The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-04
DAILY DISPATCH.


DAILY DISPATCH.
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER I Iss7
IMPORTANT DECISION As TO NArunAlizup worms.
Judge doodloe, of the kentucky Circuit Court
mas rendered very important decision a. to the
rghts of persons naturaized In State courts In re
speet to the elective franchise. This decision VIA.
Isndsred in the case Of Hogan against Dudley
dudley while acting as Deputy Sheriff at the late
election In the city of Lexington refused 10
the vote OF Hogan because he was naturalizsd In !.
State Court Hogan instituted a suit for aamsgas
The case was fully argued on both sides bsfors
Judge Goodloe who in his decision embraced Tho
following points: -
l. voter may maintain civil action avainst
the judges OF election, for wnla,efy tcilfuLv and
knosc,ngty denying him the right to vote. =
z The power to establish uniform rules of natur-
azatfon is excisireiy vested In Congress and can.
not be exercised by the States
s. Tho process Of naturalization under the art of
1907 Is Jndscfal and not ministeyiol -
\. congress has no power under the Constitution
TO confer jurisdiction impose judicial duties nm
on the State Courts but the State Courts must look
to the Constitution and laws of their own STATS
for grants Of jurisdiction and as there Is nothing in
the Constitution and laws of Kentucky couferring
jurisdiction upon any Of her Courts to hear and
determine naturalization cases their iudgments
and certificates void, and confer upon these
holders no right to vote. g. s.... :.
Judge Goodloe had previously decided that the
papers Of person nsturalized in another State re-
quired the certificate Of the court there to make
them valid.
The NAVAL LCouRTs.-Yesterday the Third Naval
Court resumed its sessions. Commodore Storer re-
tains his place as President, but Captain Long il
placed by Commodore Stringham, and the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Commodore Newton
will be filled by Capt Goldsborough The First
and Second Courts are to meet on the 7th instant,
and will consist Of
First Coart.-Commodore LavaIettc, President;
Capt. Mercer, lin place of Capt. McCluney detash-
ed Capt. Adams.
!>cend Cburt--Capt. Mexican, Capt Pope, Capt
Van Brunt Same before.
AFFECTING SUIc1pg.-The Cleveland Herald OF
the 3lst August, gives the particulars of the sim
gular suicide of lady in that city by taking lau-
dsnum. 1t seems the deceased, Mrs. Isaac L. Reese
had been boarding at the house of DR.. Levi Brooks
under tho name VI Mary A. Treat, her maiden
name She was twenty three years DID, and had
been married some three years previous to Isaac
T. Reese, but had been separated from him for
about two years, during which time she had work
cd at the milliuers trade. On Sunday last, she
dressed herself with unusual care placing all her
ornaments upon her person, which led to the re-
mark of fellow boarder that she locked like q
bride. Yes she replied, "the bride Of DEATH
The next morning shc was found lying dead on the
outside OF her bed. She had dressed herself in
white, tied up her head in the manner of corpse
laid down deliberately upon the bed and drain- ed
the fatal draught. According to the medical tes
timony shs must have died almost instantly
When discvve o., her hands were folded across
her breast, and upon q table at the side of the
bed we're two empty two ounce vials that had con
tanned laudanum, and goblet with few drops
yet in it. She had written n number of letters tC
different persons: among them were two to a Wm
Wilson, who had married II cousin of the deceased
in which he was censurod in tue language Of des
pair and misery as being tho cause of her trouble
The jury decided to suppress the two letters direct
cd to MIR. Wilson; but enough, it is said is known
of their contents to shadow forth story of sin and
shame which should fill the conscience of any mar
with remorBe.
