The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-06

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falo Commercial Advertiser thus describes the
last performance of the little French acrobat.
at Niagara Falls:
In few minutes the little man was seen
coming towards America, attached to a heavy
umbering chair. When about third OF the
way out, he placed The chair upon the rope aud
seated himself thereon, crossed his legs, and
gazed around with apparent unconcern. He
then adjusted two legs of the chair on the ca
Bile, and again seated himself. Coming nearer
TO the American shore, he again stopped and
sat down and then got up and stood in the
chair. When we consider that this is done on
single cable, stretched at height of more
than two hundred feet over one of the most
fearful chasms and torrents ia the world, it
seems absolutely miraculous.
MORE METEoRs CoMINa.-A scientific cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says
that the week beginning the 10th. and ending
the 23d of July was favorable to the produc-
tion of electrical phenomena, and on the 10Th
and goth, the Aurora was beautiful, quite un-
usual for July; the meteor of the goth was
magnificent Condition will be again favor
able during the week from the 5th to the 22d
of August, and from the 18th to the 10Th of
september; and those who have leisure will,
in all proba bility, be highly enter tanned should
they look heavenward on the nights of those
days, particularly 10Th, l7th and 18th of Au-
gust, the 18th, 18th and 10th of September.
Frost IN UTAH.-There was n frost in some
places in the lowlands south of this city, par
ticulary in Farmers Precinct, on the morning
of the 3lst July, iniuring vines and other ten
der vegetables, and nipping the corn. The
change from the warm weather which had
been experienced during the week previous to
the cool, chilling breezes of that and the fol-
lowing morning was great, and rem nded those
who were out early of rhe cold blasts of WIN
ter which has but recently passed away
Dessret NstcS.
u. S. TREAsURY-Tke drafts paid by the
U. ). Treasury last week amounted to S1,573,-
600, leaving subject to draft SO 677. Drafts, in
the aggregate, amounting to 3 ,670,00U on Post
Ofhce account, have been issued. Although
the sum on hand is comparatively small, no
EN- oarrassment to the Treasury Is anticipated
The receipts during last week here from GUS
toms al New ork were nearly 5000, coo; Boston
Sl9i.0OOi baltimore $4,000; Philadelphia S4G-
oO0 New Orleans S22,O0o Charleston $1,000.
PHENoMENON.-The Alexandra (va) Ga
Zette makes mention OF immense focks of sand
martins passing over that city, on their way
South. These birds are distinguished for their
dense plumage, length of wing, forked tails.
velocity of speed, for passing more of their
time upon the wing than any other bird, aud
for being the wholesale murderers of small
insects; but what induced their unprecedented
migration, We are unable to say-evidently
there was something in the wind.
A PATRIOTIC DANsHUsE.-At the theatre
San Carlos, at Naples, the danseuse LIE Rosi
appeared in green and white dress, decked
initiate pretty nearly the cross of Savoy. She
was boisterously applauded. The police did
not venture to interfere, but they prohibited
the next nights performance in which she
was to appear, and the theatre remained
closed.
A LARGE AUDIENCE HoAxED.-About s. 900
people assembled in State street, Albany, on
Thursday Eight, to witness man walk across
a wire stret tched from Association Hail to the
top of the Museum building. After waiting
hg tlon fFxI,
one end of the wire, walked out two steps, re-
turned, and bowling to the vast audience an
nounced the wire not tight enough, aud with
drew, boldly selling an audience large enough
to excite the envy of politicians.
FATAL ACCIDENT-Captain Ii. l.. Ford. In.
dian Agent, stationed at Mendocino Reserya-
ton, California was killed at Nome Cult on
July Sd, by the aecden tai discharge of his pis-
toll 1t was fastened to the horn of his saddle,
and he discharged il somehow when putting
on the mochiiIas. The bail hit hira in the
neck and killed him instantly. Captain Ford
was an old resident of California, and served
with Fremont during the Mexican war.
THE DROUGHT IN KANsAs.-The Butter
(Mo.) Herald says that, almost daily, wagons
are passing through that place, carrying fami-
lies and their effects from Kansas Territory
They say the Southern part of Kansas is lite
rally parching up. They have had no rain
during the summer, and cannot possibly raise
anything People, in consequence, are aban-
doning their claims, and moving away to avoid
starvation.
RIGGING.-The Philadelphia American no.
tices the receipt OF an order by a firm there
for about 10000 pounds of rope, intended for
the rigging of two ships, each of LOCO tons,
one of which is now building at Baltimore,
and the other at Richmond, Va. These vessels
are intended for the new line of Richmond
and European packets, and will ply between
Richmond and different ports in Earope.
EXTENSIVE MANUFACToRY. - The largest
furniture manufactory in Cincinnati, Ohio,
employs over five hundred hands, and turns
ont over half a million dollars worth of goods
every year. The flooring of its building and
sales-rooms together occupy an area OF over
five acres, and the proprietors are erecting q
new building, seven stories high, and one hun
dred and fifty BY eighty feet base.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATION IN PRUSSIA.
The Fourth of July was celebrated In Berliu
by German Methodist Sunday School. Two
or three hundred children marched from the
Methodist Chapel 10 the house of our Minis
ter, Mr.. Wright, who joined the procession and
accompanied 1t to the public garden, where
the scholars amused themselves as our Sunday
Schools do here on similar occasions.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR.-On the 2eth ult.
Michael Hanley, watchman on board the tow
boat Defiance, at New Orleans, La, being un-
der the impression that he was about TO be
discharged, attacked Captain Henry Heidman,
commander OF the toW-bOat, with sheath
knife, threatening to "fnish'' him. Captain
Heidman fired revolver at the man, killing
him instantly. The captain was held in 81 COO
bail to answer charge of manslaught
OBLIGATIONS OF RAILROADS TO THE Pun
Lie CoNvRNIENCE-A corr espondent OF the
Boston Post n en- tions the fact thar, as the cara
on which he was passenger, approached
New York, a policeman passed through, whose
duty il was to offer in formation to strangers
about hotels hack hire, distances and local-
ties, &C. in the city. This IS conmendable and
should be generally adopted upon the great
thorOughfares.
AN INCENTIvE-The New York correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Press says that
among the recent graduates from West Point
was son of Commodore Vanderbilt, and that
the father promised the youth 100000 If he
would bring himself among the first five, or
S500O0 if he completed the course at all. The
son was not the winner of the former prize,
but received check for the latter.
CENSUS RETURNS OF THE CRoPs.-Accord-
ing TO the returns already received at the Cen
sus Bureau at Washington, the crops in all
the Nofthwes tern States are immensely heavy
this year. In Pennsylvania they are repre-
sented to be nearly If not quite double those
of last year, and in other States they Will
probably be correspondiEgly heavy.
FEARFUL ToRNADo.-A destructive tornado
passed over Marysviile. Kansas, July 2bth,
demolshing everything IN its way. Three
dwellings, two business houses, platforms aud
printing offices Were blown 10 pieces, and the
post-office was turned around and set into the
street. Every building in the place was more