The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-15

africa, by the British steam cruiser Viper. The
hn'os scale had her slave deck fitted and was to
hsse embarked her living cargo on the night OF
tue day Ia which she was captured.
Ter SERy POPULATION OF RusNA.--A writer 10
Hunts Magazine furnishes acme interesting facts
upon this subject. According to the best autho-
ry, the real estate throu xhout the empire is dir
vided as follows:
s. .ooO estates. with ffou...,...... to 20 serfs.
1900 IGo so 400
1900 " ''' 5,,1 to 100
l.4Uo =. ..... 400 toIoOoo
The whole number of peasants consisted Of
S1owa @ G0 600
Toial.s........... 90 $50 600
In ADDITION TO the above, there are about eighty
thousand proprietors, with from one to ten serfs
each, employed in towns and cities, and obliged
to pay obrock, or tribute, to their masters. These
are not as nearly as we'll of as the serfs on :the
plantations, and the imperial measure is intended
to reach all.
DIED FROM GRIEF.-English papers state that
recently boy, eight years old, was committed for
the theft of purse containing sovereign, from
the tail of cart of an old woman, who bad given
him ride. Bail was refused and the lad sent to
Jail. The father on parting with his child, took
the matter so deeply to heart that he complained
ltHuonidteIy alter OF haFfng received q sudden
shock at his heart-as If shot. Although in good
health at the time and a robust end hearty man,
he went home and never sgaiD looked mp. deep
seated melancholy took possession OF him; he was
Obliged to give up work. and after few days was
confined to his bed. He gradually grew worse,
and on the day OIL which his child was to be tried,
he breathed his last. The surgeon who attended
him, says that he died of broken heart. The boy
was discharged.
MORALITY OF THE LONDON TIMss MANAGER.--The
gentleman who assaulted Mowbrsy Morris, for the
last thirteen years manager of the London Times.
and biacked his eyes. alleging that Morris was in
innate where he should ouly have been respect
full was fined in a London Police Court ESQ and
sent to prison for three weeks. Morris 10 repre-
sented as regular lady killer. He Yves recently
married The trial is published at length. The
principal interest which it possesses, lies in the
! fact that the Lohdon Times, Of which Mr.. Morris
is the conductor, allows no opportunity to escape
OF sntrizing what it calls tha easy principles snd
| lax morality Of American society.
ATExAs TRAGEDY On the 9th ul., the trial OF
Mrs. Monroe, in Houston, Texas, for numbering
| her husbands niece, young girl, concluded, and
she was found guilty of murder in the second d -
| gree. When asked what she had to say why sem
| tence should not be pronounced, she made O
speech Of about an hour 10 length. at the couclu-
sion Of which she was sentenced to six years in
the penitentiary. 1t appears from the evidence
| that Mira. Monroe suspected an improper intims.
|
some time been 10 the habit of illtreatiDg the lat
ter. Nothing appeared in the trial to justify her
suspiciIA'.
| RETURNING TO SLavaRY-In the House OF Cons
mons, on Monday, Mr.. Norwood, of Orange intro
| ducfd 8 bin to allow negro woman, named Emily
| Hooper. now in Liberia, to return 20 slavery at
| Chapel Hill, where her former mistress resides
from whom she was purchased BY her father, who
| is An officer of the Government of Liberia. and
| who. we think. went from Fayetteville. Emily
| although ranked among the big hsh" of the free
negro co'ony,is sick Of freedom. and prefers living
with her mistress in the old North State Char
lotts (N. c. Democrat.
ARMY MATTERs.--The San Antonio Ledger states
that General Twi9gs has received instructions 10
! meet General Scott, Commander in Chief of the
| Army, at New Orleans. or before the 18th OF
| January next. to confer upon matters connected
| with this Department. The General will leave
San Antonio for New Orleans abou. the lst proxi-
mo, accompanied by Capt Blair.
