The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-09
VI II CT n ! A.

TRIAL or MARsIIALL.-The trial OF Marshall at
Lynchburg, Tor the murder of his paramour, Jane
North was resumed on Tuesday, and after the evi
dence was finished the case was submitted 10 the
Court without, argument. The prisoner sent
on tothe Superior Court for further trial. and the
application Tor bail was rejected.
FATAL ACCIDENT Alex Fretwell accidentally
fell from the coal train while coupling the cars
near airmont, last week The train passed over
him. msnglipg him terribly. One OF his legs was
ampu;a;ed the thigh, In hope of saving his
life but he died in short time afterwards. He
was young man, a son of Richard Fretweil ESQ.,
OF Upshur county.
LIBERALtTY-Th Norfolk Argus learns that
III Directors of the Exchange and Virginia Banks
have acted with commendable liberality towards
the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company.
Bursting OF A JArL-We learn from the Penny
Pos, that the Jail OF Prince Edward county took
tire on Monday last and was probably destroyed
The prisoners, three in number, were rescued
They are, John Hudson, (the counterfeiter,) James
SheE pard, 0he murderer of Mrs. Allen) and a
runaway negro. II is supposed that the negro
built the fire on the floor of his cell The Jail was
but recently erected al 8 cost OF 50 600.
ELECTION IN CHEsTEEFIELD-Ane election was
held at Chesterfield Court House, last Saturday,
for Justice Of the Peace which resulted in the
unanimous choice of Patrick Cannon, nstve
born Irishnlan Upon this, correspondent OF the
Enquirer esks-"Where was Sami /"
AZ UNQUALIFIED REPRoBATE.- The Greenbrier
Fra states that two occasions lately some rascal
broke into the Sinks Grove Church, Monroe CO.,
and forcing open the box or cheet in which the
bible, hymn book aud other things belonging to the
church are kept, carried off, it is supposed, some
Sunday school books, and drank all the sscramental
wuei ltis really to be hoped that he may make
coed use Of the good books aforesaid, and be
brought, through their agency, to state of re-
pentence and deep coutriion.
sNow.-Upou the mountains west of Lewisburg
the snow lies over foot deep. Sleighine is coed
thereabouts, well in many other portions of
Virginia.
SALES OF STocK The following sales were
made in Norfolk on Tuesday last:
, shares Va. Bank-----.-----.-..--. 20
go 90 FARMERS --------.----------l0l
2500 tEy Scrip 90
1000 Va. State Stock 1875. .-.--.....9 81 2
ACCIDENTAL little boy, OF Zachary Cole,
residing in the vicinity of Halifax street, Peters
burg, ie!l on some ice last Wednesday, and frac.
tured bis leg just above the ankle.
SAILED from City Point on Wednesday-ship
Naples, Lowell for Havana, in ballast; bark Emily,
for Rio, with flJur.
Cold WEATHER.-The Appomattox, at Peters
burg. is frozen over.
BURNT TO DEATH-A negro girl residing in the
family of Mr.. Terrell, near Halifax C. H., laid
down before the fire and fell asleep, when her
clothes ignted ard she was so badly burnt that she
died las, Saturday.
FIRE.-An old wooden tenement on the outskirts
cf the corporate limits on the Northeastern side of
Harrisonburg, occupied by two or three fee ne
gro families, was consumed by fire Oh Friday NOR
nog last
ANTI-TEMPERANcE ECAsDIDATE.-"Many Voters
in the last Lynchburg Republican, call on William
D. Tucker to announce himself an anti.prohibitory
liquor law candidate for the next legislature, for
Campbell county.
AN INTERESTING CAsE.-We copy The following
from the Whig
We learn that the argument which has occupied
the Court OF Appeals for several days past in the
case of Wootton vs. Redd's, Executors upon an
appeal Of the Circuit Court of Henry, was closed
the 9Th Inst.
The case is one of interest and was elaborately
argued here by Messrs. John 7. Wooton aud John
NJ Patton tor the appellant and Messrs. Wood
Bouida and Conway Robinson for the appellees
VIRGTNIA PosToFFIcEs The Postmaster Gene
raj on Wednesday established the following, and
made appointments:
Happy Creek Station, Warren county, Ewell
Baker, postmaster between the Offices of Front
Royal and Linden, directly on the Manassas Gan
Railroad. Confluence, Warren county, Samuel
NJ SpaDgler, postmaster, between Offices of Front
Royal and Ninevah. Mails will be regularly fur-
nished by the same railroad, and j. F. Kemp's
stage route.
Forks, Washington county, William E8mondson
postmaster between the off; ;es of Laurel and Alb
inedon. Gibonsvie, Russell county, Andrew p
Gibson postmaster, located between Dickinsonville
and Lebanon.