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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

HANDsoME.--It is stated that the Camden and
Amboy Railroad Company have sent check for
$500. and rendered an annuity to the parents of
$500 per anuum for the death of young man of
Wilmington, Del q, who was killed at Burlington
soma months since.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

THx CASE OF Mas GEs. GAiNEs.-Judse Nor
gan of New Orleans, rendered . decision few day
seo in which he refused declare void the decision
Of the Supreme Court Of that city ordering the vii!
of Daniel Clark to be probaed. The Delta says thia
II an additional and all but final step towards the
tsinment By Mrs Gaines of the nights for which she
has been % long contendiug
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

COMPARATIVE sPEsD OF hoRsEs AND OxsH.-
A bet was made the other cay betwes en- t~o fsrn
ia France about the speed OF horses ard oxen with
the sam ioa the DIS snce; tho dstsncs travel
led was Is kometers tsbout " miles,1 four ho Sc
ina of bset.root pslp. The were two yose, wi
ths ssms load The horses oest them only seven
minutes and would thea selves have beea bes'' n
had they not been the best In the county. Time,
an 6m 3h. Ism.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

A BALLOON ExCURsIoN.-Three persons, in q
balloon, made . descent in Cumberland street,
Brooklin, New York, Thursday evening, about ~
O'Clock, having wandered through the air from
Newark, N. J, which place they left about 7
o'elack. The descent was made with perfect safe.
ty, from IN altitude of upwards of six thousand
foat
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

LADIES WANTED.-Ladies are wanted out West.
The recent census of st Louis shows a disparity in
the sexes of nearly 1000 in favor of males By
the census of Iowa, the males in . m,j jority by
nearly thirty thousand Other States are also
calling for renforcements of the fair sex
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

MISSIONARIES FOR INDIA.-Rev. r. Pierce and
wife, aud Rev. J L. Humphrey and wife sailed
from ,ston on Monday last, in the ship Niobe
Capt. Storrer, for Calcutta. They go out to jvir
the mission in that couatry under the care OF The
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

HISTORICAL SAYING Look at those brave
English troops 2 See how firm they staud2 On
my word, they are like carpets-not only true to
there colors, but, by Jove, they never know when
they're beaten.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

FRENcH VIEw OF ENGLisH AMERICAS
FRIskDsBIP TIE Paris Censlitutionnel. aiiudiag to
L. I'd Nspiers speech In New York Gays ali this 4
trsordinary friendshp proceeds not from IRA !,
but from commercial iaterests Lpsand carrot do
without american produce A serious quarrel with
ae United states would ruin British commerce for
tine Tho bonas of fi-ndship thst arc bel. sels
brstsd are chains OF 2wsrs bus simple twists of
cotton which supp y the Manehes,e or market"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

ASYLUM FOR THE INEBRIATED.-The colecs
tions in aid of the Inebriate Asylum in New York
State amounts to So, ,000. Buffalo has given
$4,000; Albany Rochester and Syracuse $1,000
each The total amour. req qnired Il $4,000
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

MONUMENT TO DIR WILLIAM WALLACE The
natives of Scotland in Cincinnati, have collected
in few days over S400 for the grand national
monument, TO be erected in Scotland in memory
OF Sir William Wallace, the celebrated Scottish
chief whose name is familiar to all who are posted
in the history of Scotland.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

THE NIAGARA -This U. S. frigate is still lying
In the Thames, England. She is not to be used for
laying the cable the alterations required In the
vessel would make her useless for future war SER
vice. steamer is to be chartered for S75,000 to
take the place of the Niagara which will then act
only as an escort The London Times devotes =
column to q detailed description of her. The YES.
sci is pronounced the noblest specimen of Naval
architecture that has ever crossed the Atlantic
and the Editor adds
mot till the visitor has walked forward and
perched himself somewhere near the bowsprit
can be fully appreciate her immense size and
beautiful form, and feel that he is looking down
such war steamer as the world has not yet seen
the equal of. and by the side of which the English
navy can show nothing to compete"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

