The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-19
Sar TO Youn DooRs-Mer.hants ..s

1 SBI TO foUR DooRs.-Merchapts and
otners cannot be too careful iu seeing that their
doors aud windows are properly fastened at night.
NOT only shoufs they be we'll locked and barred
Out so Constructed that no instrument can be
passed between the joints to raise the bars or re-
move the bolts. ~
ASSAULT ON HIRAM PowEss A private letter r.,
eoin charisston. from an American al Florence
under date of the 10Th December contains m. t,,'
lowing report, which is published in the Cbarl..
ton Courier
| There is young American here n paint.r b.,
| the name OF NJ -. who is deranged On ths
! 18th, he came near killing Mr. Powers who 80
endeavoring to persuade him to return to his ras;
aenee. He Inflicted blow on the face of Mr..
Powers, and endeavored to draw knife but was
fortunately disarped by Mr. P He was tatan tn
the otlce OF the American Commercial Agent. snd
the anair Is yet under consideration. His friends
are watching him as closely and delicate,v q. 49,
ssible and all anxious to avoid the necas;t -
committal either to the prison or hospital.
NATIONAL Is,rDrL ASSOCIATION Itm.y be known
mat there exists somewhere in the United States
"a National lnhdel Association" but We feel sal,
Eised that 1t 10 not known that there ia at
In full operation. within the limits of the corpo.
ration duly constituted branch of that eminent.
ely republican institution. It's meetings are held
every Sunday evening at the corner of Teutb street
and Z, and the audience on Sunday NIGHT las,
though compossd mostly Of ynung zen. numbered
Il y. from
the front row of chairs, also gave their counta
nance to the proceedings.-Wi Washington onion.
| DAMAGES FOR SLANDER.-An action for slandsr
| tried 10 the Brooklyn City Court, in which Miss
| Fanny B. Lawrence was plaintiff and John w
| Herman defendant, was concluded on Friday and
on Saturday the jury rendered verdict of 1850 In
favor the plaintiff The plaintiff was hired by
| kernan's wife to do some sewing at her house Ia
Grand street A watch and some jswelry was
| missed. Herman charged Miss Lawrence with
having stolen it, and the charge having been made
public caused great deal of annoyance to Miss
| lawrence. This was the second trial On the
| first, verdict of 81 0G0 was rendered for plain.
| tif.-N. T. Express.
SEPARATION OF AN ExFRAvAeANr CoupLr.-Tbe
Countess Of Castiglone, says the Paris correspon-
/ dent Of the Philadelphia Bulletin, who two years
age was the brightest star in the galaxy Of the
| court of France, and whose return to Italy was
the subject of numerous coDiectures has lately
| separated ftom her husband. When the Count
| and Countess commenced their visits to the courts
| of Europe they possessed fortune Of between
three and four millions of francs. In the course
| of four years they had managed to spend nearly
| all this fine fortune The Countess returns to
| half ruined castle on small patrimoniai estate,
| where the lovely halfwidow intends living the
life OF rec'use, devotiDg herself to the education
OF beautiful little son. seven years old, aud re-
hecting on the vanity of worldly pleasures.
HORRIBLE DsArH-The Wayne. Pa, Dsmocra.
i ",
ty, came TO most horrible death on Friday last
He was engaged in prying oT the edge of frozen
| bank with crowbar, when suddenly the earth
upon which be was standing gave way, preoipi,a
ting him into the pit beneath, when he struck
| upon the crowbar which had fallen with him.
The bar chanced to strike end first and stood
perpendicular when poor Berry struck IT, 1t
penetrated his body some nineteen inches, caus-
ing his death In about seven hours.
| SHIps CARRYING FREIGHT FOR NoTHrsa-A tele
gram recently arrived at London iu advance of
the overland mail from India advises rates in
Calcutta, "sugar, saltpetre and rice, freight free
to London, and measurement goods fifteen shilings
| per ton. In one case satpetre has been shipped
owner being charged one shilling per ton for hav.
iug the freight brought alongSide. This is not
| very encouraging to ship owners"
| FIT SUBJEcr FOR RHEUMATIsM.-A wager was
decided during the recent 'cold snap" at South.
