The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-14
VIRGINIA. !.

| EAsFoRlAL GALL ACCEPTED Rev A Dickfn.
son Of tse University Of Va, has accepted Pas
'orAi cstfo the Baptist church OF Charlottesville
| VIncrNTA AUTHORIZES A book entitled "Ii0b
ana Darkness, or the Shadows of Pate" has ius
been Issued in New York II 10 the work of a youpr
| lady oil Charlottesville.
INcHRAsrNG IN VALUE.-Tse property 10 tbs
cny o. fredericksburg is yearly increasing IN val.
us; house owned by Mr. Spicer. which wa,
sold when new In 1852 for $3.50 was sold few Az,
| since TO Goodrich for Sa65a n
DiVIDsSp.-The Bank of Commsrce. Freder.
IcSsourg has Declared dividend of l per cen,
Tor the last six mouths.
NAIL ARRANGEMESr.-T The Frederick 30 urp
News learns that since The new mail arrangement
tas Post ofice 10 King George county have re-
ce,ved no mail q. all
hLLKD.-A valuable negro, belonging TO DR.
.ansster OF Frederick county, was killed By being
thro"n from horse last week
CRoPs.-The Charlottesville Jeffsrsoniap sav,
taat the corn was never more Hourishius: and one
every morning can mark the progress of ts
growth during the night
The Winchester Vireinian cclfrms the reported
snort wheat crop In the Valley.
SITE SELECTED A !o., corner O Tabb & Union
streets In Petersburg, belonging to Dr. Waiter
Jones, has been chosen as the site for the Few
custom House 10 that place.
BEING REBUILT The energetic citizens o.
Norfolk are already making preparations for re-
building the burnt district there. and workmeu
nave been set about clearing the lots. : a
AMALGAMATIoN.-T The city council of Peters.
burg, have passed a resolution, instructirg the
proxies of the city to make the bes. bargain they
can tor the amalgsmation of the Petersburg and
Greensville Railroads.
SERIOUSLY INJUnED.-Mr. Gibbons of Wheeling,
Va, was seriously ipjuredin Cincinnati Monday,
oy being thrown from bis buggy.
NORFOLK AND PKTERsBuhG RA1LRoAp.-The
Norfolk Argus says that large qusnities of granite
n a hnin ynhf NAI 30 G.xfl. 4
Petersbug railroad .and 1t will require nine mouths
to fnish that portion of the road.
ALUMNI DINNET-The Charlottesville Jeffsr.
sonia contains report of the doings at the Diu.
ner OF the Alumni, of the University of Virginia,
which came off on the o9th ult Speeches were
made by B. ]. Barbour, President, Professor HoI,
come, ST Geo Tucker, Alexander Rvas, Gen j.
d. Cocke j. Horace Lacy, E. Taiaferro, r. Iyanhoe
Cooke, John Thompson, Mr.. Clemens, Pro-
lessor Maupin and others.
OPKRArIoN OF LICENSE REFUSAL The County
Court OF Buckingham, which recently refased to
grant any licenses for the sale of ardent spirits has
commenced re-isSuing them The editor of the
Farmville Journal learns that during the two
months of license suspension, more liquor wa.
used in the county, than had ever been drunk be-
fore In the same space of time.
+ PRINCE EDWARD BIBLE SocrKrY This society
met On the 4th instant, at the Wesleyan Chapel.
Prince Edward. Addresses were delivered by Rev
Leroy M. Lee Of Richmond. Rev. B Smith, OF
the Union Theological Seminary, and others
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-Last Tuesday, while
Mr. Richard D. Sanxsy, of Richmond, was So
journing at Lovejoy's Hotel, New York, a white
thief entered the and taking $50 belonging to
a gentleman who had just gone out, and Mr.
Sankey's watch, started off. Mr. s. awoke at the
time, raised alarm, which resulted Ia the arrest
of the fellow. and recovery of the property.
EDITORIAL CoNvENT1oN.-The Fsrmvlle Jour
nal endorses the call for Convention of Virgins
Editors, and recommends Lynchburg as the place
FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NoRFeLK-From the
Norfolk papers, itappears that the following fire.
mems ticket has been presented to the Council fol
election: Charles Reid, Chief Engineer; F. F
Ferguson and James N. Steed, Assistant Eng ngineers