The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-14
Total sxports-foreigp and domestic .l4i

THE.rRE-At the theatre tonight we are to have
the Temperance Of an old and talented favorite
| in the person Of J. H. Taylor. Mr.. 7. has given
life of study for the position of star, and has the
advantage of much stage experience, with mind
| capable Of using it, His opening pieceis Macbeth
character well calculated to put to the test that
! Young actor who essays it, and one to winch
| Mr. T. has given much Iaborious attention. lie
will be supported by the strength OF the company
and to render the effect complete the original mu
sic of the piece will be given. The merry farce OF
Mr. and Mrs White closes the performance.
/ RETURNING TO IRM.SD-A correspondent of the
! Boston Post noticing the contemplated closing OF
the factories Mt Lowell, Massachusetts,, says that
| during the last month more than seven hundred
of the Irish population have purchased return tick
! cts to Liverpool, attracted by the improved and
improving state of agricultural interests in the En-
crald Isle.
SAILED PoR EURoPE.-Thc steamer Atlantic, with
20 passengers and Vanderbilt, with $40 passengers,
sailed from New York for Liverpool, and southamp-
ton, Saturday morning Among the passengers
on the latter vessel was Hon. John Minor Bolts, Of
Va.
MORE COUNTRY BANKS THROWN OUT.-A private
dispatch received in Washington states that the
South Count Bank of Wakefield Rhode Island and
the Huguenot Bank of New Paltz, Ulster county,
New York, were thrown out in New York lately.
| MuRpgR-On the evening Of the Sth inst. near
Sparta Caroline CO., Va, young man named Hous-
ton while in field, was shot dead by Jas. Crowley,
! who had secreted himself behind fence for the
! purpose The perpetrator and woman living
with him have been arrested and imprisoned.
NAVAL COURTS OF ISQUIRY.-Court No. l, Saturday
was occupied with the case of c. ii. Mauck, lex
PEELED milshipman.) Court No =, with the case
of Lieut. williamson and in Court No. B, the de-
fence of Commander Lockwood was read by his
counsel.
DEAp-Naj. Jas. Payne, who commanded corps
Of volunteer rifemen in the war of 1872, died in
Pauquer county, Va, on the Sd inst.
IMPORTANT DRCIsIoS.-The Secretary Of the Urea
sury made AN impOI tant decision, Friday. By the
second section of act of August s. 1916, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury was required to refund duties
Illegally" paid. Hon. Robert J. Walker decided
that protests were not necessary to make the pay
ments illegal. The Supreme Court. in 1852 in the
case of Lawrene CaEswell, decided protest ncces-
sary to constitute illegal payment. This decision
adopted by the department, and cut of claims
to an enormous amount Mr.. Guthrie afterwards
again changed the ruling. and admitted all claims.
Secretary Cobb now supports the Supreme Court
decision. and holds that no duties are illegally
paid unless paid under protest. This Will again
cut off claims to the amount of many thousand
dollars.
CoI1Is1oy-On Thursday night between and
o'clsck when the steamer Roanoke was on her way
to Richmond, the night being dark, she came i'll
contact with one of the boats belonging to the brig
Arabella lying at Quarantine, near Norfolk. Tho
boat had been sent ashore in charge of the second
mate, who returning with provisions and small
stores for the brig. To avoid being carried under
the wheels. he jumped overheard and swan out of
the way, and the boat and contents were lost. A
boat was Immediately sent to his assistance from
the Roanoke, and he was found and saved when
nearly exhausted
SUICIDE OF A LADY ny HANGING.-0n Saturday
week, Mrs. Horton. wife of Wines Horton, Wayne
county, New York, committed suicide by hanging
herself in piece of woods near her residence. She
suspended herself from branch of a tree by
means of two skeins of yarn. The cause of this
deporable act is said to be domestic troubles. She
and her husband separated about year since
Her mother and sister both committed suicide
some years ago.
