The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-01
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AccEpTED-W Peyton Conway has accepted
the Presidency OF the Fredericksburg and Cor
donsve Railroad Company.
THE CRops.-In spo.tsylvania the wheat crop
will lack two thirds of the usual yield. There will
be fair crop Of corn, although the bud worm has
done some mischief The oat crop will be very
heavy.
HALLE HILL.-This beautiful place, on the out
skirts of fredericksburg belonging the estate OF
the late Capt. Bray, sold at auction on Monday
last at $1,000. Messrs Charles Herndon and J. w.
Slaughter, purchasers. The price paid is eonsid.
cred much less than the value of the property
INCREASED CHARGEs.-The proprietors of news.
papers in Fredericksburg have determined to add
twenty-five per cent. to their charges for yearly adj
vertising.
ERRoR.-The statement that $4,000 had been
subscribed towards the erection of new hotel in
Fredericksburg, was an error.
FREDERICKSBURG NEws.-The last number of
the Fredericksburg News, closes the seventh vol
ume, and the first year of the editorial life of the
present proprietor, Mr.. A. Little. We congrat
ulate Mr.. l.. upon his editorial success
SUDDEN DEArH-Mr William S. Russell, bro
ther OF the editor of the Wheeling Argus, died in
that city on Tuesday, after very brief Illness
KILLED -Isaac Jones, formerly resident OF
Wellsbure, and subsequently OF Jefferson county,
Ohio was killed by the cars near Grand Gulf, on
the Goth inst, as we learn from dispatch in the
Wheeling Intelligencer
FATAL AccIDEST.-Maj. A. Grim, was suddenly
killed Friday evening, about "a miles from Parkers
burg on the Stauuton Turnpike. He was driving
a pedlar wagon, when some portion of the harness
gave way which caused the horses to run off, throw
ing him to the ground end causing instant death.
CLERK DEAD.-Wm. Z. Lockhart, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Writ county, died on the night of
Sunday, the 18th ult. Mr.. Lockhart was very de-
serving and popular man.
BODY FoUND.-Coroner Hutchinson, of Parkers.
burg, recently held an inquest over the body of a
man, named Silk, found in the Little Kanawba Ri,
yer, below C'aysvile. The jury returned yer
dict odeath by drowning whilst intoxicated.
Masonic CELEBRATIoN.-The Masonic fraternity
at tCarrsrille, Isle of Wight county, celebrated the
anniversary St John the Baptist, on the Gath of
June in an appropriate manner, There was a
large number of the brethren the mystic tie pre-
sent by invitation from the Lodges of Portsmouth
Suffolk, Sornerton, and adjoining counties An
eloquent address was delivered by Rev. Thos. G.
Love- Of Halifax, NJ c.
AMIcABLY ADJUsTED.-We learn from card in
the Norfolk News that difficulty which occurred
between Messrs. Hunter Weodis and VIM. T. Hen
dren on board the steamer j. E. Coffee on Monday
lass, has been amicably adjusted in manner homo.
rable TO both parties and satisfactory to mutual
friends.
CRoPs IN PRINCE EDwARD.-The Farmville
Journal says:
The wheat harvest is well nigh over in this couu.
ty, and the crop, inclined to believe despite
the lily, Joint worm, rust and chnch bug will be full
ly an average one in quantity, though the qualify
we presume will prove inferior to that of last wear
The tobacco, corn and oats all look we'll tie lat
ter, especially, promising a more abundant yield
than has been obtained for five years.
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND PoToMAc
RA1LRoAD.-The Fredericksburg Herald says tha,
the engineers have commenced the survey of a
railroad route from a point on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad, CONTIGUOUS
to Fredericksburg, to some point on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. 1t is yet undetermined
whether the survey shall be made 10 where the
Warrenton road forms junction, or where the
Manassas road connects with the railway to Alex
andria