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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22
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coRREsPoK KDEscE OF THE DIsPArcH
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PETERSBURG, June 90
This morning, lad employed on the farm of Mrs
n Walthail, OF Prince Georgs. picked up, in the
woods, at spot, which gave evidence of the occur
renee of some desperate struggle several articles
OF dress, among them q shirt, marked GEORGE 81.
THRooP, which seemed torn sthough it had been
forcioy taken off. Within few steps of the spot,
note book was found, containing the same name
and collection of random, and to your correspond
ent incomprehensible notes. What clothes these
circumstances in An air of greater Importance and
singularisy, Ia that the individual whose name sp,
pears upon the articles mentioned was in this city
only few days since, on . visit from his home,
Raleigh, North Carolina, the object of which, I
learn was love, in which he met with . failure
George II. Throop is the author of poem called
NGSshtad, and several very sweet and touching
pieces of music He resided in Petersburg several
years since, and was generally remarked, not for
his poetical genius, but for singular temperament
bordering upon insanity. No clue to the mystery
has as yet transpired
The Sabbath Schools, of the Washington street
and Blandford Methodist Episcopal churches, en-
joyed grand gala to-day, At Oak Grove, beauti
fu village in Dinwiddie. About four hundred
children were on the ground, accompanied by 20 or
80 of their teachers. Several chaste and credita-
BILE addresses delivered by pupils, the inter
walls between each occupied with singing, under the
direction of Mr. Bartlett At two O'Clock, mag
nhcent repast was spread out, and the remain Ger
wards and D Coulling were present, and effec-
lively lent their eloquent lips to the general plea,
sure of the occasion.
In police matters nothing of Importance is trans-
piriug. Officers are on the alert for q gay young
cub, well known in Richmond for an alleged theft
of = gold wstch,to which he is charged by the own
er with having helped himself the other night while
the former was playing the insinuative part of 3
Gauymcde.
Sunday 2lst-A fire broke out this morning, be-
fore two O'Clock, in the large tobacco manufactory
of Gilman 81 Co., Market street. The entire first
hoor, and part Of the second were consumed be-
fore the reach of effective aid A large quantity
of licorce and loose tobacco was ruined Total
damages $500. Fully insured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

iHE CROPS A correspondent of the Alexan
dria Gazette, having reached Staunton, Virginia.
says:
The crops of wheat from Alexandria to Cor.
donsvlile with the exception of some fields about
the RspIdan River, are very indferent-some
heios not worth cutting; but about the Rspidan
there is some very fine wheat Albemarle county
VIII make the largest crop of wheat she has made
for a number of years-it does one good to look at
1t. AS an instance, will state, that q gentleman
on the Rivanna has = f-ld of 80 acres, aud it il
put down by the farmers of the county at 40 bu
els per acre The crops on Ivy Greek are also We
ry fine. Albemarle win produce this year more
wheat, from all can learn than any county in the
State, in proportion to the quantity of wheat
sowed
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

TIT FOX TAT.-Parker Pillsbury, the Apollycu
of the Garrisoniau pilgrims. told an anecdote the
ether day st the Melodeon, which told pretty W, II
upon his audience. 1t in this wise Some
time sgo one of the churches in Salem had mis-
behaving brother up for discipline and were about
to excommunicste him, whereupon the worlds
people held meeting outside, and voted not TO
receive him unless he should be returned in good
condition as when delivered 10 the church,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

VIM Colgate has been sent to the penitenttary
for We years from Marion county, Va, for killing
G Miller.
Leon Schisano, Esq, of Norfolk, has been
appointed Sican vice consul for the State OF Viz
ginia.
The Canadian Paalisment, at its recent session,
granted one million five hundred thousand acres
Of land TO the Quebec and Lake Huron railroad.
The house of VIM Peabody, at Newport, X l..
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night Insured
| for 81 900.
The election of the French legislative body'was
| to take place yesterday, (Sundsy0
Msssrs. Hstton and Harris, the candidates for
Governor of Tennessee, had a fight during q dis
cussion at Fayetteville In that State, on the l3'n
inst.
The Southern Commercial Convention viii asa
semble this year on the 10th OF August, at Knox
vile, Tenn. II
The Lynchburg Virginian announces that the
Southern mail will be carried 10 stages across from
G C4arlottesville, Va
The small pox is prevailing to an alarming ex-
tent at Owensboro, In Kentucky.
Albert Jones was killed by lightning on Cathey's
Greek, Maury county, las. Tuesday.
large iron jail Is being built at Cincinnati
for Carrolton Mississippi.
A telegraph Office has ct last been established
Abingdon, Vs.
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LABOR AND EDUCATIONAL school has been
opened at whtneyvle, Conn, to give young men
a practical education. Connected with the school
Ia q large factory, filed with machinery, for the
manufacture of toys. This branch has been selec.
ted as i, comprises the largest variety of trades
Each pupil viii be required to devote five hours
each day TO the educational department, ana tiS q
hours each day 10 the mechanical department, ano
20 keep day hook and ledger Of his work and LTD
results-Neu York Tribune.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

