The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-16

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T.x D.owsrso OF TWO Persons At AT.
.sT,c Crrr.-A correspondent OF the I'M.
.dalnhia Bulletin gives the Iolonins Pstsu,c ;''
isrs Of the accident At A'lan'lc c''y' On 0'n'
day: Aaa-a~. 9TH h;s w;fe and
a.,,htsr. from Maueh Chunk, and Mr.. VIM.
4 Rovd. nephew of Mr. Andrews, and wife
of Summit Hill, all of whom were staying at
the Atlantic City Hotel, went to the beach Tor
the purpose of bathing-all of them, with the
exception of Mrs. Boyd, going upon bar
lust below the inlet. Venturing too tar, they
soon found Themselves beyond their deptn
and struggled to regain their footing. ineIr
critical condition was observed by mr.: NO
erts of Abingdon, and Mr.. Brown OF Phiia-
delpbia, both of whom fastened at once 20
the rescue. Mr.. Boyd, however, sunk with
Mrs and Miss Andrews.
AIN short time the bodies of the ladies
were recovered and by the timely and well
directed aid Of Mrs. A. w. Smith OF Fhila.
delpbis, DR.. Moffeet OF Va, DR.. Mitchell OF
philadelphia, DIR. Andrews of Camden, and
Others. the daughter of Mr.. Andrews, was re-
yived and taken to the hotel. Efforts were
made to restore animation to Mrs. Andrews,
hut thew proved unavailing. The body of
DR.. Boyd was found some 200 yards below
the SO 1t where he had gone in to battle, and
every remedy was tried to restore life, but
without success.
at may be we'll to mention that on July
4th, Mr.. Goldey of Philadelphia, was drown
ed near the same plsce-there was no under
two at the time, and the serf was unusually
light-but it is considered very dangerous to
persons unacquainted with the beach, on &C
count of q bar extending nearly three fourths
of mile out, and about 100 feet wide, on
each side of which the water is quite deep.
Coop News FOR THE STAR CATERS
Those who love to investigate the mysteries
ofthe starry hemisphere, will be glad to learn
that there are no less than five OF the planets
now visible. Venus can be seen about noon
with the naked eye, if the atmosphere is very
clear. She will be on the meridian at about
l.2 o'clock, p. NJ, at point four degrees
South of the equinoctial line. She reaches
her greatest brilliancy on the 25th inst. Ju-
piter is now the most conspicuous glory of the
right. He passes the meridian few minutes
after midnight, running in q declination 10
degrees South. Saturn is visible in the latter
portion of the night rising at about o. clock
10 the high Northern decIination of % de-
gress. Mars gets up just before daylight,
and il consequently invisible. Those whose
kAaSoCo
peep at Herschel very early in the morning,
as he rises about midnight away in the North
east, his declination being about 10 degrees
North.
ACADEMY STRUCK By LraHTNIsG.- Greene
Academy, In Greene county, Pa, was struck BY
lightning last week, and much shattered. The
school ives In session at the time, and several
scholars were Frustrated and severely burned.
Damon nm Mnrr.r VrpsnN -Tha soaiefv nj
Cape May to cooperate with the Mount Vernon
Association of ladies Ia Richmond, has organized
with Mrs. Samuel Lamb, of Philadelphia, as Presi-
dent, Mrs j w. Ciaghorn. OF Philadelphia, Sac
retsry. and Ed. Wilcox, of the same city, Treasu-
rer. motion was made and carried that sub.
scription list be handed around to all persons on
the Island for contributions of 81 EACH Il 10 pro-
posed to purchase and vest the Mount Vernon estate
In trust to the Governor OF Virginia.
RAILROAD RKTRENcHMENT The Erie Railroad
has cut down Its fuel expenses from $50, 900 &c
$4,000 per month How II IL done IL not stated
Probably by the introduction of certain improve.
ments 10 the locomotives.
COMMERCE OF NEwARK, N. 1.-The following
vessels passed the Paassic Light House during the
months of June aud July. June 1913 steamers and
402 other vessels, and in July 254 steamers SAT
soops and 1862 barges. TIE buoys and beacona
on West Oyster bed and Mill Reef erected by Or
der of government are completed and make q
great addition to navigation facilities.
