The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-22

DrAN.-At Sacramento, Wis, ON TUESDAY
evening last, O little girl, aged about ten or
IWeiye years, was carried off by drunken
INDIAN. She had been left at home with a lit
Tie babe in charge, when, stepping out OF
doors, the Indian suddenly throwfnga blanket
over her head, carried her into the woods
Her parents returning home. and. missing her.
started in search. The search was kept ur,
till near midnight. and abandoned. During
the night the girl returned. 1t appears thai
the Indian carried her into the woods a dis
taDee, but being too drunk 10 proceed, lay
dow n and went to sleep. Takisg advantage
of his condition, she fled, and found her way
home, to the great joy and relief of her pa
rents.
AUSTRIAN Political ARREsTs.-The fol-
lowing is an extract from q letter received on
the 3Ist ult, from Venetian gentleman -
ssThe news from Italy iFenetia) becomes more
and more sad. for Austrian rapacity is insa-
table Arrests continue without eeasing-
No station, no moral standing. Is secure from
the most atrocious and lgnobie NexatioDs.-
Every family deplores one or more OF its men,
bers imprisoned or exiled. At Padua fifty
persons have been arrested, while others have
been forced TO quit their families, their COM
Portable homes, their business. ana liy to the
front tier, or escape the dungeons and the cold
regions of Germany; others. who, too much
attached to their families and TO the paternai
home, resolve to await their fate, pass the
nights in the greatest inquIetnde.
ACCIDENTS ON AN u - s1IiiE II IctteA lfOul
Woosung, China dated the 18th June, states
that ia firing a salute on the United States
steam -frigate Powhatan, William Wilson, a
first quarter gunner, whilst ramming home n
cartridge, was blown overheard. He was
picked up by boat and taken on board the
steamer. and it was found that his right arm
was so shattered as to render aInputation
necessary near the shoulder. He also lost one
of his eyes and the other was very much in
jured But little hope was entertained of his
recovery. Another quarter gunner was in
iured III the same time, by having his thumb
split open whilst upon the vent of the gum
These are the first accidents of the kind since
the vessel left home.
THE ERIE RAILROAD RIoTEEs.--It seems
that the Bergen rioters are not subdued. On
Sunday night number OF them attacked and
attempted to burn the house of Mr.. Alfred
Austin one of Mayor Collard's aids in making
arrests. They also fired on Mr.. Austin, and
iurked about the Mayors house, which is OPP
posite Mr.. Austins. One of the disorder lies
was arrested Mayor Collard has offered 4 re-
ward of five hundred dollars for the arrest of
the others, and has issued a proclamation pro-
hbiting assemblages of over twelve persons
within the riotous districts, under the penalty
of : 900, or three years Imprisonment 1T hafd
labor. The trains, however, run regularly.
THE HAppIEsT MANA ST. Louis pioneer.
nearly forty years ago, and now Pixies Peak
nioneer writes an entertaining letter TO the
ST. Louis Democrat about his trip to Denver
city Going ont he met hundreds of return
ing miners, and thus pictures the happlest
man Of he lot
"Ofall those we met | saw but one really
happy man, and he was the happiest man that
[ have seen since left st. Louis. He was
riding on his horse, laughing and highly
pleased with his violin in hand, playing the
'Arkansas Traveller, and, on inquiry, he said
he was going home to see Katy and the
baby"
INTENSE GRIEF OF A MoTEER.-Some five
or six mon tbs ago, the IdOilZed baDe OF q wor-
thy couple residing III Camden, New York,
died and such was the poignant anguish of the
mother that she almost frantic, and
would not permit it TO be removed from her
sight. The necessity for burial became appa-
rent but it was thought that if its remains
We're inferred, the mother herself would die
The corpse was kept some time in the house,
preserved in ice. and no hopes being entertain
ed Of the mothers intatuation being dIsslpated
it was PUT into alcohol, and is yet kept within
sight OF the mother.
WAR NEWS From SoUTH AMERICA.-A let
ter from Rosario. July TO- furnishes many IN
teresting particulars relative to the existing
state of affairs between Buenos Ayres and the
Argentine Confederation. Active naval and
military preparations were under way in Bra
ziI and it was thought the forces OF that coun-
Try and Urq uiZa would be united. The Ame-
rican Minister, Mr. Yancey, had gone on 4
mission of peac.. to Buenos Ayres from Ur-
quiza, with power TO settle the questions al
issue between the Confederation and Buenos
Ayres The result Of his mission had not
Tanspired.
ADDITIONAL STEAMERS FOR THE CUNARD
IJNF-If was stated at 4 meeting of the Wer-
sew Dock Board. held in Liverpool on the Ist
inst. that 1.-The Cnnard Company Were about
building g paddle wheel vessel of great size.
Whenever the Great Eas terms trial trip
should have come of. and the result was
pf, Id lie Ia in
larger than the Persia. would be built. At
this time they were building eight large ships,
including the one large one To which he had
iCst referred and seven of them were intend
ed for the Liverpool trade"
NAVAL NEwS.-The sloop-of-w John Ad-
ans, Com. Mason, "a brother of Senator Ma
son, of Va put into Rio on the 2Ist of July,
leaking and very much strained, owing TO bad
weather experienced on the voyage and the
immense weight of her batteries. The John
Adams was on her voyage to the East Indies.
Lieut.. ID. NJ Cohen had been sent 10 Washing
ton with dispatches and Com. Mason would
await his return. So says Il letter in the New
York Times. The T. s. ship Leyant Com
Hunt, had sailed from Rio previous 10 August
9th. All on board we'll.
DISEASE AMONG THE FoWLs-A fatal dis
ease Is prevailing among the chickens about
Cheraw, South Carolina Soon after being a T.
tackled they get blind, tumble about, and die
marks that there is an epidemic among the
fowls IN that neighbOrho0d. II says: "SOon
after being attacked their heads come OF.
and they go 'bobbin' around for minute OF
50, and then stiffen out in death. But the
disease does not prevent them from being
eaten.n
RESPITE OF SMETHURST. THE POIsONER.-
The London Times says in regard TO the
Smethurst poisoning ease, that after q
careful inves tigation of the evidence taken 81
the trial, as we'll as the opinions which have
since been ELECTED from the most eminent
medical men, that the death of Miss BankeS
might possibly have been produced by natural
causes, 1T has decided TO respite the prisoner
DR.. Smethurst, during her Maiesty's pleasure
and this will probably result in a commuta-
tion of the capital sentence.
SAD END. w. Boyer, who was shot and
killed few days since, by his brother-in- law
near Clarendon, Ark, was once a srisine
young politician" in Tennessee, and of uuu-
sual promise. lie commenced in Isis by
stumpng the State for Cass DESTINATION
overlook bin, and his career since 1853 has
been downward. During desperate encoun-
ter, he killed Stearns Wilburn in Arkansas
but after Il three years trial was acquitted.
FAMINE IN NAPLEs-A late letter from
Naples says:
Much excitement is causedamong the people
by the high price of corn, and the Govern
ment has just given orders for the purchas e
abroad OF l00,nUO,0D0 ducats worth. Several
vessels laden with maize have arrived from
Sicily. This winter there will be again the
sad spectacle of bread being distributed to the
people.
DEATH OF RATTLESNAKE.-A curious
circumstance is related of Warren Cushman