The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-21
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Cash Terms o. 1DvYRTIsIN0I

| = Ten LINES Oh Less MAKE sauAsE: lonsss
charged In sxsct proportion and paws.
VIRGINIA.
soUrHsfDR RAIaeAD-The trains on this road
were to proceed - far as Appomatfox Court
House Tor the first time. yesterday This, saysths
Petersburg Express, d an addition TO the road OF
en miles, and makes the entire distance completed
hundred miles es2Al sasl.
EXPLOITS or HoRsx THIrr-A fellow calling
himself Winston, who sports gold-headed cane
WIN the initials at l.. j." has recently distin.
suished himself by exploits in horse stealing or
rather borrowing horses which he never returssj
His first victim was Mr. Edwin Morrison. of Isle of
Wight, whom he relieved OF horse and sulky.
He next hired horse and buggy of Irvine s. VIII :
Hams, OF Lynchburg, which he sold in Albemarls
for 500. Coming then to Richmond, he hired .
similar establishment Of Mr. J. r. Grafton which
he disposed of In Fredericksburs, and then hired
another horse and buggy of Mr. r. w. Collins,
drove to Prince William and cold them for about
half their value. Where his next Transaction in
the horse line took place. the world has not yea o..
certaned; but the press 10 requested to spass him
round The Petersburg Express describes him
thus:
He 10 about five feet 6 or inches high, has dark
hair, and dark complexion with large projecting
teetn. He had on when here, at Lynchburg, and
Everettsville Abemarle dark froek coat light yestf
"nite hat and gaiter shoes'
VICIOUS DoG.-A little son of Mr.. Reuben Rag.
Hnd' OF Petersburg, was bitten by dog on Monday
morning. The wound was not serious, nor did the
oog exhibit any signs of hydrophobia; yet taken IN
connection with the fact that mad dogs have been
seen In Petersburg within few days, the circum.
stances has created some excitement. A woeful
war against the canine race may be expected.
The WHEAT CRop.-We are glad to learn that
the report OF the ravages of the joint worm in
dioucester, was erroneous. The worm has not
been seen there. An average crop of wheat will
be made in Middlesex and In the counties on the
Rappahannock.
STEAMER VrRGINrA.-The Fredericksburg News
states that the steamer Virginia is doing fine busi.
ness on the Rappahannock river
FAREWELL SERMoN-Rev G. Wilson McPhail
will deliver his farew ell sermon In the Presbyterian
Church, in Fredericksburg, on Sunday next
DISTRICT CoURT.-The Court for the Freder.
icksburg District, now In session, has some eight
causes to dispose Of This is the first time since i,s
organization that docket has existed The Fred.
ericksburg Herald says the location of this court
is sheer humbug, so far adding largely to visit
tors is concerned. 1t has done nothing of the
kind. z
CoURrEsIEs--Mr James, British Consul at Nor.
folk, visited the U. s. Frigsie Columbia, on sstur.
day last, and was received with the usual houors
and salute.
Several of the pumps in town are represented as
being out OF order.-P0rtsaaoah Tran,
Then like all other refractory spoaders. they
should be requested to take their seats
FINE CATTLE S. C. Ludington, ESQ.,, sold a
drove of 100 beeves last week which were the finest
perhaps ever driven to market from Greenbrier
hills The largest weighed about $500 pounds, and
the average was nearly 1000 pounds They brought
$50 per head-$5sO0 for the loE-Greenbrier Era
FAYErTE CoUNTY.-The citizens of Fayette Co.
held meeting on the Sd instant and appointed
some 90 delegates to attend the Railroad Conven
ton at White Sulphur Springs, in August next
MODEL BANKING HoUsE.-A splendid building
designed as q banking house for Duncan Sherman
Co., is to be erected on the corner of Nassau and
Pine sts. The old stores now encumbering the
ground, are being torn away. The new structure
will be literally reproof as il will be built entirely
of stone and iron, and will be the largest as well "a
the most complete edifce of the kind In this coun
try Its height will be five stores besides the base
n1ent and attic, and the ground, its Dimensions
will be fifty by ninety feet. There is some hesitan
cy to whether the front walls shall be of marble
or brownstone but the latter will probably be de.
cided upon.
The walls throughout the building will be hol.
low. to prevent moisture from striking through to
the INTERIOR as no lathng will be used. The floor
beams, rafters, &C., will be of iron. Alexander
Saeltzer the designer of the new Opera House and
the Astor Library Building, is the architect. The
cost OF the building will be something like $4,000
more than the ordinary plan of introducing large
quantities OF wood as materials of construction had
been adopted. The estimates for iron alone, are
not far from $4,000 There scarcely half
dozen buildings in the city that not liable to be
destroyed by fire, on account Of the combustible
nature OF the material OF which they are built II
s gratifying to notice any disposition to erect struc
tures that shall be substantial and enduring,
though hinvoves a larger expenditure. That de-
scription of building which the experience of the
Old cities OF Europe has shown to be the most des
rable, must ultimately be adopted, at least in It's
main features, In the large cities of the U. s.F.
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Moisture may be prevented from striking through
walls in a manner far preferable to the hollow
space left between the inner and outer walls alIu.
ded to above. BY placing thin layer of slate, old
or fresh quarried, between the inner and outer
surface, all moisture will be effectualIy excluded.
Broken slate unfit for roofing purposes, will answsr
quite well as slate whole and just from the quar-
ry The states should lap each other little or 90
break joints" as to prevent water from soaking
in and running to the inner surface. Thus, with @
layer of slate placed edgewise between the surfa.
ces of the walls, all moisture will be excluded, aud
the inside wall may be plastered directly upon the
bricks without risk of injury by dampness from
without This fact, which we believe 10 not gene
rally known, may be useful to builders
On Saturday last an inquest was held In York,
upon the body OF James Clohesey the Individual
who on Friday evening. while 10 quarrel with
one John Mcintyre, in Chambers street, was felled
to the pavement by blow with the net OF the lat
ter, and died in the course OF % minutes after
wards. The jury rendered the verdict that Clone.
sey came to his death in the manner stated. and
that the blow was given without Intent to produce
serious results, and under excitement produced by
repeated assaults from deceased. Melstyrs was
discharged from custody, but held In $1,000 bonds
To await the action OF the grand jury.
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