The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-26
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Fire In Norfoik-Heavy Loss.
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NoaFoLK, O'Clock, AMI
August 2ith, 1858.
fire broke out last night in the large shir
chaudIery store, on Wide Water street kspt ~
Robbins Bastley. The alarm was given sbou,
ten minutes to eleven o'clock. The person who
gave II says that, when Arst discovered smoks vss
| seen issuing from all the wiudows-leasinp The
impression that IL had been fred in several places
The store contained good deal of combustble
material In the shape Of paint, varnish, &c and
burut very rapidly. THE house was soon enveloped
In names-which caught TO the roof Of the adioin.
Ing tenement, only buroing the roof of however: :
| this tenement was occupied by Edward Maloy as
/ boarding house; he loses only portion of his
| Misunderstanding Robbins Bsttley loses their
entire stock, books ard papers. They were insured
| for $4,000, $4,000 of which was In the American.
/ and s. coo in the Ph@Bix. Their loss over ana
| above the insurance is between $4,000 and $4,000
The two tenements was the property Of Ste.
pheo Thrift, Esq, was insured for $1,000 in the
Pb1nix, and Is valued at $4,000. The building in
| the rear, occupied by Miss Kate Heath. was IN
| such danger at one time as TO cause her removal
| by which she loses $50. The total loss by this
re 10 about SIS, 900, $i1 900 Of which is covered
by insurance., leaving 5000 clear loss to the par
ties-evdently On incendious act. The Indepepd.
ent aud Resolution fire companies of Portsmouth
| came over and worked manfulIy. PzEcussIox
MILITARY SLAVERY Whipping Soldiers in Enc.
tdnd.-A more monstrous infiction of punishment
than is noticed by the Brighton Guardian, has
| never been recorded in the history of modern
civilization, and it is not sprisfng that the police
OK England should receive notice Of two hundred
arc ntty desertiens from the army 10 one day
Here is the story:
"A private OF the ssth Royal Sussex Regiment
naVins been found guilty by adistrict courtuartis
OF stealing s. piece belonging to privats Dough
". WA n
fifty lashes and to be Imprisoned "A days with hard
labor The pgnishment of fogging was inflicted on
having nine thongs to it, thereby giving 450 stripes
on the mans ba"k. Some of the young soldiers.
who hsd never seen such punishment before, drop.
ped from the ranks and tainted"
THR CABLl.-The French Government has ac.
corded to the Atlantic Telegraph Company the
exclusive right to erect land cables across the is-
land OF Miquelon, lying between Newfoundland
aud Nova Scotia. The company propose to run a
caeie rom piacenfla Bay to st Pierre, and thence
| to Sydney, which will bring the French islands
into telegraph communication with France, and
save keeping in repair some four or five hundred
miles of land line in New Fouudland and Cape
Breton through almost uninhabited regions Of
country.
The following deipatch was received Tuesday by
Mayor TiemaH from London:
LONDON August %, 1853.
From the Lord Mayor If London to The Ig. D F.
TtSmdR Nayar # heio York:
The lord Mayor of ionaon most cordially recip-
TOCutes TIC FDDSTaTuietl0nB oil the OF New
York upon the success of SO important under
taking rs the completion o. the Atlantic telegraph
| cable. 1t is Indeed one Of the most glorious tri
umphs OF the age and rtfiecrs the highest credit
upon the energy skill and perseverance, of all par
ties entrusted with difficu duty and the Lord
Mayor sincerely hopes ihst by tn blessing of AL
mighty God it may be the means of cenenting the
kind feelings which now exist between the two
| countries. (signed)
Lord Mayor of London
Mr.. Field received dispatch from London dated
Tuesday, on the same day it started.
