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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-12

A PERSIAN PRINCESS Il went to see the Shah 3
half sister beautiful girl of Is, who lived with
her mother in an obscure part of the anteroom,
neglected by the Shah, and consequently byevery
one else. She was really lovely, fair, wth ind. s.
cribable eyes, and figure only cqualled by
some Of the chIts d6urre of Italian art Tlis
is SO rare among Persian women, that she
was one of the few persons saw in the country
with an approach to good figure. She was
dressed in the usual fashion of trousers on trou.
sers the last pair being of such stiff brocade that
If put standing upright in the middle of the room
there they would remain, Her bair was curlcd,
not plated, and she was literally covered with
diamonds. She was quiet in her manners and
seemed detected. She WAS most anxious to hear
about European customs What seemed to sur.
prise her most was that took the trouble to un.
dress every night going to bed, and she asked me
was it true we put on long white dress to pass
the night inf All Persian women are astcnished
at this CUSTOM and quite unable to account for
It, They never undress at plight; they unite their
thin mattress from its silken cover, draw it out
from its place against the wall, and roll themselves
up in the wadded quilt which forms their blanket
The only time they change their clothes is when
they go to battle. If they go ont to visit, they, of
course put on their best garments, and take them
of at night; bat generally they lie down just as
they are, and even in cold weather they wear
their cbadoor or out-of door veil, at night.-Lody
"''ets Gt'mPses Of Life and Manners in Persia.
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TELESCOPE DETECTION OF THIEVES For some
time past the managers of the Glasgow and Ren.
rev halfway have been great annoyed by the
mysterious disappearance of portions of merchan
disc solid and liquid, entrusted to their care for
convey ance to and from the Royal burgh This
was particularly the case with the spirits which
were carried up aud dewH the line, and the alb
stractan of few bottles of the barley bree" from
the puncheous was of almost daily occurrence
Every possible mahHuvre TO entrap the uysteri-
GUS spirit stealers was tried in vain and the man.
ager. Mr.. Congleton, almost on the pointsof
despairing " hen he hit upon the follow plan of de-
tectine the Euilty persons. Having provided him
self with good telescope, on Saturday afternoon
be placed himself in such position in the station
house as TO command view of a large portion of
the line A train laden with barrels was on it's
way to Renfrew, and, when good way down, Mr.
Congleton, through bis glass, observed that the
horse was pulled up, and the truck brought to a
stand. still; hole was soon bored in the barrels
and about gallon and half of whiskey abstract
ed The train then resumed its progress, while
the persons who " ere In cousion with the driver
proceeded 10 Paisley with their booty. Before en-
tering the town they were met by the police, who
were sent for In the interim and taken into custo.
dy. The prisoners have been committed for trial.
-. ,s.. .-r-@ f. Leeds (Ea81 Mercury.
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sFREAKs OF LIGHTNING We never thought
so much OF the freaks" of lightning as when we
saw some of the effects Of the Mondays storm.
We could not tell where the lightning came from,
but it appeared to have commenced on q common
cedar rail fence the lower rail- 1t stripped the
bark off that rail. and poughed furrow across the
top quarter of an inch deep and threefourths OF
inch wide On the next rail 1t followed the
grain once and half round it then split the post
into four quarters as nicely as . man could do 1t
with an axe. The next rail 1t split into no matter
how many fine pieces; then 1t went up large oak
tree standing half yard from the fence, and lsft
groove In the bark like those In the rails. Pro-
eeeding along the fence il took the top rail in the
next length then the underside Of the bottom rail
In the next length split the bottom rail Of the next
into kindling wood, throwing some of the spliDters
more than sixty feet, and 30 four lengths more.
where all traces Of It were lost. Where It went
mp the tree the marks were visible about twenty
feet The tree is about ninety feet high.-Horce
ter (Mass) zEsis. .FE
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IRISH WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.-The confer
ence was recently held iu Dublin. The committee
for the fund for the increase of Wesleyan agency,
reported that 2l4 15s. had been subscribed in Ire
land. The amount reported from the United
States was over $4,000 Votes of thanks were
passed for the liberaiity shown to the Irish
in this country, and the Rev. William Reilly was
requested to join the Rev. Mr. Scott, In the future
exertioAs in behalf of the agency in the United
States, -....-. -..-. -. .. -.--..,..ts
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TWELVE MONTHS LAMP Take a stick of
phosphorus and putt into large dry phiaI, not
orked, and it will afford sufficient light to discern
any object placed near it. The phial should be
kept in a cold place, where there Is great cur
rent of air, and it will continue its luminous ap.
pearancs for more than year
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BAHKRUPTs IN PARIs.-Official papers show
that the number of bankrupts for the year end
ing 30th of last June, was 795, and that the capi
tai OF new companies formed amounted to L99l,.
wards of Sl50,000000 more than in the year pre-
ceding.
