The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-24

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,ast' hre broke out at St. Louis In the willow an
| "oo'ch ware establishment of Cavensier 4 Mar.
uon, on second street, entirely DESTROYING fla,
ias. go as "oii aa seriously damaging scolay'
| srs "orAs' next door on the south side Tho
| :nohtoe House. which adioned the latter wa. .Ise
| Ih ihlibthent danger. and was much damaged bv
~a'oi ih 'ne upper story rooms. The hide store ot
| Nohaht TO. was also crushed in by a G.llro y.au
"e'e'ai oIh"r extensive stores narrowly escaned de
| struction. ' N'P'" u'
! me names mnst at times have risen hundred
i."t above the roof of the four-story willow-war,
| store For fierceness of heat and dificuItv of ac
| less the nre was remarkable one Caycndcr 4
| harStohs stock, composed of every variety of vii
| 10" aud Noolea ware, was extensive one valued
| according to rumor that was current during the
nre, at $l50,0Do-snd their insurance was aai5 az,
tue same authority, to be 900 or sao 600 An
| ther account says there no insurance and that
| me loss - oVerrated The building belonged 10
n@sa ""nN'h and was one of fair value for bust
| STORM IN FREDERiCKsHURG.-There was snotbsr
hea'y storm in fredericksburg, Monday. The
| News says:
A"1ut 1 T. VI. tho rain fell furiouslv accompa-
| 'o1 ~ some hall and by most terrific lightning
aud thunder The streets were scnrroi ~ ~
| uoSCehulhS nood-trees were blown dowp-corn
10 %eoh n 70 the ground and wheat stacks scat
tui.ta, me lalse Tree near Falmouth bridge was
10 ''t o neaT the ground as if it had been a san
~ Our bridge was almost blown awav--tbo
20 iNa'ails "hh many planks were dislodged The rms
=" '"lord were swollen and impassable for horses
| "a co" was struck by lightning down town.s
also Mr.. Grfins house near the Cos WorI ~
w we' stunned ana his wife knocked down Mr. /
| H. psI parh was also struck and one of
WV wv ives T ana MI Gouldns house-damace moi
H'"ou' Inc storm extended to CulpsDer and ,r.s
Tei! setcre-"ith the usual consequences ofcoursa
III STAFFORD wheat shock on DR. Norson's farr,
WAS struck by lightning and burnt up.
PREVENrArIvB POTICE.-An American gsntlo,,a,,
'T"'tu hiihseli IN London omnibus saw and heard
~ "ha. not httlr amused him. A man. bearjn0 no
particular marks of authority Iooksd in ot 81
d"of' tooh professional view of the passengars
ana called out To the driver, without any nratens
aI hlodeSt concealment Of his thoughts tsYou can,
| 90 on there two of the swell mob in here" The
coach waited, till at length a pussy wall.IonLjn.
| old man rose and stepped out saving a. ba lii 6
| " We 100 much money to ride with pickpockets -
| III a moment more spruce younx individual said
| i' ne decamped ." I'll follow that old gentleman's
lead 60 on now" said the detective noIica.
man, 1.-THE swells have got out - In our conutrv
| beware OF pickpockets' would have been posted
up III the carriage. the wall. and the yerdant
| passenger would have been plundered while specu-
| iatng on the possible necessity of the caution
| NtERow EscPg.-Recently, as the schooner Ben
| nett Flanner was going down the river and about
| ten miles from town, the captain heard some
| knocking in tho hold, whereupon he had tn.
