The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-09

burned by her clothes taking Gre whiie ~ ri.u =;
.he .ouse. DR.. Carter was called to see her ard
nosaeo al the aid within his power, but her ip.
ing. A' sA' u'su yesterday morn
| Robbery -Yesterday afternoon. the bouse =. u
| oasass' eorner OF Ira and Franklin, was enter.
60 oy me oack way, and black coat. pair of
| PANS ana number of mink skins were taken
| .ue.eiioAi; One OF the skins was found soon af.
ter In An alley, but the thief rad made his ssc.ns
| Buyglarg-Last Saturday night +. peoro fal,ov,
named william, slave to Geo King. Of Hsnr;co
forced the window of Henry Kraeker,s c,ocser ~
oyaney, with hatehets. entered the no. "a AID
stole gold watch aud $5 in silver Mrs II 80
the noise aud aroused her tu,band hr, m, ~ ~so
could get q light, the rogue escaped He w,sbow
ever arrested BY Constable Mon.aona vas.s.d.-
and lodged in Henrico JAIL a''
Fire rs-About O'Clock lss. NIGHT tba h-;.,
dence OF Mr.. Lewis N. Webb, correr of 9th .,d
LiSn streets, was discovered to be on fire. and
the hremen FASTENED TO the scene with tbo;r
apparatus, but owing to the scarcity of water wer
unable to extingush the flames until the roof Va
| burnt off, and the inner works of the build;ng
considerably damaged by fire and water. Mr..
W.s loss Is heavy, portion CT which is covered
by insurance.
The Ohcers Of the Regiment, and non-commis.
stoned Officers will notice, by an order, that the
place of meeting, tonight, is toe Gun Room of the
Artillery. instead of the Blues Armory as herefore
published-the latter place being necessarily other.
wise occupied The object Of the meeting is q
conference upon the subject Of uniting with the
Jane sfown Society in their celebration of the 18Th
of May
The Hastings Court will meet this morning at II
O'Clock; and the City Council this afteruoon at
O'Clock.
Broad Rock Races The spring meeting over this
course VIII commence on the first, instead of on
the second Tuesday in Msy next 80 as not to in.
teIfere with the meeting at airfeld, fxed for that
time.
Laid orr.-The charge agaiost John Matthias
for beating Edward George, both free negroes
will come before the Mayor this morning, and be-
disposed of it if the parties are present.
Ne'c Engine-Proteciion Fire Company No .,
are on the look out for their new engine which Is
expected to arrive about the middle of this week
INTERESTING TO BANKING AND LOAN AssoCIA.
TIoNs.-The Macon, GA, Telegraph contains an
interesting decision of the Supreme CouIt of
Georgia as follows: -an
The Macon Building and Loan Association and
the Bibb County Loan Association of this city,
hayiog loaned or advanced money to one Of their
MEMBERS and taken mortgages on real estate to
secure the payment of the instalment and interest
due on saidlosns, Instituted proceedings to fore.
close said mortgages. The borrower flied the plea
of usury, which was sustained by the Superior
Court Judge Allen presiding)-ihe Judge hold.
ing that the Acts of the Legislature Incorporating
advance money to their members on the terms
specified in their constitution and by laws. This
decision was reversed by the Supreme Court at
It's late session in this eGyone of the Judges dis.
senting-the Supreme Court deciding that all mort.
cages for loans or advances made in accordance
with the Constitution and bylaws Of said Asso-
catcn legal and valid, the acts of the Legisa-
lature in reference to said associations being that
they "are incorporated and made a body polite,
under and according to the Constitution and by
laws, heretofore Oheretofore) adopted by them.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN.-In
the course of recent debate in the British House
Of Commons, Mr.. Cove stated that in the year
1852; out of SO 900 900 persons who were carried
by railway 10 were killed aud 372 Injured In 1853,
l02 100000 travelled by railway. 36 were killed,
and 2S0 injured in 1854, ia, 900 900 travelled
by railway, l2 were killed and 33I injured; in
1855, 118 900 600 travelled by railway. 10 were
killed and 81 injured; and in 1856, l25 600 600
travelled ny railway, were killed and 2S2 were
injured. Under these circumstances the dovern-
ment did not any reason Tor legislative atten-
tion to the subject
WHERE Is THE WEST f-rhe editor of the Press
byterian Herald lof Louisville, KY y says hat
visiting Fort Leavenworth, he said to the com.
