The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-29
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WONDERFUL pENMANsTiP. Il
Wa have never seen any specimens OF sks't ana
,oesnutv 10 the use Of the pen, equal to those nov
exhibited by Mr.. DAVID DAVIDSON, In the Capi'o'
They consist Of 4 gurce, portraits and pictures
drawn and described with the pen, the ~no'e
lining, shading and tintng consisting Of very ""'
microscopic writing The art IL novel, anu "o"'
aerfn alike, f,r the skill and vas. labor a"" pc
tlcnce Il displays. Mr.. Davidson is 40 entnus"
on the suhi ect and seems to have been ~"
art by some magical attraction. Inc nue. "r"'"s
which compcses his we'll drawn pictures, oe""o'
be read by most persons without 'ne a'u %
ntfy;nv slass. vet he executes IL with the naked
.va "a can read u in the same way. He inserts
whole chapters 10 a miniature portrait, and In q
mare name, no will record pages of 40 octave
xo,ume. lie discovers patriotic impulse, aud
;o.cribes nationai papers and revolutionary epis-
Ties IN his pictures. which he describes with
earnest. nay. impassioned ardour. lie Is fond OF
introducing remarkable Condolences and combi-
nations In his inscriptions-such As corresponding
.yIisbles, words sen tences dates, and sentiments
in which he displays both ingenuity and tasto-
Tho observant man wll find great deal to interest,"
him 10 the wonderful performances of Mr.. d.
lie Ia native of Poland, and has been but
few years In America, yet he speaks our language
fuely and writes It accurately. He 10 pima In
one eye and very near sighted 10 the other, as
might be inferred from the extremely minute
characte he writes without the help OF glasses
lie writes with wonderful accuracy OF line ana
m sasurement always calculating his matter closes
" and brip ging it in the allotted space WIKI "on-
| derfui exactness. The considerable reauer WIN
| readily understand the difficulty of this We
| mention few Of his works: The Maryland lnssi-
tu.e in which is inscribed an account OF 'h"' 0'
| tahl;shment by Mr.. yanssnt. The new captoi CT
tho Ir,i,ed States done in Horizons life and SER
vices of Mr. Buchanan. Two tables OF the nioSa'o
| Law IN Hebrew character, surrounded Win "n
| ,nezine elaborateness of work ana taste oy tue
| ubo,e book of Exodus Washington at trenton
| dana In n history Of the battle from SPARKS.
nortrait Of Mrs Washington, done IN ie''ef hou'
| her TO Mrs Warren, &c, &c But the great "oiAs
| If Mr.. Davidson are the following: copy VI
T.,r,h,,I,s nainting of the Declaration of indie.
| incidence, drawn in the text OF 'he D>''ai
,,o Articles of Confederation, the Cor stltution,
| u,S.h;,n,o,,s Nevburch Papers, Farewell ADJ
| dro.s and several other of his memorable wFts
| i,c.-snd a work seventy-eight inches long ny
l. WV wide NOW In New York; in which the suo- |
;,, 10 the whole Bible written out at length, and
:, ,.bich IL ia said there is not an error nor an
omission
srcb il n brief statement of character and the !,
nccuIiarities of Mr.. Davidson's very remarkable
achievements, which must be closely observed 10
be appreciated. "
Hoy. JoHy LETcgEa-This gentleman who res
tprned from the canvass in consequence OF con-
filmed i'll health, passed Lynchburg, Wednesday,
an route for his home in Lexington. lie WAS to go
IN Lexington by private conveyance from Bus
ford,s Depot on the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road.
TIE JUDICIAL Observation-Disclosures county gives
Robertson SO majority over Baldwin, and Fluvan'
ma county gives him 2l7 majority. THIS makes
MFR. RS mel GRITTY 80 far 1872, with six counties TO
hear from.
SAILED Yog EURoPs-The steamer 'snderpht
left New York, Wednesday, for Liverpool, Win
s532 .424 in specie, and 107 passengers. Among
the passengers were Eugene Darlington and iauy'
Of Richmond, Va.
The LATE TROUBLES AT VlLPARAIso.-OutrGgeS on
Amsricdns-I. appears that during the late oat-
bresk AZ VALPARAISO the most deadly and rancor.
ous assaults were made on the American residents
by the Gillian soldery. letter to the New YORK
Herald furnishes the following:
Mr. Horatio Gates Jones, estimabie man.
xhose house was entered by gang Of soldiers.
was shot dead in the midst of his family, and his
head was afterwards transfzed to the floor, with
bavonet His brother-inlsw was mortally wound-
ed: Dr. Blanca and MIR. Albert S0ess, American
citizens we're both robbed, and the house OF the
American consul, rudey violated. Hon. Mr..
Biger United States Minister, has already assured
the CHILEAN government that full satisfaction must
be given Cor these cruelties, aud it was considered
that the official clamor against our consul was
revived purposely in order TO direct attention from
the facts The Chians hate North Americans,
owing to our having proved them to be such an
inferior in the early days of the gold discovery
in California.