The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-05

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FIGHTS OF AMERICAN CIrIzgss-Count MonteIaa
having transmitted to the State Department.
through Mr. Vroom, our Minister at Berlin a mote
asking an explanation of the opinion given by Mr.
Cushiug, In October last, the right Of an Ameri.
can citizen TO expatriate himself Attorney General
BLACK says the specified case Is that of Julius
Amther, native OF Bavaria, who came TO this
country, and after being naturalized returned to
Bavaria His effort to recover his status seem to
be impeded by doubt which the authorities en-
tertaned on the question whether he can throw of
ms allegiance to the United States and IL So in
what manner it can be done
Judge Black says there is no statute of the Unit
ed States which prevents either native or natur-
aiized citizen from severing his political connec-
ton with the government If he sees proper to do 80
IN time OF peace, and for purpose not directly in
furious to the interests of the country The fact
OF ths remuneration is to be established like other
iacts tor which there Is no prescribed form of proof
by any evidence which will convince the Judgment
An oath OF abjuratontas test Of his sincerity or
as necessary part of his title to the future protec-
tion OF the Bavarian government, may be demand
ed whatever satisfies them ought to satisfy Us,
since IN oil similar prescribe our own rule
for the admission of Bavarian subjects as citizens
of the United States.
MOVEMENTS OF U S. TRoors.-The following order
dated Aug. 29th has been issued by the War De-
partment:
It being deemed inalvisabe to detach Breyet
Brisadler General Harney from service in Kansas
Col A. s. Johnston, I'd Cavalry, is assigned to the
command of the Utah expedition. and will proceed
to join the same without delay
AS Col Sumner, lst cavalry. may be daily expect
ed with his column of horse and foot, Brig. Gen
iarney will, in anticipation, detach six companies
OF the I'd Dragons to escort the civil officers of Utah
ON their mission. and remain attached to the com
mand OF Col Johnston. The companies so detached
viii possible be carried to at least sixty prvates
each, by transfers from the remaining companies
The staff department will supply all the wants
of those dragons well as the wants of other de-
tachments OF the Utah expedition that may be re-
naming behind.
Brevet Major Porter, Assistant Adjutant General
will promptly report himself for duty to Colonel
Johnston before the latter shall pass Fort Leaven
worth
Academia few days ago, DIR. C. Wheeler. ot
Weston, in company with his two sisters, was re-
turning in buggy from the residence of DIR
Barns, and when opposite the Narrows, on the
West Fork river. the horse became frightened and
took a fearful leap down a precptous embank K
ment some thirty feet into the river. The water
at this point is some ten or twelve feet deep, and
the horse and buggy went entirely under The
horse soon arose and guided by the Doctor soon
succeeded in swimming with the buggy into shallow
water, from which. with the assistance of several
of our generous citizens, who were fortunately
near the spot the Doctor succeeded in landing the
ladies safely and uninjured upon the shore. With
the exception OF one shaft which was broken, no
injury was done to the buggy, which fortunately Y
remained right side up while in the water. The
leap Of thirty feet into the river. the bottom OF
which is covered with rocks and the escape there
from without injury was almost miraculous, and
equal to the feats of Sam Patch in his palmics,
days.-Leecis 60. (Td.) iieraid
HEALTH AND CLTM.TR.--Sir James Clark of Eng
land, has assailed with considerable force the doc
Crine that change of climate is beneficial to per
sons suffering from consumption; and q French
ply sican NJ Carriers, has written forciby against
1t. Dr.. Burgess, an eminent Scotch physician, alsc
contends that climate has little or nothing to dc
with the cure of consumption, aud that if it had
the curative effects would be produced through The
skin and not the lungs. That a warm climate ii
not i'll itself beneficial he shows from the fact that
the disease is common to all latitudes In India
and Africa tropical climates, it is frequent rs il
Europe and North America. At Malta. right il
the heart of the genial Mediterranean, the army
reports Of England show that one-third of Tia,
ieaths among the soldires are by consumption. Al
Sice fayorite resort of the English invalids esp
cially those afflicted with lung cos splans there
are more native born persons die of Consumption
than in any English town of equal population. Ii
icneya the disease is almost equally prevalent. In
Florence pneumonia is said to be marked by a sui
locating character and by rapid progress to
wards the last stage. Naples whose climate is tn,
theme of So much praise by travellers, shows il
her hospitals mortality by consumption equal t.
