v<l.. 3--NO 249
Tr£ 11 All.Y DISPATCH
JA.fi A. COWAJIDIN, Proprietor.
H : W H, FL.GA3ANTS, Editor.
\T *ND
'' 'U!!«K> «* KINGS
*T K ojsUIP LXPHEBB,
pJilOtiKK AND JAMESTOWN.
' ; s AND INCREASED EXPEDI
R '- Lf - TION. tc 4C
rT- "S ' havingmadenewarrangement*
I tlftbe at tii dispatchof theirExpMMby
,t r."b'w» iioanolte and Jamestown from
U „ v, 2 tbev a -h to keep u bffow the public,
>KN A. KlNti S POPULAR SOUTHERN
v vpj' ;-»> *.§ fc.wnyt on hand tor th*i nccotrrnod®-
tin : di, at the loweit rates and unpa-
M>:«oi'patc..- th< ir Express leaving New York,
i,'g' A * v d -.v. rod at almoat every point of \tr
ie4. h n. and throughout North Carolina in
fr' r, • l. *ri<" »t t rty per cent below theo'.d HUM
BUG DNUPI LY.
PA : .-IN A. KING'S faclllti' af r the expedition
traß'iftat: freight and Package*, cannot be
fcpAt twr.f ' x; ress company in existence, andthey
dffvfjv r tui-'n, ther.-'ore. in the snape of
hum! 'X. Imposition and monopoly.
fi?* He eu" ' < order your goods by Partaen
A-Kan « Express, No i Barclay street, New
Ycrk. «
pyßort**! -e<?,that all they promise, they
will aitbfnllv fulfil M
PaJ-KN a. KING, No 2 Barclay at, N. Y.,
and K aghrook ntre«t, Petersburg, Va.
agents.
V D Goner Norfolk, Virgin!*
J VV Farmville, Va
M W i&i'ey f redericksDure, Va
We 1 iiaule"'.".".". Richmond, Va
Geo rfcgby Lynchburg, Va
Jas M.sor .....Charlottesville. Va
John iatnpbeli — Weldon, N C
9 Ln Jutt Wilmington, N C
1J DTirrerV.V.V.V Ra'.eigh, N C
Jam»al Reid Henderson, N C
Turn V.li « Stagings Warrentcn, K C
SH Goidsboro', N C
St irk Pierce iayetwilie, N C
J H Wiitiield 1- N C
Jara»« I Dut - Ridgeway, N,C
C o- Littleton, N C
je l.'-ini
ADAMS & CO.*
ISew TorU. X irginia and North Carolina
STE AMSHIP EXPRESS,
Fa V \ 17: D STATES MAIL STEAS!2aS,
ROANOKE Az. JAMESTOWN.
To and from York, R'chmond, Petersburg,
fy:. 6rc. 6?c
HAYTNG ••*' ted Hrrangemer.t* with the U. S.
n>*:: 'i- . steamers from N w York to Nor
folk t d Ri-.r.-i, ni f, i specinl Express jiri
vlle|[e« < n it route, we are now prepared so
reee'v- wd fird. m and from New York, mer
chandise and ; s of every desciotion with
dispatch and at tri-atly reduced rates.
Our Express wi'i l«av« N-w York every Wed
nesdey and S>.r ,ri<iy per splendid steamers Koa
moke Jind Jartteyrown alternately. Goods will
berece:? -J si :u.r New York office, 59 Broadway,
until kail past 'i o'clock, P. M , on ths day of sail
ing
Merchants an j others ordering (rood* from New
York, are requvcted to order by "ADAMS <t I'O.'S
STEAMSHIP :MPKKSS"
Ourinlnud Express will run a? heretof' re, leav
ing N-w York and Richmond daily, in charge of
•pecial Aii goods not marked to go
via the inland route, will be forwarded by the
Steamer Express. ADAMS Sc. CO.
J. L McDONOURH. Agent, .Richmond
NOTIt K. — 'Ixpr. »s uacjiat'es for Norfolk, Pe
tarsbu'2 aiul eXcrimond, intended for shipment per
R ;an re or Jamestown, wili hereafter be
received by AD-'.MS & CO ,53 Broadway, who are
the only auth . -'ieJ agents for Express privileges by
Ihoae s:-!arash.-. s
LUDLAM &. PLEASANTS,
j/» 6—♦« 32 Broadway. New York.
-d&ftS NKW LINE OF COACH
& ES FROM STAUNTON TO THE
HoT a»U vv HITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.—Vis
itors to the Virginia Springs, and the public gen
orally, are informed that the new and splendid
Coaches of the HOT SPRINGS LlNE,which will be
run tri weekly during the Springs season, will
leave Staunton and the White "*u!phar for the
Hot Syriu2B, r very Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, at>d w. . leave toe Hot Springs for those
places, on the t. .-mate days Tne night stand from
Staunton and tie White Sulphur, will be a' the Hot
Springs.
will be conveyed speedily,
comfortably, aud without travel.
Fare from Suanion to the White Sulphur, ®5 50;
to the Hot and Warm Springs, each S3 50; to the
Both and Alum, S3
An »'Xtra Con -H will be kept at the Hot Sprinas
Tho»e who w;,h to take this iins will remember
to pay through on the Central line only lo
gtannton.
For seats, a;.: yat Woodward's Hotel,in '-taun
toc. TH. GOODK.
Hct Springs July 12, 1853. jy 14—2 m
SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL.
PAINTING.
