The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-06
VIRGINIA,

Governor Gas stated yesterday;) has respited VIII
son for thirty days. and had, at last accounts, the
case OF Trayer under consideration. The Staun.
ton Spectator states that both of thenas from the
time of their arrest have protested ther innocence
and win probably die without making any diaclo.
sure of guilt Trayer says be 10 writing sketch
of his life which he hopes may be published, and
in which he charges some hall dozen witnesses
with perjury. Hesays II he had enjoyed the ad.
vantages of early religious education, he would
net now be ia chains condemned to an guorninious
death. Wilson has very little to say, and when
spoken to on the subject, answers II know nothing
about the murder
| FraEs.--on Thursday night oflast week, a stable
belonging to Nathan Dinwidde, free man ofcoior,
in Waynesboro,' Augusta county was burnt, witt,
its contents. On the Saturday night following, the
Estable belonging to Messrs Gibbs, Fishhurn and
Linn, OF the came place, and shed containing a
quantity OF seasoned timber, owned by Mr.. Fry, a
chair maker, were also fired and totally destroyed
Mr.. Gibbs loss is supposed to be about $1,000. A
reward of sl00has been offered for the detection
| of the ineendiary. N-
says:
|
| iron railroad bridge over the South River at
Wayneshcroueh This is, we believe, the first iron
bridge cast in Virginia. 1t was made at the
works Of Anderson & Souther, Ri ichmond.
The grading on either side of the bridge connect
| ing the State work from the mountain with the
Railroad west of Waynesborough, We are informed,
| viii be completed in few days. The work
the tract, at Stauuton and the depot buildings
in construction, viii also be completed in short
| time
| CASE OF MuTISY.-The Norfolk Herald states
| that on Tuesday examination held before
u. s. Commissioner Jno. T. Francis, Esq, of the six
seamen committed TO the City prison the 27th
ult., on charge of nutiny On board the barqus
Alioth, Capt. T. Baxter and after hearing of the
testimony they were ren,anded for trial before the
U. s, District Court, Judge Hayburton, which
meets in this city on the Both May next.
H1BERNrAN1sm- The Altxandria Sentinel vouch-
| es for the following:
| ''As two Irishmen approaching each other
in the streets OF Virginia town. each thought that
be recognized an acquaintance i'll the other They
1 met and shook hands, when one OF them discover
ing his mistake, said to the ether: tFaith and you
| thought it me,-and thought it was you;-aLd
sure, now, it is naytlier OF us at all, at all ]!
| INCEND1ARIsm.-The Wheeling IuteIigencer be
lieves that the fires in that town Saturday night
and Sunday morning last, were the work of incen-
diaries The first building burnt was the carpenter
! shop of kugler & Porter which was entirely de-
| s1royed-the freezing OF the ireplugs having rem
dered the engines almost inefficient The buildings
| adjoining the Jail were the next burnt They were
occupied by George Mende as furniture rrlan,liac-
| tory, and VIM Hamilton as carpenter shop
These gentlemen lose 5000 or $l0,0o0-insured
$4,000 in the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance
Company.
| FATAL AcCiDENT.--We learn FROM the Mononga.
liza Mirror, that Saturday evening, the a4th ult,
Mr.. Frederick A Treudley, paper maker, near Nor
gan town, caught in the machinery and so badly
injured that he died on the following evening Mr..
| T. was man of great energy of character. He had
but recently rented the Live Oak Mills and was in
fair way to do business in satisfactory manner,
| when he met with untIrely end.
| FROZEN TO DEArH-A man named John West
attempted to ride across the mouth of the Paw Paw
river recently when his horse broke through the ice
and was drowned. West was thrown forward on
the ice probably stunned, and was found frozen TO
death the next morning
| ExcURsroNs-The Petersburg Artillery CaDtain
Nichols, propose taking trip to Farmville next
Tuesday The Sou:hside Railroad Company will,
on Tuesday next celebrate the crossing of the High
Bridge and the opening Of the road to Farmville.
The FORGED CHEcKs.-The little old man who
swindled Mr.. Blitz, at City Point was examined be-
fore the Mayor Of Petersburg on Wednesday, who
recomrnitted him to Jail to await requisition from
the proper authorities in Prince George The little
old man gave his name as John Sailor-which is a
refined term for Jack Tar-and said he hailed from
Augusta, Maine The Democrat thinks he is play
| Ing possuln most consuIneily.
NEW Posr OFFICE.-The Postmaster General has
| established post office at Limestone, Marshall
county VIM. Walker, postmaster. .a..
| Ice EMBARGo.-The ice in the Potomac has laid
| an embargo the regular ransportation of the
mails, north and south We learn from the Alex
| andra Gazette that the mail bags lie in heaps in
Washington, waiting for means of transportation
Every occurrence of this kind will show the neces-
sity OF more certain mode of transportation and
travel than we now have, during the winter season
| REINSTATEp.--We learn from the Washingto
Star that Mdshipman james G. Maxwell who was
recently dismissed from the Navy, has upon re-
hearing by the Secretary, been re-instated in the
service, aud ordered to the coass survey schooner
Crawford"
Col. Chew's tavern, in Upper Marlboro Nd
was burned down last Saturday. The property
belonged to Capt John Brooks and was insured in
the Fire Insurance Office of Alexandria for s5000