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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

The New Orleans Crescent chronicles the re.
Inarkat e fact that since the organization of the
Howard Association in 1887, no active member
has died.
The Kansas Association of Charleston, s. c., for.
warded, on Thursday morning, its second corps of
emigrants, consisting of twenty eight young men,
chiefly mechanics and artizans.
Hon. Green p. Rice, who lad filled many Offices
of trust In Alabama, died at Somervilie, Ala, on
the Sd ult.
Crawford Kartch, a clerk in Buffalo, n. Y, was
killed day or two ago by the accidental discharge
of revolver in his pocket He had borrowed the
weapon TO kill rats.
The annual sales of lumber in New York
amount to Sc 500 900.
The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill
epproPriating $4,000 annually to the State Uni.
versty.
Gorham, who was convicted of the murder of his
wife, was hung in the environs of Paducah, Ky.,
on Friday last
The Right Rev, Bishop Brown, Roman Catholic
Bishop of Liverpool, recently expired at his resi-
derce in that city. He was consecrated Bjshon of
Liverpool in 1910.
The Illinois river Is again open TO navigation
from La Sale to st Louis.
The American Hotel Stauuton. hns heep soid n
j. N. Woodward, of the Woodward House, for
Sof, sol.
Col Geo. w. Hunter, prominent citizen OF
Fairfax, Va, is dead.
Bayse Eewcomb, one of tbe oldest lawyers OF
Philadelphia, died on Friday last
j. M. Strickland charged with the murder ]. NJ
Ferrell, in Nash county, N. c.. has been acquit.
ted
The anniversary of Texas independence, was
celebrated In that State on the Sd inst.
A Kansas Emigration Society has been formed
In Mason county, Va.
Sr. Don Francisco Alverez, prominent mer
chant of Havana, died In that city the 23d inst
The passenger train of the Cincinnati, winning
ton and Zanesy iIle railroad run into the city
OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on Tuesday last. The con
nection is now complete
Rev. II. B. NicIolson and family sailed from New
York last week In the barque Hannibal for Bue'
nos Ayres, 70 join the Methodist mission st tnas
place.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

FEMALE RIoT-WHIsKEY BELOW PAR.-On
Saturday last about twenty or thirty of the most
respectable ladies in Farmngton-backed up and
protected by about three hundred men and boys
turned out, armed with suitable implements, and
went to every grogshop in the place, and emptied
all the intoxicating drinks they could find; which.
from all that we could learn, was not very small
quantity. One man locked up his groggery, de-
termined to keep them out; but finding them reso-
lutte and unfinching he finally unlocked it again,
to save them the trouble of breaking the door in,
then stood and watch them turn his liquors out
and when they had finished, he jumped upon the
counter and proposed three cheers for the ladies',
after which he made them short speech, and de-
clared that he would never sell any more intoxica
ting drinks as long he lived in Farmington.-
We hope he will be as good as his word, and that
the ladies will see that all the rest do likewise In
one grocery the ladies, by mistake, attacked bar.
rel Of molasses. Like the dog in the fable that's
what it got for being in bad company. We be-
lieve. however, they contrived to save the con,
tents with but little loss. Canton (IH Register.
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DAMAGES AGAINST THE NORTHERN CENrRA

DAMAGES AGAINST THE NORTHERN CENTRAL
RAILRoAD.-The trials growing out of the acci-
dent that occurred at Hyde's on the Northern Cen
trail railroad, about two years ago. came before the
court in York. Pa, last week. The first case, that
of Mary, widow of Abraham Mussulman, of Lam
caster county, was disposed of by the jury rem
dering verdict of 81, 900 damages and six cents
costs against the company. Mr.. Mussuman, it
will be remembered, lost his life by the accident
The York Pennsylvania says there were two
other cases for personal ipjuries-one of which
was decided on Saturday by verdict of $3.50 in
favor of the daughter of Mr.. Trusil, who was in
jured for life. In this case the company was also
ordered to pay six cents costs
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VIRGINIA INTELLIGRNCR.

