The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-07

Hon. Benz. Rugges died ut st. Clairsville Ohio
Wednesday, of cholera morbus.
Judge McKsnna, an eminent lawyer of Pitts
burg, died on Wednesday.
Col. Titus has settled at Kansas city, and is to
follow the lumber business.
Hon. Senator Bayard it is said, will in the neX
Congress- introduce his bill for the organization Of
= national printing Office.
The statement that the late DIR. Harvey Burdell
was in Brazil in 1851 is not correct. Ii was DIR.
| Lewis Burdell, his brother.
Gov. Stevens, democrat, has been elected dele gate
to Congress from Washington Territory.
The receipts Of the recent Greenbrier County
(ya.) Agricultural Exhibition reached s., 900.
Rev. DIR. Burrows, of Richmond. was preaching
to crowded houses" in Warrenton, Virginia, last
week.
The overdue steamship Great Britain was of
Liverpool, from Australia, when the Asia sailed
sac had over fi00, 900 in Australian gold on board
Hon. Edward Everett has been invited to deliver
the address at the exhibition of the Alabama Ag
ricultural Society.
The Toronto papers give rumor that the New
foundland Telegraph now in use Ia aboet to be
| abandoned, the enterprise being a failure.
1t is stated that one firm In New York will sell
this summer $4,000 to 500 600 worth OF black
berries.
The Galena 0ll.) Courier says: '"Potatoes are
now selling in this city for twenty cents per
bushel."
The strike In cotton mill No. 8, at Lancaster, Pa.
has ended, the strikers agreeing to reduction oi
10 per cent on their wages
An unfinished building. owned by A. Z. Hene-
berger, In Rockingham county, Va, was destroyed
by fire last week. Loss $1,000.
yonng man named Reed, nephew of d. T. Reed,
was killed in Augusta connty, Va, last week, by
kick from horse.
The late residence of Samuel Clark, deceased,
near Staunton, Va, has been sold ii. ii. Bell, for
s3,725
Dyseutery is prevailing very fatally in the neigh
borhood of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page county,
Virginia.
In Louisville, few days ago. negro woman in
the employ of Dr. Rogers. bled to death, from hav-
ing q tooth pulled The flow Of blood could not be
stopped, and she actually bled to death
tree in the garden Of Mr.. S. ". Noyes. Of By
field Mass is in blossom for the fourth time this
season, having already borne three crops of apples
The number of immigrants arrived at New York
this year, TO I'd September. is stated at 2262, be
ing 5000 more than for the same period last year
new Epi.copal Church in Berryville, Clarke
county, Va, was conseerated by Bishop Meade, Sat
urday last
The Portsmouth and Concord On. H. Railroad
was sold at auction on Tuesday, for the benefit OF
the bondholders.
Among the eminent persons recently arrived In
this country is Rev. DIR. Shanffler, American mis-
| sionary TO Constantinople.
Rev. Otis A. Skinner formerly Of Boston. but now
residing At Chicago. mas been eiected fresfuent d
Lombard University. Ill.
Charles Mathews, the most eminent living como
dian on the English stage, arrived In New Yorl
Thursday.
Rev. Vim. q. foote, native of fauquier county
Va, has been elected professor Of mathematics IL
Souls University, Texas.
Lieut.. J. Blakeley Carter. who was recently sries
by Court Martial, has been dismissed from tn
naval service.
The steam frigats Roanoke, now at Boston. y
| TO be put out Of commission and the ofneers ae
| taehed.
In the last month $4,000 worth Of dry good
have been sold in Fredericksburg, Va at auction
Russia has fitted out feet OF observation 70 sA'
Immediately for the port Of China.
There are about 700 visitors at the Sweet sprinss
Va. and from 50 TO rs arriving daily.
Deborah cochrane, whose deceased husband va
a member OF the Canadian Parliament, has ~,
sent 20 the Pepitantiary for keeping . disefas'''
house In Albatf.
The sessi9 4 Emory and Henry COLLEGE son, :,
meneed on the 18th inst. There are aoous Nv ~
dent- in attendance.
4 Lafayette Henry, commonweaiIh A''o'a s''
st Hopkinsville, Tenn, last week.
Il i. NJ Alter, mail carrier, has been arrested nea
Columbus, Miss, for robbing the malls.