The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-13
VIRGINIA.

81 " Sou Va JUN D. DavleEOn, named
william, aged about ID years, was accidentally
shot by an elder brother They were out shooting
oirds, and while the elder brother was letting down
the hammer alter putting on the cap the gun was
discharged. The ball entered the abdomen OF
William, who happened to be standing in front OF
the gun and passing through the ntestines, lodged
10 bis left side. He died the same night.
surcIpE.-Mr. Solomon Camey, resident of
Wetzel county, committed suicide last week by
what dissipated himself his family and friends occu.
py respectable position in society
WHEELING BnIpGE.-We learn from the Wheel.
ing Inteliigencer that the workmen on Friday com
menced raising the sunken cables of the suspension
bridge from the bottom Of the river. They oper.
ate with fiat boat provided with tackle. The
fractured cables being taken apart, and re.
stretched and rebound Other portions of the work
are steadily progressing
PRoBABLE MURDER.-The Petersburg Democrat
states that an inquest was held one day last week
near Cabin Point, the body of free negro
named Peter Daniel, resident of Petersburg
The coroner returned verdict to the effect that he
came to his death by violence at the bands of some
person or persons unknown.
WESTERN VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.-THE the late
session of this Conference in Fairnont it was re.
ported that there was aggregate Church-mem.
ship OF ,85; 159 Local Minister'S and 90 Preachers
engaged in the regular pastoral work. About S.,
800 have been contributed for the of missions,
during the last year; which is an advance upon any
former year.
ADDREss.-The two Literary Societies of RAN
doph Macon College will be addressed at the eusu-
lug annual commencement, on the 18th of June, by
Jno. Howard, of Richmond, Va.
Fossil FOOTPRINTS We learn from the Nor
gantown Mirror that few days ago some work
men engaged at the excavation for the eastern an
chorage of the suspension bridge they found in a
mass of comminged iron ore, mica and sand, dis
tnct impressions of sea.shells varying in size and
shape very considerably, and presenting strange
contrast with the solid mineral composition in
which they were so firmly imbedded. Some of these
specimens were beautifully curious--the impress
sions being as plain and well defined as though
made with the original shell in plaster paris. AS
the mass was broken into smaller pieces, these
shell prints were disclosed ad infnitum and al
though in such state of decomposition as to rem
der the seeming shell inseparable from the ore and
sand, yet some few were gotten out entire; among
the rest what seemed to be, in its several promi.
nent features petrifed turtle, of small size
Exposure to the atmosphere had somewhat OBJ
literating effect upon these interesting fossils The
Mirror, in the connection thus alludes to the
Pictured Rocks, as they are called some six miles
south of Morgantown:
There are group of rocks rising but little above
the earth around them, upon which are some Gu
roas shapes and hieroglyphics. Upon these rocks
are pictured leaves, hands, feet, hoois of animals,
snakes, &c, some of which look precisely rs though
the object had been impressed there when the rock
was in plastic state, while Others (but such seem
to be OF more recent date of execution) present
strong claim to paternity the rather Impractical
mallet and chissel.
VALLEY DEMocRAr.-This paper has ceased TO
sxist in the town of New Market, but will shortly
be renewed in the town of Harrisonburg Rocking.
ham County.
THE FERRY1NG BUsINEss.-We copy the follow
ing item from the Kanawha Republican:
The business of ferrying on the Ohio has greatly
increased lately-the sale oflquor being prohibited
in Virginia those on this side of the Ohio cross
over to get the ehquor,-drunkenness being punished
by fine and imprisonment in Ohio those over there
who wish to take drunken trolic, come over to
this side
FISH SToRY.-We catfish at Mt Craw-
ford few weeks ago, which had no eyes, There
was no appearance of any provision ever having
been made by nature to supply the fish with the or.
gans of vision. twas about inches long and was
caught in the river Mt Crawford, by fisher.
man upon one of his hooks We had read of the
blind fish in the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky but
we never expected to see one caught in Rocking
gam-Rock. Reg.