The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-23
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
"WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER IS, 1855
vIRGINIA-


burg Express has report of the examination .
Thos j. Lewis. which was held at the Dinyia
Court House on Monday. on the charge OF s.'o"'''
Edward A, Lewis, al that place, on tue I'sH y g
tober last The prisoners counsel are :, -,
Gholson, J. E. Watson. J. s. Keller, noV1, -.
lier. and Chas F. Collier. Eeq'' l"e NV. n,
wealth was represented by Richard n Mea'e' aHu
James Rousseau. Esos Several "i'heSSsSi' -,
amined whose testimony ehehy goes ~
Tbos Lewis get upon the bench AZ '"e '"'e'" '''
49,. ,,rrrnce as if to address some re-
arhs 70 the people, had letter IN ms nan" "',''"
-, - rsceiyed from his wife that mornings
-, r,a,,.y; Lewis id adulterer and id
- aud almost Immediately after, the pistol
s-oJ we extract the following from the evil
deree Of James Boisseau:
r,,,,.rs Lewis had knife Mr.. Thomas
a' csllei Edward id aduterer and add
ras"si Edward said don't say that again lie oid
ssv Il again. and Edward rushed round ana caught
bi,, hy the collar. Thought ne "ahtea 10
,,r,,oe him. told Edward he was shot, AFTER the
SSisfeI went of: he said no am not. afterwards
snpnorted him when falling. took the same kuite
from bis pocket which at hrst sawhS IN possession
!, uras small knife From what could Judge, the
hades were long aud straight.
Thomas Lewis said the letter was relating TO Id
,xard ewis: threat was made on the morning ct
the day of the occurrence, by Thomas Lewis but
Edward Levi name was not menttoned Ihomas
Lewis said there were three id rasca!s he intend
cd 10 Law cold who had taken improper liberties
with his wife: in her letter she acknowledged that
Edward Lewis was guilty OF adultery. IEos Lew
is said If he had thought proper, he could nave
caught his wife and Edwin Lewis IN the ACT OF
adultery.
t3oclock the Court took arecess, and the TX
press reporter was compelled to leave
Mr. RuFF1N's ADDREsS.-The Norfolk Herald
pays high compliment to the address deiveredby
Mr. F. G. Rufin before the Norfolk and Princess
Anne counties. His whole argument through en-
braced many interesting branches, tending chiefly
to the one great point don't depend on qua
no and ordinary manures, but raise stock OF all
kinds. They will fertize your soil for grain and
vegetables said he besides filling your Golfers with
their own product Ifyou neglect this admonition,
"nei;Aer guaRo nor burnt brandy aciN Sare you
new ORGANIzArIoN-The Princess Anne and
Norfolk county agricultural Association, has been
me, gej in the Seaboard Agricultural Society which
numbers 20 counties
Judge Mason, our Minister to France, and his
family, will take passage for Liverpool en- route
for Paris in the Pacific steamer which sails on thu
phia, will accompany the Minister as an attache to
the Legation
Quite mistake occurred in yesterday evenings
dispatch, in regard to the price of Wheat in Rich
mond The operator in that city assures us that the
telegraph not at fault, and the mistake remains
as yet unexplained Lyachbarg Express, 10Th.
SExrENcEs.-In the Circuit Court of Harrison CO.
last week. Jacob Strider was sentences to the Pen
iteutiaTy for two years, for passing counterfeit mo-
ney. An lrishnlan, named Shay, was sentenced to
be whipped, for stealing watch.
THE WETzEL COUNTY GHoST-The Fairmont
Republican gives, through correspondent. the re-
suit Of the examination. of Laban Mercer, CHARGED
with the murder Of Gamble. This extraordinary
case excites great interest.
Mercer was tried before the County Court and
after protracted investigation into the matter was
sent on for further trial to the Circuit Court that is
to say, at the next spring term of the Court. The
correspondent goes on to say:
Every man. woman, and child in this county.
{wih very EXCEPTIONS believe in his guilt and
would hang him right away il permitted by III au-
thorlsltles. For my own part, don't honestly he
live that there's sufficient evidence TO conyict Mer
Ger or any one for the supposed murder: and |
think it will appear that far from CANDLES being
murdered, the probability is that be was drowned.
To be sure there are some slirnt grounds for susn
con, but no more Wetzel County Jury howe
yer, would now say Guilty" beyond any doubt
whatever.
SHARP SHooT1NG.-Nimrod NJ Huffman prin
ter, ct Fairmont recently shot large buck at tht
distance of l83 yards Nimrod NJ Huffman must b,
descendant OF old Nin.rod, who used to be som
with the ramrod.
PREMATURE-The announcement made Las
week by the Fredericksburg Herald of the death c
Mrs E. P. Whine, of Caroline, was premature. Sh
is convalescent
MORE BoARDEns.-The Wheeling Intelligencer
fthe 10Th, says:
FRANK LAzEAR was yesterday found guilty O
breaking in house with intent to comrfiis larceny
and sentenced to two years imprisonmentir. tn
peniteniary. female lady," whose name "
forget was found guilty OF grand larceny, and sen
fenced also TO one years imprisonment with Col
Morgan, at Richmond.
MoRRIsEY, the prize fighter, was in Wheeln,
las: Friday, on his way to New Orleans.
BLENNERHAssErr's SLAvE-The Jefferson Texa
Herald tells the following:
At the Refuge plantation of Capt James Scot
is An old negro man, the property of the cantain
who formerly belonged to Blennerhassett He w.
on Blennefhassett Island at the time the force n
militia was sent to arrest him, for his connectior
with the Burr conspiracy. He remembers distinct
ly and can relate many incidents in connac,ior
with the rumaeing and muiilation of his rnastar',
elegant mansion on that OCCASION and sppaks ndic
nantiy OF the outrage and insult to his mistress
who ii will be remembered, remained there ate,
the fight OF her husband He describes Aaron R,,r,
as being the finest gentleman he ever saw and Sow,
''whlte women In these days can't come NIGH mn =
what Mrs BlenneThasset Was' When sneat;nrT -
Blennerhassett and his family the old slave ia nita
made to shed tears ~
CHINESE COOLIES FOR TENNESSEE nro
prietors of the Cumberland Iron Works on CIV
beriand river, Tennessee it is stated have enrona
the services OF twenty Chinese Coolies o. ~,
workers. They are expected to arrive sbo,+l, i.
Cincinnati, from whence they will be forwsrde
10 their destination. 1t is stated that the Chino
are very expert in working iron.
During the play of Romeo and Juliet: at the Me-,
phis Theatre, on the Both ultimo, Mr. Charles VIII
was acting the part of MercutiO, was seriousI
stabbed in the side by sword in the hands ,
I'ybaL, Mr. Wilkins. When Mercutio said ~ Al
peppered for this world, &C." he did not know b.
what it was really the case He played his pa
out, however, without any body in the house ha
ing perceived that any thing OF the kind had ha]
pened.
At Philadelphia, last week, little girl name
Mary Robson, aged eight years, on returning hon
from school, passed beneath scafold, when on
of the workmen let fall Ratchet, which struck
sh