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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

BALTIMORE R0wDYIsM-Brxfal Oaryngss.--
oh tne steamer Express. going from Baltimore
20 camp-meeting, saturday night, large
NUMBER OF Eubolts,'' aRanters,s = and . Rip
taps members Of rowdy clubs, who had
laken passage, committed the most shameful
outrages. The Sun says:
At nrst they amused themselves by knock
.ng uoWn the males and females of the colored
e.seIs. Wnen application was made to the
eapssaIn 70 fake some measures to nut a stop to
sacn s proceedings. Nothing was done. and af-
YET .et ,lne the disorderly disposed went down
In.o the Forward saloon, where several coiorpd
men naa mken refuge. The assailants ap-
psoachea man, and one of them stabbed him
~ ~ louL places In the side and chest They
men piew out all the lights in the saloon and
began an indiscriminate attack m, white and
coiored Mr.. jeremiah Slaughter was robbed
sol S2o. mr. VIM. ID. Glass was robbed of s,o
ana another party was robbed of a yaIuable
gold watch and chain
3; hnere being no prospect of any more booty
IN the saloon, the disorderlies again went On
deck, and blowing out all the lirhts waatfn
the forward part of the boat again among the
coiored People. One man and his wifa T,ora
standing together near the bow and thoncht
,hey wonid escape observation. The man
however, was knocked down, and he was held
Wnile ms pockets were rifled of all thew CON
ta1ned. He was stabbed several times and hi.
wlie, who had witnessed the whole proceed.
ing, was outraged in his presence while she
Vainiy cried for help Some of the passen eers
again called on the officers of the boat and the
committee who had chartered her. and yolun
teered. called on, to quell the riot and CON.
hne the dfsturbers of the peace in fhe hold nm
tii the boat should return to the city. The
attack was continued until several colored
men were severely stabbed and much larper
number horribly beat.''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

MADAME DE MARBAIs.-This lady, who is
exciting as much sympathy among the news
paper reporters Of Cincinnati, as though she
was a martyred saint, instead Of q mere COM
mon prostitute, came to Philadelphia from
first assumed the name OF Annie Dunbar,
here, aud subsequently as Blanche Franklin.
She kept a house of bad character on the
south side ofLombard street, near Thirteenth
Under the name of Franklin she married De
Marbais, who then went by one of his nu-
merous aliases. The husband was common
swindler here and at the South. The relatives
Of Mrs De Marbais are said to still reside at
Iewistown.- Ph itadeiphia BnlietiH.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

DIDN'T WANT TO BE KIssED.-A curious
trial was recently held at Middlesex Sessions,
in England. Thoms Saverland, the prosecu-
tor, stated that he was in the room where
the defendant, Caroline Newton and her Sis
ter, who had come from Birmingham. were
present. The latter jckingly observed that
she had promised her sweetheart that no man
should kiss her while absent. 1t being holi-
day time, Sayerland considered this as a chal-
lenge, and caught hold of her and kissed her.
The young woman took it as a joke but her
sister, the defendant, said she would like as
little of that fun as he pleased. Sayerland
told her II she was angry he would kiss her
also; he then tried to do it, and they fell to
the ground On rising, the woman struck
him he again tried to kiss her, and in the
sculIie she bit off his nose. The action was
brought to recover damages for the loss of the
nose. The defendant said he had no business
10 kiss her; ii she wanted Kissing she had a
husband To kiss her-a better looking man
then ever the prosecutor was. The jury,
without hesitation, acquitted her; and the
chairman said that if any man attempted 10
kiss woman against her will, she had q per-
feet right to bite off his nose, if she had fam
cy for doing.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

