The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-04
TELEGRApHC ITEMS

= NV YoaK, September l.-Advices from Barbs
,ioes to the 10th OF August. Cholera scarcely ex
=. an epidemic, though cases had occurred up
= e last day or two. The total deaths OF cholera
"a the Island was 1000. The number OF deaths oil
the military was $50
The reported existence Of cholera at Grenada Is
fully confirmed Up TO August i,h the deaths amour
,d 10 three thousand being nearly one tenth Of the
rouulattou At the latest dates II was on the de-
crease.
Ats. Lucid the cholera and deaths reached three
Hundred and fifty. St Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad,
snd Demarsra were healthy.
NEW YonX, Sept. 1.-The auction sale of tickets
f.r Girls and Marios first appearance, took place al
Cas,le Garden this afternoon. The attendance was
-arge and the first choice knocked down TO a
Nr Coutts at $3.50 premium Who the gentleman
90 flush of fupds is did not transpire. Over 5000
seats were sold al premiums varying from $50 down
10 p cents The whole amount of sales. Including
tie first cost OF seats, il stated at near $4,000.
RocKLAxD, Me-, Sept. 1.-The Wing Congres.
s0nsI Convention for the third district assembled
bore to-day and unanimously nominated Z. Widen
Farley.
Resolutions were passed against the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise, in favsr of the principles OF
the homestead BILL the acquisition of the Canadas,
and the continuation Of the national organic alton
If The whg party Mr.. Farley addressed the Con-
,-ntion at length on national politics.
epvArxsLoo. N Y =, Aug. 9O.-Mrs. Johnston. wife
Of Jshn Johnston struck with lightning to-day,
about o'clock, while walking in the garden. Mrs
7hnston came to this country with her husband,
from Scotland, about 80 years ago, and wa, enjoying
with her partner a competence, the result OF years
OF sgcceafui industry, when she was stricken down
and killed in an instant The farm where this me
lancholy event occurred, is in the town Of fayete
on the high ground on the east side of the Seneca
LAX, opposite Geneva.
BosTos, Sept The U. 8. sloop of war Saratoga,
Co"mande5 Walker, arrived this afternoon, last
with the Japsn treaty by Commodore Perry, which
received some weeks sincs vi. San Francsco.-
H,evet Major Jacob Ieer, of the marine corps il a
passenger. The officers and crew all well.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1--Sixty- three seamen for
the g. S. ship Independence left this morning in the
sssmeT Delaware for New York.
Msretzeks Opera troupe have met with good sue
tsss here Lucretia Borge drew a brilliant audience
t-aisht, notwithstanding the heat.
RosroS, Aug 3i.-The Opera Company recently
reforming in this city, has exploded aud the build
NJ closed up. The srstes said to be in ptiful
condition.
crscrNNArI; Sept The United States Express
Rss robbed of between $50, COO and $4,000 at the
Hamilton Railroad depot last light
a BUFFALO, Sept. The letting of the Western
islOn Of the Erie Canal were all made this after
Stson The contractors were all from the western
: pst Of the State.
WHEELING Sept. IAN arch bridge under con-
FTuction this city, the line of the Hempfed
Rroad, fell In this evening" killing Jas. Mccartney
contractor, and one workman.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept l.-All the clerks In our CITY
f2.t-ofice left to-day, in body, owing to quarrel
With the Postmaster.
BUFFALO, Sept. 1.-The Ohio State Fair has been
pinned till October IL.
CONCORD. IN. H. Sept 1.-The town of Suncock
"a. visited by most destructive fire last evening"
Nine buildings were destroyed.
"AsHtEGTo ON. Sept. 2-As l stated to you some
sgo, several clerks have been dismissed in the
lty Post Office whose offence is ged to be Know
tothinRsm. This, however, is doubtful.
The departments are BOW positively informed of
re death of Col. Downs, Collector of New Orleans
PHiLADELPHiA, Sept. The specie deposites in
as United States Mint for the past month (August)
.nount to s22'2, 030 The coinage in the same time
s10,0a0
B0sToS, September 2.-Mr Wslbridge declines
seeo1on to Congress, upon the of private bu-
hness.
BUFFALO, Sept 2-Good he eth prevails Wealth.
a sIyery warm.
NEW YORK, Sept 2.-The American mail steamer
Arctic sailed to-day for Liverpool with 100 passen-
, ger, and over one million dollars in specie.
y WHEELING Sept. 2-The river is low, being only
inches water in the channel. Business is dull in
1nsequence.