The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-19

| MAN FROZEN TO DEATH On New Years
day stranger, who said his name was Jonathan
w. knave, made his appearance In the vicinity Of
Aiinmermanville, few miles from Dayton, Ohio
ana on Sunday following, was found frozen nearly
20 death, and soon after died. When he first made
his appearance be said he and his two sisters were
on their way TO Illinois, and that on getting out OF
the cars they had started and left him behind -
He had about $4oO Tin Virginia bank notes in his
| possession and s4S in gold; and spoke frequently
| OF Kuuiz's" post office, his sister "13ec," and
George" and Levi" and also of ".he Fry's and
Kuutz's." The bank bills were missing when he
was discovered almost lifeless The Dayton En-.
pire says:
The unfortunate man was young-about thirty
years of age--about six feet high strongly built;
had dark brown hair, pleasant features, and was
well dressed.
A gentleman ofour acquaintance says there is an
office in Rockingham county, Va named Kuutzs s
post Office and that he Is acquainted with families
In the neighborhood by the names of Fry and
KnutZ. This may probably give a clue to finding
the relatives and friends of the deceased
NEWS FROM NEW MExICo "A Wonderfm Storm
The Gold Regions Of California Ou,do1e-The
Santa Fe Gazette announces the arrival of Mr..
Idler the agent and general director of the Mining
Company organized some time since in Washing
ton city, to work the Placer mines near Santa Fe;
Mr. Kurtz, machinist from Norris engine shop.
in Philadelphia, and MIR. Chappin, millwright, all
engaged in the same business. This says the
Gazette, Is new era in the history of New Mexi.
CO. Two steam engines, with crushing apparatus
are soon to be put in operation at the Placer mines
and the question will be settled to whether gold
abounds in sufficient quantities to justify the cost
of extracting it by this description of machinery
If the experiment prove successful it must pro-
duce change in the business of the Territory,
for the quantity of gold bearing earth and rock is
admitted to be inexhaustible, and there is room
for any number of machines.
1t has been stated that the gold mines of New
Mexico bid fair to equal those of California.
letter from Santa Fe to California paper gives a
romantic accodnt of their discovery The story
goss, that Mexican wonlau returned from a cap.
tivity of eight years among the Covctery Apaches
of the Gila country, bringing extraordinary ac-
counts of gold treasures in the region inhabited by
that tribe. The woman says that in the region
from whence she escaped, gold exists in every
quarter on the surface, and in great quantities,
and that there was one large lump imbedded in
the side of hill, and jealousy guarded by the
tribe.
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA The Fayettes-
vile Observer has compiled comparative table of
the affairs of the Banks of North Carolina as exhib
tied by the earliest statements of 1855 and the la
test of 1856. By this table we observe that the
banking capital of the State has Increased 81 0e5
003 The surplus or reserved fund is increased
SllO785 (though the Bank of the State has divided
S75 600 of It's surplus The circulation l., ncreas-
ed $695 09S. The deposits are increased Sl g. SOS
The discounted notes are increased $90l ,564. The
foreign exchange is increased $742, 665 The spe.
Gle is increased S6365. The Increased bank capi.
tai consists mainly of S9l 900 in the Cape Fear
bank, $500 600 in the Bank of Clarendon and $J02
300 in the bank of Wilmington
Misunderstanding to one of the ministerial
papers of Madrid, Spain, of the 24ih December
General Santa Anna of Mexico has sent agents to
Madrid to propose to re establish monarchy in
Mexico, with Spanish prince or sovereign, pro-
yided the Spanish government will grant him Ger
tain assistance. The Epoca opposes any such pro-
ject unless it be freely demanded by public opinion
in Mexico and have the support of England and
France.
MACKEREL.-The number of barrels of mackerel
inspected in Massachusetts during the past year
was PA ,3l2. The quantity caught was greater by
5000 barrels than in 1855, and the largest in seven
years, excepting in 1852, when there were BIT $40
barrels taken. Notwithstanding this success in
fishing and although the price of provisions, bars
rels, &c were higher than they were the previous
year, mackerel have brought much less, aud the bus
iness has not paid
THE NEXT UNITED STATES SENATE-Within
the last week nine Senators have been chosen TO
the Senate of the United States from eight States
and before the end of the present session Ct Con-
gress nine more will probably be che sen, to fill
full or partially expired terms. Of the nine just
chosen, four are democrats and five republicans
The probable political complexion of the Senate
on the 4th of March next, if all the vacancies are
filled expected, will be as follows: Democrats
7; Republicans 90; Americans 5.
NAvAL-The U. S. vessels, the Susquehan
and Congress, were at Genoa the 18th Of De-
cember When we last heard of the Constellation
she was at Constantnople, and would leave in
few days for Alexandria. A court martial was
in session on board the Congress for the trial of
four or five seamen.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGIsLATURE-Ab bill is before
the Pennsylvania Legislature, TO enable the
Hempfeld Railroad to consolidate with the Ma.
retta and Cincinnati road also bill providing
for a general registry law.
HEAVY BUsINEss.-The cotton sales in New
Orleans for five days ending with Tuesday the 9th,
were $1,000 bales-the largest five consecutive
days business ever done in that city.
A HEBREW WILL.-Samson Simson, well
known Hebrew merchant of New York, who died
recently, left $50 000 the nterest of which is to be
applied to ameliorate the condition of the Jews at
Jerusalem by promoting among them education,
arts and sciences, aud by learning them mechan.
ical and agricultural vocatons
HEAVY Loss.-The brig VIM. d. Shutz from
Richmond, Va, from New York. the loss of which
has been mentioned had a'cargo valued at $4,000.
ANOTHER LIBEL sUIT.-mr Rhodes, of Auburn
N. Y, the partner of Senator Seward In the ..rum
business" and the inventor of the celebrated sc"
which, rays the Albany Argus like a boys Figure.o-
four caught that volatile representative of the high
or law, is about to commence q suit agsinst the N.
\. Tribune, which recently compared him to the
forger Huntington.
ACCIDENTAL POISONING - Fl ank Crager died in
stantly in Chicago, on Wednesday week, from the
effects of drinking quantity of anuretum OF pottas.
sum- mistsking il for water. He almost instant
ly seized with spasms having but time to exclam
what that DALI when he fall back dead -
The effects of the acid aiuilsr TO that of pru sic
acid most deadly toson; respiration is imms dare-
ly impeded and the sufferer dies Of strsngustion.
FROM FLoRIDA.-The TaIlshatsee Floiidian, OF the
10th instsnt has letter from Plstka under date of
Sist ult which states that there great excite
in Volusia county, consequent upon the murder of
the Shiye family which has already been noticed
The citizens demand protection, or else, they say
they will have TO leave their homes.
PRoHIBITIoN 5TATEs.-ln the Legislatures of
Michigan and Inoisna, bills have been introduced,
saling acts prohibiting the sale and manufacture