The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-27
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county jail, ana TOR whose arrest 500 reward was
offered, was captured last week.
MAIL RoBBRRY-John T. Houcbius the mslf
carrier between Patrick C. II. and Pi,tsylvania G.
II after several mail robberies has absconded.
STEP FAArHRR.-The cars on the Richmond
and Dsnville Railroad to-day run up a. far a. DIR.
Barksdsle's Ferry.
OLD CITIZEN DRAp.-Abram Rorer, an old and
well known citizen Of Piusylvania, died on
Sunday week.
cars on the Roanoke Valley Railroad was backed
over Q stone wall In Clarksville A gentleman
jwas 10 the car at the time but escaped wihout IL
ury.
GRANARY BUaNr.-The sranary of Rd Woot.
ton, between Clarksvilie and Boydtov, with 2OO
bushels of wheat was destroyed BY fire on the 10Th
inst. r..tFt -.e
cension of Mr. A Carrier at Cluster Spriogs, on
the 14th, he went up miles into a snow and ball
storm, and was 90 benumbed that be was appre
hensive of death from freezing
GooD YrELp.-CaptJ 8 Pleasants, Of Halifax,
raised th 10 year thirty three large stacks Of oats
from 30 bushels seeding. The stscks were put up
on l2 feet poles. @
CHIscH aue.-Ths Halifax Advocate learns that
the chinch bug 10 ipjuripg the corn 10 that county
FINE ParcE roz TosAcco.-A load of sun cured
days since. q, sls IS per hundred-purchased BY
Sutherlin g. Pace and grown by Stephen Resy,
Caswell county, N. c.
fasting AND PaAYEa.-Thursday was observed
In Petersburg as a day of fasting and prayer. Bu.
siness was a. generally suspended ~ II II had been
10 the absence OF Rev. Keen, was filed by Rev
G Jones of Norfolk.
NORFOLK AND PoRrsaourH. Portsmouth
Transcript contains the following list of deaths
which have occurred there since Tbursdsyi the
9th instant:
Friday, August l7-Mrs Simmons, Chss Clark,
and eight at the Hospital-Total 10.
Saturday, Aug: ls A negro man. child of
VIM Dobbs, child of B Rudd VIM HANDY.
colored, Mrs Thomas Robinson, w Wright, col
orsd, and six at the Hospital-Total 12
Sunday, Aug. l9-Mrs O'Briep, Caroline Stacy,
Mr. Ross, Stephen James, Mrs Covert, Mary Ann
Comeiord-Total6
Monday. Aug 2O-James Snyder, child of
Thomas Robinson, a colored child, and ten al the
ID.
Tuesday, Aug. 2l-A child of Mr. Aston, Marv
Ross, daughter of Dick Gordon colored, James
Mahorney, Mrs Brent Betsy Hudley, colored.
Patrick Williams, child of DR. V Biisoly, Mary
Newell, VIM Woodley, Geo Chambers, a child of
William Waller, and i've at the Hospital--Total
II.
Wednesday, August % Mrs VIM Carey, Mrs
and child of Mr. Jas L Williams, a child of Mala-
chi Williams, Mrs Hsrrison, Mr. King, Mrs Eliza.
beth Pritchard, Mr. 1oland; child of Mr. Potter
Mrs Thomas Randolph, Mrs Elisha Rhodes, Mrs
q
colored woman, aud four at the Hospital-Tota
10
The Rev. T. G. Keen, of Petersburg writing
from Portsmouth to the Express, says:
find this place even more deserted than Nor
folk. have spent some three hours here and az
yet have seen no one whom | have known before.
though enjoying the acquaintance of mapy here
about three months since. The stores are nearly
every one closed, and a general eloominess and
desolation prevails. There Ia not hotel open In
q and frOr irgar ali bor
left, eXct pit the alex and those attending to them
AT the lowest calculation IN the two cities there
must be several hundred persons now down with
the fever have seen several hearses on their
srrands, but no one accompanied them
save the drivers Aud now from ell / have been
enabled to see, which has been good dealI as.
sure you for the time, [ gather several Ito me)
important facts:
l. The disease he's diffused its poison through
hese entire communities, aud mus. run It's course.