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HENRY CLAY, THE "PACIFICATOR Colonel
Benton in q speech at St Louis, en- the Sd inst,
took credit to himself for naming the great Com
moner of Kentucky, the Pacificator in the follow
ing manner. He said
The bible said that blessed was tho peacema.
kerr, and in families in neis sbborhoods and nations
the benedictisn applied. He (Benton) had saluted
Henry Clay with the title OF the "Paciiicator OF
mis- country" at Higbys, six miles from Lexington,
the day of the great dinner there, and it was re-
ceived with plaudits by the vast assembly.
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PUTTING DISTRACTIONS ON RAILROAD TRACKS
About year since, Martin Dunrow was convict.
ed of placing obstructions upon the Bangor, Old
town and Milford Railroad, but exceptions were
taken and the continued until the last term
at Bangor, when the proceedings we're sustain ed
and on Tuesday he sentenced to thirty days
solitary confinement and twenty years hard labor
in the State prison" f+.
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WOOD GAs-The efforts to introduce wood
gas has been 30 far successful, that since the ia
suing Of their patent, the invention has been
adopted in the city of Toledo, Ohio, and in the
village of Miliville, New Jersey. where pure wood
gas is now burning and it is said to the satisfac
tion of all persons interested. ..sE T O.
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QUARANTINE AT NoRFoLK.-The Board of
Health of Norfolk have given notice that weasel
lying at quarantine will be allowed to come up to
that city until frost has fallen. I
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MADAME De RoNDEAU AGAIN. More about I'll.
Smuggling Case-The forty three packages OF
silks, shawls, laces and fancy goods which were
brought from Calcutta in the ship Good Hope, by
the adventurous French woman, Madame Rondeau
alias La Cemtessa de Rondeau,' and which the
custom house officers seized At the Lafarge House
on suspicion of having been smsggled, have been
appraised by the proper officers the total value
being stated at S5047 OF, which is much less than
had been anticipated. f
In the early part of the week information was
received that Madame Rondeau had left the La
farge House and taken rooms in Clinton place,
where she had concealed smother large invoice OF
smuggled goods. Officer Godfrey visited the house
with search warrant, but did not succeed in max
ing another seizure.
We learn that the United States District Attor-
ney has commenced proceedings for the forfeiture
of the Good Hope, and her owners have bonded
the ship in $4,000 Captain Miller has also been
arrested on charge Of smuggling and held in
81, 500 for trial The highest penalty in case OF
conviction is a fine of 5000 and two years i'm
prisonment-N T. Post.
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DIsTINGUJSHED VIsITERs.-It is said that the
Hon Robert Lowe, Vice President OF the British
Board of Trade, and formerly of the ablest OF
the contributors to the London Times, and MIR.
John Delaine, connected with the same influential
journal, are soon to visit this country.
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DAMAGES sAwARDED.-Thompso Hanna, Esq,
proprietor of paper mill near Steubenville, tas
just been awarded by jury $500 damages
tor the injury his property sustained by the Pitts
burg anu Cleveland Railroad. ' +7-' ~
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FRAUD DIR. Eads, the superintendent of the
public schools of the State of Iowa 1t is said is a
defaulter to the amount Of $200.0go. He lost the
money specializing. o. ~. 3 -s,..,t
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= Dir. ADDINGT0N. 1airada:

(YYS2S6 ate J Dentist, manufactures Teeth ex.
QOYnp pressly for each particular crss Fail
sets of Teeth, any parts OF sets,
pAds mlth artificial Gums in one coptiuuous OF snld
peer The cost Is the ~ single Teeth shaped In
1yaias In large numbers aud sold for general use.
