The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-23

| mansion, occupied by Mr.. Smith " hich ba ,.;J
a.. n's iatner mousse aud, leaving Miss NJ. at the
gate ne walked up to the front door to break ,ha
news 10 his wealthy and somew hat choleric naran,
Unfortunately TIE family was absent lao ba 90, J.
when he came back. and the young lady retnrnad
N loNs" aork ~lthont suspecting anything wrong,
| more especially as Smith (turnng his head asids
and shutting bis eyes, exclaimed, with a uaoni6. .
| cent wave OF his hand, as they retired from ,bs
spot All that see is mine, and shall be thina ;,
The young folks were married at the Allan .trao.
NJ. + Church, by the Rev. Mr. Rcche on the 2- ,b
| n last month, and Mr.. Smith took his bride m
| apartments at No. IS Allen street. As thi. was
within few doors of the resdenc. Of his RAT mo-
| ther in law, (Rostop) his frst wife very soon no.
! came apprized of what WAS going on, and proceed.
Jugs were instituted which cuim mated in Smith /.
arrest. Whom taken before Justice Steers and con.
fron,ed with the two pretty little fearful women,
who claimed him for their own, he frankly ac-
| kpOwledged that he was the author of their mu-
tual misery. Mr., Smith thereupon confded
| 10 the tender me'cies of the Essex market stree,
prison, and for some years to come will have but
| very little chance Of making any further advance
| in his career as a free lover.
| TINS LAST Rom M.NoE.-Qute a romance in real
life, rays the Detroit Advertiser, brought to
| happy Termination in that city the 9th inst
| Seventeen years ago, New York lass, lovely and
| sweet sixteen, became enamored OF q medical
| student and the pair exchanged vows of love and
| eternal fidelity. Two years later the uuflede ed
Escuiapius left for Europe TO complete his eduCa-
| tlOu, tnc HlOIesdlu vows ndNlHS Dten previously
| teLderly renewed. After a brief and gay srjourn
q! Paris, the loving student dCmici!ed himself in
one Cf the most renowned colleges of Madrid, and
spilled himself TO sober study. His letters TO the
| fair darosel he loved were frequent, but no fond
| remembTauces came iu reply.
| HIS episiles were intercepted and never reached
the fair one, while her words Of love- intended for
his delectstiou, met with the same misfortune.
The poor student, thwarted in his love, threw up
his studies and for two long years coursed throug b
| Furop. saeE inc n Sg hahn HI djs.p in
the gayeties aud pleasures of the different capi-
tails. In the meantime the young lady, who was
equally unhappy. removed to Detroit with her
mother. At the end of his two years pilgrimage,
the student returned to America, but the lido! OF
his heart had left he scene of her betro;La and.
almost broken-hearted, he turned his steps to
Cuba; but the spirit of unrest pursued him. and
Texas aud Mexico behed him still rover, seeking
to drown memory by excitement.
A few mOuths since, by Of those singular
occurrences which sometimes fash acroes the
pathway OF life, be heard that The lady was in
| Michigan, and quickly he we1ded his way thither r.
| After few weeks If diiS gent search, the anxious
lover found his DulciDia ct Ypsanti, aud the
| meeting which eusued--the twain having been
| separated fifteen years-is described as "affectiDg
| in the eatIemo." The frihu atious of the now
mature lovers were over, and on the 9th inst they
| proceeded to Detroit. and united in the
holy bonds Of wedlock. Who says this is pro-
ssic age!
| FREsHET IN THE OHIo.-There were incessaut
| rains throughout HE West last week. The Ohio
now las fifty three feet water in the channel at
Cincinnati and is stiil rising at the rate of foot
per honr. The water is now within three feet of
| the high-w mark Of 1853 aud is up to the se.
| coGd stories Water street All the upper
| streams are owe, flowing. No train went out on
| the Ohio aud Mississippi Railroad Sunday night.
| The weather is now clear, but there is high
| Wini
Within .he last few days an unusual risc has
aI-e sJan Il
the railroad to very considerable extent is about
| twelve inches under water, which, it is supposed,
has endangered if notactually injured much val,
uabe railroad property at that point, and about
two hundred tons OF freight had been intercepted
by the visitation.
| FoUR MEN TO Be nuyG.-The Governor of Mary.
land has fixed the 18th of March for the eyecu.
