J. G. SNELSON, Assent,
at W. C. Lewis At Co.'h old stand,
corner above the Ballard House,
apll Richmond, Va.
BUTTER.? Just received, five half
barrels ROLL BUTTER; t?**n small kegs? all
1 choice. For sale bv the package bv
ap go WILLIAM T* KING A CO.
I LEATHERS. - WESTERN L I V E
1 GEEESE FEATHERS for .ab- by
JOHN N. GORDON 4 SON,
ap 19 Fourteenth stroet, near Exchange Hotel.
J*
by
ON CONSIGNMENT, fifty bag
NORTH CAROLINA PEANUTS. For sale b
R 11. DIBKKLL & CO., Cary street,
up l:?? 3t one door from \ irginia street.
C TRAIN BAGS. ? Two hundred n n< I
X fifty second-hand GRAIN BAOS for sale by
JOHN N. GORDON & BON,
ap 14 Fourteenth street, near Exchange Hotel.
ONE HUNDRED BARRETTS No. 1
HERRINGS, now lauding ex- British brig W.
I D. Nash, for sale low to clone consignment.
I juh tt FRENCH k CRENSHAW.
BUTTER.? Twenty tubs GOSHEN
BUTTER receiving per ateamer H altera*, on
conalgnment, for sale by
?ptt WILLIAM T. KINO A CO.
LOCAL MATTERS. .
THE DISPATCH ON THE RA ILROa DS.? Messr*.
role Tumor deliver the Dispatch even' morning
on all the railroad cars leaving Richmond : and as
they are also our authorized agents to receive nub- I
scriptions to the Semi- ]Y>*kly and Weekly Dis
patch, our friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves of the messengers of theae enter
prising n"tr* d^ilors in forwarding t h ?? i r orders.
Snoorrxo Affray ox Broad street, and \
Somebody Htrt. ? Ah, me! one more shooting 1
affray oa the public streets, and this time |
under aggravated circumstances ; for not only
were the livesof innocent bystanders and way
farers?men, women, children, and negroes, ?
endangered, but the windows and doors of
noisy Broad street, and the engines, cars, and
parapht rualia generally of the Fredericksburg
railroad were placed in imminent peril by one
of the twain engaged. Atone hop, perfection
cannot be reached, and dignity and sublimity
must be attained by short and easy stages, so
that when a few more shooting affrays have
coine oft, :is these last have done, we may hope
that they will attain their climax of heroism,
and excite a feeling of public indignation that
will cause the cessation forever of a practice
which has never, of late years at all events,
resulted in any real or substantial pood.
The persons engaged in the " murderous du
elling-' 011 Broad street yesterday were two in
number, exclusive of the disinterested crowd
of intelligent spectators and the engines on
the track, which snorted in horror when the
dire deed was done. I)r. T. Clay Maddux, one
of the parties, is well known as a resident of
this city during the war ; hut concerning Uie
other, Mr.W. Vernon, many strange and invi
dious tales are persistently circulated. It is
stated that Vernon was a quarter-gunner on a
Confederate gunboat, and afterwards became
a lieutenant in the Confederate army, but be
fore the war closed he was accused of being
a I nited States detective, anil placed under
arrest. However true all this may be, it seems
to be certain that he was caught in the act of
dese-tion? and last week came off second hest
in a fisticuff encounter at the Spotswood Hotel
with Cap Lain Braxton.
It appears that Dr. Maddux had, under
somewhat peculiar circumstances, attended
Vernon's initneirrie'l sister professionally, and
he accordingly presented his bill, which
amounted to forty dollars, to her brother.