GOOD HAuL.-A correspondent Of the Rock.
,,ngnam Register says fishing party at Col Mil
.er hlil, on the Shenandoah river, caught eigh-
teen bushels and . half of Ash recently, and the
Front Royal Gazette informs n. that Col Bow.
man ana John 3. Hupp caught at Cedar Creek at
one maui OF the seine, two weeks ago. nine hun
dred and ten fish, yellow scales
INCREASED VALUE OF LAsp-Anthony P. Huff
man recently sold his tract of land, containing 6a
aeIes, lying near Dayton, Rockingham county, to
AT Sager, Tor hve thousand dollars. Ten years
ago, Mr.. Huffman bought il for three thousand dol
lars.
OPENING OF SUBSCRIPTION BooKs-Books Of
SUBSCRIPTION for the capital stock of the Farmers
bank OF Culpepper will be opened at Culpepper
court House, on Monday, the 2Sth of April next
HORSES DRowHED--Two valuable horses,
owned by Mrs. Wynne, were drowned off Allen s
wharf, in James river, last wsek.
GRADUATES. The medical commence ment O.
the University Of Pennsylvania, took place Satur-
day. Among the graduates we find the following
from Virginia: Oscar I'll. Baird, II, F. Butt, r. j.
Christie, Jos. Crockett, Jos. F. Cross, John W.
Graham, K. A. Hayne, II. G.. Holloway, w. X.
Jones, +. A. Kitchen. VIM. Lowry, T. Marshall,
w. II. Shields, T. l.. Taylor, G. p Tut n A. Vest
j. e. Ware E. M Watts.
NEWS FOR PRESBYTERIAN ANTIQUARIANs-
Rev. /. w. L. Handy communicates to the Chris
tian Observer some interesting facts about the
Rev. Josias Mackie, of the three or four first
Presbyterian Ministers who settled in America -
He learns that Mackie was an Irishman, that he
preached "a years or more on the Elizabeth riv-
er, that he was merchant and planter as well as
preacher, that he had good scholastic library,
and that he died in November, l7l2 Mr.. Handy
obtained his information principally from the re.
cords of Norfolk county, Va.
ACCIDENT.--Mr. Ed. B. Price of Lebanon,
Washington county, had his leg broken, last week,
by being caught under wagon wheel The limb
was SO terribly torn and mangled that amputation
was found necessary
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the Goth of August last, a married woman named
Sarah E. Elkin left her iege lord and child in New
York, and came to California with another man
Arriving here she concluded to try her fortune
alone, and left her paramour. In the short space
of time she remained, she accumulated some twelve
or fifteen hundred dollars, with which she took
passage on the steamer of the Goth February, to
return to the of her "frst love, in New York.
San Francisco Bulletin, March f.
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A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.-The last chapter in
the history of the tragedy involving the death OF
Stevens, clerk of the Ohio Belle and the disap-
pearance of the murderer, has not yet been made
public in this locality, The Memphis Whig says
that after the murder was committed, the man
Jones, the perpetrator, was beaten and tortui ed
inhumanly by the crew and passengers, and that
he was then thrown overheard with two heavy
iron weights tied around his neck, and drowned
like dog !-St. Louis INTEL
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T. Il stated that the fare between New York and
Boston by the several lines Is abont to be raised
from four to five dollars. The arrangement is to
20 into effect to- day, the 1st of April.
AMERICAN SHIPs-The Paris correspondent of
the National Inteligencer says that the decree
thorizng the purchase of foreign ships and placing
them under the French flag, on paying a duty OF
ten per cent, is operating favorably for American
shipbuilders The writer has recently heard of the
sale to French houses of the American bark Pam
philia of Boston, of 523 tons, for 1l5000 francs,
and of the ship Marshall o. Roberts, of Maine, OF
s63 TONS at 240 900 francs duty paid by purchasers
If peace comes, great many American vessels
will find sale in France.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

FROM CHINA-The schooner Wanderer, which
recently arrived at San Francisco, brought news
from China to December 18th The rebellion is
voted nuisance by the Friend of China" In the
attack of the Rebels on the city of Ningun there
were three thousand armed women participating
in the fight The Imperialist Mandarin Chun
Akee captured, and in consideration of his
previous cruelties the rebels broke every bone in
his body, one by one, and then burned him alive.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

Sam Slick arrived at Key West on the 18th March,
with l34 recruits for the companies serving in
Florida. Those left at Key West went on to Fort
Dallas, Miami, the 18th, to reinforce the garri-
son there. 1t is intended to employ the command
now at Fort Dallas, in scouting ana in operating
against the Indians on the everglades. A schoon-
er arrived on the 18th, after having conveyed COM
panies and E, I'd artillery to Pavilion Key near
the Big Cypress.
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COAL AND COKE.


