The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-16

LANDKR2' WAGON ROAD PARryA ai.n.,o
from Washington says: -
Private letters from Col Landers, wagon
road party, dated Honey Lake Valley, July .
Paheute Indians, on the 23d of Tune. five
days march eastward from Honey Lake Val
ley. y
Landers' party was attacked by Indians in
amousn, ana young man named Painte
MORALLY wounded at the first fire. He died
next morning. The Indians were pursued
into the mountains, but returned next day to
the number Of three hundred. and renewed
the attacK, which was continued about five
hours, when the Indians were routed and pur-
sued-several being killed and one made pri-
soner. Among the killed was a chief called
Big Jim. The Indians continued to retreat du-
ring the nlght, and were followed two DAYS by
Landers without. coming to an engagement
Ills provisions now began to grow short, and
Col Landers was obliged to return to Honey
Lake. After recruiting few days his party
Will commence operations on the wagon road
which they expect to complete in sixty days
Landers had seventy three men with him in
the fight, chiefly armed with Sharpe's rifles
and reyolvers. -.r .t.....- @ r..--.. .
A SCENE IN A ACHURCH.-A letter from Rome
of the 18th, says: ,.. ..5 ........-... -
THE Pope repaired to the Church of the
Jesn on Sunday morning, to administer the
sacrament to the faithful, in honor Of the mi
racuious picture OF the Madonna which had
been transported thither from the Church of
santa Maria Maggiore on the preceding Sum
day. The crowd in the church was very great,
and suffocating from the press of persons
anxious TO receive the consecrated wafer from
the hands OF the Supreme Pontff An Eng
iIsh lady, long resident in Rome, Miss Clayer-
ing, eager to approach his Holiness, was thrust
oack from the altar rails somewhat too vio-
lentiy by Swiss guard. The lady screamed
and tainted. A slight dis tn rbanee took place,
In consequence, Immediately around her; the
more oistant spectators saw the commo ton,
ana imagining something horrible had taken
place, lied from the church as fast as the crush
at Inc doorway would allow them. The Pope
and his attendants had sufficient presence of
mind to turn round and make re. assuring
gestu to the terrified congregation, the
ooldest OF whom resumed their seats in con-
sequence, whilst the more tind rolled over
each other down the steps into the piaZzi and
hed rapidly to their respective homes"
KILLED WHILE AT PRAYER-We have al
ready mentioned the death of Mrs. John
Brown, by lightning, on Wednesday, at Hamp-
ton, N. H. The correspondent of the Ports
mouth Chronicle gives the following particu-
lars ..e.: ....... .., s.. ,. r-.-...-
During the thunder storm Wednesday even
Ing, house owned by Uri Lamprey, ESQ and
occupied by Mr.. Dearborn and Mr. Brown
was struck by lightning, and Mrs. Brown, an
irish lady,. was instantly killed while at
prayer, having just made the remark TO Mrs
Dearborn that If the Lord was to take them
she knew of nothing better to be doing than TO
be al prayer. She leaves four small children
TO the care of her husband. The house is SO
much damaged as not to be worth repairing.
RAPID INCRKAsE.-The population of Wes-
ton, Lewis county,Va., as reported in the CEN
sus returns is 950-in 1850 it was $40, thus
showing an increase of $50 in the last ten years.
The Weston Herald says:
The population of Lewis county, as reported
in the census returns is ,U2s-in 1850, the
population was l0,03l, since which the county
of Upsher has been stricken off, and this, we
doubt not, contains a population equal to that
OF Lewis. This shows most remarkable in
crease in this portion of the State. As we have
not the means OF asCertaining the number Of
Inhabitants assigned to Upshur, we cannot
give the actual increase OF wis ct the figures
show it is very heavy, the population of the
county being within , 900 OF what it was ten
years ago.
