The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-29
THE CANADA GRAIN TRADE.-The London
W. Free Press says:

THE CANADA GRAIN TRADE.-The London |
Il W. Free Press says: /
The extensive rolling stock of the q reat
Western Railway 10 inadea uate to the task of |
carrying east the large supplies Of grain
which continue to be offered at every station
along the line. The principal Obstruction to
the outlet of gram ut Hamilton is the absence
OF vessels On Saturday, not single vessel
was In port although Quantities of grain
sells or 80, Dropellers, schooners. &C., is expect
ed eaIl in the week when relief will be af-
forded. At present. however, the larger ele-
vator at Hamilton is filled with grain. and
immense quantities lie in the cars till it can be
attended 10. 1t is computed that 1000 BUSH
els OF produce are at present awaiting trans
| portat1on."
NAvAL-The following passed -midshipmen
have been promoted to masters in the lire of
| promotion from the 2fth of October, 1850
Francis b. Blake, j. W Alexander. Henry ID.
Todd, Jas. NJ. Pritchett Edward Terry Chas
T. Graves. Francis M Bunce Byron Wilson,
Henry B. SeeIy, Fredk V. McNair, John w
Kelly, Thos. b. Mills Arthur r. Yates, Clarke
!, Merchant, Henry W. Miller.
ANOTHER SURVIVING OFFICER OF PERRY's
| NICToRY.-Capt. Hugh Nelson Page, native
aud present resident of Portsmouth, Va was
a midshipman under Captain Elliot's COM
mand at the battle of Lake Erie, and behaved
with such gailantry that the Legislature of
his native State compliment TED him by the
| presentation OF magnificent sword.
, | OPkRATlC MARRIAGE.-SiguOr ErTapi, of |
| lne New 'rk Academy OF Music, mar !
| 1ied On " Wednesday evening, TO MIS- Charlotte |
| VIC waters an artist recently OF the Winter |
Garden, aud former pupil of Miss Laura
h"ene She is the eldest da, ghter of d city |
otficer The wedding took place the resi- |
dence of Bishop Hughes.
| HEAVY INCREAsE-lhe census of twenty |
| eight counties Of illinois, or little over one
| quarter of the State has heen returned com |
| piete to the Marskal's office in Springfield. In
| IN In thp pnIn i'm |
| lailon since 1850 has been H0,659 In 1850 The
population in these twenty eight counties was
! 1862; IN 1860 it. is 3l5, l97.
| AFRICAN CoFFBE.-A package of Liberian |
| coffee, raised ON the farm Of resident Benson |
| Iu BaSsa county, has been received in New
York. The berry is uncommonIy large and
! full, and light in color. The coffee raised 10 |
| Liberia according to the Colonization Herald,
| Is declared TO be the best known and COM |
mands much higher price than any other.
| CENSUS OF DELAWARE.-The census of the |
| Stale of Delaware has been completed and
| shows the following results: White and free
| colored inhabitants HOSP; slaves sos; num-
ber OF dwellings 19257; families 1924 farms
| 6666 slave owners 6I5. Total population of
| the State 1884, against 9l, ,532 in 1850. There
| were Z, ,2G0 slaves iii the State IN 1856.
ABsTAINING TOTALLY FROM TOTAL ABsTI-
| NENCE.-The Russian government has ordered !
| the Polish clergy not 10 urge the people to to- |
tai tinence, because the revenues from taxes
1 III. W.
| ever allowed to en- large in general terms on |
| the blessings Of temperance.
AHEAD OF TIMK.-One curious result of the
| compile tiion of the telegraph lines between ST |
| Louis and san Francisco, will be that every
message sent will arrive three hours in ad- |
| vance of the time il was sent Thus, a mes
| sage leaving St. Louis at noon will reach San |
Francisco at A. Nj.