The payment of this was disputed, and the
evidence on both sides was heard yesterday
before Recorder Regnault, but no decision
was made. Later in the morning, Mrs. Mad
dux heard Vernon say that he. would kill MojI
dux or yet killed himself before night. So
soon as Dr. Maddux heard this, ho armed him
self, and while standing at the door of his
ollice, 011 Broad, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, he saw Vernon near the corner of Sixth
street. Maddux was armed with an army
revolver, and, accompanied by a friend, who
was unarmed, he started up the street. Before
they reached the corner of Fifth street, Ver
non had disappeared, and Maddux then endea
vored ineffectually to obtain a pistol for the
use of hi* friend. Shortly afterwards Maddux
saw Vernon on the south side of Broad, be
tween Fifth and Sixth streets, and advanced
to meet him. Maddux then went out to the
middle of the street, by the railroad track,
and called to Vernon, who was standing on
the sidewalk in front of S. R. Rosenthal's
>5 to re, to come out. This, Vernon respectfully
declined to do unless Maddux would disarm,
which was also respectfully declined.
Such was the position of affairs! Maddux
on the railroad track, " with hand and arms
all ready for the fray," and Vernon 011 the
sidewalk, thinking perhaps tvovld m>m spare
that tre e, or something equally appropriate.
Maddux could not wait, and called Vernon a
very ugly name, reflecting upon the credit of
his nearest female relation, to which Vernon
replied, " You're a ditto.'' This could not be
borne ! Maddux called 011 his opponent to de
fend himself, drew his pistol, took deliberate
aim, and fir?*d, striking Vernon, who is left
handed, upon the left wrist. At this moment,
Vernon started to run into a store to get some
mere ammunition? perhopi? but he was seized
by ay oting man in grey, whodid not compre
hend the purity of his motive, and very ex
cusably said, Yun , why don't you stand up to
him like a man. In the mean while, the " ever
vigilant" was alarmed, and Policeman An
gle caught Maddux by the hand and seized
his pistol. Just then, and while hixfo> was held
hy the ?' tn r-rijilaut " police , Vernon, with
head up-street and heard on shoulder, tired in
turn, the ball taking effect in Dr. Maddux's
right i??g near the ankle, and causing a painful
wound. So soon as this .-hot was fired, a Mr.
II. C. Smith grasped Vernon's pistol, which,
to every one's surprise, accidentally exploded.
Both the combatants were then taken to the
Second Ward Station-house, and appear before
Mayor Mayo this morning.
Dr. Maddux's wound may cause him some
pain and inconvenience, but is not likely to
result in any serious injury.
So has ended another shooting fray. It is
the old tale, with some improvements, as one
"somebody" was hurt, and several other
'? somebodies " might have been hurt. One
thing is certain : pistols, under some circum
stances, and in the hands of some people, may
be dangerous ; and the more dangerous the
closer you go to their uncomfortably cool
looking muzzle.
('oysTiTrrio.v of a Curnrir. ? ' There will be a
meeting at Sidney Baptist Chapel next Sun
day afternoon to constitute a church. It will
bean occasion of much interest to the people
of that community; and as the proceedings
will be open to the public, and they are in
vited to attend, a large audience is antici
pated. An interesting Sunday school has been
conducted at this chapel for several years, and
we shall soon see the fruits of it in a nourish
ing church.
Thf. St. James Fair.? The ladies' fair at
the corner of Eighth and Main continues to be
well attended, and cannot fail to be a complete
success. All the tables are tastefully decora
ted, and the display of articles for sale only
less attractive than the bevy of fair ladies who
have them in charge. There is economy, too,
in paying a visit to this fair, as many things
can be purchased there for less than they sell
for at the stores.
Horsb-stealixu. ? A dark sorrel horse, with
hind legs and one front leg white, about fif
teen or sixteen hands high, and in good oondi
tion, has been stolen from Mr. T. W. Brown,
of Cobham depot. Twenty-five dollars re
ward will be paid for the recovery of the
horse.
Policr Arrests. ? Joseph Radford, citizen,
was charged with assaulting and beating W.
Hurley.
Albert Mason, negro, was charged with
adultery.
