The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-27
Correspondence of the Dispatch.l
O"trdge-Reciral-Ihe Visstafion at Nor.
folk and Portsmouth. DC.

tCorfespondenc6 OF the Dispatch
Oatrdge-Reriral-Ihe Visitation at Nor.
folk and Portsmouth. DC.
PETERSBURG, Aug. "a.
considerable excitement has been mani.
rested here for day or two past in conse-
qeence fthe attempted rape upon the person
OF respectable French lady, named D'As-
ssUSnvlile, BY negro man, the property of
Onas; Corling, Esq, on Thursday last, ON the
ROAD leading to the Roslin Brick Works, and
ABOUT a mile from this city.
This morning, about 10 O'clock. the pris.
oner. in custody of officer George, proceeded
TO the Brick Yard to undergo an examine
Ton before Justice Lundy, of Chesterfield.
Cnas. Watson, Esq, commonwealth attor.
hey OF Dinwiddie, appearing as his counsel.
Mad. D'Assonville being unable to articu.
late word of English, it was found neces-
sary to secure the services of an interpreter,
and Mr.. Mahoney, local reporter of the Ex-
press, kindly volunteered his services.
1t appeared from Mad DIS evidence that
on the morning Of the 22nd, between 10 and
- clock, as she was returning from mar.
za net to her residence, at the Roslin Brick
works, she was accosted by Joe Jones,
negro belonging to Chas. Corling, ESQ, who
asked permission to carry her basketball
she refusedi whereupon the negro seized her
AND attempted to violate herr that the negro
from her nose and ears and that she scream-
ed loudly for help, bringing to her assist.
ance her husband and several of the neigh
bors, and causing the negro to desist from
his attempt, and endeavor to escape
Tak'ng into considerationthef fact thst Mad.
u. was within one hundred yards of her own
residence; that the offence was committed
WITHIN one mile of the city, and at an hour
when every person is stjrring-this is one of
the most dariog attempts I have ever seen
chronicled, and deserves to meet with the
severeSt punishment. In fact, at one stage
of the examination, it was talk ed of adopting
the law of Judge Lynch. During the exam.
ination the negro manifested the utmost in
difference.
Quite spirited revival is now going on at
the BAPTIST Chapel, under the management
OF ReV MIR Ford. L understand there have
been between 40 and SO converts.
Every train from City Point, brings sad I'll
Sdhings OF the progress Of the yellow fever
The fund for the relief of the sufferers, has
reached over $4,000 Yours, A. T.. s.
Correspondence of the Dispatch.
did tfr Ho.tolk and POrtsmOuat -Ercuysion-U 8
Ship 81. LOuis-Portrait Of "Signey"- Cattle
Marfes, &c.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 26
An sdjourned meeting of the Committee was held
The Chairman, Mr. Thos Webster. Jr. re- ported tha,
he had accepted the services and sent on four phy
sicsns and seven nurses to Norfolk and five physi.
cions AID five muses. to Portsmouth. -Four of the
nurses were females. There several more volun-
teer as ply scans aud He also reported that
he had r=mitted $1,000 since last port making a tc.
tai of S91O0 sent ON by him, and had expended in
addition. for travelling expenses. &c OF ply y,cians
and nar.es sh6 Ths n sos spoun. nc of contributions
Navy Yard yeserday contributes So $40 for the re
lief of the Norfolk sufferers. The Relief COMMITTEES
rday 10 warded aacth er thousand dollars to.ether
with seyprsl of me9icines hnv of
lemoos. The following persons have volunteered
their professional servces t. relieve the SICK under
the disposa of the Howard Association" !" and have
been furnished with letters of introduction and pro-
ceeded on their errand: Mrs. Ann McCaust nurse
Or. James McFadden; DR. Augustus A, Ziegenfu.see;
Mrs. Caroline Barnett nurse; VIM II Norton,
nurse George Rankin nurse Dr, F Mierson.
The Philadelphis, Wilmin gton and Baltimore Rail-
p physicians, nurses &C., ttat have volunteered, or
may to visit Norfolk during the prevalence of the
epid emio there, and have also made donation of
300 in aid Of the sufferers
The employees of Cornelius and Bsker of this city
numbering 400 have gone excursion to Mia lara
and arrived thete yesterday Yesterday atsrn DR..
Adoiph Fellgar wasarraigned before Mayor ConIai,
upon the charge of being party to the death of Mrs
Anna Mary Wagner. the woman who died from al
sed improper practice by physician, at No. S
Wood street on Wednesday night.
Orders have been received to fit out the sloop.of.
war st Louis. now at the navy yard, in six DAYS
Fs'nors Williamson yesterday received letter
OF sympathy and congratulaiion from Hon. Charles
Sumner OF Massachusetts
The portrsit of Roger Sherman, one Of the ssisn-
ers;" whom eHersoG eulogzed as ''a man who never
said foolish thing" has bsen placed in Indepen.
A man. named Robert BuliDs, a German living at
llS Elm street yesterday morning deliberately shot
The latter lived only long enough to say that he had
given hs murderer no pIovocstion whatever. De-
seased was widower, Gsrmsn. and has three chill
dren in the old country. The ea, created great ex
oitement in Elm street.
In the beginning of January the quotations fol-
SIS to s45; Hogs. S. IS to 6 30; aSd Sheep and
Lambs,iS2 81 to 6 50 The quotations of this week
are: Beef @ Cattle So sol to sIl; Cows, s25 to so;
Hogs, 80 25 to Is; and Sheep and Lambs 81 IS to
4 so. The sales at the Yards since January LIST
and Lambs, 100 $50.
THE NEWS BY THE NORTH STAR-The news
by the North Star Is but few hours later than
that by the Pacific, and contains little of Innort
ance not already published
By way OF Vienna we hear of increased activity
on the part of the allies In the Crimea Large re.
Inducements of men, guns, mortsrs, and gunboats
hal lef, France
10 Asia Minor the Russians were preparing 10
lay down their frs. parallel lines for the siege of
Ksrs.
1t Ia said that England and France had notified the
Austrian Minister that they would not renew peace
negotiations on any terms but trust the shaping OF
future events to the chances of war.
Plus the Ninth had Issued alocutions on the po-
sition of the Catholic church In Sardinia Spain
and Switzerland, and 10 each case he censures Sc.
governments
with regard to church property bills, marriage
laws and general interference with the clergy
Earl Grey bad made most important speech
IN the British House of Lords
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD Insurance CoMpANrEr.
"A man named Alexander H. Petrie was arrested
In New York Thursday morning, charged with an
attempt to deiraud the Globe Mutual Insurance
Company of that city Petrle it is said, represent.
ed himself as the owner of a steamer called the G
w. P. Custis, at Washington, D. c., which vessel
he said he was about bringing round to New York,
procuring from the Company policy for 90, 500
Policies were also taken from the VIRGINIA Marine
and an Sun Insurance Companies, amounting 10 all to
s|,oo0. The vessel is said not to have been worth
more than 90, 900.
Petrie employed man named Van Bushkirk to
pilot the steamer to New York, bu, told him he
desired to have him run her ashore high and dry.
Van Bushkirk saw that the vessel was uusea-
worthy, but he started with her, and instead of
running ashore, he made her fas. to the dock a,
Alexandria, Va, and hurried eff to New York to
Inform the Insurance Companies of the transac-
ion Thereupon, warrant was issued for Pc
trie's arrest. He was stopping at Keyport N ] ;,
At the time, but he is now under lock and KEY at
the City Hall, awaiting the action of the United