The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-29
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fHr PxTs.ssuso Flax The Express fsrnishes'
.ne .0'.clng additional pasticriars Of the secens
NJ NJ Marks los: muat be in timber alone. I ieaat
This taken In connection With previons ins.s ~.
tained BY Mr. NJ bears With unususi s. ~ mo-,
him. That bic premises were fred BY sorne ircens.
~, no one doubts; and the entire cornnunitv sre
considerably excited. Il IL indeed. enoueh - er
cite Us, when we reflect that we have IN our midst
so heartless and incorrieible villain as the one
who has recently caused the destruction of such
great amount of property.
Messrs Thompson 4 Tucker lose every thing IN
the iacfory-ixtures, loose and manufactured ma,
terial. etc. They were insured for $4,000 in the
Equitable Company at New York, and estimste
their loss at $4,000. The building occupied by
Messrs. T. d I. was owned by Judge John X. May,
and upon It we learn. there was no insurance. His
loss is estimated at 1000. .,se sE. : :.
{ The Express of Tuesday corrects it's statement
of the previous day. Mr. Marks loses at least $4,000
in lumber alone. Messrs Thompson & Tucker
estimats their loss at only S5O0o instead of 5000
They had effected an insurance to the amount Of
$4,000. olif ,7s6 i.es ia..3ts S. s-ssf q sHs
LOOK OUr'--The Lynchburg Republican eau.
tions the public agsinst issue Of the small notes
OF Wright Logwood, not genuine The explana
tion given by them Of the'matter il, that number
of blanks were stolen from them by some unknown
person or persons, and these blanks filled up with
their names.
NARROW EscApE.-We learn from the Union
Farmers Friend, that during recent storm the
lightning struck Che dwelling of Mr.. VIM Parker.
OF Monroe county, and shattered the chimney
down to the arches. Mr. p, his wife and three
children were all rendered insensible by the shock
but soon recovered asae s. }., ,,-,,--s, :
; IMPRIsoNED.-JohnS Skagge, son of David Skaees
has been committed to jail in Monroe county for
having stolen from his brother.in.law, VIM. F. Le-
mons, early last fall the sum of ss7o. Suspicion
fastened upon Skaggs in January last, when he left
the county. About two weeks ago he returned,
acknowledged his guilt, and gave himself up He
stated that he didn't feel right by staying away and
therefore concluded to return. The Farmers
Friend thinks it is pity that his conscience didn't
force this conviction upon his mind when he was
committing the crime. ~
Nor ARREsTED.-The Greenbrier Era says:
Higginbotham, the murderer of his wife, in Ra-
leigh county, was not arrested. We recently saw
DR.. Roberts, who followed him, and he confirms
the lneorrectness of the statement made by the
FIRE IN THE Woops AND FIELDS "A destructive
lre IN the woods broke out about o'clock on Sun
day afternoon, in Chesterfield county, about two
miles from this city, laying waste attract of coun
try from Brander's Bridge to Swift Creek dis
tance OF three miles. Many fences were destroyed
in its whirlwind flight, but no houses, barns per.
sons or cattle injured. Petersburg En-. ~ - 6
SourHsIDE RArLRoAp.-The Common Council of
Petersburg on Thursday unanimously voted to
guarantee the bonds of the Southside Railroad Com
pany, to the amount of $3oO,OOo. As1e
REwARD.-The Mayor of Petersburg is authorised
to offer reward of $500 for the detection and con-
vction of the person or persons who fired the pro-
perty of Mr.. Marks, on Sunday last. : -,
THE WATER PowER-The Fredericksburg News
is authorised to say that the s'Water, Power in
that city will be fully developed" and ready for
use by the first of December, unless something un.
foreseeu occurs. The Dam will probably be built
by Mr.. Chase, one of the best engineers in the U.
States. ~ ssft i'l ~ 90
APPoINTMENr.-Goy. Johnson has appointed
Charles H. Beale, editor of the Daily News, Inspec-
tor of Lumber for the port of Norfolk, in the place
of Capt. Capron, deceased. : e
FREDERICKSBURG scR1p.-We copy the following
from an article in the Virginia Herald, relative to
the refusal of parties in this city to receive the small
notes issued by the corporation of Fredericksburg.
No unnecessary alarm need be felt in regard to
the redemption of the scrip. Fredericksburg will
not let any one lose by her, and the policy now
adopted by the Richmond brokers need not excite
single doubt to their being redeemed at an ear
ly day. sF Measures are about to be taken,
which we believe will relieve the holders of the
scrip and that without the smallest sacrifice their
part. - - ~ ae Et 43T
The District Court for the 4th District will hold its
next session in Fredericksburg the 18th of June,
instead of the time now prescribed by the law
The heavy frosts and snow of the last week have
destroyed all hope in regard to the fruit, crop
Peaches, apricots, &c, have been nipped in the
bud and we shall have little of these deli.
cous fruits, OF home growth.-Pa. Herald
JEFFERSON CoUNrY.-The citizens of jefferson
county have held meeting and passed resolutions,
in which they oppose an extra session of the Leg
islature 10 most decided terms.
EprroR1AL CONVENTIONAL convention of the
Editorial corps of the 9th Congressional district
was held in Winchester on the 2ls inst H. N. Gal
lagher Esq., Editor Of the Charestown Free Press,
presided, and Messrs Charles Stewart of the Lees
burg Democrat, and George Senseney of the Wiu-
chester Republican, acted as Secretaries d 4l6sT
TAe Presses represented were az follows Spirit
Of Jefferson, James w. Beller; Free Press, ii. N.
Gallagher; Winchester Virginian, Z. c.. Bruce;
Wlncne6Lef hepuoEean, Ue0. Sonseuey;. Martlns-
burg Republican, 6. Alburtis; Leesbnrg Democrat.
Charles Stewart; Martinsburg Gazette, IL X. Gregg;
for Mr.. Norman Miller, the editor: Romney Inteli-
gencer, Robert Harper; Romney Argus, John f.
Norris, ESQ., for Mr.. Towbridge the Editor absent
from necessity. sa SID zlgtIsffsssa asss,se3sas,
The object of the convention wss to aprouote har.
mopy" and to redress "sundry grievances" The
details of the business transacted have not been
published. The most interesting part Of the pro
ceedinas was splendid eupper at Taylor's Hotel,
given By Messrs. Senseuey and Bruce, Editors in
Winchester. 81 sf5ss,s ~
a-ars ssAULD ACQUAINTANCE, f.f
There is . melancholy pleasure" writes Cha.
teaubriand, In meeting with our acquaintances ol
earIy days, and In noting the changes which have
taken place, meanwhile In them and in ourselves
Like 6nger-posts we have left behind they serve
to mark the route we have taken through the deser,
| of the past s.sarA xs sT - -,
| What fne but rugged pathos there Is ID Mathew
Brambie's account Of his rencoptre with Rear -Ad
niral Balderick whom be had not Get eyes on
since they were lads together, and who was nov
"metamorphosed into an old man with wooden
| leg and Weather-bea face,n and aqfay Iocki