The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-23
VIRGINIA.

MELANCHOLY AccrbENT.-A correspondent OF
the Petersburg Express gives the following partic-
uIsrs of melancholy occurrence at Buffalo Springs,
Amherst county. on Sunday last
About half past twelve o'clock Mr.. John Raine
| requested T. Myers, young gentleman who Keeps
store At this place. to exhibit to him pistol which
he (Raine) desired 10 purchase. They immediate
ly repaired to the stsre accompanied by Mr. John
Fitzgerald, and all three entered, Mr.. F. taking
| scat on the counter. Mr.. Myers reached and got a
bag containing the weapon; and upon taking Il OUT
the trigger caught accidentally in the bag, discharg.
ing the load, and the ball struck Mr. Fitzgerald just
over the right eye penetrating deeply into the heao
| and causing the brains OF the unfortunate young
man to ooze from the wound. He fell instantly, and
| expired in about one hour without having uttered
| a word after he was shot,
Mr.. Fitzgerald was about thirty years Of age and
much respected. His relatives reside in Amherst,
opposite Lynchburg.
FREDERICKSBURG FLouA.-The Fredericksburg
News states that one of the millers of that place
sold cargo of -four, the other day. in Boston. for
$40 so per barrel and has engaged for the South
America market much -four as he can grind by
the first OF October. Fredericksburg brands com.
| mand one dollar more in the Boston market than
| any other, except the Richmond brands
ConPeRATIoN BoNDs.-The Fredericksburg
News Is gratifed to learn that the bonds of that
city have met with ready sale. The Water Power
Company offered $55 000-and about $4,000 have
already been disposed of. These are Corporation
Bonds at thirty years, with interest, payable semi
annually, and their sale speaks well for the credit
Of Fredericksburg.
DRowNED-A negro man, named Jack, belonging
to E. w. Nottingham fell overheard from the schr
Sea Gull Grom Eastern Shore) while entering
Norfolk harbor. on Friday night. and was drowned
AN OLD WoMAN.-The Petersburg Express an
nounces the death of Fanny Chavers free negress,
aged one hundred and seven years. She resided
| ia Prince George
NEW Mrx1co.-BoRDKR WARFAnE.-Ths N. o.
Picayune has the following:
In order to hasten the termination of the cam.
paign with the Jcarilla Apaches, the Governor of
the Territory has called into the field 400 militia;
| 200 in San Miguel, and the same number in Rio
| Arriba county one brigade has already marched,
and the balance is getting under arms as fast
possible. These troops are good, and will give
| good account of themselves, il they should meet
the red skins but their appearance is described az
rather amusing. In dress they are various in
color and texture as was the coat of Joseph of old
and their arms are as various as their uniforms
| some have guns and some are armed with bows
and arrows, while others have followed the exam
pie of "little David" }" and have gone forth with
slings In their hands 1t Is very fortunate that the
archers and slingmen require no powder for their
enginss of war, because just now 1t is an article
more precious than gold dust in this far off region
The whole force is mounted; some have two hor.
| ses, both of which, as matter of course, they
| ride at the same time, which adds much to their
| effectiveness.
LEFT HIM HANaING.-A gentleman related to us
| the other day incident which occurred In this
place not long since During the sitting of Court
a cause, having gone through the usual forms. was
submitted to the jury for decision. They retired,
and after an absence of some time, eleven of them
returned with the verdict. The names were call
| ed, and one was missing. Inquiry was made for
the twelfth one, when the foreman informed the
Court that the absent juror not being able to agree
with the majority, was left hanging in the jury
rosm chils they brought in the verdict.
Stanton Vindicator.
CHILD BITTEN BY ARAr.-On Thursday night a
little of Mr.. 8. s. Myers of Flatbush, felt some.
| thing creeping upon his bed which he brushed
Off supposng it to be cat This he repeated ev-
erai times, being at the time only half awake but
falling sound asleep he was suddenly awakened by
the bite OF rat, in the centre of his forehead He
arose with his face covered with blood, and sue.
ceed In destroying his assailant. The lad was only
| niue years old. 1
SHOOTING AFFA1R-We regret to state that
difficulty occurred, Monday evening last, be-
| tween James Wilson and Nat C. Claylanj, which
resulted in the former shooting the latter with
cDtCI00 the lSlt breast, lD0lCtlQp
very dangerous wound, though hopes are enter
tanned that he will recover. They are both very
young men-Wilson is not more than II years of
age.-Char. (N c. Dem.
Not long SINCE an Eastern man. while on his way
to Boston, was stopped on the highway by a robber
and requested to hand over his money, or have his
brains blown out "O," said the traveller, quietly
"bow away, blow away It's better to 90 to Boston
without brains than without money"
g u,o,1d adv;.o no., 80 49, ,xo.-
dyetub-it Is rather red," said joker to a sandy
haired girl. ~ would advise you to put yours in
an oven-it is rather SOFT said Nancy.
"Will you rise now, my dear 2" said brokers'
wife to her sleepy husband, +" the day broke long
ago 81 WONDER" replied the semnolent finan.
cier, "ii the endorsers were securedf"
Madame Grisi, the famous cantatrice bade fare.
we'll to the English public at the Royal Italian Ope
| ra on the evening ofthe 7th. Immense enthusiasm
was manifested by the audience, with the most
cordial wishes for her success in the New World
RED. WHITE AND BLrE.-These three coors. in
| close Ju uxtaposition, have become within few
days past as familiar to the eye of our citizens as
they were during the tri color fever that followed
the three days of july In Paris The little girls
and boys are to be seen in every direction with
their heads or hats decked eff in plated wreaths
same combination of colors. The draymen have
| their horses heads similarly caparisoned; some
| of the omnibus horses also display the tri.colo-
ribbon and even the kites of the boys az they soar
over the house-tops exhibit the same gay colors
to great advantage. We have also observed mum.
bers of young men with trfcolor ribbons tied to the
lapel of their coats, and In several instances la
dies have appeared on Baltimore street with their
bonnets trimmed with red, white and blue ribbons,
and the tri-coor apron for little girls is becoming
| quite fashionable. We accosted a little boy few
days since. and enquired what he called the wreath
and streamer that encircled his hat and gaily fant
ed after him. Herepied, "That, sir, is my Shane-
hal" This was all that we could ascertain as To
this sudden tri-color mania and must leave Il for
those cho knoso to explain the meaning of this ap.
| parenty widespread and concerted movement
| Battir,ore american.
| ATTEMPT AT MuRDER.-On Thursday last says
the Boston Daily Mail, a well known literary gen.
tleman of Boston, whose wife had been sojourning
for few weeks past at Lynn. Mass paid her an
unexpected visit and finding her walking with an.
other lady near the Central Depot, drew pistol
and discharged It at her head the ball grazing the
back OF her neck. The gentleman was arrested
and committed to jail to answer s
ODD FELLowsIuP IN OHto-There are in the
State OF Ohio 2s3 lodges of the Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows; eighteen of these are new ones,
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