The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-02

Mr. CARPENTER offered an amendment. II
the Legislature shall 50 determine hereafter,
ington 10 .Jackson's River shall be surrencer-
ed TO the State for n proper compensation. The
amendment was adopted. ~.
Mr. BARBOUR offered an amendment, pro.
yidtng that the company shall not have the
benefit Of that act until the stoc kholders .haIl
in general meeting consent rha. the Orcn "a
and Alexandria Railroad shall use that nor
ton OF the Virginia Central Railroad between
terms. to he decided by the Board Of Public
Works. The amendment was adopted.
The btil as amended, was advocated by
M@ssrs. MAGKrpEG of Alheuarie, and ANpER.
SON, and passed-ayes 81, nays 10.
ile1aadria, iLcndaan ana Hampsaife Enji-
read--The bill. authorizing a fnrtaer subscrip-
tion BY the State OF three-Efths Of 81 CU0tA,,, to
the STOCK OF the Alexandria, Londour and
Fampshirc Railroad. was taken up, the sub
scripiion of the State (s6,n.tUU) to he mafie
pnr' pass~ with other subscriptions in the
proportion of three fflhs by the State to two
hfths by Others
Mr. Blue was advocating il, when, on mo-
tlon, the House adjourned.
SENTENCED TO DEATH-Tne dea tn sentence
Oh francis Michel, yonng man, In Charles.
'oh, 80. mas been announced heretofore. The
prisoner Mas convicted on aias Sth July, 7s5a
VI aioilig ana assisting in the escape OF run
away slave on board the Steamship Marion
Inc jury accompanied the verdict of guilty
WIN AN earnest recommendation to mercy-
Coonsel for prisoner appealed, but the appeal
saving been abandoned, he was on Saturday
brought up for sentence In closing his re-
marks, Judge Withers said:
II your lite IS saved, individually / shall not
regret H. Separating myself from the office OF
been spared, and I should entertain the hope
mat Notwithstanding your life has been for
feited, yet In the time which may still be al.
lowed you you may have the opportunity Of
o~comlng blessing to your mother and a use
ful member OF society; that You may become
reconcIied to God in Heaven, and ultimately
secure that fortune in this world, and that
condluon in the next, which the Wisest and
hest OF MS may We'll pray for. II your life
should be spared in mercy, remrm ber for what
You are convicted, and upon the face of the
globe never forget the obliga lion you owe to
the sovereign State of South Carolina. Cease
70 maze war upon her ms nstitutions; cease to be
1eioo, and feel thiL while you hnv We been Just
iy dealt with, hat the State OF South Caro!i-
IA. while administering Justice, is capable of
bengnant mercy.
nave nothing more to do than to pronounc
the judgment OF The law which is-"That Won
be taken hence to the last place Of con fine
ment. from which you have been brought. that
you be kept securely confined until the first
Friday IN March next, upon which day be-
tween the hours of ten in the forenoon and
TWO IN the afternoon, you he taken to the place
OF public execution III this District, and then
and there be hung by the neck until your body
be dead. and may God have mercy upon your
soul''
The prisoner presentea very pale and peni-
tent appearance, his face snfiused with tears
during the delivery o: the sentence.
AN AMERICAN PRiMA DoNSA.-A Miss Is;-
bella Hinkley, cf Albany, who made her first
public appearance in ANS erdam, Holland,
recently. is thus described by correspondent
of the Albany Atlas and Argus
It was Christmas Eve: the opera, Norma,
with Rose de Vries as Norma, Miss Hinkley
as Adelgisa. The house was full. The duet
with the tenor, was applauded throughout,
and was recalled amid storm OF acclamations
In Act II. she sang that beautiful solo, bring
ing down loud applause, but the great success
was in the celebrated due, with Norma; here
the excitement was at its height, the gen Ilemen
and ladies over the house rose waved their
hats and handkerchiefs, aud screamed with
delight, and insisted upon its being repea ed
The curtain dropped, and yet the audience
would not leave; she was called and recalled
before the curtain. The opera corps over.
