The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-07

| of the battle of Alma ord shn an = g,
| tor,, Th. a,'1 slO iail 81 oepas-
.upo'. ne "lI.er says 'nat the prompt over
tnro" OF such powerful fortress as Sc
| bastopol confirms all b;s r-aooro.;uaa -,
ion. os ~ ..'s eoo1ceived op'n-
| ' ,,y n'elnciency ana cowar-
| dice OF the Russians. Wonder If the real
| facts Of the case have in anv wav changed
| his nreconce;vod o,,;,;o,,. s. -
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1.-the English ;onrna,s aro ,rrol, ,;va,,
| &C I.ta - -. 49,, . l g. o.
e ~ .sseS.ns iol tne Denent OF tneir
cousins of the West, that the same feet
which has summered in the Baltic can win.
ter in the Gulf of Mex;ao Carta;rlr, . con
end ;f;. t...s,. :. !, :. - - s''..' :.
,.,. Poao 90 MAJ mess ~ s Ia the euii as u
oid IN the Baltic, we don't know why any one
should object to its coming.
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AN EXECUTION IN NCALiFoRNIA-James To
gan and William Lipsey were executed IN III
Dorado county. California. on the Sd ult.. for
the murder of Powelson. They were the frat
criminals ever legally executed in the conn
ty. The following revolving particulars ara
copied from California paper:
"By an accident as unaccountable as it was
impossible to prevent, both knots slipped.
notwithstanding they had previously sus
tanned weight of four hundred and ffty
pounds each, dropped six and half feet, the
distance fixed for the prisoners to fall.
Immediately after striking the ground be.
meath the scaffoid, Logan pulled the cap from
his eyes to see if Lipsey had come down with
him; then rose to his feet, and with little as
sistance This feet having been untied,) re- as
cended the scaffold. Lipsey had to be car.
ried up, though he had not been seriouslv in
jured by the fall. No disturbance had heen
created by the fall, except that nearly the en-.
tire crowd seated on the hill side inyoIunta
rily rose to their feet.
s'The ropes were speedilyre.adiusted. After
asked the time of day, and demanded to see
% mascn; 44e cap was raised ana watch
p,eSS t"a,,t.' e ~. aeniarHeu, Ah, you nave
would demand nv o,tr - ,,,da maS .Mo t c,ocn
turned awav with a mnttered ,anoh III wa
could not have expected to witness coming
from dying man.
Llpsey required support to stand up. At
ter oeHg placed on the drop the second time,
Tdon,t .L ~ oIp esseu sone' as II 70 himSeiI
befora tha rono wos ont he sn;S a. .Da ouS'
IS you can; / am faintinp-I am inst cone
These were his last words Logan's were,
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, A brief
prayer from Mr. 1ayl0r, and James Logan
anu cu w ilcanl Lapsey passed INTO eternity, at
sno sI ian vi Tue u.oP' Win scarcely struggle
said in prison that he belonged to a good fam
ny.tnat ne once conducted himself proper
Y, Dut thal lquor nad Drought hlm to a terri
-, u,o Gnu. nI Mas young Man-aDou. tWen.
written Confession any "''o' NO" .0.'
"We are informed that Looan,s wife and
children visited the scaffold after the bodies
had been placed in the coffins. They were
buried at the foot OF knoll near by, on the
top OF winch Is the grave yard
onaries'on eourier
s'"'e' '."' .no Ai'eS'an wen, ID tnas CITY Whicn
na' paNen'y suoinn'ea 20 long ana incessant
oegihs d. iehgln 10 present oaearaes OF sue
CESS on SATURDAY evening last VEN was reach
GU WHICH mas continued since 10 yieid stream
apparently unvary'ng' az the rate OF two ana a
gallons per hour. To the taste. the water is not
very pleasant. vet indicates no ingredient that
would render it iuaaplicable The total deptb of
the well is 1911 feet of which 1900 have been tbed
The depth actually bored by meamrement has
been 1905 feet and the aperture has been deenenea
and extended six feet bv the action of the water
ITSELF and by the subtraction of the quantities of
sand that have been forced up on several occa.
sions
Az 1r,,, 49, C.--.--3 =
rios ,b,orrho,. ,ha Ir.;.as 60 oopTiA
for the ed;c ,;on IS ,ha;. .a.ds.s .a psa.u ~
bastono, /, which was !, foct /. ,vood c,,, -
sentng that be,eaouad ctv With y. for.. .,.or.,,
and other prominent ob;ects n nre.en,. :, =
true, MANY inexpicable features hut NAV be veru
like sebastopol, St. Helena or Gibralter We .re
not, however, prepared to saw. as nanv years
have elapsed since we visited either Of tbose
places, and our recollection is sadiy at fault :
Among the papers that gave COPY of this WORK
of art to each of its readers was that entertaining
and valuable publication, the N. Picayune The
Delta another paper of the same city turns around
on its neighbor and says it is the ..unkindest CUT
which the veteran Menchikoff has vet receiv.
edl The Picayune owes the Delta one.
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sen,e,ber las. ..he.. bru;sed and o,barw,.s ,r;nr
ed and abused with .ticts and = rome. ! male