Daily Dispatch, Volume 29, Number 211, 19 May 1866 — Page 5

? > ilirhmond gispatrh. ! sxrninAV may 10, i$t><>. 1 ir^iiiin 9ltlflti%rjr Iliwfllnlo. It will l?o won by Iho advertisement of , , ; i r;?l Smith, in this morning's /Kvjki/cA, ,i the Hoard of Visitors of this instituvnl] moot on the VT t h .Inno to make l.lOlit s of eadets. ?\aminuti*<n of students will corn- ... i ? on tU 27th. an<l iho graduating cx- . ?v \ .11 take place on the 4th July. >u)<' : inteiidcnt says that the Hoard of ^ ) ,<s made even at rungoiuoiit t < > . i tin- high scientific eharaeter ot \ . itute, and to put in full o|?eration N *, ! rird and distinctive system of . and instruction. The past gives iiinc ot this, rhe \ ir^inia t\ li.slitute has l?een made illustii. \ ; c career and achievements ? ?i* her No other Alma Mater c>er had w of glory shed upon her l?y the x. her :?s iii .v,> brief a period of Sl;r has won the admiration and ic of millions for ti e sulutar\ nunv. ! it h she ) : ;t s trained .mil matured ^?utherii \ oiith in the .important ? s ? ? j science which she teaehes. \ ng but tin- impoverished condition so.ith prevents the swelling of her j Is t<? a number greatly beyond ? <?] he i most successlul % ears, i It w.is stated in this paper a short time ? tliat I>r. P vi mi i:, of Florida, passed ?n.h this cit\ with six young m?*ii who ? > > t their way to enter Washington This mhs a mistake; they were the Military Institute. l)r. 1'ai,. v.\- there are others in his portion of - :! who intend to follow these six to <? institution. When the country < had time to recover a little, g? t the means to educate thcii i i. we anti* ip;ue that the Military xx ? 1 1 be greatly straitened foi s t > accommodate the largo number t> t! ?t will apply for udmis>iou. V h \ i Ili'iToi: Savs. ? Referring to j? <?; ti e Healing Springs which up. . *. i i;t the a few* days since, Mr. J. It. St \| !!. editor of the Fredericks. in a private note says : I visit. ? ! !.t in seven m ,-rs ago, and can testify : the great r tre they wrought forme. I nte to I ' ? tit almost a dead man, and in i s than three weeks 1 was restored to isti.tl health."

LATEST MOWS BY MAIL. .! li?|>.?ich to th?* Baltimore Sun. I lio < ounce! tent ScitHlorslii|? ? Tll<? 4 olomtlo Volo Sii|i|H?rlo4l? ->lr. Slan* U' \<iii\?;to\, M iv 17. ? It is understood ii licpitblic hi circles that several ? ??n. ,;ive iriends of Senator Foster have ! \\ it ?i tli? Democrats in thcConnee. I.i .: to o|?|mi.so ihc itl . .1 a I ti? the I' nit imI States Senatorship. >nr.i!i 1 mtieli excitement at the : >!. 1 ;tni in receipt of reliable in fur. n i < \ . showing that the Republican is . : .lohn^'in ait- moving upon svs. i nuinc.ous leading quarters of the a;'': y. !'. utv of Republican meinhers of Con- ;'!'?? . i.i-i > i the Colnnulo veto. 't - ti"t doubted by leading Johnson ; ,i:: that Mr. Stanton would have lit Iv pressed the policy of flic 1*1 csi- ? i the contemplated >erenadc come i ? . ? it. It \\ ill take place in a day or General (iriiut\ Letter. !!? \ ns Akmik^ I'mtho States, ? W ahiixotox, D. C., May III, Istii}, j | . / . V. S' tiitaiy SriYftdri/ of U7fr .? - !?.- In view of the long delay in the i hoitM' of Congress in agreeing upon i . ii ? ? i reorgatii/ ?tion of tin* army suit, t-i < ur present requirement**, and the . nt r<ce>-ity for early action, I am ini . .1 i<i present tin- matter to von , i!l\ , ;Mi? I to ask the attention of Con- . t<? ii, bcliev ing that when they have ? - matter fairly l? lore them they will do it ? ifii.l. I I"' done speedily. i tin* present time settlements are . tiging up with unusual rapidity in the ? i : ofcouutiv hetween the Missouri and t ' ;? ? I'a? iii< ocean, where hereto. ! he Indian was left in undisputed pox. >?11. 1 itinerants are pushing to those :: indents and to the gold fields of the ? v Mountains by every available bigh- .. The people tiocking to those regions - iti/a lis of the rnited States, and are riled to t h proteetioii of the CJoverti- ?. Thev Me developing the resources ? ? i ountrv to its great advantage, thus ?j i; i he interest as well as duty to f i in military protection. This makes ?_'i eater force west <>| the Missis. ? i a rv t han was ever heretofore r ?? ? i ui r? d. A 11 military force is required in all States heretofore in rchellion, and it i |.c } reseeii that this force will not ? ? |iiii< d f? r some time to come. Il is h | "? d that this force will not he nei v t ? ? ehi'mee the laws, either State or i. I > ? 2 1 the ditfereiiee of sent iment 1 1 !? r< I h\ t lie great war which his i i . four years will make the pre. i i a Military force necessary to give ii ? <?! M-i-iirity lo the people. All m - ilis|MiM'd to obey the laws of the ntr\ w ill t* i 1 this alike. To maintain U r , t he ( JoVel1 1 1 Hit 'lit has been compelled i - lain volunteers. All w lute voluiiteet s ? I km < uiie dissatisfied, and claim that ? ?uitrart with tlu'lli has been violated * t< taining thcui alter the war was over. b> ii i- -ii of dissatisfaction they are no 1 igct "i use, .Hid might as well be disaijr.l at on ?? ? everyone now remainin the service. The colored volunteer l ?i il right to claim his discharge, hut ? ? h.?.s not done so, llow long will l' law s authori/.e the retention of this ? , i \en ii tin \ are content to remain t I he 1 nited States Senate passed I ? ' 1 1 i *t : > a hill for the reorganization of in . 1 1 my. whit !i, iu my opinion, is as free i ol.|? ction as any gn at measure could iv l e. and which would supply the minimum requisite force. It gives imt a ?v tl:<.i!sa:i?i hlitioiial men over the preiit organi/atioit, l?ut gives a large num. "I additional !? ittulions and companies, public service, guarding routes of tra- ? jovcrflfc- plains and giving protection '<???? >? utlu in States, demands the occu'i"ii of a great number of posts. For ' ; oi i ijcin a small company is just as j ? ! as one with more men in it would IT.- hill before CongrehH, or the one I a - <<| the Senate, gives iucreascd 1 1 of companies by diminishing the rauk, and tile of each company. ???I exceedingly appropriate measure | is partieuiar, for it provides for the | 1 . when the occasion requires more] The company is the smallest uuitot '.'alii /at ion that can be used without liia- ' \ injuring discipline and efticiency. 1 ?? bcl ief that ('ongress would act , '"l't ly "ii this matter if their attention ? alh d t'? it has induced me to respcct- .. i. your attention to it. If you agree! ii iii? in this matter, I would also ask, if i deem it proper, that this, with such iojseincnt as you may he pleased to ?ake, be laid Ijefore Congress through the \; aker of the House. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. 3. Ohi.nt, Lieuteuaut.Gcoeral,