WITH many thinks to those who have
i&fL heret-iure patronised me 1 would give no-
that 1 am stiii to be touaa ai my shop,
on Bank Street, where 1 shall with pleasure endea
vor to exrcute. who neatness and dispatch, all work
in my line that i may oe favored with. My friends
and the r übiic generally are hereby solicited to give
me a call. ~ LEWIS L MONTAGUE,
jy 23—1 m*
HEAD OI'ARTFBS OK FASHION A
KI.K CI.OTHING.
-tea THi-1 subscriber has now m store, a icnsl
■I iplendia assortment of Sarin* aua ianmtt
Wtf CloUiiL! s ,of allaivles and auai!?y.
-**- " ALSO,
Every style of . ese goods of tae vffrv latest nst
erns, which ce is arena red to !n»if to order at the
•hortass noune Come and see for vaurcelf.
E B SPENCE, No 123,
mv 4 » rrer Mein ana Governor ««»eets.
(COUPON L >NO* FOB HALE- 'JV 000
J DOLI. VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE
RAILROAD MORTGAGED SIX PER CENT.
BONDS, INTf.KEST AND PRINCIPAL PAVA
BLE IN NEW iOKK, AND CONVERTIBLE IN
TO STOCK OK THE COMPANY, AT THE PLEAS-
L'Rfci OF Tilt, HOLDER, AT ANY TIME TILL
THE 3UT DAY US' DECEMBER. 1353.
These Boucs are in sums ol eilUtlO fach, ir
redeemable U ■ .3 years, and arfi a part of the 1o»d
of one rnillif r. *va hundred thousand dollars, au
thored by tne l egislature at its last session. One
tniiiio-of *i„ li was taken by the Stale, and the
wVle irr,p ! ' ,«cured by a deed of trust on the
entire r ad an property ot the G-'mpany, for the
punctual payn, nt of the interest, find the ultimate
reoeaipiion t! '.he M nds This loan," with
their oriijicti' of Three Sliiiloa, will be ex
pendtd on the • id
The road w attend from Lynchburg to the
Tennessee Hi. a distance of 203 cu.fis, where it
•will coßiiect w :ti i .her s rai-ar improvements ex
t*cdln< to Meaiphis, on ;h-* Mississippi river, there
by.aSordioj. »{<en the South Side tad l etersbarg
and Noriolx Kailroads a.-« coraoleted, a ccntinu
ous ti mmucicttion from Norfolk, Petersburg and
ilichtcotd to .Memphis, it passes through that
portion <4 our State remarkable for iu> ter iiitv, its
aiiricuiturn! sr>d m nera! production tnd trosn
ti- Isr/. %t,rt , -•> ta'ng business wlilch ■ already
com;i.f.iid», «h ineiids of tho road are ranguine
that it wi : cer u'y pay j wut _ if u>lt ouro.—
'ib- w * i» uoflcr coutta<*t. «>uJ vtili be
by ' : Ist ol January, ] iZ'i. A copy uf
the a. i >u u-i seen at our oflije, m-i any in
loriratioE in : to the Bo&ds. eaa bsia^t.n
application t j PURCSLL&.COT
iy 18 -2m Richmond.
EAT uAKGAINS IN s>
X Nw. 13- Mnln Btre*t,—Tu<»ib»o.liber
Icter iLi* <j i s») out his stock of Trunks, wW «f
tec u jjp hi ati.'ii iow urines as ens ar» sul-* to
all in wlfci Travelier« In «.»!>» ct fergs life
*X>Bbks, aM <«. ticuiariy aolleivd to tali orl
J. 0. GOODMAN,
I*o lU4 Main atreet opyoaiw fcajjie Hcaan.
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OiFiCT Y P1 r* K toot by
0 fit* DAVEM'O&T, & GO. J
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Dissolution and COPARTNER
SHIP—The firm of L D CRENSHAW &
CO, composed of L D Cs*nshaw and J H Cbkn-
SHAW, wa« dissolved on the l«t instant bv mutual
content Thn CnmMlMlnn. Porwariilcv ■»«'
Grocery Business. will bo continued in the
Hme Fire Proof Buiid'nz, by Joseph H Cr»nshaw
and Wm G Crenshaw, under the style of CREN
SHAW & CO.
The undersigned. In rething from the Com
mission. Forwarding and Grocery Business, avails
h'mself of the occasion to tender his sincere and
grateful thanks to those who have so long and so
liberally patronised him. It is with unfeigned
pleasure and satisfaction that he can most cun
scientlouslv recommena his brothers as every way
worthy of the confidence of his friends; and he re
spectfully solicits a continuance of ths'r favors in
behalf of ftiessra CRENSHAW & CO.
LEWIS D CRENSHAW.
Richmond. July 1, 1853.
C CRENSHAW'S NEW FLOUR MILL.—
"■* The subscribers have entered into a copart
nership under the style of CRENSHAW & FISH
ER. for the purpose of conducting the Flour
.Hilling Hußioe**, at Lewis D Crenshaw's new
Mill, now in course of erection at the Tredegar
Works in this eitv.
As soon as the Mill is sufficiently adfaneei ,they
will commence the purchase of Wheat, and hope
to share a proportion of public patronage.
Their office will be in the new building, on the
north side of the Basis, corner of llth street
LEWIS D CRENSHAW,
jv 7—dim GEORGE D FISHER.
V"KH iUEDJCSM-- STOM.K, No >7 Jiajn
L" street, next door to Van Lew &, Taylor's —
PATERSON &. JACKSON respectfully announce
that they have taken the above named stand far the
purpose of conducting ths Apothecary and
Drug Bumlii?ns. They are in receipt of, and
wi!l always on hand a large and complete
assortment of fresh and genuine Drugs, Medicines,
and Chemicals Also, Paiats, Oils, Window Glass!
