The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-13
YIRGINIA

RAPE, MURDER, AND HAreY.n nan -, -.
name OF MITCHELL whowas living near the edge of
Msue ~ Csrcnna went 70 Grayson Court Houaelpn
MONDAY iaet, 20 near Philip 8. White sueski IN she
subject OF the great ar good cause Of Temner.ncs
and horrible to relatet IN his absence III. p, :,
gro man committed 3rape on bis nnistress .ftsr
which he murdered her, put the body in bad in
her house, he then ran to neighborfs house n.
formed them his mistress dying; he then vent
to another house and informed persons there thst
she was dead. Hehas been taken up, confessed the
hellsh deed, and has been lodged ia Jail at Gray.
| son Court House. Report says, he was whipped,
and then hung.
We giveth above anwelcome news as we re-
ceived it, from friend of ours and suppose it to
be ecorrect.-Wytherille Repub.
NaNsEMoND-The county of Nansemond says
the Portsmouth Transcript, contains population
of 1928. 5,424 white, nearly equally divided
as to sex-and 9, l44 are free coored likewise near
ly equally divded-and IT'S slaves, the males pre-
ponderating about 300 1t contains about g., ,3Os
acres of improved land and 1l7,96s, unimproved.
Nansemond was originally called upper Norfolk
In 1645 it changed to Nansimun or Nandsa-
mund. 1t was about 25 miles long averaging about
Is in breadth. 1t is celebrated at home and abroad
for its sweet potatoes. Who has not heard of
sweet Nansemunersi"
THE RAPP COMMUNITY residing at Economy,
above Wheeling, have remitted $500, 600 to New
York during the present season for the purchase of
various Western railroad securities. The Intelli
gencer says the was in English sovereigns,
which has been boarded in their vaults since the
disastrous times of 1887
THE TUNsrALL MoNuMENTs-The Danville
Register suggests that instead of erecting two mon
uments in memory of Mr.. Tunstall, resolved
upon respectively by the people of Pittsylvania
county and of the town of Danville they unite their
contributions and exertions to rear base and send
up shaft worthy of the purposes designated.
THE LATE JAMES L. CLAIBoRNE-We learn
from the Danvile Republican that the body of the
late James L. Claiborne, was last week brought
back from Galveston to the residence of his father
in Pittsylvania and consigned to its final resting
place, with the solemn and imposing ceremonies of
the Odd Fellows, of whose order he was men,
ber. Mr.. c., it will be remembered, died in Texas
last September. He was formally associated in the
editorial department of the Republican.
SENT ON.-lsaac s. Via, recently arrested for
the murder OF man named Lancaster, waived
his right of examination at the last Franklin court
and committed for trial at the next term of the
Circuit Court The blow inflicted upon Lancaster
was given in the County of Floyd, but he died in
| the County of Franklin.
The LATE FREsHET.-The Danville Republican
| informs that much injury has been done to the
| railroad in the low grounds near Staunton Bridge
The fresh in the smaller streams was very destruc
| tive to tobacco beds many having been wholly ru
ined At so late period of the for burning
beds and sowing tobacco seed, this is very seri-
Gus item in the losses.
JAMES BULLOCK, an old man and highly esteem
ed citizen of Lynchburg, died recently in Bedford
county.
PURcHAsE.-The Orange and Alexandria Rail
road company have purchased the property be-
tween Union and Water streets, and Wilkes and
Gibbon Streets Alexandria, for S2l OOO for an inner
depot.
SALES OF SToCK.-The Alexandria Sentinel says
that 230 shares of stock of the Orange and Aexan-
dria Railroad Company, were solda few days ago
for the sum of S60OO
NINE recently discovered in Patrick county,
supposed to contain silver, has greatly deprecated
in value since minerologist pronounced the spe.
| cimens TO be nothing but grey iron pyrites.