sHockIss APPKAr.-An affair of serious nature
occurred in the town of Washington, near Yer
bank, Dutchess county, n. Y. ON Sunday. 1t ap
pears that family named McDonell live there, u
which they are three brothers who work out du
ring the week, and return home on Saturday even
ing. One Of them, named Thomas, man of up
goverssble temper, probably under the infusnc,
Of liquor made sn attempt TO take the lives Of h,
father and brother, On Sunday. lie rushed upor
his father with pocket knife, severely wouDdIn,
him in the mouth. He then threatened to shoe
his father, and commenced loading gun for tina
purpose, when tho father ran into the woods. Iii
brother Patrick was standing about eight feet dis
tsnt, and Thomas deliberately discharged the gun
at him, the whole charge taking effect in the insid
Of the thigh, causing dangerous wound. Thoma
was taken into custody. ..-.t...ss
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILRoAp.-The Alex
andris Gazette says: "The travel over the 0rang
and Alexandria Railroad is now greater than eve
before, and the receipts for the month Of Angus
will, it ID thought far exceed those of any previou
month since the opening OF the road. Eight, min
and ten daily arrive, filled to oyerfowing will
passengers, and all who travel over the road speal
in the highest terms Of it. great desire ia man
ifested, not only here, but abroad for the speed
completion of the road to Lynchburg, by wbcl
means the distance between New York and New
Orleans will be SO materially lessened. On tn
completion of the Lynchburg extension, the Or
ange and Alexandria Railroad will bs the through
line of travel between the North and South"
MORE INDIAN TROUBLES IN MINSEsoTA-LyncI
LdW.-A few days ago German traveller was mur
dered by three Indians the the Mission House
| at Gull Lake, in Missouri. The mu.dersrs wer
promptly arrested, but a mob assembled, and to
king them from the custody of the Sheriff, hun;
| them on the spot. This has exasperated the In
disns generally that the most serious consequence
| are anticipated. All the members of the mission
have been compelled to fly to Fort Ripley for SAT,
| ty Application has been made to Col Abercron
bic. at Fort Rdgeley, to dispatch body of troop
| TO Fort Ripley to keep the Chppewas in submi'
| sion. "
| FROM KASsAs.-The Kansas correspondent Of tn
St. Louis Democrat says a meeting was held n
Lawrence the I'D ult., to elect delegates to III
| Grasshopper Falls Convention. The democrati
wing Of the free State party constituted ivesixth
of the auditory The delegates chosen were all il
favor of voting at the October election.
| nete prose7ui has been entered in the case c
| Capt. Walker.
| VERY LIGHT READING.--A Dublin paper, in d.
scribing human body lately discovered In an ex
| traordinary state of preservation in a peat bo
near Mulingar, says that It "nppeared TO be tina
| of a strong muscular man, and exhibited no per
ceptible marks of violence, except that the heaf
was severed from the neck inst on line with tn
root of the tongue" The exception seems rathe
m important one. .....
| OLD RErIc.--The old mail bag, in which, eight.
| <leto~n and New Haven, Conn, was carried, J
| stili preserved 1t is ahout eight inches vide h.
fourteen ling, and will hcldtwo or three qnarts
! DEcr .err-Clinton Cook, ESQ, an Influential cit
zen Of Queen Anne's county, Nd, died In Centre
willie. aftnr lingering Illness, on Saturday last i
| the jhd year of his age. He has represented tn
county in both branches of the Maryland Ieeislf
hre. and for the last four years the state Scr
nior, .t.t
PrrroSAL RENcouNTER.-Ex- Governor German on
| Mr. Wilson, both members of the Minnesota Cor
stitntional Contention, got into an alteration o.
I the 24tll ult in consequence OF offensive remark
applied by Wilson to Gorman, and the latter, 1t
| said, knocked Wilson down and chastised him 81
verely.-Boston Transcript.
OPPOSITION THE LIFE OF TBADE.--The steamers En-
peror and Adelaide arc running In opposition b,
| tween B, ston and the British Provinces. Passer
gers are carried to St. John for g. and to Eastpol
| for so cents. .t..-.. s-.sest.
DEATH OF A RAILROAD MAs.--The Portland Adye
tiser learns that MIR. George ii. Purkis, superiI
tendent of tho Grand Trunk Telegraph Line, die
suddenly at Montreal on Sunday, Of congestion
the lungs.