The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-22
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Nav YORK, Dec 20.
The trial of Huntington the forger. Is MAKING
rapid progress and the defence mas commen ,,,s N
we're the disclosures OF hts forg~ries. IL 30"
claimed that he Ii insane-or rather, thai Dc Ia
monomania for forgery, and pract'sed n.n ~
youth, TO deceive his father. BY false reco'a ~
his Are In the family bible. His forgeries sly
no " claimed to have reached IN assress'ss 80, a..
twenty millions, and his defence |" "p0"
greand alone. ,h.-,.s
Counsel also took the ground that Mr onaI 1N
Beldou had perfect knowledge OF All .nese 10,
his dupe- Huntingtons habits In cary Iniunoou
we're dweIt upon In order to show tne' TUG orsnn
of destructiveness was particularly uevrneu. ~ '.
used to break rosewood pisuos, 'or inssAuec' W
safety a morbid curiosity to learn II they were
vepesred He also used to dissect watches. mu
steal boxes. etc in defiance OF parental chaatiTe
ypeut. 10 which he was always remarkably insen'
sible.
The father Of the prisoner man about 10 years
sthe first witness for the defence GA being
ssked a. To the education of his son the District
Attorney objected, remsrking, lit was of no con
s,ouepce whether MIR. Huntington was educated
in the Latin language, the French language, for tie
church or for the States prison,
Thi, remark severely condemned by prI
s,ners counsel who observed, that If the District
Attorney thought that sIch saying was Id good
taste in the presence of that boary headed old
man, (pointing to Hantngton's father1 then he
hoped God would preserve him from following
such an example to the latest hour of his life"
This bit of sentiment brought down the house"
in burst of applause, which the Court suppress
ed As well as it knew how.
Mrs t.leano H4nas, aged liz years died on Thurs
dag. She had several great great grand cniidIen
and also two daughtcrs, aged 81 ye ars
Hon Alexander Bower, the epuoican member OF
enby from the First district OF Tom klns county
all be unable to take his seat this ~inter. DE Is
physically and ment. y prostrated by i'll health.
Ire grand Republic ball came IN Thu sday
evening at he Academy of Music, sld vt 8 said to
have been superb affair Col. and Mrs Fremont
were present as were other members OF the fanny
licaus ais , at ended The music was by DodsHorth Q
ospd-one hundred performers
The ''firsr hop of the season," came OH at the
METROPOLITAN, and attended by about 40 or oto
parsons 1t Is described as too cioSded but still
brilliant sddir.
The Broadway Theatre re opens Monday night.
Among the company are Mr.. ami Mrs. A ii Dsven-
port, Mis- Plsce T Pi'eiis and Harry Lorraine q
new y imported English actor
Til. Be gan st.ausr Constitution, capt.
Pongin arrived this morning from Antwerp Nov il,
via Sou h mpton.
~ The steamer Atlantic sailed for Liverpool to-day
with Is sassenseIs and 463 Az q in specie.
The 20 h inst bes been esifnated IS the day for
eecting ocsrs to fill sby vacauces In the Stock Ex,
change A President and two Vice Presidents viii
be chosen. Tits needless to say that Mr. Jacob Lit
IL is MT candidate.
The store of Messrs. levitt L Co, No 80 Stone
street. extensive 1ur deslers was Destroyer by ire
last night. Loss t'oC0o.