The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-31
THE STREETS OF MFIRoIrpNp

the day, when passing up Elizabeth street heard
| the unmistaheable sound of mob behind: and az
it was gaining upon me, turned into the enclosed
ground in front of the Roman Catholic cathedral t
| keep out OF the way OF the crowd A man had
| been taken up for horse-stealing and rare ruf
hanly set OF both sexes following the prisoner
and the two policemen who had him in charge. "If
but six of ye were of my mind" shonted one .si.,s
the hint, and to they set with right good will vel
| ling swearing and pushing with awful violence
The owner OF the stolen horse got up counter.de-
| monstration, and every few yards the processjon
was delayed by trial of strength between fbe tuo
parties. Ultimately the police conquered; but this
is not always the case; and often lives are lost and
limbs broken In the struggle, weak is the force
maintained by the colonial government for the pre
| servation of order. Another day, when passing
| the post office, regular tropical shower of rain
came on rather suddenly, and hastened up to the
platform for shelter As stood there looking out
| into Great Bourke str est man. and sunnose b;s
wife, passed by. He had letter in his hand for
the post; but as the pathway to the receiving-box
| looked very muddy, he made his companion take il
to the box, whilst he himself from beneath his um.
| brella complacently watched her pe.tinp wei
through. Colonial politeness," thought /. as the
| happy couple walked on. Sometimes a jovial wed
dngparty comes dashing through the streets; there
| they go, the bridegroom with one arm round bis
iadys waist, the other raising champagne bottle
to his lips: the gay vehicles that follow contained
company even more unrestrained, and from them
no1sier demonstrations OF merrment NAV be heard
These d1ggers weddings all the raee and bridal
wells white kid gloves, and above all orange bios
SONS, are generally most difficult to procure at any
price. AT times you may men, half no ad throw
ing sovereigns like halfpence, out of their pockets
] into the streets, and once saw digger, who was
looking over large quantity of bank notes delibe
rately tear to pieces and trample in the mud under
| his feet, every soiled ragged one,he came to:
swearing all the time at the gold brokers for 'eivng
him dirty paper-money for pure Alexander gold he
wouldn't carry dirt in his pocket--not he-thank
I'm oar and n11 tao 4
Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggins Of australia, in
| IN 1928.
A FRIGHrFUL SCENE We copy from the New
York Express the subjoined account of the accident
| at Hoboken Ferry, on Sunday last.
| Just as the steamer John Fitch was leaving Il
slip appropriated to the Barclay street boats, at
| about halfpast six O'Clock, the chain of the sus-
pension bridge-at the time crowded with passen-
gers-eave way with a sudden jerk, precipitating
| large number of persOns-men women and chill
dren-pell nell into the water. Panic and fright,
of course, Immediately followed and a scene en-.
| sued that beggared description. Wives were
| screaming for their husbands, parents for their
children, and children for their parents while
noblehearted fellows, brushing their way through
the crowd, threw off their coate, and plunged into
the water to rescue those who were struggling for
their lives. Several children, some of whom had
been swept off to the wheels OF the steamer, were
| taken out greatly exhausted, but applying the
proper restoratives they were soon brought to-
| The men and women overheard were also saved !;
and indeed, SO far learn, there were
| no lives lost whatever. That it s So however, Is
| something like miracle, considering the immense
| number of people upon the bridge at the time of
| the disaster.
THE ALLEGED ExToRrIoN AND SEDUCTION
| CAsE.-The curious case of Bernard Pinner. clo
thier at No. 176 Bowery, who charges Geo. Roeter,
| Elizabeth JaLe-his wie-and Jerome and Lewis
/ Murray, with conspiracy and with defrauding him
of about $50 worth of property, was resumed on
| Saturday at the Third District Police Court, the
| whole session being consumed in the cross exam-
| nation of Pinner, the complainant Application
| was made by counsel for the discharge of Mrs.
Roleter, which was opposed by counsel tor the
/ complainant. The application was refused by the
magistrate, and at her request to be admitted to
| ball. the amount fixed upon was Sl.OG Inc
| further examination was adjourned to wednesday
| next.-N Y. Er.
well dressed woman entered confectionery
| store in Lowell. one day this week. and demanded,
on the authority OF the "spirits, joint ownership
4 and possession with the proprietor Aiter yainiy
insisting upon her rights sometime, she le the store
| but returned several times during the morning 70
| believer in spiritualism writes from Asnfanuia
co Ohio that the spirit OF bis deceased wife, thro
the medium of their little daughter, eieysa years
| did among other curious things, cm ms hdI.
| inst al she had been accustomed to do t for 30
years.
Il "A
unknown person near San jose. California, some
weeks since Public suspicion fixed upon man
named Duarte as the murderer; and q few days al
ter. Mexican, Senior Higuera, upon seeing him
near his ranch, deliberately shot him through the
head killing him instantly. An inquest was held,
and the coroners jury found that Daarte came 70
| his death by being shot by one Ricardo Higuers;
thai fbe iury believed him to have been the murder
| er Of Mrs Wills, and thar he was shot by Hieuera
under the con yicton that II bis duty to rid the
world of such monster.
HoN w. c. PaKsToN the Asheville, N. c.,
Spectator says: This very distinguished gentle
man, the ''inspired orator. duishe4 scholar and
rhetorician. spent q couple OF days Ia this place
last week his way To his native place, Abingdop
Washington county. Virginia He stopped with
William Williams, Esq, whose lady IL near reia-
tive OF Mr.. Preston. He is in feeble health. and
uses crutch TO assist him In walking. Mr. Pres.
ton IL Of the very few now living who adorned
the Augustan age Of American eioquencc.
CLosEp.-Many Of the hosaI keepers Of Wheel
ing have closed their establishments In consequence
Of the enforcement Of the liquor law by the Coua-
ellis of that city. Travellers complain OF want
| of accommodation,