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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-31

MELANCHOLY CASE OF DaowNINa The Pawsucke
Gazette gives the follow ing account of the recen
sad case Of drowning at Blackstone, Mass, aIrea
| dy bri. a. mentioned by telegraph:
"The party were sailing 10 q fatbottom skif
| boat, on board which they embarked Q considers.
| BILE distance above the dam. Becoming deeply in.
terested 10 con 7ersation aud the scenery BY which
they surrounded, they did not notice that the
current, which, the Blackstone river being high
strong fast carrying their fral boat to the
dam; and the iirst intimstion which they had oi
danger was ~heu the boat struck the dam The
conclusion threw Miss Brown into the river, and
she was caught and held by MIR Tt orpe; and snoth-
or movement Of the boat threw Miss Cady ont
who was also caught by Mr.. Thorpe; and all chung
70 the boat, and with it went over the dam,
the boat striking oD one end, and remaining lean
ing against the dam ina nearly perpendicular po.
sitou.
The water below not being very deep, they OBJ
aimed . foothold, aud remained by the boat q
considerable time; but being 80 thoroughly wet
they were DO chilled that they concluded they
should become helpless aud perish if they remain.
ed much longer, and resolved to make sn attempt
TO reach the shore. Mr.. Thorpe says they all join.
ed hands, and that the ladies, In audible voices,
committed themselves TO God, and impiored his
acceptance II they failed. The rapid and deepen.
'og current, and uneven and Uncertain footing
made their progress slow and dangerous.
They at length came to q rock which separated
.oem, and the ladies, who are supposed to have
become nearly unconscious and helpless, were
swept away and drowned Mr. Thorpe was fortu-
aate enough to seize hold Of bush, to which he
chung until assistance came and rescued him.
woman on the bank of the river asw the dagger
Ia vhich the party were placed and went for Aid
Miss Cady was an only child, about thirty years
OF age, and member the Congregational Church
At Blackstone. Miss Brown We knew well. She
was an only daughter, about tweuty-seyen wear. of
age ana young lady ofrsre attainm snts. A paper
was founa on her person which contained a piece
fpoetrJ entitled the LAST SAIL" which she read
Just before entering the boat, on the bank Of the
s'ream on which she made her last saii pronhst;c
indeed.
Miss Brown was daughter Of Rev Geo. Brown.
Of Pawtucket The Worcester Spy says, "Miss
Cady was the only child of of the most respect
cd citizens of Blackstone, the darling and pet Of
Der parents, who had spared pains in the forma-
ton of her intellectual and moral character She
was general favorite, esteemed and beloved by all
who knew her.
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DORTLAND eYRUp. Cuba Molasses,
museovsdo do. N Orlssns do-for saleby .,,
my ~ POTTS. EAALSx 20
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CITY DRUG STORE.-CHAS. g. DAW-

CITY DRUG 0STOkE.-CHAB. B. DAW-
SON wnoissa.s ana .sss,i .Drusans: e sS1nss sS
receiving weekly per steamer. . large ID we'll -
lscted stock Of Medicines. warranted As and purss
Perfumes; Brushes of all descFipttonE
Brown Windsor Soap, Ac
Lewis Pure Lead; Linseed on
Oolors ground in OIL
window Glass Putty; Maddss
Indigo; Quinine eegAr
Fancy eoaDG dne TsAs only
Matches. &c.
Suitable TOR country trade His retail %sDAstnsnt
9 complete In eli its varied branches.
Manufacturer d the eslsbrstsd D0vsay oqo(as.
9ampeon, Be. 10 10
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AMERICAN HoNoRs TO SCIENCE 1t is noticed with
great satisfaction iu the Berlin papers, aud canno,
that at the grave OF Humboldt the United States
were represented by their minister at Berlin, aud
representative from each State of the Uaion.
gathered for that purpose at Berlin from different
parts OF the Continent. The arrangement was
equally credtable to Ex-Governor Wright onr
minister, aud to our country.
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DIsBANpED.-The Washington Guard, Of Peters.
burg, Vas disbsnded on Saturday last.
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exsE- E-RkFRIGERAToRs.

