The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-21

TaENEw CABIN ON THE NIAGARA FOR THE
JAPANESE EMBAssY.-The new cabin recent
ly erected on the spar deck Of the Niagara, for
the accommodate of the japanese. is mag
nificent one and does much credit TO the en-
ployees of the New York Yard 1t is
situated in the after part of the ship, and COM
mences at the buikhead of the propeller house
from which it extends some seventy .eight
feet it is fifty feet wide and tains four teen
state rooms altogether and is divided into
three apartments. The first apartment COM
mencing aft, containing four beautiful state
rooms which are intended for the four
Princes and are fitted mp in q mag
nificent style. not to be eQualed by any
hotel in A city. The second apartment is for
the remaining twenty officials, and contains
six state rooms, which are fitted up very nicely;
the third apar tment Is for the servants. is a
very neatly fitted, and contains four large and
spacious state-rooms with berths for seventy.
There is no change in the officers apar tine nts.
The Nagara's armament consists at present
of eleven DahlKren shell guns, each weighing
l5,1ll pounds. Her crew numbers about 60
men ali told. She went in commisson on the
i4th inst as heretofore mentioned. She yes
terday dropped down to the Battery, where
she will wait the action OF the Government
The Niagara is now one OF the most efiicaclous
men -of-war aflcat. 1t is sugges sted that the
steam. .frigate Wabash recently housed over,
will soon be fitted up and commissioned.
FROM THE PACIFIC CoAsT.-The steam ship
Ariel, from Aspinwall 10th inst, arrived at
New York Friday, bringing later dates from
South and Central America. Valparaiso da.es
are to the 18th; Callau to the 9th ult
Chile continues to int rease in wealth and
prosperity. More discoveries of mines are
said to have been made. There are now in
operation ten gold, twelve silver, and about
| three hundred copper mines in that republic.
The Custom House receipts for the quarter
| ending March 81, are three fold those of the
| corresponding period last year. Peru had
| been visited by succession of violent earth
| Qu2kes VIII ch had done considerable damage
| ia Lima, Caiao, and other places. The tow n
| of Chorillo was almost completely destroyed,
| and several lives lost. The loss of property
| in Lima is estimated at million OF dollars,
and several persons were in jured. Callao did
| not suffer SO much. Considerable excitement
| and alarm had been caused at CaliaO by the
| appearance Of a French ship.of-war with q
| formidable force on board, which had come
| with the view of enforcing the French claims
against Peru. The alternatives offered were
submission to the terms proposed or bonn.
| bardment Of the port. There is nothing from
| Bolivia or Ecuador. From Costa Rica the
| the election of Mouteaiegrette to the Presi.
| dency Is confirmed.
AN IMMENSE GUN-The largest gun ever
| cast in the United States reached Baltimore
| Friday, from Pittsburg, en- route for Fortress
| Monroe. 1t will be removed to Washington
| and thence by steamer to Fortress Monroe
| where il will be subjected to series Of ex
| periments upon the sea beach at point neal
| the lighthouse. The weight of this monstel
gun is about fifty thousand pounds, and ii
| made OF the best quality OF iron. Its length
is Is feet, diameter at the touch. hole Az feet
and le inches at the bore. Its appearance
whilst passing along the streets. attrac ,et
general attention and caused considerab ole in
quiry. Some difficulty was experienced ii
getting it firmly placed upon the cars for trans
portation. A bridge, constructed of heav!
timbers and resting upon TWO Substantta
| freight cars, finally received il. 1t will throw
bail weighing nearly three nun ired pounds
ADvERrIsiNe FOR WIBE.-Some month
since wholesale hide and leather dealer ad
vertised in the Boston Herald for wife pos
| sessing all the necessary accomp plishmeht Is ant
graces -lucre he cared nothing for. Hide ans
| leather was thereupon perfectly overwhelm
| ed with letters, and in less than week b
had received one hundred answers to his adv eI
tissment. He Immediately opened CORES
pondence with fifty accomplished females re
siding in New England States, and has latel
| been amusing himself with visiting them j
| turn. lie gives the damseI due notice OF hi
| iD iention, makes her an evening call, take
: | her out to ride the next morning, tmparts th
l gratifying information that she has forty min
. | "yopng lady" rivals, and leaves! He say
| tnat he is most righteOusly in earnest, and Ii
one of the Atty that strikes his fancy, shall
: Mrs. Hide and Leather.
. RKTURNKD AFTER CAPTIVITY OF TIN
: TEEN YxARs-Gsorgs Brubaksr, q Cit
1 zsn OF Lancaster county, Pa. reached $
! Joseph. Mo-. last Wedhesd.y. on his wa
y | nome. ne was C0pt4IHV ~ U0uO u Oobu1i
= ches while on his way ~ California in lsa
thirteen years ago, sna bad just escaped fro
| them. After hecopi1g acquainted with q
= language aud HABITS Ot the Indians, he vi
: made . medicine mAu, oud n that capacity
: q great deaf Of good among them, preaching
a them and has succeeded in converting ov
y two hundred TO the Christian religion. IL wi
: only af.sr the most solemn promises that
& would return, that they allowed him 70 d
i part, aud ha Wall 60 back as soon as he b.
o seen his family. who have moarnsd him 4
- years a. dead.
d MAssAcHCsBrrs IN YE OLDnN TiHR.
a Amonr the aucisnt records Of the North Had
d ley fMars J Congregational Church II the q
n towing clause: sProvidsd. further, That
J. any part fksreof TO any nsgfo or mniatso,
= III Any way admit any negro eo9AsAni latte
| the possession OF occupancy Of the same, tn
the said psw or SHARE thereof 20 les or ocu
n pied. shall, 10 every zach caae. therehy inu