The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-13

her hull and rigging One man was lost.
The captain, officers and crew of the American
brig Fidelia, recently wrecked on the Bahamas,
reached Havana on the 3D. inst.
Sugars firm. Molasses inactive. Freights are
heavy, and large numbers of vessels are leaving
port 10 ballast. Sterling Exchange has declined
to 1121sa11234. Exchange on New York dull
Bills Ct 90 days z3la3 per cent. premium.
NAVAL.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.--The President this week
will send to the Senate the appointments OF oils
GERS in the navy whose cases were favorably re-
ported upon by the late Naval Retiring Board.
ICE IN THE HUDSON RIyER-STEAMER CON
STITUTION DAMAGED.
New YoRK, Dec. 11.-Ice is interrupting the nav,
igation OF the rivers in the vicinity OF the city
Immense quantities Of ice obstruct the Hudson
river. The steamer Constitution had hole cut ir
her bottom yesterday, by the ice Bristol land
was run ashore to prevent her sinking. The schr
Hero ran aground on the bar at Cassleton, yester'
day. Many other boats on the river are badly in.
jured.
THE SCHOONER WANDERER-A CARGO Oh
SLAVES LANDED IN GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH, Dec. u--The Republican, of thi;
morning, learns uron good authority, that tbs
schooner Wanderer had succeeded in evadng tbs
vigilance of the cruisers, and landed a cargo o
slaves in the neighborhood Of Saint Andrews
Sound. near Brunswick. A portion of the cargo
board eff a steamer.
THE NEW BOILERS FOR THE U. s. STEAMER
SAN JACINTO.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE contract for supply
ing the u 8. steamer San Jacinto with boilers ha.
been awarded to the Fulton iron works.
DEPARTURE OF THE STEAMER ARAG0.
NHw York. DEC. I1.-The steamer Arago, Captain
Lines, sailed to day, at noon, for southampton and
IL Va
Among her passengers are Con. L. Hardy de Beau
lieu, (Viscouut( of Belgium, and w. T. Giles, Jr.
U. s. Consul to Geneva.
COMPUTATION OF SENTENCE FOR MUIR
DER.
MONTREAL, Dec. 11.-Howlett, who was to be
executed on the 11th for the murder of his wife,
has had his sentence coHmuted to imprisonment
for life.
MURDER At SEA.
NORFOLK, Dec 1.-The bark Susan ". Lind, 16
days from Havana, has arrived. Seaman John
Gordon was murdered on board Friday by the
second mate.
LAKE PIRATEs.-A small schooner, about 80 tons
burthcn. has beeu recently seized at Detroit,
Mich, and several persona, alleged to be connected
witk the vessel, bave been arrested on suspicion
of being engaged in a general system of piracy
along the lakes. A quantity OF goods found on
board bore evidence of having been stolen, and q
large number Of skeleton keys, padlocks, &c,
in the vessel, together with bundle of letters,
which, it is said, conclusivey prove the existence
of an organized gang of thieves and pirates along
the shore Of Lake Erie, if it exs lends no further
WIFE MuapER.-Pstrick Murphy, employed on
the CoviDgton & Ohio Railroad, murdered his wife
with an axe last week in Allegheny coEnty, Va.
he was found in bed, asleep, the next morning,
and said that his wife had frozen to death. A la,
borer named Sullivan also killed his wife in The
fy lastr Roth Elnr WA
rested.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF DsATH-A son of Mr. K. Bart.
lstt, of Nswburyport. Mass, about seven years
old, fell with needle in his hand, C day or two
ago. The needle entered the knee joint and broke
of, occasiGning cenvuisons, from which he died
on the next day but one.
ARRIVAL OF The u. S. FRIeArE NIAaARA-The fri.
gate Niagara, which carried the rescued Africans
to Liberia, arrived at New York SATURDAY.. morn :
ing. On Monday, Nov. Sth, the Niagara came to at
Monrovia, and on the 9Th sent the Africans
ashore together with provisions, clothing and
other stores furnished for their support and com.
fort by the American Colonization Society. So.
yenty.one of the negroes had died on the passage,
leaving balance of 200 ont Of the original num-
Der. z received on board at Charleston.
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION Democratic
Convention will be held in Lynchburg on Thurs
day, the 10th day Of February next, of delegates
from the several counties composing the South-
side, First Section, TO nominate q candidate for
the Board Of Public Works, in the place of Thos
j. Boyd, Esq, who declines re election.
MEMBER OF The LEGISLATURE pRowsED-John
W. Summers, Esq, who was member of the Ma.
ryland House of Delegates last winter, from Wash
ingt0n county, was drowned on Tuesday night
last, at a lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
above Hancock. In attempting to cross the lock, it
is presumed, Mr.. s. made mis- step and fell in she
water. He was about 50 years of age.
JAPANESE bellies A japan letter SAVE. "The fe.
males of Nagasaki OF the ordinary height, and
some OF them are very handsome, and would Gre
ate quite stir in New York II they should happen
that way. The married ladies are known from the
single by painting their lips either green or
bright red, and their teeth a jet black. They are
frequently married as young as ton.
THEArnrcAL.-Ms, Avonia Jones Jig in Memphis.
Tenn. The Durand Opera Troupe is 10 Savannah;
MIR. end Mrs. Waller, at Cincinnati; Edwin Booth,
ut Louisville. The debut OF Piccolomini, ii Bos-
ton, on Thursday evening, proved failure, the
house being not two-thirds fui. The *'rrovin-
cials" turn up their noses ct Gotham! Prodi.
gious.
Aruh!ic meeting of four thousand persons has
been held at Quebec, to denounce the govern.
mont.
Among the fayorite amnsoments in Kansas are
balls, theatricals gift concerts, AID ssusage lot-
teries.
The Sons Of Malta, at Cleveland, have approprl-
eG five hundred dollars for the relief of the poor
If that city.
Lawson Fleming was killed on Monday last by
he explosion of steam beiler near Foirmcnt, Ma
ion county, Va.
ATRICHMoND THEATRE.
INcREABED ATTRACTION.
first appearance In five years of the celebrated
artist,
ID Mrs JULIA DEAN
HAYNE,
VII, will appear this evening in her celebrated
character of
JULIA.
In sheridin Knowles exquisite play of the
HUNCHBACK.
ERs JULIA DEAN
UAYNE AS JULIA.
lUNGHBACK TONIGHT.
SECURE YOUR SEATS EARLY.
~ AMERICAN SysrRM or GOVERNMENT ABROAD
very American must feel his heart beat with pride
hen he reads the late speech Of Hon Mr. Bright. |
2. in favor Of introducing the American form Of |
overnment-at least as far ~ representation b |
Great Britain. The honorable gen.
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