Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Miss Bunker, of Athens, Me-, shot herself dead.
The Montreal (Canada) Herald is stirring up the
police to see to it that the enemy does not attempt
to fire the city between now and st. Patricks day.
The immense reward of 100000 is offered for the
detectio of the thief or thieves who robbed Lords
Banking House, in New York, of million and
half in bonds, etc.
By the last census of London it appears that there
are more Scotchmen there than in Edinburgh, more
Irshmen than in Dublin, and more Jews than in
Palestine.
If Paris is still destined to give the law in mat
tiers of female attire says the Pail Mall Gazette, the
days of crinoline are numbered.
In New York yesterday Miss Richenbacher OBJ
tanned damages in the Superior Court to the amount
of So, 900 against John Kamerer, who, she alleges
seduced her under promise OF marriage.
At st. Louis, No., on the 10TH George Starr, I'M
der sentence Of death for the killing of VIM. Smith,
was taken out of his cell in the county Jail for the
purpose of being baptized by immersion, which GER
emony was performed at the Christian Baptist
Church.
An attempt to assassnate Macmillan was made
while he was at Cuernavaca. The man was arrest
ed but shortly afterwards released by order of the
Emperor who said to the minister of Justice, Il do
not think that my life is in danger; the people of
Mexico love me too well.
John W. Forney, D. D., once denominated Thad-
deus Stevens civilian at heart, whose escape from
Pennsylvania might not be permitted by the laws"
and, to add to this extreme bitterness Of denunca.
ton called him a Yankeem Was this " copper
head hoax" uncle Stevensl
Hon. Joshua Hill of Georgia. has just published
long letter, addressed to the sixty.nine special
legislative friends of the Hon, A. H. Stephens. The
letter is published in pamphlet form. He thinks
that there was under.hand work in securing the cleo
ton of Mr.. Stephens TO the Senate and that Mr..
Stephens was easily over-persuaded to accept the
high office.
number of influential and wealthy men in New
York city, who are staunch supporters of Henry
Ward Beec her in his present conservative attitude,
have given him call. They consider him too bril-
liant light for Brooklyn, and offer to raise $4,000
for the purpose of setting up tabernacle and par
sonage for him in New York. 1t is not probable,
however that Mr.. Beecher will accept the offer. He
is too closely welded to Brooklyn, where he has la
bored faithfully for twenty years.
THE excavations now making at Pompeii have
brought to light several vestiges~ of the ancient
Christians In the palace of the Edie Pansa, in the
Via Fortuna, an unfinished sculptured cross has
been found on one Of the walks as well as abusive
Inscriptions and carcatures ridIculing a crucifed
God. Pompeii was buried by an eruption Of Mount
Vesuvius, A. D. 49, The discovery is therefore i'm
portan as illustrating the opinions held by these ad
versares of the Christian faith at very early date
A strong room recently constructed for London
bank is thus descrbed:-The walls, two feet thick,
are formed of hard bricks laid in cement, and with
hoop.iron worked in. The room is lined throughout
with wrought iron half an inch thick. There are
two doors, the Onter strong iron one with two locks
and the inner one of combined steel and iron of eX
traordinary strength, with two locks, throwing ten
bolts. A safe placed inside weighing eight tons,
and throwing twenty bolts, contains the cash and
securities An alarm in the resident clerks bedroom
is attached to the inside ofthe strong ROOM that if
the outer door is opened gong is set going. A
porter sleeps on bed in front Of the outer door, and
by pulling handle he can set the alarm off if ne
cessary, and there ia a Waterman always on duty.