The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-21


The question Of q concordat had been finally
settled, and the right at Hominatiop had been yest
cd in the Holey See.
Affairs in Norfolk.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH
NORFOLK, March 10th, 1859.
A fair amount of business has been done in our
CITY tnis week. The general market has been onite
active and transactions for the past six days cIose
with an unusual degree of life and activity. Cot.
ton closes firm, with an Increased demand for a
good article Corn has tendency in favor NJ hold.
eTs, and las been very active for this season Pro.
Visions generally have been nominal: vet there has
been some transactions, possibly inst enouph To
Sho~ vitaiity. Moasses is nominal there are two
or 3oo hog 'heads of India on the market. which
haa TO give way for the time to a lot of Now Or.
ieans which has come in since. The warehouses
ticle. - e -" '"'' "i-
have been loaded during the week for foraion
ports. The retail trade continues active while the
wholesale dealers in dry goods. hardware and
snoes are all actively engaged in filing their coun-
The United States Court is still engaged in the
julia Dean case. The possibility is that the case
will occupy all of next week. ''''
Capt ihos: d. .Corprew has received and onaIif1ed
70 .he commission OF Major of 4th artillery He
has command Of the N. l.. A. Blues of this citv
which he will retain N' 0i'''
me ladies are preparing for another Odd Eel.
lows Hall. w W." A''
sudden and violent storm of wind. accomna.
MED by copious shower of rain. passed over tbiz
ci'y last night, about s O'clock. The wind pInyed
mao pranks with the signs, fences gates. and in
one or TWO instances, the trees. On Main street,
several signs have succumbed and in the snbnrhs
whole pannels of fence are prostrate. The storm
most fortunately passed # to the northward in q
le" minates. aud the skies soou Frightened nm
again: Old Boreas, however. has been whstline q
and piping ever since, and while it is perfectly
blowing gale from the west
Ihere Is nothing new from Hampton Roads this
morning. However, there are no foreign arrival.
as the prevailing winds are directly off the coast
whicn prevents vessels outside from getting past
the Capes. The sudden flaws of wind which hoyo
swept past us in the past forty.eight bonrs. have
doubtless done much damage to the shippipq ont.
it is fair to presume many are blown
of to sea- No disasters heard from as yet, but we
may iooh LOT them. PERCUSSION.
PAINFUL SUIcIDE.-1he Cid Lore story.-A youny
girl named America Rice, living with a widowed
mother, in Cincinnati, committed suicide on the
18th inst, by taking poison. The desertion of her
lover was the cause of the act. The Times saws:
On Sunday last some momentary difficulty oc.
Cured between the two, and yesterday morpips
the young man wrote here letter stating that he
this time must be inal. Immediately after receiy
ing the note, she remarked to her mother that abe
did not feel we'll, and wonld take little walk. and
lett the house. She immediately went to drug
store, and procured quantity of strychnine,
which was sold to her by clerk. In banding her
the package, he remarked that the contents were
sufficient to Kill three men, to which shs replied
81 intend to take it myself"
Upon reaching the street. il apuears that 81.
took about one half of the fatal drug and than
hurried on to the house of friend on the corner
OF Park and Third streets, aud informed her OF
the act OF sslfdestruction, placing the remainina
portion OF the poison in her hands. DR.. lawson
was Immediately sent for, with all speed, but he
arrived 100 late to Fender any assistance TIE un.
fortunate girl attempted to write letter to her
lover, but single line was all that she was epa-
Sled to put on paper. Her sufferings were Of the
N est pain ful. description, and her screams when
the fatal drug took full effect, we're heart.rending
In the extreme piercing the ear like the wall OF
the condemned in the bitterest agony. The moth
er Of the girl was sent for, and arrived some hall
hour before her death, and the ecene which fol.
lowed, no pencil couldiput on canvass or pen on
paper. In an hour after she took the fatal poison
she was corpse. The deceased was said to be q
girl of marked personal beauty and considerable
accomplishment.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mss Theodosia Smith, daught er
of George p Smith, young lady Of nineteen ears,
peculiarly winning by her cheerfulness and viva,
city, was in attendance last evening MONDAY,
14th) upon the singing rehearsal under Mr.. Hall,
in the basement of st. Paul's church. She had
been during the evening ordinarily cheerful and
happy, the life and delight of her mates Suddenly
she had some affection Of Que foot, and in a laugh
ing manner said her foot was asleep. Her friends
told her to get up, bat she said she could not adj
ding, it 10 true, although l do laugh. When as
sistipg her to rise she fell back unconscious, and
never revived. She died about twelve o'clock
The physicians called say that there was enlarge.
ment of the lungs, and tina. she died from paralysis
of the lungs.-C1euetdnd Herald
BOGUS GOLD COIN dangerous counterfeit has
just been detected at the Treasury Department at
Washington, in the shape of a IS piece the OK !.
of which gold seems to be the base. The coia
contains about three dollars worth of pure gold,
and il Of such really superior execution to max .
it pass readily for genuine. 1t was detected by
treasury experts 10 consequence of slight fatness
at the edges but which would escape unnoticed in
its ordinary ejaculation.
FATAL FnE-A disastrous fre occurred in Lon
don on the morning Of February Goth, at an eating
house In Maryle The inmates had retired to
rest in the upper part of the house, when the
shop was discovered to be on fire. Three.quarters
of an hour elapsed before any fire engine arrived ;
where the inmates were appealing for belp, until
1t was too late TO save them. Five persons were
burned, aud one more has since died.
a
Boston to establish "Pawner's Bank" to secure
the advantages arising from an opportunity to obs
tain money for time on small pledges OF chattel
property and at the same time to obvfate the dis'
advantages Of the present pawnbroktng system
Such an institution they are now striving Tor ID
called Bank of Charity in Europe.
TEMPERANCE IN RUSSIA SO many OF the peasants =
of Kovpo and the nsighborlng provinces have be.
come members of total abstinence societies, that
the men who hold the monopoly OF the brandy
traffic fear very much that they will not be able to
pay the sums which they have agreed to pay TOT
this monopoly. This extraordinary movement is
attributed by some to the influence OF the clergy
others think that It is produced BY the approach
ing emancipation, the peasants now having Some
object In accumulating property.
RIOT IN BALTIMORE CouNTY.-A terrible riot oc-
Cured on St. Patrick's day, at the new Water
Works, between the reservoir and Cronley's sec,
tion, near Stat Town, in Baltirore county, Nd.
about three miles above the Falls road, between
the laborers, consisting OF Corkoniaps and Far.
downsrs. Pistols, guns, axes, picks, and every
other conceivable weapon was used The battle
lasted all day. and at least one hundred persons
were wounded, some Of whom will die.
REDucfIoN OF WAaEs-At the United States ar
mory, in Springfield, Mass, thirty-six workmeu
msining at work are reduced i've, ten and In I
few Instances twenty per csnt.-she conssquspcs
Of the failure Of the appropriation bill.
The printers Of New Haven. Conn.,, have formed
socisfy called the s'6tick And Ruls Club"
The whole number Of Coolies intrsduced int
Cuba TINS far 10 upwards OF 81 600.
VIM. P. Maulsby, . lawyer st Frederick, Nd.
was nned $500 BY the Judge, last weak, for con-
tempt Of Court.
Thres men wsTs 10 b. hing In Nav OrIsans Fri
day. Their names ere Pster Smith, hsnry Haai
ead Joseph Lindsey
ON FRIDAY the Am OF March. . little boy, s0us