The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-28

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I'd BY "a Ihthev. Chicago d bscomins fsshsrs
bard PISS Thsse are uow h the chicasoj as eight
persons awaiting trial for murder. On Saturday
morning Johan Nehaysei murdered his little
daughter only seven years Of age. The Prsss gives
the following partieuhss:I
rhe family consistad ~ fAtAss, mother, . Httls
seven n.@ss M... Ma fs sen "a om r.
birth sickly. and % friday night 4 died. The
| ather aided by neiEhbor, went to work on Sat
nrday morning q . rough benchin the back yard
and with few rude tools, to mare comm. About
| seven O'Clock. however. he entered the room 10
which we're tho two childrsu, Marian and her dead
slater Soon after the mother, who vas In another
room, heard two heavy blows when she opened the
door, and was horrined on seeing the father draw.
ing 40 axe from the sclosen skuil Of his child.
the brsina Of the nnfortunsfe girl being scattefid
upon the floor and waals $50
From the appearances there must have been two
be avy blowe, BY ONE Of which, poesibly BY the
head Of the axe, the skull was crushed 10. The
other, given with oil force with the edge, Glove
the forehead vertically q tbs iine OF the eye
hrows, leaving narrow cleft, from which only
with some force could the axe have been with,
spectacle and fearing for her own life, drew back
into the ema,ler room, fastened the door. and
screamed loudly for help. startling the neighbor
hood with The cry ofsmurder The wretched
man dropped his axe, went into the yard. and
then started on run across the prairie. brt was
soon overtaken and arrested. The wretched mo-
Their was In most heartrendiDe state Of grief at
her desoated home, two children dead before her.
her husband prisoner, and IL ID no wonder that
when she was soon after missed and followed, she
was found seeking the lake with the purpose.
avowed OF taking her own life, "for what had she
to live for" The unfortunate father, it Is sup
posed, was laboripg under temporary insanity.
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TEE FIeHr IN IILrrofs-The Chicago papers are
filled with reports of the speeches Of Senator Dou
glas and his opponent, Mr.. Lincoln, at the great
meeting at Ottawa on the 21st inst. By an
rapgement previously made, these representatives
their respective parties had agreed to hold seven
public dsc1ssons-this being the first 1t is esti
mated that not less than twelve thousand persons
were present aud we are told that "ottawa was
deuged In DUST whilst national flags, notices and
devices visible in every direction The friends
Of the respective speakers met them on their en-
trance Into the city. aud two professions were
formed each of which is represented as having
been nearly q mile in length The debate was
opened by Mr. Douglas, who spoke an hour; Mr.
Lincoln occupied an hour and q half in bis reply,
and Mr.. d, made closing speech Of half an hour.
As might be expected, the victory in this discus
sion is claimed on both sides. The Chicago Press
has heading-.A Senator In tight place" while
the Times informs us that "Lincoln breaks down."
&c. The Press states that at the close of the de-
bate Mr.. Lincoln sswas seized by the multitude
and borne off on their shoulders 10 the centre of
crowd of five thousand shouting republicans,
with a band of music In 'front.'" The Times, on
the other hand, informs that Lincoln 'seened to
have been paralyzed. 4 He stood upon the stage
looking wildly at the people az they surrounded
the triumphant Douglas. and with mouth wide
ones, he could not find friend to say one word to
him IN his distress" as -
swINDLIse IN INDAsi.-Bank Note Detectors-
Two men were arrested in Charlottesville, Ind, on
the 30th, for novel swindlng operation. They
purchQsad Orn drv hard &c and
paid in bills upon the western Exchange Bank"
Of Indianapolis. When Ignorance of the money
was expressed they produced Paddock's Bank Note
Mirror, and pointed to the quotation of the Bank
lone and three quarters per cent discount" Sus-
picion was finally aroused, they were arrested, and
$500 Of the money found on one of them. srs-
picious circumstance is connected with the bills
which dated on the 14th instant, and the Bank
Note Mirror on the 18th. Those numbers of the
Mirror of that date. distributed to subscribers 10
Charlottesville and adjacent country. merely name
the bank, but say nothing of its value, while the
copies found on the men quote the bills as above
stated When one of them was asked by the Pro-
scouting Attorney, whether he had known any
instance, when money had been quoted at partic
ular rates by bank note detector, and the same
paid for. he declined to answer: when asked
whether he thought such raDgement could be
made, be replied he thought it could. The men
were held in 81 900, and officers are at work in
vestigating the matter.
