The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-09

: VA. MONDAY, AUGI
A cLzaarnAs IN An ExBaHEAssrsa SfruArlox. =
late letter from correspondent In New York
70 the Boston Traveller, contains the following In
ent:
friend sends me from the frontiers Of Canada
me iolQwing incident Of minister. who registered
himself ~ from place in the vicinity OF New York:
Ia company with friend. the Rev. gentlemen was
unEs s. sy tn the ue eSoted % ocals 81 Hsr Majssty
revense laws. Whether our clerical friends bepi-
Cation betrayed him. OK the customs ofiicer had
but penetrating lttl deep than was ant cipated
carefully secrete. within some ordinary clothing
alsrse quantity OF valuable lace, which &, as you
Enow. subject to q heavy duty As the Protestant
Clergy at least in these days do not usually ndulse
personally In such ornamental luxurtes. and there
was no ladv companion to claim II, the gentleman
was not little nonpussed FOR satisfactory answer.
Il was merely intended for rresen,s-thst he wss a
respectable man (snking for the nonce his title Of
nD THAT his friend here was respectable man
that he was was well known IN New York, &C. To
AZ OF which the official was only heard to mutter-
on yes all sn,uggers are respectable men, and al.
yon're known in New ork; We shall know re bye
and bye with much more of the like fatterng and
consoiinR nature. Protestatiqns were 81 no svail.
the Rev. geniiem he WAS actually marched on to
Jailsc onpapie by his Respectable friend BY tie
here, got an endorsement Of previous good char.
acter. paid the ordinary duti $. aud the sxtraordi
nary costs of being detected and trod the soil ef
Canada a free mar; and, we hope his lady friends
appreciated their presents-when they got them !"
TIE FIRST DISPATCH AT LAsr!-The following
dispatches are said to have been exchanged by the
Queen and President Buchanan, but We do not well
see how it was possible:
WINDSOR CASTLE. August s. 1883
PRESIDENT BUcHANAN-Dear Sir: As you will not
permit me 20 visit you. allow me to drop you q
- ~ aVIcroRrA REGINA,
Reply Of President Buchanan 10 tie Queen
WASHINGTON. August 6, 1855.
my Dear Madam: 1t is my impression that you
you are running the thing liz o the zwonnd.
Yours. faithfully. JAMES BUCHANAN"
SENTENCED TO BE HuSe.-Blly Williams, alias
Tom, negro slave. the property of Mr.. Lett, of
Brunswick county, Va, was tried at the last July
term of the county court of Nelson, Va, for mali.
ciorsly assaultiug and stabbi1g Mr.. Longafee,
with intent to kill, the 10th day of June last
and was sentenced to be hung on the 10th Septem.
Der next. Alter sentence had been passed upon
Tom. by the court, he turned upon two witnesses
and with great audacity charged upon them. in
open court, with having sworn falsely, and after
wards sent them back word from the Jail that they
were "past praying for" though be had previously
acknowledged his gnilt while in Jail.
SEocEISa Academia shocking accident hap
pened to Mr.. Smeltz, near this place, ON Monday
last Mr.. s. was engaged in feeding threshing
machine on ths farm of Mr.. A. Lushbaugh, when
by come accident the cylinder bursted driving one
of the spikes through his left jaw, the spike en-
tering the chin and ranging upwards carrying
away the lower front teeth, and SCATTERING the
jaw in terrible manner. Another spike was
deeply buried in the shoulder OF the unfortunate
man, and could not be extracted without endan.
mir ito I.~,s.
from, though but feiDt hopes were entertained Of
his reeovered.--Saanton (Fd.) Vfndicator, Sdt;tr-
day
DROWNED HER CHILD-A negro weman belonging
to Mr.. James Thornton. of fRsppahRnuock county.
Va, was committed to Jail on Monday last, charg-
ed with drowning her child. She confessed the
crime, but says che Intended to drown herself
slso, and jumped in the river with the child in her
arms bnt ioated to the bank. Thinking her
clothes the cause of her not sinking, she undress-
ed and made a second attempt, when she again
foated to the bank. She says she remained in the
woods five or six days in this condition, living
principally upon whortleberries.
