The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-20

CHINA.-~The Tartar Emperor of China,
Hienrog. is reported to be dead. The iusur
gents still hold Nankin, but we do not hear
of their making any advancement towards
Pekin Canton remains quiet, in political
sense. but the domestic state is frightful, in
consequence of the famine. Sir John Brown
ing has made Il treaty, which opens Sian to
the European traders.
MAILING LOTTERY SCHEMES The WASH
| ington Star learns that notwithstanding the
| earnest efforts of the Post Office Department
| to prevent the violations of the postage laws
| by lottery ticket vendors, there is an average
| of forty bushels per diem of lottery scheme
publications reaching daily, unpaid, the
Cleveland, Ohio, distributing post office.
LARGE RECEIPTS OF HEAT-On the
| l2th inst, there were 100 cars, loaded with
wheat, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the
| depot there was crammed. 1t was estimat ed
that 30 900 bushels were stored in that town,
and between there and Etowah, Georgia, the
depots were full 10 bursting. The Atlanta
Geo lnteligencer of the 18th inst, says -
The rush of this description of freight has
been unprecedented, caused, as we learn, by
the offers of New York milers to give 81 25
for all wheat delivered at depot by the 10th,
| and at Charleston and Savannah by the 18th
of this month.
HEAVY FALL OF BEEF.-Last Wednesd ny
afternoon the eastern span Of Shenango
bridge, at New Castle, Pennsylvania, fell
with tremendous crash, precipitating about
| 100 head of fine beef cattle into the river,
among the ruins of the bridge. Only five
or six were killed or drowned; the rest, by
great exertions, were rescued. They were
owned by Mr.. Power, of Youngstown, 0.
A FLoURIsHING SETTLEMENT.--A com
pany of Germans, about four years since
Ocn nl A.
south eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, in
South Carolina, and established the town OF
Wahalla. They now number over thou
sand inha bitants, and constitute fine and
thriving town.
THE Kohl MOOR ECLIPsED.-A new dia,
mond, found by negress i'll Brazil, and cal
led the Star of the South" has reached
England, and is producing a sensation. 1t
weighs 254 1-2 carats, and will probably
loose half its weight in cuttihg. The Koh
moor, now that it is finally cut, weighs Il:
carats.
SUICIDE IN JAIL-A man, named VIM
Richards, who had been sentenced to ter
days Imprisonment in the county Jail al
eveland, Ohio, for an assault upon bis wife
hung himself with handk kerchief in his Gel
on Thursday last.
STATE PRISON STATIsTIcs.-The expenses
| of Sing Sing n. Y. Prison, for the six frs
| months of 1855, have been $50 69l, or $32,
| 673 less than the expenses for the same pc
riod in 1854. In June the prison cost tht
| State S,5377
A LARGE HAuL.-On the night of the 1lti
| inst, Alfred Bronson, of Irondequoit, n. Y.
took sixty-s surgeons at one haul of the
| seine. They will average 30 lbs. each, and
| this is said to lie the largest haul ever heard
| Of down there.
FROZEN TO DEATH H-Mr VIM. Cushman son O
| the late Hon Samuel Cushmsp OF Portsmouth
| N ii, was frozen 10 death while out on q gunnni
excursion 10 U ah, In March last. Mr.. c. was for
meriy mdshipman 10 The U. 8 navy and at tn
time OF his death was on his way overland to Call