The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-22

nents money, &c. II is further stated that per-
ons, fully pledged, have already been secured in
ull consummation Of Gen. Walkers plans. to be
IN. IL IL known as the "Central American
league who the parties are attached to this
eague, we are unable to say; or whether they have
been absolutely consolidated as rumored. cannot
De iuly ascertaned, except far as current rumor
goes. such secret filibusterng expeditions are
reprehensible, and If the one in question does re-
.lly exist, its movements will, doubtless, be more
fnily ascertained in due time. New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, New Orleans, and all the other lead
ng cities of the Union are said to be united in this
Baltimore lotr.M
a.scAPs or Az ASscoNp..--An Hibernian applied /,
aolice officer of Philadelphia one day last week
stng that there was a big bull dog in his celia
lat he wanted removed The officer descepd.t,
Ito the cellar, and was somewhat astonished. al
nthng his foot upon something shiny and soon
iter at hearing loud kissing noise. which csuseo
'm to attempt retreat. He very soon however
und himself wound round by large anaconda
me fifteen feet in length. The officer seized tht'
AXE by the back of the neck with firm grip ana
III him in that manner until the owner of the AL
~ arrived on the spot, when il was secured AM
. officer relieved. The officer was badly brui-e,
he close embrace of the snake, which was ont
the three recently brought to Philadelphia b,
'pt Wilson, who had them conveyed to his house
front street, from whence the aboye-me ntioned
, capped.
CLAN AT HIGH TDE.-The title saying of sshal.
rs a clam at high tide" has been illustrated H.
aitlmore. few days since a person 'of gentle
'aniy appearance" visited the telegraph Office,
nd sent message to Richmond. Va as follows
Friend Jones-l am here floating on zephyr and
Apply as clam at high tide" The zephyr paid
II nis message with $40 counterfeit note, receiv
y $500 good change from the operator. who =
:" Gays after felt about as happy as a clam b.
npposed TO tell when there is no tide at all.
CtprAN K. one the shrewdest steamboa,
aptains on the Mississippi caught a Jeremy Did
on ooaro ms boat one trip and pinned him in
ood style. 1t seems the fellow laid n traverse 4.
tciear Oh paying his fare and insisted to the clerk
nat he had paid. but lost his ticket sWhy. b.
tuner guessed 1t was to the captain" So Captai.
was summoned to the conference 'Oh, yes
rs' says Captain K, lit appears to me A.
collect. Let ME see; you gave me n twenty do,.
IT Dill. Yes said the Didler sAnd I cav,
ou the change in half dollars didn't II" eyes.
ys Jeremy. that's it-recollect it perfectlyr-
Very we'll" says the captain, 81 won't disnutc
our word for anything, but, if you please, sto,L
e to see The hdlres' The fellow was trippel
hen he least expected it. lie could not produc,
ne halves and had to fork out his fare.
VIoLErs.-There is a sweetly touching melody
'methlng musically soft and Iowa sort Of heay
'i-klsslng breath. like that "of the south win
yer bank of violets,' thrilling through the tx
ulsite simplicity of the following lines:
"elHiuhs, WIlen angels flfst did visit earth.
Wherever pressed its soil their hallowed feet
FROM those footprints white voets sprang to birth
And offered otors up as incense met
Inc sacred messengers of God to greet.
Well pleased, the angels bent their eyes of blue
lpon the ground, whence came the offering
And gave the vioets their celestial hue.
mus they are heavenly flowers, in whose truf
Fancy may still diacern the angle eye;
Ana there read oft some message from above
W Which seems half hid i'll its blue depth 10 lie
Mhy should not violets human feeling move
II such as these the blessed angrlslove.
APPOINTMENTS AND PRoMoTIoNs.-Henry 2. Wen
I'll has been appointed Navy Agent at Portsmouth,
H., vice Nehemiah Moses-tO take effect on ths.
at September next,
first Lieut. Algernon S. Taylor. to be n CAPTAIN
the Marine Corps vice Captain II. b. Tyler pro
,oted.
Second Lieutenant Andrew J. Hays, to be Firs'
"nt"nant in the Marine Corps, vice Taylor, pro
NOTED.
lyron C. Riggs Of Connecticut. to be a secon,
ieut. in the Marine Corps, to fill the vacancy &C
esloned by the promotion of Lieut. Hays.
