The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-14

SAoxss our AaAfs.--A correspondent Of the Pe
| tersburg Express, writing from Pleasant Hill, n
c., on the 1lth inst, says:
The hogs are dying, Ia this county, in Iarg
numbers from the effects Of the hog cholera o
some other fatal disease. Some Of our farmer
have lost as high as hundred head. / observ
also that q number of horses in this vicinity ar
afflicted with disease of sore mouths. The tongu
OF the animal appears to be very much swollen
with small sores on its entire surface. The tongu
hangs out at one side of the mouth, and the eight
est movement appears to create pain. Whether
this is species of black tongue so common amonc
the cattle or not, am not able to determine.
Co.. KrHSEY-This dim light of fiibusterism il
at present in Texas, where he is quite popular, 1
we may Judge from the following paragraph In the
San Antonio Herald:
Some of our prominent citizens have requested
Col Kinney to permit his name to be put before
the people for the next gubernatorial election
This he declines, saying that his private business
in this State and Central America will require his
undivided attention. He informs us that be has
concluded his negotiation with the Mormons for
the sale of his interest in Central America, and has
received earnest of $500 900 part of the pur,
chase money. He is to receive s., 100000"
"Hosrsr INpIAS"-In the U. 8. Circuit Court
yesterday during the examination Of Alexander
Robinson, the venerable Pottswattomie chieftain,
an old time interpreter to the garrison here he
stated what is quite too original as well aborg
nal, to be confined TO its proper place in the res
ported evidence to day 1t was view of Pottaw-
at .ome thirst. that brought down the house, court
bar and bystanders.
Quoth AIexs1der, "I vas In those days much
about the garrison; kept within few miles
always went to the Suffers when was thirsty
"Were you ofteI thirsty!"
"IIad'nt much money yin those times"
"Tere you thirsty whenever you had money!
"Was very much thirsty always when l had
money."-Chicago Press and Tribune.
Gov McMULLRN-Gov McMullen we are in
formed, addressed the citizens Of Lee on Monday
of their recent county court, and the impression
was left upon the minds of some that he may, un-
der certain circumstances, become candidate for
Congress. The circumstances are these, as we
are informed: the clim tie of Washington Terri
tory is injurious to the Governors health and he
has therefore asked the President that he be as
signed to some other locality. II this is not done
in all probability he will resign the GovernorshI
of Washington and again be candidate for Con.
gress.-TazeWeu Co. (Fd) Advocate.
ARREST OF A FUGITIVE FROM JUsr1cE-Some weeks
back the Ravarian Consul applied TO the President
for authority to arrest Jacob Ebert, charged with
having committed forgery in Bavaria The Presi
dent gave the necessary authority, and U. S. Com
missioner Belts issued warrant for his apprehen
sion, and he was this morning arrested at the
corner of 4th street aud 1st avenue. He, however
made such resistance that the U. s. Deputy Mar
shall, Mr.. T. Ryuders found 1t necessary to fire hi
pistol at him, which wounded him slightly in th'
left arm. He was then conducted to prison.-Neu
York Jour, Of CON-
AN UNNATURAL QUARREL AND ITS CONSCIOUSNESS
AT Bluffton. Ia, last week, Altman Case, prop-ie
tor of the Central Hotel, becoming exasperatet
with his son, Scott Case, through some trifiin.
disagreement, attempted to kill him with an axe
He put in Jail for safe keeping. PROCURING
bail shortly, he pnrsued his son with violen
threats, when the latter, in self-deence, shot hi
father, the ball passing through the liver, ant
lodging near the back bone. II is thought tn
wounded man cannot survive.
THE EFFECTS OF "CRAMMNG'' FOR MKpAL.-Tb
daughter of a member of the City Government
who "cranmed" night and day for the purpose o
obtaining city medal at the late school eXhibi
tions, and who succeeded in carrying off the covef
ed prize, is now, and has been ever since th,
award, in state bordering on insanity. and ther,
is but slight hope of her recovery There are people
who think that the desire to obtain medals is NOR
pjurious to the system than beneficial to the intel
iect.-BostoY Herald.
