The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-12
yIRGfNTA INTELLIGENCE.


Join ~ IfHEr-- This distin gnished gentleman
leetured 10 Petersburg Saturday night TO well fiji
ed house. After the lecture complimentary supper
glsen as MN was partaken of at tho Boingbrook
IN TRorBLE-The southside Democrat notices
the arrest of G. W. Stevens alias Hunter from
richmond, for stealing coat from gentleman in
petersburg The accused was committed to prison.
METHODIST CoNFEREscE OF vrRGINIa--Ofs
the ninety one preachers regularly engaged in the
virginia Methodist Conference in 1874, but little
more than thirty now remain. Twenty one are
dead, and thrtyssx have located been transferred,
or are empleyedin other avocations. The confer
enee, however, now numbers about one hundred
and fifty f s.srss35a - 49,
DEAD.--Miss Phoebe RoszeI,. q maiden sister Of
the late Rev. George Roszefl. died at the family
homestead In Londoun county, on the 10th ult--'
She had been a member of the NJ. Il. church about
"a years, and had erected a new chapel in her
neighborhood, styled "The CITY Road Chapel" in
honor Of The venerable edce of that name in Lon
don. e&Ag 5t&8f H4
FROZEN TO DEaTH-A man named MaIIet
froze to death near Griins Mills. in Amelia cour-
ty, a few days since. He was intoxicated and be.
ing unable to reach home sunk down in the road
He was found the next morning frozen corpse.
DESTRUCTION OF srocK-A correspondent of
the South-Side Democrat writing from Amelia
county, says: .fs.
All kinds of stock especially sheep, which are
not so hardy as the most of their field companions,
have been greatly injured and in many instances
Killed in large numbers by this severe weather.
Out of about sixty gentleman informs me he has
lost nearly half. The most liberal feeding seems in
competent to prevent them from dying, so cold
and merciiess is the season. -aas
NEWS FROM Fort PIERRE-ARRIvAL OF GEN
HARSEY, &c.-The st. Louis Democrat has re-
ceived the following dispatch from its correspond
ent at Weston, dated January 81:
uola
of the steamer Grey Cloud, arrived from For.
Pierre night before last, route to ST. Louis The
Grey Cloud got within $50 miles of the Fort on the
I'd of November. Sent on an express to the Fort,
and received an answer to wait for Major How
who coming with two hundred troops to take
charge of a boat and cargo On the the 81 st the
river closed, and it commenced showing very fast
The next day the boat was visited by seventy five
Indian warriors, who demanded ammunition and
provisions. We heard of the troops fifty miles off
The thermometer at this time had fallen to 35
degs. below zero. 81 -
On the 3lst of December the crew was dis
charged by order of General HarRey, and he took
possession of the boat and cargo. The cold was so
great that several of the men were badly frozen
On the 7th of January General Harney arrived -
days out from the Fort. He travelled allthe way
on the ice with only 80 men. During his journey
he saw large number of Indians, and told them
that this the time for them to fight, while the
cold weather lasted he had but few men, and they
might kill him now, but he would give them HI
in the Spring" - 5e-ss.s....--. u .st
Dunlap and others left the Grey Cloud ON the
18th Of January, and came the ice as far Coun
ell Bluffs. a4s ~
WINCHESTER, THE MISSING 1ERoNAUT.--Mr
Wise, the aronaut, has written letter to the post
master of Norwalk, Ill, making enquiries in re.
gard to the material of which Winehester's balloon
the amount of gas he had &c In the letter. he
relates a circumstance which gives ground for the
hope that the missing eronaut may still be safe
''In 1852, a NJ. Arban ascended with his balloon
from Barcelona, in Spain, and as he went over the
sea ii was supposed that he was lost; but a few
weeks ago, a friend OF mine in Europe who is
gagged in the investigation of aronuaties, sent me
the following slip cut from a newspaper: Two
years ago, the French 4Eronaut, NJ. yArban. made
an ascent from Barcelona, and was not again
heard from till the other day when he made his
appearance once more. His balloon had gone to
Africa; he had been seized and maie slave, and
but recently effected his escape. "Now if nothing
has bean found of Mr.. Winchester's balloon, this
throws out a faint glimner of hope that he may
be yet alive -,...-
PLEASANT EXHIBITION OF FEELING "A metho
dist congregation of Newark, N J., have erected
spiended church edifce which is to be dedicated on
the fourth Sabbath in February. The Rev. Bish-
ops James and Simpson, of the Methodist church
north, and Bishop Pierce of Georgia, are to Off
ciate The Sparta Georgian says: 's "
$50 anxious were they to secure the services of
the latter gentleman, that after failing effect it
by several epistles, the church sent out the Rev.
MIR Cox their pastor, with Instructions to remain
with the Bishop, until his consent was Obtained
This he gave reluctantly, as understand en-
tirely upon the principle of bringing about a bet
ter feeling, if possible, between the two great
branches of the church. The movement we re-
gard as an important one, and pregnant with good
results nationally well as enthusiastically. That
the same people, who in effect deposed bishop,
for his connection with slavery twelve years ago,
should now send hundreds of miles to get another
bishop equally mplicated with the other, to per-
form an act of holy conservation for them looks
very like relentIng for the past, and that con-
servatipe spirit yet fingers among the 1aity of the
North despite the acts of their conferences their
Representatives in Congress. ~.-.-z.9-
NAVAL MEDICAL BOARD. A Board of Naval
Surgeons will be convened at the Naval Asylum,
Philadelphia, the lst day of March next for the
examination of assistant surgeons for promotions
and of candidates for admission into the Medical
Corps of the Navy. The following officers will
compose the Board: President Surgeon James NJ.
Greene; members, Surgeons Samuel Darlington
and John M Foltz, and passed assistant surgeon
Joseph Wilson, jr 81 3 @F.5 -
ENGLISH BANKS The Banking institutions of
London show larger profits than our own. The
London and Westminster Bank dhe leading joint
stock institution has recently declared dividend
! equivalent to 10 per cent. per annum, VIZ Five
per cent. regular dividend, and bonus of five per
cent for the half year. Capital 81, 100000; depos
its, 48, 900; loans and securities, SO l2O 000-
| amount Of capital ssf4S5 ss k&&8 .-.s r