The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-04


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n.unoAp EXTENSION. The Winchester ksi'-
,oed company have party Of epgioeers y ,ns
ia snrysyjne The route OF . proposes eA'7'ss
q lhsir road IRON Wachesssr,o - g. os.sle,s
l.turs 10 Oppose Il uecompromisangiy, -
only scheme Tor the bsnfht OF bait'mo'e'
r.,c,,r,o. FrIday last Ned, . slave owned
s. M Jsckson, IVES hung q p..ssr
Ne u>urder Of . negro cwneo ~ - "a haa
~ q rn.s~lck Since his sentence ne nsd peen
Ss.s.,sd 10 The Freemsns and sold. tus was AFTER.
wsrSs re-csptured. On the scsfoid DC deoied
hsvtos received any aid Ia his escape from pris
sn.
Frax.-About one O'Clock Sunday morning,
hsndsome brick tenement 90 Liberty street re-
tersbure, owned by w q DAVIS, was PanHs'y u''-
troyod BY fire Less goo
Observation-Disclosures to table published 10
the Express, the interments 10 bisn'oFo csn1.oy
near Petersburg. for the three months enolng oeps
amounted 70 10. Thisisthe lcsst morfaiity record
ed for the last four years, and show Petersoufg u
have been unusually healthy this summer.
DrAp-Dr orris A Brown, a prominent citizen
of Htcksford. Greeasviiie county, died suddenly
of spopIexy on Thursday night last.
DRIxeArEs-The democrats of District No ::
In Hanover county, on the 25h instant, nominated
the following delegates to attend the convention 70
be held In September for nominating county en
cers and To send delegates to the State conven-
ton :-Chastain White, Ed Winston Lewis NJ
Coleman, w Taylor, John Pryor, VIM WINE,
n II Wood, r Glazsbrook. DIR White Sneao,
BE Smith. Mr. Bacon. Jos Eosland, d England ,
Charles Thacker, William ToIsr, Tho Lowry.
Ford william Ford, William Waldrop, DIR VIM
L Wood and VIM White, jr
SAILED yoa EUROPE Mr. James II. Burton, for
msrlv connected with Hsrper's Ferry Armory.
Jailed from Boston, on Wednesday of last week, In
the Ala to take the situation of Engineer In the
British Natiooal Armory at Enfield, near London.
His family accompanies him.
LxcruarNG James Avis BARLEY, author OF
LAYS of Ancient Virginia" lectuyed 10 Lewis
burg on the 30.h, on "The Beautiful, The True
aud The Good
RELIEF AT the Agricultural fair 10 Greenbrier,
Tuesday $50 was subscribed for the relief OF the
Norfolk and Portsmouth sufterers.
ORANGE AND ALExAsDR RAILRoAD.-The re-
ceipts from passengers on the Orange ana Alexan.
dria Railroad, for the last month, are $l3
increase over August, 1854 Of 81 500. The freight
receipts have also increased.
RELreroUs.-Tbe Union Camp, 10 Fairfax county,
the result of the meetings.
TYPHOID FBvRR.-The Alexandria Gazette lear,
that the community Of Fro0t Royal aud Its vicinity
have been suffering severely, for some weeks, with
typhoid fever.
MURDER. On Friday night last, as we learn from
the Petsrsburg Express, William, a slave owned
by Msjor Rooney, Instantly killed Tom the pro.
perty of Washington Crump, by plunging knift
Into bis heart. The murderer was arrested, and
a. a remarkable coincidence, was bound with the
rope with which murderer had been hung thai
morning.
from Mr. Porter. near the Warm Springs, several
weeks ago. When last seen they were In High
land county, and the number had increased to We,
all of whom were armed TO the teeth.
CHANGE OF OPINION IN VIENNA ON THE War;
In milIta circles Vienna II is said the opinipn
isdecidedly favorable to the allies the next as.
sault The Military Gazstte. which for some time
has hoped and predicted 10 favor of Russia, now
gives hs voice 10 favor of the besiegers. 1t says
this French engineers have now got so near to the
east fort and the Karsbelnais Notifications tina The
first Russian line OF defence can hardly Withstand
the next assault. General Churlef directs the de-
fence of the Ksrabeinaia. IT IL inferred by his la
test measures. that whilst prepared for the worst
be 10 resolved to defend bis ground to the utmost
WaxcK OF SCHOONER. schooner Knick.
erbocker wss wrecked Of Sheb ysan, 40 announced
by telegraph, on Monday last The captain and
two men were drowned, and one of the crew. Benz
~ Baker, was saved
REVOLUTIONARY RELIc.-Tnere 10 now living
near Mt Vernon, Kentucky, q man named Elijah
Denney. who 10 one hut dred and eighteen years
old. He 10 native of Currituck N. C. He was
present at the seiges of Charleston and Savannah,
aud the battles of Eutaw Springs Kings Mountain,
Camden and Monks Corner. He 10 said never to
have experienced an hours Sickness
REMovAL.-A despatch to the New York Tri-
bune says the President has removed Richard p
Hammond from the Office of Collector of Customs
at San Francisco, and appointed Mr.. Marcus c
Latham, late M C, In bis place.
Dates from Port au Prince to the 16 h ult repre-
sent the place very sickly, especially among the
shipping.
TH e SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBI.