The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-16

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Loss OF BRIG AND ALL HANps.-The New
York Herald states that the brig Duncan, Captain
Porter from Philadelphia, 9th uIt., for Bath, Me,
with cargo of coal, encountered violent gale lst
inst, off the Capes, and on the 3D. at IL A. M the
schooner Elvira, from New York, hove In sight
render any assistance, when the brig went down,
together with all on board. The sea rolled SO high
at the time that no boat could live five minutes
The GEoRGETowN RAILRoAD.-The Mayor of
Georgetown, d. Co. on Friday night sent In a mes
sage to the City Council. taking strong ground
against the prosecution of the Georgetown Rail-
road, aud saying that he could, under no circuu-
stances, cooperate In 1t until the people should
authorize the Council to obtain from Congress
authority to make the subscription.
MuslcAL.-Md'lle Pauline Viardot, sister of the
renowned Malibrau, is singing at the Italian opera
In Paris. Mdme. Boso is also there.
M. Seligmann Is playing piece of music at Pa.
ris, on the basa-viol with the back OF his bow.
PREPARING FOR WAR.-A party of burglars
broke into the store of Allen & Hill, In New Or.
leans last week, and took away twenty two revol.
vers.
NEW PARTY.-A political party has sprung up In
claims all connection wikthe old parties Iss ob D.
ject is the entire reformation of that country.
FIGHT WITH BOWIE KN1vRs-A fight with bowie
knives came off in Bienvile parish La on the 28th
ult., which resulted In the death of a man named
Vickers, by the hand of one named Snell
COULDN'T STAND 1r.-James Manning, a young
1nan of Russetown, Canada East was married on
Saturday, and on the evening of the same day was
SO insane that he was brought to the Brattleboro
Asylum No other cause is assigned for the calami
ty that befel him.
PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE AT Raitlesnake
Bar. California, there are now five lodges of Sons
of Temperance. 1t Is but one month since an en-
thusiastic temperance speaker was run off the Bar
with a tin kettle tied to his horses TAIL
CALIFORNIA TRAvFL.-Titus Hutchinson. ir has
recovered verdict In Anew York city court for
S464 against Cornelius Vanderbilt, for detention at
San Juan, defendant having sold plaintiff a ticket
for, and undertaken to convey him to San Francis.
CO.
FATAL AccIDENr.-Thomas KiIgore, a slater,
fell from the roof OF building In Boston, on Wed.
nesday, broke his spine, and died In few hours
afterwards.
ARRIVAL OF THE CREsCENT CITY..-The steamer
Crescent City, from Havana. arrived at New York
Friday night, with dates which have been aniicpa-
ted by the arrival of the Isabel.
CHARGE OF SMUGGLING.-Dennis Renault, pas
senger from Europe by the steamer Washington
was arrested In New York Friday, upon the charge
of smuggling diamonds.
MEDAL FOR LIT. MAURY.-The King of Prussia
has ordered the great medal for science, and the
golden Cosmos medal to be prerented to Lieut.
Maury,. for his wind and current charts.
DEATH OF MERCHANr.-Joseph Lawton. Eso..
merchant OF Charleston, S. c., died there on
Thursday.
REDEEMED AT PAR.-The notes OF all the sus.
pended free banks OF Illinois are now redeemed at
par by the Auditor of that State-he having sold
the stocks which were pledged for security of the
notes. The suspended bank notes of Wisconsin
are also redeemed at par.
KILLED.--In the attack upon the u S. steamer
Water Witch, by a fort In Paraguay, the details
of which have appeared the quartermaster who
was killed. was named Samuel CLANCY, and was
native of Baltimore.
STEAMBOAT AccIDENT.-The steamboat Rein.
dear, while going from st. Louis to Alton at few
days ago, collapsed both forward flues, by which
Patrick Brannon and Henry Edwards, the latter
colored, were scalded to death. William Aker,
from Pennsylvania, was also fatally injured.
THEE MEN KILLED IN GEonGA.-We learn
from the Evening Journal g. Courier, that three
men were killed In fight in Emanuel county,
(Gs.) on the "a inst. The names of the parties
killed were Cuyler Mosley Matthew w. William
son. and Samuel Williamson the last named re.
ceived three balls in b is body.
FIRE IN MARYLAND.-The house ON Summer
House Farm, in Dorchester county, Nd, belonging
to Messrs. Austin Lake, was burnt on the eth
instant. with silver ware and money to the amount
OF $500.
RoBBEnY-The house of Mr.. H. Schley, near
Baltimore was entered Thursday night and robbed
of Sl500.
gle death in Orange county, Florida, in the last
l2 months.
FLAG PRRsRsrATIoN.-The 18th regiment Of
South Carolina militia, organized In 1917, wei o
presented with flag by the ladies of Charleston,
on Wednesday last.
SA IA FK IHDIANs.-The San Antonia Ledger of
the 3Ist uit saws, that the Indians near Saute Fe
haV q their mr. ufar krr