The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-08

cylinders 20 close to each other that an ipterva
10 scarcely perceptIble) at the Eureka Mines
which was drawn In between the rapidly revolvin,
| cylinders, and In struggle to sx.ricats himself
the other foot was also drawn 10. His piercins
screams attracted the attention Of Capt. Morgan
who was near at hand, and who ran to the 500
and attempted to throw the crusher ont of gear
but failing to do so, be grasped Miller round thu
waist, ana by tremendous effort prevented hi,
body from sharing the fate of the legs, which
n neafly up 70 the knees, were crushed to jelly
One OF the feet separated aud was afterward.
iound In the sitter beneath the crusher. Both
limbs were amputated, one above and the other
below the knee.
To Stop RAILROAD TRAIN-A correspoudept OF
the Washington ID. Co. Inteligencer proposes 70
stop train OF railroad cars whatever may be ito
running speed, by having an oil vessel placed in
front of the driving weels. and immediateJv over
the rails OF each side of the track, with comm.
nicatidg string leading to the Engineers stand:
almost Immediately constant stream of oil could
DC poured on the rails, and the forward motion OF
the trala would entirely cease when or sooa after
the last car of the train reached the oiled
OF the rails. By having another fixture not diff.
fering materially from the rst in the rear of the
nindmost car, Immediately overhangiug the rails
on either side OF the track, stream Of sand could
be poured on the rails, thus preventing another
train from being stopped by the same cause.
No ADMIRALs-The recent statement that com.
HaraQuAy.
would hereafter have the title of Admiral in the
q. 8. naval service, il thus corrected by the Wash
ington Star:
flag officer of the Navy, who has held his com
mission for twenty years or more, is BIZ recent
regulation of the Navy, allowed to wear his flag
at the fore instead of the mizzen mast while those
whose commissions are of more recent date, will
raj nor any other Of higher grade than flag officer
will be recognized by the Navy Department
DsATH OF MEMBER OF THE PRESS The Panama
Herald announces the sudden death of Denny
Lyons, Esq, on the 7th ult. Mr.. Lyons had only
been short time at Panama, whittier he had gone
as the special correspondent of the New York Her.
aid. An Irisbman by birth, he entered into the
Young ireland movement in lS4S, was arrested in
Cork that year on a charge of sedition and after
being liberated, came to the United States In
1851. in company with his brother, w. r. LYONS,
Esq, deceased, started the Cincinnati Citizen,
which he much eniveued by brightly written
novelettes.
COMMERCE OF NEW YoRK.-The Journal of Conn
merce Gays the total imports at New York from
foreign ports, for the last month"; were 81 81 o65
less than for September, 1857, and $l63 1888 more
than for the same month in 1855. The total since
the 1st January is SIS 639 less than for the
corresponding nine months of 1851 and S57 S59 4l6
less than for the same period of 1856.
The exports from New York to foreign ports
since January 1st, exclusive of specie,) are $S,-
SlS,394 less than for the correspOndipp nine
months of 1857, aud $1499l,772 less than for the
same period of 1856. The exports of specie show
falling off of nearly $13, 100000.
BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS WITH NIcaRAGUA-We learn
that there have been no negotiations between Sir
VIM. Gore Ouseiey and any authorized represen-
tstves of Nicaragua, relative to tho transit route
The draft of a treaty. said to have seen agreed
upon between the British special envoy and Mr.
Molina and Gen. Jerez, is simply the Cass-Irisarri
oil rAI sr. r,Lr
to the change Of parties. Our information leads
US to believe that the British Minister has for
warded this treaty to his own government as one
which it would be desirable for Great Britain to
conclude, and that it has been returned to him
approved, with directions to proceed to Nicaragua
and negotiate directly with that government
upon the basis Of the provisions Of the treaty re-
ferred to.-N T. Courier.
TRIP TO IREL.ND.-The proposed trip of the eth
New York (Irish) Regiment to Galway is sonsder.
ably chatted about In military circles The Reg-
ment will take 400 men, 40 officers 20 band, l6 drum
corps, and 10 warrant, making total of 49,
They will be drilled thrice per week for two
months previous to leaving, and encamp three
days prior to sailing Thirty five days are to be
passed in Ireland. What q frolic to be sure I
and how they will be feted.
