The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-23
VIRGINIA

residing near the Red Sulphur sprinps. was 40 had
y burned recently that death ensued The Union
Farmers Friend" Informs us ,ha, the motber had
gone out in the field to assist her husband viii, b,s
corn crop, leaving three little children at the house
the eldest OF whom wasa girl not more than six
years of age. younger child, it seems, had taken
the shovel and put Are in several places ON the
hearth and oor from which the clothes of the lit-
tie victim caught.
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS SHIRr.--In Monroe coun.
ty. recently son of Mr.. w. C. Hutchinson was out
hunting, when he observed hollow tree which at
tracted his attention. Clearing away the leaves
from hole near the ground. he drew from within
a shirt, little torn, the bosom of which was cover
ed with blood. s@
The shirt itself, was neither rich nor rare
he wonder was how the deuce it got there.
MR. RoBT. N. VOOLFOLK, well-kno citizen
of Lynchburg, died on the 12th inst at the age OF
% years. a rl.
REV. P. SLAUGHTER, of Fredericksburg, makes
an earnest appeal to the Pastors of all Christian
churches in Virginia, to take up collections in their
churches on some Sunday near the 4th of July, in
aid OF the Virginia Colonization Society.
CANDrDATEs.-Chas. S. Lewis, David McComas
d. B. Neal and ]. j. Jackson, Jr, are spoken of as
candidates for Congress fin the Twelfth District
where an election is to be held in August to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr.. Snodgrass
The appointment ofa State Student for the Dis
trlct OF Augusta and Rockngha am will be made by
the faculty OF the University OF Virginia on the lst
DAY OF Juiy.-'Stdnnton Spectator.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RArLaoAp.-The
Lynchburg Virginian announces that the effort in
that city to obtain subscriptions the stock of the
Orange and Alexandria extension, promises to be
successful On Saturday evening the subscriptions
amounted to about $50, 900
YOUNG AMERICA IN FAYErTE.-Therei is in West
ern Virginia little town called Vandalia (other.
wise Fayette Court House, comprising a popula.
tlon OF some twenty or twenty-five families. During
the past two or three years. sir pair of twins have
been born there. The Farmers Friend" thinks Ii
will be an important town in Western Virginia in
the course OF few years, supposng the population
to increase in the same ratio.
ANOTHER MAD DoG.-A mad dog made his ap-
pearance on Old street, Petersburg, on Wednesday
morning. where he bit COW He was then (says
the Democracy despatched by Solomon j. Poarch,
who shot him nine times before he killed him.
son, charged with stealing a sum of money from
Mr.. Jasper Butcher, has been acquitted by the
County Court of Lewis.
SUIT FOR DAMAGEs-The argument in the case
OF Latierties contractors, rs. the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was commenced in Wheeling on
Monday. The plaintiffs claim about $4,000 while
the defendant claims to have overpaid them about
$4,000.
DRowNED.-A German boy named Fuhrman was
drowned in the river at South Wheeling, last Sun.
day, while bathing.
Loss BY FIRE.-The Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company lost about $4,000 by the burning OF
wood, at Cameron, on Sunday last.
CURE FOR MEAsLEs.-The following, from the
Wheeling IrteIligencer is worthy of attention:
Afriend informed US that tea made of white clover
blossoms has been successfully used in his family
a cure for the measles. The blossoms gathered
ana dried answer as well as the green.
BATTLE OF CRANv IsLAND.-Yesterday Qhe 22d)
was the anniversary of the battle of Craney Island
There was grand display of fireworks and ball.
in honor OF the event, in Portsmouth, last night
sNe understand that the President and Secretary
of the Navy will visit Old Point and perhaps Ports
mouth and Norfolk, during the present week. Thew
viii probably leave Washington tomorrow on
board the u. s. steamer Engineer
Portsmouth Transcript, Tuesday.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIvALs.-Mr and Mrs Cazi-
neau arrived here yesterday in the steamer North
Carolina from Baltimore We learn that they will
go out in the U. s. frigate Columbia on diplomat
ic mission to the Dominican Republic
Norfolk Beacon, "Wednesday.