The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-26
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BURGLARY OF CHuRca PARSONAGE. I,.o,,,
upon a fTfa-About o'clock Thursdsv me-.
ing party OF burglars 1.-TWO n number, is IL IN :.
poseo,) entered the parsonage of the Church of th
immaculate Conception, In baltimore. and affs
enscting robbery, assaulted Father Josepb Gins,
'nAni - ne lay in bed, infictiug q dreadfu
WOUND on the left temple. The Sun SAYS:
Ine burglars effected their entrance th rough the
non. ooor. which has on either side windows wttb
as;n oss TOUT or I've inches in length. By placing
| asn'nst the pane opposite the lock a niece oi
newspaper saturated with tar, they vere ana
oied 70 push the glass In without the hrot an
particles falling upon the door and creating An
a,a.m. alarm hana was then inserted and the door
uniocAed WILD tho key which had been len In
| the lock. The burglars thus admitted ransack. J.
60 the front parlor, the front floor onanian
drawers, DC, but finding nothing portable thsS
ascended to the seoopd story ,u the front chamber
Vi wnicn rather diustiniaDi was sleeping He had
not even taken the precaution of locking his char
Der door, 30 secure he felt aud the burglars waIL
ed into bis apartment. First, they obtajned nos.
| session OF bis watch, an elegant silver one his
pantaioons, containing sum of money and
shawl, and then they began searching arou sd the
room Tor other valuables. Their movemen "a muat
have partially aroused the prelate from his sleen
ana having more dread of discovery than murder
oefore their eyes, one of the burglars struck
him blow with billy, it is supposed, knocking
him iuseuslbe on his pillow.
Inc back chamber on the second story is occu.
pied by Rev. Father Qugly assistant pastor Of the
caurch he was awakened by the burglars mov-
Ing through the house towards the door after the
assault on Father Giustiniani. He arose from his
bed and passed out of his chamber and as he did
90, he heard the groans and broken utterauces of
rather diustiniani, as n his half insensble state
he epdeavored to call him. Being ignorant of his
condition, and the true state of the case however
ne passed on to the head Of the stairway with small
iamp In MS hand, and looking towards the main
entrance saw man standing there. Father Quig-
~ enquired what he wanted, and was answered
your money, or your d-n life." At the same
moment the arm of the man was raised, when
Father Quigly retreated to the apartment OF Faith.
or diustiniani. and locking the door, spraug q
rattle from the front window. The burglars
were upon the sidewalk, and discharg ged pistol at
him. but protected by the easement he continued
TO give the alarm until officer Lipscomb of the
western district, responded, which he did ia about
.nree n minutes time, rnnuing several squares. He
was lohoweo py officers Younger, Suter and
Richardson, OF the same district, with grea,
promptitude, but the Williams had escaped over the
vacant lots which surround the church and par.
sonage.
The sIoKLEs TR1AL.-A correspondent Mt of the Phi
ladelphia Bulletin says:
Mr Sickles has employed an experienced corps
OF pnonosraphic writer's to report his trial verba
tim for publication in pamphlet form. Ii will
comprise history of the lives of Kew and SickIes
up to the day of the tragedy The plan of the
prosecution-I have it from unuuestiopabIe an.
thority-wili be for the District Attorney to first
prove @ the kniing OF Mr. Key. aud then rest the
case The defence will then be, most probably, TO
make the crime iustifiabie and to do this evidence
CT character win be admitted, involving the cir
cumstance of the Illicit connection, which will
SUBJECT witnesses to rigid cross.examination.-
Ii will then be incumbent on the prosecution to
Introduce evidence touching the character of the
defendant.
RAILROAD PREsIDENHs The Rntfalo IN Wy rom
| mercial in describing the personele of the mem.
bers of the recent railroad CONVEX ton held there
says:
The Convention was collection of no ordinary
men. So mapy thorough business men, character.
| lied by an energy as nervous and powerful as
| their own locomotives, with shrewd sharp eyes,
| marked, prominent features, and quiet, immo.
bile manner, representing so large an amount OF
| money, that to money worshippers they formed a
series of gods almost Many score ofindividuals
| have inquired "which is MIR Moran-the man tha,
gets $25, 900 Year," He has been the lion among
outsiders, but seemed entirely unconscious that be
was the ''cynosure of all eyes" By far the larger
number ofraiiroad men were stalw8rt and "beard.
