The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-24

Thos F. Jones, well.known lawyer OF Eliza
beth City, N c., died last week
Senator Hunter passed through Fredericksburg
on Saturday, en- route for Winchester, Va.
Business is active in Lynchburg, Va, and house
| for rent are scarce.
The reported death of S. P. Bankhead, City Al
| torney Of Memphis. Tenn, is incorrect.
| On Monday last gentleman took with him from
| Charlottesville, Va, II negroes for Missouri
| The health Of e1-Secretary Dobbn is said to b,
slightly better
| Turkey has established permanent diplomatic
| mission at St. Petersburg.
The Ohio papers announce the death Of Judg,
Taffin, one Of the Oldest pioneers Of the State.
Robert W. Hart, Esq, has been appointed SUI
perintepdeut Of the Water Works of Fredericks,
| burg, Va
Rev. II. Norton, OF Warrenton, Va has beer
called A stated to the Rectorship Of ST. Stephan
Church Harrisburg, Pa.
Senator Butler, Of South Carolina, 10 broken down
| In health, and has retired to The homestead Al
Stonelends;
CatharIne welsor, was stabbed and killed in
Charleston, S. G., Tuesday, by woman named
Ann Doughesty.
of W F. Arthur, Deputy Secretary Of State of
South Carslins.
The county clerks Office In Searcy county, Ark,
with all the records and papers, destroy ed by
are. on the night Of the 23i ult.
W. Flaherty was killed last week in a tunnel
% miles this side Of Wheeling, by the explosion
of = blast.
At Bangor Me-, Esther Berry has obtained .
verdict for 1915 against Joseph Y. Brakeman, for
breach Of promise
The fishery treaty proposed between Engla. d
and France has fallen through, 10 consequences OF
New Foundland refusing her assent
Thomas Prevatt Register Of the Land Of
fee at Newmansvilc, Fla, died ON the 18th In
slant.
Henry L. Breese, a son Of Judge Breese of Ilis
nois went to Nicaragua as An adventursr under
Walker, and was killed in the trenches Of Granada
The city council Of Washington, Ark, bays
passed an ordinance lsvying license of $500 on
all retail drinking establishments In the town.
President Urquizs, Of the Argentine Republic,
has q cattle herd that yields him half . million
year. There are 100000 cattle.
Mr. Hudson ex.railway king, has been return.
ed a. q member OF the British House Of Commons
for Sutherland
George p. Wilson, of Wheeling, Va, has been
appointed resident engineer Of tho Wilmington
and North Carolina Railroad.
The Free Democrat, on the basis of the vote
cast 1t tho recent election in Milwaukee, esti-
mates the population Of that city at forty five
thousand.
Mad dogs are getting prevalent around Day
ton, Ohio. Three or Iour were snot tnaro twO
or three days eince.
. Ex Postmaster Miller, of Philadelphia, has been
presented with . silver tea service, by tho clerks
once under him
There are now over six hundred miles of rail-
road in Tennessee, upon which daily trains are
running.
Aaron l.. Baker, charged with forging due bill
against John Coffman, In Hampshire county, Va ,
for the sum of e24 so. was found guilty and bis
punishment fixed At two years In tho Penitentiary.
Tho Louisville Journal saws: In the Catholic
Church. at Lafayette, Indiana, last Sunday, ten
couples were married. The name Of each Of the
brides was Hannah,
The City Councils of Salem. Mass have passed
resolution disappearing of the appropriation of
800 600, by the Legislature of Massachusetts, for
Kansas.
The case Of the Rev. Mr.. Van Meter, CHARGED
with bringing "paupers' '-friendless children
from New York into Illinois, has been dismissed,
Lord Cowley has beea created viscount and
Earl Of Great Britain, by tie titles of Viscount
Dangan In Meath Ireland; ard Earl Covley.
Mrs. Beecher Stowe was in Naples on the Goth
of March. She Is. II ia said. preparing for the
press work on the poorer classes in Europe, a
sort Of Uncle Tom in white society.
Rev. T. c. jones' Of Norfolk, has accepted an
lnvitation to deliver address before the Faculty
and S;udeutsof the Albsmarls Female Institute At
the first annual commencement which will take
place about the 25th Of June .
The General Theatrical Fund Celebration Ia
london, came of on the 9Th. Two hundred gen
lemen set down to dinner among whom Ne NO.
ice the names Of Charles Dickens, Mark Lemon,
Ind Mr.. Blackstone. In the course of Q speech
rom the last mentioned, Her Majesty the Queen,
- eulogxed for her liberal patronage Of the drs.
nasis At N public and private.