The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-18

nv leave 81 the Senate, Mr.. McKESxxr In
.roduced . bill Incorporating the NoriolA
Nv leave Mr.. ARMSTRONG introduced Dill
10 amend the act passed January 14th. lsa5, on
itIed san act TO amend the 10th section OF cnaP-
tor 81 Of the Code, fixing the rate OF 'o'' Oh
ANN
Laid on the Tabls.--On motion OF Mr. Az
arpOxo. a bill for the relief Of the sureties oi
Pendleton Zilef, Sheriff OF Morgan county,
7As Calsnday-A number OF bills were au
vanced ON the Calendar, and . few ordered u
On motion of Mr.. MCKENHEY, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIpAY, Feb. II, 1860.
nh. uonsa was called to order 1T IL O'Clock |
A NJ bv Speaker CRUTCHFIRLD, prayer by |
New. ]. A. DUNCAN, Of the M. +. Church.
communication was read from the Clerk
of the Senate, announcing that tnat oooy nao
passed number Of Senate and House bills, IN
the former of which they asked the concur
RIis Paxsed.-The following bills were pass.
cd, viz Senate bills entitled IAN act 70 amend
the charter Of the Central Bank OF virginia"
also An act incorporating the trustees OF the
Norfolk Hebrew aud English Literary lnsu-
tute. in the city of Norfolk also an act author-
Using the Richmond and Caarlo,tesvii.e Leu ui an
act establishing Corporation Court LOT tue
town of Piedmont in Hampshire; also an act
incorporating the Lebanon Canal Company,
in the county Of Princess Anne; incorporating
the Virginia Springs Bank OF Lynchburg; au,
thorizing the County Court Of Chesterfield
county to acquire and hold stock In the nan
chester and Petersburg turnpike company
ported, viz: A bill to incorporate the Genera
Worth Lodge, No. lO3, 1. o. o. F., OF Brandon
willie, in Preston county.
How Of Meeting.-With view to obtain an
earlier meeting hour, Mr.. ANDERSON oheleo
the following resolution :.
Rs,olvsd, Whom this House adjourns Ito day, It
x .dcI,n to meet S.1 %nt aItheG oISs1d
Mr.. TOMLIN raised an objection 10 the con-
Alteration of the resolution, and it was, under
the rules. laid on the table.
The House proceeded to the cor sloerallon oI
bills ON their third reading.
On motion of Mr.. DICKINSON, the House adj
journed.
REMARKABLE FACr.-Professor Mitchell,
in his lecture on astronomy, has related a very
remarkable fact. He said that he had met, not
great scientific attachments, who for forty
wears had been engaged in Egypt in declpher-
Ing the hieroglyphics OF the ancients rms
gentleman had stated to him that he had late
" uuravelea the inscriptions upon the coffin
Of A MUMMY now in the British Museum and
that by the aid of previous observations, he
had discovered the key to all the astronomical
knowledge OF the Egyptians. The zodiac,
with the exact positions OF the planets, was
delineated on the coffin, and the date to winch
they pointed was the autumnal equinox IN the
year l722 before Christ, or nearly $500 years
ago. Professor Mitchell employed his assist
ants to ascertain the exact position OF the hea-
venly bodies belonging to our solar 3 stem on
the equinox Of that year, Q722, Is y. ana SEW
him a correct diagram Of them, without nav
ing communicated his object IN doing So. IN
compliance with this, the calculations were
made. and TO his astonishment, on comparing
the result with the statements al MS sclehtinc
friend already referred TO- was as 1nn"n "i
planets had occupied the exact position IN me
heavens marked upon the coffin in the British
Museum.
Ar-cporr.-A Washington correspondent
Of the Cleveland Plaindealer, under date OF
Feb. 1. notes q visit to the White House, says
the President did his full share OF joking ano
reIlinr anecdotes, among which he says he re.
lated an anecdOte of an eminent lawyer o.
PittsburR which was well told and will beal
repeating. James Ross was ntted hrst LOT tnt
ministry. and being about TO preach his tria
sermon, which he had committed to memory
he went to the woods alone, as ne supposed
for the last rehearsal. venerable OLD patri
arch Of the church, Father Mcmillan, sus
pecting Ross intention as well as his piety
followed at safe distance, and, creeping VI
behind the ambitious youth, stood secreted 0e
hind tree. Ross spread himself, ana nnaii1
wound up with "Amen I'll be damn'd II ina
won't lust suit old Mcmillan" and wheeling
ON his heel, old Mcmillan stood before him
mo James Ross" said the old man, " tina
doss not just suit old MCMILLAN, nor will yo'
do for preacher" Ross reviewed the evi
dsuce Of his calling, and concluded that thu
law was "just the thing for him."
MILITANT LiaHT.-A new light Of in
tense brilliancy has been exhibited lately a
tbs London Crystal Palace 1t Is obtained b,
projecting JET OF oxygen and hydrogen, o
0xyRen and carburetted hydrogen gases com
binsd upon . surface Of lime, which is pro
tected from crumbling. 1t IL called the Linn
Light The power Of illumination Is said u
be Immense q single jet of medium size beini
eautvalsnt to the light Of four hundred wa,
candles Of four to the pound. 1t costs onl.
t~o cents an hour, and IL well adapted L
lighting places where An immense lllumina
ton 10 req uired, such as lighthouses, manu-
factories, churches, bridges, wharves, &c. Al
who witnessed the experiments were satisfie
With their success.
"0RoCxD Hoo DAY."-Last Thursday weel
the 9nd tnst.. was "0round Hog Day" Az
cordtng 70 the popular superstition there wi
b etx weeks more Of cold weather this winte
or four weeks more from to day. a. on the u
ternooa ofthat day the sun shons suficien,
~ long to enable that sagacious animal, Ii
ground hog, TO come out and see his shadow
wss'ssso" (va.) F1sg, l6sh.
SsRvxD HIN Rranr.-The citizens of Rim
gold took DR.. VIM. Clark, Of Walker count
few days siacs, and gave him four hundr'
1o00No ON t0o naked BACK. dl0 OueOco WI
owing pass 70 Memphis TO n negro that n
away from VIM. Ramey. of this place, sor
three weeks since. They had none but neg
testimony against Clark, but while under I
lash ~ con1esssd his guiit-Rowae (Ga.) Ca
Siey.
LYUcn Law on TIM MisslssIPPI..-A you
Hau, who he'd taken hts passage ON Miss
alppi steamer from Memphis, Tenn. \ 4,
days discs, was detected with the captain
weteh and valuable Masonic mark In
uoeooos3op. Wa, at once, tried BY the "Lyn
6oda" cOnvictsd and ssntenced 70 recel
Mint Iashes, which were duly inflicted, q
- tkisf sst ashore o. Z. wood pile.
I'm AwnasCAx DssBY C0Lr.-ths Ame
eas colt Umpire. BY LscOmts, outofAlice =.
naal. Who hos - long held the unossp1'
pssaliesship Of the Eagiish Turf ..
6voSits for the Derby, hrs -hsen recently
tAeko1 ~ violent tn0uenxa, aod - tec
aeoonAtS Was rep0Sted 0en0.
YALUAnG0 HInDs.-A pair Of common
nary bts1e Weye put tOgtther IN March iast
AAee1oou. GootlAed, and have had tn ASteai
7knagY aombee ~ y sees aitOeether. ont
dDay heye escaGAt - yoaeg birds.
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