The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-26

Ayoung man named William Dugan, CON.
mitted suicide at Cheste town, Kent countv
| ND, on Saturday. by cutting his throat Hs
at the time. t- .,st +. -
The winter thus far has been very favor>-
BILE for the wheat crop at the Northwest. ~
Cleveland Plaindealer says: I" Look out for =
large crop of this staple anether year"
The Common Council Of Louis vile havs
solved to erect Il fre-alarm Telegraph, pre-
vlded the insurance offices pay 0ae-half -
expense.
The entire. .'olive crop in the department Of
Van, France, is SAID to have been destroyef.by
the cold weather. the loss is estinnAtesi x
several millions of francs. fe4s ea =
An Irishman, named James McElroy. vns
iound dead !ast Sunday night, in the cellar Of
tavern'at Rarrian N. J. The keeper of ~
house left In the night for parts unknown.
The Chicago (IlI) Herald says that the
whole number of buildings erected in that citV
during 1853, is l6s2, at cost Of nearly 81
0OO,OoO. -
The Watertowa flour mill, at Hamilton. @.
w., owned by W. r. Howland, was burned
Tuesday, with three thousand bushels or
wheat and quan, ,ity Of -four -7tfl
George Atchinson. man OF family, was in.
stantly killed at Xenia, Ohio, a few days aso
by the bursting OF grindstOne.
Mr.. Thackeray gets monthly salary OF
S., $50 for ms services as editor Of the Cornhin
Magazine.
Louis Napoleon hus secured n newsnansr
organ in Londor il IS stated, by purchasine
the Morning Chronicle for about S50VOO.
The Sunday Courier, of New York citv.
learns that all hope ct the recovery of MI
Burton, the comedian, has been abandoned.
Judge Taney is sale to be almost recovsnaa
from his recent attack, and will be able to re-
sumo his seat In court in a few DAYS
1t appears that Cadet Wetmore of w..&
Point Is only charged with violation Of dis.
cipline and not with grave offence as stated
Geo. Cation Bomford, son Of the late OoIonel
Bomford, u s. army, died in Florence, Itaiy.
on the 18th ult.
Edwin Booth received s1,2i7 as his share or
the profits OF eight nights performances st
the st. Charles theatre, New Orleans
Hiram Powers, the sculptor, Is reported tn
be loud in expressions Of sympathy for John
Brown among the literati at Florence. -
Hon. G; J. Faulkner, recently appointed
that country on the 26th.
Judge Caldwell has accepted the Presidency
OF the Salisbury branch Of the Bank n
North Carolina. and resigned his Judgeship
Hon. Burton X. Webb, Secretary Of shs
18th. 49,
T: Beauchamp. deputy postmaster At
Adalrsville. Ky, has been arrested for robbinr
Hon. VIM. 1. Sharkey is lying seriously IN
with pneumonia, at his residence In Jackson.
Miss.
MIR. John Watkins, Of Giles county. Tenn.
died on the 3rd inst, In the l0i,h year Of hie
age.
Coolies from China still continue to arrive
at Demarara. though nearly half Of those who
start die ON the voyage. -
The Marshall House, in Alexandria. Va. has
been sold to j. X. Grigsby for e7,OcO. -
The U. S. ship Merrimac, Commander Hitch.
cock, is daily expected at the Norfolk navy.
yard.
Scarlet fever is unusually fatal among chill.
dren in New York city. -'GsEf
John Mcknight. the we'll known ebrewsr. of
Albany, N. T., died last Monday. g. ss.'M1l
Three white men were whipped in CahAy,u.
county, N. g.. last wesk, for stealins. - -