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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

7 OsT, on Saturday afternoon, a Gold Hunt
Ia ing Watch, made by French OF London, No
4,ls2 The Watch has no crystal, and the second
hand ia very slightly bent. 1t probably dropped
either by the creek below the Poor House or
Mr. Heckler's as these were the only places the adj
vertiser remembers &c iting oct OF the buggy The
finder will receive reward of $40 by leaving the
Watch at this Office. nv 30-3t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

ASSAULT "A Addington was arraigned before
his Honor yesterday upon the charge Of sssulting
. clothier, named Samuel Stearns upon the after
noon Of Friday last
Mr. Stearns deposed that negro came Into his
store on Friday afternoon last and purchased q
waistceat, and that going out he took with him
of. Mr. Stearns pursued him and had the negro
stopped near Seabrooks warehouse. He then
seized the negro and was about taking him to the
cage, after taking his drawers, when Mr. Addiugton
stepped up and called him q id humbug Jew,
wko wanted to cheat the poor negro. Witness
said he would see about his case, when Arlington
struck him two or three times, and the negro ran
of. He did not strike Arlington or abuse him.
Philip Stearns corroborated his brothers. state.
ment, he having followed and come up with the ne
gro also.
Henry Brown deposed to seeing the negro caught
by stearns and to hearing Arlington enquire what
they were doing with the negro and to seeing Ad-
dington strike Stearns.
Vincent Requs Gas we understood his name to
be) was called for the defence. He said that he
the negro coming near the two boys, but that he
was not running then. They could not have stop
ped him If he had been running. Samuel Stearns
then came up seized the negro and said that he had
paid for the waistcoat but not for the drawers-
The negro said he had given him 81 for the waist
coat and drawers the amount asked, and that If he
did not like the bargain to give him back his money
The negro afterwards told Stearns to take the
clothes and he would tell his master of him. Mr
Addington hearing the dispute then stepped up, en-,
x~L,. o,H hat hes
had done to him, when Mr. StearRs told him it was
none of his business, and afterwards to 60 to h-L
whereupon Addington struck him
The Mayor decided to recognise Mr. Addngton
in the sum of 5000 for appearance at the Grand
Jury term of the Hastings Court in August next
The security was duly given
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31
RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY

81 RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY
q BLUES.-Attend meeting of your company at
I'D Lafayette Hail. on Wednesday next, the LIST
III proxno at 81 o'clock, P. M Thsre will be an
election OF officers. 1t is very important that every
member should be present.
By order Of your Commander.
my3l J. l.. CARY, I'd sergt.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

IyOT AIR EURNACEs.-G q A BAkGA-
Ii MIN, IR, role agents of Chilson IS Hot Air Fur.
mace, would respectfully inform the citizens of
Richmond and vicinity, that they have just received
a supply of the above article, which received the
premium of gold medal at the Worlds Fair in
London, and is justly considered the best furnace
in use for heating hotels churches, dwellings. &c,
&C Those in want of the above article would do
well to call and leave their orders Immediately.
G. g. A. BARGAMIN, JR,
my 3l-d1m No 20l Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

DOARDLNG, B0ARDING.-Mrs COLE
Id MAN, on Grace between 7th and 9Th streels
can furnish Family with Board ana very pleas
ant room Day Bsarders can also be eccomm ida.
ted, my $685.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

The following is the vote upon the amendment
to the city charter providing for the erection oil
wharves upon private property at Rockets:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

M ANTILLA SILkS.-We have In store
I'VE large stock Of Plain and Changeable Silks for
Ladies' Nantes. Also, q cheap lot OF Plain and
Embroidered Grape Shawls
nv 80 HART A. MOSES
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31
DRIME RICE landing and for sale by
4 nv 81 JOHN.H CLAIBORNE