mapder, II suppose you begin to feel, away out
here that you have at last discovered that indef-
uable region called the the Westf " mo sir"
said he I'VE are living in the East yet. Four hun
dred miles west of US, near Fort Laramie, Is tie
geographical centre of the United States"
.
AMERICAN MACHINERY IN ENGLAND The in-
ypntive genius Of American mechanics and the
perfection Of American machinery are now duly
appreciated in England. They have the Bigeow
l.om for the weaving of carpetings velvet and
other tapestry sorts; the American type-castiug
machine; American Improvements in self ac,iog
spinning mules; American patent axles; MeCor-
mick's and other reaping machines improved to-
iegraph app aratus; steam boilers; and lately they
have been ordering and introducing Hoes type
| revolving prioting machine.
Boston FEMALE PHYsiCIAss.-The Boston
Medical World states that there are not Tar from
twenty female physicians in that city, seveFai Oh
whom are in excellent business Tney coahne
themselves generally to midwifery and the dis
eases of their own sex. Their success ia tne
foImer branch tends 10 establish thtn nrniy
in fa miles. The number will probably be gradu-
ally on the Increase sioce they are beginning 70 oe
employed ia the neighboring cities OF Charlestown,
Cambridge, Roxbury, and adjacent towns, much
more than formerly
LIFE IN THE SNOW "A letter from Halifax CO.,
Virginia. gives an incident of the great snow
storm not before published A pig a: Mrs Good
mans, buried in enow drift Ii days, az d came
out alive and WE'LL and at Capt. JOAN Hughes q
pea TO wi tucked in under the snow for IL days
when taken out, the fowl appearded to have suf-
fered no injury, and was only little hungry.
CONTESTED SPoT "A letter in the Lynchburg,
Virginian now states thatthe grave of G Andrew
Lewis which has heretofore been supposed to be
at Buford's Depot on the Virginia & Tennessee
Railroad is in Roanoke county, near Salem, where
his wife was buried. General Lewis died at Ru-
ford's. but lis remails were brought to Roanoke
then Botetourt county, for interment.
ENGLISH CAPTAINS AND COLONIES The Yam
KEGS are often made fun Of for having so mapy
Captains and Colonels in council, but mother EL-
gland seems to bs the victim Of similar weakness.
there are SO Colonels, IL Admira;s, Generals, 8
M .ior Generals, and 2 Lieutenants in the House
Lords In the Commons. Aduirals. Naval
Csptsins % Coionels 80 Lieut.. Colonies, 20 Mas
iors, and "a Military Captains
THE TEA TRADE.-A tabular statement OF the
tea trade which has recently gone the rounds OF
the papers" is believed TO be grossly erron sous--
Il gives the average annual expnrfs ef teas 70
Great Britain aud Ireland as only 0O0,oO0 lbs, %
the Uni ed States 1900 900 lbs, and msk.s the
.ggre gate annual expectation only Al go uW los.
In point of fact the amount imported into the oai
ted States during the season OF lsa5-6 o Was ~
50l 600 lbs and into Great Britain " u33 600 bs-
making total of 100 535 900 lbs. exported to thes,
| ,vo couotriss alone fhe estimated amount ins
nor,ad into other countries during the same season
Sss 10 600 600 lbs, making an aggregate OF is2,.
o01 OOo Ibs. imported into different countries from
| China in one year, instead OF III oo.ooo IDS. -
.t.,.d In the table referred TO-
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