Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-28
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
b, Yesferdnu's NIail.

A Young woman died from excessive laughter
in New York last week.
A Young girl in Michigan has eloped with and
married her fathers negro coachman.
A negro barber was tsTed and feathered last
wesk in Greenport. l.. J., for insulting white
lady.
A white woman Of Fishkill, N. Y, has eloped
with regro, and sixty dollars Of her husbands
money
The value OF property in London is estimated al
100000 OO0i-s 40O0,OOOOOO.
The two men carried of in the balloon II Bel
fast had reached the earth unhurt.
Turner, late of Libby prison, has reached Eng
land.
Clarence J. Prentice son Of George D. Prentice OF
the Louisville Journal, and lately Colonel in the
Confederate army, is helping his father edit now
Gen. Dan. sickles, James t. Brady, John Van
Buren, and Fernando Wood, are mentioned among
the candidates for the next Mayor OF New York
New York paper mentions the arrest Of a wo-
man in the streets with nothing on her person
but love.letter and daguereotype."
Brigham Young has "counselled' all the faithful
of Mormon City 10 shoot down any "Gente" seen
walking with Mormon female.
The Young man who received the first prize for
Commencement.day oratory, st Rochester Univer-
sity, was nine years ago canal driver, parent.
less, unable to read, ignorant even OF the time Oh
his birth.
Richard Teasdale has committed suicide at
Charleston, South Carolina. lie was very poor,
and had eaten nothing for three days.
TIL, Louisville Democrct estimates hat over
sixty thousand slaves have passed over the Ohio
river under General Palmer's passes. siace the LIST
of May. At this rate this whole slave population
Of Kentucky will pass away" in less than one
year.
The Northern Central Railway Company have
contributed 81 501 TO assist the borough OF Iolk,
Pa to pay for the assessment made upon the
citizens by Gen. EHly daring the last rebel raid
in Pennsylvania
The ground heretofore occupied by BArnum's
Museum and the burnt district in this city has
been purchased by James Gordon Bennett
The Tredegar Iron Works, at Richmond, have
been leased by the United States 10 the owners,
Joseph r. Anderson and his partners. who have
commenced business again as iron manutactu'
rers, these works being held by Government agents
as condscable property.
A bridge 70 spant the Niagara at Buffalo is about
to be built. Two millions and half are pledged
for the work.
Queen Victoria took pleasure trip by rail re-
gently and ice was strewn on the top OF the car
u preserve her tempter affected by the heat.
A bridge across Detroit River, between Detroit
md Windsor, is talked Of A plan has been COM
pleted which will cost million and hall.
In a communication t, the Connecticut L9gis.
lature, Governor Buckingham announced that he
should not again be o candidate for denomination
Austria is almost in state OF bankruptcy,
caused by her obStnacy in supporting vast aud
useless army OF 7OOOOO men.
Kossuth has written a letter, expressing his
profound regret at the course the Magyars are
pursuing in making t:rms with Austria.
1t is intimated that a new Minister to China will
relieve Hon. Arson Berngame from the necessity
of returning TO that post
Two millions Of dollars year are expended an.
nuslly in New York at the theatres and other
places Of amusement.
"A London paper says that though the Cunard
steamers have been running twenty-five years not
a life or a letter has been lost by them.
Gen Charles 6. Loring, Jr., has been appointed
Brevet Major General for gallant and meritorous
action in the service Of the United States.
ABB. sla,makcr, formerly of Lancaster, Pa,
committed suicide at 81. Louis on the 9Th. lie
was thlty-two years of age, and committed the
deed because Of disappointment in love.
Coy. Andrew, OF Massachusetts,, refuses TO sign
the death-w aTant Of Green, the Maiden murderer
on the tchnical objection that he pleaded guilty
OF the crime, and was not Therefore, convicted
within the extent Of the statute.
The Memphis Bulletin, staunch Union paper,
pronounces Gov. Brownlows imputations against
the pacific and loyal disposition OF the people Of
that State false and slanderous, his whole docu-
ment extraordinary and impolitic, and much OF it
utterly false.
A Paris correspondent Of the Tribune writes that
Adelina Patti was betrothed on the 18th Of June
70 n gentleman OF Milan-mercantie, not must
cal.
The Savannah Republicd1 says that the health
Of that city is excellent The deaths for the month
of June numbered only a. ont of population Of
5000.
The vertelIal neckbones of the assassin John
Wilkes Booth, which were broken by the pistol
bullet which caused his death, are now on exhibit
ton. among other surgical Curosities Of the war,
at the Army Medical Museum in Washington.
The list of income returns, published in Chicago,
shows that there are in that city AZ persons whose
incomes exceed fifty thousand dollars, and 900
whose incomes exceed the sum oftwenty thousand
dollars.
The Russian telegraph expedition has sailed
from San Francisco for Behring's Straits. The
expedition consists OF four vessels carrying from
two 10 ak guns each, ard land force OF ] $40
men.
Senators Foster and Dooli,te and Representa-
tive Ross, of the Joint Congressional Committee
for the Investigation Of Indian Affairs, were az
SAINT Fe, n. NJ, on the Cd inst. They were to
70 thence 10 Denver city, where they would sepa.
rate. Senator Foster would return home, and
the others go westward 10 the Pacific.
Governor johnson, of Georgia has issued pro-
clamation providing for the election Of delegates
10 a State Convention TO be held at MilledgeVlle
on the first Wednesday OF October. Governor J.
delivered spec at Macon on the 18th, in which
he told the people that If they wished to hereafter
enjoy the blessings Of the Union tcey must en-
dorsi the emancipation proclamation and ratiy
the constitutional amendment.
At the COMMUNICATION service at Harvard Col
lege on Friday, speeches were made by Charles
G. Lorng who presided and By Gen Devens,
Gen. Barrow, Gen. Meade, Gov. Andrew, Presi'
dent Hill, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Admiral Davis,
Gen. Force, Rev. DR.. Thompson and Rev. Mr..
Hosmer Mr.. Samuel Eliot read poem by Mrs.
Howe, and James Russell Lowell and DR.. Holmes
each read poem.
Patents have been obtained in France for an
instru ment TO indicate the existence Of mineral
or springs of water in land; for raising ship into
the air aud steering it there for applying steam
TO child.en's toys; for heating and Lighting apart
ments with the ssme apparatus; for u mode of
lining letter envelopes with SILK and for the cane
which you can put In your pocket and traniofm
ed into seat AZ will.
Ex.Minister Faulkner IA in Washington seeking
pardon. He denies that he was q special Rebel
envoy In Europe, or that be has sympathized with
a brief time on Stonewall JacksOn's stan, thereby
conferring personal favor. He claims TO have
opposed secession, in the beginning and through
out declaring that it would prove fatal to the
South.
Barnum says that after the museum was burned
he asked the advice of his personal friends about
continuing the business, telling them first that he
had enough to live upon comfortably. Among
them he asked Horace Greeley. Take the rest Of
your life easy" said Horace; go fishing I've
been wanting to go fishing for thirty years, and
hsvn't had u chance yet"
General Scott says that people think he issproud
and pompous simply because he is tail and erect
To recent caller who expressed surprise at his
sfability he remarked "Sir, il has been the mis-
fortune Of my life TO be six feet four inches high,
aud TO have a straight spine. Had been round,
shouldered, or had hump on my back II would
have relieved the odium in the public eye"
r. ALL OVER THE WomD-people OF sense
ri ind Ement have learned 10 use