MI MARTIN SMITH, STOCK. LAND
Itls WARRANT AND GENERAL AGEECY,
Office I4th street. old stand for many years occu
pied by John NJ Clarke as a Lottery Office The
highest market prices paid for old Virginia Military
Land Warrants and Land Warrants underline act
of September % 1850. All outstanding Prize
Tickets sold by Mr. Clarke will be redeemed by
the subscriber. AZ MARTIN SMITH, Agent.
B-Persons at a distance can obtain any intor.
nation relative to the old business, and have their
orders faithfully and confdentiay executed by ad-
dressing, post paid
Al MARTIN SMITH, General Agent.
my 3l-d3m Clarkes old stand 4:h st.
CHEAP sWHITE COUNTERPANEs.-
~ Large size White Counterpanes at 81 25 cents
each, for sale by
my3l G HARTWELI, & CO.
VAST STEEL LETTERS and FIG
~ URES for stamping wood or metal assorted
sizes, for sale by the set or single piece
SINTON & CO,
sign of the Circular Saw, II Main street.
my 81
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

nRESs GOODS, DRESS GOODS.-In
~ the last two days we have msde large addi
tons to our stock of Colored and Mourning
Dress Goods which will be sold at extremely low
prices. HART g. MOSES.
nv 30
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

OFFICE Il and +. K. X. Co.,
RICHMOND, May 80, 1853. {
DJOURNED MEETING-An adjourned
IL meeting of the Stockholders of this Company
will be held at the Office in Richmond, on Friday,
Sd June next, at 12 clock. my 3l-td
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

GS REWARD.-Will be paid for the delivery
~ - to me, at the of Broad and 7th streets,
OF Negro Man ELLls-black, about S feet 9
inches high thick set and has on his face; 25
or 80 years of age. He has wifei in Norfolk city,
and perhaps has gone there If taken in Norfolk
and delivered to me, will also pay the necessary
expense
nv 3I-3t* JOSEPH LUCIANI
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a. $40 kEWARD.-Strayed or stolen,
ASSon the 2lst instant from my farm, in the
lower END of Henrco county, Bay Filiy, four
years old, black Name and Tail and white spot on
the end Of her Nose For her delivery to me in
Richmond, or to my brother, Eacho, who re-.
sides on thu farm, the above eward will be paid.
EDWARD d EACHO,
nv 81 General Agent and Collector
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

CILk Partnerships received, by Express,
" another lot of those cheap silk Fringes, ali
coIors, knJtted and crinped
Fart g. MOSES,
nv 81 63 Main Street
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Majority for the amendment. ......l 1854
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

h1 UsQUITO NETTING.-500 pieces Mus.
LA quito Netting, plain and fancy, just received
and for sale by
my 81 KENT PAINE e. KENT.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

lime INSPECTION.-Person having Lime
IL for ins pectiJn will find at the store Ct Edwin
Farrar on the Dock, between 18th and 18th streets
my 3l-1w* THOS ] STARKE Inspector.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

r OVERING's LOAF, CRUSHED and
IL Powdered Sugars-200 packages, for sale by
my 81 DAVENPORT, ALLEN & CO.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

HOEs.-A full assortment of Killing, Weed
Il l. ing, Grabbing and Garden Hoes which we
offer low by the dozen or singly
C ] SlNTON & co,
Sign of the Circular Saw, II Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-31

AND PARAsGLs.-silk
" and Cotton Parasols, plain, figured and watered
Parasols, with and without lining, for sale by
ny3I CHARTWELL Il CO,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12
VOLUME X. NO. 90.

