The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-20

INDEc1soS FArAL.--D During violent storm :
trading vessel was driven upon high rock, on
the Westarn cosst Of England, and Immediately
bnt the captain and bis wife were provdeutially
enabled to reach this rock, aud clambering up t.
to escape from the waves. Bat all danger vas not
over. Their place OF shelter was craa, separated
sea rushed with terrific violence betweea the rugg
cd clins on either side. The cold was intense, and
they bad neither covering nor shelter. The tide
was rising rapidly and night was drawing on. IL
vas plain that uuiess prompt assistance vas rem
dered, they could not hope to survive. Happily,
they were described from the neixhboring Shore
and q boat was immediately launched to attempt
their deiverance
For the boat to approach the rock was found ut
teriy impossible. aud the only alternative was %
project arope toward them from the shore by
means Of rocket, and then to haul them through
the surf within reach Of the boat. After many
fruitless triais the attempt to throw the rope was
successful The captain grasped the rope, by the
means OF which second was speedliy sent on and
one was made fast TO each person. The mountain
waves with every successive flow surged up to
their very feet, bat recedng, laid bare the broken
and pointed rocks which were spread out below. 1t
was clear that their only way of deiiverance by
sprfngng into the wave at the moment Of it's high
est swell. and thus beiug borne over the danger,
while the boats crew were On the alert, promptly
topul them on board
n.
strncted what to do. ALI is ready The big wave
swells full at her feet. .Now, now I" shouted the
crew. "spripg into the the waves, " urged the
captain, with passionate energy, Alasl she tr
Dies. hesitates. delays-only moment; bat that
monlent is fatal She leaps toward tho rscedipg
wave falls upon the rugged rocks brneath, and the
next moment is taken on board the boat q maDgled
aud lifeiess corpse! The captain, ignorant OF her
hapiess fate, follows her, takes the wave at the
swell, aud ia saved
Human life is not frequently endangered by q
crisis so urgent this. does the case often
cur in ~hich instant decision lie thus necessary for
its preservation. But the guilty soul 10 ever in
Danger, and the moment even now passing may
exert an influence unspeakabIy important upon its
eternal destiny.
A STRANGE sroRY.-The MarksviIle (La) Central
Organ has the following:
Some two nights since, a death occurred in
certain portion OF our parish which was brought
about in strange manner. gentleman, living
unhappily with his wife, some few months since
committed suicide. This affected her. that she
often of morning declared that the ghost of the
deceased had haunted her during the night III.
Daiy, one day she affirmed the devil had appeared
to her, and, after upbraidng her, stated that here
after when she should attempt to eat drink, her
food and water would choke her. And strange to
say, whenever she took any nourishment or drank
anything. she was invariably choked This con-
tiDued for u days, when she died from pure star
vation. These facts We have from gentleman of
nndoubtej veracity.
FATAL BEAR HUNr.-On Tuesday. 9th inst. the
Inhabitants ofWarren, a town bordering the Wes-
tern range of the Green Mountains, aud about 20
miles from Montpelier was rallied to surround
piece of forest in which large bear had taken re-
fuge. he ring was formed and the men marched
inward to enclose the animal in the centre, where
he was discovered and greeted with general
shower of bullets from every part of the closing
lines: The bear, which was monstrous one,
vpc lfan flr-E Id. hrt
sad to say, he WAS not the only victim. man by
the name of Cass had been shot through the abdo.
men by some careless or excited gunner standing
on the opposite side of the ring, who aimed at the
bear but needed not the unfortunate man who
stood within range of his bullets Cass, after lin.
gerihg in agony six or eight hours, expired about
one O'Clock the same night.
BLOODY AIFRAY IN FLoRIDA-A correspondent of
the Savannah Republican gives the following ac-
count of a tragic occurrence in Wacahoote, Marion
county, Florida, on the 9th inst:
Wacahoote is known as the birth.place ofGep
Billy Bowlegs. and it would seem that some of his
Successors are equally brave and impetuous There
has, it seems, been some difficulty brewing between
Lafayette Gay and VIM. Stanley for some time, and
they meet at Wacaheote last Friday to settle it.