THE CHsRBoURa FETE-Freach Feeling To,cards
| England-A letter to the London Times, from
Cherbourg, reviewing the recent fete there says
Queen Victoria was received with great cordaIity
aud even enthusiasm. 1t adds:
There can be no doubt that the Emperor was
most anxious that this should be the case. "fhe
| reception of her Britsnic Majesty" says French
journalist, "proves to me that we are thank Hasy-
| en! much less dngi0pho6eS than ia pretended by
certain persons who seek to maintain between the
two neighhoriDg nations the old spirit of antago-
nisIn soscontrary to the interests of liberty The
Queen drove out yesterday in open carriage and
at a walking pace. The English at this moment 80
numerous at Cherbourg, seemed radiant and en-
chaDted at the warm reception their Sovereign
received" After driving through the town. the
| Imperial and Royal party alighted from their
carriage to ascend on foot the hill of La Ronle,
whence fine view of the harbor and works
| is cummauded. An immense croad follow
ed. group of persons close to which the
Soyeregns passed having cried Viper Empereurf"
| the Emperor turned round and said, in au under
| tone, " if you wish to please the Emperor, cry
| 'Tice Ia Rs,nep" A letter from Cherbourg has
this moment been sent to me, which says the Eng
| sh appeared much satisfied with the Emperor
| speech, and that the Queen was really very warm
| y received by the French ENbic. As regards the
feeling displayed towards the Emperor another pri-
vate letter mentions that a who hawked
little copper medals of Napoleon Ill. the quays
| OF Cherbourg at five sous apiece, sold in one day
| l1,000 of them. IL is argued that this does not
show hostility, or even Indifference. Yesterday,
In the most crowded part of the Paris Bouie-
wards, one vas deafened by the shouts of the ven
dsrs of medals Of the Queen aud Prince Albert
| Among the various and ingenious artists and
adventurers who iocked to Cberbourg to profit
| by the opportunity of extracting coin from the
crowd, mention is made of a band of singers who
went from cafe to cafe singing "God save the
Queen, to the great satisfaction, says letter, of
the English, who hurrahed at the eDd OF the coup
let's, and generously rewarded the musicians. The
amount of powder burnt during the five days
| fetes, which commenced on Wednesday and end to-
day, will have been something prodigious. In ho-
uor Of the Queen alone naval officer stated, 25,
| 900 blank cartridges fired Each blank cart
ridge costing ST., 1t follows that 5o00l worth of
powder was consumed on account of her Majesty
The salutes were 80 tremendous that the decks IF
the steamboats,, which on all sides were trausyers-
ing the harbor, actually shivered under the feet of
the passengers.
| IHE AFFhAI Al W NAEhsHiON SfhINdS-A lebItF
to the Alexandria Gazette, giving the particulars,
of the fatal affray at the Warrenton (Va) Spring
Monday night, says:
| About three weeks ago, Mr.. Carver of Alabama,
and James Green, of this county, left the Warren
ton Springs and repaired to the District of Colum
bia, for tue purpose of fighting duel, whiGh was
| prevented by the arrest OF Carver. The cause of
this difficulty was not made public. Both parties,
| however, returned to the Springs, where they
| remained to the present time. Ii appears
| tnat the difficulty had not been adjusted,
| and that ill-feelirgs still existed. Last night,
Carver was heard TO curse the Green family gene
| rally, which, reaching the ears OF James Green,
| excited the latter very much. After the dancing
WAS over in the ball room, Green came in contact
with Carver, stabbiDg him with bowie knife, and
killing him instantly. There were two eye-wit
nesses to the affair, but they differ materially in
their statements. One of them states that Carver
| coliared Green before the latter made attack
| upon bim-the other states that Green was not
coilared By Carver until e. had made pass at him
with the knife. The affair has produced q feeling
| of deep regret throughout the whole community, y,
| as both parties were highly esteemed by all who
knew them. Green ma !e no attempt to escape
| and was immediately arrested by Deputy Sheriff
" all, who present at the Springs. He is h
| son of the late Jones Green.
| FALL OF BRID6E.-The bridge over Meherrn ri
yer, in Brunswick county, about three miles above
Lswrenceviile, tutnbled down Sunday night last
greatly frightening the residents in that vicinity
and seriously inconvenenciug travellers over the
| road. This bridge was erected about six years
siuce by the Petersburg aud Boydton Plank Road
| Company, and was generally supposed to be very
| substantial structure. IL was the longest and
most costly bridge on the compaDy's line, having
been erected at an expense of some 81 600.
VIRGINIA Posr OFFICES - post office is establish
ed at stony Man, Page county, Va, aud Benjamin
Y. Almond, postmaster, directly on the route from
turay TO falleysburg. The office at Millhope
jackson county, Va, is discontinued. The pos
once at Chincoteague, Accomac county, Va, 10 re
1 asf ia liaha md lnt,, At