MRTHoDIsT PERIODlCALs.-The Repository
for July states the following as the circuIa-
tion of the periodicals published by the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church. The figures are for 1859;
Ladies' Repository, 80 400; Methodist uar-
terly Review, 1880; Christian Advocate and
journal. 29, ,O00; Western Christian Advocate,
3l,OOu Northwestern Christian Advocate, 13,
OO0; Central Christian Advocate, s,916; Pitts
burg Christian Advocate, (about 200; North
ern Christian Advocate, ll,005 Pacific Chris
tiau haSOCdlc. L ,acO CdillOrHld CnrlStldn Au-
vocate, 1000; Christian Apologist, German }
| 10,t00; Sunday School Advocate 2Oe, ,OU0 Sun
| day School Bell, tGerman,) 4,0o0
DONATIONS oy A PRINCE-The Prince of
Wales, before leaving st. Johns, Newfound-
land, presented TO the lady of Governor Ban
herman asplenndid bracelet, set with diamonds
and emeralds; also the portraits of his brothers
and sisters. He also gave $3.50 to the Church
of England Asylum for Widows and Orphans,
$3.50 TO the Benevolent Irish Society, aud $3.50
| 10 be expended amongst poor persons in the
town. Five hundred dollars were left as
prizes to be contended for at a regatta-the
Prince nominating, as the day on which the
regatta should take place, the Goth Of August,
his fathers birthday, but that falling upon
Sunday, 1t will be postponed TO the following
Monday.
NAvAL.-Lieut. James NJ. Duncan arrived
at New York on the 18th inst, In charge OF
| the prize brig w. r. Kibby, of that port Thi.
! brig was captured by the United States
steamer Crusader Lieut.. Commanding Maffi t.
on Angullla, on the 23d of July, her slaves
| the arrival of the Crusader from the east.
ward. In overhauling the brig three African
boys were found in the hold, supposed TO have
been overlooked by the slavers in the haste OF
| their departure. Intelligence has been re-
ceiyed of the arrival of the steam sloop-of-
| war Narragansett, Commander T. A. Hunt, at
st. Catharines, Brazil, on the I'd, and of her
departure from that port for Valparaiso, on
| the 18th of June.
BOSTON HoRsEs FOB THE EAPERoR.-The
French legation has lately visited Boston, to
approve the purchase by a well known horse
| dealer, of five superb Vermont horses for the
| stables OF the French Emperor, who already
I possesses twenty -four specimens of the same
breed. The new horses are fifteen hands high,
having line action and a speed OF not less
than $50. They are Of the Emperor's favorite
| color, a deep bay, as are nearly all the En-
peror's stock OF four hundred, and their tails
are ofthe natural length, with one exception
The cost was between $4,000 and So, GO pair
These horses will be taken to Europe in one
of the Vanderbilt steamers.
| AN ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION
| Maury has addressed q letter to Lord Wrot-
| tesly, which was read at the recent meeting O,
! the British Association ct Oxford, in. which he
proposes an expedition TO start from Mel.
| bourne, for the purpose of inves tigating the
| continent surrounding the South Pole. He
| thinks the circumstances which favor the ex
| istence Of an open sea at the North Pole, are
not so strong and direct as the proofs and indi.
| cations OF mild polar climate in the Antarc-
TIC regions. he promises 10 do all in his power
| to promote the sailing of a South Polar ex.
ploring expedition from the United States.
| An INTERESTING RELICT OF THR HERO OF
| THE HERMITAGE.-We were shown yesterday
| the hat worn by General Jackson on the oc-
! casIon OF his inauguration as President of the
| United States Tor second term. The hat is
| in Sn excellent state Of preservation, and
| though in its style forcibly reminding us Of
| Its distinguished wearer, it would hardly pass
| for fashionable. 1t is white, very broad brim.
| med, and has a wide Grape on it. The tip
| bears the imprint of the maker, "Orlando
| Fisk Broadway, ,i37 New Workman u factured
| expressly for his exceilency, Gen. ANDREW
JACKSON. ."-Nashriiis Banner, aug. 1osA.
ILLINOIS STATIsTIos.-We gather the fol.
| lowing statistics from the Illinois State Di.
| rectory There are in this State "a banks OF
| issue, with d circulation of SS9si ,723 which
| is secured with pledge of public stocks
| ting to S9, 822, 81. There are Is gas
| companies, 10 insurance companies, repre-.
senting upwards of IS, ,ooe, 900 capital; s. col.
| leges and seminaries, exclusive of smaller pri.
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