The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-09
rnsersstinx Facts !
From a DiscosvH on the atlantic Cd1te, BY Rer. L.
P. cLovss, formerly Of this city,) Of Springfield,
IHtnois.

Illinois.
About twenty-five PEARS ago. when mere lad.
ns n shs q IN
Design the mind Of Mr. MORSE. 1t this time ives be-
comios as Gly :nsse.sed, in Hh.t -: whispered
| taken possession Of him. tn. Academy Of pssign
occupied ct that time, portion Of the bull ijng
aud Nassau street. ia The City 70 Of New Ysrk Il was
! the custom OF the president, frequsntly 70 pass
drawing. and give snch Counsel n other I rssuects As
his preemineDt ability a. an artist. and bis high
toned l. character a. gentleman atundantly auali
| ed. expressions Of cenmis'rstion, which were but
the echo OF older minds. were heard among the
20 gifted and gentle, should Ia this one mat. be 30
misguited. Few, II any, even among the scientific.
believed bis project ct eli practicable TO one and
,ecui.e was all he received. To the government q
with higid Indifference. o. open ridicuIe In a word
Re wa. thought mad Had be died at this time. the
world in II: misera 10 ignorance. aud selfcompls-
| stone "monomau,ac" Like poor Lee. the poet.
| who. when confiued in am, vas asked by his
he bad had controversy with the world. -
| he bad asserted that the world was mad, and 90
that he was mad. and being in the majority coniin
| ed him IN Bedam Who can determine in such
case with whom the madness rests' How narrow
MAS the passage OF escape for him who now etaDds
before men, the most )nored Il not the greatest OF
his race. On the banks CT the Hudson river in the
PouRhkeepsie, is the happy and hospitabe home of
| HIN whom the world nov dels hts to honour.
s1s as eeen S
which that Of M7rse associates itself, in manner
somewhat remarkable The rooms occupied by
orss as studio when pursuing his fAvorte art in
London. had likewise been previously occupied, for
the same purpose, BY native Of the csnuty Of Lam
Philadephis, to visit England that he might become
paint r. He and Morse In pursuit OF the same OBJ
lect sought instruction from their countryman
Of these faculties Of the mind for which West was
re narkable. and which developed the mseves 10 the
comros ton OF great historical Of art The per.
ceptve and constructive powers Of he pupils were
called into action to be developed IN another and
their studies, and, returning tn their native land,
ent red upon the practice of their profess ion
AT that time. however. such was the condition OF
our country as scarcely to afford adequate remune-
ration to artists, and to this circumstance, do ID
~, is to bs att ted the fact that the mind of
.r2nsling vessels by steam and that of Sc mnel
B. Morse to the Magnetic Telegraph. the success Of
anticpatons ef those who Conceived i've them them
IL l. Just aiteen years since, that Prof Morse the
protector of the Magnetic Telegraph. in letter to
C. speuesr. gave difference in the following words
e prophecy which has been most r, ma kablv fo-
he) il that a telegraph communication on The
electrical magnetic plan: may with certainty be
this may now seem. am confident the time win
come when the project will he realized"
CAPTURE OF THREE HUNDRED WHALRs.-The North.
ern English Ensign, of August 14th, gives the fol-
lowing account of Q recent great capture Of whales
at the Orkney ISLANDS:
LAST week was unusually exciting In various
parts Of the Orkney Islands large shoals of whales
having made their appearance. For several years
they have well nigh disappeared, much to the dis
| appointment and loss Of the islanders, many Of
xyb yrar VI frnpa Tn hau nupa
| sums from the capture aud Staying Of these huge
monsters. At Rothiesholm, Stronsay, on Wednes-
| day, q large school made its appearance. ami
| greater part Of the inhabitants of the district
| turned out, armed with all manner of lethal wes
| pous and the result Of that days exertiona,
| the handsome capture Of eighty whales. some of
| them of considerable size. On Friday they we're
sold in cumulo by Mr. Malcolm Green, and real
| lied high price. On Thursday, at the Sand Of
| Bea, in the island of Sunday, hundreds of whales
| appeared, and were the signal for simultaneous
| onslaught by old and young, male and fsmae, Of
the locality. The scene was both amusing and ex-
| citing After a large body had been embay ed and
driven into shoal water by means Of small boats
an indiscriminate slaughter took place, amid the
most admired confusion. terminating in the death
| uf 10 fewer than two hundred and twenty whales
being the largest capture for a number OF years.
