The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-24
Notings I'm Rockingham.
lcoRREsrosprscE or TIE KIcaxoxD DAILY DISPATCH.
HAhsisosDuRd, Va, Jolly y, 1858.

Ahese was eaie ot torty four ehares OF Rocking
nam BANK stock. belonging 70 the estate OF Henry
iilmer, decd, on Monday iAst a. follows shares
to Cot. Jos. Mauzey, 800 10; 8 do. to same, at
SlOo 0s:5 do to s. A. B. GiiAer. at 500; q do to
VIM Zirkis, at 500, and do. TO Rev D, Bell, ct
500. Thus you see that Rockingham Bank stock
Is as good az can be expected. Much more could
have been sold at the same price. We also heard
OF another sale on Tuesday at 300 per share.
''Meirose," the property Of Col X. N. Harrison,
was sold on Saturday last for $500 The farm
belonging to the estate Of David Steele, decd
sold on Tuesday last for $3699 per acre--purcha-
ser. Isaac Steele.
Messrs Chismsn and Hsmrick, Commissioners Of
the Revenue fpr the 1st and I'd districts sppeaced
before the Court on Monday, and were Qualified.
Milton Barger Was committed TO jail Wed-s
nesday last, for threatening to burn his mothers
property.
Rev. Messrs. Brown and Clark, of the NJ. Z.
Church, South. and Rev. Mr.. Arbogast, Of the
Church North. are here now, apd have preached to
the different con gre2ati0us Rev. Mr. Litileton, of
Church south. who has supplied the place of Rev.
MIR. Haines. leaves here this evening, to take
charge of his flock in Williamsburg.
EXECUTION IN New ORLEANs.-James Nolan, sen
fenced for the murder of Capt. John Reno in New
Orleans, was executed the 10th inst. witnessing
the execution there were four other condemned
murderers. The Delta says:
lie was dressed entirely 10 white, without any
coat. and srouni his neck he wore crucifx AZ
ter the reading of the death warrant and the rope
had been adjusted, he addressed those assea bled
iu the yard, acknowledging his crimes and thauk
iog the officers Of the prison for their kindness-
Fa her Dufau theu placing his hands upon the
shoulders of Nolan, offered up appropriate
prayer, the prisoner moving his lips as If prayipg
also Several tn n o. COX hands with him. ami just as
the executioner was pulling the cap over his face
he caught the eye of Francois Vig.lreux the sailor
who is under sentence FIR life, aud said to him. in
familiar manner, exhibiting remar kable coolness
Farewell. Francoisr'
Then turning his head, he gave searching glance
at the masked face the executioBer as if endea-
voring to discover w;o il was The disguised man
fAitered fT second BET ire the look of the con
demned, and then hurriedy drew the cap down
A second afterwards aud Nolan was struggling in
the agonies OF death. Struggle after struggle fol-
lowed each other until the heart grew sick at wit
Messing such torture. Fer five Minutes at least he
must have been conscious and he did not cease to
move for over ten.
The OREGON WAR-Departurs Of The Recruts.-
The steamship st. Louis sailed on Wednesday,
from New York, with four hundred recruits for
Col. Steptoe. The mel are divided into five COM
panies-two of Dragons for mounted ser vice, and
three of infantry The following officers accom-.
panied the men:
Captain-A. T. Smith. Brevet Major-James II.
Carleton, of she first Dragons. Castain-Hspry
ID. Pallen, of the fourth Infantry Captain-T. c.
Englisb, OF the niuth infantry. First Lieutenant
".
Lieutenant-Lyman Birsell. of the ninth infantry
First Leutenant-Charles r. Woods of the ninth
infantry First observation-disclosures johnson, of
the first dragons. First Lieutenant-N. b. LIE
veitZer, OF the first dragooDs Second Lieutenant
r. Ii Anderson, Of the ninth Infantry Second
Lieutenapt-Pauf j. Qnsttieberry, of the ninth
infantry. Second Lieutenant-Ed ward J. Conner,
Of the fourth iuf,ntry. Second Lieutenant-Mar-
Gus A. Reed, of the first dragons.
THE FRAZER RIVER MINEs.-A correspondent of
the New York Advertiser writes from Victoria.
Vsncouver's Island, June 9th, as follows:
Victoria. on Vancouver's Island, (Bri.ish) and
Whatcom, on BeilDgman Bay, (Amerieau) are
now the prominent points Speculation in city
lots at these places is rife, and great advances
have already been realized San Franciscaps are
not behind hand In this scrub race understand
all Victoria haze changed hands at about $50 per
lot of 90 by 120 feet. Some of them, learn, are
held at 81 500. Whatcom and another place i'm.
mediately adjoining, called Scheme. are the near
| est points to the miners ON the American side-
They are situated on large, deep and land locked
harbor, with a good ship channel. The latter
place has the advantage of a comparatively bold
shore, requiring wharf of OGly five hun
dred feet to reach fourteen feet of water at
low tide The former will require enc a mile long
Unless paying mines are soon discovered in the
Olympia range south of the straits, or in the
Spokane country, west of the Cascade range. one
| OF these places will undoubtedly be the American
| city for Washington. Large places will grow up
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| er, and be distributing points for TIE mines.
