The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-15


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ias Nfws FROM urAH.-The telegraph has al.
announced the arrival Of Mr. wingste.
oa agent ~ council Bluffs. with intelligence
I'm me mormon capital to tho latter part of
"aas'y' including remarkable story Of the pre.
parasions OF the Saints to defend the pa,,aa the,-
manufacture Of cannon, reyoiversnnd emmr,,.;s.
&C, &c. The following additional news /. aa.
rived from the same source.
brigham Young prenshe. uno, N. .r,.,. :.
~ .se sat every Sunday. On the Oath of Jaausrv
sue usy peiore Mr.. Wingate left the cjfy. Brishsm
preached 70 over nine thousand people. and sffsr
M n,oh ne requested all who we're in favor of
giving the troops he'll, In case thew .tfemnt -
enter the valley to raise mp. Every man war,.n -
and child rose up. sNow," saia Briehan at -.
satisfied Tbs Lord is with us, and II Ne IN
Q. one accord to give the troops hell, the powers
OF the earth and hell cannot prevail over ps e..
have 10 revealed to me that not blade Of sr...
OF other green thing, will be left on the plsin c.
the support OF the beasts of our enemiesr
THE TURKISH ADMBAL.-Mohemed Pacha was
''iionized" quite extensively in New York last
week. He was installed into the Order of the scns
Mason On Thursday, the unfortunate Turk was
escorded to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he
examined every thing of interest He has been
exhibited in the theatres. In the circus and hs.n
compelled to submit to the curious gaze of tbou.
sands. Still the lion endured bis stirring nm with
much philosophy, very becoming in regal ami
NAL. He even bowed graciously to the clown IN
the circus, who said "Russia mustered her forces
Turkey peppered them, England and France n.
saulted them. and altogether they made a pretty
pickle" "wby," said the ring master, YOU ar.
in merry key" "Yes," replied the clown. 81
was bora in merry key, (America) and am glad
to see here our guests from Turkey"
All this rs we said before, the pacha andrraa
with Mahomedsh patience and resignation: but be
improved the earliest opportunity to send a Ar.
man to Washington announcing his intention of
visiting that city early in the coming week.
CoNaREss.-In the Senate, on Saturday, Mr.,
Wade, of Ohio, made speech in opposition TO the
admission of Kansas under the Lecom ptoo copsti.
tution but gave way to a motion for adjournment
Nothing else of interest transpired. The Hou.e
was not 10 session.
SHERIFF SHoT.-Mr. Evens, deputy sbsrjff n,
Baltimore county. Md, was shot and dangerously
wounded on Friday last, bya man whom he was
endeavoriug to arrest on charge of abusing his
wife. The desperate was afterwards captured and
| locked up.
DEATH OF AN EDrroR.-Mr. Absalom Ridgely,
junior editor aud proprietor of the Annapolis,
| (Nd) Republican, died in that city Friday morn.
| Ing, OF pneumonia, in the 3lst year of his age.
|
DESPERATE OUTRAGE IN THE ALTON 0LL PESrryS.
| TIARr--Ne,e Way TO Procure a Pardo,,.--Tbe st.
| Louis papers give an account of an extraordinary
outrage In the Illinois penitentiars. tv ronvic,
| named Hall. While the turnkey, man named
Crabbe, was conducting this convict to his cell
the latter knocked Crabbe down, drag ged him into
the cell with him, locked the door after them, and
then standing over him with a dirk told Buckmas
ter, the warden, and other officers who came to see
what the matter was, that unless they
procured pardon for him from the Governor he
would ktli the poor turnkey. deputation was
IN consequence, sent to the Governor to procure q
pardon, and that functioBary had agreed to Give
lt. In the meantime, however. Mr. Rutherford
the state superintendent, and Col Buekmas ter the
warden. undertook to get into the cell of the pr.