matches taken off, and found under the deck a lie
gro fellow named Burton. belonging to I. D. Walk
ar Esq. OF this place, who had secreted himself
The boy WAS nearly dead and could not have sur
! Vl'ed many hours longer. He afterwards stated
| that there was another boy in the hold named Nor
decai, belongingto r. K Bryan. Ezq., but although
! dlilgent search has been made. he has not been
found. If there now. he is, in all probability dead
rom tile fumes of the spirits turpentne of which
| there was IA quantity in the hold. Burton was
bfoaght up to town.-Wt Wilmington N ca J0urnal
ABcur GRAsSHoPPERs.-The Minnesota Gras.hop-
per7 are not only destroying the crops but are lit
orally eating the people ''out Of house and hcme"
The It. Anthony Express SAYS:
Every field from ttasca to Monticello WAS syYept
as with the bcsOm of destruction: on large cuIt
'ated heidS scarce blade being left to indicate
that hourishing crop had, short time since
been growing. On Il few pieces of wheat short
stubs OF the stalks were left, but each with from
one to ten gra7shOppers it. finishing the rem
hahtS rapidly AS their digestive organs would per
mt But on the greater part of the fields and all
indeed, in the vicinity of Monticello although the
| crops came up and grew beautifully for "A short
time' not single indication Of growing grain Of
| any kind whatever be discovered Wheat
! oats corn and potatoes, gardenS-all have shared
the same fate, and become food for the dastroypr-
| Nay more, the Unsuitable Gormandizers not satis-
ned with taking the crops forced their way into the
| parors and sitting rooms. and commenced an in
d &C lminate slaught n curtains, sofas, cushions
clothing, carpets. &c. and unless Immediately re-.
| moved, will, in short time, ruin whatever of
| this nature comes in their way. This We were AZ
| v, I
est reason to doubt it, from what came under our
| own observation"
| The GENIUS OF HAMLToS.-The National Iutelli.
| gencer, i'll some comments respecting the method
of transacting business at the Treasury Depart
ment, remarks
1t is another proof added to many others of the
superior genius of Hamilton that all the present
system, forms, checks and balances Of the Treasury
| Department originated with him. without his hay
| n a.iarf Il al
after an experiment of seventy years. no improve
ment has been made, though no doubt many have
| been suggested or attempted, upon his original
| plan.
| INTERESTING FROM THE NIAGARA.-The Navy De-
partment have received dispatches from Capt Hud-
| son, of the Niagara dated at Liverpool rs late as
the 7th inst. On the 4th, 80 miles of the tele-
graphic wire had been coied on her. and on the 7th
| they were continuing to coil it on her at the rate
of 100 miles in "A hours. All was going on salts
tactOrily with the business errand) of the ship-
| Capt. Hudson also forwarded to the Department
copies Of letter from the Grand Duke Constantine
Grand Admiral Of Russia. thanking him and his
officers for their Kindness and courtesy to two
Russian naval officers who had visited the Niagara
and his Capt H.'s) own modest, dignifea and truly
appropriate reply
SUICIDg.-A few day, ago, young lady got on
board the steamer Cataract, at Rochester in COM
pany with gentleman. The conduct of both par
ties made it apparent to those who observed them
that they had been quarreling; but of course no
notice taken of the fact by their fellow passen
gers. When the steamer left Oswego for Sackett's
Harbor, the young lady suddenly walked TO the
side of the boat, plunged over, and was drowned
The Captain took charge of her baggage. and let
ters found in her trunk reveal tale of crime, and
impliCate one more persons in bringing her to
dishonor.
LARGE SNAKB.-0n the 18th inst. Mrs Murrel
wife of Mr.. p Aiurrell. residing Hoods creek in
| Brunswick county, N. C.. killed rattlesnake,
measuring feet inches in length, 20 inches round
the body, 81 inches across the head, and having
| fangs inch above and clear of the flesh. He was
measured some four or five hours after having been
Killed. He had only nine rattles, which were whit
| ish, and apparently full of holes as if something
had been eating them-some insect. probably, or
| as if they were decayng with age Persons who
| saw the snake, think that it must have been at
| least rs to 80 years of age.
1tiioiington (N. C) Journal.
| THE WAY The SwEpES DRISK-Bavard Taylor. in
| drunkenness il leading vice among the
| Swedes as We have daily evidence here. Six years
| ago the consumption of brandy throughout the
| Kingdom was RiRe gallons for every man, woman
and child annually; but it has decreased considera
| bly, since then, mainly through the manufacture
| of beer and porter BujrrSkt or (Bayarian beer
is to be had everywhere, and is rapidly be-
| coming the hYorite drink of the people Sweden
and the United States fast proving the fact that
lager beer is more eticacious in preventing inte-
| perance than any amount of prohibtory law
Brandy ydrinking is STILL nevertheless, one of the
| greatest curses of Sweden. 1t is unusual thing
to see boys of twelve or fourteen take their glass
| of fiery fRkie before dinner. The celebrated
| Swedish punch. made of arrack wine and sugar ia