The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-06
Edward Bnim;,l., ,

CosTrHUnD. - Edward Bulmiller Al.
psared before the Mayor yesterday to answer ior
house on Sunday last, officer Morris proyed the
charge, but the defendants attempting 10 prove
his Innocence, the Investigation was adjourned
until the 18th inst. IS s. 8sests essa -
DlsAIssHD. The warrant against VIII
liam jackson, slave, charged with stealing q
sideboard, one dozen chairs, clock, and 1000
cigars from N. j. Grow, was dismissed by the
Mayor yesterday after hearning all the evidence
on both sides. 1850
STRONG GkME.--We saw o few DAYS ago at the
store off. N. Powell a Co., the evidence of a.
shrewd knayery In . small way, as has come un.
der our observation for q long time. Some months
since Mr. Powell purchased q lot Of flrkin Butter
from mountain dealer, which he forwarded to
his partner in Richmond. few days since one of
the Kegs was sent back proof positive that he
nad been egregriously plucked, and such keg We
have rarely seen. The slaves for about six inches
from the top were the usual thickness, but from
there down each stave was billet of solid oak.
hewn In triangular shape and giving the inte-
rior OF the vessel most beautiful 'futed" appear.
ance. In this keg the butter had been packed,
and Mr., p. knocked of when he purchased, the
usual weight Of frkins, some twenty per cent
Forty per cent. would probably not have been ex-
trayagant. We are happy to be able to say that
this piece of rascaiity was not perpetrated by an
Augusta sfarmer.-Stau'aton, Va, Spectator.
PROMPTLY ON HANp--on Saturday last. the first
day of May, Baltimore Broker arrived in the
cars with large pile of notes on the banks in this
place, TO which institutions he at once proceeded
without waiting to eat his dinner. The Central
Bank promptly redeemed the trifiius sum of $l6,-
600 aud the Valley bank probably as much more
Both our banks are abundantly able to meet spy
demands that may be made upon them, but 1t is
certainly outrageous that foreign brokers are per-
United by our laws to drain them of their specie
They redeemed together on Saturday evening
about $4,000 of their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (Ta J
Spectator.
The AMERICAN MEDICAL AssoCIATroN-The gentle.
men comprising the American Medical Association
assembled at the Smithsonian Institution, Wash
ington, Tuesday morning, and organized.
On calling the roll, delegates answered from va
rious States as follows: Maine 2, New Hampshire s
Connecticut Is, Vermont L, Massachusetts, 40
Rhode Island s. New York 70, New Jersey rs, Penn.
sylvania 66, Delaware 4, Maryland "a, District of
Columbia Is, Virginia 8, North Carolina 8, South
Carolina 10, Georgia IL, Alabama I, Kentucky O..
Tennessee 7, Indiana 6, Illinois IL, Michigan 8,
Iowa 3, Missouri 4. Ohio IA. California, O. Harvey
American MedicalSociety of Paris, 1;U. s. Navy Geo
Clymer, c. q. Maxwell. The following are the
members from Virginia present :--P. c. Spencer,
IL G. Leigh, Thomas p. Atkinson, J. N. Schoolfeld,
John Fauntleroy, Hugh II. Mcauire, J. C. Brown
and III. NJ. Lewis.
ENGLISH HoNoRs FOR AN AMERICAN sAvANr.-It ia
announced in the London Athen;eum of March IS,
1885, that at the annual meeting of the Geological
Society of London, the president, Major General
Portlock, announced the award of the Walloston
medal, with the balance Of the proceeds of the
Wslloston fund, to Prof Jas. Hall aud requested
Sir Roderick Murchison to transmit it to the med.
allist. The award of Walloston medal is the
highest honor which can be conferred by the
Geological Society, Except the presidency of the
Society," and this 10 the first instance of its having
been bestowed upon an American.
