The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-14
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The London Globe states barons,cx Ia ahop, ,a
ae conferred on Mr.. Cuuard. w
Theeomniission appointed to con s,asr tsa s,t;o.,
Of manning the pavy have made comnrehsns,ss
report They propose plan. which, by means of
volunteers. will add 10000 men to the resarva
ihey likewise propose Increased pay aud other adj
is estimated at Coco 900.
Edwin James. the we'll known connseltor has
been elected Member OF Parliament from Mar
lebone by large majority.
"m. Armstrong. the inventor of the nevr r,aa a
cannon which bears bis name had been presented
10 tue Saeea, aud received the honor of knight.
| hood The order describes him ss "Engineer to
me war department for Rihed Ordinance" The
appointment is regarded as very significant
fscs. one OF Armstrong; guus was being ex
perimented With ct Woolwich with great secrecy.
THE&soN.AN ISLANDS.
The ionfan Parliament has rejected the nrcients
OF reform proposed by MIR. Gladstone
Sir H. storss, the new Governor, has assumed
elice
TURKEY PRErAsiH6 FOR WAR
inefe hss been ahother dispatch Of troops TO
the Dannbe
The government is armipg six frigates aud pre.
pairing numerous transports. The destination of
These vessels Ia case Of war would be the ports of
the Adriatic.
The position of Omar pasba 10 The neighbor.
hood of Bsgdsd is critical, the Arabs having SUR
rounded him still more closely.
RUSSIA.
The Commercial Gazette of Berlin states that il
bhE Sooa authority Tor beIleving that the Russian
government is negotiating for loan of five mil
Hons with the Rothschiids.
GRggCE.
The Greek government has demanded a credit
ot Two millions of drachms iu case of need.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT Failing ia Of the Fioo,. Of a
GhtTeh st. Mary's Church, at oswego, N Y, was
denseiy packed on the night of the 9th inst to
near missionary sermon, from a Redemptiopist
on NIae Last Judgment" when an accident of n
fearful nature occurred. The Palladium says:
The exercises of the evening had just commenced
OF OF I wsrs about to commence when about oue-thIrd
OF the hoor. immediately in front of the altsr gave
way, from the immense weight aud fell to foe
safemeht, prtcipitating abent on.-thud of the au.
low. '0 W
The scene tina. ensusl is eyond the power of lam
su.ge TO describe The groans, shrieks PRAYERS
aud suppl cations of the mass OF human beings
mus tArown INTO confused heap into the cham
The other part OF the house, were awful peyepd de-
sctirslon. Iho.e who were uppermost in the pre-
ctpiiated mass struggled TO escape by climbing M
and over each other, trampling under those beneath
A universal panic seized the whole Of the assem-
biage instantly. terrific rush Was made by these
an that part o! the floor not Ialen to escape from
the hoTbe amid the shrieks and gIoans Of those be-
ing trampled under foot
The Il arm was soon spread by the shouts and Ia
menations of the frantic crowd. and the bells were
rang .npposing ii to be fire. and the fremen all
turned out
As soou as the mass of people had left the church
a number OF men together with Mr. Guardet and
the rtGemptionist priests, Joel Il. Warn and 9th
rushed to the relief of the unfortunate people,
Who We're lying dying, and dead. aany
women were taken Gut of the church inseD sible- |
some with broken limbs. some dead. How many
acre actually dead OF dIed subsequently, or how |
NAM were seriously injured, it wss impossible so
tell last evening, numbers were carried away By
friends and acQuantanCes uf whom nothing in par
Ecutar could be learned, except that several were
known to be IN an unconscious state, and mauy |
were serious injured. une man. Lawrence Mur- |
ray, member Of the Uswega Guard, was taken out |
dead also Mrs Mary ,arlin and Mrs. Bridget |
Langdon. VITO were conveyed to the use of Il. Ii. |
Martin. opposite, where both on expired. An |
other woman, Mrs Margaret Hennessy, was taken |
TO the residence of ar Kane, where she also sxpired
il a short { me.