The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-17
COAT OF ARMS.

| Here lyeth the body of
| Ursula Beverley, late wife OF Robert
| Beverley, daughter of ye Hon-ble
| Col William Byrd, who departed ~
| this life the last day OF October.
| 1893, being much lamented OF all
| that knew her. Aged 16 years IL
| months and daies.
| DEATH OF MRS. DKN1soN-We have heretofore
announced the DEATH in Louisville, OF Mrs. Denison
| daughter of ExPresident Tyler. She was the
/ wife of Rev II. NJ Denison, late pastor the Eps
copal Church in Williamsburg. She was univer
sally respected and beloved.
DEATH OF Mr. L. F. WHrTLocK.-We regret te
learn from the Petersburg Express that Mr.. Edward
| F. Whitlock, proprietor of the Washington Hote
| in that.cty, died on Wednesday night, from the
effects of injuries received the l1th of May when
he was thrown violently from buggy. The Greys
and the order of Druids, with which he was con
nected Yesterday paid the last tribute of respect to
| his remains
| HURRIcANE.-The Petersburg Express states that
a severe hurricane passed over a portion of the
county of Sussex on Monday afternoon last, eau
sing considerable destruction of property. On the
| farm OF Mr. William Harrison, sheriff of the county
it quite severe, blowing down his barn, stable
the porches of his dwelling. and several trees A
little of Mr. H. severely injured by the fall
| ing of a limb from tree.
DRowNED.-The body of free negress named
Mahaa Jasper, was found in the river at Peters
burg, on Thursday. 1t is supposed that she fell in
to the water while intoxicated.
JEA1oUsY-The green eyed monster has been
again reused in the breast of our contemporary OF the
p;ohv, In Ia nj a roe IN
ions sent day or two since in yesterdays Is
of his paper and concludes by saying he has not
the slightest reference to strawberries Thus
showing conclusively, that though long since ab-
sent thoughts of those delicious berries sent to US
and not him. still lingers in his BOSOM Grieve not
-, the onions shall be divided between you
and us-Petersburg Express.
ION Tbursday morning, the light of our sanctum
was suddenly obscured by approaching shadow,
| and in moment thereafter, huge " mountain OF
flesh" stood at the entrance. That was the presid-
ing genius of the Petersburg Express. Notwith
standing the appearance of contingent in the
shape of massive staff we felt no fear. He came
on an errand OF peace He did not distinctly an.
nonnce that to be his object but he did divide the
onions between himself and us. His visit was brief
He occupied two chairs and having at length re.
lieved himself of vast amount of eloquence, de.
pdItcu, duu VIC nave Hot oCCh S1uCc-but tuo
scent of the onions remains here still i ...
FISH sToRY.-One of thepassengers by the train
from North River yesterday evening was catfish
weighing forty pounds. So says the Lynchburg
Virginian, of Wednesday.
DEAD.-Mr. Thomas Campbell, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of Wheeling died on Tuesday
last .
RIvANNA IMPRovEMgNr.-W We regret to learn
that the President and Directors have been com
PEELED to stop the work at Pir@us for the present,
for the want of funds. The work will be compile
ted to Milton for horse boats and for batteau to Pi
raeus by the end of this year.-Char. JEFF.
DEATH FROM EATING HEMLocK--Two young
negro girls field hands, belonging to Mr. Joseph
Redd, of this county, were poisoned on Saturday
last, by eating Hemlock root, which they had mis-
taken tor Angelica. One of them died almost in
stantly-before she could be removed from the
field where she was at work and the life of the
other was saved only by the most prompt and ac-
tive medical treatment Jour.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Barnard Handlin, convicted,
on confession, OF having stolen certain articles of
clothing from the furnishing store of Glass e. Rane
was sentenced to the penitentiary one year. This
makes the fourth case during the term, of persons
sentenced to the penitentiary-Lyach. Virg.
A HAPPY EDIroR.-The last Charlottesville JET
fersonian contains the following picture of com
fort, abundance and domestic bliss, that is really
delicious to contemplate not to speak of it's posses
sion: ,.--,.
We have had some very refreshing rains of late,
and the season tor planting tobacco aud raising
etables was never better. We are glad of it, for
our garden will produce us something to eat with.
out troubling the market house for what we want
Peas snaps potatoes, onions lettuce corn, cabbage
tomatoes, sasaiy, carrots bees, radishes parsnips
butter beans, cVmllQOS. Cncumhers cor
rants, gooseberrles, our garden produces: with
fresh butter OF the good wifes churning: and we
shall enjoy them all, and friend of the Dispatch
too, if he will come and partake of our veoetahle
diet. =
This is indeed something for man to travel q
long way to enjoy, and as as there is railroad
between this city and Charlottesville we shall pal
hcipate in these luxuries. Happy the man who
can, boast such comfort and happy the friend with
whom he shares them a7
Senator Wright is seriously ill at his residence in
Newark, N. Jersey.
The Providence city Council has Appropriated
$4,000 tor celebration of the 4th OF July.
late German writer says that Gothic architec
ture is petriied religion. ~
Mr.. Lawrence, of Lexington, NY, has soId his
race colt Sam Letcher," for $2700. Pr 8
The runnor sent off from Washington. bv tele.
graph, tubi Odutd auuA naQ refused TO accent th0
Gadsden Treaty, appears to be premature.
The Nantucketers put out for whalefhat was
playing about the harbor last Saturday morning,
but he did not seek company.
Mics Donovan, at woman's rights convention.
said thattwo young men died at Rochester, N. Y
last year. OF delirium tremens, brought on by the
use of tobacco.
Hon. WIN. Barksdale, from Mississippi is detain.
ed from Congress- by severe indisposton and Hon.
Mr.. Dean. OF New York, is also kept at home by
domestic affection. ret
AT Naples some pieces of parchment have recent
ly been found in the binding of book, containing
three fragments, hitherto unpublished of Cicero's
famous treatise son Fate"
The body of Edward Slevin of Cincinnati, who
disappeared from Louisville some months sic c ,,
has been found that city 1t 10 supposed th at
Mr. Sevin accidentally fell into the river the night
OF the heavy storm early the past winter.
Justus Squires, convict in the New Hampshire
stare prison. who ade bis escape last fall by in
penious mauasuvre, but was recaptured died very
suddenly on Monday. The state of the stomach
seemed to denote that the deceased might have ta-
ken poison of some kind.
THE Rock ISLAND Excunsros.-Ths progress