The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-19


| about ten years of age, was shot In the forehead
by u companion aud instantly killed. It appears
that several boys were at play, when one of them
drew pisso! and plsyfuliy pointed it at young
Welsh, who lodged about little, when the pistol
went off and the bali entered the forehead of
Welsh. The wounded boy staggered for an in.
slant and then fell to the ground and expired in
few minutes. When the police arrived, Nicholas
Cady was pointed out by some of the other boys
as the one who fired the pistol, and he taken
into custody and locked up in the station house.
He was soon afterwards visited in his cell by his
mother, his sunt brothers, and sisters, and
| some half dozen little playmates, and the scene
was extremely affecting.
The little fellow inside the bars sobbed as though
bis heart would break, while his mother and sis>
ters were bathed in tears outside the cell, and,
when the mother found that her SOD could not be
liberated she begged that see might be permitted
TO occupy the cell with him. Their anguish how.
ever, was soon terminated by the appearance of q
young lad named Jno. Smith, who actually fired
the pistol, gave himself up to the officers,
aud fraskly confessed the act. As soon as the
wounded boy fell to the ground he knelt by his
side and said, Don't cry, Tommy, / didn'r
mean to hurt you," but seeing the blood flowing
freely, became frightened, and started of
on the run. He crossed the river, and went i'm.
mediately to the house of an uncle in Newport,
where he fell down exhausted and tainted When
he recovered he related what had taken place,
aud was advised by his aunt to return and have
the unfortunate affair investigated. He conciu-
ded to do 20. He was overwhelmed with grief
when he learned that his little yfelow Dead
and protested that he was only playing with him
held by the coroner, and verdict returned OF
death from an accidental pistol shot. Both boys,
Smith and Cady, were then discharged, and re.
turned to their homes.
CALIFORNIA OVERLAND MAIL.-The Overland Mail
which left San Francisco ON the 2lst of March,
| reached st. Louis on the 18th inst, being only
twenty-five days on the Wsy. The contents OF
the bags had been wet through, and some of the
| sn accident In Pocheco Pass, through which .
stream runs. The water was high, and swept the
coach papers we're nearly ilegible. This was owing
to aud horses. The animals were drowned, and one
aud the express were much damaged, aud some OF
it destroyed. Letters In the mail bags not lost
were taken out and dried and wrapped anew be-
fore they we're forwarded. The California news 10
| Of no importance.
CHEsApEAKE AND OHIo CANAL.-The Chesapeake
| aud Ohio Canal business last week was good. The
down trade consisted of eishty>seven cargoes, OF
| which seventy-three we're Of coal, and the rest
country produce. Receipts for upward trade,
1914; for other trade, 4,469 In all, $4,S43. The
months receipts have already footed up SO ,500.-
There Is . very large supply Of coal stored at
Georgetown, and sea going vessels are much wants
| cd to convey 1t to distant markets.
| DEATH OF BILLY BowLEes.-The following ID
furnished by the last Fort Smith, Arkansas, Times
/ concerning the death Of Billy Bowiegs:
Welearn from the Seminole country, that Billy
| Bowlegs died suddenly at the house Of John Ium-
| per on Friday, the 11th inst. There was great
lamentations and loud wailings Among his people
| the Seminoles. rhe late emigrants had not ar.
| rived in the country at the time Of Bowlegs'
death Mr.. Aird met Col. Rutherford with them
about forty miles this side OF the Semtnoies con o.
| try. They will, therefore, be deprived the pIivi.
/ ege of meeting their old leader and chief. Thus
has passed away one who has been terror to the
settlers of Florida aud one Of the greatest chiefs
| and Indian warriors of the present. day.
NAVAL OApERs- Surgeon Edward Gilchrist has
India squadron. Assistant Surgeon VIM. g. Hay
has been ordered to duty on the steamer Hartford
Passed Assistant Surgeon James 8. Gillian haa
| been ordered to duty in the Pacific squsdron.-
Surgeon Geo. Maulsby also ordered to duty In the
Pacific squadron.
DIED ABRoAD-A. Msgruder Bays, formerly o
Baltimore, and aged 50 years, died of yellow fever
at Rio de Janeiro, the I'D Of January, after aT
illness Of only eight hours. Deceased was 10 ths
employ Of the railroad company, engaged in con
| structing the Don Pedro Railroad.
| paorIrABLR BusxEss.-There 10 man 10 Phil
sdelphia who owns two good brick houses AM ,
feed store, and hes 4A,000 Invested in stocks,sl
| Of which he accumulated solely By the business o
catching rats, which hssslis to prcprietors Of Era
Pits"
A HoAx.-Ths London Daily Standard Of 2stl
March, In its summary Of American news says: :
| "An attempt WAS made to barn down the to~n o
Boston during the sitting Of the Legtslaturs
which oaussd great excitement, and both house
adjodtned for time"