The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-19

w.s>,rI TnEnr. Too, ,--At arecent cleo ton
in his state n lad presented himself ~ the
,splls 20 CLAIM, the tscncilt of the elective iran
chise, .t a;
date thn father who WINS evidently op, iosed 10
the boy, preference, stood nj the u3iiot-pox
and challenged his right to vote on tte gfouha
of his not being Of age Ihe Young man az H.
elarcd he was twanty -one wears ON, ii't "'
knew it, and insisted on his right -,
The fhther becoming indignant, ana wishing,
As thc saving is TO bluff him on fiore 'he
Judges, said .,,o,, .,a ;o,-
trad,rt me ! Don't / know how old Won are
WaSnt l there = -, =, ,,,,,.a
Roh looked his contempt for the oid mans
sneech. rs h hastily replied -...
"Ihunderation, : pose 70" ""S' "
''i rbts settled the affair and in went the
scion's vote.
French magistrate. noted for his love of
the pleasures of the table, speaking one day 10
4 friend. said:
.,ye have lust been eating n superb turkey
:, WAS excellent stuffed with trufles TO the
3 neck tender delicate, and OF q high haNoF--
We les only the bones"
kind friend, Nv, -.
;Two.| replied the magistrate. "fes, the
tuye'y and myself"
REVOLUTIONARY CREss ASECpoTE.-At n
meeting of the New Jersey Historical society
nj Newark \ j. Gov. Price in response To a
Il toast made a speech. III which he related the
+ following anecdote: "On the day preceding
the night on which Gen. Washington had de-
tprrnined TO cross the Delaware aud attack 'ile
British in Trenton. an Engiishm2n IN 'ue
! upirhhorhood dispatched his son with e noe
. 10 Con. Rahi t. warn him OF the approaching
8 danger The General heingdeep!Y absorbeu ~
game of chess when the note was ptts'li ~ ~;
+ without Withdrawing his attention from the
game he thoughilessly put the note III No seSt
oockri After the hattie next day. whrh zen.
Rahi was brought in mortaiiN Woul"eo' nc
note ySas found unread III ms poch'''
CoCRr LANENTATIoNs.-Ih courts OF -.
PETER, purg Berlin and Nefm9F are now
plunged INTO grief and 1ashionan.c ii'H cunning
dreS.rs by he death OF the Grand duchess
J pgulira who died ut Wcjmar june 2, aged
/ = wears The deceased Duchess vas me MIRA
daughter OF Paul l., sister OF INC EhlterorS
/ Alexander | and Nicholas l.. and mother OF
+ The 1,rc~ent Grand Duke Of Neimaf ana the
Princes of Prussia. She was born lii IS6,
and was one of the first literary women OF
Germany. and n personal friend oI T'hthe anu
Schiller.
RATE 70 Buy Music AT--A music pub
1 Usher III Paris is said 70 have proposed 10 pur
chase from ROssini the manuscript OF his last
production Joanna d Area" The payment
. offered was one franc for every note IN the
eccrc Il rate of remuneration which, In the
aggregate, would have amounted to an enor-
nously high sum. The composer, however,
declined the offer.
INSECT DEsrRoYERs.-Ag gentleman OF New
buryport Mass, has something like 100 toada,
! which hp keeps In his garden 10 destroy in
sgcts lie has a house hullt tor them. keeping
thsn % he would chickens. and they are SO
I tame they Will come at his call.
TOMATO WINE.-Sup erior wine Is said to he
made from tie tomato. with no other ingTedi-
ents than the pure lEice of the tomato ana SUI
gar, which very much resembles Champagne,
/ and has Il light trans parent Color. with plea
SAINT brisk flavor.
Elder LEAVES Nor PROTECTION FROM
BUGs.--I put Il lot of elder leaves around my
/ Cucumler vines. one afternoon, and next morn
I ing found about It's many striped bugs on them
IS did ca the cuCumherS.-A '6GaH country
EtHift3uGU.