TIE PRESS IN INnn.-Forty native presses are
constantly employed in Calcutta in the publication
of native books. In 1851, 10000 hooks were sold in
the Bengali language. In $780, there were 80
books i'll that language: in 1852, 400. In the lower
districts of Bengal occupied by the missionaries Of
the EHSllsU hlSSIODdfy society, tUpfC ARE
6l,lS4 towns and villages, with population of
nearly thirteen millions of souls.
Honor TO Miss NIGHrINGALE-The committee an
pointed to raise II sum of money to he presented to
Miss Nightingale al "reCord of national graft.
tude," and to "enablo her to establish an insttu-
ton for the training sustenance and protection of
nurses and hospital ATTENDANTS have reported
that they have received ga O;}9, s220, 900
which they have given to trustees. More than
one-fifth of the whole sum was contributed by the
army.
ARREST OF 4 PosTM tsrER AND MS DEpuTr-IIenry
ReiDbach and Louis Rcinbach, postmaster aud do
putty postmaster Mt Franklin Illinois, were arrest
cd on Monday, charged with robbing the mall
They have been suspected for some time and on
Monday last decoy'letter was prepared at Jack.
sonvllc, which led 10 their arrest.
TRAINED IIoRsE KILLED.-Yankee Robinson's
trained horse Black Hawk Mt CoshoCton, Ohio last
week, was making his ariel ascension on a single
plank to the top of his mammoth tent when nc nm
elevation Of about forty feet. there came rast
train of cars which frightened him ms tn lose
his balance and rr"cipi'ch to the Ground. kill.
ing him ipsten'ly,
REVEREND MILITARY EDIroR-Thc Springfield
Nonparei says that the Rev. Mr.. Boggs editor of
the, Exrositor, Of that city, elected Brigadier
'3enernf Of the 0hevoinntcers last Saturday.
MoRE OF THE WHEELER, SLAVE CAsE--Passmore
Court of pennsylvani" aea nst Chief Justice Lewis.
Ii ~ civil action 10 Recover the poneiy Of three
hnnhred pounds, under IN old act Of Assembly, for
inc REFUSAL Of the Chief Justice to issue writ of
htneas corpns To rclleyc Williamson from prison,
where he had been committed by Judge Kane f,r
contempt of conrt, in the matter Of the Wheeler
siaVr CASE, IN tho summer 81 last year $685..
SUGAR md Mot AssEs The decline in xucars was
checked hv the hate foreign adrices, and within
few DAYS brown sugar has had "a temporary rally
OF quarter Qfa Gent pound, We find Porto Rico
moiAsses retailing now in this City Mt thirty cents
a gallon less than IL sold short time ago, haying
cropped from 80 to 20 ccnts-Newbarpf'2r Herald,
SUMNER CoaTrME.--A Detroit {Mithigs,,f pnpers
says, ulat "a woman WIS arrested .rsoopty In TINT
city' villa nothtng on Der person Init lnyn letter
and daguerrcptype,r This is egusl to the cello,
DRAFTED sammer dress IN. Georgia ia. fnlse ccia1
and pair Of spurs
THE RICHARDSON DEpAIcArfov seems tIiat thu
defacation of the late Gen Jacob Richardson. for
ner collector Of the customs at oswego N "! IL
destined TO prove enormous. The SyracusefN Y |
Standard has been looking into the case, and learns
thai 1t will be over S200, 900. -
/ school teacher named Jas b. Fellowsss. juiu,ped
from the third story window Of the vicksbare
Miss hospital. ON Saturday last, killing himself
almost INSTANTLY. "'.h '~: ga *
The annual session OF the Western virginia Con.
ference Uf the NJ. Il. Church, South, commenced its
session in Charleston, kanawha, Va, on Thursday
last. .''~-.t' - 's.a :-s,.sF - a, -
WIN. seamands, charged with passing counterfeit
money, who escaped from Monroe county Va. has
been arrested in Cabet ebntry. @''<' 80 ~
tournament, Witnessed by 500 persons, came
of at Cappcr Springs, Va, ON the 5th inst '.''
Ayoung man named Carpenter, respectfully con.
nected IN Madison county, has been conimitfed 70
Orange county, Va, jail, for stealing load oF
guano. r''-'' =" -'7"' SO - ''t- 't'es - 49,"
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