The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-20
VIRGINIA.


tae Petersburg Express that Mr.. Washington
Young. aged 81 years, was shot on Friday last, on
Cox's road, about Is miles from Petersburg. by
Thomas Slaughter. Mr.. Young was On horse back
at the time he was shot, and It stated thai his AM
NAL was killed instantly. Slaughter was arrested
on Sunday and lodged in Jail. The injured mi. n
was alive on Monday, and strong hopes were g,
terfained OF his recovery. There had been diff.
Guilty of long standing between the parties.
AssAuLT.-Mr. Philip Boiling, resident of Pc.
tersburg, receiveda irightful wound on the fore.
head last Monday from stone thrown by an lodi.
vidual named Munson, for whose arrest a warrant
has been issued
PHOENIX HALL, In Petersburg, was crowded on
Monday evening last, and the performances OF
kunkeis Troupe gave great satisfaction.
ExcuRsIoN.-The Bollingbrook Fire COMPANY.
of Petersburg, are about making an excursion 10
Norfolk. st
RECENT DEATHS Mr. Nathaniel Winston. for.
merly ofLynchburg, and resident of Richmond,
died at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, on the the 18th of
August.
Mr.. Benjamin Davenport, venerable and highly
esteemed citizen of Appomattox, died ia Charlotte
county, on the 1lth inst
REcovEaINe MIR. Robert Porter's little daueh-
ter. who recently fell from window In Ports
mouth, is recovering from her injuries.
PUGILIsTIc ENcoUNTER.--Asa savage and ferocicus
fl ght took place at Gains Hotel. in Norfolk, last
Saturday afternoon, between two respectable citi
z.ns. The Argus says the pugilistic display was
exciting and bloody In the extreme 1t was a--ou
match, both were true game, and the -'fno was
desperate Eyes were "bunged ,r' noses "asneo'
and warm blood gushed seeiy ana copiousiy.-
Roth were badly in;-sed, and well enough pleased
10 have H. struggle over.
DROWNED "A valuable negro man belonging to
Henry Robinson, fell from boat into the Kappa
hanneck Canal, above Fredericksburg. last week,
and was drowned.
LATER FROM Ell PAso.-The Ell Paso and Santa
Fe mail arrived at San Antonio on the eth ult,
bat brought no news of importance. The new mail
train Was met on its way to Ell Paso. The Western
Texan Hays: s
A solder had just been killed near Devils Hole.
He had Aepped sonefew yards from the camp and
goes Through for California has some OF the men
Filled. cattle stolen, &c by the Indians. The mail
traiu on its route TO San Antonio, met drove OF
four hundred cattle near Van Horns Wells. on
their way to California; they also met Mr. Camp
bell of this city, with his drove for California abont
TX miles from San Antonio.
An extraordinary abduction took place in the
city OF Natchez recently. little boy, two years
old the son of Mr. Pasbach OF that city, was stolen
from its mother BY man named Drury. living IL
miIes from Natchez. When the humen theft was
discovered party Of armed men followed 70 the
rescue. and arrived at Durys house late ~ the
nieht They found all parties 10 bed, the liuicao
iucted fellow sleeping soundiy and easily between
n Nstehez ian, and the child returned to Ia
mother. Mr.. Pasbscb, however, on learning thai
i1rnrv was drunk when he Hpkuapped the child
and mat he was an honest and industIious man ol
GOOD character, abandoned the prosecution, and
the man set free. The singular reason assigned by
himself and wife had been long married, wers
vithout offspring, and be bad Determined upon tht
possession OF baby .by hook or crook I"
school banner printed; we are going 10 have
tarin' Fourth Of .uly Sunday School celebration
and our School wants Q banner so they oueh
air. What win you have printed on III wal,
don't know. we ort to have text Of Scripture d
| It for motto' That's good idea-whaf shall
BE sure you're right then 60 ahead.
Gov. Psics AND rHr HxwAsx Rior -Ihs Ge
vernon Of Nov Jersey has offered = reward q -
| sion and convictiou Of he uundsrsr q fnonal
Mccarthy, who owas kilaed In Tho recent sios g 49,
ark. He hss also ohsred Aye.ar4 pf e5g 90 sne. g.
| Information g nay ead % To- epprenens1oa ~
| eousicfion Of 10 persous eaesaE g ~ y y e Il
destrucfionaf Of he ints!lor q ne ue "a.
Church, % thas oeesslos.
n..rhs.. Toan. haxnew 3 popule1ton u l40s