The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-13

large party and shot on Monday evening. near Ow.
| sey ., hinnard Co.'S pork house. He died yes~
Gens, morning, having previously stated thai Jss
1eorge Edgerton. while conversne with soroe
| hs chin, sno' Juss oeio"
,enn Feller, German, was stabbed seven times
.n me nght on the corner OF Shelby and Marshall.
ana hein. German ropemaker, while waking
ribly beaten S"1 ea1 so'.
The sbove, we believe. conprises an sc.o,,, ~
'ne IN the east end of the city, a. full A.
| coulo De gathered. great many, whose names
We coud NOT ascertain, were more or less ini,,rod
Late In the afternoon, In ths Sixth Ward an Irish-
man was walking along the pavement in front of the
| Court HOUSE, when hs was assaulted by gang Of
men s'endins by. He attempted to escape hute vas M
their persons short acss, with one and loaded with M
| lead he was knocked down and brutalIv heater d
hIs ns man sctuaily thrust large pitehfork into
IA m tsIson he was then taken up and drapged 10
la tns man marching along with tho pitch.foTs on
the vssm wss spGS pssss n ;s 9 It. While
rers were permitted to 60 along undstnrhX hsI'os
| search of ether subjects 1'oeo' IN
the dihcuties originated near the corner of Chspe
| and Main streets About S O'Clock, q man namsd
street. was fred at and killed John Hu3sen. resi
dine on Green street, near the corner Of Preston.
Va 'eSs II tns Esnth wsrd sSSut the
Va, shot IN the bsck OF the head BY Bsrrett On
tr.hmsn; Barrett was imm edistey seized. shot and
expired during the night - '' - - :,
About eight o'cloef, the block Of brick buiIdiues
| on tne corner OF Main and Eleventh streets were
surrounded by very large, excited and well armed
| mob The cannon wss staslcaed in the streets aod
an ossspss %s. ..s y
sBsa VIII tns s::;ta9ss wSa R .ss
stely extended, burning the adjoining three story
bres house, Occupied By p RioIdan an lrishman. a.
| house BY Charles Ryan was next consumed Two
vacant houses then caught and were burned Next
s.sdas %soas. 9s 'a. p;si
Whsss Mrs isG Mesn.g aad eads Sra bowS@
Hansy and W Mrs. a Psphsr uB tSs
se. TWO bnsk stoIes one used BY John Mcdonald.
grocer, was nearly demolished On Eleventh street
| the fire destroyed two houses occupied by Dennis
| Higsns James Welsh and Mrs. Monohan. All the
a ss sas Of psrek &
had room in one of his houses was shot and best-
en- and then burned last night. On the opposite side
| OF Main, Two houses occupied by John FITZGERALD
and MRS Trainer were burned.
| LATER.
The Louisville Times of Thursday states that en-
the DAY before, the chsrred remains of several
| bodies were dug out of the cellar of one of the
| burnt houses In Quinn's row. II also hears the
statement that the remains of a woman and several
children were dug out Of the ruins of Quior's
house The Times Is very severe in denouncinc
L
made to save the Times office from destruction II
accuses him of "gross talsehoods," " inciing to
| riot" &c.
| QUANTITY OF AMMUNITION EXTENDED Jpox
| SRBAsToPoL "A letter from st. Petersburg, of
July Ia, says: The combats of the 18th and 18th
| OF June were doubtless the severest and most des
that have as yet taken place before Sebesto.
| pol From private correspondence this appears
much more than from mere Cficisl reports. In one
ls sisted the following namely: 1T is impossible
| ff Lx-y1 &
| the amount OF iron aud lead VIII ch is used The
ground where the combat took place is entirely
| covered with shot and she'll From the 3lst Nav
up to the 9th of June, our soldiers have picked up
7S 400 lbs. OF lead. and 0l5 bombs of so lbs nos
| exploded; and this Is not one third part of whs.
| has been used by the enemy, great part of
| their ammunition is buried in the wake OF the
town rsmparts.'"
HEAVY APPLE CRoP.-The apple crop now ma
| turing promises to be very abundant In Western
| new ork farmers have commonly been obliged
to prop up the limbs of the trees on account of the
quantity of fruit; and II Is stated that on the Yves
tern reserve, Ohio, farmers have made contracts
| at six to ten cents bushel
The COP FIsHERY.-The Sydney &C. b. News
says: 1--WE are glad TO learn that the cod fishery
on our northern shores have been very productive
thus tar thia season. Large Quantities Of fsh have
| been taken at Gabsrus. Louisburg Main adieu
&c, but In consequences of the heavy fogs prevail
|
loss OF large portion of the recent catch will be
the result, Nevertheless, we belieys the raturpe
| will be good. :
CRANBRRRIEs ON CAPE Con. Mr. Thos. 10th
| rop of Provinceiown, Mass has been offered. and
| has refused 81 900 for his crop Of cranborries as
| they are on the vines
| The GovERNoasHIP OF KANsAs:-Hon Wilson
| Shannon, ex-GoVernor of Ohio, a member of the
| last Congress from that State and supporter pf
| Nebraska haa baop
| Goverher OF Kansas, vice Hon NJ Dawson de-
| clined. :
| FROM FORT LARAMIE CHOLERA AT FoRr Rr
| LEY.-Advices from Fort Laramie TO July l6 have
been received. All was quiet there Capt Foote'. |.
| company had arrived, and reported meeting Col
! all well.
The cholera was raging at Fort Laramie. Col
| Ogden was among the Victims and numbers had
abandoned the fort and fed to the hills.
| WHEAT In INDrANA.-A letter dated 4tb inst. from
Rising Sun, Indiana, says:-"The wheat crop in this
country the present season. Ia larger and as Weld.
ed more bushels to the acre. than In apy preyious
year We hear of great many fields which have
produced average of 80 bushels and over TO the
| acre. Mr.. Fl. James raised on field of seventeen
| acres 536 bushels, "a l-2 bushels to the acre. Mr.
T. P. James, raised on field of 30 acres 945 bush-
| els, or 81 1.2 bushels TO the acre."
| YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS "A letter from
New Orleans, under date of Sd INIT, says:
| Our papsrs convey the idea that the fever here
| is not epidemic. nor on the increase. IL has been
epidemic for fortnight more, and 10 sarmingy on
| the increase, besides being of very malignant
| type" Sea-
MEDALS FOR AMERICAN SEAMEN The ST. John
IN Freeman states that the b itsh Government
| has forwarded three gold medals through H. r. NJ
Consul at Charleston to J. B. Brack. captain; B.
| Cause, chief mate, and Thomas Divine, second
mate, of the American ship Hsrkaway, af Charles
| ton, who 10 heavy gale, and at the emminent risk
Of their lives, saved the lives of the crew Of the
Infanta, of that por bound from Savsnah for Cork,
| In February last.
| PROFITABLE BERTH DR.. III ]. M. Cate, of North
amptop, Mess has been appointed Surgeon in tbe
Russian army. he has not set decided to accept II
appointment The compensation, we understs Is
Sono g. year salary, with rations s expenses ps
and $500 eutis.
Gsrmsu, on Monday, performed the feat OF
drinking sixty mugs OF lager bier sssivey in
sey City, fsr wager. 4s...
| ANOTHER FALSE RuMoR The Charlottesville
| Advocate of Friday says that passengers by the
l bat fhara had baas,