The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-02
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Monday night, May p, three daughters of Rev
Mr. Perry, Methodist preacher, living at Ell Dora
49, near Harrodsburg, ky., were 90 horribly burn,
oy the explosion of a camphene lamp, that they
all subsequently died, and were buried in one
grave. Two of the daughters were aged respec.
tiseiy I9 and IT, and thethrd was a girl of wears
The parents were absent from home at the time
Inc Frankfort Commonwealth gives the following
account of the calamity:
Alter supper on Monday night vb lie th. ..rv.r+
was washing the tea dishes and te Oldest 5snsbtsr
Wipng them, the second daughter undsrtoos - e @
pienlsh the camnhene lamp by which ths, ~ 80.
Werking, and called the youp eest dan gbter
hron aopk the lamp in one hand and held the ton
,g;,L M "nicn the wick passed in the other The
yet = .as SUN burning IS before and the lower part
l;t,, sne lamp. but she held the wick away same
shon. r ponr camphene into it from can conta;n;n.
nIaIn an gallon By some means IL an gbt ere sn5
immediate bIs'ns them and the whole room in
the combustible fluid 'he'f cio'nes with
ed into bsrr OF sprang ont the door and pluus
ea.a .I,b Q, ram water. BY which her life va.
saved, hIthoush she is badly burned Tha az d =. ~
fusion comI5 NJ. nef' the daushters in their con-
paror and out at the hall door and M 'nsousn tne
yards to their fathers store. screaming snd SKY
ed in flames that completely covered tbi bsip
and extended at least three feet above that
There, and near there, persons cam. . Us:
assistance and enveoped one in a blanket anots neI
quilt and another in web of linen and 10
IN eXtineuishipg the flames. But it too lsts 70
save their lives From their hips upward they were
ing at g. the next in at IL. and the eldest at
to 4b ruesoay evening Each retained her
circumstances of the terrible affair
ALL R1GHT.-Mr. Wright, formerly city tax col.
iector of Memphis is now in Russia. where he has
acquired an i'm mense fortune, by his energy and
skill in carrying out his contracts with the Russian
Government for the building of Railroads, etc He
IS In great favor with the Emperor and the nobility
sii OF whom attended the eafchristening Of his last
child, the expenses of which amounted to the round
| sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
PRESIDENTS sPRooLAMATIoN-The Washington
Star, of yesterday. says:
we have every reason to believe that President
flerce VIII send in his proclamation relative to
Cuoan affars, to the Senate to morrow. This docu
ment, while it discountenances flhbusterinp will
no doubt, IN unmistakabe language, take strong
ground against the repeated indignties offered by
the Spanish authorities to citizens of this country
| as well as the American flag
| PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA-The largest vo.e
in favor of the Nebraska bill in the House was given
| by the Pennsylvania delegation, viz eleven. Vir
glnia gave ten votes in favor of the b-four other
| delegation being absent.
| REMovAL.-The Washington Star gives curreu.
cy to areport that Lieut.. f. F. Beal Superinten
| dent of Indian Affairs in California, has been re
moved and the important trust confded to the
charge of Hon. T. j. Hendley, Postmaster at Sar
| Francisco. 1t is said that Mr.. Bealls offence il
| maiteasance in office and characterization.
A NEW ORDER.-A new order has started il
Crockett, Texas They hold their meetings in da,
light, on the corners of streets or on the steps, anc
call themselves the "PHLEA PmTERs" Their aim
and Objects to Kill feas on scientific pr inciples
| SAD,-In Carroll County Ohio, few DAYS ago
Miss Nancy Watson was riding home from church
with her father in buggy, when tree fell, limt
of which struck the poor girl, dashing out he1
| brains.
| WILLIAM FOWLER, who sentenced to be
hung on the Goth of July for the murder of WISE
HOLLY, in Barnwell District, s c., has been par
| doned.
| DEATH OF Hon. ANGUS PATrERsoN-fIonorab
Angus Patterson died in Barnwell, South Carolina.
| on Friday evening last. He was lawyer of emf
nence and large practice, and was, for many years
/
| fire occurred at the residence of Mr.. o. w
| Massey, about three miles from Macon, Ga near
the Central Railroad, on Tuesday night last week,
| by which he lost all his papers, and $4,000 worth
| of notes and accounts.
| REcovERING-J. C. Waddell, printer, of Co
lumbus, Miss ,iwho was badly wounded by another
printer named Ford, is slowly recovering. The
parties have become reconcled to each other.
| The steamer Totten, which was ashore on Cape
Henry beach, has been got off and safely moored at
Norfolk.
| ESCAPE OF AUGUSTUS B. PRIoR-We learn from
| our Sheriff, that Prior, who sentenced to be
hung on the 26th July next, escaped from the Co
| lumbia Jail on Monday night last. MIR. Jones had
gone down on Monday for the purpose OF bringing
| the prisoner back to the Edgefeld jail Upon ap-
plying for him on Tuesday morning, he was inform
ed that the prisoner bad broken Jail and fed. 1t
| seems that Prior and two others were in the &C.
cond story and in the same room. By some means
! (not knowa) they managed to pry aside of the
bars of the prison window sufficiently to afford
passage tor their bodies. With the assistance of
blankets, they lowered themselves to the ground
| and lef for parts unknown.-EdSefetd Is. c. 4du.
| 2Jth.
| Charles Griffith, the man charged with the shoot
| ing OF James Tuel in Savannah on Monday last
| was on Friday brought up for examination before
| Justices RUSSELL Connel, Hart and Reedy After a
full inquiry into all the facts and circumstances at
| tending the affair." Griffith fully committed to
stand hs trial before the Superior Court now in
| sion the charge of murder.
| NOTICE.-The Firm of o. III. 81 n. G.
IN Chskley is this day dissolved by mutual consent
All persons indebted to them earnestly requested
TO come forward and settle with B. Poindexter, In
whose hands all their accounts have been placed for
| settlement.
| o. II. CHALKLEY,
| ie l-dlwc4t NJ @. CHALKLEY.
| Nv $40 REV A X D-Strayed from
| 9S the subscriber, on the 18th May, u small,
| dzrk tsx HORSE. msne trimmed q httIe; tootlocks