The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-08
RICHMOND. Va. MONDAY, oCrOD

ID. VA. MONDA \, OCT
TEX EsD-Ths exact manner cf Walkers
taking en 10 thus given, by al apparently
well.informed correspondent:
lie marched from his cell to the place Of ex-
ecuiion with stesdy step and unshsAen
mien. chair had been placed for him with
Its back towards the castle. Having taken
his seat, he was blindfolded. Three soldiers
stepped forward to within twenty tvet OF him
and discharged their musksts. Tho balls en- !.
tered his body, and he leaned little fer ward ;
bur. It being observed that he was not dead, a
fourth soldier mercifully advanced so close to
The suffering man that the muzz.e Of the mus
ket almost touched his forehead, and being
there discharged, seaste1ed his brains and
scutl to the winds. Thus ends the life Of the
= grey eyed man of destiny"
TEE EseLrsH HARvEsr--A dispatch re-
ceiyed by the steamer Connaught says:
The most prominent topic 10 England con.
tinued TO be the weather aud the harvest. A
good deal Of rain had fallen since the depar.
ture of the Persia, ard the weather was nnfa-
vorable for gathering in the wheat W hich was
cut, or for ripening that (which was still stand
ing. The samples of the new crop which had
found their way 10 ma rket " ere generally un-
and inferior. notice from the Comma nder-
in Chief of the army permits officers TO allow
certain number of soldiers to assist in the
harvest. 4E
The FALL II NEW EssLAxp.-The month
OF September, usually so lovely in New Eng.
land. this year ruled with an almost wintry
rigor. The three or foOr last nights of the
month brought severe frosts, while the frost
Of Menday morning, 1st instant, froxe the
ground stiff in the latitude OF Springfield, and
formed Ice one-fourth of an inch In thickness.
Grapes and apples were frozen, AID consider.
able fruit was utterly spoiled. Near Boston
the ice formed half inch thick
THE CHoLERA IN MALAGA.-Capt. Crowel',
of the brig Starlight, writes to the Providence
Journal from Malaga, Sept. 10th, raspectin x
the ravages of cholera at Malaga. From the
lst Of August to the 5th of September IL
caused 63U deaths, 425 of which occurred
within the last fifteen days OF that period
During those fifteen days there were more
deaths than ever occurred there in any two
months CT any previous year. The city of
Malaga has 105, 900 inhabitants.
ARrEMus WARp-The Chicago Journal
says that "Artrmus Ward" whose humorous
writings are known iE the daily papers, is Mr..
Brown, the local editor of the Cleveland
Plaindcaler. "Artemus Ward, the She wman,' "
really man by that name, and \ regular &C.
MUS in the show business who exhibits wax
figures "aud sech,'' and makes q great deal
of fun down in Indiana.
CoLoRED "WIDE AwAKss."-Ths republi-
cans of Chelsea, Mass. had q procession on
Wednesday night, and among the clubs in line
was the "Attucks Wide Awakes," compOsed
entirely OF black men. Hon. ]. A, Andrew,
the repu blican candidate for Governor, honor
ed them by taking his place in the line, just in
their rear. the Mayor of the city and other
white folks" following. These facts we take
from the Boston Atlas repub.
THE OTTAWA REsoUHRs SKsrKNckp.-Ths
parties convicted at the July term OF the
United States Court for participating in the
rescue Of fugitive slave at Ottawa, H., last
October, were sentenced at Chicago last We'd
nesday as follows: John Hossack, ten days
Imprisonment and one hundred dollars fine
Joseph Stout, ten days imprisonment and
fifty dollars fine; Claudius b. King, one day
imprisonment and ten dollars fine.
ECONOMY IN LRATHkR.-A firm in Amherst t,
Mass, are man ufacturing about fifteen hum
dred pounds of leather daily, from scraps of
leather and old pieces of rope. i has not been
introduced out OF New England. yet the de-
mand is reported TO be greater than the sup
ply. The process of making is similar to that
Of mauufac turing paper.
A LEGISLATOR IN THE PKNITENTIARY.-
The honorable" Thomas J. Munday, an ex-
member of the New York LEGISLATURE, was
sentenced On Thursday by Recorder Barnard
of the Court of General Sessions, of New
York city. to four months imprisonment in
the penitentiary at Black wells Island, for an
attempted outrage upon li:tle girl.
SUIT AGAiNsr THE BskrcIA BoY.-Charles
s. Mathews, Of the Wsstchester House, has
commenced an action in New York agains
John q. Heenan for *l96, being balance Ne
for board and lodging furnished to MRS. Adah
/. NJ. Heenan, defendants wife. Mr.. Heenan
denies he Indebtedness and all the allegations
in the complaint.
SENTENCE OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SLAvHB
ORIoN.-The officers of the slave bark Orion
were eentanced in Boston, Friday. Captain
Morgan to pay fine Of - 900 and to be i'm
prisoned two years Byron Chamberlain, fl RS,
mate, TO be imprisoned two years Williaid
Dnnham. second mate. to be imprisoned twen-
ty-one months.
FATAL RAILROAD AcoIpxsr.-On Friday
evening the up freight train run into the VI
passenger train on The Wilmington and Wei.
don road at Everittsville, N. e., aud killed the
baggage master, named C0nman, and broke
conductor Laspeyrss leg. He is not expected
to live. There was no other damage done.
DELAwARR.-A letter from Newcastle, Del
10 the Washington Constitution, states thai
were held throughout that State last Tuesday
show a net Breckinridge majority in the Stat.
of more than thousand votes. The writer
says "this majority will be increased III No.
vember."
DOUGLAS VICTORIES IN ILLIEoIs.-The IN n
nicipal elections in Illinois are generally re-
sulting in favor of the Douglas candidates. Trs
Chica 90 Herald announces that the hitherto
Republican city of lie Sale, George +. Burk
the Douglas candidate, has been elected BY IL:
majority.
ANOTHER RACE-The las day e races Of the
Fashion IN, " Course, fall meeting, tool
place on Thursday, and passed OF with con.
siderable seLat. A three mile race betweeG
Nicholas /. and Oysterm;.n, was won by Nj.
cholas in two heats. Time 5 50, 5.5lh. The
race was for purse Of 800.
A THANK OFFERING The Treasurer of or.
of the New York baneyoient societies has re.
cefsed from gentleman In Hudson, N. Y, q
$40 bill, as 8 thank Offering in the prospect
of full union of all patriotic and conserva.
tive men in the State of New York, to de.
feat the Get graphical, alias the Republican
party"
LARGE EsrABLisHMrnT.- The Belcher
Sugar Refinery, at ST. Louis, one OF the larges
In the United States, have q capital OF So oOO.'
Wi0. The buildings cover five squares; 25t
hogshsads OF sugar are wrought over pei
day, and when III full operation over $40 mer
are employed. te
The increase In the number of letters Ia
Of that country, has been very considerable -
In 1855, the number OF letters transmitted
amounted TO only 20 700, 600; but In 1859 IL Wal
u, ,u0O, 900. TIE conveyance OF money through
the post increased from 3ls coo 600 70 $4,000 900
Music IN NEW YoRx.-Patu Is said 10 re-
ceive fifteen hundred dollars month for hel
services in tbs Slrakosch aud Ui.msn compa