Accordingly they met. attended BY ten or fifteen
friends on either side. probably most of them arm
ed for deadly strife. Gay brought a deubIe barrel
shot guu. After some few words, blows ensued:
u,
n quick succession at Mr.. James Gibbons AMI at
William Gibbons, both friends of Stanley, and
both tell dead. He then dubbed his gun. and
struck suchi violent blow at Stanley he severed the
brich, lccks and barrels upon him. Stanley is yet
alive, but there is little expectation of bis survv-
ing Three were left as dead on the grouud within
few feet of each other and one of Gays brothers
hobbliug of. shot through the leg. In the general
melee of dirks, knives, rstols and sticks, it is
wonder others were not killed
IMPORTANT DscisIoN.-The Court of Appeals of
Kentucky bas affirmed the decision of Chancellor
Logan in the telegraph case The history of the
case is briefly this: Dir. A. Camp made an offer by
telegraph to party in Cincinnati for q lot Of
whisky at a specified sum. In the Transmission of
the dispatch over the wires mistake of u cent
was made by increasing the price offered for it by
Camp, and the party at Cincinnati sold it, The
whisky was shipped to Louisville, aud Camp dis
covered the mistake. lie thereupon brought suit
against the telegraph company for the difference
The company, in their answer, plead the printed
terms and conditions which head their messages
to the effect that the company do not hold them
selves responsible for mistakes in the trausmis
of messages unless the Same repeated, for
which one half the original price is charged. The
courts sustained this plea.
Crops &C., IN GEoRaIA.-A correspondent of the
Savannah Republican writes from Henry county,
Georgia:
The crops of corn and cotton In this section,
(Henry, Newton aud Fayette, are unusually prom
ising. Rains have been generally abundant for
some weeks crops are generally clear of grass
Cotton looks fine, good stands and growing fast;
rust on corn; wheat plenty. and but little selling.
prices ON 80 to 90 cents per bushel Oats injured
some by the rust learn that the cattle plague
has exhibited itself among the cattle in the vicni
ty of this place, within the last ten days. A dis
ease supposed to be the cholera, has been destroy
ing the hogs in this couaty for the last six months,
but has subsided some
FIRE IN B.LrrMoRE--Ths large depot building at
the corner of Greenmount A-enue aud Monumenr
street, Baltimore, was entirely destroyed by fire.
The second aud third floors OF the depot building
we're occupied as a broom factory by Mr. George
ChipDan His damage is about So COO, which IL
covered by insurance in the Lynchburg tVa) Fire
Insurance Company The building belonged to Mr.
John g.. Medipger, who on the day before the fire
traded it to Mr.. Francis Guerand. II was valued
at $4,000. aud was Insured for 5000 Several
other buildings in the neighborhood were burnt.
MAILS ON THE SABBATH "A petition to the Post
master General has been got up at Knoxville, Ten.
nessee requesting him to discontinue the Sunday
mail through East Tennessee Similar petitions
are said to be on foot between Richmond and New
Orleans general stirring up of the question OF
Sunday observance seems to be determined on.
ANOTHER BRIDGE OVER THE NIAeARa-We learn
from the Niagar Falls Gazette, that Canadian en-
gIneers have been making surveys within a few
days for q tubular bridge across the Niagara al
that place. The surveys are ma ie for the pro
posed Southern Railroad through Canada.
NAurIcAL.-A California paper says-"The Puri
taus Of Boston have been ana gone and named
ship the Lola Montes Ifthe ship s anything like
the fair lecturer 1t will take ripper of clipper
whip her"
INDIANS AND HooPs--The Penobscot Indians arr
now doing smashing busipess ia manufacturing
hoops for ladies' dresses out Of basket stuff. Th,
red ladies have adopted the fashion in its greatest
amplitude. Meantime war hoops are among thing