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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

How THE STAGE PAYs.-Miss Cushman, in
eight weeks has realized within a few hundred
OF So 600, making her income, if measured in
the same proportion, more than double that of
the President OF the United States. Mr.. For
rest gets even shade still better terms and
even many stock actors receive steady year
ly income higher than that of our Secretaries
OF State. Mr.. Brougham received last season,
At Wallack's. Sl75 week, besides benefits and
allowances for his pieces; Mr. Lester WalIack
receives S125 week; Mr.. Blake Sis, and Mr..
Waicot Sl00 AT the Winter Garden and
NIblo's, Messrs. Couldock and Dyoti receive
SO and So and Messrs. Conway and Fisher
$40 and $50 respectively a week. At NJ iss
keene's this season there are no high salaries,
but at the opening of the last she paid Mr..
Jordan 500 Last season, too, Mrs. John
Wood aud Mr.. Jefferson received each $3.50 a
week under the management of Mr.. Stuart
Neither Garrick, nor Betterton, nor Munden,
nor Dowton received one halt this sum in
their best days. No wonder, with such in
creasing salary of artists, and diminution in
the price of admission, that managers now-a-
days never realize the same sums as of old
The days of managers have gone by, and that
OF actors scene painters and carpenters have
succeeded.-N. Y. Times.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

COTTON MANUFACTURE IN ENGLAND.-The
English cotton spinners are said 10 have made
an immense amount of money during the
past year, and at the latest dates from the
manufacturing districts, at the beginning of
November, were still working on orders, at
high prices, which called for the utmost ca
pacity of their machinery, and were demand
ing for new contracts Nd. 10 "a. pound ad-
vance on yarns and cloths, to cover The rise in
cotton. The late purchase OF cotton at Liver
pool had been made by spectators, and the
manufacturers held a much larger stock than
usual at this season, having taken advantage
of the depressed state of the cotton market for
some months previous, while the price in
England was below that ruling in our cotton
ports, and at the same time the spinners were
fall of money, from the great protitableness OF
their trade. The Liverpool Times says "The
cotton manufacture is becoming the greatest
power in ngland-perhaps in the world
The men engaged in ii are making fortunes al
most by a leap. In wealth they far exceed
the old feudal aristocracy, and every estate,
now days, which finds its way into the
market is snatched up eagerly by some par
venue cotton spinner, the length of whose
purse goes great way to atone for the breyity
of his pedigree
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Alberto Mario, who was reported as killed
In the engagement near Isernia, Is, as an Eng
iish paper learns from recent letter, safe
DIR. Catheart, chief clerk of the ofiice OF the
Second Comptroller of the u. s. Trsasury
died in Washington on Monday.
Rev, Amherst l.. Thompson, who sailed
from Boston for the HISTORIAN Mission, died
on the 2slh OF August on ship-board.
a salute OF 80 guns was fired at Falmouth,
Va, Friday night on the announcement thai
virginia had gone for Bell and Everett"
VIM. Fryan, of Charleston, s. G., was killed
at Wilmington, N. O., on the Both inst, by an
accident while pile driving.
jackson Thorpe, who weighed four hundred
aud ten pounds, died at Cincinnati ON the IS III
inst.
A recipe for curing hams Is all ysry well.
but better one is tina. for procuring them.
q. j. Arnold, aa actor, died in Cineinnati ii
last week.
Judge Larraose, Of Wisconsin, Is not dead,
a. reported.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

PRIDE AND SKIRTs.-Little Alice A.
dressed and prepared tor walk, was shipping
back and forth through the entry, waiting
Tor her mother TO get ready 10 so out. Her
little cousin said lie was going out, too
NO" said Alice, "you can't go-you are not
dressed up" Her uncle laughingIy remarked,
That the pride stuck out quite early
No. ans wered Alice, it isn't my pride, it's
my new mOreen skirt that sticks out So"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

A QUEER PULPIT.-A locomotive engine is
strange kind of pulpit. yet such pulpit was
improvised in England the other day, the
congregation 1000 of the workmen of the NJ i'd
land Railway, and the church the Derby rail-
way station. The sermon was preached by
the request of the workmen, who heard of his
iordship's presence in Derby and an English
paper thinks such an auditory, under such
circumstances, must certainly be without q
parallel
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