NATIONAL FoUNDRRIzs'-Ths House Committee on
Military Affairs have been engaged in inyestigat.
ing the subject of the establishment of national
foundries and the encouragement of the manufac-
ture of American iron. The general policy is to
construct at least five steamers year for the use
of the navy, the machinery to be made at the gov
ernment fouudries, and also to manufacture ne W
style of ordinance. The bill which the Commit
tee are prepared to report provides for the estab
lishment of one Or more national foundries, ap-
propriates sufficient money to purchase ground
aud commence building, sites to be selected by the
Secretary OF War under direction of the President,
who will appoint Board of Military Officers to
report on the various localities.
HORSE CHEWING ToBACco.-The anti-tobacco men
have paraded in triumph the assertion that man
is tho only animal which chews the weed The
following from the Danville, Va, News will be
welcomed as a complete refutation:
One of the physicians of our town owns a riding
horse which loves tobacco up to any good old
eastern North Carolinian that ever rolled a quid
under his tongue. The horse will take a quar- ter
of plug at the time aud chew it with avidity
and apparent delight. But the strangest feature
of the matter is. he swallows the amber without
becoming sick at the stomach or head.
RELEASE OF AN AMERICAN SEAMAs-The U s.
ship Dale, OF the A lean squadron, touched at the
port of Benguela, in February, and found an Amer.
ican seaman, Jeremiah Sullivan, from the whaler
Osceola Third. of New Bedford who had been inl-
prisoned ten months by the Portuguese authori-
ties for merely being in company with sailor who
had committed an assault. The COMMANDER OF
the Dale made fierce demand upon the govern
ment, and threatened to lombard the fort and
town II the American was not granted trial.
His release was then effected, and the Dale took
the two men on board and brought them of.
ROMANTIC BuRGLAR.-Thieves of the Claude
iu Val and Paul Clifford school are gradually be
coming ''played out,'' but occasionally hear of
one For instance. q gentleman of this order en-
tered the house of William Echols, Esq, Hunts.
vile, Ala, and not finding any money he scorned
all such trifies watches, &C. and contented hiui
self with stealnga ring from the finger OF sleep
ing young lady. Who knows but that he kissed
her too.
POSTMASTER ARRRsrEp.-Rev. T. Lean, a minister
was arrested and brought to Detroit on the 30th
uit., charged with robbing the mail at Worth, Tus
cola county, Mich. at which place he was deputy
postmaster. The amount which has been lost is
some three or four hundred dollars. Lean was
brought before q commissioner and required TO hnd
bail In the sum 900 for his appearance in court
GEN. PAEz.-The Commi ssiouers appointed to in.
vite General Paez, the illustrious statesman, sol
der, and patriot, of Venezuela, to return to his
native land, will reach Philadelphia in the barque
Rowena in the course of the present week. The
Commissioners will be accompanied by many
friends of the distinguished exile
Loys WEDDING TRP.-Mr. Frederick G.. Baylies
aud Miss Julietta A. ii. Jackson were married last
week ut Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the happy pair
started immediately on their wedding tour, which
is to be over the Plains, through Kansas, Nebraska
and Utah Territories to California
Two Ira SrouTs.-It is singular fact, that while
one Ira Stout has been convicted in Rochester for
a brutal murder, smother Ira Stout is being tried
in St. Louis for attempting to kill police officer.
THE ANNUAL REPORT of the Post Office states that
the number of letters posted in the Russian En-
pire is about 400 900, exactly the same number
as is posted in the single city Of Manchester and
it's suburbs.
TALL SrupRsrs.-The Wisconsin Board Of Educa
tion recently resolved "to erect building large
enough to accomodste Ave numbered students
three stories high.
PRETTY WELL "BAsKED UP."-The city ofSt. Paul
Minnesota, has no less than thirteen banks within
its limits!
Snow SToRM.--There was a heavy snow storm OF
the morning of Sunday, 2bth uit., in Hannibal, Mo.
and the snow continued at intervals throughout
the day.
The Republicans of Vermont hold their STATE
Convention at Montpelier early in June.
The Dshlgren gun Of the U. s. corvette Ply
mouth weighs 10000 pounds
The fruit crop Of Tazswsll county, Va, was de
stroyed by the late frosts.
Thos. Francis Mesgher was at San Jose, Costs
Rica, on the I'd ult.