The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-04

The Touro Cotton Mill, at Newport, II. L.
was totally destroyed by fire Saturday morn
sng. 1t worked ten thousand spindles, and
was IN good condition. II was owned by MIR
m W. Bishop. OF Providence. aud leased by
Lippitt Il Co The loss is no, less than 500.
oW', and is insured in Providence.
The store Of A. Miller, in Petersburg. was
entered on Sunday night hast and robbed OF
thirty-seven gold and silver watches, together
win many articles OF jewelry, "A large mum.
her OF gold and other watch chains and threa
dollars in money.
In New York lat year, there were Is mur.
ders, "A honlcides and ~ suicides-an increase
OF - on the previous year The mum h~r NJ
tires 1T which life was lost. was 81, Involving
the loss of IL lives. Total number uf fires for
the year 2t9, causing loss Of -l7 ,ut00N
The losses by fire in Philadelphia in 1850
amounted 10 S23-,a6o, and the insurance 10
~i9i,:i1 The imporiations at that port from
foreign ports during the year, reached SI5,.
Gt3 100; and the exports -, ,2G- utLJ There were
=, iti buildings erected in the CITY during the
year.
John Cloud q resident OF the suburbs of
COluu. bia, Pa. was killed recently oy the pas.
senger train Of ears running over him. He
was dreadiuliy mangIed, his skull being
smashed and one of his legs cut OF near the
ankle.
The London correspondent of the New York
Herald states that Que million of dollars had
been set apart by III. British Government. in
order 10 influence the next Presidential eiec.
tioi in favor of an anti-siavery candidate
The THoRNDiKE WILL CAsx-The Thorn.
dihe w!il case a Bos ION has been Withdrawn
from The courts by an amicabe settiemsut
among the parties Interested.
Isoni, IN old negro man, belong sing 10 Col
Austin 1-eftwjch was found frozen to d.nth
about TWO miles from Lynchburg, Monday
morning.
Aieck Lyle, while wrestling with one Ma.
'haI Smith. near Glasgow, Ky, vas thrown.
aud IN enoejvoriug To turn his antagonist
suddenly rasped and died
Senor Don Juan Bel,o on Friday presented
his credentials 10 The Secretary OF State. and
Was received charge d'aEaire. of ,he Rs.
pubic of Chile 10 this Government.
The daughter "f a late distinguished pbysi.
clan III Ph i<deiph has gone into "A con, ,eut
taken the veil, anti given the institution her
whole property. amounting 10 So, 100.
The mercury in a eeif-r.gis 'erine ,hermom.
eier at The Coas, Survey Office IN Washington.
was ~ zero oh Sunday night, and at degrees
above AT haif-p,si 8 O'Clock Morday ..ornins
On Christmas eve. the 81. Georges S,c,.,v
OF Toronto, distributed =. tSs5 pounds. or more
than nine tons OF eataties to the desery ryiur
p,or of THAI city.
Mrs Peneiope Betiell, widow OF the late
Rev. Gregory 1 Bedsl, and mo,l~r Of Bi, ,hap
H~deii, died IN New York Oh Thursday. in ,hs
6oth year of her age
Inc late destructive fire in Reeaman Ann
and Fulton streets, New ork, has ,hr " n GU
Unemployment not less than Ave md red per.
sous.
Hon. Beverly Y. Clark, minister 10 Ona.e.
masa, has asked and obtained leave Of absence
and will return home in the sprios
j. Garages, charged with circulating In
eendiary documents in Fairfax county, Va.
has been oiably acquitted.
The New York Journal OF Commerce. in in
pr"ducs tables. saws he stock OF fiuur in New
York, December ~, 1859, was ,i3s, ,66s barrels
II is said 'ha' six hundred Thousand nairs n 2
skn'ss have been sold in New York du I'm, ,he
present season.
negro child. belonging 10 VIM. F. I.uc,.
doe, was hnrns 10 death Ia Pr IL. Grvrxs ..
Va last Friday.
lit'i- child Of Mr.. Kaae. ,r.id,nr In p..
tershure. was seriously iniursd Mondav s.,sr.
noon oy failing into \ basement
The Hon. Anthony Van lisrevn. II 0rr
county, New York, died last week n the "A.
Sanced age Of - years.
The am'unt Il aauf now In New York /.
3es bushels. ''''s''
judge Roosevelt has accepted the ofY,cs ~
United States District Attorney k,r New YORK.
wee Theodore Sedgw ick, d~eeased. -
C'mmi~sioner Of tEe Revenue 1OP IL :. ejtv
o. rs'e'shaiR is to b. eiscied By. the CovNcil
OF tnatcity next Tuesday.
The hirfr & rates for ssryauls at AlpyAndria
and In that vicinity, Oh Monday, wsrv mucA
lower than last year '"--'~@
The steamship Canada from Liverpool On
the l7th llsc., Aud Halifax on Haturday. ara.
ved a bostoa oa Monday.
During tbs year ,s5a, ,Ae Clerh Of rsirfAx
County Court issned ,wsaty -nins uasfiaao
licences.
MI 2 Tooner, Of WILMINGTON. n, G., eee
drowned II Cape Fear river last es3srdsy.
Mrs. Charles Howard y playi.e II Aisxan.
driA. sS
:, The importations Of SILKS lor ~ part q i.
Iork Alone dariDg lisa wsa ~, ,aAAle - aa
ton upon the Potomac river. "a
Edward or. I plasseres ~ tradeI ~ nuye
dersd ~ Indianapolis, tnd., on Tuesddy AtHk
ua,il this Winter lt bad Aet snowsd 4 Ieaap
tea, Tsxas, Or seven yea1o.
Mayer WsoAs tsAst aAasAssf 1ted n ~
sl1eeeys1 e.Aea tqlalv - aneas NM -
TAsrs wess - ,n,er9ee ,s ln n.,ershn.
Ne year iseA