The vsiLEo MuRDEhEss.-The veied murderess,
slrs. Robinson. of Troy, says the Albany Knicker-
booker, gives the keepers at Sing Sing "A deal of
trouble Latterly she has become so troublesome
that the officers forced to confine her to he
| room great portion OF the time. For hour or
| two each day, while the other convicts are en-.
gagged in the shops, she is left at liberty in the
prison yard. Her universal employment there is
| 70 hunt over the grass plat for "fnur leayed clio.
| YER" Four leaved clover is an ingredient in her
| imaginary cauldrop. over which she mutters in.
cat tatioBs scarcely less weird and wild than that
| of the .ssisters three" Mad or uot mad, she is
puzzle aud a torment TO those whose misfortune it
| ia to have her i'll their charge.
ORGANIZATION OF BRITISH AMERICAN TERRITORIES
bill has been Introduced into Parliament by Sir
Bulwcr Lytton for organizing the Northwest Ttl.
ritories OF British America, under Governor and
Council. The present designation of those Terri
tories-New Caled0nia-is to be continued, and
| they are to embrace all the country bounded to
he south by the frontier Of the United States, to
the east by the water she'd between the streams
hat h9w into the Pacific ocean and those which
fow into the Atlantic and Icy Oceans, to the north
by the 55th parallel of latitude, and to the west by
the Pacific. Including Queen Charlottes Island and
all the other adj Islands except Vapcouver's
The latter, however, may be included at any flu
lure time, on an address beug presented for the
purpose by it's local legislature.
DEATH OF RUSSIAN LADY FROM CHAMBERS The
awful death of Madame Paesikoff one of the most
charming amongst all that bevyof charming Rus
sian ladies, who sometimes gladden. the winters
of Paris, has created u terrible shock amongst the
, circles she SO lately embelished by her presence.
he unhappy lady ieft Paris but short time ago.
on u summer tour 10 Germany. While stepping
from the door of the opera house 10 Berlin, gain
carriage she let fall one of her bracelets close
TO the pavement. STOPPING to pick it up. she
ticed at the time, laushingIy. that zone of the
horses belonging to a carriage standing at hand,
had dropped his head so close to her face that he
had touched her, and left moist kiss upon her
cheek" In few days the unfortunate lady was
taken i'll with that most horrible disease. glanders,
aud in few days more breathed her last. In spite
Of the attendance of the first phy sicians of Berlin
aud every resource 20 be obtained by wealth. or by
the ceaseess vigilance Of friends.-Cour Jour.
Elk PRESIDENT PIEaor-A letter from ex President
Pierce, states that he left Funchal in sailing
sci on the 18th June, aud anchored In the Tagus
on the Goth. Dui ing the voyage Mrs. Pierce suf-
fered severely from sea-sickness, but recuperated
rapidly after being installed in comfortable quar-
ters During his sojonrn at Madeira, Mrs Pierce.
though feeble, was enabled to ride out aud enjoy
the invgorsting Influences OF the balmy air almost
every day He was TO leave Lisbon for Cadiz about
the 2i of July, thence in ten days for Msrseilles,
thence for yevay in Switzerland to enjoy the last
Of summer and early autumn, upon the shores of
Lake Lemsn.
The Fourth OF JULY IN LIVERPOOL The ami
versary of American independence was celebrated
by the American residents Of Liverpool and their
invited guests. by snmptuous dinner At the Adel-
phi, On the evening OF the 5th, Beverly Tucker,
Esq, United Siaies Consul presiding. Messrs.
Stewart, Brown aud Jas w. jackson, were vice
presidents; and Mr.. Baylor, United States Con-
sut at Manchester; Mr.. Vakoer, OF Charleston.
lartty United States vice consul. were present as
guests. Mr.. Martens, of Virginia, was one Of the
speakers.
Tar GRAIN TRADE OF CHICAGO The total re-
cepts Of four aud grain at Chicago. 80 tar this
season are: 44 450 barrels of Hour, $3.50 $50 bush
els wheat, 3,757 100 bushels corn, and l-622 81
bushels oats. nakinc total Of over twelve million
Of bushels Of grain. nsmely, 12,ia2l07. This .
an increase OF 5Os2107 bushels over the same time
Last YEAR The total shipments Of the season from