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


sial Inspector Of Customs fer the United States In
rsoama IN the roem OF MI. Ran Runnels. II
Don Jsse n Hurtado has been Appointed Sac.
retasy OF State In the place Of Sr. Jose n Reno.
VINO neid the ONCE for few days onlv
Mr. Joseph r. Joy has besn appointed Secretary
% sns Panama Railroad Company in the room Of
Mr r. Spies, resigned. n
o. war Saratoga died Of fever at Aspinwall, on
.ae morning OF the 18th inst, after . few days
I!ness ana WAS buried at Mount Hope Cemetery,
az II A. A., with aiithe houors due.
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DksIRucTIvE FRA destructive Are occur.
rsd - Ia Orange Ga, on Saturday night last,
consuming the entire west side Of the Public
Square:
The sufferers are Mr. Jacobe, who had . l.rs.
ssock OF dry goods In the corner stone building most
OF which wsre saved. His residence, . two story
oaoing adjacent to the store Chapel street. own
confectionery and bakery, total loss Mrs Ntham'
millinery establishment total less; Mr. Prophet da
saerresn artist saved nothing Ali these in the came
building. Owned by Mr.. Thornton. 10
Tns next was two storJ wooden building, owned
ey hr. brsdfeid, and occupied By Dr. Smith and
aole a. oihsss, by Mr.. Cohen and . German named
Noack; a. slvenmiths. This building was blown up,
severely and dsngerously injuring Dr. Smith. Mr..
nuehan, and one or two colored persons Noack was
M .ne second story .t the time of the eIplosion.-
over his LETT eye is the extent of his injuries.
The next building was owned by Mr. Wm Pullsn,
goods and clothing sst.blishmsnt Their loss is prob
Next, Kidd Young, wholesale srOcsrs very little
The next house was occupied by-& Myers a.
d:Y goods store The most of their stock saved.
TEs next was double tenement brick building,
goods store, and Turner Co, as Wholesale Eroce.
~. The Messrs Herring saved most of their goods
laa ~ dsmsged eonditien-no insurance. Turner I
4 10. r. hrt faav Ennx ,ar.l
The building was owned by Judge Douglass.
at this point the flames were arrested, after con.
tire side of the square Fortunately there was little
wind stirring ut the time.
THE PORK TRADE.-A Louisville, KY, paper
calls attention tosa shipment Of pork by way Of
Cincinnati for Montreal, as the frst made by way
OF river for three months. The same paper says
During the past ten DAYS or two weeks consider.
able quantities of pork and bacon have been shipped
or Forwarded Eastward via the Jefsisonville Rail.
road The shipments have exceeded 5000 barrels,
and tho stock hand has thus been materially rsdu.
ced. The stoe. on hand does not exceed 200 bar
rels OF all qualities"
The commerce on the river at Louisville is now
fully renewed; and we observe that at Wheeling
there has been 3 sufficient rise in the water for
the smaller boats to resume their trips.
Col. FREMoNT's LETTER-The letter written
Oy SoL 1Ecinous W tuc CuibOTS Ok the Dan traQ
cisco Bulletin does not touch upon politics. but is
confined to his position on the Pacific Railroad
question. He says:
was dissolved have considered my life consecrated
to the construction of this Pacific road In view OF
future events that be easily appreciated by every
man, this nstonal hi way becomes ndispensab al
a means of holding these parts of the country TO-
gether A to the question of constitutional power
the Governmsnt to aid in or to secure its construc
fhara in in ind 81.
power of the Government to provide postal accom-
modstions in time OF peace, means for the trans
Entertaining doubt as to tho power and to ths OK
psdisncy of its exercise any change of the Con
tion in this conns1ion il unnecessary. Until this
great national work can be consummated, every ia
eity of nmunisation by postal and other arrange
ents should be Immediately established as q means
of snnihilaing the distance which divides the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts and consolidating by indissolub
bonds the now apparently detached and separate
parts Of the American Union"
FIeHT-Mr. William F. Burton, the comedian
and manager, of New York, and son of Mr.. VIM
r. Blake, another we'll known manager, came into
personal collision in Broadway coach, on Monday
Several blows were exchanged but neither party
seriously injured. The affair." As stated in the pa
pers, arose out Of the great attention paid by
Blake to 3 member Of Burten's family.
FATAL CAMPHEsE Acc1DEsr-Mrs. Marinds
Hazard, Of New York, 81 years of age, died Tues
day, from the effects of burns received on Thurs
| day last from the explosion of q can of burning
| fluid 1t appears that she was engaged in filing
lamp from q can containing the fluid, when the
fumes took fire from candle which she placed tol
near, and an instant explosion was the result Ii
q moment her clothes were in q blaze, and sht
| screamed for help. Her son soon came to her a.
sistance but before the fire could be extinguishet
| his mother was fatally burned.
| PEACE AT THE ELECTIoE-The Democratic
| and American committees in Louisville, hav,
| made An arrangement for the preservation of tn,
peace on the day of the election. 1t is desgnet
to have a volunteer police force of twenty mel
| from each party in every ward, under the contro
and direction Of chief officer.
FIRES IN ST.. LoUIs-The total number Of fire
| In St. Louis, from April 25th to October l1th o
the present year, was 43; total loss for the sam
period s35e, 700; insurance Sl980OO For the year
10 the same date the total losses reached 1896 596
on which the aggregate insurance reached $3l5
| 633i loss over the above insurance, for the year
| $lS0965
| SIzABLE PIGs.-A hog, exhibited at the Chilli
cothe, Ohio, fair, last week, weighed 1895 lbs, an
| measured feet in length and about the same il
girth. He was two years and three months DID,
MrJ Yates, of Falmouth, Va also has ono 0
| the largest hogs in that State. He is two year
and one month old; his length from the end of hi
sRout to the end of his tail is 9 feet, measures
| feet inches around the body; foot IL inche
around the fore leg near the body; his height is
| feet 81 inches.
| THE FRENCH WINE CRoP.-Letters fror
France state that the accounts from the vine dis
tricts respecting the result Of the crop, are yer,
| contradictory. In some parts of the Bordelais th
| produce will be Indifferent, while in others, an,
particularly in the direction of Blaye it will ez
| ceed by ne.third that of last year. Near Came
the yield will be double the quantity expected, an
the quality excellent. In the Maconnais, som
districts have been completely ravaged, but il
| others the vintage promises well. In Burgund
| and Champagne, the result will be satisfactory.
GREAT AccuMuLATIeS OF CoTroE AT MEMPHIS