The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-16
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| tral Bank at staunton met on Wednesday the 10th
| instant The following gentlemen were elected
Directors for one year: William Kinney, B +
| poiots II. w. Shefcy ] D. Inbodep George
Price, J. N. Woodward, w A. Bell, j. Baylor,
Stout, NJ. G Harman, ] NJ McCue, II. G.
Guthrie, Rev. w q. Campbell.
Several OF the old Directors resigned as follows:
II II Stuart, 7 P E-kridge, and John striblr q.
w. NJ Tate was also one of the old Directors.
Inc Stockholders did not get through with their
business on the 10Th, Adjourned says the Staunton
Vindcstor, till Saturday, The Goth inst The salary
OF the President, Mr.. Kinney, will then be fixed 1t
| Is now 81, ,00O
BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRKs-The staunton vindi.
Gator notices, in terms of very decided disapproba.
ton, the announcement OF Captain r. G MORRIS,
| that he is candidate for Commissioner of the
Board of Public Works. for the middle District of
Virginia. The Vindicator contends that as the
Captain was not nominated two years ago by the
Convention in Staunton, to which he submitted bis
claims, he ought not now to come out.
kANAwHA Coal AND THE RIvEE-As soon as the
kanawha river rose little number of coal boats
started from the mines above Charleston, but owing
| to want of water, they were all stopped at the
shoals at Elk river One of them got on the shoaI
and sunk. The Kanawha once improved, these
difficulties will not retard the enterprise of the
miners
NOT A PREACHER.-Mr. Wheeler the editor of
the Guyandotte Herald, who Ia a candidate for the
Senate, replying to objection, that he is a
preacher, says that he ie not that he has surren.
dered his credentials
HIGH PRICES OF BEDFORD LAND The Big
| Island tract, on James river some 20 miles above
Lynchourg, containing 10 acres, and the upper end
of Sneads old tract containing 100 acres were sold
| on the I'd instant The Island brought S75 per
acre, and the other S37 so per acre-cash sale
Colonel Lewis c. Arthur of Bedford, (gho bought
the lower end OF Sneads tract some twelve months
ago, at 80 per acre,) became the purchaser These
several adjoining tracts, containing liitle more
thau 4OO acres, amount to the sum of $l400 This
speaks well for the soil of old edford-Salens Re
stSter.
FIRE IN hANAwIIA. MIR. VIM. Gray who resides
some 10 miles from Charleston, KanawLa had ble
Rouse burned week before last. He had lust fuilh-
cd 1t and newly furnished it, but had not moved into
It when it was burned This is the second house Er
U has lost by fire IN few years.
HIGH SPREE.-Severalb boatnen vino had come
down to Charleston with peltries and sold out
started back On iooi but getting pretty drunk before
starting, they played sundry tricks on travellers.
such as making men get off their horses, stoning
houses, frightening women and children. A possee
from Charleston overhaued them and brought
them back and made them give bail to appear az
hanawha court and answer for their conduct
NEGRO WOMAN kILLED-On Friday morning a
negro woman belonging to Mr.. John Bell, who lives
not far this side Of Weldon was killed by the fall.
ing in Of barn in which she was at work. A ne.
gro man in the same barn was much injured
horse and cart, loaded with oyster shells were
backed of pier at Norfolk Friday, and the horse
drowned.
The steamer Herald was run ashore at Old Point
Thursday night under false alarn1 of fire. A
back draft caused a sudden out burst of fiame and
this produced the alarm alAong the passengers, and
the Captain fearing there might be something in it.
pat her to shore. When the tide rose she got of
without damage There was a smart furry on
board for time.
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