The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-14

TON OF LORD LYoss.-on Monday last Lord Ma
pier presented his letter Of recall and took leay,
OF the President Ia his character Of Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister pleAipotentisry Of her Bri.
sannic Majesty, and that Hhe customary expires.
sions Of good will we're interchauged. On Tnes
day Lord Lyons was introduced BY the Secretary
OF State a. the successor Of Lord Napier, and ad,
dressed the President az follows:
mr PRESIDENT: My first duty In addres.in9 ron
a. the Envoy Of Her Brtaanic Majesty i.. in obe
yon Of her esteem and regard for you, and OF her
hearty wishes for the welfare OF the Great Nation
of which you are the Chief Magistrate. Her Me;ss.
" has nothing more at heart than TO maintain che
friendship and good understanding no happily tx.
isting between the Government Of Great Britain
The vast Importance of the relations between the
two countries would cause me to tremble in enter
to which the confidence of my sovereign has called
me- 1 am sustained however, By the conviction
that the good will and kind feeling which animate
personal deficiencies. I must entreat you, Sir, to
yieW with indulgence the humble effJrf1 which I
and to give e to the Cordial ana rspdlH inien
ment.
have now. sir the honor To place in your hands
the letter of crcdence which her Majesty has been
graciously pleased TO intrust to my care
Upon receiving the letter of credence from
Lord Lyons, the President made the following re.
marks:
Ny LoaD: give .you tasfsssrcome VI, the
government m the United states reesiRe 20 v;f ine
Wucn gratlhcation the expression of Her Maiestyss
az @ w!saes Tor the welfare Of the United STATES
Iilenaship and goed understanding now 40 hann;jv
Ths. sTAhis..ng between our respective governments
is esteemed by the peope of the United
s.htes. ana py none of them more than myself are
calculated to produce the best effect on the relat;ons
COunfTlAa. nm ~ fhaao
Man Mnen.s are cordially reciproc ated towards Her
syesty and me British people You do not, you
peope both OF Great Britain ana the United States
OF msintaInins the most free and friendly CONNER
desirable end will be best secured by a frank and
manly diplomacy go coneenial to the Character Of
.ne two netions, and 80 far known to u.s. 10 your
STRANGE DIsEAsE.--The New Haven Palladium
says that remarkable epidemic which has puz.
1ieu tne most skllful physicians has made it's an,
pearance in Orange, Conn, and has caused graat
eoneternation there. 1t has already caused the
ueatn OF eight persons, and two others are heyond
nope OF recovery: Several physicians who have
the 80 say they have never seen anything of
'ue eoIt, ana 90 not know what to call the issase
auu are utterly at q loss to know what treatment
snou!d oe adopted. The attack commences with
sore throat, which soon assumes a form of most
liberation, and finally the throat swells
unAccountabiy, and the sufferer dies Nearly ALI
anus a, lar attacked-mostly chidren-have died
Inc oisease Is of short duration Is il NOT the
same which has prevailed at Albany and adjacent
p'acesF It's characteristics are quite similar.
OPERATIONS AGAINST THE MoHAvEs-Apy1crs
FROM BRITISH CoLUMBIA--rhe overland mail. with
oan francisco sdvces to the lS:h uIt, has arrived
at OF. LOUIS. Tho steamer Uncle Sam had returned
10 san Fraucisco, after landing a norton of the
s,xtn infantry at the mouth of the Colorado
Oo' HOFFMAN was to commence active operations
against the Mohave Indians about the 2Oth of
March, " 'A' -''n VI
Business was brisk at San Prancisc,. aud tba
miners we're doing WE'LL
Inc adyices from British Columbia and Van,
couVers Island were cheering The Rritish gov.
erhmeht was making improvements and encoursg.
rug Immigration. The reception Of the Presi-
citement '- Va
SENTENCE OF SEA CAprArN.-Capt. Sheffield, of
M .he orig Juila, OF Boston, has been sentenced by
the court at Porto Rico to six years. i'm prisonment
LOT striking man named Keene, his first mate
with sabre, acress the face and head, and also
TOT shooting the mate of the Frances Jane of Bal.
timore, with shot gun. The mate of the Frances
Jane had lnterfered in the quarrel between Capt,
Sheffield and his mate, and volunteered bis ss, !,
sistence, With others to dispatch, Capt Sheffield
on the spot, when the latter shot him. It is stated
That an appeal will be made for another trial by
the captain.
