The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-02

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VOL. VIlI.--NO. log.
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Friday Morning, November 2, S55.
THE SICKNESS AT THE SoUTH--A letter from
Starkviiic, Miss, says: The whole country has beer
visited by severe sickness, and have not witness
ed for many years so much distress as during thi'
IAN and the past summer. At one time there were
not enough well persons to wait upon the sick Th,
cotton In this region cannot be saved, rs tho hand
are not able to pick 1t out. Meat grain, &c, are
abundant, but groceries scarce. .lfa --s
SIGNS or THE APPRo ACHING WISTER-The In
dians regard thin husk corn an indication o.
a mild winter. This being true the one just APP
preaching viii be of the gentle kind, the husk,
SAID to are be very thin.
WORTH Four MILIIoSs.-Of Gen Cass, cor
respondent writes
i spent forenoon with Gen. Cass The olt
man stu lives in the auumnal glories of wei
spent ME; Is hale. hearty and worth four millions
HIS career has, indeed. been Successful He &ak.
IN forebOding language of our national prospects
and is strong in the belief that disunon will vet car
ry ITS banners over the Republic
Gustav Pfeil, of Milwaukee. defends his recen
efforts to burn the body of his deceased wife on the
ground that mutual vow had passed between
them, OF which she reminded him on her death bed
that the survivor should thus treat the remains o.
the one that died first. II is a curious case-and
much may be said on both sides Of it.
SMART OLD LADY.-Mrs. Lydia Bowley
widow OF the late Joseph Bowley who was one o
the first settlers in the town of Hartland Maine
celebrated her 10th birthday, by spinning nine
skeins OF yarn, and would have finished the tenth
had not her wheel broken. Six skeins, we believe e
Is common days work. She is as smart and ac
tive as she was fifty years ago.
AN INDIAN LAwYER-Col Rogers a half,breed
Cherokee has commenced an argument before the
Court OF Claims in the celebrated Cherokee case in
which CherokeeS who have become citizens of the
United States, claim the sum of SI7O 600 under the
provision of the treaty of 1875
FOR TEXAs.-Thc Sehesichc Zeitung of a lat.
date, states that 700 Polish cnigrans from Upper
Shesia, men, women and children, ali dressed in
their national costume, IassCd Breslau on theii
way to Galveston, Texas. They are said TO be
industrious people.
A NEW STATE-A new star is L,5cly soon "a
be added TO the American constellation The Leg
lslature OF Michigan has passed an act providing
for The formation ot a new State on Territory o
Superior. Michigan gives part and Wisconsin
'HNt'ioi pant " ioA h inc uC6 commonwealth
MORE DIPLOMATIC MIsCoNDUCr-Sir Alexan
der Malet the English ambassador at the Frank
flrt Diet, at the dinner given at Hamburg in honor
OF the fall of SebaStopol openly accused the King
Of Prussia and his government OF unloyal sylnpa
thies for Russia, and declared him responsible fol
the calamities which the continuation OF the wal
entails upon Europe. He said the people of Prus
sia did not share the policy OF the King.
RENDERING TEETH ISsENsIgIE TO p,Is-Tb,
Dublin Hospital Gazette states that diseased teeth
have been rendered insensible to pain by cement
composed of Canada balsam and Stacked lime
which is to be inserted in the hollow of tooth
like pill 1t is stated that such pills afford i1nmc
date relief in all toOthacheS but chronic cases Of
Inflammation. This remedy for toothache is sim
pie, safe, and can easily be tried by any person
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BRITISH VIOLATION or TIE NEUTRALITY LAWS
Nothing has yet been heard, says a Washington let
ter, from the British government, respecting the
representations of our government to it concerning
the violation of our neutrality laws by English off
Gals III recruiting troops here for the English army
FROM THE BAiIiMAS.-By an arrival from Mas
sau, n. l., we are in receipt of the Bahama Herald
to the 18th inst. The latest accounts from Turks
Islands state that the quantity of salt hand at
Salt Cay, is $1,000 bushels and not more than
$500 at Grand Cay; it was selling at 30 cent?
At Inagua at the latest date, twas selling at the
same price. The health of the Islands was ex-
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rican trade, was launched at Nassau OF the III
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THE ONO AND Mississippi RAILRoAD.-The
Court of Common Pleas of st. Lous Tuesday
morning, decided that neither the city or county
We're legally stockholders in TIE Ohio and Missis
sippi railroad, and dissolved the injunction in the
case OF the city and county of st. Louis Us. the
Ohio and Mississippi railroad.
THE CINCINNATI BABY SHow-Barnum writes
to the New York papers that the telegraph did him
injustice in prOnouncing his Baby Show in Cincin
natti a failure and says that eighty three children
were engaged to compete tor the premiums, but
that, the day OF opening being stormy, there were
but fort v four present. For that reason, he saws
the exhibition was postponed until warmer
weather.
HEAVY RECFIPTs-The receipts at the United
States Agricultural Exhibition at Boston, lasi
week, amounted it is said, to nearly fifty thousand
dollars.
BOUNTY LANDS-The number of applications
under the act of March 3, 1850 received at the Pen
sion Office during the month of October was $500
whole number 2222 500. Number of warrants is
sued during October 1867; whole number 50,043
TROOPS MOyING-The War Department have
advices of the marching of the second regiment o.
cavalry under Col Sidney +. johnson, from Jeffer
son Barracks. for Texas They proceed via For
Gibson, Washita and Belnap.
ANOTHER LINE OF STEAMERS-The Canadian
Government have contracted for semi-inonthl,
line of steamers between Quebec and Liverpool
during the summer, and between Portland and Lii
veGpool during the winter. The government is tt
pay the contractor S9G, 900 year for carrying tht
mails.
SINGULAR TESTIMONY.-In a recent breach O
promise case tried at Springfield, Mass, in whici
a man by the name of Dwight the defendant
the mother of the plaintiff gave the following very
satisfactory testimony:
AT one time Dwight saw Euniee nopping tho
floor. He asked her TO come to the door and SEQ
big hawk there was there. She went out, and il
moment followed to see the hawk too. did no
see any hawk but did see Dwight with his arm
around Eunices waist. ! saw him kiss her. and tel
her he didn't want her to mop floors. She said sh,
could do it better than mother .- ..r.-
This evidence was considered so conclusive thai
the jury gave the fair plaintiff twenty five hun
dred dollars damages He, however, is 10 unrea
sonable that he has appealed to the Supreme Court
THE LIQUOR LAW II MAINE.-There is conside
rable excitement at Bangor, Me, in consequence o
the discovery that some of the liquors seized unde
process Of law are p;iGsing from the depository an,
from the fact that the houses of the member
of the police have been searched, without an,
considerable quantity of liquor being found