_ . ? 'S5J555S. r^niSBKr LorwmLK, Kr., Mftv 16. ? 1>r. Benjainin NcwUnd,of New Albany, ln?1.9 tried for the murder of tlio Rev. Proftoaor Kvans, has been acquitted. Evans kept an academy, at which the daughter of New. land was being educated, and succeeded in nedueing her. On hearing of the ruin of his daughter, Newland went in search of Kvans, and, meeting him on the street, shot him dead. nHrnrtlon of Wnmllnttfl. Boston, Mav 17. ? Al>out four thousand acres of womlland were hurncd over the present week, principally in the townships of Sandwich and Monument. The loss ot property is estimated at fifty thousand dollars. At last accounts the conflagration had stopped spreading, and heavy rains occurred in the vicinity last night. Klnifiiliir An Arre*f. N asiivii.i.k, M:>> 1 7. ?To-day was oh- 1 served :?* a day of fasting and prayer, hy 1 1n- proclamation of the Maywr, in accord- i a nee with the previously puhlished accounts that the President ordered the day t<? v? observed on account of the near approach of cholera. Late in the alter, noon it was discovered that no fist had hi-en designated by the President. John Portcrlield, formerly a hanker, and .in old resident of this place, has been ar- - rested and lodged in the penitentiary. It is rumored that he was arrested in consequence of implication with the conspirators in Canada some time previous to the death of President Lincoln. ('pinion til Jintifc Ititllririf. Lot isvii.i.k, M iv 17. ? An elaborate opinion ? if .Indg4' Mallard, of the I'nitcd States District Court, has been published relative to I sham Henderson, concluding that, the executive and legislative departmeiitsot the (loNcrnment having declared that the rebellion is ended, the court cannut assume that it continues; that this opinion furnishes no solution of the political statu* of inhabitants of States lately in rebellion, and that it is a question which j must be answered elsewhere; that this! court was bound to order the arrest of | (iciicral Davis t< ?r apparent contempt offered the court, and he, having resisted i tin* order of arrest, is criminally responsiIde, and his case will 1hi presented to the grand jury. Saii.kh kok Ki Koi-K. ? General C. T. 1 Pieauregard, President of the New Orleans, Jackson and (Jreat Northern railroad, aeconipanicd by (tcncral Wirt Adams and Mr. Schwartz, directors of the road, were passi-ngers on the steamer Scotia, which left Xcw York on Wcdm-sday for Liver- i p' ?o|. "Civn. Kiciits'' in Tknnksskk. ? The Legislature (House) of Tennessee on the llth instant passed a bill conferring civil rights on the colored people by the close vote of thirtv-one to I wcuty-cight. An amendment, excluding blacks from juries, was carried by thirty against twenty-nine, and one exiditding their children from common schools by a close vote.

>v\siii\uo> ih:ms. i CKN Kit A I. SPINS Kit thinks of rt*si?5i?in?jc his otlice of I " nil t*?l ; Stati > Treasurer, ami accepting t lit* prcsi. ' deiicy of a New York insurance company. TIIK WITIIIHt \W.\I. OK TIIK Kit K NT 1 1 TltOOPS KltoM M KXM'O. The Government having received in. formation that tin' French Government is not carrying out their agreement in regard t<? tin* withdrawal of the French troops troiu .Mexico, hut have ?I i>] >;it additional troops since the Kmperor's letter giving hi> adhesion to their gradual with- 1 drawal, li.is notified him that we expect a strict observance of said understanding, and that no more French troops must he dispatched t-? that country. ? AVir !"?,?/. Wot-M. TIIK T V \ ON To|IA< 'CO. There is a delegation here from New j York and elsewhere, representing the tobacco interest, watching with a good deal of anxiety the hill as reported by the commits e, and also the amendment otl'ered by Mr. Sehenek. The opinions expressed hy the representatives of the tobacco interest arc very discordant. No two of them seem to agree on any proposition. M ASSACKK OK I'U I KN 1*1. V INDIANS. < jovcrnor f. you, of Idaho Territory, writes that a massacre was, on the lltli March, made of some sixteen friendly Indians in the Territory ? by the advice of an editor! "than whom a greater scoundrel never lived." There were but two grown males. The others were women and children. The Governor has gathered the rest of the tribe and put them under military protection. lie says he has never found the Indians the aggressors in such troubles. Hey iiold> [the editor] writes like a radical. Substitute 44 rebels" for 4' Indians," and read the follow ing : 44 Sixteen I.o's have bit the dust. \\ e long to see this vile race exterminated, livery man who kills an Indian is a public hcneiactor. Who will not emulate this good example, and rid us of these nuisances.' These are the wretches the Government pamper, and (iovernor I.yoii's sickly scnti- '? metit ill h.vor of preserving them is all J bosh." oki'osits ok pi ni.tc kkni?s. General Thomas has issued a general j order in relation to the deposits o! public i t'umls, and tbrt lie government of disbursing otlieers ot the quartermaster's department, based on a letter to him from InspectorGeneral James A. Ilardie, stating that the Secretary of War directs that all deposits of public funds belonging to the quarter, master's department, tor which otlieers at that department are responsible, shall be made only with the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the I'nited States. In connection with this, however, the Secretary of the Treasury has written a letter to the Secretary of War advising that changes he made of deposits now resting in other places than those mentioned ill the letter of the inspector-general. The propriety of such action is plainly seen when it is considered that an immediate and summary withdrawal of all deposits placed in the various national depositaries might lead to complications, and cause jrreat inconvenience, not only to the banks, but also to the otlieers making the deposits. TIIK CAH1KKT TO SPKAK. The serenade to the President and heads of departments proposed by the National Union Club for to-night is intended to afford an opportunity to the Secretaries to deline their position in reference to the President's ]M?licy. It is understood that tin- President is not expected to speak, but will simply appear when called upon and thank the Club for the honor done him. The Secretaries have all agreed to speak except Mr. Harlan and Mr. Speed. TO UK ARKKSTKP. The President has issued an order directing the arrest of all otlieers ot the Frecdmen's Bureau interested directly or indirectly in the cultivation of farms in the southern States. TIIK HPECIK. It is stated that the Treasury Department has received an important mass of testimony bearing on the claim of the Richmond banks to the specie captured from Jetl. Davis, which goes to show that the coin was manufactured from the gold and silver sweepings of United States mints in the southern States prior to the war, and consequently properly belongs to the Government. ii. F. Foster lias been appointed United States Commissioner under the Civil Rights bill for the district of Virginia, by Judge Underwood; ?Hockint/lm Register,

