The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-10


SERIOUS Loss-A letter to the N Y. Times
from Canton, referring to the destruction of The
factories of foreign establishments in that city,
says:
Pe'haps the most serious loss, and one which
VIII be q severe public calamity ia that sustained
oy Dr S- Wells Will ans who has been connected
Ior a ioug time with the Mission of the American
.'oatu q commissioners for Foreign Missions az
prioter TO the Mission and who now Ia the off
OF secretary of legation under Dr. Parker IIr
"Aics OF ten thouss nd volumes bel >nging believe
h'oaliy 10 tne American Board, have been copsum
e9' ana Ia many cases, it will be soutey impos.
sioie to supply their places The presses sIso
and large amount OF type, have been DESTROYED
some very rare and valuable books which are now
out OF print, were burned and literature eaneralv
-hc' merely individuals-must be considered a.
haViag suffered serious loss
INCIDENT IN CAFE AT MANTUA--Stockins
B"tcssFy by az austrian Officer The following eT.
don Daily News '-0 i-oA'
MILAN, Feb. GA terrible event occrrrad
Few days sece at Mantua. A young man hiGsed
| Pfama donna IN one of the theatres An Ans.
tfiah oi'lcer called in a commits sary of police 20
sllerce the malcontent. The latter in rec.ivin,
q warCing from the Formidable function.-r-
tn0ugGt the fes: thing he could do was to get ont
" 'ur way ana he quietly left the theatre Blu,
| Tue oihcer, following him. iusulLed him and pro.
| posed TO fight. F0
morrow, but in the meanwhile the relstives rs 80
young man applied to the military comma nder Of
| mantua, and begged him not to permit repetIt n
| Of the scandal which occurred two months 500
! whea an Austrian officer nearly killed Lombard
| citizen. The comm andant, il consequence of mi.
:cqTes:, sent the challenger oat of town. But YES
| Terd2y all Austrian captain friend of the officer
| wh" had beoa sent away, happening to mao. the
| young Italian il a cnfo. rushed .lLon him il .
! Fa7oxS siu Of fury. accused him q being the cause
! ii bis friends banish,nenJ and drawing his sword
cut bis he ad clean eff at one blow.
| This news rapidly spread through the town
| and caused immediate agitation. Groups were
| speedily formed the streets, the shops were
| closed, the troops were called cut, and marched,
mp aud Gown the town ali the night. 4 litle more
| aad the state Of siege and martial law would have
| been proclaimed
| Letters from Milan Of February II confirm the
Statement: f an Austrisn officer having cut If 8
| young mans head in cafe, and say further thai
fights took place afterwards between other officers
| and citizens, and tha: more blood was shed
! GAS WcREs IN GsFAT bsITAIN --The number nt
| gas works IL Great Britain at he present time |
! S.sted TO De 87b, employing collectively tauita
equal to i6G 5U ,Od9 which sverage QnDus d'vi
| oend OF per cent Is paid Cha number of pers Il,
| employed ID the manufacture ls about "a 900. The
.uahtttg OF ges annually produced in these works il
lt3Oo $50 cubic f. requiring for ts pICducioE
the consumption of 1880 COO tons hituminous cual
Owing 20 the greater chespnesz of coal and labor il
Great Britain, the Ras furnished to consumers a.
T. per 1000 cut!c ieetabout fourth of the pr cs
paid IN the city OF Brooklyn, and less hsu oue-hai
Of the price charged by corporation of Phia1e
| phia.