The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-21
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NoHFeLK AND PoRTsnouTH those In
Portsmouth down with tho yellow fever are DR..
Cooke, Capt. Geo. Chambers and Mr.. Newton
Ashton. DR.. J School6eld and John Emerson,
of the bank of Virginia are recovering. The des-
titute little children, (sbout 80 In nur1ber,) who
have lost their dear parents by the pes'ience' are
snugiy qusrtered at the Academy Building, being
kindly uursed and cared for.
The subscription In Petersburg for the yellow
fever sufferers, has reached S2,567 90.
FoReERY.-A stylish young gentleman named
Scrosgins, was arrested In Petersburg, Sunday for
forgery.
FASTING AND PRAYER.-The Mayor of Peters,
ou has appointed Thursday to be observed as
day OF fasting and prayer to avert from that city
the pestilence now iLflicting Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
IMPRovEMENTs.-The Staunton American mott
ces many improvements in the way of building,
going on in that town. and among them steam
flour mill, which is being erected near the depot,
for Mr. Eskridee. Its capacity Is equal 10 turning
out 100 bbls -four per day.
SALE OF WESTERN LANp.--The Rockingham
Register chronicles the following sale of lands In
that vicinity. John Graham Effnger sold at auc-
tion, some of his lots on the Red Hill, near this
place, as follows: To Robert Bowman, 3 acres
Sl40 per acre; to VIM. Peters. acres at Sll9 per
acre. to Anthony Hockmsn acres at S120 per
acre; to Henry OFT, 21.2 acres at $3.50 per acre,
and l-2 ceres more, at 1921 per acre.
RoBBERY.-O On Tuesday the 27th nit, the store
Rockingham, was broken open and robbed of TWO
watches and about twenty dollars.
LARGE SALE OF PROPERTY Y-Messrs. D & II
Furrer have sold all their partnership properly,
lying la Page and Rockingham counties, to Messrs.
Richards and Moore, formerly of PenDsylvana,
for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars This
property consists of almost thirty thousand acres
of land, all OF which is mountain land except some
four thousand acres which is arabic. The chief
value OF this property consists of the inexhausbe
bed of rich iron ore which 1t contains. The She-
nandoah Iron Works, which have been In success
ful operation for several years and the new fur
mace DOW Ia course OF erection In this county,
included 10 the sale The same parties some 1S
moutbs ago. sold to John McKernan, also of Penn.
sylvania, almost six thousand acres, upon which
there was furnace and two forges, for forty thou
sand dollars.
The Messrs. Furrer have a very superior bed of
Iron ore in Buffalo Gap, on the Central Railroad,
shout sixteen miles west of Stauntop, and they in
tend erecting large steam furnace there
USFonTUNATE Town Winchester has been Wis
tied by five foods In period of half century,
There were floods ia 1906 1878 1886 1877 and 1855.
That of 1905 was the heaviest
UNITED BRoTHERs.-At a regular session of the
Grand Band OF Virginia of the Independent Order
of United Brothers, held In Harper's Ferry com.
mencing on the 28h of July, the following officers
were elected for the current term: James Spfigq
OF martinsburg, Worthy Grand Master; John w
Correll, OF Winchester, Deputy Grand Master
and James w Riley of Harper's Ferry, Right
Worthy Grand Secretary.
U. s REcRUITs.-During three months recruit
ing by Lieu,enants Jeneifer and Wood, In Win
chester, forty five soldiers were obtained for the
U. S. cavalry service.
REFUSED TO DO IT.-The Board of Aldermen of
Charlottesville have refused to adopt regulations
cutting off communication with Norfolk and Ports-
mouth
EDUCATION IN VIRGINrA.-The committee ed
pointed by the recent convention in Lynchburg o.
the friends OF Sunday Schools. have made report
In which they estimate the number of persons 10
Virginia between and 90 years of age at 379, ,745
of which 222, 686 remain totally untaught
RELIGIOUS Rev. J. F. Edwards, of Richmond
preached 10 the Methodist church, Lynchburg, on
Sunday last