The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-25
VIRGINIA.

| BLOODY ATFnAY.-At sale In South amptol
county, on the l9th instant, quite tragical sfai
took place. the particulars of which are thus give
| " the South Side Democrat
| man by the name of Thomas Smith, being pa,
italy Intoxicated ~ the time threaten. d. and n
ampted TO ride his horsa uto the house Of Rinshe,
| Williams, who ordered him to desist, and said h
would shoot him II be did not Smith still persiet
ng. Williams leyelled his piece a double barrell
20 one, loaded with foe shot and discharged II
injuring smith TO some extent, but not mortaly, q
the force OF the charge was broken by miniatur,
tfame in his side pocket probably saving his life
BY this time, Smith had dismounted, and seizinf
| gun loaded with bnckshot fred at Williams
wonndiug him 80 severely that he IL not expected
20 recover. A. Jet, no arrest has been made Smith
being 10 care of physician. Nc. Williams is .
man of character and respectability and has beer
married but a few months.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL Ia Norfolk, on Monday
last Captain Webb, pilot, made two attempts to
shoot Capt James Skinner, of the pilot boat Rein
deer. The Beacon says:
In the first instance Webb went on board the Rein.
deer and snapped revolver at Skinner, whereupou
the latter took It away from him aud let him 20
clear. The second time the parties saw each other
on Bank street. when Skinner to avoid Webb, went
into the Cashier's room of the Exchange Bank
Webb followed, and seeing him in the room, stood
IN the passage and aimed through the glas door, but
the pistol again snapped. Skinner immediately
wrenched the pistol from his hand struck him a Sc
we're blow with it over the temple and knocked him
down the steps 8. then appeared in court with the
SECOND pistol also revolver, and the Mayor ordered
Webb into custody. The court was in session at the
time, but no action had been taken at the time we
left -
FIGHTING Norfolk seems to be in state of in.
ternal disquetude. The Argus, of Tuesday, reports
the following:
Yesterday afternoon, very savage fight came OF
On Commerce street, between two powerful men.
They dealt each other heavy blows in the face and
one OF the contestants appeared to be seriously in.
jured
On Sunday afternoon, very noisy quarrel took
place on Catharine street, between several negro
men and large crowd collected. Weapons were
drawn, and angry threats to them freely utter.
ed and there was prospect of bloody affair
among tie sable darkies. --
SINGULAR FATALITY.-The Petersburg Express
relates Gn instance of singular fatality In the family
OF Drewry Smith, a worthy and industrious colored
man about ten days since, this man resided In the
neighborhood Of City Point, with his wife and three
children. Since that time the father. wife snd two
children have died Of pneumonia, leaving only one.
little boy, who becomes heir to an estate worth
some five Or six thousand dollars. ~ -, D.. 81
STABBrNG-on Saturday night last party oil
negroes attempted to enter store at Cabin Point.
Surry, for the purpose of plunder. young man
in the store, named Rowland, hearing the noise at
tempted TO resist their entrance, and was stabbed
whether fatally or not, we are not informed
FIRE.-A stable belonging to Patterson e. Coop.
er, in Petersburg, was destroyed by fire on Tues
day morning. A horsep power machine, belonging
to Thomas Branch & Sons, was also consumed.
Mr.. WIsE.-The Lynchburg Virginian says tina.
this gentleman has no doubt formed high estimate
of the hospitality of Lynchburg. He was elegant
ly entertained by, and received much tiatterng at
tention from many of the citizens during his stay
there