The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-19
vIRGIHIA.

fVw Esas -
omceEs and men of the Chimere Ths -s1. ~ .co 2
naIonai saiute which celebrated the o~.ss- -.
wsked the last departing spirit Of their hsi..ss
@ the shoushts Of France and dear irisnd.
non'e. out 10 leave It enveIoped in De.fhs s,"
ore mantle hasteniug its journey ITO thst hou,.
"nonce no traveller returns >
:" Coiand was buried with military honor. 3,
inc cemetery attached to the Naval Hospital
HE TaADE OF THE RoAsoxx Cor,r,v n.
Norfolk Beacon spreads before The 60. = !.
noanoke people the great facilities which No,s,l.
.a' o' Ioreign and coasting trade, and her ,dv.r
e.s'' as wneaf market. Thecars are now run
""s from henderson distance of twelve mile.
ana tne Remaining portion ofthe rairoad 10 c.rt..
sl,s wiz probably be completed 1t no distaus d,v
'ne ieeiing is mutual the people Of the productys
noanose region VIM soon embrace the opportur;tv
OF oes'o~ing their trade upon Norfolk.
hoMcrDE.-A correspondent Of tha s,,,.,.;s.
democrat, writing from Lynchburg, st.tes sb.s !.
nom'cide was commitedon The evenino - =. -.
.o.u. nsH q mile from the depot of the virvin,.
N ennessee railroad. by John North, on vou,e
man named George Cox. They were both VEN
yoane men, one being twenty and the.other on,v
seventeen years.of age. North made h;s e.c.ne
s'o nao not been arrested u last accoun,s
iHs TEMPERANCE CONVENTION assemblies :,
Lyncnourg on Thursday. A larse.number Of ner.
sons were present from different pars of the s..le
ooi =. ;. Evans, of Richmond, .and w. H Cool
Carfoil county, addressed an informal r,..t;n.
10 temperance Hall on wednssdaynie
FATAL AccIDESr-We learn from the soutb
.ae democrat that on MondayEeveuing last. ius.
@.er freight train on the Southern road b.a ,...
Gu Littietons, an embankment at which sor,. h.na.
were working, gave way, and vast mas Of e.rt
tell. overwhelming three negroe. nm. .e -
wounded. ''' 'ous'y
AAcoLous EscArE.-On Tuesday evepino i.
man named Savery, IN overseer on the Richmond
ana petersburg Railroad residing fev n,ile. fro,,,
nicnmond, had a narrow escape from d..,,, ,...
'n0 Aa'f"ay mousse He was on hsAd car. which
.A"e IN colision with the mail train. Instead of
Jumping on when he had anNopportunitv he =.
ina'neo IN MS seat, and when the car was .trncl
sna Knocked of the track, savery fell under Il.
tram ana two cars passed over him II
posed ne was crushed to death; but fortun.,.,,,
nad not fallen on the rail- and tbonot IA. .,o...
'o,n from MS body and he received severn,
oe''0uS bruises, ne escaped without danger to ri.
life. ~ n's
APPoiNrMENT.- Capt. Bourdette has been an
pointed Conductor on the Seaboard and Ro.nol.
halroad The Norfolk News says the Comn,nv
could not have selected better man.
The REMAINS of Mr. Thomas yiolett . v,c.,,, of
the st. Louis riots, were deposited in ,be e.,,ae
cemetery Vault In that city, to be removed to
his native State Virginia.
sIcKNKss AT TUE NAVAL Hospr-.
ion WIN tne announcement of the death of the
French surgeon, the Norfolk Herald states tha.
since the arrival of the Chimere at quarantine
ground, July 18th, fifty of her crew have sickened
with yellow fever and at different times been re.
ceived into the Naval Hospital-of whom ten have
died, including the Surgeon There remain now
| only eight in the Hospital The officers and crew
of the Chimere with the exception of a few hands
letto take care ofher have been removed to the
U. s. brig Dolphin, which is also in quarantine.
The Herald gives the surgeons name TINS
Vincent Bernard Sylvestre Louis.
EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING On Friday, last week,
the kitchen OF DR.. Amizi w. C. Wilson of Norfolk
county, was struck BY lightning, valuable negro
man killed. and four others were seriously ioiurfd
The gable end of Mr.. Daniel Lynch's house was
torn out and his wife much injured. The damage
In the neighborhood was considerable.
OFFENCE OF WArERMELoNs.- papers
generally have ridiculed the action Of the Rich.
mond Council, in stopping the cries of watermelon
| vendersin the streets. The Southside Democrat.
alter alluding to the fact says:
The vile slander that has been perpetrated unon
the defenceiess melons, that they are provocafive
OF cholera, receives practical refutation every
day, and every hour OF the day in Petersburg We
presume Thousands are eaten In this civ daily and
the hrst case OF cholera, has yet to be found.
It's of no consequence after ALL Watermelons
obtainable, still and the only melon cholic re.
Election connected with the matter is, that the carts
are not permitted to convey them to the doors Of
melon loving community.
MR. ELLIOTT, it 10 said will make ballon ascen-
sion from Petersburg on Tuesday next
SusPENsroN.-We learn from hand.bill issued
from the Williamsburg Gazette. that owing to some
difficulty with the competitors, the publication Of
that paper has been suspended for the present
The following items are from the Pruntytown
Gazette Of the II inst
Patrick Lacy. an Irishman, was found dead In
Middle Island Greek, At West Union Doddridge CO.,
Va, on Monday last II 10 supposed he bad been
killed In row on Saturday night, - bis body bore
marks of violence.
In Parkersburg, last Saturday night an Irishman
named Mcclure struck bis wife over the head with
an axe, and then cut her throat. She was still
alive when our informant letl.
IMPROVED GArE.-The Stannton Spectator no
tees an improved gate" which may be opened
and closed BY person in carriage or on horse
back without alighdng or even stopping. We OBJ
served one OF these gates on the place Of Dr.. Thoa
r. Atkinson, in Danvils and considered one Of the
greatest improvements ofthe day. Every farmer
should have one.
The vast beds Of copper discovered IN South
Western Virginia, attracting the attention Of the
public, far and near.
We understand that e15, 900 worth Of our Corpo.
| ration Bonds were purchased the other dsy by an
Ex.M. c., In . nsaghboring cry. assigning q I
reason Why he ethought them safe investment thai
| Fredericksburg was on the highway ;of Improve.
meus o. masifested BY the introauction d Ga
| Works.-Fred. Herald.
A CHEsrKsyrELp WoNDxa.-A ChsutMfsld cor
respondent Of the Whis furnishes ths following:
| There + COW in the possession Of Col ". "
Haucock, Of this county n egg. which = the noe
remarkable phenomenoe of he age. = -
of hem rntkar aFnnll0r nnual. huf o1 tno oQm