The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-06
Il s RICHMOND, VA:
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 6 1854. 8
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VIR GINA.
VIRGINIA Posr. OFrrcE Martens. :, ar
General Campbell has established the folyou;n,
post Offices: One at Grafton, Taylor county. VIM.
Powell, postmaster; Grayson's Mills Montgomery
county, John Grayson, postmaster; Buckeye Run,
on the route from Fettermss to Parkersbure
Monk Davis, postmaster Calhoun, Barbour coun.
ty' Edmund Hill, postmaster; Ponds Shop, South.
ampson county. Norfeet L. Pond, postmaster. He
mas sal, also made the following appointments
Isaac A. Bushong. postmaster at Long Glade,
a. nug9sta county, vice Jacob Crist resigned. Abel
vice J. w, Pope. declined. John wilson. postmas.
ter. Fairview Hancock county, vice A. w. Owings,
resigned. William C. Miller. postmaster, Unison,
houdoun county, yice'R. P. Humphreys, resigned.
YORK RIVER RAiIRoAD.--Mr John rabb of
oucester, has resigned the position of Director in
tne York River railroad, and been succeeded by
Col. VIM. B. Talaferro OF the earne county. Col.
failaferro is man of enterprise and energy, Is
welI-known, and viii make a most efficient Direc.
tor. y - sNs4]
PORTSMOUTH CRIMINAL MATrzRs.-The spring
Term OF the Superior Court in Portsmouth com.
menced last Saturday. The Globe SAYS: yr,h
Isaac Goudkoph charged with forging. was tried
ond nee ee naic!ments, and pleaded guilty to each
anu was aoJudged to serve three, two and four
years respectively in the penitentiary. There are
nfteen cases still pending against him but n Ia n
paoie that as soon as he shall be atiudged TO fen
years consgnment nolls prosequi will be entered
In the other cases. az} - -
will probably occupy all the time of the court TO
the exclusion OF all civil cases John w. Rand is
70 De tried for the late robbery of the Virginia
Bank, and we notice that the Hon. n. A. Wise is
present TO AID In his defence. An interesting trial
Is expected. -
FIRE-on Sunday night last, the carpenter shop
OF James Whitehurst near ,Gosport Bridge was
destroy ed by fire, with his tools, lumber, &c, com.
prising the sole possession of an honest man. It
was the work of an ncendiary. asI -
MAYOR -Hezekiah stoakes was elected Mayor
ofPortsmouth last Saturday. ,-.'a 4 sai 80
IHE CITY OF GLAsGow.-The Southside Demo
crat says it will add to the solicitude felt with re.
ference to the fate of the steamer named above that
among the passengers is Rev. J.. Reynoldson, for
some years pastor of the Baptist Church Of Peters.
burg = 8 ~ ssagef s- .{5;H
ApDREssEs.-Rev. Tberius Gracious Jones. of
Norfolk, is to deliver the Annual Address before tbe
Literary Societies of Wake Forest College. N. C..
on the 7th OF June next, and the Rev. H. II. Tuck.
er, OF Alexandria, is to preach the Vaedictory Ser
mon before the Graduating Glass on the same
day.
DIsAsTER.-Phe schooner Minerva Wright Cant.
Rogers, from Fredericksburg bound to New York.
iaden with corn and -four went ashore on Satur.
DAY night, on Smiths Island, three feet of water
IN her hoid-cargo will be saved in damaged
state The vessel will probably prove total loss
Norfolk Beacon.
ANOTHER SLAVE GoNE.-A negro man living with
Mr.. w. c. Williams, and the property of Miss Mur.
daugh, OF Suffolk, made his escape on Saturday
night, BY the agent OF the under ground rail
road.'-D. - -
MoRrALITY.-Totaln number of deaths in Norfolk
during the month of March, Al. Whites colored
l2; males 90; females 10. sE 80 "a
THE CAREER OF VIM. BuRwELL Orgy FR.Nx
LIN.-The individual who possesses this hipb
sounding patronymic is now an inmate of our pen.
ltentlary He is not Jack Sheph erd, nor yet
Dick Turpin; nor, indeed, is he renowned for any
OF those marvellous exploits which are the wonder
OF fancy circles and the gtering ornaments of gal
lows literature He is guilty merely OF stealing the
sum oftwo dollars and fifty cents; two dollars of thai
amount having been the issue of Tennessee Bank.
and fifty cents in lawful silver coin And it NAV ap
pear strange to some, that for this petty offence W.
B. O. F. is ncareerated within the prison walls for
six years 1t strange but it shows the necessity of
mans keeping his anteeedents pure and unsullied
THE subject of this notice. was arrested some
months since in Carroll county for the offence afore.
said. VIM Burwell Otey said at the time 'he did not
care if he was convicted. as the only punishment
was whipping, and he had been whipped before,
Alas! for human expectations. That little circum
stance was VIM. Burwell Otey's evil star. On
searching the musty records of Floyd, it was shown
that he told the ruth he ad on former occasion
received 10 stripes for the larceny of small ouan.
tity OF bad liquor; and it became the duty OF the
Commemorative Attorney to put in force the pro.
visions OF section 81 chapter 199 OF the Code. and
VIM. Burwell Otey Franklin was sent enced to one
years confinement in the Rpitentiary. This might
sufficiently illustrate the axiom that aJordau is
hard road to travel" but the history does not end
here On his arrival at that benevolent institution
the Penitentiary, Col. Morgan discovered in VIM.
Burwell Oteys face certain indications which left
no doubt that he had been thar" before, and on
searching the records it was proven that he was
once confined for rape committed in Bedford
county. In pursuance of the duty imposed ON him
by the 2nd Section of Chapter 215 of the Cpde the
Superintendent promptly gave the Circuit Court o.
Henrico information of the fact, whereupon he
was sentenced to five years additional confinement;
and now William Burwell Otey Franklin stands en-
listed for six years in the service of his country for
stealing two dollars and fifty cents. as
We give the foregoing on the authority of the
Floyd Intelligencer. nsszs
PLEAD GUMrr.-Newton G. Shreevc, the mail
| carrier between Mill Creek, Buchanan and Weston
Va, recently arrested ON the charge Of pilfering
from the mail, hasplead guilty.
SrABBrNo.-We learn from the Abingdon irei
nian that on Sunday, the 10Th ult, in Washington
county, two men, named Henry Massengiil and
George Bear. had horse race, which resulted in a
quarrel and the stabbing of the latter by the former
1t is thought that the wounded man will recover
Ma.sengill sloped for unknown parts.
DIscHARGED.-The Abingdon Democrat states
that the negro man Patrick, charged with attempt.
ing an outrage upon the wife Of Joseph p. Colee,
was examined before the county court Of Wsah-
ngton last week, and acquitted. on account Of in
aufcent tnsfiu1nnv a IN fha danfftv ff fa urfao.