The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-16
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ne 1ae Vheat Crcp-Farming Opuatioms-- Murder
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eohHssroHDEscs OF the nIspArcH
MOUNT LANDING, ESSEX CO., VA. ,
Feb. Ilth, 1857.
We have had no Richmond papers until yester
dsy, since the 18th of last MONTH in consequence
.ne tremendous snow which fell on the 18th and 1911
ut which completely blocked up all kinds of Ian,
navigation" and the roads 10 this day in som
piaces, are rendered fmpassable on account of to,
depth of the snow. Three days after 1t fell i
measured fifteen feet in many places.
ine I'D Of January was the codest day tina
mas been in this region for seventy years. says th
Oldest inhabitants the mercury was Down to II
deg. below zero. Ice on the mill ponds measured
twenty seven inches thick, which greatly exceed
any IN my recollection.
Several persons in this neigsborhood died o.
cold, during the spell which lasted about two
weeks MIR John s. Rowzie 4 citizen of thil
county, missed one of bis most iik ely negro mer
tne sunday of the storm and hss not been able &c
near anything of him sioce. The only informa
ton had of him was, that he was at neghbor's
quarter the Sunday Of the storn with q party Of
other negroes, drinking and thst late In the even
ing De started home which was only about . mile
als.ant ana has never been seem since. 1t is the
| opinion OF some, now, that there must have been
som: foul play" as the snow has gone off su:1i.
Gently to enable good search TO be made
Inc farmers are depending about their n heat
cops which have been matefiay injured by the
nigh winds; in some large fields, the wheat has
oeen entirely blown out of thk ground and large
banks of sand have been fsrmed at the fences
crossing the fields. The wihd was SO tremen>
aouoy high, during the late snow storm, that only
'nose parts OF the wheat felds that were protect.
ed by the woods had any snow at all on them,
| wnico ieit tha what perfectly naked to some of
'ne most cutting North.westefs that ever blew.
| fasning operations of all kinds are beginning
| 10 be very much behind.hand Very b.tle
pioughing has been done, aid from the nresant
| prospect. doubt if any will be done for a month
| to come. I
| omither, the murderer of Clarke, is still in our
isn' nc will De examined at the next court which
Is next Monday, and then sent on for further trial
70 the superior court. The two negroes charged
WAN noenoiatism, VIII also De tried next Monday.
=, REUBEN.
o-oince writing the above, have heard
inas MT. hoWzies negro man has been found dead
not more than two hundred yards from his house
e attempted 10 get over fence, and it is thought
"as I'D mucn intoxicated and cold, that he fell
oack" ards and never mSved again as he wa,
found lying on his back 3 R
FURTHER NEWS FROM xCALIFORNIA-By tie
George Law, the fJlowinS additional news is Is
eeved from California
Inc Aita California says that it is generally
supposed twin election fesulted from disgrace.
full bargain dictated by Brederick, who Command
ed sufficient votes to secuA the election of WHOM,
soever he pleased.
Elk Governor Burnett has been appointed Judge
The Apache Indians hare been committing great
depredatiens at Sonora.
The copper mines at Fort Youma are deyelon.
ing richly.
An earthquake took pace on the oth nit. " b;ch
extended through the State 1t lasted several
minutes; walls and chimaeys were prostrated and
one woman killed People rushed from their
houses greatly alarmed. Many of the streams
were turned from their usual channels
The Supreme Court has declared invalid the act
imposing tax of fifty dollars upon persons not
intending to become citizens
IL is rumored that tiliibustering party against
Sonora are about leaving San Francisco
The California Price Current advises the suspen.
sion of shipments from the Atlantic States, the
markets being already overstocked. Receists of
merchandise are exceedingly heavy
The cold weather in the mountains had prevent.
ed mining operations.
The San Francisco Bulletin OF the Goth ult, has
the following:
The Apache are very Troublesome on the north.
ern frontier of Sonora.
Twenty eight thousand sheep were ferried over
the Colorado on the 2o;,i and 24th December on
heir way to San Frsneisca
The copper mine recently discovered twenty-six
miles above Fort Yuma, is said to be very rich.
Preparations 10 work it are being made on an ex-
ten live SCALE
The notorious cattle thief, Lewis Mahoney. es.
caGe1, with three otker prisoners, from the State
prison at San Quentin, on the 10th inst Mahopey
has been re~arres e |, and is confined in the
county Jail of San Frar Cisco
The earthquake which was felt in San Francisco
on the 9Th inst, seems to have extended nearly
throughout the entire length of the State The
shock WAS felt at sacramento At a quarter before
eight o'clock, NJ; in San Francisco at quarter
past eight; at San Diego, and other points along
the southern coast at about half past eight O'Clock
| AT the latter place 1t was more severe than any
similar visitation within the memory of the oldes,
| inhabitant Men and women rushed from their
houses into the street The shock Ia sted several
| minutes. By express from Fort TETON we learn
that the shock as also felt at that place. and
| from three 10 1--WE minutes shaking down adobe
walls and chimnays. One Mexican woman was
| killed. Many of the streams throughout the lower
| country wer. turned from their usual channels
Moses E Flanagan, of San Francisco, has been
appointed Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court
Mr. Fleming, the tragedian, is making q profes.
| sionai tour through the interior
The Perseverance Mining Company, on Bird
Fiat usPhed out ST. 232 in one week. the Neptu oe,
| on Grizzly Flat, Sl,o00; and the Clinton, s6UO.-
The Small Hope Company, on Brushy, took ont
one day last week, with four men at work, 81 600.
The leiegraphic wires being rapidly put up
between Marysviile and Oroville.
| There ia a balance of S57 3l9 90 in the Sacra-
| nento county treasury.
| Father Gallaher, of ST. Mary's Cathedral in ttis
eiiy, has declined the position of chaplain of the
Senate, to which he was elected ON the 7th inst.
| The report Of the City Sexton for the year 1856
| gives the whole number of deaths as l,346, being
81 more than last year, and 359 less than 1854 -
The Supreme Court has decided that the act of
the Legislature, imposing tax of fifty dollars upon
| all persons arriving in California who could not
become Citizens aud which was intended to ope
| rate as sn effectual prohibition Of Chinese immi
grafton, was invalid, nrll ard void.
EARTHQUAKE IN MOUNT HOLLY, N. J.-The
New Jersey Mirror, published in Mount Holly, says
tia: an earthquake shock was felt in that town OF
Tuesday night, about III o'clock, which many
persons described as " sounding like something
heavy falling upon the roofs of their houses, fol
lowed by loud rumbliug noise, like thunder" 1,
was heard In various parts of the town.
MR. KALLoCH The Grand Jury of Middesex
county are TO meet at Cambridge next Monday ard
u criminal charge will be made against Mr.. Kal
loch. The exaninatio will of course, be private
and exparte, but if an Indictment is found the
truth OF the will come out on the trial-Bos.
ton Ledger
MAIL RoBBERY.-Wm. W adaiIl, Jr, has been
arrested a charge of robbing the post office 81
Selma, Alabama. of a large amount He is in Jail
.. Cahaba, In default of 81 600 bail.
COLLISION AT SEA The Liverpool packet shit
Great w estern arrived at New York on Thursdsy
sadly "smAsbed up" khs was run into by an nm
known ship on sunday night 9Th inst which carrie
away her msu and other spsra, and badly broke
her dense fog prsvailt ct the time. Nothing ii
known Of the other ship NO one knows but that
| terrible fate may have befsl!en her people.