The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-07

| , BURGLAR KILLED By A LOCOMOTIVE
| lbe New Bedford Standard of the Sd instant
says that, on Saturday afte ernoon as the Bos
ton train Of cars from: that city was passinp
near Jamaica Plain. an IrishmaD, in attempt
ing TO avoid the StoDenton train, stepped
upon the track in front of the engine which
struck and threw him violently from the
track He was picked up and carried into
BOSTON, but life was extinct upon the arrival
| OF the cars. Upon his person were found 4
complete set of burglars TOOLS including skele-
| ton keys, files and jimmy. The supposition
| is that he was going nto Boston to prosec to
MS business. His name was Tot ascertain ed.
| KILLED BY LIGHTNING "A lady. Mrs. Lunp
residing near Siarkvills, KY, was killed by
ligh thing during the recent storm. She was
In the cellar at the time, standing under the
stove. The fluid came down the chimney fol-
lowed the stove-pipe, crept through a crevice
In the floor aided by nall, instantly killing the
lady. Her daughter was near her at the time
| In a STOPPING position, and was considerably
shocked but recovered. A tub of butter stand
| ing near, was bored throug the center down
| TO the bottom, displacing the butter, and form
ing circular cavity. The building occupies
an elevated site, and is destitute of ligh ming
conductor.
PeLITIcAL--At potsylvania Courthouse
on Monday last, Tim Rives (Douglas) of Prince
George, made a speech of two hours, followed
by Gov. Smith (Breokinridge) in one OF the
I
hours the friends of Bell and Everett demand
ed fifteen minutes for the Assistant Eiector
for that District, DIR. q uesen berry, which was
granted. On Monday night Mr. Rives ad-
dressed the citizens of Fredericksburg A.
Judson Crane, of Richmond, addressed the
Opposition of Charlottesville last week
Chas Irving spoke for Douglas, in Danville
Saturday.
ECCENTRIC SUICrDE.-The London Times
says an Instance OF extraordinary eccentricity
was afforded recently at Locure near Hayre
a cap was seen in the water, with a string Of
corks around it, and a label upon which was
written, Pull the string. am al the end of
IT," Inc string was pulled, and sure enough
| there was the late writer of the label with
paper detailing the cause of his having made
away with himself, carefully corked up in 4
bottle in his pocket. with his name and ad-
dress, Francois Foliot, of Vaudrimare.
VERMONT STATE ELRCTIoN.-keturns from
Vermont for Governor, in % towns, give
Erastus Fairbanks, Republican, 1855; John e.
SAKE, Douglas Democrat, :, ,66l; Harvey, Breck-
inrIdge Democrat 4s7; majority for Fairbanks
1873; majority for Hall, Repu olican, last yea
3,t6i, showing Repn blican gain of 600. These
towns embrace Une-fiith or The State, and in =
dicate the election of Mr.. Fairbanks by Il
round majority of % 600. Forty-ni towns
elect 43 Republican Represen tatives, showing
gain OF seven over last year and six Demo
Gratis, gain of four.
POTATO RoT.-tarmers in Worcester co :,
Mass, are com mplaining bitterly of the DO tato
rot The presence of the disease is Indicated
by black spots upon the vines ami almost i'm
mediately after their appearance the vines
wither as il blasted by frost An unusually
large crop had been anticipated, because SO
much ground had been plan ted but it is now
feared the number of bushels to be haryes ted
| the present year will fall below last years
crop.
HIeH-HANDED OUTRAGE.-A stranger in ST.
