The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-13

WYMAH. the Wizard, is giving nightly
soirees at Metropolitan Hall, aud, as usual. is at
tracing crowds to witness his feats of legerde-
main. and to hear his admirable ventriIloquian
powers.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. Fhe anniversary meet
in G of this body was to have been held in New
York yesterday. The anti.slayery members of il
met Monday evening, and appointed a committee
to nominate candidates, on their behalf for the
different offices of the Society. The following is
summary of the results of the Societys operations
last year, which has been published in advance Of
the meeting
Circulated during the year, 747 S44 Volumes 500
ti1ution for the year, 42l pages; monthly cir
culation Of ths American Messenger ls8WG the
Chhds Paper. 3O0OVE German Messenger q. .00.
Receipts IN doIatious, including $25D6 SO in lega-
ces sl2o s4s a for saSs iucn1g sts. 1852 IS for pc
Expenditures. 1886 S55 S. inc lnfng $l569l2 70 for
issuing books and rt rcdcals S9i 100 q for colporr
age. and $1,000 renitted 10 Eae and foreign lands
Foreign appi opriatiops rcuitted in cash during
the year For sand v ich Islands $3G; Cbina 0en.
aral Assembly's Board, 5000; f1hchan. $3.50 stam
NAH harens. $4d,; Northern India, SiaG; 0usin
$500; Zeloogos. Lutheran Mission. 5000: Sestoeans
$500; North Armenian Mission. s2Mo; South Anne
nisn Mission. 81 O00; Greece, s4a0 Baptist Mission
$780, Sardinia, s2G0; -weden. &2O0; Baptist Mission
IL 5erm.ny 3 s4s; Lover saxony 500; Bsale, $780,
The whole number of copOrteurs in the Socety's
employ, during the year, IN the United States and
or Theological Semiparies-In all 7S7. The copor.
reurs visited I2l, ,gn3 families whom 9s sos had ha
bitualiy neg ected % attend Evangelical preaching
The annual election OF u Board Of Managers, takes
place at the Dutch Reformed Church, on Wednesday
morning.
THE BANKRUPT B!LL.-The provisions of this bill
offered in the Senate Friday last by Mr. Benja'
min, of Louisiana, are represented to be ssbstau.
TALLY as follows:
"It is a general bill, including individuals cor
poratons. chartered banks, aud any association of
persons authorized to issue notes bills &C. 1t will
provide for voluntary aud Involuntary bankrupt
cy, and will be retroactive. The retroactive tea-
ture will be guarded as to exclude all who sub
sequeHt to January last, or any other time have
made assignments in contemplation of the pas.
sage of a bankrupt law, which gave preference to
.jne creditor over another, and the baDkrupt in
such cases shall not receive discharge unless
with the consent of majority of his creditors
who have not been so preferred The involuntary
bankruptcy applies to cases where the debts ex-
ceed $1,000, and the person declared bankrupt ia
entitled to trial by juryal transfers of preperty
of any kind, for the purpose of giving any credi-
tor. endorser, or other person any preference or
priority over general creditors, to be null and
void, and the parties obtaining them to be susd
for sncn amount as assets of the bankruptcy
with regard 10 banks and other issuers Of pa
per money, they are TO come under the head of in
voluntary bapkrupts; and, in addition to all the
liabilities which attach to individuals, they may
be declared bankrupt for the non-payment for ten
days after demand IF any bill, note or other iabi
lty; all the expenses of proceedings to be paid by
the parties interested, and under no pretense to
be paid by the United States"
AN INTERNAL MAcnINE.-An Internal machine
was found recently in the warehouse Of r. Kent,
on the canal,in South Akron Ohio, while renewing
stock ofsgrsultural implements, &c. The Bea.
con says:
son taking out and inspecting 1t, the box was
found TO contain the running works of brass clock
so adjusted and fixed that the revolution of the
stem would draw a bunch of frictou-matches es
connected with q train of tissue paper and nue
shasings over the tube of lamp-vick An oyster.
can. Gu and fitted with q leather top, and filled
with camphene was placed under the clsck. being
the lamp to furnish blaze The box was inclosed
in a large box, which contained eombustibles.
bottle of camphene was near and some quarts Of
quick friction matches. When adjusted and the
lamp lighted the clock would have run several
hours. according as it was wound up,l and grads-
ally drawn the matches into the blaze, when the
combustion would have been instantaneous. There
can be no doubt that the whole contrivance was
for the purpose of incendarism, but tue ulterlor
motive ID mystery"
THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE LAw.--The Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, has had before it a railroad
case, which is remarkable for the number of times
II has been tried, and the different views different
uries have taken of it, The plaintiff with her hus
eand and young lady, had been to Brighton in
the evening IN sleigh, and were returning to
their home in Needham, when they approached
the crossing of the railroad, the main road,
jnst MS the last Newton special train came along.
in attempting to cross, the sleigh was struck by
the train. aud Mr.. Shaw received injuries OF which
he died in short time Mrs. Shaw was SO badly
tnang led that she remained for several days be-
tween life aud death. and finally recovered with
thesloss OF one arm and portion of the other
The young lady was dragged along by the train,
but most wonderfully escaped all serious injury
The case was tried, aud Il verdict Of Sl5,0U0 was
rendered against the company. The latter appeal
cd asd obtained a new trial. The second trial the
jury increased the damages to $4,000. second
lime the defendants appealed and succeeded in
having the verdict set aside, the ground of er-
roheous ruling. The third trial has just
closed and the Jury we're unable to agree upon any
damages, aud were discharged.
MURDER BY WoM.N-On Thursday last a
shocking homicide was committed in Darlington
District. 1t appears that Mrs. Kelly, prompted
by jealousy repaired to the house of Mrs Th0mp-
son, armed With bowie knife, to redress her sup
posed wrongs. Upon reaching the house, she ad-
dressed herself to Miss Thompson, the supposed
parahiour Of her husband. Angry words ensued,
aud an emuete was about 70 take place when Mrs.
Thompson interfered and was pierced in the sto
mach with the knife, which caused her mmed late
.loath. We have not heard of the arrest of the
perpetrator OF this deed of blood, as yet.-Chereu
is. C) Gazette,
ROMANCE OF TwELyE LISEs.-Laura Lee is
daughter of wealthy farmer near Detroit, for
whom Thomas Barnes was plow-b0y. Thomas the
rogue, stole Lsuras heart, aud then herself. They
ran away aud 10y legal process got spiced: Old Lse
offered $500 for the recovery Of his daughter The
young couple concluded To go back aud take the
money and the curses Whea they arrived home
they were agreeahly astonished TO fad themselves
heartily forgiven by the old man. and awar ded a
homestead aud farm ofsixty acres. There was
common sense all around
SERVED HIM RlaHT.-The Co1hon,d (Miss) Citizen
OF the lst May informs US that white Inau known
as Joe Dono, haiiing from Chicago, was, on Thurs
day last tied TO saping In that vicinity and lash
ed with hickories for tampering with slaves. The
castigation was administered by negro woman
whom he had tried to induce to run away.