The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-03
VIRGINIA. .

BEATrsG CLRRarMAN.-Our Norfolk CORES.
pondeni yesterday, noticed fight there, Ia which
Clergyman was beaten, without giving the names
OF the parties The Norfolk papers state that the
clergyman was Rev. Meriwether Winston formerly
OF Richmond, and the sssailant was o.. Ball. gro.
Ger. The attack was made without the slightest
provocstion. As stated, the assaiiant was bound
over to keep the peace.
Water FOR PRTERsBURG- Common Coun.
Gil OF Petersburg has voted to establish spacious
reser voir on the heights adj jacent to Pannis mes.
DOW, from which water 10 to be supplied to the
city z
ACCIDENTAL SHooTrNG.-Ou Wednesday eye-
ming 10 Petersburg, q small negro boy. owned by
mrs. Maria Garnett, was shot and mortslly wound.
ed by William Lambert, lad, who pointed aud
fired musket at bim, not aware that II was loaded.
QuARANTrNE.-The City Council Of Petersburg
hss taken steps to establish quarantine at City
Point, againstthe cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
SALE OF A FARM.-A valuable farm in the coun-
ty OF Prince George, about eight miles from Pc
tsraourg, on the Jerusalem Plankroad. containing
235 acres. was sold Wednesday, for $1,000, a 5.
Shaier, Eco, becoming the purchaser
SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING Mr. r. E. TaIiaferro,
the very efficient operator at the Office of fbe Vir.
ginis and Norfolk Telegraph Company In Peters
burg, was thrice shocked and prostra,ed By light.
ninG "wednesday afternoon, bu. escaped without
injury. Mr.. T. was down in Prince George re
pairing the line when the storm arose, but being
anxious to foish the repairs, would not desist
though the lightning played feariully along the
wires.
CAMP MEErING-The Methodists In Greenbrier
are about holding camp meeting at Cherry river,
to last two days.
DEER kILLED-More than thirty deer, says the
Greenbrier Era, have been killed at Steenrods, In
tnat county, since they commenced turning red.
DARK SPor.-The Greenbrier Era notices that
Rev s. Black, few days siDce preached a, Will
sns river, In that county. 1t says that II was the
second sermon ever preached In that neighbor.
hooo, though the settlement was made more than
sky years ago.
SECRET SocIETY.-The Staunton Spectator
chronicles the fact that secret society of ladies
mas been established In that pace This must be
mistake Ia the Spectator gentieman--who ever
knew woman to keep secret2
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE The new Baptist
house OF worship at Oak Grove, Princess Anne
county, was dedicated to the service of Almighty
God on Sunday. the 9Th uIt Elder j. II. Womb
well preached the dadicatory sermon.
Rev. Thomas L. Miller, of the Baptist persua-
sion WIS ordained at River Dale Madison county
on the 9Th.
Elder w. H. Kirk states that he has baptized
over twenty candidates, mostly coored, In the two
churches under his pastoral care in Northumber.
land county, Va.
From the published report of the Portsmouth
Baptist Association, we learn that there are 46
churches under the control of the Association
4,2o0 white members and 1866 colored members
Three of the churches in Petersburg and two in
Norfolk are colored. Nearly all of the Al white
churches had one Sabbath school, and some of
them had two. Four domestic missionaries had
been employed portion of the year. There were
hVe students for the ministry dependent on the AS