The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-13
+ RICHMOND VA
MONDAY MORNING. FE BRUARY IS. 1884.
VIRGINIA.

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Court of Franklin Monday last, the case of the
Commonwealth against Claiborne Hall, was exau~
ined and the prisoner sent on for trial at the ne-St
term ofshe Circuit Court. He was charged with
stabbing woman with intent to Kill her She vas
present as witness and testified that the prisoner
told her that unless she married him, she she uld
never live 10 marry another Upon her refus; II to
take him, he drew bis knife, seized her by the
throat and gave her dangerous stab in the side. He
then fled, and for many months eiuded the officers
of the law IN their attempts to arrest him He final
" gave hinsefup and viii be tried for the offence
in May.-Daari't Republican,.
PROFITABLE planter few miles from Dan.
vile, has lately sold tie tobacco raised upon EIGHT
ac.es OF land. last year for $500 This Ian d, five
years ago would not have brought more thf IN four
or FIVE dollars per acre, yet is now produc ing the
finest tobacco raised in the county.
fDaaciqc Repab iican.
Ma TrSsrALL-The Eanville Register. of Fri
day, has the following paragraph relativ e to Mr..
Tunstall who is lying seriously i'll at the residence
Of his brother-in,law, Col. NJ Wilson, Piitsylvana
county.
We understand that his case though hot hope.
less one, is decidedly critical. He was confined TO
his bed on last wnek, since which time all that
medical SKILL and the kindest attention of affection
ate relatives could do for him, has been done. The
sincere wish of our heart, is for his speedy re-
rovery.
The Danville Republican, ofthe same date, re-
ports some improvement in Mr.. rs condition.
FIRE IN CAMpBELL--Mr. Arrnistead Smiths
Store, at Hat Creek, was destroyed by fire on the
night OF the 18th January. and his whole stock of
goods, bonds, books and papers entirely consumed.
Total loss about $4,000. Fire accidental-net
thing saved.-Lynehbarg Vrginian.
DIED-In Campbell county, Jan. IA, Adlar AR.
lineton, aged SO years. He was soldier of the
Rav oFC 4, L
N. c.. and at the seige of Yorktown.
LYNcHBURG ExpREss.-G w Latham has pur.
chased the interest of Messrs. Johnson and Wool
folk in the Lynchburg Express
VIRGINIA Posr OFFICE MATTERs.-The Postmas.
ter General has made the following appoint nents
David Fisher, Postmaster, Cannady's Gap. Floyd
county, vice Lewis Lancaster deceased John
Parriott, Adaline, Marshall county vice Nathaniel
Shepherd declined. George Pnrsell, FeliDwsvilie
Preston county, vice S Hermans, resigned. I
Moore, Frankfort, Hampshire ecounty. vice Thomas
Dunn, resigned. VIM Haywood, Hickor Fork
Gloucester county, vice VIM Fl Rowe, resigned
George w Goldsby, Montross Westu ioreland
county ,ssice John Bowcock, resigned.
The name of the office at Forks OF Boston n Marion
county. is changed to 'Mannington"
A new post office has been established at Motfatt's
Greek, Augusta county, Henry Stuart ostmaster .
located six miles east from MiddleOrook, and
from BFoWnsourg SIX miles.
William T. Sutherlin has been elected director
of the Branch Bank of Virginia, at Danville, vice
George Price, resigned
The dwelling house of Mr.. John Hamilton, near
Lexington, Va, was destroyed by fire last Tues
day.
Amonument, manufactured in Richmond, of the
finest Italian Marble, has been erected by the citi-
zens of Ro ckbridge, at the Natural Bridge, over
the remains of Mr.. William j. Routon, who lost his
life while endeavoring to little seryantb boy
from drowning.
The lady drowned by the upsetting of the schon-
erJ. B. Urquhart, in Hampton Roads, was Mrs.
Mary Nichols, of ofPortsmouth