The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-17
Affairs In uOrRolr.
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teFday, when the examinattop Of the vitnaa.as a,
tns part OF the defendants was commenced Ther,
sHstis doubt but part, or the whole of thea
men will be sent on tor trial, not % much on M
count OF their actions Ia Hampton Roads a fo
ihear characterization aud early mutinous eo,,
Duct on TOE 2lss and 22nd OF last September, q
The Varieties has been opened under the ans,
pices Of Miss Kate Esteils, who, With a fair cam
paoy, 10 holding the mirror up to uaturs Will,
crowds ars docking to Mechanics Hall to zee th,
celebrated Pauoraais Of the Bible.
We notice the arrival, siUce day before yestey.
day, OF nearly rs 600 bushels csru, ali OF which
has cnangsd hands, az Al advance of two cents
ABOVE forn,er quotation; We quote yellow TS cts
wh'te ana nixod IL cts. II is generally supposed
.na1 yhs Inhax OF 50 largea quantity Of cora in
ooe or Two days, would glut the market and
cau-e depression, but such s uos the fsc, the te
hand 10 always equal TO rho supply, snd II anys
shinF, the greater the qoauti the better the
price, since IL enables the merchants 10 hasten
Iheir ioreign ORDERS aud thereby create demand
onusual when he receipts are light
- Inc scho usr Empire, just arrived from New
iork, reports heavy weai her outside, and q. m a
10 with tse lose OF mainboou; she vas blown As
aud sustained Other damage '
s1nn Robin McDabiei, President OF the yirsinia
ahd tennessee Railroad, is In portsmourh
PERCUSSION.
THs SfH JANUARY IN NEW oaLsass- Donors %
Gen. Scotf The anniversary Of the battle of New
orieans was celebrated with unusual military
and CIVIC demonstrations. Tbs presence of Gan
Scott 10 the city added interest to the celebration
and brought both military aud ci,izsn. ont IN
large numbers. The Delta saws:
The military were reviewed by Lieut.. 0en. sco,,
on Canal street, whence they flied into L.f.va,,s
Square, where they were followed by An i'm
crowd. Loud cries were made for isnar.I 49,.
and "a speech, ,"''s speech" was called ous fron
every quarter.
The General, however, only advanced 70 Tho
front Of the stand and bowed several times wbsn
be was escorted from the pia form. The ami.
ETY. to obtain q new view of him WAS 90 great rha |,
it Was with difficulty that he could again reach
the carriage. Some time being CONSUMED in
forming the procession, it finally moved, and
marched through the principal streets Of the city.
All along the line Of march the whole sidewaiks
balconies aud house tops were crowded with peo,
pie, and We do not ever remember to have seen 80
general turning ont Of tue eople. Men, women
children and servants hudiied together, and went
crushing along at the risk OF life and limb Ca
mai street presented unusual sight for even that
usually crowded thoroughfare. and at the tioe the
crowd tammed and We're unable to move one vay
or the otaer. The admirers of the ladies', who
usually stand at the corners, were obliged to va.
cate their posts and take TO the middie of the
streets. The verandas along Causi, xs far as one
could see when staining at Camp street. were
ovelh wing with isies, pstieat.y awaiting the
coming of the procession. The procession when
reaching Jackson Square, halted, aud ali who
were able entered the Cathedral, where Te Deani
WAS sung and an address delivered After leaving
the Cathedral, the procession moved through the
principal streets of the Second and Tbird Dis
tricts, then up to the First, here the military
drew 10 10 frent Of the City Hall, and were once
again briefly reviewed by the Gensra!, wheu they
dispersed.
dinner was given by the Veterans at the St
Louis Hotel, at which the Governor aud the Mayor
were present, together with many others.
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GEN. Scorr VIcrlM.-As the procession had
finished the display proposed for the Eighth, and
he carriage CONTAINING the veteran Geuel al drove
up in front of the Sc. Charles Hotel, the crowd
filed the street and greeted him with loud shouts
As the General descended from the carriage With
his overcoat hanging on bis arm, we'll dressed
gentleman stepped up 10 him, aud with the pos
liteuess that would bavs graced drawing room
said: General, permit me to take your coat -
Uncousciously, the General handed him the gar
msnt, aud, following his escort, entered the hotel;
but tbs gentleman with tue coat failed to appear
He and The coat had disappeared Some think
that his admiration for the old veteran tempted
him to keep the garment as souvenir of the meet
ing, and a memento of the great captaiR.-N. O..
Pc.