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Congressional Proceedings. Washington, May 18.- Senate.- Mr. Sumner presented the petition of colored citizens asking that the second clause of the pending constitutional amendment be stricken out, and one substituted for it declaring that no Congressman from the south he allowed to sit in the House of Representatives who is not chosen by at least half of the loyal men of his district, without regard to color. Ordered to be printed, lie also presented a petition for the trial of Jefferson Davis by a courtmartial, and remarked in connection : "In presenting this petition I express no opinion on it : but now that the subject is before us, I will add, that the trial of Jefferson Davis at the present time by a jury at Richmond will be one of those great comedies which hereafter will excite the derision of the world. The petition was referred to the Military Committee. < The Senate receded from its amendment to the bill authorizing two annual terms of the Circuit C?nirt in the District of Virginia, to commence the first Monday in May and November, etc. This action of the Senate restores the authority of the Chief Justice to hold special terms of the Court. The bill having thus passed hot h Houses, awaits the President's signature. llorsi:. ? The Military Committee reported a hill equalizing the bounties of soldiers, sailors, and marines, giving them at the rate of one hundred dollars per year from April, 18(11, to April, 1805. The remainder of the session was occupied in the further consideration of the Tax bill. The Union Republican Convention at Alexandria. Washington, May 18.- The Alexandria Convention assembled this morning, Hon. J. M. Botts in the chair. Mr. Hill offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That, accepting as the settled policy of this Convention the resolutions and reports agreed upon, we organize ourselves into a permanent political organization, to be known as the Union Republican Party of Virginia. Resolved, That a State committee, consisting of nine members, be appointed by the Convention to act until the meeting of the next annual convention of this party, Resolved, That the State Central Committee be authorized to proceed, as soon as in their judgment it maybe deemed advisable, in forming county central committees in each county of the State, the members of each county committee to be appointed for the first year by the State Central Committee, and afterwards by the county convention. Resolved, That the State Central Committee be invested exclusively with the power to call county conventions of the party.

f party. Tlio resolutions were adopted. The following were reported from the Committee oil Resolutions: Htsolved, That we rejoice that both the ; executive and legislative branches of the Government desire the establishment of the great principle of the equality of civil [ and political rights. We regret that they differ in opinion as to the legitimate mode of gaining the same end, and we, whose interests are so much affected by this question, deem it our duty not to remain silent. Therefore, as we are unable, bv any representation in Congress, to take part in the national councils, we will do all we can to bring about the mutual wish of the President and Congress, by initiating State action in favor of impartial qualified suffrage, which, in our opinion, is one of the requisites of a republican form of government. Jlesolved , That the accountability of both the legislative and executive branches of the government of a State to the whole people is the only safeguard against the I enactment of partial and unjust laws, and the only sure protection against tyranny and oppression in the execution of all , laws, so that if any considerable portion of the community is denied a vote in elec- , lions, that portion of the people will be denied sueh prrf'eet protection as ought to exist in the rights of person and property. I .solved, That the doctrine of the right of secession was the principal issue of tinlate civil war, and that no policy of reconstruction is safe which does not provide ' against the possibility of that issue arising | again. Jlesolved , That while the late rebels affect to "accept a situation," they not Old)' hold the same opinions still in regard to that issue, but openly advocate their views in that respect as the basis of party action, as we believe, for the purpose accomplishing with votes what they have failed to accomplish with bayonets. Ktsohyd, That the Chairman of this Convention be authorized to appoint a committee of five or eight persons, whose duty it shall be to visit the President to ascertain his feelings with reference to the ob. jects and action of this Convention, and that this committee Ik* requested to got from the President and Congress their endorsement of our action. liesolved, That the Union Republican party of Virginia, believing that " knowledge is power," and that an enlightened and virtuous people can never be enslaved, that the maintenance and perpetuation *of republican institutions depend materially upon the education of the masses of the people, therefore we are in favor of a system of free schools whereby universal education may be disseminated. The report is signed by George Tucker, Alexandria; G. P. King, Frederick ; J. II. Clements, Portsmouth; P. Dudley, Henrico; W. R. Smith, Frederick; J. W. Becmer, Clarke; G. . Dillard, Albemarle; John Hawxhurst, Fairfax. J. II. Clements, of Portsmouth, stated that there was considerable debate in the committee before any conclusion was arrived at. They had come to the conclusion that the policy of the Union men in the south should be to avail themselves of the negro element. The committee intended, by using the words "qualified impartial suffrage," to convey the idea that the two races, as to suffrage, should be on the same fboting. He would not endorse President Johnson's party, for he had seen its workings ; but he could endorse his policy as he had expounded it, if he had not seen its workings. While the majority of the committee stood by the action of Congress, they had deemed it proper that they should not pin their faith to the coat-tails of auy set of men. He ii?i| seen men who had driven Union men from their homes passing resolutions endorsing the President; and one of them

