The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-22

UNUSUAL scRsE IN A ACouRr-Recentlv. In tbs
United States District Court at Austin. Texaa
Two young Germans, ignorant Of English. vers
sentenced to the penitentiary for robbinc the
mail. Alderman Earnest Raven translated TO the
prisoners the Judges charge and sentence. and
by permission the Court, In presenting a Bible
10 one OF the prisoners, Dammart. made these re.
marks:
jacob Dammart, you are yonng man, and have
| no parents here take the liberty of giving you
some advice before yea enter the prison apnoipt,
ed ~ yonr place of punishment for the next two
years lpresent you this Bible--use IL, aud be
true to your God, and true TO your adopted coun.
try, and you will find no occasion 20 steal again.
ihis Bible is the only piece OF property you
will be allowed to carry with you into conf nems snt
"hlie IN the penitentiary be obedient to those in
authority ever you and your two years i'm pr ison-
ment will be 8 light burthen upon you. When
yonr time Of pun nshment has expired If Won should
need nome, you shall find one Ia my house, II
| my life lie spared so long.
| COUNTER STATEMENT ABOUT TIE Kaxsss GsIp
MISEs-Less Ercisdy AccountS.-The Missouri
Democrat publishes several letters from the gold
uines giving accounts which, If true, should cool
on to some extent those who have the gold fever.
One writer says:
some persons nave already commenced working
In the mines; but so far IL pays poorly Digrers
VINO have been the most successful have not ave.
RACED three dollars per day, and some have not
made hfty cents, working hard at that The gold
Is very hne. IT takes from 20 to % particles to
! make the value OF cent The largest speck
which have heard Of will not weigh more than
% cents IN value. All the large Jumps that Won
have received in st. Louis as Pixies Peak gold
were never obtained in this regisn-they beiong to
California. All the accounts of gold findings of
| an extravsgant character are the fabrications of
| spectators.
| wish TO put you and others on their guard
| against these stories-especially Gen. Larmers
| account. / will venture to say that he does not
| know anything about the matter. ] have not
tound good prospect yet, and am on the ground.
| venture the prediction that few persons will
| make fortunes hunting gold in this country. Bat
rs seeing 10 believing" let all who wish to have
\ sight at the elephant" come on. l am begin
| ming to get view of him
Their are more thar two hundred cabins buIt
| here, and two hundred more are to be erected
before the last of March A good hotaI will he
ready for the boarders" by the end of May. 1t
is 10 be two stories high, seventy i've feet in width
aud one hundred and twenty feet in length. Spec.
nlators are already busiiy engaged in laying of
cities around the diggings, and they are the fei-
f lows who are sending to the States such glowing
| accounts of gold discoveries.
1t enough OF gold is not found before the latter
part OF May, many now here will GO to California
New Mexico and AIixonia, while not a few will
pitch their tents in this new region for life.
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| TIE UNITED STATES NAvY-0f What Il c,nsfs4s
According to Naval Register tor 1859, our navy con
sists of Sc vessels of Which 10 art liners 10 rsates
al sloops-ofwar, brigs, l schooner. s propeIlers
lst class, do. ID class, do 81 class, propeller
! tenders, side-wheel steamers Ist class, do I'd
| class. j do. Sd class eide wheel tender store
| Ehirs receiving ships. Ths officers of the navy
ere 81 captains on the active list sc on the retired
litt, no commanders on actiya and II on reserved
ist eos eutenapts active list and 36 on rese we'd
iEt 60 surgeons. o. pursers. "a ehaplains. l2
ters In line OF promotion on the active list on the
n N linn of nptto fi,AS
ssrved list. passed micshipmeu on reserved list
midshpman on active duty ,2 prote OF math e.
matt :. Il graduates ofthe Naval Academy, Io7 sct
| nR n.idshipuen at Annapolis Academy, 81 cond
| sastnr. 10 boitswains. "a Runners. IS carpenters
Il saiimsfers The Marine eorps is oficered By /
II captains, 20 Drst aud ~ second Ii utenants Tbs
sngine corps consists Of q chief 50 hrst assistant.
