The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-16

northwest OF that place 10 IN old fort, includfne
about 80 acres Of ground within the fortincation
me mound in the centre is about Is feet high
vhie the fort or bfesstwork is only about Is feet
Directly east and west OF the mound are openings
| or gateways, around which are other forts a
quarter OF mile northwest of the fort 10 the bury.
ing ground, where bones have been exhumed oil
men that were perhaps ten feet tall. ANY one who
doubts the latter statement, he SAYS, NAV call a
bis ofice and see the evidence.
FRrscH BEILr HUNDRED YEAas Aao.-Mad
am Do Geulis. in her memoirs, describes the train
ing sne underwent to fit her for ParisiAn society
| in the last century:
stays tnat pi 1ehed me terribly; my feet were i'm
curl papers put my head, and wore for the frst
time IN my life . hoop. In order to get rid of nv
country attitudes, had an iron collar put on ny
neck and az squinted little ct times was OBLIGED
% put on Eoggies a. soon a. awoke in the mornip
ana these wo four hours. was. moreover, not
master to teach me what I thought I knew We'll
enough a,ready-to walk. Besides all this. was
ioroi idsn to run.to leap, or TO ask questions"
LAND SALE IN RocKmGHAM.-The land belouriuv
70 X. Stevens, Esq, Of Charlottesville, Va, com
prsing about eight acres, lying East of Harrison
burg on the Rockingham Turnpike was sold AZ
public auction, in the Court yard. ON Saturday
evening last, for $344-purchaser, w. A. Conrad
Esq. The farm known as the Gordon farm con.
tanning ~ acres, situated about six miles North.
west OF this place, was sold on Tuesday last to
MI John Lincoln, at $45 rs per acre. The land
belonging to James Kaue, near Harrisonburg. wa
SOLD on wednesday last at $50 66 per acre-pur.
CHASER, Mr.. John Scanlon-Roclingham Register.
SUICIDE OF A MERcHANr-Wylkes Upeon. a vail
known merchant of Waterbury, CT, committed sui-
ciee on Saturday, by hanging himself He was q
man OF property and . stockholder in the Brown
Brothers Company, whose establishment was
burnt down on Thursday last, but as no loss was
then experienced by the company, it is believed
that could not have been the cause of the fatal
act. lie had been spiritualist for about four
years, and for seversl months he had occasionally
shown symptoms of mental arrangement
CURIOUS REsULr.-Rscsnt experiments have
proved shas hight OF equal intensity, but obtained
from different substances, required very different
periods OF time to vitate the quanity of air
tnat ls TO convert into carbonic acid. The different
matters nave, on experiment, produced the fol-
loving result; Olive oil, " minutes; Russian tai
low, 90; common talow, rs; whale oil, 76; stearic
scid, ~; wax candles, 49, bougls from whale blub.
Der, %; gas from common coal, 90; gas from su-
perior coal, l5 minutes This proves the latter to
| be the healthiest OF ALL
SCARCITY OF MoNrr AT TIE WEST Money is 90
| scarce in Minnesota that large property holders
are compelled to sell real estate at half its cost
year or two year since to obtain the bare necessa
ries OF life. Provisions are, however, cheap. The
terrible speculative mania has produced an inna.
tion almost unprecedented, and considerable time
must eapse before the people can recover from the
City scrip was selling at discount of as cents on
the dollar, and county scrip but little better.
MURDERER DISCOVERED BY PaoroGRApHIvs-A
murderer, at Antwerp having left his boots on the
scene OF his crime, photograph and description Of
these articles were sent round to all the neigh
boring shoemakers. At length one of them came
forward and recognized the boots as made by him
| for i11iVi,fual wh ho had a,rh,
Already in custody on suspicion. This led to other
proof, which incontestibiy fixed the crime on the
| prisoner and an associate.
| TIE Fox FAMLY-Miss Marearetta Fox. one of
| the famous Rochester kuockings family was 10
nave been admitted into the Roman Catholic
church BY baptism, yesterday morning, at st. Pc
ter's church, in New York. Miss Fox has long
since abjured spiritualism, believing the phenoo
mena to be of diabolical origin. Her sisters how.
ever, still adhere to the faith and practice which
have made them so famous.
| CATCHING THE TELEoRApH-Mr Winans, a veal.
| thy locomotive builder of Baltimore, is now
building an iron steamer mot steamship) which
| he 10 confident will run from New York to Liver.
| pool In Tess than six days. He has been several
| years Ia perfecting the plans, which he has now
accomplished, and has procured q patent.
