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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-24


BEEF.-Supply fair. We quote stfq.J "A "a c,yt
gross at which sales have been made this we.k Est
cattle very scarce and would bring more "
MUTfON.-We quote Mutton at 81 TO 81 ner head
LAMB.-Rather scarce for the season M H. NJ tos
VEAL.-Calycs sell at to $40, according to anal.
ity. " 4"''-
at S9G9 per cHt. '
SALES OF STOCK IN RICHMOND
by JOHN A. LANCASTER & son fer n, ,aset' spdino
Thursday, July I'D 1851
virginia per cent?, 81 years 10 rar-no sales at the
Treasury. Nv ~
virginia per cents, shorter dates sales at ss3 and
interest ~ "
ihichmoud City Bonds, sales at $94 and interest.
nIfsinia Bank Stock, (par s70l si,es at $73-
tatnrfs Babk stock, last sales at Sl0f.
IAchanga Bank stock, no sales since semi-disluehd.
al S9l
Merchants Insurance Stock, last sales at ~
hlchmond Fire Association STOCK, tpaf szu,l sales
at $52
Richmond FREDERICKSBURG aud Potomac Railroad
49, stock, last sales at $65.
Virginia Central Railroad Stock, last sales at S3i
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Stock last sales
at Ssh.
Richmond and panvile Railroad Stock, last sales al
$45
J.-sss River and Kanawha Stock last sales at SO.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

its Of the South ono te Diffusion of l1seul hno,pleoos anon
GREENVIE SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY o. 1855

OF the villain stabbing him several times,
and knew, too, when he took the money
from his pocket. lie could remember moth
ing more until lie came to his senses Oh the
morning of the then present day.
The physicians said that the sufferer had
been in sort of cataleptic state. induced
by one Of the s,abs, and partly aided by the
bow on the head. His account WAS taken
down, word for word, by one Of the lawyers
and duly Witnessed; while the two phvsi.
clans swore that the man was in possession
OF full sense and sound mind. With these
attested documents, the party returned to
the court room
The court was quickly opened, and ere
long the jury returned n verdict of acquittal
TOR Edward Dcmarton, and thereupon the
JOY ot the spectators burst forth in q shout,
which the court tried not to stop.
MIR. Dunk Harold was soon put upon
trial for the murder, and duly convicted OF
the crime. When he found that all was
known he made n full confession. lie con.
fessed the deed, and that he did it for the
noney. lie knew that young Demarton
was going on the same roah, so he contriv.
ed TO steal tie youths knife, meaning TO fas
ten the murder upon him and. but for the
wonderful InterpoSiliOn Of the Power whicl,
had held the murdered man for witness
the scheme would have succeeded.
Mr.. Wallace lived until noon the next day.
and before ne died he placed the hand of his
lovely niece within the hand of Edward De
marion, and bade them live together upon
his bounty. He had no family Of his own
and to Isabel he left all his property but i
was the understanding that Edward sboul,
manage it for her, aud be her companion fo
lie. Though the;e WAS deep sorrow in I'll,
loss of so kind and generous ar uncle, vc
there was JOY in the thought that she had :
noble, loving husband.
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NUMBER 2.

DErERsIEnD PuRsuT-A prisoner
named Van Gorder daited past the jailor at
Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio, the other
day, and madp Ear the woods. A bov of
sixteen years, named Austin Wier, the son
OF the Jailor. gave chase, and soon came up
10 the prisoner. The Chronicle says:
Young Wier struck him with a piece of
light board he had picked up while running.
but did not stop him. He then picked np IN
a stone, and AS Van Gordcr was climbing y
fence, hit linn over the left eye, and brought
him to the ground. He bled profusely. but
recovering himself, again started, having
now nearly reached the woods. When he
got to the last fence, he was again overta.
ken by the boy, and having stick in his
hand, showed fight; but Wier told him he
would mark his other eve with stone he
had, if lie attempted to cross the fence.
BY this time several others came up, and he
was brought back.
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81 Gbrilling 1,ittle 5turu.
AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.
A STARTLING COURT SCENE.

