The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-03

VIRGINIA INTELLIGENCE.

| AssAsISArroN.-Thc Front Royal Gazette SAYS
| We are informed that on Thursday night last,
as Mr. Washington NARROW was sttingby the fire,
at ms residence in Rappahannock county, he was
snot Al througbFhe window, and struck in the head
killing him instantly. His negroes have been ar
rested, but we have not learned that any clue has
been obtained. as to who was the pcrpetrator.
| RAILROAD DSBBscRTPTfoS-An order has pass
cd the county of Clarke for taking the sense
OF the voters on Saturday, the 9th of November.
as to subscription of 100000 to the stock of the
Alexandria, Loudoup, and Hampshire Railroad
| Company.
FAILING OFF.-The Shenandoah Tenth Legion,
states that tho receipts Of the Valley Turnpike
company, show falling off of nearly g.. COO up
ON the revenue of the past year. Ths, it says is
attributable to the progress of the railroads in
that section.
APPOINTMENT OF PRoFEssoRs-The Lynch.
burg 'irginan announces the appointment as sddi-
tlonal professors in the College there of DR. d. A.
Ianghorne, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
and Samuel Garland Jr. Professor of Constitution.
al Law Both gentlemen are residents of Lynch
burg. -
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRs.-From the Alexandria
oazette OF yesterday take the following items:
Fres.-On "Wednesday night, frame tenement
belonging to Jas. II. Cameron, situated on Pitts
street, was destroyed by fire, and on Thursday
morning. an incendiary caused the destruction of
stable, owned by Mrs. Church. near the Stone
Bridge.
american Meetin9.-A meeting of the American
party was held Wednesday night at American
nan ana on next "wednesday night meet
ing at the same place is to be addressed by Hon
Jno NJ. Bolts, Raleigh T. Daniel of Richmond and
others
Al Saints Day was observed by the Catholics,
Thursday, as a holiday. Some of the juveniles
kept up the practice of playing Holy Eve tricks
and many citizens, Thursday morning, found large
cabbages suspended to their front doors
Fine Corn-The Editor Of the Gazette has re-
eeiyed sample of corn from A. B. Weedon, of
lfa1O-- Gao -.
PETERSBURG AFFAIRs-We take the following
from the Petersburg Express of yesterday:
Cddas.-Thc Lexington Cadets arrived in Pc
tersbure, Thursday morning from Richmond. and
were received by detachments of all the military
companies of the place, who bad prepared an eS
ccllent breakfast for them After partakiug of it.
| they were bid farewell by Capt j. " Scott, in re.
ply to which Maj. Colston delivered short speech.
The Cadets then took the cars for Lynchburg
where they were Hospitality entertained before
starting for Lexington.
Restgned-At the last meeting of the Council
VIM Fem. for many years police officer resign
ed His resignation was laid on the table for ac-
ton.
Rush to the Fair-The rush of citizens to the
State fair, is described exceeding anything ever
witnessed on like occasion, before.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The first exhibition of
the Cabel county Agricultural Fair. took place at
Guyandotte, on the 25th ult and is described as
having been most successful affair.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH Tho Argus chron
icles no new cases of fever and thinks the epidem
c has entirely disappeared 1t mentions Jno Jones.
mulatte slave, who drove the dead cart during
the epidemic still alive and the coolness and ac
tVly of this negro mentioned by "Yerdad"
the correspondent of the Dispatch from Norfolk,
as one OF the most remarkable incidents in the epi.
deme. The Iron Works of Wright Daniels e.
Rhea, are again in operation There was an alarm
of fire, Wednesday night caused by the burning of
an old shanty. In Portsmouth, the Navy Yard
hands are at work on the U S. steam frigate Roam
Oke