h? had heard ?jr that Lincoln vm a uiurjier, and met hi* due*, and that Booth, when tin; people obtained tlielr rights, would be revered an a patriot. Mr. Dillard, of Allwrraarle, objected to the resolutions, and asked if they had come as sheep to the slaughter ? Had they come to make laws for the south ? and were they to attempt to force upon the south what she does not want ! He had come for the purpoNC of aiding in building up a strong Republican party. If they adopted the resolutions they would open the door to immediate evils. He would admonish the Convention to attend to the business for which they had come together, and not take measures towards giving the right of franchise t?? a people the votes ot whom could be secured at any time by the use of two barrels ot liquor. Mr. Clements, of Portsmouth, moved that the first resolution, relating to suffrage, be laid on the table. Lost. Mr. Gibbons offered the following substitute for the tirst resolution : lirsolcel, That we endorse the action of the Congress of the United States iti rendering treason odiousand traitors infamous, so far as it has gone ; that it is the sense of this Convention that no person should hereafter be capable of holding any office, legislative, executive, or judicial, under the Federal or State Governments, who was fiver the age of twenty-one years on the l;?th of April, 1861 ? without taking the fidlowing oath in addition to the one now required by law: "I, A. If., do solemnly swear that I am now and have ever been an enemy to the so-called Southern Confederacy, or to any rebellion or pretended Government unfriendly to the Government of the United States." Mr. Gibbons said that the time for giving the negroes t lie right of suffrage had not arrived, and that this Convention would by these resolutions slip beyond Congress. Mr. Tucker, of Alexandria, argued that the elective franchise should in justice be given to the negroes, and that there was not a better way in which to punish the rebels than to make the colored men their l equals. Mr. Pollack, of Frederick, objected to the resolutions because they were of the "milk and water" kind, and expressed , himself as a friend to Congress. The rebels should be deprived entirely of the ' right of suffrage. The resolutions, after revision, were J adopted by .'?S yeas to 22 nays. The Convention rccommendcd Mr. Botts's , plan ot' reconstruction to Congress, and adjourned sine die. The Kpisropul Convention. Alexandria, May is.? The Episcopal Convention adopted, by a vote of SO against | IS, a preamble and resolution that the i Diocese of Virginia now resume its former ecclesiastical relations as a diocese with the General Convention of the Protestant ? Kniscopal Church of the United States.

Itnpliocl Ki-iiiiiiom Prohibited from j Holding any Office nnlil I'nr<lono?l. Mobile, May 18. ? The JCvcnhuj Xnrs ! publishes 1 1 10 following order : 1Ikad?ii*ahtkhs Dkpt. Alabama, t i May 17, 18t!fi. j In compliance with instructions from the J President of the United States, it is hereby directed that Raphael Seiiiines l>e not permitted to hold or exercise the functions of Judge of the Probate Court of Mobile county or any other civil or political office of trust while lie remains unpardoned by the President. By order of Brevet Major-General Clias. I{. Woods. A. Ramsey Mkhsinckr, Assistant Adjutant-General. Judge Bond will perform the duties of the ollice in the mean time. Fire in <?nl?l*iboro\ Ralkioii, May 18. ? A large lire in Golds. I boro' last night destroyed a block of four buildings, including the ollice of the Daily X nr.* and ollice of the National Kxpress and Transportation Company. I'roiti Xeu OrlcmiN. X f.w Out. kan's, May lf>. ? Senator Gwin : has arrived. He was released on parole without other conditions. He refused to take the oath or to leave the country. Ibis visiting his friends to.day. I The trial of ("{ruber's murderer is progressing. There is a great crowd and much excitement. The Episcopal Convention at this city has organized. Wilmer, of Virginia, is the favorite candidate for Bishop to-day. The port quarantine establishment has been turned over to the State authorities. 'Fl'Oiu Havana? Ueuornl Toombs? Siijjur Crop. X kw Orleans, May lf?. ? General Toombs left Havana for Europe on the loth. The sugar crop for this year is estimated at half a million boxes. Freights were dull. The stock of sugar in Havana is heavy. i Keceipls or Cotton Since Ihe Clone of (lie War. Xkw Orleans, May 15. ? The receipts of cotton at all ports since the close of the war to the present time have been two million two hundred thousand bales, and for the balance of the season, or say up to | September 1st, they will probably add { another one hundred thousand to that figure, making a round total of two million j three hundred thousand bales. i Prospects ok a European* War.? Our last advices from Germany indicate that the feud between Prussia and Austria is deepening in intensity, and that nothing 'short of the intervention of the other European Powers can prevent the breaking out of hostilities both iu Germany and Italy. The policy of Count Bismarck is now, for the first time, making itself apparent. Austria is beset on all sides, and, t in the extremity in which she is placed, must either tight her way out of the difficulties by which she is surrounded or succumb to the demands of Prussia, and thus surrender up to her rival that supremacy in Germany for which she has so long been contending. ? Baltimore (kuette. A ViRdtxiAN Complained of toGenerai. Howard. ? A superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau at Leesburg, Va., reports to the assistant commissioner the following case as being one of many of a similar character brought before hiui for settlement : Cato Valentine, colored, was hired out by his former master, L. Chamberlin, to a Mr. William Thomas for one year, commencing January 1st, 18G5, for the sum of ninety dollars. Thomas paid twentyfive dollars of this money at the close of the year to Valentine, and when asked by i the latter for the remaining sixty-five dollars, he was told that it had been paid to Chamberlin. The superintendent forwards this statement in order to obtain a decision upon it as a precedent for his action in all cases of the kind. ? WaxhUvjlon titar. Rev. Henry A. Wise arrived in llarri. sonburg last week, and preached in Mr. ! Bell's church on last Sabbath morning.

