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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-15

PRINCE BohAPAkTEs BIBLICAL PURSUITS -
Prince Lucsn Bonaparts is about TO commence.
~ his 10 Paris, tie publication OF the Gospel
~ ST Matthew III all the Basque dialects, and
.,'teF that msp OF the countries in which the
basque language is still spoken.
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ACTION OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE or yIR.
GlSIA-Having published q paragraph from the
Washington Star relative to the action of the Eec
torsl College, of Va, In recommending Ex Gov.
Floyd to Ar. Buchanan for . post in his Cabinet,
We insert the following explanation from the Eu-
quirer of Saturday Itsays:
1t seems, as we have assertained, that a psrer,
expressing that Gov Floyd would be acceptstie to
the hiasEs "a cabinet minister was prepared and
BY most of the sentismen Of the Eiecto-
raj College. This was done without Gov FIoyd's
knowisdss, and ~ sooa ss the matter in.imated
70 hln, 10 requested that the paper should be with
hold and suppressed. He oppos. to that m ods
of action by his friends, saleu sSed to smbsr.
rass the fTealden. elect aad mode not asres
to mn:ei. n. person who prepared the paper
called II H. 1t believed to be no n his
and has never bssa aad never will be ssut to Mr.
Buchanan And as Gov. Wi s's sondast, too, has
been lmpeached in this matter We are hors.d by
III On TO say, that he was wholly isaoraut of such
paper WAS committed IA no respect whatever to its
expression Of piefsrense, and was not eosniz.r. at
al OF Its existence until it was suppressed He had
expressed PrefsrdAee hiasef for any cne as
net minister On the contrary he aeoinsd to do 20,
sad approved OF Gov. floyds suppression Of the pa
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JAMES E. MURDoCH.-rhe uninterrupted tri-
umph Of this gentleman still continues at the Hay
narks Theatre, unprecedented in the annals of the
London stage. A bill advertises on Saturday, No
venber 29, his performance of charles Surface, in
Sheridan's comedy Of the School for Scandal, for
the twenty frat lime, uninterruptediy except one
evening" when ne played Duke ARABIA, in the Ho
ney Moon, for the benefit of Miss Talbot. His
engagement viii be prolonged eighty nights, when
be goes 10 Paris TO pass the Holidays, IS psnto-
mines are always produced ct Christmas by the
British shes,res Early III the ensuing year ne
will again appear under the judicious management.
of Mr.. Blackstone
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ACHALLEkGE.-The Atlanta Intelsencer says
We understand that Hon A. H. Stephens sent
challenge TO 3. Ii. Hal, Esq, on Saturday last
Hon Thomas W. Thomas being the bearer The
challenge ne learn was declined, but on what par.
ticular grounds we have not been informed
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DEAD.-Gen John G.. Chapman, formerly rep
resentative from Maryland died suddenly at Wa
verify" near Port Tobacco, Md. He was promi
uent politician, and was President of the Whg
National Convention of 1852
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John C. Whitehead, Of Virginia. was swfndisd
out OF 6400 In money, and several land warra 70
at st Louis, last Saturday, by couple OF shaIp.
ers.
Mr.. A. A. Low Of New York.. has made D
donation OF 81, 900 to the Dudley Observatory 81
Albany.
Mr. Wall Applegate, the newly elected sbsriR
OF Brown county, Ohio, committed saieids On the
xth lust
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LAND WARRAETs.-Land warrants have fur
ther declined, and the supply continues in exces.
of the demand Sweeny, Rttenhouss, FAINT T.
Co quote the market Friday, as follows, Wig:
Buying Selling,
per acre. per acre.
40 acre warrants. ............Sl OS OIL l2t
100 and go acre warrants..... 90 "a
100 acre warrants. GO SS
The New York market is quoted equally dull at
one cent below these figures
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THE FIRST TRAIN.-The Springfield, Ill. Jour
nal, Dec 5, says-'Tbe first Fl ieigbt train through
TO New York, vis Toledo and Wabash Railroad,
passed over the Great Western Railroad, of II
iinois (;hrought this city, Wednesday night.
consisting of "A ears loaded with 5000 hogs
The freight on this lot amounted to $3.50, and
their actual value 10 $50 00o."
