The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-11


death.
CAPITAL PUNIsHMExr.-In Columbia, {. c., Thos.
McAndrew, convicted Of burglary, and Lawrence
Sclavern, convicted of highway robbery, have been
sentenced to be hanged April 3Oth.
MAN BURNT TO DEArH.-A correspondent OF
the Petersburg Express, writing from Pleasant
Hill, North Carolina, March 9th, gives the follow
ing account of shocking occurrence in that neigh
borho0d:
painful circumstances on Tuesday night last. AT.
ter he had retired to his bed the room in which he
lodged was discovered TO be on fire by persons who
lived in the vicinity. His neighbors to the
spot and found that his apartment were locked and
that his bed ami room was on fire. The door was
forced open and the body of Langford Was found
burnt into crisp from the effects of which he
soon expired. The deceased must have been
brought to his death by his own hands. lie was
q merchant in the county and had been addicted
to excessive drinking.
TEMPERANcE.-Resolutiens were reported in the
Baltimore Conference, on Saturday, from the Com
mittee on Temperance, as follows:
l. Resolred, That We will give special attention
to the enforcement of the discipline with regard
to the use of intoxicating drinks.
2. That we will preach one or more sermons on
the subject of temperance i'm all circuits and stu.
tions throughout the Conference.
3. That, in accordance with the resolution
adopted at the last session of the Conference that
temperance meetings be held on Tuesday evening
in all the Methodist Episcopal churches of this
city, the Committee on Public Worship are here
by requested to provide speakers for the occasion.
which was adopted.
NAvAI STATISTICS FOR 1S5S.-From the Naval
Register for the year 1885, about to be issued from
the Navy Department, in accordance with the
act Of Congress approved December ), 1915. the
following general statement of the present effec.
tive force and condition of the naval service is ot
lined:
Captains: Active list, 70; reserved list, 25.-
Commanders: Active list, 106: reserved list Do
Leutenants Active list, $40; reserved list ST.
Surgeons ranking with commanders, Al; Surgeons
ranking with lieutenants, 6i Passed assistant
surgeons, Al; assistant surgeons 49, Pursers rank
ing with commanders, &c. pursers ranking with
lieutenants, "a. Passed Mdshipmen: Active list.
%; retired list. 2; midshipmen. As; acting mid
shipmen of the LIST, 3D. Sd and 4th classes on pro-
bstion at the naval academy, Ia; boatswains, 3s;
gunners. ii: carpenters, II sailnakers, AZ; en-
gineers, Is; first assistant engineers, 81: second
a1sistant engineers, q third assistant engineers
81.
Marine Cmps.--1 colonel commandant; adiu-
tant- paymaster, quartermaster, and assistant
quartermsster, composing general staff lieuten-
ant s6lonel majors, Is captains, 19 first lieuten-
ants. 90 second lieutenants.
designations during the year 1S57.-1 captain, 10
iieutenants, passed assistant surgeons, l assis-
tant surgeon, 3 pursers, passed nlidshpman, IS
acting midshipmen.
Deoths during the year 1915 captains, com.
manders, ii lieutenants, 2 surgeons / passed As
sstant surgeon, pursers, = boatswains, gunner,
carpenters sailmakers.
DiSmiSSefs from the scrrice during the year 1851.
Il commander, 3 lieutenahts, active midship-
men, 8 boatswains.
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