The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-20
rHE DAILY DISPATCH.
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL n. 1854.
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VIRGINIA.
IrxrosruNArE OCCURRENCE. We learn that Mr..
Mscny, Of Goochiand, recently received a serious
wound from gun accidentally fired by his little
con. The charge passed through his cheek, infct
Ing injuries which, It was feared, would prcvefataI
po.r ovr,cr M.rrxxs.-The site of the Office ct
Frenchtowu. Lewis county. Va, is changed. 10
seph Groves appointed postmaster, vice Samuel I.
Toibert, resigned
representative L. Tolnsker, postmaster
sske Kslk. gilmeI county Va a,h vice David o. Wa
Oxford, Richie county, Va. vice John shannon,
resirned Marquis G. Patton, postmaster at West
Milford, Harrison county, Va. vice Eppa T. Bart.
lett.
DsowSEp-The Southside Democrat learns that
Mr.. John Jones, who has resided heretofore in Pc
tcrsburg. was drowned last Saturday night Mr.
J. was going in company with two other persons
from Bermuda Hundreds to City Point, in small
boat, and when near the latter place the head of
the boat was by some means broken, and the whole
party were precipitated into the river. Assistance
was given from the shore, and two Of the men res
cued blu, the efforts to save Mr.. ]. were unavailing
NAvAL-The U. S. steamer Fulton, from Havana
bound to New York, put into Norfolk on Sunday for
coal, and left again on Monday.
BURGLARY AND ARsoN.-The store of Bockhorer
& Wilder in Norfolk, was broken into and act on
IRE last Sunday night but the flames were discover
ed In time to prevent a general confagration. Loss
about $500. The burglars also robbed the store of
aquantity Of fine goods.
CONFERENCE.-The friends OF proposed line of
railroad to extend from the Pennsylvania Central
H. "a - he hald Ea;r
mont. Marion county, on the 18th Of June.
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-On Tuesday of last week,
q stage was precipitated over an enbankment, dis
lance OF some twenty-five feet near Christiansburg
and several passengers seriously injured. The
Abingdon Democrat says: "There were eight pas
scnsers inside--two of whom were ladies-and one
gentleman riding with the driver on the box. The
ladies escaped unipjured The most serious hurt
was received by Mr.. Elliott, of Carol county,
whose injuries are believed to be mortal. A Mr..
Moore merchant residing. in Tennessee, near
Blountvle, was considerably bruised, and for a
short period after the calamity was delirious. Sc
veral others were more or less cut and injured, |
among them our fellow townsman, Thomas L. Pres
ton, ESQ.,, who received a severe confusion the
forehead, and was otherwise hurt on the thigh |
Mrs. Preston, of the ladies referred to being
in the stage escaped uninjured. Mr.. Elliott was |
left at the house of gentleman in the neighbor |
hood where the accident occurred"
The Wytheville Republican gives an account OF |
this accident which says that Mr. Elliott not |
seriously injured The occurrence is said to have
been caused by racing. Two drivers, supposed to
be drunk were attempting to pass each other, when
one drove over the bank.
Is
cell county. recently held meeting and passed q
series Of resolutions strongly condemnng the Small
Note Law, recently passed by the Legislature
ARREST OF CONFERENCE.-The learn from
the Abingdon Democrat that man named Ed
wards, who carried on the blacksmiths business
in Smyth county, was arrested in Abingdon last
week, charged with passing counterfeit money
He was carried to Marion, where he is at present
lodged in jail Seven hundred dollars in spurious
paper, purportiug to be of the Farmers Bank OF
Virginia, and banks of North Carolina and Ohio
were found upon him.
AccIpENr.-Edward ii. Pearson, young man
employed in the Office of the Wheeling Gazette,
had two fingers of his right hand cut off ON Satur
day by the cog wheels of Rugges Printing Press,
which he was running at the time for the purpose
of cleaning it. -..
FIRE IN THE MoUNTAINs.-The Allegheny
Mountains, west of Grantsvle. (says the Wheeling
lntelligencer) were on fire Saturday night last
and burning at furious rate. The flames were
spreading with great rapidity, and besides the de-
struction of much valuable timber it is feared that
much fencing and other property has been destroy
cd
ARREsT.-Two men, one named Oney, the other
giving his name as Vail alias c. H. Smith, arrested
at Grave Creek near Wheeling, on Friday, on
charge of making and passing counterfeit half
dollars.
TELEGRAPHIc ERRoR.-We observe In the North
papers telegraphic dispatch purporting that the
Virginia delegation withdrew frcm the Commercial
Convention. in conse quence of the introduction of
resolution recommending Congress to grant ultimate
sections of the public land for railroad purposes
This is mistake. The Virginia delegation vehe
mently opposed the resolution in question and it
1.-THE resolution) was lcithdraun.
A DAMS & CO.'S NEW YORK. WIZ.
"a GINA AND NORTH CAROLINA STEAM
SHIP EXPRESS, PER UNITED STATES MAIL
STEAMERS ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN no
AND FROM NEW YORK, RICHMOND. pr
TEkSBURG, &c, &c, kc.-Having effected arranea.
ments with the U. s. mail line of steamers from NsSu
York to Norfolk and Richmond for. rEcIAI ExppSss