ELEPHANTINE GAMBoLs.-One OF tie ele-
phants connect ted with Smiths Menagerie now
win tering at Norwalk got out of the bars the
other night, by breaking down the doors
passed across field, walked off with a gate,
went to house and raped on the window,
sending the family flying out of the door
through fright, and then helped herself to a
heap OF apples in the yard Her keeper ap-
peared and the huge animal quietly followed
him to her quarters, with her trunk full OF
pippins.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

To KEEP Ice FROM WINDoWs.-We find the
followiLg & directions to keep ice from 'show
windows" going the rounds: Take an ordina.
ry paint brush or sponge, and run over the
glass once or twice q day little alcohol, and
it will keep, the glass as free from ice as in
good polish as can be got in any other way.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Hastings CoRrt-Jadgs Lyons prssiding.--
The Court yesterday sentenced Chas. Colgate
10 eighteen months Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary, for felonious assault upon an aged
woman named Elizabeth Tally. The execu-
ton Of sentence was delayed thirty days, to
give the prisoner an opportunity to apply TO
the Court of Appeals for writ OF error.
james Azibeau, charged with stabbing John
Louis, was admitted 10 bail in the sum OF $500
for his appearance next term
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29
EFFFCr OF THE CRIsys ON

EFFFCr OF THE CRISIS ON THE TRADE OF
NEW YoRK.-The New York Herald says that
5000 operatives in New York have been dis
charged from employment since the Presiden-
tial election. Many ins tauces have transpired
of large orders given by the South, previous
to the election, for various branches of manu-
features, having been countermanded within
the last two weeks. Among these was one of
$1,000 for hats, one of IS, 900 for clothing, two
amounting to Sii,520 Tor harness, and a Single
erder for S2j, goo.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

SLAVE ExTRADITIoN CASE IN CANADA. -
The extraditlon case of a fugitive slave named
Jackson, from Missouri, now in custody In
Brantford, Canada, charged with murder, and
escaping from slavery, was urged at length on
Saturday before the Court of Queens Bench
The decision whether he be given up TO the
United States authorities will be rendered on
Thursday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

York Rirsr RauYoad.-The stockholders OF
the York River Railroad Company will hold
a meeting at West Point on the 18th of De-
cember when President will be elected and
there is general desire that Mr.. Dudley
should recall his determination to decline S
reelection. This gentleman's energy and per-
severance has pushed the enterprise forward.
when almost everybody else prophecied it's
failure. He has devoted TO il his time ar ener-
gies, and has manifested degree of inteIest in
It's success that few were capable Of. fit is
still his determination 10 decline the position
we know not where the stockholders will find
a successor so we'll qualified to Gil IT,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

The Nelc York FggttiUe--The owner of the
negro John Thomas arrived here 4 day or Two
since from Kentucky, and lost no time Ia SELL
ing John Thomas, who will; probably go
South. This runaway negro, il will be re-
mem bered, was arrested in New York and
brought here by two officers of that city. We
record the fact at this Tune with more gratif-
cation, because ii furnishes al least one in-
stlBce OF good faith and observance OF a con-
sIitu tional Obligation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

SUDDEN DEATHs.-George B. Winans, a fire
alarm telegraph operator at New York, died
very suddenly on Sunday morning. His mo-
ther, who had been Mayor Woods house
keeper for many years, suddenly expired at
the Mayors residence, soon after being in :
formed OF her sons death.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

CoNvICTED.-The seanen taken from the
slave ship Erie and sent 10 Portsmouth, ". II =,
for trial. have been convicted of voluntary
serving on board that vessel, but sentence is
reserved until tine next term of the court,
when the government proposes TO try them on
higher charge, which, if proved, Will cost
them their lives
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Calls Statue of JsGsrsoa.-The statue of
Thomas Jefferson, by Alexander Gait, was ex-
hibited yesterday TO party of the scuipter's
friends, at John w. Davies room in the Me-
chauics' Institute, and unanimously pro-
nounced fine work of art. Ii is Of pure
white marble, and the execution is fauIiiess
portion of the costume was copied from
clothing worn by Jefferson, aud now in the
sculptor's possession. The statue will be- con-
veyed 10 the University Of Virginia
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29
AN INCIDENT OF THE CHINESE WAR.-A
Iat tor from China SAWS.

