The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-28
VIRGINIA.

| S--or - aS SSAAoLlNk.-Ihe Fre0erteka6urg Newt
oas seen gantieman from Caroline who avs tbe
wnest crop To the county d mol large one and thai
cpfn VIII rqure . rain every two days uutil Il Il
msde. Do his corn crop be sthought there wore
n'y snsheis OF chinch bugs. su. ss s
:, GuAso-Three carsoes of suano arrived d
rederick sourg during the early part Of this week
DEAD Barnett u. Bnehtwell 40 did citix an q,
Prince Edward county, died on the l3sh inst
+ ALEXANDRIA e. WAsHrroror RAILROAD The
ioJuncliou restrsining the Alexandria and Wash
inRton railroad from passing through the land OF
MrJor Tochnan has been dissolved, and the NO, 1
VIII nov De hoished in TWO months. The engiOes
for Il are now being built In Richmond.
THEFr.-Oo Saturday las, Patrick o Nsely wss
arrested at Mouadsville. near Wheeling for steal.
ing two watches worth $500 from his employer
de was seut to prisoo. W ass sS s.
LEAD OaK.-The Chris,isnsburs (Moatgomery)
county. 2 a&f - = - -
WHEAT sAIr.-The cbri.,,.n.bn,. a.. 49,.
that sale of wheat vas made in Roanoke county
lev days tince 1t 81 45 per bushei
CArTLE SLAuoHrxl The malt train on the
vtrgtnia and Tennessee railroad, on Monday Iasr
killed seven head OF cattle belonging to E. Pleear,
OF Monsgomery county.
The spRIsoaaThs sprioss IN Montgomery
county are fast filling up. There are about 200
visitors 1t the Allegheny; l2O At the Montgomery
white Sulphur, and about rs at the Yellow Sui.
phur. .
suS STsoKs s-One case of sun s,roke-not fatal
.-occurred 10 Petersburg, Thussdsy The sufferer
was lady from ChesteIfsld. ss..-.......s5 =
CUSTOM HousE LocATED.-The new custom
house at Wheeiingi bs located on the corner Of
Jonn and Market Streets - YSaas s55 5ssgEs "a
WIN. O. BoHAsnoN, an old citizen of Lunenburg,
died on The 17sn inst. -
LARGE LAND SALES Mr.. Henry w. Casslemau
mas sold hts farm near Csstlemsn's Ferry Clarke
county, Va, conssioing 27o sores to DR. sssphsn
q f.,r NJ i
opie OF Jefferson, Va, has sold MS farm, contsia
log 900 acres, TO Mr.. H. w. Basteman, Tor $40 600,
and 4l9 acres OF land lying the opposite side si
the river. 81. COO more. - - -
CoLLKGK SuBscRIPTIoN.-The subscriptions By
me Citizens OF LyDchburg. to the new Methods,
College to be established there, was begun on Wed
nesday by one citizen putting bis name down tor
RELIGIOUS. Rev. George B. Tsylor preached In
Lyncnourg on Thursday nignt last.
NORFOLK AND Petersburg KAILRoAD.- .--The
schr; Jona Oliver, Travis. from Richmond. arrived
10 Norfolk w Wednesday, with stone, 10 be used II,
the constr action Of the Norfolk and Pesorsburg
Railroad 3a4f aes.fs x.~ szF. fft5.s.z.sI -
DEAD.-Francls J. Clark, master 10 the u. s.
Navy, died Ia the naval Hospital, near Norfolk or
Wednesday, OF pulmonary consumption.
E. sHIPMEsrs OF VEasTABLEs.-Four hundred
boxes oI peaches, costlug about 81 60 per bushe
were shipped from Norfolk Wednesday, to New
YORK. per steamer Jamestown. 3t a6l5fs z 81
DECIDED FALL.-Tomatoes la Norfolk have
tAiien hom VI IS per basket, to II CENTS s-4
8 To MARINERs.- On Wednesday last; beil to be
rurg Ia foggy weather, weighing 1900 p5uods ,o
be worked By machinery, was ersctsd on the Ess
tern point vi Old PuinL Comfort, near tne iigbl
houss. Ii Can be heard from To Six miles aud
strikes seven tunes per miuute. s-v3 '7o2
DIscoNrINUED.- Quarterly returns not hayipp
been ienoered 70 tn. Department, the Postmaster
Generai has discontinued The Post offi te DInwid
Ole Z. Dinwlddis coun,y. 81 nus -9El' 'siisi.
ABOLITION IPHILANrHRoPY.-E Backus
q Virginia slave, wao wished TO redeem nimsc n
and iaIn1y, made appllc alton to the grand auu Ne
braika tusion conveulion which assembled ii Ra.
VIENNA, Portage connty, Onto. ON The An Ut July o
AID, aud receIved- the mag snhcens sum OF ei1hts
TOO cents subsequently,, rs We learn Iruul tu.
Portage Sentine, n man, named Tyler. u1ade him
SELF individually responsible for the srnouar asked
and the late slave has gone on his way rejoicing
SELLING FREE NEGRo.-Two men, r. and
WIN L freeman, iather and son. nave been exam
ned at Brunswick q. II ,for selling a Tree enepr,
named Godfrey, AZ a slave. IL appears hat th,
same parties had sold the negro ones or w crs be-
lore tue last person taken In being Mr.. Sol Dayf
OF Rlchmond They were sent ON for triai,vst !
la the examination II appeared ihaa lne the ne.
gro, uuder seuLeuce of destn who recently escspst
from she Dia wddi5 county jail, was soid by me d
~ gentleman al Goiasburo, N. e. The u rp ro hs,
been recaptured and taken u tue jail again. ea@
PLAsrER.-Deposts of plaster supposed to b,
exsenslve, have been discovered In Aloutpome
county, the Whie Sulphur Springs.