The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-19
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| PRESENTATIONS The pupils cf the Petersbure
Femsle College, have presented Rev Rober, Kerr,
Professor OF Mathematics 10 the institution with 4
splendid ties service oi silver. He has left there
for Baltimore.
Nor DECIDED The stockholders of the Peters.
burg Rsiiroad assembled there on Tue sdsy, to
take toto consideration smaIgamating their road
with the Gree1sville but aGjourDed without taking
any action.
CIHcus COMPANIES AND SLAyEs-The Peters.
burg Democrat mentions case which occurred
there ew days since, of negro girl belonging 10
Mr. Thomas w. Clements, who was en,iced swav
By some OF the attaches of the circus cumpspy
which lately passed through there. She gos tired
OF the lie, snd alter being week Ia company wih
them, returned TO Petersburg, where she was cap.
tured. She said she was concealed in one of the
circus wagons, when her master passed il in search
of her. -
HEAVY RAINS Heavy rains fell in Monongalis
county last week, aud the river al mofpaptown
rose IL feet. The rolling mill at Pridevele Iron
Works, was Inundated, ard partially DESTROYED !;
od0 panels OF fence were destroyed and tn ee large
bsrges laden with fire brick, were sunk.
kEMArDED FOR TRIAL.-Eben Lioscomb wbo
recently murdered his wife, Ia Preston county 10
most brutal manner, has bsen remanded for trial
on the 10th OF August.
NAVAL CoURTEsIEs.-Co Commodore Mex Keever
made official vis, to the United States shin Po-
tomac, at the Naval Anchorage at Norfolk, on Sat-
urday. Asalute was fred by the Potomac on the
occasion, which was returned by me Receiving
Ship Pennsylvania.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-Au Intellectual attempt
was made to enter the dry goods of Bloodgood
d Co, Norfolk, last Friday night. young man
named y. Hare, Yves arrested suspicion, and
committed TO jail second attempt Friday night
was made to enter the store of G. w Farants e.
Co., which had previously been robbed. The bur-
glars, however Jailed.
NORFOLK AND NEW York AIR LINE RAILROAD
The prime movers In this road seems 10 be keep
pp ron Ysnet la A
meeting was held a. Berlin, Ia Worcester county,
Md, al which resolut ions were passed requesting
the company of the Worcester counry Raiiroad-
which is 10 be part of the liae-to open books of
subscription AT Snow H Md, a meeting was
held at which committee was appointed to open
books OF subscription 20 the air line road. The
road is DOW rapidly progressing in New Jersey,
and viii be shortly commenced at Lewes Town 10
Delaware
FoR EUnoPE.-Messrs. Isaac Wilde and his son
E. l. Wilde, of Wheeiing, Va, were among the
passengers who sailed from Boston yesterday in the
Pacific for Europe.
VOTE OF THE STATE.-The vote of the whole
state is for Wise e3 $685. for Fournoy 70 ,22O, Civ
Ing Wise a majority OF TO- 1856
The Enquirer has heard officially from every
| county save six Without lhem Wise's majority is
TO- 073, and with them it is 10 136.
| CALIFORNIA FIsH-The fisheries form q prea,
portion OF CaliforDia trade. An interesting state.
ment is given of the various kinds that fed their
way into the market. In Sacramento river the re
are caus hit at all seasons of the year chubs pike
| mulet, perch, suckers and siureeoa In the bay
and its tributaries are found skate, founder sole
place, smes, (of two species unlike the sr1e, OF
the Atlantic, having scales, some weighing 22 lbs
| black and white perch, doth uioiparous, or pro-
ducing their young alive) herring, (running, tom
cod scuipins, Surgeons sardines, rock, pan and
bass. salmon, and salmon and speckled or noun
tain treut hard and soft crabs of delicious flavor,
CLANS of four distinct species. muscles, oysters
(of California and Oregon growth scoliops, rock
fish of various coors-said to take their color from
the rocks where they frequent. Black fish are
caug bit down the coast with heads similar to the
| she ep-head, the head and tail black, and centre
portion of the body red Mackerel are found down
the coast similar to those of the Newfoundland
banks, but are scarce Sharks and the leopard
fish "a small species) caught In the bay tbs
Chinese salt and dry them. There Is also species
OF flat fsh with eight legs or feelers, covered with
suckers, with which the animal seizes Its prey
name unknown Ia addition the above there
are several fish which rarely caught, owing te
ignorance 10 the method OF taking them; some o.
these iuhsbit vast depth on the coast and Ia the
viuciujv of the Farra