The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-16

00NOAY MonNIN0 ......IOLI ~. - no
rAurs y nAnsvAsxA.--A lsaer; i,sa ns,, n.
a. .os r sssss.3 i seor ssssr doe d
49, ~ ~ he people n that portion Of Maine
~ D. bsru Tor nousha n state OF starvss
~ ~ asses thsf probably 500 families. With an
sv@.ee a. sieht children eseh. have gone wstnoas
SsssS o. eoeso sight wseks q time this spfing
ny ksso afivs ugw % greens, ~ nsa nno
iroes, cd + = vah they HAYS eatsn snakes Ooe
81 tvo cases Of Usarvatton ere sid 20 eave occur
rsd bs1oss The spring opened. fisA and esms -
~ k1sds are scarce around NJ oiocl sss.s.is "S
ard maay Of he .sea ere too mnen i, ,n .11
1lraeoelenedto take 70 me woods and lake.
R.Axu. Arm mn SLAVE TaApR.-Lord Broueh.
q. 10 rs House Of Lords lately ca1eo sue9 -
Hr.si,Iss Slsvs srsds. He said the plumber OF
eIeyes lnpossed into Brszn amounted y .ne ~ -
81 - M four vrers 10 so 00 Ia the next g
q COO is the third year to 1900 and 10 me Icu.,n
s.s ~ - sss ,ese mestIcned 900 slaves Import.
q. 100 vsre taken BY iho ponce susnof"'e' VI
Brazil and scs tiiberty.
usrAaAILxIxp InPuD EHcE.-Tbe Supreme
Cor. a 1.ine Ia lately given decision 10 the
, cass Of Danisl Hassen " Esty \. Doe. This vas
: - brouaht against Mr.. Doe 70 recover the
AMOUNT of . reward offered BY hha, while 1aiier,
for the sppreheosion Of Bonney, VINO nso escapsd
Haeean himself liberated Bonpey, add upon oeing
pleced IN jsn confessed the act and gave snsorma.
iton thss I'D 70 the recspture OF bonney. FOR IDS
lnforwesiou he laid claim 70 the reward. The
sornssi Tor he defendant argued that man should
not pro6s By his own crime. and that consequentiy
assssu wss not entitled 10 the reward. The Court
sustained this Argument and decided tor the dsfens
daut.
MATRIMONIAL ARSoUscKMENr.-The Poerwor-
en6jo, Javsnese paper dated 3lst March, 1855
contains the following marriage notices" "Mar-
ried-Theodore Poland, peusloned sitular colonel
knight Of the two orders of the Netherlands, to the
mother Of bic children, the Jsvanese woman Fien.
This marriage he hes contracted In gratitude. an
~ reward Tor the heroism she exhibited In bis
behalf 10 1883. on bis return from the fortress of
Amsrogen, when she rescued him. already severe
~ wounded, from certain death, BY carrying him,
with the assistance Of servant, distance Of three
furlongs, wrapped Ia sheet and suspended to
bamboo, while pursued by an unmerciful enemy,
the lines Of the enemy, while she herself was 10
IN advanced state OF pregnancy"
RxvoLvrIox IN MExrco.-The New York Sun
has letter from Comenfort, one of the revolu-
tionary leaders In Mexico, dated 18th May, 10
which he says: On Tomorrow we take up our line
Of march for "Santa Clara" being Informed that
Santa Anna is at ''Palzcuars,' aud en- route for
"Ssnta Glars, only IL miles distance from rs. AZ
my troops are In fne spirits, both these towns,
With their earrisons, must and shall be taken; as
also Santa Anna, If he remains to see the engage
laent closed. Il 10 rumored. however, that he has
left for Mexico, owing to difficulties in bis Cabi'
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PosrAoR TO VICTORIA, (PoRr PHILIP )-Notce
has beea given by the British Office that the sing lie
rate of letter postage between the United States
and Victoria. fPort Phiip) via England, will here.
after be IS instead Of 80 cents; the postage In all
cases required to be paid In advance.
