The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-21
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VIRGINIA.
USEFUL INvENrIoN.-Danel W. Kennedy, for
merly of Fredericksburg now superintendent of
the Staunton Woolen Factory, has applied for apa-
tent for new and useful machine for drying and
tenteriug cloth The Scientific American gives
description OF Mr. ks machine and pronounces it
good invention
CENTRAL BANK-We learn from the Staunton
Spectator that the new building for the Central
Bank is rapidly progressing, and will be, when COM
pleted a great ornament to the town. Its cost will
be about 5000.
DEArH-The Petersburg Express announces the
death ofMr. David Lumsden, of the firm of Lums-
den e. Sheldon. He was enterprising man and
a worthy citizen.
A WALLooN-PRoBABLY.-A large bird OF the
duck species, with an immense head and rather
sharp BILL and measuring three feet from point to
point of outstretched wings, beautifully notified
black and white was shot last Wednesday by Mr..
J. Dunkin, of Petersburg, near Pochahontas bridge.
ESCAPE OF SLAvEs-The Norfolk Beacon an
| nounces the escape of five more slaves, to the
North, the property of Messrs VIM. w. Hall, 81.
courtney and Mrs. Shepherd. How and by what
means SO many of our slaves procure through
| tickets by this underground railway, to convey
them to their abolition allies, has not yet been dis
covered.
| ADAMS & Co.'S Express Messenger, Mr.. Ezell
who was so badly injured by the accident to the
| train going South from Petersburg, Tuesday,
| was quite comfortable at last accounts. The Pc
| tersburg Express says, however, that several
| weeks will elapse before he can leave his room.
| HIGH WATER-We learn from the Southside
| Democrat that the water in the Appomattox is so
| high that one two of the mills have been COM
PEELED to suspend operations.
| Posi- OFFICE MATTERs.-The Postmaster Gene
raj has ordered the following post Office establish.
ments
Broad Run, Loudoun. county, John Jones, Sr.,
postmaster.
Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas county, John R.
| Vaughan, postmaster.
Bald Knobb, Boone county, William Workman,
postmaster.
West Fork, Boone county, Lorenzo D. Boon,
| postmaster.
Gadesborough, Carroll county, John s. Hiet-
| sell, postmaster
Arnoldsburg GiIner county, Peregrine Hays,
| postmaster.
| The name of the post Office called Noland's Fer
ry, Loudoun county, Va, but which is in fact sew
era miles oil, is changed to Grovesville. Mr.. Cor
nelius w. Paxton continues as postmaater
| PARRow and his troupe are performing in an i'm
mense pavilion in Petersburg. They were an.
nounced for gift concert in this city Wednesday
| night, where an anxious crowd assembled in the
| vicinity of Metropolitan Hall, to gaze upon Ethio-
plan darkness. The Ethiopians themselves were
not visible.
ARREsr.-James McAvoy, Of Upshur county, was
placed in Jail at Weston, last week charged with
passing counterfeit money. The Weston Herald
says some $500 in counterfeit silver and paper mo-
| ney, were found in his possession His defence is,
| that he received the money in payment for some
and sold in Greenbrier, which belonged to his vile.
LARcENY--Some hali.starvsd thief stole three
parcels of flour from the mill of Dr. Barnes, in Lew
is county, a few nights since.
| AcCIDENr.-We learn from the Weston Herald
that little OF Mr.. A. Williams of that place
came near losing his lite last week by the acciden-
tai falling of large pile of plank, about which he
was playing. The little fellow, though badly bruis-
| 3D. is doing well.
| UPsHUn CoUNTY.-The slander suit of Eagle VS.,
Damron, occupied the attention of the circuit court
| OF Lewis county, last week. for three days. and re-
suited in verdict of Sl57 damages for the plaintiff
| At the same court, young man was presented by
the grand jury for exhibiting obscene pictures and
a jury of the county found him guilty He was
| fined $40 and sentenced to 10 days imprisonment.
| REvoKED-The Secretary of War has revoked
the privilege granted by Mr. Conrad to the proprie
tors OF the Hygeia HOTEL at Old Point, of enlarging
the building of that place. Secretary Davis urges
| the reason that the proposed building masks the
guns of the fort-a reason which the Norfolk Bea-
con regards as absurd.
THE WErzEL COUNTY GHosr.-The trial of the
man in Wetzcl county, for murder against whom
the famous ghost is chief witness is to commence
this week. We hope our friends of the Wheeling
| Intelligencer will report progress speedily
CITY POINT RAIL RoAD-This road has been re-.
paired and put again in travelling order. The en-.
CINE called the Stephen e. Wells, which was 80
badly broken on Monday morning, by the accident
near the bridge, will not be repaired, as on the lst
of the coming month the road will pass into the
hands of the South-Side Rail Road Company.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE-The building known
as Harley's Tavern, near the Allegheny Tunnel, in
Columbia county, Pa, was destroyed by fire few
days ago, and two children perished In the flames.
Two boarders were also severely burned and one
of them has since died. Several strangers stop
ping at the hotel, 1t 10 asserted, are missing.
EXTENSIVE SUBscRIPTIoE.-lt 10 stated that Hon.
I. Butler King has taken all the stock of the Co
lumbia e. Co. and Austin Railroad.
cure for hydrophobia is saidto have been dis
covered at Udine the capital OF Fruil, small pro-
vince of the Venitian Republic by draughts of vine
gar, given by mistake, instead OF another potion.
4 pbysjcian of Padus, Count Leonissa, tried the
same remedy upon patient, administering pound
of vinegar in the morning, another at noon, and
third al sunset, and the man was speedily and per.
fectly cured.
warrrsc ON THE WRAPPERS OF NEwsPApEns,
&c-It il decided by the proper officers OF the
Post Office Department that letter postage II legal