BAD NEWS FROM THE FISHING FLEEr.--The schr
Lola Msntez, Captain George Janvrin, arrived a.
Newburyport, Mess on Wednesday evening from
the Bay Chaleur. Captain Janvrin confirms tie
rapcrts before published in relation to the scarci
of mackerel. He has been absent about two
months, and taken IS barrels. Three e.ks before
In cruise OF fry miles in the most favored haunts
for these fish, he succeeded In taking but three
macksrel.
HEAVY TRAvEL--This summers travel ON the.
Ger tral railroad has been unprecedentiy large
On thursday of last week 3S3 through passen-
gers from Richmond to Jackson river passed
over the road, and this number was In addition to
a very large way travel, the two aggregated would
probably excaed 500 passengers.
PREsEsrroR ALExANDEs T--Col. Colt of Hartford,
Conn, has had a case of arms constructed for
presentation to the Emperor of Russia. The case,
which ia Of rosewood, lined with silk velvet con.
tains two large calibre rifles, {o6 and a. holster
pistel breech attachment, belt pistol, aud pocket
pistol. These arms are highly finish eds elegantly
engraved, aud gold mounted. =
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THE PRESIDENT AT BEDFORD sPRINGs-The Bed
ford (Pa.) Gazette. in noticing the arrival of the
President at Bedford Springs takes occasion 10
of the sturdy old farmers bad come to zee him who
had never seen him before. and one grey-headed
old veteran walked twenty.miles the other day 20
take him by the hapd.
PARDoNED HOMICIDE IN ORFIcE.-New Orleans
ia papers state that Dr.. Graham, convicted some
years ago of the killing of Major Loring, at the
ST Nicholas Hotel, in New York, sentenced to
years Imprisonment, and subsequently pardoned
by Gov Clark, has just been elected City Pbysi-
clan by the City Council of New Orleans.
INDIAN BArrLE.--A skirmsh occurred on the Goth
of July near Fort Kearney, between Cheyennes
and Arapahoes against Pawnees. Three of the lat
ter were killed aud their horses captured. The
Pawnees, however, pursued and recaptured their
horses. $3.50
General Iarney has started for st. Louis to take
command of the Department Of the West.
TERRIBLE STORM IN SIcILY.-The Journal of the
Two Sieilies, of the 9th, gives an account of the
fearful ravages caused by the late storms In the
provinces of Principato Cteriore, Terra di Bari,
Terra di Lavoro, and primo AbrIzZa Ultra The
foundations caused by the rains destroyed several
bridges and washed away or choked the crops,
while several persons were killed by lightning
The loss of cattle is stated to have been very large
PACIFIC RAILROAD CHARTER FoRFEITED-The Da-
las (TexssI Hereld learns that Gov Runnels is of
opinion that the Southern Pacific road has for
feited its charter, and has directed the attorney
general to bring suit against the company for for.
feiIure.
PROSECUTION FOR THE USE OF ETHER The Bos-
ton Daily Advertiser states that DIR. W. T. g. Nor
ton has commenced an action against Dr. Davis,
physician and surgeon Of the Marine Hospital at
Chelsea. for alleged infringement Of the patent
beld by him for the EXCLUSIVES use of sulphuric
ether as an aDasthetic agent. He has laid his
damages at S., 5,000 and has attached all the pro
perty OF DR.. Davis
AsREsr.-Bill Thetford and Bob Sutton. two cell
ebrated English thieves. have been arrested in
New York, charged with stealing $4,000, in yir-
ginia bank notes, from Enoch Pratt 4 Co., of Bal.
timore.
1t is reported that Secretary Thompson's estates
in Mississippi are oyerown by water, and that the
damage approximates 100000.
TIE Minnesota State Prison Is to be located at
Wnona. fstt5s -
Miss Helen Souberville, only is, was killed in
Philadelphia on Thursday, by the explosion of a
revolver she was careessly handling ~.
Charles A. Smith, o graduate Of the University
Of Virginia, has been elected 70 fil the chair Of
Mathematics in Olin and Preston Institute, Mont.
gomery county, Va. -.
Between eixty and seventy laborers were dis
charged from the Gosport Navy Yard on Thurs