The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-07
VIRGINIA.

Ssou, SouiuiuLng tue SenLence OF Wusou u
sighteen years confinement in the penitentiary
meets with no little favor at the hands of the Staun
ton Vindicator. That paper concludes an editoria
on the subject thus:
Butthe deed of communication Is signed and il il
irrevocable. Fortune makes many freaks unsolva
BILE to US. Trayer, the co-partner in the murder
expiated the crime upon the gallows, leaving a le
gacy of infamy to be inherited by his innocent chill
dren Wilson. equally guilty-tried and convicted
on the same evidence and before the same jury
with Trayer-is left to serve comparatively short
apprenticeship at trade, and then, if living to be
turned ont upon the broad earth. to seek support
1t Is likely by the means which brought him TO the
condition that he now graces. This is one of the
unsolvable things which now and then starte com
name of Justice or Mercy
The Staunton Messenger entertains very nearly
the same opinion.
NOT SETTLED.-The Valley Democrat, alluding
to the recent divorce of Elizabeth West from the
bed and board of her husband, James W. West, in
Rockingham county, says-''We understand the
Judge did not decide the question of alnnony-
therefore, far that is concerned, the suit is
still undetermined" This case has been in court
for long time, and has excited considerable inter-
est
rier tells very good story of lisping gentleman,
who ordered his servant to go and buy "two or
three hows and pigs" John went. but returned
late in the day, protesting that he could only get
| eight hundred!
Eight hundred ohat thirf demanded the master
impatiently
Eight hundred pigs, as you told me- replied
John.
told you no such thing. told you, thir to go
| and buy me two or three thows and pigs
| know it, answered John. but couldn't get
two or three thousand. I've been out all day, and
secured the whole country, and could get but eight
hundred.
Light now flashed on the lisping gentleman's
mind. He pocketed the joke, kept the pigs for a
time, and then sold them at handsome profit
Now for the VIRGINIA story, which we find in the
Norfolk Herald:
we heard very good story many years ago, of
| a simple yeonan of Gloucester county. Va, who
tisped in the same way. Being called out to do mi
litla duty and hurried away to Gloucester town
(opposlte York; to assist at the capture of Corn
walss army, he forgott to provide for three sows,
each with litter of pigs, which upon recollectng,
ne knew must starve In his absence. In great dis
tress, he begged the officer in command for per-
mission to go home and feed them but was told
could not be granted to all the and pigs
| IN Gloucester. Our hero then determined to find
out "ilneral Markss" Gas the country people called
the Marquis La Fayette) and see what he could do
Tor him, and presently seeing the good La Fayette
riding past, he hailed him without hesitation
"Hao! say-G Gineral Markss"
"Wel, my good man. what do you want?"
18th got three H0tos and pigs starving, and
want you to let me 60 home and feed 'em, else
they all die"
"7aree thousand pigs" (said the GENERALLY "and
| starving for food! Go heme certainly my good
fellow, as quick possible and their lives les
you cause famine in the land"
RAILROAD BoNDs.-The Knoxville Register hai
the following paragraph:
We are informed that the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad Company have not sold a single
under an act OF the Legislature of 1882, for les
| tnan ten per cent. premium. A sale of $50, 900 O
| the bonds was made only few days since to Ten
| nessee purchasers at that rate.
Observation-Disclosures of deaths in Wheelins
during the month of February, 33; in Norfolk, 90
DEcIs1oN.-The board of local inspectators in re
gard to tine late unfortunate collision between tn,
steamers Thos. Swami and Fanny Fern, nea
Wheeling, have decided that it was ian unavoida
| BILE accident
| LAw.-There are six students hailing from Vir
| ginia in the Law School at Cambridge, Mass
The increase capital stock in the Monticello
Bank CO, 700 which was advertised for sale, wal
taken up, at $ll0 per share, some time before tn,
day of sale. The demand for the stock was st
much greater than the supply offered that the Off
GERS OF the Bank had to scale the bidders in order
| to satisfy all.-Char. 4dr.
FIRE.-The dwelling and out houses belonging tc
Mrs. Cook, near Clarksburg, in Culpeper County
were consumed by fire on, Friday mig
Loss about $1l00-no insurance.
SITE FOR THE NEW EPISCOPAL CHuRcH-Th,
trustees of the Episcopal Church, have secured ,
site for new ediice in the OF the stores which
have been lately burnt down on Sycamore street
| Petersburg EI.
John A. Cline, of Hampshire, left the employment
of John Wolfe on the 23d ult, taking along hors'
with saddle and bride. and the wife of his employ
er Mr.. Wolfe offers reward of fifty dollar
for the apprehension of Cline and the recovery o
thehorse; but nothing for the She Wolfe.
Mr.. Moses Franklin, of Berkeley county, Va.
was accidentally drowned on the 2sth ult
The fancy store of Blogg Butt, at Norfolk, wa
partially destroyed by fire ON Saturday.
Mr. Jacob Curtis, of Berkely county. Va. com
mitted suicide last week.
SENTENCE OF A MURDERER.--Judge Hart j
sentencing the murderer Dick, at DAYTON, Ohio.
few days since, made use of the following language
In terrible severity it almost equals the figures use
by Mr.. Webster in his famous speech on the tria
4 of the Crowningshields, at Salem, Massachusetts
many years ago, for the murder of White:
What bloody devil seized upon your human
nature, God knows; but this is certain that issuing
from your lurking place, you iell upon an old ane
detenseless woman, dragged her, perhaps, from
the wagon, and with terrible force beat her gray
hairs, her face, and her skull into mere mass
that you fell upon her son, lad about fourteen
years old that in his young love of ife he fled up
on the wings Of despair before your uplifted anc
murderous weapon that he fled in vain you out
stripped him the deadly blow fell upon his tender
skull, and he too was in eternity. Your motive.
are not revealed That they were cruel and bloody
and backed by a purpose which no considerations
of mercy could for a moment shake, ia plain
There is assignable motive to your deed but ar
inexorablerevenge.
Francis Dick, you are guilty. Francis Dick you
must die. 1t the law OF Cod it is, and ought Il
be, the law ofman. that the murderer shall de-
Let no hope deceive you; no hope allure YOU
mind from the steadfast conviction that your dayi
are numbered. fhe sentence OF the Court IL, thai
you be taken hence to the common Jail OF the coun
ty, and be safely kept; that the second Friday
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