The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-06 00:00:00

eentrat 1410335.

A Dseiaerin oe VIZOINIA.—One of the New York
Times' correspondents write' „from Acquia Creek :
" An incident which recently transpired near here is
worthy of recording, illustrating, es it does, the real-
ness and courage with whic h some of the Virginia
women are endowed. A cavalry straggler, after
vainly ransacking the outbuildings of a plantation in
search of corn, approached the door in which a young
lady was standing, and demanded that some of the
gram. which be knew ,was concealed in the house,
should be given him. 'We hams none,' was the
reply. 'Stand aside until Igo in and see for myself,'
he rudely retorted, at the same time whipping out of
Its &heath a heavy Colt's revolver. No sooner done than
the fair girl planted herself firmly in the doorway,
drew a small repeater from her bosom, and, deliberately
aiming it at the rascal's head, ezelainied ' Approach one
athp further toward this bbuse, and you are a dead
man.' Cowed and baled by such an exhibition of
bravery, the trooper turned on his heel and left. It
may, perhaps, be interesting for him to learn that the
maiden who placed such a summary cheek upon big
thieving propensities is the intended of George B.
Davis, • nephew of Jeri, and discharges her pocket.
pistol with an accuracy which ims made her famous in
this locality."
GALLANT Rsuctis.—During the outward voyage of
Her Majesty's troopship Adventure to Jamaica she was,
on the 19th of November last, overtaken by a severe
thunderstorm. When it was at his height a led fell
overboard from the foretopmast ermines. A seaman,
Henry Widge, seeing the lad was unable to help himself,
Jumped overboard from the poop to his assistance. and
supported him above water until a best was lowered,
and rescued them both. The arrival of the boat wee
not • moment too soon, as the 'strength of Widge wee
almost gone. The military officers on board were so
pleased with the spirit and promptitude displayed by
Widge that they subscribed £l2 at once among them-
selves. which they presented to him as MOMS reward for
his courage.
A TAX ON TILEORAPIIIC liiseAoss. —On Tuesday
the law requiring a stanip on all telegraph ineseages
went into operation. Messages for which the tele-
graphic charge is 20 cents or under for the first ten words
require 1 cent stamp. Messages for which the charge
is over 20 cents for the first ten words require a three
cent st.nip. The section of the tax bill relative to this
matter says that no telegraphic company, or its agents
or employe/se, shall receive from any person, or transmit
to any person, any despatch or meseage, without an
adhesive 'tamp, denoting the duty imposed by this
act, being affixed to a copy thereof haying the same
stamp thereupon, and in default thereof should incur •
penalty of ten dollars—American Paper.
ANOTNIII FLAT IN Tuenesene.—On the occasion
of the departure of Mr. Cyrus Field, in the Persia, for
I New York, the Submarine Telegraph Company
despatched • message to their agent at Berlin, desiring
hioi to make arrangements for the transmission of any
item of news from the most distant available station in
the Russian possessions, in time to meet the Persia
at Queenstown. The understanding was that such
sews would, on the arrival of Mt. Field at New York,
be telegraphed to California. so that, by this means, it
would be aaeertainad in what period of time our present
telegraphic system would allow of a message being
transmitted from one to the other extremity of the
habitable globe The following despatch, transmitted
from Omsk by the agent of Colonel Homenuff, the
constructor of the Siberian telegraph, at 5 ism. on the
21st alt., was received at the central station of the
Submarine Telegraph Company, at Threadneedleetreet,
at 9.59 a.m. ;—" Omsk, Dec. 21,8 -To-day, Sun-
day, • portion of the materials have arrived for the con-
struction of the line to Lake Baikal." This message, the
transmissioe of which, it will be seen, occupied less
than two hours, was inrinediately forwarded to Queen-
stown. and was duly received before the departure of
theestramer.