2. No blame should attach to the vast number
who have left, for bad they remained vaster
amount of material would have been here to afford
q still longer life to the fearful maisdy.
Il would have been better had more who could
consistently, left In time. Much valuable life would
have been spared. II is not here. in more Sou
thern Giles, well for person to run the risk OF
the fever, because 1t Is net an accms-
ting disease. The fever may not Rppeae in these
cities again during the present generation, and
what avail will 1t be to those who have remained
and taken the disease, and imperiiled their lives
this way: Alter the present material TO use fa~
miliar term) shall have been exhausted ii will be
thought the disease has subsidized, which will in-
duce the return OF many just in time TO nhsle the
and fall and die. No sans man who
has not had the fever, ought to think of returning
till two or three heavy frosts have fallen.
Mr.. Beard, OF Wilmington, Del, arrived at
on Wednesday, and rendered bis SER
vices as assistant nurse Tor the suffering sick 10 this
town.
Among the sick at Portsmouth are Mrs D. D.
Fiske wife OF the Mayor. Ed. Fl James Is dead
SOD of Purser Jno. De Bree, of Norfolk, Ia down
with the fever In Baltimore. Among the Press of
Norfolk there has been much sickness Mr. Brick
house. formerly of the Norfolk News, John Hay
man, la te OF the Beacon, and Gregory and Webb
pr rDers on The Herald, are all down with the fever
MIR. James III. Finch 10 issuing the Argus with the
aid of only two boys. Mr.. Leonard, ihe editor OF
that paper, Is, as before stated, down with the
fever.
Mr. w. B. Cain, of Csin'siHotel in Norfolk, who
was reported down with the yellow fever, il now
10 Richmond In good health not having had an
attack of the epidemic.
TRACK FINIsHED The track over the mountain
at Kingwood tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Is completed and the first train passed
over Wednesday, occupying fifteen minutes Ia
making the passage. The track Ia two and one.
fourth miles In length, and has grade of five and
seven-tenths feet 10 hundred. There 10 no ,reste
work used, and the deepest fill 10 eight feet The
road was graded and the iron put down in the
short space of twelve days.
TRADE OF WHEELING.-The Wheeling Intelll-
yencer of Thursday, says:
The wharf to-day looked a little more like
other days, crowded with wheat and -four going
east, and dry goods, and our own city manufac-
lures, going west. The river s still In fair navga.
BILE order, there being six feet of water on the bar
and the prospects for good time coming for our
boats, is more favorable.
VIRGINIA PRINTING OFFICE BURNED-.A fire
broke out in Buffalo, Kanawha county, on Tuesday
night last in the brick house belonging the estate
Of J. K Craig deceased. The lower part was occu-
pied by Menu. McCown L Kelly, as a dry goods
store, and the printing Office of the Stsr of the Ks
nawha Valley" was in the upper part. Messrs Mo
Gown Kelly saved a large portion of their goods
and were insured In the Winchester Insurance COM
panY. The printing Office was entirely DESTROYED
not single article saved The fire il supp posed
to have originated in the printing Office When the
fire was first discovered the building was all in
flames. The melting type running down into the
store-room Of McCown & Kelly prevented them
from saving all their stock of goods
The FLOOD IN RocKINGHAM-The late flood In
RoskD ghsm 1t seems, has been productiv of great.
er damage than at first supposed. The saw mills of
A Splitter and P. Whtmore, and grist mill of D
Rhodes. were much damaged Adam Showalter had
a wagon and eighteen barrels of -four Awept Off, and
the property of Peter Hestwole damaged to the
amount OF $500. On the lands of John Linaweaver
and Christian Bowers lake thirty feet deep In some
psrts, was formed.
THREE CHILDREN AT ONE BIRrB-The wife of
m IN nlaR A. - - -.-.k.- .r