The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-02


FRIDAY MORNING, FEaauAky . lsss
TuaiLIisc AccouNr ~ A NARROW EscApE.--
Mr.. VIM. r. Cat, ei6eld Of New York, who, In octo.
Der lest, fell from the Baltimore train Of cars, near
the Lsssretto station, Pa. while returning from .
visit 70 WsshinstoD. describes bic feeliass upon the
occasion letter, which has Just been puhlished.
"Irecollect stumbie and 4 fall between the cara
aud the thought flashed through my mind that the
Whole train must inevitably pass me and srusa
my family In deep Sistress around IL and the picture
of my home and its many familiar objects, was az
aasttocs Ard vivid to my perceptions ~ II were on
Il tell between the cars. with my head toward the
inside of the track and In the fall before reachne
the advancing II, and knocked by them on. on the
ness. found mss.l lying slonssds Of the rsilrosa
ed. Probably the noise of the train drowned any
cries may have made In failing; at ali events the
train wss gone cut Of hearing. and found myself
alone. weltenng In blood, in the middle of sharp
frosty nteht. To ada TO my disoomforts, was
trel5 unable to see; my ewes were tightly closed
received ia my fall, and upon trying to walk,
found myself unable to stand. endesvored to make
myself comfortable for the night as much
side. and bound couple of hsndkerchiefs around
head, to stsnoh the flow of blood and keep off the
cold rish. Air. Ny bat sroped about for but could
thu. stsrgs piece had been cut of by the wheels of
the cara
II soald hear the occasional braying of q donkey
and the growing of cocks; judging that was not
far from Soma habitstion called aloud with CON.
siderable ene'gy In order to notify the neghborhood
exercise for long time; 10 fact until my voice had
grown quite feint and had debated in my mind the
chances of survivins the whole nights exposure to
the frosty air. (which unwillinsy decided in the
negatively when was approached By some men,
who we're attracted by my c,iea for help They
me, about going to haul their nets; their
are Henry NJ Fsunce, Jacob c. Pote. Chris ian Dy-
and Henry Pote, all residents OF Kensin gton,
Philadelphia- take much pleasure In recording
fheirpames. as feel that, under Providence, owe
the preservation Of my life to their dsntsre,tec
Kindness for my strength nearly exhausted when
was near the Eazarstto Hospital, the Philadelphia
where my wounds were drss.ed. Under the influ
ence OF opiatas passed the most restless night OF
my life. and during tn. interval, my pains seem te
have eliminated. FOR when | became conscious in
the morning. found myself like Tnneulo, all one
ache 1t was not however. till the next day that
GENTLY express the thanks owe to tue superinten
dent of the Lazsretto. Mr.. Carpenter, and to hi
amisbie family for the numberless acts OF kindness
extended to ne daliag this ps1ioo; can forge
the kindness of the gentlemen Of ths Philadelphia
Board of Health Alter stsy oil tea days in th
hospital. was sufficiently recovered TO endure th
fatigue of q journey home aud a. this moment NJ
trace remains of the occurrence excepting sligh
delib ~ ''~ '''r ''A''' "A'SA dc p''''''' IL
"FRoM THE SUBLIME TO THE RlDIcuLous."-Th
Railway IN. j. Advocate tells the following goo
story at the expense of one of the upper ten" (
New York:
Mr. ia one Of the merchant princes Of tn
Empire City, and though liyi.g in one of the mos
spacious mansioas on TAG FIFTH avenue, ms entlr
hiend from the country one day. he invited him t.
wow his house. The friend was shown the gorgeou
rooms, with tesseated floors and magnificent fires
coed ceilings aud finally was takon into the lowe
rooms, In one OF (which he found small egiment O
colored servants seated at beautiful dinner o.
his return home he ash ed if he had Mr. So
ard.so? "Oh, yes" "What is he DOING now On
A'Wel. when | saw bin, he was keeping a aigge
boarding house on Fifth svenusw
A letter from Kansas says in the csuntes on th
Missouri river adjoining sss land is worth from
10 to so dollars per In Platte county, within j.
mil of Weston. land cannot be bought for less than
dollars, while much of it VIII bring SO dollars
A man named Mcdonald supposed to be about g.
years sold, was frozen to death, the railroad
bridge, at Madison, Indians on Monday night of las
week. He had on, when found two pairs of pants
chiefs.
The young women employed in the straw factory
of Messrs. Fiagg Baldwin Milford, c., have con.
trbuted ninety dollars to the relief of the poor in
New York.
1t cannot be too deeply impressed the mind,
that application s the price to be paid tor mental
QUESTION and that is absurd to expect Learning
without it, ns to hope for harvest where we have
not sown the seed.
VI ga lnstanL. tHe stednlnl ana sasn Idctnry
OF G. A. Funston, at Eome. Michigan, was destroy
cd by fire. Loss about S4,O0o-fully insured
OF seven thousand children who every year
brought into the celebrated founding hospital in Pa
rs less than two hundred alive at the end of ten
years.
Mrs Sinclair late Forrest has been presented with
diamond necklace, (S3O0O) by some of her admirers
in San Francisco.
Charlotte Cushmsn, the actress. is now performing
In England, where she meets with good success
street preacher has app cared in St Louis, tMo }
from the dead.