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LAND FEVER IN KAssAs.--Land speculators
appear to have gos on full hexd Of steam 10 Kan
sas, and we may soon expect to hear an explosion.
letter from Lsavenworth says:
"a lot containing so acrss. lying half q nHe
from town, aold At ptivxte sails day or two siDce
for Sill -000i One os53 acres for 4Iz 000 One OF
10 acres for s3 900. Single lots "a feet BY ll0 are
selling from $500 to o. 5o0ii Small Office buildings
rent for 5000 per year
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PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC STATE CokYES-
TIoN.-Coi Forney, chairman of the State Central
COMMITTEES, has published a call for the Democrat
Stale Convention. TO meet at Harrisburg, on
Monday. second Of March, 1857. Candidates for
Governor, Cansl Commissioner, and Judge Of the
Supreme Court are 70 be nominated.
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UNDERGROUND OPERaTioEs.--rhe Cleveland
(O.) papers state that seventy i've iagit:yes lave
passed through that city, during the last six or
eight weeks. They Were from Kentucky, Virgin
Ia Georgia and Soufh Carolina
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BIRTH OF A RUSSIAN PRINCE The Grand
Duchess Alexandra Petrovna, s3nseft Of tie
Grand Duke Nicolas SicolAievi:ch, brother 10 the
Emperor, gave birth 10 o son on the 18th uii n no
has received the name of Nicolas.
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IHk RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT ALLIANCE In.
ssdsats-The Pittsburg Dispatch of the 10Th, gives
some additional particulars about the terrible
railroad accident at Alliance, Ohio It says:
DIR. Smith, young physician of Alliance, and
wife, were Standing together on the pa form Her
crushed and mutitated form was taken from unde-
the platform, aud partially under the door Of the
reception room, while bis was found under the
upper car, forty or fifty fee. distance DR.. Smith
formerly resided in Salem, Ohio was bat for
soors time married, and was Just entering upon the
practice OF his profession. The two bodies were
conveyed to their late residence, which an hour
before they had left full of health, and hope and
happiness
IL the account given to as be correct, and 1t was
gwen oy eye-witnesses of the occurrence Jacob
kudy, German, the fagmau of the s,ason-the
saapeiess fragment of whose body we saw lying
upon board in large warehouse near the station
died as hero dies He saw the train approach
ing with the speed Of lightning; he saw the dan
ger OF the crowd upon the platform, and of those
IN the train which was leaving-he rushed with the
lantern and his signal waving, up the track, direct
iy fronting the death-dealipg locomotive, and i.
struck him-earred him betw cen the cars; tore
him limb from limb actually tore his noble heart
out which was found with his lungs lying twenty
or thirty yards from his body, hch was dragged
from under the baggage car q torn and bleeding
rnass of shapeless human flesh. In the agony Of
his fear for others he had forgotten himself Such
conduct II worthy OF q monument of marble. His
oooy, or rather what remained OF 1t, presented .
most shocking spectacle. One of his arms was
torn off, his head and the upper par. of his body
had lost every distinguishing feature of humanity.
His young wife, about to become a mother, came
down in the morning to see her husband. God
help her in her sore distress. She was formerly
waiter at the hotel, end they had besn but shor!
time married. 1t is said that this poor fellow had
eighty or ninety dollars in geld upon his person,
which had not been found at the time we left bat
for this fact do not voueh
TIE cause of the accident is attributed, by every
person w no saw 1t, and with whom we conversed,
to John Cherry, the engineer upon the train on
the Cleveland aud Pittsburg Road This man has
not been seen since the accideat. When bis en-
gine stopped or was stopped, we cannot tell which,
lac left the train, aud &s we were informed, after
consulting with some OF mis- friends at Alliance,
who advised him to flee walked to Lima, small
place about four miles distant from Alliance, on
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Road, where he took
the train and went to Cleveland.
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Thomas Wells, under sentence Of death, at
G~wLelsy,~ q has been pardoned by the Gov.
raar OF tt at State
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BiRDs-It is stated that no less than 10000
singing birds are dsposed of every year In New
York. They are raised chiefly in Germany. among
the Hartz Mountains. by the peasants, and are
brought over here during the summer.