FROZEN TO DEATH.-Tbe Bath (Maine) Times gives
the following particulars in relation to the sad
case Of Mrs Lee, Of Edgecomb, perishing in the
snow storm on the night of Tuesday last:
Her husband had gone to the school.house for
his children, aud returning after nighIfal became
cswildered in the storm aud halloed for aid The
deceased heard him, aud instead of placing light
TO be sean, salii, out iu me storm render
aid, and eoon found Mr. Lse and the chidreu.-
Both parties became bewildered. bus Mr. Lee
finally, with the children. eucceeded in reaching
tee house, when he found his wife IN isslag
Search was unavaiing until morning, when her
lifsess frozen body was found partially covered
with snow a short distance from the house.
SAD FALL OF CLsRGYMAN.-The Indianapolis
journal of the 10Th, says:
't hat es have been preferred By three clergynen
OF the Methoci-t Episcopal Church, against Rev
" m paly, of that chlIcn, and the President Of
the Ind ana state University, iOr three alleged Of
ucss: Let cru Ikennest; I'd, lewdnase aud 3 l. of
mug money 10 Win ssso Of AIS miso Juduct
C are nilenc+ The les lmony Cf a very large uum-
Der of the most respec, sb 9 cizsns of his place
has hen procured these thar aes, aud has be. q
or viii be forwarded to rev 4. GIiiei,t. PRESIDING
Ed OF the District il watch tho hev Or Daily
sides"
The American, edited By a minister of DR. Dai.
iy's own church, says:
Dir DaiIy the presid. NJ OF the State University
spent moai of last We. la this city. much uLder
tbs l. fdence OF intoxlcdt ny liquors, to be seen
rud. manner in the Union Depot, offrrinx in ults
t aD pIriteci' f.msle. For the Istier he made
ack uowleds ments 10 tie II ends # the female ana
the fhc-re OF The cerot, and for both be will be
b ought Def re a committee OF the casrch 1T the
earliest possible moment DR. Daily has long been
Su pee ted OF treH use II Intoxicating liquors. The
habi' ha-. however been growing upou him. until
concea ment 10 40 longer possible His friends in
he ci and i9 the tate are ,eply mortified over
which are too revolving for publication"
HoRRIplE AFFAIR The vieksburg {Mi.s) Sun
of the 4ih inst. says that a runaway negro was
caught at Black Hawk, near there, few days ago.
with the hand of white man 10 his pocket 1t
is said that the negro confessed that be had ex-
humed the body aud cut the baud Il the dead
n Ia 81 I'm Eea ka
from following his track; aud on the strength oil
his confession he was hung. white silk glove
was on the hand when it vas found.
ATTACK Upon LEdlsLAroR-C NJ Donovan, con.
testant tor the seat in the PennsyivaEia Legisla-
,ure of Joseph NJ, Church, of Philadelphia. at.
lacked him at Harrisburg OF Friday, tor words
spoken iu debate ia the House of RepI Iesen tatves
He struck him with q cane across the fore part of
the head, so violently that the weapon was bro
ken. He then attempted to strike him with
whip, when they were separated. Doaovsn was
arr ested, and on bis person was found pistol and
billy. The affair created considerable sensation
among the N. mbers.
NAVAL L-CommaBder Ryan Perry has been or.
dered to command the store ship Relief now fitting
our for sea at New York, tor Aspin vail, 10 carry
supplies to tue Huns aud Pacific s9uadrous. Lieu
tenant VIM. u. Pnzgera'd, one Of the restored OH
GERS, has also been ordered TO duty on board the
same vessel as LIST Lieutenant.
A correspondent writes us from Key West, that
the u. s. steamer Metacomet arrived there on the
26th uit.. afer run # three days aud sixteen
hours from Pensacola, experiencing cold weather
The whole run. The MetacoElet would remain
there three or four days, and then start for the
BaTtadoes on her way to Paraguay.
Lucius Dawson. of Texas, has been appotned q
Lieutenant in the Marine corps of the navy.
FATAL FEAT.-A laborer named James Doe, OF
Hardingham, Norfolk, England. lately lost his life
IN endeavoring to eat pound of raw sausages In
two minutes He had nearly accomplished the
feat, when the last sausage stuck in his throat,
and caused his death.
Loss OF LIPg.-A provision boat, owned BY j. L
Laffarraus, of Memphis, Tenn, was sunk near that
ii y by passing steamer last week, aud SIX lrsh.
meu on board drowned
We learn from New York paper, that $500 men