The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-17
DISTRESSING COMMUNICATIONS MITCH
ELL AT CINCINNATI


| C1SCINNATr Jan. ia most distressing affair
occurred on Saturday night. in front of the National
Theatre in this city. A young man named jennings
had circulated reports unavorahle TO the %harac-
ter of young lady recently married to II II Orms-
bee clerk in the National Telegraph Office. The
latter called Jennings out of the Theatre AM asked
him if he had reported alleged. The latter replied
| affrnatveiy, when Ormsbee drew pistol and shot
Jennings in the face, mutiang 1t in terrible man
| ner, and rendering Ills recovery very doubtful
| Ormsbec was admitted to bail this morning.
| John Mitchell was received at the Burnet House.
| this morning by the Mayor OF the city. The City
| Council Committee did not attend.
| A mass meeting is being held q. Greenwood Hall
onight denouncing the City Council for their &C
| ton in welcoming Mitchell TO the city.
| CHARLESTON, Jan. IA The steamer Isabel. Capt
| Rollins, has arrived from Havana and Key West
with dates to the llth inst The steamer Falcon
was three days over due at Havana from Aspin-
WALL and fears entertained for her safety but
as will be remembered, she could not enter the
pert of AsptnWall when she first arrived there on
her last trip out, owing to the heavy Storm it is
probable that this accounts for her delay.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 12.-The bark j. w Dyer, of
Portland, Me, loaded at Newport Florida with
cargo of cotton for Charleston, was burnt on the
7ih inst when at anchor in Spanish Hole. aud on.
" eighteen bales saved. The captain cut ayay the
masts, weighed anchor, and ran the vessel ashore
where she was scuted. He was half owner OF
the vessel. and was only insured for onethird its
value.
ROCHESTER, n Y, Jan. 13.-Wbile the freioht
train on the Niagara Falls and Lockport Railroad
was standing at Brockport, an emigrant tras came
rushing along and ran into the hind car of the
freight train, injurlng three persons-one of them
fatally.
CINCINNATI, jan IS The baEloting in the Mis-
souri, Legislature tOr United States Senator was
resumed on the 18th. Judge Scott was put in uom:-
nation in place of Mr. Atehison. The vote result
ed Scott 50; Donphan 80; Benton 80; Wilson l.
Then Mr.. Scott was Withdrawn and Gov. Sterling
Pierce substituted. On the third ballot Donphan
received 3d. Pierce So; Benton 80; scattering2 Mr.
Atcbison was then renomnated, and his friends re-
solved to stand by him.
NEW York, Jan. 1.-THE business portion of
the town OF lie Roy in this State, burnt on Sat-
urday The principal sufferers were-Reid grocer;
Browny & Kelsey, dry goods; R l.. Sampson, book
seller Amin u Munger, jewelry; Freeman & Sons,
grocery; J. {. Carpenter, jeweiry; Morgan & Jack
son, dry goods.
NEW York, Jan - "A procession composed of
some ten Thousand unemployed mechanics parad.
through the streets OF the city this afternoon, and
held meeting in the Park, at which exciting
speeches were made, after which all quietly dis
persed.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan 13--James Kane, brakes.
man on the freight train on the Osweeo Railroad
toeday, While jumping from one car to another fell
between them, and met with q horrible DEATH be
ing dragged some distance, and terribly mutilated
before life became extinct.
THE STATE OF SUPERIOR Mr. Sherman a
member OF the Michigan Legislature from the l. axe
Superior region has given the House notice that
ne will Introduce q joint resolution instructing
their Senators and Representativ in Congress "to
set off" the upper peninsula of that State into
Territory, to be known as the Territory of Supe-
TiOr
As the New York and Erie train was leaving Jer-
sey City, Oh Saturday morning,a lady put her head
out ofthe window to say something to some person
on the platform, when it came in contact with
post and crushed it dreadfuly, causing her instant
death.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The banking house of
Messrs. LOker, Renick & Co, of St. Louis, has
failed in consequence of the failure of Page Bacon
81 Co.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan'y 1.-THE Convention last
night adopted resolutions in favor OF q specific duty
sugar and molasses; the enlargement of the Lou
l4yil!e csDal; the establishment of naval depot at
New Orleans; urging the necessity of the Tehuante
pee routes and asking appropriations from Congress
for railroad ship canal across Florida. The final
adjournment will take place on Tuesday.
BosToG, Jan. 15th-Much opposition is evinced
hers sgainst the choice of Mr.. Wilson for United
States Senator, both in and out Of the Legslature-
In the ward and town councils of the Know Nothnss
the subject has been warmly discussed, and bitter
persoDs!ities are reported. Some prominent men,
Nothing embe,s of the Legislature called g caucus
TO be held after the adjournment of the body this
evening.
lsEcoND DIsPATcH.j
BosToS, Jan. 15-P. M,-The ant-Wilson CAUCUS
tonisilt embraced about 100 members of the House.
postpone the election one week If compelled to
elect to morrow, they decided to vote for Alexander
H. Bullock, of Worcester, in opposition to Wilson.