The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-23
vIRGINIA.

FnE.-Tha dwelling house Of william Bovdep
esq. In Prince George, about three miles from pe
'ersou 9, was destroyed BY 6re on Wednesday,
morning. about three o'clock. The southside Dem.
oefas states that on Tuesday night the daughter q
"i. o. was united In marriage to Mr.. WIN. Wells
ana gsy party, composed of the friends of he
Dlioe ana groom, had assembled To ioin In the hin.
'hy o. the festive occasion. The guest. had ua
1e'ired when one of the upper rooms v.s d,.cov.
'ou " oe ON nre The alarm was raised bue .he
names nad attained such . headway that 4 -,
Iouno impossible to extnguish them ana the h,,,,a
ing was unfortunately burned to the rroura W..
are glad to learn that the contents of the hou..
for the most part saved. %
VIRGINIA COLONIZATION SocrrrY-Mr Joh.
Rutherford has been elected Presidept of th,. o.
ciey. He accepts the position In very mose.,
and appropriate note.
MYSTERIOUS DIsApPRARANcr.-Mr Robo-. w
Harwood, merchant of Charles CITY County lef,
nome on the 18th ut, to transact some business In
nicnmond. He stopped at the st. Charles Hotel
aho 'eit tnere on the evening Of the 18th January
since which time nothing has been heard of him.
MS friends and relatives are deeply concerned in
regard to bis fate. Diligent search has been made
ior him. but 20 far without success,
DRKARY REGION The Greenbrier Era de.
scribes the region round about the Yew mountains,
IN Nicholas County, a. place which IL always
dreary; but at present. from the masses of SNOW
lodged upon the trees, particularly 20. On the
road passing through that region, for twenty.four
miles there is no chance to get ct FIRE, and travel
iers suffer much. Snow fell to the depth of twenty
inches 10 Nicholas on the zth inst
RALEIGH COUNTY 1t was the boast of Raleigh
County. not long ago, that her jail had never been
occupied by but one prisoner but now we regret
to say, six are immursd within Its walls-four for
assault with intentte kill and two for petit larceny
PoIsosIEG HoRsEs-At the last county court of
Carroll, Henry Moseley, the bar keeper at Mrs
Pauls hotel in Hillsville and the proprietress Of
the hotel also, were bound in the sum of $500 10
answer before the Circuit Court the charge of pol
sonins horses In the stable of Jesse P. Worrell-
The offence with which these parties are charged
was committed some time last summer, and crea-
ted at the time considerable excitement among the
citizens OF Carroll
SECOND DDIsTRIcT.-The Democrats of the second
Congressional or Norfolk district will hold con-
vention at Norfolk Courthouse, on the Cd Monday
IN March, for the purpose of nominating candi-
date to represent that district In Congress.
HUNTING DEER.-Nicholas County is a great
place for deer. The Greenbrier Era says:
Nicholas County correspondent informs us that
a hunting party of three or four persons In that
county, killed SO deer the 4th, 5h and 9th inst
The Staunton Spectator also says:
A
Informs US that Mr.. Samuel Hoicomb, of that coun.
", killed nine deer, on the 18th day of Decemhe,
last, patching the last ball with the pocket of his
vest.
FIRF.-A plank kiln near the new Freight Depot
in Staunton, belonging to Mr. A. Lushbsugh. VA
destroyed by fire last Saturday morning between
the hours of4 and O'Clock
LORD LYNDHuRsr AN AMERICAN BY B1arH-I,
is not known to many that the celebrated Lord
Lyndhurst Is the son of Copley, an American pain
ter. We clip the following extract from New
York paper
"The last mails bring US the intelligence that
Lord Lyndhurst, the Ex.Chancellor OF England.
recently got up In his place 10 Parliament for the
purpose OF moving that body to an impeachment
of the Ministry. Perhaps it il not generally known
that Lord Lyndhurst is an American by birth-but
so he is, as the baptismal register of PHILADELPHIA
will attest. In that city, In the year 1869, John
Singleton Copley was born. His father had bef q
long settled in the CITY, and even before the Revo-
of Lord Chatham death 10 i776. the fsniIy wens
to England, and job D. the only son, studied at the
bar, whence he rose to the Woolstack, which he
occupied thrice and which he has adorned by elo.
quence such as the world has scarcely ever wit
messed"
NAVAL LINrELLrGEscE.-Advices from Rio to the
25th of December report that the United States flag
ali in nd vii nd
gone necessary repairs, would sail January I'd. All
well on board. The U. S. flag ship Savannah,
Commodore Salter, was preparing for q cruise !;
would be ready about the 18th of January; all well
The United States store ship Relief, Lieut.. Com
mandine Rowan, was delivering stores would sail
for tbs United States about the 18th OF January
The United States sloop of war John Adams, Com
mander Boutwell, sailed one week previous, for
the Pacific.
SENTENCE OF FoReEls.-Jim Morton, Charles
Sexton and Samuel Beacroft, three forgers and
swindlers who are we'll known to the police of the
Northern cities, have just been sentenced to the
Vermont peuitentiary for a heavy forgery. The
first named was sentenced to seven years impris-
onment, and the others to five years EACH Morton
served seven years in the Eastern Penitentiary al
Philadelphia.
The merchants of New York are denoxncing Mr.
city, for his Emigrant Passenger Bill" which
they say IL prePosterous ami unpracticsble." and
not what the merchants Of New York wanted thai
the bill that they had prepared. and which Mr. Fish
now opposes was pot objected to by him whit n
submitted to his consideration. They request Mr.
Seward to take their bill In charge.
LATEST FROM HAVANA. Kg.ss
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.-By the arrival of the
Black Warrior from Havana, we learn that orders
have been issued by the Spanish authorities tc
search all vessels arriving at that port. rumori
very current that numerous flibustering craftl
are on their way from the United States.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 20.-In executive session to.
day, Hiram v. Wilson, for Judge Of the Northern
District and II. H. Robinson, Marshal, and Il j.
Jewetf for District Attorney, of the Southern Dis
trict of Ohio, were unanimously confirmed.
To-day the treaties with the King OF the Neither
lands, and also with the kingdom Of the Two Sici-
lies, the principle that free ships make free goods
were sent In. Several minor Indian treaties were
also sent In.
The long pending and vexatious litigation be-
tween the Northern and Southern sections ct the
Methodist Church. respecting the Book Concerl
property In Cincinnati hes ut length been amcably
adjusted by the commssion recently 10 session Il
that city. The Mathodist Church South 10 awarded
$50 600 and the South ern debts e,s~
One of the negro houses of DR.. Rich. H. Lock
hart, In Marion county. Ala, was lately destroye