Louis, named John IL. Wells, originally from
Petersburg, Virginia, but lately from Illinois,
was entIced INTO an alley leading from the
most central and treq nted parts of the city,
| on Sunday last, ana was robbed of all the
money about his person. Three men attacked
him, knocked him down, and shot him in the
| lett breast. Six buck-shot were after wards
extracted from the wound, which, by chance,
Is not fatal.
| NAvAL.-All the naval officers attached to
the New ork station were mustered on Tues-
| day III the Brooklyn Navy.Yard, to hear the
minutes o. the Totten Court Martial read -
| Commander Totten, as has been already pub
lished, was found guilty of, first, drunken ness;
| second, OF Wrongfully Imprisonlng an officer !;
| ahd third, of disobedIence of orders. The pro-
ceeClngS of the court are to be read 10 all ships
| in commission.
| THE TOBACCO CROP IN MAssACHUsRTTs-
| In 1ei5 the valuation of the tobacco crop OF
| massachusetts was Sl6,6c6; in leJ5 it S57
| i72.i. Last year producers in the town Of
| Wnately sold S4eUOU worth, and those in Deer
| field about the same ar ount. The cultivation
| Is almost entirely confined 10 the counties of
| Ham pdeu, Hampshire, ana Franklin. This
year the value OF the crop will not fall short
| OF $500, 600.
| VIRGINIA POST. OFFICES "A new office is
| established at Barbertown Hardy county,
| and VIM. j. Galley appoiated pos stmaster.-
| Office al Cartons Store, King aud q ueen co.
| is e-estabi shed, and VIM. Haskins appointed
| postmaster. at Knob, TaZeWeIl county, X. Il
| HIgginbottOm is appointed postmaster, vice
| NJ Nj. uiggin bottom, resigned.
| SPEECH OF HON JNo c. BRKCKINRIDsE-
| Hon. John g. Breckinrldge addressed q mass
| meeting al Ashland, Ky, on the 9TH inst The
| gathering was immense, and a salute of SO guns
| announced the arrival of the orator. He re-
| PEELED the charge that he was a adisunionist
| and claimed 10 stand on the ''principles of the
| Constitution and the Union of our country"
| HOPE FOR THE BALD.-A bald headed gen
| tleman in England has realized a beautiful
| crop of down, hich bids fair to become HAIR,
| II Ii continues 10 grow, from the appiica tion
| OF Plaster OF Paris, tor the purpose OF taking
| Il cast of his features. The artist Il well
! known maker OF busts, vouehes for the fact.
| RELIEF FOR THE PoPE.-Seyeral chests, con
| tanning ingots OF silver, have been received 4,
| Is ONE from MarsellleS, Ceing the produce OF
| The Peters PENCE liected in France. The
| amount exceeds 6,0O0,CO0t. This sum does not
| include various offerings in the shape of arms,
|
| FoRGERIEs AT ST. Louis "A check for 50.
| 1lU was lately paid by the State Savings In
| sututI al st. Louis, which was subsequent
| ly ascertained To be n forgery, but not until a
| similar check for 81, 500 presented at
| BaTksdale's banking house. A man named
| Stevens, charged with both forgeries, is IN
| custody
| THE GUELPHs.-The Duchess of Kent, mo-
| ther of Queen Victoria, celebrated the 7IEh
| anniversary of her birthday, on the i7th ult
| at Windsor, in England. Per contra, the
| Grand Duchess Anne OF Russia, eldest sister
OF the Duchess OF Kent aud the reigning Duke
OF Sake CoDuTg, died recen tly near Berne in
| Switzerland, In her 79th year.
| STATISTICS OF CooLIE TRADE-It appears
| from statistics that during tue past Twelve
| months fifteen vessels have landed in Cuba
| 1859 coolies from China, making an aggregate
| or 1870 since lo47. vi the fifteen vessels
| fonr were Spanish, six French, four American
and one Dutch.
dedicated in Philadelphia, Wednesday. 1t is
! of brown stone, 100 by Gu feet. and built in the
| Gothic style, with spire aud minarets. Rev
| Mr.. Burrows, of Richmond, Va delivered the
| address on the occasion.
| The INCREASE IN THE PRUssIAN ROYAL
| FAHILT.-On Monday, Baron Won Gerolt, the
| Prussian Minister, held a formal lateryieW W
| with The President, at which he announced
| the birth OF royal in tani iL the family of The
| Prince OF Prussia.
| + AssAssINATIoN.-John A. Hooper, au es .
| teemed citizen of Jackson county, n. c., was
| shot on Saturday, the 18th OF August, while
| Returning home from a saw-miii with Il load
| OF lumber.