Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-08-21
NEWS AND MISCELLANY.

The debt of Canada is over S76,OO00O0.
sir. Chief Justice Chase arrived in Washington
on Thursday evening.
An association to check the crime Of Infanti
eide has been formed in London.
The siamese twins are giving exhibitions IN
Philadephis.
On Wednesday last General Grant was re.
ceiyed" at Galens his former home, with great
parade.
Pennsylvania contributed 10 the amy three
hundred and sixty thousand men.
Important Government developments ara e1'
pected in Virginia soon. 20 says Northern
paper.
Gen. Banks intends to reside permanently IN
New orleans, where he will practice law.
Strakosch says the report Of PATHS marriage ia
fabulous and without foundation.
The negroes of Washington are very angry at
the influx Of other negroes
Major General Grover was married at North
ampton Mass last week, to Miss Susie Willard,
daughter OF DR.. Austin Flint, of New York.
The Parkersburg West virginia) Times says
about 30 houses are in course OF erection In that
city.
Twenty.one DEGREES of diverse we're rendered
during the term OF the Circuit Court Just closed
at Springfield, Ill.
Chicago has eighty.ave hotels, which are
lars to a dollar and half day.
In the recent South American naval battle, the
Brazilian loss was 30O and the Paragusysn,
1900.
A peach train of forty-three cars, containing
o. 900 baskets of peaches, passed through New
ark, N. j., On Wednesday.
Paul Morphy will soon publish complete col
lection of his games, played both in Europe aud
America.
A residentof Newark, N. j., has given $4,000
to found Catholic orphan asylum 10 tina. city.
Burglars lately robbedL Lord Palmerstons house
in London OF q, 900 worth of iewelry.
General Scott has returned to New York from
West Point; is in good health, and reads without
"specs."
Frederick Gross of Dallasto W. seven miles
from York, Pa, committed suicide by hanging
last Monday.
The numbec of visitors at the White Mountains
is said to exceed bj one.thrd the number In any
former season.
The President has appointed Thomas G Sim.
mons postmaster at Atlanta, Gs.
Six thousand five hundred dollars have been
subscribed by Washington secessionists to the
Mrs. JEFF. Davis testimonial.
The police of Wheeling arrested three soldiers
on duty, whereupon the officer commanding that
post forcibly released them, ami placed guard
over the Jail.
The Springfield Republican says there Ia an un.
usual scarcity of servant girls In that city, and
| recon- nends the Freedmsn's bureau TO send co.
| lorei girls.
| The friends OF emancipation in Brazil are labor
| ing to aboish slavery in that Empire. PROPOSE
| tions for q partial emancipation are already be
fore the Senate.
smart chap, who formerly peddled papers in
the Army Of the Potomac, is now worth slO0,OGO,
| and is one Of the Directors OF the Second Ma
tional Bank, just established in Richmond.
1t was stated at the temperance convention at
Saratoga, that the names Of thirteen hundred rich
mems daughters in New York are on the list OF
| applicants for admission to the Asylum for Inc
| briates at Blnghampton, Ia that State.
man by the name of Stoddard, in Cass coun.
| ty, Iowa, was csreessly handling, on Saturday
| last, loaded gun, when it was discharged, fa-
tally wounding young lady by the name OF
Decker, who was standing near by. Stoddart and
the unfortunate victim were 10 have been married
in few days.
The anti.war democracy Of Ohio held State
convention in Columbus on Thursday, aud nomi-
mated for Governor, Alexander Long, and for
Lieutenant Governor, Clinton A. Whit The re
solutions adopted were Of strong State cove
reignty character denied the light OF the national
government TO compel their suDmission, and op.
posed emancipation, negro suffrage, military
c0u ts suspension of the writ OF habeas corpus 6
public debt, national banks and paper currency
The celebrated thoroughbred mare Albino, re.
Gently died at Laclede course, from rupture Of q
blood vessel received while training. She beat
Fanny Washington and Planet three aud four
mile heats in 1858 and is5s, and was owned BY
John Carey, OF South Carolina. During Sher
mans march sba was confscsted by an officer and
brought 10 81. Louis At tho tine of the acc dent
she was being put in order TO run In the St. Louis
races also against As,eIold for the Burnett House
plate in Cincinnati.