On my last visit 10 Mississippi I arrived
one pleasant autumn evening at the village
Of Deepwoods, having come in The stage
that day from Moody Creek. / found the
inn we'll filled, and learned that Ike circuit
court was in session ihcre. At the supper
table found the Judge and some half dozen
LAWYERS, besides the county officers, and nu.
merous visitors who had come to attend the
trials. had some business TO transact with
u merchant IN she place. whose name was
Iasdor Wallace, and made up my mind
10 call upon him during The evening.
knew where his store was, and after tea
walked down to the place. The bailding
was>al fast, however, and turned my steps
towards his dwelling. knocked at the
door, and my summons was answered by a
hleek woman. | asked her if Mr. Wallace
was mt home. She looked into my face a
few moments, and then burst into tears.
He's to hum. but hes dead !" she sob.
bed, with much effort.
managed to learn from the negroes that
Wallace had been murdered three days be.
fore, and that his murderer would be tried
on the morrow. Under such circumstances
j could not disturb any other of the family,
aud having learned particulars, left the
door and returned to the inu. There !
learned some further matters touching the
murder, but those who understood the sub.
ject fully were busy, and I was forced to
wait until tomorrow for . clear knowledge
Of the case. -
Though tho murder had been committed
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

Our Brown says that Thackeray's re.
cent dinner speech in Edinburgh, as report.
eel 10y the Scotch papers, is clever, ingenious.
witty and felicitious to a degree. Post.
prandia oratory is rare gift, and very
charming when it is excellent. Henry CLAW
had no equal in this kind of speaking,
though S. S. Prentiss, of New Orleans, was
not far behind him. An exceedingly clever
man at convivial speech was James X,
Polk, as all who heard him on such occa,
sions will remember. No man can succeed
in this kind Of haraugue, without fair
modicum of wit, taste. tact and good sense :;
though very sonorous, maguiloquent and
admired speeches in the parliamentary line
are made without any Of those qualities"
Boston Post.
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Home they Brought Her Warrior Dead

Home they brought her warrior dead;
She ue'er swooned, nor uttered cry;
All her mai.lenS, watching said,
q She must weep or she will die"
Then they praised him, soft and low,
Called him worthy to be loved,
Tlues, friend and n,bIest foe:
Yet she never spoke nor moved.
Stole a maiden from her place,
Lightly to the warrior stcpt,
Took the face cloth from the face:
Yet she neser moved nCr wept
Rose, a nurse Of ninety years,
Set his child upon her knee
Like summer tempests came her tears
Sweet, MY child, | live for thee"
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

The Importance of privacy as a secret Of
matrimonial happiness is thus beautifully
described:
"Preserve the privacies of YOUR house
marriage state, heart, from father, mother.
sister, brother, aunt, and all the world. You
two, with Gods help, build your own quiet
world every third or fourth one whom you
draw into it with you will form party, and
stand between you two. That should never
be. Promise this TO each other. Renew the
vow at each temptation. You will find
your account in it. Your souls W grow.
as it were, together. and at last they will be,
come as one. All, had many Young
pair, on their wedding day, known this
secret, how many marriages were happier
than, alas they are"
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5rlsrtrh 4AurtrV.
Near the Lake Where Dropped the Will
low.
BY GEORGE =. NORRIS.

Near The Lake where dropped the willow
Long time ago,
Where the rock threw back The Lillow,
Brighter than snow
Dw=lt n maid, beloved and cherished,
%. BY high and low;
But with autumn's leaf she perished
Long time ago!
Rock, aud tree, and flowing water,
Long time ago--
Bird, and bee, aud blossom taught her
Loves spell TO know.
While 10 my fond words she listened,
Murmuring low,
Tenderly her dove eyes glistened,
Long time ago!
Mingled were our hearts forever
Long Tine ago,
Can now forget her N,ver!
No, lost one. no
To her grave these tea are given,
Ever To flow
She's the star missed from Heaven
Long time ago
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR ARREsrEp.-A
notorious English burglar, named Walker,
was arrested in New York on the 25th ult.'
and large quantity of stolen property, with
variety Of burglars tools, found in his pos-
session. One of Walkers principal exploits
was the robbery of the Roxborough Bank,
Mass, about twenty years ago. This ope.
ration was performed in company with the
celebrated Bill Devoe. Both were caupbt.
but Walker escaped by turning States evi ,
dence. Devoe was sentenced to twelve wears.
and served out the entire term. After its
expiration he went 10 Charleston. S. C.
where Walker was then staying, and he
gave the latter most tremendous thrashinr
by way Of settling the States evidence bn,
sinesS.
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larson BEowNLow is holding up the
18th day of June, as n terror to his deIin
quent subscribers. lie saws, ",he civilized
portion of the world are growing more wick
ed, and rebellions, and this NAV be an in
a"cen'enf on the part Of the Ruler of the
Universe to Wind up the affairs of this life
abruptly" and intimates that the reckoning
Will be awful TO those who are in arrears,
" Better pay up, gentlem, H." says the Par
son, "betore the awful day shall come. If
you want rest to your souls, you can only
nHI that enchanted bower in the clear re-
ceipt Of the printers!"
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