A SUBSTITUTE FOR STEAM.-A professor in
baltimore has invented motor that the Patriot
thinks may prove substitute for steam. Il is
produced by compouud Of de. suphated bi. sui
phuret of carbon, coal tar, and volatile or fixed
Oil, which, under certain influences of hea,,
becomes powerfully expressive and thus gives
momen um The Lcatar, ,where The gss or fluid Is
introduced is aDIn nerged in cistern of heated OF
kept hot by gentle fire. Ia this condition tie sas
expands, gaining its power. and passing throug
pipes and valves, acts npon the piston, giving mo-
non to the engine. The appliances simple,
easy OF comprehension, free from complication and
not subj ect to accident or disarrangpment. Thus
steady, active force Is at all times kept up The
cost of this fluid ia estimated at ten cents per a-
Ion, and it is demonstrated that eighteen gallons,
by careful attention, will an engine of the ca.
pacty here noticed, for one year.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

SALT IN OHIO The manufacture of salt I
Ohio, more particularly along the Nuskingum
river, is more extensive than is generally sups
posed. Between Zanesvie and McConnelsve,
Morgan county, there are twenty five salt furns-
ces, which manufacture thirty thousand barrels
annually The quality ia excellent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

ALLEGED SMUGGLING on BOARD THE STEAM
SHIP FULToN.-"homas Rome, steward on board
the steamship Fulton was arrested on ThursGay
afternoon, charged with having attempted to SNUG
gle into port board the Fulton, a large quantity
of diamonds, rubes, oriental pearls and ewelry of
different descriptions valued at nearly $50 COO
Two Custom House officers boarded her # Staten
Island. Upon inspecting the cargo of the steamer
and baggage of passengers, they discovered the
diamonds rubies, &c, stored in small boxes placed
ia different parts Of the vessel
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

THE BURDELL CAsE-The testimony in the
matter of the "Burdell estate" before the Surro-
gate. at New York, closed on Thursday
Evidence was introduced by counsel on both sides
to impeach the testimony of several witnesses
who had been examined during the present trial.
A motion is pending before the Surrogate for a
commission to take the testimony of William
Hyde, of California, which he takes time to con-
slider. If the commission be refused, the counsel
will then make their final arguments in the case at
such time as shall hereafter be agreed upon by
themselves and the Surrogate.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22
The CHINESE REBELLIoN.-The following in-
teresting information from China Is communicated

The Shanghai mail, which came in yesterday,
brought some serious adviees from the north 1t is
now confirmed, what was bsfo. vaguely rumored
that the rebels of Kianssi in possession of the
Chang Yub- shan pass which commands the only road
from that province into the fertile and rich maritime
province of he-Keang; that the western part of
that of Eukisn is in their hands together with the
mountain passes that lead into Kiangs that Kweil-
ing fu, the capital Of Kwangsi 30 long besegsd in
vain By the "God .wo shippers" at the beginning of
their rising in that thei' native province has at
yielded itself and become possession" and that
of their chiefs have actually established them
selves in the north of Kwangtung ITSELF while third
their formidable Le at the head of some 60 O0l men
vince hes taken several of its southern cities and
from the easternuoat Tskheny now threstens a visit
to Canton itself, the capital of the province.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