IT A. also extracts, fills aud cesnses Teeth, ts.
sss az, restores the gam and mouth to healthy con.
the Banks. - "'-.-'''- - a,
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DEATHS FROM LocKJAw.-A weekly bill OF
mortality Of New Orleans city In July last con.
tanned record of the death By iockjsw of Avs
persons, and on previous week of TWO psrpons.
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h, II I'll |. 3 8 AUANs,E NJ,
ing resumed their Steamship
Express TO and from Norfolk, Petersburg and Rich
,pond, by hteamsrs Jamestown aud Roanoke which
leave New York every Wednesday and Saturday,
and thence by rairosd 10 Weldon, Wilmington,
LynchbuTg. Salem, Wytheville, and the principal
places in Virginia and North Carolina, are now pre-
pared forward with great dispatch and at reduced
rates, every kind of Merchandise, Valuable Parcels
JeweIry, &c, the above named cities, and all
places on the seaboard. g..
Our Express the Steamships will be aconmpa-
MED by special Messengers, who will give their per.
sonal attention to the careful handling of goods
trusted 70 the ADAMS EXPRESS CO.'S Steamship
Express
shippers will please take notice that packages to
points Virginia and North Carolina will be- sent by
stesmeTs unless otherwise marked
Freight received on day of sailing, until O'Clock,
T. M J. l.. MACDUNUGH, r
Agent of Adams kxptess Co.
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BURNED TO DEATH IN A SALT KETTLE.-Jas.
Burns, boy ten years of age, residing in the
First Ward, while playing with some companions
in salt block, on Wednesday, accidentally fell
into one of the kettles and was scaded to death
.9vrocusE JOuruD{ Erjd0y
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MrCAJAH MANaUM.

H. LAKGE STOCK or GUNS,
EMA PISTOLS, RIFLES, &c II take this
opportunity Of Informing my friends
- ana custom-rey that have ON hand =
GINS FOIVLTNG avn EJSUiNG TarEJE
1Vn Icn ~ kAfPES AND DIRHS, GOLD and SH.-
at aanthHEdUED HALhIhG c-tkES--tosether
sr5 every srticls waited by . sportsman of the
~; h.-jnns and Rifles made tn order, Rspaifnf
u al kincs done with nestness and dispatch.
JAMES WALSH
y h--in doors above ST. ChArles HeteI.
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INSTRUCTION ON THE
sR, UARwIAGEH, CARRIAGES.

cEMR< CARRIAGES, CARRIAGES.
HALEsHa The subscriber has on hand, at his Coach
- Making Establishment, on Lombard Al
iey between Main and Cary, 18th End 18th streets
gsaf rs me Columbian Hotel. COACHES, CHARIO-
ihks, 6ARouCHES, BUGGIES with and without
Ups snc suLKlES all of his own make. Of the best
materials and workmanship. All Of which will be
oo as ow gocd work of the kind can he in the city
o' h'chmond; snd respectfully ash cali from those
10 want OF any article in ths Carriage line, ss de-
letnilned TO make to order and sell at the fowea
tanted. - = :.
fe 1-dam MrcAJAH MANgIrM
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EPIcuREAs TAsTE-Not long since, several In
dividuals arrived at New Bedford, Mass sailors
on board Of whale ship. They belonged 70 some
Of the islands In the South Pacific. where human
esh is considered the best eating that can be pro-
cured. On being INTERCEPTED a. 70 which they
preferred for dinner, an Englisbman or =
Frencbman, they spoke strongly In favor of the
former. for the reason that he was more juicy"
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Down ON VIRGINIA The New York Tribune,
OF Saturday, has a column aud half on the State
of Virginia. The following is fair specimen of
the whole 3
According TO her own statistics the white popu.
