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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23

THE NEW STEAMER GEORGE PEABODY, -
On this new steamer, of the Baltimore Petersburg
and Richmond line steam was rails ed on Saturday.
As she will be in this port in a few days, we ap-
pond the following descr ption OF her:
Length en- deck s95 feet length between Derpen-
dculars go feet: breadth OF beam at hull s. feet
extra bre which il cludes tho guards, making
the aggregate 60 feet; Cepth of bid Is feet ton
mage, carpenter 015 tons In The con-
structon of the FRAME which of white oah aud CO.
dsr ard braced 6iagon0ly in the stI opgest manner
10th fore and aft pains taken in order to
select the very beet timber.
The motive power consists OF one admirably con.
stiucted beam engine the diameter of cylinder be-
ing 10 inches diam eter ct ar-pump a hes stroke
of ar- pump 50 inches diameter OF steanl-valves 10
feat IA inches diameter of exbeust valves i54 feet
I4a nches The engine i. piled u it'll celebrated
Sct 2ss' cut Il There il peculiarly about the
wal er wheels which n of the most valuable charac-
ter The trunpioBs whn h ,upport the water wheel
she # I. st the side of the frame There are
euiTds
Although the tonnage of tho Peabody is rated at
DAB is calculated th she will conve niently stow
l.: 900 tons Of merchandise. Three thousand barrels
could be received viz one thousard in each hold
cd one thousan meek. She has hatcbWsys- one
forward and the other shaft the boiicr-oyer " hch
are powerful cranes for the slowing ct the Car
The is tely housed from the forecsste
TO he n, whilst th officers quarters passen-
There ten sfateeIooKs, each containing two
berths, and which open into the cabin. I hese are
open at the top, and better ventilated than any we
have ever seen. Aft of this spsrtme for
ter aud other CONVEX nj ,rces all of which have been
Ii ashed with becom,r < taste and nea'ness.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23

N HkNhIGp Aia Ii a ID N A
M GOONS-Parsde at 10 o'c0ck NJ, st
>AW the Fair Grounds, en- MONDAY, sd inst
~ In full uniform, and fully equipped, tex
cepr valIse,) with twelve rounds blank cartridges.
Arms and equipmenfsin order for inspection.
Roll called punctualiy at the hour
Honorary member are invited 10 participate
By order of the Cspssin.
fe I7--5t &C HASES o. y.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23

NEW YORK, Feb. 2I.--The Grand Jury have
iodicted Mrs Cum insham and Eckel as the muir.
derers of Burdell. snodgrass has been held to
bail as witness
Daring the examination before the Grand Jury,
DR. Spicer STATE d. that he had. the ) b of Mo-
vember while at Sackett's HarbOr, received q
letter from DR.. Burde, stating that he (BurdelD
had been Obliged to marry Mrs Cunningham.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23

n ATTENTiUN, VIRGINIA hIELEs.
81 In pursuance Of Regm. ntai Orders this eompsey
nj will parade in front of City Hall. on mOnDtf,
W Feb. So at 1f4 O'Clock A. NJ, precisely. with -
rounds Of Blank cartridges. Arms in order for M
spec,i
By order of the Captain.
fe 81. It PHI BERGHeIMER, Orderly.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23
AMUsKM ENTs.

After which, an AIIegoriesl Tabiessx In -,
THE BIRTH OF WASHINGTON
MISS LOUISA PYNE win sirg the Sta, sr...,
BaDueY" PAAsea
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23

" Tick cts OF Admission s { no for A ssn.Isros,
aud two ladies esch additional lady 80 cents Ia b.
had of any member Of the corps or at the door ar
the n'sht of 'ha Ball. Es "a - W
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-23

THE INAUGURATION BALL The National In
,eUigenrer of Tuesdi!y furnishes the following in
reference to the preparations making for the in
auguration bail on the 4th of March. The price
of tickets Ia ten dollars each:
"The building WI ich has been erected on Ju
dietary Square for tins grandest of all similar fetes
will RI qu!re but little time TO put into complete
preparation 1t Occupies a breadth Of seventy
seven feet. extendir from the sidewalk on Fifth
street quite up 10 the City Hall This gives a
length Of two hundred and fhirty.five feet, and
covers area of more than Is, 600 square feet -
But this includes two rooms the larger of fifty.sx
feet wide for dancing alone, and the other OF
twenty-ons feet wide for the purposes of supper
room. 1t is calculated that from four to six thou
sand persons can be accomm o6ated, and that with
cut discomfort. Tie band of music will consist of
not less than sixty performers so that every
branch of the preparations is on the largest scale.
The eye no less than the ear, will be grati6ed
for as many six hundred gas burners, will pour
forth their united light upon the glitteriug scene
We understand that the cost of the whole ill be
l5O00 but there is no doubt that this sum will
be easily scared, such is the general desire to
participate in this great quadr' nDisi festivity.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

