Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-09-09
THE DAILY TIMES.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Rev. Mr. Schneider, of Brooklyn, has been ap-
pointed R. C. Bishop of Savannah Rev. Mr.. Grace
of Memphis, Bishop of California, and Rev. Mr.
OReiy, of Buffalo, Bishop of Hartford.
The Great Western Railroad, from Niagara Falls
to Detroit is put under contract, and will be COM
menced Immediately on the section lying between
Hamilton and London
| Commander Chas. H. Bell, recently attached tc
| the New York Navy Yard, has been appointed SUI
| perintendent and inspector of the Bremen line oil
U. S. mail steamships now building in that city
| The workmen on the railroad near Aurora Hi
neis, have exhumed two immense tusks and seve-
raj teeth, evidently belonging to some creature of
| the mastodon species One tusk, from which about
| six inches seem to have broken, weighs one hun-
dred and five pounds and the largest tooth is over
twenty-one inches in circumference.
| TRADE OF THE WEsT.-The Burlington (Ver-
monD Free Press, announces the arrival at the
wharf in that town of the bark Rapid, with one
thousand five hundred barrels of flour of this years
crop of wheat, direct from Detroit, with one tran
| shipment at Montreal.
MURDER.-An ARRAY occurred on the plantation O
Mr. VIM G. Venable near this place, on Sunday NOR
| ming last, between two negro men, named NeC and
Stephen the property of the Rev. ]. H. G. Leach of
Cumberlandin which the former stabbed the latter to
the heart, causing immediate death. The murderer
was promptly arrested and committed 10 jail to await
his trial. 1t is said he was drunk at the time OF the
| preparation of the eed.-FarmuiLe RepubLcan of
Sept. 5.
SINGULAR Su1cIDE.-The Nashua IN. H. Gazette
| says, man from Litchield came to that town, pur-
chased coffin, took it back to Litchfed dug grave
put his coffin in to it, got into it himself took lau
danum walked up the next morning and found himself
alive, got up and hung himself He left letter, with
five dollars enclosed, TO pay for filling up his grave.
The CHOLERA IN JEFFERsoN.--C Contrary TO our ex-
pectaon, there seems still to be lingering less
OF the seeds OF that terrible epidemic which has SO
verey scourged portions OF our county during the last
hive or six weeks. Since our last issue Mr.. Bowen,
| residing near the Flowing Spring Mill, died from chol-
era. The disease was doubtless contracted by aten-
ton to those who had previously died from cholera At
Harpers Ferry, there have been deaths from cholera
during the last week. viz Michael Crowl, Che last
the family it's members father and wife, son and wife,
and two brothers having previously died from the same
fatal disease0 Mrs. Cation, wife of Mr.. Jas Caton
House, the proprietor of the Hotel in South Bolivar
There have been reported since the death Of
MIR. House, and again justified in expressing
the hope that the disease has disappeared for the
Esprit of Sep. 3.
MUMMY WHEAT-There is now Towering in the
garden OF the Princes park very fine yucca glorioSa
THERE'S also growing there some mummy wheat
1t has seven ears or more on one stalk, similar to that
described in Pharaohs dream, Genesis, xii, 81 The
parent grains from which it raised taken out
of mummy, in the Belfast Museum, five or six years
ago. How surprising that the principle of life should
thus be preserved two thousand or three thousand
How interesting that should thus have brought into,
life again the kind of wheat grown in the days of Jo
seph and Pharoah, three thousand five hundred years
ago.-English paper
VAN buren, AT THE TOME OF SILAs WRIGHT.--The
only public appearance which Mr. Van Buren, has made
for tmo, his attendance lately in Weybridge,
Vermont.
mory OF SilSs Wright. ,4r
Gen. Wool delivered an address on the OCCASION
TheFewere some thousands OF persons present The
General attended Mrs Senator Phelps to the ground;
Van Buren, led Mrs. Wright; Mr. Blair, OF Wash
sgian, Ms Jawie tollowedby other friends of the
i 1890 s 4 Z brothers and sisters from
We understandtha the President Of the United States,
on Wednesday, last visited the large collection OF works
OF Literature and Art which Mr. Vattemare has on
view ID one OF the rooms OF the Capitol, and is prepar
ing to distribute here aud in Europe in the prosec uou
ofhls system OF International Exchanges The Presi-
dent spent time 10 examining this curious coec-
ton and expressed to Monsieur Vatemare the exceed
ing qualification which the visit had afforded to him.
especially in viewing the extensive collection of French
historical medals reaching from the year 1894 to l546,
and which lately struck the French Mint by or
der OF the Minister OF Finance present to the Gov
eminent the United States. Mr. Vattemare's coec-
ton of the paper money OF America, from l706 down
to recent period, embracing Colonial, State, and
private issues destined as present to the French Gov
dent hghly.-Nat Int.
JEFFERSON COUNTY CENSUS
The Assistant Marshal, Mr.. ]. J. Miller, having
completed the following Towns Of our county, are
enabled to present the number of population Of each
To show the increase since ls40 we give in the fol-
lowing table, the returns of last census also:
| 1910. 1850 Increase.
Cbarlestown. LA 1900 359
Shepherdstown. ......... 1927 1904 1903
Smithfeld $50 449 SO
NJ obo,t E,o:e tbo tbao
ton of Harpers Ferry, which he will visit soon as
the health of the place will permit all its inhabitants to
return who are absent, and then we shall be ena-
bled to give the population of the whole county, and
many interesting statistics, and venture to perdct
that few counties in State will show greater in
crease in population, greater prosperity in agricultu-
raj or mechanical pursuits harlestoen Spirit.
! POPULATION OF FARMvILLE.-The following has been
ascerained to be the population of Famville whites
6O2, slaves 657, free negroes lSS-total l447.
A fire broke out in rear of the hat store of Messrs.
Beebe & Co., in Broadway New York, Thursday
morning, which entirely destroyed the four story build
ing in which it originated, used by the firm as hat
factory. Loss $4,000
A musica wonder is at present entertaining the good
citizens OF ork, Pa MIR. Sharp sings the tenor part
ofany piece of music in a delightful flute like tone
and accompanies his tenor with deep, heavy bass
low uniform key. His performance partakes of the
character otan organ
SHOOTING MArcH.-A shooting match between Mr.
A. H. Mumma and Mr.. Daniel Cramer, for 5000 side
at birds the wing, is to ofal Hagersown, Md
Thursday, the 18th OF September next. The birds
are to be sprung from trap, the trap 10 be placed in
the centre of circle 200 yards in extent, and the shoot
ers to stand 81 yards from the tap
HIRAM BELL has been nominated by Convention O.
Wings of the Third Congressional District OF Ohio, tc
succeed the Hon. r. c. Schenck, who some time age
declined denomination.
| We perceive by the following prescription COPIED
| from the Chronicle, that old enemy, the Broker
| Bone Fever, has crossed the Savannah and attacked
our neighbors at Augusta-Chas. Courier.
/ BROKEN BONE FEvER-A PREscRIPTIoN.-If you are
taken with this strange epidemic land you probably will
BEL on going to bed put your feet tub of hot
set over it and steam we'll while there drink pint
quart of some bitter herb tea jump into bed then put
poultice of corn meal and mustard on your spine be-
tween your shoulders, bear it there reasonable time
take it off, go to sleep and rest-there is danger O.
the result; Of course eat and drink moderately.
In the sketches of Sir Robert Peeps life and career
which his death has called FORTH hardly any thing has
been said of his early associations and the intellectual
promise OF his youth, which was 50 amply justified by
The successes Of his after years He the schooel
low of Lord Byron, at Harrow and the interesting