The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-27

}, VA, FRIDAY, April
I. MARROW EscArE. TIE .Prattville (Ala.)
Stateeman Of the nth. states that one day that
week, horse was killed BY lightning In the
plan tation of Mr.. Arthur Brown, who lises
within few miles Of that place. One Of Mr..
Browns sons. young man. was plowing the
horse at the time, aud the lightning split the
beam Of the plow, and killed the morse. and,
who was holding on to .he Plow handles At
the time, escaped with his life, though he was
severely shocked.
ARTICULATION OF THE BOrrLE.-One pic
ture in the last Punch shows two respectable
citizens" very much "cut" after dinner
Both look extremely happy and rnmpled, and
hold test conversation as follows: HOst-"1
say, my boy, shall we join ladies in drawing
room , - Guest-"I eh'inkeho." Host-"Can
you say, the scenerys truly rural bout
herel'' Guest-"Sc-scenery tooraloorai"-
Host" All right, come alongs'
THE BROWN FUND AT PoRT-AUPRINCI.-
Two weeks ago the contributions OF coffee in
Hayti for the benefit Of John Browns family,
amounted to about 2,00O bags OF 40 pounds
each, and it was the general opinion that an
other thousand bags would be added. As
these bags are worth from &12 to 414 each, it
Is probable that the Republic OF Hayti will
add to the Brown fund from $4,000 to Sin.OOU.
CANADIAN RAiLwAYs.-The London Times
contains serious exposition on the state ana
prospects of the two great railways OF Cana
da, the Great Western and Grand Trunk.
whose aggregate capital, chiefly derived from
English shareholders. amounts to fla0W,UNO
sterling, and the shares in which are respec-
lively at II discount of B. and Gi per cent. The
opinion is expressed that these lines are specu-
lations rather than investments, and cannot
fail to increase greatly in value.
of old coins in Philadelphia $66.5O was Oh
tanned for a single cent coined at the u. S.
Mint in 1892 while experiments were in pro-
gress previous to the definite coinage. The
of Mr.. Levic. The catalogue comprised over
1000 lots which sold for $l,4H73 although
their intrinsic value was but $ii3a3 There
| seems to be difference between coins and
eggs, as to increase of worth in the market by
being kept long on hand.
ELECTION FRAUDS IN CONNEcTICUT.-The
New Haven (COnn.) Palladium asserts posi-
lively that over eleven hundred persons voted
in that city at the late election, whose names
were no. registered. 1t further states that men
were admitted TO the polls in defiance Of law,
when the challengers demanded evidence that
! the person was a resident, and the board re-
| fused 10 ask any, but gave him his certificate
| at once. There is to be an investigation into
| the abuses.
| THE AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.-At
| the late Newmarket Craven meeting, Mr. Ten
| Broeck's Pomona beat Desdemona by three
quarters of length, in race Of five fnrlongs
| and lao yards. At a subsequent sweepstakes.
| Mr.. Ten Brooks Maggiove came in second in a
| heat Of three furlOngs and PA yards, having
| been beaten by Mr.. Alexander's Thunderbolt.
| Iu the former match, Uesdemona led half way
/ up to the cords. when Pomona collared her.
|
SHIP BUILDlNG.-Messrs.A Abrahams Il Ash
| craft, at their ship-yard in Baltimore, have
laid the keel and are now engaged in the con-
| struction of u ship, 700 tons burthen, for d
| company of merchants in Richmond Virginia
| and which, when completed. will be the pio.
| neer shlpln connection with line of packets
! between Richmond and Liverpool The keel
is about 100 feet long, and the beam and hold
| will De in proportion.
CHILD KILLED BY RArs.-In the Bellevue
! Hospital at New YORK, on Monday night,
poor Irish woman was admitted to the lying
in Ward. She gave birth TO a babe, and SO lit
tie attention was paid to the patient that thu
infant was literally devoured by rats before
to drive them Off the bed which they swarm
ed over. The baby's feet and head we're nearly
separated from its body.
| COMMERCE OF CHARLKsTON.-The Mercury
gives the following statement of the commerce
of Charleston for the three months ending
March 3ist, 1860. The value Of explorations i
Se,256.673, aud is the heaviest ever made at tina
I
riod, announced to Si7s,SS}. or about one
eighteenth OF the value exported.
DEATH OF A PACHA-Advices from Alex
andria of the 10 h ult., state that Sulemal
Pacha died very suddenly some days before
| He had been smoking with some friends Whel
his head dropped. They believed him asleef
but, on trying to arouse him, found il was tn
sleep Of death. His tobacco had been poisoned
II REAL ESTATE SALKs.-The country seat G
Col. Sol. Hillen, near Baltimore, has been pur
| chased by A. II. Armistead, of Lynchburi
. on First Avenue, in Baltimore city, was sol
+ on Wednesday TO +. G. Cannon, of Richmond
Va, for $4.O5O.
. According " DIR. Forbes -Winslow, there al
in London 5000 children trained to crime
5000 receivers OF stolen goods $1,000 gam bier
| %, % beggars 81, 600 drnnkarus; isU.UUO habi
, uai Ria- drinkers; 200 persons subsisting .
: | profiigacy $4,000 thieves.
MARRIAGE OF AN ARTIsr.-Miss Vic.or
Baife, daughter of the English composer, al
herself an artists of great merit. has just bee
| married, at St. Petersburgh, TO Sir John Fiel
!. | mes T. Champion, Bart, Her Majesty's mini
:, ter at the Court Of Russia. Sir John is in h
n SD year.
CAMEL CoAL.-The Peytona Coal Comp
= nies shipped last week, from Coal River, X
l
= bushels OF camel coal to the Cincinnati al
. New Orleans markets. The rise in the Oh
+ river Was SO great as to create back water Il
- teen feet deep in Coal river.
To BR HUN0.-Tim, u slave, the property
Isaac Stroud, of LenOir county, N. C., tri
, | last week 1T kinstOn for the murder OF
n young lady, his masters niece, was fOnl
:, guilty, and sentenced to b hanged on Frida
- the 18th Of May next.
" SNOW AT TIL NORTH.-There was a slig
- sprinkle of snow at New York, Wednesd
~ morning, but the April sun soon shown out
II At Oswego. N. Y, the same day, three inch
II OF snow fell.
- SwINDLE.- John @. Cooper, OF Staffo
!. | county, Va, was swindled out of elUO
~ Baltimore Wednesday, by q thief for who
40 he changed New York City Trust Bank ns
of that denomination.
- Blondin, the irrepressible rope. walker,
y invented u new skate. The distinguishing Il
=, | ture Of it is that it dispenseS with the stra
% usually employed to bind the skate to
foot.
n. The Pennsylvania Union State Convent
ne has adjourned after appointing delegates
/ the National Convention and expressing
Of confidence in Mclean and He'll.
to Senator Gwin, of California, has accep,
o. an invitation to visit Boston, and address
Id people in Faaeuil Hall in support Of the I
re cific Raitr0ad.
In Clay county, Indiana, few days agt
woman obtained divorce from her husba
aud married another man fifteen minutes
m terwards.
70 Rev. E. F. Cooley, ID. D., one Of the old
IN ministers OF the old school Presbyteri
" Church, died suddenly near Trenton, N.