The COLLINS STEAMERS FOR THE CALIFORNIA LINE
The New York Commercial Advertiser learns
that negotiations are in progress for placing the
Adriatic, Baltic and Atlantic, of the Collins line
on the California route via Panama, and that they
are likely to be successful.
ExpoRrs OF CoTroN.-The exports of cotton from
New Orleans during the past week were $500
bales, Of which 4.500 we're to Havre. and the
remainder to England. The buying at present is
largely on continental account. The receipts during
the past three days have been 10000 bales. Mid
ding at 1925.
PARTISG.-Rev. B. A. Mcguire, President of
Georgetown, ID. c., College, retired from that DO
sition on Wednesday. The departing President
was addressed on behalf of the students by James
H. Dooley and James f.. Mclaughlin, aud present.
ed with magnificent gold chalice and plate and
superblv bound Roman Missal
NAvAL.-The steamers Water Witch, Lieut.. Com
manding Almy, and the Fulton. Lieut.. Command
ing pegram, sailed from Norfolk Tuesday, for
Paraguay. The Southern Star ami Prebe are
being fitted out and will sail about the Goth.
LUCKY FIsHERNzS-Af few days SINCE while two
men were fishing, about ten miles south of the
Grand Menan, coast of Maine, they discovered
dead whale, which they succeeded in towing to
the beach. The blubber produced about 100 BAR
rels of oil.
EXPLOSION OF BURNING FLurp.-The Portland
Mane) Argus of the 2Sth uit, states that four gall
Ions of burning fluid exploded on board the fishing
schooner Samuel w. Brown, 10 that place. The
Actors IN THE WArER-On Sunday last a sail
boat containing Messrs. Weir and Cappeli, lessees
Of the Norfolk, Va, theatre, aud four of their
company, upset in Hampton Roads, about mile
from shore. The party clung to the mast, uatil
nearly exhausted, aud were rescued by boat from
shore.
FATAL CAsUALTY.-Ou the night of the 14th ult.,
Irwin ID. Watkins, aged II years, son of Wiley
Watkins, of Isle of Wight county, fell from cart
on the road near Antioch, and died the same
night, soou after getting home.
CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL IN HONOR OF ROBERT
BURNs-On the 25th of January next one hundred
years will have elapsed since the birth OF the
national poet of Scotland and it is likely that the
day will bs celebrated with more than the usual
enthusiasm.
GoyFRSoRsHIr OF KANsAs.-The Washington Star
says that the President has written to Governor
insist on bis determination TO resign the Governor
ship of Kansas.
MIsrAxE-The report that Mr.. Dempsey, of
Macon Ca had left $i95 900 to the Catholic Church,
aud S. 600 to his children, is denied by the Tele-
graph of that city Is says the deceased only left
0,000, all of which went to his widow and
children.
CoADJuroR Observation-Disclosures from Rome
announces the appointment of the Very Rev. T.
Purceil OF Cincinnati, as Coadjutor Bishop OF the
Catholic Diocese of Pttsburg.
Up to the 26th ult. there had been 3,1l9 deaths
from yellow fever in New Orleans.
Rev. Henry Vaudeville, pastor OF Presbyterian
church at Mobile, Ala, died on the 9th inst.
Gov Bragg, Of North Carolina, is on visit to his
relatives in Petersburg, Va.
John O. Bullock. formerly editor of the Louis
vile Times, died at Columbia, KY, ten days ago.
Charles Barrett. convicted of murder In Wash
inston city, Is to be hung on the 22d inst.
Post Master General Brown has left Wasbin.
ton for Tennessee. and Secretary of War Fioyd
for the West-both on short visits
Flour 10 selling in Tazewel county, Va, at x3 o5f
per barrel, and new corn 1t is said will ell at a(
cents per bushel.
The Nantucket and Edgartown submarine cab,,