The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-31


dsrer who was hanged in Boston, Mas, . few
weeks ago, but whose body exhibited esideace OF
life and vitality at the subsequent dissection -
report Of the post niortem examination, pub.
lished In tho Medical and Surgical Journal, aug
essts that Magse was mot killed BY the hangmsn's
rope, bat BY the scapei OF the surgical operator;
that enough life remained after the hanging for
proper appliances to have famed itself into An ac
tive flame. The report says:
''The body Was lowered at &c minutes past 10, at
which time careful examination of the chest
revealed no perceptible sound or impulse Of the
heart. small space under the left ear seemed
10 have escaped active compression, so that some
circulation might have been continued through
the carCSd aud jugular OF the side.
"At l13o slight but regular pulsatory move
ment was observedin the right subscluvian vein.
Upon applying the ear to the chest this was as.
certained to proceed from the heart itself, which
gave distinct and regular beat with aslight
impulse, SO times q minute. The chest was then
opened and the heart exposed, without in any
way arresting the pulsory movements. The right
aurcle was 10 full and regular motion contracting
anc dilafipg with beautiful dstinctpess and en-
ergy. At IL o'clock the spinal cord having been
previously divided, the number of contractions
was 40 per minute, having continued with only
short intermission regularly mp TO this time.
"The peculiar movements Of the anterior wall
of the right auricle gradually but occasionally
recurred, either spontateously. or excited by .
passing current of air, until 13I o'clock They
could at any moment be excited by tho point Of
the scalpel.
"AtI As the movement still continued without
any stimulus. Five we're noticed In q minute
with corresponding intervals. At 245 all auto
matte movements ceased, but the part still re-
spoDded to the stimulus OF the knife. At 10 deep
Irritation of the same kind was followed by slight
movements. TIE irfitssili*ysewas most marked
at the lower part, whore the vepa, cave enter the
auricle. At Is all movements ceased. On open
ing the heart, 1t was found to be perfectly normal
The left ventricle was contracted-the right not
No coagula was fund.
Dr.. .Ainsworth remarked, that all the appear
ances usually observed in cases of hanging,
were here wanting, and thought that the effect Of
the sudden fall was a powerful conclusion of the
brain, which paralysed the body, as in cases
where blow or fall is received upon the extremi-
ty of the sacrum. and that death secured after.
wards from straDgulation.
'Dr Clark expressed the opinion that as there
was no lesion OF any important organ, recuscita-
tion might possibly have been accomplished by
artificial respiration, &c, If Efforts to that end had
been made immediately upon the lowering of the
body from the scaffoid-that is, within half an
hour after he fell.'
In BED WITH A RtTrLEsNAKE.-About five weeks
ago: two children Of Mr.. Jacob Schell living about
three and q half miles west from Washing gton-
the one aged nine and the other four years-be
coming weary from the excessive heat, Law down
on the bed shortly after dinner and were fast
asleep. Some time during the afternoon MIR. Schell
and our informant, who had been at wol k in the
old field, were compelled to seek the house for
shelter from heavy shower. They had scarcely
entered, when Mrs. Schell went to the bed to re
place some Of the covering which had become mis-
placed, when the hor. .ible sight met her eyes, the
hsod q huge rattle snake projecting from betpesn
The ctRdrtn, and its body in close proximity to
theirs. Mrs. 8. was Of course much frightened
and there Is not much doubt but that it would
have terminated fatally to at least of the chm
dren, had it not been tor the providen;ial arrival
ha funu NH &c
quietly removed them from either side of the bed
at the same time. without alarming the snake,
thus undoubtedly saving their lives His "snake-
ship" was then uneeremoniously dispatched. II
proved to be very large one, with six rattes in
its tail. How he got there is mystery.
