The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-10

yer there 10 strength conReniaty Of sofl to make
i grow 10 every instances that has come under
most luxuriant yield; while worn out nslds, and
hose which have been leanly or injudiciously ma
nured, have quite naked and unpromising ap.
pearance.
AccIDEYT.-A.lttle child of Mr.. Henry WilIey
lie into the bleaching vat Of the virginis paper
mili ct Wheeling on Friday evening The vat was
,lied with heated water and straw and the child,
lnough taken out Immediately after Il wa seen to
fall, was soseverely scalded that its recovery 10
doubtful. res q - gs9ls3.
FIzE.-We learn from the WsllsburS Herald
= ct the steam saw mill belonging TO John Hink.
son, situated On Pierce's Run, Brooke county was
destroyed by fire on Monday morning last. 1t Is
.lpp1sed to have caught from pIls of cinders
although the engine and imachinsry Is not much
Z smaged, the loss will amout to about $1,000. The
burning of ths mill 10 great loss to the community
ln which 1t was located. -
AMusRmzNTs.-Kun Troupe have closed in
Portsmouth. $'''~' '@
NoNrsArroN.-The American candidate for the
Legislature, from Norfolk, is VIM d. Roberts, Jr,
Loss OF THE SCHOONER JOHN CLARK AVN Nrtn
LIZ ALL OF HER CRRw.-The fate of the Schooner
John Clark, before reported missing has been
solved by Capt. Button. of the bark Clara Wind
sor, arrived on Monday last ct N. York, from Port
au Prince, who makes the following report
90 the outward passage, March 10, lat 80. Ion.
66 49, fresh breeze from 8. g. W., saw wreck to
the leeward, with two men standing on the bow
and waving their hats Hove to and got out a
boat, and succeeded 10 taking them off. The
wreck proved to be the Schooner John Clark.
Capt. Mckay hence for Kingston, Jamaica The
men stated that they were all that were left out of
seven men that b al sailed in the above schooner
from New York onthe Sd day of March, bound to
frafn fho = Mor n
der two reefed sail, wind w. s. w, sdusll struck
the schooner from w. N. W., threw her "a her
beam ends, and it was an hour before they succeeded
In cutting away her weather rigging, when the
maiomast and foremast went close by the deck;
when she righted, with her matches bursted, and
the vessel full of water. r- r..
On that day they were without food or water
but on the next they obtained keg of crackers
saturated with salt water. They afterwards got .
bucket of vinegar, some shark liver OIL aud some
camphene. The latter made them stupid and to
feel as ii they were on fire. The fifth day after the
the captain, mate, steward, and two
men died, and they fthe two remai1iag mem had
nothing to eat for eight days previous to being
taken of: Those who died went crazy previous 10
death The survivors also stated that they saw
two different vessels, one fishing schooner which
came so close that they could see the man at
the helm. They halloed to one. which hove to, and
came close up under their Ice, and after surveying
them, puttheir helm hard up and bore away with
out offering any assistance. All were living at ID at
time, and but for the darkness they could have
read her name as her letters then were nd s,inct.
hinder them from saving ell hands. The names of
the two men saved from the John Clark were Ro
Mckay Captains sony and Charles Cowell
1t IL much to be regretted that the name of the
vessel which bore down to the sufferers and then
cruelty left them to their horrid fete could not
be ascertained, SO that the commander mieht be
held up to the scorn which his brutal conduc. so
richly merits. ~, 81
SPLENDID MoDEL.-The Rockford, III. Register
contains an account of the shipment from that
place, of specimen Reaper and Mower destined
Tor the Paris exhibition. The machine Il beauti
fully constructed, the wsod being black walnut,
maple and white pine, and the seat covered with
and gold tacks, while gold and silver plates bear
the Inscriptions. The machine with its decora.
tions cost about $780, but the expense of eetiing
Il 10 the hibition being added viii bring the cost
up to 80 900. - 3 E, - 2 :
KIcKINe AGAINST sIr-The Toronto canada,
Large numbers Of slaves continue 10 escape
into Canada daily from the United States One of
the Detroit papers tells that the 18th instant
less than eighteen OF them crossed the river into
Canads. We tear they nrs coming rather too fast
for the good of the Province. People NAV talk
about the horrors of slavery a. much a. they
choose but fugitive slaves are by no means de.
sirabe class OF immigrants for Canada especially
when they come in great numbers." -,
CAxuaA LAKE.-The Ithaca Journal says that a
phenomenon similar to the one noticed in the wa
ters of the Seneca Lake. has been observed In
those of the Cayuga. The water suddenly rose
about three feet i've inches, and remained al that
height six or ven inches the subsided and after
brief interval again rose two feet and then fell to
It's original level 1t 10 stated that while r,inp IKE
a huge wave, the water turned up two old wrecks
of boats near the pier, which were completely Inn.
bedded In mud In the reflux an old boat turned
up near the pier, which NO one ever remembered
to have seen An old fisherman said he had lived
beside the Cayusa nifty years, and he never knew
il to cut such tantrums before. vs. - s ~. a.
LOVELY WoMAs."-Thefe Il q woman la Cin-
cinnati (says the Tmes) who keeps grocery. at
tends faithfully to fat pair eftwins does her own
housework, and yet finds time to give her lazy hus-
band soond thrashing three or four times
week. sf~.~~ "-=e $50 - -
FoRErGNERsIN THE u. S.AnMY.--The Boston
(Mass) Atlas learns from an official source thar
since the last of October there have been inspected
and embarked at Fort Columbus, 10 Join tn cir regi
ments In the west, eighteen hundred and forty Sc
ven recruits, only three hundred and twenty four
Of whom we're born 10 the United States, or but
little more than oue-sxth. OF theiwhole number
$50 were Irish, and 395 German. These are about
the proportions oi natives to foreigners for some
time past.
PUBLIC DEFAULrERs.-The statement of the
Treasurer OF Pennsyivana. containing a list of
public defsuhers of that State ID q,ite formida.
BILE document. The total defalcations are estina
ted at $3.50 223 One individual s represented TO be
behind hand to the extent of e55.343; another to
the xtent of 546 another to the extent of S36.
s94 another 10 the extent OF SIS 9l7 another to the
extent of S33 ILL., smother to the extent OF "a SAT-
and 30 on down to sums ~ low as el 90. The der
faulters include Brigade Inspectors. Marshalls,
Sheriffs, Auctioneers. county Treasurers, Proshon
otories, Collectors, So esasa. .4@.sas 4ss q
sEAanow EscArz. "A few days since al Buffalo,
r., tn preparing IN article for electro plating,
the nitric acid ed for cleaning had not been lho-
roughly wiped "a, and, on plscing Il Ia the bath, !,
cyanide of potassium. prussic acid WAS
evolved, which struck the operator down like
liehtnicg. With great presence Of mind, be grasp.
ed Abottle OF strong ammonia ss he fell, and put
70 70 his nosris, thus counteractina tho otherwiee
fatal effects Of the subtle poisoa. -3 a...s'
CaIME IN NEW YolK THE following d the ca.
lendar before the court Of Sessions 10 New York
Grand larcony 30 forgery A. burglary 49, falss pro-
toncea3, r0hhery3 felonious Assauits 4. murder {.
arson 4, malicious mischief Q. misdem senor 8.
abandonmenf 4, attempt 10 knl 1. Tosal n. )
Hon THos RurvIs b TO dalivsr the aaarees bs.
fore the North csrolins Agricultural Fsir. !.