Letters directed to be forwarded from England
IN L,S1 oh nil ha 1jahI m
tage Of 81 cents the single rate, prepayment also
required.
By the "Pioneer Line of Monthly Packets"
from New York direct. the postage is five cents,
prepaid.
Town FLOODED On Thursday the 5:h inst a
: destructive food, briefly noticed before, sweep
through the town of Harrisosburg, Rockingham
county. About one O'Clock In the afternoon Black
Run" suddenly rose from heavy rain which had
taken place few miles north of the town. The
stream was irresistible and carried eff barns sta.
bles, smoke houses ard fences. The Rockingham
Register Job office was 10ded to the depth of five
or six feet The grsinary of s NJ & r. Bowman,
Yves swept of with large quantity of grain Dr.
Nalston lost nearly his enfirs crop of oats Capt
Steele lost about $500 In osts. The corporation of
Harrisopburg, lost about $7O9 BY damage to pave
ments, &c.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A CLERGYmAN-Rev j J
Reiss. pastor of the German Evangelical Church
q 81 Louis. died suddenly OF spoplexy, on Sunday
last. He was one of the first German Protestant,
ministers who went to the West to preach the
Gospel to their c0uutrymen.
TaAaEDY IN GREENcAsrLE, IND An affray
took place 10 the streets OF Greencastle week or
two since, between DR.. Stockton and man by the
Damo of Secress; 10 which DR.. s.. was kiiIed-S
crest using bowie knife. and the DR. cane only.
The AFFAIR grew out OF q trivial crcumstauce- and
quarrel Of words In which the lie passed freely
ending in tragedy which brings grief and irrens.
Table loss to many. Both parties are said TO be
past the meridian of lite, and of very Respectable
characters. Secrest was at one time clergyman.
La Porte Times
The WKALTH OF NEwBURYPoaT, MAss-Accord.
log to report of the assessors just made up. the
present number of polls In Newburyptr 1T is29s5,
An Increase OF 2l5 from last year, which indicates
sn increase OF thousand IN population. The total
valuation 10 81 000. 900, an Increase of S2l4 500
from the last assessment. 1t has been found that
the increase of new ships has N ore than msde IN
. depreciation of 20 per cent allowed by the 40.
SCISSORS. at
HEAVY DEBr-The American Baptist Mission.
AIRY Union 10 now embarrassed with debt of $780,
600; the expenditures last year exceeded the in.
eome $50, 900.
kAvAL.-Cspiain Charles H. Bell. hitherto su
York, has been detached from that dury by order
OF the Secretary of the Navy, and will proceed to
Norfolk BY the 25th of this month 10 report himself
10 Commander McKeever for the command of the
Unisod States frigate Constellation. The ConsteI-
lstion will be one of the Mediterranean squadron.
under the commend of Commodore Breese.
MONUMENT TO GENERAL WoRTH-A report has
been adopted by the Board of Aldermen of New
York, In favor of erecting monument in honor of
Worth. The report proposes that 1t shall
Os hisy feet in height.
fiity.tvo new.boys have taken out licenses to |
cinnati.
:, Caleb Z. Wallace, formerly a member of the
hsntueky Senate, died at Dsnvlle, XIV. last week
CoUAr OF CLAIMs.-Amonp those a3m,,,ea =.
enorneys to practice 10 the court of caima ara ,b
following gentlemen from Virginia: Hon RK
Meade, Baxter, John Pendleton. r R,rl
ehell and 8 Lewis. on
New Hour was sold in Charlot,esy i,le. Va Tb,,s
day at e6 per barrel.
Bishop Early of the Methodist Eolscopa1 cb,ro,
South, u aboutto start to Kansas 10 orpanizs con
terence Ia that territory. o'
U. 3. CoNsuL DEAD.-Dr J. G. Fleusal IT State.
Consul at Leipsic, Ssxony, died recently in the
9th year OF his sse, Of spoplexy.
Lieut.. C r. P. Rodgers, who recsntlv retur,sa
from the coast of Africa In the Cons,i,,,inn rs.
al To-