The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-16

OF 500 persons and 1000 camels, laden with mer-
chandise, started from Damascus on the Goth June
and by some msnianagement lost its way The
entire caravan perished with the exception Of some
NJ persons.
COMMERCIAL.
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FER Butte LIvEarooL, Sept l. 1857.
sincs Friday the weather has continued most bril-
liant and harvest operations are now drawing to
close, the crops having been generally secured In
At Mark Lane, yesterday, there was rather more
de'ns IN Wheat at the prices of Friday. being de.
cline OF J. e Or on the week. At our mark, today
the attendance OF buyers not large; and in wheat
the sales made, which We're to a moderate extent
were alta decline of Id to I'd p 70Ds. Flour yer,
.low AMI rather easier. Indian Corn-Mixed and
yellow in small request: white i 4 or cheaper ard
noninal parcel Of white Corn to arrive a steamer
IRON nra Nsw York offering at as ar, delivered with
- III white % to o. Cd q 20 bs. FlourPhiladelphfa
ami baltimore 30s to 3ls Western pDs to 30s 6f px
ira OHIO 32s to 80 cd p bbl. Indian Corn Mixed
"nu yeii0w 3os 6d to 3Ss; white. 42s to AS p $50 h
An ATRscrsus CRrNE-The Buffalo Times gives
the particulars Of An atreeieus poisoning case r.,
Gently discovered at Danyiile, Livingston covnty.
New York. Some three wears since a Mr. n i
0od resided at Danville and posses sed am esfste
worth about $4,000 At that time his wife and
chtidren went on visit to New Jersey leaving in
tbs house with him n servant named Narrarer
Lynch. ana his brother. Isaac L. Wood During
ms
-usplcions were excited. A short time after Mrs
Wood returned, she also died. A post lnortem ey
animation was proposed by relative of the family
at the time, but deemed ineSpedieut. although tin,
who attended her. singularIy e6ougb
state that her symptoms were those of persop
poisoned by arsenic -"
some circumstances connected with certain sn
tries lu the account books of the deceased connled
with the fact. that Isaac l.. Wood had charge Of
those books after his brothers death hay. lately
lei to an investigation by the coroner and a chem
icsl Snslyss resulted in demonstrating that Mrs
Wood had died by poison The jury found a vardict
from the evidence presented to them that the poi
son had been administered to her by Isaac I
Wood, and there is but little doubt that he caused
the death Of his brother in similar manner the
object being to obtain possession Of his estate A
warrant haFihg been issued against him he was
arrested upon it a few days since near Chicago tn
which place he had removed. The handouts were
placed upon him before he knew the charge against
him, and he has probably ere this reached Dan
vile. thero to stand his trial for his horrible
crimes.
RENTS IN CBIoAGo.-We learn from \ gentleman
just arrived from Chicago, that three mouths since
on his arrival at that city, he tried to lease store
for stock OF carriages He could at that tim.
find bnt one. and that not n very eligible one
which was offered at a rent of $500 per month lie
declined 1t, and the store remained unoccupied for
months, when 1t WAS finally offered to him for no.
thing The falling OF rents in Chicago is not at all
surprising The depression in money matters has
cooled the fever Of land speculators and thrown
large amount of property upon the market-P PiLa
Ledger.
AAsHICAy INVENTIVE GENIUS IN EUKoPE-Whit-
worth Co, Of Manchester, England are now
constructing for X. Hoe 4 Co. OF this city two of
their ten cylinder lightning preseason the London
Times, similar to that which Messrs Hoe 4 Co are
themselves constructing in this city for the Trf-
bune. The same Manchester firm are also CON
structing one of Hoe L Co.'S six cylinder presses
f,r ha Inp ~. r
Manchester Times and Examiner. Mea.rs Hoe 4
Co. are likewise personally constructing in this c-
ty one OF their six cylinder presses for illus
tlated weekly, to appear about Christmas in Lon
IN; also, four cylinder press Olike the older and
slower of our two presses for the Manchester Guar
dan-making six in all of Hoes power presses now
t.ing constructed for leading British journals-N
/. Tribune.
An EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL TIIUgrH-The Low
ell News Gays that some twenty-seyen months ago
a young man, named Vim. X. Poster, had the whole
of one elbow joint torn out by an accident lie
was taken to the hospital where DR.. kimball ad-
vised by Drs. Graves and Dickey. proceeded to ss~
of the frsgmentary bones. shortening them some
two and = half iRchcs, aud then uniting them SO
IS to make a new joint. Strange az it may seem
the wound did well and healed and Mr. Foster has
a good elbsw joint and arm. He moves the joint
with perfect ease though not quite SO fully as the
other and can, he says, hold out twenty-five and
a half pounds with the hand at arms length.
