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

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Ia Georgia the agricultural prospects were never
brighter than atpresent. The corn crop IL very
large.
In Kentucky the corn and tobacco are suffering
severely from drought In Gfayson and a6Joining
counties. There had been no rain Tor forty days.
The farmers despaired of making any crop a. all.
Mrs.. Hartman widow of the murdered man at
Buffalo, 10 fast recovering from her injuries.
Rev. John L. Hill, of the Nashville Circuit, Ten
nessee Conference died on the 18th ult
The frat Sabbath School in the Western States
was established in Ohio.
Seven negroes belonging to T. & J. Arterburn'
Of louisville, KY, rau away on Tuesday night
Afre in Covington, Ky, destroyed two dwelling
houses, three stables, and tobacco warehouse,
owned by Mr.. Moore.
Ostego Hall, the late residence of J. Fennimore
Cooper, il about to be converted into hotel. 1t
was built by the noveists father.
Peaches are selling in New York at from fifty
cents to one dollar per basket holding about three
pecks.
Several Indians, the descendants of eminent
western war.chieis, are engaged as iremen and
deck hands on the Ohio river steamboats,
The celebrated trotting horse Reindeer was sold
at auction, on Wednesday, In Brooklyn, to Mr..
Read tor Sl075.
Henry Caminade, who served as a volunteer in
nearly all the battles in Mexico, died suddenly at
Chareaton, on Tuesday.
Macauley has finished two more volumes of his
history Of England, and will publish them this win
ter.
| The Kanawha Co. have advanced the price of
salt to 2Sc. and 30c per bushel; the former is the
| wholesale and the latter the retail piice.
| Legare, who escaped from Jail at Westminster
| Md, retaken at his house in Carroll county,
last week.
| The hay crop of the United States, this year
is about one-third below average, but of better
quality Than last year.
| man named Erastus Merrils, aged 81 years
and living in Buffalo, committed suicide on Sunday
| forenoon by hanging himself. He had for some
| time been deranged.
| German, named Daniel Martin, about IS wears
| old, dro wned himself in the river, Newark, or
| Saturday noon. Family difficulties and intempe
| rete habits induced him to commit the deed.
The Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati, have
| decided that musty whiskey is understandable
and that the seller Is responsible to the purchaser
| when understandable article is sold.
Peter Faneuil, who built tas celebrated hall il
Boston, that bears his name, was French Hugue
| not, who was banished from France by an edic
| against civil and religious liberty.
The greatest pleasure connected with wealth
consists in acquiring it. Two,months alter mar
comes into fortune, he feels just prosy anc
fretful he did when he worked for six shiilings
day.
A rather dull young fellow was asked if he knew
the history of his ancestors. He replied he knew
nothing OF his Aunts sisters, except his mother
| and she was dead.
"Oh, dear, Mr.. F., you jest when you say my
babe is the handsome st you ever saw; you must b.
soft soaping." Well, madam, think it needs soaI
| OF some kind.
An exchange paper admires the arrangement O
| placing Sunday at the end of the week instead O
the middle, which would have made broker
| week of it!
SCANDAL.-"I hold it to be fact" says Pascal
"that If all persons knew what they said of eacE
| other, there would not be four friends in tn,
| world"
| Wealth gained by the loss of character, self.re
| spect and virtue, is dearly purchased.
The overgrown rich are above thinking of any
| one who needs their assistance.