The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-05

Cssssssandsnssofsh % IL 1ishnoe1 oispasslsf
New 6ssegegss-- Aseisd1 - Rshgisss--D Dsa1bl
as4 Asss NoBseLx, Sept n 1esos
The jewish portion uf our populAiten =
having = neat little SynAsogue bnilt ea Can
berland street. in this city, which they expee
% have completed by TIM 18Th Of thin month
Al fnat time commences the new yeaf oo9l
Asse A.adi. which will ~ ce3ebra1sd VIII
lasnng, Ae. Thi. church Il not remarkab!
@ the hnndfulf Of that interesting people win
hes6A local h1bf tationss a1none M.
a young man, nsmed Thomas Bridges, hi
me ns Ioot nearly cnt ox in The nAvy-yard, ol
The Independent rirs Company havs frIe,
up their Offices By electine I1r. Jno. Weaye
treasurers Geo. Johnson ESQ hosa.director
ana Eugene Esleck steward.
q profracted meeting Commences st Liberty
scout fhree miles from this city, to-murruw
under the auspices of the aChristiaun fieuora
NATION. The conference Of the Eastern Wtnl
OF this church will convene at Proyidence
aeo1t m iour miles from this city, on the ID daj
Mr.. Fletcher, Of Hampton. hsv han apno,pt
s. na one OF the teachers In ths public schools d
There were 81 deaths here during Auru.t q
w mnicn lS We're blacks. or the number, is wers
~ ''~A'S A PERcussIoN.
DKATn OF An AGED woxAS.-A negro vo,
Man M IN the service OF Mr. Jacob Coles. Of hi
e0.n s1. a y aied few days ago, At the advances
regniaTly bapfixed into the Episcopal Church
Vile ~ Was yet the established ch urch or Viz
glnia, and remained connected with IL nm tf
Mr ME- Ime H oi ner death. Her former master. ole
Ua ". Ooles, was member OF the Continent 81
Congress, and she attended the family fo M.
=. aofk m the capacity Of ~aSsfne-maid. wher,
sne oiten saw Gen. Washington and other =.
nn.s.se;o es "a Ine revolution. She had in he
given her by the wife of Gen. Gree, nc.
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Two Young LADIES DRowNxp-A sad a.
cIdent occurred near New RochelIe NJ
Weonesday night, by which Miss Catherin
waterbury, OF N. Y, and Miss T,ittlefair he
governess, We're drowned. They had ron
ssara ssa,.ng Win Mr. Roosevelt in his yacht, an,
were returning, when gale arose. The eaI
increased to such fury that Mr. Roosevelt wn
unable to contend with IT. and when w;,hs
about two hundred feet of the shore his vsch
was capslzed and the females in the small cabir
uhaDie 10 escape from their prison wer
drowned. The darkness and yfolence Of n,
squall rendered aid impossible. - :
HoRRrBLR AocIDEyr.-A terrible railroa
accident happened at East Albany, by whic
MRS. Patrick Scully lost her life Mrs. SculI
was walking on the network Of the track iu.
east Of the Hudson River depot, when freigt
train sounded its whistle. Mrs. Scully. sur
posing tnat she was on the track where th
traln was coming, jumped on to the track &C
joining. In an instant after the locomotiy
was upon her. She caught hold of the COW
catcher, to which she held for some time bu
sne Inally lost her balance and fell, when tn
whole train passed over her. KILLING her almo,
instantly.-Aibany Knick.
DYsENTERY IN HAMPsHIRE.-We regret
learn that an obstinate and dangerous type
dysentery is now pre- vailing in our neigboriu
town Of Romney, and in its vicinity Sever:
most worthy citizens have already fallen vi,
tins to its attacks, and very MANY are no,
prostrated by 1t, and we fear from what "
nave understood that some of these cannt
possibly recover. The disease is thought
be increasing, and excites serious and gener.
apprehensioDs in that community. The Coul
ADJOURNED on account OF its preyalence.-Wtr
chester Virginian.
