The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-12

lowed 10y the counsel for the defence
Missouri ELEc1rox-The Washington Union ha.
a private dispatch from st. Louis, expressing the
opinion that notw outstanding the reported success
81 of Rollins. the election of Stewart, the demo
cratic candidate for Governor, by a small majority
is probable.
TENNESSEE ELEcrIoy.-1he present indications ar"
that the Tennessee delegation to the next Congress
will stand seycn democrats to three Americans-f
democratic gain IF two.
NORTH CAROLINA ELEcTloN.--The contest in The
first Congressional district Of North Carolina. il
very close. One account gives Smith, American
a majority Of eight over shaw, Democrat while
others give Shaw small majority. The Whining
ton Journal, Of Monday evening, says:
Summed up, the matter stands thus: The lie
nocrats have certainty elected six out Of eight Con
,sressmen. Between shaw (Dem.) and Smith COP
position in the first district the chances are about
even. Neither can have uajority exceeding - I,
30. The fifth district. strange to ray, il i'll doubt
with at least a possibility Of the election Of vii
iians Gilmer, for Congress That district, like
the first. must be very close. Scales Democrat
will have quite handsome majority over purycar-
opposition, in the sixth district. Free suffrage VIII
20 through by about three TO The political
lines do not appear t. have been drawn generally
i'll the matter Of Clerks
BEDFORD SPRINGs-A letter in the New York
Herald from Bedford Springs, contains the fol
lowing:
President Buchanan who is now here. first visited
these springs far back ~ lslG, and has paic
them an annual visit almost every year since thai
time. There were at that early day a large mum
her Of eminent men in various walks IF life from
his own state, Maryland and Virginia. who mel
annually at these springs, forming and rcnewiHA
many agreeable and pleasant associations. It il /
,,nla ,iH TbN vi he DFp- al L.
himself recently remarked with much feeling, that
If that large company he IS the sole survivor.
4 CUrIovs SroRY-There is some curious gus
sip about the widow of the late Robert Schuyler
the famous railroad financirr. in letters iron
-aratoXa to the New York papers. Mrs schuyler
formerly Mrs. SpiCer.) II seems IS erecting mag
uiliccnt C3tselatcd cottage about half mile from.
the Lake House. The question that bOthets th'
rOs>ips is, where did the money come from p
Again: very notwithstanding building ha
been erected Dear by the ca>tclated cottage. wit
which il is said to have subtcrranctn cornmuui
cation. 1t is a little stone building with window
high up. The WuTkmcn shake their heads al.
live out that pcOp" VIII" believe that Hchef'
,chuyler is dead az very credulous and very greet
and more than intimate. that TIA, mysterious
house in question, though numinally chapel, ha-
been built for his especial accommodation.
This is 4 strange story, but strange stories
the order Of the day
THE ATLANTIC T.LaGLArL--The New York Jou =
nal Of Commerce, III dcscdHting upon the pTobahI
lily that the enterprise Of the Atlantic telegraph
will be crowned with success within t"w day,
from his time SAYS
1T has been determined that the first uic5stg,
across the ocean in Of success, shall be Glory
to God in the highest. and on earth peace, good Wi
toward mem This will probably be followed hy
queen Victories compliments to our President
and. after his reply. the line will be open 10 tho
public for messages Of not more than twenty words
at fifty shililngs the message, or say 81 cents
word -
The journal thinks the merchants must concer,
m arrangement among themselves by which they
viii De kept advised of every change in the Euro
pean market. 1t can hardly be expected that thu
press can bear the whole expense.
TIE INDIANS IN MINNEs0rA-The special agent
sent to Minnesota reports TO the Interior Depart.
ment. that no further outraGes have been perpt~
trated by the Indians in that Territory. He say,
that great alarm prevails amongst the frontier
settlers, who are daily DESERVING their improve
ments and leaving their Territory. but he thinks
that the arrival of the troops will restore conf
dcHcr aud ettectuaiiy overawe the Indians.
letter received by the War Department
Monday, from Major sherman. dated Fort Ridgey
Major sherman states that he had just returned
from fellow Medicine the Sioux agency. Ills pre-
frnce there with his battery ofght artillery SaHe'
the agency from destruction and struck terror int
the Indians.
