The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-16
HE DAILY DISPATCH
HORRIBLE ScEsE.-We find the following
details OF revolving scene, the effsc.s Of
intemperance, in the Cincinnati Tines

HoRRIBLE ScEsE.-We find the following
details ct revolving scene, the effec.s Of
intemperance, in the Cincinnati Times:-
Esquire Rowchamp, who is the oyerseer of
the poor for the Ninth Ward, was called upon
TO visit On Irish family, residing 10 an alley be-
tween Abigail AMI Woodward, and Main and
Sycamore streets. On entering the house, he
found the father and husband-James Jack.
son-on the floor apparently dead. When
first discovered, he was reclining upon a
trunk. with his throat resting upon the back of
chair. Near him upon the floor, lay his
wife insensibly drunk, and between them the
cause OF this horrible scene, whiskey jug,
entirely emptied of its contentsl In one cor
ner OF the room lay their olde e.s- child, girl
OF FIVE years of age, dead i-and upon the bed
lay an infant crying in vain for its inhuman
mother. 1t was the cries of this infant which
first attracted the attention of the neghbors
TO the spot. The parents had undoubtedly
permitted the little girl to drink to such ex.
cess, as TO cause her death. A physician was
called in, who thought that life was not quite
extinct in the man. Remedies were applied,
but they failed to restore him. His position,
it is supposed, caused his death, he being
sraEgled by the pressure of his throat upon
the chair. An emetic administered to the
wretched wife and mother soon res tOred her
10 consciousness.
FALL OF ROCKS AT NIAGARA.-Last week
an immense mass of solid rock fell into the riy-
er below weighing about 200 tons. 1t projected
out from the perpendc ular ledge, with seem.
ingly no support under it, but held only by the
earth and roofs, on top, connecting it with the
main bank. On removing this earth a seam
was discovered, and the rock began to mani
fest signs of uneasiness, feeling as a rock
could feel evident agitation at the prospect be-
fore it, The seam gradually opened, little
patches of earth disengsged themselves, and
the word was soon spread that the big rock
| was about TO take a leap into the foamng
caudron below. The trees which stood upon
| it began to nod good by; the seam rent, and the
| rock fell, jumping, crashing and tearing every
thing before il, 200 feet below. The tall trees
| in its course snapped like pipe stems. But
when il reached the river most magnificent
| spectacle was presented. There rose, like a
great water giant, white column Of spray
| and mist a hundred feet nigh-incredible as it
may seem, those Who witnessed it will attest
that it rose to third the height of the chasm
and spread round in falling a distance OF
| from to 300 feet, and the lays Of the sun
| striking it, formed perfect rainbow. 1t was
| certainly the grandest sight OF the kind ever
witnessed.
| REMAINS OF Big 1NDIAN.-Wm. Hall, oi
this city, while digging down an embankmenl
at the north side Of A. j. Pannell's board-yard
where, apparently, once stood tree, turned up
the bones of What seemed once 10 have formed
| the oatline of a very large Indian. We judge
that the skeleton is that of red man from TIE
peculiar shape of his chin and the soundness
| of his teeth; and from the enormous size of his
skull, his thigh bones and other parts of the
| human frame, he could not have been less than
seven feet. Most Of the remains cru,nbled to
pieces upon being exposed to the air, A por'
| ton of one of his jaws, however, full tee,hed
has been secured by ourself, which the curious
may inspect at their leisure. A thigh bone
also, is in the possession Of Dir. Jepson.-
| how long since has it left its clay tenement7-
These are questions which are unknown be.
vond the confines of the invisible world
| (TheeI;ur Times.