The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-16
vIRGINIA

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:, Inc business Of the navy yard 10 st continued,
.uougn over one housand worknleu have taken
ann suar oischarges Commodore McKeever, how
eser announces his Intention to keep the yard open
% I long as there 10 man TO strike q blow.
Gently occurred: ss4--',--'s'- - 4
n Lewis Roach. Susan Kemp. Mrs Ripley, Mrs.
Lauretts Potter, Mrs ODopohue Miss Lattiner
usugnrer OF Edward Lsttimer, deceased, late pi-
iot Thomas Herbert, recently of Petersburg, and
employed at the establish menf of Mr. Uriah Wells
Ine correspondent of the Petersburg Express
says:
There is much suffering among the poor sick
ana We shall most gratefully appreciate the kind
exertions being made Ia Petersburg for us We
are greatly 10 want Of breadstuffs particularly of
meal, and supply would be very acceptable. Our
Town authorities are doing all they can; but the
scourge 10 20 wide spread that n beyond their
pscity to afford relief to all who are ts subjects-
nave to take care, not only of the Sick but of
the other members of their families, and many
otnsr Individuals Who are thrown out of employ.
ment by reason OF ts visitation. ~
In Norfolk, Cains' Hotel has been closed, and
nearly all the prominent merchants have removed
their counting rooms TO portions of the city which
are considered healthy-many of them to their res
licences. The Post Office has been removed to the
Academy Building, in N upper portion of the city
near Cumberland and Catharine streets.
FIaE..--Tuesday afternoon the store of G. D
Sunppch " SO DOillOgOEOOk6 street, fotoreDufR,
was discovered to be on fire, but was extinsuishsd
before much damage had been done.
NoMINATToN.-At the late term of the County
Court OF Prince George, meeting was held and
John d. Mathews was nominated 80 candidate
for clerk of said Court. -t#a -
AMOUNT RAIsRD Petersburg has raised SO 700
Tor the Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers
U. 8. CAVALRY Colonel j. W. Hardee and
Capt. OHsre, are In Wheeling purchasing horses
tor the u. 3. cavalry.
HKMFgIELD RAILRoAD.-Ths Vince ling Intelli.
gencer announces that active operations In the
Hempheld Railroad have commenced within the
limits OF that city. The grading of the track along
Mills haye commenced delivering the iron, and the
laying OF tue rails will certainly be commenced
about the I'd of next September
UNFohTUNATE 1T was annouacsd day or two
since in 0ur New York letter that Balenber, of
Wheeling, had been run over .hare. and had one
of his legs cat of by the Harlem Railroad cars
The Whseling Intelligencer says that his brother
has received letter stating the mposslblity of his
recovery. qr; a 80
SEARcH.-A day or two since Abram B. Hooe,
OF King George county, missed ons of his slaves
and having reason to believe that he was on a
yankee schooner, bound to Bath Me, gave chase
In the Potomac River and overhauled the vessel.
The search however did not result In the capture
OF the negro.
lNcREAsE OF PRICEs.-A correspondent of the
huiukuou sdyb tnht IAbt year A Il. Hen.
bricks, OF Russell county, raised q crop of wheat
rye, oats corn and hay, which brought $40 S75,
and which, at the prices this year, would bring
$22 $50
DEDICATION The new Methodist chapel In Stat
ford county, near Brooke's Station, the Northern
Railroad. was dedicated on the 5;h instant Rev.
Leroy NJ. Lee, of Richmond, preached the opening
sermon.
Broke JAIL.-Two prisoners escaped from the
j all at Hillsville, few nights since One of them
was confined for stealing peck Of meal
sIcKsEss IN THE CouNTRY.-The Abingdon
Democrat chronicles the prevalence of a severe
type ofdysentery In that section and several cases
10 the town. Among the deaths were those of Mr.
Preston, of Montgomery, and little daughter of
Jno Campbell, sr.
cattle were driven through Abingdon on Thursday
last, coming eastward These were the frat of the
season, were In tolerable order onlv. and came
from Polk county, Tennessee.
WITHDRAwN.-Ge George E Naff has Withdrawn
from the contest for the office of commonweaI,h,s
attorney for Washington county.
Snow ARcH.-A correspondent of the Bos
ton transcript writing from the White Noun.
tains, gives description of an "arching snow
cave" visited during the hot days of july,
and which served as banquet hall for q din,
ner party at that time. A stream was flow
ing lazily through it, increased by the water
that dropped from the white and fretted
roof
"HOw can hope to describe to you the
rich surprise of entering this cold, crystal Ca
bin, fashioned by mountain stream out of
the huge, shapeless quarry that is deposited
and hardened there by the winter storms?-
The snow sweeps into the ravine to the depth
no doubt, of hundred feet or more; and this
bank is the last shred of the frost mantle
which the sun and fogs tear from the surface
of the White Hills. If the cascade did not
help them by its taste for architectural sap.
ping and groining. they would be unable to
dislOdge the winter wholly from that gulf 1t
was some minutes before we got courage to
go far into the cave. We had fears for the
stability of the roof. But when we found
that it was so hard as to require hatchet to
cut it, we felt re- eassured, trusted the span
which the ice e-gnOme had heaved, and began
to explore the cavern. 1t was so high that a
tall man could not touch the ceiling with
five feet staff. 50 many persons had laughed
at Mr. Macomber for his accounts ofthe snow
arch and its size, year ago, that we mea-
sured it with line. 1t was 294 feet long, 6o
feet broad, and about Is feet deep where the
snow was the heaviest. The cave extended
the whole breadth, and about half the length
of the bank-its roof being ON an average
about five or six feet thick, and very solid.'
NATIVE WINEs.-The vineyards of Ohio are be-
coming a source of great revenue to that State
and If the popularity of native wines and brandy
continues at equal ratio with the last few years,
imported liquors will find formidable rival. The
wine made from the Catawba grape is In all probs.
bity the purest article that possibly be obtain
ed The Wine Association of Cincinnati protect
not only themselves but the public and whenever
an article s detected that s not fully up to the stan
dsrd, the manufacturer IL at once held RESPONSE
BILE. There is nothing 10 these wines or brandes
but the pure juice of the grape. The sparkling
Catawbs is low preferred to most of the imported
brands, and as q beverage 10 much more agreeable
and healthy. II contains no headache commo-
dities The still wines are preferable to the light
French or German wines, and az the consumer is
guaranteed pure article, there IL much more
safety in using the native. These wines are highly
recommended by ply ysicisns excellent tonic,
and every way beneficial to The invalid.
VINTAGE IN ITALY.-The vine, il 10 said win fall
again in Italy this year. The leaves are curling up
and becoming crisp, and the grapes are becoming
covered with the white mould, which somewhat
resembles though less thick the coating which you
have DO often seen on gooseberries Ia America
All sanitary experiments have hitherto failed
such as dipping the clusters In solution of glue
pouring suiph ar ovor the vines laying them 10 the
ground, &c.
MICHIGAN INDIANS Orders have been issued
rom the General Land Office for the withdrawal