The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-23

i AO. 1903. s
TnE VIufIsa ksianrs on rns War Hcns- R<csp
tion by the Presidents De Molay and 81 Johns
Eacampmsnt OF Knights Templar reached Wash.
| ingtou Feiday afternoon, at s O'Clock, having
| stopped at Mount Vernon on their way up. II
may be Interesting to the Sir Knights here 10
| know that the Warrington papers say the visitors
"are enthusiastic about their reception 10 Rich.
| mond.r They called on the Presidont Saturday
morning. The Star says:
Arrived there, the assembled Knights formed
two Deep extending around three sides of the East
Room, and after going through number OF
kuighty sword syoutions, they awaited, With
drawn swords, the arrival Of the Chief Magistrate
who entered and Was ssluted by the assembled
brethren. The band struck up national air;
upon the conclusion OF which Mr. French, 10 bs.
half ofthe Washington Oommandsry addressed the
President as follows:
Mr. President have the honor. SIR. and pleasure
maadery Of Knights Temp'ar. the De Mo;ay In
mmandsry Of Knights % Tsmpisr n' Of It the S city Of
Providence
These men, sir: are a fair specimen Of Knights
Templsr throughout the world; and 1t gives me
return frem Richmond, whers they have been par
sssn 5skns q shs hospitalits' eoutssies and kind
Iar 1sm d for such hospitality They have been
there sir. to clasp the hanas If their brethren and
give them the strong grip Of brotherlv affection
Ried with that love for the Urion and the Ccnstitu
tion which should burn in the bosom of every true
patriot
regard this honr IS one of the hsppiast incl
gents oI my lie. when stand here in the presence
to him thess men. 60 ID and trus. sho hall from the
New England.
THE pRE.DENr's RESPONSE
am rejoiced to receive the Knights In the Ex4.
CuHVe Mansion OF the country. Am alWays re-
Joiced to find largo and respectable portion Of our
csuutrymen from the North On visit to this south
They have psrtaken Of southern hospitality. have
no doubt, at Richmond, and If they went 10 Rich.
mond with any erejud'ces against ihe south fsel-
courts with that wsrm-hear ted and generous peo.
pie. pie & have g no doubt at all that the -four winds Of
the hearts of those noble Knights NV 'An'0
And although they never vii, be called upon to
had the lights Tempiar Of old to do Yet ] have
no doubt that they Will be ready to defend what i
shs ion and the Union Of
influence. and with the strength aud power of heir
example tAppiaussl The Uuion Il indeed the
most precious legacy left to us by our ancestors
the precious legacy that ever any people enjoyed
Ths race OF revolutionary patriots and heroes hiss
passed away that sacred deposit mtted to the
men of the present generation, and I truss
that every man. Individually will make 1t matter
enes eI rs and OF pride to lust
preserve the constitution ard the Union for gene
rations to come lAppause ]
visit and shall be very happy to clasp the hands of
each one of you
The assembled Knights then passed 10 review
before the President, who warmly greeted each In.
dividuai as presented. This ceremony over a
large number of ladies, the fair wives and daugh-
ters Of the visiting Knights were formally intro.
ducsd and graciously received by the President -
Meanwhile the Providence and Boston bands
played alternately delicious music
They left for Philadelphia on Saturday after.
noon.
POLITE SUIClDE-The Spanish Consul for Aus
tralia, Don Antonio de Ayaia, lately blew out his
brains while in England but before doing so wrote
letter of apology to the Duke of Mar borough.
for destroying himself in bis Grace's park, which
isa perfect curiosity in its way. There is a won-
drous deal of simplicity as we'll as politeness in it:
WOODSTOCK, April IA.
Ny LORD 1 humbly ask your Lordship's pardon
and forgiveness for the great liberty have taken
| In coming TO put an end TO my dreary aad missr~
able existence in your park. 1t may be childish
feeiing, but one cannot blow his brains out in
common road, or enc of those cultivated fields full
of cottages, and life, and civilization, and rail.
ways, aud establishments of all kinds. of which
your blessed country of Engla I'D abouuds. So
have not found another proper place to die decent
~ than your handsome park, and you must bear
the Inconvenience of a dead man in your grounds.