FIRE IN WARRENTON.-The engine house of the
Orange Alexandra Railroad Company, in War
rentor, took fire. on Wednesday night, aud was
destroyed The wood work of the engine Fai fax,
with its tender, was consumed, and otherwise dam
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

PATENTs-Among the patents issued during the
past week are as follows: D Haideman OF Nor
Eantown, Va, Improvement in machines for SOW
ipr seed broadcast James E A Gibbs, Of Mill
Point, Va, Improvement in sewing machines -
Jesse Whitehead, of Manchester, Va, improved
machine for dressing water furrows in land
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

LIBERAL-The Bowdoin Street Congregational
Society In Boston, have accepted the resi- signatioa
Of Rev DIR Waterbury as their pastor, and unani-
mously voted him the sum of Sc GOO.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

The new dwelling of VIM. Pratt, in Caroline
county, Va was utterly demolished Thursday, BY
Q storm of wind and rain.
The army worm has made its appearances
amoug the srsps In Princess Anns seuasy, Vs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

THE NEW TAkIFF OF BRAZIL goes into effect
the lst of July. The scale of duties on American
products was, generally speaking, higher: Flour
was an exception, as the duty was reduced.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

POSTPONED Owing TO the critical condition OF
the wounded nep, the examination OF Nelson Shell
ton. charged with attempting to kili DR. Shelton
and Mr. Burton. has been postponed until the July
Term Of The Albemari- county court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

BTrAMER AGRoUKp AND ABANDONED -Ths
steamer City OF New York, from fbiisdslphis for
Boston, st uck on Great Rip shoai, OF Nsntusse.
1t O'Clock on Monday moi nisg, during thick fog
Her crew i'm %. lately absndonsd her. Der Gew
Immediately .banacns Sd her, She was subse qusn ~
fund adrif, ard tskea into West hsTwick BY the
sshooner J. y. Davis Capt. Wtxon, who make
yood thing of il, q she lie valued at 3 it0 Coz.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

ENGLISH SUBJ.CTs.-It is stated that Lord
Clarendon has written letter rejecting the claims
of Enslish subjects for protection after they have
become natursllZs sd citizens of the United States
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

DISTINGUISHED VISITOR Hon Howell Cobb
has accepted an invitation from his relations in
Granville, N G. to visit them on the Gath of June
tthe occasion Of the dedication Of St Johns Coll
lsse in Oxford) provided his business will permit
him 10 leave Washington at that time,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

The Remains Of Mr.. Mashes Disoonteated 7ra,el,
lers-Crops &c.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

APpoIvrMENrs-BeDjsm Fullerton has been
appointed receiver of public moneys at Fairoauif,
vice Mr. Smith resigned; and Volney Hsseai, ol
IND. reeist or of the land office Kalamazoo, vice
Mr. Kidder, declined
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

CAPTURE OF AN ALLEGED FoRGER p B Man.
chester, s noted banker who committed forgeries 8
and robberies in Cincinnati, about two and half
years ago. to the amount Of $500 900, was arrest
ed at the Michigan Central depot, in Chicago, ed
desday morning through the fundamentally of .
Cincinnati merchant, who had been fleeced by
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

FIRE AT CLEVELAND, OHIO.-The paint shop
attached to Messrs Morrill, & Bowers car factory
in Cleveland, was burnt this morning, together
with four passenger cars belonging TO the Clevs-
land and Pittsburg Railroad Company, and two
baggage cars. The loss of the railroad company is
covered by insurance The total loss is $l4 600.
and the total insurance $40 200.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

o,nr.aFnoM EURoPs FOR AmERIcAN Gold
The seamsbip America brings large orders for amer
ioau gold l. 10 probable that two millions Will o.
shipusd In the Arabia on Wednesday next
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

LAND SALEs-Mr Robt Jeffries has sold bis
farm in Culpeper to Mr. J H Boughan, of Maryland,
for S5 900. Itcontains 259 acres. Mr. St Gibson
hss also sold his land, in the same county to MIR +
r Rixsy. 1t contains 2l0 acres The executors
of VIM Stephenson, on Monday, sold q tract of 90
acres of woodland in Frederick county belon einR
to estate of deceased, and lying about one mile
South of Brucetown, for $40 25 per acre, equal to
cash, to John H Frazier, whose lands it adjoins.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

