The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

AOCAL MATTERS
SUDDEN DEATH. youno man nama5
WILLIAM HosE, formerly of Fredericksburg but who
has resided Of late with his mother on 18th street
between Broad and Marshall died suddenly vaster
aay morning About one week ago. young Hose
was ATTACKED with diarrhaa, which prostratsd him
40 much that he was soon compelled TO remain AZ
home to receive medical advice. Feeling somewhat
improved last Wednesday morning he ate hearty
breakfast, but remained about the house all day -
testeruay morning he arose at the usual hour q nd
complaining OF feeling very weak. walked to the
door leading into the back yard and took a seat
After remaining there time. he arose. as if to
return 10 his room, but fell in the yard. Those
VINO saw him fastened to his assistance but before
they could get physician he was a corpse Para
lysis OF the heart is supposed to have caused his
dea til.
DESTROYING CHINcH BUGs.-A druggist
in our city, who has been made To suffer by the de
predations of chinch bugs has been sxperimauting
with the lives of those pestferous insects and
thinks he has at length discovered an agent that
VIII speedily destroy the whole race if applied TO
them. His remedy is:
Take two pounds of Crew Sons patent white
fankee soap, or the same quantity of common tur-
pefltlne soap, make sud with twenty gallons of
toit inke- warm water, to which adj one teaspoon
iui OF oil OF pennyroysl and one Gill of sprits of
turpentine, put the liquid in a common garden wa
terlng pot sprinkle it we'll on the corn where the
bugs arc feeding, and it will destroy them mmedi-
steiy Ii the oil of pennyroysl and the turpentine
are not readily TO be had, the suds alone will de
atroy the bugs, though the composition is more
speedy and certain in its operations when thos.
TWO ingredients are used"
Our informant in his note says " OF all the COM
pounds have yet triede where oil of ytrol and
corrosive sublimate entered into the mixturos
none had the effect of killing the bugs exceut the
soapsuds preparation and BAKER 3 PRENIUN BITTERs
lheS are the only destructive applications have
YET been able to make. Scotch snuff man mako
them sneeze prodigously, and finally cause them
10 seek new grlsig quarters, but il is entirely 90
expensive, even if it would answer the purpos.
10 beused to any extent"
IL, as our informant belieyes soan suds will oar
tainiy destroy chinch bugs our farmer, NAV
haiy AFFORD to apply it TO their corn for it is an
eAGeeht fertilizer, and will repay its cost in an
noL SIt"s the ground: As to Bakers Bitters. they
make snch delightful beverage, and have become
50 popular as family tonic that we fear no farmer
would be able to get his aborers 70 use them unon
MS corn even though he were to supply himsaIt
VIZ" ouicieht quantity to nourish his entire field
II AND SOME TEsTIMONIaL.-We have
oeeh SHOWN beautiful ebony walking cana Will,
an eiegant and costly gold head upon which ia ON.
Siareu James X Malone, from Charles Bell Gill;
son. our readers will remember that ahout the
weeks since, We noticed the fact that Mr WoI,
saved the life OF one of DIR. Gbson's sons nv syv;
ihs iH'o the river and rescuing the litte fellow
Iionl "atery grave, after he had sunk two or
three times The cane alluded to has douhtlosl
been presented by Dr. g. ~ a token of oratitnda -
Mr. NJ Tor his noble conduct in saving ths Iifa NJ
his boy, and we feel assured that Mr. NJ will annro
ciate it most highly. "pl' v
ATTRACTIVE.-The new sign. painted
by L. L. Montague, for the Virginia Fire and Marine
company was swung over their Office door yester
tay ana attracted the attention of all passers by
AS We stated In former notice. on one side of tho
sign is large house fire, hut the Hook and Lad
der Company, and the Phoenix bows were at wort,
upon with bold stream, and if they do not ex-
tingush the flames. they will at least prevent it
from spreading any further. On the other side ia a
storm by night, and shipwreck The mainmast
has been struck by lightning and the angry waves
are rapidly driving the wreck upon the rocks. We
hope the company had no risk upon her All in
all. the sign il very handsome. and the painting
does credit to Mr.. Ms artistic skill.
