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CASE OF SLANpEa.-we learn from
the Petersburg IVA, Intslligeneer tina,
tne case OF SANDER, In which NrcHoI Az
hIILs, ESQ. Of Richmond. wa. plain
TN, and Mr.. JOSEPH Mason, merchant.
OF Petersburg. was defendant. came on
Tor trial At the present tern, of the Pc
'ersourg Superior Court. The action
was brought by Mr.. Mills, for slsp-
deroas words uttered by the defendants
vile. IN reference 20 the plaint;fr.
daughter. The case excited much in.
tercst, and after occupying the at,en-
t,on OF the Court. for a period of e;vh,
days. was brought to close ON S,tnr-
dsy last, when the Jury. aficr an 40.
sence Of few minutes, returned = YER.
DICT Tor the plaintiff with damages 10
the amount OF FIVE thousand dolIars.-
n "specisl verdict" or statement sc-
companied this verdict, in which the
Jury expressed in the strongest terms
Their entire confidence in the Innocence
OF the accused.
A verdict Of Eve thousand dollars
damages. should serve AZ Q tolerable
warning sgsinstevil speakiag-inc cases
where there may be no other and bet.
ter restraining power.
FrRr.-At an early hour on TUESDAY,
morning, the depot Of the Petersbury
and Roanoke Rail Road Company was
discovered to be on fire. The 6re oc-
CURED but = short time before dav
light. aud fortunately the alarm was
gwen 10 time 70 save the principal
building connected with the depot
The machine shop and the carpenters
shop were destroyed; in them were Eve
locomotives. with several coaches and
some materials used for repairs. The
locomotives were saved with trifiinv
injury. but the other co6lents were
destroyed. The damage to the COM
pany is estimated at from twel,, ~
fifteen thousand dollars. The loss
however, was MOI allowed 20 interfere
with the payment Of the dividend.
which was to have taken place on
Thursday last. Some suspicion an
pears TO be entertained that the ere
was the work Of design.-[ BsH. Pot.
GREAT FIRE.-Our readers are n
ware, says the Philadelphia u. s. Ca
zette. that General Jackson. several of
his cabinet, and some Of his family, had
ordered splendid carriages from
Knowles * Co. in Amherst, Mass
The whole Of these were sent on a
few days since--that for the President
was detained day or two, that il
might have superior care. On taking
1t across the peninsula last Thursday,
towards Washington, il was covered.
by way Of caution, with q tarpaulin
over the usual covering. between which
spark insinuated itself; and before
the evil was discovered, the carriage
was destroyed.-BaA. Pat.
FAREWELL TO STEAM There
seems no limit to the surprising inven-
1--we faculties OF our countrymen. We
learn by the Freehold, IN. J.) Inquir-
er, that on the 9Th Decembor and fol. |
lowing days there will take place AT
that town, under the Director. Of an
examining committee. a series of ex.
Periments with a new propelling power
for Railroads, invented by Mr.. U. |
Emmons, Of that town, and called The
Spring Power Locomotive. The speed
Is computed at from 30 to 100 miles
per hour! and that entirely effected
by springs; Of which there ale 500 in
the Locomotive. No danger Of explo-
sions here.
The great match between Miss Med
ley and Hickory john. for $4,000, is |
to come off on Tuesday next, over the
Augusta course. The horses are both
n fine fix, and the friends Of each con-
hdent OF success. We have seen n
letter from Hammond, the trainer Of
Hickory John, in which be speaks con.
tidently Of his winning the race, aud
says there is no mistake about it,"
The owners Of Rodolph, the Ken.
lucky Horse, or in The style Of the
West. THE conqueror Of the West and
South West" have challenged tie
owners of Bascombe to meet them on
the course at Lexington, to run for
$40, 900 aside, Offering $1,000, to the
owners, to cover their travelling ex-
pense.
EXTENSIVE BANK RoBBERY.-Tbe
vauitA Of the Oneida Bank, sas Utica.
were catered en- Sunday the 10Th inst.
and the sum Of one hundred and eighty
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