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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-05

A LADY IN RAFFLE.-A Paris correspondent
of the New York Express says:
A young and beautiful girl. but unfortunately
wanting In the substantial goods of this matter OF
fact world, has lately conceived the idea of put.
ting herself up in lottery She has accordingly
issued proposals, through some of the newspapers.
30 this effect She values herself at 300 900 francs
which is dirt cheap for such fine goods She offers
for sale 800 tickets at 200 francs EACH and when
all have been disposed of engages to place herself
and the 5000 francs in the hands of the lucky
dog who throws the highest number. This lady.
however, manages her tickets in person, makes
them mot transferable" and only sells to such an.
pleants as she can pleasurably contemplate in tie
light of q possible husband
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PROMPTNEss ISsURED.-The Tennessee Legls-
lature at it's last session passed bill authorizing
the construction of bridge on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, requiring the constructor to
pay $500 per day forfeit tor every day consumed
in its erection after the LIST inst, and paying him
work. Mr.. A. L. Maxwell of Abingdon, Va, un.
dertook the work, finished it by the 18th of Febru.
airy and for fifteen days received $500 per day for
doing nothing
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GOLD WATCH CAsEs.-The Philadelphia Led.
ger, in speaking of the manufacture of watch cases
which is carried extensively in tn st city, says
of whom employ over 800 hands, and turn out at
least 800 cases per week at a cost of some $50 600
or more than 81, 600 900 annually. The gold man.
ufactured in cases weekly will not amount to much
annually.
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OPERATIONS OF THE T. s. MINT.-The state
ment of the operations of the mint in Philadelphia
for the month of February shows that the deposits
OF gold for the month So, 301, 800; of silver
Sl057 700 The coinage of gold was 81 800, 425 into
3o0, 1893 pieces The silver coinage $450,900 into
1856, $50 pieces. The total number of pieces coin
ed including cents, g, 026 08a Of the value of
S2,3ls 226 So The gold coinage is mostly in pieces
of such denominations as calculated to go into
eirculation-ony about three quarters. of million
being in double eagles.
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LATER FROM TEXAS We have Galveston
Cfexas) papers to the I'D February The Brazos
river Is again navigsble. Miss Ada Bronough. a
step-aaushter OF Dr Stone, well known dentist
1 Galveston, committed suicide on the o0d
Instant, by taking stryehnine She was in her 18th
year, and was universally beloved The Twenty.
Second" was appropriately celebrated in Calves.
ton y. NJ Buford has been elected Judge of the
10th district. J. n. Armstrong, a well known
merchant of Corpus Christi, was killed on the orb.
by being thrown from his horse
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FROM MExICo-A letter from Puebla, Mexico
dated Feb 18th, says that the people deserving
the cause of Haro y. Tamrez and arming to support
the Government Haro had been compelled
10 ask loan of $50 900 of the merchants to pay his
troops He had difficulty with the French Con
sui in consequence of the seizure of the tobacco
tax to pay his troops. The Consul had been mott
ned to leays Pueba in "a hours or he would have
him shot A letter from the city of Mexico, dated
Feb l2, says that the Government had organized
force of s. 500 men, with Is field pieces, also
serve corps of 6, 900 men This force was soon to
besiege Haro in Puebla.
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EFFECTS OF MISER.-The property left by An
old lady recently deceased in Newton, n H., il ap
praised at S3e, Al; not much by one-half as
was expected. She had ls2 sheets, 63 coyerlids
so blankets ~ beds, with 1900 lbs feathers, 81 ia
BILE covers and 43 handk erchiefs, while the whole
amount of her wearing apparel did not exceed ten
dollars In value
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Dr Bssle, the Philadelphia dentist was honored
by the New York dentists with a public sumner
Friday, as An evidence OF their belief ia his limo.
nee. 1880
!. Z. Percival, by many regarded as the 6rst az
American poets, is now State geoloaist of Wi.cor.
