The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-29
VIRGINIA
The Norfolk Argus OF Wednesday, has the fol
lowing additional particulars relative to the murde
Of Mr.. McAlpine:

The Norfolk Argus OF Wednesday, has the fol-
lowing additional particulars relative to the murder
Of Mr.. McAlpine:
We learn that meeting Of the citizens Of Prncess
Anne ~, called to assemble Yesterday for the pur
hatchery Of NcAlpine. There 10 most fsverish OK
element throughout the county. and Lynch Law is
ana s.enlss E~s :.d 70 s.
restless and manifesto considerable alarm. On fur
ther exannation Of the body Of the deesase previous
TO 1t found 10 be cut mp and lsceratsd
In manner too revolving to contemplate. The heart
lungs, liver. ribs and ntestines weie severed McA
Ts.. sas S.
Court for P. a. being In session. McA. wss member
Of the grand jury. T. has also family consistise Of
he had been posted in various sections ana that .
wstchful eye ID kept upon him to prevent the posi-.
bity Of his escape, should he desire to absent him.
self
The scene at the grave Of the deceased was Affect.
ing and painful in the extreme The screams and Ia
msntstons OF devoted mother and other relations,
thus suddenly bereaved thrilled the Etoutest hearts
weeping.
The Argus reports another ARRAY in Princess
Anne. Two young men named Sykes and Brum'
ley. residing on the Bay shore and who are sellers
Of fish In the Norfolk market, had quarrel a few
days ago, and subsequently Sykes, who had armed
la the country firing at him sche asleep, but with
o ii effect. Then rushing upon him with his knife
he inflicted terrible though not fatal wound Both
plrties were arrested, and Sykes was held to ball.
He will be tried before an examining court next
Monday.
Messrs. Marquis & Kelly, stone cutters, of staun-
ton, are preparing monument to be erected over
the grave of John Preston, in Thinking Spring grave
yard, by order of his great grand son, the Hon
William C. Preston of South Carolina. Col. Pres
ton was In Staunton about six weeks ago, and wish
ted the grave of his ancestor the spot being point
ed out to him by venerable man residing in the
neiehborhood The monument will be made of
native mestone-will be IA feet In height and will
cost $500 The Stanton Spectator Gays:
John Preston was one of the early settlers of this
county. In researches among the county records
few years ago, we cane across the following entry
into court and prayed leave to prove his Importation
which was granted him; and thersupon he made oath
hs e. ss Il: .m hi, sna
Ann his daughters. Immediately from Ireland into
this Colony and that this Is the first time Of proving
bounty for taking up land which IL ordered to be
certified" The next time the name Preston occurs
in the records Is November goth l7oa, when william
If William slew all these he was certainly "a mighty
hunter" but Is probable that many of the heads
were assigned to him. as it appears from other en-
tries that they article OF traffic at the time
possibly constituting kind Of currency.
The Alexandria Gazette states that the revival OF
religion, which has been going on In the Methodist
Episcopal Church in that place for the last six or
eight weeks Is still In progress, with increasing in
terest Upto the present time 80 souls have profess.
ed conversion IS of whom have united themselves
with the church.
On Tuesday afternoon last, (says the Norfolk Ar
gus)when the train the Seaboard road was coming
in, the locomotive and several of the box cars were
thrown from the track, greatly damaging the engine
and the cars, and causing loss to the company
amounting to about $4,000. The cars in front, and
which ran off the track, were occupied by colored
people, but no person seriously injured, though
some of the negroes were stunned by the concus
sion. An obstruction had been placed on the track,
doubtless with the intention of causing Wholesale
destruction of life.
Mr.. Elliott will make another balloon ascension
from Magnolia Springs on Saturday.
The drought OF the past season has been excessive
The Staunton Spectator informs US that severa
cattle drovers from North Carolina, Tennessee and
South western Virginia, who recently passed
through Staunton with large droves of stock cattle,
have returned with their stock, having found no
demand in the counties below, on account of the
late drought. One drover said be would lose six
thousand dollars, and preferred to give his friends
and neighbors the benefit of his loss another de-
clared that he was rendered insolvent by the fail
ure of his speculation, and would 60 home and
render the cattle to the persons from whom he
bought them. A drove, however, was sold in the
vicinity of Staunton, to Mr.. B. Johnston Barbour
He purchased 100 at $3.50 head. These cattle
cost the owner $50 EACH Notwithstanding the dis.
couraging prospects, some of the drovers pressed
forward with their stock.