The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-14

M'ust VI SO Much art ana euCn An immense
population.
VIRGINIA vETKRAN.--A correspondent of
the Rockingham Register, writing from Kama
wha county. Va, communicates to that paper
the following:
About two days after the news reached here
of the Harper's Ferry affair, L was sitting in
the Clerks office; the door opened, and when
I ;urned saw the figure of n man, apparently
~ years Of age, his hair white as snow, his
face scanned with heavy wrinkles, but his eyes
lighted with the fire of the courageous heart
within. l offered him chair, but he declined,
and seated himself on a low pine box. In
his hands he held a long, heavy bored, flint
lock rife n belt around his waist held long
hunting knife in a greasy ieathern scabbard !;
at his side hung his powder horn and bullet
pouch. Upon being asked by gentleman,
who knew him, what brought him to town, he
replied, 81 heerd Yesterday mornin, that them
Northern fellers had in AIDED old Yirginny and
started right off, afoot, to jine company to
go and whip 'em off. Forty-six years ago l
font off the British all along the Chesapeake
and Id thought l was done with war and
fightin', but when heerd they had attacked
old Virginny agin, tuck my gun, and l am
ready 10 start right now and meet fem. Thank
God, my eyesight is good enough yit to shoe;
an aboiltioner, or anybody else that wrongs
old Virginny." And he was in earnest, as any
one could see in the flashing eye and erect
form and the set teeth OF the old soldier, as he
raised himself TO his full height, grasping his
old gun with grippe that might make even n
yourg man hesitate about feeling the force of
it, with anger
A GORGEOUS CARA car firm of Spring
field, Mass, have just completed a railway car
''perfectiy splendid" It # cost upwards ofslo-
600 and is sixty-seven feet long, with three sets
Of springs. SO that irregularities in the road
will scarcely be felt by the occupant. The car
riage is divided into three compartme is,
each TWEEN feet long and wide At the
ends are two saloons Of like character, and be-
| tween them an open pavilion. This pavilion
is the leading feature of the car. 1t Is sur
mounted by a raised roof. like the central
part of r house, supported by ver-plated
columns with highly ornamented brackets.
heavy wire fence or railing. about three feet
high, runs along the outer sides of the pavilion
finished with silver plated top rail-, and with
CRATES on each side, and steps that may be let
down to leave the car. The windows are large
and of plate glass, with blinds and silk cur
tains. At each end of the saloon are two large
mil rors. The floors of the saloons will be COW
cred with rich Turkey velvet carpet A GEN.
ire table will stand in the middle and four
large arm chairs, one of them nearly three leet
square, for the Niceroy. complete the furnl,
ture. The decorations of the car, inside ana
out, are of marvellous beauty. All varieties OF
woods and paints, gold Leaf, papier mache,
and carving have been wrought into elegant
figures of arabesque oriental design, and with
such variety and shading of colors that the eye
is dazZlec by their resplendence. Prominent
among the figures appears in various places
the Turkish emblem of the moon and stars.
The car is so built that it may be taken apart
for shipment.
A MATRIMONIAL DIsAPPoINTMENT.--A GU
rious termination of an intended marriage
took place at Halifax on Sunday last On that
day, Henry Greaves of Mount Tabor and Mary
Mitchell of Gbbet street, III that town, had
arranged to be married al the parish church.
The wedding party met before the ceremony
at ha ted Cow Inn tHibhpt street. ana
proceeded thence toward the church. When
they had arrived at an inn named the Ring OF
Bells, the bride found fault with her intended
husband for not having his shoes clean. Ihey,
however, still pursued the journey, but SO
shocked was she on going along the aisle of the
church in company with the dirty boots, that
she renewed her complaints, and. setting at
defiance all remonstrances, lett the church and
refused 10 be married. Dinner had been pro- |
yded for sixteen and tea for twenty After |
the return of the wedding party, the proper
ton of expenses to be bore by each party form |
ed 4 further topic o dispute. The disappointed |
bridegroom refused to pay anything unless he |
had the ring, which cost him ten shillings, re- |
turned, and then declined to con tribute more
than one-half. The final issue will probably |
have to be decided in a court of law.-Enskish |
paper,
DEATH OF BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. - The |
London Court Journal notices the death of |
Mrs Anne WallingtOrd. formerly the beaEti- |
fui and celebra ted Anne Rochforth, with whom |
George the Fourth, when Prince OF Wales, was |
madly in love; but she successfully resisted |
all attempts made by His Royal Highness to |
her honor. She was asked in mar
riage by the Duke of b, for his sou, the |
Marquis of C---s while the Prince of Wales |
solicited her To hes tow her hand upon himself |
backing his suit by an offer of private mar
rlage, princely settlement, etc. The young
lady, wavering and somewhat perplexed be- |
tween these two noble offers which courted !
ler acceptance. requested Lady Jersey to give |
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not to consult her heart upon the occasion, but |
St. Nichols, who was the patron saint of vir- |
gins. The saint accordingly appeared TO her. |
but whether when sleeping or waking, history |
IS silent; but he decided against both. Soon |
after, Miss Rochforth met MIR. Henry Walling- |
ford, then the handsomest man of the day. A
mutual passion sprung up. and in due course |
they were united. MI w. died in $780, SO that |
his wife survived him for the long term of for |
ty mine years.