The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-03

iefceS no. 2,35) bush. wheat. 31J tors irog
, empty barrels. ~ saw mills SO bbls. fish. 8 So
bush offa, 100 kegs nails, i5a bags fiaxseed. T.
bags dried fruit, 55 hhds sugar
Thenfre.-The friends of tn, drama. and IN
admirers of the beautiful and talented Mr..
Julia Dean Hayne, are to have their last on
portunity this evening Of seeing her in one @
Der mist thriilingly interesting characters
that OF "LuCretia Borgia." the poisonpr. He
engagement closes tonight and from ali w
can learn, ii Is not at all likely tha, the ma n
agement will he able to induce her to renal,
another week, under any circumstances. Th
| a1ter-pltce Is new farce ent titled Aunt Cha r
| iotfe's Maid, and is said TO be full of fuu AM
admirable hits. Gro to the Thea.r 10. night h,
all means, IL you wish to enjoy Il rare intel
lectual treat
A'nicabfy Adjustsd John McDoroueh f,,
putting his fist in contact with Daniel Eeys
/ eyes, was called before the Mayor yesterday
| Dan, with the greatest poiiteIess Imaginable
informed his Honor that Jack and himsel If haC
| amicably adjusted their differences: and as no
| oooy e.se was particularly interested in tn,
! result OF the brnises which Dan wore the
| warrant was dismissed at the cost of the &C
| cuSsd
City Tas BW:-The Council has passed the
| orcnnance published in the Dispatch last week
concerning the City Taxes, only changing the
| taxes on real es ate from 8 on every 500 val.
ue tnereof, to ninety cents on every 500
| IS ttXeO AT sD cents the
| SiUo, ana money at 50 cents on every SlO,-
| mus giving capital better field FOR opera-
IONS Than ii has enjoyed here for years.
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| station House Reports-For the month of
feoruafy iast the registers show the arrival 4,
| the station-houses of l72 suiourners-6i of
| whom were white 70 slaves and 81 free no.
srceS. In the lirst station -house there We're
| 10 "hiieS, ~ Tree negroes and 6u slaves In the
| second station house there were !6 wh,fas 70
| Tree negroes, and 10 slaves
| Psychology.-Dr. B. Brown Williams the
| nriglnal electro psychologist, has arrived in
inns city. and will give an Introductory lee :
! tnre at Mechanics Institute Hall on Monday
night next. DIR. WIS experiments are NOT
! only highly amusing, but quite instructiva
and will attract a large and intelligent au
dicnce.
| tue widow of the well-kHown American pOe,
VINO Is nObly striving to maintain her family
| by the sale OF the works of her late husband.
| is in this city. AmoDgOther books Mrs has
| work consisting of tales from the pens of nor
accomplished daughters, Gere,eve and Ger
trude.
Serious Arcident.-On Thursday nieht last
negro fellow. employed in the Rolling Mill
had one OF his feet caught in the rollers and
crushed In frightful manner He has been
proper surgical treatment.
Rsceiri"g and Sfealing.-Thomas a slave
was convicted before the Mayor yesterday. OF
Ira I'sa,nng e. provis,ons sion from Robert Reid; and
Lucy, slave to Mrs. Muse, was convicted Of
receiving the stolen articles, knowing them TO
be stolen. Both were ordered the lash.
Beating n thid-Jeremiah Downs was ar.
raigned before the Mayor yesterday to answer
the charge of assaulting and beatiEg The child
OF Mary Downs. The accusation was made
good by an eyewitness to the affair, and Jerry
hal to hail fowl
Spring Comiag-Some crocusses and a beau.
nfut Persian lrls, grown at the residence of
DR.. Merriwether, near this city, and laid on our
table yesterday, reminded that spring is
here Its baimy breeZes made Yesterday one
Of the most delightful days Of the season
TIE B~ck,sys Last Night-The Bucklevs
make their last appearance in Richmond to.
night, as they play in Philadelphia Monday
night. The entertainment tonight includes
the burlesque on the opera OF "Cinderella, or
the Little Glass Slipper
Fessels.- During the month of February la.t
there arrived i'll the dock, with assorted car.
goes, New York, 6 Boston, and Baltimore
packets. Within the month lll boats and veg
sells entered the dock and l66 cleared there.
from.
