The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-02


secuiions and their patriotism command the gym.
paiby and respect of the patriotic of all parties aud
oil sections.
Mr.. Bsrbee. of Page county. Va. the talented
arts, hes Left bis home again for Italy.
n. vaitemare Il about iseuiug 145 volumes rela'
tiLe TO moral and political sciences.
woman was recently fined seventy .eght dol
lsrsin Milwaukee for throwing ''suds" ct neigh
Dor.
Miss Cushmsn has been reading Shakespeare on
sbskspesre's own ground to shskspeare's coun-
trymep.
TxurosIc LIGHTNING RoD.-A German wa.
struck BY liah,ning ., Piqus, Ohio but 1t glanced
CT hsrnlessly.
John T. Pendletop. native of Virginia. and for
merly clerk Ia the auditors office of Kentucky,
died at Frankfort. KY, on the 2lst.
CAUSE FOR WAR.-A regular fight occurred
among the boys at Willimantic, Conn on the 2ls
city, Hartford or New York, has the greatest num-
Der of newsboys. One boy BY the name OF Wood
worth was stabbed by another named Roach.
VIRGINIA GRADUATES -Attbe recent commence
msut OF Princeton College, N. j., the following
virainians graduated: Robert II. Andrews. Henry
Ii. Drewvy, George w. Stucky and James I Lett
wich The last named gentleman delivered an ed,
dress on Daniel Webstsris last words, u stu
live"
FaoM Nav BnuNIw1cK The st Johns Morning
News of June 18th, says: an. Ii. Perley, Egg re-
cen,ly sppoiGtod Commissioned OF fisheries under
tho Reciprocity Treaty, has received his commits
sion under the Royal Sign Manual. aud will shortly
proceed to Washington 10 make the necessary ar
engagements for prosecuting the duties OF his in'
portsnt ottice."
Lord Byron ON AaRRICA.-Lord By ron's partial
ity towards America il well known, but, perhaps,
as never moro strongly expressed than In letter
to Tom Moore. where he observes, 81 would
rather have nod from an American that snufi
box from an Emperor"
SALARIEs OF GovKaEoRs.-Tba Governor of
CsIitoroia, $40 900; Governor Of Virginia. s. 900
Naw York and Louisiana, 81 600; MARYLAND
49, 600; Massachusetts and South Carolina, "a, 500;
Pennsylvania. Georgia. Mississippi, Tennessee,
Oregon and Washington Territories, So coo; Ala
bama, Kentucky, Minnesota. New Mexico, U.ah,
Kansas and Nebraska. 81 500; North Carolina,
Maine, Florida, Indiana end Illinois, 81 500; Dola-
ware 81, 1888; Connecticut Sl.100 New Hsmr.
shire, Michigan and Iowa, 81 900; Vermont, $3.50
Rhode Island. $500.
QuERR Observation-Disclosures county, New Jersey,
seems to abound In singular names, not always the
most euphouious. For instance, there are Tur-
psn,ine, Frog town, Devils Run, Skunk's Ho.
low. Mount Misery, Ong's Hat. Comical Corner,
Tsttle-towu, Gossipvilie. Scrsbble.town, Fools.
town, Poke Hill, and-that's enough for the pre-
sent
SHrEp RAFTING MFR. s.ockford TiIley. of Mid.
Down ewes, from which he raised last year IF v.
fvs lambs. Tweuty-sx of the ewes had twins
snd the twenty-,eventh had three. They all Iived
aud were sold for FIVE dollars apiece. This year he
has nineteen pairs OF twics.
