The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-02

Trr cuAnffSfor DurE- TAs TELEGRAPH has
stased that "a afYair Of honor occurred nsat
Charleston. 8. O.. Monday evening. hesween u M
4. Taber. Jr., Esq., one II the editors g !.
CharIestos Mercury, and Col. Edward Aaer.'n.
IL which the former was MORALLY wounded' ~"
died an hour after. Ths dIfacuisy originated HON
the publication Of articles In the Mercury 10 re'el
ence 70 the Hon. A q. Masrath. Sasisfacs'en -
demanded by the brother. and meeting sooA P'As.'
Difficulties continued 10 she way OF IN adjus1ms1''
and Mr. Taber fsii a. the third IRE the pau -.
effect In his head The. weapons were pisso'1 -
the distance ten PAGES. ~ $500
CoTToS MovEMEyT.-The New Orleans Dei'.
of Friday states that the day before snere Ws'e :.
sold in that city 5000 bales of cotton WINCH
prices to advance l at cent.
scRsys AT A FUSERxL;-It u seldom that
paragraph ia published portraying more fully the
DEGRADATION Of human nature than the following
from the Philadelphia Bulletin:
An exciting scene took place yesterday after.
noon At funeral in the 18th ward. It seems that
4 woman died suddenly on Saturday afternoon
Coroner Delavan held an inquest In the case, and
an undertaken was sent for TO prepare the body
for interment Yesterday, when all was ready for
the funeral the undertaken demanded his pay for
his services and the money not being forthcoming
he turned the corpse out of the coffin, and stripped
the body of the shroud. The proceedings caused
q good deal of excitement. particularly among the
neisboring women A rough pine coffin was sub.
sequently procured at the expense Of the city and
n.o this the body Of the poor wretch was hudaled,
while her husband. helpless from drink, stood by.
GALE AT NEW YoRK-The New York Journal
of Commerce of Tuesday afternoon says:
10
gale from the Southeast to East with heavy rain,
but as yet we hear of no disaster to the shipping
10 port There Is at present large feet of ont
ward bound vessels anchored In the North river,
but they all seemed to have weathered the gale.
Several cellars along the East and North rivers
were flooded, owing to the high tide.
sRIGHTs" OF CoLoRED PERSONS IN OMNIBUsEs
In the Supreme Court in New York, on Satur
day, a colored woman named Sarah Higgins,
brought an action to recover $1,000 damages
from the owners of the Waverly line of omnibuses,
from one of which she had been elected by the dri
yer on account of her color. The judge charged
that carrier was bound TO carry all passengers;
white or black, who presented themselves to the
capacity of his conveyance, and under reasonable
regulations. The jury however did not agree
with him, and failed to give verdict.
public reception and dinner to Mr.. Peabody by the
| citizens Of Danvers. will take place on Thursday
Oct g, a, South Danvers. The ceremonies will
consist of a public procession, parade of twelve
hundred school children, and dinner under q
mammoth tent.
The Republicans" in Maryland, begin to doubt
the expediency OF having an electoral ticket In
that State. '7
A nugget of gold weighing six ounces troy
weight, has been found in stream near Arklow
county Wicklow Ireland 81 .,
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad is now
open to Chawalla Station, eighty-four miles from
Memphis, Tenn. fs
George Greenhouse, of Kentucky, was murder
ed recently near Franklin, Kansas, and robbed o.
5000.
Robert G. Scott. Esq, addressed Democratic
meeting at Branchtown, Pa, Saturday evening
last. .t
Hon. VIM. Smith, of Virginia, has gone to Penn
syvania, at the Invitation of the Democratic Com
inittee, TO speak in that State in favor Of Mr.
Buchanan. = .t.
Rev. Mr.. Prater, of Ky, has been escorted GU
of Texas for expressing abolition sentiments il
that State. g. ~
John ]. Palmer. Esq has retired from the edi
toria conduct of the Charlotte IN. CO Democrat
Neafe the tragedian is playing in Norfolk, Viz
gina. f...L-4
There were 2,059 deaths in Philadelphia las
| month. lt....-. .e-
q DRISCoLRs BALM OF THOUSAND
FLOWERS, Is cents per bottle only. The mos
l.