The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-27
VIRGINIA.

.o,,,x ubo was held to bail not long since to an.
.w.r the charge of killing his son'in''aw, Jei'
t.r.or smith. was acquitted by 40 examining court
on Monday of last week.
sxxros-william Kellisop, who stabbed Geo.
Morrison In Pocahontas county, on the last SUNDAY
in October while they were returning from ehurep,
has been examined and sent on tor iarther trial.
The difficulty between them arose respecting the
possession of a pocket knife. The Greenbrier
Era thinks case of self-defence will be made out
M.,.ssAs Gar RArLRoAp.-The Manassas Gap
y railroad Company have commenced the construc.
ton of a stem from the depot in Woodstock to
strasburg /, will require but little work, as the
way Is entirely level. Alexandria will receive
considerable benefit from it.
RAILWAY INJUNCTION CAsE-With regard to
the Injunction recently granted to restrain the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company from con.
s,ructing track to Benwood, the Wheeling Intelli
gencer has the following expression. The italics
are significant:
One thing is certain that the company will have
10 haul up their Benwood operations, and we know
the people of Wheeling we'll enough to know. that
their lao abiding spirit aoW impct them 10 see that
ttc lac is executed 10 the letter.
ApJusrED-Mr. Beebe. OF Petersburg, has set
tied his difficulties with the Inhabitants of NORTH.
amp,on county, N c. They said he had abolition
proclivities; he said he had not Mutual explana-
tons ensued, the affair was settled, and-the
world wags as usual.
The "OFFENcE Is RANK."-The Parkersburg
Gazette states that E. F. Vincent met with a sad
misadventure in Jane Lew, Va, last week. He
had undertaken TO publicly denounce the Know
Nothiugs when some persons Inquired whether he
had not once been a member OF the order and Ia
ken the oath of secrecyl and upon his answering
in the affirmative and beginning TO detail the secrets
he was assaulted with rotten eggs and driven from
the stand. We believe the egg argument has never
before been used Ia Virginia Mr.. Vincent, how
ever, will probably take care how he provokes the
ire of the people again.
A PENsIoSER -Betsey Toney, widow of Arthur
Toney, a free negro, applied to the last Hastings
Court of Danve, for the necessary certificate of
her marriage and widowhood, in order to obtain q
pension from the government. The Danville Re.
publican states that Arthur Toney fought through.
out the Revolutionary war, and was present at the
surrender of CORVALLIS.
10 the coal mining operations. at -Four Mile Greek,
Gays these mines constitute only the outer rim of
immense coal field; that seven or eight miles high
er up the Guyandotte, at place called Laurel Hill,
discoveries of inexhaustible quantities have been
made and that company of five enterprisng CT
uzens have purchased 1900 acres, partly for their
own use, and partly for speculation. If coal field
stretching through the whole State were discovered
we question whether it would cheaper the article in
any degree.
ATTEMPTED suIcIDE,-Johnson Peppers, of Har
rison county, while aboring under partial deranse
ment caused by family difficulties entered tavern
near Pruntytown, recently, and cut his throat from
to ear. Hopes, however, were entertained Of
his recovery.
ACCIDENT "A lad named Hart, fell from the
railroad bridge at Caldwelrs run, Wheeling, last
Wednesday night, breaking his leg, fracturing his
arm and Jaw, and sustaining other severe inu.
ries.
Decentralization is in Wheeling, with his
company, playing 1.-THE Old Plantation, or Real
Uncle Tom,' OF which he is the author.
ALTERcArIoN.-The Bedford Sentinel learns
that alteration took place in that county, few
days since, in the course of which, Samuel D. Nc
Carly received a severe and perhaps fatal wound
from stick in the hands of JOS P. Wright. The
latter has gone to parts unknown.
KNOW NoTHuNGs-The Greenbrier Era assert,
that this order is rapidly increasing in Kanawha
Braxton, Upshur, Fayette, Monroe, Mercer, anc
other western counties.
ELEcTToN.-James N. Montgomery has beer
elected teller OF the Farmers Branch Bank at Lew
isburg.
CENTRAL RAILRoAD-The Charlottes vile Advo
cate states that the stockholders of the Central
Railroad at their late meeting, laid on the table tn
petitions for the suppression of Sunday travel, and
other suggestions for change in the management.
This was done In order that the proprety of their
adoption may be discussed and decided by the Rail-
road Convention to be held in Richmond in Decem-
Der under an order from the Board of Public
Works. The Advocate learns from good authority
that the Sunday mails carried by the railroad
at all annual loss ofSl0000 The dividend of this
company for the last year will reach abou.!7 per
cent. This is an exceedingly gratifying evidence
of the profits OF the road and will probably enhance
the marketable value of the stock
the Winchester Republican that early On the morn
ing ofthe l7th two robbers entered the dwelling DC
Mrs. Anna Kelso. in Hampshire county, went into
the room where Mrs Kelso was sleeping and awoke
her by the noise of opening trunks &C. They then
seized her and threatened to kill her if she did no,
give up the money she had In the house The noise
brought down two sons of Mrs. h, but the darkness
wasso intense that they could see nothing scuf.
he ensued, however, and one of the sons received
a severe wound in the hip from pistol shot Fail
ing TO Ind any money the villains went to the bed
side OF Miss Eliza Kelso, and swore they would kiln
her instantlyif she did not get them the money
Ihis she courageously refused to do, and the rob
oers were compelled to leave without the object OF
their search having become alarmed al the depar,
ture OF the younger Keso, lad of seyenteen. in
quest of help
1uoge thompson yesterday morning fixed the
amount OF tne bond TO De given by the city in the
case OF the CITY OF Wheeling vs. the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, at 81, WhseIne
Int Friday.
EXTENSIVE RoBBEsv.-Mr. VIM HoIsmer of
Senecaville Guernsey county Ohio, hog drover
who was returning from Baltimore, and arrived a.
Wheeling on Wednesday, was knocked down abon,