The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-31


pcious circumstances has been noticed. Il now
appears that he was scalded to death by his own
servants. The Petersburg Express, of yesterday,
says: %
From such facts - we have been enabled to rather
II seems that negro man belonging to him had for
some time ah:ented himself Mr. Norwood suspected
tnst two Of his negroes ws5s hsrsorns the r1n.wsy
several nights previous to his MURDER locked up the
two suspected In an out house on the prsmises On
and large pot of boiling water which had been pre-
pared for the purpose, was poured through funnel
down his Throat, until life became extinct He was
prsed of the death. His two little daugErers were
asleep at the time in the chamber but Of course could
tell nothing OF the sudden and mysterious manner in
which they had been deprived of their protector.
The negroes have been arrested, and are in jail.
Mr.. N. was well known to the commercial commu.
nifty Of Petersburg, Va.
NEW JERSEY PoLITIcs-A despatch from
Trenton, New Jersey, to the New York Express,
dated the 2sth inst, says:
The Republicans and Americans met here today
| for the purpose of forming Union Electoral
Ticket respectable number of both parties
were present They met In seperate conventions
The Republicans proposed TO the Americans q
fusion similar to thstpre.ended to have beed made
IN Pennsyiyania, buta difficulty arose about the
terms of the proposition A second proposition
ives then made by the Republicans to which the
Americans answered that no arrangement could
be made The Republicans then directed their
executive Committee to prepare statement
OF the matter Both conventions adjourned and
no fuhi N was effected. 49,
DEAR FOR THE WHIsTLE.-The Herald esti.
| mates the amount Of money which George Law
has paid to political suckers" during the past
year at 100000! OF this sum il is said about
3l5 600 has gone to sustain = sheet whose editor
prOfessed to control the Herald" Since that
iOurDa has shNvvn uhxl
great contractor" slide down long descending
grade, Mr.. Law has shut off the supplies It Is
rumored that Mr.. Law is preparing political ex.
pose which will ''astonish the natives" but will
withhold 1t till after the election.
[New York Mirror.
PsRrRAIr OF Gov 0EARY.-A Kansas correspon
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette describes Gov Geary
| thus: .-@-s
"Gov. Geary is about six feet two inches in height
broad shoudersd and bony, but 1eshy and having
slight soop His fore head il not good; his eyes are
deep sunksn in his head resembling port holes in
fort. His nose is thin. long, and nclining to pug
the lower extremity showing inclination to turn
upwards, ss though he would draw his inspirations
from stratum above that breathed by common NOR.
tails. His color il sailow and bad and the face al.
| most exprsssionless He wears his beard long, but
the hair of his head cropped short few gray hairs
| appear in his beard He wore q simple citizens
dress-a long akrted blue frock coat bell crowned
chimney pot hat lorg ago cut of fashion, but we'll
preserved-but his manner for civilian wsnder
| fully dignihed"
| Posr OFFICE AFFAIRs-Postmaster General
Campbell orders the following:
William Cotton to be postmaster ct Clifton, King
Gesrse county, Va, vice addison Hansford. Jno E.
souDtY yes Wm Wade %oui.s Rs9 YoanR post
master at Rude's Mills Lewis CO., Va vice Edwin D.
Rude. D.. Ii. Perry postmaster at Burks Garden,
Tazewell CO., Va, vice s. Hsninger: C. F. Stone
postmaster at Canesville Preston CO.. Va vice Jacob
HYDE BENJAMIN H +: Bradley postmaster q. I'M Ma,ss =.
| C.,,;tb W. trtr
William b. Perkins. William r. Nicol psstmastel
at Rapid Ann, Madison CO, vice Aionzo Miller. Jno
rem CO., Va, vice Eweli Baker. John P. Mann post
master at North Garden, Albemarle c., Va, vice
| g. Sutherland. James w. jordan pestmastsr q
Gainesville, Prince William CO., Va, vice Albert w
Gray.
