Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-24
ITEMS OF TIE DAT.

PAuuars In Bosom, New York aud PhIscslpt ia,
there wire fl y failures last week
STAR Law Toe gislature Of hss's ipri have pass.
ed Say Law
srAxPrDr "A party Of afty mechanics have Just Left
Cincinnati or Calilornis.
HJ Jewstt 10 the Democratic cand late for Gjvern'f
Of Ohio.
nee icut, tesgraphed Weenes6ay 10 Grn Pr mont,
TO have ihs body Lyon sent home 10 bis RIA.
tsus In New Ashford, where Il wiloe,bured Gener'l
LYON vas unmarried. He. leaves three brothers and
three sisters
A CoxpAxr OF sII.FoorIas Capt. Kopp, gentle
who has seen service il Napoleops usrs, arrived a
Indianapolis Ind last week. with company ct sir foot.
srs that he had recruited fer the United States service.
Psopxxrr OF An EI-KMa-The er.Kilg OF Naples
10 something Of real estate owner. De has just sold
the Parnese gardens ic Of the pa.ce OF The Csj-
srs) to the French for 500 600.
CAYr. HALL Captain John Vine Hal, lac Of the
Great Easern. having been appointed man'gr OF 10
Iutercolonia Steamship Company he about 70 lake up
bis residence ct Sidney, Australia
Army ArpciSrxfSI-Tboma Cummings, son Of Al.
er ,nd,r Cummings Of the New York World and Phil.
delphis Baetin has been appointed frat Lieutenant in
the Ninth Regiment OF Infsutry.
TrrAs ELlcrIos.-Fnlk r. Lubbock. formerly Lieut..
Governor has been elected Governor OF Texas aDdC p
g. O. Crosby Commissioner Of the General Land Ofice.
Toe Prince Of Wales has been visiting Maynooth Col.
lege 10 Ireland. The srchbishop Of Dublin The Duke
of Leinster, and Kew. DR.. Whitehead did toe bonos.
General james Watson Webb had an interview With
Louis Naposon at beau-it wss gaatsd Tor cid
acquaintance, not politics cake.
The landlords In Ne~buryport Asss., have come to
general agree TO r,ducs Ien 10 the centre OF the
city twenty five per cent.
Mr.. Harvey at last acoounts waiting 81 Lisbon to
hsaI from the government before presenting himself for
reception BY the King.
The Rrglish papers in amour oing the frst battle at
Bull Run, speak OF it one as the battle Of Dubrun, and
another IS the battle Of Dullrim.
Money has been Ieceivedin Halifax from the United
Sa for invest" ent. Heretofore colonial investment
ia the u tied States was the order of the day.
The English government inspector Of railways has
stated that the rate OF speed railways should not ex
coed fcr'y miles an hour.
Gov Buckingham Of Connecticut, has issued Il ia
four regiments be listed Tor three years tie
The Porences will sal Tor Europe on the 2eth having
engagements In Great Britain, Ireland, Ausual and
California.
The steamer Louisville left Nsmphis for New orleansa
few DAYS ago with nns thousand Eve hundred barrels Of
heuphs.made -four.
Ali of the diplomatic corps, except Lord Lyons and
AsaburusgS are absent from WsshiI gon.
The tboussndh year Of the existence Of the Res jan
empire is 70 be celebrated mex, year.
Tho Hon Thos. p Marshall fell down eight of stairs
At Newport, Ky, few days sgo and broke arm.
Samuel Ferguson Beach has been sppo-ted and coz.
frmed as surveyor Of the port Of Alexandria, Va.
clerk from Duncan, Sherman & Cos. NV York
bankers was mobbed at N.sssu In that STATE, for
pressing sod war sen'imsnss.
Prince Alfred sailed from Halifax In the Arabia for
England.
Ia said that Jenny Lind will shortly resume her pro.
fesson