The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-27

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Winchester, august 4, 1874.
Mr.. EIliott's balloon ascension, from Magnolia
Springs on the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad,
last Saturday, was witnessed by some 1900 per.
sons The balloon rose to an altitude of about two
miles, and descended not more than half q mile
distant from the place of starting. The mronaut.
1t appears, did not fancy the dismal prospect of
spending night In the Dismal Swamp.
| correspondent of the Petersburg Express
states that an aged negro man named Charles, be-
longing to N Lilly, of Gholsonville, Brunswick
county, fell into the fire last Saturday morning and
was 20 badly burned that he died shortly after.
ward. s r.
The Market street Baptist Church, OF Peters
barg, have extended an invitation to the Rev. VIM.
Howard of Gainesville, Ala, to take the pastoral
charge of the church.
The Portsmouth Globe has the following reply to
an iaterrogatory relative to the charges against
Mr.. Fleming, master machinist at the Navy
Yard:
1t means that mana preacher, we believe
preferred a charge against Mr.. Fleming, that the
community thinks cannot be proven and are based
in malice. Full particulars will be given as soon
as possible.
ed by car, In Portsmouth, last Wednesday, is In
fair way to recover from his injuries. 1t was
found necessary to amputate his leg just below the
knee.
The Fincastle Democrat states that the hux
still RACES IN the neighborhood of Jackson. Some
of the families have suffered severely and there is
scarcely family which have not been affected
more or less by 1t. The deaths have been estimat.
by gentleman living there to be about one In
every Fl We Of the population.
During the year 1853 there were 10 marriages,
81 births and 1874 deaths, in the county of Bote-
tourt.
The Greenbrier Era announces the death of Mr.
George Edgar, who was indisputabiy he "oldest
inhabitant" of Lewisburg, aged 81, and says:
He came to Lewisburg in August, 1871, but sub.
sequentiy settled in what's now Nichola. county.
there saw the last of the .tBorder Warfare"
many time stood sentinel with gun on
shoulder, while the girls MIXED the cows to
watch the prowling red men as they crept about on
"deeds of darkness" intent Active incursions of
of the red men were seldom at so late date; but
they were ever ready then to shoot down tho un.
wary and steel horses. In 1907, Mr.. Edgar return
ed to Lew. .sburg to reside, and from that day to
the day of his death, his memory was stored with
the minutest details Of every event In our county
or village history.
The southside Democrat pays handsome com.
pliment to the scenery in Phoenix hall, Petersburg
Il was painted by Grain, Of Richmond.
few days ago, Ezekiel Clark fell In the street
| at Dayton, Ohio, and Immediately expired. He
wss resident of Zen Mile, Washington county,
Pa, and was on his way to Illinois, where he was
In the habit of purchasing cattle for the eastern
L mi kof Ia had a. svvn
and $11, 443 31-four thousand dollars of which was
| IN drafts ON New York.
| A complaint was made at the Mayors cffice, In
New York, . few days since, by young woman,
ngainst well known ship captain of that port,
charging him with seduction, assault and battery,
| and desertion. The defendant was arrested and
held TO bah IN the sum OF $4,000. Tho complain
snt lived unmarried with tho defendant for the
space of six years, so after which he got tired
of her, and tried to get rid Of her The captain g
| ured In somewhat similar case about I'VE years
| ago.
AccIDxNr.-On Sunday afternoon last, the eldest
son OF Dr.. James r. McKee, jr,, of Wilmington, N.
c. aged about 9years. met with serious accid emit
A horse on which he was riding became unman.
nzeable, and ON attempting to get down, his foot
was caught In the stirrup andhe was dragged some
distance. 1t was feared that his brain received some
| injury.
PhouAEss or HUMBuG "A reformed burglar
and robber" Is lecturing IN Livingston county, n.
Y, on prison discipline, illustrating his diseourssa
BY "a true history Of his crimes" His audiences
should look sharp to their pocket books.
In New York on tho 22d Inst, = iittle boy two
years old. son Of Mr.. Graves apriptsr, fell ont d
. window In house No. 525 Pearl street., his hesd
| striking the pavement Tue injuries were lakai.
SAD Acc1pKEr.-biss Emma Wheslsrs. Young
lady Of remarkable beauty. residing II Cincinnaa
was killed on the 10th iust., on The Lickins bridge
Ky Whiie ridins ont viii ssnsisnas ske -
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