The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-16
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n0n m0aon of Mr.. Burwell, Il wae resoIyed Hut s
onmsoee Of I've Be appointed BY tha Chair d
uf4n fesotutlons for the action Of tho lneoffna.
ING Chairman appointed Wm. 2. BunV1al, W.
scosr 9onn =. Harvie, Hilary Harris aud John III
ScruegA who retired, and abort time. returned
With the following resolutions, which were reorteS
by Mr. Burwell ~ 49, I
isL Resolved, That We, be,cifixem q rr,a,..a1
lse y. nve interest in the Internal inptoverhen
% Resolved, That we feel the deepest interest
which has "a view the direct connection 81 Rich
NJ. Ina VIM i.ynchbprg BY Railroad the conefrad
non o. which win be highly beneficial TO the city u
hscnmond fhe counties through which It win pasA
1nc sHginia and Tennessee Railroad, and the Rick
mona and Danylle Railroad ehould Ii connect viii
mat improvement, and the State at la-ye
20 resolved, That the vast tonnage which hoyr
along TIE greet South western chain OF Railroadh
lnte lynchburg, requires outlet by the sho-teaf
sno most route TO the nearest Atlantic
4th. Resolved. That we believe the extens;,n -
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad the hest rnde
Tor carrying into effect the above resolutions bt II
that should be irnpracficable, we desire the enI
stTuction of an Independent route. - 80
9TH. That we deem It an act OF sirple iusticn <,
the part Of the Legislature to the counties Of uc
ingham Cumberland, Powhatan and others whose
cltizens have been large co1tr ibutors ~
o.ner schemes OF Improvement, that the naked
c1arfer which they are now asking should be grant
9th. Resolved, That we request our Senator and
Delegate In the General Assembly, to suse their
every effort during the present session offhe Legis
azure to secure such charter as will accomplish
the OBJ ecfs In view. !
These resolutions were advocated BY Messrs
| BurwelL Scott, Clarke of Cumberland, Chast,n
Cooke, Benz III. Nash and others in stirrinu and
eloquent speeches. and were adopted with enfhusi
asm and entire unanimity Il
| On motion of Mr. Scrurgs go i
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
1 pers. 1909 Il =, .s -!
And then, on motion the meeting adjourned.
WILLIS J. DANCE, Sec. ~ !
| TRAGEDY AT OAKLANps.--We learn that Doctor
Conn: OF Oakland's Station, on the Baltimore and
onlo haliroad, was shot and mortally wounded aa
he was entering bis Office on Friday last Ii appears
tnat difficulty had for some time existed between
Dr. Conn and man named Johnson formerly an
agent OF the Railroad Company, growing out of the
alleged Improper intimacy OF DIR. Conn with John-
sons wife Several angry and exciting alterations
had occurred between Conn and Johnson and it ID
said Johnson had threatened to shoot Conn if he did
not leave 0aklands On Friday as Conn was turn
ing the key In his Office door he fell MORALLY wound
ed by it Is supposed q wire cartridge from shot
gun. The shot entered one of his Jaws Just below
| the ear, and passed out the back of his head He
lived about three hours after he fell 95se9 $3.50
| No witness has appeared who saw the act of
lshooting, but Johnson was immediately arrested
double-barrelled shot gun with one barrel loaded
the other having been freshly discharged was found
in his house: He is supposed to have shot from his
window atConn.
| Johnson has been placed in Jail at Cumberland
SUICIDE IN PLYMOUTH, VT.-The Brattleberoueh
Statesman mentions the: suicide of o. X. Farewell.
young man. who shot himself in part of Ply.
mouth called Frog City, on Sunday. the 18th ult-.
He married last Fall girl seventeen wears of age
whom he met at Woodstock Fair week previous
His wife refused to live with him and went home to
her parents Farewell called to see her, and she
rejected his request to live with him again He conf
luded that life without his wife was not worth hay
ing, and stepped Immediately out of the house into
the yard and in sight OF his wife and others nut a.
pistol under his chin and blew his brains out fall
ing dead - sss
DEATH OF ANDERSON MrLLER-Last evening. |
about o'clock, this gentleman closed his earthly
career For several days past he has been laboring
under malignant attack of Varioloid, which has
been attended with frequent and violent attacks of
dellrlum.s Although every care and attention was
bestowed, last evening. in fit of deliriurn he sue
ceeded in getting hold of knife which was lying
close beside him, and before his nurse, who was
the only perssn in his room, could prevent him. he
succeeded in inficng fatal stab in his neck, sew
ering the Jugu ar vein, and causing death shortly
afterwards.-& Louis Republican, Feb Z.
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SMALL Cars IN FAvoR.-The ingenious London
correspondent of the New York Journal of Com.
merce, writing on fashions, gives us the following
interesting information-"Sma caps enjoy a large
share OF the favor of the ladies' We say amen
Esto perpetua! The small caps and the things to
put the small caps on are not yet likely--we give
Heaven praise-to lose the favor ofthe ladies' -
go &ts.e Is Boston Courier. /
r. ConntsBruno Bronski, Pole, has discovered the
| art OF crossing silk worms, process THROUGH
which he obtains silk o splendid whteness. -
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