The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-14
Il c h nj 0ND, VA
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER !. ,ex
VIRGINIA

Posr OFFICE MarrRRs-The Postmaster Come
raj has established the following post Offices:
Johnsons Cross Roads, Monroe countv-Morr,s
Johnson, postmaster
:, Mountain House, Allegheny couniy-wm. p,
Eakin, postmaster
Valley Point Preston countv-Job, sco.. ,os,
master. e''' Fo8'
The office at Rector's Gross Roads. Fauonier
county, Is discontinued
BtiNton, Alexandria coun,y-discontinped in
october last, Is now re.estabished, VIM. jerks.
postmaster
The site and name of each of the following noa,.
ohices is changed, as follows:
wilcox Wharf, Charles City county, to "Swine-
YARD s"-George F. Baker appointed postmaster,
vice s r. Munford
H. Rector. '"''''~
appointments to FlI Pacaacies Created by Resie
H@ions:-John w. Swinker, postmaster Accatink.
Fairfax county, vice ID. Shivers
David T. Arlington, postmaster, Manaseus Sta
ton, Prince William county, vice Francis ]. Can
noa.
Hillery h L. Goode, postmaster, Wyllieaburgh,
Charlotte county, vice VIM. Bacon
Johnathan Porter, postmaster, Millyille King
george county, vice James c. Treake.
Wan. H. Morton postmaster, Carksyille, Meek
ienburg county, vice Wu. L. Pugh
CHANGR.-The District Court of that district Of
which Giles, Monroe &c, are competent parts
hde ShdhS0d AHe tttllS OF us convention at Union
from the lst OF December TO the last Monday in
June OF each year.
PAID uP.-The $5o,000 subscribed by the county
OF Monroe to the stock OF the Virginia Central
Railroad Company has been fully paid up.
BANK OF ComnERcE.-Wo learn from the Vir-
ginis Herald that the Bank of Commerce, in Fred
eTicksburg, ia to be organized on the 18th Candi.
dates for the several Offices are plenty as blackber
RIGS.
CHEAP ESoUGH.-Oak wood sells in Predericks-
burg at s. $3.50 per cord
CoYIHGToN AND ONO RAILRoAD-1he LYNCH
burg Virginian learns from well informed gentle
naa that the preliminary surveys on the Coving
ton and Ohio Railroad have been completed, With
the following results. on the two main competing
routes:
On the Grean5rier route the mountains are passed
with grades of 60 feet on the Eastern end IS on
the Western side. The Monroe route Is less ia.
vorabie III grades being 60 feet the East and SO
On tho West, with gain, however, III i-tance OF
two miles, over the other line. The difference in
grade, tavoriug Western tonnage, will no doubt
decide the controversy.
STANDARDIZATION Williamson, negro, has
been arraigEed in Petersburg Tor stsbbing another
negro named Daniel Coleman. Examination con-
tinued, to await the result 0! tnewounds.
THE Peoples ADvocATE"-We Lavesr eceiyel
the first number of paper with the above title,
published il New Glasgow, Amherst county, by Il.
NJ. Garland, jr. Mr. Garland WIS formerly editor
oshc Lyncbburg Express and is a writer OF abilisy
THE GOLD DISCOVERIES ON THE AEAZON
In our California summary will be found some
reference tot gold discoveries on the Amazon,
AS this is matter ofgreat importance, we give the
following translation of letter published in the
Lima Cofue-cio OF the 6h OF October, written BY a
pers0n engaged in gold washing:
q" lily Dear Uncle II am able to give you an Eea
OF tie facility with which colossal fortunes can be
procured here. The richness OF this region is un-
doubted, and coed working ofenergy has no
difficulty in finding out the wealth with " nich ne-
ture has endowed these lands. The gold washinss
are very abundant, and in order to take ont the gold
nohtn9 more Is necessary than to wash tie sand !;
one man being able TO extract with ease a pound
weight OF the precious metal daily.