The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-05
THE DISP ATC H.


@~"'" ihc SsuuhSky Register SAYS.
THE boiler parted In several places simultaua.
ousiy' rue pieces lying with tremendous force
rIght ana let scarcely any of them lodging within
'ofty yards OF tie track. One fragment weighing
not less than two hundred pounds, was found in q
acid to the left, eighty rods distant. whIe otbers
| OF nearly equal weight. passed half that distance
thsoagh the woods, stripping hinge bra iches from
The trees in their progress. piece Of the engine
| oeit was also picked mp in the field one hundred
ana twenty rods from the place of explosion Tho
liues OF thu boiler twisted ntoa an almost solid
| mass the heavy cylinders twisted off, battered
aud blown a number of rods carrying with them
the pistons aud part Of the connecting rods; the
truck and driving wheel. with very heavy spokes
| oi solid wrought iron, were bent wholly out of
shape-in short, the engine was blown to frar-
mehts, an utter wreck. beyond the possibility of
repair The fence on either side was laid, by the
escaping steam, completely open, presenting an
| appearance similar TO that of having been swept
away by sudden rush of water.
| THE locomotive was purchased six years ago,
when new, ct the North, for $500. and had re-
Gently been supplied with a new bottom and was
| supposed to be in perfect order"
| EXTRAORDINARY MURDER AND suicpE-IIorriJAe
Result cf Stock GaDibliag.-The London (England)
| Morning star, gives the details of a murder and
| suicide near that city:
| On Thursday morning. at an early hour n mur.
der and suicide OF most tragical aud distressing
chatacter took place at Thornton Heath, about a
mile distant from the town of Corydon.
| For some years past, Mrs Nory smther. lady
OF some property and her two ,ras, one William
| iieitou Smitber. aud the ether Charles Smi.her
occupied the house No. 70, Thornton Heath and
the family were remarkable for the love and affec-
tioh winch seemed TO subsist between them. VIII
nam ueiton, the elder son, has been clerk in the
| Bank OF England. and Charles has been engaged!
In the factory of Mr.. Bunnitt, engineer, Deptford
| preparatory te his entering :hc Bank of England
| also.
| William has been remarkable for his stea6iness
ana general department, until very recently whom,
IN consequence of losses in stock speculations
which were large for his means he has been in
| temperate in his habits.
On the night in question the mother and bro
tberS went to bed usual, and on the following
| morning. about O'Clock. the servant Elzt Nor
gan, was awoke, as she Thought, by a noise in her
mistress room, and she at once got ND and COM
menced her domestic work. In about a Quarter of
an hour afterwards she heard knocking at the
bedroom door OF Charles, aud on going there viii
liam asked her for wine glass, which she took to
him. and returned to the kitchen to prepare break
fast. Having waited timo beyond the usual
time at which the family came to breakfast, she
went TO the led room of Charles and listened tor
| moment or So and hearing 10 noise she pushed
the door opeu aud the first ;hing that caught her
view was the counteDance Of her young master.
with quantity Of coored foam about the mouth
| ard nCstrlls
William WAS also lying in the bedroom per.
| fectly lifeless, and phal and wine glass was
| laid on the foot of the bed. The girl in company
| with the servant man, Immediately proceeded to
| her Histresss bedroom, on the came floor, and
| on entering it, shocking 70 relate, found the un-'
| fortunate lady numbered among the dead ALSO
| She lay the bed with her head resting on her
| right hand, the bed perfectly unruffied, and 1t
was evident that The potent and deadly poison had
an instantaneous effect, and that she died without
a struggle. 1t is. the opinisn of those who had
seen him, that the fatal drug must have been
poured into the mouth of the youth Charles while
lie lay on his back, and that the sudden shock to
| the circulation had caused the foam about the
| mouth and uostriIs 1t is also believed that the
quantity of prussic acid taken by the unfortunate
murderer himself was 80 great, that his death
| instantaneous.
| Mr. TsN BROCK AND THE AMERICAN SrUD-The
New York correspondent of the Charleston Is. c.