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Tie B0ai supposed to bst0Rg to the Lyonnais-Sa ling
cf.ts Cahatcba-Suu for Li5e!-Nqrtgotion, Sc
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Col r. A. Hamilton, the President OF the Raleigh
aud CASTOR Railroad Company. has resigned, tse
re.igna.ion to take effect during the present month
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STk1t4tbGs \ - ada me DUfA AL Fso.
N FEssoe OF Anthology AND PhRGNoLa SY, an
her arrival 10 ths city and resprerfalJ in
vites s persors wishing 70 consuli her On AsfoRAL
sCIENCE or relating to Future Events. MadaDs
DuvaH is stsiy from Europs, where she success
fully pataouized by the nobility there. Her latsse
practices was In Washington, .hsEs shs also rsesissd
aatletins encouragement Her stay sow 10 aiss-
aond will be for short time only, shs 10 tsxinss
tour through the Uaited states
eH- Residence on Charity ssd st. rsal ssrsess
de 6-tm+
A PPLEs.-75 bsls. Albeaari~ APFLI1.
"A sucn ~ PiPvins, Nj ANS. Ja.etiiass ks.
ALSO,
I5o boxes RAIslSs different siss boxss /.
s bbis CRtcB sREfgs
100 b~xss fiRG CRACKERS
10000 9ukSEDoEs
o. q. 'fss w y oe,e.is +. C chsr.. Ma.aa Hoe,
nE.IRAELE PRIVATE DNhLLlA0
II On erH BETWEEN CLAY AND LEIGh
SfRgETs, F0a SAiE.-.The sutsc cFibese ara sa.
.hosed q sell the rsaily dssrssy osased Rssidsacs
up house feepins II has recently A..n com plstsly
repaired and painted ssd e.ty water AID saa have
been ietreduosd. This dwelling has ampis sceen.
spar menus The terms viii BE- liberal and tas pfss
''s.'siess q isss ss;s ss5DDIs ! Arrrason A.s..
| gtUhNI9Lak sssA.D VKhY "a s.Ar
1 FuaNiTukE bought sad conauissoasssve
FvaNlTuAE repaired - store q prassss rsaa'
guRNIrugE passsd and bossa
FUaNlTuAE kaassa 81 spriay Weeeas
NATTHESsEe-kew Halr sn1 1nne&
MAFFRE6eHs@s1e1tee eses sassss@@sse#sss
| CuRHlNs--Aii ssss Add bin1u
sss. ks.so sud aae nailsoat cAss - esssib $3.50
= JAMssLpmsoeo.
1 no .a-lms Gss.s Sas 81 -
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- Advertisements published until forbid. wili 10
charged 80 per squa-s Of ten lines far tD Fms
Insertion. snd rs s,a's sar es%h ~rufsvrspe
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G. A. PEsrELL formerly n,anber Of the vir-
g;nia Legislature from Randolph souaty, died ON
,ne 6.h inst.
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PREVENTIVE OF SCARLET FEyER.-A cor
respondent of the Boston Post suggests a simple
preventive of scarlet fever. He says: "Globule
Of Belladonna, taken every morning, by each and
every member of a family-adults, children, ser
wants and all inlnates-wil certainly prevent the
spreaa Of this dreadful disease in every old
that may adopt it, So certainly As vaccination will
prevent the smsil pox. Ten cents will purchase =
years supply OF any Of our Homepathists. A
wet finger applied to globule aud placed upon the
tongue of child or adult is all that is necessary
to DO done to prevent the spread of fhis disease
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Procisions rery high, and money tight Eggs
were selling st 81 cents yesterday. V.
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~ A telegrapbic dispatch, dated a
Logansport, Indiana, on the 22d inst
says that Schuyler Colfax, who is vel
known by reputation, especially by the
members of Independent Order of Odd
Fellows was mobbed at a gathering in
Bourbon, Marshall Co. where he was
discussing political matters with Judge
Stuart. The attack was made by par
ty of Irishmen upon wagon load of wo-
men and children proceeding to the
meeting, and the melee soon became
general. One of the mob was shot dead
A party of Irishmen pursued Mr.. Leffel,
Republican, into the house of Rev.
Mr.. jones, aud there murdered him,
cutting him to pieces with axes. Other
parties we're clubbed, women maltreated,
and Mr.. Colfax himself assaulted and biz
life threatened, but be managed to es'
cape. The mob afterwards took posses
sion of the town, thrcniAn
their lives.