TERRIFIC STORM "A terrific storm occurred in
Nelson county vs., last Tuesday, doing much dam
age At LHvingston, it was probaby more violent
than elsewhere suct paa Of :huUder snd fl : 1e .
o. fghiui. g, were seldom heard or seen The gnt-
ming struck the Odd Fellows Hall, doing but slight
damage It also struck the dw sling house of Mr
Alexander Fortuua.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

WmsR Chapman bss been app inted postmaster
at Fslrfax G Ii, Va, vice Robt Allison removed.
J.eoh SAWYER. of Sandown, N II, petitions the
Legislature to change his name from plain JACOB
to Merose Joy Milford Sawyer, as IL would be
more convenient.
PJPuneb, formerly of the Savannah Georgian
vss assaulted 10 Washington, Friday, by man
named Butt, for having insuited . member Oh os
family.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

The GREAT EAsTFRN-Ali persons interested in
the British North American provinces will be glad
TO learn that the directors OF tbs Grand Trunk Rail
wsy Company Of Cansds have announced in their
circular for the ensuing month that srrang eme ITS
have been entered into with the proprietors of the
Crest Eastern. 40 that this mammoth steamship of
her first voyage to Portlsed state Of Maine iH CON
nection with the through booking system institute
by this company for the conveyance Of psssens.s to
canada and the Western States - Montreal Hera ID
Ilne II
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

REWARD OF BRAVERY.-The British Govern
ment has awarded fifty pounds sterling to the pa
rents of John Parker who lost his life in rescuing
the of the British vessel Tasso off Barnegat,
n Y. Also to Captain Howes and Mr. Predmore,
gold medal each
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

sickness IN ALABAMA The Columbus, Ga =,
Sun, of the 18th instant, says: "We have good
authority for saying that good deal of very fatal
sickness has for some time prevailed at Tuskeg
and that within the last week three young ladies',
pupils in the Methodist Female College, have died
one from this city, one from Chambers, and the
other from Conecuh county Alabama"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

NOBLE DEED On the Sd inst a negro, while
digging in a sand bank Meadville, Miss, was
nearly buried alive by the cavins of the bank -
Two young ladies, who were riding past, seeing
the poor fellows helpless condition, aghted from
their horses, ard took hold of the shovel, by
means of which they soon succeeded in libera.ing
he mfO
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

DEATH OF AN ONO fIosEEk-0en. Ryan, OF
Chilicothe, Ohio, one of the oldest inhabitants OF
thst city. who soldier in the war OF 1912, and
~hs had lod various Offices of trust and honor there
died suddenly st st. Louis last week, while his
way to Kansas.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

BUTCHERS OF CINCIhNATL-Tbe Cincinnas!
Commercial says that most of the prominent
butchers Of that city, as well as the more respec-
table class Of market men. express their opinion
il favor of abolishpg the markets. and throwing
the provision business open, in the same manner
with other merchandise.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

THE national HoLIOAY.-The Portland (me)
Argus OF the 9Th inst says that the city suthori.
ties have made arrangom ents with BAR Wise the
Kropaut. for the ascension of one of his largest
hslloops On the lib of July.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

MILITARY APPoINTmENr.-Gov. Wise has ap.
pointed Jno. Tayloe. Esq, of Chatterton, King
George county, an Aid de Camp to the Commander.
iuChief of the State forces with brevet rank of Co
lionel of Cavalry
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

THE N. Y. POLICE EDIsTURBANCE.-The affairs
between the rival powers in New York have sub.
sided into calmness, awaiting the action of the
courts. Mayor Wood has given security to stand
severa! suits brought against him by the injured
members of the Metropolitan police. The He.
raid OF Saturday thus sums mp:
The police esmpaig ign 10 brought to dead stand,
ana all now await with intense the next event
In ts coune-the decision Of the Court Of Appeals
winch IL expected ss Tuesday next. The full
minauon OF writs sgainst the Mayor and others
sesst policemen engaged in the late col,ison have
6een served The Mayor has been held to bail In
200 700 A v Stout and his brother Ben Wood
are mis- suritles. The Indictment of Recorder Smith
and OF the White street Commissioners for conspi
raoy Is urged upon the Mayor by his friend , and
city Mr. Conover has sued out mendamus against
street Comm ssioner Devlin and the case will be
neerd in the Supreme Court ON the 23d inst Alder
man Wilson yesterday surrendered himself and en-.
Tered Int bonds to answer any charge that may be
preferred against bin In connection with TUESDAYS
osthie. complaint was entered against Mr.. Cho.
wen one OF the Metropolitan Comr1issioners cha e.
Ing him with threatening the life Of the Mayor he
gave bonds TO keep the peace for year. This wound
ca men are all comfortable The Board of Aldermen
neid Two meetings yesterday and then dissolved the
permanen session. The Metropolitan Beard yestsr-
day dismissed the Municipal Captains OF the Sixth
Fourth and Second wards This movement result
ed In nething advantageous to the new Commits.
sloneTs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

