The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-08
LOCAL MATTERS.

Sfatting Cas<.-Some weeks since we noticed
me arrest Of Jason Brightwell, charged with
Ieioniousiy stabbing Miles p. Wade, ON the
zIth OF May, when both parties were near Mr..
l. nnureW Is. Carriers farm, short distance
t.a t,ast OF Richmond, on the Williamsburg road.
III a,t"srahy the accused WIS arraigned before
u she county Court of Henrico for examination,
a. at several witnesses were examined. From
~. ~ e'ausnce IT appears that the parties had
hau hght about three years before and that the
prisoner mad got the worst oft. While travel
ahs a.ons III their carts, they got into dispute
ABOUT the vote of a third party. and after some
LiuIa innguage, challenge to fight was given,
uau "aae approached the prisoner to apitch
III III. Just then Brightwell drew his knife and
Ii'ue W cut at Wade, inficting an ugly wound
on .Le lett side OF his neck, from his Jaw down.
ward He then gave him a severe stab in the
isit SIDE, and as Wade started TO leave. planted
the knife blade in the back of his meek in two
places. Wade was armed when the quarrel
commenced, but laid aside his pistol in order
70 have fair fight. The Court on hearing
.e Tue evidence, renanded the accused to answer
the charge of felony at the next term of the
Henrlco Circuit Court.
Attempted Suicide.--We are requested To saw
Iiat NICHOLAS LANNAN, an employee at the
Gas Works, did not attempt to commit suicide
last uesday. While laboring under a d,I,,i
1n', ne went into friends house on Broad
stTesf, and being invited to partake of bowl
VI soup, accepted, but was immediately seized
win tremnlousness and fell in the floor
physician was ut once sent for and on the
patents stating that he had taken morphine.
an emeilc was given him, by which he obtain
ed relief The apothecary of whom he saws
ne purchased the poison, denies having fur
hlshed 1t; and as he has exhibited no symptoms
OF having been poisoned up to this time his
physician naturally concludes that the story
wis inere IaDrlcatIon OF a disOrdered mind
Sewing Giris-The invention of sewing ma.
chines has been advantageous to that class 0,
ladies who live by their needles-or at least tc
that portion Of them who have been able t,
purchase machlnes-in enabling them to d.
tour or five times as much work as they couic
perform with their hands. Sewing girls, un.
like all other classes, never have an opportu
nifty ot raising their prices, however great the
necessity for an increase OF wages. Ii busl
ness become stagnant, and employers have nc
need of their services they are at once dis
missed, and left TO sustain lie as best they
can. When trade revives and sewing girl.
are needed, they are called back at the sam.
old prices, and if one of them dares to ask al
increase OF pay, she is readily told that hel
| services are dispensed with, and new hanc
called to fill her place. The fact that she is
helpless woman subjects her to imposition
from miserly masters, and compeIs her Il
submit without murmur, or to do worse
To such as these, good sewing machines ar
invaluable, and we are quite sure that any o
| them may readily obtain a machine and pa.
| for il in small sums.
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