Courier, alluiing 10 the return of MIR Ten Brock
| to America. says that he had left New York for
Kentucky, and adds:
"Mr. Ten Brock is still confident that he can
beat the English horses. If prioress goes on i'm
proving, by next spring she is expected to be the
best horse in England. Great hopes are enter
tanned of Babylon. When this latter colt was
taken abroad, he was accompanied by two or three
one year ods, which in tine also to contend on
the British turf under the American coors. Mr.
Ten Rroeck's engagements in England extend to
1861, and bear it reported that when he returns
there next spring he will make it his residence and
future home
| RKNAREABLE COURAGE OF You've LAnr-The
Atlas and Argus relates the manner in which
young lady prevented the suicide of her father, Mr.
| Nm. IlAugblick, of ScohaTie county. n. y. who
attempted to hang himself few days since. From
his singular manner, and from the few words that
he uttered, his wife became epprehensire that he
intended to destroy himself, and requested their
daughter, girl of II years, TO watch her ia
ther's movements. He started for barn, about
half mile from his residence, the girl following
him at distance, to prevent his observing her He
entered the haru-she came up and entered also
1 when the horrying spectacle her father suspend
ell by the neck and black in the face, met her gaze
she Immediately ran to him and tried to raise
hi hrt fiuii hiD1fn fnn haa .Int tlr,of
i her hand into his pocket, drew tlerefrem his
knife aud cut him down. She then laid him on
the barn floor took his cap from his head and
to sprinC filled il with water, returned. and COM
menced bathing him with it. After while he be-
| gan to breath. She then left him, and called for
| assistance. He taken hone and is now in q
fair way of recovery.
| SUICIDE The Pensacola Gazette records horri-
| BILE suicide, committed few days ago by a man
| named Afford, residing at the head OF Choctahat-
chez Bay, near the steam saw mill of Ssr. Jessie
Pritchett According TO the account, the unfortu-
nate man had difficulty with neighbor, Mr.. Ru-
therford, and in liquor sought him to murder him.
He failed, however, in his search, and returning
| home. still intoxicated took large knife and de-
liberately cut his own throat from 10 ear, in
| the presence of his wife and Mr.. pritchett, who
| were unable to prevent him.
| A Fx.-The other day, Chang and Eng, the
Siamese twins, we're going to Charleston, the con-
ductor made fuss because they did not each have
| said that they had always been carried on the
ticket of single passenger The conductor replied
| that they were two persons and occupied two
| seats; they must, therefore, pay two passages.-
| tVery we'll" said the gentleman, II will give the
ticket to Chang aud you can put Eng off the cars"
This brought the conductor to his senses, and he
knocked under.
A RELIC OF THE ARcrIo.-Mr. Ellwood Walter,
Secretary of the Board of Underwriters, at NeY
York. has in his possession the gilt ball of the flag
4 has lin rrfip il nyIv rail-
| of her, and was found by one OF the parties who
| went from Newfoundland in search of her remains.
1t has been recognised by Capt. Luce and others.
| ATTEMPTED snoIDE.-Burgess Bradley, medical
| student, from Philadelphia, attempted to commit
suicide in Jersey City, n. j., last Thursday
ming, by cutting his throat and afterwards stab
| bing himselfin in the abdomen. His wounds, how
ever we're not of a fatal character. lie refused to
explain the cause OF the act
MACHINERY FOR RussIA-The Emperor of Russia
has contracted with Col. Sam Colt, of Connecticut
for large amount of machinery for making arms,
and part of 1t has already been shipped. lie has
also employed Col. Colt to build for him two steam
engines suitable for driving this machinery.
FATAL RAnEoAD AccIDEsr--Julian Abbott, of
Westford Mass, aged about % years. was killed on
the Boston and Lowell Railroad last week. lie
riding on the locomotive, when it was thrown
from the track by coming 10 collision with hand
car aud Mr.. Abbott was crushed TO death.
MORTALITY IN BosroN IN 1S57.-During the year
1857, the total mortality of Boston has been few
short OF four thousand In the year 1856, the to-
tai number was 4253, showing decrease In 1857
of about $50. As compared with 1854, the decrease
is about 49,
A NOVEL TuRS.oUT.--Amopg the novelties OBJ
served in New York on New Years Day was a car
rage propelled by steam, and operated by two fast
young men, in their business of making calls
They doubtless considered the old fogy turnout Of
four-in hand altogether too slow for the times.
and the accomplishment Of the full complement of
$500 calls"
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