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WRETcHED CONDITION OF THE INHABITANTS
OF KARs.-A correspondent of the London Times
says of the militia and Bashi Bazouks who aided
in the defence of Kars
Numbers have been frozen TO death, and the VII
lagos along tho road from kars filled with their
miserable comrades, who have sunk exhausted
upon the way. We see them staggering in all
day along the principal thoroHghfares into the city,
haggard and footsore, their countenances half idi-
otic from cold, hunger and fatigue.
Their condition even before leaving Kars was as
wretched as could be; SO much SO Il quote word
for word from an eye-witness) that it was posi-
lively painful to stir out of doors. They were ly.
ing about in all directions, groaning piteously,
watching the Russian provision wagons, which, az
if to add to their misery, passed almost all day
within their ken. Towns people and soldiers alike
suffered all the horros of famine. The former
crowded around the General as he rode out of his
quarters and prayed him, with all the eloquence
OF despair, to seek some means to put an end to
their misery. Women forced their way into his
very rooms, and throwing their starving children
at his feet, implored him rather to kill them at
once than to let them perish thus piece.meal for
want of sustenance
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MAIL LRoBBERIEs-Withint the last few weeks
the loss ofletters containing money drafts either
mailed In Detroit post-offee, sent 10 Detroit
from other points, has become alarmingly frequent
Among those that have thus disappeared Il one
containing New York drafts amounting to 81, 500
Detroit 4kreTfisT.
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having been thoroughly repaired, greatly enlarged.
and newly furuished throrshout i now open % ehs
penhc and from ita central location, being dtnased
from the Post Once, aud in The centre of the princ-
pal mars onen superior advantages 10 txn1sausens-
rally, and persona from the country. e large and
House. - -
The @ TasLEs viii at ali times b supplied With the
s osM suDGannas tne markets afford. The Ban will
9uors Cordials and Cisa imported expresIv for this
aonse and no pans Ei b spared on he pcr of the
charged in the ety and to give perfect s.tissctcn TO
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PREPARATIONS. FOR wAR.-The Liverpo,

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR-The Lverpool
Times, received by the America, says:
That the British government believes that the
propositions which are being just now promulga.
ted by diplomatists are not likely to end in any
peaceful issue, may be inferred from the extensive
preparations which are being made all over the
country for renewing hoStilites during the ensuing
spring. What is doing in the principal foundries
throughout the kingdom, may be judged from the
activity displayed in Liverpool alone, where an
immense amount Of war materlel is in process of
construction First OF all may be mentioned the
name OF Mr.. John Laird, the well known ship
builder who has, in lIis yards at Birkenhead and
Liverpool, fourteen wooden screw gunboats, al
ready far advanced il construction of 240 tons and
about sxty-horse power each, to be armed with
tw heavy guns apiece.
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FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN CASADA--The fol.
lowing account of a fire and melancholy loss of
life In Reach Is from an extra of the Ontario Re
porter, dated Monday:
"a fire broke out in the dwelling house of Mr.
Richmond, Prince Albert, on Saturday morning,
which we are sorry TO record, was attended with a
melancholy loss of life. The flames had enyeop.
ed the entire building before the inmates, who
wera all in bed became aware of the fact, and ter.
ror-stricken, each on awaking rushed from the flu.
ry OF the flames with the instinct of self preserva
tion. When it was discovered that one OF the
daughters yet remained in tho house. young man
named Foley, who had stopped at Mr.. Richmond's
that night, dashed through the flames to rescue the
sleeping girl, but, painful to relate neither came
out alive, both having met frghtful death in the
destructive confagration
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ExrLosIoN.-In Portsmouth, on Saturday, the
engine "Romulus," which had just arrived with a
freight train, and was moving slowly backward,
exploded, with deafening noise. No one was
hurt s48
FUNERAL--Rev. @. A. Davis, of Portsmouth on
Sunday last. preached the funeral sermon of those
of his church who fell during the epidemic
DISMAL SwAMpCASAL-The navigation of the
canal which had been stopped by the ice during
the late cold SPELL Is again open, and large quanti
ties Of corn are arriving in Norfolk by it.
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ITS ORiaIS.-TheA famous expression, "The
time that tried mems souls" occurs, says the
Boston Transcript In the opening number Of :
series Of able political papers called The Crisis.
Revelation. They bear date from December, l7st
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,



