The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-12
VIRGINIA.

Mr.. WISE IN PETERsBunG.-Mr Wise addressed
aiarge audience at Phmuix Hall. in Petersburg, on
Wednesday evening. His failure to comply with
bis engagement on Tuesday, arose from the fact
'nat no boat came up the river on that day.
INSPECTION OF TaBAcco-The amount of tobacco
inspected In the three warehouses of Peters
ourg' from October lst 1853, to October LIST, 1854
was 1851 hhds.
FIRE IN ALExANDnIA.-A fire broke ont on Tues
day morning, about O'Clock, in the frame ware.
house in Alexandria, near the Pioneer Mills. be-
longing to James Green, at the time unoccupied,
which was entirely consumed, with another
frame warehouse adjoining, belonging to the
same gentleman, and occupied by J. H Taylor
In the the warehouse occupied by Mr. Taylor-
were fifty sacks of salt, which were slightly Isr,
aged. The fire was no doubt the work of an ir,cen
diary The loss by the fire, the Gazette states, wa.
about So, 900.
BANK OF THE OLD DOMINION The following
gentlemen have been elected directors of the Bank
of the Old Dominion, at Alexandria
VIM. Fowle, Robt H. Miller, Daniel f. Hooe, L.
NC Mckenzie, w G. Cazenove, Stephen Shinn, ]. ].
Wheat, Benz. Waters.
AccrDENT.-On Monday last, Mrs Thatcher Per
kins, OF Fairfax county, was thrown from buggy;
but she perseveringly held on to the reins, and
though dragged some distance, was rescued with.
oufpersonal injury.
MORE HIGH PRrcEs.-In Staurton, on New
Years day, ten negroes-men and women, VARYING
from IA to 45 years of age-and three children
sold for SO, ,755
DIvrDEND.-The Bank of Rockingham has de-
c!ared semi annual dividend of per cent. pava
ble on the 18th inst and passed one and half DER
cent. to the contingent fund.
STABBING.-In Petersburg, on Wednesday. officer
Peterson was stabbed, while attempting to capture
q pig, belonging to Mr.. Doherty by James Doherlv.
son of tine aforesaid. The wound was not serious
and the officer arrested D. and carried him to iail
THE KUNKELs are playing to good houses in
Wheeling.
MORE 1NDIGNATroN.-The citizens of Ron,s
Greek, Allegheny county, held an Indignation
meeting lately, and hung Dr.. Thompson in effiev
funeral sermon was preached Oh the occasion bv
a negro.
THREATENED BoMBARpMENT OF Assymc1oN
THE CAPITAL OF PARAGUAY, BY THE U s. STEAMER
WATER WITcH.-The Busnos Ayres British Packet
of October 2lst, has the following:
In pursuance of what we consider A short.sicbted
policy, the Government of Paraguay ordered all
North American citizens to quit the terrjtorv of tho
Repuoilc with special proviso 10 the case of ex
Consul Hopkins. that he should resign all claims
and pretensions to certain lands which he had mr.
chased from the Government, in other days and
circumstances, and of which he must be held the
legitimate owner. With this condition Mr. Hop
kins refused to comply, and to avoid forcible
separation from his fellow countrymen applied to
the commander of the water Witch" who inter.
posed his services In the Off hand way, customary
with the class to which he belongs
This was intmation to the effect that if Mr.
Hopkins and the other North Americans were NOT
allowed to embark without moestation the "yVater
Witch" would commence a bombardment of the
city OF Assumcion, at a specified hour of the fol
lowing day
Accordingly, on the ensuing morning, the Wa.
ter Witch took up position, with her guns double
shotted, bearing in the direction of the Presiden
tial Palace "With all the pomp and circumstan
ces Of glorious war" each man occupied his place
and the lighted match only awaited monosyllable
from the Commanding Officer, to re enact, in the
placid waters of Paraguay, the revolving tragedy
of GreytOwn.
deemed prudence the better part of vaour" and
not a man, woman, or child waste be seen in the
streets of Asumcion. Mr.. Hopkins and all others
were allowed to embark without molestation in the
boats of the "Water Witch" and in due course
were transported to Corrientes where we leave
them in the mean time, to muse on the "strange
mutations OF fortune" We understand a superior
officer ofiha "Water Witch" has arrived in this CITY
hut whittier bound, or with what mission charger.
deponent saith not possibly 1t may be to report bro
gress to the Commander in Chief upon the sta
ton.
From the Bueaos Ayres British Packet of Dec. 2sth
PARAGUAY.-Published documents, subsequently
received, fully bear out the account we gave last
week of exodus of Consul Hopkins; and as first
fruits OF the unhappy squabble. decree has been
issued, closing the River Paraguay against foreign
vessels of war of all nations. viii the system of
reaction and issolation ct p here?