WARNING TO MARINE OFFIcERs.-In the U. S.
District Court in Philadelphia, a few days ago, the
second mate of the steamship Boston was fined $780,
and costs of prosecution for assaultng passenger
during voyage from New York to Philadelphia.
The Judge remarked in his decision:
Were the respondent before me on the criminal side
OF the Court to receive sentence upon the facts that
are in proof here it would be my duty to imprison
him for heightened term. His conduct has been a
tagrant violation of his duties as an officer and a
gross wrong to the beant He should be also taught
and others whom the possession of power might
tempt IN like manner to its abuse, should be also
taught that mate OF vessel has excuse to raise
his hand against a passenger. Even the captain,
whose servant he is has power; and if he had he
could not delegate it to punish passenger by blows
In no case whatever may any officer force against
passenger. beyond that which is absolutely and
clearly needed to repress disorder and maintain that
discipline which is essential to the common safety.
The respondent is said to be poor and his wages only
thirty dollars month. In the absence of different
and perhaps more appropriate mode of expressing
the censules of the law upon his conduct, shall
mulct him in the earnings Of year.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

Hon. JAMES c. DoBBIs.-fhe Fayetteville On. C)
Observer publishes the following brief biography of
the Hon. j. c. Dobbin, who died in that place on the
4th inst;
1t had been apparent, for some weeks past that his
end was approaching He himself was not less aware
of it than were the sorrowing friends who had so
earnestly hoped and prayed that he might be spared
to them to his State, and to his country. He was
prepared Tor the awful change. A life of purity is
closed by triumphant death. The honest and CON
sclentous statesman, the true friend, the upright
man has passed from the of his earthly honors,
to his reward above-he well done of the faithful
servant.
Mr.. Dobbin was born in 1914, and was in the 44th
year OF his age. He was graduated at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina in 1882 read law in the office
OF the late Judge Strange; eminently successful
at the bar elected to Congress in 1915, and de-
clined reelection was elected to the Legislature
from this county in ls4S and lS50 was Speaker Of
the House of Commons at the latter session. and
finally entered the Cabinet Secretary OF the Navy
in 1853 serving through the entire administration of
President Pierce, which he did much TO render
successful and popular His devotion to the arducus
duties Of that station cost him his life.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

GOVERNMENT AID TO OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINES
Under date of the 4th inst, the Washington CORES
pondent of the Baltimore Sun writes IT,. 81
The necessity for the encouragement of ocean steam
navigation by this government appears to be now
and the last Congress set themselves in opposition to
the only means by which it could be promoted. They
succeeded in reducing the allowance of pay to some
lines OF ocean mail steamers, and disseminating allow
ances to Others while they refused to authorize any
further contracts for mail steamer service. The
New York and Bremen line, which was the fist to be
established in this country, has, therefore been dis
continued. The important lines projected by respon
sible men between United States ports and Hamburg
Valparaiso, Brazil ETC., would have been secured by
the allowance of modeldte for mail sci vice but
Congress refused to do it,. 1.
There is some hope that the next Congress VIII be
more rational and less mpracticable this subject
Ii the Southern Commercial Conventions accomplish
no other object than to direct the attention of the
Southern people to the impoi lance of ocean steam
navigation to their local interests they W.; do much
good. r0lGI ,s..1 -. ast 7s4.
Some millions of dollars of our surplus revenue
| would be adyantageously employed in subsidzing
lines OF steamers between the United States ports
Northern and Southern and ports of South America
and European ports, particularly Bremen and Ham
| burg. The establishment of line of steamers be-
tween the Chesapeake Bay and Milford Haven is per-
haps, only to be effected by an allowance from the
! government for mail service.
| Now that the carrying and passenger business is
passing from sailing to steam vessels and from wooden
TO iron huls and from sdewheel to screw propelles
the entire business Of the must soon pass from
our hands to those of Great Britain and other rival
| nations, behind whom we are falling II steam ocean
navigation.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13
RAIN IN M1ss1ss1rr1.-The Port Gibson Reveille

