The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-14

forms that The mysterious whistle produced BY
the whistle valve dropping, and letting cut an IN
voluntary YELL now and then. as the engine slowly
coois eli What an explosion Of romance u
strikes us that Staun.on, that delightful and go
ahead town, is for getting too fast With internal
| improvements II is not satisfied even With the
noble Central Railroad, but il must get up spIll
train, tearing over the country at a more rapic
| rate than the t'headiess horsemer' or the + y
lag Dritchman,n aud startling honest people from
| their siumbers,
| COLLEGE CoMMENcguEyT.-The commence
mept Of Dickinson College, Pa, tooi place on the
| 10Th Among ihe graduates @io delivered al
| dresses were the following from Virginia " III
| Harnsberser, Port Republic j. P. Marshall, Paris
| w b Waiston, DruIamqndtown. Ibe degree o.
| A. h was conferred upon Vim. II. Parsons, Jas
| z. Marshall and W NJ Harnsberger Of w.
Wesley 3. orli6, respectable citizen Of Rich
! mend county, Va, committed suicide last woek oy
! shooting himself.
| The bill for the relief OF the heirs of Gen. Ar
| thur St Clair, of the Revolutionary Army, has
/ passed the Senate. The heirs by this bill will get
| $4,000.
! "
the nited States against Herbert, for the killing
| Of Heating, III Washington, was concluded on Sa.
| t,irday. Nr Brewer counsel for the prosecution,
! coutaudcd that the killing came under the lesser
| degree If murder, viz: manslsughter,
|
| Nr. W. z. Il Pollard, of Hanover county, Va,
died at the Virginia Hotel, in Stanton, on ihs elh
| instant
atIo-, IN a.
New York some weeks ago, for the disposition of
unpaid letters addressed to persons rtta Tie mi.
I'd Satss, being found to work satisfactorily the
Postmaster General has given directions for it TO be
extended to all other offices as early as practice
Bile Blank circulars and note Of Instructions have
been printed snd will be distributed to postmastes
in due course Of business. The following copy OF
this circular aud note vii. show what this plan IS
viz
POST OFPicE ----, l85--.
letter bearing -FOUR address is detained IN this
Office foE por payment Of postage. BY enclosing
tc me, immediately IN recent of this - three
csrtSLG.ap Gga g'rs 1y.Ag your note OF reply, the
letter will be duly forwarded according to It's d.
rection. Respectfully yours,
Postmaster
Observation-Disclosures will fiji up address and
frank the above notice without the use of an en-
velope 70 all persons in the United States for hon
4ppaid letters shall have been deposited in their of
tices and may dispense with tn former practice
OF posting up notices IN their offices that such let
tiers save been deposited therein.
JAMES CAMPBELL
Postmaster General
HIaH PRICES ouT WEsr--A correspondent OF
the New York Herald. writing from Dubuque,
Iowa, says
Rents are hieh-annrmousIy big!i; such de-
mand for uouses prsessasDs about as high in pro
portion. A Inechanse as a. per day in New York
CITY is better Oft thas mechanics at 81 SO per day
at Dubuque or Davenport. Speculation in city
and village property Is ranging high; business lots
in Dubuque and Davenport are selling from $500
to $40 per front foot in this place, and Iowa City
nearly as high.
RUSSIAN ENiGRAsTs TO AMERICA-A very eS
tens.ye expedition is preparin 81 Hamburg by the
agents OF the Russian American Company TO sail
in sbou. month for the Russian possessions of the
west COAT of America 1t will consist efihe Rms
sian ships Czarowitsch and Grand Dnke Constan
tine. which managed to elude the vigilance CT the
British cruisers AT the commencement Of the la'e
war A Hamburg steamer has been engaged 10
accompany tia ex pst,iiion, which ii is calculated
ill carry out altogether near 500 persons.
REV THEorokE PARKER. IN the course Of bis
sermon last Sunday. says: Six halfhorse, halt
alligator men from Kentucky or Missouri, will put
10 flight all the ieud-talking. spread eagle Free
Sellers AMI Abotionis's ct New Eaglsnd" The
Boston JDHgEai Thinks II s1S Kansas PIIligFS ntS
FROM New England viii not fight battle they
had better stay at home. Why do not the pnliti.
cal editors and political elergymen go out to kan
sas themselves and "ight oattle'4
AMERICAS PORK IN. FaaNGE-It il stated that
the Preach etovefnment finding Itself al the close
of the war, with a stock of American Pork on
hand. amounting 20 $1,000 barrels, advertised at
pubic safe OF 2tpl9V0 KIDS, te take place On the
lSsn; but as the hnated price of 1909 francs per 20
lots, Or nett lsu0 kllos, with FIVE and half per ct
auction charges. coaid not be realized the sale did
| not come Oft
/ SALE OF railroads.&c. whole property Of
the sandusky, Mansfield and Newark RAILROAD
Company, is 10 be sold in pursuance of an order
OF court, at sandusky Ohio, on Tuesday, july
ed The road has been in operation some time
aud the stock Includes fourteen locomotives be-
sides large number of passenger, gravel and
freight ears The minimum price at which 1t can
De sold is SGi5eoe
| COL BEET0N on PLATFORMS While Col
Benton Was speaking the other day Ia one of the
towns OF Missouri, the platform gave way but the
olu wai horse nrburt aud declared thai j. was
his prerogstlye to break through platforms thai
he was bred TO the Consultation aud did net suffer
aposiAte Fenegades and ntercenaries with the pen
feathers hardly covered By tie livery of oifice 70
define or originate MS political principles.
| HEAVY CaR6o--The steamship Jamestown,
| tapt Parish, which left Norfolk fcf New York on
Wednesday last. had On board 2 900 barrels Of po
tatoes sad cuenmbcrs, 3s5 boxes and / u55 baskets
EfrfaY BuRshD.-The citizens OF New Market
va on the night OF the 4th int, buried IN efhgy
t;eerse Rye, Of Woodstock, for attending the
Phsiadeiphia Republican Convention.
gentsei looking young man has been ses
fenced 70 SIX months irnprisonment at Buffalo. n
Tor kissing girl in the street when she did moi
want MIN 70. Kisses are dear tu Bnffaio