The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-29
RICHMOND, VIs
EATURDAY MORNING, JULY q, 1854.
VIRGTNIA
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VIRGINIA.
wharf.-the counties of Amherst, C.mpbel,
franklin, Roanoke and Appomattox, Viz
produced, in 1850, 657, ,a57 bushels of wheat;
~ year ~ can be but little, ii any, under one mil
n' NO counties of Montgomery, Floyd and
ones which become this year exporters of wheat,
ouuced IN 1850, 134, 1884 bushels this year their
bushels. 0 -
WHEELING BRrDGE.-We learn from the Wheel
lug lneiigencer that c. Ellet, Jr., architect, and
.apl. mcComas superintendent of the new Suspen
sDn Bridge, crossed the structure on Tuesday
morning In a carriage It will be open to public
travel this week.
Sum SNArx.-The Charlottesville Jeffersonian
states that in Louisa Co. near Alto P O., on the 7th
July, Mr. j r Chick and Mr. E. L. Hail. killed a
female Moccasin Snake about three feet in length.
with her brood Of young numbering 70. When
the parent snake was struck, the whole brood
crawled out of her mouth The editor of Jefferso.
nian thinks 1t would not take many such Moccasins
to stock farm.
CENTRAL RAnRoAD-On Tuesday there we're
between $50 and It's passengers the cars as they
iotLCSFIlc, duu Ou tue Eludy PREVIOUS
upwards OF 100 persons arrived in Staunton
LICENSE IN FLuvANNA-On Monday last the
County County of Fluvanna was occupied with the
subject of license to sell ardent prits Two per.
sons applied for license to keep ordnaries, one
succeeded in obtaining it by a single vote, 8 for
granting itand against The other person failed
to get license the vote of the Magistrates stood
for license and against it. Licenses were refus-
ed to merchants. The Charlottesville Jehersonian
says that had all the magistrates been present,
license would have been granted.
REsIGNATIoN.-Rev. Horace Strngfellow has
resigned the pastoral charge ofSt. Paurs (Episco-
paD Church in Petersburg
APPoINTMENT.-John B. Blanks of Petersburg,
has been appointed Mail Agent on the south-side
Railroad, vice George Jones, removed.
Gov. JoHNsoN-The Governor of Virginia, who
has been sojouraing for several days at Old Point
went up to Norfolk Tuesday. On Wednesday
he visited the Navy Yard and the receiving chip
Pennsylvania, where he was received with the
usual honors and salute, and left in the Baltimore
boat Wednesday afternoon for Old Point.
ARTHUR BRANCH, an old citizen of Petersbur :,
died in that city on the 23d inst.
THE ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING CAsE.-We were
informed yesterday that the circumstances attend.
ing the supposed accident by which Miss Webb
lost her life, will undergo strict investigation
An inquest was held on Wednesday, and verdict
of accidental shooting returned, after csreful ex.
animation OF several Witnesses .'+s r
Alter the above had been put in type, we were
informed that Mr.. Howe was arrested yesterday
morning, and underwent an examination before
Justice Nash. Several witnesses were examined
and the case dismissed. ed.-Nortok Argus, Friday.
LARGE RAFr.-A raft about quarter of mile
long, consisting OF superior mast timber passed the
city yesterday. 1t Is the property OF Col E. H. Her.
bert OF this county, whose steamer took it in tow
yesterday afternoon, and proceeded TO New York.
tits intended for the u. s. Government. The value
of fthis raft is about $l2, ,0O0.-I6.
Mr.. Tully Mckinney of Jefferson county, Va,
committed suicide on Monday morning last while
in a state Of mental arrangement.
Charles S. Lewis, of Harrison county, Va, has
been nominated for Congress, by the democrats,
vice Snodgrass, deceased.
FIRE.-We learn, from the Southside Democrat,
tat few days ago the barn of Edmund Rufin, ir.,
of Prince George, was totally destroyed by fire
with its contents consisting of six hundred bushels
of wheat, large quantities of straw, &c. The fire
caught from a spark from threshing machine,
strange to say and before the flames could be met
they had progressed too far to be extinguished.-
The loss is quite heavy, amounting, we learn, to
$4,000.
This is the second fire arising from a similar
cause that we have to record within short time
1t would be well for persons using threshing ma
chimes to see that they are kept properly oiled.
RAILROAD TO THE JUNcr1oN.-The Tappahan.
mock virgnisn calls upon the people of that quar-.
ter of Virginia to cast aside their proverbia inert
road between that place and the Junction, which,
by direct line, is only little over thirty miles,
THE OLD pRALEIGH.-The Raleigh Hotel, at Will
liamsburg, has been purchased by company Of
gentlemen, and will be converted into Female
Academy. Mrs. Maria G. Clopton win preside over
the new school, which is to be called the Raleigh
Institute.
writer, whose signature is Legion in the
Norfolk Era, announces Capt. Samuel Watts as a
candidate for Congress in the First District.
At his residence, near the mouth Of the 0pequon,
in this county, Mr.. Joseph Bowers committed sui
cine on Monday evening last, by hanging Martins
burg Gaz.
Havana correspondent of the Charleston Standard,
aludng to the idea that has been expressed that
Cuba WILL ere long, become the property OF the
United States, by means of the negotiations now IN
progress at Washington and Madrid, says:
have sources OF information, which cannot
wi,h saiety or honor divulge but which are Of the
hichesf character, and from them have obtained
iniormation which enables me Enthusiastically to
sate that il s not the intention OF Spain to sellbs
island and that she has entered upon these negota
tions solely with the view of gaining time 20 com.
plete her arrangement and those Of her allies for
lie defence. This assertion Is not made loosely,
but adyisedly, and with firm conviction that u Is
strictly correct.
DIPLOMATIC CosruME.--Mr. John L. O'Sulliyan'
our Charge to Portugal was received at Court IN
Lisbon, on the occasion OF his first appearance
there in citizens Dress rot the least obstacle beiDl
thrown in tho way Of his compliance with The "a
vice and instruction Of the American Departmen
Of State on the subject
DEATH oFA MINlsTEn.-Rsv. Mr.. Deshwainiiz
the pastor oi tha Moravisn Church, at Staten Il
land, New York, died rather suddenly at Salem
North Carolina, on the 10th instant, while on vsi