The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-18
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Correspondence OF the Dispatch.
l""d,y Observation-Disclosures Festiral
4 CCforfrait Of Washington-Accadent
Sotored Citizens in the Park, dc, DC.
NEw YoRK, September fe
f.ns stars and stripes were f.untiue gracefully
,nenno sns hotels and shipping yesterday, In conn
ico br ,. cf the occupation OF the City of Mex
IGs, y me American army under command of
,aoa scott The rsmuan, oil the New York yolun-
| % embraced the occasion for public parade
,ha aer was had at D.monicos BY the officers of
| Comn,od can war, which was presided over by
iormeo BY those present
Inc publishers festival here IL to bring together
.ais s .nn inetant brilliant array OF talent Il.
- aio that Hon Edward Everett 10 to be among
w. W speakers, and that Bancroft, G r james,
s,ss sssoinelon Irvi;g. Mrs 5u hwortb, Miss Sedg-
n Ttr1, En- Mr: Sigourney, Mrs A Stephens and Mrs
NJ Hn1u nave accepted invitations to be present.
M; Mr JONI Zebra, of the firm of Cebra & Gums
,hi1 ana formerly alderman Of the hrst ward IN
as ciy, died at bis residence, at Staten leland
yoaoa Hon p panl Dlckinson was .ersneded by the
night. He delivered an address On the cccasion.
| - me ne sympathy for the Norfolk and Portsmouth
sensrsrs sn u ssi uud!ninishsd. Yesterday alter.
ssS% sss2o was sent os 10 Norfolk OF shis sum
9osnton's drug store the dsy before. Cou;siba-
rus wiz be made 10 shs Baptist Churches Toe
lauETOW.
| Messrs- -Ponson. Philippe and vibsrt, merchants
Lyons son weeks since presented to the Ameri-
csc Conaui ct that port portrait of Washington.
woven in .ilk not only ss the first specimsn of
work of the kind where the subject was an Ameri.
can put also to exhibit the degree of perfection to
whea TINS spscies of art originating in the genius
| his BIRTH life, labors and death
Two brick buildings In Fortieth street, near Fourth
being raised with the families In thsm for the Dur.
pee o. adding anothsr story underneath gave way
luckily we're al out at the ti%e bst thss fnsDitrs
wss 'mashed to pieces
Ths "colored citiz is stated. ere about hold
1hg graud mass meeting in the park, to ratfS the
colored nominations recently made. IS
The great libel case of James Gordon Bennett
Fry is being tried in the Supreme Court 1t will be
remembered .hst Fry obtained verdict against Ben.
nett fer OG0 some time since but Fry has not been
able to obtain single cent Of Bennetss money, and
'1om present appearances is not at all likely to.
ThG CAMDEN And Annoy CoMpANY-The ex
ecutive committee of the Camden and Amboy Rail
road Company have published Ia the Trenton Amer
ican sept 10, report on the late Barn ston trsge
dy. Tbs main points ere that the regulation rsla-
tive TO tfaias waiting certsi1 tms and then advan
cling was sanitary ene enc, enabling the conductor
to expedite his train without danger of csllison
that it il impossible to devise means to protee. trains
from sudden anc unforeseen aocidents that "in all
particulars the law OF the State and the gulatiops
of tho company were fully complied with by those
the I9ih August" and in a word that the proper
lockout the part of ths brakesman conductor and
o.,
lawful, the warning whistle was sounded, and ali
due diligence. vigilance and precaution were studi-
ousg and scrupulously prsctised.'
Conf DOWNING, late of the United states Navy,
VINO died in Bucks county, Pa, last Thursday enter.
Cd the at an early age ws, brave patriot
tsmber l1th. l845, he cashiered owing to his
conduct to South America, in relation to the recep.
ton of Com. Coe on board u g. ship after Coe had
betrayed the cause in which he was engaged.
