The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-27
VIRGINIA.


when he eiuded his pursuers and secreted him self
In his fathers house Here he fell asleep and the
party coming up shortly after, supposed from the
manifestations of 81 ief exhibited by his sister that
he was dead but the noise served to arouse Dun
nava.t wbe again took TO his heels and lee ped the
Canal hlh prove trap to his pursuers for, at.
tempting to follow, they fell in. Dunnflvant then
plunged into the APpomatox river, and swan for
the Chesterfield sher e but was discovered by two
men in boat, who ga We chase. and as he was too
much exhausted to ma ke more than feeble re.
sistance. he was arreste
This Dunnavant altho, Ugh not % years of age, is
a second Dick Turpin in reckless audacity.-
Strange as it may appear, he was not wounded in
any of the severe encounter he has recently had.
After his arrest he was COZ ,ducted to Petersburg
bya grand triumphal process sion, and lodged in
JAIL
SINGULAR MoRrALrry-The Ltawil ,burg Era re-
cords the death of James Frazier sr., and Garrett
Brown, two aged citizens. Mr.. Bro ~n attended
the death bed of Mr.. Frazier was det ply affected
at his deeease, went home, and in four days was a
corpse himself. Mr. B. was native Maryland,
and removed to Virginia at the instanc OF Mr. F.
who erected the first summer residence at the White
Sulpher Springs, where he subseque ntiy kept
hotel Mr.. Brown was formerly town sergeant of
Lewisburg
BEDFORD sKxr1NgL-Mr. Robert RI ,dgway, Jr
who has hitherto edited the Bedford entinel with
ability, has transferred his interest in that paper
to Mr.. John M. Reese.
BURNED TO DEATH.-A man nam ed Edward
Dalton was burnt to death in his own house in the
northern part of Pittsylvania county on the night
of the 10th inst. The Danville Register says:
1t appears that Dalton was a man of Incorporate
habits, and when under the influence OF liquor,
often treated his wife and family in brutal man.
ner. On the might OF the above occurrence, be Is
said to have come home in state OF intOxication.
Immediately after his arrival the other inmates OF
the house consisting OF his wife and daughter left
the premises During the night, his dwelling was
discovered by is neighbors to be on fire. Several
Immediately re paired to the scene OF contagra.
ton but too late to rescue the unfortunate victim
| from the smouldering building. We understand
that rumors are sdoat in the neighborhood to th
effect that the fire not only the work of an
cendiary, but also of murderer.
AF1Esp.-The Danville Register narrates the
| following:
We understand that the man Maj Mcdaniel. who
together with the woman Maria Fisher, as re-
Gently committed to jail in Henry county for, mur.
derng little child of the latter, stands charged
with the commission of other crimes eq' Aally as
diabocal as that for which he is now lnder ar.
rest Not long since we are informed, he burnt up
an infant child of wO. nan named Price, whom he
| had taken up with, ana afterwards Killed the mo-
ther or wounded her SO severely by gun-shot, as
| to cause her death. Th is happened in one of the
| adjoining counties in North Carolina, probably
Rockingham or Forsyth
WE STAND CoRREcTED-Justice demands that
the following important paragraph Fl ON the Peters
| hur CHI box-a r1f I'M nj
| umns
The Dispatch says that at the cee bration of the
| 22d in Petersburg, everything C uns included)
went off we'll" This is mistake th 1t the Dispatch
would not have fallen into If it had perused the
Democrat carefully. 1t is an historical fact
| that one of the cannons 'hung fire."
| RAILROAD IRoN-We learn from the Petersburg
Express that the ship Lady Franklin has arrived
at City Point, from Newport, Wales, with cargo
of railroad iron for the Southside road.
| SALE OF SLAvEs.-Messrs. PanniI and Sons, of
Petersburg, sold at auction on Friday last nine
young negro men at the following prices 81 ,Os5,
s94O, $1,000, s945, 500, $685. $3.50, s675, $685.
| Aggregate amount of sales 1925.
| WASHINGTON CoLLEGE.-We learn from the
Lexington Gazette that the Alumni of Washington
College have subscribed sum nearly sufficient to
purchase block for the Washington National Mon
| ument.
| THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY.-A company of sing
| ers, named Hutchinson, from the North, gave
concert in Alexandria last Thursday night One OF
their songs caused sensation account OF it's
subject but the words could not be easily under
stood. If these persons have any abolition merchan
die to peddle, they had better carry it to some
other market.
| ACcIDENr.-We learn from the Alexandria Ga.
| zette that James Murphy, engaged On the Manassas
train of cars, accidentally fell from the cars whist
they were in motion, on the o2d inst, and was so
severely injured that amputaton of one of his arms
became necessary.
VALUABLE PRopERTY-Mr. Robert Hudson, of
Culpeper recently refused an offer of $50 900 for
his copper mine.
THE Snow STORM of last week was the most Sc
we're ever experienced in the counties of Culpeper
and Prince William and the region round about
The new courthouse of Pittsylvania county is now
completed. The Danville Register says the build
ing reflects considerable credit the county pride
as well as the architectural taste and skill of the
builder.
ter General has established postofice at Cotton
Hill, Fayette county and appointed Thomas S. Rob-
| son, postmaster.
The name of Manassas Station, Prince William
county, is changed TO "Tudor Hail."
The site of Sleepy Greek Bridge Morgan county,
| is changed to the Railroad Depot. Mr. James NJ.
Leman is appointed postmaster, vice William Rock
| WELL resigned.
| Appointments. Casper Myers, postmaster at Deer
Lick, Mason county, vice Henry Wilson, resigned.
William l.. Hursey, postmaster. Sardis, Harrison
county, in place OF J. NJ. Shuttleworth.
JAMESTOWN SocIErY.-At late meeting of this
Society, in Washington, it was resolved that Rev
Mr. Balch be requested to deliver an address at the
meeting to be held on the 18th Of May next.
The following are the officers of the Society:
Thomas Richie, President.
Gen. Archibald Henderson, Vice President
John w. Maury, Treasurer.
CIVIC. Dunnington, Recording Secretary
Rev. T. B. Balch, Corresponding Secretary
VIM. M. Oyerton, E. A. cabei1, VIM, Towers
Thos J. Massie, Thos. Lumpkin. Executive Com
mittee. ~