The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-11
THE DAILY DISPATCH.

Il = - DhAL kAlkJI "a Oll.
The MIrrAnY AND CIvrc comnrssror.-our
readers are aware of the appointment of a com
mission to inquire intofherespecsive merits Of mil
ifary and cisic superintendent Of the national ar
mories. The discussion of the matter has been
exceedingly ardent and active This commission,
at the head Of whom stands MR ANDREw STEVEN.
son, OF Virginia, assembled at the Armory in
Springfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday Of last
week. The people about Harper's Ferry take a
great interest in the matter, and Mr.. C. J. FAULK-
NER went on to be present at the investigation to
represent the civil side He and his colleague, Mr..
Foster, laid before the commission paper which
from accounts presented great many subjects for
consideration Colonel ANDREWS who Is stationed
at New Orleans, felicitated himself upon its advent,
as he thought it would take five years 70 examine
all the points raised and as New Orleans was very
unhealthy just now, he would prolong his stay At
i Springfield as much as possible.
i Thursday, the testimony elected, was even
more copious than the Board desired-and the
Board begged citizens olay aside personal feelings
and come to the real subject. One of the parties
complained that there were lawyers ON the civil
side, and not one on the other. This Board viii
i =
4
i A GRAND TREAT.-The people Of Abingdon were,
last week, treated to what was announced as
4 "Grand Olympic Concert, given by the 'Nichols
/ Family who had had great success in London
The Democrat sketches off the star of the perfor
j nance, who was named Mrs. Hopkins Her per-
sonal appearance must have been very unprepos-
sessing Her dancing is thus described in the DEM
ocrat's sketch
"She danced with all the witchery of crural PAN
tomime and grace of evolution, which usually cha
racterize the motions OF venerable cow
| The vocal part of the entertainment must have
/ been uncommenly rich. The sketcher thus de-
scribes Duet between Mrs. Hopkins and male
| vocalist:
/ sThe woman's voice was badly cracked and the
mans was intolerable They blended in concert
4 the ravishing harmony of the rusty cowbell with
the more sonorcus melody of the superannuated
saw-mill'
! They only gave one "Grand Olympic Concert >
TEMPEST IN TEA Pot.-Mr. MARCY, Secretary
of State, returned to Washington Saturday evening;
| and on Sunday morning scene is reported to
have occurred at his room Ii is thus described by
| the local correspondent o. the Washington Repub
| lie:
| an. Bodisco, having somehow obtained COPY of
/ the Union, (probably some neighbor's as he don't
take it since he stopped 1t few days agol he was
fired with Indignation because of its article on the
Costa affair, and proceeded forthwith to the Secre
tary's room, and complained most piteously of the
horribly discordant music of the organ which had
! so entirely untitled him for Sabbath duties
/ He also rared consistently against Costa, de-
clarlng him felon, and that he was arrested as
1 such for having stolen the crown and reralia of
/ Hungary. Mr.. Marcy assured him that the latter
tact had not been made known to the Government
IN any other shape and approved the sentiments re-
/ Probated by M. Bodisco. So the story is told me-
and think there is little doubt OF its accuracy
These undgnifed and insulting attempts of aforeign
ambassador to muzze the American press, are GER
talnly becoming too frequent for liberation Would
notbe well for the President or Mr. Marcy to in
dite Hulsemann letter for the Russian Minister
| especial bcneita
! The TELEGRAPH-The Washington Republic
oersa good suggestion to the telegraph lines It is
togreduce their rates. The Republic Justly remarks
that lower rates would increase the business and
the profits upon the lines. The great agent would
then become greater public blessing and the
telegraph companies would make more money.
l
/ The authorities of Madrid have deemed it ne
cessary to prohibit the drawing of teeth in the pub
lie streets: fret because it is derogatory to the dig
nifty of the dentists professions and, secondly be.
cause sit stains the street. with blood This is
little remarkable of people who sol delighted
| with the ebloody scenes of thebull ring.
There has been some complaint of the slow pro.
gress of the Virginia public works and it IL stated
| in the Washington papers that Mr. L. P BAYNE, of
the house of Selden Withers g. Co., embarked in
the last steamer for England for the purpose of try
ing to dispose of several millions of Virginia State
Stock to enable the State to pay her subscrptonsIto
| the various Railroads. We never heard that there
was any difficulty in disposing of Virginia stocks at
| home. They are much wanted here and could be
readily sold if they are not held too high for pur.
| chasers.
Two Sisters of Charity have recently fallen VIC
Tins to the prevailing epidemic in New Orleans
The last was Sitter Peregrina aged only twenty two,
who died in the Charity Hospital on the night OF
the End inst On the fourth another of the Sisters
| was sick and not expected to recover The sister
hood had been indefatigable in their ministratons
| to the sick.
The PooR CMLDREN-Asylums are established
by the Board of Health in New Orleans for the pro-
lection of destitute children, whose parents are
either dead or Sick and unable to provide for them
The Board Of Health give notice that donations of
clothing for these little creatures, win be thankfully
| received as the asylums have daily acquisitions
| to their numbers, who are very destitute.
| Some weeks ago, In an affray at Fetternan, ON
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad man was mur-
| dered and his body was laid on the track OF the
road, under the hope that it would be run over by
| the cars and that it would be presumed that the
murdered man was killed by the cars. Being Disco
vered sufficiently far ahead to stop the train before
reaching it, the body found to be perfectly cold
Seven Irishmen, who were arrested on suspicion
of being concerned in the murder. were examined
last week and discharged for the want of sufficient
evidence against them.
Harry Knowles, aged 20 years, was killed in New
York Saturday evening, by being run over by fire
engine Another young man was run over at the
same time and badly hurt. The engine was, against
the law of the company running down hill rapidly.
The Barque HAHNEmANN, struck by lightning at
City Point viii not have to be taken to Norfolk for
repairs. The Captain informs the Petersburg Ex-
press, taatth nasts can be repaired al City Point
Il