TUESDAY, Jan. %, 1856.
The Senate was called 10 order by Lieut. Gov
McCoaAs. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Edwards.
The Presidenf laid before the Senate messa re
from the Governor of the Commonwealth. concern.
Ing the officers and soldiers of Virginia in the Rev.
olutionary War.
a BILL REJECTED
= A bill amending an act concerning salaries of
the government was lost-ayes II. noes 16. On
motion OF Mr.. PARKS, the vote rejecting the bill
was reconsidered, and the bill laid on the table
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Clarkaville and RoxborouQh
plank road company.
A bill Incorporating the Portsmouth and Lake
Drummond Water Company. ff
House bill to incorporate the Loudoun Agricul-
tural Institute
House bill to amend the charter of Martha Wash
ington College.
The bill to authorize payment of interest due
and unpaid on the guaranteed bonds of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio canal company came up, and an
amendment providing for the interest of 1857, was
opposed by Messrs. REGER, CAMPBELL and BRAx-
TON, and advocated by Messrs. DOUGLASS, CAT
LETT and PARKS, on the ground of the hopeless
insolvency ofthe company and its utter inability to
pay its interest. The amendment was carried
ayes 23 noes IL.
Pending the consideration of other amendments
to the bills,
On motion of Mr. WELSH the Senate adjourned
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y the new builAing epposits - Exeha19e notsI--
entranes the sans e that 70 H. hoeel TIKI ssssb-
nshment oo the European plan. = this day oDsn fos
hopes that the and elegant style u weh be has
nfsed up his saloon, win far meet their &pprubskon
He soiicits . visit J. w. SMITH
il IS fafe a LvsnhR-rrsVs
a MERlCAN HOTEL, RlCHMOND, VA.
"A The travelling publie 4 respectfully inlssusd
psrnusl mpervision q ths onhserfbsr. ~
Tho GILM0R HOUSE, nslemors. viII bn suSe9.
intended By HI. w 3. WARMER, Qsts of Sc Niehs-
=; ;.ss.I1s g. In a.' NiIoEprRoxn srrru
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A ssats Agricultural Society bar bssn organized
n Ksntneky.
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The lsgisiature q Nafne has repealed ths law Of
the lsss sesston psohibisihg ths 6tats courss 0on
uaturaiixing aliens
Mr. a. r. Tsbb has heen appotsted = - ~
clesk u he 0oupon lYA) Navy Yard, salnEy
el2o0
a ANY q thrss Eneliahmsn. Iaxt month. sseeed.
a Mount ida, u Cre4e. They are sald - b. the
nrss Eneiishmep who svsr made Ills aecenk
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/
bss. :ub.snsiaI the markets ssord. he BAs WI iii
also be supplied with the most choice brsnds Of L.
and pains @ Ss &c f "a. ss
Proprietor render this tho Set Sous ~ ~ No..
N ,ne sis{; and TO give perfect stisseen TO
- ' TERMS,
Transient Boardes, per day day.................s 30
. Per rweek................,e q 90
:, breakfast.. S7k
Dinner.................... so
Super. p;sr................... Mi
u perm.nent Day and Weekly Io..;s;. .o.oss.
modated on the most favorable terms. il So
NJOTICE-TO PASSENl3ENs5 15N T1E
s,nE H RiSHMoHD alapH AMP DaNyILLE, AND s0UTH
Breakfast: BrsaEfas1:: Ample dine s,ve.
daily with It al1H shs Juneopp s p.s
the Richmond and Danyle and south-Sids Raiirosds
%y Ia@iaa = 'A' '- u sas. i1s I'D BURKE
Winter win ind sss po%aAs sSs fs. ssuaaISt ao6tsHs sss
very pleasant agreeable and conveaient Hotel to TOP
at It's location Is IN the most agreeable part Of tha
city Being convenient to the Capitol and the most
business parts Of the city also places Of susesnt
'si + is:
N informed that on and aifer sATuRDAY. iss u
September, the trains of the RAILROAD
guMPaly Will alWal5 StOp " tno SLASH COITA9E
HOTEL sufficient time to allow those who deoirs to
do 90, to obtain Breakfast or Supper. Bythe
PROPkIETORe.
Slash Cottage Hotel. Aug. 81, 1855. suSi
EXCHANGE HOTEL, KickmOud. Va.
~ JOHN 2. BALLARD, Proprietor-To MEN
BERs OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OTHERS Wish
ING TO SPEND THE WINTER IN THE CITY: The sub
scriber begs leave TO say to all persons wishing to
spend the winter in the city that hs has been engaged
for some time in renewing, beautfying and adding
much to the comfort and convenience Of his Hotel
(the Exchange,) and besides which, his new Hotel
lBallard's) is nearly completed, which viii enable
him to accommodate about z5 members Of the Gene.
raj Assembly, In additionto his former numbsrs in
style and manner that he has before been able
to afford; and having paid much attention to tho plan
and arrangements of his new Hotel, he can conf !.
dently say, that the he will have to ODER to
members this season, are greatly superior 10 any ho
has heretofore known and a his greatest pleasurs in
his business II TO make his guests comfortable and con.
tented, he pledges his best sxertions 70 that end
Being thankful for past favors which have been 20
generously bestowed upon him, he ssks continuance
of the same. JOHN p. BALLARD,
no 2l--ts Proprietor Of the Exchanse Hotsi.
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FROM FORT PIERCR.-Dates from Fort Pierce
to the 18th uit. have been received The troops
there We're comfortably quartered Major Howe s
command has been sent out ON an exnedit;on ard
had not been heard from. Gen Harvey was 1T
ting out an expedition of 100 men for an excursion
up the Missoui river. The Sioux Indians were In
hold a grand council at Fort Pierce in February
10 settle the basis of peace. The weather was s:.
we're and there had been much snow
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CHEAP CoAL-An association has been formed
in New York city for the purpose of mining Goa
for the use Of members of the association who are
thus secured full weight at the lowest cost The
capital is fixed at 100000, In shares of $40 each
Each share to entitie the holder to two tons ofcoa
per annun at the cost Of mining and transporta
tf,x.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.
VIRGINIA. lNTRLLIGENCK.

