The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-21
RICHMOND, VA:
TUESDAY MORNING MARCH ., ,os,
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MAIL RoBBERY.-We have heretofore not;ced
| the arrest OF j. w. Meeks, mail carrier betwea,
Buffalo Gap and Millborough Springs. and hi.
initial to jail in Staunton, on charge of rohb;,,
| the mail. The Vindicator says that several w.v
bills were found on the person of the accused and
the contents of several mail bags were found in a
creek over which he passed n his route.
PROPHECY FULFILLED.-It came to pass in these
latter days that the people both on the East and on
| the West of the mountains rose up and sent mos.
| sengers In search of pass across those natural
barriers, in order that time and space might be an.
initiated and that,the sons of men might pass over
| aud view the promised land. Then strong men
took spades and shoves, picks and crow bars. and
go belabored the rocks and ridges that they disap
| peared. Likewise procured they mighty iron
horse, which, with one snort, traversed those lofty
mountains and snutfed the Western breeze. After
| these things, came men whogpredicted woes and
miserics, "loss of life, and severe wounds" Espe-
cially did Tindicator the son of Faustus raise
| up his voice and cry out, Bewarei Beware! Look
out for the engine when the bell rings But the
caution was lost upon errng humanity and way.
ward dogdom. The prediction has been verified
one youth in Staunton has had his foot bruised one
man his arm broken, and one dog has been sundered
| in twain Henceforth who will not believe in pro-
phecy?
DEATH OF PIoNEER-John Reed died in Bluff.
ton, Wells county, Indiana, on the 4th of March
lie was native OF Virginia, and the of an Off
Ger OF the revolution, who was mortally wounded
IN an engagement with the enemy In early lie he
went to Kentucky, and shared with Boone the dan
gers OF pioneer life. In 1854, he accompanied Ge.
neral wayne In his successful campaign against the
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ancy. lie was in all his engagements in the North.
west
CURIoUs.-The Fairmont Republican publishes
an account OF a remarkable relic, dug out of a
mound in that vicinity. Iti piece of mica, about
eight inches long and five broad which was found
on the breast of skeleton, buried several feet be-
meath the surface and contains the following words
cut with some sharp instrument, and now partially
deiaced: "7rem nedo. Thou rho did dy for me and
my son Jero and wife pete HHliam aoelch l5s7"-
That was twenty years before the landing at James
town. Very curious-if true
F1REs.-A house on Henry street, Alexandria,
occupied by w. B. Entwisle, was much damaged
by fire last Saturday. About the same time house
in Cameron street, occupied by Joseph Eaches was
considerably injured
SEVERE HAILsToRM-The town of Parkersbure
was visited by very severe hailstorm few days
ago The News says:
The haistOnes accompanied by torrents of wa.
ter. fell in immense quantities, many of them ex-
ceeding three quarters of an inch in diameter and
lay in heaps upon the ground for hours afterward.
The heavens were intensely brilliant with the al.
most continuous electric flashes The damage
done to windows with westerly exposure, has
OF course been very great, an almost clean sweep
having been made OF them. They certainly pre-
rona liar Safa
were strewn with broken glass and twigs of trees.
ROBBERY, &c-A negro named Stephen, owned
by the late A. B. Spooner, having on Sunday appro.
priated to himself some $50 worth OF cigars in Pc
| tersburg, was pursued by Mr.. Harrison who
caught him by the shirt, when Stephen dexterously
slipped through that indispensable article, knocked
Mr.. Harrison down, and took refuge in a kitchen
| near Market square. The Southsde Democrat
| says:
Mr.. Harrison had recovered himself and was
in hot pursuit Learning from some one standing
by, the course Stephen had taken, he followed him
into the kitchen and up stairs. When he got there
Stephen wrenched the sash from the windows
and Jumped out His feet struck the lower sill of
the window and precipitated him forward He
fell on his head and was rendered insensibe by the
shock. Assistance being procured he was convey
to jail and physician sent for, who pronounced
him very seriously, if not fatally injured His eye,
For CHARLEsToN-The following citizens of
Petersburg have been appointed delegates to the
| Commercial Conventon-the city to pay necessary
| expenses:
John Dodson, Mayor A. G. McIlwane, George
w. Boiling, John T. Robertson, John Kevan, Thos
Wallace, Darcy Paul. 5. G Baptist, T. s. Gholson
| John Rowett, J. Z. Lemoine, J. A. Jones' J. NJ
McCuoch, VIM Lea, John Lyons Col r. o. Brit.
| ton, VIM. Pannill, F. E. Rives, A. d. Banks, COL
| d. G. Potts, Uriah Wells, Robert Leslie and F. NJ
| Wright
FIRE.-We learn from the southside Democrat
that brick building in the rear of the houses re-
Gently burned, on Bank street, Petersburg was de-
| stroyed by fire last Saturday night Itwas occu-
| pied by Mr.. Marks temporarily carpenter shop
and every thing in the house, including the tools
| of the workmen, was destroyed This is the Sec
ond time that some mscreant, intent, it would seem
on running Mr.. Marks, has successfully attempted
| the destruction of his property.
The building On Old street, Petersburg, occupied
| by the Sunday School of the Presbyterian congre
cation, caught fire from the stove pipe ON Sunday
| morning and was somewhat damaged
| On Sunday week the horse of Dr. Jno A. Hun.
| ter, of Lewisburg, took fright and away with
| him. The Doctor made an effort TO leap off, and
in doing So broke the small bone in his right leg be-
| low the knee.
AFFECTING lNcIDENT.-The Memphis Wing
| gives the following among the incidents OF the
burning of the steamer Caroline:
| Mr. Elliott clerk of the Caroline told us of many
| thrilling incidents which he Witnessed during the
| burning of the boat. One of father, who at
| tempted TO save his two children by swimming
| with them both in his arms. He succeeded in
reaching near the shore when his strength SO failed
him, that he was compelled to release them in or
| der to save himself by swimming to willow tree
| where he rested and saw them sink the second