The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-01
RICHM0BD, VA.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST /, 1854
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TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST /. 1854.
VIRGINIA.
TARGET PaAcrrcE.-Tbe Petersburg Democrat
says:
Last Saturday evening . match 1t rife shooting
came OF near Roslin between Mr.. James Dogberty
OF this city, who represented Virginia. and gen.
fioman named Meyers from South Carolina--dis.
lance 100 yards Ten rounds were fred and
south Carolina came out winner, driving the pin,
ana beating Mr.. d. one inch. The shooting was
target. 3. -
CONVICTION AND SENrENcx.-Atthe last term OF
the surry Court slave named William, belonging
TO Mr.. Hines was tried for the commission of .
rape upon MIRA Rogers. pious and estimsble lady,
and sentenced to be hung In October next Acor.
respondent of the Petersburg Express gives the
facts IN the case rs follows:
There being "corn.shucking' In De neighhor-
hood, her husband left home to attend Il. Shortly
after he left, William, the prisoner, made his ap
pearance at the door of her dwelling. She desired
to know what he wanted. He answered nothing !;
but Immediately rushed in, seized her, and threw
her to the floor. She cried aloud for help, but her
cries were stiiled BY the fend, who crammed her
apron IN her mouth Shortly after he ran out OF
the house, Mr.. Rogers, the husband Of the unior,
tunate lady returned, and being informed Of wha
aaa occurred seized his gun, pursued and snot at
proved Intellectual
The master Of the slave employed very able
counsei to defend him but the evidence was too
'trong' and the law will be fully vindicated.
GRAND Division s. of This body met at
abingdon on the 26th of July, and was still in ses.
sion at last accounts. Welearn from the Democrat
tnat delegates were In attendance from Hanover,
smyth, Buckingham, Russell, Lynchburg, Fincas
Tie and Richmond John Long, p. G. w. p, pre-
sided. The returns from Subordinate Divisions
show the Order to be in fourishing condition.
SALE OF NEGRoEs-Three slaves were sold in
Abingdon few days since as follows: A negro
woman IS or more years old, brought $3.50 me-
gro boy, or years old, brought 800; and ne.
gro boy child, only 4 years old, brought $3.50.
TWELFTH DIsrRIcT.-We have heretofore an.
nounced the nomination of Charles 8. Lewis, (de-
mocrat) of Harrison, to supply the vacancy in the
Congressional delegation caused by the death of
Mr. Snodgrass. All the other democratic candi.
dates have retired, and the field will be contested
by only one whig candidate. G
NEW GuN.-Dr Peter Smith, of Alexandria. has
invented rifle which is designed for shooting
conical slugs, weighing eight to the pound. The
Alexandria Sentinel says it drives them with such
astonishing force and accuracy that of ten success.
sive shots fired at target about Is inches in d.
ameter, and at distance Of 600 yards, every ball
struck the mark, and four of them perforated the
centre almost exactly
RAILROAD SURvEY.-The Directors of the Ma.
nassas Gap Railroad have ordered an examination
or survey of line by the village of New Market,
with view to its confederation for ultimate adop
ton if its advantages should be such as to justify it,
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD The
Alexandra Gazette states that the receipts on the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad are steadily in
sreasing. The estimated receipts for freight and
passengers, for the month of July, will amount to
$4,000.
The SpRINGs--We learn from private source
that on Saturday last there 400 visitors at the
Rockbridge Alum Springs. There are upwards of
200 at Warrenton Springs.
SEVEN MILE FORD Our friend ofthe Abingdon
Democrat goes into extacies over the pleasing
attractions of the classic ground denominated
"Seven Mile Ford" which is the point seven miles
from the American camp in the Old Indian war,
where our troops crossed the river. He says:
Wehave very particular desire that our friends.
the editor ofthe Ezaminer the junior of the Enoui
rer all of the editors of the Dispatch-except the
burg Itelligencer, the junior of the "South- Side
and several others ofthe lean kind, should pay the
Seven Mile Ford visit, and stay month. g
Now we are at q loss to understand this, and we
really wish our Southwestern contemporary would
be little more explicit. Are we to consider this
as an invitation If SO, we will straightway put on
our seven.league boots and start for Seven Mile
Ford.
CovINGToN AND OHIO RAILRoAD-The Guyan.
dotte Herald assures its readers that the work on
the Covington and Ohio Road is going ahead. The
Kanawha Republican copies the gratifying intelli-
gence. and says:
Hurrah say we for contractors such as these.
who will stand up to the rack, fodder or no fodder
We would not withhold any Just credit due to the
Chief Engineer and the Board oe Public Works
who have, we suspect, inspired confidence in the
contractors. n.
CORRECTIONAL paragraph in our paper yester
day announced the burning of Dr. A. C. Ham
mond's buildings. in Botstourt county 1t should
have stated Morgan county.
RARA AvIs.-A white crane, of large size wa.
shot near Harrisonburg few days ago. Such .
bird is regarded as curiosity in that region.
MoRrALIrY.-The Rockingham Register states
that quite number of deaths have occurred ia
Harrisonburs and vicinity, within the last few
weeks. They were principally children who died
from scarlet fever, disrrhna, &c.
INcREAsED.-The Orange and Alexandria Rail
road has increased the fare from Gordonsville t.
Alex andria from 90 to 50 so.
Struck BY LIGHTNING.--On the 2lst of July, Mr.
Thomas Mcconnell residing some seven mile
from Abingdon and his SON Andrew, we're strucl
by lightning while at work in field, under an al
most cloudless sky. Both, however, eventually re
covered. The Abingdon Democrat mentions th'
following facts in connection with this case J:
This 10 the second time Mr.. Mcconnell has beer
struck by lightning. His house has been twic,
struck-once when he was in it, Neither he MOI
his son were nearer atree house 1t the time thar
sixty yards. A tree that distance oil was torn and
shyered at top and bottom the centre Of the tres
apparently, escaping danger. Neither Mr.. McC
nor Andrew remember to have seen lightning or 3,
have heard thunder, and neither knew The cause o
their hurt. - -s---s S.