The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-17

handling Of firearms by children. Two small
lads, named George and John Schultz, living
with their parents In that city, were on sun
day visited by their half brother and little
playmate, Henry Harold. While Akhey Were
enjoying feast of watermelous, George de-
scried old pistol lying UPON . shelf over
the door, and was at once restiess1y curious
respecting it. He wished to know whether ii
were merely a pistol, or a revolver. Henry
succeeded in reaching and taking itdown. 1t
was an old weapon. which tive months ago
had been loaded and left upon the shelf There
was no cap on the nipple. ana the iais too
hastily concluded that there was therefore. no
danger. Henry told George he would show
him how it was used. He then cooked il
and pulled the trigger. The lads were terri
fed by an instant explosion, and tieorge fell
as if dead to the floor. The nefghbors rushed
in and found the PROSTATE boy palid and
sreeehless with death. A portion OF the load
had entered his head, fatally aud shockingly
lacerating the brain. He SPOKE no more, but
breathed on until midnight, when he expired.
AN ELopEMENT. event occurred in
Clinton on Tuesday last, which caused a free
movement among gossiPing tongues. 1t APP
pears that about the ith of July, ayoung man,
George Hodges Finn, accompanied by his wife,
an invalid, arrived from Oswego. and took
lodgings at the Clinton House. Since then.
facts have come to light which place the par
ties in delicate light. The poor ed-ridden
woman is not his wife, but the wife Of man
named Steele, in Oswego, from whom and her
Two cnllCreN Sne RdQ TWICE DfIUIe away.
and whom have rs oftea welcomed her home
again. Immediately on his arrival in Clinton.
he wrote home to the wife he1eft, that he had
found employment, and would be likely to do
we'll by staying. She wrote for money for the
sustenance of herself and child and getting
no reply, and fearing lest he might be ill, in
her anxiety she borrowed money to pay him u
visit. When she arrived and found out the
true state of things, she was overpowered.-
Till then she had had faith in her husband
The true wife left for Oswego Wednesday,
heart-broken and alone. Mrs, Steele is still in
Clinton, forsaken, friendless, and her death
daily expected.-Utiea az " Telegraph, An-
gust II.
SCARCITY OF LABOR IN ESaLAND.-In con-
sequence of the difficulty experienced by many
of the agriculturists in Kent England in OBJ
tanning sufficient number Of hands for reap
ing operations, owing to the great scarcity Of
labor, several of the farmers In the neighbor-
hood Of Chatham have madgmost urgent ap-
plications to the military au shorities to allow
IA number of the troops now quartered in that
garrison to be employed for asshort time in as
sisting to get in the harvest The authorities
have granted the application, aid orders have
been forwarded to the Major General COM
manding at Chatham, giving permission for
large number of the troops belonging to the
three battalions of infantry 10 be placed at the
disposal of those farmers who may require
their services. The troops are TO be paid regu-
lar wages.
THE REBELLION IN CHrNA.-The Overland
Friend OF China, in an article referring to the
great rebellion III China, remarks that there
was no very clear evidence that il would sue
coed, or no great certainty that the govern
ment would be able to subdue it. A letter from
one OF the provinces in partial possession of
the rebels states that the insurgents We're pub
fishing the Bible, or certain parts of it, deInol-
ishing idols or certain Budhistie images open-
ing schools, &c II is said, however, that the
insurgents have imbibed gross errors and that
tha Il yNrt,, ,4A6l
Gutzlaff in whole or in part, in which his
phraseology and that of others are blended
perplexingly.
billiard MATCHEs-Three games of bill
lizards, $50 points each, We're played at Cincin-
natl, Saturday night, between Michael Phelap
of New York, Philip Tiernan, of Cincinnati
and Mr. Bird, OF Philadelphia. The first
game was between Messrs. Tieman and Bird
and was won by Mr.. Tieman, Mr.. Bird scor.
ing lS0. The second was between Messrs
Tieman and Phelan, and was won by MIR. Tie
man, Mr.. Phelan scoring 13o. The third was
Messfs. Phelan and Bird and was
won by Mr.. Phelan, Mr.. Bird scoring is6-
There was no money staised on the games.
RuMoRED ANNExArioS.-The Paris Presse
of July 81, says:
General Cazneau has returned to Santo Do
mlngo TO renew his intrigues in relation to the
of that repu blic to the United
States. This intrigue says our French cotem-
porary, has now more chaaces of success that
the emissary sent to New York by Santana to
empty hands. while General Cazneau has
landed at Puerto Plata with his hands full
having two millions of dollars at his disposal
Tor his negotiations.
SHEEP AND Wool IN AUsTgALIA.-The in
crease of sheep, and, cunsequen fly of the wool
trade of Australia is truly astounding In
l7se, twenty-nine sheep were imported into
that colony from India There are now at
least ten millions. In 1915. thirteen thousand
six hundred pounds of wool We're sent from
Australia to England; last year fifty millions!
The climate of Australia is said 10 be pecuIi-
arly adapted to the breeding and rearing of
Sheep as well as for preserving if not improy.
ing the finer descriptions of wool.
INDIAN FIGHr.-News has reached st. Louis,
by the arrival of the steamer Spread Eagle ut
St. Joseph, of Il saEguinary fight between the
Sioux and Aurakaras Indians, on the 2ad ult.
In this engagement upwards of forty savages
were killed, and as another battle was expected
TO ensue between them, The probability was
that the weaker party would be exterminated.
The Spread Eagle reached point on the Mis-
souri, $50 miles higher than had previously
been attained by steamboats,, and $50 miles
above the mouth of the Yellowstone.
QUITE PATRoNlzING.-Louis Napoleon.
when he writes of the joint operations of the
King of Sardinia and himself always puts
France aud himselffirst The Bishop of Troyes
commenced recent circular to his clergy,
thus: ''God has written a magnificent page of
history, ,ciM the assistance Of Fraaee.'' The
force of education probably induced the Bishop
to meption the Deity first. bnt none but
Frenchman could imagine that the Supreme
Power would require assistance in his work.
DISTINGUISHED VIsIToRs.---The Grand
duchess Mary of Russia, sister of the present
Emperor, accompanied by her Royal Highness
tllnI rty - Il. A.
Princess Eugenie, his Royal Highness the
Prince Serge, his Royal Highness the Prince
George, ana very numerous suite arrived at
Dover, Eng, on the 30th OF July. They
We're received, on landing, by the Baron and
baroness de Brunnow.
THE JEWS IN RussIA.-The Emperor of
Russia has authorized the Jews to raise fund,
the interest OF which is to be employed as
prizes for the best literary works in the Ue-
brew language whcihshall be presented to the
Academy OF Sciences His Majesty has also
founded five scholarships at the Technological
Institute in favor of the young Jews.
HAPsBURG.-This celebrated House. which
has lately received such q severe shaking. is
about to change its name. So much has it
been subject TO crosses and reyerses Iately--so
much SO that its foundation is by no means so
sound as it used to be-that for the future it
is TO be called "the House of Mishapsburgm-
Punch.
CONDITIONAL PARDox.-tioy Wisner.
of Michigan, recently pardoned a convict
named Bridget Murray, on condition that she
would abstain from intemperanee vice TO
which she appears to have been addicted. and
the source OF her troubles. She however
failed to make good her promise, and has been
returned to prison.
CRAMMING AT PIC-NIcs-It is reportsd TIN,
seventeen persons We're ill, In South Reading
after attending picnic. A physician was
recently called TO a lady, who was seriously
ill, upon her return from an excursion marty
and in reply to his query "what she had
eaten - enumerated no less than fourteen
different articles of fuod of which sha haa