The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-22

festival IN Bosfox. lit Il stated that the mas
extensive arrangements ere now IN progress 10
the celebration Of the birthday OF Daniel Webster
which will take plscs on the LIST Of JanuAry II
grand STYLE The Hon. Caleb Cushing has beer
selected ~ the presiding otaeer, and the Hon. Ru
fus Ohoats viii BE- present. The President, togo
thsr with the Cabinet, and the most distinguishes
Congressmen, are to be invited. Tho following
account OF the fret celebration Of Mr.. Webstera
birth has just been published:
"The revolutionary services Of bis fathsr were
very important, extending through the whole
var: AZ frat captain, be vas promoted IN 1884
to the rank OF colonel. He was brave, trusty and
reliable o0lcsr, aud engaged In mapy situations OF
great responsibility. He wss In the army when
the news came of the birth Of his Daniel Call.
Ing to his brother-iu-law, Stephen Bohonnon, be
get gallon Of rum, and We will be merry This,
OF course, was before temperance days, when every
good Christian thought is no harm to use little
stimulant 10 help keep the heart cheerful"
soLD.-Ths Charleston (va) Republican trlls the
following. as happening in the vicinity Of Mount
Pleasant 10 this State, not long since:
"Nos far from Mount Pleasant. back in the couu.
try like, there 10 . tavern, called the franklin
Huuse. Mr.. Franklin, the proprietor, has two deaf
and dumb daughters. sprighty, Intelligent and In.
tersstiug. By signs they often carry on animated
members OF the family. Last week two foot tray.
eIlers stopped for the night at this house, and af
tar supper with the family, were shown to . room,
10 which was good fire and bed. for their ac-
|commodstion. The kind host, on entering the
room in the morning, found that the bed had not
been occupied, aud that his guests had flown. He,
however, found on the table money for their sup.
p.r, and a nota, stating that in consequence of
dies they did not think II safe to 90 to bed, and
therefore paid the bill and took their departure.
SrABBISa ARRAY IN 4 CoURT Roox Great ex.
citeneut was created In the municipal court room
yesterday neon, by desperate attempt on the part
OF ono Michael Lynch, to take the life Of John
Vance. Lynch and three others were jointly in.
dcted for robbing the store of Joseph Lincoln, in
flaveehill straet.in November last. Two Of the
parties had already been convicted, aud Lynch was
put upon trial yesterday. Among the witnesses
against him was John Vance. supposed to have
becn accomplice. He bad finished his testimony,
aud while 10 the act Of passing the dock where the
prisoner sat, was euddeply grasped by tho latter
and stabbed in the right cheek With penk ntfe,
which had been concealed in one Of the prisoners
Q loes
the prisoner resumed bis seat, and as pos.
sibis the irons were placed his wrist by order
of the court. He expressed sorrow that the weap.
on not dirk knife, "for lift had been," said
hs.' would have killed him." Had the thrust
which fell upon the right cheek extended but a
fourth Of an inch further, the juguiar vein would
have been severed. causing almost instant death.
Lynch was subsequently, found guilty Of the
crime Of burglary. At the time OF his arrest for
the same, he had been but four weeks from the
State prisop.-Boston Post.
ALL FOR Lovs-John Jones, Of Dancyville,
Tenn, killed himself lew days ago, because =
coquette in that place had promised her hand Ia
wedlock to two young men, and appointed Thurs.
day, the 10Th instant, whsn both were to be made
happy. Jones died despairing, but a. ardent in
his attachment to the girl az ever.