Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-21
NEWS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A woman of fsrty-two Anna Marston, attended the
fuaera of her eighth husband in Portsmouth, Fog, on
the 18th ult.
William Alison, convicted of poisoning his wife in the
Hudson Couny Court \. j has been sentenced 10 lie
hung on the 10Th of April.
W. Farmer of New York, spent in 1884, for tie
poor about 600. He ted all who came 10 hs mouse
supplied At their own home OS4 families and 81 sck
persons and better than all this during the "uter he
iouad employment for ,l10 mechanics and aoorers-
He is doing the sane Il ing again this w,n,er
Two ladies' had their pockets picked in horse railroad
car in Phadelo ia aflw GayS since by coupe rcgues
who operated bol Is upon their pockets with their hands,
whA psr cf "a Sc arms and hands lay innoceny acroS'
the Ia, Of each This is Parsian dodge aud it Teid
IL be pacced il the scamp skful and wears CLOAK
10 aid the detection.
Abou, ninety speeches have teen delivered in the
House on the crisis and nearly two thirds OF them by
Rsnun,ans Thee are still on sd ct least enough
make the even hundred For the greater they were care
fs written cut in advance, and many o. thm read TO
emotv benches during the formally o. night sessions.
An officer of the ,rmy writing from Texas says that
the best v.Y to bring that STATE speedily back 10 Il
liop is TO withdras the United States troops from IT,
TneIe would be security for private prop.rty or
lives of ci.zsns he SAYS in the dIUg, ouS portions OF
Texan domain, were Uu,l4 SIms men removed. The
Goveramen; bas no ice, of acting oa the suggestion
The Hon Wm Pres.ol sold, on Monday last, 10
Mr. Bell Of Pulaski county, Va tor the III ;hmohd mar
ket eleven head OF fat cattle averaging IN gross weight
Ol5 p9uuds Oa the same day, Ar. A. j. Lucas sold
tweuty-.So, averaging ,l22 pounds
An AGED man was found standing against fence,
frozen TO death near New Hartford village New York
on Thursday last.
They are the Prnobsco numbering about 90 and the
Pa--amIquoddy numbering about 90
Sine secession troubles have begun, Boston house
has sold 1000 sets Of infantry and life ,qa apments
which have bgen sent South.
TIE lee gave way IN a pond at Elizabeth, y. j on
Monday eight aud prec;p.ed tEirty boys and girls in
eight feet O ater all of whom Were rescued except ohe
La.
A ci,l named Luciud, Hankin, aged seventeen years.
atarygd % death Valparaiso Indiana, the 2ih OF
last month Her father vas druukard. and spent al b.
could get for that purpose AID the giIl being stranger
there, died without letIug her condition he known
Thomas Wiuaus, OF Baltimore, next TO AstoT, of New
Yotk IS the weahiest person u the United States de
is said to be worth $4,000 oJJ and made his splendid
fortune by railway sp,cuaiiOls in Russia.
l. il said that Mr. Buchanan will veto every measure
of Congress looking the coercion OF Southern States
Ia Il Is he does not ucllde tie provision tor building
seven new slOops-of war
The War Department has Just Issue an order to the
armory in Springfield for the manufacture OF 2oO mu =
kats per month instead OF 500 per month as at present
TUey are TO be of the latest aud bes; pattern OF rh
uket-none betteI,n the world. The ca acity OF the
lrinory is about 4uO or 300 per month. Thts3
arms are 10 be distributed among the Northern Stite
The Mobile i2gsrt'Ssr. after having successfully
Aabuo,ns 20 plant themselves himiy their rghs,
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now ,utreats them plant the best means OF
assuring these rights.
Mr. Lincoln has already received hundred sppl
cations for office from Minnesota.
Victor Emmanuel s NOR, OF sodier han king, and
has sense enough know it, Before he gave his order
for the advance OF Pedmone:e army into the Marches
he il reported have said to counsellor who Sentured
10 point out that lie putting his in jeopardy
that he cared not-he could always fad employ ment
somewhere or other. colonel OF cavalry aud that
was the position he in his heart preferred, even 10
throne.
Hon Alien Ayrault, who died few days since at Ro-
chester has left O00 Geneva College, $4,000 to
the American Bible Society and = oOn TO the Episcopal
Missionary Society Then after various beqlests 10 his
family aud friends the will directs that whatever may
main OF the estate sha be disposed OF follows Two
ffhs to Geneva College, twohs to the American Bbe
Sociev aud one Gfth TO the Missionary Society above
mel t.Oue Al moderate estimate Of the value OF Il e
estate il thought that the tao fhs to Geneva Col
ege aud the Bible Society will amount 10 at least Si"
600 for ech