TRIBUTE OF REsPEcT.-Ths citizens of Columbia,
Pa. held a town meeting on Thursday evening, and
adopted resolutions testi flying their deep regret
the death of DR.. 4. Clarkson Smith and MIR, D. r.
ces to 20 to Norfolk snd attend the sick, and there
fell victims to this epidemic. Committees were ap.
pointed to make arrangements at future day. to
scriptioas to erect suitable monuments over their
graves
TRADE WITH HoLLAND.-We learn from circu-
lar of the Netherands' Trading Society sent to this
country. of the repeal Of the tonnage due the King
dom of Holland. Is states that to this measure the
attention OF produce exporters ought to be directed
footing towards the American trade bringing them,
as the euenlsr states, upon level with the great
of Antwerp, where tonnage dues are still continued
By the Belgian government.
ARTIFICIAL ATMOSPHERIC. The N. Y. Sun pIo-
poses in the absence of frcst, which will not sppear
for many weeks yet, to lay large quantities of ise In
Norfolk, means of killing the fever off 1t thinks
that the Ice laid all over the city might have the
same effect that frost has, and the discovery of
for ihs M Of ~ Ssly Low ey it thinks
practicable 1t may appear.
VIcIssIruDEs Rev. DIR. Cone, the distin suished
Baptist Clergyman who recently died in New York,
was formerly theatre actor, and his last appear.
ance on the stage was the terrible night Of the
destruction of the Richmond theatre, in 1911, when
the Governor of Virginia and great many other pro
miaent oitzsns psrished in the flames. FL was af-
forwards editor Of a daily paper at Baltimore Md,
then Department clerk, at Wsshins tom, aud in 1873
became Baptist pastor in New York.
LARGE SALES OF ToBAcco.-The Louisville
Courier notes some recent large operations In to-
bacco In that city. Ninety hogaheads sold at 50
per 100 lbs, amount ng 10 the aggregate to S11 900
also the sale of 130 hhds fine cut leaf for S21 138
and 100 hhds do. for S12 $40
SAILOR MURnERED.-Early on Monday morn
ing seRfariDg man, named William Burton, was
found nsensible on the sidewalk, In Boston, Mass
with his skull broken in. He lived until Wednes-
day and before his death was able to give account
of the occurrence. Three men. named Jno Murray,
John C Cam, and Morrison Kelly, were arrested
to await the Coreners inquest.
RAILROAD TRAIN sK1zEp.-On Wednesday
morning the Express train on the Great Western
Railroad was seized upon at Suspension Bridge by
an attachment served for damages sustained by
one Mrs Glisson, her husband and two children
last fall. Tho damages are laid at SIS, 900. The
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the case will be submitted TO the court, either Ia
that city or 10 Lockport
HEAVY ROBBERY IN BosroN.-Saturday, while
Mr. John Folsom cattle dealer, was purchasing
railroad ticket In Boston, for bis home In Newbu-
ryport, he had his carpet bag containing 81 900 In
bank BILLS, stolen. The thiet made good his escape.
TEXAS WESTERN RAILRoAp.-At recent meet
| Ing of the stockholders of the Texas Western
| Railroad Company, the Hon R J Walker resigned
his situation as president owing to his having re-
sumed the practice of his profession n the Supreme
| Court of the United States In Washington. The
| Hon M DimoDd ex Governor of Rhode Island,
| was elected to the presidency of the Company =
Efficient measures It 10 said, were taken for the
prosecution of the work, and that twenty i've MILE Q
OF the road win be under contract very shortly.
CATAsTRoPHK PREVENTED BY Cats TAIL =
small child of Thomas Murray, assistant freight
agent of the Boston Railroad, while playing near a
| we'll In East Albany, N Y, on Saturday afternoon,
slipped, and was just the eve OF being precipts.
ted into IT, when the little one grasped the cat by the
tail and held on to 1t. until the cries of the child
brought assistance, when 1t was rescued. The cat
was sitting log, and 60 death iiks was II grasp
that the nf MALTA easily datectpd In