The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-16
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Tu1xspXY MORNING. MARCH is, 1854.


MrILrcHAxrE: Legend Of The Santec; by W.
C,usuoxE SraMs, author OF the Partisan" "fe-
,u.s.r... sc. This last novel of its gifted author,
of whom soush Carolina may be (and no doubt isl
;u.tly proud, ie, we learn from the preface,
rather an episode ia the progress OF the Partisan
,h.n continuafaoa of that romance. IL Is, OF
,.ou,.e like that made up of revolutionary incident
a. south Carolina. We have not yet had time to
rr..,,v longing we feel to leok into the pages OF
eNar,.hs,n,,e: = longing which none can iail to
.....,..i,u,s- .ho lave read the partisan" We
x,an, 70 road sose Of the exciting and interesting
..,res nortraved b > the flowing pencil Of Simms-
-, e. dance nj tse occurrences which he 10
...,o. mon tho noble sarssss that river full of
beauties rich in grandeur ss INSPIRE the oueSt
mind with delight. We intend sob gratifed, and
we do not desire to be alone in mis- eradication
but hope that every lover OF bold AID vigorous he
ton that pleases and refreshes the mirs-every adj
mirer of Southern genius, will enjoy 1t awe are
sure we will.
The book is issued by Re!feid, New Ye,Ss, IN
handsome style, and Is for sale by j. w. hahe"lsa'
The Swedish Chamber OF mobiles have DECEASED
railroads to be "things unfit for Sweden"
Ucyinc last week there wore 203 deaths in Phila'
delphis Ct consumption q.
Inscription for Ereter HaH-"Chari.y begins
abroad"
The sloop of war e. Mary's arrived at Valpa-
raso Jan. 20 from Cape Town.
slanderer of the fair sek undertakes to prove
that Satan was a woman named lucy Fir.
The democrats of New Orleans have nomina-
ted General John l.. Lewis, their candidate for
Mayor.
in rail far ia
ted In Boston, to go into effect the list Of epri.
The appropriations asked for public improve
fhens at the present session of the Legislature oil
Pennsylvania exceed S6,00000
Imperial Position.-The attitude which the en-
pcror OF Russia has most generally assumed during
ihe lsfe negotiations is that OF lying
AT the latest dates from Helena, Ark, Mr.. Gre
ger, one OF the counsel of the Martha Washington
prisoners, had taken oct writ of habeGs corpus.
VIM. Caitcheon, cashier ct the London and
North Western Railway Company, has been
rested in Liverpool for embezzng about $4,000 OF
the funds OF the company.
clerk of Price, Frost & Co., of New Orleans,
has left suddenly for SPAIN after procuring sl2 900
by forgery from the Canal Bank in that city. His
name ia Ainsley.
The Cincinnati Commercial says the season h
opening favorably for farming operations and
the farmers are going to work with unusual alacri
ty and vigor.
tFldi WAS Ddu last week AT louisville. fH, III
which JAS +. Morris, the officiating Catholic Priest
at Tamaqua, was convicted OF an assault and bat
terry upon Bernard Gillespie.
FIRE AT CANDIES, N Jon Saturday night the
extensive stables Of the Camden and Philadelphia
Ferry Company, at Camden, N j Il, were destroyed
by fire, and six horses persisted in the flames
Loss Sc 00O
MORTALITY IN NEW YORK The total number of
deaths In New York city during the past week was
49, being decrease from the previous week OF
81. OF these deaths thirty-two were caused by
mall pex.
Count Tracy complaining to Foote that man
had ruined his character. $50 much the better -
replied the wit 'for it was d-n bad one and the
sooner 1t was destroyed, the more to your advan-
fafe."
ADVANTAGE OF REPUBLIcs.-ltisr rather remark
able, says the correspondent of the Boston Atlas,
that the only governments of the world which have
an excess of tneir receipts their expenses are
republics: the United States and Switzerland.
CHURCH BURNED-We understand that the Epis-
copal Church at Southport, (Fairfeld) WAS burned
10 the ground on Saturday afternoon. 1t is sup
posed that it took fire from the furnace 1t was an
old building.-N. H. Journal.
In the early part of Mr.. Fox's political career
when he shone like meteor in regions of fashion,
aud was involved In its vortex he told low fellow
whose insolence had provoked him ssthat he would
kick him to hell" The reply was, "then if YOU do
Ill tell your fsther how you are spending his
money"
SAD OCcURRENcE.--The Maine farmer learns by
correspondent, that on Monday OF last week. Mr.
Thomas W. Dutton, worthy citizen of North Bel
grade, who has been partially insane Tor some year
past In the absence of his family fire to his barr
and committed suicide by cutting his throat with
razor.
Dr. Wolfred Nelson has been elected Mayor 0
Montreal. Seventeen years ago 'the hero of 81
Dennis" as he has been styled, "was brought int
the city in irons amid the insults and taunts of tn
populace" He was the admitted leader of the re
volt in 1897, but subsequently pardoned through
the influence of Lord Durham.
The u. s. Marshal OF Missouri received informa
ton lately of depredations the public la in Nc
Daniel county in that State. He went there to ar
rest the parties implicated, but was driven by then
aud their friends into Arkansas He was surrounded
there by his pursuers and at the last dates still re
manned captive. Information had been sent II
the nearest garrison to obtain aid to enforce tht
law.
Col James H. Duncan of Haverhill Mass. wher,
the hrst petition ever presented to congress for
dlssoiudon oil the Union was gotten up, now advise
opposition to The Nebraska bill even unto sepera
ton of the Statess Duncan could live in thinbIe
aud have room to le,--Boston Post.
In Sweden new religious sect has sprung n,
called the C0a,emptatiorS, because thew believe t1a
In meditating necessarily on the essence and nnaE
lies OF God, which they call contemplating God
they attain the perfection of saints. they think
every body who does not join them will certainl,
be damned. peasant named John OLSON of Az
village of Ottesaett in Gothenburo cut the N roat
OF his two children, aged wear the othr,
eighteen months, to- as he said preserve them from
eternal condemnation.-B0StO Post
AWFUL MORTALITY FROM CHoLEsA-nr ceorr
Moore, OF Crawford county, Geo. enigrated :,
Grimes county Texas a couple Of months ago
with his family, consisting of u persons, and ab6n
90 blacks. Soon after arriving out, the cholera an
peared among them and at the last accounts - r
his family, including himself, and 20 of his slave
were dead, and the disease was still raging amoo'
them. 1t is supposed TO have been contracted =,
thetrp from New Orleans to Galveston as ,bo,
on board ~i'i'si AMI
NE hEMA ds LoNGEvITY.-A free woman O
color recently died at the Mobile CITY HosniraI y
eeohity, having attained the remarkable age y
lio years We have known several cases nj o.
ores hslng to a great age says the Advertiser bn
90 not remember an instance any where. or ~ m,
color, attaining to such an age as the above an2
we should be inclined to discredit his b,, gu. aa'
the TACT is officially reported to us from ,e i1,
Hospital 'ioii 'he Clll
READY-MADE CLOTHINC ToI
~ THE SPRING AND SUMMER Ios, OA
now in receipt OF an unusual large stocE Of an
Summer CLOTHING, embracing ali -. 'pp'Ihg anf
e~.sr xfvt.a lla.v..