The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-22

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| Lincoln commenced life ia an humble to,i
tion, WORKING for his living as . nat. boattaau q
stndyins "a the meanwhile for admission {
| the bar. II was not till 1858 that he becann
more generally known in politics. In tha
year ne was an opposition candidate to MI
ouglas for the u. 8. Senate. and on that me
morscie event he canvassed the entire State
U.nf Ssnt in.S .nS Every county where Mr. Dousla
notions with vigor. The canvass was a YER
peTsonai one, and some Of the hardest blow
1ea!t to the "Little Giant' were administered
s ~ VT. Lincoln. DonElas, in this persona
controversy, gave back az good as he received
IN one OF these encounters he gives the fol
| IoWing sketch Of his opponent. Mr. LINCOLN
wnicn - amusing, and, in the absence of NOR,
h',c nrahahin .sno snrormaton respecting him, viii
MI; l.. previous history. Mr.. Douglas said
IN the remarks which have made uuor
@ an,s platform, and the position Of Mr.. Lin,
ron re..S upon IT, l mean nothing personal, dis
/ lespecAui : or unkfnd to that gentleman.
nave nav known him for nearly twenty .flve years
70 nao many points of sympa thy when / frs,
sos acq TAINTED with him. We were both com.
i"uey ~ " s,s ocSs both struggling with poverty
~ 50 town for our supTUrt-I An hum.
pie scnooi teacher in the town of Winchester
| ano ne nourishing grocery keeper In this
su"ra..l: su~m ot salem: lLaughter. He was more
came more fortunate in this WORLDS soods'
Mr. Lincoln Is one Of those peculiar men that
mas performed with admirable skill in eyerv
occapaIion ne ever attempted. Imade as good
school teacher ne could. and when \ cahi-
net mailer made the hes. bedsteads : and ahles
out my Old boss said succeeded better in
Oui eaus and secretaries than in ANYTHING else.
lLsughter.l But believe that mir. lincoln
was more successful in his busnes than for
his business soon carried him directly in .o IN q
Legislature There met him in a little time
ano nad sympathy for him because of the
,nah np.n.il struggle he had in life. [Cheers and
q
Ooys At wrestling, could outrun them at foot
race, beat them At pitching quoits and tossing
~, copper and could win more liquor than ali
ms .ne epys put together, laughter and cheers,
anu the d'gnl'y and impartiality with which
ne presided at horse-race or a flst.ficht-
were t1e praise of everybody that was rres.
IN. Mn. ana participated: [Renewed laughter.
was struggling with misfortune ana en- was
!! Mr. Lincoln served with me- or 7 Win
hlm, IN the Legislature of 1896. when We
parted ne snbsldcj or submerged for some
years, and lost sight Of him. In 1s46 when
Wilmot raised the Wilmot proyiso tornado
Mr. Lincoln again turned up as a memher Of
Congress from Sangamon District. I. heinz
IN 'ne senate OF the United States, was called
on TO welcome him, then without friend or
companion. He then distinguished himself bv
ms opposition to the Mexican war, taking the
sue o! the common enemy in time of war.
against MS own country. ICheers and groans.i
When ne returned home from that Con 9ress
ne 1onnd that the Indignation OF the people
followed him everywhere, until he again re.
tired to private life, and was submerged until
he was again forgotten by his friends. He
came up again in 1854. in time to make the
Abolition Black Republican platform. in COM
pany with LovejOy, Giddings, Chase and
Fred. Douglas, tor the Republican party to
staho upon. Trumbull, too, was one Of our
own con temporaries."
FIFTY DOLLARS PAID FOR PKNxY.-One
oI tne "Higiey coppers' of 1881, struck BY
onans mlgaey' t OF Granby, "a bIacksmith,> ont Of
gate PRISON. l23 years ago, was to-day pur-
chased by Alfred S. Robinson, ESQ. OF this
city, OF Mr.. George Williston, Of Suhield. for
tl tne sum OF 500 a law suit had been one OF the
features of the history Of this old coin. The
Hig!ey coppeTs were the first coins ever struck
In North America, and are now rare. only
three In OF them, 1t is said, being in existence
Mr. winston had been offered Sis for this
one, by MIR. Viets, of Granny, who claimed
mat w had accepted the offer. This. Willis
ton denied, and law suit was the result. and
the verdict was in favor of Williston. The
com Is OF pure copper, and the die is very
good and clear. On the diverse face appears
the inscription, "Connecticut, 1887 ,"in a cir
Gle around the representation of three black.
smiths hammers for sledge- hammers the re-
pence" One of the rare "Washiugton nen.
mes" of 1891, the face of Washington being
beautifully clear and distinct, and a Louisi.
ana penny Of 1867. coined for that colony by
"nee, We!eaiSo purchased 0f Mr. WillistOn
Dy Mr. kobinson. The "old cOinn mania is a
strong one, We are aware, but this is the
strongest instance Of it we have met with
Plenty of ''old coins, "warranted gen uine.-
will be offered, il $50 apiece can be obtained
LOT them.-Bosfon Transcript, May II.
SCARCITY OF Corn AND FODDRR.-Owine
to the great scarcity of corn and fodder in this
sec ton, thousands of bales of Northern hay.
and bushels of Western corn have been
brought here, and sold at extravagant prices
There is, at present, but one small lot Of hay
on the market, which is held at $3.50 per 100
Every day we see wagon load after wagon
load OF corn hauled from the river ware.
houses. by planters, and as is sure to be the |
,ase, the poor mules that draw it look as
though they never get a grain Of ii. 1t is a
rue saying that "stOck never gets fat on
bought corn;" and if proof were wanting. it |