The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-13
IhAaRnr IN CAtiSsaMA.-Ths sacrausnto Uo,ou
noticing the recent tragedy shsrs, says IN ts ,a.ns

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TRAGEDY IN CAIUsRxIA. The Sacramento u,,,,
noticing the recent tragedy shsrs, ssys IN i,s lam
| ofths 10th nlt:
The city Was thrown into state Of eon.,as,.,
nIe excifement yesterday morning. from I r.nor
snss David Wand, who resides on Fifth etreef nes,
~, mao nrse shot bis vile aud Immediately af,sr
as nimseli 10 consequences Of havisr discovered
ner 10 criminal intimacy with al indisi ipsl hold
ing nigh position Ia the State Government II
soou transpired that the wife vas uuininrsd h,
tne shot. and the husband vas stilI living. ii.
.hough the ball from the pistol had psased throu FL
TUG, Q, nis mouth and lodged 10 the back part
OF the SKULL. At late hour last night IL vas am.
posed he would recover from his wound In orisr
that no imputation should rest upou m iunocenl
parry, IL may os proper to meution that the officer
State whose name to connected with the affair ID
II. Meioney, State controller.
lt appears that not more than ten or ffteen mi.
nu'es after Wand's attempt to destroy himseif he
sent to the Union Office, in order TO be pubjIehed
= ststement to the public, and d bundle Of love,
'et.eis, winch had passed between his wife and 9
man named Edward Lyman Warren, Who resided
IN new York, and who appears to have been Grim.
inaiiy intimate with her. Wand publishes a state.
inent in which he Gays he vas perfectly satisfied
OF nis wifes guilt, and concludes" May God have
mercy on my poor innocent child" He married
ms present wife In the State of New York, between
eient and nine years since. He 10 Jew and abe
oi christian descent-an American-prepossess no
10 appearance. and fond of frivolity, and hence.
p'oosoiy' inviting to men Of the world.
MR. sLiDnL's Bill For THg ACQUISITION OF Cgsk.
The bill introduced into the United States Senate.
on Monday by Dir. Siidell, to facilitate the sca
e'ion OF Cuba, ID, in substance, as follows:
whereas, Cuba geographically Possesses a com.
na"oioS itnuence over the large aud Annually
Increasing trade, foreign and coastwise, Of the
''is'ssppi vaiiey; and whereas The Island In its
present colonial condition must continue source
OF ir)nry and annoyance, endangeripg the friendly
relations between Spain and the United States bv
the aggressiens of Its local authority upon Aneri
can commerce and citixens, for which tardy re-
dress can only be had by circuitous dema nd upon
Spain; and whereas. in the opinion of Cnnors.s
ano IN accordance with the views Of the President
AZ the last means Of settling the existing and re-.
moving future difficulties, 1t 10 expe6ieut thar
negotiations tor tie purchase of the Island should
oe renewed; therefore resolved that $50 600 0OO be
placed IN the Presidents hands for ex % sditures
either from cash 10 the trsasnry or that il be
borrowed on Per cent. bonds OF s, 600 each re-.
osemaoie In from twelve to twenty years.
GoDJ>Ks, CONVICTED WITH TIE SrsaSs p.s,aar.
we beard Two very excellent practical Jokes
which were Ierpetrsfed by Capt. Maury. The
sailors of the Susan deserted bef,re the vee.el rot
"ot OF loe pay. There ~ee none but Isnd-men on
board, except the captain, and it il Traditional at
sea that it Is not easy TO convert Iandsman into
sailor at short notice. The sea dogs have phrases
OF their own which are Greek to the others To
"hsiate this defect. Capt Maury resor' cd to no.
vel and ingeBio is expedieut. Every man on bon,d
We suppose, knew bow to play cards, and the ,p-
tain. taking advantage of this skill tied aard TO
each Of the ropes ofshe vessel. The orders then
ran somewhat 10 this fashion: "Hsul on the ace of
heartsl" ''Lst go the king of diamopds,n .ReIsv
on the dence Of spade.,' &c. By this means IL .
extampcriErd sailors coon got the hang of the
rores. and sff sirs went on pretty smoothly.
