The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-05
VIRGINIA.

| oats. The buildings had been recently repaired
| The loss, 1t is believed, will exceed s250O Inc
| fire was doubtless the work of an incendiary.
HEALTH OF PErKRsBuRG.-The Southside Demo
crat states that there were but 40 interments 10
Blandiord cemetery during the month of July-2o
whites and Is colored-and 46 during the month OF
June-3l whites and Is colored.
RELIosxus SEcrs IN VrRGrNrA.-The Christian
Advocate says, that there are In Virginia e9,soo
Baptists; 92645 Methodist Episcopalianai 12,1oo
Methodist Protestants; SAT- Episcopalians; l2 8a4
Old School Presbyterians; 2,256 New School Pres
byterians, making total OF 2I5,269. OF Baptists
there are in Eastern Virginia 44000 colored men,
bers.
MORTALITY IN WHEELING.--The report of the
Board OF Health shows that there were 100 deaths
in Wheeling during the month of July, of which 68
were of cholera, and 70 were children under five
years of age.
FIRz.-The dwelling house of Mr.. Moses John
ston, of Botetourt, was consumed with large por-
tion of his furniture, week or two since. But a
short time BEFORE his barn and some four or five
horses were burnt up. A negro woman, the wife of
the negro man who was arrested on suspicion OF
having fired the barn. is suspected OF having set fire
to the house.
AccIDENr-We learn from the Farmers Friend
that Mr. Samuel E. Phillips of Monroe county, fell
from scaffold at Red Sweet Springs few days
ago, and broke one of his shoulders in two places
He will be disabled for some time.
SHIPMENTS OF ToBAcco-The Lynchburg Re-
publican publishes tables showing the monthly
shipments of tobacco from that place for the first
seven months of 1853 and 1854. 1t appears that
there was up to the 1st of August this year, but
1856 653 lbs. .ofmanuactured tobacco cleared against
s423 902 bs., for the same time last year, dimi-
mutton of more than onehalf; whilst for the same
time the shipments of leaf tobacco this year. is 81,
425, ,249 lbs. against 2, Oh, ,976 lbs. last year.
A.. L. AND H. RAILRoAD.-This work, says the
Winchester virginian has been located to the west
bank of the Shenandoah, at point near the mouth
of Castleman's Run. The distance across the Blue
Ridge has been reduced about half mile, as com.
pared with the first report of the Engineer, and the
tunnel $50 feet.
WoNT BURN.-More light is wanted on the SUBJ
ject of burning stubble to exterminate the joint
worm. The Convention of Fauquier recommend
adopted the recommendation; but we learn from
the Winchester virginian that they find it difficult
matter to make the stubble burn. The flames ex.
pire after burning over small patch. Therefore,
as we before remarked, more light is wanted.
RECOVERED THEIR FREEDom-Three nee1o
boys, James, John and Joe, recently instituted
suit for their freedom, on Saturday last. The
Fredericksburg Herald says:
They were born In Fredericksburg F and taken TO
raise by some one who afterwards went to Madison
Their identity, and the fact Of their being born
free was lost sight of, and the person dying who
had them IN charge, his creditors seized on his
property, together with these boys.
SAD CAsE.-The Union Farmers Friend,
gives the following account of the suicide Of Mr.
John R. Bland, of King s. Queen, at Red Sulphur
Springs, on last Monday.week:
He had brother with him, whom he asked for
the key OF his trunk just before he started to
breakfast His brother hestated a. little but finally
gave him the key, and requested servant girl
who was in the room, to stay with him unit; he re.
turned. After his brother left, he told the girl to
leave the room, that he had some private business
to attend to- she refused to 60 at frst saying that
his brother told her to stay with him. He made
her leave, however, and closed the door, On 90.
ing out, she went round to a back window to see
if she could, what his object was in desiring to be
alone, and on looking in, saw him sitting on the
bedside, with glass in his LETT and razor in his
right hsnd which he got from the trunk with the kew
his brother gave him. Another moment, and the
unfortunate mans purpose was accomplished. Ii
was about o'clock in the morning he died &c
minutes before 10, and was buried the next day.
SANITARY CONDITION OF NoRroLK-The Nor
folk Era states for the information of Richmond
correspondent that there has not been case of
oh in IL ~
Charles Ketter of the schooner ]. & H. Peck, was
perfectly well when he left that city, which was
about four weeks since
We copy from the same paper, the following
items
pile of condemned Goldfish feet high were
seen in Newtons lane last night The smell uas
intolerable. The man who put them there oupht
to be fined $500, and be locked xp.
There is great big inanimate dog ar stor.
Bridge. Walk that way Mr.. Inspector of streets
and take look at him.
LEXINGTON FIRE DEPARTmENr.-On Saturday
night last small quantity OF camphene in the eel
lar of Connovey & EstiIl's store, in Lexington ac
cidentally caught fire and exploded, KNOCKING ou,
the heads OF barrel, and making loud repor+ =
The alarm was given and the fire soon ex,inou;.b.
ed. Then ensued the scene described by the I.ex.
ington Gazette:
In the meantime, the engine came laundering
down the street. took its position at one of the FIRE
plugs, and there remained. Amid an endlesa CON
fusion, every body giving directions and nobodv
anywhere but in somebody's way, the hose was =,
last attached to the lreplug and the water iet On
But as Ill luck would have It, the hose did NOT resch
more than half way to the fire, and there Il was
stretched up the middle of the street wirh the yvs
ter gushing out and men hallooing iii thew were
hoarse and vsinly endeavoring to screw on another
piece OF hose. After a waste of water for abou
hall an hour this was accomplished, when notfins
further remained to be done except to haul the en-
CINE back, for the FIRE had been extineuished while
they were attempting to fasten on the hose. /
men had waited till the engine was readv TO ola,
upon the flames, Estilfs house McDoweirs Hote
| and half the town would have been burned L
ashes. :
Foh THE sPRiscs.-on Tuesday last, large
| number OF persons passed through Chsrlottesvill,
10 the ears Tor the Springs than on any one d.,
| this season.
CHOLERA AT THE TuNsxL.-The folIowinJ
statement, furnished by Colonel Crozet, to tn,
charlottesville Jeffersonian. shows the number o
deaths At tho Tunnel previous to Saturday last
Daniel Harrington, sober and valuable man
aged about As Old Downey, probably 10 years old
Cain Holland, 20; Daniel sullivan. o. ieremi n
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