The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-28
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

The Journal Of Commerce of Tuesday evening has
the following remarks on the Money Market. 1t
will be seen that our conjecture that there was q
large demand for specie for other cities and the in.
terror about this time. which occasioned smart
drain upon New York:
with better feeling under the large receipts of Cali
fornia gold. but tho demand for money from Phils.
interest The unfasorsble bank ststement but for or
the arrival of the gold would have exerted de.
pIessins influence. There can be no question but
what there large demand for specie for transit to
New England, and all parts of the interior where
bank uts to be made, the LIST proximo;
but In addition to this there is continued boarding
serbs considerable amounts of the precious metals
Some Of our contemporaries were disposed to ques-
ton our statement in regard to the extent Of this
hoarding but they will be puzzled to account for the
d:sppsarance Of the coin in any other way.
pistei7 unsettled than they have been before s' in
more than year, and it 10 difficult to give quota
tons There are many sellers, but few buyers, and
even at the decline which would be generally con.
csdeS. Pr ne bills on London at sixty days. can he
bought at lo7a and many Of the standing offers at
rates are irregular, but may be quoted at 5250564
The Stock market opened with manifest improve
ment in nearly all particulars, and there was evil
IDENTIFY more buoysnt feeling among operators
The Pooh IN New YoaK-A proposition was
submitted to the governors of the New York aims.
house, on Tuesday, to appropriate $4,000 for the
poor.
The meeting of mechanics, to provide assistance
to the unemployed, held In the Park on Tuesday
afternoon, exhibited less OF the agragrian spirit of
former meetings, but many of the unemployed in
sist upon their right to demand food from those
who have it.
APEnPETuAL LIGHT HorsE.--A young man of
Geneva, New York, has invented perpetual light
house. bell is attached, which s constantly rung
by the motion of the sea.
Gov. Lyon, OF Nd, has appointed delegates to
attend the Commercial Convention in New Orleans
The LATE NAVY AGENT.--it is stated that the
Exchange Bank OF Selden. Withers & Co., secured
Mr. Alien, the late Navy Agent who deposited Gov
eminent funds in the Institution, by transfer of
responsible liabilities which he in turn has turned
over to the Government. Mr.. ChurchwelI, of Ten
ncssee, and Mr. Withers. of Alexandra, are the
principal sureties of Mr.. Allen.
A WOMAN Murdered BY HER FATHER The
Beliyile Tribune contains the particulars of hor
ago. A man named Best, and tenant OF his named
Roland, had 30 III treated the wife Of the former
that she sought refuge In the house other daughter
Mrs. Lepp, ia Waterloo. Best then swore ven
Rcduco aSetust Tue Wuofc tuIiliy, dGu Dis WIG nAQ
him arrested and bound over to keep the peace
At about 10 O'Clock on Saturday night, q German
who lived opposite Lepps house, was awakened
from bis slecp By q cry Dressing himself he was
soon at the spot whsnce the noise emsnated, where
he arrived 10 time 70 behold Mrs. Lepp drenched
In blood and faining. He inquired the cause Of the
tragedy and who was the pcrpetrator 0fthe fright
fui deed. The lady could only ariiculate my
fatheT my father r. when she tell daad to the floor
There wers three wounds upon different parts Of
her person, iphicsed with knife !
ARaxsr o. 4 SUPPOSED NAIL RoBBRn-- Samuel
Wilkinten, ! copirsctor for carrying ths mail be-
tween Milford, Delaware, snd Cambridge, Mary.
land. boz benn arrested on the charse Of being a
accempilce 70 series OF mall robberies q connex-
Ion WIKI William Williams clerk In the poefofjce
q atford, who has been heretofore arrested. Bod
are now y jsil - Dover, Delaware. AWAITING :
tnA. The arraa was effected b. Arthur IIuehss,
Special Agent.
The vholnssle groeeyy msrchants Il Alexandria
have aetruinea p rsdnestheir credit sysssn from
six 70 four months.