REFRESHING. Under the above caption, the
Selma (Ala) Fri Weekly Reporter, chronicles the
cowhding Of gay Lothario of that city, by cou
pie of young ladies', one of whom he had been
dancing attendance upon for some lime and whom
he had subsequently slandored Ardent as q
Southern sun could m Ike them, and Justly iDdis.
naRt at the conduct of their calnmniator they fea
thered In upon him, and applied the lash with q
vigor that caused the slauderer to wri,he with
pain. Finding hts only safety was in inglorously
vamosiog, he did so through the window of the
second story of building, the ladies having taken
the precaution to lock the door previous to com
mencng the refreshing" repast. He landed upon
terra frnso however, without serious injury, and
incontinently left his assaiants in possession of
the field.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

CRIMINAL MATTERS IN KANAwHA-Iu the Cir.
cult Court, Kanawha county, Va which was last
week in session, John Mckinney, indicted for sb-
Quoting slave, the property of Gel Joel Ruifusr
convicted, and sentenced to six years confiue-
ment in the Psnitentiary, Augustus Duvol iDdict
ed for breaking into the dwelling house of Philip
Bousman, IN the night time, and stealing divers
articles of property was convicted, and sentenced
to the Penitentiary for eight years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

A REPROACH-The Tunstall Monument, the
corner stone of which was laid on the Goth June,
1856 has not yet reached the surface of the EARTH
Nothing whatever has been done for 1t since the
FIRST hubbub about it subsided. Even the brick
work which covers and prot. cts the cornerstone,
is falling to pieces, and the whole seems destined
soon to become nothing more than pile OF rubbish,
neglected and forgotten -DnnriHe Va Reg lister
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

ROBBERY AND MURDER IN wEsTFIELD. MASS
-SPKiNGFIELD, June Isaac jackson, aged
some seventeen years employed as q pedar, BY
bis brother, Jew merchant at Westfield, Mass
was murdered and robbed, on the road leading
from West6eld to Russell, Monday forenoon He
was shot through the heart, and bis body was drag
ed some thirty rods to the bank of the river where
IL was sunk iu a swift current and covered with
stones and rubbish Suspicion was not excited
until Tuesday morning, when An old man who was
driving cows to pasture saw a trail where some
heavy body had been dragged across the road and
gave the alarm. Search was then made by some
half dozen of the neighbors, and the BODY was
found. The person suspected Charles Jones, was
arrested. Jones is native of Montpelier, VT is
about "A years old, and has but just completed
four years term in the WethersfieId State Prison.
for heavy burglaries at Hartford. He was formerly
known a. the " ministerial burglar beiog both =
Mlllerite preacher and robber. He Is hard look.
ing customer; and, although bright enough yes.
terdsy. Ia this morning playing insane -Boston
Traveller, ,3rd inst.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

JUNCTION, Nottoway Co. Va,
June 4th, 1857
have not made my bow In several days; rsa-
sou nothing worth 'the candle" Quite number
of delegates passed here for the Bristol Conven- :
ton, and was sorry to see that one passed to re
turn no more alive. His remains were carried
down to their resting place o-day, by the South
Side train
Several persons, louuging about today, for
getting that The schedule has been changed, or
hoping for good luck at the expense of sound
judgment, were left behind and because the rail
road companies could not crafty their every whim
aud caprice heaped up ana,hemas upon the poor
roads high as The Peaks of Otter. There is no
charity In this
This has been busy week With the farmers
Scores of plants have been transferred from the
bed that nurtured them, to the cold hills to receive
life or die. Corn has improved wonderfully In the
past week. The gardens, too, are becoming very
interesting, as the housewives, when they meet
each other after the usual sau alton. put on tn cir
bandest smiles, and say, how are your peas 2 mine
are very fine, and my snaps, cucumbers, cymblins
and beets are prodisious.
l have just learned that Mr. Garland Wingo
died yesterday. An old gentleman, very highly
esteemed, aud remarkable for his systematic man
ner of conducting all matters of business. G.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

