The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| A RICHMOND GHOST SToRY.-Richmond,
Va, Jan. pa strange story Is told mere.
Two years ago u gentleman whom | shall
call Mr.. x, married, and subsequently he
became father. When the child was sew
eral months old the mother died. In her
dying moments she was exceedingly anxious
about her infant, and besought her husband
to place the child in charge of one of her
klnswomen, whom she named. After her
death the husband did rs his deceased wife
had requested, but some time since he mar
ried again. and soon reclaimed the child,
, who could neither crawl nor talk. One day
! the child was left alone for few moments
in its cradle, some distance from high bed
<. returned she was surprised beyond mel
/ sure to find the child lying, smiling and
Growing, in the middle OF the bed ! She
asked, in her amazement
/ "Who put you there, child?"
! And the infant, who had never before
! spoken word, plainly replied:
| Mamma
The strlctest inquiry failed to show that
: any living person had entered the apart
ment during the absence of the stepmother.
Since then there have been many other
j mysterious evidences Of visitattons, spir-
iitual or otherwise. to the child. Whenever
the baby was left alone it was heard TO
laugh and crow, as if it were fondled by
some one, but the most sudden entrance
failed to catch any one in the room besides
the child. A few nights ago Mr.. KS first
wife appeared at the side of his bed. and
commanded him to return the child to the
care Of her relative, as she had directed on
| her death bed. She threatened, unless this
! was done, to haunt him incessantly. 1t is
said that the apparition was seen and heard
by both MIR. x. and his wife. The result
was that the child was carried back next day
to the person originally designated by the
deceased lady. Such is the tale as It's told
: 10 me, and that, too. by most respectable
and intelligent people.-Letter an Norfolk
! Journal.
| AFFECTING SCESE.-When Mrs. Thomas
Jefferson Randolph was buried, the other
day, the following scene was witnessed.
| We quote from the Charlottesville IntelH-
gencer:
The body had been committed earth to
earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust then
followed a touching and affecting scene.
AS Col. Randolph, the husband of the de-
ceased, stood at the head of the open grave,
his former slaves gathered around him and
sang with feeling and fervor that beautiful
hymn of DR.. Watts
! am soldier OF the Cross
! A follower OF the Lamb
! And shall fear To own His cause,
! Or blush to speak HIS namc?"
! 1t was the last sad tribute of respect and
affection they could pay the memory Of
their old and beloved Christian mistress,
and this scene caused many 4 tear to flow
in sympathy with them.
+! RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 24.-Speaker Tur-
ncr has ruled that none but reporters Of
the Richmond papers are entitled TO seats
upon the floor of the House of Delegates.
! We all understand what this fussing is
: about. A certain gentleman whom Speaker
. Turner chooses to designate ''lobbyiSt,"
! now excluded under the rule lately put in
force, is attempting to regain the privileges
of the floor by producing the authority Of
/ Lynchburg paper to act rs its reporter, and
| carrying out his hearts desire to exclude
! this person, he wishes to turn out all re-
porterS except reporters Of Richmond dali
| lies.-Lctter in Petersburg IndeI.
! STRANGE, BUT TRUE can old man in
Saybrook, CT, lives on a farm that never
was bought or sold, it having come down
to him from his ancestors, who obtained it
, from the Indians"
! There is farm, or farms, more than 1000
acres, near Walkers Church, in this colln-
ty (Albcmlrle), of similar character, belong
ing to the Nelson family, descendants of
! Merwether, The original patentec. These
lands have descended from father to son
! and by marriage, never having been Sold.-
| Charlottesville InteUigencer.