The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-30
vIRaINIA.

II tns hBLL w rBfkk u 01oH INT = uo cscis-
burg Express has letter from Gosport, with the
| following hst of yellow fever victims there The
iener b under date of Thursday last:
John Cooke, Robert Allen, Bridget Flood. - -
ConneiIy. all irish aud living 10 Leifh's Row Mn
Duberry and Michael holland. on the opposite eide
OF the strsst, Mise Follins. (oesr the Navy Yasd
| sateD Jacob N Race. from New Jersey ut Mrs
Cushinga Boarding House. Frederick Goodwin snd
Glenn, son and son 10 law of Alexander God'
| ein and - Aland, (Trish) on Randolph str eet
Mrs Lyons. Uri.h) Randolph stree'; Mrs cushius
J mcFadden, clerk Of the Foundry: and Mrs
tfzs Glenn, daughter of Alexander God win are
not expected to live but short time There are
| some twenty cases under treatment, most of whom
are our adopted Irish citizens.
| WHITE rRLs IN ToBAcco FAcToRIEs,--The Ex
press noticing the manufscrores around Petersburg
says that 10 copse queDce of the breaking up OF Q
cotton mill there recently number OF yonne white
girls employed there, went to work 10 the severa
tobacco factories Ia that city. They work In the
manufacturing department and In seperate rooms
| from the colored hands.
| Not SMALL PoTAroEs The editor OF the Hal
ifsx Advocate has received potato weighing 2 lba
OF, which made dish for fse persons
KnLKD.-A valuable negro boy. bsloneing %
Richard Boyd. E.q. of Bluestope. Mecklenbure.
Gas killed last week by falling from pole 10 q
| barn
| TELRGRAPH AT THE SPHINcs-A telegraph of
| dee is to be- establish ed at the White Sulphur
Montgomery county Springs, upon the completion
| OF the Lynchburs and Abingdon extension TO that
point.
SALE OF RAILROAD srocx.-A number of oh ares
OF the Richmond snd Dsnville Railroad we're offer
| ed al H.,ii.x c. H., last court day. sale WAS
made q, S48.
IN LUcY.-Among the PRICES drawn at the Fort
Gaines Academy Lottery at Atlanta Ga, last Tues-
| DAY, was one of el, 500 by tick hold 10 Rich.
mond, one of 1900 to ticket holders IN Americus,
Ga, and Lewisourg Va. and one ut "a 600 TO tick
ct holders in Lexington, Ky and DanvilIe, Va
CAMP MEETIsG.-A religious meeting Of this
description s to be held by the Methodist Protes'
| to Col. VIM Minor, Ia Alexandra county, Va cn
| the I'd OF August.
POISONED HIMsELF.-A man by the name OF
Morton. who lives 10 Portsmouth, poisoned him
self Thursday. lie prepared a postrum which be
| considered preventive of yellow lever, and took
one dose OF II, which proved fatal Ia a short time
iie also administered dose to bis wife but che was
relieved before 1t could take fleet.
REVIEWING TRooPs.-The Hon VIM. L Marcy,
Secretary OF the State. who Is now stopping at
Willsrd's HOTEL Old Point, visited Fortress Mon
roe ON Monday, and was received with q salute OF
I6 guls. He also reviewed the tro, ps. The dis-
play was the most magpifcent that has taken place
In the lot for the last twelve months Thousands
| OF spectators witnessed the grand parade
TIE NoRF2LK ROBBERY One of the firm of Fs-
| rant & Co. of Norfolk, whoss store was recently
robbed OF $4,000 worth of goods, hrs been to Bal
,inore, and was unable to identify the goods found
| on three OF the parties arrested.
ACCIDENT On Wedne nesday, Charles Wilson,
one OF the workmen on the Norfolk aud Peters
burg Railroad bridge, had lis foot so badly mashed
by piece of timber, that it was necessary to re.
| move three of his toes.
In THE WILDERNESS Henry B. smythe, for.
merly OF Wytbevilie. has commenced the putlica-
lion OF the st Peters Courier, at 81. Peters Min.
nesota Territory.
SUICIDE The Western Star ssys luuatic con.
naed In the Pulaski county JAIL committed suicide
one day last week. by hanging himself Pecuniary
embarrassment, 1t Is thought, was the cause of his
insanity.
