The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-26
VIRGINIA.

the receipts of this road for the months of October
november and December, 1853. and January and
February, 1854, were $53,45O IS: while In the
same months 10 1854 and 1856, the recent. amount
Cd 70 S9l,2Tl 05-showing an Increase of S37 800
90 or over 70 per cent
LEcruREs.-Rev w A. Smith, d. D.. lectured
al Library Hail. 10 Petersburg, last Thursday nigh,
on tine rights OF people as connected with civil
iioerty" The next lecture will delivered by James
b. Hope Esq., on Tuesday evening.
PoLIrIcs IN NoRFoLK.--Gen. Millsou. late mem.
Der OF Congress, addressed the Democracy of Nor
FOLK last Wednesday night The Argus Dem
and News (ditto) alade in highly eulogis.ic terms
TO the speech; while the Herald (Whig) seys 1.
wa'a 'pointless, prosy and petulant discourse -
while the Beacon ditto says during the whole O,
his TRADE he exhibited an objectionable ignorance
OF the principles of the X. N party or else he pur-
posely misrepresented Them"
POLITICS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY Monday
OF last week, Hon. C. ]. Faulkner addressed the
people OF Jefferson on the political topics of the
day He was followed by Mr.. Thomas who an
nounced himself an Independent candidate for
Congress. Mr. A. r. Boteler, The American candi.
~~~' -~A' hA"UO sPCCSu Tue uleCubaOn between
messrs. Faulkner aud Botelsr was quite animated.
The American party of Jefferson have nominated
Messrs. Vanhern and T. w. Towner for the House
of Delegates, and the Democrats Messrs w. j.
Hawks and George Washington. Alexander New.
conner Ia the American candidate for the State Sc.
nate, for Jefferson and Berkeley counties The
Democrats have nominated Col Francis Yates for
the same post.
FIRES IN NSHEPHERDsTOWN.-The stables of Ben
jamin 7. Towner, and the barn of Jacob Cline, in
Shepherdstown, were consumed by fire recently.
WHoPPER.-The Norfolk Courier has seen at a
Hotel In that places wild turkey weighing % lbs
and measuring l- feet from tip to tip of the wings
He had beard 10 inches long
We take this from the Richmond Dispatch and
would like to know which the writer intends to call
"a whopper," the story or the fish
Peoples Aapocate.
Neither. We emeant the turkey. to be sure.
PoLITIcs IN LoUDoUN CouNrY-The American
party OF Loudoun have nominated Noble 8. Brsden
Tor the State Senate and Col. Humphrey B. Pow
oil and Robert L, Wright, for the House of Dela
gates.
SEABoARD AND ROANOKE RAILROAD From the
seventh annual report of the President and Direc-
tors of this Company it appears that the aggregate
receipts Tor the fiscal year, ending February let
1855, were $20l 1893 CO. and that there was ex.
pended during the same period, $2O2,53 IA. The
earninssGf the road, compared with these of the
previous year, show increase of S64 ,O2e 90, or
6s per cent.
PORTSMOUTH. - The Democrats of Portsmouth
have nominated John S. White, for Mayor.
DRowNED.-We learn from the eesburg w ASH
ingtonian that MIR Minor Bartlett, residing several
r,nfIa Sof tEakrl l.
night week, by falling into his well. He leaves a
wife and several children.
FIRE IN ALEXANDRIA A stable belonging to
Joshua Grady. on MAYORS Hill, Alexandria, was
set on fire and destroyed last Thursday night
SUDDEN DEATH.-Col John Carson, an esteem-
ed citizen OF Warren county, died suddenly on
Monday last, of paralysis.
ROANOKE VALLEY RAILRoAd.-A meeting of the
stockholders In this company was held In Clarks-
vile on the 2lst inst. James Williamson was re.
elected President, and Messrs. VIM. D. Roberts Jr,
G F. Anderson and S. II Harris were elected Di,
rectors by the stockholders. The road Is now fin
ished to Clarksville. The next meeting of the
stockholders will be held in Norfolk in the coming
fall. The Clarksvile road owes a debt of $25 OOO
FIRE IN FAUeUIER.-The stable of ]. w. Finks,
In Warrentor, Fauquier CO., was consumed by fire
on Sunday evening week negro, suspected OF
| setting it on fire, has been arrested.
No NOMINATION The Piedmont Whig under.
| stands that the Know Nothing Convention which
| met In Alexandria on Thursday for the purpose OF
| nominating q candidate for Congress, adjourned
without making any nomination.
FIRE IN NALBEMARLE.-We learn from the Char
ottesville Advocate that Mr. Robert P Smiths sta-
bles, on the line of the Lynchburg Railroad, In
Albemarle county, were destroyed by fire last
Tuesday night together with eleven mules, one
horse and good deal of provender Supposed to
| have been the work of an incendiary.
FATAL AccIDKNT.-On Thursday night last, Mr.
hoaAn ruhn Ar;u
from Washington to Alexandria, fell from his seal
| and was instantly killed. His neck was broken
The Gazette says he was young man of remark
ably steady habits, and about 10 years DID, His pa.
| rents reside In Leudoun county, Va
MAYOR HUNTING UP LOST WIvRs-The
Mayor of New York lately received letter from {
person in Boston, who had been forced by poverty
to leave his young and beautiful wife In the former
city, while he went to seek employment elsewhere
The writer had heard that his other half had beta
ken herself to house of bad repute; end begged
Mayor Wood to ascertain the facts In the case
The Mayor put his officers On the track, and soor
found that the woman had taken refuge in poo
but respectable family, having Indignantly rejectes
the msny temptations In her path, preferring rathe
to live and die In poverty and wretcheduess, tha,
| do evil and reap golden harvest therefrom. Tn,
|
Mayor the following letter-a curiosity in its way
Honored Sir-Permit me to return nv heartfelt
| thanks for the kindness you evinced 10 nv behal
10 undertaking to search for my wife, a search, a
| | thought as frutless as the one of a gallant oil
soldier of tradition, who travelled through the flow
cry copses of Florida, to discover the fountain
wherewith he might bathe In Its crystal purity Il
be renovated and made young again; but thank
| to your great powers of discretion and half ubi
quitous powers, you found her, ascertaiped tha
she was virtuous, and restored her to me-
Ah indeed can never too we'll appreciate tn
generous motives that prompted you In this matter
and may one day so initiate myself into the err
only months marriedJ to bring to full stat
of fruton many duplicate that will rejoice in tn
happy cognomen-Fernando.
Long may you hold your lofty position till 70
have performed your Herculean task of renovatin
the Augean stables OF New York and are calle
one, a. Governor.
So hoping you will deem my intrusion on you
attention not out OF place, indite myself your
| once stricken, but now In a state OF beatitude