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A' tins time i «!*>? tried ninn> remedies, internalexternal, without receiving «rn relu'l. i vritj*

v n.t miv;«««d totr« HAMPTON'S VT.i.KTABLKi \ "Tl iiK: before I had taken one N)tt|p olv 1 feit much Wetter, and »s I continued tak-

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A tentieniaii of t;ie first inteliwence and stanJ-ini in this community said to us the otb*r day??whenever I lee! ill from «n> cause whatsoever. Iculp down a dose ol BAKER ?> I'KLMII-Al l>i T-TERs>, .on! lam ail n-lit for tiie next week, vet-

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Be in< a fin" TONIC.it ts very beneficial lor aweak stomach or boweiß.

In t¥Ull»sof 12. 25 arid 50 cents. Sold by .ill Drug-ri«ts in Richmond, Petersburg and Norlolk.Hudthroughout the State. je 14?12 m

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nent phvtiiciaasnow using T. K. BASS' COl'Gli. Hi'KUr. I<>r Coughs, Colds. Consumption, Ac . in

their practice, can testify that it is the best in use:find if von are suffering. do as others are d uns,s:ve it a trial, and continue its use il it heneiitsyou. as much is accomplished every way by perseverance. His other remedies, equally valuable,?ire the I'tin Extractor. Compound Aperient andl.iver l':iis, Eve Water, fie Diarrhoea. D»sen!ery,and Bloody Flux Remedies, Toothache Tincture,cure for neuralgia, and others, can he had, bywholesale and retail, of

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VOL. XVI?NO. 124.

Ilirljinaiiti fMspatrii.\\ I'.DXESDAY MORNING NOV. 23, ISS#.

AFFAIRS AT CHARLBSTOWN.Journey of the R irliiriond Troop* to f'harles-

tou ii?The meeting In the Town? Sew De-velopments for the Re*cae of the borderera?The People of < harlrstown, Ac.fat'ic< IALI'ORRXftFOXDKNCKOV THE DISPATCH 1

OitAiiLW»Tovvs, Va., Nor. 21.The military Who left Richmond on Sat-urday night la»t, were highly delightedat thescene which attended lheir departure View-ed from the windows of the movingcars, thesea of heads which covered the pavement, inwhich was seen a plentiful sprinklingof be-decked bonnets and gracefully flowing nubias,all rendered plainly visible in the bright raysof the ga*-ligh». presented a singular picture.All along Broad street, the cheers of the men,«md handkerchief-waving of the ladies, show-ed the departing military that their missionhad theearnest sympathies of theentire popu-lation. The train ol ten wirs Was denselycrowded, and ihe warm and fresh air of thenight was anything hut disagreeable. The en-ure rrimber of military on board exceeded100,consisting of the (Jrays,under LieutenantBossieux, (('apt. Elliott, iiy right of seniority,being in command of the Regiment;) Com.panv F, Capt. Cary: the Blue*, Lieut. Maulr:the Montgomery Guard, Capt. Moore; the Va.Riflemen, Capt. Miller; the Young Guard,Capt. Rady; and the Howitzer company, Capt.Randolph. A large ouantityof baggage wasbrought with the military. Governor Wisewas Commander-in-Chief, with Cols. Alex.Thompson, Chaplain White, Samuel T. Bay-ly, .T. Bryant of Ga., (who was created aid tothttGovernor, with the rank ot Major, at hisown request, in order to visit the scene oiaction,) and others. ThestafT was verystrong.The strength of the companies as reported toAdjutantMunford, was as follows: Grays, ?<>,Oompany !?', ti,j; the Blues, (»- i: MontgomeryGuard, Va. Rifles, 41; YoungGuard, Uti:Howitzer, 51. Total?-:p-'3.

The soldiers were in high spirits at thepros-pect of meeting the aiders and abettors ofOldBrown. At Kredericlcsburgquite a long stopwns made, and a number of persons congrega-ted at the depot to see so unusual a turn outof the military. On the departure of thetrain, the cheers of the crowd waked up th<*echoes ol the night. The boat had been de-tained, by telegraph, at Acquia Creek, andwhen the irain arrived she was found waiting,fhe embarkation of the troops presented avery interesting picture. In the distance, thejust risen moon was throwing its beams aslantacross the rippling waters of the Potomac;and at the wharf lay the nobl<» steamer ca-reening as company after company marchedwith heavy tramp to her spacious decks. Theloud tones of command of the busy officersand the hurried rush of the baggage porters,were the only sounds that disturbed t .e still-ness of the night, lu a few moments everyavailable pari of the vessel was covered withmen lounging,taikingorsleeping. The forwarddeck presented a lively appearance, Commis-sary it. A. Caskie beingbusily engaged in sort-ing out the blmkets for the various unfortu-nates who only had that thin partitionbetweenthem and the hard planks.

About an hour before reaching Washington,a large and brilliant flame was seen in whatappeared to be the cent re of the city. Varioushumorous suggestions were made as to theorigin of the fire, the majority of them beingto the effect that Qssawatomie had escapedand "conflagrated" the Capitol. The tire hadsubsided before the boat, reached Washington,but it had effectuallywaked up the passengers,presenting the picture of a tire seen at sea,withoutany of the dangers usual to witness-ingsuch scenes.

The movement of the Virginia military wasso expeditious that probably not a dozen per-sons in Washington knew of their intendedarrival, and when the boat touched the wharlonly a few hack drivers were there to witnessthe debarcation. The first company that leftthe boat was the "Howitzers," who excitedthe curiosity of the aforesaid hackmen bythe simplicity of their uniform, consisting asit did of nothing more than citizens" clothes,and their unique knapsacks?blankets tiedacross the shoulders with a siring. Their cu-riosity being satisfied, they unanimously ex-pressed 'heopinion that the "Howitzers" weres >me "old Revolutionary ducks, who wouldfight like h?l if they got a chance." Theirexpressions of admiration of the other soldierswere quite as complimentary, but riot so blas-phemous as those applied to the "Revolution-aryducks." The line of march was taken upfor the Washington and Baltimore Railroad,fully two miles distant; and the Washing-toniatis, who threw up riieir windows at thesound of the drum, were nota little surprisedto find nearly 400 Virginia troops (who, 1-Jhours before, were not even in uniform,)marching through their streets, fullyequippedfor action.li woiml not be justice to withhold the ftat,

that the Virginians did have a military recep-tion in Washington?limited though it was.?A. military company of one, arrayed in thecast-oil' togaof some great but deceased mili-tary chieftain, (who died of starvation, prob-ably, from the appearance of the coat,) waspromptly on tne wharf to receive them, andwaited with a martial dignity worthy of alarger corps. A llint musket, all except theHint, y.*as the weapon of'death carried by thissolemn warrior, and a* he filed in behind theVirginians, forgiving and forgetting the coolreception which his reception met with, heshouldered his piece inas militarya manneras any of them. It may be stated that thiseccentric soldier applied to Gov. Wiseforper-tr.ission to accompany the troops to Charles-town. The request was granted.