sn, where the settlers call him "old rock ans sb
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LABOR LosT.-The residence of Dr. Troy of
Cahawba, Ala, was destroyed by fire on the 10th
inst. Rev. Mr. Cushman, rector of ST. Lukes
parish, lost the most valuable library in Alabama,
the labor of life time. Whole loss estimated at
Sl9 0CO
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You SAY, Mr.. Soringles, that Mr.. Jacobs was
your tutorf Does the court understand from that,
that yen received your education from him No,
STREE. He taught me to play on the French horn
He taught me TO toot-hence, / call him my tutor
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HIGH PRICE s-At the late sale of the negroes
of Gen L. J. Polk, al Lake Providence, Louisiana
the males were sold at prices ranging from 81 ,i50
To u 6t5, and the and girls at from 81 $50
:" 81 400, Such prices Ii is said were never be-
fore ream.ed In Louisiana
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A SUCCESSFUL EoYAGE-The ship Lapwins
arrived at Newport on Monday evening, from a
thirty months whaling cruise, being her first vow
age: The Lapwing has taken during the voyage
2loO barrels OF sperm OIL SIS barrels of whale oil.
and !, 500 pounds of whaIebone, worth at present
prices about sl35,OO0
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Two men creased the ice bridge at Niagara Fall,
on aaesaAy' with horse and sleigh. from the Ca
AsdA to the American shore, and returned.
Countsrfeit $50 notea ON the Inion Rank ~ T an
nahs =. sarpoitiag to have been signed by p A
"eoi. cashier. have been discovered.
n |y"aoes The 'rasedian, is playing at Bufslo
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A NOVEL RACE.-In New Orleans this week a
race is to take place between the Rocky Mountain
giant horse and an Australian acting bear, for
81, 900 side
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AcouIrrED--The Houston Telegraph learns
hat Alexander Bailey, recently tried in the u. s
Dis,r. ct Court, at Galveston, on u charge of EN-.
bezzline ny dollars, while engaged in the DOS,
Office Al W asLin, ION, has been acquitted.
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ChoLkRA AT 81. JOHNS PORTO Rico Official
Information has been received at the Departmen,
OF State TIA. up 10 the 26th OF Jan there had been
l3,s22 cases OF cholera in Porto Rico and 5.577
deaths, Of which ,430 and 3g7 deaths occur.
rod In the city Of ST Johns 3.
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,r,,, Tpr.TY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND JAPAN
The Kong Kong Register, of December 4th
thinks that the treaty with Japan, recently con.
cluded by Sir James Stirling, is of about as much
real value as that between Japan and the United
States. The Register says:
As A specimen of the treaty, we think tho follow
ing anectote Is worth relating showing ito val
ne. A Japanese clockmaker brought three Japan
clocks on board ship of war, evidently for sale
He was either afraid of lis own temerity or desi
rous of enhancing the value of his wares, as he
for long time steadily refused to deal; at last
of the officers persuaded him to take silver watch
in exchange for one of his clocks. He expressed Il
fear lie would not be able to pass the Custom house
In which he was correct as the watch was seized
and we believe, returned 1t may be said that the
M u was taken in the act OF smuggling-the re-
suit is an answer to that. The purchased clock
was shown about and very much admired, and 8
superior officer in rank we mean was very de-
sirous to obtain one-lhe officer who had purchas-
ed the first clock went shore and found the sell
Ter, but nothing would do to induce the latter to
sell another clock So the first purchase remains
the unique specimen of japanese horology in the
fleet, and as bargain, memento of the value of
tho commercial privileges gained by the treaty.
1t may be said that the treaty is the insertion of
the small ends OF the wedge-the process of dri.
wing in is the most interesting and difficult When
the small end Of the wedge is got into an evil in
England, the strong and steady blows of public
opinion soon drive the thick end in and split the
evil in pieces we DO not see now that Is to be
done here, unless by the explosive force of gun
powder The treaties are almost denied by the
Japanese. And it will assuredly not be long be-
fore either the American or the English Govern
ment will be called upon to read lesson to the ia
panese of nature more startling than either of
the two given them by commodore Perry and Ad.
miral Stirling. And even if merchants are to set.
tie there it is certain that 1t would not be long be.
fore they and the Japanese authorities come In
contact. The comparatively open Chine has fur.
nished us with sufficient number of precedents
from which to infer what would happen in the
jeaiously guarded Japan.
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COAL AND COKE.

NOTICE.. .. Orders for Midlothian Coal
u left with P. ]. ARCHER, Shockoe Slip, or o. ii
CHALKLEY, on 18th street. will meet with prompt
attention. ia zz-oo"
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lNUK SAI-E..-The undersigned is anxious
dispose of his one-sixth interest in the "Armo-
ry MILL" and his one-thrd interest in the lease and
machinery of "Bragg's Mill" ~
This property can be had at very low price Apply
to c. DIMMOCK,
fe u 10 At the Armory.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.
