The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-24
VIR GINA.

IN fkTk6SBuRG -Dur1Dg q thund or
~ ssoIm 10 Petersburg on Saturday. the beautiful
pasnomena of Q mirage was observable. About 4
ociock, the inverted shadow ef Tabb Street church
wss seen hanging over the real building The
pSln. q the stesples touching 7 he picture lasted
about three minutes, snd vsnished Ct the occur.
ience OF loud clap of thunder.
IS LAGER BrER IsroxIcArINo a-An Interesting
layer bier trial came of in Petersburg Saturday in
which Interesting lager bier statistics were brought
oa, on OATH and may, therefore, be believed Mr..
solomon keyser was the defendant and was
charged with keeping disorderIy bier saloon. A
very respectable German witness In the case de-.
nned what lager bier was. He said II was manu-
isc'ured from malt and hops. and to make bitter,
an extra amount OF the latter was thrown in that
was oler This compound was placed In barrel
lined with coating of rosin and was laid In eel.
iar, iiom which laying In store was derived the
yI ssrm ager. This was lager bier or "stock sle"-
Ine witness thought 1t might burst q man, but
would not make HIN drunk. He had known Ger.
man ladies' 10 Philadelphia and New York 10 put
rom y to 22 glasses (p!1ts) under their waist
oands In one day, and never feel the effects.
vIaoiHIA GRADUATES. Among the graduates at
Dickinson College Carlisle, Pa, we find the names
o. the following from Virginia; ] Tucker. Nor
Ioik; J Wade, Christianabure; and X Ef1nger,
Harrisonburg.
HEAVY YIELD.-E Mosely of Forksville, Va,
Writinsto the s. S. Democrat, says that from one
gram oi winter oats he this year raised SO heads
and lis grains, besides some grains shattered off
and lo0t.
DKAD..-R w Field, lieutenant In the war OF
15l2, die at his residence In Bruns wick county, on
the 10th Inst.
A Gu U4NTITY OF Com was destroyed In Shen-
nandosh county, Tuesday, by heavy rain storm.
MRs. usKrN. residing near Poeahontas Bridge,
10 Petersburg, fell dead on Saturday afternoon.
The SCHEDULE OF PREMIUMS of the Va. and
North Carolina Agricultural Society," contains
prizes amounting to $5 900.
PRTERkRTyRG waa visited hu fao fnJ thun1or
storm, Saturday afternoon.
Hot WEATHER- The Rockingham Register
Gays that the horses of two mail contractors In that
county, died last week from the excessive heat In
both cases the contractors shouldered the bags
and put the mail through In good time on foot.
EDIToRIAL CONFERENCE.-The Rockingham Re.
gster proposes holding the mooted Virginia Edito.
rial convention at Richmond, during the Agricutu.
raj Fair In November.
THE sPR1NGs.-The are about 300 visitors at the
White Sulphur springs, Greenbrisr, and about 60
at the Blue Sulphur.
LADIES CELEBRATIoN.-The ladies of Jackson's
River, Allegheny county, had celebration on the
4th of July which passed off very finely. Among
the toss.s were number of political sentiments,
which fact shows that ''women's rishtsr in the Old
Dominion are obtaining foothold. -
NEW PAPER.-A new paper to be called "The
Union American" Ia about to be started In Harri.
sonburg, Rockingham, by w. D. Straughan and ].
X. Smith. =
PREsENTATIoN.-The Fredericksburg Guard are
to make a moonlight excursion Thursday night,
when silver goblet will be presented their retiring
commander, J Porter.
PRRPARED.-The citizens of Charleston, Ka.
nawha, have purchased fire engine for $l3OO
CHARLorTEsvILLE.-In the town of Charlottes
vile there are 234 whites and 322 slaves. The
total amount OF revenue is 2,I48.l5. The town
council have recently increased the corpor alton
tax in order 10 purchase a new engine. new
Mayors office and engine house has been con.
tracted for, to be built In the public square.
SUNDAY LAw.-The county court of Shenandoah
has granted licenses to several tavern and res
taursnt keepers to sell liquor, on condition thai
they close their bars on the Sabbath-a violation Of
the contract to forfeit the license.
BARN BuRNT.-The barn of Mr.. VIM. Hunter. In
Bath county was destroyed by fire oniThursday
night.
PosT OFFIcK AFFAIRs.-The Postmaster General
orders the following: Established Rielers Mills
York county. Va, appoint Wilkason Dean postnas g
ter. This office Is Al 2 miles from WILLIAMSBURG
and will afford important mail facilities to a dense
and growing neighborhood. Established Home.
land, Culpeper county, Va, Strother Fl Shaw
postrnaster-between Oak Shade and Laurel Mills
Appoint Jonathan Porter postmaster at MilIville
King George county, Va, Vice Robert Frank.