APPOINTMENTS AND Promotions IN rHE L. s TRBA-
sCHY DEPARTNrNr.--John Z. Holland promoted
from second class sl,400) to Sd clas. 81 GOO
clerkship in the Fourth Auditors Office in place Of
Robert Ricketts,, of Virginia, removed j. D. An
dsr.on promoted to the "a class 8I+0O) clerk ship
made vacant by the promotion of J. L. Holland
samuel Melvin, of virginia, appointed to Is:
class 81 300 clerkship in the 4th Auditors office
wee j. d. Anderson, promoted. Thomas X. Wal
lace, promoted from lst class 81 200 clerkship
in the Registers Office to bca I'd class (f1 4G0l clerk
in the Third Auditors ofice in place Of J. & Ne
wins, removed. William A. d. Carroll Of Missis-
sippi, appoiEted to LIST class 2O0 clerkship in
the Registers Office, vice 7. X Wallace, promoted.
BABIES IN kASsAs.-A correspondent OF the ST.
Louis Democrat says:-Not long since the editor of
the Herald of Freedom, informed the young ladies'
IN Kansas, that they could pre-enpt i6U acres of
land. Some Of the "strong minded ones who were
disciples of his at that time 'squatted" different
claims in the southern part of tho Territory which
has lately come into market. The pre- emption
law SAYS:
The in 'ivduals claiming the benefits of said acts
must hs-either the head of family or widow
or single man over thes age of twenty-one"
Those young ladies not fulfilling either of the
requirements have adopted Mrs. Cunningham. .
plan Of borrowing babies in order to swear they
sre the "head of q family" They generally board
them one week and make one dress for the privi-
lege of using them. Young misses of sweet six.
teen may be seen at the head of family ten years
Of age.
CONCENTRATED MnK.--Mr. Borden, Of Connecti-
cut has invented an apparatT. for condensing
milk. In an hour and a half 500 quarts are re-
duced to lbs. The liquid which is rejected during
the operation, is clear like water. has sickish
pleasant taste. in no gay resembling milk, and its
smell il slightly offensive. 1t is considered that
the concentrated article is rendered purer by the
process.
VESSELS BUILT AT BUFFALO, y. Y.--Thc Buffalo
n r.
vessels bnt during this season in that city Mt for
ty-two. the tonnage at lb,S2353, and tho cost ST.
$4,000 Most of these vessels are owned or con
LrnIcd there, and are to lie engaged In tho trade
Of the Upper Lakes.
L,Ncx Sus OF W&srsES.LAvp-Mr.C C. Christian
Of louisville Ky. sold a few days ago 10 George
c. Ren.haw. ESQ. of Hamilton county. Ohio. $500
of land in Wisconsin, Mt IN average of s. per
acrc Mr.. c. located this land ahont two years ago
At . net coet of 81 per aCre, realizing $22000 on
the -ale, hnf cash. and hndr on two year, time
rrctte rrod interest for the time.
MOVEMENT IN PRoDuCE.-Fhe Buffalo Commercial
Gays: "In spite of tho scarcity of money and the
slowness with which produce comes forward, we
have received within tho last fortnight 10000
barrels Of nour, hnlf million bushels of wheat.
and nearly the same amonpt Of corn. Last week
We sent of by canal alone over 100000 bushels Of
grain, aside from the grain In bags nour and other
rolling freight sent by railroad"
DELHI DooMED-The London Times nrgcs the
British government to destroy Delhi, so rs not to
leave one stone upon another. Punch also sug-
gests that it be sacked The Times wants terri
bile vengeance inflicted upon the fends" in Hindo
stan There is evidently more horrible work brood
ing in Delhi
CHEAP CoRv.-South of Springfield, ILL.,. on the
railroads, some of the farmers are offering their
crn at Is cents per bnshel in the field; others nj
s. per The Indications are. unless the frost
sets in early, that the corn crop will he enormous
~ large.
BREApsTuFFs-By reducing the wheat to -four
the quantity of the latter left at tidewater this year
hy the New York canals, compared with the cor
responding period of last year, shows deficiency
SO far this season Of 30S. $50 barrels Of -four.
IhRsL CAsE--ln the supreme Court, New YORK
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