The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-26
RICHMOHD. VA
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Is, 1854
VIRGIN IA.

~ VI N I a.
The editor of the Monongalia Mirror, who attend
ed the recent sesson Of the circuit court Of Lewis
county, reports the following case:
person Of highly respectable connections but
VINO has long been addicted TO habits Of intemper
ance, was on trial under the fearful charge Of oc
casioning the death of his wife! number of wit
nesses were Examined, ,-the case was ably argued
on both sides,-and the jury brought in . verdict
OF involuntary aaaasIaaghtey;' upon which ths
ouenoer was sentenced to one year in the peniten
uary We bring this case to the notice of our
readers to make as public possible the fact that
tne neglect of wife, by drunkard, 90 that her
by law.
camp meeting in Highland county. was very in
teresting occasion, and that about fifty persons uni
ted themselves to the church.
The Federal Court which was to have held
session in Kanawha county, on the 18th instant,
was postponed on account of the illness of Judge
Brockenbrough.
Quite an excitement was occasioned Ia Wheel
ing, on Thursday last, by the arrival Of steam.
boat-the first for seven weeks-which came all
the way from Wellsburg, one mile above.
A beautiful child, apparently about month old,
and well and tasteuy dressed, was left at the resi-
dence of citizen of Alexandria last Thursday
night. Mrs. Boswell, worthy lady, took charge
OF it and named it Foundalena Boswell
lump of gold from the Slate Hill Gold Mining
Company's mine, In Virginia, was received on
Thursday by the treasurer OF the u s. Mint, of the
value Of about $780, This lump is the product of
two weeks labor.
n,.t hal of Al.
Bank of Virginia, Farmers Bank of Virginia,
Bank of the Valley of Virginia, and Exchange
Bank of Virginia, SO Col 1857, and on the lst OF
July last, S7,l76, ,lG2, making difference of o..
d., ,255. -.-
The ship Sea Bird arrived at Alexandria on Sat
urday last, with cargo of iron for the Manassa
Gap Railroad.
The Lynchburg Republican thinks that the Vlr-
ginia and Tennessee Railroad will certainly bs
completed to the Tennessee line In 16 months.
Rev. G. M. Everheart, late of Loudoun county,
has been elected President of the Bascom Female
Institute, Huntsville, Ala.
During the year 1853, there were In Alexandria
35l Births and In the same time 239 deaths
The Norfolk Beacon states that court martial
assembled at the Navy Yard last Friday to try Mr.
Fleming, the master mschinist, for malfeasance In
Office No oparticulars given.
Laborers are employed day and night upon the
work at the Blue Ridge Tunnel, and the present
average progress is about fifty three feet per month
The whole length of the tunnel viii be 4,24s feet
of which ], ,595 remain to be bored
STEAM CoMMUNIcATIoN WITH LlBERIA-The
prospects of the United States and Liberia Steam
ship Company are Frightening. 1t is stated that
gentleman in q remote district of the South sent an
unsolicited subscription of $1,000, aud more re-
Gently he writes that hi wlfes father at his daugh-
ter's request agrees to give his name for 81 600.
MINIATURE RIor.-The little tswn of Madison
Vile, La was the scene of riot on the 18th inst
The of the New Orleans riots had hardly reach
ed the place. when series Of occurrences transpir-
ed which correspondent of the Picayune thus de-
scribes:
"It all commenced about dog, just as 1t did in
New Orleans Mrs SipDle hard.working widow of
our village, owns faithful and favorte mastif -
This mlst!f yesterday Bit country boy who had
intrsdsd into Mr.. sipps's premises srd the 'coun,
Of Mrs Dppe's friends, all 'ship-yard boys in
fered snd drove the bloody-minded country bow
and re sular battle took place between he two par
tiss Several shots fred both sides, but for.
lun.tey it was during the night, and good aim could
ceived load of buck-shot in the leg"
The Mayor promptly called out posse of citizens
and queNed the Disturbances. He subsequently is-
sued proclamation commanding the peace, and on
dering the citizens to assemble in at his Office
at the first tap of the church bell to aid him in sup
pressing any renewal of the outrages.