Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Late Freshets.

Accousrs from all quarters of the State say a
superabundance of rain has fallen. The crops,
have been seriously njured-particulnrly corn and
tobacco. ~ \ ~ Z
A LETTER from Buckingham, Va, says there has
been great freshet on Slate river. CHECKERS
mill is damaged to the amount of $4,000. G.
Chambers mill, just completed, is washed en-
tirely away. C. L. Moseley's mill, hear this
morning, is gone also. NJ. L. Ayres, Col. Ayres
and Others have lost their entire crop OF tobacco
Another letter from Albemarle, Va, says: tThe
water is higher than it has been since 1914.
Brilges are swept off in every direction and the
crops nearly ruined. Maj. VIM. Dabney lost 49,
GOO hills Of tobacco, and Dr.. Carr his whole crop.
One life was also lost"
| A CoMMuSlcArtos, signed "Prince Edward, J." to
the Richmond 7ines, says the recent rams nave
streams, in that section of country in the adloin
ing ghborhood, out of seven mills, SIX have Deeh
washed away; and that ait may be set down as
fact that all the tobacco on the low GROUNDS OF the
branches, creeks aud rivers, within the ooundarles
of the highest water-marks is completely destroyed,
as we'll as the greater part of the corn crop within
the same limits" The Appomatto1 river was
higher than it has been for 80 years. $500 /
The DAsvILLE papers of Saturday say that the
damage the Dan river, from the rise IN the wa
ter, has not been so great as was expected. The
injury to the corn crop has been confined to the
L
very much. .-l F- 'Ft
The complaints on the lower Roanoke are great
er with regard to the corn. Still the crops are SUI
perabundant-the corn crop almost unprecedented
in the great valley of Dan. The heavy rains and
casional bright have fired the tobacco and done
it much injury, while much of the low ground to-
bacco has been ruined by submersion.
The editor of the Norfolk Argus is informed that
the freshet in the Roanoke country has been very
disastrous TO the crops. 1t was supposed that one
third of the corn destroyed. The names OF
several planters were mentioned, who had every
prospect of making their thousand barrels; but
such the damage to their crops that they would
not realize fifty barrels. Sou.
The Charlottesville Jafersonan says that all
that section of the country has BEEN deluged with
rains. The bridges at Rio and Meechum's river
were all swept off and man named Hill was drown
ed at the last mentioned. Several dams have been
washed away and the corn and tobacco crops have
been seriously injured.
SERIOUS FREsHErs-The late rains caused the
water along the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers to
rise to a considerable height, but no serious over
flow occurred. The Spirit of Jefferson, however,
says the wheat crop has suffered quite seriously.
Accounts from Fauquier and surrounding coun-
ties say the recent rains have been quite deleterous
in reta1dng the growth Of conn., injuring unstacked
wheat &c.
SALE OF LAND IN VIRGlNIA.--Dr. E. c. Williams,
of Shepherdstown, Va, recently disposed of thirty
three acres of his farm, "Buena VISTA" situated
three miles south east of Shepherdstown, to Mr..
John C. Shindley, at S55 per acre. The Register
says the remaining portion, 1853 acres, was sold
to Mr.. Charles Moler at the same price per acre,
making the purchase money for the entire farm
SlO,505.
ATTEMPT TO PolsoN.-We learn that negro boy
belonging to Col. Shelton, of Hanover, few days
since, mixed a portion of arsenic with some ice
cream and handled it to the Colonel and his daugh
ter, after dinner, who partook of it freely. Soon
after eating the poisoned CONNECTION, Col. S. and
his daughter were taken with violent spasms.
Medical aid was obtained and relief administered,
and then the attempt to poison was discovered.
Col. Shelton and daughter are convalescing and
the negro has been lodged in Jail. igt i
DIscussIos.-H. A. Wise, who, says the Lewis
burgh Chronicle, it had been announced, would
address the people of Greenbrer upon the politics
of the day, at their August Court, not being PIE
sent, Jno. Mr.. Bolts, who had come here to repre-
sent the Wing party the discussion took the stand
at IL o'clock, and continued for nearly three hours
an able defence of Wing men and measures. He
was replied to by Mr.. Claiborne, of Franklin county.
MYsrERlous.-A writer from Pearisburgh, Giles
county, says: 'I..W- ,...
SAT distance of some three miles from this
place, where some workmen were blasting rock,
having made an excavation of ten or twelve feet,
the earth gave way and all were plunged into a
large room, apparently dug out. At the farther
extremity of the roonI human skeleton was found
in leaning POSTURE reclining as it seems, against
the sides of the cavern and seated upon something
resembling chest. No clue as yet lis known TO get
at the history of the human relic."
The DOC ExcrrEMENr.-The Lynchburg Exposes
Of the 3lst ult, says :hat the dog excitement has
entirely Gained
The members of the City Council have had a
meeting and resigned their ofces-the designations
to take effect on the 18th of September, and have
passed resolution directing an election of Coun-
cilmen TO take place on the 14th pro1imo. pub
lie meeting has been held; resolutions passed con-
demning in unmitgated terms the rioters and their
proceedings, and members of the Council asked to
reconsider their resignation. zen
P. S. Since the above was in type, we learn
from the last Express that the Council have COM
piled with the wishes of the meeting.
A GExrLEMaN of Amherst county, lately de-
ceased has left $4,000 for the settlement of his
groes in free State. The heirs of the gentleman
being willing that the slaves should be sent to
Liberia, application is TO be made at the next SUI
perior Cour, to Judge Thompson, to this effect.
PASTORAL CnAScE.-Rev. Mr.. Amber. of Abe.
marie county, has been elected pastor of the Epis
copal Church at Charlestown, Virginia, in place
of the Rev. DR.. Tying, who has accepted a call to
Christ Church, Cincinnati. rlfi,.. n
ToBAcco.-The aggregate inspection of tobacco
in Peersburgh, up to the LIST September, last year.
was 1853 hhds. The inspection of the present
year, for the same period, amounts to e,7l3 hhds-
an increase of $3.50.
A. NJ. BAsrAnLE has lately been elected Presi-
ding Justice of Upshur county. This Court has
refused to grant license for the retail of ardent
spirits.
NEW Posr OFFlcE.-The Postmaster General
has established new post office in Hardy county,
Virginia, entitled Seymoursvile, and appointed A.
Higginbotam postmaster.
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VIM H. Smell, Thos. ]. Barnes and Hugh Rieigh,
all of Richmond, Va; also Rev. G. S. Williamson
and son. ~ aH- ..-
d SALT ApvAScEp.-The Kanawha Company,
Virginia, have recently advanced the price of salt
to % cents and 80 cents per bushel, the former is
the wholesale and the latter the retail price.
We LEARN, from the Fredericksburgh Recorder,