The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-10

}, VA, THURSDAY. M,
THE UNION CoHvENrIoN.-ThisC Conveutio
assembled In Baltimore, yesterday A NEE
ing Of the friends Of Hon. John M. Bolts
which was to have taken place Tuesday nigh
was postponed in consequence Of the non
| arrival Of some Of those expected to speak O
the occasion. The Sun of yesterday says:
Last night the delegations arrived rapidl
capacity. At Barnum's City Hotel the Mis-
| sissippi, Missouri, Ohio, KENTUCKY. Mort
| Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Georgia delegations have takeI
parlors for consultation. Among the promi
nent guests are Hon. Leslie Coombs. XIV.
Henry NJ. Fuller and J. Il. Ingersoli, Pa.
GOV. Morehead, n. g.; j. Scott Harrison
ONO n L. Sharkey. Miss; A. Jackson Don
aldson. Tenn, and Gov. Comegys, Of Del. Tn
arrivals At Barnum's yesterday, numbered 462
The York delegation is at the Eutaw House
and several Of the delegations are quarteree
at private boarding-h The Virginis
delegation have their headquarters at Carol
Hall.
The arrangement Of the building for hold
ing the Convention was completed last night
Inc galleries are festOoned with red. white
and blue, while the.Americau standard deco.
rates the niche back of the presidents chair
ana overhangs full length portrait of Wash.
ington. Gas fixtures have also been in trod uced
In the event that the Convention NAV sir al
night.
~ "A WOMAN AsD HER TIRES CHtLrRpy
CHOOSE SLAy1AY.-From the Columbia (Bra.
zoria county, Texas Democrat we clip the fol.
lowing: At the last term of our district court
the petition of Sally, a free negro woman
praying tor the enslavement of herself nd her
tnree Children, who are under the age of fonr.
Teen, was granted the woman choosing as her
SS~uel' tu[s. Il. "A. Sharp, wife Of Col. VIM.
HnAIP, ol DTaZoria county. 1t appears that
tue mother OF Sally was native of the State
OF new York, and many years ago was an
Preniiced for debt in that State to q plant ter in
LUuislaha, and after the expiration Of the time
~ nsI app entlceship refused to return to the
North, ana Sally. though born free refused to
return TO her mothers native State. and. sat
lsHeo that iree negrO'e situation was as unen.
vlaole as helpless, she took the step above al.
iuoeu u Tor Its amelioratiou.
CEAWFORlss STUDIO.-A Rome correspor.
dent OF the Providence Journal, speaking Of
visiting the studio of the late Mr.. Crawford
says:
Inc artist Is gone, but his works s,ill stand
IN their places. almost as they were left when
iell the stroke which cut him OF in the man
.ooo OF MS genius and his years. At this mo-
ment very little is changed. Yarions work,
are In process OF finishing, and when that is
done the collection will be- dispersed an i the
studio pass in to other hands
=, SICKNESS AT HOUSE OF REFUGE. - The
!Nocnester (N. 1 } Democrat learns that there
nave been sixteen cases Of diptheria at the
mouse OF refuge, in that city, and there are still
i've uhoeE treatment. Not one Of them but
aMSve M proved fatal On Friday last boy six
teen years OF age was attacked with scarlet
'eVer and died on Monday. Since then another
1oy, fourteen years Of age, has died, and
lhird one is in dying state. Something like
! panic has been created by these sudden
icath
CRUEL FRIENDS.-In ST. Louis a few davs
since, Mr.. Shaw took Il friend named Forbes
% see his wife and baby. Mrs. Shaw was
lutte fascinating, and Forbes, contrary to the
coveted her exceedinelv Ho
'egulled her with soft words. and Shaw on
.olng to his house few days after found il
minus vile, furniture and baby. Forbes had
aken tnem 10 other uarters where he lived
clover TOT few days and then ran away.
'nereupon shaw Joytully reclaimed his own.
