The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-23
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
The Petersburg papers Of yesterday, announced
that the southside road would take another step
ahead that day. viz: to Pamplin's-eo miles from
Petersburg and 20 miles from FarmviIle.
An old wooden building, at the extreme end of
Old Street, Petersburg, was destroyed by FIRE on
Sunday morning. The occupant, Mr.. Samuel Var.
nier, wheelwright and blacksmith, lost $780,
| GOVERNOR OF VrRGrNrA-The Democratic n.
pers are bringing their nominees into the field The
following Democrats are already spoken of to sue.
ceed Governor Johnson
| VIM Smith of Fauquier. T. H. Bayly and Henry
A. Wise OF Accomac. H. b. Miller OF Botetourt Jno
| letcher OF Rockbridge, s. F. Leake of Madison.
Ihos. Wallace of Petersburg, and Maj Crutchfeld
| OF Spottsylvania.
| The Valley Democrat of New Market, Shenan.
ooah county, claims that the Valey is entitled to
lhe next Governor, alledging that East and the
west nad it all their own way the last time This
sectional distribution of Office is one ofthe most
miserable rules of the age]
iHE BLUE RIDGE RArLRoAD.-There is much
hostility In portions of the valley towards Colonel
CRozET, the Engineer of the Blue Ridge Railroad
VINO is much blamed for the alleged slow progress
OF the Tunnel. The Valley Democrat complains
heavy and processes to believe that the work will
nor De completed in the Colonels life time 1t calls
upon the Board of Public Works to remove him.
we do not know whether any one could or could
not beat the Colonel in his progress; but we do
Know that he has had very extraordinary Difficult.
ties to contend with. 1t is not probable however,
tnat any one could go ahead fast enough to please
tne eager public, who long to go through the Tun-
mel.
CoNvIcTED-GEoRGE McCAuLEY was tried az
the last Circuit Superior Court of Rockingham
County, for the murder of GEORGE LILLY, in Oc-
| tober last The jury found him guilty of murder
in the first degree His counsel moved for new
trial. but Jud ge KINNEY overruled the motion. A
letter from Harrisburg states that there will be
grea1 enorts made to get his punishment commuted,
as there were highly provoking circumstances lead
ing TO the murder It is little surprising that it is
not an aedged case of self defence 1t is no doub.
as much'so as that of Matt. WardJ John j. Har.
lis and J. c. Walker, appeared for the Common
wealth, and ]. C. C. Brittell, James NJ Collins, c.
H. Lewis, ]. w. T. Allen and J. B. Baldwin, for th .
defence.
PETERSBURG GAS CoMpANY.-The Petersburg
Gas Company.is in aprosperous condition The
net profits OF the past year amounted to 1.2 per
| ct. and they have surplus of 81 ,29l o.
The town of Leesburg has granted the right of
way through its corporate limits to the Alexan-
| dria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, provided
| 1t does not reach point North of Royal Street.
LEAD IN BorEroURT.-We learn from the Fin.
castle Democrat that rich vein of lead ore has
been discovered in Botetourt county, upon the
iandsof Robert Snodgrass and Robert L. Snod-
grass They intend to work this vein in the course
of the year. Virginia is the great mineral State
| after ALL
TEMPERANcE-The editor ofthe Fincastle Demo
crat writing from Lyme hburg states that since the
difficulty between Mr.. Irving of the Lynchburg Re
| publican and Mr. P. S. White, both Mr.. |. and
| the gentleman who infor med him that Mr., w. had
in his lecture referred in manner personally Of
fensive TO him, have become members of the Order
of the Sons of Temperance
SCARCITY OF FooD FOR CATrLE-The Tobacco
Plant, published at Carkesvie, in this State. com
plains of an unusual scarcity of food for horses and
cattle. In that whole region, which is a very rich
/ and productive one, the farmers are subjected te
| great straits to provide enough food for their cat
| tie. We should suppose, however, that there oueh
to be now enough green food to help them along
| comfortably.
FoUND.-We are glad to learn from the Southsid.
Democrat that Mr.. ]. M. B. STEWARD, of Petersburs
| has heard of his brother who wandered away some
months since in deranged state of mind. He wa,
discovered in Hardy county, in this State and will
be soon returned to his relatives Some thre
| thoh hodu of
the river below this city, which was so disfigured al
not we'll to be recognized. Itwas disinterred afel
the inquest to crafty the curiosity of Mr. s., who
has evnced creditable anxiety for the fate of his
| unfortunate brother. The investigation was no
satisfactory, though Mr.. s. thought the body nigh
possibly be that of his brother. The discovery nov
made is no doubt a great relief to his family.
| PAPER MILL IN NoRFoLK-The Norfolk Argu,
| is warmly advocating the establishment of a pspel
mill in that place.
| Negro ABRAM, belonging to HAxALL and BRo
THER fell from the platform of the last car in th,
| train on the Richmond and Petersburg Road, Sun
day, and escaped with some sharp bruises only
In falling, his coat caught and hung to the car al
| instant, but tearing, he was liberated.
| FINANCIAL RESULTS oP THE WAR-Ths New
| York Journal of Commerce has well written srti
Gle on the effects of the in Europe, financial,
| considered, from which we extract paragraph re
lstng to the Bank of England:
1.-THE British Government in the first in stance an
piled to the Bank of England to lend them few
/ millions. There ia an idea afost that the Bank o
England is 50 dependent on the Government 0
England that it could never refuse such an applica
ton for assistance. But the Bank has on this occa
sion, completely dasipated such notion; for it is un
derstood TO have given, without hesitation a point
blank refusal. The london Times-the Govern "a en-
| organ of the press-severely and saTcasticaly cen
the Bank, and remarks upon what failscious
y represents as its obligations to yield to such de
| mand at such time. But nothing we humbi,
think could be unreasonable than to expect III
Bank to act against its interest," and thereby no
| improbaby peril its safety. 1t is true that tb,
Government are its customers to considerable and
| peYhapsa most profitable amount. The Bank has u,
4 management of the public debt; il is allowed esq
i per million on six hundred Millions and R360 ne
million on the remainder of the debt Bat then rh,
Government must of necessity employ some cor De
tent banking concern to do the work. and must pa,
that concern handsomely for il; and 1t nav be aaes
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