The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-16
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,.tpp;.Ls t1psnIsLs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mor,,,,, a.
n.osMs in eo vicinity Of Brood sri an.sss - - 2
the cries ofmurdcr, In femsle vc;cs ~ Tyal1ed ~
1nocteo py the noise, 70 tho third sturv rf
court running from South street beo.. psS'aa
on reaching the room; sight the mos horr;,,,.
49, exposed to their view In one corner
tne room upon table, was stretched the corns.
OF sweet looking infant that had died bat lew
hours previous In another part Of the roonn f,ro
women beastly drunk, were lighting and attsrrIpt;nv
% tear tne hair from each others head Oae Of tlie
women was bleeding from wound inflicted BY an
empty whiskey bottle. while the other had both
eyes bIackened. The woman with the cut head eta
tod that she had taken the child to nurse that the
motner was out oftown, and that when its sickness
terminated In death, she sent for the woman then
present to visit her and sit up with the child LIZ
quor was introduced: both became drunk and the
horrible scene related above ensued The officers
Separated the belligerents, and poted the drunken
vsisor nome "hie the other was left to keep her
v,e over the dead sleep of the FUN es OF her vie
potanous, asshe might deem the most proper u
,s ailao9 i.s5ia Paila, Ledger, Aag Il !.
ALABAMA.-The Greenboro' Beacon of the 4,h
inst says: - fs.s4s f4 3 = ~
The cotton crop In this section is improving and
looks promising. The dry weather Is rather ia.
vorable to the forming of squares and bolls and
where planters have got their cotton in good con-
aiiion the yield will: without some future misfor.
tune be fair one. The corn crop is fine, giving
promise of bountiful harvest. Sweet potatoes
and peas are suffering for rain but notw thstanding
the drought look promising.
LATER FROM VENEzUKLA--By the arrival ofthe
bark Mayfower from Bonaire, we have advices
from Venezuela to the 1st inst g IftlE
An engagement had taken place between the in
eureenfs and the government troops at Coro, which
Resulted In the defeat Of the insurgents
Inc PaeZ Dartv. Duu1horipO oho
oeieated alter an engagement Of several hours
against 300 government troops who occupided the
City OF Coro. The insurgents retreated with the
loss OF about 200 men, together with Gen. Garaches
and the son of the Consul General Of Holland, resi-
dent at Laguara. Gen. Paez was hourly expected
from New York--N Y. Express.
How TO MAKE DEAF PERSONS HEAR THE PIANO
FoRTE.-Dwight, In the Journal of Music, tells us
that the instrument should be opened and rod Of
deal wovd provided about half an inch thick, three
quarters wide. and long enough to reach from the
bridge of the sounding board to the mouth of the
deaf person. If one end of this rod be made to
rest firmly on the bridge, and the other end be held
between the teeth, the sofest sounds will be dis
tinctly communicated. We have seen this expert
ment most successfully tried. Many New York mu.
eminent for his love of that art for his devotion
to that of sculpture, enjoying Wallace's, Timmss,
Hoffman's, Scharfenberg's, Jaell's and Strakosch
performances, in the way Mr.. Dwight describes
SINGULAR DEATH. MIR j.. H. Morehead, living
near Paris Mo-, died, short time since under sin.
guiar circumstances. He rose in the morning ap.
parenty in his usual health and after rartaking of
his breakfast, he ordered his negro man to bring
long bench in the house, saying he expected to die
soon and wished to be laid out on the same. And
he ordered him to fire off gun as he wanted to see
whether he could hear the report. After this his
wife asked him if she should send the negro in the
field, he replied not that he going to die and he
wished the negro to stay and help lay him out. He
then laid down and expired soon after. R'7hiS =
THE SILENT WoMAN.-Madame Rignier, the wife
of law officer at Versailles, while talking In .he
presence of q numerous party, dropped some 70.
marks which were out of place, though not import
ant Her husband reprimanded her before the
whole company, saying: iaf ltit
silence, madame, you are fool!!!"
She lived twenty or thirty years afterwards and
never uttered single word, even to her children!
pretended theft was committed in her presence,
In the hope of taking her by SURPRISE but without
effect and nothing could induce her to speak
When her consent was required for the marTiage of
any of her children, she bowed her head and signed
the contract. e'-Ft -
OPERArIc 1t is said that Grsi and Mario EN-.
bark from England for this country on the 21st inst
It Is also said that Max Meretzek has lost SIS 0OO
so far, by his opera season at Castle Garden.
Mr.. James Spriggs, respected citizen OF Wash.
ington Pa died on Sunday last from the effects of
injuries received in jumping from cart few days
before. - .-'''@- So eit 1'1 - i@1'l-