The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-08


8, 1867. faH 4anaf
A PRECIOUS BEAR.-The Detroit Press has the
following account Of desperate encounter with a
bear-sad to be the same brute that killed boy in
that vicinity, few days previous:
party Of men were engaged in the woods on
Thursday last, in constructing shanty, when, it
being found that a certain stick OF timber WAS
needed for use German, named Heidam took an
axe and went into the swamp to cut it. He was
in search Of an appropriate piece for the purpose
intended, when he was startled by the sudden APP
partition Of large black bear, standing few feet
from him, and eyeing him intentIy.
large dog, which accompanied him. immediate
iy attacked the bear seizing her by the launches.
and hanging ON like grim death. Heidam. seeing
the bear occupied in defending herself against the
dog thought he had sure thing Of it, and ap-
preached to strike her with the axe The bear. on
seeing this movement, raised herself upon her
launches, and Heidam struck at her head with
the axe caught the blow with her fore paw, and
sent the axe flying through the air, entirely out
of reach. The force of the blow being miscalcIi-
lated, the consequence was that Heidam lost his
balance. and the bear caught him in its grasp, and
held him in deadly hug, that deprived him of
very power of motion. The dog meanwhile work
ed manfuly for his master, and kept the bears
teeth In constant action, in defending herself
from his attacks, thus probably saving his Lias
ters life. Fortunately, the party which Heilanl
had just left not far distant and his cries for
help, together with the loud growlings OF the dog
attracted their attention, and of the party sez
ing brOGdaxe, hastened in the direction of the
noise CoLIing in sight of the bear, who still held
Hedam in deadly grasp made rush at her with
his broadaxe -.i
The animal, not liking the looks of this rein
forcement, let go the man aud made of at full
speed followed by the dog, who soon returned bad
ly wounded. Heidafn upon f,eing released dropped
upon the ground senseless, from the effects of the
hug, and was taken up by his companions and car
RED TO place of safety, where he was re.uscited
He has not yet recovered from the effects of the
desperate struggle, so as to be able to do any
thing.
The bear was accompanied by her three cubs
ana mas been seen by dozens of persons in the same
nefghoorhoOd within the last two or three weeks
DEATH OF A IERoINE.-Madame Cecil Roy, relict
Of the late John Baptist Roy, died at St Joseph,
on the 10th ult. The Gazette says:
She attained the good age of seventy years. the
latter part Of which emhttered bv much suf
fering, which she bore with the same fortitule
which sustained her when fighting by her hus-
bands side. at the celebrated stermiur of Fort
sans Dessein by large party of Indians She and
her husband, without any other support three
times repul5ed the Indians. She not only loaded
her husbands arms but used the rifle herself and
The Indians, at their final retreat left thirteen
dead braves within the stocEade of the fort
This lady was perhaps the first female pioneer Of
fhe TAR west and her bravery had received honora.
BILE mention in Westmore's Gazetteer of Missouri -
and the "Annals of the West"
SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION Some time
since boy in this vicinity fell from tree with nm
open penknife in his hand. He struck in surb
manner as to force the blade through his ear into
his head. The blade broke off leaving an inch and
2 quarter OF its length buried out of sight in tn.
substance of the head. The blade eventually mass
ed into the brain. An application to several emi-
ION Nn.x III
to bring relief The was at last hroubt IN IN,
attention Of DR.. Middleton Goldsmith of Castleton
Medical College, who lately succeeded hv dnIicata
operation, in removing the blade. After the re-
tom OF the cavity. The hearing, which had been
impaired was entirely restored and the boy is now
as good as new.-lhddlebtay (Vt.) paper.
REMARKABLE LoSGEvIrT-We Yesterday saw nm ola
Gentleman over whose heal as we are reliably in
formed by those who know him. one hundred sun,
'ners have passed. His name il Thomas Lattimora
and he lives somewhere in Eastern Ohio He ,yns
accompanied by his son. venerable old man of 70
wears The father looked the younger of the twa
and was more active on foot than the son
- Wheeling Intel.