Dye Stuffs. Perfumery, rsncy Articles, Chewing
Tobacco, Sriars &c
Our stock having been selected with great care
by ona of the firm in person, from the most reliable
Northern houses, Physicians and others may rely
upon obtaining art'cles from us as fresh, genuine,
and iree from adulteration, and on terms as accom
mod sting ana satisfactory, asthsy can be purchased
elsewhere.
Prescriptions will be neatly and accurately com
pounded, at all times of night or day.
A share n! patronage is ssllcited from ourfrier.ds
and the public generally, and no effort ™ili be spared
to merit Its continuance
Ric tcond. July 27. 1853—Ira
FFil'r. t l'J'V iVATJtit WORKS, Ju
ly'-trih, 1553- —Proposals wii; be received
at this office until the 6:h dsy of August next, for
furnishing ol six hundred and eaventy-2ve 16 inch
cist iron Pipe, averaging in weight one thousand
and iiity pounds each i'ipe, and 9 feet long; and
uve hundred 8 inch cast Iron Pipe averaging in
weight four hundred and fortv eight pounds each
Pipe, 9 feet long. Also, thirty.four branch Pipes,
averaging from Bto 16 inches fc diameter The con
tractor will be required to Eub'-ct ail the pipes and
bri-nshes to the hydrau'ic pressure oi throe hundred
pounds to the square inch bsfoie delivery To te
delivered in tne city of rlicfmond. The proposal
stating at what time and in v. h«t acantities tney can
be delivered, and the orice per ton of ~240 i!>s cash
on delivery, or at 4 moiiihs time No cracked or
defective pipe or branch will bs received. Any in
formation in regard to the ab ve will rie given by
the Superintendent of the City Water Wori«.
JAMES L DIVIS, Sup't
Richmond City Water Works.
jy 2S—ds6thAu
AN OHRINANCK, aai'-nding "An Ordinance
concerning the Collection of the Assessed
T<« :5;" passed June 13;h, 1853
§!. Beit Ordained by the Council of the City
of Richmond, That :he 6th section of the ' Ordi
nance concerning the so Action of the assassed tax
es, 'passed Julb 24th, leiO, to snd the same is
herenv repealed
§2 The Collector eh«ls commence his collection
annually on the tiret dey of July, or as soon there
after ss practicable
53 The commission to be deductod by tha Col
lector from the amount payab.e by hitn to the Cham
berlain, as prescribed by the 9th section of the said
Ordinance, aha 1 be two instead of three per cen
fjm; and he shall collect and pay over to the
'Jharaberlain, a sum not less than 850,000, by the
first day of September in each year.
y i The 10th section of the said Ordinance is
hereby repealed And if the Collector shall at any
time iahto account, and pay oTer to the Chamber
iain, as reauirtd by the 9ih section rf said Ordi
nance as above amended; or if, in any year, the
Collector shall tail to pay to the Chamberlain, ty
the first day of September, a aura not less th»u
a 50,000; or if, before the first day of November, he
shall Jail to pay to tha Chamberlain sueh sum, as
with what is paid by the tirs* of September will
amount to 6120 000, the Chamberlain shall report
the lact to the Council, at its tirst meeting alter
wards A copy—
au I—6i* WM. ?. SHEPPARD, C C. R.
Nt>TICK. —The co»p3itnership heretofore ex
isting under the firm and stviaofN VV NELSON
<fc CO, whs disso.ved ou the 18th inat All pereoeg
indebted to the iate firm ure requested to make
payment to N W Nelson, who la alone authorized
to receive nil moneys due the late concern.
The subscriber thaiiitul tor me liberal patienase
extended to the above tiim for the last five years,
hopei by strict and personal attention to business
to merit s continuance of the ume.
jy 26—' m N W NELSON.
SMITH, STOCK, I.AND
• WARRANT AND GENERAL AGENCY,
Office 14th street, old stand for many years occu
pied by John H Clarke ai a Lottery Office. The
highest market prices paid for old Virginia Military
Laud Warrants aid Laad Warrant* underthe act
of Septemuar 28. fesu. All outstanding Prize
Tickets sold by Mr Clarke will be redeemed by
the subscriber. M MARTIN SMITH, Agent.
N B—Persons at a distance can obtain any inior
mati jd relative to the old business, and have their
orders faithfully and confidentially executed by ad
dressing, post paid,
M MAHTIN SMITH, General Agent
my 31—d3>a Clarke's old stand, !4th st.
/ ii CuUHILL WM N L iGHILL AJ.COGHU.I.
J. H.COGHIL.L, & CO,
Wholesale Dealers :« Groceries and Provisions, and
Commission Merchants, Fire-Prooi Brick
Warehouse, San Francisco, California.
Refers to Mr James Thomas, Jr, Richmond, Va;
Me»srs puree!!, Ladd 4; Co, Richmond; Messrs
ilarling, McKer & Co, and Mr J S Flastman, Bal
timore; (J A Meigs, Esq , Cashier American Ex
change Bank, New York; Messrs Ross, falconer,
H>4 Pearl Street, New York; Messrs Page, Bacon
.V Co, Bankers, Sau Francisco; Beverly C Zanders,
Esq , late Collector of Customs, San F'rancisco.
je I—'<m
j'Vj O'i'i l e..—Hue oid uavaua ana Principe Ci
n gars, to suit all trades; at wholesale and retail.
lOucO El Neptunoßraud
si>i>o Barranco do
7000 De 'a fljr Habana Brand
5000 El Leon do
45 000 EI Giciie do
14.0C0 Regalias do
BJI.O Jenny Liad do
10,000 Blocmar do
40t0 Rough and Ready do
fOCOO Venus do
9UOO Diana do
15 000 i'lincite Eagle do
SCOO La Bueuoaja do
20JU l,a Vaceaual do
SO'X) Ksculapio dj
Betide* mmy olb«*r brands 100 nuuiercu* to men
!ioi>; in «tcre and lor »sle on accommodating
trtims AUo, a geiiellil asiurtmeEt of fine Tobacco,
Sautf. Pipes, Tcbanco, Cigar Chsci and
blioth rrtftic'es in this line <<1 bus!ne»«-
No 164 Main, corner of' lOlb »treet, Ilichraond.
