The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-08
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| CHOLERA REPORT CoNTRADIcTRD We publish
ed day or two since, report from the Charlottes
Vile Advocate to the effect that there had been one
fatal case of cholera at Blue Ridge Tunnel, and ons
so fatal that the patient, woman, was shroud.
| ed ready for burial. Col Crozet engineer of the
Tunnel contradicts the report, and says that the
fatal case was that OF an infant, who died of choers
morbus. aud the case of the woman who was
shrouded for burial and revived, was the result oil
sun stroke The Tunnel was never more healthy
at the same season than 1t is now.
AN ILL WIND THAT Blows NOBODY Coon. n-The
Petersburg Express notices the fact that a seedy
individual named Brown, has been victimizng the
citizens there for small change, by representing
himself as orlorn husband, who had lost his wife,
two children and mother.in Law, by yellow fever
IN Portsmouth.
TOBACCO Box MAKING. Petersburg Ex-
press estimates the amount of Sycamore lumber
king, at $4,000.
DAMAaE.-The court house at Pruntytown.
Tsylor county, which was struck by lightning re-
Gently. was damaged to the amount of $3.50.
FaIEED TO SABBATH SCHOOLS GONE. REV. Mr..
Durham, the young Baptist minister who was kill
ed ny lightning lately at Taylor Court House. was
an active Sabbath school friend in that county and
was q teacher 10 the Middlevilie Baptist School
DAMAGED CRoP--The Taylor county Gazette
fears great damage to the wheat crop there from
the recent rain Oats have been badly Injured Mr.
Allen Gawthrop lost 90 stacks of hay by flood last
week.
HARVEST HANDS ScARCE.-Harvesth hands In Tay.
lor county are scarce and command high wages.
SHOT, On Saturday night last Mr. Barney Cros.
tick, residing 10 Chesterfield, having been robbed of
a number OF fiue watermelens watched his patch,
and when the robbers came fred at hem woupd.
Ing one named Rowlett quite severely.
WITHDRAwN.-Mr. A. M. Kelly, one of the edi-
tors of the Southside Democrat n the issue of that
paper yesterday, announce his withdrawal from it.
T. c. Thackston, of Mecklenburg, takes bis place
LECTURES ON SLAvERY.-Dr Smith Is preparing
series OF Lectures on Slavery for publication.
They were formerly intended only for delivery
before the senior classes of Randolph Macon Col
lege, but the friends OF Dr. 8 have obtained his con
sent to their publication. = y
RESIGNATION Rev. Henry T. Lee, as we Icarn
from the Abingdon Democrat, who has had charge
ot the Male Academy there, is about leaving the
place.
HARD TIMES IN AB1NGDoN-The Democrat saws
that the people are seeing hard times In Abingdon
money 1s scarce and cannot be gotten hold Of and
the village bank has begun to sue Its debtors.
sold last " eek bis Glen Farm, containing from $50
to 500 of land, and situated one mile from the
town of Christansbure, on the Virginia and Ten.
nessee Railroad to Capt. Andrew Lucas, for $50
per acre. Hepurchased the entire farm from Rev
Ro. Glen, few years ego tor $4,000 ~
LICENSE suspENDzp-The inspector at Wheel
ing have suspended the license of VIM. Duncan.
pilot of the Linden for a term of 80 days com
meucing July 3Oth, for causing the late collision
between the steamboats, Linden and Amazon.
Posr OFFICE AFFAIRs-A post cfice has been
established in Bath County, called Healing Springs,
and John P. Mcdonald appointed postmaster =
Sites and names of offices have been changed and
appointments made as follows:
"Culp's Store, Ritchie county, Va, N. X. Ken
DALI Buffalo Creek, Rockbridge county Va. to
"Rspps mill /" Matthias Rapp postm aster, vice John
F. Wilson. Discontinue Horn Creek, Gilmer coun
ty Va Brix'on Alex sndris county; Hsckets Mill"
Harrison County. Appointments Stephen L Rud
die, postmaster, Glenvile, Giimer county, Va, vice
W. E. Herndon; VIM Carson, postmaster, Jones'
MILL Washington county, vice F. Jones resigned:
John II. Ssnbower. postmaster, Love,tsvile, Lou.
doun county, vice John Shoots resigned.
FALSE REPoRTs.-The Petersburg papers cor.
rect the false report that has been circulated In
parts of North Carolina about the existence of ye.
low fever in that city.
TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION The Cadets of
Temperance of Abingdon celebrated their first an
niversty on Friday, the 9th ult. In the morning
they marched from their room TO the Temperance
Hall, where they were addressed by John
Hummes, Esq. At night, large assemblage con-
gregg ated at the Hall, where several members of
the order made speeches-some OF them very ex-
cellept.