The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-15

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THE FR.zgs RIVER aoID Mfsgs.--fhe Gsiiforn
papers, brought by the Star Of the West, file
q with accounts of the gold mines lately diseovere
: in Oregon, and the seciioncf couatry about th
Frazsr and Thompson rivers, long letters from CO
respondents who have started on their search fs
e gold, ana from dfggers and residents in tho goi
regions, news Of the departure of hundreds fro'
California TO try their luck farther north, an
comments upon the probable effect these stirrin
. events viii have in developing and psopling th
L the great Pacific States.
: The first statements regarding the Frazer Mines
: : which we're put forth by the San Francso press
were plausible to obtain aIsnostuniversaf ere
: dence, aud straightway hundreds of the hardy an
adventurous miners, who had ;oiied in Caiiforni
! with more energy than success. made up Thea
minds to try the diggings at the North
Hundreds were snitten with this new gold fever il
every town OF considerable size In Csiifornis, and
untanght by past experience. from the very frs
the fabulous richness of the iiggngs seems to hays
been received almost "a f,rsgone conclusion.
. The heads of the different Chinese companies srs
making arrangements ito ship their countrymer
| to the aorthera mines, for, though prevented
, frcm entering California by the stringent laws re-
! Gently passed by the Legislature, in the British
Possessions. the Chinese afforded the same pro
lection and fsciiities as the whites. The first em
grafton, Of course, have been vagabonds, gamblers
1
At the departure Of the steamer, perhaps 1,509 or
1000 had reached part of Oregon or the
| Br1tlsh possessions or were on their way thither.
| ihe Hudson's Bay Company's officials are said
to be very accommodating, and furnish every facil-
ity to miners to reach their destination, with u
view OF prom ting emigration.
should the fever continue, and future discoye-
cries ftom the mines be rs rich as they prom
se IL is quite likely that in six months California
| Will have sent $4,000 of her population to the
! mines. The existence of gold mines in Washing
Ton and oregon territories, not TO speak of the
British provinces rivaiing those of California in
her paimiest days, will be not unlikely to call ou;
an emigration from the East second only to that of
| iS49, 1850 and 1851. s5 e
DESTRUCTIVE IsuSDAIToN-Baltimore and vicini.
ty were visited Friday and Saturday last with
a rapid succession of heavy showers; during a
considerable portion of Saturday the rain poured
down ia unbroken torrents, and the floods can e,
aud towards that part of the city lying adjacent
to Jones fails was inundated to depth varied by
the inequalities of the surface up to about six feet
Some incidents given by the Sun, will serve to
| give an idea of the extent of the freshet The dam
| age is estimated at s45 600.
| While the rain falling, and at the crossings
| there was considerable competition among the
| owners of vehicles for the custom of th)se who
| wished 10 cross to Baltimore street bridge; emni
| bhsees carts aud drays were brought into reaui
| sltIon, and the prices ranged from three to six
cents. .....- .-- s...4
The destruction Of rats on the line Of the falls
was very great, and it is said that some thousands
| pefished In the element. One was seen 10 get ou
Il piece of wood for safety and go down the Falls
but it was lost in the maeistrom. About forty
feet OF the wall enclosing the University OF Mary
iaud, West Lombard street. WAS thrown down
The water russed into the Mechanical Bakery. on
Howard street, and pat out the engine fires
| Abont 2GD ioaves destroyed.
In front OF the Maryland Institute, after the
storm ceased man amused large crowd by
swimming about, and another did the same thing
in Holiday street. Both had tasted Of the cau de
| rie.
The shoals and shores OF the Spring Gardens
were iIned with lumber, fencing, barrels and eve
ry variety of drift wood large quantities of which
| were gathered by parties yesterday and hauled
away. Lumber of drowned hogs AID sheep
were also lying and floating about in different To-
caitits.
| The basement of Washington Hall, corner OF
| Baltimore street and the bridge occupied as q
| Laundry, was flooded to considerable extent
| Nevertheless the washeTwomen stood TO their
work, in the water, about two feet deep.
Two negroes aud white man named Fenands
Jones, were drowned.