DIsCOURAGING ACCOUNTS FROM PIXIES
PEAK.-All accounts of returned Pixies Peak
miners estimate the number now left there at
only from $4,000 to 10000. The ST. Joseph's
Gazette contains the statement of G. Reding.
who left Denver City on the l1th of July
The following is an extract from it:
The best results that he witnessed were in
the Union diggings, where thirty -eight men,
in live weeks time, by the aid OF machinery,
realized $4,000 The Gregory diggings are en-
ttrely dry, there not being water enough in
that vicinity to run one rocker He says the
proposition, noticed i'll the papers, TO procure
from the Kansas Legislature the privilege to
drain Cherry Greek, appears very ridiculous
to a man who has just witnessed the condi-
lion of that stream. Its bed is rs dry as the
sand bar roppositeour city He thinks ii would
be 4 work OF supererrogaton to dig any bitches
or trenches about it for the purpose of turn
ing its waters.
Mr.. r. thinks there were not, when he left,
more than fifteen thousand persons, all told,
men, women and children, in the whole gold
region; and these were leaving at a marvel
iously rapid rate. On the day he left, it was
thought TWO thousand people passed through
Denver City ON their return. They are coming
by all routes, and will strike the Missouri at
all the accessible points. MANY will pass
through ST. Joseph within the next few days.
There is much destitution in the mines
Many are begging means upon which to re-
turn. There Is not great deal of gold there.
even III the amount De aggregated. Our lnfOr-
mant thinks some OF the gold already received
here from the new mines came originally from
Mexico. Discoveries of new diggings are con-
stantly occurring, and Mr.. r. thinks it not un-
likely that better leads than have yet been
struck may still be opened.
The Chief of the Arrapahoes tells the whites
that on the southern slope OF the Rocky
Mountains there are mines of untold veal tn
But this region is the country of the Utahs.
who are hostile, and refuse to permit white
men TO enter or prospect their domain. 1t is
not impossible, nor indeed improbable, that
placers of fabulous wealth will yet be opened
by the Pixies Peak miners.
Quartz mining in this new regisn is, of
course, in its s-incipiency; but Mr.. r. thinks
hat with capital and proper appliances this
character of gold hunting may prove success
full. The quartz is there, and of a rich quail
ty and with the experience of California to
profit by. there is little reason TO doubt of ia
vorable results in the South Platte mines
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

THE FRENCH PoLICE.-A correspondent of
the Boston Traveller, who claims to have
spent week. in the office of a Partisan
Commissary of Police, writes thus:
The Commissary of Police is to the Police
Magistrate of London, or our rural Justice of
the Peace and Jndge de Paix and Police Cor
rectlonnel here. in very much the same reIa-
tion rs that the Grand Jury bears to the pet
~ jury. He informs misdemeanors. crimes
and nulsances, and Hsends them on, Tor ssip-
nores'' them) to the Judge de Paix or Police
CYrectlonnel. Many an alleged offence
against the peace and dignity of the Common
wealth expires in his office-exposed for
groundless. His district commonly contains
$1,000 souls. If your porter is "out,, with Won
and he will not hear the door bell after mid.
night, the Commissary of Pol Lce will prove an
expert aurist. and you may call on him at
any hour, his lamp burns as constantly as the
Vestal fires, or the candles at Whites which
you know, they say have not gone out since
the Restoration. If your wife becomes nm
faithful, the Commissary of Police will aid
you in getting rid of her. If debtor is about
to give you leg bail, the Commssarv of Police
will ball that surety If you are tired of
life and fly to whip cord, the Commissary of
Police Will investigate your situation and
your griefs, and give the necessary passport to
the graye-y yard. He is one of the fingers the
forefinger, of that great hand of government
which in France encompasses everybody and
everything, and without whose permission
you cannot whitewaSh your house change
your steps, and remove your iron railing
As You may well suppose, he has no sine
cure
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

EXTRAORDINARY RACE.-Recently, a most
race took place in q fashionable
ladies' seminary school, in the Thergarten,
Berlin, where thirty-fiye young ladies con-
tested for the championship in swimming.
The winner, who is nineteen years of age and
very handsome is said to have proved that
she might as we'll challenged the other sex as
her own. The race was followed by an ele-
CANT luncheon, only ladies being present, and
the promenaders in the neighborhood lis
tened with astonishment to the lusty cheers
that followed the toasts.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

u. S. Army NEws.-Major Emory, Of the
flrst u. S. cavalry, has been assigned to the
command OF the troops at Fort Cobb, . new
military post In the Wichita country. Four
companies Of the drst infantry from Texas
and the two companies OF the first cavalry at
Fort Arbuckle, are ordered 10 the new post
Capt, Cabeil, assistant qaartermaster, is also
assigned for duty there.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