A delay ofabout two hours was experiencedat the depot, and the military got breakfast,some of them at hotels and some at the depot.The hotel men used their advantage, and inone case charged a volunteer $-2 for a pint of'? from fair to middling"'whiskey. Before thetrain left, several hundred citizens gatheredto see the militaryoff, and a great deal of anx-iety was exhibited by many to get a look atGovernor Wise. The trip to Harper's Ferrywas without auy particular incident, save thatbelore reaching there ten rounds ofpowder andball were served out to the military.

The scenery at Harper's Ferry was viewedwith much interest. The celebrated enginehouse, in which the insurgents made theirlast desperate stand, the rocK in theriver uponwhich Leeinan was shot, the arsenal, Ac.?Here we left the Hlues, Montgomery Guardand Howitzers as a message had been receivedfrom Col. Davis stating that 200 men was suf-licieut to bring up to Cuarlestown at present.The "left" military are doubtless iu pleasantquarters, if we may judge from the largenumber of pretty girls who assembled to seethe train pass through. They were also therecipients of military honors, being receivedby a volunteer company organized since theinvasion.

The Bell of the Wreck," to Coppie, and ex-plaining; it to him ashe read. Stephens is ra-pidly improving, and his life, as far as hiswound* are concerned, is outof danger. Theyare ail confined in a very pretty jail, which?°r* llk "> handsome private residencethan a prison. Itis said, however,to 1*strongand a faithful and determined guard keepsconstant watch over the prisoners.rJ»°" r.C^rr^r,dent !? Bartered with the

"i ,/c S*r ««*nt Barrett has justcried,lights out, gi\es in to military rule, andcloses with an acknowledgment to Mr Hellthe courteous editor of theSpiritof JefTerson!for items of infoimation in this letter. Mr.ilf ui.

been am"»K 'he foremost citizens herein his hospitality to "our boys.'' #

The Charlestown Excitement.The correspondent of the Baltimore Ameri-can writes from Charlestown, Nov. 21, as fol-lows ;

1 he excitement ofSaturday morning, in re-ference to a battle in Clarke county, hascom-pletely died off. messenger* having been sentby Col. IJavis, who returned and reported alalse alarm.But the most exciting eventofSaturday wasthe arrival in the evening of Mr. SmithCrane,a citizen of Kansas, but a native of this town,Mr. Crane is apro-slavery maraud his arri-val at once led our now suspecting citi/.en? toconclude that all was not right, and that hehad come with news of dreadful import. Hewas immediately besieged by an anxtouscrowd,and made to relieve himself ofany and every-thing he knew in reference to Brown in Kan-sas, and also the news he had in reference to acontemplated rescue of the prisoners. Mr.Crane, who is beyond doubt an entirely relia-ble man, stated that the excitement in regardto the affair was very greatamongst the unti-slavery men in Kansas, and he knew for a cer-tainty that they werearming in largenumbers,and thayhey openlyproclaimed their inten-tion of makingBrown's rescue. Restates thatat least five hundred can be raised in a fewhours' notice, and that they are determinedand desperate men, and have never failed torescue Brown from the many narrow straitsin which he had placed himself in the south-ern part of Kansas. He also states that Brownis the idol of the anti-«lavery rufllans of Kan-sas, and that he had only to give thecommandand they would follow. Mr. Crane states thatamongst the number who declare their inten-tion to attempt a rescue, are some Danites,who hold Brown in high esteem. After leav-ing Kansas, Mr. Crane traveled on until hereached Bel-Air, Ohio,wherehe was taken sick.One nignt,whilst lying awake in his bed, hesays he heard a party of Abolitionists in thenext room conversing in regard to Brown, amithe means of his rescue. One of the men saidthat they could raise three thousand in lessthan 24 hours, to go by way of the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad, and that the rescue wouldbe made at all hazards.

A lew hours alter the arrival of Mr. Cranein town, the Hon. Andrew Hunter received atelegraphic dispatchfrom United States Mar-shal Johnson, oTOhio, stating that a largenumber of men, from 600 to 1,000, \\ ere armingunder the leadership of John Urown, Jr., souof Old Brown, and would certainly make anattempt to rejMtie the prisoners; thus con-tinuingall reported by Mr. Crane.?As soon as the contents of the dispatch weremade known the greatest excitement was cre-ated, butit did not partake of fear. Col. Dansimmediately dispatched to Gov. Wise for 5Wmen, who, it was announced to the excitedpopulation, would be here last evening. Withthese facts spread before them, and a thousandreports which could not be traced to areliablesource, the good pe.jple of Charlestowuretiredto their beds, some placingtl'eir trust iuProvi-dence, others in the military, and others intheir own stout aims.It may be mentioned here that the Artillery

company from Alexandria, 50 men, arrivedabout daylight Saturday morning, causingmuch commotion. A large majority of thecolored population, who rise earliest, thoughtthe enemy "hade me and they were theirs."Your c»rrespondent*also heard of numerousgood jokes at the expense of some of our mostbenevolent and respec table old ladies: but themoral wonhl lfct be sufficient to adorn thetale, so he forbears to mention them.

As stated above, yesterday morning dawnedon us beautifully,andpreparations werecom-menced early for the reception of the Rich-mond military. Large quantities of mate-rials forbed-ticks were purchased, and theaidof the ladies, Sabballi as it was, solicited inmaking them up. Your correspondent hap-pened to step in to see a friend about 'i o'clockin the afternoon. She is a lady of much piety,and usually attends church at least threetimes on the Sabbath. Judge of my surprisewhen I entered, to hear the busy hum of thesewing machine, under the direction of one ofour ladies, who was turningoff the cotton ata rapid rate. Seated around herwere a num-ber of Charlesiown's fairest daughters, busilyplyingtheir needles. One ol them, a memberof the church, assured me she did not think sheshould be held responsible for the sin she wascommitting, and thought that Col. Davisshould respond to the question, guilty ornotenil'v. in that upper Court when our actionswill be passed on.

"> At loui o clock illthe afternoon almost theentire population turned out and made theirway to the depot. It was soon announced thata dispatch had been received, and the carswould not be in until five o'clock. Some-whatdisappointed, the fair ladies and gallantbeaux returned to their homes, whilst thesoldiers detailed to receive the military, witha large number of citizens, remained on theground. The companies to receive themconsisted of the Alexandria Riflemen, Capt.Mayre; Mount Vernon Guards, Capt. Smith;and the Morgan Continentals, Major 1?. B.Washington and Capt. Haines; all under thecommand of Col John Thomas Gibson.About six o'clock the shrill whistle of theiron horse was* heard,and citizens flocked tothe court-house aud vicinity, where the sol-diers would have to pass. The appearance ofthe troops as they marched down the mainstreet was tine, and all were impressed withthe soldierly tread of the visitors. Gov. Wisewas met by Hon. Andrew Hunter, and he andhi 3 staff conveyed to that gentleman's resi-dence. It was with great difficulty that suffi-cient accommodations could be obtained forthem, coming as they did after night, and nothaving had anything to eat for twenty-fourhours.

