The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-04

A RonAses>-A paragraph y goiog The rounds Of
the papers relating how man, named fraxsr.
was recently arrested near Baltimore, and commit
LED 20 the jail near Moosestown, N. j. from
whence he had escaped when under confinement for
counferfsisiug. The story 10 ssuched mp with .
little romance concarning . sister Of his, who 10
sstd 20 bass ssfugged hard for livelihood 10 her
younger days, bat who IL now great lady at the
Court OF France-all u which is true.
This Frazer Was once resident of cur county
ne came bere with Lucieu Murst-son of ths ilIus-
trious Murat aud the beautiful Pauline Bonaparte
nephew Of the old aud cousin of the present Em-
pArof Lacien, assisted by ths Frazer aud French
| CHAP, whose name cannot recall, undertook to
build "city" on Indian river, between Evans
NILS aud Iheresa. This was some twenty three
yeats ago. This trio were precious set. Horse
racing and cock hghtiug we're more iuiustriousiy
attended to than legitimate business; still grIst
niil, lew shops and store were pHt mp, bur In
tne end went down under the sherff's hammer.
Thus hogan and ended the great city Of Joachim !"
The old mill is still standing as a monument Of
Lucfen Murats failures 10 this county. The wright
who built the mill still holds an expressive me
mento of Lucien In the form of promise to pay,n
given Tor eighteen hundred dollars worth of labor
performed.
After our adventurers left the county, Frazer
went to New York aud got sick-Nurat went to
Bordentown, N. J married Frazer's sister. and
remained poor. His wife actually supported him
ny teachipg school. Meantime her brother conti-
nued TO wax fat and fast He became noted AZ
gentleman Of wealth, leisure aud pleasure. with.
out giving thought, il is said to his relatives.
who were then under the fruwns of fortune The
throw OF the dice box Of desfinies which gave
France into the hands Of Louis Napoleon also gave
peace aud glory to Lucien Murat and his very
worthy and hard working wife. He is now one of
the high dignitaries of the Empire aud she is one
OF the first ladies of the court Thus while the
sister occupies the Elysee Bourbon at Paris, the
pfotner ls awaiting his sentence to serve in New
Jersey State Poison. So the s.play" goes ou.-
'pptertoscn IN ~ Journal
An ISLAND AFLoAr-The Wayne Democratic Pres.
contains the following statement: 5.
few days since q large object was seen on LAX
Ontario in north westerly direction from Pultney-
considerable curiosity, as it appeared unlike anS
thing ever seen On the lake before. As ali had de
slre & to know more ab Ut it several young men. in
boats started in pursuit, aud. after sturdy puIi
with tns oars, IT wss at last overhauled. soms i've
miles from the shore 1t was steadily vending its
way down the lake. impclied by the current az the
rate OF three Iniles an hour, and when ov srtaken
presented to the astonished behoders no less no
vel spectacle than an island covered with Iuxuriant
vegetation! 1t was aboat five rois in length and
HeaY OF equal br adth. and had probably been form.
e. N some auet nook Sf river or bay upon some
the surface OF the at +. till admxture OF earthly
and vegetable matter had accumulated Mt
IT, noursh vegetation, such is peculiar TO ampy
locations. These had grown and fallen through :
long sue esion OF years, until tho whole had be-
come matted together by roots and ibres 50 70
cent TO resist the waves and specific gravity that
enabled II to float; The late rains increasing the
Volume OF water where it formed. elevated it from
its bed broke it from its mOorngs and sent it off on
| voyage OF discovery. The whole island was coy
cred with such plants as are seen about lrondeouo
Bay, and had much such an appearance Ii was
sufficiently finn to bear UP man-as DR.. Beardsiey
stepped on shore and took possession in behalf OF
Uacie sam The island Nas not wholly unnhabi-
ted as severa, small birds seen. The highest
Points OF this novel island wre abou five feet above
AID erect. vigorous and healthy.
p,oun.,~,
Bench decided at Westminster, about a m nth age
that it was principle of common law that coup.
.elior IL questioning wtne IS, should address him
III ordinary tones, aud in language of respect sueh
| asis employed by one gentleman in conversation
with ano her; that such lawyer has no right to
quet tion the private business moral character ct
witness. any further than it sapparent they abso
utely affect hisf eIiabity. touch the case in hand
and: :that witness is not bound to answer auestins
pm to him i'll an insulting CT bulldogish manner
IT forced TO answer by the court, he will have his
remedy in action for damages.
