The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-21

| r. HoSey, one 01 the oldest and most respect
ed physicians OF Savannah, Ga.. died in that
| city on Monday, He served rs IL volunteer in
! HE forces raised for the defence of Savannah
F., in the war of l-la, ard was afterwards, during
/ the same war. n surgeon lii the u. s. Navy. He
| was for Il long time professionally connected
| with Tie Savannah hospital.
| AN NAEoLiTIONiST.-A correspondent of The
| Baltimore Clipper made mention, Il week or
so since. OF a man named Hail. residing in
| Accomac county. as having been charged with
! forging Ia orter for arms for abolition pur-
poses. Since then. letters of an inceIdiary
| character nave been found upon his person,
| and proof has accumulated on ali sides against
| him.
DEATH OF A FENERABLE I4ADy.-The West.
| ern papers announce the death OF Mrs. Frances
| IL. 81. Ciair, at Hamilton, Ohio at Il very ad-
| vanced age Deceased was tie reIict OF Gen
Arthur 81. Clair. and emigrated with her hus.
| band to Ohio when the spot on which is now
locis ted the city OF Cincinnati contained few
| log nuts, rounded by vast wilderness.
! HEAVY DEFALCATION.-The Detroit (Mich)
Free Press states that the sum OF S7u0On, be-
| lug a portion o. the Saut Sic Marie Canal
| Fund, has been spirited away by some sin
| competency or :'rascality,' at lansing
| This large sum is sa id 10 be wholly lost and
! the State bonds only rescued from protest by
| the contributions of citizens.
| FiREAND Loss OF LJpE.-On Sunday even
! ing, The sth inst, the City Hotel, at Stevens
| Point, Wis. and the new hail owned by A. II.
| Bancroft, ereGestroyed by fire. a Mr.. Rip
| ley, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, in whose
| room tne fire originated frcm the upsettinx
| Of Il camihine lamp, was burnt TO death.
! A Clergyman OF the Church OF Scotland has
| been detected in preaching as his own the SER
mon OK another Clergyman, Il Methodist OF
| eeiebrity. But upon exam nation it was
! found that the latter reverend gentleman mad
; stolen shr same sermon from volume by the
Rev. DR. Green wood, Of iSos :on entitled s.Ser-
| mons of Consolation
! William L. Pcgram, charged with stabbing
Robert t'uqna, and John Conner, charged witt.
ftns, ~. rob.
| amined be fore the Hustin.s Court Of Peters,
| burg ON Thursday, and reraanded for final
| trial.
! Among the beQu OF tho late Miss Elise
TippaTy. OF Baltimore. were SlOuij0 10 the
| ''BeEey olent Society OF The City and County
| of Baitimcre.' and $1,000 to the Baltimore
| City Mission OF the Protestant Episcopal
| Church.
! years, son OF Catharine McCann. living in
| Augusta, Ga, died on Sunday night from in-
| iories inflicted, AS appeared iii evidence by a
/, Mrs. Miller. She had given the lad a severe
beating.
| Several weeks since, chlorcform was ad.
mi3istered to Il young man by the name of
Hafington, living near Rome, Ga, for the
| purpose OF having Il tooth ex rae ted, and the
| effect was, TO make him nearly blind.
| The democracy of Norfolk on Tuesday last.
held u .neelinG and passed q resolution recon-
| mending ihe Hon. Henry A. Wise for the Pre-
| sidency. The Ex-Governor arrived in that city
| Miss Louisa Pyne was Suddenly attacked
| with violent fit OF ny sierra, brought on by
| over exert,on, on the Sht OF the 10th ult and
/, was prevented frcm appearing q, the ROYAL
/ English Opera.
| A portion of The people of Isle of WIGHT
| county, Va have held a n eeiing. and req ues;ad
| their Senator and Delegate to I'D ocate the pas
sage of the act for the relief of the Norfolk and
; Petersburg Railroad. -e
! SUSPENSION IN Observation-Disclosures. Mills,
I & IA nd q
| iensive wholesale grocers at Montreal, Canada
| have suspended.
| Erastus Iogue, confined in the Jail of Wake
| county, n. g., under sentence of death for the
| murder of Parish, has been respited by Gov
| Ellis until the 2lst Of December, 1860.
/ Private letters from England, by the En-
| ropa, state that Lady Franklin intends visit.
| ing New York In the course of next summer
She will be the guest of Mr.. Henry GrinneIl
| The Democracy Of P;tisylyania county. Va
| have appointed delegates Richmond hnt
| expressed no preference for any man as a can.
didate for the Presidency.
The mechanics on the public buildings at
| Washington have presented their late chief
Capt. Montgomery &. Meiss, with a splendid
| service OF plate.
| Sanford Evans. a young man. was murder.
ed some eight or ten miles south Of q reenville,
| Tenn. on Saturday night last, by Hiram Cog
bnrn The murderer has given himself up.
Rev. L. w. Alien. who has been resident Of
Caroline county, Va, for many years past,
and Is widely known as 3 Baptist reyiSalis,.
has gone with his family 10 Louisville, Ky.
| W. Gilmore Sims 10 to deliver the address
on the occasion OF the Inauguration OF Mills
equestrian statue OF Washington, on the l2d Of
| February.
The T. s. Senate has confirmed the noraina .
| ton Of Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana TO supply tha
1 vacancy in the bench Of the Court OF Claims
DR. Burrows, OF Richmond. lectured h.fors
the Young Mems Christian Association ri the
University OF Virginia. on Monday night.
Col. Edward J. Steptoe, Of the u S. ARMY
was married in Lynchburg Va. ON the lsth
inst, to Miss Mary X. Ciaytor
/ A Eew military company, called the .Rsrtf.
more City Rifiemen," has been organized in
/ Baltimore. 2a& ~ . -
4 At her recent bensnt in Mensphts. Mr.. Flor.
ence was presented with splendid diamond q
| ring. .s@ssz
Rev. John Chew Thomas, OF the M. l..
Church, died in Stsandsbarg Pa, on tha 18th
i inst. es s,f 81 ese..rs - - - - :
/ Last Wedassday, the lsth, was The xnnivsr.
4 sary OF Daniel WebsteF's birth.
The Arabia took out bns email amount of
/ slSecte-@i @iSas, ,9e5.
Roger b. Mayes. . prominapt cilizsn ci Co.
iumhia, Tenn. died recently.
Edward Murphy is on trial In Baitimors
for the murder ol &amnst Pastesssa. IS
John 0oldth waits, Esd, an sasly settler Of
Monegpmsry, AlAs died Eeesntly. ~
AfaxAudeF M0fscn, . native OF yirkiuia died
4 In New OsleAus on the i3th Inst.
Jnass John Talbot, 4 prouiaeAs citizen q