The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-05

LARGE DtvIpaNp--The Chemical Bank OF view
York. has lust declared dividend Of six per CENT
,n the last quarter, being at the rate OF '~e"'y
four per cent per annnm. This Bank was '"s
oaly one In New York which refused to suspend
specie pay ments during the panic OF s1 ana "n,cn
Maid promptly all specie demands upon u during
tba. period. We observe, however, tina. the oNr
asnds oeneYaIlv declared on the 1st, 10 New YORK
ci.v. ars large, and show . thrifty condition OF
Banking and Insurance Companies
Attraction AT rHx TasArRE.-Besides an asfrae'
tive series Of meio-dramas, which are now oeies
put on the stage at the theatre, the managers
have a very attractive novelty In the way OF Herr
spinsa.en and Felix Carlo, aud his sons, who per-
form very interesting feats, In advertisement
between the pieces. The "baby clown" az the
son Of Carlo is called, Is very bright, sprightiy
title acrobat. and worth seeing. Tonight ths
,drama of "Tere.a's Vow; or, the Oaks OF Crois-
sew. is announced, aud that pretty commedietta
..The Day after the Wedding"
TsAaEpr -Family Poisoned The family OF Dr.
Moxley, near Green wich, In PRICE William coun-
ty, Va. was poisoned on Friday last, by the COOK
by mingiing arsenic with the soup. Mrs. Monkey,
the aged m other of Dr. NJ, room died, and several
other members Of the family are reported to be
very ILL., Some of the servants also partook Oh 'he
poisoned food, and are among the sufferers.
Ionn NApETg's SUCCESSOR AT WASHINGTON Tho
Hon. Sir Ralph Abercrombe, now become by the
death of his father Lord Duafermlins, Is SAID 10
be the person who has been appointed to succeed
Lord Nanier as British Minister at Washington
A, present he represents his country at the Hague
The New York Times says of him
Lord Dunfey milne. second baron CT tho ute. p9rn
in 1904 succeeded 70 the estates and honoTs on MS
f.,bsr (wbo was raised tn the peersge on retiring
fy,m the pea ership of the House OF Commons In
lS3q but few mouths since. He bears name
a ready well known in American history. through
the disastrous campaign of General James Aoer'
crobie against Ticonderogs and Crown Point IN me
old French war. and il the grandson OF the heIo!c
air Raiph Ab7rcrombie, the victor OF Aioxannria
an. ,Ieliverer of Egypt from tho arms OF fraoce.
who der sryes even higher iane as the noble cdl
tain who Refused to exscae IN ireland .ns
helipp of 1876 The title OF Lord Abercromhle. won
BIZ the great deeds of the celebrated gene, ~. Is
borne now by the nephew Oh the present Lord bun'
Lord Duuf, rmIine ia Knight Commander Of the
Bath. in Che Civil Class that h4por hasiag ben
He /, dipIomatist of Recognized abliity-a man OF
family and in every way a most acce pfable repre-
sentative Of the eoysrnnen;ts Mt; Shica s commissions
r5y nf England at Washington There Is nothing
in his anteccdeuts. or in the character OF the noe'
the ru,nor that ri Nay recall Is to be taken rs
token of drsp ca urs with his cours in this
try, Ga the part of Lord Derby's cabinet.
Destructive Gas ExPLosIoN.-A dispatch from
Worcester, Mass, January ID, says: A two-story
brick engine house. 10 this city, was blown mp so
thoroughly, yesterday afternoon, with all IT'S con-
tents that not one brick remains upon another. A
fire had been made in the engine house the night
before and IL is supposed that the gas, which had
been smelling strong on the premises for day or
two had commu uicated frem the main pipe to the
cellar and when il reached the room where the
explosion occurred, completely shattered the
building to atoms The large school house, Dot
twenty feet distant, had its windows on every side
almost entirely blown in. and the building itself
was otherwise seriously Injured. All the neigh
boring houses suffered in the same way. Bricks,
stones and refuse generally few in every direction.