@ W,edsss1sy si.Fsiss, tisres 5, 1885.

wednesday Nlsrming, NlRrch D, lcSo.
Breaktaw up Of the Ice West.
The account by telegraph Of the disasters '"
steamsrs ~ 81 I.ouis by the breaking up o. ''s
Ice On the river, are confirmed by the papers
The Democrat Of the Goth ult, says
Twenty hours since orr levee was crowded Al. ~
steamers---Iaow not q perfect hna rel .n ...,,ra
have been swept down that lay opposs I've rs IN
OF the city. crushed into comnlon "a -. Rrn.
overwheimine masses Of sccumuiateo ,ee. Dr.
Sarls c.ties chains with their links Drawn 70
threads fe,, shattered spArs alone remain 70 ten
tha storv Of stately vessels thst were justly e'-
,eened the pride Of the western 1870 ~.
a, :. fe1x minutes after two ocioek on yesterday,
A. tarn, xvas given that the gorge had commenced
q, break and slowly at first, maJesficaiiy the noat
g. .sa,ds began to move; then gathering force and
sh;ro in upon the boats. II lifted some out upon
~ hsnt while thirteen others were carried below
"a stranded upon the bars, where they were ra
,;div cut into ribbius A few OF them bad drifted
INTO the bend of the river, although strained "
every timber. fortunately escaped further damage.
Sn, some time the ice continued to float of, but
after few hours again gorged, causing adoitiou i
destruction TO those steamers that SIN iay al .ne
shore Anxious suspense then ensned. rIe ME
sissippi was rising rapidly. and u "as "en ~"
that the ne It break up would be even more terfine
than the nreeeding one At quarter before the
tolling of the bells and the coninsed snou,S that
burst upop the stiffness Of the night, toid tnat the
Ice was again in motion en- Vessels ihciuoing
Sheltered from the first violence, were torn from
their fssteuings hurled one upon another, and
sent crashing and drifting along the front OF the
Ievee.
The scene was truly appalling 70 those who
were merely spectators, while the heroic ex.
erttons of the commanders and officers who
stood to their decks amid the falling of timbers
and the sinking of vessels, doing all that men
could do 20 save them, was thrilling exhibition
Of most true courage in the moment of extreme
peril
A dark night and a beating rain that ensued ad'
ded dismassness and dreariness to the OCCASION
and left those who might struggle with the ele
ments almost hopeless task before them. The
additional boats that were thus wrested from the
shore and jammed amid the heaped up flakes thai
hurried them along, met like fate with the steam
ers that had been carried off in the afternoon.
The Cincinnati Gazette says the damage al thal
port caused by the breaking up of the ice Is nuch
less than was at first supposedmthe total loss BE-
ing but little, if any, over SoooOo' OF "hcn S!o,
There were but few first class boats damaged and
the injury to the latter was not heavy. AT Louis
Vile several steamboats, were injured, and many
coal boats sunk
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- FOR RENT-The hsuse now sccs.
81 pied b The subscribsr. ON Church Hill. oppo-
= site tho residence u Mrs. vsn-Lew. Posses
sOn given tho list Of April Apply y Mr.. z. 2. Car
q ss-ss.w.. 'A :. iA'0I-
- FOX KENT.-The two story Brick
ia street, near the residence of M. Botts ESQ.
Possession TO be bad immediately. Rent s $780, En-
quire of =. q. McELROY, Governor street. or
e. BURLINGTON, next door to the premises.
fe l5-eod3wt
"a FOR RENT OH SALE-A House
ss and Lot on Church Hill on 18th st.. ! Clay.
- The House Ii frame building with four good
rooms. and q kitchen, &c The lot fronts 50 feet.
ALSO-Fo sale, small House and Lot on 9th ST.,
Church Hill Apply to J..F. KEE5EE,
On 18th It,, between Main and Cary.
fs 8-eodts SIS : So slk5
- FOX RENT OK LEASE.-A yncant
W5s Lot, corner 18th and Dock Streets fronting
III liz feet on i4th street.
vacant Lot, corner 18th and DOCK streen'
fronting 100 feet on Water street;
vacant Lot, of 18th and Dock streets iion'
ing lS4 feet on Dock street oe c., ba
vacant Lot, on 18th street, fronting 20 iee', Do
tween Cary and Dock street.
lot and Office stable, &c, on corner Oh CuS A"o
18th streets fronting 1874 feet on Cary street.