AN INCIDENT OF THE CHINESE WAR.-A
letter from China says:
"When the French troops entered the forti-
fled village OF Pohtang- no, they found that its
inhabitants and defenders had evacuated it..
In several houses were found large eartLen-
ware jars, nearly five feet high, placed in out
of-the way corners, and filled with water.
But on the surface of the water IN one was
seen a human foot, and the jars being
broken, the dead body of a woman was found
in each From the appearance of the bodies,
the women could only have been dead short
time, and death must have been caused by be-
ing plunged headforemost into the water. 1t
was afterwards ascertained that the inhabit-
ants of the town had killed in this strange
way such OF their women as were not strong
enough TO support a long march, and might
in conseq uence have fallen into The hands of
the conqu querors. Altogether about one hum
dred dead bodies were found" The same letter
SAYS "When the French, alter a severe strug-
gle had possessed themselves of the large for I
they found in a corner mandarin, surrounded
by detachment of Chinese infantry. He
was greatly excited, and endeavored, both by
language and gestures, to induce his soldiers
to return to the combat. Not succeeding, he
declared that he would not survive such dis
grace and then he cut his throat with his
sword He had to make three gashes before
be succeeded in his parpose. As & general
rule the Chinese do not seem to fear DEATH"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

FIRST SNOW AT ST. LOUIs.-We were greet
ed this morning with the first snoW-st torn of
the season, which, ommehcinga at little after :
o'clock, continues up to the present writing.
The streets and house-tOps are white with il,
and everything out of doors has regular old
fashioned winter appearance.-St. Louis Nsws,
2xAi.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MEssAGE.-The
message is not entirely completed yet, as the
newsmongers have reported. The President
Is still daily engaged at the Department OF
State III It's preparation, and has abandoned
his usual morning receptions for that purpose
They Wall DO resumed on "Wednesday The
rough GRAFT may Do submitted TO the Cabinet
tomorrow, or deferred till Friday, aecordinp
to circumstances. It's tone will be generally
conciliatory, but decided against the right or
remedy OF secession. An urgent appeal viii
De made 20 me North to repeal such statutes
as are considered obnoxious aud Injurious by
the South -Washingian Dlspatsa.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Disurbanes.-That portion of the city lying
between 17th and 18TH streets near the Dock
is great place for rows, and frequently fur
nishes occasion for police in nierference. Yes
terday, John McMaban appeared before the
Mayor to testify against Daniel Key, John
Garvey. John Cronan and Timothy Leahey
for tres passing on his premises throwing
rocks at his windows and worrying him in
various ways. The Mayor required security
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

AN AMERICAN GUN.-Sir K. Napier extols
the Armstrong guns. He says they first
opened on the Taka Forts at a range of 500
yards on the enemy. These We're the first
shots fired with that weapon OF war, and the
range and accuracy OF their fire excited the
admiration OF the forces
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Long FaceS.-The longest faces that we have
seen lately are worn by those who have given
up their bets on the State election. We hear
the most earnest declarations that they will
never bet again-neyer. Speaking of the eleo-
ton, it was currently rumored yesterday that
a eoae examination of the fficial returns mot
including Wyoming and Webster countiesl
indicated the choice of nine electors for Bell.
and six for Breckenridge! This is accounted
for by the fact that in some counties certain
names on the Bell ticket were erased and
others substituted II this turns out 10 bs
the actual result, it is somewhat remarkable
u affairs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

PAYING BET.-In st. Louis young man
bel Il PAIR OF boots with a young lady on the
election. He lost, and thereupon had man.
moth pair OF boots manufactured and con-
veyed to the young lady's residence on a dray
Inside OF the boots, however, he took good care
TO deposit pair OF Cinderella slippers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

A RICH AND SOLITARY OLD LADY.-The
census reveals the fact that in one Of the su-
burban towns OF Boston there is a lady 76
years old, who possesses properly estimated AZ
S35O, 900, and whose family consists of but two
persons beside herself, Il domest tic aud Il farm
Iaborer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29
. orders promptly, attenced 20
Druggists. Is Mair street, corneA ia.

