The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-06
THEGnEAr srrAasws E,sfrns--The editor OF the
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cribes this leviathan of the deep. he says
81 have seen the Great Eastern. 4 assure you
that description can convey alo1t ,oes VI
gigantic magnitude. Standing upon une p,an VI
the Thames high and dry. her immense hulk en-
tirety Visible and presenting her broadsiue 20 tue
river she seems more like some monster OF iaify
tale than living prosy product OF human oisih.-
Every other object, even ,ne ;,
Iu,kIng mn 10 her bulwarks, IL very much IKE
hooking up TO the dome OF -. Paafs The people
walking the deck dwindied to mere pigtnies,
while the saloon windows appear mere black
snecks You ascend TO her upper deck by series
Of stairwgys which tires your mettle somewhat,
and as you gain the top and look down. your head
reels over the dizzy distance.
ssstand at one extreme of the ship and looking to-
ward the other is like looking a large field Of
iron deck. II you commence at one ex treme aud
walk until you have performed the circumference
of the deck, you will find that you have traversed
one quarter Of a mile ] will not trouble you with
details of her size further than to remark that While
the tonnage Of first class merchant packet is from
1000 10 800 here Is - 900! that her length is $50
feet aud her breadth IS feet: that 10000 tons of
plates Of iron and three millions Of rivets have
been used in her construction; that she has four
decks and 400 feet length ofsaloons that the diam
eter of her cylinders is six feet; that she has ten
anchors, weighing an aggregate of5S3 tons; that
she has ten boilers and hundred and twelve
furnaces; that her paddlCwheels will be propelled by
four engines with cylinders of f0urs feet stroke;
that she has moreover screw propeller of twenty
four feet in diameter. with n shaft of lt0 feet in
length; that her passenger accommodation is 500
first class. 1000 second class and 300 third class:
that her crew will consist of four hundred men;
that her sails to be hoisted and her anchor
heaved and wei Shed by st cam engines; that she IS
to have six mass 'hlt she is 70 a ruff C II
her own gas board. She has no keel and wiIl
have no bowsprt.
$50 far from looking awkward and unwieldly.
she Is one OF the fiucst models have seen. il
she is only launched safely have little doubt of
H.. H.. l. At.
be launched for several weeks yet. the aver
mcDt Of the Times TO the contrary nptwithstand-
ing" q
TIE BALTIMORE ELEcTIoH.-ln the absence Of Bal
timore papers of yesterday morning, caused by the
failure Of the mail connection between that city
and Washington, take the following from the
Patriot. of Wednesday afternoon:
Between and 10 o'clock this morning, as two
youug men on their way to the Sixteenth
Ward polls, one of whom from Washing tom
name unknown. the other belonging to this civ
Matted John White they attacked on Charles
street, near Hamburg, by an lrishman, name I'M
known, and both stabbed. White supposed serious
ly. having received It stab in the side. The other
wounded in the right ARM the weapon pcne-
trating through near the elbow. The ouira &c
brought large number 10 the spot. who were SO
exasperated that attempt was made to Kill the
Irshman. He was shot at several times one ball
taking effect in his head lie was removed to the
mains.
In the Second Ward an attempt was made Iy &
man named Patrick Welsh to shout officer Howard
The man took refuge in the house of English Har-
ry, where he was arrested and he. with Harry.
were both taken TO the lock up. IN the honse were
large number of muskets. horse pistols and a
swivel, all loaded ready for use, which was taken
into custody by the police. Word was given to the
police that the headquarters OF the Rough Skins
contained arms; they entered and searched and
found one mus1et, which they took.
WHAT D0Es IT CosT TO yisiT nvnopE?-Ths inte
resting question is thus satisfactorily answered bv
a correspondent of the Boston Post:
This is a question that / an asked not uDCrn-
quently, and something may be said in answer
that will be of advantage 10 the inrE pcrencei
traveller. We're to state that spent ten or forty
Thousand dollars during my first visit to Europe
and it the latter SUM than the former
it wonid he really saying nothing definite, 80 |
will tell what may be done. Stayat-home people
often have some very singular ideas OF the eZ-
penSes Of foreign travel am not writing fur the
information of bcgGars, roabers. or gamblers. bu.
