The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-11
VIRGINIA.

vIR RGINIA.
DIsAeREEABLE FIx.-At the late food il
Winchester, the vault Of the Farmers Bank
was inundated, and bag containing IS 800
Immediately offered for its recovery, and
just as the hand bills setting forth the re-
ward were ordered to be printed, the money
was found In the vault. A good deal of ex
citement prevailed before its discovery, and
the police were instructed immediately to
seek cut and seize - boy sixteen or seven.
teen years old, wearing q striped summer
coat and straw hat" Of course the "stri.
ped summer coat and straw hat" will sue
the institution for damages.
Il MANASSAS Gar RAILRoAD.-The Winches.
ter Virginian says that this railroad is doing
fine business in the passenger line. Where
car used to pass with five or six persons
the trains now exhibit head at every
Il window. F5s
MURDER.-On Monday last, free negro
named Branch League, was found murdered
| in an old coach shop at Charlotte G. II. His
head and neck were dreadfully cut up. =.
Coon RETuRN.-The Farmville Journal
has seen oats raised by H. p. Davis, of
Prince Edward. two bushels of which being
sown fifty were reaped. -s.zis.s1e ssa :
SALE OF PoToMAc RIVER LAgD.-Mr.
| Fielding Lewis, of King George, has sold
| Foalke's, a farm of four hundred acres, lying
near Far View, to Mr.. Dangerdeld Lewis,
TOT S7,ooo; This sale does not include the
Fishing Shore, which is worth from So. 600
to $4,000 more. - .ssg9,ss go 8 {.
RELIaIoUs.-The Sixty fourth Anniversar
OF the Albemarle Baptist Association win be
held in the Mount Shiloh Church, Nelson
County, on Tuesday, the 4th instant Elder
John Il. Massey is to preach the Introductory
sermon. In this Association there are 29
Churches, fifteen of them in Albemarle
County, 81 ministers, 5362 members All
whites and 1881 cofored. Charlottesville
Church has the largest number of members.
GOT Pine Grove the next, 429. - :,
FLOUR is selling in Charlottesville at sll
per barrel, which, says the Advocate, lis
higher than they could get it from Richmond,
with freight and other charges on it.
INDIGNATIoN MEETING-A short time
since, the citizens of Nicholas G. FL. held an
Indignation meeting, and warned shoe
maker there, who was out on bail for some
offence, to leave the place.
COURT OF APPEALs.-The Court of An.
peals is in session at Lewisburg. The follow
ing cases have been decided:
No. 704. Humes and White appellants, VS..
Glenn, ct ais, appellees appeal from Wash
iugLOu ClrCult knnrm6Q.
No. 77s. Crocket, ct ais, appellants, vs.
Dorman,s Executor, appellee; appeal from
the Rockbridge Circuit affirmed
ALLEGHANY TUNNEL.-The tunnel throush
the Allegheny is being rapidly completed.-
Since the sinking of shafts has been com
pleted, upwards of 1900 feet have been ex.
cavated, and the work is now going on at the
rate of $50 feet a month.
HEALTH OF Hon. Mr.. BAILEY.-The Alex
andrIa Gazette learns that the health of Hon.
MIR. Bailey, representative in Congress from
Virginia, is very feeble.
SHIP BUILDING IN VIRGINIA.-A new three
masted schooner called the Claremont, which
was built on James River, by Jno. E. Monk,
and superintended by Henry G., Hazen, for
Capt. James e. Jewett, is now lying at Fort
Norfolk She is three masted, is l4s feet in
length, with 32 feet beam and Ii feet inches
depth of hold, and is built of white oak in
the most substantial manner.
She is now fitting out, and is destined for
New York, being owned by Capt. James E.
Jewett, of that city.
Low PRIcE.-Ths Lewisburg (Greenbrier) Era
says that one of the merchants In that place says
the highest price he intends paying for -four this
season, Is 81 per Dbl.
MIssrosAR1Es.-Rev Dr. Taylor and vile, mis-
sionaries OF The M. E. church, South, to Shanghai
China, arrived 10 Lynchburg on Tuesday.
GOOD SHooTIFG Mr.. William Anderson, of
Gteenbrier, few days since, In strolling around
his wheat field, killed twenty-one gray squirrels
not missing single shot.
FATAL AccIDKNT.-Nesr Rectortown Station,
Tuesday, on the Manassas Gap Railroad, the pas
senger train ran over and instantly killed a negro
woman.
RUNNING OFF.-The Petersburg Intelligencer
no tices the fact that the hotels there are crowded
with visitors who have deserted Norfo and Ports
mouth, for the more healthy locality of the
Cockade.
VIRG1sIAN.-Col T Fauntleroy, comman.
der OF the o. s. troops who have been successful
10 the battles with the New Mexican Indians, 10 q
native of Virginia.
FooD FOR YELLOW FEVER 1t is stated that at
Gosport, Virginia, where the yellow fever broke
out, census was recently taken of q row of six
small two and-a.half stor y houses and they were
found to contain 307 persons, and In the se cond
story OF one OF them pig sty, andia cow had res
Gently been stalled In the basement of another.
SUDDEN RESTORATION TO SIGHr-A correspon-
Gent OF the Wing, writing from James City &C unity
says that Mrs. Martha Richardson several years
ago had paralytic stroke which caused the total
blindness OF the left eye. Last SUNNI er she was
prostrated by lightning and upon recov, sring found
ner sight entirely restored The occurrence sug-
gests to the writer the probable eciep cy of elec.
triclty in cases of blindness.
CRoPs IN LEWIS COUNTY The West sern Herald
cure. and though the wheat is slghtly Injured, 1t
has not suffered to the extent at first supI,o sed.
DRATHs.-Elder Joseph Buchman, a leading
baptist OF Hampshire county, died on the 22d ult
On the 18th Joseph Carter, an old citizen of Fred.
erlck county, died of paralysis.
PLAcE OF REFuGE.-The people of the East
ern shore have extended kind and cordial invita-
top to the people ofNorfolk, who are desir rus OF
leaving the city, TO Come over there. This 10 done
In view OF their being almost cut off from ev cry
oshes place, and the difficulty now experienced In
leaving the place. Z
NpiGNANT..The Norfolk papers severely de-
nounce tne conduct OF the authorities of cities in
Nor,n Caroilna and Virginia, 10 cutting off commu.
nication with them, and say that that action has
Increased The panic there. The steamer Ceffee
every morning leaves loaded 10 her guards with
citizens flying from exaggerated accounts OF sick
ness.
STOPPED PUBLICATION. Portsmouth Tram
script announces that in consequence of the leaving
OF portion of its compostors and carriers i, will
discontinue publication for some time.
WHEAr-A sale of wheat was made In Moutpom.
cry county. this week at 81 As per buahel