He woke up his friend, but the spectre was
gone, and with it slumber had also departed
from his eye-lida. When morning dawned, he
was too Gnwel to leave his bed His friend
went for the DOCTOR who, when he arrived pro.
nounced it an attack Of the brain fever.
1t was several weeks before he was able
to leave his room. After a while he went
to work at bis business, and the circumstance
which had preyed upon his mind, seemed like
dream to him; and he had concluded, as the
spectre had not since troubled him that the whole
affair was only caused by his brain being affect
ed, and this is the conclusion that most of US at
the present day would come to, but mark the
sequel.
Some three months after this, he had engaged
the sexton to take the body of his mother from
the tomb. and bury il. While the sexton and
another person were conveying it to the grave.
the recollection Of the vision flashed uoou the
mind OF MT Brown, and The thought occurred 10
him that he would have the coffin opened. The
sexton told him it was fooishness, as he knew
by the weight that the corpse was in il. But
the thought then occurred to him tha, thsre
might have been something substituted for the
corpse, and he insisted upon having it opened.
lhr sexton then opened the coffin. and what
slght for the son To behold His mother law
upon her face, and when turned over. the
clothing which had covered her arms and
breast was found torn in fragments, and nor
ton OF the flesh OF one of her arms had been
gnawed off 1t was truly heart-rendng sight.
The truth had flashed upon their minds she
had come out of the trance state which she was
IN when placed there, and not having strength
to force the lid of the coffin, she had torn her
clothing, and eaten the flesh from her ar,u--
whether from starvation or despair, will proba-
bly, never be known until The great day, when
all secrets shall be laid open.
The circumstances SO worked upon the mind
Mr. Brown, that he took to drink,ng, and lived
miserable Ilfe for some Two years, when death
relieved him of his misery in this world
This story is not fiction, and we should like
to see it accounted for on mundane PRINCIPLES.
--Stdr Spangied Banner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12
Strange Incid ent.

Some years ugo, in the town of Providence,
R. l., there lived man by the name of Brown,
shoemaker by trade; he was single man:
his father had been dead some years. lie, with
bis mother, resided in what was then called
Olney's Lane his mother was taken sick, land
as was supposedly died. 1t being in the spring,
and the ground still frozen, she was put IN a
Tomb this tomb belonged to doctor, who, las
report says,) at sundry times, would make use
of the dead bodies deposited in that tomb to
gain greater knowledge in the anatomical
science. The night of the day of the funeral
Mr.. Brown went to bed, as would be expected
with sorrowfal heart he had not been asleep,
! las he says) when the door of his room opened,
and his mother approached his bedside, and
spoke the following words:
/ "Edward, you have put me in this awful
place, which shall never be able TO get out,
unless you come Immediately and unlock that
heavy door"
He sprang up in bed-but his mother had
gone; for while he was bewildered, not re-
azing where he was; finally he tell into a
slumber, from which he did not awake until
morning. He wont to work, but the vision had
made deep impression on his mind: soon a
friend of his came into the shop, 10 whom he re-
lated it. His friend told him it was only the
imagination of an excited brain, owing to his
grief at The death of his mother and tried 10
Iaugh him ont of the idea of her appearing to
him.
The day passed off, and gloomy one it was
10 him; at the usual time he retired to bed bu,
had not been asleep, when the door was again
opened, his mother again approached the bed.
side, and uttered the same words that were ut
tered the night before, and then left. lie go
up and walked the roomh he could not sleep, fear
full forboding that all was not right rested upon
his mind. The next day he again told his friend
abeut it, and remarked that he was fearful that
/, old DR.. RI had stolen the body and these
I visions were to aware him of the fact.
"Well," said his friend, " / do not believe
b any thing in the affair; and surprising he has
YOU can do nothing about it, and it would only
), make you feel worse to know it. But the fac
Q is, YOUR mind is borne down with trouble, ant
these things appear in your imagination. vii
f come and sleep with you to night, and you viii
:. forget these forebodings by having company
3 and after good nights rest, you will come ou
e bright. So forget it; it's only fancy of thu
s BRAIN"
!. That night, Mr.. Brown, with his friend, re
Y tired about the usual hour, hoping to get som
: rest, as he felt better for having his friend wit
% him. Bot short time had elapsed, before hi
friend was in sound sleep, but that balmy restc
rer had not yet visited him, when the door agai
J. opened, and the same spectre stood before hin
st and thus spoke
re "Why did you not come and let me out
es But no matter it's too late now"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12