ELECTIONS. rfK COM MON WEALTH OF VIRGINIA ? To Till HNRIirr Of TBI CorfTT Of IIrriico, uRtrrijiii : Whoreii a vacancy bu occurred In th? representation of ronr county In til* Uflneral A**?mb|y ??f thin Commonwealth, occasioned by th? resignation of Franklin Stearns, on? of the Delegate : *r* 'therefor*, In the name of the Commonr?i i 7? ? "!ln *i7"" '? ?*om an election to be pnllpT H f u n rh i a vT\l* ?f Henrico on the r'M KIH riXUKoHAl ( l>* riir t)i* 74! h Ha v i ()V M A V ?.?" ? ?Jr!?Kw In' testimony whereof, these, onr letter* are [Spur] KB*"'!" h. 1 this llth day of April. A D.ImT^Tj In the ninetieth y^rofthe Com'monwealth. F. II. PEIRPOLNt By the Governor : J. M, H*Rjtno?r, Secretary of the Common wealth. 1 In accordance with the above 1'roclamation, the poll* will be opened at all of the precinct* in the county on Thursday, the 24th day of Mar, IsW, for the election of a Deflate to the House of Delegate* of Virginia, to till the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Franklin Stearns, E*<i. "The Commissioners appointed to superintend, and the officers appointed to conduct the preceding general election*, shall al*o superintend and conaact nil election* to till v.icances."? Code 1?6?>. chapter 7, section It. By order of the Governor. P. H. HUFFMAN, 8. II. C. ap 18? lawtl7M&dt21 rp < ) THE VOTERS OF HKNRICO 1 COUNTY.? FEl.l.owr-ClTIIE!**,? I take this method of informing you that I am no longer a candidal" for the IJonse of Delegates, to fl II the vacancy caused by the resignation of Franklin Steam*. Esq. ; ana in doing so it i* proper for me to *ay t fiat I had promised the friend* of Colonel MAGRUDER not to oppose him if he would consent to serve us. In retiring from the canvas*. I beg leave to express niv gratitude to the many warm friends who nave pledged me their support, and assure them that their Kindness is warmly appreciated. Verv respectfully, my 13-Ot GE<> RGB W THOMAS^ TO THE VOTERS OF ('HESTER1. FIELD COUNT Y.? Fellow-citljens.? I announce rnvsolt a candidate for election to the office of COMMONWEALTH S ATTORNEY for your county. [myl4_l<uj WILLIAM I. CLOPTON. SHIPPING. TpOR X E W YORK.? A T L A N TIC r COAST MAIL 8 T E A M SHIP C O M P A N Y .?The new and dlefant side-wheel steamship RAPI)A X, Captain Ai.kxakdkk, will leave her wharf at Rocketts on SA 10th May, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Passengers will please be punctual. For freight or passage? having uasurpassed accommodations?apply to SAMUEL AYRES & CO., my 16? it Cary and Virginia streets. REM EX DOUS EXCITEMENT IS occasioned among dealers of DRY GOODS from the fact that the current of trade will flow to the great emporium of J. STEENBoCK &CO.,Nos. 139 and 111 Main street, despite every effort to slay its course, and the | GREAT REJOICING OF THE PEOPLE OVER THE SUCCESS of the PIONEER HOUSE of LOW PRICES seems daily to increase, for it Is known to every lady In Richmond that goods are offered bv J. 8TEENB0CK ?k CO., Nos. 139 and 141 Main street, cheaper than at any other store in the city ; and purchasers may rely upon . A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF SEASONABLE GOODS, in the newest patte thh and styles, embracing, in SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS GOODS, some of the most chaste and elegant goods ever yet imported ; among whichwe are happy to announce we have received a new stock of those I BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH BAREGES which have already so much delighted every one, and of which we are offering the new style*, I STRIPED, CHECKED, AND EMBROIDERED. | Some of the latter have been much admired, and pronounced unequalled, and all will BE SOLD VERY CHEAP. ! A large assortment of SPLENDID IIERNANIS, KM BROI DER ED GRIN ADI N ES, PONGER POPLIN TRAVELLING SUITS, WITH ALL THE NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON in Dress and Fancy Dry Goods. ALEXANDRE'S KID GLOVES, in all colors and sizes, may be found at J. STEEN BOCK & CO'S, 139 ANI> 111 MAIS STREET. ? 1

WHITE GOODS! W1UTEGOODS! WHITE GOODS' Our assortment in thin line of Good?* haw, we believe, never been equalled in Virginia, and we beg leave to call Hie especial attention of Housekeepers, and particularly to those furnishing Hotels and Boarding-Houses for THE SPRINGS OF VIRGINIA, to our stock of SELECTED HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. And in closing this announcement we wish it distinctly understood that we are determined to maintain the advanced position we have always occu- ! pied? being the FIRST TO REDUCE TRICKS, and the most extensive establishment in the South. We are always looking for chances to purchase at j Bargains for Cash, that we may be the first to MAKK DOWN OUR GOODS. And while we do not indulge in advertising goods J of which "we have just sold the last piece'' at some low figure, we respectfully assure the public that we SHALL SELL EVERY ARTICLE AT THE LOWEST PRICE! AT J. STEENBOCK Jc CO.'S, 139 amd ill Main sthekt. [my 16? WSAWJ FRENCH A CRENSHAW, at their EX TENS I VK FUKN1TUKE WAKEKOOMS, (f-OBSKR MAI 5 AM) Ni.ith stkkkts, ) are now receiving a large and choice selection of rich and tine GOODS, to which they invite the attention of purchasers. Included in the stock may be found ! PARLOR SUITS of antique and modern designs, ROSEWOOD, WALNUT, and MAHOGANY, in PLUSH, BROCATELLE, REPS, and