The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-08

,iIe, ne having written some articles DR. Cor Of
Loaacn WAS also associated with them and sar.
gent Ta,iora was also writer of pro'ane boxraphy
ana s. pf mason Goode wrote ths srtics on Job In
sns work (Which also embraced Charles hichard.
son DlcfionG, y the rroprietors of whop he was
one. failed He then ,esolved 70 leave Nm gland iT
AaStrea preVious TO this undertaking with the
.ne'rvpoHtsna, he had been engaged in pre- epariur
tue Bible for rhe British BiDle socisry for abica
ed 10 hs sb having pointed opt in pamphet address
eoitions On his way to America he was cas-, away
With bis Ti sGya IVA sssS and was Only
ssGsss ssss. losing all his baggage and many valuable
| fhioE OF MAKING Mans CAPs--yhe Superinteud.
ens OF the House Of Industry, New York, in his
ROUNDS last week, visited widow, whose case ia
thus entered in his report:
| I'VE found her, hard at work, making bov.,
@ n'aen cIo.h caps, trimmed with braid, aud bow,
| suu putsons, lined with glazed muslin aud wast, |
| Iea,bef, aid with patent leather front: for the
m%ahinS % aud pressing OF which she received f,go |
s.uag per dozen, o., taUo cents al3itce l did not
oeiieve rs and asked to nee her pass book It was
| uue. in good tines,n she said al used 10 ,e, |
three ana sixpence dczeu, but now tho price ia |
reduced" .f-'S0 -
| LEE FIRE AT MEMPHIS, TEEN.-The destrpctivs
nr;a a. Ms'n pms. Tenn, on Tuesday night last
,sms.ea Ia the offices Of the Edgie and Eaqutrer
a.o e4teuued rapidly, and in less than tifean mir
| utcs ume almost the entire block boupdea hv
VAN ana Monroe streets on the east and nortb
auu W Tue alleys on the west and south. Was one
rnnpau,. =, nalhes; ~ Ihe total loss in buildings and
e1so @ may be set down in round uum6ers at
s.so,ooo, against which there is an insurxncs On |
'.e. ano later 70 the amount of about $4,000 the
set."r sii ~ part OF which is in home offices and
| an IN agencies located in this city, 1ns buiia.
,Dss were owned by John M. Lse. ESQ of
n1enVi'ie, Mrs. jenkins. of Baltimore and
a+ssrs Mosby Hunt and I. s. Ayres of
| anp ., .he loss OF which is about $50, 600
io'oNing Is lis. 0 the heaviest 81 H. rers:
luton d Clark, job ofHce SIS 900 Insured for
S',-.V' Ii hunt, china store $4,000, insured
;or sooeo; stiivsn, millinery store sl2 600
isured Tor So OO0; Saffarans Strsttor stoves ana
tin $lZoo0, insured for 81 900. E.gla and Enuir.r
Sice, Inetndias tho offices of the Christian Advo.
gate ana Presbyterian Sentinel loss &c O0Q iDsur.
auGs s,,ooo' henrich Brothers, confectiouers; loss
| estimated at 80 Coo, against which there ia
s5,2oo insurance. Saved a small portion Of stock
Afaiahche Office; loss $4,000; insurance q. 200.
| oaVed al the counting-room books and type CON- |
C eo.'eu ~ one page OF paper Clark J. Moreton l.
~, commission merchants; loss 81 500 and ip. |
| sufea Tor 81, 900. Saved books aud papers Eyen
Ing Ledger office; loss SO O00; insured for 81 500
saved ABOUT $500 w"rth If material. JOS. Ieufei,
saoot; loss on liqaors and fixtures Is UOO: ed
Tor $1,000. DR.. q. G. Gray, dentist loss abnut |
81 800, against which he has insurance of 81 200,
Saved about 500 worth Of Instruments.
A FAITHFUL StRvANT-The Greenfield Mass |
Gazette tells the case of irish girl who Was tis
patched To a neighbCrs with a note, and directed
20 give 1t personally to the person addressed On
| arrival, Bddy fund that the neiebbor had gope
| to Northampton, whittier she wended her way. !
twelve miles, on foot, and traversed the streets |
till she found the individual ard delivered the
hote. she then started to return, stopping over |
night on the way with some friends. and reaching
| home next day, when she told her nistres, that |
she must give up her place, for she could not 20 |
| aly more such long errands.
| POINT LooKour BATHING PL.cE-rhe parties on |
gagged IN the inauguration of great bathing place
| and summer resort at Point Lookout on Che.a. |
pfahe pay, have entered into definite srrange.
ments for the speedy construction of the buildings
necessary Tor the accommodation of guests at that
! spot during the approaching summer. To this |
end contracts have been formed Tor the erection At
me earliest possible day of one hundred aud six
cottages of different sizes. together with q larra
and commodious hotei.-Not. Int
GRADuATEs.-The commencement of the medioa, |
department of the University of New York toob |
place in that city, Friday last. Among the list
oL graduates, are the following from Virginia -
hsnry Chalmers. Gregory W Claiborne Francis
cunningham, Ed " Gordon, Jno Graham, Wm
Ferguson, John Leftwich, j Mitchell X
rage, Ii Rihble apd Bradiute Warwick
EIGHTEEN SLAVES MANuMIrTED BY THEIR oWxEs-l
ihe entire number Of slaves employed on tho
piaufation of Mr.. Robert Barnett OF Lincoln conn.
