The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-10

The AFRICAN SQUADRON -Yhe United States
sloop,of-war Marion was at Porto Prays, Cape Verds
Dolphin sailed from Norfolk the 9Th of Nav TO
relieve the brig Marion, which Ia expected at Bos-
ton in the course of two or three weeks
A BIC TREE There is a black walnut tras sbor.
twenty miles North of Kalamazoo Mich in tbs
county Of Aliegan which measures thirty three
Ia circumference two feet from the ground The
body OF the tree now in partial decay is about Fl
feet nigh the limbs mostly broken Off This i. nrn
baby the largest tree in the West.
MuNIFIcEsT DosArloN-E Edward f. Powers.
of Columbus, Ga died suddenly at Chicago, Ilinois
on the 18th uit aged 60 We learn from The Cream
field Gazette that Mr. Powers was a native of Rsr
nssdston IN Massachusetts,, and has given the town
OF bernardston the munificent donation of ten
Thousand dollars, the income of which 10 forever to
be used for the purposes of schooling. Mr. Powers
Columbus Ga :"
FAILURE OF AN OLD BANK.-The Oldest bank In
the city OF London, England known originally IN
der the name Of Snow, but now a. Paul Bates 4 CO
has failed, and under very dissg, cable circum
Ss,000,000 AoAS
GOOD NEWS FROM THE FIsHERIEs.-A letter from
Kings Cove, Newfoundland says that the fisheri.s
10 that ana the neighboring harbors at that sary
SOC far exceed any thing of the kind for thirty wears
Some nosts had brought into Bonsvista &c quiptsl.
and at Kings Cove and Keels, boats had from So to
~ quntsls Herrinss were 50 plenty that they were
taken with cast nets This is good news
CHEAP MODE OF TRAVELLING "A shrswd Fr.n.t,
man, being at Marseilles without money and DE-, :
Ious of going to Paris, filled some phia, with brcL
aust OF asnes, labelled them containing poison
fOr the royal family of France and nut them vbs,a
he knew they would be discovered. The bait tool
AUD ne was convey ed traitor the capital wh srs
the discovery OF the just caused universal mirtb.
DONATIONS OF Boston CHURCHES For American
boAkD.-The total amount OF contributions from m a
ShoIohes IN Boston this year, Including the contr.
putons received at the united monthly concert In
go 4SSSo The amount last year was S24 $50 lS ssou
Ing an increase, notwithstanding the dull times of
nearly $1,000 ''' Vi
GEN. SHIELDS A FARMER-GeneraI SbieId. .sv,
In late letter to friend, that he il fsrmps .st,is
ment IN minnesota, about hfty miles from Sc Paul
GA The highway TO st Peters, where he expects ,oon
70 have one Of the best settlements In the territory
Prayer FOR HARyEsT.-Bishop McIysips of
Ohio has issued pastoral letter TO the congrsss
mons OF hs diocese with reference to PRAYER far an
apundant harvest The Bishop reminds Christians
ns ING Tine 70 pray 10 before an spprehended evil
Gomez rather than when 1t has come
SLAVERY IN CoLLEGEs-The President and "a.
uty OF Madison College. Pennsylvania, haye resign.
ed and their gnstions have been sptsd nv IT,
trustees Diherence of opinion on slavery is the
cause. - lne
the Missouri GELD MINEs-A corrss,ona.ntof
the Wersaw (Mo Democrat, at Empire Hin Wash
moontains under da'e OF June LIST, writes a.
since our arrival at this place, have made s.v.
Lsi eoo expeditions. ard / think 1 can speak ssr
guineiy IN regard TO its inexhaustible qusntities
t.sne SUI s connned only to the Weshitaw noun
aIas and Its tributaries Our COMPANY mas 5ans No
osne o. consequence, our discoveries belns on tbe
Ielsss. nave averaged from eight 10 s;r,ssn al
,is per DAY cannot speak for the whale smis,a.
|. .aas NssIas tnelr success. only speak OF What
:, FALL OF a BUILDING .-on Friday N. ,h,,s
|, ri stories IT Charles Urbans safs mannf.c,a
!. fell In. crushing eight lsborers on. ~
Tom, Kleinmsnn, was inslantjv Iiiiss one oI
others bsdlS Injured. .Aea' una ax