The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-27

husSisa OF rHs STEAMER OCEAN spaar.-The st
Louis Loader OF the I'D Inst gives the fo,,oxinv
additional particulars concerning the destruction
OF tho steamer Ocean Spray, already noticed nv
telegraph ~
Inc steamer Ocean Spray, engaged In the l,linoi.
ps"I =, % Tn. ne hannibal City, one of the Keokuk
49, as' =. Io"panys hnest boats, started out from
WI @tnis iAhutng about the same time Both we're NO.
asu as iast crafts, aud II was curreutiy vhi.pcr.
% % .nat race would ensue--a prediction which
sn'. .I " 70 sud proved but too true When round
| iA sA '.e pehd, nearly opposite the powder maga-
h', she Oceaii spray was discovered to be on tire
s sne piiot on watch inlmediatel yheaded her for
Ihe haines spread with the utmost raniditv. and
| the despair aud excitement of the passenosrs of
| whoH there were sixty or seventy fifteen or six.
| teen OF whom were ladies and children was de-
"Si '.tu 70 us as being OF the most heart rending
| asa terrific character. Women we're seen To throw
| 'heir babies into the water aud iulnping imnedi.
| ateiy after them. Where the Spray came In at is
point which at duh seasons OF the year ia EN-.
ployed AS iaying-up point for steamers not en-
! gageo Ia trade, and at the time the Keokuk Star
OF the West and one or two other crafts were Law.
ing up. The iames, as the Spray came into tho
iahding consequently caught the steamer Keokuk:
ana before many minutes elapsed that boat was
eh'el0ped in sheet Of fire. Both boats were
burned To the waters edge. The hull of the Spray
noateu down the river still continuing on fl re- the
'e'ee atsthe time froi one end to the other being
this terrible event
The Hannibal City passed up by the Spray while
she was on hre, stopped and sent out a yawl TO
the assistance OF the unfortunate beings in the
water, a circumstance which the means OF
! saving many lives. The Ocean Spray was fast
ana elegant passenger boat, and was owned by
Capt. Harsh and others. She valued at x25 900
| or $4,000.
The Ocean Spray and Hannibal CITY were racino
| AS above mentioned, and to enable the former 10
make steam with greater rapidity, the firemen
were mixing rosn and turpeDtine with the coal
Pile OF this highly infiammabIe mixture living
in front of the furnaces caught fire and the wind
blowing strongly, the flames communicated to the
woodwork nearest the boilers
BRITISH CRUISERS SEARCHING AMERICAN VESSELS
| The fact that a correspondence has oeeurred hs
| tween Lord Napier and Gen. Cass In relation to
the African slave trade, has been puhlished
In reply to Lord Espier's remark about the
habit OF vessels upon the coast of Africa to hoist
the american flag as protection against the Brit
sh cruisers, and that this precaution against the
british cruisers does not protect the SLAYER from
VISIT, but exonerates her from search, Mr. Csss
says the United States deny tho right of the cruis
ers oi any other nation whatever to enter their
vessels by force in time of peace and to decide the
broad inquiry whether the vessel is navigated ac-
/ cording TO law, as claimed by England And to
send her In at pleasure for trial canuot be submit
TED to ny any Independent nation without injury
aud dishonOr.
IMPROVEMENTS AT WYrHsyHLB-The Wytbeyille
(Va) Times, noticing the rapidly improving con
dition of that town, says:
There has gone mp, within the space of one year
some 30 handsome buiidings-mostly dwelling
hosses-at Il cost of from $500 to $4,000 each
These many have been erected within the limits of
the corporation; besides, some 10 beautiful resi-
dences have been built up around in the snburbs
There is under contemplation now some l5 dwell
ing houses, which will be commenced just so soon
as the necessary amount of building material caH
be procured And besid these dwellings there is
10 be erected during the coming summer "A large
Merchant and Manufacturing Mill, only a short
distance from the corporation line.
SiGNs OF THIS TiMRs-Tsn years ago. if apy pub.
| lie man or newspaper outside of South Carolina had
breathed word ia favor of the disunion OF thsse
Southern States from the North, the defiant utterer
wonid have been buried under tombs of frothy
editorials or drowned in volumes OF stump speech
es. To-day, there are advocates of disunion in
every town in the South; and in New Orleans two
of the most important daily papers in the city, are
now bold aud ready advocates of II dissolution
And these fierce organs seem not to be frightened
at the thunders of their enemies in the least but
20 on, day by day, talking stronger than ever
lspublic opinion changing !-Je6erSOn (La) Jour-
| nal.