THE PILGRIMS 'MOsUMENT.-The Plymouth
Rock states that the cost of the Pilgrim Mon
ument, when fully completed, will be about
$500, ,0t,u. of which sum about 81, 900 has been
subscribed. The time absolutely necessary for
its completion will be about six years. but this
may be prolonged in order to obtain the amount
of funds necessary TO defray the expenses.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

RELIGIoUs.-At the Mathews camp-meet-
ing, which lasted only seven days, there were
two hundred and thirty converts. At the
Gloucester meeting, there were eighty con-
verts. The new Methodist church at Ford's,
in Dinwidde county, was dedicated by J. T..
Edwards, on Sunday. The same day, Rev.
Robert Micbaels dedicated the new church,
Hebron in Providence circuit, Chesterfield
county (Fa.) IafeUigencer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

THE AUTHORSHIP OF ADAM BEDE-The
long disputed question of the authorship of
Adam Bede has at last been answered. There
were some critics who had the sagacitv u dis
cover, as was done in the case of Jane Eyre,
that Adam Bede was feminine production,
and so il has turned out. The London Critic
and other English journals state positively
that the author of Adam Bede is Miss Mary
Ann Evans, already known to the literary
world by her remarkable translation of
Strauss Life of Jesus. IA
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

NAVIGATION OF THE MISSOURI RIVERA
steamboat has Just returned to St. Louis from
a trip NJ, the Missouri river to Fort Benton,
three thousand miles from its mouth, and only
seventy miles from the sources of the Colum-
bia river. This is the farthest point yet reached
by steamboat, and it is now demonstrated a
steamboat may, without any difficulty, go from
Pittsburgh to Fort Benton and back. In truth,
the internal navigation of the West is yet in
it's infancy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

AN ILL-FATED FAMILY.-A correspondent
Of the Berkshire {Mass.) Courier, in giving
an account of the drowning OF two Of the
daughters of Mr.. Geo. Lemist formerly Of
Boston, at Sheffield, Mass, states as remark
able fact, that nine of Mr.. Lemists kindred
have been drowned. His father and mother
were lost in the Lexington.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

NOVEL MoDE OF MAILING.-A letter has
been received at the U. b General Land Of-
flee. from Lafayette, Ind, which, beside having
the usual postmark on the enyelop, had also
on it svia balloon Jupiter" 1t is supposed
this letter was enclosed with the mail bag
which was dropped by Mr.. Wise from his
balloon during his recent ascension.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

EFFECTS OF POISONED WHIsKEY--The
Charlottesville (Ind) Journal reports a case
of poisoning by whiskey, that ought to be as
effective as dozen temperance lectures. It
says that young man named Lewis, of that
county, drank whiskey, on the 3Dth of July,
which burnt his throat and stomach and
made him yomit-not unusual occurrences
with more liquors than whiskey. The next
day he drank again. and in the afternoon, an
hour or SO after swallowing the last glass, he
was seized with commissions which lasted six
hours, and contorted his body and limbs ter
ribly. His toes were drawn in upon the soles
of his feet, his fingers in on his palms, and his
head and feet back toward each other till they
were locked fast, and could not be opened at
all, but he retained his consciousness. For
ten days, at intervals of one to five hours,
these spasms have returned, but happily with
entire Inconsistencies In the patient since the
first ones.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Orphans Asytum.-The time is at hand for
the committee appointed to raise funds for
building a suitable asylum for male orphans,
% commence their labors, and if they set to
work in earnest, there is very little doubt that
they will meet with all the aid they need
Many wealthy citizens, who will take pleasure
in contributing to the cause of orphan boys,
have not yet been called upon and hundreds
of persons of limited means are anxious toadd
their mites to an enterprise which, if success
full, will prove invaluable to the youth of
Richmond. Important rs il is TO provide for
helpless orphans, tn order to rear them in re-
spectability and usefulness il is far more i'm
portant to the public TO see that they are not
so situated Us to become vicious and degraded,
and by association and example destroyers of
children who are better provided for in worldly
comforts. Parents of boys, in contributing To
this fund, should remember that their dona-
tions are TO be appropriated towards removing
temptation and bad examples from before their
own children, Us well as TO provide for the
helpless and destitute orphan.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

