The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-03
VIRGINIA.
PAaalcIpE. A recent number Of the

RkvoLTrN0 PAnAfcrDE "A recent number of the
Jeffarsonville Advocate contains the following;
| The name OF MARKHAM has been for years motto.
Fious on the waters OF Sandy, by its connection
with bloodshed and homicide: and the bare men-
tion OF the name will awaken In the minds OF many
OF our readers who are familiar with Its history.
the recollection OF many deed OF blood with which
that name is, 10 their memories indeiibly sssocia-
| ted. We are sorry that il becomes our duty, as
pubic Journslists, to reeori yet another outrage,
more horrd. it possible, in its character than any
that have preceded Il.
| We learn from gentleman just from Wyoming,
| mar few days since, In the county of Logan, q
| man OF the name of Markham, being engaged In
something about which he wished the aid of one of
his sons, called on him for assistance. The young
| man so called on acted la such manner to
osfe instead OF aiding him. giving his father at the
same time impertinept answers to his remonstran.
ces; where upon the father calling to another son
70 take charge OF the matter ir hand, started to
| chsstse the dischedient son. He fled round the
house, the father pursuing and soon after disap-
| pear'pg from the sight of the son who remained
| behind be heard blow of so singular a sound as
70 induce him to run at once to see the cause. On
| turning round the corner of the housa, he found
| MS father lying on his face, his backbone liter
dtfy cat an facain by blow with axe, and In the
agon,es OF ceatb in fact he lived but about thirty
minutes. The murderer (the son who had fed was
| apprehended, and on the Introduction OF the axe
upon an examination before Justice OF the Peace
his father
PETERSBURG ITEMs-The Express of yesterday
announces that the City Guards, of Petersburg,
win visit Raleigh on the 2lst inst
little daughter of Mr.. Alexander Moody, while
playing, last Wednesday evening, fell down and
broke her arm
MIR John R. Thompson, OF this city, was announ-
ceo 70 lecture at Library Hall, Petersburg last
evening.
DEATH OF MR. SoUTHGATE We briefly an
nounced, yesterday, the sudden death of Mr.
Wright Southgate. cashier Of the Exchange Bank,
at Norfolk. 1t appears from the Norfolk papers
that the Board OF Directors had met and Just con
eiuded the business of the morning, when Mr.. s.,
who in his usual health, and sitting In Lis chair
at bis desk, in the Directors room, was suddenly
attacked, reciined his head, and died immediately
1t is supposed that his death was caused by some
disease of the heart. He was nearly eighty years
of age His wife, to whom he had been married
| about sixty years, survives him.
AN E1cURsIoN.-On Wednesday last, the mem
bers OF the Councils of Norfolk and Portsmouth
| made an excursion over the Ssaboard and Roanoke
| Rsroad, as far as Weldon, by invitation of the
President and Directors. Having inspected the
work. the Councillors pronounced 1t first rate, and
| returned to Fortsmouth about sundown. The trip
| was very pleasant one.
SAD FATALITY-The Winchester Virginian
states that young man from Loudoun, while
| journeyng towards Winchester, a week or two
since, was compelled by illness to stop in Clarke
County, where he was received into the family of
| Mr.. James H Clarke. The young man died, and
the diseaSe-said to be typhoid pneumonia-proved
contagious; and two ladies who ministered TO the
| dying youth--one a member of Mr.. C's family
| have followed him to the tomb.
| BALLOON AscENsroN.-Carrier the aeronaut,
/ made successful ascension from Percival's Isl.
and. -ar Lynchburg, last Wednesday. He de-
| scended some Is or 20 miles below the city. He
| appears, however, to have had the usual luck of
asronauts, and did not realize sufficient sum to
pay his expenses.
BOARD OF PUBLIC Works The Greenbrier Ere
announces to the people of the Middle District OF
Virginia that the American party will run candi
date for the Board of Public Works probably, it
| says, Joseph Segar, of Elizabeth City.
ELEcTIoN.-Mr E. D. Smith has been elected to
the post of assistant teller and note clerk in the
Exchange Bank at Norfolk
HEAVY RoBBEnY.-The office of Peyson King
receiver of money for the United States land Office
at Monroe La, was entered lately 10 the day time
and robbed of $4,000.
THE Iowa HILL TRAGEpy.-The late hanging
of Johnson, at Iowa Hill, California tor stabbing
man named Montgomery, appears TO have created
profound sensation in the public mind. and pro-
misses TO lead to serious consequences. Califor-
mia paper says:
Montgomery is still living. Johnson was hung
upon verdict of guilty of an assault with in
tent to kill. brought in by jury of the people, be-
| fore whom the testimony was delivered.
| The statement now is that warrants have been
issued for the apprehension of those engaged In the
trial and hanging that the Sheriff OF Placer had
| attempted to execute the warrants; that one man
had been rescued that he had ordered out posse
and that several hundred men were in arms TO re
| sist the Sheriff.
| Here we have some of the legitimate fruits of
! Lynch law-ot the attempt ON the part OF COM
munity to takenstce, law and the inhiction of the
penalty OF dearh into their own hands. IL is all
! wrong, and when the legal authorities be
reached. should never be resorted to.
1t appears, however that the people of California
are determined to resort to such summary meth.
DDS of punishment; for the last arrival brings the
following item of news:
A correspondent writes to the Sacramento Union
from jackson, Amander county, over date of the
30th ut, stating that the night previously an old
man by the name of McAllister, was killed at Vol
csno by young man named Macy. McAlster had
| a family at Volcano and at about 10 o'clock Macy,
who was intoxicated, attempted to euter his house
He was pushed out by McAllister, who told him i.
| was time to 60 to bed. Macy shortly afterwards
returned, and when the old man came to the door
he stabbed him, with bowie knife, killing him al.
most Instantly. He then fled, bur was taken By a
crowd, who took him short distance out of town,
on the emigrant road, and hung him up without
judge or jury Less than half hour elapsed from
| the time McAllister was stabbed until Macy was
| swinging in the air.
| THE GIBSON CAsE.-With regard to the case
of Capt. Gibson, the Warrington correspondent
OF the philsdelphia North American writes ss fol-
| lows, under date Of Jan. 27:
1 The correspondence In the Gibson case discloses
some curious features-It affords reason to believe
that this victim Of oppression Il not an American
citizen, and that the Dutch Government inflicted
the penalties of which he complains fer violations
of two local laws of which the exact counterparts
prevail In the United States The more this ease,
about which 90 much bother has been raised, IL
In vestirnted the moro ridiculous appears the noto-