Thc Curtis Peek was taken up on the Virgi-
MA Halfway, at ROcketts shipyard, yesterday
morning. to undergo repairs. She is now
high and dry, but Will soon be ready 10 rc.
sumo her runs on the James River.
THE SKY AN INDICATOR OF THE WEATHER
Inc coiors OF the sky At particular times af.
ford wonderfully good guidance. Not only
does rosy sunset presage fair weather but
there are other tints which speak with ca ual
clearness and accuracy. A bright yellow skv
In the evening indicates wind a pale yellow
wet; neutral gray color constitutes a fayora
BILE sign IN the evening, an uEfavorable one in
the morning: The clouds again are full Of
meaning in themselves. If their forms are soft
underlined and feathery, the wea ther will be-
Hne II me edges are hard sharp. definite il
will be foul. Generally speaking, any deem.
unusual hues, betoken wind or rain: while the
more quiet and delicate tints besneak fair
weather. Simple these maxims are. the
British Board OF Trade have thought fiji to
publish them for the use OF seasaring Iuen
THE CANADIAN SCHOOL SYsrEM-The re-
poTt Of The chief Superintendent of Education
IN Ian ada, presents agratitying degree of pro-
gress IN educational matters. The statistics
ior the year show an increase in the mum Der OF
schools OF i35, and in the mum Der Of children
attending of ai,Gi6 The amount raised for
school purposes exhibits 4 decrease of $40 o.,
from last years figures In the amount paid
teachers there Is an increase of 500, ,iGa. The
whole revenue Of the school system was 81.
pa ,>o-. The total number Of children between
the ages OF five and sixteen was aU,57s the
number of pupils was 293, ,Ga3, ana the number
not attending any school was 52,9l3.
RENTS IN NEW YoRK.-Speaking of Genin.s
rents reminds us Of the item of rental for GER
tain new marble stores now being finished ON
Broadway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel.
These shops are barely twenty feet wide ana
a hundred deep. The rent Is $1,000 apiece
else will fail in that quarter pre-
sently, or We are mistaken. The fact is that
Broadway landlords are an nnscrupnlous aud
set of harnies. They will
break all the firms in New York, il the said
firms continue to be absurd enough to stick 10
Ners.
SAD DxArH-Cordelia Calkin, q ballet girl, |
nt Cincinnati, died on the o6th nit, from med
,cine taken ior an Improperly purpose Charles |
who admins tered the medicine, have been ar |
res ted.
NAvAL.-Thos. !. Robinson, Of Fayetteville,
N. O.. has been appOin ted a Professor Of Math- |
emxiics in the u. s. Navy. Passed assistant
purgeon ID. Il. Phillips has been ordered 70 the |
naval hospital, Norfolk, Va.
SUDDEN DEArn-The Charleston Mercurv
says that Capt. Adams, late Of The schooner
James Rose, died suddenly at sea on Mondav
On board the schooner Hannah Martin. IL
was native OF Alexandria, Va.
u. S. TRRAsuRER.-The President sent n
the Senate the name of VIM G.. Price. OF Mis-.
souri,, for U. 5. Treasurer, Judge Ronk of
tennessee, having declined the appoin,msn
A Mr.. Strother who married the dsu.h,sr
u Mrs. General Gaines. has hem dixor"st
rom MS wife BY the Kansas' Legisla ture on
aste. v ''AAS's an"
Ms. CynthSa +. Clapp. Of Hartford, Conn.
las brought q suit asajnst Mr.. J. 4. Prosysr'
!. Ine same place, for breach Of marriage con.