The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-29
The WINANs STEAnRR.-A correspondent
Of the Charleston Courier, writing from Bal

THR WINAss STEAhRR.-A correspondent
Of the Charleston Courier, writin. from Bal
timore, says:
Thomas Winans has, on private trial trips
with his new steamer, gained a speed of thirty
n lies per hour. So entirely confident is he In
the ultimate triumph of his invention, that he
proposes, at the earliest practical moment
commencing to build another steam. ship upon
the same plan, with additional improvements,
embracing a length OF between Iys and six
hundred feet. This will be the next longest
vessel in the world to the Great Eastern. Her
width and other dimensions would be propor-
tionate. The grand object OF Mr.. w. is to
cross the Atlantic in five days. or, il possibls,
in less time. This. he is confident, eau DO done
with the con tenn plat ted new ship. As he is es-
timated to be worth ten or twelve millions
dollars, no cost will be spared.
A POLITICAL Row AT WHRKLIEa.-The
Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, addressed a
Republican meeting at Wheeling Va, on
Tuesday evening. After the speech a large
crowd bled on the wharf, consisting Of
six or seven hundred of all parties and as a
mum Der of the so-called avid Awakesn an
preached for the purpose of taking passage in
the steamer Minerva, for Pittsburg, they were
saluted with volley Of stones from the
crowd, doing considerable damage to persons
and property of the Republican ranks and
destroying several transparencies. After the
embarkation Of the Republicans, a larger por-
ton of the crowd being still on the wharf the
u r
sons on the boat were struck, though not se-
riously injured.
RELIGIOUS WORK OF JEWS LAST YEAR
The Jewish Messenger says that fl We new Jew
ish congregations have been organized during
the year, viz: zone at Portland Oreron: one
at New Brunswick, New Jersey; one at St.
Joseph, Mo; and TWO in New York The
number OF CONSIDERATIONS of new synagoeues
rather exceeds the average. Places Of wor-
ship have been dedicated at Fort Wayne In-
diana; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Macon Geor-
gia; Plaq uemtne, Louisiana; Mon treaI, Canada
East; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; two at Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Brooklyn, Long Island, and
three in New York" The Hebrew Benevo-
lent Society has established an Orphan Asy-
lum in New York. One also has been estab-
iished in Charleston, 5. @.
DIRECT TRADE WITH EUROfK.-The Hon
Joseph Barbiere, who was sent to Europe in
June last, as Commissioner from the State of
Tennessee, on the question of "Direct Trade"
was passenger by the Adriatic, which arrived
at New York, Wednesday. So far as the ini-
tialVe Is concerned, the mission is a complete
success. Mr.. Barbiere visi ted over two hun
dred and fifty mann fac tories in Belgium and
Germany, and succeeded, by personally pre-
senting the subject to the man u fac turers In
inducing them 10 make q trial shipment. Ac-
cordipgly, the Henry leaves Antwerp this
month for Savannah, Georgia with a cargo of
assorted goods of Belgian and German manu-
ficture. These ia brics will be exhi ted at a
Falr TO be held IN December next at Macon.
FLUID LAMP EXPLOSION AND Loss OF I,Iya
On thursday evening last, Mrs. Derrick Mat
lis, OF BranchbuTg, N. J., attempted 10 fiji a
lamp with fluid while burning. She was with
her four children and a niece, aged ten years
in the room, her husband being absent The
flame communicated with the fl uid in the can
and terrific explosion was the CONSEQUENCES
Her clothes, as well as those of the children,
were IN hames in an instant. Three Of the
children have died from their injuries and
herself and niece lie at the point of death
ihe screams, while they were burning, could
be heard nalf mile.
PLRURo-PNRUMONIA IN GREAT BRITAIN
A entleman OF NeW Brunswick who lately
went 10 England Tor the purpose Of purchas-
ing cattle, has returned without bringing any
neat stock. He found that the pleuro. pueu-
monla was SO prevalent throughout England
Scotland and Ireland, that il was dangerous
to attempt to transport cattle to the port or
embarkation. He was furnished with ample
certificates to the prevalence of the disease by
large breeders and gentlemen, as we'll as by
veterinary surgeons.
ANOTHER LAKE DIsAsTER-Tharei ia avsrv
reason TO believe that on the night of the dis.
aster of the Lady Elgin another vessel was
lost, with all on board. The schooner ST.
Mary left Chicago on that day bound for Ce
oar river, and has not been heard from since
She had on board some lady passengers and
five men, besides Captain Bennett, mate and
cock. Since she left another vessel has be. Il
10 Cedar river, but heard othing of Ihe miss
ing schooner.
THE DOWNFALL OF A ONCE DAsHING EQUKs-
TRIBNHE-Among the attractions that Dan
Rice presen ted in his circus, in days past was
Madamoselle White, a graceful and DASH
ing equestrienne. A few days since she was
before j us tice Remington of Troy n Y for
III ntoxlcarion and dlsorderly Conduct The
Troy Times says the star of her glory having
SCI, she TOOK to the canal as cook, and now
brings up before the Justice as a desperately
wicked and unruly termagant.
THE "UNITARY HOUSEHOLD" BURST UP-
The schemes of cheap living, under the name
of the "Unitary Household" :" W Which two years
ago was in the high tide of successful expert
ment in New York, occupying four frst-cIass
houses thrown together, has lately burst up
leaving its creditors minus some thousands Of
dollars. The establishment, according 10 the
New York Times, soon degeuerated into a
tree-loye affair.
ANOTHER FATAL DISASTER IN THE AIRS
Kew. w. q. WATSON, of England and a grand
son OF the celebrated Bishop Landau, was
Killed on the 3lst ult., in the Tyyol by falling
through glacier of the Alps. He was cross
ing IL with his party, when he was seen to dis
appear ana a man oelpg let down with a rope
through the hole, an hour after found his body
at depth of ninety feet from the surface
he had been instantly killed by the tall.
THE WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The number of words which are used, in COM
parison with those which every person who
speaks the English language has right to use,
Is very small. The vocabulary OF the Ian
guage now contains nearly a hundred thou
sand words. OF these Milton used only eight
thousand, AID Shakespeare only fifteen thou
sand. And yet the vocabu larry OF these au thors
Is probably the largest usea by any writer in
the English language.
DIR. LIVINGsToNE-The celebrated Africa an
traveller, DR.. Livingstone, is TO have another
steamer, which has been sent out by the Eng
iish Admiralty, TO enable him to proceed with
the exploration and navigation of the Zam-
beSi. The screw steam-soop Pioneer, OF $50
horse pow er, has recently departed from Wool
explorer.
STARVED TO DEATH IN New YoRK-On
Monday last, in New York, two persons, (male
and iemale,) were picked up in an emaciated
and epeechiess condition, aud both have died,
singular 10 relate, from sheer starvation A
singular thing, truly, TO relate OF city like
that, and one which would be deemed fabulous
If told OF any other community.
HAMLET IN NEW IoKK.-New Yorkers will
have enough of Hamlet thus season. Forrest
Eddy, BUoth and Charlotte Cushman will
each Interpret IL. Hamlet by Il man, Hamlet
by woman, Hamlet by man OF over fifty
Hamlet 10y u man or twenty five; Hamlet [
the BowePy, Hamlet a. Niblos, Hamlet III the
Wlntar Garden