The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-19
writina ror. enc press.

Writing for the Press.
The Philadeiphia Ealietiss, In On article on the
amateur writer's for the press, who are greatly ds
gusted when their favors are not published, ano
Who strAishtway console themselves by question
log the motives Of ths editors, remarks:
Thsre 10 no class OF people more frequently sheer
cd ut than editors Its the easiest thing 10 the
World to charge them With being mercensry: tosay
that such and such an article was paid tor; tnsi
ansbody can have anything praised or abused 10
paper, if he will pay for 10, snd Gays ~iseaeIe'
every row and then, "if had a newspaper mere;
wouldn't pitch into this or that, and wouid.ntl
show the pbfiaaelphans what 40 Independent pa
Dor isy" Well, my friend and pitcher, Why not %,
tabiish paper and "piteh into" ssaryta,us sau
every bodyi" Nobody can object to your aoIng 20
The pagers that are lie the habit OF pitcning into
everything are the easiest ia the world II IL only
weIl-pr aetieed and matured editors knst possess
that wisdom and that true independence wn'cn
consists in refusing to "pitcn ib' that manI'hess
vhicb can withstand public clamor. that can
scorn persopaites and than treat public questions
with the dignity aud soberness that can alone
secure respect Tor the press
Wehave had frequent illustrations Of the mode
usually adopted by tho gentlemen who know 90
much better than professional editors how paper
ouxht to be conducted. They write US articles
every now and then, and Thick they are doing uea
favor They send them anonymously, a. tney 90
not wish to be held responsible TO the pubic but
think editors being such brainless and souliess
wretches can be responsible for anything Tney
may have a railroad, or q manufacturing or
financial speculation to promote by the pnoication
Of articles and because the editor refuses 20 al
yertise 1t gratuitouply and help il along by recon-
meudiny il to the public through his editorial col
umns, they think he is poor, mean-spirited orea-
turs, totally wanting in independence! Ihe,e
never was an article rejected by an editor, with
out the writer's declaring that the editor was
miserable wretch, who had no Independence, and
only wanted to be paid, to make him publish any
thing.
BARBECUE IN SUss,x.-The citizens of Sussex
county gave q barbecue on Thursday last, IN honor
of the compilation Of the Norfolk and Petersburg
railroad. Dr. Nicholson, of Sussex, welcomed the
guests in an appropriate address, to which }. Z.
Francis, Of Norfolk, responded. The company
numbering upwards Of q thousand, then partook
ofa bountiful repsst after which spesches were
made ny Messrs. Ludlow, Mock and Summers, Of
Norfolk, Dr. Edwards, of surry, Mr.. Lyons, of Pc
tersburg and others.
Our RELATIONS WITH MExtco.-A dispatch from
Washington to the New York Herald says that
special messenger left there on Thursday for Mexi
CO. with dispatches for Minister Forsyth, approx
ing his suspension of diplomatic intercourse with
that government and directing the withdrawal
aud return home OF the legation.
FROM wAsHrssroS.-The Washington Star, of
Saturday, has the following items:
Dispatches received by the War Department from
Lieut.. Ives report him at the uuatpas Villages, 80
miles to the east of the point ut which he left the
Colorado River. All we'll, and the work progressing
finely.
The Commissioner of Pensions decides that
bounty laud warrants due deceased soldiers will
60 to the heirsatlsw, as provided for by the late
net of Congress, only when there is no widow or
minor children.
Alexander Wilson, Esq, of Pennsylvania, has
been appointed District Attorney for Utah Terri
| tory. vice j. n. Hockaday
Secretary Toucey, of the Navy Department, con
| tinues to improve.
FATAL CAsr.-The pernicious habit Of drugging
for every aliment iu which mothers SO fire.
| quentIy indulge, was painfully illustrated by q
| case which came to our notice yesterday. young
mother had been 10 the habit Of administering
paragoric to her babe, and it so happened that, on
Wednesday night, her paragoric bottle gave out.
aud in her ex tremity she applied to her laudanum
vial. From this, it would seem, she drew too
| largely, and the result WAS that the infant went
| asleep, but the sleep proved the sleep of DEATH
| The feelings of the mother, after she found that
she had administered fatal dose to her darling,
| may be imaginative will not attempt to describe
! them-and, indeed, We only give publicity to the
| case that it may serve as warning to other mo-
theirs who follow the practice of putting their in
/ fants asleep by drugs whenever they become fret
full or troublesome.-N. o. Ffcay,ae, 9tA
| LIEUT. RRAp-Lt J. Dorsey Read died on the sth
| inst at Dalton, Ga in the SD year of his age.
4 Lieut.. Read entered the U. s. Navy when he was
| only twelve years of age, and was engaged in the
service up TO the time of his DEATH whilst thus
| gagged he rendered himself popular, both as an
| officer aud gentleman. His health had been very
delicate for the last three years. and at the time Of
his death he was en- route for this place, to spead
| the summer. The remains of the deceased arrived
| 10 this place on last Sunday and were placed In
| the Episcopal Church. On Monday evening his fu-
neral was preached by the Rev. Mr. Earnest, after
| which lie was placed 10 vault, which was con-
| structed according to his directions The de-
ceased leaves q wife and numerous friends to mourn
their loss.-Orange Chronicle
| CANA MAN BE HIS Own GsANDPATHER2-The query
| answered in the Affirmative: There was q widow
aud her daughterinlaw, and man and his con,
:. The widow married the son. and the daughter the
| old man; the widow therefore mother to her
| husbands father, consequently grandma Their to
| her own husband. They had son to whom she
| was great-grandmother. Now as the son Of u
| grandmother must be either grandfather q
| great uncle, this boy therefore his own grand
father. N B.-This was actually the case with q
| boy at school at Norwich.-Notes and Queries.
|
A WOMAN LICENSED TO PRsACH-At the recent
animal session OF the Ontario Association OF Uni
versslists, Mrs Lydia 4. Jenkins received letter
Of fellowship as preacher OF the gospel. Her
| husband is also minister This is supposed to be
the first female who ever received letter of fel.
| iowship from any ecclesiastical body.
MURDER IN BALTlhoRE-On Thursday night last
an alteration occurred at house in Vine street,
Baltimore, between William G. Ford, constable,