The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-09
SPIRIT oFTHE PREss

SPIRIT OF THE PREss
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The Eraminer has le.der r,,. a..
" 'ne hcow Nothinss in the Northern
..se'' Alo quotes resolutions passed BY their Le.
s".s..e. 70 prove u. It calls for certain letter,
'as' "l' fioafnoy has written In regard 10 the Co.
"ns.on and Ohio Railroad. 1t publishes an edi
.ofia' rom the Boston Telegraph, denying th.,
.ne assertion that Henry Wilson had denounced
'ne hnow Nothings, had ever appeared in that pa
per. speaks OF the immolation of Botts ON Sat-
arday night last and the nomination of General
iyier Scott" and beseeches Bolts. II he wants
ss'e'y valve for his superHuous wrath, to sieze
upon MS derelict Lieutenant Adoniram, and shake
~" into jelly or subsection. The experiment
wooid De safe ore, for Adoniram, like the
immortal, has no friends. At him old Beugalt-
Give 1t to him antique Lybian.
Inc HhtS notices the course of Mr.. Wise in the
.anvasssss de has had an open field and clear sky
MS travels through the State, and there were
oao 70 oppose him. What has been the RESULT
'o'ning, literally nothing The people listen to,
'u' are not moved by, his fiery defamation. Dav
a.er day, the invisible Sam welcomes score, OF
Vireinians into hishousehold; and the onIv efact
OF MIR. WIS harangues, was to induce c.r,o.,,v ON
the part OF the people to see and know more OF the
new party. In former days, when Mr.. Wise stood
up in the Accomac district the unfllnching cham.
pion the people against the corruption of party, he
was irresistible; but now, when he IL found In the
ranks with the same men he then opposed his words
fall coldiy on the popular ear. He kindles no en-
thusiasm In the hearts OF his followers The mo-
tive power of Know Nothingism, il the spontaneous
uprising OF the people against political corruption
and trickery; and the tornado cannot be stopped
In Its course. The Whig halls the election In Pc
tersburg as glorious victory to the Americans,
Tue Enquirer comments upon the speech of
Louis Napoleon to the Lord Mayor of London, In
which he stated that England and France were
united IN their desire to abolish slavery" 1t says
these words are of the greatest import to the South
and confirm the suspicions of the object of French
and English Intervention In the affairs of the IJni
ted States. France has suffered severely from the
liberation of slaves In Martinique, Bourbon. and
other places by the falling off In the yield of the
crops there and now hope to resuscitate the estates
IN those colonies BY aboishing competing slave la
Dor In Cuba and elsewhere.
The Penny Post has leader on the "Glorious
Triumph in Petersburg" and that no Democratic
ticket was in nomination the issue being American
Ism and an.i-Americanism. Sam came out of tia
conflict covered With dust and blood but radiant
with glory. 1t also heralds statement made bv
MIR. Wise In Shenandoah, to the effect that In his
assertion that he ''had nothing to take back he
excepted his opposition to Van Buren,.
COLD BLooDED MURDER.-A German pedler5
formerly resident OF Charleston. 8. q di.sn,
peared near Longwood, Pee Dee. s. C in February
laaf a P0f, ar nfb so
came suspicious q few days since, and search Was
made in the neiehborhood for his body. Some Of
his goods were found secreted In a swamp. and
Robert Powell, free negro, and Richard Marsh,
white man, was suspected OF the murder A
party of citizens arrested Powell, who Confessed
participating IN the murder and showed them were
Shaler was buried. Marsh was also arrested. II
appears that 3 shaler had slept in house on the
night OF the 24th of February, where they were
and his goods attracting them, they went out and
procured gun. The next morning they took him
out on pretence OF showing him near road across
the country, and deliberately murdered him. The
body was then buried near the edge of bay.
REMARKABLE SAGAcIrY OF Doc. The follow
Ing instance of remarkable ssgacity of a dog il
vouched for by the owner of the animal A gentle.
man reading In Lynn has, for long time, visited
Boston daily on business at times passing over the
Turnpike and frequently over the Eastern Rail-
road, always accompanied by his dog. On Wed.
nesday last he came to Boston, but during the day
the dog became separated from bis master, who
returned home without him. Afew hours after the
gentleman reached home the dog also returned
gentleman who went to Lynn 10 the afternoon
train, states that he the dog enter the cars at
the depot In Boston, and snugly ensconce himself
under seat as 1t to avoid the vgilant eye of the
conductor. On the cars stopping at West Lynn
the dog jumped out and hurried home with ali
possible speed. uE
GIRL KILLED.-Harriet J. Grimes aged Is years
was killed In a sugar orchard at Wilmington, VT,
by the falling of dry tree Herself and brothers
were standing In the orchard. and both started to
escape upon hearing the cracking noise made by
the tree but just AZ the girl turned she fell and the
tree struck her on the head, producing instant
death. = f----.1f5 stse5ss. ~
DnowNEn.-Mr. Edward Drinker, Broker on
Third street, near Main, Ciacinnaii, was drowned,
while bathing In Licking river, on Sunday, His
body was not recovered. He was formerly a resi-,
dent OF New York. at4ae-' .54. r.
Two MEN KILLED BY LTGHrNrNe.-Pa Patrick
Dunn and Martin Gray, two Irishmen were struck
by lightning on Wednesday night while sitting on
door sill In Louisville, Ky. Dunn was instantly
killed, Gray badly stunned. - 8e1a -
OurRAaE.-Albert Scott, free negro, has been
arrested at Evansville, Ohio for an atrocious out.
rage upon Jane Brander, respectable white girl
of Is years who was engaged to be married. =.
CHILD BuRNT.-A child of Mr.. Charles Lucas.
of Charlestown, Mas., was fatally burned on FRI
day last
WoRKMEN DrscHARGED,-About twenty of the
have been discharged. Fl
For CoNGRKss-Lucian B. Dickinson has been
nominated for Congress, BY the Democrats of ASH
land district, Kentucky.
STEAMER SuNK-The steamer Emerald ran Into
concealed anchor, near Nashville, on the let
instant aud sunk Immediately. No lives were lost
BOGUS CorN.-Two eounterfeiters have been ar
rested in ST. Louis, Mo, iwho were proprietors of
an establishment there Gsll stted up for the manu-
facture of counterfeit has dollars.
PRNNsYLvANIA CoAL yoa RICHMOND The ta-
BILE of shipments of coal from Richmond Penn,
shows that since the lH of January 1888 bushels
of coal have been shipped to Richmond, Va. So
THE "WoRTH LEaIoN."-J. Egbert Farnum,
adiutsnt Of the Worth Legion, enlisted In N. York.
Ia case of war with SPAIN writes to the New York
Times, saying that the legion is organized aud
ready for any emergency.
ELECTION BETS Two bets of $1,000 and $500
were taken at the National Hotel, In Washington
Monday, by Virginians, on the coming election.
CAMEL KILLED "A camel, belonging to the Me-
uaaerie of Bailey CO. At Frankfort, Ky WAS kil-
led by lightning on the Let inst.