The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-21


STEALING A CoAT-Harvey Gordon. a
free negro, was Gagged yesterday after noon. for
stealing coat from William, servant to DR.. Par.
ker.
IHE CNFINIsHED BUSINESS Of the Hust-
ings Court was continued on Saturday last to the
next term.
AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN AND CREW IN A Row AT
HAvaE.-According to the Hayre papers, 1t wou,d
seem that Captain Stphens of the American ship
Johannisberg, and crew, have been showing the |
Havre folks little life.
The Johannisberg wa. abont leaving tha mort
when some of the sailors. flushed with wine GOT
into row, which subsequently, drew into il tha |
Cap'an: one OF the sailors threatened to strike
MIN with bar OF iron, on which the Captain seiz.
ed handspike and sent him sprawiug on the deck
a French surgeon got on board, and there tha.
muss ended just at this moment o steamer was
nearing the led Lieutenant in the gov
ernment service to order the pilot of the Johannis
berg to cut loose and let the steamer n The popu,
lar version OF the sequel has il that Can't Stilphens
answered the Lieutenant in anything bu, compli.
mentary terms, and let some pieces of wood a at
him. The Capt. after explain stion made ont that
1t was not to the Lieut.. that the language nor the
wood was addressed bat to his own agent standing
on the quay, for having sent him drunken sailors
on boai u. BE that II may the crowd on the
quay thought that the Lieutenant had been the
| target OF words and wood, and with that impres.
sion every stone and piece of coal come-st-abe was
hred at the Americans and they in turn sent back
| again whatever they could get hold of-bottles,
pieces of iron, wood, &c. Tho s'tug" got orders
| not to take out the Johanisberg on which Captain
Stephens cut loose, SGT all sail, and with wind aud
tide cleared out, taking his position the quar-.
| ter deck, pistol IN hand The rumor was spread
that he had tried TO it, but .he cap exploded,
| on which the French crowd recommended she
babbie aud sent a new shower of stones at the
| Captain and crew they passed along. The
1 off Yoha
got into the roadstead and reported that the sal.
| or struck by the Captain was not dead, as had
| been supposed, but had his left arm broken and
| his head severely cut, and that he had also to
| dress the wounds of the sailors struck by the
stones and missiles from the shore. Several per.
| sons we're wounded on shore, several arrests
made, a. an enquiry ordered by the Central Conn.,
mission.
HORRIBLE oUrRaGE-The papers of st. Jerome
Canada, give the details of most outrageous as.
| sault, said to have Been committed upon A woman
| in that parish. On dark night of the last week
four in disguise entered the peaceful dwelling
| of a man, his wife, and two small children, and
| laying hold of the woman, took her out of bed,
and forced her to leave the house, put her In ve-
hicle, and drove off with her
| After proceeding several miles they took the VIC.
| man to stable, tied her hands behind her back
| put a clumsy collar around her neck, and king
cord to it, tied her up and left her. Shortly after
one of them returned with the intention of cut.
ting out her tongue, for the purpose of preventing
her cries being heard, and had commenced to put
her to his new tortures, when he was recalled by
| his compsnions. who, seeing some the road,
! took TO flight. The next morning the owner of
| tho stable found the woman in a most horrible
state and nearly dead, her face covered with blood,
with wounds on her hands and feet In her ef,
| forts to prevent the villain from executing his
purpose of cutting out her tongue, she had so
| much injured il that she was scarcely able 10
i no ak q A
| paid to her. The cause Of this infamous proceed
Ing is:beleyed to be the fact that the woman wasa
witness against one of its perpetrators, in a mur-
| der trial, last summer.
| SAD SToRT.-Two years ago. the wife of John
| Rain, then respectable mechanic of Cincinnati.
| died, and he took to drink to relieve his sorrow.
