The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-27

L - ScsSs Ass sou6A sau Wo<H0fue0f1Iffy Of
ehloroform: s.
rS.s o. paper saturated with chloroform or opium
s,lss I, INTO the room, by which the house va
tbs ~. nn smoke, and deep deep came over sll
| and Tss T...Ls The money was between the straw
slee,;sner neds on which faith er and mother were
plsred - Linen cloths, wet WIKI chloroform, were
| man Sses the faces Of the old lady and eensle-
the ,,c.s mus they were kept unconscious while
1'oaey was taken from under them.
lhAvEIIIsa.-Miss Lille Lindan .d,,,e.. of,n.
Ladies Repository Of Richmond. i, II n.n... q.
on tour through the Southern s,...- '-' -' o-'
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LEXINGTON AND Lrcosrrv
ooulaetn journal, undertakes to nrova a.. ~
the Metaire course, In which The I.,ss .sce over
purse Lexington had the inside trsct "os os tne
wfner proves that This fact gave him - ~ tne
n.ne iour miles Of over 377 feet which q Issse
70 run, whereas he beat Lecompteis lime =, ~
gny Ia seconds. According to this calenlssso,e'
Lecompte Il the fastest horse BY IA seconds
Aco.respondent of the Spirit OF the Times savs.
ec ence1aHg.on had not run the frst mile faster than
7l5' : - s'1'e os'e oone 'ne iour a miles 10
WONDERFUL EscAPE.-In Oswego, N. Y, ON
rriosy ssf young lady named SkiIlinRs was
struck by lightning. and escaped in q manner al
most Incredible. She was thrown down, and the
extending school In the country to wear hish ton
oootO were torn apart around the ankle. and the
loot OF the boots forced of from her feet with the
stockings, and thrown some ak feet distant leav-
Ing the boot legs entire on her.
MERCURY EXTRACTED FROM THE SYsrKM.-An.
Ore Poly, Of Havana, and Maurice vsrgeness have
invented an application Of electricity, which will
extract Mercury from the human body. This viii
oeweicome news to thousands of sufferers: a
FouSp DRowNED Mr.. J B CLARK, formerly .
dry goods merchant. was found drowned in the ca-
nal 10 Washington, on Wednesday morning. He
had been missins since Saturday, when he started
on fshing excursion.aa H.. - ~ ..f d.
CRops IN ONO The fruit and wheat crop of
Ohio 10 unusually promising, and the farmers In
all parts OF the State are bringing up their spring
PARK BRkJAMrN Is lecturing in Philadelphia to
raise funds for the Union Mission Sabbath School,
TABLES TURNED Simeon c. Hewett, doctor.
sued Orison Hewett. another doctor, in Boston.
ior @l0000 damages for slander and got put Ia bv
The jury, to the amount of $500, which be had to
pay over to Orison. - .t..' y ,-7.f
REvEsuE SERVICE The Secretary Of the Treas
ern tie Revenue service.
DEATH FROM OvEa ExERr1os.-A young En-.
glsnman named C. A. Harvey, died suddenly in
Albany, N. T., Sunday, from over exertion. II
FEMALK BuRGLAR--Ellen OKernon, female
burglar who has been practising with skeleton keys
N new YORK, was arrested oD Monday last.
TABLRAUx AT FArR.-In Savannah fair il 70
be held for the benefit of the Catholic Orphan
Asylums there, at which series of tableaux by
ladies and gentlemen will be exhibited
DEATH OF SOLDIER Capt D. w. Dill, who
served in the Mexican war, and Seminole cam.
| paign. died In Memphis, Tenn, on the 18Th inst.
COMEDIAN BURNED.-Mr. Dempster. who was
| burned In the American Theatrein New Orleans.
was the low comedian of the establishment, and
had been In the habit of sleeping there Some of
| the papers report his name as Zeitz =
TRAIN SToPPED.-The trains due at Augusta.
Ga. on Friday and Saturday mornings last, were
unable to get there, In consequence Of FIRE in the
forests. =
RcBBIkG HIS FATHRR.-Chas Godin, Jr., has
been arrested in New Orleans, for robbing bis fa.
| ther of 81, 600.