The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-30

s.sa W Sioveiand Herald, writing from Addison
s,ss,S. coun.y on the 2lst, gives an account o
| .ne ~. Z. ana Erie Railroad ON that morning. a,
.ns tram was approaching Addisou, when opuoait,
.ne mountain gorge made by Goodhue Cresk. ,
mass OF water, one fourth of mile 10 wid,h and
Sou ,sss s. nish, Instantly breakios away rushed
ana striking the front of the train, demoished ths
entire train. -ee'y SsPsi@eo tux
Ths engineer and fireman saved their lives bv
nas osrely escaping being drowned. The
ps.sengers received q few bruises The fog wal
dense as to prevent the engineer from seeing the
couing OF this flood of waters, and had the trair
oeen ne length farther ahead, it aud its freight q
aaunsani'y aus would have been swept away by the
The volume of water was the content. NJ ,,ns
lHrge mill ponds, which In bursting their boupds
carried away nine mills, Eve houses, and sundry
.Iees and rocks Unhappily mother and he,
cnho were drowned, and the dead body of the in.
ian. was tesen from the water by the passengers.
DEsTRUcTIvE FIRE IN PHILADELrHrA.-Or
ioesday morDing the stables of the "Ssven Presi.
denss tavern kept by Jonas Or, in vPh;lape,obia
were destroyed by fire, and with them six VALUABLE
horses. The stsbles oi the Washington Tavern
kept ey Jsco6 Lander, were also destroyed, al
were four brick houses occupied by Jno. Foreman
Jno. Stoil, Jacob Lie and Chas Crown. The brick
houses belonged TO the widow Cone and were In
sufed Ihe Seven Presidents belonged to John
Furceli OF Germantown, and the "Washingtonn to
o. oo H. Broiasky Loss, exclusive of insurance sl2,
HoRHIsLE.-A lady appeared before the Recor.
der OF Jersey City, OF Wednesiay. and cornnIaine5
ina. her husband had deeerted her, and was ,iyira
openly with theis daughter thus adding incest t..
adultery; also, tast ne YVES a common drupEerd
Inc man was arrested and sent to Bergen to stand
rested and committed.
INDICTMENT AGAIssr Col. KIyNEY.-The Grand
Jury OF the United States District Court, In New
YORK, nave found an Indictment against Colcnei
Kinney fer violation OF the neutrality lava A
warrant has been issued fer bis arrest
Ii Is stated that Colonel Kinney and Mr.. Fabens
are under arrest for getting up an Illegal expedl.
tion and that the steamship United States has been
attached for the same cause.
NEW YORK LIoUoR LAw.-Mayor Wood has is
sued another proclamation on the subject of the
liquor law, declaring his intention to assume no
doubtful prerogstiye, but to guide himself entirely
By the opinions of the legal advisers of the COR
poration In regard to the period intervening be.
fore the law goes into effect he appeals to the cit-
zens to place moral restraint upon their actione
and thus show that coercion is unnecessary
MIssING VEssEL.-The schooner John CLARK.
Mhay. sailed from New York on the Sd ult for
Kingston Jamaica, but had not arrived on the 1lth
instant. She was clipper of Ids tons, built at
Baltimore in 1851, valued at $4,000, and with the
cargo, valued at $50 GOO was fully insured 10 New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
THE NEw LIQUOR LAw-The Albany Atlas pub.
lishes the opinion of Nicholas Hill jr, on the sub
ject OF the liquor law at the request of the con-
mittee OF liquor dealers In that city. Mr. Hill re
CARDS the whosbill direct violation of the con.
and VIM. Shaw, another "fast man" were mulcted
In S5, ,Oc0 damages Thursday by Brooklyn court
lor mauiing man on the race course last Septem-
Der. =
BRoueHT HOME The st. Louis brought home
the body of Martin Van Buren, r.. son Of The Ex-
President The father is in France, and is not ex-
pected to return until June.
