The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-09

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ST 8, 1858.
SrRASsE FsEAEs OF Ll0HfsIso.-Ndrrow Ecap'
| or Famly-Ths residence Of Albert H. Cole
At Newport, KY, was struck by lightning a. fss
nights since, during . terrible thunder SLOGAN
The Cincinnati Commercial publishes the story Of
the owner of the house:
He says that At SIX o'clock that night, during
the tremendous thunder storm, ball Of electric
fluid struck the chimney Of his residence on the
southeast corner OF Saratoga and Ringgod streets,
Newport, KY, and shattered Il from cap to bare
and likewise split completely the coping of the
building. The 1nid then lodged down one OF the
fues, and entered the front bed-chamber In the
second story, where servant sat nursing Mr..
Coles two children. 1t carried with it a cloud of
dust and SCOT from the fireplace. flashed across
the room, filling IL with dazzling light, perforated
the plaster and lathing opposite the fire place,
aud made hole In the wall more than q foot
In diamafer, but did not 60 through the bricks.
Then II played about the apartment an in.
stant, like luminous hand writing all over the
walls; split the cssings, sills and frames Of the
windows paraly zed the nurse and children, who
were almost buried In dust aud soot-streaked 1t
back to the IRE place. through which II had intru-
ded; darted down the chimney, and very uncere-
moDiously Introduced itself into the parlor, and
played some of the most extravagant capers ever
entered against the credit Of electricity. 1t first
struck the fender before the fire place, aud ira
dated the apartment with fery aud binding bril-
lance; glanced to the centre of the Faror. where
Mrs. Cole sat entertaining the lady of Col. HaiIam
and struck an iron sPittoen between them--left q
blue streak on the top of ii; scorched Mrs. Hal
lam's garments and shocked both ladies. But
here the ball of fluid separated, current fash
ing to the right and the other to the left the first
enjoying itself by knocking the plastering from
tne vail, splitting the castings and frames Of the
windows, through which it disappeared; the other
striking the open doors between the paror and the
dining room, which, it completely shattered; then
dashed through the closed blinds of the dining
room, which IL also spiintered. Thence it glanced
to the pavement which surrounded the cistern in
the yard and after tearing mp four or i've bricks
and scattering the sand about rniracuIously, it
disappeared through the pipe which leads into the
eistsrn, perforatiug the pipe completely, leaving
hole about the diameter of the largest sized buck
shot. est
1t Is superfuous to say that the ladies' az well
the nurse and dchildreu-uho were the only inmates
OF the tenemeut-were more alarmed than eiectri-
fled. They were blinded by the startling briIliance
OF the nuid, aud the nurse aud children were hea-
yiiy charged with electricity, besides being almost
buried in SCOT, ashes and dust. The phenomenon
was scarce more than visible and sensible before it
was gone. liz was literally quick as ''fash."-
The fluid sped down the chimuey aud through
each apartment, like a cannon bali, glowing with
white heat
The cbildren-both under two years of age
seemed "charged" fully fifteen minutes, being
completely stupefed. The ladies were affected
but momentarily, and the nurse became conscious
Of something astonishing which had taken place
within five minutes from the visitation of the in
truder. The bed chamber, parlor and dining
room present a very shattered aspect. The walls
in the two formsr rooms seems to have been sub
jected to puiverizing bombardmsnt, the artillery
OF heaven having left the big imprint Of its charge
wherever 1t struck.
STRIKE ON RarLao.p-Tae Employees SPIKE n,
Engines to The Trock.-We learn tGat on Tuesday
afternoon the engineers employed on the Terre
iaute and Alton Railroad struck for their nav
the company being, it is reported, We months ia
rtears. They took possession Of a freight train
on itsarrival at Terre Haute, and running it upon
eide track, removed the eceentriCs of the engine
and spiked the wheels to the track Every engine
that came within their reach was served In the
same way, One engineer who refused to join in
the ftrike attempted to run the gauntlet with his
machine, but falling to get away, was taken from
the engine by force and the wheels spiked down.