THE FANNIE IN MICHIGAN The Detroit Ad-
vertiser, of last Tuesday, to correct some miscon
cepton which exists in respect TO the character tf
the suffering which prevails through certain coun-
ties in the Lower Pennsula, explains that L, is only
such as is incidental to . newly settled country,
and adds
This year the usual privations are enhanced by
Q series of diasters almost unprecedented The
psrvading fires Of 1856, the heavy August frost,
which cut off cora aud buck wheat, and nearly ru
ined potatoes the miserable crops of other vegeta-
biss, and bitter winter have combined to depress
the standard of life to point of absolute starva-
ton The worst has not come. The cattle begin
to live it Is true, and the milk will help out the
fare of the poor children, but . large portion Of
the cows dead, andit will be two months before
the ground will yield anything upon which human
beings can rely for support. Let those who reap
the rich fruits remember the pangs of the early
settlers
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

FIRE.-GREAT DESTRUCTION OF SUGAR-On
Thursday afternoon, at twenty minutes to one
oclock, the foreman of Baxter's Bonded Stores at
Brooklyn, near the Wall street Ferry, while em-
poyed with the Custom House officer in counting
some hog sheads of sugar. discovered bundle Of
straw fire in the south east corner of store No
5, which quickly increased that before assistance
could reach it. the whole Of the building was 10
flames The Brooklyn Fire Department, and three
of the Union Ferry Compsnys boats were soon on
the spot, and by their united exertions the confa-
grafton was confined to the building In which it
originated. The cause of the fire is no, known
The warehouse contained about 800 bids of sugar
and melsdo, which are a total loss. They we're
owned by severalmporters.a and valued at 5000 900.
The loss is fully insured
The following are the owners OF the sugar stored
in this place Moses Taylor, 222 hogsbeads Stru.
yer, Kohl & Co 500 barrels; Weither s. Duck witz
250 barrels; Peasant Bro hers 1877 barrels Stevens
q Angelo, l05 hogsheads Sturgis & Co, "a hogs
hides; Mora & Navarro, $50 hogsheads; 200
heads belonging to Moses Taylor were also destroy
ed The molasses ran In streams along the docks
aud was scooped up in hogsheads and barrels by
laborers who obtained the privilege to make such
use of it as they could Probably fifty barrels, of
a consistence of molasses, salt water sand &c :,
was scooped up 10 this way. The barrels contain
Ing the sugar were all burned and the contents
liz in large heaps on either side of the building
The adjoining contained q large quantity of
sulphur, but for,unatelysthe fire did not communi.
cate or the loss would have been immense.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

n LADD's LuM nER nULsk, seats
nds Of 6asia, tOR re NJ This IA, or
house. ths pr psrty Of the les q I x. Co,
9 nearly rebuilt sad viii BE- ready for tenant By
The ist Of April The house Il large and sommo1f-
,us wsl suited for storage house or tobseoo faA-
osy. HoT terms. Apply 70 the andsrsigasA
.Am m-s Asss ~ !. v, wSas cs..ssssss.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

TOTAL WRECK OF THE CANADIAN The Cans
dian Steamship Company's screw steamsbip Cans.
ai.n, WINCH went ashore At the Pillars, forty miles
Deiow, on Der passage mp from Liverpool via Ri
were oa Loup, is going to pieces The disaster to
tne CanadAu, which has terminated 50 seriously
mus described In the Quebec Gazette Of the I'd
instant: zsaA = %
ascending the river towards this port atl o'clock
on sunday morning, the Canadian struck on the
ROCKS q Poine Visnau. She Immediately begun
70 leak In several places and 80 rapidly that the
pumps soon became useless Several feet of the
.esi were also carried away. We fear that the
hurricane OF last night must have made the loss
tossi one The sloop Providence has brought part
OF ner passengers to this port. The rest are on
ooaro barque that has not yet arrived
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

