The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-18

DAILY DISPATCH.
FRIDAY MORNING, -. .sEpTrMnI

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fhlpAf MORNING. SEPTEMBER 49, 1857
WAsHissroy-ASEs ENGLISH TRIBurE.-A subscriber
u the Natchez Courier copies from the London
Monthly Magazine, for February, 1900, the follow
ng eulogium ON the Character of Washington:
Died on ffie december at his residence !,
'rgihia, IN the 6sth year of his age George Wash
nstoh, iate President of the United states of Anne
ica. man superior to all the titles which AFRO
- so oi ser'ilty have invented for the decoration
u herehltary rank. He was one who seemed To
nave been expressly formed by Providence far tho
hignty WORK OF establishing the independence of a
people, who may one day delight tho phiIantbro-
pis. with the view of ms great an assemblage of
Ireemen as Europe w contains of sIayas rri
hrm mind, adapted to all circrrstances 81 er,n.ss
equally inaccessible TO the batteries nf hone nd
'ne Sussestion OF despair, was kept steady hv the
sunu principles OF pure love to his country and 4
attachment to moral duty
lie was one of those truly great men v,bo oou -
cooi without phlegm dispassionate without infsf
erehce-who constantly intent upon an irunortant
eha' are little moved by the yicissitudes and fnr-
tuslions 1.-the means which lead to it. In him
Ven ven iahe glory, reputation, were subordinate
derationsfto the successful performance of ,ha
high task assigned him. and he could withont ;,,.
Atlence wait tfor that reward of public apnIanse
ana gratitude, which all he desired for service
beyond the power of estimate .,l 5a9. = =
IN MS Character was renewed all the qualities
we most admire IN the nObest names of antiouitv
-iimoleon. Aristides. Camillus Fabius. did NOT
snrpass MN In fortitude, prudence tiisinferastpd
ness ana integrity. No one ever more eff.ctuolIy q
ahiisd decisive firmness with that lenity whici.
li"a, true peneVoience- No one ever passed
shrough the ordeal of power aud influence morn
iree from the remotest suspicion of selfish and am,
bilious designs N's-' "D'' 'ni
TO have passed unsullied through such career
oi giory ana usefulness is SO high and rare a blps
sing that regret tor his loss will probably in tloss
warmed ID a of
sunk IN the satisfaction of seeing another iIlus
trious name placed beyound all danger of human
THE POPULATION OF DELHI,-Of this city. which i,
now undergoing a siege, and which is alleged by an
English General to be "a second Sebastonol :" III.
Indian Mail gives the following statistics:
On taking the 25.6l1 houses. gl5 shops. (most,,
one storied,) 2Gl mosques. 1SS temples | church
tIS wells, and loo schools. Total population
of 49, .9I1 SOULS Of whom GO 73S wer,
males, and Is, 239 females Of these 30 families
Dr 321 persons were christians; 147GS families -,
So 6l2O persons were M8homnIedans: and I9 257 fan,
les or I $50 persous were Hinloos. The censu,
ltthe II villages forming the suburbs of Delhi Gomez
ipwn to lS47. They then contained % SOP inhnhi
ants-namely. Of ifindo0s, 100 cultiyators II %:
and of Mahommedans 495 cuItiya
ors aud f, 1872 non cultvators.
RUNoEED DEFALC.TIoN.-A correspondent of the
Democrat, writing from Norfolk coun.
y. Va, Sept. Is, says:
1t is rumored here that the Sheriff of this conn.
y has failed for large amount. part of which
comprises the free school funds of the county The
il is said, will not fall short of thirty
thousand dollars.
REVOLUTION IN ST. DOMINGO The Madrid Espana
publishes details of revolution which has bro
Ken out at several points of the republic of Sa j.,
Domingo. The province of Seybo gave the first
ngnai, and on the eth of July proclaimed itself
independent of the capital On the next day the.
province of Santiago followed its example aud on
.he 10th, the town of Puerto Plaza ioinad the
movement. The Espanas letters ascribe the rising
20 the Indignation caused on the discovery of a
scheme OF President Baez to effect a grand and
profitable operation in new tobacco by means Of
an illegitimate issue of paper money The repub-
nc OF Seyba has proclaimed General Santanna its
first President.