REFRIGERATORS, cheap cheap
TATER COOLERS
WATER COOLERS
SHJ WEIR BATHS
ICE ChE4H FREEZERS
ICE PITCHERS
Per.ons Wishing any of the above articles, will
tud large assortment at VERY Low PRICES.
Thus BULkLkY,
nv Sim I37 Main street.
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xS- PARKk PoBDxxTEE,
ATTORNEY At LAW,
RICHMOND, VA,
VIII practice In the city Of Richmond and 10 the
nonuties OF Chesterfield PSwhatan and Amelia.
No. Once in Lisle's Building. corner OF Main and
IN streets se Z3-l2m
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BAD ConpUor.-A negro

Reuben, in the service OF J, hn H. Gentry, was
most strikiugly rewarded by the Mayor yesterday
| raorning, for sssaulting Peter, . slave, with .
| stone, and using profans language 10 the street
| on Sunday.
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DATENT SAFETY DIAPER Pins -
Hemaln's Patent Safety Diaper Pins. Ia in it.
self very simple c1ntrlvance. and bids tair 10 su-
persede all other Diaper Pins in use being far su-
perior to sny ether III point of safety and durabii
ty. For sale by c. GENNEf
Eap plaSn
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Latest

LIVERPOOL, Tuesday P. M.-The late import OF
cotton came into market slowly. IL shows . large
portion scft and dusty. The market closed heavy
aud prices 10 favor Of buyers
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promptly discharging all the bills made bv than
10 entertaining their late guests from Providence
and Boston, and are very anxious ths, tho.a ~
have cHims against them, should come forward
and get their money, a. they wish to SQUARE nm
atonce. Its proper TO say that the Sir Kuirhts
have raised the means among themselves for paying
N everything, and that not single citizen OUT
side Of their order, has been asked or allowed to
subscribe sirgie dollar towards the expenses Of
the entertainments. They received the no nor of
the visit, aud very properly determined to allow
no one else to bear any portion of the burthen,
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MoviSG CAUSE OF DIVORCE Mrs. Rosanns Tn.
dsrwood has just been divorced from her husband
10 Boston last week, One reason urged wss ne
gect to provide properly for her support. She
also proved that during the drst year Of their
marriage they have resided 10 nine different
houses, and during the second year In eleven. The
court IL said to have been Of opuioa that the last
consideration was clearly o jussidable c~Gse for
granting the bill.
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MINING IN ARIzoNA.-By the last Texas mail the
new Orleans Picsyuns has advices from Arizona
and the Northern Mexico border to the 18th April.

INNING IN ARIzoNA.-By the last Texas mail the
New Orleans Picsyune has advices from Arizona
and the Northern Mexico border to the 2s,h April.
large party Of miners mostly from the Califor.
MA diggipgs, were collecting at Csprons Rancho,
prepaIseory 10 starting on an exploring trip up
the tina river and its tributaries visit to the
gold mines. They take with them, says the Ari-
Zonisn, pack train of mules, arms, ami mupitiop
miningteols provisions, bacon, dried beef pipoIe.
h'ur' panoche, coffee water cauteens, strong clo.-
.hng, substantial boots, &c, and Ii not moIested
by 1udans, they will doubtless solve the long
mooted aud interesting question whether or not
there s gold the Ga or its tributaries suficent
to pay for working,
Captain Donaldson. U. s. Collector at Ca,abs.as
has lately discovered new and rich silver mine.
L. ia believed to be the old Tomocacari silver mine
located about eighteen miles from the mission in
ne range OF mountains which lies west of the
santa Cruz valley. There are six openings at this
mice, With q trench, the remains of fu rDaces &c
which proves that extensive operations were once
carried on. Specimens of the ore have been sent
TO the works Of The Sonora Exploring and Mining
Company, to be assayed,
The old Babicanora silver mine Of Sonora recent.
~ re-opened by French company, continued to
make the richest promises
The Patagonia mines are also being worked en-
ergeticslly aud with much success, but they were
soreiy annoyed BY the Apache Indians who were
away the laborers The pIuudering parties bound
10 Sonora, always pass by these mines.
ROBBERY AT TANPICo-We learn that during the
lasr voyage TO Tampico of the American br i9
Nahum Stetson, Capt. A. Trenis, one of crew. named
Black, and mate named Jose Oh II. Piper, OF fDauby.
fompkins county, N. Y sbscoDded while the brig
was 'yiDg at the bar, outward bouud, and took with
them s. 800 10 Mexican nilled dollars, that were
Oh board as freight
up TO the day OF the departure of the brig from
Tamplco, the two thieves had not been found. bnt
from letter from Tampioo, received here ysster
DAY by commercial house, We learn that the de .
iih4uent mate and seaman had been arrested. and
placed 10 charge OF the United States Consui.-N.
o. PIC, sd.
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RICHMOND, May 2s, 1859.