APPROPRIATIONS BY CosGREss.-The appropria-
tions by laws already made by this session of Con.
gress are as follows:
For invalid and other pensions 1863 So; Treasury
notes 20010; Indians l23S, 100; Consular and dpo-
mac services 9l2, 20 Military academy lS2 S04 Le
gisatye executive and judicial expenses e, l27 EOS;
| Treaty with Denmark iDs,. 81; Expenses II lnyestt
gazing Committees IS o0J; To supply deficiencies g.
7oi 309; TO supply deficences for printing 34 ,log.
The bills passed the Senate
Indian supplements. s9i9937; Naval, 1t,57a.co4;
SunGry civil bills 5S4i l40; Army, lS21S 900; Mail
sc mere, 1850
The bills passed the House of Representatives
are
Collecting revenue from customs, s. 500 O0e: Post
Offices. 3,a00O0U; three regiments of volunteers,
3,39095S; TO supply Indian Deficiencies 339 3s5.
A DEATH CLocK.--We have recently been inform.
| ed of truly wonderful clock which is said to
belong to u family residing in Newport, Ky. We
relate the peculisrites of this clock they were
| related to ns, leaving our readers to draw their
own conclusions as To the my stery. Our iuformaut
is Que that can be relied The clock is of sim
Pile construction, and belongs to the family of Mr..
IL-v, but all tho efforts OF the ciock-mak ers
have not been able to make it keep time, c0nse-
Equently it has been permitted to rest in sileuee
| A few hours beiOre the death OF Mr.. I y s
sister, which took place some time ago, the clock
suddenly struck one, after silence OF several
months. 1t thus continued silent until another OF
the family Frustrated with fatal malady,
when it again struck one aud on the following
day the child was buried year elapsed, when a
second Child sckened and Diet; the clock pune
iual in sounding one a few hours previous 10 his
death.
A third child, little boy fifteen moAths old,
was afflicted with seroua, which baffied the skill
| of tie ply scians, and on the third DAY OF this
|
The clock gave the usual warning and struck one
. 1t never failed sounding death kuell when any
| one of The family in whose possession 1t how Is,
were about 10 die. There are strange things III
heaven and earth, Horauo, than are dreamt OF IN
cur philosophy. Cincinnati Gazette. ss .
AUSTRALIAN HEAT.-The Sumter 6. C.) Watch
man publishes the following extract from pri
. vate letter, dated Adelaide, Feb. Is, 1895:
II can assure you have nearly been roasted
/ a fs,xff{ ~
hottest weather remembered Tor several Seait
| past The heat at ntou, iu the shade, was ljt
deg to to deg, according to situation, and during
the night 1t never less than 81 deg to iUo deg
in doors The bot wiUd never ceased blowing, ant
the iunumerabIe deaths frotn coup de s0ttet nave
beeu appalling in the extreme"
POLITICAL MoyEMgsr-rhe National Union mem
bers OF Congress- of the Sonth, BE- invited Il
pubic dinner by geu!lem=D Of the Opposition II
. I Aew York. 1t Is also said that Aessrs Hum
phrty Marshall, II. Winter Davis, aud john A
uiIhtr, OF North Carolina, viii addressa ineetIb.
| of tile friends of Protection III Pnll.deipha tex
| week or soon thereafter with several Bepudcaa
who are in favor OF protesting American iabor an'
| manufacturers.
Nor TO ne MlsTAKEN.-It is said that one of th'
/, | editors of the Lewsburg Chronicle, soon sttt
4 | commencing to learn the printing business, wen
10 see preachers daughter. The next time he ri
| tended meeting he WAS considerably astontshed a
| hearing the minister anGouace or hts text: nj,
n taughter is srieyonsiy termented With eesii?s
ETHAN ArIsS's RsaAtss FvuSp-In thorough
| renewing the earth at the bnriai plsce Of Fdba
= Alen at Tnrlrpgtea VI, last Tuesday, for ayiu.
: | the foundation Of the proposed monument, III
boues of Ethan Alien were found directly eeaeat
. the place of the old Ionshslphe, They were beSe
g | ap'a and re-interred beneath the foundation.
:, GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION The British Admiralt
: have advertised for tenders for steam or sailio