The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-03

San Sosnes Any person having seen her in her wan.
NJ u,:, VII confer favor by giving information to
doun county, Va. =. -oa-
we regret to learn that the dwelling house of
| ~; ~, eeI a. Cookus. at the North Mountain Depot
The honse y. was destroyed by f:eon Friday last
p house was Situated very near the track of the
hailroad, and was set on fire by a spark from one
| oitne engines Dost of the conter fs of the horss
were saved--Mart. Gazette -.'
DROWNED I'VE learn from the Petersburg Ex
press that negro man, named Arran Cook own.
ed by Mrs Alfriend, of that city, was drowned at
City Point, last Thursday night
NEXT MEErING.-The Grand Division of the
Sons of Temperance for the State of Virginia will
hold their next meeting in Charlestown, Kanawha
county, on Wednesday, the 26th of April next
The EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMER NATE KEAR.
NEY.-Capt. Bruner and the engineer, of this steam
er, which recently exploded at st. Louis causing
great loss of life, have been after protracted in
vestigaton, held for trial before the United States
Court in that city. The evidence which covers
i4o pages of manuscript WILL is said startle the
country in relation to Western steamboat naviga.
ton. The explosion is attributed to leak at the
bottom of the boiler. which, it is alleged, was
known to the officers OF the boat the day before the
accident occurred, without any attempt to stop it
1t being intended to have it mended not until the
following Saturday. The St. Louis Intelligencer
says: ! n -.
| we learn from the testimony taken, that the
common manner OF stopping leaks in steamboat
boilers is to throw In them horse dung rvpes chop
pea nne, potatoes meal. &c. Sometimes lead is
melted and poured in the holes and sometimes
| wooden pegs answer the purpose - e5
One other startling fact has been elected by
| this examination. 1t is that the hydrastatc pres
sure the test OF the strength of boilers prescribed
by the steamboat law, cannot be relied on at all to
prove the tenacity or security of boiler iron. 1t
was proved that the Kearney boilers bore some
months ago pressure by this test of 100 pounds to
the inch, ITO being her working limits by law and
yet it was shown on trial that the exploded boiler
| had grain like pot metal, and was brittle and
would fly to pieces under the blows of hammer
| like pot metal"
| THE ALVAREZ MoyEMENr-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Panama Star of the 9th March
1t will be seenthat this account differs materially
from that recently given by the Mexican papers:
| We are informed that when the John L. Stephens
| left Acapulco, Gen. Alvarez, governor of the pro-
| vince, who recently declared" against the Ad-
| ministraton of Santa Anna had six thousand
| troops well armed and organized under his con-
| troll. Santa Anna had sent from Mexico a large
force to subdue Alvarez, three thousand five hum
| dred of whom had already arrived in the province
of Acapulco, and it was daily expected that col.
| lision would take place between the opposing
forces, the Acapulco people feeling quite confident
that Santa Annals troops would be easily routed.
No actual collision between the revolutionists and
the Government troops had as yet taken place.
MOBILE RAcEs.-The Mobile Register of the 25th
ult, gives the following description of the close of
the Spring term
| Yesterday was the last day, and the first race
| was for purse of $150-two mile heats. Achmet
was the favorte against the field before starting,
| and stood at odds after the first heat
| The race was very exciting and the whole sport
gave great satisfaction to all save the losers. Re-
| suit.
John Clark's b. c. by Black Prince ...l 81
I. B. Goldby's b. e. by Rough and
eruy serusrs cb q Acbmet 3 dis
| Time, 3-52-3-52-3-5e.
Saw THE SERPKNr.-Capt. Seabury, of the ship
Mechanics Own, saw the Sea Serpent on the LIST of
| February, in lat 40 s. lon. 80 40 w. The mouth
| of the creature was wide open showing two large
| tusks, about eight inches in length, and many
| smaller teeth. The animal was about the size of
barrel and showed about twelve feet out of water
| when first seen.
| The New Bedford Mercury, which tells this sto-
ry ought to have kept it back until the 1st of April
THE FAT Ox.-The Fat Ok of the carnival at
Havre, after having figured in the cavalcade Of
Mardi-gras was put up in lottery. and won by
| naodiste, or bonnet maker. person of whom
better things might have been expected, asks whe
ther the flesh of this OK, when ready for the table,
may not, with propriety. be styled Baaf Ia model
The animal was sold the next day to butcher for
| 800 francs.
COMMUNICATING Oscar, of Sweden, has Or
dered gold medal to be struck at the Swedish
mint In honor of Lieut.. Maury. 1t viii be made
of Swedish gold coin, of the purest in Europe,
and in weight will beequal to fifty Swedish ducats
| MURDER TRIAL.-In the Richmond IN. CO. su-
perior Court, on last Thursday week, VIM. Wal
| lace and Daniel Norton were tried for the murder
of James D. Baker on the 9th of December last.
Albert Wright, charged in the same Indictment,
| fled and has not been arrested. There was strong
circumstantal evidence against the accused, but
the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
| The Memphis Whig says-"AlexanderA Allen, late
trustee OF this county has been arrested, charged
with embezzeling, and appropriating to his own
use, certain funds belonging to the county. The
amount of the dealcation is variously reported at
from S. 900 to SIS, 000."
| John Bushee was convicted in the Richmond
| IN. c. Superior Court few days ago of stealing
horse He prayed benefit of clergy, and was SEN
fenced to receive twelve lashes at the whipping
| post. -
| Ex.President Fillmore was received at Memphis
| with much enthusiasm. He stopped there but a few
hours.
| A CHILD ScALDEp AND BURNED TO DEATH On
the 10th ult, says the Louisville Democrat, man
/ by the name of Amor and bis wife, living near Sill
| 90. Henry county, were brought before Esquire
Gillispe for tte cruel treatment of the husbands
child-a little girl about six years old The proof
was conclusve. The child had been cruelty whipped
and scalded 1t was covered with bruises and scars
II was taken from the inhuman pair, and thay were
unfortunately released. The man didntdeny the
charge but laid on bis wife; said he couldn't con.
troll her. as she to take his ite The child
had been kicked the room, even into the fire
in the presence of its father and others. Those who
witnessed the case thought him as guilty az the
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