HAIRCLOTH. CHAMBER SUITS -ROSEWOOD. MAHOGANY, and WALNUT : some very elaborate in design, superior in workmanship, and elegant in finish. COTTAGE SUITS in every variety and style. LIBRARY and OFFICE FURNITURE in great variety. BEDSTEADS, WARDROBES, CABINETS, WASHSTANDS, TABLES, HALL SETS, ETEGRES, Ac. A large and varied assortment of CHAIRS, MATTRESSES, SPRING BEDS, Ac., kc. In addition to the above, can always be found a large aud well-selected assortment of CARPETING, OIC-CLOTH8, MATTING. WINDOW SHADE8, PAPER HANOINGS, PRINTS for furniture corera and FURNISHING GOODS generally, ap 11? J m Removal.? e. p. townsend, Bookseller, Stationer, Ac., has removed from No. Ktfto No. W MAIN STRUCT. ou? door below Fourteenth, and next door to William B. Isaacs k Co. E. P. TOWNSEND. M Main street. my IS? lm (New No. !,??.) VTOTICE.? A called meeting of the ll Firemen and Stockholders of the RICHMOND F1RB ASSOCIATION will be held at the ofllce of Charles T. Wortham k Co., in the city of Richmond, on THURSDAY, the J4th day of May, ls??, i at 12 o'clock, M. I By order of the Board of Direetora. my S? ta DAVID CURH1E, President. HAY.? Four hundred and forty-one bales prime TIMOTHY HAY, on conslirnment, per schooner Annie Borland, exacted daily, for sale on arrUll by my W WILLIAM T. KING k CO. ^TOMATOES, TOMATOES. ? Frenh X Tomatoes in three-pound caua : Green Cora, Green Peas, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackber' rlea. Damsons, Plums, just received for tale by LOUIS J. HOSSI10X, ' my M No, M Main stmt.

rr 'HE HOT SPRINGS, t ? BATH C0U5TT, VIEGIMU. Till 'KRATTEK, TMOM HIZTT TO OKI MUMbU*? AMD SIX J>KURBEfl, fAMUnnUM. TAilDY, WILLIAMS * CO., P*op?I?tom. Wllf b? open for the reception of rtaitor* JUKI tut, 1?*. All the bnildinga having been repaired, painted, 1 and fitter ont with NEW FURNITURE. LINEN, BEDS, and TABLEWARE, theae SPRINGS offer unsurpassed Attractions to both the invalid and pl"?sure-aee-Jter. No expense or effort hat been apared by the proprtetora to make it an comfortable ami pleasant a? jHwwible to all visitor*. The HOT Waters here hare been well known for more than hair a centnry to poiwesa, in a wonderful degree, tonic, alterative, detergent, and Humiliating properties, and hare become justly celebrated for the cure ?f Rhenmatism, Gont, Diseases of the Liver, Skin, Bladder, and Womb ; Paralysis, the r.jsnlt of injury or serioua effusion Contraction of Musclcs and Joints, Dtarrhaa and Djr*pep?ia, accompanied with sore mouth and tongue. New BATH-HOUSES have been erected, a BAND OF MUSIC engaged, and BILLIARD and BOWLING SALOONS titled np. The SPLENDID BALL-ROOM ha* been thoroughly refitted. Route from the north, tin Orange and Alexandria railroad to Gordonsvllle ; thence via Virginia Central railroad to Millboro' Depot ; thence to Hot Springs direct, over turnpike, (distance, twenty mile*,) by Trotter k Co.'s stage line. Route from the south, via Lynchburg or Richmond, and Virginia Central railroad to Millboro' Depot. Tbkms : ^3 per day ; $20 per week. A BAND OF MUSIC is engaged for the reason, my 17? lm OCK BRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, VIRGINIA. These MINERAL WATERS have an established reputation for very hiKh curative virtue in all the following elates of disease, and as being an AB1 SOLUTE SPECIFIC in several of them, vir : SCROFULA, and ull the| forms of Glandular Swellings and Cutaneous Eruptive Disease, Erysipelaa, Tetter, ic.; CHRONIC DIARRHOEA and DYSENTERY, DYSPEPSIA, BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC THHUSII, affection of the KIDNEYS and BLADDER, and PILES. In all an:emlc conditions of the system and broken-down states of the constitution, loss of appetite, and general nervous prostration, their powers and virtue as a restorative may be safely pronounced to be WITHOUT A KNOWN RIVAL amongst the mineral waters of | the WORLD. They are especially indicated in the whole clas* of ailments peculiar to the Female Constitution. This WATERING PLACE is in the same county with the celebrated "NATURAL BRIDGE ' of Virginia, and is one of that remarkable group of Mineral and Thermal Waters which have given celebrity to this mountainous region. It will be open to the public on JUNE l.^T. The proprietors will spare no reasonable effort to have the place comfortably kept. The BALL-ROOM will be supplied with music ; and the BILLIARD and BOWLING SALOONS restored to complete order. Access from the aeaboard is by the Virginia Central railway (from the North, rf a Washington city and Orange and Alexandria railroad to Gordonsville ; and from the South, ri<i Richmond oc Lynchburg,) to Goshen Depot, thence by stage coaches, j over acuiooth r<?ad, eight miles up the Valley to the Springe. BATES OK BOARD: By the day ,..?3.50. By the month 3.W per day. The SPRINGS PAMPHLET, with una lysis and ? full description, sent by mail on application to Pi K' EM , L.\i>n k Co., Richmond, or to the underj signed. FRAZIER & RANDOLPH. Proprietors. The water is bottled, securely packed, and on t sale at *12.50 per case of one doien half-gallon j bottles by Pckckll, Lai>d & Co., Richmond ; A. B. Ri'< ker, Lynchburg ; CoI.emas k Roihjers, Baltimore ; Hkobxav k Co., New York, and other leading druggists. A single box haa often saved the necessity of a visit to the Springs. A liberal discount made to the Trade by PUBCELL, LADD A CO., iny 15? ts General Agenta.

