The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-12

The Directors Of the Bank of the State of New
York gave each of their clerks $500 as New
Years present.
The shock of an earthquake was felt in New
York on Friday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon. the revivalist of London
has again commenced preaching at Surrey Gar
dens to audiences of four five thousand, who
day three pence each for admission.
The Toledo (Ohio) Times says they are sinking
well in that city which will be . 500 feet deep
1t will be the deepest well in the world.
Lake Erie was vast field of ice as far as the
eye could see from Cleveland on Saturday last
The gas company of Montgomery, Alabama
have raised the price of gas in that city frou 81 5U
to Sc copper 900 feet
Typhoid fever is prevailing with great fatality
at Kussellville, Tennessee, and medical aid has
been sent from Knoxville
Thomas Curry an old citizen of Columbus, Ga 10
committed suicide on Tuesday last by taking arse
mic
The annual meeting of the American COLOMBIA
ton Society will be held in Washington city on
Tuesday, the goth of January.
The Rappahannock river is now frozen to a
sufficient thickness to allow it to be crossed by
heavy burdens.
VIM. Gibbs, was thrown from his buggy and
killed, on the 2Sth ult at Liberty Bedford county,
Va.
Rev z. ]. George, of the University of Virgin.
ia has been called to the passionate of Berea Bap-
fist church, Louisa county, Va.
DR.. Thos Creigh, of Greenbrier, declines re-
election to the Virginia Senate.
Alexander Boylan stabbed Jas Waite in New.
port, KY, on Tuesday killing him almost instant.
ly.
Mrs Julia l.. Dumont, well known as poetess,
died in Vevay, Indiana, on the Isl inst.
The Jails of Union, Centre and Potter counties,
Pennsylvania, are now vacant
In Buffalo, last week. an actor named Hill de-
serted bis wife and children, and eloped with one
of the most fashionable young ladies of the place
Mrs G. T. Smith, formerly Miss Maria Barton }
took benefit at the Troy Adelphi, the other eve
ming, when somebody threw upon the stage seal
ed envelope containing two hundred dollars.
Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Va, was slightly
damaged by fire, on Thursday last.
Adm White, of Loudoun, Va, one of the delc>
gates to the old soldiers convention in Washing
ton, was robbed while there of $50.
Peter p. Mayo, q well known citizen of Norfolk,
Va, died on Friday last
Prof H. A. Washington of the William and
Mary College, is lying dangerously ill in Williams.
burg, Va.
The thermometer, at Charlottesville, Va Friday,
stood at 90 deg. below freezing point
Edward F. Wells native of Albemarle county,
Va died in Texas on the 2lst ult. He was term
ery an officer in the Texas navy.
The New York Evening Post says there are at
least two thousand gambling houses in that city,
and probably hundred faro banks.
The Washington Union denies the truth of the
position of the Secretary of State being rendered
to Gen. Cass
The mill of the Messrs. Hawxhurst, in Fairfax,
Va, was destroyed by fire with COG bushels OF
wheat, Thursday night
The New York Academy of Medicine have
elected DIR. Valentine Mott president for the en-.
suing year.
Mr.. Getz, the new speaker of the Pennsylvania
House Of Representatives, Is the editor of the
Reading Democrat.
A steamship of 5000 tons, and :825 feet long, is
being built in New York for the trade on the Pa.
citic coast.
A new military company has been organized in
Chicago, under the name of the "Red Jacket
Guards"
The Montreal and Bytown railroad was sold a,
sheriff7s sale, on the 9th inst, for S24, 900
The cost of the new buildings erected in Chicago
1856 Is estimated at $5,279, lS4
Rev. DR.. Dudley A. Tying has received cal! to
take charge OF q new Episcopal Church in Cinein.
nati-saary $500.
During the past year there have been 90 6rss
at st Louis; the estimated loss 81, l72e5 The
lossa bove the insurance $4s9, 100
The number Of deaths in Chicago during The
year 1856 was $50, against 1880 during 1ss5
while the population of the has inc reased TWENTY
i've thousand.
Thomas Marshan Smith. lawyer and .u,bor
OF Louisville, was sent to the lunat. asvium In
that city, on Monday.
Governor Johnston has authorized the an
a s me-, thst DC win net again be 4 candidate
hor the emce OF Chief Executive of Tennessee.
Hon John Greg of Canandaigua, n Y, has sent
eneek ior ~ zoo as contribution TO the Dudley
Observatory Fund at Aibany.
hss: DR.. Mayer, of Eiixabethtown, N. J, had,
M New Years present, from some members of
bis congregation, purse Of o.. $50.
Dr. T. @. Gibpey, OF Scott county, was frozen to
death on the night VI the 22d Of Deee rnber. S
w. L Kssss7, and an express messenger named
Evcrs0u, we're killed on the 9Th, BY collision on
the Great Western railroad, near Hamilton, Can.
sda- ! =
ding factory OF Mr.. Ripley, Ct 81 Athsness. Can.
ads. wsss ce@plsssly destroyed BY Gre few days
since. Loss 10000.