This morning a company of 100 horse ar-rived from Warrenton, Va.311 is understood that Gov. Wise received atelegraphic dispatchfrom Gov. Oliase, of Ohio,slating 'hat there were a large number ofmen,from (illli to 1,-suO, arming,and would certainlybe on here to make a rescue. Gov. Wise tele-graphed in return that if they were permittedto cross the line he would hold Gov. Chase re-sponsible, and have him tried for treason.

Thecompanies are now, !) o'clock, formingfor a dress parade, which creates much excite-ment, as all are desirous to see them.The prisoner Stevens is recovering from theeffects of his wounds, and is able to walkabout in his cell. He will soon be as well asever. Captain John Hrewn has also recover-ed, and is getting quite active. He refuses toreceive any ministers who countenance slave-ry, telling them to go home and read their Bi-bles. Rev. Alfred Griffith had an interviewwith him a few days since, which lasted fornearly an hour, principallyon the subject ofslavery. They quoted Scripture to sustaintheir views, and had quite a clashing time ofit, but neither was able to convince the otherof the correctness of their peculiardoctrines.

Alter 11 slow ride, the Grays. "F," YoungGuard and Virginia Rifles, the Governor andhis yids, arrived at Charlestowii about 0 o'clkyes turday evening. They were received :tt thedepot by the Winchester Continentals, MountVernon Guards and Alexandria Kifles. Theywere escorted to the front of the jail 111 whichtho insurgents are confined, and were then as-signed their quarters, from whence they weremarched in squads to supper at citizens'houses. It may be proper here to speak of thehospitality of the citizens of Charlestown,which has made an indelible impression 011our Richmond soldiers. All day yesterday theladies of the town were sewing up sacks tomake bedding lor the expected military,and111 other ways evincing their anxiety to make'h"in comfortable. The men have not beenbehind them,and this morning all are praisingthe really lavish hospitality shown them.

The reports of "mad excitement" iu thistov n are unwarranted. The citizens are nat-urallyanxious, as i>eople would be in their po-sition, but they are cool and determined. Thopresence of the Richmond military here insuch large force will relieve them of the ha-rassing watchingand fatigue which they haveundergone in defence of themselves and thehonor ofVirginia. The letters received by Gov.Wise, threatening the rescue of the doomedmurderers, have been all forwarded,as soon asreceived, to Col. J. It. Davis, iii command here.In addition to ihese warnings, Col. Davis hasreceived auother in a still more tangible form.It appears that Mr. Crane, a native of thistown, but lately residing in Kansas, whilecoming here a week or two since, was takensick at Bel-Air, Ohio. While on 11 sick bed, heoverheard a plot discussed and agreed uponby abolitionists, for crossing in a large bodyat JJenwood, four iniles below Wheeling, andrescuing Brown and his companions from jail.The plotters discovered that Mr. C. had over-heard them, and -run him off" from Hel-Air.He came 011 here, and gave the information oftheir plans. Following this development,came letters to Mr. Andrew Hunter, the pro-secuting attorney, warning him that a bodyof men was beiug raised in the Western Re-serve of Ohio for the same purpose. Withthese developments, Col. Havis believed it to

be tils duty to increase the military force here,and telegraphed to Gov. Wise accordingly onSaturday. Rockets, it is stated, were firedfrom the direction of Shenandoah river last?iglit by uuknown persons.

OasawatomieBix>wn aud his companions arewetlin health. Toa gentleman whoremarkedto him Friday, that heappeared is good spir-its, he replied that tie could see nothing tocuiio him uneflsilicas, either in the present orfuture. Cook, wltu is «:.« of th* liveliestofthe prisoner*, y.a* yesterday interrupted by agentleman, in reading Mrs. ID-man's poem,

Dkfkxce or the Frontier.?'TheciiizensofGrafton, Taylor county, Va., lately held amass meeting to concert measures deemed ne-cessary for protection, in consequence of theoccurrences at Harper's Ferry. Among theresolutions adopted were the following:

That, being well aware ofour exposed fron-tier, and, consequently, vulnerable situation,we deem it our duty to repel by force, withthe most availabla.weapons that may be had,any invasion of tlfe rights either of life, libertyor property, guarantied to us by the Constitu-tion and laws of oar beloved aud much re-vered old Commonwealth.

That we are ready as one man, not only todefend our own rights, but also to fly to theaidof onr brethren of the South, wherever andwhenever assailed by traitors, insurrectionistsaud murderers from the North.

Haltimorb and Ohio Railroad.?Thethirty-third annual report of the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Company, shows that theworkiiikexpenses of the road have been de-creased in the amountof and,deduct-ing the decrease «f #-.>37,867 in the gross reve-nue, a total increase in the nett earning.* of themain stem of 1 hasbeen effected overthe preceding year. In other words, the sumofover «<iOO,tJOU has been absolutely saved tothe stockholders, whilst the permanent road-way is declared to tie in better condition thanever before, and the machinery and rollingstock of the road kept in the highest state ofrepair and efficiency. Upon the Washingtonand Parker*burgbranches, the same system ofmanagement has had its appropriate effect,and the total decrease of working expensesupon the main stem and branches, is ft)2y,958,making, with the reduction of the sum paidfor i n terest, a total improvementin the financesof the company, as compared with the prsyi-ons year, of <9W,sfla.

Xinister Ward's Kiitranre into the t'iiy ofPekin-A Dinner Party, Ac.A ccTrespendent of the New York journalof Commerce thus describe* Minister Ward'sentrance into the city of Pekin :

Long before reaching the walls, however,we were surrounded by crowds whom no mancould number. They did not rome there- theyseemed to havesrroten there; they did not move;they only stood?acres and acres, and field af-ter Held or human tlesh and bones, compactedinto one solid body, out ofwhich grew innu-merable heads, artns, and shoulders. It addidto the impressiveness of the scene, that notonewore a hat or cap?not one covered his backand shoulders with shin or coat?not onewore a vest to protect his bosom. A singlear-ticle constituted the whole of their dress andwardrobe?a piece of cotton made into an Oii-ental petticoat, arid tied about the loins andreaching below the knee. All that met theeye, therefore, was naked flesh, glisteningwiththe sweat which oiled It as thesuu shot downhis burningrays ; while those thousands andthousands of piercing, prying,steadyeyes, andupturned faces, all wi thou t a smile,and solemnin their wonder, indicated that till was not amass of ilesh there j mind was there; humanitywas there; our brothers were there; almost thepopulation of a common city was seen outsitfeof the walls; nor can any estimate of theamount of the population within amaze andstagger me, when I saw what there was aroundone gate in only without. Not oneshout was raised; not one voice was heard;not one foot or Ijand was moTed. The last Eu-ropean embasst was that ofLord Amherst la1-iHi?forty-three years ago, more than the pe-riod ofa generation?and most of the livingpopulation of Pekin had never seen a whiteman. We passed under two imposingportals,something like triumphal archways, abouthalfa mile from the city, which, however,with the walls, the gates, the bastions, thetowers, and other objects of interest withinand without the cityi must be the subject ofanother letter.

