The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-08

WDen, on suggestion OF LORD NenfreW, the
prolong the time Of arrivals1n Washington. -
The vessel was then merely allowed TO drift
along, whilst the gay party above, and the
more sedaie below, enjoyed themselves to their
hearts content. @-.
THE EPISCOPAL DIFFICULTY IN ILLINOIS
Bishop Whitehouse, of Illinois, hrs published
in the Chicago Record a long letter, ia which
he defends himself from the accusations made
against him in regard to the perversion of the
six thousand dollars given him in trust to-
wards the erection of a Cathedral. The fol-
lowing are the most EN- phatic and important
paragraphs from his circular
II soiemnly protest agaIns any in Interference
with the trust in my Charge, of which / am
the sole responsible corporator; against any
and q II perversion OF the amount from this It's
legitimate application and any and ali at
tempts TO convert it to uses general or particu-
lar, other than the special one TO which ii be-
longs-whether il BE- to apply 1t to my own
benefit, the charitable uses OF the Church, to
hes tow 1t upon any individual member of this
body, or coerce me to abuegate or impair my
full right legal and equitable, which no ~
hold. declare that under no circumstances
now known to me, except as ordered by COM
petent legal control. will i appropriate or
apply the amouLt Of six thousand dollars.
now IN my ha..ds, {, any other object than the
one indicated by Inc in the gift thereto OF my
personal in nterests; and to which feel my sci t
pledged by the whole intention o: my corporate
| reiatiou-l he erection of n Bishops Church.
| SO help me God. Amen"
Speaking of his future residence, he adds
| Il declare, that except by direct visitation
| of Uivine Providence unfolding His wiil-to
| which / desire at all times meekly to bowl
| shall fix my permanent and Episcopal resi-
| dence 10 the city of Chicago"
ANOTHER CoNTRIBUToR.-The New York
Ledger has captured another contributor, this
| time nothing less than the President of the
United States. The last Ledger publishes a
letter from President Buchanan, promising
| the proprietor to write Il sketch OF William
Lowndes. The following is a copy:
| WASHINGTON, Sth Septem5e 1860.
My Dear Sir: l have received your 1avor of
| the Sd instant, and shall most cheerfully com
ply with your request, and furnish you wi lb a
| sketch of the life Of William Lowndps. lie was
one of the greatest, wisest and purest states
men that have ever adorned our country, and
yet his memory has been sadly negiec ted. The
! truth is, that my public duties occupy my
| whole time at present. had hoped l nigh
| enjoy some leisure after the aGj journmeat OF
| Congress but in this l have been disappoint-
| ed. Ii not before, hope TO furnish you the
me will be a tribute not only to justice, but TO
gratitude. Yours, very respectfully,
| JAMES BUCHANAN.
Robert Bonner, E-q. -aE
How TO TELL Coop CoAL-A writer gives
the following instructions 10 consumers OF
| coal in making their purchases:
| Almost all coal has "bone" in il. That is, ii
has hard Jumps thst cannot be burned, keep
them IN the stove As long IA You may and in
bad coal the proportion OF "Oone"i is sometimes
very large. Here is great waste that some
| body has 10 bear the expense OF. How shall
| cons umers avoid il Attention to the following
| rule will In great measure ensure a good ar
1 tipia nf "A Q has ts nhan,,
| est. Ia proportion as coal has bread fiat pieces
| ofa dull or coai-dust look, il Is "bony" and
| worthless. If the Jumps smooth and of a
| shiny black color and of a shape approaching
SO uare, that coal is the sort 10 buy even if it
| does cost little more. We will add in addi-
| ton that if In burning good article Of coal
| the fire should happen to &C pCi il the luIn ps
| are taken out and washed tree from the ashes
| they will burn much more readily than with
l out this treatment With the hard 'tbon -
| coal spoken of above, however, this trsatmeu 1
( will not avail; il cannot be made to burn
| again. Examine the coal you buy.
NAvAL-The United States sloop. of war
| Marion, Commander T. w. Brent, arrived al
Portsmouth, N H., on the 18th Of Septembe
| from the African station, having been absent
| from the United States thirty months within
| u few days. She left St Paul de Lonndo Au-
I gust 49, touching at Monrovia on the way
home. She brings twenty seven invaiids from
| The squadron and the United States ship Nj
| agara, amoIg them Lieut.. Ii. M. Garland, OF
the Mystic; Passed M Midshipman F. II. Blake,
| of the Mohican and Sailmaker ]. ID. Black
| ford Of the Constella tion and as passengers,
| Third Assistant Engineers James Piunkett. OF
| the My site, and George w. Tenant, of the Nj
agara. She also had on board. to be delivered
to the United States Marshai, four seamen
from the American ship Erie. recently cap
tured by the Mohicaa; and one seaman
| charged with mutiuous conduct from the
| American bark Oochituato. On the day OF the
departure Of the Marion from Monrovia. Sep
| tember lst, the ship South Shore arrived there
| from Key West. s
| Oae hundred and eight Africans bad died on
| the passage from the United States. News had
| also teen received at Monrovia OF the arrival
| at Cape Mount CT the Castiiian, with liber.
| ated Africans from the United States. James
| Campbell, an invalid seaman from the Con-
| steilation, died on the l2th September on board
| the Marion.
| A NEW STEAM PLow.-At the ST. Louis
| Agricultural Fair steam plow Is on exhibi.
| tion. The Democrat OF the 2eth ult., says OF
| it,. This steam plow was made At Hannibal J.
| NO.. upon new principle, that Of applying
the locomotive power hsar the periphery oi
| xub iua ali oh for