IMPORTANT INQUIRY.-The question has
been frequently asked will not the draining of the
water from the basin and canal at this season OF
the year produce feyers Of various sorts and
cause much sickness? The exposure of the wet
earth and vegetable deposits to the action of the
sun, will create miasma, which may engender dis
ease. IL there is danger of creating sickness along
the canal and BASIN persons residing along the line
should be informed of the fact. What say the phy
siCiansl
BATHING.-Oficer Morris was called
upon yesterday afternoon to drive the bows from,
the river in rear of the Armory, where they were
bathing and exposing their persons to the ladies in
the peghtorhood but as he could not surround and
capture them, being alone, his presence did very
| little good. When he goes again he will tax,
enough assistants with him to lodge many of the
rude youngsters in the cage
FINE OATs.-We have now in our office
r Specimen of the finest oats we have ever seen
which WAS grown on the farm of Mr.. q. G. Carter
of iIenrco Mr.. C. has field of about thirty acres
of this grain, which stands more than four feet tall
the heads to which are from ten to fifteen inches in
FAFYth ara.t. ..frt
hundred grains. Mr.. c.. we understand, obtain
| ed the seed from the PateUt Office, in Washington
lie expects to dispose of his entire crop this season
| for seed.
| THE OLD CHURCH YARD, on Church
| Ill., needs improving and identifying, and We sin
cerely hope that the day is not distant when our
citizens, Of their abundant means, will undertake
| the work. The many hallowed associations con
| nected with this lonely city of the dead should
| ever keep it uppermost in the minds of our cit
zens, and induce them to adorn and beautify it, 80
a5 To make it attractive to strangers well ere
| dible TO themselves.
LIGHT Trucks, drawn by single horses,
are rapidly taking the place of heavy drays upon
the streets, and in the course of few years will
| supercede them altogether. The difference in the
amount of license charged on them, added TO their
| convenience and durability, should commend them
TO every teamster. These vehicles are now manu-
featured in city in good STYLE and at less prices
| than they can be brought from the North
! THE MARKETS, yesterday morning, were
we'll supplied with butter. poultry, eggs, fresh anC
| salt meats and vegetables, all Of which have dc
clined in price within a short time past. Fruits
are vet scarce and high, if except the wild Der
res but dealers in that line will get supplies from
| the South as soon as they can be had.
HARD AT IT.-Mr. Gill, the City Engi
neer, is hard at work endeavoring to get in tn
wooden acqueduct, the pump house, before tn
water is let into the canal, so as to tunnel the ca
nal at that place but the job is very difficult one
| In putting the timbers down, he will be cOmpelle
to bolt each to the rocks below, in order to pre-
vent them from rising with the water. If mit
nap occurs, the tunnel may be completed in twely
! months but not much sooner
DANGEROUS PITs.-There are two dan
Serous holes in Main street, near its intersectio
with 9Th, that need repairing at once A few do
lars would fill them both up, if the work was con
menced at once. and it is to be hoped that tho5
| whose business il is to attend to such matters wi
not wait till some accident occurs before they d
anything.
DEADLY WEAPOSs.-James Oates, q lad
| maze ms appearance before the Mayor yesterda
morning, To answer the charge of assaultng Wasi
ington New in the street the night before and ,
| carrying concealed weapons Ii appears that thea
Youngsters had difficulty on the Capitol Sduar
| last tuesday night, and that the accused had arme
| IH'Hi'eii " nttlir IL Hhen tney met again. At III
| request OF the defendant. the examination was ar
Jonrned until to-day, and he admitted to bail "a
| his appearance.
AssAULTISG BAR RKEEPER.-Henry G
| Lord, a new conner in these capes was arraigne
| before the Mayor yesterday morning, to answer tia
charge of assaulting Charles Clinton the bar kseI
| er at the Quilted States Hotel. After hearing IN
| evidence his Honor required the accused to civ
bail for his future good behavior in the sum of 81
which he had not succeeded in doing when We lei
the court room.
NICE SNAcK.-We received, Yesterday