J1 30—at- JAS A HARRINGTON.
V*'t»Nr. CkJ'X f-iitOi. —juti'ti W EAVI£jS&
CO.. erac&cal sum* Cutis>.-» A. &iuuu, South
Sld«! ef thsj iwcfc &ear M*-?o s Brrig». We reruns
thanks ior th« libera) ijairoaavti we nare rapsSTOd
and iruii b» itnct wiejuon ijcu»lua»i, loocntaw
taa cotad<«aa of tn«> It 13
ih'M iB -* i<3 C'jnvauicuco ul lußKEavTug efcur '
»■ '''b.ij. or p'.iicJ«iocai bu tneSg "wita ra»>, L
S«'tL I£o b * Hubert »
Vi »m wlma 1 may oe Com
iL«I 4 . ffl ili?' 5 d **> uuleM el*«wh«N. en
' l>3-tf ' JOS MATo. !
I
RICHMOND. F UDAY MORNING. AUGUST 5 1853.
I.— .more PIANOS. —JAMES
fiEBygffiwoODHOUSE, l»te Nash & Wood
5* 1 31 \'i ff hou * t '' has Just received a further
» " * » "addition to his present stock of
Piano Fortes. Professors, Amateurs and purchasers
geneialiv, ap« invited to examine his stock. The
elegant I ianos made by Chickering, Messrs Stoiiart
■t Co, and J B Dunham, can be found in all their
variety of styles, at h's establishment.
The extensive »tocx with wh'ch he Is constantly
supplied, end the prices at which thev are offered,
render it entirely unnecessary to send or go with to
purchase Piano Fortes Old Pianos taken in part
payment. Piano* tuned and repaired. su 1
SUNNS A CLARK'S
»CSi«iag3eiANOS.-P. H TAYLOR, sole
fj gg ff agent in this city for the sale of Pi
-1 ■ m H "ano Fortes niad« by the above nam
ed celebrated makers, is constantly receiving elegant
and plain Pianos from their extensive and long e§
tablished manufactory.
Their instruments received a prize at the
"World's Fair, London, and several prizes »t the
American Institute Fairs in this country. They
combine a'l the modern improvements with the
Metallic Frame and patent ever slrvigs. and arc
confidently recommended for ticeetneei of ton', and
trrtat durability, which latter quality will bo appre
ciated n the country, where gjod tuners are
seldom found.
P. H. Taylor has aold these Instruments In thii
elty for the last seventeen yean, to the entire satis
faction oi his numerous customers
Old Pianos taken in part pay for ne-w ores
i he public are cautioned to observe that the title
of the firm is Nunns a Clark
Guitars, Violins, Accordeons and Flutes Alto,
Guitar and Violin Strings of the best quality.
P H. T. has in store the largest stock of new and
standard Music to be found south of Baltimore, and
is in the weekly receipt of all the new and faihion
abie music of the day. A liberal discount made to
schools and dealers.
Piano and3lu»lc Store, 160 Mi'.tn St.
au J
Frießtlfcbh*.
HOW sw<'et is friendship when sincere,
How sweet to nnd that Jtiendship afar,
Wh'in sunk In pain or grief—
To hear ween we're with care oppresi'd,
liach sigh soft, echo'd in some breast
That pants to give relief.
Even in friendship's joyous hour,
E'en then ire own fair friaodKiip's pow'r,
Nor wish that power fieri —
For while ws roara wka rspiur'd eyes,
£ach fleeting moment swiiter flies
When we're by friendship !ed.
O would yon through life's vary'cg scsne,
Still find a friend on whom to lean,
On whom you can rely—
A single dollar but enclose,
I'll send a recipe thai shows
To make the best hair dye.
Jgi?* See advertisement of F. C. an 2—fit*
A If YiU.X UOOli-"*: AWT.-OS iiOODs!
/*- Thssubseri ours have, within the last Jew nays,
rece'ved iarg» additiors to their stock of che«p Dry
G kxU direct from Auction, which will besolrl very
low during the month of Augu't, to tnablethim to
have plenty room for tbeir Fail Suppiy. They
consist in part oi very fine and guod bi-ach»d Cot
tens for shirting aid sheetings; t*i»h l inens; Fian
ce!*; Tissing-; dark Prints; Baraga do Laities;
Hocslins; black Silk and black siik face*; Bobbin
Kdgings; O.mbrie acd Swies Edgings and Bands;
S;ee?-3 and Collars; worked and plsin I'nen cam
brie Handkerchief, silk M.tts; Ribbons; and, in fact,
everything usetul acd desirabie, c»n bs hvtd at the
lowest pricc, st
J. MILLHISER Si BROTHERS.
193, Broad Street.
N. B,— All of our Summer Drew Goods will be
sold without regard to p.ice; including, also cur
h«ndsome assortment of Ribbons. au &
FL.ANDEHB ON THE LAW OF SHIP
PING.—A Treatise on the Law of Shipping, by
Henrv Fiandors—s4 50.
