The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-04
VIRGINIA.

| DEArHs FROM SUN-STRoKR-The Petefsous
! Democrat states that on Wednesday afternoon. MT
John Bssett, master mason Of that city, was tsAsl
suddenly IN while engaged at his work, ana o'e'
almost Immediately alter be was carried nomes
Patrick Nelligap who supplied provisions io'
hands engaged 1t quarry some five miles I'o.i
Petersburg. returned to town in a wagon on " e0'
nesday evening, and entering the house OF Mr.. hs
~, near the bridge died in q few minutes DOM
of these deaths resulted, it il said. from sun
stroke.
Hor wEArHER-The weather was so hot in re
tersburg on Wednesday morning that the town
clock refused to work, and the hands remained idie
all day.
CopIous RAINs-The Clarksvie "Tobaceo
Plant" of the 2sth July says "Copious rains nave
descended upon this region Of country, Thoroughly
saturatngthe earth and rejoicing the thirsty crops
The corn crop is likely to be the finest grown ior
many years and the Tobacco is very promising
Farmers are happy"
| TUESDAY LAST, according to the Alexandria Ga
zette, was the hottest day of The season in that la
tude-and probably the hottest the last so years.
At 90 minutes past O'Clock, in the centre OF room
| fifty feet deep, the mercury stood at 100 deg.
CHoLEaA-In Wheeling, during the four days
commencing on Friday and ending on Monday,
there were seven deaths from cholera.
For SALE-The proprietor of the Norfolk Cou'
rer offers onehalf OF his establishment for sale.
Two valuable young borses belonging to Mr..
John Houseman were killed by lightning. one day
week before last, while grazing in field near West
View, in Augusta county.
MAYHEM.-An Irishman named Shay has been
recognized in the sum of $780, in Weston, to an
swer an Indictment at the next Superior Court of
Lewis county, on charge of having bitten off the
ear of young man named Broadway, in fight.
VIRGINIA Posr OFFICE MArrERs-The Postmas.
ter General has made the following appointments
Abner Anthony, postmaster Leesvile, Campbell co.,
vice Thomas J. Adams, Jr., resigned. Jacob P.
Graves, postmaster Mount Airy, Pittsylvania coun.
ty, vice T. P. Walker, resigned. The postoffice at
Snow HILL Nicholas county, is Discontinued.
There are now in this city, three Bishops, all Of
whom are natives of Bedford county, Va, but who
now live in different States. They are the Right
Rev. N. H. Cobbs, Bishop of the P. f. Church, in
Alabama, the Right Rev. Jas. H. Otey of the P. E.
Church in Tennessee, and the Right Rev. John
Early, of the Methodist Church South The latter
resides in Lynchburg. Each is an honor to his
AAi'o eo"'A'J OH" -Hy"'eo@'S '9Se"IoW.
RArTLEsNAKE KiLLED.-Mr. John Calbreath,
who resides but short distance from this place. a
few days since killed rattlesnake four feet lene
and over six inches in circumference Its fangs
were near three-fourths of an inch long As it had
but eight rattles his snakeship must have been
young and from its size bade fair to become the
kinglof snakes We are informed by Mr. C. that
young lady of this county came near being bitten
the other day. in attempting to kill rattesnake, by
attacking at the tail end thus aording the reptile
chance to throw itself into coil, which it did, and
was about making spring. when she got out of the
way Old hunters say always attack the snake
little below the head, they cannot assume coil so
readily, then, and you have better opportunity to
escape danger, and to succeed in destroying it.
Weston Herald