WM. KNABE A MANTPAC rCRRKS Of BB&CS| FIRST PREMIUM. GOLD MEDAL, \/ ? Wtf " OK AND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. These Instruments having been b?for? th? public for the pant thirty years, have, npon their ex* cellence alone, attained an rirpracHAsr.D pbi* KMIME5CB that pronounces them unequalled. Theli TONE combines great power, rlchneu, sweetness, and fine Hinging quality, an well a* great purity of Intonation and harmonlousuess throughout the entire scale. Their TOUCH Is pliant and elastic, and Is entirely free from the stiffness found in so many pianos, which causes the performer to so easily tire. In WORKMANSHIP tuey cannot be excelled. Their action is constructed with a care and attention to every part therein that characterises the finest mechanism. None but the best seasoned material la used in their manufacture, and they will accept the hard usages of the concert-room with that of the parlor upon an equality? unaffected In their inelody ; in fact, they are constructed " NOT FOR A TEAR-BUT FOR EVER." All our Square Pianos have oar new improved Grand Scale and the Agraffe Treble. Every Ptano fully warranted for FIVE TEARS. WAREROOMS: IM WEST BALTIMORE STREET, ap 17? Im __ BALTIMORE. rVO SHOEMAKERS AND LEATHER | A DEALERS. We will receive to-day HEMLOCK SOLE LEATHER, FRENCH, GERMAN, and AMERICAN CALF SKINS, which we will sell in any quantity at low pricea. 0. H. CHALKLEV & CO., HIDE AND LEATHER DEALER8, THIRTEENTH STREET, BETWIM MAI* A5D CAIT. my 7 Tre brick, FIRE BRICK The New Tork and 8Uten Island Fire Brick and Clay Retort Works have conatituted SNYDER, BOWERS ft CO., (of the Richmond Stove and Architectural Iron Worka, Richmond, Ta.,) AGENTS, where these celebrated BRICK can at all times be obtained at MANUFACTURERS PRICES. They are also agenta for McKENZlE'S PATENT CUPOLA AND FAN. ap M? lm PURNISHI N(J GOODS.? Gentlemen's X Undershirts, Drawers, Soeka, Suspenders, Tlee, GTOVES, TINWARE, AND HOUSBO FURNISHING G00D3, for aale, wholftMteM* CALAD 01 U-HALAD OIL. at ?,T'

pOYNKR'S WHITE. BLACK ATO Va? on flu 11m and In fall ,?!?* < ?n4 T?mi?w?? railroad, wjll f" " caption of vlsltonon the FIBI ?om (saving Baltimore, Waebinfto?, and Petersburg, by tn ornlng train, jj night la Lyaelibug, Will MllW UM(mornlng, the trains stopping lUMdUUl; f he' un5erslgned (formerly of Rkkaond) Mm pleasure In informing hi* friends u4 1 ka jaklte that he h*? rcn.o*?4 tothlsplsee with St Intaatlon of tasking It hi* permanent reeldenco, and Will spare neither troubl* nor itpniM |o mw ? fp'ffiio., ?. elnal qualities of which are so generally and h*?rably known that It I* deemed unnecessary to ipNk of thelrvalue. ? , . llt ^ Thoeedc- Irons of using the Alleghany or AlUi Wtlen can be supplied. A FINK BAND will be in attendance daring the season CoIoi'ipI WARD. ?o fav*#abiy known he Manager of the Faaqulev White 8al|?hor SpHnf^bah M?i engaged, end will be cleaned t?M* b? friend*. Those desiring comfortable quarter* woald do well to make early application. The price of board will be three dollar, per day; children and ?ervant* in proportion. A deduction of ten per ?'??nt. will be made on all bill* for one week, twenty per cent for on* month, and twantyflve per rent, for two inontha or longer. PuBCELL, LAUD h CO., Richmond, Va.. will keep a constant supply of the water, put np In an art bott lea, twenty-fonr I hi a agaa, raady for shipping. WILLI All H.FKI, my 15 ? flfxISw Proprietor* J SPIiIN<iH, BATHCOCNTV.? Thla celebrated ^ATERIIfO FLACI will be opi ned to visitors on the F1B?T OF JUNK next. It given the undersigned great pleaanw to Inltem the public t?n,t. with liberal expenditures by the proprietor, the attractions for the ensuing e*aaon will be nn<:h ax to gratify both the lnralld and 5? ?f pliiRoro. . _ . botldingn are extensive and substantial, and, with beautiful cottages, will furnish comfortable accommodations for thrao bandrad visitors. Tbey hare all bem painted and pat In thorough repair, and the Bedding and Fornitttn In every department Is new. The medicinal virtues of the waters are so general ly and favorably known that It would be superIIuouh to filter inlo an elaborate otatement on that subject ; their efficacy is atteated bj number* who have found relief at this fountain of health frora some of the moat di*t reusing maladies to whleh the human family is subject. For a detailed and particular account of the properties of the water* and their effects, reference la mad? to a pamphlet to be had on application In person or by letter to Me*?rs. PURCBLL, LAUD A CO., Richmond. who will always hare a supply of the water forcale. Coin| l?-t<? arrangements have been made for Hot and Cold, Spout and Shower Hatha, and Plange Baths ; and in addition to the mineral watem, an abundant aupply of the purest freestone water haa been brought from a spring In the mountains, a mile distant, and at an elevation of a thousand feet. Kv.-ry advantage has been taken of the low of wat?r to'ai range for the comfort of visitor*. Th?