The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-12

2 Dciau6J. cHSakcA IN TIC La1es was BfO-
ceeding down the river with a head wind,
| bearing toward the Jersey shore. /. was very
dark and the rain was falling. The lights Of
u steamer were seen just ahead; the lights
| were at the peak, and the man with the lamp
swung it repea tedly in the bows. The steam :
er. however, which afterward proved to be the
| Young America, of Chester came direc tly up,
and struck the schooner on the star board bow
| with Il eme1dous force staving iu the pIauks
and breaking the breas thook. Capt Delaney
| who stood at the helm was kuock ked over board
and drowned. The man on the for ward look
oo,,.. out James neenan. was NOT seen after the
VINO was swinging the lamp was Knocked
ooWn, ana the lamp was broken.
|
| FATAL ACCIDENT AT Mont BLANCA
| frlghtfut accident at Mont Blanc, by which
tnree Engiishmen and one Swiss have lost
| their lives, occurred on the 18th of August
L 1ney had ascended to the summit, aud were
returning to Cormayeur when advancing on
projecting ridge, made slippery aud sloppy
| by recent fall Of snow, one of them slipped
and dragged with him his two companions
who were fastened by rope to him, as we'll
as the hree guides, who attempted, with all
their strength, to check the falling English.
! men, but in vain, and finding their own lives
In frightful jeopardy, they let go the rope auo
| savtd themselves by miracle. The three
English gentlemen and the guide, Juan Tai
waz. pershed by falling down a frigh ttul
precipice. The names of the gentlemen were
Rochester and Fayassur, of Cardiff, and Mr.
Il. Fuller, of London.
NAyAL.-ID com plia nce witt orders received
on Friday last, Capt. Hendgkins sailed on Sa-
turday for Vera Cruz, where his vessel, he
Cut'er Mcclellan. is TO form one of the squad
ron OF observation, being under command ofthe
Flag Officer OF the station. The McClel ans
officers are Captain Hendgkius, Lieulenants
wilson, DUNCAN, and Hunt. The last trip OF
The steam corvette Richmond, 1T Norfolk
having proved satisfactory, that vessel is now
ready for her officers and crew. She Will lake
letters TO the Mediterranean squadron about
Inc 18th proxlmo. Letters tor the Home auo
Pacific stations, sent 10 the PhiIadei phia Navy
Yard, will go in the Pawnee i'll tew days.
DEATH FROM HYDKoPHoBIA-Some two
mon rs ago, a German hamed Matthias Sahr,
residing in Ciucinnati, was bitten by u dog
which no one suspected of being rabid and
consequently, but little attention was paid to
his wounds. The dog had fallen in to a cistern
and Sahr received The marks of the animals
teeth While helping him out. A few days
slnce he compialCed of feeling unweIl, and
grew worse gradually till physician was
called, who pronounced it case of hydro
phobia. The patient fingered till SATURDAY.
when he expired amid The most horrible SUIT
ferings, from which death was d happy re-
lease.
WoNDERFUL ESCAPE. The Fayetteville
(Tenn.) Observer states that the office of Dr
isWold, in Lincoln co was struck by light
ning on Sunday night, the Goth uIt., aud CON
ii
of books, clothes, medicines, accounts, etc
The Doctor and young man named Cook
were IN the building at the time, The former
leaning back in Il chair, and one of his feet
resting on The stove, while MIR. Cook was re-
Ginning on the bed. The lightning ell tered the
stove and bursted il into a hundred fragments
and yet, strange to say, neither of the men W as
seriously hurt Parts Of the building were
torn on and hurled distance of twenty yards
SlNGULAR DEATH.-A cow belonging TO
Henry Ruemer and Henry Bande, OF CIncin-
nati, brothers-in-law, died Friday very sud-
denly, anu The owners thlIklng it had been
poisoned, determined TO make Il BoSt-mOyt., ,u
examination OF The body for The pur pose OF dis
covering, II possible, the cause Of its death
Accordingly, they be. al To dieseet the deceased
quaoruped. bnt before they flushed, DO tn were
suddenly taken i'll. EmesIs followed and
spasms, and in spite of The effOi Is of ph, ST.
cIan, who was Immediately called to their re-
iiet, Bande died, aud RDener as in a condition
tnaL renders his recovery almost i'm poss bic
CATTLE DIsEAsE.-The Cattle Commission.
ers OF Connecticut still adhere 10 their deci-
sion OF une last, not to allow cattle 10 ross
the line from Massach us etts in to that State
There is stiii tear amoug The border towns
that the epidemic will reappe!r on the ap-
proach OF cold weather. The Pike County
(lnd Reporter says that a singular and ta Ia (,
disease has broken out among the cattle in
South Patoka III that county. la some CA seq
the tongue turns black aud rsts out befol q
death; In others, the animal wastes away to
skin and bone.