D'' i>ioH OF The SPolLS.-Ara0Bg the tables
so' up ny the ofnce~seekers, compiled from the
niue BOOKS Is the following. showing the amour.
i eoeFai patronage received by the North and
South, free and slave States:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

FATAL ACCIDENTAL boy named Fender, about
twelve yeas of age, was horribly msngled In Bon
ham Gibsrtson Co.'S paper mill, at Wheeling,
his clothes caught In the crank, msngiDs first his arm
and then bis head, killing him instantly.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

SOME LAGER-It is stated that at the German
jubilee On Lemon Hill, Philadelphia, on Tuesday
lsGt two thousand four hundred kegs of lager beer
were consumed-or two hundred and forty thou
sard gasses-which, at six cents per glass, the
price charged, would be 81, 400 Besides this an
immepse amount of wine was drunk.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

sTRoSg ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MAR
RIAaE.-In Dinwddie county, Virginia, there
dweils mother and daughters, who have co.'s
Iectively, apprcached tho alter Of Iymen no less
than IL times The mother has had husbands,
ene OF her daughters and the others ) esc1.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22
Monday Morning, Iuuc ~, 1887.

CRATER OF MrRDERs-A st. peter.hnrs
ie'tef In the Gas, of Craeow, gives the following
extraordinary story:
uas'ca drama has just taken place Ths
agent OF Count Sch. ~ho had been Go the h.nk
packet OF notes on bis way home The monar .ne
PICKED up by clerk, who, instead of giving The
properly al once TO the owner, followed him e. he
MroS ,h ann inquired the name of the person who
turne9 home. hesitatns In his own mind how he
should act When he arrived there, a vio,.,,
quarrel ,9ok place between him and bis wifs the
latter Wishing 10 keep the money The clark ho,"
ever on the following morning, went te the ho,,1.
o' tne Count TO deliver the suu, but the I.,,s.
would not receive il, saying that his agent h.d
committed suicide In the night, In con,eonenca ~
the loss Overcome with remorse the eerk - VI
turned nome where he found that during his All
senee nis wife had hanged herself from veIs,ior
~ NOV naVins kept the money, He immedia,elv
same rope" VIM ZIG
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

TRUE.-The following from Punch is probably
the seversst satire ever uttered against human ns-
ture:
Poll mankind tomorrow as to which OF the two
they would sooner be, 81 knave or a fool" The
ms ajorty would be at least two to one in favor of
the knavesl
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

WIT BUT FOR ITS IMPUDENCE "A little wretch
who had for the first time in his life heard the
scripture story of Elijah and the bears, sat down
on the door step until an old man went by, when
he called out of course, go up, ole bald head !
Then lodging quickly he could within the
door, he called out, Now bring ON your bears! y
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

NEW YORK RACEs.--The telegraph has an.
nouneed that Nicholas l, beat Sue Washington
and Lucy Philips, in four mile race at New York
"Wednesday in two straight heats The time was
7:39-7444. The purse was $1,000 Atwo mile
race between Tslly's Engineer" D McDaniels
Don juan Campbell & Bartons MAT Soaugler. "
and c Loyds Lila" fer a purse of $500, took
place the same day. Engineer won the two last
heats and Don Juan the first. Time-3:424-3:43
'-O1
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