GEN. CAss, it is said. exhibits surprising
vigor, industry and endurance in his ofici'l
iabors. He rises and commence. work at
five, and is continually engaged, with small
respite, till eight or nine ut night. His diet
is, however, very sparing, and he sticks stil|
TO cold water. Now and then he indulges
in cup of coffee, the only exhirating bev
eraye which he car use.
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MONUMENT TO 4 NEGRo.-The students
of Howard College, Ala, on Sunday, the
10Th uIt, inaugurated monument to the
memory of Harry, slave of the President
to the College, who, when the building
burned down, in 1855, refused to leave tiii
all the students had been gotten out, and
lost his life thereby.
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a PAINrING.-Mr. Powell, who painted
the DE Soto Picture for Congress, has been
appointed by the Ohio Legislature to paint
representation Of Perry's Victory on Lake
Erie-the price not to exceed $4,000. 1t
will be placed in one Of the panels of tie
rctanda of the new State House.
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sHREwD old gentleman once said to
his daughter, BE sure, my dear, iha, YOU
never marry poor man hut remember,
the poorest man in the world is the one that
has money and nothing else" There is
much truth in this, and we commend il to
the ladies.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

SELLING MAN AT AUCTION IN ILLINOIS.
The Sheriff of ST. Clair county advertises a
negro man for sale 1t public auction, he be
ing guilty Of the high misdemeanor of
having come into the State of Illinois and re
manning there for ten days, for which offence
lie was fined $50, AS provided ~ the Black
Law Of 1853, and in defanIt Of paying which
fine, the Sheriff of the county in which he
WAS found is direcred 10 sell him to ybody
willing to pay the $50.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-21

The State Penitentiary. at Huntsville,
Texas, is now turning out an average Of
seventeen hundred yards of cloth per day.
The Item thinks this equal so any product
Of Northern mills, in proportion to the labo;
employed. '.'''
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American Ladies'.

