The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-23

,ne states or territories In which the judges may be
located
The Whis has an article upon the financial eff
tect OF the war 10 Europe, and closes by saying,
People who have wheat may become alarmed.
speculators may succeed 10 screwins down the
price or 10 cents this week or the next but
while England and France need the article and sp.
propriate hundreds OF millions for ts purchase we
think there is little cause for real fear.
DEATH OF DAUGHTER OF LArAYRrTK.-Mad.
Mauborg, the eldest daughter and last surviving
child of the Marquis Lafayette, 10 dead The cor.
respondent of the Newark Advertiser. writing from
Genoa, says:
"She died few days ago, aged about rs, at her
princely residence In Turip where she has lived
many years, and since the death Of her noble hus-
band, at one time French Ambassador to the Holy
See, with her daughter, the Baroness Perrone,
widow of the Pedmontess General killed at the
fatal battle OF Novara 10 1649 The Baroness 10.
herits the rare virtues of her mother and her race
and they are likely to be transmitted through her
carefully trained children, Madame M. often
spoke gratefully of her family relations with the
United States, and delighted Ia every opportunity
OF bestowing her graceful hospitalities upon the
citizens of the country"
DEATH OF GERMAN ExiLE.-The Quincy
Qll) Whig announces the death Ia that city of A.
Roesler, late editor of the Quincy Tribune. Mr..
hoesler took prominent position 10 the Republican
movement In Germany In 1e4s, and being q men,
Der OF the German Parliament, he shared the fate
OF the other unsuccessful patriots, and became an
exile from his country. On the overthrow of the
liberal party he was arrested, and only escaped
rom the fortress In which he was confined by the
aid OF his faithful and devoted wife. He has been
in IN tnis country about five years, engaged most of
his time In literary labors.
A CHILD SAVED BY A Doe.-As one of the city
cars was passing down Fulton street YESTERDAY
morning lady With little girl attempted to pass
fr.f frnnt tLn Oh L1sz
could hold up, the child was nearly under the
horses feet, when a large Newfoundland dog see.
Ing 1t, bounded to her, and taking her n his mouth
rescued her from imminent danger of being tram
pied 70 death, brought her to the almost distracted
mother and laid her down. He looked up and
wagged his tail, gave short bark expressive of
his delight, and away he went-N. Y. Tribune.
a SAP sPEcrAoIE.- The plague boat, "a barge
which the authorities have fitted up to convey the
sick to the temporary hospital at the race course)
lies Ia slip close TO our vessel, and yesterday
crossed the deck to take look at the arrange.
ments' Large mattresses are spread on the bottom
OF the boat, and an awning is spread over ALL In
the boat were two men, three boys between the
ages OF eight and ten little girl four years o'd
and an empty coffin. Two of the boys were
orphans; their father died the day before, and
their mother that morning. The little girl sat be-
slde one OF the men, who was probably her father
As he rolled and tossed with tho fever his hat was
displaced she picked 1t up and endeavored to re.
place 1t, but he seemed unconscious of her atten-
tlons. once he opened his eyes and q led vacanly
at me, then closed them, if the effort was pain.
ful. The little girl sat there so unconscious of
danger and death that felt if she was SAFE Her
innocent guileless countenance seemed In pleasant
contrast to the sad and anxious faces | meet at
every turn. l lett, specializing On her probable
history Doubtless her mother 10 dead and her
father dying will she look back in after years to
wlsn that she had died In that hour, or rather to
6Iess the God of the fatherless p Letter from
Norfolk. '
The WHEELER SLAVE CAsE.--It has already been
mentioned that Passmore Williamson, of Philsdel.
phia imprisoned by Judge Kane for contempt in ma
king an alleged ase return to writ In the Wheeler
slave csse had applied to the Supreme Court o.
Pennsylvania to be released, and that decision had
been reserved. The following is the substance of
his application: &
That having apprsed Mr.. WheeIe1's slaves tha
they were free under the laws OF Pennsylvania and
sion of freedom, he returned to his place Of busi
ness and has never since either of them; nor
nection of any kind with the subjsot' that he used
no violence to Mr.. Wheeler, other than ..simpiy
holding him back when he attempted by force pre-
vent Jane from leaving the boat ~ that he had no
preconcerted connection with the negroes W no were
or with their conduct and considers that he
is in way responsible therefor and that neither
Of the escaped slaves was. at the time of issuing
Judge ksnes writ, or at any time, In his custody or
restrained Of liberty by him
g,
his return to the writ complete and did not wa
rant his commitment to indefinite imprisonment for
YOUTHFUL DEsPERADoEs.-On the evening of
the llth inst, seventy-two boys effected their es
cape from the House of Refuge on Heyis street N
Orleans, La. few of the old hands b ad manage
to cut the bolt Oft gate In the of the cesspool
when the signal was given, and the boys made
rush, striking bee line for the woods.
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In ffre- 7 tt.Io
Arkansas, on Sunday, the 5th Inst, between John
M Butler and Edw'd Marcus, brothers-in-law both
were killed. Mr.. Butler the publisher of the
Arkansas Whig, and Mr.. Marcus merchant tailor,
and both highly respected. A bad feeling had ex.
listed between them for long time.
AWFUL MURDER:-We learn by Mr. Cravath, of
voting and awful murder at that place:
This forenoon, an old man, aged about GO years,
named w N. BTge, father to w m. Birgs jr, propri-
throst of his wife, and was then shot down by
young son of VIM. birge, jr. The elder Birse has
long been addicted to intsmperate habits and the
sault upon his wife was made in one of his drunken
sprees. bis wife Is represented to have been an
tim able woman.
iP.S A later report, by telegraph, says th at Mrs
Birge 10 likely to live though there are no homes of
her husband The boy, lad about l6 or II years of
age. shot In sefdefsncs, his grandfather making an
assault upon him. after cutting the throat of his wife
Janesritte (IN) Gazette. dug. 16.
NORTHAMPTON DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION The
Democratic Convention of Northampton county, Pa
was held Tuesday, and was largely attended. After
organization, the Convention was addressed at
siderable length by the Hon. Richard Brodhead
touching severaly upon all the political questions of
the day series of resolutions then submitted
and adopted. They declare the attachment of the
Democracy OF Northampton to the Constitution and
the Union--that they know no North. NO South, NO
East. no Wsst-strongly denounced Knew Nothing
sm and In reference to Gov Reeder, declare that he
has discharr his duty In Kansas noby and manful-
IL, and that II confidence In him 10 undimnshed.
SINGULAR SUICIDE.-On Wednesday last young
man, stranger, went around Coburg and regularly
summoned coronera jury to meet at the house Of
Mr.. Brody, Coroner, at IL O'Clock that day. At the
hour appointed he came himself to the kitchen door
OF Mr. Brody's house, entered and proceeded delib-
erately to table, opened the drawer. and, taking
case knife thersfrom, drew 1t his throat. He
then started up stairs but fell near the top and
pired before help could be obtained. He supposed
to belong to Montreal and came last from Port Dsr.
lington.-Toronto Globe
LoNG DRvE-A paper In Indiana county, Pc.
chronicles the passage through the town of Indiana
q Mr. j. Grinder. Of Armstrong county, with
drove OF several hundred head of cattle for the east
efn markets. which he had bought in Texas and
driven overland. distance OF fifteen hundred miles
They looked remarkably fne consid ering that they
had been on the road since the fret Of April-a
little over four months from the time of being start