The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25
Hon Pierre Soule b quite sick In Washington.
Mrs Susan Kbline, tried In Rockingham co
Va. last week, for Arson WA Acquitted.

Mrs Susan Kisline, tried In Rockingham co,
Va, last week, for arson. was acquitted.
The salary Of the President ofthe South Carolina
Railroad 10 d, ,00G per annum.
John Ingersoll An old merchant Of Savannah,
Ga, died In Springfield, Mass. on the 14th inst.
Green corn has made its appearance in the We.
setable marketo Of New Orleans.
Corn Il selling in Columbus, Ga, at 81 10 per
bushel. 1t 10 scarce in Norfolk, Va, At 95 cents
Snow and hail fell at Hancock. Nd, on Tuesday
last
Rsv Myrou Winslow, for 81 years . missionary
in Iadia, was married in Boston on the Goth inst
Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson and family, of New
York, are on visit to Washington
Thaiberg, the pianist, gave concertin st. Louis
Tuesday.
The ice is still piled up on the banks Of the Po-
tomac ten to fifteen feet In height.
Rev w F Broadus has purchased the residence
for $3.50
1t is said that Miss Jenny Busk, the young Ame-
rican vocalist of this city, viii make her debut in
Paris the coming winter.
DR.. A. K. Marshal late member of Congress, has
been nominated for the Senate Of Kentucky, by
the Americans of bis district
William Warner is appointed postmaster at AL
kire's Mills, Lewis county, Va, vice Jas Alktre,
resigned.
The sales of lands of the Illinois Central Rail-
road for the third week In May were 8. .422 acres,
for $l02 600,
An American sailor named William Sinclair, of
Lowell, Mass, was killed at Havana recently, by
falling through the hatchway Of the bark hydra
DR. VIM Bslfour, Vice President of the Demos
cratic National Convention At Cincinnati last year,
died at Natchez, Miss, last week.
Schooner Lydia Gibbs has been cold at Provi-
denee, r l. to run between Charleston and Hava'
ma, for s5 500.
Hon John s. Wells declines to be candidate
for Governor At the next election in New Hamp.
shire.
The Rev Phillip Foley, Catholic priest, former
ly of the diocese of Cincinnati, died at st Louis
on the 1st
The execution of Col Crabbe and his compan.
iona in Sonora, Mexico. requires confirmation -
Col G is the man who killed Jenkins. editor of the
yicksburs, (Miss) Whie, some years since.
VIM Crockett, tailor, died suddenly in Norfolk,
Va, Thursday night, from injuries received in q
"spree."
The North Carolina Presbyterian" is the name
of paper about to be published in that State -
Rev w Mebane and Rev Geo McNeill. salaried
editors.
Alexander Rives, Esq, of Albemarle county,
has consented to deliver the ANIMAL address be-
fore the Greenbrier Va Agricultural Society in
August.
The Andrew Stevens" the first vessel of the
sailed Wednesday from the former port.
Until the thirteenth century straw was the bed
of kings; and previous to that time, the king and
his family slept in the same chamber.
Jerome R. CORN, of Illinois, has been appointed
disbursng agent to the Fort Ridgely and South
Pass Wagonroad expedition.
Both houses of the Pennsylvania Legislature
adjourned finally Friday. The Senate elected D.
A. Finney, the Republican and American candi-
date, speaker.
A donation of twenty thousand dollars has re-
Gently been made to the Ohio Wesleyan Female
College, located at Della ware, by Miss Monnett, a
young lady of wealth, and pupil at the institu-
tion.
Gen Lamar, the Annexation president of Texas,
said to have in press q volume of poems bearing
he title of Verse Memorials.
Gov Wise has refused to pardon A. L. Baker
convicted of forgery at the late term of the Hamp
shire (Va) Circuit Court.
VIM Goblet, the son of the celebrated author
and politician, is an inmate of the Queens Bench
prison.
At Stillwell, Wood county Va, Cynthia A. Stra
han is appointed postmaster in place OF Henry
Ewing, declined.
John r. Woods, proprietor of the Oglethorp'
House, Brunswick Ga, was sh OF and killed on thu
10th inst, by Chas G. Moore, who was afterward
arrested.
The Buildings under contract at New York thi
spring. of which the Journal Of Commerce gives
list, amount in value to nearly six millions OF dol
lars Guo's hotel is set down at $500 900; Bank o
Commerce. 100000; Peter Cooper's Union
$500 900; the enlargement of Stewards store
$500, 900.
A certain gallant editor thinks when q single
gentleman can't pass clothes line without count
ing all the long stockings, 1t is sign he ought
get married, and the sooner the better.
The proprietor of the New York. Ledger ha
commenced . suit for libel against the Chicag'
Tribune, on account of its severe criticism upol
the Ledger.
Wendell Phillips says: "Put an American baby
six months old. his feet, and be will immediate
ly say. Mr. Chairman and call the next cradle T.
order"
The Pennsylvania Legislature has so apportion
ed the State that hereafter the Senate will consia
of 33 members, and the House of 100.