Peoria T5,ioa, 15ti
INGENIOUS EEcApg FROM STATE PRIsoN.-A con-
vict ia the Wisconsin State Prison, named Prem.
dergast-but they say out there that he is the no.
torlsus Burt Mackay, SO celebrated all over the
Mississippi Valley-escaped few nights since in
an ingenious manner. but he was caught the next
| morning. There is no dining room for the prison
ers to eat n consequently they have to take their
meals to the cells, and when they go back to work
| they take the dishes back Sith them At night
after supper, they are not let out again till morn
ing; but the officers 90 round and collect the
dishes, and each prisoner must hand out his dish
unless he 10 too sick to get up and do Prender
gast got some old clothes, which he stuffed with
straw and put in his bed. He then cut eff lot cf
his hair and pat il on the head of the straw man
30 that the hair stuck over the clothes little
making a very good counterfeit of man covered
up in the bed His dish he Get up against the door,
80 that the officer could reach it and when the
latter came around he looked in and seeing the
| man ia bed, thought it was all right, took the
dish and locked mp the straw in place of
Prendergast, who was out in the var ia good
hiding place. After the officer had gone his rounds
P-endergast succeeded in making his escape out
of the prison inciosure, unobserved, and escaped
under cover Of the darkness.
TIE MoRMous IN Nfw YoRK.-On Sunday the
Mormons in New York, and the disciples from
neighboring States, met at their former public
hall ia Broome street, and had glorihcation in
their peculiar style. The exercises consisted of
singing, speeches. administering the sacrament
&c, aud at the conclusion of the services a series
of resolutions was adopted sustaining and endors.
ing brigham Young as the President of, and
prophet, seer and reveiator to the Latter Day
Saints throughout the world, and acknowledging
Col Cumming rs the Governor of Utah The gen.
eral train of remark by the speakers that all
the difficulties in Utah had ended, and no further
trouble was to be anticipated.
VIRGINIA PosToFPIcE AFFAIRS Establishments -
Gilead Spring, Mcdowell county, Mary A. Davis,
postmaster. On route from Jeifsrsouville to Nc
Dowelt Court House, mouth of Wallis creek, Nc
Dowell county, John Patton, postmaster. On the
same route. perrysville, Mcdowell county, Peter
Cline, postmaster.
The Office at kiImarnock, Lancaster county, Va,
is discontinued. At Birchtown, Braxton county,
Va, n G. Gibson is appointed postmaster, vice
John J. Dean, declined.
Snow Storm ON MOUNT WASHINGTON letter to
the New York Tribune, from Mount Washington
N. H., July "A, says:
This morning We found the thermometer at so
degrees. and the mountain top white with snow.
The pools Of water a::ong the rocks were or usted
with ice. DIR. C., blr. c. and myself mount
ed the roof Of the Tip Top, aud ssluted with snow
balls cur party as they came out to see ths sun
rise.
In TROUBLE AGAIN. N.--Ned McGowan, the notori-
Gus. has been getting himself into difficulties again
in California. lie came very near being killed by
police officer lately In San Francisco, who fired
pistol at him, but fortunately for McGowan, per-
son, strnck up the hand Of the man firing, and
thus diverted the of the ball in another di.
rection. Ned subsequently, LETT for the Fraser RI
yer mines.
SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN BRra.-Late accounts
from Havana state that the acting U. 9. Cons ui
Thomas Savage, in conjunction with the Spanish
authorities, has caused the American brig Nancy
to be seized, and the captain aud his crew thrown
into prison, on suspicion that said vessel was
intending to bring negroes from Africa. The pa
pers indicate honest voyage, and there has been
no concealDent 10 her case, as she was taking out
regular custom permits for eli goods put on board
The Captain (Williams) has protested against the
proceedings, bath the part OF his consul general
and the Sp anish. authorities
MURDOCH, rHE AcroR--This distinguished trage-
dian, now at his farm in Ohio, has been suffering
for some time with an af1liciou Of the eyes, -
much 30 that be IL not able to read. He is nov
however, rapidly recovering and anticipates being
able to resEne his profession Ia the fall. Mf. u
has q splendid farm, and is quite largely and
cessfnlly engaged in cultivating the grape.
RACE wrTH MILL RacE.-Mr. Claugh OF Della
ware county. Pa, while looking out OF . mill
window, his child, three years old, fall into
the race. Like lightning he darted dovn stairs,
and along the distance Zone hundred yards,)
and caught the child before it had foated more
than forty feet! The race was TO the swift that
time.
MANUFACTURES F0R BRAzrL-A gentleman from
Brazil, contractor for the Brazilian Railroad
which is to be 2i2 miles long. has been in New
ark, u. j., for q few days past and on Monday