The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-06


soon on the spot, and although the fire had connu
nirated to several places on the roof It was speed
lysubdued.r There Il no telling what I mule ear
and hogshead Of water may accomplish until shsy
are tried - 3sxfN lts Is - ssssvs
| ExrLANAroRY.-Logwood & Wright, Of Lynch.
burg, entertain the idea that there are not go ID
counterfeits Of their notes in circulation. There
are no counterfeits the Of 81 and sl 50 bills. .
j THE GREAT STATE RAcE-We have received
some farther information relative to the great Post
State Stake race, which was run in New Orleans
last Saturday. @ s5s5. tss4 at-sia gs
The race was for All ages, four mile heats, 5000
SUBSCRIPTION 1n p each horse starting to receive
1900 out o. the Stakes. provided he were not dis
'anTeo, ana the winner to receive the remainder
Inc following horses were entered .Lexiuatonn
,or hentucky. "Lecomte' for Mississippi "Hiab,
iander Tor Alabama, and "Arrow" for Louisiana.
Lexington was the winner IN two strsivht he.ts
Arrow was dstanced in the frat heat In the "a
i third ~ - e. .1tlA utsts aasAti !
Aviolent storm of wind and rain which occurreJ
on Friday. rendered the course very heavy
i !1me-8m. 34s.-8m. 4s g l's7s's 3 ,fsf
An immense sssenblage Of beauty, chisalry.
wealth, and distinguished characters from all sec
I.ons o. tne union were present on the occasion
oeen wagered on the different points and grand re-
SUIT oi the race consequently the excitement was
| intense, and the scene, on the whole, has never
oeen equaiied by any sporting event of the age q
i EA-FREsIDENr rFILLMoRE,-The Charleston Cou
| r1er informs us that Mr.. Fillmore who proceeded
rom N Orleans to Cuba. win leave Havana on the
Gun inst in the steamer Isabel for Charleston It h
very likely, therefore, that Mr.. Fillmore, with his
travelling companion, Mr.. Jno. P. Kensedy, may be
m Charleston during the Conmereial Convention.
Inc Mayor has telegraphed Mr.. Fillmore to visit
Snarleston as the guest Of the city. s h ,es.3a ~;
For THE SEAT OF WAR-The Paris correspon.
oent OF the Philadelphia Bulletin alludes to class
oi american spectators" who passIfrequently oe
iate through Paris on their route to Ruesia or the
seat OF war These are Doctors, who 90 to offer
tneir medical services to the Czar One of the mum,
per Is reported to have said that ssNicholas vas,
like the Americans. manifest destiny man, and
then, by CD that he was fighting for the Chris,
tians against the Inidels p a.t, ..4,., ..l..,,
The Bulletins correspondent is evidently enlist.
ed in favor OF England and France and il appears
strange that he should not encourage this SPECIES Of
emigration. Nothing is better for thinning the
ranks OF an army, as Nicholas might find out to his
sorrow ]a 9as.sas13 sf le.Jt1I adj ie a94
L yG'sH fNe f.s ft ts.
/ LATE EPUBLIcATIoEs.-Mr.L L. L. Smith has sent
US the Illustrated Magazine of Art, Gleason's Picto-
rial and Frank Lesies Gazette of Fashion; contain.
Ing pictures innumerable and large amount of
good reading st i7t ga s.es.G
Mr. J. r. Holbrook, Franklin street, has also "a.
vored us with copy of Lesie's Gazette of Fashion
We shall examine the plates with great attention
and if we are not fashionable, 1t will not be for the
want OF patterns
THE LurENER TRAGEDY-In New York on Mon.
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Hays charged with the murder.
| OF Dr. Lutener, were arraigned for trial They
pleaded not guilty. The District Attorney was un.
able to proceed with the trial. owing to the illness
of one of the witnesses, Mrs. Lutener, widow of
the dsceased0 who was confined last week. Bail
was refused, and the trial was set down for next
Monday week 37 --'} ots9o
In the New York Senate there are as members
comprising ten lawyers, five farmers, four mer.
| chants, three physicians two editors, one hotel
keeper, one tanner one stone cutter, and five with
no occupation. Twenty-sx are married, three are
widowers, two bachelors, and one single
| PHILADELPHIA MoRALs--Since the installation of
the Mayor of Philadelphia last October, up to the
L
fore him. OF these 2,076 have been returned to
court For larcenies 709 were arrested $50 for
| counterfeiting and "A for burglary. There were
%, 600 cases of drunkenness and disorderly con.
duct attributable to the use of alcoholic com
pounds. .4;5
On Friday night last as two young gentlemen in
| Charleston, named Goodwin and Whale, were
proceeding homewards, they were attacked and
i severely beaten and cut by party of rowdies.-
/ At last accounts, Mr.. Whale was considered in q
critical situation from the effects of his wounds
il Thomas Francis Meagher lectured in New Or
leans on Friday night last in aid of the general
lief committee OF the order of Odd Fellows Sub
ject-The industrial and intellectual progress of
| America. - ees m
LARGE CARGo.-The ship James McHenry was
cleared last week from Mobile for Liverpool, with
SOFA bales cotton weighing 1924 pounds, and
valued at S22s,626 A.. The Mobile Tribune says
thisi the largest cargo cleared this season.
Patrick Finn has been arrested in New Orleans
for the murder of his wife, Hehad repeatedly beat
| en- the poor woman, who died from the effects of
her injuries. ffi-
ENLARGEMENr.-The Wilmington IN. CO Jour-
nal appeared ON Tuesday last in an enlarged form.
The Journal occasionally INDUCES in spicy humor,
which is always effective. Now that the paper 10
enlarged we shall expect more of it.
An Irish miner, named Wslch, was killed near
Greensboroagh, N. c., last week, by the falling Of
| bucket. Wach was at the bottom of q shaft 66
feet In depth, and the bucket struck him upon the
head. ..t}-s 1880 =
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ti"A CURious ANEcDoTE."-A correspondent re-
minds US that the "Qxe9.rious Anecdote" copied
into the Dispatch the other day from the Charleston