The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-17
THE DAILY DISPATCH
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FATAL AccfDESrs.-Three fatal accidents
have lately occurred in Crawford county, Pa
A con Of George Morrison was killed by the
fall of a derrick; son Of ]. H. Beardslee b,
falling from the top Of load Of hay; and sol
Of Henry ManvIlle by the wheels Of car
passing over his head. sss.
The AUGUST Book TRADE SALE.-Th cata
logue OF the thirty ninth Philadelphia Trade
Sale, to be commenced on the 18th inst. makes
large pamphlet OF some 800 pages, and IN
eludes invoices from all the great publishers Of
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Other
places.
TWENTY Horses BURNT.-Last week. the
stables attached 10 the Hamilton House, Cana
do, were destroyed by fire, and twenty valuable
horses burnt to death, number OF which were
destined TO the American market.
MELANCHOLY DEATH.-Dr Stiles, very
respectable physician in Claiborne county,
Miss, killed himself, few days aimee, by
taking six grains Of strychnine IN mistake for
qunine. He lived but about ten minutes after
swallowing the fatal dose.
SUNDAY LIQUOR Law An attempt TO fine
parties for selling liquor in Brooklyn, in vioia>
lion of city ordinance, has failed, the magis.
trates decd ing that The ordinance was in con-
fict with the State lew for regulating the sale
Of liquors.
Capt. Randolph b. Marcy, about whose fate
and that OF his eighty men, there have been
contradictory reports, is q SON of Laban Marcy,
of Greenwich, Mass.
Richard Owen, of Williamson county. Tenn,
was killed on the 4th inst, in an afrav with
his brother, Jabez Owen.
Acountry sChoolmaster being employed to
draw up a pe'ltIont TO the chiefmagistrate of the
tnrOupn. whose circumference cpniI no
less than five or six feet in girth, headed i, (by
mistake OF course,) thus: ITO the Mare and
boldly corpulent."
young fellow, the son of an eminent dam
cling master applying to friend as to THAT trade
or profession il would be best for him 10 pursue.
was answered: 81 think you cannot do better
than follow the steps of your father"
CHAsTITY.-The coiled adder in your bosom
is a friend compared to the individual who
would pollute the fountains of social life, and
destroy in you the charm of chastity.
SHoCKING.-To serenade a second story
window for two hours, and then be told that
tue young woman what used to live here"
has removed around the next corner.''
The catastrophe on board OF the Henry CLAW,
proved fat job to the Coroner; one of these
gentlemen who deal with the dead, cleared over
81 600 in fees How much the officers and
owners Of the Henry Clay will clear by that
"Trip is yet very uncertain; if they clear free
pass to Sing Sing, somebody will be 10 blame!
Levi Buckingham, SEN, died at his residence
no Symmes township, Ohio. 18th July, ag,d 81
years. He purchased the farm on which he
hved IN 1887, at 335 cents an acre, and il is now
worth $50 per acre.
The Supreme Court of Alabama has refused
to grant new trial in the case of Nathan Crjst,
who is now lying in Jail at Mobile under sen.
tence of death for murder.
DROWNED AT NEWPORT BEACH.-A young
lady, by the name Of Stephenson was drowned
While bathing at the beach, at Newport, on
Tuesday. She was walking in the surf with
lady taller than herself and lost her footing.
Inc body was recovered the same evening.
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF LloUoR.-Three
thousand dollars worth of liquor was seized at
Fall river, Mass, on the 10th inst
Jim Philips, Virginia fugitive slave, for
merly owned by Mr.. H T. FAINT, of this pluce,
and who was reclaimed and sold by him in
Richmond, has returned TO Harrisburg, the citi.
lens OF that town having purchased his free.
dom for $780, Warrenton Wing.
ANEW NosE.-Mr. Edward Clarke, of Pitts.
burgh, publishes a statement describing new
nose, made for him by DR.. Pancoast, of that
city. to supply the one he had lost some l6
years ago. A piece of flesh from the forehead
was sewed into the cheeks; gutta percbn
mould Of his fathers nose was placed over il
to give ii the proper shape, and gold tubes
were inserted for the nosirls. He saws he has
now new nose, sound and well.formed, with
the senses of feeling and smell as fine as they
ever were.
CokFAB.-Dutchman-" Coot moryer, Pc.
trick, ihcw you tuz p,
lrishman-"Good mornin till We. Mike
think ye, will We get any rain the dny?"
DutchmQn-"O, | kess move never has
much rain in a ferry try dime"
Irishmnn-Faith and yere right there, Mike;
aud thn whenever il gets in the way o. rainip.
the divi the bit o dlhry wither will we get. as
bong as the wit spell howlds.'
MADAME SoNTAG.-Lumley, the manager
Of Her Msjesty's Theatre, London, has insti.
lated a suit in the courts OF Paris against the
distIng singer, ''for refusing to appear at
her MaJesty's Theatre for limited number of
nights previous TO her departure for America"
The defence is that the money that was to be
deposited for her security was not forthcom
ing within the time prescribed. This litiga-
ton will not delay Madame Sontag's appear
ance IN this country, however.
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