lation of Virginia, a mass, are uneducafed, a
large proportion of them being brutay ignorant
while the slaves generally are in as utter mental
darkness as the horses the cattle that they drive
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YELLOW FEVER AT NEW YORK Excitement
at QaorantiRe.-Tbere is much excitement in New
YORK in consequence of the deaths from yellow
fever there outside of quarantine. Twelve deaths
have occurred besides several nurses In the hos
pitai One of the victims, Richard Dawson, was
possessed of a fortune though be worked as ste
ye1ore. The New York Herald says:
Yesterday morning, at shortly after o'clock, we
were informed that deputation Of werknen be-
gan digging post holes fronting the entrance TO the
Marine Hospital preparatory to placing a board
.barricade to prevent further ingress and egress
through the gate There was said to be large
number Of citizena present looking on tthe work
men. The barricade raised was OF boards ten
feet long, placed In perpendicular position, and
were 80 placed rs to make semicireular epcio-
sure of the gate, reaching about twelve feet from
the gate in the centre and butup to the wall some
fifteen feet on either side. kf#f~ kAstf
Although the steps as detailed have been taken
by the ctizens of Castleton to protect themselves
against danger of the spread of yellow fever among
them. it is said by Dr. Thompson, the Quarantine,
Health Officer, that not the slightest cause exists
for the apparent alarm manifested. Not . single
case he says, Of death by yellow fever had occur
red within or without the jursdletion of the Health
Ofice. The crews and passengers of vessels un
der quarantine are detained for days, and COMPEL
edto 80 through process Of thorough cleanliness
and perfect freedom from infectious poison. The
only place Of the slightest infection In the entire
hospital Ia the wash-house, where all the clothes
OF those having the disease are washed An the
deaths-that Of the gate-kesper and others-en
suing among parties committed, the Health Officer
traces TO ths caass. kss
Al Long Island, opposite where the vessels an
chored, south Of the Quarantine buoys, II any
thing, more excitement has prevailed than at Sta
tea Island One or two meetings hava baou held
here and stringent resolutions passed. Ii q sait
thas regulations similar TO the aboye but mofS
rigid, have been passed and publicly postsd. ss
The total number Of vesseis at present lying Of
Qarantne h about l2o, with IS anchored at Graves
end bay. sRs
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DEATH BY YLoCKJAw.-Valentine Glessner, son
Of Captain William Glessner, Of Frederick Md, a
very promising youth of sixteen summers, died of
tetanus or lockjaw on Thursday morning. About
a week ago, hilst bathing in the Monocacy, he
cut the sole Of his foot upon sharp substance
The wound afterwards healed but by too free x.
ercise it opened again and tetanus supervened.
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Hugh Murphy and John Turner were killed ai
Phjlip's Bsyon, Ark, on the 4th Inst, by ThoD.
~ b. Wiikerson. The occurrence took place IN .
street fxht, Turner being . locker on.
An Eastern paper says that iu the single State
os Maine there are about one hundred and fifty
churches destitute Of pastors
AZ Harffor I'd on Thursday evening the Connec
sicnt river was sixteen feet above low watel
mark, and rising two inches sn hour. asa
George n. Waldhurg, IN old and respected citf
zen Of Saysnnah, died . day or two sso on hi
plantation on St Catherins's Island.
Hon. s. p. Bedson, representative cf the Ken
nebec district of Maine In Congress- has declined
. re election to Confress
Hon. Lswis d. Campbell, republican, has been
nominated for reelection 10 congress.
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THE SHADY SIDE.-Mariha Stone, wife of Rev
Stephen Hubbell and well known the author.
ess of the Shady Sde," died at the residence of
her husband in North Stonington, CT, or the
morning of the sth inst, aged AZ years.
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A SIMPLE RULE To ascertain the length of
the day and night. any time of the year. double
of the night, and double the time of setting which
gives the length of the day.
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DRoMEDARIEs And ARABIAN HoRsEs FOR
AMERICA.-A male and female dromedary, to-
getber with four beautiful Arabian horses the pro-
perty of an American gentleman, and intended for
breeding In the United States are now staying At
the stables of the Garstou Hotel The gentleman
who owns these animals has been upwards of l2
months on sojourn in Arabia. Egyp. and Asia
Minor. and arrived in this town last week from
Alexandria. With the view of carrying ont his
project of the breeding of these valuable creatures
he has brought an Arab. well accustomed to the
management of horses All the horses are thorough.
bred; two of them a chesnut and the others al
most perfect white; are models of symmetry, and
are the admiration of the groons in the neighbor-
hood 1t is the intention of the owner to give
them few weeks quet before embarkipg for
America -Lirerpoot Times, Jnly 26. 4.
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EvADiHa AN ORDIsAHcE.-There is an ordi-
nance IN the city of Syracuse. New York, prohi.
biting the ringing of dinner bells in ne streets to
can passengers from the cars A hotel keeper
there evaded the ordinance by hanging large bell
ins'dethe saloon, which he rung violen,ly while =
boy stood at The street door, swinging ponderous
bell with ciappcr 2.