Passing through the Russian wall by the'?Eastern Gale," Chanu-i/ens-men, we enteredthe Tartar division of the city, and movingalone a street, compared with which Pennsyl-vaniaavenue in Washington, is a narrow lane,when we had gone a mile and a half, we turn-ed at right angles to the right, when, proceed-ing a quarter or half a mile further, wereached the tfnarters which the governmenthad assigned for our residence. A wall ranalong in front,excludingallsight of the housesfrom the street; for they were a rluster, insteadof one, and were owned and occupied a fewyears since by the Prime Minister, who lostthem by confiscation for the crime of not de-flating the rebels. It is called "Lnukiuen-tang," or the "ifall of the I?outsz," a namegiven in honor of Loutsz, who was the found-er of one of the religions systems and sects ofChina. Firt was the wall on the street, at theend of which on the right a gate opened intostables located in that quarter. Another gateon the lett opened into a long narrow spacebetween the street-wall and a long parallelbuildingfor the use of servants and foroffices.lieyond this was another court, with a wallseparating it from another and larger court, inwhich were several trees, and a handsomebuildingcalled the "Reception Hall" in whichMr. Ward held his interviews with the Impe-rial commissioners when they called uponhim, and his Secretary and interpreters theirinterviews with inferior officers when theycome to transact business.Hack of this edifice was another wall witha central gate, which opened into a court 50feet by *;>, a line building being erected on llierightand lelt hand for domestic purposes, andinfront a large edifice, but, like all the others,ofone story only, which was the principalhouse, and, with its wings,was above 100 leetlong.

All was neat and tasteful, even to us, andmust have been magnificent, according to Chi-nese ideas. Nothing met our eyes in Pekinsuperior to it; and we found a happy homewhere the Prime Minister, who built and oc-cupied it, found the bitterest misery, thoughhe held in his hand the power of life and deathover four hundred millions.

A DIKKEK I'AKTV.Thursday, August-Jd,the three commission-ers returned Mr. Ward's call, attended by agreat retinue of mandarins of different grades,who had a long conference with Mr. Ward inthe reception hall, where the only subject dis-cussed was Mr. Ward's performance of theKo-toic, against which he was as persistent asbefore. After a Ion? discussion they adjournedfor dinner at :1 o'clock, which was served inthe spacious and dining hall of themain house occupied by Mr. Ward. It wuaprepared with all tlie gastronomic science andart which the Soyr* at work in the imperialkitchen could command. I have not space toname the various dishes?birds' nests, sharks'fins, heifers' teats, watermelon seeds, Ac., Ac.,the whole amounting to no less than thirtyr jursen, and includingdishes, apart from thosenot agreeable to American and fancy,which the gentlemen upon their return de-clared were hardly equaledbv anything with-in their experience or knowledge. Thetentleinen of thesuite, who have resided manyyears in China, said they had never knownanything equal in sumptuousness, delicacyand richness, and even one of the commission-ers, when the dinner was complimented, saidnothing better could be got up for the Emperorhimself. Thoughonly the three Chinese com-missioners and Mr. Ward, his secretary, andtwo interpreters, were present and sat downto it, the supplywas enough for at least ahundred, and the expense was estimated at$1,500.

A table was set at the head of theroom, atwhich sat Mr. Ward at the head, Kweiliangonhis left, as the most honorable place, and be-longing to the Prime Minister,while the othercommissioner, Hwashana, sat on the right,and the third, or deputy commissioner, Sieh,on the left of Kweiliang, the secretary and in-terpreters occupying positions at the foot oithe table. A table was set for the rest of Mr.Ward's suite towards the other end of theroom, and at first in a line with the other fa-ble, which ail astute Chinese official observ-ing, he requested it mightbe removed out ofthe line a little, as it would not be in harmonywith Chinese ideas to have a table placed in astraight line with that of the first Ministerof the State! A crowd of Mandarins came inwith the commissioners, to whom we offeredto give up our tables and seats, which wasnot allowed by the commissioners. Even whenit was ascertained that the nephew of one ofthe commissioners was among them, and allwere desirous he should sit down to dinner,his uncle peremptorily refused, as it wouldviolate the Chinese rites to have an inferior,even of his rank and relationship, seated attable with officers ofsuch high dignity.I happened to sit in such a position as to

have a fine opportunity tostudy the faces ofthe Imperial Commissioners, and observetheir emotions, if emotions Chinese faces evershow. Kweiliang is a venerable man, 70 yearsold, of middling stature and spare frame, andwithout the least air of arrogance and self-importance. Hwashana is stout, of round,heavy face, and light complexion and a Man-choo. He is about 5.5 and maintainedgreat dignity of deportment. At the closeofthe dinner he ordered his servant to bring hisChinese smoking apparatus, made of brass,and holding enough tobacco tofurnish exactlyfour whiffs, the last of which his Excellencyalways emitted from his nose. Sieh is about45, a stout man, and having a large head, witha face indicating cunning. The simplicity oftheir dress would astonish the poorest Ameri-can clerk, and be thought discreditable forthose who do notown the coats on theirbacks;but it was neat, and bjre the usual marks oiauthority and place.

It was hard lor us, the lookers-on at theother table, to divine the result of the confer-ence from what we saw and heard ; Tor whileat times there was a play of pleasantry in theconversation, ora smile* in the countenance*,or coarse, lend laugh,all suddenly subsidedinto the solemnity of a (Quaker meeting, show-ing that the pleasantry and good humor wasforced and not natural. Dinner being at lastended, Mr. Ward and ihe Commissioners re-turned to the Reception Hail, where the dis-cussions were continued.

