The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-10

One OF our merchants to-day predicts that the
New York banks will hold $4,000 0O0 and the
Boston banks $4,000, 900 in specie next Thanksgiv-
ing day.
NEW JERSEY.
THE PRIESTS AND fHs PANIC
We understand that the pastors of ths var,.
Gus Roman Catholic churches yesterday took occa-
son to admonish those of their people having mo-
ney on deposit in the Savings Institution not 10 be
alarmed for its safety, aud remarked upon the i'm
propristy OF suddenly Withdrawing their deposits
Under the influence OF the prevailing panic, for
such course, while IL would be of no ad vantage 10
themselves would only have ths effect of tempors-
riy embarrassing the operations of the banking
houses OF the city, whose soundness and stafiJi.y
could not be questioned.
THE PRODUCE OF THE WEST
An intelligent and we'll informed gentleman from
Chicago informs the New York Commercial that
the West was never In a sounder condition than M
present, or better able to Iquidate in full its IN
debtedness to the East. Tho agricultural interest
| the foundation of all prosperity, is remarkably
STRONG, and farmers hold largely of produce which
they have the ability to keep to ano ther ses
son II they cannot obtain fair terms at the nr.sent
time. During the present year at least one third
more land has been broken up than was planted
the previous year, and all has been thorough
ly cultivated. The crops this season will be in The
| aggregate nearly double those of the last Wheat
oats and potatoes fully and corn about itv ner
cont increase Poi k will not sent forward in as
large quantities Beef has been raised to a larper
amount but not 50 much packed, the farmers gsn
orally prefering to atten for the next spring TRADE
But with all this amount of actual wealth ON
hand the West Is embarrassed TO make it available
Only six weeks now remain of the season of navi.
cation, and if speedy effort is not made to hiring
the crop to market, it must remain where it ia un
til another The great difficulty 20 ba over.
come is to furnish the means for moving the vast
amount OF produce now lying in the storehouses
There is no money at the West for this purnose
and at present but little appearance of ability at
the East to supply it.
Thn anfI
sfecting the object. The joining together of soms
OF the eastern strong houses. and the dispatch of
an agent, fortified with certificates of ieposit for
the immediate purchase of, and forwarding to
| the West
gFPscr on LABOR.
The Montour (Pa.) Iron Company have leased
their extensive iron works for five Years to Messrs
| VI. Fuller, who will only resume business wba1
sales OF iron can be effected at remuneratng nrices
FOR the hrst time in many years not vessel has
been placed on the stocks in the ship yards Mt Rnf
iaio ~ l., where usually 1900 men are employed
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AMERICAN BAPTIST BIBLE USIoS-This religions
society met at New York, Tuesday Rev Thomas
Armltage was chosen President, and among the
VICE Presidents selected are Alexander Campbe,l
| President oil Bethany College, Va, Rev Tberius G.
Jones, of Norfolk Va, Rev. Thornton StrinpfelIov
of Virginia, and Rev Q. III. Trott of North Carolina
An address by Mr.. Armtage was read. setting
forth the Importance of the work in hand after
which the eighth annual report was read sboxincr
that the whole number of pages mt in c;rcuJot;o6
at the expense of the Bible Union in forei.n conn
tries reaches II, 100000 copies of the RibIa distr
outed, ~ 500; Total publications from organiza
ton to date Cos, ,55l copies; pages 59748 sO4 Tbe
Society has felt the effects of the money cris;s brt
the hope is expressed that the friends Of the move
ment will not waver.
| CAUTION TO FARyERs-Nr ia, w rmno H.,
ing near town. has lost head Of young cattle and
: fine mich cows, within the last few DAYS by per-
| mlttng them to run in the same field where he
was feeding his hogs. The hogs ate the stalks of
corn, and left them on the ground after chewing
These were taken up by the cattle, eaten swallow
ed, and not being digestible produced an itching
all over. They at once commenced rubbing their
heads, when their throats sweled, and in short
time death ensued. We have heard of other far
niers losing cattle that suffered to run where
hogs were fed in this way.-Rockingham Reg.
