The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-16
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KING WILLIAM Co. Feb II 1850

KING WILLIAM Co., Feb Il, 1859.
| There are six persons 10 this county sueing for
divorce. Some OF them wealthy and infusn-
| tial. 0ur roads are almost impassab le--seversl
market carts nom this neighborhood have attsmp pt.
ed In vain to reach your city, and after several
days In mud have returned with their precious
| contents to wait for better roads. An effort 10
being made to build an Episcopal church at
! Ayietts. Yesterday Rev. Mr. Dickinson of your
city, preached at Sharon and collection Of $3.50 90
was taken up for the support of Baptist Coiportage
sharon has just been much improved by the ad3
dition ola baptistery at cost of $4,000.
A COMPANY OF REAL "wAsHrYsroyIaNsp-The
members of the Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford
Conn, fine military corps, which numbered near
iy one hundred men at parade, have decided, in
purchasing their new uniforms, to get the exact
uniform worn by Gen. Washington at the time he
| resigned the command of the American army
For this purpose they have procured exact draw
ings to be made Of the indentical uniform itself,
at the Patent Office in Washington, and the pat-
terniwil be followed exactly, even to the number,
size, and color of the buttons, style of pockets,
chapeau, boots, and all.
DANGER OF Cars SLEEPING WITH Cgupnrs-I
small girl, seven or eight years old, on the night
OF the z ult., came pretty losing her life
by cat. Her mother heard a strange noise
which awakened her: she hsstened to the bed
where the child was lying, and found the cat with
her mouth close to the chids mouth. At first
they took the child to be dead but they soon per-
ceived il seemed to catch for breath occasionally
After two or three hours shs was restored to con.
sciousness but has been very stupid and unwelI
since Parents should beware how they trust
their cats to sleep with their children.-Gales
burg, ILL.,, Democrat.
THE LOTTERY CHURCH The editor of the Metho
dist Protestant, Baltimore, gives expression to
his indignation at the appropriation OF 81 900 In
the Delaware lottery grant to build Methodist
Protestant Church at Townsend, Delaware. Presi.
dent Roby. of the Maryland Annual Conference.
has addressed letter to the editor in which he
says:-"I hereby proclaim to the world that the
Maryland Annual Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church will never be party to any
such nefarious transaction"
CARS LIT WITH GAs-The new passengers cars
on the Central Ohio Express-runniDg through
from Wheeling and Belisr. to this city-are lit
with gas, made by the company from some com.
binations of burning fluids. The light is brilliant
and contributes materially to the cheerful ap-
pearance of the coaches at tnight.-Caciandti Com.
mercidl.
LATER FROM PAsAGuAY.-Two weeks later news
from Paraguay has been received The vovern-
mens organ continued the publication Of spirited
articles urging armed resistance to the force of she
United States but the opinion that the question at
issue will be settled by diplomacy still prevailed
in the neighboring republics.
The FLORIDA INpIANs.-Col. Rector, the agent of
the United States, treating with the Seminoles,
has succeeded in inducing some 90 of the tribe
to emlgrate He engaged passage for this num-
her on the return trip of the Magnolia for New
Orleans. They we're to go on board at Point Ar
rasaa.
OLD SOLDIER DEAD.-James Seal, died in Peters4
burg the 9th inst. at the advanced age Of -
years He native of Caroline county, Va,
q resident Of the city of Richmond for % years.
He was volunteer in the service of his country
| during the war I812-14, aud vas stationed for
somstma in the vicinity of Norfolk, Va.
TEACHER FINBD-Thomas Lynch, a teacher
| In a school in Barre street, Baltimore, Md, was
indicted on Thursday, in that city, for assauIting
| and beating pupil named Archibald McGraw.-
| lie was convicted and fined S. and cOsts-makng
| In the aggregate s37 AZ.
| PORK AND FLoUR.-The Cincinnati Price Cur
rent of late date states that the value of hog pre-
not in thatmsrket is over 100000, and thres'
quarters of million is invested in surplus flour,
| atnrad for a U aduanca