The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-11
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OF the Danville Railrosd, and repie. - -, snsll'
cles relating to the company one OF which ,,r...
cd in the Lynchburg Repa5lioan Of July ali "a
the other 10 the Petersburg Isseu;sscsr Of Ausr..
%. The WAig believes the Danviile Coun.rs 3,
their difficulties with the southssde Comp.nv b.vs
BEEN more snned against than SHINING : but = n :
mates of the through ticket has been saf, fac,oriv
adjusted by the companies, and as the matter Of
charges on transportation probably will be, il
deprecates every thing which may be calculated
to excite distrust Of or create prejudice against
either Of them.
The Penny Post, among other editorials has one
headed England and San Juan. The Post goes
for our country, fright or wrong. Whether the
oes'ructon OF San Juan be justifable or not, lit
says) we do not fear castigation from the Ens
hsn ana are prepared to give them satisfaction in
'ui scripfural measure, and Ia whatever way they
may demand It," The Post does not areue in de-
ience OF the act of Commander Holins, nor of the
Administration for giving him carte blanche and
investing him with 60 great discretionary powers
but whether the government did right or wrong.
the nation are prepared as one man, to defend its
conduct against British dictation It does not
however, apprehend any serious demonstration on
this account In regard TO the rawlings of the
Kingston Journal on the subject, the Post remarks
THE time has passed when the American nation
trembied in its shoes at the sound of British chas
t'semene The time has come, when they reply
70 her threats, come on! Macduf. The San Juan
affair will bessustained by accamation. if fighting
with Great Britain becomes the way to do it."
The Enquirer alludes to the indignation of the
Jamaica people on account of the bombardment of
Greytown, which it says does not portend any evi,
consequence to this country 1t is evident how.
ever from the conduct Eoti CapttJo and the ex
precision of public sentiment in Jamaica, that the
British government has notfabandoned its preten
sions TO the protectorate OF Musquito There never
was the least design the part of the British gov
ernment (the Enquirer believes,) to carry out the
stpulations of the Clayton.Bulwer Treaty in good
faith. While the Enquirer thought the punishment
of the pirates at San Juan to be just in itself and
abundantly provoked by their outrages upon our
citizens and our Minister, and will approve the
bombardment with still greater emphasis If it will
have the effect of settling denitivey and satsiacto
riy the perplexed and perplexing question of Cen
trail American politics. it does not wish to be under
stood as in any way..approving the conduct of Mr.
Borland in this affair. When his promotion
was first gazetted, the writer foreboded trouble
from his vehement and ungovernable passions
and his restless ambition for effect and noto
riety. The want of judgment and dignity, and
the disposition to have hand sin every
mans pie" as Shakespeare expresses it, which
constitute striking features in Mr.. Borlands char
acter, were deplorably conspicuous in his conduct
at San Juan. He forgot his dignity and responsi.
bilty, when he yielded to that impulse of pugiism
which has often involved him in street fights and
affairs of honor. Nevertheless, the Enquirer re.
CARDS the chastisement ofthe populace of Greytown
as a just retribution.
There are seventy-two hotels in Boston, and the
amount of capital invested in them is estimated at
100000.
The Common Council of st. Louis have deter
mined not to waste much time n talking, and have
therefore passed resolution, that member shall
occupy more than three minutes at time.
DEATH FROM HYDRoPHoBIA-Mr. Thos Tolman,
of Chariestown, Mass, died on Saturday morning,
from the effects of the bite Of a mad dog His
agony Intense, and in the last stages of his dis
ease violent were his spasms that it was deemed
necessary to hand cuff him.
In chariot race at the N. Y. Hppodrome, fine
grey horse got entangled in chariot wheel, and
us HluQ iOOL was COtupicciy Tue IeLIOck
joint and hung only BY the skin. He was obliged to
be killed.
SINGULAR AccIDENr.-Titus Pomeroy, of West
field Mass lately lost his right eye in very singu
lar manner While asleep at midnight, cat jump
ed upon his bed, and putting of her claws into
his eye completely destroyed the sight.
JEFFERsoNs WoRKs.-The fourth volume of the
complete works of Mr.. Jefferson, published under
the auspices of Congress. from the original manu-
scripts, has been issued in n Y, the whole series to
be completed in nine Volumes
The Emancipation, of Brussels, announces that
young Jerome Bonaparte of the U. s. Army. will
probably not return to America, and that the Empe
ror hss other plane for him.
SPEAKING OF INSTITUTIONS" who
murdered his child s said to have been amongst
other things, an abolition lecturer" and "a corres-
pondens of the New York Press."
On the 9tb Captain Parker, OF the British frigais
Firebrand, was shot through the heart at Sulins,
and wss buried at Constantinope, on the l2th with
| military honors.
There was no foundation for the recent report
thatf We Greeks had attempted to assassinate Lord
Raglan, the British Commander. n
Capt Butler, the English officer who voluntarily
remained in Silisria, to aid the Turks during the
seige, had died of his wounds and fatigue