The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-28

Tne sloop OF war No. l, built st Philadelphia
ready for launching.
The number Of prisoners in tho Illinois Sta,
Prison Dec l, was 6I2.
Fanny Kemble's charity readings In R.,timo,
yielded 81 200 for the Home OF the Friendless.
:, The total distance between St. Louis and Sal
frahcIsco Dy the Asw overland route is 2765 miles
Messrs Hicks Gadsden, American msrohsu
OF London, have suspended. Liabilities f50, 900.
Orleans.
The wife Of Mortimore Thorn p.on ("Dnestick,',
died at Brooklyn. N. Y, on Wednesday last.
The proprietors of the Boston museum bav,
given thtee hundred and Afty odd dollars to III,
Mount Vernon fund
Cunt de Chstei, Of Paris, recently bought hi,
wiisa lot OF welry. among which was one rub,
Tor which he gave $50 600.
8. A. Clayton aud NJ Carter, convicted at Co
iumbia,S o of stealing slaves, have beea sen
tcnced to be hung, Feb 25th.
The Governor of South Carolina has commuted
tne sentence OF death against j. Campbell aud I
hcdowan to 500 fue aad one years imprisop
ment.
Tom Hyer pronouncas the letter, purportug to
be signed by him. and Offering to xht Heensn OF
any one else for $40 600. TO be q for gerry.
An international exhibition is to be held in
exhibition of 1851
Lord Viscount Bury met with fall at onebso
last Monday while skating, aud dislocated his
arm. ~
VIM Astor, of New York, paycd his tax bill to
tie Recorder lately, the am upt being SIS 600 on
Total. $S5 900.
The South Carolina Legislature closed its ses,,op
OF four weeks on the 21sr, having passed some
iorfy-six acts. many of them of private nature.
lt is stated that Governor Buckingham of Con.
necticut, has given his years salary 10 YaIs Cai
lsge. "'' wi
On Tuesday last, the French Miniater entertained
Washington. '
Deputy Marshal Tyler has been held at Ds,ro;,
to answer charge f murder, for killing Cartain
Jones. of the brig Concord
Julien has composed set of waltze, dedicated
to Fanny Fern, called Fern Leaves 1t begins and
ends IN musical whisper
The Senate will re-commence it's sessions. d.
Capitol. ' - LUG
A large number of the members OF Congress
have left Washington, to spend the HOLIDAYS else
where.
Julius c Patten. grain dealer of Buffalo. N.
l., mas ab'conded with large sums obtained by
irand. The faro table was at the bottom of it.
Forney's Press autboritativeIy saws that judge
nouglas has written NO. letter declining the Presi
dency.
The tailest man among the Philadelphia police
corps measures feet inches; the stoutest 46l (
inches round the chest.
Sentence Of divorce has been pronorn need be-.
tween Prince Frederick William of Hanaa, eldest
son Of tho Eec'or of Hessee, and the daush shter #
he comedian Birnbaum.
There were 926 frkins of butter shipped from
New York to California during the month of No
vember.
A Tobacco Fair has been held at South Windsor,
Connecticut, the first exhibition Of the kiad In the
State.
Our American custom Of Thanksgiving dav wa,
observed at Paris by Americans, and e congreaa
ton listened to discourse from the lips of Bishop
McIvaine, of Ohio.
IN MoUsNIsG.-A paper published at Genoa. called
II att ttco has appeared with q deep black bor-
der; the mark of mourning denoting the opening
of a Yandos church in Genoa!
MuNIPICENT DoNATIoN-Jsmes Lepox. Of New
York, has presented to the New York Historical
Society thirteen of the scuiptured Rarbles' from
Ninevah, which cost $4,000.
Col Lockridge Is said to be on visit at Natchez.
bent on promoting emigration, OF the usual
peaceful character, into Northern Mexico
George Power, formerly Secretary to the Vice
President Of the Illinois Central Railroad died at
Chicago, on Friday, from the effects of opium eat
ing.