BERANGER continues to occuny notice in tbe
foreign press. Immense crowds go to pyreI.
, ,haiSc to visit his temporary resting place. The
hawkers offer horrible lithographc portraits with
Geranger's name affixed to them. He has left
notarys at Passy. lie il known to have collected
notes fora history of France, and to have com
menced his memoirs.
MINISTER SHOT AT.-As Rev VIM p Merrill of
bidiotnrd, Maine, was returning home, a few even
ings since after delivering temperance lecture in
that town. two men jumped from the woods and en-.
deayored to seize his horse by the bride and fail
ing to do this. one of them fired pistol at him.
IN examining his hat after arriving home, ur
Merrill found that ball had passed through is
upper part. near where the ton of his head must
have been. Mr. Merrill was in a buggy wagon.
aud he probably owes his escape to the feetness ol
his horse.
Man kILLED.-Last week an old miner. accompa
MED by his dog, got into an empty mining car to p
up the incline at Hampshire mines. His dog in
attempting to get into the car while it was in mo-
ton, fell under the car, was crushed TO death
thfe" the car of the track which resulted in kill
ing ing III! master Thus died the master and his dog
iht MINER name was Johnson Piedmont Ind
MILL BuRNr-The large and valuable Nanufac
turing NH of DR.. Henry Lewis located near law
IN BfunsWick, was destroyed hy fire on
NE nIght ei the nth nit The fire was discovered
tp"nt haIi-past O'clock. p. NJ Int the FAM,
spread so rapidly, and there was so LITTLE bal, az
nth1 that II was impossible to stay its progress :
ii'' loss Is 'oti: al the property not insured
---- Fstersdurg Iptel.
iNcENDlARE Rsrs.-A building in Hamilton. n
- 'ftn't htbt btliE DESTROYED hy fire nth
day, through the nstrumentality of rats m
vermin had carried matches from a sbon II, th
building into their nest between the waa,ha,
boards and iathing, where fire was soon kirdIet
when; when discovered. required the exertions o,
several persons to extingush. The incident il !
suggestive one.
SHOT BY BURGLARs.-Alexandria Boyd. keeper n,
grocery in West Eighteenth street. New Yorl.
was awakened last Wednesday morning bv hnr-
glars breaking into his store, aud on going down
to seize them one Of the gang shot him with a re.
vOlyer. infiicting wounds which will probably tor
inmate fatally. Two of the number Edward Ian
draman and Francis Campbell, were subsequently,
arrested.
Four ocean steamships left New York Monday
the Asia, for Liverpool with Il passengers the In
diana, for southampton and Bremen. with les: the
Glasgow. for Glasgow, with 76 and the Illinois, for
Aspinwall, with 900 for California.
SALES OF LANp-The Goshen farm late the pro-
perty of Joseph Bell, deceased, in Rockbridge CO..
Virginia, has been sold 70 Abncr w Moore. for
$4,000. ItContains 450 acres. The Greenlee estate.
in the same county, containing SAB, has been pur-
chased by Francis T. Anderson, for $4,000.
II0rEL on LAKE SUPERIoR.-Mr Elisha Riggs. Of
the firm ofCocoran 4 Riggs Washington, d. e., has
entered into obligations, it is stated, with the pro
prietors Of the city of Superior, at the head waters
of Lake Superior, to erect at that place within two
years a hotel costing not less than 100000
STRUCK BY Manufacturing severe thunder
storm on last Friday night the lightning struck
large locust tree in Mr.. Chambers Hardins field
near Easton, Md, and killed eight fine hogs that
we're sleeping under the tree. The ninth one was
also struck and badly stunned, but recovered early
nextmorning.
THE LATE AFFRAY AT LoUIsyLLE.-The grand jury.
now sitting in Louisville KY. have returned true
bills Of indictment against Mr.. Prentice, of the
Journal, and Mr. Durrett of the Courier, for carry,
ing concealed weapons. and for personal attacks
made upon each other in the street.
DOUBLE MURDEE.--A colored barber, named
VIM III Smith in 81 Iouis in a fit ofi iaaIeasv an,