The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-03
T II E DISP ATC H.
THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY A. ,sss

THURSDAY MORNING .pEBRUARY 1859
FIRr IN FRepxRrcKsnuRs.-A FIRE occurred In
fredericksburg, Va, about noon Tuesday, destroy.
ing the carpenter shop Of VIM. Baggott two
framed tenemeLts adj Joining, owned by wm Redd,
and the dwelling of Montgomery Slaughter, a
square distant. Mr.. Bsggctts loss is s., 500 with
no insurance. VIM. Rsdds loss Is insured in the
Richmond Mutual, and Mr.. slaughter's loss is
, 81 600, also incurred in the Mutual There are no
fire companies in the town, aud Though engines
were on the ground, not q drop of water was
thrown on the fire. At one time it was thought
the residence Of A. A. Little, editor Of the N,ws
weuld he destroyed and in his paper of yesterday,
| hessys:
"On going home we found our neighbor's house
| (Nr. Saughter's) far advanced towards destruction
and an invading army of hostile friends tearing
| out the furniture of cur own domicii. The de-
youring element spared us, bnt the kindness Of
our friends has nearly ruined every article of
| household furniture we possessed. They have oIr
| thanks, nevertheless"
| MIsTAKE.-Rev. A. N. Curtis, who was lost on the
steamer North Carolina, was a Baptist, rot Eps.
| copal clergyman, as has been stated. The Ba1ti-
more Patriot says of him:
| lie was at one time. con ected with the publica-
| tion OF the ECLECTIC Review in London, and
reporter of the debates in the British Parliament
Abost 20 years since he removed to this country
became Pastor cf the Baptist Church, in Bangor
| aiaine. Subsequently he took the pastoral charge
| Of the Wentworth street Baptist Church, in
| Charleston, S. c. At the time of his decease he
| was Principal of a Female Seminary at Chester,
! in the northern part of South Carolina. Dr. Cur
| tis was eminent for ability, both 3 writer and
preacher, and commanded large H. uence in eyery
| community in which he lived. He has been re-
leased from his labors az ripe age lin his 18th
| year, TO receive tho reward Of the just.
| AsTRAEGE FUNERAL SCESE.-Ths funeral of jose
phine Ellison, girl of abandoned character who
was burned to death at Cincinnati, took place Sa-
tprday, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Flanders an Uni.
versa'st minister who alone, out of all the minis
fers in the city, would consent to preach sermon
over the remains of the unfortunate woman. The
Cincinnati Gazette says:
Ne riy one hundred courtezans were present,
and ;hose who resided in the Louse where the giri
met her death. were dressed in deep N 5urning and
seemed 10 appreciate tie soemnity OF the Gee aston
| st the close Of ms address. Rev Mr. Flanders ad-
| dressed the Throne OF Grace, appealing especially
In tehaf OF the nts Of Josephine Ellison. That
closed the services. he undertaken then lifted the
Ii Of the Ct fl and ;nyited all who wished to view
the corpse. There was quite rush toward it. The
c0UrteZaGs hoWeytr I. remained in their seats until
| the rest OF the congregation were gratifed Th-y
! then sVprCached the corpse. Alwopt over it, some
| OF them bitterly. 1t was strange scene that. TO
| behold those abapdoned women, utcasts from
ccty, victims Of vice. weeping and sobDipg ever the
| remains Of one Of their kind. upon the altar of
| church WAS a sight never before Witnessed in this
city II YVES touching t0o, and drew tears from the
| eyes Of many Of the spectst3rs
| FATAL RAILROAD Academia car ran off tie
bridge Winchester, Tenn, on the 22d ult.
and fell fifty feet into the water. The Journal of
| that place. says:
| Mr.. Jack Matt, the conductor and engineer Mr.
| Reed, Nr. Gill; Mr.. McMurrey, MIR. Robt Reeves
| and stranger from New York-Mr. Reed was
killed instantly, stick splinter from the bro
ken car baving run into his body near tho heart
Ons of his legs was broken besides other irjuries
| done. Mr. Matt had some limbs broken lie was
insersbe from the time the accident occurred
and never spoke. lie died in little while The
other four all living, and will liz ely recover
| Mr. Reed, who was killed, leaves a wife but no
| children. He had just started to Nashville to
purchase leather for his business which be
vas carrying on extensively. His loss as a citi-
zen, will be felt by the whole commupity.
