The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-16
Correspondence Of the Riohmotd Dispatch.
Snow-Eseape--Afiiifary Re.


as yet. but that they will be vivified by to-
morrow noon for although snow has fallen
lazily all day, the sun is now setting clear, and
the promise Is for sprinE-time again.
You are, perhaps, aware, that this is within
the finest fruit growing portion OF our State,
and a calamity like death to the buds would
be An evil sorely felt; but it is feared moro
from the April frosts, than from the March
SHOWS.
One Wainwright, raving lnnatic confined
In our Jail, awaiting admission at either vii.
liamsburg or Staunion, made his escape day
or two ago, and in eflecting his own exit let
out several other prisoners, and heading them,
fed "away DER the hills afar.'' I have not
heard Of their re.arrest.
The Continental Guards, Capt. Holiday.
paraded through mud and water, after a CO.
pious rain, on Friday afternoon. There were
about thirty out, though / learn that the
corps is strong and we'll disciplined Certain.
ly, their uniform is beautiful, and would do
credit 10 your own ''big Richmond.'
THE ORIGIN OF SHERRY CoBLER.-Burton
the late William E.-invented Sherry Cob.
lers! 1t is related that when an &C tor in Phila.
delphia he frequented famous resort for thea.
trical personages and their friends. known as
"Dicxey Harbourd's.'' "Juleps," but then re.
Gently imported from the South, were the
popular tipple on the warm summer days, but
burton and his English friends, of whom
Dickey was an old one, eschewed them us too
heating tor a heightened sitting. A decoction
OF sherry wine hot water, sugar and lemon
peel, fayorite English drink, had been intro
duced b. Dickey, and served we'll for winter
evening scciality, but on the approach ofwarm-
er weather cooler substitute was needed. In
TINS dilemma Burton suggested the use of ice
instead of hot water, and Dckey was called
upon to try his hand at the new tecoction.
The result was vinous ''coup d'esat," and the
coterie of bibulOGs wits were REQ uired TO name
the new nectar. Burton ut once suggested that
as Dickey had in his OWL country established
MS lame and fortune as n "cobler'' that the
name should BE- applied to his last '.job.'' and
forthwith the christening was consummated
IN sherry Coblers" all around for the party.
The article at once met with public appreca-
tion. and "coblers'' universally supplantpd
~juleps" for the heated term.-Boston Post.
SOUTHERN TRADE.-The trade at Charles
ton and New Orleans, we are told, is nearly
fi;y per cent. larger than usual this spring,
which fact is owing to the abstrac ton of so
much trade from the small jobbers and dealers
in n. I Iork, Phladelphi ia and Boston, N. York
now supplies Chariesto ton and New Orleans di-
rect with goods for many interior towns and
cities, which were formerly taken from this
and other Of the large importing and manu-
featuring cities. Smaller jobbers have felt 10
some extent here this abstraction from their
nsuai business, While the effect has been more
marked ard visible in Boston and Philadel.
phia. Our Southern steamers 60 loaded with
goods from Wholesale dealers for the large
towns ana secports, iii order To supply the
smaller markets OF which Northern cities have
baen accustomed to receive The benet..-N. \.
Erprcs,.
WHOLE FAMILY PoIsoNEp.-The citizens Of
Napierville. Dupage county, Ill, have been
having mao dog excitement lateiy; One day
this week, ii gen tleman went to Il drug store
to get some poison for the purpose Of extermi-
mating part OF the canine community and
while there purchased some chewing gum for
his children. He put both packages in his
pocket and returned home By mistake he
gave the wrong packag to his children, and
baited the dogs with the gum, in consequence
OF which the former very died. Not
long after, his wife also expired from the effects
OF a small portion of the supposed gum, and
the man was himself aiken dangerously i'll, he
having taken taste of the poison under the
same mistake. The child of another man has
been poisoned in the same town, by eating q
soda cracker, which had been prepared for
dog.
HEAVY Loss.-The Boston Herald, OF March
18th, reports that a Mr.. c. b. WEIGH, Of Par.
sonf1eld, Maine, while on his way to New
York on Saturday last, to purchase a cargo of
flour. was robbed Of Sl+,WW. Mr.. Welch says
tha! the money was in the breast pocket of his
frock coat, when he went out of the Massasoit
House, a, Springfield, after taking supper and
his frcck and outside coats were both closely
buttoned. Soon after the cars left Springfield
he discovered that his pocket-book was gone.
He stopped at Hartford and returned to Bos-
was on the Somerswor;h Bank, and the re.
mainder on the Saco and Biddeford Banks
The money was probably extracted in the
crowd while rushing into the cars at Spring
field.
THE CHARLESTON CON.v N.-Tbe
Washington correspondent of the New York
papers state that the pressure has become so
great upon the National Committee for a
change from Charleston to some other place,
for holding the Democratic Convention, that
the Committee has determined to hold 4 meet
ing with view TO considering the subject
Every section of the country is compiainin 2
Of tho threatened eXtortions. Fifty dollars
per day will be charged for the use OF parlors,
and everything else in proportion. The Ma
tional Committee agreed to pay $3.50 per day
for the use of public hall. If backed up by
the Democracy of the different sections, the
Committee will change the place of meeting
DANGEROUS RESULTS OF VACCINATIoN.-
Five men were vaccina:ed in Boston last week
with matter obtained from a scaD taken from
the arm of the child Of an acquaintance but
the matter having been exposed to the air three
or four days before it was used, the result was
that in every case the arm OF the biect began
to !nflane and feel sore within an hour after
inOculation. The inflammation continued, and
their arms were swollen to twice their natu.
raj size. For several days the lives of the pa
tients were despaired of, but they have, with
one exception. recovered. In that case the pa.
tient is still in precarous condition. The
inocula'lon was performed by the father Of
the child, not u physician.-Pdst.
THE RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT IN ALBANY
Mary II. Scott, whose father attempted to
shoot her in Albany last week, having per-
sisied in clinging to the faith into which she
has recently been baptized, has been made the
victim of much persecution. She attended the
church on Friday evening last. number Of
her former friends and Others who opposed
her sction, assembled in the vicinity, and, al
pyuya ftpsAvysN
assailed her with the vilest epiihets. The po-
lice were called to escort her home.
JArAN.-It was stated that the American
Minister had obtained a pledge from the ia
panese Government that the treaty Of Jeddo
should he carried out in all its integrity, and
certain special points had been agreed to ad.
yantageOus for trade. The Dutch war steam
China seas, and all on board-seven officers
and fifty men-Were murdered. The pirates
then ran the vessel ashore.
BALLOON OCEAN VOyAGEs.-Communic
tions have been laid before the Bos ton Board
Of Aldermen, from Mr.. John Wise, Of Ian
caster, Pa, and Mr.. John La Mountain. of
Troy, New York, proposing to make ;erial
voyages to London and Paris, the one to start
in May aud the other on the ith OF July next.
provided TIE city will pay the expense. which
Is estimated by La Mountain at S4,OOO aud
Wise at s. O00 The subject was referred to q
committee.
AMERICANS ABROAD.-The Newark Adysrti.
ser's Florence correspondent writes, under the
date OF Feb. 5th: "Among late arrivals here
from the United States are the Hen. Robert T..
Winthrop and family, Of Boston. accompa u led
BY married son and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kuhn-she q granddaughter Of John q uincy
Adams. Mrs. H. b. Stowe aud party leave
next week for Rome"
THE KINa.-Bev. Tucker, an American
sovereign" has hsen playing the "king.',-
At q recent grand fancy and dress hall he
figured extensively, ~ usual. The Ljyeruool