The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-16
VIRGINIA.

1
ty six hours
| EFFECT OF THE RAINs.-The copious showers o
rsin In the neigbborhood of d ,uville have dom
much damsge TO the crops. One farmer alone, es
tima.es his loss at o. 600
| STAucK By LIGHrNrNG.-The tobacco fsctory o
1oon w Holland. 10 DsnvilIs. wss struck BY light
| ming last week. negro man was severely shock
Cd. but by The application of cold water, was re-
| stored - -
| CENTRAL RAILRoAD-The cars on the Centra
| Railroad now run to the Summit q few miles be-
yond Buffalo Gap. The work west is fast progress
| sing.
VISIT TO Hon H A. W1sE.-on Wednesday
mouth. and the vicinity, paid consratulatory visi
70 bod b. A Wise. He met them at Onancock
wnere breakfast was prepared for them. after par.
tanins OF which, they spent the day at Only Mr.
wnes residence. 10 the evening they left fol-
home highly pleased with the kind and unosteDta-
tious reception they had met With.
BopY FouND.-The body of Michael Hsnnon
who was Knocked overheard from the steamer Sea
Bird, in fight near Norfolk. the 4th inst, has
been found and an ipuuest is TO be held TO aecer-
tain who is the murderer.
SABBATH ScHocL.-There are 700 children at
tending the various Sabbath schools of Lynch
burg.
TOBACCO INspRcTroN- inspections of to-
bacco In Lynchburg, for the year ending July u,
we're 4.45s hhds.
HIGH PRICE For TopAcco.-A small lot of to.
oacco was purchased at auction In Darvil few
cwt.
DIsTRKssING CASE OF DRowsISG. -Our atten.
tive Danville correspondent last week. advised of
the sudden death of q con of Rev. S Bryant, by
arowoing' Il appears that the lad sgsd II year',
started to Germantow wn, N. C /, in q buggy, with a
young lady, and in trying to cross creek which
was much swollen, the buggy upset and young
Bryant was drowned. The young lady was washed
o0 yards down the stream. but saved herself by
catch Ing the limb of a tree Divesting hersslf Of
her heavy clothing she enabled to get out and
thus by her presence of mind saved her life
Va AND TENNESSEE RAILRoAD-The Virginia
Tennessee Railroad Company, contemplate making
a survey OF the route for the railroad from Bon.
sacks to Clifton Forge, during the ensuing iall
HON. AvRRErT.-The Haifsx Advocate, In
a sketch OF the life of this gentleman, who was
burned tn death a few days since says that in the
war of 1912 he enlisted a substitute for his father
at fifteen years of age, and filled the place OF drum
mer boy during the campaign.
Waiermelons have made their appearance In
Norfolk.
BARN BURNT The barn of H BedilIion, near
Wheeling, was struck by lightning Wednesday
and burnedto the ground.
SwINDLED.-At Wheeling, Tuesday, a German
was riddled cut of $50, which he loaned a Young
man, who in return. gave him a brass watch and
forged check for $900
BURGLARY Burglaries are becoming freouent
In Wheeling. few nights ago. the house OF Mr.
Jno Gray. was entered aDd gold watch stolen,
after the burglar had poisoned the watch dog The
watch dog OF Hampton, was also poisoned on the
same night, and an unsuccessful attempt made to
get into his store.
INcKNDIAR1sm.-On Thursday night the stable
of Thos. Mccormick, 10 Alexandria, was set Fl re
to and destroyed, and the night before, an uosuc-
cessful attempt was made to burn a frame wars.
house belonging to VIM Gregory.
NEW WHEAT Is being received In Alexandria
and fine red command &2.25.
The tailoring establishment of G. W. Terants g.
Co, at Norfolk, was robbed Friday night Of So 600
a " .u...uay last D ucnanau no,a
tourt county, was visited by heavy hail Storm du-
ring which the scheoihouse of Mr. Whiting was
struck by ghtnng, and several persons inside badly
injured.
RoBBlNG.-On the 18th inst. Mr. Nathan Obsrchain
Of Botetourt had his pocket cut, and 81 400 TAX
therefrom on the cars of the Va. Tennessee Rail
road while on his NAV to I.vnchhurg.
