The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-10
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his house on Harding street, caused by extreme
nervous excitement induced by the wearying and
aetating situation in which he has been laboring
since the commencement of bis last trial nart;su
y. and all the host OF suerngs incident to bis con
tinement previously. Itissad that extreme care is
necessary to preserve his life.
CIRcUrr Counr OF LYNcHBuRG-The court was
engaged Wednesday in The trial of John Allen in.
dicted for uttering and employing as true false
and forged $40 note on the Mechanics Bank of
North Carolina. Verdict, guilty and Imprisonment
in the penitentisry for two years.
CONTESTED ELEcrroN.-The Farmvllle journal
learns that Mr. Brightwell will Contest the election
OF hi<. Cunningham to the Sherialty of Prince Ed.
ward county.
FREDERICKSBURG ANDGoRDoNsyILLE RAILROAD
The first annual mesting of the stockholders of
the Fredericksburg and Gordonsvil!e Railroad
Company was held in the Court House at Freder
icksburg on Wednesday last The salary of the
President tor the ensuing yearrwas fixed at | 900
and Dr. Wexford, the late President, having de.
clined re- election! !Mr. Walker Peyton Conway
was elected. Messrs. Peter Goolrck and Charles
c. Wexford were elected Directors for the ensuing
year on the part of the private stockholders.
PUBLIC MEETING.-The people of King Gorge
neid meeting on the first of June and adopted
preamble and resolutions strongly condemning
the proposition for extra session of the Legisa
ture, and instructng their Delegateand Senator to
deny their consent to it.
JUST IN TIME.-Three negroes belonging to Capt
Haney, OF Northumberland, who had been sen.
tenced to death for attempting to poison their mas
ter and family, came near fulfilling the demands of
the law, by the delay of the Governors messenger,
who had been delayed by high water and other
causes. The Fredericksburg Herald says:
Finally, on last Friday morning the day on which
the negroes were to be hung. the messenger with
the reprieve, found himself twenty-five miles from
the scene, and reached it only An hour and half
before the time the wretches would have been call
ed upon to expiae their lives for the offencei The
gaows had been erected the shrouds prepared
the graves dug, all of which those under the sem
tence saw, and were momentarily expecting to be
called out, when the reprieve came to hand
large crowd had assembled to witness the
execution and the disappointment was terrible !
A general commotion was evinced, and il was
feared that violence would ensue, but with few
threats, few fights, &c, &c. the tumult was
queed, and the prisoners suffered to depart in the
custody OF the messenger who brought the repreve.
LAYING OF CORNER SroNE.-The corner stone
OF the new Baptist church in Fredericksburg was
laid last Tuesday, with imposing ceremony.
CoRRECTIoN-The Weston Herald corrects a
statement recently made, that James McAvoy had
been apprehended in Upshur for passing counter,
felt money. 1t was Jacob McAvoy who thus vio-
lated the law.
LIsHrNING.-Mr.. Phillip Mallory, of Orange,
lost most valuable negro and two horses,
some two weeks ago, by stroke OF lightning
GUANo-lt is stated that an agent of Barreda e.
Bro of Baltimore, the Peruvian agents for the sale
Of Guano has been on visit to Tappahannock,
for the purpose of ascertainng the local advar-
tages Of that place general depot for the Guano
trade of the Rappahannock Valley.
WHARF.-The wheat crop in Spottsylvania will
be failure. The Virginia Herald saws that the
joint worm has devastated whole regions of the
country like an Egyptian plague, and laid waste
thousands OF acres rich in PROMISE but which
time has sadly biighted-if not utterly destroyed.
THE LONG ISLAND MURDERs.-The examination
OF Nicholas Beheenan (or Bain) for the murder OF
Mr.. and Mrs Wickham, commenced in the Jail a,
Riverhead on the 9th. In answer to the warrant
he said he was not guilty. Helen Holland testified
to the facts heretofore published. She was fre.
quently interrupted by the prisoner who laughed
aloud, and at times crosse questioned her. During
the examination of DR. Carpenter, as to the ap.
pearance of the rooms. &c, the culprit hung hie
head but when the doctor proceeded to state
the confessions he frequently interrupted him with
"Thats lie !" az never told him so," 81 was out
sailing on the Bay that night" &C. He denied in.
deed, all the statements he had previously made,
and even that he had made any confession what
ever
THE CURRIFUCK.-Capt. Fosters fine ship, the
Currituck, was announced to sail from New York
on Friday, for City Point, where she engaged to
load with tobacco for Bordeaux, France The no
BILE conduct OF Capt. Foster, in rescuing the pas
sengers of the Black Hawk, Is deserving of the
highest praise. The Currituck, vessel of GOO
tons, had on board go passengers for New York,
when she fell in with the Black Hawk yet not
withstanding thi:, Capt Foster took off 359 souls
from the sinking ship, and landed them in New
York.
Yesterday was the day appointed for the execu-
ton of Dushrod Harris the murderer Of Winiree,
in Person county, N. c.
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN The English paper,
of Shanghae April IL, that Commodore Perry has
succeeded in the object of his Jeddo rnd tina
similar advantages have been obtained for the com
merce of this country that had previously been con.
ceded to Russia.
The same condition is contained in both treaties
namely, that three porte to be opened in 6
year.
There is no sen to question the truth Of thi.
statement, in our last correspondence from Shan
ghae, under cate of March II, il mentioned that
1aAI hnr IL
expected The field which the of this mpor-
tant negotiation lays open to our commerce is i'm
nense. n. y Hsrald.
EIRE, LIFE AND M RINE INSU
l. RANCE.-The Richmond Fire Association art
now prepared to issue policies of Insurance ths
above description of risks reasonable terms a
any similar company, and respectfully ask share
the patronage of the public. Applications will be
eeived at the Office No. 223, of Main and 9tf
streets where the officers will eheerfullv furnish al
pEnr hat ha