FIRE At NEWARK n. About three o'clock last
with the Chadwick Patent Leather Manufacturing
Company's works. at Newark, n j., took fire, anG
together with the adjoining building, containing
the office and Warerooms, were almost entirely
consumed The loss is estimated at SZ1,UoO, and l.
CulIy covered by insurance. Several persons wer.
very seriously injured by the falling OF a wall
Among them are James NJ Quinby, a large car
riagc manufacturer and formerly Mayor of the
city: Peter kiker. a fireman; Peter Wetzcll anu
Christopher h!cNoy. The origin of the fire has not
been ascertalned
FATAL AccDENr.--The Camden (Alabama) Rcpuh
lie, of the LIST. states that the 3lst ult young
lad named Aaron Williamson, aged about or II
years of K. H. Williamson. formerly ofthis place
now OF Mississippi was accidentally shot i'll corn
field belonging to the Barnett Place near thls
town, by Bacot Mclver, Young son of Col. Thonas
T. McIyer. The shot proved fatal almost instantly
The boys were, at the time Of the accident shooting
doves
THE SNUFF Box QUEsToN.-Gen. Jackson's GOLD
snuff box is likely to Tad to among some q
the military heroes of New York. Majors Fair
child AMI Taylor, and other officers of the New
York regiment which served in Mexico are out in
a card in which they allege that Major Dyckman
the successful claimant. did no more in MeXict
than others of the same regiment: and that tn,
facts assumed in the report in his favor does great
injustice to every other soldier in the regiment.
LHNCHING N FLoRInt.-On the 25th nit a beast
by the name of q. ". COrnett was lypched H.
hailsnh, tlufltia- Tor having committed a fOQI
brutal outrage on the person of his step-daughter
child of some thirteen or fourteen. 4 committee
81 thirteen We're appointed by the citizens tribu
nal to administer thirty-nine lashes and him
safely out OF the county, and the sentence was du
~ carried into effect
PURCHASE OF C0AL.--The Washington correspond
ent OF the Press" states that the Secretary of the
Navy, ""Fernor Toucey, has formally determined
that, hereafter all anthracite coal shall be purChas
ed by the duly appointed agent of the government
IN fehhhsylavia, and shipped from Philadelphia to
our naval stations in the various parts of the world
A girl named Regnate Lawson was murdered in
Chicago last week by abortionists Her seducer's
name is Temple aud he is a resident of Chilcothe
Illinois. The unfortunate girl lived in his family
an an adopted daughter. lie carried the latter
TO Chicago accompanied by Dr. Swanzey 10 ar
coinpiish the purpose that caused her death Tenn
pie has been arrested. and is in fair way TO sery.
the state in the renitentiary
NAVAL 0RDRRs.-Lieutenant L. b. Lowry has
been detached from the L. :. receiving ship North
Carolina, at New York, and has been ordered 10
the steamer Michigan, on the northern lake. =
Lieut.. John H. Hart has been ordered TO the North
Carolina. IN Lieut. Lowry's place. Third Assis
tant Engineer Granville Toucy Pierce has resign
ed.
PEDESTRIAN fEAT-A party of pedestrians
reached the Tip-Top House, Mount Washingtnu
~ H., ON the 9TH of August. Up to the time they
had walked lS4 miles. They climbed up to the
summit of Mount Washington, via Tuckerman's
ravine. &c, passing through the great snow
arch which is 70 feet long, 10 feet high aud Is feet
wide
The MAns--The Postmaster General has nearly
completed the arrangements by which to concen-
trate at Cincinnati by the most prompt and exl,e-
ditious means, the great northern and eastern
mails, thence 10 be distributed through the
states and territories generally He Is also endea-
yoring TO Improve the soathern mail service