TIE MARCY TEsrIMoNIAL-The testimonial of tn,
erchants of New York which they intended Z,
resent to the late Wm L.. Marcy has just been
'mpleted. 1t consists of magnificent dinner
I'd tea set Of silver, and includes every articl
,at goes TO furnish table Even the dish-cover.
c of solid silver, and the sayer is one of the lar
hole set will cost 81 600. This testimonial wa.
repaired under the aupices of Royal Phelps, Jane,
King. and John Stevens. on behalf Of the New
ork merchants. 1t will be presented to the fam
y of Mr.. Marcy.
SHOT IN TIE CARS BY PICKpoCEET--Stark A. Su;
m son of Capt. Vim. T. Sutton, of BERTHE, ~ C.
as shot on the railroad recently. aud his arm bad
shattered. pickpocket on the cars was nj.
'mpting to rob young sutton. who had gone Soutl
lth the view OF buying plantation. and bein:
'tected in the act by s., the alarm was given The
lief being tightly held by S., drew n pistol an,
not sutton, shattering his arm. The thief escaped
ouTRAGE--A little German girl, about II year
age, servant ut the boarding house of Mrs
fench, near Wheeling, Va, was violated on Mon
~ last, by the son of her mistress. The man VIII,
'rpetrated the outrage is about 2j years of age
lie fed from the State after the deed.
INA MARRYING MooD.-There is in Norfolk a co
red female servant, named IIessy Kellam who
~ grown very melancholy account of the re-
sal of her master to permit her to marry. Til,
use assigned for this refusal was that she had nj
ady led to the altar eleven husbands all of whom
ne had seen to the grave!
PREsUhPTIvE EvIDENcB.-Dr Fletcher of Finsbur,
hapel, London, has lately related his experieuc,
'garding Eliza Fenning, who was hung in front OF
ewgate, for poisoning her mistress. DIR. Fletcher
as convinced OF her innocence, but the lady had
vidently been poisoned, and the cook seemed tn,
nly person who could have done it, and who hnL
ny proyocation for doing it. Since then. upon his
wing bed, the baker confessed having done the
'ed, out of spite.
SALT LAKE MAIL CoSTRAcr-The contract for this
sail service, once month and back, has beer
ven 10 Mr.. Stephen b. Miles, Of st. Joseph's. Mo.
$52OO0 per aunum. The price We take to be
ute low, under the circumstances.
A MELANCHOLY Anniversary Attakapas
~ Register, Of the Sth nst states that arrange
ients had been made TO have suitable services rer-
'rmed in the Episcopal church of that place on the
IN, in commemoration of the calamity at Last
Hland. The Register suggests that all business
Mould be suspended on that day.
A SILENT WgDDISG-The Louisville Journal give,
n account Of a marriage at Lexington KY. in
hlch the bride, bridegroom, their assistants, and
ne officiating clergyman, were all deaf mutes-
ome thirty or forty deaf and dumb persons were
resent. The ceremony was conducted in the ''sigH
inguage.
A GENTLEMAN now residing in our sister county
WetZel. not over fifty miles from Fairmont save
he fairmont virginian, has an article of com.
lon use-we believe il is q shot pouch--nade from
he hide of an Indian who was killed and skinned
y some of. the white race number of years ago.
PEDLAR calling on an old lady TO dispose OF
come goods, inquired of her IL she could tell him
f any road on which no pedlar had travelled
Yes" said she, II know one, and only one, and
hats the road TO heaven
The SEASON IN EsGLASp.-The London correspon-
lent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, says
THE summer continues without single day OF
loud or rain, and the harvest is everywhere being
occurred in the most splendid order"
iLL.-ilon. VIM. Smith. OF Virginia, is suffering
with very painful swelling of the throat. which al
most depriyes him Of intelligent articulation and
prevents him from chewing.
A MAN whose appearance indicated that he wa.
from the excessive weight OF brick il
his hat, being asked If he was son of temperance
replied
''Hic-no-no relation--not even an hicacquant
ance.n
REV. Wa. JARVIS, well known, learned and
wealthy divine, Of Connecticut has recently failed
In cnnseananca of nnsnecessfnl suacuIafions.