| ampton, Conn A young man. named Ransom
Gladding, bet that be would walk from O'Clock
till sunrise the next morning, in the open air
without overcoat. An obloDg space was staked
out, 60 by "a feet, covering the railroad track,
| and enclosed by rope. The feat was successful
iy performed without his being touched by the
frost. The trial grew out of discussion as to the
| power of human endurance.
| PRIZE FIGHT IN TExas-A prize fight for $500
a side, come off on the 25th ult.. on Point Island
| Texas, between an American and Spaniard. They
fought 81 rounds in two hours and ten minutes
| when the Spaniard succumbsd to the superior
prowess of the American. This is cheering
proof of the rapid progress of the Lone Star State
| In the Fine Arts.
How is THIs!-A correspondent of the New
| York Commercial Adyertiser-now q Republican
paper, writes:
at is mentioned ss singular Incident that
| Mr.. Seward held a seat bstore Mr.. Iverson, while
| the latter delivered his disunion speech and when
! he closed, took him cordially by the hand. and
congratulated him upon his eloquent effort
| whereupon the two agitators aforesaid laughed
incontinently at the pranks they were playing"
| BREAcH OF PRoAIss-A breach of promise case
is now trial at Worcester, Mass in which the
| plaintiff, Miss Mary Ann Hoy, alleges that $4,000
| will not more than the fracture her heart ha.
sustained by not marrying the defendant lone Peter
| Morris Peter replies that be never promised to
marry the fair Mary, and if he did is justified in not
| fulfilling his promise, because Mary gets very
drunk.
YOUTHFUL BURaLARs.-Two lads, neither Of whom
was over II years Of age. were brought before
the Mayor Of Baltimore, Nd, on Friday morning,
charged with entering adwellng by means of
false keysa and stealing therefrom $40 in cash, with
| some watches and jewsry valued In all at $127.
They were committed for trial.
VIRGINIA PosroFFIcEs-A new office 10 established
| at Lebanon church. Shenandoah county, Va, and
| Joseph sibert appointed postmastsr-about ave
| al le,
| Logan county, IL discontinued At Dry Valley,
| Montgomery county, Va, John R. Stone is appoint.
ed postmaster, vice VIM Z. Stone, resigned.
1 TEE MISSING MAIL PARTY.-A dispatch from IE-
dependence, Mo-, to the ST. Louis Republican,
| says that just as the New Mexican mail was leay-
ing Santa Fe an express arrived, announcing the
safe arrival Of the missing Neosho mail party at
| Albuquerque.
THEArRIoAL--Jos. Jefferson, the comedian, has
e-.~ Mai 80 H.
New Orleans Varieties, to play there six weeks for
| $4,000. So says the New York News, though there
10 probably one cipher too many on the figure Of
fered-it is more likely 5000.
| TaR PARAGUAY FLrEr.-The Water Witch was
at Cearca, Brazil, on the 17th November, having
put ip there to repair damages to her machinery.
The United States ship Cysns was spoken Oct. %,
In lat 30 2y N lon 22o 12 w. four weeks at sea.
and all we'll.
psArH or A SEA CAprArS.-Capt. N. Mitchell.
| formerly commander of the ship Montank. Of
New York, died on board the ship Flying Fish.
| on her passage from Hong Kong. He was buried
| at Foo-Chow Foo on the 25th Of October. The
| deceased was widely known among seaiariDg
| men, and generally esteemed.
| President buchanan writes an acceptance Of
la life membership ofa military company In Bal.
timore, known as the "Wells and MsComas Rifle.
| men,"
The Hon. Il. b. Bingham. the newly elected
| Senator from Michigan, 10 native OF New York
! and removed to Michigan about twenty years
| ago.
The strakosch troupe, including Nine. Dc VIII
horst and PArodi, gave scenes fnom operas ct
the Memphis theatre last week, and are announced
at Louisville, KY, for Monday evening.
Mr.. w f. Burton Was playing At Mobile on the
7th OF January.
A bill to prevent sths issus OF bank notes under
| $40, 10 before the Senate Of psnnsylyania.
The Lynchburx (va.) papers say that Bistop
Early, 10 entirely recovered and In aas health.