The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-07
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PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug T.
Never having an opportunity Of reading the Dis
pstcn, naFdly know whether or not u you have
correspondent In this section Of Virginia At any
ra's VIII give you the little news that Is stir.
s.ng ana leave u optional with you in regard to
It's being published
Tnat Indispensable commodity-water-iss stilI
very scarce; mean, blactish stuf, selling in Nor.
ioik - < per bucket, and hard to get at that
oWins 70 the drought the early corn crop Is en-
nreiy ruined In this and the adjoining counties;
tne farmers that planted upeR the pea ground
will save theirs, as last week we had rain enoueh
IN town to lay the dust, and in the country JUST
enough 10 save the late crops The clouds have
nung dark and heavy for some days and still re-
main 90, seeming proud of their doings and rea.
dy to shake themselv es into a scattering deiure.
but fear that welcome 81: hit will be debarred ma
for some time yet
The bricklayers have had difficulty with their
master workman, have refused to iwork under
MIN, and have dispatched 4 committee to Wash.
ihey accuse him of tyranny, and ungentlemanly
department
For the last two weeks the weather has been
excessively hot, the thermometer ranging from 80
deg. to 100 deg
Party spirit is at its height caused from false ru
mors, stating that Fremont ticket would be
formed here next November; it reused the latent
Southern principles of our people, and has caused
them to be on their guard and look with all their
fIginian pride forward to the day when they
will, with one accord crush all the ''isms i'll the
land tending to overthrow our devoted country.
V.
p. S-Since writing the above heavy rain has
fallen here, sufficient to flow all the cist
in the place.
YELLOW FEVER IN HAvANA.-By late arrivals
from Havana, we are informed that the yellow fe.
YER stlil continued to prevail to an alarming ex-
tent with no prospect of its abatement for some
time 1t seems, however. to be chiefly confined to
strangers and those who have not become acclima-
ted. The health of the Captain General was SO
much improved that he was enabled to ride out,
ana the barriers had been removed from the pal
ace grounds. His complaint was not yellow fe
YER as had been reported, but was sort of diar
rh9a, supernduced by too free indulgence in
oysters taken from the States for which 1t appears
he has fondness. Yellow fever also prevails to
an alarming extent among the shipping at Matan-
zas.
IOWA ELEcTIoN.-The election in Iowa on Mon.
day, was for Congressional Representatives, two.)
Secretary Of State, Auditor Treasurer Attorney
deneral, Legislature and county officers. The
returns so far received are very meagre. Scott
county gives $50 Republican majority Muscatine
about l50 Republican majority jackson $50 Re-
publican majority, and Desmonies county also
gives Republican majority, being considerable
gains compared with the election of 1854, when
2.5U0 majority over Bates, the Democratic candi-
date. There were but two parties in the present
contest Republicans and Anti ti-Republcans.
DEAD-The Hon Edward Curtis who was
collector of the port of New York under General
Harrison. died on Saturday night. The deceased
was, in 1886, elected a member of Congress and
took up his residence in Washington
for several years, after which he returned to New
York, and withdrew almost entirely from public and
nro saia a1arE Efa haxs
Mr.. Curtis was for great many years the init
mate and confidential friend OF Mr. Webster and
shis relation continued up to the death of Mr.
Webster Mr.. Curtis became subject, at times,
after Mr.. Webster's decease. to fits of mental alb
superinduced, it may be- by his grief at
the loss of that great man.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LIFE
The boiler attached to the cotton factory at Little
Falls, New York, exploded with terrible effect an
last, instantly killing Thomas Steven
son and iniuring several children The Herkimer
Journal says: tS
The boiler was rev one weighing seven tons,
and such was the tremendous power of the ex-
plosion that twothirds of it was raised mp nearly
one hundred feet and carried south distance of
about two hundred feet before it came down The
rest of it was scattered in different directions at
distance ranging from one to eight hundred feet -
Tho chimney seventy one feet in height, was lift
ed several feet, aud came down with crushing
u
direction, breaking windows clap
boards and fences belonging to houses on the
Island Several bricks fell upon Messrs Pease &
paper mill penetrating through it as if
it was only sheet of paper We never saw such
a complete wreck 1t is awful to behold We
never before realized the almost iufipite power of
steam The heavens were filled with bricks
broken timber, broken boiler, dirt, water and
steam. Cathsrine and Margaret O'Conner, chill
dren of Mr.. James O'Conner, were badly injured,
N Mr md rtr ~,,I
boy severely injured.
WEST INDIA AEmaNcIPATIoN.-Th celebration
of the twenty-second anniversary of this event
took place on the 1st instant at the grove in Alb.
1gdon, Mass. Among the speakers on the occa.
sion was the Rev. NJ. D. Conway, of Washington
The Boston Transcript says:
Most unexpectedly to the audience, Jane John
Fton and her two children (whom Judge Kane, of
endeayored to re enslave and deliver
up to John Ii. Wheeler, u s. minister to Nicara-
qua, and in whose behalf Passmore Williamson
suffered an imprisonment for many months,) ap-
peared at the grove and were Introduced to the
who made a collection OF thirty dollars
in their behalf
POST OFFICE AFFAIRs.--Postmaster General
Campbell has ordered the following:
James Fl Curry pestms ster at Frost Pocahontas
w
A Moore postmaster at Dranesville, Fairfax co,
Va vice John Rouzee, resigned: John NJ Miller
postmaster at Palestine, Greenbrier county, Va,
vice Charles R Hines, resigned Joseph T Jordan
postmaster At Pipe Stem, Mercer county, Va, vice
G. L Jordan, resigned; Dryden Stollings post
master, Ballardsville. Boone county, Va, vice Jos
barrett, resigned; William L Bridges postmaster
Bethel Mercer county, Va, vice Elijah Bailey, re-
signed VIM III Cottle postmaster at Coal River
Mar.h hes Raleigh co, Va, vice Lewis Mcdonald
resigned; D G Thomas postmaster at Lafayette,
Montgomery county, vice George Baughman, re-
signed George P Moore postmaster, Edray, Po-
cahontas county, Va, vice X Moore, resigned
Dorsey Barnes postmaster, Milibone, Jackson CO.
Va vice G Millbone, resigned. Washington Jones
postma ster, Wolf Greek, Monroe CO., Va, vice VIM
w Pace, resigned John w Rowley postmaster
Homtoup, Accomac co Va, vice John Henderson,
resigned. + Randolph postmaster, at Green
brier. Doddridge county, vice w + Randolph, re-
signed 1
AEECDoTE OF THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER
According to Russian etiquette, no subject mat
is not attached to the Court can dance with the
princesses of the blood A young lieutenant OF