A Commentary of Medical and Moral Life, or
Mind aod th« t rriotions, considered in relation to
health, disease and religion; by Wm. Cooke, M. D
M. R. C. S.—SI.
Vol. 7 Exchequer Reports; cortaiaing Welsley,
Hurlstoce and Gordon's Reports—s2.so.
Just received and for sale by
au > A. MORRI3, 97, Main street.
WANTED —Koom ia my »tor? to stow sway
the large stock of Dry Goods whieh I will
reeeive in a few weeks. In order to accoaip i>h my
desire. 1 will cffer such inducements thai no one
wiii leave my store without obtaining the article
called for. My stock consists t-i Fercge de I.sines;
Lawns, Ginghams, Bereges, Tissues, Gando'as,
swijs, check. strip'd and camoric Muslins tor dress
es Also, B"dd Tick, Sheetings, Embroideries in large
varietv; table Cloths; Napkins; Torrels; linen and
silk Pocket Handkerchiefs; Laces of ail descriptions;
Hosiery of ail styles, it vou want bargains, don't
delay a moment, but cali at once at the stores of
JACOB A LEVY,
au 3 Nog. 15 and 59 Msin Street
SIfiU.UKK BUAKIMMU.-'lte suosorioer,
situated at Mechum's river, the present termi
nus of the Virginia Central Hatiroad. has accom
modations for twenty or thirty boarders. His
nouse, beds and rumiture are entirely new; his
rooms well ventilated, tne surrounding country
healthy and delightful. Every exertion will be
made to render his guests comfortable. Terms
moderate, and made known on application.
VVM GRAVES.
Mechum's River, May 25th, 1853 mv -26— dtf
MUm.. —liar lag tfokteu iny luuia, hi opring ithl,
in operation, 1 am now prepared to iumiso
Me*.;, eitner Bolted or Unbolted, of the best quality,
made of best white aorn. on tne moat favorable
terms. Apply to Jeter Lenwicn, a lew doors be
low the Columbian Hoioi, or to me at the Floyd
House. JOHN A. JETER,
ap s—dta
PEEL'S LONDON UKEEN (jIISGEK
WINE, manufactured from French Grapes,
green Jamaica Gingar, Sevilla Oranges, Citron, &c;
recommended by tne faculty for Indigestion, Acidi
ty, &c ice. This deiicious beverage nas become
the greatest tavorite wherever introduced. It is
equally palatable, more wholesome, and not hsiithe
price of any other wine oi first quality A supply
received, for sale at i. BLAIR'S,
au 1 139 Broad St., opposite the Depot.
f»IUCK 3IAKEUS, TAKE NOTICE |
* 'ihit 1 am now prepared to supply all who are
iu want with Cnarles Camels' Patent Brick Presses,
Ciay Wheels, Moulds, dcc, samples of which cac
be seen ia operation at John D. Quarle'i, Williams,
Bon dc Kasiand's, and Glenn ic Jia-is' yards; said
by these geull- men to be tne greitast improvement
now extant For paniculars, apoiy
au 1 ROBKttT RaNKIN. Afent.
TDLEGANT AMD POPULAR PKEPA
RATIUNS FUR THE TKETH — Odonttne,
the i'eari Denti.'rlce and Roseat" Elixir, three of the
most elegant, agreeable and effisacious dentifrices
in use; prepared and sold by
PIiRCELL, LADD & CO, Druggists,
au 1 92 Main street.
ALPACCA HACKS, DUCK FHOt'KS,
jtc.—tt.K Jamestown, july 26.—we
bare ta:s morning received a fine assortment ox
black A'pa<ca Sneaa, white and tiro*n Duck Frocks;
blunter * Ui>en Frocks, b jund; striped Union UriJl
I-rcck«,ac; G.an Uiugaam do; whiia Marseilles
Vests; black l'aiian cord ac; English 6uk. 4tc. Cb.l
at ibe Money Saving Institution «i
KEEN, CHILES Si BALDWIN,
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VIiK.IMA CH;iTKAL KAIJLUUAJ>—
Piaster.—At a meeting of tbe Beard of IM
rector* ol tbe Virginia Central Riilroad Company,
c-u 15th July, 1663, tbe fallowing rtssiaoou was
adof ted, vis:
Kesolved, That ia not to be deposited on
the Compfiiay'a ground until teady to tricfport it,
unless the owner takes tbe risk U any loss skat may
occur.
A copy irom tbe Minutes of the Board of JNrec->
tors. J CiAK&KT'r.
jy 23—2 m Secr^jary,-
»lf(kc.-*ii lurama, toatiM
' ing of—
Rcdeshetmer
Llebp&n rnilaa
Prtnoa Metteraiek's Yellow Seal Cqfctnet and
iiparallng Moselle. of rtf o*B asportation, re
eetved, and foe sals. _ _ __
Jgr y RMSOftTpM,
THE DAILY DISfATCH.
Richmond. Au«u»t .1, 1533.
Ju.f w^r£ D ? T ? OF MR WEBSTER.
SDafred of 1 after hi » recovery w&s de
side and v. P /s :c i&ns approached his bed
rhei.£klwtn,h 3W ?° und him » elf - "I "ke
i« hu h«^T ly f wer f ThS:
br!in of thfdyiSg f m^ l L 1 ap w \7 b X^
stately oak was p'eri.hing^a^he^op'^
method in the answer which th» . e , e D 0
ceived. One of the ladies prearmt,
Webster better, did not beliere his mind wa, d"r
in,, and, stepping quietly t. his bedside, him
what he meant by saying he felt '-like ti. j«^d!w
in the chnrch steeple?" Why Co»n«r.VZ. 7
delightful translation of one o/vincent
tla poems, entitled The Jackdaw. 61 "! sen^ oa »
copy of the versas, which soma af yoar readers ma?
have forgotten, or never read, that they may p»rceive
tne perfect htness and point of the replv —I CorrJ.
pondence of the N Y. Evenie. p 0 ,t PJ ' |U)rre> -
THE JACKDAW.
