The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-28

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sAvANsAH. Feb "a, 1857.
Yesterday was truly gala day In Savannah--
Inc Cnarleston Dragons having come ovar to
VISIT our Hussars, ana to contend with them for
.oe prizes, were escorted out to the Tenbroeck
.sce eoufse. where the exercises were 10 be gone
torough with. About ten O'Clock the troop formed
10 hne and started for the race course followed by
cfowds Ct carriages containing the beauty Of Sa-
vannan. forgot to mention Gov johnson was
% u ,ns.tsu guest OF the Georsi, Hussars, and was
escorted oy them TO the ground About half past
we've, the contest commsncsd consisting of sew
eing = nead, taking the ring and firing at marx
At full gallop. =
contest, beautiful saddle cloth vss nrss.ntsd 70
tntir captain. Next came q trial of saning and
a'ter long contest in which all coutended With
ls.ressnsss M and boldnsss. the Georei. Hussa .
Dragons will attend . bali given them hv tba
morning. ~ --'''-
Another duel took place on yesterday, 4. serivsn'.
Messrs J. Hendricks and o Kimbronpn W..
pons were rifles and distance fortyspacas Attha
mrs. e re-. neither were hurt but Mr. Kimbrono on =
second demanding another fre, the weapons.ys .ysere
&8Siu loAue0 anu pO8ltlOD6 Sak0n, At fhIa Aro
Mr. Hendricks fell mortally wounded Mr. Kim
brough being unhurt. Mr. Hendricks lies q. the
Pulaski House in great pain, and cannot recover
the doctors say.
Cotton, last week, was In good demand, and
prices Improved from an to /.
Campbels ninstres are affordipg lovers Of fun
an opportunity of laughing at their wit and humor
The ship Telegraph, which sailed from City
Point, Va some time last sprng, and was partial.
ly burned bare, sitter putting in for repairs has
an ahlIiff md WA rhtts al lacf
week Henry Brighsm," after one of our most
popular merchants. She Ia fine vessel, regular
clipper cut, and will tell with fair wind
Yours, VIGNETTE.
Mr.. Hendricks, ths gsntlem An named In the let
ter above, fingered In great agony until six o'clock
Tuesday morning, when be expired. The bali
entered his side just above the hip, and passed
through the smaller intestines The difficulty, it
is said grew out of the failure of one of the par
ties to fulfil an engagement with a young lady
nearly related to the other. Both of the parties
were residents of Columbus Ga.
OPERATION OF THE GUILLoTINE.-The Paris
correspondent of the New York Times, In giving
au account Of the execution of Verger, describes
the terrible guilotine. Verger walked up the
Ave steps, leading to the PLATFORM and then flung
himself down on the sixth: z
hasty embrace to tho chaplain; but he never rose
to his feet AS he attempted to do so the execu
TONER who stood behind him. pushed him forward
on to the slab which carries bis head under the
knife This slab, which ia so placed as to receive
the body as the criminal rises from his knees on
the last step or floor of the scaffold, IL now In
vention, used now only for the third time It re-.
ceives the body from the knees to the upper part
head projecting beyond. As the criminal falls up-
on 1t, instead Ct being obliged to tie him there.
As was formerly the CUSTOM an operation that
was somewhat difficult If the prisoner saw ft to
struggle springs now suddenly seize th. bo ~ and
holds 1t firm. This slab slides easily II kroo ves
and slight pressure on the person OF the crimi,
nal pushes 1t forward and places bis neck in ths
notch into which the knife falls. man is on the
other side, ready to seize bis head it passes 10
order to steady it; while another stands ready 10
pull the rope which lets the knife fall
The knife Is, in form, like the knife Of straw
cutting box only much heavier. 1t Ia placed dag.
onaly in the two uprights, along the side Of which
it glides lse saw mill gate, its diagonal position
gives 1t saving motion in cutting through the
neck 1t falls about twelve feet an so nicely sits
weight adapted to the force required, that it not
much II ors than cuts off the head without superfu
Gus noise. The moment the knife falls the springs
relax by quick movement the body is rolled of
on to tascule at the side, which, In turn, tumbles
the body on board, at the end Of which stand two
men ready to seize 1t, and sds it into close car
riage, which stands ready. backed up for the pur~
pose. III uho mAuucT, Tue man VINO Is charged
with the holding of the head lets 1t drop into bas
kes at bis feet sezss the basket, and hands 1t to
a man of the scaf9ld, who Immediately places it
in wagon with the body; the door of the wagon
Is oosea Irecipitasely. and at once moves off the
ground. All this 10 but the work of An Instant
When Verger was pushed forward on the board
he raised up bis shoulders if to try to release
himself ON the clamps His head vas bare and
as be di" so be turned bis face upwards sufficient
ly to lake last hurried look to the side where l
stood. shall never forget this last glance Of the
criminal. His face was then injected, no doubt
from being pushed forward 90 suddenly on the
board As be made this movement, the execution.
pushed his shoulders hardly down on the board
and this movement served the double purpose of
brineii the body nat and of sliding the head under
the axe The little wheel at the top of the upright
turned half round, and the knife fell.
The whole affair was accomplished with such
'spidity that great majority of the audience did
no. know that it had occurred Indeed, its rapldiy
w.sn most frightful feature. From ihe MON ent
the como >nned man issued from the gate till his
body had 20 the ground, was but one minute by
the watehf he assassinat ton was not less maSnis
Aeanrlv nsrforu,ed than the exp ration
ACCIDENTS NEAR MAk1INsBURG, VA The
Martu,burg Americsu records TWO recent se~
rous accidents near tlas pace. inemas hoiio>
ran, in the employ of the ,ailroad company, At
TEN pted TO lump on the train while 1t was in mo.
ton aud fell and had both legs SO fearfuly crush.
ed as to render amputation necessary. On SUN
day morning at two o'clock, man named Mat.
thew Holland, . sub boss on the road was discov-
cred TO be lying on the track but too late to pIe-
vent the train from passing over him, cutting him
10 two and taking off both legs. He was very
steady man, and a. there are suspicious OF foul
NAV. the coroner had the affair In hand.
HIT AT RAILROAD TRAYELLING.-Some
vasish chap who don't appreciate ride from
O ,densourg to Rouse's Poiat ca the "accommoda'
tiol" train-through 10 twelve hours--has witt
ten with q pencil on the bottom of ops of the time
,shles at Douglass hotel Passengers are no: per.
mi.tsa 10 leave the cars to snow ball while going
on down grades
BEAUTIFUL MIRAGE-Un Tuesday OF last week
the people of Coburg. Canada, were delighted Dy
a FRA, ID display of the wonderful phenomeuon mi
rage. BY which they could distinctly see the Amer
icsn .hars and small objects not less than sixty