The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-17
III E DISPATCH.
TUESDAY, MehlENS............AU AUGUST II, 1855.


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Charles Dickens, own Account Of his
Family Difficulties.
Charles Dickens has written = letter to Arthur
smith, his friend, detailing the causes inducing the
separation from his wife. He dates from his resi-
dence 10 Tavistcck square, and says;
hrs. Dicksns' and lived unhsppIly together for
iatiuaasely can fail 70 have knovn that va "a
are, tn oil respects Of character and tempera.
ment, wonderfully ousuitcd to each other sun.
pose that no two people not vicious In themselves
ever we're joined togefher. w66 had greater am
quay Ia understanding one another, or who had
less In commen. An attached woman servant
(uiere friend TO both Of us than a seryantl WIN
lived With rs sixteen years. and IL now married
aud who was, and stii l. 10 Mrs Dickens conti.
dence asd In miee, who had the closest famiiiar
experience OF this unhsppinsss, in London, 10 the
country 10 France, in Italy, wherever We have
heea, year after year, month after month"; week
after week, day after day, will bear testimony %
this. :
Nothing has, on many occasions. stood he.ve.,
as aud separation but Mrs. Dickens sister, 0eor.
gins Hogarth. From the ago OF fifteen she has de.
voted herself to our house aud our children. She
has been their playmate, nurse, friend
adviser and companion. In the manly considera
tton towards Mrs. Dickens, which owe 10 INV vif-
/ viii merely remark Of her, that the pecaIisri,y
Of her character has thrown all the children IN
some one else. do not know-I cannot by a.y
stretch OF fancy imagtne-what would have be,
come OF them but for ihis aunt, who has grown uu
with them, to whom they are devoted, and who
has sacrificed the best part Of her youth and life o
them.
She has demonstrated, reasoned, suffered and
toiied, and came again to prevent separation h..
tween Mrs. Dickens and me- Mrs. dickens has
often expressed to her her sense Of her
care and devotion in the house-never more
strongly than within these last twelve months.
For some years past Mrs. Dickens has been 10
the habit OF representing TO me that 1t would be
better for her to away, and live apart that her
always increasing eetrangement made mental
disorder under which she sometimes labors-more
that she felt herself un for the life she had to lead
as my wife, aad that she would be far better away
have uniformly replied that We must bear our
misfortune and fight tho fight ont to the end; tha,
the children we're the FIRST consideration, and
that l feared they must bind US together sin ap-
pearanee." assE. s=sil r.
At length, within these three weeks, IL was sue-
ges;ed to me by Forster that even for their sakes
it would surely be better to Reconstruct and re-
arrange their unhappy homo. l empowered him
TO treat with Mrs Dickens, as the friend of both OF
Us for one and twenty years Mrs Dickens wished
to add on her part, Mark Lemon, and did SO. Gu
Saturday last Lemon wrote to Forster that Mrs.
Dickens gratefully and thankfully accepted" the
terms proposed to her.
Of the pecuniary part of them, will only say
O.
ems we're n lady Of distinction, aud q man of for
tune. The remaining parts of them are easily de
seribed-my eldest boy to live With Mrs. Dickens
and take care Of her; my eldest girl to keep my
house-both my girls and all my children but the
eldest son, to live with me, in the continued COM
pauionehip of their ahnt Georgine, for whom they
have all the tenderest affection that have seea
amongst young people, and who has higher
claim (as have often declared for many years }
upon my affection, respect and gratitude, than
ANYBODY in this world.
hope that no one who fnay become acquainted
with what write here, eau possibly be 10 cruel
and unjust, a. 70 put any misconstruction on our
separation, so far. NY elder children all a uadee
stand it perfectly. and all accept it as inevitable
There is not q shadow of doubt coucealmen;
among us-my eldest son and are one,as to il all
Two wicked persons who shou Id have spok en-
very differently of me- in consideration of earned
pect ard gratitude, have las am told, and in
deed to my personal knowledge) coupled with this
separation the name of a young laky for whom
have great attachment and regard. / will DOT
repeat her name-I honor il too much. Upon my
soul and honor there 10 not on this earth q more
virtuers aud spotless creature than that young
lady. know her to be innocent and pure, and AZ
good as my own dear daughters. Further, am
quite sure that Mrs. Dickens. having received thii
spect know her to have for me, and in the perfect
confidence know her in her better moments ic
rspuse In my truihfulness.