fur those who take money enough with them to
pay all their expenses, personal or otherwise
During my last visit to Europe, visited England,
France, Belgium, Holland, Germany. Switzer-
| anit. northern Italy. and Sardinia gone
! from home about lUG days. When ! have been
asked what it cost me-, have sometimes asked my
| questoncr to guess the amount. The SUM
named has been usually g $40 or S2.5DG 1t
| about one MN t;ie ltttef sui--to WIZ: DNc nun
! dred-lHd the very same scenes be visited
now for onp-ialf that sum, and travel respectfully
Money being usually an important consideration,
wish III travel, as in other Investments To get
as much value rs possible for our dollar. ] be-
Iicye travellers usually do not get more than one
half What they might. IL man wishes to become
well acquainted with the English people at home
any other people in their domestic and social re-
iations, and their political condition. he must stay
awhile making his home ~ It'll them
OFFICERS OF THE SONS CT TEAPERANcE-The fol
lowing officers chosen for the ensuing year by
the Grand Division of 5 Of T., of Virginia, at its
recent session in Lexington:
Dr. James Il. Jordan. OF Lexington Grand Wor-
thy fatrach j. b. Tilden. of Iynchburg. Grand
Worthy Associate Z. |. White, of Lexington Grand
Conductor: Thomas j. Evans. OF Richmond. Grand
Scribe; john Ferguson, OF Richmond. Grand TrrH-
surer; Rev. John Long, Of I.ynchburg. Grand Chap
LAIN and A. Hyde, of Augusta county, Grand SEN
tinei.
ExTEAoRDIN 4RY MCRDER IN SPAIy.-The Madrid
papers give account of horrible affair: 4
young couple, belonging to somewhat wealthy FL
miles of Mouta del Marques, in the province Of
Vailadolid. eight days ago married. and their
parents gave grand feast, to which, in accord
ance with the custom of the country. any one was
free to 70. When the festiyity at its height,
man, belonging to the village stalked into the
house and, after grossly insulting the bridegroom,
told the bride she ought not to marry. as she had
had intimate relations with him This created
great scandal and he was turned out OF tie house.
An hour after, the bride, accompanied by her
mother, brother, and some female friends,
proceeding to the house which had been prepared
for her and her husband, the man suddenly rushed
on her from the corner of street and stabbed her
twice with ii pouard in the breast-sile fell dead
Her brother rushed on the assassin, but he broke
from him. stabbed him twice with the poinard and
took to fight. The wounds were found TO he yery
grave and the next day the young man died. The
assassin subsequently arrested; he manifested
savage joy at what he had done.
The INV YORK ELGcrIoN--As anticipated. the
Democrats have carried the city Of New York by AN
immense mRjority-upwards of twenty thousand
votes. They have carried every ward, electipp ALI
their city aud county officers, all their State Sena-
tors, and apparently all their members of Assembly
They have also carried Brooklyn. The returns
from the State at large leave the result doubtful
though the Democrats have gained largely. The
election in the city was the most quiet and orderly
ever held in that great metropolis. The enforce
ment of the law against selling liquor on election
day had happy effect. Good order was also OBJ
served in Brooklyn aud Williamsburg Glass ballot
boxes were used, aud great deal of fraud prevent
ed thereby.
FILInUsrERING AND THE MONETARY CRIn.--Hard
times affect the ilibuster bubble very severely
Instead of ten thousand men ready to invade lea
ragua, the projectors 90 not appear 10 be able to
raise ten Thousand cents for any such purpose -
teiegmphlc dispatch was recently published
from Galveston, stating that wing Of the inva-
ding army about to leave that port The
Galveston Civilian says: efforts have been made to
raise Inen il Texas and some would doubtless 20
if they saw any prospect OF subsistence and paw
but we presume they have no present assurance of
either. No effort has been made to dispatch YES
sci from this port with troops, and we presume
that such measure never contemplated
Money is necessary 10 an army as powder day
of battle. When the banks suspended Walkerisln
collapsed also.
II,.C( 10 "a 4 w y - pfr
ogenes in Massachusetts, 3ir. Thorean has been
amusing himself and amusing his neighbors. by
trying the experiment of how cheaply man can
live, who discarls the superIiuiies of life. Having
borrowed axe, he went down to the shores of
Woden Pond, where he built for himself hat of
hewn logs, which he occupied for two years, sup
porting himself the fruits of the earth raised by
his own hands During eight months OF this period