The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-04
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d. Hopkins proposes to issue a paper In Rich.
nond to be called the Virginia Temperance Jour-
pal Ihe prospectus states that 1t will be printed
In quarto form. sheet as large as the Whlg and
| Enquirer. and will be mailed to subscribers at s2
per annnm. II will be devoted to the advocacy
and defence OF the Sons of Temperance and the
temperance reform.
| CRoPs.-The Abingdon Vir.,pisn saws that the
| crops 10 that region bave not looked better for
years There is some complaint of the wheat crop
in portions of the country, but 1t will be at least
average one Corn, though little backward is
strong and vigorous, and for the last week or two
10 this county has grown with remarkable rapidi-
ty. Oats and grasses unusually heavy. The
season. altogether, is a good one, the crops fair,
and our people ought NOT only to be satisfied, bu:
| thankful.
The Editor Of the Abingdon Democrat says -
| I'VE have recently travelled through the lower
part OF Washington county, from one end to the
other OF Scott a Considerable portion of Lee. and
| a good deal of Russell, and from personal obser'
| walton, together with statements obtained from
| those who know more about such things than we
pretend to, satisfy us that the crops of wheat
throughout those reg ions will be remarkably tine
The osls have been revived by the late rains, and
| the young corn 10 spreading itself"
| ACCIDENT -Mathas Peterson, lad was badly
bruised in Petersburg, Monday by being thrown
| from a buggy.
NORFOLK AND PETERsBUG RAILRoAp.-The Sc
cond annual report of the N. & P. Railroad compa.
| ny has been published The officers OF The Com
pany are DR.. F. Mallory. President salary 81 900;
Jos. Fl. Robertson Esq, Treasurer and Secretary,
salary $1,000; WilIim Malone. Chief Engineer,
salary $500; besides these there are fourteen engi
neers. rodmen, &c. employed at salaries varying
from 81, 600 to $500 per snnun.
| Ony about one fourth OF the orig snal stock has
bsen expended and greater portion OF that wss
| right OF way.
SHIPMENTS OF VRoETABLEs.-The steamship
Roanoke on Saturday. took 1900 barrels of vegs-
tables from Norfolk for New York.
| MAIL ARRANGEMzNTs-The Lynchburg Virgil
| nian learns that the proposed carrying of mails
| along the lines Of the Southsde and Virginia and
Tennessee Railroads by wagons, has been de-
ierred until lst Of August and until then the rail-
roads carry it at the price they demand.
| VIRGINIA GoLD.-The Penny Post has seen
| lump of fine gold worth $1,000 which was taken
FROM the State Hill mines in Louisa last month.
Singular PlIENoMENoN-A gentleman who ar.
rived from Santa Clara yesterday relates the fol-
| lowing: Some days since, an artesian we'll
being sunk frame house, situated few
miles distant from the town of Alviso, the road
leading from that place to San jose. The boring
rod had penetrated thick layer of clay, at the
depth of one hundred and sixty.four feet, when
the operators left their work for dinner. Upon
their return, after the lapse of an hour, a small
stream OF water was spouting from the bore to the
height of about fifty feet aud with much difficulty
portion of the boring rod withdrawn.
One section of the rod remained In the bore, and
finally this was thrown out with gI eat velocity by
the force of the water. stream of pure water
|
the earth was worn away by the constant flow of
water and when our Informant left there was a
steady discharge of water rising to the height of
six feet, from an aperture OF about two feet in
diameter. The surrounding fats were flooded by
this stream, and 1t found requisite to cut
ditches to preserve the roads from innndation
Sacramento Herald June l.
| SLAVE FoRCIBLY TAKEN FROM A BALL1MoLE z
VEssEL.-The brig Young America, Captain Rod
gers, of Baltimore recently arrived at Savar ma Ia
Mar, Jamaica, having on board slave steward
named Anderson, who said he belonged to a Mr.