DEATH PROM CARELEssNEss On the 5.h instant
near Gold sboro, n. c.. John Bardan little bov
was burnt to death. The person in charge Of the
house went ont. leaving the lad asleep, and locked
the door. While absent, the building took fire a.
| ths child not being able to get out, was CONSUMED
neighbor ran to his assistance, ard after opening
| the door, saw the child fall 10 the fames bat was
unable TO get to hirn In time to rescue him.
| TIE SUGAR We EAr--According to the Shipping
List the imports Of foreign sugars into the United
| States during the wear 1853 amount to pa 75S
tons. agaiRs' 24l 764 in 1867, aud 25529 in 1856
| OF which PA 15S tons went into coasum ption, to
| which added the crops of Louisiana, Texas aud
Florida of 143,134 tons. make the aggregate con-
| sumption eguai to 3sS I9s tons against 2SOT65 in
| 1857, and 37S 100 in 1856.
| RAILROAD OVER TIE IsFHxUs OF SUEz The rail.
| road across the Isthmus of Suez is compIeted-
aud the first train crossed from the Red Sea to the
ad; ;fQrr nn tha 4 aCfn
large number of passengers, Including some from
Australia. heavy freight OF Indian silks was
brought over. As usual. a number Of the passen.
gers were Americans, two Of them coming from
China.
DEarHs gY ELEcrRICITY.--Mr E. Merriam. sthe
philosopher of Brooklyn Heights" says thst iu.
rHg the past year, so far as hs has been able To
learn, hftythree persons have been killed by
lightning and sixty-eight iDi ured There are also
three accounts where it is reported "several per.
! sons were killed" Thunder and lightning storms
| occurred on sixty-one days In the three summer
months.
MUsiCAL-A new opera by Balfe was played at
Coyent Garden Theatre, London, on the 10Th ult.
by the Pyue and Harrison troupe. 1t is called
Sstanella," is in four acts, with lbretto adopt.
ed from the French ballet "Le Diable Amoreux 4"
1t is euccess. and two ballads "In Silence Sad
Heart Co." aud ''The Power of Love-" are especial.
~ admired.
PRANKLIy's BIRTHDAY-The birth day of Frank
lin will be duly and appropriately observed in
Boston as we'll as New York on the 18th inst
aud in Boston under the auspices of the "Associa.
zion of franklin Medal Scholars" Edward Eve.
rett the President of the orgauizaton will deiiys
er an address on 'Franklin Boston Boy" and
several other medal scholars will take part in the
exercises of the eveairg.
An ADscoSDER IN MRxIco.-A Montery letter. of
November 20, states that Seymour, the absconding
Treasurer of the Hartford. Conn.,. Savings Bank,
Was then residing in the house Of the notorious
DR.. .Mesrs, in Montery.
EFFECTS OF JEALoUsY.-A young German, named
Brizig has been committed to prison in Wheeling
Va, for taking out Of the post Office aud opening
letter addressed to Miss Auguste Mega with
whom he was in love aud of whom he was exceed.
ingly Jealous. Imprisonment for year aud ii ne
Of $500 is the reward for this delicate and lover.
like attention.
sEsTEScEp.-samuel Dukes. who killed Mr..
John g. White, son of Mr.. VIM. V. White for.
meriy Of Frederick county, Va, at Midway, In
diana on the 2lst July last, was found guilty and
sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
BosTes lIARBoR FROZEN UP The Boston Journal,
of Tuesdav, says that the harbor is frozen over
with ice four inches thick. placing a complete
embargo ulon al vessels unaided by steam. Peo.
pie were crossing on the ice.
WONDERFUL INCREASE The grain trade of Ch lea.
go commenced in 1888. when IS bushels were
shipped. In 1s40 it amounted to 10000 bushels;
in 1850 TO $50 1885, in 1856 to p 5S3 221 and in
1865 to 20,035, l66 bushels.
ANOTHER OVERLAND Mail RoUrE.-A large meet.
ing of thu citizens Of st. Paul, Minnesota, was
held on tie 4th inst, to facilitate the opening of
mail route from 81. Paul to Puget's Sound.
BuRsEp.-The old "Portsr Tavern," in Cam.
bridge, Mass, famous place before the rsvolu
tion, and the house where the oficers Of Bur-
goyues army were once quartered, was burned
down on Friday last.
FATAL PRE.-A fire occurred in Mariana Fla