NAvAL-The u. s frigate Congress sailed from
New York, Saturday. She goes to the Mederra-
mean to take the place of the flag ship Cumberland
which has just returned. She Is expected to be
absent three years She takes out number of boys;
and her cruise will serve to test the expediepcy
Of the apprentice system In the service. Comman.
der Msgruder goes out 10 her as fleet captain Sur.
geon Bishop has been relieved. and Surgeon Evers.
q I'D has taken his place. Rev Mason Noble, of
Washington clfy, goes as chaplain.
HARD TALE.-A hard tale is told by the Kin
derhook IN, ~ Rough Notes, Of the following
case, where dogs tail prevented tho curtsilment
of human life. little colored boy was laid out
on board preparatory to being removed to his
long home, when dog In passing where The sup
posed dead darkey lay, happened to hit his face
with his tail, and arouled him from his cataleptic
state. Who will now say that dogs tail Is use
less sppendsgei
UNITED STATES REvENUE MARINE SERVICE
Second Lieut. B Keam has been detached from
the cutter Washington, at New York, and ordered
to the cutter Forward, at Wilmington, Del First
Lieut. VIM Rogers has been detached from the
cutter Duane at New Orleans and ordered to the
cutter Forward. at Wilmington, Del Third Lieut.
Philip N Jackson has been ordered TO the Wash
i inston at New York Richard Locke, of New
York, has been appointed third ieutena ant in the
Uoited States revenue marine service, and awaits
orders.
VIGOROUS OLD Aeon Tuesday last, Mr..
Noah Noyes. of Newburyport. eighty -four years of
age. started from Newbury port on foot dined at
Medford and reached Boston in the afternoon ha ".
ing walked the whole distance. He spent the 4th
with his relatives there, and on Thursday evening
took the early train f'r Newhuryport.
DAMAGES FOR sEDUCTIoN.-At the late Middle.
sex, Mo, Court Of Common Pleas q farmer of that
children. was defendant 10 suit brought by neigh.
bor for damages for the loss of the services of
child, girl of eighteen years, whom It allie ged
he had seduced while she attending upon his
sick wife. The jury awarded 1852; the court to fix
the amount of annual allowance to be paid to the
girl for the support of her infant chi,d.
COAST AND SHORE LINE OF The UNITED STATES
The Coast Survey, now proeressine, deve,opes very
many interesting fac in relation to HORRORS shore.
and coasts That portion of the report the Cosst
Survey issued the 18th of July, 1854 gives
extent of coast thu Atlantic and Pacific
Oc .ans az follows
The shore line of the State of Maine. including
bays, Islands, and ell irregularities. 486 miles o.
New Hampshire, 49; Massachusetts, S86 Rhode
Island, $40; Connecticut 162; New York $50; New
Jerssv. $40; Delaware. 1t8: Maryland. So; Virsi
MIA 654 North CsroiGa, 64l South Carolina 656
Georgis, 684 Florida, east coast 474; west coast
l562; Alabama, Sis; Mississippi, 2S7, Louisiana
Northern Atsntic coast Including that of Maryland
at {, $50 miles; Southern Atlantic, from srylapd
to the Capes in Florida 209 milss the Gulf coast
5 744-totsi South Atlantic ana Gulf 1858 tots
Pacific, from boundary OF San Diego to the mouth o
Frszsr's river 8 ISL
OF the Pacific coast, 1S45 miles are imn edistel
contiguous to the ocean 483 miles Of sho line o.
bays; 767 mlea OF shore line from Cape Fsttery tc
Frsxer's river Ala miles of shore line of islands n
the Pacific. and S04 miles of shore line of islam d
from Cape Flattery to Frazer's river
The area Of the slepss of the continent towsrd'
the oceans. the lakes and the Gulf 10 fs lows =:
The Pacific slope. 766 002 square miles; Atlantic
slope proper. 54 4I6; Northern Lake region. li2 $50
Gulf regsD, 3s5,tS7i Atlantic, Lake and Gulf ess
and west Of the Mississippi. 952 60; Mississippi vel
5i7 56 Atlantic, iacladipg Nor hern Lake, 627 065
issia Val nd Gulf MI aptn a