The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-23

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NrRDER.-LSst week murder was committed
in the county of Fayette, Va, by Mathew Kincaid
on the body of his daughter, who had just arrived
| at wouIans estate. The miserable man is now in
Fayettc jail for..rsl His violent temper could not
be restrained towards his daughter in the dis
| charge of a domestic duty, and whilst kneading
dough for bread, struck her on the back of the
neck, with broom, killing her instantly.
SAVANNAH RErupLIcAN-The article about the
! theological student at Alexandria, Va, did not
originate, aud never appeared in the D,spotch. 1t
is from the National Intelligencer and appeared as
editorial in that paper.
The CHESAPEAKE AND OHIo C4NAL.-Telegraphic ir
telligence, received from Cumberland announces
the fact that boats are loading herewith all dill
gence, and will be dispatched all this week for
Georgetown and Alexandria. The water is being
admitted throughout the line.
SERIors AcIDEST-An engine was thrown of the
track on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near the
North Mountain Depot, on Saturday last by the
breaking Of All axle The engineer, Mr. Charles
Damn, and the fireman, Mr. Abraham l.. SPOTS for
merly of Shepherdstowu, Va. were badly scalded
Mr.. = had hi. face and head much burned and both
arms, hands and back, also considerably injured
BY the accident some four five cars were broken.
and the track torn up for some distance.
GES. JkcKsoN's GoLD SSUYP-Box-Thc committee
Of the Common Council to award the gold snuff
box to the bravest New Yorker in the Mexican war.
met again ON the 10Th inst. Up 10 that time Col
Burnett and Capt. Fairchild, of the first regi-
ment OF volunteers, were the only claimants: but
yesterday VIM. ?. Hall. member Of the second ar
hiiery' (regulsr) put in claim, upon the ground of
active participation in every battle under General
Scott, rapid promotions, and numerous specified
acts Of bravery
letter read from Colonel Harvey, who IT,
commended that the question be submitted to the
ladies.-N. !. Iost.
NIAGARA SUSPENSION BRIDGR-The managers Of
the Central New York Railway have decided that
their trains shall to travel over the Niagara
Suspension Bridge after the lat of July, now past
ms decision has been arrived at from prudential
reasons. The extreme risk of accidents was con
sldered uuwarrantable.
The PEARL FEVER Ar THR E4sTWARp-There Is
now considerable excitement prevailing at Warren
and Thomaston, Me, with regard to the recent
discoveries Ut pearls in some of the streams flow
ing into Oyster River. Mr.. NJ w Merrill obtained
two hundred of various sizes, one of which was
about the size of an ordinary pea. Captain David
Patterson obtained about three hundred. some Of
which are deemed quite valuable; and others were
equally fortunate. Many persons are still Ell
gagged III the search for the yalRables.
MR PR.Boprs WEArH.--Gsorge Peabody, Esq..
proposes 10 make Newbnryport Mass, a present
of $4,000 when they shall designate some apprn-
pirate object for which it shall be given 1t is
stated by those well qualified to judge, that not
withstanding the princely, or rather republican
munihcence OF MIR Peabody, which has amounted
slgce he has oeen Ill this country to over a half
million Of dollars such is the extraordinary amount
of business done by his banking house that he il
worth more now than the day he left England
boston Ledger.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-A man named IL. Shaw, SAVE
the Mobile News, was working at IA steam saw mill.
near DeSoto Miss, on Saturday morning, and acct
dentally missing his footing. fell across the saw
and was killed instantly, his head and arm being
severed from his body.
ExG0vERNoEs.-There are eight surviving ex
Governors Of New York. viz. Van Buren,. Throon
Seward, Bouck, Hunt, Fish, Seymour and Clark
Massachusetts, has but six, viz: Everett Morton.
Briggs, Boutwell,, Clifford and Washburn. Penn
sylvania has but four Ritner. Porter. johnson and
Bigler. Maryland has five, Grason, Francis Thorn
as, Pratt, y. +. Thomas aud Lowe.
DBATH By ILdHTNING.-The lightning of last week
was alarmingly destructive to human life Some
fifteen deaths have reached US in Ohio alone A
lady in this county, Mrs. Ollie; young man in
Geauga county James Hail. i'll Shelby county; Mr.
Ridgeway. Of Washington CO., and the names of
many others forgotten all found All untimely end
by this death-dealins -Cferetand PLAIN Dealer
DEATH OF \ NAVAL OFFIcER-The Navy Depart
ment has received intelligence of the death of
lIcu!"na John r. Decatur, who died at the Ma
val Hospital New York, on the 18th inst: and Of
the death of Lieut.. George NJ. lotion, son of Gen
Totten, United States army Lieut. Totten died at
Brooklyn.
ANOTHER NicTIN.-A daughter of Mr. Henry Kief
Ter, OF York. Pa, aged about six years died on the
18th inst from disease contracted by eating uosou-
Gus apple butter. purchased 10
market. This is the third death from the same
cause i'll his family. Dir. Kieffer. his wife and AN
other child have been ill, but are recovering.
STREET RENcoUNTER.-A street rencounter be,
tween Mr. Prentice, of the Journal and Mr. Dur
rett, Of the Courier, took place at Louisville XIV
Tuesday, in consequence of article rejecting
on Mr.. Prentice. Pistols were used and Mr. Prem.
tice was slightly wounded.
WEATHER AT ST. LoUIs-DeaM from Hedt-Friday
was regarded the warmest day experienced in |
IT. Louis for three years. Thirteen inuuests were
held by the coroner of that city, most of which |
were caused from sunstrokc. The thermometer |
during the day indicated from one hundred to one
hundred and six degrees in the shade.
CHAPTER OF HoRRORs-A man named RohIer A
German, strangled his wife at Cincinnati Tuesday
morning. and killed Mr. Horton. of the firm of |
Horton Macy, then set fire TO the house, and |
finished by cutting his own throat. Horton had |
reprimanded Rohler for abusing his wife. He is |
not expected to live.
GONE TO W0RK.-Niagara is to be soon put in |
milling harness. hydraulic cana so feet wide |
ana ~ feet deep, is nearly completed, leading from
point abont half mile above the hotels across |
the elbow which the land makes at the Falls and |
Coihihg out about mile below, where the Canal |
company have tract of 70 acres to be devoted to
the erection of mills, &c
SWISS IN THE UNITED SrArEs.-There are 10000 |
SWISS IN TINS country, most of whom inhabit the |
states OF the Northwest In Tennessee there are |
in that State. '
HEAVY YERDIcT--A case decided at tho loo, Farm,
OF the Court OF Appeals gave verdict of as 900 in
iaVor OF Mr. Ransom, OF ElDira, n " and apainst
the New York and Erie Railroad, in the mattar ,f
an accident by which the plaintif sustained in,n.
ries The cost of the case to the company will
reach 81, COO
FArAL RAILROAD ACoIDEST.--Uriah B. Sheldon, de-
pot master of the Galena and Chicago Railroad.
was run over at the depot in Chicago Illinois, last
Monday evening by train of cars, and SO badly
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