Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-16

OF Richmond" Such state Of things th resul
from nothing else than objectionable negligence th
part Of the Pos, Office officials either Ia Washington
the distributing Office this and the FEEDERS. ci
wehave been greatly annoyed by the failure receive
Or mail regularly aud still more annoyed by complaint
that paper In does not roach subscribers
y II should Some OF subscribers In Richmond hav,
been particularly loud In their complaints aud when
sared Of their papers being promptly mailed in the oic
here have AFTER opportunities at the Office Ia Richmond
and digent search the part Of Clerks there fouus
their papers, las many several copies at time) snug
hid in some Of the reeesses Of the building
There Is certainly remedy for suoh shameful neglect
These derections becoming nteerable nuisance
aud due tho public that the Post Master Genera
should apply the proper correction. So far 10
terested there has neglect OF duty tho
worthy and attentive Post Master here for he
Falls certain knowledge, to send paper or in
due ume.-W williamsburg Gazette. Nay IL.
TEE WEATHER AND IHE CRors Tho cold weather dur
log the entire Spring has caused vegetation to be
very backward. Many old COW has lowed mournully
for little green grass but lowed in vain. Tho nipping
other animals from enjoying the repass which usual
y so sbundsntly supplied at this season Of the year.
Mountaineering the GOODNESS Of tho weather, VIC
pleased learn that the stand Of corn
hair one In this section Of tho counrywhch Is point
Importance In raising crop. That which is up looks
however asft were attacked by the yellow fever-th
body Of the blade being the color Of saffron while the x
uemiticA are afflicted with the psor of death.
Wheat Is looking WE'LL aud should disaster befa L.
~emsy anticipate an abundant yield IN this regiou.-B
TINS Csors-L,st week spoke of the appearance oil
th1 growing crops OF wheat &C., from what appeared to
be the general impression in regard them; this week
ws will speak from observation. We have pass
ed Though portion Of this county and of
and do not think although were raised
farmer, ever before fine a prospect for an
abundant harvest Of wheat as at present. in l In
the latter comfy particularly Is the prospect bright aud
goriors We do most sincerely hope IL fulfil present
expectations We desire that America may become the
great grain and provision depot of the world which all
nations may resort, during the pendancy Of the conflict
that violently raging the greater part
Europe and threatening to envelope the whole IN the
ging pillows Of contest Il would indeed be God send
to this country. Some few fields begin to discover the
ravages Of the worm; but glad tn believe that Il
| sl DO limited In exteut.-S.dmnton Mss,snyer, Nay
| 18th.
We regret learn tn Tuesday last at half past
o'clock the brick dwelling and barn OF Mr. John Bear on
South River entirely consumed by 6re It is thought
that the house took fire from spark falling the roof
Il discovered until Il too late save any
| thing. The loss is said to be considerable.-B.
SUDDEN DrAru OF 4 Coon MAS.-Yestcrday, about
o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. r Q. Tompkirs discount
clerk of the Farmers Bank while sitting with his family
engaged in cheerful conversation seized with an oh
sructon in his breathing and in very few minutes was
corpse Mr. T. though in ordinary heslth had for some
time suffered slightly from affection of the throat and
his death is supposed to have been occasioned by ndu-
rated phlegm. some other substance filing the mir
and producing suffocation. lie a most es
Unable and died whou, enemy ms he had lived
without fault.-Lyneho .rg Iirginidn, Mays
The Board ofDrecors of the Greensvlc and Roanoke
Railroad Company made their usual semi annual dividend
of per cent Thursday, and Yesterday the
held their annual meeting. They passed resolution
authorizing the President and Directors to procure tho
| rails necessary TO relay the track before the next
annus meeting, they should deem advisable to do So
which seemed to be the opinion Of the meeting they
ought do, 80 60 miles of tho North Caro-
| lima Railroad should be put in operation.
The following named officers were unanimously elected
". ID. Bird President, and Edmund wilkins Dr. John
Bragg, A. G. McIwayne Robt. Leslie and Tbos White
Directors.-Pe!er,Lurq Int
KILLED InsKr Fir plssros-In the little village NJ
vsxsa by he breaking o. ths candle mould which he
ptt fspr,ss. ''-p''e' ID 's" minu'.''-
usryrssIrr or oThe R,Iesh Rcgfe- h. the Hon.
the coming epmmeneenent.-B.
