The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH.

i MExIco.-By the latest arrival from Mexicof we
learn that the Diario Ofcia explicitly contradicts
what il styles the .absurd rumors" respecting ali
ances OF Mexico with Spain and England for the
protection of Cuba, and respecting the project of
again placing Mexico under the yoke of Spain. s.
The Un;rersai of Mexico states that British YES
sells of war are in the habit Of smuggling specie and
| bullion in the most scandalous manner. The fri
gate Thetis was detected with 500 in specie and
| 5000 in bullion; and the commander excused him.
selfby pleading ignorance of the requirements OF
/ the law. >-ss ~ q
1t was feared Huehueco would be inundated by
the heavy rains and the President had directed the
| works by which it was drained, to be repaired.
| The capital of Guerrero had been afflicted with
an epidemic somewhat like yellow fever; but which
was attended with vomiting of blood, which always
| occurred just before death. f-.s...
| Six men, implicated in the robbery and assassi-
nation of a Swiss, had been arrested and shot.
/ The Indians were committing ravages in Du-
| range. ....-, 81. ..-sa ~ fsssa -
| The proposition to hypothecate Church property
for loan of s17,000,OO0 was exciting warm dis
| cussion. ft
/ MURDER IN SrAUNroN-The Staunton Specta-
| tor gives account of very cruel murder which
took place IN that town. is supposed Thursday OF
last week. WILLIAM COLEMAN a venerable and
/ inofensive man, cabinet maker by trade, was
| murdered in his own house. by some unknown per-
son, it is supposed for money, his drawers were
topened and apparently rihed. He was murdered
with claw hammer, which lay the floor near
him. clotted with blood, with grey hairs of the poor
| old sticking to it There were four dreadful
| Of,h his hpa IJa pas in
| chair while reading or sewing as paper and his
| spectacles were table, and some thread and
buttons scattered over the floor. On his fire was
| pot containing chicken which it is supposed he
was cooking for his supper, as it was late in the
| evening" it is thought, when the murder
mitted. Deceased lived alone, in house which
was his workshop and dwelling. A noise as of a
scuffie was heard Thursday evening at neighbor-
ing house, and woman locking in the direction of
| deceased's house, saw man at the window whom
she did not know. His habits had been singular in
| some respects. He had been known to refuse see
ing any for days Hence curiosity was not
| excited by his house being closed, and the neigh
| bors did notenter it until last Sunday when he
| found as above described. Some s. in coin were
| found in his pockets and S35 hidden under his
| work bench. No clue to the murderer had been
discovered. The Town Council of Staunton have
offered reward of $500 for his detection
PINEY Po1Nr.-A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, very properly euloeses this pleasant retreat
for its comforts, its good fare and the fine angling
that may he enjoyed there. 1t is very excellent
placef all thesamerits 1t is retired and pleasan
for 1ts bfeezes and hne salt water bathing and in
front of 1t is lovely cove the Potomac, formed
| IJxyt1 ,ob
work OF art. As favorite place for the angler, a
| higher recommendation could not be given to it,
than to say Mr. Webster considered it one of the beet
| fishing grounds in the Union, and was always de-
lighted to go there. The Suns correspondent de
scrbes, in enthusiastic terms the fare the bathing
and all the comforts of the place. but he says not
| word too much in their favor Mine host, Mr.. w
W. DIX, leaves nothing undone that can minister
| to the wants and wshesof his guests. The atore.
said correspondent thus speaks of the society at
| the Point ..-.
| ''The society here i. agreeable-the urbane but
rather old fashioned Virginian of lone OF the first
| families may be seen in familiar conversation with
! the smiling "cxpectant-on trip from Washing
| ton The ladies, generally speaking, are easy and
graceful IN their bearing and show off to great adj
vantage in 'hop," which takes place every night
III short here Is every comfort, every luxury that
| a reasonable man could wish"
Welearn that there have been, upon an average
one hundred and fifty visitors daily at Piney Point
| the present season.
| ANOTHER ROUTE PAcIFrc-The New
Orleans papers announce the arrival in that city
| ofCapt. Jonas P. Levy, who has grant to open
| a communication across Mexico, through the Alva-
RADIO river to the Pacific, with his engineers intend
| ing to proceed Immediately to Vera Cruz, to en-
ter upon the execution of his project. This route
starts at Vera Cruz, runs thence to Alvarado, and
| up the river of that as far as navigable and
| thence it is contemplated to construct railroad
| to port on the Pacific, midway between Acapulco
and Tehuantepec, which is pronounced one of the
| finest harbors ON the whole coast
SUDDEN DEArH-We learn from the staunton
| Spectator that Col. r. B. EGGLEsToN of Nottoway
county, died at the Bath Alum Springs, very sud
| denly, ON Friday last He had left the hotel for
| short walk, and not returning when expected
search was made for him, and after some hours he
| was found lying a short distance from the build
| ings, dead. In his hand was bottle of Anodyne
| uncorked, which had always given him relief on
former similar attacks but which it is supposed he
was unable to use in time ON this OCCASION although
| he had evidently made the effort His afflicted
family and sympathsing friends were with him at
| the Springs
| Coup DE SoLEIL.-There were forty-two addi.
| tional deaths in New York down to Monday even.
ing from stroke of the sun. The Tribune SAYS it is
| impossible TO state accurately the number of
deaths from this cause, for the week, but thinks it
would foot up over 300 almost all within the city
| ----
As the steamer Delaware was leaving Cape May
| Monday morning, several salutes were fired from
amortar on board, when the piece becoming over
heated, cartridge exploded as man named JAS
Justice was loading the mortar, and carried away
his arm. A collection was Immediately made
among the passengers ON board for the poor fel-
low. benefit
CRYSTAL PALAcE.-The number Of visitors at
the Crystal Palace, Saturday, was 1886. and ON
Monday 4l57- A great number of Southerners
are in the city to see the exhibition.
H.R. w. Hill, planter at Live Oak Point, La,
authorised the Howard Association, OF New Or
leans, to draw upon him for one hundred dollars
per week, during the continuance of the yellow fe
yer in tlIat city.