A Lot, fronting rs on 18th street. near M ~
ler's residence. 81
A Lot fronting 265 on Federal street, near the
above.
Also Cottage Residence near the same
Some of the above lots are desirabiy sltuated ioi
coal lum Der or wood yards and some OF them exceF
'o"' i''A'''A " j. f. KEESEE,
10 e,-staw,s 18th st., BIT. Main and Cary.
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A SAD CALAMITY BY FIRE.-On the evening OF
of ths 18th inst most destructive fire broke out in
,he town of ST. Martinsville, La, which not only
consumed large amount of property, but occasion
ed the death of number Of persons. The follow
ing private letter, giving some particulars OF the
calamity, has been communicated to the New Or.
loans Bee
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euGE1zysl- THE MUSIC STORE.-F
p5SsSsE H. TAYLOR would remind his
m III friends and the public generally that
where may be found PIANO FORTES, MELODE-
Gds, GUITARS, VIOLINS, FLUTES and ACCOR.
He is sole agent in this city for the sale of the cole
brased NUNS Clsrk's PIANOS which not
passed BY any other makers, and equaed but by few
Also, Gale l. Co.'s superior Pianos.
Guitar and Violin STRINGS, of the best quality
He has the largest stock of MUSIC to be found In
this State and constantly receiving the latest publ
cuens which he will sell at the most reduced prices
and upon good terms can be had elsewhere.
~ Pianos tuned paired and let on hire.
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DISAPPOINTMENT t is with regret thar
l. have to announce that my Distribution Enter
prise cannot take place on the Ed February. The
unusual hardness of the winter has prevented me
from seeing and settling with my agents AS seol as
can them shall fix upon another day not later
than about the LIST Of August at which time the Draw
ing will taniy take place, or the tickets called in
and the money refunded. And should the sale of
tickets satisfy doing shall fix upon
Iier day, as | am anxious TO have the Drawing Ike
place at the earliest possible time
JESSE Il. HOPKINS,
fe l6-tIstAu Liberty Va
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EAkM FOR SALE PRIVATELY
l. have for sale prively Farm about q miles be-
low Richmond on DsIbytown road, containing 1856
acres os hundred of which is clear, the balance in
woods of original growth of pine and young oak This
Improvements consist of Dwelling House, Kitchen
Barn Stables &C., all tenantable; has two excellent
springs of water. fine for stock, &c. Also good road
to the city The farm is as desirable one az be
we'll and susceptible Of any improvenent A It was
formerly owned by Robert Ciaddock decd, and
bounded by the lands of j. Bragg, Jno. Curry Benj
March next t will be sold at auction that day.
Y O'Clock, on the premises, at which time plat will
be exhibited
For terms applyto
fe 10 IARUS l. SHINE. Aucts
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The Cge,Sysaaa 10 he Hesss Of Rspreseataf'rea-m
rise Hospisais- Written Spsechss, DC ar''
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y s~SS a PASSAGE TO NORFOLK.
e-IEe>,z---.1 The Steamboat CURTIS PECK,
Capt. JNo DAVIS will leave the
wharf at Rockets svery Tuesday Thursday and Sat
urday mornings at Ct O'Clock precisely, for PORTS
MOUTH end NORFOLK. Returning, the Curtis
Peck will leave the wharf at Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings at the Same hour,
Isl o'clock touching going and returning at all the
regular landings on the River
fs q R. o. HASKINS.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE..-HayIng sold out
1 nv saddlery and harness business 1t becomes in
cuynbent upon me to urge settlement OF the debts
due me- as of long standing. Those that
main unsettled by the LIST of March will be dealt
with according 10 law, require the money to carry
fe Its 18th street. between Main and Cary.
M DlVAN.-.A few thousand papers of
Il this superb Smoking Tobacco. for sale wholesale
and retail, by L. 1ERBl, AGENT
No, 4, Wall street.
de 24-Sm Under St Charles Hotel
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EDUCATION.


