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The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1860., [Electronic resource], Further from South America. (search)
the current seems to have been in the opposite direction. The late pressure to sell was undoubtedly from weak parties having buyer's options. The October earnings of the New York Central Railroad, it is said, will foot up rather less than September, about $840,000, which is considerably below the estimates of the early part of October. The falling off in the latter part of the month is attributed to bad weather. Mr. Smith, master of transportation on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, puts down the earnings of the line for the month of October at about $475,000, which will be larger than September, and about $50,000 in excess of October, 1859. The payments into the Sub-Treasury at New York of the new loan, up to the 1st inst., were $1,350,000. The monthly statement of the Assistant Treasurer, in that city, shows cash receipts for customs during October of $2,611,800, against $2,276,683 the same month last year. The balance on hand, $5,175,582. The New York Heral
The Daily Dispatch: November 28, 1860., [Electronic resource], The various styles of cockades. (search)
White slavery in London. A correspondent of the London Times, describing one of the great mantua-making establishments in that city, says. "Work is commenced every morning at seven o'clock, and continued till eleven at night — a period of sixteen hours, the only intervals allowed being about ten minutes for each meal — the total amount of time allowed for eating their food, I was going to say — but surely bolting it is the more appropriate phrase — being forty minutes per day, thus leaving fifteen hours and twenty minutes as the period devoted to work. And this, be it remembered, is not merely during the busy season, as at the West End, but for all the year round, from January to December; for you must understand that at the establishment to which I refer, the greater part of the sewing is given out to stop-workers in the busy season, and all that is done in doors is the original cutting-out and ultimate fitting together of the separate parts; but when the slack season co
The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1860., [Electronic resource], Death of a well known Journalist. (search)
Death of a well known Journalist. --William M. Hooper, Esq., editor of the Madison (Arkansas) Journal, died on the 11th inst., of diphtheria. Mr. Hooper was one of the Douglas delegates to the Baltimore Convention. While acting in that body, an unfortunate difficulty, having its origin in the matters growing out of the Convention by which he was appointed a delegate, arose between him and Hon. T. C. Hindman, Representative in Congress from Arkansas, which for a time engrossed nearly the entire attention of the National Convention, and threatened to result in serious consequences.
The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
resent territory after the admission of Kansas, reserving the right of admission with proper restrictions, or to divide the territory after the manner of the Missouri Compromise. The President and the New York Legislature. The following communication to the New York Legislature was read in the Assembly on Wednesday: To his Excellency Gov. Morgan: Sir: I have had the honor to receive your communication, covering the resolutions which passed the Legislature of New York on the 11th instant, tendering aid to the President of the United States, in support of the Constitution and the Union, and shall give them that respectful consideration to which they are entitled from the importance of the subject and the distinguished source from which they have emanated. Your, very respectfully, James Buchanan. Opposed to coercion. The New York World contains a letter from Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, of Alabama, from which the following is an extract: "Now that some of
The Daily Dispatch: January 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
John O. Taylor, Esq., took place yesterday, before Justice Lee, at the County Court-House. The prisoner, who is an old man, sat by his counsel, James Lyons and A. Judson Crane, Esqs., and listened attentively to the testimony, but his countenance betrayed no emotion. It is stated that his health is considerably impaired. John B. Young, Esq., was present, on behalf of the Commonwealth. Two witnesses were examined. who testified substantially as follows: Wm. A. Barnett, sworn.--On the 11th day of the present month, (January,) I was at work for Mr. Taylor, on a new barn, at the farm which he purchased of Bernard. Between 12 and 1 o' clock, Mr. Taylor came up, and was helping me. Later in the evening, Thornton Carter came there. Between 4 and 5 o'clock Joseph Bernard came along, and turned his horse loose in the stable yard.--Taylor said good evening Major Bernard--how are you this evening? Bernard did not return the salutation, but said, did you move that plank from the hog p
The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Revolt of convicts. (search)
Revolt of convicts. --On Monday, 11th ult., the convicts in the Chatham Prison, England, numbering eleven hundred men, succeeded in overpowering their keepers, and for the space of a few hours held undisputed sway of the prison. Upon being ordered to return to work, after dinner, a gang of about fifty turned upon their keepers in the yard. whom they soon overpowered and drove before them. Other gangs of convicts then joined the mutineers, and the keepers on duty, to the number of about one hundred and fifty, were driven out of the prison by the infuriated convicts. The prisoners in the cells were then liberated, and a scene of the utmost confusion ensued. After gaining their liberty, the convicts immediately commenced a wholesale work of destruction in the interior of the prison. A large number of them rushed into the office of Capt. Powell, where they commenced destroying the books and papers, and every other available article on which they could lay their hands — desks, t
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Spanish Rejoicing over American troubles. (search)
The Legislature. A bill was reported in the Senate, yesterday, incorporating the Insurance Company of the State of Virginia. A resolution was offered for granting delinquent Sheriffs certain privileges. A joint resolution was offered to go into the election of Generals of militia, on the 11th instant. A substitute was adopted for House bill providing for the correction of erroneous assessments on lands, by which the subject is left in the hands of the Courts. The Treasury Note bill was made the subject for consideration at 12 o'clock to-day. The House passed Senate bill making provision for the deaf, dumb and blind negroes of the Commonwealth. Petitions were presented from A. Wells, of Monongahela county, for divorce from his wife; also, against amending the charter of Norfolk city. The bill concerning the Covington and Ohio Railroad was postponed until to-day. The bill imposing taxes for the support of Government was debated and amended.
The Daily Dispatch: March 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], An important letter. (search)
R. L. I. Blues, (1st Sergeant's Office,）March 8, 1861. Order No. 7. Attend regular Company Drill on Monday Evening, 11th inst., at o'clock. By order of Capt. O. J. Wise. mh --2t C. P. Bigger, 1st Serg't.
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The sun going out. (search)
Visit to President Davis. --The Alabama State Convention called on President Davis on the 11th inst., to pay their respects. A letter says: The President made a short, stirring speech, which was warmly applauded. He said that it was probable that the "peace propositions" being concocted by Lincoln and Seward at Washington were only intended to quiet the Southern people and allay all apprehensions, while our enemies would be sowing the seeds of dissension, to divide and distract us, so that we might fall an easy prey and be readily overrun by the Northern horde, so that we would be subjugated, or be compelled to witness the degrading spectacle of a reconstruction of the old Union, which could only be done on terms of inequality to the South.-- He believed and trusted that the South was united in defence of her rights, and said "woe be to the Philip who would sow dissensions in Greece." He said if war should come we would invade the North with fire and sword, and compel the
The Daily Dispatch: April 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 31 (search)
entleman of Raleigh contributes $20,000 and 2000 bushels of corn to aid in the cause of defending the rights of the South. Drunkenness stalks onward in Philadelphia; sixty-one drunkards out of seventy-one arrests made in twenty-four hours, ending Thursday noon. The newspapers advocate a tread-mill as a remedy. The houses of Bishop Polk, of Louisiana, and Bishop Elliott, of Georgia, at University Place, in the former State, were set on fire and burnt to the ground on the night of the 11th inst. Lieut. Custis Lee, lately stationed at Fort Washington, on the Potomac, son of Gen Robert E. Lee, has resigned his commission in the U. S. Army. The House of Representatives of Pennsylvania has refused to permit the banks of that State to issue bills of a less denomination than $5. Mayor Wood, John Cochrane, John A. Dix, Daniel S. Dickenson, of New York, formerly friends of the South, have come out for supporting Lincoln's Administration. George W. and Henry Coher we
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