The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-17
VIRGINIA.

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some weeks ago, from the Lynchburg Republican,
a" article throwing upon DR.. Thompson, of Gov
| ing'on' strong suspicious of having caused the
| deatn oil Miss Agnes Pharr, of that place, by ad.
ministering strychnine and other drugs. We find
| IN the Bedford Sentinel the following statement
which we deem 1t our duty to copy:
Believing, as we do, that great injustice has been
oone the Doctor by the publication of the charges
reieIreu to-haviug been informed by number of
gentlemen acquainted with the circumstances that
no Credits attached to the statement by the citizens
Covnston generally and that he is still retained
as the fhysclan OF the family of which Miss Pharr
was nlember-we deem it an act of sheer justice
70 the Doctor to make our information public. The
parents OF Miss Pharr, are informed, have never
9eieved that he had any agency in causing her
aeaIn and, that there are but two three persons
III tnat community who now place any confidence
10 the report We are also informed by former
ciass'nate of DR.. T., that he is very correct hon
orsDie and good man-though excessively timid,
snd ana ilaoie to suffer himself to he imposed upon
nance Is sald 10 have prompted to the circulation
oI charges SO prejudcial to bis character We
know nothing of the facts personally, "we tell the
tale as twas told to u.s."
NEW RAIL.-The Express congratulates its read.
ers on the fact that Superintendent Dodamead has
procured iron sufficient TO complete the relaying of
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, and that
the work will be speedily accomplished.
NOT so BAD As REPoRrED.-Mr. Thomas Pro
sic, who was run over by wagon near Petersburg,
day or two since, not injured seriously as
at first reported. He was, however, very badly
hurt
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-A man, named Sprowl,
was travelling few days since over desoiate
place between Wayne C. H. and Guyandotte, when
be was met by two men who ordered him to stop.
He told him to wait until he could get his pocket
book out ofhis carpetbag, and they should have the
contents. Instead of pocket.book, however, he
took out savage revolver, the contents of which
they were SO unwilling to accept that they mmedi.
atey took to their heels
At the late Fourth of July celebration, held at
Schumla, Ritchie Co., the sum oftwenty-six dollars
and fifty cents was subscribed and paid for the
Washington Monument.
TRIAL.-The trial of the negro, for the murder
of Barrow, was progressing in Henry Co. at last
accounts.
AN 1MPosTER.-A temperance lecturer, named
Cross was recently publicly denounced as an i'm.
poster, by Dr. Atkinson in Danville. The last num-
Der of the Republican says:
He left without any further effort to yindicate
himself from the charges made against him. aud is
now in search of some people who have not a
knowledge OF his high claims to public confidence.
He exhibited no anger account of his exposure,
but seemed to regard it as matter of course, that
he would be found out at some places He will
perhaps abandon his present name and appear un-
der an alias
DIED-On the 7th ofJuly, at the Franklin Female
Institute, near Frankfort, Ky, Mrs Lucy Lloyd,
consert of DR.. Francis Lloyd, aged about so years.
She was a native of Virginia, and daughter of
John Roberts, celebrated German surgeon of the
Revolutionary army, aud by female descent she
claimed consanguinty with most of the old Vir-
ginia families.
CHARLOTTESVILLE JEFFERsoNIAN.-The last No.
of this excellent paper concluded the 18th year of
Its existence. 1t will soon be "2l," the age of
freedom. 1t has always discoursed like man.
Enquirer.
We endorse that
BURGLARY On Thursday night last, the smoke
house of Grandson Taylor, in Petersburg. was
broken into and cart load of provisions abstrac-
ted.
APPoINTMENTsB BY THE PosTMAsTER GENERAL
VIM. IL. Wilson, postmaster, Minso Flats Ran
dolph county, Va, vice John @. Wilson, declined
John Poague postmaster at Fancy Hill, Rockbridge
Co, Va, vice s. T. Chandler, declined. H. R. Hg-
gins, postmaster at Barboursville, Orange Co, vap
vice R. |. Douglass, resigned.
Jos. Powell, of Monongalia Co., Va, it is said,
has become deranged on account of spiritualism
We learn that the passenger train on the Manas.
sas Gap Railroad, near Salem. yesterday ran over
COW on the track, which threw one Of the cars
from the road, breaking it up, and bruising and
otherwise injuring some of the passengers. No
lives were lost, the locomotive thrown off
--AleE. Gaz. Saturday.
EPIscoPAL-An ordination took place at Christ
Church, Alexandria, on Friday last. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Mr.. Norton. Bishops
Meade and Johns both oficiated on the OCCASION
The following gentlemen, graduates of the Theo-
logical Seminary, were ordained to the Office of
Deacons. viz:
w. Calvin Brown, of Mass; T. Grayson Dashiell,
Va; Charles R. Howard, Va; James T. Hutche.
son. Penn; John d. Powell Va; Erskine Mason
Rodman, of Va; J. julius Sans, of Va; George
E. Thrall, Ohio and J. C. Newman.
DEATH OF CAPT DowD.-Capt VIM. Dowd, one
of the most respected citizens of Albany, N Y
I3;ol ITa of that