THE AURORA AND THE TELEGRAPH.-The
aurora affected the telsgrai II wires Oh Thurs
day night to such degree that messages were
sent between Boston and New York Indepsu-
IDENTIFY of the galvanIc battery. The wires run.
ming 10 Portland and ST John were but slight
ly affect W lille those cas- OF St Johu were so
lufuenced that tor some time IL was im poesi-
| bic TO work them. The aurora was very bril-
| liant at New York.
| RAPID WALKInG.-Seven miles within the
| hour has been about the greatest speed in
| walking; but MIR. Hall, Ia a matcn with
| MounUuy, ihe pedestrian. accomplished the
| following One mile iu seven minutes lhIr-
| teen seconds; two miles, fifteen min Il les
| twenty seconds; anu four miles in thirty.twC
| minutes exactly. This latter is the highest
point OF speed on record.
| FoTAToEs IN MIssoURI.-The ST. I,ouis
| (Mo.) Democrat says that the potatoe croI
| has been unusually prolific and fine in quality
| III that vicinity, and thar some firms are send
| ing off vast quantities daily, not only 10 he
| parts of that STATE which have suffered from
| DIR ,nght, but TO Kansas, New Mexico, and even
| to Utah.
| SMASHING PACK-The Cincinnati ex
press tram on the New York Central Rail
| road, being half an hour behiud time recently
ran eighty -one miles IN one hundred minutes
| Two stops were made, at which wood and wa
4
| utes, the average rate OF speed being q tribe
| less than a mile minute.
| The LAST DoDGE.-A Cincinnati pa per tells
| story OF dry goods drummer in That cIty
| who secured ''trsI class Iowa merchan
| from the attacks of other dI RUNNERS b, Civ.
| ing him dose OF medicine, which obi I'd he
| merchant TO keep his Toom until he drummer
| had leisure to attend him--that is sell hlm 4
| large bill OF goods
1 n RsTR ~
| the 2d nlt, IL Salt Lake CIfy, Mrs. Ruin Bi s.
| worth Clark was bitten on the neck by II scor
| pion, While asleep. Sh- suffered Intensely
| duilng Thursday and F.iday-the swelIin,
| spreading rapidly over her neck and breast
| aud on Saturday expired.
ACCIDENT TO Ex.PREsIDKNT PIERCE-A,
Gen Pierce was iidIsg In a buggy on Thurs.
| day, at Concord. n. IL, his hurse took irigu
| at a load ot barreis and turned around cor
| ner, throwing him out. He was stunned for
few moments, and slightly bruised i'll The is CT
| though not seriously.
THE HARPEHs FERRY ARMoRY-The su
| perInteHdent OF the HarpeT's Ferry armOry
| Alfred M Barbour E-q has resigned his DO
| silion, which was acc-p ed by the Presid
| TO iake effect Ocluber Ist. James f.. SieWari
Esq, OF BeI kelley county, Va, has been al
| poin led in his place.
ACCIDENT 40 A CIRCUS PERFoRMKa-Whii
| Cookies circus was performing la Por tsmo outh
| N. H., last Monday, Mr. Armstrong, in Jump
| ing over another man on hofse eoack, fell TO TIL
| ground and broke his arm, whch snapped lik
| pipe stem, aud was heard BY ali the sympa
| thizing spectators.
| NEW YORK BANK STATEMEHT.-The week,
| statement OF the New York Banks shows
decrease of 81 ,5ii go in loans; 81 SOL UoU in de
posits; and an increase OF ss52, ,UUO In specie
| and S:S5 0u0 in circulation.
|
Rats aud mice speedily disappear by mixin
equal quantities. of strong che ess and now =,
greediness, while IL Is innocent 10 man