WooD3 ON FIRE-The woods, this side Of Por
Walthall Junction, Va. were burning brilliantly
on sunday last. The FIRE was discovered at abou
one o'clock in the day, and had progressed so fal
that its arrest was made with much difficulty. A
very large tract was burnt over-many fences
consumed and great damage done. Al last &C
Cool PRocEEpIyG.-A new opera singer import
ed for the French Theatre in New Orleans, arrived
by the Arago. She is very young sweet eighteen
and very beautiful of course. She sat iD public
box at the New York Academy of Music Wednesday
night, aud during the evening, deliberately tooh
of her bonnet, drew an immense comb from hel
pocket and give her luxuriant tresses a through
smoothing, by which proceeding. it is said, hel
personal appearance vas decidedly improved.
To ExTINGUIsH BURNING TAR OR PIcH.-Tbt
New York Sun says:-A correspondent says The
safest, cheapest and surest way to extinguist
burning tar or pitch, is to throw dry sand upon it
to the depth of quarter OF half an inch, which
will smother the flames Instantly; and, he thinks
a barrel of sand, applied in time, would have ex.
tinguished the FIRE on the Austria.
SICKNESS IN TExAs-Tbe Galveston papers pub.
lish list of 112 deaths occurring there from
yellow fever during the four weeks ending the 14t
inst-amoDg them two ply ysicians. Letters from
Brow psvile, dated the 22d ult, says that the yel
low fever is prevailing in that city to an extent
and with malignity never before witnessed.
FUNERAL OF MINISTER Among those present
at the funeral of DR.. Mcclure, late pastor of the
Episcopal church at fredericksburg. Va, on Mon
day, were Bishop Johns of Va, Bishop. Otey O
Tennessee, and Rev. DIR. Minnegerode and Rev. f
Nj. Baker of Richmond. The services are describ-
ed as being very impressive.
DIvoRcEs.-The process of knocking off the chains
that bind two willing hearts, in Indiana, is pros.
pering amazingly. Ten divorce cases are now or
the docket Of the Vigo Circuit Court for the mex
term. Tippecanoe county has docketed seventeen
cases for her next term, fourteen of which from
other States.
SINGULAR CAKE.-A cake sent to Eldridge, the
St. Lawrence county Ohio. school teacher. who cru
ely murdered his bstrothed, was opened by ths
tall ap1f nd 70 al mir ra aznr
FAST BoY.-The editor of the Signal tells a story
of lad in that office that distribute and com
pose' $1,000 SENS" of "burgeois" in the recogniz
ed hours Of working day.
FATAL ArraAY-Michel Grace. Mayor of Napoie
on, Ark. was shot and killed on the 1st instant, 10
an afrray with Morris Rouse. The business houses
of the place were closed at the funeral which took
place next day. Rouse was bailed in $500 to an
swer for the net.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-EarIy on Wednesday morn.
ing, the steam -four mill of David Pollock, on Big
Law Mill Run, near Pittsburg, Pa, was entirely
consumed, together with very heavy stock o
grain. There was no insurance on either stock or
building.
HoMIcIpg N AUBURN. N. Y.-On the 4th instant
Daniel Wheaton, while intoxicated, was beating
hi, wife at his residence in Auburn, n T., when
Samuel Swift, neighbor, interfered to prevent
MN. WDeTeupou Nuehtou uTcW hHiio duu stdD
bed Swift to the heart. Wheaton was arrested.
ALLEGED MURDERER ARaRsrED.-James Mcmahon
the alleged murderer of his sister in law, at New
ark. N. j., on the 10th nit, has been arrested at
ST. Louis, Mo, by an officer from Newark. Five
hundred dollars were offered for his capture.
A NEW AMERICAN PRIMA DoNNA.--Mrs. James, a
lady ofthe most respectable parentage from Maine,
has appeared, with great success, in Italy, as We
learn from ths Italian Journals