Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-02

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CoLD WEATHER N TEx,s-The sbreveno,, T, ..
zeite, says: F' AA-' VIA
letter has been shown from gentleman wbo bs.
tt' se'.eu IN FarSrr county Texas. The writer savs
ne mas seen the poor cows and calves fall dead ttom tb
coii aid never move after they hit the ground srJ o.
O MS ueiShbors had hvo horses frozen 10 death in
Uu Se'iSfS "a! they had never such cold wealth.
et oeore III Texas, nor any thing be compared to II,
Mr. buchanan has sent home fine original por,rait of
John hampden formerly the property OF Mr. ucGreoor
NJ Tor GLASGOW bv whom it is presented through Mr.
bGeh"na to Congress Ii is OF the only two orir
nal portraits OF Hampden now in existence IL j. ON tenn
poray exhibition in the Custom House nt PbadeIpbia
Another case Of poisoning by sryehuine ha. occasion
ed another excitement in England The Aff,r occurred
at Leeds, and the victim Mr.. Harriet Dove The
vie OF gentleman OF independent means who bas hen
taken into custody on suspicion OF being the guilty per
zettc, says ' -' 'N
distressing to hear Of the condition of the pan,s
Many have planted their corn but it s believed that
they viii have to do all their work over again Tboss
Who were not forward with their crops are better al
they have saved labor aud grain.
On the 2Sd ult, Capt JOSIAH PAREts. htbs, nj,
Hon Virgil D. Paris died in Buckfeld Maine ~, es
years and months When but shout sixteen yesrs olJ
ne enlisted 10 the army OF the Revolution and served
tnrougn SIX campaigns. He was with Generals Green
ana Sullivan, in the battle at Rhode Island August p
e and was supposed 90 the last survivor of thar bsd
fought contest Capt Paris born in Pembroke Ma
ard settled in Buck6ed in 1894 wler he b,. rssld a.
er since OF aboa ninety revolutionary soldiers who se
tied IN that town. he vas the last
On Saturday Aiternoon JouS n Cu,rs .td., -
OF Rev John Leonard Glider Of the Flushing Frm,l H.
su'ue. Flushing Long Island accidentally fell from the
roo' o. tni building 10 the ground distance Of IS eet
ItceNing serious internal injuries whch resulted In death
the sanc evening He out upon ihe dat roof sngs
geo ~ hyug younger brothers kite and the wind heinz
nigh, t supposed that IN going back sgsin.t II y,
elevate the Kite, he fell back over Its psrupet
Nr. Aaron Hsviland retired merchant Of New yo,l
ciiy committed suicide AZ his residence a. MscIoug,
strret' on saturday night lie was married man n15
leaves Niic aud two children. The Affairs of NJ
'sre unemoarr'''ed and no reason except temporary
sanity can be sssgucd for the commission of the Act
BAD Nrws FoR BrrcHgss.-An articl. of rsce,,
date in the London Medical Tunes states that the hgbss
ra'cs oi moisIty found uong the butchers AZ il
hoNn bT Ohcal statistics, and confirmed by care6 cl
servauon The dOrd complexion which is peculiar In tbs
butcher does not seem to indicate enduring bealtn
successful piece OF roguery ~as pcrpetrated upop
,suny 'h h''ton lev dtys ago. A applied al the
mouse syug that he cleaner of carpets and vas de-
srous Of job Several valuable carpets uery entrusted
to him 70 shake but reitber man or carpets have ncs
been
private letter from Nt. Barnum to a gentleman in
Boston, concludes as ioovs II have no uduceueot to
struggle sgnin 70 scqure wealth tor the enormous dcits
asa~t me on accouut Of the clock company will ovrrs a.
dow me 70 The grave. have paid sud secured all my pr
vatc debts ' w
The Florida State Convention Of the American party in
uc hed n Tallahassee the 6rsi Monday In June neXt
or the purpose u nominating eecurs ior President and
wee PRESIDENT ind such other Stse officers are usualy
selected nv general ticket
Capt Cray i shout proceeding to compete his survey
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad route usder an engage
mcnt With capitalists sho propose going ahead With the
enterprise without satng the slaggsh movements Of the
government