The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-30
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VIRGINIA.

| NoMrsAr1oKs-W.A. A. Glssgos ', r. n. wiIrv :,
1 = d. mays. were nominated ons Monday ls.t :
,1e Demoerats of Botetourt a1h Crais, Tor q
house OF Delegates.
fnk In MEcxLxSauae.--The barn of Mr. n
..yJ Jr, 10 Mecklenburg county. cons.iuiue h,
"ao'e 'ooacco crop. was burned On the aoth ;ps,
With 900 acres Of woods.
FORFEIT Fnx IN CHAaIorrx csnrx.v a
occurred last week, near Red Oak Grove 4, ch.-
,o'ls county which destroyed about 1000 acre. .
forest ~sso ss' %
LOSSES By FrRE IN NORTH CAaoriSx.-rbe lo..
oy forest ires In North Carolina, has been In R-,,,.
wick 600, Bladen s200Oe, Dupiin $40 oco IA
neavy losses In Columbus. Sampson. Wavne Ro.
oertson and other counties. Turpenttue cron mi,
season will fall short so 900 barrels.
WHEAT cRor IN THE vALLzY.-The .Fiueastr.
Ehss has iatteriug accounts from all portions Of
the Valley of vireinis, about the growth of the
wheat crop. In Botetourt and its neisbboriue
counties the crop has not been more prcmising for
many years:
CHiEcEIBua.-Much damage to wheat IN Hai;fsx
county, Is apprshended from the Chinchbuo vbich
has appeared there. The weather i..verv dry ana
several wells have ceased to give water. 4, -.
LAND sLIDE.-A land slide occurred Tbur.ssv
on the Southfide Railroad, six miles below Lvnci-
burg, OBTAINING the cars two hours.
AFfRAY- On Wednesday evening John P. wrieh,
and his brother, made an attack upon Ed. D. Chris
tan, In his law Office in Lyrchburg. Some of The
friends OF Mr.. caught the assaiants and handled
them pretty roughly.
FIRE.-A frame building, belonging to Col. ]. w.
foung' OF Clsrksville, was consumed by are on
the 20sh inst SO - :.
AccrDRSr-A negro boy belonging to Mr.. ]. L.
warren, was run over by . hand car on the rail.
road near Clarksyille, on the 22d inst.. and &C..
r1oasly Injured. The car with six men In il, was
thrown off the track. ..,+- s.,.-',--
NOMINATION. ]. A. Dyerlee. Ia the N
candidate for the Legislature from Roanoke conn.
y. ~
CLOSING ON suNDAY.-The greater portion OF
the restaurants IN Petersburg, ,Fclose their doors.
says the Intelligencer, on the Sabbath. Do thew
clofe their bares s.assa SOW
Posi- OFFICE MovED.-The'post Office in staun-
ton has been moved to the handsome building Of
MIR. Harman,ion CourtsHouse square. IL
VIRGINIA CADETs.-In the list of the new Cadet
for WestiPoint for the year of 1855, we find from
Virginia, Robt. II. Glens, Abel 8. Scott. There il
also one from New Mexico.
REAL Estate SALFs-An acre lot, ia Harrison
burg, Va of Thomas LoDgan's, sold on Tuesday
last, for 1852, and half acre lot for e323-I,. W
Gambill, purchaser. Charles Nicholas Of Keezle
town, Rockingham, sold farm few dsys since
for Sl3630' for which IL years ago he paid s6 0Oo
Geo. Eastman purchaser. Isl
The FRUIT CBop in the vicinity of ROCKINGHAM
is very promising. -s-,e-.>
SALE OF CoRN.-Ten thousand bushels Of corr
were sold In Fredericksburg, on Thursday last, Al
| 96 cents per bushel.
| AccIDENr.-Mr. E. w. Stephens, of Wheelins
had one of his legs broken while loading ,tesrne,
| at the wharf In that place. Tuesday evening. eg
ANoTHER.-D. x Zollikofar was knocked of :
| railroad train, near Fairmount, Marion, Wedues.
day, and was severely Injured. When discovered
he was lying nsensible, with bis face In pool q
water.
AFFECTING FAREyELL-The Peter sburr Dem
ocrat of Saturday says: Several of the crew al
the English baTque two of whose sailors are In our
jail charged with the murder lately committed Al
City Point came to town yesterday 10 bid their fell
lows farewell. The vessel Is about to start back for
England, and 1t II not impossible hat the unfortu
nate men who committed this outrage. viii never
see their messmates again. The scene was De
culisrly Interesting one and from one at least of
the participants, 1t wrung many scalding tear az
they bid each other, perhaps, q last farewell.
Messages were sent to friends at home, and suns
dry tokens of remembrance given and received.
DEATH.-On Friday last, Capt Collin w. Barnes
was suddenly strck with apopexy, at his residence
In the county of Northampton, and died on the same
day He was ~ years old at the time of his de-