The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-25

denerai Bruat, who led the first division over
Mount Gents, 10 a loss. His death at the top OF
tie Alps was simp!y owing to his not adding to
much professional ability very slight K no led 70
OF the laws regulating animal life. Heated with
| the work of climbing the heights of glory aud
| marshaling the vanguard, he wonld gulp down Q
glass OF snow water, aud fell as IL stricken by
| shot. lie was forty.fve
AN IMPRESSIVE sczSE.-The death of Captain
George A. Paige, assistant quartermaster In the
Utah regiments, has already been announced az
having occurred at Camp Floyd on the 18th April
! The burial was conducted In a most impressive
| martial msnner, and attended By the whole mili.
tary force Of the camp, the Episcopal service being
read By Captain Simpson, OF the top 1grapb lea
engineers. letter to the St. louis Republican
thns alludes to the scene:
| Probably there has never appeared, 10 the bliss
| tory OF cur army, larger ccnccarse than were
present as the funeral Of Capt. Paige, the esti-
mate being from fifteen huudred to two thousand
officers Ind soldiers. added to a large number OF
employees of the quartermasser's department.
The whole OCCASION was deeply impressive; the
bands of regiments playing the mournfui airs Pc
euiiar to military funerals, and the horse of Capt.
Paige following, ia sable housings, his master to
| his last resting place
| The EASTERN VISITORS 70 RICHMOND "A letter in
the Chariestown, Mass, Advertiser, after describ>
Of the Northern Templars In Richmond, adds:
Next day we visited Ashland, the birthplace of
| Henry Clay, where we're not only coIated, but
actually stuffed with good things of this life then
We again returned to the city and visited the pam
| Drama of the Russian War. This morning VI are
to have dress parade, after which We shall visit
the factories The slaves appear to ef joy she music
very much; think never saw such order be fore
where there is not police officer to be SEEN Dur
log our visit we have had considerable rain, but
| not enough however to hurt us, or hardly to damp
| the pleasure OF the occasion. 1 tell the Sir
Knights of Richmond that they will have to go
TO Massachusetts half dozen times to get return
for their kindness; there is nothing like Virginia
welcome.
ARRIVAL or MASONIC Long s-On Saturday even.
| ing, the De Molay EDcampment of Knights Ten.
plar of Boston, arrived in this city, on their way
homewsrd from their recent visit to Richmond
Va, md Washington City. They are accompanied
| by Gimores Boston Brass Rand This body took
| lodgings at the Girard House. The St. Johns
Encanpment. of Providence, r. I, with Green's
American Brass Band, also accompanied the for
mer Lodge their excursion. and on arriving here
put up at the American House. They came direct
| from Washington, without stopping at B.ltimore
During yesterday the visitors received numerous
attentions from members of the fraternity in this
city, and the Masonic Hall On Chesnut street was
opened for their inspection. Small parties of the
straneers, in corriages, visited Fairmouut and
other places OF Interest, while others, foot psr-
tDe streets, 10 Keb 3 good view CT the
city. Both Lodges leave this morning. q. 9 O'clock
| for New York Philadelphia Ledger.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT Mr.. Thos Smith was draw.
ing some burning fluid from q barrel when IL ig-
uited from 8 lamp and exploded There were pre-
sent Henry Copeland, Edward Salisbury, Mr.. Baker
and Mr.. Smith. All these were thrown down and
more or less barpt Smith and Baker may not re.
cover. The conclusion blew ont the doors and wins
dows, broke the crockery. &c The re also caught
n apyp olY,la luf hy fba ippel
large mum Der ofoperatives from the mill the fl ames
were soon suhdued. The loss in property is pro-
baby two or three hundred dollars While the
building vas on fire, Mt Corbin Cooper caught Up
a Seg OF guDpowder that WAS near the flames, and
| Cur I'D it ont Of the sore-The keg was so hot
that he dropped it ouc; but knowing the danger to
| the large number of people assembled, he picked
| 1t up again, and carried it some distance and
threw il over a wall. This is bravery quita eqna
| TO that shown on the battle field H00nsocket
| Mass Patriot.