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tYSPECiAL NOTlCE.-Express packages for
Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, and all places in Var
Elna aud North Carolina, intended for shipmenthby
steamships Roanoke and jamestown, will hereafter
he received BY the ADAMS kXPRESS COMPANY,
who the authorized Agents for Express privileges
% thess ships. .t.'
OfjCe OF the New York and Virginia Steamship
Company. LUDLAM Il PLEASANTS
ap lis Agents
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.


A MONSTER ESTABLISHMENT The greatest
clothing establishment In the world is that Of NJ
Godillot, In Paris. lie employs sixty six sewing
machines, kept In motion by, 4 steam engine Of
nine horse power, and which sewed all the over
coats for the Crimeau army. The superintendent
Of the establishment 10 the Emperors tailor, Dus-
santoy, who has Invented cutting machine eapa-
bic Of cutting out fifteen suits at opce almost with
the rapidly. of Lightning. Besides the machines,
one thousand women and girls are constantly en-.
gagged at sewing
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At the African church In Mobile, Ala, last week
Q eolleeton for religious purpose realised e339.
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BssIks n NKxssAsr-AAa agent 81 the AneEican
Bible Society IN Kansas wgltee shas - an1e -
diiiculty % distsibutina hlbles there ard tee -
has organised several Bibis aocieties = he tesss'
tory.
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PErRrFiED HUMAN BoDY.-Chnrles Rpepcer A
painter by trade, who died in Noiasulea about two
years since, ssys the Unversalist (Notasulea Ala }
Herald disnteTred the 24th ult in order that
MIS- JONES' lately deceased isht as she dssired be
buried near her deceased children The gentlemen
who lifted the coffin OF MIR spencer from the crave
felt that II was unusually heavy. This fact being
communicated to the editor the Herslc caused
TO open it. On doing so he at once discovered the
body to be In state of petrefactit and something
larger then when living No fi,sh had decompossd,
fed, with kind Of dark scurf or n,ildsw upon it,.
There offensive emell about It whatever. This
IL Interesting subjecl for the curious and scientific
to investigate.
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FALss PRETENsEs-A BOGUS AGENT OF THE
BRITIsH 0oyEREMENT ARREsTED.-John w. Nc
Alpine, alias Lieut.. Col. Geo. Marmsduke Rivcs,
pretended sgent of the British Government this
morning arrested by Sergeant 8. Smith and Officer
Webb Of the Lower Police Court, charged with hsv-
ing, by of false pietepses, derauaed kr. Fred
erick Giffiug of Brooklyn out Of 5000 in cash and
quo worth $50 The affidavit Of hr. Citing states
tDst ALPINE called upon him In the capacity of
agent VI the British Cover nment, and entered into
ueeotstions with him for tho purchase behalf of
said Government of 200 600 guns for the OF the
Br1th army, said guns being of the manufacture of
Mr. Citing, and he being part owner of The patent
for the came He stated further that he author
ICED to purchase the patent for England and pay
for the same l09,o00 By means Of these represen-
tations and BY calling frequently upon Mr.. g., and
receiving him at his in ths Carenooa Hotel he
salned has confidence and managed To borrow from
transactions took place last month and 70 days
since Mr. Citing learned that McAlpine's rspresen
tatons were false On the arrsst of the accused he
was taken before Justice Connolly and committed Tor
examnati N Tribune
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CURE FOR HEAyEs IN HORsEs-The following
is said to be certain cure: ,
"To three quarts of sweet milk add teaspoon.
full of sulphuric acid, and mix with the horses
feed Give at first, three times week, and after.
wards once or twice, as there may seem occasion,
for q week longer" .e#t A, - = t ft -
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A MEMORIAL OF THE WAR.-The friends of r..
ligion in England raising fund for the build
ing of the Memorial church at Constantinople.-
The cost is to be 100000, and the church Ia To
hold 100 without any galleries They have offered
prses for desgns tor the church, the first Gl0O the
second & 20 and the third ESQ.
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LIBERTY, Equality. FRATERNITY."-The Pa
ris correspondent of the Brussels Independence
writes t..tFf.
"To-day, two workmen, guilty of having uttered
some remarks in workshop, Injurious to the per-
son of the Emperor, have been sentenced to Ave
years imprisonment and ten years surveillance"
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