Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-21

Wade H. johnson has been ell ctei United State'
Senator from Missouri, 10 succeed James S. Green.
Tue death Of John W. Leonard, editor and author
Of eoasilerab, note is announced in the Atlanta oia
papers,
A. an election held in the corporation of FredeFicks
burg on Monday, NJ Slaughter, Esq, reelected as
Nayc-
Eliza Bsclcclnt, the once hvorte and beautiful can
trlt,e recently attempted comm. suicide in San Fran
CISCO Sle is, alas no longer what she was.
Damages Tor 81 200 were last week awarded by St
Louis Court against NJ. Maurice S,rlkosch the popular
oper.ic manager, for breach Of with the St
Louis opera House.
Gen. Shields after coQuetting some time with par es
ard factions IN other quarters with reference, possibly
% the o. s Seratorship has settled down law part
rarship iu San Francisco.
Mr. Crueuien left Washington for Kentucky Monday
aeraoon accompanied by several personal friends. Po
cl movements in Kentucky induced him to change his
purpose Of going North for the present and 80 where ms
r-e,s1ce and Influence seemed more needed
cen. Ben NcCu,loch, Of Texas, was in Mobile the S.b
on s way to this city TO purchase for his State
BE designed stopping at Montgomery 10 select from thC
Government OF the Confederate States mounted reg
ueIt Tor tc prOtcctch OF the lfolteia
The two negroes who lss' week attempted to rob and
murder Mr. Clts. f. Jones, who lived near the Gold
Nnes in LOUISE county, have been tried by the County
C1l-. and condemned 70 be hung. The indignation Of
he people wss greatly existed lns them and at one
tine il wss feared tbey would be hanged by the popu-
lace.
F. Dickinson. a merchant Of California asss..iua-
ti 10 Jefferson City, No, on the llih iast lie was IN
BIS house, With persons the room, when he vas shot
through the window. Suspicion hGs fixed upon no one
the perpetrator Of the deed, nor LAi Mr. Dickinson
any difficulty with any one.
The Union Conservative party in Rapp1hluuook couu-
iy a:a recent meeting nominated Col Green for the
House Of Delegates Col G. subsequently Nithdrev in
favor of Major Z. Turner, douglas eOnserva7e) who
va then unanimously nominated by the meeting and
accepted.
Tie New York Herald learns that the following firms
TO that city are about estab'hug branch houses in the
South iu consequence Of the difficulties which exist at
DE North and the broader field for enterprise opened in
tas new coufrderacy -N,ssrs. Lewis b. Brown Co,
jo.hiug) No n Chambers street, Mobile; salisbury,
Henry CO. Ccloihiugl. Allen, McCltin Bukley dry
goods Adler a NeVboucr (cIo;hi0g) 90 TO Mobile or
Charleston, Bruh Brother Seaver, foreign ard Ame-
dcln hardware, New Orleans Others the Herald SAYS,
Likewise preparing avail themselves Of the double
advantage Of having house in each section OF the
r.iou, snd will make a change soon.
The oxford Miss Iutescncer protests against Ten
lessee entering the Southern Coufederacv, unless she
v produce the scalps Of Senator johnson, and Repre-
sentative Etheridgc as an evidence o! her sincerity.
The Union party Of Tennessee have called a COnveu
dor for nominating Governor TO meet at Nashville, on
Thursday, MAY ID
The STATE Senate Of Ohio, last week, by vote Of
tseny-siv to i've passed resolution recommending the
call OF a National Convention.
on Friday last eight inches Of snow fell in many pcr
tons Of Massachusetts,.
The Alexandria (ya) papers note the arrival there Of
coasgnments of cotton via railroad, from Memphis,
Tenn
Tue New Orleans Delta says that the communication
between the Red river and the Mississippi being grad
uAy cut of The former is taking itself of to the Calf
BY way Of Atchaaaya into BerwioSs Bay Unless some
ting is done to prevent the Red river from seeding y.
Orleans vii lose a large amount Of valuable traffic.
company talked Of to keep the channel open. 1t IS
thought il wi cost =, 100000.