P. Sit 10 proper to say that was the author
Of that part of the article in the Dispatch, which
stated that the whistle was blown, and that a
negro, who had been at work in au adj dining hsid,
said Mr.. Striugfeliow whipped up his horses, &c
That statement is true. was on the cars when
the accident occurred.
HIGH r pIEASANTS
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his PATCh
u STEAM POWDR
PRIN OFF Oh
Opvssey Of Main and 1nSvteenA Streefs. kieh1>oD1

yOHE b. HAhIMERSLHY & CO.. Propristosa
This establisnment{ being the most complete frin-
e. and al the latest and most sppfoy:d NecHin:
Presses) s daily turning ont the hnsst specimens q
BOOK and JOB PRINTING, such {.
PAMPHLETS, BANK CHECKe,
OATALO0uEG, MOTIFS PO6TkRD,
oIkGglASSff sga AZ ff.n,sa fk4HNk1RMInffS fkH4xHNkhRIffS 4,
~ Particular attention given 70 Ans werk to9
Banks Public Ofhces. Insurance., Railroad and 1ransp
portstion Companies, Tobacco Factors, &c.
THE DIPATCH CARD PRESa.
This new machine for CAlDs. BILL HRAp0. 6mal
Orculars Labels. &C.. 10 capable of turning of l0o
Impressions per hour thereby enabling the patroDs
Of this sstablishmenf to obtain this dsssriItien
work ct the shortest possible notice.
~ rRjoes reduced IN Drorortton 70 a. tn9soee q
Printing In Gold and Silver Dronxs. and varioas
oolored Inks executed In the style Of art
In this branch Of the business the propvtetorS ean
sAfsly cHAIl1Naa oonPs1ISIon.
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esf5- MANTLE DEPOT,

estt~ MANTLE DEPOT,
6g MAIN STREET.
LADIES'
MISSES
WRAPPINGs
4 FZEkIEL'S
myi6 Cloak and Mantle Depot, 6s Main st.
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2 LOCAL AFFAIRS.

fEaIoUs ARRAY. A difficulty oc
Cured 10 Hsnrico county, on Friday night last be.
tween Miles Wade s6d Jason Brig well, which, {,
70 feared, may prove fatal to the former The psrs
ties LETT this city In the evening, on their way
nome, and when getting near Mr. A. Oarter's store,
an an sisereation took place, wbereupon BrightweIi
orev knife aud gave Wade four dangerous stabs--
1ne between the ribs, one In the breast oLs iu the
'sas shoulder, and one the left side Of the face
,huulng ,hs from the lower lip downward, nearly
the entire length Of the neck. Tina Wounded man
80 .a.eo into Mr. CarteT's house, when physis
..ss vas sent for and dressed bis wounds. Yes.
selosy mornins Wade'i condition was believed to
20 sons.nas critical, though strsog hopes we're
eu'or 'aineu OF ns recovery. Brightwell has siuce
been arrested BY Constable Thomas and commitssd
70 Jaii 70 await an examination on the Of June.
oy which tfmei 10 hoped the wounded man viii
DO able TO appear and testify against him.
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DON

AND
BACCO
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season.
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Practice in the Courts held in Richmond, Henrlco,
6oochiand and hanover.
AZ Nutsries Pubic and Commissioners of Deeds
B. tsey are authorised 10 take Dispositions. Aftd
Wis Acknowledge ents Of Deeds Powers OF Attor-
Fey Bulls OF Sale, &C, to be used or recorded Ill the
several StateH and Territories of the Union.
Uiice Ell / th st. 81 door from Main. NH l2-ly
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A small majority for GoRgin.
BY TELEGRAPH.