Martinsburg (ya.) Republican has an account Of
the cable hoax played upon that town, Thursday
a brief notice of which has been published. /,
says:
The dispatches were addressed to Mayor Antho
ny s. Chambers, Esq VINO Immediately made ar
ransements 10 have public demonstration ia
honor of the success of the enterprise. The county
court being then in session. the dispatches were
laid before that body, who ordered them to be
spread upon the minutes thereof John Biaii
Fac a N IN raD mr.
immediately adjourned. The court house and the
various church bells in town we're tolled for fifteen
minutes. and poor dertiS put out extras, all in
honor of American genius and English enter
prise
1t was not until joy had exhausted itself thai
the trick WAS discovered.
at seems that some wags, tired OF the humdruu
quistness of the town, wishing to raise public de-
and the printers, penned the dispatches anf
placed them on the table Of the telegraph ope-
rator, in his temporary absence, who, going in hi
Office .hortiy after. and seeing the letter addressed
to the Mayor laying on his table, and thinking somt
one had left a note to be sent to that gentleman
promptly sent il to him, and thus caused all thu
fun" =- ~ II
The following is copy of the spurious dis
PALACE AT LONDON, AUGUST H. 1858.
To Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN. President United States
come, let us talk toaelhe". American genius ant
English enterprise have this day Joined together th,
MAJ be closely allied in the bonds of peace, harmo
ny, and kindred feelings. VICTORIA.
BEDFORD SPRINGS, AUGUST IL, 1858.
To VIcToRIA, Ones OF England:
New England accepts with gIadness the hand o
fellowship profieres by Old England; aud if evel
isoord or diversity of interest should threaten thi,
alliance, let our language be entreat me not tt
leave thee or return from following thee, for tn,
people. and thy God shall be my aod.as
JAMES BUCHANAN
MuaplR PROM JEALousY.-The telegraph yester
day announced the murder of two persons IL
Hamptopburg, N. Y, by a Jealous lover, Friday
night. The following are the particulars:
Mr.. Reeves and his family were absent from
home. leaving their house in the charge cf thei,
three servants, named William Saunders, Peter
shoroch and Margaret Sheaiy. 1t seems that Pc
tor and Margaret were to be married next week
and they had been passing the evening together
az he was leaving Margaret's room. Peter was y0et
at the door by william, who deliberately, snc
without a word pasaing between either, shot him
directly through the right nipple. Peter turning
back. opened the door through which he Ind inst
passed, and fell deed across the threshold.
The murderer, then rushing into the room, over
the dead body Of his hrst victim. shot Margaret
through the left breast, the ball passing out be
hind, lust below the shoulder blade. She turned
and jnmpipg cut of the open window TO the
ground. scme twenty feet or more, managed to
crawl through the garden and orchard, nearly a
Quarter OF mile, to the honse OF Mr. Case, who
i'm mediateIy gave the alarm.
The r,urserer has not been yctarrested, or eves
secn since, but the whole country is aroused and
searching for him. The woman 10 sttii alive, but
canno. survive but few hours longer.
Tar BIouNr nr RrvJEas affair A Sis1hf Kssfake.
sofne of our eontem porariee, in wrtng of this curl
sns secIr 10 think the object Of the Xouavs
- aru The s,1bject of his alteration, Miss Blount
This is a mistake. Tho young lady ssser's unquail
asdiy that they were lawfully married before the!