The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-20

Among the recent combinations by the
Senate are VIM r. Parish a. District Attor-
ney for Southern Illinois, and John IL. Lewis
United States Marshal for Wisconsin.
The receipts into the U. $. Treasury during
the last week amounted 70 $2,u0o,WD, and the
payment to 81, iUt, 100 The balance suhjoce to
draft is S9.OOO,COO.
The Dublin freeman of the ID publishes
letter from the Roman Catholic Arcnb.shop
of Dublin. calling for n tribute for the rope
The letter fills two columns and half.
A slave Of John H. Monroe, who had Sc
creted himself on the New York steamer
Mount Vernon at Alexandria, Va, was taken
out at Norfolk and imprisoned
The mullen, which is indigenous to our old
fields, is cultivated in England as parIor or
nament, and termed THE American Velvet
Plant"
A Washington letter says that Tom Hyer is
in Washington, and purposes giving sparrlng
lessons for the special benefit OF Congress
men.
MASSACHUSETTS, MILITIA.-The number Of
enrolled militia in the State of Massachusetts,,
in 1859, was 1872, ll2; the active force 5,73s
The Prince of Orange, who is now in Lon
DON is the "loveyer" who has come TO win the
hand Of the next wedable daughter OF Victoria
All that remained of the steamer Northerner,
recently wrecked near Cape Mendoclho, mas
been sold for $500.
Edward Sanford, an actor, well known in
New York city, died of consumption AT froVl-
Uence, II. l., l.iSL w euGtsoay'
Rudio the accomplice of Orsini, has lately
died in the BraZils whittier he had retreated
after his escape from Cayenne
Miss Eliza Thomas, school teacher IN
Woodbridge Mass. was killed on the 10th inst.
by being thrown from carriage
Rev James Black, of the Presbyterian
church in Shepherdstown, Va, died on the loth
inst. S. years old.
The mayor of Elizabeth City, n. g. has Of
fered a reward of 81 $50 tor the arrest of the ill.,
cendiary OF the late fire there.
George w. Wilkins, connected with the
Opera troupe OF Strakosch and UIlmann, died
in Boston Friday morning.
Basket making is the principal business
| now done in the New Bedford House of Cor
rection.
Herrings from the Potomac--the first of the
season-sold in Frederick burg, Va. Friday, at
81 cts. per doz.
J. Fades was killed in Campbell county, Va,
on the 18th inst, by J. r. BurrUsS, who threw
a stone at him.
On Thursday night. the eth inst, four slaves
belonging to DIR. +. ii. Chris tian, of Amherst
county, Va, stampeded
Robt G.. Bell, we'll known citizen of Lib
erty, Bedford county, Va, died on the Nth
instant.
The Baltimore Annual Conference will COM
mence its session in Winchester. Va, on We'd
nesday, the both inst.
H. Ward Beecher's new church is calculated
to seat oi} persons. The ground plan covers
a space Of 1876 by 200 feet
A project is foot for building in Paris ~
large palaces for the II Marshals of France,
on the Avenue de Segur, near the Invalides.
Lord North, the eldest OF Earl GuilfoTd,
has died suddenly a Waieringbury, England
His Lordship was thirty years Of age.
Rev. George Chandler, an eminent Presby
terrain minister of Philadelphia, died in that
city on Wednesday morning.
A man named Joseph Z. Simpson, was
drowned in the tank of the Philadelphia gas
works on Thursday morning.
Clarkson z. Hale, brother of Senator Hale,
OF New Hampshire, died at Pittston, Me, on
the 18th inst.
Secretary Floyd passed through Lynchburg
on Friday. with the body of his brother, en-
route for Wytheville
Hon. Thomas $ Bocock of Virginia, is to be
the orator at Washington on the 22d inst
The Almaden quicksilver mine case has been
decided in favor Of the United States.
Rev. VIM. Cate, formerly of East Tennessee
died at Fayetteville, Ark. on the end inst
DR.. Gustavus A. Rose, formerly Of Lynch
burg, Va, died at Laport. Ind. last week.
Mr.. Thomas Alexander Director of the
British Army NJ edical Depar tment is dead.
n. w. Tuckerman, of the firm Of Whitney
Il Co, Boston, died Friday.
The Pennsylvania State Lunatic AS ylum has
PA inmates.