The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-22
VIRGINIA.

DRpIcATroN--St. Paui'a Episcopal Church in
Petersburg was dedicated Wednesday, Rev. Bishop
Meade and assistant Bishop Johns, officiating. Rev
P g. Roberts delivered an address, and the Ma.
sonic fraternity OF Petersburg aided in the cere-
monies.
VIOLENT AssAuLr.-We learn from the Wells.
burg Herald, that some excitement was created ia
Brooke county, the early part Of last week by the
apprehension and cocfinement In jail, OF two ne
sroes one, or both of them the property of Luke
mcGuire, Esq, OF Brooke county. charged with
| an assault upon Mr. John Cox, Jr., on Sunday,
the l0th Inst, by dragging him from his horse, on
| the public road and severely beating him. The
negroes were arrested Monday morning, and are
nofv tn jail waiting their trial. Virginia law Ia
qsae severe in such cases.
euGrTIyE sLAvKs.-Ths party OF slaves which
lei Norfolk on Saturday pight lasf, have not been
re eapiured. but the Herald of Wednesday learns
th,s the police have gotten the right scent Ia
chtsing the northern schooner
hoBBisG AN EniTo1 -Sonis persou entered the
.ihes OF the Norfolk News on Saturday night last
and sbstraoted valuable time piece The editor
respectfully suggests to the thief whoever he is.
mat this case "tirne s money!" and the restors
uon ~ the stolen article would materially conduca
10 hff-th oewsman's benefit.
PAADE.--A battalion of the u. s. Marines. al,
aiospfSf Navy Yard. psraded through Norfolk,
Iueschy, headed by the Pennsylvania band. Their
appes snce and discipline 10 much prsised by the
paper there. =
DIST sGuisHko ARRIVAL Dudley Mann. ESQ :,
late asxstant secretary of State. passed throu Oh
Norfolk Monday, for Old Point.
DIsaaPoNTRp.-On Tuesdav q esrr,aae uos
waiting at the depot of the Richmond and Fred
ericksburg road 10 Caroline county to take presi.
dent Pierce to friends house in that county. As
stated oy telegraph, however, the President was
prevented fiom cunning. = "a,
Bad FOR THE ChoPs The Fredeficksbure News
says that the weather since Sunday has been most
unprtpiiions Tor the crops. Copious rains and
snltIy cloudy days have prevented harvest and
threaten all manner OF diseases incident to wheat
one oil cur best farmers says the weather could
NO, have been worse.
icks6orS News. speaking of the new mail arrange
ment betu cen Washington and Richmond saws =
thereafter, We suppose Fredericksbure is TO have
but one mall day. II that. 1t is useless to howl
over the outrage. The X. F g. P r. might have
foreseen such a result, and had wisdom enough TO
build railroad TO do away with the boat. IL now
loses the Interest on more than half million by
the neglect"
In case the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
company refuse to carry the mail. the Department
VIII use horses. II now reaches Petersburg In
about an hour and thirty minutes from Richmond.
and by the new conveyance will arrive there In
little over two hours leaving about half an hour to
make up on the Central and Orange and Alexan.
dria Railroad.
RELIGIOUS lNTELLIGENcK- new Baptist
church at Little River Louisa county will be ded-
icsted on the Sd Sabbath 10 July.
protracted meeting, conducted bv the Rev DR.
Iea'dale, OF Washington, Is to be held at South
Quay church, Napsemond county, commencing the
last Sunday in JULY
The ladies of the Missionary Society of Colosse
church. contemplate holding fair at King William
C. H., on the 18th of July.
AccIDENr.-Mr. Fitzhugh, OF Port Royal, Caro-
line, and companion, were injured, the latter
very badly, a few days since. by being thrown
fri'm buggy near Orange c. 81.