The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-24

j II Taylor Is still play Jog here, and though be
does not draw crowded houses, he deserves to de
so for think he his but few superiors la his role
lie takes a benz fl, to night. Mis- Cappell has
wonderfully improved since her last appearance
in Richmond. She bids fair to make stir in the
theatrical world. Her Lady Macbeth on Monday
night was very fine
Since last wrote you. one Of R. Habbersham
& Sens Rice n ills has been burned. Loss about
$50 QUO
Cotton rather dull to-day. Rice market adj
vauced last week from to 316
The 9TH of April is to be grand day in Savan~
nah. Militia and military are TO turn out in full
fHca Richmond is not exactly in my beat. bus
hereby Summon you to attend parade with First
Regiment N IN 7th April
CORPORAL "vIasETrE," G.. NJ.
DEAD The New Orleans True Delta records
the death of Philemon c. Wederstrapdt. Esq
which occurred in that city the 18th ius'. He
bad attained the ripe age of 70 years Mr.. Wed.
erstrsndt was educated for he and first visited
Louisiana In command of a naval force dispatched
to intercept aud arrest the famous aron Burr on
his contemplated expedi ion, by the Federal Cow
srnment Before the breaking out of the with
Great Britain, and when there was little expecta.
tion Ct such event. he resigned his ieutenarcy,
and devoted the remainder of his life to painting.
CRINoLISE-The term criuoline Is derived from
the Latin word criRis which means the hair of the
head This word in the French language becomes
crin and is generally applied to the horse hair
pre, crinis, might actually pass into the dimnutve
crinola, and from this easily form the term cri
noi1e, to signify fabric of hair-a finer and
more dainty tissue thsn the co nmon hair cloth
called by the French ciiice.
FROM PERU.-From Peru we learn that the re-
volutionists under Vivauco making bnt little
progress. They had however. captured the brig
ofwar Guisse, in the harbor of Calao It was re
ported that Pre- sident Castillo had contracted with
some Yankees to do his fighting, but this probably
Is an old rumor revived. Meanwhile, vessels are
loading guano under permits from General VIVIAN
co-who is badly In want of funds-at from eigh.
teen to twenty five dollars per ton, and even less
sum
MAN SHOT BY A WoMAN,-At Newark, N j..
Thursday morning. two fellows effected an en-.
trance by the basement window, in the house OF
Joseph Trawlin, and commenced packing up
quantity of clothing. tying them up in the table
cloth. Mrs. Trawlin heard them, and placing
young man at the front door with a club, took
position herself at the back door, armed with a
pistol All means OF egress from the house
'hus guarded, and the watchers anxiously waited
the coming out of the thieves At about A. M.
they came out with their plunder, and on the ap-
pearance of the first one, Mrs Trawlin violently
pulled the trigger, aud shot hin. He inme,
diately dropped his bundle and cried out, My
God. I'm shot" Mrs. Crawiu being unable to do
anything further, the fellow with his companion
escaped
THE DALLAsCLARENDoN TREATY The Cab
met Saturday had under consideration the Dallas.
Clarendon treaty as amended by the Senate. 1t
has been approved in the form, and will be
veyed to our minister At the Caurt of st. James
by Alexander H. Evans, Esq of Washington city,
Zone of the correspondents CT the New York Her
aid, as q special messenger, whowl leave Boston
for Europe on Wednesday next
We learn from the New Orleans Delta that
duel took place at the Oaks" near that city, on
the l2sh instant between MIR. J. w McDonaId,
nIt ItSor IS 81. N.x,I Lr1z
Duncan, pistols being the weapons, and the dis
tance twelve PAGES Shots were exchanged wih-
out doing any damage, though it was said that Nc
Donaid's bullet passed so close to Duncan to cut
his vest. After the first fire the challenge was
withdrawn by Mr. Mcdonald.
HosTILITIEs In FLoRtDA-rhe New York Ex>
press has letter from its Key West correspon-
dent, dated March Is, which mentions the rumor
of a skirmish between our troops and band Of
Seminoles in the Big Cyprus Swamp, but no def
mite accounts The letter says that there ere six
of our soldiers killed and two taken captives by
the Indians. The troops caught squaw and her
papoose.
ONE BY ONE, THEY ARE PASSING AWAY -Ro-
bert Barr, soldier of the revolutionary war, n
we'll as that of 1912, died near Claysve, some l6
miles from Wheeling, Va, on the Hempfeld Rail-
road on Sunday week, at quite an advanced age.
On Monday, his remains were inferred at Clays-
vile. followed by large procession of the people
OF the neighborhood.
RAILROAD MEEfINa.-A meeting of the citizens
of Greensborough, N G., was he'd on the 18th in
slant, to take action upon the project of building
railroad from GreensboFough to Virginia. This
road is intended TO supply the Northern link in the
great chain to be formed by the Air Line Railroad
through South Carolina and Georgia to Alabama.
ANNIVERSARY CtLtBkArIoN-The Anniver-
say Celebration of the Jefferson Society Of ,be
University will take place, in the public Hall of
the University, on the night of the 18th of April
Orator: Mr.. Joseph Hodgson Jr, of Fuvanpa
Reader: MIR. Charles Il. Goolrick of Fredericks-
burg.
MONUMENT TO LUTHER.-The King of Ba-
varia who is Roman Catholic has authorised the
Protestant pastors in his kingdom TO raise subs
scriptions for monument which is about to be
erected to the memory of Martin Luther, at
Worms.
ARTIFICIAL ARMS AND LEG5.-Ia England, the
Lords of the Admiralty have ordered John Luck,
who had been formerly employed in the dock, and
had both his arms torn off by machinery, TO be
supplied with q new pair of patent artificial arms
With these Mr. Lnck can not only dress himself
and cut and eat bis food, but even write letters.
and by a new appliance of the most ingenious de-
scription he will be able in the course of q week
or two to shave himself without danger.
HIS RESIDENCE Lord Napier has taken the
large and elegant Gadsby mansion fronting Laeay-
cite square, Immediately north of the Executive
locations in the city, and in close coDtguisy to the
Departmepts-at an annual rent ofS3OO0.
FATAL AcCIDENT.-James Hays, q native of
England eed fhirty.six, died. Friday morning, at
the New York Hospital from injuries received the
day previous by the bursting of . grind stone In
the manufsctory of Mr.. X. l.. Allen, Brookiyn-
He was engaged at the stone ON Wednesday
morning when it bursted one half shooting out
through the roof and the other striking deceased.
bruising and mutiating bis body In most shock-
ing manner.
Herrings at 25 cents the dozen, and perch at 25
to 40 cents per bunch selling il the Fredericks-
burg, Va, market
The Bell farm of 800 acres at S23 So and the farm
IF III. M. Bowen, deceased, of 4007st $35, both 10
Clarke county, Virginia, were sold last week.
Dennis Coughlin. alderman of Chicago, was
fined 800 the other day, for committing an assault
and battery.
The five magazines published In London are tie
property Of Two Individuals.
man named James Neill was drowned at ths
mouth Of Cheat river Va. . few days ago.
The post Office at Smith's Gross Roads, Morgan
county, Vs., 10 Discontinued.