The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-25
VIRGINIA.

MrsTKaIous DrsApPsAaANcE.- On Sunday morn
ing last, hr. John E. Cunningham, q merchant o
Petersbarg. got up at an unusually early hour, ane
bidding his wife adisu, left the house. and has no
been heard from since II has been ascertainel
tnat ne took the cars for Richmond, having pur'
chased ticket for Baltimore vis Plney Point. liz
TOOK no extra wearing apparel with him, aud there
was good deal of interest felt Ia Petersburg, q
| TO his whereabouts.
BoATMENs' AFFRAY - On Mondsy, Cargie
| Reeve: free negro boatmau was fatally Injured
| 10 fight 10 Peters sburg by ano,her free negro
named James Bradley. His skull was fractured
| SAVAGE FIGHT In Petersburg, on Monday
John Currie, butcher, got into 6ght with Joseph
montgomery. and fastening his teeth iu his sntago-
ni@s eye brow, bisa large piece oct. producing q
horrid wound.
supDEs DRATH.-Last week, as a passenger
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near the tunnel,
he iell dead. His corpse was taken to Fairmount
iof nterment, as mono of the passengers knew him.
APporNTMEN-.-DonP P. Haisey, Esq of Lynch
burg, has been appointed professor OF languages
in Roanoke College.
LICENSES FOR Two-The Alexandria Sentinel
relates an amusing occurrence which took place at
ine clerks office OF the county court. Two lrish-
men, 1t appears, went to the office at different
hours on the same day, and obtained Licences to
marry the Same woman. Shortly afterwards one
returned, with a woful countenance and asked to
have his license altered for another name The
clerk of course refused and the III treated Muir.
ply paying another dollar, left the cfice, with not
the very best opinion of female constancy
RAILROAD AccIDEsr.-On the Virginia & Ten.
slave to Mr.. Jones, of Bedford, sitting on the
rails near Newbern, where he was stationed went
to sleep and had one of his arms cut eff by the
train. A few days before negro while asleep on
the track was knocked IF and had two ribs bro
ken.
COMPETITIONS. Competition IL PLAYING sad
havoc with the old lineof stages At Buchanan,
Botetourt, passengers can take stage to Lexing-
ton OF a cost Of from three to ten cents
THE POISONED WEDDING PARTY DIR. J Hor-
ton, one Q, the physicians called in to the wedding
party poisoned at the residence OF II s Kane Ia
Scott county, has published letter 10 the Abingdon
Democrat stating that the symptoms of the poison.
ing were similar to those produced by the poison
OF Iron and copper. One of the symptoms was
jaGndiced skin, which does not result from arsenic
DR. W Vance, another OF the physicians, con-
hrGls DR.. Horizons opinion, and renders 1t very
probable that the poisoning was accidental.
LAND SLIDE.-There was heavy land slide on
the unfinished part of the Virginia & Tennessee
railroad near Mt. Airy, last week which will delay
the track layers six weeks.
DEAD.-Samuel Logan, prominent lawyer of
Abingdon died last week, at Prince Edward, C. H.,
to which place he had gone to submit 10 medical
treatment for cancer. While there, he was attack
ed by another disease, and died In a short time.
PREsENrAr1oN.-On Thursday evening last,
supper took place at the Crawford House, Ports
mouth, at which Owen Ball, general agent of the
Seaboard end Roanoke Railroad Company, was
presented with silver cigar case, by the employees
of the company.
CATTLE FOR THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR The ed
itor of the Abingdon Democrat has seen a number
of fine cattle at the farm OF Mr.. James Byars, at
Middle Fork, Washington county, which are to be
exhibited at the State Fair in Richmond, and the
Petersburg Agricultural Fair. He says, "In ad
ditlon to Mr. Byars, Messrs Joseph Cloyd and
Gordon Cloyd, of Pulaski; Messrs. David MEGA
vock stephen McGavock, of Fort Chiswsll, and
Gordon c. Kent, OF Wythe and Maj Jas. Kent OF
Montgomery, have fine cattle which they propose
to enter at the fairs. The world has never seen
finer display of cattle than the South West will
present on those occasions"
KILLED BY LIGHTNINa.-A valuable negro wo,
man belonging to Col Joseph Caseell near Wytbe.
Vile, was killed by lightning, which was attracted
by pitch fork she was carrying on her shoulder
DESTRUCTIVE STORM On Tuesday week hail
storm passed over the Valley In Washington coun-
ty,, elmost entirely destroying the corn crops OF
Col r. B. Edmurosou and VIM. B. Byars. Much
damage was done Ia other parts Of the county by
the storm. The Virginia & Tennessee unfinishe ed
road was washed away two miles beyond Abiug-
don.
FKLL DEAD An cid negress owned by Charles
Corling, Esq fell dead In the Petersburg market
Monday.
VIRGINIA PosToFFIces-The Postmaster Gen.
ersl has established Office at Valley Mills Nor
gan county. Va, and az poioted Joseph w John.
son npostmas,er-siiuated about equal distant be.
tween Berkley Springs and Sir Johns Run in Hon
Mr.. Faulkner's district
Appointments.-Wm Wade. postmaster, Yel.
low Branch, Campbell County, Va vice G. N Gar.
viz, resigned. VIM Harper, postmaster, Pleaeapt
Gap, Pitsylvania county, Va. vice Thomas W Wal.
ton, resigned.