The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-06

st"1 ettuas. Atnsfdfs. drt-JCserh Henry, D1stric
sylyania; a Litton. Missouri: Gould, New York
~ fafm aaeps--P g Geo Cooke: Virginia, james
Beiins. vsiaia: p VIA Aisr vrsini. v5shn,s Robert
Garter, virg!nia; W " aflmsr Virsinia; seott
Nasss.ass-Wm 4 wscahsr. ytra;e;,. Ros.r,
Archer. yiiginis: Julian Harrison, Virginia; "
iste' Virginia; Peytnu ,hnson. Virginia.
THE sAPrEAEAxe.' OF psIzs PIaHrsR.-rbs Nav
York papers keep their readers regularly posted
about ile proceedings of Morrissey and the .Bepi.
cia Boy" in training for "grand eucouuter.n-
The Troy Times publishes somc inform alton about
the first named, Who 10 at AbbeviIle, on the Hud-
son. Its informant visited the place on Sunday.
and though the pt;As lighter vas absent on his
regular walk, found about SO vehicles, which had
brought visitors to the spot 1t says:
Our informant was in the dr. rsssirg room of Nor
rissey when the piizs fighter returned, He vas
smoking u segar, aud having his back to the door.
did not Lotice the entrance of the would be
champion The first iatimatiou, therefore,
which our friend received that he was standing In
the presence of the distinguished hero, was the
request on the part of one of the trainers to sput
out that cigar" What could have prom pted the
singular request our friend was st first unabIe 10
OF that same request was engaged ia the same de-
lfghffnl occupation. Looking around, however, hs
beheld Morrissey sitting upon bis bed, when
the problem, was readily solved. The lungs
OF that individual were too delicate to en-
counter the noxious exbalatious of the Hweed. -
and so. of course, ''out" went the cigar Morris
sey sat for few mohents upon his couch, levi
IDENTIFY considerably fatigued from his long walk.
though Shepherd, who had accompanied him,
appeared quite fresh.) when he submitted bimself
to vigorous rubbing down. The crowd down
stairs were now in the greatest state of excite
msBt, ard gathered around the stairway In An xious
expectation OF the appearance of the fighter
Presently their wishes were gratifed, and Norris
sey came fOrth-not, We are bound to say, with
the air of a conqueror, but in o meek and modest
manner. One gentleman was heard to exclaim, 81
think considerable of him, now: he's modest and
that's something" Morrissey had much difficulty
in making his way thro', and was evidenly greatly
annoyed at the impertnsnt gaze of the crowd -
Finding that the crowd followed him wherever he
vent aud that it useless to attempt to get ont
OF it, be retraced his steps back into the house and
left. The appearance of Murrissey ia very much
changed. Few would recognize him In the street
The evidence of hard work is plainly visible upon
bis person, and the diminished size to which he
has been reduced very unfavorably strikes the
observer. number of gentlemen renar k sd an
he came out that be looked "Iike an ordinary
sized man." and some could scarcely be made 10
think that the person they were gazing upon was
the redousta5ie Morrissey. His features and
hands are Drowned by q substance which is used
for hardening the flesh, and this alone very much
changed his whole appearance. The luxuriant
growth of whiskers which formerly adorned the
face Of the champion" is now all gone. and even
"the hair hishead,' is kept down close to his noI
He wore siouched hat and quite ordinary clothes.
and looked for all the worldiike q back wood,me n
from Grafton, ,or hardy help to some farmer
by exposure to the sun aud worn down by hard
work. Though the outward appearance OF of Nor.
yissey lily comports with the idea our Informant
had previously formed of him, yet a closer inspec.
tion satsfied him OF the great muscular dqveIope-
ment Of the man, and his consequent powerful
strength. His movements were, however exceed.
inRly slow and his gait awkward and stif-so
stit, indeed as to attract the attention of many
di,interested spectators, who remarked that he
must move much quicker on the day of the fight
than be was then doing in order TO win the battle
Morrissey looks the very embodiment of health,
however and 10 no doubt in proper trim for tho
encounter which is soon 20 take place. He leaves
heze for Canada on the 18th proxino.