HIGHWAY RoBBRRY-A few nights since
| II. W Norton, elderly gentleman from |
Wheaton, Dupage county Iii, was knocked
| down, while walking in the streets of Chicago, |
| and robbed of a gold watch and $3.50 in money. |
| A hotel porter was arrested on suspicion OF
| being the robber
| SCARCITY OF FOOD IN IRELAND.-A letter |
| from The North OF Ireland, dated the 18th inst. |
| states that there will be great scarcity OF
food for the people. Potatoes are scarce and
| The price is rising daily, while oats, which |
rank next TO potatoes as an article OF food, sell
| for $3.50 per barrel.
| DIR. UAHILL.-Rev. DR.. Cahill, the Irish r.
| @ preacher and iournalIst, has leased a dWtLi- |
ing at Rome, n. \ , with the intention of IT,
| coming resident there. He is evidently es- |
amored of this country. Ali his letters 70 |
irish journals represent every hing in Ameif-
ca cOUteuT de rose = |
: NAVAL ACADBMY.-Ameng the candidates
| admitted to the Naval Academy in 1850 are |
Cnas: Clarke, Orris A. Brown, Wyndham
h. Mayo, and Peterson Goodwyn, OF Va
Henry ). III. Williams, o. n. q. Cnas. T. Sc |
yier and Jos r. Peyton, OF Tenn; and Geo. |
| ID. Bryan, of >. q.
ANOTHER TEXAS TswN BuRNT.-The Pal
estine (EeXaS) Advocate, OF October 10Th, SAYS |
that The town OF Troy, (Pine Bluff,) on the |
. Trinity river, tFeestone county, has been de-
stroyed by fire. There is said to be no doubt
but it wes the work of an incendiary.
! Law SUIr.-In the Washington ID C0 Cir
cult Court the 23d, the Court took up The
, civil case OF Montgomery BLAIR rs. VIM. Gary
| Jones, III which the matter In dispute is the
right 10 the furniture, books and personals Of
the late Col. Thomas II. Benton.
PRIZE DRILL.-A contest between the
, | Lyncnburg (Va.) Home Guard and Grays
took place Thursday, IN which the former |
won the prize ot 800, offered by the Lynch-
, burg Agricultural Society for the best militia
ry grill.
OUR AFFAIRS With PERU.-Dispatches |
have been received in Washington from Mr.. |
Clay, OFT Minister AT Lima, su bmitting a new |
t proposition for the settlement of tie American |
! claims. The nature of the proposed arrange
I ment has not transpired
SALE OK WINEs.-lhs wines Of the late
Augustus ThorndIke, OF Boston, were sold at
anctun, on Wednesday. The amount OF the
sale was about $1,000. Madeira ranged from
S6.75 to S5 Is per bottle, and some sherry,
mai ked l777, sold for S2S7
PoLITICAL.-The Staunton (VaD Vindica-
tor cont taIus Il letter from Gov. Letcher re- |
| plying to one from committee OF his former
constituents, III which he advocates the cause |
nd Vindcates the position OF Senator Doug
| las.
| --z--
THE IMPRISONED FILLlBUsTER. Au- |
gusta tGa.) dispatch learns through a lie ter
from Hon. Howeil Cobb that the President
and Cabinet have Col. Rudlers case under
advisemrnt, and that steps will soon be taken
for his relief
NEW ARTICLE.-Out West they have what
are called "SOlid lies" We have heard of
white, black and very mean ones, bat not be-
fore solid article. They probably look like
piece of charcoal.
TENNEssBE COTTON iCRoP.-The total num-
| Der OF bales Of cotton raised in Tennessee for
= the year ending August 81, 1860, was los ,676,
valued at S5, ,i33 SU9 For the year previous it
| was only e6,32l, valued at 81 ,266,050.
| DEADLY LA Gs.-Last Thursday
during political lollftcation at Youngstown,
| Ohio, Francis Oursler killed, and q. Pat
, ten seriously injured, by the discharge Of
q | cannon.