RAIN IN MIssIss1PP1.-The Port Gibson ReveilIe
of Saturday last says:
We have had an immense amount of rain within
the last two weeks, and occasionally in such torrents
as to imperil crops, fences, and doubtless some plan
tations by washing them away. Prior to these rains
the crop, though backward. looked 1ourshing and
promised an abundant yield, but it cannot be other
wise than that some damage has been done through.
out the whole cotton region far these contn.
uously heavy rains have extended. While both corn
and cotton far better than the untoward season at
first led us to expect yet they far from taterng
US with the hope OF more than a moderate yield.
Much however depends upon the future.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

CURIOUS MIsTlKE AT A LATE TRIAL FOR MUIR
DER-A curious mistake occurred Saturday last at
York Asszes, in connection with the trial of Ann
Edmondson indicted for the wlful murder of her in
FAINT child at Caverly The prisoner had engaged no
counsel but Mr. Price, at the request of the judge,
defended her. On being called upon to plead the
prisoner, who was overwhelmed with grief sobbed
the word guilty. She was indistinctly heard, and
in confused state and her plea taken as one of
"not guilty" This was most fortunate mistake for
the prisoner as, instead of being condemned on her
confession she placed on her trial, and the
she received the full benefit of the error, though
selfconfessed mnrderess has escaped the legal pen
atty of her crime. Lancaster (Eng.) Chronicle.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13
Louisiana Intelligence.
The Mount Lebanon Baptist, Of the 9Th inst. saw,

Inc Mount Lebanon Baptist, Of the 9Th inst, says
, Another most propitious week for corn. During
the last rev days, quite an abundance Of rain has
aaI lallen. IN me ground Is mushv wet and the small
streams full and overhowing 1t is evidently too wet
for cotton though it has not been at any other nerod
during the season, and will do but little harm pnasa
the wet continues Corn is for the most mart safe
from drought, and is generally fine indeed in most
places, throughout the whole South and West. it il
the best crop raised for many years past If we Judge
correctly from our exchanges end correspondence.
The wheat crop just harvested is great one. (
If the rains have extended to the sources Of our
rivers as heavy as here, navigation will be materially
improved. Some old settlers ale beginning to pre-.
dict an overflow in Red river from the unusual
amount of rain at this period.
The Alexandria American, of Saturday last, says
For the past week the weather has been much the
same as usual-warm, with occasional showers ol
rain. "s-T ~ s'7f .fr3t ~
Old Red is getting decidedly low and it is now a
matter of physical impossibty for any boat to gel
over the falls. '''F fft
The Concordia Intelligencer, of Friday last, has
the following .4...
The almost incessant rains for the rain it raineth
every day. has injured the cotton vast number
of plantations and helped the crop in other places
One reason is that the showers most unequalIy
distributed, falling in patches of only few miles
square, deuging locality and leaving those around
quite dry and doing well. Where too much rain has
a!en the greasy rot prevails, and the squares drop
4 Wednesday of the present week was the fifteenth
rainy day hereabouts Thursday morning, as our
paper goes to press, the big clouds are tunbng in
the distance, and we expect the sixteenth day OF
showers. ~ -
The Jefferson (Texas) Herald states that the con
tract for improving the bayou and lake from tha,
place to the Louisiana line was awarded to Captain
VIM. Perry, who is to execute the work for sci POS
He is to give depth Of forty inches water through
out with channel fifty feet in width to Smithland
and l25 feet in the lake. The work to be completed
in eighteen months. The Herald slys, this viii Civ
us perpetual navigation, and may be considered on
of the most important enterprises in which the pros
perty of Jefferson and MOI th stern Texas is large
to share. The State of Louisiana will remove th
impedments to navigation from Red river to tn
| Texas line. 7 ,#E
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13
THE New NAVAL BoARD.-Subjoinedi Is the seventh
section of the Naval Appropriation bill for the cur.

lcAp iioeai yeui .7l4yAa- ..r....
Sec. 7. dnd be it further enacted, That the Secre-
tary the Navy be and he is hereby directed to have
prepared and to report to Congress at its next ses
sion for its approval, code Of regulations for the
general orders and forms for the performance Of all
the necessary duties incumbent the officers thereof
both ashore and aoat, including rules for the govern
ment of courts martial and courts of inquiry as well
as to establish the rank and precedence of each grade
OF officers in the line of promotion, and the relative
rank and precedence, ashore and aoat between them
and noncombatants, and between officers and petty
officers OF all grades not in the line of promotion.
In accordance with the clause given above, the
Secretary of the Navy has appointed new Naval
Board, composed of the following officers Commo-
dore VIM. B. Shubrick, Commander Jas. L. Lardner,
Lieut. Wm i. Maury, Surgeon Chas. D. MAXWELL
Purser John De Bree, Lieut. Col. John Harl 5 (ma-
rine corps)
This new Board will meet in Washington on the
10th Of next month.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

