The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-13

Franklin Noyes, well know merchant of
| Chariestown, Va, died last week.
The popular Cuban poet, Arrondo, died at Ha-
va1a on the I'd inst.
There were 1l2 deaths in New Orleans for the
| week ending the 9th inst.
T. Mallory, Esq. has been reelected President
| OF tie Norfolk and Petersburg railroad
| Wnl. B. Noble. worthy citizen of Rocky Mount,
| Franz lin county, died on the Both ult
| Autograph line between Alexandria and Lynch.
| burg Va, Is in contemplation
The death of Rev. Jno L Morris, Methodist
missionary in Africa, is announced
Mr.. Reniker, of N. c.. has it is stated been ap.
pointed Governor of New Nj xico.
The Rev Mr.. Elder, of Mount St. Mary's, is an.
pointed Catholic Bishop of Natchez. Miss
Hon. Mr.. Clingman, of n. c., is C candidate for
| reelection to Congress.
William Dennison Esq, of New York, has coutri-
buted $500 to the Dudley Observatory.
Cucumbers and green peas were abundant at
Savannah last week.
George Peabody, Esq arrived in Cincinnati on
Wednesday from st Louis.
The Illinois Central and Rock Island Railroad
connection at Lasae has been completed
| Alexander Massie, in Rhode Island, was sen.
fenced to the State prison for life for rape COM
mitted in Pawtucket by him in 1855.
| The Ohio at Wheeling, Friday, had ten feet of
water aud still rising. A heavy freight business
was going on.
| An address before the Southern Aid Society was
| delivered by Rev DIR Boyle of Virginia in Phila-
| delphia, Wednesday evening.
Dam No. s. on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
has been repaired sufficiently to admit the passage
| of boats.
B z. Withers was killed on Tuesday last by
| falling from the second story window of Walkers
| Hotel, Chester, S. G.
The wheat crop in the vicinity of Staunton, Va,
presents hopeless app france.
Hon j. lizard Middleton has been elected to the
| South Carolina Senate in the place of Ex Cover.
| nor Alston resigned.
Capt. Clayton, of Alabama, passed throu yh Co.
| lumbus, Ga on Tuesday last, with a company of
| forty-fve men for Kansas.
The Columbia, papers announce the death
of DR.. l.. H. Smith, prominent physician of that
| place.
The village of Monroe, in Walton county Ca,
| was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night The Court House and one or two small
| buildings only were saved. Loss S50,0OO
| The ship Medallion arrived at Fernandina few
| days ago with cargo of several hundred tons of
railroad iron for the Florida railroad
There are 226 newspapers and periodicals pub
lished in the Canadas 135 Of them weekly 81 semi
weekly, 16 tri-weekly, and l6 daily.
The Rev. DR.. McCaffrey, President of Mount ST.
| Marys College, Emmittsburg Md has declip ed
the appointment of Catholic Bishop of Charles
| ton.
| The celebrated Shakespeare cup, formerly the
| property of Garrick, and said to be made from q
tree planted by the great bard, was recently sold
| in London for sS242.
| The Rev. DR. Symons who read the burial ser.
| vice over Sir John Moore at Corunna died sud-
denly recently in railway carriage in the North
| of England.
At the municipal election in Staunton, Va
Tuesday, the old officers were re elected, and the
| citizens voted against Lighting the town with gas
| The opposition party IN Albemarle county, Va,
| have nominated Alex. Rives for the Senate and
| j. J. Bowcock and Benz amin II. Magruder for the
| House.
| Hon Edward Everett win deliver his eloquent
address on Washington in Cincinnati the first week
in May.
Mics Lousia Pyne, the popular English vocalist
| sails for England in the steamship Persia on the
| 29th instant.
Signor Jacopsi Charles Jacobs, of New York,
tenor has been engaged for the season At the roya
Italian Opers, Her Majesty theatre, London.
The residence of Captain James N Nicholas, in
| Petersburg, Virginia was robbed of money, plate
and a watch, all valued ut $500, on Tuesday night
last.
No less than three of the London newspapers
| the Morning Herald, the Standard, and the st
James Chronicle are advertised for sale by assig-
nees.
Wax figures of Eekel, snodgrass, and the witness
Farrell who figured In the Burdell murder case ,are
now on exhibition in Boston.
VIM Lyon Mackenzie, Of Canadian rebellion
notoriety, now an editor In Canada, and member
of the Provincial Parliament, is on visit to the
States for the first time In some years.
Gen Persifer F. Smith publishes q letter vindi-
eating Hon Jefferson Davis from the charge made
| by Governor Geary, Of having denied him the sup
| port of the Government troops.
Andrew Hunter, Esq, of Jefferson county, Va
| declines the nomination for . seat In the House OF
| Delegates, rendered him by the Wings and Amer
| cans of that county.
The Rome IN. " Sentinel of Tuesday. says
sthe attempt to make paper out Of bass wo'd hAs
not proved sufficiently succsssfnl to warrant hs