WINS oF TIE PRESIDENT on TIE TARIFF The
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
generally right, or near it when he writes, says:
The President, it is said, will eeud to Congress
npecal message on Wednesday, urging the neces-
| rity of change of the tariff with view to an in-
| creased revenue. 1t is understood that he will
present fgures showing that the public debt will
on the Both of June, 1860, amount to hundred
millions, Independently Of the thirty million Gu
ban loan now proposed, and Of the possible call for
| some millions month for the prosecution of the
OF leCt5 Oh tile eACeultiOn ana OF
erseuc;es which may arise frcin our relations with
| Central America and Mexico. Further il ia said
| that he will assent to Mr. Phelps tariff project,
| though he may prefer that Of Mr.. Phillips. The
President will advise Congress that action ct this
time is necessary, in order TO avoid the iuconveni
| ence Of an extra session.
| 4 SAD CASE We regret TO hear that gentle.
man Of this city, Of distip gushed literary and
| scientific attainments, one who bears venerated
name. and whose genius and science has given an
imp ant Improvement to the cities Of the United
| States has been far bewildered in the maZes of
sriritualsm, to believe that he ia wrongly mated
with ar amiable and devoted wife, and has found
HIS spiritual affinity with another young lady
| AS We have been Informed the wife. thoagh heart
| broken br the development and having one child
| has assented TO the request of her husband for
separation, and he has gone 20 Indiana to procure
| q divorce in order that he may marry his new
affinity who We believe, is like his wife, lady of
! Intelligence. aniability, and irreproachable in
| charac ter.-BaStoi Tr0ytiler 29Gt.
| AFFgAY-At the Augusta Hotel, in Augusta,
! Ga, on Monday last, Vim. Bggs, married board
CT, ordered A. '. Parrish, a bachelor boarder, 10
| leave the breakfast table, and fight ensued in
| which eight pistol shots were discharged by boih
parties. one Of which struck Parrish in the arm-
| The balls whzzed about the room, breaking china
| and causing general itInting among the ladies.
| The canse of the fracGs disposition on the
| part Of the bachelor to be ''something more than
kind" to Mrs Bggs.
| FuSERaL oP PRESCOTT, TIE HIsroRI.S-Tbe fin.
neral of Mr. Prescott, took place in Boston Sunday,
| the services being conducted at Chancey street
churCh the Rev Mr.. Ellis officiating The fpnnral
| was largely attended by his fellows of Harvard
College, the Massachusetts, Historical Society," a
delegation of book publishers, Governor Banks
and other dignitaries, and many of the members
of the State Legislature, which body adjourned in
order to attend the services. All the book stores
and publishing houses OF the city we're closed for
the afternoon. There was 8 genera! appearance OF
mourning hroughout the city.
HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR SLaNpkp-A Mr..
| Timberman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, having lost some
money, went TO a fortune teller 10 learn who took
it. Acting upon ths advice of this imposter, he
accused respectable citizen with his wife and
her sister, OF having taken the money, and they
have instituted proceedings against bin, for Sian q
der, laying their damages at $4,000.
A PIoUs NIPHEw-In addition to the re struc
ton OF the house at Lopgwood, in st Helena, occu.
pied By Napoleon l, and CT his tomb, the French
| Government has resolved on having reconstructed
in that island the house in which General Ber;ra I'D
resided, and also ON having statue of Napoleon
placed on An eminence in view of the sea. An en-.
sineer officer has been sent out TO execute these
works on plans approved of by the Emperor.
CREgoLINE ToLLEp.-At the toll gate between St
/ Anthony's and Pity.me, near Newcastle, England
the other day, fair landlady, extensively hoped
was brought to a stand, being unable TO force her
! way through the turnstile. Though used to stand
et the bar she was not disposed TO be detained on
| this occasion, and demanded to have the gate
| opened upon which the toll keeper told her that
| If she had the gate opened she must pay 3D., the
| same AS horses. We believe, however, his gal
lantry eventually prevailed, aad the fair caval'
! cede moved on .--kelSo A1tt.
| SHOCKING PARRIcIDE Wiliam Moody, an old cit
| izeu Of oxford, Keatucky, was killed on the night
of the 24th ult, by blow from club in the hands
of his son, Joseph Moody. The murderer, who
was crazy from liquor at the time, was arrested.
| woMAN's Rights Tho Boston Journal says that