whe!med her with attention and com pIiment :;
the manager told her. with tears in ais eyes that
no deoHtante bad ever made SO decided hit
The second night she san tile rush for seats
was So great that The police were called ip 10
keep of the crowd, and before 10 O'Clock in the
morning every standing place was occupied
and engaged. Every seat for the naxt thu ee
nights was secured the same day. At once She
WAS cast rs prIlna DONNA To make her debut
as such Iii Linda ChamonniX,' a sure evidence
Of her success. Offers for Turin aud Milan a re
already presented TO her, and next week she
appears before the Court Of the Hague Her
triumph Is an American one, and one in which
every American, and especially every Alaha-
mian, should take pride. /, for one, glory in
her; she is the first American prima don na
that ever made SO great 4 'hit,' and met such
complete success 1T the outset Of her career,
A RUNAWAY W.FE.-The Stamford (Conn
Advocate gives the particu ulars Of q runaway
wife IT that place, which has been the topic of
conversation among scandal mongers for some
days. They are as follows:
"a few weeks siuce young and beautiful
girl took up her residence in that town. and
entered the High School Il pupil. Every
body, especially the young men, were curious
~ know who the yonng stranger was, and
where she came from: but with All the ,rgenu-
ity invented on such occasions. the interested
ones were completely hatited ia their efforts 10
ascertain her place OF residence. A few days
since, however, gentleman from New York
made his appearance aad claimed the fair in
ragnito as his lawful wife. The husband in-
sisted on taking his wife with him, but the lady
resisted his opportunities, and kept her person
beyond his reach. Hereupou the gen tleman
became more violent in his demons ira, ,ions
and would probably have resorted to forcible
means to coerce the return of the lady, bat for
the arrival of her brother. Two men met i.
excited colloquy ensued, during which the
husband INDUCED in remarks derogarory 10
the charact ter of his wife and her family. These
remarks were followed by blow from the fist
of the brother, which laid the dsconsolate te hus.
band At full length on the marble floor. The
spec tatOrs here interfered, and proven ted any
fur her demons trations of This character. On
the following morning the brother and sister
took passage on the ears for New York, whith-
er they were followed by the baiIled but not
~ dos ring huS Sha nd Further this dpnOn-
eat eayeth not"
BANKRUPTCIEs AND BUsINKsS-The statis.
tics furnished by the books Of mercantile
agencies, whose operations have ramiHca,ions
through the whole country, are not devoid OF
in terest. From them we obtain data to show
the present condition Of business throughout
the Union, and to indicate the causes which
operate fayorably or otherwise upon it.
In 1857 there were s,as. bankruptcies in the
United States, involving liabilities to the
enormous amount of s292. .750,Go0. In 1855 the
number of bankruptcies was 4,2,5, with iiabil-
tiles Of Ga5, 5,749.G62. In teJp the number fell to
:,9i3 with liabilities Of SCI 900. For three
years, commencing with 1857, the aggregate
liabilities of bankrupts in the United States
and British America was Si6s 355, ,51l, of which
sum it is estimated thar $500 G's sos is Il total
loss. .rrT r...e9
The greater portion OF this immense sum is
due by traders of the free States. s-
The fina ncial CRISIS that involved the coun-
try in a disaster reprcecn ted BY \ total less OF
more than A25o, ,tOO,V0o had little of disaster
for the South. No, only, says the N. o. Plea
yunp was she better guarded when the storm
came, but her productive energy and the great
demand for her staples caused the clouds to
disappear like those that accompany sum-
mer shower. From 1857 to the present mo-
ment the producers Of the slave States have
been most Successful In their business. No.
thing like the magnitude Of their large and con.
stan thy increasing gains is recorded In the his
tory Of commerce. VIZ
Errru- A yRNHE RREEHOI IHNCY-Tha NAN,