23 second asst tant and S3 third assistant engineers
IA the III g Of the secretary there employed
| twelve clerks and two messengers at q salary of
s29Wo including that of the secretary: In that OF
the yards ana dock ore chief ight clerks
snnual salary o. $l4 40in the Bureau of Construc-
saon: one CHIEF; with twelve clerks at salary OF
Sti 74f: IN the B3aurea OF Ordicance. chief and
sx clerks at salary of Sll 740: the lreau fof
sedielne. one surgeon and four clerks at a salary
OF ss94e. Besides the above there are in the employ
oI the department eleven navy agents. naval
| construc tors, and eleven coal. hemp and timber
| gents During the year 1855 Eftyeght off
signed thirty died and fourteen were dismissed
HEAVY VERDICT IN AN EMBEzzLExENT CAsg-Iu
the supreme Court, sitting at Dedhsm. the case OF
| A6uTy hooper u OO vs. Cnafie8 Hynkn, was
decided yesterday by the jury finding for the
plaintiffs for tl6 4s7 10. This an action
brought to recover large sum embezzled from
the plaintiffs In the year 1857. by the defendant,
who was at that time and had been for masy
years previous, the firms confidential clerk No de.
| liai that the money was taken was made BY the
defendant, who conducted his own case. The tax
ing was admitted, bnt the de!ensc set up was that
10 view of the statute Of limitations the plaintiffs
| we're not entitled to recover. He also testified
auder oa.3Jkatx Mr. Hooper knew Of the defalca
ton in 5s th pied under OATH
Judge trds jury, that, if they
:s1s's; :.s :s,ssss, f:' 'ss' 'ss'
he fraus DcoDcealed the taking Of it, then
the statutCA6f limitations did rot apply. and the
defendant was liable for the amoant aad interest
Boston Herald.
TRAGEDY IN IowA.-A letter from Grinuell
| Iowa, dated the 1lth inst, TO the New York Tri-
bune, says that L.. Roane, u. 8. A, while aboripq
under a fit OF insanity the day before, sho,
Bepj Haue5, merchant Of that place, the ball
piercing his heart. With an exGamation--"Ob
my God =" he fell dead. 1t. X. then placed the
pistol TO his own head and blew out his braips- -
He arrived at Grinnel from Fort Kearney. and
said he Oh his way to Virginia. The letter
says he wore dark whiskers and mustache, and
possessed a frank and sentlemanly bearing The
Davenport, Iowa, Gazette says he has a daugh ter
in Richmond, Va.
A HIGH.HANDED oUrRAeE.-It 10 stated that Mr..
ing at O'Clock, when on Wade street. by two
men, one of whom asked hin if he was not one OF
the grand jury who had found bill against Rich.
ard W. Nef He replied in the aft rynatiye au,,
received blow from pair of iron knuckIes and
was slashed at with a knife, which cut his coat
and vest. This attempt 20 murder a grand Jury
man III the street is one that may we'll starte the
community. 1t is an assassin q blow at law and
society. Ii our jurors are to be assassinated fer
doing their duty, aud nothing but their duty, so-
Ciety il unable 10 protect itself aud cviliZ alton
fsilure.-Ctncinaati Gazette
THE Rock ISLAND BRIDGE CONDEMNED As UNSAFE.
Amos StilIman, city engineer of Rock Island
Illinois, has filed an affidavit in the Office of the
clerk of tho county of Rock Island to the effect
that the Rock Island railroad bridge is unsafe for
the passage of trains, and will ask for an injunc.
tion to prevent trains passing over the bridge in
consequence Of its dangerous condition. Suits for
damages 10 the amount of $25S, 900 have also been
entered against the bridge company for injuries
done to Eeveral steam boats.
| BUCHANAN AND DoUGLAs MIssoURI.-A few
days ago Mr. King, OF Ray, introduced into the
| House of Representatives Of Missouri resolutions
endorsing the democracy of Senator Douglas
They rejected with decided emphasis -
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Churchill. of ST. Louis
introduced into the Senate resolutions endorsing
the policy and acts of President Buchanan. Tues
day these resolutions we're passed by twenty.h
ayes to six nays.
| An UsMARKEp GRAvR.-A writer says among
the unmarked and uuhonored graves in the rural
cemetery at .amdsn. Arkansas, is that of the
brother of the ilustrious Henry Clay-his only
| monument lie an oakeu tree, with the initials Of
| his name rudely carved in it's rsugh bark. He 10
said to have been an humble and devoted minister
| of the Gospel.
TIE WINTER IN MADEIp-The cold has lately
been so great n Madrid, this winter, that coach-
| man was frozen 20 death bis box, and three
washerwomen we're found senseless by the side of