WASHINGTON CIrY.-May 800 P. M-The re-
ported majority of 2l3 in Writ county, for Letcher,
is correct.
Wefzel cousty gives Lstcher majority Of 74i.
The vote of Wetzei In 1855 stood, Wise 544 Fl our
noy S0-showing a msj Jrity of AGA for Wise, and
total vote In the county OF only 624
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NV foaK, May 30 -rhe steamer Haumonis,
rom Hamburg, May 18th, arrived q late heur
,sst ,a nignf. She touched ss Southanpsoo, May
ces by the New York.
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rha above sketch has been compiled chiefly from the
surveys and charts the United States Coas, Survey
Tho New York City Hall is in latitude 40 degrees az
minutes seconds, and west longitude from Greenwich "a
degrees second. Sandy Hook light is in latitude 40 de-
grees q minutes seconds, and west longitude from
Greenwich 70 degrees SO minutes seconds There are
two approaches from the Atlantic to New York by large
Ships One is by the Narrows, and the other by the
Sound and East river which separates Long Island from
the shores of Connecticut state OF New York and
10 reach the city which vessels have 70 pass through
Hellgate and East river. Helgate is ninety miles
distant from the
Another approach to the inner harbor Of New York
has been contended, exss through "Arthurs Kill - New
ark Bay and the Kill van KulI." 1t is believed, how.
ever this approach not Of much consequence. Staten
Island Of which the Kills the western and northern
boundaries separating II from New Jersey, acquired
by the original grantees Of New York. under agreement
that all the islands contiguous to the harbor should be in
cluded in the grant, which the grantees could
in ship and the sagacous land spectators taking
the Of vessel Of the smallest class
enabled pass through that channel and thus
Staten Island in the grant.
Blunts Coasting Pilot Qast edon) states that there
fsur channels the outer bar OF the lower bay
New York. The first along and parallel to the Jersey
shore the second South channel Is outside of the
FIRST the third is the main ship channel and outside
the second the fourth is the Gedney channel" st fur
ther and the Long Island Shore and
y by NORTH and used by largest class ships
of war;
Besides these four channels the authority subsc
quenty states there is the East channel" and that is
further north and to Long land than Gedneys
And the United States Coast Survey charts Of New York
bay &c. and also Bluns chart of New York harbor and
entrance akep chiefly from the Coast surveys) lay down
and TO Long Island than the East channel From
all these channels unobsucted exists 10 Graves
end bay.
The following table shows the names &C.. Of the castles
and other Notifications built in progress of construction
for harbor Defence and the localities relative 10
sons of each be by 70 tho letters on
the map, as below explained
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Excepting the items marked ("), which given from
other data the foregoing has been compiled from the Re
port of the Engineer Bureau for 1851 but II is supposed
the estimated cost there stated does include all
pcndiures made since 1851 upon those works. nor wha
viii be hereafter required.
The terms "heavy guns" include A. 90, "a and is
Founders and heavy eight inch coast howzcrs, and
heavy eight and ton inch mortars 'Tdght guns include
long twelve FOUNDERS, field pieces flank and light eight
inch howtzers light eight and ton inch morsrs aud
horns and sixteen inch mortars for throwing stones II
understood that eight inch Coumbads, or sixty -four
FOUNDERS or So cwt., and ten inch Coumbads, 12s
Founders Of l2s cwt TO be substituted for the solid
shot heavy guns under forty.two poundershe latter
being retained for with hot shot,
Besides the above specified works others have been
suggested by different army and navy officers as vol for
additional harbor defence from naval attacks as for De
fenco against land attacks Some years since dlssn
guisbcd officer OF the United States Engineers (Major
Cbaso) suggested, in Official reports and in able articles
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COroncrs' Once.