| Robinson. On arriving In port, the Captain il ia
| said, knowing thstif the slave landed on British
soil he would become Free took great pains to keep
him on board, and to prevent commu mic alton wi h
any one on shore.
by some means, the report that slvae was on
board got wind aud the Inhabitants became terri
bly, excited calling upon the magstracy to inter-
| fere aud obtain the mans release. The mags.
trate were In donbt, and considered / the duty f
the Customs officers to demand the iiber.tio Of
the slave. The consignee of the vessel, Mr.. Msson
a magistrate and a member of Assembly, is e.
ported TO have said "tha the people had better look
sharp what they were doing, or they might cause
| anolher Greytown that the Americans
| would send a vessel into the harbor, and send
| bombs Il wing into the town
TIE people not being intlmidated, seeing that the
authorities would not interfere, took the matter
into their own hadds, manned their canoes, aud
made for the brigen,ine Five stalwsrt negoes first
boarded her by main force, and seizins the slave
| bore him eft in triumph.
| :" Wnen tne man rehche0 the shore the people
| cheered vOciterously, and if the Captain had not
been careful of himself, ho would have been
saulted. The only magistrate who took any active
| part In the affair." Mr. Justice r. F. Thotnas.-
He to prevent an assault the Captain, dreadiug
from the great excitement that such would have
been the result hasened to the beach and received
| the liberated man with these words: Are you a
| freeman or SLAYER | am a slave was the
ply. Them said Mr.. T., in the name Of her
Msjesty the Queen. now declare that you are
free and at liberty, having landed on British soil
The U. S Consul at Kingston has laid the iacts
| before the Governor of Jamaica. and demanded
the punishment OF the negroes for foIcibly board.
ing an American vessel, and abductiug of her
crew. The Consul cautions American shipmasters
against shipping negroes la vessels coming TO th e
| island. IL is a constant source of trouble and in.
convenience as they almost Invariably desert
INDIANA FREE BANKs-The Auditor of Ind lana
announces that the circulating notes of the North
| Western Bank of Bloomfield and OF the Steuhen
| County Bank OF Angola, are redeemed at his ofce
| The following is list of the suspended banks
| which have resumed and of those which are re-
| deemiug their paper: Shawnee Bank. at Attca
resumed Bank OF South Bend do Tppecanoe
| Bank, do; Bank of Fort Wayne redeemed at
Branch Bank Indianapolis; Upper Wabash Bank ;
Stark County Bank Bank of Rockport; North
| Western Bank; Steuben County Bank, redeemed
at office of Auditor of State; Great Western Bank,
| redeemed at Terre Haute.
| OPIUM EATING.-This destructive and degrading
|
| press through the country generally. The Clio
| cnnati Sun learns from druggist, hat among his
| customers for opium 10 girl ss young fourteen
years, who is fast falling victim to the pernicous
habit. The Louisville (ky) Courier relates an in
| stances stll more sad. 1t says: We know a
youg gentleman of this State, (descepded In the
| ma ternsl line from a distinguished Governor of
| our Commonwealth, and whose paternal ancestors
| filed several diplomatic and civil stations 10 the
service of the countryD who was enticed by the
| Vaccinations of opium, and finally became 80 ad-
dicted TO its that he gave up all the schemes of
life quilted his labor in art and poetry for he was
both poet and psinter-and Is now an inmate OF a
| lunatc asylum"
| How IT WoRKs-The probibitory liquor law
does not seem to work restfctively In Boston as
| was expected. The magistrates are active enough
| 10 sending the violators of the law before jury,
but the juries little disposed to convict Four
teen cases recently tried, ended In scquitial of
| all except one, the exception being a disag reement
la most OF the cases the evidence has been detec-
| tive, but In two the evidence warrant
ed conviction. The juries being declared judges
| of the law well of the facts they virtually
have decided against the law.
| DEATH OF DIsTIsGUIsHED SCHoLAR.-Ons OF
the oldest and most distinguished Heads" At OK
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