The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-13
v IR GIN IA.


CURRIER, the individual who was tried some time
ago In Goochland Tor murder and arson, was last
week put upon his final trial, and acquitted Cur
readers are familiar with all the circumstances of
this affair. CURRIER was charged with having first
committed the crime of murder, and then of set
ting fire to the building containing the alleged vic
time.
FLOYD COUNTY ITEMs.-The blacksmith shop of
Benjamin Dodd, near Floyd Court House, was
destroyed By fire with its contents, on the 7th inst
John Walters, charged with snatching ten dol.
lars from the hand of John Weaver, and with at
tempting to rob of bonds to the amount of 90 500
was examined before the February term of Floyd
court, and discharged. So we learn from the
Floyd Intelligencer
HUMAN BONES, enough to make four skeletons
were found In cave, partially walled up, on the
mountain near Charlestown, Kanawha county, a
few days ago. They are supposed to have been
enveloped, many years ago, In Indian flesh and
copper colored SKINS
FIRE IN CRAIG.-The Lewisburg Chronicle
learns that the dwelling house of Mr.. A. q. Price,
of Craig, formerly of Greenbrier county, was
consumed by fire On Sunday, the 25th February,
occasioning very considerable loss of property
to Mr.. Price. Loss estimated at $1,000.
FRANKLIN CoUNTY.-Mr. N. C. Claiborne has re-
signed his office of Commonwealth Attorney for
Franklin County. An election will be held 10 May
next, to supply the vacancy.
BALLooNING-M GODDARD, accompanied by two
other gentlemen, made balloon ascension from
New Orleans some ten days ago, and alighted about
o'clock at night 80 miles from the CITY, The
trip represented by the Delta to have been very
pleasant one, and 1t presents some novel features
as the balloon descended twice. The first descent
| was made about seven miles from the city, where
the party took lunch then ascending into the air
again, went up about 10 500 feet, and then con-
| tinued on without interruption till they reached
| their destination as above given
LEGISLATIVE ENAcTMENT.-A bill has been re-
ported in the New York Senate, which provides
that estate, real personal, shall hereafter be
bequeathed, demised or conveyed to any corpora.
on, body polite person. for pious or charitable
uses, except the same be done by will or deed,
duly acknowledged and attested at least six months
before the decease of the testator.
| AN INCIDENT AT SEA.-The following incident
occurred on board the American clipper ship Flora
Melbourne:
&" Although there was no clergyman on board, a
| wedding took place month after the vessel left
Liver pool. One of the lady passengers, a Maux
GIRL 'captivates the chief officer, who it appears
was SO desperately In love that he could not ait
until the vessel arrived at Melbourne to SO lice
the main Brace so he got the captain to perform
| the ceremony (Which, we believe is valid In an
American ves seD in the chief cabin The wedding
| took place at o'clock In the evening Several
others were also anxious to get married but pre-
ferred waiting until the offices of the clergyman
could be procured"
GOLD SwEATrNG.--The N. Y Journal of Com.
merce says:
| We have just learned of a new dodge in the
way of depreciating the value of coin. Some In.
genious rogue has filed or otherwise removed q
| few lines from the circumference of q batch of
double eagles, restoring the milling again, after
robbing each piece OF about 81 so worth of gold
The trick could be detected by comparison with
genuine coin, or by weighing. We doubt whether
this roguery is carried on to any great extent a.
unless the work ID done by expensive machinery
the manual labor upon each piece must be con-
| siderable. We should think that any man sufi.
| ciently ingenius to invent the dodge, and expert
enough to perform it, might earn more with the
same expenditure of energy In some honorable
| calling.
| RUmoR-We have heard 1t rumored that the
colored population, intend rising in arms against
the whites In this county during the coming holi-
days. next moutn-We pre- sumo u ID notnfng out
rumor; but It behooves every citizen to be on his
guard about the matter, ~ we see negroes gun.
ming around the town very frequently; and Il Is q
common thing for them TO have guns and amuni-
tion In their houses, although the law forbids IL
without an order from the Circuit Judge. IL 10
we'll known mat an attempt OF this kind was made
some years ago. by the negroes ofthis couny there-
fore Il Il tho duty of every ofcor In the county to
| see that they are without guns, &c.-Cdmbridge
(Md Democrat.
| STEAM TO GxnoA. The contemplated line OF
steam communication between New York and
| Genoa, the New York Sun says seems IN afair way
| OF bsing speedily and permanently estahliahed.-
The 6rst steamer for the proposed line has been
taluga Of the ssrdnlan Navy, has been despatched
/ 10 England with oficers and crew 70 take charge
| Of hor Tho remaining yonooIe of he line afo b