The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-17
DAILY DISPATCH.


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II must be confessed they sometimes meet will
rare specimens Of human nature in some Of th'
courts OF North Carolina Almost everybody re
members the celebrated cousin Sally billiard" cas-
and here is one recently reported in the Ashevili
Speetator--not far behind IL
The writer gives IL under the head Of
LEGAL pRocEgpisss
Action for work and labor done in cutting ditel
on defendants land. Plea Payment and set OIL, ii
bacon and corn meal.
Plaintiffs son on the stand-recolects the ditch
Ing perfectly, hut seems TO forget all about tn
bacon
"you say your daddy did all this dtchingl d
yon know what he got for it'' inquired Col O. TO
defendant
"He never got nothing as ever heard on, that
what he never got" answered the witness.
Didn't your daddy get corn and bacon from de
PENDANT in pay for that ditching''
Never heard of his gettin' no corn or baeonF
what did your daddy and his family live on lac
summer"
'Vittles. mostly"
"What sort Of vietuaiss'
Well meat and bread, and some whisky
"Where did he get that meat and bread
We'll fust from one and fust from the other.
'Dids't he get some Of it from defendant
"He mought."
al know Re mought. bat did he's that's the CUES
ton"
''well. he mought, and then again yon know hi
rnougbtnt"
with considerable excitement anu III tones Ol
thunder.l answer the question, and no more o
this trifins with yonr oath Did your daddy or di,
ne not. get corn and bacon from the defendant fo
dftching'"
"wef now he mousht; it didn't occur adractly
you know"
Here his honor interferes, and with stern judi
cial frown, addresses witness t nus
witness, you must answer the question or tn
court will be compelled to deal with you. Can
you say yes or no?"
81 reckon"
well then, answer yes or no. Did or did no
your daddy set corn and bacon from the defsndsn
at the time referred to-" inquired the Court
Now fully aroused and conscious of his danger
well, Judge can't adzactly remember, you know
seein as how it's all dun, bin, gone and eat up but
tplanting himself firmly AZ one determined to on
with it, to the best Of my reckerlectshun. If m!
memory serves me right, he mought, and then agail
he moughtn't."
The plaintiff saved hi. bacon. Verdict accord
tngy.
REMARKABLE CASE OF CRypuLITr IN BOsToS.-Wal
ter Charming, NJ. D., communicates to tho Bostor
Medical Journal the history of most remarkable
credulity In spritualism Oh tho part of respects
bic merchant. He says:
Mr.. - wasinduced to visit the medium referre,
to, Mrs. {. He paid the dollar, and the sitting be
gan. Paper and pencil were az hand, and he wa
requested to listen TO the oracle. DR.. - bein.
declared present he was asked what were Mr. -
complaints. He had 'iVer'--a tender and inflamet
spine, viz; at the lower end of the column, anC
lame legs. The latter trouble was obvious enough
The diagnosis was summarily settled, and remedle
were next demanded. Mr.. was desired to tax,
the pencil and to write down the prescriptions
They we're az follows The original is before
"Arnica plaster across the small of the back
some quart Of cider; Il or plcurisy root; Il on
sweet flag; "a OF. aconite root. Stand in the cider
days; then use a winegass full three times day.
"Bathe In warm salt water twice week, rubbing
we'll" obtain some volatile ointment at William
yCn' of n bial- Ia vEip
glass full twice day."
Mr.. - said that he had read the recipes and di
rections again and again to Mrs c., and she an
swered him each time that he had written then
down correctly.
! was called to see Mr.. C. June Sth, 1857. FounC
him In great distress. He sitting, but rose auC
attempted TO walk. 10 unmanageable was his mus
cuar power that he could keep in no one direction
throwing his legs and arms about in utter confll
sion. His face was liyd, without expression, anC
as If dead 1t was cold. Sight at times gone
and when he could sac, one person in motion rep
resented many, producing such confusion that h,
begged every one to remain at rest. The pupil
were dilated almost to their edges Speech was dif
hcu1t at first, and then became impossible so diff
hcut and painful that he begged not to be spoken
to. The jaws were sometimes locked, and tht
tongue stiff and unmanageable.
Emetics were given the deluded patient, and Ii
week or two he recovered from the dangerous ei
fects of trifing with the spirits
in these United States knows the origin Of this gle
rious day. Small sums of money, varying from I2l
cents to $780, according to the financial prospeTit
of their parents. have been annually given them t.
expend on this occasion, which indelibly impresso
the fact upon their memories and leads them t
look down with pleasure to its return. One of m
earliest and most cherished recoections is of IN,
exploits on the 4th of July that | can remember
when with patriotic fervor, purchased leader
cannon, which exploding prematureIy, burned OF
my hair and eyebrows, and put an end to the exis
tence Of favorite old cat of my old aunts tina
peacefully reclined watching my operations.
We elect our rulers, and make our own laws. AM
II they don't turn out WELL it is very easy at tn
next election TO make others in their place Ever,
body has chance for distinction in this country
nothing is wanting but natural ability to do it, ant
Mrs. Lavnia Pixies baby, lying with a cottol
flannel shirt on, in II champagne basket, i'll Port
land, Oregon Territory, has just good chance
OF being President of the United States as the i'm
perial infant of France, now sucking his roya
thumbs in his silver cradle at Paris, has Of beins
an Emperor.
do not wish to fatter this audiences do not in
tend 10 DO thought peculiarly complimentary; but
do assure you that there is not a man present who
If he had votes enough might not be elected Pres.
dent of the United States And this important
TACT Is the result, not so much of any peculiar
rit by virtue your part, of the nature of our
glorious republican institutions.
In this great and desirable country. any man ma Y
become rich, provided he will make money, and
has money to pay for his board and schooling; and
. may DeCOne great, ana OF weight IN the
community II he will take good care of his health,
and eat sufficiently of boiled salmon and potatoes
Moreover, ass6ft it unblushingly, any man in
TINS country may marry any woman he pleascs-
the only difficulty being for him to find woman
that he docs please.
A GERMAN CELEBRATES THE FoURTH.-At Buffalo
aGerman, intending to celebrate the morning OF
the Fourth in a becoming manner, placed hogs
head In front of his house the night before, and at
Aayiight lit half dozen packs of irecrackcrs and
threw them in the hogshead, while half dozen
young Dundersplaffs stood around to watch the eff
feet A scattering explosion was heard, yell, and
the next moment ragged loafer who had been
sleeping in the hogshead all night sprang forth all
In flames, and before the little Dunderspafs could
even raise YELL pitched into the old Dundersplaf
and gave him tremendous licking Dundersplaf
kept in dark room the balance of the day, with q
piece OF raw boefsteak over both eyes, and piece
of brown paper, wet with whiskey, over his nose
LYING IN Bed WITH THB HEAD lIIGH.--It is often
question amongst persons who are unacquainteG