Who Burnt Richmond?

New litflit seems to be thrown upon the ld controversy as to the responsibility for the partial destrriotion of Kichmond at its evacuatiou by the Confedérate torces at the close of the war. lu a snit panding in the Circuit Court at Itichtttond, entitled Graham vb. tlie Mutual AsBurance Society of Kiohmond, this questiou has been raised. The oompany w'ts up the defense that the burniug of the city was an net of war, and it is fcherefore not liable to pny the iiinoiint wliicli wonld otherwise be due n its policios. NninerouH attemptshave heretof ore been made topravethal Riohmondwaabnined by order of the Confedérate Gen. Ewell, a Confedérate offloei having already testilicd that he flred the city by direct orders of (ien. Ewell. Ewell has always refused to give any evidence on this point, but, in the case now pending, Wie atorneys have entred into n stipulation, whioh is filed as a part of tlie record, in which this fact is admitted, and it is further nsserted that Gen. Ewell oaused the bmniug of the eity in obedience to a sfcitute of the Confedérate Congress, reqviiring the offleer in comïnand at ltichmond U set lire to the city whenever it feil into the hands of the Union forcee. - Washington Cor. Chicago Tribune. A Michigan farmer fed a lnrge floek of quails for six eold weeks, nt an expense of $ö, and then a boy and trap took the whole lot.