Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-05
ITEMS OF NEWS.

By railroad accidents in 1860 there killed In the
Unted States "A persons and 36 wounded That is The
smas number in any twelve months in the past eight
years
brother of Charles Dickens is employed in the land
office OF the Illinois Central Railroad he does little
in the literary line. 30 OBJ -- 80 "
. The Governor of Pennsylvania had about twenty
appointments TO make. The Offices were Insignificant,
but there were 075 applicants -,
The total population of Illinois, BY the recent census
is ,72s 900
Among the novelties 10 New York churches is n.y.
drAuc engine for "blowng the organ" "a
paragraph in many Of our eSchsD ges Htatcs that only
thirty 6se killed last year in d1els in the Uni
ted States. -....-..
Miss Alice Yell cowhided Mr. Lsy, of Camden, n J.,
for promising marry her aud not performing il. As
he wouldn't make her Lay, she made him Yell
On Wednesday last, Mr.. w. W. Holden of the, Raleigh
oil the State o'rnol, in Fayetteville street. Raleigh with
a cane in6cting several severe wounds. Mr. Speiman
drew a revolver and fired three Intellectual shots 40 his
30 alant before fends nterered separate them The
Of the quarrel was some insulting epithets applied
to Mr.. SP IMAM -f-.I.. NJ =. .i., fL... 10 -t.. ID
Iii stated that Young America Train, (thc successful
proprietor of Trsinways in Rmope In connection with
marx II mon tPnnch, Judge -Habsrten fSam Slick
asd Others, has got up an associated company with
capital Of s. 10000 for the purpose of building great
'lther Hotel" in London The, have got possession
of thr acres OF ground ~ ihe Strand and going
ahead like "brcks." u,.v
A correspondent writing from Gaea SAYS that Ii e
young wife Of Francis H. is always to be in the place
OF greatest danger During the bemha rdment of the oath
and 18th of December two officers OF her household were
killed in the very in which she was sitting by the
explosion Of she'll. Although the danger was imminent
Queen did stir from her char, and gave orders
e removal Of the dead bodies in the coolest possible
manner The Spanish Minister had also narrow escape
for as he was 1g bed he received the rather unp a.,
ant visit of round shot, which smashed the washing.
and opposite. ,"', ~
rLuGR IN TENSEssEE.-The Tennessee river is higher
at this time than it has been since the year lS47
the Chattanooga Advertiser OF the 24h alt The reshet
has occasoned heavy losses Many farmers residing uear
the river have been forced ieaSe their residences II
has been unusual sight houses barns, and
in some residences borne away by the almost
Irresistible current The large brick block known as the
Stevenson block of this city is almost total wreck hay
ing fallen in Hay, corn fences houses &C., have been
swept away. great many cattle aud hogs we under.
stand have been drowned. The losses are yery heavy
The abundance Of water and the scarcity of money
lplaying Fearful havoc" WITH the people
Teresta, the daughter Of GaHbald ID about 10 be mar
tried to n. Lucien Bianchi professor II Sienna.
Charles LeEss, the novelist Is coming 10 America
the continent Is getting too hot for him. he thinks The
Atlantic should divide him and the baijas -
ANOTHER RrsIoNAfoS.--Jn Judge Roosevelt the present
nS Vi States district attorney for New York city, hs,
resigned his office, the resignation to take effect on the
] 4th Of March next.