The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-24

~ tSet nanny evening VIII ~, sirea cir,
VI .aao ,,a,r mich longer than that .iiS &c
n,.o lin ecrs when she ightS on .a n,,,ati
.tance which she thinks VIZ, -. eG,oa. ,o,,gh.
tuition Of her aged pafeh'. i'ie"'
teri -se--
ureos's Pact IN A REAL IRA
". -. Tt1r como BgLLE."-We nave sath-
o ored from Mr.. Thomas w. Baird, OF the bow
,inc Green iKy.l Democrat, the fhcts OF qui.e
a thrilling story, and shall relate lheiit III
their order. These facts have never peioic
lapeared in print, and are all tue iiiole ''
teres,ipr now on that account .,,.,
The story ruus that in the summer vi iooo
,bc stcame,. Ohio Belle was making hernsu;,l
trim from I.ouisville.o New Orleans. when
tho ste,mer arrived at Padtlcah there ca'ic
on hoard man who was evidently rc'o,.
inc from drinking spree. his c'o,'les VIZ
NJ GOOD mai crial and fitted him wen. li'ou5n
| somewhat impaired by use. MS ."ss ""'
soilsd. and his beard bad grown 10 az u.
comcly length. His eyes were oioousnS''
and ciarcd unnatura,1y. his si!ien ,..eu.
| chance. soon after the steamer lett laauc,s1
en- man vent into the barber-shop ana had
| h;s h,;r sl,amnoocd and his face shaved, III
,.ynnon, for which he rendered the barber
son I'M. The barber being unable TO make
70 chance. carried it for that purpose 10 the
w.. ~. clcrk of the boat. who, upon eXanllila-
NJ. ~, .ronnced the Till counterfeit. Inc
tioh' i,a rtr, ned the bill 10 his customer. say
Dlroti ~ riert tells 'nc that this is counter
t .ss,, ,r,. mai, received the money VIII, u
.n: -, ar,f thcn handed the barber anotner
s; ;m h;ch ferli7g little sup cious, nc a'so
car,ed to the first clerk, who p. onounUrn n
,;ia.;s y, nnnnterfeif The barle. rc.u' llea
70 his shon with the second bill, ~ ,,a,,
done before, and handing it Dack 10 W conn
said, "The clerk says that tbis, too. IL loft
terfeit. !" In the mean time lie clerk i'au
his office and gone to the hurricane uceA
r,ssinp IS he did so in front of the 0afDe,
hon WHEN the barber returned the sc;"he
bill. pronourcing it counterfeit, the strahSs
man flew. as il were. into rage, ana rusht"
ont of the shop In wild and desperate man
ner. He ran along the guards ana up tHe
stems to the hurricane deck, where the clerk
Of the steamer had gone to join party OF Ia
dies and gentlemen who were amusing 'uehl,
selves with observations Of the scenery, ana
with whom he was engaged in CONVERSE
fion, The man, having reached the geek.
drew n revolver, rushed upon the cIerh,
and shot him dead in Iris tracks linen
without uttering word he instantly ncu,
| running back over the hurricSne-oecs ahu
down the afterg,lard, several gentlemen pe-
| ing in p,Ir. nit of him. Miss Matilda Lieioii'
then we'll known, and since famous as = n ac.
tres<, nas passenger, being i'll the iat W>
| cabin at the time; and when informed OF w
! pursuit, and hearing the cry "t stop mn !:
stop him. " ran out on the aitcrgturd ana
saw the murderer coming down the hurri.
cane-deck. She cried out to linn stop,
! but he went on. She then rushed upon ana
Selling him, threw him down upon the oeck,
and placing herself across his body, there
held him fast until the passengers ran iof-
ward and secured him. The courage thus
disnInved bv Miss Heron was truly rcmarba-
bic. and won the applause OF ali VINO WIZ
| messed it.
| The murderer was firmly secured, Delng
tied hand and foot fast to ChNr when, LOT the
burmese of additional security, WAS ted iast
to a staunchon. The dead body OF the Clerk
was sent home from Cairo when the steamer
arrived there. but a mystery huns over the
| disposition which was made of the murderer
prisoner. lie disappeared between L"to,
| ILL.,, and Hickman, by. Was The man CIV I'll
to Ii water; grave or not:
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| a BIppIE BIDS AGAINST HER owS BID.-A
| laughab!e incident. says the Chicago JouTndt.
| occurred on Saturday at Wcll-known uuc-
ton store in the West Division. Among the
great crowd OF spectators was an ancient
| BidGie, whose proportions vertically ana
horizontally were about the same. She was
well wrapped up in II plaid woollen cloak,
! which, from its dimensions, might at some
tmc have formed the principal stock-ln-'rade
| of Il country dry goods store. On her head
| was q huge bonnet Of the most approved
| coal-sclIttlc pattern. the front edge OF which
| extended about Eighteen inches IN advance OF
| the point Of her nose. In her hand was Il
plcthoric cotton umbrella of Il rusSct-brown
color, the hooked handle being about the
size OF ships dayit. This old lady had set
her mind on acquiringa cushioned easy arm
chair, which WIS among the goods 10 be sold.
| After waiting patiently some time, the
chair was "put up" The old lady instantly
suucakrd CIT, at the top Of her voice, Three
dollars! :" Some one followed with - Four"
Old lady screamed out "$iX!" Some one
else said "Scycn." Old ltdy passionatcly
called out /" Nine !" anu the auctioneer, lind
ing that the bids were going on favorably,
had availed himself uf the opportunity to
economic his vocal powers. \ lull ensuing,
| however, at the last bid lie WAS about urg-
ing a higher one. when the old lady inter
rupted him by screaming out Twelve ~
"kuy further advaucc?" Inquired the seller;
but no one answered, and lie was about
knocking the chair down to the old woman.
when, suddenly raising her Mother Camp"
above the heads of the crowd, she croakcd
out "Fourieen Every Ole laughed. and
the good.naturcd auctionccr told her she was
bidding against her own bid, and then went
on with his address
As no further bids were made he was on
the "goin@, going" homc->trctch, when
once more the Old lady exclaimed. Fifteen.
fifteen, fifteen; mister man, that chairs
mcA,,*hc goria, for me ould man as has de
rhcumatiZ," at the same time elbowing and
umbrelan@ her way through the crowd to-
ward the auciionrer's desk. YcIs oflaughter
cOnvuscd all present, and us soon as they
had suDsidcd tic auctIonecr, anxious 10 end
the scene, said, "Gonc to the old lady, and
may she never die in il! !" The old woman
INDUCED in Il shrill scream of delight, drew
Il Wolcu stocking from her pocket, and out
of it forked big bundle of shinplasters.
| from which she counted the fifteen dollars,
and then retired, cxc!aiming, "Giye HE the
| chair! give me the chair !"
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