i. BUDk>h ER G. CO.. Apothecaries ana
EA Drag zIsts, No. 10 Main street, near Old
ls Na7ket, Richmond, Va, will keep on hand
L. general assortment OF pure Drugs, McGi-
C-ss. Chemicals, Oils, Paints, Window Glass,
tgHy, Dye Stutis. Patent Medicines, Brushes OF
o ta.B4s. Surgical appliances, Burning Fluid, Al
taa.. Soaps, Per rfumery, Fancy Articles, Garden
Ss-s, o.ue, Sand Paper, Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff,
NeL-.gGl Liquors, &c.
Prescriptions prepared at eN hours, with special
tg-, us members OF the firm alone.
t-fEC. ans orders from the country executed
TrErty and the EOst reliable medicines fur
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29
THE TRooPs AFTER MoNTGeaERY.-A dis.
patch from Leayenworth, X. t. dated Nov


26th says:
Private letters from Lawrence give another
account of an interview of Secretary Beebe
with Montgomery. The writers say that
Beebe found Montgomery trying man named
Mcdonald for an alleged offence in tavoring
the execution of the fugitive slave law. AT
the solicitation of Mr.. Beebe he was set free
On being exposrulated with, Montgomery Is
reported as having detied the power of the
Territorial and Federal governments. Gen.
Harney and Gov. Medary arrived at the Fort
this morning, and will leave for Southern
Kansas tomorrow, with one hundred dra-
goons and two pieces of artillery. Capt Balm,
In command of a body of troops stan ted from
Fort Riley for the same destination TO rendez-
vous at Mound City, sixteen miles from the
Missouri State line. Secrecy is preserved by
the officials in regard to their plan of ope-
rations. Montgomery, 1t is said, acknowledges
the commission of the late murders, and stated
that no fugitive slave could be taken back 10
Missouri. He said he would continue his
operations against Missouri, and Kansas and
Texas. If the troops came In large bodies he
would dodge, but would whip small parties.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29


DEAD LETTERs.-Tne whole number of dead
letters returned to the General Pos -Office, is
estimated at :, ,50u,0 900, including about 500 900
drop letters" and So, 600 ''heid for postage'-
Dedueting these two classes, the number of
letters actually conveyed in the mails, and
failing to reach the persons addressed, NAV be
estimated at little less than two millions q
year. Particular efforts have been made to
ascertain the true reasons why letters, espe-
cialiy those with valuable enclosures failed
to reach their destination, ana it is Satisfac-
toriiy established, in the large majority of
cases, that the fault is with the writers them
selves, either in misdirectng or illegibly di-
recting their communications. By way of il
luStrations 1t Is stated the result of inc ui-
rieS which have been made, that more than
sixty per cent. of the letters containing money
recently restored to their owners, failed to
reach their destination entirely from being
instructed, held for postage, or addressed to
transient persons. In reference to letters with
valuable enclosures other than money, the re-
suits have been found still more glarng; over
80 per cent. have been either misdirected held
for posta or addressed 10 transient persons
These are the proportions OF cases explained.
Further investigations on this point will tend
further 10 exemplity these positions.
The whole mum ber OF dead letters con tainin q
money, registered and sent out during the
year ending June 30, 1859 was g. 726, of which
S.57i were delivered, leaving 1I52 unclaimed
The whole amount Of money received was
Sl5,6 IA; amount res tored to owners 81 143.-
a.
The number of letters registered and sent
out containing valuable enclosures other than
money, such as bills of exchange, drafts
bonds, treasury warrants, &c, was 66l7, OF
which 7,1;}S have been restored TO The owners
leaving unclaimed 909. The amount of the eD :
closures was S2,502 29s.1l the amount of the
enclosures III sterling was f6 9S3 15s. Sd; the
amount OF the enclosures IL francs was I0i ~ 4.
Among the difficulties enumerated by the
Postmaster General in the way OF returning
| TO writers dead letters not containing euclo-
sureS of value, are the following:
"Thousands of letters are written by tran
sient persons OF whom the pos tmaster at the
mailing office know nothing. Again many
letters are addressed at random to tranSeu t
| persons who are travelling, and on unimpor-
tant matters and the writers of uch if found
and notified, would probably not reclaim them.
| These facts have been demonstrated by actual
| experiment made in this department. cut OF
one thousand cases, two thirds of the writers
| did not care 10 recover their letters and in
| four hundred and torty-five cases out of fif-
| teen hundred the writers OF the letters could
not be found" ~. S. MIa.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Exposed TO the RGiR.--SaFah Griffin wander
ed away from the Poor House, and was found
at a late hour on Tuesday night, intoxicated
lying on the Central Railroad, and taken 70 tho
watch-house. The Mayor, yesterday, sent her
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29
SOUVENIRS cF THE ParncR OF MALES