A HoRsE-THIEF Shot IN ILLINoIs.--The
Sheriff of Woodford CO., Ill, and Mr.. Miller,
of Decatur, were pursuing two horse thieves,
whom they overlook few miles north Of
bloomington, in McLain county, ON Friday
last. They rode toward the men until quite
near them, when suddenly the fellows drew
each a revolver, and, covering his man, sepa-
rated to strike out across the prairie. The
Sheriff followed one, Miller took the other,
and the former pressed his fugitive so closely
that the latter turned and made some move
ment as if to fire, when the Sheriff suddenly
fired his own pistol, and shot the man through
the breast. He fell instantly dead from the
saddle, without word, the hall having passed
through his heart. The other man, seeing the
fate of his comrads gave himself up quietly.
Both the living aud the dead horse thieves
were taken 70 Bloomington enn FRIDAY night.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

RxPuBLIcAN NAfIoNAL CoMMIrTxE.-The
Republican Natiousl Committee have issued
q Circular, which, after disposing Of the ADJ
mtntstrntion, ree0pamends The free circulation
Of Republican documents and addresses for
the eAsning campaign. Among the seommit-
tee ara Alfred Caldwell, of Virginia, a. n.
Gchooi1ield, OF Tennessee, and Caasins N. Clay,
Of Xentuclgy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

DEATH OF VETERAN.-WiIliam Waters,
for many years IA efficient justice of the peace
of Georgetown, u. c., died, Monday, in his
ninety-second year. He was a native of An
napoiis, Md, was engaged during the Reyoiu-
or at Norfolk, Va, at the time it was besieg-
ed and burned by the traitor Benedict Ar
uAI
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Fancy BaH.-Many Of our readers will no
doubt attend and participate in the fHncy
dress and masquerade ball, to be given ct Old
Point tomorrow night They can take ons
of the river steamers, or 20 by railroad. as
they prefer, and return on Friday or Satur.
day at trifiing expense.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Moiheriy.-Retsy Miller, an unruly- tongue
woman, was jugged yesterday to await an cx.
animation for very bad conduct, and for beat-
ing Mary Allen, her daughter. Mary declined
appearing before the Recorder wheti tho case
was called, and therefore the continuanes na.
til to- day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

The Mayor had not returned to the city yes.
terday morning, and, as csnseq Recor.
der Starke had to I'LL his place. lie Il looked
for by every train.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Aeeideaf.--Benjamin Prichett is the name Of
the lad that fell and broke one Of his arms
last Monday afternoon, while at play In va.
cant lot on I'd street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Noisy.-Terrence Cassidy and Jack Finn
were before the Recorder yesterday for belne
disorderly In the street the night before. Ter.
renee was the aggressos and was held 10 hail
for his good behavior, but Jack was discharged.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Rain.-Farmers and gardeners, In this I'm
mediate vicinity have no reason TO complain
ofdrought Yesterday afternoon our citv was
visited by heavy fall of rain, which washed
on the streets and cleansed the CUTTERS. For
several days the weather has been too cool for
me growing corn, but the prospects now are,
that we are to have another warm euelI
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

TIE LEXINGTON CADETs.-The corps Of Ca
the command Of Col. +. H. Smith, has accept
ed an invitation to visit Norfolk during the
next Fair of the Seaboard Agricultural So-
ciety, commencing on the 7th November.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

