The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-13
VIRGINIA INTELLIGENCE.

/ SALE OF FARy-Mr Aaron Thornley, has sold
his farm in Caroline, "Moon Mount, TO Mr. +. N.
Fitzhugk for Il, ,o00 The tract contains about 600
acres which Ia only $40 per acre, q very low figure
| for Rappahannock land x
PETERSBURG RAILRoAD.-The receipts Of this
Railroad for the month of October, reached So,
$50 "a. This Is the largest sum ever realized by
| the company In a single month The company has
recently ordered two or three new engines from
Norris in Philadelphia
| CONTRACT AwARDED.-The committee on the
petersburg water works, have awarded the COLI
tract for building the dam and reservoir on the
heights to Mordeca Sizer of Richmond The en-
| tire work is expected to be finished by January
LIST, 1867.
ARRIVAL ExTRAoRDISARY-The Petersburg
Express says that the pleasure steamer Calypso
Capt Fry, from Richmond, arrived there Sunday
and attracted much attention while at the wharf
AMALGAMATIoN.-The Clarksvile Tobacco
Plant says that Alfred NJ Talley the white man
who was rested in Richmond few days ago.
upon suspicion of running off with a muatto glrl
belonging to Speed Moss, Esq, and who was ae
quilted of the CHARGE has gone to Ohio to marry
the girl. Naa .-
PROLIFIC CoRN.-The editor of the Norfolk Ar
gus has some corn from Canada seed raised
in Chuckatuck, from one grain of which ten ears
and two nubbins, on which there Were 330C grains
had been raised
HEAVY GRuN-The Fredericksburg Herald is
Anna, in this county, raised the present season
fifteen ears of corn which weighed in the aggregate
seventeen pounds The corn had been pulled and
kept in room where there was fire for four weeks
previous to being weighed.
THE Cost OF GUANo-The Frederick sburg
Herald in calculation to the quantities of wheat
and guano sold in that place states that the guano
consunedin in the district, furnishing wheat and
corn to that city, cost $500 900. The wheat from
that district sold in Fredericksburg, is valued at
SbOs,0o0; SO that the guano costs nearly one half
what the farmers receive for their wheat
Posi- OFFICE AFFAIRs.-The Postmaster Gen
eral orders the following:
Establish Buffalo Fork Braxton County Va
and appoint Robt McCray postmaster. Dscontin-
ne Yellow Branch, Campbell county, Va.
14pp0iRtments.-M A. Hope, postmaster Jackson
Louisa county, Va, vice A. c. Isbell deceased;
H. A. Holmes, postmaster, Van Clevesye, Berk-
ley County, Va, vice Farak Dehaven, resigned;
Chas. A Douglass, postmaster, Arnoldton, Camp
bell county, Va vice Lafayette Lee, resigned
Va METHODIST CONFERENCE.-THE following,
as we learn from correspondent of the Whig are
the appointments of the Methodist Conference of
Virginia, recently in session at Abingdon:
President Of tie District, JOHN G. WHITFIELD;
Abingdon Station Amos Peak; Lynchburg, T. B.
Thompson, D. D.; Norfolk, VIM. McGee; Heaths-
vile circuit w. A. Crocker, J. w. Miller: Princess
Anne, J. McCleland, j. d. Bergman; Smithtield
f. A. Davis, w. Snead; Hampton, T. b. Wells
Charles City J. j. Wright; Surry NJ J. Lanchome
Sussex, j. NJ. Wood; Greensville, J. NJ HAYNES
Matthew'S j. r. Wade; Campbell H. S. White
hurst Good Hope j. A. Sneed Jonesville S. b.
SgemOre; Rye Cove, j. Riggs Camden Mission
John Paris; Heathsville African Mission, W. w
Walker; Guest Circuit, r. Powers; Wytheville
Mission, Levi Hubble; Agent for Lynch6urg Col
cepted by the Conference, and placed under the
patronage of the church