The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-10
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KLArD SALES. s.-Two hundred and thirty .cres n
tue isler track In Clarke county, has been purch.s
Cd by Jno. Lowthan at $40, rs per acre.
SALE or MnLs--The saw-mill of Jonas BerL
neimer In Clarke county, has been bought by Mr.
A. J. Grubbs. at sl,s0o. The saw.mili of Jno
Loushan, Ia Wildwood, Clarke county, has been
sold to Mr.. Alfred Parkins for $9, 500.
VIRGINIA GOLD "A bar of gold valued at sI1oo
has been taken from the vancluse mine In spo.
syvania, the result of Is days labor of twenty.two
hours each.
SALE OF DAMAGED CorroN.-The damaged cot.
ton on board the ship II M. Hayes was sold in
Norfolk, Friday, and brought fair prices.
Pooh WHEAT CRoPs-Accounts from the Val.
ley OF the Rappahannock, represent the prospects,
for wheat crop as very poor.
RKPAIRrNG.-There is general, brushing nm and
repairing of houses in Old Fredericksbure. The
Bank OF Virginia there is one of those which ia.
undergone renovation @
The FIRE IN PETERSBURG, accor,.
'ae burning of R. Ragland's stable in Pc, ersbure
Saturday morning, given by our corr esnons, -.
yesterday, leaves US little to add. A rarrisoe l.
longing to Mr.. A. Peterson was de,trovaa ~, ~
loss OF Mr.. Raglsnd, above insurance viu
000 "A't ee 3D..
SUDDEN DEArH-A free negro n, ,.oa s.x..
fo"eii' was found dead Saturday ac.rs-,n :, ).
residence In Blandford. near P..e.ar,b.ra n. a..
death was the effect of intemp rance A'i
SourHsrDR RAILROAD, ,&,o,-
i'f 'ne montn OF March sere 500 ~, 90
..oeoo VI @io'ool over ne receints for H.. -.
riod last year. 'o' 'ne same pc
MN WISE AT rdoNreomERY. Wise .dd...-
sea .ne people At Christiansburg, Montgonerv =,
Dl,, riah'- ihe dwelling of Mr. Stephen Kent. near
~ e. d., took fire last week, and was da-
""so to the amount of SI50.
lot PANTHER.-The supposed panther which
az chronicled as wandering about Halifax county
mas proved to be venerable billy goat The ex.
cHement In the county went down considerable If
not more so, when the fact was ascertained, az Va
rious valiant citizens had gone out armed to the
teeth to capture his goatship ls
MorEY, MoNEY.-Under this caption the Ed,,or
OF the Bath Enterprise bursts forth In paragraph
OF hfteen lines and half, and informs bis sub
scribers that he 10 in want of funds to keen bs
head above water. In another paragraph he cries
out vehemenently for wood" Verify, Jordan is
hard road to travel.
NEGRO SINGrsG.-Prof Geo. F. Root, who was
recently In this city, writes to the Review. and
speaks thus of the singing at the African Church
on Broad street: ''The tune was not altogether an.
propriate, and they filled it with odd turns and em
bellishments, and did not keep remarkably well
together; but Notwithstanding this and their un-
couth pronunciation, there was so much real devo.
uon and soul In their tunes, so much solemnitv
and humility 10 their manner, that must confess
to being more affected than ever remembered TO
have been by any thing of the kind before.
THE GREAT RACE AGAINST 1IME.-The New Or.
leans papers filled with accounts of ths great yace
made over the Metairie Course by the horse Lexnr.
ton against the time made by Lecomte The Plea
yune, from which we take the following account.
says that Monday was the loveliest Of the whole
season, and as the hour appointed for the great con-
test approached the town all astir with the az
citement incident to the occasion. Vehicles of all
sorts were in requiston, and our beautiful level
She'll Roads were filled with them from the last pa
wing stone to the gates of the Course
The judges selected for the occasion ware a.,
Stephen H. Westmore upon the part of the yirgini.
gentlemen; Arnold Harris. Esq, for Mr. Ten BroecL
and John G Cocks, Esq, the President of the Me- |
tairie Jockey Club, az umpire.
The timers were the Hon Duncan r. Kenner
Capt. VIM J. Minor and Stephen D. Elliott, Esq.
The betting was large Lexngton's appearance
made him afavorite, and before startins IL VIA. ~,
at 100 to IS against time, and but fe W taken. rbe
greater portion of the betting had been dona in
town. and there were but few left who dared :,
brave the lion in his lair I
The judges decided upon the propriety of allowing
horses to run with Lexington to urge him to IN.
creased speed, and also decided to give him run.
ing start which decisionI gave general sstisfscton
Gilpatrick. upon Lexington, now prepared sor a..
ton and as ne started the stretch upon bis proud
courser to do that which other horse had ever AZ
perfect picture. He turned him around nst hsi,
the draw-gates and he reached the iudees, stnS
was intended he should run TO oor m;Dd Tn,cn IN m
147k (the first half mile in fifty three seconds1 In.
slower. which he did. ~ lam ~ so
Joe Blae.burn was started behind him at the be. |
he kept in his must certainly have done him
injury rather than benefit for at no fms ,ra. hs
near enough for Lexington to hear the sound Of bid
The pace in the second mile visibly decre..ed !.
Arrow, who was started before Its COMMENCEMENT
third mile Arrow closed the gap and Lesinston bsar
ing him, was little more anxious. and siisbtlv IN.
ctoosoo MS pace upon entering the fourth niIe |
Arrow was stopped and Joe Blackburn went At him
again. Pat az In the first instance he was ske chips
In porridgeo OF no benefit. Lexington darted off Ia
ssIns.t s runnns the last mile in 4sa He reached
tire length IN 243 seconds The whols time of th.
four miles in 7:l9a. carrying l03 pounds Oilpstrick
oeing pounds over weight.
That the course was In admirable condition we
nesa not assert bus that We have u In better
assert. ' 'asJ
With regard to the time, not doubt can be enter.
tanned, the official being slower than sny other.
ontns,de, BY many experienced timers, It was made
APRIL ls55.-Match $4,000, Lexington to beat the
, fastest time at four miles, being 7:26
H. Len bfoeck's br. Q Lexington, by
Boston, out of Alice Csrneal by
imp. sarpedon-4 y. o. I0S lbs
l6ilpstricf .....,............,.,.The winner.
TIME
a,uo''' ......I:474
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