The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-08
RICHMOND, VA:
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE Q. 1854.
VIRGIN IA

VIRGINIA.
AcauIfTAL OF MONTAGUE. WE rave yesterday,
ahrief announcement of the termination of the Mon
taguestrial. As it Is matter of much interest in
this community, we subjoin more detailed account
| from the south.Side Democrat:
The jury was again sent TO their box TO consider of
.heie verdict IN the case of Montague After remain
ing our forty minutes knock was heard at the door
OF tae Jury roo pen and ink were handed them, and
tbeir verdict.
Their names were called. snd it appearing that all
were present the prisoner commanded to rise,
winch ne did, sppsrently with difficulty. The jury
were ordered to look upon the prisoner and the clerk
m they had agreed upon their verdict The
,i iemsn reppied yes and handed the clerk the YER
dc The excitement now became psinfai and eyery
one seemed to hold his breath that he might catch
hanas OF the clerk, who read follows:
the jury find the prisoner at the bar Lewis
NV. JOHN CooDE. Jr Foreman.
Ihis announcement was followed by burst of ep-
piause which was instantly checked by th5 court,
wac ordered the sheriff to arrest any who should b.
fonnd making these demons raions of qualification.
me prisoner was most deeply affected. Sitting
aown' ne buried his face in his hands and wept for
| JOY;
Ihe verdict wss recorded and reed to the jury who
pronounced that they were all agreed and after the
usoal proclamation by the sheriff the court declared
me prisoner acquitted, and ordered his release =
OF hls friends pressed around him with their
S'oHs oH tne IdVOrdbte termination OF his trld
and after shaking hands with great number he
eaLriea almost exhausted to the carriage OF friend
VINO drove him rapidly home.
IT may interest readers to hear that te iury
$1,000 at first for acquittal and for punishment of
oe but that the latter entually yield
"a we give this only a runor though from the
BEST authority.
DIscHARGED.-The case of the Commonwealth
w. Williams for forging checks tried in the Circuit
Court OF Petersburg on Tuesday and resulted in a
of mot,
soner.
VISITORS TO THE VA MILITARY INSTITUTE
Governor has appointed the following gentlemen
visitors OF the Military Institute Gen. Francis NJ.
Boykin, Col. VIM. B. Taliaferro, Benjamin f. Gar.
retf, James Barbour, Gen. Douglass B. Iayne.
william Seymour, Colonel Samuel L. HAYS, Ben
iamin Rush Floyd. The Board will meet on the goth
inst.
OuTRAGE-The dwelling of Mr. Geo. O. Little,
editor of the "Young America" in Wheeling. was
assailed on Saturday night last by some persons
VINO threw stones against window and into the
house, one of them striking his wife, and another
demolishing clock on the mantle
Two MEN DRowNED-On Saturday last. two
men named George Ditmar and - Herman. were
drowned in the river just North of Wheeling by
the upsetting of boat. William Prince who was
also In the boat, was saved by the Kertions of Mr.
Andrew Craig, of ofWheeling Ditmar leaves wife
and seven children.
THE PANHANDLE.-The rails are now down for
the entire length of the Panhandle Railroad in vir.
ginia, extending from the river to the Pennsylvania
line, and the locomotive daily traverses it, without
let or hndrance. On the Pennsylvania portion, op-
DEATHS IN NNoRFoLK-During the month of Nav,
there twenty deaths in Norfolk-white Is,
colored 5.
DRowNED.-Thomas Ribhy, an Irish laborer, re
siding in Norfolk, fell overheard on Sunday eve
mug from the ferry boat and was drowned.
The registered, enrolled and licensed tonnage of
the port of Norfolk and Portsmouth according to
the books OF the treasury department is 27I29
Of the port of Richmond IL 400
OF the port OF Petersburg POI
CRoPs~-We copy the following items from the
Roanoke Republican OF the 9TH inst
We see accounts from various parts of the
State showing that the wheat crop in many places
is much I'M ured by the joint worm. We are hap
py to say that in our county, SO far as we can
judge, the prospect for fine harvest was never
better.
Mr.. Madison PitZer, of this county finished
planting his crop of tobacco of 10000 on the 26.h
OF May-the earliest presume, in this section OF
the State The plants are standing well, and pro.
mise fine crop.
MINERAL REso.uRcEs.-The Jacksonville Advo.
cate, in speaking of the mineral wealth of South.
western Virginia, says, that in addition to the salt
gypsum, iron, lead coal and lime SO abundant in
ilis section of the State, "recent developments
are showing that gold, silver, and copper are also
among the mineral products of this highly favored
land
"a short time since it was not suspected that
copper existed in Taz ewell county but we were
shown day or two since some specimens which
have been found in this county, and were told that
the ore appeared to be abundant and rich We
were also shown piece of white metal, which
(having no means OF resting we supposed to be
zinc, and which it is SAFE also to be very abundant
at the spot where 1t was lound."
COPPER IN WYTHE.-rhe editor of the Wythe.
vile Republican has sem some very rich speci
mems OF copper ore from Renrck's Branch, Lick
Mountain, about four miles from Wytheville. II ia
supposed there is an abun lance of copper there
Aoc1DEHrs.-Mr. Geo. Stuart, senior, of wythe
vile, was thrown from horse few days since
and had bis shoulder disloe ated son of Mr.. F. H
Shores, of the place, was injured by horse
running against tree with him.
IsJUaEp.-Mr. Edward s. Hough Collector Of
the port of Alexandria was severely injured wiki.
at the fire on Sunday night Jsss he was rapidly hur
ying along, with bucket nm his hand. he ran
against an obstruction and fell upon some stones =
He was sadly disabled by the co, cussion--the neck
of the thigh bone being broken off the joint and
his side also very much bruis I'd.
SALuTE,-A salute of one hundred guns was
hred by the Mechanical Artillery, in Alexandria
on Saturday last, in honor of the trinmph OF law
in the recent fugitive slave case in Boston,
Two fine horses, belonging to Mr. VIM Whaley
on the stage route between Middiebnrg and Alex.
andria, became exhausted with the he It, on Sun
day last, and both died.-44ier GaS.
MIR. skinner, an aged citizen, in the e nploy o
Messrs SInoot & Uhler, Monday, accid, ,nily fel
from pile OF lumber, and was seriously IL jured-
d. - g Is
GELD CHAsGE.-Whe Enquirer inforrrx us tina
forty Thousand dollars in gold coin of the ,nolni
nationof 81, s2 l2 and 30, were received. or. Mon
day, at the Custom House. The officers # the Gus