The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-21
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the pavement below, receiving fatal injuries.
COrrssp ,rdence of the Dispstch.
Robbery Of Dlaa!onds-Ssneular Marvin ae
- Cheea!.er Uykef-Bridge Burnt-.JeS.y.
ASH HoSpltat-lM1aigrants- British Enlist.
~snt-C0stIy Kiss, DE, &c.
NEW YORK, May 10.
Last night as the Baltic was touching her
wharf, man named Daniel Branch. Was ar
rested by Capt. Reynolds, while coming off
the steamer with a box of diamonds worth
$4,000, which he had stolen out Of an Enelisb
gentleman's cabin.
Yesterday morning Clara Engle was ar.
rested for stealing 5000 from Charles Hen.
sell The plaintiff agreed to Withdraw the
prosecution, if she would marry him, viii CHI
was done and the matrer settled
Chevalier Wykoff has written long let
term tho Post, asking Bennett of the HERALD.
to forgive him for having published list Of
presents given BIS family by Fanny Elsler
many years since.
The sailing of the Kinney expedition is
now set for Saturday, the 27th.
The New York and Erie Railroad bridge.
over the Lakawaxen Creek, near Port ,Jer.
WIS., Del, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning.
The new hospital, just erected blythe Jews
OF this city, in 2Sth street, near the 9TH ave-
nue. was consecrated yesterday, in the pre-
sence of large number of ladies and pen.
tlemen. The cost of the ground and bnild
1ngs was $4,000. This is the first Jewish
building, for charitable purposes ever erect
ed In the United States
Yesterday being Ascension day. q festiva
commemorative of the Saviour's ascept into
Heaven, the various Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches THE weather being.finel
were crowded with worshippers.
There were s,474 immigrants arrived at
TINS port during the last week, which, added
10 Inc &o'o2o previously arrived since the 1st
OF January, makes total of 81 100 thus far
this year, against 81, 479 during the Same time
last year. The commission is now nearly
S45. 600 in debt
Enllstments for the British service in the
Crimea are still going on here covertly De-
lachmentS OF men III squads of twenties and
thlrtles leave every few days fer Halifax.
The Democratic Hard Shell State Central Com.
mittee ars summoned TO assemble at the Aston
House, on the 9th of June The PRINCIPAL purnosa
oil the meeting, 1t is reported, will be to consider
new proposition for fustsn with the Sotts
10 the Jersey City contested election case Judge
Halnes has decided that the rejection of the Pond
Master tickets In the fret ward at the lete election
was illegal, and that David S. Manners Ia the mayor
elect
Messrs. Freeman, Stimson, Hedden and Hoey.
four gentlemen long connected with the pacl
right and interest of Adams g. Co in the Cd
fl0rnia express line.
The Common Council of Hoboken have passed
an ordinance regulating the sals of liquor LIZ
censes are TO be issued at the rate of 800. and
those who take out such licenses are to give bonds
In S2O0 that liquor will not be sold ON the Sabbath
Justice Smith. of Brooklyn, yesterday fined
Rich Saltenstail $40 for kissing married lady In
the street without first having obtained her con.
sent The plea of defendant was that he was near
sighted and mistook complainant for another lady.
The Lake Shore Railroad. at Milwaukee, begins
operation to-day.
The Methodist Conference, at Troy, Dew York,
denounced siavehoiding except 10 the South. and
denounced slave selling even there
~ Two forged drafts from Honolulu came to hand
10 New Bedford. Civza alton is obtsininp foot
fhoid even In the Sandwich leland.
The pair Of horses, presented by citizens of New
York to Daniel Webster, were sold Saturday at
auction.
Rev. T Turcott. formerly Catholic Priest, was
REted on the l6tb Tor deiraudiDg the trustees of
i1SSarch, In Troy, N. Y, OF $1,000.
Or of the two crocodi!es on exhibition 10
vines ling the other day, by way of enlivening the
losae, turned In and eat his companion up.
Sangster has obtained $500 from the Bslti.
ma and Ohio Railroad, for injuries sustained on
theRpad by his negro.
SsWoods was robbed of Sc 900 Ia the cars on
Iutsfay evening, between Utica and Rochester,
Newt York
George Chadderson was murdered and his house
then burned, in Delphos, Ohio, last week
VIM. Neil charged with stealing pair of suspen
GERS, h~ ng himself In the Boston prison Wednes.
day. FL
John b. Sheppard,sK. N, has been nominated
from the Raleigh district. North Carolina, for Con
gress. and Edward g. Read, X NJ, from the Per-
son county district.
Joseph Williams has been convicted of the muir.
der OF bis father, In Person county, North Carolina
Locusts are prevailing ia Orange and Alamance
counties, North Carolina
Brownlow's Whig has been sold to E. P. B. Kin
sloe, Eco.
Henry Thompson, well known route contrac.
tor, died suddenly at Sparta, Ga, Tuesday last.
General Leslie Combs has been elected President
of the Lexington, Kentucky, and Dsnvis Railroad
Company.
The dwelling and ssorehouse OF DR.. Fl. Y. d
Thorn, near Pruntytown, Tsylo county. was de.
stroyed by fire on the llth instant. Loss 81 COO
Mr.. Oscar Almar, "a years Of age, and married,
wal burned to death In Daniesvile Spottsy lvania,
by falling into ths fire white laboring under it,
There was glorious rain Ia Spotts5lvania FRI
day.
Mr.. John w Collins, Of Fredericksburg, few
DAYS sioce, hired horse and buggy to . man
named Lewis and ON Friday, found them in the
possession of gentleman In Madison county, TO
whom they had been pawned by Lewis for $40.
Wills & Co, who failed heavily 10 Boston, have
assets enoagh TO pay 100 cents in the dollar.
The Bermuda Parliament meets on the Odd inst
Calvin Cox. an old resident of Woodbridge, Mas
sachusetts. hung himself Wednesday.
specimen of quartz bearing gold, worth $40,
900. IL exhibited In New York by It's lucky finder.
Adscline Of 100000 10 noted 10 the import of
Dry Goods 10 New York last week. @
The stockholders In the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal meet IN Washingioa u morrow, to secure
payment TO bond holders. "