The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-04
RICHMOND, VA:
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1854.
VIRGINIA.

FInEs.-The blacksmith shop belonging to the es.
tate of the late Elisha Banton, in the county Of
Cumberland about two miles from Farmvile, was
together with all its combustible contents, destroy
ed by fire, on Thursday night of last week.
fire occurred in Wheeling, last Monday night,
In the rear ofthe old Jail, partially burning tene.
ment belonging to Tho's PAUL.. According to the
Wheeling Intelligencer, it originated in this wise
An lrishman, named Rock, went home tight whip.
ped his wife and turned her out OF DOORS then lock-
ed himself in an upper room to have a spree all
to himself The bed clothes caught fire from a can.
die, and the jolly fellow made for the window to
save his lie. He got outside and clung to the sill
until the fire compelled him to let 20, when he
dropped some twenty feet, to the ground, and re-
ceived considerable injury.
STABBING,-We learn from the Norfolk Arpus
that on Wednesday last, Capt John Deal. of the
Peruvian ship Petronela was stabbed in the breast
by John Smith, pilot, while crossing from Ports
mouth in the ferry boat. The wound was severe.
but not dangerous. John Smith was promptly ar.
rested.
On the same day, two oystermen, whose names
are not given to the world, had quarrel in the vi
cinity of Norfolk, and one of them stabbed the
other. Not much harm DONE
CONFERENCE.-The Virginia Annual Conference
commenced in Norfolk on Thursday. The intro.
ductory sermon was preached in the Presbyterian
Church.
An INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT MEETING was held
in Charlottesville last week when the following
persons were appointed delegates to the Norfolk
Convention, which meets on the 9th inst:
Col J. J. Bowcock. v. w. Southall. Hon. w c.
Rives, Gen'l VIM F. Gordon, Tn. ]. Randolph
Alexander Rives, Andrew Stevenson Col Peter
A. Woods VIM M. Wade, Tho's F. Lewis, VIM. NJ
Keblinser, Benz Wood, w. T. Early, E R. Watson
Iho's Garland, j. l.. Cochran, J Alexander Lieut.
Maury, U. S. N. DR.. John R. Woods. DIR. Charles
Carter. VIM s. Dabney. Tho's l.. Parish. and R. It
w, Duke. And the following gentlemen were re
quested TO act as alternates Messrs Joseph Segar
Hampton, James Lyons H Kent John NJ. Be It's
and VIM. H. Mcfarland
Sons OF TEMPERANcE-The Grand Division O.
Virginia, at their recent session. voted to hold semi
annual instead of quarterly sessions hereafter; te
abolish the office of travelling deputy and to allow
such divisions as may choose to do so to confer de
grees three in number. The next April session i.
TO be held in Salem, Roanoke county, and the Oc
tober session in Richmond
CELEBRATION AT WYTHEv1LLE.-The 18th q
November has been fixed upon by the citizens o.
Wythevllle for celebrating the arrival of the Vir
ginia and Tennessee Railroad cars at that place
Extensive preparations have been made for the ce
LIBERATION. Col B. R. Floyd has been selected tc
deliver the address Of welcome The Company's
officers. however, state that the road will not be
finished to Wytheville by the 18th of November
and it is probable that another day will have to be
fixed
kILLED.-An Irish b named Riley, employed
as water carrier to the men ged on gravel
train was thrown the track of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, at Benwood, on Saturday, and
killed, almost instantly.
Mr.. DAVID Meade, an esteemed old Virginia
gentleman, dies at his residence In Brunswick
county on the 9th ult.
PREsENr.-Ceorge Elliott and two other gentle.
men have presented Mrs. Meginly, of Portsmouth
the lady who ascended in the balloon on Monday. q
beautiful silve, cup and pair of armlets.
RoBBED.-L1ward J. Reynolds, of Ohio, got on
little spree Wheeling last Monday night, and
was relieved q s4l2
DEAD.-Thsb little foundling, which was laid a,
the door of fgro woman in Norfolk last Monday
morning, died the next day at the house of Mr.
Richard PoweS. Mrs. P wishes the heartless per
son who threw away this child, to leave the mex,
one at her doo.,
John hemp who was traced to Wheeling and
subsequently 3rested In Cincinnati, on charge o.
stealing horsed Harrison county, Ohio has beer
acquitted