Mrs. MURRAY, an English woman, who
visited the United States in 1854, pays the
following tribute to the preeminence OF
three distinguished American ladies. She
says:
Il have seen three anointed Kings and
three inaugurated Presidents. / admire the
Presidents the IN, ,st. | have seen three
0uceEs and three lalies who have shared
The honors of the Presidency and truly
among the Queens not one could compare
with the regal grace of Mrs. Madison, or the
feminine. distinguished personnel of Mrs.
Polk. Mrs Polk, We're it not for the same
defect in the teeth which characterizes
Queen Victoria, would be a very handsome
woman.
Her hair is very black. and her dark ewes
and complexion give her touch Of the
Spanish danes. These American ladies are
highly cultivated and perfectly accomplish
ed, and practised IN the most delicate and
refined usage of distinguished SOCIETY. Mrs
iolk Is very well read, and has much talen,
for conversation she is highly popular ; her
reception of all parties is that of kind host
eSs and accomplished gentlewoman. She
has excellent TASTE in dress, and both in the
morning 'nd the evening preserves the sub
dueG, though elegant costume which char.
acterizcs the lady. She is ready at reply
and preserves her position admirably.
At leree, gentleman remarked, Ma.
dam, you have very genteel assembape
tonight Sir replied Mrs. Polk, will
very good humor. hut very Significantly, y
have never seen it otherwise One morn
lug / found her reading. Il have man,
books presented to me 10y the authors Sale
she, and try to read them all; ; at present
that is impossible; but this evening the AT.
thor of this book dimes with the President
and would not be so unkind as to appea,
wholly ignorant and unmlndful of his gift >
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CAIRo.-John Phoenix passed through
Cairo and thus describes his impressions:
Cairo is n small hole at the junction Of
,he Ohio and Mississippi rivers, surrounded
hy an artificial bank to prevent inundation.
There arc here about thirteen inhabitants,
hut the population is estimated at three
thousand, that being rough estimate OF the
number of people that once congregated
there, when i've trains Of cars arrived before
boat lief: for New Orleans. They were
enj'ying the luxury Of the small pox at Cal
ro when we arrived they are always up to
something of the kind {; a continued success
sion Of amusements follow. The small pox
having terminated its engagements, the
cholera makes it's appearance, and is then
followed by yellow fever for the season.
Sweet spot Dickens has immortalzed it
under the name of Eden, an evident misno-
mer, FOR no man worth as much as Adam
could remain there by any possibility"
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Contracts for yearly advertising made reason
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THE BARREL OF WnIsKEr.-My father,
about forty years ago, WAS partner in a
hrm which owned distiierv. On one oc.
casioned he loaded his wagon with ardent
spirits, and went TO market at the town OF
", selling portions OF his load here
and there on the way, as opportunity offer
ed
Returning homewarl, he came to a Ger
tain point where he had few DAYS before
sold a barrel of spirits to n retailer. Here
he witnessed most appalling scene.-
len or Il dozen persons were collected to.
gether, most Of whom were intoxicated
Besides those who lar in the ditch or on
the floor. others were cursing and swearing
and fighting, presenting such scene of
loathsomeness and disgust, as alcohol on,v
can produce, and the hardened only can en-
dure to behold. That all this was occasion.
ed 10y ardent spirits he had no doubt. but
he hoped it was not the same which he had
sold short time before. lie inquired par.
ucularly, and found that the spirits used on
the occaT:2::, was the very same he had sold
the retailer on his way TO W.
For days the picture Of the scene caused
by has liquor passed and rcpassed before his
mind, and by this time he reached home,
his mind was fully made up to abandon the
pernicious business, which he did without de
lay. Meanwhile his partner, haunted bv
similar reflections, resolved to follow the
same example, and the fires of the distilIery
were put out, to be kindled by them no
more.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-06-13

EJr ~ H-EA
A GaEAr GouSrm FOR THE LAp1Es.n1
time FOR marriage in Sparta was fixed bysS(ht
ate-that Of the men at about thirty or thirty
!yliye years that of the women ut aboa,
twenty Or o little Younger. All men who con
tinned unmarried after the appointed time wery
liable to q prosecution and all old bachelors
were prohibited from being present ut the ,.nb
lie exercise OF the Spartan maidens, and vert
denied the usual respect and honors raid to the
aged. Why should | give yon place" cried
q young man to an unmarried general, !. when
you nave no child to give place 10 me when i
old?" No marriage portions were given
with any Of the maidens, so that neither nov.
crty should prevent u gallant, nor riches tempt
him, to marry contrary to his mclinations,
The parents of three children enjoyed consider.
able immunities, and those with four children
paid no taxes Whatever-a regulation which all
married men with large families will readily
admit p be most wise and equitable. 1t was
customary for the bridesmaid to cut off all the
BRIDES hair on the wedding day, so that for
some time at least her personal ATTRACTIONS
shon!d increase with her years, Lille aud
Travels Of Hcrodotus.
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+" BUTroNED UP A BGNBLE BEE.v-The Rers
Dr. s., aman Of high character, was frequently
observed to smile when ascending the Pnlpds
sometimes almost to litter, as ii beset BY an
uncomfortable desire to laugh. This at frss
excited remark, then scorn, till at last some NJ
his clerical friends thought it necessary to bring
the matter up for consideration. The. case W.
started, when the Rev. DR.. said:
Well, gentlemen, the fact charged against ne
is true, and | beg you to permit me to offer N
explanation. A few months after / was lictn-
sed to preach, | was in a country town, and on
a Sabbath morning was about to enter upon
the service Of the church. Back Of the pulpit
was q window which looked upon a field Of elo-
yer, then in full bloom, for il was summer. As
| rose to the reading Of the scrip
lures, l. cast a glance into the field, and there i,
saw a man performing the most extraordinary
Notwithstanding, whirling, tapping 10 oil
directions, and with a f%erocious AGONY Of exef.
ton. At first / Thought the man was mad
but suddenly the truth burst upon me--k
had huttoned up a humble bee in his paptalcans.
Lam eonstitutionally nervous gentlemen, audthe
shock oil the scene upon my risible sensibihties
was SO great that ] could hardly get through
the services. Several times l was onthe point
oil bursting into q laugh. Even to this day the
remembrance of that scene-through the temp
tation OF the deyil-otten comes upon me as
am ascending the pulpit. This, / admit, is =
weakness, but ] trust it will rather excite your
sympathy and Your prayers than your 70
breaches.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-06-13