NOTICE 50 Orders for Midlothian Coal
Y left with p J. ARCHER, Shockoe Slip, or o. II
CHALKLEY, ON 18th street, will meet with prompt
attention ja 22-dSm
COK Ell an now in regular receipt of
~ SOFT and HARD COKE----the former de-
hghtful fuel for CRATES and the latter excellent
and economical substitute for anthracite coal In
stoves, ranges and heating furnaces. Apply at the
coke wards corner of 10th and Basin bank and
corner of Byrd and 9Th streets, south side Canal.
NH 8---ts JNO. J. WERTH, Agt.
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In SEARCH OF HER HUsBAND.-Tuesday even.
ing q lady reached this city from Washington, D.
c., in pursuit of her husband, who had eloped with
another woman. The parties stopped at tavern
down town, and the lady learning the fact, pro.
ceeded thither, and told the landlord the story of
her tribulation and her husbands rascality The
guilty pair, learning by some means of her pre-
sence in the tavern, contrived to leave the house
without her knowledge and started for Allegheny,
with view of getting off in the next train Ac.
companied by the landlord she pursued them TO
the station but here they gave her the slip again.
and, though every exertion was made by officer
Scott and others to effect their arrest, the gay
Lothario and his paramour escaped. 1t is supposed
that they went on board some of the steamers Iy-
ing at the wharf, and are now on their way down
the river We did not hear the names of the par
ties; and further than that the man acted as an
interpreter in Washington city, and occupied
a respectable position in society there, we could
not learn anything about him.--Patsburg Dis.
patch
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PAY OF LITERATI IN ENGLAND.-A writer in the
Aberdeen Journal says he receives from Chambers
Journal guinea page and for continuous tales in
their serial, guinea and half per page. In Eliza
Cooks Magazine, and in Dickens Household Words a
guinea per page and is the remuneration. In the
smaller pages Tor fewer words) of Taits Sharpes
Bentleys, and the New Monthly magazines half .
pays halt guinea the Critic and the Literary Ga
zette, Is. per column The quarterly reviews pay
their contributors from eight to sixteen guneas per
sheet of sixteen pages. The reissue of novels and
tales and even the original publication of some in ls
ls 3D. or 2s volumes, is another striking feature of
the literary history of the period; connected with
which is the prominent fact that Messrs Routledse
Co., gave Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton :G2O,O0o for
the use of the copywright of all his works for the
space of ten years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

The Eedion.-We are requested to state that
the polls in Monroe Ward will be open at sanrise,
On o, Wednesday morning. at Laceys Carpenter
ohop, of Broad and Foushee streets
las metropolitan, for April, has been furnished us
may be had 'ie0' "Aeie S"P'e'
81. Iaases e Dsoramas, at Odd Fellows Hall. can be
Sc. sesn 10 .or Few days more only. Those who have
o' YET visited this exhibition should do so at on ce
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

CHLoRoFORMING A BEAR-The New Orleans
papers contain an account of an attempt to admin.
ter chloroform to the Rocky Mountain bear there,
in order to place ring in his nose. Three pounds
of chloroform were exhausted without any appa-
rent effect except the partial stupifcaton of all
the human beings who were gathered to witness
the operation,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

COSTA RIcA.-We learn from letters received
by the Illinois that the British frigate President,
mama, Immediately upon her arrival at that port
fastened back to Puntas Arenas, the seaport of
Costa Rica on the Pacific, in order to defend the
country against an incursion of Walker, which
was expected by the authorities. French fri
gate was at the port, with the purpose of act
ing with the British force again Walker
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

CHOIR SINGING IN SYNAGoGUEs-The novelty
OF choir singing has been introduced into
the worship of the Green street Synagogue,
New York. A visitor, describing the services, says
that he was much impressed by hearing sung one
of the psalms in the grand air Il know that my Re.
deemer liYeth"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

EFFECT OF FEAR.-To guard against the intro
duction of small pox in AshevilIe, n c., the town
commissioners prohibited public worship Rev.
Jarvis B Braxton, the Episcopal clergyman, how.
ever, opened his church. for which he was arrested
and fined five dollars by the Intendant. The Rev
gentleman intends to appeal
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