New MovE BEHALF OF AssAssINATIeN-From
the Criminal Zeitung," of New York, it appears
that Joint Stock Company" is about to be ey
tablished for the killing of Louis Napoleon 1t
''Threo hundred dollars are already subscribed
gentleman in Hoboken having subscribed two
thirds Of the sum. A revolutionary philosopher
and agitator, named HeinZen is said to be concern
ed in the matter, and offers avenge the enslaved
nations of Europe by killing the French Emperor
There seems, however, to exist dosbts rs to his
sincerity, and whether it is safe To entrust him
with the funds. On the part of sir. HeiDzen, it
is asserted that the money 10 consideration
whatever, the sum being necessary to defray the
expense of the means for executing the plan pro-
missed, and which told, iE to be accom-
pished like patriot, without any consideration
for himself whatever"
EXPORTS OF PRovIsIoNs.-The Cincinnati Price
Current contains statement of the exports of
provisions from the United States, from January
| to April l. The aggregates, reduced to pounds,
show falling off of 29,765,350 This decrease il
equal to about 900 hogs but an offset, we
have the deficit in the stocks in the country on
the lst Of November, the latter being equal to
at least 100000 hcgs. Taking the increase 10 the
hog crop, and putting the figures together the
suit is as follows: Excess in crop of hogs $50 900
head decrease in foreign exports (equal) 100000
head-total 100000; deduct deficit in old stocks,
300 900, aud the Eett will be $50 900 head
This exhibit regards the nett excess, il based
upon the supposition that the home consumption
has been equal to that of last year.
CONSIDERATION OF A BIsHoP.-The Cathedral yes
terday was the scene of an august ceremony, the
occasion being the conservation of Rev. Augustus
u.
Marys College, aud recently parish priest Of st. |
pauls Church, Eiicotts Mils,) for the Vicariate
Apostolic of East Florida The conservation cere-
moBy was performed by the Rt Rev Archbishop
kendrick, assisted by Rev. John McGill, bishop OF
Richmond; Rev. John Bhrre, bishop of Savannah, |
and Rev. Patrick Lynch, bishop of Charleston-
The sermon was preached by Rev. DR.. Charles j. |
White, of st. Mary's Church, Washington, D. c.
Bat Sun ?t yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS AND MISSISSIPPI RAnRoAp.-some
col sid la eYrit haa Ia5
leans among those Directors in the New Orleans |
Jackson and great Northern Railroad Company, |
who are opposed to any extension of road be You'd
Canton, and those " no are la favor of extending
the road to Aberdeen, Miss. The question was de-
termned the 10Th lust by the election of Board
of Directors, majority of whom are in favor of
the extension.
DEATH BED CONFESsIoN.-The temperance CyHsd.
der learns that young man, calling himself Viii |
cox, student in the school of the Rec. j. W. |
Red, at Phils smath Ala, died few days since, and
upon his death bed confessed that he had been
misrepresenting his real name, because he said
that he had committed murder in Louisiana, and
had led from home. He had been sent to Georgia,
by his parents, with money aud instructions to
have him sent to good school. He requested Mr..
Ked to write TO his friends In Louisiana and tell
them of his death.
RETURN APTER TWENTY SEvRS YEARS REFLECTION
Twenty seven years ago citizen of Winnsboro, |
:. c., lost i've negroes, who ran away from him |
A few days ago he, for the first time heard from
one of them his information was in the form OF a
letter from her, begging TO be allowed to return
to his service
USEFUL ORNAMENTS In Germany, chesnut trees
are planted along the roadsidas, which yield the
villagers large income. their frut is manufae-
tured into starch. When America gets enconomical,
our railroads will be lined in the same way.
Baptist CoNvERsIoSs-The American Baptist
says: "The aggregate Of conversions reported IN
connection with Baptist churches alone, during
the month of March, is over seventeen Thousand.
FATAL AFFAR.--0n the 10th inst, at Jasper, Fla
Thomas j. McBain, of ThoInasville, Ga. was killed
by VIM. A. Afford, the City Marshal. The deceased
4 - IL 49, Iii.