The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-07
BuREIsc OF HIsDoo WlrE.-IIe Cal.
cntta EnglisAmaa says:

BuREIsG OF A HrsDoo WIrE.-IHe Cal.
cntta EnglisAmaa says:
"The night Of the first of this year Witnessed
one of those fearful tragedies, TO the suppress
sion Of which the philan,hropists, both 10 Eng
land and India, proudly point as one of Lord
William Bentinck's crowning acts in the cause
of humanity. The following is pretty near
the truth: The Rajah died at Pachefe on the
1st Of January, at about P. NJ; wild cry
was raised by the women of the zenana, that
the Rejah was dead; this was soon silenced,
and guard placed at some distance round
the rajbany. On the death of the Rajah being
made known to the heir, he proceeded to the
apartments of his mother, received the iicca,
and was told to enjoy bis dignity, for thai her
mind was made op. The present kajah left
his mother and saw her no more. A pile was
hurriedly made wiihin the precincts Of the rej-
barry. Al about 10 O'Clock, volumes OF smoke
told that the horrid custom Of that hense was
being carried out. The RaRce walked seven
tfnes round the pyre, and taen threw herself
Rom some Blocks Of wood into the flames
which had been lighted for that purpose. Az
ter few con.ulsiye s'rugglesto escape, her
ashes mingled with those OF her idiotic hHs-
band, who desested her in life.
SCRIPTURE HasTens.-The Washingten
Telegraph tells the following "good un.''
A. the table sf a clever family Of religious
people, the other day for the sake Of converse
tion some Bible questions were proposed, and
among others asked was one callirg for infor.
nation as TO the parsonage by whom the fs-
raelties were led through the Red sea- The
little folks were puzzled for a moment, until
gentleman, just entering upon his ifth sum-
mer, spoke up with an air of great importance.
and confidence. ~ know, tha; said he. The
envious group gazed upon him, and awaited
the revelations. "F know, thir,. who led the
Ithraelithe tho the yed thea "Wen Char
ley" said the proud father, in tone Of en-.
couragement, that's bright boy;tell us who
it was" "Why," said Charley. eyeing the
company with benevolent, yet triumphant
look, sit wath Than Houthtont' Tbe aues-
tion.book was instantly closed, and the class
dismissed.
RAILROAD ACCIDENEs.-One of the freight,
trains Of the South Carolina Road ran, of the
turnout at Lewisville, s., c., on Friday night
last The only injury asising from the acci-
dent was, that the night express train. from CO.
lumbia was obstructed in its downward pas
sage, and was forced to return.
On Saturday morning the crowded passen-
ger train from Columbia. s. c., about. a mile
from the depot, came in contact with.a loco
motive and trains of empty cars, which had
been despathed srom Charleston for the accom-
mediation of the members Of the State Gonven-
ton. No injury was cone TO any of the pas
sengers. One oGthe locomotives was disabled
and its baggage ear was shattered.
MURDER.-A man named Patrick, MeCor-
mack, stabbed another named John Heavy
with knife in New York city on. Tuesday
last, inAictng wound which occasioned
, Heavy's death. Both men had been drinking
freely and the bloody deed was. the result Of
their drunken quarrel.
DISCOVERY OF AWiLp Man.-A shorttim
since, some of the surveyors engaged on the
Panama Water-Works, discovered something
in the shape of a man sitting on the bank of a
stream, a few miles from Panama, He was
entirely naked, and had very long black hair.
The party addressed him both in Spanish and
English, but he appeared to understand neither,
aud refusing any intercourse with them, ssoap.