The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-11
Items.

BURNED IN EFFrGY-Several of the members of
the Delaware Leglsa ure, it is stated, were burned
IN etflgy atew days ago, in consequence of their
having voted for new charter to the New Castle
and Frenchtown railroad. There is apparently
much excitement in that State against the new
grant, and several meetings on the subject have
been called.
NOVELIST TURNED MNIsTEs-J. H. Ingraham,
the widely known author Of "Lafitte 90 The Quad
ROOM, and other pratical and highly colored novels
was ordained to the Episcopal ministry at Jack.
son, Miss, on the 9Th inst.
The Jesuits have been attempting to obtain de
cree disabling the Jews from holding any public
functions. As the government of Louis Napoleon
lately made an emphatic protest in favor of the
Jews in radical Canon Of Switzerland, where
they were threatened with prescription it is not
likely, with NJ. Fould for his Minister of Finance,
and Baron Rothschild for his banker, that he will
be guilty of any uukindness towards the race of
Israel.
ANOTHER NovELTY.-It is said that Mr.. Tate,
OF England has taken patent for building ships
upon the same principle that lifeboats are con
structed, which can neither be capsized nor swamp
ed. The Boston Post says that il Mr.. Tate
succeed in building ship which will not swamp, it
will be coup de Tate that will make him as famous
as Louis Napoleon Is Infamous.
The GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY CASE 1t is
stated that the grand jury at Washington have been
engaged in investigating further charges against
Mr. Levy, of similar character to that upon which
he has already been indicted.
EARLY CONTRACTS FOR Hoes-The Louisville
Journal states that contracts already making for
hogs to be packed next winter. One lot have been
contracted for II 0 head at "a 25 net and another
for l00 head for "a net both lots TO average 200
pounds, and to be delivered at Madison between
the 10Th and Goth Of December next.
SINGULAR LAw.-It is stated that, at the late ses-
sion of the Delaware legislature a law was passed
declaring that children of manumitted slaves shall
not become free as heretofore on arriving at GER
tain age, but shall be held in slavery as long they
live.
NAVAL INTELLIGENcE-A United States ffigate
was seen Off the harbor of Rio Janeiro, bound in,
ON the 29th January, supposed the St Lawrence,
from New York. The u. 5. sloop of war Ports
mouth, Com. Downing. was at Rio Janeiro, JAM
29, taking in water for the Pacific-all well.
The Union Party of Georgia will hold State
Convention at Medgeville, on the 22d of April, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the propr
ETY. of sending delegates the Baltimore Presiden
tiai Convention.
TIE receipts of the Cumberland Valley Railroad
during February, amounted TO S1l ,659 17-an in
crease of 90 per cent over the same month last
year.
John keough, aged 90 years, was killed On the
Reading Railroad on Saturday, by being crushed
between two locomotives.
Some thirty or forty large emigrant boarding
houses in Greenwich street, N Y, are TO be demol
ished, and com modous warehouses erected.
town meeting is about to be held in Philsdel-
phia protest against the removal of the mint to
New York.
Last week there were 70 deaths in Boston 16
died of consumption.
Peach trees are in full bloom at New Orleans