The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-09
VIRGINIA.

Jersey, near the city of New York TO the neiohbor
hood OF the Capes of Delaware, where ferriare in
| .ervenes OF, we believe, about ten miles, to the
| Deleware side; thence through Maryland and the
counties of Accomac and Northampton, in Virginia
Cape Charles in the latter county, and thence to
Norfolk
| THE TIDE-WATER CoNNEcrroN-The opening
oil this connection between tue James River Canel
and the river at Rockets is very avoraby regard.
| ed in Norfolk. We learn from the Beacon that
several enterprisng merchants and capitalists OF
that city are preparing to have proper boats built
with view of ofimmedately embarking in the new
| trade thus opened TO them.
| APPoINTMENT-The Norfolk Argus announces
| that John Selden Saunders (son of Capt J. L. s.
has been appointed cadet to West Point.
DRowNED.-We learn from the Floyd InteIii-
| gencer that an old man named David Craig was
drowned on the night of the 22d ult, while attempt
ing to cross Smiths river at Helms Ford, between
| Franklin and Patrick counties.
| PATRICK CoUNTY-The question of dispensing
| with two terms of the county court, which has re
Gently excited good deal of interest in Patrick was
argued before the Justices at the late term who de.
| cided against the proposition.
| TURNPIKE.-We learn from the Abingdon Vir
Qnian that all the stock in the Russell Old Court
House and Abingdon Turnpike has been taken and
the company fully organized. The work will pro-
| bably be commenced at once.
| THE RAILRoAD-Severalh hundred hands are now
at work within two three miles of this place, and
| we may expect lively time here during the sum-
| mer.-A6tngd0R Pfrginiea.
| ALExANDRIA.-The sovereiqns of Alexandria ap
pear to wrangle somewhat in their domestic affairs
meeting was held in that city last Saturday night
| for the nomination of public servants A CORES.
| pondent OF the Gazette says:
| am native of New York. and have been in
Ialnmany Hall, at meetings often, but the meeting
In Alexandria on Saturday night, was the richest
ever did see.
stable and feed house at the corner of Alfred
and Oronoko streets, Alexandria belonging to Mr.
John Thompson, were destroyed by fire Monday af.
| ternoon.
| PETERsBURG.-The Express announces the ar
rival of splendid locomotive, for the Southside
Road, from Boston. Although manufactured at
the North, its builder is a South-er.
The South Ward Fire Company, of Petersburg
| have placed ponderous alarm bell in the cupola
| of the engine house.
THE OLD SoLD1ER.-A correspondent of the
|
William Ouey is now the only revolutionary SOL
| der living in Southampton county, Va Heh has
arrived at the great age of 81 and can now take his
horse and go to the town of Smhtield or Petersb'g
80 miles from his residence He was in the bloody
battles of Brandywine, Eutaw Springs, Cowpens,
Yorktown and several little skirmishes In 1873
| he again shoudered his musket and went to Crany
Island to prevent the British from getting to Nor
folk. Again, in 1881, he took that old piece from
| the rack and went to Jerusalem to defend that
place in the insurrection in his county; and he
| says if the county was to be invaded now he
would 90 to any part of the United States with his
! musket.
| William Hill and r. L. Caswell esteemed citi-
gems of Wheeling, died last week.
| THE OLDEST HoTEL.-The Galveston CTexas)
| News says:
| friend, from Virginia, who not long since STOP
| ped at the 'Swan Tavern ~ in Yorktown has hand
| ed us card, which he found posted up in that
house, and which, he says, is strictly true in eyery
| particular We understand that Mr. Anderson is
| descendant from the original proprietor, who
| tourlshed as " mine host" the same old brick
building, l30 years ago. or near so years before it
witnessed the captured of CORVALLIS
The 'card,' which is familiar to many of our
readers is model in its way 1t commences as
| follows:
This ancient building was opened as House of
Entertainment on the 18th March, 1722, and is now
in its l30th year. being the senior establishment of
| its kind in the United States. 1t receives and
| accommodates travellers on the following terms =
Visitors to state their names and residences and
| be prepared to pay their fare in specie change
| without regard to age, at the following rates.
The ''rates' are then given, which have not
| space to insert. The card concludes with the fol
| lowing broad hint, too plain to be mistaken
| As the House is not intended to be a place of
| lazy, Improbable resort mere loungers are re
quested to keep away; and all who come only 10
| idle their time at the fire in winter, or to gulph
| down ice water in summer, will be charged daily
| twenty-fiv cents each. Rude. noisy or intoxicat
| edpersons will not be tolerated on any terms
Yorktown must be kept before the people
| A CHAPTER OF SHOCKING AccIDENTs-O On Fri
| day night, Mr. Theodore Yahrling, employed in
| the Touring mill OF his iatherinaw Mr.. Folmer 3
miles east of this city, and known Bedillions's
Mill, was caught on large vertical shaft, in rapid
notion by his clothes getting entaneled in the ma
| chinery and was carried up and around the shaft
| striking many times against the surrounding tim
| bers and machinery. He horribly mansled
his LEFT thigh and right ankle being both broken and
| his breast mashed in. On Saturday at twelve
O'clock death released him from his misery.
| On the same nights quantity of rock ten from
the roof OF the first tunnel of this city on the
| Henpfeld Railroad, falling upon two OF the work.
| men named James Hackelt and james kusick Sc
| verely injuring both of them. 1t is thought the
| former cannot recover. They have been taken to
| the Hospital under the care OF DR.. Campbell,
| On Saturday morning, Mr.. Thomas Young
| glass cutter at Sweeney & Sons Glass Works,
while in the act ofpuiting the belt on drum.
caught by the belt and drawn around the shaft with
great velocity. The shalt made some one hundred
and sixty revolutions before the engine could be
stopped He had shirts, which with his other
clothing twisted tightly around his body that
they had to be cut eff before he could be extrcat.
| ed Notwithstanding he almost literally
skinned not bone broken, and there is no APP
i pearance OF internal injury.
At last accounts he was recovering - Hheeling
/ Int, 9Th.
/ PRESENCE MINp-Decidedly the coolest al. |
/ fair OF this winter came aH tho other afternoon
| when of the "fast men. in new wrotting wagon
with two horse team, turning out OF the stable
| suddenly, his horses started struck the wheels |
On one side against the curb stone, and tipped the
| driver out who scrambled to his feet, hailed
friend looking on las the team, driyerless. dashed
/ at full speed up the street) with Halo whatll