The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-14

give our aid TO the great works that terminate
here-help TO secure their early completion.
and thus add commercial strength, population
and wealth to our city, to which her past his
tory can afford no comparison.
| The BALL AT THE SLASH CoTTAeE.-The
weather was as fine on the evening of the 18th
as though no party of pleasure was intended.
The extra train left the depot at eight O'Clock,
and reached the Cottage at nine. The build
ing and the surrounding scenery presented
picture Of great beauty. The Cottage was
brilliantly illuminated within, and great
number of lamps were tasiily disposed among
the trees, while four bonfres, one at each cor
nsr of the enclosure, illuminated the forest far
and wide. The light might have been seen
several miles on the road before reaching IT.
The Gothic Cottage, standing out in a blaze
of light, and relieved by a dark back ground
of dense forest, presented q picture on which
| an artist would have dwelt with delight, while
the moon, shorn of half her spendor, by the
illumination, hung like ball of liquid silver
| in a crystal sky of transparent blue.
| The amusemenrs of the evening immedi-
ately commenced, and were kept up with great
spirit until two O'Clock. The Armory band
eclpsed themselves, as though new spirit had
been infused into them by the gaiety of the
scene. The number of ladies was not great
but they made up in grace, beauty and spirit,
for the numerical deficiency. The number Of
gentlemen was much greater-probably about
| fur to one. The supper was excellent, Pizzi.
nj supplying tie confectionery with his accus-
toned skill, and some person, whose name we
did not learn, furnishing the meats.
little after two all left, the train entering
| the city about four o'clock.
e The Stanton Spectator pays the fol-
lowing compliment to our friend, the Senior
Editor of the Mail:
OLIVER p. BALDWIN, sQ.-The Wings
| of Richmond have done themselves credit and
the State some service by unanimously re-
nominating Oliver P. Baldwin for the Senate
of Virginia. With we'll stored mind and
| eloquent voice Mr.. BalGwin's position in the
late Session fthe Senate was both useful TO
the public and honorable to himself. The pc.
| cular ties by which he is associated with this
| community, no less than his we'll won person.
| al popularity, make his present and future
career still of interest TO many OF our readers.
AERIAL NAvIGATIoN.-Our readers remem.
Der, no doubt, the famous Mons. Petin, who so
greatly amused the Parsians some months,
| probably yeor or more since, with his fanci-
full balloon misunderstanding up into cloud
lend every kiad of being, from lovely young
girls, with gossamer wings, to bulls and jack
asses. Louis Napoleon, not liking his exhibit
tons, from some cause or other, put a stop to
| them, and the excitable Petin, devoted to his
| art, came Immediately to this country, where
he might indulge his flying propensities to
their utmost capacity. He selected New Or
leans for the theatre of his operations. He has
been long time getting ready, and announ.
ces that he will make an experiment on the
2Oth inst. The authorities of New Orleans
have given him every facility they could, and
have allowed him TO take the Place d'Armes
for his purposes on the appointed day. We
have no doubt, as his balloon rises in the up
per regions, shaking his fist in the direction of
France, ne will exclaim 4: "He, Nj. L'Empe-
reur! Me VOLTA done Je vole malgre votre
majestic ri. e.-"Oh no, Mr.. Emperor look
at me! l am flying, in spite of you ~
| New MARKET RACEs.-The Spring races
over the New Market course commenced on
Wednesday.
| The first day there were but two entries
viz: John Belcher's CHI. f. by Herald, dam
importedi and Major Walter Gwynn's gr. C.
by Polydore, dam Andrewetta. There were
two heats, both won by the Majors COLT
Time, :55 and Pm.
Second Day-A match race, two mile heats
$500 side, between o. P. Hare's mare Flu
wanna, by Herald, years old, and Jas. Tai
ly's horse White Eye, by Boston, same age
| The race was an interesting one, and was won
| by Fluvanna. Time, first heat, 3:554; second,
Ala.
The attendance only tolerable the first day,
and much better the second.
r On the morning of the Sd inst, in ST.
| Louis, E. s. Hart was found dead in the store
of. X. Thompson, No. 6 City Buildings. He
| had fallen from the second or third story, of
which he was the occupant, as liquor dealer
and rectifer 1t was supposed that the trap
door had been left open, and that he fell
through in the night as his skull was fractured.
e WIN. o. GooDE, OF Meckenburg, was
On Wednesday nominated by Democratic
Convention at Amelia Court House, as can.
didate for Congress from that District. The
names OF Thomas Campbell, of Nottoway, and
Henry L. Hopkins, of Powhatan, were also
| brought before the Convention.
| ABDUcTIoN.-An unknown individual at
tempted to abduct negro boy from the plan
tation of VIM. Eaton, ST., not far from Gas
ton, some days since. The negro was gagged
and carried of, but made his escape in the
night and returned home.
SUicIDE.-SpencerB owden committed sui
| eide in Franklin county, N. c., on the Sd inst,
| by shooting himself. No cause is assigned for