*st) Springs are delightfully situated In Bath county, surrounded by the moat ncantlful and picturesque scenery, and present altogether attractions at lead eqnal to any place in the mountains of Virginia, occupying a central position In th? group of mineral springs for which this portion of Virginia is so justly celebrated. ; _ Ttiree miles from the Hot Springs, eight from the Warm, thirteen from the Bath Alum, and twentyeight from the Rockbridge Alum, they are of euy access bv the Central railroad and its connection* to MillbW depot, and thence by stages over a ina turnpike road twenty-three mil#* to the Springs, passing on the route f?y the Bath Alum, the 'J*"?" and the Hot Springs, and ?os?tng th,e Warm 8prlng mountain, fcvery part ol thla route la eonnerleu with historical Incident* of ifrjW lfiterMt. and the acenery l? of unsurpasaed beauty and KlAnpliv?iriaii, experienced In the use and effecta of the watera, will realde at the Springs. By the lat of June there will be a daily mall and a daily line or stagea from Millboro to the "'The price of board will be three dollar* per day J children and servants In proportion. A . dedactTon^ of ten percent, made on all bills for thirty day* ?rT?he Agent will -rare no pains to render the place < a comfortable ana agreeable home, and flatter* hiuiaelf. from bis long experience ^and the advantage* of the place, that he satisfaction. 8. A. rt'KTBK, Ageni. my 15 ? Jw DRUGS. MEDICINES, fto. p H B H () L SODIQUB, TIIK rKI.EBRATBD FHKXCH UPMOST ATIC AWT18BPT1C AMD DISINFECTANT. This preparation is recommended a* being INFALLIBLE IN STOPPING HBM0RRHA01. A prompt remedy for WOUNDS. CUTS, BURN8, CHILLBLAINS, AND VARICOSE VEINS. It .excels all other known external agents tued for stopping hemorrhage, in which it acta almost instantaneously, without the inconvenience experieuced from the use of Perchlorlde of Iron (which causes intlammation) ; the clcatrliatlon of the wound takes place rapidly without inflammation or suppuration. It coagulates the blood and reunites the severed tissue. For this invaluable discovery, the Inventor, M. BOIMKUF, was awarded the MONT VON PRIZE by the fmperi.ll Institute of France In 1M1. For sale by C. GENNET, <*15 Main street, my -1? eodJw adjoining Sp?>tawood Hotel.

I riLKANSE THE BLOOD.? With corI \ > nipt, disordered, or vitiated Blood you are i nick all over. It may burnt oat in pimples, or ! core*, or in some active disease, or it may merely j keep you listless, depressed, and good for nothing. > But vou cannot have good health while your blood is iiupure. AYKR'H SAKSAl'ARILLA purges out I those impurities and stimulates the organs of life I Into rigorous notion, restoring the health and ex- ?' polling disease. Hence it rapidly cares a variety of complaints which are caused by impurity of the j Mood, such aa Scrofula or King's Evil, Tumors, Ulcer*, fores, Eruptions, Pimples. Blotches, Boils, St. Anthony's Fire, Rose or Erysipelas, Tetter or ' Salt Khenin, Scald Head, Ring worm, Cancer or i Cancerous Tumors, bore Eyes, Female Diseases, i such as Retention, Irregularity, Suppression. : Whites, Sterility, also Syphilis, or Venerial I Diseases, Liver Complaints, and Heart Dlseosee. i Trv AVER'S 8AR8AFARILLA. and see for your1 self the surprising activity with which it cleanses the blood and cares these disorders. During late years the puhlle have been misled by Urge bottles, pretending to give a quart of Extract of 8arsaparilla for one dollar. Most of thee* have been frauds up an the sick, for they not only coiitsln little, if any. Sarsaporilla, hat often no curative properties whatever. Hence, bitter 41s* appointment bu followed the use of the various extracts of Sarsaparllla which food the market, until the namo itself haa become synonymous with lmp<?ition and cheat. Still we call this eompouiiit '< hijtrsapurllla," and intend to supply such a remedy as shall rescue the name from the load of obl<N|ur which rests upon it. We think we have ground for believing it has virtues which are irresistible by the ordinary run of the diseases It la intended to cure. We can only assure the sick that we offer them the best alterative which we know how to produce, and we have reason to believe it Is by far the most effectual purifier of the blood yet discovered by anybody. AVER'S CHERRY PECTORAL Is so universally known to surpass every other remedy for the cur* of Coughs, Colds. Inluenso, Hoarseness, Croup, Bronchitis, Incipient Consumption, and for tha r.<l W of Consumptive Patients in advanced stares of the disease, that it is useless here to recount the e? idence of Ita virtues. The world knows them. Preparod by _ J. C. AYER ft CO., Lowell, Maoeachwetts, , and sold by PURCELL, LADD I CO., Druggists, ~ Richmond. Ya. mh la-m SPECIFIC FOR TETTER? Our "SPEdElf?' will speedily and positively care the worst rones of Tetter and Ring Worm, lead the following certificate from the popular and well* known former Inspector of Tobacco at Pmblia Warehouse : Riciiokd, Va., April IS, MM Messrs. Meade k Baker: Gentlemen,? I take pleasure In adding my teettmony to yoar "8peciBc" for Ring Worm and Tetter. I had beeft of. liictedfor at least seven yearn with a very aggravate and disfiguring tetter on both ot my hands, and had tried, in vain, many remedies. On* vial of yonr "Specilc" haa entirely and effectually cured me, aud my hands are now as smooth and fair as any ones. B. J. VAUGHAM, late Inspector at Pablie Warehouse. Price, fifty cent* a rial. Prepared only by meads * barer. Practical Pharmaceutists. up 11 corner Kinth yid Franklin streets. JOHN W. RISON, O Ai'OTRKraRV a Al'OTHECART AMD DR DOG 1ST. CORNER OF MAIM AND THIRD STREETS, has in store, and offers low lor cash, DRUGS, MEDIC 15 18, CHEMICALS, FANCY ARTICLW, 80 APS, PERFUMERY, Ae. fly at the "T t n.... at prt?e eost- I WfLLlAlR. \;OOAL aouBroi siaii ? ?, .I.