PROPHECY AT FAuLT-When the bill for the
organization of Oregon as Territory was before
the Senate, Senator Dickinson, of New Jersey.
ventured upon prophecy, which at this day
sounds rather oddly: -ai-l 'tt
But is his Territory of Oregon ever to become a
State, a member of this Uniont Never. The Union
is already too extensive, lthere were at tn time
four new States rom tie Territories already formed
Every member OF Congress ought to see his c0nsti
tuents once year Thisi is clearly very difficult for
those in the most remote parts of the Union Yet
young able bodied Senator might travel from Gre
gon to Washington Cnce year! but he could do |
ever. to come BY water. round Cape Horn, or to |
pass through Behring's Straits to the Atlantic. |
is not yet discovered, except uron our maps but |
it will be as soon as Oregon shall be State.
CAsADA--MNrsrRRI.L FaAuD.-The people have
at length decided that the present Ministry shall
not be allowed to hold their seats in defiance Of
the law, without resort to the tribunals provided
to try the question. Mr.. Adam Wilson, @ G., has
been instructed to commence proceedings for the |
recovery of the penalty of f5o0 for every day
which Mr.. John A. Macdonald, Mr.. Sidney Smith, |
and Mr.. p NJ. Vankoughnet have sat in Parlia-
ment since their reappointment, and the best law
yers entertain no doubt of the success of the suit
fhe action will be tried before jury this fall but
will probably go up to the judges before being
finally decided.-7bronto Globe.
A DISCRIMINATING rAUpER-A friend of ours, who
has served as Inspector Of our House of Industry
told US Of an amusing case of epicureanism in pow
erty that once came under his notice. How do |
you like it heres" he asked of one of his male |
charges pretty WE'LL sir,' said he, s.as regards
the fare, but YOU might dc better about the |
clothes" "Ah?" "IfI should be allowed to state |
my preferences" continued the pauper. 81 should
say give me Boston for its table, Portsmouth for
its wardrobe, and Concord for general freedom,
extending to the refnements of social life I've
tried 'em all, sir, aud fever you come to it, you
will find it just as tell YOU
CONTRACTS FOR Hoes AT THE WEsr-We learn
from the Cincinnati Price Current that contracts
are being made for hogs in Indiana aud Kentucky |
at 4as4 % gross, which is equal to5 75a$6 net de-
livered there. There ia said to be very general |
opinion prevailing among country dealers, owing |
to the backward state of the CROP that prices
will rule higher the coming season, though pack
ers think if prices open as high as last year the
result will be even more disastrous.
FoR TExAs.-Messrs Aug. Rice, Vim. r. War
req, James Rogers, and Joseph Kean. of this place,
left Harrsonhurg one day last week for Texas, and
or aud sisters left for the place of destina-
ton to-day (Friday) Messrs. Rice and Warren |
carry their families with them, as they design /
making sthe Lone STAR" the place Of their future
residence Rockfngham. "a, Register.
MEIHoDIsTs IN NEW ENaLAND-From the minutes
of the several Conferences in the New England
States, it appears that there are, in round pun-
bers. ore hundred thousand members of the Ne.
thOdist Church in New Engand, and the increase |
Of the past Year is about ten thousand, including
those on probation.
The dwelling of c. r. NJ. obnston, in Fairfax
county, Va, was destroyed by fire on Monday al.
ternoon.
A1-PRoF WOLFE. OF BERLIN, has lately brought to
light some astounding facts relative to the author.
ship of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. II appears &C.