The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-03
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| AaEJsf poa Man. RossrsY--W -
iosmsny treasurer Of the Eastern Railroad q Boa,
ton, vas arrested at New Haven. coursc,;en. e.
day night, charged with mail robbery. IL ..r
fssscd his guilt. A dispatch from Boston s.v..
Thearrest, Il 10 thought, win sxplaip m. ,en.
oery OF the Havana mali for the Stata 81 M.,ns
missing about the 2ist Of November: slso ths mai
rom @ Portland for New York, aud the mali from
ysn land route about the same tine. The mjs.;n.
havana mall contained abous ave hundred letter.
100 Of which vsre tor the merchants Of portisnS'
snu aououess contained many remittanees. The
eNaence against Tuckermsn 10 deemed concluaive.
and it is understood he confessss his guilt. His
operations were mainly on Sunday night trains =
he would take passage at New York With : largo
% %unk, 10 which vas carpet bag. containing
temporary absence Of the baggage master. he
would steal mail bag and deposit il in his trnnk
ne aeknowiedgsd having $500 worth Of stolen pos
tage stamps. Five hundred dollars in bIls an ~.
Lee Bank Of Massachusetts, were found unon h;n,
Tne Phiiadeiphia mail for Boston with others beip
missed, the several railroad on ,l,e
New York and Boston ronte, the postnasters and
special agent Holbrook, have been for several
weeks on the alert, and have now probably captur.
ca the robber. The amount Of the robberies ia
supposed to be large.
AbnRosArroS OF vssrRss.p LKoAL Pglszrx-
That old principle Of English law which says that
no man shall be put twice in jeopardy for the
same offence"-a principle that dates beyopd the
days OF Alfred-hss been abandoned. The Law
Times, periodical published in London, In no
ticing the verdict of recent criminal trial
| says
THE courts have gradually restricted the mean.
ing ing .. .nis once cherished maxim, until, in the
case now under consideration, it has been reduced
| to q nullity. We are not prepared to say vbsther
such result is desirable, or il 1t s not for the
public advantage that persons accused Of crime
snoaid De subjected to continual trials until con-
viction Is obtained. Our present purpose ia mere
to record tho fact ofthe snnhation of another Of
the famous old nsxims Of our jursprude epce in the
nope that the spirit and letter of the law NAV be
brought into agreement and that one imnsrtia,
rule may be applied to all offenders"
fExALE PoLIrIuAas.-Women formerly p.sse.sed
ana at various tnieA exercised, the elective fran
chise in New Jersey By the consti.nt;on .dnn.
ed July z, !I16, the privilege of voting was ae.
corded to 'ali inhabitants Of full asen ESQ nrocIs
nation money, clear estate, and who had resided A
certain time within the country. Al this could he
construed to include women, a prominent Onaker
member OF the Assembly had the act 30 drawn "A
TO read "he or She" when ref irng to qualified yo-
/ .ers no charge was n,-de until 1907, and women
oiten voted when the elections closed or there
was any special excitement. In the Presidential
contest OF lSoo there were many instances of their
voting.
FROM THE WEST INpIRs-We have advjces fror,
the West Indies, dated at Kingston, jamaica. m
yin OF November The Legislative Assembly was
10 meet next day, when petition would be sent in.
| asking for an annual grant to have steam commu
nication with the United States established Her
British majestys gun boats Jasper and Jason. fiye
gums each, and eighty horse power, had left for
CuDa 70 watch the movements of steamers on the
coast. There Was no news of interest The sugar
crop for the year will be good. Tho copper mines still
prospered The town of Mayaguez Porto Rico.
was visited by severe shock of an earthquake on
| the 18th of November.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN EpIroR-N. R. Stiuason. edi
tor and proprietor Of the New York Day Book, died
| suddenly Menday afternoon, while on his yay to
| Cypress Hills, L. ]. Mr.. Stimson was on his way
| home in the Long Island cars when the sad occur
renee took place. He entered the cars full of life
aud health. but had not proceeded on his Journey
| more than mile, when the hand Of death came
upon him. The conductor Of the train saluted him
just previous to the cars entering the tunnel
when they emerged at the other side the deceased
was found setting ifeless in his seat Itis suppos-
ed that disease Of the heart was the cause Of his
| sudden and antimely demise.
| A CASE roR LrGIsLAroRs.-If go into grocer.
| shop aud steal two or three pieces Of sugar am
| thief But if the grocer sells me pound of SUI gar
| and there are one or two ounces short he mere
ly sells things by false weight. / am imprisoned
| The grocer Is fined few shlings and escapes. 1
I
| is guilty of thousand, for he robs every person
to whom he sells goods with those false weights
Now, can you tell us by what strange anomaly of
the law the greater thief s allowed to get off so
much more cheaply than the lesser? Why shouldn't
there be the same law for both.-Punea.
DnEss AT THE FRENCH couRr.-The progress of
| extravagance in dress has provoked slight coun-
ter demonstration on the part of the French Court
Last year it understood that no lady invited
to Compiegne conld appear twice in the same
dress. This season it has been intmated that the
re-appearance Of dress once in the course of
week will be not only tolerated but approved. The
consequence is that ladies invited to pass q week
| at Compegne pack up only eight dresses instead
Of sixteen
FAMILY NOT AcoUAINrED.-Tbe Journal of Com
merce tells the following reply of boy to his
ther: "The father was of the keep your children at
| q distance class, and the boy wanting new suit
very naturally asked the mother to intercede for
him. why don't you ask your father yourself
| my soni' said the mother. why, mother, wo Id
ask him. only 1 don't feel we'll enough acquainted
with him. was the reply"
| THE MEDIrERRANEAN.-The laying of the sub-na
rine telegraph between France and Alsierf develop
ed some remarkable facts relative to the irreguia
ties Of the bed and the great depth of the of
the Mediterranean. At one part the depth to which
the cable is lowered is not more than ninety fathoms
and the water deepens Immediately to over two
thousand fathoms, or nearly two miles and half
| A TOUGH HEAD.-The Caaveas (Cal.) Cropicle
states that two ''colored gemnier" in that place
who bad quarreled about "a lady," met in mortal
| combat. After exchange of shots, the Sheriff
| arrested the parties and carried them to Jail
when pistol bullet found fattencd out and
lodged In the wool Of one of the combstants, who
was quite unaware of having been touched.
| OFFICIAL F1sTIcUFF.-Ths Mayor Of Covington
Ky, and the President of the Board of Council of
that city had re .ular snt-to in the Council Cham
Der on the 26th ult., caused by an overheated de-
bate. They both got they best of it, and were
each fined $3.50 next day by Justice. as an ade-
quate punishment for disturbing the peace and
quiet of the good city of Covington.
soARcI7YsoY SALT IN CANApA-There were de-
stroyed by the late freshet in Syracuse N. Y 29T0
barrels Of fne SALT valued at $l0.S00. The water
has fallen only about 20 inches from the highest
point The great loss at this place, and the close
Of canal navigation, have left Canada with short
supply of salt. 1t is not to be had at many places
| along the north shore Of lake Ontario at any
price, and had been sold at Port Hope for 50 per
barrel
| CRUSHED TO DEATH-Two boys, named Cleveland
and 0dell, were playing under a rock in Indian
Town, N. B., few days ago, when suddenly piece
of rock, weighing two or three tonsfsll apon them.
Cleveland instantly killed. and 0dell was in
jnred 50 as to leave little hope of his recovery.
Noryy TN AusrRIs The Austrian Cayettc eays.