CoUNcILMAN IN TRoUBLE.--Mr KerrIpan. a
member of the New York City Council, was held
to bail Thursday for attempting to pass himself of
as policeman, and beating man for saying thai
he was not one.
Baltimore, fell In Columbia street there, Friday
morning, and died In a few moments.
FLOATING SCHOOL is proposed to establish a
stationary ship 10 Baltimore harbor, where BOYS
may learn seamanship, and also receive good
education. .E-.. g.
SoNrAa.-A letter from Hamburg announces the
arrival there of the remains of Madame Sontag:
PROTESTANT BUR1ALs IN SpAIN-In the Spanish
Cortes, April 4th, bill was presented to the efec,
that In all the towns In which the civil authorities
may think 10 Advisable, cemeteries for the burial OF
persons net belonging to the Catholic communion
snaiI De eetaOl1sEe0.
LETTER sTEAL1Na.-Joseph B. Spear, late q
clerk In the Boston post Office has been found
guilty OF abstrscting money from letters.
FRoM ST. DoMINGo.-From st. Domingo there ID
intelligence OF conspiracy for getting up revo.
luton with view to securing the recall of the
exiled President Paez, having been discovered and
put down.
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ABscoNDHD-The
London Times announces that the Hon Franei,
Prpha NIL r1f ropf hac Aor>1x
disappeared by which his friends will suffer to the
amount of over 100000.
RELIEF FOR GERMANs.-The Prussian Consul
In New York, announces that he will receive such
pecunary aid a. the German population, and othel
benevolent citizens, may be willing to give to re.
lieve the sufferers by the terrible caarly at Dant
zic, caused by flood and ice.
REMOVING THE SEAT OF GovRRNMENT.-Reso
lutions have passed the Penusylvaua House O
Representatives In favor of the removal of the
| seat of Government to Philadelphia.
RICHMOND THEATRE FOB SALE-The theatre II
papers, by w. Goddin, Esq, to- be sold on the
7th OF May. The rent, 1t is said, has heretofore
been $4,000 per annum.
FROM SOUTH AMERIcA.-A letter from Buenos
Ayres dated March 4, states that Brazilian feet
had been sent Quito make war on Paraguay, and
the P.ragu.ysns were preparing for Desperate
resistance, being much encouraged by their late
attack on the U. 9. steamer Water Witch. In the
iaterior of Buenos Ayeres immense gold discoye-
ries had been made. There was no coffee at Bo-
iva on the 4th of March and business was stsgnant
QUEER PRAYER.-The Rev. DIR. Cox, 1t IL said
interlarded one OF his prayers with an unusual
sentence. When speaking of the goodness and
kindness OF God, he characterized him as 'the
sine Qaa non of all cur expectations and the uti-
ma thule of all our hopes"
ExposING THBM-Mayor Wood reiterates bis
determination to publish, Immediately after the
lst of May, the names OF the owners of all the
property let for gambling houses or dens of lewd.
nees In New York. q
RARE GAmE.-A grey Eagle was shot In Jeffsr.
son csunty, Ohio, on the 18Th inst, which measured
seven feet from the tip of wing to the tip of the
other, and weighed twelve pounds.
RAILROAD IN TRxAs.-A convention was held Ii
Lagrange, Texas, on the 7th instant, to devise Q
plan of building railroad from the city of Aus.
tin 10 the coast
HEAVY Loss The drug store of Ward, Close
Il Co, In New York. was partially burned Thursday
nighk Loss $4,000.
INDIA RUBBER CASE SETrLED.-In the case o
Horace Day & Ed. N. Chaffee, rs the Hayward In
dia Rubber Company for infringing the Chaffee pa
tent the sui. has been Withdrawn.
Hon. MATTHEW IVES, . distinguished democra
OF Hampden county, Mass, which he represented
Ia the senate Ia 1910, died at Westfeld on Tues
day.
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