The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-19
A Prediction.

The New York Esenine fbst calls attention 70
curious prediction 10 the autobiography Of Bsshop
Watson, penned SEINE any years ago. when .s.s.'
events, especially the great event OF the 'a.'
the treaty with China and the hrmer es'ao. |
ment Of British rule 10 India, seem not u""~''
in some degree to accomplish:
The empire Of Russia II emerging from ue'os,
lam, and when 70 has acquired stan,"y ana
strength answering to Its extent. ~ WIN eu.s' -
Thibss. China, and Japan, may introduce with is
commerce Christianity into those countries. Ln
dia will be christianized by Great Britain. Lnus
Christian moparchs, Who aim at nothing 0u. -
increase Of their temporal Kingdoms, may pecoua.,
by the providence Of God, unconscious tustrumeun
In propagatinG the spiritual kingdom OF MS son.
rnrGaIwAY STEAMERS TO Touch AT NoKYoLK.-The
Norfolk, Va. Herald learns, from good authority,
that the Galway steam line company have deter.
ned to make that city one Of the ports to run to.
The agency 10 to be In the hands OF Norris, Mont
somsry Co., there. This line 10 already estab-
lished on 6rm basis, with subsidy from the Bri.
fish government of $4,000 per aunum. Three
new steamers for 1t are now being built
Nor DEap.-The Yazoo missy Banner, contra,
diets the report that D. Walker, recently appoint
cd Consul to Genoa, 10 dead He is lying III at the
residence of his brotherin law, Mr.. E.B. Rumble,
| near Yazoo City.
Destructive FIRE AT KNoxvILE-On Wednes'
| day last, a FIRE at Knoxville, Tenn destroyed the
oueeusware establishment OF I. j. Powell, and
4, the dry goods stores Of White Williams, ana W
T Doweii. The building occupied by the branch
Bank of the State, adjoining on the nortn side U
Doweii was cleared of all the inside WOOD nxtures
| and that recently occupied as BOOK s.ote, nno
that occupied by Mr.. Murrah, Adams q 20. aA'
saA hU
and that occupied by the Knoxville Register prin'
ting office. From the Bank to the printing once
everything inside of the buildings, toge'ner wit'
the doors and windows, and the roof OF the prin'
ting office. pulled down ana carried OUT vi 'n
way, aud only the walls left.
SHOCKING AFFAIR FouR CHILDREN BURNT II
DEaTH.-A most distressing casualty occurred u
FORSYTH county. Ga, on Friday night OF last week
Ellis waidrup aud his wife, about O'Clock a
night Jeff their four children, two girls ana wv
boys, the eldest twelve years old, and walked 70
neighbours house, o quarter OF mile on, 10 see
| s;ck persou They left their children oil aaleep-
On returning home, they discovered their house u
names and we're not able to reach the scene Of th'
awful calamity until after the building had taller
in The children all persisted in the names-eVerI
one they had in the world.
STRONG WATcH.-It il a singular fact tina
the watch which was carried by Mr.. Ihurston
the unfortunate halIoopist, whom he fell from To
balloon near Adrian, Michigan, on ne Ietn
September, was not broken by the fall OF NOR
| than half mile to the earth. Both the crysta
: and the works were unpjured. 1t continued to g
until il run down.
PFrscoTr-Tbe London Athenaum, which cam
to hand by the last steamer. contains review
the life of the late historian Prescott. 1t says
, man who ever saw him will forget his sunny race
his free clasp OF the hand, his eager glance, AM
!, hjs rapjd easy tsk-the man who was not les
pleasant as a companion than eminent and in
| structive as q writer"
!, Mai. VIM. Swapone of the oldest members of tn
Knoxville bar, died on the 10th inst.
John ". Knight, was convicted of horse steal
ing at GAINESVILLE. Va, last week, and sentences
to one year Imprisonment in the pententiary.
John Cannon was killed, on the 1lth instant, b
falling distance of sixty feet, from the scasold
l ia.-- g. .losaac