The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-21

Catholicism in the City Of Guatemala on the
14th of December last, and was baptized by
tismal name of Augustin. His remains were
deposited in the pantheon of the Church OF
San Francisco. Mr.. Clark is the third United
States Minister who has died in Guatemala
within four years-Messrs Malin and Veuable /
having preceded him to the tomb.
DEATH OF AN AUTHOR.-The Arago brings |
us the Intelligence of the death Of Colonel
William Mure, one of the most accomplished
English writers on the Literature aud Lam
guage of Ancient Greece His principal works
were Tour in Greece and Critical History |
of the Language and Literature of Ancient |
Greece. 1t is said he never hesi tated TO under
take a voyage to Greece, when it was desira- |
BILE to settle by ocular inspection some long, |
disputed question cf Homeric topography |
and the tone of reality and freshness which he |
thus impaired to his investigations clothes his
most learned and elaborate treatises with vi |
vacity, force and interest. Five volumes of |
his History have been issued, bringing the |
work down to the Attic age. |
A WINDFALL.-A gentleman in narrow cir |
cumstances, who has been working hard for |
many years rs a discharging clerk on the leyee
for the support OF large family, suddenly
fund himself in aflueEt circumstances yes
terday. An uncle in the State of Illinois. from
whom he had not heard in a long time, died,
leaving him his whole fortune, $75.o60.-
The straneest part of the story is, that gen.
tleman from Illinois has been here making in
quiries for month past, concerning the fate OF
the family of the missing legatee, who was
supposed to have died of the yellow fever in
the year 1s53.-Ns,c Orleans Courier.
THE OLD DOMINION SoCIETY.-The Virgin
ians resident in New York, have organized
themselves into an association under tho
name of the Old Dominion Society, aud will
celebrate the settlement Of Virginia a: James
May next, by an address to be delivered ny the
Hon. Geo. w. Summers, at Cooper Institute,
on the l4th, and dinner at the Metropolitan
Hotel on the 18th. The anniversary MAY
l3th) occurs this year on Sunday.
A RAILROAD SoLD-The Williamsport and
Elmira Railroad was sold in Philadelphia, on
Wednesday. by the first mortgage bondhold-
ers. The price at which it was knocked down
was $1OO,O As explanatory of this apparent-
ly low price, we may state that the sale was
merely pro torma. in order to carry out the de-
cree of the Supreme Court, the act of the Le-
gislature, and the agreement between the va
rious interests in the company
FIVE NEGROES KILLED-ln CO1umb CO.,
Ga, on Monday, crazy negro man. belong
ing to Mrs. Pace, went to the neighbOring
plan tation owned by Col. T. Clanton, and
brutality murdered four negroes. One was an
Old woman. and the others were children Mr..
Wilmington, Col. Clanton's overseer, hearing
the turbance, proceeded to the spot, shot
the crazy negro, and in that way arrested far
ther destruction of life.
| ANOTHER AMERICAN PRIMA DoNNA.-It is
| announced that another sensation il shortly 10
| be created in the musical world BY the appear
| ance, at the Academy of Music in New York,
| of native vocalist, possessing rare powers
| and high degree of culture. The young lady
| is = Miss Kellogg She has been educated for
| the opera under the direction of Signor Musio,
| and will make her first appearance in q tragic
part.
DESTRUCTION OF BAKERY-The destruc-
L Nf TroaA Avun all nkor n harry n 10
York, Wednesday night, Involves . loss OF Mt
| least $5NOO0, nearly all of which is covered by
| Insurance.. The same bakery was destroyed
In 1856, at the time OF the burning Of the clip
| per ships Joseph Walker and Great Republic.
SHILLING LIQUOR TO DRUNKEN MEN CRIME
sisslppi has affirmed the validity Of the law
| makiAg it penal for retailers TO sell liquor to
| q drunken man, and declaring that the owner
Of the establishment is responsible for the act
| OF his bar-keeper on this behalf. -.
| SMALLPOX IN CiNCrNNATI.-By a commu l.
nication in the Cincinnati Gazette from citi-
zen, in refereace to the removalof pest houses
and enaciments of laws compelling people u
undergo vaccination, IL would seem that many
| cases Of smali.p pox have made their appear
ance in the city.
| FOREST FIRxs.-Terrihc confiagrations in
the woods have been aud still are prevailing
In the vicinity OF 9oldsboro', N. Q. A negro
man. owned ~ Mr.. Peacock. fell dead while
| endea voring, with others, to stop the progress
of the fire few miles from that place, two 0l
three days since.
| VIRGINIA PaYslclAss IN Nxw YoRK-rwx
| enterprisiBg young physicians OF Aibemarlf
l couaty Va have been AOnOred with l,osilloni
| in Bellevue Hospital, New YOrk-Dr. Alex
Riyse, Jr, as residen t surgeon, aud Dr. Walter
Coles Us resident physician.
.fixBrR yoR THE Holy LAxD-A Arm o.
Sayannah. Ga, has received an order for two
hundred thousaRd feet Of lumber, which il e
bs shipped 10 Beyrut in Syria. Portions O
the cargo Is said 70 be intended for Jsr usaieu
and Damascus. etf85
yIRolxIA POSTAL APPoIMrNxSTs.--Jam anne,
Il O. 0rexory postmaster at Drapersville Meek
lerburr county, vice q. ]. Phillips resigped
| John J. RoHe postmaster at Boydton, Neck
Isnburg county. yico VIM. y. Ourtis. res,gned
SUICIDE AZ SEA.-Alim Blaksslsy. Of Utica
New York, dentist by profession. mysie
.. rtously disappeared Ut ssA from the s1eamshil
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