GREAT ROBBERY or JEwELs.-The London police
are on the lookout for the recovery Of sasket oi
/ jewels recently stolen from tho Baroness Anselms
Do Roshschild: The % robbery wa. committed at th'
| tho Maine. The jewels were in casket the value
Of the contents being estimated at 206 600 frsncs-
three rowe were of ten to twelve grain pearls, and
Of twenty to thirty sraia pearls the last alone
being worth 600 francs and she whole from 80 oet
with diamonds, valued at 10 600 francs; a serpent
ring. with diamond, the interior engraved, in mem
ory of Hannah de Rothschild' four large pearl but
TONS surrounded with DIAMONDS; six bracelets OF dla
monds, emeraids, rubies
TIE u 8. FRIGATE MExHrMAc.-The United
| Statea screw steam frsste AerTimac will, 1t 10 ex
psotsd, take her departure from eouthamPton Water
in about fortn2hts time. Amongst the visitors o
the frisate during the last wesk were several cap
tsins and commanders in the roysl navy and military
| efissrs; Sir John kennie the engineer; Aajsr Gen
ersi Dickson, whe fought in the last American war
and taken prisoner; and the Portuguese Minister
to Brazil. On Saturday the fnsate was visitsd BY
Count Pontiatine, Vies-Admirsi in the Rus.iaI
services, and aids de-eamp to the Emperor Of Russia
They all expressed themselves delighted with the
appearance of the Merrimac. Her officers have beer
to be- given BY him to the Directors of the Europesr
| and Australian Mail Packet Company and the head
of tho Southampton Government Departments, q
the Dolphin Hotel in that town, the day previsus t.
the sailing the first mail packet for Australia unde
the new contract An order has been issued by tht
Government to allow the officers Of the Merrim.o L
view all the dock yards and naval establishments II
the kingdom that they may choose to visit.
NEGRO BANDITS IN NALABAMA-Mr Chester, edi
tor Of this paper (says the Syracuse JournS has
ceived letter from his brother-ln-l law, william
failing the particulars of an exciting scene through
which he had lately passed. Mr. Wright was travel
ling in company with party of gentlemen BY stage
towards TuScumba, Ala, on the 18th ult. The road
were new, ant a portion lay through . thick swamp
While in tho midst of this swamp nine negroes sur
rounded the stage and ordered the occupants il
aght and deliver. One ofthe stage party refused t
comply with their demands when fight ensued.
burly negro attacked Mr.. Wright and was dispatched
pitched upon MI Wright, succeeded in deprvins hin
of his dirk and attempted to stab him. In wsrdinl
off the blow Mr.. Wright lost three Of his fngers.-
The negro subsequently shot by one Of the party
At this juncture another stage came up, and tn
seven remaining negroes made hssty exit.
AN ACRE OF FIsH-On Monday soma of the Ports
mouth boats fell in with unusually large shoal o
menhsdden just this eide of Castle Hill. They hs
previously taken q shoal near the Dumplings, par
Of which they put board q soop ana the rest " q
sent off In boats. They then captured the QUITE
shoal and at least twelve hundred barrels were pur
sued those the boats at hand could only take thrs
hundred and fifty barrels and the rest they wsr
forced to let 20 again. We the shoal half hou
before it was pursued 1t covered at least an acre
and dense, solid mass of fish, swept along ab
the tide, for they were too thckiy packed to swim
and those the surface continually forced ou
Of the water.-Nerport Mercury
RESULT OF "SPREE."-Philip Weber con
! victed of the murder of George Dsior, in q drum
i ken ARRAY in August last, was on Tuesday sen
fenced to l2 years in the New Jersey Stale Pri
| son.
THE OCEAN STEAM COMPANY, between New
York and Bremen, has been very successful. /
10 said that in addition to regular dividends th,
| Company has accumulated . surplus OF el00, 600
in = capital Of $500 600.
l. Long TENURE OF OFFIcE.-Jno Allen, o
| Hardinsburg, KY, was appointed Clerk OF thi