The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

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NJ Xsmnstun iodn tsty 9iiet 1lfe, q 3 general
y nelns. and vsry rafq hat they are ever heard
sd, But - Dn Bols, he Ambasssdor Of BIZ n,
nsy g ne Netherlands, has scarcely set his fses
upoa ~ saores when he has become fanouss i
s.s! @uss sncck thf HAttst q ssen ~ thiegnatia
seu notofiety % slddsnly, without any effort
On his own part n. Du Bois, IL win be remem-
Dered came passen0er IN the Arago, In company
Win NJ. BuchAnan, and he was eating his. Arst
s oLeakisst N Washington. at wilArds Hotel.
The walters of Tie house was killed by 4 member
q Congress. The newly Arrived Ambassador
Iocksd tuiesls on, and made no ATTEMPT 70 inter.
1re. sor ne whole scene was perhaps % perfectly
,a.S aSscoraence With the travellers stories he had
scse O use 70 America that he regarded IL q an
osuInary ly oecHrrence. He 1ntshea his eo1ee, and
ssseftainink thit the mari sthH had 5esr sb5t Wa
ussu. walked out Of the breakfast parior, and,
.se ..ses.ng gentleman whom he knew. the Minis.
sninE: ct breakfsst what WON'T they do a. din.
ner r-H 7. TYm<s. -
The PRrcE OF FooD IN Bosror The se.sure
ass Sss FEss III esnBs3ssa ssa = a dAasas Assn e S .as
he markets have been unususilv ven stocIsd 18th
been e noticed - superior quality moreso than has
greater than the demand. and tha sapp,y 49,
sast extra beef which last year n fhs time
oa1agnt nearly eleven dollars ner bnndraS
~ now & th.e a1sr; shs and ha and the probab
hHs 4sslps pfsss' l.. .,sa e +. sea. s. l
veal but bosk u I iilts iici.s SSen faii IN
drug. good article being obtained q fas afe 4
ousnei Last year 1t this time doar ~. .sIsa na;d
Der pound nd " WIN 0m sh twenty TO twenty-five cents
poets OF plenty Of good grass feed 4 ,si iIe plos-
bly, ere long be still lower Flour uc,ns. prooa ..
does not advance good barrel ought - he aos1
now '0r eight dsl!.rs @ @ even lsss,-Bos.on 7ras
DfaaIEG THEIR OWN GRAvrs-Tho.e ;,,ss mar Il IL
longing to the command of Col. Schlessineer vho
were taken by the Costa Ricans and executed hv
toenn. were made to perform an unwelcome ser.
vice just before their exit. Having been condemn
ed to death and their fate announced, the victims
were compelled to dig their own graves, and when
done, made to kneel upon the margin Of the trench
dug, when they we're aiot deAdT; falling readily
into the pit the!s sayn raAds Md aak
VIRGINIA TRADE WITH NEW YoRK.-A letter
from New York says: "Seme idea may be formed
OF the extent of the coasting trade between this
city and Virginia from tha fact that on Monday
and Tuesday of the present week there arrived in
our harbor from various ports in that State nearly
one hundred vessels. The eersoes were mainly
confined II 1bod, Hduf: 5ystefs; and all t doiibt
not came to as good market as can be found"
DEATH FROM STARvATIoN:-We learned yes.
terday from a gentleman who arrived here from
Altoona, Pa, that boy and girl named Cox, aged
respectfully six and eight years. were lost for ups
ra.r wards oi s1 asy' 3 hs shs las Ashsay
two ago, side by side, dead The right hand OF
the little boy was partly torn of, and the children
had the appearance of having been dead about .
week. large number Of persons continued to
search the woods from the time the children were
missed until the finding Of tho bodies.
r. Pits6urg Gazette, May 10.
COMMERCIAL DEcIsIos.-in the Queens Bench,
Liverpool case tkas tiled On the sJth April IT III.
terest to American shippers. ~ ~
TWAS an action brought to recover damages ro-
sulting to the plaintiffs by the alleged bad stowage
OF -four on voyage from New York to Liverpool
The part of the cargo damaged was -four, the dam
age being caused by spirits Of turpentine but both
according 70 the evidence. were well slowed and
dunnaged." The turpsntine, however. being In the
same hold, Its configuity tainted the -four. and
thus caused it to be deterorated as saleable at.
ticle. The Court held that the ship was liable for
the damage, ihasmheh is It had not Been catised
by the dansefs 6f the sea, but by tho improper
stowage of turpentine and -four in the same hold.
s5 .s.-7s+as
PETRIFAcTION.-Nine years ago. man died of
dropsy, and was buried In Middlesex, VT, and It
being desirable to remove the corpse to Pomfret
recently, the body was disinterred, and found to
have become perfect stone, as hard a. marble and
not in the least altered from the appearance Of the
man at his death. The corpse weighed Ave hun.
dred and fifty pounds. What is more remarkable,
the body of girl buried by his side, was wholly
consumed, only q few Of the principal bones re-
naming ss$i SOS; - -
WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF Gov
RoBINsoN.-St. Louis, May 16, le56.-The Kansas
correspondent of the st. Louis Republican writes
that Gov. Shannon has sent an express to Lexing-
ton, Mo-, with the papers necessary for the arrest
and return of Mr.. Robinson. The Committee of
Tzn 0tfnraa
is understood that Mr.. Oliver win present minor.
ity report when the committee return to Washing
ton.
ROYAL CoNcERT.-Queen Victoria gave q con-
cert on the evening of April 30, at Buckingham
Palace, at which the following avtistes assisted,
viz-Mesdames Novello, Viardot, Bosio and Di-
dee, Signori Gardoni and Ronconi, Mr.. Sims
Reeves and Herr Formes. The Foreign Ministers
and party ofthe nobility and gentry were invited
to the number of about $40. Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
attended by royal invitation.
SUDDEN DRATH-Friday, az the passengers
were landing from the steamer Asia, at the Gu
nard dock In Jersey City, one of them Mr. Chas
Carroll, fell and died Immediately, just a. he was
stepping from the gang plank to the wharf. He
had been to France for the benefit Of his health.
SALr-It is said that salt water has been obtain
ed at depth of 300 feet at Warfield, on the Tug
fork of Sandy, which is said to be one hudred per
Ccut 6bkouSoA buhu tu0 Sail WdsCK ~ tu6 h8uHWu3
Salines. ~ b
A LARGE OrFER-while the bark Alton, Capt
Archer, Of New Bedford, Mass, was cruising on
the African coast, he was offered the enormous
sum of $l25 900 for his vessel to be converted into
. slave trader. " es5sY =
II. B. n. brig Arab and ship of the line Power
fui arrived of the Bermuda lslands May 4th. -
The American whaler George Washington has
been destroyed by fire At Talcuahans. An the
crew escaped. --7s,s7 ~ -
Prof. Morse, the inventor Of the electric tele-
graph. and the Hon. Amos Kendall, are In Boston.
5 Mr.. @. F. Guthrie, one of the most eminent sur
geons in Europe, died rather suddenly In London
on May 1. He was seyenty-one years Of age. - s
Six hundred citizens Of New Haven. have peti.
Il oned for repeal of the law relative TO Bnilding
Associations; that ID, We Suppose the law author
ising their organization and operation. IS .
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Florence, the American CON-
edians, appeared at Drury Lane theatre London,
on Monday, 25th April The Times speaks very
highly Of Mrs. Florenco's performances of Yankss