The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-22

EMBER %, 1858.
BRUTAL TRxArxESt or 4 DssExrm.-A Texas
correspondent Of the Louisville Journal gives the
following particulars Of the brutal treatment Of
man, named HafrisEton, desertsr from Camp
Colorado. who had been rscap:ured. He was
native Of Louisville:
Young Harrington vas enlisted for the Second
Fort Smith. The citizen Who brought him bsck
must have been Eore off fend than human lie
travelled day aud night, and until ten o'clock the
next day withou giving him mouthfaI TO eat.
capt =. =; Evans, fthts regiment, was at the
Fort sf the tfDe, aud Hsrripgson was put in his
company, and that day he had to walk II miles.
nssdcunsd. aud dragging ball and chain, before
ne got anything to eat The second days march
from Fort smith was over road called the saNar.
rows" the roughest that wagons ever travelled.
suppose. The wagons In going over Il. would
bounce and slide on from the rocks four feet at
time.
On the morning Of the second day the captain
ordered Harrington to be.tied by the hands close
his wrist and fingers were 90 swollen that he could
not bend them. The sentry who was put over him
says that for more than 100 times the BAH which
was attached to bim by a chain and placed in the
leedoox. would, when the wagon came out Of d hole
or slid off rock, jerk his feet from under him and
all his weight wo1ld come on his wrist, and his
breast strike the feed box. The ssntry, who saw
that the man was amost,dead, took the responsible
dust, and gave him water to drink. He began to
eniiven and feel better, when the sergeant Of the
guard came up and raised h-I, and made the SEN
try tie the poor fellow up again. He did not go
more than three miles before the sergeant, seeing
that the man was almost dead, ordered him to be
cut down; hut before he reached the ground, he
breathed bis last.
Harrngton's breast was beat almost to ajelly.
and bis back, from his chin down, was as black as
could be- he told them. in the morning, that if
he had to walk that day, tied to the wagon, he
would be dead man before night. He begged
and prayed them to shoot:hin, and put him out Of
his misery.
ELopENENT IN HIaH LTrE.-On Sunday, in the
Fourth District, young gentleman of our acqair-
lance, aged about twelve, and young lady about
ten, having read In the papers SO many anecdotes
of young people eloppg, concluded that they
would try the experiment too, and accordingly got
into the steam cars at jackson street. and started
for parts unknown-most probably for Carrolltou
They had not anticipated, however, the pecuniary
difficulties Of such an undertaking. and when the
collector came round for his fare the young couple
were completely non-plussed. The gallant young
gentlemen requested the conductor to call at his
iather's office, down town, the next morning and
he would certainly get his money. The conductor
objected, saying he could give credit 10 trans
actions of such large amounts The youue man
offered to leave his new hat in pledges but the con-
ductor said the president and other officers of the
company, the 'stoker' included, all had their own
hats, and didn't want anybody else's.
Here. we are sorry TO say, the young lady, who
is quite nervous, got frightened and began to cry
frantically exclaiming that she wanted to go back
to her mamma, she didn't want to run away. The
young gentleman told the conductor that he was
no gentleman to frighten q young lady ia that
way, and persisted in his determination to 90 to
Carroiitop The conductor apologized, but az the
young lady persisted too, in her crying and her
desire to return TO the maternal bosom, the
youthful adventurer cooled down and concluded
to get out at the next station and walk home.
They had not left the cars long ere the whole
iamiiy-father, mother, brothers and sisters
came anxiously alopgin search of the runaways,
and the fair heroine was restored to her mothers
tender care.
Weomitted to say in the beginning of this mar.
rative, that the "young coupler are brother and
sister. OF such is young America.-N o. Pe.
