The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-02

FRI AY MogNsl,e. ,u,,.v =.
interesting Letter from china.
The toiiowing is an extract from a lctter of a.
Americsn gentleman, residant ~ Shanghai, writ.
ten in ApriI: e
On Sunday, February 24th, Mr.. o,Iphant and
siscohteG dc Contades, attaches OF the iont IN.
sassy OF tho two belssgerent powers- England and
ftanee-- arrived at Shanghai being ,hr hs, a',s ~
letter for trassmission 10 tie Emneror ~ r.;.
Tbs important dispatch IL said 10 be from tho I'm.
ghsb and Erench Pieufpoteutiarfes and Ia ia -
sampenied by letters from the piennos OF Rnssia
and the United States Of America n .e.n,. .,a.
tae channel through which this impor,s ~ ,a.a
s TO be sent, is the Govcrnor of this province X
ang-su Alter having given a psciiminarv i,;,.
ias.ioa 10 Vie authorities at Shanghai of their In
n',on 70 proceed to the provincial capital Suchau
eae TWO a,taches OF the respective embassies ac
cemsaned by the ConsuIs of England. F,s,ra
anu the United States of Ame riea-anJ ,ho tLras
consulate interpreters. left Shanghai on Wedues
aay she.noon, Feb 2ath, and proceeded on their
way up the river toward the great city of Sucban
the seat 81 the Lieut.. Governor His Excelenrv
0ov Chan, having heard that the barbarian en-
sn's were really coming on to the great citv i'm.
heuia.eiy thought ont plan FOR their defeat. He
NJ once posted down the river by bnats 10 the in
terror town of Kwung .shau and sent n ma ntorin
., at TO meet aud darrest the
the Consuis to land at Kwung.shau M ha ,va
waiting there to receive them. But .he barbarian
al
tcld the mandarin in command of the Heat tha,
his Excciiepcy Chan must at once hasten on 10 tn.
Provincial city OF Suchau, as they would see him
there and DO " here else; and that II he were not
very quick they would be there before him Tn n
few hoats they actually entered the city Of Suchau
by the water gates-some dozen boats in all n ,ipg
the English and French flags and tho star spane,e,
banner cf America. Ills Excellepcy then sent
them letterr' qaosting them to meet him outsiie
the city But they replied, ineide tho city at thu,
Government house, and no where else Finding
that the stiff-neckei barbarians would not be
moved from their purpose, he sent down to the
boats forty chair-bearers and ten sedan chairs to
convey them to the Government house.
Forty thousand people turned out to look at the
arbarian procession n.t knowing but that they
bad come to take possession of the city. With
open months they gazed iu mute astonshment.
while profound silence was observed. Arrived at
the scat OF government, they were received with II
fifteen auu salute, aud soon had Chinese feas,
His Excellency then pretended to be happy to
meet them a. Snchau. lie was informed that this
was but visit preliminary TO intimate In
tercourae in these quarter5-which was not so vel
relisbed as If he had been told foreigners i'll com,
this way ro more. Business was dispatched and
EuYoys aud attaches took leave-hopibg to get u
reply from Pokin in less than month. On the
next day. Saturday, Feb. 81. the ENJOYS and Con
suls received his Excellency outside tho city.
where they took leave. and declined profferct
military Escort TO Shanghai, stating that Trey hau
come unatte3ded by military display and would
10 SuCHau III Ec pcfsistet sentilus
any escort. His Excellency again dtfca; Ell
here, for he wished 10 produce the impression OF
bis own people that be sent them back 20 Shangha,
as prisoners, under the military escort. That ter.
initiated the first interview between barbarian off.
GERS and the Governor Of Suchau that has ever
been held in that city.
Rescue OF Young wife from tn.
Free Love He'll at Berlin Heights.
