The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-10
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MrsrEnroua-The Dsnyille Register states that
some miners in Floyd county, near Toncrays
furnace, came upon q new made grave, which
had the appearance of having been recently rified
ol body. Some of the grave clothes were also
round, IN which wounded person had apparently
oeen wrapped The surmises in regard to the cir.
cumstance are various. lk
SALE OF coUnr HousE.-Thc old court house
Oh fitfsyivania county was sold at auction on the
LIST inst, with the grounds attached therein. for
lo. Col Bennett was the purchaser. on be-
naH OF q club of gentlemen who propose 10 con-
vert the building into female seminary. 1
HE FouRTH IN DASvILLE.-The good town Of
nAnViiie was unusually quiet on the Fourth NOT
uays Ine keglster) because patriotism was lacking
'u' because the citizens we're emphaticalIy OUT OF
'fARlrs. In the morning the teachers and scbo-
isrs OF the Sunday schools repaired to the Metbo.
dist Church, where the Declaration of Indenan.
dence was read by our young friend. Mr. 8ohert
"a. lredway, and appropriate addresses wore de-
livered By Rev. Mr. James and other. A, ,,,at,
.ne young iadies and gentlemen of Danville-the
noted tor beauty and the latter for salantry
-assehoied In the spacious saloon of the Masonic
Temple, where = s.;..;s.,
Eacn say-hearted lad, with the Lass of his che o.n,
renewed his devoticns at the shrine of Terpscbore.
HE FOURTH IN LIBEaTY.-In Liberty, Bedford
county, the Fourth was pleasantly celebrate, =
from an account in the Sentinel We learn that
'arge company assembled In Pattesons Factorv
"here the Declaration of Independence WAS road
oy MI H. D. Foster, and an eloquent address do.
hVered oy hev. Charles II. Read, of Richmond
after which sumptuous entertainment. which had
been prepared by the ladies, was partaken of A.
night, the building was illuminated; but the hr;oh,
eyes of the ladies contributed more 70 ,he hr;,,,s
cy OF the occasion than any other cause T.,
TRUTH to the ladies' chiefly belongs the credit of
whole affair." e -...al.- -
The FOURTH IN CLARKsvILLK.-The Sons q.
Temperance celebrated the Fourth in Clarksv;,,.l
but through some misunderstanding there 1vos -
oration. DR.. Easley, junior editor of the Tobacco
Plant, read the Declaration of Independence In
the afternoon, large number of persons repaired
to grove adjoining the town, and dined sumntu.
ousIy. %
The FOURTH IN WHEEL1NG.-In Wheeling. the
Fourth was duly celebrated by the fremen, the
military and the Sabbath schools. Some incident.
are noted by the Intelligencer, viz: Two bows with
their pockets filled with torpedoes, came in COLI
sion, when boys and torpedoes all went off tope
ther. Two loving and runaway couple were at the
McLure House on their way to celebrate thei,
freedom by getting married One Irishnaan eoi
into fight in the street and whipped six other
Irshmen
SENTENcED.-The man Thompson, arrested in
Norfolk last year for passing counterfeit money,
and who escaped and was recaptured in Cincin-
matt, was tried in Norfolk last week and sentenced
to two years confinement in the pententiary.
THE PRETTIEsr GIRL IN DANvILLE.-Our Dan.
vile contemporaries notice the fact that the Post
master of that place has letter for the prettiest
girl In Danvle. Our opinion of the matter is that
if he endeavors to give the preference to one
where there are so many, he will find himself in
volved in labyrinth from which extrication will
be impossible.
& VIRGINIA PosT OFFICE MArrERs.-Tbe Postmas.
ter General has established the following offices and
made appointments:
Yellow Sulphur Springs, Montgomery county,
Thomas FL. Fowlkes postmaster; McMullin's Mill
Greene county, and N. McMullin, postmaster The
Office at Mannsborough, Amelia county, Va, s re
established and VIM. g. Burton, appointed postmas-
ter. The Postmaster General has established new
office at Comorn, King Georges county, and ap-
pointed Mr. Fl. c. Bruce postmaster.
-4ppointmeuts.-James w. Lucas postmaster,
Brandon Church, Prince George county, in place of
Benjamsn H. Bishop. deceased; George Smith, post
master, Horn Creek, Gilmer county, vice Adam
Bush resigned; Edward B. Malcolm, postmaster
Thorndike, Cabel county, vice VIM Mclaughlin,
resigned. =
RUsT.-The wheat crop of Loudoun county is
Il oed hu In, fba of
the county the loss will be considerable
CHoLERA-Three fatal cases of cholera recently
occurred in Scottsville. We learn from the Char
lottesvile Advocate that there has been one fatal
case in Howardsvlle, and that the disease has made
its appearance in Columbia, Fluvanna
Hon. w. C. RIvEs heads the list of delegates
from Albemarle to the White Sulphur Conven-