L mean no offence,
have yesterday visited your house, hoping the
| sight OF good things, aud chiefly good paintings,
could do me good, and soften the wild ideas that
had led me to put an end to my life but all Of
use. Your manor is one of the most noble, splendid
| things saw ia my life, and have travelled about
| asa seen nearly everything worth seeing. You
have the finest Rubens that can be seen ; that
| should have great attraction for me under ordi.
nary circumstances, but now they have been of no
use.
hope, with that splendid house, and park, and
paintings and library, you are happy, my Lord:
LII that the cas- yHiI INV ind hasr nd
pity poor devil come TO die in your grounds
IL, on the contrary, you miserable Also, as
wealth i, medium, and does no. constitute hsppi-
ness, then you will say, like old Dico,
"NOn ignora mali miseris sucsurere DISCO"
and pity me, and order that they shall leave me
quiet, aud bury me IN the spot have died, and put
a cross on it, in the Spanish fashion. 1 will be
very grateful to you in the other world for it, If
you do so and wish not to trouble any moro your
Lordship about me.
am, my Lord, yours, respectfully,
A. ARRoH De AYALA.
BOLD ATTEMPT TO Rob THE MAn.-A,rest Of the
Robber.-A very daring attempt was made ell
Wednesday night to rob the mail on the New York
| aud Erie Railroad. 1t was made after the cars
left Port Jervis, and entered on the longest sta
tion on the road-a Al mile stretch. The Herala
| says:
The first behind the engine is The one select.
agee, and the mail agent remains continually in
this car. The robber, il appears, secrets ID him.
self 10 the water clOeet inside this car, aud made
his attempt about fifteen minutes after he train
left Port Jervis for Narrowsburg. The mail agent
Adam Keck, had just lain down on the bags to
sleep little between the stations, when he was
aroused out Of partial slunber by the dropping
oil cold huid on his face, which afterwards proved
| to be chloroform that dropped from q sponge 10
the hands Of the thi,f He Immediately bounced
up and seized the fellow, aud a scUffs followed,
which lasted some time. The bottle OF chloroferm
Ioil and was broken in the tusse and the fumes ot
II hiied the Car. Some of the boxes containing
the express packages were also broken in the
struggle. and the combatants finally stumbled
against the bell rope communicating with she en-
glne, aud this is the usual signal of "sOme.
| thing wrong" the train slscked up and was m-
mediately brought to a stand by the engineer
Before the train stopped, however the mail ageut
seems to have been much affected by the chlo-
roforn as to permit the r0bber jump off the car
and sf-cs his escape. When others on ths train
were able to come to the scene, they found the
agent partially insensible and the filled with
| the smell OF chloroform. The rCbber left bshiDG
him an overcoat, valued az $35; revolver, q
blanket containsng provisions a bottle Of brandy
| aud bag, supposed to be intended for the carry.
Ing away Of his booty. We underatand that there
was 100000 in tho car. 90 that great haul would
have been made had the attempt been successful.
advising the ticket agents of the affair, and at
Otinyiiie young man was spotted from the fact
that he had black eye and q cut on his lip. lie
bought a return ticket to New York. He was af-
terwards arrested on the and taken to New
York, where he was put in prison.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.-Aurdcr and Lynch La,o-
James Roper. q planter. who had migrated from
Alabama to Texas, was murdered, on the Cd instant,
near Grand Cane, Texas, by his slave, who after
wards burnt bis masters body. letter says:
The negro said Indians had killed him, but the
evidence Of the stage driver agsnst hm, land be
owned the whole On Saturday, April 30th, the ne-
gro was burned alive the spot where he bad kill
eI his master. Ills back was examined, aDd no iu-
dica len appeared of bis ever having been whipped
Mr. Roper was . conner, and the negro had left
| a wife In Alabama. The rest OF Mr.. Roper's fami.
ly wished to return TO Alabama, but Mr.. Roper was