The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-09
VIRGINIA

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Fon ovyrcK NArrxaa--Nr. Thomas ]. Adams
appointed poamaster q vsrdiss VILE. Orange
county. vice catiett Rhodes, declined. Concord
poss cff'ce, Appomaitox county, i disconsinued.
AsHxsT.-A negro man was arrrstsd On H.
Orange and Alexandra Railrosd last Tbur.d.v :.
runaway. He subsequently, acknowledged 81.
he belonged to Col Thos. jefferson Randolph. who
lives near Charlottesville.
ArrolSTxrsr.-The Governor Of Virginia has
re-sppointed Capt Robert Taylor four Inspector
At Alexandria. for The ensuing year.
FnR DuHHAM CAF7LK-Mr. George w. Coseu-
berger. of Rockingham county, Va, . lew days
ago, sold lot Of Durham COWS and calves, q pri
ces ranging from $50 10 ei00 each, viz: one three
year old at sl00; two and calves at elOo, and
one at S75; heller at $50, and 90 on.
CoaAIrrED.-John Bonts has been committed 10
,sl 10 Harrisonburg, on charge Of setting DIRE 70
the barn belonging TO Mr.. Jonathan Peale.
NoaFoIK CouaIxR.-Mr. James H. Moore. lase
OF the WarreDton IN. C News, has purchased an
interest In the Norfolk Courier establishment.
DEcEAsED--Capt VIM. " Allen, of Norfolk,
died on board the schooner Cleopatra, ON Mondsy
iast, near Petersburg, aud WAS buried In Blandford
Cemetery. He had been engaged in the pursuits
OF ses-faring life for 25 years.
MORTALITY OF PETERSBURG Daring the past
month of September, there were ls whites inter
red in Blandford Cemetery Twelve males and
six females.
The COMPLEMENTARY CoNcKnr to Mile Camilla
orso' In Petersburg, was very poorly attended.
DIsTRRssrsG.-Wihina a iev veets tsn,st Mr VIZ,
a. Ding Teton, OF Danviile has been bereit of his
enure iamiy-namely, his wife and two children
BY death.
STEAMER ON FIRE.-The steam ferry boat yirpi
MIA was considerably damaged by fire, at Norfolk,
last Thursday evening. A fireman named John
Proget had his foot severely injured
Hon. SHELTON F. LEAKE, in answer to a resolu-
tion of the Norfolk county Democratic Association
inquiring of prominent Democrats who NAV pro.
badly become Candidates for the Office Of Governor.
as TO whether they are members OF the aKnow
Nothing organization" replies sat once and cato
gorically," that he sis NOT member of that organ
isation."
FATAL REsuLr.-In Nicholas county, recently
George W. Brown received q fatal injury In scuf.
tie with young man named D. Murphey, of which
ne died in fifteen days, leaving widow and four.
teen children to lament their loss
PROSPECT OF REcovEaY.-The Rockingham Re-
g'ster states that Samuel Hill who was stabbed on
last Sunday week, by Jacob B. Mitchell jr., il still
alive, and that hopes are entertained of his recove
~. Mitchell is still at large.
BURGLARs EscAPED.-Two young men, suspec-
ted of burglary, in Alexandria, were followed as far
as Charlottesville, on Thursday last, where they
were lost sight of.
NOT SoLD.-We learn from the Charlottesville
Advocate that " Pennington" tho residence of the
late Gen. Bernard Peyton, was not cold on Tues.
day last as advertised 1t was bid In at the sum of
$40 per acre, about 1000 acres being In the tract
UNIVERSITY OF VrRcnrA-The number of stu
dents now in attendance at the University exceeds
the number present at the same time of any previ
ous session, and Is conjectured that not less than
$50 will enter this session. 81.
DIscHARGED-Adolphus M Smith, who was
committed to jail In alexandria on charge of OBJ
charged from custody. ee
FINIsHED.-We learn from the Danville Repub'
lican that the work of filling, undertaken by Thos
D. Neal, at the Fall Greek viaduct near DanviIe,
and the excavation In the cut adjacent to that point
on the railroad have been finished and he will now
commence the enbankment at the depot, In Dam
viie which will hasten the completion of the whole
track for the superstructure. The viaduct above
alluded to 10 substantial and beautiful piece of
workmanship.
THE YELLOW FEvxa There were four yellow
fever interments In Savannah on Monday last. The
interments on Tuesday were nine, including six
from yellow fever. During the week, ending on
Tuesday, there were fifty five interments, including
twenty seven Of yellow feyer; and during the seven
| weeks, ending on the same day, eight hundred and
fifty seven, Of which five hundred and forty eight
were from yellow lever. Notwithstanding the de-
crease in the bills Of mortality, the Savannah pa
pers raiterate their advice to absentees to remain
away until heavy frost has set ID. hab
HI. Gilbert, for many years successfully enga'
ged in the grocery business in Savannah, died on
Sunday morning, a.ssr lingering illness from yel
low fever. g8 sA
The Board of Health of Charleston report six
deaths from yellow fever daring the twenty four
hours ending Wednesday evening.
In Augusta, on Tuesday, but one death from the
epidemic was reported. sa3
In New Orleans, during the week ending Oct. 2,
there were four hundred and twenty deaths inclu-
ding two hundred and sixty-nine from yellow fer
YER; large decrease on the previous week.
In Mobile, during the week ending September 30,
there were twenty-five deaths, but Eve Of which
were from yellow fever.
DEATH OF AN Ex-ARMY OyyIcKR.-The Mobile
papers announce the death of Colonel Chestsr
Root formerly of the United States Army, which
took place In that city few days ago. u the age Of
Ga years. He was native Of Chester county, N.
York, and received his first army commission from
President Madison, in 1912, andin 1919 during Pre-
sident Monroe's adminiaration, was ordered TO tho
Mobile station.
SHoorrsa.--A difficulty occurred q the Gall
House, Louisville, the night Of the ID inst, be.
tween Ben. Johnsos, Of Arkansas, and Bepjamin
LawrenceL The latter Was twice shot By johnson,
and dangerously wounded
SUICIDE OF \ sPIh1ruAIisr.--A printer named
D. w. Thomas, aged about "a years, committed
suicide In New York on Thursday last By taking
strychnine He was Z victim Of the snirit ram ins