The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-23
VIRGINIA.

a sMAsH.-In Clarkesvilie, q few days since,
number OF seats In Robinson & EIdred's circus
Ien. gave way, preciptating q large crowd to the
man. :. : :
ooD PRICE For ToB Acco The CIarkesville
ooaeco Plant notices the fact that A. Burwell OF
hassieanonrg 49, county, sold eight hoesheads Of to
9asIo 10 Richmond, at an average of $40 per hun
aieu' oeins the best sale of the season.
LAND SALR-Cedar Lawn the farm of George
| Esq was sold on Monday last at
sir soa SALE to John Flag, Esq, for the sum of
S Sao ooo-being about s63 25 per acre. This laud
chester Railroad
Williams e. Robertson, tried for
'e.ony Ia Dauvile, last week, have been acquitted
DIG APPLEs-The editor of the Norfolk Argus
mas received lot of apples from Isle of Wight
ouun.y, many of which we're eight inches In cir
MURDER TRrAL.-The trial of Decker and Cos
~, ue, lor Inc murder of Murphy, ID progressing In
tue superior Court of Norfolk.
eai selling at 81 25 per bushel in Clarkesville,
equai 10 So per bbl. for corn.
| .,, 9esdsy last the thermometersin ain an unusu-
"ny eooi room 10 Clarkesville, stood at 9Oo.
s,r,. LsNTY OF VEGErABLEs.-The Norfolk Argus
sn, Ine 9r entity of vegetables there for ship
peu. 70 New York largely exceeds the capacity of
ue steamers, and on the last trip of the Jamestown
'"e couio not take near the quantity offered
| iHavRL TO THE SPRINGS. The Fincastle Whig
| ys fsst rom twenty to twenty. i've persons arrive
mere every day en- route for the springs The
| four hundred. "
| RELIGIOUS iNTFLLTGENcE From the parochiai
reports presented to the recent convention of the
rrotes'ane Episcopal Church In Virginia we gather
| city:
ST. Johns Church, of which Rev H. Keppler
| is rector, commandments edded during the wear
| oled 5; removed 8; present number 81
i nfal
| rector, communicates added 10; removed 90:
| "hbdrawn /: present number III
| 81. James Church, Rev Joshua Peterkin, rector
| commandments added 2; removed 1s; Withdrawn
| 3; present number I78 -,.-. l. p.
| st. PauPs Church, Rev. Silas Tottep acting rec.
| tor, commandments added 3; present number 300
| This church was closed during large portion of
| the year, undergoing repairs.
The whole number ofcommupicants In the State
/ is set down at OSI
| THANKSGIVING, Several of the interior papers
are calling on the Governor to sppoiut day to be
deserved through the State as one of Thanksgiving
| 10 fne Almighty. The ministers of the various
| religious denominations in Halifsx county, have
| appointed the "irst Thursday in August" to be
| observed in that county.
| METHo DIST CoLLEGE.-The former professors
OF the Madison college, Uniontown, Pa, Rave ar
| rived In Lynchburg for the purpose of examining
into the claims and advantages OF that city for the
| establishment of a Methodist college there ..e
| COACH MAKING.-The Danville Republican com
plains OF the want of carriage manufactory there
| ana THINKS that six or eight hands might be con.
| stantly employed there In that business
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. The Demo.
cracy OF Pittsylvsna held meeting last week. and
| adopted resolutions favorable 10 holding the
| Democratic State Convention at Petersburg about
| the 1st OF October next
COUNTERFEIT MoNEY-An arrest was made at
Buchanan. Botetourt last week, of an individual
having $50 10 counterfeit money In his possession.