cd like pard,' and have free and easy carriage,
consequent, we presume, upon their public occupa-
tion. They appeared like men who could keep cool
10 any emergency,and were generally good takers,
| at any rate upon railroad topics. There was d
| plucky stuobornness about them in arranging sf-
| fairs that was admirable. The clear headedDess
| and calmness evinced by nearly all was a study
for muddlers. The speeches were to the point, and
| without any superfiuous words or fourishes, ye,
| by no Iaeans doyoid Of eloquence. The eioquencs
however, was not OF flowers OF speech. but of facts
and principles, and was decidedly good to hear.
| SINGULAR AND HORRIBLE DElrH-About a week
ago. domestic, named Ellen Vaughn, employed
ut the Union House, in this city, had her ears
perforated for the purpose OF wearing ear rings
The operation was performed in the usual manner
and with the usual results at the time. On the
seco0d day after the piercing, her ears commenced
swelling, and she supposing nothing serious, lef
| employment and went home. The third day ths
| swelling and Inflammation Increased rapidly, ,wher
| she became deaf, blind and speechIess; erysipela
| set in, and for three days the unfortunate cir
| suffered terribly, when death released her.-Tr0,
| Budget.
| MORTALITY AMONG rroGs.-several farmers In tn
nelghborhood OF Mt. Clinton, in this county, hav
| lost, within a few days, number of hogs Messrs
| John Berry, Sr, Joseph Swank and James Ficl
are among the sufferers. Mr.. Flick informs n
that he Is satisfied the fatality caused by tn
| hogs eating locusts. He says he saved numbe
that were very sick, by giving them sweet milk I,
drink. 1t would be we'll for our farmers to kee,
their hogs in the fields, at least until the locust
| are all out of the ground. We understand tina
they are already near the surface, and in a YER,
| few weeks at most, they will make their appear
Rockingham (Ia.) Register.
| CANADA COMING OyGR-A circniar from Oakvil,e
Canada West, signed VIM NJ King, advocates !,
| separation from the Home Government in tn,
event OF the success of some of the measures
| by those now in power. 1t refers approvipgIy &
| the action of these Colonies under similar circnm
| stances, and insists that the time is at hand wber
| like action should and must be taken by the peo
pie of Canada. 1t urges some member of Parlia
ment (f the new tariff succeeds) to propose in tb,
House that it 10 pedient to dissolve all Cover m
| union between Upper an Lower CaDadas be d ssolv
| ed and that immediate steps be taken that Upper
Canada may become State of the United States
| The circular is addressed to "Houorable the AT.
| torney General Of Canada West" and large mum.
bers have been printed for circulation.
| SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT LOWELL On Monday last
| the wife of Mr. Samuel Hyde, Q workman in the
| mill Of the Hamilton Company, at Lowell, Mass
| with young child in her arms, went in to see
her husband While there her clothes became
| ettaDged with revolving shaft, about eighteen
| inches from the foor, by which she carried
round with fearful velocity, aud so horribly man.
| gled that she died before reaching home. The
| child wonderfully escaped with slight injury.
| LORD LYONS NOT YET ARRIvED-There is DO sign
in the Chesapeake of the appearance oil the Cura.
| Goa, with the British minister, Lord Lyons, and
some apprehensioDs felt of disaster to the yes.
| sell from the severe westerly gales which have
| lately occurred. The vessel has been out an uDs
usually long time If she sailed at the time stated
| WEST porsr.-Master James Barrell Washing-
ton, sou of Col. Lewis b. Washington, of"Beall
Air ;" Jefferson county. Va, has received the ap'
pointment Of cadet TO West Point, by the Presi'
dent OF the United States. Master Washington IL
ineal representative of the "Fsther of his Coun.
try."-Free Press.
| AN AMERICAN ON THE STUMP IN lRELASD.-Pliny
Miles, Esq, of Boston, recently made speech IL
Galway, ireland, in favor Of the election of Mr.
| John o. Lever, in Parliament. His main argument
in behalf of Mr.. Lever was based upon Mr.. LIS ex-
ertions In establishing line OF steamers betSeer
Ireland and America. Mr.. Lever was subsequent.
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