The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-04

PhofELLxk BLOWN Ur--Lires N1rsd bv Wop,sn :
The propeller Lady Of the Lake, from Cleveland
Dunkifk, blew mp near fairport, on Saturday.
deck hand named Miller, had his head bicwu Of
aud Timothy Murphy, the cook, Il suppose
to have been killed, 40 he cannot be found. III
Cleveland Piaindealer says:
The propeller had been thoroughly refittsd "a
the season. She was valued at about 1000, an
wa. considered good. safe vessel. Capt. Williams
OF the Prairie State, informs Us that about half
her cargo will be saved. The people of Fsirpor
have done every thing In their power to save Cd
cargo and assist the suifcrers The ladies of Fair
port, In the absence Of sufficient male power M
bly, launched the life>boat, on Saturday, and wen
In quest Of those who wore floating around at ID
mercy of the waves and picked mp several Of th
unfortunates. Those women must be of revoiu
tionary stock.
SENTENCE OF TIE wrrS PorsosRs. Ste
phens, convicted 10 the New York Supreme Cour
OF poisoning his wife, was sentenced on Thursds
morning. preliminary motion for a new tris
having been disposed Of the clerk assed the pri
soner what he had to say. The prisoner rose SLOW
iy, but without any emotion, and spoke as fol
lows:
81 have very little to say. am now standip
before four Judges, and what 1 have to say vii
not alter the case But one thing will say, / will
soon be before higher Judge, who knows all th
secret thoughts OF our hearts, and knows mine
and hope that am not afraid 10 90 there"
Mr.. Ashmead then asked him if be, Stephens, ha
anything further to say? 70 which he responde,
no. that is all.
The Judge pronounced sentence, concluding a
folloas:-
The sentence of the Court Il that you be take,
hence to the place whence you can1e, and that O,
the Goth of May you be hanged by the neck unti
you are dead, and may God have mercy on your
soul.
HEAVY HAIL SroRM.-A heavy hail storm passed
over Natchez, Miss, on the 24th ult, none of tn,
pieces that fell being smaller than a hens egg
The Courier says:
Pieces are spoken of as over six inches in length
four in width, and three in thickness -muct
LARGER, because longer, than large orange. Some
were gathered weighing SIX and eight ounces each
The storm came from the Southwest, and in tn.
neighborhood of Natchez Island, few miles be.
low the city, must have been very destructive
The roaring of the storm was heard all over the
city, resembling distant steamer blowing off ,aud
reminded ali who heard it of the great noise o
the tornado Of 1910.
ga SURPRIsE."-A letter was received through
the Post Office in this city few days ago, by one
of rcitzens containing $500, with requess that
it should be handed to lady whose name was
mentioned. The letter was anonymous, and the
whole subject is mystery, as neither the gentle.
man who received the letter, nor the lady men.
toned therein, hsve the least idea of the writer
or what can be the reason of such a acourse.-Alec
(Vd Gazette. iHI
OLD HIcKoRYs GOLD SNgFF-Box.-On Wednesday
night we had the pleasure of shaking by the hand
Gen. Ward b. Burnett, who left Richmond yester
day morning for Nashville, Tennessee, to receive
personally, from the heirs OF General Jackson, the
gold snuf,box awarded him as "the bravest soldier
10 the Mexican war; in compliance with the will
of the hero of New Orleans. This high honor was
conferred on this gallant soldier by the vote of the
New York Volunteer Regiment that served gcri
ously in Mexico. The presentation will probably
take place at the Hermitage on Monday.-Enq.
MAN SHOT BY his DERANGED WIYE-The wife
of Captain b. +. Bentiy, of Monongahelia, Pa, a
young and beautiful woman, is subject to periodi.
cal arrangement of the mind. On Wednesday
last, she got possession, by some means, of the
Captains pistols, procured powder and lead and
loaded them, and went into the garTet of the
house. Discovering her whereabouts, the Captain
went after her, and as he ascended the last flight
of stairs, she presented of the pistols and frs
ed. The ball or slug entered his neck, in front o
the jugular vein, ascended through the jawsbope
and was found lodged in the upper opposite side
of the mouth, shuttering bones aud teeth in it's
The unfortunate husband is still alive, but can.
not recover.
