The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-05

gro man belonging to VIM Bowden, while telling
| timber, was struck by limb of falling tree, and
| almost instantly killed.
Anegro boy belonging to Mrs. PEBBLES of Prince
George, had his right hand cut off by saw mill,
last Friday.
CoMMEspABLE.-Dr Wm Collins, president of
the seaboard and Roanoke railroad, has informed
the Mayor of Norfolk that free tickets, going and
returning, will be issued to delegates to the South.
ern Commercial Convention, over that railroad
RoBBEny.-The Petersburg Express informs US
that on Saturday, pocketbook, containing $500,
was stolen from desk belonging to Mr.. S. D. Wat
kius, treasurer.of thelsouhside railroad company.
Suspicion rested upon negro named Charles, and
he was arrested. On being questioned, he pro.
duced the pocketbook, which he said he found,
empty; but as he would give no further explana-
tion, he was locked up
PoETIcAL READINGs.-Miss White, OF this city
will give readings in Petersburg this evening
INCREASING AND MULTIpLYrsG-We Yesterday
noticed the large number Of Virginia students
among the graduates OF the Medical College of
Pennsylvania. Below we give their names /:
Atkinson. jr., T Braxton, A Brown, Albert
Sutt, Byrne VIM Cooke, G P Dillard H S
Elchelberger, l. Engelhard w Findlay d Gait
II Gillespie. E G Greenlee, Hancock. ] L
sia,t1n, : m;9' m Howle VIM o Hudson, w Jones, A
Miller, w Neman VIM Price, Rixey
X Shackellord, R Sylvester, M Stripping jr,
Taylor, D Thruston A WALL ] A Watts and
Wilson.
CoAL.-The Southside Democrat notices the dis
covery OF avein of coal on the land of VIM. How
lett In Chesterfield, about Is miles from Petersburg
The specimens seem to be less bitumnous than the
greater part of Virginia COAL but by no means an
thracite.
MONTGOMERY GUARD is to be the name of a com
pany which several residents of Petersburg con.
template forming.
BURNT TO DEATH.-The Penny Post states that
little daughter of T. S. Kilby Of Hanover, was
burned to death few days ago. The little GIRL in
company with several Others was playi ing around
brush fire which had been left burning by some of
Mr.. kilby's servants, who were clearing piece of
woodland. In attempting to leap across the fire.
she fell in, and before she extricated, was so
dreadfully burned that she died in few hours
SHOCKING DEArH-The death of Mr.. James
Haywood, teacher OF chemistry at the Wesley col.
lege, Sheffield, occurred on Thursday morning un-
der most distressing and melancholy circumstances
On the previous evening, about six o'clock Mr.
Haywood was engaged in the laboratorytat the col.
lege, preparing for his lecture to the pupils that
evening, and was necessary for him to pour into
phial quantity OF sulphurc acid contained in
large bottle in hamper -"
ltappears that the hamper was becoming worn
out, and Mr.. Haywood incautiously lifted up the
bottle by ITSELF when the weight of the acid broke
| the glass and ran on Mr.. Haywoods clothes A
quantity of the acid aso fell on the dress of boy
pupil at the college, who was assisting him. and
burned through his clothes; but the boy was
rushing out OF the place to get some water, he was
seized by one OF the teachers, who tore off his bur
ming clothes, and held him. while he was pumped
on with cold water. By these means and in conse.
quence OF the fresh air which he inhaled the boy
escaped with few burns, and is now considered
out of danger 1t Jared differently, however with
Mr.. Haywood. On finding that the bottle had bro
KEN he let it fall and at the same time he fell for
ward on the floor. He inflicted deep cash in his
hand with part of the broken bottle. From this
time Mr.. Haywood appears to have lost his pres
ence of mind and instead of holding his breath and
escaping from the Instantly, he Law for some
moments inhaling the deadly fumes of the poison
Gus liquid. After remaining some time in the labo
ratory, breathing atmosphere, charged with the
exhalation of the acid, he was conveyed in a verv
distressing condition to his home, where he died
about five O'Clock on the following morning Mr.
Haywood was an analytical chemist of great celeb
rity, and occupied distinguished place as public
lecturer on chemistry as applied to agricultural
science as well as to manufactures. His loss will
be deeply regretted in Sheffield and many other
parts OF the country-ERgtish Paper.
IHE CoMET-We have heretofore announced
that comet was seen last week by the stargazers
of New York. We learn that the erratic stranger
has also been observed in the heavens above Rich
mond. The following we copy from the Columbia
South Carolinian ofApril3-
We observed on Saturday evening, in the north.
western part of the sky, something very like COM
f1nn pf 81
expected appearance at this time. Has this one
stole march on our astronomers
THE CITY OF GLAsGow.-The Boston papers
state that large propeller was seen 3Oth ult.,
| ashore on the Hedge Fence Shoa Vineyard Sound,
which may prove to be the missing steamer CITY of
Glasgow.
A dispatch from Chicago says that boat con.
tanning three dead men was found on the lake
shore, eight miles west of Michigan City, They are
supposed to have been fishermen from Milwaukie.
| aud died from exposure.
CONVICTED Connolly Brothers was tried last
week in Portland for the murder of Guiner, in the
late Irish riot, and convicted of murder in the &C.
cond degree.
GOLD MINES OF NEW MExIco-The Santa Fe
Gazette OF the 18th ut, gives an account of the
gold mines in that vicinity. The richest are found
in the Placer Mountans about forty miles southeast
of Santa Fe. They are now worked to some ex-
| tent, aud the yield is very encouraging Though
the specimens are not SO rich as some found In
California, the per cent. OF pure gold in large
bodies of rock is said to be equal an average TO
that of the gold-bearing quartz of California. The
Gazette is confident that New Mexico ia destined to
| be great mining country
DEATH FROM HYDRoPHoBIA-The wife of Mr..
| Joel Willard, of Buffalo, died last Tuesday, with
hydrophobia. She was bitten by a cat about two
mouths ago. No symptoms of hydrophobia mani.
tested themselves until three or four DAYS ago
Her suferings during the last two days were in.
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