He was lodged In jail In Fncastle.
| CRoPs.-The Bedford Sentinel learns that tn
| chinch bug has commenced it's depredations on the
| corn crop In that county .-ai---
| The Danville Register rays the oat crop exceeds
any reaped In that section for three years. The
corn crop viii double that of last year. and tobacco
| Ia quite promising.
| SALE OF MILL.-The new planning mill erected
| near Petersburg, year or two since bv the "Vir
gaia and North Carolina Lumber and PIanioe
Company. has been purchased by D. May, of this
city, for S16 $50.
| CONDUCTOR KILLED Mr.. Awell, a native of
| Alexandria, and conductor on the Warrenton
| Branch Railroad, was killed at Wsrrenton Fan.
| quier on Thursday last by the collision of two
cars while he was In the act of coupling them
HEAVY STORM The city of Alexandria was Wis .
| Ied by heavy thunder storm on Tbursdav niah,
me, me oweiilng ol Col. Ashby was struck by light
ming, as was Dir. G. d. Fowe's residence,a a short
| distance out OF the corporation The corn along
| the line OF ths Orange & Alexandria railroad was
much Drossrated BY the heavy rain.
| DEATH OF A DELEGATE ELEcr.-Ths CbarIesto,
| (kanawhs) Republican announces the sndden
| death OF DR.. Jno Thompson, one of the Amer,caa
| members elected from that county TO the TeoisIa
| sure. He died of congestion of the brain on the
morning of the 1lth inst ''''
| AccIDENT.-Jsmes Gimer, lad, son of Gov
| Gtimer, OF Charlottesville, was severely wounded
there Friday morning by the accidental exnIosion
OF some powder with which he was experIment
| ing.
| VIRGrNIAN KILLEp.-Mr. Somerfeld Points 40,
OF Mr.: Joseph Points, of Charlottesville, was killed
| by a band of Indiana ia the Territorv NJ Tr,ah
some weeks siBce. Mr.. Points wes In comnanI
with two other men, all of whom lost their lives.
SMALL Pox IN STAUNToN. The Staunton Vim.
dicator says there was death OF pox there
sst week and there were, on Friday, but six cases
| in the town.
| PRIZE FIGHT.-Hand bills were circn,a,ed .,
Lewsburg last week to the effect that prize fight
| TOR $40 aside would come off at Frankfort IN
| Greenbrier county, between two Irshmen The
Chronicle, from which we learn this fact did not
| learn the result of the fight
| RKmARKABLE ESCAPE The Staunton Vindics.
tor relates remarkable escape from death In tbat
| town on Wednesday Capt David Youno w.s
| standing In his house during athunder storm WIN
| he was struck by lightning on the arm. hole pos
made through t1e coat and shirt sleeves sbout an
| inc h and hall 10 length. From thence the eler.
tricity passed around his back down TO hts riah,
thigh and thence the outer side of his right leo t
| the toes OF his right foot. In its course i hnrnsJ
the hair from ns rght limp and tore the shoe from
lis right foot, prost-aing him on the floor of his
porch, where he lay helpless, but perfectly In his
senses, of which he was not deprived for a mo,
men'. Indeed he himself, " ith entire presence of
| mind directed his family In the admnstra alton of
the remedies by which he was restored-such as
| pouring over him cold water &c.
AnRKsT.-A free negro, named Sam GOOGLE. has
been arrested in Rockingham, charged with hsv.
Ing committed rape on the person of Mrs Ar
mentrout, residing near Keezletown. Mrs A. Ia
| widow, past the meridian of life, and the mother
| OF several married children.
John Vsnsant of Alexandria has been appointed
an assistant surgeon in the Navy.
Bolivar Christian has been elected director In
| the Central Bank of Staunton, vice Hon. A. II. H.
| stuart, resigned.
Ths dwelling of Jacob Flock In Rockingham co
was destroyed By fire q few days since.
| SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CABLE.-The cable ma.
nufactured by kuper Co. of London, IL about on Q
inch and half in diameter, and con tains six COM
| runicaung copper wiIes-copper of all metals hav-
log the grestsst capacity for conducting the electric
| cur.nt. The method of constructing il Ia a fol.
lows In the first ace, each munieat wire il
regularly and perfectly insulated in gutta percha,
| ma king ii. when thus sbont -