The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-30
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coiiector OF City Taxes, George Williamson
City Gauger, Joseph v. Scott; Street Commits
sioner, A. w. Talley; Clerk of the Market Jas
II. Gresham
David ID. Fiske, editor of the Transcript, 10 the
hnow Nothing candidate for Mayor of Portsmouth
"f. r. Is native of New Hampshire, and has
always been known as Democrat.
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DrsrRrcr. Hon. T H
nayiy Is about to commence the Congressional
canvass In his district, and has laid down the fol-
lowing programme, which we publish for the
benefit OF whom il may concern: lie will speak a.
Williamsburg, March 3lst; Gloucester, April Cd !;
Matthews, 9Th Northumberland 9th Lancaster.
llth; Richmond county, 18th; Tappahannock,
ION; Westmoreland, 10Th; King and Queen. alst !;
Middtesex, 23d Hampton, Goth; Accomac. Nav
7th and Northampton, May I4th.
Mr.. FITzHUGH's LECTURE The Frederick sburo
News says
Mr.. George Fitzhugh's lecture before New
Haven audience on the subject of slavery was
casting pearls before swine" Truth which was
unpleasant to Abolition tastes. was of course.
much assertion, muchiog and much nonsense,
with many disgusting appeals to the perceptions of
OILS hearers" &c. So says the New Haven PaLla.
dium. d. =
h1oi - 10 AIHI, CuAFS6u Win the nluEs
DER OF man named Limerick, was tried before
tne circuit court of Stafford county on Tuesday and
acquitted
AfNcHhuRG VIRGINIAS.-The proprietors oil this
paper nave determined to discontinue their semi
"eeAy paper, and issue tri.weeky instead.
AUGUSTA COUNTY The Democrats marty of
Augusta have nominated James II. skinner Absa
lom hoiner and Benjamin Crawford. as candidates
ior the House OF Delegates. The annual corpo.
fation election will take place in Staunton ON Wed
nesday next.
JOHN l.. MAaYE, Jr., recently elected to the
Common Council OF Fredericksburg, has resigned,
and D. Fl. Gordon has been elected to fill the va.
cancy.
WooDs ON FIRE.-We learn from the Char
lottasville Jeiiersonian that on Monday last fre
was Communicated to the woods near Gordons
vile, belonging to Rev. Mr. Linney, Mr.. Reale and
others, and d strong wind prevailing at the time,
the destructive element spread over large NUNS
Der of acres OF choice wood land Besides the
destruction of the forests Mr.. Linney had 60 cords
of cut wood burned.
CHAPLAINCY OF THE UNIVERSITY Rev JOHN
Broadus, pastor of the Baptist church In Char
lotesville has been elected by the Faculty of the
University of Virginia, Chaplain for the next two
years, commencing on the first day of October
next He has signifed his acceptance.
BApTIsM-Rev. William F. Bfoaddus, pastor OF
the Baptist church in Fredericksburg has baptized
46 persons lately. -..
Brown, who was some time ago arrested on the
Souhside Railroad, and confined in Jail at Peters
huro caip
to Nottoway Court House for trial.
ANOTHER CAFFRE WAR.-Great Britain has
several little jobs on hand just now, which in the
aggregate might appear formidable. Besides the
war with Russia, and the reported revolution In
Australia fresh trouble is spfinging up in the Cape
of Good Hope. Advlces from that country to Dec
Both mention that considerable alarm was felt in
the Colony by report that the Ca1res had again
taken possession of the Amatola Businesses whence
they might attack the settlements. Many farmers
had abandoned their homes, and the military were
under arms. Their fears were perhaps exaggera.
ted. The explanations given by the Caffres was
that the parties in the Amatoas were merely hunt
ing parties. Affairs are, however, considered by
the home Government so serious, that orders are
given to fit out one or two ships of, war to proceed
to the Cape.
SENTENCE COMMITTED The Governor of New
York has commuted the sentence of Jno. Fl. Phelps
condemned to death for the murder of bis WIFE,
to imprisonment for life When informed of the
fact, Phelps exclaimed good !" and was warm In
his expressions of gratitude to those who had In
terested themselves In his behalf
the same day, and nearly the same hour tn at the
Emperor Nicholas lied at St Petersburg, the vete
ran Republican Dupont de rEure breathed his las,
in Rougeperrier in Normandy,
SIR HENRY B1sHoP.-We learn by the Atlantic
thas this accomplished composer, for many years
almost the only representative of an English
school of music, and perhaps one of the most vo.
luminous writers of his generation In OPERA glee
&c, is confined to a sick bed, and reduced by neg.
lect and penury to state which it is painful to
contemplate.
RECENT DEATHs-Mr. Edward C. Scott, who
for the last nine years has been connected with the
Charlie ston Mercury, died In Columbia, S. c., or
Monday last Mr.. James Lamb, an old and promI
nent merchant of Charleston, died in that city on
INC sdEiC udy'
ARREsT.-The Washington Star learns that the
Commisioner of Pensions has caused the arrest oil
Henry H Sutton, bounty land paper forger, in
Alabama. He Is now confined in the jail of Talla-
dega county awaiting his trial 1t probable that
there will be more than half dozen indictments
against him.
HoMIcIDE.-In Covington, Ky last Friday nighl
week, Ferdinand Schouler keeper of public house
struck Adum Hoake with q heavy club and killed
him, In consequence of a dispute about board
bill. Schouler escaped.
DEATH OF FAMOUS GRAVE DIGGER The Lyons
Gazette mentions the following:
A person named Bernard grave-digger to the exc
cutive government in l795 died q few days ego 10 {
village Lyons 1t was to him that the Abbt
Sylvan Remand, first vicar of the church of the Ma
deleine. delivered the decapitatsd bodies of Kin,
Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinetts, which were botf
deposited In open ccfins. The King wore a white
waistcoat and gray silk breeches and stockings. Hi
head was placed between his legs. Bernard. wht
was q tailor, continued for forty years to exercise
the function of gravedigger in the village where hs
died.
THE EUROPEAN WAR.-rhs Warrington Star, OF
sday evening, says
We have seen private letters from Enslsnd py
the Atlantic from the pen of very disunsusai ~ -
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