The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-26

rha sneachse Of Louie Napotsou nao ff'"s
b,rt at cherhours ought 10 satisfy even tns ..
don Time. that the enssxte cordias oes~esn '.'
| t~a uoyaruuents. n ever weakened.n seM. -
newed. Happily for England and ffenss' 1870
! the Quiet of Europe, the French sne =
moparchs understand that the true io'e's'ss y
| both are Involved 10 peace.
| x.~,.rx,.-The accounts from yentsuela stats
,h., there ia imminent danger ola collision bee
| tween the French and English squsdrons ~ La
snayr, and the Venezuelan government, 10 come
ousncs Of the imprisonment BY the latter OF Pres
| dent Monagas. The government. now that they
have got rid Of him, do not appear diaposed TO %
buiiied into showing him any favor. They seem 20
prefer settling their political troubles without sny
intesf ference from foreign powers who can on'y
claim right to interfere because they are power
full enough to compel the weaker party 70 submit
Il ID said that new treaty Of commerce ana hs'-
irAsion having been negotiated by MI hsn'es'
acme time sincs 10 now accepted BY the prese"s
Venezuelan Executive. as amended by the on'sea
State Senate In one Of Its articles Thus most Vi
the important questions pending between 'ne WV
governments appear to be in sctivs progress TO-
| wards satisfactory conclusions.
s.Lx or rARs--Ths farm, containing 10 acres
adjoining the Fair Grounds, at Nerfoik' va '"'
nroDsrty OF Mr.. William Rodgers, has been par
chased BY Mr.. Isaac r. Hunter, recently Oh tate
county, N. O., for $4,000.
s.raoy L,Sp.-John Mc(iee has recently soid MS
farm OF 2z.o acres, on Sand Fork, In Lewis county
Va. Tor $4,000. The purchasers are from ths
North. and came under the auspices OF the we"
yo,, homestead company" considerable par
~ Of euIgrants passed through Weston Tor Bra1-
,or v. from the State OF Connecticut, during
last week.
por.st Hill. the residence Of the late George
Hamilton In Spottsylyania county, va. was sofa
at auction on wednesday last, to Miss Jane Ham
ilton, for $500.
MAIL RoU,s-The mail difficulties on the new
route between this city and New Orleans, via the
virginia. Tennessee, and Mississippi Central rail-
roads. have been adjusted, and that hereafter the
mail service will be promptly performed.
r,r-on Sunday morning. last the store house
AZ Mr.. Joseph Cauthorn, in Mt Sidney, Augusta
ou,ty. Va, together with his entire stock OF
goods. books aud papers, was consumed by fire
L,ss 10 estimated at 5000, or perhaps - ooo'-
Supposed to have been accidental.
rHn PEACH Caop-During the past week the
market in staunton, Va, has been well supplied
with peaches, most of which, being Of superior
quality soId readily at 81 . bRshel. They have
rstailed as high as 25 csntsa donen.
No RAIN YET.-0ur town and vicinity are still
suffering greatly from the continuance of the
drought. % every side we hear complaints OF
bIighted crops, and dismal forebodings OF the dis
astrous result. No amount of rain could now
make the crop half au average one The dust 10
our streets is about four inches thick, and as the
weather has been many degrees cooler Tor the last
few daya, the prospect for rain il rendered still
more gloomy. Yet trade in o1r town is active, aad
tobacco brings fue prices.-EGnctte, Va :, Irdns.
SALE or RAILROAD ROLLING SrocK-We fnd the
following In the Parkersburg (Na) News: son
Monday last, the sheriff of this county sold at pub
lie auction quantity of rolling stock BELONGING
to the NJ aud C Railroad, consisting OF about Z50
tons OF railroad iron, which was bought by til e
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at $i5 per ton; one
locomotive, the john W Garrett bid in by John
J. Jackson at So 900; 81 house cars, which brought
$3.50 each. and 81 platform cars, which went for
I50 each, bid in by J. X. Waters, agent The
sale was made by order of the court, and was on
six and twelve months time. The entire property
cost s73 e25; exclusive of freights, and sold fol
S32,o5o"
An AFFAIR OF HONOR Two young gentlemen
students at Chapel Hill, n c.. we're to have m at In
Columbia, S. c., Saturday. for the purpose OF
ing difficulty. MIR. Z. q. Claiborne u DanVille. Va
accompanied by his friends, Messrs Chss lrsinE
and G. c. Cabei. arrived there on Friday last: and
awaited the arrival of the party challenging, who
named Columbia. S G. Information received that
the challenging party would not be in Columbia
necessarily put a quietus 10 further proceedings
AD.ssxsoUs Lrap.-fhs Daily Wisconsin of the
| I7lh says that . man named VIM. Welis, haltini
from Chicago jumped from the gsrrsf wIndos OF th'
| Eeuomonse House, Milwaukee, in ht OF drun Re n
| nsss. The fellow was scratched aus bruised oauiy
| but not q bone in his body was broken. He arrived
| from Chicago on Sunday, and SAID he had SOM
| $50 or $40 sew4d ~ Ia his coat which he los
| either on the way or at Chicago. He Was 30 drnnl
| hs couldn't tell which.
UoRaoas-The Albany Journal publishes lis
of los sudden deaths, suiedes and murders, occu-
pyiug nearly three columns 10 that paper, collect
ed from ths exchanges received on Friday nigh
Aod Saturday morning
pAaING RosszRr ATSD.rRoIr.-The warehouse O.
Oliver Newbury, was entered Gu the night OF the
eth, BY means of false key, and robbed OF money
| aud papers to the amount Of about $4,000. Two
ofacers got wind of the thieves the next day, and
recovered all but $500. The burglars got on
porAro DIsEAs.-The soutbbrdge (Mass.) Pres,
states that the potato rot is affecting the crop very
| sensiby in that vicinity. One farmer lost one
| bRshel out of four that he was digging.
| GCANo IN EsGLksD.-The use of this article i'll
Great Britain has mere than :re5ied within year
| The importation in 1857 Amounted to but ", sos
tons, while in 1858 it, amounted TO l74,SO4.
The Secretary Of the Interior and the President
have determined to postpone the public land sales
advertised to take place III Nebraska in the coarse
| of next month.
James A. Gorham was killed at Selma, Ala, on
| the 18th inst in an affray with Abner and James
| Nance, cousins.
John NJ. Gibbs, printer, died in Tallahassee,
Fla, on the 18th inst, aged about fifty years.
Dr. J. S. Erwin, for many years representative OF
| Mcdowell county in the North Carolina Legisia'
| iure, died on the 9th inst
The Israelites of Baltimore have adopted a con
gratuatory address on the late liberal movement
| Of the English Parliament.
~ Cali and see the new stTle of Ambrotypes at
REEs Co IS Headquarters Of Art. l3s Main street
(Steam Gallery. Price, Is cents, 20 Genus ~ ana
upwards Children taken perfect by Old RIBS. See
specimens al the doorway.