The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-27
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Theatre.
| Tonight Mr.. OWENS will take . dement, - VOC
Theatre. He plays Unit" in "Se!f" and "Sprrs
| rims" In "Forty U;nksr We hope he will have
full house His unit" is one of the most original
and successful personations We have ever seen on
the stage; and his "Sprugeins" is one Of the most
| inimitable specimens in low comedy. Those who
have been serious and gloomy, under the melan.
choly influences Of the weather and the suspen'
sion of business, should 60. and shake off dulness
for one night BY hearty laughter. that will make
| them hold their Sides
LITnoeRAPH OF THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS
| The engraver, Mr.. L. A. RAMM, No. 2l9 Main st.,
has presented us with copy of = Autograph Of
the painting of "The School of Athens" 1t Is
very creditable to the artist Underneath the pic
ture is view of the University, and on each side
of this view echings of the heads of the figures
ia the picture, with their names, for reference
| DICKENS WoRKs.-As our readers know, Pc
| TERsoN of Phiadelphia is publishing uniform
edition of Dickens works. He has already issued
| a number of volumes. We have before us soil
ger Tpist" in two volumes, very handsomely print
| ed with clear type and stout white paper. The
publisher certainly deserves credit for the very
excellent style in which he is putting forth Bis edi.
| ton of Dickens Works
For sale by GEO. M. WEST.
DICKENS CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS STo-
RES The several Christmas and New Years
Stories of Dickens have been published by PETER.
SON. They are 1.-THE Haunted Man, and the
Ghosts Bargain" 1.-THE Cricket on the HEARTH
The Battle of Life, and Christmas Carol"
For sale by GEO. M. WEST.
THE COLD AT THE SoUTH.-The cold at the
South seems to have been intense. The river op.
poste Columbia, s. c., was filed Wednesday
morning with mass IS Of floating ice, something
which has not occurred before for twenty-one
years. The Cape Fear river at Wilmington, N
c., for The first time within the memory of any
citizen of that place, was crusted over with thin
coating of ice. At Raleigh, N. O.. the cold was
intense and the Register mentions 40 families who
were rescued from certain death by charity
The snow in that city was . foot deep, and in
drifts six feet The steamer Marion on her trip
from New York to Charlie ston, experienced TERRI
BILE weather. The cold was so intense that five
horses were frozen to death and the deck and COM
bngs masts, sails, rigging. and every portion of the
vessel exposed, were covered with ice to the
thickness of six or seven inches. The steamer
Black Warrior, from Havana, bound te New
York, passed the Marion while she was lying to,
and she was literally covered with ice
NEW PENNY PAPER.-We have received sew
eral numbers of the augusta Ercning Dispatch"
q new small daily paper published in Augusta,
Georgia, by S. A. A. ATKINSON. 1t is edited with
decided talent and is printed handsomely. 1t is not
quite as large as this paper, and is tastefully ar
ranged. We object, however, to some large cuts
our new acquaintance has introduced into his col.
umns, and to the double column advertisements
that he has admitted. His pap.r would be all the
prettier without them. Our young namesake is
warmly Southern in sentiment, and an excellent
newspaper. We wish it success.
DISTRESSING SUICIDE-A letter from Jefferson,
N. c. dated the 18th instant states that Miss Self
ma Howell aged 13, daughter cf Amos Howell, of
that place, committed suicide by hanging herself
In the barn. She went out In her usual good hu
NOR and being asked where she was going said
you will find out some time" Some time elapsing
before her return her parents went out to hunt
for her, and found Miss H. hung by the neck to q
beam in the barn, quite dead. No cause is given
for this fatal act, committed by one SO young.
BREAD IN NEW OnLEANs-The size and weight
of bread loaves seem to be determined by munich
pal authority in New Orlea aus. Thus the Mayor
announces on the 10Th instant, that the price of
-four being %, the charges of bakers for the week
following should be 20 cents for 81 ounces of
bread, 10 cents for 90 ounces, and cents for Ia
ounces. In second quality bread, 90 cents is to
purchase Ga ounces, 10 cents SO ounces and cents
10 ounces.
HEAVY PENALTY.-The Galveston News states
that the important suit brought by the State of
Texas against the firm of r. g. d. G.. Mills, was
decided in the District Court at Galveston, on the
l4th instant, the jury bringing in verdict of gull
ty, and assessing the penelty at 100000. 1t ap-
pears the suit brought by the State to recover
penalties from the de PENDANTS for having 10 vioa-
ton of the law of Texas issued drafts to circulate
rs money in the State
ToBACCo.-The soil of Southwestern Virginia
is said to be admirably adapted to the cultivation
of tobacco, and the Abingdon Democrat states
that several of the farmers, who have heretofore
confined themselves to oats and corn, are clearing
up patches for tobacco-beds, and will turn their
attention to the cultivation of the "Indian weed,
PROPERTY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY The
Abingdon (Va) Democrat notices the sale of 2l2
acres of land in that county for "a, $50, which in
April last sold for o., 500 Adam Hickman has sold
his tan yard property to Major s. w. CANADIAN for
$1,000.
FATAL DUEL.-A duel took place at MataiIie
Ridge, near New Orleans, on the 18th ut between
Pakenham LIE Blanc, deputy sheriff of New Or
leans, and Geo. W. White, book keeper In hard
ware establishment. LIE Blanc spat In White''
face In return for an alleged insult, and w. chal
enged bin to fight with double barreled guns, at
fifteen PAGES. At the given signal Mr.. White
fred and his antagonist was shot through the
heart, bat his fuger was on the trigger, and In
falling he discharged his piece, though without
doing any execution.
LIE Blanc was noted smal-sword duellist, and
fought 30 dueis during his life.
UNION BENEVOLENT SocIETY'-The member,
of the Union Benevolent Society, of Norfolk, Va,
return their thanks to the Rev. Mr. Minnigerode
for the 600 sent them, from the collection taken
up for the poor, In 81. Pants church, In Richmond
on Christmas day.
SMALL Pox.-Casss ef small pox have occurred
In Southampton and Nansemond counties, In this
State.
Fatal EIRE-On w sdnendav niSht tla h,&~h.v