The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-26
THE DAILY DISPATCH

THE DAILY DISPATCH
Thnrsaay sterntna. June 2e, 1855.
BArTLEs OF LOLA MoSTEs-P Probable Her Last
While the suit In the case Of Lola Monies
charged withwhipping II. Seekamp, editor of The
baiarat, Australia, Times, was progressing. the
career of that estimable lady a. a a.houlder hit
Ter, was brought to an ingIorious and paiufuI ter
minafion- The affair has been briefly mentioned
ent NJ atoken of proper respect to the memory Of
the professionally defunct pugilist, the Ballara,
Journals says:
1T Is necessary, before we give any account q
the disturbance, to state that Madame Montes had
snare In the proceeds fthe theatre; and, on one
evening tnenouse was so full that she xpected To
receivs at least eighty pounds moro than Mr. Cros
py thought proper 10 award her. Madame Monies
perhaps correctly. believing herself defrauded of
her just due, made use of some expression deroea.
tory TO Mr. Crosby; and on Saturday evening, she.
with her characteristic boldness, repeated them
In the presence of Mr.. Crosby and his wife: where
upon Mrs. Crosby Immediately comnencer stri.
KING Madame with heavy whip. which she broke q
M 10 me sIuggie, tnen seizing Madame by the hair.
and beating her most numerically about the head
and neck, SO much so that it rendered MAZDA me 10.
taiiy unable 10 appear on the stage according 10
public announcement
hhy ouc hhoWius tue CallDre OF Mrs. Crosby
VIII easily understand how unequal the contest
must have been, especially as the sole spectator
was MI Crosby, her own husband, who il is easi-
ly TO be understood would not call foul play 80
long as MS wife was what is CALLED getting the
best OF it. Indeed, so severely was Lola han.
died, that Dr. Mount was sent for to dress her
wound; he wrote a certificate this effect that in
consequence of severe injuries sustained by Ma
dame Monies, 1t was impossible for her to appear
that evening. This certificate Mr. Crosby had
81 hPf fha audi
urday evening, and had the still further stupidity
to state the real cause of her indsposition, thnk
lug, no doubt, thereby to enhance his interest and
posiion In the eyes of the audience. He stated
on the stage. how his wife had amused herself by
the agreeable recreation of personal combat
with the redoutabie Lola Montes and then went to
the side wing and brought forth this championess.
whom he introduced as the '.whipperess of the
whipperess of whippers" title which is not like.
ly to be disputed by any of the fair sex of Balla
rat asd of which the enviability is not matter of
question.
The audience did not appear to take the matter
exactly as Mr.. Crosby would have wished for
great clamor arose for Lola Monies, and one man
jumped on the stage and took the medical certifi.
cate from MIR. Crosby's hands and read it aloud -
The uproar then became very great and the ma
Jority OF those present went back to the office and
demanded their money again, which was at once
reterned-the theatre after that remaining opeu
free ~ all who liked to enter, but it must be said
continual kissing was kept up throughout the
house until the performance came to termination.
1t appears that Mrs. Crosby has not had enough
of glory, for during the whole of yesterday fore.
noon she had kept up sort of hen crow, and &C.
tuaily made another whipping assault on Lola
Montes, using, at the time, language the most dis.
gusting that could disgrace the mouth of man,
much more of a woman. Lola is very severely
hurt in several places, and it is likely she will not
appear again on the stage at Balsrat.
PREMATURE BURIALS-The haste which some
people manifest to write their friends obituaries
often give rise to grave mistakes, which would be
ludicrous were it not for the soemaity with which
the subject is invested. In the year 1892 while
the cholera was raging in this city, those tho died
Of the epidemic were sometimes buried with indie.
cent haste and lack OF ceremony, which, under
other circumstances, the public would not have
tolerated. Late one afternoon an honest citizen
was just sitting down to dinner, and preparing to
rest after the fatigue of the day, when his dream
of comfort was suddenly interrupted by the ring.
ing OF his door bell He went to the door, and was
met by strange face, which seemed to have soma
connection with dsad-cart, with the parapherna-
liza of hasty burial, which second glance told him
was stationed in front of his dwelling The mex.
pected visitor attempted some apology but it was
impossible conceal the fact that he had called on
unpleasant business; in fact to transport the
ter of the house to the nearest cemetery, whose
synonym Qhe place appointed for all lring) seemed
suddenly to have acquired an Interpretation which
was probably never contemplated by the psalmist.
The gentleman refused certainly with some
show of reason to enter the vebicle at least he ad
ded, till after dinner, aud returned to discuss that
meal with what relish he might.
Not long ago, dead body was taken from the
water at Alexandria, Virginia Having been re-
coguized and claimed by the wife of q citizen as
the corpse of her husband, it was duly borne to
the grave with due solemnity, followed by the
widow and children in all the habiliments of woe
Several days passed. when the husband and father
whose funeral had lately been celebrated, sudden
ly returned in the full enjoyment of perfect health
The surprise with which he was greeted, and his
own At hearing what had occurred, may be imag
ined. The sequel Of this strange story did not ter.
inmate SO happily. The sexton, it seems, had run
up large bill for funeral expenses which the city
authorities refused to allow, and the consequence
was that the man had to pay fer his own burial
More recently. at South Boston, man stepped
off from the Old Colony Railroad bridge into the
water aad was drowned: From papers found on
his person it was supposed that he was French
boot maker who resided in Philadelphia. A tele.
graph dispatch was accordingly sent to his family
informing them of their berea vement, aud csking
for instruction respecting the disposal of the body
The Boston authorities received q prompt reply
cording to the best or his belief, he was alive and
WELL they might foc the present suspend all soliei
tude about his remains Flash. Globe.
LETTERS IN RELATION TO KANsAs.--An inter
estipg correspondence has taken place between
Amos A. Lawrence, Esq of Boston, and ex.Sena.
tor Atchson, of Missouri. in relation to Kansas