DELIVERY OP THK PitKßlttKXT'B LETTER.On the loth, Mr. Ward, with his Secretary

and interpreters, proceeded! to the temple,where again he met the three! Commissioners,and delivered the President's-Jletter in the fol-lowing oriental style: All the party stood; nobusiness or discussion being allowed till thisaugust ceremony was performed. First, Mr.Ward s Secretary took the letter and handedii to him, who raised it above his eyes, signi-fying that he was inferior to the President;and then pushingit over the left shoulder, insign of h«uor, according to Chinese ideas,handed it to Kweiliang, live Prime Minister,who in turnraised it above Ameyes, then pass-ed it over An left shoulder, handingit toa highMandarin, who placed it reverently withboth his hands upon the table in the centreofthe room, around which a guard was at onceplaced to protect aud houor it. Such areChinese customs and rites. Thus, everythingbeing satisfactorily concluded, aud perfectgood feeling preserved, the Commissioners andMr Ward and his parly sat down with a bet-ter relish to the rich tables, spread as at thefirst visit.It was said by some of the Chinese officials

that the Emperor was intent ou giving Mr.Ward an audience,aud ansiou* to see him, andwould in some way have managed to gratifyhis wishes, but for the persisteutopposition ofprinces of the royal family. His «wn mind isevidently more enlightened and liberalisedthan those of most of the nobility,though thetwo Commissioners, and especially ibe PrimeMinister Kweiliaug, exhibited talent wortHyof the respect of even European statetraer. -Mr. Ward compared Kweiliang totfeu. Cassaud liwaahana to the late Secretary Clayton

Cot-tow Ceop i* East Florida.?Gov. Per-ry brings sad newt from his section ofthe* Statewith regard to the cotton crop. He says thatpretty much the entire East had made a failure'his year, and a very bad failure. When ittakes from Ave to ten acres to make otys tmg,we look upon It at raflief a total mtecnrriap».~Taltcmaocc Smiintl,

DAILY DISPATCH.Richmond, Va., Wednesday, November 23,1859.

THE RETURN JOrRN*T?XXCHATrOISG TBI RAT-a IriCATIOSfI.

il' m proposed,on the morningof Thursday, thf» llih, We reached Tnng-Chowthe first day without Tttoeh of th« sufferingendured when we went op, fu most of onrparty were furnished with horses. Threedayt' tracking, .with the aid of the enrreut,brought us through the immense forttU ofvegetation upon the banks of the Peiho, andthe innumerable towns and villages on eachhank to Pei-tsang, where we arrived Sundayafternoon, near evening; and spending thenight there in our junks, we left early Mon-day morning, and, resuming onr carriages-,reached this place about noon to-day. A mel-ancholy occurrence made our caravan for thelast two days a funeral procession. Rev. Mr.Aitehison, a graduate and tutor in Yale Col-lege, and for a time settled in the ministry iniVorwich, Connecticut, had resided in Shiing-hae and its neighborhood for the last five vearsas a missionary of the American Board. Hewa? requested by Mr. Ward to attend him toPekio a* one of his interpreters, his Chinesescholarship admirably qualifying him for thisser\ice. while his moral and social qualitieswon for him the respect and affection of allassociated with hiin. Seized with slight ill-ness in Pekin, it terminated in obstinate dys-entery in the course of a few days, and hepass-ri from earth quietly, in his li'ter, a fewhours after leaving the junk,yesterday for-»-nooii. His body was brought along with us,and will bo taken on hoard the steamer, and'conveyed to Shanghae for interment, If itscondition shall make it possible.

On reaching this town, everything wasfound in readiness for putting the last hand tothe treaty. Mr. "Ward and his suite were con-ducted at once to th«* yamun, or Official Hall,a very respectable strufctute, and tastefullyfitted up for the occasion. A regiment of ca-valry lined the street on which the yatiun issituated, and soldiersand officers were drawnup at the gate, and lined each side of the pas-sage from the street gate to the yamun. situat-ed «ome tiOrods back. Some were armed withshort-swords, others with rusty match-locks,and others still with bore* and arrmcs ' Icount-ed seven arrows iti one quiver. The gates andinterior ot the yamtin were ornamented withstripes of red ''loth,and also with perpendicularstripes of red paper, covered with gilt Chinesecharacters, all containing sentiments ofrespectand good wishes. Three tables were also ar-ranged?one at each end, and one at the centreon the hackside of the yamun?all loaded wirhthechoicest delicacies of the Chinese culinaryart. Another table was set in front, on whichthe ratification* Were laid, and around whichMr. Ward and the Chineseofficials were stnnd-ing. Wang-Fuh, Governor-General of theProvince of Chili, was deputed bythe Imperial Commissioners to act in theirplace, an officer who, after the Prime Minis-ter, has no other before him in the Empire.His residence is Tien-tsin, TO miles abovetnis town, at the junctionof the Peiho andthe (treat Canal, from whence he was orderedto hasten down to meet Mr. Ward and ex-change the ratifications. Wun-liiuh, Treasu-rer ot the Province, was also in attendance,with a large number of officials, who hadtraveled quite a distance, some 50or Ino miles,to do honor to the occasion. The ratificationswere laid upon the table, the treaty having theEmperor's seal attached to it, for h- neversigns lii> name, and the American President sname fully and boldly written. The busi-ness was soon dispatched, and in a mostagreeahle manner and spirit, all parties stand-ing when Mr. Ward expressed the hope to theGovernor-General that the treaty would bethe bond of lasting peace and friendship be-tween the two nations; to which the Gover-nor replied, with great earnestness, and anapparent social tone, that the observance of theconditions by both parties would he much betterfor this end. Both he and the Treasurershowed decided abilityand humane feeling.

The Nashville Tragedy.?The NashvilleGazette, of Saturday last, gives ihe followingaccount of the recent deplorable tragedy inthat city:

Yesterday morning, soon after the usualbreakfast hour, George G. Poindexter, Editorof the Nashville Union and American, was shotand instantlykilled by Allen A. Ilall, editorof the Nashville ,Y. trs. The scene of this trulydeplorable occurrence was Cherry street, be-tween the Gazette Hnilding and the A''?r< Of-fice Alley. Having reason to anticipate anattack from Mr. IVindcxter, Mr. Hall had pro-vided himself with a double-barrel shot-gun,and ascertaining that Mr. Poindexter wascoming in the direction of the office, Mr. Halltook a position on the pavement, immediatelyin front of the office door. When Mr. P. hadgot within haiiing distance, Mr. H. raised hisgun, and requested him not to advance anyfurther. He repeated the request or orderthree times in rapid succession. His adver-sary, however, continued to advance untilwithin about fifty feet of Mr. Hail when thatgentleman discharged one barrel of the gun,which was loaded with buckshot. Ten of theshot took effect upon the body of Mr. Poin-dexter, several of them entering his left arm,and the others penetrating his breast and ab-domen. Mr. Poindexter fell upon the side-walk, but was immediatelycarried into thelaw office of T. 15. Childress, Esq., where healmost instantly expired. He did not speak,we believe, after receiving his wound. It wasraining very hard at the time of the occur-rence, and Mr. Poindexter had his umbrellaho'.sted over him, the staff of which was com-pletelyshattered by the shot. It is believedthat Mr. P. had his pistol drawn when he wasshot, but we have 110 positive informationupon that J>oint. The pistol was found lvingin the umbrella, which had dropped from hishand simultaneously with the shooting. Ithad not been tired.

Mr. Ilall surrendered himself into thecusto-dy of an officer of the law, and the trial waspostponed until Ul% o'clock on Friday morn-ing next, Mr. Hall givingbond for his appear-ance at that time in the sum of $?5,0i)0.

TUis deplorable occurrence proceeded froma political controversy.