FRENCH VESSEL SUNK BY THE STEAMSHIP ASA
On the last trip of the Cnnard steamship Asia iron
weather from the time of Ieav ng sandy Ho K nntii
after passing Cape kace so much as to render Il
necessary to keep the f"g.bel continually ringing
At midnight of Friday, the 25th of June she ran
INTO and sunk the French ship Paune. The boats
of the Asia wers Immediately launched, and thir-
subsc, ption was started and upwards of eight hun
dred dollars collected which was presented TO them
he day previous to the arrival of the Asia in Liver
pool The Asia had better not visit sny French
port or she will be seized. and her owners mulcted
in damages.
EFFkc1s OF NOVEL READING A whole family.
orosght to dess;tntion IN Eng's has had all its
angovernabe passion for novel reasipg enter aimed
by the wife and mother The husband was sober
icted to rea' ing eyeryth ng procurable in the
shape of romano. This led her to utterly neg
One daughter. in desy az, fled the sarentai ZONE
AMI threw herself in o the unite of vc4 Another
was found by the police chained BY ttelegs to PIE
VI Mt her from following her sisters example. The
houss exhibited the Wost offensive appearance OF
hth and Indulgence. In the midst Of This pollution
The latest sensation work" of the season and re-.
fused oslow herself to be disturb d in her enter
tsnment.
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY HERsEIF-Cordelia Wade
who has led abandoned lite, endeavoured TO de
stroy herself by means OF charcoal. She had filled
up. with rags, all the crevices 10 the door aud win
dows, and lighting the charcoal fire, lay down to
die. The fumes Of the charcoal did not KILL as the
external air came through the windows in sufh-
Gent volume to prevent. She was found by one
Of her companions, vho raised the windows. and
life rushed in. Cordelia declares she will not
live. She chose to die by asphyxia, because she
believed it an easy way to 60 ont of the world
She assigned for her rash attempt the assertion
that she was disgusted with herself and her
horrible profession, without the will TO repent or
the strength to sf,rm. tn she thought she could
live no longer.-Cn nnati Gazette, 29fh.
FAILURES IN PsRIs.-The official returns of the
Paris Court of Bankruptcy during the crisis state
that the number of failures from the lst July
1857. TO the 30th June, 1858, 1916; there were
but 76O during the same period, 1861. The
total amount divided among the creditors in 1857
5S was 0S3 S03f and 1851 442 francs are In hand
undivided; whereas only 2,725 704 was divided in
lS56-5I. The dividends, however, are larger for
ls51-5S than for the preceding year, since great
zeal OF the debts was commercial paper, then val
neiess, which has since been paid. whereas the
debts OF 1S56-57 arose from Losses on grain, aud
were irrevocable. 1t Is said the French loss hy
returned bills does not exceed coo o00f. durn.
| the last crisis.
TUNNEL UNDER THE ALPs-'rhe mail per America
bring accounts of the commencement, some
| months ago. OF the Alpine Tunnel connecting Mo
dena ana Bardonlche on opposite sides Of the
| Alps which there tower to height OF 4,S0O Eng.
sh feet. snearly a mile high. Its length will he
| nearly 81 English miles. From the height Of
| the mountains 1t can ouly be worked from the
ends. BY the ordinary means hitherto employed
thirty-six years would be required to complete it,
| By the use of perforators drilling machines
operated by compressed air. the work, 1t 10 estima
ted, will be completed 10 six years.
| The GREEKS IN PETTIcoATs The crinolines cannot
boast Of originality. Among the Greek ladies a
| long time ago, even better fashion prevailed
than that which is now kept up by whalsbone.
| rattan, brass rods, watch springs and hogshesd
hoops. They could enjoy stone petticoats The
| amyanthus or abestos, native fossil stone could
readily be split into flaments, and woven Ike
any other threads into cloth suitable for the ga
| cred purpose in question. Moreover, they were
| exempt from all washtub immersions for, when
soiled, they need only to be cast into the CRATE
whence theytcome out unharmed, and whittier thar
| snow .by considerable"
| A Glass OF DuELLIsTs.-Captain Travis "the
greatpistol shot, has been instrucfing class of
forty-fve young ladies at Lexington, KY, in the
use of the pistol. Among them. he says, the mos,
,imid became the best shots. With practice they
acquired courage and ten times out OF twenty the,
xould hit the sbulrs eye.n
TERRIBLE FIGRr "A bloody fight occurred at q
barbecue In Madison county, Kentucky. on Mon
dav Last In which fhraa man wara L ilIad fwn of