The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-10

The fire in Wards Hotel al Dunkirk, N. Y. ON
Thursday last consumed five buildings, ucludiog
Ward 8 and the Eastern Hotel. The loss as near
as can be estimated, il az follows: f. ID Ward
S6OO0 Seaman & Finkel $1,000, and Mr. McMadeu
Sl20O The entire insurance was $1,000.
1t has been mentioned that a son OF Judge Cola
mer, OF Woodstock, VT, recently arrested for
forgery. IL should be added that he was ir1fnedI-
atey released, it being in evidence that he was in
nocent of the traud-his partner, Johnson having
procured false signatures, which Coamer suppos.
ed were genuine
One of our esteemed fellow.citizens whose
death we recently recorded, says the Portsmouth
n. ii Journal, having been born on the 29th of
February $780, has had but eighteen returns OF the
day OF his birth in his long life
The Boston Gazette learns that F. Gleason. ESQ.
mas disposed OF his interest in Gleasons Pictorial
aud Flag o! our Union newspapers, to Maturin NJ
Ballou, Esq, for the round sum of 100000 This
ls the largest newspaper sale effected in this
county.
Mr.. Austin Benham. CT Waterford, New london
County, ~ Y, has raised this year on fourteen
acres OF land, twelve hundred and fifty bushels Of
sheIled corn. The corn was OF the variety called
the Rhode Island White.
new iron steamer, called Her Majesty which
lett the Clyde in Scotland some ten weeks ago,
bound for Toronto Canada, has not yet been heard
o.. Fears entertained that she has been lost
one was intended 10 be run On Lake Ontario
Henry Cummings, postmaster at Harrison Val
ley Potter county, Pa has been arrested at Detroit
and brought 10 Ptsburg, for trial In May nexl on
charge OF robbing the mail.
The amount of music which has been copyright
ed at W Washlngton in the last third of century Ills
ABOUT three hundred volumes, averaging two hun
dred aud nifty pages TO each volume
The Legislature of Rhode Island adjourned on
the Sd lnsf. after protracted session of four days
The Assernblymen of the Providence Plantations
are model legislators.
On Saturday, servant girl named Margaret
flF aFTFNlf Iv,E II
City, died OF burns received in filling a uid lamp
while il lighted.
The Paais de Plndustrie, in Parls, ia nearly I'm
ished, and it will be ready TO receive the goods at
the specified time, viz: 18th January to the 18th OF
| March, lsJJ.
Au affray occurred at Pulaski, Tenn on the 28th
| ult, in which Green Webb, was killed and Sam
uel Cox, was badly wounded
Sir Wm. Don, having been three years apart
from his vile, has now gone to Europe to get d,.
vorce. She is German actress
ichabod II. Miller, candidate for chief of uo,,ea
in Buffalo, has been arrested the charge OF deal.
ing in counterfeit money.
Ga Sunday, the Presbyterian church at Whita
Plains, N. Y, was destroyed by hre. 1t caught
from the chimney. Loss So 900
The U. s surveying schooner NantiIus 1t Com.
mandDg Wainwright, arrived at Norfolk on Satur
day from New York.
During the last eleven weeks, there have been
9G7 deaths In Savannah, including 600 from yellow
fever.
John Il, Montgomery, formerly a distinguished
lawyer of Lancaster Pa, died at the Insane Hosoi-
tai In Harrisburg on Friday last.
Mr. Jacob Wolford. OF Berwick township. Adams
county Pa. was acciG entally crushed 70 death 10
limestone quarry last week.
Hon. Charles j. Faulkner, of Virginia, arrived
in Washington City on Monday evening last
Henry A. Wise will be replied to by the Know.
NothiDgs OF Virginia, relative TO his late lettsr
Major Weghtmsn arrived at Independence, from
Santa Fe, on the I'D ut
Samuel KINNEY, Tor many years engaged In the
printing business at Dover, Del, Is dead
10 the town OF Crockett, Texas. there Is not sin-
gle marriageable female.
Iron ore of good quality, and in abundance, is
found Ia Liberia
The cod kshing business has generally been suo-
eessui during the past year.
Telegraphic communication between England to
America, 10 sdecided TO be feasible.
| Hon Elisha Ely, one of the founders of Roch.
ester, N. T., Is dead.
Presiden, Pierce has entirely recovered from hls
recent illness.