Disastrous EFFECTS OF HOG CHoLER.--A Cusr-
IN recent number of the Henderson (Kyl Com
nercial we have an account of the rayages of this
fatal disease in that vicinity. Scarcely farmer
las escaped destruction among his stock, Many
persons have lost every hog both young and old.
ind some have but two or three left to tell the de
'astation that has taken place The symptoms are
aot those OF hog cholera. but more learly resenI.
bling the suinsy. This disease cannot he attribu-
ted to strychnlne, as there are no distileries in
Inc vlclnIty. farmer in Perry county publishes
= remedy which he says is efIectual. He throws
the suffering pig upon his back. forces open his
mouth and applies small quantity of tar to the
roots of the animals tongue. He pronounces it a
certain cure
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CagIE--It was recently
expected that the cable of the Atlantic Telegraph
company would be purchased ia London at full
price by ono OF the two companies who are propo-
sing telegraph to India. Bat it appears saws the
of the New York Commercial. that
L fnHra las hsar ,lglT H.,
coil accumulates an amount of heat which raises
rs temperature at least ten degrees above that Of
the surface. The gutta percha is thus liable TO be-
come soitened and in very warm climate. such
Is must be encountered in crossing the tropics
the result would be to force portions of the copper
wire to the outside and destroy Insulation it is
'aid that even during n hot Sunday at Gravesend
III the Thames, about nifty or sixty miles of the eX
sting cable were spoiled in this manner. ANY
cable to be sent To India must. it is considered be
cnlied III portions to admit of ventilation OF
the constant flow of a stream of water upon it,
SALES OF LAND IN HIGHLAND Co, NA-Three hun
lred and five and 4 quarter acres of land. without
in Highland county, Va, belonging
to Andrew X. Sitington, were sold on the 9Th inst
to Vim. Hevener, at $3.50 per acre. Three hun
dred and six and a half acres of the land belong
ing to John Sitlington were sold to Geo. W. Hull
At $500 per acre there were some improvements
on this tract Three hundred and thirty six acre.
to the SAME without improvements soI,i
to kohert sitlington at S40lo per acre. One negro
man, IS years of age, sold for S1l32. These sales
were equivalent to cash, the purchase money bear
ug interest from date of sale. at six, eighteen and
thirty months.
INTERESTING TD DRY GOODS IMPoRTERs.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury on an appeal has reversed
fee decision of the Collector of New York who As
sessed duty of q instead of l9 per cent on colored
plaid fannels. The fact of their being colored or
printed does not change their character as known
in the trade, nor remove them from the schedule
in which fianne1s are provided for especially
rhe Secretary on an appeal has also reversed the
decision of the same Collector. who imposed a in
stead Of IL per cent. on checked flannels
SINGULAR FAcr-A stock raiser of Fayette
'otlnty, Ky, lost eight colts one season four Of
hem thorough-breds, and four Of them common
'crrb stock. He amputated the legs of all OF
hen and boiled OF the flesh. cleaning the bones
to learn by examination, what differ
'rcn in respect Of boue. there was between pure
hloodnd and common ones on taking the bones
light, he noticed That they were almost transpar-
mt, as much so ms white corn. lie tried the same
experiment. With the bones Of the inferior stock
fhr- were cpHq"n, and transmitted light no more
than buffalo horn. lie then tested the bones by
wright and f'nHd the thorough bred by far the
hrevier. SNORING 'h"ir superior substance and so
idity. They -cre hard and dense as ivory.
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N0N-ARRlfAL OF TIE CALIFORNIA ETEAMER.--IhF
steamship Central America. with California nlals
and treasure, and large number OF passengers
which left Havana on the Sth, had nCt arrived at
New York last evening. She is now lnlr days over
Inc. II is probable she caught in the gale Of
and Sunday last.
POULTRY AND ARsESR.-Either from ignoraTc 4, { 7
a murderOus disregard of the lives Of The people
If Geneva, the iattening Influence of arsenic has
been brought to bear upon the chickens supplied
TO the market of that city. The police one morn
ng seized a quantity of delicate plump chickens
brought in from neighboriug village in Savoy
The poultry was examined and TO the horror oi
everybody, found to contain arsenic. A rumber
IF individuals were arrested, but nothing fn'ther
had been disclosed.
A STEAM WtGoN,-For the five-hundredth time
we make the announcement Of IN invention
by which wagons may be driven by steam. II is