HEAVY FRAUDS ON THE GovERNMENr-Among the
details Of a case of wholesale forgery and pec1la
tion the General Government, in connection
with the opening OF the wagon road from Ell Paso
Texas, and Fort Yuma, Cal. The defendant, j. c.
Woods, is charged with presenting frauduien,
vouchers to the Government for nearly $200, 900
He is under arrest, in the custody Of Marshal
O'Keefe, of New York, and, it is understood, will
shortly be sent to Texas for trial.
q, THROWING A RAILWAY TRAIN FROM THE TRACK
John Cayton and his son, George Jonas Graoni;
and Joseph Cayton, were arrested at Dayton, Ohio
on Wednesday last, on a charge of conspiring tC
throw the cars of the Cincinnati, Hamilton aud Day
ton Railroad from the track. The cause of the
proposed outrage seems to have been, that the
Company refused to accede to the demands of the
elder Cayton TO pay his price for one or two ami
mails killed upon the railroad.
ROBBERY AT MoRGANrowS, VA.-On last Satur
day night, some person or persons entered the bed
room of Alexander Hays, proprietor of the Wash
ngton Hotel, at Morgantoun, Va, and extracted
from his pantaloons pocket, one hundred and ff'
teen dollars in bank bills.
DOMESTIC D:PLoMAcY-An English paper says tn,
political fusion between Lord Palmerston and Loro
John Russell was made patent to the world lately
By the presence of the latter at Lady Palmerston.
reception. The ladies had never quite ceased Il
visit, though there had been an arrangements =
French paper notices the important fact tina
WaIewski has been seen at a party whispering Il
Theirs.
OPERATIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA MINT-The
gold coinage at the United States Mint for the
month ofMarcb, was $ll9,5l9. The silver: coinage
was $l0S,000 in half aud quarter dollar pieces
S21 900 worth of cents were also coinage, making
rhe entire value of the Going for the month S254,
$40, covering 3,o95,577 pieces. The deposits o
coin for the month amounted to $l57 ,775.
Factory BURNED AT NEWARK -Frazee's factory
sir cd nf nic lou
streets, Newark, N. j., was destroyed by fire Fri
day morning. Loss $4,000, upon which there lie al
insurance of $1,000.
THE DESIRE roa OTrIcs-At recent election ii
Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee counties, New
York, there was no less than ITO candidates in th
field.
CoNvIcTgD.-Two negro men, named Glenn an,
Andrew, indicted for tho murder of Mr. Altret
Boyett, some time last fall, we're tried last week
at Dupiin county, NJ G., Superior Court, and con
vieted. The negraes belonged to VIM. E. Hill, 0
DCplip. They were convicted upon their Owl
voluntary confession of their guilt.
FoRTY-FouR THoUsAND.-The net increase of tn
Methodist Church South the past year, we gathe
making the total present membership of the Ne
thodist Episcopal Church South, 6e9 ,175.
TITLED SpIarruALIsr.-Prince Adelbert, the bro
ther OF tue hing Oh DafaIia, 10 NOT oniy iuii "
iiever in the facts of Spritualism, but is himsei
amedium of a high order. He has been for som
time informed that an entirely new musical instrt
meDt is soon to be given to the world throug
Spiritual influence.
puGNAeIous RELArIvEs-A man arrived at Pitts
ford. H., few days since from Ewood, Kansas, h
sole errand being to thrash his brother-n-law, VIII
had matreated his wife. Having finished the bu
sness to the satisfaction Of all concerned, no re
turned home.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST IsAABIrANr.-An aged wo
man, Phebe Christian, coored, died on the 20t
ult in Harrison, Ohio, said to be one hundred an
eighteen years old. She was one of fourteen slave
who we're taken to Ohio from Virginia about th