The other aDecdote 10 even droIler. It seems
thai Capt Maury, when be went on board the
rnu rng gsnrf ff, dfoar NhAr .,s..
his pocket lot of ''rattaii fiIes'-thinking per-
haps, that he might spike some Of the guns while
cruising about the deck. He was astonished on
mounting the cottsrs side BY fuding that the usu.
al armament was doubled, and expressed asfonisb.
meut at 1t. After having discussed the laws. &c =,
he walked about, sdmiriog things generally, and,
perhape, uttering some apprehensioDs that the
Susan would staod no chance from broadside.
Iu this way, with "rattaii flies" onvenient, he
approached the bow end of the vessel. and was
about to Deutrslize two Of the guns. when they
showed life, and he discovered that they were two
cutters men, improvised for the occasion Of two
2ans with tarpauins over thsm. and looking good
enough guns alta distance. The joke wac kept
until he got to the Susan, and we suppose he re /.
a'ed the discovery there with great gusto.-Ko-
bile Tribune.
PosroTYIcE AFPAIRs -Essablish a postofice at
Browne Creek. Harrison county, Va aud appoint
Lotho III. Norman postmsster-bst Clarks~
burg and Weston The postofices at Prince Georges
o. H.. Prince George county. Va, ard Blossom
Hill. Princess Auns county, Va. are discontinued
Appointments AT Eebe Cottage, Alexandria
county, Va. Julia Brown postmaster, vice A. NJ
Brown, resigned; Richard r. Graham postmaster
at Grovetoo, Prince william county, Va vice Jas.
W. Wilkins, resigned; W Adolphu. Spence post.
master at HoDtrose, Westmoreland county, Va
vice Robert b. Tiffey. resigned
TsEAsuREs OF PIcoLoMlNI-Picclomini,ii like 9TH
sr travelling singers and musicians of reputation
nS fha
various distinguished people with whom she has
become acquainted. During her recent stay in
Baton the names of Longfeiow, Emerson, Pres
cott. Lowell and others have been added to the
list; and Mr.. Everett has written Italian poem,
and inserted on the opposite page photograph
of his bust.
FROZEN TO DEATH Two young men nam I'd Peter
and Jacob PAUL. were frozen to death near Water.
ford, Ill. They endeavored to force skff through
the ice covering shallow water after dark, and
failing, attempted to walk ashore, the ice being
too thin TO bear them. but becoming ovsr-power-
ed by the intense cold, they both perished not fas
from land.
ANOTHER "PRovEaBIALLT COLD" MNIsTER.-A
clergyman In MASSACHUSETTS,, named smith, was
lately requested TO vacats his pulpit by ia con.
sgegation. they assiR ming, among other causes of
dissatisfaction, that he wAs not cordia enough 70
the ladies! Poor Smith! Various charges have
been made against him within our remembrance,
hut we never before heard it intimated that be
failed IN attention to the ladies. The fem mines
of the Shawmus church must be swfully ugly.
GONE INfo sLAvRkY.-The Victoria, Texss, Advo.
cate states that Ned, free muiatto-shs Lavsea
bsrber-who speaks the English. Spanish and
French languages, fueRtiy-is q good penmsn--
mas travelled in ths free States-is thirty years OF
tge. and was made fully acquainted with the
consequences of his act, has gone into voluntary
-ervitude for life, and chosen Mr.. E. Cegg, of La.
vsca, FOR his master.
THx PREsIDEScY.-A Washington letter in the
New York Express says: A Central National Club
vas organized here to day, the object Of which il
to preseat John Minor Bolts as the oppositiou can
didate fJr the Presidency.
GAM Ar TIE WEsr.-So plenty 10 game at the
West that one firm in Chicago contracted to seud
100 coo pounds Of quail and prairie chickens to the
sast. this season, aud has already exceeded the
amount.