The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-16
VIRGINIA.

-AAS" VI AbpASSo.-ht WeU Kill warehouse IN
Petersburg, Friday, four hogsheads of lugs were
sold at g. o., ss secs.
NORFOLK g. PKrRnsBuRc r. R. Co. The animal
meeting OF this company was held In Norfolk,
thursday, and the following officers elected: DR.. F
MALLORY, President, Joseph II. Robertson, vice
Geo. w. Camp resigned, w. H. Hardy, w. T. Har.
rison directors.
sHAD are plentiful In Petersburg, at 70 cents
each.
ArrRMr TO ROB ChJRcH.-An unsuccessful
saempt was made to rob the Methodist church at
wheeling, last Monday night.
CHANGE OF SupEa1srExpsNr.-Capt.w VIM. X.
A.'oo"as, who superintended the construction of
,os suspension bridge at Wheeling, has been cal-
.eo 20 superintsnd the erection of the bridge and
oepo' OF the Norfolk e. Petersburg Railroad.
PaEsBYrRRY OF Lnx1scror -Th;. hoa, ....r,.
Wsdna,ne ~ me preaby terien Church, Lexineton. on
w.. wnesoay, tne 4th instant The opening sermon
Mornp,h pnaached by the Rev. Mr.. Ramsey Of New
sonburv NC. eaaren. Rev. H. Bocock, of Harri-
M number Of members In attendance Rav
was aIaa: =. ~, OF Union Theological Seminary
Genern r,1ctea Clerical Commissioner to The next
church, was Iy eIsyc,sa ana DR.. Leyburn, of this
" ~ Hmam liam w: Irimble and Mr.. William A Donald
vi 1lmner Ridge church. were seIsctad a. Aisa.,
raa,,. Inc fresbytery chose Harrisonbure for in
session ;ol as;n neeting, end. after harmonious
se'''on' adjourned on Saturday evening.
IscEsDrAny.-A dwelling house on Fairfax
street, near the canal, In Alexandria, was fred
thursday afternoon, but was extinguished before
much damage was done.
MARRIAGE LIcEEsEs.-F the three months end
ing April l, there were 149 marriage licenses Ia.
sued by the clerk OF Fairfax county court
CHILD ScALDRD TO DEATH "A child, two years
old, OF Mr. Aldridge, residing at Wheeling died
"wednesday from being accidentally scalded with
hot water.
BODY FouND.-The body OF a man was found
tuesday night floating in the river In front of
wheeling. No one could identity the person.
BALLOON AscENsIoN.- ofessor Pusey contem.
plates making balloon ascension from Wheeling
shortly.
ANCIENT BILL Or LADIEG.-The editor of the
wheeling Intelligencer has seen bill of lading
apparently very ancient, in which all the goods
are shipped "by the grace of God" each one clo-
sing with prayer and an ''Amen."
FATAL AccIDRNT-James Craddock, a boatnau
on the Rvanna river, while In a state of intoxica
tion, fell from the portico of the .rotunda at the
iversity OF Virginia and broke his spine, from
the effects of which he died on Thursday last.
MAN K1LLED.-A young man named Stanley was
Killed at Furrer's ore bank, in Rockingham, few
days ago by mass of iron ore falling on him.
ELEcrIoN-A. B. Trick and B. F. Martz have
been elected Treasurer and Clerk of Harrison
burg. r. Bowman has been reelected town Ser
geant.
DEATH OF A WEALTH. CITIzEN.-Fitzhugh Car.
ter, a citizen OF fredericksburg worth $500, 900,
died at the Planters Hotel in that place Wedues.
day night.
CHARITABLE BKQUEsT.-Mrs. Cobbler, wife of
Rev. John Cobbler, deceased, who died in Fred.
ericksburg, has, in her WILL manumitted all her
slaves, and gave two houses to the Methodist Epis-
copal Church there.
City SERGEANT.-Mr. R. C. Duerson has been
elected City Sergeant Of Fredericksburg uice John
s. Caldwell elected Mayor.
HULL RAIsED.-The hull of the steamer Fox,
burned at Fredericksburg several years ago, was
raised last week.
HEAVY RoBBEnY.-An aged Welshman, pas.
senger on board the steamer Key Stone State, was
robbed while the boat was lying at Wheeling, We'd
nesday, of $500.
KrLLED.-An Irishman, named George Reed,
was instantly killed at Bell Air Station, on the
Central Ohio Road, near Wheeling, Thursday
by leapng from gravel train and fall.
Ing beneath the car wheels
FoRT THE PENrrENTIARY.-AG Gipsy boy, eighteen
ofo hos
months In the penitentiary, In Lewis county, for
defrauding Jasper Butcher out of money.
PROCEEDS OF FArR.-The ladies of the Baptist
church In Fredericksburg have realized $500 by
their late fair.
FIRE.-A wooden tenement on Princess Arne
street, Fredericksburg, occupied by Mr. Trigger
was burned on Saturday morning, the 9Th inst.
CLERGYMAN MARRIED. .-sAt Culpeper Court
House, the 10th inst, Rev. John Cole, Rector OF
st. Stephens church, was united to Miss Fanny
E. Thomson.
DEcLINED-Col Ben Morgan of Clarke has
declined re election to the House of Delegates.
PRICE OF AN EAR-A man named Shea has
been fined two hundred and fifty dollars, and i'm.
prsoned four months, In Lewis county, for biting
of the ear of young man named Bradbury, In
fight.
NOMINATION Colonel Max Herbert, Know
Nothing, for House of Delegates, from Norfolk
county P. H. Daughtrey, Know Nothing, for
State Senator, from Princess Ann and Norfolk
counties.
DRUID CRLEDRATIoN-Hckory Grove, No. 10,
u A. o. d., of Portsmouth, had celebration on
and marched through the streets headed
by the Band Of music from the ship Pennsylvania.
They took supper at the Macon House at night
The semi annual session of the Grand Grove OF
the A. o. d 10 being held at Portsmoufh.
INcENDIAnY.-A negro, belonging to Mr.. Petite
grew, was arrested In Botetourt county, Sunday,
the 7h inst for setting fire to the store of Mtssrs
Jones Mays, Allegheny.
The EUNNKRY CoMMITTEE.-The Conn nittee
of Inquiry In the doings of the Nunnery Co mmi-
tee, held its closing session, Friday night which
was protracted to late hour. Mr.. Hiss, mem
Der of the Visiting COMMITTEES, generally ne gstived
the charges against himself personally; but the
other evidence was substantially the same a. be.
fore. Speeches were made by several men ibers OF
the Nunnery Committee and the editors OF the
Advertiser put In closing statement In WI itng.-
The Committee will report In few days
Mr.. Hiss IL also charged with having Q woman
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