SToSIyG AN OLD NAN TO DKAnr.-Coroner Gamble held
inquest upon the body Of old named Jacob
Bertrand at the OF Sixty ninth street and Broad
way who died from the effects OF injuries received by
being struck the head with stone. The inj Try was
inflicted eome two weeks ago. party of ro~dics at
tackled the deceased and his with stones and brick
bats when one the missiles thrown struck deceased
the head fracturing his skull Bertrand fingered until
saturday morning, when he died. post mortem ex-
smnaton of the body made by Dr. welue, showed that
the brain had been penetrated by the sharp edge of the
tone and that portion Of the missile was enb sdded n
the skull After taking unmportant testimony the
Coroner decided 10 adjourn the inquest until to-day when
the parties who inflicted the injury wil probably be
brought up for examination. Bertrand was q native of
store the immediate neighboyhood Of the spos where
he was Killed, and well known the Twelfth ward
FATAL CAsuAIrIKs.-william Johnson, a workman In
the planning mill Nos 22l and 223 West Twenty sixth street,
died at the New York Hospital from the effects of injuries
accidentally received by being crushed IN the machinery
the 1lth uIt Coroner Jsckmas held inquest upon
the body Deceased was thirty four years old, md was
native OF New York.
Patrick Henarebor native Of Ireland aged thirty hve
effects Of injuries accidentally received, BY falling mo
cellar way IN Drc-dway, on the llth fsosuNy mss'
Coroner Jackman held an inquest ppon the pody. -
Peter Burns native OF Ireland, aged iorV ysIs, uou
nj the Institution, from the effects o eocuen
tally received on the 10th ut by oox ory eoo's
falling upon his head az pier No North riVer Voroner
Jaekman held IN inquest N this case saso
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INTERNATIONAL ART INSTITUTION.
Another and most happy addition has been made to
the collections Of pictures already this city, in the Inter-
national Art Institution, to be opened to the public
day, at No. 694 Broadway, OF Fourth street.
The design Of the orgnaors of this gallery is hisrhe
professors Of the schools Of design at Berlin Dusseldorf
Dresden and Munich anxious to make the American pub
lie acquainted with the works of the eminent v-
ing artists Of their different schools, have deter
mined TO establish permanent exhibition Of paint
ings in New York. We know very little fIGerman
art in this country, and what we do know is only
from the Dusseldorf Gallery, Mr.. BeImonts, and
some other private collections Welook upon this project
then, rs OF great value, and hope the enterprise will
prove so successful To insure s Tho pre-
sent collection was opened for private view Saturday,
but as The catalogues were not ready it would be difficult
to give detailed description paintings Enough 10
say that quite number Of them arc however, OF raro
merit and are excellent examples OF the schoo they rep
resent Perhaps tho finest landscape in the gaIery is
view Of the Jung Frau at sunset by August Berkor OF
Dusseldorf which is truly great picture but It's iooa-
ton does IL injustice II cannot be sccn well
icIo any point of vow There two sunset landscapes
with figures and cattle, by Oswald and Andrew Aclcnbach
which strike the attention at once They are painted I'm
broad, sketchy stylc with delicious mellow tone per
vadng them l. Rausch has rich and pleasant summer
landscape with the foliage admirably handled and tho
rsp, marvellous. toamster ondcavoring 10 con-
troll his restive horses very bold and faithful picture
IL is painted by Louis Paternostre Meyer Won Bremen
has two delightful pcturcs models OF coorng There are
several cabinet pictures, which We cannot now cnune-
rate, of considerable beauty and merit 10 historica
painting the finest specimen Is large picture, by wad,
Of Queen Elizabeth signing the death warrant Of Mary
Stuart which, though perhaps not historically true az re-
CARDS the "Virgn Queon,n Ia finely drawn, judciously
colored, and altogether most effective.
The merit and originality Of tho paintings are
voucbed for by a committee composed OF Profes.
schradcr, Krotschmar and Meyer Won Bremen Of
Berlin, Lcuzo Achcrbsch, and Mchacs Of Dusseldorf
Runner Of Dresden, and Dciz OF Munich 10 whose IN
speccn they submitted previous to being shipped to
this country Arrangements understand, have beon
made with several American, wcI French, Belgian,
Fngsh, Dutch and Italian artists, to contribute their
works to this collection TO render II, in the strict
sense Of the term International Tho Institution has been
placed in charge OF Mr. Wm. Alderman. We commend
this really valuable collection 10 the notice OF the ART loving
public. II will well repay visit.
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The above VIII merely give an idea OF the matera en-
terprise and develorement Of the city There many
costly schemes under way planned, which, for vari.
Gus reasons, are not permitted to be made public.
Quite a number Of archit ects out Of the city, while
others could not be found the above must be consider
ed rather index than O complete resume Of the
building enterprise Of the metropolis Tho activity Of
building enterprise in the country-churches, public
bueings country residences cottages and farm houses
rs almost as great as 1t is In the city.
Architects who have not been seen are requested 10
send in a summary Of their work
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HARBoR AND LAND DEFENcEs OF THE CITY OF new YORK.


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CRops IN New JERsEy--The wheat crop In Cum
berand county looks As well ~ possibly can at this
grass Is starting WE'LL and there will soon be pas
trendeed, some have turned out their stock already
peach trees In bloom and the prospect for the grain
grass and fruit crop very promising Trenton american
AyrH 3.