The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-15
VIRGINIA

scARcrTY OF BaEApsrvrrs.-Iu tbs neiybbor.
hood OF Lewisburg, Greenbrier, breadsuas are
very scarce though the Chronicle says that Ga per
barrel would command plenty of -four.
CONVICTED -Hamlln, charged with the murder
OF Wm. Il. Hughes, near Cabin Point, on the night
Oh the 10th December last, was trisd ut Surry
Court House on Thursdsy, and sentenced to the
fenisentiary for i've years. Hughes, the deceased
mad dshonored Hamliu by intimacy with his wife
ana the jury found the prisoner guilty of murder,
inthe second degree.
1tHE SHOOTING AFFRAY IN PErRRsBuRe-Tbe
Express contains report of the examination Of
WIN A. Stay ysman, charged with shooting q
Anthony, In Petersburg. Friday, an account of
which we published Saturday. The quarrel com.
menced about some check used at a faro hank
VIM Bethel an eye witness, gave the following ac.
count of the shooting:
" m. bethel states that he saw Anthorv ard
wren together on the stairs; that slavsmsn a. al.
are,seo Anthony, and said he could prove by the
dealer the checks were his Aptbonv s.;5 he
would not believe prisoner or marty nron u III
more words followed. A. struck the nr;sonar and
knocked him down four or five stems q ,,tIaS
OUT tne pistol and fired. Witness saw frst shot
but he took out after that. and Was awav h ~
the second and third shots were freS mncp
hichmond knew A. seven or eight vears did not
Know prisoner except from seeing him Iatalv ~
tne h'chmond races Slaysman seemed 10 him do
.rous Oh settng the matter peaceably, by showing
tnat @ the cnecEs claimed by A. were Slaysman,s
Witness did not care about being present TO see the
an1cts OF the shooting; DO, after first shot he was
Oft. o' Ao 90
Alter the first shot, Anthony said sire again. +"
and after the second, ran off pursued by slaysman
who then shot him in the thigh. Slaysman was
committed to appear and answer.
RoBBERIEs.-The tailor shop of ]. A. Sleppy.
Bank street, Petersburg, Friday night was entered
and robbed Of 500 worth of goods, and Saturday
night 80 hams of bacon were stolen from the smoke
house of J. G. Orgain, on Broadway.
: GEN. A. F. CAREY, Of Ohio, delivered an address
on Temperance in Petersburg Saturday night.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRKs - The following coun.
Ties compose the Second Central District in
which our election on the Gath day OF May is to be
nelo ne 1or Commissioners of the Board of Public
WORKS: The counties and corporations of Acco
mac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Warwick,
James City, the City of Williamsburg, New Kent
Charles City, Mathews, Gloucester, Middiesex,
Lancaster: Northumberland, Essex. King and
Queen, Westmoreland, Caroline, Spotsylyania,
kioe George, King William, Richmond county,
HeDrico, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Hanover.
the City OF Richmond, Amherst Nelson, Albemsrie
Orenge, ,Green, Madison, Rappahannock, Cu1peper
STAFFORD Rockingham, Aueusts, Roekbridge High
land, Bath, Allegheny, Pocahontas, Gresnbrier.
Monroe, Botetourt, Craig, Logan, Boone, Wyom.
ing, Cabell, Wayne, Putnam, Kanawha, Fayette,
Nichols and Raleigh.
MISSIONARY CAUsE-Speaking of the sermon of
Rev DIR. D. s. Doggett, of Richmond, In Peters
burg Sunday, on the missionary cause, the Express
says:
Basing his remarks upon the commission of the
Saviour to the Apostles, Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature" the
learned gentleman for one hour aud fifteen min
congregation. The effort was purely an extempo.
raneous one, reflected the highest credit on the dis
tinguished speaker, and was every way worthy OF
the cause which it was designed to ad vocate. Its
powerful appeals were literally responded to, and
large amount was realized for the cause of for
elgn missions, by collection which was made inn.
mediateiy after the preaching of the Sermon" 90