Nt1teS SOyfb
RS4lO,2Ss

now sun STROKE AFFECTs MEN.-Tbe een
er Impression is that death by sun stroke is Yer
painful, but the contrary would seem 10 bs tho
fact, Judging from the following account of the sf
feet OF such visitation, given by General Sir q
) Napier. He experienced an attack when in
Seinde' Where the Thermometer, according to Gen
n himself, was of as much use to him "a !, .onId
nave been to q boiling lobster, and wrote "a fol-
lows TO one of his daughters: 1.-THE sun. stroke s
\ tssserer; yet my hope is to die by one for me-
yer csn death come in an easier shane. T
was Just deadly sleepy; it was dcsdly had been
left alone; but the only feeling of the transition
would nave been tiredness, like that experienc-
ed ss being suddenly walked up before time This
was 10 degree almost to be called painful; then
came pleasant drowsness. with anger that the
doctors would not let me sleep. Were 1t not for
others would that my horn had been sounded: SO
easy, SO delightful, may say, was the approach of
destn This resembles the accounts that have
oeeu given by men who have been saved from
freezing to death, after having got far down into
Tue dark valley; that the excess of heat and
excess OF cold produce precisely the same effects
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

S'hAa SA'iaATIoN.-The Importance which
steam Is acquiring as motive power in the com.
mete's' marine of England, is shown by the sta
ns'cS OF shipping for the year 1856 just completed
There entered from foreign ports;
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

NEW ROUTE FOR EMIGRATIoN.-A recent wes-
tern paper tells that large numbers CT European
emigrapts are reaching western States and
Territories through Canada. Aninstapce is men
toned in which six hundred persons were sent to
Miiwauk ee by the Canada line. This current will,
it is said continue throughout the season Already
thousands have gone by it to Minnesota, Iowa and
Kansas By way of explanation, IT is said that
robberies, frauds and outrages perpetrated upon
emigrants landing in New ork and at almost eve
ry city on the Northern route to the West, for a
series of years, espec ally at Albany and Buffalo,
have caused desire in Europe among the em;sra.
ting classes that the New York route should be
avoided
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

PRACTICAL Lord Palmerston, In answer to
some Scotch clergymen who petitioned him to ad>
wise her Majesty to fx day for national fast, on
account of the cholera, suggested they had bet
ter look after the town drainage"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

How RAII ROADS ARE BUILT IN EGYPT-A
correspondent of the New York Journal of Com.
merce, writing from Cairo describes the railroad
from Alexandra to the Red Sea.
A peculiarity is seen in the construction of this
railroad. / observed no seepers except near the
depot instead of which, the country could nSs
furnish the timber, strong hollow iron apparatus
is cast, much resembling the common culinary iron
pot, which is firmly fastened In the earth by sink
in the open end, while the rails rest upon potche es
cast in the exterior of the other end These, with
small iron bars crossing the track, keep the rails
fast The railroad is 130 miles long, and is being
extended to Suez, on the Red Sea, all of which
distance completed except 40 miles next to Suez
and will be opened the entire distance before the
close of the year. The whole was built by an Eng
lish company, and then sold to the Viceroy, who
receives income from it exceeding the most san
suine expectation of the projectors. The electric
telegraph is already extended to Suez from whence
tits proposed to convey ii to India.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

SoLD.-The far-famed steamer Buckeye State'
the fastest boat in the great Cincinnati and Pitts
burg line, that used to be. sold on Saturday,
to Capt Taylor, Of Nashville for $4,000.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

CHARGE OF THEFT-At Salem, Roanoke coun
ty, Virginia on the 14th instant, young man nam
ed Fay cite Dillard was arrested and sent to Mont
eomery county, upon the charge of having stolen
from man FAMED Syner SITS. while in q state o
intoxica,ion in that county. billiard Is from Roa
noke and Syner from Bedford.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

George Fowlar, oldest son of Prof Fowler, of
Hobert Free College, Geneva, N z, was drowned
in Seneca Lake last week
A F Bullock, of spottsylvsnia county, Va, had
his growing crops Injured TO the value of 81 900 ty
the late storm.
The cars on the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad are now running TO Bulls Gap 5s lnuor
from K ,oxvle
Miss M>ry Goidtbwait, an INTELLIGENT aud highly
educated young lady IN Hartford, huag hersesf "a
Tuesday evening.
Philip Hof soldier Of the war of 1879, died In
Wnchaster Va. on the 18th instant.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-22

DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-At Danyille Sumte
county, Ga OH the 10th instant, the Ferry House
together with its contents, was consumed by fire
and Mrs. Mckinley and her step-dsughter burned
to death,