The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-15

Charles j. Jenkins, w illian C. Dawson and John
F.. Ward are announced as anti administration can.
ddates for governor IN Georgia
There 10 q Yankee teamster In Littleton, VT,
who stand seven feet high in his stockings and Is
rare model of strength and symmetry.
Hon. Emerson Etheridge, WING, of Tennessee,
IL announced as candidate for recollection to Con-
gress. ef
new secret political association has been orga-
nized at Albany, calling themselves Rabbits" Its
character Is not divulged.
Hon Willie P. Mangum, late U. s. Senator, quail
fled ss magistrate at the late term OF Orange
county Court In North Carolina.
Rev William T. smithett, Rector of Christ
Church, Boston, has been appointed agent for the
New England States Of the American Bible Socie-
V.
The mansion of George Woodward, at Port
Chester. N. Y was destroyed by fire last Saturday
Loss S3000-insured.
The New York Ice companies have harvested
294 600 tons, about the same quantity as IL 1854
The democracy of Louisiana will hold state
convention on the third w ednesday OF June.
Chief Justice Ellis Lewis of Pa, had bestowed on
him the degree of Doctor of Laws. at the com
mencement OF the Jefferson Medical College, held
In the Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia, on last Sat
urdsy.
SUCCESSFUL spoRTsMAV.-N. Powers OF Far
~ ssfy o aa
chickens, 100 rabbits deer, woifskins ana pear
skins.
The new dome of the Capital at Washington, for
which 800 coo were appropriated VIII increase the
present altitude of that edtcs to $50 feetor only
fifteen feet less than that of the spire OF Trinity
Church. New York.
Hon ] n McLapahaD, who has teen appointed
Commissioner from Pennsylvania to the Great In
dustrial Exhibition, to be held in Paris will sail for
Europe next month.
TUE PEACH TREEs-A friend who has carefully
examined the peach buds in Roxbury reports that
they have apparently been killed by the intense cold
of February.-BostoR Trans
SAD AccIpFNT-At Sing Sing, N. Y, on Wednes-
day last two children of Mr.. Dugar were burned
one of them severely that death ensued soon after
wards and the other very seriously.
The territorial governments. Oregon, Mnnesota,
New Mexico Washington Utah, Nebraska. and Kan
fas cost the United States, for the year 1881 25.
Sickness IN MAssAcHUsETTs-The New Bed
ford Standard says 1--WE learn that the distinct sales
of sprituous liquors. at the City Liquor Store,
age about s. 200 per month. $6, 600 per quarter
There must be vast amount ofsickness in the com.
munity or the mechanics fourishiEg tremen
dously.
AFoRTUNATE CAPrAIN.-Cspt Van Cleve, for
thirty years employed upon Lake Ontario, has ten.
dered his resignation to the Ontario and St Law.
renee Steamboat Company, to take feet the 1st
of January No loss of life. accident result
ing in damage TO the amount of $500, occurred
under his command.
DEATH FROM LocKJAw.-The Frankfort Ky
Commonwealth of the 7th inst, says We learn
that young of Mr.. Milton Shreve of Jessa.
mine county, cut himself across the hand Friday
last, and died of lockjaw ON Sunday night.
PAPER MILL BuRNED-On Thursday morning,
the paper mill of Mr.. Hall, in Bennington, N, H.,
took fire in the boiler room and in three hours was,
estimated at $4,000.