The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-17
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VIRGINIA.
..-Rsv n. Tyrse. Of Powbatan eoun'
=. - srcsrfed . call from tue Cour. suee. D.p.
II church, Posssmoutn; sne WI s - ncsncsr
m.-s.-ruArR.-speakine Of the suicide of Mr.
49, web, near Fincassle, published lev
-. Scca the Salem Register asys: mi Weoo
~ heen Tor . while conducting small store at
1ountaiu Uuion. end h said to hsve owed hent,
Paine 4 Kent, of Richmond. about Sl,ovV, Ior
vhich they were about 10 sue him. This nsup.
49, - haye been Of least one cause Of his de-
rsnesmert Mr.. Webb was, We doubt NOT, 40
hosess man. and had the name OF being Clever
,eptiemsp. He leaves . wife and children
ynorxrA Wool The editor Of the CuiPeper
Observer hes seen samples OF Merino Wool i,on,
shsep raised In that county by 'srmsf o,1mas If
shesred 800 ewes, each averaeins pounos o.
vashed wool The entire flock OF soo, y'eioeo sn
sysr,es Of pounds. Wool now brings % eeo''
per pound. =,
G..puArEs.-Amoug the graduates ct the "a
class a tho virgisis Military destitute, are %
Penn, Of Richmend; F Alexsnder, OF spo''syn1,,
vsnie. and Philip stanard. Of Richmond vi
he al cIssa there are Edward Mcdonnell. of Rich.
,cond q White of Petersburg; McEnery o.
Petereburs, OF the In class, arc l. MARKS, OF
Pstersburg; D Ridley. OF AenIico. amo1 y
thosa Who distinsuished themselves, 10 the name vi
Stanard, of Richmond.
APPOINTMENT TO THE MILITARY lSsTITUfR.-
The following are the new appointments to the
Virginia Military lns.ltute
Georse II Tools. Albemarle; Charles Burks,
Roekbridge; T Wilkins Tsze~sll r! Over,
ton. Prince Edward; Wm Keiter' Hsnpsnirs; Z
Ham, Elizabeth City: Giles Cooke, Norfolk
county; w Lyell Richmond county; w Hill,
Rsppshanuock; Minatree. Petersburg; Thoi
kichsels, City Of Richmond; w Cunning
pan n1nh
Thomas Booth. Petersburg; R. PembertoD
Goochland; --Armis.ead, Elizabeth City; J
AcDopald, Hampshire; N Mcdonald. Hampshfre
James PONDER Or, Pitsyivania; N selden, Pow
hstas; A Cochran, Augusts; Haden, Bote
tourt; Sam. Lewis. Macon; D Hsrdaway, Nosts'
way; WI WHEY, Amelia; w Otey, Campbell
Sam Wilson. Surry; ] Shoemaker, Lyncbburg
Peter Grain, Loudoun r w Love, Westmore
land; Washington Sydnor. Petersburg; R w Car
ter, Fauquier; r C Averett, Nsnsemond w
Adams, Albemarle; H C Cox. Petersburg; w
Jones, Essex; WI Wibehsd. Bedford; E II Moor
man, Campbell; M Gouldio, City of Richmond;
Meade, Amelis; Hobson, Lyrchburg Ed. L
Huitsr, do; Pitts, Richmond County; Jsme'
Csmmack. Monroe; R A Ford, Chesterfield.
BALLOON AscRNsroN-Mr. A. L. Carrier ID te
make IN ascension Ia Q balloon, from Cluste,
Spriogs. Halifax county, on Tuesday, the l4th o.
August.
ACQUITTED Rash, of Baltimore, one
Of the persons charged with robbing Mr.. Murrsy'i
jswelry store OF Fredericksburg, has been acquit-
ted. -1
ricksburg Guard, has resigned- re
moving from that city. 1-1
IMPnovRmRNr-Messrs CARRIER e. Cennel OF
6txuntop, have, for s10 600, contracted TO place q
east iron fence, six feet high, around the grounds
OF the w. L. Asylum there.
Accommodation T. Powers, arrested 10 Alex
sndris for bigamy, has been acquitted.
-Ial-- J.
died on Friday night.
shout IS visitors at the Allegheny Springs 80 at the
Mellow, and 70 at the Montgomery White.
81 Oar CRoP The oat crop In Spottsylvsnia and
vicinity exceeds, It Is said, any ever harvested
there before.
ARREST AND EscAPE.-David Altman was arres,
cd on the 4th inst.. in Lewis county, by an 8.
oficer, upon the charge of passing counterfeit
money. He managed, however, to effect his
escape.
"WAArs IN NAME f"-Vessels' names here at
home keep up Nth the names abroad. A Boston
paper reports the clearance of vessel called the
Gen. Canrobert; while We recorded day OF two
since, an accident on the North River to q canal
boat, diRnifed with the sppellaion of " Sebasto-
pol" We want Napier" now, and Lord
Raglan"
PRACTICAL JOKE OF AN INDIANA correspon.
dent OF the Detroit Enquirer 10 speaking of the In
dams. says: "Some OF these Indians are intense
waes In their way. One of them having given
trader some annoyance, was told la case be was
seen again With a bottle, 1t would be TAX en- from
hius and thrown into the fire. few DAYS after the
Indian appeared with bis pint fl ask in 10 blsnke,
% usual, but the trader WAS as gosd az his word
and demanded the bottle, which the Indian gave
up and started for the door. The trader threw the
hask Into the stove, and out came the Windows
the trader following close behind. The next time
that man burns q whiskey bottle he will examine
II to see that 1t 10 not of Dupont's make
Nor TO BE BULLIRD-An American citizen.
merchant of Brownsville Texas, was s,opped a
few days ago at the ferry and he was about start
Ing for the American side, and for some reason not
state taken into the presence of Gen. VOL AZ
Matamoras. That official thought proper to treat
the gentleman Ia q manner 30 uucivl that the lat
ter sont him challenge upon retaining his liberty
Tho valiant General replied that while he was
Governor of Tamaulipas he could not fight him.
How AMERICANS ARE TREATED IN MEXICO
Amsrisans In Mexico complain of the sd faith and
dishonor Of Santa Anna Inquistorial examination n,
take place daily, and foreigners called ND at will
which are consideted guarantees for good behavior
while they afford the opportunity to impose some
new exaction Ca,tas de Segurodads which are cor.
sdered - ns Of passports recoznitiops
OF the nationality Of those who have passports, are
NEST rgidly enforced The passports are exsctsd ON
penalties and there are two American cit.z.ns Ha,.
stead and Peabody, now incarceIated at Colsma for
the last three for having put into the port of
Mar zsniiio. tn stress OF weather.
The Issue of Selden. Withers e. Co.. has been
Gil redeemed at par except about $25 000 still out