The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-27
hoRpHY AND ANDsRsssN.-The Paris correspor-
dent Of the National Intelligencer says:

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HoRpHY AND ANpIRssBN-The Paris correspor-
dent Of the National Inteligencer says:
The following story has been related to me,
illustrative of the philosophy of chess; which,
although disparsged, find by some Of our Jour.
nalists enjoys the additional admiration of Dr.
IrapkiD, requiring the exertion of eyery oriei.
mating faculty of the mind In the course of ono
of the games between Messrs Morphy and Anders.
sen, move of the former excited much surprise
among the bystanders. He had declined to take
piece, which, although apparently an exchange of
knights, would have resulted, it was thought con.
clusively in his favor. The game proceeded. ney.
ertheless, without verbal comment, and was
rapidly won by Mr.. Morphy. No sooner did he
deliver the "check-mate," than one of tho most
emotion, exclaimed, "for the love Of heaven tell
me why you did not take the knight" Because,"
said Mr.. Morphy, all alive to the nature of his
friends concern, "it was . deep laid plot. In
few moves should have lost the game BY \ stale
mate. Mr. Andersen saw the game was desper.
ate, and he planned this snare for me-" So saving
he replaced ithe pieces as they had been at tho
critical moment, and demonstrated the result uy
a series of moves which would have been iuevita.
Bile had no taken the knight. "Was not right
Mr.. Andersen 7" "PreciseIy" calculated the
bewldered gentleman, thinking possibly that the
prince of darkness was not without share In
the composition of the young stranger.
DUELLING IN FRArCE.-A great many dusls hav.
ing been fought in France, recently, and several
having proved fatal, the Government has deter.
mined to prosecute all duelists. Several editors
of Figaro, the newspaper, are under examination
for their recent duels. good joke is told in cons
rection with this duelling mania: 1t appears to
be the custom in Paris for lawyers about to defend
= client before Court Martial, to send his card
the day before to the members of the Court. A
lawyer recently complied with the custom, was
visited the next ornpg by the two seconds Of
sergeant major who happened to form part of
the Court, and In his Innocence supposed it was
challenge the lawyer sent him.
DARING RoBBERr-$2OO 900 SroLEN-Ths CIsve.
land Plaindealer says that, on Friday night laat
about ten O'Clock: three men entered the Office of
the Treasurer of Coshocton county, Ohio, and
while one engaged the Treasurer in conversation,
the others threw shawl over his head and held
him. 1He was then robbed of his keys, the safe
was opened, and $4,000 taken therefrom. After
safely securing the Treasurer and preventing his
giving any alarm, the robbers decamped. Four
thousand dollars of the money stolen was In gold
aud silver, one thousand in Baltimore and Mary.
land bank notes, and the balance mostly in the
notes of the Harrison County Branch Bank at
Cadiz, Ohio.
MARRIAGE.-Miss Strother, daughter Of the late
Hon. +. g. Strother, formerly member of Congress,
WAS married in BRUSSELS on the 4th instant, to
Baron Philip Fahnenburg de Binghsim. The
marriage took place at the Legation of the United
States. Tho salons of the legation were decorated
upon which the Austrian flag had been drapsd in
the manner of an escutcheon. After the ceremo.
ny, wedding breakfast united around the table
OF the American minister some twenty persons,
the friends Of both families.
Mr.. BARNUMs LECTURE on "Money Making" at
st. James Hall, London, was a success, an
'apotheoss Of netoriety," to the expression Of
the London Times, which says: "If Mr.. Barnum
has got nothing else b. the adniring throug who
pushed, and listened, and cheered yesterday even
ing, he has at least got new chapter for second
edition of his autobiography. Having already re-
see few tame bulls, he can now describe the
eage-ness of John Bull to see the most enterprise
ing of Yankees"
HOMICIDE IN KENTUcKY-A Mr.. Baily, residing
in Simpson county, KY, induced Mrs. Moore, the
wife of q neighbor, to elope with him recently
Her husband pursued the guilty pair, and over.
took them near Shakertown, where he shot Baily
through the head, killing him instantly. Moore
then gave himself up to the authorities.
The Cold SNAP IN CANApA.-The records of the
weather at Montreal show that the four days from
January 9th to 18th, together, form she coldest
period for twenty ni0e years. On the llth, the
mercury marked 33 degrees below Zero At st.
Martins, near Montreal, on the 10th. the spirit
Thermometer marked 40 degrees below zero.
FALL OF A syspsssIoN BRDaE.-A suspension
bridge just erected over the st. John River, at
Grand Falls, C. W., and which had just been
opened to the public, fell Saturday, 18th inst,
In consequence Of the chains swapping. Three
teams were lost, and two men seriously injured.
The cause of the disaster was probably owing 70
the contraction Of the iron during the severe cold
of last week. The bridge cost over $4,000.
THE PORK BUsINEss-There were extensive
saIes of pork and lard in Louisville. KY, last
Thursday. The transactions embraced nearly
6 900 packages, at an aggregate outlay of about
$l50, 900. The Courier says: sThere were sales Of
.ss3 barrels city packed, and 1900 barrels Lex
ington packed mess pork. the latter delivered
here at SIS; 900 tierces prime lard at IL cents;
100 terces at 1011 cents, and ii cents for No.
and prime; 200 half barrels at llA cents; 5O0
kegs at ii "a cents all on short time; 70 do couns
try rendered at IL cents; and 5000 lbs. country
bacon at 611 cents for shoulders and 9M for clear
sides.
HEAVY RoDBERY On Christmas day the wagon
Of Adam 4 Co.'s Express, while passing through
Washington, was robbed of Q box cootainieg
5000 in gold. Il was destined for Augusta, Ga
Nothing has been heard Of IL.
Providence Journal, says that during the carnival
in that city, ssin the opera house, III TTosatcre
by decent performers, may be heard for . month
fo- lees than three cents nighti--and the way
they give 1t ID just worth the money"
NrwErGNrs-Two new locomotives weighing
each % tons, and named the "New Orleans" and
l.Tehauntepec" have just been placed on the Vtrs
giuia and Tennessee Railroad.
pAsroRAfs DLctlxxp The Rev. John 4. Massey,
Of Albsmarle, Who Wns recently invited 70 the
e Of the Bsptiut Church tn Lynchburg, Va,
hes declined the call, and the congreeation are