The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-23

A., THURSDAY, SEPTF
| DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN MILWAUKEE The Mi,v.u-
kee Sentinel Of the 18th, brings full account Of
domestictragedy that occurred In that city on Sat-
urday last. man, named Chambers, his wife,
and little daughter, some seven or eight years OF
age, came 10 Milwaukee from Ruffao, he having
| leased 3 store there, and brought on = stock OF
goods. The parties had lived unhappily for tuo or
three years past, and at length separation took
place, for the reason, as the husband stated that
"he could not live in peace with her." He, how.
ever, continued to maintain the mother aud child
vho were left together. In Milwaukee they
boarded at different hotels. On Saturday last she
went 70 private residence to board. On Tuesday
morning. stating that she was going TO consnlt an
astroiogist, she doubtless took the opportunity to
buy package Of arsenic On Tuesday afternoon
her husband had an interview with her, during
which she sent her daughter down stairs for a
glass of water, and on her return Mr. Chambers
eaw Der suddenly raise paper to her lips, swal-
lowed something, and drink the glass of water -
Suspectiug the purpose, as che had often threaten
ed to kill herself he snatched the paper from her
sEo ss .hs TO hes from
out for doctor. telling the inmates Of the house
what had happened. They immediately ran no
stairs, and found that the little girl had swallowed
Whist was left of the arsenic, with the intention Of
killing herself also.
The physician arriving proposed at once to
apply certain remedies but for a long time she
positively refused. Finally, through the influence
OF her little daughter, she was induced to swallow
an emetic. This produced the desired effect and
an antidote was next administered. The f.te
girl was similarly treated. When asked why she
took the poison, she said that she 'wanted to die
with her mother. and was not willing to live with
her father" Fortunately, she had not taken
enough to kill her, aud she recovered; but the
quantity of arsenic swallowed by the mother, and
the time that had elapsed before rhe would take
any remedy, bafied all eff ,rts to her life. She
Akn H. h,,.L -stk
that as the cause of the deed. She Gied between
10 a0d ii O'Clock at night, conscious almost to the
last, and unrepentant Of the deed.
On Wednesday, as the funeral procession vas
moving towards the cemetery, the carriage con-
tanning Mr. Chambers and his little girl, drove N
at full speed, in the direction OF the Lake shore
Railroad leaving strangers to bury his dead wife.
of vitality which seems to occur when young per.
habitually placed in contact with the aged
Is we'll attested by very competent authorities
distinguished author, DR.. James Copeland,
says.
"a not uncomm n ce use of depressed vital pow
er is the young sleeping with the aged. This.
however, explained, has been long remarked. j
have occasionally met with the counterpart Of the
following case:-I WAS, few years ago, consulted
about pale, sickly aud thin boy of about four or
ve years of age. lie appeared to have no specific
ailment, but there was slow and remarkable
decline of flesh and strength, aud If the energy of
Tue iubStou5 Alter lEquiFfDg 10tO the history
of the case, it cane out that he very robus;
and pethoric up to his third year. when his grand
mother, very old person, took bim to sleep with
her; that he soon afterwards lost his good looks
aud that be continued to decline progressively,
notwiihsta Gding the medical treatment to which
he was subjected"
CAN RAILROADS OBsrnUcr THE HIaHwArs,-This
question has just been decided In the negative BY
the Supreme Court Of Peunsylvanis. In the case
0f Patrick Kelley vs. the Peupr lyauia Railway
Company, it was lately decided that the Railway
Company was liable for damages ariaing from the
obstruction of public highway at a crossing by
their locomotives cars, etc. In this instance, the
plaintiff had sent his sou, boy nine years Of aga
to town for tobacco. On reaching the turnpike
he attempted to creep under the dsfendauts' cars
which had just arrived and were standing across
it. The train started, and his leg was caught In
the wheel, and so Injured as to render amputatiou
| necessary. Thejury found, by their verdict, that
the defendants were obstructing the crossing and
gave for plaintiff s., 900 damages.