APPoINTMENr.-F. Woltz, clerk of the county
court OF Botetourt has been appointed clerk of the
circuit court OF that county In place OF G. Neville
deceased.
VIRGINIAN DEAp.-The Missouri Telegrsph an
nounces the death of st. George Tucker, formerly
resident of Amherst county, Va He died in
Fulton, Mo.
TowN ELEcTIaN.-Ths election for couucilmep
10 Liberty, Bedford, passed eff quietly on the 10 b.
and resulted 10 the election Of the following gen
,iemen: Colonel John Crenshaw, A A Bell Saml
Hof nau. William Evans, William CIaytor,
Frederick Aunspsueb, John Sale DIR John w
Sale, aud DR.. John Otey.
BODY FouND-The body of the son of Rev. Dr.
bryant, Who was drowned some weeks since, has
been discovered 10 Dan river, many miles below
the place where he was drowned. near the pianta-
zion OF DR. Broadnsx. Ooe of the legs was bro
ken, and 1t 10 probable that when the buggy wa.
turned over that bis leg was caught In the spokes
OF the wheel, preventing his swimming.
TEMPERANCE w. w Greene. formerly State
lecturer OF the Sons of Temperance 10 Virginia, Is
to make temperance addresses 10 the counties OF
Nelson and Aioemarle during August.
CRIMINAL.-A negro man belonging to Alfred
Anderson. In Halifax county, was sentenc ed last
week 70 one month imprisonment and one hundred
| and eight lashes for an attack on his overseer
prpn
Dan River, In Halifax. last week killed a pelican
measuring six feet from tip TO tip of his wings
tour feet from bis bill TO his toes
LAND SALE "A tract of land iu Halifax was sold
recently at SIG 20 per acre. Il was owned by Col
c. II Cabaniss.
REsIeSED.-Mr H Purkns, a magistrate of Hal.
ifax. has resigned MS seat on The bench Ia copse-
quence OF dssatissction among bis con stituspts
mis- course in favor of the anti liquor cep ss move
ment.
GRADuATE.-Among those who took ths degree
of d. at the recent commencement of Trsnsyl
vauia University, Lexington, KY, was Mr.. Henry
Fleener, OF Virginia
DEAp.-Adsm A Keblnger. of the firm of WM
and KebliDger, we'll known citizen of Chat ,
lottesvilie died on Friday last
STILL BETTER We recently noticed the report
that Joshua Evans OF Augusta, had fallen heir to
tha third OF 81 800 600. by the death of reiativs
In Wales. The Vipd,cator has since learned tha,
It should be % 500 GOO
ANOTHER FLooD-The Register notices another
food In the town of Harrsonburg, On the Goth, II
says the water deep enough to float a respect
able steamboat. Messrs. Martin Cromer. b A
Rallsion and others suffered by 1t.
RATTLEsNAKE KILLED BY A LADY-The Rock.
iDghem Register says. that last week lady pass
log along the road near Hsrrisonburg. killed q
| rattle.snske feet long, and bearing I3 ratties
STRucK BY LIGHTNING - The barn of Johu
Rhodes. near Harrisonbufg. was struck by light
ming Monday and destroyed with an entire croI
| OF wheat, and 1s tons of hay
EIGHT TIL UsAND FISH CAUGHT The Rock.
inehsm Res lister records the fact that during tht
| month of June. 8 600 fish were caught Ia Mosspy
Creek, near Mt Solon. The dis, ance fshed die
not exceed half mile
CoURr OF APPEALs-The Court of Appeals me,
10 Lewsburg on the 81 Monday Ia July. They
| have rendered no DEGREES a. yet.
K DIcATIoN.- The new Methodist Episcopa
Cnurch, recently completed on Princess street
| Alexandria, ID to be dedicated on the a6.h of Au
gust.
EFFECTS OF LIGHTNrNG.-At the Sweet Spring
few days sincs, the wife and daughter o
| r Meniz, Egg, were struck speechless by light
ning. liberal application of water brought the o
| TOO.
VIsrroRs TO THE WATERING Pr AcEa-Ther
are 315 visitors a, the White Sulphur Springs il