The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-29
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on the subject Of presenfing him silver pitcber.
CHHIsrMAs IN NonToLK. according to the Nor
lolk Argus. that city was scene Of uproar ON Mon.
aay last, almost unprecedented In Christmas an
naa but 20 lar - we observe there was u0thine Of
malicious mischief At night a ordinsry horse
cart was procured, and hogshead filed with com
bustible materiais placed therein ard ignited max
Ing . brilliant light. This was drawn along The
streets and followed by . large. noisy and promis
cuous crowd Of boys, large and small, numbering
perhaps thousand, and the shouts and noise Of
the fireworks were kept up till alate hour.
RATIFICATION MRETrrG.-The Democrats OF
Norfolk we're to hold meeting last night, for the
purpose of organization, and to ratify the Staanton
nominations
WfaE SusPENsIoN BarDGE.-The wire suspen-
sion bridge at Moreantown, Va, was completed
isAt Saturday week, and on the next day 4 i've.
aessa wagon. laden with aour. crossed safely.
SUDDEN DKATH-we learn som the PsfersbuzE
Intellgencer that Mr.. John E. Meade, Of Prince
George, died very suddenly on Wednesday morn
log. He was perfectly well on the day previous.
Husa AGAIN DIR. Thompson was hung In efigy
at Floyd Court House on the 10th inst.
DEER HuNrING-A party of hunters q week or
two since succeeded in killing n Floyd county nine
dear. They have been very abundant during the
present winter.
BuRaLARY.-Ths store of Mr.. Schenck, in Pc
tersburg, was broken open few nights ago and
robbed OF quantity of groceries.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE Rev D Coulling fur
nishes to the Christian Advocate the following sta.
tistics for the past year of the Church in Vir-
gnia. 1t Is proper to observe that the Virginia
Conference does not include half their membership
in the State:
Twelve were received on probation -one, Rev'd
A Davis, received into the Conference; 9 travel
ing and local preachers were admitted to Dea-
cons orders; travelling and local Deacous were
admitted to Elders orders. Out of 13l members
OF the Conference, 1l9 were at Conference only
IL ABSENT and in addition, there were present 81
probatoners, making in all 40 present. besides Is
local preachers who wers ordained There ia
net increase of 239 white, and n colored We have
B, ,969 whites 195 local preachers, and 327 color.
ed; 237 Sabbath Schools, 275 superintendents l745
teachers, 1921 scholars % 638 volumes In libra.
ries 1894 copies of the Visitor taken, e2l l2 re-
ported as expended for Sabbath Schools.
INDIGNATION MEETING.-The Monroe County
Farmers Friend contains the proceedings of
mass meeting of the citizens of the Old and Red
Sweet Springs and their vcinities, held at the Red
Sweet, on the 18th inst. VII Crawford presided,
and J D Fry acted as Secretary. We copy two of
the resolutions, which were adopted unanimously.
Resolped That it is time when the laws fail by
being in the hands of Incompetent men, as In this
case, that protect ourselves and families by the
last and only resort of human justice-Lynch Lao.
RESOLVED, That procession be formed, with four
pallbearers carrying the demon on rail, with
transparent banners, with the following appropri-
ate devices and mottos The daguerreotype of DIR
VIM Thompson-his monster pill facs1ry, No.
1885, with twelve small and one large pili-going to
Lynchburgto to whip the Editor-stealing the engage.
ment ring from the finger OF the dying girl aaking
! a friend If he was going to see the gal planted
going ns1ngcsnt get ooaraang 2; her. ioSe e%p
pity for the Seducer and Murderer; that the pro
cession march up the Sweet Spring Valley and then
return to the Red Sweet to the place of execution,
and there hang the efhgy until tomorrow evening,
at which time and place the meeting will re-assem.
BILE around it, cut it down, and convey 1t to the top
of the HILL and there burn It, and his ashes scatter.
ed to the four quarters of the EARTH
CHRISTMAS IN ALEXANDRIA The Christmas
custom of firing off pistols, &C., was not without
evil effects in Alexandria One boy had his thumb
torn off and his hand otherwise injured, by the
bursting of pistol which he was In the act of fir
ing Another had his face badly burnt and cut from
the explosion of powder flask, and one or two
others were injured to less extent.
The OLDEST INHABrTANT.-There is now living
in the county of Washington, Ia lady, who the Alb
ingdon Democrat believes, is the Oldest person in
Virginia. Mrs. Mary Collins, residing about seven
miles from Abingdon, beyond the Middle Fork of
the Holston river, is certainly not less than one
hundred aud tuenty years old, and 10 believed to
be near one hundred aud thirty. Although Mrs
Collins has reached this extraordinary age che yet
attends to great deal of work absut the farm Of
her son, with whom she resides.
Posr OFFrcE AFFAIRs-The following post off
ces have been recently established in Virginia, and
appointments made:
Broad Run Station, Prince William Co, George
B. Cochrane, postmaster; Drains Shop, Rockbridge
Co., James Armstrong. postmaster; Cowpasten
master; Pear Grove, Doddridee Co., Samuel B.
Pritchard, postmaster; Big Rock, Tazeweii Co., >.
w. White, postmaster.
FaEE suFFaAGE.--A bill has paaaed the Senate OF
North Carolina. TO au,horise persons who vote TOR
members of the House of Commons, also to vote for
Senator'S without the property qualification.
ANOTHER OF THE OLD Stock GoNK.--We learn
from the Knoxville Register that the Rev. Perrin
Cardwell a soldier of the Revolution died a. hts
residence inKnox county, Tenn, on the ID Inst,
In the ninety fourth year of his age. He was for
forty.two years an active minister Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
THE JEHNrNGs s"EsrATB.r-A letter, said to be
written by intelligent vrginian, dated at Lon
don 10 October last 10 going the rounds Of
If the author Of the letter be relied the whole
affair IL either fiction swndle, perhape both.
The following is equal to shower bath 70 the hopes
Of those who have Investments In the "Jennings:
II cannot find the viii of old Jennings, Tor the
reason that Lord Beauchamp has lost \ where he
could not find 1t now. He administered the estate
a. next of kim Earl Howe takinR possession OF 40
ton NJ next heir that they cannot be reached ok
cept win be found later than that now ON record
which would show special dovises and bequests g
your ancestorsor some other claimant II the Will
was found and IL lapse OF time did mot operate q
an efectual bar 10 recovery what ncxia Il would
take mint Of money and many years so oust Lord
Howe, and the Beauchamps have squandered =
way the money. deeper fraud was never prsc.
| tised or planned than this claim. Il has ruinod
many claimants and win ruin many more would
| net touch 1t, for was cautioned about u on my
arrival by friends and ] took their advfce
FARMKRs' BANK or VIRGIHA.--The An
| nual meeting Of the srocKHoLDExs or TIE FAM
| Eas RANK OF v1lcInIA, will Be held q their BANK
ING HOUsE. on WEDNEsDAY. the 10Th day o
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