FILLING UP.-0ur town is growing rapidly this Sprinr
in population. number of families having recently
moved In; Comfortable houses are becoming quite
ce.-Parksrsbmrg Gazette.
RE'u'rp-Ths County Court of Shenandoah May term
reused 20 srsn, sen;s Tor sale o. ardent 'p by
SMALL Pox AMONG THE ISDIASs-The Minnesota Demo.
crat of the Goth, contains report of DR.. T. T. Mann
who had been by the Governor Of Minnesota 10
vaccinate the Chippewa Indians among whom the small
raging with great violence The party found that
the disease had made fearful destruction In one band 27
had persisted. The Indians almost frantic with fear
and dread OF the pestence and SO soon makes its
appearance in lodge, the doomed victim is abandoned
to bis fate and forgetting alike the obligations of duty
and natural affection, the wife, the husband the child
,rd the old man. alike left alone to perish Al one
point the road they found old woman in the most
| miserable condition imaginable The report saws her
family all lay dead most Of them upon the surface She
rad hidden beneath dried leaves and grass, corpse after
corpse, till her strength failed from disease Of sus-
'enanco and assista co and she could bury no
Even the stimulus OF hope had died out At the break
ing out Of the disease A%9ng the band it
| Consisted oil 81 souls all OfsNhom persisted but T. The
ocor vAccinated large number and his services wero
received his III" Indians with OF high pra
| understandable Journal
An artist of Sheffield England has discovered tina,
'oap his excellent substitute for wood in engraving
| drawing may be executed with hard point OIL a
Doth piece Of soap, almost readily as freely and in
IS short a time, as an ordinary drawing with a pencil
every touch thus produced Is clear sharp, aud well de-
| ned. When the drawing is finished cast may be TAX
~ from the snri'ce IN plaster better at by press
log the soap firmly into heated gutta purcha In
,"r.n" 'e'e'al IMPRESSIONS may be taken without juring
the soap, so a. To admit OF pruos" Icing taken ana
corrections made-a very valuable and practical good
| quality in soap.
| EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH LINES The lines of tclcrra III
onnec'ed with the sub marine line OF wires which cross
ne English Camel, extend by branches through every
part OF Central Europe, and TO the frontiers Russia
The Emperor Of Russia has lished line from n, Pc
eso",s TO WARSAW" and he Is now taking measures to
extend to the Pru-san oner for purpose OF there
connecting It with tie lines leading from London In 40.
cpnon Of the accomplishment this come he has
hreAdy caused the st. Petersburg line DO connected
WITH the Pfussian telegraph Mysowz so that COM
puhicaons may be transmitted direct from London or
| Paris TO st. Petersburg.
| Loss OF LIFE AND Properly AT SEA-During tho fou,
years previous 10 the present. there 800 disaster,
sea III British shipping alone, OF which 2U4 were case,
u ships aud crews that had sailed anu were never heard
81 more. VI our own shipping duripga year and u hal
preceding last September 1903 ships aud barks la brig
u oZi schooners were totally lost sea- aud 90 vessels
That had sailed previously, never heard of S3y pu
nto pot IN distress, aud l02 wrecks passed More
over, calculations Loyds show that after the first yo,
we, the average duration Of a sailors life Is but l.:
years.
There has recently been invented and put into practca
operation IN Troy, machine for making cut nail.
the great peculiarly Of which U.s. that IL 10 sefoednp
ind viii manufacture in gwen time nearly IL not quite
- many again nails any other known process and III
one man, las It is clined with the assistance 81 boy
Sl operate ten machines There IL also great savYt
in iron there being Of only about quarter of Al
ch IN ten feet which Is the length of tho pieces of ror
placed in the machine at time. II has been shown tina
ns macihnc will manufacture from 300 To $50 nails pe
minute, all OF which are perfect in form and finish
~ Two men were recently convicted ofmsnslnugb,e
IN New Orleans. The court refused TO admit IN,
testimony of which was offered for m,
defence, on the ground that she had lived lou
years with ono Of tho prisoners as his wife though
sne was not married to him, aud that living No n,
"'ie che must be considered to be his wife and va
not, therefore, competent witness To this ruling q
he court bill OF exceptions tsken and the case wa
taken up 70 the Supreme Court. That tribunal sent IN
. a. hap Tn tha ffs In,tr, g.,