The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-08
VIRGINIA.

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q charge of stealing sundry goods from Solomon
Keyser, and sent on for trial before the Circuit
Court
FIRE.-The dwelling house of Samuel Pride,
sbout ii miles from Morgantown, was destroyed oy
fire on the 2s,h ult Nothing was saved from the
flames except bed and some bed clothing.
LIcENsEs.-The County Court of Taylor, at its
last session, granted licenses to various persons to
sell ardent spirits after having previously refused
to grant any. The Pruntytown Gazette says-"On
the propriety of this last have nothing to say
we only raise the question of incapacity for bu-
ST aess and manifest want of dignity In the official
conduct Of the Court of Taylor county"
DEATH OF RELATIVE OF GEN WASHINGTON.
Thomas Bushrod Washington, aged sbout 40 years,
OF Harpers Ferry, Va. died in this city last night
and grand son OF Jno. A. Washington consequent
" a grand nephew of General George Washington.
He reached this city last evening by the six o'clock
train very much enfeebled in health, accompanied
by his wife and two children. Soon alter bis arri
val, the best of medical aid called in and every
attention that could be bestowed on man was rem
dered but his disease bsfi I'd all medical SKILL and
ne expired duriDg the night. His remains were
fraternity OF this city, and conveyed South in
charge OF the Rev Mr.. Sears, of New York. accom-
panied by the family of the deceased.
.dIbany Erening Journal, Friday.
RUNAWAY ARREsrRD-On the 25ih July last says
the Floyd (Va) Intelligencer, carriage driven by
a negro fellow arrived at Patrick Court House, and
put at enc of the taverns at that place. 1t was
soon found to be tenanted by very good looking
woman, about twenty-five years of age, who gave
her name as Sarah Cooper, and professed to be
travelling about the country, selling trusses- The
suspicious of the people were excited, and on the
following morning ehe and her aahla undar.
went rigorous examination, which resulted in the
latter being committed to the calaFsoose not being
able to show his free papers Miss Sarah says she is
native OF England, and has been In this country
only twelve months, and that in that time she has
made two or three thousand at her business She
was strongly lectured as to the impropriety OF fe
males travelling through the South with no other
escort than nappy head, and he a free negro, and
told OF the excited state of public feeling in the
South on the subject of slavery, and their Jealousy
OF northern interference, and she came very near
being sent to the Jail to keep company with her es
cort When we left on Saturday, she was still in
the village awaiting for something probably to turn
up by which her companion might be released from
bis disagreeable confinement
CHoLERA-During the four days ending on FRI
subjects in Wheeling
RETURNED TO DIE.-A worthy young German
named Jacob Smith, who had resided two years in
California, where he had amassed wealth, returned
to Wheeling last Wednesday and died from fever
contracted while crossing the Isthmus
DAMAGED BY FrRE.-The Observation-Disclosures of
messrs. Mooney, in Wheeling was considerably
damaged by tire last Friday evening.
NoRFoLK.-The Norfolk Herald, of Saturday
says that city has not the present season had within
It's borders one solitary case of cholera, yellow
fever, or fever OF malignant type of any sort
The SPR1NGS.-There are about 100 visitors at
Raleigh Springs, in Rockingham, and upwards OF
200 at Orkney Springs, in Shenandoah.
The SMALL Pox prevails, to limited extent on
the farm of Col Charles Green, near Washington,
Rappahannock county.
OHIO RIvER-The Ohio above the mouth Of the
kanawha is at this time, (says the Kanawha Ro.
publican of the I'd inst y reduced to the smallest di-
mensions. 1t Is said that the boys are wading
across it in places Wesuspect that it has not been
so low since 1888. The kanawha took swell of
about one foot last week, which let out number of
Salt boats.
MERrNo SHEEP.-Mr George A. Sleet, of Orange
county, recently sheared Merino Eve, about ff.
teen months old, the fleece of which weighed fifteen
and Ia half pounds. At the same time he sheared a
Buck OF the same age, the fleece of which weighed
fifteen pounds-both of the Merino breed.
VIRGINIA TEMPERANCE LEcrURE.-The last
Wellsville Patriot says:
'One day last week, we stood on the bank OF
the river we witnessed the operation of Hduckine'
man by few of the b'hoys of Old Virginia. II is
said that ne has been guilty of getting drunk and
abusing his wife time and again. We hope it may
make him better man, but we have our doubts
whether it will or not"
SHOOTING In Elizabethtown, Tenn on the 24th
uit., Mr. Hamilton was shot by Moses w. Nelson.
The difficulty grew out an insult offered by the
latter to little daughter of Mr. Hamilton, but the
matter had been settled Afterwards Nelson sent for
Hamilton, and when he had approached within a
shooting distance. Nelson shot him, inflictinp q
wound which 1t was supposed would prove fatal
Nelson was arrested
MURDER THROUGH JEALousLY.-Timothy Red
ding, an Irish laborer died in New York few davs
since, from the effects of blow upon the head with
an axe inflicted by man named Henry King. Or
the 9th ult. From the evidence before the coroner