Fkom Chili?Earthquake in Copiapa.?ThePanama Star of the Huh instant, contains la-ter intelligence from Chili, the most importantitems of which relate to a severe shock of anearthqaukeat 8 A.M. on the sth Oct'r, whichwas felt throughout the republic, but most se-verely in the province of Copiapa.

The direction of the shock was from South-east to Northwest, and its duration, it is said,about four minutes, having caused considera-ble damage in the city of Copiapa and the portof Calder.i, overthrowing some buildings andleasinga great manyothers in a ruinous con-dition, but fortunatelywe have not heard ofany lives being iost.

In Caldera the sea retreated several timesfrom the coast, leaving a beach of 150 yards,which caused a panic amongstthe inhabitants,who Hew to the neighboring hills; fortunatelythe sea returned to its place without any vio-lence, and did not occasion the least disaster.

We have been assured that after the firstshock the earth has continued in unceasingmotion: and, according to the observationsmade, the number of shocks in the lapse of 1«hours after the first great one has not been lessthan 110.

S'ill we have no verygreat losses to deplore,and the province of Aiacama will soon recov-er with the produce of its mines, which arestated to be in a very rich condition.

New and rich mines of copper and silverha\e been discovered at Tartal, north of Co-piapa, and several surveying parties have leftto explore them.

TheSteamship North Star.?The arrivalof this steamer at New York has already beenannounced. A correspondent of the Journalof Commerce, writing from Aspinwall,saysshe had been days on the French Keys nearMayaguanapassage. She struck on the 25thof October at 4:10 A. M , while runningat therate of 12 to 12# (?nots. She went Jialf herlength upon a coral reef lyingbetween ledgesofrock.

The captain had only left the deck about tenminutes when she struck; the second matewits nominally on the watch, but it is saidwent below to prepare for ffasbingdecks. Thecaptain suppo-t-d that he had passed the Key*,and was at least lj miles ahead of them. Ithadbten foggy weatUer fur the previous ts hour-,during which no observation had been ob-tained. 0The passer.gers were landed on the key, andtents were erected for their accommodation.?Theship was then lighted ofhercoal, and by thehelp ol iho crew of the Saranac (who were onboard as passengers,) alter six and a half dayslabor, she was again putafloat. While on thekey the passengers were put on allowance ofwater,as the ship took but e.itWJ gallons fromNew York. Allergetting afloat, and takingthe passengers aboard, the ship touched atCrooked Island for water, and then at King-ston, Jamaica, for coal.

Ax Ekragbd PBiHTJUCrts.?A young femalecompositor, employed in a newspaper officein Cleveland, lately attacked a journeymanprinter of that city for using, as she alleged,slanderous agressions about her. She ob-tained a barreled pistol, and soughthertraducer. Meeting bin» on the street, shedrew her pistol, which he seiited before *hecould fire, and wrenched it from her. After-wards she met him in the ball of bis hoardingbouse, and drawingher pistol, fired, the ballgrazing his bead. He sprang forward andwrenched the pistol from ber hand before shecould fire a second shot. She left, vowingven-geauce.

Commodore Charles Wilkes is sojourningin Charlotte, N. C.

PRICE ONE CENT.LOCAL MATTERS.

| House Breaking,?A daring robbery was per-petrated in this city on Monday night last.?between the hours of l() and II o'clock theauction store of Mr. Alexander Nott, south-west corner of 15th and Main street*, wasrubbed of four gold watches, eight silverwatches, a quantityof jewelry,several pack-ages of wearing apparel, a piece of cassimere,a number of piece* of bed-clothing, severalboxes ofcigars', and perhapsother goods. Soonafter the robbery, watchmen Bow and Daviswere pacing through adark alley, leading eastfrom 11th street, between Main and Gary, whenthey di.-4covered a yellow fellow named-Joe,the property of Wm. W. Jones, skulkingalongnear the houses, with a large bundle of goodsupon his shoulder. They instantly arrestedhim, and then learned that be had gotten thebundle at Mr. Notts. On going to the store,they found aside door open, and dispatched amessenger for Mr. Nott. When Mr. N. ar-rived, the premises were thoroughly searched,but no other thief could be found. AU theother doors were fastened, and the store wasguarded by a vicious dug at the time. Mr.Nott, therefore, came to the conclusion, thatwhen he fastened the doors, about In o'clock,the thief was secreted in some part of thebuilding, and that immediatelyalter he left,his desk and oneof his iron chests were search-ed and robbed. In the counting-room, nearanother chest which contained money andother valuables,was found a lirge haimner,asif (he thieves intended to force it; but they hadnot done so. Mr. Nott lost about StiOO worthof articles.

Joe, the prisoner, when called In-fore theMayor yesterday, stated that the bundle withwhich he was found, was given him by twoother negroes, whose names he did not know,and that they took the jewelry and wa'chesfor their share, leaving liim to carry the bun-dle to a Certain canal boat then lying in theba>ln. With thehopeof gettingother factsandrecovering the stolen goods, the examinationof the pri>i)t.er was continued until this morn-ing.

Company 7>, Capt. Samuel P. Mitchell, heldan adjourned meeting at their armory lastMonday night, and adopted a constitution anda set of by-laws for iheir government. Forty-live men were in attendance at drill, despitethe inclemency of the weather, and severalnames of worthy gentlemen were proposedfor membership, tine of the by-laws, whichpassed bv acclamation, prohibits the membersfrom visiting bar-rooms and places of thatsort when in uniform, thereby givingassur-ance that no man will tic induced to form in-temperate habits by becoming a member ofthis corps. In years gone by,some of the vol-unteer companies made their parades merefrolics, and thereby induced the belief in theminds of many, that to become a soldier wasto become intemperate. Under that impres-sion parents and friends did all they could toprevent their sons and acquaintances fromconnecting themselves with any ot the volun-teer organizations ; but now, that the temper-ance feature has been added to the by-laws ofnearly every company in the city, neither pa-rents nor friends object to volunteers.

Lumber.?In passing along the dock yester-day, we were astonished to see the immenseamount of Northern lumber piled along itsmargin,and to learn that nearly all the build-ers in the city purchased Northern materialsfor their contracts. This fact is but an illus-tration of the extent to which our people pa-tronise their worst enemies, when they couldget just as good lumber at. their own doorsand of their own friends, if they were but todetermine to do so. Virginia and her sisterSouthern states, if they wi«h to be indepen-dent of their enemies, must patronize eachother more and the North less, and itthey but once will it, there is not an article ofnecessity, great or small, that ihey cannotmanufacture at their own doors. In our ownS'ate an abundance of lumber, for all pur-poses, can readily be had, and the daj* is notdistant, unless the conservative portion of theNorth show their determination to supportthe Constitution, when no article of Northerncommerce will lie allowed a Sjuthern laud-ing.