There ia a bird who, by his coat,
And by the harshness of his note,
Might be soppased a crow;
A great frequenter of the church,
Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch,
And dormitory too.
Above the st*eple shines a plate,
That turns and turns to indicate
B'rom what point blows the weather;
Look up, your brains begin to swim,
'Tis in the clouds—that pleasas him;
Ha chooses it the rather.
Fond of the speculative height,
Thither he wings his airy flight,
And thence securely sees
The bustle and the raree-show
That occupy mankind below,
Secure and at his ease;
You thiak, no doubt, he Sts and muses
On future broken bones and bruises,
If he should chance to fall;
No: not a single thought like that
Empiays his philosophic pate,
Or troubles it at all.
He sees th»t this vast roundabout,
The world, with all its motley rout,
Charch, army, physic, law,
Its customs and its businesses
Are no concern at all of his,
And says—what lays he?— Caw'
Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men.
And, sick of having seen 'em
Would cheerfully these limbs rosign
For such a pair of win ft as thine,
And such a h-?ad between 'em.
Indications of Weather, as shows bt
Animals, Insects and Plants —An interest
ing paper was read at the recent meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of
Science, held at Cleveland, showing the possi
bility of foretelling the weather, by observing
natural facts. Migratory birds, in the spring,
if the season is to be windy, thatch the straw
and leaves on ilie inside of the nest, between
the twigs and the lining; and if it be very
windy, they get pliant twigs and bind the nest
firmly to the limb, securing all the small twigs
with their ealivas. If they fear the approach
of a rainy season, they build their nests 60 as
to be sheltered from the weather; but if a plea
sant one, they build in the fair, open place,
without taking any extra precautions. Snails
do not drink, but imbibe moisture in their bo
dies during a rain At regular periods after
the rain they exude this moisture from their
bodies, but are careful not to exude more than
is necessary it a time. They are seen abroad
about two days before a rain, when they as
cend the stems of plants n«d the bark of trees.
If it bn a lons and a hard rain, they get on the
sheltered side of the leaf, but if a short one,
they gel on the outside. Some species of these
insects also change their color after a rain,
growing lighter colored as they exude the
moisture. The leaves of trees ire even good
barometers; most of them for a short, light
rain, will turn up so as to receive their fill of
water; but for a long rain, they are so doubled
as to conduct the water away. The Rana,
Bufo and Hyla are alao sure indications of
rain; for, as they do not drink water, but ab
sorb it into their bodies, they are sure to be
found out the time they expect rain. The Lc
custa and Gryllus are also good indicators of
a storm. A few hours before ths rain they are
to be found under the leaves of trees in the
hollow trunks.
Washington County.—We see by the last
Abingdon papers, that the court of Washington
county —all the justices present—have autho
rised a subscription of $4,000 to the Russell old
court house road, authorized to be made by a
recent act of the Virginia Legislature. Wash
ington is the oldest county in the United States,
that bears the name of the "Father of his
Country;" and if devotion to the cause of inter
nal improvements is a recommendation, she
well deserves the illustrious title she bears.—
The county subscription to the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad, is $34,000; and the private
subscriptions of individuals residing there, ex.
ceeds $100,000.
Frightful Accident —Sunday last, as
Mr. John Fern ell, of Philadelphia, was about
crossing a bridge, near Wheeling, in a buggy,
with his wife and child, the horse became
frightened at a drove of cattle, and commenced
leaping, when Mrs. F. jumped out with the
child. The horse, which was blind of an eye,
jumpeH off the parapet wall of the bridge on
the blind side, to the ground below, a distance
of 30 feet. The horse was unhurt. Mr. F.
escaped with the dislocation of an arm at tha
elbow.
C. VV. Pearson, oveiseer lor Leonard Roe*
baugh, of Fayette county, Tennessee, was mur
dered on the 25ih alt, Audy, a negro man
belonging to Mr. R., was arrested under cir
cumatances that left little doubt that he was
tbe murderer.
J.M.Trowbridge and Norman Oti?» sotfle
lime sicce, secured the contract for dredging
the Appomattox river to Petersburg. Some
difficulty occurring, it has been gir eft to Mr.
Trowbridge alone, who, the South-ai<?e Deq
ocrat aaye, will immediately proceed to exe
cute. The contract secrms to be one entered
into on behalt of government, at Wasbipgtoo,
by Col. Totten.
N P Tallmadge, a man of prtfmirfence
in kia day, is completely under tbe dalusico of
the spirit rappera. He bn bean recency lec
turing on the subject at Fond du Lac, tod took
occasion to abuse tbe pra*s of fba United
States, for its ridicule of tberappiags, ia tfi*
me A bitter language.
Talmir'b; Shockoe Hill, )
Thuridat, August 4fb, 1853. $
Messrs. Editors!—A travelling newspaper
correspondent and ex editor from the North,
arrived in your pleasant city, for the first time
in his life, ia induced lo offer a few notes by the
way, for insertion in your interesting paper.
Wherever I go find the gentlemen of the presa
foremost in the points of intslligence, courtesy
and liberelity; and it is to them among the first
that I am hence induced to pay my respects.
I hare just ended a visit of nearly three weeks
to Norfolk, with which place, in many respects'
1 was well pleased. After hastily looking at
its capabilities, I am unable to see why it should
not speedily become one of the marrmrth places
of the country. I cannot see why,since it has
been as greatlv favored by nature as Boston.
