The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-20
Cash TERMS or ADVERTISINg
Spirit of the Press.

an attack made by the New York Tri5ane upop ~.
whole system Of Foreign Missions An Envoy !.
says, goes abroad for his outfit int and salary and
his duties courteous attentions to his TRAVELLING
countrynen, obtaining tickets 10 royal fetes, and
balls; but otherwise, his position Is nearly or quite
useless. He does not protect Americans or their
INTERESTS he does not encourage the spread Of lib
erai principles; and taking the class generally very
few OF them add to the reputation OF the country
some are sots, some mere limitations of the Euro
pean aristocraey. and very few of them possess
me requisite information 10 advance the interests
u tne country if they had the inclination Then too,
me appointments invariably political, and ara
nept up and increased by Congress for ifs own ends
ms Is a summary of the leading objections uryed
W 'ne Tribune, to our existing system Of Diploma.
es' "hn reference to which, the Wing says il can;
not be denied that there a force s,d ,y,,,, =, 80
Inc aorning Mail deprecaies jealousy between
Virginia eities-advises to live in re.ce md ,-h
each city strives to advance itself hermit and even
aid other cities to Obtain, all the fae;,;,;es and ~,
provements which they NAV deem rece...rv Co.
their prosperity.
The Examiner alludes to the deppnr;.,;o. - a..
London Times and other papers Of the aaro;r;st,.-
tion in consequence of the appointment ], NJ
| Ia lfxr
of those charges. and concludes by making a ressy-
ence to the consular appointment Of q. PR
James, who, it contends, is a most enyeaomed and
avowed enemy OF this country.
The Enquirer repels some alleged unjust assaults
of Whig papers upon the Democracy
The Bank of Virginia has a branch Bank at
Unions monroe county, which has been in opera
ton for several weeks
The Washington National Monument is now 1873
feet high.
The U. 5. soop of war Albany, Commander
Gregory, arrived at Pensacola the 9th inst from
Havana.
The last time the yellow fever prevailed in New
York as an epidemic was in 1922, thirty-one years
ago
Contributions were made in some of the churches
of Boston on Sunday in aid OF the sufferers at New
Orleans by the yellow fever
Capt Berkley, of the 35th regiment had run off
with the wife OF Sir Boucher Wrey, of North De-
Won, England.
Halsted's line of stages, running between Trov
and Albany, lost horses on Saturday from the
heat
Four editors in New Orleans have died victims
to the yellow fever-two of the Picayune, one of
the Delta, and one OF the Crescent.
Grain is shipped from Chicago to Buffalo for one
cent per bushel In fact, it is stated, number of
vessels have taken the grain merely for the ballast
Edward Mcdowell, druggist, has been commit
ted to Jail at Pittsburg charged with cutting his
wife's throat, with intent to take her life
On the 9Th inst, 13 sheep out of 81 were
killed in Lycoming county Pa, by flash of light
ming
HIGH PRICE FOR sLAvEs-Three slaves were
sold at Martinsburg, Va, last week, two by Hon. c.
J. Faulkner, and one by J. w. Stewart, Esq, for
$3.50 apiece.
THE EMPIRE.-The wreck of this Steamer was
towed up from New York to Po'keepsie, on Sunday
last. The decks have been cleared up: but the,
terrific force of the collision and some OF its awful
consequences are clearly manifest.
AGRICULTURAL FArR-The agricultural socie
ties of Norfolk and Princess Anne counties, Va.
have resolved to hold fair in Norfolk onthe 18th
day of November next. A lot has already been
provided by the councils for the purpose
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-Mr David Martin. of Earl
township, Lancaster county, Pa, was thrown out Of
his sulkey, few days ago and dragged over the
road for about three fourths of mile He is now
lying in very critical condition. So.
OREGoN.-George L. Curry the acting governor
OF the Territory established the first printing cice
there and was returned several years since to the
territorial Legislature. Afew years since he waa
an apprentice boy in Boston
Letters from the White Mountains state that tbose
frozen regions were touched and melted by the late
hot weather. letter from the Alpine House at
Gorham says: THE thermometer here on Friday
stood at 95; the oldest inhabitant never knew,
such weather for more than day."
A letter from gentleman in New York savs
that the indignation OF the passengers in the train
OF the New Jersey road ON which the late disaster
happened, was such that they determined to hang
the engineer, on the spot, and had actually made
preparations for it, but he begged so hard that a
main tx IN -cb&a
many pressed it with much earnestness to the last
FORTUNE MADE BY MISFORTUNE Mr..
Quigley, OF Bowling Green, Ky, it is said bought
large quantity of tobacco last winter, expecting TO
ship it to the Southern market before the season of
low water and high freights Unfortunately the
Ohio fell before he could get his tobacco out of
Green River, the consequence OF which is it has
advanced in value his hands to the amount of