The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-16

N'inea, DO not zee what business have al Vten-
ns.,a sor my mis.inn would In such case become
me Americans IN Paris gave q grand ba In
,.o'n,nemoration OF Westinghouse birthday. Near.
y au tue members of the diplomatic corps 40 well
s'"'nT members of the French government, were
:, ine French papers mention that most destruc
Wv. earthquake had occurred Ia Italy, almost de,
sroyiag the city of catania-
MISCELLANEOUS.
m IN Prussia committee OF the second chamber al
oetn resolved to propose a note OF q want OF con-
naence In the ministerial policy.
IN Anstria, the semi official journals OF Vieuna
oontradtct vslv, that Austria intends negotia
nngs htteen-miiiion loan In Eng gland.
-. me imperial palace at Prague, the resdence OF
'ne exEmperor, had been destroy ed by FIRE.
statement that Russia hss declared war against
Sardinia is not confirmed
Lnnrfs,brrEAT OF TnE RUSSIANS AT EurArontA.
VI req ith the kussians, who, under Gen. Lip
rano', had been for some time collecting around Eu
natoris, attacked the Turks with q strong force -
S,nas tssha; who bad arrived by sea from Wanna a
Iew Gays before took the command of the Turks in
person aud after four hours fighting, the Russians
drew e Oh to distance of four miles.
me ioio~ing are the teleRraphc dispatches that
r,ousht tue Intelligence to France aud England -
The Loodon Daily News was the first to announce
Tue intelligence. as follows
Bucharest Feb s3-A massenp ar " no left Emma
toris on The 18th Feb, and performed the tourney
rom arna to Bucharest in Is hours bring Is the fol-
low ns aispstch from yoar correspondent at Eupsto-
TVS rehruary l7th.-The Russians attacked Eupato-
tla TINS morning They were commanded by Lip
rondi, and their numbers were 90 600 infantry and
go hs oass'ty Thev commenced the att-ck sn hour
o. ore asforeat, and had with tHem seventy guns
me corn ct lasted three hours The assault was sig
nay tspuised The steamer threw shells smr ng he
the Turts $50. Omar Pacha comma d ed in pe
s.n. seiim Psehs, the Egyptian, wss killed. Vast
rorns ot cavalry and artillery are now assembled
me following is the account from the Monteur
teieerspbc despatch from Bucharest announces
mat on Saturday, che II h inst at 6o'clock in the
q ia I'M har IF AaP
me orders of Gen Liprsndi, attack Eupatora and
a',er combat of four bcucs. they were vigorously
der he command of Omar Pasha. The Turks had
70 kllea and - wounded. Seiim Pasha was killed
n pa'tefy served by the French, lost four men"
THE MARKETS.
- liverpool Feb 2ith.-Breadstuffs-Flour Western
S Sis G42' philsdel chis and Baltimore 3S.a44s
ONO asa i6s Whest-U S. whit. lis 9d0l2s Sd
req and mixed lis d4I2L Corn-Yellow per our
10. a lbs 3D. white 44'645e; mixed 42sa4s.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Baltimore Clip
per OF yesterday has special dispatch from Win
chester, stating that the Know Nothing Convention
on Wednesday nomioated Richard G. Morriss for
Commissioner of the Board of Public Works.
THE ACCIDENT AT MEREDITH, H
CONCORD, March Ia George Clark, John O. M.
Mead, John Leavitt, Hiram Plummer r. c. Tut.
tie, and Thomas Eastman SO badly injured by
the accident at the Town Hall In Meredith yester
covery.
A later dispatch says:
CONCORD, March l4.-Letters received here from
Meredith in regard to the awful disaster there yes.
terdsy in the falling of the floor of the courthouse
show the results TO have been serious than at
first reported Five of the Injured have died, and
many others are not expected to survive The
names of the dead are James w. Dargap, George
Clark, Nathaniel Nichols, A. NJ Tuck and John o.
NJ Laid. Over one hundred persons had some uf
their bones broken.
The ESCAPE OF BAKER.-The N. Y, Tribune of
Wednesday evening says:
This morning Judge Stuart received additional in.
formation, going to snow that Baker, the murderer
of Poole, after embarking board the Isabella Jew
EFT, tor the Canary Islands, deserted her short dis
lance down the Bay, in row boat and landed on
the Jersey shore. He fearful he would be pur-
sued oveTtaken and be arrested. A man answering
the description of Baker in every minute particular,
was seen near AmboY as late SO Monday night wea-
ry, and apparently much exhausted He was lame,
and evidently could not proceed much further that
night on foot. Such is the information given this
morning, and Judge Stuart has now no doubt that
Baker did actually abandon the Jewett and take to
the woods.
/. The same paper adds
young man just arrived in eJsey rays that Bake
in the house of his mother three times Satur-
day last to obtain refreshment and rest. He was not
known to the family at that time, but there remains
no doubt OF his identity. He very uneasy star.
ting to his feet every few moments, and placing his
uano III us DOsoLil, Wpuin look the WINDOWS
and open door, to see if any enc was approaching.
The report that steamer had sailed in pursuit of
the Isabella Jewett is said to have been erroneous
THE ENGLISH MINIsTRY.-So far as it had been
arranged before the sailing of the Pacific the new
ministry is composed as follows:
Lord Pslmerton, First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Cranworth, Lord Chancellor.
Lord Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign AT
D., Co. e.
paltment.
Sir George Grey, Secretary CT State for the Home
Department.
Lord John Russell, Secretary of State for the C o
onies
Sir G; C Lewis, Chancellor of the Exohequer.
Sir w Molesworth, C hief Commissioner of Woods
ADD Works
Lord Granville: President ofthe Council.
Lord Canning, Postmaster General.
Duke of Argyle, Lord Privy Seal.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon the resignation
OF Lord st. Germans Lord Carlisle.
Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr. Horsman
Lord of the Treasury, in the loom of Lord Elcho,
retired, Lord Duncan.
FIRE IN ALBEMARLE.-A du cling occupied by
Mr. james T. Madison, near Whitehall, Albemarle
county, was destroyed By fire Friday of last week
together with most of its furniture. The house be
longed to Dir. r. Abel.
FIRE IN sTEUBEN COUNTY, N. Y-Ouite a de-
8 ructive fire occurred in Bath, Steuben Co. N Y,
on the 18th inst. A telegraphic dispatch SAYS:
1t originated in the Clinton House cornsr of Lib
erty and Steuben Streets and swept eastward along
he north side Of Liberty to the corner of Orchard
street, then turned Inward and at last accounts
extending in that dirtc ion. The second Raptst
Church was ABOUT taking fire when the Express rs.
senger left Ba h for Rochester No water was To- he
hsd aud nothing could be done to arrest the flames
Among the .uferers are Nelson Hamilton, of the
Clinton House ;" II. Il. Hess clothing merchant
Messrs Potter and seyis, clothing merchants; r.. w
Church y goods; H. w. Perrine, cIothirg me r.
chaut; l.. w Church, hardware; Roby Il Woods
dry goods D. Rogers dry goods; j Ross, boots and
shoes; Hess, druggist; L. C. Whitney dry goods:
M. Terrell of Congress Hall
MAN SHoT.-We learn that John Roe on SUNDAY
last shot John Robinson with rifle killing him in,
stantiy They were both citizens of Ohio, Iesdin,