UNSUCCESSFUL PLEA IN MIrIaArroS-The counsel
Tor prisoner convicted of assault and battery In
| New York, intimated to the Recorder, about to
| pats sentence, that it would be well to lberste
| him 10 honor of the great event which everybody
was celebrating, the success Of the Atlantic cable.
The Recorder bandly answered that, ia considers.
tion Of the CABLE he would give tho man six months
| in the penitentiary.
| FIRE IN MEMPHIS "A fire occurred in Memphis
Tenn, on the 18th instant, destroying the store of
| Ward Jones, and the harness factory of Ford
Begbee Co. Loss 100000 upon which there WAS
an insurance Of 5000, including 5000 in the
Valley Of Virginia Company.
| ANOTHER STAR" "pREAcHER-The Autaugua (AIs) ]
Herald, speaks Of Rev. Mr.. Hays, Metnodist
preacher who il causing quite IN excitement 10
| the town. He 10 totally lliad, and repeats his
| hymns, texts and sermons from memory and makes
beautiful, eloquent and interesting discourses to
| overfowipg houses. Not only in the pulpit, but
equally in private circles he il quite the lion of
| the day.
Charles Matthews Jr., the Of an actor, was
brought mp as an architect. The father was once
asked BY friend what profession the young man
was to be. 'Wby'said the comedian, he 10 to draw
houses, az his father does'
| NLw METHOD OF RAISING THE PRICE OF WHsAf.-
The Madison (Wisconsin) Patriot announces that
the Democracy are going to ignore all divisions.
take their stand on the Cincinnati platform, and
general prospsrity and fair price for ,cheat to
| The .fdr-mcrsV Wisconsinp'
RoBBEaY.-On Friday night week, the Rev. Mr..
Piereon was robbed Of his trunk, containing his
clothes and gold watch, at the camp meeting at
| Sudiersvilie, Queen Annes county, Md. Several
other depredations were also committed.
| LUCKY FousDllSa-The oxford, Miss, Mercury,
tells Of an old bachelor 10 its neighborhood, worth
/ $4,000, who recently found newborn female
bsbe hanging at his gate lie has adopted IL, and
| given it the name of Eureka Gste.n
At an adjourned m seting ofthe creditors Of Law
| renee, Stone Co, held in Boston, on Wednesday,
claims to the amount of So 800 were allowed MAX.
ing the total amount against the concern Thus far
allowed $s,loo,ooo.
| The ARMY IN WAsHIsGToN TERRITORY The War
Department Is said to be making preparations for
the organization Of an efficient staf for Washing.
ton and Oregon Territories, preliminary to the
Contemplated operations against the Indians iu
/ that region.
ID HALF Is DONG. "A friend, who 10 given to sta
astics, informs that there wefe up 10 yesterday
q IL O'clock 3S4 persons preparing speeches abouI
| the Atlantic Telegraph, to be delivered, II thsy
can get chance, ut the approaching celebration
and lS6 more writing poems for the same occasion
| ". r. Rba. =
RAPID TRAvEILise --Oh Friday last, the Ocear
| wave made the passage from 81. Paul, Minnseots
enaDlirg Der passengers to reach Chicaeo IIlisoie
70 % hours, thus placing st. Paul within three days
travel from New York city. The dIstapce 4 $50
niles, and II seldom travelled In 1eee than foo
DAYS, under the NEST favorable circumstancss.
i GsanAEs IN PnnApsIpnra.--1hsG German pouu,s
ton u Philadelphia, 1t the present tins 10 esti
1 fnn q kt1fana