The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-03
RICH M O ND, VA:
FRIDAY MoRNINe, NovEmsER 5. ,.,4
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FOR LrBERIA-Over fifty manumitted slaves for
merry belonging to the estates of Messrs George
Love and I. Herndon, of Fauquier and Loudoun
counties, Va have arrived in Baltimore to embark
for Liberia. The heirs of Messrs. Love and Hern.
don gave them an outfit of clothing, agricultural
ana mechanics TOOLS provisions and cooking u,en.
S,s' costing $1,000 including their removal to the
aoove city. The Washington Sentinel noticing
tneir departure from that city in the cars, says
.,,Ihey were In a special carmen, women and
eniiuren Old and young, from the Qray.headed
patriarch to the infant in the arms They looked
CneeiiuIln view OF the enjoyment of freedom in
tne Lioerian republic, while there seemed to be- al
mas naturai, regret to part. perhaps for ever.
from the scenes OF their childhood with all their
loved associations. They were well dressed, some
Oh the women in the fashion, as if thev were mere
iy on pleasure trip instead of on the eve of a
perllous journey to Africa May they have pleas
ant voyage and arrive at their place Of destination
and realize their fondest anticipations"
TRIAL PosTPoNED.-RoBBERY- correspon
dent of the Petersburg Express writing from Farm
ville states that the trial of Hudson the young man
arrested the other day on the Southside Railroad
tor passing counterfeit money, has been postponed
until the March term of Prince Edward court
The store of Messrs. Wheeler & Austin, Farmville
was entered on Monday night last, while the pro
prietors were in attendance at the Circus, and
robbed of small am cunt of money.
NAyAL.-The u S. steamship Princeton, Com'dr
Engle, sailed from Norfolk on Tuesday for Ssr
Juan, having on board the Hon. John II. Wheeler
U. s. Minister Resident at Nicaragua, and family
and John N. Fabens, Esq late U. S. Commercial
Agent at Greytown.
BALLooNING.-Mr Eiliott,s ascension from Nor
folk on Monday last appears to have been very graf
flying to the people of that vicinity He descended
safely on hlr. Bells farm, in Princes Anne county
about six miles from toe city.
SKELETON FoUND.-A few days since. "a tn,
workmen were engaged in excavatins about tht
Mill Of Messrs. Pass g. Davids in Portsmouth, they
dug up human skeleton of very large size. tn,
Globe says the bones perfect and the brain sti
remain in the skull.
SINGULAR.-The Weston Herald states that ther,
are In Lewis County, in one family, four childre,
who were born deaf and dumb-two male. and twt
females-aged respectively "a, II, 10, and 49,
The boys can read and write, and are self.taught-
How they learned is a mystery yet there is nj
mistake about the fact.
WELL GRowN.-Mr Nicholas Alkire, residing in
Lewis county, has colt five months old, which
measures nearly fourteen hands in height ant
weighs six hundred and sixtyeight pounds. Tha
young horse ought to have been brought to the Fair
AccIDENT.-John Smith, an Irishman was klet
last week, in Doddrdge, by the falling in of larg
bank, on the line of improvement ON which he wa
employed.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On the sth ult., Mr.. JOSEPH
Reed and his wife were riding towards their resi-
dence, in Mercer county, when Mr. Reed stopped
went few PAGES from the road and died
SOME PUmPKIN.-Mr. Joshua Ellis, of Monroe
county, has pumpkin vine on his farm, sixty fee
in length.
LOST AND FoUND.-Miss Fannie A. Chapman
daughter of General Ch spnan of Monroe, lost
trunk, valued at some 5000, while on her way Il
Richmond, recently. Fortunately, twas found il
Staunton.
Ex-PREsIDENT TYLER delivered an extempor,
speech at the Agricultural Meeting in Norfolk, OIL
Thursday of last week, which is highly praised by
the Argus