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ACCIDENT AT CHIcAGo.-At Chica-
60, on the 10th Of September, ten or
fifteen lives were lost by the upsetting
Of ferry-boat. The facts are as fol-
lows:
The boat was loaded down with pas
seugcrs, mostly working men, coming
over to the north side to work. The
boat being full, they commenced pulling
across without the ferryman. When
they had nearly reached the middle OF
the river, the ferryman slackencd the
rope, apparently to let schooner pas
that was warping down, although it il
stated by several who were on board
that there was plenty of time to hav'
pulled access. The slackening of tn,
rope checked the boats head way, ant
keeled her over to one side at the SAM
time the rope of the schooner caugh
across the railing of the boat, and in al
instant she capsized and turned bottom
side upward. A new railing had jus
been put upon the boat, and several get
ting jammed in were unable to extri
cate themselves. At 8 o'clock six bod
les had been drawn out, and those Wit
were aboard judge that there must have
been, at the least calculation, as many
as ten lost, and many place it as high as
fifteen.
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Some of the Boston dentists arc en- :
ploying congealation successfully in ex-
tracing teeth, and persons who have
had from one to eighteen teeth extract
ed by the new process, speak of it in
the highest terms This process con-
sists in the local applicationolf benumb-
ing agent to the part to be operated
upon. The application arrests the cir
culation, aud just in proportion as this
is effected, is the pain diminished AMI
while it is amply efficient for all cases,
it is open, it is said, to none Of the OBJ
jections urged against other methods.
s0- Our neighbor Farnham has the
facilities for using the process spoken Of
in the above article, and would do SO, if
desired, although he does not think very
highly of it. 1t appears to US that the
pain caused by the application of ice to
a tender tooth would be greater than
from extracting a tooth in the usual
way.
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n0- A fire occurred in the picker.
room of the wooden Mill of Messrs Bah.
cock and Moss, at Stillmanville, near
this village, on Friday afternoon, 10th
inst. The fire engines we're soon on the
spot, and by the active efforts of our
fremcn and citizens, with the assistance
of the forcc-pump attached to the mill
of o. M. Stillman, Esq, on the oppo-
site side of the river, the fire was e1-
tiuguish ed before it extended to any
other room. The pickers and few
hundred pounds ofstock were destroyed
with small damage to other machinery
by water, all of which is covered by in
surance.
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The Postmaster General has made
an important improvement in the mail
service on the great line between New
York and New Orleans, by introducing
what may be termed system of regis
tration for the lock mail pouches. The
route agents accompanying such mails
arc scverally furnished with blank books,
in which they make daily entries Of the
number of pouches received and convey
ed under their charge for each Of the
principal points on the above line. The
agents on connecting lines regularly
meet, and together take accounts of the
pouches transferred from one to the
othor at the railrood station. If a pouch
be missing, or any irregularity appears,
the fact is Immediately reported to the
Department for investigation, that it
may be readily ascertained where blame
rests.
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S0r The Diocese (Episcopal) of
Rhode Island has lately erected, in
Grace Church Cemetery, = beautiful
monument to the memory of the rever-
ed Bishop Henshaw. Its plan is square
shaft rising from boldly moulded base,
and finished at the top with four gothic
canopies, at whose intersection springs
up cross, exquisitely cut. Each face
of the shaft is carved with delicate tra-'
cery. The front face bears the follow
ing inscription Right Reverend John
P. X. Heushaw. Bishop of the Diocese
of Rhode Island: Born in Middetown,
Conn. June 18th, 1899, Died in Fred
eric county, Maryland, July 2Oth..
1852"
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DIED.

In this village, Sept 26th inst, Mrs. Eliza
beth, wife of Mr.. David Smith, aged 40 years.
InProvidence, 18th ult, John Everett, son
OF John G. and Huldah s. Huling, aged mos.
25 days.
At Chicago, Illinois, June 5th, Garfield Gil.
lette Sheffield, merchant of that city, in the
40th year of his age, formerly of New Haven,
Conn. His remains were inferred at Columbus,
Ohio, followed by the I. o. of o. F., Of which
order he had long been permanent member.
An only brother pens this last sad tribute TO
one who is almost the last of his race.
WE. s.
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a8r We learn from Mr.. Hope, con.

