The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-20
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FOURTH OF JuLY.-Arrangements have been
made in Petersburg for an appropriate celebration
of the Fourth Of July. There will be grand mill.
tary and civic procession, an orstion. a national
salute and other ceremonies.
PHEASANT REsULT.-The mail. frem Petersburg
and Richmond reached Lynchburg on Friday after.
noon last at half past o'clock-a pleasant result,
says the Lynchburg Virginian, of an opposition line
of stages.
ACCIDENTAL baggage car on the City Point
Railroad thrown off the track last Friday eve.
ming and badly damaged. None of the passengers
were seriously injured The South-Side Democrat
says the mortal remains Of the car were taken to
City Point on Saturday evening
SusP1cIoUs.-Two unsuccessful attempts were
made by some person to break in the private resi-
dence of Lewis Montague, in Petersburg, on satur
day night last.
DEAD.-The young man Rogers, brakeman,
who was injured on the cars a. Grave Creek, near
Wheeling, on Wednesday. died on Thursday af
ternoon.
RAILROAD MEETING w c. Rives address
ed large crowd of citizens, in Lynchburg, on
Thursday night, the subject of extending the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, from Its present
terminus, to Lynchburg, TO unite with the Va and
Tennessee road.
GEOLOGY OF THE SrATE-The Charlottesville
Advocate urges the importance of authentic sur
vey the geological structure of the State and
gests the ordering such survey by the Legislature
should that made by Prof. Rogers not prove to be
satisfactory. Our railroads and canals says the Ad
vocate, now reaching the mineral-beariDg re-
gions, aud it would be part of the economy of the
State to develop the wealth Of our mountainous
distr ct
THOMAS L MORTON, formerly a merchant in Pc.
tersburg, died near Dlnwiddie Court House, on the
10th inst, OF consumption.
THE WHEAT CRoP-The Staunton Vindicator
says
An intelligent farmer informed US the other day
that he had twenty five acres of ground on which
ne sowed 40 bushels of wheat, and which he was
willing to give away. The field would not be worth
gathering.
THE Corn CRoP.-The corn-iields generally,
throughout Augusta county, look unusually thrifty
If the weather should continue favorable, the farm
ers will have abundant crop.
ELIZABETH CIrr.-A meeting in Elizabeth City
county recently adopted resolutions expressing
at iho aoc - iuahPn Va III" Dos
ton, and the thanks of the meeting to the authoii
ties OF Boston, the President OF the United States
and all others engaged in supporting the rights o,
the South; and also for collection TO be made Ia
behalf OF theamily of James Batchelder, and recon-
mending similar collections TO all Southern COM
munities.
LoupouN.-The officers OF the Loudoun Agricui-
tural Society have determined TO hold their next
annual Fair on the oath and 25th OF October next
AccIpEST-A little con of Mr.. Henry Mitfleton
while playing on ''Ice House Hil at the southern
end Of Alexandria. on Saturday morning last acci'
deptally fell into the WELL and was severely, though
not dangerously injured
SUDDEN DHArH--Mr. VIM. obenchain, sen, an
old citizen of Botetourt county, died very suddenly
on the llth inst.
RETRosPEcr The Stsunton sindieator, aiiud
Ing to the release of Brcgy, on bail, remarks;
Shortly after Brogys release, we saw him stand
ing on the Bridge, commanding view OF the back
psrt OF the jail building aud looking upon hs late
palace, sppareutly with % much solicitade, as
youlA usa bidding sdieu to an old Homestead
We suppose, having realized the felicity 0. an unil