The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-18
Fhe Burning of the Utica Lunatic
Asylum-Affectin Scenes.

Asylum-Affecting Scenes.
The correspondent of the New York Times I,
giving an account of the burning Of the State I'm
| natic Asylum at Utica, on the I4th inst tbua -,
fers to the appearance and conduct of the nnfortu
| nate lunatics who were rescued aud taken IN a,
adjacent grove:
Perhaps fifty PATIENTS all women some in straebt
waistcoats, and others with their hands merely taf
| together. were scattered In groups about and ali
| IN nigh state OF excitement consequent on tbs
rignt Oh the fire, and their unwonted situation in
the open air, surrounded by gaping. laughing
(eerfng crowd. No efforts of the keepers couid
keep the poor creatures still; the most that coud
| oe dohe, was to prevent them from running awav
mere sat woman of slovenly aspect Her song
was chanSoless both in tone aud words. but WAS
interrupted by frequent outbursts of sl1b.,ued
,uush.er; . She seemed to think herself the cyno-
compiacence. - ~ o''
pt.a pear her groveled on the ground a woman. with
me- si,' n1se' ana with figure of much portli-
mou,h ne a hept up sort of half gibber with her
abon. asape ana rolling from side to side striking
sD1ut with her hands. She was not lone aIIn1yaS
~ 10y mus IN the dirt; it being found iInnoss;hla
otbnr ,uce her to set up. took hold with Some
had bssn ,,,in' ana laid her on the bed which
pac;n produced, and spread under tree
reclhg gently to and fro, with a hook cIssra., 4,
ova "u' tai thin lady (she could not have haan
80, y-hSel was talking to the nbe.din1-
o.o"u . III tone whose touching kindIv af,otis
ate earnestness, have never hesrJ 10
nnft a
ptien' psthos with which she warned tha ia,,L
s cro"a TO beware of the Judgment which daiss,,
When st anu tne, undisturbed equanimity with
wien she smiled on. in the face of r5 "itn
touched mo nearly" Tbe kind ,ra. luueiless'
f M 70 some little boys who had in the
Oh the crowd found themselves before ba siii'ihg
n'oons over She said to fine looking Iit,s fa,.
io"w iou love to go to Sabbath scbooI ~, oi
you The boy said, Yes do" she sson,oS "pn u.
slshtea at tne response. and encouraged to a man;
Iestation OF her affection for the little fellow fn
sne tears sprung into her large eyes, and she laid
her hand upon his head. The hoy renewed bis ',u .
reverently and looked up unshrinkinylv int Lap ap
face. Then she shook his hand pressed II IN hot o.
own, and STOPPING, imprinted kiss unon his flra
head: saw the tears coursing down her still,
calml y-sming face, as she turned ayay 10 concoai
them, and walked off
The next one who caught my eye specially was
striking and horrible a contrast as perhans
could have been produced She stood living en-
bOdiment of rage and passion of fierce soul-tearno
anger Her hands were tied behind her. and a
keeper was on her each side. With teeth sunk
madly into her neither lip with features working
convulsvely, and eyes glaring fiercely, she stood
and looked about upon the crowd Her eye met
mine; it lighted up with a yet wilder frenzy; a
scream rung from her lips, and she made spring
toward me. But her keepers restrained her. Then
she raved, Gods what oaths. what billingsgate
what filth from those bloated lips. Near her stood
woman with folded newspaper over her eyes;
engaged in feryent and unceasing prayer for dely-
erance from the impending flames. She pray
ing when first entered the grove, and she in
the same position when left. Standing alone by
herself apparently neglected by her keepers, wo-
man WAS engaged in hastily arraying herself in
ascension robes" of white.
The CITIZENS OF La CROSSE, Wis. BURNING Down
HOUSES or Ill FANg-WoMEY PUT TO FLIeHT AND II.
