The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-01

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A DREAM oFDEATH
Where shall We sail sodayr
Thus said, meshou,h.
Voice-that could be only heard in drsa1.s
And on we giided without mast or ear
fair strange boat upon wondrous ssa.
Broad, calm; with gorgeous sea -dowers wsv;ns .f-
Beneath the surfsce-hke rich thoughts thst nov
ln the mysterious deep of human hesrts.
The little waves leaped, singing to their ds.,ns
And shadowy trees dropped pensive over them
Like ongfringed lashes over sparkling ewes '1''
So still, 50 fair. 90 rosy In the dawn
Lay h,, ina, of'so' Day: yet something seemed to
Or in the air, or trees, or lisping waves.
VI "o" 'ns 'oice' aye near a. ores own soul
There ras rrsek last nighr
A wreck land vhere
IN g1;pi ,ne vr;, gone The monument
Laid itself DER them with smooth crvsts, .,,;,.
'Yes Sas the Srsck last nigh,"
Deep down beneath the surface. wa wsra, vumn,
OF CO dead faces, with their stony ewes
Uplooking to the dawn they could not see.
The tinted fishes glancing Ger his breast: fe'
One, caught BY floating hair, rocked dautly
On the reed-cradls woven by kind Death.
(Than which not Gabriers did diviner SOUND.
Or sweeter-wnen the stern, meek angel snake.
See that thou worship not Not me, but God n
The wreck has been, yet all things are at peace.
Earth sea, and sky. The dead, that while We sen&
Struggled for life, now sleep and fear no storm.
Der them let US not weep when Gods heaven
smiles.
So we sailed on above the diamond sands.
Bright sea-fowers, and dead faces white and calm,
TIL the waves rocked us in the open sea
And the great sun arose upon the world
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.-A gentleman by tbe
name of John McCaffry, a trader upon Our
canal, arrived here on Saturday last tsays a
letter from Georgetown, published in the Tele.
graph of the 2Sth instantly with boat load of
produce, which he sold, and, after DELIVERING
it, told the hands on board that he was going
to Washington for the purpose of seeing his
children, who are at one of the boarding
schools there, and would soon return. Since
that time nothing has been seen of him. His
friends in Alexandria and this place have
searched diligently for him, but up to last night
no tdngs of him had been received. Ii is
known that MIR. McCaffry had about him,
when he left, from three TO FIVE thousand dol.
lars, and it is feared by his friends that foul
play has been committed somewhere. MIR.
McC. is an Irshman by birth, and we under-
stand is man of excellent department and
preposessing appearance and manners.
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ANOTHER BLOODY DEED.-By passengers
on the Bunker Hill, which passed up yester-
day, we learn that man by the name of John
son shot Mr.. Fulton a few days since at Ame-
rican Bend, near Egg Point. Miss. Fulton was
crossing the river in skiff with some ladies,
among whom was Mrs. johnson, when John
son came to the bank and told the former he
would shoot him. He Immediately levelled
his gun at and shot Fulton, wounding him NOR
tally, from which he died in short time.-
They were related, but there had been an old
difficulty standing between them for some, time.
A letter from the sheriff of Washington coun-
ty, Miss. states that johnson had fled from
justice, and a reward would be offered by the
Governor for his arrest.-Memphis Enquirer,
18Th ult.
The Preston Chronicle states that youth
who lost his nose by a cancer, has been pre-.
sented with new nose, by Southport sur
geon. piece of skin and flesh was cut
from bis forehead, and placed upon the orifce
where the nasal organ is seated, and it 10 now
growing SO as TO improve the personal ap-
pearance of the young man, while the fore
head is healing very nicely. The fact recalls
an ancient instance ofIlish wit. Some years
ago, a gentleman in Liverpool, who had the
misfortune to lose his nose, was followed by
an Irish beggar woman, who kept exclaiming,
"God preserve your honor's eyesightm The
gentleman was at last irritated by her impor-
tunity, and said, "Why do you wish my eyes
sight TO be preserved? Nothing sils my eye.
sight, nor is likely TO do" "NO, your honor"
said the Irishwoman, sbut it will be sad
thing if it does, for you will have nothing 10
rest your spectacles upon"
RULE FOR CONVERTING CUBIC FEET INTO
BUsHELs.-We observe in Cist's Weekly Ads
vertiser Of 18th inst, a rule for converting GU
bic feet into bushels, recommended for Its
great utility and general application, VIZ: =
Multiply The feet by 45 and divide the product
by Sc.
This seems short, but the following rule,
wi hich has been communicated to Us as new.
though reading somewhat longer will be found
much easier and shorter in practice.
Multiply the feet by 8, cut of the unit 6g-
ure, The others show the bushels, to which
add bushel for each 300 feet, il there be 20
many.
This is quite correct enough for practical
purposes, giving only ! bushel TOO little in
geo feet, as lot Of corn, coal, &C., can
not be measured so exactly as to be more cor
rect. oen
The exact addition is bushel for each 28O
feet lin place of for 3O0) which may. easily
be used. should the quantity be very large or
perfect accuracy be desired.
The unit figure cut of by the rule shows
,enths of bushel, if fractions be reckoned.
Cincinnati Sun.
LoBos IsLAsDs.-In Congress on Saturday,
a message was received from the President Of
the United States, transmitting, in compliance
with resolution Of the Senate OF the 9th
instant. report from the Secretary Of State,
with copy of the orders given to the Com
mander of the United States squadron in the
Pacific. ,5
ERESH FALL, 1852.
w. 8. & G. DONNAN, Richmond, Va, are
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