The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-07

SENT On Richard B. Sadler, for cutting 7. B.
Tatem, and Anderson Perkinson for inficting
wound upon the man Love, were examined before
the proper authorities in Petersburg on Friday.
and sent on to the next Circuit Court for trial
They admitted to BAIL
P1cKpocKETs.-Mr. D. H. Bernard, of Peters
burg, had his pocket picked at the State Fair, by
| which operation he lost some fifty or sixty dollars.
SHOCKING AFFArR.-1he Petersburg Express, of
| Saturday, has the following:
We received at late hour last night the parti
culars of reyoiting affair which has lust trans
pired in the county OF Sussex on the same farm at
which the bloody transaction published by ,,s
| few months since occurred. From, all we have
been enabled to ascertain, it appears that Mr. Hen
ry Birdsong whose little son was killed bv bis sie
and himself dangerously wounded a few months
since, SO cruelty whipped and beat one of bis ne
groes on Tuesday night last that he died in few
hours. Mr. b.. gentleman informs us, had given
orders to his negroes that they were to reDorf them
selves to him his dwelling every night at an early
hour. On Tuesday night last they failed to do So
and upon of his boys coming into the house to
get his, Birdsongs shoes to Clean he was called to
account for his disobedience Mr. B being mn an.
ally rigorous and severe with his servants generally
the boy expected whipping and ran out of the
house TO escape it. Mr.. B. followed him CLOSELY
| and calling very ferocious dog (of the bull spe
cies) started the animal in pursuit of the fugitive
also. The dog soon overlook, and bit him very Sc
riously before he was taken Off Mr. b. then lied
the boy, aud whipped and beat him so that he died
in few hours. In ese facts coming to the know
ledge OF the coroner, Jury was summoned, and
an inquest held, which resulted in tie finding of
verdict that deceased came to his death by sundry
blows ETC., inflicted by his master Henry Brdsong
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Birdsone
which was executed on Thursday The accused
was Immediately conveyed to the county jail and
secured. We understand that the negro W as most
cruelty whipped and beat-one OF his eyes having
been Knocked entirely out with stick
OyERHAULED BY THE TELEGRAPH-A likely ne
gro, belonging to Cary Western of Norfolk, took
advantage of his masters absence the other day,
secured about 800 worth of plumber got aboard of
the steamer Herald, and went to Baltimore. The
telegraph, however, caused him 70 be arrested and
brought back.
THAT TALL CoRN.-Ths Western Herald says
the merits of that eighteen feet corn are not de-
preciated in the least by the fact that bore but
one ear for "a lad better risk bis neck climb
ing after good ear OF corn, than break his back
stopping to ull .nubbins as they do in the East
Never heard of a mans back being broken from
that cause Fourteen large ears TO the stalk is the
usual production down this way ',Nub5ins" are
not taken with the account all
'sSomE PUmPKINs."-If this expression may be
used with propriety, it should be applied to a
pumpkin raise,i this year by Charles Fletcher, of
Gilmer county, which weighed so pounds and
| measured feet 2 1-2 inc 'es in circumference
THE PAN HASDLE.-The Enquirer learns by tel
egraph from wheeling, that the motion for an in.
juncticn TO prevent the making of that part of the
| Pittsburg and s,teubenve Railroad which crosses
the Pan Handle of Virginia, was distnissed on
Tuesday after hearing OF the case before the
| Court at Wheeling.
THE SLAvgRs.-The Norfolk A,,gas states that
| the case of the schooner Advance was submitted
on "Wednesday without argument, and judge Ha-
| lyburtcn pronounced sentence of condemnation
against her. The case of the RacbaelP. Brown was
argued on Thursday.
VIRGINIA AssUSAL CoSFEREscE--OnW Wednes
day the seventh day ofthe Conference, as we learn
from the reported proceedings in the Lynchburg
pIrginian the publishing committee made areport
exhibiting the financial condition the Richmond
Christian Advocate. The circulation ofthe paper
5,5oO and DR.. Lee expressed the opinion that 1t
was never more prosperous. From summary of
the report of the committee on Randolph Macon
College, we extract the following:
The Board of Trustees have constituted new
Professorshipthat Of NatnTaI Phiosophy the chair
Of which is lled BY Mr. 0 II. 2. cerprew graduate
of Randolph Macon. A plan has been arranged, and
being carried into execution. for the liquidation Of
the College debt and, soon as $40 0G shaft have
been raised IN Virginia and North Caroline, the Coll
egs win be prepared TO educate free OF ehasge the
ofthe Ministers of the Vii ginia and NJ Carolina
Conferences The report also notices most fayorahy
the buckingham Female Collegiate Institute, and the
newly projected Institute at Murffeessofo, Tha
COMMITTEES e~ommendsd the passage of several res-
oiutious approving tho three institutions above no.
| iiced On motion Of Dr. Doggett 90 much Of the re
port q refers 70 r. NJ College was adopted and or
| dered 10 be published"