A WIDowER JnTED.-There can be no union be.
tween youth and age, January and Mar, "a the
California Spirit of thurrrues fIusefzEes by a
story OF pretty young girl and Susceptible
widower of forty.eight, to whom, after short
courtship, she became engaged Previous to the
marriage, the gentleman was compelled to take a
journey to the Atlantic States and for fear of acci
dent, settled the sum of $4,000 upon his future
bride before starting. During his absence tender
correspondence was kept up, and bis business
completed, he FASTENED back with all the speed of
an impatient widower to fiud, alas his fancee
nicely settled as the wife of his son. Like sem
sible man he TOOK a pinch of snuff, kissed the
bride, and resigned himself to his fate.
FROM RIo-The Emperor of Brazil and his court
have goue into mourning for the space of two
months, as a mark of regre: for the death of his
aunt, the Princess Donna Maria Anna, Arch
Duchess OF Austria. Among the recent deaths at
Rio Janeiro are the following:-Miguel das Bayas,
American, bachelor, aged 80 years, of yellow fe
yer, aud Harrison C. Willis, American, aged l6
years, of dysentery.
A LITTLE TOO LoNG.-The New Orleans naners
| state that among the cotton DESTROYED by enc OF
the res In that city, were only 500 bales that had
been slowed away for three years, the owner being
unwilling to sell until certain high price should
be obtained.
THE BILLIARD ToURNAMEgT-Tbe billiard match
between Dudley kavanagh and Michael PheIap o,
ono thousand points, for $3.50 a side has been de.
cided In favor of KaVanagh, who won by eleven
Poihts. Inc greatest run made was by Ravanagh,
OF one hundred and seventy seven points.
ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE-The train going
south on the Quincy and Chicago Railroad on the
Iith inst, ran through culvert, near Bushnell,
Ill.,, demolishing the engine and one of the pas
senger cars. j. Vanetta, the engineer, and Chas
Clark, fireman, were both instantly killed Geo
| Patch, brskesman, had both his legs broken
None of the passengers were injured.
THE MURDER AT LEE, ME.-Marshall Potter
charged with causing the death Of his mother two
brothers, and nephew, at Lee, Me- has been brougb.
| to Lee, and has confessed his guilt. He says, tha,
he murdered them with single maui, and was
induced to do 30 on account of O threat to turn
him out of doors.
THE VANDERBILT STEAMERs-The report from
California that the Vanderbilt line of Pacific
| steamers had stopped running, is unfounded. The
Northern Light, one of the boats, sailed from New
York on Monday for Aspinwail, with about .OC
passengers.
ANOTHER BEAUTY OF THE LAVA man was in.
dicted at Columbus, Ohio, for stealing "two oxen
an2s cow" The proof was that he stole two
steers and COW. Hence he was found guilty o.
petit larceny to the COW, and sent to jail fteer
days.
EX-SENATOR FooTE FOR CoNGREss.-The Mem.
phis Appeal says that ex-United States Senator
Uenry s. Foote has expressed his determination K
become candidate for Congress in the fourth dis
trict of Mississippi, in opposition to Hon. 0. II
Singleton.
MARRIED AGAIN.--It is stated that the divorced
wife of Washington Smith, who played such 6
prominent part 10 the tragedy which resulted IL
the shooting Of Richard Carter, by Smith, ir
Philadelphia last fall. was married about thret
months since to the editor of susquehanna coun
ty (Pa.) paper.
ENGINEERS APPoINTED.-The following person
have been sppointed third assistant engineers IL
the navy Henry G. Victor, +. A. r. George, Sid.
EIadarick A