The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-02
VIRGINIA.

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ASAD CAsR.-The Stsunson vindIcator states dat
: man named J. A. Fay, raving maniac, arrived
"a mat town on the 2nd nit in charge or his wife,
VINO designed placing him in the Lunatic Asylum.
On account Of his extreme illness, however. he was
not taken to the Asylum ; and ON Tuesday last he
died. The disconsoated wife, in possession of his
corpse, returned to Richmond on Wednesday,
The deceased had only been deranged about ten
days.
FATAL AccrDENf.--W learn from the Romnev
lnteliigencer that Capt. Hiram Miller, who was
lodging at Dufys Hotel, Moorefeld, fell, a. he was
walking down stairs, against the banisters which
gave way precipitating him to the door on his head
never spoke Afterwards. He fingered In erea.
pain for q day and died.
sTAusTon SPECTATOR. ed;to,. of,h. sn..
tator nave abandoned the idea Of publisbn. . .e,r
weekly and weekly. The paper win either be !.
semi-weekiy or weekly, as circrmst.r.c. 49,
dictate If sufc lent encouragement. !. of,.r., ,,..
will undertake the iormer
PosTPorED.-The laying of the corner ..on. :.
the Episcopal Church at Staunton, which v,. ~
nave taken place on Monday, has been deferred
until the 24th of June
AcauITTAL OF BIRDsoNG.-The Petersburg Ex.
press, aludngt to the trial and acquittal of Henry
birdsong at Sussex Court House, on the charge oi
killing one of his slaves, says:
Itis supposed that the verdict was based upon
the ground, that the mind of accused had been
more or less affected ever since the murder of an
interesting little son. and the frightful manning OF
himself, by two or three of his slaves, sometime
previous to the murder of the negro for which &C.
DoINGs OF THE ESovEREIGNs-From the publish
ed accounts of the Last Grand Rally" of the yo,
terso of Petersburg on Saturday night, preparatory
10 the election yesterday, we infer that scenes
ransp'red, which in richness were not excelled by
tne popular gatherings in this city some weeks
ago.
AcclDENr.-A little son of Mr.. John Miller, re-.
s'olng at Linvilies Greek. Rockingham county,
had his foot and leg terribly crushed last week by
the upsettng ofa wagon laden with mill logs. Am.
putation was resorted to- and at last accounts the
little fellow was doing we'll
FELINE CuRIosIrY.-The Rockingham REGISTER
gives thefollowing account Of wonder which stands
pre- eminent among wonders
Mr.. John w Lee, of Port Republic in this conn.
W mas curiosity at his residence, which is Ger.
talnly out OF the ordinary course of nature II Ia
tnree kttens Joined together by ligament such "a
connecs the Siamese twins together! The con.
Meeting cord is attached to the navel of each kitten
Ihey are more than a fortnight old, and are as
nVeiy ana as risky as kittens usually are The cat
mad two other kittens at the same time, which had
nothing unusual in their birth.
Miss Sarah Robinson, residing near Biacksburr
was poisoned last week by black boy belonging tr
the estate OF her father. and died on SATURDAY.
The negro Is now in jail at this place awaiting hjs
trial. We have not been able as yet to learn the
particuiars-Chrtstionsbu Herald
We learn from the Valley Democrat that Mr.
Richard Pickering of Page county, owns colt tha
IS only one year old, yet has attained the height
10 l2 hands, and measures S teet 10 inches aroun,
ihis is called an extraordinary colt
DuNNANANT, the notorious thief, 10 on trial a
Chest erfeld c. H. The first charge against tn,
prisoner is the stealing of saddle from Mr. Drak,
OF ofMatoaca, some time since. As for charges o
horse-stealing, they exist almost without number
and he will be tried in some five or six differen
counties and corporations on these charges
SCARCITY OF BEEF.-The Wheeling Intelligence
OF Saturday last, says:
The scarcity of beef cattle in this region is at tn.
present time the source of heavy item nj
we'll as much trouble, to consumers of beef Cattl,
are now selling at $40 and SIS 90 per hundred OF
the hoof-very hard to get at that-and beef in ou
market brings and 12 cents per pound. We saw
butcher the other day who rode 100 miles in Obi,
for one bullock.