tion of Peter Corrie, who will be hung at the same
time, and on the same gallows, with Gambrill,
Crops and Stephens. The death warrant was
read to Corrie Monday. The Sun says:
! After the sheriff had concluded, the prisoner
| remarked-"Wel,I know my DOOM The Goyer-
nor has given very short day; he ought to
| have given US longer time. He ought TO know
| that men brought up like we were would require
long time to get into the right way. 1t was like
| taking up young mules. which require long time
| to break" The sheriff replied that as the time
| was short there was the greater necessity for
| making the best spiritual use of it. Corrie then
| again said THE Governor ought to have given
| us longer time" After a few more words in
which the sheriff told him that he would be made
comfortable while he had to liye the officers bid
| the condemned man farewell and retired. While
| speaking Corrie's voice betrayed great emotion,
aud he was evidently agitated, aud has a fearful
dread OF his approaching fate The hanging Of
| four at the same time, and on the same gall
lows, never before occurred in this city.
| DrIru or WrT1uyxc 6TS An.
A. SkilIiugs, man of immense weight, died at his
residence, 844 Broadway, yesterday, from disease
| Of the liver. Mr.. Skilngs resided at the above
number for the last fourteen yesrs, where he has
| been engaged in the business of selling oysters
and fish. Ill has been very cOrpulent for the iss
| seven years. but atterly his obesity increased to
such extent that it ~as with difficulty he could
| walk. Two years ago be weighed 460 pounds
| Since that time he continued TO increase ia size
uuti at length his weight reached the almost in
| credible fgnre of 6iS pounds. This hie weigh
| when he died. Deceased was thirty"uine years of
| age, and was native of Portland, Me, and was
| all unmarried mau. lie was a jolly, good humor.
| ed specimen of humanity, aud was we'll known
| among that class Of New Workers. fond OF visiting
oyster cellars in search Of delicious biyslves.-N
| T. Herald.
A "MoRrARA" CASE IN SARDINIA.-At Genoa, on
the goth of December, before the first session Of
| the Provisional Tribunal, girl named Cateriua
I.svezzara was brought, charged with having clan.
destiney administered baptism to a child Leone
Levi, an Israelite. Undsr the royal patent of De-
cember ., 1887, the public prosecutor claimed the
| conviction aud punishment by Ane, aud the tribu
| ua after considerable deliberatiou awarded all
| which the prosecutor claimed-a fine of nfty scud
or imprisonent for the term CT six months, or uns
til the ne aud costs were paid. There is to be az
appeal taken in the case, bus there is little doubt
but that the present decision will be sustained
The Israelitcs of Genoa, and, fn fact, throughout
/ Sardinia, are naturally very much elated at the
! result of the trial.
THE GUANo TRADE OF PERU.-The government of
| Peru sold from the Chncha Islands during the
year 1865, gusno to the amount of 266,709 This
sold Ut the ports in Europe aud America, where it
delivered, for abont fifteen million dollars;
aud deducting $1,000 600 for the freight, this leaves
Sl2, 600 900 received by the Peruvian government
and their agents from the sales. The freight the
last year has averaged abont Sll ton. 1t is now
80. or les. At one time the freight was as high
a. $50 ton. or the o6709 tons sold, 5l,253 tons
were shipped to the United States.
DELAWARE LEGIsLArIoN.-The present Legisla-
ture of Delaware is destined to become famous. 1t
HIS not only gone heels over head In authoriaing
the sale OF lottery tickets but has actually passed
an act in favor of "shiBplaster currency" by
pesling an existing law prohibiting the issue of
notes below five dollars.
A BoaUs BAsK-An extensive issue of bogus
bank bills has been discovered in Indiana. They
purport to be upon the Manufacturers Rank of
Hartford, Indiana, an institution which has no
existence. Two young men, who gave their names
as John Doe and Richard Roe, have beer arrested
for passing of the bills. They had between six
and seven thousand dollars In their possession.
TIE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WAsHiNGroN.-We
learn that the President has selected the circle iu
Pennsylvania avenue, near. .Georg getowp as the lo-
cation for the bronze equestrian statue OF WASH
ingtop, in completion OF which Mr.. Clark Mills 10
no W engaged Washington Star.
A YIRLD.-The dairy farm OF Zado Pratt, OF
Greene county, New York, kept fifty cows in
1865, which yielded $500 pounds Of butter, and
brought from % to 27 cents per pound, or over
~ 500.