The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-16
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.. @
We learn from the Southside Democrat that on
Saturday NIGHT last, some vile sinner ertered the
Wesleyan Chapel n Petersburg. and stole there
rom Iour large lamps, basket of books, and the
oioie and hymn book from the sacred desk. That
fellow, It taken, should be punished with many
stripes. &
The new barque, w. B. Rawlins, recently
launched ut Portsmouth, has been chartered by 1
nicnmond Company to proceed to Rio.
We learn from the Norfolk Era that man
named Willis Holloby was drowned off Back River
light on Monday last is
A new Presbyterian church was dedicated In
berryville, Clarke county. Va, on the 27th ult--
Rev. Charles White formerly of Fredericksburs,
| is the pastor
There Is a negro in Bath county, aged 40 years,
who claims to have been in. the service of
Warrington in his younger days. The Greenbrier
Era thinks 1t would be difficult to find negro Of
that age, who was not in Washington's SERVICE
The Greenbrier Era says that the moment the
present appropriation of one million Is worked
out. the work on the Covington and Ohio Railroad
will stop at every point.
The Greenbrier Era has long account of the
murder of Miss Jane Graham in Monroe county.
She was on bad terms with her brothers, and ac-
cording to the account In the Era they suspect
| ed of having had something to do with her mur
der. In fact, she once, had an iegiiimate daugh.
ter, and to this perhaps may be attributed the
nifty. The barn Of Joseph Graham, her father,
was burnt on the night of the 9th ult subsequent
to which Jane Graham was not seen until she was
found murdered in the bushes, some distance from
home. The verdict of the jury Of inquest is con-
sidered extraordinary. We copy the Era's re-
marks on the subject: sfs
After bearing all the evidence, the jury came to
the conclusion that Miss Jane Graham fred the barn
that in so doing she reused the fierce dog
to the fsmiy-that the dog followed her. and that
some of the family pursued in the same dire ction-
that some of them came up with her where the first
indicstions of scule occurred-that she then esca-
ped but was ovsrtaken. where the indications of
second ecufis were found, and there murdered
The jury. we understand. were unanimously of q
conviction that this was the manner of her death:
yet twill it be believed in the land of chivslry and
| in the 18Th centurSD they brought in verdict on
means" One of the jury men, whom friend of ours
cnnversed with, said they dared do nothing more
the Grahams were such desperate set that the
whole neighborhood feared them!
Died, at the Blue Sulphur Springs, on the Goth
ult, Mr.. John Pritchett, of Plttsylvania county
The Farmers Friend gives the following particu.
lars connected with his death
He was q married nan and ran off from Pittsvlva-
mia with young lady. and quite young child which
they didn't have with them when they arrived at
Lewisburg What became of it Is not known. There
the young lady, it 10 said, to Texas few weeks
age he was brought back, far the Blue, in mise
to his relatives in Ptsylvania informing them of his
illness and pennless condition and perhaps asking
them to come and take him home. Previous to his
came to see him. cautionins him not to return home
as warrant had been issued for his arrest. The
young lady did not accompany him back to the Blue,
and what has become of her, no one knows.
Brian Hall, made his escape from the iail of this
County. on Saturday night last by picking the lock
of his cell, and then scaling the jailw
ST. Aler. Gaz.
MISTAKE IN THE WEIGHr.-Andrew Wy
man was like Lord Byron In one respect. He had
great horror OF growing fat. What added to his
father. before he died. attain ed degree of rotun.
dty which would have enabled him to fill, respec.
tably, the Office of alderman.
Andrew stood FIVE feet eight in his stockings and
weighed one hundred and forty-fve pounds-a
very respectable weight-within which he endea.
vored to keep himself by the use of vinegar and
other acids, which are reported to diminish any
tendency to pinguidity.
Andrew was in the habit of weighing himself once
fortnight, in order to make sure that he was not
transgressing proper bounds. 6te5-t4
He had been absent from home rather more
than week. and just stepped out of the in the
depot, when his attention was arrested by an in
strument for determining the weight s.
Mechanically he placed himself on the platform
and adj justed the weighttO one hundred and forty.
five. To his surprise he found this not sufficient
With an air of alarm he advanced 1t five pounds
-stll Intellectual Imagine his CONSERVATION when
the scales fell at one hundred and seventy.fve
"Good heavensl" said he to himself There
can't be any mistake about tive gained thirty
pounds within afortnight / was afraid it would
be so. 1t was so with my father before me- At
He entered the house with an air of settled me
lancholy upon his face, which excited the fears of
his wife who had come forward to greet him after
"Why Andrew-Mr Wyman-whats the mat.
teri" she asked. -s 1ss :.
"Matter enough" he groaned 81 weigh one
hundred and seventy FIVE pounds Gained thirty
pounds within fortnight-or at the rate of fifteen
per week. Suppose should 60 at this rate or
even ten pounds week, in three months shall
be perfect monster. am the most unfortunate
of men"
81 am sure you don't look any larger" said Mrs
Wyman. you don't find that you clothes have
grown small tor your
"Why, no."
"Ill tell you what, Mr. Wyman," said his wife,
struck with sudden ides "are you sure you didn't
have your valise in you hand when you was weigh
Andrews face frightened up.
'Wait minute" said he.
He sped out the house like an arrow-hew to the
depot and renewed the experiment.
A moment after he entered the house again, his
you've Biz il, wiz" he exclaimed. "Tve weigh
ed myself again, and only weigh one hundred and
forty three" ~
Mr.. Wymsn was so elated BY the altered state Of
the case, that he at once gave his wife money
enough to purchase "love of collar" that she
had seen at Mrs. Leaks the day before.
"It's an i'll wind that blows nobody good
A CuRrous CAsE.-The following case was re-
Gently tried In the Court OF Exchequer, London:
"The Great Northern Railway made ont pass
for Mr., Langley, editor of Bells Life In London,
| inserting Mr.. Langlcy's name. and endorsing the
pass not transferable Mr.. Harrison, reporter
for the paper, was riding in one Of the companys
carriages by virtue of this pass, when he met with
| an accident He sued for damages. and the COM
| paDy defended on the ground that he was vnlaw.
fully in the carriage. But the court overruled the
objection, and the jury found verdict for the
plaintiff"
Loss or LIFE By THE SINKING OF THE CARE
MAY.-The Nashville Evening News says;
I'm conversation with gentleman who was on
| the Cape May when che sunk 10 the Ohio, on Wed