The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-01
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coRREspoN pENcE oFTH EABfsfAT CHI.
Shocking Suicide First saoss7h lSteamsr James.
toara-M Movements Of s'samers- Hon p. BaSks-
Marriages Of Nots -.
Mr.. John B Fairbank, a patent agent, exten.
sively known IN this city, committed suicide this
morning by leaping from . fifth story window Of
the fremont House After leaving the breakfast
table he went 10 the Hotel Office and wrote note
aud this over, he cooliy proceeded up stairs and
made vain efforts 70 enter several occupied rooms
He then kept on till 6nding room open on tne
dfth floor, when he raised the window and p'ungeo
Reinforcement to the pavement. In his descent ne
struck on the iron fence In front OF the ho'ei'
thereby dashing out his brains and entrsn', pre-
senting shocking sight. His remains were GU
ed up and taken into the hotel when intofmAion
was sent TO the Corners office ,u,.
There was . continued fall OF snow ias. nlkn,
and until sunrise this morning. "heh 'an &c" "AU
the white harbinger Of winter disappeaIeo.
The steamer jamestown, OF the Richmond ana
Norfolk line WAS Yesterday afternoon taken on the
Balance Dock for repairs. She Will be Stripped
recauiked aud newly coppered and aner compie
ting repairs she will be taken to the morgan
Works where she will lay up Tor the winter Inc
Jamestown on her last trip lowed the schooner
John Tvay. of Rappahannock, Virginia, into this
mort having fallen In with her ten miles south Of
Esc Harbor with both masts gone.
Arrived ship VIM. Tell, from Havre. During
,be vnvage on the 18TH in the midst Of q heavy
.aie The Tell lest overheard three of her bands,
Viz: WIN, Petty. second mate, of New York !;
WIN. wards of Boston; and Nicholas Schnider,
Belgium.
Tne Baker trial, II is probable, will last through
all the next week, and the impression seems TO be
that the verdict this time will be manslaughter in
the third degree
James L. Boland, private Waterman while on
duty on board the schooner Argus, lying at Pier
No % East River, on Thursday night, discovered
q river thief secreted in the hold for the purpose
,f rIupderinu he vessel The watchman aftaupt
cd to arrest him, when struggle eusued, In which
the thief suatched the watchman's pistol from his
hand and shot the latter in the thigh. The rascal
then fed
The steamship Philadelphia arrived to-day, from
New Orleans via Havara. The Philadelphia
landed % Passengers At Havana, and brings 81
foI this port She also brings company II Cd
Regiment Artillery, United States army, under
command of Captain w. F. Barry and Lieut.. But
Ter.
Elk President Fillmore has arrived in this city,
and taken rooms at the st Nicholas Hotel
The steamer Washington, this morning. for
Bremen, took out le passengers, and $1,000 in
specie. The New York, for Glasgow, sailed with
% cabin passengers and 81 in the Storage.
The frigste Wabash bound to Aspinwall, sailed
from the lower bay yesterday morning
The Hon. n. P. Banks, Speaker of United
States House of Representatives, delivered the
opening lecture of the Mercantile Library Asso-
cations course last evening, ia DIR. Chapin's
church, BroadN ay. The audience was numer-
Gus
brr. George Peabody, the London banker, left
town on Thursday, for Boston, and will re turn in
shout ten days
Mrs. James William Wallack, the eminent ac.
tress. lately arrived in this city from England,
where she has been professionally engaged during
the past five years.
There will be a meeting of Californians at the
Metropolitan this evening TO what may be done
to promote emigration TO that State.
BENSON i I.OSsinp we'll known the author of
"Fieid Book of the Revolution and popular
contributor to periodical literature, was married
last week at Poughkeepse, in this State. Corde.
lus Vanderbilt, Jr,, OF New York, end Miss Ellen
Williams. daughter o: Oliver f. Williams, Esq,
of Hartford, were married st the latter city, on
the 2Gth inst a brilliant and fashionable party
assembled during the evening, numbering about
500 persons