The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-22
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tinuance oil the Union.
@ IRGINIA. /
RELIEF Fon THE SuFFERERs-D'Arcy Paul, The
treasurer OF the Petersburg Relief Fund for Ports
mouth, has received $3.50 from the citizens Of Pea
sersourg, at present sojourning at the Red Sweet
springs, which, with all other contributions of Pc.
lslspurg, makes S2 800, gone from the generous
cry OF Petersburg to her distressed neighbors.
RESUMED HER TRna-The steamer Augusta has
resumed her trips to Norfolk. @
FoRGERY-T 8, ,,scroggins, young man of Pc
tersburg, has been committed TO prison to be tried
for forging the name Of Colonel r H Rosser 70 an
order for $l9 so worth of clothing.
APPoINrMENT.-Stephen Pendleton ESQ.,, has
been appointed President of the Abingdon Male
Academy, vice Rev Henry Lee resigned.
crat says tnat farmer in Monroe, Tennessee pur-
chased farm few years ago for $500 and in the
last ten days sold 1t for 000 Cause, Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad. 4
SINGULAR SNAKE.-The Abingdon Democrat has
letter from a correspondent describinp a snake
he caught, of the viper species, having two sepa-
rats and disipct heads. 1t measured feet
inches. When fist Gagged, 1t appeared very much
detected, and refused to eat but after day or two
revived, and eat with both mouths, using one at
PosToFFIcE AFFAIRs.-The acting Postmaster
General orders the following: @ 7eF
discontinue the office at Rough and Ready Mills
Henry county. Va. At Locust Dale, Madison CO.,
va, appoint Dabney Minor postmaster, vice. w
Hudson, resigned.
Tennessee line, is rapidly progressing II has $50
inhsbitants, hotel, two stores, two churches
Presbyterian and Csmpbelite- about being built,
depot and Lodge Of Odd Fellows 1t has more
brick houses than any other town In the South west
telegraph Office is TO be established there
CRIMrNAL.-At the late session of the Wythe
county court, Thomas Martin, charged with at
tempting to shoot N Edwards was bailed to an.
swer and M Brunts, charged with horse theft,
was sent on for trial.
APPEARANCE OF PORTSMOUTH, clergyman of
Portsmouth, writing to the Petersburg Iutelligen.
Ger, says: "Our principal streets are left without
an inhabitant and of all the stores and shops and
factories, with which our streets and wharves were
well l,ned, but two stores, groceries, remain open
and those only between the hours OF half past A
NJ and p NJ ....
The VIRGINIA CATTLE TRADE.-The Abingdon
Vhginian, speaking of the sale of cattle In thai vi
cinify, ssys:
There are great many cattle in this and the
neighboring counties. but the scarcity of money
holds speculators off, and we hear of no sales For
the last few years cattle have been at too high a
notch drovers have suffered in the flesh, and hence
they are unusually backward in buying. But one
drove has yet passed through this place. and that
comprised about four hundred head of little the
There are great many cattle fo- sale in Russell.
most of them in fine order, and understand they
can be bought upon favorable terms" :
THE YELLOW FEVER AT N. ORLEANS seems to be
the Increase. The Bulletin says the returns: of
deaths from yellow fever for the present season
are as follows: - 81 q. r
.'Week ending June 80, II; do, do. July 9, 80; do
do July 13, A; do do. July 49, 49, do. do July 30
173; do. do. August 6, 222 do do. August 13, 29I
By reference to the record for 1854 we find that
the epidemic this season 10 precisely one month
earlier than 1t was that year; the yellow fever
deaths for the past week being 291 against 2a4 for
the week ending 1othof September 1854.
IRISH EMIGRATION total number of emi.
grants who left the United Kingdom during the 40
years between January, 1915, and December, 1854,
was 1l6,958, being, on an average. 102 923 per-
sons year But of thislnumber, 2 446sO2, or
nearly thaee.ffths, have emgrsted during the last
eight years; and 1856 026 or nearly one third, in
the last fear years. The average emigration of the
last four years has been 339, ,504 The largest emil
grafton was in 1852, viz: 306, 1854. In 1851 the
emigration was less by As, 1886 than In 1852. The
greater part OF emigrants go to the United States
In 1882, the number was pa 264 In 1854, 1t was
l03,O65, of which number, 150, ,209 were Irish In
was remitted to Ireland by emigrants, to enable
their connections to join them In their adopted
country.
The RoTHscHILD FAMILY-The Baron Solomon
whose funeral took place recently at Paris with
somewhat of public solemnity, was the fou rth
son of the founder of bis house, and was az his
death eyed 80. Auselm, the first son. who was at
the head of the Frankfort House, ,@has sometime
since passed away Nathan, the second, who reign.
ed over the great London House. Is also gone;
aud OF the second generation of these moneyed
Mohicans there are now left but James, also of
Paris, and Charles OF Naples.-N. Y Tribune
OLD WHEAT AND NEw.-The new Genesee
wheat proves to be unfit as yet for grinding, most
of 1t being damp. Hence parcels of old wheat are
eagerly sought for at full prices E. N. Buell. sold
this morning $500 bushels, being part OF a cargo
from Canada, at o.. %. 1t wa taken In lots for
grinding. The wheat is fair quality of mixed
little of this quality of wheat to be had at any
price.-Rochester American, dug. 1s.
Mr. FILLMORE IN PARIs.-A letter to the New
York Times, says: "Mr. Fillmore Ia at the Hotel
de Londres, and receives vast crowds of visitors
child who has already seen good deal of him,
said yesterday to her mother, Mother, like Mr..
Fillmore; he always looks so clean and nice |" To
appreciate this opinion, you must know that, Ia his
particular of men. t
STORM AT PENsAcoLA.-A violent storm passed
over Pensacola on the Sd inst, doing much damage
The United States sloop of war Cyane, being off
the harbor, and fearing that no pilot could come
out la consequence of the severity of the squalls
got good ofine and there rode out the Storm
One Of her officers b stated, reports that In all
terrific squalls of wind and rain combined.
AccIpENT.-G. N Torrente, of New York, and
Baron Winspeare, the Nespolitan Minister to the
United States, were thrown from . carriage at
Montreal on the 14.h inst. Mr.. T. sustained com
pound fracture OF the leg, and the Minister was
bsdiy bruised.
THE SHIPS BEING CossraucTED-It ID now
thought at the Navy Department that that the ex
istence of the yellow fever at Norfolk and Ports.
mouth, with the attending circumstances. must
cessariy delay the final compilation of ell the u 8.
ships being constructed there at least six months.
SHIP BUiLnING IN MRDFozD, MAss.- Five hun.
dred and thirteen vessels have been built In Med
ford between the years 1900 and 1855, with sg.
gFegate OF 232 COO tons, and ~ cost according 70
the estimates OF 845 per ton, of $40 449, 270 The
greatest number constructed 10 any one yard - so
aad, In any single year, 80. That year was leAo
| Mr. James E. Wharton has retired from the edi