The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-28
INDIA AND CHINA.


We have the following by the Canada:
Atelegraphic despatch dated Trieste, November
8. by submarine telegraph announces the arriyalat
Alexandria oil the Overland India and China Mail
with dates IRON Gale utta, October ID; Bombay, DC
,ober l4.h; Burmah, September 9th, and Hong
Kong, September 9th. The British forces in Bur
NAH were in a state of siege, and the country III
possession of the followers of Meaton and ether
Chiefs who gave out they were acting under autho-
riry OF the King ofAva.
fhc English steamers were fired upon in going
up and down the river, and continuance OF the
war on large scale, was certain.
Trade in India was firm. Exchange on Calcut
ia, Is. sd.
From China, 1t is announced that Shanghai had
been occupied since the 7th of September, by
band of insurgents. At Annoy, on the 18th Septem
ber the rebels completely routed body of govern
meni oops. :GE
CR1ME.-The Chicago Courant ofthe DIST inst,
has the following:
Between l2 o'clock of Friday night and / O'Clock
of Saturday morning, North Chicago was the scene
of as saudder-excitins deed as ever burst upon
civilized community. The facts are these: 1t ap-
pears that Mrs. Margaret Slmons, widow, and
the mother of too many children, keeps grocery
on what was called OLD North Water-st. This mise
rable woman got drunk on Friday evening and
vented her brutality her own dauyhter-a girl
about Il or Is years of age. After beating and bruis.
ing the child, until her arms grew aweary, the eDd
dragged the poor child to a tub OF water and snit tn.
cred her under its surface. Leaving her victim on,
the door, the ru,u-drugged Hecate went 10 bed. A
boy-a son brother shortly after discovered the
body and placed it on bed. Before the Geroner's
jury on Saturday morning. the boy testified to the
fact OF thus finding his sister, and, sad adGtiou
Younger female still than the murdered one told so
much tha.-we would not have liked to be one OF
the inquest 1t is one of these cases that are right
fully denominated terrible They--such cases
are charged with all the elements OF fear. moth
L
then innersing her breath-receving ora s MO
lifedeprivng element In one painfully etched sen
tence--a mother numbering her own daughter
The woman is in JAIL and will thereremain until the
Common Pleas Circuit Court dispose of the
case. There i. no bail allowed in the premises.
WASHINGTON RAcEs.-A great crowd assembled
GA the race course in Washington on Wednesday,
t3witness two mile race between g M Katy Oar
ling, b. M Pauline, and S. G. Handy Andy. The
Star says:
At the word go, they all went eff at a rafting
rate the grey mare a long way behind, and gal.
liant run between the sorrel anu the bay mare who
kept together until the last quarter OF the first mile
when the bay shook OF the horse, and was running
at merry gait when the grey mare put on steam,
came up TO about length with the bay mare, AID
pushing her every step until the half mile pole,
when they went along Tapped until inside OF the
last quarter, when with whip and spur the grew
mare was made to pass her, running the heat la
3 81 amidst the greatest excitement-Handy ANDY
distanced. Much complaint was made against the
ri3er OF the grey mare, but the judges, after con-
sutation, gave her the heat The owner of th e bay
mare then drew his nag. which abruptly brought
the race to close.
BURNED TO DEArH.-Granny Lear, an old color
ed woman belonging to Capt. Geo. c. Harness, was
found dead In her cabin one day week before last
burned 20 death. She was a very old woman not
less than l04 or l05 years OF age. For number of
years she hashad her own house to live in and all
her wants were kindly attended to by her master
During SHIRT alb ence of the per Oh who staid with
her, II is supposed she taken with fit of some
kind, fell in the fire. and burned to DEATH II has
been but short time since we saw her our streets
she having walked to town and back a distance of
more than mile.-Hardy Wig
THE NEW TRIAL AWARDED MoNrAGUE.-rbe
Petersburg Express says
We understand the principal ground upon which
me Courtoi appeals awarded new trial to Lewis
Montague, Was this: 1t will be recollected that
among the veniremen summoned was Col John
Ezell, who upon being asked if he had formed an
opinion, stated he had not but from the far that
IA ininaey had recently commenced between the
family OF the prisoner aud his own, both res;i;na
N the same neighborhood he should he afraid ,o
trust himself on the jury. Judge Nash do c;ded
he was incompetent Juror, and he was moi o,,as
TONED iuifher. Upon this ground, the Court OF An
peals set aside the verdict OF the jury and awardad
new trial. There were other grounds offered 90
sufficient tor the granting OF new trial by the
counsel OF accused, but they were not considered
the court deemng the one specified all sufficient
NOVEL ScENg-We learn from the Norfolk A,
gus, that rather a novel scene occurred on Thurs
day. 10 the Circuit Court OF that civ. now in Sea
sion. A woman and her daughter were indicted
for teaching colorei persons to read, write. Sr
and the case being called up, the mother who is q
native of Charleston, 5. c., plead her own cause
Her speech was very credi,able, and were she a
the North, where some women pI actice law, she
would by prosecuting its study make capital law
yer. We have not much fancy for such displays
Ihejury, as a matter of course, were hung no,
being able to agree In their verdict.
IS There is much excitement in the village of Pc
gnonoc, Groton. Con, in consequence of an out
rage committed IN that city on SUNDAY eveniDa
upon married woman by ruf.ian who drew d
knife and threatened her with instant death if she
did not comply with his wishes He had not beer
arrested. 40
The Washington Star, Of Friday has the follow
ing items:
& Dr. Steiner, who killed Major Arnold in Texas
win be tried by court martial, we apprehend. az
soon as the troops last ordered to the Rio Grande
get into positions before which time officers ca
fardly beassenlbi to form the court
sail from New York for California tomorrow, in
the steamer San Francisco, going around the Horn.
They should arrive out 10 eighty or ninety days
How TRUE.-A lady meets LADY, they separate
-they both go in contrary directions TO each other
If one looks behind she Is sure to encounter the
eyes ofthe other looking Mt her. Mrs. S.uckup
looked around one day after her neishbor, whom
eae had passed without Recognizing, and meeting
Der gaze, hsughfily remarked with toss OF the
head you, are impairment, afiirmi'
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Murder 10 the drss degree l. bailable offence
70 WiscoIsin. Andrews. who was Indicted at
nhn'lsourg for the murder Of Dufae, ha, been
bailed IL the sum Of 5000