The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-09
VIRGINIA..

VIRGINIA.
PoSr OFFICE MArrERs-The Postmaster Gene
raj mas established post Office at Mchelis Station
Culpeper county Virginia. Mr.. Jeremiah X. Gar
rett is appointed postmaster. The post-ofice at
Sharonyille King William county Va, is discon
tinued
THE SOLDIERS OF ISi2-The oficers aud sol
diers of the war of 1872 resident in Berkeley CO.,
Va, have appointed John Jamison, Barton Camp
bell John McCleary and Geo. Tabb delegates to
the convention which assemblies at Philadelphia to.
day.
FREDERrcKsBuRG.-We copy the following items
from the Fredericksburg News:
BANK OF CoMmERcE.-Stock is now taken, we
learn, TO the amount OF Sl7o, Oo0-S9l 900 having
been subscribed on Thursday. The Books are now
closed. Itseems to be popular institution, and
therefore must prosper.
FIRE.-On Thursday, fire broke ou; in the
smoke house on DR.. McGuire's lot, consuming that
building aud the kitchen adjoining.
LARGE SALE OF SLAvES.-On Tuesday, at Char
ters Hotel, forty three slaves were sold tor S26,60
One bricklayer brought 81 ,495. One woman and
child 5 or years DID, brought 81, $50.
The Fredericksburg Band propose to give Sc
ries of promenade concerts during the Winter
son.
DEATH OF Da. .ANDERsoN.-The Texan Mercury
gives the following account of the death of Dr. Ze-
bulon NJ. Anderson which was briefly notice few
days ago.
The deceased native of the State of Virginia,
and located in Seguin aboUttwo years since for the
purpose OF practicing his profession. On the even
| ing OF his decease, he had started fowling with
party OF four or five friends. out the prairie
stopping q pond and after one OF the parties
had shot bird, which fell in the water, of the
| company proposed going III after it, and handed
| his gun TO Doctor Anderson. He received his
| friends gun In the same hand in which he held his
own, ana by some means or other, one OF the guns
| fred the load passing up the side of Doctor AS
| face niicting mortal wound. He expired, wlta-
| out speaking, III about all hour.
| CLARKsvILLE.-We are glad to learn from the
| following that "Clarksvl Is improveing." We
| copy from the Tobacco Plant"
| Clarksvill is improveing every day
| NO matter hat envy and mails DO say
| We have factoTys store and bank
| And then We have the toDacto plant
With all these blessings reioys and layagh
| Never let sogrow cross our path
We will set By our fire and smoke seger
And when Sunday comes we will say our prays.
HoRAcE GILLIsPIE-Thi' individual, who was
recently killed in with Elliott, in Carks-
vlle did not escape from prison in Georgia where,
it has been stated, he confined for shooting his
brother inaw, but left the State account OF pc
cuIiary embarrassrnents -
SoUTHsIDE RALRoAD.-The Farmville Journal,
| after announcing the crossing of High Bridge,
says
The the river at this place is progress
ing finely, and III few days the cars will be run
nins 10 our depot We may as well add also, that
the deep cut JUS west ot this place, is ready
Tor laying the track and that tne entire work above
us is peing prosecuted with an energy and zeal
that will ensure its speedy completion
DAsvILlE AND YANcEyrILLE RoAD.-The Dan
vile Register understands that the contractor on
this road has secured the force contemplated to be
worked upon it during the present year The Re-
| giser adds
The prospects of extending this road from Yam
ceyvio TO Graham, in the county OF Alamauce, are
| decidedly tlattering. BY extending the road to
Graham, il viii MOI only enhance the value OF the
Stock in the road, but 1t will unite the Richmond
and DanVille Railroad with the Central Road in
| North Carolina
FIRE.-The report OF the burning of Mr. J. II.
Edmundsons house, at Halifax c. H., grew out o!
the accidental communication of fire to bed in
The room OF one OF his boarders Damage email
| aNoRFoLK AND pErERsBuRG.-The work on eley
en- sections CT the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail
road has been let to responsible parties. .aE
| AKR1yEp-The revenue cutter James c. Dobbn
has arrived at Norfolk, and will be taken to Cos
port Navy Yard for repairs. 3fsa
BURIED TO DEATH--A man named Terry was
burned to death near Dauville a few nights ago.
Rum, the curse of the earth, brought him to bis
un;imely end.
IssuaAscE-The saw mill OF Stokes e. Fitzgerald,
which was recently burned in Pi.tsyiyania county,
was insured for 3lO00-about half its value. &
THE ROANOKE VALLEY RAILRoAD-The grad
in ON this railroad, which is to run from Ridge
| way on the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, to Carks
viiie Va, has been completed, and il Is expected
the entire road will be completed and in running
order by July next.
The dwelling house of Capt. John Pugh, OF
| Hampshire, CO., Va, WIS consumed by hrc last
| week.
RETURN or RAsD.John w. Rand, tho Ports
mouth bank robber, lately arrested in Boston, has
been brought back to Virginia.