The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-21


written agreement 10 become responsible for the
issues Of the Bank OF Florence. @ 4s5t
We learn from the State Democrat that during
the entire day on Thursday strong excitement
reigned throughout the city, and the City Arti-
lery were under arms at their drill room, prepared
to act iD case of emergency.
On Friday morning Judge Grant commenced pay
ing ont small amounts at the CourtHouses to la
borers within the city, All others were refused,
says the Rock Islander of Saturday. That paper
adds:
Payment was stopped about II o'clock. Several
hours afterwsrd, no evidence being apparent that
resumption of payment would take place, the
crowd began to show signs OF rebellion. The mu-
sic was brought out and other demonstrations
made calculated to produce excitement. These
again br0ught out the money and payne nts were
continued, The military appeared on the streets
in small squads. but the great body was held n
reserve at the armory ready for action.
INTEREsTING FOREIGN IfEMs.-Eles by the City of
Washington, at New York, contain the following
items: - !tF 2fftf :
s.rhe Secretary of the United States Legation at
Constantiuople," says letter from Beyrout, tar
rived here on the Sd. having in his custody five
Bedouins, who had been given mp 30 him to be
punished as murderers of an American family at
Jaffa" ~ ~
ludicrous rumor has found its way into late
English papers. 1t appears to have been brought
to England by the last West India mail steamer
The rumor is to the effect SHAT Her Majesfy's
gunboat Styx had been sunk 10 a conflict with an
American frigate in the waters of Cuba"
Mr.. Cough, the American Temperance lecturer,
has again made bis appearance in Exeter Hall.
london, where he addressed very large and dis
tipguished audience. This WAS Mr.. G.'s first ap.
pearance before the London public since therecent
trial before the Court Of Exchequer, and his au~
dience is said to have given him "a reception Of
the most enthusiastic description"
dreadful fire has destroyed the Exchange at
Antwerp, with its magnificent bronze cupola,
arcades and the tribunals Of commerce The
Chambers of the Syndic. with the city archives,
are completely destroyed. 4s.
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES, THEIR DESTINY.
There is still one journal left In England which
sticks TO the old fable of the inyipcible supre,a-
cy Of that nation. IL is the representative Of
that now almost extinct Toryism, which flourish
ed under Castlereagh and Liverpool, and which
held that one EDglshman, tn use the phrase OF
that day, "could lick three Frenchmen." We re-
fer of course to BLACK woods Magazine"
True to its ntecedents, and faithful to its creed
that periodical in its last number, breaks out into
poan over the national greatness. With India
halt slipped from its grasp, with the probability
with the certainty that Russia only waits fitting
occasion to have revenge for the Crimean war
"BiaCkwood" boasts in this wise of Great Britan:-
$50 far as it is given to read the destipies OF
Providence in the past histories and in the present
action OK the world there Is one nation-aud that,
our own-moving on step by etep to this great
destiny, (binding mankind over to keep the
peace) In its progress towards and overwbelm
ing preponderance, our power has never yet been
checked; can we anywh discover in its form
and substance the elements of decay"
Talk of American boastfuiness after thisl No
sophomore, delivering Fourth OF July oration
before the debating society of his class, sur
passed such q flight. sszsy.i
DEPRESSION OF TsADs IN ENeLAND-The quarterly
returns of the Registrar-General of England af
ford unnistakeable evidence Of the depression OF
trade during the last winter. In the quarter that
ended on the 31st of March, ,06S persons were
married, being 800 fewer than the number who
married 10 each Of the winter quarters Of the two
previous years. The Inhabitants of the manufac.
turing districts were under the greatest depression
and the number of marriages in Cheshire and
Lancashire fell from 5S2I to 79o, more than OOo
but all the parts of England and Wales are so iu.
