The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-29
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
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NORFOLK, June 20. 1859.
The Corporation Court commenced it's regu-
lar session i'll this city yesterday. Justices
Summers, Stevens, Anderson, Moselv and
Parker, occupied the bench. The case of Mrs.
Mary Palmer, charged with the Addinyton
Lane murder was taken up, and no new tes-
timony being ELECTED she was discharged
Jno. w. Caffee, charged with cutting Edward
Ward, was examined and sent on to the No
veInber term of the Circuit Court. Bail was
refused and he was remanded.
Jno. Morrison, who set the watch house on
fire, Il few nights ago, was examined and there
appearing to be no feionious intent, he was
discharged.
man named Bradley, who was supposed
TO he negro, was ordered TO he whipped by Il
j. p a few days ago; Bradley took an appeal,
and the case came before the Corporation
Court They examined the matter, and find
ing that Bradley was white, the decision of the
j. p. was reversed and Bradley DISCHARGED.
The Currituck and Norfolk Steamboat Com
pany have organized by the election OF ID. j.
Bisbie, Esq, of Norfolk, as President, and B
S. Dcy L. Nj. Bell. G. d. Cason, Launcelot
Poyner and j. f. Morton, AZ Directors The
Offices of Secretary and Treasurer were then
consolidated, and Jos. S. Dey, of Currituck,
elected to the Office. This company is COM
posed Of some of the richest and most infiu-
entail citizens Of the Old North State and we
feel hattered that they should select citizen
OF Norfolk TO preside. PERCUSSION.
DESPERATE SUICIDE-William b. Morton Il
prominent citizen of Williamson, Tenn, COM
mitted suicide on the eth inst. He had made
several unsuccessful attempts before. He was
conyersing with his wife a few moments before
the deed. The Nashville Christian Advocate
says:
He said that in his regular secret deyotions
he could not pray rs he formerly had done and
that this world had lost all its charms for lfIm.
He arose and went to the bureau. got his Will
which he
sealed it up and offering it TO his wife, said,
IF ything should happen 10 me will you
give this to Esquire Boyd - She refused TO
take il, but told him that Esquire Boyd would
get il. if it became necessary. He counted his
money. and told his wife whom ii belonged TO
that part belonged 10 some heirs, etc, and
that seventy dollars was 10 pay what he had
borrowed from her. Then, with her eyes rest
ing full upon him. he took Il razor from the
drawer, put it in his pocket, and, grasping her
hy the hand babe her Il final farewell told
her his breath was short. and he was obliged
TO die. He started, with her swinging 10 his
body, but eluded her grasp At the door. and ran
violently down the hill To barn which was
4 few hundred yards away. with bis hands
circling above his head like II madman falling
70 the ground twice as he ran, but arising and
staggering his way until he entered the barn.
His wife gave the alarm, and the servants
from the field and the yard We're soon III the
barn. but too late. He was there but wounded
and dead-a CHASTITY victim of insanity and self
destruction, both jugular veins, the Windpipe
and leaders all cut through square across TO
the neck bone. Clench fast in his right hand
was the bloody razor with which life had been
emptied out at 4 half breath, and in his left
hand was the short end of the raZor-c;ase. lie
had evidently reached tbebarn. and was stand
ing still and erect when first effort was
made, which only gave an incision through the
skin-tllcn, with Il bloody hand from that
wounnd raised his hat, threw back his head
and gave the second, 4 fearful and fatal stroke.
which filled his shoes and covered the floor
around with smoking blood, i'll which he was
found upon his face bathed and dead.
A WONDERFUL CURE.-Dr. HILL Il notori-
Gus vii, physician, and man OF letters, having
quarrellcd with the members of the Royal So
ciety of London, who had refused To admit
him rs an associate, resolved TO lvcnge himself
upon them in a novel manner. He addressed
to their secretary! Il letter purporting to be
written by country surgeon and reciting the
particulars of Il cure which lie had effcc ted
"A sailor,'' he wrote 'broke his leg and ~
piled TO me for help. | hound together ne
broken portions and washed them with the
celebrated tar-water. Almost Immediately,
the sailor felt the beneficial effects OF this REM
edy, and it was not long before his leg was
healedn' This cure was published abroad at
the very time that Bishop Berkeley had issued
his work OIL the marvellous virtues of tar
water and excited consequently great atten-
ton. The letter was read and discussed at the
meetings of the Royal Society, and caused
considerable difference of opinion. Papers
the restored leg, when a second letter arrived
from the (pretended) country practitioner
"In my last omitted TO mention that the bro
ken limb of the sailor was wooden log u,