The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-29

The Career Of a Bosssn Music Teacher.
circulation respectinr Z the death of Won M Iafiy
named Laura NJ Kendall, a native of Granny,
Conny and member Of very respectable
Amiiy, but who had been seduced and shame-
iuAy asserted by Edward w. Reed. alias Ed
Wara Jones q somewhat noted music teacher
oI Ioston. Within a few days past. the per.
petrator of this iniquify has been arrested, and
..e boston Herald gives an affecting account
daughter. the offspring of his wicked inter-
course, 1t is said that for the past twelve
years ne has cansed more unhappiness than it
: possible to imagine His position as music
teacher has given him facilities for debauch-
ing married women and seducing young girls,
ana ne has not hesitated to take advantage of
Gsery opportunity to corrupt their minds
HeTas held in the sum of S15lO for trial The
following is specimen of the letters he wrote
when MS poor dupe was lying upon her death
geo: ana ne refused to visit her on the plea
,rha, .nhs ne was sick yet he was writing lie
wnen ne penned the words, for he was well
anu looking for fresh victims
omy wife my Vie! a' p'', ,'n '''''
II thou art living to read this lettsr' g lei the ten
asrness @ OF this heart, breaking for thee come
such hour come With fhy HusbapSs ps.s oSn
al a1eand thee aboss thee beresth
.n .nHs y my Spirit arms enfold thee! My Spirit be-
beamng their tenderness and deep yearnn 1ssa upon
tase; 1siee j live! Ny rife l Ny spirits
hy spirit Drink IN all es or tses. Rest
tbose rent,a ei ny own Laura, Rest; 5est. Inhae
pa?n mG Moi and m moi aegy Tho On thine bed Of
with thee Tho am s;ck and cannn, ,nse rin ang :,
body to thee because Gods will cannot permit il.
MY spirit lt watches close to thy bed and would ain
sihillnS on thee SO sweety my love 0 blessed be
a. hs B ho!y .od name How earnestly have prayed for
| lean | can see thee once more. o. once more! once
fh mors: o Sod help me! / am able to set up some
wro.e-am very weak and can ca W eat nothing. not wed.
nesaar nlsht was near dying they thought, but
Darling. we shall not, be parted long. No 5tess
6oa! noa, n@ Tong will hope thee once more
dgrt,ns, and mill not t.ars thee NN
lie meiegraph AZ safe and letter to, in my hand and
soon wonid he eI VIII Wnss @ ana strength to ty how
same ssss 4 MONDAY to me- and will send you immedi
onT sIy sit Il nea easaot rde as cannot expect to now
thee more earth may BE- Gods ss viii nYesi With fe
hee ali th desSsss @ Ss wo1snn dSns
tsndessness Of my heart to his mercy and grace
rest and be it his will, so soon. and reun.te me
thee and may our lamb he with us the re to be
motherlsss no more Still hoping to meet thee
/ IA,
| In grief and all tenderness
| Thy Husband.
| P. SO Darling I am. Yes! Yes. 1 am with
thee! my dear-dear-own-Jesns, rs Nth thes.
| EFFECTS OF THE IRREPREssIBLE CoN.
FLICT."-The New York correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury writes as follows:
The papers don't like to publish the distress
| which is caused here by the partial with
| drawal of Southern trade. 1t is felt not only
| by all the houses which have heretofore done
| their main business with the South, but by all
| the trading interests of the city, to n greater
| or less extent. Such are the mutual relations
| and interdependeDcies of business, that when
one part of our commercial body suffers all
| the other parts are sympathetically affected
The manufacturing jewellers have been great
| losers. Their principal trade is with the
| South, and the winter is their harvest season
| Most OF the travelling agents who make sales
! for them are old stagers, have travelled in the
South for years, are extensively and fayOrably
known there, and to them personally no pos
| sible objection is entertained by Southerners
| (such is the story that reaches us } but the
South objects to patronize Northern manufac.
Iurers, because, in doing so, she naturally sus-
poets that she is only contributing TO the
strength and the provisioning of the Abolition
| fortress. / know of one very popular jewelry
| agent, who in former years sold his $4,000
| worth of goods South in the winter months,
| who was not able to pay his expenses this
year, and after a hasty tour through the prin- :
| cpal Southern cities, returned to New York
in despair. This is the history ofa the jewelry
| selling expeditions from the North this winter;
and the dealers who have formerly relied on
the Southern trade, talk of clubbing together
| and disposing of their stock at grand public
| auction. The manufacturers OF Yankee pat
| ents are suffering from the same cause, and
| wailing letters come from the peripatetic VEN
ders of patent churns, etc, all over the South,
| telling of the utter ruin of the trade in that
region. The hotels mourn large loss of
S.,,rf fhorv, iS on a "a n q
that, unless the entente c0rdiats is restored be-
| tween the North and South within the next
| three months the result will be most disas-
| trous to all branches of domestic commerce
! and manufactures throughout the North.
| ILLUSTRATION OF SOCIETY IN THE FREE
STArEs-The Cincinnati Press, OF the 2ith
| inst, says:
| About seven O'Clock, yesterday evening" a
man named Alonzo Tappin, who resides in
| Newport, and is pilot on the steamboat
| Alma, went TO a bagnio on Lodge street, kept
| by a woman named Matilda Noble, with whom
| he had an engagement to go Sleighing. He
| had no vehicle, however, and was somewhat
| toxicated-sufficient apparently to render
| him demoniacal.
| dressing herself, when he entered, and draw
| ing revolver he said he in tended to shoot her
/ lover. She replied in jocular tone, that il
| would be difficult to do, as she did not happen
| the same time, she was considerably alarmed
| at his appearance, for he pointed the pis tol
| toward her, and she was fearful that he in
| tended her some bodily harm.
| At this moment a young and handsome
girl, named Clara Thompson, an inmate of the
establishment, entered the room, and was in-
| formed by Matilda that salon" was going to
shoot her. Clara replied, 'Pshaw, he wouldn't
| shoot anybody at the same time piayfulIy
| kicking the pistol, which he still held in his
hand.
He then deliberately pointed the weapon to-
| ward the newcomer, Clara, and fired, the ball
taxing effect i'll the right side of the unfortunate
|. girl. She fell to the floor, crying out that she
| was killed, while rappn, seating himself upon
a chair, coolly placed the revolver in his pock-
ct. Clara then arose and rushed down stairs,
| conveyed her to her ROOM during which time
| Tappin left the house and made his escape.
| A physician was instantly summoned, who
The injury is a severe one, and, as the internal
it is not at all probable the girl will recover.
| BALTIMORE ITsMs.-Wesley Woodward, a
magistrate, is under arrest in Baltimore,
charged with shooting and badly wounding
| Petty Neff, on Monday night Robert Miller
| and Joshua Mulley, implicated in the affair,
were arrested and bailed in 81, 600 EACH
There were several fights in Baltimore on
Christmas day.
The dedication Of st. Michael's church, on
Monday morning, was attended by over ten