The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-31

Law School, in Ballston, Spa., one object of
which is to train young men in the art Of ex-
tenporaneous speaking, he said, when count.
ing on the advantages Of the institution
al owe my success IN life, TO one single fact,
viz I: that at the age of27 commenced, and
continued for years, the practice Of daily read
ing and speaking upon the contents of some
historical or scientific book. These off hand
efforts were made sometimes in a corn field,
and al others in the Forest and not unfrequent
~ in some distant barn, with the horse end the
OK for my auditors. II s 10 this early prac.
sice of the great art of arts, that am indebted
for the primary and leading impulses that
stimulated me forward, and have shaped and
moulded my entire subs. quent destiny; i'm.
prove then, young gentlemen, the superior ad
gantages you here enjoy. Let not day pass
without exercising powers of speech. Cesar
controlled men by exciting their fears Cicero
by captivating their affections and swaying
their passions. The influence of the one per-
ished with its author-that of the other con-
tinues to this dav."
A BEAR FIeHT.-The Portland Argus con-.
tains the following account ola bear fight which
transpired in Andovei, North Surplus, Oxford
Co., Maine, recently:
As Erastus Bean, young man of 90 years,
was haying in bis field, accompanied by a boy
OF IL, named Dunn, he looked up and saw near
him, large black bear of the white-faced
breed, (the most savage of the black varety.l
Having taken his gun with him to shoot par
tridges. he caught il up and fired al the brute,
but with ii tie effect, as the bear Immediately
began to close upon him. Bean fell back
slowly, loading his gun the meantime, when,
ust as he had got his charge in, his heel caught
against iwig and he fell backwards, and bruin
leapt upon him. His situation now was a
frightful one, but his GOODNESS did not forsake
hin. and he Immediately fired again, but with
no visible effect. The bear at once went TO
work, Selling his left arm. biting through it
and decorating il severely. While thus amusing
himself, he was tearing with his fore paws the
clothes and scratching the flesh On the young
mans breast. Having dropped his arm, he
opened his huge mouth TO make pounce at
his face. Then it was that the young man
made the dash ibut saved his life. As the bear
opened bis jaws, Bean thrust his lacerated arm
down the brute's throat as far as desperation
would enable him. There he had him. The
bear could neither retreat nor advance, though
the position OF the besieged was anything
but agreeable on SO warm day as Thursday
last.
Bean now called upon the lad to come and
take from his pocket jack-knife and open it.
The boy was fitting companion for this brave
young man. He marched up to the work bold.
~. But before he could get at the pocket be
had to crowd the bears head over q little to get
at 1.-THE beast meantime not being at all easy
with such huge mouihful in his throat
Having got the knife, Bean. with his untram-
melled hand, cut the bears throat from ear to
ear killing him stone dead while he lay on his
body!
He then threw the beast off, notified his
friends, had his wounds dressed, and is now
comfortable. Ii was judged the bear weis he'd
nearly 400 pounds! One OF his paws, which
our informant saw, weighed two pounds eleven
ounces.
Muggins once read Shakespeare, and thinking
twas not much OF a book" determined to let
the world see q touch of his quality, in the
way of authorsing.
$50 you wrote a novel, eh?" said we:
"strange that we have not seen il. Did you
publish III"
"Why, yes-,hat isl wrote it, and took j,
to an editor, aud the blockhead only made light
of it," replied Muggins.
"Made light-how?"
''He looked over it, carelessIy, and deliber.
ately lighted his cigar with it!
SCENE IN CcuRT.-Not long siuce, one q
the learned counsel in small sui. deemed +
D
Samuel Butterwo,ih by impugning his veraci
". A witness was called to the stand.
DO you know Samuel Butterworth?'
Yes
what is Buuerworth T.
Two and tenpence a pound, although som,
ks have paid as high as three shillings.'
he Newport tKy..) News learns that gen
IAN and his lady came from the country tt
city, but few days ago,t to pay visit &c
old acquaintances Mr. and Mrs.
gentlemen went TO enjoy the evening
their brethren Of certain society, bni
staid out to a very late hour, all the
were in bed and fast asleep when they
l. The gentleman of the house OF
:. vent TO his usual place of sleeping, af.
~ ing his Trend the bed in another room
w supposed his wife lay; but unfortu-
ne lady of the house had given up her
me 'eing the best one in the housed to
~ friends, TO treat them in the best
Iuos could, expecting to inform their
IN their return. All went quietly TO
,aso, emorning awoke almost frightened
,iam ives to find themselves so snuply
tne1 arms OF their rival companions,
~ me tn tainted, but their lords; being
oio. 90 ces, and the best of friends, ali
lusNal aeian.
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- team frigate Powhatan are
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.ne meu led on Monday on board
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a.na' Pennsylvania, for the
ted States shil line and other of,;csr.
Commander
- nent intends sending
British Govern sto Australia, 10 Keen
usand constable ers.
= among the nit il named Br.ndv.
LEY 10 Baltimor go by the police re-
'propriaie, to jud
nmand his temper,
y who cannot COZ nance, should not
liion, and his coanh ness.
being 4 man 0ftasi Ioneester fheye =
Understood that n G hartman ready IA