The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-12
VIRGINIA.

BURNED TO DHATH-An old negro woman, be-
longing to W. N. Parker, was burned to death 10 the
.ncaen Of Mrs. crawley, on Bank street, Norfolk,
1887 sunday, while the family were at church
NAvAL.-The u s. steamship Princeton, Com'r
Eneie, from New York, arrived ct the Naval An
cnorage. Norfolk on Sunday. She viii take on
board Mr.. Wheeler, Minister to Nicaragua, and Mr.
Faoens, Consul to Greytown, where she l. bound
Capt. Hollins was expected on Tuesday morning to
take command of the Princeton.
RAILROAD Iron The brig James Gray, Captain
Cnevers, has arrived at City Point from Bristol,
with 500 tons of iron for the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad This cargo, it is said, WILDE sufi
cient to finish the re-laying of the track with ct"
rail-
uoING uP.-James c. Patton announces that he
VIII make balloon ascension from Petersburg In a
few days.
APPLrcATroN-The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have been notified that the city of Wheel.
Ing will apply on the Goth inst for an Injunction to
restrain that company from completing or using
the work designed to form connection with the
Central Ohio Railroad at Benwood, miles south
of Wheeling.
PARRIcrDE.-A man named Peter Via was killed
few days ago, in Franklin county, by his son, VIM
Via. The Floyd Intelligencer says:
The deceased had returned home after uipht nm.
der the influence of ardent spirits, and for some
trifing offence inflicted severe castigation upon
one e1. OF mis- younger sons and upon Williams expos
tuiating win nim upon his brutality, he made an
attack upon him which resulted in being struck on
the head with an axe, from the effect Of which he
died the next morning.
The murderer was subsequently, arrested in
Giles county.
SoUTHsIDE RAILRoAp.-Itis ia supposed that this
road will be completed to Lynchburg by the Goth of
this month, on which the citizens ofLynchburg will
probably have grand glorifcation.
THE LUTHERAN SYNOD, recently In session a,
Floyd Court House, closed on Tuesday of last
week. The next session will be held in Wvthe
county.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The first exhibition of the
Washington County Agricultural Society was held
at Abingdon on the 4th inst From the limited
notice given the exhibition was not such az it's pro-
jectors hope to have hereafter
THE DYsENrERY still prevails to a considerable
extent in portions of Washington county. par.
ticularly along the base of the Iron Mountain. 1t
is principally confined to children, but gray head
occasionally falls in its path.
APPo1NTMENT.-Mr. Robert l.. Owen, formerly
First Assistant Engineer the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad, has been elected Chief Engineer
OF the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap and Charleston
road.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RA1LRoAD.-The re.
ceipts OF this road for the month ending Sept. 30
were as follows:
ror passenger rare. ,3A SO
For Freight and Transportation of Uni
ted States Mail, il,...-.. l2.I22 40
Iotal,. .$2l, ATT or
neceipts In sep ISo3, -.$l3,l l57 25
increase. .---...-.....:.... 99,3l9 II
IHE MAsT-The acorn mast is said to be much
larger this year than 1t has been for considerable
time. This ispsrculsrly fortunate, in view of the
shortness OF the CROP as 1t will materially as
sist farmers in fattening their hogs.