The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-05

dignity IMAM proht IN the position, unless
(which is too much the rule in the world) the
salary is the standard Of the responsibility OF
an office. Our neighbor gets "oae cent per
annum. AS public officer he cannot there
fore be considered avaricious or selfish. Ii has
been long debated whether a cent was some
thing or nothing; and the question may now
be settled. When our neighbor gets his pay
he can determine. II he were to try 1t IN the
Richmond Market we wouldn't give button
for what it would buy. Cents, in these Gays
of high prices, are utterly condemned oy mar
ket men. They won't speak to man VINO
exhibits one, Itmay do little on the "gun.
ger" liue-and as we have friend who is de-
voted 70 "gungers," we claim half our neigh.
boris salary for him, il ne invests IN mat Cell
cious article.
THE CENTRAL RoAD.-This road is doing
fine business in the passenger line. Tuesday
morning there were 162 passengers, and the
receipts for passengers alone, on the up train,
1927. Wednesday the receipts were about the
same, and yesterday morning they amounted
TO 500. This is admirable! From this what
NAV we not expect when the road is finished
through to the Ohio, passing along the glo.
rious region of the Virginia Springs, and con.
Meeting with the great system of Western
railroads?
MOVEMENTS TOWARDS THE Rio GRANDE-
The Washington Republics local letter wri-
ter, makes the following speculative announce.
ment relative to the movement of troops and
further acquisitions:
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1S53.-Something
If | mistake not, the Administration is making
preparations 10 put itself in condition to nego.
tiate for another strip of Mexican territory. |
learn that all the disposable force of the army,
not needed elsewhere, will be concentrated
upon the Rio Grande at an early day. Some
twelve or fifteen hundred additional troops will
man the posts on our Mexican boundary, as
soon as they can be detailed from their present
stations in Texas or on the Atlantic border. l
venture the prediction that it will not be many
months ere we have a new Mexican bounGa
ry, running far below the Mesilla, and marked
by a mountain range for much of the distance.
The Republic of yesterday has the following in
addition:
learn that the OrQer IOT an lnCT6dse vi tuo SnI
ted States force on the Rio Grande has been issued
The ball is fairly open and we shal have exciting
times ere it closes. Among the good results likely
to be recorded in this new chapter OF our history is
a settlement of claims of citizens OF the United
States sinst Mexico indemnity for ourages and
losses suffered by them at the hands of Mexican
officials also for losses incurred through the faith
lsssness of Mexico with respect to her grants to
parties in the S. with whom she had entered into
agreement for the right OF way and the construc-
fna 18th nnna nf Mt
pee ANY new treaty that may be negotiated be-
tween the two countries will necessarily review all
these questions, and provoke decision OF easn,
one way or the other.
DEATH OF Miss PoAcH.-We learn from
the Petersburg Express of yesterday that Miss
Poach, the young lady who was struck on
the Appomattox Bridge Saturday night, died
on Tuesday night. The doctors testified at
the jury of inquest that the blow certainly
caused the death of Miss P. Considerable ex'
element was produced in Petersburg by the
daring outrage. A lady testified before the in
quest that Miss P. was sitting in piazza close
to her residence in a conversation at nine
0'clock-so that, if she be right, the outrage
was committed after nine o'clock. One of the
young ladies of the party assaulted, stated at
the first examination of Anthony that it was
little after eight o'clock, and as MIR. Byrne,
the owner of Anthony, (who was arrested on
suspicion,) testified that A. had not left his
house at that hour, there was difficulty as
TO his being the person, Notwithstanding the
young lady described him accurately and was
satisfied, from his appearance, that he was the
person who made the assault. The lady who
testified as to the time Miss P. was in the
piazza, was clear and positive in her evidence,
declaring that she looked at the clock at the
time. The jury rendered verdict that Miss
P. came TO her death from blow inflicted by
Anthony, the slave of MIR. Thomas Byrne.
STANTON HoTELs.-We have often with
pleasure commended that excellent house, the
"Virginia Hotel" The Spectator says Mr. j.
| N. Woodward has recently completed some
| Improvements on his establishment, known as
the "Woodward House," and that its comforts
and capability to accommodate the public are
considerably increased. The Spectator says
another new hotel will soon be added to the
meaEs of accommodation in Staunton. We
have no doubt they will all have more than
they can do.
1 A stage accident occurred near Sharon
Springs, New York, Saturday, which was of
a fearful nature, but did not result fatally to
any body. Ii was dark, the stage was without
lanterns, and there had been heavy rains
Passings along the brow of a steep bank,
the wheels sunk deep in the mud, and in the
pulling TO exricate them, the fore wheels be-
came detached, and the body of the stage
rolled down the hill distance of 80 feet
turning over three times in the descent. The
bottom of the ravine was full of mud, and the
stage found soft bed, none of the eight pas.
sengers inside being much injured.
FLoGGNG IN THE NAvY.-The U. 8. ship,
Congress, has recently returned from long
cruise, and the first vessel, indeed, which has
returned from long cruise since the abolish
ment of Jogging in the navy. In her case,
the result is that discipline has been success :
fully maintained unaided by the lash. The