?? Fraxk Leslie's Chilprbx's Friexd" is
the title of a very interesting monthly for the
boys and girls, the first and second numbers ol
which have been received from Messrs. Cole
At Turner. Price, ten cents per number.
Harper's Maoa/ixr for May has been re
ceived from Messrs. A. 11. Christian & Co.
Mator'b CorBT. ? Mayor Mayo had the usual
number of delinqnents before him yesterday, j
Hp disposed also of many civil warrant?. j
Eliza Johnston, negress, was charged with '
stealing a stove, and sent on for further trial, j
John Wolf ham was charged with striking
Sarah Jane Davis, a negress in his employ, i
Sarah Janp, who was of a charcoal hue, came
darting tip to the stand, and after kissing the
Bible with much vehemence, pounced upon !
the witness-stand, fa new institution in this
court, erected in front of the tribunal of his
Honor, a few days since,) with the remark
that "she could Swar and kiss de Bible to the j
trufe, and she was gwine to do it, too." While
she was giving in her statement, she was inter
rupted by a young man sitting at ihe bar, who
was evidently a "leetle in licker," with the
remark, " I'd like to interrupt you a moment,
girl." His Honor ordered this would-be law
yer to be put out, which order was promptly ,
executed by an officer. Wolf ham was sent
on for further examination.
Adelaide Head, white, was charged with j
entering the house of Gillingham and)
abusing li is wife. Gillingha.n appeared,
but having been absent at the time of the
occurrence, could give no evidence. His wife
was at home sick. The case w:is dismissed.
Sally, negro, was charged with stealing
two dollars and sixty cents from T. W.Sew
ard, and sent on for further examination.
Henry Hitchcock, negro, was charged with
stealing thirty dollars from Collier Nash.
Collier Nash, a respectable-looking old negro,
came forward, and testified that he was a j
stranger in town, and on Wednesday afternoon !
he met a 44 brown-skin man," who asked hjm if i
I he didn't want to buy a horse. He said that
he would like to buy if he could get onC for
thirty dollars, as that was all he had. The
44 brown-skin man " took him in an alley, and
\ was about to enter a lot in which he represented
was the horse. The 44 brown-skin man " said,
44 Old man, whar's your thirty dollars." He
j took the thirty dollars out of his pocEet, and
j as he did so was seized on one side by the
?4 brown-skin man," and on the other by
Hitchcock, who wrung his money out of his
hand. He went with the officers to find '-de
man whar invited him to buy de horse, but he
didn't find nobody but Hitchcock, who was
certainly the man whar wrung the money
out'n his hand." Hitchcock was remanded
for further examination for robbery.
Patrick Shay and Timothy Sullivan were
charged with stealing three pieces of iron,
worth fifty dollars, from the Petersburg depot
on the Pith instant. The case was continued
until Saturday, and Sullivan bailed in the
sum of one thousand dollars.
William Pass, negro, was charged with beat
ing his wife. The evidence showed. that Bass I
had beaten his wife severely, accusing her, at !
the same time, of wanting to,4pizen" him.
The Mayor sent him on for further exami
nation.
Thf. Merry Spbixu-Timb. ? After many un
| pleasant alternations of rain and hail, with
an occasional glimpse of heat or sunshine, the
j spring-time seems to have fairly set in, and we
I may now congratulate ourselves upon a rea- I
sonable prospect of fair and pleasant weather.
Spring is exercising its usual influence ! The
ladies are devising light fluttering robes, and
hurriedly order the building of complicated
fabrics of gauze, ribbon, wire, and Parisian
flowers. The men unfold their greenbacks,
speculate upon the cost of a 14 summer suit,"
1 and debate the relative merits of a straw hat
! and beaver. The stores are receiving their j
new supplies? all novel, all exquisite, all !
alarmingly low in price, and from one end of '
j the city to the other there are unmistakable
' signs and tokens of the new-born spring. Even
| at the police office the crime and turmoil of ?
