The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-03
Local. MATruHa

tced briefly, yesterday. the discovery of quantity
Of silver coin, which was ploughed up In Mr.. HEi-
STEMS farm. short distance northwest Of the
corporation line, the amount Of which was about
tno hundred dollars. Since then We have been
furnished with facts connected with the history OF
this money which may not be embarrassing to the
reader. 8
Some thirty-hve or forty years since. creole
named JAMES HousLrN, with his wife EDITH, who
is mulatto, resided on this tract Of land cultiva.
ting market garden and supplying the city with
vegetables. Jenny was prudent, economical
fellow and In the course of his lifetime amassed
handsome sum Of money, in gold and silver and
being somewhat an antibank man In principle, |
was In the habit OF burying his treasure in the
to deprive him Of It. A short time previous to his
death, feeling that his soourn must be of short du
ration, he appointed Messrs MARTIN BAKER and
JOSEPH CARTER as his Executors; and in company |
with one or both of them, repaired TO the swamp,
not far from his house opened bis mines OF gold
and silver resurrected $1,000, and then depo-
sited 1t la one of the banks to the credit OF MS
child. sfGB4ae
Rut Eprru his help-nate was also to be provi- |
ded for and in order that she might have fair
share of his treasure, old Jenny retained posses
sion of &l7OO in gold and silver, which he kept
concealed in a gourd IN MS closet me iact tnal
he had this money, was made known to his wife
and his trustees and they also knew that he kept
It in bis closet but at his death no traces OF 1t could
be found Since then. until the present time, the
old woman has been of the opinion that some of her
GOOD friends relieved the gourd of its contents and
her of her stay and support; while Others who
knew the pecularities of her husband, and his pas
sion for banking operations under ground, have
been inclined to the opinion that he buried the mo-
ney for safe-keeping, and neglected to tell where
he had deposited 1t.
The discovery of this silver, on his home tract"
has greatly strengthened that opinion and efforts
will now be made to exhume the remaining
owner. aafs ia .f
EDITH HousLIN, the wife of James, il yet alive
and resides on piece of land, near the old home
stead owned by Fendall Griffin, Esq, and herself
She Is about one hundred years old and is exceed.
ingy active and healthy for her age. AT the bat
tleof Yorktown Edith was near the scene, in the
prime Of life, being then about twenty eight years
old She has an extensive acquaintance in this CT
ty, and is as much respected any colored person
in Virginia. Ten years since she was living his
tory of The revolutionary times, and being blessed
with remarkable memory, could relate incidents
of men and things, in gone days. with that clear
ness and precision that always made her CONVEX
sation instructive and entertaining. We have lis
tened to her for hours at time, descantng upon
the suiferings and privations of our own soldiers
and the proud bearing of the ''red coats" while
devastating the land; and no one more than old
EDITH, seemed to rejoice that WASHINGTON, and
his allies, under Providence, had been able to bow
them in the dust of humility, and drive them from
the country. 4
We trust that the search for old EDITHs gold
and silver may prove successful. and that she may
live many years to enjoy it, with her friends and
children, for whose happiness she labored SO hon
estly and industriously for more than half cen.
fury. H.
THAT POOR OLD DoG.-Yes he is poor
old dog, and his affliction his piteous looks are
enough to move the sympathies OF the hardest
heart. He is an old br0on dog, that is often seen
Main between 18th and 18th streets. Some
months since his left fore leg received compound
fracture-in what manner the papers never stated,
and we have never heard him say how it was done.
The poor fellow suffered severely for long time
before the wound healed. No surgeon condescend-
ed to straighten and bandage the shattered limb,
and it was left to heal in the natural way. The con-
sequence was that the bones Tapped and the snews
contracted, and instead of the comedy and active
and useful leg it once was, it is swollen, de-
formed and useless-the poor dog cannot even put
it to the ground but imps along on three legs with
the disabled one presented as though he were a
HIM 1t is dreadiully fatguing for him to limp from
Zimmermans to London's; and when he reaches
that latter corner he osn stretches himself in the
sun at full length on the pavement,
-" rests his head upon rock, !"
"Blesses his stars and thinks it luxury"
Now, this unfortunate member of the canine fam
lily is dreadfuly neglected sufferer We said no
surgeon ever treated his case; if one ever did he
should be sued for malpractice and if the old dog
will point him out bind ourselves to raise the
lawyers fee to bring him to justice, no matter to
which OF the two parties of the great medical war
he belongs. 1t was a shocking bad lob Our old |
from the bottom of our heart we feel
for that dog-is the most accomplishing
of sufferers. We have never heard murmur
from his lips. And heis treated with just as much
indifference by other dogs as he would be by his
fellow beings, if he were a man When an incon-
siderate cur passes he rises and mps after him as
best he can, endeavoring to overtake him and ex-
change salutations with him. This he is seldom |
able to do and when he does the rude and heart |
less animal looks disdainfully upon the poor cripple
and hurries on without word of pity, or an anna
BILE wag of the tall why, man could not be more |
unfeeling But the old brown dog submits with the
patience of martyr to his fate He is the very
Job of dogs and evidently intends to abide his time
and quietly wait the welcome period that will ter.
inmate his life and his suferngs Like Benton. he |
no doubt looks with pleasure upon the face of the
net has no terrors for him: Int he
will not anticipate his fate; he leaves to mankind |
the folly and wickedness of suicide When the |
time for the ending of his sad existence arrives |
may he rest peacefully in the heaven of the dogs.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES "A warrant |
was served on Messrs. Thomas & Taylor last Mon |
day, requiring them to show why they should
not be fined for refusing to permit Capt Winefeld |
he officer appointed for that purpose to test their
some 5 months SINCE in his usual man. /
ner, and yesterday MIR. Thomas appeared before the
Mayor to answer the charge. Capt. Wingfeld on /
being sworn, stated that Mr.. Thomas refused to al
ow him to test his measures with water as he WAS
n the habit of doing. Mr.. Thomas informed the |
Court that Capt w. called in his store and began
% test his weights by Troy instead of sAverdu.
)olse, weight. He o. course objected to this test
when the proper one was applied. Capt W. then
ried two one pound weights, and pronounced them
90 light As soon as he had done So Mr. r. tried
hem both against Capt WIS standard two pound
weight, and found that his two one pound weights
heavier than Capt. W.'sstandard t,co pound weight
lie was perfectly willing for Capt w. to try his
1arnish and oil measures by pouring varnish and
Ill in them; and his alcohol and spirit measures
With water, but Capt w. was unwilling to use any
ther test than the one he had been in the habit of
lsing After hearing the statements of both parties
he Mayor continued the case until This morning, in
rider to examine the law. SEQ 49,
''GooD TIME CoMING."- Understanding
hat the tide water connection will be far enough
completed by the LIST of June, to permit the passage
II boats from the basin to the dock, we would sue.
est to our City Fathers the propriety of having
rand celebration at that time in honor of that long
ooked for and greatly desired event. The compile.
ion OF this work is one of the most important
achievements ever accomplished by Virginia in the
way OF internal improvements; and not only the
'eople of Richmond, but those in every town and
ilage along the line of the canal, should rejoice
It the contamination of work of such vast maeni.
ude and importance. Let them meet them togeth.
n, and celebrate it in becoming spirit Let the