The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-18

ia delightful, aud of course L am delighted.
The crops up this way are burning up, and
don't think there is any prospect for more than a
fourth of q crop Of either corn or tobacco. lt
too late now, rain can't save them. The corn is
dry and yellow, and the blades are burned in some
of the rich bottoms of Roanoke county almost to
crisp 1t is really distressing to see it, and to
know, too, that it is beyond redemption. The poor
people must suffer up here next year, for bread
aud corn will be very high. EsTRANGERo.
SENATOR SMITH, OF oaEGoN.-We have already
announced that Delazon Smith, formerly demon.
mated among politicians ''Delusion" Smith, had
been elected one OF the U. s. Senators from Ore
gon, which, by the way, has not yet been admitted
as one of the States of the Union. The Rochester
(N.Y) Union, speaking of the Senator elect,
marks:
Mr. Smith was once and for some time resident
of this city We think he left here since 1910, about
which time he conducted daily paper called the
year two, an inhdel newspaper called the New
York Watchman, and he used to lecture to the Free
city he was converted to Christianity, and was at
one time preacher OF the Gospel at the " est. lie
il a gent eman of considerable ability and We were
assn ed by citizens of Oregon q long time since,
that he popular in that Territory and likely to
be sent to the Senate when the State should be or
ganiZed.
ALARMING FarAL1rY.-The Mobile Advertiser
states that at Greenville, Miss, family of seven
fell victims to the "milk sickness" Milk was
daily article of food in the family, and they igno
rantly continued the use of it after their cows had
been attacked by the prevailing disease, and died
GRAfN-About 1900 bushels of corn aud $500
bushels of wheat changed hands at Norfolk, Va.
on Monday, at $130 for prime white, and 81 20 for
prime red.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT PROM ONE OF THE NEW BAL.
Tha In fhat IN iAanf
occurred there recently with one of the balloons.
(badders, inflated with carburetted hydrogen,) Of
which go many are to be seen 10 the hands of the
boys about our streets, which came well nigh be-.
ing attended with serious consequences:
little boy, some six seven years of age had
been out in the rain aud got his balloon saturated
with wster making it 30 heavy that it cid not float
we'll in the air. To remedy the difficulty no carrie
it to the COOK ing stove in the kitchen and holding
II bv the cord attaches to it, let 1t float above the
stove to dry. He had held IL there but few mo.
ments when it exploded. with tremendous re-
port shaking the whole house md greatly alarming
The Inmates and neighbsIs The father of the boy,
ted to the floor by the shock and nearly stunned
The doors and windows Of the kitchen were open.
the effects would probably have been much more
recovered from the first effects of the shock looked
up in perfect amaZement ard examining the piece
OF cord remaining in his fingers, exclaimed, Father
where is my balloon"
HAIL sroRM-On Sunday evening there was a
the city, which damaged the tobacco and corn
blades. We are not informed as TO the extent of
injury. and hope that it was not serous. 1t gives
us much qualification to state that in the last few
days there have been copious rains In various dis
tricts of country which were suffering severely
under the drought The probability now is, that
with tolerably seasonable weather for week or
two, the yield of will be at least an avera &c
one and that the tobacco fields will turn out fairly
as to quality.-Psters5arg (Ta) Lnt.uigencer.
MISERABLE END.--During the latter part of week
before last. Mr.. William Montgomery, father of
Hon. VIM. Montgomery. NJ. @. from Pa, was found
dead beside haystack near the Virginia line. 1t
is not positively known In what manner he came
to his death, but from the fact of two whiskey
bottles being fosnd near the body, it ia presumed
be killed himself by the excessive of intoxica-
ting liquor. He had procured q quantity of Iiuuor
in Triadelphia, Va, day or two previously. 1t is
not known how long he had been dead before his
body was discovered His remains were Inferred
In graveyard in Washington. The age of the
deceased was abont seventy years.-Wheeling In
telligencer.
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF FRETGHr-Duripg the FIRST
four days of the present week !sthere was shipped
eastward over the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road. from the depot at Bristol about 900 bushels
OF wheat. besides large quantities of -four and 9TH
er articles. train of some six or eight cars
loaded with wheat, came in from Tennessee on
Wednesday night. and we are Informed that there
at yarious points on the East Tennessee road
Bristol Ne,r,.
LATER FROM Mr. MoRrHY.-Tbe Niagara brings
the score of Mr.. Morphy's chess match with Mr..
Loweuthal up to the 51st Of July. at which time
Mr. NJ. had won four games. Mr.. L. one, and one
had been drawn. No reference IL made to any
other performances OF the American player,
though he visits the London clubs and contends
with the leading amateurs The ungenerous man
ner In which Mr. Stanton, the chess-champion of
Europe, and chess editor of the illustrated London
News. Chronicles the games, ELECTS severe com.
ments from Mr.. Morphy's friends.
EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY is very re-
markable case of longevity in one family In Nelson
county, Va. There are ave married sisters whose
aggregate ages amount to 434 years-ou the 1st of
January last the eldest sister was 90, the second
81, the third 49, and the fourth 81 and the fifth So
ALLEGED MAIL RoBBER.-John O. Cash has been
arrested In Mississippi. charged with obtaining
9l,4o0 or $500 In cash from Uncle Sans mail
bags In Alabama, in a way not exactly according
to Law.
THs SLAVE TRApE.-Advices from Cuba say that
1AS coolies have been landed there by two vessels.
The brig Nancy, OF New Orleans, has been con-
leased from prison.
Tar Mousr VERNON FusD.-Mrs Catharine
a. melville, regent for Mississippi OF the Mount
Vernon fand, acknowledges In the jackson Pc.
t2,s5o.
George .sanders 10 about to start Douglas
Newspaper.
Ioosing, the great painter, 10 about TO return to
America.
Alexander Dumas, the older, Il writing life Of
Hume, the Americas spirikualist.
Mr.. Keller. manager Of the Keller Troupe, "a
dangerously III 1t Utica, NJ Y.
jas. Mages vas shot dead 10 Chicago on Friday
~ yeuug man named Francis Busch.
Chss. Steele, an old and we'll known steamboat