SOUVENIRS "F THE PRINCE OF WALEs-TO
five of the officers or the western division OF
the Grand Trunk Railway, very beautiful
medals have been forwarded by the home Ia :
thorities, intended to serve as Il memorial OF
the late visit OF His Royal Highness to Canada
On the one side is a portrait of the Prince and
the words "Visited Canada ana inaugurated
victoria Bridge, 1860" On the other side is
His Royal Highness' crest placed in the
centre OF a wreath of maple leaves intertwined
with scroll bearing the words, Welcome
welcome, welcome" Each medal is about
three inches i'll diameter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

ATTEMPT TO BURN THE ALABAMA STATE
CAPIToL.-An attempt was made Tuesday
morning 10 burn the Alabama State Capitol.
at Montgomery, by setting fire to the doors in
the third story. A negro servant N sde the
discovery and extinguished the flames.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

The Virginia DaTs.-Ths new vessel had no
arrived at u late hour last evening. In cor,-
which was 70 announce her arrival, bat didn't
hear it. She will probably be here to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

THE STORM ON LAKE ERIE.-The storm Of
Saturday and Sunday last was one of the most
severe that has been experienced for many
years. The reports in the Northern papers
inciude disasters TO over fifty vessels, some
being totally lost, others driven ashore, and
others yet only partially damaged. The loss
Of life already known is also serious. Two
propellers, with numerous crews were wreck
ed, and all on board lost. The weather was
Intensely cold, with a binding snow-storm,
and many of the saved from the wrecked ves-
sells were badly frozen. A large fleet of vessels
Were still to be heard from.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

PsnfsAsd.-A negro girl, named Charlotte
claiming 10 belong to Thos How lett, aud hired
by woman of her own color in Manchester,
was ordered punishment yesterday for bein 3,
In Richmond without pass Al.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Tacatrs.-The interesting performances at
this place OF amusement his week ought 10
attract full houses. Besides the fine acting OF
Mr. and Miss Richings, the full strength of
the company has been brought out, thus Civ
ing the public an opportunity TO witness
dramatic entertainments OF the highest or
der. We think that cast, including Miss
Richingg, Mrs. Phillips, Mr.. Richings, ard
Mr.. Howe, would be sufficient 10 ensure tie
success OF any piece. We are gratiiied to note
the temperance of Mrs. Phillips, whose
popularity never wanes. Two plays are an
nounced for tonight: miriam, the Daush-
ter of the Stars" and CELIA Rosenburg" We
are informed that complimentary benefs
will be given to Miss Richings on Friday
night This lady well deserves the tayorabIs
consideration of the public
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Coaeat--Tovers of good music will bear I'm
mind the concert 10 be given al Mechanics
Institute on Saturday afternoon, with Mas
Caroiine Richings as the leading attraction.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

Rseeaes!sd.--Eiizabeth Powell had Jacob
Deliman arrested for assaulting her, but yes
terday appeared before the Mayor aud plead
30 piteously for his release that IL Was
granted.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

a BURGLAR SHoT.-A burglar was abou
entering the room OF Gen. Bernard E. Pratt
at st. Louis, from piazza, when that gentle
mar fired al him. He fed, and was found by
u watchman i'll dying condition on the street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SYgIA.-Tbe Treasurer
of the Syrian fund in New York states the re-
ceipts so far to be S2i, ,0o5 In the list of dona-
tions published Is one OF s55 from the Third
Presby leriaa Church, Church Hill, Richmond,
Va
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-29

THE CLOCK ticut having
foreign demand for her clocks, ticks on, In
spite of the times. The New Haven clock
manufacturers are sending abroad some Il, 900
or Is 900 per month.