PILGRIMAGE TO JERUSALEM M-Extans;ra ~.
parations are making on the Continent for getting
up pilgrimages to Jerusalem. According to Ga lie.
mani, fresh departure of pilgrims for Jerusalem
and the Holy Land was to take place at Marseilles
toward the end OF February. About the same
period another caravan, formed in Germa.
ny, was to sail from Trieste for the same destina
ton
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

FANNY FERN, in her sketches of the newspaper
notahles of New York. published in the Ledger thus
describes her newly acquired husband
sand there is Mr. James Parton, author of the Life
of Horace Or reeley, whom occasionally meet Jim
is five feet ton inches, and modest-weas his hair
long, and don't believe in devii-has written more
good anonymous articles floating unbaptized
through newspaperdom, ION both sides of the water
than any other man, himself would suffer to 20
unclaimed. Jim believes in Carlyle and lager bier
can write book better than he can tie a cravat;
though since his late marriage, pleased to OBJ
wonderful improvement in this respect It is
my belief that Jim is destined, by steady progress to
eclipse many man who has shot up like rocket and
who will tizZle out and come down stick"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

FAT OFFICEs-A comm ission has been inuuir
ing into the value of public offices in New Orleans
They report the sheriff fees to amount to $40 OOO
per year net. Recorder of Mortgages $1,000
Clerkship of the District Court from 81 500 to Sl2.
00S Constables $60O0
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ACQUITTED.-Alfred Woody. a free negro sailor
OF New York, sentenced to death in North Carroll.
ma for slave stealing has obtained new trial and
been acquitted
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VERY LIKE WHALE-A whale sixty feet long.
and containing about 1000 gallons of oil, worth
$3.50, went ashore off Currituck N. c. on the
farm of Mr.. Abraham Baum last week
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A VALUABLE WoMAs.-Miss Peggy Land. .
young woman of Pickens s. c., District, about
twenty-four years of age, after trying weaving,
carding, spinning, and sewing, last year, went to
farming, and made cotton which netted her $100.
Her corn corp was two hundred and fifty bushels,
worth sixty ceh!s per bushel and she made thirty
i've bushels Of wheat, worth one dollar and Atty
cents bushel ! She accomplished this herself,
without assistance or hiring. She ploughed. drove
the cart, cut her wheat and cribbed her corn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

FIRE AT HARPERs FERRY.-A fire occurred a.
Harper's Ferry on Tuesday night last, which en-
tirely destroyed the old water station. The ware
house and bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road were also On fire but were saved from de.
struction by the exertions of the citizens
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

Nicholas Brown. Esq, Of Warriek, r l.. has ac-
eepted the nomination iof Lieut. Governor. on
the American ticket In place Of Anderson G. Rose
declined
Maj. Chauncey r. johnson, . veteran OF the WAT
OF 1912, died In Warrington city on THURSDAY.
A Southern Bapsist Theological Convention VIII
meet IN Augusta on Wednesday, the 2lth dsy o.
April.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

HORRIBLE AFFAIR.-In the County Court House at
Mount Holly, N. j., few days since, the Mirror
says, boy who had committed some act requiring
punishment, was put into a cell with a crazy man.
Soon after, wild fit came upon the man. and he seiz
ed the boy and killed him in a very short time-nan-
Cling him in a very shocking manner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

HoYoRABLY DIscHARGED.-Capt q. G.. Adams,
of the ship John Cummings, on account of whose
arrest at Norfolk, ON the charge of shooting one
of his crew, we published few days sgo, under.
went his examination before Judge Halyhurten, OF
the L. S. Court, and was honorabiy acquitted
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

HEAVY RoBBERT.-On Saturday week the room
of MIR. Evan George, stopping at the Carroll House
Lake Providence, La, was entered and trunk
containing Sl2 900 in cash. and $4,000 In drafts
and valuable papers, was stolen
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-01