Frait Fsaders continue to occupy the corners
of the streets with their baskets and boxes,
peddIing oranges, peaches and nuts to passers-
by, and blocking up the sidewalks to the an
noyance OF the public, without paying dol
lars license, and many of them without pay
ing poll tax. If this sort of street traffic is
allowable, why may not merchants IS who pay
taxes, store their goods in the street, and save
house rent! The principle Is the same, though
the obstruction might be greater in one case
than in the other. But it is not the mere OBJ
cause complaints The licensed confection-
ers-men who rent houses and pay taxes--are
injured in their retail busines by unlicensed
persons who undersell them. If man is
caught selling clothes, or shoes, or cigars
about the streets, and he has no license, he is
arres ted and sent TO the Grand Jury TO be in
dicted; while another man may hawk lemons,
oranges nuts, etc, about the streets, from one
wears end to another, and the law never utters
a word of complaint. Verify, justice is
strangely administered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24
SUNDAY IN NEW YoRK.-A correspondent of
the Boston Post, writing from New York.
August 14th, saws:

ouNDAf IN NEW YoRK.-A correspondent of
the Boston Post, writing from New York.
August 18th, says
I'm no city in the United States is the Sab
oatn cay so desecrated by public amusements
as in New York. Amusements of the yiIest
KIND, and intended to decoy not only the youth
from the path OF principle and rectitrde. but
men OF maturer years, many of them of slen
der means, too, who cannot resist temptation
l allude to Sunday evening concerts. of a
grossly miscellaneous nature. These musical
enter rtainmentS are given in numberless places
throughout the city, the most conspicuous of
way. No attempt of concealment as to their
true character is made, which plainly shows
that the city government are fully aware OF
their existence. Now for the programme of
performance: First, you pay an admission fee
of ten cents, and are ushered into large hall,
in which are placed numerous tables and
chairs, all arranged the same as at any fash
Ionable restaurant. These are occupied chiefly
by young men, varying in age from sixteen to
twenty-five years. A large bill OF fare of
drinkables, with the prices attached are hung
promiscuously upon the walls, such as brandy,
ten cents snashers, Ten cents; gin, six cents
rum grinders, six cents; champagne, two dol
lars; cigars, six cents. Fine looking girls and
women, dressed as harlots alone know how,
for the purpose of extorting orders for cigars
and drink from the incautious and TOO piia-
BILE, are constantly moving around with be-
witching smiles and winks and by making
themselves very agreeable and eonversant, add
large quantities of grist to the bar MILL A
stage is erected in the rear of the hall. upon
which appear several male and female singers
Also, an orchestra of eight pieces. These per-
formances go on without any fall of curtain
until midnight.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

- An ENORMOUS SNAPFER.--The Reading
(Pa-) Gazette says that q snapping turtle, the
largest ever caught in Berks county, weighing
% lbs, and fable TO crawl with aman upon
his back was secured, . few days agsb In the
vicinity OF Kutxtown.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

fatal AocIDENT.-A son az fhe Hon. KEN
meth Raynor, Of North Carolina, was killed :
few dayeago, By the accidental discharge ct =
gun. h was thirteen years Of a&p.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-24

SUNDAY AT SARAToGA.-In few places on
this continent is the Sabbath better kept than
at the Springs. The dancing and the daily
.pastimes are kept up to midnight on Saturday
and then all the secniar pleas ures seem to close
for twenty-fou hours. We have no mail no
arrival and no departure of trains, and the
seven thousand persons in conclave make up
their minds to be quiet. The streets in front
of the hotels are free from the crowd of car
riages and noise of their owners, urging one to
ride to the Lake. All the places around the
hotel that can be shut up are closed, and all
seem to unite in the outward observance of
the day. To breakfast first and then to church
is the order of the morning, and this consumes
the full time till the hour of service. Persons
who go at all must go early to get a seat At
noon the day changes. Men and women ride
to the lake and elsewhere. Teams block up
the street. Ladies in full dress promenade on
the piazza. The lHte dinner hour interferes
with thosewho would go to the churches, and
gives good excuse to those 70 whom one ser
mon is more than enough. The evening is
passed at the hotels in singing sacred music
The extempore concerts begin and hold as late
as ten or eleven at night, when the day ends
Correspondence of Boston Journal.