The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-22
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
VI r MA.

ATTEMPTED pSuIcIDE.-On Tuesday morning last
Charles iickerson. a German, employed In a music
store in wheeling went into the cellar of the store
taking with him razor and a penknife. He then
as it appeared. rested himself on piano box with
lighted candle by his side opened and read his
prayer book then made several gashes in his
throat with the razor, and finally to have drawn it
entirely across HE throat immediately under the
chin. cutting the windpipe entirely off, but not sew
ering the iusular veins. He doubtless used the
pen-knife afterwards. He then walked up stairs to
the room where his brother sleeping and fell up
on the bed. His brother Immediately arose. and as
certaining the condition of the unfortunate man,
procured medical assistance. The Intelligencer
regards his condition. .as very critical, though
covery is possible.
The UNDERGROUND BUSINESS THE Nsrfolk
papers chror icie the escape of slaves almost daily
On Thursday night three more, the property Mr..
Camp Mr.. Dalrymple, and Mr. Crowder, editor of
the Argus, made their escape. 1t is to be hoped
that the citizens. .of Norfolk will find means to de-
1.-THE Williams who engaged in the nefarious
business Of aiding slavesto to escape We are glad to
observe that the people of Portsmouth are moving
in the matter
PLOUGH TRIAL.-We learn from the Express
that there was trial OF ploughs at Roslin farm,
near Petersburg, on Thursday. 1t wasldesigned to
show the superiority the Michigan double plough
over all others
THAT RARE BIRD, alluded to yesterday. shot
near Petersburg not Walloon. The Express
says it proves to be COLUMBUS Glaciatis, Great
Northern Diver
JAMESTOWN AssocIATroN-The jamestown As
sociation ofWashington have issued an Address
to the people of Virginia and their descendants ap-
peal;ng to the N to celebrate in suitable manner,
the anniversary of the landing at Jamestown, and
to form associations which will annually remind
them of the facts connected with the first permanent
settlement OF the United States
PASSED THRoUGH.-The. Right Reverend Arch.
bishop Hughes, of New York, passed through Pc.
tersburg Thursday evening on his way homeward
from Cuba.
An OMEN.-The local editor Of the Southside
Democrat has had his cusosity excited by the exhi
btion of a Shanghai egg, having on the smaller
end the letters N. j. distinctly raised from the sur
face. Had the letters been T. J., our friend would
have deciphered it easily; for Tom Jefferson Tom
and Jerry, &C., instantly suggest themselves to all.
But W. is poser. Without claiming to be pro-
foundly versed in mysteries, we unhesitatingly say
that N. j. stands for New jerusalem and it follows
that the end of the world will come-some time
ARREsTED-A negro boy named Joe, employed
in the Office of the Norfolk News has been arrested
on the charge of feloniously entering and setting
fire to the store of Bockover & Wilder, on Sunday
evening last. Goods were found in his possession
and identified by the owners
FIRE.-A stable owned by Benjamin Thomas. in
Alexandria, was consumed by fire last Wednesday
night A bark mill adjoining, owned by Richard
Barton, was partially burned
MANASSAS GAP RAILRoAD-The cars are now
running to Wrapping, within two miles OF the sum-
init and four miles from Front Royal
PAPER.-B. A. Lavender, formerly of Winches
ter, has secured patent for paper made of the Fl.
bres of cane. If the price of paper can be cheap
ened by any new process, it will be godsend to
printers.