The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-25
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Fnxs-Ne learn from the Norfolk Herald, the
| the soreon Msxwen's wharfin that city. oceapiei
oy Measrs r. 7. James & Co, val destroyed B,
are last Taesday. Losses fully covered by issts
rance. Tho Beacon ssys: as .slsaisni4q If
The building burnt was the property Of Akin
sons estate and insured in the Mutual Insurance
Office. The goods were insured IN the Americap
/ Office for o. 500 aa5li3 n fssf7gas77a ~
Messrs Anderson & Reynolds bad some ;2 or 3
| Thousand bushels of com on storage 10 the upper
part OF the building which was entirely destroyed
We regret to learn that young man named
David Waters, about l8. while standing on Row.
lands wharf, was struck by stone, which was
tnroWn across and that bis skull was so eeriously
mortal. es --ss1 ,-s,r - !, - s - Z
LAuScH.-A beautiful schooner Of 230 tons, called
the War'rhoop, was slaunched at the ship yard of
| Messrs. Page & Allen, in Portsmouth, Tuesday af
ternoon in fine style. They have now on the
stocks large chip which ID rapidly progressing to-
| wards completion y1a4 io4 3 fss aggra 8
| AccIDENr.--The Southside Democrat saws that
a man.named Totsy fell into cellar at the corner
| of Sycamore and Bank streets Petersburg, last
Thursday morning, and was considerably injured,
is supposed he had a fit. .s.t.4,.gr
| SourHsrDE RArLRoAD-Three hundred thousand
dollars of the bonds Of this road are offered for
sale. The Express considers them a safe invest
/ ment. sqfs 5t,.f.sfg, $50 s7
| CURIOUS TYPOGRAPHICAL BLUNDER-A cargo
at Rockets, (Richmond,) was transformed by the
typo ofa Philadelphia paper into "a cargo ofrock
ets," and the paragraph:containing the combust
Bile artcehas found its way, uncorrected, into some
of our exchanges. The Norfolk: Herald thinks that
as the rockets were said to havelbeen washed off
the wharf by the rise waters it is fortunate that
they did not set the river on fire. p =4...ss.ssss j
CITY GuARD.-This is the name of fourishing
young military corps in Petersburg On Wednes-
day night last they held meeting and elected Jno.
r. May, captain; M. Wright first heutena mt; R.
L. Madison, second do; J. P. Goodwin, third do;
and w. E. Morrison. fourth do.
Mr.. PLuMERs LEcruRE-The EXPIRES, notices
Rev. DIR. Plumers lecture in Petersburg in terms Of
high commentator. Il says:
| We but echo universal sentiment. when we
say it ELECTED the unqualified appreciation of all
present The study of History" as demonstrated
by Dr. r, is one Of the most instructive, useful
| ana entertaining, OF which the human mind can
conceive We should like to see the Lecture in
| print.
ORDINArroN,-InC Christ Church, Winchester. Va
on Monday morning last, Rev. VIM A. Coffin D.
| ~ late OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, land
| formerly member of the Baltimore annual con.
ference) was admitted to the Order of Deacon in
the Prot Episcopal Church. Bishop Meade oficiat.
SMALL Pox.-The Winchester Virginian states
tnat the small pox has lately been serious scourge
| TO the Gainesboroueh neighborhood in the north.
ern part of that county. About forty cases had oc
Cured up to the end of last week. though scarce
| one In ten was fatal
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| CELEBRATED-The anniversary of the intro.
duction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
In Williamsburg, was celebrated with unusual
| spirit at that place on Thursday week We learn
from the Gazette that an address was delivered by
VIM. Y. .Peyton, at the conclusion of which the
orator was greeted by shower of bouquets, thrown
| by the alabaster hands'' of the ladies present
This is certainly new feature in public addresses
| but as the orator in this case was bachelor he
must have appreciated the compliment. Rusfin's
| band, of Richmond, furnished music on the occa-
| sion. We are pleased to learn that Odd Fellow
ship is in fiourishng condition in the ancient city
! of Williamsburg.
| WHEELING.-A meeting of the citizens of Wheel.
| ing was held on Saturday last for the purpose of
considering "anti tiVirginian' alleged abolition
sentiments expressed through the Times and Ga.
zette newspaper of that place (of which j. E. Whar.
4 ton is editor.) The Argus says.
As we predicted, the meeting on Saturday night
| at the c. House was productive of "much fun A
| large crowd OF Wharton's friends were mustered
/ and as might have been anticipated the editor Of
the Gazette made false issue of temperance want
of generosity the part of the Legislature of the
good Old Dominion, and the alleged wish and in.
/ tention OF ''clique' to break down the Gazette
| The disclamatory resolution could scarcely he
heard, and their mover withdrew them, the whole
affair closing in scene of noise and confusion as
dscrediable to the hitherto reputably sound citi-
zenship OF Wheeling, as to those who behaved so
| boisterOusy in the meeting pc - a
ROANOKE VALLEY RAILROAD. The ClarksyilIe
| tobacco Plant" says: At the annual meeting of
4 the Stockholders of the Roanoke Valley Road held
| on Wednesday, Captain James Williamson was
elected President, in place of David Shelton, Esq,
resigned; and DR. s. H Harris, James Bullock and
G. F. Anderson, Directors on the part of the Stock
holders. 20
MAIL RoBBERY.-We learn from the Wheeling
Iuteligencer that John Hill, mail carrier between
Middlebourne and Sistersville, Tyler county, was
arrested on the 18th inst, charged with robbing
the mail ON the 9th, between these two places and
lodged in Jail at Middlebourne. He was subse.
quently taken to Wheeling and committed for ex-
animation before the U. s. District Court Hill Is
mere boy. There does net appear to have been
anything very valuable in the rifed mail.
BARN BURNr,-We learn from the Monongaiia
Mirror that barn belonging to Hezekiah Joseph,
near Morgantown, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the 10th, with its contents. The tracks Of
/ female were traced for considerable distance
around the barn, and it is believed that the incen
/ diary was a woman. ila
wHrAr.-The AIexandria Gazette says that the
growing wheat in the Northern Neck Of virginis
and the adjacent Counties is, at this time looking
i very well rlfe ttsesas}
The Keowec, 8. c., Courier has been informed by
| 4 gentleman that on Saturday last. d. Ramey re-
| ceived several mortal wounds at the hands of --
Harkins, Of Georgia, OF which he died immediately
Harkins had not been arrested when last heard Of
The occurrence took place sear Earles old ford on
the Georgia side Of the river. Cause Of the sffray
-aq quart Of liquor. aat la; ,st lAs. ,,
Roxp RoBBERY The residence of Gen. ] n