SHOCKING ACCIDRNT-Whilet the fire WAS in
progress Monday, at Painted Post n " alo
omotlve started from Corning. NJ u. with
"o nre engines and number OF iremen In
losslns the bridge the train came in collision
WIN an engine used at Corning for making up
rams. The result OF the collision was terri
ne. 1 wo men are missing, and probably went
MO The river from tho bridge Fiftesn or
"enty were injured, and some of them no
oubt fatally.
EAFLOSION OF A GUN. AT VERA CRrz.
III .he hiSht OF the 2Uth ult., a gun-b living
the harbor of Vera Cruz, containing somS
w y los. OF powder and a large number of load
u pombs, was struck by lightning, and ex-
ioded with a terrific detonation. There were
Ut three mon ON board the gun. boat at the
I me aho they, OF course, were Instantly killed.
ne boat Itself was likewise blown to atoms.
ne shock was also very severely felt nv the
lar, which was mOorSd some distance Off
SUPPOSED EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.-Wm Al.
N, Esq, OF Claremount, reached this city on
esterday, and, soon after his arrival m issed
ON his pocket funds to the extent OF some |
! 500, of which 81 900 were in checks on the
ank OF Virginia. The checks were ordered |
Dc stopped II presented, q dispatch being
ent 10 Richmond for that purpose. The i'm
resslon was that Mr.. Aliens pocket was |
lcked IN the eeity.-Petsrsbnrg (Va.) Express
RELICS FROM THE WRECKED STEAMRR.-Tha
'hoOner Annie Laurie, which arrived At Bos-
IN from Port Latour, N. s., on the 3Uth nit
ao on board sixteen trunks and other pack.
sss OF personal effects, which were washed
'hore from the wreck of the unfortunate
eamshlp Hungarian, and having been ideu-
ned, are to be forwarded TO Canada, to the Gus.
'oy o1 the relatives OF their lost owners.
ATTACK ON DANsEUsR.-Miss Kate Pen.
oyer, the danseuse a. Woods theatre in (Iin.
hnati, was SO violently assaulted by one of
~ ac tors, behind the scenes, last week that |
10 was unable to attend TO her duties The
,tor was ABUSING her, and as she turned of, |
IucA her violent blow. The manager of
e theatre did not interfere, and Miss Pen.
oyer resigned her position.
Lewis county. Va. an uncle
ln'eu HshIine was stabbed and dangerously
ounded by nephew Of the same name The
iarrel originated in family feud In Fred
icksburg, Va, Thursday night, Elijah Bow. |
az, wniIe drunk, was seriously wounded by |
aomas Lewis, Sr, who fired two barrels of
Ia at MIN. An old quarrel led to the act.
HAPPY COUPLE.-Rev. ID. Worth, the North
eroIlna martyr" and the notorious Helper |
dressed meeting at the Assembly Rooms
New YORK, Monday evening. Mr.. Sperry,
Nortn carolina. replied to the former. after ,
hlch Sl5i was collected in aid of Worth.
A SLAVE ABOARD SCAOoaER.-Tbe schr
INA Anne, which sailed from Char lesion. S. |
on SUNDAY Tor Philadelphia, returned the
xt evening, having discovered slave
GARD.
soR RE-ELKcTIoN.-Judge Parker, so well :
own as the Virginia Judge who sat in the :
nm Brown trials, is q candidate for re.elec | .
n He has no opposition.
SAvAL.-The u. 3. gunboat DacOtah. from
rfolk, on trial trip, was spoken. ON the .th
L., Is miles south OF Sandy Hook, by q pilot r
1t.
Boy OVER NIAGARA FALLs-A son of the .
9 Dr. Masklem, fell into the river Tuesday. | !,
was carried over Niagara Falls.
lardway Bone alias Ishan, has been ssn.
ced 10 be hung in CASTOR county NJ r. IN
18th Of May. for the murder Of Jas. Cor. =
ius.
he X. G. 9. Convention met in RaIei~h -
o.. yeet0rday Seven StafaA xv>rn | =