The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-21


PREsBYTERY.-The Presbytery of Winchester is
now in session in Martinsburg, Berkeley, and was
oreanized by electing the Rev Mr. Bittineer nj
Fairfax, Moderator, and the Revs Messrs White
and Johnson, Clerks Business of interest will en-
gage their deliberations, and they will probably re-
main In session several days. On the occasion the
new organ. Just purchased by the ladies of the
Presbyterian church, was used, and proved itself
q superior instrument
per, who lately died at San Francisco, was an
uncle of Judge >Bayly and the Hon. Henry A.
Wise His father, General John Chopper, was
Lieutenant Colonel commandant of the llth Vir.
einia regiment in The Revolutionary war, and was
an especial favorite OF General Washington.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-On the 18th instant,
near Quantico creek, Va, a colored boy was in.
s,antly killed by lightning, on board the schr
Oceoa The boybelonged to John R. Evans, of
West Farm, Stafford county, Va.
Shsd are selling in New York at 25 so cents a
piece. and Orange county butter has declined to
80 q IS cents per 10.
Andrew Mcdonald, Esq formerly of Mononga
Tia county, Va, has been elected to the Senate in
Kansas Territory.
LARGE WEDDrNa.-Miss Morehouse. the Ameri.
can giantess has left New Orleans for Cincinnati,
where 1t said, she is to be married.
V1Ro1N1AN ROBBED On Tuesday night q gen.
tlemsn from Virginia was enficed into den 10 the
negro quarters in Philadelphia, and robbed of
about twelve hundred dollars Wednesday after
noon III. police arrested several colored women
supposed to have been participants. portion of
the money was recovered.
ACCIDENT TO WASHINGTON IRVING -Washing-
ington Irving was seriously Injured, on Wednes-
day, by falling from his horse.
KILLED -Hincklpy Dodge was killed by fall
on Wednesday. He had just hidden good bye to
& brother starting for Europe.
DESTROYED BY FmE-The dwelling of Judge
Johnson, of Ohio, opposite Cattlesburg, Kentucky,
was destroyed by fire on the lst instant. A trunk
containing silver plate and money was burned
PROPERTY LOTT BY RIOT "A bill has passed the
New York Legislature. making a corporation re.
sponsble for property lost by mobs riots within
Its limits.
MAIL LosT.-An entire mail from St. Paul's Mir.
esota was lost Ia the Iowa river on the 2lst Ill,
II contained some heavy remittauces.
ARRIVAL OF THE ST. LAwRENcE.-The United
States ffigate st. Lawrence. Commodore Delaney,
OF the Pacific Squadron, arrived at Philadelphia on
Thursday.
POLITICAL -Messrs Roger A. Pryor, of Rich
mond, and Jno. 8. Imboden, tx. NJ had discus
sion in Staunton Tuesday night.
AMUSEMENT The Boon Children are perform
ing in Staunton
HEALTH OF Tyre MAupIN.-The Republican,
ofStaunton, says that Mr. Tyre Maupin, the edi.
tor OF that paper 10 recovering from his late dam
gerous Illness.
CRoPs IN CuLPKrKR.--The Observer says. that
the wheat crop 10 Culpeper county, has rather
unpromising appearance.
From MoNRovIA AND KINGSTON The bark Es
telle arrived at New York, Thursday, with de-
spatches from MonroVa to February 9th, and from
Kingston, Jamaica, TO April 1lth.
CHARGE OF MURDER By WIFR.-ElizA Pedley
and Samuel Firth have been arrested 10 Lock-
part, New York, for peising William Pedley, and
thereby causing his death. The wife OF the de-
ceased desired to get him out Of the way, to marry
Firth
APPOINTMENTS IN WASHINGTON Jos. II. Jor
dan, Maine, sl4o0 clerkship In Sixth AUDITORS Of
nce vice T.. BoDdeut. removed. Ed A. Whip
pie, Penney ivanis, $500 clerkship In SIKH Audi.
tors Office Henry Rock, 10 Marine Hospital In
Chicago. $500 Mrs. johanna Bush, do. Sl5o
w. P. sinnott, OF Baltimore, has been chosen Sec
rotary OF the Board OF THE McDonouah commission
MAJ. JNo. w. HOLDING. late ofthe United States
Army, who serYed at the battles OF Chippewa, Lun
dys Lane, and Fort Erie, died Ia Baltimore on
Tuesday.
Mise Cushmsn has been playing Of the Theatre
Royal. London--Romeo and Meg Merriiies.
RELIGIOUS Rev. Basil Manly, D. D., President
oil the University in Alabama, has received call
TO the pastoral charge OF Wentworth Street bsp-
list Church In Charleston, 8. G.
Pork HousE DESTROYED -On Tuesday morning
the pork house of Magill Il Lane. ut CipcinuaH,
was destroyed By Ore. Loss $1,000; Insured.
LocxJAw.-Mr. Alexander B. Lester, OF Allie
ghany Maryland, who. three weeks since, blew
ave nnger on with pistol died Of lockjaw on Mon
day last.