The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-19


The DAILY DIsPAICH-
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waoLrsAlk roIsos.so !. .k h.s ,.s w't ~ Z
he house az Jesmes Steele. near kisan9 0nat -
were taken eeriously nj and physiesans sent 20;
who wers sfepipses that The ~ wness esfx IA -
Thnrsdsv nIs1t ana Mr. Steele, his wife, and an
ssher rhil6 Srs Jes Walker and child. Mrs ~.
Brsalsy and child. MIm Jniia Morgan, Mrs Meps
And xrrs ThAopsitus Jones, continued very Iow-
No ciae 10 he poisoning bad been Uncovered
rrRaryrc II ArIsroRx --oa the ID Inst, dis-
astrous hail storm fell q LsOe go Mia tn
haii came DOWN with such force. As ~ some cases
20 penetrate through the shingles OF tne TOOLS -
some women through fear, ran oas. ana sneir
1sce. were black and blue from the peltlng hail
sheer ! "a fowls were killed, and the fields were
.trewn = IN dead crows and small birds. Many
farmers .Fsred the entire loss Of their crops
R.Rg pRssgST-A letter from Rome 70 =
Brussels paper SAYS: Among the presents taken
by Cardinal Patrizzi TO the imperial family Of
France. there is one that deserves especial stten-
ton. II Is large emerald. bnt ia formed Of two
parts fitted 10 one another an. II enc:oses straw
from the naager Of Bethlehem The Prince I'm.
perial Is TO wear this relic around his neck. The
j straw has been pleased by Pope PiusIx-r
WHEAT AND BARLEr.-The Arst of the season
arrived at Msysyille, KY, last Wednesday. 1t
was portion Of crop Of GOO bushels contracted
thai market is now 81. One house in Maysvile
has contracted for 600 acres $4,000 bushels) Of
wheat, At o. For rye IS cents is offered.
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ny A A. Eo lv an he mo ntnox NJ
the 10th instant the bank of L. G. Berry g. Co,
Adrian. Mich was entered by burglars through
second story window, and 5000 were stolen from
the safe, the key q which was taken By the bur
premises Three thousand dollars Of the SUM were
In gold, the rest in bills.
Too MUCH STAGGERING "A letter TO one of
the editors of the Journal of Commerce, from q
Northern clergyman, travelling In Missouri. says :
Il saw the Chicago boys soon after their reti.f
from their arnor at Lexington. If they had boast
ed less, the Lexington people would have let them
alone. Indeed. If Kansas fails to come in az free
State the Abotionsts have to thank their own bad
spirit and misguided measures for the result This
ID the opinion of the numerous Free State men
now in Missouri, who have decided preferences for
freedom"
COOLIES AT HAVANA A Havana correspondent
Of the New York Journal of Commerce, under
date Of the 10th of July, states that cargo of
$50 negroes were landed at and distributed from
the bay of Cabannas about ten days before that
that time The landing was effected without dis
covery, by an American sclipper ship built down
East and fitted out in New York"
Hor SUBJECT FOR THE sEAsoN.-The follow
ing advertisement, signed by the pastor, appear
ed 10 Worcester (Mass) paper last weak
Notice-By particular request, there will be q
meeting at the Wesleyan Church, in Leicester. on
Pleasant street. at S O'Clock, P. NJ, Sunday, July
ID Subject-4elt Fire and Politics
HORSE STEALING.-There seems to be . regu.
!arly organized gang of horse thieves now ope.
rating in Wisconsin, about % 600 worth of
horses have been stolen in Grant county, of that
State, In the past ten days.
SINGULAR MokTALITY--One year ago, says
the Highstone, N. j.. Record, there were living
near this place. the widows of nine brothers,
named Thompson. Two Of these widows have
since died.
SINGULAR PHENOMENON The Detroit, Micbi-
gan. Tribune says. that in Grand River, Eaton
Rapids, and towards Jackson, the fish are dying
in large quantities. The citizens of Easton Ra-
pids have taken them from the water at the rate
.of fourteen barrels per day. and buried them, to
preventive stencil arising from their putrefacton.
STEAM FIRE ENGINES The steam FIRE depart
ment of Cincinnati, has just made its third annual
report The entire expense of the department du-
ring the past year, was S7462O ls. There in
the employ of the department 43l men and AZ hor.
ses. In speaking of the Steam Fire Engines, Mr.
Clements says, there has been added to the three
steam engines, four smaller ones, working single
pump, with capacity of throwing upon fire H.
424 gallons per hour these In connection with the
doublecyiinder aud double pump engines have
capacity of throwing 1850 gallons of water per
hour. These steam engines, the Engineer says,
furnish much greater and more reliable protec-
ton against the spread of a fire. than the fourteen
haad companies with their twenty-eight engines,
whose greatest capacity when worked up to the
fullest power, was l2l, 2l2 gallons per hour.
CANADIAN INDEpENDEN The Montreal Post
says;
sue. sure, If Canada remains united will that is.
sue be independence. Itmay be question of years.
hut 1t is worth waiting for 1t may be q question
involving subordiaacy to England for time, but
the direct tendency Of that countrys legislation is
10 train us for Independent self government. We
increase will obviate that difficulty We
may be divided but only social and local ques-
tions. We may fall out. by the way, but let no
stranger intermeddle with our quarrels; for.
tune is in our own hands-we may mako or mar
it, just as prudence or folly may influence us; but
let no fanatical speculation, no political strata
gem, divide our unity of effort"
FIRES IN NEW YoRK-The report of the ri, a
Marshal of N. York. for the six months beginning
with December, 1855, and ending May 3lsf, 1856
has just been published. 1t appears that during
the period embraced in this report, there were in
all l67 ires; and that the total alleged loss they
occasioned is 1862 924 Insurance, 81, 837 1873 =
Amount paid, @33965 OF these fires, sixty. five
are supposed to be the work of incendaries, which
ia a decrease of % in the number of incendiary
fires, during the preceding six months
LAND WARRANTS -Thompson's Bank Note Re-
porter says that the demand for warrants in New
York Is light, yet, to fill orders promptly, finds i.
necessary 70 advance rates trife They are now
July 4) buying and selling as follows:
Buying. Selling.
100 acre warrants at. ..... 80 95 81 60 SO
100 acre warrants at ..... 0 % q 96
50 acre warrants At. 500. O 80 90
81 acre warrants at...... O93 O97
40 acre warrants at L 10 l l6
NEW BANKS AND BANKING CAPITAL-There
are sixty eight bank applications for charter ard
Increase OF capital advertised to be brought before
the next Pennsylvania Legislature showing An o..
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The grass CROP all over New England, IL very