The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-13

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in less palstsbe form" 'NeN
THE NEW GUAso DIscovERIEs-A meeting
was held on Saturday evening in New York hv
the American Guano Company. to receive ths
report of Mr.. Arthur Benson, agent of the comma.
ny, VINO recently returned from visit to Jarvis
and Bakers Islands In the Pacific, to learn further
respecting the alleged deposits of guano on those
Islands. The report Ia quite the reverse of that
previously given by Commodore Mervin. Mr..
Benson, in his report, says:
l made careful survey of Jarvis Island and
found the area of the deposits to be 1895, ,5l2
square feet, on An average two and three. quarter
feet deep; and sounding off the beach Yves. from
the house. found at $50 feet FIVE fathoms; 300 feet
seven fathoms; 500 feet, forty fathoms; 800 feet,
sixty fathoms.
/ also made s careful survey of Bakers Island
and found the area of its deposits to be 49, 164 900
square feet, and four feet deep On both Jarvis
and Bakers Island we raised andl left the American
flag flying No water is to be found upon either
island, ard Jarvis is entirely devoid of vegetation.
On Bakers Island found strip of decayed grass
about eighteen inches high, running around the
deposits OF guano about two hundred feet wide;
also scattering shrub, resembling a dead bush,
without fruit seed, and about eighteen inches
high.
SCHOOL FUND OF CONNECTICUT The school
fund OF Connecticut ia in very satisfactory cond-
tion The income of the fund for the year ending
on the 3lst Of March, 1850, has been $l4a SIS
been paid to school societies the sum of Sl4Sl93
against Sl29, 243 for the previous year. The fund
has been so managed as to yield net income of II
per cent The children to whom this sum has been
divided have diminished By the number of 275
within the year The dividend 10 each child has
been increased from 30 to 81 40.
THIN SKINNED Miss Matilda Heron, the &C.
treas, could not stand the criticisms of the Boston
press, and she made spec ch to the audience at
in wi ho dan
ed tbs newspapers for their unkindness iibera ality
and censoriousness. The press had pronounced
the play of Camille an improper one, and in doing
had filed the house for her every night she per.
fOrmed-for people always 60 where they are told
not to 60 either to test they virtue or to see
whether the administrations are deserved or not
CONSOLATION FOR POOR GIRLs-Bineham
Young, the great Mormon, has ncf ancy for marry.
Ing rich wives He says: "Some want TO marry
a woman because she has got property: some want
rich wife; but never saw the day when would
not rather have poor woman. never saw the
day that l wanted to be hen pecked to death, as
should have bean, if married rich wife, asked
one of my family, when in conversa alton upon this
very point. what did you bring when you came to
me, 1 brought shirt and dress, and pair Of
slippers. and sun bonnet aud she is as high
prize as / ever got in my life, and a great deal
higher than many would have been with cart loads
OF silver and gold"
RAFFLING FGR BABY The Dubuque Express
relates that w6ma recently went the MINI esota
House, in Dunleith, with young child and after
stopping day or two, suddenly left, minus the
baby, and did not return The landlord happ n.
ed over to Dubuque and mentioning the circum-
stance to couple of friends, married but childs
less, one OF them proposed to adopt the little one
as his own The other Immediately made the same
proposition, when a dispute arose as to which of
the would be parents should have the infantile
wait. Finally, an appeal was made to the dice
box. Quite number of people gathered around
the table, interested spectators of the con-
test, and the winner named Beser " as gre eted
with shout of applause. The child is a pretty
little girl three weeks old, and Its new found pa
rents are brimming over with happiness.
FAIR PLAYS A JEwEL-A course of doctrIpal
q .rmons on the text "What must do to be sayed3'
is to be given in Boston at the Rev Mr. Winkley's
Church, in Pitt street. on succes ssive Sabbath
evenings. by the following gentlemen :-ReY. Mr..
Stockbrldge, Baptist; Rev. Mr. Richards, Congre.
gationalist; Rev DR.. Gannett, Unitarian; Rev. DR..
FintoD, Episcopalan; and DR.. Miner, Universslist.
The first sermon of the course was delivered on
Sunday evening by Rev. Mr.. Stockbridge.
To CLEAN SILK K-Pare and slice thin three
washed potatoes. Pour on them a half pint of
boiling water, and let it stand till cold Strain the
water and add an equal quantity of alcohol -
Sponge tie silk on the right side, and when half
ed silk may be cleanssd and Frightened by this
process; also cloth, velvet or Grape
There were 90 deaths in Baltimore las. week.
DR.. David G. Freeman, an old merchant of Colds.
boro, North Carolina, died on the 9th instant.
The health of the Rev. Theodore Clapp of Lou.
lille. KY, is precarious.
The Hygeia hotel at Old Point, Va, opens on the
1st of June next.
Tomatoes are selling in New York at thirty
seven and half cents per dozen. They were
brought from Bermuda.
Rev. Samuel Cook. late of Virginia. has accepted
call from the ES. Luth pastorate in and near
Ladoga, Montgomery county, L.
Conrad Rensler, the father of Miss Henser, the
celebrated singer, was found dead in his bed at
Chicago, on Thursday.
The Democrats of Cumberland, Md, elected
their candidate for Mayor Monday, by about 20
majority.
Charles X. Graham, of New York, has been ap
pointed chief engineer OF the Brooklyn navy yard,
vice Mr.. Murphy, removed
Gen Scott has accepted an invitation to be pre-.
sent the 18th of June at the Inauguration Of the
Warren statue on Bunker Hill.
William Wilson, Chief Justice of the supren Q
Court of Illinois for 80 years. died at his residence
In White county, on the 29.h of April
The wheat crop In the vicinity of Petersburg.
Va, is quite promising, and not troubled with the
Chinch bug
Miss Couldock, . daughter of the great acter,
mace nef ueDuk IN fltt6ouI8a on rriuAy evening
iast upon the occasion of her fathers benefit.
Rev John Beckwi.h, formerly of Petersburg,
Virginia, now In charge Of church 10 the Diocese
OF Maryland has received . call Is Assistant Pas
tor of St Paul's Church, Baltimore.
A cargo of 500 tons Of ice has arrived at City
Point for Petersburg.
In Northampton county. North Carolna, MT.
Boon has obtained $3.50 damages from Nr. Scuii
for persuadng him into marriage win young
lsAv osiust th0 Wishes of bis friouda.
Thsre is an English statute, of the penalty vic.
lsting which half goes to the King, and the other
haif to the iuformer-the penalty being fourteen
years transportation.
The Newfoundland Fishing Treaty, recently In
progress between France and England, has been
abandoned, to the great delight Of the Colonisis.
Tho democrats Of the first district Of Alabama
have nominated Col James A. Stallworth for Con-
gress.