Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-11
AN APRIL FOOL HOAX x7Tnirlq
Tte .H9Silt gyehitig Nsw. has lhs foIlorint s.Drr

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| SoLp,-As The Citrone0e train wus ON IL downx.
Tip 10 this city yesterday morning an incident occnsd
thai caused no little amusement 70 the passengers A.
as ss was apPFoashing Fight Nile staon LADY quite
hand and face concealed from view br bs5dsoms vii
va, d.fs9ystsd ,t,Pdps on the platform Thetrao was
9ssSssd % ,GP Of S9ars 70 take inthe fair
Jumped out upon the platform cried out a, vsu.I III
aboard! at the same time raising his hat and politely
extending his hand to help the lady aboard Sb how.
yer did not recognize his gaIIlhtrs bot stond dnh "a
notunes as st11le The aston shed c0ndsefor av.n
ssd ipIoIDntAty raised the veil when 10 iust-ad of
i4ee ot female desh aud beauty the words 'Apri Fool
Inscribed on Black tight wood chpnL " -',;s.,,I; 80
isl' visiont lie Started back gave the ssvaJ % b &
.ih unusual yoleHce jumped aboard eIeaming to the
ih1esnt engineer n stentorAn voice-"who the told
uHe sequel 10 the story.remsrks the Daily Advertise
res riSAier than the fpregong, When the Nississppi
tram came along few hours later the conductor oblr
ved female figure standing in ,he tnia ioifhs 'r
apppenry going toward the Gy. The Il an, sas on A..
EIase consisted OF eight pretty Ne loaded
aud was gOing With considerable speeJ Con..o" s ri
this the Conductor had the whistle sounded nj "a
sht'y, Ven the figure rnoved not She Rrst he dsf
hoSsht lhe conductor and ordered saeken speed and
sppHd anotber alarD-but the woman still stood in the a.
rect path ofthe hrebfeathng locomotive while the Dis
lance between the two being rather uncnmor,abIv
decreased - .t, f.t, .. =.
Now, really alarDe the conductor sbouted TO shut the
blAkes hard down TO shut of steam but il ted too st
The cars would not stop and terrible ~ 1.l., 49,.
eHcher caught the supposed woman and l,sed her ,r
twenty iset Oh 70 the horror of passe1gers and the un
ksep terror OF assistant superintendent copducoy ard
etginecr hoatiug through whose e.ri i.-;g. - ~ .u
eonrtaeie visions OF iDquest grnid iiIr W. o,itor t
when tse raa stopped they hurried with pallid cheek,
ana ulrohbipg hearts to the spot where the Door nn,,
hae rested aud 10 u the snIe bit of wood With m.
same April fUdf stamp thstso trdrbJd she Citronr.
conhue0r Ja7t theu peal Of hughor came from,
r1ol snd bery Of girI we're
were TIE eieVer Hahors of the doublr hoas and tbey
o V''eu 10 premium lor the SUCCESS of their inven-
N'i i't - --- ll-c.igrr1r
BoRSrD TO DEArHBS CGuPHoa--t Iaj,5Nrs I,,v
Wines OF GrceuPor L. L. while reaching un 10 the shely
which wt over stove ia her house. accidentally knocLsj
TIE cstnphor bottc over IT. contents s4Te snIsJ -,
hcT dfess, satniing waiss aud sleeves and als non
u@sovs Here % eaught fire. and tbs aanes reaching
uPNlrJ she was Instantly epvelOped in them and 40 ss
rou+y burned that after lingering about fortnight in
great pain, she died last week -,7- --e-'--,r ~
S'trN hISSssor, There iss Isrgr aait region in
Nness'l.A company chastered At tho recent sea
soN "i the legislature to explore IT, anil " deemed expe
dent eugagdiu the manufacturer The at Snrires "a
hkea Thich arr surpassed be rich be nfrth In Nnns
sofa d pAs.y N British Aneriea and cover an eren Of
iep thousand sInlre miles. the manukscture nrov..
successful t will the expense Of ttanspoby from th
Eist ~ .tUu i..f-.. N ',' II - 'O"n '"e
We learn from the Tilhbas-r ~ is.iI that Gov
bsoo0s aesprng of accomplishing asythng in reference
y the Indian difficulties by correspondence b.s ,,n ~,
Washington 70 STATE the case I'M pArst kt tbc PsIn,
and Sectetaty oi War. ie fils he win Immeji.t.is
oss'ene the LsRisanre lie has 90 m0ney and no mean.
tN. FN''h liH y VoNerlfss, and afnfd
slequtte protection 70 e ohdef4nen sitb5t s1bori,v
Uf iSw. ''f wr'. ,f r.IrU no I'-' 80 '''P
W. Ps6rs BtlsrHEuv ~ fench advefturer has ar.
uSe ~ NeU York 70 eSbibu living taboaux Al one of
lle theatres, and among them personahons Of the
agouies Of ne crdchso o the Stvour 6fnankDdy Of
We "Eietatob " che Co4" the "aa, Mouspnt" and the
"Deosni lroo e cross Thiss an outrsss upon Chris
nib ''If'T r
Pgfs'or LebR ~ been oae ave ,bci.ssi dsr, n \. -
qonr - hi' eopniv Aad deser " i~ciarys