The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-16

wratacatfon meetings had bssii held inland, aud
~, oa. 9 ne have chosen their positions for
campaigu clubs go $50
aChria. Lilly" the ex:New York pneiIiss. and
sesaust whom there is an Indictment for murder
~ nv iork state, was arrested On the 9Th, and
admitted TO bail, that he might settle his business
previous 70 going into exile a
The expectation of offensive persons attracts
great crowds to the dock on steamer days
.Cnas Rand was arrested on the 7fh, charged
with piracy, In assisting John L. Durk ee and others
to dissrm party carrying off State arms down
the bay He gave SIS, 900 bail, the same amount
required of Durkee, arrested previous to the de-
paIture Of the last steamer.
Capt A. A. Richie, prominent merchant Of
TINS city was thrown from his carriage at Eapa
Springs, on the 9th, and instantly killed. He was
OF the firm of Richie, Osgood & Co.
MISS Gwin, daughter of the ex-senator Gwin,
while on = visit to Napa Springs, was thrown from
her horse and severely injured.
Mortimer Fulton, chief engineer ofsthe steam.
snip Golden Age, was instantly killed by the ma
chinery on her upward trip. lie was a native Of
Louisiana.
Terrible Earthquake in the M 1oluccas.
The Indian mail brings advces Of another Of
those dreadful earthquakes, for which Ternati and
the adjoining localities in the Mouccas are proven
biaL An eruption Of the active volcano on the
island OF Great Sanger, in lon. l25 SO E., and lat
80 N has occurred. The Northwestern part of
the island of Great Sanger Is formed by the
mountain AVN, which has several peaks, the high
est being about 1000 feet shove the sea On the
west side the mountain runs very steep iato the
sea, at the height Of the large village of Kanehar
however falling away to q low promonitory
Between and o'clock on the evening of the
ID of March, a sudden and altogether ndescribabIs
crashing noise was heard, which. indicating to the
Sangirese an eruption of the volcano, filed them
with CONSERVATION. Simultaneous with this the
glowing lava streamed downwarfs with irresis,i
ole force, In different directions, bearing with it
whatever 1t encountered in its destructive course
and causing the sea to boil wherever they came in
contact
Of boiling water, which destroyed and carried
away what the fire had spared. The sea- obedi.
ent TO an unusual impulse, lashed the rocks with
frighuul violence, dashed upon the shore, and
heaved itself with wild haste against the land as
If 1t strove to overmaster the fire stream. -
The frighttul picture of destruction, the horror
of which was increased by the shrieks of msn aud
beasts. the wild roaring of the tempest, aud the
crashing of Thousands of trees torn up and carried
away, followed about an hour later by peais of
thunder, which shook the ground and deafened the
ear. - zs s..ata --tai ifs.f+
black column of stones aud ashes then shot up
from the mountain to an immense height and fell
illuminated by the glare of the lave like shove
dncing darkness that, only now and then mo.
mentsrily broken by the flash es of lightning. was
SO intense that people could not discern objects
close at hand, and which completed their confusion
and despair Large stones were hurled through
the air, crushing whatever they fell upon Houses
and crops which had not been destroyed by fire,
sank and disappeared beneath the ashes and
stones and the hill streams stopped by these bar.
riers, formed lakes, which breaking over their
banks soon proved q new source of destruction
This lasted some hours. About midnight the
raging elements sank to rest; but on the following
day, about noon, they again began their work OF
destruction with renewed violence. In the mean
time the fall of ashes continued without intermis-
sion, and was thick this day that the rays of
the sun could not penetrate through it, and an ap
palling darkness prevailed
Scarcely recovered ia seme degree from their
fright, the Inhabitants of this desoiated part of
Sapgir were sgain disturbed by an eruption on the
l7th March, which destroyed many fields and
great number of trees on the Tabukan side
Since then tho volcano has remained quiet, and
the only symptom of its working has been the
smoke rising up in all directions from cracks and
assures in the ground. The streams of lava on the
slopes are still so slightly cooled that people dare
not venture to any great distance from the shore
According to the accounts of the natives, the top
of the mountain does not appear to have under
gone any noticeable alteration 7'
On the other side of Kandhar, on the extreme
point of the island the appearance of the devasta-
tion which has been caused is, if possible, even
more frightful ihan what has taken place ut Tartu
ma; for here, where formerly there we're to be
seen extensive fields bearing all kinds of crops
and thiekiy planted and endless groves of cocoa
nuts, we now find nothing but lava, stone and
ashes. The liquid fire seems at this point to have
flowed from the mountain with irresistible fsrce
and in prodigous quantity Not only has this fear
full food as it We're buried the whole district and
all that was upon it, bu, after having caused this
destruction over an extent of several miles, it
was still powerful enough. on reaching the shore,
to form two long tanjonge (capes) at places where
the depth of water formerly consisted of many
fathons.
A number of districts and places have been, some
wholly destroyed olhe.s greatly injured by the fire.
The less of life has been great 1t is estimated
follows in the underme htioned districts:
Tastupa, men, women and children, 721
kandhar, .'@ +" - As
Iabukan, ." :" g 1850
Total, 1y7
The great number met their death in the gardens
They fled in all directions but oyertaken and