The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-07
RIcHM0HD. VA:
TUESDAY MORNING.. NovEMRER !. is.
VIRGINIA.

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been reduced, during the year. from So, ,o94 6;
to sl5267 g. During the last FIVE years, s94, ,sOt
| have been paid In dividends. The meeting passed
resolution to apply to the next Legislature for al
act authorizing this company to extend its road sc
as TO connect with the Manassas Gap Railroad at OF
| near Strasburg Is
SHEEP.-A few days ago flock OF eighteen hun
dred sheep passed through Frederick, Md, or
| the ir way from Vermont to Fauquier county, Va
Several other aocks had previously passed through
for the same destination and we conclude that TIT
farmers Of Fauquier intend entering into the wool
growing business extensively.
THE VALLEY AGRrcuLTuRAL SOCIETY," held 9
meeting in Charlestown. the Goth ult, and elect
ed ALEXANDER r. BcrELER, President, in place o
LEWIS w. WARRINGTON, resigned. g. d. MooRE
ofJefierson, Dr. MCGUIRE, of Clarke, Hon. R. w
BARTON, of Frederick, and Hon. C. ]. FAULKNER
OF Berkeley, were chosen Vice Presidents
NORFOLK CONFERENCE.-The names of Charles
B. Shaw, the civil engineer, and Lieut. Maury oI
| the Navy, have been added to the Albemare dele
CATION to the Norfolk Internal Improvement Con
vention
To BE soLD.-The Maryland Steamboat Compa.
which has SO long been running between Frede.
| ricksburg aud Baltimore.
SPECIAL TERM "A specialterm ofthe Albemarle
Circuit Court is to be held on the 6th of February
1856, for the trial of the case of the Commonwealth
va Schuyler Jones.
VIRGINIA GAzErTE.-This paper has been re.
vived at Williamsburg, by Messrs. Peyton g. Neel
It's Democratic in politics.
APPoINTMENT.-Gov. Johnson has appointed
Mr.. Fifer, of Rockingham, Flour Inspector a,
Staunton.
ACCIDENTAL negro man was fatally injured at
the western end of the temporary track of the
Central Railroad, few days ago.
GOOD PRIcE.-Elisha Janney, recently purchee.
% acres OF land in Loudoun county, for which he
paid 5000; being upwards of 800 per acre.
WYoMrNG.-The citizens of Wyoming held a
meeting on the Goth ult, and after passing resou-
tions relative to the Covington and Ohio Railroad
and other matters of importance, resolved to re.
commend to the people ofVirginia the considering
OF an extra session of the General Assembly. and
requested their county delegate to petition the Gov
ernor for that purpose. The Kanawha Republican
hopes that more counties will follow the example
set by Wyoming.
MARTINsBuRc-Thereh have been no new cases
OF cholera In Marinsburg recently, and the Gazette
announces that good health, in the opinion of the
physicians, has been permanently restored.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JA1L.-Two men, named
Bonts and Glover attempted to saw off the bars of
their cell In Rockingham Jail a few days ago. and
had very nearly succeeded when they were dis.
covered portion of the saving was done in
broad daylight, and the instruments used were
common case knives.
INFORMATION Is WANTED of VIM Knott, who
for fifteen years was a minister among the United
Brethren in Christ, but subsequently an inmate
of the Lunatie Asylum at Stauuton. When last
heard from he was In Lancaster, Pa. Information
concerning him ill be gratefully received by Mrs
Lydia Knott, Mt Scion, Augusta county, Va.
LARGE SALE II. l. A. Trotter has purchased the
interests of NJ. G. Hartman and G. K. Suapp in
Parish e. Co.'s stage line. He paid $2O,o for it
"RumoR sAYs."-The Greenbrier Era publishe,
"rumor" to the effect that J. c. Patton, reeidine
in Monroe county, recently obtained goods in Rich
mond, by false pretences, TO the value of S., 600
that he wal pursued and overhauled by one OF the
merchants whom he had defrauded who received
$3.50 damage. The other merchants recovered
their goods. Patton was "nou est comeati5us."
Fossil REMAINs.-In the recent excavation,
upon the Saltvilie branch of the Virginia and Ten
nessee railroad, at Buena VISTA near Saltvile sav
the Abingdon Virginian, numerous parts of fossil
remains OF some two or three monsters of forme,
days-not within the recollection even of the oldes
inha hitarf pfn H.
humed. The "local' of the Southside Democrat
who has seen some of the remains, ssys: "Ths
reader may form some idea of the size of ths
largest OF these monsters, when we state tb at be
the points of the tusks of the largest as the,
were found embedded in the EARTH the distance
was % feet"
LYNcIIBuRa CIRCUIT Counr.-Jobn North
charged with the murder of George Cox, wal
placed on trial last Thursday The case was pro
gressing on Friday evening.
DnowNED.-on the last trip of tho steamer
Rising Sun up from Wheeling, Mr.. Robert Camp
bell, second engineer, fell overheard and wa,
drowned.
WITHDRAwAL.-The editorial connection OF Mr.
Theodore B. McRobert with the staunton Messep
ger, has ceased.
Sales of Virginia per cent. bonds were made il
New York, on Thursday. as low as 90.
M.P. ANNUAL CoHFEnEscE.-This bodv now i,
session, 10 Norfolk, reelected on Friday Rev Johi
q. Whitfield, president, for the ensuing Confer
ence year ou Saturday evening the examination
oi ministerial character had nearly concluded.
CoryrcrEn.-James Courtenay has been convict
cd before the United States District Court at Nor
folk, of stealing a watch a, Old Point The punish
raent is confinement 10 the common jail "A motto,
was made to arrest judgment.
THArKscrviNe.-The Mayor Of Norfolk has sr
pointed the ssd inH. a. day Of thapksgiying
covrSGroN AND oHIo RALnoAD-A large meea
ing Of the citizens Of Cabell. Wayne and Putnam
was held at Barhoursville on the 23d of October
the object Of which was TO devise ways and mean
to continue the work ON tho Covisgton and OIL
Railroad. Mr.. Paxton, who was present, suhmitte
aststsmsnt Of the condRion Of the work on sai
| improvemcnf, aiisf which series of resolalion
wers adopted, pledsiag I'll reasonable exsrtions
aid the contractors In continuing ths work uniil q
mectisg Of snether sesslon of The Leeisiaiafs. I
furshcrsnce II this object they appoinied : con
nlfteete solictfrom the citizens Of Csbell, Wayp,