", ky- were brought to the Probate Court on
wednesday, at Cincnnati, by their owner, who
executed the deeds OF their emancipation. 1t is
stated that he was offered $4,000 for them on the
Previous day. but rejected ths offer with the re.
mark that he would not take $4,000.
No TAxFs 1t would seem that nobody pays
| taxesn Chicago. The Democrat, of that city, has
supplement- c'ntaining forty-seven columns Of
closely prtted matter representing deliuquents of
Chicago for the past year. Not less than Is GOO
lots are thus advertised for ymeur of taxes
No GARDENS IN THE CoRpoRArIoN-The town
council of Summervlle S. c., has adopted re So
iution prohibiting any new gardens in the town.
or any fresh grounds cultivated for the purpose of
| raising vegetables under penalty Of $40, or sum
| not exceeding $500.
PRESENT -The Rev. DIR. Raphali, of New York
at the close of of lectures on the "Sacred
| Poetry Of the Prophets" in Rochester, was pre-.
sented last week With a silver pitcher, saiver aud
Eobiet-the gift OF the congregation 'Beri.h Ko-
desb."
An UNEXPECTED AERIvAL.-The bark Jane Black,
| OF Limerick, which was abandoned water-logged |
10 November last, while on her voyage from Que
| bee, has, strange TO relate, arrived at home. A
letter was received In Cork on Friday, stating that
on the preceding day she had actually drifted into
| tho Shannon, where she was taken possession of.
She is now the property OF the auder writer's, they
| having long since paid the insurance on her
| Cork Constitution.
FIRE IN FErTEaMAN.-0n Wednesday night fire
broke out in Fetterman, Va, which consumed the |
dwelling houses Of W. B. Williams, with all its |
effects, aud that of W. A. White, who saved part |
OF his personal effects Williams not insured, |
but White was, to the amount of about $500.
| GERMAN MoRpHY.-They have a German Mor- |
ply la the University, city # Of Bonn, in Prussia
Ills pameis Berthoid Stuhle, and his age is twen
ty-one years. lie recently played eight games at
| once, biihdiolded, without losing siegle one.
| MOUNT VERNON FUND.-Tie Buffalo ladies real.
ized over $1,000 by their festival In and OF the
| Mount Vernon iuad on Monday evening. The Bos-
toh ana New York festivals were also splendid
| successes.
POLITICAL The STATE elections will take place
| this spring, viz New Ham nshire March 4. Cony
necticut, April 4; Rhode Island April @: and yjr.
| stnia, May 70 In each of these States a goy.r-
nor Is TO te chosen, and also mombers to the next
! Congress.
INFORMATION OF AFRioANs.-A letter from Texas
states that six hundred slaves from Africa have
been Drought into that State within the last few
| weeks, aud that more soon expected.
| DoNArIeS.-Dr. William Newton Mercer. of Naw
Orleans IN ide an ad itional donation oil two tbou.
| sand five hundred dollars to the Maryland Agri-
| cultural College. The aggregate amount of his
| contributions Is now seven thousand five hundred
| dollars.
JEWISH Contribution FoR MOUNT vERNoN-The
| congregation OF Ados Israel, at Louisviiie. Ky.
has contributed seventy- We dollars to the Mount
| Vernon Fund.
| PLEASURE OF pARTIse.-The Rev. Mr. Stone, of
the Park street Church in Boston, being about to
pass six months in Europe, bade farewell to his
| congregation GU Monday evening The scene at
parting ia represented as affsetiag-not to say
| tender-as he was kissed in turn by every woman
| in the congregation. Some who were reyy sorry
kissed their excellent pastor twice three tines
VISIT oP THIS PRINCE OF Wales TO THE PoPE.-The |
Prince Of WaIe.' visit TO the Pope was conducted
| 10 very private manner, but few persons
compauying him aud no display being made ieAl
receiving him. On his approach, Plus TX. met
him at the door Of the apartment aud conducted |
n s,tb and fba
engaged 10 q very pleasant conversation iu the |
French language. When the Priuce retired his |
Holiness conducted him to the door with the sans
warmth of manner which be bad nlaniieated on
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