The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-03

! SINGULAR PHENOMENON IN A Snow STORM.
About two weeks ago a terrible snow storm
ragged in Upper Wasda,e, accompanied on
i-ongston Beck and Swinhope Fell by singu-
lar rolling noise in the air, which resent bled
| the noise of musketry. On the morning of the
! 10Th ult many of the shepherds proceeded on
| 10 the Fell to look after their sheep, when they
| were astonished to find the ground, for the
/ space OF mile In length and a half.mle in
width. covered with large pieces of ice which
had evidently fallen from the clouds. 1t was
as thongh mountain Of ice had been sud-
denIy shattered and the fragments scattered
over the earth. The blocks were of such size
tnat at little distance they resembled flock
OF sheep. Provid"ntially, neither sheep nor
human beings were on that part of the moor
during the storm, for to have been struck by
one OF these pieces of ice would have entailed
instant death-London Times, AprH7.
SPIRITUAL.-The spirits have broke loose in
lafayette, Ind, and seleC ted the house of 4 Nr
johnson for their performances. They fill the
salt cellar with water, upset tea kettles, and
tnroW the coffee pot ut peoples heads The
o,her morning Mr.. Johnson was reading the
l5iple, when voice said, Il will burn your
Blhle l will break your stove to pieces I'll
break your windows, and tear up your floor :"
Inc Bible is often taken from the stand and
Lurled on the floor, and other voices have been
heard One said, 1t is the spirit OF this childs
mother who Is doing all this - Another said
1t is the Devil - This must be a pleasant
house to live in. The Johnsons are a fortu.
nate family.
PERsoNAL.-Lieut Gen. Winfield Scott, u.
5 A, arrived at Barnum's Hotel at noon yes
terday, en- route for Washington, d. c., where
he is called by official business The veteran
Is looking as hale and hearty ever. He will
le;tve ;oI the seat of government to-day. Ex-
Hov Henry "A. Wise arrived ut the Eutaw
mouse yesterday afternoon, from Washington,
on his way TO his home In Virginia. Gov.
Letcher OF Virginia, was at Barnum's Hotel
on Monday. en- route for the eNorth-Bahtnors
SIM, yssterday
IHE CATTLE DIsTEMrER.-A Il meeting of the
commissioners and medical gentleman ap.
pointed to Investigate the cattle m ppr met
in consultation in Massachusetts, The meeting
was held in the STATE House, Boston. They
propose 10 raise guaranty fund Cf 81. 600
which some Will. they think, cover all loss and
expenses. Anumber of persons have subscrib.
ed, and these look to the hext Legislature for
remuneration.
DEATH OF COUNT SZECHENYI-The London
journals announce the death OF the great Hun
garian statesman, Count SZechenyi He COM
mitted suicide in his chamber, by blowing ont
his brains with a pistol. The Immediate pro-
vocation was Il visit paid to his house by the
Austrian Police; there is no doubt that he had
become actually maddeued by the sight of the
misery OF his country, and driven To despair
by Austrian yraLny and persecution.
HORSE IN PosT- overwhelmingly
morning horse attached to grocery wagon
H.,
ran up the steps ard through the passage way
III the PostOf!ice to the back part, breaking
out The lower sash of the window. Here a
thick wall brought him up. No one Was hurt,
Dut some thought ne was I special messenger
from Charleston.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Friday morning las,
a large rock gave way in CHARTERS Tunnel
on the Hempfieid Railroad, near Wheeling
Va, and crushed beneath it four laborers, kill
ing John Sullivan almost instantly, and Sc
riously 1njuring the three others. fall Of
earth and rock had occurred i'll the Tunnel
the day before, and the men We're engaged in
clearing the same way.
FATAL STEAMER EXPLOSION IN GEORGIA.
The steamer J c. Calhoun exploded her
boiler near Columbus, GA, Monday. Mr..
Crawford, the acting captain, was mortaiiy
wounded, and Hugh Atkins, two engineers,
and two passengers Were seriously injured.
Six negro deck hands were killed.
RATHER CooL-The Clinton IN. " Times
says that Mr.. James Nelson, who stole the wife
three weeks ago, has got sick of his bargain,
and written back to the husband that he can
have bis wife by coming after her. This may
be cons ldered cooler than most of the Weathe
has been for the last few weeks.
BURNT IN EFFIGY.-Chas. Lee Armour, a
delegate from Frederick, Nd to the Republi-
can Convention in Baltimore last week and
appoIn ted by that Convention to Chicago, WAS
burnt in efiigy in the former city Saturday
night last.
When Rachel, the great French tragedienne,
saw ner stoht sister sarah dressed fer the part
of shepherdess, her comment was SARAH,
dear. you look like a shepherdess who had
just dined on her tock'
Mrs. John c. Heenan, nee Adah Isaaes Men
ken, appeared Monday night at the old Bow
cry Theatre. in New York, and was received
with the widest en- thusiasm.
DIR. Nathaniel 7. q reen, an old ply ysician of
Pittsylvania county, Va, died on The 10Th
uliimo.
party of girls, with three male protectors
passed through Madison, Wis, last week. on |
their way to Pixies Peak.
There were % American vessels reported |
during the last month as totally lost or miss |
ing, valued at Si75,O00.
Tamberiik, the famous singer, is coming to |
the United States. |
Rev. Levin l. Gllis, an Episcopalian min |
lister, died III Washington, Oh the 3uth ult.