''IMpIETY'' OF ScIEScE.-Mr. Gross of Taunton,
once showing his electrical chemistry, and dis.
playing two Leyden jars, remarking that he could
feed them with electrid fluid at any time when the
state of the atmosphere was favorable; whereupon
grave old gentleman said solemnly: "Mr. Gross don't
You think it rather impous to bottle the lightning 2'
LET me answer the question by asking you another,
replied Mr.. Cross, laughing; Don't you think, sir.
it might be considered rather impous to bottle the
rain watert''
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

Mr.. George Washington Makewright's moustache
is no better than formerly, and on Wednesday night
last received terrible blow. He was passing the
evening with small family party, when game OF
blind mans buff was proposed, and freely entered
into. At the end of the game, Mr.. Makewright's
adored one, who was present, and got her toilet de-
cidedly disarranged, said to him laughlngy, Dear
me ! only see my har declare it IS just like your
moustacie u In what way ~ asked Nh. Maehwright,
proud that she could recognize the existence of that
feeble ornament "Why,n cruelty responded the fair
one, s'don't you see, its all down. Mr. Makewright
shaved his upper lip on Thursday morning. Poor
fellow.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

SIGHT WORTH SEEING.-The farmers of North
elm Illinois and Wisconsin are in the midst of their
wheat harvest This and last week embraces the
harvesting period for large tract of country.
A friend of ours says that, ene day last week he
wertnp on the top of hill called Mt. Zion six miles
from GAINESVILLE Rock county, Wis, and counted on
the surrounding plain one hundred and sixtyfour
horse power reaping machines, busily cutting down
boys following after binding and shocking up the
golden sheaves. 1t was sight worth seeing, to be-
hold the grain falling and being gathered up at the
rate Of 200 acres per hour! GChcago Tribune, 4th.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13
AN INCIDENT OF LlrE.-we find the following

AN INCIDENT OF LIFE-We find the following
story in our exchanges:
pale, poor STRIPPING. once presented himself in the
office of Aaron V. Brown, then prominent lawyer at
Pulaski Tenn, and requested the privilege of study
ing law with him. The successful lawyer not only
refused this reasonable request, but had the unis
he better qualified for the plough than for the
law or politics. The STRIPPING. wounded by this
generous rebuff left the office of the distinguished
Democratic politician, and studied law elsewhere.
The sarcasm ranked in his bosom, and neryed him to
the most assiduous labor and study qualification
for meeting the insulter equal grounds and taking
vengeance. That vengeance was accomplished, when
not many years later, Neill s. Brown the youngster,
beat Aaron Y. Brown for Governor of Tennessee.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

Dr. Roger Long, the celebrated astronomer, was
walking one dark evening with gentleman in Cam
BRIDGE when the latter came to short post fixed in
the pavement, but to which, in the earnestness of
conversation, taking it it to be boy standing in the
path, he said, hastily:
q Get out of the way, boy!"
That boy, said the doctor, very seriously, is
post-boy, who never turns out of the way for any
hodyn
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13
~. UNITIID ID STATES Titi- re-
lsA.lEssss 49, s WEEKLY MAIL LIME Ssasa5RstJSSs =


ON TUESDAY,, alton THURSDAY, ION SATURDAY, al
5P NJ. 5 F. NJ. P NJ.
magnificent U The magnificent The magnificent e.
States packet u S. mail packet States mail packet
X. w. Powell. Il. w. McRae tS. w. Adams,
Capt leaves Capt. White Capt Dick Nash, in
Donadsonvile will esve for Don place of
plaoremine jacksonville PLAQUE Natceez will leave
Rouge Hudson mne, Baton for DonaiSonvle,
Bayou Sara, Red Port Hudson Bayou Plaquenline Baton
River Landing Fort Snra Red River Rouge, Port tud
Adams Nachez, Landing, Fort ADDISON, Bayou sara Red
Waterproof Rodney ans, Natchez, Wa River Landing Fort
St Joseph Grand dlterproof Rodney Adnms Natchez, Wa
Gulf andlS Josep, Grand terpronf Rodney ST.
Virksbirg g Y Gulf Warrentou, Joseph Grand Gulf
TUESDAY, 7. Vickshurg, Mli Warenon and Vicks
NJ lkens Bend and LAX iburE every SATuR-
The r, W. PowelllProvidence, klDAY. NJ 5 p. N.
connects Tieks. Ifsand Reach and The R. W. Adams
burg with the Skpwits Landing connects at Ncksburg
L. Aid and levery URSDA Y with the steamer Ran
will tnke freight for at p Connects ger. will
ali the landings onIn Vicksburg with eigh tfor all the land
Iazou highsteame Ranger tax s ihzoo river
Greenwood. ing r ghi iorA la'lihs nigh as Green-
ingson iazOo riveras wood at high water
thigh Greenwood. lrate.
The splendid passenger packets will leave
OH their regular days without fail the hour appointed All
their will be promptly and faithfully
attended 10.
will be responsible for letter pack
containing money jewery other valahe, unless regular
bills adug taken specifying the value
freight paid for vauabes deposited with the clerk
by the passengers, contained in their baggage
For freight passage apply OIL board,
CARROLL. PRTTCHARD CO.,
Union Row, SO Cnrondelet st.
n3D IF T. B. SMITH, No, 4 Tchonpou las St.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

