The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-14
RICHMOND, VA, THURSDAY JANUARY Il 1873

FHoy THE UTAH EXPEDITION following 4
portant intelligence from the Utah expedition ,
extract from letter published in the st. Lor
Republican, dated Fort Kearney, n. T., Dece,
her -:
on the Goth November. Col. Johnston was
Fort Bridger, at which place hs had establish
his headquarters. Col Cooke. with six compspi
second Dragons arrived that morning. havi,
lost many Of his animals, and the remainder bel,
unfit for service,
From Laramie to Salt Lake there is no gras
(the Mormens having burnt IL ia advance of {,
troops.l consequently all the animals belonging
| the expedition were very poor when winter o
! in: and il is reported that they are dying at u
rate OF some one hundred daily There can be q
doubt that, when the spring opens, Col. Johnsto
will be so much crippled that he will be compelle
! to await the arrival of fresh animals and oths
supplies, before he will be able to commence acti,
operations.
That the expedition ia failure for this year. ca
not be questioned; and when we reflect upon th
matter, and see what an immense amount of publ
property must be lost, as we'll as the condition
tue troops on short rations, and living in tents j
| country where the snow is usually very deep dr
ring the entire winter lin November it is two fee
| deep) it would seem that your predictions las
summer were well grounded.
That the Mornons intend to resist, there can
no doubt; they are fortifying the passes that lea
10 their city. They have released Jesse Jones
agent of Majors Russell, who was taken prisoue
by 'hem some time since, and have sent him {
Col Johnstons camp In passing through tn
different cdHoRs they blindfoldei him, to preyeu
him from obtaining any knowledge Of their move
ments.
Mr.. Magraw. of the Wagon Road Expedition, ha
volunteered under Col. Johnson; those of his part,
who would not do so were discharged. so this ex
pedition is broken up without accomplishing any
thing, save what has been done by Lander. chic
engineer, and his assistants. Mr. Magraw hayin,
had some difficulty with his engineers, they a.
well as the disbursing agent, left him, and hay,
gone to the States
The PRINCESS RoTAL's MARRIAGg-It Is under
stood to be her nIajesty's intention to hold =
Drawihg-roon in St JaBIes's Palace in the latter
end OF January, Immediately after the Princess
hoyaIs marriage, at which her Roysl Highpess
and his Royal lIighness Prince Frederick William
OF Prussia, viii be present, when her Majesty the
Prlnce Consort, and their Roval Highnesses will
receive congratulations on this happy event. Nc
presentations will take place on this occasion
On the occasion of her Majesty's marriage the
Queen presented to each of her briddesmaids 4
diamond aud torquoise ornament. TO be worn on
the shoulder, on the sleeve of the dress and the
ladies so distinguished always wear this badge
whenever they attend at Court We belieye that
some such distinction will be conferred on those
who occupy prominent position in the ceremoni
al OF the nuptiala OF the Princess Royal. Fourteen
beautiful bracelets of the same pattern. and with
similar jewels. are being manufactured for the
latter contain, on shield of blue enamel, the cy.
pher of the Princess, in diamonds, surmounted by
the Prussian eagle also in brlliants The trossean
OF the Princess approaches completion. and its
magniiicence will he in every respect worthy OF
the illustrious Princess.
The public entry into Berlin of the Prince and
Princess Frederick William of Prussia is fixed for
the 18th Of February.
1t being notified al Berlin that a number of
young ladies would lie required to form bridal es
4f "a Enl nf fhA prst e
$4,000 applications 200 have been chosen to figure
in " hite muslin on her entrance into the capital
Her Royal IIighness the Duchess of Kent, and
the other members of the Royal Family, have pre-
pared some magnificent presents of jewery for the
Princess Royal on her marriage. Those of the
Duchess of Kent arc very beautiful, the Princess
being her god-daughter.
General Baron Roth de Schreckenstein has been
selected TO accompany Prince Frederick William
Of Prussia on his approaching visit to England
Public fetes are to take place a large scale in
Berlin, on the marriage of the Princess Royal and
Prince Frederick Wiliiam.-Loadonp poper.