wednesday Merninx, january %, 1855
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MUNICIPAL EXPENSES IN ENGLAND.-By a par.
liamentary return, just published, 1t appears that
the expenditure of the Easlish boroughs for muni
pal purposes, is as follows:
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WHAT THE KARS CAPITULATIoN GIVES THE
RUsSIASs-The capitulatiOn of Kars appears to
be very great advantage gained by Russia,
which counterbalances in great measure the los
ses in the Crimea. By the possession of this COM
manding position Russia has control of the great
highway by which the trade of Western Europe
finds its way overland from Trebizond to Persia
and the countries Of. Central Asia which lies be-
yond it. Russia was beginning to suffer from
drying up of the supplies required to enable her to
carry on thewar The capture of Kars enables her
to stop the current of European commerce through
Turkey and Central Asia, and compel the stream
TO flow across her own territories; thus partially
neutraliziHg the pressure her own trade was be.
ginning to feel, and enabling her to protract the
war Persia itself is placed in a condition of mer.
camille depenpence upon Russia, which, with her
evident leaning in the same direction, it is be-
lieved will induce her to pick quarrel with Tur-
key, for the purpose of extending her dominions
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-23

I BROWN, Jr., stock Broker, has re
-. moved his Office to No. Isl tZimmermans) corne
Main and 18th streets 6-eod.s
frBOMAS HOW, 2lD Main street, Ia
receiving his fall supply Of Block Tin Goods,
suitable for housekeepers. Also of Wood Ware COM
prisipa every article in that line oc Is
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UncIudlng largo Sims borroWed for various pub
lie works'D
Ol.0l
1t seems fortunate that the smaller expenses of
our General Government go long way to make up
the difference for the greater expensiveness of our
municipal government
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IL COMMISSION MERCHANTS IA Main street,
will attend to all sales Of Resl and Personal Estate
also to tho sales Of House Furniture, Stock Goods &c.
&c, Oh accommodating terms.
P. LARUs JAMES N SHIHE.-
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TEURPIN, ROPER 81 MURRAY, Under-
Il TAKERS, No. Governor street, Richmond, Va.
Keep constantly on hand all kinds of readymade COZ
FINS and METALLIC BURIAL CASES.
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- DACON Il hERvILL.
GENEp Al CnMMISSInN' 'MCu cIy . MTG

ID GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Receive consignments of Tobacco, Flour, Corn,
Wheat &c. and give their personal attention to sales
of came, and keep constantly on hand large and gene
ral assortment of Groceries, Seed, Peruvian Guano
Gc fe eH-d&wts
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THOMAS w. kEESEE, Auctioneer OF.
i 6cs with George J. SUMNER No ~ Pearl street
.,in.ion of Merchandise Household Furniture, &c.
Also. 10 Renting cut Houses. Collecting &C.
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L winter, will find the POWIiATAN HOUaE
very pleasant agreeable and convelent Hotel "a TOR
at Its location is in the most agreeable part Of the
ety. BENG convenient to the Capitol and the most
Offers inducements that cannot fail to please
do IL JOHN DARRACOTf Pronviefor
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NOTICE. .. Orders for Midloehian Coal
! Y left with r. J. ARCHER, Shockoe Slip, or o. 81.
CHARLEY, ON 18th street, viii meet with prompt
attention. 10 22-6om
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03