Hne i'll two and one third; whereas i'll Paris, who's
climate is 50 often pronounced viilainous the pro
portion is only one in three and one-q quarter Ii
Madeira local disease is more prevalent tina,
consumption.
WIRE RIGGING FOR SHIPs-The Liverpool Courier
says three-fourths of all the ships now fitted ou
It Liverpool are rugged with wire rope. 1t is des
cribed rs fourth less in weight, and not one hal
the bulk of that made of hemp, and the cost is
also twenty-five per cent. less. 1t is much les.
susceptible than hemp of atmospheric changes
and it is predicted that. in few years it will su
percede hemp for standing rigging. recent trial
,tfyV Fa M m tIr do,
the Kings dock Liverpool. The straning tests
showed the immense superiority of wire rope over
that made even of the best fbrous material. The
testing of the temper ropes proved the strength of
Manilla to be far superior to Russian hemp, taking
many of the merchants. ship masters and riggers
present by surprise, az a different opinion had been
entertained by many of the gentlemen present.
USLUCKY DYposIroR.-It is stated In the New
York Times that down town Merchant received a
remittance from one of his correspondents in the
shape of draft ON the Ohio Life and Trust Com
papy for $4,000 on the very day on which that in
stitution closed its doors. lie Immediately tele-
graphed the fact to his debtor, who sent him ano-
thor draft on John Thompson, which arrived the
day after the failure OF that broker. The merchant
again telegraphed the failure, and received in n
few days another draft on Atwood Il Co., just as
that firm suspended.
NOTHING TO WEAR.-There is married lady up
town who enjoys the luXury of no less than one
handred and tcenty dresses. twenty-nine of which
mourning dresses. Are there many wives who
sport extensive q wardrobe thisi 1t is not
quite equal to the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth.
whois said to have had not less than three thou
sand gowns" as our grandmother used TO say
". T. Day Book.
"BADEN BADUN."-The following 'srare occur
renee" is chronicled by pastor Brugger, in the
Badische Landeszeitung of August 8. AT eleven
O'Clock last night, Elizabeth Buchinger, spinster
Of Auerbach. (Baden,) was safely delivered of her
eighteenth. child"
DEAD.--IIon. Joel Mann. formerly for many years
a representative in Congress from the Montgomery
district of Pennsylvania. died at his residence in
Cheltenham Valley, Montgomery county, on Fri
day last at the age of a..
Poor BARNuM-P. L. Barnum was arrested We'd
nesday, in New York, by person holding ''Je
rome clock note just as he was about sailing for
London. where his wife is Lying ill. As he could
not obtain security in time. he missed his passage
The note had been bought at half price by broker
HoRRIBLE.--A Rhode Island paper says that Mrs
cunningham has succeeded in a recent attempt
che set out with the determination of being con
nned, and she Is confined-in The Tonbs.
Upwards OF $4,000 worth of biackberries wer,
shipped from Madison. Ind. this season.
The vote on joint ballot in the Texas Legislator.
will stand Houston Is, anti-llouston llD.
nervous grocer at Newark. n. J had SG4O in
bills and fearful of robbers placed it ia measur,
of oats for safe keeping His horse ate it, by way
Of desert. with his next meal. =
In Fond du Lac, Wis, II few days ago Mr. Iemue
c. Bishop. one of the earliest and most infiuentia
settlers of that region, was killed by bull
Park Benjamin is TO deliver a course Of lecture,
before the st. Louis Mercantile Library Association
this fall
Mrs. Dudley. who founded the observatory at Al
nany has just given large lot in that city to thu
VI. t.. church.