ing their breath as they would do in an ordinary
pursuit. they at length become exhausted, and
oe'ray it by Tapping their wings. The sportsmen
now fall deliberately upon them, and either lead
them away alive, or fell them with blow on the
head Their first care is to remove the skin. SO
as TO preserve the feathers uninjured; the next
Is to melt down the fat, and pour it into bags
formed of the thigh and leg, strongly tied at
The lower end. The grease of an ostrich in
good condionlills both lis legs and as it brings
three times the price of common butter. il is
considered no despcable part of the game. It
Is not only eaten with bread, and used in the
preparation of kooskoos, and other articles Of
root, out the Arabs reckon it valuable temcdy
In various maladies. In rheumatic attacks, for
instance they rub it on the part affected till 1t
penetrates thorou thly; then lay the patient in
burning sand, with his head earthly protected
a snrotuse perspration comes an, and the cure
IS complete. In bilious disorders, the grease
is slightly warmed, mixed with salt, aud ad-
mlnlSered as potion. II acts thus as pow
erful apefient, and causes great emaciation for
the time; but the patient, say the Arabs, having
been thus relieved from all the bad humors in
his body, afterwards acquires robust health
and his sight, also becomes singularIy good
The flesh of the ostrich, dressed with pepper
and meal, forms the supper of the sportsmen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12

The SECRET OF MATRIMONIAL HAPPINESS.
---Aschokke in one of his tales, gives the fol-
lowing advice to bride:
In thy first solitary hour after the ceremony,
take the bridegroom and demand solemn vow
OF him, and give hlma VOW in return. Promise
one another Sacredly, never, not even in jest, TO
prangle ,cih each other; never to handy words
or indulge in the least i'll humor. Never, say.
never! wrangling in jest and putting on an ill.,
humor merely to tease becomes earnest by prac-
tice. Mark that Next, promise each other,
J,osstsS roa eath tRlAa 5lAass d@G sfs'st
ever excuse it may be. You must continually,
and every moment, see clearly into each others
bosom. Even when one of you has committed a
fault, wait not an instant, but confess 1t freely
let it cost tears, but confess it. And as you
keep nothing secret from each other, SO on the
contrary, preserve the privacies Of you house,
marriage state and heart, from father, mother,
sister, brother, aunt, and all the world. You
two, with Gods help, build your own quiet
world every third or fourth one you draw into it
with you, will form party, and stand between
you two. That should never be- Promise this
to each other Renew the VOW at each tempta-
ton. You will find yout account in it. Your
souls will grow as it were together, and at last
will become as one. All, If many young pair
had on their wedding day known this secret,
how many marriages were happier than, alas,
they are T"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12
Sing lar Secret Societies.

The police of Perrysvie, Ashland county
have just discovered and exposed "Secret So,
ciety" among the youth of that town which is
startling enough in its features:
The society numbered baud of fifteen young
men and boys, formed for the purpose Of robbery
captain was chosen and regular constitution
and bylaws, the violation of which was death
were adopted One of the band stole from his
own father $40, which he had collected for q
poor widow, who had son belonging to the
band. Learning that the money belonged to her,
the band stole ten dollars from another woman ia
replace it. The cash-drawer of landlord in
Perysvile was opened by two of the band, and
a ten-doar bill taken from it. The one who
changed the bill to divide with hs comrade
charged premium for making change. This
being violation of the by laws, the rest of the
band, unknown to him, held meeting and de.
termined on his death. 1t was arranged that all
were to go out upon the ice--in which hole
was to be previously QUITO skate, and that all
should appear struck at some curiosity Of the
water, and look IN, and when this one should
stoop down over the hole one Of the company
should strike him with club and pitch him in.
One young man, whose heart was not so corrupt
as the rest relented, and by giving imfor'nat'or
| prevented the murder. Several Of the company
are now IN me ASnlanu 1aii.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12
Ube GamiIp Gtrtle.
Waterford, Mich.

Nor WEARY-An aged clergyman who went
seven miles once month to hold q meeting in
a retired village, found, as the business season
opened, that only one aged man and a number
of women continued to attend. Still he perse'
yered. AS he was en- his way to this meeting, a
careless neighbor thus accosed him:
"Where now, my friend 2"
"To my little charge IN r. was the
unaffected reply
81 can't sec. sir, why you should persist II
gong there. 1t can not be for pleasure, for i
is most uninv,ing place nor for gain, tor
know you have never received the first cent
and an old man and few women and children
could not add to your laurels.'
"My friend said the aged servant OF Christ
that old man is over ninety. For threescor
wears he has been a disciple Of the Lord Jesus
and feel it privilege to break to him the brea
of life. Nor is this all. am sowing seeds /
those young hearts of which n1nc but God ca
foretel he harvest. If even one OF lheI
should point to me in the day of Judgment
the instrument Of ber salvation think you that
shall lose my reward" ."--.4m. Mess.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12
Ostrich Catching and Ostrich Oil.

