The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-27

Jadse Issyiy.
The press, generally pays to ne chesacsr 9
the late Judge Bayly, very warm tribuiea hea
was a man Of very distingnished abhisss ne
was for many years. member Of the Virginia Lee
sislature, was Afterwards . Judge OF the circuit
Court and, finally. was elected to Congress, and
continued To hold the position Of Representative
n that body until HIS death. He was prominent
"a Al, his public Offices In the Legislature and 70
Congress, he always bore m active part In the bu
siuess aud the discussions Of those bodies, and
was distinguished as one OF the most able and
ready dcbasers of his time His personal appear.
ance was remarkably fine. and bis style IT oratory
earnest, energetic and impressive. His personal
popularity Ia his district must have been very
great, for on moro than one occasion, he was tri'
umphantiy reelected after change In his party
sffiuitiea which, II not sudden, was certainly not
sympathised In by his constituents He was bold
and independent representative, and did not al
ways consult the wishes of hs party in the forms-
ton of his opinions and determining upon bis own
course. He died Of consumption, which had been
gradually but steadily encroaching upon bis
strength and energy for several years, until the
termination of his prolonged sufferings by death
Braedock's Defeat.
The Hon. GEORGE BANCROFT, the distinguished
historian and statesman, departed from Baltimore
on Tuesday last on his way to visit the battle ea
of Braddock,s memorable defeat for the purpose
of reviewing IT, In order TO give correct account Of
the positions of the hostile forces the occasion,
in his II story of the United States The railroad
company furnished Mr. BANCROFT with an extra
train of cars for his journey, in which were pro-
vided provisions, bedding &C., as II ia calculated
that the party win be several days engaged In the
survey The historian was accompanied by the
Rev. DIR. Jno. G.. Norris entomologist; Professor
Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute; Brautz
Meyer, of Baltimore; Mr.. Strother, artist, the
President and other officers of the road, and seve
raj other gentlemen.
The anniversary of this battle Will occur in a
few days. 1t was fought on the Monongahela
river about ten miles from Fort DuQuesne-now
Pittsburg-on the 9th of July, 1855
MORMON ABoMINATIoSs were pretty thorough.
~ exposed before Judge Peabody, Supreme Court
Referee in New York city on Tuesday. in suit
brought by father to recover possession of his
abducted children. The testimony disclosed dis
gushing state of depravity.
Journal of Commerce, of Wednesday afternoon,
has a letter which is the latest news from Nicarr.
qua. 1t says:
Carrera. President of Guatemala, had once with
5000 men, started to act against Walker and kept
on towards Nicaragua, until by deserton his force
was reduced TO 500-by which time he thought 1t
prudent to 60 home again and so that danger has
passed away. Honduras refused to allow the Qua
temala army to pass through its territory, saying
that Walker would beat it, and then follow the
yanquished army into Honduras. ST. Salvador
and Honduras seem friendly to Nicaragua and to
Walker. who is to all appearance firmly establish.
ed on Central American soil A large party of
armed men have recently gone up to join Walker,
said to have six pieces of field artillery and eighteen
thousand dollars worth of munitions of war-from
New Orleans.
COLLEGE CONFERENCE.-The commence
meut of Columbia College. Washington, ID. e.,
took place Wednesday. The following students
True Patriotsm-by Thomas M Scott, North.
ampton Va, upon whom the degree of Master of
Philosophy was conferred. Acadia, its Settlement
aud the Expulsion of Its inhabisants-by James
G. Board, Bedford county, Va. The spirit that
should accompany our Institutions-by Boul.
ware Kidd, King & Queen county, Va. The Fall
and Future Prospects of Poand-by Mahlon
Hensley, Bedford county, Va The Influence of
Washington city-upon all four of whom the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred. The Re
sponsibilites of the Man of Letters-by Geo
Bagby, King 81 Queen county, Va.
1t was peculiar feature of the graduating class
that Virginia almost the only State represen-
ted. In the other classes, however, greatly en-
larged in numbers the last year. the College, as of
old attracts students, from many parts of our wide
spread country. The following degrees were con.
ferred by the President-Master Of Arts-Geo f
Bagby, Va William Duncan, Va; Edward l.
Force D G.; Luther l. Gwaltney, Va; William J
Houston, N C; Jessee Nash, Miss VIM d Rice,
c; Henry H Wyer, Va.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was
conferred on Rev Taylor. of Virginia.
DEATH OF HERO OF THE REyoLUTIoS.--Mr.
Rufus Cogswel, revolutionary pensioner, died in
Essex Mass on the 18th inst, aged 100 years.
Mr.. Cogswe was soldier of the revolutionary
war; and was in the American army under Gates,
at the capture of Burgoyne At the time of his
death he was the Oldest person in the town. ii not
in the county. He had been blind for the last IF
teen years-Sotem Gazette.
THE TRANS ATLANTIC TEEEGRAPH-The Sec
rotary has ordered the United States propeller
Arctic, Lieut. Bergman, now at BROOKLYN Navy
Yard, to be fitted out Immediately to make sound
ings for the New York, Newfoundland and London
Telegraph company, between ST. Johns, New
foundland and Valencia Bay on the Irish coast
The officers appointed to the vessel Lieut..
Commander D. II. Bergman, Lieut.. Strain, Act.
ing Master j. G.. Mitchell, Passed Midshipman Tho
mas and Midshipman Barnes. Eighteen able bo-
died seamen have been advertised for, and it is
expected that the steamer will leave on her expe.
dition in about four months.-N Herald.
The Ohio papers record the death of Judge
Cnlwsl, who served at the seige of Fort Meigs, in
1872
treaty for the extradition of criminals has
been formed between the United States and the
Netherlands.
The "Poughkeepsie Blacksmith"i is holding Sc
res of Free Soil meetings in his big tent in Co
lumbia county, N. Y.
The hemp warehouse of II. T. Fox, at Licking.
ton, KY. was destroyed by fire on Friday last,
with 1900 bales of hemp. Loss $4,000.
Baron James de Rotschild has given forty thou.
sand francs to the sufferers by the late foundations
in France.