BAD PRosPEcT.-rhe wheat crop between
Fredericksburg and Port Royal we learn Will
prove fetal failure. There is but one good cron
IN twenty miles. Here and there are now good
spots, but many farmers will make no wheat At
ALL The crops which looked well ten DAYS ago
have turned to ssdge-no heads to be seen One
farmer has turned his cattle In on his wheat field
Another who sowed thirty five bushels won't max g
peck Besides, the chinch bugs cover the ground
and are getting into the corn
lFredericksbnro Nenss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

Grn. WALKERS SPExcH IN NEW ORLEANS -
Ine New Orleans papers publish sketch of Wal
-es speech there. He il very severe In his de-
nunc'asion Of the Pierce administrations, and com
plains bitterly Of the want of sympathy shown hi,
ing:
. 10. myself, forced here ~ am. can Int
ssr"ns you to assist in retaining the American
onoaney ,ur1 h.n Ny duty has been paid, and would
,,.u. "sck on the path have traversed. No. gem
su,. III, ,orceo mere against my will, feel thst INV
eeIs upon me- to return.
,h" wmo are nearest and dearest In mo ar.
ese .hes Ihere sleep the men, soldiers and ofesrs
nose rishtsi cannot fail to see respected. her a
~, tns ne,Is OF those who have perished claim
ahsuY snoulo RETURN nor, while draw one breath
'p eave single stone un,urned in secnrin1 .
ta,Ia. ~ tnetr inheritance / call upon Won then
lehow citizens, male and female whose f1;snd. .nd
.eAuVes nave perished to lend your .,d-unon
.ue men, 70 assist with their fortunes and purses
upon tns mothers, 70 belt the swords ahon, IN sr
sons; upon the maiden, she listens to the lover
At her feet, until he shall vow to 20 forth On th
mission OF bis duty. Aye, fellow citizena. I cali
upon you all by the glorious recolections Of The
past and the bright ansicpasons for the fn :ure,
TO assist In carrying out and perfectpg the Amer,
canization of Central America.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

oUR AFFAIRS WITH CHINA.-A correspondence
oet~een three American firms at Canton, Commo.
dore Armstrong. aud Commissioner PARK sr Ia pub.
nsned In the New York Post The former ask.
.ne commodore to protect the local steamers
oeaiins s the American flag. alludiug to the recent
sapnuIe OF Two British steamers. The commodore
replied that the force at bis disno..I wond no,
~ l' MN TO doiso The firms then forwarded the
.s.. espondence to the commissioner with pro-
against the commodcre's action, and reouested
tn~. oe transmltted to the government 1t WASH
Aueton. Mr. Parker acceded tn The rao,...
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

SACEDERs FROM THE MohMoNs s-The Salt T. al
ma" passed q. Leavenworth on the % III of NAV $50
wagons and 1000 emgrants, seceders from the Nor.
mons, on sheir way to the States. About 600 of
them are going to California.
The Mormons expressed themselves determined
to resist'o the death every attempt of the
government to establish any authority ia IIt.b =
rhss was their country, and no power on earth
snail interfere withthem." They had q code Of
laws made by themselves, and they shouId entorca
them, establish and maintain their own courts in
spite Of all opposition.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08

JUNCTION, Nottoway Co, Va, I
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MEDICAL.

REbiEAIBET-That DR. YouNG has a extended prae.
tice than any other physician in the world.
REMEMBER-That all the Wealthy Citizens, Editors and
popular men, well acquainted, and take great plea
sure IN recommending nR. N0uSG to the afflicted.
RENfEMBER-That DR.. YouNG makes false representa-
tons to gull the unfortunate but that all he says will be
faithfully carried out
REMEMBER-That nR. YOUNG will cure any OF Pri-
vate Disease onehalf the time that Il others and
that he fails to bring relief the afflicted unor
tunatc, curing them IN from two to six days.
RFAEMBER-That DIR. j. G. Young gives every attention
to Diseases peculiar to Females a22 -3m