I fancy that it its principal men bad a little
more of the libeiality and public spirit which
distinguish the merchant princes of the New
England metropolis, it would do them no harm.
Norfolk, however, is evidently looking up, in
the best sense of the phrase. Aware of the ad
vantages of her position as a stand point of de
livery, so to speak, between a broad and fertile
section of the South, and the Northern States,
sne is gradually but steadily proceeding to de
velop her resources, and to avail herself of her
neb commercial facilities. In the single matter
of shipping fruit and early vegetables to the
Worth, she is doing an enormous businees.—
One of her produce traders, I was told, had this
season cleared the snug little sum of $5000 in
sending early cucumbers to the North. A cool
operation ait round, especially if they arrived
and were eaten in the hot.est daya in June
If newspapers always exert an enlightening
influence, the good people of Nn r f o ik must
cessanly dwell upon the acme of intelligence
They have no less than five daily pape% all
in full blast—some of them of pretty Urze
size. Portsmouth, a close neighbor of Norfolk
has one daily, and somebody, I notice, has
just commenced the daily playing of a iiemo
cratic organ there. In Norfolk, I paid my re
3pects at the sanctums of the Herald, Argus
and News, and at the Beacon Reading Room,
at each of which places I was received with a
courtesy worthy of the craft.
For nearly three weeks at Norfolk, it has
rained almost without intermission. The old
est inhabitants say that thsy never knew quite
such an extensive wet spelf before, at this sea
un of the year. Probably the people of that
eiiy will be glad to enjoy the present interval
•f pleasant weather.
The new Mayor of Norfolk, Mr. Woodis,
appears to regard all the laws as passed fir
use, and none for show. He is quite courteous,
but carries things with a Dretty rigorous hand.
This course is acceptable to the citizens ge
nerally. who regard their late Mayor, Mr.
Stubbs, as one of the best of men, but not as
having held a sufficiently tight rein in his man
agement of disturbers of the public peace.
Strong expectations were entertained about
a fortnight since thut President Pierce would
visit Norfolk; preparations were commenced
to receive him, and both the heads of the peo
ple and the good every day folks, were pre
paring to greet the Chief Magistrate with fit
ting cour'esy. It has since been ascertained
that the President will not leave Washington
at present.
I came on in the steamer Curtis Peck, which
your readers need not be told, is a fine, fast
boat. We had a very pleasant company on
board; among the passengers being Hon Henry
A Wise; Col McCandlish, of Williamsburg; S
T Sawyer, Collector at Norfolk, and fam
ily, and Mr Hall, the noted and wealthy book
seller of the same city.
Respectfully yours,
I>el Norte.
Correspondence ef the Dlnpttch,
Fredkricesidkg, August 3,1853
Messrs. Editors:
Gentlemen —The Profsssors of the Southern
Female Institute have determined to remove
the Institution to your city, and the determina
tion is a cause of general regret among our ci
tizens. But we have not th« power to control
their actions, nor are we fully acquainted with
th« motives by which they are prompted.—
Good ones they aie, no doubt, anu we feel
happy to know that they have made auch ar
rangements as will cause them to enter upon
their labors in Richmond under good auspice:).
We learn that they hive secured the servi
ces of Mrs. General Pegratn, justly a favorite
of your city, as a matron of tne Institute, and
with the aid of a French lady of fine attain
ments, Professors Powell and Morrison wiil
undoubtedly conduct au educational establish*
men! which has never had its superior in your
city. We were among the invited guests iu
tbi? place at the close of the last session, when
the diplomas were awarded. The exercises
were opened by a beautiful and fervent prayer
from the Rev. Mr. Krebs; after which, Prafej.
sor Powell, in some introductory remurks, ex
plained the reasons why diplomas were consi
dered necessary for those who had attained the
necessary proficiency in their studies. The
venerable Judge Lomax, after a few eloquent
and feeling remarks, then presented the follow
ing young ladies with diplomas: Miss Mary P
Burnley, of Mississippi; Miss Mary A Gwath
mey, King William, Va; Miss Bettie J Mason
Falmouth, and Misses E IS Barton, EJ C Bat
ton, E T Buggett, Mary Cunningham, A M
Goolrick, Attawa Johnston, V S Knox, L F
Rowe, Sallie A White, A P Whittemore, M L
Whittemore, Ellen M Herndon, Catharine V
Wellford, Lucy R Gtay and A S Gray, of
Fredericksburg.
It reqairesan attendance of four sessions,
and per eel s.udies, to gain a diploma. Many
youag ladies had attended only two'sessions,
aud will receive their diplomat at the end of
next year. Others had left before th# close of
this session lor their homes, and, of course,
were not entitled to such. We bespeak for
this Institution the consideration of your citi
zens.
This subject has exhausted my paper, and 1
have only room to say that Mr, Worrell, engi
neer elect of the Fredericksburg and Gordons
ville Riilroad, having declined to serve, tbe
President and Directors have put tbe superin
tendence of the road under Mr. Latrobe, the
eminent engiceer, whose efficient corps will
soon commence operations.
1 hi; weather it hot, and many of our citizens
are leaving for cooler quarters. Youts, Jtc.
Esskx.
BP* The Staunton Spectator, noticing the
advent of the locomotive Frederick Harris in
the Valley, remarks that it cioned tbe moon
tain nearly a century and a half after txovernor
SpottsM ood and his gallant band—the "Knight*
of tbe golden boree aboe"— the discoverers of
Augusta. Who know*, to says, bat what ia
mother century, tha flying maeHne may light
upon Rock Full ©apt A hundred years!—
Why, our cotcmporary is Mold fogy. The fly
ing machine will bff ia operAion, we conjee
(Ore, before we die, aad we expect to visit bin
in one.