The conclusion was percepiibiy felt in every part
of the city, causing geaeral CONSERVATION. The
damage will probably be at least $4,000
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Suicide IN PalsoN-A man named Wbaley, con
fined in Keansviile, Dnplin county, NC. Jail. for
shooting and woundng, one of the patrol of said
county, hung himself with his suspenders, on the
Goth nit. When the keeper entered the Jail, VIVA
ley was discovered TO be standing on his feet but
quite dead. 1t is supposed he committed suicide
on the belief that the Judge had died of bis wounds
The Judge, at last accounts, was etil living, and
slight hopes are entertained of his recovery
wants 10 Warrenten, Va, on New Years Day ssow
a slight advaDfa-pn tho prices Of previous years.
This was, In part, owing to the falling off in ths
number for hire. Farm hands hired for from sl0'
to $40; Railroad hands as high as sl50-insur
apce and 81 per month to themselves. Womet
hired at $50 SIS, and girls at s25 $50, boys from
$50 800.
The TROUBLES IN K.Ss.s.-Is is reported tina
the Governor of Missouri has made requisitio'
upon the Governor of Kansas for Capt Montaomer.
charged with the murder, or several Nilsson
rians. 1t is feared that compliance with the re
QUESTION will create civil war.
EXCITEMENT IN Troy, NEW YoRK-Two D!ssECrx
BODIES FoUaD-Quite an excitement prevailed II
Troy, n Y, Monday evening, in consequence 0
the discovery Of two dead bodies, in PARTIAL,
dissseted condition, in house Congress street
Acrowd of several hundred persons gathered fl
the vicinity, and threatened 10 tear the hons
down. Finally collins woIe procured and tn
bodies taken away, and after the complete guttini
| of the room IN which they had been found, tn,
excitement was somewhat alayed.
THE Stock OF FLOUR AT New ioRK There is =
| great difference otopinion at New York in REGARD
to the amount ofhIur in store. Some parties ridi.
cnle the estimate Of the Journal of Commerce OF
over a million and half of barrels rs absurd =
Some estimates good as low as 100000 or 700, 0Ot
barrels, while others. probably taking II more
reasonable view Of the subject, fix the estimate o.
stock at about coo, 900 barrels.
RAILROAD AccIDENrs.-There we're three acct
dents en- the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad las
Saturday. One train ran into a laud slide, throw
ing the engine "WashiDgton" into New River
Another train off the track, and still another
train, going to Bristol, over man named
Hundley, killing him instantly, and scattering BIZ
brains along the track. His remains were takeI
to Salem his place of residence, for increment
He was laying upon the track at the time, and il
ia supposed he was Intoxicated.
Two young men were discussing woman tn,
other day, at the - Hotel. and one was en-.
deavoring to convince the other, something of ,
misogy Mat, by the by, that to the fair sex mar
owed all his comfort. "They are. indeed" he ra
marked, "the primevai cause of human banpi
ness" mo doubt" was the rejoiner, "thev ar,
the prime evil themsslves."- Gin. Enq.
A SPIRITUAL MaRRI.GE.-At Milford, Mass, tn,
other day, ayoupg woman, Miss Harriet Greene
took to husband one Bryan J. Bretts, both sign
| ing at the same time joint protest against mar
| riage by legal aud ecclesiastical obligation,
against the des that marriage aud cohabita,ior
are inssperable," and in favor of a divine affinity
| MOUNT VERNoN.-Mrs. NJ. A. Comegys who WA
lately appointed vice regent, for Delaware of IN,
Mount Vernon Association, has collected nearI,
81, 200 in that State in FIVE weeks.
STATE AID TO RAnsoaDS.-Missouri ia suffar;n,
| In its finances from the f.ilure of the railroer
corporations, to which the State lent its aid. r.
pay the interest on the State bonds Two of ,bss,
railroads will probably be sold to save the State
from loss.
BOGUS LOTTERY TICKETS Tho police of Wasb.
ington have arrested Geo. Erwin, there charged
with having number of packages of Iotter,
tickets OF the Maryland lotteries 80 altered as n
obtas the cash upon them.
EFFECT OF SPiRITUALIsM.-Washingtou F. Rack,
life, respectable druggist of st. Louis, who had
become insane on spirItUalisn, made an uusuc
cessfui attempt at suicide on Thursday night by
cutting his throat with q razor.
DR.. ]. s. Hyatt, OF the city of New York, was