PAINTING IN ARABIc.-Set,ing I'D Arabic type Il
quite different etfair from setting I'D English the
different pieces OF type amounting, az the printer
says. to eighteen hundred! How the compositors
can remember their arrangements and order in the
boxes before them, 1t Is hard to conceive Most OF
the letters. twenty nine in number, have different
form as they occur at the beginning, middle or end
OF aword, and on connecting or unconnecsing, so
that twenty.nne letters may be quadrupled to Give
her f xuhi ctn
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RA1LRoAD,-The
line of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad il ia
be 2S7 miles In length. Of this 129 miles on the
eastern division, In Alabama, and SO miles on the
western division In Tennessee and Mississippi. are
TO be in operation before the end of the present
year. On The western division, the section nearest
Memphis, about 50 miles has been In operation for
some time and earned to the frs. of March last
net 1884 600.
RsFuGEEsIN WAsHINGroN-Nve find the follow.
Ing list of Virsiniars who have visited the Patent
Office in Washington, in the Baltimore Sun Tboss
marked from Virginia nearly all from Norfolk
and the knowledge that they are away from the In.
iscted district will serve to alay the anxiety of their
friends.
Il; Hill: Va; Rev. D. Duysr Va; Charles A.
sshwsjaIe, Va; Wan Dean, Portsmouth,. Va: N.
Fleming, do Charles A. Young Winchester. Va;
MA MARI r Nash, Powhatan, Va; Bette j. Nash,
hobart
D. Cutherell, Portsmouth, Va Eliza e. A. simmons
VIM II Face. Norfolk; Sarah e Face. do: lossnb
end Mrs Wal. Petersburg; VIM M Holsapple. Fair.
iSx, Val A. L. Nye. Morgsntown Va; Walter Rowis
Va Glie A. Bowie, 8. E. Bowie Nj L. Lawrsr.e'
Westmoreland. Va; JAS II. Daniel, CharIotfssvilIs.
John J Bowcock Westmorelsnd: B. r. Rio,d.n'
Norfolk; Mrs. Vrsnia Smith, Willismsburg. NJ
MARY A. and Miss Sserwhi Richmond Va %
n Barclay, Lexington. Va; Thos T. Cropnerl icc,
meek; Msry Burnett Bassett, Hanover: WIN r A..
sisson, Richmond; g. 3 Davids, Norfolk: Rsttia
DrewrS, do; v. Moss, dc; Azula Moss do. Kats
.orant do; Pete Lorsnt, do; Lucy Jones do; John
foung 8. Leesburg; 8. Il, Gibson, Va; s. Msssie
&c; Miss M Weeks dc; P d Loury and son staf
,oto county; g: l.. DeDisop, Richmond; Miss III. A
Denison do; Thos. Eford, Heethsville; N M. Ia.
COD; Front Royal; L zzie D Holmes Loudoun co !.
". m Helm, Warrenton Va; Miss Smith & Bro
Fanpton, W; Geo. Jackson, Big Fails, Va; Henry
y nsafcon Sons. Norfolk; Messrs Owens and Col.
. ,ns rom foltsmou'h Mr. Grice and family. who
BIG VI inc refugees are at the 6eriogs
. ~ nMIsIkw OF RUSSIAN TRooPs.-The National II.
publishes The following extract Of Later
ion an American dated ST. Petersburg JuIv iath.
u, Inn morning we have been to see a re view hv
.as Emperor Of about 70 600 men of vsrons arm. ~
,no Shsnp de Mas The Empress snd ali the In.
,i isi FAMILY were present, with a numerous and
e.,rient san. making fine show. Our bows woplS
n We oeen amused to little American hoy
up In the old continental u1iform at the re-
shnn, ne 10 the son OF Mr.. Shafter 4 child of |
tssa s ~ years. The Empress sent for him To ba |
ticSa ~ 'nto her pavilion whore he was nuah no.
nsror a csIessed BY them all and l saw the En-.
'o'' 'eshins from his horse to speak to him"