The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-02

got Browning TO premise that he would not receive
It, and told him TO look particularly after Smoote
and Thorpe. Had suspicious of the designs of the
party. Saw e5 note on the North Western bank
at Wheeling amongst the money of the stranger
Did not hear any threat made by Browning to kill
the stranger. Did not hear him ask Mrs Ford TO
take his money he might have said SO.
Solomon Lovenstein saw the stranger, and
Smoote in pursuit of him on the 9th of July. Heard
In the evening, from Browning that they had IT.
rested the man, and that Thorpe was walking
ahead with the stranger and 5moote and Browning
behind, when the stranger ran Of. Browning pur.
sued and caught him, when he got away from them
again and they could not find him. Browning told
Thorpe in his (witness house, that he believed tina,
the stranger paid him something to let him off,
Thorpe den led the charge. Mr. l.. then identified a
s5 bill On the North Western bank of Wheeling,
which he had received from drover and given 10
the stranger in change of an SO note on the 9th Of
July.
The stranger stopped at his house little while
on that day, and purchased some articles This
note was traced to Browning, who exhibited it
some days after the alleged robbery. Mr.. l.. had
kept the number l712r and positively identified the
note. At six O'Clock, P. b., the examination was
adjourned over until this morning
NARROW EseAPE.-ADout noon yesterday, q
young man named Joseph Bstkins about 10 years
OF age, an apprentice to Mr. Boze, timer, on Broad
street, while engaged in roofing the newly erected
portion of Linden Row, on Franklin street, sudden
ly slipped and fell to The ground, distance of As
feet He was taken up insensible, but in few
minutes recovered partially. DR.. Brown, who VISA
imm edately called, stated that he saw no evidence
of serious external injury, and no bones were bro
ken. The young mans back, upon which he fell,
among a mass of fragments of brick and clay, was
severely bruised and excoriated. He was how.
ever, able, In few minutes, to walk without asaia
lance, though complaining of much soreness In his
back and limbs 1t is very probable that he will
shortly recover. There a gcantling projecting
from the window of the 4th story, Immediately be
low the spot from which he fell, and he either
seized 1t fell against it, carrying it with him.
that the force of his fall was partially checked and
to this fact he probably owes his life. This is one
of the narrowest escapes that we have ever heard
of, or seen recorded.
FLOUR AND Com MILLs.-We give below a re-
capiuation Of the several -four and corn .Sills in
operation and being constructed in Richmond and
vicinity and of their capacities for grinding wheat
and corn. At low estimate last year, 325, 600
bushels of wheat and IS. 600 barrels of corn were
furnished by the mills of this city. During the en-
suing year, there will be milling power enough to
turn out nearly one million of barrels of -four, If
necessary as will be seen from the following table.
Calculating eight months es the milling period,
there will be, exclusive of Sundays, $50 full labor
ing days.
FLOUR MILLS.
Warwick g. Barkecale's ola mill-24 pair burrs,
averaging 100 bbs per day for 230 days 253, coo
Warwick d Rarasdsles large branch-7pr.
burrs, averaging 300 bJis per asy for 23o
DAYS Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
Warwick d. Barksdae's small branch-2pr.
burrs tor middlings averaging IS bbls per
day for 23O ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880
Haxall's m-S4 pair burrs, averaging t10O
bbls per day for 800 days $50, 900
Taliaferro & Co.'S mill-l6 pr burrs, aVerag-
ing 300 bills per day for go days 1884, 900
Crenshaw g. Fishers MILL pair Durrs,
averaging 300 bbls per Gay for 230 days.. &C. COO
Bragg's MILL Or. burrs averaging l25 obls.
per day tor 230 days. ", 100
Dimmock Cos mii-4 pair burrs, uversg-
ing l25 bbs. per day for $50 days...---.. % $50
Total .9o2 $50
CORN MILLS.
Warwick g. Rarksdale's miIl-2 pair burrs, averag
ing 200 bushels per day for 23U days.. $4,000
Taliaferro Co's mill = pair burrs, averag-
ing 300 bushels per day ior 23O DAYS. $4,000
Rragg's mill-2 pair burrs, averaging 200
bushels per day tor $50 days-..-----.-. 10000