The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-15

VI, VA, FRIDAY, OCI,
fAsKss PERSEVERANCE, The Manchester fEoe.
Iand) Examiner says: "When all the.tickets for
the Leeds Music Hall hsd bsen disposed Of; when
the great powers love and money, bad given up
10 despair oil attempts TO secure further admission,
brother Jonathan presented himseif as candidate
Tor place qe had come to Leeds. ct tho Last
moment, curious to see hos the Queen could
max bsifed ksight;' aud wherever he made ap-
plication for ticket the answer vas ALI gone
not ticket to be had;' bat our republican cousin
wss not to be put Off lie went to the Mayor him.
self-the night e'ect-pieaded his cause, and i'm
p'ored nls worshfp's interest Sir Peter (that was
to bs) could only answer that he did not keep the
Keys OF the halt that he bad tickets to dispense
still our hero persisted, aud 20 successfully that
the Mayor consented to try hsw far bis written
request wouid prevail upon Cerberus to pass the
importunsse American Away went the conquer.
OF with his falismanic passport; the doors tlew
open at his approach, and Of the best places in
the ball was the strangers reward. The last man
stood first.
BALTIMORE ELECTION The telegraphic dispatch.
es said the election in Baltimore passed of Wed.
nesday, without serious outbreak, though with
. good deal Of noise and confusion" The "noise
and confusion" must have been very painful in its
effects as the papers OF that city say ab out tven.
~ persons we're shot at different times during the
day-one of the number. Edward Hooper, who
was shot by Peter Bsr.msu. keeper of beer "a.
looB, died shortly after. The American say that |
at noon Col Shut issued card withdra wing from
the canvass, on the alleged ground that the Mayor
and Police we're 10 combination with armed bands |
excluding his voters from the polls. After this |
nearly ell the voteswere cast for Mayor Sxaan who
was, OF course, elected.
The ScoURGR AT NEW OaLsANs.-Tbe Louisiana |
Courier contains q comparative statement Of the |
daily number ofdea,hs BY yellow fever during she
present epidemic term and that of 1858. The whole
number of deaths in 1858 up to the lst of October
was 1896, and during tbs present term up to the
same period, tLey have numbered only 3 164, |
showing the present to be lees than half as fa.
tai as the previous visit of the epidemic The
figures for this year, however, fall short several
hundred from the true mortality. on -ccount of |
the neglect to furnsh the intermeuts in the two |
Hebrew cemeteries. The Courier SAWS that thu |
continued prevalence of the yellow fever ia main.
iy attributable to the constant influx of strangers
and the unacciimated, and warns all who are alb |
sent from the city to stay away until the epidemic
has left.
GosRD BY BUIL,-Mrs Eliza Harris, a resident |
OF Chesterfield county, Virginia, while walking |
through the COW yard attached to her premises
Wednesday morning, was suddenly thrown into
the air by bull. aud upon descending, was at.
tackled and gored nearly to death, The bull was
Ia turn attacked by the servants who we're attract
cd Dy tho screams OF the lady. and at length dss
patched with An axe. Mrs. Harris was then res
cued from the yard and taken to the house. In a
painful condition. 1t was thought by her attend
ing physician that her chief injuries interual
ery.-Fstersbury Express
RECEIPTS OF DOMESTIC PRoDUos The receipts at
this market in the last two weeks of soma OF the
leading staples Of the country have been yery
large-in few instances enormous-as follows
325,o00 barrels Of -four; 23 600 bushels of wheat:
es5,oO0 bushels of corn; 100000 bushels of bar
ley; 5000 barrels of beef 5000 barrels of pprk.
$4,000 packages OF cheese: II coo packages of
butter; $4,000 barrels rosin; 1850 barrels spirit
tnrpentine; 800 barrels crude turpeutire.-N T.
Courier.
TIE CHINESE INDEMNITY DfBr-It appears that
Chius will have to pay. either in the shape Of in
IDENTITIES to neutrals who have lost property, or
to the Powers actually engaged ia the wsr. for
military and naval expenses and commercial loss-
es, the following sums in United States currency:
To England, S60O0OCo
To France, 000oCo
To the United States, 5e000O
Russia takes her share out in the session of val.
uabls territory on the Amoor river.
