The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-28

DIGGING TO SoMx PuRrosE The Lafayette,
led, Journal says inst q few days ago, we'll
dressed man called at the house of man at the at.
tie Ground aud borroweda shovel, going In the d.
rection Of Davis Ferry, whence he returned In a
couple Of hours, bearing q bag containing / 200
Mexican doars, which he said he had dug out of
the ruins of an old log house. near the ferry.
An OLD Salons Tack RRvIvRp-The Colum
bus (Ohio) Statesman says that at pic MIC cocoa
nuts were empiisd of their milk and filled with
liquor. which we're used by the gentlemen" of the
party. This II called a device. but sailors
have used the COO oanut for liquor smuggling for
at least half CT fury. In Marryatt's novel of
Peter Simple The shole process 10 graphically de-
scribed.
A CONSCIENTIOUS MAYoR-The Mayor of CITY
10 Ohio 60, drunk not long since: when sobered
he went before Squire, Informed on himself paid
his hoe and resigned bis Office
The fear Of infection recently caused some per.
sons at Aberdeen Scotland to burn all the clothing,
and even the prayer book OF a deceased cholers
patient but six Ell notes found on his person were
religiously preserved.
Magnetic telseraphs have multiplied very rapid.
~ all over Europe. during the last few years. 10
1852, the lines In France covered 200 miles; a.
the end OF the present year the total will be 600 In
good working order.
LABOR SAVING MAcHINE.-P. w. Porter, of Mem.
phis, Tennessee, has Invented machine that will
pick cotton. He says that with his machine one
man and two horses will pick and gather up. with.
out loss four acres of cotton per day-about aoual
to the labor Of 80 men.
EsfroNAGE.-The Bangor Journal reports that
the City Marshal of that place. 10 search of LIQUOR
broke open the baggage of a Mrs. Dana. of New
Orleans, (who 10 daughter of one of the most re-
Specialize citizens of Bangor) on her arrival In thai
city. Abox OF looking glasses belonging to Thorn
ton McGaw, Esq, was also broken open by tie
STEAM ON CAsAspAIGuA LAxE-Tbe beau.ifu
sheet OF water In Ontario county 10 to be paviga
ted BY steamboat. neat craft, named JOSEPH
Wood. was recently launched, and made tria
trip Cd the 18th instant.
CANAsTArE GET DRUNK AIN the following lite n
from the Session tMsss., Post it would SEEM tbs
the STATE" as represented, must have bsen in
state OF intoxication few years ago the State At
man OF great legal ability, was very fond of the hot
lie. IN one occasion an Important criminal cas-
isea o. os the clerk but nhe Attorney witt
isIiy sbte to stand on hi: feat, M. Attor ney.
hic-no-yonr honor stammefsd the lawyer: sth,
state-is not-in stats to try this care TO-DAY. th
State, your honor. is--drunkh" 'A
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY SroppEn-P,,
nov o. dnoher Purchase from Santa Anna-Psrtis
just arrived from TuesUn, ssys the :. C.Hfor; I,
oroe us the Information that orders have rscenii,
Gary survey between the United States ana w~;a
10 consequsnce, it 10 rumored of the purcbs.a If -.
.ass ice OF santa Annals dominons II il not i'm
p'oosoie tnat his Supreme Highnsss in viau 81
speedy Hesirs from the scene Of hi t-inm ow VI
defeats ha. deemed it advisable to line hi. Or
w. me pric: OF his subjects to be riotsd ava
ns eoesps OF Jamaica in the barinss Of Hs1srs
h u getting the better of ambition in ths
''es'' OF hn one-lsgsed Msjssty. Al 'hs
LAeohsRs WANrED.-The Nebras., c;,r NJ,
ts1i,on mat the farmers and mechanic: 81 NV,
n,. oS complain loudly of their inabiIitv ~ , n
wages. Su. %a1s b They offer.
caify does not to be that I.horaa' = ne dill
i.,n .oaree but every who soes there isay o.
ssts up for himself becomes an .,n ,Iims
.ns.esa o. ecker for employment Tbs Ipioye
ssstsa !" S 70 the Population of NebrssIs az.
s,t steo 70 nave been from the S,st.. oS ~. aft
i.ssn INV , many citizen: Of which have sitbs
fsrms H. aSoae In Nsbrassa city or lecstet
"A. TIMELY Hint The Boston Board Of A,d.,m.,
Snp'oJ the utmost strength and ys;Isn. " ~ ny
suPprs;. all disturbance from fire. c,.e =. a.
psxt 60 On 'ne nights Of the I'd and Sd Of JuI,
ys,mn., Ill. !. said that bears are more p,.n.v ;,
% 6ve 80. eH, Insn they have been for twa.tn
S.n.S @Gson' Young aud old bears hsS.
and other towns 'snoen, Winhall