The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-24
The Great Breach Of Promise Case.

tony. St. Louis keeps her interest in IL well
up, and the seventh day found tho courtroom
densely crowded. The fair plaintiff was pres
ent, attired in deep black and heavily veiied
the defendant was also on the spot, preserving
one OF :he papers says, "a wonderful plac idity
Of countenauce" One Of tho witnesses, q do
mestic named Rsbecca Lohman, grew stub.
born, aud refused to testify until threatened
with Jail:
The case for the defendant was opened by
Mr.. Shepley. He held that the suit was
prompted wholly and only by avarice: "Mr.
Shaw is an old man; il Is idle for these partiee
to talk of affection trampled down, it - absurd
on its face; the afiirmance OF affection is q de-
nial Of 1t, and hence only one thing is left, q
desire to get so much money out Of him." In
Mr. Shaw's age at 65 years, and Mr. Shaw
bowed blushingly to signify mistake. He
was only 81, and the correction was promptly
made. In reference to the acqnaintanceship,
counsel said:
1--WE claim that plaintiff and defendant be-
came acquainted in. a different way-that
plaintiff sought defendant in his own house,
asking assistance, pleading an inexorable land
lord ana proherlng security for assistance,
knowing him to be a man of large wealth.
We say that the first visit was 3 design to en-
trap defendant-fhat the defendant was sought
for that purpose, carried on for that purpose,
designed for an intrigue aud TO lay the basis
for another kind OF suit, for suit for se-
duction is more valuable than q suit for breach
of promise. We charge that the whole pur-
pose was to inveigie him and to make him pay
roundly, or stand the scandal Of Q suit like
this No woman was better able to do this
than plaintiff, because she had experience in
it. All the facts shown are parts of that same
design, intended to form part of the common
cbiect-to end in common way. 1t is q
strong charge we believe 1t will be proved,
though these affairs are not common. They
are or have beer common elsewhere common
from whence plaintiff cAme.''
The financial relations of the parties-the
bills payable and receivable that they ex-
changed-were next taken up, and thus
treated:
"Recollect according to the testimony, there
was no want of money at any time recollecl, |,
that the alleged promise was made in 1856,
and, according to the plaintiff, in 1856 they had
talked Of it openly and above board. and made
their plans; and yet this woman OF maldenly
modesty, this chas te woman, and engaged wO-
man, goes to bachelor and gets loan of mo.
ney of him, and gives her note for 1t. Not
only she gets the money, but of the person
whom She was engaged to, who advised her to
give up all the property to the sister. This
person who loved her, when she nsfNd for
&lO0, says, 'Give me your note" E man
who WAS to make her happy all her lie, asks
her to give him note. Did you ever hear Of
such a case-Of an aggrieved woman being
asked by the man of her heart to hive him q
note! wouldn't any woman, whether in
want Of money or not, spurn such a man b
Wouldn't she say: What! when you are en-
gagged to marry me; when you have agreed to
love, honor, and protect me, and l come 10
You to ask \ beggarly one hundred dollars,
you ask me to write a note! Wouldn't any
woman have said so whose heart was pure ;"
AS to the floral presents bestowed upon Eu-
phemia by Henry, counsel urged that they
were sought by the young lady. He then en-
tered upon the question of plaintiffs moral
character, whittier We shall not follow him.
Suffice it to say that MIR. Shepley spared no
pains to show it's blackness, and his whole ar
gument was directed with very Western
freedom The Court adjourned before he had
concluded.
THE DEFICIENCY AND PosT. OFFICE AP.
PRECIPITATION BILLS The Committee OH
Ways and Means will soon be ready to report
the Deficiency and Post-Office Appropriation
bills. The total amount appropriated by the
bill for the next fiscal year will be about Si5.-
O0OOOO to which may be added the permanent
appropriations, $S,0UO,O00 and the estimated
balance on hand on the 3Oth of June next Of
unexpended appropriations will be about &i2,
oOO, ,0UO-making total subject to control dur
ing the year, of &65, 100000.
