The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-30
VIRGINIA.

DlsPstcn,) was arrested on tuesday, aud taken be-
tore Justice s. II. Hamlin who after a careful and
searching examination, discharged the accused !.
case of selfdefence being clearly made out.
FouND-The dead body of boy, aged about l6
years. was found floating in the river near the Ohio
| shore, at the head of Wheeling Island, on Friday
| evening II had been in the water a considerable
| length of time.
ARCHIBALD PAUL., an old and esteemed citizen
| of Wheeling, died at Cape May few days since.
FHE VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD (says
the Lynchburg Virginian. OF tuesday, is complet-
| ed to the Newbern depot, log miles from Lynch
| burg. The ears will commence running over the
| additional section about the middle of the week
| day or two being appropriated to revise aud
strengthen the new track.
| THE SourHsIDE RAILROAD, it is said, will be
| opened Monday Tuesday next to Chiltons,
within twelve miles of Lynchburg. The energy of
this company is worthy of imitation by those inter
| ested in other railroad enterprises
| AN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY has been formed in
! Lynchburg. The name adopted is ''The James
| River and Southwestern Agricultural Society"
| FOURTH OF JULY.-The Lynchburg Virginian ex-
poets "aIl the world and the rest of mankind" to at
tend the celebrations in Christiansburg and New
| bern on the 4th and 5th of July. Among those
likely to be present. Senator Jones, of Tennes-
| see, Hon. VIM. c. Rives and Gov. johnson. Full
| delegations are expected from Richmond and Pc
tersburg Lynchburg will send the largest sort of
| crowd, which will be swollen by accessions all
| along the line.
EscAPE-We learn from the southside Democrat
Al l;ttIa &c n Of De-
tersb'rg, narrowly escaped injury, on Tuesday night
| by the upsetting OF acamphene lamp. Her apron
| was get on fire, but fortunately escaped without
! other injury. Be careful with camphene lamps
! CAN'T SUBSCRIBE Allegheny county, Va, has
voted against the subscription of $4,000 to The Vir
| gnia Central Railroad.
| ANOTHER STEAMER-It is stated that the New
| York steamboat company intend placing another
splendid steamer upon their line, to enable them
(says the Southside Democra) to remove the evils
which now exist in reference to the freight design
| cd for Petersburg.
| HIGH WHARF.-THE Monongahela River at
| Weston, Lewis county, has overfowed Its banks
but the fresh is not destructive that of 1876
| The bridge over Polk Creek has been swept away,
and the growing crops have suffered much dam
age.
| CORNER SToNE.-The Odd Fellows of Norfolk
contemplate having grand time on the 4th Of July,
/ when the corner stone of their hall will be
| laid.
THE PRESIDENT AT OLD PoINT.-The commit.
| tee appointed by the Councils of Norfolk waited
on the President at Old Point on Monday evening,
and offered him the hospitates of their city. The
prau ol1odtn oc
his early return to Washington but intimated that
he would visit Norfolk before the close of summer
| The Norfolk Beacon says:
The President and suite having witnessed the
parade of the troops and visited the ships on Mon
day, were further entertained at night by beautiful
display oftire works in the Fort, accompanied by
| appropriate tunes from the band. One of the
| frames represented the Army and Navy, with thr
name of President Pierce between the big guns fof
| the one and the small arms of the other, and
discharging their contents in quick succession.
| SEA-BREEzEs WANrED-In Norfolk, on Tues.
| day. at o'clock P. NJ, the thermometer indicated
| 50 in the shade.
| MANUAL LABOR ScHooL.-The Norfolk Argus
| urges, with much warmth, the establishment of 4
| manual labor school in that city.
| WHAT a LADY DID.-The Wytheville Republi,
can thus alludes to the industry of Mrs Cornutt of
| Grayson county:
She made, from April until the 25th of December,
| from two COWS, 30S pounds OF butter which she
| sold at home at l2 2 cents per ID. She fed the
| milk to two pigs through the summer, and, when
| slaughtered one wei ghed 268 2 pounds and the
| other 37I. She also raised two very fine calves,
one from each cow. The old lady is in her 67th
| year.
| NATIONAL DIVISION, s. OF IA correspondent
of the Lynchburg Virginian, describing the acts
aud doings of the National Division, recently in New
| Brunswick, says:
About 10000 persons were present. A silver CAV
ell was presented by the St Johns Brothers to the
N. D. and received by the NJ P. w. The assembly
were then eloquently addressed by the M. W. p,
| 2. 5. White and Gen. Carey. The place of the
| next meeting is fixed at Charleston, S. C. The
| New Ritual will be amended-also the constitutions
ofsubordinate Divisions. p g. w. P. s. L. Tiley,
| of St Johns N. B. has been elected NJ w. P, and
| +. Il. w. p. Charles Enginton, of Kentucky NJ.
w; A. Article Sixth OF the constitution for Sub
ordinate Divisions has been stricken out and arti-
| Gle ten amended Females are to be admitted to
| Divisions as visitors, and preorma degrees per-
| mitted
| The CINCINNATI MURDER Mr. and Mrs Allison,
OF Cincinnati, who were 80 terribly wounded by
the explosion of internal machine the 26h in
| slant, are both dead Mr. A made statement be-
fore his death, which, with the information obtain
of the guilty parties. II is said that fellow named
| Conwell committed murder some time since, and
that Allison was acquainted with the facts conse
quently. it is supposed that Conwel desired to
take Allisons life. The description given by the
latter OF Conwell, answers that given by the boy
who delivered the box, of the person from whom
| he received it,
ANOTHER DUEL.-Two young lawyers of New.
Evansville, East Florida C. C. Stewart and ]. B.
Coker, adjusted personal difficulty on the 10Th in
slant, with rifles, one OF which was loaded with SO
| buck shot, the other with 12 bullets. The Savan'
nah Courier says that out of the AZ pieces of lead
three took effect on the first fire in Stewards arm
| rendering amputaiion necessary. The difficulty
had its origin in something concerning wedding
| |
Col. SAMUEL w. REYBURN, of Hot Springs coun
ty, Arkansas, died few days ago on the steamer
| Forrest Rose, in Arkansas river. Col. Reyburn
was Vrginian; but he had lived in Arkansas Ter
/ the Last twenty years-rreatlv beloved by his feis