The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-24
RICH 0HD, VA
VIRGINIA.

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We learn from the South side Democrat, that q
young man, named Slaughter, the driver of = team
for Mr.. Uriah Wells, of Petersburg, was kicked In
the stomach by mule on Monday last, and 30 bad
~ injured that he died on the following morning..
The South Ward Mechanical Fire Company, Of
Petersburg, will go on an excursion to Lynchburg
to-day.
Mr.. John Fitzgerald, who was accid entally killed
at Buffalo SpriHgs, Sunday last, was the driver
of stage between Lynchburg and the former
place.
Asulphur Spring has been discovered in the deep
cut into which the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road enters, just at the commencement of the
curve across the Roslin meadow adjoining Poca-
hontas.
The Hebrew citizens of Norfolk have purchased
lot on Cumberland street, In that city, on which
| they propose to erect house of worship.
Captain Joseph Dashields died at Heathsville,
Northumberland county, recently. He had resided
there about fftythree years, and was supposed to
be 100 years old.
sig,s of COAL chalybeate and gold have been dis
u
Valley, smyth county. Copper has been discov-
cred On the land of DIR. John T. Smith, In Russell
canp-meeting was held recently, at Lebanon
camp ground Washington County, with good re.
sults The acceasions to the church were from 80
to 40, and the conversions about the same.
The aux has been prevailing recently to a con
siderable extent in various neighborhoods In
Southwestern Virginia Several deaths have oc'
CURED.
The books of the Menongahela and Ravenswood
Railroad Company were opened a few days ago.
In the town of Ravenswood from $4,000 to $4,000
were subscribed, and the county of Monongalia
alene has subscribed over 100000 The amount
required to secure the charter is 5000, and ten
yearsis given for 1t to be taken.
Onthe day of election for Congressman in Jack
son county, the license question submitted to
the people The result was largely in favor of
temperance Most of the drunkards voted against
license.
The city of Wheeling Is said to BE- entirely ex.
empt from cholera.
John Whitehead sailor, from Baltimore, was
drowned near Norfolk on Monday, while bathing.
There have been sixty eight marriage licenses Is
| sued from the Office of the clerk of the County
Court of Alexandra, Va, from the 1st of January
| to thepresent time:
GRrsr AND MAR1o.-As many of our readers feel
interest in all that relates to musical celebrities
we copy for their edifcation a description of the
appearance of Gris and Mario at the Soiree de Re.
ception at the st. Nicholas, Monday evening last
Madame Grisi has fine classical and expressive
face, on which advancing years and the career of
unremitted toll through which she has passed. have
left but little impression. Her figure has that EN-.
bonpoint which belongs of fright the age at which,
in gallsntry we suppose we must set her down.
She may have passed the limits of forty, but she Is
well preserved that conjecture is satisfied to rest
there As our fair readers naturally look for some
description of her attire, may we'll state that
she was dressed In a robe of white silk trimmed
with founces of broche flowers She wore no orna
ments on her head, her fine hair being arranged In
those simple but becoming bdndedus which give 90
much character to her face Mario appears to be
by many years her junior, and would by most peo-
pie be set down at only six or seven and twenty
In figure he Is rather under the middle height but
his features are finely moulded, and his eye IL the
sofest and most expressive that we have ever seen
with any artist Divested of stage disguise be
would be taken rather for the son than the husband
of the queenly and veluptuous looking woman with
whom his fortunes are linked.
London Evans, a colored preacher, from Albany,
Georgia, lately purchased his freedom, and his
wife had her freedom given her. He is now trav.
elling among the people of the South for the pur-
pose of raising funds to purchase his children
eleven in number-and two grand children, with a
view of emgrating to Liberia. considerable sum
has been subscribed in Savannah and other places
| In Georgia. He has testimonials, signed by South.
ern men of distinction. At last accounts he was in
Montgomery, Ala.
The ARMoRIEs.-Under the recent act of Con.
gress the military superintendents of the National
Armories have been removed, and Erskine 8. Al
len, Of Springfield appointed acting superintendent,
| at the establishment there and William Byinaton
at Harpers Ferry. These gentlemen were the mas
ter armorers under the military system.
Three young men, named George Barnes, Tho,
McNauey, and George shinnicks, were arraigned
In Washington on Monday, on the charge of incen
diarism. After examination, they were remanded
to jail, the justice remarking that he would re-
view the testimony and state the amount of bail or
| Tuesday.
The Rev.J. T. Walsh, of Chappell Hill, Texas
was lately very properly punished, for taking undue
liberties with lady-one of his flock
| STATISTICS OF THE CRYSTAL PALAcE-The Lon
don Diogenes informs us that the Crystal Palace
Company held meeting the other day, when a
number of curious statistics were brought 10 light
| 1t was ascertaned that
45,650 females had exclaimed o. entering the
building, swell, neveri"
.32.3I gents, In all round collars, declared tina,
| 'it was truly magnificent
81, 728 babies had insisted on calling the police
men at the doore daddy"
| 19,4a4 persons found it very hot
29,256 individuals discovered 1t to be very cold
In the refreshment department we find that on,
of $4,000 persons who called for a bottle of ale
$4,000 placed the adjective nice " before II, and
81 individuals perpetraed the Joke about its beins
/ drawn n,,,ild