THE MoNrEzUNi SocIErY.-The members of this
society, composed Of officers of the army and navy
who served in the Mexican war, met in the city
OF New York on Tuesday the 14th Instant, to Gel
ebrate the eleventh anniversary of the entrance of
our army into the city of Mexico, when, af er
transacting the usual business, the following
named gentlemen were unanimously elected Off
GERS of the society for the ensuing year, President
General Robert Patterson, of Pennsylvania; vice
presidents Gen. VIM. S, Harney, U. s. Army; Com
modore Isaac Mayo, q. $. Navy. Gen. franklin
Pierce, of New Hampshire, Col. Isaac II Wright
of Massachusetts,: secretary, Capt Mansfield Lo-
veil, of New York; treasurer Chief Engineer Jesse
Gay, U. s. navy.
u. s. GRAND LODGE l. o. o F.-This body was
still in session at Baltimore Tuesday. The opinion
of the grand sire on the admission of Poly nesians
to membership was referred to a special commit
tee of five, who will examine aud report upon the
whole subject The special committee to whom
was referred the revision and mergment of the sub
ordinate and encamptmept work, reported that
under existing circumstances it is impracticabe.
Such . step would necessarily abolish the Grand
Encampment. The Lodge went into the election
of Grand Officers. On the 4th ballot p G. ii. Sam
uel CTeighead, Of Ohio, was elected Grand Sire; p.
G. NJ. Ed. Ii. Ftzhugb, of Va, X. w. d. G. Sire:
2. G. NJ. James L. Rdgely, of Maryland, r. W. G
c and II. Secretary; NJ. w. q NJ. Joshua Vansant,
of Maryland, X. W. G. Treasurer.
PARKERsBURa IMPRovEMENTs-The Parkershurg
Va) Courier, speaking Of the recent improve.
meDts at that town, says strangers passing through
rarkersburg remark that there are more improve
ments going on there than any town they have
been in, anywhere in the West; that there are ten
brick and twenty or thirty frame business aud
dwelling houses already completed this season, or
in course of construction at the present time, and
that these improvements cannot cost much less
than $780,
ROBBERY BY MEANS OF CHLoRoFoRM.-In Stoddard,
n. Ii on the night Of the Sd Instant, the dwelling
house occupied By two unmarried daughters of the
late Isaac Robinson, was entered through window
by rogue, who proceeded to a room occupied by
the young ladies, whom he stupified with chloro-
form, and then entered on search fir the sum of
81 200, which had been paid to one of the young
ladies on the day previous, and which had been
carefully put away in closet. This he secure1
and then disappeared without doing any further
mischief.
TOUGH JOB "A law of Ohio requires commits
sioners to count quarterly every dollar 10 the
Hamilton County treasury. The work was per.
formed last Tuesday, when the commissioners had
$205, 900 10 cash to manipulate Including $4,000
in gold dollars, ard % 000 pennies of the new
coinage. As each coin was handled separately,
the work was not slight
IRA SrouT TO BE HANGED.-The general term OF
the Supreme Court. at Rochester, has affirmed the
Judgment Of the Oyer and Terminer in the case
of Ira Stout, convicted of murder, aud has hxed
upon the day when the Judgment of the Oyer and
Terminer shall be Carried into execution. Abe day
fixed upon is the 22i Of October.
REGULAR pRoeaEss.-Iu the hearing of an Irish
case for assault and battery, counsel, while
crnss examining one of the witnesses, asked him
what they had at the nrst place they stopped at
-Four glasses OF ale" 'What next!" 1.-Two
glasses II whiskey" what nextv One glass
OF brandy" "What next!" "A fight"
LUMBER FOR FRANCE AND CUB. Large quanti-
ties oftimbsr, to be used in the construction OF
vessels OF var, are now going over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad to Baltimore, Md to be thence
transferred to France. 1t comes from the neigh
borhood Of Cheat Run. A large contract for Cnba
10 also being filled.
Coon ADvrcE.-Never abuse one who was once
yonr bosom friend, however bitter now. Never
hire servants who go 10 pairs-a, sisters, cousins
or anything else. Never speak contemptuousy Of
womankind.
To REMOVE INK STAiNs.-Iti is stated that BY dip
ping the part of the linen stained with ink in
melted tallov, and afterwards washing it In the
usual manner, the ink will be removed without
Injury to the cloth.