Come out here and I'll lick the whole of YEAS
the urchin said when he saw Jar full of sugar
sticks in candy store window on a Christmas
morning
REMEDY FOR BRONCHITIS The Rev Ronald Mich
olson. of Ostoway. ILL.,. was arrested n Louisville
Ky., on Monday, on charge of swindlipg In bis
pocket was found pair OF false whiskers which
he said he ao0re tor a sore throat.
PRINTING IN FRANCE.--There are in France 037
printing Offices which employ $500 composIters,
1900 pres.men, and 900 Overseers aud correctors
rhe average annual number of works printed is
5000 and the produce of the whole is estimated Mt
S5.000000.
SNuB -Snub reIceived that the milk he was
nouriug into his c, fee cup was none Of the rich.
est. On this he said to his hostess: Haven yon
any milk that is more cheerful than this?" What
do you mean by thati" "Why, his milk seems
overpowered by the biaes."
FATAL ACCIDENT -Miss Emma Bower, of New
Washington, Clark county, Ia. killed a few
days ago, BY fall from horse. which threw her
in .uch q position that the wheel Ct a passin Q
wagon directly across her neck, causing imme-
diate death.
Nothing official has been received from the schoo.
ner Susan. but it is generally reported that the
flihusters. who left Mobile 10 the steamer
Fashion, ostensbly for Texas. have landed twenty
miles below the mouth of the Colorado, where
there are now congregated probably one thousand
armed men.
Too B.D-A mortifying report comes from the
'modsrn Athens" Boston, TO the New York
Courier des Etds Unts That papers information
says: MIR Morrissey ATTRACTS more attention
and draws at his exhibitions larger crowds than
our worthy fellow ci izeu. Mr. Ullman and his en-.
tire opera troupe, Picccolomini inc.uded"
UsIuckY.-On the I'D inst. VIM. Violet, Jr
of MouI field Hardy county. Va got thrown from
4 wagon ard broke bi. avn between the eI. ow
aud shoulder This uiakes the third time he has
had the same arm broken in the course of twelve
months.
FIXING FOR SpoRT.-The Buffalo people have or
ranized skating club, hired "iot' of land,
caused il to be fl oded with water, which it is ex.
ectrd will freeze. built a retiring room for ladies
aud hired a man to take care of the ice. keep l.
cipar from snow. &c, at an expense Cf $1,000 for
their snort this winter.
GgaRerA METHODIST CONFERENCE This body has
a,ortei, by n unanimous vote, q resolution 20 ex
OUNCE from the rules Of GeSerai Conference of the
Methodist Church South, the rule against "the
buying and selling Of men. women and children
with an interest to enslaVe them.''
OUraAGE.-It is stated that on Thursday evening
few moments after the train left Bonssck's de, O
on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, a stone
weighing bout two pounds was thrown into the
last window Of the hindmo car. scattering frag
ments of the broken pane particles Of which in.
n {, ed several painful wounds upon the face and
neck of a lady who sat near the window.
DEATH OF NOTED INDIAN CHlFF An Indiar
chiet called Okemos, died lately near LANSING
Michigan. He was supposed to be over ono hun.
d. cd years old He was in the vars of 1892 b ,tl
r and against Wayne aud st Clair, at difsrep,
times. He had sabre crt clear across bis back
maze by one OF MaU anthony WAyueb troopers
At Fort Meigs he received wounds which left
holes in his skull into which three dnsers could
be laid
BURLEsaUE.-0ne of the funniest things got ur
in New York lately. was the excursion of su anger
association, in bnriesqne of the target excursions
Each man carries an anger instead of gun, Cal.
athumpiau band accompanies them, and The exsr.
cises consist in walking bndfold TO the target aud
ioriug a hole through it. Not one man in twenty
can DO it, and the blunders that are made cause a
great deal of sport.
FUGITIVE SLAVE ExcIrEMENr.-There is fugitive
slave excitement in Nebraska. A Missouri slave
holder, named Nuckolls, recently removed to thai
Territory with a number of slaves and established
himself at 0mahs. The slaves suddenly left him,
crossing the river aid findipg refuge in Iowa. The
master and some seventy. five other men 10 Omaha
threatened to cross over after them aud execute
summary vengeance upoa the parties who are
charged with harboripg the fugitives, bnt at last
accounts nothing of serious nature had hsp'
peDed.
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