The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-01
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Things In Norfolk.
Correspondence OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH. !
NORFOLK, January Goth.
The arrivals of corn to-day have been limited,
aud We have no sales to note, and no transactions
or changes of importance.
Flour, the operations in this article are not hea
Wy this week, and we quote superhne $50 to $54 !;
extra &6 to $50; family $612 to $6;4.
Apple brandy, slaves and heading, dried peaches
and black eye peas are III demand
Wheat, whiskey, tar, rosin pea nuts, lard, shin
gles and dried apples are dull and prices declin-
ing.
The Portsmouth Regiment of Volunteers have
chartered the beautiful aud comfortable little stea
mer Coffee, Capt. McCarrock, to convey them to
Richmond on the approaching 22d February; we
suppose they will leave Portsmouth on Sunday
morning, the 2lst instant, and arrive in Richmond
the same evening.
Appropos of steamers, the Curtis Peck is to re-
sumo her between Norfolk and Richmond
about the middle of February, aud doubt not
the travelling public will hail with pleasure the
retul of this favorite steamer to her old route
| She will be commanded by Capt. Barnes, whose
long experience eminently ut him for the office.
PERCUSSION.
I'VE omit some portions of the letter sent by
our correspondent paragraphs on the subjects al
luded to having been in type previous to its re-
ceipt. The account OF the excursion over the n &
P.R.R. we will publish tomorrow
MuTINY AMONG COOLIES. - Letters received In
Boston by the steamer Canada dated An sier, Nov.
D. report that very serious mutiny had occurred
on board the clipDer-ship Kate Hooper, Captain
Jackson, (of Baltimore,) bound from Hong Kong
to Havana, with large number OF coolies. The
latter, it appears, for some cause, broke ont into
mutiny, and at one time got possession of the
lower deck, and three times set the ship on fire. -
Capt. jackson and his officers, however, by their
determined action, finally oyerp0wered the mutt
neers and suppressed the flames, bat not until
they were compelled to shoot some fifty of the
ringleaders.
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF AN EXPLORING Parry
The San Francisco Herald says:
"We regret TO learn that fears are entertained
for the safety Of Lieutenant Ives and his party
who LEFT this city few months ago for the explo
ration Of the Colorado river, under the orders OF
the General Government. From letter received
by the last Southern mail, from a gentleman then
sotourning Ut Fort Yuma, we have been permitted
to make the following extract: 'You will be sur
prised to learn chat am still at Fort Yuma We
arrived here on the morring of the 4th of Decem.
ber and have been waiting the arrival of the river
steamer, with news from the Monterey. She is
hoW fifteen days over due, and are beginning
TO feel anxious for the SAFETY of Lieutenant Ives
and those who accompanied him. If she is not
heard from to-day, Lieutenant Winder, who Is In
command at this post, will send an express down
the river to ascertain If possible the cause Of the
delay DR.. Newberry and party, who left San
Francisco fortnight before us, also destined for
the mouth of the Colorado, are, like ourselves,
waiting the arrival of the steamer ~
PufsAMs SwoRp-Mr. Lemue Putnam Gresver-
nor, who died 10 pomfret, Conn, on the 10th ipst
has bequeathed to the Connecticut Historical So
elety the sword that was owned and used by GEN
eral Israel Putnam during our revolutionary strug-
gle.
AlHEAyY STocK 0PERArroS.--At the stock board
10 Boston, on Wednesday, three shares of the once
famous Vermont Central Railroad were offered for
saie. and brought 0ae cent per share. IL was not
8 time contract" but for cash on delivery.
FsxE IN HAya. DE- GRAcx, MD.-Foar dwellings