The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-09
VIRGINIA.

r,,x ~ rARwyrsLx--Two CHILDREN BURNT
We learn by letter from Farmville, Prince Ed
~.ri county, that house in that town, occupied
bv free negroes was consumed by lire on Saturday
night last and that two negro children zone seven
and the other nine years Of age.) perished M e's
flames.
FIRE TN FLuvANsA--on Friday night ssss, ~
the buildings on the small farm of Mr. beh1aa''n
Bragg highly esteemed citizen Of fiuvanha "s'o J,
consumed by iise together with his en'ife e.ep "
corn fodder, &c AcoTespondent OF the hf1'@'
rer says It was undoubtedly the work OF an saeen-
diary.
anxrsrrn--a runaway negro, belonging to 81
Ia. billiard of Sussex c. H., has been arrested IN
Petersburg.
Tx.axpy-rrom the Tobacco Plant, new Pa
per nuhlishei in Clarksyille, we take the follow
ing; =
An unfortunate difficulty occurred in our town,
on Monday night of the 3lst. ulfimc between I'D
vand n. Gillespie and Green B. Elliot, the former
a citizen of Mecklenburg, Va, the latter Of Gran
Vile " c., which resulted in the almost instant
death of Mr. Gillespie. This tragedy, horrible and
shocking to the sight of all who beheld It was
actei ia the BARI room OF the ClarksYiile Hotel.
RncroR-As a meeting of the pew holders of
Christ Church, Norfolk, on Friday eveai ~, Rev
Chas Meniserode chosen Rector
FIKE-wc learn from the Petersburg Dcaaocra.
that the school house occupied by Mrs Virginia
Eanes, at Mr.. Charles Young's, three miles from
Wilson'S Depot, in Diuwiidie county was entirely
consumed by FIRE few nights since, together with
all the school appliances-books, maps, globes, &c
The fire is believed TO. have been the work OF an
inceadiary.
REsreNATIoS.-R. w Belches has resigned his
position as Director of the Petersburg and Jerusa.
lem Plank Road Company, and Nathaniel Raines
has been elected in his stead.
BANK OF CoMaERcE-We learn from the Fred
erfckshurg Herald that some $4,000 additions,
were subscribed to the capital stock of the Bank
Commerce on Tuesday last making an aggregate
OF some $4,000 There remains $4,000 to be
made up before. operations can be commenced-
1t is confidently expected that the amount will be
raised.
DfvIDENp.-The Directors Of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company have determined on
declaring dividend al their next annual rneetiI 2
New SocrErY.-The mechanics, factors, artists
and others of Fredericksburg have formed an as.
sN4oh ioi SenefdI soClaI intercourse the dlSseul-
nation of literature, &C.
CevINGroN AND OHIO RAuEoAD-TheK anawhs
Republican states that the cnsireegs have finished
the survey OF the Two-mile and Twenty mile as a
continuation of the Meadow river route for the Gov
insfon and Ohio Railroad aud pronounced it prac.
hcabe. The Republican doubts the ruuor Tit.
the engineers have been recalled from the exara.-
nation OF the Meadow river route in Greenbrier
and Nicholas; but the Greenbrier Era saws it is
certainly SO.
eESrENcED.-William Malen was tried in the
Circuit Court Of Kanawha, on the e3.h ult.. found
gully OF murder in the second degree, and ser-
fenced to the Penitentiary for thirteen wears lie
VIII have an opportunity to do the State some ser.
vice"
IHE QUESTION SEFrLE0.-The Kanawha Salt
Company have determined to )ntinue their ORGAN.
Izaton for another year.
NORFOLK FA1R-Ex.eusive preparations are 20.
ing forward for the Agricultural Fair in Norfolk on
the 18th OF November. The Scaboard and Rcap-
oke Railroad viii transmit all articles intended for
exhibition, free of charge
FIRE.-We regret to learn that Mr. John o Tsv-
ior, residing in Henrico county, few miles north
oil Richmond, had his hay house well filled with ali
Kinds oil forage, consumed by fire on Saturday NOR.
ming last, about three O'clock Loss estimated at
So0o-no Insurance. The fire, it is believed was
communicated by an Observation-Disclosures