soner by sfratagem. Breakfast was set ut the cell
door In vessels OF larger size than ordinary but
the convict refused to open the door nntiI the
was cleared, which, after brief consultation was
done. The warden, superintendent and guards werr
on each side Of the CELL but Of sight nd motion
less tne convict slowly opened the door nearly
instantly inserted. The warden cried ont TO
Crabb, the imprisoned gttafd, to fight for fis life
lie accordingly sprang TO the opening Of the door
aud at length dragged himself through, but MT BE-.
fore nc Wds stabbed By the conr,ct nine times sereu
times te The back and ticice on The arms When thu
poor victim was dragged out the convict barred
the door again and refused TO yield. He was then
gwen lew minutes for reflection, and the rebel
was, after much lodging and eff0rt to get ont of
the reach of the fire. shot by the scdyden. The bali
struck his skull Just below the left ear and rlan
r!ns arottnd lodged under the skull. He fell in
stantiy afid wss dragged ont OF the cell, and was
thought to be dead, bat soon recovered and talked
as sensible any man could Under the circum-
stances. After the convict taken ont of his
cell, his knife, about eight inches long, with a
double edge, was found In the coll. and on bis per-
son was found also another knife. with bla,ln
four inches long. Crabb. the wounded guard, is
Thought to be ffiorially injured.
FIRE IN WasaiSsroN.---A fire broke out last
Thursday night, In Washington, and DESTROYED
considerable amount of property. The Star says
The first building destroyed was small frame,
near etreet, owned by Geo. I. Stuart Esq, and
occupied by German shoemaker, named Anton
Belchert. This building, together with an adjoin-
ing stable aud outh0use, was entirely CONSUMED.
The fire then spread into the adjoining houses
the North; the first two owned by Lewis johnson,
Esq, and occupied by Police Magistrate 4. s. My
ers. Esq, and Alfred Lindsay. These were rapid
ly consumed, and the efforts TO extinguish the
flames on the part Of the fremen being fruitless
account Of the great scarcity of water, the Are
continued TO spread, nuaiiy reaching the two ad-
Joining houses, which we're owned by Lambert
der, and X. u. Fowler. In short time these we're
also destroyed entirely.
TRANSPORTATION OF TKoofs, &c-The g. Louis
Republican learns that the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad Company will transport the entire num-
ber of troops destined TO Utah, numbering seve-
raj thousand dollars, from Cincinnati TO IT. Louis.
In addition TO the troops the company is bringing
the stores and supplies for the expedition. For
more than week past, from six to ten cars daily
haye arrived over the road with freight for ths
expedition-fncnding wagons, harness, saddles
and the endless variety Of miscellaneous army sup
plies and stores.
A DISTRESSING AccDENr-0n Friday of last week,
Mr. David Kelly, citizen Of Carroll county, Nd.
met with an awful death. The Sentinel says he
was engaged In blasting limestone In the quarry
of Mr.. Abraham Hoop, on Little Pipe Creek. The
charge proving defective, Mr.. Kelly determined
TO remedy it, when it exploded, blowing him TO
atoms. His body was shattered to pieces, which
gathered up and carried to his residence In sacks.
lie leave. wife and several children.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIps-On Tuesday last the
dwelling house of Patrick Donnelly, resr the
Philadelphia turnpike, about five miles from Ball
timorc, caught fire, and, together with its con-
tents, was entirely consumed. Mr. Donnelly's
mother, an old woman. and the only person IN the
house nt the time, pcrlshed In the flames, and on
ly some charred remains of the body were found.
A Coon BoY-A lad named o. Brien, who obtains
a livelihood by pedding apples on the Eiyria
(0hio) cars, found, few days since, q package OF
IS, 500 In bank notes, which had been lost In the
cars by Mr.. Bishop who had brought tho money
from Cleveland for Mr.. H. u. Mussey, Of Eiyris.-
The lad was so elated at his good fortune that he
took the money to bed with him aud sat up nil
night watching It. Next day IL was given 70 Mr..
Mussey, when the lad was rewarded with y stit OF
clothes and deed cf 160 acres Of land. We un
derstand that Mr.. Mussey also offered TO give the
boy thorough business education, but the father
declined for the present. as be did not wish to rart