' the fall and winter is forgotten, and the win
| (lows of the room which not lor.g since echoed \
with the shriek of the fallen woman, or the !
! blasphemy of the drunken profligate, are now
decorated with flowers, which sweetly blush
in the richness of their glorious, touching
I beauty.
lu the spring of lsti.'i the charms and graces i
of Nature could not cheer our hearts or re
move the shadow which rested upon the brows
i of the fair women of Virginia. We are not
yet free from sorrow and pain ! The dust of
the past still clings to our garments, but hope
^ is still left; and if we cannot reverse the de- ]
crees of Providence, we can be true and pure ;
i we can trust to the Supreme Ruler of events
to alleviate our griefs, and give our country,
in His own good time, that perfect peace and
j tranquillity which have been so long denied
to us. %
W i t iv . ? Mr. Cowan, of Pennsylvania, who
is expected to fill a Cabinet office on Wednes
day, was requested by Vice-President Foster)
to address his remarks to the chair. 44 I will," j
j said Mr. Cowan, 14 w hen I am not speaking
Latin," as he had been when interrupted. |
Curran, we believe it was whom Lever repre
' sents as having once quoted via hit remix, &e.,
! to a jury, saying it was Greek. The Judge cor
recting hiin, he replied that it was Greek to
j them. So of Cowan's Latin and Mr. Foster.
Tue ExBrrrio.v ok Shield*.? 1 The execution
I of Shields, the murderer of Taylor, will lake
place to-dav in the Libby Prison. No persons
will be admitted within the building except
those having permits from General Turner.
Arcnox Sjh.kh To-I)at. ? Mr. A. K. Crump,
: High Constable, will sell at auction, on the
premises, the fixtures, apparatus, and stock
: in trade of the Congress Hall restaurant, on
j the corner of Governor and Franklin.
Messrs. Grubbs k Williams will sell, on the
premises, at half-past 4 o'clock, P. M., a store
oil Broad street, near Brook avenue.
At the Central Depot, at 10 o' clock, Mr. E.
B. Cook will sell fifty-eight bales of slightly
j damaged hay.
MANCHESTER ITEMS.
[From Our Reporter in that Town. J
Police matters arfrdull? Constable and Chief
of Police Blunt reporting no arrests this week,
j Our ])olice, by their energy ami industry, are
a terror to all evil doers, and much praise is
due them for the great quiet which our town
enjoys.
CLSAXIJfO CP TIIE T??WJT.
The hands are very busy cleaning np our
: streets, removing nuisances, and making every
preparation for the sickly season. Let every
person bestir himself aud put his premises in
good condition. There are several spots in our
town which are still very inviting to thecho
lera or some other dread epidemic.
TUK COM 150 B LECTIONS.
The election for trustees, which comes off
next Monday, is the all-absorbing topic of in
terest. We trust that the men best calculated
to promote the interests of the town will be
selected, regardless of pcrsoual feeling, whether
on the old ticket, the new one, or even if on no
, ticket at all. The office is a thankless one?
i | paying nothing ; the only perquisites which
i attach to it being an unlimited quantity of
f abuse, unless everybody is pleased and a (real
1 1 deal is done with very little money. Let the
men who will do the greatest amount of food
I fur the greatest number of people at least ex
pense be choseu, and all will be well. It does
' not become as to dictate to tfea voters who
I
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One ?qnnr#, two Insertion* 1
One squire, thres Insertions 1
One square, Mx Insertion* ;,,,, $
One square, tw?iT# insertions I
One sq n*re, one month 1*
Onesqnare, two months M
One square, three months. . If 9$
they tire; their discriminating intelligence has
pre this selected the best m?n from the larf?
nnmber who are self-sacriflcingiy willing to
?erve the dear people. Let do man qualified
to vote fail to pay his taxes ; which is a dnty
incuml?eut on him to assist in defraying the
town expenses ; and at the same time, without
thi", no man can exercise the right of snffhMf*.