COMMERCE OF New ORLEANS The ANNA, Com !,
mercial statement Of the New Orleans papers
brought up to the 1st Of September, shows the
business of that city in a very favorable light
Although the panic produced its inevitable result
on prices and IN monetary circles, the amount OF
commodities forwarded and received appears to
have been but little affected. New Orleans receives
more than half the entire cotton crop of the
country; and in the past year it took 16S2775
bales out ct total of 8, 100000. being about the
SAME proportion as in the preceding year /,
exported 22550 bales lees than receipts The sugar
crop Of the last year 279,o9. hogshesds a.anst
only $4,000 for the previous year; the receipts OF
louisiana being 202 s6s. Of n,olasses the receipts
from Louisiana have been 331 LOG barrels against
very small amount last year. OF tobacco s67S4
hogsheads were received at New Orleans from the
interior in the past year, and 1857 ho2sheads
we're exported. This was 80, 900 hog-hsads more
than the previous year, and nearly 10000 more
than the average for ten years. The quantity OF
hour received was greater than for the previous
year by 250,000 barrels. The total exports OF
domestic produce from the city during the past
year amounted to $ss 1885,, ,43s, being fali.g of
from the previous year OF about S. 100000 The
imports were little over $19,000,0 900. Notwith-
standing this favorable balance, the great depre-
citation of all natural commodities shows bow New
Orleans and the producing section with which it
deals are bound up with the welfare of the maui
featuring and consuming interests.
LrvINGsroNE's AFRICAN ExpEDIrIoN.-The Liver.
pool Mercury has the following intelligence re-
gardiDg this expedition:
'Mr. J. Aspinwall Turner, NJ. P. for Manches
ter, has received long letter from DR.. Living
stone, y few extracts from which are published in
the Manchester Guardian After statiug that the
expeditionary party had had a prosperous voyage
since they left Liverpool, and that after a
good deal of exploration, they are now threadipg
their way up the Zambesi, the Doctor says: Near
the mouth Of the branch kongone, my brother
stumbled on cotton, growing in deser ted native
garden, which does not adhere to the eeed as that
saw up the river, and the pile of staple is longer
than the Angola cotton. enclose specimen (Mr
Turner says it is very beautiful clean cotton value
about Sd. per lb.) DIR. Livingstone adds that he is
distributing Sea Island seed to different person.
on the delta, and they express perfect willing
ness to cultivate it for sale.
TIE PARAGUAY ExpEpIrIoN.-The steamers Full
ton and Water Witch, forming part of the expedi
ton to Paraguay, are now ready for sea and viii
probably leave today for Norfolk. Guns of very
heavy calibre have been selected for both vessels
the armament of the Fulton consisting of one
eleven inch shell gun on pivot, aud four Of nine
inch in broadside, aud that ofthe Water Witch o
one nine inch she'll gun pivot. In addition
the Fulton will carry two boat howitzars, and the
Water Witch three, one of which is a heavy twen-
ty-foar pouuder, mounted on pivot on the fore
castle. Both vessels are supplied with small armi
aud ammunition of the most approved kind, ip-
Guiding Sharp and Minnie muskets, together witt
reyolvers.
THROUGH TIcKErs.-The contractors upon th.
overland California mail route have fixed the pric,
OF through tickets from Memphis to San Francis
CD at 500. Each passenger will be allowed fifty
pounds of baggage, and will be required. in add
tion to paying his fare, to snbsist himself For th
presenthe will be compelled to take bis proviaion
from Fort Smith to last him the remainder of tn
journey. We doubt not, however, that the compa
ny will soon prepare accommodations along th
route, by which this inconvenience will be obyia.
tsd-1HehhPhfs Appcdt.
THE VINTAGE In FRAScE-AlI the accounts from
France concur In stating that the grape dsease 4
passing very lightly over the vineyards, and tina
there will be an early and abundant vintage. 1,
confirmation of this 1t 10 statsd that empty cask
are selling throughout tho vine growing region 8
ex0Fbifantly high prices. The fne appearance o
the vineyards and the immense stock 10 the bond
ed stores OF Paris have paralyzed the efforts 9
spccuistcrs for a rise In prices.
A wHoLE Town RxToRMKD. town Of rrov
Mo-, had been long noted tor its abounding wick
edness, and Drunkenness. gambling, ightin1 an,
Sabbath breaking, had held undisputed sway, unit
the fret Sunday In last May, when prosracte,
which resulted In the hopeful conversion Of nesrl,
10 persons, including some Of the moss hardenes
characters in the place.