A HIsgfRESpISa AND FATAL ACCIDENT
Tuesday last, about 10 A. NJ lad, by the name OF
Griffin. between Sand years of while at work
ia the factory In this place, was by some means
caught by d belt attached to some part of the ms
chiBery, and was drawn under the machine be-
tween The belt and pulley, and from there was
hnrled TO the hooring above, and partially IRA Hn
through hole five inches la width and fifteen
in length the place where the band passed through
There his head was severed from his body, letting
the lifeess trunk fall to the floor below while the
RIGS which would have terminated his existence,
nGet nGent of his head being torn from his bod '
his legs were broken, his body horribly maugled
and lie was generally mutiIated. There were from
twenty to twenty-five persons in the room at the
time this sad affair happened, and not one of them
knew anything of until his headless body was
found lying upon the floor, therefore, the circum.
stances of his getting eutangled in the belt
will likely remain mystery. His mother was on
the spot shortly after the accident, aud so great
wa ha ali Al IA mad harra fora. oh
her, and she remains in that situation up to the
present writiug.-Aatonga, Ala, Citizen 3Ott
SEARCH FOR TIE LOST .ERoSAuT UNDER SPIRIT
uAL DrREotIoss.--The Toledo (Ohio) Blade OF
the 2sih ut., says that two gentlemen, with a
hope inspired by the assurances of some spiritual
ist. of Adrian, lefthat city that morning to make
another search for the body of poor Thurston.
Mrs Aldrich, "nedium'' of Adrian, gave ont.
on Friday morning last, before having seen any Of
the party that were in search Of poor Mr.. Thurs
ton, that Messrs. Banuister aud Wood, of that
party, while separated from the balance of the
company in the neighborhOod OF where the bal
loon was found. saw house at great distance
that they omitted to go to it account OF it's dis
tance aud the difficulty OF getting there. She says
Thurstou is in that house. alive. On yesterday oth-
OF ''mediuus" cOrroborated this aud said further,
tha. Mr.. Thurston was then Sunday suffering
from high fever.
BATTERY FRIGAIls The port of Cher bourg, France,
has Just received order to PUT the stocks two
frigAtes, which to be eurassed-that is to say,
covered ith iron plates from ten to twelve cent?.
metres thick. The engines fer these vessels Of
q power to class them among the ieetest of nan-of-
var ships. Their armament will bs composed Of
eig bt enormous Iifi6d cannon. each intended for
long range. aud with ogivo cylindrical balls. The
guns will be Of the caiibre OF S0 In the meantime,
the Jemmapes is going TO be transformed into o
mixed vessel, and bardsd with iron. like the noat
ing batteries, or as they are called
In France. England also 10 about to construct some
ST these battery-frgates but the French claim the
idea as theirs.
ESCAPE OF NEGRo.-0u the Goth ult.. q Northern
vessel left Wilmington, \ C., and when six days
out, tie captain discovered . slave concealed on
board. Upon arriving at New London, Conn, he
went ashore TO procure an U. 5. officer aud arrest
the negro, but found on his return to his vessel
that the fugitive had leaped overheard and swan
ashore. He afterwards caught him in q clothing
store in the city. and carried him before the U.
Commissioner. The fellow acknowledged that he
was slave, but police justice named Brander-
berge, with a number Of citizens, came into the
Commissioners Office, while the examination was
going On, and turned him loose, thus allowing him
to make his escape.
SwINpLR By EMIGRASr RuNNERs.-Charles Brew,
whose miraculous escape from the wreck Of the
steamship Austria vas chronicied . few days ago,
fell into the clutches Of q couple OF enigrapt
swindlers in New York, on saturday, ana was de-
frauded out of $780, Mr.. Brew was on bis way to
Fraser river via San Francisco. and being anxious
to purchase Q ticket for the California steamer of
the 5tk inst. took q walk towards West street,
when be ran afoul of two harpes keeping an eface
In Liberty street. who induced him to buy bogus
ticket, for which he paid them $3.50. The swind.
lers were afterwards arrested, and compelled to
refund.
EARrHQUAKE-A severe shock of an earthquake
was felt at Line Shore, below Hickman, KY, ou
Tuesday, Sept. 2lst. Itwas so severe that lady
who was about forty rods from her house when it
com menced fell down four times before she got 20
her door. Ii seemed though the house would
tumble down. la lsll, the ground snnk near the
same place, making . lake t.elve miies long and
seven wide.
A Rich LsGAcr.-Mr Dermott Dempsey, suppos
cd TO t.e the wealthiest man in Macon, Georgia,
died on Sunday, the 10th ult., leaving an estate
of x5o0, ,OC0. He was q member Of the Roman
Catholic Church. He leaves q will, which divides