The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-14

D. JOHNSON BAaBouR.- Mr.. B. johnson Barbour
ei orange, mas come out for Congress In that Dig
trics as an independent candidate In opposition To
Ex.Governor Smith. He says he Ii not bound by
any tfes to any political association but intends to
vote for the American candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and for A. R. Holiday 70,
the Board OF Public Works.
CONFERENCE.-The Fredericksburg News
speaking of the lecture of the Rev T. " Moore, oil
Richmond there, says o. the lecturer:
'Possessing, In no ordinary degree, the magnetic
power which attracts and rivets attention. the oras
toric skill which, with unfailiHg interest," links the
ear OF the hearer to the voice OF the speaker, the
rich treasures OF intellectual research and the rare
| graces OF beautiful elocution the charm OF bis
| delivery is at once explained and understood An
siclpsfon and expectation were amply gIatihed
| and rewarded"
KnLED.-Mr. Isaac Booth, an old citizen oil
Montgomery, was killed at Causdays store, In
Floyd county, last week by the upsetting OF his
buggy, which fell on and crushed him to death.
SETTLED "A dispute having arisen between Mes
srs Holms and Jewell, of Floyd county, as to
which was the Know Nothing candidate for the
Legislature, convention was held there Saturday
| week of the councils, and Mr. Holms declared the
/ candidate.
Boat SUNK.-A freizht boat of ]. & E. Wallace,
containing %, 600 worth of woolen goods, sunk in
the Ohio near Wheeling,a few days SINCE
FIHE.-The dwelling OF DR.. Lyman, In Lyncha
burg, took FIRE Thursdsy night but was extinguish-
ed before much damage had been sustained.
DEAp.'-James w. Fry, son of Judge Fry, OF
Wheeling, died In San Antonio, Texas. on the 22d
ult. He was 90 years of age.
FRosr.-There was heavy fros, In WheeliDe,
Thursday
PAPER IN LYNcHBuRs. Mr.. B. NJ Dewitt, for.
merly OF the Richmond Examiner, aud Mr.. C. A
Harris, are about starting neutralp paper In Lynch
burg, to be called the Daily Times."
PAsToRAL CALL DKcLINRp-Rev Chas. White,
of Clarke county, has declined call to the pastor
ship of the Presbyterian Church at Harpers Fer
ry.
FISH TRADE.-Nearly 1000 of hsrrings. taken In
the Potomac during the last season, have been in'
| spected in Fredericksburg.
RISE IN Property. -Messrs. L. o. & J. g. Ma.
graih recently sold two lots In Fredericksburg for
sl,35O. for which one year ago they paid s6l5.
PosT OFFICE Observation-Disclosures General
Fauquisr county, Va, and appointed Henry VIII
lianns postmaster. About sixsJ families will thus
| receive regular mail facilities by special supply
from Salem, Fauquier. The ofice at Russelrs
| Mills, Tyler county, Va has also been re-estab-
| iished, and L. M Marsh appointed postmaster.
TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION. grand temper
| ance celebration came off on Wednesday In Wheel.
| ing. Gen. Samuel F. Cary, the great apostle OF
legal prohibition, delivered an address on the oc-
casion
The ELECTION RIOT IN LOUISVILLE, KY.-The
Louisville papers give extended accounts of the
riot there on Saturday, the 9th instant In attack
ing Merkefs Brewery, they fred six shots into a
room occupied by Mrs. Merkel and her children.
A funeral passing along Jefferson street to the
grave yard was stoned. John Snyder and C.
Raich were cut and mangled badly, and one of them
will loose an eye. The. Mr.. VIM. Gray. who was
struck by two shots out OF &c fired at him. had pre-
vously fired into the band of rowdies, and thus In
duced them to fire upon him.
| ATTEMPTED DAssAssINATIoN.-The Mobile Reg
ister gives account of attempt to assassinate
Mr. Lockhart, contractor on a railroad near there
On the 9TH inst. 1t says:
| 'He had been TO Macon attending to some busi-
meas, and was driving down a step hill on his re,
turn home through a wild part of the country
| when the whstling Of buck shot and the report o.
| gun, induced him to hasten on his horse, he wal
barely enabled to reach stopping place. when
one of his horses fell dead, some buck shot having
| entered his slde.'
| WHAT IT CosTs.-In 13 days the allies rained or
Sebastopol 780, 600 balls. averaging As pounds In
weight, making daily shower of 2,7OO 600 lbs. o
iron, total storm OF 25 900 lbs WORTH at the
| rate English pig iron Is selling, Qet alone trans.
portstionIand manufacturer S3l3, $50. If the cam
| non balls fired from the allied lines, during the
thirteen days, were rolled into rail bars Weighing
| sixty pounds TO the yard, the bars would extend
railroad, would suffice for single track road from
New York to Albany, with all the necessary turn
outs 1t is estimated that 690, 900 lbs of powder
was required TO push the iron At Is cents per lb
| this cost S702, 900 Olives not counted.-N York
| Courier.
HEBREW CHRISTIAN AssocIArIoN.-This Is the
title of an association formed at public meeting
In New York on Thursday evening. Rev. John
Meander was chosen President; Rev. Mr. Weissel
Vice President, and j. X. Lederer, Treasurer
| Speeches were made by the President and Morris
Frank1n and others. Tbs object of the associa-
| ton Is to convert the Jews.
POTATO SERD.-A quantity of potato seed has
lately been procured by the agricultural branch oil
| the Patent Office, from Germany, with q view oi
experimenting in the United States with df1ren.
varieties of this 50 important agricultural staple.
| rATAL JEsT.-Ou tuo "a lnbsant, HI NeInpns,
Tennessee, young man in a spirit of levity, said
| to Mrs Green Wormly, respectable lady 10 deli
cate health, that her husband had been seriously
| Injured by dray running over him. The announce.
| ment gave her such a shock she Immediately faint.
| 3D. and In a short time was a corpse.
| THE LOUISVILLE MAYoRALfY.-Judge Bullock
of Louisville, decided On the 9Th instant, that MI.
James Speed was the legal Mayor for another year
Messrs Gilcher and Rsy.ish. two citizens of Syra-
cuse, N Y died on Monday from sccid entally eating
| poisonous herb called "b!ue Dag"
| About seven thousand dollars worth of potatoes
| we're entered free of daty under the reciprocity
treaty at the B Boston custom-house on Monday.
| The Emperor Of the French has conferred on the
| Dute of Cambridge the Grand Gross of the Legend
Of Honor
Charles w. Slack, who is only q years of age. hal
been elected Speaker pro TEN. of the Massachusetts
| Legislature.
The Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company
have purchased sufficient iron to complete 108 miel
| of their road.
The eyesisht of Lord Charles Wellesley is ire
trevably lost He 10 brother and heir presumptiys
| Of the Duke Of Wellington.
The price of meat has risen IS per cent la Pari,
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