Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-25

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| dsd h hkiasd srs-cspzla Bio wife and An on
| " child boy uf Eve OF six yesrs. A difhculty
having arisen between IN spsf u the boy and his
parents. tho woman maliciously abducted the
child aad sssaPsd VIII hin 70 Ills sountsy, and
s..r;s "a i eosssa ssa,ss .aS sa.iiy aSsn
doned tbe litsls fslIs. y the tender msreies Of
Of the nisesis Il Psosidsuce; Wills sbs len fsf tho
Ear West whence IL ID not known that she ever
returned,
The yossg Eaelish lad. thus len without home
or protection, OF course soon entered upon n
reer that brought him b tho notice Of the magis-
traie-, and he wss ssnt tothe Reform School
The salu,ary training that he received In that in
stituiion wrought an entire change In the hoy.
and two years ago hs was discharged as reformed
Since that time he has been constantly under the
observation Of the superintendent and trustees.
and in no particular has hc seemed 10 swcrye
from the right principles inculcated at the Re-
form Schpol.
The nunt on leaving England had assumed n
false name but the boy had always treasured in
his heart the name and address Of his father and
after his discharge from the Reform School, by
tue ads1ce OF MF. CuBDmun, ne WrOL9 10 MS pa
rents informing them Of his condition and crcum-
stances
The effect Of that letter may scarcely be imag.
ined-,cscribed il cannot DO. II was Ms If the
grave had opened and their eldest born bad come
forth Ia greet them. The father was in the East
Indie-, in command Of ship IL which he was
large owner. When in n distant port he received
the tldings that his was alive, he Immediately
sold his interest in the vessel resigned the com
mand and embarked for England. writing to his
in Providence that God willing he would
speedily him face to fncc.
After the captains arrival in England and n
hurried visit to his wife. he re-embarked at onoe
for this country To reclaim his long-lost to his
heart and home. Alas fur the utility Of all earth
ly hopes! When three days out from England
furious gale made havoc in the ship, and falling
spar struck the fathers head, causing almost in
slant death.
Slowly and sadly the storm, stricken ship toiled
back TO the port Of departure. and the wotnl It'd
ings were sent to tho mother who was YEARLY
counting the weeks that must elanso before her
husband and her first born son would be restored
to her arms. Ath nigh sailors wife, and accus-
toned to l,nk calmly on tho pcrils of navigation.
this sudden dispellng Of the pleasant vision quite
ovcrcnmc her. She was seized with the pangs of
premature labor. and in n few hours joined her
husband In the world where separations come not
and storms and ship-wrecks IRE unknown.
Tho letter announcing the death Of his father
and mother, as wo have narrated. reached the hoy
in this city Tuesday last. and, rs may well be
supposed. overwhelmed him with grief and n sense
Of utter dcsoIation. Let us hope that lie who
tcmpers the wind to the shorn lamb will guide
and support this youth, singularly and deepy
afflicted, that he may be enabled to recognise with
flial love the hand Of II Father who chasteneth
whomsoever lie lovcth.
A CASE WHERE Two HEADS WE'RE NOT As Coon
Nv, A mr.
his Heod.-ln Cleveland. Inst Monday afternoon,
while n number OF deck hands were engaged in
placing IL large quantity Of lnsced oil in the hold
of the steamer Iron CITY. something gave wny
and hogSlead fell fair and sqaure On tho head of
n salwnrt ,iarkoy who was at work in the hold
The height from which the hogshead fell
six feet, and it ended about that one Of the
heads struck him. wild though sinothercd yell
came up from that hold. and tho other darkes,
turning pale as fidelity to their parents would per-
nit. rushed down to gather up the mangled re-
mains of their comrade. lmagin their consterna-
to- upon seeing the hogshead standing upright
and the frightened and somewhat laceratcd coun-
tcnanco Of the negro pro,ruding through the up
per head His adamantine Uranium had driven
through both heads of the hogshoad without doing
material injury. more than few cuts and very
lad "scare." The hogshcad had to be knocked
to pieces in order to release him, and he emerged
the grcasicst niger probably ever seen in America.
heard to remark, "Gor mighty, guess dis ere
darkey don't want any more lie on har!" He
was Mt his work in the afternoon, rs well rs ever
apparently Utica Observer, august 90.
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The New ENoLisH DIVORCE LAw-There are
unhappy marriages everywhere. Our worthy
cousins in England arc no EXCEPTIONS to this rule.
Formerly. it was extremely difficult. and inn
possible. without great Expense, to sundcr the
bonds Of marimony; and therefore some reform
ing member of Parliament, piting the cat-and-
dog life otimuny should be happy couple, obtain
ell tho passage Of an act establishing q new Di-
ynrce Court. where prompt and efficient decisions
might he recorded. Innovation sudde.ly revealed
II pretty condition Of domestic and coniugal af
tnirs-for there was quite rush, scramble ct
husbands and wives For long desired Aud the
torrent of applicants not only continues but in
creases. that larger force of Judges is called
for. The seven Judges who were two years ago
thought sufficient are found wanting, and Lord
chancellor Campbell proposes making it the duty
of all the sixteen Judgeso Of England to take tier
turn at unsplcing d,scordant couples The Lord
Chancellor, in bringing the subject before the
House of L'rds did not advise increasing the gross
number of Judges, but to add to the force IF the
Divorce Court, by the help of the Judges now
listing. in rotation. Another proposition of the
Lord Chancellor is to permit the Divorce Court to
sit with closed doors whenever the Judge thinks
that public 'iccency requires such segregation.
Now, it can only be done by consent ID parties.
Another clause proposes to give the Divorce
Court the power such orders it thinks right for
tho custody Of the children Of the diss, lved mar
riage. They now be taken from the father
ly through the tedious and expensive process of
resort to Chancery. Another clause permits per-
sons in India, Ireland or any the colonies, to
! sue for divorces. Scotland is not included, being
already furnished with machinery for breaking
the Hymoneal letters.