The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-07

The most popular virtuoso in Paris is at
this juncture Delgardo, a negro, who was
the leader Of the Emperor MaXimilian's or
chestra. He IL most talented violinist,
and plays Siyori's celebrated piece, Il" The
Bird OIL the Tree" in which he initiates the
modulations of the nightingale in the most
striking manner, better than the composer
himself. This Delgardo used to be slave
OH a Louisiana sugar plantation.
Mention was made some time since of the
resident of Wetertown who wheeled his wife
Oh wheelbarrow from that place to Sara
toga. The trip was undertaken, on the adj
vice of a physician, for the benefit of the
wife's health. On Monday last the couple
passed through Utica on their way home,
the woman restored to health and walking
beside her husband, who wheeled the empty
barrow.
4 New Haven paper says that the Ger
man nobleman who had been sojourning
incog. in New Haven as political exile,
and while there fell in love with a fair
daughter of one of his countrymen, recently
went home to see if he could not procure
the restoration of his estates, which she
made an indispensable prerequisite TO matrl-
mony. He came back unsuccessful, and
the damsel Tilted him.
During the month of July the number of
bathers in the free public baths in Boston,
with the exception of the women's bath at
the foot of Broadway, was as follows: Men,
S0,505 boys, l0,l00; women, 1902 ;
girls, 20, 365. Total, 326,972 persons.
Both bituminous and anthracite coal
have been found in the Rocky Mountains
on the line of the Pacific railroad close to
the track. The best coal-feld is near Ben
ton, i'll the vicinity of the crossing OF the
North Platte.
Kaolin of the best quality, and in I'M
known quantity, is discovered in San Joa-
quin county, California. Perhaps some one
can name valuable article in the three
natural kingdoms which that wonderful
State has not produced.
An accomplished and beautiful young
lady of New York city, quite well known
in operate circles, has recently sailed for
Paris, with the intention Of qualifying her
self for speedy debut in opera bouTe.
A Prussian chemist has invented new
method Of warfare on the battlefield it is
q powder that makes q whole regiment
snecze for half an hour.
The trial of Mr.. R. H. Waddill for kill
ing negro named Henry Clay, which was
concluded in Bedford Quarterly Court on
Tuesday, resulted in verdict Of acquittal.
An act of the Legislature Of Tennessee
now makes habitual drunkenness cause
for divorce on the part of either man or
wife.
Mrs. General Fremont and family are
now at the Generals summer residence,
near Sing Sing, N. !.
The New York San says it was not Gen
eral Grants habit to wear sword IN going
into battle. s,i
Crop reports from Arkansas are very en-
eouraging. The late rains have been gene
raj.
Hon. W. P. Rowland, the new Governor
of Ontario, Canada, is a native OF New
York.
A farmer in Putnam county, H., COM
mitted suicide on the 24th ultimo because
the grasshoppers had injured his wheat.
Mrs. Florence, the actress, and Russian
Princess were snow-balling each other on
the Alps on the Fourth of July.
At baseball match at Hoboken, N. -,
on Saturday, Henry Stevens had his right
eye destroyed by ball.
The objection to dealing with tailors is,
they always brips suits against you'