timatey associated in evil as we'll as in good for
tune that in every division the marriages declined
Ia the spring quarter ended on the 30th of June
169,l70 births and 107 ,193 deaths registered
Thus the natural increaee of the population o
England and Wales was 61 ,977 in 81 days, or 6Sl
daily; 4O,39l persons emigrated during the quar-
ter. sI.lsse4
RESCUE OF THREE CHILDREN.-The Windsor (Ohio
Herald says that on Tuesday, the 10th inst.,s al
Mr. owen was crossing from Sandusky to Kings
VILE In small schooner, when about eight mile,
from one of the islands, he fell in with a ANA;
boat containing three children, the eldest about Ii
or IL, girl, the others much smaller. The boa
was full OF water, drifting before the wind. aut
they up to their necks in water. From being st
long In the water they had become al ost speech
less. and we're with difficulty freed from thei
mold on the boat. From the eldest Mr.. Over
learned their names and where they belonged anf
TOOK them home. From the father he learned ths
they mad been in the water from 5 A. NJ. to h-P
N. They had been seen in the boat in the morn
ing, shortly after which they wore missing Tn.
father started in pursuit, but failing to ud them
returned to the island
IsPAsT MORTALITY IN FRArcs-M Bertilfou. !,
recent letter addressed to the Academy of Medi.
cine, in Paris, has published curious stats
tcal facts concerning the mortality Of infants un
der one year of age. Within period of ten year
there have been about 9700, 900 births 10 France
aud SOC, 900 deaths under the specified age: 81
that out Of 1000 new born infants, only $40 ar,
destined to survive the fret twelve moDths. Blu
this rate of mortality IL not the same for all ds
partments. aud it Isl singular fact that the high
est rate fs found In group Of thirteen depart
nents surrounding that Of the Seine, which 10 no
of the number.
brothers, were fishing near Woodland, Ulster CO.
New FORK, last Sunday morning, accompanied b.
TWO dogs-a fox-hound and water-spanie, rheI
the heund "gave tongue" aud started on the run
sooD came mp with hinge bear, when arouehsnd
tumble fsht began, which lasted, with varying
success, for several minutes. At length one dol
caught the bear by the hind leg while tao othe
pinned him By the lower jaw, and the men con-
trived TO cut his throat With Jack knife, the en
weapon they had. They sooa sIung him to pole
and carried him to Snyder's tannery, the neares
settlement where he weighed, whom dressed, SOM
800 pounds. 1855 - sts8
/ An AGREEABLE SURPRisE-A surprise Welt wni
| made by the Congregation OF the Park Prcsbyteri
an Church At Newark, Nj, 70 then pastor. Rev
DR.. Rowland, on Monday evening last. lt was th
twenfy y-6fty anniversary OF his wedding day, an,
being what is called silver wedding, be was pre-
ssbtsd with purss of $50, all in specie. "A poem
was read by . member. ~ sssie Z s.
SLAVE sfAnrEpk-Four slave men,. two belong
ing 70 Joseph Q. Pancake, Esq, and two to Mr.. hi
chael Miller, j, escaped from the South Branch, II
Hampshire county, Va, on Saturday night last
taking With them four horses, tho property Q
Nj. Pancake. Parties ere II parsuit OF thsnn.- :
The horses we're fapnd h . Sid nsar oressptowu
Psouryc.-Mrs Beverly Gri1ath 10 Hsdfsr1s 90
w, Jsw days since gavs birth g thrse Sac 1s1g
and healthy boxing children, to girls aad %
tims. --- ze1 1s9ss 80
sLlsrss Rlplsa zoulsss --Ths ladies ssustrial
eonsention ct Brookiyps n, ~ 70 - % the ssl
saptsnbsr. The pfisss for tne. 6est horeeasesni
are tohe, grand piasc worth $500, silver pitch
CT and pair Of goblets $50, aud . goid snsnsiie
Dufipk ths grsat hs6f II June, N Ansricsa alo
~ tho Royal Bofhui< Gardens, London, shot ues |
ftNsnty fpuf hoash u beight ef ~ iochsss
In 1851 vs imported 4l.s22oao psauaa - rugl
ssidkd ~ q .t@s .d2ts ~ nekinx odst9l baiee
The spilhi& ~ Nov xssk aasaaun q 49,