AMERICAN MuLrIpLIsArIJs TABLg-Tbe terms .rs
| simply stated, and the problem easily solved Give
a young man of twsnty-two-a young woman of
eighteen log cabin and quarter Of section of
iand IN the far west Forty years afterwards-
boundless possessions and about two hundred de-
scendants. Read the following statement of fact
| Kecently lady stopped at the Mansion House
CoviDston, KY, with her husband and thrty-two
Gniureh- she was about sixty years Of age, but
looked young and hearty.
| BLOODY AFFRAYs.-On the 10th ult, fight took
place in Cuthbert. Georgia between Apdrew Gors
and John Sullivan, brothers-in-Iaw. which re
suited IN the death of Gore, and such Injuries to
sullivan that bis life was despared of Another
desperate quarrel occurred on the 2Sth, in tavern
in Cuthbert wherein William Goodman was in
| stantly killed with a knife in the hands of T.
| broWn. Brown was arrested, but has since es
capped.
! LARGE FORTUNE.-J. II. Schroeder a wine and
liquor merchant of Louisville. says the Courier is
one OF the heirs to fortune of 52,000000 guilders
| IN the city OF Amsterdam. This sum has been ac-
cumuiating ever since l7S0, at compound interest
ana has, OF course, nearly twice doubled itself The
heirs-at-law have in the meantime, increased even
IN greater ratio, the number at present having
~ reAcned one hundred and twenty. suilder is
worm something less than fifty cents, and any one
good at cyphering will see at once that Colonel
| Sehroeders share is about half a million.
| The HERNDoN MEMENTo-A card, which /. sirned
by many ladies of New York, announces thai il il
| Intended to respond to the call of Mrs Magrudc,
OF Washington. and to create memento in honor
| OF the gallant conduct OF Capt Herndon. They
we're TO mold meeting yesterday afternoon and
| will limit contributions to one dollar from each
person.
PERSEVERANCE AGAINST DlFFIcuLTrEs-On the 7th
| OF Jul y, lS4S, the work of draining the Harlem
Lake, III Holland was commenced, and on the LIST
OF August. 1857 the official gazette announced
that the bed Of the lake was dry At the begin.
ing of the present year II 900 hectares of good land
were under cultivation the site OF the lake di-
vided into 2,5lS farms, and 81 dwellings and 72I
barns and other buildings had been erected The
population is 515,.
| LONDON OMNIBUS TRADE.-The number of passen-
gers conveyed by the London General Omnibus
Company within the year from the present date
has averaged thirty-seven millions and a half or
at the rate OF nearly three quarters of million
| weekly. The number of passengers correspond
ing at one office alone, (the Cheapside) average
Loco daily.
NOT QUITE 0FF.-A Mrs. Snyder, residing near
McGaheysville, Rockingham Co., Va, one day last
week suddenly 1sii down, apparently dead. The
necessary burial clothes were procured, and while
her friends were engaged in dressing her in the
hablllments of the grave she politely requested
them to wait until she was dead! She is how
rapidly improving.
SUICIDE FOR LovE-A wretched victim of mis-
placed confidence named Vim. Huing committed
suicide In Iowa, last week, under the following cir
cumstances He had bsen paying serious attention.
toa young lady, and seeing her ride past with an
other gentleman, and knowing that they would
soon return, he went aud hung himself upon an
apple tree by the roadside in full view of tho lady
and his rival, and soon expired.
| CAUTION TO LADIEs.-A lady, residing in the VII
lage of Stamford Conn, was very severely burned
on Friday evening last in the following manner -
She had been applying to her hair mixture of cas-
| tor Oil and alcohol, and approaching too near o
lighted lamp, her head became enveloped In a
blaze and the flame not extinguished until the
lady was so severely burned that she is now con.
| sidered to be in critical situation.
CITY HusTEK.-A city editor being in the coun-
Try deer shooting, was too frightened to shoot at
| DUCK, as he went by. The huntsmen came up aud
asked him why he did not shoot His lips trem-
bled as he replied Il nothing but th devil go
| by with an armchair on his head and his handker-
| chief sticking cut behind"
FIVE LITTLE GIRLS BITTEN BIZ A MAD DoG.-The
woodstock Sentinel of the 30th ult states that five
little girls were lately bitten by dog supposed to
De mad, at Iuntleys Station, on Chicago, St. Paul
| and Fond din Lac raiIrnad