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

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THaKEcRAY ON THE srrNp.-Thscksray, the Eng.
ish satirist, and novel writer, has presented him
self to the electors Of the city Of oxford proposing
himself a candidate for Parliamentary honors.
He announces, in his address that he 10 in favor Of
the ballot, Of extension Of the franchise aad Of
all reforms which the people may intelligsnsy and
earnestly demand In his FIRST electioueering or
stump speech he raped the aristocracy gently,
declaring that he thought II was time men Of the
people were permitted some share in the govern
ment. He is reported as saying:
There Is never any chance for a man Of the pee.
pie to step forward-there seems sort Of absolute
necessity, that when Lord Palnerston goes out Of
the Office, Lord John must come In; and when Lore
John jumps out of the boat Lord Palmerston must
come in and pull stroke oar again. daughter and
cheers Are there not present prudent, intelligent
men whose services the country might profit by.
who have no cIance to crafty the legitimate object
OF their ambition that an eternal c.iAnhs Of the
great arlstocratc families intended to 60
foreverr VIII il be your will and pleasure that
this state of things continuef loud cries Of NO,
no. If so, introduce into the House Of Commons
,hen OF popular intelligence-the best men you can
orlhg INTO it. The popular influence must bo
nuusnt 70 bear on the present government Of the
j. II they ninch remind them that the peo-
Pie are outside, and want more and more IL next
year they do not give sufficient measure of REFORM
larger measure" WA "" e''
NOT bap.-four Professional gentlemen. tbs
other night, drove several miles up the river to An
eligible spot tor bathing. The night wa. sna thav
were in ne spirits aud having left their cIotbc. in
the carriage, were shortly laying their fine p.r,ons
in the river, with sensations peculiarly fn. So
absorbed were they in the pleasures Of the river
bath, that they had wandered to some distance.
when one of them exclaimed: ''The horse In run.
ming off," They ran, but the horse would not stop:
for, though he had nothing in the carriage but
III Al -. r.. r.I4 H. :
-ty of conveying them home 1t was about ONE
o'clock when the servant Of one of the gentlemen
heard ''nassas carriage coming and went out to
put il up; what was his horror to find massa In
the carriage, but only certain suits Of clothes -
With chatterng teeth he ran to inform misses that
massa murdered or drowned. Misses saga
cousy surmised the truth and dispatched him back
with the curriage.
After u half hours drive. sambo distinctly saw
ghost ahead, of whose feshly nature he felt
picious. The spparition now swiftly and stsslthi-
iy approached till nearly opposite, when it sprsng
from the side of the road and grasped the horses
head. crying "Whoat' Smbo WAS glad it was
massa, and the two returned to the disconsolato
party. They were in bed--the river bed-pro-
foundly debating whether it better to await
the doubtful return of the carriage or abash the
virgin moon by running 70 their several places Of
abode at the imminent risk of being knocked down
ty the watchmen The carriage relieved them; and
having dressed, they sped TO their anxious wives in
great glee, and with many mutually exchanged
1aths that not syllable of the nights adventure
should be breathed to human being-least of all
TO arepOrter for a ncwspaper.-S. Louis Democrat.
A COMET APPROACHING THE EARTH AND THE Sun
\ circular from the editor of the Astronomical
Journal announces the discovery by DIR. Peters, Of
the Dudley Observatory, Albany, of fair comet In
the constellation Camelopardalus which has nell
ther nucleus tail, aud is without any we'll de-
fined outline. From his observations of July 25,
26 and 2, DR.. Peters has computed psrabolic ele-
nents which show that the comet Is approaching
.4I I. tlan 20 a nAo
to become ofa splendid appearance near the time
If its perihelion, at the end Of August hegu-
ming Of September.