Three daughters thus left to contend with poverty
| and without the good advice and example Of
| father, became a prey to vicious men and vicious
| thoughts. An improper Intimacy sprapg up be-
| tween q named Mitchell and the eldest
| daughter, and the father, in moment OF sensi1
| tive appreciation Of the wrong done her, slew the
| paramour, and for this was tried and sent TO the
| Penitentiary. The downward course of the daugh-
ters WAS then rapid Two have just been con-
| victed of grand larceny. and will be sent to the
| State Prison. The remaining one-the youngest
is now in the House of Refuge.
| TRAGEDY IN MIssIssIpPI.-A terrible domestic
| tragedy was enacted on Sunday week. near Bybs-
| lia Marshall county, Mississippi which resulted
| iE the death of young man named Jones, at the
hands OF his father-in.law, Samuel l. Crute.
family difficulty had for some time existed between
| the part ties the father having taken his daughter
| home and forbid her husband entering the house.
On Sunday Jones attempted to visit the premises
| for some purpose, and was met at the gate by
| CrUte, shotgun in hand who warned him not to
do penalty of his life, which being unheeded.
Crue fired the contents of his gun at Jones, killing
him almost instantly.
| II SoYD1rps Muppypyn NV JNnlNs-A jettar
| TO the New York Times, dated Fort Buchanan, 10
| Arizona Territory, states that Sergeants Kelly and
Berry, who had just been honorably discharged
from the 1st dragons, and who were on their way
into the States, with their families, were murdered
by Indians on the 24th ult., and their wives and
| children taken captive. The murdered men had
| several thousand dollars with them. and were acs
companied by Sergeant Ryan and family, who was
| on bis way to the States on furlough. Sergeant
Rya9 made his escape, but his wife was also carr
ried of captive. Lieutenant Lord, with fifty dra.
goons Immediately started in pursuit of the mnr-
derers. Some anxiety was felt for Capt Ewell
| who was ont with only six men, accompanied by
| Assistant Surgeon Irving
THREk CHILDREN BURNED TO DsArH.-The Lykens-
town (Pa} Journal states that on Tuesday night
OF last week the dwelling of Mr.. Zimmerman, In
Clarks Valley, in that county, was destroyed by
FIRE and three lives we're lost 1t appears that Mr..
| zimmerman was employed somew here near Pine.
grove his wife aud family re emainiug at home, On
| Tuesday evening Mrs Zimmerman and her eldest
SOD lat home on visi)left the house TO spend the
evening at a neigbsor's, leaving in bed at home
three children, of which the eldest was about
thirteen years old. On their returp, at about 10
| o'clock, II, the house was found In flames and
nearly consumed, the children of course perishiug
with it. few Of the bones of the children were
| recovered and inferred on Friday.
| REPUTATION OF CRY DEBr.-A large gathering
of the people of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania was held
on the 10th instant, at which resolutions we're
adopted repudiating the outstanding bonds issued
by the municipal authority Of the city to pay GER
tain railroad subscriptions. Ii is alleged that
| these subscriptions were obtained by false and
| fraudulent represent ntatioDs and by corrupt means,
without ths consent, expressed or implied, of q
| majority of the people. These measures appear to
be in resistance to decision of the Supreme Court
Of the State.
CLAIM AGAINST Co.. BEsros's EsrArs-The Trea-
sury Department has notified the executor of the
rendered 10 1926 in favor Of tho United States for
81, coo. The Government claims priority in pay.
| nent The executor will appeal to CoDgress for
relief on the ground Of the insolvency OF the 90.
tate the estate being hardly sufficient to pay the
bills owing for the necessaries furnished to do.
cedent's family.
An OLD BAG OF CoiS.-Amongst the assets OF
the Trust Company which have been placed in tho
possession Of the trustees is small bag OF nlser
coin, containing probably 500, which WAS left IN
the bank az q special deposit 90 long ago thst the
officers have no recollection Of the time or person
leaving IL. 1t has never boon called for, but bas
been waiting sn owner for years. The bag Ia
beled "Robert Bland "-Cfneiaaah Ga'efse, REQ. ~
ri Flsa-A nre occurred Ia Brownsville, Miss on
the 18th insant, destroying u houses, at loss o.
| $4,000. Among the houses burnt were those oc'
euped BY Green valid 4 Co., - dry goods store
. Petit Vale, bar and ressaursnsi the Home
Iournal nevsnaper ofiice. ], Walker Co., gre