The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-04

lebtedness To the Almighty for the enjoymepts re-
ceiyed on this occasion; and that We commit our
|elyes to his care. returning to our respective
homes in the hope of receiving similar blessings OF
His Divine will.
Resolved, That we heartily return our thanks to
stones Sax Horn Band.
A DREADFUL TALE oFA SKIRr-Desrly And dsv.
'"'lIy did the learned and popular DR. Fliegenblsde
Of Dresden love his wife. In his eyes no step 40
ilght no cheek 30 pure, no eyes radiant as hers
the eyes of all the hahtues of the prone made OF
Dresden no carriage graceful no taste so exqui-
site. no skirt SO ample Broad however. as was the
expanded founcc of Madame fliegenblade the fond
husband determined to appeal to his art in chemia
try to make her the subject of a hopeless and mat
tainable envy. Directing her, one day, before go
ing out to expel from her skirts the air with which
her faithful maid had just been filling them he In
fused within subtle yapor. which not only spread
them twenty-five per cent. beyond their ordinary
circle, but which by their upward pressure upon
whalebone rods that united at her waist lifted her
gently from the pavement, and but for n loaded
sHtchel which he obliged her to carry ia her hand
and a heavy metal belt. would have raised hsr
light brown CATERS, and the little inside Of them;
entirely from the ground Madame Flieseublade
was indeed, the envy Of all the fair damsels and
danes OF Dresden; and many beauty went pee
yishly to bed, after vain endeavors to rival the
smooth amplitude Of her ken fence
Despite of all this envy. however placidIy Madame
tliegenblade went daily forth. relying trustfuIly
upon her l""aed belt. and holding faithfully upon
her heavy LEG. But alas who can foresee every dan
ger! In an u4lucky moment, Madame Fliegenblsde
was seized with sudden faintness, while walking
aonga favorte promenade in the environs OF the
town She was borne into store. her sstchsI was
placed upon the counter, and the kind ladies who
surrounded her made haste to relieve her Of her
belt. still, she remained inanimats. whereupon
they bore her into the open air and sitting her upon
a chair stood wide apart to give her an opportunity
to respre When, lo' lifting itself from the chair
the mass Of silk gradually rose, and. before the
spectators could recover from their surprise it
I...gt fhafr El,sN
way. the l-fated lady reposing in the centre ofths
rising cloud Oflawn AZ peacefully as lsh submited
to his translation. The distracted chemist arrived
upon the ground just III time to see her dissppear
entirely from sight.
There may now be seen daily on that spot In Dres-
den, exactly at the hour ~ in the afternoon .
strange mo0dy-loOking man, who, with rapt look and
vacant stare, gazes at the heavens for hour IL
he expected his lost darling to return; and then
folding his arms with heavy sigh, he stalks sor-
rUwfully home 1t is useless for to speculate upon
the probable fate of Madame Fliegenbade Her
husbands expecting her every day to drop from the
clouds into his arms. where he lost her; but We
learn that Leyerricr the great astronomer at Paris
has computed her descent TO be due in q days
hours and - minutes; and instead ofsettng Dres
den, she will drop in the Canary Islands.
LADY FRANKLIN EXPEDITION has sailed The
Glasgow (Scotand) Telegraph ofJuIy 11th, says
Last "Wednesday, at Il very early hour, the city
ofAderdeen was the scene OF hustle and excitement
The inhabitants were hurrying hither and thIthpr
their cOuntenances bearing the impress of mi ture
Of anxiety and hope. great event Was ut hand
Lady FTanklIn's screw steamer, the Fox was an
pointed that morning to sail for the Arctic seas in
search Of the remains of the long lost navigator and
his intrepid band. tators crowded the docks
tOcatch glimpse ofthat gallant captain and daring
crew who had undertakes en- the perous voyage. Lady
Franklin and her niece were there. blessing the ex-
pedition and as the brave ship weighed anchor and
stood out to sea, the usty cheers of the assembled
tlpusauis uumis eablV testified that Aha
efforts that the lady made To investigate and clear
up the haze still hanging around the ia Of tho
Arctic expedition were fully appreciated.
More LITERARY TRoUBLE-The author Of the lead
er Nothing to Drink" in the last number OF
The Roarer, paper published in this city at
senli-intervals, is now claimed by the daughter
OF the wife of the son Of brother of justice Of
the peace down the river She that she wrote
the first half Of the article on two sheets Of pa
paper, and the last fourteen lines on a white oak
chip. 1t originated from her suffering from thirst
in the woods fast summer, while on a blackberry
expedition. She lostl few days after in the crowd
around the ticket wagon Of II circus. The only
change from the original is Lets all drink" in
place of Give me pure water" she wrote it.
Those who wish to this sensation articehad bet
purchase few copies Of the Koarer al four cts
each.-Ifdrtford Press.
The IxCOME TAX ~ IRELtNp.-The income tar rs-
turn for Ireland which has just been Issued shows
that under che schedule Of trades and professions,
II ,0s2 persons taxed in all. If these nearly
ten thousand were under fl50 per annum and four
thousand more from Gl50 TO f3GU. Altogether
there are fifteen thousand six hundred and forty
seven under $500 per annum. leaving but
thousand four hundred and thiTty-hye persons Ia
the enjoyment Of the moderate sum Of $500 and
upwards from mercantile or professional pursuits
| throughout the whole kingdom Of Ireland.
| Personal C0LLsIoS-A personal collision recent
y occurred at Gallatin, Mo-. between the rival can
didates for Governor-stewart, Democrat. and Rol-
| lius. American. The former, on the stand, had
made some offensive remarks concerning the latter,
| when Rollins Immediately struck him twice. Bs-
fore Stewart could reply, both gentlemen were Sc
| cured and the fght prevented by their friends
RECEIPTS AT THE New YoRK CUsTox H0usE-The
| receipts for duties at our custom house for the
month of July were g. 0i9 ls2 So against $3.50.
333 55 in July 1856, thus showing an increase OF
fl 53s 7sS ST. which s not more than one-half what
it was supposed In some quarters IL would BE- lhe
payment for duties the last week we're 81 '5tols
93, against 81 1851 025 80 the previous week, being
an average OF about 1923 500 day. The su0-tres-
snry for the week .5oT 92 against s2T ,Ols
% the previous week. The accumulation FOR the
month Of July was $l,736,o30 r.
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THE RUSSIAN MILLEsIuN.-In Ave years from the
present date Russia will have attained the ags OF
one thousand years, an event TO be celebrated by
the erection Of a monument, for which snbscrip-
ton has just been set on foot. The monument IL
be built in the city of Novogorod, tho capitol OF
the first ruler Of the empire and voluntary eonrri
buttons In aid of its erection will be received by
vernment officials throughout the empire until
1885
SALARIES IN HAYrI.-The former salary Of the
Emperor OF Hayti Was 3l50,000. Is 10 nov 500.
600, Haytian. the Hsytan dollar being worth about
six cents, which will make the Emperors salary
about $4,000 American currency ihe EinPress
ha. An allowance of 40 600 and the Imperial fami-
ly q, CO., so that among them they ali have s2l,-
OO0.
Josenh RYAN. a school teacher from Tennessee,
committed suicide ia Charleston, 5 O., Friday, BY
cutting his threat.
Miss Mary Devlin and Boniiaeo are playing In
Baltimore
Henry j. Pace q stage driver At Pee Dee, =. O.,
died ON Friday froEa drinking whiskey, which had
been poisoned with stryChnine by some person m