The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-27
Sorrespondencs Of the Dispstsh.
re fnosssher's Dinner-Ihe Norfolk and
Forssnaouth Mourners- Visit- 1ldernes
lnaacted-Death Of Vel knosca Politi-
tici0ns, d.c. -

!Hdacted-Death Of Vel knosca Politi-
tieioHs, DC
NEW Yosx, Sept. IS. 1855.
Themx talked of event of the week h the
publisher dinner st the Crystal Palace tomorrow
Right Rev. Bishop Potter, Of Pennsylvanis, Rev E.
I'll Chaplin, and many distinguished sushors are TO
De present. No wjces or cigars win be used on
The oecastoa, as q large number of ladies will be
present. ss
The pesiilence 10 Norfolk and POI ismouth makes
nsny mourners here. Black dresses were plenty
10 me churches Sunday, and to-day they cas-. q
cold % adow over the brilliant throDg that proe-
nade the shilling aide of Broadway. The fashion,
able stores up town, which deal exclusively in
Grapes, aud other weeds of woe" Il 10 said have
have done large business the few weeks past
We are TO have a visit today from about 1000
Sabbath school children, from Boston, accompanied
6y their teachers. They come here to visit the
Cryssl Pslsce, and see the Institutions generally.
Ice Board OF Aldermen Last uisht refused to con.
eur Gu IN she Ceuncilmen 10 the resolution 10 donate
S5U0 Tor the relief of the yellow lever sufferers at
Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The greatest excitement prevails among the city
nens. By the erand jury, Of the following members
ol the Council tor mafeasance In Office: Anson
q sHssrick, Sam II Mossr, VIM Drake, Cornelius
They are all charged with receiving or Offering to
receive, bribes-several of them 10 the Jos Walker
cases They were admitted to BAH In the sum OF
o.. 500 each.
Ex. President Tyler end Hon. John NJ Bolts, OF
Virginia. we're smepg the audience to witness Rs-
chaeis performances . few nights since.
Hon. Henry J. Alien. former member of the State
Assembly. and Patrick Kelley, formerly Alderman
OF the sixth ward, died yesterday afternoon.
:, Professor Robert Grant, of Brooklyn. has pub
lshed letter effz,ioa 10 90 to Norfolk ard Ports.
mouth and dis'ntect those cities. Ee elalms to
have disiniscslng material which w.il4iumediasely
check The fever.
A German named William Coosman, entered a
house last night Ia thirty fth street, by means of
false keys and stole some $500 worth Of jewelry
Becoming a'rrmed, he jumped from the rear third
story window, and broke one Of his legs In q most
shocking msnner. His grcans alarmed the neigh.
bors, who called the police to their assistance and
the Injured man was carried TO the hospital where
his leg was amputated
The pscket ship Southampton, Captain Pratt
from London, arrived at this port yesterday, with
eight Alderney cows and eight Lincolnshire sheep.
The cows are for farmer OF Hartford Conn. The
sheep were imported by MIR. Cublt, OF Canada
the animals are very fine and in good condition.
suit brought by widow named Brown agains,
several parties Is now on trial in the u 8. Court,
Involving property valued at ten millions of dolls
lars. The property la dispute lies between Fourth
and Sixth avenues and Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets, and also bstween Sixth and Eighth ayes
and Tnirty.arst and Thiriy-third streets
compri.ing altogether about four hundied houses
sDc lots.