The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-18
u,.nmend Markets, April IL.

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=, az So and shove that; with few seles at sooo
WaEAr-The advance noticed ye'tsrd.y !: man
,.;,sd and is cents on the better description
we auote pri ne red 140c prime white looc. Xhe
amount coming in isvery messre. M ..
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RurrER There i, q considerable demand for
Butter. and good il readily disposed OF IN PA'A"s''
BY Telegraph
RALrrMosE. April II Flour, Corn and Wheat
firm, and prices discharged
Nrw Yoax, April II Flour heavy, at yesterdays
rates Nothing doing in Corn ana neat P'iees IN
charged. Stocks lower; Va Is "S't.
Al r r,o1Is CoURTsHIP "A matter Of fact
notice has been going the rounds. stating thst
Mrs. Mary j. Shultz, of St. Louis, was sueing
Alex M. Mitchell, of ST. Josephs, Mo-, for $50 900
damages in default of marriage The ST. Louis
Democrs. of the 9th, gives q history of the roman
tic affair, in which it says:
The plsiatif has not oaly suffered breach Of pro-
mice has been wofuy deceived In other respects
tho. the coutship lasted but about fifteen days The
plaintiff 10 widow lady of good appearance, win
ming manners and an income Of about twelve hun
bred dollan Her homo 10 in Weston. Her style in
faui lar to the boarders at BarDum's hotel and her
acqusintancss ranked with the most exclusive
Of the city Alexander NJ Mitchell il originally
from Ohio He departed that State to fight the Mex.
leans and having re- urned like another troubadour
from the wars, covered with glory and ood he vas
duly presented with q sword, beautifully engraved
and nlaid with silver and gold, of course in tken of
his gsllsntry and heroism. His presentations for
years Afterwards We are not advised Of but learn
from his representations that he il now a resi-
dent Of st. Joseph in this State and il largely inter
ested in several tracts of land and has an
of $40 O00 which he desires he assis.
tancs of wife to help him disburss He 10 reported
tall has strk ing countenance, cultivates the crini-
ferrous tendencies Of his face, merchant tailor
clothes. carries himself high, La MILIrAIRE, and
He came to the city more than fortnight ago. and
having BY some means met the widow, concluded to
"go in" The effort required some extraneous az
time apd again, to take 'sperits" He pre- ssed his
suit with ardor. and in very few days the &C.
cepted man. The engagement was not suffered to
cool; the day was fixed tlast Monday,) the pastor
DR. Rice. was engaged to perform the nuptias in his
church. The lady made hurried but most OK pensiye
preparations. The rumor goes that her linen alsne
cost about twelve hundred dollars. and that a great
may of her articles of dress duly marked with
the surname of her intended husband. Jewelry ha /
been purchased By the Colonel to the value of $1,000
and presented to the widow who to hold it secure,
locked it up in the ssfe at Barnum's The report it,
that the diamonds Of this same jewelry were not
from Golconda, but from Pittsburgh. Invitation
cards, of beautiful design and costly materials were
distributed around among the aristoorscy.
Ansiepations were high. Monday night came and
Where was he7 Echo answered had fzzled and
was about taking passage fer st Joseph board
the Morning Star he approached the clerk of the
boat and demanded berth in the gentlemen's cabin
The clerk, who was up to snuff" desired to know
if he was not going to take his wife up. Said he
had NO wife, and didn't intend having any. CLERK
communicated around The story began to w. and
finally reached the widows eals. She sent for him;
he wouldn't .. but finally consented to an inter.
view What transpired 10 not precisely ascertained
but he afterwards said he told her he was drunk
when he promised 70 marry her She appealed to
paragraph explains He was duly served with notice
but, nevertheless, departed on his way homeward
leaving promise that if after six months conside
rotion, be should be in the mind he would come
down and marry. This is plain, unvarnished state
ment o. the scandal which has been flying the town
in regard to the matter There a ere at mauy in
cidental reports, which we have not had time nor
space to relate The sympathies of our citizens are
quite fully enlisted Tor the widow.