The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-19

4 tao 5scauaauip ScbDIsu boib tictOtt8 fof KQri
langley, on the 7th ult., with number Of passen-
gers and large freight. After the weasel had
gotten out of port, smell of fire was discovered
The Alta Californian says:
| As the smell increased the search was copti,,.
ued aad on lif.iag up the fore hatch, volume OF
thick smoke and flame burst out, nearly binding
| those Who were near. The appalling fact was then
| evident that the ship was on fire. The hatch
was instantly closed, and the alarm spreading
every soul was soon on deck. Soon the flames be-
| gan to appear, and so dry and combastibie was
the matersl that efforts could bsffis their pro-
sress In fve minutes the whole forward pact Of
| the vessel was on fire. The roaring and cracking
OF the flames was terrific. The Sea Bird was, at
this time, about two miles from Discovery Island
situated on the eastern coast of Vancouver, about
half mile from the main land of the latter IT,
land.
Toward this the ship was headed with q foil
head OF steam, the flames spreading every moment
and carrying dismay to the stoutest heart. She
ran steadily and swftiy tovard the land, her rapid
motion sending the fire aft in . contn uous stream
The one boat hanging at the quarter seemed the
only chance of escape and several men attempted
TO cut her loose, but we're very properly preveated
ey Others, some Of whom stood by her with pistols
declaring she should not be touched Until the boat
struck. The fire room aud all that part Of the
snip around the boilers and engines was Bov un.
tenable. The steam escape WAS therefore left OPEN
and everybody crowed aft awaiting the approach
OF shore. The water being smooth she kept on
her course until :he wheel ropes chains narted.
when she reared about little, but still made
toward rocks upon which she seemed to strike but
taking shear she ran violently into a beach and
put her bows high out of water. The ladies show
60 the most heroic coolness throughout, aud il ia
said, were remarkable contrast to some Of the
sterner sex on the occasion. They were assisted
out en- diStdbelle having hurried ont of their stat
rooms in that condition.
SO closely to the rocks had the steamer raa tho
passengers leaped from her gaugway on to them
ana scrAmbltng up from the burning wreck, seem.
catastropne and narrowness of their escape.
Vainaoe dray horse worth il 10 said, Al, 200 was
on board en- route to Fort Hope. As the steamer
etfnck, ms owner and one or two friends attempts
ed TO get him overheard; but neglscting to bIiDd-
1oid It, the animal following the inevitable instinct
OF the horse, on such occasions, broke franticaly
from them, rushed into the flames; there, blinded
and maddened with the pain, be leaped down the
lore hatch, where the fire was roaring and ssethiDg
ike volcanic crater The men then sprsng over
the side, and barely escaped with their lives From
this time the wreck burned furiously. Mast, rig
ging, and indeed the whole fabric was soon burn
ing mass and at ~ O'Clock nothing remsined but
few charred ribs and timbers and a portion Of
the starboard quarter just ont of water. The
boilers and machinery visible at low tide, the
surf breaking among the wreck, and singing q
mourniul requiem over the departed vessel.
STRANGE SCENE IN CoURr.-The widow of Wood-
ford Taylor, OF Orange county, Va, was tried last
week, for the murder Of her former husband, and
acquitted. subsequently, negro man was put on
trial for being implicated 10 the crime, aud she
widow was put on the stand IS a witness. The
Orange Chronicle relates the following strange
scene in the court room:
All present we're forced TO laugh at ber wit and
We presume from her actions towards one of the
counsel who crosseXamined her, that che could
not fancy an ugly man. Indeed, when he would
question her she would turn her back upon him
and refuse to answer his in terroxstores. because,
rs she said, "he was old and ugly." She would
then turn to the Common wealth's Attorney, place
her arm around his Deck. and ask his protection
We have never before witnessed such an amusing
scene in a Court room. Mr.. Leakes better half
is the only one who can reinstate his vanity,
after having been told to his face that he
''eld and ugly" Mr.. Gordon, the Commemorative
Attorney, nustfcs! highly iAttsred after receiving
such affectionate embraces from such lovely fe
male.