IMPnnrANr RUMpR.-The New Bedford Mercury
says-A liter received here from Capt. Tallman of
ship Daniel Wood of this port, dated at Hopg
Kong, March Is mentions q runner that fleet If
l6 Eogsh and French men of war are 10 be des-,
patched this year the northern seas part to the
n.hn ah md RI m pafrnnpInekl for st.
pose of establishing a blockade The Mercury
quotes paragraph from Sandwich Island paper
that seems to confirm the statement
MUD GEYsER, AT Font YUMA CAL.-The fol-
lowing description Is BY officer of the United
STATES army. This wonderful spring of hot mud
which lies about 60 miles south of Fort Yuma Ia
situated on q vast plain, which extends eighty
miles south from the ella. The soil of the plain
ID Of dry mud, which was apparently at one time
the bed of lake or sea. The landscape 10 cf the
mos. dreary, barren. and monotonous character
The Geyssr covers fifteen or twenty acres. About
the edges there Ia warm, soft mud, with pools of
warm water here aud there. In the centre the
mud bubbles like boiling Indian pudding, and
Rrea. qusntity of steam is constantly rising and
is visible at great distance. The mud and muddy
water 10 frequently thrown more than a hundred
sad fifty faei high; and at these times the Geyser
often makes a loud rumbiug uoise, distinct from
thet Of the fall of the mud.
HoAnDING MONEY IN CALIFORNIA The San
=
meFre, says that the failures of the banks In Cali
Gfpia, has caused parties 10 hoard their money bv
kRgins u Ia the earth, and otherwise secretine IT,
naGance occurred few months since, on one Of
tanners, where man became sick nigh unto
when Captain Chopper, of the steamer.
ting that the dying man was loaded down
oasure. institu ed 40 FIX emnation and found
man had nearly ten thousand dollars In a
md his person that 1t had absolutely worn
III Ih the skin, and had made a running so Re
~ bis entire body: and yet this poor dying ms n
- afraH to make known the cause of bis sick
49,, that he had money concealed rouud his per
san. which was dragging him down to death.
CURIous Law SUIT In the year 1855 in the
Siege of Bouvisnes, the Duke de Brsbant made
prisoner nobieman, named Legrein; but, instead
Of ticking his lie, he was entitled to- the Duke
conssntsd 10 spare 1t condition OF receivipe all
his estates and properly. Legrain made over al!
he possessed but sipulaed that at the end of tour
centuries II should return TO bis family. The Duke
made no obi sctiou. The four centuries expire In
July next, and already great many persons repre-.
ssntiae themselves 70 he descendants of Legrsiu
ara preparing TO claim the property tits forespen
that the claims will give rise to numerous lawsuits
IN Belgium.
ANovRL SYSTEM OF BANKING The Dstroi,
{Mich Free Press ssys, they have novel mode
of banking 10 Chicago. Illinois. which is perfectly
original In its way. The private bankers go &c
Gs0rxis purchase old bank charters, (Which seem
TO ba plenty) galvsnizs them go to PhiladeIphia
return to Chicago, and sdvertize that the notes Of
such q bank, located at such a place In Georgia
are redeemed by such banker, 'the same as Ohio
Iudiauoa, lllinois, Wisconsin, and other western
currency" which 10 one per cent suppose
No one u responsible for the fna, redem5
iion OF these notes. The banks hsve not as much
a. place of business even, and II they had, little
good IL would do the bill holders. The private
banks 10 Chicago who circulate the notes are not
ally responsible for Them and take 1t alto
gsther II IL about as undesirable currency IS any
tns can imagine.
boat match IL 10 me of between sailing bos {.
bslousipg to Washin atom, GEORGETOWN and Alexsn
dris. the 18th Of July Two Etruacsn silver geb.
lets to be ava ded 20 the saeeessfu competitions
RELIGION AMONG THE CHocTAw ISDiAss-At
the last meeting Of the Choctaw Prssbyt held Ia
April, reports were received from the different
churches sho wing that the number admitted thereto
by pr0fs durins toe previous year 235 TBe
additions to the churches connected with our mig
sion amounted TO I45
A BARGAIN SODA very gentssl aud pretty
lady stripped into coafectioners shop in Boste o,
the other evening, and requested, In an sgitated
msnDer. permission Of the proprietor to 20 bs'ow
into the cellar. stating that she Rad dropped -
through the sratng ss she came In. The kind heart
s.. suy OF the soda fountain being very tusy. and
net DOS ing the ssory Of his iovsly customer haad
mr. " saying be would find 1t when at Leisure
Perhaps he will.