We understand that Mr. A. A. Allen Is the
collector, and will be pleased to receipt for All
sums paid tn. It will save much unnecessary
trouble if they are paid before the day of elec
tion. We believe that the canvass has been
conducted in a very fair and generous spirit,
and no matter who its successful there will be
no ill feeliug. To have differences on matters
of town policy is natural?it is an undoubted
right, and one to which no sensible man will
object. We have no hesitation in saying that
any of the gentlemen named will do all in their
power to promote the best interests of the
town and its people. ?
MF.THoDlST fHI Ri H AOIRER.
The ladies of the Methodist Church intend
having a supper shortly, and we trust they
will bo liberally patronized. Their church
is in need of repairs, and we know that this
ap]?eal to the generosity of our peoplo will
not be in vain. In addition to a good supper
and delightful singing, an evening spent with
the ladies who worship at this church could
not fail to be interesting, and is of Itself an
inducement which no one should resist, and of
itself worth more than double the admission
fee.
A PROPOSED PBSTIVAL.
We beg leave to propose to our lady friends
of the IJaptisf ( 'hnrch that they favor us with
another festival. The one last winter was a
decided success; and in looking back over our
checkered existence, we flud but few brighter
spots in our memory and but few recollec
tions more pleasant than the remembrance of
that night. I.et them commence early ; and
let May, so replete with Mowers, fruit, merry
birds, buds, blossoms, moonbeams, love, and
all sorts of romantic articles, be a month of
festival and gaiety.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC. -APBU . 2?, W66.
Sun rise# 5.24 1 Moon set*, morn.. 12 oo
SnitNeu 6jMj[lllgh water ?.2i
PoRT OF RICHMOND, Apkil id.
ABRIVE1).
Steamer M. Martin, Ilalneg, Norfolk, United
States mail, merchandise and passenger*, Haskin*
ii Bridgford.
ft All. ED.
Steamer John Sylvester, Post, Norfolk, mer
chandise and passengers, C. J. Trowbridge.
Steamer General ?. Van Vliet. Jones, tity Point,
schooners in tow, McCowan at Curt in.
Steamer E. Ludlow, Nelson, City Point, ?choon
ers in tow, Briscoe & Stanard.
Schooner Golden Gate. Frlshie. PortKinoutll, vifl
City Point, railroad iron, Briscoe & Stanard.
Schooner Fmnk Maria, Barbour, New York, coal
and lumber, Briscoe 4 Stanard.
British schooner Lucy Ann, Wood row, Halifax,
via Norfolk, French & Crenshaw.
Steamer G. B. Hutch ins, Guy, City Point, schoon
er* and barges in tow, A. Millspaugh, Agent Vir
ginia Towing Company.
Schooner E. M. Dv**r. Rich, (from City Point,)
Philadelphia, iron, McCowan A Curtis.
NEW YORK, UTir.
CI.BABBD.
Schooner Orvetta, Housman, Richmond.
MANCHESTER ELECTIONS.
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Families and mil places of busin*** supplied dally.
Orders may be ielt with M^ssr*. BuAN DEB A
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?treet*. and A. H. CHRISTIAN A CO Bookseller*.
S14 Main Street. Parties leaving order* with the
above firm* will be assured of prompt delivery of
ICE every day, and no increa** of price during
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J ifu MGAR DNKR'S OLD RYE
? WHISKY ?After a suspension of my Distill**
ry for four year* and upward*, 1 have, within the
last few mouth*, returned business, but f have m yet
?eut to market but TBX BABBELS OP MT VMMT,
which, I think, without doubt, an good a* 1 ever
made in uy life, and most assuredly aa pure aa 11*
qnor can be pr<Muced from the beat of grita. _
My agent* are JAMES E LIPSCOMB 4 CO.,
Franklin street, between Thirteenth and Fonr
teenth, Richmond, Va. .
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0TICE.?I have on hand
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