Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-29
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that the price has advanced, within the last ten years.
more than 100 per cent.
letter from Alabama says that &C. whtea brother.
in-ap Of Abraham Lincoin has joined the volunteers
and gone 70 help take Fort Pokens." The came writer
says: Negroes have never been known 10 be more
subordinate than at present. and the intelligent ones say
they would like TO be put In front Of the battle 10 meet
tho foes of the South"
The statement BY telegraph that battery Of General
James ried cannon had been shipped 10 Alabama Ia
coutradicted by the General himself who SAYS IL IL
wholly untrue He informs the Providence Pres tba,
he has declined filing all orders which he has received
from seeding States and will refuse to f any others
which may be forwarded from those quarters.
The Prince Imperial Of France is said to be back.
ward child in the hands OF teachers but very ant At
catching ideas when left to himself His chief amuse.
ment consists in acting as conductor on miniature
railway constructed in his own garden He conducts
bis little friends from station station with the great.
est delight.
Within little less than three months Indiana has bad
four Governors Governor Wizards death made way for
Lieutenant Governor Hammond and Governor Lanes
resignation for Observation-Disclosures Norton. ..
In raising the treasure Of the steamer Maabsr which
was wrecked, last summer on the OF Ceylon the
divers worked under water through nine feet Of sand
aud then cut away large iron plates half an inch thick
forming the side Of the mal-room Of the steamer
Eighty thousand dollars worth of treasure was thus OBJ
tanned in one day. The steamer had 800 900 in
gold on board, all Of which has been saved.
Hon. o. S. Ferry, of Connecticut has written to bis
constituents detailing the various attempts compro
me which have thus far been made and the causes Of sue
cessve failure. He says, in conclusion al have conceded
to tbs verge Of principle and there STOP Every
concession has been answered with the booming of can
non from Fort Mourie upon the flag Of my country
with the marching Of hostile forces upoH the forts Of the
Gulf and with the planting Of hostile batteries upon the
banks Of the Mississippi. II We have Government,
seems to me that the time has to ASCERTAIN its
strength"
double murder was recently committed at the Al
dershott encampmen, England private soldier named
Johnson had been reprmanded and reported for punish
ment, and fred his rifle at sergeant named Chipt The
shot passed clear through the sergeants body killing
him and corporal who was seated opposite to him.
WESTERN RAILROAD SsowEED k.-Information from
Northern Missouri states that the Hannibal and St. Jo
seph railroad is completely blocked up with snow from
Biooked east and its operations are at stand STILL and
have been so for nearly week. There are seven trains
showed in along the road all Of which are out OF fuel
The snow along the route "a nearly two feet Deep and
badly drifted.
ORDERsD TO snA-Lieut J. W. B. Cutz I'd Feuten-
ant OF the Brooklyn maynard detached on Thurs
day. and ordered TO take passage the I'd proIimo for
Spezza Italy, via Havre to join the United States ship
lroquois, as executive officer Lieut. Huger, Of South
Carolina, the late executive officer having resigned in
consequence OF the secession OF his State.
An ate mpt was made on Monday to blow up the old
ing powder was placed beneath the building for this
purpose, which fortunately defeated by its provi-
DENTAL discovery before this ST. Louis Guy Pawkes could
carry into execution bis nefarious plot.
SEVERITY rHX WINTER IN EURoPs-Letters from
Berlin describe the winter there the severes that has
been known since 1872 the year Of Napoeons retreat
from issia-From the European capitals have SINH
lar accounts coupled with sad pictures Of the distress aud
suferings Of the working classes.
STORM AT NEw YoRK-0n Thursday violet storm pre-
vailed at New York. Six inches of fell during the
morning, followed by violent rain-storm and wind.
The Engl sh Court went into mourning twenty days
from the 10Th the 3lst inst for the late King OF
Prussia.
Mrs. Norton, the English poetess Is at work on bio
graphy OF the famous Sheridan family of which she is
member.
Rev. Jas Z. Joyner of the Virginia conference, died
last week al Randolph Macon College, OF pneumonia.
