The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-08
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Afrorsrnrsrs The southside nemocr., l..rn
that the Board of Public wort, h,v.
Aesss. John Sturdivant and james Alf,.d -
ersours' and John Thornton of FarmvilIe.
~ Safe Directors on the Southside r,iiro.a
TELKGRAPHrc.-Mr. ]. R. Dowell, of Peter,bur,
mas received the appointment of superintendent on
the line Of telegraph from Washington ci,v 70
Raleigh. Mr. D. has heretofore been chief oper,
tor In the Petersburg Office, and is very popular
gentleman.
FATAL AccrDENr.-The Spirit of Jefferson states
that Rueben Stipes, a young man aged about q
years. son of Mr.. Thomas S.ipes Of Harpers Ferry,
was killed near that place. on Wednesday, the 3oth
uit, by attempted to jump upon burden car while
In motion, and fell, the entire train passing over
him. crushing him to death instantly.
Observation-Disclosures Pierce and suite have
been invited by the citizens of Jefferson county to
visit Shannondale on their return from Cspon
Springs.
Hor WEATHER The Charleston Spirit OF Jeffer.
to dir quality persons for outdoor business The
thermometer on Monday reached $50 in the shade.
Vegetation is literally burned up.
NARROW EscApK-Mr Hiram Strickler. of staun.
ton, was thrown from horse last Saturday while
riding down hill in that town. and the horse pass
ei over him. When all the lockers on expected to
see his mangled remains he jumped up, alive and
unharmed.
WooLEN FAcroRY.-The wooden factory, in
Staunton, under the management of Mr.. Kennedy.
turns out ten thousand yards of cloth every
month.
NINErY-Srx The Thermometer reached s6 in
the shade, in Staunton, last Monday.
RECENT DEArHs.-Mr. John Tate, a native of
Augusta county, Va. died In Galloway county, Mo-,
on the LIST ult., in the s3i year of his age Colonel
Joseph Brown, also native of Augusta, died in St.
Louis county, Mo, on the 4th ut, in the Goth year
of his age. Miss Fanny H. Snyder, well known a.
an assistant teacher 10 the Augusta Female Semi
nary, died in Staunton on Tuesday last
REvIvAL-Quite an interesting revival of re,i.
gon has been going on for some time in the Metho.
dist Church, Portsmouth.
BuRGLARY.-On Tuesday plight last some one er
tered the house OF P. B. Wethered, Esq, by means
of back window aud stealing Cautiously nm into
his bedroom the second floor rled his breecbe "a
pocket of about $75 In making his egress he stu,n.
bled over table in the dining room and raised an
alarm, but too late for his identification or det G.
tion. Greenbrier Era.
HANGED HIMsELF.-A valuable negro man. be-
loneing to Mr.. ]. Mccoy Brown, of Spring Greek.
in this county, hung himself last Wednesday week
23d ult. 1t is supposed he committed the deed un.
der the apprehension that he was to be sold "down
South."-B.
ACCIDENTAL very serious accident occurred In
Graysop, on Saturday last, which very nearly re.
suited in the death OF three men, one of them, Mr.
VIM. Fl. Baldwin, a copper hunter from Tennessee.
The report says they were preparing blast in a
shaft which they were sinking Mr. B. was holding
the needle and others were striking, when it expIo
ded tearing BIS hand nearly off, and putting out
one if not both his eyes.-Wytheuil1e Rep.
The cars we learn are now running to Mr. Jobn
Clark's, 13 miles from Wytheville They will soon
be here. Hurrah for the railroad.-Ib.
THE AUDIENCE WILL RISE AND BE DIsMrssxp.-
A few years ago, the eccentric Elder Adams. spos
tie, priest and actor of the Church OF Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints was playing a star engage.
ment in one of the large towns in Massacbusetts.-
When his benefit night came, he selected his great
character of Richard ILL.,, in which to greet bis nu.
merous friends The house was crowded and
Richard was himself again. The Elder never plav.
ed iercely the tyrant never exhibited his defor
mites 80 conspicuously, never offered his "kngdom
tor horse" so eagerly. The audience were electri
| fed and the curtain went down amid thunders Of
applause.
Cries of "Adams, Adams fpeech. speechr r re-.
verberated through the house. The tragedian,
meanwhile, had retired to his dressing. ROOM "trip
ped his royal robes from off his shoulders and was
| busily engaged wiping the perspration from his
heated face But the cries still continued, and the
manager, the veteran Dinneford, rushed into the
| room in high state of excitement
"For Gods sake, Adams what are you about .
Don't you hear the row in front9 Go on. go on -
say something. or they'll stamp the house down" |"
Thus impelled the Elder started in his shirt
sleeves which were rolled up his face still dripping
with water, and appeared before the curtain.
His appearance was greeted with renewed ap-
plau,e. Adams stepped down to the footlights and
began speech with Men and brethrenl" The
subject OF his speech was the intimate connection
between the drama and the preached gospel At
Its conclusion, he held up the right hand and sad,
81 Let us prayf' The audience were hushed in pro-
found stiffness at the novelty OF the scene and the
impressiveness and iervor of the Elders prayer.
He flushed the prger. and then with both arms
extended, he said, "fhe congregation will please
rise and be dismissed" The audience rose and re-
ceived the benediction and retired as orderly
congregation on Sacrament day. 1t was NOT until
after they had reached the open air, that the su
preme ludicrousness of the scene just enacted
struck the people on the head. As soon. however,
as il got through their hair peals and peas of laugh
ter echoed through the streets, group after group
sought their own homes. The Elder felt happy that
night. He had killed two birds with stone had
given the people good play, good scrap OF doc
trine good prayer, and had dismissed them with
blessing.
MuRpER AT GREAT FALLS NJ HIVE are ir-
formed that on Saturday evening, party OF six
(three men and three women) went from Salmon
r FalIs to Dover N H., to ball, and after the bail
was over they proceeded to Great Falls William
Maxwell and man by the name OF Lowering went
with the horses to the Mechanics Hotel to have
them nut up and were told by Hodge, the hotel
keeper that he all full and could not put them
up. Upon this Maxwell threw a stone at the botcl
door, when Hodge got club made at Msxweil ana
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