The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-10
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STAGE OPPOSITION The Staunton Vindieatei
that there 10 much excitement there in regard
20 tne opposition stage lines The opposition is
",,h i anu Incorporating, and the public will In
al PROBABILITY travel at reasonable rates. r.
FERMENTATION AT the theatre la Wheeling on
the night of the Fourth gold headed cane was
presented to o. j. Taylor Esq, editor OF the lnto
hgencer, who read afireman's addres.
GONE TO EURoPE,-F. R. Armstrong of Wheel
log, has left for Europe,
Sun STRoKE.-An old servant of Thos Yerby,
In SpotsylvaDia fell dead from sun stroke las,
week
ELECTION OF MAYOR -Drury Wood, Esq, has
been elected mayor of Charlottesville, vice mayor
Dodd, resigned.
NEW MAIL LARRAnGEmKNr.-Uoder the new mail
srrane eement the passenger cars on the Central
road arrive in Charlottesville from Steunon 12
o'clock A M and from Richmond ct SO minutes
after IL O'Clock A. NJ.
Know NOTHING STATE CoUNcIL.-Tbe Char
otesvfile Advocate Is authorized state that the
State Council of Eastern Virginia will hold it's an
nual session in the city OF Richmond on the 4th
Thursday in August
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE On the 5th Sabbath
In July, The new Baptist Meeting House near Mt
Crawford, in Rockingham, will be dedicated. Rev
Messrs. Rice OF Staunton, and Kingsford OF Aexan-
dria will Cficiats.
ToBACco.-The inspection of tobacco In Peters,
burg from October Ist 1854 to June Both 1855,
amounts TO 0.259 hogshesds, while the inspection
from October lat 1853 to June 80 1854 amounts to
7 $50, which shows increase of2, ,679 hhds over
last year, up 10 this date.
Tha inspection for this year will probably run to
II or l3 600 hhds.
UNFoUNDED RuMoR-The Wheeling Argus con.
radicts the report that John w GILL the Presto ent
OF the Bank OF Wheeling, had failed.
LARGE CABBAGE.-The editor of the Alexandria
Gazette has seen cabbage grown near there
r nd e3ubi ipux xriDnt
pounds.
BRADDOcK's DEFEAT Yesterday was the one
huudredth anniversary of Braddock's defeat. The
Governors OF New York Massachusetts, MARYLAND
Pennsylvania and Virginia, assembled In Alexan,
dr1a to meet General Braddock 10 a council of
war. The horseis still standing on Fairfax street.
10 Alexandria, where they met a few weeks be-
fore that disastrous Dattle, where George Washing
ton, tor the ret time saw regular troops n action
VIRGINIA CRoPs,-The Norfolk Herald saws
wheat and potatoes In that vicinity are abundant
beyond pecedent. 1t apprehends damage to corn
from heavy rains.
The Shenandoah Tenth Legion has never known
the oat and corn crop SO promising, except in a
few vicinities where they have been subj jected to
the raveges of the chinch bug and grasshopper
Ia Botetourt, the Democrat says il never saw
such vegetable crops, and fruits are abundant The
wheat harvest just closing has surpassed any torm-
er, and the Corr Is In fine condition.
In Frederick county, says the Winchester Vir-
gfn1s1 the wheat crop will average five bushels to
the acre. In Clark county the average will not
exceed seven bushels. Taking the counties of the
Valley of Virginia altogether, not more than half
crop can be realized The quality, however, is ex-
cellent.
Ia Augusta county, says the Staunton Vindica.
tor, the corn and oat crops are extremely prom
ising. Tae oat cropis nearly made, and the report
OF II Is highly encouraging.
The Rockingham Register says the wheat crop
Is varied in that county the yield being much retter
IN some parts than others. The oat crop will be
very large
IHE FOURTH IN VIRGINIA The Fourth was
celebrated at Harrisonburg, Rockingham, by Sab.
bath School procession and address by Rev. Mr.
Thrush.
In Wheeling 1t was great day The fremen,
fifteen hundred Sunday School scholars, the Fenci
bles, German Ritlemen, Turner'S and other organi-
cations were out 10 procession. Steamboat excur.
sions also came off.
AT Winchester, the Continental Guard, Ia revo-
lutionary uniform, formed the chief attraction of
the day. The fire company of the place visited
harper's Ferry and a procession of Sabbath and
other schools took place.
VIRGINIA GRADUATEs.-The commencement. of
the Philadelphia Medical College took place Ssturs
day. Among the graduates were the following
from Virginia Ed Hoof, Tazewell M Howard,
Thaddeus Kabler, Charles d Moss and Benjamin
II. Wade.
WESTERN VIRGINIA-This section of the State
Gays the Parkershurg Gazette) is beginning to
attract the interest and attention to which she is en-
Titled by position and resources. Not many years
ago was difficult to dispose OF real estate 10 West
Va, unless ocaLed near our rivers lesser water
courses. Quite change has ceme over the spirit
OF the land hunters dream. Lands are now in re-
quest everywhere. Good prices are now asked
and offered for tracts, which, not long since, could
find no sale. The whole country has been webbed
by railroads or turnpikes and these facilities h I'VE
Iured purchasers into further examination of our
soil, climate and productions
DARING EsCAPE.-On Friday night last, negro
boy, confined in the Jail of Petersburg forced his
way through the aue of chimney into an upper
room, broke open the city sergeant's desk, took
500 and four pistols and then escaped.
PLEASURE SEEKING The Petersburg Democrat
learns that there are between three and four hun
dred visitors at Hampton.
DEATH IN THE CARs-On the I'd instant, con-