For the following particulars relative 10 the
habits of the ostrich, and the various modes of
taking it, we are indebted to gentleman who
spent many years in Northern Africa, and COL
lecled these details from native sportsmen, his
principal informant being Add el Kader. tlahom.
med ben Kadour, Nimloud of renown through
out the Arab t!ibes Of this region. .
The ostrich country comprises the northern
skirts of the Saharan desert, where water ard
herbage are plentiful in comparison gthe arid
plains of the centre. Throughout thi1 region,
os,riches may frequently be seen ira ling in
pairs, or in companies of four or fvq pupes !;
but wherever there has been recent bf rain,
one is almost sure to find them grazing together
in large numbers, appearing at distance like
herd of camels. This is favorable opportu-
nifty for ostrich hunting especially if the weather
is warm; for the greater the heat, the less vigor
the birds have for prolongng the chase. 1t is
well known, that though the ostrich cannot raise
itself into the air, it is nevertheless so swift oil
foot. that it cannot be fairly run down even by
the horses of the region, which, on an emergcn-
cy, are known to run one hundred and eighty
miles in single day. An ostrich hunt is,
therefore. undertaken by at least ten horsemer
together who, being apprized of the spot where
a large group are feeding, approach with ex
trelne caution, and form Gordon around them
To prevent the birds from escaping from th'
circle thus formed, is all they attempt, and
requires their utmost dexterity. The terrified
creatures run hitber and thither snd'not manss
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12

COP LIVER QUA physician Of eminence
desires US TO state that this nauseous medicine
NAV be administered without the least disgust
to a patient. by chewing and swallowing small
quantity of the roe of smoked herring, ooth
before and after taking the spoonful of oil, A
niece of sardne will answer If herring is not
paletable. The disguise is perfectly effectual,
and the most delicate patient may thus use the
physc with comfort.
The above is taken from the "Chdrlsston
.N,rcuyy;" as the cod liver oil has become such
panacea for every III that flesh is heir to, the
above method of taking it with some relish may
be of benefit to many nvallds. Scientific finer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12

A BURNING MoUNrAIN-An exchange paper
says. " Anthracite coal in that part Of the Broad
Mountain called the Fiery Moun,alns,' near
Schuyiklil Haven, Pa, has been on fire TOR the
last fifteen years. From this fact it is now
considered dangerous to travel over The noun
tam, as it is supposed that IN many places The
surface is me,e superficial crust or shell, the
coal having been consumed up to the surface,
and hence the least pressure thereon, 1t is pre-
sumed, light break through and let the adven-
tnrer down into the iars valley below. AT the
base of the mountain 10 one place stream OF
water almost bcillng hot comes out. The sur
face Of the mountain presents IA desolate appear
ance as far as the eye can reach. The mum
tain is either cracked, burnt or broken into
enormous and fearful depths by the approach OF
the fires to the upper stratum; roots and trunks
of lofty trees are charred and blackened, mn-
Cling their pyroigneous odor with the sui
phurous vapors from the hot caves and crevices
arcund >
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12

The RELATIVE PROPORTIONS OF NINEvEH,
BABYLON. AND LONDON The area of Babylon
was 225 square miles that Of Nineveh 2l6 square
miles, while that OF London and its environs is
about ia square miles, 50 that, with an area OF
little more than half that Of Nineveh, the poula-
,ion of the latter is nearly four times greater
This may at first sight appear Disappointing
calcution. considering the unanimous testimony
Of antiquity to the greatness of Imperial MIN
eveh, the earthly queen" hn' So are not TO
frame our ideas of the eastern and rncient from
the western and molurl, or to look to our crowd
ed towns and Ugh streets as types of those ar
r,rgem,,,, which three thousand years ago pre-
vailed in Asia. RonomTs :" ".N'nerfh ana ~
Palues@ e-a a-