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CONVICTED OF MUspER.-James Eldredge was Ia st
Tuesday convicted of the murder of Sarah Jane
Gould, at Louisville, st. Lawrence county, n. Y,
and sentenced to be hanged February IL. The
crime was committed in May last Eldredge WAS
engaged in teaching school in the neighborhood
where his victim resided. The Osdensburg Senti-
mel, in noticing the conclusion of the trial, says
Eldredge, nnder an assumed name entered the
family where the victim resided and won and be-
trayed her affections. His passion having, upon
safety, been turned TO disgustor excited for the
ruin of another ebject-he deliberately planned
the murder, or it may he the removal of an obsta-
Gle to the immolation OF another victim upon the
altar OF his lust.
Treacherously mixing poison with medicine
his victim was using for a temporary purpose as
she was tortured with agony, he hung over her
couch for five days and 9hts counterfeitng All
tense sympathy, under the guise of which he was
continually rendering more certain the accom-
pishment of his purpose; and when his victim
took her flight for another world, he hung upon
her lips with protestations of affection. aud re-
ceiyed from her assurances of requitted love We
will not attempt to deineste the heart that could
steel itself to the perpetration of deed 80 deit-
crate, under such circumstances. There are no
eo'ors which words can portray adequate to de-
scribe the depth of the blsckness
The prisoner is young man, in the twenty
second year OF his age
FRIGHIFUL DEATH OF Bor.--Ou Saturday, the
l9th, two boys were playing near lime kiln. at
Broughton Low Houses, in the GeigEborhoUd of
The material in the Kiln was on
levei with the edge and emitting dense volumes
of smoke. One of the boys, Alexander Mavior
about seven years d age, probably misled by the
stepped upon the surface of the burning mass
lie instantly sank into the mass. The opening
n ade by his body caused furious rush of flame
which prevented the approach OF the worklnen to
extricate the agonized sufferer As as the
lanes abate, the boy was seen to be several yards
from the top. 1t was still impossible to relieve
hn and they watched the effects of the fire, until
they actually observed The poor boys skull burst
asunder. Nothing but his bones were recovered
When his mother told of the accident, she
rnshed to the kiln, and would have precpitated
herself into it, if the bystandeTs had not held her
English pGper
BElUfIrUL.-The following lines are from the pen
Df tieo. ID. Prentice:
why is it that the rainbow and the cloud come
over us with beauty that is not of earth, and then
pass away, and leave Us TO muse on faded lowell
ness? Why is it that the stars that hold their
nightly festival around the midnight throne, are
placed above the reach Of our limited faculties,
lurever InOckins US with their unapproachable
rlorys Aud why is IL that the bright forms of
human beauty are presented to our view and then
taken from us, leayiag the thousand streams Of
Affection to flow back in almighty torrents upon
the human? We are born Of a larger destiny than
that Of earth. There IL land where the stars will
be set out before us like islands that slumber in
the ocean, aud where the beautiful beings that
pass before us like meteor, will stay 10 our pres
eHce forever.
TIE Cars SrspLgs-The cavalry stables Of the
Emperor of Russia are the wonder and astonish-
mant of those who have obtained admission 10
them The enclosure of stone walls and iron
frames covers of ten miles in length by
five in width. The stalls are twelve feet square
each. while in the centre of this vast building is
arena where an army of FIVE thousand head of the
finest horses in the world are broken. trained and
exercised daily by another army of the mos. skill
fal trainers jockies. &C., in the EmPerors domin-
ions.
LIPg INSURANCE CAsE--The State Mutual Life In
snrauce Company Of Worcester, Mass. resist she
payment ofsI, 500 upon the lifo Of Rt. Rev. Bishop
Uenshaw who died suddenly of apoplexy In Mary
and in 1852 on the ground that the bishop has no
right to 20 as TAR sonth Maryland without their
consent His physician deposes that his death was
not caused by any local or climatic Influence, bnt
was from excessive labor In tie service OF his bles
sed Redeemer. The case is now before the su-
prone Court Of Rhode Island on questions oflaw.
KmIED.--A man named James Allison was killed
in Woodrow's Mill in Washington county, Pa, on
the 26th uit. lie WAS engaged in oiling the n'n-
chnery, when his clothing was caught in the cogs,
and be was drawn through between the crown
and spur wheels The obstruction was 80 great
that the machinery was momentariiy stopped
Ttat fort 70 tarr hIt,t otrd