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


saturhny Morning, April 4, 1887.
BOY FOURTEEN YEARS OLD CONVICTED OF
MuRDER-His Sentenced 10 Death,-The Toronto
(oanada) Globe gives detailed account of the
trial OF boy named James MGarrie. between rs
ana IA years old, for the murder of James M Gull
q boy nine years of age, in October last In the
township of Garafraxa Carada According to the
evidence the murder was most deliberate and in-
human Having had quarrel with the boy M
Cuii he enticed him into the woods to get apples
and when there he beat him with a stick and after.
wards took piece of a broken bottle, cut his
throat with 1t, and fiicted gashes and cuts All
over his body. He then stripped the body hid it
between Two logs, and with the clothes tied up in
bundle, left the scene. When questioned nv
nj Culs father he denied the murder bu. after.
wards confessed it, giving its horrible details He
escaped the vigilance of the officers for tw weeks
out was subsequently captured
Alter the evidence was heard the iurv bav;n,
retired few minutes. gave a verdict of ouiltv ~
m, m,iIul muroer, with recommendation to mercy.
4 ne Judge, before pa ssng sentence asked the how
:, uu had any thing TO say why the sentence Of
death should not be passed upon him He reni;ed
Il say they've sworn TO lie Old Scot, s.11a ~ -,
gave me 20 and did not" He then sentenced b;r,
TO snlfer death by hanging the II h dav of anrii
next stating that he would lay the whole facts he.
fore the Executive, but expressed the onn;or ~
mere " az no nope OF mercy from that quarter. on
account OF the horrible nature of his crime nrr-
Ing the whole trial the prisoner exhibited no s;or.
OF sensbity and received the sentence with On
air OF callous and careless indifference
ENGLAND AND THE CHINEsE-The Washing
ton Inteligencer publishes letter, which purports
20 snow the general policy Of the operations in
onina' adopted by the British Government. and
which the special Minister and the Admiral NJ tho
British forces have been instructed to carry m, -
It says:
The greater the objection to the Mint.ter;a,
measures on the pert OF the Commons the mora will
the energy of Ministers be displayed in preDarfno
the material tor revision OF the Chinese treaty ths
greater the exertons of the Admiralty to put into the
hands of LORD Eein to discus the treaty at the
mouth of peiho and oH Eankin, in the meantims
closing the doors of commerce at Canton Foo-ahsw
and other ports Long before the present Parliament
mss to an end such negotiations will have hsen
insusursted In China as will put it out OF the power
of any NJ w Ministry to suspend them There can be
no backing out; we must go shead,' a. ths young
Americans say, and put reIa.iona with China on
permanent baals France 10 in for it, and has adopt
ed, as we learn from the best authority, measures
identicai with our I'm to obtain THE desrabls end
II will b. fortunate for ALL and especially for China
If the United States should Join US In s.ttlipa tn.
present question You have large interest In tbs
matter and you cannot we'll land aloof; YOU NAV
not make war, but you can help us to make peace,
and you may bs arsured that your CO operation is
earnestly sought by England and France
ut is not the wish, would it be for the interest
of Ensl nd if she had the desire, to seek of China
any exclusive privileges What she will damand at
the door OF Pekn itself If necessary, must be de.
manded for the good OF tho world, and it is TO be
hoped that the great commercial nations of the
west will present their joint moral Influence tn
bring the Chinese to ad ustment without much
loss Of time, and without any loss of blood or OF
credit"
A SPLENDID WEDDING.-At the marriage cere,
mony on the 18th nit. between the Countess He.
lena Kielmauaegge, daughter ef the Hauoye,isn
Minister, and Lord Arthur Hay, the bride was
superbiy atired in costly Brussels lace dress
with double shirt, supported byls rich white pouu
de SOL elegantly ornamented with transparent
bouffants of tulle and ibbop; the corsage basque
trimmed with the same material. The Countess
q wreath of orange blossoms, made and
presented by the Lady Louisa Hamilton over
which fell magnificent Brussels lace VEIL Upon
one arm her lady ship wore splendid bracelet the
marriage gift of the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary; and upon the other rare
specimen of antique jewelry given by her father
Tho bridal presents were of magnificent charac-
ter: Her Roysl Highness the Duchesssot Gouces-
ter presented cabinet of rare and costly manu-
facture her ladyshps father gave a splendid
diamond tiara, valued at $4,000; the bridegroom
rausacke the stock of Mr.. West, Of st. James's
street for of his choicest dressing cases and
the Duchess Of Wellington sent her sister.in slaw
a Dresden dessert service of great value, The
Duke and Duchess Of Manchester the Duchess Of
Inverness the Marchioness IF pweeddale. the Mar.
ehioress of afford the Baroness Rothscnid, and
many otht rs also sent vsluss p'evnts
NEW POSTAGE TREATY On the first sof April
the postal treaty with France went into effect
By il the postage quarter ounce letters from any
part of the United States to any part of France is
fixed at Is cents-prepaymenI optional. By the
same treaty, letters to and from Belgium, Holland
Switzerland, Sardinia, and the German States ex-
cept Austria, are sent fer 21 cents-to and from
Denmark, Austria. Servia Roman States. Parma
and Modena, for 81 cents-Russa, Poland, Sicily
Malta, Greece, Alexandria. Jaffa, Beyrout, Trpo.
Ii, Messna, Smyrna, Constantnople &c. for 80
cents-Sweden and Norway for 80 cents-prepay-
ment in each case optional Letters for Spain
Portugal and Gibraltar are sent to Behobie, post.
age 81 cents-pre paid for the lonian Islands to
Trieste for n cents, pre- paid; and for China and
the East Indies, to the end of the English East
India steamship routes for 80 cents prepaid.
HANDSOME PREsENT.-We were shown yes.
terday besutiful and highly flushed escri.oire
or portable writing desk, which was made pre-.
sent by Ledy Fradklin to Mr.. Morton, with the fol-
lowing inscription brass plate inlaid in the
lid 'Io MIR. w am Morton, who shared the for
tunes and searned the gratitude of her much be-
loved friend DR. Kane from Lady Franklin No.