The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-29

daughter, OF. John Shannon OF Campbell
conntys who, it la alleged, rfB4 Illegally dc.
tanned by Michael Boyle, Shannon, twill
Do remembered, disappeared rnysterioualy
last fall, The hdbeas corpus was sued out
by Mary A. Shannon, the wife Of John Shan
non, and mother of the child, who, In her
petition, alleges that some months ago her
husband, John Shannon, disappeared, since
which time nothing has been heard ofhim !;
that in bis absence she Is advised that she
ia the natural guardian of her children THAT
one Of her children Is In the custody OF one;
Michael Boyle against @ rwish and consent,
aud that in view of these facts she prays
That Boyle may be required to deliver up
the child to his custody. s.Ss5, $50.
Boyle, In reply, answered that the Child
had been put In his care and custody by fits
father some twelve months ago, under an
agreement that he wns to feed, clothe, and.
educate her until she became p years of.
age; that until 1t was proved That the
father was dead, or had been absent for
seven years, the mother had no right to
the custody OF the child that the pre-
sumption of law, in the absence of such
proof, was that the father was living. and
that consequently he, and not the mother,
vast natural guardian Of the child. He
proved the agreement between Shannon
and himself about the care and education
Of the child until she became 81, and also
proved that 1t was well-cared for, and that
the agreement between Shannon and him
self was being carried out by him in good
faith. s,,
A number of witnesses were examined:
when the Judge announced that he would
render his decision to-day.-Lynch6ury
Net1S. '..-.
A SAD CASE OF LOCKJAw.-On Wednes-
day last n little daughter of otlr esteemed
fellow-citizcn, Mr.. T.. w. SDicer, mashed
the finger-nail of her forefinger off while
playing with some of her little friends, and
while she suffered very much from the in
lured finger. her parents naturally Thought
the injury not very serious until yesterday
morning, when the intense agony of the
little sufferer caused their alarm, and con-
sequently the doctor was Immediately SUM-
moned, and upon seeing the child became
convinced that she was suffering with case
of lockjaw, and sent off for another doctor.
| who soon arrived, and upon consultation it
was determined to amputate the injured
finger, which was done i'll hopes that the
life of the child might thereby be saved.
| The little sufferer was doing well at last ac-
counts, but grave doubts are entertained Us
to her MISUNDERSTANDING Progress.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS. The Abingdon
Trgiman comes out very clearly in favor
OF primary elections as against county con-
vcntions. The truth is, conventions have
become odl0us, because. dishonesty and
trickcly generally triumph in them. The
people sometimes submit To them because
they are sometimes necessary, but when
they can be avoided il should lie done. We
are determined that we will generally OPP
pose them. There is no necessity tor one
i - In, II - aITNnrnnt thpt HisSptIs.
| fed parties are e%ndeavoring to forge one IN
order that by it they may appeal from the
verdict of the people to that of a maHipll-
lated caucus. 1t will not WUrb.-BriStOL
Ncars.
HORRIBLE DEATu.-A negro (nIme uu-
knOwr) met with Il horrible death At l haX-
tons yesterday. In the absence OF the
sawyer he endeayored to run the saw, and
by some means unexplained TO us was
caught on the log and carried under TO the
saw, and both legs sawed of. He died III
great agony.-Ltberty Ne,rs.
| CULTIVATION OF THE HUCKLEBERRY.-We
are pleased to see the article published
some time ago in this paper upon the cul-
tiyation of that delightful berry has been SO
Extensively copied by the press.-Piedmont
Frginan.
No doubt. Why didn't you credit it to
the Elk Run Gazette p
The post-otice at Iturbide, Wythe coun.
ty, Va, is discontinued. The site OF the
office at BOGUS Mills, Franklin county, Va,
is changed to its original location, and John
w. WcntZ appointed postmaster thereof.
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