The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-20
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| uufAsDorrE' we are glad to Ie.-. e-o,.,
the Guyandotte Herald, that the b.ns - so'n
menf mas at last reached that Iocal,v and ~.
seems to be rapidly changing its former
The editor Is right in admitting that II ~. -.
place few years since, the hardest, ,ba,
planted foot in We spent day there IN ~. -.
mer of 1874. and must say, that of all the v;, -,
abominable holes ever fell into, Guyandot,e
| the worst 1t was then mere cluster of riehs4.,
tumble down groggeries and dwellings, with 9re...
flth, drunkenness, brawling and blasphemy within.
and mud, discomfort and desolation without
Counterfeiting and gambling appeared to be the
most popular amusemens of the place, varied by an
occasional fight, and rejoicing in perennial run.
ming accompaniment of raw corn whiskey. We
doubt whether, at that time, it could have been
rvalied by any place short of Botany Bay or Sodom
of old But it seems that within four years, great
Improvements have been made. Guyandotte has
now graded streets good sidewalks the swine two
and four legged, are banished from her thorough
fares, the sink holes filed up and what is more
than ALL the health and morals of the place are de-
cidedly on the gain. A new class of men, mostly
y,
of loafers and scamps of every degree who used to
constitute so large share of the population Guy
andotte has now churches well attended on the
Sabbath, good school, IS good substantial dwell
ling houses hotels, 10 stores and groceries drug
store, physicians, 3 carpenters shops, cabinet
shop sadler, 2 shoemaker, blacksmith / tin, 1
tailor, and l wagon shop, l tannery. 2 steam
mills, bakery, commission wharf boats, 1 boat
yard, and printing Office
We wish abundant success to our brethren in the
far West corner of the Old Dominion, and rejoice
to hear of their present thrift and prosperity
MURDERoUs AssAuLr-The Farmvile Journal
contains notice of assault by an Irishman
named Sullivan, upon the person of his wife on
Sunday last, near that place. He was EMPLOYED on
the Southside railroad. He beat his wife with
stick, inflicting severe wounds on her face and
breast-besides he used an axe with which he broke
her left leg (shattering the bone cut both feet and
gashed her hip horribly 1t was supposed that her
recovery impossible. The Journal states that
rum and jealousy the instigators of this dread
tul crime. There are some cases in which it is
pity there is not law authorising hanging whether
death ensues not, and this is one of them. We
suppose the most tender hearted could look with
pleasure upon the swinging up of brute like Sui,
1iyan whether his wife dies or not.
There was trial ON Tuesday last in the criminal
court of Washington city of novel character Jas
Humphrey was arraigned for assauting James
Robertson editor of the Truth" by making tanta-
hzing remarks and throwing water and flour ON
him. The trial was an amusing one and wound ND
with verdict OF "not guilty. 1t was proved that
alittle water and some flour had been thrown on
him in an eating house. Robertson is quite charac.
ter by himself and one of his witnesses was Mr.
PENNINGTON, the inventor of the flying machine
that never has flown. He informed the court tha,
he was the inventor of such a machine, and that
Mr. Porter had stolen his plan. Mr.. Radcliffe, one
of the Counsel in the grave case, consoled him by
the remark that ''it the way of the world
When man invents any thing useful another
picks it up and appropriates it to himself"
farmer named Teal passing few days since
by some shantees of some Irish aborers on the Iii
nois Central Railroad near Lasale drove his vehi-
Gle accidentally over puppy and killed it,
number of men and women followed him to town
and demanded an exorbitant price, which he re-
fused to pay. On his return home they fell upon
Smith of Lasalle, his wife and gentleman came
up In buggy. Mr.. Smith went Immediately to as
sist the old man, when the whole party turned on
him and the farmer escaped. They then beat Mr..
Smith badly and abused and insuted his wife until
the gentleman drove eff the buggy Mr. S. was
left on the ground insensble. In the night he re-
covered sufficiently TO wander to neighborlng
farmers where he remained till imorning
We gather these particulars from the La Sale
Independent, which calls the laborers who made
the attack drunken semibarbarians," and threat
ems them with swinging by the necks from limbs
ofneighboring trees" by order of "Judse LYNCH
BATHs.-Speaking of baths the Matagorda TEX
as) Tribune of the lst inst, communicates the fol
lowing interesting intelligence:
Every family in Matagorda can have salt water
bath on their own premises ifthey will it,
Under the city OF Matagorda at a depth of about
feet is stratum vein of saline water and clear
as rock-crystal
"The citizens, this summer, are Just beginning TO
appreciate and appropriate its benefits; almost ey
cry householder has dug a well inserted cha;n
pump and erected small bath house in his Garden.
the expenditure is quite nconsiderable and the adj
vantaees of saline cold water bath in these enltrv
months are incalculabie"
Two NEGROES SHor.-A gentleman living in
Shelby county, Tenn, was on a hunting excursion
on the 10th inst, when he met three runaway ne
groes who attackedshim with knives and pistols
Having double barreled gun, he fired both with
effect, wounding two negroes. The other he cap
tured One OF the wounded negroes died
CATLETTsBURG.-This place is the western ter
minus of the Ohio and Covington Railroad. The
Guyandotte Herald represents it as prospering,
while on the opposite side of the Big Sandy in Ken
tucky, lrtle town is springng up which Is called
Ferripolis, among the improvements in which is
a fine building for an Academy put up by the Rev
L. G. Thornton.
GooD PRICE FOR LAMBs-Ihe last Charlottes.
vile Jeffersouian says:
Mr.. F. q. Rufn, Of this county, sold all his lambs
this year Tor 50 75 cash. his farm the best price,
we understand. ever given for lambs in the county
ms hghprlce Mr. r. attributes mainly to his having
purchased of Mr. RaIaigh ftolesfen IF this cnunfy