The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-30
DAILY DISPATCH.
THURSDAY MORNING -,JtIrY .,,,,.,.,Y, ~ 1857,

SAD WKnplSG.-Atier publishing the marriage
OF Ar. Adam Tate, Of Chicago, 10 Miss jeanette
fettigrew, late Of Scotland, tho Chicago Trib,tn,
adds-"There is a bit Of romance, sad enough in its
character, connected with this announcement,
which the partie. will forgive for relating: six
Young Scotchmen of this city, worthy men all. who
had left their plighted faith aud iassies behind
them when they sought eonteutment aud fortune
on our shores. united for the purpose of sending
FOR those 10 whom their troth wa. pghted They
were to, and did, come ont together For mutual
protection sud society they took passage in the
vcssel The periious ocean voyage Was made with
out accident ana the party--a merry and happ,
pafty-Sriived safely at Quebec, where they took
passage on the Montreal. Our readers know and
have lanCntel the fate that overlook that i'll fate,
steamer aud her hundreds Of passengers. When
she burned oi the six trusting and generous girls
Miss PcttigTew was the only one saved
DEATH or CELEBRATED LONDON PHYNc1AS.-Tbe
tnhdon Lancet announces tho death Of DR. Cutter
buck OF that city in the Goth wear Of his age For
nearly seventy years he was an active mernh.r of
the profession. lie WAS old cnouoh 70 ren,smL.,
the beginning of the Brunonian system and liy.d
to see 1t sink into obscurity The aoroiogy Of Cui-
len was IN its infancy when he was a student TIE
hrt Munro died year after DR. Cutterhuck va.
born, he attended the lectures of Munro ssrundgs
lie Nas old enough to recollect Forthergill anF
might have attended the lectures of Pott liz.
visited Hunter, and met him in consultation II.
was in practice many wears before the great d.coy
cry by Jenncr and had witnessed for halfa century
the vast benoft- conferred upon mankind by vac
c'nation. He was physician when Bahipgtor
was the apothecary of Guys Hospital. Neither
Ahornethy nor Asterly Cooper were known to fame
when Or. CutterbuCk had established a reputation
SOMETHING or APTNT-DirinQ after a Wutch.-A
few days ago. merchant Of New Orleans whilc
landing from the steamer ". W Farmer. accidental
~ dropped his watch valued $222 in 80 feet deer
water. Borrowing n pig Of iron aud line from the
mate ho tied the pig to the line. and sunk il be
meath the wheelhouse as nearly a. possible where
tho watch was sunk: and tying the npper end Of the
line 10 stick Of wood dropped the stick in the water
and left II 10 float. Early next morning the own
er OF the watch might have been seen on board the
Farmer stripping for his dive. The mate and Others
collected around him, not little Interested and
the mate, among other remarks. offered to bet him
r hundred dollars to five that he wouldn't hud the
watch He replied that he did not much expect
to mud it. but that, he had been born on a plank
aud raised on the watcr-he waa born on shin
boAtd-he knew something of diving. and was re
solved not IT, give up his jewel without one trial
Letting himself down in the muddy stream. he got
hold fth" line he had sunk duckpd his head un
der. and disappeared. lie WAS down long-much
longer than the waiting spectators supposed man
capable Of holding his breath But at Last he pop
ped up, and giving a loud blow and slim xing his
wct hair out Of his face, held up his watch to the
utter astonishlneut Of the crowd on board the
steamer.