A HESERr.-A Mr.. De Sors. Of Paris, having dis
covered the secret of making hens lay every day
10 the year by feeding them with horse flesh, raw
and minced, bethought him of going into the fresh
egg business on large scale. He began bis ex.
pertinent with three hundred hens, and found
that they averaged the first year some twenty five
dozen eggs each. Last season he had 100000 hens
at work, with fair proportion Of male birds, and
the proportionate result was the same To supply
the great consumption of meat, the numerous dis
abIed and worn out horses in aud around Paris
depended on. They sre neatly and scientifically
slaughtered at NJ. De Sora's own dbdt!oir. The
blood 10 sold for art purposes. The tanners buy
the skins. The glue makers and manufacturers of
Prueslau bne get the heads. hoofs, shanks, &c
The button makers buy the larger bones. The
average consumption OF horses per day is twenty
two and 80 we'll arranged is the system. that the
proceeds of the sale of the hides bones, &C., make
profit on the original cost ofthe horses. Another
item of profit is the manure from the fowl yards.
which Is eagerly sought for by the gardeners in the
neighborhood.
han Arod 10 aIaa
employed in the various departments of the hene-
ry. The expenses of the establishment, including
repairs, interest, &c. amount TO about 600 per
annum. The sales of eggs last winter were 40 coo
dozen a We ok, at francs for six dozen, or $1,000
per week, which is $3.50, 900 per annnm. So tha.
Mr. De Sora can both oiuck and crow over bis
hens, that bring him In u clear revenue Of nearly
$l75,000 year.
IMPORTANT OPERATION IN SURGERY-On the 9th of
October, DIR. II. NJ. Esti, an accomplished surgeon
of Lexington, Va, performed surgical operation,
10 which deep fncisions were made through the
skin and fssh, without psin to the patient by
simply causing a current of electricity to psss
through the knife into the body of the paticut, at
tho moment of the incison. The local insensi.
bility thus produced is as complete and ehcctual
that caused by the administration CT chlorofoTm
or ether, while the dangerous consequences some.
times resulting from their use are entirely avoided
The PsCIYIc OVERLAND RoUTE.-The whole dis
taOce Is miles, WHICH WAS travelled III lfttc
less than twenty i've days Each stage has con.
ductor, who is changed every two buodred miles.
The drivers are changed every one hundred miles.
On about ak hundred miles of the route, exposed
20 attacks from the Indians the stage is accomps-
MED by an armed guard of twenty men, and all
the employees are armed. The price for through
sickets is two hundred dollars, with forty pounds
of baggage. Station houses for passengers are
being erected along the unsettled portions Of the
route and fodder depots are being established
Six passengers came through on the first trip.
Fcop FOR FEvER notwithstanding the fatal pre-
vaience of yellow fever at New Orleans and In
termedate places, the travel in that direction is
much heavier than usual at this season. The
steamer Ct. Nicholas, which passed down Tuesday
night, had near four hundred passeD gers on deck
and about one hundred and fifty ia her cabin.
Every boat downward bound goes equa ly crowd
cd inthe say fpasesngers singular circumstance.
in view Of the fact that the citizens below are ear
neetly importuning people to remain away Most
of the deck passengers are Irishmen, who goSouth
in the expectation of getting employment in re-
building tho river levees destroyed by the flood of
last spripg.-Arnphts (7srn) Bulletin.
A SuaaEsrror.-It il said that when the Niagara
and Agamemnou were beginning 10 pay out the
cable sea rrll lighted en- it, and getting stuck in
the tar with which IL was coated, was carried
down. Possibly he has pecked hole in ii. Shares
will now undoubtedly 60 up.
PRonucs BuBNr- The Quincy, Fla. Republic,
states that the Gin House of Col. y. T. Whitner,
with 0no0 pounds Of long staple cotton aud the
tobacco crop OF the previous year, was burned by
fire, near there, few days since. short time
previous, the tobacco barn of Gen. Kilcrcase, with
large quantity Of tobacco, was likewise con.
sufgcd.
BREAKtNa THEM Ur.-The Montgomery (Aia.) Nail
OF the 1'sh, states that number of drinking ard
gambling heusos have been broken up n that city
by the Marshal About thirty barrels of wbfskey
were destroyed, and a large quantity OF faro and
other gambling implements were seized.
AN INCENTIVE TO APPEAR duel In Cbicago.
last week, the parties the day before put up 500
aside, 10 be forfeited If either failed to appear
Both appeared and took armle.s shot.
PAfRfcIpK On Sunday nipht Last. n crazx No