DR.. McI.ane's Liver Pills. When tho nro.
p~rietors, Fleming Bros, Of Pittsburgh, Pa \
this invaluable remedy purchased it Of the II
%ventor, there. was no medicine which deserve
the name, for the cure Of Liver and R;lious
complaints, Notwithstanding the great nrex.
%alence Of these diseases in The United statas
In the South and West particularly whore the
patient is frequently unable to obtain The SER
vices of a regular physician son,e ran,sas se'-
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mt eper is the invention Of w.

t., a it is about to.b manufar
II ca aaetssught into public use. This in
ventor instituted a series Of experiments 70 dis
cover the effects of acids Of different degrees u
strength apon vegetable fibre and lie succeed
ca IN discovering that when paper is exposed
70 Stnse OF two parts of concentrated sui.
pr acid of the specific gravity OF 1854
49, one part OF water, for q short period
SIMPLY. drawing it through The liquid-it Is
immediately converted into a strong. toi,pl,
skin-like material. All traces of The ssu,phnsic
acid must be instantly removed bv careful
washing in water. II the. strength Of thu acid
much exceeds or falls short Of that alreadT
stated, the paper is either charred or conyertaa
mo aeStrlne, or ii 1T is allowed to remain for
l,ahy minutes IN the sulphuric acid after the
chahse N It's texture has been effected.
1t was stated by Mr.. Barlow that in l;tt'c
more than a second Of times, u piece Of porous.
weak, aud unsized paper, is converted into
parchment paper--a substances so stropo that
a ring Of i, seven-eighths of an inch in Width.
ana weighing no more than % grains. sustain.
ca a welghtof 90 lbs, and a strip of parchment
o. the same dimensions, supported Sc lbs,
lake parchment it absorbs some water, Int il
.aoes not procolate through it, and it IS even
lnacs'fhctible BY water. Printed paper is
capable, by this process, of being converted in.
TO parchment paper without obliteratine tbe
printing. Beautiful Photographic pictures
were taken on this paper, and exhibited at IN
Institution. ~ '"e
The process, for making this paper is very
cheap and simple, but requires great care. i
appears to be a most valuable invention
1reaA quantities Of vellum are now reouiroJ
Tor boolSbinding, and much parchment 4 "sed
lor valuable legal documents. 1t will probably
replace these, and perhaps paper for school ,na
other books exposed to constant wear.
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1Kxow THYsEt.F "A gcntlcwpman, name
Miss bash, Informs the world by adver.
tisement that she sscontinues 10 givesher era,
phic and interesting delineations oil character
dlscoverable from the handwriting" A spider
having been duly dipped in nm ink-bottle, was
suffered to crawl about a sheet Of paper, which
was immediately forwarded to Miss Dash Dash
with the required :. thirteen penny postage
stamps for the sybil divines nothing under a
clear shilling, and her repose costs a pcmnv.
After q very brief delay, Miss Dash Dash sent
the following delincation Of character supplied
by the spider:
"'Thc Individual is Nyoung lady, who, too
often suffers herself to become u yictim0f use.
less suspense. Moreover, she is SO Frequently
bent upon conquest, that it can be no wonder
i her most skillfnlly woven plans are r,dcly
broken BY those she would ensnare. She Is.
certainly, OF u domestic character; nevertheless.
gives no signs Of house wifery, MS it appears To-
me that she can't abide a broom, and has M
respect for the tidiness of u housemaid. Il m.
excel ent hand at crotehet and open work.
With the slight mistake Of a, spider for ,
Young lady, the g Interpretation" must be con.
sidered perfect, and well worthy of the thirteen
postage stamps.