| Crops IN THE WEsr.-The Chicago Tribune. of the
| 10Th instant, says:-"We present this morning a
large number of letters fcsm different portions OF
| the West, giving q most cheering account of the
prospects Of the growing crop. A glance at the
map will show those who are not acquainted with
| the geography Of the West. that they refer to a
wide extent Of country, all lying North of the ati,
tude of ST. Louis. Our advices from Sou bern I'LL
| nois are equally encouraging. In week or two
| the harvest will have fully commcn ced there and
we hope soon to announce that the crop is safely
gathered One Of the editors CT the Press and Tri.
bune visited Madison. Wisconsin, last week. and All
along the line of the ST. Paul and Fond du Lac and
the Miwaukie and Miss;ssippi roads the wheat
looked finely. Most of it was spring, Of which
very wide breadth has been sown In this section
Preparations for corn also appeared to be very ex-
teusive. Accounts from Wisconsin agree that the
prospects were never better for an abundant crop
THE SUCCESS OF RAsEY-Mr. Rarey, after perform.
ing before the royal family at Berlin, has gone on
to St Petersburg, where his hands have been kept
quite full On the 10th, he gave q performance
before the Emperor and his family and two of his
brothers, beside several princes and Processes.
The first subject was horse who had kicked his
box TO pieces and killed his groom, and Mr. Rarey
exhibited him after few days training as obedient
a circus horse, and ready to obey orders, which
we're given him from the other end of the riding
school. The second was wild, unbrokeu, entire
horse, from the steppes Of Russia and he, too, was
completely subdued in short time that the
Emperor not OILY publicly expressed his grstifi.
cation, but ordered report to be published in the
papers. The Illustrated London News rays that
Mr. Rarey has finally concluded arrangements
with the Horse Guards to teach the British cavalry
and returns for that purpose TO London the let
of June
DETECTING PHOTOGRAPHIC CouSTEsrFlrs-A re,i
able means of detecting photograph counterfeit
bank Botes-and the most of the counterfeit notes
10 circulation are Photographic the application
of cyanide Of potassium, which may be purchased
at srifing cost of any druggist, and can be kept
in q small wde-mouthed bottle. If a bill Ia aus
pected, wet slightly any printed portion of 1t. and
touch it with piece OF cyanide. If it should be
photograph the paper will turn white, and in
fact, the surface of the whole note can be made
white by this process. If the note is not photo-
graphed, this operation has no effect.
CONDITION THE T. S TREAaURY 1T is stated
that the receipts of the United States Treasury,
for some weeks past have beeo equal its current
nd ia of N hand heipv
bnt slightly less than the last loan, far stued
According to the States, the Secretary anticipates
surplus of ten millions of dollars the 1st July
the opening of the new fscal year. There is yet
unissued, of the loan of 1858. 81 500 900. The
treasury has redeemed s. 500 600 oftreasury notes.
which 1t has tbepo wer to re-issue, and the bal
of cash in hand, by the last return. was near
ly $s00o,000. making total amount of available
means of 100000.
FAMILY PoIsoSED.-In West Wiusted, Ct., on
Thursday last, a gentleman and his wife called
upon a family by the name of Wakefield and stav.
ed to tea. and in making biscuit for tea arsenic,
by mistake, was used instead of cream of tartar
The family, together with the visitors partook
freely of the hot biscuit. 1t is doubtful whether
they survive.
EUROPEAN TRAvEL-GoIHG AND COMING -Notwith.
standing the general stampede of Euglish and
American travellers from Italy homeward, (see
our foreign correspondeIce,) the rush from this
aide would seem to be uudimiuished. The two
steamers that left hero on Saturday, it will be
eeen, went out fuli and the Persia, to sail on
Wednesday for Liverpool, will probably be quite
as crowded-N T. Express.
L,rE IN new ORLEANS New Orleans is thinning
out very perceptby, though the weather Is re-
ported TO be not very hot, as yet. Every boat,
every train, every steamer, is carrying away its
full freight of passengers, and though some also
come in from day TO day,i is not in such numbers
a8 hitherto. Most OF the places of public emuse-
meut are about closing for the scasou-apd for
the next three months, therefore, New Orleans
will be extremely dull.
suicIDE.-A singular suicide occurred last week
iu Waidboro, Maine. Mrs. James Burnes went to
tho orchard near her house and hanged heSbeli