(Quarantine has been established at lateet
datea at Natcbez, Misswehwn, to prevent ike
yellow fever from reaching Met place, and ia
ail tke towns oo the Mississippi, aaaitaTy me*-
yuca were adopted w|k a atuulat riew,
PRICE ONE CENT
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS,
lesterday's Whig ig .Imo.t , olire |, „ ke _
up w,,h the reply „ lhe Facnlty of the Medic.l
College u»m city to the publication of sod
dry physicians, and in vindication of dmr own
conduct in the matter at iMae
~ \ Hamp<3en Syne r College.—
7 8 3~W " p, y aDd
complete. Tfce Profeasors of the Medical De
partment ask the Mastera of Hampden Syd*r
to re-considsr and reverse their action. It w
to be hoped that the parties will be able to heal
incir d»Bßcnaionse
The Timet drops politics for the day, and
devotes «, colarana to news and miscellany.
1 he Mail has an article upon the character,
talents and attammeats cf Mr. Rites, it is
highly eulogistic of this distinguished states
man.
The Enquirer, like the Whig, is pretty much
occupied with the publication of the Profeaaors
of the Medical College. The Enquirer haa an
article upon the affair, of Europe and |becOß .
dition and proapecta of oar country. The En
quirer still thinks there will be no'war oat of
the present issue between Turkey and Russia -
but it augurs from the popular discontents and
the vagaries of Absolutism in Europe, there
will be continued struggles between the peopla
and their rulers, that will be deeply interesting
to us.
Telegraphic. —We have already announce
ed the appointment ef S. Mowry, jr., a promi
nent merchant of Charleston, S. C, as Presi
dent of the Washington and Now Orleans tele,
graph company. He is said to be a gentleman
of energy and capacity. If so, wa trust be
will show these qualifications by reforming the
line between this city and Washington, which
is in a most defective and feeble condition.
I5F* Mr. Evere t, late Secretary of State, is
generally known ns a gentleman of extensive
information, and one who will not "speak with
out book" on important subjects involving sta
tistical facts. From a computation of his, it
appears that the use of alcoholic beverages
cost the United States directly, in ten years,
$120,000,000; has burned or otherwise destroy*
ed $5,000,000 worth of property, has destroyed
300.000 lives; sent 250,000 to prison, and 100,-
000 children to the poor house; caused 1,500
murders, and 5,000 suicides; and has bequeath
ed to the country 1,000,000 orphan children.
A personal difficulty has just been se>
tied in Charleston, S. C., between Messrs.
Alfred M. Rhett and Isaac M. Dwight. The
latter in a publication in one of the Charles*
ton papers aaimidverted upon the political
opinions of Mr. R. B. Rhett, the father of Mr.
A. M. Rhett, and Mr. A. Mi R. considered this
animadversion personally offensive, and there
upon published a cord which led to a chal
lengefrom Mr.Dwight. Mutual friends inter
fered and through their influence all the hos
tile papers were withdrawn so as to leave the
case disembarrassed with nothing but Mr.
Dwight'a original article. Young Mr. K.
then demanded of Mr. D. if he intended aay
imputation or personal offence to Mr. R. B.
Rhett in this article, and upon Mr. D.'s die
claiming any such intention, the matter was
honorably|settled.
The Amaxon.—The Washington Republic
gives a rumor that the Secretary of the Nary
haa granted a two years furlough io Lieutenant
Porter, of the Navy, wbc, it is rumored is to
take command of squadron fitted out by emi
nent merchants of New York and elsewhere #
toaacend the Amazon river, and make explo
rations preliminary to the establishment of
commercial relations with the rich country
drained by its tributaries. The Republic, al
ludes to the story that Brazil-, who commands
the mouth of the river, will resist the passage
of the vessels, and says if they are resisted
they will fight their way up.
GF* The Staunton Spectator believes that
the cars will not be put upon the railroad, be
tween Waynesborough and Staunton, until
the temporary track across the Mottntaia is
completed, which will be in December.
Burglary and Djispkhatb Fight with ram
Eubqlabs.—The residence of Mr J \V Maury, fa
Wt'mlngtoa, Del, was entered by twe tana
Thursday night last. Two you a; men, aimed
McNair and Nones, sleeping in the boose at tks
time, were aroused by the noise made by die bur
ners. Tin young men do mi with the robbers,
who were athletic feliowt, and fired levari? shots
at them After a desperate coofl'ct upon the stairs
of the dwelling, the burg lars fl'd, and have not yet
bun arrested. One is thought to be wounded.
Astuka —Mr Samuel Landstreet, of Baltimore*
s highly respectable merchant, furnishes the BaM
mo re Patriot with a statement en the snbjeet of Ms
experience in the use of the Inhaling apparatus fiar
&*ihma, with which he hasbeena long tune tjlilctei.
I; has benefited him very macfe, and he neoao
mend« it earnestly to al! parsons similarly aflllpiad.
NOTltiK.— ictendtaf to dinoectiuua buiiaca*
in Hummana. all usoum dM ma «rttt M
placed in toe hand* of M» Bdward D bach*, far
collection, alter lit of July. All perioiu hokMa*
eiaimi wiiui me will pieaae pr«w*'nt tbam to bttaa
tor Mjmsai, anti all yeraeM indebted to aa
pi cue znaae payment 10 him wttaoul delay.
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clear by getting one of thoM Mediterranean Filter
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