The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-31
YRalNIA

THAr VALUABLE sHrar.-n viii be rememher
ed that some time ass We copied from the srsdn-
tonpspers abatement that dannel shEsg contain,
| ing valuable papers. was found In fnsnrace ID
Rockingham. and asked the question: How came
| the shirt in the riii-races' The Ssauasou Vindica
| tor thus throws light on the mystery.
ltturns out that the gentleman to whom the
notes are made paysble. Mr.. Jordan, OF. Lyneh.
burg, Is st1li on this mortal coil and tassfa wac
only his trunk that was stolen from the stage
coach The drowned" notes which were "drag-
ged up by thc locks from tn cir wa,ery grave.
in the possession of gentleman OF this place.
who Is using active means to ferret cut the rogue.
THREE Nesaoss BURNED TO nfArza- we
learn from the Stauuton indicator thasa house
and kitchen on the farm of Mr.. pelses, nesr
Waynesboro, on South river, were dsssroged by
ere few nights ago. and horrible to retats. three
negroes, and old man, his wife and ssn, perished
in the flames. The negroes were the property of
Mr.. Abel. OF Albemarle The house was oscupisd
by son Of Mr.. Pelter Every thing in the house,
except few articles ofttisins value destroy
ed sa; sfsz s .gsssR n ss YEss III
CoaaEcrIos.--Tne Staunton Messenger "a posi-
tive thatthere were not fifty white females, at the
execution OF Andrew H. Trayer. sI
THE WoopsrocK INVASION The Valley Dem
ocra noticing the statement that the town isli,er
ally alive with Norway rats cries.ouf Nareyt :
Is it possible that the diplomatic talent OF the die
tinguished Secretary OF State is to be- involed in
behalf Of these foreign quadrupedsi' We pause
for reply. sEteT sisss s--5g-z,.
The Richmond respondent of the Staunton
Endicstor, writes to that paper that F. Graham,
President af the Board of Public WORKS has oer-
ed in that body resolution for the removal o! Cob
Crozet from the post OF engineer ofthe Blue Ridge
Railroad; the removal TO take effect from the l0h
day Of ebruary next. q r.5
A meeting of Virginians is to be held in Wash
ington this evening, January 3is to make arrange
r1ents torthe celebration of the permanent settle
ment at Jamestown, Virginia. and to form aa assc-
| citation for the celebration of thedsy annually.
DEATEr OF MoLEoN.--EIsetor Bills valuable
horse TiInoleon ofthe nobissf animals in the
State, was destroyed il therecent FIRE in Winches-
| ter - tE[EEE .tSksf. fzt5
DAnAcED The recent riss in the Kanawha
damaged the railroad ofthe Wirifreie Company,
| probably TO the amount of 5000. -F
RAILaoAD-The cifizens of Alexandria held a
meeting last Friday night, in reference TO pIopos-
ed railroad connection with Washington City. No
vote was taken. s@ts - sf a
HoRsrBLE, "A nsgro woman named Sally, wto
lived in the surburbsof Warrenton, was found by
her husband, or Wednesday hight lying dead. with
her head ia the FIRE, and blrned To coal II Ia
hardly necessary to add {saysthe Warrenton ;vhig)
| that whiskey was her murderer
THE LADY who leaped from the Suspension
| Bridge in Wheeling sustained no material injury
aud has almost entirely recovered from the effects
of the cold bath. s G4-
FARRov EscAPE.-Two men recently endeavor-
ed to ford Reed Greek, near Wythevillel in buggy
| whenrhey were all, men ,horse and buggy. washed
down The stream at the rate of nine knots an hour
The buggy was lost, also pair Of saddle bags con.
tanng four hundred dollars Oae of the men cut
the horseloose seized the bride rein III bis teeth
| and swan TO tae shore while the other man made
the best his of way to the opposite bank.