DIRECT TRADE BETWEEN BELGIUM AND
THE SOUTHERN STATKs.-A Paris paper states
that the Duke of Braband gave q private au-
dience on the Sd of March to a deputation
from the BelgicO- American Company for the
development of a direct trade with the South
ern States of the American Union. His Roy
al H,ghness expressed great interest in The
object of the company, aud hoped that the in
stitution which promised SO many advantages
to Belgium industry, would meet with sue
cess.
a NOTED DAY.-The twenty y-third of April
has been fixed upon for the assemblaRe of the
National Democratic Convention in Charles
ton. II is the date on which Brazil WAS dis
covered, Warren hastings was acquitted the
battle of Ratisbon was fought between the
Austrians and the French, the Char ter Of Con-
neciicut was granted by Charles H., the first
1k,crN Nf 1ta Txt flaPy IVA h ShGd NV
Addison and Swift. 1t is also the anniversary
of the death of Convantes, Baxter, Tickell,
Wordsworth and Shaks peare.
NEBRASKA ELECTION RETURNs-The Ne
braska Republican, of the l4th iust- gives the
following returns from the late election in
that Territory for delegates to n convention
to frame Constitution, preparatory to admis.
sion in TO the Union rs State In 4S cOun Ties
the Repub elect 81, and the Democrats l2
delegates, with four counties yet to be heard
from. On the State Government question
the vote stands l,977 for and 49, against.
A NEGRO QUESTION IN NEW JERsRY.-It
has lately been the custom of such Of the ne
groes of Philadelphia rs possess the req uisite
cash and trugaiity, to purchase land in the
| nearby city of Camden, N. j., and TO build
| and settle in that place. The disgust Of the
citizens thereat, however; has now become so
great that it seems their representative in the
States Senate has presented to that body a
petition praying for law prohibiting all
further negro emigration.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-Jas. johnson, wealthy
citizen of Pittsfield, n. H., was instantly kill
ed on Saturday while unloading logs at a saw 4.
mill in that town He stepped in between the
| cart pole and pile of logs-the oxen sudden.
ly swung round catching him between the
pole and logs breaking his back bone, and
driving several OF his ribs through his heart.
REMUNERATIvE PRISON LABoR.-The Au.
burn IN. W State prison, which in 1858 was
4 drain upon the State to the amount Of over
S50,Un exhibited surplus for the las year OF
more than $1,000, and for the first month vi
the present year the earnings have exceeded
the expenses by $4,000 In the other State
prisons at Sing Sing and Clinton the result is
SAID to be equally satisfactory.
DISTINGUISHED CoMPLiMENT.-John La.
throp Motley, of Bos ton au thor Of the "History
Of the Rise Of the Dutch Republic" has been
chosen Corresponding Member of the French
Acad'mfe des Sciences Mo'aiss It Polit,ques, and
| in the place made vacant by the lamented
| death of Mr.. Prescott.
Loss OF PORTUGUESE WAR VESSEL
| The ship Ariel arrived At Boston Wednesday,
with part OF the crew, consisting Of some
| sixty persons, of the Portuguese brig of war
| Mondiego. which foundered at sea January -
! The brig sunk with a number Of the crew re.
naming ON board. She was from China, bound
| 10 Lisbon.
| PARDoNED.-The Presdent has signed a pa r.
| don for the five Germans, convicted al the
| March term, 1855, OF the Washington Crimi.
nal Court, uf raps on German woman ou,
| on the i3iadensbnrs road. and sentenced TO The
panitent,ary, four of them for twelve, and one
| fer fifteen years.
| HlGH PRICES FOR ToBAccO,-Mr. Denpi,
| Tiiiey OF this county sold recently TO Messrr
| Reams Hobgood eight barns Of his coal
cured tobacco. The first quality brought The
| large price of 800 per hundred pOunds and thu