The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-03
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THURSDAY MORNING ............. JUNE A. 1888.

THURSDAY MORNING. ............. -. JUNE 3. 1858
Tue SLAVE STEALING IN PETERSBURG The excite
ment in Petersburg Var Tuesday, was 80 grea,
that the exam ination of the captain and mate Of
the schooner Keziab" did not take place The
schooner has been searched and her cargo trans.
ferred to the schooner John Iarkin, Capt d, nnis.
The sum Of s1e5, in addition to the other money
found, was discovered. The Express says:
THE captain of the schooner, Baylis, is low.
but not thickly-set man. quite muscular, about IS
years OF age, and possesses rather frank sailor
like appearance than otherwise. Sea faring life
has bronzed his complexion and hardened his fea-
lures TO some degree. Joseph SinIpkins hs mate
is not more than 35, thickly built. strong, and
hearty looking He is moulder by trade and
has only been engaged short time as sailor
lie protests his innocence of having anything At
sii 70 DO with the kidnapping business, and AYERS
that he was altogether ignorant of the transaction
up to the time the schooner yss boarded by the
ware.
"The Kezah was visited during the day by a
large number of persons, wbo Of course, satisfied
every curiosity The vessel holds about thirty five
TONS Atrap door is fixed in tbs floor of the cabin
admitting TO a coafned space underneath In
winch the girl Sarah was found, and where she re-
mained, bali suffocated with the closeness of the
air, for two days and nights. Arrangements for
secreting slaves were also discovered in the hold
being effected by the peculiar disposition and dyi
sion OF the parts in which the cargo is slowed"
An emaacipated negro, named Clem Robinson,
VINO started few weeks since as missionary for
Liberia, was caught in the city on Tuesday, and
imprisoned for returning TO the State. The cause
OF his return is not stated, aud suspicion of his
completely with the kidnappera aroused.
ELECTION OF EDIToR-The election of Rev Leon
ad Rosser, editor of the Richmond Christian Ad-
70 h,ys > O., At, n
been noticed. The following extract from letter
in the Petersburg Express, will be of interest to
our Methodist readers:
The Virginia Conference Delegation had two
nominees for the Richmond Christian Advocate
namely, the Rev. John Il Edwards of your CITY
and the Rev. Leo. Rosser, of Lyuchburg The Rev.
Dir. EG G~ards was nominated by the majority
Mr.. fosser by the minority. Mr. Edwards arose
and said that he was Obliged TO his delegation for
the nomination, but that he preferred the regular
pastoral work-that ne had declined Editorships
before, without debating the question for a mo.
ment. He was happy as a pastor, and wanted no
office, and begged respectfully to declne the nom
NATION, and asked permission to make nomina-
ton that he knew would be acceptable to the ma.
jcrisy, nominating himself; man, he said. of inc
education, of sngularly mature Judgment and ev-
cry way qualified for the chair-"The Rev. John
I. cranberry" said he, is the man, and he ex-
pressed the wish that the Conference would accept
the nom ination.
The Conference, on the first baloting cast II for
Mr. Rosser, and II for Mr.. Granbsrry--76 votes be-
ing necessary TO an election-a few votes scatter
ing On the second ballotting Rev. L. Rosser was
elected Editor.
CALIFoRSIA sPoRT.-The Marysvile Call Herald
gives the following account of something new an
der the sun:
whistling match lately came of at Mokelumn
liill- Two whistlers commenced at 9l2 O'Clock in
nVpninn md II I'll
the next morning when one Of them caved inand
was forced to stretch his mouth in all sorts of
shapes to get the quicker" taken out of it,. He
allowed" his lips felt like they was the toe of
an old boot, with large hole In it,"
EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY From Peterstowp,
Monroe county, We are informed that there is no
abatement in the rayages of the fever which has
visited the inhabitants of that village, and the
trey sulphur, Zone mile distant0 for more than
six mouths. The number of deaths is over forty.
including some OF the most prominent and useful
citizens In one or two instances the entire family
has been ramoved by its fearful effects. The vii
lage is quite small one, aud the work of deponu.
lation has been much more complete than was
the case with Norfolk during the late fearful pes
thence of the yellow fever.-TazslceR county ia
Adr0edte.