Ohio
very singular case of infatuaton occurred
among parties residing ia Dn:roit few days since;
the particulars of which are thus briefly given by
the Free Press: .t
|! "A couple of weeks since married man, who
occupies respectable aud intelligent positop in
the community, applied to Justice purd, for assist
anco and advice in finding some trace of his Wit.
young and lovely woman who had disappeared
day or two before, without warning or obvious
reason, The husband loved bis wife deyotediy
and could not account for her abrupt manner OF
leaving him, as no family differences had ever ex
ietcd to originate domestic tronb,es or cause her
Wish TO leave happy home. Every assistance was
rendered him in finding his wife, but the forts Of
officers who secured the city were uuavai,ing, and
he was informed that she was not in the city, or
being in the city, was so safely hidien that search
was Intellectual He was further advised to keen
quiet and wait for chance to reveal her dweilipt
place. He followed this advice aud, as the even
proved, successfully, for in few days after he again
appeared in 5ustice PurJys Office and inforncc
him that he had learned the whereabouts of hi
wi!e, through the medium Of relation OF her
fan'liy. WITH sorrow he disclosed her abidinl
plsce, which was nc other than notorious resori
OF free lovers, called Berlin Hill. in the northern
part OF Ohio. This place is Inhabited by a colon,
of persons who live in the eli joy nent of pronlis-
cuous Intercourse among the sexes. giving free
icense to sensuality and delnsion. and claiming
cure all bodily and spiritual ills by what they cali
love cure What the process of treatment j.
Heaven only knows. The wronged husband, de
IVapf m Ia t,s
Justice Putdy to go after her at once which he did
with the determination Of tearing hor from the as
sociations by which she was surrounded even il
compelled in doing SO to shed the blood of her sc,
dueefs
"He succeeded in finding her at the institut;o
in question, aud Immediately brought her home
without any demur on her part-she stating, uu.
doubtedly with truth, that she was disxusted with
the scenes enacted in that abode of wickedness.-
Her tale, it represents things there is an extra
ordinary one She saya that she was induced to q
there by female relative, who is bclies er in te
doctrine, and who after long effort succeeded III
,nstiiiing into her mind the poison which proved
her ruin. Together they absconded and went To
Berlin Hill When there, she found tht marvellous
love cure but another name for all that Is DE-
grading and ioaths0me to vrtuous and high
minded woman Low-bred famiiiarities with Wi
gar, fanatical men; companionship with women
who deemed themselves elevated above huma n:ty
in becoming victims of their own and their corl.
panioDs' lusts. and close familiarity with bru
tiSn ana Criminal enjoyment Whfch was the high
est sphere aimed at in this deectable communitS.
were what she Was obliged to submit to. This war
more than wolaanhood could endure-and, in her
secrettroube, she applied to q relative, not GarBa
to Disclose her situation to her injured and much
loved husband. Through this relative, the bns sba
found her, AMI, Notwithstanding her moral ans
physical condemnation, he took her again to his
heart, shame-stricken but wiser wife aud mother
We are, of course. permitted to give names,
should not dc had We the liberty the coz,
fortaud happiness of family depend upon tn,
publicity or silence main tanned in gross at
fair"
TRAGEDY IN NoRrH CAgoL,sA--Four PRISON
ktfted by a Aaniac-On Tuesday last about day.
light, man named James Rouse, living near
Whievtite, Columbus CO., N. c., killed his tatner
wife and two children by cutting teir heads of
with an axe. All on the premises we're slain, ex.
c'pt his eldest son,who escaped. The Wilmington
journal says: t
Ills eldest 500 over to the residence of Isaac
III. Powell, and told Mr.. p what had happened
who got w. q. Smith, and they went on toward
kOuses Tn their way they met Reuse in purnui,
OF his Son with an axe. He said he wanted to Kill
hln- On meeting Messrs. Powell and Smith, h,
dropped the axe and held out his hand when
they arrested him. He is iu Jail The little bs.y
who escaped, stated that Rouse killcd the old maj
cut in the yard with a stick, and then chopped tT
his head He t0ok the old mans knife and with
that he killed his own wife, and cut off her head
The children he killed with the axe aud choppea
eff their beads ~ VIII h.y.,