CITY SPRINGS INSTITUTE, 9TH ST.,
~ between Clay and Mershall-The next session OF
my School will commence Sept l7th and close the
irst Friday in July.
For English Scholars. 800
For Classical do .................: ~
se 10 d6n II. r. TAYLOR
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limited STATES LIFE INSURANCE
u ANNUITY AND TRUST COMPANY, OF PHI
LADELPHIA-CAPITAL ST., 240, 629-lsues poll
,ies on White Persons for Life and makes annual d.
yidends to policy holdsrs also nsures Slaves for
IRA term Of ysaIa. For rates, &c, apply to
OF. BRESEE, Agent, or
r. w. HANCOCK,
Medical Examiner
At the office jfthe Insurance Company of the Vel
ley ofVhginis, i4th street, Richmond, Va.
So 93-6.n
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.

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IFE INSURANCE-MUTUA BENZ
IL FIT COMPANY.
Capital, July LIST. 1855. ........S2,f2 5 262 IA
Losses paid in Richmond, over. $40 800 90
This Company is purely mutual, and Is paying an
aual dividends to the insured eff IS per cent.
Office at ''Stationers Hall" No. q Pearl st.
B. w. KNOWLES, Agent.
N. B. Slaves insured in the Albemarle Insurance
Company from to years. B. w. r., Agt.
de 22-Sm
fNIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE can
l. be effected with the ALTERNATE Insurance Com
oany on as favorable terms with any other conps-
ny this State possessing real cash capital 20 meet
losses. Apply to STOKES CO,
Agts, Richmond, Va.
WIN T. EARLY, PreSt
JNO. WOOD, Jr., Secy,
Iotra- lie
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- JUsT RECEIVED Mt the Ladies'
Shoe Saloon, No. IS Main street, large
lot of Ladies' and Gents Over Shoes and
Sandals very light and pretty, for the spring All IN
,rant will do well to call carry at
p X WHITES Ladies' Shoe Saloon,
M No rs Main street.
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ST. MARTISsY1LLE, Feb. 20, 1856.

st. Martinsyile has just suffered from aw-
Gully destructive contiagration. 1t broke out last
ieyening about o'clock, at the residence of Mr.
Rei aud, and, as we have no engines in the town,
the tames spread with frighttul rapidly. The
following are the names of the sufferers by the
fire r. Easten & Co., cabarat; Bernard jewel
ry Madame Garrere, dry goods; Bonafsn, store ;
A Tertrou dwelling house; A. Tertrou store; p
Lebesque. dwelling house; + Moulin, store St
German carriage maker E. Laplante, store
Twelve persons persisted, three OF them white
The names of the latter are Richard, Parcel, and a
gardener Their death was occasioned by the ex-
plosion OF some barrels of gunpowder in the store
OF A. Tertrou, under the ruins of which they were
buried.
The St. Marys Banner of the 2lst ult has the
following additional account of the disaster:
This square embraced the paiacipal business
houses of the town, some of them fine brick build
Jugs, containing q quantity of merchandise. In
one of those stores were forty kegs OF gunpowder,
which exploded with tremendous report, blew
down the walls. carried In the roof and buried
in the ruins thirteen persons who were In the store
at the time, endeavoring to save what they could
from the conhagration. All the persons are said
TO have been insanity killed. We have not been
able to learn the names of the sufferers. The gen.
tleman who furnishes the information was an eye.
witness to this awful scene and estimates the pro-
bable loss of property to be about $500, 600 We
cannot learn that any of this losss was covered by
insurance.
other source that tw entythree persons are missed
since the explosion occurred, and the supposition
is that they are among the victims. A gentleman
who arrived here last night by the mail boat states
that when he left St. Martinsvile seventeen bodies
had been found among the ruins, and that dill
gent search was then being made for others who
are supposed to be there We anxiously await
the full particulars of this awful calamity, which
we look for by the downward mail Of tomorrow
.ISt MarVs Planters Baaue7 2lst ait
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NOR SALE
l. $500 Virginia Skies short dates
2 100 James River and Kanawhs Guaranteed
Bonds. =
5000 Va. Central Railroad tl2 months) Bonds
5000 Va. and Tennessee I'D mertgage) Railroad
Bonds.
5000 Manassas Gap Railroad Bonds
5000 Rockingham county Bonds
81 shares Central Railroad Stock
100 City of Richmond Stock.