COBURN AND DALTON-We learn that Edward
o. Coburn is quite i'll in jail his disease being brain
fever. The petitions in circulation for the pardon
of Coburn and Dalton have received upward of
six thousand signatures Jour
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lHOEs AND BOOTS MADE TO ORDER,

y mr.. JAMES FELLOWS, superintendent in
gentemen's department; Mr.. JOHN KIMPEL, do
do Ladies do.
The subscriber having in his employment the above
named Cutters, who known to be equal to any in
the State respectfully to the public that
he is prepared to have made to order in the neaest
style, every description of Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Boots Caters Shoes of any style desired.
HENRY w. QUARLES;
ra1o No. IL Pearl stre
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" Aeu OUT Tor the rest of his life oi
more dignity than the agitation of slavery which
ne oeieves will lend dsastrously for the Union"
HEN. Wool AND THE LEGISLATURE OF ORE.
CONT has already been mentioned that the LIE.
gisiature OF Oregon had adopted memorial TO the
PRESIDENT, asking for the removal of Gen. Wool
from the command of the United States troops on
the Pacific The memorial charges him with in
activity, and a refusal TO send u. S. troops to the
aid OF the volunteer forces operating against the
wariike Indians, or TO supply them with arms and
ammunition in their time of need, and further
adds:
That he has gone into winter quarters and loft
our settlements exposed to the ravages of our enc
mics. That he removed the greater portion of his
troops from the Indian territory to Vancouver a
military post, remote from the scenes of war and
that too, while our volunteers were threatened bv
an overwhelming force of Indians. That he re-
fused to go 70 the relief of a number of our cit
zens who had settled in the valley of the Walla
Walla, and who had fled from their homes for
safety. And that he refused to send any of the
forces under his command to protect the people of
Southern Oregon, whose lives and property were
almost daily being destroyed or endangered by the
Indians.
Your meuorialists would have borne all these
grievances in silence, and left these public acts
and omissions of General Wool to the lust iudg-
ment OF the people of Oregon and Washington
tefftofies, ana 10 the approval or disapproval of
the proper officers of the United States govern
ment But so it is, that General Wool not con-
tent with the inactive and inefficient course which
he has hitherto thought proper to pursue in this
war. has departed from his inactive policy, only
TO censure the governor and people of this terri
tory for their commendable zeal in defending
their country, and to thwart their efforts to pro-
cure supplies for the Oregon volunteers now in the
field.
Instead of offering aid and encouragement to
our people, he has shown a disgraceful inactivity
in his endeavors to persuade our merchants and
those of California, not to furnish ammunition
and supplies for our volunteers in their irving
time of need. Instead of attending to the duties
of his high Office, he has become an intermed-
der between the people of Oregon and the 60
vernment of the United States, and publicly de-
clared that his influence will be exerted to pre-.
vent the payment by the United States, of the
just claims incurred in the prosecution of this
war
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nPKrNG fsOODs.-.MERCHANT WIKI
- eiGER & co are receiving and opening beau-
fiful assortment Of Spriaz Goods. 10 which they
would respectfully cali the attention Of al those u
want, assuring Them that every edort 20 suit than
both in style and price will ee mads.
mhx7 No. liz Main =.
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EXPORTS FROM LAKE SUPERIOR, 1s55-The
Chicago Tribune says the exports of Lake Supe.
rior for 1855 are as follows:
Copper, gross, 4,7554 TONS or refined tons.
fz5,31ot, al ~ cts per 1877 ,450
Fish IN casks. 90 900
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THE residence OF Rev Isaac Anderson, d. d.. of
Mary vile, Tenn was destroyed by fire on We'd
nesday night of last week. consuming his extensive
library furniture, &c.
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FROM Rio JANEIRo.-Rio dates are to Feb IA. A
disagreement had taken place between Rear Admiral
Johnstone, commanding the British Squsdron in
South America and the Commander Of the U. 8. Sta
tion in the same seas
1t appears that merchant steam vessel arrived at
Rio from the United States, under the preterce of
taking in Goals, and carrying ansAmerican Gag. Rear
Admiral Johnsone, being informed that the stranger
had on board great quantity of ammunition, and
that she was Russian prvateer, he, veil NJ the
English Charge dAfairs, demanded from the Arneri-
can Commodore an explanation of the ruuor, which
he described az being entirely false.
In the meantime, the English and French vessels
in harbor made ready TO follow the American imme.
dately she left the Rio waters, it being beered she
on cruise TO the Pacific, where she would hoist
the Russian flag. 1t was afterwards, however dis.
covered that the vessel not Russian privsteer,
and the question had friendly termination.
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Hon. Thos. b. Flournoy addre ss, d an American
meeting at Halifax 9. H., on Monday last.