The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-17

VOL. X.--NU. 130.
The DAILY DISPATCH.
Monday Mornins, November ~, 1855.
NIcARAGuA.--7Rs Other Side--Moss stories
have two sides, and those coming TO ms from
Nicaragua are brilliant examples of the tact.
The direct accounts received of walksr's last two
battles with the combined Central American for.
ces represented his triumph to be complete. no
much SO that an early peace was predicted a.
their result by way Of Greytown. and coming
through British sources, we have details that put
+. oin ssat lace upon tie laastss.
Walkers attack upon kAssaya was anything but
successful His reception was . warm one, aud
wnan called away TO defend Granada from the At
tack of another division Of the enemy, the battle
was sdil to be won. The fact that tho enemy still
retained possession Of Mssssya, and that Walker
the latest dates had not renewed the attack upon
'nem; confirms this account Wfta regard to the
attack upan Granada, Il ia stated that three hun.
ared OF the enemy occupied the city for twenty
nonrs with the exception Of the military hospital,
guard house. and (they say the ordnance store,
completely sacked the city. Carrying onngo! loads
of stores of all kinds to Tiptapa-s Walker ackrow
lodges to have los. all hs provisions and deaired
tbst tbs steamer expected from New fork might
might be sent off instantly to New Orleans, which
was done, adding that they must 40 tne oest sney
could Tor money, as he hadlnot oohar In arsna
da Had the party oceupyipg;Gran ma ood
use of their time, and sburned the ms
piunderiEg 1t, Walker would.have ru
FROM CHINA-TeriSe F7ood-By way r Cal.
'fornis we have received news from Hong Kong
TO the Goth OF August
The rebels had taken the city of Keu.Yun Q: also
hintan, near Chsngtow. There were large bodies
OF the rebels near soocbow, and the early capture
OF that city was asinevitable. The rebels were also
making demonstrations upon Pekin.
A dreadful freshetshad occurr d at Canton. All
tae streets were submerged daily for fortnight
ana much property had been destroyed. The
great Pagoda, fourteen centuries old had been
undermined by the water, and had fallen, bury.
ing the priests beneath IL.
A grea. fire had also occurred at Canton. Hun.
dreds OF buildings and boats were burned. and two
hundred men, women and children were burnt or
drowned.
The rice crops in the vicinity of Canton were
greatly damaged by the freshet. Many villages
had also been destroyed.
The United States frigate Levapt had returned
from Foo Chow, where she had been to investigate
the circumstances attending the murder of Mr.
Cunningham. DIR. Parker, the U. s Commission
er, had taken energetic measures and the viceroy
promised to have an investigation and to punish
the guilty party.
NOVEL THEATRICAL FEAT.-The greatest featn
It's way, on record, was accomplished last night
for a wager of one thousand dollars Mr. John
Brougham. the actor, and his company, after play
ing at the Bowery Theatre, New York, crossed to
Jersey City in their theatrical dresses and got into
a special train in waiting for them. At ten min
uteS past eight o'clock the train-consistpg Of
locomotive and two passenger cars, and contain
ing sixty-fiv persons in all-started. New Bruins
wick, thirty miles distant, was reached in
thirtyeigbt minutes and half-from New Bruins
hjrtv ynito ala
plished In thirty eight and half minutes. From
Trenton to Kensngton Depot, thirty-eight miles
in forty four minutes Whole time from Jersey
City to Kensington Depot, ll1s minutes At
Kensington, omnibuses were in waiting, and the
entire party was taken to the National Theatre. in
Walnut street, above Eighth, without delay. The
curtain hoisted at this house and the n. Y com
pany commenced the travests Of Pocahontas. at
after the same company had made its bow to =
New York audience. The National was much
crowded on the occasion, and considerable excite
ment prevailed. About haRpast one o'clock, the
New York company started back to Gotham, and
we presume they were home again by daylight.
Philadelphia BulL,tin of Frides.
STRIKING SCENE AT GAMBLING TABLE As
q company of Our fast young men were busy
over the card table few evenings since singu
lar noise attracted their attention. 1t was OF 90
unusual nature that they Immediately began to
look about for its cause. 1t was repeated in An.
other direction Something more than curiosity
was now excited, and playing was suspcnded-
Immediately one of the company dropped into
what the spirituaiists call trance, and proceed
ed to utter, as if from his deceased father, .
homily against gambling and Its associate vi
ces. This was followed by an admonition pur
porting to come from a deceased sister Of one Of
the company, couched In such terms, and uttered
with such sisterly feeling that the whole group
was irresistibly moved to tears There was no
more card playing that night None OF those pre-
sent were believers in spiritual Manifestations,
and the scene was wholly unexpected to all -
Whether 1t was indeed spiritual, or Is capable OF
some other solution, is question
~ ~ Springfield Rep.
AN INTELLIGENT VOTER-An amusing Incident
occurred in the town Of Oxford on election day.
voter whose literary qualifications were called Ia
question by the Board Of Selectmen, under the
treading" law, lately passed in this State, under
took to enlighten their minds by complying with
it's provisions. lie could spell folerably but found
IL difficult to read. An easier place was found and
by spelling slowly, the sense was determined, until
the last word was reached which was "Goyernor
The voter here came TO full stop-a dead halt
That word was . poser" He was requested to
spell it, He did 30, but spelled it wrong He was
then told to try It again He did SO, but hesitated
again He stumbled among the three syllabes for
some time, ard at last was requested to proDouncs
the word A long pause ensued- He was en-
couraged to try once more. He then braced him
self up for the effort and with determination in
his face be said he could not exactly say what the
word was, but he believed 1t was "Sorner" He was
then told that he was "gcrpS'' hims mself-but IL
be would stick to his spelling book year more. he
probably would be so far in the possession Of the
legitimate qualification that he could be made m
elector-Ncse Hauen PalldGium
DEATH OF Ex CONSUL RowCRoFT The re-
ports current as to the cause Of the late Consul
Rowcrofts death are disposed Of by the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER by the statement of q few facts. The
deceased gentleman was generous liver and Of
plethorie habits and his death, according to the
opinion of two experienced physicians who were
wen acquainted with his constitution, resulted
the iniudicIous administration Of quinine . short
time before his dissolution. Some Of the symp
toms from which he suffered were strongly typical
of yellow fever and one of the physicians referred
to thinks that he died from that disease.
DR. KANE IN EsGLAND.-Dr Kane has had an
interview with the British Admiralty. The Lon
don Times, of Oct. 29th, says:
bad A ma rrtfc n