JURsD-There an exciting time in La Crosse
on the night of the 9Th. The Democrat of that
place, says:
For some months our city has been disgraced by
fifteen or twenty public; prostitutes associated
with nearly as many pimps and blacklegs. Our
citizens have been much troubled, for weeks. and
last night the indignation came TO focus Some
two hundred men visited one of the dens. near
Deacon smiths, set fire to the house aud af
ter rendering some assistance to the furniture
they passed over 10 the St Charles some two miles
distant and, although the inmates. were preparing
to leave and the furniture put out of the house fol
the purpose the mob set fire to the house and then
burnt the furniture. Both houses are heap Of
ashes. The mob would have fired two more but
for being dissuaded from it by the Mayor and mar
shal, and by pledges that the inmates would leave
town. Those OF the fourth house had not left at last
accounts, and the Higilants were threatening tC
burn their house down. Some of the women were
injured.
MYSTERIOUS DIsEASR.-The National Hotel dis
ease" has suddenly made its appearance in the ca
pital of Russia letter from st. Petersburg 18th
III tile IHuelcnuenCe OF brussels, says:
Several families have, during the last few ,lays
been thrown into mourning in very melancholy
and distressing manner After a dinner, which
took place at the Institution of st. Catharine q
large educational establishment for the dauy yhters
of the nobility, under the patronage of the En-
press, number of the young persons present
were taken dangerously i'll. Five of them died
within. four and twenty hours, and yesterday a
sixth was in the greatest danger. The Countess de
Morny, who had been educated at St Catharine,
,t,,
ously indisposed The Emperor afterward visited
the establishment, and ordered a most searching
investigation to be instituted but nothing has vet
been discovered to throw light on the subject.
SHOCKING DOUBLE SUICIDE IN ERIE CouNrY-We
learn from the Waterford Erie county PA. Muse
um, that two Germans, bearing the names of Ferdi-
nand and Nina Shultz residing about six miles from
Waterford and about light or nine from Erie above
Capt. StrOns, were found July. 10TH dead, hanging
to a tree twenty rods back of their dwelling. The
parties We're aged respectively about 40 and 80;
came from the Old World six years ago, since which
they have lived in this section, last spring having
bought % acres at the point above mentioned and
moving thereon. The woman is reputed the second
wife OF the man, he having boy by previous
marriage, who is left in his 18th year
The Museum states that the parties were Of a
quarrelsome and violent dispositions. and fought
with each other and their neighbors until the man
was arrested on charge of threatening neighbors
life. He found bail and released. Several 9TH
er cases were pending against him, growing out of
alleged sander horsetrades, &c, and las he stated
several tines his neighbors had induced him to
believe he could not escape the pententiary. This
Idea had made him desperate, and Joined with a
depraved estimate of life led to the horrible event
we have to record His little boy testified that Tor
three or four days his parents had not worked lay
ing about the house half sick and despairing his
mother, he said acting crazy" on Thursday. The
parties we're found hanging to tree,and an inquest
held, which resulted i'll verdict that the parties
voluntarily hung themselves.
ACCIDENTAL" SHOoTING-A Young man NV the
name OF Biehl has been arrested in Berks county
Pa, charged with shooting and killing child of
John b. Snyder. 1t it stated that the evidence at
the inquest upon the body of young Snyder, (who
wasa lad of about eleven years Of age) appeared to
show that the shooting was not premeditated, al
though highly culpable degree of carelessness in
handling the pistol is justly chargeable to the &C
cused He was, therefore, committed to prison to
await his trial. The taking of human life by what
is styled "accidental' shooting, while recklessly
handling firearms, is becoming far 10 frequent TO
go altogether unpunished.
FATAL AFFNR.-A gentleman writing TO the Mont
gomery MAIL" from Demopolis, Alabama, under
date of July S, says: "A most unfortunate case of
homicide occurred near Dayton, in this county, q
few days since, in which person named William
Prowell, planter of considerable wealth, was shot
and Immediately killed by Isaac Holder, who had
been overseeing for Prowell. No one was present
at the time of the shooting the two combatants
Holder after having killed Prowell rode into Day-
ton and informed the citizens of the fact that he
had killed him, where he could be found &c He
was not arrested, and is yet at large. The provo
cation is said to have been very great and the COM
munity generally sustain Holder. Both have Ia ge