The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-31
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TouRNAMzNrs.-Thsre were two tournaments u
Frederick county last week; one at Jordan
Springs, and one at White Post. At the former, I!
Gilkeson, OF Winchester, was the victor, snd
and at the latter, w D GiIkesou, his brother, was
successfu, aud crowned Miss Molly Meredith. g
Winchester. .s55s- b
FIRE.-The dwelling of James Finney, Bots.
tourt county, was burnt the 21st, entaiog loes
OF $500. ~. i =
LAND SALE IN WRITER'S VrnGrNrA.-On Thurs-
day last, the farm of d Crawford, deceased, ir
II, consisting Of l56 acres. sold or SO ooo Ga the
same day, Jacob Or sold his farm. near Wood.
stock, to William Moreland, for 5000.
RAPPAHAnNocK RIVER LANDS SOLD The es
tate of Charles Tayloe decd lying 10 kiog tieorge
CO., was sold by his executor, Colonel E. T. Tayloe
on the 5,h instant, to The following persons At the
prices named "Brick Quarter" containing I50
acres. was purchased by Fielding Lewis, Esq for
SllO0O-being q fraction over Sl4 per acre -
Bald Eagle" containing 230 acres. wss puIchsssd
per acre 100 scres Of woodland was purchased
BY Mr. John Rollios, 1t el7 so per acre.
BuaoLAas Asour.-The Fredericksbarg papers
record several recent attempts to break 10 houses
In that place, and warns the citizeus OF the pre-
sence OF burglars there
burg Herald has seen half dozen stalks OF 'blue
stem" wheat, from the farm of Thornley,, OF
Caroline, which measured six feet four Inches.
STATE PENrrENTrARY.-- report of the su,
perinendent Of the Penitentiary for 1854 has been
puSS.hed From this paper II appears that on the
confined In the Penitentiary of virginia-one VIC.
man only, who has since been discharged; and 96
free persons Of color. twelve of whom were fe
malef; making 10 oil 2e3; an ircrsase of sevsn
white persons and mine free negroes, correspond.
ing With the increase of the lsss preceding year
exactly. The Increase however, goes rapidly OBJ
for they have no less than 30e Inmates at present
The editor OF the Enquirer has visted the lnstitu.
tion since the erection OF the new work-shops-
He says they consist of main building 246 feet
long BY 60 wide, with wing at the east end of 81
teet by 81, and one at the west end of GA by "a
There are two partition walls across the main
building, forming al engine room In the middle
from which shsfting may be carried to either end
to supply the respective shops with steam power
new building, some thirty feet square, has been
erected In the shop yard near the engine for boil
er-house and to contain washing and fulling
chinery.
These new buildings sre two full stories high;
and the superficial contents of both stories Ia tsir
" three thousand feet to the contents Of sir
teeAt aud q half two story houses, forty feet long
and twenty-five feet wide.
TOUCHING INCIDENTAL novel and touching oc.
currence took place Ia Ale andria or Fridsy One
OF our venerable and wealthy citizens, whose mind
has for some time been gradually yielding to age
and inhrmlty, directed his coachrnan to drive him
to the depot of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad
1t was done. With all bis precaution however
the vigilance of devoted daughter and her affec-
tionate husband traced that parentto his stopping
place. Calm, and resigned to the Divine will, the
patriarch assured them that he was fully aware of
his condition, and th at the asylum of Staunton was
his place" His family would gladly have escort
ed him home; bat, with dignity and frmness, he
insisted 90 going, and remained near the depot
accompanied by those who best loved him, until
the night train started, when he left Ia charge Of
friends who held unceasing care over his safety.