The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-16
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| RAILROAD CELEBRArIos. The citizens OF / Lvnch.
burg held meeting on Monday night Last. for fbe
purpose OF making Arrangements to celebrate the
completion ofthe South Side Railroad to that civ
Gen o. G. Clay, presided, and Alex Mcdonald and
Dexter Osey were appointed secretaries. The
meeting resolved to have celebration AZ such tn0
as may hereafter be determined ON, TO consist OF
public dinner, and appointed COMMITTEES Of We to
wait upon the citizens and obtain the necessary
subscriptions TO carry out the object of the mee.
ing.
STocKHoLDERs' MEeTING.-The stockholders of
the South Side Railroad held meeting In Peters.
burg on Monday night. The report OF the Presi.
dent and Directors was discussed until midnight.
when the meeting adjourned until the following
evening
The principal business of Tuesday evening was
the adoption OF a resolution proposed by Mr.. Wal.
lace that the Directors be authorized to issue aud
dispose Of bonds to the amount of $500 900.
THE UEDEsGaoUND BUsrNEss -Four slaves, two
OF them belonging to Prof Strange, one to Mr. Dey
and one to Mr.. Herman, all of Norfolk, mysterious.
iy disappeared on Saturday night last.
TRIAL OF Dr. THoMPsoN.-Monday last was the
time set for the commencement of the special term
of the Superior Court, for the county of Allegheny,
appointed for the trial OF DIR. W. B. Thompson,
charged with the murder OF Miss Agnes pharr.
STAGE LINE.-Mr John Coke, of Williamsburg
has purchased Mr. selden's line of stages, and will,
run two four-horse coaches, daily, between that
place and Kings MILL on James river.
AccIDENT.-OnT Tuesday last, freight train on
the Petersburg and Roanoke Railroad ran off the
track near the junction, badly damaging the loco
motive 1t is stated that the switch was not pro.
pery adjusted. MI. f...t.-,-
CoNFERENcE.-The Virginia Annual Conference
OF the M. E. Church will meet In Norfolk, on the
29th inst. Bishop Pierce of Georgia will preside.
IMpRovrNe.-James Fuqua, the young man who
was stabbed last Saturday night, In Petersburg by
VIM. c. Nelson, is thoughtto be recovering Nelson
is still at large.
BLUE EYES sTRIUMPHANr.-The blue eyed young
lady, who swindled two merchants Ia Petersburg
returned the goods, after she was discovered, and
the stfair has been satisfactorily arranged She 10
said to be respectable, and member of church,
herce her eccentric freak has been excused
DIsAsTER.-The steamer Virginia, on her last
passage from Philadelphia to this port passed. near
Cape Henry, brig sunk until her topmast, with
sail attached, was just visible. Possibly she may
have gone down with all on board
DEcEA.ED.-Rey. gamss Ii ff' ffss--"' s'srs~ =
residence n Lebanon on Saturday, the kstu II vi n
October, after long Illness
STRANGE INsANIrY.-The Alexandria Sentinel
tells of young man in that city, who, after
dining, frequently takes piece of mutton and
proceeds to the Potomac, where he performs va
rious gyratons and throws the meat into the river.
He thinks he Is required to minister to the wants of
two other persons in the other world, who were
probably drowned In other respects he 10 per
fectly sane, and works constantly at his trade 1t
is a new dea-thst of feeding the spirits of the
departed ON sheep meat.
The Warrenton Flag says "A revival of religion
has been going on for the last week in tho Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South, in this place. Quite
a number have professed religion"