H., sn,h abrupt cutting of az 'h's
M =, ,,,I,v of seems harsh an' o'"o''
IL, 90 the few wealthy men WI
| - :; ,hes vice, for the sake o' ~ "''''
| " t animate in eloquent anu 1o''
10" .,|;r s.v.r.poe from the Navy can scA ooY 'o
arc 'i'" d;.c,oce But / AN thinking OF the poor
- edn,ated to the pursuit from carry ooy
I r.,dered urfi, for any otler are oo~ 'ufned
.,,.on ,he world with families dePeodent upon thelr
I.,;ors Poorly paid while in the service, they are
ox, hid to starve out of II. Our gallGut navy II Is
dne much for the honor of our country, and with oar
ovennwipg treasury. think We could have afforded
little generosity, and offered an asylum to the nm
srtunates who from age or infrGtics are no longer
useful.
W. found the here OF the Texan wars leaning grace
fully against desk, and slipping bowl of pepper tea
as be poured out peppery discourse. The Seuate
Chamber wss crowded. Little less personality and
more room in the galleries would have made 1t pleas
arter. ] must admit that the old gentleman was not
so entertaining had anticipated, and found my
sell listerng to an eDtertang young gentleman at my
eide rather than the war veteran. As said be-
FORE the Naval Beard in losing its novelty has ceased
to be interesting.
We soon lett the Senate Chamber for visit to the
House. presume that honorable body wa. engaged
oD something, and that the something was important
to the country. But il is such confused and conias-
ing place. that always have to look into the paper
the day following to find out what was going on.
have some little land marks by which l can guess at
the state of affairs. For example, never see Lewis
D. Campbell on his feet but | know that some bu'i-
ness Of importance to the welfare Of the country is
being transacted-this gentleman having won for
himself high position as Chairman of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means. Jones ef Tennessee, or
Letcher or Phelps, Haven, indicate private claims
and attacks thereon, points of ORDER Messrs Grow
Kiett Stanton and host of Others up always Oh
National subjects But l always gather my shaw.
about me and pick up my fan when the member for
Buncombe gets the floor. The member for Buncombe
deserves better treatment than thus to be introduced
at the tnd Of letter. He shall have a chapter to
hmself. I. b.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03

showers which commenced about the 18th nit.
Bnt The mining interest has ss set received bYt
euiah impetus from the same source, as il requires
larger amount OF water than the rains have az
}" tuPphtd to afford those Who wash the precious
nt'a1s ir' m the saIds, clay aud gravel of our soil
. sunc'ency OF that element for their purposes
he IL Well uncerstocd that there is another sort Of
INNING ard that the brasch which is fast becon-
ing. aEl Ii certain to become the staple business
OF tahiorpia' needs no rains, but is all the bet
ter the lees Of them fall; that is ousrt, m;nny.
but of this in due time. However rsvar,ina =, .
the subject OF real estate in this ci,y the 80,
are matter of but temporary influence one VA
aud their cessation another. The feeling ON IL
whole. is one Of mpr,veme from the dead .leyrl
fallen into some twelve months ago, an improve
ment slow so far, but perhaps all the more rea-
bic here for being slow How far will this m-
proyement 90 viii it bold what it has gained,
or ever lose some of that gain How soon may
suy improvement worth scting on be effected Z
1Lese are inquiries which may interest many
readers of The TRIBUNE, and with regard 10
which, without attempting TO- dogmatise sail 10
able TO offer them a few facts and suggest ,ns.
But these my contracting space warns me TO defer
until l again have this pleasure in about fourteen
ngxs h, Ira
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03

