The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-26

A letter by the Arabia announces the death
Of Charles B. Fairbanks, of Boston, in Paris.
Mr.. F. was writer of merit aad widely
known as "Agnecheek."
In consequence of the great scarcity of
brandy for wine purposes in Portugal, con-
siderable quantity of British brandy has been
shipped to that country.
During the reign of Napoleon III. the
French minis have coined to the amount of
2770 s64, 770fr, in gold, and 17690s23lf in sill
yer.
The receipts of the treasury last week
amounted to SS35,000. the drafts issued to
sLI5s, 900. The amount subject to draft is
$4,i05,000.
Armstrong Mcclure has been convicted in
Pulaski county, Va, of tampering with slaves.
and sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary.
Geo. Crutchfield, in prison in Greene coun-
ty, GA, for the murder of his wife, committed
suicide on the both inst, by cutting his throat
Charles Aston Bristed, Astor's grandson,
has given $4,000 TO the poor of Bristol, X. l.
where his father was long the clergyman.
The 2o5th anniversary of the settlement of
Chelmsford, Mass, was celebrated Friday, by
the erection of a monument in that town.
There have been two deaths from yellow fe
yer at Houston, Texas, and one at Galveston,
but il is not expected that it will increase.
Dr. George +. Lehman, distinguished citi-
zen of Philadelphia and former postmaster
of that city, died on the 22d inst.
The Appomattox river had risen over the
wharf a Petersburg Friday morning, and is
higher than it has been for years
Mrs. Webb, the colored dramatic reader who
went TO England by advice of Mrs. Stowe,
died in Jamaica on the 18th of June last.
During General SCOTS absence, General
Wool, as senior officer, will be acting Com
mander- in Chief in the Atlantic States.
The engines of the large ocean steamers
make about 10000 turns in crossing the At
10 hpt IINPrDOOl
The steamer Kangaroo, which sailed from
New York Saturday for Liverpool, took out
io2 passengers and s .570,00G in specie.
A dispatch from Old Point Comfort states
that the health Of the Secretary OF War is i'm
proving.
Rev. Dr. Sparrow, of Alexandria, Va has
declined the call to Emanuel Church, Balti-
more.
The store of J. T. Staples, at Warren, Abe
marie county, Va, was burnt on the Goth inst.
Loss 5000.
The Botetourt (va) Wing says that at pre-
sent in that county, "bears are as plenty as
squirrels"
Col. r. w. Foster committed suicide at Hol-
| " Springs S. c. on the 18th inst, by drown
| ing himself.
Rev. Jacob Young, the Oldest Methodist
| clergyman in Ohio, died at Columbus last
| week.
| No more California mails go via the Tehuan-
| tepec route after the 1st prox-the contract
! having expired.
| For accommodating the Empress of Russia
and her suite i'll his hotel for one might only, a
! landlord in Basic charged So 400.
| The Australian gold mines have yielded,
| since their discovery in 1851, near 20,000,000
| ounces of the precious metal.
| A lad named Bramham was killed in Able
marie county, Va, last week, by the falling of
tree
Horace Greeley was to leave San Francisco
by the steamer of the 5th inst.
Daniel Dodson has been elected President of
the Bank of Virginia, in Petersburg
Gen. Jessup, Ordnance Mas ter General Of
the U. S. NJ, is lying very ill in New York.
The English cricketers to play the national
match, have arrived at Montreal.