The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-02
VIRGINIA.

FIRE AT EMORY AND HENRY CoIIxax.-A 6re
broke out in the buildings Of Emory and Henry
College, on the 25th ult, which for time threat.
eued the destruction Of the building containing the
laboratory and the college library By the active
exertons of the students, however, the flames
| were suppressed, without material damage. A cor
respondent Of the Petersburg Express ssys the ex-
citement was intense, and some of the students, In
order to save their looking glasses threw them from
the fourth story to the pavement below.
FIRE IN NALBEmARLE.-On Wednesday last, the
mansion of Major John Goss, near Stony Point, 10
Aibemarle county, was entirely destroyed by fire.
portion of his furniture was saved.
FIRE NEAR WHEKLING.-A storehouse aud con-
tents, aad dwelling, occupied by Mrs. Moore, on
the National Road, about three miles from Wheel
Ing, we're destroyed by fire last week Loss about
$1,000. Mrs Rachel Hornbrook, who owned the
buildings, lost about 500.
LOAN OPERATIoN.-The city of Wheeling has
Just issued $3.50 900 OF bonds bearing interest at
per cent, payable In New York In 1s74-the OBJ
Ject OF which is, first to pay off loan of 500 900,
negotiated 20 years ago, with Messrs Rothschild,
which loan falls due the 1st of March, and will be
paid by the Ohio Trust Company and, secondly,
to fund the floating debt of the city.
CAsuALTY.-Mr. Mallory MTodd had his right
leg broken in two places last Tueseay in Norfolk,
by Jumping from buggy.
ELECTION OF TELLER.-Mr Allen L Archer has
been elected Teller in the Exchange Bank of Pc
tersburg.
VIRGINIA BOND for $1,000 was stolen from J..
w, Wright nd diar Id
SUDDEN DEATH-The vile of Capt J. S. Mid
dieton OF Norfolk, fell suddenly dead while attend
Ing to her usual avocations, on Tuesday last of
erysipeas of the brain.
BoYDvoN AND PETERSBURG PLANK RoAp.-Ths
contracts tor continuing the above road TO Clarks-
vile were all let Oh Monday last
WHrsKEY FAILING. correspondent of the
Morgantown Mirror writing from Pessum Hollow,
describes an accident of distressing nature Two
barrels OF whiskey rolled from conveyance whils
going down hill, tamoled hundred feet down a
precpce, broke both their heads and split the con-
tents among the rocks.
VIRGrNIANs IN kANsAs.-The kansas rec State
states that Andrew Mcdonald, late of Monongalia,
Or. Johnson, son OF our Governor and Mr. White
also from Virginia, have established steam saw
mill at Douglas, Ia Kansas. 1t is capable of cutting
5000 feet per day.
AccIDENT.-On Thursday night of last week, Mr.
5. M. Hurlburt, a peder of cement fell OF the
high steps leading from the suspension bridge to the
depot, in Fairmont. Va, and so injured himself
that he was expected to die. He was In the habit
Of drinking to excess
DEAD,-The negro boy belonging to Mr.. R. Gill
liam of Prince George, that was noticed In yester-
days Dispatch as having suffered an acciden
on the South Side Railroad, has since died from
the effects Of his injuries, after having his leg
amputated.
BADGE Across THE PoroMAc Under authority
from the Legislature of Virginia, the people of
Loudoun are about to build bridge acorss the Po-
tomac river at Berlin short distance below Har-
per's Ferry. The company have advertised pro-
DOsaIs for contracts