hon shel ard cilt eagle, also Of non. TIE e,n Ct
tbr base IL Of white marb. and the several Me-. az
it contains the following Inscriptions 10 eupken al,
luteIs:
WASHINGTON
TIE Washington Light i.fsn'r7 of Ch.rie,.ou
10 whose e4.t7ey the Niio<
WILLIAM NAsHEGr1N
Fntrv.d ks pa visited ths .le field Ap-i .fp s
ssan waved over Il The Flag bore BY
him tli OCCASION.
For, MOrlue-Kbs's Nouns 'sin-Cow. .eEs-Egta~ Springs.
HERfrAGE
N-HOWARD-PiCRENS.
To the Viefors Of CO~p-ns:
result their struggles. let emulate the
virtues ~bieb secured il.
The Monument. with It. Whole hight of twelve
e. I'll nds some four rods the right hand sid OF
tie rcsd in front OF our camp where The under brush
Int net all the pines has been cleared away. All
around the road and every side OF this partial
c. oriIg-tbe only one upon the eround-the woods
a1d solItude are almost nnorOken."
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03

rrsrdef , y1's AID dcclrrcd he woald hill him. On
an S .ne ,he Mayor gave bin the az ,staaee Gi
come RI co1tinued 10 sclfch until the mex, evening"
,;.r van, Srned himself for the purpose. About 10
ss,o1k II found her IN company with Singleton, who
.swsr,3 sbusiv,y when Cain sceosted him, and CSia
s,ew rasiol and shot him. the bal entering The back
sf The fead. Having avenged HE daughters ho.o
with boody sacrifice, the wTesched fathsr ran ~ %
Pearl s,r ct Station House and delivered hnseu uP
declaring that he had killed one OF mem tEneS s,reet
The tragedy took place Of the corner on haiI for
and W3,tern row. Cain was held in SO oar na. a.
his Appearance on Wednesday His brother lno % @ @n
Who wa, accompanying him. was ae OeG Singleton was
sNehiorSpehe ana; an :, ocIock last evening o,,
n Oylsg cohdi'loh aI C,n.fup.h ColsDbian zsih'
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
FROM CALIFORNIA.
zee Of The ". Y. Tribune.

Corfespopdencs OF The N. Y. Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday, April 5, 1856.
In my last letter gave some general views Of
the present condition and probable future of this
city ard the State, in general, of California. In
the present shsll try to set before your readers
some facts regarding the past, present and per-
speciive value of real estate in San Francsco-s
subject which, no doubt, many Of them will find Of
considerable interest. Never have inquired the
value Of any article, whose value the answer re.
turned stated at SO widely differing rates as those
assigned BY various parties hers as the present
value Of real estate in San Francisco. The wish
seems father to the thought in every case. Those
whose interest it Ia to see real estate advance in
value or maintain high value, hold that present
rates are at such point as will be found
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03

The citizen sodiery of South Carolina to the number
of two thousand assembled at Cowpens On the cath
ult and erected Monument to the memory of the de-
parted heroes who fought there seventy-fve years
ago. A correspondent of The CAarle't0n Standard
repors the dongs and speeches on the OCCASION aud
describes the Monument a. follows;
"The smallest diameter OF The smart, which Is Of
;-or !. about sI inches, and it is surmounted by
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
"THE TYRANNY OF sHAKERDOM."

To tie Edsto~ u 1hs N. Il. Tytov1s
REsPEcTED FRIEsD: l notice in The TRIBUNE o.
the 23d inst., under the above caption an article
signed "Amasa c. Robinson" Of rather extrsordi-
nary character, for q smdH affair. have often ad-
mired the plan Of The TRIBUNE, in devoting ooumr
for Letters from the People" 1t gives the littis
folks chance to grow bigger, even though it be some
times, as in the present instance little annoying ID
find your name spread before half million Of youe
felow.soveregns, and that under the signature OF
person who certainly would not any more than pas
the ordeal of hia as to whether he was or was noe
right sds up"
In that short article oour ted twelve distinct state
ments that fall under two hes is-rtm peivenions %
the truths, and simple les mode up as think, ior tno
special benefit Of some person behind the curtan csss
and square las it is by some said all things orginslJ
were made =" "ou Of nothing"
The man, A. c. Robinson was spiritual meuums
very mpressible to spirits in and out OF the body
peciay if they impressed him 70 live upon the ~ s
Of Others, instead o! bis own. While In New. 10Th I
was an object of chsity-suppored by hn msha,s
of whom solicited me to let him 60 up 70 sre
Lebanon lsome of these friends were themssses ss ss
up, and are there yeti on visit. As be nsud that
dollar Of money to pay his passage, concno1" not
either the employment he left in the city .s,L,n0
very lucrative, or that he was more given 70 sa.
for the spirits than rorkng for his employer or Of
A. no such person as "the officer who haa c'''s