SALE OF NEW YORK Cry FuRsIruRE-The sale
OF city property belonging to New York to safety
the Judgment allowed by Mr.. Lowber against the
city, wac commenced 10 the Governors room Wed.
nesday. The entire contents, furniture, (ipciudipg
Washiugton's writing desk), pictures. &c, were
Knocked of at $50ooo the purchaser being Rich
ard Scott. as it wss intimated, ia behalf Of the
city. Farther proceedings o. the sale were then
postponed for the present.
Falls, New York, on the 12sh instant By the firs,
. dwelling house was destroyed: an by the second
Besrdslees planning mill, loss Al 200; storeosse OF
Rathbun Co. loss $4,000, Cheney Lerow's ham
mer factory, less 81. .0o0 ID. C. pecks barrel manu-
factory, loss on st ok $1,000; Mr.. Ladue loss Gu
imber, 81 900; Mr.. Houshton's store, loss $4,000
SALE OF Ls.D MINES The Atlantic telegram
Company have cold their lead mines in Newfaund
land to parties for 5000 600. Several carsoes of
the metal have arrived and are on their way to
Ne " York. 1t is stated that it averages eighty
per cent. aud is frequently cut out in pure
Jumps, being esteemed equal in richness to any in
the world.
RUSSIA PURCHASING FIREARMS. THE Russian
government is now having made in Prussia 5000
Minnie rifles, on new system The barrels are to
be3S inches long, and the cslibre IS l0Oths of 40
inch, with four grooves The longest range OF
these rifss ia / 200 PAGES. The total length Of
them is feet inches, and they are we'll suited to
light infantry.
CHINEsE SUGAR CASE-Several farmers Of Tay-
lor county. Va, planted small patches Of this
last spring, which they are now manufacturing
into noiasses of an excellent quality The Prun-
tytown Gazette states that farmer has sold l0i
gallons at so cents per gallon. and another has
disposed of = quantity At 62 cents per gallon.
REFINED PBIsoNxRs.-The prisoners in Jail at
Bangor, Me-, very select in their society. Last
Saturday low fellow named Webster, was sent to
Jail for lack Of iae Of 81 g., and the prisoners
disliking his society, dubbed together and paid
the fiue by selling wooden meat skewers Of their
own make, and 80 got rid of him.
A SHoorI~G AFFAlR.-On Friday night last. Mr..
George Sutherliu and Hugh Rsimey had an alterca-
tiou near Danville, Va, about some timber. Raj
wounded him in the arm. Raimey has been arrest
ed and iucsrcerated IN ittsylEania Jail, where he
will await his trial.
- Ink1
the Western Virginia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, q vote was taken, as re-
commended by the General Conference, on the
question Of cencurring with its action in expung-
lug the Rule on Slavery from the Discipline The
vote stood. for concurring, So; against concurrng,
2; absent g. II is said the absent members were
mainly with the majority.
BUSINESS Ar FARMvr1LE-The Parmylls fysA
Journal says that town is rapidly progressing -
The mechanical establishments of the place do
$l0O 600 worth of business a year. Besides the
regular inspection Of 2 Az hhds of tobacco last
year, 34 900 pounds of loose weed were sold.-
The population of tho place Is estimated at 900.
RAILROAD COLLISION -FOUR Men KMed.-A COLI
sion occurred Saturday morning between two
freight trains, four miles Of the Shoals on the
middle division of the Ohio and Mississippi rail,
road, causing the death of the conductor, Mr..
Brown; engineer, Mr. Redman fireman, Mr.. Ssol-
we'll; and brakeman, MI. Raglan.
DEATH OF AN OLD NEGRo-The FarmviIIe {yal
Journal records the death of Zach Ellis an eman.
cpated negro from the estate OF Richa. Randolph.
of "Bizsrre." He was born while Virginia was
province of Great Britain.
DEc1INED.-The Rev. Joseph B. Strattoa, of Nat
chez. hes declined the chair Of Pastoral Theology
and Church Government In the DanviIle (Ky.)
Theological Seminary, to which he was chosen by
the last General Assembly.
PROMOTION IN TIE NavY-pssssd Assistant sor,
geon Robert 7. haccoun has been promoted to be
surgeon, vice b. Sticknor, deceased. James J.
Ma2ee has been appointed assistant surgeon
vice Maccoun, promoted.
EXPECTED RIsE IN LEATnEE.-Two pairs Of shoes
were lately made by shoe manufacturer In Lynn.