The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-21

lHtniTy OF COfDeIiua Nav
partook OF peas Tor dinner, 10 which quantity Of
arsenic had been put BY Mrs Day, II being mistaken
~ ner for soda, which 10 sometimes used sor the
purpose Of making vegetables tender The whole
aul.y were seized with violent pains in the after
noon. and bef,re night were dangerously sick. and
J, u. questionable whether they will escape with
sue'r hses, as q dog and u number OF chickens,
having eaten the remains Of the dinner which was
thrown into the yard, afterwn. De died.
DEAD.-The negro Tom, who was stabbed NV Hs.
milton on Friday last, died from the effects ~ the
wound on Sunday. We learn, by further particu.
iass IN relation TO the afar, that an altercation
occurred between the parties while they wore r;
ding along in the cart together which termins,ea
IN hight, in wuich Hamilton was either tbrovn
OF .noGked s. down by the negro, and that il was
wnie Hamilton was in this situation. and while
the negro was upon him. that he stabbed him. the
kniie entering the left breast and passing about
haif an inch above the heart-Fetys5urg Dem.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-CoI Austin Merrill. spner
intendent OF the Fairmont aud Wheeling Turn.
p,ke was stopped in the road while riding tn
uarsnah county, va, a week or two ago. by two
young men. one of whom seized the horse Sriale
and the other, pistol In hand, demanded hjs mo-
ney. The Colonel handed over some eighteen doj
tars eut managed to escape without further loss
lie had good deal Of money with him at the
time.
FROM TURKS IsLAsps-Advices from Turks L.
lands are to the 81 Instant. The Royal Standard
OF that date says: 2276o bushels of salt las been
exported from this island since our last report
and I'll 6i7 bushels from East harbor since the a3a
INST We have on hand over 800 coo bushels
Price cents.
! Boy MuRDERED-0n Friday. Edward T. He'd
den, aged 10 years, while taking his fathers cows
TO the pasture, near IrviDgton, N. j was assault
ted by two meu. who kicked and beat the poor lad
30 badly that he died from the effects OF the I'm
usage on Tuesday following.
HOMICIDE I'm Brupswict countv NJ n ..x a.
10th Instant, two men named Simmons got into
dispute which resulted in fight, in the course OF
which one drew knife and stabbed the other
vor was arrested and lodged in jail.
DESPERATE REscoNrRE.-A An afray occurred recent
~ 10 montgomery county, Alabama. between Jer-
ry Hodge and John Rutland, in which the former
was killed. The parties exchanged three shots
one OF which, with two balls, was received in the
breast by Rutland, and enc through the heart by
Hodge, who fell dead. Rutland is under arrest
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sETTLED-Tbe Petersburg Express, says. The
Sergeaney truce was concluded Monday and Mr.
Steward surrendered, accordingly to capitnIation
TO Sergeant Patters,n Both officers display al snr
prising military discretion, aud bore their respec.
i've fortunes with soldiery courage and dignity.
One Phillip McGill, of Pleasant county. Va. in.
forms the public, through the columns of the
Wheeling Times, that he is "a candidate of the
United States for President at the next general
election"
Francis Mohun (democrat) was elected an alder.
man OF the fourth ward, In Washington, on Mon.
day, to supply vacancy occasioned by the resir.
nation Of Capt Goddard.
VIM Casello, an old merchant of st. Paul, and a
member of the Minnesota Legislature, was drown.
ed few days agp while bathing.
It is said that President Buchanau's direction to
Minister Forsyth to withdraw from Mexico mere
iy vacates the office, and does not interfere with
our peaceable relations towards Mexico.
1t is now stated that the cars on the Erie rail-
road, at the time of the last terrible disas ter.
we're moving at the rate Of fifty miles AN hour!
Jacob Schoyer, copper plate printer, commit
ted suicide in New York day or two since by
swallowing an ounce of Iaujanum. Cause-want
of employment
John Adams was severely stabbed In Baltimore
Monday, by John W. Warden, who was arrested
Charles King, convict in the Maryland peni.
tsntiary, made his escape last Sunday night =
VIM. d. Vaughan, maii-driyer, has been arrest
cd in Worcester county, Md, charged with rob
bipg the mail.
Timothy Reed, of the firm of Reed & Forbush,
Boston, died on Friday.
| There were 140 deaths in Baltimore during the
week ending last Monday morning.