OPERATIONS OF THR U. S. MINr.-The eol
coinage of the United States Mint in Philade
phia, for the month Of August, was SIS. l54, %
IN II, double eagles, eagles and quarter eagles
quarter dollars and dimes. OF cents, $50
were coined. The whole nmuber Of piece
coined was Z, 73o, ,5f2 of the aggregate value {
Sl74,63 20. The total gold deposits of til
month were s. $50, of which $66.566 81 wer
from California, and S45,Us3 10 were from othe
sources. The silver deposited was S6i, ,9OO.-
Total deposits for the mont tn Sl79,99O
THE PoToMAC RAILRoAD-The Balrimor
and Potomac Railroad have in contemplatio
change in the southern terminus OF thei
route. They have intended to terminate tn
road at Smiths Point, opposite Aquia Greek
but 1t Is now proposed to make the terminus O
the road at point on the Maryland side OF tn
Potomac, opposite Popes Greek, in Virgins
and connect by ferry with branch Of tn
Virginia Central Raiiroad, provided authori
to construct such branch road can be obtaine,
from the general Assembly ofvirginia.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE .POsT-OFrICE DE
PARTMENT.-Hugh Francis, Winchester, Ten
nessee, to be special agent for the Tennessee
and Alabama district, vice Gen. G. p. Smith
resigned. Salary, 81 ,6u0. Thomas B. Barton
promoted to second-class clerkshlp, (Si ,4Uo.
vice Jonathan Guest, promoted. Aaron Good
rich, temporary appointed to a flrst-clas
clerkship, vice Thomas b. Barton, promoted
Robert A. Griffin, appointed to SI,20O CLERK
ship, temporary vice Aaron Goodrich.
AFFAIRS IN ALBExARLR- The followin
items Of Aibemarle county (va.) news we tai
from the Scottsville Register:
Aeeident.-C. @. Burton, of Richmond. wa
struck senseless by mule last week. He ha
recovered.
Rodbery.-The store of W. B. Brady was er
tered and robbed of $75, Saturday night weel
Fass Grinding-The mill of Mason & Lew
last week ground rs barrels offiour in IA hour
WARNING TO Boys WHO STAND ON THE1
son Of Dr. w. M. Prentice, Of that tow
died recently. The cause Of death, upon il
yestigation, was found TO have been the violer
muscula exertion, he having been accuston
ed, like many other boys, to walking on b
hands, standing on his head, &c.
MuNIFICENT DoNArIoN.--Hon. Oliver
Morgan, of Louisiana, has presented to Bisho
Polk, Of that State, the handsome sum {
$4,000, as the foundation of professor ship {
agricultural chemistry in the "University G
the South" This muniflcent donation make
up the entire amount Of &5OO, GEO. required b.
the charter for the establishment OF the pro
posed University.
THE AxERIoAN HORSES IN ENaLAND.-Ml
Ten Broeck's horse, "Starke," the winner il
the last great English race, seems to stand yer,
high in the betting circles for the Ebor Handi
cap race. Out OF ten entries he stands onl
second to the favorite. The betting was 100 I
80 against Volatile, and 4 TO against Starke
6 to being laid against Peeress, which is th
next fnvorite for choice.
Posr-OSFIcE ArYAIRs--YIgiaia Appoint
ments--R. Parker, postmaster At Berger
store, Pittsylvania county. vice Thomas ]
Adams, declined. s. L. Walker postmaster q
Penbrook, Franklin county, vice George w
Oaks, resigned. John Higbie postmaster a
Maple Valley, Prince William county, vic
III. Reynolds, resigned. observation-disclosures
ston's Spring, Giles county.
THE RoeERsvILLK RAILRoAD.-The cen
tractors on this railroad, running from Bull
Gap on the East Tennessee and Virginia Rail
road, to Rogersville, Tenn, have prepared I
miles ready for the laying OF the track. Sew
eral car loads OF iron have passed over con
Meeting roads for 1t.
PRoGREssINo.-The Alabama and Tennes
see River Railroad is within 90 miles Of Gada
den-of this distance 32k miles are graded, 8,
miles partially graded. The Jacksonville Ke
publican saws ii might be finished with ease I
Gadsden in 10 or IS months IL the compan
had the money in hand to purchase the iron.
THE TELKGRAPH QUARRRL SErTLKD.-Th
81. John News, Of Monday, says that the mis-
understanding between the Nova Scotia Tele
graph Company and the Associated Press ha