The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-24
VIRGINIA.

DkcLINKsA 4 RR-KLRcTToN. Hon. Henry A. Ed
| mundson Will not again be Q candidate for Con
gress. The Enquirer makes this announcement
with regret, and adds that there ID no Representa-.
tive from Virginia Of higher personal honor, or o
truer devotion to the State Rights Party, than Mr.
| Edmundson. .
day night spent its fury In every direction In Pc
tersburs. the Intelligencer says the vivid flashes
lightning, the heavy beating of the rain and hail and
the bowling of the wind, were sufficient to frighter
not only the timid, butto render the bodest little
uneasy. No great damage was done, however
beyond the blowing down of chimneys and tele
graph wires, and the breaking of good many win
dows by the hail.
| IMPRovEMENr.-The Lynchburg virginian hai
Introduced a local column for the benefit of iti
readers, which adds much interest to that valuable
PAPER.
WEST PoINr.-Since the decision of the York
River Railroad Company to make this point the
terminus of the road It has assumed an importance
| hitherto unknown. The land adjacent to West
Point Il owned BY William P. Taylor, Of Caroline,
who will doubtless realize something handsome for
his possessions in that quarter, when the place be-
comes populated.
Col. McDEARMoN.The Lynchburg Republican
IL authorized to state that under no circumstances
will Col. McDearmon be candidate for reelection
| to the Senate
LEcTuRE-On Friday night last, Col. Benton
addressed the Young Mems Christian Association,
OF Alexandria, on his never-ending theme of the
Pacific Railroad.
SUBSCRIPTION The county of Rockingham has
subscribed on behalf Of the county and of private
individuals, the sum of 500, 900 to the Manassas
Gap Railroad.
AN OYSTER TRADE of considerable Importance Is
of New York city. Norfolk 10 the place of shipmeu.
and every steamer which leaves that port for New
York carries $3.50 gallons of fresh oysters destined
for the Lake regions.
ADVANCE IN REAL EsTATE.-The Norfolk Ar
gus states that farm of $50 acres near that city
which was purchased three years SINCE for $4,000,
was sold, a few days ago, for 1900 to northern
gentleman who intends to raise fruit and vegetables
for the Northern and Norfolk markets
SHAD.-The Inhabitants of Portsmouth are luxu.
Rating on fresh shad. They are scarce, however
and It may be some time before our citizens are
treated to them. We are confident however, that
our energetic hotel proprietors will have them as
soon a. possible.
ADDRras, &c.-On the 22d of February, Mr.. Ro
bert Mayo of Westmoreland, will deliver an ad-
dress before the Odd Fellows of Tappahannock- -
On the evening of the same day, the young gentle
men of the place will give ball.
ROANOKE COUNTY. Mr. Wise having failed to
meet his appointment to speak in Salem, on Thurs
day last, Mr.. John Goode, of Bedford, addressed
the people. His speech s spoken of as an eloquent
| harangue.
RoBBERY.-The jewelry store of VIM. H Cham
berlain No. l34 Grand street, Williamsburg, NY.
was robbed last Saturday night of watches, Jew.
elry, &C., valued at about $1,000.
WHO INTRODUCED KNOW NoTH1NG1sm "A
"Know Something" writing from Richmond to
the New York Herald, says
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th asserts tbst
the Rev. French S. Evans introduced Know Moth.
iugism into Virginia. This assertion is entirely
without foundation That individual never had
anything to do with Know Nothingism here, In apy
form or shape. 1t was introduced In this State by
eight ten natives of Virginia. about oue.half Of
whom were democrats, and they obtained their
charter from Baltimore.
SUCCESSFUL Sw1NpLE BY Grps1Es-An old far.
mer in Monmouth county, N. Y, was nicely swim.
York Sun says:
''rhe main worker was a woman She CON-
menced operations by insinuating that gold to
large amount was some where concealed on the
farm. Its discovery was to be effected by charm
In the following way The farmer was to pro-
cure $500, which would only be wanted few
days. All the money at command was got to.
gether. 5000 was borrowed on a note. Tie sum
. was procured all but SO, when the gipsy said
that would do. Some h0cus pocus was performed.
such ss folding the money in a mysterious way
The soothsayer next directed the old man to count
the money carefully, then she was to count il.
and 80 on, alternately day by day The last count.
ing was her turn-when she pronounced IL all
right. Then, refoding the bundle, she told him to
put 1t IN the box lock up and. on opening it ten
days after at ~ at night precisely it would be re-
vealed to him where the gold was Her instruc-
tions were carefully followed On the expected
night, which was Sunday, the old man, anticipating
himself to be OF sudden millionaire, gathered his
family, and that into which there had been an inter.
marriage They sat watching the clock Thehand
Is on the ominous figure LIT strikes-the last
stroke. The old man springs to the box unlocks it.
takes out the bundle unraps it-and what revs.
isnon The gold and notes were gone, and the
gipsies too The woman had flown five dsys ago
having adroitly, at the last counting substituted
bundle which she had prepared like the original
The poor old man has taken to his bed and not risen
si1ce a reward OF $2oU ls offered
GONE AT LAsT.-A letter from New York, dated
Jan. 90, says:
Orr, basphemously called the "AnQel Gabriel. +"
took his departure for Glasgow to-day In the steam
ship Glasgow for that port. Hewas accompanied
to the steamer by number of friends, whom he
saluted by a vigorous blast from "his horn" as the
vessel left the dock. He also treated them with an
extemporaneous farewell address, charging his
hearers to beware of foreign influence generally.
and the Pope In particular.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN DANGER
bill presented In the Illinois Legislature on the
9th instant, TO prevent the carrying of colored
people on the railroads of that State, which was
read twice and referred and will probably pass the
House of Representatives. This bill provides that
no ''black or colored person, denomina,ed negro,
shall be carried on or along any railroad In this
State, by any railroad In the State without duly
certified certificate of freedom of such negro or
muatto person being 6rst p esented TO the conduc.
tor Of the train, and copy of such certificate left
with the conductor or agent" Section two pro.
vides that any railroad company, or its conductor
or agent, which carries slave without any such
certificate, shall be liable to the owner of such
slave or mulatto, In twice the value of such slave,
to be recovered In the usual way.
AFRICAN CoLeNrZATIoN.-Of the S65, ,433 receiv