The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-26


stock of the Manassas Gap Railroad Company, and
the Court has authorized the issue OF county bonds
70 the amount Of one hundred and fifty thousand
| dollars to aid 10 the construction of the road
BANK OF kASAwA--James l.. Carr has been
elected President, o. w. Mckinney Cashier, and
P B. l.. Smith, Teller and Bookkeeper of the Bank
of kauawha. Three.ftths OF the capital stock sub
scrihed having been paid In, in coin, the Board of
Directors cent certificate to that effect to the
Governor of the Commonwealth, in order to pro-
cure his proclamation, to authorize the Bank to
commence business
CiaEESBRIER CONVENTION The kauawha Re-
publican feels authorized to say that the change
of the time of holding the Railroad Convention
from the 9TH to the oath of August proposed by the
people OF Greenbrier, will be cheerlully accepted
by the citizens of kanawha.
AccipENr.-Mr John A Shackelford, a citizen of
Culpeper. fell from ladder a few days since
breaking one of his legs and otherwise injuring
himself
ADMITTED To BA1L.-Aus,in c. Ashby who
killed his cousin, John a Turner, in Clarke county
on the 9TH nst has been admitted to bail In the sum
of $1,000.
HEAVY DAMAGES The suit OF J. and w Lafferty
rs Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, which
had been on trial in Wheeling for eight days. was
decided On Wednesday last. The jury found YER
dict for the plaintiff, assessing their damages at
Sl5G75 90. with intercs, from the Goth of Deem
Der, 1852, until paid
GRAND JUBILEE.-The German Turner'S Asso-
citation OF Wheeling are to have grand jubilee
on IT, /" 10th of next month, in which large mum
Der e representatives from similar associations
expected TO unite.
REL1GIoUs.-The Danville Register states that
the Rev. Mr. Lacy, formerly missionary to Africa,
has been called 70 the pastorship of tie Baptist
church In Danville
FEMALE EDucArIoN-The trustees Of the Dan
vile Female Institute have secured the services
of Mr.. VIM. |. Bergman, as principal. 1t is the
design of the trustees to place this institution
equal footing with the best female seminaries in the
South.
HE CRoPs.-We are glad 70 learn from the Re
gister that during the past two weeks the crops in
the vicinity of DaDvilIe have been giving out an H.
dicaton of fullness truly grateful to the heart OF the
planter. Not only has au average stand OF tobacco
plants been secured, but there is promise of 4
fall oat crop. The corn crop is promising, and
wheat presents more favorable appearance than
it did four weeks since.
MEEITED Communicable Danville Repub
can informs us that proposition has been made to
have the portrait of Col Daniel Coleman painted
and placed over the seat OF the presiding justice in
the court house of that town. The proposition
meets with decided approval. Col Coleman is the
i,,Stjc in = bn, .bo
capacity for more than fifty years, with faithful
ness and integrity worthy of all imitation.
JUDGE HOPKINS, of Alabama, has been in Dan
vile for the last ten days visit to one OF bis
brothers, Pittsyvania is his native county though
he left her when quite young man, for the dis ant
South, where he has won his way to eniinence and
distinction.
Coal IN HALIFAx-The Danville Republican
says the discovery of coal in the county of Halifax
is likely to prove most importan, event, as bear.
ing upon the advantages of the Danviile railroad
The bed of coal is Immediately upon the line OF the
road, and the point where the road crosses
Banister. From present appearances, the deposits
of coal are most extensive.
REsuscirAr1oN-Th Clarksville Tobacco Plant
gives currency to the that the negro recently
hung in Halifax, N c., for murder, was resuaci.a-
ted by his friends and that he is alive ard we'll
This story was published some days ago, and is
generally discredited,
RUsT.-This invader has played sad havoc with
the wheat fields in the neighborhood of Clarks Vile
There will, however, be fac crop of oats
Posi- OFFICE MATrERs.-Mr. J. Thornton Young
is appointed postmaster at Martiusburg, Berkeley
county, vice Samuel Aburtis, resigned. Benjamin
F. Reeder postmaster at DavisviIie, Wood county
vice Charles Drake resigned. Richard D Beach,
| postmaster 81 Darlington Heights, Prince Edward
county, vice John l.. Mitchell, resigned.