Th* (rTmrt'li'r* held a meeting at First Mar-ket Hall, last Mond.iy night,andafterdrillinga short time, appointed onecommittee to pre-pare a constitution and by-lawsfor the gov-ernment of the company, tjnd another to re-port on uniform at an adjourned meeting, tolie held next Friday night. Understandthat seventy gentlemen have handed in theirnames as members of this new organization,and that the grev uniform, similar to the oneworn by Company F, will probably be adopt-ed. The Grenadiers, by an unanimous vote,resolved to incorporate th temperance featurein their by-laws, and to adhere rikidly to itsprovisions. That it will be one of the finestlooking companies in the regiment, whenthoroughly equipped, there cannot Ik.- a shad-ow of a doubt.

Going South.?Two or three, and perhapsfour, ol' the Virginia racers, are preparing to

start South wi fa their horses, and will proba-bly leave here by the last of the month. T.W. Doswell, Esq.,* will take with him the in-vincible Planet, Fannie Washington and Ex-chequer, and if no accident happen?, will visitCharleston, Augusta. Montgomery,Mobile andNew Orleans liefore his horses return. Planetis now looking as fine as silk, and if he darts

in good condition and on a good track, thehorse that beats him will have to make thebest time yet on record We know that everyracer, from here to New Orleans, will be gladto tear his laurels from his brow, and itmaybe that some of them will succeed; but if theydo, the backers of Planet will have little usefor otherraces this season.

Suspirioux Ckarattrr.?Not only the policebut someof our m.ist. active citizens, are onthe alert to detect a certain character in ourmidst, whose secret operations in tlie day,late walks at night, frequent conversationswith slaves, and occasional v isits to the North,have attracted no little attention in certainquarters. Our informant does not preiend tosay that the person alluded to is an agent ofthe underground railroad, but it is a singularfact, about which there can be 110 doubt, thatwhenever be leaves Richmond, a servant ab-sents himself at the same time, and fails to

return. If the suspicions awakened are onceconfirmed, the worthy gentleman will findthis climate too wai tn for him.

Th' Trmfirrinee Sfcrh Thursila>j Night.? Wetake pleasure in calling attention to the noticeof a public temperance meeting to-morrownight, at the African Church. The speaker,Mr. Moffat, is 011 his way South, and ho* beenprevailed on, by the friends of the cause here,to stop and deliver an address in this city.?We are informed, by a gentleman who knowsMr. Moffat, that he is a line orator and a cul-tivated gentleman, who speaks for the causeof Temperance, not in view of |<ecuniar>compensation, but with the desire of benefit-ing his fellow-men. There is room and needfor the untiringefforts of such men in ourmidst. Go and hear Mr. Moffat; we are as-sured you will be gratified and benefitted.

Impudent Language.?A negro named Ed-ward, in the service of Mr. Thomas Duke, asa hack driver, was be tore the Mayor yester-day morning, charged with using impudentand provoking language 111 the pre-ence of awhite man. Robert Graham, the witness, tes-tified?that while he was standing in the frontroom of Stewart's snack house, 011 ITtli st, heheard the prisoner say to two negro women,that he would go to Harper's Ferry and fightfor his freedom?that he had raiherdie in thatcause than any other. The prisoner statedihat he was only joking with the womeu, andthat he meant no harm by what he said. TheMayor sent biin to jail until this niorniug,when he will be disposed of.

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aafealfciffli**? ttnl WM, wmbe charged Mmru H? nunof eight liaeefcr tfe*ft ret insertion. ?d >loaf fer w«> aoattawea.

Eire.?Between the boon of fire titti sixo'clock yeatwrdar afternoon, a house oft Vthstreet near Leigh, owned by Mr. Joeeph P.Hanlon, mid occupied by Mr. SehmMVwa*disco ered to be on Are in the second story,and soon thereafter the flam** we'* saea tohurst ont ofone of the front windows. Rrr.Mr. Petherbrldge,on hearing the screams of achild, rushed into the house, and ascending tothe second story, discovered Mr. S.'s child,uearly snffocaied with smoke, and la treatdangerof being bnrut. He promptly rescuedthe little creature. and giving the alarm, theneighbors hastened to the scene, and aided laremoving the furniture. The tire brigade,withgreat promptness, hurried to the scene, andprocuring water from the corner of i'Jth andBroad, rendered material nid in saving ad-joiningbuilding,owned by Mr. J. P. pennwa,the cornice of which was partially burned;but could not check the flames on Mr. U.'abuilding, which was entirely destroyed. Mr.U. had an insurance in the Fire and Marinaoffice of £1,100. Mr. Schmidt and bis wife war*absent Irura huincai the time, and the ladylelt in charge of the house knew nothing of thelire umil the neighbors informed herof It Wethink it probable that thechild, who came sonigh being burnt, caused the Arewluteal play.

Fnyriit ArtHUrtf.?We are glad to see the ef-forts now being made to revive this old andvalued corps, and mneerely trust thst theymiy prove »uccesslul. To night, at half-past7 o clock, a meeting of the friends of the com-pany and all who have enrolled their names,or who dolgn doing so, will !*\u25a0 held at thaHlues'old armory, in the law building. Letithe a full one, so that the organization maybe perfected as speedily as ]K>s»ible. The Ar-tilleryshould number about oneliundred men,and should be officered in the best manner.?If the organization can be completed by thafirst of January, we have no doubt that thaLegislature can tie induced to make such aaappropriation as will ensure its stability here-after. Hear in mind the meetiug to-night,andbe punctual to the hour.

iVirrntp E>mp4.?? Yesurday afternoon, ahorse attached to a fnrniMire wagon, ran c>ITdown Main street from the direction of ttth,and taking the northern sidewalk a» hiscourse,came nigh running over a young ladyand child, opposite the Post-Office. A gemle-mali wno saw tin* occurrence, natures us thatthe wheels of the vehicle passed within a f»irinches of the lady,as Shiran into the Post-Oftice. On K»'ttiiik opposite the Bank of thaCommonwealth the horse fell, and was therwcaptured. He hud, no doubt, been left standingin the street and ran ott in the absence of thediiver. *

Thr 1.. I. ?A neatly-written nole, pur-porting to tie from a number of Indies, request*us to say that the !.> i.Hlues, under commandof Lieut. Matile, uuinliered eighty-four menwhen they took the cars lor Charlestown,andthat six other mein hers have since joinedthemfrom this city?so that there are now OU Minesabsent from Richmond in the service of theSlate. Every citizen re oices in the pros|ierityoT this gallant old corps, for there is scarcelya family In Virginia who has not had s'.merelative connected'\u2666ith it at some period ofits existence

Thmtrr.?A nautical drama called the "LostShip," for which considerable preparation hasliern made, will be produced to-night Thorawho are loud of looking u|«>n stai tling spec-tacles and wonderful scenic effects, will begratified by a visit to the Theatre on this oc-casion. The amusing comedy of "Ills LastLegs," in which Rogers has a'really amusingpart, closes the performance. A dai ce byMiss S.ilotne, and an overture by the orches-tra, take place between the plays.

