The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-21
VIRGINIA.

ADDnEssEs. --Messrs. James Lyons and Roee
A. Pryor, Of this city, were to address the Den,oc
racy of Petersburg last night
sHAmKruL.-on "Wednesday, some negro wo-
men in Petersburg, caught little white girl, car
fled her into house, took away all her clothes
save one garment, and then turned her Into the
street.. The child could not Identify the thieves.
NoarNArroN.-The Democracy of Prince Ed.
ward county met at the court house on Monday
last and nominated Mr.. T. T. Tredwsy for the
House OF Delegates.
<ArPoIsTMEsT.-Dr James Griffin, native Of
Williamsburg, has been appointed Professor Of
Languages In Madison College, Canton, Miss.
ADVANCE IN LAsD.-Mr. James Bry arly, recent
| purchased tract of land in Frederick county
'or 700 per acre, and sold it to Mr.. John Lewis
! week or two since for s72 so per acre.
| H. A. WIsE-Mr. Wise IL appointed To .ne.t IN
Winchester on Monday next
| HIGH PRIcE.-At a sale of Mr.. Isaac Woods
property in Frederick county, on the 18Th instant
corn brought 81 Is per barrel, and hay e2o DER
| ton. ~
ExcuRsIoN.-The Fredericksbure Brass Band
| are preparing for an excursion.
Hot WEATHER. In Petersburg. Thur.dav tha
| thermometer, in one of the coolest places in the
| city, stood at "a degrees.
ExPLosioS.-Mr. Robert Bowden, EMPLOYED In
| the drug store of George B. Jones g. Co.. Peters
ourg was badly injured by the explosion of bot.
ue OF ammonia. The liquid entered both of his
eyes, causing the most intolerable anguish.
MIR. Tim RivEs. of Prince George county has
been seriousy III for Some days past. He L con.
valescent at present.
Coon FREIGHr BUsrSEss-Four hundred and
nfsy tons OF freight arrived at Wheeling Tuesday,
by one steamer.
AGRICULTURAL FAiR.-Exisnsiva ARRANGEMENTS
| are being made in Wheeling for the Agricultural
Fair to come off there In September next.
oHIo R1vEn.-At Wheeling, Tuesday, the Ohio
river had thirteen feet three inches of water in Il
PANIC IN A THEATaE.-During the performance
OF Gabriel Ravel's famous dancing girls at the st.
| Charles Theatre, New Orleans, on Friday night
the 18th, quantity of smoke was seen Issuing
from the stage and the alarm of fire was started.
| Inc immense audience Immediately rushed for
the street, several being seriously injured and
trampled on. The smoke, proved to be from res.
taurant In the building, and quiet was restored
out not the audience-the greater part of them
leaving for home.
! The FOREIGN REcRu1rs.-An examination of
T. L. BucknalI, charged with enlisting men in the
United States for foreign service, was had Phil
sdelphia, on Wednesday, at which 1t was proved
by Maurice Conhert an Intelligence office keeper
that Sir Joseph Howe himself, had made the pro-
position to witness to send 5000 men to Canada for
the British army, and to keep the matter secret
it was against the law. Bucknali had been acting
as the agent of Sir Joseph Howe, while he was In
Washington, and was held to bail in $1,000 to an.
| pear and be tried In the United States District
! Court.
| MoNUMENT.-The corner stone of a monument
to the memory of those soldiers of the Scott Legion
who fell at Cerro Gordo, was laid In Philadelphia,
| Wednesday.
SAW MILLS BURNr.-Tne extensive saw mills OF
A. McVoy & Co., valued at $50 600, were burned
at Pensacola, Florida, on the 10th instant No in.
surance.
BARBER SHoPs.-The police of Philadelphia have
bsen instructed to close all u barber shops and
reading rooms on Sundays.
D00AN0 W oaAN.-d girl n606Q Ann Jaws, COns
fined in police station in New York, Wednesday,
leaped from the second story window and made
her escape.
CHURCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING - Calvary
Church, In Pearl street, New York, was struck by
lightning Wednesday. and much damaged.
CouNTERFEITgRs.-The counterfeiters In New
York, whose arrest was noticed Thursday, in our
| telegraphic despatch, prove to be Dandy O'Mara,
John s. Good, Ellen Tagart Catherine Thompson,
and Ann Boyle. The bills counterfeited were on
the Chemical Bank, and were so.well done as to
deceive the officer of the bank
| LYNCH Law ON THE MrssIssIPPI-On the steam
ship Prometheus, from California for New Orleans
two parties had taken passage; one of them, J.
Henry Martin, had been tried and acquitted in
California for stealing 81 600 His accusers were
also on the Prometheus, and on getting into the
river, they drew reyolvers on him, and forced him
to give them the 81 900 which they alleged he had
stolen from them. One of the three was alter.
wards arrested in New Orleans for the outrage
| DUEL WITH KNIvEs.-A duel with knives wal
fought at New Orleans, on the llth inst, between
Charles Williams and James Gallagher, in which
both were dangerously wounded. ~
SINGULAR OccuRaRNcx.-An Artesiau well in
Selma, Ala, recently sunk about twenty feet below
the surface of the earth. 1t was yielding 500 gal
Ions of water per minute, when It sunk. It stop
ped running Immediately, A. did all the other wella
in the vicinity.
PoIsosEp.-Dr. De Jarnet, of Autangaville, Ala
died on the lib inst from poison administered t
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