The running of the road was of course stopped
fer the time being-Cln. Gaz. :s.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE frail Young woman, known
as Lou Didier, for some time the unwillrg victim
OF shame and prostitution, repaired to Hannon's
Pond. above the Water Works, yesterday morning
10 put al end to her wretched life, and leaped iu
Fortunately Cor unfortunately some boys were
coming to bashe at tho time, and hearing the noise
FASTENED forward, undressing as they ran. and
thinking that some Of their comrades were gagged
Ia the sport before them; aud just they arrived
they saw the young wonan, buoyed I'D by her
Fdress, making every effJrt TO sink. The boys all
Jumped in. made towards her, and in few mo-
lnents dragged her to the Shore when she begged
them to Kill her or allow her to get into the water
again, sometimes Offering them money now struv-
CLING to get away, and then threatening. She was
ut length prevailed upon to return home.- Peters.
burg (Ta) Express.
COMMERCE OF New YoRK-Ir appears from, tbs
Journa! of Commerce that the imports from for
eigu ports at New York, since the lst of January
are $I6,439. .252 less than for the corresponding
seven months OF last year, S53, 1860 less than
Tor che same period of 1856. The imports for the
last mo nth have bssn lsrger than we're generslly
anticipated, and the revenue has proportionabiy
increased. The receipts FIR duties at New York
for July are %. 5sT .9o5 81, including only s2s3-
5I2 40 in treasury notes. The exports, exclusive
of specie for the last months have fallen off
only 81 7,06l ,944. sss 81 a sa
DEATH OF AN Actress. Mrs. Stephens. a,popular
actress attached to Waileck's theatre died ia New
York, few days ago. She was native Of Eng
land, aud came to America at the same time Sir
WIN. Donn, first appeared here, She here married
Mr.. Carter, who afterwards went to Nicaragua,
and there died in 1854. Mrs. Stephens first acted
in Baltimore in 1852: Richmond tho same year,
then played at the Walnut street theatre, Phia-
delphia, for one season, and came to Walaek's
thea:rein 1854.
THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN CANspA-The Minis.e-
rial crisis ia Canada continues. Mr.. Calf, who
vas called into the new Cabinet, has declined and
Mr. Cartier has been appointed in bis place. Mr..
Bram's organ attacks the Governor for not dissov-
ing the Parliament.
RELrGIous.-Seven delegates, clergy and laity of
the Union Baptist Church Of North Carolina, ar
rived in Fredericksburg, Va. on Wednesday last
cla route for the annual Grand Council of that de-
uoininatioD, which is to be held at Union Grove
Church, in the county cf Essex.
DaouaHr III KING GEORGIA. letter 10 the Frede-
rickshurg (ya) Herald, from King George county.
dated the Sd inst, says: "We are n the midst of a
drought really distressing no good rain for 60 days
pastures withered and corn twisted and parched."
postscript to the letter, written on the 4th, says
"a fae rain last night, but not enough"
UsLucKY The Mary vile East Tennesseean learns
that the barn of Hugh Boyle, Jr, nine miles east OF
that place, struck by lightning ON the I'D nit
and entirely consumed, with the wheat crops OF
1857 and 1885,
BAnsUM IN EuRoPx-Mr. Barnum passed through
Paris a few days ago with Tom Thumb, on his way
Baden BADEN, where he il going to exhibit. Next
winter SIR b. is going to deliver lectures In London
on linmbug, aud the way OF getting and losing
ineney.
"M,LIIons'' OF BuFrALoEs-A correspondent Of
tbs Sc. Louis Republican says that a Utah mai!
party encountered on their journey, "miliioRs o
bnffaloss, blocking up tho highways, so as TO de
lay tho mail, feeding upon the luxnrant grasses q
the plains, while deer and antelopes were mors
numerous than ever seen before"
A "BRKAKYAsr TABLE, DIscovERY-Dr. Holmes
the s'ausacrat," declares that he has obseryst
that coffee bought ready ground never effect.
the head! And it is extremely lucky that IL is go
Tor none hut very veak-headed persons ever buy
ready ground coffee.
An OLD LADr.--Mrs. Elizabeth Willing jackson
reict OF the late Major Wm. jackson, (of the revo
Washineton,) died 10 Phiisdep phia on the 5th inst
she had reached the.age Of ninety years.