The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-05
VOL. XIV-NO. I
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NAALf'-A letter from valentia. dated the
'"'' oe', states that there was nothing new be,
'Vt" '"e 'act that the cable between the Island
'" 'he msin!asd again failed on the 18th. ana
s""' 'he day previous IL was underrun by Mr.
""her' and found TO be severed ten yards nearer
'"e 'iaha thaR the last time. Preparations were
"sH'hs 10 lay the long talked of shore cable: but
'"e WI''er Gays only Eve miles Of shore-cable are
70 De sent round from LoGdon. The writer thinks
'hat at ieas, 90 miles OF cable should be laid
S''e'n-@o OF shore and 30 of ordinary cabie-as il
may be that the obstruction is shat far from sh,ro
lie adds that, If the new shore end doe. not in, =.
prove matters. the season is too far gone to do
anything mote this year, although signals from
Ne"ioundlard were evident yesterday afternoon, ,,
lie, the 14th. The wsiter concludes:
ihe Atlantic Telegraph staff at present consis q
OF the superintendent, alr. Bartholomew, and Ave
clerks or assistants, viz, Messrs. ColIett Kings.
i5Fo, talcut, Bull and Smith. Thes latter eesch
daily watch hours aud As minutes, aud the pres.
e.tsystem 10 to Try and send messages from Va.
leutla at the even hours say 4 to 5, q to : &c
and receive at the odd. | believe all the ,tafT
here have got notice leave the Company on the
3oih Noremeer: unless Anything favorable turns
up"
THk CHINESE TREslr-The London Times in its
ferocions onslaught upon Mr.. Reed, the American
Commissioner, charges that he made weak
treaty, in which he obtaiaed very few advantages
over what We before euj dyed and then Joined with
the Russian Minister iu sn effort 10 induce Baron
Gfos not to insist upon Obtaining the concession Of
= resident embassy at Pekn, the right Of frc.
transit through the country, and of ports for
trade, in addition 10 those conceded in thu Ameri
can treaty. This he did says the Times "vben
| the Chinese Commissioner had agreed bv letter
to all the English and French demands the ,ra,,,
| had been drafted, and the hour had bean pam.d
Tor the signa.urs; and "these remopstenca. va,s
pressed so strongly upon Baron Gros that he. who
had no special interest ia tie commercial stinpIa
tions, would have given up the points had be no,
lseu Influenced by a loyal regard for the unity o
the counsels OF Engand aud France Le, the
Times charge it is after ALL no doubt, bu. a dis
| charge.
iHk wilmington AND SsAIoARD RiuR0aps-The
! Wilmington AID Weldon Railroad holds its spnn,l
meeting IN Il few days aDd there is TO DO propost
tion sgiiated for the purchase by that company Of
sufficient amount of stock in tho Seabosrd and
Roanoke Railroad, 10 give it control OF that 70
By this arrangement the Wilmington journal
| suggests "a through ticket could be ALWAYS made
TO Baltimore ty she Bay route and the TYRANNY
OF the Fngiuia lines, some of them be ESCAPED
Tyrsuny is an evil not easily borne and if there j,
such thing practcsd by the companies sforesAid
or some OF them, it would but be fair to throw il
| OF.
| sourHSIDE RAILgoAD.-We have received the
ninth annual report OF the President Of this road
IL makes favorable exhibit OF the affairs Of tbs
| company. TIE gross receipts Of the road for tn.
past ten months was 1915 29G 70. The gross ex.
penses Sl9ls5l -, or 81 per cent. OF the iucone
againss SO per cent, last year, aud the net income
sio5345 02, or SO per cent Gu the entire cost Of
the work, and 10 per cent gain upon the previous
year. which, after paying ell The Interest upon the
company's debt, as well as the sinking fund upon
SSO0000 due the State, leaves u balance of SOL
loo 02, or AZ per cent. upon the stock of the
| company.
ROANOKE VALLEY RoAD.-This road, chartered
some time since by the Legislature is one Of the
sleeping projects that communities Interested in
them, are trying to wake up A meeting is to be
held oa tomorrow AZ B-rTy's Bridge, TO which the
| citizens of Mecklenburg and Luneuburg are invlt
ed The object is to obtain subscription. to the
road. The Petersburg Express says Henry Wood
| OF ClarkesEille, and Thomas. IL. Campbell! Of Pc
! tersburg, are expected to address the nesting.
THs ACCIDENT ON TIE SoU1HSIDE RAnRoAD.-Tbe
Petersburg lnteiigenoer of yesterday make. tt,
following statement of the manner in which Mr.
| Womack, Of Cumberland, was killed:
lie was coming to the Fair, in company with
two nephevs. Gu arriving at the J nc lion where
the cGrs are shifted, he vent out upon Que Cf III,
platforms, and just as the train began to move
ioli between the coaches. negro, one of tn,
! train hands, attempted to catch him, ard not sue
ceeding, dre" out tic coupling pin, detaching tn,
| cars from the locomotive; but the imbetus aire,
dy received, was sufficient to move il forward Sc
'efal feet, aud 1t passed over the unfortunate man
crushlng him III a trishtfGl manner. lie was let
| at the Junction, in care of his friends yhsr,
| death ensued, as before indicated. Mr. Womacs
was much respected in the community in which Ii,
| hfed. lie was not a man of family.
| The FarEnVle Journal state. that Mr. Womack
was % years old and bachelor
NEW YORK CoNGRE:sNsS.-The following is lis
Of the present members of Congress, and Of thos
| reported to be elected on Tuesday, 81 inst;
1856. 1873