The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-07
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The AmertcnA pablic wee, eome -
KENT u = stats % conunual sxcttene.s ~
many months By he rival prsssasaoas %
dtsctpass Of EscvLArlus, 10th reJoses.s
en- vhonous ana htssofical name q IO
NH ara Ataifnxuished sonsWnAA aasss ~ Il
:. .h,c, ~ n, ocotalsA ctaos In former utos
-n.v. ..~ners bore the same pAtronymacs ~
~. ...,,s. rrellxes OF III DR.. TownsenAD
~ m. Tovssuxxp. Il was geaveiy
~. 1890, ~ Inc friends Of The old Doctor, ana
-. asA,si bv the old Doctor hansel1 that he
,nns wss the possessor 0fa certain secret-ae-
valuable to man, inasmuch ~ II was sndusd
lin x,rtues which, leaving accidents out 81 the
a .es ZION. were capable Of prolonging his life
neyoud the period assigned 70 the exAsssnce OF
the Oldest patriarch. which We take 70 have
been somewhere in the neighborhood OF one
snousaaa years. 1t was positively ciaameo,
aud the claim was sustained BY qalFes Oh
certificates, that the experiment nao Osen
fairly tried In innumerable instances, ana tna'
il had never, in . single one, been Known 70
fail: and when the lees credulous portion OF
the community seemed disposed 70 DOUBT ne
possibility Of testing IN experiment requiring
SO great q lapse Of time for tts establishment,
his mou tn was closed by reference to that ia-
xen,ous individual, who, having asserted that
locus, pos,s would last q hundred years, pro-
r.eded to prove IL BY the evidence Of neigh
bor. who had tried 1t three several ttmes.-
marvellous a. were the virtues Of this elixir,
however. it was but draught Of pure water
mi hn mar
Young doctor presented to the acceptatiOn OF
the public. As, nevertheless. there might Be
persoas whe thought thousand years iong
enough lifetime for any reasonable man, aud
who might net greatly care 70 extend their own
bevoud that term, for the benefit Of all such the
vouna doctor announ ced that the elixir and
the pauacea were one, that he was the author
aud sole depository Of the secret and that
while OF the gsawine article ali that had been
said was true, it was not the less true, that the
stun announced with such flourish Of trum-
pets by the old doctor, was NOT the thing itself,
buta base and Intellectual counterfeit. The
war, thus fairly begun, was kept mp with
din that drove the public almost frantic. As
is always the case with great men OF every
description, when they agree to disagree, each
had his friends and hackers, who were more
di.posed to engage in battle than even the
principals. 1t was with infinite disgust there
fore, that the former learned, in the very dust
and heat Of the conflict. that the latter had
come to an agreement, and that in future the
hfe.sivins cordial was to be sold for the joint
benefit Of the two.
Somewhat of the same character. we take II,
must be the feelings Of those admirers OF HEH-
NAN and SAYERs, who have been making the
two hemispheres reeound with their notes OF
war. ever since the 18th day Of April, at the
lame and impotent conclusion, at which tne
xrea. "Mili" has arrived. Matters settled
without a Jaw. bone broken, or an eye Knocked
out. or a rib smashed in, 10 too much for these
valiant bottle.holders. especially when 1t Is
taken into consideration that the Jaw-o bones
ewes and ribs in question were none Of their
bones, eyes and ribs, but the exclusive
nroperty. respectively Of JOHN G. HERMAN
and THOMAS SArrRs, Esqrs. 1t 10 astonish-
ing TO think Of the eq uanimity with which men
hear everybodys suRerings but their own
The warmest admirers Of the TWO champions
looked forward TO the accidents which might
re.ult from another set.to with the most nm
bounded complaceucy, and seem to be not q
little charmed that the men who would b
the principal sufferers in such an event. arr
not disposed TO view it in the same light. Fol
once. the fancy are disappointed. Old DR.
TowNsHHxD and young DIR. TowHsHEND viii
quarrel Lo more for the amusement OF tn
nublic SAYHRs and HH8NAN will exhibit NJ
more for the edification of Bishops and mem
bers of the lower House. Lord PALMER
sTon must find q vent for his natural pro
pensity to poke his finger In other men
dishes. in the direction Of Sicily or China
The Emperors Of the Prize Ring, like thei
brothers OF France and Austria, had thei
ssolferino Oh the 18th Of April and their Will
Franco in the sanctum Of Belts Life in Lor
don. The high contracting parties have com
q to terms, and let no man gainsay it, Who
MIR, BOWLING has Joined, let no other new
paper man put asuuder. The TWO monarch
may now proceed TO divide the empire CT II
prize ring. pretty much as the nrst NAPoLko
and the first ALEXANDRA partitioned the col
tinent Like other great potentates upo
like occasions, they are to show themselves
the dazzled world, in a perfect cloud Of glor
upon the august occasion Of the double be
present ation. The Cremorne Gardens ha'
been engaged for the exhibition, and, accordiI
to all accounts, the spot is worthy of the hon
which is about to be conferred upon it. It
on the banks Of the Thames, about four mil
from London. Itpresen.s the greatest anou
of novelties of any garden in Europe
Of rock. innumerable fountains constant
in play. pyramids Of glass lit internal
vim sas. hooking like illuminated iceber
a theatre, q circus, bowling alley.
hall room, &c., form tho surroundings
In the centre 10 the grand stand, octag
shaped. covered with blue, where the m
stcians sit, 10 dispense music TO Thousands
c,uDles dancing in all directions around
Uoon this spot the Potentates are to sta
and receive the belts, that are to Be deliver
Ia them by Msssrs. BOWLING and WLK
editors Of Bslrs Life aud Wilkes Spiris Of
T.mss-the American presenting to SAYl
and the Englishman to HEDNAN. Each u
make a speech. and then the band is to p
~C3od Save the @ ueen" aud +" Hail Oolumbi
Old PAN is expected 70 b ON the grou
and the clergy and laity generally. to
nothing Of numerous Dissenters. besides Ia
nuubsrs Of Quakers and members Of
Peace Congress IN general. We are not a
sure that PAN was at the :. Mill, ? bat il
certain that Bishops, Lords, and member
the lower House were, TO say nothing OF 81
symep, editors correspondents. and auth
gensrally-amoDg the latter CHARLEs d.
xAs and WooD ef the London Times. 81
the hight, the Government has given no
that il An attempt be made 70 renew It,
only the principals and their seconds
hackers, bot everybody who was present 81
be indicted. We should like to seo this
would b. better sport than the lght itaelf
Now, that ihs excitsmsnt occastopsd By
unfair treatment Of our eountrymAn
subsidized. We are not sorry the two men b