Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-02
Items OF News.


Post "A large dry goods DEALER whose name has
been Familiarity known for year past our prin-
epal auction rooms, suddenly sbsconded from the city
lew day, ago. for parts unknown. leaving large
OF indebtedness 10 several auction and commsson
In this city. lie upwards Of $4,000 to Eve or six
auction FIRMS for cash purchases the goods being cold and
delivered to him Just his leaving lie had been
in the habit Of buying goods for the Philadelphia Market
TO be disposed OF there at auction and far we can
learn has hitherto been supposed to be Of inisg.
rty."
an erchsnse paper that tho long talked Of manuscript
the late Judge Story, the Poets and Poetry OF Amer
CO, about being Published. This Ms. 10 said. pur.
chased for $500, in the hands OF Mr.. Manning Of
New York. and will DO in week two. IL 10 said
10 be seorchng review OF some Of poets.
The u. s. sloop-ofwar Albany launched ut the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on Saturday afternoon, in handsome
style.
Snow On Monday last. tho 22d June, IL snousd 70
much as TO whiten the ground on tho Alsghanes.
hoRRrBLs ArrAIR AT NAsnvlLLx.-At the close Of the
performance a the circus nj Nashville the night OF the
10Th inst, young by tho OF Branch was stab
bed to the heart by Mr. Moore and expired sbout five
SIX minutes Moore had companions aud in sddi-
ton TO the death OF q. Branch his brother n Branch
badly wounded by the Of rock the head which
not considered dangerous Moos Others were
knocked down during the fray. On tho Tuesday follow.
ing no arrests had been made.
ARRAY AT LorrvILLx.-A correspondent of IN, Phils
dePha u s. Gszetie, writing from Louisville n.y., under
date Of the 20 inst that eysnng most dis
graceful ARRAY tiok place the bar room the Cali House.
Der OF sambleu Bowie knives were drawn and used with
terrible effect Ut the gamblers having been wounded
In the side in such that part Of his bowels fell
out Several Others were wounded in greater less d.
gree; and alter being beaten on the gamblers made raj
y and were bringing their pistols into use when Gen.
WOOL who was sitting in the room, supper
being apprsed Of tho aray Jumped up and i'm
persuadng the volunteers TO ire and Withdraw.
CURE or SUMNER CosPLAIsr.--To be relieved iron,
the Summer Complaint. speedily and pleasantly, says
correspondent, get quart Of cherries; eat
them freely through the day, and you are not ALL RIGHT
the day, will acknowledge that my prescription has
Jailed tor the hrs time in 20 year, II may appear incon-
sistent but try II once.
PAIMUI.-T ID. Rice tho original "Jm Crow" and
successful deneator Of character been
Of speech and the OF his limbs by stroke Of psraIy
sis.
SUICIDE STATE PRIsoS.-M. Communist, a Pole
sent to Sing Sing for lO Year,, from Brooklyn. charge
OF arson, arrived the PRISON Thursday afternoon and
put end to his life by hanging in the the night
WEST PorSr CADrrs.-The N. York Morning New,
gives the following particulars in relation those who
have graduated ut this institution: twenty-five have
been killed in battle; hundred and eighty have died
while in tho service from wounds received diseases
contracted five hundred and twenty three in the
ed.
GREAT EXPERIMENT IN SrEAs.-An experimental stea-
Is building the manuacory Of Belts, Harlan Hoil.
ingsworth. Wilmington, Del, for n gentleman of Albany
N. Y, who expects accomplish with il a speed OF rs
miles hour. The is be of immense length
compared wlh her beam, and will have great power sp.
templates that she will make the passage between N York
and Albany in five hours.
VERNoSr.-Tho Wing state convention has nominated
for Horace Eaton Of Enosburgh; for Lieutenant
Governor Leonard Sargent of Manchester for treasurer
Elisha p. Jewett, of Montpelier
MORE IsDilSs-Four Kansas Indians arrived ut ST.
Louis the 18th inst The chief he. buc- ma and
braves They their To Washington for the pur
OF soliciting Congress and the President render
their nation relief They ,a,d to be in very distress
sing condition. being ndoent work. and cannot lon
ger gain subsistence from hunting
GooD-At dinner given at Matamoras, to the Com.
mee OF tho Louisiana Legislature, Lieut. Briron; Of the
9Th Infantry, szd that very brave soldier in ranks.
in the habit Of drinking much His Colonel
demonstrated with him" Tom, you bold fellow and
good soldier, but you will get drunk" Colonel" re-
piled Tom show can you expect all the virtues Of human
character combined, dollars MONTH" He pro-
posed the health and promotion Of the gallant Tom.
The New York Herald says that all the Eastern rail road,
have this year been doing very good business and the
receipts Of each show those for the cores
pondng period last Of large per cent The earnings of
the Concord, Hew Hampshire, Railroad, for the year en-
ding June LIST, this year, were S225 900 being $4,000
more than for the previous The expenses Sl35
900, and the net earnings S9300O giving dividend OF
twelve per cent the capital stock OF $500 000 This
IL the most profitable Railroad in Now England aud its
stock held At thirty advance in the Boston mar
ket second track is about being laid down. for the uc
eommodaton Of the rapidly increasing business tho
pany
HORRIBLE AFFMR.-A Mother Murdered sy her Son.
A young named James Fields, jail in Leaven-
worth county Ind. charged with the murder of his own
mother The Banner says =" The end in human shape
had taken his mother suPport-o live with hm,-he
provide she do the house work Thus they lived until
the old lady's health became impaired that she
scarcely able 10 leave her bed, when day. Sunday
June 7h he and ordered her out Of bed to get
him dinner, and be damn quick IT, for he was
going shoot her." The old lady obeyed the injunction
and whilst she was bending the fire preparing his
meal he took the barrel OF pistol loaded with powder and
ball. and with coal OF FIRE he il o-the ball took
effect in the upper part Of the thigh and ranged through
into the abdomen. She fell bleeding on the floor where
she lay while this demon and murderer endeavoed to stop
the blood by filling the wound with and salt and wash
ing her with cold water and spirits He then let her lay
Till tho day noon, hid in his bed behind blanket
which hung between her and himself his eyes need not
meet the dying and duplicating looks Of the mother On
Monday she became much he called in the neigh.
bors As they he fed but justice pursued and over
took him. and he in custody awaiting his trial at our
next District Court.
CURE FOR SNAKE BTE.-A lady residing near New Al.
bany, Ind, bitten the foot, few days ago, by
copper head snake, which caused such agony her life
was despaired Of An experiment resored which
suited in The snake killed, pieces and
bound 10 the wound, which in short time extracted the
poison, and the lady is conyslescenL
Range Of Thermometer,