sasa. - x-~~ r-rzzz=7===z7s- NJ Il XIC a N G U l. Il
Sfs fa4st RnrORd-The regular Trains
&SttfaG continue to leave the city
daily at ID M aud 5l p NJ for the Gulf and every
morning and evening
Omubusses leave Canal street ID minutes iy29
EOIVLER'S STEAM BOILER PATENTED
l. September 80, 1856
The above Boiler is economical in fuel takes up very
little cleans ITSELF is easily repaired and does
any than the ordinary Boiler.
LEVER STEAM COTroS Pass,
New Oreaas March 49, 1885,.
D. H, Fowler. Esq:
Drnr Sir-We take great pleasure in recommending all
parties nsing steam Patented Steam Boilers We have
of them in operation hesde the third YOU
rncng tor We fully convinced of their great
oy that We have turned out the boilers had previously
although they all nearly having ouy been
In about eight months.
Your Boilers sixty cent Of fuel ard have
the least trouble with them We
hundred pounds half hour in the One
of the above Boilers has been in for four mouths
and has required ceRnDg and is impression
that least year without cleaning being
sary cleans itself al the time by the nf the bioot
valves II day.
We are, dear sirs, yours truly
+. J. FORSTATL,
II, STREAM, Engineer.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13
THE LAKE.
PREsENT ARRANGEMENT

, ~ FkESENT ARRANGEMENT
scvs covneon ans asa asEISurs Md Id
the ali Intermediate landings and return as folIers
Leaves New orleans BY Pont Returning leaves covng
MoND&Yi,v.... y cars MONDAY .o.: A. M.
FRfpAY.. .... n cars FRibaRy
sATURDAY......2 PM: carslsATURDAY X a n
Arrives at the fontctartran Railroad Depot in time for
Passage, 81. Meals, 80 cents.
For further particulars sRRy f1 92a 2g4 to Agents,
e Eet9l5f-J<LINE-summ Arran2ement-The snendid
packet steamer CaIif0rnia Hntchinps
Oregon, Myers MASTER built expressly for the fake trade
with Of he above steamers viii
leave the Pontcharrin Railroad DAILY on tbe arrival at
the Lake of The IL o'clock NJ perrpr
Bay ST. Louis dbristian and at Pases
Thursdays returning :, a,r-. ''N
iel r. GEDDEs. Agent 10 Bank Place.
LA KE HORE PA CK ET
EuASll-SSTEAMER CreoIe-For Ocean sprinSn ana
-, lsPdng splendid
buexpessly this trade with superior viii
leave the Poncharrr Railroad the arrival vt the Lake
the cars as follows
FSH ss" ojso S9 9ssfH ysESyss'
THEfpAhX Az cars MN9NpAx EyENING
SATURDAY ": I,;i:: P.Mcars FRIDAY MORNING
cars sATuRh raT hraaTY h6RN1Na sISk1
RATES OF FARE
Cabin Fare to Bay St. Lonis and Pass Christian 80
Children and Servants. .............. IS
Cabin Fare to Mississippi City, Biloxi and Ocean
r springs. ............i........ 2 50
Children and Servants nts...-.................. 81
%
New Orleans June l. 1857. e' ~ lei
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-13

For all particulars with regard individual rights and rights
10 manufacture and sell for other States apply the
Signed at his Boiler Mannfactoy, III BIZ street where
Boiler Of description tn sNorest notice
Srl DAVID |. FOWLER