THE CRY OF CASroN-People who have never
seen au unaduiteTated Eastern city are apt to en-.
tertain very erroneous IDEAS upon the subject.
when We talk of a great city of million of in
habltauts. The whole circuit of the walled city Ia
inst six miles. The mass of bahitatiops are ahout
fifteen feet high and contain three rooms: they
have one entrance, closed by bamboo screen -
Some of the shops have low upper storyand the
house. roof and terrace altogether NAV rise D.
feet from the street. Better houses there are but
they are not more lofty All these edifices are of
the most fragile description built of soft brick
wood or mud.-Lohdon Times C0rrespondence
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OF Monday last, woman named EIspet Gordon
residing in Rothes, gave birth to three male and
two female children. The three bows were horn
alive. and lived till the following morning bnt the
two girls were still-borD. The births were prema-
ture, being in the sixth month; but what is very
extraordinary, all full grown for the period Of
CESSATION; nor is this the most surprising circum-
stance IN the case-one of the boys having actually
two front teeth when be came into the world
DR.. Dawson, of Rothes. attended the woman who
We are happy 20 say, is doing wonderfully we'll
Eigth COuraht, Scotland
SLAYER seized AT NEW ORLEANS. lathe New
Orleans LA pcayune says that on the 22d Nav
an investigation took place in that city, in the case
of the bark j. W Led, which had been seized on
suspicion Of being fitted Oh for shaving voyage
Peter A Foye who had besh engaged rs mate de-
posed that he TO receive Sl5o for the run To
st. Jago de Cuba, where he was 10 leave; that the
Captain told him that the vessel was to proceed to
the Coast Of Africa to bring back cargo of no.
groes; that there was lumber on board fer a slave
deck. and provisions and water suitable for such
voyage There was also, a quantity of iron on
board, which, foye was told, was intended to be
converted into shackles for the negroes He was
then discharged, aud his testimony will be used
at the trial of the case.
CRIns IN ESGLAND.-In England, within short
time, several important trials have taken place
clergyman named Ratcliff fifty-fve wears of age
who forged certificate of the deeease O. his
n. .frn ar Er urtra h ,..DI1Su.
$4,000, has been sentenced to ten years penal serv
tude. Hammond Barrow, the wholesale statiopers
OF London. convicted offoreing acceptapces tn the
extent Of 8200, have each been awarded fifteen
years transportation. The Duke of Cleveand's
butler, found guilty of a series OF embeZziements
has been awarded ten years peusl servitude.
tbs TANNERIEs OF HE UNITED SrArss-According
TO the census of 1861. there were 62 tanneries in
the United States. of which the South has nearly
cne-third part, or 2005 The Southern States rank
in the following order:-TenDessce has 1874 yirgi.
MIA 34l, Kentacky 215, North Carolina ISL A1aba
bama 149, Missouri 14S Georgia 40, Maryland Il6,
Mississippi 92 South Carolina 81, Arkansas 81 and
the other Southern States less number each
FATAL CONFIrcT-Mr. Jennings, TAILOR at Carroll
ton, Miss, was few days since assaulted by one
Of his prisoners, man named Spencer. The pri,
soner aimed a blow at the iailors head with
heavy chain, which the latter waried OF with his
arm. The parties then closed and scufilsd from
the door of the cell to the door Of the passage, a
distance of some thirty feet, whrn the prisoner
fell. stabbed ia three places, one wound in the
breast one In the back, and one in the arm. Mod
ic-l aid was Immediately called TO his assietanee
but to no purpose; he expired in about an hour
after be received the wound.
a CuR,osITr--An English paper publishes a
sketch of the life of prisoner, composed by him
self in Winchester iah. The original is in the
shape of printed book, the letters and words all
having been cut out of waste paper by the man
with his finger nails as no knife or scissors
allowed After cutting out the words suitable to
his purpose, he carefully pasted them 10 proper
order to form small book, comprising twenty-five
pages piece of poetry, addressed TO the prison-
ers wife, is included In this singular literary curl