The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-03

Nsyys Wsm6s Ahoat a, ,o:eheA -.
ssiwday night Mn. CowltnGs kitchm, eorner ~
anda soon ssi5c darn wns sives ~ sss,s - sss.
J, ne nsishborhsod hasssnsd ~ No ss<ns. W..
II = .ae. nofrors they discoyered eyneera vvunsn
Her c1csh cite sompletey enveloped y aanes.
the IRE exiinkaishcd ~ when ssr,s ~. = sn1
| - Csrter afffved and she was put uulIer th~ir
care ont her injuries were foo sefsons - hors -.
seccyery The woman staaed hat shs wss sistsnr
Old, IN her arms when the wood On the 3rs ysisS
DOWN and fgnited her sclotbesgs As scovs =. -
aweke, she threw her bed clothss and 49, -. :
corner q the kitshsn and then ran into he ysrd.
mnth O'Clock yesterday morning, when dssts =.
feved her sudecngs. The ipfaue ssas slfsss,,
sssrned, andthe kitchen damaged TO Ne amount q
''e'psl-f sssssesna isss sfs xTgsa assf Sa ko9ss
An cd 0fender.-Ou Friday last, . MAJ, ,e.,,.,.,
ean.se. *s, JOHNSON JONES arrived here from Gin
place rbo me hsa eHSssody Of tgo officers Of that
description Of Crawford the fellow thsf esrs,as
she virginia penitentiary some few usoofhs ss,
'enss was iaaen 2 Col Morgan, who informed the
oMcers OF tneir mistake, but Recognized their ny;s
oner rs the graduate Of thar instit,.so,, -
was fhen set ct liberty. bus not being sfirSef IN,
fis arrest attempted 20 procure wsrranf - -.
the of1cers detained TO answer suit for fsl. N.
the Secretary came across letter ehsrs;rr
with attempting to run Off q slave fFom Ksn.~s
county, and that fact being made knorc- - - -
Governor, constable Tyler was directed 70 re.esr.
ture the offender, in order that he micht he -.
to Kanawha to answer the charge brousht sc.;n..
him. Jones was fhereupon taken into cussnsiv
aud win be sent 10 the western part of the s1sss e.
trial Jones isa second Jack Shepard in viIsinv
and cunning. -, ..s..s.. -
. Funeral Ceremonies- several days Stree wa
Sad gone to Norfolk to disinter ths rema,s 81 Rev
Anthony Dibreif and his son. and DR. p G 1ooeh
and have thsm removed to this city. The Masonic
fraternity appointed . delegation of its members
TO slpfrnfend the removal of DR.. Gooca, and on
Saturday evening last the dead bodies reached
this city. and Rev. Mr. Dibren and bis son were
renewed 10 Holly Wood Cemetery and Inferred
Yesterday afternoon the corpse of Dr.. Gaochwa
escorted to the LIST Baptist Church, where his fu.
neral sermon was preached, and Afterwards carried
70 the Shockoe Hill BurryiDg Ground ana Inferred
These three persons fell preys 10 The fsvaees Of
yellow fever last summer in the plaSu8 stricken
city Of Norfolk. -,y ss-zs ~ 80 ,e;-'------
Festiciy at sas Slash conage--ou THURSDAY
evening very pleasant party came az at the
others, who went from this city 10 60 scal train
at the invitation Of Mr. Edwin Robinson. II syss
scene, rs we understand. of much Ssjrth and
the entertainment rejecting erea. eredit ON
the liberal gentleman by, whom it wac given and
whose hospitaiities are always dlspep,sd with 4
lavish hand The numerous party Of ruests re-
turned 10 the city vii hshe rnaIsaors olsinion thar
they had had .. !" good timep2 seS 70 11ss 81, Il
Madame Adolphe win hold another .osfes to.d.vg
and invites the attendance Of all who hare any
curiosity to know the future Of lfs,s ruered paab
She processes TO describe all that is to come within
the truthfuiness Of q painter; and as IN earnest
ness that she can do 30. proposes to explaip the
past to the Satisfaction of her visitors .iig )
mfr. and Miss Richings appear at the Theatre
70 night In several Characters They come here
highly recommended by the press, and win no
doubt prove attractive cards to the manager.
Lnprorements-The ,rickatty old wooden tame.
ment in rear Of the County Court House, 90 long
owned and occupied by the late Simon Abrahams
has been entirely removed TO give place to q to-
baeco warehouse. The aspectof thingsin that VI
cinity is materially improved by the change from
the old to the new, 80 49, -,
TIE Mercantile School taught by Messrs. T,eck.
Forbes and Potts, has been removed to the Read.
ing Room, where few more pupils NAV be &C
commodated See the advertisement
The Space under the arch Of the first market has
been paved in q neat and substantial manner by
Mr.. Richard Blunt. for the city The grade was
raised several inches and both the old and news
sections ofthe structure present even surfaces,
which has not been the case heretofore sssx
High Prices for Begrocs.--(lood hands command
higher prices at auction in this city at the present
time, than at any other period Of time known to
.'the Oldest inhabitant" The sales book Of Messrs
Dickinson. Hill s. Co, in the past month"; show
that as high as $l550 have been paid IN some In
stances. The negro in this instance was black.
smith, and would command in the N. Orleans mar
ket ~ 300 There are numerous other instances
where common field hands brought over o. 400f
many $l,350 and very few warranted perfectly
healthy below $3.50 Girls in one or two caaes-
brought 81 $50, and q large number 81 200, We
learn that profit can be made on them even at
this high figure, (which has to be materially IN!
creased when taken South from the fact that each
good field hand in Texas, at the present prices of
sugar and other Southern staples can net his own.
er from $4O0 to 81, 900 clear profit each year OF
course sugar is bound to fall and the golden dreams
Of its producers melt like that substance itsif but
the prices must centinue high for some time 70
come yet owing to the foreign demand for Ameri-
can staples. ~. - - 49,. g =,
Gone Home--A largo number Of country per
sons in attendance at the late Democratic C0nven-
ton left this city on Saturday night and Sunday
morning for their h0mesL iaisagg se ea1s{