The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-26

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NY 26, 1850.
Hesrieo Eleesiess.--The vote from III the
hss been received to show that Mr.. Geo. d.
Pieasants has been elected Sherin, beating
both his competitoys-and that Mr.. Gregory,
| for j JudGe. has majority OF about three hun.
Of the Revenue, Commonwealih's Attorney.
Constables, and Justices, no changes, IL is
generally believed, have been made.
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| Masonic Payade.-On Monday next the Ma.
| sonic Order of this city are to turn out 70 lay
| the corner stone OF Trinity Church, on which
occasion, 1t is hoped, the Knights Templar, In
their rich regaIia. win join them in fali force,
as an escort. II has been sometime since the
Sir Knights Were on parade, and the public,
no doubt, Will be greatly gratified by their
joining in the ceremonies at the laying Of the
| Neishborly Spat.-Two lady residents Of 1st
street were before the Mayor yesterday-one
charging the other with assaulting and kick
ing her, and threatening to use knife ON her
person. Both parties had witnesses, and each
one proved that the other had offended but
as the public peace did not seem to be In dan
mOnition.
Sad S;shs.-Yesterday, about hall. past II
O'Clock, some excitement was created, by
white woman, name unknown, falling In 10th
street, near Main, in a flt. Medical aid was
promptly rendered her, and she was taken to
her residence on Valley street.
ECCLEsIAsTICAL.-The Old School General
Assembly ofthe Presbyterian Church. in ses-.
sion at Rochester, on Wednesday opened a
SOO8CflntiOn list "a ~,fu ~, , .oA
LOT the nse OF that denomination in Boston
Fifteen thousand dollars is req uired Several
gentlemen pledged themselyes for 3iOO eac b.
The debate on the Mission Boards was resumed:
DIR. Magill spoke by invitation. At the hour
OF adjournment, Rev. DIR. Krebs had the floor
me methodist Conference on Wednesday
Ieached business Of more general interest than
IL mas yet had under consideration. Under the
tnlrty minute rule three or four speeches were
made on motion to accept the majority re-
port, which recommends a change In the rule
regarding slavery
ONE OF THE MErEoRlc SroNss-The Ohio
State journal Of the 18th, speaking Of the re-
tent eteorlc showers in Guernsey comfy, Of
tnat state, says: "One of the meteors has bee,,
iaid upon onr table by Mr.. John Burdick, of
this city, who dug it from its concealment in
the bosom Of the earth on his farm in G uernsey
county. The meteor flashed upon our aston
ished vision, perfectly docile, black. wedge
shaped mass of conglomerate rock, with a
very mysterious smell. This meteor weighs
Just nine lsounuS, ana was seen to descend like
streak OF lightning blazing like molten iron
II penetrated the earth about a foot and a
hall, leaving huge hole
THE JAPANESE IN MARKxr.-The Wash.
ington Star says that on Thursday morning
three of the Japanese attaches paid visit to
tne Centre market. accompanied by Mr.. H. A.
willard, their attentive host Their visit no
doubt, afforded the dealers much pleasure. as
they seemed to display before them the rarest
and pest OF their stock. One thing, however
is to be regretted. that their path was crowded
win persons whose curiosity exceeded their
sense OF propriety; and in their wake fol.
lowed troop of boys and negroes.
Postmaster FowLER-A Washington dis
patch to the Philadelphia Ledger SAYS: From
advices received here there is no doubt but
wnat postmaster Fowler is still in New York.
ana IN daily Interview with his friends. His
arrest, therefore, would be quite an easy mat
ter, were the Marshal disposed to be in earnest
In the discharge of his duty. As both parties.
however. are strong political friends, it is not
likely the delinquent Postmaster will be dis.
turbed.
LOCKING THE DooR.-The Post Office rDe.
partment Is taking very active steps to pre.
vent the new Postmaster of New York from
initiating his predecessor. Important changes
nave been made as to the interna regulations
OF the ohiee respecting the prepayment OF pos;
age, aEd various new checks upon the various
omcers have been devised. 1t is supposed that
these changes will not only secure the offlce
against any such great defalcation as that Of
Fowler, but will also materially reduce the
income OK some of the clerks.
POsT-OFFICE APFAIRs.--V --Vryinia.-Estab
lsh Coleman's Station, Loudoun county: St
Ciara Colony, Dodridge county; Walton Mills,
county; Oronoko, Amherst county, and Gull
ford Station, Loudoun county NORTH Caro-.
hno-Establish Hickory Tavern, Catawba
county, and Lyon Store New Hanover. conn
~. TsMnessee.-Discontinue Golden's Ridge
Lauderdale county; Richardson's, Montgome.
ry county, and Powell's River, Claiborne
county. ~
| The PACIFIC TRLBGRAPH.-The two sec.
tlons OF the Southern Overland Telegraph al.
ready completed, cover five hundred miles
side, and four hundred and eighty miles East
OF San francisco on the Pacific. 1t is in ex.
pectation, when the wires are completed to
| Los Angeles on the one side and 10 Fort Smith
| on the other, that a horse express viii connect
these points by run Of Eve days.
VIRGINIA MILITARY Iksrlrurs-The fol.
lowing is a list OF the visitors of the Virginia
Military Institute, recently appointed by the
Governor: Col. p. st. Geo. Cooke, Powhatan:
Hon: VIM: 9. Riyes, Albemarle; Joseph Mayo,
Stafford; Col. VIM. Mclaughlin, Rockbridge ;
DR.. A. X. Meem, Shenandoah; Major John
Echols, Monroe; Col. Thomas S. Raymond
Marion; Gen. VIM. II. Richardson, Adiutant
A HUMAN MONsTRR.-A teamster named
Thomas Downing, on Tuesday last, at Troy.
N. Y, seized hold OF the tongue Of one of his
horses for the purpose of making him draw
and in the attempt pulled nearly the entire
tongue out Of the animal. The brutal act
created general sensation Of horror though
the human brute was permitted to escape un.
punished.
A NEW ORLEANS REPORrRR SURPRISED
Hho 1n0Q sSNf fhn Noxu nslo r
Monday of last week says: .For the first time
since many months we find our reportorial
table, on q Monday morning, without sim
gle murder, murderOus attempt, stabbing or
cutting affair, Of even the most trifiin9 ma.
ture."
SAFE 7 RAW ING.-Calcu ulatiOns based
upon the most authentic returns, have estab.
lished that, since the introduction of railroads
into France. there has been only one traveller
killed outright in every two millions OF pas.
sengers, and only one wounded, in every
5OV,OOO. go :
POLITICAL.-There was a mass meeting of
the Democracy At Huntsville Ala. Tuesday
Resolutions were adopted by more than seven
to one In favor Of nOn-intervention and Of the
Baltimore nominee, and against the R RichMOnd
bolters' convention. 7s%4aa ef
THE DEAD-HEAD SYsrKM.--In one train OF
week. there were TWEEN nty-seven dead heads.
II is said there are one hundred and seventy
fve dead heads in Schenectady alone. su
A sailor named Joseph r. Haynes, arrived
At New Bedford In the ship Nassau. perma-