INGENIOUS Esc4PE-On Saturday afternoon last a
convict named King who had less than a year to
stay, passed out of the Sing Sing, N. Y, prison
bounds in a rather ingenious manner. lie procu-
ID plank eight or ten feet long, and throwing IL
nto the water placed himself astride, when one or
two of his fellows partially covered him with the
~huyings they had inst removed from the shop
Thus mounted, he went on with the tide, and noa-
Ted past the village wharyes, where he attracted
the attention of several persOns who thought they
recognized head 'bobbing round" but did not
suspect the truth The raft with its solitary pas
scnger, has not since been heard from.
U. s. TREASURY,-The receipts into the United
states treasury for the quarter ending on the 3Oth
| VI June, amOynt to Sll.l35,39l of which nearly
Sl0000,OO0 from customs, IL 900 600 from
public lands, and the remainder from miseellane-
GUS sources. The expenditures during the same
period, for civil foreign intercourse and miscella-
l neOus affairs were more than $500 600; for War
and Navy Departments nearly 5000 900; interest
On the public debt including treasury notes. 1852.
900 and the remainder for pensions and on Indian
account and for the redemption of stock loans and
the Texas debt. ..
l TROUBLES WITH SPASARDs IN MExIco.-A Mora
| letter from Vera Cruz to the New York Herald
states that on the 10Th ult, tumult occurred In
Puebla, in which several SpaDiards were stoned
and beaten, and the worst Of the affair Is that the
Spanish flag, which one of the Spanards had taken
in his hands to protect him from the popular fury,
| was torn from him, trodden upon and torn to
pieces. The letter also statos that the Mexican
people are decidedly in favor Of war with Spain
New enlistments in the National Guard are being
made in every quarter of the republic. and even
old men and women are Offering their services for
the campaign.
| Nor ALoNR-The House of Representatives of the
United States is not the only rowdy legislative body
in the world. During the late discussion in the
spanish Cortes, one of the interruptions Of the
| speaker was 'The honorable gentleman speaks
like soldier" Answer, " do not; speak like
man" A voice, fIIe speaks like neither one nor
the other; he speaks like a fool" When Senior No
cedal the originator of the obnoxious press law,
rose to speak, the reporters withdrew In body
which action was followed by general row.
SELLING HusBAyD.-IIusbands are frequently
sold, but not always after this style Chas Schro-
der was arrested in Lancaster, Pa, last week on
II
a second. lie was lodged in Jail and In the eantimo
Louise, the first wife, Nina the second agreed
upon receiving from her SIR dollars current none
and to let herhave the husband, and not appear as
witness. The "six dollar husband was according
ly discharged.
FINED FOR "a KIss.-In the police court at Cincin-
| natl, Benz Smith fined $3.50 last week, for
l kissing German lady weighing $50 pounds be-
fore her husband Smith ought to consider him
| self lucky. Kissing $50 pounds at that price 10
l dirt cheap.
| PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CHIEF JusrrcR-psssmore
williamson has instituted legal proceeding against
Chief Justice Lewis, of the Supreme Court of Penn
syiyana, for refusing TO grant him writ of fhsbsas
corpus during the period when he WAS detained In
prison by Judge Kane.
I IMPORTANT DgcIsIOS.-We stated soon after the
passage Of the last amendment to 3he tari in re-
ply TO the question of a correspondent that dr.
Lirss Of all descriptions would pay duty, under
l the new arrangement, "a per cent ad vslorem.-
This s fully established by decision made by
l the Secretary Of the Treasury in disputed case
referred TO him; and there is but little probability
| ofany further appeal.-N,w York Journal Of CDs-
| q.eree.
REPORTED MUGDER or SURVEYING PARuEs.-Ths
l Kansas City Enterprise Of the lst, announces the
reception of letters at Lecompton, stating that FIVE
| If Capt Caldwelrs four Of Capt. Berry's, and the
| whole of another surveying party have been muir
l lered by the Pawnee Indians.
| MURpHR--An unprovoked murder was committed
1t Steubenvle, Ohio, Saturday night, on the PEI.
| son Of AN Irishman named Martin Holorand, q boss
| on the pittsburg and Steubenville Railroad. The
1 murderers have not been arrested.