Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-02

REWARD ron rnE MrRpkRrR.-lt will DO seen that III,
citizens OF Princess Anne In public meeting have .dopt
ed among other resolutions Offering $500 for such
evidence a. viii lead to the detection aud conviction
the murderer of Mr. McAlpine,
reported that E%el has been again arrested s,rons
ereumsAn'a evidence having beeu discovered since hi
discharge on Saturday lsst.-B.
OuR TowS.-Despite the prediction of epsmics and
the apprehensions Of timd friends our goodly vi.p,
seems to DO al this time In quite flour ishiug
condition Tho produce trade has steadily Increased
ouog the past year. business has been more than
ori'k during the same time with mechanics aud
merchantstne latter haviug reduced their stocks very
low; and the large number OF bales aud boxes to be
seen IN front Of aud shops show that still
buster season ia eIpestod.-FarnriNs Journal
USvERsirr OF vIso,stA-The next season ,bi. jn,,,.
uoh commences on Monday, and the general
appears TO be that much larger Of Students will
be IN attendance this year than has been Their, AZ .ny
previous session. Quito large number of young men
nave already arrived In town Tor the purpose OF acu
latnS.- Charlottesville Jefferson. Sept. 80.
Telegraphic experiments recently made at Ports
mouth, England with perfect success. at mill dam 1--WE
hundred feet across by which, with operating battery
on one side and tho corresponding dial
aelsgraphic message conveyed through the water
without the aid OF connecting wires An electric wire
from each side was submerged, terminating in plate
constructed for the purpose contended that 10 the
same manner teegrsphic message may be conveyed
across the British chauno without continuous cables OF
wire.
Territorial Seal for Kansas, designed b. Governor
Rcedcr, has beer engraved by Robert Iove Of Phsde
phia The device described shield with two 81 D.
Porters surrounded by scroll motto tho lower compat
nent containing figures OF buffalo and hunter and the
upper one various implements OF agriculture The right
supporter tho goddess Ceres with her shea the Ie
supporter being pioneer With smock fsock, while be-
tween them lie fallen tree and axe. The motto is
"fopuh Soce Hita"-born Of the popular will.
DISTINGUISH SrRISGERs.--C r. WILD + a. Secretary
oil the Royal Society OF London gentleman Of scientific
aud literary attanmsuts aud brotheG.las of the cec-
oated poet Tenison arrived IN the city yesterday. Mr.
Weld nnuhf fNte
leading citz by whom be has been Hospitality enter
tanned. and who accompanied him to the Capitol, the
Smithsonian Institute the Patent Ofce General Post OF
tee, aud other of the public edices of IN.
We understand that he expressed himself 10 of high
administration OF the Library of Congress lie also Wis
tied the President OF the United States by whom he was
handsomely received Union.
EHIGRiNT PAuPERs.-The city of Boston has adopted
an efficient means To prevent the shipment of European
psupers to that port Four paupers were on Saturday
last arrAisued before Justice in that city, on joint
charge OF being foreign piupes, receiving aid from the
city OF Boston, az nsE tho peace of the Commonwealth
AMI contrary to the law in such ie and provided"
The charge of piuperism sustained aud he Court
ordered the prisoners 10 be returned Queen Of
Great Britain. Tncy will be forwarded in the sh Star
OF Empire, which leaves liostou in day for Liver.
pool.
The Pennsylvania State Fair being held in Pba-
delphii is attracting immense crowds OF people The
exhibition IL said to be very fine one-the Cattle show
particularly is said TO be the best held in State
despatch from Washington says:-"It is stated upon
the authority OF foreign legation, that Minister
Sole, has been dismissed the Spanish Government for
omen'ing inSaErestion and intriguing Tor Republic"
The Know NOrHISGs-We learn that this order made
It's Appearance in our downthe river ghborhood Ian
easter county some four weeks ago, and is repOr
ted that over hall Of the voters in the county are
members 1t is said to be spreading like fire pra
MISUNDERSTANDING Herald
Whoever has looked al the sun within the last day
two, will have preceived that it has diminished in size
about third So says the New York Journal Of Com.
merce in speaking Of the Sun newspaper in that city
The Albany Journal says tho refreshing showers Of the
las, mouth have had magic influence upon the Potato
crop This indispensable vegetable it adds will be abun.
dant and should be reasonably cheap Our New England
and Western exchanges testify 10 the same fact.
J. @. Pet,us has been appointed Postmaster at Chan
cel!orsvle Spotsylvania county, Va, vice VIM. H. Ken
nsdy, esigned.-Ffedrisksburg NeHs.