On Friday they were sold to Mr. James Hewison,
and the proceeds yielded handsome sum to the
vic,ors. These whales are most acceptable at the
present time in these districts Hitherto the her
D,
money circulated in Sunday and Stronsay by these
captures will prove very serviceable In many q
home"
Troops ORDERED TO ORKaoN-Orders have been
issued from the War Department., selecting the
9th regiment of infantry, now in service in the
Department Of Utah, for service in Oregon and
Washington Territories. The regiment will be
rrovisioned with three mouths supplies. The
equipments will be completed at Fort Bridger
The commanding officer OF the regiment is directed
to see that no wagon Is loaded heavier than 1000
lbs, rapid movements being essential in the Iu
dian country.
As soon as the nects ary supplies and transpor.
sa,ion furnisheie the regiment will march
from Camp Floyd, situated 80 miles from Salt Lake
City, ria Sodo Springs, Humbolt river, 30, to
required to report to General Clarke, Of the De-
p.rtmeut Of the Pacific, the probable time of his
arrival at Benicia, that water transportation to
Oregon may be in readiness.
IMPORTANT DEcIsroE.-The case Of George T..
Thompson and others against James o. Cox, was
tried at the present term o. the Circuit Court
Mefsrs Johnston and Stras of this place appear.
ing for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Jas. W. Sheffey
aud B. r. Floyd for the defendants. This case is
one of o batch Of cases involving the title Of q
tract of 10000 acres Of land, patented to George
Picket, of which George W. G Browne became
the owner. Mr.. B. sold various parcels of the
iaod to many OF the citizen Of this and a6joining
counties, and as the decision Of the case is an in
portant and interesting to the public, Q
publish it. Judge Fukerson decides that Mr..
Brownies title and the title of those claiming
der him is good.-Iase,cei county, Va, Aduocdte.
TuREE PERSONS PoIsoNKD-The Clayton (Ala.)
Banner, states that In Barbour county. Ala, three
members of family named Davis, residing In the
neighborbood Of Midway, died suddenly, and with
symptoms strongly indicating that they had been
poisoned. post mortem examination showed
that the liver, stomach and bowels were peculiarly
affected, which caused q strict examination to b.
| made of the food in the house, when it was dis
covered that lead Was thoroughly mixed with the
meal they had been using. The mill from which
| it was obtained had lead about the machinery,
and mixed with the meal. We suppose that the
meal ground for this family. by accident got a
greater quantity of the lead than any other which
| had been ground there, or others would have been
| affected by 1t.
| FATAL MIsrAKE-A Dutch woman In New Or
| leans a few days since got rid of her husband by
accident BY the following queer mistake: 1t sp-
pears that he had been sick with yellow fever but
tho physicians finding him improving rapidly,
ordered some beef tea and few spoonfuis OF
| porter during the day. The good woman manufAc
| tured the tea all night, but mistook the meaning
| Of the physician and dosed her husband upon but.
ter several times during the day. The consequence
vas relapse followed, and he wss soon corpse
| The physicians astonishment at loding out the
mistake can betser:be imagined than described
KILLED RY LaHrxIsG--Mrs Sivilee, residing near
Dallas, Texas, Vas struck by lightning ou Saturday
evening last, and killed instantly. She was return
ing from the wash-place, with bucket Of water
| Oh her head, when struck. The bucket wal
| .hivered and her clothes much torn, but there
| was NO mark Of the ETHEREAL spark on her per
| son.
CASE or HARDsHIP.-Justice moves very slowly
in Guilford, Conn. Some six weeks ago. girl Wal
charged with stealing diamond pin worth fl0o
and committed 10 await her trial for the thefs
The piu, which had not been stolen. bnt only lost
| vas found within ten days after the charge wal
made. and yet It is stated, the girl still renain'
| in Jail.
| COMPLIMENTARY DaNNIR.-The prp>t has beer
started Of giving q dinner to Mrs. Ls Vert and
Mrs Anna Cora Rischis, now In this city. Two
hundred tickets to be issued, one hundred fsI