The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-13
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The Mayor has issued warrant for the arrest OF FfR
GINA I0RD, charged with the murder Of her own
child and placed ii in the hands Of officer Seal he
keeping watch over her until she is sufficient
recovered To be taken from her swn houss and
locked up in Jail She is now under the care OF DIT.
"arring, who has pronounced 1t hazardous to re-
move her from her own room for ten days; but Ia
prevent her escape she will be strictly guarded from
now until that time She persists in her first state
tnat the death of her child was entirely &C
tiuSn1"I. The affair has proved sad msiortune
crime. '''' -"
IHB CITY COUNCIL will hold regular
monthly meeting in the Council Chamber this af
ternoon at o'clock
COUNTERFEIT QUARTERS are being cir
culated in the city to Il limited extent and are 40
Well executed, that any who was not psr,icular
IN examining them might readily be deceived. Bar
Keepers amt others will look out for this new dc.
| ceiver, OF they may get an extra supply on hand
without knowing it.
CooPED.-A negro fellow known as
| William Cooper arrested last Saturday night
and committed TO Jail by order of the Mayor for
want of a register of his freedom.
| SwEETENED.-Ned, slave to David \.
Jones. was convicted before the Mayor of stealing
sugar from his master, and subjected to Il severe
| fiogging.
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RIoT IN CHtMBRRsBuRd Rd, PA riot occurred at
the theatre in Chamberslurg. Pa, on the 4th b.
tween a company called tho Owls and citizens of
the place. The Owls demanded admission free Of
charge. which refused After considerable
fighting they made attempt TO force the door in
which they succeeded and rushed into the room.
making for the stage in order to grasp the theatre
performers. As they did SO the widest scene of
confusion occurred, and the ladies set up tremen-
dou5 cry of fear rushing n all direction for safety
night ensued in which several persons We're badly
injured A military company from Gettysburg, wi
sitting thero were called out to suppress the riot.
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WASHINGTON CoLLEGE-Alexander :. Brown Esq
of Wythe, was selected to deliver the annual Adj
dress before the Alumni Association of " Washington
College, Va, at the next COmme menCement. Rev. DR.
Moore, of Richmond, and Rcv. b. r. Lacy, of Roa-
noke were elected to supply vacancies in the Board
OF Trustees created by the designations of the Rev
A Il. Davidson and Rev. y. Cheyalicr.
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RAILROAD COSrRACT.-Messrs. John Hasson and
Thos. Mcknight, of Charlottesville, Va, have re- |
CciVed the contract for the grading of the Railroad
from Rogersyiile, Tennessee to point ON the East
Tennessee Railroad. distance Of fourteen and a |
quarter miles and the construction of costly and
extensive bridge over the IIolstein river at the
poIut of intersection of the roads.
SILVER ExcITEMENr.-The Delaware Rcporter
says that large quantity of Spanish silver coin has
been found under and about the wreck of "a vessel
on Ph~nix leland Maryland, just below the south
eastern part of Delaware The wreck j. said TO be
that of Dutch galiot which lost about tifty |
years since, having on board one million of dollars
IN specie. Tho excitement among the natives il
said to be great Crops are left untitled shops and
stores are closed and thousands Of persons are ON
the beach rahinS for silver.
RoMASTIC.-The \. Y Times has a romantic story
about DomOck Charlton, an African, who was cap
tured IN his native land when boy, then recap
tured from the SLAYER by an English man -ofwar-l
lie then took service on board the English war YES
sci Peacock, which being captured bv the American
vessel Hornet, threw him into American hands
lie was taken 10 Savannah, Ga, whore be ha. been
held IN slavery until very recently. Ho is now IN
New ora applyl 6 To the British consul t. be re-
cosnized as one of Her Maestys subjects in order
t. prosecute those who have held him to service.
INTERESTING MISUNDERSTANDING the men at Lex
inGtUn by, the Ith, were the family of the
great deceased James B. Clay aud Thomas ii. Clay
with their hTiEhteyed offspring, their venerable |
mother, for many years the hepmate of the il |
mstrious Orotar, though prevented by old age and
her characteristic reserve from being present sur
veyed from the windows of her sons mansion the |
demonstration in honor OF her beloved and departed
husband.
Compliment 20 AN AMERICAN SURdE0N-Dr VIM j |
Holt. OF Augusta Ca. has just received, through
tho Russian Minister 10 this country, the ''gCOJO-
tan OF the Commander OF the Imperial order OF
St Stanislans, in consideration of his valuable ser
vices during the late campaign III the Crimea.-
The cross is of massive gold and beautifully wrought
Dr. Holt appointed member of the order OF st.
Anne while still in the service Of Russia
A NOBLE Boa boy, named Narcisse I.amon-
ta9ne, aged 10 years saved eight children from the
wreck of the steamer Montreal 1t was by sei1ing
the door OF stateroom, placing the children upon
il aud pushing il before him while he sWaln; that
ut different trips, he succeeded in landing on dry
rock. or on the beach, eight Of the survivors wi o
would have otherwise mot, with the hundreds of
others, watery grave.
THE PEARL FEVER IN NEW HtMPsHRR-Snme
young men, near New Ipswich. n H. recently
found four pearls, (taken from CLAIMS caught in some
hrooks) one of which wRs thought Ia be worth at
least $1,000 The pearl fever ran high, and mes
scnger was despatched to Boston, Mass. with the
precious gem. which proved on examination, I o be-
worth one dollar. The excitement wilted
GRAM TRADE AT CHIc.Go.-Total receipts from
1st of January To 4th OF July: Flour, ol72 bbs.;
Wheat l,202592 bushels: Corn 24sI Col bushels;
Oats 367 }S bushels; total equivalent 592 s2 bush
els Shipments by lake for the same period, total
equiyalen: 5.OSo57+. The receipts of lumber in one
week amount to over twenty millions feet
TURKISH SUsPlcIoNs-The Turks are sai, to look
with suspicion on American efforts to contract for
building railroads III their country, while we at
country. They say that We want to get rid of our
railroads and adopt their improvement
POISONED by EATING HOSEY-On the 18th ult. two
children, one aged and the other 3 years, dnuyh-
ters OF Benjamin Potter, Esq, of BrunswiCk county
y. C.. wore poisoned by eating honey, and died In
less than an hour thereafter.
A NEW DEposIr of Peruvian guano is announced
TO have been discovered, situated ON the mainland
just opposite the Chincha Islands and situated in
the same parallel of latitude. As some discrepancy
exists as to the amount of supply in those islands
this discovery becomes important.
SURVEYOR GENERAL OP CALIFORNIl.-Col. Mande-
vile, formerly of New York, has been appointed
surveyor general Of California, in place of Col Jack
Hays. who has been appointed surveyor general of
Utah.
DISCHARGED FROM CUsTODY.-Judge Leavitt Of Gin
cinuati on Thursday discharged the deputy mar
ahal and his assistants from the custody of the
Sheriff of Clark county, who held the parties for
sisting him in the discharge of his duties
THE Son OF THE LATE DOUGLASS JERRoLD--The Sc
cond son of the late Douglass Jerrold of England
passed through our city yesterday, and is now in
Richmond. Mr. Jerrod. Jr. has been In this coun-
try some two years and returns from Nicaragua
and the extreme South, where lac has added 70 his
brilliant literary knowledge. Va, De
mocrat Of Saturday.
A PRINTER TO THE Lisr.-During the last moments
of Vim, Rochester Printer, who lately died, he
heard 10 say, having Tolapsed into senlideli
rious state II my last stickfull; ana coming
to paragraph, and suppose Ill have to wait ior
old death to put In the period