Thin Afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the ladies andchildren are to have an opportunity of seeinglionetti s famous band ot monkeys, dogs andgoats go through their wonderful perlorm-ances, at Metropolitan Ifall. To those wlfbhave not seen these trained ammtls, the enter-tainment will prove a no\eloue and worthwitnessing.

The friitral Southerwßifitlt Annexation willhold a meeting at the City Hull on Fridaynight next, at half-past 7 o'clock. As mattersof importance are expected to be brought be-fore ihe body, not only the memt>er», but citi-zens generally, are earnestly invited to attendpunctually at the hour named.Crore Stretl.?The City Council hare msdw

an appropriation of #.K>n to aid in improvingthe western extension of Franklin street, be-yond the corporate limits. The city owns theold Fair Grounds, lying upon this street, andfor that reason the subscription was made.

Xot Guilty.?Cyrus, a slave charged withstealing coffee from Dun lop, Moi.curc A Co.,proved his innocence before the Mayor, yes-terday, and was discharged.

Bricine FiiuM Jealousy.?Miss Amialten.ton, daughter ol Mr. lieu ton, of \Va}iello,lowa, drowned herself in Creek, nearDenmark. in that Slate, on Monday of lastweek. She was intending the Denmark Acad-emy. and was about twenty-one jt-arnof aire,an amiable girl,and much thought, of by herassociates. Depression of spirit*, caused bythe apprehension that she was not loved ath' tne tike her slater, and had a capacity infe-rior to hers, seems to have been the cause ofthe suicide.

Rev. J. Herset.?On Monday la«t, the Rev.J Hersev, a well-known eccentric Methodistdivine, preached in Elkton, Mil., to a largecongregation. In the cour-e of his remarksthe reverend gentleman said that his healthwas good; that although <1 years of age, h«lelt no decline, either mentally orphysically jthat he could yet endure a reasonable amountof ta'igue, and that he Irequently Walked aconsiderable distance to preach, find didpreach three or lour times a day.

St ripe is Illinois.? A young farmer,named Averill, living at Najierville, Du Pagecounty, Illinois,"committed mUide by cuttinghis throat with a razor. Averill marriedabout a year ago, but lias pnrsued an unhappywedded I lie,owing to difficulties with In* wile.A few days ago, another difficulty ensued,when (be wife left himand went (o her fath-er s. The result of the unfortunate quarrel ishis death at his own hands

The Erie Railuoad to hk Solo The firstmortgage bondholders of the Eiie (N Y.)Railr«>ad Company nave applied to the Comp-troller ot the State to advertise and mil iberoad for the iiou-piiyiueiit ot interest. TheComptrollerhas plac* d the matter in the handsof the Attorney-General, who will proceed atonce under the Act of 1M.5 10 a foreclosure andsell the road, with all its appurtenances.

At ction Dn iF.s in Niw York ?The mer-chants ot New York ar« making a movementto have all the auction duties on merchandiserepealed. They say the influence ot this re-striction is feii injuriously u|m>u the 'rsdeandcommerce of the city, and ui"fe than counter-tialHiices auy benefit that the State can drrlvwfrom it.

Maine Editors on a '?Rkndkr."?Fifljreditors of Maine recently went out on ai ex-cursion: they made a common purse, andboughta boxof sardine* for dinner. In cou-sequence ol that reckless exj-enditure forty-nine of them have since taken the beuufilofthe bankrupt act. So it is said.

Forth* Pknii icntiary ?In Marion county,Va, James D. Bradford has been sentenc«l »oHie pei itentiary for two years and Dine

months,'for larceny, aud George E. Pricbardthree years and three months for house-breakingand lareeny.

Auutrnt.?About II o'clock yesterday morn-ing, a laborer named Jukuv Sillivak, em-ployed in excavating the t'uundauui lor tbeinaiainoth lumlier-house of Messrs. liaxail,Crenshaw A, Co, on the south side ol thebasin, was accidentally caught under a bankol dirt, which fell a distance of eight feet,and crushed Rim severely, though none of hisbones were broken. He was at once taken lohis lodging by his fellow-laborers, and a phy-sician called in to atteud him. His left shoul-der was considerably bruised, and ;be back ofhis head slightly cut, but hi* injuries are notbelieved to be daugeruus.

Tru> Woman.?When the news reached herelaM Saturday night, that the territory of Vir-ginia had been invaded by a horde ol"fanatics,a«id that troops were wanted At Charles townto repel them, a lady of our city hurriedlyprepared the knapsack of her hti>baiid, and,placing his mu-ket in bis haud, gave him apartingkiss and bule him go and flglti lor hi*country and his rghta.

So>s or Malta.?We were informed ashorttime since that a deputation of (be above or-der, some fifty in number, from Rlchmoud,would soon visit Petersburg for the Jturj>o*«of establishing a division in this city.? frtts.

Stf»riolot» Cmakactkk4?Tbie* persons,calling themselves Johu Hastings, Henry Kingand l"homa« Hrowu, have been arrested in Pe-tersburg as "suspiciouscharacters," and lodgdin jail. ,

A meeting for the relief of John Brown'sfamily was held at Boston on Saturday ensu-ing. Two thousand people attended, and Sev-eral hundred dollars were contributed.

Joseph Allen was strangled to death iaPhiladelphia,on Saturday evening, while sat-ing his snpjter, by a piece of meat lodging iahi* throat.

An affray took place latelyat Nor ill Gibson,Teiin., betweeu two men by the naanewlHagueand Oitwou, which resulted in ibe death ot theformer by a blow on tbe head with a gun.

The health of Judge Bougtas is improving,and it is expected he will be well enough lotakf his seat in the Seuaie at lt« opening.

Mrs. MyraTownsend. a lady disilafttishedfor benevolence, died suddenlyin Philadelphialast Sjuday.

Mrs. Mary Worthing ton Morris, wlf» ofGeneral Geo. P. Morris, died ia New Xurk onFriday last.

l>r. Morris O. Smith, an «M cltisea rf V»>geaues, VL, fall dead while plowing tm Mlgardea last week.

Ia MemphU, P. K. Boydhjs Wsn anarlctndfor maliciouslyshooting 0- C. MeMabaa, and .Doed f?3u.

Joel Godwin was Innnd dsad tokinataes a»trar.'Siittr.Ssyßr^

Rtdurtiom of Fart.? In order to KWHUBO-dae the travel on as reasonable terms as pos-sible, the Messrs. Ourrie, ugeuts of the Haiti-more sie tmers, have reduced the Aire on theirline, meals included, toils, between this cityand Baltimore. The accommodations on tlie.-e?learners are said to be superior, the captainspolite and skillful, and the rouu», in goodweather, exceedingly pleasant.

faying Damagts?The City Ooancll haveordered the paymentof MOO to Mr. Slater, torepair the Injury tohis house, which was se-riously damaged hyanexplosionof gas, causedbv th.« carelessness of an employe* namedSueul. who has siaca beaa discharged by lb*C. mtnittce on Light, under whose authorityhe wis employed and kept at service hy th#Inspector.