p@ We learn from Mr.. Hope, con-
ductor on the accommodation train, that
our friend Bumpass, the conductor on
the Sommervillc Branch, was astonished
this morning to fnd that his locomotive
had disappeared, and accordingly instead
of riding his iron horse," as usual, to
make connection with the mail train at
Moscow, he had to mount one Of flesh
and blood. 1t appears that during the
night negro who had been employed
as fireman for some months took it into
his head to run away, and fired up the
machine for that purpose. He took
aboard seven or eight other negroes,
some Of them belonging to Mr.. William.
son Powell, near Sommervillc, aud run
down within twelve miles of the city
where they all left the engine with the
exception of negro girl, and are now
probably in the woods. This is the
statement of the girl, who was found at
the engine this morning where the other
negroes left it. The police have been
advised of these facts so as to intercept
the escape of the negroes by the river,
as is doubtless their aim.-Memphis-
News.
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than ever, If indeed that were possible,
since this eventful night; aud when the
faithful animal died of old age in 1850,
the miller, disrsgarding the narrow views
Of his country neighbors, erected a lit
tie funeral monum ent to his four footed
companion and though neither Daniel
nor the village schoolmaster had ever
read Byron's works, the inscription they
concocted together savored of the By
roman spirit, for it ran thus: TO my
best friend
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f0y- We learn that the new shi

boy- We learn that the new ship
built by Messrs. George Greenman and
Co., of Greenmanville, Ct., will be
launched about the first Of October
She is about fifteen hundred tons bur-
then, and so far as we are able to judge
and we have had the pleasure Of pass
ing through her-she is one of those
structures of which our American ship
builders are so justly proud. We have
never had the pleasure of examining a
vessel which so completely answered ouI
ideas OF strength as does this. She, in
deed, looks as if she might, with impun-
ity, defy even old Neptune himself
She is owned by j. A. McGraw, Esq,
New York, is destined for the general
freigLting business, and will be COM
mauded by Capt. Pray, late of the
packet ship Sinecure.
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b@- The receipts of the Hartford,
Providence & Fishkill Railroad for
august are $34, ,5OO-about ST. 1923 per
day-being an increase on the receipts
for 1855, for corresponding month, of
about $4,000. The freighting business
of the road for some time past, has been
so heavy as to engross all the available
means oil the Company to accommodate
it; the passenger trains are generally
we'll filled, and the prospects ofa steady
increasing business on the road are very
gratifying to its friends. Its favorable
influence on the business OF our city was
never so satisfactory as the present sea-
son and it is admi itted to be one of tho
best built roads in the Union, and sould
receive the cordial support for its exis-
tencc to the sacrifices and public spirit
of Hartford. d.-Hartford Courant.
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Publiehod by Request ihe Journal.
Col. Ere mOnt's Catholicism.

We have obtained, through friend
copy of the following correspondence,
which is published for the sake of truth
and justice. 1t will be seen that these
letters have no partisan bias, as they are
confined to simple question of fact
and they could not be construed as
leaning in the direction of any party,
but for the use which some have seemed
disposed to make Of the report which
they show to be basely false. The Rev.
Mr.. Hatfield is we'll known and highly
respected in this city.
WARREN, r. l., Sept. IL, 1856
Dear Bro.-I have some interest an
more curiosity to know the truth in ref
erence to the report, so current, that
Col. Fremont is Catholic and it has
occdrred to me that you may have means
of knowing, and perhaps would take the
trouble to inform an old friend and cor
respondent on the subject.
1t is extremely difficult to arrive at
the truth in times of such intense ex.
element; as the political papers are fill
ed with contradictory statements, each Of
which claims to be true.
Are you acquainted with Alderman
Fullmer, who has testified on the sub
ject' : Are you able to give me definite
aud reliable information with regard to
the report that Fremont is a Catholic 7
An answer to the above at such time
as may suit your convenience will oh.
lige, yours truly, S. G. BRowN,
Rev. Il. NJ. HATFIELD, New YOrkt
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p@- VIM. P. Coy sho we'd us, week
or ten days since, ." Rocky Mountain y
Pepper, which was planted tho 10th ol
May last, that measured rouudwise
twelve and half inches, and lengthwist
eleven and half inches. We think
it cannot be beat by any that was plant.
ed as late in the season as this was
being about four months from the time i,
was planted