ACCIDENT FoRr MoULrRIE-Between . and 10
o'clock on Wednesday night says the Charleston Courier
Mr. Tbaddeus Strasnsk Is years Of age, private in
the Columbia Artillery, from Columbia, s. c., sta.
toned at Fort Moure bad retired TO his for the
night While there he aud Mr. Charles Beck men,
Der Of the same company payiully scuflng to-
other when pistol in the hand of Mr. Srawnski went
oil, aud the ball entered his abdomen, njurirg him very
seriously.
Gov Petus, Of Mississippi has appointed Hon. Wal
ter Brook and Fulton Anderson Esqs, commissioners
Southern Union. These gentlemen, says the New 0re
ans bulletin, are cooperationSts but voted for mmed
ate secession acquescing in the decision of the majority
OF their State.
WELL KNOWN LAWYER KILLED-Wm. T. Harris
E'q. well known and highly esteemed lawyer Of Rich
mond county Va, met with shocking aud fatal acct
dent at Westmoreland c. H., on Wednesday evening
last Mr.. H. was riding in sulkey, when his horse
took fright and becoming uamanagable threw him from
the vehicle urng him severely that he died on the
following morning, at o'clock.
Twentyfour students 'sece led" from St Josephs COL
ege, near Mobile, last week. and went the city TO en-
lst with the State troops
Joel F.. Mathews has given the Governor of Alabama
30 bales of cotton the proceeds of which be used
for the benefit of the State.
Mr.. A. J. Dance was killed in Decatur Geo on last
Wednesday, by pistol shot, received from the hands Of
Mr.. Crowley, the ball entering his forehead causing in
slant death.
The n o. Crescent Of Tuesday OF last week. SAYS that
Col Pckens U. s. Consul at Vera Cruz sailed on the
dsy before with dispatches ordering home the American
feet nov before that city Il is to be concentrated at
Pensacola, or at the mouth of the Mississippi
The Yale College boys ra sed Palmetto flag on the
Alumni tower of that institution Sunday, aud bsrr
caded all approaches to the top Of the building This
done in retaliation for the supposed insult offered by per-
who employed negroes the secession cock
ade before the Southern students.
the purpose of raising means TO equip company of vol
unteers aud IS 900 subscribed on the spot One Of
the subscribers lady, who stat that her husband
and two ready to fight, and that her three
daughters would make cartridges lint and clothing for
| the soldiers.
| BURNED IN EFYIGY-Mr Belts, of Wilmington, Della
ware the only member of the House of Representatives
who voted against the adoption Of the Crenden resou
tons, was burned in efgy, on Monday, at Aiddetowu
The train on which he was returning 10 Dover passing
there at the time afforded the gentleman an opportunity
TO witness the sght.
| FATAL ACCIDENT In Carroll county, Va on the 18th
inst, Jacob Stockner, youog man, had accompanied
some young ladies to MILL and was engaged 10 turning
the large water wheel They had gotten in the Wheel
and treadng around when he fell and the wheel
caught his head against log and lshed his skull lie
lived for four days great agony and then breahed his
| last.
| HoxIcIDE.-Charles Nacbee, a gas-6tter, was shot
and killed 10 beer saloon in Petersburg, Va Friday
night by JAS Thayer painter. The parties got into
fight arising from political discussion and Thayer shot
his antagonist through the ugusr veiu killing him al
most instantly He escaped during the excitement
sequent upon the act, but was arrested.
JOE CLARK A CoLoRED BARBER, of Columbus has writ.
ten letter to Gov. Brown Offering to raise company
of free coored be enlisted in the service Of the
State of Georgia in the present crisis.
| WISCONSIN Nor ALTOGETHER WILp.-Nr. Howe, the
senatorial successor Of Mr. Durkee from Wisconsin Il
sn influential er-Judge, and is prominent for having OF
posed the Satesghts decision OF the Wisconsin courts
| which nulfed the fugitive slave law. Mr.. Howe was
formerly Wing, but now moderate Republican.
Hon. HOWELL CoBB The impression seems to pre-
val, at the North that this gentleman is member Of the
Georgia Convention, and Of our exchanges 20 sc
far as 20 tell how be came TO being beaten in the
election For their information would state that Mr.
Cobb is not = member, was he candidate at The
eection-Sdvdnndh Rep